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Sometimes the sounds of your hometown can move you to tears... and sometimes they can make you want to move your body... and if you're moving away from your hometown, you just might want to get sentimental and gush about what makes your hometown sound unique. Join us as we dive into the sounds of Houston, Texas, and Huntington Beach, California, this week! 
SONGS:
DJ DMD [feat. Lil' Keke & Fat Pat] - 25 Lighters
The Vandals: Don’t Stop Me Now (2004)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
10 Essential Screwed Up Click Albums
How Swishahouse became Houston rap's North Star
25 Lighters - Genius 
The Historical Legacy of the Hip-Hop Line '25 Lighters On My Dresser'
Backseat Freestyle · Kendrick Lamar
ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid
DJ Screw lays down the June 27th Freestyle
DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution by Lance Scott Walker
Christina’s swang n bang playlist on Spotify
Top 25 Greatest Orange County Bands of All Time (OC Weekly, 2012)
No Doubt: Trapped in a Box (1992)
The Vandals: Urban Struggle (1982)
The Vandals: Legend of Pat Brown (1982)
From Punk to the Paranormal - A Backseat Story with Joe Escalante (2025)
Poorman’s 15 Minutes of Fame: Joe Escalante (2025)
Joe Escalante Interviews the Sugar Cubes (Bjork and Siggi) (KDOC, 1992)
The Vandals on Request Video “Devo is the best band in the universe.” (KDOC, 1991)
Request Video (KDOC)
In the 80s “Request Video” was Essential TV for SoCal Music Nerds (LA Taco, 2021) 
Tour of Punk Rock Museum with Warren Fitzgerald  in Las Vegas (2023)
LLS Profile of Joe Escalante 
Live Fast Diabetes by Warren Fitzgerald
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Whether it's been a summer bummer or summer lovin', we've got the grooves to meet your mood and carry you through the rough and the smooth!
SONGS:
Peki Momés: Yildiz (Estrelar) (2025)
Ohtis: Schatze (feat. Stef Chura) (2021)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Contenders for 2026 Song of the Summer (Pitchfork)
Marcos Valle: Estrelar (Original Video, 1983)
Os Flippers: Estrelar (1983, Mr. Bongo, 2019)
Marcos Valle: Estrelar Live (2020)
Mr. Bongo Record Club Volume 3 (2019)
WhoSampled: Marcos Valle Estrelar
Estrelar is Born - How Marcos Valle’s Workout Hit Took Over the World (Mr. Bongo, 2021)
Marcos Valle: Samba de Verão (1968)
Peki Momés 10 Picks for Durum Records (Spotify Playlist)
Durum Records Interview with Peki Momes 
Seismo Talk w/Dr. Cornelia Lund, Peki Momés & Dustin Braun (Refuge Worldwide, 2025)
ByteFM with Peki Momés
Mr. Bongo Record Club Volume 3 (2019)
“Schatze” (ft. Stef Chura) - Ohtis (Pitchfork)
Ohtis – 'Schatze' (When the Horn Blows)
Ohtis (First Avenue & Seventh St. Entry)
Runnin - Ohtis (YouTube)
Stef Chura 
BONUS DAVID BYRNE PSYCHO KILLER CONCERT FOOTAGE!! (Hollywood Bowl 2026, Nancy German)
CORRECTION: When referring to the movie "I Love Boosters," Christina accidentally said Bootsy Collins when she meant to say Boots Riley. She knows the difference, whereas Christine knows the difference between the cognates but was legitimately hoping Bootsy Collins directed a movie. A girl can dream.
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Gotcha! This isn't X-rated, ya freaks. We're talking about tunes where the singer tells us exactly what the song is about in the opening lines. You know, "This is a song about..." love, life, loss, summer, a girl named "Lucky." Just kidding about that last one. 
