AK Momo, Amy Rigby, Andrews Sisters, Asylum Street Spankers, Ben Kweller, Bim Skala Bim, Binder & Krieglstein, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Boom Pam, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Clinton, David Garza, Fort Lauderdale, Get Set Go, Half-Handed Cloud, Holly Golightly, Jenny and Johnny, Keller Williams, Kincaid, Miss Li, Professor Elemental, Scruffy the Cat, Switches, The Consortium Of Genius, The Dismemberment Plan, The Fall, The Goodnight Loving, The Mabuses, The Mekons, The Naked + Famous, The Starlight Mints, The Vulgar Boatmen, VHS Or Beta, Ween, Weezer, Westbound Train
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Afghan Whigs, Aluminum Babe, Asylum Street Spankers, Cagney & Lacee, Camper Van Beethoven, Daft Punk, Dunkelbunt Feat Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Elf Power, Frank Black, Internal External, Keren Ann, Los Amigos Invisibles, M.I.A., Madness, Pop Will Eat Itself, Professor Elemental, Ramones, Superdrag, The Dismemberment Plan, The Fall, The Format, The Kinks, The Naked + Famous, The Pretenders, Thou, Tipsy, Treat Her Right, VV Brown, Waldeck, Ween, What!
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Asylum Street Spankers, Beastie Boys, Big Sugar, Camper Van Beethoven, Deke Dickerson & The Eccofonics, Erin McKeown, Flat Duo Jets, Home, Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville, Kevin Seconds, Kinky, Klark Kent, Mario Nascimbene, Medicated Apple Pie, NRBQ, Pinback, Ratatat, Rave-Ups, The Cells, The Dickies, The Mommyheads, The Ramones, The Ray Makers, Thou, Violent Femmes
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:: The Drums ::

Like I say, nobody beats the Drums.

In this episode: Asylum Street Spankers, Bettie Serveert, Boom Pam, Dim Dim, Forro In The Dark, Hip Hop Hoodíos, Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Nortec (Bostich+Fussible), Shantel, The Drums, The Kills, Uptown Sinclair, Vic Chestnutt, Weezer, Yael Naïm, Young Fresh Fellows

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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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Asylum Street Spankers, Balkan Beat Box, Beatallica, Bettie Serveert, Boom Pam, Dim Dim, Evaporators, Forro In The Dark, Hip Hop Hoodíos, Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Manu Chao, Mike Pinto, Molotov, Money Mark, Nortec (Bostich+Fussible), Nortec Collective, Pacha Massive, Portishead, Romantica, Shantel, Spot 1019, The Aggrolites, The Avett Brothers, The Drums, The Kills, Uptown Sinclair, Vic Chestnutt, Weezer, Yael Naïm, Yellow Second, Young Fresh Fellows, Zuco 103
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:: Season's Freakings ::

Hooray for the season, endless fount of thematic weirdness! Enjoy your holidays, and let me know if your relatives were disturbed.

In this episode: A plus D, Asylum Street Spankers, Carolyn Mark, Continentals, Dean Martin, Divide & Kreate, Eels, Emperor Penguin, Enchanters, Esquivel, Flat Duo Jets, George Kuo, George S. Irving, Harry Connick Jr., Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra, Los Lobos, Los Straitjackets, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Morning Jacket, Ren & Stimpy, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Blue Hawaiians, The Bobs, The Evaporators, The Granville Williams Orchestra, The LeeVees, The Loud Family, The Pogues, The Three Weissmen, The Toadies, The Wave Benders, They Might Be Giants, Toenut, Toothpaste 2000

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A plus D, Asylum Street Spankers, Carolyn Mark, Continentals, Dean Martin, Divide & Kreate, Eels, Emperor Penguin, Enchanters, Esquivel, Flat Duo Jets, George Kuo, George S. Irving, Harry Connick Jr., Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra, Los Lobos, Los Straitjackets, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Morning Jacket, Ren & Stimpy, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Blue Hawaiians, The Bobs, The Evaporators, The Granville Williams Orchestra, The LeeVees, The Loud Family, The Pogues, The Three Weissmen, The Toadies, The Wave Benders, They Might Be Giants, Toenut, Toothpaste 2000
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:: The English Beat ::

Long before Hammertime, there was “Ranking Full Stop.” Still the superior product, in my opinion. And Brak always cracks me up, but your mileage may vary.

In this episode: Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Brak, Christian Zimmerman, Combustible Edison, Dan Hicks, English Beat, Los Lobos, Metal Molly, Mexican Institute of Sound, Os Mutantes, Simian Mobile Disco, The Wrens, Vells, Ween

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Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Bishop Allen, Brak, Café Tacuba, Chang Siao Ying, Christian Zimmerman, Combustible Edison, Dan Hicks, English Beat, Fugazi, House of Freaks, Iggy Pop, Julia P. Hersheimer, Koop, Los Lobos, Metal Molly, Mexican Institute of Sound, Nevada Bachelors, Nile Rogers And Roy Hargrove And Money Mark, Os Mutantes, Simian Mobile Disco, Sir Richard Bishop, Stereolab, The Kinks, The Negatones, The Presidents of The United States of America, The Red Elvises, The Wrens, Vells, Ween
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