(Quickly, R.I.P. to Ron Asheton, who died of unknown natural causes (pending investigation) aged 60 sometime in the days before being found in his home on January 6. I never met him—whereas I’ve met his bandmates Iggy Pop and Mike Watt a dozen times each and interviewed both of them a few times—but as I’ve often noted, The Stooges third-album 1973-1975 lineup is the one band I have never, ever gotten tired of listening to, and can enjoy every single concert recording of. Asheton’s hot as hell bassplaying was a key reason. Obituaries correctly note that his guitar playing on the first two Stooges LPs, as much as Iggy’s freeform liberations, were the cornerstone of punk rock a decade later—right up there with their friends The MC5 and The Velvet Underground, whose John Cale produced their first album. And fair enough. But I will always be even more amazed at the Raw Power / Rubber Legs Stooges as the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever. Ever! And it was so much due to Asheton accepting his new position and kicking that rhythm section in the ass, like they’d never kicked before. Wow. And more currently and viscerally, I don’t think there was a better band on stage these last four years than the amazingly revived Stooges, with Asheton back blitzing the guitar on the first two album classics, for all of us who were too young to have seen the original lineup four decades ago (with Watt’s bass upgrade). I had picked their incredible DVD document in the Top 10 to your right on the 4th before I or anyone knew Asheton had left us. This is one writer who doesn’t require someone’s death to thoroughly appreciate what someone has given us. I always cherish it while they are still with us—and when they are gone, too. And what would our musical lives have been like without Ron Asheton, every bit as much as Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander, and ultimately James Williamson and Scotty Thurston? Well, we’ll never know how great our debt really is. But we know how much we valued this guy for decades on end, like a walking lifetime achievement award for just three albums and a decade’s worth of live service around a 30-year gap.. Thanks Ron! Forever!)
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BIG TAKEOVER ON BREAKTHRURADIO.COM: ALL 30 PLAYLISTS FOR THE 30 SHOWS I HOSTED IN 2008!
(Roughly 475 totally different songs—no repeats!)
The best way I know to quietly plug my weekly radio show at breakthruradio.com is to let you know what you missed—or hopefully enjoyed—this past year for the last seven months, by listing all 475 or so songs I aired. That list is below!
All 30 shows (and the first new one this year) are easy to listen to any time you like. Just go to breakthruradio.com, then click on “Multimedia Archive” and scroll down on “All DJs” til you see my name—then click on the “Search” Button. Voila!
Remember, there is a new show posted on the homepage there every Monday, all day Monday, so you’re never too late to catch the action, and we have long interviews coming up, scheduled in-studio with original, classic T.S.O.L. singer Jack Grisham (who will be spinning tracks from the group’s brand new album, Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Free Downloads) on January 19 and even more classic 1978-1980 Flyboys singer John Curry (including a promised unreleased song live from the Whiskey A-Go-Go in 1980) on January 26! Don’t miss those shows in particular! Grisham is the funniest man in rock!
Finally, one can also subscribe to the show via Apple iTunes c/o the ‘sign up for BTR broadcasts’ link at that top of the page, or by doing a search on the iTunes podcast subscription search engine. There is also an iTunes subscription link in my “DJ profile” on the breakthrough site it you scroll down on “Breakthru DJs.”
And let me know how you like the music I have selected for you and chatted about on the show.
Cheers! Here’s the playlists:
SHOW 1, 6/9/08
New Pornographers-All of the Things That Go to Making Heaven and Earth (Challengers)
Maximo Park-Parisian Skies (Our Earthly Pleasures)
Wipers-Alien Boy (Is This Real?) 1980
American Music Club-I Know That’s Not Really You (The Golden Age)
Bob Mould-Stupid Now (District Line)
Josef K-Chance Meeting (Entomology) 1981
Long Blondes-The Couples (Couples)
George Jones-She Thinks I Still Care (She Thinks I Still Care) 1965
Sloan-Ill Placed Trust (Never Hear the End of It)
Lou Barlow-Home (Emoh)
Band of Horses-Is There a Ghost (Cease to Begin) Sub Pop
Guided By Voices-Always Crush Me (Alien Lanes) 1995
Bad Brains-Big Takeover (ROIR Sessions) 1981
Buzzcocks-Sick City Sometimes (Buzzcocks)
Robert Forster-Did She Overtake You (The Evangelist)
Greg Graffin-The Watchmaker’s Dial (Cold as the Clay) 2006
SHOW 2, 6/16/08
Radio Birdman-We’ve Come So Far To Be Here Today (Zeno Beach)
Rogue Wave-Endless Shovel (Out of the Shadow) 2003
New Pornographers-Mutiny, I Promise You (Challengers)
Fugu-The Best of Us (Fugu 1) 2001
Sloan-Emergency 911 (Parallel Play)
Belle & Sebastian-Another Sunny Day (The Life Pursuit)
British Sea Power-No Lucifer (Do You Like Rock Music?)
