J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 19th March 2014

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. This week's show is pretty rockin' from start to finish, if I do say so myself. Plenty of amazing stuff. Tonight's show also features a tribute to the late Gary Burger of the Monks and Scott Asheton of the Stooges, both of whom died this past week. Proto-punk would not have been the same without both of those men.

I'll be joined next week by Mike Wallace to talk about the upcoming Phuzz Phest in Winston-Salem which has an amazing lineup this year. We'll have a lot to talk about, I'm sure.

Alright, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 19th March 2014 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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the Pack A.D. - "Airborne" [from do not engage. i've heard about these folks for years, but haven't checked them out until now. not bad.]
Elastica - "Stutter" [from their self-titled album. as i said last week, this record turned 20 years old on march 14th. this song still kills me.]
the Coathangers - "Drive" [from suck my shirt. digging this song and what i've heard from the new suicide squeeze band. we'll hear more.]
Black Grape - "Reverend Black Grape" [from it's great when you're straight...yeah. another record that still just bowls me over when i listen to it. shaun ryder appears able to make one really amazing record with each new group he's in and that's it.]
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Nothing - "Bent Nail" [from their guilty of everything album. another track from their new album. enjoying it.]
Public Enemy - "Burn Hollywood Burn" [from fear of a black planet. i forgot how mildly difficult this song is to edit, and i also left off one of the best parts - flava flav's audition for a movie role at the end. sorry.]
Eternal Summers - "A Burial" [from the drop beneath. this virginia band is pretty stellar, based on this. we'll hear more.]
Mclusky - "Dethink to Survive" [from do dallas. this song is like a steamroller and i love it. love it.]
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the War on Drugs - "Red Eyes" [from lost in the dream. a lot of up and down reviews on this one, but i'm really digging what i'm hearing so far.]
Travis - "Writing to Reach You" [from the man who. oh, this song. when i bought my copy of this album, i sat and hit repeat on this track at least four or five times. so good.]
D.M. Franklin Kane - "The Mind of God" [from the hard truth. frank kane is back with his first post-citified album. lots of good stuff here, especially on this song. check it out at his bandcamp.]
Jim White - "Epilogue to a Marriage" [from where it hits you. one of my favorite songs from a record full of them. still hits me hard.]
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Perfect Pussy - "Interference Fits" [from say yes to love. i realized after saying the name of this band once on the air that perhaps i shouldn't. but whatever. good song.]
Buffalo Tom - "Summer" [from sleepy eyed. oh, buffalo tom. just such a tremendously great songwriter band.]
Homeboy Sandman - "Wade in the Water" [from the white sands EP. this song amuses me - i really love the languid, slower delivery of sandman. so i tend to play him at least once every now and then.]
Blackalicious - "It's Going Down" [from blazing arrow. one of the records i really regret not getting to write about for the drunkard best of the decade series. so good.]
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Posse - "Jon" [from soft opening. i like this song quite a bit and we'll hear more from them.]
Kathleen Edwards - "Moneytalks" (live) [from the live at the bowery EP. hadn't played this in awhile, but this out-of-print EP is worth it for this cover at the very least.]
Kalle Mattson - "God's Only Son" [from someday, the moon will be gold. does this record just get better with each track? clearly so.]
Tiger Bear Wolf - "Input/Output" [from their self-titled album. oh, sainted greensboro rock and roll.]
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Wood Ear - "Pack of Cards" [from the forthcoming electric alone EP. from our friends at churchkey records, a new EP from this durham, nc band. good song.]
Elf Power - "The Naughty Villain" [from the winter is coming. a classic. i first heard this song as a download on abercrombie & fitch's website. true story.]
Michael Kiwanuka - "You've Got Nothing to Lose" [a new single from a great musician. this is the a-side of the single we heard the b-side of last week. great to hear kiwanuka back.]
Superchunk - "Beat My Guest" [from the cup of sand b-sides and covers collection. a cover of the adam ant classic. i love their version. originally recorded around the time of on the mouth.]
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Don Chambers - "Evacuate the Ghost" [from his forthcoming album disquietude. excited to play more of this as don chambers' music is pretty unique.]
Rickie Lee Jones - "Livin' It Up" [from pirates. my favorite rickie lee jones album, and one of my favorite songs.]
the Monks - "Monk Time" [from black monks time. monks lead singer, gary burger, passed away this past week at the age of 72. if you've never heard this album, go hunt it down as it's really an immaculate piece of 60s proto-punk. rest in peace, gary.]
the Stooges - "Down on the Street" [from fun house. and we've lost another asheton. after guitarist ron asheton's death in 2009, now his brother, scott asheton, drummer for the stooges, has died. the beat on this song alone is proof of his prowess, but it's all over those early stooges records. rest in peace.]

