J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - Sneak Peak

This week's show won't go up until Monday, but check out this sneak peak of the live performances by Matty Sheets and the Blockheads from this week's show. The band performed a couple of tracks not from their new album, but that they will be playing live on the show. Catch the podcast next week in order to hear a couple of the album tracks from their new album Sea Legs which will be available for purchase this Saturday, May 18th, at their album release show at the Flatiron. They'll be playing along with Megan Jean and the KFB, James Marshall Owen, Harry and Jack Carter. Lots of great stuff starting at 9 PM. Until then, enjoy these.


Matty Sheets and the Blockheads - "You're Not Dead" (live) [click here to listen/download.]

Matty Sheets and the Blockheads - "Up to Snuff" (live) [click here to listen/download.]
Enjoy!

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 8th May 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. A lot of great new music this week and a rare double In Memoriam here at the end of the show - which really only happened because I neglected to do one of them the previous week - so lots of great stuff in all.

I'll be joined on the next show by Matty Sheets and the Blockheads. Their new album comes out at their CD release show this Saturday, May 18th at the Flatiron here in Greensboro. Matty and Co. were on the show back in October of 2010, so it's good to have them back on the show.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 8th May 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Smith Westerns - "Varsity" [from their forthcoming album soft will which i am very excited about. still digging this song quite a bit. the video has also premiered so check it out.]
Dead Boys - "Sonic Reducer" [from young, loud and snotty. still one of the trashiest debut records in punk rock.]
Savages - "She Will" [from their breathtakingly great new album silence yourself which i can't say enough good things about, really.]
Sixteen Horsepower - "Brimstone Rock" [from 1997's low estate. if you've never listened to this band, do yourself a favor and go do it. right now.]
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Mikal Cronin - "See It My Way" [from his new album MCII. good stuff from the ty segall collaborator. we'll hear more.]
Radiohead - "Electioneering" [from ok computer. not sure why this song got stuck in my head the other day, but it did, so there you go.]
Futurebirds - "Serial Bowls" [from the new album baba yaga. really great music from athens, georgia. although the band lives in nashville now, i think? whatever.]
Juliana Hatfield - "What a Life" [from only everything. you'll hear a weird little gap in this song. it's because i edited out a emergency broadcast system interruption that took over.]
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Primal Scream - "Turn Each Other Inside Out" [from the really fantastic new album more light. we'll definitely be hearing more as it's a really solid release from the legendary band.]
the Streets - "Blinded by the Lights" [from a grand don't come for free. i talk a little bit about how my feelings about this record have changed since i named it one of the best albums of 2005, but some of the tracks do still really hold up and this is one of them.]
Twin Peaks - "Stand in the Sand" (live) [a live version of a track from their forthcoming debut on autumn tone records. this is from the rollo & grady sessions and definitely worth checking out.]
Placebo - "Scared of Girls" [from without you i'm nothing. still just a steamroller of a song. love it.]
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Laura Stevenson - "Triangle" [from the new album wheel. i've really enjoyed this record quite a bit so far. we'll probably hear more.]
White Fence - "Shoot You Down" [a cover of the stone roses classic as part of aquarium drunkard's lagniappe sessions. check it out for free download.]
Steve Earle - "Burnin' It Down" [from the new album the low highway. steve earle singing about burning down a wal-mart. what else could you ask for?]
the Jayhawks - "Sound of Lies" [the title track from their 1997 album. still my favorite of theirs.]
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David Bowie - "The Next Day" [the title track from his latest. the video is pretty interesting and actually was taken down late last week by you tube for images, but is back up now.]
Hot Snakes - "This Mystic Decade" [from audit in progress from 2004 which still is just a great, great album. at least there's a new obits record coming this year, i heard, yes?]
Junip - "Your Life Your Call" [from their new self-titled record.]
Kendra Smith - "Stars Are In Your Eyes" [from the guild of temporal adventurers from 1992. smith was a founding member of the dream syndicate as well as a member of opal with dave roback. her solo records are interesting, too, and she deserves way more credit for her music than she's received. check out this post at aquarium drunkard about this album.]
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Frank Turner - "Losing Days" [from the new tape deck heart album. pretty good, high energy pop rock and roll. i dig it.]
R.E.M. - "New Test Leper" [from new adventures in hi-fi. really not sure why this song got stuck in my head the other day, but it did, so there you go.]
Wax Idols - "Sound of a Void" [from their new album discipline and desire. pretty good stuff and we'll hear more.]
Hiss Golden Messenger - "The Serpent Is Kind (Compared to Man)" [from the excellent new album haw. one of the best of north carolina this year so far.]
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - "Mezzanine" [from ripley pine, just an astounding record. really hope to catch her at hopscotch this year.]
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George Jones - "Why Baby Why" [when i was covering for roy and the old country store a saturday or two back, it was the week george jones died so i played this song then. i think that's why it slipped my mind for last week to pay tribute to the possum. rest in peace.]
Slayer - "South of Heaven" [even more sad was the passing of slayer's jeff hanneman who died at the age of 49. while i certainly don't play a lot of metal on the show, it'd be impossible to talk about modern, big rock and roll without the impact that slayer and their fellow thrash metal ilk have had on it. i have a much broader taste in music than i show just through this radio show, and i felt like it was important to talk about hanneman's death. rest in peace.]

