On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay pay tribute to the long running label Island Records. Inspired by the Harry Belafonte movie & song "Island in the Sun" the label was founded in Jamaica in 1959, and specialized in Jamaican folk music, Ska, and reggae before relocating to London in the mid-sixties, where they would branch out into jazz, British folk, progressive rock, and then Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk and more . . . .

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On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Lindsay & Brandon take a break from cleaning the house and preparing snacks for a guest DJ and go it alone, giving them more time to talk about some Blue Island happenings like the proposed data center, the official opening of Sid's Pizza Calabrese on Old Western Ave., and Mai Fest happening on Saturday, May 9th. And also, Brandon attempts to answer another listener question but fails miserably.

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On today's episode of Vinyl Friday's Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome vinyl enthusiast and pinball wizard Jessica Zee! Listen as they talk about vinyl, pinball, Marc Maron and the not so great 1997 movie Spawn. And listen to the end for the lightning round!

Sleeter-Kinney - The Fox - The Woods

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

Violent Femmes - Add It Up - Violent Femmes

Velvet Underground - Rock N Roll - Loaded

Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk to Fuck - Nouvelle Vague

The Beths - Roundabout - Straight Line Was to Lie

Soccer Mommy - Don't Ask Me - Sometimes, Forever

Pypy - She's Back - Sacred Times

Find - Woman - Finom

Car Seat Headrest - Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales - Teens of Desire

Self - Cannon - Subliminal Plastic Motives - Subliminal Plastic Motives

Gary Numan - Metal - Pleasure Principal

Plastics - Top Secret Man - Plastics - 1981

Flock of Seagulls - The End - The Story of a Young Heart

Original Shogun Assassin Soundtrack - Dune (Played at 45)

Sinead O'Connor - Jerusalem - The Lion & The Cobra

The Who - Pinball Wizard - Tommy

Smoking Popes - Not that Kind of Girlfriend- Get Fired

Soul Coughing - Bus to Beelzebub - Ruby Vroom

A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God - Midnight Marauders

!!! - Intensity - !!!

Pixies - Andro Queen - Indy City

Minutemen - Little Man with a Gun in His Hand - Buzz or Howl - Under the Influence of Heat EP - SST Records 1987 Pressing

The Courette's - The Boy I Love - Here Are The Courettes - Damaged Goods

The Unicorns - Tuff Ghost - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone

Pixies - Vamos - Come On Pilgrim

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On this episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome AP Lindsay's friend and co-worker Ariel who is a baker, a farmer, vinyl enthusiast and owner of some of the fanciest tupper ware around. And Brandon answers a listener question. Last but not least there is music; everything from Foxy Brown to Gorilla Biscuits.

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On today's episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome Mike Tucker back for his first appearance of the year. And what is the Freaky Friday Edition? Well, that's Mike's idea for today's show, where he selects records from his collection for Brandon & AP Lindsay to play and they pick records for him to play from their collections and mayhem ensues! Who played what!? OMG it's gonna be crazy!

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On today's episode of The Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay warm up the mics by talking about the movie "Song Sung Blue" before welcoming their guests The Children's Crusade to discuss their album Black, Bruised & Broken Down, AI, band life in 2026 and driving on the Dan Ryan. We also hear a sample of their single Mechanical Love and a couple of songs from Jason's record collection because you know, vinyl.

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On today's episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome 3/4 of the Chicago pop-punk band Goodbye Sunshine, Jay, Gus & Shane. We'll be discussing their upcoming shows at the Doll Hut and the world famous Whiskey A Go Go. We also discuss the inspirations behind some of their songs like Only Fans, Blue Island liquor stores and Home Depot hot dogs, not to mention the all important question: Why do people start bands? Oh yeah, and we also squeeze in a few words about their new album Sunday School Singalongs.

Goodbye Sunshine songs heard on this episode: Out of Control, Smokestacks, Lake Shore Drive

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https://goodbyesunshine.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-school-singalongs

https://www.youtube.com/@goodbyesunshinepoppunk

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Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back Chris Bizarro and his partner Z to talk about the Weenie Roast they will be hosting at The Rock Island Public House on Saturday, January 31st and The Valentines Day Fundraiser at Burlington Bar on Saturday, February 14th. And also, to play some songs / records about "Love".

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On today's episode Brandon & AP Lindsay talk about and play songs from some of their favorite albums 2025. Is it as long a list as Mr. Sonic Youth's? No, who as time to listen to that many records!? But it is a tight twelve and a bonus album suggested by a listener.

Listen all the way to the end for Brandon's controversial pick. To play or not to play, that is the question.

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Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back Joe Chellino & Kevin Baron for another dose of punk, metal and industrial music and boy do we need it. So get ready for some loud, angry, music . . . but first, a quiet little basement jam.