Ian Ridsdale

Positive Vibrations

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Join Ian Ridsdale as he hosts Positive Vibrations. An exploration into the world of neo-psychedelia, psych music from the early 1980s until now. Ian also highlights bands and artists that pioneered the psychedelic sound after its peak in the ’60s, mixing in sounds of the paisley underground, dream pop, ’90s shoegazing, and all psych-inspired alternative and indie music since then. Hosted by Ian Ridsdale When Fridays from 10 PM – 11 PM Pirate Cat Radio - KPCR 92.9FM, 101.9FM & KPCR.org

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Ian Ridsdale

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Positive Vibrations 6-26-26 26.06.2026 58:46

Can - Father Cannot Yell Deerhoof - Running Thoughts Sunday Mourners - Darlin’ Chris Cohen - In A Fable Chad Vangaalen - Old Heads MGMT - Of Moons, Birds, and Monsters Of Montreal - Already Dreaming Lotus Plaza - Strangers Wild Nothing - Shadow Real Estate - Pink Sky Widowspeak - No Driver Alvvays - Next of Kin Sunflower Bean - I Was a Fool

Positive Vibrations 6-5-26 05.06.2026 59:38

Positive Vibrations 5-22-26 22.05.2026 1:00:38

A star is born.

Positive Vibrations 5-1-26 01.05.2026 59:17

Cocteau Twins - Know Who You Are At Every Age Slowdive - Sing Nashpaints - Boyfriend First Prism Shores - Kid Gloves Big Star - In the Street Television - Days Real Estate - Green Aisles Lande Hekt - Lucky Now Makthaverskan - Pity Party Pale Saints - Language of Flowers Television Personalities - Diary of a Young Man Rain Parade - Blue David Bowie - Sons of the Silent Age Better Person - Something...

Positive Vibrations 4/24/26 24.04.2026 1:00:01

Boards of Canada - One Important Message Officer John - You The Ah Club - 100 Lives Under the Sun Richard Powell - In the Morning Cortex - Huit Octobre 1971 Stereolab - The Flower Called Nowhere Mouse on Mars - Kompod Michal Turtle - Astral Decoy Ashra - Deep Distance Susumu Yokota - Tobiume Judie Tzuke - Shoot From the Heart Global Communication - 9:25 Freda and Jackson - Slo Mosely Static Cleane...

Positive Vibrations 4-17-26 18.04.2026 1:01:17

Lamont Dozier - Interlude Inrain - Grow Dean Blunt and Panda Bear - 9 The Flamingos - This Heat Tina Fulker - Outdoor Girl The Motifs - Before the Bullfight Rocketship - I Don’t Know Why I Still Love You (Sweet Trick Remix) Sweet Trip - In Sound, We Found Eachother Ivy - Point of View Smashing Pumpkins - Rocket (Rehearsal Demo) Cindy Lee - If You Hear Me Crying The Dovers - She’s Gone The American...

Positive Vibrations 4-10-26 10.04.2026 59:39

Deux Filles - Our English Friends The Mod 4 - A Puppet Joyce Heath - I Wouldn’t Dream of It Parsley Sound - Ease Yourself and Glide Jan and Naomi - Microphone Bar ‘93 Ulrika Spacek - Showroom Poetry Hoops - Yeah Column - Sensuela Jude - Beverly Market Meeting Gold Celeste - Grand New Spin Ween - Sarah Hydroplane - New Monotonic FM (Acoustic) Bo Harwood and John Cassavetes - No One Around to Hear I...

Positive Vibrations 2/20/26 21.02.2026 1:00:32

Positive Vibrations Valentine's Day Special 13.02.2026 1:01:55

Positive Vibrations 2-6-26 07.02.2026 1:00:32

Roger Doyle - Queen of No Heart Colourbox - Edit the Dragon LA Vampires - Make Me Over Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland - The Sniper Cleo McNett - Never Far Kevin Ayers - Blaming It All on Love Hoops - Gemini (Demo) Godley and Creme - Cry Games - No Disguise The Cool Notes - Spend the Night The Rah Band - Messages from the Stars On Retinae - Dip in the Pool (East Version) Violet Eyes - Listen Over the...