Orange Juice-Poor Old Soul (The Glasgow School) March 1981 last Postcard 45
Mission of Burma-Spider’s Web (The Oblieterati)
The Stars-Take Me to the Riot (In Our Bedroom After the War)
American Music Club- All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco (The Golden Age)
Ken Stringfellow-Death of a City (Soft Commands)
Robert Pollard-Shadow Port (Standard Gargoyle Decisions) (/Coast to Coast Carpet of Love)
The Shins-Turn on Me (Wincing the Night Away)
Camera Obscura-Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken (Let’s Get Out of This Country)
John Doe-Grain of Salt (A Year in the Wilderness)
SHOW 3, 6/23/08
Bob Mould-Very Temporary (District Line)
Long Blondes-Here Comes the Serious Bit (Couples)
Pernice Brothers-Clear Spot (Overcome By Happiness) 1998
The Embarrassment -Sex Drive (Hey Day 1979-83 Double CD) 1995, 1980 single
Sloan-I’m Not a Kid Anymore (Parallel Play)
Maximo Park-By the Monument (Our Earthly Pleasures)
New Pornographers-Sing Me Spanish Techno (Twin Cinema) 2005
Eric Matthews-Fanfare (It’s Heavy in Here) 1995
Teenage Fanclub-Born Under a Good Sign (Man-Made)
Mark Eitzel-X-Mas Lights Spin (Caught in a Trap and I Can’t Back out ‘Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby) 1998
MC5-Looking At You (Babes in Arms) ROIR 1986 original 1968 single version
Sebadoh-The Freed Pig (III) 1991, reissued 2007.
Last Burning Embers-Distress Call (Lessons in Redemption)
Les Thugs-Side By Side (Nineteen Something) 1998
Robert Forster-Demon Days (The Evangelist)
Tobin Sprout-Water on the Boater’s Back (Moonflower Plastic) 1997
SHOW 4, 6/30/08
The Mad-I Hate Music (1978 single, 1982’s New York Thrash)
Sebadoh-Two Years Two Days (Bubble and Scrape) 1993 new reissue
Sloan-Fading Into Obscurity (Never Hear the End of It)
Band of Horses-Ode to LRC (Cease to Begin)
Superchunk-Unbelievable Things (Indoor Living) 1997
The Shins-Pressed in a Book (Oh, Inverted World) 2001
Evan Dando-Repeat (Baby I’m Bored) 2003
Billy Bragg-Accident Waiting to Happen (Don’t Try This at Home) 1991
American Music Club-Decibels and Little Pills (The Golden Age)
Jeremy Enigk-Shade and the Black Hat (The Return of the Frog Queen) 1996
Hidden Cameras-She’s Gone (Awoo) 2006
Belle & Sebastian-Women’s Realm (Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant) 2000
Fire Engines-Everything’s Roses (Codex Teenage Premonition) 2005 comp. of early 80’s
Guided By Voices-My Kind of Soldier (Earthquake Glue) 2003
Doug Gillard-Symbols, Signs (Salamander) 2004
New Pornographers-The Spirit of Giving (Challengers)
SHOW 5, 7/7/08
Julie Ocean-Don’t Give Me No Complications (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Dinosaur Jr.-Forget the Swan (Dinosaur) 1985, reissued 2005
Black Watch-Icing the Snow Queen (Icing the Snow Queen)
The Libertines U.S.-Bad Memories Burn (Greatest Hits, Volume I) 1988 originally on Tilt A Whirl
The Clientele-Bookshop Casanova (God Save the Clientele)
Long Blondes-In the Company of Women (Someone To Driver You Home)
Jon Auer-Daily Mutilation (Beautiful Escape: The Songs of the Posies Revisited)
Wolf Parade-Soldier’s Grin (At Mount Zoomer)
The Dickies-Fan Mail (Still Got Live, Even if You Don’t Want It) 1986 recorded CBGB 1985
Guided By Voices-Underwater Explosions (Under the Bushes Under the Stars) 1996
Nyles Lannon-Slipping (Pressure) 2007
Loney Dear-Sinister in a State of Hope (Loney, Noir)
Rogue Wave-Medicine Ball (Descended Like Vultures) 2005
Radio Birdman-New Race (The Essential Radio Birdman 1974-1978) 2001 originally released on the EP of that name from 1976, then on their 1977 LP Radio’s Appear, here on Sire in 1978)
East River Pipe-Some Dreams Can Kill You (What Are You On?) 2006
SHOW 6, 7/14/08
For Against-Glamour (Shade Side Sunny Side)
Sleepover Disaster-Grey Eyes (The Oceanographer EP)
Subhumans Canada-Celebrity (New Dark Age Parade)
Sloan-Witch’s Wand (Parallel Play)
The Pernice Brothers-B.S. Johnson (Live a Little) 2006
British Sea Power-Waving Flags (Do You Like Rock Music?)