That'll do it for this week. I'll be back on May 15th with Matty Sheets and the Blockheads live in studio. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 1st May 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. The podcasts are going to go up a little later than usual for a few weeks as I get my podhosting situation properly sorted, so expect Monday updates for at least the next couple of weeks.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 1st May 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Deerhunter - "Pensacola" [from monomania. well, i'm already liking this new deerhunter more than previous ones. but that shows a bit about what kind of music i like. we'll hear more.]
New York Dolls - "Trash" [from their self-titled debut. it's the new york dolls. you know you love it.]
Pretty & Nice - "Q_Q" [from golden rules for golden people. hadn't heard this band before, but i like what i've heard so far.]
Sleater-Kinney - "Male Model" [from all hands on the bad one. "kick it out, can you show me your riffs" remains one of my favorite sing-along lines of all time.]
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Savages - "Swift" [from silence yourself. well, pitchfork gave this an 8.6 and they are not wrong. this is a tremendous album and we'll be hearing a lot more.]
the Happy Mondays - "Step On" [from pills 'n' thrills and bellyaches. i still want to start a monthly indie dance night here in greensboro. because this is the type of stuff i would regularly play. anyone with me?]
Anika - "In the City" [from the anika EP EP. seems redundant, i know, but the actual title is anika EP. i played some anika on the show a year or so ago. glad to hear more.]
Wipers - "When It's Over" [from youth of america. the box set of the first three wipers albums for about $20 is one of the best deals you will ever have in music. so, so good.]
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No Joy - "Prodigy" [from wait to pleasure. not bad and we'll hear more.]
Haley Bonar - "Candy Machine Gun" [from golder. i have been a long time fan of haley bonar (here's proof from 2008) ever since her the size of planets album in 2002. i had missed this record from 2011 though and a shame i did. really good.]
Night Beds - "My Kind of Woman" [from the aquarium drunkard lagniappe sessions. this is a cover of a mac demarco song from his 2 album. and free to download. check it out.]
Sisters of Mercy - "Lucretia My Reflection" [by request from 1987's floodland.]
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Akron/Family - "Sand Time" [from their new album sub verses. more good music from a consistently great band.]
Shana Falana - "Tragic" [from the in the light EP. one of my favorites from last year. she was supposed to maybe come to greensboro at some point  last year. maybe still?]
Guided by Voices - "Islands (She Talks in Rainbows)" [from english little league. dig this song quite a bit. tobin sprout is batting 1.000 it seems on these reunion records.]
Squirrel Nut Zippers - "The Ghost of Stephen Foster" [from perennial favorites. my favorite zippers record and a song that is forever awesome, too.]
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Dessa - "Warsaw" [from the forthcoming parts of speech. really excited to hear the whole new album as this song is definitely awesome. playing sunday, may 12th at local 506 in chapel hill.]
Totally Slow - "Acid Rain" [the title track from their EP. they played this friday as part of the two night orgy music fest here in greensboro.]
Josh Ritter - "New Lover" [from the beast in its tracks. playing sunday, may 12th at the cats cradle in carborro, north carolina.]
Telekinesis - "Wires" [from dormarion. played last night, may 5th, at local 506 in chapel hill.]
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Laura Stevenson - "Runner" [from wheel. i haven't heard ms. stevenson before, but i dig this song and i think we'll hear more.]
Jim White - "Handcuffed to a Fence in Mississippi" [from no such place. classic jim white. love this man and his music.]
the Veils - "Birds" [from time stays, we go. really a tremendous record. one of my favorites of this year.]
Matthew Sweet - "The Devil with the Green Eyes" [from altered beast. classic messr. sweet.]
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Föllakzoid - "Trees" [from their album II. always good to hear some good krautrock-esque stuff.]
Hiss Golden Messenger - "I've Got a Name For the Newborn Child" [from haw. great north carolina music and we'll be hearing a lot more.]

[That'll do it for this week's show. More good stuff next week, so until then, take care.]

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 24th April 2013

[Welcome to another fantastic episode of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. I was joined this week by Ryan Snyder, award winning tweeter, from YES Weekly for our Indie/Rock Roundtable look at new music. This week we took at look at new albums from the Veils, their first new full-length since 2009, and a Record Store Day limited release by Stephen Malkmus and Friends. Check out the info below and on the podcast.

Next week's podcast will have a bit of a delay in uploading. I've finally figured out how to make my monthly upload allotment work, but next week's show will be a bit delayed while I work out that system. So instead of (what I try to make normally) a Friday post for the show, it will most likely not be until the following Monday. I appreciate you baring with me.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 24th April 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Iggy and the Stooges - "Burn" [from the new album ready to die. i play this out of some misbegotten sense of obligation, i suppose. it's not a terrible song, but wouldn't i really rather just listen to fun house? yes. yes i would.]
the Happy Hollows - "Faces" [from their excellent album spells. hey, guys, new stuff anytime soon?]
Mazes - "Bite" [from ores & minerals. love the krautrockian drone of this. we'll have to keep hearing more. a great album.]
Snapper - "Buddy" [from their 1992 EP. great new zealand band that was on flying nun. awesome stuff.]

