Leo

Leo. The Hub Radio Show for Monday February 5, 2024. View the courageous playlist for 2-5-24 (CLICK ME)

Ty Segall, Chicano Batman, Yard Act, Shannon & the Clams, SPRINTS, Torres 

The name Leo has a lot of positive connotations, and there’s a lot to admire about the little but powerful Leo. Whether you admire his daring connotation of a lion or admire his astrological associations, Leo has a variety of aspects to discover. Leo is a centuries-old name derived from the Latin word for lion. It has its German translation, most commonly used as a short form of Leon or Leopold and meaning ‘brave people’ or ‘lion-hearted.’

Old Is the New New

Old Is the New New. The Hub Radio show for Monday January 1, 2024. View the completely ancient playlist for 01-01-24 (CLICK NOW)

Spirit, Buffalo Springfield, Moby Grape, Morning, Fanny

Many of the once-largest generation in history are still very much alive and kicking, not about to go gently into that good night. Baby boomers, who led a counter-cultural revolution in their youth and then created the most powerful civilization on the planet, are wielding their activist spirit and collective social, economic and political clout to leave what may be their greatest legacy: The end of ageism.
 

Brown Shoes Day

Brown Shoes Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 4, 2023. View the plain old playlist for 12-04-23 (CLICK IT)

Corrine Bailey Rae, Mitski, Sufjan Stevens, Sparklehorse

Wear Brown Shoes Day on December 4 is a day to celebrate, honor and, most importantly, wear brown shoes! Did you know that at one point in time, brown shoes were considered less prestigious than black shoes? Today, things have changed and brown shoes are viewed as a symbol of elegance and beauty. Moreover, people worldwide are rocking their style with brown shoes, pairing them with every outfit at any time of the day. We’ve grown accustomed to the color brown, and it feels earthy and natural to us. Today, most people assume that people who wear brown shoes, especially brown leather shoes, are confident and reliable. Additionally, they go great with absolutely any item or color of clothing. So, step out in your brown shoes and make your statement!

Reel to Real

Reel to Real. The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 20, 2023. View the completely nonexistent playlist for 11-20-23 (CLICK the CAPS)

Slothrust, Pretty Crimes, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

In the 1950s and 1960s, the peak of such artistic movements as the Theater of the Absurd and Surrealism gave rise to an entire genre of literature based on non sequitur behaviors and otherworldly plots. One of the works from this time, “Waiting for Godot”, is based entirely around a pair of characters waiting at a tree for their friend, Godot — whom we never meet — to arrive. Absurdism can be difficult to define since it is by its very nature anti-establishment and anti-order. Embracing absurdity simply requires us to move directly past all the tacit rules that we tend to accommodate each day, from the way we dress to the way we speak, to how we sit in a public place.

70

70. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 2, 2023. View the completely septuagenarian playlist for 10-02-23 (CLICK ME)

Allah-Las, Devendra Banhart, Mapache, Hiss Golden Messenger, Slaughter Beach, Dog 

Psalm 90:10 reads: "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength, labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." At his 70th birthday celebration, Mark Twain summed up the significance of the occasion saying: "The seventieth birthday. It is the time of life when you arrive at a new and awful dignity; when you may throw aside the decent reserves which have oppressed you for a generation and stand unafraid and unabashed upon your seven-terraced summit and look down and teach--unrebuked."

Labor Day

Labor Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 4, 2023. View the completely backbreaking playlist for 9-4-23 (CLICK ME)

Spanish Love Songs, Be Your Own Pet, Babe Rainbow, Crooks & Nannies, Holy Wave, Margaret Glaspy

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. 

80s Indie and Rap

80s Indie and Rap. The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 7, 2023. View the completely OG playlist for 8/7/23 (CLICK ME)

The Sugarhill Gang, Tom Tom Club, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , Kurtis Blow, Afrika Bambaataa

Golden age hip hop is mainstream hip hop music created from the mid-1980s to the early-mid 1990s, particularly by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area.  A precursor to the new school hip hop movement, it is characterized by its diversity, quality, innovation and influence on hip hop after the genre's emergence