Effigies-Haz-Mat (Reside)
Stephenhero- “Open Blue Skies” (57 Stars of the Air Almanac)
Ruts D.C. and Mad Professor-Accusation (Rhythm Collision Vol. 1) 1982
Buzzcocks-Lester Sands (Buzzcocks) 2003
The Pagans- Us and All Our Friends Are So Messed Up (The Blue Album)
Camera Obscura- Let’s Get Out of This Country (Let’s Get Out of This Country)
Orange Juice-Falling and Laughing (The Glasgow School)
Adrian Borland-Dreamfuel (Cinematic)
Robert Forster-From Ghost Town (The Evangelist)
SHOW 7, 7/21/08
Weirdos-Message From the Underworld (Weird World Vol. 1) 1991, recorded 1978
Bob Mould-The Silence Between Us (District Line)
Anthem In-Down (Anthem In)
New Pornographers-All the Old Showstoppers (Challengers)
The Eat-Nut Cop (It’s Not the Eat, It’s The Humidity) 1980 God Punishes the Eat EP
Low-Monkey (The Great Destroyer) 2005
Flight of the Concords-Business Time (Flight of the Concords)
The Libertines-Something in the Water (Greatest Hits) 1986 b-side of “Voices From the Past,” 1987 Ohio cassette
Effigies-Night Train (Reside)
EDP-Channel Surfing (Next Stop, Bleaker Street)
Band of Horses-Islands on the Coast (Cease to Begin)
Billy Bragg-Levi Stubbs Tears (Talking With the Taxman About Poetry) 1986
Stars-Ageless Beauty (Set Yourself on Fire) 2005
Band of Holy Joy-Denmark Street (Punkore EP)
Flipper-Love Canal (Blow’n Chunks) recorded November 1983 CBGB, 1984 release
The Clientele-Isn’t Life Strange God Save the Clientele
SHOW 8, 7/28/08
For Against-Aftertaste (Shade Side. Sunny Side)
Sleepover Disaster-Hold My Tongue (The Oceanographer EP)
The Shins-Turn a Square (Chutes Too Narrow) 2003
Secret Shine- Voice of the Sea (All of the Stars)
American Music Club-Ladies and Gentlemen (Love Songs For Patriots)
Stephenhero-12 Stars (57 Stars of the Air Almanac)
Julie Ocean-Ten Lonely Words (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Teenage Fanclub-Cells (Man-Made)
Visqueen-Last to Know (King Me) 2003
Adolescents-Kids of the Black Hole (The Adolescents) 1981
Mayhew the Traitor-Deathwish (Deathwish)
Greg Graffin-Cold as the Clay (Cold as the Clay) 2006
Guided By Voices-My Son Cool (Alien Lanes) 1995
Wolf Parade-Language City (At Mount Zoomer)
Sloan-Another Way I Could Do It (Never Hear the End of It)
SHOW 9, 8/4/08
Maximo Park-Our Velocity (Our Earthly Pleasures)
Long Blondes-I Liked the Boys (Couples)
Subhumans Canada -Mindless Tough Guy Act (New Dark Age Parade)
Black Watch-Quartz Pink Cloud (Icing the Snow Queen)
The Libertines U.S.-Her (Greatest Hits, Volume I) recent 1988’s Tilt A Whirl
Libertines UK-I Get Along (Up the Bracket) 2002
Nyles Lannon-Did I Lose You (Pressure) 2007
Mission of Burma-That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate (Vs.) 1982
Belle & Sebastian-If You Find Yourself Caught in Love (Dear Catastrophe Waitress)
The Pernice Brothers-High as a Kite (Live a Little) 2006
Flyboys-I Couldn’t Tell (Flyboys EP) 1980
Kraut-Last Chance (1981 “Unemployed” 7” single, 1982’s New York Thrash)
Last Burning Embers-The Vacillator (Lessons in Redemption)
Rogue Wave-Seasick on Land (Out of the Shadow) 2003
Adrian Borland-Night Cascade (Cinematic)
John Doe-The Golden State (A Year in the Wilderness) with Kathleen Edwards
SHOW 10, 8/11/08
Billy Bragg-Something Happened (Mr. Love and Justice)
Kevin Kane-Last to Know (How to Build a Lighthouse)
The Dimes-Paul Kern Can’t Sleep (The Silent Generation)
The Pernice Brothers-Microscopic View (Live a Little) 2006
Kelley Stoltz-Prank Calls (Below the Branches) 2006
British Sea Power-Atom (Do You Like Rock Music?)