[Here's where Ryan Snyder and I took at look at the Veils' new album Time Stays, We Go and Stephen Malkmus and Friends' live performance of Can's classic album Ege Bamyasi. Take a listen to the podcast to catch the nuances - I like our discussion on these - but the results: The Veils - J. and Ryan : thumbs up; Stephen Malkmus and Friends - Ryan : thumbs up; J. : sideways thumb.]

the Veils - "Train With No Name" [from time stays, we go.]
the Veils - "Another Night on Earth" [ from time stays we go.]
Stephen Malkmus and Friends - "Vitamin C" (live) [from ege bamyasi played by stephen malkmus and friends.]
Stephen Malkmus and Friends - "Spoon" (live) [from ege bamyasi played by stephen malkmus and friends.]
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the Shouting Matches - "Avery Hill" [from grownass man. i do sort of enjoy the ac/dc-esque riff at the beginning of this, but, yeah. not blowing me away.]
Toddlers - "Independence Day" [from the 19 EP. just a tremendous EP still.]
Frank Turner - "Recovery" [from tape deck heart, his latest album. pretty good stuff. we'll hear more.]
Dom - "Damn" [from the family of love EP. still a really awesome record.]
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Girls Against Boys - "It's a Diamond Life" [well, fantastic news. girls against boys are back together and will be releasing a new EP later this year along with touring for it. this is the first song released off of it and it's quite good. can't wait to hear more.]
Estrangers - "Love's Pure Light" [from their forthcoming LP. they'll be at the flatiron here in greensboro this saturday night along with greensboro's eros and eschaton.]
Bleached - "Dreaming Without You" [from ride your heart which hasn't stopped being really awesome for me.]
the Replacements - "Portland" [from the 2008 re-issue of don't tell a soul. i took a look at the history of the song this week over at aquarium drunkard, so go check it out.]
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Futurebirds - "Virginia Slims" [from the excellent new baba yaga. well worth hearing as it's a fantastic album.]
David Bowie - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" [by request. from the new album the next day. excellent stuff.]

That'll do it for this week. Hope you enjoy the Indie/Rock Roundtable, and I'll be back next week with more new and classic stuff. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 17th April 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. Another solid show this week. Next week I'll have Ryan Snyder from YES Weekly stopping by for the Indie/Rock Roundtable, so good stuff to come next week as well. We'll be looking at a new album from the Veils as well as another album that we haven't selected yet. Always a treat to have Ryan with us to talk music, so I'm greatly looking forward to it.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 17th April 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Born Ruffians - "6-5000" [from their latest, birthmarks. i dig this song a good bit just like last week's, though not sure how i feel about the whole thing.]
Kula Shaker - "Hey Dude" [from K. so kula shaker actually put out a new record a few years ago, but i have no idea what it was like. anyone catch it?]
the Replacements - "I'm Not Sayin'" [from the innaugural entry in the songs for slim series. this is not finally available for purchase on red vinyl, so those of you waiting for your chance to own a physical copy of this, get on it.]
Girls - "Lust for Life" [by request from their debut album album. hadn't thought about this first girls album in awhile, but i did like both of their records quite a bit.]
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Edwyn Collins - "31 Years" [from his latest, understated. a good description for most of collins' career, unfortunately. great songwriter.]
Ryan Adams - "Firecracker" [from gold. i still think this is just a bang-up pop song. probably my favorite from this album.]
Bleeding Rainbow - "Waking Dream" [from the excellent yeah right from earlier this year. hate that i missed them in chapel hill, but hopefully i'll catch them at some point.]
Birds of Avalon - "Xarardheere" [from 2011's self-titled record. they'll be playing this saturday at krankies along with greensboro's own the piedmontsmen, so ought to be a great show.]
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Kurt Vile - "KV Crimes" [from the new album wakin on a pretty daze. pretty excellent record, i'd say.]
R.E.M. - "Disturbance at the Heron House" [from document. the album that followed this one, green, is getting a reissue later this year with a bonus disc full of tracks from a greensboro concert. also, on record store day tomorrow, some additional songs from that show are being released on a live in greensboro EP. awesome stuff for fans of rem and greensboro.]
Art Brut - "Catch" [from the second disc of the new top of the pops best-of collection. this is a cover of the cure classic song. i enjoy eddie argos' talk-singing on this one.]
P.O.S. - "Fuck Your Stuff" [from we don't even live here. i guess i'll chill on the doomtree stuff for awhile considering dessa has a new album dropping next month and i'll have that on the show for sure.]
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Caitlin Rose - "I Was Cruel" [from the stand-in, just an excellent record and one of my favorites of this year, easily.]
Mel McDaniel - "Big Ole Brew" [by request. a big ole brew and little ole you. i have a big soft spot for mel mcdaniel, so good request.]
Alessi's Ark - "The Rain" [from their forthcoming album the still life. i played some tracks off their last album, so good to hear back from them.]
Michael Penn - "All That That Implies" [from resigned which i almost wanted to name my favorite album of 2012 if, you know, it wasn't released in 1997.]
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Thee Oh Sees - "I Come From the Mountain" [from their new album floating coffin. i have to wonder whether the album title is a moby dick reference.]
Tom Waits - "Cold Cold Ground" [from franks wild years. this was the first tom waits song i ever heard and i've been a devoted fan since.]
Drag Sounds - "Feels So Good" [from feelin it. yeah, i love the spoken word section of this song. awesome greensboro rock and roll.]
Kathleen Edwards - "Independent Thief" [from back to me. this and "summerlong" from this album are among my very favorite kathleen edwards songs. this one, especially, is just immaculately put together.]
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Marnie Stern - "Noonan" [from the chronicles of marnia. is this about tom noonan?]
the Whigs - "Right Hang on My Heart" [going back to their second album, mission control. love this song and its big, dramatic chorus.]
Implodes - "Bottom of a Well" [from their latest recurring dream. still really digging on this album.]
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - "I'm Your Man" [from blank generation. i'm reading richard hell's autobiography, i dreamed i was a very clean tramp and it's pretty excellent so far.]
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Josh Ritter - "New Lover" [from the beast in its tracks. can't wait to hopefully catch messr. ritter next month in chapel hill.]
the Stooges - "I Wanna Be Your Dog" [from their self-titled 1969 debut. i don't know what to expect about this new stooges album coming out in a couple of weeks on fat possum, but who knows.]
Ttotals - "Sometimes You Just Are" [from the spectrums of light 7" record released by our friends at twin lakes records, home of a band i loved quite a bit the other year, myty konkeror.]
Mary Lou Lord - "I Figured You Out" [from the martian saints EP, a version of an elliot smith song that smith never formally recorded for an album. pretty lovely song, too. mary lou is good at interpretation.]

