Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. 100,000 Fireflies

   Superchunk

   The beautiful song by the Magnetic Fields, in a different fashion

   [asa]B0000019ML[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Nine Straight Lines

   Push Kings

   Velvet melodies

   [asa]B000008TG1[/asa]

   

5. 61 Sideburns

   The Capstan Shafts

   Rough, but ready

   [asa]B000VS6QV8[/asa]

   

6. Bells Of 59

   Bedouin Soundclash

   Very Clash, isn’t it?

   [asa]B000R4S6I2[/asa]

   

7. Seven Nation Florida

   The Flaming Lips

   Transfixing dimensions with the boys

8. BREAK

9. B1

   Soundhack

   From the DJ Kicks Hot Chip mix

   [asa]B000NKHS8O[/asa]

10. Bends For 72 Miles

    Alfie

    Briefly from Manchester

    [asa]B000063ITX[/asa]

11. Love Plus One

    Haircut One Hundred

    Dig the video.

    [asa]B00005S84K[/asa]

    

12. BREAK

13. Ten More Minutes to Live

    House of Freaks

    What a racket

    [asa]B00000E78S[/asa]

14. No. 13 Baby

    Pixies

    David Lovering is now a magician

    [asa]B000065PUE[/asa]

    

15. 1979 Semi-Finalist

    The Bad Plus

    Not quite Bad Apple, but…

    [asa]B0001AP0PY[/asa]

    

16. BREAK

17. Six Feet Under Main Theme

    Thomas Newman

    Were you running for the TV?

    [asa]B00005Y1YA[/asa]

    

18. Apt. 23B

    Laika & The Cosmonauts

    Finnish it!

    [asa]B0000ZMHAQ[/asa]

    

19. Sixteen Tons

    Brave Combo

    Yes, that Sixteen Tons

    [asa]B0000003MY[/asa]

20. BREAK

21. Six Days On The Road

    Junior Brown

    The classic by Roger Miller

    [asa]B00097DXGW[/asa]

22. 96 Tears

    Question Mark and The Mysterians

    That’s about 41 ml of tears.

    [asa]B00005MKA8[/asa]

    

23. The Seven Souls

    Bill Laswell

    Unminstakable Billy Burroughs

    [asa]B00004799X[/asa]

24. BREAK

25. Forever 16

    Stereo Total

    Like electro-shock therapy for my ears

    [asa]B00006NSJF[/asa]

    

26. 68

    bicycle

    What’s that? Tiddilly?

27. 19-2000

    Gorillaz

    The ground-breaking first album

    [asa]B00005LMBK[/asa]

    

28. Route 66 (Get Your Kicks On)

    The Cramps

    He’s sly, that Lux

    [asa]B000002L31[/asa]

29. BREAK

30. 1 2 3

    Zoobombs

    Energy is a-droolin’ out of this one

    [asa]B0000296VM[/asa]

31. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

    Ben Folds Five

    Tell us how it was, Ben

    [asa]B0007TFGXU[/asa]

    

32. 3000

    Dr. Octagon

    My favorite time-travelling alien gynecologist

    [asa]B000005AM7[/asa]

    

33. BREAK

34. 25 O’Clock

    They Might Be Giants

    Originally by the Dukes of Stratosphear / XTC

    [asa]B0000057NY[/asa]

    

35. 99 Red Balloons

    7 Seconds

    Oh, Nena.

    [asa]B0000001XV[/asa]

    

36. Mambo No 5

    Pérez Prado Orchestra

    Scurry about the living room with this one

    [asa]B0007G8BZ8[/asa]

    

37. BREAK

38. Barry 7′s Contraption

    Add N To (X)

    Ahead of their own curve

    [asa]B00000IAG8[/asa]

39. One Step Ahead

    Split Enz

    New Zealand is the place

    [asa]B000002GCZ[/asa]

    

40. Eighties

    Killing Joke

    Big ending, folks!

    [asa]B000VWWSCA[/asa]

    

41. 50 Ft. Queenie

    PJ Harvey

    Hide all the knives

    [asa]B000J3DEII[/asa]

    

42. BREAK

43. 30 Lashes

    Six Finger Satellite

    Grinding it down

    [asa]B0000035I9[/asa]

    

44. 12XU

    Minor Threat

    A Hallmark Classic Hardcore Moment

    [asa]B000000JO3[/asa]

45. 19 20 20

    The Grates

    Clinky clink

    [asa]B000FBFZCC[/asa]

    

46. Mondo ’77

    Looper

    Around and around

    [asa]B00004T6RP[/asa]

    

47. BREAK

48. 5 9 78

    Boards of Canada

    Subtlety is their name

    [asa]B00005Y0Q3[/asa]

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Jumpin’ Jive

   Joe Jackson

   Thank you electroswing!

