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Tomorrow is an Octopus

Apr 17, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Music

With Dan Ruccia

Cephalopod dance parties for the apocalypse.

The Patterns That Bind Us

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It's membership drive time! I'm joined by Jen from Running Red Lights to kick off your Monday in style.

And go to pledge.wprb.com to help keep WPRB independent, weird, and many-tentacled!

Tomorrow is an Octopus
10:00 AM
Hot Snakes - 10th Planet
Hot Snakes 10th Planet
Automatic Midnight Sympathy for the Record Industry 2000
10:04 AM
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Background: Devo - EZ Listening Muzak

10:08 AM
The Goon Sax - Steal My Sunshine
The Goon Sax Steal My Sunshine
Mirror II (Deluxe Edition) Chapter Music 2021
LEN cover
10:11 AM
Evelyn who is definitely not my assistant DJ - Mr Hotdog
Evelyn who is definitely not my assistant DJ Mr Hotdog
n/a 2022
10:13 AM
Pigeon Pit - Empties
Pigeon Pit Empties
Feather River Canyon Blues Reach-Around Records 2022
10:15 AM
Personal and The Pizzas - Brain Damage
Personal and The Pizzas Brain Damage
Diet, Crime & Delinquency - Single Oops Baby Records 2011
10:17 AM
The Cool Greenhouse - Hard Rock Potato
The Cool Greenhouse Hard Rock Potato
Sod's Toastie Melodic 2022
10:21 AM
The Leonard Simpson Duo - Nobody
The Leonard Simpson Duo Nobody
LSD Jakarta Records 2020
10:25 AM
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10:36 AM
Björk - Atopos (feat. Kasimyn)
Björk Atopos (feat. Kasimyn)
Fossora One Little Independent Records 2022
10:40 AM
The Soft Pink Truth - Was It Ever Real?
The Soft Pink Truth Was It Ever Real?
Was It Ever Real? - EP Thrill Jockey Records 2022
10:45 AM
Pino D'Angiò - Okay Okay
Pino D'Angiò Okay Okay
...Balla! Rifi 1981
10:49 AM
Mega Bog - Before a Black Tea
Mega Bog Before a Black Tea
Life, And Another Paradise of Bachelors 2021
10:53 AM
Cécile McLorin Salvant - Fenestra
Cécile McLorin Salvant Fenestra N
Mélusine Nonesuch 2023
10:58 AM
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11:05 AM
Kill Donut - Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In
Kill Donut Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In
Michael Gerald's Party Machine Touch and Go 1996
11:10 AM
Amyl and The Sniffers - Guided By Angels
Amyl and The Sniffers Guided By Angels
Comfort To Me ATO Records / Fontana North 2021
11:12 AM
Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean - The Chain
Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean The Chain
The Chain - Single Riff Merchant Records 2022
Fleetwood Mac cover (or really a cover of Thou's cover of Fleetwood Mac)
11:21 AM
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11:27 AM
Kate NV - D D Don't
Kate NV D D Don't N
Wow RVNG Intl. 2023
11:31 AM
Cameo - Attack Me With Your Love
Cameo Attack Me With Your Love
Single Life Island Def Jam 1985
11:35 AM
Meiko Kaji - Meikono Futebushi _芽衣子のふて節
Meiko Kaji Meikono Futebushi _芽衣子のふて節 N
Hajiki Uta WeWantSounds 2023
11:38 AM
Cassie - The Light Shines On
Cassie The Light Shines On
The Light Shines On Reminder Records 2020
11:41 AM
Evelyn who is definitely not my assistant DJ - The runaway toilet 🚽
Evelyn who is definitely not my assistant DJ The runaway toilet 🚽
n/a
11:43 AM
The Mountain Goats - Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome
The Mountain Goats Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome
Bleed Out Merge Records 2022
11:45 AM
Editrix - Bad Breath
Editrix Bad Breath
Tell Me I'm Bad Exploding In Sound Records 2021
11:48 AM
Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked for Death
Emma Ruth Rundle Marked for Death
Marked for Death Sargent House 2016
11:52 AM
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11:57 AM
Anthony Braxton - Ornithology
Anthony Braxton Ornithology
In the Tradition, Vol. 1 SteepleChase 1990
Chat is archived.
Dan Ruccia (host) 10:00:13 AM
FUND DRIVE RADIO!!!! CALLING ON ALL CEPHALOPODS (and humans, too, I suppose) TO GO TO PLEDGE.WPRB.COM!!!
Parrscream 10:02:25 AM
Morning!
Dan Ruccia (host) 10:02:57 AM
Hey Parrscream!
Parrscream 10:06:40 AM
Hey Dan! Hey Jen! Jen - My friend and I decided that we are going to blow off the last couple hours of work every Friday and listen to your show while drinking beers in front of my garage (like we did last Friday, ha ha)
Dan Ruccia (host) 10:11:32 AM
A great Friday afternoon activity!
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 10:13:24 AM
Ok. I tuned in at 10 sharp because I didn't want to miss this show. Little did I know Jen was part of this terrific bargain. Plus Mr. Hotdog for good measure? The gifts keep giving while I try and catch up on donor databasing...
