Tick Tock

Tick Tock. The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 28, 2015. View the completely linear playlist for 12-28-15 (CLICK HERE)

Nick Diamonds, Claptone, Tame Impala, The Mynabirds, Oneohtrix Point Never

Tick Tock Day is a reminder that there are only 2 days remaining in the year.  Do you have any unfinished business that needs to be done in this calendar year?  Is there something big you want to accomplish yet this year?  Now is the time to finish up as the clock is ticking!

Bah, Hubbug!

Bah, Hubbug! The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 21, 2015. View the completely isotopic playlist for 12-21-15 (CLICK HERE)

Lanterns On The Lake , Widowspeak, Saintseneca, Surf Rock Is Dead, The I Don't Cares

Bah, is just that, an expletive intended to impart disbelief, like pshaw, ptttttt, and similar. Humbug is a load of malarkey, an untruth, a fairy tale, a line, a fish story, a made up story, a deception.
The latter interpretation is derived from the word's association with Ebenezer Scrooge, a character created by Charles Dickens.

Halcyon Days--The Holiday Hub

Halcyon Days--The Holiday Hub. The Hub Radio Show Monday December 14, 2015. View the completely festive playlist for 11-14-15 (CLICK HERE)

Band of Merrymakers, The LeeVees & Matisyahu, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Ivan & Alyosha

The pure air and semi-tropical skies stimulated our buoyant spirits, and made these the halcyon days of my existence.

Apres Beatles

Apres Beatles. The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 7, 2015. View the completely solo playlist for 11-7-15 (CLICK HERE)

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

What if The Beatles never broke up?  Create a theoretical album that culls the best of The Beatles solo material from 1971 (with some holdovers from All Things Must Pass) to create what could have been the band’s 1971 follow-up. This album is called Imagine Clouds Dripping, a surreal Yoko Ono quote that John had felt was particularly inspirational and sets the tone. 

Perpetual Youth

Perpetual Youth. The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 30, 2015. View the completely unchanged playlist for 11-30-15 (CLICK HERE)

DJDS, Grimes, Polica, Claptone, Lydmor & Bon Homme, Naytronix

In terms of days and moments lived, you’ll never again be as young as you are right now, so spend this day, the youth of your future, in a way that deflects regret. Invest in yourself. Have some fun. Do something important. Love somebody extra. In one sense, you’re just a kid, but a kid with enough years on her to know that every day is priceless.

If Seal Is Broken

If Seal Is Broken. The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 23, 2015. View the completely tight playlist for 11-23-15 (CLICK HERE)

Apollo Cobra, Ra Ra Riot, Surf Rock Is Dead, High Highs, The Most Serene Republic

Many sources have been active in promoting "National Use Even if Seal is Broken Day," a "fun" holiday for people to take part in. However, there are many dangers in using any product that has been tampered with, and you should not consume any item that has a broken seal. While this is a funny, "Damn the man" approach to life and holidays, it should not be taken seriously, as yours and your family's health could be at risk by participating in this particular "fun" holiday.

Take A Hike

Take A Hike. The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 16, 2015. View the completely unanimous playlist for 11-16-15 (CLICK HERE)

Grimes, Beacon, Mansionair, Robot Koch, Oneohtrix Point Never

Whether it’s a solo walk in the park, a hike along your favorite trail or leisurely stroll with the family around the neighborhood, this annual “holiday” provides the perfect excuse to head for the great outdoors and get some fresh air. Not only will you see the sights and breathe fresh air, hiking is good for your body and mind, too!

2012

2012. The Hub Radio Show for November 9, 2015. View the completely recent past playlist for 11-9-15 (CLICK HERE)

Gravenhurst, Electric Guest, The Mowgli's, Tanlines

And so people are all but ignorant of the fact that time really is the wanderings of these bodies, bewilderingly numerous as they are and astonishingly variegated. It is none the less possible, however, to discern that the perfect number of time brings to completion the perfect year at that moment when the relative speeds of all eight periods have been completed together and, measured by the circle of the Same that moves uniformly, have achieved their consummation.

Look For Circles

Look For Circles. The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 2, 2015. View the completely round playlist for 11-02-15 (CLICK HERE)

Pictureplane, Grimes, Peaches, Run The Jewels, MC Lars

Look For Circles Day  is today. Go forth, in search of circles. We suspect you will find them everywhere. Looking for circles, is a lot like swimming in a round pool. You go round and round. There's a lots of splashing. But, you don't get anywhere.