Robert Pollard-Motion Sickness Ghosts (Standard Gargoyle Decisions) (/Coast to Coast Carpet of Love)
Sloan-Before the End of the Race/Blackout (Never Hear the End of It)
Even Worse-Emptying the Madhouse (You’ve Ruined Everything)
Wipers-Mystery (Is This Real?) 1980
The Bags-We Will Bury You (All Bagged Up, The Collected Works 1977-1980) 1978
Visqueen-Lovely Guilty (King Me) 2003
Flight of the Concords-Think About It (Flight of the Concords)
The Sharp Things-Through With Love (A Moveable Feast)
Constantines-Working Full Time (Tournament of Hearts)
Jeremy Enigk-Carnival (The Return of the Frog Queen) 1996
SHOW 11, 8/18/08
Subhumans Canada-World At War (New Dark Age Parade)
Jason Lowenstein-Casserole (At Sixes and Sevens) 2002
Effigies-The Guv’ner (Reside)
Iggy Pop-Some Weird Sin (Live in San Fran 1981)
For Against- Underestimate (Shade Side. Sunny Side)
The Successful Failures- All I Can Take (Ripe for the Burning)
Black Watch-Jenny Holly Wally Martin (Icing the Snow Queen)
George Jones-Big Fool of the Year (She Thinks I Still Care double CD) 1962
Flyboys-Dear John Letter (The Flyboys EP) 1980
MC5-One of the Guys (Babes in Arms) 1967
Rhino 39-J. Alfred (Rhino 39 retrospective on Nickel and Dime, American Youth Report comp. 1982)
T.S.O.L.-Dance With Me (Dance With Me) 1981
Julie Ocean-#1 Song (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Loose Salute-Photographs and Tickets (Tuned to Love)
Edward Rogers-You Haven’t Been Where I’ve Been (You Haven’t Been Where I’ve Been)
American Music Club-Who You Are (The Golden Age)
SHOW 12, 8/25/08
Darker My Love- Talking Words (2)
Secret Shine-Hate You When You Smile (All of the Stars)
Sebadoh-On Fire (Harmacy) 1996
Billy Bragg-O Freedom (Mr. Love and Justice)
Don McGlashan-Harbour Bridge (Warm Hand) 2006
Pointed Sticks-What Do You Want Me To Do? (single, 1978, 2006 compilation Waiting For the Real Thing)
The Lines-White Night-(Memory Span) 1978 single
Hazey Janes-Don’t Look Away (Hotel Radio)
Black Market Baby-Strike First (Coulda.. Shoulda.. Woulda.) 1983 Senseless Offerings
Heart Attack-Shotgun (7” God is Dead EP 1981, New York Thrash 1982)
Fastbacks-Goodbye Bird (The Day That Didn’t Exist) 1999
Bad Brains-Right Brigade (ROIR Cassette) 1981
Josef K- Sorry For Laughing (Entomology) Postcard single 1981
Anthem In-Moving On (Anthem In)
Fugu-Pianolyre (Fugu 1) 2001
Go-Betweens-The Statue (Oceans Apart) 2005
SHOW 13, 9/1/08
Jesus and Mary Chain- I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll (Munki) 1998
A.C. Newman-On The Table (The Slow Wonder) 2004
The Shins-Phantom Limb (Wincing the Night Away)
Mestar-Shut the Squizwot Factories Down (Shut the Squizwot Factories Down) 2006
Bob Mould-Paralyzed (Body of Song) 2005
Maximo Park-Graffiti (A Certain Trigger) 2005
Dinosaur Jr.-Yeah We Know (Bug) 1988
You Am I-Friends Like You (Convicts) 2006
999-The System (new 7”, b-side of “Gimme the World”)
Mission of Burma-Man in Decline (The Obliterati)
D.O.A.-001 Losers Club (Hardcore ’81)
Weirdos-Teenage (Weird World Vol. 1) 1978 demo released 1991
Eric Matthews-My Morning Parade (The Lateness of the Hour) 1997
The Dimes-Letters in the Sea (The Silent Generation)
Belle & Sebastian-Funny Little Frog (The Life Pursuit)
Tobin Sprout-Moonflower Plastic (We’re Here) (Moonflower Plastic) 1997
SHOW 14, 9/8/08
Sleepover Disaster-Cathedral (The Oceanographer EP)
Stephenhero-58th Star (57 Stars of the Air Almanac)
Spent-Gook Luck Line (A Seat Beneath the Chairs) 1996
Darker My Love-Two Ways Out (2)
Springhouse-Moving Van (From Now to OK)
Julie Ocean-At the Appointed Hour (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Magnetic Morning-Yesterday’s Flowers (Magnetic Morning EP)
Don McGlashan-Toy Factory Fire (Warm Hand) 2006
Billy Bragg- Mr. Love & Justice (Mr. Love & Justice)
Joey Keithley-Bust Me Loose (Band of Rebels)
