Phonography

08/26/2026

This Sunday on PHONOGRAPHY, a special tribute to the late, great Dolly Parton, with an emphasis on her 60s/70s output including some of her most dark and depressing songs! Tune in to Pender Radio this Sunday from 3-4pm pacific (with replay same time on Tuesday) at penderradio.ca

08/23/2026

TRACKLIST for PHONOGRAPHY Aug 23 2026 - Severin Films 20th Anniversary tribute
"Wolfman Jack" - Todd Rundgren (show theme)
"Venus in Furs" - Velvet Underground
"Riding Free" - Harvey Andrews from PSYCHOMANIA
"There's no Satisfaction" - Manfred Hubler and Siegfried Schwab from VAMPYROS LE**OS
"Dracula end theme" - Claudio Gizzi from BLOOD FOR DRACULA
"Title Theme" - Klaus Schulz from NEXT OF KIN
"Surf Finger" - Jack Nitzsche from MONDO BIZARRO
"Piano Bulger/Sad Malik" - Mark Raskin from BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS Part 2 (and many more)
"Don't Ask Me" - Sparrow from THE NAUGHTY STEWARDESSES
"Tarot" - Andy Bown from WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR
"I Celebrate Myself" Nico Fidenco / the kids of Salt Spring Island from EMANUELLE IN AMERICA
"Live and Let Die" - Salena Jones, written by Cliff Twemlow of MANCUNIAN MAN
"Er Volte Nach London" - Udo Lindenberg from NORTH SEA IS DEATH SEA
"Runaround" - Paolo Vasile from TRAVOLTO: THE FACE WITH TWO LEFT FEET
"Sweet Dreams" - Simon Boswell from SANTA SANGRE

If you missed it or want to recommend it to a friend, it replays Tuesday Aug 25th at 3pm pacific / 6pm eastern!

08/23/2026

Today on PHONOGRAPHY I celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Severin Films with a selection of tracks from the Severin catalogue, some words from Severin co-founder David Gregory and even the first-ever broadcast of the theme from EMANUELLE IN AMERICA sung by children (from neighbouring Salt Spring Island!)
Tune in at 3-4pm pacific /6-7pm eastern at penderradio,ca

08/16/2026

TRACKLIST for PHONOGRAPHY Aug 16 2026 "Chasing Mirrors Through a Haze":

"Wolfman Jack" - Todd Rundgren (show theme)
"Lady of the North" - Gene Clark (first complete take from NO OTHER Sessions)
"Nobody" - Bill Cowsill
"The Words In Between" - Dave Evans
"All the Falling Angels" - Keith Relf
"From Leaving in Meaning" - Hintermass
"All Your Love" - Jim O'Rourke
"Life Machine" - Danny Kirwan
"You're Probably Lost"- BJ Cole
"Rocket Man" - Pearls Before Swine (alternate version from THE WIZARD OF IS)
"Midnight Sun" - Speck Mountain
"Better Days" - Graham Nash

If you know anyone who would enjoy this show let them know it replays Tuesday at 3pm pacific!

08/16/2026

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08/16/2026

TODAY! 3-4pm Pacific/6-7 eastern on penderradio.ca

08/15/2026

CHASING MIRRORS THROUGH A HAZE - new episode of PHONOGRAPHY out tomorrow on Pender Radio - I've decided to relax my rules about having a 'theme' each time and instead this one evokes more of a mood. Or more accurately, it reflects a mood: a melancholy for sure, but one that is diffused somewhat by a sense of resolution and maybe even hopefulness. I had a rough week for a few reasons, but eager to just get on with it, to let go of some goals that were never going to work out, and to just enjoy the music I love without trying to fit it into a box. At least not this week.
Listen at penderradio.ca Sundays 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern)

08/10/2026

PHONOGRAPHY Tracklist Aug 9, 2026 BOSS RADIO Special!

"Wolfman Jack" - Todd Rundgren (show theme)
"High School" - MC5
"Go Back" Crabby Appleton
"She Loves the Way They Love Her" - Colin Blunstone
"Museum" - Herman's Hermits
"Keep it Warm" - Flo & Eddie
"Rosalie" - Bob Seger
"Hole in my Soul" - The Real Don Steele
"Southern Girls" - Cheap Trick
"Heart of the City" - Nick Lowe
"Open My Eyes" - The Nazz
"Clap for the Wolfman" - The Guess Who
"(I Wanna) Testify" - The Parliaments
"If You Let Me" - Eddie Kendricks
"Outa Space" - Billy Preston
"Lunatic's Lament" - Kevin Ayers & The Whole World
(plus various jingles, commercials, station IDs, and news segments, which include the theme songs for both Eyewitness News and Action News "Move Closer to Your World")

08/09/2026

Today on PHONOGRAPHY I was inspired by the screening of RADIO REVOLUTION: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BIG 8 to attempt an hour in the BOSS Radio Format celebrated in the film. I certainly can't riff like the Boss jocks (and won't attempt to!) but I will be structuring the show according to the classic CKLW hot clock and - the biggest challenge since I tend to have a long-winded style - keeping the talking limited to the run up in the songs! The main focus is CKLW although there will be some mention of The Real Don Steele from KHJ, also a key figure in my adolescence due to his appearance in ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL and even a nod to Wolfman Jack (who was NOT on a Boss Radio station, his was a freeform show on Mexican border blaster XERB, but I managed to squeeze references to him into the format). Also key to the format were station jingles, and so I found some Pender Radio jingles in the station folder (I cannot account for their origin) but I used them (alongside some classic jingles for other stations) just to keep the format accurate!
Tune in to penderradio.ca from 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern)