Sunday, July 12, 2009

Author Richie Unterberger at the Indiana Free Library!

Click the image below for more information about a terrific program coming up at IFL. If you're in the vicinity (or even if you're not!), come out and enjoy!

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You can email me with any questions (or to let me know you're planning on attending) at:
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Show #188--7/12/09

Go Down Gamblin’—Blood, Sweat & Tears
Jenny Says—Cowboy Mouth
Satisfied—J.C. Smith Band
Snatching it Back—Clarence Carter
Expansions—Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes
Shark Suit—UUVVWWZ
Happy Loving Couples—Joe Jackson
For the Kids—Roger Klug
Money’s No Good—Off Broadway
Good Times Roll—The Cars
Consolation Prize—Julie Doiron
Corner—Allie Moss
Road—Nick Drake
That’s the Way of the World—Earth, Wind & Fire

Hour 2—Feature album: Pure Pop for Now People—Nick Lowe (1978)

Hour 3—Heroes (?)

Heroes & Villians—The Beach Boys
Stan + Lois—Norm MacDonald
Waitin’ for a Superman—The Flaming Lips
Heroes—Jill Sobule
Big Bad John—Jimmy Dean
The Ballad of Irving—Frank Gallop
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)—Benny Hill
Ode to a Superhero—“Weird Al” Yankovic
I Whupped Batman’s Ass—Wesley Willis
My Hero—Foo Fighters
Holding Out for a Hero—Bonnie Tyler
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)—Tina Turner
Cult of Personality—Living Colour

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Show #187--7/5/09

Happy 4th of July weekend!
This week's playlist has absolutely nothing to do with the holiday.

White Lightning—George Jones
Juiced—Billy “Red” Love
London Social Degree—Billy Nicholls
Sorted for E’s and Wizz—Pulp
My Friend Jack—The Smoke
Come and Give Your Love to Me—The New Colony Six
I Don’t Want to Talk About It—Nancy Ames
Poor Man’s Son—The Reflections
Eveline—Nickel Creek
Two Weeks—Grizzly Bear
Andrew—Crystal Antlers
Hush, Hush, Hush.—Paula Cole
Growin’ Trade—Levon Helm
Wildwood Weed—Jim Stafford
Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown—Dillard-Hartford-Dillard
Y’A Qu’un Ch’veu—Michel Polnareff

Hour 2—BS

Bristol Stomp—The Dovells
Iko Iko—The Belle Stars
Make Me Yours—Bettye Swann
You Got to Get It—Benny Spellman
Summertime—Billy Stewart
Bathsheba Smiles—Richard Thompson
I Can Help—Billy Swan
Sangaree—Billy Strange
Boot Scootin’ Boogie—Brooks & Dunn
Everydays—Buffalo Springfield
Baby Shoes—Beep Beep
Boogie Shoes—KC and the Sunshine Band
Hungry Heart—Bruce Springsteen
In the Street—Big Star
Brother Sport—Animal Collective
Black Slacks—Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
Rock Me Tonite—Billy Squier
Big Shot—Billy Joel
Paranoid—Black Sabbath

Hour 3—Feature Album: Polnareff’s—Michel Polnareff (1971)

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Show #186--6/28/09

Never Can Say Goodbye—The Jackson 5
Wonder—Natalie Merchant
Search for Peace—McCoy Tyner
Water—Hothouse Flowers
The Garden Shelter—Bibio
Charmer—Kings of Leon
Space Cowboy—Steve Miller Band
Pepper Box—The Peppers
Out at the Pictuers—Hot Chip
Over Rusty Water—XTC
Buzzer—Dar Williams
Never Going Back Again—Fleetwood Mac
Road Goes Down—Emily Baker

Hour 2—70s: A’s and B’s

A puzzle playlist. This hour, 7 ‘double shots’ of hit songs, and their terrific flip sides. The flip sides are listed first among all the pairs. There’s only one pair here that I would consider to be by an ‘obscure’ artist. If you can figure out the playlist titles and artists (before they’re played!), I tip my Altoona Curve cap to you (Yeah, I know—it’s tough). –Marc

A hint to those who've never solved cryptograms: Look for common and repeated words in the puzzle. The slashes are just to separate words and names for clarity.
And: V equals H, and N equals R.

Hour 3—Featuer Album: Live at the Apollo—James Brown (1962)

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Show #185--6/21/09

She Makes Me—Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers
She Sends Me—moe.
(S)he Hates Me—Scala
Sulphur to Sugarcane—Elvis Costello
Ding Dong—Nellie McKay
Do You Want to Dance?—Bette Midler
K-Jee—The Nite-Liters
She’s All I Got—Freddie North
Black Rice—Women
All Tomorrow’s Parties—The Velvet Underground & Nico
Percussion Gun—White Rabbits
Your Heart—Andy Shauf
This Heart—Nanci Griffith

Hour 2—Long-Distance Love

When I Need You—Leo Sayer
So Far Away—Carole King
Faithfully—Bluegrass Tribute to Journey
Wishing You Were Here—Chicago
Saving All My Love for You—Tom Waits
Memphis—Johnny Rivers
Call Me Every Night—Jane Aire
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)—Sheena Easton
Telephone Line—Electric Light Orchestra
Six Days on the Road—Dave Dudley
Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa—Gene Pitney
Twenty Five Miles—Edwin Starr
2000 Miles—The Pretenders
Your Lovely Face—Julia Fordham

Hour 3—Feature album: 90125—Yes (1983)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Show #184--6/14/09

Beetlebum—Blur
Going Down—Jeff Beck Group
Pirates—Indigo Jam Unit
Can’t Do a Thing (to Stop Me)—Chris Isaak
Deep Feeling—Chuck Berry
Touch Me—Kim Lenz and the Jaguars
Keeper of the Castle—The Four Tops
Momma Momma—Betty Barney
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar—Sam & Dave
Brother Ratt—Dave Hamilton
I’ll Be Around—The Spinners
Italo—Anathallo
Last Stop: This Town—Eels

Hour 2—A Round of (Beatles) Remakes

I am the Walrus—Crack the Sky
We Can Work it Out—Stevie Wonder
I Feel Fine—Chet Atkins
Got to Get You Into My Life—Ryan Montbleau Band
Hey Jude—De Dannan
Paperback Writer—The London Jazz Four
Please Please Me—The London Jazz Four
Please Please Me—Link Wray & the Raymen
You Can’t Do That—Nilsson
Because—Elliott Smith
Across the Universe—Ben Allison
Something—Booker T. and the MG’s
I’ll Be Back—Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends
Things We Said Today—Mary McCaslin
Blackbird—Brad Mehldau
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds—Elton John

Hour 3—Feature album: Songlines—The Derek Trucks Band

Hour 4—Sunday Sampler encore: from 11/4/07

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Show #183--6/7/09

Bad Time—Grand Funk
Up the Junction—Manfred Mann
Feel Flows—The Beach Boys
Walk on Water—Neil Diamond
Wade in the Water—Judy Henske
Deep Water—The Beau Brummels
And So I Go—Christiane Szabo
Dump Me Hard—Roger Klug
Someone’s Gonna Break Your Heart—Jill Sobule
Baby Wait—Jonatha Brooke
Hat and Beard—Eric Dolphy
Compared to What—Les McCann & Eddie Harris

Hour 2—Request Hour: “Car Tunes”

As a nod to the car companies’ glory days (where have they gone?), and the fact that I finally sold my old car this week (goodbye, ’96 Honda), I’ll take your requests during this hour for any car/driving related songs. So, give me a call during the show at 724-357-WIUP, or message me via AIM—keyword IUPRADIO, or leave a comment below this post, OR, email me at sundaysampler@gmail.com. And sure, I’ll have some songs ready, too.

Hour 3—Feature album:

It’ll Shine When it Shines—The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1974)

Friday, May 29, 2009

Show #182--5/31/09

Garden of Earthly Delights—XTC
Me and the Boys—NRBQ
Honeymooners—Ornette Coleman
Weak for Me—Nite Jewel
I Get Weak—Belinda Carlisle
Well-Alright—Spoon
If She Gives You Her Heart—Monk Turner
Beautiful Me—Shelly Bhushan
Tears and Laughter—Tall Tree 6ft Man
Hold On—Badfinger
Hold On—Ian Gomm
Hold On to Nothing—David Gray

Hour 2—Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight: May 31, 1969

Once again, a chart show! Profiling the hits from 40 years ago this week. Featuring music by: The Beatles, Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Cowsills, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Fifth Dimension, The Flirtations, The Guess Who, The Hollies, The Lettermen, Henry Mancini, and more!

Hour 3—Feature album: The Genius of Ray Charles—Ray Charles (1959)