Howl At The Moon

Howl At The Moon. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 26, 2015. View the completely lunar playlist (CLICK HERE)

Kurt Vile, Deerhunter, Arcade Fire, Cloud Cult, GEMS

The "harvest moon" and "hunter's moon" are traditional terms for the full moons occurring during late summer and in the autumn, in the northern hemisphere usually in August, September and October respectively. The "harvest moon" is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (22 or 23 September), and the "hunter's moon" is the one following it.

Adjust Your Chair

Adjust Your Chair. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 19, 2015. View the completely height proportionate playlist for 10-19-15 (CLICK HERE)

Neon Indian, Yppah, Prefuse 73, Maribou State, Autre Ne Veut

A basic rule of ergonomics is that there is no such thing as an "average" person. However, providing a chair specifically designed for each individual is not practical. The only solution is to provide workers with fully adjustable chairs that can accommodate a maximum range of people (typically around 90 percent of the population; workers falling in the ranges of 5% of the shortest and the tallest will need custom-made chairs).

Freethought

Freethought. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 12, 2015. View the completely free playlist for 10-12-15 (CLICK HERE)

Battles, Caspian, Yppah, Robert DeLong, Kaskade, Princess Century

What makes a freethinker is not his beliefs but the way in which he holds them. If he holds them because his elders told him they were true when he was young, or if he holds them because if he did not he would be unhappy, his thought is not free; but if he holds them because, after careful thought he finds a balance of evidence in their favor, then his thought is free, however odd his conclusions may seem.

Funky Hub

Funky Hub. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 5, 2015. View the completely smooth playlist for 10-05-15 (CLICK HERE)

Dennis Coffey, Cold Blood, Faze-O, Funkadelic, Funk Factory

Funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord, distinguishing them from R&B and soul songs, which are built on chord progressions. Funk uses the same extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths.

Ask A Stupid Question

Ask A Stupid Question. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 28, 2015. View the completely refinanced playlist for 9-28-15 (CLICK HERE)

Beach House, Chelsea Wolfe, Doe Paoro, Empress Of, Deradoorian, Beirut

Also, ask a silly question. Your query doesn't deserve a proper answer, as in Am I hungry? ask a stupid question! One authority believes this idiom is a variant of ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs, which appeared in Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer (1773) and was frequently repeated thereafter

I'm On Top Of It

I'm On Top Of It. The Hub Radio show for Monday September 14, 2015. View the completely top playlist for 9-14-15 (CLICK HERE)

Chelsea Wolfe, FKA twigs, GEMS, Doe Paoro, HEALTH

I'm spinning round like a top
I never know where I'll stop. My thoughts they are a racing and my feet they are a pacing. My hands they are a trembling
Calm they're not resembling. My head it is a whirl,  I'm on top of the world.

Labor Day

Labor Day. The Hub Radio show for Monday September 7, 2015. View the completely organized playlist for 9-7-15 (CLICK HERE)

The Arcs, The Fresh & Onlys, The Good Life, Hinds, La Luz

Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their country.

No Rhyme No Reason

No Rhyme No Reason. The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 31, 2015. View the completely willy nilly playlist for 8-31-15 (CLICK HERE)

Beach House, The Mynabirds, Tamaryn, Land Lines, Deradoorian

I’ve been struggling with how to explain Einstein on the Beach to people, and what an impactful, unexpectedly moving piece of art it was. And I could tell you what it meant to me, but it would have nothing to do with what it might mean to you. I’ve never seen anything like it and I’m sure I never will again.

True Love Forever

True Love Forever. The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 17, 2015. View the completely cliche playlist for 8-17-15 (CLICK HERE)

Big Scary, HEALTH, Lana Del Rey, Young Galaxy, MS MR

Metaphysically speaking: yes, true love is forever. True love is unconditional love, therefore, it never dies. When you truly love someone, even when you die, that person is going to have that love in their heart until they die. Others around them are witness to that love, and remember it.

Hold My Hand

Hold My Hand. The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 10, 2015. View the completely innocent playlist for 8-10-15 (CLICK HERE)

Titus Andronicus, Desaparecidos, The Good Life, Grasshole

I've noticed that whenever I hold hands with anyone, my hand is always on the bottom. When I hold hands with my girlfriend or when I had to hold hands with my teammates for football, my hand is always on bottom. Does this mean anything psychology-wise?

