HeyJaredBlue Island Radio Podcast
The Blue Island Radio Podcast is primarily a music & interview podcast from Blue Island, Illinois featuring a wide range of musical styles. Our host, Brandon Z. also conducts interviews with locals musicians and artists.
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- Sep 18, 2026
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BIRP 179 - The League of Erics - All Kinds of Trouble Listening Party (opens the original)
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What do you get when you combine The Cramps, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, and let's say, a bottle of Malort? Well, besides a terrible hangover you might also get today's guests Eric Dinse & Eric P. Schwartz aka The League of Erics! Listen, as Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome them back to the show to celebrate the release of their new album All Kinds of Trouble on Cavetone Records. Besides listening to both sides of the album they also go through each song, track by track and discuss their writing process
Vinyl Fridays 70 with Brandon & AP Lindsay (opens the original)
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Brandon and AP Lindsay are back on the ones & twos to play some records from the Blue Island Radio Podcast record library. There's some nostalgia, some local flavor, and even a brand new one! But first they lament the end of the Windy City Thunderbolt's season and Brandon reminds everybody that he is a very old man. Places to follow BIRP: Instagram: @birp60406 Facebook: @blueislandradio Tik Tok @birp60406 If you'd like to support the show visit Patreon.com/blueislandradio
Vinyl Fridays 69 with Guest DJs Jay Vycas & Scott Carroll (opens the original)
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On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon and AP Lindsay welcome returning guest DJ Jay Vycas from the bands Goodbye Sunshine and Open Fire and his friend Scott Carroll from the long running Chicago band Cianide. While Jay & Scott play a fine selection of Scandinavian action rock, Brandon fumbles around with his usual assortment of beat up dime store records. In addition to listening to vinyl and talking about vinyl we'll also listen to a couple of face melting songs by Cianide and Open Fire s
Vinyl Fridays 68 with Guest DJ Joe Chellino (opens the original)
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Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back guest DJ Joe Chellino, who is not only a social media influencer but also the person playing drums on the show's current theme song. Together he and AP Lindsay play a wonderful collection of songs while Brandon does his best to drop a big ole turd ib the punch bowl, as usual with songs by Tijuana Hercules, Clothilde, The Lostines and more! Here is Joe posing with a book he recommends: The Hours Are Long and The Pay is Low by Rob Miller of Bloodshot Records fame.
BIRP 179 - Art vs. The Artist (opens the original)
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On today's episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay are joined by guests Fred Morg and Jessica Zee for a discussion about how we either continue to be fans of musicians whose behaviors are not just offensive but in some cases criminal, or we get rid of their records and stop listening. What's more important, the art or the artist? At least, that's what I think this episode is about. You'll just have to listen. And thank you to all the people who responded to my online questi
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