Monthly Archives: May 2026

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May 26, 2026

A 2 hour Gulls Window Circus born out of a desire to discover artists I hadn’t heard or had overlooked. In the accelerated timeline we live in, it is easy to focus on the familiar. This show introduces a bunch of tracks that have provided joy to me that I hadn’t expected. Hope you enjoy them as well.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Pieces Of Peace	Peace & Blessings	Pieces Of Peace	Cali-Tex Records
Chuck E. Weiss	Tony Did The Boogie Woogie	Old Souls & Wolf Tickets	Rykodisc
Pizzaman	Hello Honky Tonks	Pizzamania	Loaded Records
Epileptic Disco	Star Wars	Spread The Seed	Not On Label
Marcia Griffiths	Groovin’	Carousel	Island Records
Skankin’ Pickle	Gates Of Steel	The Green Album	Dr. Strange Records
The Bogmen	What’s Behind Your Coat?	Life Begins At 40 Million	Arista
Cracker	Someday	Cracker	Virgin
Dada	Dog	Puzzle	I.R.S. Records
DeVotchKa	The Enemy Guns	How It Ends	Cicero Recordings
Boba Fett Youth	Ska Bus	Boba Fett Youth	Bucky Records
Buckshot LeFonque	Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?) (edit)	Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)	Columbia
Good Riddance	Come Dancing	A Comprehensive Guide To Moderne Rebellion	Fat Wreck Chords
Super Cat	Forgive Me Jah	The Struggle Continues	Columbia
Superdude	African Herbsman	Pothead Punk	Ace Records
Matisyahu	Sea To Sea	Live At Stubb’s	JDub Records
Aster Aweke	Yedi Gosh (My Guy)	Kabu	Columbia
Righteous Youth	Can’t run from Jah	Brush It Off	Black Liberty Records
Duane The Teenage Weirdo	Bubblegum Encore	Postcard From Hell	Third Man Records
Emika	Young Minds	Dva	Ninja Tune
Flamingods	Taboo Groves	Majesty	Soundway
Gold Panda	Autumn Fall	Good Luck And Do Your Best	City Slang
Intended Immigration	All Love New	La Demoiselle Du Fonque	Wooden Hat Records
Chico Mann	Magic Touch	Magical Thinking	Soundway
Emma Louise	Jungle	Vs Head Vs Heart	Frenchkiss Records
Officerfishdumplings	Six Months	Finds Your Way Home	Notenuf Records
310	Global Illage	Downtown & Brooklyn Only	Leaf
Neon Neon	Hammer & Sickle	Praxis Makes Perfect	Lex Records

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May 19, 2026

Gulls Window Circus returns to two hours with a hippy dream, capturing the innocence we’ve lost with the ages. Every artist is well-known, but the tracks presented tell a different story than AM/FM gave you back then. Many highlights… Hear the optimism Little River Band – from Australia at that time – sang about hope in America in those different times. Thanks for these records Jack.

Listen to this show – Part 2 appears further down the page

Artist	Song	Release	Label
New Riders Of The Purple Sage	La Bamba	Oh, What A Mighty Time	Columbia
Jackson Browne	Boulevard	Hold Out	Asylum Records
City Lights	Run From The Man	Silent Dancing	Sire
Mike Oldfield	Family Man	Five Miles Out	Epic
Little River Band	Statue Of Liberty	Little River Band	Harvest
The Moody Blues	Sun Is Still Shining	To Our Children’s Children’s Children	Threshold
Poco	And Settlin’ Down	The Very Best Of Poco	Epic
Joni Mitchell	That Song About The Midway	Clouds	First Record
Crosby, Stills & Nash	In My Dreams	CSN	Pop
Simon & Garfunkel	Fakin’ It	Grand Prix 20	Hoo Ver Record
Loggins And Messina	Sweet Marie	Native Sons	CBS/Sony
Donovan	The Enchanted Gypsy	A Gift From A Flower To A Garden	Epic
Dan Fogelberg	Give Me Some Time	Nether Lands	Epic
Seals & Crofts	A Tribute To ‘Abdu’L-Baha’	Takin’ It Easy	Warner Bros. Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Listen	Never Walk Away	Home Grown IV	KGB Records
Ron Mayer & Gary Mercado	Springtime In Laguna	Homegrown II	KGB Records
The Youngbloods	Sunlight	Elephant Mountain	RCA Victor
Johnny Winter And	No Time To Live	Johnny Winter And	Columbia
Vanilla Fudge	The Beat Goes On	The Beat Goes On	ATCO Records
War	Beetles In The Bog	The World Is A Ghetto	United Artists Records
Santana	Singing Winds, Crying Beasts	Abraxas	Columbia
Pearls Before Swine	Images Of April	Balaklava	ESP-Disk
Country Joe & The Fish	Death Sound Blues	Electric Music For The Mind And Body	Vanguard
James Gang	Asshtonpark	James Gang Rides Again	ABC Records
Humble Pie	Say No More	Eat It	A&M Records
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy	Lonely Leaf	The Great Conspiracy	Columbia
Clear Light	A Child’s Smile	Clear Light	Elektra
The Chambers Brothers	All Strung Out Over You	The Time Has Come	Columbia
The Blues Project	Fly Away	Projections	Verve Folkways
Big Brother & The Holding Company	Summertime	Cheap Thrills	Columbia