That'll do it for this week. Tune in next week for our Phuzz Phest preview and lots more. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 19th February 2014

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. I think this week's show is pretty spectacular - probably doesn't hurt that two weeks of new releases were saved up after last week's show was scrambled by the winter weather. But that's how it goes.

That said, this is a pretty excellent week. Tons of new stuff and some great classics and we remember two departed people from the last week.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 19th February 2014 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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St. Vincent - "Digital Witness" [from her new self-titled record which is out next week. this reminds me, sound wise, of her record with david byrne from last year, and i suppose that shouldn't surprise me, but it is good. we'll hear more.]
Sixteen Horsepower - "Dead Run" [from low estate. i'm probably going to be in a sixteen horsepower/gun club mood the next few weeks, so be ready.]
Speedy Ortiz - "Everything's Bigger" [from the real hair EP. this band is just getting better. love the production on this record.]
the Buzzcocks - "Harmony in My Head" [from singles going steady. maybe my favorite buzzcocks song. it's way up there at the very least.]
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the Men - "Different Days" [from their forthcoming album tomorrow's hits. these guys are reaching almost pollardian levels of production. an album a year since 2010 including this one. i approve when they're this consistently good.]
Beastie Boys - "Remote Control" [by twitter request from hello nasty. clemens from hannover, germany sent this request in and i was only happy to oblige.]
together Pangea - "Badillac" [by request, the title track from their new album. haven't heard these guys before, but i dig this song, so we'll probably hear more.]
the Clash - "Remote Control" [from their self-titled debut. when i got the beasties request, i thought of this song as well, so there you go.]
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Temples - "Shelter Song" [from their new album sun structures. we'll definitely hear more of this - it's a retro sounding album, but in a good way.]
the Lemonheads - "The Great Big NO" [from come on feel the lemonheads. the first half of this album - or the first six songs at least - is just tremendous. and then "style" starts that weird back half that has some amazing songs and some clunkers. i've never seen a record that is such a mess solely because of one half of an album and not the whole thing.]
Guided by Voices - "Some Things are Big (and Some of Them Are Small)" [from their new album motivational jumpsuit. speaking of pollardian releases, this is GBV's fifth album since january of 2012. and then there was that pollard solo record, too. sheesh.]
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "King of Suede" [from "weird al" in 3-D. i have a lot of respect for "weird al," but this is my favorite record of his. there's something totally classic about it. especially this song.]
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the Afghan Whigs - "Algiers" [from their forthcoming album do to the beast. the "be my baby" drums that open this song are inspired and i am super excited for the full record in april.]
J's Indie/Rock My First Time - Scott Maynard: [a member of rock plaza central who tells a great story about his first show in canada.]
Rock Plaza Central - "Are We Not Horses?" [the title track from their 2006 album. this is just such a mind blowing record. i miss this band.]
Colleens - "Maybe We'll Fall In Love" [from the wild dreams EP. we'll hear more from them as it's sounding good.]
Kudzu Wish - "Afraid of the Bomb" [from en route. 4/5ths of this band were WQFS djs and managers, so, you know, gotta crank up the old greensboro jams.]
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Lydia Loveless - "To Love Somebody" [from somewhere else. seriously, people, this is one of this year's best records so far. we'll be hearing a lot more.]
Pulp - "Mis-Shapes" [from different class. this record will be 20 years old  next year. sigh.]
Phantogram - "Never Going Home" [from voices. i'm new really to listening to these guys, but this is a pretty great song.]
That Petrol Emotion - "It's a Good Thing" [from manic pop thrill. oh, post-punk. how good you were/are.]
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Beck - "Blue Moon" [from his forthcoming album morning phase. the new beck album that has been getting comparisons to mutations and sea change and, yeah, we'll hear more. it's beck.]
Blair - "Rampage" [from die young. still love this record and these songs.]
Angel Olsen - "Hi-Five" [from burn your fire for no witness. i'm already digging this more than her low-key predecessors. we'll hear more.]
Aztec Camera - "Oblivious" [from high land, hard rain. this album, which turned 30 last year, is getting a big reissue. i'm more of a fan of some of the later aztec camera albums, but their debut is still pretty solid.]
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Bleeding Rainbow - "So You Know" [from their forthcoming album interrupt. another band cranking out releases. excited to hear more from these folks.]
the Rosebuds - "Woods" [from loud planes fly low. we played the hell out of this song at wqfs when this album dropped. good stuff.]
Cibo Matto - "Check In" [from hotel valentine. their first album in fifteen years. i'm still digesting it, but they still make intriguing music.]
Quilt - "Arctic Shark" [from held in splendor. i may have misspoken about their album name on the air. if so, sorry. really good album.]
Hurray for the Riff Raff - "The Body Electric" [from small town heroes. i really like this song, lyrically, a lot. we'll hear more.]
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Devo - "Uncontrollable Urge" [from q: are we not men? a: we are devo! for the second time in less than a year, i have to play a devo song because a member of the band died. this time it's guitarist bob casale who died at the age of 61. really sad.]
Elvis Hitler - "Green Haze" [from disgraceland. and this is for mary grace canfield, the great character actress who died at the age of 89. probably best known as ralph monroe on green acres, one of my favorite tv shows when i was a kid. rest in peace, both of you.]

