bettye swann

I'd just really like to emphasize how wonderful this lady is. I've been playing at least one Bettye Swann song each show for the past month, and that's because she's too good! Her voice is creamy and smooth; her songs have a crisp and clean production. She's easily one of my favorite soul discoveries.

Buy her album here -- or keep an eye out for it elsewhere...

dutchess and the duke - "mary"

I'm thankful for...

...the 1970s...when you could get away with lurid costumes and hokey dance moves, because everyone was overflowing with soul.

disco music about robots

On today's show, I gave my listeners a small glimpse into the magical world of Space Disco.

In the late '70s, people were crazy about space. Everyone became endlessly fascinated by every new automatic appliance and "computer"; Star Wars and Star Trek fueled the public demand for space operas.
So space was huge.
Almost as huge as disco.

So, the space-themed disco songs started popping up all over the radio, especially in Italy and Germany, for some very strange and inexplicable reason. Space Disco had an even shorter shelf-life than Regular Disco; its peak was in 1977 (guess which movie was released in that year). But even curiouser...

Within that sliver of a genre of Space Disco, there is a running trope of songs about robots. Being in love with robots. Being a robot. Meeting robots. Dancing with robots. Robots in space. Robots on Earth. Girl robots trapping you in space caves. Boy robots that can never love you back. All sorts of robots!

I've found almost 50 of these songs.

I can hardly believe it myself.

Check out my youtube playlist. It's a parsec fulla fun.

talking heads = thank you for giving me an angel

Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah

I have not been able to stop playing this song for several days. It's adorable and perfect. And this is a really cute version of it.

Wax - Southern California

Infamous Spike Jonze video.

Girls on the Beach -- Black Lights Remix

I can never really play this on my show...but I can post it here for all you lovely people to enjoy! Here's a neat remix of The Beach Boys.