A Season of Catching Up… and Cheese {Newsletter May, June, July}
- djtea0
- Jul 17
- 5 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
A Season of Catching Up… and Cheese {Newsletter May, June, July}
May – July 2025
with DJ Tea & Mr. Announcer Man | WDRT 91.9 FM
A Season of Catching Up… and Cheese
Hi friends,
Phew. This spring and summer have been one wild ride. Between family, projects, paperwork, and traveling across timelines (real and metaphorical), we’ve been juggling shows, repeat weeks, and spontaneous broadcasts squeezed between life’s unpredictable dance steps. Some days the ankle cooperated. Some days it did not.
But through it all, Eclectic Wonderland kept spinning… even if we had to replay a few favorites along the way.
*Each playlist mentioned in this newsletter includes a video playlist embedded in the show notes! Click the links to access the show notes!
Thanks for staying tuned, laughing along, and supporting the magic. Let’s tumble back through the past couple of months and catch up on everything we aired!
🌟 {Links Are Pink!}
May 7 – WDRT Pledge Drive
We played live & helped out at wdrt for the day. I didn’t get to record the show this week, but we’re thrilled to report:
🎉 WE MET OUR GOAL!
Thank you so much to everyone who donated and kept our community radio strong. 💛
May 14 – Girls Rule (Mother’s Day Month, Pt. 1)
An All-Girl Power Hour (and Then Some)
A punchy mix of female-led bands, dreamy vocals, punk power, and indie charm.
🎶 Music by: Siouxsie & the Banshees, Lily Allen, and more
May 21 – Girls Rock (Pt. 2)
Genre-spanning powerhouses from across time and sound.
From lush dream pop to experimental indie, this week is a testament to women redefining music.
🎶 Music by: Warpaint, Big Joanie, Kate Nash, and others
May 28 – Dance This Mess Around (Audities Special)
An absurdist celebration of female-fronted oddities.
From Kate Bush to interplanetary DJs, from robot rabbits to synth-powered weirdness—this show was made for the eccentrically inclined.
🎶 Music by: Delia Derbyshire, The Waitresses, The Flying Lizards
June 4 – Stayin’ Alive (Repeat)
Alternate Versions and Unexpected Covers
An old favorite, revisited: lounge takes, lofi flips, cosmic reinterpretations, and Richard Cheese doing Queen.
🎶 Music by: Say Lou Lou, Sam Smith, The Flaming Lips, Grace Potter
June 11 – I Repeat Myself Again
A Better Than K-Tel Indie Adventure
A lovingly curated blend of indie anthems, reissues, and beloved obscurities with personal stories behind the tracks.
🎶 Music by: Kilbey Kennedy, The Church, Linda from Work, The Mommyheads
June 18 – She Bangs the Drums (From Manchester to Madchester)
A danceable, dreamy, post-punk party of British brilliance.
🎶 Music by: The Stone Roses, The Chameleons, The Smiths, New Order
June 25 – Fruit Salad & Existential Grooves
Notes From the Sound Garden
Retro oddballs, existential beats, and summer silliness in one tasty mix.
🎶 Music by: The Avalanches, ECC, and deep thoughts via funk
July 2 – Let’s Get Demented
Our Tribute to Dr. Demento
Weird Al, fish heads, talking cats, Monty Python, and a whole lot of unhinged audio oddities.
🎶 Music by: Barnes & Barnes, Jonathan Coulton, Brak, The Great Luke Ski
💬 With guest Christopher Bay (Weird Al interview segment!)
July 9 – Mr. Blue Sky
A road trip of covers, mashups, and musical surprises.
Inspired by flipping through fuzzy radio dials while road-tripping across the country.
🎶 Music by: Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer, Sam Smith, Steven Jay, Erasure
July 16 – Yellow Like Cheese
A Love Letter and a Road Trip Soundtrack
Celebrating 9 years since the yellow Penske truck hauled us to Wisconsin—and the soundtrack that carried us there.
🎶 Music by: The Flaming Lips, Talking Heads, Air, and more
July 23 - Marb'laid Skies
A Better Than K-Tel all-indie extravaganza!
We’re mixing new gems, long-time favorites, and indie classics you’ll want to spin on repeat. Plus: Some delightful back-to-back artist pairings and EXCLUSIVE sneak peeks you won’t hear anywhere else.
🎶 Music By: The Mommyheads, Kilbey Kennedy, Wet Leg, Blueburst, Foreign Air, and SO many more.
July 30 - Soul Transportation
Welcome to this week’s wildly whimsical transmission of Eclectic Wonderland! This week’s theme: Soul Transportation, a sonic voyage for the senses. 🛸✨
What happens when you feed an entire collection of oddities, novelties, electronic weirdness, dada pop, and retro futurism into a magical computer run by gnomes and talking toast? This show.
Expect tracks that collide genres, sample the surreal, and laugh at logic. You’ll hear robots with heartbreak, gnomes with rhythm, and paranoid telephones trying to reach the mothership.
🎧 Featuring:
The Bran Flakes, DJ Me DJ You, Wax Tailor, Negativland, iMonster, The Flaming Lips, King Gizzard, Lemon Demon, Ursula 1000, Miracle Musical, and more.
🌟 {Links Are Pink!}
I will continue to provide updates during July and August! Be sure to return and check them out!
We hope your summer is Delightful!
Peace, love, and cosmic bunny rabbits,
Tea
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🧜♀️ Thank You for Listening!
We appreciate you. ❤️
We Hope Your Day Is Delightful!
Peace, Love & Cosmic Bunny Rabbits!
-DJ Tea, Mr Announcer Man & Dewey Lewis
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