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Mawkish Twaddler

@newaveclub.bsky.social
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I'm a new-wave person much like yourself. My program Mawkish Twaddle is on the radio Sundays at 8-10 AM Pacific time. Hear it on KVMRx 105.7 FM Grass Valley/Nevada City and at kvmrx.org! Old Twaddles (2017-24) are at mixcloud.com/Bob_N.

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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This could easily change to seven different Jandek albums tomorrow. But you get the idea.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Did anyone here see Ashtray Boy at the Bottom OTH in '94? I can’t be the only one. I mention that b/c I mentioned it during this morning’s Mawkish Twaddle on KVMRx. I mentioned other things too. Before I forget, here’s a list of music that the crowd of attentive listeners heard during the program.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I almost forgot to put the setlist from this morning's Mawkish Twaddle on this particular site. Here it is, hours after it appeared on those other sites. (No, not that one. Never that one.) I think I'll add a listening link below.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's the new Dungen LP! Vidrig Vår translates to The Terrible Spring. Is the album’s release just after the equinox timed to the dawning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere? I don’t know, but I can tell you that this is the Dungen we know and love. It’s a good record! Is there flute? Of course!
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Goodbye Summertime, the second album from The Goods, is just a few days old. The autumnal equinox is just a few minutes from now. This seems like the perfect time to listen to this splendid record.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This morning’s program was the eighth Mawkish Twaddle I’ve presented on KVMRx. It felt like the first one that was comparable to the Twaddles of yore. I think that means it was successful. It sounded that way to me, at least. See the list of songs below, above, to the side, or wherever it ended up.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tuesday evening in the record room, listening to the superb new albums from Railcard and Starcleaner Reunion. Did I hear your name in one of the songs, Foxy?
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's Sunday, the 13th of September. The current time is 5:48 AM. What's the temperature? I knew you'd be wondering about that! It's 55° F! I'm telling you this because this week’s Mawkish Twaddle on KVMRx will be happening at 8 AM Pacific. Listen to the full two hours!
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Another Mawkish Twaddle happened a few hours ago. I mean, not too surprising considering they happen every Sunday morning. In any event, I swear I didn't intentionally (at first) put those two groups back to back.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This truly excellent new Modern Lovers boot, comprised of 1971-73 demos that haven't been heard before (or for the ones that have, not with such clear sound), has popped up in a few shops in the past week. My copy from Total Punk arrived 20 minutes ago. We're almost done with side one and... wow!
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This morning's Mawkish Twaddle on KVMRx went pretty well, notwithstanding those four measly (not measle-y) hours of post-My New Band Believe show attendance sleep. The playlist is viewable nearby.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
She's entirely right. Middle school is too late. When they're younger, many are small and spry enough to go down chimneys and through HVAC vents and clean them right and well. I've read my Dickens.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My first Mawkish Twaddle on KVMRx since 26 July happened earlier today. There were no noticeable mistakes, which is remarkable given my that my head still seems to be 8 or 9 hours ahead of reality. That, plus the fact that I had to dig through 3+ weeks of music in 2 days. Here's the playlist.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I'll admit the two questions *do* sound similar.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I have theatre 1 at Glasgow Film Theatre all to myself!
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Such a terrible word, but if it’s okay for anyone to use it, obviously it’s this dude.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I have the Curry Cottage all to myself! #glasgow
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Indeed.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A day in Edinburgh and now I'm on the train back to Glasgow Queen Street Station. I need to catch up on informing you of my activities these last few days. Maybe I'll have time for that tomorrow.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I don't need you to get that specific when you plan my itineraries, ChatGPT.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Out and about in Glasgow's West End this Friday morning, including a dining stop at the Great Western Road location of Papercup Coffee Company.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Developments of the last 20 minutes.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Yes, this is exactly what you're thinking: Phiole in Sjøparken, Stavanger.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Here's some Norwegian water.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Here's a not terribly exciting video clip for you, taped just a few minutes ago at the port of Stavanger. At least it’s a moving picture!