That'll do it for this week. I'll be back next week for more fantastic new and classic music. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 29th January 2014

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. Another great episode this week - 2014 is off to a cracking good start in terms of new releases, so it's pretty great to listen to a lot of it.

If you're a Triad area person and would be interested in volunteering to become a DJ at WQFS, our spring semester meeting for new DJs is tomorrow, Saturday, February 1st at 3:30 PM in upstairs Founders Hall on the Guilford College campus. Come on in and become a part of something pretty excellent.

Now, before the snow melts, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 29th January 2014 show

Theme Song  - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Big Ups - "Goes Black" [from eighteen hours of static. interesting track from this band's new album. we'll probably hear more.]
the Geraldine Fibbers - "You Doo Right" [their cover of the can classic from the album butch. i feel silly for having never known that nels cline was a member of the geraldine fibbers, but it explains how explosive i always thought this record was.]
Pontiak - "Ghosts" [from their new album innocence. this is a torrential song. love the pummeling beat of this thing. we'll be hearing more.]
Sleater-Kinney - "Turn It On" [from dig me out. i love how this song segued into the pontiak. i consider this opening set a huge success.]
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Hospitality - "Rockets and Jets" [from their new album trouble. great to hear more music from this band. we'll hear more.]
Jarvis Cocker - "Black Magic" [from his self-titled debut solo album. jarvis and co. have had a great knack for slightly re-purposing songs over the years. this one takes from "crimson and clover," of course, and does it justice.]
Uncle Tupelo - "Graveyard Shift" [from no depression. this seminal record is getting its second reissue - this time in the legacy edition format with unreleased demos from 1988. pretty awesome stuff for a great, great record.]
Michael Penn - "Figment" [from resigned. yeah, i'm back to being obsessed with this record again. well, it's awesome, what can I say?]
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Wye Oak - "The Tower" [from their forthcoming album shriek which will be out on april 29th. the new wye oak record is, allegedly, guitar free, so this first single is a good preview for that. we'll hear more when the album gets closer.]
Sleeper - "Feeling Peaky" [the lead track from the american version of the IT girl. just such a great opening album track.]
Morgan Delt - "Obstacle Eyes" [from their new self-titled album. interesting stuff and we'll hear more.]
the Replacements - "Askin' Me Lies" [from don't tell a soul. a song that i've grown to like a lot more over the years. kind of silly, but a lot of fun.]
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Dum Dum Girls - "Rimbaud Eyes" [from too true. so, i'm not sure what i think of this album yet. i really enjoyed the last record by dum dum girls, but this one is a bit of a different animal. we'll see.]
the Stone Roses - "Begging You" [from second coming. i'm one of the few people in the world that actually thinks this album is pretty good. i'm on a crusade to change minds.]
Roman Candle - "Not Strangers Anymore" [from debris. still enjoying the new record from roman candle a good bit.]
Cloud Nothings - "No Future, No Past" [from attack on memory. these guys have a new record coming out on april 1st, so we'll be hearing new music from them soon. exciting.]
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Jack Name - "Out of Sight" [from light show. pretty interesting record, the more i listen to it. we'll hear more down the line.]
Del Amitri - "Medicine" [from some other sucker's parade. i love this record pretty thoroughly. del amitri wrote great pop music.]
Lambchop - "Up With People" [from nixon. my interview with kurt wagner of lambchop is up at aquarium drunkard where we discuss the re-issue of nixon. check it out.]
Nico - "I'll Keep It With Mine" [her cover of the dylan classic from chelsea girl. nico's version of this dylan song is mesmerizing.]
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Shy Boys - "Keeps Me On My Toes" [from their self-titled debut. this record is pretty intriguing. love the vocals on this song especially.]
Summer Cannibals - "Wear Me Out" [from last year's no makeup. still one of my favorite out and out rock records from last year.]
Cheap Time - "Slow Variety" [from exit smiles. new music from this tennessee band.]
Suede - "Trash" [from coming up. classic suede and new suede are equally great as last year proved.]
Wilco - "Hate It Here" [from sky blue sky. haven't played any wilco in awhile - especially not later wilco, but this album has grown on me over the years.]
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Pete Seeger - "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" [pete seeger passed away this week at the age of 94. it's impossible to fully talk about what affect he had on american folk and music in general. it's just appropriate to say goodbye and thank you. this performance is from pete seeger's rainbow question show. check it out.]
Pete Seeger - "Guantanamera" [this song was used to perfect effect in don mckellar's last night in the late 90s. it's since been my favorite seeger song.]

