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Jon Solomon
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WPRB DJ, Xmas marathon host, Comedy Minus One label head, fan of what you do.

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There are still a few tracks that haven't been shared online yet, but I believe we've finished our post-marathon day-by-day review of pieces that premiered during last year's broadcast.

This was fun.

I'll post about an idea for a 2026 theme set soon!

#WPRBXmas
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Jon Solomon
Guns of Brixton
YouTube video by Joel RL Phelps - Topic
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 AM
"V" (Johnson, 1983)
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Reposted by Jon Solomon
wait, this headline is a few weeks old
January 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
One month since the show!

Today's marathon share is "Xmas Under Ice" by J & E featuring Billie Howard & Gary Gahan.

All proceeds from this release go to La Casa de Amistad of South Bend, Indiana.

#wprbxmas

patsypresents.bandcamp.com/album/xmas-u...

@joshuawaynehensley.bsky.social
xmas under ice b/w hiss eats ice, by j & e
2 track album
patsypresents.bandcamp.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Chris from Kinski joins a stellar lineup at Easy Street Records for a set of Rick Fröberg's music + panel discussion this Sunday in Seattle celebrating the release of the incredible compendium "Plenty For All," out now courtesy Akashic Books.

Free and all ages!

easystreetonline.com/InStores
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
My "Best of 2025 (part three)" radio show has been archived!

keepingscoreathome.com?p=5956

Good luck this weekend, team.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bluesky, here's a recently uploaded 1989 live performance of Eleventh Dream Day doing "Through My Mouth" I wanted to share with you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ati5...
Eleventh Dream, Day Through My Mouth 1989
YouTube video by Dave Bazant
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Jon Solomon
Hi, this is what I've been working on this week.
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Reposted by Jon Solomon
He liked Christmas-themed Joy Division parodies.

She liked two-minute leadups to a single pun on a free Hammond organ

Only one song could bring them together
A welcome addition to the Joy Division / New Order-inspired set during my marathon broadcast last Christmas on WPRB was Santy Newman's "Walgreens 3am." Today's share!

soundcloud.com/santynewman/...

#wprbxmas
Walgreens 3am
Yet another Joy Division Christmas song
soundcloud.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Catching up on @bestshow4life.bsky.social. Here's the ad for The Clash show at Rider that Jeff Feuerzeig talked about hearing on WPRB...

www.wprbhistory.org/commercial-t...
Commercial: The Clash at Rider College - WPRB History
I spent last summer in a dust mask so as to catalog WPRB’s collection of 1000+ 1/4″ reels. Some of them were moldy or suffering from sticky shed syndrome, while others were frustratingly mislabeled. W...
www.wprbhistory.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
A welcome addition to the Joy Division / New Order-inspired set during my marathon broadcast last Christmas on WPRB was Santy Newman's "Walgreens 3am." Today's share!

soundcloud.com/santynewman/...

#wprbxmas
Walgreens 3am
Yet another Joy Division Christmas song
soundcloud.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Does anyone on the ol' Bluesky have experience successfully setting up Mac Remote Management? If so, want to lend me a hand...?
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
My "Best of 2025 (part three)" radio show on 103.3 fm WPRB could happen tonight from 5-8 pm ET...and it will!

listen.wprb.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Today's share that premiered during the marathon is "Blissed Out Christmas" by Tri-State Santa, which is now the closing track on their five song holiday EP!

tristatesanta.bandcamp.com/album/tri-st...

Tri-State Santa is:
Jazzy - The Cute One
Gazzy - The Smart One
Snazzy - The Funny One

#WPRBXmas
Tri-State Santa, by Tri-State Santa
5 track album
tristatesanta.bandcamp.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Please show the winner of last night’s Dartmouth Basketball Bingo some respect.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Good morning. Today's share is Edith Frost's contribution to the 2025 marathon. Here's "We Built This Snowman."

soundcloud.com/edithfrost/w...

Edith has a entire playlist with all 13 of her holiday tunes too!

#wprbxmas
🎄 WE BUILT THIS SNOWMAN ❄️
A brand-new holiday song made especially for Jon Solomon's #WPRBXmas marathon. This is my 13th annual contribution - but that pales in comparison to Jon's 37 years of hosting! Written and recorded in
soundcloud.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Forty yard 14 yard touchdown pass.
January 19, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Bad news, gang. Snow Fest is cancelled due to winter weather.
January 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Reposted by Jon Solomon
Give what you can!
Jennifer Kelly is facing a tough battle against cancer after her diagnosis on Christmas Day, and the costs are overwhelming. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might help. gofund.me/7a7486b6b
Donate to Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer., organized by Jennifer Kelly
On December 25 (yes, Christmas), I was diagnosed with a large, aggressi… Jennifer Kelly needs your support for Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Today's marathon share is "Chris Mas" by The 'Mericans, which is now part of their collection "a Merry 'Merican Christmas."

themericans.bandcamp.com/track/chris-...

#WPRBXmas
Chris Mas, by the 'Mericans
from the album a Merry 'Merican Christmas
themericans.bandcamp.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
My "Best of 2025 (part two)!" radio show has been archived.

You will feel better listening to it and that's a Jon Solomon Promise.

keepingscoreathome.com?p=5952
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I'm at the "In the Bleak Midwinter."

I'm at "the Darkling Thrush."

I'm at the combination "In the Bleak Midwinter, the Darkling Thrush."

(Today's marathon share is by George Korein.)

georgekorein.bandcamp.com/track/in-the...

#wprbxmas
In the Bleak Midwinter, the Darkling Thrush, by George Korein and the Spleen
from the album Sleigh the Night
georgekorein.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Since I already own this book, please give Steve Albini's copy of the "V" novelization a good home.

www.stevealbiniscloset.com/stuff/p/ac-c...
A.C. CRISPIN "V" — Steve Albini's Closet
(Pinnacle 1st pb ‘84) V a few small bends and dings. sci fi novel based on a tv show about an alien invasion
www.stevealbiniscloset.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
PSA that if you have Kanopy (available with most library cards), they've added the 76 minute documentary "Boom: A Film About the Sonics" honoring the great PNW garage rock band.

www.kanopy.com/en/product/1...
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM