Rockcontinuum

Today's Rockcontinuum offers a tribute to innovative composer and arranger, Carla Bley, with selections from my 1976 interview with her, plus new music from Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay, Sufjan Stevens, Teenage Fanclub and others, mingled with songs by the Move, Kinks, FOW, Jack Bruce, Beta Band, Beck, Talking Heads, Nick Drake, Elf Power, Dylan and more, with a tune for the current state of t...

The Rockcontinuum celebrates Lennon’s birthday, plus new music from Modern Nature, Gruff Rhys, Sufjan Stevens, Oneohtrix Point Never, Teenage Fanclub, Das Koolies, Matmos, Peter Gabriel, Sparkle Division & others, folded in with music by Kinks, Splitsville, Elliot Smith, Andy Partridge, Sylvian/Fripp, Neil Finn, Kraftwerk, Bonzos et al, plus a couple of songs with tigers. Originally broadcast...

For your autumnal aural entertainment, this edition of the Rockcontinuum offers new music from Sparklehorse, Sufjan Stevens, Anthony Pirog, Abstract Concrete (Charles Hayward), Fenella (Jane Weaver), plus a mix of 'chunes from King Crimson, Lennon, Grizzly Bear, United States of America, Robyn Hitchcock, Zombies, Dukes of Stratosphear, Love, Jack Bruce, Rupert Hine, Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks, En...

The latest Rockcontinuum Program brings a summer bounty of new music from the likes of the Grip Weeds, Woods, Thomas Walsh, Smoking Trees, Cleaners from Venus, Swell Brothers (Newhouse/Bass), Manzanera/Mackay, Das Koolies, Peter Gabriel and others, commingled with stalwarts like Bowie, Creation, Zappa/Mothers, Wondermints, Soft Machine, Magazine, Kinks, Cate le Bon and much more, plus a mini-salut...

The latest Rockcontinuum features new music from Black Market Karma, Thomas Walsh (Pugwash), the Smoking Trees, Grip Weeds and Sufjan Stevens commingled with White Fence, Fat White Family, Ceramic Dog, the Who, Chills, Clientele, Robert Wyatt, Pretenders, Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere, Blur, Syd Barrett, Turtles, Triptides, Blind Faith and more, plus celebrates the Anniversary of the Beatles f...

This Rockcontinuum Episode serves up a summertime treat of new music (including Sparkle Division, the Clientele, bar italia, Elephant Stone, Holy Family & Peter Gabriel) commingled with tunes by Chemistry Set, Blur, Yardbirds, Jellyfish, Neon Neon, Eric Burdon, Triptides, the Band, 3 Clubman, Love, Olivia Tremor Control, Byrds, Richard Thompson and much more, including a set where groups imita...

High summer on this Rockcontinuum Episode with new music from the Clientele, Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, Cornelius and Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, blended with tunes by Horse Lords, the Who, Wire, Triptides, Spirit, Divine Comedy, Doves, Neil Finn, Captain Beefheart, Fountains of Wayne, T-Bone Burnett, Sufjan and more, with seasonal themes and curiosities and some songs about tattoos . For your liste...

A summer bumper crop of new music on this week's Rockcontinuum, with new tunes from Ceramic Dog, Clientele, Vivian Stanshall, Paint, Mike Bass & Dave Newhouse, Cornelius, Black Arts Lab, Peter Gabriel, Tony Buck and more, commingled in with stalwarts like Beta Band, Beatles, Fenella, Roxy Music, Vanity Mirror, Super Furry Animals, Blur, Bee Gees, Silver Synthetic, Milk and Honey Band, Dylan, F...

The pre-4th edition of the Rockcontinuum features new music from Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Blur, the Smile, Green Pajamas, Grian Chatten and the 3 Clubmen mixed with music by artists such as (in anagrams); Icy Rum Sox (Roxy Music), Andrew Manny (Randy Newman), Avon Don (Donovan), CTX (you know), ABC by shoe (Beach Boys), Corporal Hum (Procol Harum), Fine Linn (Neil Finn) and much more, including a...

The Almost Solstice Edition of the Rockcontinuum celebrates the impending season with some songs about summer and strawberries and features new music from Ultramarine, Squid, Green Pajamas, the Clientele and Decisive Pink cavorting with tunes by the likes of the Fountains of Wayne, Zappa, Robert Wyatt, Monkees, Mystic Seers, Kinks, Robyn Hitchcock, Bill Orcutt, Paul Simon, Water From Your Eyes, Jo...

Charging headlong into (unofficial) summer, this episode of the Rockcontinuum serves up new music from Fridge, Teenage Fanclub, Peter Gabriel, Water From Your Eyes and Pere Ubu, blended with 'chunes from Rain Parade, Jack Bruce, Kikagaku Moyo, Crowded House,, David Bowie, Hatfield and the North, Nick Drake, Blur and others, sprinkled with songs by psychedelic luminaries like Syd Barrett, Spirit, J...

Today's episode of the Rockcontinuum offers a mini-tribute to Pete Brown and Francis Monkman, and birthday salute to Jerry Dammers with a treasure trove of music including new tunes from Vanity Mirror, Pere Ubu, Blur and Michael Bass mingled with tracks by John Zorn, Love, H. Hawkline, Spirit, Stones, Damon Albarn, Sufjan, 801, Move, Kinks, Crowded House, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Tame Impala, Bowie, Ne...

