This week, it’s our “Heavy Petting” program. It’s a show spotlighting songs about animals. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

Starting this weekend, we are offering you a DOUBLE SHOT of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party every Saturday night starting at 10 (central). Tune in on Illinois Classical WILL 90.9 FM in Urbana, IL or stream it online at will.illinois.edu

This week, it’s another look at Grooving Guitars…a spotlight of some of the great guitar players and innovators of the hi-fi era. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.

This week’s Atomic Age Cocktail Party was a special two-hour program recorded LIVE from the Starlight Studios! Listen in here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc... And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org

This week, we look at the golden years of Liberty Records. We spotlight some of the label’s biggest artists as well as many others who found their home with Liberty. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.

We've got a big show lined up on Sept 5th! A LIVE, two-hour special fundraising show. Support great music and public radio! We're also playing your requests. Send them in now!

This week, it’s an encore of “They EYES Have It!” A show filled with songs about looking and seeing and all the other things that eyes do. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and you can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

I usually don’t find much at the Bloomington 3rd Sunday Market, but did pick up a couple of cool things today.

Be here this week for a special listener-suggested program. We’re calling the show Atomic Boptails…a look at how be-bop music evolved throughout the hi-fi era. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.

Me and Butch Patrick aka Eddie Munster before the showing of Munsters Go Home! At the Harvest Moon Drive-In!

At the Harvest Moon Drive In for a showing of Munsters Go Home. Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster) is here signing autographs!

This week, It’s Easy to Remember; songs from the hi-fi era about memories and the act of remembering. We’ll hear from Eartha Kitt, The Four Freshmen, Frankie Laine, and many more. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.

This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Lounge On The Rocks! A look at how lounge artists adapted to the changing musical landscape when rock and pop became king. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, we’re making a splash! Songs about seas, oceans, rivers, and all sorts of various formations of H2O. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....

There's a new station airing The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! KUGS 89.3 FM, at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. You can hear us there Sunday nights at 6 and Friday nights at 8. Welcome to the party!

I know I've mentioned the awards we won recently. Here's the write-up about it in our station's program guide.

This week, it’s an encore of our “Summertime” program. A way for us to celebrate the season with a show featuring great summer-themed songs. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this program on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....

This week, we’re Mad About Mercer…Johnny Mercer that is. We take another deep dive into the songs of one of the most important lyricists of the hi-fi era. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

We want to congratulate covegal Jessabelle Thunder on winning this year’s Burlesque Hall of Fame Mx. Exotic World 2025 competition! (We love you, Jess!)

This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s the 1990s Lounge Revival. We’ll hear from Joey Altruda, Pat Boone, Combustible Edison, and many more. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

On this week’s program, it’s That Nelson Riddle Touch. Another look at the one of the great arrangers of the hi-fi era.Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com and now on Mixcloud. Just search out AtomicAgeCocktailParty.

Remembering back to this year’s Viva Las Vegas and our Pin-Up Meet Up party at Frankie’s Tiki Room. Here we have issue 71 covergal Miss Magnolia holding her issue and Publisher Java holding the famous Irving Klaw camera. (Photo by Rick Miller!) @missmagnolia.bsky.social @javabachelor.bsky.social

This week, on an encore edition of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, we celebrate the music of one of the biggies when it comes to the Great American Songbook…Irving Berlin. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

Coming up, we’re keeping things Light and Breezy. It’s an hour of snappy songs from the hi-fi era, all performed with a light touch. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL & on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

Some big news for The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! The show just received two awards in the 31st Annual Communicator Awards. Thank you to everyone who listens in and supports what we do. It’s because of you that I’m here spinning those tunes from the golden age of the hi-fi!

Coming up, the forecast says it’s a Change in the Weather! A look at songs about the wind and rain as well as sunny skies and warm temperatures. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s another of our Atomic Samplers. A tasting menu, if you will, of lots of the good stuff you normally here on the program. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, Blame It On The Bossa Nova! Another look at wild and wonderful recordings from the height of the bossa craze! Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

Next week! Don’t miss out! Rumor has it lots of Bachelor Pad Gals will be there. Will you?

Our Nightcap Edition 16 is now available! Get your copy at www.BachelorPadMagazine.com

This week, on an encore program, “We’re In The Money!” Songs about riches and fortune. All those things money can buy…and also a look at those things money can’t buy. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

My vintage magazine haul from this year’s Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention!

This weekend, we’re in the Chicagoland area for the Windy Pulp & Paper show. Stop by and get deals on back issues! Plus hear all the news on our future projects!

This week, we’re enjoying Penthouse Pianos. It's a look at some of the cool and sophisticated piano recordings that came out during the hi-fi era and beyond. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, we wrap up "Mambo March" with an encore of our program "More! More! More! Mambo!" Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and you can listen to this program on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

Mambo March continues with an all-new edition of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party. This time, it’s Magical Mambos! Another deep dive into the mambo craze of the 1950s.Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

Mambo March continues this week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party with an encore of our "Marvelous Mambos" program. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can also listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

This week, we kick off Mambo March! It's a whole month spotlighting the mambo craze of the 1950s! This time around, it's a show from our archives titled "Mambo Mania." Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL & on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

This week, it’s Tiki Music. That term we use that encompasses a wide swath of tropical-inspired styles. We’ll hear from Webley Edwards, Robert Drasnin, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, & more. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL & at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, "You Gotta Have Heart!" In honor of Valentine’s Day, it’s a show filled with songs all about the heart. We’ll hear from Vikki Carr, Chet Baker, Eartha Kitt, and many more. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, the spotlight is on Henry Mancini & all the great music he did for the movies and TV. In particular, we’ll be looking at how other hi-fi artists covered his tunes. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL & on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s an encore of our Hi-Fi Horns program! A look at some of the coolest trumpet players of the hi-fi era. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL, and on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

This week, it's an encore episode: "Day In and Day Out." All sorts of songs about days: great days, lucky days, the days that make a difference, & the days yet to come. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT). You can also listen on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

Just signed off on the proofs for the Nylon Nightcap! Have you ordered your copy yet? www.BachelorPadMagazine.com

We’re popping the cork, musically, this week for a program titled Cocktail Connection. Songs just right to sip champagne to. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL & at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

This week, it's an encore of our program titled "The Big City." Songs about the hustle & bustle of busy streets, skylines filled with tall buildings, & living the metropolitan life. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL & at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...

As we wrap up 2024, we want to express how grateful we are to be able to keep bringing the modern retro magic to you. THANK YOU to everyone who makes what we do possible! We’ve got some bring things planned for 2025 and can’t wait for you to be a part of it!

This week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, we wrap up the year by giving a Standing Ovation to those hi-fi artists who we said goodbye to in 2024. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

Coming up on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, we’re spreading holiday cheer with our annual Hi-Fi Christmas program. We’ll hear from Don Ho, Dean Martin, Lena Horne, and many more. Tune in! Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com

Who’s ready for a little one-on-one cabin time with the delicious October Divine? She’s making sure there’s plenty of firewood to keep things hot! (Photo by DOLLHOUSE Photography!) See more in the brand new winter issue! www.BachelorPadMagazine.com