Monday, December 29, 2008

Playlist for 12/29/08

Pop Will Eat Itself - Psychopath In My Soup/ Candyosis - Now For a Feast
Morrissey - Will Never Marry - Bona Drag
Rilo Kiley - Go Ahead - Take Offs and Landings
The Sea and Cake - Weekend - Car Alarm
Sleepy Jackson - Don't You Know - Lovers
MGMT - Electric Feel - Oracular Spectacular
Beck - Soul of a Man - Modern Guilt
Handsome Furs - Cannot Get Started - Plague Park
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Colleen - Living with the Living
Apples in Stereo - Do You Understand? - Velocity of Sound
Steven Malkmus - Witch Mountain Bridge - Pig Lib
Sun Kil Moon - Neverending Math Equation - Tiny Cities
Broadcast - Michael A Grammar - Tender Buttons
Architecture in Helsinki - Fumble - Fingers Crossed
Fugu - Clavipluck - The Men from O.R.G.A.N.
*Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Track #6


Chicago's The Sea and Cake with "Weekend" off the 2008 album Car Alarm

Monday, December 15, 2008

Playlist for 12/15/08

The Lightning Seeds - Pure
Michael Penn - No Myth
Gruff Rhys - The Court of King Arthur
The Magnetic Fields - The Things We Did and Didn't Do
The Go! Team - My World
Siouxsie - Here Comes That Day
Deerhoof - Chandelier Searchlight
Fleet Foxes - Sun It Rises
Grizzly Bear - On A Neck, A Spit
*+/- (aka Plus Minus) - Snowblind - Xs on Your Eyes*
Camera Obscura - Swimming Pool
Marianne Dissard - Le Lendemain
* The Dears - Dream Job - Missiles*
The Clientele - As Night is Falling
!!! - Feel Good Hit Of the Fall

Montreal's The Dears performing "Dream Job" live on Studio Q

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Playlist for 12/13/08 - Covering for Reelin' and Rockin' with D and Z

The Specials - Do Nothing
The Kingsmen - Little Latin Lupe Lu
The Animals - Story Of Bo Diddley
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac
The Cramps - Strange Love
Eileen - Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher (These Boots Are Made for Walking)
Nancy Sinatra - So Long, Babe
Rolling Stones - Dear Doctor
The Ramones - Needles And Pins
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
Madness - My Girl
The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
Brigitte Bardot - Harley Davidson
Wire - Strange
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
Devo - Girl U Want
Buddy Love - Heartbreak Hotel
Joy Division - Digital
Gang Of Four - Ether
Echo & The Bunnymen - Rescue
Public Image Limited - Seattle
New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss
Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner
Gary Numan - M.E.
Television - Marquee Moon (Eno demo)
Southern Culture On the Skids - Daddy Was a Preacher but Mama Was a Go-go Girl (by request)
Frank Black - San Antonio, TX
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Lou Reed - Vicious
Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pou
Bauhaus - Boys
Alien Sex Fiend - I Walk The Line
Iggy Pop - I Wanna Be Your Dog
Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up
Clan of Xymox - Muscoviet Musquito
Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo
Cocteau Twins - Ivo (Live on BBC)
The Chameleons UK - Swamp Thing


XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" from 1979's "Drums and Wires"

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Playlist for 12/08/08

death in vegas - all that glitters
yppah - again with the subtitles
white flight - obsidian
sunny day real estate - rain song
camera obscura - let's go bowling
tv on the radio - a method
band of horses - is there a ghost
wolf parade - i'll believe in anything
*thievery corporation - track #9 -
astrud gilberto - gentle rain (rjd2 remix) - verve remixed vol 3
bjork - possibly maybe
einsturzende neubauten - blume
sigur ros - saeglopur

Band of Horses video with "Is There a Ghost" from their 2007 album Cease to Begin

Monday, December 1, 2008

Playlist for 12/01/08

The Fall - My New House
Elastica - S.O.F.T.
Madness - My Girl
The Go Betweens - The Wrong Road
Jonathan Richman - I Was Dancing In A Lesbian Bar
Nina Nastasia - Judy's In The Sandbox
Dean & Britta - Words You Used To Say (Sand Pebble Mix)
Pulp - I'm A Man
Louise Attaque - Du Nord Au Sud
Neko Case - Star Witness
Interpol - Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
Moving Units - Hearts Departed
Beck - Movie Theme


former Luna members Dean & Britta's original version of "Words You Used to Say" from 2007s Back Numbers

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Playlist for 11/24/08

and also the trees - and also the trees
the cranes - tangled up
red house painters - long distance runaround
*the international noise conspiracy - boredom of safety
patti smith - beneath the southern cross
the church - a new season
enon - mikazuki
pj harvey - the desperate kingdom of love
young marble giants - ?
psapp - about fun
panda bear - comfy in nautica
the russian futurists - when the sun drops like an anvil
voyager one - snow angel summer
massive attack/funkstorung - angel
telefon tel aviv - fahrenheit fair enough

London duo Psapp's "About Fun" from the 2994 album "Tiger, My Friend"

Thursday, November 13, 2008

No show 11/17/08

I'm away in Portland and won't be hosting my show on Monday, Nov 17th. Tara of T-Rexed Media will be covering my time slot. I will return on the 24th!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Playlist for 11/10/08

