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July 29, 2025

Today’s Gulls Window Circus CD-only show has a one- off feature: Each of the two hours have the exact same artists in the exact same order, with different songs in each hour. So you get two views off each artist’s sound. I frequently wonder about how certain song choices present artists in a way that highlights what is an unusual sound for them. This week really doesn’t address that concern, it just gives you 2 songs I like a lot from each. You will hear The Mommyheads, The Hepburns, Saint Etienne ‎, Pulp, Anthony Rochester, Garlands, Holiday, The Honey Pot, The Saints, Dr. John, The Night Tripper, Paul Haig, Mia Doi Todd, Rachel Stamp, Hussy, Black Bananas, The Lookout Honeys.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
The Mommyheads	Architect	One Eyed Band	Mommyhead Music
The Hepburns	Crystal Caves & Ocean Waves	Thing Of Joy	Magic
Saint Etienne ‎	Missing Pieces	Glad	Heavenly
Pulp	The Trees	Forty Odd Years (Live. Rare. Unreleased. 1982-2025)	Mojo Magazine
Anthony Rochester	Did You Lose Weight?	Music For In The Spaceship	Kaleidoscopic Lights Collective
Garlands	Ancient Music	(Picnic, Lightning)	Mister Records
Holiday	Your Very Last Party	Cafe Reggio	spinART Records
The Honey Pot	White Rabbit	An Introduction To The Honey Pot With Crystal Jacqueline	Fruits de Mer Records
The Saints	Swing For The Crime	Prehistoric Sounds	EMI
Dr. John, The Night Tripper	Mama Roux	Gris-Gris	Real Gone Music
Paul Haig	Uncle Sam	Metamorphosis	Les Disques Du Crépuscule
Mia Doi Todd	88 Ways – DJ Nobody Remix	Remixes, Rarities, & Radio Edits	Columbia
Rachel Stamp	Victory	Oceans Of Venus	Underground, Inc.
Hussy	Easy Cash	Hussy	Harriet Records
Black Bananas	Physical Emotions	Electric Brick Wall	Drag City

Artist	Song	Release	Label
The Mommyheads	Ugly Things	New Kings Of Pop	Mommyhead Music
The Hepburns	Cerulean Blue	Thing Of Joy	Magic
Saint Etienne	Glad	Glad	Heavenly
Pulp	Live On	Forty Odd Years (Live. Rare. Unreleased. 1982-2025)	Mojo Magazine
Anthony Rochester	Gigi	Music For In The Spaceship	Kaleidoscopic Lights Collective
Garlands	Huge Weeping Willows	(picnic, lightning)	Mister Records
Holiday	New Year’s Anything	Cafe Reggio	spinART Records
The Honey Pot	Shangri-La	An Introduction To The Honey Pot With Crystal Jacqueline	Fruits de Mer Records
The Saints	Take This Heart Of Mine	Prehistoric Sounds	EMI
Dr. John, The Night Tripper	Jump Sturdy	Gris-Gris	Real Gone Music
Paul Haig	Mad Horses II	Metamorphosis	Les Disques Du Crépuscule
Mia Doi Todd	Digital – Album Version Edit	Remixes, Rarities, & Radio Edits	Columbia
Rachel Stamp	Witches Of Angelholm	Oceans Of Venus	Underground, Inc.
Hussy	Steel Trap	Hussy	Harriet Records
Black Bananas	Powder 8 Eeeeeeeeight	Electric Brick Wall	Drag City
The Lookout Honeys	Empty Stairs	Aguacatero	Harriet Records

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July 22, 2025

Week seven of seven in the Gulls Window Circus New England series. If you are just coming onboard, the 6 preceding shows have an equal selection of goodness to what you find here: electronic artists: [Kolo, Violet Nox and Cathode Ray Tube], 90s releases by artists such as 27, SugarBitch, The 360s, Sebadoh, Pie, Veronica Black Morpheus Nipple, Waitiki, Goat Boy, Fearless Pedestrians, 80’s artists such as Turbines, The 2×4’s, Space Negros, Insteps, Art Yard, The Wild Stares, Volcano Suns, Vandykes, Limbo Race, The Peecocks, Siamese Triplets, The Freeze, 70s artists Thrills and W.L.A. Boom Boom Band, plus some more recent artists: Value Added, Ursula, Uranium Daughters, The Very and Unit One. A lot of good sounds to explore.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Veronica Black Morpheus Nipple	Clutch (Lifestyle Mix)	Meta	Varicose Brand
Kolo	Triple Agent	Diversions of Grandeur	C.F.O.M.
Violet Nox	Dentscape	Nebula	Reverb Worship
Cathode Ray Tube	Halo Dismount	Jazz Decades	no label
27	The Cause	Let The Light In	Hydra Head Records
SugarBitch	Venus Headstash	Famous Glamorous Artists	Coffee College
The 360s	When I’m High	When I’m High	BMG Music
Thrills	(I Don’t Want) No Sympathy	N.A.F.I.T.C. Original Boston Punk 1977-1981CD	Dionysus Records / Bacchus Archives
Turbines	Whirlpool	Early Turbines	Metal Snowball Records
Sebadoh	Vampire	Sub Pop Promo CD #9	Sub Pop
Pie	Plastic Vistas	4th Independent Label Festival Purely Promotional	Disc Makers
The 2×4’s	Bridgeport Lathe	The 2×4’s	Metal Snowball Records
Value Added	In Session	Tell Us Like We Are	Harriet Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Ursula	Cavegrrl	Hair Salon	no label
Goat Boy	Satellite Baby	Detect The Mind Control Helicopters	100% Breakfast!
Fearless Pedestrians	Wondering	Detect The Mind Control Helicopters	100% Breakfast!
Space Negros	We Will Fall	The Arf! Arf! [El Cheapo] 2-CD Sampler	Arf! Arf!
Waitiki	L’Ours Chinois	Rendezvous In Okonkuluku	Pass Out Records
Unit One	Pikachoo	Altered State	Turtle Island
Uranium Daughters	Sunshine Underwater	When Pigs Fly – EP	Pterrr Records
The Very	Steve Jobs	The Universe Of You	Harriet Records
Insteps	Broken Broken	Boston Underground 1979 – 1982	Moulty Records
Art Yard	Sixty Cycle Hum	Boston Underground 1979 – 1982	Moulty Records
The Wild Stares	My Philosopher	The Wasted Years	Ace Of Hearts Records
Volcano Suns	Tree Stomp	Claws!	Throbbing Lobster
Vandykes	Spring	Claws!	Throbbing Lobster
Limbo Race	There Goes Kafka	A Wicked Good Time, Volume Two	Modern Method Records
The Peecocks	Oh Boy	Arf! Arf! Presents	Arf! Arf!
Siamese Triplets	Worms	Arf! Arf! Presents	Arf! Arf!
W.L.A. Boom Boom Band	At The Rat	Live At The Rat	Rat Records
The Freeze	Time Bomb / Boston Not L.A.	This Is Boston Not L.A.	Modern Method Records

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July 15, 2025

The penultimate Gulls Window Circus New England series show – week six of seven: it is a mostly-90s CD-only show that is fairly guaranteed to introduce new artists to you [John Hovorka and the Dawn of Mechanized Farming, Overboard, Noise Pencil, Paper Thin Stages, The Phenomenological Boys, Planet Queen, Prickly, Rattletaxi, Shrin, The Silver Lining, Jeffrey Simmons, Swinging Steaks, Swizzle, Ten Star General], and remind you of bands you loved [Major Stars, Nervous Eaters, The Paley Brothers, Papas Fritas, The Paper Squares, The Prime Movers, Primitive Romance, The Real Kids, Shiva Speedway, Syrup USA, Tomato Monkey, Sk-70, Spore, Swirlies], or just get a tune stuck in your head you had never run across before.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
John Hovorka and the Dawn of Mechanized Farming	Empire State	Runs + Drives	Metal Snowball Records
Major Stars	It’s A Blessing, Brother, I Cannot Lie	Space/Time	Twisted Village
Nervous Eaters	On The Avenue	Eaterville #1	Penniman Records
Overboard	Got To Get You Into My Life	Overboard Presents Help!	Overboard
The Paley Brothers	Meet The Invisible Man	The Complete Recordings	Real Gone Music
Noise Pencil	This Is The Life	Noise Pencil	Metal Snowball Records
Papas Fritas	Howl	Passion Play	Minty Fresh
The Paper Squares	Large Hotel Of Lonliness	The Paper Squares	The Paper Squares
Paper Thin Stages	I’ll Have The Next	Paper Thin Stages	not on label
Richie Parsons	When It All Began	Black Throated Blue	Lawless Records
The Phenomenological Boys	Clear / Lil’ Red Fire Engine	The Rainbow Record	Dave’s Cock
Planet Queen	Journey to the Stars	Sal Si Puedes	Polterchrist Records
Prickly	Death And The Maiden	Velleity	Harriet Records
The Prime Movers	Chemical Reaction	Back In Line	Not On Label
Primitive Romance	The Spirit’s Still There	The Spirit’s Still There: 1981–1986	Ashamed Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Rattletaxi	Suburban Stories	Rattletaxi	Truffle Records
The Real Kids	Better Be Good	The Real Kids	Norton Records
Heidi Saperstein	Pony Ride	Very Special	Not On Label
Shiva Speedway	Devil Dog	Psychic City	Fire Eater Records
Shrin	Scraps Of Days .. Pages 7 & 8	Rin Liminal Switch Volumes Two And One	Spirit Of Orr
The Silver Lining	Battered Senseless M.I.A. Heart	Well Dressed Blues	Eye-Con Records
Jeffrey Simmons	Your Best	Best Of Luck	Black Apple
Swinging Steaks	Stick Around	Sunday Best	First National Records
Swizzle	Who’s That Lady	Five Songs	Swizzle
Syrup USA	Parfait	All Over The Land	Flydaddy
Ten Star General	Pocket Knife	Hog Fort	One Way
Tomato Monkey	Fire Escapes	Chowcall	Ace Of Hearts
Sk-70	Samething	Nananoxynol-9	Sonic Bubblegum
Spore	Feedback	Spore	Taang! Records
Swirlies	Wrong Tube (Edit)	Brokedick Car	Taang! Records

