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SoundStage Stereo Simulcast

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David Gilmour at the radio station WXRT in Chicago, Illinois, 1984

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Today I randomly discovered Lin Brehmer, who was a beloved local radio host on WXRT; he passed away in 2023 prematurely from cancer, two years ago today.

He had a segment called “Lin’s Bin” where he answered listener questions with long, poetic essays.

One of the episodes of The Bear opens with him introducing a Sufjan Stevens song, to a montage of Chicago street scenes and historical moments.

He called himself “your very best friend in the world.”

The Lin’s Bin archives are on Audacy.

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Have a question for Lin you'd like him to answer on Lin's Bin? Submit it here.

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Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages - XTC (1989)

I wish we'd get more officially released tracks from the '89 "acousXTC" tour. These are some of my favorite live recordings they ever made.

This is the highest fidelity release I've heard from that era, sourced from the first volume of the incredible ONXRT: Live From The Archives series.

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Lin Brehmer (1954-2023)

This weekend’s kick off is dedicated to Chicago radio personality Lin Brehmer who passed away earlier this week at age 68. He was an excellent disc jockey and outstanding morning drive personality on WXRT, a passionate fan of all things Chicago, and your best friend in the whole world. Borrowing from a Frank Zappa song, he regularly used the catch phrase, “Its great to be alive!”

In memory of Lin and the many years of joy he brought to Chicago listeners, I’m kicking off the weekend with The Mothers of Invention and their live version of Call Any Vegetable.

(If you choose to skip around on the song, Frank’s “great to be alive” is at 5:43. Also, don’t miss Frank’s awesome guitar solo at 3:40.)

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I have no words. Now the two people who made my experience interning at XRT so good are gone and my heart is broken.

— Coley 💗💜💙 Bisexual people exist (she/her) (@raspberrychucks) Jan 22, 2023 January 22, 2023 at 01:57PM via Twitter https://twitter.com/raspberrychucks

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