That'll do it for this week. I'll be back next week with more new and classic music. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 30th October 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. A bit of a sad one as rock and roll lost one of its greatest practitioners - and certainly someone without whom we would not be talking about rock and roll in nearly the same way at this point - Lou Reed. He died this past Sunday at the age of 71. I took some time to remember him in the second hour, so I hope you enjoy my truly insignificant remembrance of such a great songwriter. You can also check out my remembrance over at Aquarium Drunkard. Rest in peace, Lou.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 30th October 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Los Campesinos! - "Avacado, Baby" [from their new album NO BLUES. i've always been a bit lukewarm about this band, but i'm digging this song and hoping that maybe this album will change my mind. mainly because i need more welsh bands in my repertoire.]
the Emergency - "Breakdown a Go-Go" [from how do you move? still one of my favorite power-pop records of the 2000s. morgantown, west virginia boys done good.]
Cut Copy - "We Are Explorers" [from free your mind. i'll go ahead and say that the album cover for this record is terrible. but the music sounds good so far - we'll hear more.]
Buffalo Tom - "You'll Never Catch Him" [from three easy pieces. really enjoyed this record back when it came out. oh, buffalo tom, wherefore art thou?]
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the Flaming Lips - "If They Move, Shott 'Em" [from the new peace sword EP. these are songs the band submitted for the ender's game soundtrack, only one of which was accepted or something? i don't know. anyway, pretty interesting stuff.]
Alejandro Escovedo - "Sister Lost Soul" [from real animal. i was outside a building at the furniture market in high point the other week and someone in the building had put this album on, in its entirety, for airplay throughout the building. i was shocked. and then really chuffed.]
Minor Alps - "If I Wanted Trouble" [from get there. this is a new band featuring matthew caws of nada surf and julianna hatfield. pretty lovely stuff from what i've heard so far. we'll hear more.]
Polaris - "Waiting for October" [from their songs from the adventures of pete and pete album. i should've played this earlier this month, but better late than never.]
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Arcade Fire - "Flashbulb Eyes" [from reflektor. so the debate is on over this new album. i'm still withholding my judgment, but we'll see.]
Mary Lou Lord - "Sayanora" (live) [from live city sounds. her version of the pogues classic. love her version.]
Unknown Reader - "The Green Ribbon" [from the green ribbon and other scary tales. does anyone know who the reader of this story is? i played it from this you tube video, but there are no credits. it sounds a bit like george s. irving who also did the audio versions of scary stories  to tell in the dark that i've played previous halloweens, but i'm not sure. does anyone have any idea?]
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - "Lamia" [from their latest album uzu which just came out. really enjoy this band a good bit.]
Rickie Lee Jones - "Letters from the 9th Ward / Walk Away Renee" [from girl at her volcano. saw ms. jones last week and was just blown away by how fantastic she was. this was a highlight of that show as well.]