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July 8, 2025

Week five of seven in the Gulls Window Circus New England series. This is a CD-only show, with some aha moments as tracks I haven’t heard in some time resurface to bring joy. It feels like a town hall meeting to me, as I have personal history with so many of todays artists, and know that you will find a lot of songs to love in this 2 part seaside hike. Firecat = Tim Sprague of Crow Follow, The Glass Set = Leah Callahan of Turkish Delight/Betwixt and Allan Esser of Primitive Romance, Heavy Stud = Meredith Byam of Poor Little Rich Girl (consignment store), I Love You = Paul Rechsteiner of Pie, Karacter & Lifestyle = Sean Drinkwater of Veronica Black Morpheus Nipple and Freezepop, Kudgel = Mark Erdody and Matt Nicholas of Black Helicopter, The Lune = Jeff Goddard of Karate and Mark Romano of Highland Kitchen (Somerville restaurant), Miskatonic = Paul Wisner of Ghosts and Shadows, The Moving Parts = Erik Lindgren and 2 members of MOB (Clint Conley and Roger Miller). Not at all complete, but a taste of the interconnections in today’s show.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Firecat	Dangerous	Black On Black	ReR
Fur Purse	Aid & Abet	Fur Purse	no label
Ghosts and Shadows	House of Cards	Full of Stars	Ghosts and Shadows
The Glass Set	First Image	First Image	The Glass Set
Heavy Stud	Don’t Expect	Don’t Expect	Good Time Lounge Records
Kenne Highland And His Vatican Sex Kittens	My Girl	Be More Flamboyant!	Stanton Park Records
High Risk Group	Katrine	Seconds Away	Harriet Records
Jeff And Jane Hudson	Make It So	The Middle	Not On Label (Jeff And Jane Hudson Self-released)
I Love You	Silly Things	Back It Up Baby	Magnificent Records
Karacter	Telepathy	Karacter	The Archenemy Record Company
Karate	“The State I’m In” Aka “Goode Buy From C0bbs Creek Park”	Pockets	Southern Records
James Kochalka Superstar	Shut Up Sunshine	Kissers	Highwater Books
Kudgel	Dyn-O-Mite	Chimp Is Dead	Super 8 Records
Kustomized	Amy Arrow	At The Vanishing Point	Matador
La Machine	Chop Shop	Phases & Repetition	Castle Face
Lars Vegas	Instinct	Meatland	Skycap