Mayhew the Traitor-The Devil Knows My Name (Deathwish)
Sloan-Right or Wrong (Never Hear the End of It)
The Effigies-Scarecrow (Reside)
Young Canadians-Automan (Automan EP, 1979 from Hawaii EP, No Escape)
Billybones-We’re Selfish (7” single)
For Against-Friendly Fires (Shade Side Sunny Side)
SHOW 15, 9/15/08
The Coast-Tightrope (Expatriate)
Secret Shine- Stars in the Sky (All of the Stars)
Pas/Cal-The Truth Behind All the Vogues She Sold (I Was Raised on Matthew Mark Luke and Laura)
Maximo Park-Limassol (A Certain Trigger) 2005
Young Canadians-Don’t Bother Me (This is Your Life EP, 1980 from No Escape compilation)
Modernettes-Barbra (Teen City EP, 1978, on the newer compendium Get it Straight)
Pointed Sticks-True Love (single, 1978, 2006 compilation Waiting For the Real Thing)
D.O.A.-The Enemy (1980 debut Something Better Change), also on Bloodied But Unbowed
Guided By Voices-The Official Ironman Rally Song (Under the Bushes Under the Stars) 1996
Loney Dear-I am John (Loney, Noir)
Destroy All Dreamers-Wish I Was All Flames (Wish I Was All Flames)
The Successful Failures- Never Moving Out (Ripe for the Burning)
Even Worse-Last Night’s Blimpee (You’ve Ruined Everything) 1981, released 2002
Mission of Burma-Mica (Vs.) 1982
Weirdos-Solitary Confinement (Weird World Vol. 1) 1991, b-side “We Got the Neutron Bomb” 1978
Long Blondes-I’m Going to Hell (Couples)
SHOW 16, 9/22/08
Darker My Love- Even in Your Lightest Day (2)
Foals-Balloons (Antidote )
Billy Bragg-I Keep Faith (Mr. Love and Justice)
Mestar-Silversong (Shut the Squizwot Factories Down) 2006
Bob Mould-Underneath Days (Body of Song) 2005
Death Vessel-Block My Eye (Nothing is Precious Enough For Us)
Kevin Kane-No Postcards (How to Build a Lighthouse)
Hazey Janes-This Place is Just Not My Kind (Hotel Radio)
American Music Club-Patriot’s Heart (Love Songs For Patriots) 2004
Jason Lowenstein-Upstate (At Sixes and Sevens) 2002
Stars-Celebration Guns (Set Yourself on Fire) 2005
Camera Obscura- Razzle Dazzle Rose (Let’s Get Out of This Country)
Fleet Foxes-Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Foxes)
Edward Rogers-Commodore Hotel (You Haven’t Been Where I’ve Been)
Low-Sandanista (Drums and Guns)-2007
Iron and Wine-Woman King (Woman King EP) 2005
SHOW 17, 9/29/08
The Lucy Show-View From the Outside (Mania) 1986
Sloan-Everybody Wants You (Never Hear the End of It)
Ambulance Ltd-Stay Where You Are (Ambulance Ltd.)
Secret Shine- The Sound of Light (All of the Stars)
Springhouse-Passion (From Now to OK)
Julie Ocean-My Revenge (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Magnetic Morning-Don’t Go to Dream State (Magnetic Morning EP)
The Libertines U.S.-Voices From the Past (Greatest Hits) 1986 single, 1987 Ohio cassette
Pointed Sticks-Marching Song (1979 compilation Vancouver Complication, 2006 compilation Waiting For the Real Thing)
Young Canadians-Wait For Your Approval (live from Gary Taylor’s Rock Room summer 1979 on No Escape)
Modernettes-Rebel Kind (View From the Bottom EP, 1978, that live version only from the compendium Get it Straight)
D.O.A.-Unknown (Hardcore ’81)
For Against-Outside a Heart (Coalesced) 2002
Spent-Stumble Up the Stairs (A Seat Beneath the Chairs)
Wolf Parade-Call it a Ritual (At Mount Zoomer)
The Coast-The Moon is Dead (Expatriate)
SHOW 18, 10/6/08
A.C. Newman-The Town Halo (The Slow Wonder) 2004
Anthem In-Five Minutes (Anthem In)
Darker My Love- Pale Sun (2)
Billy Bragg-The Johnny Carcinogenic Show (Mr. Love and Justice)
Springhouse-Time Runs Out (From Now to OK)
Julie Ocean-Here Comes Danny (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Black Watch-On Another Plane (Icing the Snow Queen)
The Libertines U.S.-Mile Markers (Greatest Hits) 1988 Tilt a Whirl
Iggy Pop-Bang Bang (Live in San Fran 1981)
Fastbacks-My Letters (1991 single, The Question is No 1992 collection of singles)