KPCR 1/30/26 31.01.2026 1:00:39

KPCR 1-23-26 23.01.2026 58:36

Positive Vibrations 1-16-26 17.01.2026 1:00:39

2010s Show MGMT - It’s Working (2010) Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill (2010) Toro y Moi - New Beat (2011) Destroyer - Chinatown (2011) Wild Nothing - Disappear Always (2012) Mac Demarco - Ode to Viceroy (2012) Candy Claws - Pangea Girls (2013) King Krule - Easy Easy (2013) Spoon - Inside Out (2014) Alvvays - Next of Kin (2014) Beach House - Majorette (2015) Alex G - Kicker (2015) Mild High Club - Ho...

Positive Vibrations 1/2/26 03.01.2026 58:36

KPCR 12/26/25 26.12.2025 1:00:47

Chosen by my dad from his record collection F-Word - Do The Nihil (Live) Suburban Lawns - Gidget Goes to Hell The Fly Boys - Theme Song Agent Orange - Blood Stains The Alley Cats - Black Haired Girl The Dickies - Waterslide The Hated - Stereotyped Legal Weapon - No Sorrow Germs - The Other Newest One The Dream Syndicate - When You Smile Sex Pistols - Not Your Stepping Stone Patti Smith - Pumping 2...

KPCR 12/19/25 20.12.2025 58:36

Sonic Youth - Intro/Brave Men Run (In My Family) Iggy and the Stooges - Penetration Mudhoney - Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More Bar Italia - My Little Tony Ride - Kaleidoscope Smashing Pumpkins - Snail Wilco - I’m Always in Love Chris Cohen - In A Fable Margo Guryan - Sun The Rolling Stones - My Girl Apples In Stereo - Strawberryfire Parquet Courts - Mardi Gras Beads Toro y Moi - Goes By So F...

Positive Vibrations 12/12/25 13.12.2025 58:03

Positive Vibrations 12/5/25 06.12.2025 59:36

Burt Bacharach - Lisa Art Garfunkel - Waters of March John Barry - Midnight Cowboy The Rolling Stones - Good Times Magic Sam - That’s All I Need The Velvet Underground - There She Goes Bob Dylan - I Want You The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset Nancy and Lee - You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling Tommy James and The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion The Electric Prunes - Lovin Quincy Jones - Oh Happy Day Serg...

Positive Vibrations 11/21/25 22.11.2025 58:38

Positive Vibrations 11/14/25 15.11.2025 56:26

Fixed audio from last week

Negative Vibrations II 31.10.2025 59:04

Oneotrix Point Never - Andro Deerhunter - Ghost Outfit Boards of Canada - Music is Math Broadcast - You Can Fall The Focus Group - Hey let loose your love White Noise - Love Without Sound Pram - Track of the Cat The Caretaker - C2-Misplaced in time The Advisory Circle - Mogadon Coffee Morning Julee Cruise - This Is Our Night Beak> - Wulfstan II Joe Meek and the Blue Men - I Hear a New World The...

Positive Vibrations 10-24-25 24.10.2025 59:07

Soft Machine - Hope for Happiness (banger) Apples in Stereo - Strawberryfire (deep cut) Mandrake Handshake - Time Goes Up (new) Stereolab - Rainbo Conversation (classic) World Brain - Minute Papillon (banger) Vinyl Williams - Greatest Lives (deep cut) Night Tapes - Television (new) MGMT - Of Moons, Birds, and Monsters (classic) Chris Cohen - Torrey Pine (banger) Mazzy Star - Bells Ring (deep cut)...

Positive Vibrations 10/17/25 18.10.2025 58:38

Om Unit Meets Seekers International - Secret Location Horse Vision - Back of My Hand Tiffi M - Be Mine Love Spirals Downwards - Psyche Everything But The Girl - Take Me (Clifton Mix) Laurel Halo - Airsick Ydegirl, RIP Swirl - Spirals on My Tongue Cocteau Twins - Know Who You Are At Every Age Club 8 - Boyfriends Stay Ivy - Edge of the Ocean Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring Bjork - One Day Talking Heads...

Positive Vibrations 10-10-25 13.10.2025 58:03

Deerhunter - Backspace Century ( banger ) Ulrika Spacek - Silvertonic ( deep cut ) Cate Le Bon - Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday) [ new ] Playing The Fillmore in SF on January 30th New album is Michalangelo Dying The Velvet Underground and Nico - Femme Fatale ( classic ) Women - Group Transport ( banger ) Bar Italia - Missus Morality ( deep cut ) Mark William Lewis - Petals ( new ) New self titled...

Positive Vibrations 9-12-25 13.10.2025 56:25

Some 70s and 80s throwbacks in this one. All vinyl, mostly I think.