That'll do it for this week. Tune in next week for another great episode and the Indie/Rock Roundtable. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 10th April 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. Listen, this week's show is bangin'. There's just no other way to put it. Sometimes I feel like new releases line up to create a perfect storm of awesome new stuff and then yours truly lays fills in the gaps with good classic stuff. Every week is like creating a new mix tape, so I love it when I feel like it's something that I would really enjoy listening to again myself. That's what this week felt like, so I hope y'all dig it as well.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 10th April 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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the Thermals - "Born to Kill" [from their forthcoming album desperate ground which is out next week. i guess i missed their 2011 record. i really enjoyed the 2009 album a lot - was the last one good? feel weird that that got past me.]
Liz Phair - "Supernova" [from whipsmart. i played "big tall man" from whitechocolatespaceegg about a month ago on the show, so liz has been floating in my head a bit. it's been 20 years, this year, since the release of exile in guyville.]
the Black Angels - "Indigo Meadow" [the title track from their latest. digging it so far. would still love to see these guys live.]
P.O.S. - "Bumper" [from we don't even live here. this song and album have been back in my brain quite a bit lately because of some thinking i've been doing about its lyrical themes. i really love this record.]
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Under the Earth" [from their new album mosquito. i'll admit to being fairly indifferent about this band, but i like what i've heard of the new album so far. we'll hear more.]
Fugazi - "Instrument" [from in on the kill taker. my favorite fugazi album. and this song still is just thrilling.]
Wire - "Doubles & Trebles" [from change becomes us. the new wire album is tremendous, by the way. just tremendous.]
Thunderclap Newman - "Something in the Air" [from hollywood dream. i first heard this song via tom petty's cover of it on his mid 90's greatest hits collection. good stuff.]
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Bleached - "When I Was Yours" [from ride your heart. uh, yeah. okay. i'm now officially digging this record a lot, largely thanks to this song.]
Uncle Tupelo - "Graveyard Shift" [from no depression. son volt is going to be at the cat's cradle this saturday night. sadly, i can't be there.]
Suede - "Barriers" [from bloodsports. this record is excellent, so if you're a suede fan, fret not and just go get it.]
Adam Franklin - "Surge" [from spent bullets. former member of swervedriver and a record i got out of the dollar bin at ed mackay's. pretty good.]
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Born Ruffians - "Needle" [from birthmarks. a band whose name i've known, but haven't followed at all. couple of really solid pop songs on this record though. this one and we'll hear another next week, most likely.]
Travis - "The Line is Fine" [from good feeling. mad dog's favorite travis song from their debut. still a good rock record.]
White Fence - "Pink Gorilla" [from cyclops reap. interesting record and we might hear more.]
Lucinda Williams - "Steal Your Love" [from essence. this record has grown on me a lot over the years, but my initial reaction to it following getting into ms. williams via car wheels on a gravel road was kind of uncertain. glad i've changed my mind.]
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the Dead Tongues - "Depression" [from desert. excellent north carolina band that i hope to be hearing a lot more from in the coming years.]
Red House Painters - "I'm Sorry" [from take me home: a tribute to john denver. i've always liked john denver. he's a bit sappy and sentimental at times, but boy, mark kozelek gives just an amazing reading of this song and all of a sudden, denver's writing is really opened up.]
the Flaming Lips - "Sun Blows Up Today" [from the terror. i'm still turned off of the flaming lips. will this album change my mind? probably not, but we'll see.]
Steve Earle - "I Still Carry You Around" [from el corazon. featuring del mccrory and his band on the track.]
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Kurt Vile - "Snowflakes are Dancing" [from wakin on a pretty daze. this is a great record. unfortunately, the best songs are all 8 or 9 minutes long, so you probably won't be hearing them on the podcast, but man, just a great album.]
the Meat Puppets - "Plateau" [from II. my roundtable partner, ryan snyder, saw these guys in nashville last night. i'll have to ask him how they were when he returns for the next roundtable in two weeks - april 24th.]
Implodes - "Necronomics" [from recurring dreams. this is an album we will definitely be hearing more of. man, it's good.]
the Ramones - "Pinhead" (live) [by request. from it's alive. same caller who wanted to hear shonen knife last week. can't go wrong with the ramones.]
William Tyler - "Last Residents of Westfall" [from impossible truth. anyone go see him in durham last night? how was it? love this record.]
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Television - "Marquee Moon" [the title track from their 1977 debut. the man who produced this album, andy johns, died last week at the age of 61. while johns was a master producer and engineer who worked with led zeppelin, the rolling stones, free, l.a. guns, jimi hendrix and a ton more, it's this record that is closest to my heart. while messrs. verlaine, lloyd, ficca and smith are the true reasons behind my love of the record, it's the sound of marquee moon that comes off the record and that's in no small part because of johns. i go into this a bit on the podcast, so i'll let that speak for me, but rest in peace, mr. johns, and thank you for all you gave to so many people in your work.]

