Whenever I brought home a friend he’d greet them with a giant “Hello!” instantly letting them know that they were safe and welcome...and that he was maybe not exactly normal. Rarely serious, he was always genuine, always loyal, and always a total character.

Today's show is live-hosted from 9am-5pm Eastern U.S. Time and features new music by Black Needle Noise (Lost Angeles, CA, @johnfryer666), Cass McCombs (San Francisco, CA, @CassMcCombs), Fuzz (Los Angeles, CA), Gorillaz (Albarnville, @gorillaz), Jeff Tweedy, (Chicago, IL, @JeffTweedy), Reptaliens (Portland, OR, @ ReptaliensBand), and The Wake (Columbus, OH, @TheWake_Band).