Stevik, Charlottesville, VA (2024)

09/05/2024

Today's Carry the Zero will include a socially relevant track by this fine musician, Keb' Mo'. As we like to do, the show's tunes will span from back in sixties all the way through today.
Join Brett and me from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

08/08/2024

As is our habit, today's' Carry the Zero included a mix of old and new tunes, with healthy doses of power pop and quirky tunes. Brett and I kicked off the show with an excellent cover of Jethro Tull's classic rock song "Locomotive Breath" by a newly favorite musician of mine, Garrett T. Capps (pictured). The show's entire playlist is below. You can listen online anytime during the next two weeks at https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1723140000_12053.mp3 (show starts at 2 minute 30 seconds in).

"Locomotive Breath" - Garrett T. Capps
"Another New Day" - Jazzanova
"Walking In The Rain" - Grace Jones
"Standin' in the Rain" - Electric Light Orchestra
"New World Man" - Rush
"The Daily Planet" - Love
"Espacio Perdido" - Gata GalÃ¡ctica
"India And On Down to Australia" - Laurie Anderson with ANOHNI
"Starry Eyes" - The Records
"The Inner Smile" - Laetitia Sadier
"It's Not Easy" - Ofege
"Dawn blessings" - Bex Burch & Macie Stewart
"Happy When It Rains" & "Big Cat Tatoos" - Hamish Hawk
"Suburban Nightmare" - Maria Mirenzi
"You're Too Old" - Dirty Looks
"Coffee Cold" - Galt MacDermot
"Magnificent Gestures" - Cate Le Bon
"Magnificent Gestures" - Cate Le Bon, Group Listening & Ed Dowie
"Swim in the Ocean" - Mairi Campbell
"Firecracker" - Tony Furtado
"From Beyond" & "After The Fall" - Klaus Nomi
"All The Good Times" - Angel Olsen
"Serpentine Cycle Of Money" - Danny Schmidt
"Red August" - Diane Cluck
"Bean Fields" - Shannon & The Clams
"Cluck Old Hen" - Paul Ely Smith
"The Obvious I" - Ed Dowie

08/08/2024

Today's Carry the Zero will include a track from the upcoming album of the ever-creative Laurie Anderson (pictured). As usual, the show's music mix will feature lots of awesome tunes spanning from back in the sixties all the way through today.
Join me and my buddy Brett from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

07/12/2024

This week's Carry the Zero included brand new release by these local singer-songwriters extraordinaire, Devon Sproule and Paul Curreri. Every month they release two awesome songs online at https://www.patreon.com/DevonandPaul/posts. Check it out!
Brett and I also played great tunes by Ween, David Bowie, Camera Obscura, Leo Sayer and many others. The entire playlist is below.
You can stream any or all of the show during the next 2 weeks at https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1720720800_12053.mp3

"Big Love" - Camera Obscura [2024]
"Café Tropical" - La Lom [2022]
"All That School For Nothing" - John Grant [2024]
"Bang" - Melenas [2023]
"Father To Son" - Queen [1974]
"Good Day for a Good Day" - Michael Franti & Spearhead [2022]
"On Fossil Beach" - Heron & Crane [2024]
"Peppermint Roses" & "My Golden Years" - The Lemon Twigs [2024]
"Love Child" - Diana Ross & The Supremes [1968]
"What's A Girl To Do?" - Bat For Lashes [2006]
"Drop Back" & "Silverbird" - Leo Sayer [1974]
"Men Like Wire" - Hamish Hawk [2024]
"Yassassin - Turkish For: Long Live" - David Bowie [1979]
"The Existential Threat" - Sparks [2020]
"No Radio" - Dirty on Purpose [2006]
"The Campaign For Real Rock" - Edwyn Collins [2011]
"Some Kind of Animal" - Devon Sproule & Paul Curreri [2024]
"Aliso" - Malena Zavala [2018]
"Who + What" - Laetitia Sadier [2024]
"Buckingham Green" - Ween [1997]
"Slash Your Tires" - Luna [1992]
"How It Starts" - Loma [2024]
"All is One" - BALTHVS [2023]
"Who Have I Become?" - Best Coast [2013]
"2000 Light Years From Home" - The Rolling Stones [1967]
"Too Much in the Skies" - Annette Peacock [1978]

07/11/2024

Today's Carry the Zero will include a song or two on the new album of these brothers from Long Island, The Lemon Twigs. They're talented musicians with stylistic roots in 1960s and 1970s pop and rock music. Brett and I will also be playing tunes by Ween, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Queen, The Supremes, and lots of other familiar and not so familiar music. You never know what you'll hear on our free form radio station!
Join us from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

