"Seta, Seta" by Ara Kekedjian. Jon Solomon Wed Jan 7 with Jon Solomon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

OK!

Hi Jon! Sharpening my pencil for the best of...

Happy New year all! I've come a runnin for Jon Solomon like it's Prince Spaghetti day!

We. Are. Back!

Happy new year Alex! Mangiare!

Happy New Year indeed.

starts with my #1 fave of last year

good sign

I love this record and I thought I liked other songs off it more but then I discovered I kept putting this on since you professed your feelings about it and...here we are!

Having just compiled my own list Chime Oblivion Neighborhood Dog and Party Dozen Wake in Might are my 2025 release faves.

Alex, I gotta remember to check out Party Dozen. Remind me post-show if you can please!

Dug other releases of theirs.

Good afternoon

conformity gate!

truth

It is more of a conformity turnstile.

Hey Carlos!

Hi Jon! Hi everybody!

Helloooo everyone

Dan! Rob! Yo!

And happy new year, Jon!

Thanks, Rob. Was a nice finish to a year.

I hope you're all as well as possible.

Personal faves for which you deserve a hat tip: Summer Snow - Flying on the Ground, Moonless Nights - By the Lake, and Myrrors - Whirling Mountain Blues.

Oh nice.

I was home yesterday with a minor sniffle I didn't want to get any worse and I spent most of my day previewing things others recommended. Was really exciting and fun.

Remind me what Casiotone song this references

i'm curious about the answer to this. i couldn't keep up with the Casiotone discography

I did not realize it referenced another song but I could definitely see it.

His band camp says its loosely tied to "traveling salesmanship wife...."

Interesting. I missed that on my skim!

Forgive the typos. Jack, where is the edit button??

this song could be the soundtrack to a lost classic sidescrolling game on NES

The other night I went from not knowing there was a Die Hard video game to watching a full play-through with alternate endings.

Before the drums and whatnot kicked in on this (if it's a new tune) I heard some "Come Sail Away" tonality maybe mixed with some Fly Like an eagle synth swirls. Of course on second listening I might not hear that..

G Jax, can't say I hear the same but I appreciate you do / did.

Yeah ii pick everything apart. It's nuanced but it there. Maybe...

@Jon, We have been as well as possible, I hope you have been too. I've been birding up a storm in the past week, seeing a few species I hadn't seen in 10 years or more

This is easily the most dancing I've done in the studio in ages.

Greetings Jon Solomon! Greetings Chatters!

Amazing, Rob. Doing OK over here, world notwithstanding.

DJ Tenderloin, hello!

I've come in at a good time! This sounds awesome

This Bitchin Bajas piece is wonderful

My old housemate Dave (hi, Dave) is the one who really put them on my radar. He pressed play on one of their LPs when I was at his home and I was INTO IT.

...and I like it too! Like Irish Spring

Ojos aqui! Hello, Ears.

I had ZERO IDEA this band existed until this single dropped. Boy do I love the singer's familiar voice...

Is this a side project for julia?

Hello @dj Tenderloin!

Apparently a trio she is also part of. Album was on Polyvinyl. This is not?

Howdy Dan & happy new year

best of New Yearsey wishes to you @Jon, and to all who give a la la la or an oooh ooh, or even a dooh dah, bleat, loop, a boop

That Bitchin’ Bajas is the best!

Good evening everyone! Great first hour, Jon!

Jon, wonderful job on the marathon this year. We really enjoyed the live stream

4 BC was a bad year from music

1705 was a bad year for music

I miss the Sound of Market record store immensely! I found most of the Sun City Girls’ Carnival Folklore Resurrection series there!

Dammit too slow

Ha! Dan

I said "from" instead of "for" - so you still win Dan!

Addie! Tyler! Hey hey!

You are speaking my language Jon. I would know little about things in general if not for other folks, and that doubles down when it comes to music!