Brian "D" for Donor 10:14:06 AM
Not your average assistant!
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 10:14:13 AM
I hear a lot of great stuff on wprb, but Mr Hotdog is a new high!!
Brian "D" for Donor 10:15:03 AM
Hot Snakes! Hot Dogs ( mister to you) ! Hot Rats!
Dan Ruccia (host) 10:16:34 AM
Gonna debut a new Evelyn tune later in the show!
Dan Ruccia (host) 10:20:22 AM
Name your favorite Cool Greenhouse line. I think mine is "This non-fungible token will impress my wife's new boyfriend." But "It feels like Windows 98 in here" might be a close second
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 10:21:18 AM
Googling questions like 'Should I start microdosing?' And 'How come I'm standing outside Four Seasons Total Landscaping?' And 'What's the difference between the morning and the evening?' And 'What's the difference between waking and sleeping?'
Brian "D" for Donor 10:31:32 AM
Dan Dan Mundee. Good stuff
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 10:44:36 AM
Sounding great, gang.
Dan Ruccia (host) 10:46:59 AM
Peró, andiamo ongiuno a pledge.wprb.com!
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 11:06:35 AM
Dan, you may have just inspired my show for next Wednesday...
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:06:46 AM
LOL. YES!!
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:11:55 AM
Energy is WPRB's currency. As are donations at pledge.wprb.com!
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 11:16:03 AM
Oh wow, the lyrics suddenly popped out at me and I realized what was happening lol
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:16:45 AM
I forget which WPRB DJ played this last year, but I remember having the exact same experience
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 11:17:07 AM
Works really well!
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:17:41 AM
I know, right?? Super surprising and satisfying
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:18:31 AM
Maybe some day I'll do a WPRB-ified "classic rock radio" show of all weirdo covers of classic rock radio staples
Jen Redlights 11:20:14 AM
I will listen to that show!
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 11:21:13 AM
I’d love that, I actually love classic rock. Just not classic rock stations that tend to ruin a handful of songs because of DAMN ALGORITHMS!!! Lol
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:29:53 AM
I know. They just destroy songs by burning them into the ground. It's a shame
Jen Redlights 11:35:08 AM
@Parrscream - catching up on the thread, and I wholly endorse listening to my show with beers on Friday! Just don't get fired! ;) (Thanks for listening!)
Jen Redlights 11:35:48 AM
WPRB can kick off the workweek and close out the workweek with equal fun -- with all the hours in between! love it.
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 11:36:53 AM
Four pledges away from Dan + Jen's goal, y'all. 24 minutes to make it happen at pledge.wprb.com!
Jen Redlights 11:37:43 AM
quick, call all your friends, people!
Jen Redlights 11:39:21 AM
CASSIE!
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:41:22 AM
One of the top 10 cheeriest songs ever!
Brian "D" for Donor 11:41:23 AM
First heard this Cassie song on Jen's show Running Redlights! Pledge pledge!
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 11:43:46 AM
The toilet was...named Sam??
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 11:43:59 AM
Evelyn who is definitely not my assistant DJ, is my new fave artist
Jen Redlights 11:44:32 AM
she's amazing
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:47:34 AM
She's getting a casio keyboard for her birthday (shhh), so I imagine her songs are about to get *a lot* more interesting
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 11:49:22 AM
Let us know when the bandcamp is launched!
Jen Redlights 11:49:58 AM
Emma Ruth!
DonatingSupportingMember 🫡 11:58:04 AM
Thanks Dan! Thanks Jen!
Jen Redlights 11:58:18 AM
thanks for inviting me to hang out, Dan! Thanks for being here all -- tell your friends!
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:58:20 AM
Thanks for listening and pledging everyone! pledge.wprb.com!
Brian "D" for Donor 11:59:09 AM
The low low low notes! Great transition to the next Dan up on deck
Dan Ruccia (host) 11:59:54 AM
Ahhh! Thanks to MOLE for their monthly donation, getting us to 8 for the show!!
Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon 11:59:58 AM
GOAL HIT!
Jen Redlights 12:01:54 PM
WOOOOO! Yes, MOLE!
Brian "D" for Donor 12:04:50 PM
Molar Goals!