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The Sonic Bloom

Mar 31, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Esoterica

folky, punky, poppy, jangly, post-punky, and psychedelic goodness of the musical variety coming out of your speakers courtesy of moi. oh yeah, and occasional show tunes.

GLAM!

Let's dive into the obscure, the glittery, the glossy glam of the century!

6:01 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
6:06 PM		Simply Saucer Bullet Proof Nothing Simply Saucer Cyborgs Revisited In The Red 2018
6:12 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:13 PM		Giuda Bad Days Are Back Giuda Bad Days Are Back - Single Burning Heart 2017
6:16 PM		Lou Reed Vicious Lou Reed Transformer RCA/Legacy 1972
6:19 PM		Brian Eno Baby's On Fire Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets 1974
6:24 PM		T. Rex Mister Mister T. Rex Tanx Odeon 1973
6:26 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:34 PM		Angel Rock 'n Rollers Angel Angel Island Def Jam 1975
6:40 PM		Klaus Nomi The Twist Klaus Nomi Klaus Nomi RCA Records Label 1981
6:41 PM		Lotte Lenya Moritat vom Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife) (From "the Threepenny Opera") Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill - The Seven Deadly Sins / Berlin Theatre Songs Masterworks Broadway 1955
6:44 PM		Roxy Music In Every Dream Home a Heartache Roxy Music For Your Pleasure EG Records 1999
6:49 PM		Slade Born to Be Wild (Live) Slade Slade Alive! 1972 Courtesy of Glambo's collection!
6:58 PM		Richard O'Brien Science Fiction / Double Feature Richard O'Brien The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) Ode Sounds & Visuals 1975
7:00 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:10 PM		Shudder to Think Hot One Shudder to Think Velvet Goldmine: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1998 1998
7:13 PM		David Essex Rock On David Essex Rock On Columbia 1973
7:17 PM		Mott the Hoople All the Way from Memphis Mott the Hoople Mott (Expanded Edition) Columbia/Legacy 1973
7:28 PM		Vodka Collins Automatic Pilot Vodka Collins CHEMICAL REACTION Trattoria 1973 From Japan.
7:32 PM		Alex Harvey Hare Krishna / Willie the Pimp Alex Harvey The Last of the Teenage Idols UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2016
7:48 PM		The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Midnight Moses The Last of the Teenage Idols UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2016
7:55 PM		David Bowie Moonage Daydream (2012 Remaster) David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster) Parlophone UK 2012
7:57 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:58 PM		The Quick No No Girl The Quick Mondo Deco Mercury Records 1976

Chat is archived.

hey

http://pledge.wprb.com/

hey!

bukowski!

Haaayyyy!

.. a round bartender for evrybody ..

Let's get this out of the way --- I think the FIRST sing I heard on WPRB was "Fox On The Run" on my way home from work one afternoon, when I happened to hit the "SCAN >" button in my car

*song

hey randy!

haha sounds fitting for tonight's music

Glam?!

yes glam!

Cool! I'm here for it! Until I have to pick up my wife at the subway in an hour or so

.. is Wilbo there? People in FakeBloke site say he's supposed be on there ?

yes!

I alerted my friend in DE who offered "OMG all of that is amazing! How is there not a Bryan Ferry pic in that collage?!!? That’s like the Mount Rushmore of glam! In one week, I saw documentaries about Jobraith, Rush and Roxy Music and Joe Elliot was in every single one of them."

wilbo

Alright Glambo!!!

Glambo, hee hee!

Glambo and Spring drive!

.. Glambo, go ahead, show Esoterica your specialamente tattoo ..

Can clowns have tattoos?

Need to know what eyeshadow Glambo wears?

..Glimbosky just walked into the bar, holon I'll ask her ..

I just made a one-time pledge on top of my recurring one

hi! awesome, thanks!

@TAndy - "Can clowns have tattoos?" yes, but they look funny

Angel had a GREAT logo!!! many times recreated in Art School on jackets and Chucks!!!

Krusty's makeup doesn't come off.

"Rollin' down the highway I got a feeling when the clock strikes nine We're gonna have ourselves, yeah, a real good time We're feeling more excitement I got my tickets in my hand We're gonna keep on rockin' to the beat of the band So play it for me..........yeah!!!"

