Drop-In: Playlist from May 13, 2023

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Sat. Mar 1st, 6pm - 7pm: DropIn presents TAKANAKA ISLAND: A Masayoshi Takanaka Adventure (More info...)

Coming to WFMU’s Rock’N’Soul Radio, the Drop In Presents: Takanaka Island! Join guest DJ Max Robinson for an hour of tropical breezes, smooth sambas and guitar funk from Japanese jazz fusion god Masayoshi Takanaka (Flied Egg, Sadistic Mika Band). Tune in for Takanka-san’s greatest hits, deep cuts and more ahead of his first U.S. shows in over 40 years (March 9 and 10 at The Wiltern in LA).

Sat. Apr 5th, 6pm - 7pm: Drop In Presents JReganK (More info...)

JReganK Presents: "Das Luv Boat" - A dinner-date love song soundtrack. Guaranteed to seal your fate!

May 13, 2023: Teenage Anthems with Dani Tute!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
The Crack	All Or Nothing   → "All Or Nothing" by "The Crack"	7"	RCA	1983		Oi! band from Cheltenham England, formed in 1980			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Slowguns	T.V. Movie   → "T.V. Movie" by "Slowguns"	7"	MPA Records	1979		Short-lived powerpop Stockport quartet formed in 1978			0:03:37 (Pop-up)
Los Nikis	El Imperio Contraatraca   → "El Imperio Contraatraca" by "Los Nikis"	7"	3 Cipreses	1985		"The Ramones of Algete", a suburb of Madrid, formed in 1979			0:07:27 (Pop-up)
The Kicks	Get Off The Telephone   → "Get Off The Telephone" by "The Kicks"	7"	Carrere	1980		Powerpoppers The Kicks (a.k.a. The Incredible Kidda Band/a.k.a. The Kidda Band) formed in Nuneaton in 1976			0:10:17 (Pop-up)
The Outcasts	You're A Disease   → "You're A Disease" by "The Outcasts"	7"	Combat Rock	1996		Belfast punk band on the Good VIbrations roster formed in 1977			0:12:38 (Pop-up)
Forgotten Rebels	Tell Me You Love Me   → "Tell Me You Love Me" by "Forgotten Rebels"	7"	Star Records	1982		From Hamilton, Ontario in Canada formed in 1978			0:15:03 (Pop-up)
The Zeros	Radio Fun   → "Radio Fun" by "The Zeros"	7"	Small Wonder Records	1977		"Small punk wonders" The Zeros from Walthamstow formed in 1976			0:19:02 (Pop-up)
Models	Freeze   → "Freeze" by "Models"	7"	Step-Forward Records	1977		Started as "Beastly Cads". First pressing reads "The Models" and second pressing dropped "The". Formed in Harrow in 1977.			0:21:11 (Pop-up)
BOSS	Steel Box   → "Steel Box" by "BOSS"	7"	Goner Records	2018		UK punk band BOSS, made up of members from Fucked Up, Rixe, Chubby and The Gang and The Chisel			0:24:30 (Pop-up)
The Limit	My World At Night   → "My World At Night" by "The Limit"	7"	Reminder Records	2021		Lone single from obscure powerpop band from London, originally released in 1978 on the label Private Stock			0:27:21 (Pop-up)
Moving Targets	The Boys Own   → "The Boys Own" by "Moving Targets"	7"	Graphic Design Records	1980		Lone single from mod-revival quartet formed in Selby, North Yorkshire			0:29:11 (Pop-up)
Boomtown Rats	Lookin' After Number 1   → "Lookin' After Number 1" by "Boomtown Rats"	7"	Ensign			First single released in 1977. Boomtown Rats formed in 1976 in Dublin			0:32:10 (Pop-up)
Ex-Hole	Kick Of Stone   → "Kick Of Stone" by "Ex-Hole"	7"	Ariola	1980		Underrated Belgian powerpop originally released on Monopole in 1978			0:35:45 (Pop-up)
Pointed Sticks	Out Of Luck   → "Out Of Luck" by "Pointed Sticks"	7"	Stiff Records	1979		The Pointed Sticks from Vancouver had a short-lived career between 1978-1981			0:38:13 (Pop-up)
The Lonely Boys	Heartbreaker   → "Heartbreaker" by "The Lonely Boys"	The Lonely Boys	Penthouse Records Limited	1981		Original band name was Little Bo Bitch but they had to change their name to release the LP in the US and landed on "The Lonely Boys"			0:40:22 (Pop-up)
Xdreamysts	I Don't Wanna Go   → "I Don't Wanna Go" by "Xdreamysts"	7"	Polydor	1980		Northern Ireland based powerpop/pub rock band from Belfast formed in 1978			0:43:44 (Pop-up)
The Blades	The Reunion   → "The Reunion" by "The Blades"	7"	Energy	1980		3 piece formed in 1977 in Dublin. This is their very first released single. Disbanded in 1986 and reunited in 2013.			0:46:31 (Pop-up)
Various Artists	The Original Mixed Up Kid   → "The Original Mixed Up Kid" by "Various Artists"	7"	Fried Egg Records	1980		On the elegant side of the powerpop spectrum. Various Artists from Bristol (a very confusing name for a band) had a short-lived career. This is their only single, released in 1980 on Fried Egg Records.			0:49:32 (Pop-up)
Tours	Language School   → "Language School" by "Tours"	7"	Tours Rec.	1979		Quintessential bonafide Powerpearl (appears on Powerpearls Vol. 2). John Peel played the self-released "Language School" single for 50 consecutive nights on Radio 1, declaring it at the time his second favorite 45 of all time behind the Undertones "Teenage Kicks"			0:52:14 (Pop-up)
The Vertebrats	Diamonds In The Rough   → "Diamonds In The Rough" by "The Vertebrats"	7"	Vb Records	1981		The Vertebrats formed on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign, Illinois in 1978. "Diamonds In The Rough/Jackie's Gone" is their sole single. Yet another powerpearl, appearing on the same volume as Various Artists.			0:54:50 (Pop-up)