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Turning over the toy box and jamming together the gloriously mismatched musical Lincoln Logs, Legos and Tinker Toys from Tin Pan Alley pluggers, pickled egg tavern weepers, lockstep soul ensembles, skinny-tie power poppers, Eurotrash ravers, moontanned art school rockers, drunken soccer anthems and anything else that seems like a good idea at the time. There are no guilty pleasures.

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Favoriting January 17, 2020: Show #328 SPECIAL (robot songs): The soul of a new machine.

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Track information pertains, as much as is possible, to the original release, and should not be construed as bearing any relationship to the presence or absence of a particular artifact in Uncle Michael's possession.

Artist Track Album Label Year
Uncle Michael  Hinky Dinky Time Open   Favoriting      
Dr. Steel  Build The Robots   Favoriting Dr. Steel II: Eclectic Boogaloo  World Domination Toys   2008 
The Stranglers  Hey! (Rise Of The Robots)   Favoriting Black And White  United Artists   1978 
The Earthlings  March Of The Robots   Favoriting single (b-side to Landing Of The Daleks)  Parlophone   1965 
The Phenomenauts  I Am Robot   Favoriting Re-Entry  Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club   2004 
Marina And The Diamonds  I Am Not A Robot   Favoriting The Family Jewels  679   2009 
They Might Be Giants  Become A Robot   Favoriting Demo Tape  n/a   1985 
They Might Be Giants  Robot Parade (Adult Version)   Favoriting Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants  Elektra/Rhino   2002 
Bruce Haack  School for Robots   Favoriting Hush Little Robot  Q.D.K. Media   1998 
DJ Swamp  Worship The Robots   Favoriting Never Is Now  Lakeshore   2001 
ENON  We are the Robots   Favoriting Yo Gabba Gabba!  n/a   2008 

Music behind DJ:
Les Baxter 

Mr. Robot   Favoriting

Space Escapade 

Capitol  

1958 
Dee D. Jackson  Automatic Lover   Favoriting Cosmic Curves  Jupiter   1978 
Pointer Sisters  Automatic   Favoriting Automatic (EP)  Planet   1983 
Men at Work  Helpless Automaton   Favoriting Business as Usual  CBS   1981 
The Dresden Dolls  Coin-Operated Boy   Favoriting The Dresden Dolls  8ft.   2003 
Rockets  Synthetic Man   Favoriting Galaxy  Rockland   1980 
Hazel O'Connor  Eighth Day   Favoriting single (b/w Monsters In Disguise)  A&M   1980 
Buddy Ebsen  If I Only Had a Heart (unused version)   Favoriting The Wizard of Oz: The Deluxe Edition  n/a   1995 

Music behind DJ:
The Alan Parsons Project 

The Naked Robot (Early Instrumental Mixes)   Favoriting

I Robot 

Arista  

1977 
Dusty Springfield  The Six Million Dollar Man   Favoriting unreleased  n/a   1974 
Rufus Thomas  Funky Robot (Part 1)   Favoriting single (b/w Funky Robot (Part II))  Stax   1970 
Classix Nouveaux  The Robots Dance   Favoriting Classix Nouveaux  Liberty   1981 
The Saints  Do The Robot [Bonus Track]   Favoriting This Perfect Day c/w L-I-E-S (EP)  Harvest   1977 
Sly & Robbie  Attack of the Demotic Androids   Favoriting Dubocalypse  Tabou 1   2017 
The Miracles  Love Machine (Part 1)   Favoriting single (b/w Love Machine (Part 2))  Tamla   1979 
Marvin the Paranoid Android  Marvin, I Love You   Favoriting single (b-side to Reasons To Be Miserable)  Polydor   1981 
The Incredible Moses Leroy  Country Robot / A Letter To Dorothy   Favoriting Become The Soft Lightes  Ultimatum Music   2003 

Music behind DJ:
Ebony Steel Band 

The Robots   Favoriting

Pan-Machine 

OM Swagger  

2019 
Jerry Butler  I'm Your Mechanical Man   Favoriting Sweet Sixteen  Mercury  1974 
Meridian Brothers  Salvadora Robot   Favoriting Salvadora Robot  Soundway   2014 
Black Sabbath  Iron Man   Favoriting Paranoid  Vertigo   1970 
MC Lars  This Gigantic Robot Kills   Favoriting This Gigantic Robot Kills  Oglio   2008 
Flight of the Conchords  The Humans Are Dead   Favoriting Flight of the Conchords: The BBC Radio Series  n/a   2006 
The Alan Parsons Project  I Robot   Favoriting I Robot  Arista   1977 

Music behind DJ:
James Asher 

Scratch Robotnicks (Mechanised dance rhythm.)   Favoriting

Bruton - BRH 21 - Flash Music (James Asher ANd Alvin Christie) 

