The Pop Shop

Liberty Finch & DJ Izzy spin power pop, bubblegum, psychedelic, garage, rock and more! Hits, misses and ephemera, every Tuesday from midnight - 2am.

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6/18/2013 The Pop Shop

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Fresh from her Northern sojourn, Liberty Finch returns with a bag full o’ Brit pop. It’s all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows this week on the Pop Shop.

6/11/2013 The Pop Shop

The Pop Shop

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DJ Izzy delves into the canon of Boyce & Hart, and revisits 1973 this week on the Pop Shop.

6/4/2013 The Pop Shop

The Pop Shop

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Tonight the Pop Shop welcomes music collector, former record-store proprietor (Aardvark Records) and all-around great guy, Vince Murray, to the show. He’ll be spinning the tunes and talking about his third annual fundraiser for St. Jude’s, which takes place this Sat, June 8, at Grumpy’s NE.

5/28/2013 The Pop Shop

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DJ Izzy mans the board…so anything goes tonight on the Pop Shop. With lotsa special requests and new material from “Drink a Toast to Innocence: A Tribute to Lite Rock,” featuring Twin Cities ex-pats, Willie Wisely and Mike Ruekberg.

5/21/2013 The Pop Shop

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Guitar virtuoso, dandy, and man-of-a-thousand bands, Keith Patterson joins the Pop Shop this week, playin’ music and schoolin’ Liberty Finch and DJ Izzy on the world of mod.

5/14/2013 The Pop Shop

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Lots to celebrate this week, as Minnesota becomes the 12th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, and Ms. Finch completes another revolution around the sun. Love and Liberty abound!

5/7/2013 The Pop Shop

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On May 1, KFAI celebrated its 35th anniversary, so tonight the Pop Shop explores the music of 1978. With tracks by the Sweet, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, XTC, NRBQ, the Ramones, and of course, the Brothers Gibb. Plus, a ticket giveaway to Todd Rundgren at the Varsity Theater, courtesy of Sue McLean and Associates.

4/30/2013 The Pop Shop

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Liberty Finch pilots the Doobieliner back to the ’70s for some late-night FM spins. Also on deck: smooth R&B from Rufus Thomas, Lee Sain, the Meters and Eli Paperboy Reed; soul-inspired Brit-Pop by the Yardbirds, the Who, the Knack, and Spencer Davis Group; a birthday track for the enchanting Ann-Margret, listener requests and more.

And comin’ up Friday, May 3, Liberty Finch and DJ Izzy fill in for Glen Leslie on Jet Set Planet! Don’t miss this audio cocktail, from 9-10:30pm on KFAI.

4/23/2013 The Pop Shop

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Starting things off with a few leftover psychedelic spins before we delve into the Record Store Day booty! Featuring the Trashmen, Richard Thompson, Marshall Crenshaw, Steve Earle, the Minus Five, Songs for Slim, Sly & the Family Stone, Cal Tjader and more!

4/16/2013 The Pop Shop

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The Pop Shop takes a trip to the psychedelic side…….acknowledging the 70th anniversary of Bicycle Day and the discoveries of Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann first person to synthesize, ingest and learn about the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). On April 16, 1943, he performed a self-experiment, and less than an hour later was being escorted home—by bicycle—by his lab assistant. Hofmann died in 2008 at the age of 102. Tonight we free our minds and let the music carry us away……….

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Tuesday, 12:00am to 2:00am

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DJ Izzy

Liberty Finch

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