I talked a lot about and played some Life In a Blender, a fantasticly creative band from NYC who are coming up to Milford this Friday, January 23rd, 2026. And I also played some music that I'd consider twee, although I don't think that's a bad word. (Google's "AI Overview" is telling me "'Twee' describes something overly cute, sweet, quaint, or sentimental, often in an affected or delicate way, originating from a baby's pronunciation of 'sweet,' and also refers to a subgenre of innocent, simple indie pop music and an aesthetic featuring childlike whimsy, though it can sometimes be used as a mild insult" (cf. SNL's "Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel").

I actually do not consider LIAB "twee". Well, possibly, at moments, but not really. Anyway, this show was a melange of intelligent pop music I like, and I hope you like it too.

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Something's Gonna Happen – Ronnie Spector
Save It For Later – The English Beat
To Love Somebody – Al Green
How Much I Really Love You – June & The Exit Wounds
The Old Law – Father John Misty

Baby Please Come Home – Bubble
Oh Gilbert (I Need Help) – The Junipers
Snowglobe – Sugar Fight
Vacancy for a Bluebird – Life In a Blender

Mobile Wash Unit – Life In a Blender
The Church of Laundry – Kelley Ryan
I Want You to Give Me Enough Time – Sunflower Bean

Fountains of Bellagio – Life In a Blender
Zoo – Altimeter

Magic Touch – Courtney Marie Adams
Here I Am – Dionne Warwick
Kaze Wo Atsumete – Happy End

Multiply – Dora Jar
My Bar – British Birds

Karate Dentist – Ward White
Until You Come Back to Me – Stevie Wonder
Send It To Zoom! - the cast of Zoom
Memo To My Son – Randy Newman

In a recent interview with the New York Times, President Donald J. Trump said he felt the Civil Rights Movement and its reforms were harmful to white people, who “were very badly treated.” Also, the administration made sure that Martin Luther King Jr. Day - still a national holiday (for now) - would not be a day where people could visit America's national parks for free. Trump did, however, make his own birthday as a day for National Parks free admissions. For Christ's sake.

I usually steer away from political commentary on the Snap Crackle POP! show, but I wanted to do my part (as infintesimly small as it may be) to celebrate this important American holiday. I am hearing there are more-than-usual MLK Jr. day celebtations happening today, which I'm grateful for. I remember his assasination day and I was so confused by it - why? Just... why? And why are some sh*tty. powerful, hate-filled people trying to erase this day in 2026?

Happy Birthday, Martin. And thank you for your brilliance and bravery. Our lonely nation (still) turns its eyes to you.

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Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder
Harvest For the World – The Isley Brothers

Like a Ship (Without a Sail) – Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap–kings
This World (Is Going Up in Flames) – Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band
Tell Me Mr. President – Eugene McDaniels

Impeach The President – The Honey Drippers
Morning Matters – Yazmin Lacey
Warning Sign – Hannah Jagadu

Memory Be a Blade – waterbaby
Hold Steady – Queen Esther

I'm Going Down – Rose Royce
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott–Heron

Inner City Blues – Marvin Gaye
Scripto Labor Strike speech (Atlanta GA, 1964) – Martin Luther King Jr.
Give the People What They Want – PJ Morton, Yola
We Shall Overcome speech (Southern Methodist University, on March 17, 1966) – Martin Luther King Jr.
We Shall Overcome – Mahalia Jackson

The title of this podcast is influenced by a Reds, Pinks and Purples song lyric. Lotsa good new/new-ish music here, much in the tradition of the show I'm filling in for - Steve Di Costanzo's RADIO BASE CAMP.

Hard Livin' – Railroad Earth

Save Your Soul – Kathleen Edwards

Pick Up That Knife – Wednesday

Frontrunner – Horsegirl

Gimme Time – Hannah Jagadu

All We Ever Do Is Talk– Del Water Gap

Oh Dorian – Ben Kweller (feat. MJ Lenderman)

Dancing in the Club – This Is Lorelei (MJ Lenderman Version)

Summer Seizures – The Cribs
Hot Wheels – The Wedding Present

Brassneck – The Wedding Present

Therapy II – Viagra Boys

Heroes – David Bowie

Warning Sign – Talking Heads

Miss Modular – Stereolab

Wreck – Neko Case

I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail – The Reds, Pinks and Purples

Cruise Ship Designer – Dry Cleaning

So Long – Fischer–Z

Popsicle – Juliana Hatfield

Forgotten Dreams – Leroy Anderson