I think about that problematic Disney short with the 4 cavemen

After the marathon, and the all Hanukkah show, I think your Best-Of shows are my faves. Keep it coming Jon!

Roffle, speaking of which...it was because another person on the Internet said they watched / liked it that I borrowed the movie Eephus from the library last night and it was indeed quite terrific.

I had a lot of fun prepping this show yesterday. So many gems still to come.

I came in the house after a particularly muddy walkabout and turned on the radio in time to hear the Bitchin Bajas- what a treat! and may I say Habibi Funk, 4 evah!

I will listen to that new Habibi Funk disc in full soon...

Also, all blessings go to Sister Irene!!!

Whoops, that wasn't supposed to cue yet.

Shhhhhhhhhh.

Just saying grace before dinner, Jon! lol

🙏

😇

haven't stopped by to say hi in a while but your show's helping to bring my blood pressure down after a tough day. thanks Jon!

Bravedelay, I didn't realize how much I NEEDED this show until I started doing it.

Hi!

it's perfect, thank you! and so is that Mint Mile LP, which might not make part one?

If I could play that record on WPRB I would play that record on WPRB but given my connection to that record, I can't.

That said, I am quite fond of it.

ahh right! in Uplifting 2025 News, my 14 year old niece got fully into vinyl and I got to visit her and score uncle points by gifting Horsegirl and Lael Neale LPs. And got to see her first-listen reaction to a Lene Lovich single she'd never heard before. the kids are alright!

That rules!

Horsegirl are basically her contemporaries...

This is a pleasant piece.

Happy New Year Jon Solomon! Even though I don't get a chance to say it in chat, you're one of the best after work driving DJs ever. Always find some new artist from you.

Yesterday I did something so stupid at dinner my kid fell over with unexpected laughter and I've never been prouder.

Heck yes, Pengy! It is nice to know you're out there.

I put MM and w hichstra y to playlist because of its vaguely forbidden nature

I was literally tapping along on my steering wheel to Phantastic Ferniture

Forbidden only to me on WPRB! I listen to it often in the comfort of my own home, do not fear.

... originally released on Flying Nun

Phantastic Ferniture a total surprise.

I'll make sure to listen at a secure location

What was, Jimbooo. You?

@Pengy I feel that! mp3s of Jon's KSAH shows helped keep me sane for my DC commutes to the suburbs years back!

This could be part of the marathon!

Sister Irene!

☮️

Really?!

Kidding!

I didn't realize how Aussie-heavy this playlist was until now.

Somebody has mistaken ganga for frankincense.

"Best of 2025 (Australia)!"

The music on this track reminds me of what you hear before Pac Man starts.

actually, "Mary Was There" is marathon-ish

@jimboooo, my sis calls that a floosh

This song is kind of what I imagine a k-hole is like

Hope you get out!

Ears!! Ha ha. Jon - if you put someone into a trance driving home from work does that mean you're liable for anything that could happen?

A moral conundrum to be sure....

Accidents, no. Family saying "why did you play something that lasted my entire car ride?," yes.

I'm not going. Dancing is my antidepressant

"I started listening to Jon Solomon and I was driving home and the next thing I knew I saw a sign that said "Welcome to Connecticut..."

This would make my driving in a snowstorm playlist. And I may have said same the last time you played it.

I want to put you in another state, not another state!

Ham n acid, CT?

Had ham & acid for dinner

Jon - well played! I would imagine the signal will drop away at some point...

Matt, hold the ham?

At least you can go to New Haven for some pizza...

Maybe with flight service to Wallsocket

hold the ham

Did you see Sally's plans on opening 25 locations in New Jersey alone??

Sally's plans on opening 25 locations in New Jersey ?!? wow. any in South Jerz near Philly? so much good pizza out there in the world right now.

They have not said where yet. This reminds me I need to tell a friend back in the states for a spell about Backdoor Pizza in South Jersey...

I see it's in Cherry Hill - s'good?

Yes. She lives in Africa presently and New Jersey pizza is at the top of her "miss list."

