Stevik

09/19/2025

This week's Carry the Zero marked my co-host Brett's 10 year anniversary of being on the air at WTJU! To celebrate Brett's milestone, much of the show's playlist featured tunes that he played on the first show he hosted on the same date in 2015. The entire show's playlist is below. (Photo is of us outside the Lincoln Theater in Washington DC last week where we saw Sparks, one of our favorite bands.)

You can listen to any or all of the show online during the next two weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1758218400_12053.mp3

"Starship Trooper" - Yes
"Topsy Part 2" - Cozy Cole/Savina
"Why Are We Sleeping?" - Soft Machine
"It's You" - The Millennium
"Owls" - New Boss
"All Your Favorite Bands" - Dawes
"Race Babbling" - Stevie Wonder
"The Number one Song in Heaven - Single Version" - Sparks
"Number 1" - Goldfrapp
"Galaxy Holiday" - Kitty in the Tree
"The Happy Dictator" - Gorillaz & Sparks
"Electrified Teenybop!" - Stereolab
"Microwave Music" & "Good Television" - Eli Raybon
"Any Other World" - Deradoorian
"She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger" - Purple Mountains
"Overture to Flame" - Metro
"Clones (We're All)" - Alice Cooper
"I'm Not Here - 1967" - Mekons
"Bloom" - Eternal Summers
"Open Roads" & "La Mesa" - Rose City Band
"Joy of Life" - Matt Curreri & The Exfriends
"Old Songs" - The Pointer Sisters
"Mic Mak Mok" - Julian Cope
"Watching Cartoons - Instrumental" - La Luz
"Radhe Radhe" - Kula Shaker
"Porpoise Song - Single Version" - The Monkees

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09/18/2025

This handsome guy, Brett, is my co-host on Carry the Zero. It was ten years ago today that Brett hosted his first show on WTJU, our awesome community radio station here in central Virginia. To celebrate this milestone, we'll play many of the tunes that he played on his very first show back in 2015. We'll also include some more recent music in the eclectic sonic mix.
Brett and I hope you can tune in today from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

08/22/2025

We played a genre and gender-bending tune by this creative duo from Belgium, Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Paul on this week's Carry the Zero. The entire show's playlist is below. A first-time listener who likes all kinds of music commented that she really enjoyed the diversity of the tunes.
You can listen to any or all of the show online during the next two weeks at: https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1755799200_12053.mp3

"Change" - Anika
"Hey" - Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul
"Electrified Teenybop!" - Stereolab
"Causing Trouble Again" - Gina Birch
"You Ain't Done Nothing (If You Ain't Been Called a Red)" - Carsie Blanton
"It's a Mirror" - Perfume Genius
"Sweet Emotion" - Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon
"Poor Boy" - Leo Kottke
"People" - Joan Armatrading
"Not a Robot, But a Ghost" - Andrew Bird
"Charlotte Anne" - Julian Cope
"Men Like Wire" - Hamish Hawk
"A Song to Sing" - Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert
"Black Waves / Silver Moon" - Phosphorescent
"Cow Song" - The New Eves
"A Street That Rhymes at 6am" - Norma Tanega
"I Love Onions" - Susan Christie
"Pharaoh" - Modern Nature
"Daddy's Car" - Eno • Hyde
"Cumbia De Los Pajaritos" - Grupo Fantasma
"Hang on Sloopy" - The McCoys
"The Name Game" - Shirley Ellis
"Everybody Took A Holiday" - Klaatu
"Clap Your Hands" - The Manhattan Transfer
"Absolute Beginners" - The Jam
"Rot In Helvetica" - NODEGA and BODEGA
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" - Los Straitjackets
"Speak Your Mind" - Brandi Carlile
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" - John Prine
"Time Will Tell" - Garrett T. Capps and NASA Country

08/21/2025

Carry the Zero today will include a great song from the awesome new album by Gina Birch (pictured), the legendary artist, Raincoats co-founder, songwriter, filmmaker, and feminist icon. You won't want to miss this one! You can hear her tune early in our show, which will feature several other topical songs and a tasteful variety of mostly rock music spanning several decades . That's what our listeners have come to expect.
Brett and I welcome your ears from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

08/01/2025

This week's Carry the Zero included a song by these excellent musicians, The Rose City Band. They'll be in concert at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall, in Charlottesville VA, on September 21st. Check out the entire show's eclectic playlist below. You can listen to any or all of the show online during the next two weeks at https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1753984800_12053.mp3

"How It Starts" - Loma
"Dysphoria" - Shagwüf
"21st Century Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
"In The Middle Of The Day" - Shabason & Krgovich
"Floatin'" - Garrett T. Capps
"On the Old Dirt Road" - Leo Sayer
"Song for Insane Times" - Kevin Ayers
"Hell Island" - Deradoorian
"Island Groove" - Mickey Hart
"Power to the Meek" - Eurythmics
"This Little Light" - Mavis Staples
"Dreaming on a World" - Tracy Chapman
"Jubilee" - Patti Smith
"Electrified Teenybop!" - Stereolab
"Dancing Barefoot" - The Feelies
"Lawnchairs" - Our Daughter's Wedding
"The Hissing of Summer Lawns" - Joni Mitchell
"Sunspots" & "Ravebury Stones" - Julian Cope
"Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart" - Diana Ross & The Supremes
"Radio Song" - Rose City Band
"Good Times (Let The Good Times Roll)" - Phoebe Snow
"The Thirsty West" - San Kazakgascar
"Black Country Rock" - David Bowie
"Satellite of Love" - Lou Reed
"India And On Down to Australia" - Laurie Anderson
"Ballad of Fred Noonan" - Antje Duvekot
"Spade and Sparrows" - Jane Siberry