Before the heat, celebrate Ocho de Mayo with the Rockcontinuum, this episode serving up new music from Squid, Rain Parade, the Clientele, Fred Again & Eno, the 3 Clubmen (w/Andy Partridge) & Peter Gabriel (w/Eno), blended with helpings of Mick Ronson, Bonzo Dog, Robyn Hitchcock, Radiohead, Neil Finn, Keith, Cornelius, Doves, Shana Cleveland, David Bowie, Camera, Left Banke and much more, and a dof...

This week's Spring Mix of the Rockcontinuum, starts with a song that sounds like it has springs built in it, and brings new music from Suss, Manzanera/Mackay, Michael Bass, Black Snake Moan and Spencer Cullum, blended with the likes of Future Clouds and Radar, Peter Gabriel, Tintern Abbey, John Cale, Gulp, the Turtles, Fripp/Sylvian, Jane Weaver, the Guess Who, Sam Phillips, Floating Points, Crowd...

This Monday's Program celebrates three majorly talented musical contributors we lost recently; Keith Reid (lyricist for Procol Harum), Ryuichi Sakamoto (musician, actor, producer) & Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant), and features new music from Silver Synthetic, Black Snake Moan, New Pornographers, Shana Cleveland & Arooj Aftab/ Vijay Iyer/Shahzad Ismaily, folded in with tunes by the Kinks, Byrne/Eno, H....

Today's Rockcontinuum starts with Maserati and ends in the New Untitled. In between is sandwiched new music from Das Koolies, Eyelids & Eno/Hot Chip intermingled with tunes from the likes of Manfred Mann, H. Hawkline, Hari Georgeson, John Foxx, Crowded House, Pink Floyd, Cowboys International, Left Banke, Makaya McCraven, Bowie, Jovian Tea, the Who, Janelle Monae, OMD and much more, plus a soupcon...

The last Rockcontinuum Program for this winter features a trove of new releases, including those from H. Hawkline, Brian Eno/Hot Chip, Fontaines DC, Eyelids, New Pornographers, Squid, Arooj Aftab/Vijay Iyer/Shahzad Ismaily, Gruff Rhys, Shana Cleveland, the Necks and others, blended with tracks by Eric Burdon, Lost Crowns, Bryan Ferry, Andy Partridge, Love, Damon Albarn, Paul McCartney/Gary Numan,...

This week’s Rockcontinuum takes a break from the usual fare, and offers a 2 hour block of songs with nothing but positive energy. On the menu are tunes by the likes of Steve Hillage, Beach Boys, the Pretty Things, Bowie, Neil Finn, Donovan, Bob Marley, Paul Revere, Alfa 9, Soft Machine, Rogers & Butler, Beatles, Terry & the Lovemen, and much more. For your listening pleasure in our present state....

For your pleasure in our present state; this week's Rockcontinuum touches down with a mini-tribute to Peter Gabriel on his birthday, and new music from the Necks, Mannamirage, the Drin, Peter Gabriel, and Daniel Romano, with selections from Julian Cope, Love, Steve Mason, David Bowie, the Monkees, White Fence, John Cale, Cosmic Rough Riders, Split Enz, Jenny Hval, Paul Revere and the Raider and mu...

This Episode of the Rockcontinuum celebrates Steve Marriott's & Marty Balin's Birthdays, hash new music from John Cale and a mini-tribute to David Crosby. Mixed throughout the program are the likes of the Pajama Club, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Jane Weaver, Wire, Field Music, Eire Apparent, Zombies, Allah Las, 23rd Turnoff, the Move, Apples in Stereo, Radiohead and much more for your listening p...

The resurrected Rockcontinuum episode from this week offers realms of new music from the likes of Vibravoid, Bill Frisell, Peter Gabriel, Ghost Woman, New Pornographers, Leland Whitty, Gruff Rhys and After Geography, blended in with stalwarts like the Kinks, Frank Black, Terry Hall, Green Pajamas, Harmonia, Grip Weeds, Traffic, Asteroid No. 4, John Lennon, Fenella, Donovan, Air, Cotton Mather, Bea...

While a Top Ten List may be malleable and transitory, I like seeing other’s lists, so on this episode, we offer the Rockcontinuum Top Ten List of Albums released in 2022 (in no particular order because it’s way too difficult for me to rank them) with a couple of box sets thrown in, as well as featuring new music from Steve Mason, The Smile & David Bowie blended with tunes from the Kinks, Caravan,...

This  Monday's Rockcontinuum (with John Paige) features new music from The Violet Minefield, Crowded House and Fenella/Jane Weaver and more blended with a 2 hour mix of the likes of Elliott Smith, David Bowie, Neon Neon, Jefferson Airplane, Dungen, Mike Oldfield, Jefferetti's Nile, Moby Grape, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Eno, Spencer Davis, The Smile, Talking Heads, Beatles and much more, for your listening...

Escape the quotidian and enjoy the continuum. This Monday's Rockcontinuum (with John Paige) offers new music from Duval Timothy, Andy Partridge, Fennella (Jane Weaver) and others, blended with tunes from the Blues Project, Small Faces, Chemistry Set, Mike Oldfield, the Smile, Spirit, the Aliens, Soft Machine, Blur, Super Furry Animals, Beatles, Fountains of Wayne and much more. Plus ersatz Moodies...

An audio respite for the Holiday week. This week, the Rockcontinuum (with John Paige) offers new music from Duval Timothy, Andy Partridge, Fennella (Jane Weaver) and others, blended with tunes from the Small Faces, Chemistry Set, Mike Oldfield, Neil Finn/Todd Rundgren, the Smile, Spirit, the Aliens, Soft Machine, Mutton Birds, Blur, Super Furry Animals, Beatles, Fountains of Wayne and much more. P...