Bruton  

1984 
Scorpions  Robot Man   Favoriting In Trance  RCA Victor   1975 
Connie Francis  Robot Man   Favoriting Tennessee Waltz  MGM   1960 
Was (Not Was)  Robot Girl   Favoriting What Up, Dog?  Chrysalis   1988 
Buggles  I Love You (Miss Robot)   Favoriting The Age Of Plastic  Island   1979 
Rob㏌ Gibb  Robot   Favoriting Secret Agent  Polydor   1984 
The Tornados  Robot   Favoriting single (b/w Life On Venus (Telstar II))  London   1963 
The Incredible String Band  Robot Blues   Favoriting U  Elektra   1970 
Alberto Camerini  Rock 'n' Roll Robot   Favoriting single (b/w Miele)  CBS    

Music behind DJ:
Bacalao 

The Robots (Die Roboter)   Favoriting

8-Bit Operators - The Music Of Kraftwerk 

Astralwerks  

2006 
Regina Spektor  Machine   Favoriting Far  Sire   2009 
Manfred Mann  Machines   Favoriting Machines (EP)  His Master's Voice   1966 
Lothar & The Hand People  Machines   Favoriting Presenting...Lothar And The Hand People  Capitol  1968 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  Robot Stop   Favoriting Nonagon Infinity  Flightless   2016 
The Aquabats  Giant Robot-Birdhead   Favoriting Vs. The Floating Eye Of Death! And Other Amazing Adventures - Vol. 1  Goldenvoice   1999 
Tubeway Army  Are Friends Electric   Favoriting single (b/w We Are So Fragile?)  Beggars Banquet   1979 

Music behind DJ:
Fleetwood Mac 

Albatross   Favoriting

single (b/w Jigsaw Puzzle Blues) 

Blue Horizon  

1968 


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:57am
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Welcome, humans.
  12:01pm
John from Florham park:

Hello fellow listeners
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

John.
  12:02pm
John from Florham park:

Yes uncle al
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:02pm
Doug Schulkind:

Why does the opening theme always start with doo-doo?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:04pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Doug.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:04pm
Brian in UK:

Hello AI
This could be a chum for Night Owl.
  12:04pm
?:

Is Uncle Michael up in a spaceship being held hostage?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:05pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Brian. ?.
  12:05pm
dan:

Is Uncle Michael up in a spaceship being held hostage?
  12:06pm
Martinibomb:

Do the Hinky Dink! Hwuuaazaah
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

dan.
  12:06pm
dan:

Forgot to put my name on the first comment.
  12:06pm
Marie:

I'm a-scared--is Uncle Michael gonna be alright?
  12:06pm
Funky16Corners:

Did you oil yourself before the show?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Martinibomb. Marie. Funky16Corners.
  12:07pm
dan:

@Marie
Uncle Michael's body has been snatched.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Rich in Washington:

Hi Uncle Al!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Rich.
  12:09pm
dan:

My dad had an Uncle Al.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:09pm
holland oats:

finally a relatable dj
Avatar 12:09pm
Listening Out There:

It's HDT with AGR...
  12:10pm
Funky16Corners:

This sounds like the Shadows
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:10pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

holland. L.O.T. .
  12:10pm
Mark R:

There was an Uncle Al who hosted a kids' show in Cincinnati. He lived in our neighborhood, and kids from all over town would come to our neighborhood so they could trick or treat at his house.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:12pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Mark.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:13pm
chresti:

Hello
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

chresti.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:16pm
Pedro in Arlington:

Is Uncle Al related to Wake's computer Sam?
Avatar 12:17pm
Listener Gregory:

Oh, the humanity!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:17pm
Rich in Washington:

I was just thinking about this song yesterday.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Pedro. Gregory.
  12:18pm
dan:

@Pedro
No, Uncle Al is HAL 9000's cousin that lives in Topeka.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
Rich in Washington:

but to be fair, I think I think about 10,000 songs on any given day.
  12:19pm
Mark R:

I wonder if Kraftwerk might make an appearance.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:19pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

Rufus Thomas did a great funk song called Do The Robot, I hope we can hear that today!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:20pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

Yea i wont remember all that
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:20pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Aaron.
  12:20pm
Mark R:

From whence came the dance still performed today.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:21pm
Brian in UK:

Wonder if Frank Zappa's Telefunken u47 will make an appearance.
Avatar 12:21pm
Listener Gregory:

"Watch out for stobor!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

Robots apparently don't use exclamation marks
Avatar 12:23pm
Listening Out There:

Maybe Red Dress's "Bob Was a Robot"?
  12:24pm
dan:

"It doesn't have to be like this, all we need to do is make sure we keep talking" -Stephen Hawking on Pink Floyd's "Keep Talking"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:26pm
Michael 98145:

Greetings, friends and replicants
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:28pm
holland oats:

gold star for robot boy bands
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Pedro in Arlington:

Robbie Robertson had a band "Robbie & the Robots." Wouldn't mind hearing something they did if recordings exist. Just don't play any of his always pretentious interviews.
Avatar 12:33pm
Listening Out There:

Lots of jobs are getting replaced by bots and automation. Uncle Michael was a nice guy, but I guess we'll just have to accept the change, eh, Fellow Citizens? Can't stop progress...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:33pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Michael.
Avatar 12:34pm
Listener Gregory:

Fort Myers, FL: 79 degrees.
Topeka, KS: 33 degrees.
Is Uncle Michael truly unfortunate?
Avatar 12:38pm
Roberto:

Yasss it's Funky Friday!
  12:38pm
Marie:

love this
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:38pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Roboto.
  12:40pm
Marie:

@Dan (way earlier)--yeah, maybe he is being cryogenically frozen? Perhaps he could somehow do a show from that icy state...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Frozen meat. Ha Ha Ha. I get it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

If you love this kind of weird programming, and even though its not a drive, pledge now! No other radio like it exists anywhere!
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
Brian in UK:

Automatic Man moves like a computer. Think Mike Shrive was in the band for a short while.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:44pm
Brian in UK:

Or was it Shrieve?
Avatar 🛒 12:51pm
βrian:

So is this Country?
  12:58pm
dan:

Apparently Buddy Ebsen was going to be the Scarecrow and Ray Bolger the Tin Man, but Bolger had a hissy fit and insisted that he be the Scarecrow.
Avatar 🛒 1:01pm
βrian:

Snopes on Buddy:
www.snopes.com...
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 1:05pm
doctorjazz:

You can call me Al...
Hi all!
  1:09pm
dan:

The playlist isn't loading properly.
  1:18pm
dan:

Is anyone having problems with the main page?
Avatar 1:21pm
Listener Gregory:

Some say that the only good robot is a robot whose atomic power pack has been permanently disconnected from its electronic brain. I say... no comment.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:51pm
Michael 98145:

CyberAttack?!?
Avatar 1:53pm
Roberto:

YEEEHAW WE'S BACK!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:53pm
Michael 98145:

The entire website was "without server" for a few minutes.
"No server is available to handle this request."
  1:53pm
John from Florham park:

@michael could be
Avatar 1:55pm
Roberto:

And we went away again
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:55pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Hamsters were on lunch pellet break.
Avatar 1:55pm
annie:

is it radio?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:56pm
Uncle Michael:

Ken.
  1:57pm
dan:

@Michael
The server was also being held captive in Fort Meyers with UM
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:57pm
Uncle Michael:

annie.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:57pm
Michael 98145:

We should never have dared try to impeach our Holy Orange Emperor
Avatar 2:00pm
Roberto:

Oh, UM was acknowledging Ken from HP's presence. I thought he was blaming SM Ken for the playlist outage.
  2:00pm
Marie:

Wow, I'm having a flashback..
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:00pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

*I* ROBOT!
  2:00pm
dan:

Disco Sci-Fi
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:01pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Dance, humans.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:01pm
Webhamster Henry:

Wir sind die Robots....... blerp-boop-be-boop.
Avatar 2:02pm
still b/p:

"This is Uncle Al,
The kiddies pal,
Hello, little friends, hello!!"

..'member? Alan Suze on R&M's Laugh In?
Awwwww, ahhhh, the mantle is freshly assumed.
  2:02pm
John from Florham park:

I think Iran is screwing around with us
  2:02pm
dan:

@John
Are you referring to 1979 or now?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:03pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Henry. still b/p.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:10pm
Webhamster Henry:

I have lots of suggestions, but I trust Al to provide good material.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:10pm
Dominick:

Unhappy MkNam
  2:13pm
still b/p:

Are the ones Hinky and the zeros Dinky?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:15pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Dominick.
Avatar 2:16pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

It can be an emotional moment when you realize you are without server.
  2:28pm
Doug Schulkind:

Hey there, Al.
  2:28pm
?:

Yes. Must be the war on Bezos.
Avatar 2:28pm
still b/p:

Server: "Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:30pm
Webhamster Henry:

I was wondering if the ISB would make an appearance!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:31pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

503 broken heart
  2:34pm
Michael 98145:

Rock It, Bot
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:34pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

HDT are go?
  2:35pm
dan:

That Robot Blues number by The Incredible String Band was probably the best song on today's show.
Avatar 2:35pm
still b/p:

All functions and links seem restored, yes?
Three cheers for tech warriors/wranglers/wizards! ...and dedicated, patient tech wild-bronco riders like Cowboy Uncle AL.
  2:38pm
dan:

503 can rot in hell.
Avatar 2:48pm
barrett785:

Pretty sure my face is melting. Crossing my fingers for Murda Rock. This is some good Dinky here.
  2:48pm
Doug Schulkind:

In my business, getting 302'd is worse than getting 503'd.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:49pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Pat.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:50pm
Dominick:

oh yeah
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:00pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

Electric.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Bye, robot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Uncle Al Go-Rhythm:

I will make Uncle Michael fix the playlist. Ha Ha Ha
  3:04pm
Alex In Illinois:

So glad that you did not play Electric Lady by Confunkshun
  3:04pm
dan:

@Uncle Al
A lazy robot eh?
  3:08pm
still b/p:

Thank you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17pm
Michael 98145:

How cool was that ?!
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