That'll do it for this week. I'll be back next week at the usual 8 PM spot for more new and classic stuff. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 3rd April 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. Sorry for last week's show going AWOL, but that was fixed this week and somewhat made up for with a double helping of the show. The first two hours are available via the traditional Libsyn download or via iTunes, but the second two hours will be hosted on my server and up for download only directly from here. Check below for the links and a modified list of what got played during the third and fourth hours.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 3rd April 2013 show - Part One and Part Two

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Telekinesis - "Ghosts and Creatures" [from dormarion. very excited that telekinesis is coming to chapel hill on sunday, may 5th at local 506.]
Pavement - "Date with IKEA" [from brighten the corners. this is just one of those seemingly tossed off, fuzzy, power-pop masterpieces. no biggie.]
Kinski - "Skim MILF" [from cosy moments. kinski is a band i've seen around a lot for years, but never really delved into. so here's some.]
the Suicide Commandos - "Mosquito Crucifixion" [from make a record. just great early minneapolis punk rock.]
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Veronica Falls - "Teenage" [from waiting for something to happen which is still just far too good a record.]
Pulp - "Joyriders" [from his 'n' hers. the "riding late at night.." from "teenage" reminded me of this song, so there you go. "up the women!"]
All Tiny Creatures - "Quickest Cut" [from their forthcoming record dark clock. i played this track last week, but it was lost in the ether, so here it is again. quite good.]
Teenage Fanclub - "What You Do To Me" [from bandwagonesque. didn't even think until now of how this bookended the first song in this set. excellent.]
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Art Brut - "Arizona Bay" [one of the two new songs included on their double disc top of the pops best-of that just came out. we'll hear some from the rarities disc next week.]
Girls Against Boys - "Let Me Come Back" [from venus luxure no. 1 baby. like a damn steamroller. that's how the early girls against boys still sounds to me.]
Wavves - "Sail to the Sun" [from the new record afraid of heights. really digging this record so far. more so than previous wavves albums.]
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" [from brainbloodvolume and thus wraps up just a tremendously rockin' set, if i do say so myself.]
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Son Volt - "Down the Highway" [from the excellent new honky tonk. seriously, it's fantastic.]
R.E.M. - "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" [from new adventures in hi-fi, in my mind, the last great REM album.]
Josh Ritter - "The Appleblossom Rag" [from the beast in its tracks. such a fantastic album.]
Drive-by Truckers - "72 (This Highway's Mean)" [from southern rock opera. one of my favorite mike cooley songs.]
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the Black Angels - "Evil Things" [from indigo meadow. good to hear the black angels back and i dig this song. we'll hear more.]
Redd Kross - "Stay Away From Downtown" [from last year's remarkable researching the blues. they were tremendous last night in raleigh, also, so if you can catch them live, do it.]
Charles Bradley - "Strictly Reserved For You" [from his latest album victim of love. really outstanding and we'll hear more.]
Estrangers - "Love's Pure Light" [from their forthcoming and as-yet-untitled album. they're playing tonight at phuzz phest!]
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Futurebirds - "Virginia Slims" [from the forthcoming baba yaga which is out april 16th on fat possum records. so good live last week.]
Belly - "Feed the Tree" [from star, tonya donnnely's first album as belly following her departure from the breeders. and for old time's sake, go watch the video.]
Hayden - "Blurry Nights" [from his latest, us alone. dig this song quite a bit.]
Whiskeytown - "Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight" [from stranger's almanac. this was played just perfectly after the end of the caitlin rose show i was at last week. well done.]
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Bleached - "Outta My Mind" [from their album ride your heart. dig that song, so we'll hear more.]
Hammer No More the Fingers - "It's About Carin" [from black shark which i still can't quite get over how ridiculously good it is.]
Wire - "Re-Invent Your Second Wheel" [from change becomes us, the new album from the post-punk veterans. this sounds almost like XTC and i love it.]
Shonen Knife - "The KKK Took My Baby Away" [by request. from osaka ramones, a tribute album to, you guessed it, the ramones.]

[That does it for the first two hours. Below check out a condensed list of the songs in the second two hours and don't forget to click on the link for "Part Two" of the show at the top to get the bonus show as well. Until next week, take care.]

