Snap, Crackle, POP! with Alec Cumming

Alec Cumming, WPKN
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A show dedicated to unapologetically intelligent & melodic pop music that oft includes adventure, ambition, angst, bass shenanigans, bravura, catchiness, cynicism, curiosity, dancability, deft dynamics, economy, forward momentum, glee, grace, hubris, irreverance, irony, love, maximalism, melancholy, minimalism, modesty, naïveté, overreaching, passion, prettiness, proselytizing, protest, questioning, repetition, ribaldry, sarcasm, sexiness, sincerity, specificity, swoon-worthiness, temerity, understanding, vagueness, wisdom, wit and maybe more than a little nostalgia.

  1. Bachelor Pad Chess Music

    5D AGO

    Bachelor Pad Chess Music

    Breathe (4square mix) – Telepopmuzik   Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes – Thievery Corporation In the Waiting Line – Zero 7, Sophie Barker  Kiss From a Rose – Seal    Billions – Caroline Polacheck The Captain of Her Heart – Double    Come to God – Indigo De Souza  Real Thing – Drugdealer, Weyes Blood Please Let Me Remember This – Julia Cumming (It Takes All Kinds) To Make a New World – Gail Ann Dorsey    Lebanese Blonde – Thievery Corporation Here's That Rainy Day (Koop Remix) – Astrud Gilberto Waltz for Koop – Koop Where Do I Begin (Away Team remix) – Shirley Bassey   The Sofa – Wolf Alice Rust & Wire – Anjimile    Days We Left Behind – Paul McCartney Jenny Wren – Paul McCartney February Sky – Ringo Starr   Doomscrollin' – The Gershwin Brothers Tears In My Martini – Edward Rogers Yours (If You Want Me) – The Bug Club Forgotten Dreams – Leroy Anderson

    1h 52m
  2. Drivin' on 9: Women's History Month Part 2

    MAR 24

    Drivin' on 9: Women's History Month Part 2

    The second of two day's worth of Snap Crackle POP! shows with female performers, songwriters, musicians, etc. in honor of Women's History Month. Pictured: the mighty BREEDERS.  Drivin' on 9 – The Breeders   I Am Woman – Helen Reddy  I'm a Woman – Peggy Lee Lola – The Raincoats   Spellbound – Siouxie and the Banshees  Don't Go Away – Tallulah Gosh  Never Say Never – Romeo Void  Thinking About Sex Again – The Waitresses   O Superman – Laurie Anderson  Hounds of Love – Kate Bush    There's a Part I Can't Back – Sunflower Bean Small Town Girl – Tracey Thorn Night Terrors – Diet Cig  Jersey – Barrie    Cloud 9 – Beach Bunny  Twilight Café – Susan Fassbender & Kay Russell Go Away – Strawberry Switchblade   Black Boys on Mopeds – Sinéad O'Connor How Much Did You Get For Your Soul? – Lucinda Williams  There She Goes Again – King Princess   Broken English – Marianne Faithful

    1h 53m
  3. Jubilation: Women's History Month Part 1

    MAR 23

    Jubilation: Women's History Month Part 1

    The first of two day's worth of Snap Crackle POP! shows with female performers, songwriters, musicians, etc. in honor of Women's History Month. Pictured: a jubilant Norma Tanega.  Jubilation – Norma Tanega    Don't Make Me Over – Dionne Warwick Fujiyama Mama – Wanda Jackson Turn My Motor On – Kirsty MacColl   Picture This –Blondie New Toy – Lene Lovich  Money – The Flying Lizards  Typical Girls – The Slits Son of a Gun – The Vaselines   I'll Be Your Mirror – The Velvet Underground & Nico Hidden From History – Bright Girls Come Again – Au Pairs Just Once in My Life (demo) – Carole King   That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be – Carly Simon At Seventeen – Janis Ian Kid – The Pretenders   It's a Fine Day – Jane   The Book of Love – Olivia Rodrigo Nothing I Could Hide – Arlo Parks Across The Sea – Salem 66 Hammond Song – The Roches My Life – Julia Cumming    Drivin’ On 9 – The Breeders (partial)

    1h 55m
  4. Everyone knows it's WINDY

    MAR 17

    Everyone knows it's WINDY

    Wind – Circus Maximus  Windy – The Association The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix  Part of the Wind – Tim Hardin Wind Chimes – The Beach Boys   Catch the Wind – Donovan I Talk to the Wind– Giles, Diles & Fripp Four Strong Winds – Ian & Sylvia    All I Did Was Dream – beebadoobee Passion Plug – Bella Litsa  Rust & Wire – Anjimile Ghosted – Laura Nyro   Doomscrollin' – The Gershwin Brothers  I Don't Like Hockey No More – The Zambonis  Best Tears I've Ever Cried – Lane Steinberg  Steer The Wheel – Bubble    Wu–Tang – They Might be Giants  Piccadilly – Squeeze  Can't Wait – Piper    Teenage Kicks – The Undertones  Rat Trap – The Boomtown Rats  I Will Follow – U2 Soon – My Bloody Valentine

    1h 51m
  5. Why Does It Always Rain on... who, exactly?

    MAR 16

    Why Does It Always Rain on... who, exactly?

