Arcade Fire, Battles, Bess Rogers, Bobby Johnson, Boogie Balagan, Daft Punk, Downtown Harvest, Dusminguet, Gillian Welch/Alison Krauss/Emmylou Harris, Ha Ha Tonka, Honest D And The Steel Reserve, Islands, Jesca Hoop, King Missile, Kirby Krackle, Kitty In The Tree, Los Amigos Invisibles, Luna, MC Honky, Mohair, Ozomatli, Paula Kelley, Pixies, Sara DeBell, TV on the Radio, Thao & Mirah, Thee Oh Sees, These Animal Men, Those Darlins, Wreckless Eric, Wugazi, k-os
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:: Micachu and the Shapes ::

Micachu and the Shapes turn your toybox upside down to make some delightful shattered ditties. It’s spastic beyond measure, and I believe you should let it ring.

In this episode: Daikaiju, David Lindley, Eddi Reader, Golden Shoulders, Graham Coxon, Jean Michel Jarre, Jimi Hendrix, Little Jack Melody & His Young Turks, Los Lobos, Micachu & The Shapes, St. Vincent, That Petrol Emotion, The Capes, The Daktaris, The Pontiac Brothers, The Toasters

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1990s, Apostle Of Hustle, Boss Hog, Chris Murray, Combustible Edison, Crooked Fingers, Downtown Harvest, Fluid Ounces, Juana Molina, Juryman vs. Taraf de Haïdouks, King Chango, Los Campesinos!, Mates Of State, Medicine Drum, Mike Pinto, Mitsoura, Portishead, Quasi, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smugglers, Spot 1019, The Beautiful South, The Elected, The Fall, The Hives, The Slackers, Thievery Corporation, Vampire Weekend, hollAnd
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:: Chicks On Speed ::

If you’re paying attention, I claim that “Euro Trash Girl” is a Camper Van Beethoven song. That is incorrect, although forgivable if you know what’s going on.

In this episode: Alex Arrowsmith, Balkan Beat Box, Bettie Serveert, Bob Pollard And Kim Deal, Camper Van Beethoven, Canoe, Chicks On Speed, Chris and Tad, Elvis Costello + The Attractions, Escape Mechanism, Flat Duo Jets, Hefner, Seks Bomba, Shibboleth, The Born Again Floozies, The Pinker Tones

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Andre Williams & The Sadies, Built To Spill, Camper Van Beethoven, Casper Fandango And His Tiny Sick Tears, Cass McCombs, Charlie Chesterman and the Legendary Motorbikes, Chris & Tad, Cotton Candy, Drive-By Truckers, Fergus & Geronimo, Fujiya And Miyagi, Grandaddy, Harper Simon, Jesca Hoop, King Missile, Lali Puna, Los Amigos Invisibles, Perez Prado, Primus, Sex Clark Five, Tamba Trio, Thao & Mirah, The Bobs, The Dismemberment Plan, The Ditty Mu, The Evolution Control Committee, The Future Kings of Nowhere, The Kinks, The Maxwell Implosion, The Ruby Suns, Thomas Function, Those Darlins, Top Shelf Jazz, Wugazi
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:: The Fiery Furnaces ::

What kind of uncomfortable yowling is it these siblings produce? I like it.

In this episode: Africa HiTech, Andre Williams, Eugene McGuinness, Ivy, Ken Nordine, Kevin Seconds, Los Amigos Invisibles, Man Man, Mischief Brew, Pixies, Screaming Iguanas Of Love, The Fiery Furnaces, The Jolly Boys feat. Albert Minott, The Mattoid, Toots & The Maytals, Willie Wisely, tUnE-yArDs

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:: Danny Elfman ::

Someone once compared Danny Elfman’s music to elephants running up the down escalator while playing tubas. I don’t think they were very far off.

In this episode: Animal, Apache Indian, Danny Elfman, Dopo Yume, Herb Alpert, Hissanol, Joe Jackson, MC Frontalot, Mano Negra, Nomo, Phase Selector Sound, Stereo Total, Sugarcubes, That Handsome Devil, The Soft Boys, The Squirrels

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2 Many DJs, Charlie Chesterman and the Legendary Motorbikes, DJ Food, DJ Shadow, Devo, Dr. Octagon, Dread Zeppelin, Dub Narcotic, Forro In The Dark, Hi Balls, Khaled, Kocani Orkestar, Los Amigos Invisibles, MC Frontalot, Mach Kung-Fu, Matt Suggs, Mongo Santamaria, Mosquitos, Self, Sugarman Three, Sweet Talks, Tenor Saw, The Mooney Suzuki, The Moore Brothers, The New Duncan Imperials, The Vaselines, The Wrens, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Worm Quartet, Yo La Tengo, Young Fresh Fellows, Zzzz
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