06/27/2024

Today's' Carry the Zero included a mix of old and new tunes. The entire playlist is below. Brett and I ended the show with several tracks from the spectacular brand new album by Loma (pictured in cooler times earlier this year). A caller to the studio after the show was especially impressed by the gorgeous show ending song, "Broken Doorbell." Take a listen if you can anytime during the next two weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1719511200_12053.mp3

"Thirty-Nine" - Crumb
"Sparks in the Dark - Part Two" - Sparks
"Mind Mischief" - Tame Impala
"Summertime" - Angelique Kidjo
"Black Treacle" - Arctic Monkeys
"On the Road Again" - Rockets
"Move On" - David Bowie
"Move This" - Technotronic
"Move On" - Mouth Music
"Atômico Platônico" - Vanusa
"TNT" - Tortoise
"Together or Alone" - Eternal Summers
"Q***r Blues" - Gaye Adegbalola
"Michael" - Franz Ferdinand
"Sonido Amazonico" - Los Mirlos
"Big Cat Tattoos" & "Nancy Dearest" - Hamish Hawk
"Everyday" - Scott McMicken and the Ever Expanding
"Bleeds" - Sally Rose & Erin Lunsford
"Dreaducation" - Mighty Joshua
"Djed" - Tortoise
"Please Come In", "Pink Sky" & "Affinity" - Loma
"Road to Mandalay" - Laurie Anderson
"Caboclo" - Arthur Verocai
"No Mirrors in My Nana's House" - Sweet Honey in the Rock
"Broken Doorbell" - Loma

06/27/2024

On WTJU the volunteer DJs play music we're passionate about. Brett and I will be hosting today's Carry the Zero and we both love the music of this Scottish musician, Hamish Hawk. We're looking forward to sharing a couple of his new tunes with our listeners. Other musicians we'll be playing include David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Arctic Monkeys, Angelique Kidjo, and many others.
We hope you can join us from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

06/13/2024

My excellent and very cool buddy, Brett, will be sitting in for me on today's Carry the Zero. I've seen his playlist, which includes lots of Pride-related tunes, so I know it will be an awesome show! Tune in today from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) on 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

05/18/2024

Local rocker extraordinaire Sally Rose and I waltzed to a Sparks tune in the studio during this week's Carry the Zero (photo by Rich Tarbell). Hear that tune and all the others listed below by streaming the show anytime during the next 12 days at https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1715882400_12053.mp3

"A Better Place" - Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country
"Alpha Beta Gaga" - Air
"How It Starts" - Loma
"Dominoes" - Mary Timony
"Fairy King" - We Are Star Children
"People Are Beautiful - Justin Boyd Remix" - Garrett T. Capps
"My Animal" - The Human Beinz
"Amerika the Brave" - Steve Harley
"Mein Bitte" - Jane Siberry
"The Big Issue" - Chumbawamba
"Salpica" - Mambotur
"Something Comes" - Paul Curreri
"i Can See for Miles" - Petra Haden
"To Know You" - Wild Nothing
"Falling In Love With Myself Again" & "Hasta Manana, Monsieur"
- Sparks
"Sweet Freak" - Shagwüf & Ships in the Night
"The Thirsty West" - San Kazakgascar
"So Long, Coyote" & "Crocodile Smile" - Shagwüf
"Bombay Boogie" - Ashwin Batish
"El Borde", "Television", "La Biblioteca" & "Vampiresa"
- Shagwüf
"Go Do" - Jónsi
"Vertigo" - Antje Duvekot
"I Should Get Up" - Teddy Thompson
"Raising Cain" - Gregory Alan Isakov

05/16/2024

The always effervescent Sally Rose, of the local band Shagwüf, will join me on part of today's Carry the Zero to talk about Shagwüf's upcoming "Sweet Freakshow" this Saturday night.
As always, I'll be playing a variety of tunes from past decades all the way up to newly released music. Tune in today from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) on WTJU 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

01/11/2024

Carry the Zero this week included an in studio vist from these fine folks of the Charlottesville band We Are Star Children, who have a brand new album. I played several of the new tracks and had a fun visit with Gene and Aly.

