John Tobias (host)
12:07:50 PM
hello to all the chatty people and the global masses
WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM
New Jersey's Only Radio Station
WPRB is a community-supported, freeform radio station. Our FM signal (103.3) serves central New Jersey, Philadelphia, eastern PA and the northern tip of Delaware. We reach a global audience at wprb.com.
Total Tobias
Aug 20, 2026 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Music
With John Tobias
Total Tobias is mostly newish indie rock in many of its’ forms while genre hopping, decade hopping and language hopping sometimes all in one song
Each 1/2 hour will kick off with a major artist who is still cool enough to play on our station.
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| Pretenders Day After Day Pretenders II Rhino/Warner Records 1981
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| Sharp Pins Live Without Her Love N Mod Mayday 23 Perennial / K Records 2026
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| Q silly boy N DO YOU SEE ME? 2026
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| 12:14 PM |
| Iceage No Fear N For Love of Grace & the Hereafter Mexican Summer 2026
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| 12:19 PM |
| Deerhunter Memory Boy Halcyon Digest 4AD 2010
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| 12:21 PM |
| Ye Vagabonds On Sitric Road (Live at The Lilliput Press) On Sitric Road / Mayfly (Live at The Lilliput Press) - Single River Lea Recordings 2026
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| 12:24 PM |
| sadie & May Rio Salt Better Angels bloody knuckles 2026
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| Being Dead Rock n' Roll Hurts EELS Bayonet Records 2024
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| 12:31 PM |
| Prince When You Were Mine Dirty Mind Rhino/Warner Records 1980
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| Chanel Beads Outside Your Life N Your Day Will Come Jagjaguwar 2026
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| 12:40 PM |
| The Daysleepers There Is a Light That Never Goes Out There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - Single The Daysleepers 2017 Smiths cover
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| 12:48 PM |
| This Is Lorelei Billy Came Back N The Singer in My Band Matador 2026 Playing First Unitarian Church in Philly on November 5
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| 12:51 PM |
| Moaning Lisa Take You Out Take You Out - Single Independent 2019
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| 12:55 PM |
| Wine Lips If You Don't Know N TV Dinner Stomp Records 2026
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| 1:01 PM |
| Blondie Union City Blue Eat To the Beat Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA) 1979
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| 1:04 PM |
| starbelliedbug crayola car N crayola car - Single 2026
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| 1:07 PM |
| Sweeping Promises Rapture, Or... N You Say I Romanticize Sub Pop Records 2026 Playing First Unitarian Church in Philly on November 12
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| 1:10 PM |
| My Life As A Bird Other World The Cabana Imaginary Friend 2026
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| 1:15 PM |
| Man/Woman/Chainsaw Nosedive N Cannonball Fiction Records - Man/Woman/Chainsaw 2026 Playing Nightclub 101 in NYC on October 29
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| 1:21 PM |
| Ready Ave High Action N Across the Ceiling 2026
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| 1:23 PM |
| Built to Spill Goin' Against Your Mind You In Reverse Warner Records 2006 Playing Ardmore Music Hall on October 30 and 31
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| 1:35 PM |
| Nick Lowe So It Goes Jesus of Cool (Deluxe Edition) [2008 Remaster] Yep Roc Records 1978 A radio song for National Radio Day.
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| Orville Peck Already Gone N Mule 2026
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| 1:40 PM |
| Death Valley Girls Message From the Venus Flower N Welcome to Earth Suicide Squeeze 2026
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| Clutter Robot N Sugar Rush PNKSLM Recordings 2026
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| Attic Ocean Coastal Coastal - Single super 78 2026
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| Webb Chapel Summer Again L N Vernon Manner Strange Mono 2026
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| Bad Sports Follow Through N Follow Through - Single 2026
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| 1:56 PM |
| Lael Neale Slip Away N As Killers Do Consensual Sound 2026
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| 1:59 PM |
| Real Numbers Was It Always This Way N Was It Always This Way Slumberland Records LLC 2026
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| 2:03 PM |
| Beck Clap Hands Guerolito (Deluxe Edition) Interscope 2005
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| 2:07 PM |
| Brute Force Take A Long Hard Look L Doggie Surrender Pose BRUTE FORCE Records 2026 He opened for Lemon Twigs one week ago.
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| 2:09 PM |
| Gooey Cookie I'll Think Of U Gimme The Goo - EP Gooey Cookie 2026
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| 2:11 PM |
![Kokoroko - Da Du Dah (Onome Remix) [feat. Nyron Higor]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/95/06/53/950653de-8696-9114-3e31-96ae62edc963/5060180328306.jpg/150x150bb.jpg)
| Kokoroko Da Du Dah (Onome Remix) [feat. Nyron Higor] N Tempos Difíceis Sempre Passam - EP Brownswood Recordings 2026
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| Brown Horse Twisters Total Dive Loose Music 2026 Playing Union Pool in Brooklyn on August 29 and 30
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| 2:21 PM |
| @ Punish My Mind N Autosmile 4AD 2026 Playing Fort Mifflin in Philly on September 18
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| 2:24 PM |
| Klint Le Détour N Le Détour - Single Klint 2026
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| 2:27 PM |
| Sailor Honeymoon Don't Wanna N The Worst of Sailor Honeymoon Bad Life Artists 2026
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| 2:32 PM |
| The Who So Sad About Us A Quick One (Bonus Track Version) Geffen 1966
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| 2:35 PM |
| Fontaines D.C. Marianne N Dopamine Chamber 2026
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| 2:39 PM |
| The Rubinoos I Never Thought It Would Happen The Rubinoos Yep Roc Records 1977
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| 2:41 PM |
| Phoebe Bridgers I Can’t Wait R N Lost Weekend Dead Oceans 2026 Playing Barclays Center in Brooklyn from September 24-26
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| 2:47 PM |
| Snake Chicken Soup Can’t See What’s Next EMERGENCY - Single Snake Chicken Soup 2026
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| 2:50 PM |
| Cranes Starblood Wings of Joy Sony Music UK 1991
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| Mythic Sunship Aurora Light/Flux Tee Pee Records 2022
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| 3:00 PM |
| The Shamen Phorever Dub Boss Drum One Little Indian Records 1992 DJ Speaking Music for most of show
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| 3:18 PM |
| Richard davies Sign up for maybe being
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| 3:19 PM |
| The Velvet Underground Beginning To See the Light (Alternate Closet Mix) The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe] Polydor 1969
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| 3:24 PM |
| 18th Dye Poolhouse Blue Tribute to a Bus Base Point Media (Phonofile) 1995
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Chat is archived.
