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Fruits & Flowers and Soft Abuse label things, & sometime updates for Upside Down on @kfai.org (Mondays 2-4 PM, kfai.org)
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November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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you can stream this comp in full now, if you enjoy the heartfelt yet damaged thing...on vinyl and cassette too acolourfulstorm.bandcamp.com/album/going-...
Going back to sleep..., by A Colourful Storm
12 track album
acolourfulstorm.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The Southern US county honouring its dark past
The Southern US county honouring its dark past
While other places in the US are increasingly censoring how they tell their multicultural histories to travellers, one community is highlighting them.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I’m back on the radio today after a few weeks of health hurdles, jump in with me! KFAI.org
Now playing on Upside Down: "Quickened Second Chance" by Richard Youngs
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
RIP
Lô Borges: S/T (Odeon, 1972) #nowplaying
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Another view & Jade is often audible!
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Last weekend Pumice, cloth eared mix means jade is barely heard but least you get to see olsen filipaina on the burst
youtu.be/wovna7KX2LI?...
Pumice
YouTube video by William Biscuits
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Photo from a review of the exhibition that opens on the 23rd: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Happy Indigenous People’s Day, y’all!
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Starting my weekly radio journey right about NOW! Join in for new and old favorites with more than a couple eccentrics like David Tyson. Live at KFAI.org and also there later, in the archives.
October 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Cool short documentary about the great Chris Knox.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjv...
Chris Knox: Songs Of You And Me - a documentary about Chris Knox (1995)
YouTube video by Peter McLennan
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I’m live on-air NOW until 4pm, join me live or later in our archive :)
Now playing on Upside Down: "Treasure Island" by Belle Du Soir
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Another @bandcamp.com Fri is here! I hoped to share news of a new thing, but it's not to be. Instead, check out the bundling option for LPs and tapes, here for a short moment -

softabuse.bandcamp.com/merch
Merch from Soft Abuse
Merch from Soft Abuse
softabuse.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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full set of Maher Shalal Hash Baz from Cafe Oto last spring. Very very beautiful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HAf...
MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ - Live at Cafe OTO (day two), 05/04/2025
YouTube video by roustghoti
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The fall membership drive is in full swing at @kfai.org and Upside Down has just one show during the drive, yesterday’s!
Revisit it at the link, hear the pitch to support our incredible community resource. Gifts of any amount are crucial.

kfai.org/episode/09-2...
09/22/2025 Upside Down | KFAI | Minneapolis & Saint Paul
kfai.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Real O/PUS records.....
September 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Simon Joyner tonight! See you at Cloudland?
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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It's still summer, technically, but today begins our FALL MEMBER DRIVE and perhaps you may be aware that under our current regime, your voices are more crucial than ever! Learn more and pledge your support at KFAI.org/donate! And continue to tell your friends about Fresh Air!
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Reactivating the Jade, Rosy, Stefan trio Pumice & gonna play the Berrys ep
Auckland warm-up show before the Lines of Flight festival ^___^
Tickets from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Auckland warm-up show before the Lines of Flight festival ^___^
Tickets from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New solo Wednesday whopper! Check it out / grab a copy for your home —
Thrilled to announce our forthcoming joint release w/ Feeding Tube of Wednesday Knudsen's, ATRIUM, a stunning masterwork & her 1st double LP. ATRIUM will be out 10/24 & you can preorder and listen to the first single "Fair Aegis" on our Bandcamp now wednesdayknudsen.bandcamp.com/album/atrium-2
September 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
RIP Bruce Loose. Flipper is god but leave some space/time for this great solo single:

youtu.be/a-EonYFgWD4?...
Bruce Lose - What's Your Name & Waking To Sleep
YouTube video by MikeyRemembers
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This record is unbelievably good
September 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’m here with songs for your Labor Day cookout, for your car ride, or for afternoon tea, live on air now until 4PM or for a few weeks on the archive. Happy Labor Day!
Now playing on Upside Down: "Sketch for Summer" by The Durutti Column
September 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM