Show #211 (The Real One)--12/20/09

Ramble Tamble—Creedence Clearwater Revival
FF=66—Jawbox
Wrong—Archers of Loaf
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)—The Rolling Stones
Stereo—Pavement
Blackberry—Apostle of Hustle
Drumming Song—Florence & the Machine
Tumble in the Rough—Stone Temple Pilots
Take it In—Hot Chip
Love My Way—The Psychedelic Furs
Mary Lee Jones—Lindsey Buckingham
Someday, Someway—Robert Gordon
Rumble—Link Wray and his Ray Men

Hour 2—Best of 2009 with Dr. Gonzo

I had a great time tonight with our 'best of' retrospective!

This is not quite the order of what was played, but I think this is (almost) a full list. (M) for Marc's picks, (G) for Gonzo's. You can check out Gonzo's commentary on his selections by visiting his blog here. For my selections, you'll have to make your own commentary...

Brother Sport—Animal Collective (M)
Bang!--The Raveonettes (G)
Made to Measure—Umphrey’s McGee (M)
When We Swam--Thao with the Get Down Stay Down (G)
Southern Point--Grizzly Bear (M)
Treat Me Like Your Mother--The Dead Weather (G)
Shark Suit—UUVVWWZ (M)
Never Had Nobody Like You--M. Ward (feat. Zooey Deschanel) (G)
Mermaid Struggle—Beep Beep (M)
Daniel--Bat for Lashes (G)
Great Are the Piths—Bibio (M)
1901--Phoenix (G)
The Sleeping Prophet—The Paper Hats (M)
Psychic City/Voodoo City--YACHT (G)
Dump Me Hard—Roger Klug (M)
Shelter--The XX (G)
Weak for Me—Nite Jewel (M)
Crying Lightning--Arctic Monkeys (G)
Chasing Pirates--Norah Jones (M)
Kiss My Name--Antony & the Johnsons (G)
Chasing Pirates—Norah Jones (M)
French Navy--Camera Obscura (G)
Cousins—Vampire Weekend (M)
Skeletons--Yeah Yeah Yeahs (G)
Two Doves—Dirty Projectors (M)
Love Letter to Japan--The Bird and the Bee (G)
The Great Defector—Bell X1 (M)
Andrew—Crystal Antlers (M)

Show #211--12/13/09

Basketball'd into submission. Proceed to next week's playlist.

Show #210--12/6/09

The High and the Mighty—Donnie Iris & the Cruisers
Percussion Gun—White Rabbits
Beat Crazy—Joe Jackson Band
And the Beat Goes On—The Whispers
Hella Good—No Doubt
Cousins—Vampire Weekend
Ladies of Cambridge—Vampire Weekend
Going Nowhere—Los Bravos
I Happen to Love You—The Myddle Class
Radium Girls—Memoryhouse
One of Our Submarines—Thomas Dolby
Just the Way it Goes—Red Rider

Unsigned: Two Weeks Notice--A Dog Named James (Pittsburgh, PA)

Hour 2—Gender Bending

An hour loosely inspired by songs/groups exploiting (in the best possible way, yeah?) gender confusion.

Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?—The Barbarians
Da Doo Ron Ron—Ian Matthews
It’s My Party—Bryan Ferry
I’m a Boy—The Who
Have You Seen Jackie?—The Dukes of Stratosphear
Lola—The Kinks
Is She is or Is She Ain’t?—The Charmer
Black Rice—Women
Laura—Girls
My Girl Bill—Jim Stafford
A Boy Named Sue—Johnny Cash
Sweet Transvestite—Tim Curry
Highly Inflammable—X-Ray Spex
Boys Keep Swinging—David Bowie

Show #209--11/29/09

Heard it in a Love Song—The Marshall Tucker Band
Face Down in the Dressing Room—Steve Gollnick
Home—Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Why Do I Feel Alone—The RFD
Straight Aero—Jeff Thomas
Get Higher—Black Grape
Back of Love—Burning Airlines
He’s Gonna Step on You Again—John Kongos
New Love Grows on Trees—Peter Doherty
Sound the Alarms—Immaculate Machine
Train Song—Feist + Ben Gibbard
In My Life—Jake Shimabukuro
We’re for the Dark—Badfinger

Hour 2—40 Years Ago:
Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight, November 29, 1969

Volunteers—Jefferson Airplane (#85)
Fancy—Bobbie Gentry (#75)
Cupid—Johnny Nash (#65)
Okie from Muskogee—Merle Haggard (#61)
We Love You, Call Collect—Art Linkletter (#48)
A Brand New Me—Dusty Springfield (#40)
Evil Woman, Don’t Play Your Games with Me—Crow (#38)
Tracy—The Cuff Links (#27)
Holly Holy—Neil Diamond (#18)
Baby I’m for Real—The Originals (#14)
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye—Steam (#5)
Take a Letter Maria—R.B. Greaves (#4)
Wedding Bell Blues—The 5th Dimension (#3)
And When I Die—Blood, Sweat & Tears (#2)
Come Together/Something—The Beatles (#1)

Show #208--11/27/09 (Friday Sampler)

A few extra hours on the air this week, from 6-8pm (EST, he clarified. Hmm.), and a special show with a new mix at the top and an encore hour that follows. New show this coming Sunday, too! (Give thanks. Throw money.)