Also, yesterday it was 8 years since David Bowie’s passing, so I played several of his older tunes during the show in his memory. The entire playlist is below.
You can stream any or all of the show during the next 2 weeks at: https://www.wtju.net/recent-shows/

Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country - "People Are Beautiful"
Django Django - "High Moon"
Air - "Alpha Beta Gaga"
Diana Ross & The Supremes - "Reflections"
David Bowie - "Black Country Rock"
The Creatures - "Speeding"
Concrete Blonde - "Heal It Up"
Famous Blue Cable w/ Love Amorra - "Overthinking"
Sparks - "Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is"
Easy Star All-Stars & The Skints - "Ziggy Stardust"
H. Hawkline - "Athens at Night"
Rose City Band - "Chasing Rainbows"
San Kazakgascar - "The Thirsty West"
Laurie Anderson w/ Peter Gabriel - "Excellent Birds"
Be Bop Deluxe - "Ships In The Night"
Cate Le Bon - "Sisters"
We Are Star Children - "Die Alone"
We Are Star Children - "Fairy King"
We Are Star Children - "Liar Liar"
We Are Star Children - "Spitfire"
We Are Star Children - "Dangerous Boy"
David Bowie - "Kooks"
David Bowie - "Big Brother"
Arthur Russell - "Me For Real"

01/11/2024

The second hour of today's Carry the Zero will include a visit in the studio by some of this fun local band, We Are Star Children. They have a brand new album called Spitfire, so we'll play some tunes from that and give away a couple pairs of tickets to their upcoming album release show at The Southern on Saturday, January 20th. Earlier in the show I'll play a classic track from Diana Ross & The Supremes, as well as a variety of other music, spanning decades, and some of my favorite 2023 tunes.

You can listen to the show from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

12/14/2023

It's not often that you hear Dolly Parton on Carry the Zero, but there's an awesome song called "World On Fire" on her new album, Rockstar, that I just couldn't pass up! The two hour show's playlist, which includes music from every decade since the 1960s, is below.
You can stream any or all of the show during the next 2 weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1702580400_12053.mp3

Rose City Band - "Slow Burn"
Air - "Alpha Beta Gaga"
Traffic - "The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys"
Frank Zappa & The Mothers - "Montana"
Luke Brindley - "The Eighth Day"
We Are Star Children - "Dangerous Boy"
Devon Sproule & Paul Curreri - "HNOK"
Kevin Drew -"Out In The Fields"
Skyway Man -"The Holding On"
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - "Esperanto"
Sufjan Stevens - "The Winter Solstice"
Linda Hirschhorn - "Chanikah/Solstice"
Sparks - "Thank God It's Not Christmas"
The Superions - "Fruitcake"
The Staple Singers - "The Last Month Of The Year"
Sufjan Stevens - "Come on! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!"
X - "The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss"
Dolly Parton - "World On Fire"
Ethan P. Flynn - "Abandon All Hope"
G. Love & Special Sauce - "The Juice (feat. Marcus King)"
The Neville Brothers - "Saxafunk"
We Are Star Children - "Liar Liar"
Brown Bird - "Bow for Blade"
Easy Star All-Stars & Naomi Cowan - "Moonage Daydream"
Grace Jones - "Nightclubbing"
Kraftwerk - "Spacelab"
Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country - "A Better Place"

12/14/2023

Today's Carry the Zero will include an epic 1970s tune by this British band, Traffic. I'll also play a track or two from the forthcoming album of the local band We Are Star Children. As usual, my music mix will feature genre-stretching tunes spanning from way back then all the way through today.
Join me by from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

11/30/2023

I had a great time sitting in for Leslie Scott-Jones on this week's “The Black Beat” show, which features Black American musicians. Included in the fun mix was a classic tune by this ground-breaking performer, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The entire playlist is below.

You can listen to all or part of the show anytime during the next two weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1701309600_16095.mp3