    Raindrops – Dee Clark  Rhythm of the Rain – The Cascades   Rainy Days and Monday – The Carpenters Why Does It Always Rain on Me? – Travis I Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations Cloudbusting (Be Kind version) – The Staves   Fool In the Rain – Led Zeppelin  I Played the Fool – Michael Stipe  In The Middle of It – Hiss Golden Messenger Put the Message in the Box – Mary Chapin Carpenter & The Mountain Goats Is It Like Today? – World Party   Why Don't You? – Squeeze Elderberry Wine – Wednesday Steel Reserve – Cass McCombs & Chris Cohen Site Unseen – Courtney Barnett & Waxahatchee    My Life – Julia Cumming  I Was Wrong – Danny Ayala I Can't Get Over Losing You – Lemon Twigs Tell Me Why – The Beatles Look Through Any Window – The Hollies  Headline Hustler – 10cc The Holdup – David Bromberg   Edge of the Ocean – Ivy Waltz for Koop – Koop Gymnopedie No. 1 – Erik Satie (I can't seem to find the name of the actual pianist, sorry)

    1h 55m
  6. Higher Ground: The Songs & Roots of Stevie Wonder (the noon-to-3pm shift)

    MAR 13

    Higher Ground: The Songs & Roots of Stevie Wonder (the noon-to-3pm shift)

    I usually don't save the fundraising shows I've done - there's an awful lot of begging for money - but I really enjoyed doing this show with I Messiah, the mysterious and stately reggae DJ at WPKN (for over 30 years!) All songs are performed by Stevie Wonder unless otherwise noted.   ============== Isn't She Lovely    Master Blaster (Jammin') Tell Me Something Good – Rufus Boogie On Reggae Woman Higher Ground  Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away   It's A Shame – The Spinners I Was Made to Love Her  Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2 - Live Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)  Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)   Too High You Haven't Done Nothin' Send One Your Love  Hey Love  I Don't Know Why I Love You   I Love Every Little Thing About You – Syreeta I Wish  My Cherie Amour The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)   Village Ghetto Land Living for the City  Golden Lady    You Are the Sunshine of My Life  Uptight (Everything’s Alright)  High Heel Sneakers (live in Paris, 1965) Do I Do

    2h 55m
  7. Good Morning, you Psychos!

    MAR 10

    Good Morning, you Psychos!

    A show wondering if there'll come a day when we won't need love, then offering some unsolicited advice at the end.  Good Morning – Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Conner Good Morning, How Are You, Shut Up – Ivor Cutler Trio   Psycho Killer (September 1975 demo) – Talking Heads The Book I Read (CBS/Columbia 1976 demo) – Talking Heads I'm Not in Love (1976 demo) – Talking Heads   Hanging on the Telephone – The Nerves  Forgive and Forget – The Marbles My Three Sons (Revolve Around the Earth) – The Individuals   Is It Better – Sharp Pins She Calls Me Love – Banda AL9 I've Got a Broken Heart – The Lemon Twigs  You Bring the Summer – The Monkees Me & Magdalena – The Monkees   The Old Law – Father John Misty Real Deal – Endearments  Steel Reserve – Cass McCombs & Chris Cohen   To Love Somebody – Al Green  Kentucky Too Long – Charley Crockett Diggin' In the Coal – Leah Blevins It's Been Too Long – Ringo Starr   Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton I Can't Stay Mad at You – Skeeter Davis The Dean and I – 10cc That's When the Music Takes Me – Neil Sedaka    Unsolicited Advice – Charles Spearin

    1h 54m
  8. Whoopee! We're all Gonna Die

    MAR 9

    Whoopee! We're all Gonna Die

    I hope the "title" of this episode isn't too on the nose. But that line has been stuck in my head since he passed this weekend.  The Masked Marauder – Country Joe & the Fish    I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (1965 version) – Country Joe & the Fish  Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine – Country Joe & the Fish Silver and Gold – Country Joe & the Fish Coming Into Los Angeles – Arlo Guthrie  Hesitation Blues – Hot Tuna   Tamalpais High (At About 3) – David Crosby Have You Seen the Stars Tonite – Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship Strawberry Letter 23 –  Shuggie Otis  After the Gold Rush – k.d. lang Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Neil Young   Junk – Paul McCartney Wu-Tang – They Might Be Giants  Eyeball – They Might Be Giants Goodbye Mr. Blue – Father John Misty Shooting Star – Sunflower Bean   The Monsters of Pig Alley – Morrissey  Fresh Air for My Mama – 10cc Solitude Is Exhausting – Paulzon Fire  Senses Working Overtime – XTC   I Wanna Go with Dignity – Peter Perrett  2468 – Horsegirl

    1h 54m
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A show dedicated to unapologetically intelligent & melodic pop music that oft includes adventure, ambition, angst, bass shenanigans, bravura, catchiness, cynicism, curiosity, dancability, deft dynamics, economy, forward momentum, glee, grace, hubris, irreverance, irony, love, maximalism, melancholy, minimalism, modesty, naïveté, overreaching, passion, prettiness, proselytizing, protest, questioning, repetition, ribaldry, sarcasm, sexiness, sincerity, specificity, swoon-worthiness, temerity, understanding, vagueness, wisdom, wit and maybe more than a little nostalgia.

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