Visqueen-Omaha (King Me) 2003
Black Market Baby-Downward Christian Soldiers (Coulda.. Shoulda.. Woulda.) 1983 Senseless Offerings
Individuals-Can’t Get Started (Fields Acquamarine)
The Dimes-Up For Air (The Silent Generation)
John Doe-Unforgiven (A Year in the Wilderness)
Society of Imaginary Friends-The Moors (Sadness is a Bridge to Love)
SHOW 19, 10/13/08
Dinosaur Jr.-They Always Come (Bug) 1988
The Coast-Nueva York (Expatriate)
Long Blondes-You Could Have Both (Someone To Drive You Home) 2006
Sebadoh-Soul and Fire (Bubble and Scrape) 1993, new reissue
Springhouse-No More Yesterdays (From Now to OK)
Julie Ocean-Ebb and Flow (Long Gone and Nearly There)
Magnetic Morning-Cold War Kids (Get Claudius) (Magnetic Morning EP)
Black Watch- The Love of the Buzz (Icing the Snow Queen)
For Against- Irresistible (Shade Side Sunny Side)
Brown Shoe-Take This Paper and Burn It (Jackalope)
Dungen-Det Tar Did (4)
The Successful Failures- Bridges Over the Delaware (Ripe for the Burning)
The Walkmen-In the New Year (You and Me)
Billy Bragg-Sing Their Souls Back Home (Mr. Love and Justice)
Michael Franti and Spearhead-Life in the City (All Rebel Rockers)
Fleet Foxes-Oliver James (Fleet Foxes) closing song
SHOW 20, 10/20/08
Darker My Love- Waves (2)
Pernice Brothers-Flaming Wreck (The World Won’t End) 2001
Sloan-All I Am is All You’re Not (Parallel Play)
T.S.O.L.-Wash Away (Beneath the Shadows) 1982
Secret Shine- Café Crash (All of the Stars)
The Lucy Show-New Message (Mania) 1986
Ruts D.C. and Mad Professor-Whatever We Do (Rhythm Collision Vol. 1) 1982
Chad VanGaalen-Bones of Man (Soft Airplane)
Doug Gillard-Valpolicella (Salamander) 2004
Guided By Voices-Useless Inventions (Earthquake Glue)
Orange Juice-Lovesick (The Glasgow School)
Subhumans Canada-Death Was Too Kind (Subhumans EP 1979, new Death Was Too Kind retrospective)
Effigies-The Full Weight of Failure (Reside)
EDP-Only 21 (Next Stop, Bleaker Street)
The Dreadful Yawns-Mood Assassin (Take Shape)
Blitzen Trappen-Echo Always On EZ Con (Furr)
SHOW 21, 10/27/08
Starling Electric-The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (Clouded Staircase)
Belle & Sebastian-Step Into My Office, Baby (Dear Catastrophe Waitress)
Voyager One-Ocean Grey (Afterhours in the Afterlife EP)
Teenage Fanclub-Flowing (Man-Made)
Tobin Sprout-Get Out of My Throat (Moonflower Plastic) 1997
The Besnard Lakes-And You Lied to Me (The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse)
The Rumble Strips-No Soul (Girls and Weather)
The Libertines U.S.-Swayback (Greatest Hits, Volume I) 1987’s Ohio cassette
Wipers-D7 (Is This Real?) 1980
Visqueen-Zirconium Gun (King Me) 2003
Adolescents-No Friends (The Adolescents) 1981
Bad Brains-Sailin’ On (ROIR Sessions) ROIR 1981
Bill Coleman-I’ll Tear My Own Walls Down (I’ll Tear My Own Walls Down)
The Shins-Australia (Wincing the Night Away)
Weirdos-Helium Bar (Action Design EP) 1980 (Weird World Vol. 1) 1991
American Music Club-Home (Love Songs For Patriots)
SHOW 22, 11/3/08
Rogue Wave-Every Moment (Out of the Shadow) 2003
Blitzen Trapper-Sleepy Time in the Western World (Furr)
Maximo Park-Apply Some Pressure (A Certain Trigger) 2005
Sam Champion-Like a Secret (Heavenly Bender)
Nyles Lannon-Hesitation (Pressure)
New Pornographers-My Rights Versus Yours (Challengers)
The Coast-Ceremony Guns (Expatriate)
T.S.O.L.-Beneath the Shadows (Beneath the Shadows) 1982
D.O.A.-Golden State (Northern Avenger)
Pointed Sticks-Out of Luck (single, 1978, 2006 compilation Waiting For the Real Thing)
Modernettes-I Can Only Give You Everything (View From the Bottom EP, 1978, the compendium Get it Straight)
Subhumans Canada-Inquisition Day (Subhumans EP 1979, brand new Death Was Too Kind retrospective)
Stars-Reunion (Set Yourself on Fire) 2005
Eric Matthews-Since the Wheel Free (The Lateness of the Hour) 1997
