Radio Base Camp

01/16/2025

What a great MUSIC FESTIVAL in Zanzibar this February.

01/03/2025

In Nairobi I searched out a great record store- Real Vinyl Guru- in the Kenyatta Market. There were two DJ’s from Manchester loading up on house music. I was interested in Afrobeat, Soukous, Benga. The lp’s were all from local labels and were exquisite but expensive- as well they should be. I opted for 45’s which are easier to carry. So happy to preview these vintage 45’s and take them back to play on my WPKN ‘Radio Base Camp’ show when I’m back.

12/23/2024

For my many Radio Base Camp fans and fans of WPKN 89.5-FM (Bridgeport) here are 115 of my 'Favorite Tracks of the Year' - in alpha by name not numerical rank.

Name Song
A Certain Ratio w/Jane Weaver Where You Coming From
A.G.Cook LUCIFER
Adrianne Lenker Ruined
Aircooled Star Rider
Alan Sparhawk Get Still
Amaro Freitas Amara Ancestral
Amen Dunes Boys
American Aquarium Babies Having Babies
Anna Erhard Hot Family
Apache Indian /Devinder J TA NA NA NA
Aphex Twin Blackkbox Life Recorder
Arooj Aftab and Chocolate Genius Zameen
Arushi Jain Imagine an Orchestra
Bab L' Bluz Hezalli
Beyonce Ya Ya
Billy Strings Gild the Lilly
Black Seeds + Scientist Great Expectations Dub
Bleachers Isimo
Charli xcx Von Dutch
Charlie xcx w/Lorde Girl, so confusing
Clairo S*xt To Someone
Cola Keys Down If You Stay
cumgirl8 Karma Police
Debbie Friday To the Dancefloor
Dog Unit When Do We Start Fighing
Earl Slick w/David Bowie Isn't It Evening (The Revolution)
Elizabeth King Soul Provider
Ezra Collective God Gave Me Feet For Dancing
Fake Fruit Mucho Mistrust
Father John Misty Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose
FKA Twigs Eusexua
Fontaines D.C. Favorite
Four Tet Three Drums
Fred again…Skrillix, Four Tet Baby Again
Gallus Depressed Beyond Tablets
Ganavya , Shabaka Hutchings Prema Muditha
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Empty Trainload of Sky
Girl and Girl Intro and Call A Doctor
Glorilla Yeah Glo!
Goat w/Max Mignot Run To Your Mama - Reworked
Gustaf Starting and Staring
Haley Heynderickx Foxglove
Halo Maud Terres Infinies
Headie One Cry No More
Hepcat w/Scientist Country Time
High Vis Guided Tour
Honeyglaze Pretty Girls
Ibibio Sound Machine Got To Be Who You Are
Jade Hairpins Unreliable
Jake Xerxes Fussell Gone to Hilo
Jamie xx It's So Good
Jane Weaver Family of the Sun
Joe Armon-Jones/Liam Bailey Sorrow
John Moreland One Man Holds the World Hostage
Joy Orbison and Little Yachty flex fm
Jungle Back on 74-Full Crate Remix
Kamasi Washington+Andree 3000 Dream State
Katy J. Pearson Maybe
Kaytranada w/Channel Tres Drip Sweat
Lambrini Girls Body of Mine
Laura Marling Caroline
Laura Mvula Father, Father
Lauren Auder , Wendy and Lisa I Would Die 4 U
Laurie Anderson, w/Anohni India and Down to Australia
Leon Bridges Peaceful Place
Les Big Byrd Curved Light
Lescop w/ Halo Maud La Femme Papillon
Little Simz Fever
Lou Hatter 808 Beat
Magon The Wedding Song
Melinda Sullivan and Larry Goldings Big Foot
Michael Kiwanuka Four Long Years
Milton Nascimento, Esperada Spalding Outubro
MJ Lenderman Wristwatch
Molly Lewis Lounge Lizard
Moses Sumney You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Nice Biscuit Rain
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Frogs
Nick Lowe-Los Straitjackets Went to a Party
Oisin Leech w/M Ward/Steve Gunn October Sun
Ora the Molecule Loveskatt
Pel Dream Magazine Central Park West
Phantogram Happy Again
Redd Cross Candy Coloured Catastrophe
Rema and Selena Gomez Calm Down
Reyna Tropical Lo Siento
Robyn Hitchcock/Emma Swift Arms of Love
Sean Khan and the Modern Jazz Ensemble Parasite
Seefeel Sky Hooks
Sharon van Etten Southern Life (What It Must Mean)
Shay Hazen Vibe Jadid
Sinkane How Sweet Is Your Love
Skinshape Massako
SML Three Over Steel
Soft Kill Roseland
Suki Waterhhouse Gateway Drug
The Courettes Shake!
The Dare S*x
The Liminanas w/Bobbie Gillespie Prisoner of Beauty
The Lovely Eggs People TV
The Mystery Lights Purgatory
The Smile Wall of Eyes
The Woodentops Liquid Thinking
Thee Oh Sees Drug City
Thurston Moore + Laetitia Sadier Sans Limites
Tunng Didn't Know Why
Vampire Weekend Pravda
Vandelux w/Sofia Kourtesis To Love Again
Vanishing Twin Life Drummer
Von Spar , Eiko Ishibashi III
Waxahatchee Right Back to It
Wilco Hot Sun
Wild Pink Air Drumming Fix You
Yuuf Silky Spring