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Laurels	Scrape You Off	90-95	Dot Dot Dash
Lenny And The Piss Poor Boys	Can’t Take Anymore	Lenny And The Piss Poor Boys	Lude Boy Records
Lifestyle	You’re Gonna Make It Today	At The Risk Of Sounding Pretentious	The Archenemy Record Company
Thee Wylde Mainiacs	Why Ain’t Love Fair	Erik Lindgren – Yin Yang A-Go-Go (360 Degrees of Organized Sound [1972-2005]	Arf! Arf!
Lint	Something’s Gonna Change	Something’s Gonna Change	Plumb Records
The Lune	Choose	Blameless	crow point records
Lyres	You’ll Never Do It Baby	Lyres Lyres	Munster Records
Bird Mancini	Northridge	Tuning In / Tuning Out	Second Story Records
Milkmoney	Two Hours	Wheelie	Wicked Disc
Miskatonic	Destroy Your Car	Life Of The Party	Not On Label (Miskatonic Self-released)
Miss Mary	The Date	Hey Blue!	Stereorrific Recordings
Ed “Moose” Savage And His Litany Of Complaints	Just A Nickel	Is This Any Way To Be?	Guinea Pig
Moose and The Mudbugs	Can’t Sleep At Night	Live At Knights Of Pythius	Unbelievable! Records
The Moving Parts	Good Oscillations	Wrong Conclusion	Arf! Arf!
Timworld	Making Scary New Gods Out Of Corn Husks	Dhoom	el: Goat River Productions

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July 1, 2025

Week four of seven in the Gulls Window Circus New England series starts the CD portion, and also provides an in-studio interview with Tommy White of The Mighty Ions, Unnatural Axe, The Fabulous Billygoons, The Beachmasters and The Beachcombers. Most enjoyable new find was the Calef Brown/Clementown CD, which takes the two children’s books Polkabats and Octopus Slacks, and Dutch Sneakers and Flea-Keepers and puts the books to song. Every single track in parts 1 and 2 are rather crucial, I really hope you get to listen to them all.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Willie Alexander And The Persistence Of Memory Orchestra	Bass Rocks	The East Main Street Suite	Accurate Distortion
The Atlantics	Big City Rock	Big City Rock	ABC Records
Audioscam	Get Used to This	#Kickingandscreaming – EP	Audioscam
The Beachcombovers	Satan’s Holiday	Shake and Stomp	American Independent Records Inc.
The Mighty Ions	Andy & Bill	Face Rakin’ Rock	Dino Records
The Mighty Ions	Australopithecus	Face Rakin’ Rock	Alien Snatch! Records
The Beachmasters	Surfin’ Ayatollah	Beachmasters	Kleen Kut Records
The Fabulous Billygoons	The Goons Are Drinking Again	Rhapsody In Flatulence	Modern Method Records
Betwixt	Sundown, Sundown	Moustache	Archenemy
Big Meat Hammer	City Kids	Please Keep Portland Clean	Goreprod
Black Cat Bone	Judas Tree	Homework #10 DIY/postpunk/No Wave/experimental: ABC ’79-89	Hyped To Death
Darryl Blood	Unsettling Sweet	This Isn’t Goodbye	Bluesanct
Clementown and Calef Brown	The Bathtub Driver	Polkabats and Octopus Slacks-The MUSIC!	Clementown Records
Clementown and Calef Brown	The Lonely Surfer	Polkabats and Octopus Slacks-The MUSIC!	Clementown Records
Carden & Wallace	Untitled	The Dinosaur Gardens	Music To Dream To…Recordings
Seana Carmody	Oh Tokyo	Not Foolin You	Not On Label
The Cars	I’m In Touch With Your World	The Cars	Elektra

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Cheesecake	So What	You’re Soaking In iIt	Girlie
Cookiepusher	The Worst Spy	Heavy Is Disheveled	Not On Label
Combustible Edison	Solid State	Schizophonic	Subpop
The Complaints	Can’t Kill A Killer	Chasing Light	CompRecords
The Crimson Ghosts	Last Caress	Some Kinda Hits	Necro-Tone Records
Crow Follow	Brambles	Red Velvet Radio	Band 4 Band Records
Cyclones	52 Chief	Viva La Sardina Loca!	xxx
The Dambuilders	Candy Guts	Tough Guy Problem – EP	The Dambuilders
Peter Dayton	Falling In Love With Myself	Peter Dayton	Smasheasy
The Demon Seeds	One Foot In the Grave	Have a Date With Death	Necro-Tone Records
Dirt Merchants	Headdress	4 Song Promo Sampler	Epic
Dogmatics	Teenage Lament	1981-1986	Vagrant Records
The Ekphrastics	A Good Day for Sailing	Make Your Own Snowboard	Harriet Records
The Elevator Drops	Proto	People Mover	UMG – The Bicycle Music Company
Flying Nuns	Submarine	Pilot	Matador
Drekka	Secrets Without	Exactioning	Bluesanct