[Here's where I took some time to remember Lou Reed. I alternated between Velvet Underground tracks representing all four original VU albums and then various bits from Reed's solo career. The VU and solo tracks actually proceed in chronological order of release until you get to "Perfect Day" which should've been played first of the solo songs if I were going to stick with that, but thematically, I thought it belonged at the end. Thanks for the music, Lou.]

the Velvet Underground - "Sunday Morning" [from the velvet underground and nico. the first track from their first album. originally designed for nico to sing, but i think i definitely like this one better with reed on vocals.]
Lou Reed - "Coney Island Baby" [the title track from his 1976 album.]
the Velvet Underground - "Venus in Furs" [from the velvet underground and nico. my favorite song (only rivaled by "all tomorrow's parties") from this debut. and still just mesmerizing.]
Lou Reed - "Banging On My Drum" [from rock and roll heart. two DJ friends of mine stick up for this lesser-loved album from reed's solo career, so this one was for them.]
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the Velvet Underground - "White Light / White Heat" [the title track from their second album. if i were feeling cheeky, i'd have played "sister ray," and really, i should have, but oh well.]
Lou Reed - "Waves of Fear" [from the blue mask. this is my favorite reed album - not only are the songs spectacular, but the guitar work of robert quine is just a tremendous match for reed.]
the Velvet Underground - "Beginning to See the Light" [from the velvet underground. the second self-titled record doesn't always get as much love, but it's an understated masterpiece.]
Lou Reed - "The Last Shot" [from legendary hearts. the other solo album with quine on board. just excellent.]
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the Velvet Underground - "Sweet Jane" [from loaded. gotta love it, even if it was a touch obvious for the show.]
Lou Reed - "Halloween Parade" [from new york. appropriate for so many reasons. it being the night before halloween, but also as an example of just how well reed could write about the 'outcasts' and 'freaks' and the true humanity in everyone. it's a sad, sad, beautiful song.]
the Velvet Underground - "Rock and Roll" [from loaded. and i think we can call identify with this one.]
Lou Reed - "Perfect Day" [from transformer. this was the first lou reed song i ever heard, via the trainspotting soundtrack. still hits me hard.]
Lou Reed and John Cale - "Hello It's Me" [from songs for drella. it's the last song from this 1990 album and though meant as a way to say goodbye to warhol, just a bit appropriate for this as well.]

That'll do it for this week. Tune in next week for more fantastic new and classic stuff. Until then, take care.

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 9th October 2013

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. I had a really excellent day this Wednesday, and excellent days usually spill over into excellent sets and this week's show is no exception. Really great segues, great songs - both new and old - and just a lot of fun on the whole. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do.

This week, good music lost a great member of the tribe in Philip Chevron at the age of 56. Not only was he a crucial member of the Pogues in their prime and reunion, but also an important member of Irish post-punk in general. I made a small tribute to his memory at the end of the show. Rest in peace, Philip.

If you haven't already liked the Facebook page for the show, you should do that. I'm on day three of revisiting every new record that has come out in 2013 that I've played something off of on the show. This is my way of giving all of them a fair shake as we close in on roughly two months until the annual Top 25 Albums list. And every day I'm posting what records I listened to, along with some You Tube links, up via the Facebook page. So go like it and get in on the fun of revisiting what has, honestly, been a pretty great year in music so far.

Now, onward.]