Charlie Whitehead - "Songs To Sing"
Stevie Wonder - "Contusion"
Alabama Shakes - "Future People"
Alvin Dockett and Blessed - "Thank You, Lord"
Graham Central Station - "Feel the Need"
Crys Matthews - "Changemakers"
The Isley Brothers - "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)"
The Pointer Sisters - "That's How I Feel"
Mighty Joshua - "Clean Hands"
LaBelle - "Don't Bring Me Down"
Funkadelic - "Can You Get To That"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - "Matter of Time"
Lenny Kravitz - "Let Love Rule"
LaBelle - "Space Children"
Bobby McFerrin - "He Ran All The Way"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - "Down by the Riverside"
Amos Lee - "El Camino"
Macy Gray, The California Jet Club, Maino - "Every Night"
Sam Cooke - "Blowin' In The Wind - Live"
Nina Simone - "Revolution (Pts. 1 and 2)"
Booker T. & the M.G.'s - "The Beat Goes On"
The Pointer Sisters - "Shaky Flat Blues"
Keb' Mo' - "Let Your Light Shine"
Bettye LaVette - "Down To Zero"
Sly & The Family Stone - "Everyday People"
Bobby McFerrin - "Circlesong Six"
Brother John Sellers - "He's My Rock"
The Staple Singers - City In The Sky - "City In The Sky"
The Brothers And Sisters, Merry Clayton -"The Times They Are a Changing"
Aretha Franklin - "Young, Gifted and Black"
Charles Lloyd - "The Water Is Wide"

11/29/2023

I'll be the substitute host on tonight's radio show The Black Beat. The weekly show "dives into the ocean of Black American music. Regardless of genre, if a Black person made it, you'll hear it on The Black Beat."
Join me tonight from 9 to 11pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

10/19/2023

The theme of this week's Carry the Zero was “Peace, Not War.” Included was a classic tune by this gentleman, Edwin Starr. The entire playlist is below.
You can listen to all or part of the show anytime during the next two weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1697738400_12053.mp3

Eurythmics - "Peace Is Just a Word"
San Kazakgascar - "Path of the Python"
Edwin Starr - "War"
Tracy Chapman - "Dreaming on a World"
Donovan - "Universal Soldier"
Keb' Mo' - "Wake Up Everybody"
The Youngbloods - "Get Together"
San Kazakgascar - "Suburban Bluffs"
Memory Of Jane - "Space Jumps"
We Are Star Children - "Fairy King"
Lowland Hum - "The Secret Tea Room"
Elizabeth Fraser - "Moses"
Bob Holroyd - "Games Without Frontiers"
The Neville Brothers - "Healing Chant"
Johnny Osbourne - "Peace And Love"
Trees On Fire -"Rosa"
Stevie Wonder - "Love's In Need Of Love Today"
Jónsi - "Kolniður (Carbon Dioxide)"
Gabriels - "Offering"
Sufjan Stevens - "A Running Start"
Sparks - "Slowboat"
Dana Gavanski - "I Talk to the Wind"
Doctors Of Madness - "Afterglow"
Pops Staples - "Gotta Serve Somebody"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - "Matter of Time"
Southern Avenue - "Peace Will Come"

10/19/2023

Today's Carry the Zero will feature several peace and anti-war tunes, given the horrific situation in the Middle East. Included in the mix will be a beautiful song by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, aka Eurythmics (pictured).
Join me by from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

09/21/2023

Carry the Zero this week included a Velvet Underground cover from the 80s recorded by REM (pictured back then). Featured in the mix of great tunes from decades past all the way to the present was a set of "woke" tunes! The entire playlist is below.
You can stream any or all of the show during the next 2 weeks at
https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1695319200_12053.mp3

Sally Rose & Devon Sproule - "Summer's End"
Air - "Alpha Beta Gaga"
M. Ward & First Aid Kit - "engine 5"
Pale Blue Eyes - "Heating's On"
R.E.M. - "Pale Blue Eyes"
Courtney Barnett & Chastity Belt - "Different Now"
Bobby McFerrin - "Circlesong Five"
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - "Shampoo"
Joni Mitchell - "Car on a Hill"
Marianne Faithfull - "Flaming September"
Versing - "Nowhere"
Gabriels - "Glory"
Booker T. & the M.G.'s -"The Beat Goes On"
Queen - "White Man"
Midnight Oil - "The Dead Heart"
Buffy Sainte-Marie - "Getting Started"
Mouth Music - Shorelife - "World Is For All"
Brian Eno, David Byrne - "Two Against Three"
of Montreal - "St. Sebastian"
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "Sebastian"
Annette Peacock - "Solar System"
Sparks - "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (live)"
Delicate Steve - "Playing in a Band"
Antje Duvekot - "Girl on a Wire"
The Cure - "The Love Cats"
Talking Heads - "Who Is It?"
Delicate Steve - "I Can Fly Away"
Cheekface - "Plastic"
Maddy Prior & June Tabor - "Singing the Travels"
Delicate Steve - "After Hours"
Sufjan Stevens - "Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step-Mother!"

09/21/2023

I'll play a few end of summer tunes on today's Carry the Zero, including one by this British singer with a long and storied music career, Marianne Faithfull. As is my habit, I'll be playing a variety of tuneful delights, from as far back as the 1960s to newly released music.

