Bad Pop Music is Everywhere!
We’ve got your back, R. Crumb! Only the good pop/rock/world music on Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)
It’s an eclectic mix of music, including Pulp, Richard Thompson & Hugh Cornwell, U2, Dave Alvin, Suede, The The, Talking Heads, Anna Calvi, Hiss Golden Messenger, Courtney Barnett, Amyl and The Sniffers, The Equals, The Black Crowes, & more!
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Show archive
Playlist
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Todd Snider, “Play a Train Song (Purple Version)”
from Aimless Records Presents: East Nashville Skyline (Purple Version)
Aimless Records - 2004
RIP Todd Snider 11/14/25
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Talking Heads, “Love Goes to a Building on Fire (CBS/Columbia Demo)”
from Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
Sire / Rhino - 1977
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Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne, “Close My Eyes Forever”
from Lita
RCA Records Label - 1988
RIP Ozzy Osbourne 07/22/2025
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Anna Calvi & Iggy Pop, “God's Lonely Man”
from Is This All There Is? - EP
Domino Recording Co Ltd - 2026
Joel's Pick of the Week
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Courtney Barnett, “Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)”
from Creature of Habit
Mom + Pop Records - 2025
at The National 5/8/26
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moe., “New York City (Live)”
from 2014/07/15 The National, Richmond VA
moe. - 2014
at The Broadberry 3/17 & 18
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Primal Scream, “Swastika Eyes (Jagz Kooner Mix)”
from Xtrmntr
Creation Records - 1999
RIP Gary "Mani" Mounfield 11/20/2025
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Michael McGraw, “Poorboy”
from You Don't Know Nothin' and That's What Makes It Alright - EP
Michael McGraw - 2011
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Black Mountain, “Behind the Fall”
from Black Mountain (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Jagjaguwar - 2005