Halloween is Here -- 2024!

Halloween is our favorite time of the year here at Vinyl Voyage Radio. Like always, we have a great selection of specials and music to bring you through your Halloween! 

And, of course, J-Bones is back with some of his great mixes!

More about J-Bones can be found at FThisMovie and X.

The ghouls take over the airwaves at 1 pm (EST), playing some of the best spooky music out there. And then, we have the following specials lined up:

The Haunted Mansion in Story and Song

2:00 pm EST

This is a Vinyl Voyage tradition, played from my vinyl copy bought at the Magic Kingdom in 1976, featuring "Grim, Grinning Ghosts." This is a classic. 

Monsters!

3:00 pm EST

This is a mix by J-Bones from 2022, featuring songs, trailers and commercials about monsters.

The Devil's Den

4:30 pm EST

Pumpkins, King Kong, Zombies and some Haunted Mansion. These are some of J-Bones' favs.

Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me

6:30 pm EST

This is a glorious mix of the most melancholy Halloween tunes. You'll hear some Johnny Cash, The Beatles, The Four Tops, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's and many more. Plus, Vincent Price makes an appearance as well.

Color Me Pumpkin Orange

8 pm EST 

This mix features obscure movie promos, and a wonderful selection of Halloween themed songs that are "drenched in Halloween goodness." The artists include Louis Prima, the Specials, Cab Calloway, the Monkees, Cher, Harry Nillson, Radiohead and many, many more.

Skeleton Hand

10 pm EST 

Nothing but bones, bones, bones! This is J-Bones' latest mix!

Halloween on Vinyl Voyage Radio

We have a new Halloween Mix from J-Bones! He has been making the best and most eclectic Halloween mixes for years, and we are privileged to stream them on Vinyl Voyage. On Saturday, October 28, we will be premiering his new mix, "Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me" at 9pm, Eastern. This is a glorious mix of the most melancholy Halloween tunes. You'll hear some Johnny Cash, The Beatles, The Four Tops, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's and many more. Plus, Vincent Price makes an appearance as well.

Or, you can listen immediately via Mixcloud, where we have all of JB's mixes. You can find JB at F-This Movie, where he writes columns and often appears on the site's weekly podcast.

Stay tuned for our complete Halloween playlist, streaming starting at 1pm, Eastern on Halloween!

Halfway to Halloween Mix, 2023 -- "Monster Mocktails"

It's that time of the year and you know what that means!  A new mix from J-Bones!  JB, from F-This Movie has been making awesome mixes featuring ghoulish songs for years. His mixes are legendary (Like JB himself!)

And since it is Halfway to Halloween, I received a new mix in the mail from JB, who is currently hanging out on the West Coast. This one is called Monster Mocktails, featuring songs about Monsters, of course. But also drinks and drinking. A great combination.

This mix premieres on Vinyl Voyage Radio on Friday night, 8pm (Central). But if you can't wait until then, listen on-demand via Mixcloud. Just click on the little play button below and you'll start hearing this wonderous mix featuring the likes of Miley Cyrus, the Doors, Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker, the Champs and many more! Plus trailers of course and lots of Elvira!

Halloween on Vinyl Voyage Radio!

It's Halloween -- and you know what that means! If you've been listening to Vinyl Voyage at all, you know Halloween is one of our favorite holidays! And we have Halloween music and specials in store for today. And J-Bones is back, with some of his best Halloween mixes.

More about J-Bones can be found at FThisMovie and Twitter.

The ghouls take over the airwaves at 12pm, playing some of the best spooky music out there. And then, we have J-Bones and other specials lined up to cover all of your Halloween needs:

Monsters!

This is J-Bones' 2022 mix. He has left the midwest and is now living his best life in California. This 2022 mix features songs, trailers and commercials about monsters. How about some Boo-Berry?!

Truly a great Mix!  Listen at 1pm (EST) and 8pm (EST)

Do Spirits Return? Houdini Says No

3pm (EST)

You guessed it: this mix is all about ghosts and ghouls and features the Doors, Elvis Costello, The Police, the White Stripe, Paul McCartney, the Decembrists and many more. And loads of trailers and movie clips, too!

The Haunted Mansion in Story and Song

4:30 pm EST

This is a Vinyl Voyage tration, played from my vinyl copy bought at the Magic Kingdom in 1976, featuring "Grim, Grinning Ghosts." This is a classic. 

J-Bones Gravest Hits

5:00 pm EST

Pumpkins, King Kong, Zombies and some Haunted Mansion. These are some of J-Bones' favs.

Devil's Den

6:30 pm EST

Pumpkins, King Kong, Zombies and some Haunted Mansion. These are some of J-Bones' favs.

Color Me Pumpkin Orange

10 pm EST 

This mix features obscure movie promos, and a wonderful selection of Halloween themed songs that are "drenched in Halloween goodness." The artists include Louis Prima, the Specials, Cab Calloway, the Monkees, Cher, Harry Nillson, Radiohead and many, many more.

Devil's Den -- 2022 Halfway to Halloween Mix from JB

JB has done it again!

A regular contributor to F This Movie, JB -- or J-Bones -- also makes wonderfully spooky Halloween mixes that we feature here on Vinyl Voyage Radio. Since it is "Halfway to Halloween," I just got a package in the mail with this mix: Devil's Den: Dine and Dance.