Artist - Song - Album
* = new release

Pavement - Spit on a Stranger - Terror Twilight
*Of Montreal - Nonpareil of Favor - Skeletal Lamping
Grizzly Bear - Little Brother - Yellow Houses
Grandaddy - At My Post - Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
*Sons and Daughters - Broken Bones - Hallam Foe (Soundtrack)
Nirvana - Oh Me - Unplugged
*Black Hide & Horn - Treasure fo the Everglades - National Road (by request!)
Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider - Nino Rojo
Ditty Bops - Pale Yellow - Ditty Bops
*The Little Ones - Waltz - Morning Tide
*Wedding Present - Trouble With Men - El Rey
Sonic Youth - Candle - Day Dream Nation
Destroyer - The State - Trouble In Dreams

Devendra Banhart's video for "Little Yellow Spider" from 2004 album Nino Rojo

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

playlist for 11/03/08

artist - song - album
* = new release

*the jesus and mary chain - happy when it rains - the power of negative thinking...
the sugarcubes - mama - life's too good
les rita mitsouko - andy - bestov...
*the kaiser chiefs - always happens like that - off with their heads
*devotchka - transliterator - the mad & faithful telling
broadcast - tears in the typing pool - tenderbuttons
dntel feat. mia doi todd - rock my boat - dumb fuck
suicide - cheree - suicide
*the sea and cake - down in the city - car alarm
mum - we have a map of the piano - wicker park soundtrack
*the dears - crisis 1 & 2 - missles
the auteurs - chinese bakery - now i'm a cowboy
a is jump - sad eyed truth - my ice fingered ghost
electrelane - bells - axes
the stranglers - something better change - no more heroes
*holly golightly and the brokeoffs - three times under - dirt don't hurt

French group Les Rita Mitsouko's "Andy" from 1986 album The No Comprendo

Monday, October 27, 2008

Playlist for 10/27/08

artist - song - album
* = new release

the cramps - green door - psychedelic jungle
seu jorge - oh you pretty things - life aquatic soundtrack
nouvelle vague - dance with me - band a part
the books - twelve fold chain - lost & safe
*mia doi todd - big bad wolf & black widow spider
animal collective - banshee beat - feels (by request)
modest mouse - tiny cities made of ashes - the moon & antarctica
pinback - messenger - nautical antiques
*starfucker - german love - starfucker
architecture in helsinki - where you've been hiding - fingers crossed
darkel - bunny girl - darkel
experimental pop band - insects to feed the birds - the men from o.r.g.a.n.
asobi seksu - walk on the moon
*of montreal - death isn't a parallel move - skeletal lamping

Nouvelle Vague's video for "Dance With Me" featuring scene from Jean-Luc Godard's 1964 film "Bande A Part"

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Playlist for 10/20/08

Artist - Song - Album
* = new release

Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane - Loaded, 1970
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel - Drums & Wires, 1979
Dr Dog - My Old Ways (by request) - We All Belong, 2007
Dandy Warhols - Plan A - Welcome To The Monkey Housem, 2003
Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time? - His 'n' Hers, 1998
*Tricky - Cross To Bear - Knowle West Boy, 2008
Deerhoof - Chocofight - Friend Opportunity, 2007
Sparklehorse - Don't Take My Sunshine Away - Dreamt for Light Years, 2006
Nina Nastasia & Jim White - How Will You Love Me - You Follow Me, 2007
*The Raconteurs - Old Enough - Consolers of the Lonely, 2008
Noir Desir - La Vent Nous Portera - Des Visages des Figures, 2001
Slow Dive - Here She Comes Now - Souvlaki, 1993
Cocteau Twins - The Hollow Men - Garlands, 1982
Public Image Limited - This Is Not A Love Song - This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get, 1984
X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Day Glow - No Thanks!:The 70s Punk Rebellion (comp), 2003
*Sleeping In The Aviary - Calm Me Down - Expensive Vomit in a Cheap Hotel, 2008

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Playlist for 10/13/08

Artist - Song - Album
* = New release

Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In - Tigermilk, 1996
*Tapes 'n Tapes - Time Of Songs - Walk It Off, 2008
Blonde Redhead - The Dress - 23, 2007
*TV On The Radio - Love Dog - Dear Science, 2008
*Peter Bjorn and John - Inland Empire - Seaside Rock, 2008
Bauhaus - Terror Couple Kill Colonel - In The Flatfield, 1988
Wire - Strange - Pink Flag, 1977
Tracy + The Plastics - Big Stereo - Culture for Pigeon, 2004
*The Walkmen - Canadian Girl - You And Me, 2008
Beirut - Nantes - The Flying Club Cup, 2007
Luna - Black Postcards - Romantica, 2002
Morphine - Good - Good, 1992
Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored - Self titled, 1989
The Beta Band - Rhododendron - Heroes to Zeros, 2004

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Playlist for 10/6/08

Theme: Break-Up Music

Artist - Song - Album

Sam Cooke - Sad Mood - The Best of Sam Cooke
The Postal Service - Against All Odds - Wicker Park Soundtrack
The Summer Darlings - Three Of Us - free download via NPR
The Magnetic Fields - I Don't Want To Get Over You - 69 Love Songs Vol 1
Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Beck - Lost Cause - Sea Change
Mirah - We're Both So Sorry - C'mon Miracle
White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Elephant
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye - Grace
PJ Harvey - Send His Love To Me - To Bring You My Love
Iggy Pop - Candy - Brick By Brick
The Clash - Train In Vain - London Calling
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry - Boys Don't Cry
Galaxie 500 - When Will You Come Home? - On Fire

About the show

Indie, post-punk, singer-songwriter.
Easy listening for aging hipsters and sad bastards.

Monday nights 11pm-midnight PST on KCSB
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