The Common Room
Come hang out with us in The Common Room! We will be sound-tracking each week with four CDs that span musical genres, and we'll be finding common themes across them all and sharing the stories behind them. Long live Physical PhMedia Phridays
# of Episodes
60536
Host
DJ Vibe
First Aired
April 1st, 2005
Last Episode
March 13th, 2026
Previous broadcasts
S3 EP1: we're sooo back
Boyz II Men, Acopia, Clean Bandit, FKA twigs, and more.
The Setlist
Spain, and more.
2x05
The Aristocats
g1rlpl4y
Nexx Chapter, Michael Jackson, Empire Of The Sun, Daft Punk, and more.
Almost Famous
The Isley Brothers, Looking Glass, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, and more.
Almost Famous
Rocketship, and more.
Quintessential Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ichiko Aoba, and more.
The Kitchen
The White Stripes, Vampire Weekend, The Cat Empire, Agent Orange, and more.
Ep 6: Marvin Gaye's Hour of Questions
Eartha Kitt, The Weather Station, Kim Deal, Smerz, and more.
Wood you?
Labi Siffre, DJ Shadow, The Rolling Stones, Darondo, and more.
bringing in spring
Kitty Craft, TTSSFU, Midnight Sister, Elaine Kibaro, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/13/26, 4:05 AM
Ida, Tortoise, Bob Dylan, Massimo Volume, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/13/26, 3:05 AM
Cinnamon, Stefan Buchberger, µ-Ziq, Canaan Amber, and more.
alternative realities
Cocteau Twins, The Microphones, LTJ Bukem, Sweet Trip, and more.
Laughs and Loops
Bassvictim, Snow Strippers, Fairuz, MF Doom, and more.
Laughs and Loops
Lucy Bedroque, Lil Uzi Vert, 2hollis, and more.
Did you hear about Pluto?
AC/DC, Pixies, ACEtone, The Verve, and more.
PET ROCK
The Cure, David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, Guided By Voices, and more.
Sip o Sunshine
The Cure, ILLENIUM, Eurythmics, The Vingance, and more.
tapedeck
Yves Tumor, Rockie Rode, Lana Del Rey, Canaan Amber, and more.
Vacation
Even though we couldn't take ⌇⌿⍀⟟⋏☌⏚⍀⟒⏃☍ with us during our spring break travels, this week we'll be taking him on an hour-long vacation in the studio! Get ready to relax and unwind!
taxi 2 springtime
Supertramp, The Durutti Column, Blood Orange, Triste Janero, and more.
Doble Vida
Plastilina Mosh, Magdalena Bay, Gustavo Cerati, Zoé, and more.
WRBB Sports
The American Analog Set, Isabel's Dream, and more.
Farewell Transmission
Geese, mark william lewis, Greg Freeman, Dwaal Troupe, and more.
Grit & Grooves
Slint, Metallica, Steely Dan, Santana, and more.
Grit & Grooves
Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, and more.
An Apple A Day
Steve Lacy, MJ Lenderman, Devon Again, Bad Bunny, and more.
amping it up
Outkast, and more.
PLAYBACK
venturing, Divino Niño, Slowdive, Guns N' Roses, and more.
4x05
we’re so back
Death Club
Honeyglaze, Title Fight, Naoki Zushi, Cocteau Twins, and more.
All Dogs go to Heaven
Cocteau Twins, Fairuz, The Crying Nudes, New Order, and more.
Just Playing 7.6
Kneecap, Florence Road, Boards of Canada, Gurriers, and more.
Keep
To keep a secret, to keep to ourselves, to keep going, or to keep things just the way they are. Song about attempts to wrangle what’s fleeting.
Sunny Side Up Next
Cold War Kids, M83, The Strokes, Jordana, and more.
Sunny Side Up Next
Arcade Fire, and more.
Regions of Rhythym
Dimitri From Paris, Air, L'Impératrice, Röyksopp, and more.
epi 6
Don McLean, Elton John, Houndmouth, Elliott Smith, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/12/26, 4:00 AM
Everything But The Girl, Arcade Fire, Yusef Lateef, Vígh Mihály, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/12/26, 3:00 AM
Elias Rønnenfelt, Animal Collective, Sleigh Bells, Andy Stott, and more.
karakoram
Yo La Tengo, Pot Valiant, Talk Talk, Ida, and more.
Real Emo Consists Of...
Casper Elgin, holder, Orchid, Dear Maryanne, and more.
thats hectic
Addison Rae, lil hero, Malcolm Todd, berryblue, and more.
girl, whatever
Honeyglaze, Sade, Big Thief, Dominic Fike, and more.
Get Me Out Of Here: Time to Get Crankier
Shallowater, Sesame, Lord Snow, Nuvolascura, and more.
6. Fun
Hamid Al Shaeri, Milton, Akofa Akoussah, Alison's Halo, and more.
FALSE SPRING
Fred again.., WEISS, Supershy & Tom Misch, Saint Etienne, and more.
WRBB Sports
Cocteau Twins, Horse Jumper of Love, Linda Perhacs, C-Clamp, and more.
Season 5. Episode 6.
KNEECAP, Harry Styles, Jordana, Four Tet, and more.
How's the London Fog?
Unwound, and more.
we're back from spain
!
Desert Trip
Yusef Lateef, and more.
Photosynthesizing
Daniel Avery, Horsegirl, John Coltrane Quartet, Cory Wong, and more.
baby keeeeeem
Mac Miller, Isaiah Rashad, Baby Keem, Kid Cudi, and more.
Self Care
Kendrick Lamar, and more.
flipside
Raffaella, Fleetwood Mac, Neon Trees, j solomon, and more.
life is calling... love is calling..
figuring things out (or alternatively: love songs 4 a sunny day in boston)
Welcome To The Forum
Skinshape, Wolf Alice, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Talking Heads, and more.
The Detox
Built To Spill, Matilda Mann, The Doobie Brothers, Marlon Funaki, and more.
Spring Breakers
An episode devoted to the songs of spring breaks past and present!
Sugar Pill
Blood Orange, Cameron Winter, Lali Puna, Modest Mouse, and more.
THE WEATHER IS SO LOVELY
Kid Cudi, Norah Jones, Evil Nine / Freeland, Tom Misch, and more.
ep 8
Korea Girl, The Shacks, beabadoobee, Lucy Bedroque, and more.
Monkey See, Monkey DJ
Radiohead, and more.
String Theory
Cot to Rot 3
String Theory
Newfound Interest in Connecticut, Bryan Ferry, and more.
Wildcard
MJ Lenderman, Pinegrove, Working for a Nuclear Free City, Elias Rønnenfelt, and more.
Branded
Slint, Racing Mount Pleasant, The Radio Dept., American Football, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/11/26, 3:02 AM
Horsegirl, Tom Waits, Tindersticks, Bob Dylan, and more.
The Great Sundae Waltz
Rogér Fakhr, Bob Dylan, New Order, Leonard Cohen, and more.