Hello There As the Clock Strikes Ten (or midnight), January Fairy and the English Muffin will Surrender to the music. We often fan The Flame and try for original playlists. But this week the Dream Police came to us and… Read more ›
Oh, Robert Strange McNamara. You just couldn’t let go and let it happen, could you? You could have taken a lesson from Oscar Mayer with the scariest version of the Wiener song ever. You could have let it happen to… Read more ›
Well, January Fairy is still living it up at Oxygen ’09. The Muffin is so very jealous of her and cried herself to sleep last night because she couldn’t be there, listening to the awesomeness that is NiN, Pet Shop… Read more ›
Was it the fireworks, the sight of the moon for the first time in weeks, or just the delirium of a four hour show? Whatever it was, I’ll take a bucket of love like this anytime… it was olympian silliness… Read more ›
E.M. – Gee January, what are we goin’ to do at midnite? J.F. – The same thing we do every Monday morning, Muffin – try to take over the world! But this time the Muffin is doin’ it solo. Yup,… Read more ›
Kentucky is the saddest state. Or so says the Centers for Disease Control. But you’d never know it by listening to Bubbles in the Think Tank. Oh, we are definitely prone to a bout of melancholy on occasion or even… Read more ›
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The Pride never stops at Bubbles in the Think Tank. And in that spirit, the we bring you this episode of LBGTQI fabulousity, old and new and so much in between.… Read more ›
Now that’s an intimate question. Or is it just another insider style question asked by the self-styled leader of the original Think Tank Posse that merely references the title of a song about a radio show host? How referential do… Read more ›
Do punk songs on the radio instantly conjure standard visions of safety pins, Union Jacks, denim and combat boots? Or do you think hardcore and think of young adults in their plain t-shirts, sporting short hair and wearing the sensible… Read more ›
As long as I didn’t over-modulate myself. That would be the real shame. Bubbles in the Think Tank is many things to many people. Sometimes many things to just one person. On occasion it seems like it’s nothing to anyone… Read more ›
As Belinda has so wisely said before… sometimes random life dictates the playlist. This week it’s mustaches. And other facial hair. And regular hair. And BIG hair. Admit it, there’s one band you listened to who used enough Aquanet to… Read more ›
So, I’m sure you are wondering, what is this week’s subject for Bubbles in the Think Tank? I’ll give you some song title clues. Ready… Here we go. – It’s Not About You – Within You, Without You – Nothing… Read more ›
Oh so sad. Oh so true. Belinda is gone this week. Seems that we have no one to fill in, so it’ll be the WMFO FreeForm automatron rounding out the time. But you’ll be sure to want to tune in… Read more ›
Was it a mistake? Or was it merely irrational exuberance? The process of crafting (and yes, it is a fine craft) the weekly RadiObituary segment is a malapert endeavor. Seeking those recently deceased deemed worthy of recognition punctuated with scurrile… Read more ›
Well, mostly. But I (English Muffin) like the meat and potatoes and January Fairy does tend to go for the vegetables. Both of us count jelly beans as a necessity. So it’s a sweet little play list for this weeks… Read more ›
Gosh, I didn’t even think to play “Eric the Half a Bee.” Whenever I do a theme, a tribute set, or, these days, a RadiObituary, I spend the next weeks thinking of what I coulda/woulda/shoulda played. It’s a great way… Read more ›
For years and years, I have leaned on something known to the in-crowd as the “Q List” for help when I’m looking to broaden my thinking and playlists as I work on the myriad theme shows we’ve done at Bubbles… Read more ›
1. Catching yourself humming “Florida” on the train loud enough that other passengers notice. 2. Ending the answers to all questions with “Sir!” 3. Sending Scopitone clips to your parents. 4. Suggesting to Chandler Travis that he may be in… Read more ›
Manomanomanoman! Let it be said that DJ Easy Ed rocked the Tank this past Saturday night sitting in for Belinda. He rocked my billy, he made it silly. He will be invited back. I’ll be back this week and see… Read more ›
Sweet mother of Carl Perkins. What a score we have for you this week at Bubbles in the Think Tank EAST. Although you’ll surely miss the sublime silliness of Belinda as she Clangs her heart out this weekend, be prepared… Read more ›
I love it when other people sit in for me at Bubbles in the Think Tank. No, not because it means I get a week off (well, two in this case), but because I get to hear their own brand… Read more ›
Two weeks? Haven’t we heard this before? And recently even? Alas, it is true. Two weeks without Belinda on Bubbles in the Think Tank EAST. Sometimes duties calls. Sometimes two weeks in a row. But fret not, fine friends of… Read more ›
Continuing on the path to proving my own dorkiness to myself, I submit the most excited moment of radio I’ve had in some time. Yes, you’ll wait until the very end of the program for it, but I hope I… Read more ›
It seems a little like a kitchen sink show in retrospect. Something from the first Gulf War (maybe not a Bubbles in the Think Tank favorite, but definitely a classic), a rare Jodi Foster appearance (rare on air, not in… Read more ›
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Photo by OutlandArmourYes, I’m still using the Magnetic Headlines format templates supplied to us by Morgan. It’s like playing Mad Libs by myself! Due to some growing pains following the spectacular upgrade of the WMFO studios, it took a little… Read more ›
Don’t worry, the archive from Saturday is on it’s way. I just thought I’d tell a little story while the mp3 is exporting… Yesterday at work, a fan of the show sent me an email to let me know that… Read more ›
This week marks the return of Bubbles in the Think Tank EAST to the airwaves of WMFO 91.5FM in Boston and to the archives of this here webthing. We’ll return from our brief hiatus this Saturday night at 11pm eastern. … Read more ›