SONGS:
Janet Jackson: And On and On (1994)
Raye: Goodbye Henry (feat. Al Green) (2026)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Britney Spears - Lucky (Official HD Video)
Absolutely (Story of a Girl) by Nine Days
Rhiannon live at the Forum - 1977
What is your opinion on And On And On? (reddit)
Janet and Michael Jackson: Scream (1995)
Bob Dylan: Hurricane (1976)
Raye: WHERE IS MY HUSBAND / Nightingale Ln. (Live at Brit Awards 2026)
Rolling Stone Review of This Music May Contain Hope (2026)
Pitchfork Review of This Music May Contain Hope (2026)
Zane Lowe Interview with Raye (2026)
Riton & Raye: I Don’t Want You (2021)
The Next British Invasion is Here, and It’s Led By Women (NYT, 2026)
Songfacts - Goodbye Henry
Raye: Escapism (SNL, 2024)
EXPLICIT CORRECTION: At 19:32, Christine mistakenly says “minimalism,” when she meant “maximalism.” She just wanted to make sure you knew she knew. She also remembered “Scream” after watching the video.
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Ever have a song that gets stuck in your head... and you might try all the tricks to get it out of your head and you're still stuck humming (or singing!?) wide awake at 3 a.m. We've been there! And this week we're talking about the music we don't mind getting stuck in our heads! And, as you can probably guess, these tunes aren't your... typical earworms!
SONGS:
Riton & Kah-Lo: Fake I.D. (2018)
Shannon and the Clams: What You’re Missing (2024)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Dissecting an Earworm: Melodic Features and Song Popularity Predict Involuntary Musical Imagery (Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, 2016)
A Natural History of the Earworm – The Song That Won’t Get Out of Your Head (British Psychological Society, 2009)
Earworms (Discovery Orchestra, 2014)
Your Brain on Music: Earworms (Kennedy Center)
Stephen King on Songs that Stick in Your Head (Entertainment Weekly, 2009)
Earworms - Songs that Stick in Your Head - Interview with Daniel Levitin (NakedScientists, 2007)
Review of Foreign Ororo (Native Magazine, 2018)
Riton (feat. Kah-Lo): Rinse and Repeat (2016)
Four on the Floor Rhythm Explained (MasterClass, 2021) 
Four on the Floor with Musical Examples (YouTube)
The Man Who Was Always There (ZeroNine)
Get to Know Kah-Lo, The Grammy-Nominated Nigerian MC (MixMag)
The Difference Between Afrobeat and Afrobeats (Revolt)
Francis Mercier (feat. Wyclef Jean and Kah-Lo): Take Me Home (2026)
Selena Gomez lip-syncing Fake ID (2018)
Shirley Ellis: The Clapping Song (1965)
Fake I.D. Lyrics (w/some annotation) (Genius)
Shannon and The Clams - 'What You're Missing' in PBS Studio 5 Live January 28, 2025
ALBUM REVIEW: Shannon and the Clams Carry Grief Unflinchingly Through ‘The 
Moon Is in the Wrong Place’ (No Depression)
Shannon and The Clams Triumph on The Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Paste)
LA Phil: Shannon and the Clams
Shannon & the Clams - The Boy [Official Video]
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The feeling of rediscovering a song you once loved but forgot about is better than a cold breeze on a hot day. Well, almost. This week we dive into some once-forgotten jams and reconnect with the people we were when we originally discovered them. Join us on a trip down memory lane! 
SONGS:
NRBQ: Magnet (1972)
Plastilina Mosh: Boombox Baby (2000)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Super Socks - Mister S (1972)
Get that Gasoline Blues (YouTube)
NRBQ - Music Museum of New England 
NRBQ - Omnivore Recordings
Unscripted: NRBQ continues to inspire after a half-century
Various Artists - The Q People: A Tribute To NRBQ
The Q People - A Tribute To NRBQ (Discogs)
Little Floater's Wild Weekend (YouTube) 
Little Floater’s Wild Weekend (Fandom)
Plastilina Mosh: Mr. P Mosh (1998)
Plastilina Mosh: Human Disco Ball (2000)
Plastilina Mosh: International Stereo (Bassass) (2000)
Plastilina Mosh: Peligroso Pop (2003)
Plastilina Mosh is Having So Much Fun It Hurts (LAT, 1998)
Plastilina Mosh “Juan Manual” Astralwerks (LAT, 2000)
Molotov: Voto Latino (1997)
Y Tu Mamá Tambien (2001) 
The Avanzada Regia: How Monterrey Changed Mexican Rock (2024)
Kinky: Cornman (2002)
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