The PopCulteer
February 13, 2026

Valentine’s Eve On The AIR FRIDAY!

So people are either dreading the 13th, or they’re gearing up for a marathon session of Love on Saturday, but Friday afternoon both of our Friday music specialty shows devote themselves to special themes that some folks might find similar. Mel Larch’s MIRRORBALL and Sydney Fileen’s Sydney’s Big Electric Cat return with new episodes.  The AIR is PopCult‘s sister radio station. You can hear our shows on The AIR website, or just click on the embedded player found elsewhere on this page.

At 2 PM we present a brand-new edition of Mel larch’s Disco Music Showcase.  This time Mel devotes her show to the Disco sounds of love.

It’s a lovefest on the dancefllor as Mel assembles a mixtape of the romantic danceable songs you can legally find in one place.  Some of the selections may not seem love-soaked on the surface, but romance is at the heart of every single tune.

Just check out the playlist…

MIRRORBALL 123

Candi Staton “Young Hearts Run Free”
Odyssey “Use It Up and Wear It Out”
The Real Thing “Can You Feel The Force”
Crown Heights Affair “Galaxy of Love”
Liquid Gold “Dance Yourself Dizzy”
Shalamar “Take That To The Bank”
Eruption “I Can’t Stand The Rain”
Tina Charles “I Love To Love”
Elton John “Are You Ready For Love”
Loleatta Holloway “Love Sensation”
Stepanie Mills “Never Knew Love Like This Before”
Kelly Marie “Feels Like I’m In Love”
The Emotions “Best of My Love”
Donna Summer “Love’s About To Change”
Dee D. Jackson “Automatic Lover”
Barry White “You See The Trouble With Me”

You can hear MIRRORBALL every Friday at 2 PM, with replays Sunday night at 11 PM and throughout the following week Monday at 9 AM and Tuesday at 1 PM plus there’s a mini-marathon that includes the latest episode Saturday nights at 9 PM.

At 3 PM, Sydney Fileen graces us with a new episode of Sydney’s Big Electric Cat that salutes The Ska/Pop brilliance of Madness, who managed to transcend their Stiff Records/Two Tone roots and become one of Britain’s biggest New Wave hitmakers.

Unfortunately, Sydney’s been having some computer issues and was not able to get a playlist to us in time to include it here, but she wants me to assure you that the show will include all their biggest hits from the New Wave era, along with a smattering of ultra-rare cuts, deep-album tracks and a surprise or three.

Sydney’s Big Electric Cat is produced at Haversham Recording Institute in London, and can be heard every Friday at 3 PM, with replays  Monday at 7 AM, Tuesday at 8 PM, Wednesday at Noon and Thursday at 10 AM, exclusively on The AIR. Classic episodes can be heard Overnight late Monday/early Tuesday.

Your PopCulteer and his wife intend to observe Valentine’s Day in our own manner, which is none of your diddly-damn business.

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