Second Verse Same As The First

Second Verse Same as the First. The Hub Radio Show for Monday July 20, 2015. View the completely repetitive playlist for 7-20-15 (CLICK HERE)

Tame Impala, Boats, L'anarchiste, Gwenno

My grandparents were fond of using the phrase when they wanted you to do something again, so the saying has to be much older than the song. When grandma would give me chores to keep me busy: "Clean that window, grandson." "But I've already done it!" "That was the inside. Go outside; second verse same as the first!"

Gruntled Workers Day

Gruntled Worker Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday July 13, 2015. View the completely content playlist for 7-13-15 (CLICK HERE)

Psymon Spine, Vessels, Nicolas Jaar, Dungen, Lee Bannon

Gruntled Workers Day we celebrate the people who are satisfied in their work and are truly having fun at their jobs. Unfortunately, there aren't too many of them out there these days, but when you do run into them it definitely does make a difference.

Farthest From the Sun

Farthest From the Sun. The Hub Radio Show for Monday July 6, 2015. View the completely Aphelion playlist for 7-6-15 (CLICK HERE)

Shimmy and shake with LA Priest, WIN WIN, Mynabirds, Son Lux, Panda Bear, Cape Snow

The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, comet or other Sun-orbiting body where it is nearest to the Sun. It is the opposite of aphelion, which is the point in the orbit where the object is farthest from the Sun.

Mom Jeans

Mom Jeans. The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 29, 2015. View the completely retro-playlist for 6-29-15 (CLICK HERE)

Paul McCartney, Lowell George, Inara George, Bonnie Rait, Robbie Robertson

Mom jeans is a humorously pejorative term for a specific type of fit of women's jeans, considered to be both unfashionable, and unflattering to the wearer's figure. This style usually consists of a high waist (rising above the belly button), making the buttocks appear disproportionately longer, larger, and flatter than they otherwise might. It also tends to have excess space in the zipper/crotch and leg areas.

Let It Go

Let It Go. The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 22, 2015. View the completely cathartic playlist for 6-22-15 (CLICK HERE)

Desaparecidos, The Vaccines, Westkust, Courtney Barnett, mewithoutYou, Deradoorian

Einstein said, “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”
I believe in a friendly universe.
Being receptive and allowing things to happen is a skill that can be practiced and improved upon. It helps to believe in a friendly universe—one that is supporting you at every turn so that you don’t have to worry yourself over the details

Magna Carta

Magna Carta. The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 15, 2015. View the completely judicious playlist for 6-15-15 (CLICK HERE)

No Joy, mewithoutYou, Guantanamo Baywatch, Jonas Alaska, Mates Of State and ...

Today, most of us take certain liberties for granted such as the right to a fair trial or the right to own property, but this is actually the fruit of an agreement entitled the Magna Carta (the great charter), sealed on 19^th June 1215 in England. Exactly 800 years on, England celebrates this totem of rights with events taking place throughout the country.

FroYo, Bro

FroYo, Bro. The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 8, 2015. View the completely sugar-free playlist for 6-8-15 (CLICK HERE)

Wiggle and jiggle with Jay-Jay Johanson, Twin Shadow, Jaime xx, Todd Rundgren, SonReal, Nozinja and ah...

People have been eating plain yogurt for over four millennia, particularly in the Middle East and India. Yogurt was brought to the U.S. in the early 1900s and steadily increased in popularity as a health food item over the next several decades. In the 1930s Dannon began selling prepackaged yogurt for the first time in the U.S. By the 1970s, with the popularity of ice cream surging, freezing and production technology was transferred to the production of frozen yogurt. Many consumers, however, complained about the yogurt taste.

Flip A Coin

Flip A Coin. The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 1, 2015. View the completely random playlist for 6-1-15 (CLICK HERE)

Neon Indian, Cheerleader, Trails and Ways, SSLYBY, Girlpool

Spinning a penny, in this case one with the Lincoln Memorial on the back, will land tails side up roughly 80 percent of the time. The reason: the side with Lincoln’s head on it is a bit heavier than the flip side, causing the coin’s center of mass to lie slightly toward heads. The spinning coin tends to fall toward the heavier side more often, leading to a pronounced number of extra “tails” results when it finally comes to rest.

