The Hairpin Turn
Aired on Saturday 20th June 2026, 11:00PM
The Hairpin Turn is an eclectic mix of the finest music across a variety of years, genres, styles, moods and fragrances. Keep your dancing shoes handy for the fast stuff, a box of tissues ready for the sentimental stuff, and a fresh pot of ginger and lemon tea for the singalong stuff. There's bound to be a song you know. Maybe there's a song you'll fall in love with at first listen.Each performance of The Hairpin Turn is in two movements:La DansetteA mini-party. Music at a fixed BPM for dancing, singing, carousing, marching upon castles, etc.; however the witching hour pleases you.Deeper into MusicMusic following a theme. Past subjects of the week: contrafacts, psychogeography, Billy Strayhorn, Tom Waits.If you have comments, questions or playlist suggestions, please email Mathew at thehairpinturn@eastsidefm.org
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- 8:00Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes on)
- 0:00The Thrill Of It All
Roxy Music
The Main Thing (extended version)
- 14:00Anthology Volumes 1 & 2
Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Cherchez la Femme
- 20:49SupaFunkAnova
Leprechaun
Reach Out (and Touch Someone)
- 25:16Miss You (single)
Young Franco feat. Maribelle
Miss You
- 30:47The Smile Sessions
The Beach Boys
Heroes and Villains
- 36:34Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Love and Mercy
- 39:18Endless Summer
The Beach Boys
Help Me, Rhonda
- 42:32Difficult Woman
Renee Geyer
God Only Knows
- 47:51Endless Summer
The Beach Boys
Don't Worry, Baby
- 51:20In My Room
Jacob Collier
In My Room
- 57:27Rhinestone Cowboy: The Best Of Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell
Guess I'm Dumb
- 1:00:00The Smile Sessions
The Beach Boys
Cabin Essence
- 1:03:24Endless Summer
The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations
- 1:08:42Orange Crate Art
Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks
Orange Crate Art
- 1:12:35Pet Sounds
Brian Wilson with The Beach Boys
Caroline, No
- 1:15:57Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Surf's Up
- 1:20:01Holland
The Beach Boys
Sail on, Sailor
- 1:24:32No Pier Pressure
Brian Wilson
The Last Song