07/31/2025

Today's Carry the Zero will include a cool track from the 1969 debut album of Kevin Ayres (pictured), an acclaimed English singer-songwriter of psychedelia a progressive rock. The playlist will feature tunes by familiar musicians like Lou Reed, David Bowie, Mavis Staples and Patti Smith, as well as less familiar ones, like Our Daughter's Wedding and Loma.
Join me on a musical journey through several decades from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

06/27/2025

This week's Carry the Zero included a song from the 1989 album "Absolute Torch and Twang" by the amazing Canadian singer k.d. lang (pictured) before she came out of the closet. It was part of our Pride Month tribute that was featured on the show. The entire playlist, which includes tunes from every decade since the 1960s, is below.

You can listen to any or all of the show online during the next two weeks at https://info.wtju.net/tvault/1750960800_12053.mp3 (show stats at just over 3 minutes in).

“(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country" - Sparks
"Save The Country" - The 5th Dimension
"Swarm" - Tune-Yards
"Golden Teachers" - Deradoorian
"Electrified Teenybop!" - Stereolab
"Rebel Rebel (live)" - David Bowie
"Suddenly" - Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe
"Cursive" - Cat Ridgeway
"Summer Came Early" - Exploded View
"Some Sunny Day" - The Millennium
"Like a Summer Rain" - The Ladybug Transistor
"Long Hot Summer" - Tom Robinson Band
"Ode to an Ah" & "Undertow" - The Hidden Cameras
"Q***r Blues" - Gaye Adegbalola
"Homosapien" - Pete Shelley
"Big B***d Gal" - k.d.lang & The Reclines
"Why?" - Bronski Beat
"It Runs and Breathes" - Kaki King
"It's My Party" - Bryan Ferry
"You Don't Own Me" - Klaus Nomi
"When We Are Queen" - Jane Siberry
"I Thought You Were My Boyfriend" - The Magnetic Fields
"Big Cat Tattoos" - Hamish Hawk
"Oobleck" - Kaki King
"Lavender Country" - Lavender Country
"Sweet Freak" - Shagwüf
"Menergy" - Patrick Cowley
"Sweet Woman" - Cris Williamson

06/26/2025

Carry the Zero today will feature a lot of tunes in honor of Pride Month, which ends on June 30th. Included will be a fun tune by Gaye Adegbalola (pictured). We'll also play some newly released music as well as a few summer-themed songs.
Join Brett and me from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

05/30/2025

This week's Carry the Zero included two songs from the brand new album by Angel Deradoorian (pictured). I played lots of new music because there's a plethora of new tunes out there that I want to share with listeners. Included in the mix were some older tracks, too. The entire show's playlist is below.

If you'd like access to an mp3 file of this show, please contact me through Messenger.

"Me & Angel" - Perfume Genius - Glory
"The Show Must Go On" - Leo Sayer - Silverbird
"Absence" - DYAN - Midwest
"Reigning Down" - Deradoorian - Ready for Heaven
"Electrified Teenybop!" - Stereolab
"Left For Tomorrow" - Perfume Genius
"How Big Is The Rainbow" - Tune-Yards
"Kendrical" - Susan Munson
"No More War - Che's Chill Mix" - African Rhythm Travellers
"I Kissed a Girl" - Jill Sobule & John Doe
"Jetpack" & "Claire" - Jill Sobule
"Pink Moon" - Nick Drake
"India" - Roxy Music
"Pretty in Pink" - The Psychedelic Furs
"The Math" - Pinkish
"If You Remember I Forgot How To Dream Parts. 1 and 2" - Stereolab
"Watching Cartoons - Instrumental" - La Luz
"Do Things My Own Way" & "A Little Bit Of Light Banter" - Sparks
"Mermaid Song" - Mr. Elevator
"Take a Rest" - Cobra Man
"Make the Air Latin" - Sandra Koski
"Time Ain't Nuthin'" - Garrett T. Capps
"Songs from Liquid Days: No. 3, Freezing" - Philip Glass w/ Linda Ronstadt
"Soul Ronnie" - Herald
"No No Yes Yes" - Deradoorian
"Silverbird" - Leo Sayer
"Song for Joe" - Susan Munson
"Tri###" - Brigid Dawson and The Mothers Network

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05/29/2025

Today's Carry the Zero will include a set of songs by Jill Sobule (pictured), who tragically died in a house fire on May 1st.
Also, there's lots of fine newly-released music that I'll be featuring on the show. Tune in to hear some of the best music you've likely never heard before.
Join me from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.

05/02/2025

This week’s Carry the Zero included several songs to recognize May Day, aka International Workers’ Day. You can stream the show online anytime during the next two weeks.

It's May Day and here are two WTJU Rock volunteers working to bring music to your ears. Thanks to Stevik and Brett for a great show "Carry the Zero" program today, featuring several songs that focus on labour and the working class. If you missed it you can stream for two weeks at: https://www.wtju.net/recent-shows/?d=2025-05-01

05/01/2025

Since today is May Day, we'll feature some related songs on Carry the Zero, including one by Billy Bragg (pictured). As usual, my co-host Brett and I will play a variety of tunes spanning from back in sixties all the way through today.
To hear some of the best music you haven't yet heard, join us from 2 to 4pm (Eastern) at 91.1 FM in central Virginia or from anywhere online at https://www.wtju.net/player/.