Welcome to Brainwaves!

Posted: April 2, 2013 by brainwaves in Playlists, Podcasts

Brainwaves iconBrainwaves is eclectic alternative radio – two hours of music every week spanning five decades of rock and roll. You’ll hear everything from the pop 70s all the way to the latest melodic indie, with a healthy dose of punk, progressive, new wave and grunge thrown into the mix. Your host, Brian Blum, broadcasts from Jerusalem, Israel, so you’ll hear some cool Israeli rock as well.

Here are the times to listen:

Israel & Europe (EET)
Monday at 5:00 PM on Voodoo Radio (3:00 PM in the U.K.)
Monday at 6:30 PM on 
RadioFreeNachlaot.com
Tuesday at 1:00 PM on Radio Lantau (7:00 PM in Hong Kong)
Tuesday at 9:00 PM on WildDogsRadio
Wednesday at 6:00 PM on CMRSradio (4:00 PM in the U.K.)
Wednesday at 9:00 PM on Life Right Radio (7:00 PM in the U.K.)
Thursday at 7:00 PM on Voodoo Radio (5:00 PM in the U.K.)
Sunday at 10:00 PM on CMRSradio (8:00 PM in the U.K.)

North America
Monday at 7:00 AM Pacific and 10:00 aM Eastern on Voodoo Radio
Monday at 8:30 AM Pacific, 11:30 Eastern on RadioFreeNachlaot.com
Tuesday at 3:00 PM Pacific, 6:00 PM Eastern on Radio Lantau
Tuesday at 11:00 AM Pacific and 2:00 PM Eastern on WildDogsRadio
Wednesday at 8:00 AM on CMRSradio
Wednesday at 11:00 AM Pacific and 2:00 PM Eastern on Life Right Radio
Thursday at 9:00 AM Pacific and noon Eastern on Voodoo Radio (7:00 AM in the U.K.)
Sunday at 12:00 PM on CMRSradio

Requests and comments: brainwavesradio@gmail.com

Playlist for May 4, 2026

Posted: May 4, 2026 by brainwaves in Playlists
BandSong
Neil CicieregaCrocodile Chop
The Beach BoysCrocodile Rock (cover: Elton John)
Echo and the BunnymenCrocodiles
R.E.M.Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter
Tilly and the WallAlligator Skin
Red Letter AgentBurn the Good Ones Down
Roco DeLuca and the BurdenColorful
Pop is ArtLet Me Be the One
Josh RitterChange of Time
Tangerine DreamPrecious (cover: Depeche Mode)
Depeche ModeEverything Counts
U2Stories for Boys
The CureJumping Someone Else’s Train
Bloc PartyThis Modern Love
World PartyMaking Love (to the World)
Regina SpektorThe Party
Matt Pond PAThe Party
Jonathan CoultonI’m Having a Party
The Bay City RollersSaturday Night
ChicagoSaturday in the Park
The Small HoursSunday
Happy MondaysStep On
Counting CrowsOn a Tuesday in Amsterdam Long Ago
The Guess WhoA Wednesday in Your Garden
The CureFriday I’m in Love
Rebecca BlackFriday
AquaBarbie Girl
Rilo KileyThe Frug
Savanna RootsBaby Gone
Suzanne VegaIn Liverpool
The BanglesGoing Down to Liverpool
The Boo RadleysLazarus
The BeatlesGlass Onion
Deaf SchoolWhat a Way to End it All

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Posted: April 27, 2026 by brainwaves in Podcasts

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Playlist for April 27, 2026

Posted: April 27, 2026 by brainwaves in Playlists

Beatles A to Z — in covers!

BandSong
The Well PenniesAll My Loving
Robyn HitchcockA Day in the Life
Matthew Sweet & Susannah HoffsAnd Your Bird Can Sing
LightmythAcross the Universe
Eddie IzzardBeing For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Elliot SmithBecause
Michael StanleyCry Baby Cry
Tangerine DreamEleanor Rigby
Yellow Matter CustardFree as a Bird
GomezGetting Better
Yellow Matter CustardGlass Onion
Dua LipaGolden Slumbers
The MustangHere, There and Everywhere
World PartyHappiness is a Warm Gun
Vanilla SkyHelp!
P.HuxI’m Looking Through You
StoriesI Want to Hold Your Hand
Neal MorseIf I Fell
VinesI’m Only Sleeping
Johnny CashIn My Life
Stars on 45Beatles medley
Elton JohnLucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Nick CaveLet it Be
Fool’s GardenMartha My Dear
Sheryl CrowMother Nature’s Son
Nick HeywardNowhere Man
GrandaddyRevolution
TransatlanticStrawberry Fields Forever
Neal MorseSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
Randy BachmanThink for Yourself
Lucinda WilliamsWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps
Heather NovaWe Can Work It Out
Anya MarinaYou’re Gonna Lose that Girl
The Beat BugsYou Won’t See Me
Walk off the EarthYesterday

