Craig Reptile is a DJ, CHIRP volunteer and Assistant Music Director. He previously worked in radio at KVOE AM and Fox 105 in Emporia, Kansas, and served as a DJ, music director and general manager for WVKC at Knox College. He has been a Senior Staff Writer for Pop'stache and writes freelance for Newcity, in addition to contributing occasionally to the CHIRP blog. Craig worked in various capacities within the hotel and meetings industry for over twenty years and currently works in artifical intelligence. He is a member of The Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Chicago's longest-running a capella group that performs punk, indie and alternative rock favorites. He comes by his DJ handle honestly, as he also fancies himself an armchair herpetologist, having kept various species through the years, and has earned a Master Herpetologist Certification from the Amphibian Foundation..
You can listen to Craig Reptile's two most recent shows below.
8/25 - 7pm hour
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7:27pm
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Devo
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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Greatest Misses (Warner Bros.)
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Track Notes: By request!
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Buy Devo Greatest Misses at Reckless Records
Buy Devo at iTunes
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7:23pm
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The Bootstrap Boys
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Fade Into You
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single (self-released)
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Track Notes: The pride (?) of Grand Rapids MI!
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Buy The Bootstrap Boys single at Reckless Records
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7:17pm
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Buck Curran
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Bad Moon Rising
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Immortal Light (Obsolete Recordings)
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Track Notes: 2016
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Buy Buck Curran Immortal Light at Reckless Records
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7:11pm
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Adam Franklin
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Oh Well, Okay
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Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith (American Laundromat)
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Buy Adam Franklin Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith at Reckless Records
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7:10pm
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The Thermals
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Ballad of Big Nothing
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To: Elliott From: Portland (Expunged)
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Buy The Thermals To: Elliott From: Portland at Reckless Records
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7:06pm
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The Blue Hour
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Kyoto Song (The Cure)
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Always (self-released)
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Buy The Blue Hour Always at Reckless Records
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7:01pm
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Best Coast
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Rhiannon
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Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac (Hear Music)
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Track Notes: 2012
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Buy Best Coast Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Reckless Records
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8/25 - 6pm hour
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6:59pm
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Treepeople
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Andy Warhol
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Guilt Regret Embarassment (K)
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Buy Treepeople Guilt Regret Embarassment at Reckless Records
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6:55pm
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Johnny Cash
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Time of the Preacher
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Twisted Willie (Justice)
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Track Notes: 1996
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Buy Johnny Cash Twisted Willie at Reckless Records
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6:52pm
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Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon Local
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Kites Are Fun
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Hideout Workers' Comp (Humboldt)
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Buy Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon Hideout Workers' Comp at Reckless Records
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6:48pm
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SOAK
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Bloodbuzz, OH
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single (Rough Trade)
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Track Notes: 2019
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Buy SOAK single at Reckless Records
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6:43pm
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Fats Domino
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Lady Madonna
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Soul Tribute to The Beatles (Vanguard)
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Buy Fats Domino Soul Tribute to The Beatles at Reckless Records
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6:39pm
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BETS
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Blister in the Sun
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Project Violent Femmes (BETS)
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Track Notes: 2017
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Buy BETS Project Violent Femmes at Reckless Records
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6:34pm
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Blondie
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Hanging On The Telephone
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Best Of Blondie (Chrysalis)
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Buy Blondie Best Of Blondie at Reckless Records
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6:33pm
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Rob Zombie
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Blitzkrieg Bop
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We're A Happy Family - A Tribute to Ramones (Sony)
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Track Notes: 2003
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Buy Rob Zombie We're A Happy Family - A Tribute to Ramones at Reckless Records
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6:29pm
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The Beautiful South
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Blitzkrieg Bop
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Golddiggers, Headmodders, and Pholk Songs (Sony Music UK)
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Buy The Beautiful South Golddiggers, Headmodders, and Pholk Songs at Reckless Records
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6:23pm
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Rosita x P.U.R.P.
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Jody (featuring Akeem Ali)
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single (self-released)
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Buy Rosita x P.U.R.P. single at Reckless Records
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6:18pm
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Killer Mike
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NOBODY KNOWS (Featuring: Anthony Hamilton, Jordan Alyssa, Troy Durden & Adonica Nunn)
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Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival - Songs For Sinners And Saints (Loma Vista/Concord)
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Buy Killer Mike Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival - Songs For Sinners And Saints at Reckless Records
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6:16pm
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Dessa
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Fighting Fish (Dustin Kiel Remix)
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Remixes EP (Doomtree)
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Buy Dessa Remixes EP at Reckless Records
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6:11pm
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Sakkaris
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Cigarette
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single (self-released)
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Buy Sakkaris single at Reckless Records
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6:05pm
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Interlay Local
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Medic
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Hunting Jacket EP (Pleasure Tapes)
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Buy Interlay Hunting Jacket EP at Reckless Records
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6:04pm
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Japandroids
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Chicago
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Fate & Alcoho (Anti-)
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Track Notes: Album out 10/18
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Buy Japandroids Fate & Alcoho at Reckless Records
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8/18 - 8pm hour
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8:56pm
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Thomas Dolby
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The Flat Earth
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The Flat Earth (EMI)
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Buy Thomas Dolby The Flat Earth at Reckless Records
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8:45pm
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Gillian Welch
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Six White Horses
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The Harrow & The Harvest (Acony)
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Track Notes: 2011
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Buy Gillian Welch The Harrow & The Harvest at Reckless Records
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8:38pm
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Trembling Blue Stars
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With Every Story
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Alive To Every Smile (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: 2001
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Buy Trembling Blue Stars Alive To Every Smile at Reckless Records
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8:36pm
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Willie Nelson
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Mountain Dew
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The Best of Willie Nelson (RCA)
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Buy Willie Nelson The Best of Willie Nelson at Reckless Records
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8:34pm
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Randy & the Rainbows
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Denise
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Doo Wop Heaven (The Right Stuff)
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Buy Randy & the Rainbows Doo Wop Heaven at Reckless Records
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8:32pm
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Pharez Whitted Local
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Watusi Boogaloo
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For the People (Origin)
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Buy Pharez Whitted For the People at Reckless Records
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8:21pm
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Flamingos In The Tree
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Make U Smile
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as it falls into place (Self-Released)
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Buy Flamingos In The Tree as it falls into place at Reckless Records
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8:17pm
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The Fat Babies Local
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San
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Chicago Hot (Delmark)
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Buy The Fat Babies Chicago Hot at Reckless Records
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