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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British Sea Power - "K-Hole" [from machineries of joy.]
Pop Will Eat Itself - "Def. Con. One" [from this is the day...this is the hour...this is this.]
Caitlin Rose - "No One to Call" [from the stand-in.]
Steve Wynn - "Resolution" [from northern aggression.]
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Mudhoney - "I Like It Small" [from vanishing point.]
Mclusky - "To Hell With Good Intentions" [from do dallas.]
the Dead Tongues - "Call Out to Me" [from desert. north carolina music.]
the Toms - "Other Boys Do" [from their one and only self-titled record.]
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Stornoway - "The Bigger Picture" [from tales from terra firma.]
Toad the Wet Sprocket - "Jam" [from pale.]
Suede - "It Starts and Ends With You" [from bloodsports.]
Ani DiFranco - "Used Cars" [a cover of the springsteen classic from badlands: a tribute to bruce springsteen's nebraska.]
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Josh Rouse - "Simple Pleasure" [from the happiness waltz.]
Radiohead - "Just" [from the bends.]
Colleen Green - "Only You" [from sock it to me.]
James - "Crazy" [from the night before / the morning after.]
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Edwyn Collins - "Dilemma" [from understated.]
Alejandro Escovedo - "San Antonio Rain" [from big station.]
Waxahatchee - "Coast to Coast" [from cerulean salt which i mistakenly refer to on the podcast as being self-titled. sorry.]
the New Pornographers - "Silver Jenny Dollar" [from together.]
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Phosphorescent - "A Charm / A Blade" [from muchacho.]
Kathleen Edwards - "Summerlong" [from back to me.]
Golden Grrrls - "We've Got" [from their self-titled album.]
the Replacements - "Take Me Down to the Hospital" [by request. from hootenanny.]
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Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - "Hair to the Ferris Wheel" [from ripley pine.]
Jim White - "Diamonds to Coal" [from transnormal skiperoo.]
Shovels and Rope - "Johnny 99" [from the new third man records 7" single. also a cover of a song from springsteen's nebraska album.]
Mary Lou Lord - "Because He's Leaving" [from baby blue.]

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 20th March 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. A sad week as we lost Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Company at the rather young age of 39. There's a small tribute to him at the end of the show.

Despite everything I say on the podcast, I will actually be on the air again at 6 PM EST next week in order to welcome Futurebirds to the studio. They're playing at the Blind Tiger in Greensboro next Wednesday night and are going to stop into the station to talk with us about their forthcoming Fat Possum Records album and the show itself. Ought to be a great time.

Now, before Harvard beats someone else, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 20th March 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Marnie Stern - "You Don't Turn Down" [from the chronicles of marnia. new music from the shredding ms. stern. i like this, so we'll hear more.]
Super Deluxe - "She Came On" [from famous. i've yet to really meet anyone who also remembers this song as clearly as i do. it was a buzz bin song, i think, on MTV back in the day, but it was so damn infectious it's hung with me since.]
Mazes - "Bodies" [from ores and minerals. this is some television-level guitar interaction going on here. we're definitely going to hear more of this.]
the National - "Lit Up" [from alligator. so, i pulled this out because an old friend and i were discussing the national and i remembered i hadn't played any in quite some time. then the next day, they announce a new album in may. coincidence? absolutely. but a great one.]
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Telekinesis - "Wires" [from his new album dormarion which just came out this week. love this song and we'll hear a lot more, naturally.]
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - "(Do Not Feed The) Oyster" [from pig lib. as i say on the podcast, until real emotional trash, this was my favorite malkmus/jicks record and i think it still is really spectacular.]
Palma Violets - "Rattlesnake Highway" [from 180. i was rightly chastised by mad dog for not knowing that he'd been playing these dudes for awhile, but this is their american debut and not a bad record. but inevitably this song made me think of...]
the Replacements - "Rattlesnake" [from sorry ma forgot to take out the trash. because what else does everything make me think of other than the replacements? exactly. pretty rough segue between these two. sorry 'bout that.]
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Carnivores - "Pillow Talk" [from the forthcoming second impulse which will be out in june. by the way, ignore what i say on the podcast. i misunderstood - this band doesn't have bradford cox of deerhunter in it, he's just featured on the song. good track, though. grab it over at aquarium drunkard.]
Aztec Camera - "Good Morning Britain" [from stray. and this track features joe strummer and is just a lot of fun for 'hey, wake up, colonial empire!' i love this record a lot.]
Rachel Zeffira - "Here On In" [from the deserters. a classically trained opera singer who has put together a really lovely debut. we'll hear more.]
Josh Ritter - "Snow is Gone" (live) [from his indie/rock mayhem interview in 2007. you can hear the full interview or just download the live performances from this set back in the archives of the blog. man, this blog is getting old.]
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Stornoway - "The Bigger Picture" [from their new album tales from terra firma. i will be honest - this new album is throwing me for a bit of a loop. beachcomber's windowsill this is not. i really have to give this some additional listens to see what i think.]
Midnight Oil - "My Country" [from earth and sun and moon. if you are at all a midnight oil fan and have never heard their performance on mtv unplugged around the released of this album, do yourself a favor and find it. it is just a truly spectacular live set.]
Caleb Caudle - "Little Reminders" [from tobacco town. mayhem five-time alumni  caleb caudle found out this week that he'll be recording a daytrotter session on may 20th. very exciting.]
Nanci Griffith - "Goin' Gone" [from the last of the true believers. i wrote a piece over at aquarium drunkard this week about the cover art to this album which i think is a pretty spectacular representation of griffith's music. check it out.]
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Josh Rouse - "Julie (Come Out of the Rain)" [from his latest, the happiness waltz. as big a fan as i am of josh rouse's first five and a half albums, i lost track of him when he got married, did the EP with his wife and settled into a decidedly lower-key mode in his music. but i'm a long time fan (thanks to my friend sara), and his new record is out on our in-state homeboys at yep roc, so let's see what he's up to. i like this song.]
Elastica - "Car Song" [from their self-titled debut. the teenage boy in me that got a bit of a light tingle from hearing justine frischmann's "oooh" at the end of the second verse of this song...yeah, he still gets that. plus it's just a great song.]
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - "Aubergine" [from ripley pine. i like this song a lot and we need to hear more from this record.]
Social Distortion - "Let It Be Me" [from their self-titled album. one of those tracks i pull out when i need to kick it up a notch or three. awesome rock and roll.]
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Low - "Plastic Cup" [from their latest the invisible way. love the lyrical story in this song. never been a huge fan of low - just haven't followed them that much, but maybe it's time for me to jump on board finally.]
the Decemberists - "June Hymn" [from the king is dead which is still just as gorgeous a record as it was when it came out.]
Phosphorescent - "The Quotidian Beasts" [from the new album muchacho. seriously, this record is already going to give the other albums of 2013 a run for its money. year-end best-of bound for certain.]
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William Tyler - "Hotel Catatonia" [from impossible truth. i talk a little bit on the podcast about my relationship with instrumental music, so i'll leave that on there for y'all to hear, but this is gorgeous stuff. he'll be at phuzz phest here in a few weeks. exciting.]
Songs: Ohia - "Ring the Bell" [from didn't it rain. another songwriter gone too soon, jason molina died this past week at the age of 39. i never played a ton of his work on the show over the years, but i always respected and enjoyed what i heard. check out this 2003 session he recorded on a radio show in brussels over at aquarium drunkard rest in peace, jason.]