Takeout only, worth the trip. You order online and then they bring your pie(s) out to an alley behind a sushi spot.

I though Contes was the best in the Princeton area...

First of all, I only have almonds in the studio tonight you monsters.

wtf? in an alley? takeout only huh? maybe when the weather is nicer - is there a park nearby? :)

Secondly, Contes makes a very good bar pie.

I usually just bring the pizzas home and text to pre-heat the oven when I'm 15 minutes out.

Smart - you use a pizza stone? I like em

When we make our own, si.

Is pizza in the Bible? It should be.

too far i think to s. philly - might have to eat it closer. thin crispy? at the place I mean

Thin crispy, yes.

Looks Cooper River Park isn't too far

Pizza SHOULD be in the bible Roffle - agreed. perfect food. no detritus!

This place sounds good - on the list.

Less two blocks away is a great pizza place called Joe's and the thin single slices are so good, I think because they reheat them. Dunno, but I love it.

I like all forms of pizza too btw - thin crispy, detroit style, upside down - love love love

Down North in Philly, been there yet? Also take out only but rules.

Detroit-style-adjacent.

With pizza, chairs are optional.

damn - Down North - haven't been - ON THE LIST!

Roffle - pizza is great because really you don't need untensils, plates, there's no detritus at the end, no bones or whatnot. pizza. the perfect food. the end.

The purest of foods. lol

Down North looks gooey and delicious, may not be an immaculate consumption

Party Dozen is also Australian so you'll be going back there after the show.

Golden Crust Pizza in East Falls has a great small cheese pie. Happiness to take right over to the river.

great show / great chat / gotta go / sincerely pat

Later Ex-Pat

lol roffle

;)

Gotta respect a sign off in meter! Fare thee well!

Talk to you soon, Pat.

The Haiku gauntlet is laid down. lol

@Ears, I guess if you listen to a lot of music, stuff sorta happens in meters.

OR, are rather poetic

I believe this is the only track I'm playing on Best of 2025 that features an actor from Predator 2.

Self imposed limit or just slim pickins?

Oh. I'm out. No More Glover.

Slim Pickens passed away seven years before Predator 2.

Floosh

Oh yeah, that's right. He died in that bomb drop in Strangelove. Tee hawwww....

"What in the Wide World of Sports is going on here?" - Slim Pickens

🤣

:)

A show of only songs featuring an actor from Predator 2 would be a show theme to end all show themes.

Slim PIckens is one of those great Hollywood names - like Red Buttons, or Rip Torn

You could play Ruben Blades!

@Alex, defies the odds, but they are actors.

Probably with voice and singing coaches.

Morton Downey, Jr. probably has a novelty record of some size.

When you add Shatner and Nemoy into the mix, anything is possible.

Sounds like a viable LP. Editor II: Sing Your Heart Out

Google says Maria Conchito Alonso also has an album.

If it is only songs from actors who were in ANY Predator Movie, The Wrestling Album comes into play.

Was that girl from the Native America episode?

Amber Midthunder?

@ roffle, I am only speaking of the movie, but I'm finding more cast emembers with music credits.

Ah

Yes Amber is who I was thinking of.

That's a cool dive Alex.

Oh, I said episode facetiously. :) Part whatever...

Bill Paxton was in New Wave band Martini. I suspect at this point every Hollywood actor has a band credit of some sort.

Essex County has a great jogging pace! 👟

I was dared by the singer to play it twice in a row on the radio last year. Had to call their bluff and do it!

This is one of those goosebumpy songs. I love that

@Alex, My very favorite Paxton quote is "Why don't you put her in charge!" From aliens. It still rings true almost everyday. lol

Okay Jon, but it begs the question; Have you ever played anything 3 time in a row?

GREAT question. Maybe a one second song?

Sensible

Dare him. Does that only work for singers?

Does eisbar count??

Ooh, a loophole!

Yikes! lol

Loop being used so causally in 2026.