12/12/2024

12/11/2024

Here is the Full Playlist and Audio Archive Link for the entire 3-hour, late night Psych Music Show:

HOST: Steve di CostanzoA playlist of deep underground cuts from the Psych era 1960's in to the early 1970's.  Enjoy.Merry Christmas 2024 and have a ...

12/09/2024

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TUESDAY 7am to 9am I conclude my final 'RADIO BASE CAMP Favorite Tracks of the Year' I've highlighted about 75 songs so far during my last few show and I'll round it out around a total of 100 of my favorite songs with all new artists/songs tomorrow including: Goat + Max Mignot, Leon Bridges, Ibibio Sound Machine, Billy Strings, The Liminanas and Bobbie Gillespie, Kamasi Washington + George Clinton + D Smoke, Von Spar/Eiko Ishibashi/Joe Talia, Phantogram, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Thurston Moore + Laetitia Sadler, Laura Marling, Arooj Aftab + Chocolate Genius Inc., The Lovely Eggs, Joy Orbisoin,Gallus, Apache Indian + Devinder J, Earl Slick + David Bowie, Sharon van Etten, SML, Hepcat + Scientist, Ora the Molecule, Melinda Sullivan + Larry Goldings, Rema _ Salina Gomez, MJ Lenderman, Joe Armon-Jones + Liam Bailey.

At some point I will post the entire list of artists and songs on my Radio Base Camp page. I will also add my favorite 10 LP's as well.

Happiest of Holidays. I will be on sabbatical for a few months and I know there will be some great programming and shows until I return in April. Happy New Year 2025. DJ DICO.

12/04/2024

Psychedelic Music TONIGHT on WPKN. Deep cuts from the 1960's. I'm doing a fill-in show 11:30pm to 2:30. Hey it's FREE.

12/02/2024

JUST IN- I will be playing music on WPKN Community Radio as a fill-in tonight from 4pm to 6:50pm. Filling in for Pete Stewart. This gives me a chance to start some of my FAVORITE MUSIC TRACKS to 2024. I'll play those up until 6pm and then will shift into a Radio Base Camp- 'Technicolor Dream Show' with some vintage psychedelic music for an hour.

12/02/2024

Over the next two Tuesdays on Radio Base Camp I'll unveil my Favorite Music Tracks of the Year. This is my 14th annual edition. Great songs that will stand the test of time. Part 1: is December 3 and the artists: (in no particular order) Underworld, The Woodentops, Jamie xx, Fontaines D.C., Father John Misty, Adrianne Lenker, Arushi Jain, Jane Weaver, Girl and Girl, Gustaf, Laurie Anderson, Sean Khan and The Modern Jazz & Folk Ensemble, Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift, Jungle, Lauren Auder, FKA Twigs, Charli xcx, The Dare, De Preppo + Dennis Bovell, High Vis, Metamorphosis, Katy J. Pearson, Anna Erhard, Reyna Tropical, Ezra Collective. Part Two will be the following Tuesday on December 10th. Thanks for tuning in. It's been a great year in music and I've been loving the hunt for songs. Tell a friend to take a listen.

11/25/2024

THANKSGIVING WEEK. Time keeps on ticking ticking ticking. Over the weekend I pulled together my Top 100 Tracks of 2024 from my Radio Base Camp shows this past year. It was another great bounty of creative songs and wonderful artists. The first two tuesday Radio Base Camp shows in December will feature many of these songs. I'm also working on my 10 Favorite Albums of 2024. After that I will be on hiatus until April 2025.
Tomorrow's show is going to be very enjoyable. I've been putting it together and it has a slightly more quiet vibe to it- more singer-songwriters than Indie Rockers but they will be there as well. Have a great week and give THANKS for whatever you're thankful for.
Here is the lineup of artists for Tuesdau Nov. 26.:Father John Misty, Suki Waterhouse, The War on Drugs, Ganavya + Shabaka Hutchings, Bab L' Bluz, The Jam, DIIV, Playing for Change-Peter Gabriel, Horsegirl, A.G. Cook, The Mekons, Chinese American Bear, Oklou, Peel Dream Magazine, Monsoon, Soft Kill, Everything is Recorded w/Sampha and Jah Wobble, Moses Sumney w/Sam Smith, Chaney w/Candi Staton, Deejay Limbo,Lou Hayter, Wilco, Magon, Joan Armatrading, Adrianne Lenker, Styrofoam Winos, Waxahatchee, Arsun, Ela Minus