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Here are a few almost random images from the last few days in Egersund (at the Tideless festival), Stavanger, and points in between. #norway
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Supermarket Fun™, Oslo edition. As I made my way across town to get a Norwegian hot dog, I stumbled upon this Mega Coop on the border of the Hanshaugen and Sagene neighborhoods.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Just a few highlights from the hundreds of photos I've taken in the last 24 hours, as another day in Oslo nears its end. I've posted dozens of them on that one site that has an 80-photo-per-post maximum.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Grail album found just now at Råkk and Rålls in central Oslo. Not one but two copies. Sure, they're both just VG, but I've been wanting a pressing of Contrast for a *very* long time. This shop has quite the Skandinavisk section! #tages
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Monday morning in Oslo: 10 pictures.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I got in to Oslo early last night. I'm in Youngstorget, near the city centre. By the time I finished my bowl of kremet fiskesuppe at Fiskeriet Youngstorget, it was 9:45 PM and the sun had just set. Now it's nearly 6:00 the next morning and the first full day awaits.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Hast du feuer?
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
In-flight entertainment.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
You can never go wrong with the 20% rule.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Do dogs remember a time before people talked to their watches? 
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The new Bob Stanley-compiled double LP set arrived within the last hour. It's probably the jauntiest one ever. Only problem is, it's all about car travel (but not the road songs you might've thought of a few seconds ago). It really makes me want to take a trip! Preferably in a '68 Ford Escort.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My go-to bookshelf for light reading.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Missed getting this one in this format the first time around. I wasn't about to pick up last year's I Can’t Give Everything Away box set, which was nearly as pricey as Colonel Sanders' Zenith Cobra-Matic Hi-Fi record player (which hit the auction block today).
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Happening today: "For the first time, a remarkable collection of personal artifacts, memorabilia, documents, furnishings, and historical objects associated with Colonel Harland Sanders and Claudia Sanders will be offered at public auction.”
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I picked up this reissue of an early 21st century release the other day. I've never really heard it before. I swore off DB after the godawful Tonight in '84, and didn't come anywhere near a return to the fold until The Next Day. Reality sounds more than okay! Next up: Heathen.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here’s that list you’ve been waiting for all day. These are the songs listeners heard on Mawkish Twaddle on KXMRx this morning.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This morning's (July 26) Mawkish Twaddle, the last until Rick Springfield’s 77th birthday, is now archived on my page on the KVMRx site. There’s a hypertext link to that page located (but kind of hidden!) within this rounded rectangle.
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Mawkish Twaddle - KVMRx - On The Dial & Off The Hook!
Every week Bob 3 unwraps a fresh pack of freeform bubblegum. But just when things are getting a little too comfortable, along comes a bubble-popping squall of glorious noise. Carefully […]
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Another Mawkish Twaddle this morning? Yes! It’ll be happening on KVMRx (105.7 FM in the GV/NC megalopolis; kvmrx.org there and elsewhere). The time: 8 to 10 AM Pacific. Be sure to listen since this will be the last new Twaddle until August 23!
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Good headline writing, Chronicle.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Just out for the first time on thermoplastic resin is one of my favorite LPs of 2006. We're listening now.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I’ve lived in GV for nearly two and a half years and I’ve never tried Maria’s. But now that I know Ernie Douglas endorses it, I just might need to pay a visit.
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The second Mawkish Twaddle on KVMRx happened this morning. You can find a list of the music I played on my show page. There’s a link to it in this here rectangle! I could’ve sworn Pavement and Patti Smith were included but I don’t see them in the list.* * An in-joke for the listeners.
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Mawkish Twaddle - KVMRx - On The Dial & Off The Hook!
Every week Bob 3 unwraps a fresh pack of freeform bubblegum. But just when things are getting a little too comfortable, along comes a bubble-popping squall of glorious noise. Carefully […]
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Mawkish Twaddler @newaveclub.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
As The Sunshine Company once famously said, it’s Sunday! I’m going to make my way to downtown Nevada City shortly to present another Mawkish Twaddle on KVMRx. It’ll take place between 8 and 10 AM Pacific time.
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