Indie 500

Indie 500. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 25, 2015. View the completely varoom playlist for 5-25-15 (CLICK HERE)

The Postal Service, Fleet Foxes, Neutral Milk Hotel, Yo La Tengo, Grizzly Bear

The term "indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained dedicated to their independent status. By the end of the 1990s indie rock developed a number of subgenres and related styles. Following indie pop these included lo-fi, noise pop, emo, sadcore, post-rock, space rock and math rock. In the 2000s, changes in the music industry and in music technology enabled a new wave of indie rock bands to achieve mainstream success.

No Dirty Dishes

No Dirty Dishes. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 18, 2015. View the completely debris-free playlist for 5-18-15 (CLICK HERE)

Deaparecidos, METZ, Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, ASIWFA, Crocodiles

No Dirty Dishes Day is a reprieve from the daily pile of dishes to wash and dry. Day after day, we do the daily chore of washing and drying dishes, then put them away in various cabinets and drawers. We perform this task after each and every meal, and often after snacks. Even putting them in and out of the dishwasher and running it, can be a chore.

Useless Knowledge

Useless Knowledge. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 11, 2015. View the completely bovine playlist for 5-11-15 (CLICK HERE)

Django Django, Axel Krygier, Bob Moses, The Japanese House 

1. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
2. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
3. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.
4. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
5. Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor.
   It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.

For The Birds

For The Birds. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 4, 2015. View the completely avian playlist for 5-4-15 (CLICK HERE)

We tripped the light fantastic with Speedy Ortiz, Courtney Barnett, Timeshares, The Cribs, Nai Harvest, Vessels and all of the rest.

"National Bird Day" is not only a good day to take time to appreciate the native wild birds flying free outside our windows, it is also a perfect time to reflect on how we treat the native birds of other countries. While we have enacted laws to protect our native birds — such as blue jays, cardinals, and crows — from commercial exploitation, we fail to recognize the inconsistency in allowing the pet industry to exploit the birds of other countries.

No Honey Without Flowers

No Honey Without Flower. The Hub Radio show for Monday April 27, 2015. View the completely buzzing playlist for 4-27-15 (CLICK HERE)

Big Data, Bob Moses, Cuushe, Twin Shadow, Young Fathers and so...

Foraging bees will fly up to three miles (five kilometres) from the hive to find sources of nectar, but when nectar is not available bees will feed on their stored honey. A bee colony will normally store more than enough honey during the summer to see them through the following winter. When a beekeeper takes honey from the hive, he will make sure the bees survive the winter by providing sugar syrup for them to feed on.

420 Day

420 Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday April 20, 2015. View the completely mellow playlist for 4-20-15 (CLICK HERE)

Sgt. Pepper's Midlife Crisis

Both men and women experience hormonal changes in this decade of change; if you're not prepared for the challenges that come along with these changes, you can be in for a doozey of a midlife crisis. Although individual reactions will vary, certain middle age transition indications are common. A code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis and by extension, as a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture or simply cannabis itself. Observances based on the number 420 include celebrating cannabis on the date April 20.

Scrabble Day

Scrabble Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday April 13, 2015. View the completely hirsute playlist for 4-13-15 (CLICK HERE)

Laura Marling, Courtney Barnett, Waxahatchee, Toro y Moi, Villagers, Mary Epworth

Scrabble isn't all fun and games. Some players have made Scrabble their life's work. Nigel Richards, a New Zealander based in Malaysia, is the world's "strongest player," according to Hasbro. Richards travels around the world to Scrabble tournaments, and has won the World Scrabble Championship three times and the National Scrabble Championship five times.

Sorry Charlie

Sorry Charlie. The Hub Radio Show for Monday April 6, 2015. View the completely flukey playlist for 4-6-15 (CLICK HERE)

Sufjan Stevens, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Death Cab For Cutie, Twin Shadow, Boxed In

Sorry Charlie Day is for all of those who have been rejected, and yet somehow survived it. Celebrate this day by taking a minute to remember a past rejection. After doing this, be happy und realize the fact, that this happens to all of us.