Sloan-Listen to the Radio (Never Hear the End of It)
Bob Mould-Walls in Time (District Line) Anti
SHOW 23, 11/10/08
Magnetic Morning-No Direction (AM)
Darker My Love-Blue Day (2)
Starling Electric-Camp Fire (Clouded Staircase)
Dead Confederate-The Rat (debut LP Wrecking Ball)
Long Blondes-Giddy Stratospheres (Someone To Drive You Home)
The High Dials-Olsin, My Bastard Brother (Moon Country double LP)
Brown Shoe-The War (Jackalope)
Mark Eitzel-Cold Light of Day (Caught in a Trap and I Can’t Back out ‘Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby) 1998
D.O.A.- Last Chance (Northern Avenger)
The Bags-Babylonian Gorgon (All Bagged Up, The Collected Works 1977-1980) b-side “Survive” 1978
Flyboys-So Juvenile (Flyboys EP) 1980
999-“Gimme the World” (new 7”, also on their last album Death in Soho)
Springhouse-Sea and Rain (From Now to OK)
For Against-Why Are You So Angry (Shade Side Sunny Side)
Jolie Holland-Mexico City (The Living and the Dead) Daniel Johnston & Jad Fair-I Met Roky Erickson (It’s Spooky)
SHOW 24, 11/17/08
The Lucy Show-Land and the Life (Mania) 1986
Panda Riot-She Dares All Things (She Dares All Things)
Songs: Ohia-Almost Was Good Enough (The Magnolia Electric Co.)
Magnetic Morning-Motorway (AM)
Fatal Film-First Step (Thrill’r)
The Coast-No Secret Why (Expatriate)
Fleet Foxes-Your Protector (Fleet Foxes)
Blitzen Trappen-Gold For Bread (Furr)
D.O.A.-Crossfire (Northern Avenger)
Weirdos-“We Got the Neutron Bomb” (Weird World Vol. 1) 1991, Dangerhouse single 1978
The Mad-The Hell (1978 single, 1982’s New York Thrash)
Rhino 39-Xerox/No Compromise (Rhino 39 retrospective on Nickel and Dime, orig Dangerhouse single 1979)
Voyager One-The Future is Obsolete (Afterhours in the Afterlife EP)
Anthem In-Hold On To Me (Anthem In)
Nurse & Soldier-Beatlemania (Marginalia)
Chad VanGaalen-Willow Tree (Soft Airplane)
SHOW 25, 11/24/08
Magnetic Morning-Spring Unseen (AM)
The Great Shakes-It Won’t Stop (“It Won’t Stop” EP)
The Unremarkables-21st Century Ghost (21st Century Ghost EP)
Frances-The Brain (All the While)
The Dears-Disclaimer (Missiles)
Starling Electric-Black Ghost/Black Girl (Clouded Staircase)
The Interiors-I’m So Happy (The Interiors)
Guided By Voices-They’re Not Witches (Alien Lanes)
D.O.A.-Human Bomb (Northern Avenger)
Subhumans Canada-Oh Canaduh! (b-side debut single “Death to the Sickoids” 1978, 500 copies, brand new Death Was Too Kind retrospective)
Kinetic Stereokids-Have a Nice Day (Have a Nice Day EP)
Joel Plaskett Emergency-Snowed In/Cruisin’ (Ashtray Rock)
Edward Rogers-What Happened to Manfred, What Happened to Jane? (You Haven’t Been Where I’ve Been)
SHOW 26, 12/1/08 (INTERVIEW WITH THE BLACK WATCH’S JOHN ANDREW FREDRICK)
Guided By Voices-A Salty Salute (Alien Lanes)
Darker My Love-Northern Soul (2)
The Charlatans-Oh! Vanity (You Cross My Path)
Pas/Cal-Glorious Ballad of the Ignored (I Was Raised on Matthew Mark Luke and Laura)
Black Watch-Strawberry Girl (After the Gold Room EP)
Springhouse-Pomegranate Tree (From Now to OK)
Magnetic Morning-At a Crossroads, Passive (AM)
Black Watch-On Another Plane (Scott Campbell remix) (After the Gold Room via Icing the Snow Queen)
Velouria-Daddy’s Girl (Kiss it Better)
School of Seven Bells- Face to Face on High Places (Alpinisms)
Black Watch-All These Shivers (Very Mary Beth) 2003
The Organ-Oh What a Feeling (Thieves)
Jolie Holland-Corrido Por Buddy (The Living and the Dead)
Black Watch- The Tennis Playing Poet Roethke Said (Jiggery-Pokery) 2002
SHOW 27, 12/8/08
Pernice Brothers-Weaker Shade of Blue (Yours, Mine, and Ours) 2003
Fatal Film-Beaches (Thrill’r)
Voyager One-Here (b-side version) (Afterhours in the Afterlife EP)
Magnetic Morning-Indian Summer (AM)
For Against-Coalesced (Coalesced) 2002
International Jetsetters-Inside Out (Heart to Black EP)
Ambulance LTD-Primitive (The Way I Treat You) (Ambulance Ltd.)
