27 July Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

Huge thanks to Brett Spigelman and Jeff Jeudy from I Love Monsters for stopping by The Flying Perfect Parlor. Be sure to visit Free Credit Score to vote for the band so they can represent New York! As always, thanks for listening. Be sure to click the album cover hyperlinks to find the music!

Angela Johnson: Only One

(It's Personal, 2010)

Incognito feat. Mario Biondi & Chaka Khan: Lowdown

(Transatlantic RPM, 2010)

Reel People feat. Darien: Upside

(Seven Ways to Wonder, 2008)

Shawn Lee feat. Karime Kendra: Time to Say Goodbye

(Soul in the Hole, 2009)

Pat Benatar: You Better Run

(Crimes of Passion, 1980)

Mother's Finest: Fire

(Mother's Finest, 1976)

The Epochs: Stand Up and Be Counted

(The Epochs, 2008)

Stevie Nicks: Stand Back

(The Wild Heart, 1983)

I Love Monsters: Spine

(single, 2010)

I Love Monsters: Practice With Your Heart

(Rescue EP, 2009)

I Love Monsters: Stop Pretending

(single, 2010)

20 July Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

Huge thanks to Greta Panettieri and Mike LaValle, aka Greta's Bakery, for a truly lovely, delectable in-studio performance and interview! Thanks to all who listened, as always. Here's tonight's playlist and hyperlinks on where to get the music!

Carly Simon: Spy

(Spy, 1979)

Dizzy Gillespie: Samba de Uma Nota So

(New Wave, 1963)

Love & Kisses I Found Love (Now That I Found You)

(Love & Kisses, 1977)

Amos Lee: Jails and Bombs

(Last Days at the Lodge, 2008)

Eurythmics: Was It Just Another Love Affair

(The Ultimate Collection, 2005)

Bruce Sudano: Beyond Forever

(Life and the Romantic, 2009)

Stevie Wonder: Summer Soft

(Songs in the Key of Life, 1976)

Marisa Monte: Para Mais Ninguem

(Universo ao Meu Redor, 2006)

Sade: Frankie's First Affair

(Diamond Life, 1984)

Greta's Bakery: Give Up the Ghost

(The Edge of Everything, 2010)


Greta's Bakery: Wait On You
(TBA, 2010)

13 July Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

Jafe Paulino of VIVA MAYDAY tore it up in The Flying Perfect Parlor. Don't sleep on VIVA MAYDAY, folks. Get in the know! Those of you who tuned in, thank you....as always! Here's tonight's playlist and where you can get the sounds (click on album title hyperlinks).

Fyfe Dangerfield: She Needs Me

(Fly Yellow Moon, 2010)

Warren Zevon: Night Time in the Switching Yard

(Excitable Boy, 1978)

Joni Mitchell: In France They Kiss On Main Street

(The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1975)

Lizz Wright: Another Angel

(The Orchard, 2008)

The Motels: Total Control

(The Motels, 1979)

Blue Horizon: Living in Dream

(Locust Years, 2003)

Chocolate Genius, Inc.: Chasing Strange

(Black Yankee Rock, 2005)

Blondie: Hello Joe

(The Curse of Blondie, 2003)

Scissor Sisters: Sex and Violence

(Night Work, 2010)

VIVA MAYDAY: Pick It Up

(TBA, 2010)

VIVA MAYDAY: Bay of Pigs

(single, 2010)

6 July Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

It was a little hot up in The Flying Perfect Parlor -- I blame heat delirium for that abrupt fade towards the end! -- but sweet as ever. Thanks to Reuben Butchart for stopping by on one of the hottest NYC evenings ever (cool at 85 degrees. What's that about?) I hope you enjoyed the Jimmy Webb tribute...here's the playlist!

