:: Elvis Perkins in Dearland ::

If you enjoy Jeff Buckley’s haunting warble, you’ll be sure to like Elvis Perkins.

In this episode: Angry Samoans, Arto Lindsay, Bishop Allen, Buck 65 Remix (feat. Sufjan Stevens & Serengeti), Café Tacuba, Calexico, Elvis Perkins, Fingathing, Fishbone, Holland, I Am The World Trade Center, Mojo Nixon, OFFICE, Phase Selector Sound, Sam Roberts, The Simpsons

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Action Time, Apache Indian, Arling & Cameron, Chalk, Chris Murray, Crudbump, Denise James, Dr. Octagon, Fetchin Bones, Hands Down Eugene, Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs, House Of Freaks, Je Suis France, Jenny Toomey, Joe Jackson, John Vanderslice, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Kraftwerk, Leroy Holmes, Los Albinos, Money Mark, Neko Case, Servotron, Socalled, Squeeze, The Beatles, The Police, The Presidents of the United States of America, The Unicorns, The Wedding Present, Tracy Spuehler, Trio, Tyro, XTC, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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:: Camera Obscura ::

How do Scottish bands manage to out-American the Americans? I’m looking at you, Country Teasers, Fratellis, Rezillos and the lot of you troublemakers.

In this episode: All Girl Summer Fun Band, Angry Samoans, Beirut, Brendan Benson, Camera Obscura, Islands, Los Amigos Invisibles, Marmoset, Mika, Self, Stone Roses, The Avett Brothers, The Soft Boys, Tower of Power, Up Bustle & Out, Vampire Weekend

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:: Asylum Street Spankers ::

The Spankers always score points for obscure musical references.

In this episode: Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Ben Vaughn, Five-Eight, French Kicks, Gachupín, Igmo, Illinois, Irving, Kraftwerk, Royksopp, Syd Dale, The Determinations, The Plugz, The Starlight Mints, Vells

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Brian Ritchie, CocoRosie, Darling New Neighbors, Davíd Garza, Dirty Pretty Things, Family Of God, Goat, Gorillaz, Grandaddy, Holly Golightly & Dan Melchior, Janis Joplin, Je Suis France, Juana Molina, Let’s Crash, Money Mark, Niños Con Bombas, Rezillos, Rob K, Servotron, Shantel, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Southern Culture On The Skids, Supernova, The Flaming Lips, The Holy Modal Rounders, The Misfits, The Velvet Underground, Thingy, Weather Report, Ween
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:: aMiniature ::

I really enjoy the Numan flashback, and so should you.

In this episode: Besh O Drom, Cass McCombs, Fountains Of Wayne, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army, Hissanol, Jarvis Cocker, Micachu & The Shapes, Snuff, Super Furry Animals, The Cops, The Go, The Low Frequency In Stereo, The Thermals, We Barbarians, a.k.a:RUDIE, aMiniature

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:: Shibboleth ::

Shibboleth’s music reminds me of the best qualities of Sesame Street’s soundtrack. It’s eerie.

In this episode: Ben Folds Five, Bloque, Carl Henry Brueggen, Chester & Lester, Drink Me, Fun Boy Three With Bananarama, Hasidic New Wave, Ill Ease, Japancakes, Shibboleth, Squarepusher, Susanna And The Magical Orchestra, The Double Six Of Paris, Ween, Westbound Train, XTC

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Bullmoose Jackson, Cake, Cornershop, Crooner, Dub Trio, Duplex, Elysian Fields, Emiliana Torrini, Family Of God, Gypsophile Vs. Shop, Hefner, Hissanol, Holly Golightly & Dan Melchior, Joe Maphis, Le Hammond Inferno, Money Mark, Morphine, Patsy Cline, Quasi, Servotron, Shantel, Supergrass, The Emergency, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Presidents of The United States of America, The Velvet Underground, The Vestals, The Washdown, They Might Be Giants, Torpedo Boyz, Walt Mink, Wammo, White Hassle, hollAnd
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:: The Plugz ::

No further news on that Repo Man sequel, although I haven’t really been looking. This one’s a bit of a head-spinner, so lock down your swivel chairs.

In this episode: Eat Static, Elvis Costello, Jim Noir, Kevin Seconds, Late BP Helium, Oranger, Ozric Tentacles, Rocket From The Crypt, Scruffy The Cat, The Mekons, The Plugz, The Postal Service, Tom Lehrer, Torpedo Boyz, Ultrababyfat, aMiniature

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2 Many DJs, Apples In Stereo, Ben Folds Five, Bomba Estereo, Dan Deacon, Fallopian, Fluid Ounces, Four Tet, Global Goon, HisCheapMoves & The Real Dolls, Les Baxter & His Orchestra Danny Welton, Los Amigos Invisibles, Money Mark, Painkiller, Portishead, Reverend Horton Heat, Robyn Hitchcock, Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66, Shantel, Soft Boys, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Bad Plus, The Fil Lorenz Soul-Tet, The Fratellis, The Minders, The Monolith, The Starlight Mints, Tribe, Uptown Sinclair, VHS Or Beta, White Hassle
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