11/23/2024

People ask - "well what kind of music do you play". That's a hard one but this new release that will be out in Feb. 2025 is a snapshot of things I like in a song- creativity, commitment, focus on a vibe and refreshingly different. Here's a young French female artist who goes by the name of Oklou and the song is 'choke enough'

New Oklou album « choke enough » out Feb 7th, 2025Preorder → https://oklou.lnk.to/chokenough« choke enough » the single available now on all platforms:https:...

11/19/2024

'Empire of the Senseless'- that's a song by The Mekons that popped into my head over the weekend reading the New York Times' SUNDAY OPINIONS. It's an apt description of where we are at the moment. SO LETS SELF-MEDICATE AND PLAY SOME MUSIC! Glad to be with all of you on Tuesday from 7am to 9am Tuesday. The Place- WPKN 89.5-FM- nonprofit, community radio!. Here are some of the musical artists I'm playing tomorrow:
The Mekons, Cocteau Twins, FKA Twigs, Can, SML, The Routes, Lou Hayer, Freak Slug, The Liminanas with Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Nouvelle Vague, Baxter Dury + Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods), Sir Winston and the Commons, Glass Beams, Blodwyn Pig, Jimmy Smith, Stranger Cole w/The Skatalites and Patsy Todd, Ezra Collective, T. Dyson & Company, Greentea Peng, John Cale, George Harrison, Laura Marling, Flying Lotus, Royel Otis, Sophie Ellis-Bextor w/David Guetta, The Feelies, Wire, Dog Unit.

11/16/2024

I will be doing a Radio Base Camp fill-in today from 11:00am to 12:55pm on WPKN 89.5-FM (Bridgeport) or stream it. A weekend slot- novel for sure. Maybe once or twice for fund drives but I'm looking forward to the show. I'm usually on Tuesday from 7am to 9am drive time - I will enjoy playing more mid-day today. I have a typical RBC show with mostly newer releases and a few vintage tracks as well. Tune in if you are raking leaves, taking a car ride or a walk, hitting the gym or just hanging around the house.

11/13/2024

Bob Shapiro was an iconic voice at WPKN. His legacy lives on and I'm proud to be a part of the two-day celebration and fund raising for our nonprofit, community radio station. In these unusual times WPKN is here for you but we need you to be here for us. I will be on-air from 3pm to 5pm. Tune in and make a donation at 203-331-9756 or go online to wpkn.org.

11/12/2024

Much easier doing a music show this week. I had enjoyed so very much putting together 'Songs to Vote By' but it did not seem to work out very well. So no more politics for a while. We give it a break and reflect. I've pumped this show full of GREAT new tracks. It's been three weeks since I've focused on new releases- I did a '2-Hour Technicolor Dream' show two weeks ago and then last week's election show. Lets switch gears tomorrow and just feel the vibe of the mix. I really like this show and hope it can put a smile on your face and make you move and groove a bit. Here are some of the artists- most every one a new(ish) release. Thurston Moore, SUUNS, Guru w/Ronny Jordan, Erykah Badu, Chinese American Bear, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Scissor Sisters, The Dare, Dummy, Objekt, Gallus, Girl and Girl, Anna Erhard, The All Night Workers, Wussy, Haircut 100, The London Suede, Delays, High Vis, Rosalie Cunningham, Jade Haorpins, Japandroids, Underworld, Rose City Band, Haley Heynderickx, Roge, Tess Parks, Robert, Liam Bailey and John Paris

11/04/2024

MUSIC TO VOTE BY... On Tuesday- ELECTION DAY I will be playing a set of drive time music from 7am to 8:55am on WPKN Community Radio. May it be inspirational.

10/28/2024

Can't wait for tomorrow's Radio Base Camp show- it's the final Tuesday of the month so it's time for a throw-back to the 60's and early 70's- Playing deeper cuts of UK and US Psychedelic bands. Tune in to WPKN Community Radio at 89.5-FM or via stream on a variety of platforms. 7am to 9am. It's my '2-Hour Technicolor Dream'

10/23/2024

ALERT- Overnight RADIO BASE CAMP
45’s 2:30-6am on WPKN