Join me by from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

08/24/2023

This week's Carry the Zero included a song from David Bowie's Aladdin Sane album, which was released in 1973, fifty years ago! I also played lots of awesome new music, as well as an eclectic variety of other tunes.
The show's entire playlist is below. You can stream any or all of the show during the next 2 weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1692900000_12053.mp3

Lucy Kaplansky - "Swimming Song"
Air - "Alpha Beta Gaga"
The Clientele - "Claire's Not Real"
Beirut - "August Holland"
Hamish Hawk - "Dog-eared August"
Sarah Vaughan - "Summertime"
Joni Mitchell - "The Hissing of Summer Lawns"
William Tyler - "Highway Anxiety"
H. Hawkline - "Suppression Street"
Cate Le Bon - "We Might Revolve"
Burning Spear - "Cure for Cancer"
Trout - "in my room"
Angelique Kidjo - "Yemandja"
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - "Egyptian Reggae"
William The Conqueror - "The Puppet And The Puppeteer"
Folly Group - "Strange Neighbour"
The Pointer Sisters - "Grinning In Your Face"
David Bowie - "Lady Grinning Soul"
Easy Star All-Stars - "Moonage Daydream Dub"
Being Dead - "The Great American Picnic"
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "All Men Are Hungry"
Sparks - "Eaten By the Monster of Love"
Philip Glass & Linda Ronstadt - "Freezing"
Rose City Band - "Morning Light"
We Are Star Children - "Fairy King"
King Tuff - "Rock River" & "Pebbles In A Stream"
Takafumi Sotoma - "Pebble"
David Wax Museum - "Desire"

08/24/2023

Today's Carry the Zero will include a brand new single by this very fun Charlottesville "adventure pop" band called We Are Star Children. I'll also play some summer tunes, lots of new cool music, as well as some older favorites.
Join me by from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

07/27/2023

Today's Carry the Zero show was my tribute to Sinéad O'Connor, who passed away yesterday, July 26th, at the age of 56. The playlist includes many of her lesser-known, albeit very beautiful, songs. She had an immense talent and has left an legacy of awesome music. I ended the show with an especially poignant song taken from her 1984 album, “Universal Mother." A copy of that album cover accompanies this post. The show's entire playlist, including other musicians, is below.

You can stream part or all of the two-hour show during the next two weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1690480800_12053.mp3

Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country - "Happen Anytime"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Jackie"
M. Ward with First Aid Kit - "Too Young to Die"
Afro Celt Sound System with Sinéad O'Connor - "Release"
Laura Veirs - "July Flame"
Flying Lizards - "Summertime Blues"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Jump in the River" & "Why Don't You Do Right?"
Rose City Band - "El Rio"
Jónsi - "Hengilás (Hanging Glass)"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Jerusalem"
King Crimson - "The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets")
Donovan - "Tangerine Puppet"
Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Drink Before the War," "War," & "Throw Down Your Arms"
Dr. John - "Peace Brother Peace"
Afro Celt Sound System - "Release It - Instrumental"
Sally Rose - "Fade into You"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Sacrifice"
Lance Brenner - "Machines of Loving Grace"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Hold Back the Night"
Gregory Alan Isakov - "Appaloosa Bones"
Dead Can Dance - "Towards the Within"
Sinéad O'Connor - "Thank You for Hearing Me"

07/26/2023

Sadly, Sinead O'Connor died today. On tomorrow's Carry the Zero I'll include some of her music. Listener requests are welcome. The show will air from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) on WTJU 91.1 FM in central Virginia and online from anywhere at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

06/29/2023

I started this week's Carry the Zero by playing a hilarious 1973 song from the first known gay-themed album in country music history. Lavender Country was the name of the group, the album, and the song I played. The group's founder, Patrick Haggerty (pictured), passed away last year. I played lots of other LGBTQ+ themed tunes, as well as some awesome new tunes.

