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Rick V. @itsmerickv.com · 14/09/2026

My old cohort Josh Prisk died this morning. He was on the first tour we ever went on in 2003 and played drums for us when half of our band went home. He was quiet but also very funny. He was older than us and dug all the weirdo punk bands we subjected him to.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Folks, the new Helen Love is so good. Super sugary bubble gum pop that also gives you the feels. helenlove.bandcamp.com/album/dont-d...

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DON'T DESTROY YOURSELF E.P, by Helen Love

4 track album

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Yes, we took the time to upload a pretty hilariously corny baseball song compilation to the internet archive. We had to give Bruce SpringSTONE props. archive.org/details/base...

Baseball Hits

Who's On First
Baseball Dreams
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
and Many More.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Brand new episode of Whatchu Been Listening To? out now! We play some obscure R&B and hip hop singles found in an antique mall and a recycle center. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Back cover of Spyder D presents Rap Battle with photos of various DJ's and B-boys. Whatchu Been Listening To?
Episode 71: Calm, Cool, Collected

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

New episode posting tomorrow. Listen to this TODAY.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I went to a antique store that had a bunch of hip hop / dance singles. Here are some of them that looked interesting to me.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Happy birthday dear John John (Johnny) Ketchup (Escobedo)

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Knife Edge Sludge Match (collab between KEDM and Cornielius Sludge) (2025) Harsh noise and electronic EDM stuff. Very spooky. Pretty good way to start the season. Your coworkers will hate it. kedm.bandcamp.com/album/knife-...

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KNIFE EDGE SLUDGE MATCH, by KNIFE EDGE DEATH MATCH + CORNELIUS SLUDGE

5 track album

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Heather the Jerk - Not Very Motorcycle (2024) Lo fi, synth driven garage rock stuff. Very catchy and good. Why is the digital download so pricey though? Maybe she is a jerk. heatherthejerk.bandcamp.com/album/not-ve...

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not very motorcycle, by Heather the Jerk

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Rick V. @itsmerickv.com · 20/09/2025

Thought I would do the maybe boring thing of talking about my @razorcake.bsky.social Top 5's in this issue.

-Drive, S/T 2 7"
- Periot, Jacoba
- Bus Boys, Minimum Wage Rock & Roll (1980)
-Half Mast at Major Taylor Skatepark on 7/4/25
- Inward Heal, Conversations

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Jam Pak @jampakpod.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Poetry

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Periot - Jacoba (2024) Weirdo Dutch punk girls do good. brighterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jacoba

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Jacoba, by Periot

5 track album

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Basically came back out from the woodwork so we could repost this video. I have no idea who MUSE even is. -R

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Lemon Jerome @ianferguson.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Heard this tonight for the first time in a while. I still think it's a basically perfect track, and the video is cute. youtu.be/yRo4oF1JZqo?...

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SEB - seaside_demo (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SEB

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The Busboys - Minimum Wage Rock N' Roll (1980) I bought this record at a thrift store and all I knew about them was they had a song on the Ghostbusters soundtrack. It's so good. Catchy rocknroll songs which some are about racism and poking fun at white flight. youtu.be/pnPu67M3nO4?...

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Moral End - Demo (2024) I'm always drawn to Dutch punk. This band may be generic and silly but I'm loving it. moralend.bandcamp.com/album/demons...

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Demonstration cassette #1, by Moral End

8 track album

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Rick V. @itsmerickv.com · 15/05/2025

Tabling Halftone Zine Fest this Saturday. halftonezinefest.org

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Rick V. @itsmerickv.com · 01/05/2025

Doing this in 35 minutes.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

One time I mailed Johnny a George Benson tape but dressed it up like $30 photocopied vaporwave cassette. -R

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

While in the kitchen washing dishes or cooking, I listen to a lot of our local "classic" station WCLS "The Sound". It mostly plays 80's new wave with the occasional 70s or 90s song. It's EXTREMELY repetitive but soothing to listen to while scrubbing burnt onions off a pan. www.wcls977.com

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Home | WCLS

The Sound of Bloomington, playing the sound you know and love from the 60's to the 90's. Find us at 97.7 !

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

In an older episode we talk about the Cartoon Planet albums and how funny George Lowe is as Space Ghost. We thought he had passed away when we recorded that and were delighted that he was still alive. George finally did kick the bucket recently. RIP you delightful man. youtu.be/FfGD1sV9Tyk?...

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Smells Like Cartoon Planet

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Hi. It's been a minute. I (Rick) have been thinking about songs that have dramatic changes somewhere in the song. Here's a couple and PLEASE add more....

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

johnny here! i’ve been nonstop listening to kendrick for what feels like months now.. but i never gave mr morale a fair listen and went back to that. and now all week i’ve been listening to this song nonstop youtu.be/toEW7_-pvOY?...

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Kendrick Lamar - Father Time ft. Sampha (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Kendrick Lamar

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Three Souls in My Mind - Intrepidos Punks (1988) I watched the titular Mexican movie Intrepidos Punks yesterday. When I first heard this song in the movie I thought it was cool. Then it played 70 more times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHO9...

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Three Souls In My Mind - Intrepidos Punks

YouTube video by Craig Storm

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Schlong - Punk Side Story (1995) I originally bought this in the late 90s and was initially disappointed. I kept the CD all these years and put it on while driving back from Indianapolis yesterday. I listened to it twice! It's so mish-mashed, weird and often funny.-R www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0b3...

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schlong - punk side story lp

YouTube video by sweetbabyjaysus

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Melt Banana - 3+5 (2024) Did you know a new Melt Banana came out last year? I didn't. And it's pretty great. I could only find it publicly streaming on Youtube. -R www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJQm...

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YouTube video by Melt-Banana - Topic

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I've been listening to the "oldies" station while washing the dishes and this song started playing. I had to stop scrubbing and search for it because it really intrigued me. It's so lyrically weird and has that catchy beat. The video seems super kooky too. - R youtu.be/bQiGqGMT8i4?...

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Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SlyFoxVEVO

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

REPOSTED an old episode from 2018. It's more of a twelve minute Christmas collage with sound clips and unreleased music from Eric Lappe, The Fabulous Mustache Bros and The Taxpayers. PEEP IT! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

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Razorcake @razorcake.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Webcomic#655 "Back Off, Bing! DX" by Rick V. @itsmerickv.com razorcake.org/webcomic655-...

Back Off Bing!
1. I actually like Christmas and I like Christmas music.
2. But that's because I never worked at the mall.
(A sales employee is hearing carols and thinking "Kill Me!"
3. Here's a tiny list of Christmas Albums I tend to listen to every year.
4. Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
This one is obvious but it's crazy how hard it was for me to find in 2005.
5. I was finally gifted a copy that was stole from Starbucks. "Thank you, fed up barista"
6. Christmas with the Vandals (1996)
I bought this when it was new and loved it except the two really bad and long songs I always skip.
7. No Doubt covered the song "Oi to the World" from the album and I guess The Vandals changed the name of the album to cash in*
*I've recently been informed it was always called "Oi to the world" Sorry for thinking The Vandals were worse.
8. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet-It's a Wonderful Record (1994)
It's short, sweet and feature The Ramones at the end.
Joey Ramone: Hi kids, this is Joey Ramone from the famous Ramones.
9. Elvis' Christmas Album (1957) I love this record but that's probably due to nostalgia. We played it at our house all December.
10. It might have been the only album my step-mom owned that was not gifted to her. "Oh great, Elton John's tribute to Princess Dianna".
11. 30 Foot Fall - Ever Revolving, Never Evolving (1999). Okay, this isn't really a Christmassy recordy, but I listen to it in December because I think it's when I got it.
12. I guess it's also du to nostalgia. But that's what Christmas is all about right? Remember the good times, folks.
A drawing of Rick flipping off Jesus.

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Rick V. @itsmerickv.com · 23/11/2024

There's a reason you see REM's - Monster and Chumbawumba's - Tubthumping at every thrift store and in every discount bin. It's because they are both very good and the universe thinks you should own them.

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

1/ HOW TO TRIAGE AN IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY As someone who has been defending non-citizens in deportation proceedings since 2006, I am here to tell you that we know exactly who Trump's top targets will be, & how we can try to protect them NOW. NOT LEGAL ADVICE but here's what we know about priorities

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We also had an episode PULLED because we played more than a couple of seconds of a Queen song. We cut it down and reposted. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

A cassette that says "Not Encinoman" that is clearly the soundtrack to Encino Man.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We couldn't remember the title for the episode or find the original artwork. Rick came up with this last minute.

Baseball player Michael Jordan sitting on a suitcase.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Here's a nice story. I (Rick) was at a pizza place and I heard this cool new wave song playing overhead. I asked the cashier what it was and he just looked confused and said "uh...I don't know". When the pizza was ready, the cashier let me know who it was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzN...

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Foliage - The Other Day (Official Video)

YouTube video by ❀ Foliage ❀

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Razorcake @razorcake.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Razorcake Podcast #895 with Rick, Ricky, and Steve "The trio talk about those releases, play some terrifying punk-adjacent songs and hear the horrifying tale of Steve's introduction to Marilyn Manson." razorcake.org/razorcake-po...

The Skamigos being chased down by a cult member and surrounded by the Ghost Boys.

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Razorcake @razorcake.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

Good Times at the Sour Grape Saloon by Rick V. "During a Chuck Berry cover, the two started freak dancing quite provocatively. There was even a simulated BJ performed." razorcake.org/good-times-a... @itsmerickv.com

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johnny ketchum @gnarlsincharge.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

new whatchu! it’s super good!

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

First new episode in nine months! And it's a wild one! We discuss the robotic angst of Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, a possible demo by the mysterious Snowsuit* and chaotic jazz weirdos Yip-Yip. LISTEN. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

A drawing of a bunch of weirdos and robots.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

I do not like the Counting Crows song "Round Here". But I do like the tiny old man harmonizing with it while it's playing at the grocery store.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

And they get points for having a band name that's a reference to Earthworm Jim.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

I used to hate the Beatles because they white washed a bunch of other peoples songs. But they also collectively explored a shit ton of different varieties of music before a lot of other mainstream artists did. They were a gateway to more interesting music. The Beatles are fine.

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

Blitz (compilation) (1981) I found this record still sealed with the hype sticker still on it. I would always see this cover as poster art at the CD Warehouse I worked at. Pretty good new wave comp! Sparks! Bow Wow Wow, and this Slow Children song. youtu.be/OGod9lHmHmc?...

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

R.E.M. - Monster (1994) Just listening to one of the most popular albums ever. It's popular for a reason. That reason is that it is good. I assumed I hated this for close to thirty years. I was stupid. youtu.be/2ZMUNyLmarQ?...

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R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (Monster, Remastered)

YouTube video by remhq

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Revenge of Permanent Wave comp (1983) A cool post punk new wave comp that I can't find nothing other than a microscopic image of the cool cover. Here's a 20/20 song from it. youtu.be/1e1R4g7yrvw?...

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Whatchu Been Listening To? @wblt.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

Rick exposes his nerdiness with another podcast featuring nothing but video game music.

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