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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

Johnny Dynell and New York 88 - The Big Throwdown (1983) This is straight up obnoxious. But the cover is so good. And that's it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo89...

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Johnny Dynell and New York 88 - The Big Throwdown (Club Version)

YouTube video by ANDREW P. HARRIS

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

Atlantic Starr - As the Band Turns (1985) Pretty boring eighties R&B. Cool, Calm Collected is the only song that stuck out to me. youtu.be/u2lsAK7aEmk?...

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Cool, Calm, Collected

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

Spyder Presents Battle of the Raps (1985) An early rap compilation that features the really goofy song Rock Meets Rap. Not amazing but a fine piece of history. youtu.be/b7zPaNmy-MM?...

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Spyder "D" Presents...Battle Of The Raps

YouTube video by Railroad Ty and the Golden Jukebox

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

And here's the Skate Master Tate B-side "2-headed love child". It is bad. youtu.be/FI-kuoZvCOU?...

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Two Headed Love Child

YouTube video by Skatemaster Tate - Topic

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

Skate Master Tate - Justice (To the Bass) (1987) I got this because it had a bunch of skateboarding stuff on the cover. Ol' Skate Master Tate used to have a Nickelodeon show called Sk8 TV. This song is corny. But not absolutely terrible. There's even a video. youtu.be/cYAoYEjm2cI?...

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SkateMaster Tate (Justice To The Bass)

YouTube video by MrFrankthetank0000

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

Brother D – Clappers Power (1987) Another social political song about power dynamics. Very corny but kinda catchy. youtu.be/G2lhdFWPhPI?...

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Brother D – Clappers Power (1987)

YouTube video by MAR ARMADO DE MASAS

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

T.D.S. Mob - What's This World Coming To? (1989) Pretty good song about police brutality and social injustice. I did not pick this one up and kind of regret it. youtu.be/Pvx0kM2FUfg?...

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T.D.S. Mob - What's This World Coming To?

YouTube video by djreal

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

Spice - I want to Knock / Dance & Party (1986) First off, great freaky cover art. Second off, baaad songs. Props for using the tune from I Dream of Jeanie in the second song. Very happy I didn't end up buying this. youtu.be/h3pcbW9Qrvs?...

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Spice – I Want To Knock (The Boots) / Dance And Party (Rhamel 1986)

YouTube video by rockmasterflash

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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

8 track album

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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 · 04/08/2025

I get this version of a Sonny and Cher song stuck in my head all the time. It's all the "aww honey honey"'s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8_F...

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Sonny and Cher parody from A Polish Vampire in Burbank

YouTube video by Pirromount

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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

YouTube video by Archive Dump

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

Goblin - The Hunt (La Caccia) (1978) This is from the Dawn of the Dead soundtrack. Song is real punchy and straight forward and then goes into this string jam at 1:07 where it sounds like a car commercial in the 1970s. youtu.be/KMwahg6pPrc?...

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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Soundtrack - Goblin - 07 - La Caccia (The Hunt)

YouTube video by Nintendementia

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

Mega Man 3 - Shadowman Does this count? The bridge sounds like a totally different song. I always dug this as a wee lad. at 0:47 in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usl7...

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Mega Man 3 (NES) Music - Shadow Man Stage

YouTube video by GBelair

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

Toto - I'll Supply the Love (198something) A pretty generic radio party song of it's time. But for some wild reason the band goes into a prog rock jam at 2:45. It's the best part of the song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzae...

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Toto - I'll supply the love. HD (vinyl)

YouTube video by Music Mixer

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

Mick Smiley - Magic (1984) Most folks know this song from the Ghostbusters soundtrack but only the latter half. It's a real chill song that almost sounds like Phil Collins until it gets buck wild and evil at 2:17 youtu.be/hK2EUIYiWXU?...

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Magic

YouTube video by Release - Topic

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

Soft Cell - Tainted Love / Where did Our Love Go (1981) This one's a little weird because it technically is two songs. At about 4:30 you will hear the song switch with elements from the first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q84p...

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Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? (Extended Version)

YouTube video by Soft Cell - Topic

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

The Cadets - Stranded in the Jungle (1956) It goes from a jungle chanty song and then goes to this silly upbeat part when they say "meanwhile back in the states". youtu.be/4h9PbMucPXU?...

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THE CADETS - ''STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE'' (1956)

YouTube video by MANNY MORA

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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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Code

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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