That'll do it for this week. Next week, remember the show will be at  6 PM EST to help accommodate our friends Futurebirds who will be stopping in to talk ahead of their show here in Greensboro. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 13th March 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. I love interviews, but three weeks in a row makes me long for two hours of uninterrupted music. So here it is. I mean, other than me talking on and on about the songs.

We're on temporary schedule for spring break, so next week I'll be on at 6 PM EST instead of the normal 8 PM time slot, so adjust accordingly or, you know, just wait for the podcast.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 13th March 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Smith Westerns - "Varsity" [from their forthcoming album soft will which is due out in june. we probably won't hear this again for awhile - that's still a ways off - but man, digging this song and very excited for the full length.]
Verbena - "Six White Horses" [from the is the alabama boys choir EP. i tweeted last week that a band i was watching made me miss verbena. i do miss verbena. hell, i could go for a new a.a. bondy record. that'd be plenty.]
the Joy Formidable - "Maw Maw Song" [from the excellent new wolf's law. this song goes on a bit, but i liked it too much not to play it.]
Helmet - "Unsung" [from 1992's meantime. i've always been more partial to betty, but this is the album that flung helmet into so many people's ears and for good reason.]
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the Kingsbury Manx - "Future Hunter" [from the new album bronze age. it's been awhile since i've listened to these north carolina folks, but i'm digging this new record.]
that dog. - "Never Say Never" [from retreat from the sun, their final album. can i just say that i love that dog? that is all.]
Ex Cops - "The Millionaire" [from the new true hallucinations. i probably  need to ease up on this record soon, but it'll be back come year-end time for sure.]
the Box Tops - "You Keep Me Hanging On" [from cry like a baby. since we talked about alex chilton a good bit last week with chris stamey, i figured i ought to actually play some chilton.]
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Chris Stamey - "You n Me n XTC" [probably my favorite song, still, from his new album lovesick blues. if you missed last week's interview, well, get on it.]
Tin Huey - "I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts" [from 1979's contents dislodged during shipment. as my friend described them, like a more pop version of pere ubu. tin huey was another akron, ohio band from that amazing punk scene in the late 70s.]
David Bowie - "(You Will) Set the World on Fire" [from the new album the next day. i like it quite a bit so far. we'll hear more, most likely.]
Pere Ubu - "Caligari's Mirror" [from dub housing. seriously a record that still sounds tremendously ahead of its time. and another late 70s ohio creation.]
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the Cave Singers - "Have to Pretend" [from their new album naomi. liking what i hear so far, so we'll hear more.]
Tiger Bear Wolf - "An Entire City of Mesh-Back Hats" [from their first album - which i've always been confused about the name of for years. great rock and roll. miss you guys.]
Wooden Wand - "Dungeon of Irons" [from blood oaths of the new blues. just a tremendous album.]
Smoking Popes - "Need You Around" [from 1995's born to quit. just seemed about the closest i could come to an appropriate thing to play following the election of pope francis.]
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Son Volt - "Down the Highway" [from the new honky tonk. like this song quite a bit. i'll be honest - last time i saw son volt - and i say this as a long time fan of jay farrar - it was kind of boring. are you going to win me back when you come to the cradle, son volt? please?]
Futurebirds - "Megachills" (live) [from the seney/stovall live album. their new LP is due out in april (check out the first single video here) and they're going to be playing at the blind tiger here in greensboro on march 27th. can't wait.]
Josh Ritter - "A Certain Light" [from the beast in its tracks. love the thematic connection between this song and the song i played last week from this album. you won me over pretty hard with that, josh. he'll be at the cat's cradle in may.]
Bjork - "Hyperballad" [from post. so i stretched the limits of this being a concert calendar set with bjork, but she will be playing at pitchforkfest in july this year, so there you go. head to chicago, folks.]
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the Replacements - "I'm Not Sayin'" [from the songs for slim EP, a cover of the gordon lightfoot classic. the EP is available for digital purchase now and on vinyl in april.]
Liz Phair - "Big Tall Man" [from whitechocolatespaceegg. ten years ago was the one and only time i have been to south by southwest (ask me about my fun car story sometime) and the only time i ever saw liz phair. she was about to debut her first album in some time. her first following this one. i like to think of this one as her last album. i love this album.]
Waxahatchee - "Coast to Coast" [from cerulean salt. i missed out on her first record, but this one is catching my ears. we'll hear more.]
Nanci Griffith - "Lookin' for the Time (Workin' Girl)" [from the last of the true believers. great, classic nanci griffith.]
Young Dreams - "Fog of War" [from between places. not bad. i'll have to listen some more and see if it grows on me.]
Joni Mitchell - "Both Sides, Now" [from clouds. seriously one of the finest songs ever written. yeah.]