Podcast for April 20, 2026

Posted: April 20, 2026 by brainwaves in Podcasts

April 20 2026

Playlist for April 20, 2026

Posted: April 20, 2026 by brainwaves in Playlists
BandSong
EthnixStrawberries
Yehuda PolikerWhat Will Be Will Be
Alon OlearchikShe Walks on the Roads
Monika SexOn the Floor
The Tractor’s RevengeGame of Tears
ForesttAmalia
The Idan Raichal ProjectNicer Words Than These
Nathan GoshenThinking About It (Let it Go)
Niv KaikovNo Regrets
Red MeadowForever 21
SynergyGuilty
The Madbujah ProjectBaladistan
Avraham TalLights
Efo HaYeledWhat’s Come Over Me?
KarolinaFacing the Sea
KaveretMarket Song
KaveretInspector Clever
Ivri LiderThe Blue Glass
Beit HaBubotMissed Dreams
AvtipusThere Goes My Humor
Tea PacksThe Old Station
MashinaWake Up
MashinaA Qualified Optician
Shalom HanochSlowly Slowly
Shlomo ArtziLike Then
Arik EinsteinFragile
Ehud BanaiGoing Out into the Light (Published)
Evyatar BanaiWhen Will We Kiss?
Elai Botner and the Outside KidsDone but not Over
Botzer(Hebrew is) a Pretty Language

Podcast for April 13, 2026

Posted: April 13, 2026 by brainwaves in Podcasts

April 13 2026

Playlist for April 13, 2026

Posted: April 13, 2026 by brainwaves in Playlists
BandSong
Leisure ProcessLove Cascade
Leisure ProcessCash Flow (Million Dollar Mix)
David Crosby and Graham NashTake the Money and Run
Steve Miller BandTake the Money and Run
The BuzzcocksMoney
The StranglersMoney
Taxi TaxiMaps and Legends
Deaf SchoolTaxi
Porcupine TreeRainy Taxi
Pink FloydEchoes
The Flaming LipsYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Part 1)
The VaporsBunkers
Blink 182Anthem Part Two
Pete YornFor Nancy
Snow PatrolSpitting Games
BadfingerNo Matter What
The FoundationBuild Me Up Buttercup
The BellyachersUncle Albert (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)
SebadohThe Freed Pig
The WhoI’m Free
MashinaNo Other Place
BenzeenNightshift
Church of ReasonHow Does it Feel?
Martha and the MuffinsEcho Beach
MPop Musik
New MusikStraight Lines
Men Without HatsPop Goes the World
Romeo VoidA Girl in Trouble is a Temporary Thing
Norman SalantAccidents Will Happen (Blondie cover)
The Psychedelic FursHeartbeat
Deaf SchoolWhat a Way to End it All

Podcast for April 6, 2026

Posted: April 6, 2026 by brainwaves in Podcasts

April 6 2026

Playlist for April 6, 2026

Posted: April 6, 2026 by brainwaves in Playlists
BandSong
Sufjan StevensOut of Egypt
Robyn Hitchcock and the EgyptiansSo You Think You’re in Love
The Puppini SistersWalk Like an Egyptian (cover: The Bangles)
Neko CaseThe Pharaohs
Pharaoh’s DaughterEnpesare
Oingo BoingoNot My Slave
Porcupine TreeSlave Called Shiver
Desmond DekkerThe Israelites
Siouxie and the BansheesIsrael
Israel Kamakawiwo’oleSomewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
PrinceRaspberry Beret
St. VincentPrince Johnny
Rich KidsGhosts of Princes in Towers
Rufus WainrightRebel Prince
Frightened RabbitSnake
TV21Snakes and Ladders
SnakefingerSave Me from Dali
Jim StaffordSpiders and Snakes
Jerry ReedAmos Moses
Rilo KileyHail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight
Belle and SebastianFunny Little Frog
Weezer (feat. Hayley Williams)Rainbow Connection (cover: Kermit the Frog)
The CureThe Blood
EditorsBlood
BlackfieldBlood
MorrisseyIrish Blood English Heart
Paul WesterbergStain Yer Blood
ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head
PinbackBloods on Fire
BC CamplightBlood and Chocolate
BreadToo Much Love
Blitzen TrapperGold for Bread
Minus the BearPotato Juice and Liquid Bread
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZerosDesert Song
Kishi BashiAtticus in the Desert

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Posted: March 30, 2026 by brainwaves in Podcasts

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