The Great Defector—Bell X1
Feel Good Inc.—Gorillaz
Evening Life—The XYZ Affair
Any Moment Now—Koufax
These Are the Laws—Judie Tzuke
Norway—Beach House
Life on a Chain—Pete Yorn
River of Orchids—XTC
Free—Deniece Williams
Woman to Woman—Shirley Brown
I Need Your Lovin’—Teena Marie
Vehicle—Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna

Hour 2—Guide to Life (from 5/3/09)

Deteriorata—National Lampoon
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out—Cat Stevens
Spanish Pipedream—John Prine
Everybody’s Free (to Wear Sunscreen)—Baz Luhrmann
Learn How to Fall—Paul Simon
Always Keep an Edge on Your Knife—Corb Lund
Respect Yourself—The Staple Singers
You Can Get it if You Really Want—Jimmy Cliff
No Sex—Chris Rock
Flabbergast—Komeda
You’ve Got to Believe in Something—Spin Doctors
You Learn—Alanis Morissette
Desiderata—Les Crane

Show #207--11/22/09

As it turns out, I'm on for four hours tonight, filling in for Dr. Gonzo, who normally follows me. I'm gonna try and steal his groove between 10-12, and play more dancier and funkier tracks than I normally do. That said: Here's what the 8-10pm show should look like:

Only Heaven Knows—Kevin Ayers
Why Oh Why—Sweetwater
The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil—Jefferson Airplane
A Small Package of Value Will Come to You, Shortly—Jefferson Airplane
Young Girl Sunday Blues—Jefferson Airplane
Games for Days—Julian Plenti
Well, Well—Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
Willie and Laura Mae Jones—Nancy Wilson
Fool for You—The Impressions
Wack Wack—The Young Holt Trio
Investigate—Major Lance
At the Top of the Stairs—The Formations
Mr. Jin—Art Blakey
Why—Sly-Chi

Hour 2—Sire Records (Part 2)

Pop Muzik—M
Only You—Yaz
Genius of Love—Tom Tom Club
America is Waiting—Brian Eno & David Byrne
I Shot My Manager—Gruppo Sportivo
Ca Plane Pour Moi—Plastic Bertrand
Message of Love—The Pretenders
Tainted Love—Soft Cell
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now—The Smiths
People Are People—Depeche Mode
Chains of Love—Erasure
Torture—The Replacements
Season of Hollow Soul—k.d. lang
Borderline—Madonna

Show #206--11/15/09

Changes—The Zombies
Birds Fly Away—Theresa Andersson
Brick People Chant—Grampall Jookabox
Help I’m Alive—Metric
Bi-Curious—Roger Klug
Free Me—Roger Daltrey
While You Wait for the Others—Grizzly Bear
Vox Humana—Kenny Loggins
Tyranny—The Stabilizers
One for Me and You—Climax Blues Band
A Hundred Hearts—The Swimmers
You—Abra Moore
Possession—Sarah McLachlan

Hour 2—Sire Records

I’m Coming Home—The Deviants
Granny Takes a Trip—The Purple Gang
Christine I—Peter Kelley
A Commercial Proposition—Matthews’ Southern Comfort
Insurance—Climax Chicago Blues Band
Taking Some Time On—Barclay James Harvest
Hocus Pocus—Focus
Caribbean Moon—Kevin Ayers
Crazy Talk—Chilliwack
Blitzkrieg Bop—Ramones
The Book I Read—Talking Heads
Get Over You—The Undertones
Shake Some Action—The Flamin’ Groovies


Next week: More Sire Records, from 1979, and onward...



Caribbean Moon (1973)--Kevin Ayers

I'm not saying this video represents the entire second hour of tonight's sampler, but I thought it was fairly hilarious, and only gets better as it progresses. Ladies and gentlemen, the song stylings and banana dances of Kevin Ayers and friends.

Show #205--11/8/09

“Allegro II” from Water Music—Jacques Loussier Trio
Sail on, Sailor—The Beach Boys
Waterfall—Daniel Rossen
Jesus Was a Crossmaker—Judee Sill
Stoned Soul Picnic—Laura Nyro
Chasing Pirates—Norah Jones
Afterglow of Your Love—The Small Faces
I’m Not Tryin’ to Hurt You—The Outsiders
I Need Love—The Third Booth
Pride of Man—Quicksilver Messenger Service
Fire—Jimi Hendrix Experience
Borrowed Feet—Assembly of Dust
Drowning on Dry Land—Albert King
Solid Ground—Steve Hackett

Hour 2—For the Birds

Hummingbird—Seals & Crofts
Hummingbird, Go!—Theresa Andersson
Green Jay—Christina Courtin
On the Wings of a Nightingale—The Everly Brothers
Mockingbird—Charlie & Inez Foxx
Tennessee Birdwalk—Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
Bird Calls—Charles Mingus
Parrot Sketch—Monty Python
Birdhouse in Your Soul—They Might Be Giants
Bluebird—Paul McCartney & Wings
Albatross—Fleetwood Mac
Rare Bird—Eliza Gilkyson
Seagull—Joe Bonamassa