Dj flex luthor played a 55 minute song twice during last years drive. That's gotta be an fm radio first, right?

I saw someone on BlueSky saying WPRB should have a "it has been X days since a DJ played Dopesmoker" counter.

It's me driving around Princeton with FU Sign for DJT

I recall a perhaps apocryphal story of Jean Shepherd's (the storyteller not the country singer) fist job as a DJ and he played When the Saints come marchin in over and over, but introduced it was different songs. Until they cut him off.

The Queen, unless you mean DJ Tenderloin thank you for fighting the good fight.

*first

Piggy

Never give up the good fight, baby

Great set 4 out of 5 dinner guest are enjoying it. Guest # 5 was asked t9 eat in garage or take it outside

yes sadly i settled on DJ Tenderloin back in 2002? long before I knew DJT the SOB was going to FU the whole USA. So for short I prefer Tendy - F*CK DJT

I am here a lot because if I watch the news too much I am going to consider walking right off this fucking planet and slamming the door behind me. Man, the dipshits keep getting into control on this fucking rock.

My next sign at a rally will be.F_ CK TR_MP..I would like to buy a vowel

DJ Tenderloin, I never shorten it out of respect!

4 out of 5 dinner guests agree, Carlos...

Alex, there was a WPRB DJ who played "Blinded By The Light" for an hour straight, coming on mic after each spin to set up the next song and then the next song never came. People were mad. Like, MAD.

Early 2000s show.

Oh, I love that Carlos!

Jon - thanks? I guess? If this is how you choose to respect me then have at it. but really you can call me Tendy too. or even Jon, but clearly that would be confusing and weird.

The Blinded by the LIght thing sounds awesome btw.

It does for the memes

I think the show was called "Provoke the Listener."

No fillers! lol

A brilliant theme IMHO.

Truth in advertising

Only record I can find of it is this LizBot playlist...

https://playlists.wprb.com/WPRB/pl/20820979/DoublePlusGood?sp=416420387&layout=1

Bring back Provoke The Listener! Your public demands it!

He also rebranded WPRB as "The Shark" and did an hour as a fake commercial rock station like Z100.

I do not know where the host is today.

The Shark! omg. I kinda love these ideas.

That might have been on April 1st.

The Jon Solomon Morning Zoo

@ Jon, the link took me to a non-stunt Lizbot show.

The mention is in the chat.

Otherwise, no hits for "Provoke the Listener" + "WPRB."

Not gonna play well during the fund drives me thinks, but has other value. :)

It sounds like an idea that I"ve had for a while - an internet radio that only plays really really bad music (and thus sparks debate about what is "bad") called WRST - "Only the worst music..."

Moonlight by Starbuck might be a good example

It isn't what you play, it is how you play it.

Ha! Spoken like a true DJ

I'll sing the newsbreaks

Yoda level

I remember maura.com dropping an Aerosmith song (or was it "Poundcake" by Van Halen?) in the middle of a set on WPRB and it would have been a failure if any other DJ tried it but because of what she played before + after it was perfect.

Wow, after being on the radio for 29 straight hours let me tell you a three hour show breezes right by!

Oh shit, yes it did!

We loved your show tonight, John, ty. The Educated Fools reminded me of Pere Ubu vocally

The idea was sort of like an art performance thing - another example I had was like playing late period Yes and then you know, inevitably someone is gonna call in and be like - FU! I love Yes! or whatever. Something about a radio station promoting themselves as playing the worst music. I find it funny and interesting.

Good call, Rob.

Thank you Jon for the show. The reminder you asked for was the band Party Dozen.

Oh email me that if you can, please.

Soon you may eat a non-almond

Another fine show Jon Solomon! I use your entire name out of RESPECT! I look forward to next week, Jon Solomon. You, like me, are a Jonathan, no?

Since we're on the last track of the evening, I'm calling this a great night. Non-almonds await!

I am indeed a Jonathan.

Roger, will copy.

