Here's what some listeners have had to say about Some Assembly Required:

"...Radio K's most innovative program..."
-City Pages (August 13, 2003)


It has to have been years since I last sent you appreciation, and that is way overdue. THANK YOU! Thanks for all you have done and continue to do, Jon. I wish you all the best always.
- katya oddio (November 25, 2007)


This show is unique and great fun and enlightening and thank you and please carry-on. I'll be listening (and yes, I donate to my local station, gods bless 'em).
- Sean Landry (Nov 27, 2007)


I'm a big fan of your show... truly the purist form of underground forefront in music can't get enough... Many Many thanks for keeping the program going for so long.
-Duluthmuffler (September, 2007)


I'm becoming a big fan of your show. It's not broadcast in my area, but I've been downloading the podcasts and listening ever since I discovered your show about 3 months ago. My favorite thing about "Some Assembly Required" is the wide variety in the playlist. It's much more than another mash-up show. Keep up the good work.
-David Morneau (December, 2006)


I sure do appreciate all of your hard work and research and the peeps you interview and I stay, as always, impressed.
-Dan Prowse (January, 2007)


Hello, I am listening to show #150 in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...Keep up the good work, I truly enjoy the show.
-Andy Johnson (December 12, 2006)


Thanks for your radio show, I really enjoy it! Keep up the good work!
-DeeAnn (December, 2006)


Keep putting on a good show, I'll keep listening!
-TB (August 31, 2004)


The Greatest Show I've Ever Heard. Period.

Downloaded a mess of shows that help me thru my day! (listen to your show quite a bit at work), Thank You! ...(You) guys are the Les Paul of collage, and deconstruction.
-Garrett Chaney (August 30, 2007)


As always, love the show. Great job.
-Dave Anton (April 28, 2004)


Jon... fantastic show... I just recently discovered the podcast and have been catching up on previous episodes... Keep on mixing it up.
-Barry M (December 5, 2006)


Keep up the good work ;-)
Thanks
-Ian S (November 7, 2006)


I can still distinctly remember being in a bad mood one Saturday, turning on the radio to hear "smells like booty" and my day instantly got better. From that moment on, I've been in love with Some Assembly Required.
-Paul (October 23, 2006)


I'm a (newish) regular listener to your podcast from Australia, and after many years of listening to this style of music, you have prompted me to create. I hope you don't mind - and I don't expect you to play it on your show (my skills are not great, yet ;), but I thought I would let you know that I have created a song called 'Jon Nelson Made Me Do It'. ...Cheers, thanks for the show, keep up the good work.
-Datakid Musicman (October 23, 2006)


Just listening to (episode) #107 and I'm really impressed - classics like Negativland and DJ BMC with tracks like Jeff Sconce I've not heard. Really like what I'm hearing - always looking for podcasts that cover the more art cutup side of mashups and appropriation, in the ilk of Do or DIY et al...

Anyway good to hear your show, I wish I'd heard about it earlier in the year...
-Tim from Radio Clash (October, 2006)


Thanks a lot. I love your show SO MUCH!
-Sheila (August 31, 2006)


Just wanted to let you know I enjoyed this week's show. Can't say what in particular, but I liked it. Anyway, keep it up. And thanks!
-Alan (August 26, 2006)


Can't tell you how much I enjoy the show/blog. Between the artists, info and links, you have supplied me with many an inspiration. Thank you for all your hard work ;-)
-Loopy C (August 16, 2006)


Hey Jon, Mark Power here in the far east of North America.. St. John's Newfoundland Canada.. Just caught your show for like .. dunno.. third time? Couple times in the car, and tonight finally an entire episode on good ole CHMR 93.5 FM.. They kindly air your show on Thursday nights and I can get in online while I work on assignments. I'm studying to be a primary elementary school teacher, and my attention span is about the same as the kids I will soon be teaching.. Anyway.. great show dude. Thanks for helping me blow my own mind in a safe and constructive manner. I really enjoyed tonight's show that involved the artist formerly known as Donna Summer. ...I will continue to seek out your voice. Peace.. and thanks again.
- Mpme (July 28, 2006)


I recently discovered "Some Assembly Required" while digging through WCSB's show calendar. Unfortunately, I'm too far from Cleveland to pick up the live syndication, so I'm now subscribed to the podcast. As an audio collage artist myself, my inspiration level has gone through the roof, and new concoctions are constantly being thrown together. ...Thanks for a wonderful show and I will keep tuned in... well... digitally, anyway.
-Maynard Brainard (July 27, 2006)


Hi Jon, I just finished listening to another of your SAR podcasts... I've been a big fan of this type of music ever since I first heard Negativland and John Oswald. Thanks for the show, I really appreciate and enjoy it. I am in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Cheers
-L. (June 23, 2006)


Hey, I just subscribed to the podcast and am lovin what you guys are doin. ...I found your podcast through the itunes music store podcast directory and subscribed, and then it updates whenever. So far I've really enjoyed your podcasts, I'm a big fan of Qbert and am glad you're playing him.

...I have only recently gotten into this indie hip-hop and DJ genre and I think its amazing. A year ago I hated hip-hop because all I really heard was the mainstream crap they pass off as hip-hop these days. ...Anyway, I'll try and figure out if I can hear your show on a regular basis through some online streaming of one of your radio stations.
-Gordo (January, 2006)


The songs are so original so fresh...not like that commercial crap that is played... thanks and keep up the good work
-Dan P (September, 2004)


Your show is the coolest. Hands down.
Peace.
-dMw (15 Jan 2004)


Just wanted to say how much I like your show. I find myself actually looking forward to it.
Radio has never had that effect on me.
-Matt Cisler (9 Jun 2001)


Wow, this show kicks ass. I knew the "music" that I made had to be getting play somewhere -- way cool and thanks.
-Sillydog (9 Jun 2001)


Just heard the show for the first time a couple Saturdays ago & it made me head out to Radio Shack for an AM antenna so I can listen at home. Great stuff. Great to hear some really original sound on the radio.
-Chris Eliot (15 Jun 2001)


Thanks again for the time you take to challenge a potentially sedate and comfortable listening audience.
-Jjb (11 Jun 2001)


You asked us to call in and tell you what we thought of the show. I was at work and couldn't.
I LOVE it! If I knew how, that's the kind of sound I'd try to make. anyway, great show.
-Paul (3 Jun 2001)


I've been fortunate enough to hear some of your shows--I've probably heard about 4 of them so far (that's not enough), and I am deeply intrigued with the music that you play. For quite a while now I've been on a search for new music, music that's different and interesting, music that isn't the same old garbage that pollutes the world with pop culture, and your show (and Radio K) does a lot to help me expand my horizons.
So, thank you so much for what you are doing for Minnesota and the world!
-Joshua Wallace (25 Feb 2002)


As a longtime fan of Negativland, Der Plan, The Residents, Brian Eno, Silica Gel, and other staples of your show, I'm lighting an assemblage of assorted found candles to saints picked at random from Butler's "Lives of The Saints", asking that you may have long life, protection from prosecution, and ever increasing creative force.
amen,
-Ethereal P.R. (26 Apr 2002)


Hello!
Wow, I should listen to the radio on weekends more often! I caught a little bit of your show today and I loved it!
Thanks!
-Lee Barnett Sun (19 May 2002)


Thanks for an excellent show...I make sure to listen every week!
-Bob Lillevold (18 Jan 2003)


Excellent show.
-Mark Witte (18 Jan 2003)


Your show is fast becoming a must for me on the weekends.
Radio that is interesting and fresh.
Between S.A.R. and Out of Step, I am a happy listener on Saturdays.
Many Thanks.
-J (11 Jun 2003)


I managed to catch last saturday's Some Assembly Required show on The Mighty Radio K while waiting for my girlfriend to get done with work, and I must say, it's been some time since I have been so entertained! I love listening to Some Assembly Required, Off The Record and Cosmic Slop.
-Nicholas S. Folsom (13 Dec 2003)


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