Radio Base Camp

07/28/2025

Join me tomorrow Tuesday for my RADIO BASE CAMP show on WPKN-FM from 7am to 9am.

Expect to hear almost two hours of new releases from around the world. TUNE IN at 89.5-FM or listen on the new APP (WPKN Entertainment where you get your APPS)

Here is a line-up of the artists you'll hear. Chatham Rise (USA-MN), Annahstasia, (England), Folk Bitch Trio, (Australia), CMAT (Ireland), Baby Queen, (South Africa-England), Juniore + Al Baabi (France), The Budos Band (USA), Half Man Half Biscuit, (England) Half Japanese (USA), Prolapse (England), SAULT (England), Bobby Conn (USA), John Howard (USA), Raw Silk (USA), Automatic (USA-LA), The Reds, Pinks and Purples USA), Chrissy (USA-LA), Elle Barbara (Canada), Drink the Sea w/Peter Buck (USA), The Tenors (England), Bankie Banx (Jamaica-Anguilla)Modern Nature (England), Das Koolies (Wales), Smal Forward (USA0LA), Gelli Haha (USA)

07/20/2025

Down in NYC AT ONE OF MY FAV CLUBS Silvanna

07/16/2025

RADIO BASE CAMP is LIVE today on WPKN 89.5-FM or streaming wpkn.org and the APP. Join me from 4pm to 6:30pm. Should be an interesting show.

07/07/2025

It's a Tuesday so I'm on WPKN 89.5-FM radio with a new episode of Radio Base Camp. It will be a free form adventure with new releases and vintage pleasures. Listen LIVE from 7am to 9am of on the WPKN APP (photo). Here are the artists you will be hearing:
Quinteto Violado (Brazil), The Fernweh (Wales), Neggy Gemmy (USA), Sleeper (England) Fronted by Louise Werner Split in 1998 UK Tour kicks off next week. Shack (England), Escape-ism (USA), John Maus (USA), Asher White (USA), Foxygen (USA), Brian Eno (England), The Delmore Brothers (USA-Alabama), Romain Garcia (France-Spain), Sudan Archives (USA), Jesse Ware (England), The Dramatics (USA), RB Boo (USA), Project (USA), Slick Rick (England), Robert Randolph+Judith Hill (USA), LCD Sound System (USA), Atlas Sound (USA), Teenage Fan Club (Scotland), Oasis (England), Florian Hope (USA), General Jah Milky (England), Black Grape (England), Kokoroko (England)

07/05/2025

TODAY I'm doing a fill-in from 4pm to 6:55pm. It's a RADIO DANCE PARTY for your workout, BBQ's, bike rides , gym visits. Disco, Funk, Hip-hop, Rock, House, AfroBeats, SKA, Salsa, Electronica, Rockabilly, New Wave and Punk.
IT'S A COMBUSTABLE SHOW. Tune in on the NEW APP (WPKN Entertainment) or listen later in the archive.

06/30/2025

Tuesday- Radio Base Camp on WPKN from 7am to 9am. 15 years doing radio and a lifetime of listening to new music and vintage music...GOOD MUSIC. If there's one thing I'm confident about it's have good taste in music across all genres. I play music that moves my feet and my brain. So take the plunge...you will hear many tracks that you've never heard before. [email protected]

Artists:
Jamiexx, (England), Addison Rae (US), Emma Swift (Australia), The Comet is Coming (US), Alan Sparhawk w/Trampled by Turtles (US), King Hannah (England), Unknown Mortal Orchestra (US), Psychdelic P**n Crumpets (Australia), Westside Cowboy (England), Comet Gain (England), SUPERMODEL* (US), SKRILLOX w/Virtual Riot (England), Florian Hope (Sweden), Rolling Stones (England), The Clash (England), XTC (England), Echo & the Bunnymen (England), The Undertones (England), Nazareth (England), James Gang (US), Jethro Tull, England), Fred again w/Emmylou Harris, (England), Hurray For the Riff Raff (US), Leon Bridges (US), Spacehog (England + US), The Bug Club (Wales), WITCH (Zambia), Hollie Cook, Horseman (England), Erykah Badu (US), Bill MacKay+Nathan Bowles(US), Little Simz + Lydia Kitto (England)

06/26/2025

A few favorites....

06/24/2025

6/24/25- Here is the FULL PLAYLIST and AUDIO LINK to hear this morning's show via a stream for the next two weeks. Thanks for listening. Any questions or comments [email protected]. https://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/437319/radio-base-camp-with-steve-di-costanzo-6-24-25

06/11/2025

Here is the FULL PLAYLIST from yesterday's RADIO BASE CAMP show and link (6-10-25) to the AUDIO ARCHIVE to listen:

 Host Steve di CostanzoFull Playlist Artist Song Release Perfume Genius ...

06/09/2025

Please join me Tuesday...you are INVITED and WELCOMED into Radio Base Camp located within the studios of non-profit, community radio WPKN. I will be playing music from 7am to 9am that should be heard- new releases and some vintage gems. The only thing I really do is picks out the songs and figure out where to they are best located in the mix- and that's half the fun. Listen LIVE on the new WPKN 'Entertainment' APP and/or tune into the Archived show also found at the app. If you can't find our app got to wpkn.org or drop me an email at [email protected].

Here are the musical artists I will try to play: Perfume Genius (USA), Panda Bear (USA), Ganavya (USA, India), The Supernaturals (Scotland), Kasabian (England), Little Simz + Obongjayar (England + Nigeria), Doechii+Sza (USA), The House of Olove, (England), New Order (England),Decius+Medicine (England), LCD Soundsystem, (USA), Das Koolies (4/5tths of Super Furry Animals (Wales), The Minus 5 (USA), Goldie+Cleveland Watkiss (England), Simple Minds (Scotland), Francis Bebey (Cameroon), Matt Berninger (The National-USA), David Bowie (England), Cerrone + Christine & the Queens (France), Cola Boyy (USA), Caamp (USA), Sharp Pins USA), Pulp (England), Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (USA), Vaclav Neckar, Helena Vondrackova (Czech Republic),Alan Sparhawk + Trampled by Turtles (USA), dubmones + Susan Cadogan (Germany + Jamaica), The Kilans (USA), Christie Laume (France)

06/02/2025

Time for Radio Base Camp! Tuesday morning- synched with the sun. Bring on the Summer! Lots of genres, new releases, pedal steel, Hammond B3, electronica and other interesting tracks. This is the place to get the morning groove going. Listen on the 'new' WPKN APP or 89.5-FM. 7am to 9am.

Artists in the Set so Far include (in no order): The Electric Prunes (RIP singer James Lowe), Underworld (England), Baxter Dury (England), Cerrone + Christine and the Queens (France), Francis Bebey (Cameroon), S.G. Goodman (USA), Waxahatchee (USA), Slow Motion Cowboys (USA), Kula Shaker (England), WIRE (England), Escape-ism (USA), Dean Wareham (USA), Dean & Britta (USA), Nancy Sinatra (USA), Nation of Language (USA), Sam Fribush + Ari Teitel (USA), Jim Oblon + Larry Goldings (USA), Rikas (Germany), The Cars (USA), The Runaways (USA), (Roxy Music (England), Andree 3000 (USA), Marvin Gaye (USA), Radio Anorak (England), David Bowie (England), Folk Bitch Trio (Australia), Paul Weller (England)

05/30/2025

So good - if you don’t know her you will now S. G. Goodman with the song ‘Snapping Turtle’

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