Playlist for the Unpopular Music Webcast for December 3, 2016

A bleak early December afternoon, and hopefully the music doesn't match too closely. We hear more from albums we've previously recently sampled. I hope that's not too bothersome, but apparently, that's how this program works. It's a mostly jazzy show, with great variety within the"jazz" landscape. The second hour get a little quiet, but hopefully not bleak and/or ponderous.

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music Webcast for September 17, 2016

There are some long pieces today, this time not out of laziness, but just that this is music I want to share, and it goes on a bit. There's a bit of a third-stream vibe that developed, mostly of its own accord, and then started to develop into a classical-meets-jazz thing, extended more out of a desire for continuity than anything else, except perhaps to avoid another long, slow, quiet set on a beautiful last weekend of summer day.


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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for August 6, 2016

Music for a hot and muggy summer's day, but nighttime in my soul apparently. A bit all over the place, but in a good way, I think.


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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for March 5, 2016

Typing here in the waning moments of the BRAIN Arts Org Telethon and Performance 24 hour Marathon broadcasting on SCATV and BFR, and let me tell you, this building has smelt better.

Between shifts babysitting the simulcast feed I put together, let's say, one of my freer form shows. A magnetic flip seems to have occurred with a typical second hour set showing up in the first, and vice versa.


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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for September 12, 2015

This week, a usual sampling of the everything - the highbrow, the lowbrow, and the monobrow.

We have jazz in many flavors, 21st-century classical from Estonia, self described "ethno-chaos" from the Ukraine (the good Ukraine, that is), even some things strongly resembling pop music, and more.

Unpopular Music - September 12, 2015 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for August 22, 2015

Here we all are again.

Unpopular Music - August 22, 2015 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

Pack your umbrella, and see the playlist after the break...

Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for August 15, 2015

A playlist for a beautiful summer day. I probably wouldn't be listening either.

Unpopular Music - August 15, 2015 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for September 6, 2014

Your tomatos and potatos are after the break... (although spell check says tomatoes and potatoes)

Unpopular Music - September 6, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for August 16, 2014

Bum a ride on the omnibus of art with today's playlist.

Today's opening is taken from Roger Corman's beatnik murder tale A Bucket of Blood. It's a hoot and a holler daddy-o, like wow you know. Here's the complete film. It's barely over an hour long and makes for good rainy-day entertainment.

The show ends with a remembrance of Robin Williams. Despite some of his corny, hammy and maudlin performances, I always remained a fan (I went as Mork for Halloween in 1979, or so, after all).

Unpopular Music - August 16, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for July 19, 2014

This week we pay tribute to the great Charlie Haden. As it turns out, we also have several Ornette Coleman tunes and an array of modern big bands. Plus, well actually included in the above, a couple of tunes dedicated to famous communists.

Unpopular Music - July 19, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for July 12, 2014

So I was up late last night putting together the jigsaw puzzle which is this show, and then woke up this morning and read the news that the Charlie Haden has died.

Doing this program for about four months now, I've been struggling a bit to avoid the over-repetition of certain artists, Charlie Haden among them. Today's program is a mixed success on that front, but there was no Charlie. I did go back and take out a couple of the more arbitrary choices ("OK, I need an upbeat 2:46 to go before the promo at the bottom of the hour") and replaced them with some Charlie Haden features. I'll surely have some more next week. (Many appearances as a sideman can help get around Live 365's rather arbitrary (IMHO) but strictly enforced rules about playing multiple tracks from the same artist.)

Unpopular Music - July 12, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for July 5, 2014

Hey baby, it's the Fourth Fifth of July!

Unpopular Music - July 5, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music Webcast for June 28, 2014

The webcast rides again.

Unpopular Music - June 28, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for June 21, 2014

When this old world starts getting you down, the playlist is after the break...

Unpopular Music - June 21, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for June 14, 2014

Happy National Accordion Awareness Month, Daddy-O

Unpopular Music - June 14, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the May 17, 2014 Unpopular Music webcast

Gather, round people, wherever you roll...

(sorry best I could come up with to fill this space right now)

Unpopular Music - May 17, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the May 3, 2014 Unpopular Music webcast

For your post May Day, pre-Cinco de Mayo enjoyment, in which I somehow talk myself into a corner where I need to make the clarifying statement "Nazi's suck".

Unpopular Music - May 3, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for April 26, 2014

In which, the above normal amount of traffic noise outside the window manages to not occur during the mic breaks...

Unpopular Music - April 26, 2014 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

Playlist for the April 19, 2014 Unpopular Music webcast

A pre-recorded show for the Easter/Patriot's Day/Boston Marathon/Record Store Day/Earth Day weekend (hence shabby sounding, bedroom recorded mic breaks)

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