Adam Ant, Art Brut, Ben Kweller, Bigott, Bubble, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Dirty Poodle, Drink Me, East River Pipe, Garotas Suecas, Hello Echo, I Am The World Trade Center, Johnette Napolitano, La Bien Querida, Los Chicharrons, Marine Research, Nick Lowe, Ocote Soul Sounds, Pat Appleton, Paul Simon, Pixies, Scissors For Lefty, Sleigh Bells, Solyoni, Tapes ‘N Tapes, The Cramps, The Flaming Lips, The Police, They Might Be Giants, Thingy, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ursula 1000, Willie Wisely
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:: Sara Valenzuela ::

It’s a hard turn to the left from Mexican funk pop to electronic soundscapes, but Sara Valenzuela has made the transition well.

In this episode: Asteroid No. 4, Elf Power, Hands Down Eugene, Louis Prima, Monsieur Leroc, Optiganally Yours, Sara Valenzuela, Stevie Ray Vaughan + Double Trouble, The Mondo Crescendo, The Negro Problem, The Washdown, Thee Oh Sees, Thomas Function, Twink, Ween, Willy Deville, tUnE-yArDs

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Astrud Gilberto + Antonio Carlos Jobim, Boredoms, C. Gibbs And The Cardia Bros., Camper Van Beethoven, Dilika, Enon, Janis Joplin, Joe Jackson, Jude, Laibach, Lucas, MGMT, Michael Holland, Oranger, Say Hi To Your Mom, Skankin’ Pickle, Speedy West + Jimmy Bryant, Spinal Tap, Split Enz, The Beat Farmers, The Chameleons UK, The Elected, The Hoosegow, The Jazz Butcher, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Kinks, The Nicoteens, The Philistines Jr., The Police, The Replacements, The Specials, Treat Her Right
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:: The Streets ::

There’s something simply ADORABLE about a rapper with a British accent. Mike Skinner is no longer fronting the project, but expect more great things from him.

In this episode: Chappo, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Eugene McGuinness, Flat Duo Jets, Flight Of The Conchords, Godzuki, Guster, Jungle Brothers, Les Savy Fav, Medeski Martin & Wood, Pixies, Rube Waddell, Sex Clark Five, The Bobs, The Countdown Quartet, The Puppini Sisters, The Streets, The Wee Turtles, They Might Be Giants

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Adrian Belew, Arling + Cameron, Arnaldo Antunes, Big Sandy, Buraka Som Sistema, Cage The Elephant, Dusminguet, El Loco Gringo, Gneissmaker, Home, James Kochalka Superstar, Movits, Parov Stelar, Phase Selector Sound, Pixies, Prolapse, Real Estate, Self, Sex Bob-omb, Solvents, Spinal Tap, Team USA, The Bottle Rockets, The Flaming Lips, The Police, The Wake, The Who, They Might Be Giants, Volumen, Willie Wisely, Yo La Tengo
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:: Future Kings of Nowhere ::

Acoustic punk rock is always a dicey proposition, but The Future Kings of Nowhere and Shayne O’Neill rip through the genre like a blowtorch on toilet paper. Slick!

In this episode: Casper Fandango And His Tiny Sick Tears, Cass McCombs, Charlie Chesterman and the Legendary Motorbikes, Cotton Candy, Drive-By Truckers, Grandaddy, Harper Simon, Jesca Hoop, Lali Puna, Tamba Trio, Thao & Mirah, The Dismemberment Plan, The Future Kings of Nowhere, The Kinks, The Ruby Suns, Top Shelf Jazz, Wugazi

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Blue Boy, Bronco Busters, Bugs Eat Books, Buraka Som Sistema, Calexico, Deadbolt, Drop Nineteens, Family of God, Flat Duo Jets, Joe Jackson, Klément Julienne, Lilys, Los Amigos Invisibles, Mahala Raï Banda, Mike Viola And The Section Quartet, Nortec Collective, Pixies, Real Estate, Ringišpil, Robinella And The CCstringband, Shazalakazoo, That Handsome Devil, The Awkward Stage, The Bottle Rockets, The Elected, The Jazz Butcher, The John Buzon Trio, The Moore Brothers, The Strange Boys, Tribe, Wooden Shjips, Zig Speck & His Specks
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:: Times New Viking ::

There’s a gray area between noisy and poppy… it’s small according to some people, enormous according to others. Times New Viking undoubtedly live there, though.

In this episode: Baldwin Brothers, Don’t spill your drink, Eels, Lisa Germano, Monsieur Leroc, Mood Elevator, Negativland, Parker And Lily, Pixies, The Dansettes, The Evolution Control Committee, The Moog Cookbook, The Police, The Rubinoos, Times New Viking, Wild Beasts

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Belle & Sebastian, Buraka Som Sistema, Calexico, Citay, Cryptkeeper Five, Downtown Harvest, Flat Duo Jets, Future Of The Left, Gosling, Japanese Telecom, La Plebe, Mazzy Star, Montefiori Cocktail, Parker And Lily, Push Kings, Real Estate, Ringišpil, Sonny Smith, Stevie Jackson, Stornoway, Sublime, The Aggrolites, The Bad Plus, The Comfies, The Evolution Control Committee, The Format, The Kazimier Krunk Band, Thee Oh Sees, Those Darlins, Ursula 1000
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