A Walk In The Park

A Walk In The Park. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 30, 2015. View the completely laconic playlist for 3-30-15 (CLICK HERE)

Jeff The Brotherhood, Choir Vandals, Happyness, Mercies, Modest Mouse and um

Nature says thou shalt keep the air, skate, swim, walk, ride, run. When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the sole leather has passed into the fibre of your body. I measure your health by the number of shoes and hats and clothes you have worn out. He is the richest man who pays the largest debt to his shoemaker

I'm Not Here

I'm Not Here. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 23, 2015. Taking a short break. Ray sitting in tonight. No idear what he might spin-always good. See you next week.

Classic Hub Radio Show for stream.

Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.

Everything You Do Is Right

Everything You Do Is Right. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 16, 2015. View the completely correct playlist for 3-16-15 (CLICK HERE)

Sonomad, Portico, Public Service Broadcasting, Shana Falana, Sandra Kolstad and

Everything You Do is Right Day just might be a perfect day. Life is filled with ups and downs. Some days are good days. Some days are bad days. Most often, there's both good and bad in any given day. You take lifes ups and downs with a grain of salt. Every once in a while, a day comes along where everything you do goes well.....the perfect day!

Get Over It

Get Over It. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 9, 2015. View the completely anemic playlist for 3-9-15 (CLICK HERE)

The Bright Light Social Hour, Beardyman, Champs, Purity Ring, Sonomad and

a) okay to cut in front of others in line or a queue - at the airport or at a movie
b) okay to go into a public toilet, urinate on the toilet seat, and not clean up before leaving
c) okay to throw your plastic coke bottle out the window while driving your car
d) okay to speed up and honk when someone is trying to get into a lane in front of you

Fruit Compote

Fruit Compote. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 2, 2015. View the completely acidic playlist for 3-2-2015 (CLICK HERE)

Screaming Females, Low Cut Connie, lowercase letters, Diamond Rugs, Mark Ronson and um...

Compote conformed to the medieval belief that fruit cooked in sugar syrup balanced the effects of humidity on the body. The name is derived from the Latin word compositus, meaning mixture. In late medieval England it was served at the beginning of the last course of a feast (or sometimes the second of three courses), often accompanied by a creamy potage.

Clean Monday

Clean Monday. The Hub Radio Show for Monday February 23, 2015. View the completely pure playlist for 2-23-15 (CLICK HERE)

Title Fight, Elephant Fire, Diet Cig, Amen Dunes, decker, Bombadil and well

Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα), also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent or Green Monday, is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian, Saint Thomas Christians of India and Eastern Catholic Great Lent. It is a movable feast that occurs at the beginning of the 7th week before Orthodox Easter Sunday.

Winter's Back Breaks

Winter's Back Breaks. The Hub Radio Show for Monday February 16, 2015. View the completely presidential playlist for 2-16-15 (CLICK HERE)

All We Are, Andy Shauf, Bjork, Broods, Carmen Rizzo, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith and then

Shrove Tuesday (known in some countries as Pancake Day) is a day in February or March, preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated in some countries by consuming pancakes.

Waiting For the Next Big Thing

Waiting For the Next Big Thing. The Hub radio show for Monday February 9, 2015. View the completely monumental playlist for 2-9-15 (CLICK HERE)

Night Terrors of 1927, The Pass, Milo Greene, The Sidekicks, Guster and then

Social robots that understand human feelings, carry on conversations, even make jokes. Then travel to Haiti, where geologists investigate the 2010 earthquake not long after it struck for clues to how to better forecast future quakes.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday February 2, 2015. View the completely familiar playlist for 2-2-15 (CLICK HERE)

Bjork, Jose Gonzalez, Lord Huron, The Union Trade, Death Cab For Cutie and then...

  A day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will persist for six more weeks.

EB: Let's Play Two

EB: Let's Play Two. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 26, 2015. View the completely double playlist for 1-26-15 (CLICK HERE)

Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, The New Basement Tapes, Hozier, Elvis Perkins, The Dodos, Guster

Leo Durocher, the old player and manager who had famously groused, "Nice guys finish last," and was more noted for epithets than compliments, said, "Banks is the one nice guy who finished first — but he had the talent to go with it."

Dream

Dream. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 19, 2015. View the completely overcome playlist for 1-19-15 (CLICK HERE)

March with Guster, Dads, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Andy Shauf, Drgn King and then...

Beginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863^, King observes that: "one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free"^. Toward the end of the speech, King departed from his prepared text for a partly improvised peroration on the theme "I have a dream", prompted by Mahalia Jackson's cry: "Tell them about the dream, Martin!"