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May 12, 2026

Old school 84-88 hip hop is the focus of Gulls Window Circus today. L.L. Cool J, The Time, Ice-T, Eric B. & Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, EPMD, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, Salt ‘N’ Pepa, Schoolly D, Run DMC, even a 12″ B-side by Prince And The Revolution. Time to re-evaluate/re-visit a bedrock time period for music.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
L.L. Cool J	My Rhyme Ain’t Done	Bigger And Deffer (BAD)	Def Jam Recordings
The Time	Ice Cream Castles	Ice Cream Castle	Warner Bros. Records
Ice-T	Radio Suckers	Power	Sire
Eric B. & Rakim	I Know You Got Soul	Paid In Full	4th & Broadway
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Brand New Funk	He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper	Jive
EPMD	You’re A Customer	Strictly Business	Fresh Records
Boogie Down Productions	Ya Slippin’	By All Means Necessary	Jive
Public Enemy	Too Much Posse	Yo! Bum Rush The Show	Def Jam Recordings
Salt ‘N’ Pepa	Solo Power (Let’s Get Paid)	A Salt With A Deadly Pepa	Next Plateau Records Inc.
Schoolly D	This Is It (Ain’t Gonna Rain)	Smoke Some Kill	Jive
Run DMC	You Be Illin’	Raising Hell	Profile Records
Prince And The Revolution	Erotic City (“Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive”)	Let’s Go Crazy	Warner Bros. Records

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May 5, 2026

Today’s Gulls Window Circus is a rock show that surfaces some excellent tracks I’ve found while CD surfing in my collection. It ends with the most well-known artist of the bunch, Nada Surf. Outside of Sean Na Na (a Har Mar Superstar side project) the bands had only regional success. Choo Choo La Rouge, The Audiants, Linnane, and Clem Snide had Boston roots. The show is a love letter to 00, with 1 from 2000, 3 from 2002, 3 from 2005, 2 each from 2006, 2007, and 2009, and then 1 each from 2014 and 2017.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Colorful Rhythm	Everybody Close Your Eyes	“Megapixy”	Colorful Rhythm
In Fervor	In The Spirit Of Self Sufficiency	Onward Downward	DCXXV Recordings
David LK Murphy	If I	Goodbye	David LK Murphy
Linnane	Today Always	The Shady Tree	Linnanemusic
Sean Na Na	My Old France	Split: Mary Lou Lord / Sean Na Na – EP	Kill Rock Stars
The Primidonnatives	Middle of the Night Cafe	Go	Vague Moon Records
The Audiants	Thaw	All The Time In The World	The Audiants
Choo Choo La Rouge	Copper Spoons	Black Clouds	Kiam Records
Clem Snide	The Sound Of German Hip-Hop	End Of Love	spinART Records
Brazzaville	Star Called Sun	East L.A. Breeze	Vendlus Records
Soft Cactus	Hungry	Five Ways To Foreshadow	Soft Cactus
Pinback	Fortress	Music From The O.C. College Radio Mix	Warner Sunset Records
Nada Surf	If You Leave	Music From The O.C. College Radio Mix	Warner Sunset Records