Amy Lee
12:10:42 PM
Hello John!
John Tobias (host)
12:11:00 PM
Hi Amy, you're in for another fine afternoon
Rob from Maryland 🦀
12:16:29 PM
Hello John and Amy
John Tobias (host)
12:16:48 PM
Hi Rob
Brian D
12:20:02 PM
Happy 45 to Pretenders 2. Those first 2 are such a great start.... like the next one too.
John Tobias (host)
12:20:46 PM
Agreed. II gets slagged a bit, but it's solid
John Tobias (host)
12:23:38 PM
he mentioned another artists in his lyrics. It's tempting to play said artists next, but I never do. Spoiler alert.
Yo-Yo Mok
12:26:25 PM
Happy 50th to The Clash 🎂
John Tobias (host)
12:27:22 PM
thumbs up emoji
John Tobias (host)
12:28:09 PM
key change seconds away
Yo-Yo Mok
12:56:08 PM
jeez when did bands start charging $35 for an LP release. That price isn't going to work.
Yo-Yo Mok
12:57:41 PM
when I know they cost $8-9 to make
Kelly Nielsen
12:59:35 PM
Radio! We relish all the beautiful mishaps
John Tobias (host)
1:01:34 PM
yup, mentioned both on air.
Amy Lee
1:03:19 PM
WPRB def helps quell my fervent need to buy albums - what w/all the great shows & all. Of course, there's a difference between wants & needs.
John Tobias (host)
1:03:38 PM
we all do what we can.
Rob from Maryland 🦀
1:05:54 PM
WPRB increases my album purchases
Amy Lee
1:06:19 PM
I do however, have pages & pages bands/artists to check out further..
John Tobias (host)
1:06:47 PM
that's what I do each week for this show. It's fun
iConJohn
1:07:44 PM
Fave radio song is Get Well Soon by Godley & Creme, tribute to late nite radio listening to Radio Luxenburg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKizfO5fAbk
John Tobias (host)
1:08:33 PM
I'll check it out later, thanks.
John Tobias (host)
1:11:54 PM
by chance I have a song about radio at 1:30 ish
Yo-Yo Mok
1:30:59 PM
my next door neighbor can start a band Man/Chainsaw/Ambulance
John Tobias (host)
1:31:28 PM
poor guy
Amy Lee
1:36:12 PM
Wooot!!
John Tobias (host)
1:36:39 PM
Indeed
Yo-Yo Mok
1:44:22 PM
DVG are great live. Hopefully they are touring on their new album.
John Tobias (host)
1:45:08 PM
I was just wondering about their live show. I hope it's blissful.
John Tobias (host)
1:48:15 PM
mentioned on air.
Yo-Yo Mok
1:53:16 PM
Phew summer just blew by. Bring on autumn. I need some cider and pumpkin beer.
John Tobias (host)
1:54:35 PM
I can wait a bit longer
Yo-Yo Mok
1:56:27 PM
It would be nice if it didn't rain every other day so one could enjoy this summer.
John Tobias (host)
1:57:49 PM
true
Yo-Yo Mok
2:34:12 PM
Never really explored The Who but I dig it.
John Tobias (host)
2:34:53 PM
I'm a huge fan. I picked this because it's an early power pop song.
iConJohn
2:39:19 PM
I remember those early Who albums in the cut out bins. Years late I bought the 2 double Lp's Each record had 2 albums, if I'm explaining that right?
John Tobias (host)
2:41:11 PM
I get it
Rob from Maryland 🦀
2:43:28 PM
Phoebe!
John Tobias (host)
2:44:31 PM
yup,Cam Winter is the male vox on it
Rob from Maryland 🦀
2:47:47 PM
Checking out early. Ty for the show, John (though I only caught bits and pieces). Until next week, I hope. Bye everyone
John Tobias (host)
2:48:09 PM
Thanks Rob
Yo-Yo Mok
2:51:11 PM
Thanks of the tunes today. I got a misty dog walk calling my name soon.
John Tobias (host)
2:52:01 PM
thanks and good luck
Amy Lee
2:55:04 PM
Thx for another fine show!
John Tobias (host)
2:55:39 PM
sure, that's why we're here.
Rofflelectic
2:59:58 PM
Great stuff today Mr. Tobias!
John Tobias (host)
3:00:39 PM
Thanks Roff