Jonathan Solomon! Respect.

Have we ever discussed me being in kindergarten, looking at my full name written down on a worksheet and realizing jonatHAN SOLOmon? I was shook! Still am!

May the various forces be with you

Almond free milk! Thanks Jon! Some nice takeaways tonight. Much appreciated!

Gonna keep it going forward, Roffle.

Looking forward to Part Duex.

Thx jonnnnnnnn

This Pelican track (and album, too) is great!! It is indelible indeed

It does have nice architecture

thanks champ!

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

lookin forward to Part 2, babe

Same, babe. Same.

really enjoyed the show, Jon! thanks!

Richard! In under the wire!

🤘

Bye all!

5:00 PM		The Rub The Death of Pop Bikini Gospel Happy Squid
5:05 PM		Set Break
5:08 PM		The Bug Club How to Be a Confidante Very Human Features Sub Pop 2025
5:12 PM		The High & Mighty Sixers & Squires (feat. Skillz) Sound Of Market Eastern Conference 2025 From Philly! First new album in 20 years.
5:15 PM		Advance Base Movie Theater Manager Movie Theater Manager Orindal 2025
5:19 PM		Bitchin Bajas Graut Inland See Drag City 2025
5:37 PM		Phantastic Ferniture Change My Mind Change My Mind / Dare To Fall In Love 2025 Julia Jacklin, Elizabeth Hughes, and Ryan K Brennan.
5:40 PM		Ara Kekedjian Seta, Seta Habibi Funk 033: Bourj Hammoud Groove Habibi Funk 2025
5:43 PM		Eddy Current Suppression Ring Shapes and Forms Shapes and Forms Cool Death 2025
5:46 PM		Set Break
5:54 PM		Tee Vee Repairmann Bad News Only A Memory / Bad News Blushing Grinning 2025
5:56 PM		Manu Dibango Africa Boogie Dibango 82 WeWantSounds 2025 Previously unissued live recording.
6:07 PM		BASIC Tension Envelope Dream City No Quarter 2025 Chris Forsyth, Douglas McCombs & Mikel Patrick Avery.
6:18 PM		Sister Irene O'Connor Mass - 'Emmanuel' Fire of God's Love Freedom To Spend 2025 Originally released in 1973.
6:23 PM		Charlie Werber Krater 1 (with Daniel O’Sullivan) Krater 2025
6:46 PM		Uncomfortable Police Minor Threat, Burgers & Fries Michelin Star Hardcore Teen-Beat 2025 D. Trevor Kampmann (hollAnd) and Mark Robinson (Unrest / Flin Flon).
6:47 PM		Delivery Put Your Back Into It Force Majeure Heavenly Recordings 2025
6:50 PM		Set Break
6:57 PM		Black Eyes Break a Leg Hostile Design Dischord 2025
7:01 PM		Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones & Danny Glover Afro Futuristic Dreams Artistic Being Strut 2025
7:14 PM		Chris Gethard & John Cozz Lord Let Me Die In Essex County Lord Let Me Die In Essex County Don Giovanni 2025
7:16 PM		Agora Sci-Fi For Jandek Finding It Hard to Explain Something so Obvious 2025
7:21 PM		Friendship Hard to Love a Man I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina V/A Run For Cover 2025
7:25 PM		La Sécurité Ketchup Ketchup / Detour Mothland 2025 New album in 2026...?
7:28 PM		The Gotobeds Goes Away Masterclass 12XU 2025
7:31 PM		Set Break
7:38 PM		the educated fools dance the apartment Tantric Decapitation: 69 minutes of trichotomy and liquefaction Total Punk 2025 d/b/a The / Thee / Thine Retail Simps.
7:40 PM		Antibalas La Ceiba Hourglass Daptone 2025
7:46 PM		Chris Brokaw Away from Me Ghost Ship 12XU 2025
7:52 PM		Pelican Indelible Flickering Resonance Run For Cover 2025

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