Ken Stringfellow-You Became the Dawn (Soft Commands)
Last Burning Embers-Someone I Used to Know (Lessons in Redemption)
Sam Champion-Be Mine Everyone (Heavenly Bender)
The Dears-Money Babies (Missiles)
Billy Bragg-I Almost Killed You (Mr. Love and Justice)
Les Thugs-Henry’s Back (Nineteen Something) 1998
Subhumans Canada-No Productivity (b-side of “Firing Squad” a 1981 single, brand new Death Was Too Kind retrospective)
D.O.A.-Police Brutality (Northern Avenger)
Belle & Sebastian-Mornington Crescent (The Life Pursuit) 2006
SHOW 28, 12/15/08
The Unremarkables-Getaway Car (21st Century Ghost EP)
Pas/Cal-Summer is Almost Here (I Was Raised on Matthew Mark Luke and Laura)
School of Seven Bells-Half Asleep (Alpinisms)
Secret Shine-Know (All of the Stars)
Mission of Burma-Progress (reissue of the 1982 LP Vs.) originally on posthumous comp. Forget 1988
Pointed Sticks-Apologies (originally only on the 1980 compilation Waves, An Anthology of New Music Vol. 2 on Bomp! Records, 2006 compilation Waiting For the Real Thing)
T.S.O.L.-She’ll Be Saying (Beneath the Shadows) 1982
The Dickies-You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla) (Still Got Live, Even if You Don’t Want It) 1986 recorded CBGB 1985
Springhouse-Snapshot (From Now to OK)
Starling Electric-Prince of the Puff of Smoke (Clouded Staircase)
Blitzen Trapper-Not Your Lover (Furr)
Fleet Foxes-White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes)
New Pornographers-Jackie Dressed in Cobras (Twin Cinema) 2005
The Great Shakes-Heading Nowhere (“It Won’t Stop” EP)
Sloan-Last Time in Love (Never Hear the End of It)
The Sharp Things-An Ocean Part Deux (A Moveable Feast)
SHOW 29, 12/22/08 (INTERVIEW WITH VELOURIA’S SCOTT TAYLOR)
Longwave-Sirens in the Deep Sea (Secrets Are Sinister)
Los Campesinos!-Ways to Make it Through the Wall (We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed)
Sebadoh-Beauty of the Ride (Harmacy) 1996
Velouria-I’ve Got a Secret (Kiss it Better)
Ideal Free Distribution-Cold Wind Blows (Then We Were Older)
Black Market Baby-This Year’s Prophet (Coulda.. Shoulda.. Woulda) originally 1983 Senseless Offerings
Velouria- Launi Longs (Kiss it Better)
The Rosebuds-Life Like (Life Like)
Modernettes-Red Nails (final 1982 View From the Bottom album, available on the compendium Get it Straight)
Velouria-Audrey & Anguish (Four Eyes For You) 1997
The Crowd-Once in a While (Letter Bomb) new reissue of 1996 third LP
Melody Gardot-Goodnite (Putumayo Women of Jazz)
Velouria-Sleepyhead (Kiss it Better)
SHOW 30, 12/29/08
Tears Run Rings-How Will the Others Survive (Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never)
Baby Lemonade-Tailor in the Making (The Best of Baby Lemonade) 1996
Longwave-Eyes Like Headlights (Secrets Are Sinister)
The Shins-Young Pilgrims (Chutes Too Narrow) 2003
Bob Mould-Who Needs to Dream? (District Line)
Band of Horses-No One’s Gonna Love You (Cease to Begin)
American Music Club-Insider’s Guide to Life (Atwater Afternoon)
The Besnard Lakes-Disaster (The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse)
The Reducers-Hit it Runnin’ (Guitars, Bass & Drums)
The Effigies-Baby Sleeps Alone (Reside)
The Libertines U.S.-Everybody Wants to Be My Sister (Greatest Hits) 1984 single, 1987 Ohio
Wallpaper-Pop Rocket (On the Chewing Gum Ground) Belle & Sebastian-(My Girl’s Got) Miraculous Technique (The BBC Sessions) from 2001 Peel Session
Hazey Janes-Fire in the Sky (Hotel Radio)
The Welcome Wagon-Sold to the Nice Rich Man (Welcome to the Welcome Wagon)
Jeremy Enigk-Explain (The Return of the Frog Queen) 1996
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