I just looked up that Brian Eno song and instantly discovered another of that title by Die Antwoord.

..were these guys from Trenton?, .. Melbo wants to know ..

I wonder what Hank Ballard made of Nomi's take.

.. the Flying Monkee chant from Wizard of Oz worked with that .. Nice. Thanks.

happy to oblige

Flying monkeys? https://www.instagram.com/p/DG6gEwSPRbZ/?igsh=ZHFqOW84Mml1dmIy

ha!?

Mack the Knife was formidable, but so were Lotte Lenya’s knife-shoes in “From Russia with Love”.

haha right!

Flying Monkeys, Pookas, White Rabbits! Must be un the right place!

hey yes, inspector!

.. yup Slade, they had especialamentes tattoos. I remember.

Go Slade!!!

Yeah Rob!

..hmm Chas Chandler produced that, bartender gimme a shot ..

haha

Get yer newspaper over yer head and your water squirter bottle at the ready... RHPS time

I first heard that Richard O'Brien song on Craig Ferguson's show, performed by Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman.

yeah bri!

Oooh David Essex. I can see I'm gonna be late picking up my wife at the subway station

OML DAVID ESSEX ROXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX - ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

yeah!

this vid o him on the barge on the Thames is ICONIC ---------------- >>>> GOLD

Angel wow... i heard from Glambo he said one of his bandmates say Punky's whisps were so whispy that he stole the poster from Terry Bozzio's locker

NOOOOO I'll never be able to leave the house All The Way From Memphis :-P

Just knew you would!😊

I think I had "Rock on" on one of those K-Tel records

I lived in Italy in 1973-74, could pick up Radio Luxembourg's English language after dark broadcast, was in heaven! Mott, Slade, Sweet, Suzi, David Essex, etc etc

and byeeeeee

I heard a dj on prb play the whole War the Worlds album set featuring Dye-vid Essix one time round hallows eve way.

Syd the Siam Cat has arrived!

Heard Mick Man from Hull Ronson "Only After Dark "the other day. Good stuff

.. remenisting, yup..

Mott? Sweet. Dudes.

Suzi Q > YES still on planet earth

I 'member berries seeing Suzy Quattro on Happy Days way back when as Leather Tuscadero.

a drezner! ha yes love her

coool Brian D !!

Sister of Fonz's friend Pinky Tuscadero of course

I heard Leather Tuscadero's "Do the Fonzie" on the radio last night.

wow, david!

a good one

Hey @ Esoterica - Just started my monthly donation (Earlier I made just one time). Keep up the great work Esoterical and Glambo - I heard it when Esoterica revealed Glambo's true identity :)

awww thx!! gaitham

gautham!

Glambo is one of the Cray brothers

The last time I saw Suzi was in Edy's hallucinatory near-death experience in "Absolutely Fabulous".

yes indeed

You two rock 🤘 WPRB rocks!

Eso, check out Mobland (not to change the subject) Helen Mirren wow!

will do!

Which Piranha brother is Glambo the basis for; Doug or Dinsdale?

Beefheart quote

thanks, debbie!

oh yeah, bri

I'm back from the subway station, with my wife, both of us enjoying the show now

Trying to buy a "grunt" with a third party cheque? Buk?

This show has been hot stuff!

Ha did he say EEso-terica? Is that received Queen's?

Vodka Collins in particular…

oh yeah!

love vodka collins

Alex H was born in the thirties!

wow

inspector!

Ah... i saw the Mildly Entertaining Alec Harley band once

Only saw him on Don Kirschner, ruined me for life!

Follow this with Brian Johnson's earlier band Geordie and you win the radio. And a bit glam ish meets pub as well

I swear he was the nemesis of Alex leading the "gang bang" in Clockwork Orange!

Squawkin like a pink monkey bird station ID where are you wprb?

He said EESSO AGAIN!

Eso, you are the Woman who fell to Earth!

Is that a Milo-tron? Or a Chambermaidlin...

Frippatronics

Man. From. Hull. Gittar heaven

🤘❤️‍🔥🤘

Awesome EEEso!!

Be Bop

Pshht he said Eesso... I'd avoid asking him for guidance

thanks readie!

Thanks Eso and Glambo! An awesome show tonight!

thank rob and everyone!!

thanks !!