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Hosted by Alec Hanley Bemis

Teenage Kicks is hosted by Alec Hanley Bemi, co-founder of New York's Brassland label and a producer who conceives and manages creative projects that make a global impact. Each episode is about an hour long. The musical themes may be clearer to him than they are to you but the selections will inevitably be intense and deeply felt.

Teenage Kicks

Songs for the Rapture

Hosted by Alec Hanley Bemis

Originally aired Monday, April 30th, 2012

From the second coming of Christ to the dawn of "End Times," there have been many speculations as to how and when the world will end, but so far so good. Alec Bemis has created the perfect mixture to prepare you for what may be the end of the world.

Teenage Kicks

Atomic Hip Hop

Hosted by Alec Hanley Bemis

Originally aired Monday, March 19th, 2012

This mix wrestles with the link between progress & apocalypse. 2012! Computers! Nuclear war! Suicide & siz-urp. Hip-hop & contemporary electronics! With tracks ranging from Kraftwerk and De La Soul to Sun Ra and Malcolm McLaren.

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Funky

Hosted by Alec Hanley Bemis

Originally aired Monday, February 20th, 2012

Alec Bemis says this mixtape is probably the closest his show will ever get to attempting to start a dance party. Maybe you'd call what follows funky music, or maybe it's more appropriate to just say it has some soul.

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Beautiful Songs (for Denniston Hill)

Hosted by Alec Hanley Bemis

Originally aired Monday, January 30th, 2012

This new series begins with inspiration following time spent at Denniston Hill, NY art center, during which Bemis curated a month's worth of residencies and to which this mix is dedicated. From Alan Lomax to Pablo Casals, from Antony to Erik Satie.