The PopCulteer
March 20, 2026

We have some radio notes for you today as we prepare for a day of Punk Rock in Huntington with the Punk Rock Flea Market, our radio station brings you classic Disco and cool, moody New Wave on The AIR. This afternoon we serve up new episodes of MIRRORBALL and Sydney’s Big Electric Cat! The AIR is PopCult‘s sister radio station. You can hear these shows on The AIR website, or just click on the embedded player found elsewhere on this page.

MIRRORBALL

Friday at 2 PM on The AIR, Mel Larch devotes a full hour to classic Disco tracks, This week it’s a collection of massive hits that reached the upper echelon of music charts all around the world. She kicks off the show with a song from the recently departed Disco Tex with his Sex-O-Lettes, and continues with huge hits from The Three Degrees, George McRae, The O’Jays, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Sylvester, Marvin Gaye and more.

It’s another classic collection of dance tunes fron the days when polyester ruled the fashion world and the lights on the floor were the brightest in the room.

Check out the playlist…

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Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes “Get Dancin'”
Sheila & B. Devotion “Singin’ In The Rain”
The Three Degress “Givin’ Up, Givin’ In”
George McRae “Look At You”
Patsy Gallant “From New York To L.A.”
The O’Jays “I Love Music”
Gladys Knight & The Pips “Don’t Change Your Mind”
Earth, Wind and Fire “Fantasy”
Amanda Lear “Follow Me”
Sister Sledge “Lost In Music”
Sylvester “Dance (Disco Heat)”
Jean Carne “Was That All It Was”
Yvonne Elliman “If I Can’t Have You”
Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It Up”

You can hear MIRRORBALL every Friday at 2 PM, with replays most weeks  Monday at 9 AM and Tuesday at 1 PM and a four-hour mini-marathon of classic episodes Friday nights at 8 PM.

Sydney’s Big Electric Cat Salutes The The

Also on The AIR  at 3 PM (EDT), Sydney Fileen graces us with special mixtape-style new episode of Sydney’s Big Electric Cat. This week Sydney salutes the New Wave era music of Matt Johnson, AKA The The.

Essentially a solo act with an impressive assortment of guest musicians like Jools Holland, Neneh Cherry, J.G. Thirwell and Johnny Marr, The The continues to this day as Johnsons musical vehicle.

With his distinctive vocals and solitary artistic vision, Johnson and The The were considered “Synth Noir” by the music critic wags of the day. Looking back, we can see that he is simply a unique and outstanding talent.

Check out the playlist…

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The The

“Red Cinders In The Sand”
“Song Without An Ending”
“Icing Up”
“Like A Sun Risin’ Thru My Garden”
“Uncertain Smile”
“Giant”
“Soul Mining”
“I’ve Been Waiting For Tomorrow (All My Life)”
“Perfect (New York Mix)”
“Infected”
“Out of the Blue (Into The Fire)”
“Angels of Deception”
“Sweet Bird of Truth”
“Slow Train To Dawn”
“The Mercy Beat”
“Good Morning Beautiful”
“Amageddon Days (Are Here Again)”
“Beyond Love”
“This Is The Day”
“The Beat(en) Generation”

Sydney’s Big Electric Cat is produced at Haversham Recording Institute in London, and can be heard every Friday at 3 PM, with replays Saturday afternoon,  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 as part of the overnight Haversham Recording Institute marathon Tuesday mornings at 1 AM. .

That’s it for this week’s PopCulteer, check back for all our regular features, with fresh content, every day. Also, tune in for our Halloween block programming on The AIR beginning Sunday morning.