This glorious mix features songs about the devil and hell. You'll hear Van Halen, Chuck Berry, INXS, Charlie Daniels, the Talking Heads, REM and many more.

We will be streaming this mix at the following times:

Wednesday, May 4, 8pm (Eastern)
Friday, May 6, 10pm (Eastern)

Or, listen to it (and all of JB's mixes) on demand at Mixcloud:

J-Bones is Coming!!!

 It's that time of year! And this Halloween we have --- once again -- two great mixes from J-Bones. Found on the FThisMovie, JB brings to us every year eclectic mixes of Halloween music.  We have two mixes ready to go to get you on the Halloween Spirit.

J-Bones Gravest Hits

Pumpkins, King Kong, Zombies and some Haunted Mansion. These are some of J-Bones' favs.

Streaming at the following times:

Thursday, October 21, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Friday, October 29, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Voodoo Show

Cults, graveyards, spider and snakes and bugs, witches and many more!

Streaming at the following times:

Friday, October 22, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Thursday, October 28, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Soon available on-demand on Mixcloud!  Check back!

Halloween on Vinyl Voyage Radio

Halloween on Vinyl Voyage Radio is better than ever. The fun begins at 1pm, Central when we switch over to our Halloween playlist.

The Haunted Mansion in Story and Song at 3pm

This Disney release is from 1969 and features the voice of Ron Howard. Great nostalgic Halloween treat!









The Astounding Pumpkin Monster at 4pm and 9pm


This is the 2018 special Halloween mix by JB from fthismovie.net, featuring the Beatles, Frank Zappa, Jan and Dean and many more!








Color Me Pumpkin Orange at 11pm

This is the 2017 mix by JB.  This mix has it all: Scary songs and wonderful trailers from horror movies!

TONIGHT - The Premiere of The Astounding Pumpkin Monster!

TONIGHT! The premiere of The Astounding Pumpkin Monster! This year’s special Halloween mix from JB features music from Frank Zappa, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, Tom Lehrer, Jan & Dean and many more!

7pm Central (October 17) 

That’s 12am GMT/ New York: 8pm/ Los Angeles: 5pm/ Honolulu: 2pm/ Brazil: 9pm/ London: 1am Thurs/ Paris: 2am Thurs/ Istanbul: 3am Thurs/ Tokyo:9am Thurs/ Sydney: 10am Thurs

The Astounding Pumpkin Monster!

Back by popular demand! JB, from F-This Movie has created another Halloween mix, and we are delighted to be bringing it to you again this Halloween. This year's mix is called The Astounding Pumpkin Monster, and features songs from Frank Zappa, Pearl Jam, Tom Lehrer, The Beatles and many more.

Tune in on Wednesday night at 7pm (October 17) to hear this collection of Halloween tunes!

That's 12am GMT/ New York: 8pm/ Los Angeles: 5pm/ Honolulu: 2pm/ Brazil: 9pm/ London: 1am Thurs/ Paris: 2am Thurs/ Istanbul: 3am Thurs/ Tokyo:9am Thurs/ Sydney: 10am Thurs

Halloween 2017

On Tuesday, we will be going full-throttled Halloween starting at 2pm, Central (after Adventures in Vinyl). We have some great programs lined up for your Halloween enjoyment.

We have THREE programs we will be repeating:

Color Me Pumpkin Orange at 4pm, 7pm and 11pm

This is the 2017 mix by JB, who writes at F This Movie. This mix has it all: Scary songs and wonderful trailers from horror movies!




The Haunted Mansion in Story and Song at 3pm and 9pm

This Disney release is from 1969 and features the voice of Ron Howard. Great nostalgic Halloween treat!





Famous Monsters Speak at 6pm and 9:30pm 

Originally released in 1963, this is from a vinyl reissue from 1973. It features two stories: "Frankenstein's Monster Talks!" and "Dracula's Return!"


Plus, all sorts of Halloween-themed songs between programs!

Color Me Pumpkin Orange! Special Halloween broadcast

If you missed "Color Me Pumpkin Orange," a special Halloween mix assembled by F This Movie's JB, you can catch special repeat broadcasts at the following times, Central:

(Click on the date to add to your Google calendar)

Saturday, October 14   10pm
Friday, October 20 11 pm
Sunday, October 29, 1:30 pm
Monday October 30, 8 pm
Tuesday, October 31  4 pm and 7 pm and 11pm



The broadcast is also available via Mixcloud.

Coming soon: Color Me Pumpkin Orange

This year, Vinyl Voyage Radio is proud to present Color Me Pumpkin Orange, a special Halloween presentation curated by JB, a contributor to F This Movie, one of the best movie websites and podcasts on the internet. Each year, JB puts together an extremely eclectic mix of Halloween songs and sounds and this year we will broadcast his mix in its entirety.

Color Me Pumpkin Orange features obscure movie promos, and a wonderful selection of Halloween themed songs that are "drenched in Halloween goodness." The artists include Louis Prima, the Specials, Cab Calloway, the Monkees, Cher, Harry Nillson, Radiohead and many, many more.

Graphic courtesy of JB.

Color Me Pumpkin Orange premieres on Friday, October 13th at 8pm central. Listen...if you dare!

Click on the link to set a calendar reminder:     


More broadcasts will be announced. And Color me Pumpkin Orange will soon be available on demand, as well.

Happy Halloween!