That'll do it for this week. We're on temporary schedule for spring break this week, so next week i'll actually be on at the old 6 PM EST slot instead of 8. Another two hours of music next week, so tune in and enjoy. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 6th March 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. Sorry to say that due to technical mishaps, last week's episode with Caleb Caudle and Haley Dreis is lost to the ether. Bummed, as their live performances were great.

Thankfully that did not happen this week as I was joined by the legendary Chris Stamey. Chris has a new album, Lovesick Blues, out on Yep Roc and is playing the 7th installment of the Crossroads series at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem this Saturday, March 9th. He'll be playing along with his band, the Fellow Travelers, a 20 piece orchestra and rock band, and performing Lovesick Blues in its entirety along with some extra bits. We talk about that and a lot more - and have Chris play some live songs - all in the show below, so check it out and enjoy.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 6th March 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Josh Ritter - "New Lover" [from his latest, the beast in its tracks which just came out this week. i am very much digging this record so far, so we'll be hearing more. can't wait to see him at the cat's cradle in may, either.]
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - "Blank Generation" [the title track from their 1978 debut. still just killer. and only the first of two songs featuring the late, great robert quine on guitar in the show tonight.]
the Men - "Half Angel Half Light" [from their third album, new moon, which just dropped this week. kind of a bit of a different sonic tack for the men. i like it. we'll hear more.]
Chris Stamey - "You n Me n XTC" [from his new album lovesick blues.]

[Here is where the interview begins and Chris and I talk about all manner of things including the new record, the show at SECCA, the Big Star Third tributes he helped plan, working with Megafaun, letting us here some of the standalone string tracks from the title track and playing a couple of songs live for us. Enjoy.]

Chris Stamey - "Astronomy" (live) [a live performance of one of the tracks off the new album. click here to check it out on its own.]
Chris Stamey - "Occasional Shivers" (live) [another live performance of a track from the new album. click here to check it out on its own.]
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Chris Stamey - "Lovesick Blues" [the title track from his new album.]
Mount Moriah - "Eureka Springs" [from miracle temple, which we reviewed over on the show a few weeks back. i'm enjoying the album. is it going to grow on me? we'll see.]
Lou Reed - "Waves of Fear" [from the blue mask. hey! it's the other robert quine song. see. and you thought i was lying.]
Frightened Rabbit - "State Hospital" [from their excellent new album pedestrian verse. very, very good stuff.]
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Estrangers - "Love's Pure Light" [from the as-yet-untitled estrangers album which will be out in may. you can grab this track for free right now off their bandcamp page however.]
the Posies - "Dream All Day" [from frosting on the beater which is still just too absurdly great an album. just sayin'.]
Night Beds - "Ramona" [from country sleep. i can't keep this song out of my head. it's so ridiculously good. best-singles show bound for 2013, for sure.]
Del Amitri - "The Return of Maggie Brown" [from lousy with love, their b-sides collection. this is an early track, but one of their more fun ones on this collection. the rest of the album is loaded with great songs, but mostly maudlin, down tempo songs.]
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Son Volt - "Bakersfield" [from the new album honky tonk which is really quite excellent. if you threw away son volt some time ago...might be time to re-engage.]
School of Fish - "King of the Dollar" [from their self-titled debut. the little "satisfaction" call out in this song is so obvious, it's brilliant.]
Birds and Arrows - "Safety" [from coyotes off the north carolina band's newest album. pretty good.]
Youth Lagoon - "Third Dystopia" [from their new album wondrous bughouse. i had to stretch a little to find singles on this album, but it's a great listen as a whole. really worth seeking out if you like this track.]

That'll do it for this week. My thanks again to Chris Stamey for stopping in and talking with us. Next week, I promise, just two solid hours of music - three weeks in a row with guests is a bit overwhelming - awesome, but overwhelming. So until then, take care.