J's Indie/Rock Podcast: 9th October 2013 show

Theme Song - Peaches - "Rock Show"
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Speedy Ortiz - "Tiger Tank" [from major arcana. i'm going through the 2013 albums in a rough chronological pattern, so it'll be awhile before i get to this record, but it is excellent.]
the B-52s - "52 Girls" [from their self-titled debut. i spoke last week about songs i use over and over in this key spot on the show and this is another one of them.]
Parquet Courts - "Descend (The Way)" [from their second release of 2013, the new EP tally all the things that you broke. it's a nice way to follow up their excellent LP from earlier this year.]
Teenage Fanclub - "Sparky's Dream" [from grand prix. i go off a bit about how they used to play this on commercial alt-rock radio back in the 90s and just the serious 180 that has happened in commercial music since then. just crazy.]
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Albert Hammond Jr. - "Rude Customer" [from the new AHJ EP. pretty strokes-esque. but then again, he is a member of the strokes. good on you, albert.]
Bjork - "Army of Me" [from post. i really liked the segue between these two songs. plus, "army of me" is just an awesome song.]
Yuck - "Middle Sea" [from the excellent new album glow and behold. so many really excellent songs on this album.l]
Tubeway Army - "Listen to the Sirens" [from their self-titled debut. this, of course, is really the first gary numan album, just still under his band's name. check out my interview with gary numan over at aquarium drunkard. it's great.]
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Connections - "Summer Creeps" [from their album body language, their second this year. the GBV comparisons aren't far off - but not in a bad way.]
Sixteen Horsepower - "Hutterite Mile" [from folklore, their last album as a band. man, i forgot that this record is a eleven years old and that it's awesome. really.]
the Foreign Exchange - "Call It Home" [from love in flying colors, their newest album. good to hear them back again. and not the last time we'll hear phonte on this show.]
Failure - "Stuck on  You" [from fantastic planet. i will say that i believe this to be another fantastic segue between songs. i was on a roll.]
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Quasi - "You Can Stay But You Gotta Go" [from their new double album mole city. so, quasi has been around longer than any other band that janet weiss is known for being in, right? it even predates sleater-kinney? amazing.]
Bruce Springsteen - "Adam Raised a Cain" [from darkness on the edge of town. got to thinking about this song the other night because my friend pat started singing it at me. devious minds.]
Yuppies - "Hitchin a Ride" [from their self-titled album. i like the sound of this. we'll see how the rest of the record pans out.]
Public Image Ltd. - "Swan Lake" [from second edition. this album still sounds so far ahead of its time, it's not even funny. seriously. maybe the best post-punk album ever? thoughts?]
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the Love Language - "Calm Down" [from ruby red. they'll be at the southeastern center for contemporary art on thursday, october 17th as part of the crossroads series along with estrangers. ought to be a fantastic show.]
Richard Buckner - "Beautiful Question" [from his new album surrounded. he was at pinhook in durham last night. anyone check it out?]
Of Montreal - "Sires of Your Toxic Spirit" [from lousy with sylvanbriar. i'm really digging this record so far. any others got your thoughts about it? they'll be at the cat's cradle on tuesday, october 22nd. also, check out their lagniappe session over at aquarium drunkard with the band covering the kinks and billy nicholls.]
Roseland - "Long Hard Way to Fall" [from their self-titled record. charlotte folks, they'll be at the evening muse along with caleb caudle on thursday, november 7th.]
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Polvo - "Old Maps" [from their new album siberia which is really, really good by the way. sheesh.]
the Afghan Whigs - "Going to Town" [from black love. i will stick up for this album and on some days i actually like it more than gentlemen even though i know that's sacrilege.]
RJD2 - "Temperamental" [hah! you were waiting for it. and i wouldn't be surprised if you thought i was playing the foreign exchange again. this is from RJD2's new album more is than isn't and yes, that's phonte singing on it. really good song, too.]
Mazzy Star - "California" [by request from their new album seasons of your day. really good song and album.]
the Pogues - "Thousands Are Sailing" [from if i should fall from grace with god. you know, i've played this song for years on my show and it probably really is my favorite pogues song. so it makes me really sad that the man who wrote it is now gone from this plane of existence. listen to my in memoriam on the show, but definitely rest in peace, philip chevron. and thanks for the music.]

That'll do it for this week. Tune in next week when I'll have more fantastic stuff - and I'll actually be on the air from 4 PM to 8 PM, so tune in for an extra (non-podcast) hour of music from 4  to 5 PM via the webstream. Until then, take care.