Latent Dialectic – April 15,2026
There are two flavors of music we run into a lot on Bandcamp's new music feeds -- super chill and hardcore. Everyone seems to be either really angry (depressed, frustrated) and looking for an outlet, OR in need of relief from the constant stress of everyday life. Where the present fails us, we fill in out of the past... New releases from which we sampled: JLQ, Dada Smurf, Morgan-X, Sharon Chen, XOXO Xopher.
Swindle – April 12, 2017
New music galore and lots of Prince marked this week's Bubble Wrap show. On the new music front, highlights included Hurray For The Riff, Swindle, New Pornographers, and struggling artist Andrew Joslyn. From the Prince 12" archive, we got "Hot Thing" and "U Got The Look" among others.Continue reading→
Spring Sing – March 22, 2017
It's been a little hard to tell that Spring is here, at least in Southern Vermont, from whence Bubble Wrap radio emanates, but not surprisingly, a lot of new and vernal tunes have come our way. New tracks from Albin Andersson, The Shins ("Cherry Hearts"), Peonies, and our favorite New York composer, Bill LePage, top the list. We also through a bunch of 12" remixes out there from the '80s, including rarely heard versions of Kraftwerk and Sade.Continue reading→
Scratch Pad – March 15, 2017
This week’s Bubble Wrap radio show explodes with pop splendor from Euro Dance to songs about your bottom (and how nice it is). In between, we snuck in some Nashville country (“Carolina” by Brady Toops), a couple ballads with strong female leads (Shelby Earl’s “The Man Who Made Himself A Name” and Sallie Ford’s “Middle...Continue reading→
Morning (Never) Comes – March 8, 2017
Bubble Wrap Radio continues with new music from Baltimore, the Netherlands, Chicago, New Jersey, and the UK. The Twelve Inch Revolution carries on with numerous Talking Heads extended mixes. No particular theme, just music for the moment. Favorite song of the evening was The Courtneys “Silver Velvet.” Riot girls they ain’t but this song has...Continue reading→
Save The Humans – March 1, 2017
With the everything sliding into depressing mayhem all around, it’s good to have an escape route mapped out so you have somewhere to go when you can’t take it anymore. My map is musical. And say what you like about Donald Trump, he’s sure proved inspirational to a lot of artists, or at least, there...Continue reading→
Be Here Now – February 22, 2017
This week’s edition of Bubble Wrap featured new songs from Wild Skies, Annabelle’s Curse, and Sallie Ford, among many others. On the funky side, we had a bunch of new old 12″ cuts from the 1980s, as well as an a capella version of Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson. Wild Skies, from Chicago, gave us...Continue reading→
We Are Spirits – February 15, 2017
Another week, another episode of Bubble Wrap. As winter waffles to a close–some days cold and snowy, some days balmy and 65–we decided to stay in the present tense this week and concentrate on the now. Why is this always a good idea? Whatever the reason, it translated into a some very new music such...Continue reading→
Wander Away – February 8, 2017
On this week’s Bubble Wrap, we wandered our way back to our original format, which is mostly new independent music with a healthy helping of older funk/r&b. Playing mostly new music is relaxing in that you feel less responsible for your choices. What’s on this week? All the new stuff we’ve heard recently. C’est simple!...Continue reading→
Let’s Dance! February 1, 2017
With the WVEW Groundhog Day Dance Party coming up the next day, we made a modest attempt to play even more dance music than usual on Bubble Wrap this week. It seems easy but when you actually try to come up with universal dance list for everyone, you find that there’s no way. People like...Continue reading→
Improvise! – January 25, 2016
As the very busy month of January winds down and a Groundhog Day Dance Party looms, Bubble Wrap radio digs into the vaults for dance numbers to prime the pump. Yes, we want everyone to come to the WVEW Groundhog Day Dance Party at 118 Elliot St in Brattleboro from 7 to whenever on February...Continue reading→
Making Lemonade – January 19, 2017
It really is a brand new era, and this had us a little off balance, seeing as how it’s the eve of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, a decidedly disruptive prospect if ever there was one. Our confusion gave us the opportunity to take a scattershot approach to the whole affair on Bubble Wrap radio this...Continue reading→
Whatever The Party Calls For, Part 2 – More Best Of 2016
It’s never easy to pick the best songs of any time period — there are always songs that rise above the common herd of new music without attaining top status. That’s where Disc 2 comes in. It’s a place to record that second tier of great tunes aren’t quite great enough on their own to...Continue reading→