Pickled Beats
Tune in to Pickled Beats to get a taste of some tangy tracks, salty samples, and vinegary virtuosos. Each week we will open the lid to a different facet of sound that connects artists across genres, decades, and cultures.
# of Episodes
60271
Host
DJ Isaac Newton
First Aired
February 28th, 2005
Last Episode
March 2nd, 2026
Previous broadcasts
An Apple A Day
Jackson C. Frank, LTJ Bukem, Duster, Alex G, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/2/26, 4:03 AM
bar italia, Slowdive, Fleeting Joys, Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/2/26, 3:04 AM
Boards of Canada, Jackson C. Frank, bar italia, Yusef Lateef, and more.
Songs in The TV Static
Pinback, Portishead, The Microphones, C-Clamp, and more.
Moth Hour
Horse Jumper of Love, Fleeting Joys, she's green, Tanukichan, and more.
Cross Fade
Sonic Youth, Atlas Sound, Burial, Björk, and more.
Spin & Study
Black Country, New Road, Sleigh Bells, Burrrn, Tacoma Radar, and more.
snuffleupagus
PJ Harvey, Björk, Protomartyr, Ochre, and more.
Signals after Dar(K)
Mogwai, The Custodian of Records, Four Tet, The Hollies, and more.
Cool for Cats
John Mayer, Neil Young, Failure, David Kauffman, and more.
The Low Down
Cocteau Twins, Rocketship, Whitney, Johnny Cash, and more.
Yard Sale
The Mamas & The Papas, Sunny Day Real Estate, Newfound Interest in Connecticut, The Blue Nile, and more.
SPRING BREAK
The Internet, Beach Bunny, D'Angelo, Sade, and more.
Seasick Stereo
Depeche Mode, Malcolm Todd, The Smiths, Grimes, and more.
Don't Say Me!
Yusef Lateef, Pink Floyd, Isabel's Dream, Vashti Bunyan, and more.
Fresh Picked
Andy Stott, Ochre, Minwhee Lee, Angels Of Light, and more.
Stim Stereo
Boards of Canada, American Football, Built To Spill, Horsegirl, and more.
The Family Tree
Etta James, Ledisi, Sarah Vaughan, Karen Clark Sheard, and more.
Sisters Sowing Seeds
The Sugarcubes, Pinback, Silver Jews, The Radio Dept., and more.
Gospel Connection Prayz Fest
L.A. Mass Choir, Israel & New Breed, Jubilee Worship, Elevation Worship, and more.
Gospel Connection Prayz Fest
Pastor Joseph Pace Sr., and more.
Bits and Pieces
Ida, Pavement, Morphine, DJ Shadow, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/1/26, 4:03 AM
King Krule, Linda Perhacs, Suicide, Tortoise, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/1/26, 3:04 AM
"Blue" Gene Tyranny, Linda Perhacs, Alex G, PJ Harvey, and more.
Khan Academy
Cocteau Twins, Burial, Sweet Trip, Nick Drake, and more.
The Old School Zone/Midnight Love Zone
Saturday Sat 2/28/26
The Old School Zone/Midnight Love Zone
Minwhee Lee, Unwound, Carissa's Wierd, B.T. Express, and more.
End Of February Randomness
Randomness to end February
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/28/26, 8:03 PM
Portishead, Silver Jews, Arcade Fire, The Custodian of Records, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/28/26, 7:06 PM
Toe, Tindersticks, Galaxie 500, Naoki Zushi, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/28/26, 6:07 PM
Rocketship, Sonic Youth, Blonde Redhead, Standing On The Corner, and more.
abandon the rule
Björk, Bikini Kill, Billie Holiday, Rage Against The Machine, and more.
abandon the rule
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and more.
Super Stupid
This Heat, Jackson C. Frank, John Coltrane Quartet, Björk, and more.
DANCE
Doja Cat, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Rochelle Jordan, and more.
Back Bay Blues
Destroyer, Lou Reed, Double Virgo, Talk Talk, and more.
Groove Interlude
Dorothy Ashby, Stereolab, Flotation Toy Warning, Fairuz, and more.
De Música Ligera
Björk, Vegyn, Title Fight, Smog, and more.
Celebrating Black History Month
Kapitol P, Curtis Coke, Paydatman, B.E.R.I.D.O.X., and more.
Gospel Connection International
Lilmizzy, Moses Bliss, Ko'rale, The Frowning Clouds, and more.
Daughters of Lillith
Sonic Youth, Jackson C. Frank, Belle & Sebastian, Pavement, and more.
Raised on Rock
Whitney, The Jackson 5, Everyone Asked About You, Weatherday, and more.
Punk's Dead Tired
T.S.O.L., The Reverend Horton Heat, The Cramps, FIDLAR, and more.
Episode 5: Sophistipop
The Blue Nile, David Sylvian, Clairo, Silver Jews, and more.
Discount Tuesdays
ENHYPEN, Sunny Day Real Estate, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Origin Unknown, and more.
Huntington Hip-Hop
FIZ, trill manny, Aphex Twin, Teathetruth, and more.
Weird Science
The Smiths, Mazzy Star, Steely Dan, Oasis, and more.
Rock Papa Scissors
Belly, Wilco, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Alex G, and more.
5.5: End of Winter Sub
Fleetwood Mac, Juliana Hatfield, Carpenters, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/27/26, 9:25 PM
Galaxie 500, Cocteau Twins, Sparklehorse, The Microphones, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/27/26, 8:34 PM
AzovMusic, Philip Harper, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/27/26, 7:48 PM
AzovMusic, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/27/26, 6:04 PM
Galaxie 500, Talk Talk, Philip Harper, AzovMusic, and more.
hello spring break
Ebo Taylor, Julia, Julia, PVA, Groove Armada, and more.
back2back
Oklou, and more.
Art History
David Bowie, Prefab Sprout, The Beach Boys, MGMT, and more.
Ra Ra Radio
Elliott Smith, The Horrors, Death Cab for Cutie, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
The Common Room
James Taylor, Little Village, Badfinger, Bobby Sanabria, and more.
The Setlist
Massive Attack, Tom Waits, The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, LTJ Bukem, and more.
Sassybug Theater 9000
Elias Rønnenfelt, Miles Davis Sextet, Slint, The Blue Nile, and more.
g1rlpl4y
Baccara, Madonna, Yusef Lateef, Cloonee, and more.
g1rlpl4y
Crystal Waters, Smooth Touch, and more.
Almost Famous
Pulp, Oasis, Rocketship, Blur, and more.
Almost Famous
Blur, and more.
Quintessential Classics
Mount Eerie, Herbert Von Karajan, Everything But The Girl, Jean Sibelius, and more.
An Apple an Audio Hour 2!!!!
Chappell Roan, Leith Ross, Mitski, Billy Joel, and more.
Ep. 5: What's the Score?
Sufjan Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, Stephen Rennicks, José Bartel, and more.
Ep. 5: What's the Score?
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jimmy Van Heusen, Sufjan Stevens, Michel Legrand And His Orchestra, and more.
Growing Out of It
Cocteau Twins, Rocketship, The Cranberries, Sixpence None The Richer, and more.
Acutely Alternative
Chapterhouse, Cameron Winter, Niños Del Cerro, Stefan Buchberger, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 2/27/26, 4:02 AM
Isabel's Dream, Tacoma Radar, Vígh Mihály, Sparklehorse, and more.