The show's entire playlist, including tracks from every decade starting with the 1960s to the present, is below. You can stream any or all of the two hour show at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1688061600_12053.mp3

Lavender Country - "Lavender Country"
Kate NV - "confessions at the dinner table" & "meow chat"
The Hidden Cameras - "Boys of Melody"
Anna Calvi - "Don’t Beat the Girl out of My Boy"
Franz Ferdinand - "Michael"
The B-52's - "52 Girls"
Pet Shop Boys - "Rent"
The Aluminum Group - "Color My Lips Hot Pink (John Herndon Remix)"
Chasing Rainbows - "Lost and Humbled"
Rose City Band - "Chasing Rainbows"
The Pollocks - "Love is Alive"
Ohio Players - "Over The Rainbow"
M. Ward - "i can't give everything away"
Perfume Genius - "Alan"
Issa (Jane Siberry) - "When We Are Queen"
Lea DeLaria - "Boys Keep Swinging"
Ani DiFranco - "In or Out"
Ana Egge - "Girls, Girls, Girls"
The Hidden Cameras - "Breathe On It"
Klaus Nomi - "You Don't Own Me"
Ferron - "Stand Up"
Tom Robinson Band - "Long Hot Summer"
Deee-Lite - "Build the Bridge"
Sparks - "We Go Dancing"
Pozi - "Faulty Receiver"
Rahill - "Tell Me"
Easy Star All-Stars - "Lady Stardust Dub"
Sly & The Family Stone - "Soul Clappin'"
Paul Curreri - "Wildegeeses"

06/29/2023

Today's Carry the Zero will include a couple tunes by this fun Canadian indie pop band, The Hidden Cameras. I'll be playing Pride-themed tunes by them and an eclectic selection of other musicians. And I'll share some brand new music that I've been groovin' to.
Join me by from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/

06/07/2023

Giving it 5 stars, The Guardian newspaper describes the new Sparks album as "one artful banger after another; overflowing with delicious melodies and lyrics to match, the Mael brothers’ 26th album is all hits, no misses."

I'll be joining Anne De Blanco on tonight's "Merging With the Night" radio show to feature what another glowing review calls their masterpiece, the album "The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte."

Join us from 11pm to midnight (Eastern) on WTJU 91.1 FM in central Virginia or online from anywhere at https://www.wtju.net/player/ to see what all the fuss is about!

06/02/2023

Annie De Blanco and I co-hosted an especially fun show on this week's Carry the Zero to celebrate the 1st day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. We played a variety of tunes by LGBTQ+ musicians and their allies. The show's entire playlist is below.

You can stream any or all of the two hour show at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1685642400_12053.mp3

Orville Peck - "Born This Way - The Country Road Version"
The Hidden Cameras - "In The NA"
Soraia - "Rebel Rebel"
The Replacements - "Androgynous"
Bronski Beat - "Why?"
Courtney Barnett - "Take It Day By Day"
Pete Shelley - "Homosapien"
The B-52's - "Work That Skirt"
Tom Robinson Band - "Power in the Darkness"
Gaye Adegbalola - "Q***r Blues"
k.d. lang - "Big B***d Gal"
Chris Housman - "Drag Queen"
Jill Sobule - "I Kissed a Girl"
Kaki King - "It Runs and Breathes"
Brandi Carlile - "Raise Hell"
The Raincoats - "Lola"
Tim Curry - "Sweet Transvestite"
Lifuki - "Walk on the Wild Side"
Antony and the Johnsons - "For Today I Am A Boy"
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast - "The Time Warp background track”
Phranc - "Surferdyke Pal"
Easy Star All-Stars & SunDub - "Lady Stardust"
Owen Pallett - "Lewis Takes Action"
Mya Byrne - "It Don’t Fade"
Klaus Nomi - "Nomi Song"
Nico Muhly & Teitur - "Sick of Fish"
Shagwüf - "Sweet Freak"
Melissa Etheridge - "Resist"
Indigo Girls - "Tried To Be True"
Devendra Banhart - "My Boyfriend's in the Band"
The Hidden Cameras - "Ode to an Ah"
Sparks - "Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is"

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05/30/2023

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! To kick off the month, the June 1st Carry the Zero show will feature tunes by LGBTQ+ musicians and their allies. I'll play some familiar tunes as well as many that you likely haven't ever heard. The mix of tunes, as always, will be eclectic. Joining me in the studio will be my good friend and WTJU DJ, Annie De Blanco.

We hope you can tune in this Thursday from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) on WTJU 91.1 FM in central Virginia and from anywhere at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

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04/21/2023

A huge THANKS to all who donated to WTJU during our special "From Zero to Infinity" radio show! If you missed it, you can listen to the show anytime during the next 13 days at https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1682013600_16533.mp3. AND there's still time to donate to our awesome community radio station here in Charlottesville at https://www.wtju.net/donate.

(DJ Zostress snapped this photo of me at the station before the show.)