The 5th Dimension: The Magic Garden/Requiem: 8:20 Latham

(The Magic Garden, 1967)

Donna Summer: MacArthur Park

(Live & More, 1978)

Roberta Flack: See You Then

(Quiet Fire, 1971)

Nina Simone: Do What You Gotta Do

('Nuff Said, 1968)

Dennis Brown: Wichita Lineman

(Super Reggae and Soul Hits, 1972)

Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell: By the Time I Get to Phoenix

(Just Across the River, 2010)

Reuben Butchart: Flash and Click

(Golden Boy, 2007)

Reuben Butchart: The Gull and I

(Nameless and Awake, 2020)

Carly Simon: The Last Samba 

(This Kind of Love, 2008)

29 June Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

Huge love and thanks to Maya Azucena for visiting The Flying Perfect Parlor at WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn (Stage One, Brooklyn Movie Labs) tonight! We'll keep you updated on her forthcoming album, Cry Love. As always, thanks for tuning in! Here's tonight's playlist. You can click on the album titles to find the music and add it to your collection. 

Maxwell: Segurança

(Red Hot + Rio, 1996)

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

(Rumours, 1977)

Adriana Calcanhotto: Maresia

(Publico, 1999)

P-1 feat. Beth Arentsen: Step

(Step, 2004)

vicelounge (Tai Allen & Jonn Nubian): Lazy Dude

(for easy readin', 2010)

Mecca Headz: Star (Dimitri from Paris mix)

(A Night at the Playboy Mansion, 2000)

Freedy Johnston: The Kind of Love We're In

(Rain on the City, 2010)

Maya Azucena: Set You Free

(Junkyard Jewel, 2007)

Maya Azucena: Live On 

(Live at The Blue Note, 2010)

KISS: Strutter '78

(Double Platinum, 1978)

in memory of Bill Aucoin

22 June Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

Mother Nature made a guest appearance tonight at The Flying Perfect Parlor. She was the silence you heard when the radio signal dropped! Torrential rains might have visited WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn, but they didn't stay long. Thank you for reloading and tuning back in! Special thanks to Dionne Farris for tuning in en route to her rehearsal! Check back for details about her next NYC appearance at Joe's Pub. A huge thank you to Brandon Lacy Campos for taking the "A" train to Bed-Stuy!

The Brand New Heavies: C'est Magnifique

(single, 2009)

Rufus & Chaka Khan: Any Love

(Masterjam, 1979)

Jermaine Jackson & Michael Jackson: Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'

(Jermaine Jackson, 1984)

Dionne Farris: Passion

(Wild Seed-Wild Flower, 1994)

Barbra Streisand: Main Event/Fight

(The Main Event, 1979)

Maiysha: Feel Like Makin' Love

(UnderCover, 2010)

15 June Broadcast on WRFB Radio Free Brooklyn

We are students of spontaneity at WRFB! Thank you for those who tuned in expecting to hear our scheduled interview with Dionne Farris. While Dionne was unable to appear, we had the estimable Jeff Joseph Jeudy in the house representing I Love Monsters, The Soulfolk Experience, and Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe. Thank you Jeff for stepping in and visiting The Flying Perfect Parlor. Here's tonight's playlist. Remember to check the album title hyperlinks to see where you can get the music.

The Savage Juliet: Remains

(Another Roadside Attraction, 2005)

Brothertunes: She Told Me So

(A Million Things to Say, 2008)

Glen Campbell: Southern Nights

(Southern Nights, 1977)

Nina Simone: Ain't Go No/I Got Life (remix)

(Remixed and Reimagined, 2006)

The Jackson Five: Lookin Through the Window

(Lookin Through the Window, 1972)

Nancy Wilson & The George Shearing Quintet: On Green Dolphin Street 

(The Swingin's Mutual, 1960)

Greta's Bakery: Give Up the Ghost

(The Edge of Everything, 2010)

Dionne Farris: Hidden Charm

(Signs of Life, 2008)

Dionne Farris: For U

(Signs of Life, 2008)

Fleetwood Mac: Monday Morning

(Fleetwood Mac, 1975)

Imogen Heap: Swoon

(Ellipse, 2009)

Tina Turner: What's Love Got to Do With It

(Private Dancer, 1984)