I’m playing this particular track because, yes, I’m trying to figure out how to work this thing. Let me know what you think, there should be a comments thingy below.

In this episode: A-Set, Anya Marina, Creedle, Flat Duo Jets, Head Of Femur, Jean Knight, Milo Binder, Pluto, Preston School Of Industry, Robyn Hitchcock, Smoking Popes, Sukia, The Boneless Children Foundation, The Breeders, The Specials, Those Peabodys, True Love

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1. Song
   Artist

2. How Do You Work This Thing?

   Robyn Hitchcock

   Yes, it’s a mystery to me as well, Mr. Hitchcock

3. Here No More

   The Breeders

   Slow and steady

4. The Dream Machines

   Sukia

   La Maquina De Los Sueños

5. BREAK

6. Mr. Big Stuff

   Jean Knight

   Hard to get any funkier

7. Isn’t It A Shame

   Head Of Femur

   Histrionic pop, I’ll call it

8. Thirsty

   Pluto

   Warm fuzz from Canadia

9. BREAK

10. Monkey Man

    The Specials

    Going out to Generoso Fierro and Bovine Ska

11. Walk Of A Gurl

    Preston School Of Industry

    Featuring the other guy from Pavement

12. Foreign Picture Books

    True Love

    A band that got nowhere near the attention they deserved

13. BREAK

14. Do Something

    Smoking Popes

    From the East Timor Compilation

15. Rabbi Steinman’s Happy Hour Frito Boats

    Creedle

    One of my preferred extra-obscure San Diego bands

16. Vertigo

    Anya Marina

    Also from San Diego

17. Stars For Anyone

    The Boneless Children Foundation

    Still one of my favorite band names

18. BREAK

19. A Day And The Weight

    A-Set

    Leaves me shaky and unsteady

20. Little M

    Flat Duo Jets

    I love these guys

21. Frank

    Those Peabodys

    A relentless clock

22. BREAK

23. Dancing Queen

    Milo Binder

    A thoughtful rendition of a song originally by ABBA