Rockcontinuum

Episode 3-24-25

In these sour times, this week's Rockcontinuum offers a couple songs with sweet nectar themes, plus new music from Jane Weaver, Dave Newhouse, Immersion/Suss,  Snapped Ankles, Thom Yorke and others intermingled with tunes from Genesis, Youngbloods, Richard and Linda Thompson, Phil Manzanera, White Fence, Small Faces, Len Price 3, Stones, Blegvad and others with a tip 'o' the birthday hat to Holger Czuky and Nick Lowe. For your pleasure in our pleasant state. Originally broadcast on WOWD 94.3fm, takomaradio.org

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Episode 3-10-25

This week's Rockcontinuum is chock full of new music from the likes of Fred Frith, Black Country, New Road, the Bug Club, Blackwood Station, the Chills, Doves, Charles Moothart, Tim Hecker and more, casually mingling with tunes from the Chemistry Set, Bonzos, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Family, Roxy Music, the Who and the like. For your listening pleasure in our present state. Originally broadcast on WOWD 94.3fm, takomaradio.org.

 

Episode 2-24-25

On this week's Rockcontinuum with John Paige; new music from Fifth Daughter, Fontaines DC, Echolalia, The Smile, Flower Machine & Immersion/Suss, commingled with tracks from Richard & Linda Thompson, Fountains of Wayne, King Crimson, Lemon Twigs, Phil Manzanera, Spirit, Sufjan Stevens, Jefferson Airplane and many others. Plus, more Nicky Hopkins tunes on his birthday and a mini-tribute to Jamie Muir. For your listening pleasure in our new dark age. Originally broadcast on WOWD Takoma Park on 2/24/25.

Episode 2-10-25

The bill of fare for this week's Rockcontinuum includes new music from Darkside, Ferry/Barrat, Das Coolies, Chills. Graham Lewis and others, mingled w/songs by Soundcarriers, Lothar & the Hand People, Divine Comedy, Kinks, Mogwai, XTC, Colorama, Devo, Soft Machine and much more. Plus 'chunes with Nicky Hopkins and a tribute to Mike Ratledge, Keyboardist Extraordinaire with the Soft Machine. For your listening pleasure in our new dark age. Originally broadcast on WOWD 94.3fm, takomaradio.org.

Episode 1-27-25

Digging in for the year, this week’s Rockcontinuum (w/John Paige) offers invocations, anxiety, resistance and maybe even some wisdom with tunes by Rain Parade, Zappa, the Band, Fred Frith, Roxy Music, Rother, Dylan, Cate Le Bon, Devo, Olivia Tremor Control, Marc Ribot, Beck, David Lynch and more. For your listening pleasure in our present state. Originally broadcast on  WOWD.

Episode 1-13-25

The first Rockcontinuum of this topsy-turvy year features new music from the Doves, Elroy, Darkside & Squid intermingled with tunes by Phil Manzanera, Soundcarriers, Donovan, Tom Penaguin, Kinks, Caravan, Deerhunter, Tom Penaguin, Thomas Dolby, Rascals and Peter, Paul & Mary and much more. Plus a mini-tribute to Daevid Allen (pictured) and Wayne Coyne, too, on their Birthdays. For your listening pleasure in our present state. Originally broadcast on WOWD 94.3fm, takomaradio.org.

Episode 12-30-24

Just under the wire, comes the inevitable Rockcontinuum Top Ten Program with all music from 2024. Offerings include songs by Immersion, Squid, Crowded House, Janel and Anthony, Soundcarriers, Eno, Dave Newhouse, Beak>, John Cale, Fontaines DC and much more. For your (continued) pleasure in our present state. Program originally broadcast on WOWD on 12/30/24. 

2024 Rockcontinuum Top Ten Albums (in no particular order);

Crowded House                      Gravity Stairs

The Smile                                Wall of Eyes

Gruff Rhys                               Sadness Sets Me Free

Robyn Hitchcock                     1967: Vacations in the Past

Beak>                                      >>>>

The Lemon Twigs                   A Dream Is All We Know

Janel and Anthony                  New Moon In The Evil Aga

Fontaines DC                          Romance

John Cale                                POPtical Illusion

Nanocluster/Immersion           Vol.2/In The Far Away

Episode 12-16-24

While we look for a shining star in the sky, the penultimate episode of the Rockcontinuum (with John Paige) for this year offers new music from Nik Bartsch's Ronin, Olivia Tremor Control, Euros Childs, Fennesz, Graham Lewis, Basic and others intermingled with tracks from the Aliens, Rolling Stones, Soft Machine, Mutton Birds, Bowie, Lovin' Spoonful, Blur, Ruby Suns, Procol Harum and much more, with even some Seasonal Holiday Cheer thrown in for your pleasure in our present state. Originally broadcast on WOWD on 12/16/24.

Episode 12-2-24

This week's brisk pre-winter Rockcontinuum Episode features new music from Jeff Parker, Olivia Tremor Control, the Chills and Darkside intermingled w/'chunes from Syd, Brian, Bryan, Jimi, Bowie, the Move, Beak, Elliott Smith, Moon Duo, Sufjan, XTC and much more. Originally broadcast on WOWD Monday, 12/2. For your listening pleasure in our present state.

Episode 11/18/24

Latest Rockcontinuum indirectly explores the dichotomy and liminal space between the Election and Thanksgiving, offering new music from Aquaserge, Paul Lake (Chemistry Set) and Squid blended with tunes from The Sunshine Fix, Deerhunter, T-Bone Burnett, 801, Nanocluster, Traffic, Martin Newell, The Nice, SOOL, Gong, Zombies and much more, with a mini-tribute to Pete Sinfield*. Originally broadcast on WOWD 94.3 FM, takomaradio.org,  For your pleasure in our present state.

*Note; the Peter Sinfield mini-tribute notes were accidently omitted from this program (at around 27:50). Peter Sinfield was the lyricist for the first 4 King Crimson Albums, coined the name King Crimson, found the band a place to practice, sourced the Artists for the early album covers, and purportedly, influenced Crimson’s sartorial choices. After Crimson, Sinfield released solo material, worked with Greg Lake and ELP and went on to write songs for popular artists (such as Cher and Celine Dion). He also produced the first Roxy Music Album.  Sinfield passed away last Thursday (11/14) at the age of 80.