   [asa]B000W178XE[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Lazy Bones

   Wooden Shjips

   Fuzzmaster 3billion

   [asa]B005M01M4Q[/asa]

   

5. Straight

   Deadweight

   Rockin’ the cello

   [asa]B001VG88YC[/asa]

   

6. Girl With One Eye (Bayou Percussion Version)

   Florence and the Machine

   Sounds like the beginning of True Blood

   [asa]B004PLWGVG[/asa]

   

7. BREAK

8. Stuart

   The Dead Milkmen

   Keep your head and arms inside the mixer at all times!

   [asa]B001RY44I2[/asa]

   

9. Hunting My Dress

   Jesca Hoop

   Spooky Jesca

   [asa]B003URDM1O[/asa]

   

10. Boom

    Lo-Fi-Fnk

    Engage disco blasters!

    [asa]B005ST0UYY[/asa]

    

11. You Don’t Love Me

    Caro Emerald

    Dutch chanteuse

    [asa]B0042L78MG[/asa]

    

12. BREAK

13. IHOP

    Luna

    Ungh on that bass

    [asa]B001OGPYX2[/asa]

    

14. Lonely You

    The Subjects

    Whiz bang chording

    [asa]B002X4API8[/asa]

    

15. One Time Doomsday Trip

    Zig Speck & His Specks

    Still unsure what this project is about

    [asa]B004LOKELQ[/asa]

    

16. Underground

    Ben Folds Five

    Beat that piano, why dontcha

    [asa]B005Q6DW9O[/asa]

    

17. BREAK

18. Eskeleto feat. Afrikan Boy

    Buraka Som Sistema

    Harsh and real

    [asa]B005Q5EZI2[/asa]

    

19. Never

    The Future Kings of Nowhere

    Punkoustic mastery

    [asa]B003PQ8F0I[/asa]

    

20. Balboa

    Downtown Harvest

    From Philly, right?

    [asa]B003BS36MM[/asa]

    

21. BREAK

22. Ghost Dance 1492

    Beachwood Sparks

    Appreciate or forgive the Zombies reference

    [asa]B000YMWDTU[/asa]

    

23. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

    The Police

    Must be the remastered version

    [asa]B000W237T2[/asa]

    

24. Greetings In Braille

    The Elected

    From a tragic country

    [asa]B000YMUCDE[/asa]

    

25. i.r.o.C.

    Seks Bomba

    Rushing to the airport

    [asa]B000S57776[/asa]

    

26. BREAK

27. Bad Boy Good Man

    Tape Five

    The electroswing bounty continunes

    [asa]B002XNIE96[/asa]

    

28. I Couldn’t Spell @*&!

    Roy Loney and the Young Fresh Fellows

    That’s all I got to say

29. Decoy

    Jenny Toomey

    Originally by Franklin Bruno

    [asa]B005DDAXVK[/asa]

    

30. BREAK

31. Mucha Muchacha

    Montefiori Cocktail

    From Mexico via Italy

    [asa]B0028GGH7Y[/asa]

32. Weapon of Mass Destruction

    Andre Williams & The Sadies

    Andre Williams for Secretary General!

    [asa]B000UOQHTO[/asa]

    

33. Dead End Road

    Sonny Smith

    Your mother makes a pretty good lasagna

34. The Bee

    The Starlight Mints

    We’re due a new one

    [asa]B000S54VJ8[/asa]

    

35. BREAK

36. C30-C60-C90 Go!

    Bow Wow Wow

    Two drummer attack

    [asa]B00138KC2Y[/asa]

    

37. We Used To Be Friends

    The Dandy Warhols

    Portland before Portland was cool

    [asa]B000SXBOW2[/asa]

    

38. Marcia Baila (Ft. Adrienne Pauly)

    Nouvelle Vague

    How very French

39. Weekend

    Class Actress

    Bring it on!

    [asa]B005RTSSQM[/asa]

    

40. BREAK

41. 11

    Olo

    Subtle ululation

2 Many DJs, Asylum Street Spankers, Ben Folds Five, Ben Kweller, Bob Pollard And Kim Deal, Camper Van Beethoven, Casper Fandango, Cub, Discovery, Eddi Reader, Fastbacks, Flat Duo Jets, Jake Shimabukuro, Kinky, Leonard Nimoy, Mad Tea Party, Madness, Maxence Cyrin, Primus, Sally Timms, The Coctails, The Dandy Warhols, The Puppini Sisters, The Shins, The Soft Boys, The Wedding Present, Thee Shams, Titilia, Titán, Tugboat, White Hassle, William Shatner, Young Fresh Fellows

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Human Fly

   2 Many DJs

   Mashing up the Cramps

3. Shame & Scandal

   Madness

   A standard from Trinidad

4. Make Me Smile

   The Wedding Present

   So very British

5. All I Have To Do Is Dream

   The Dandy Warhols

   The Everly Brothers, but even more haunted

6. BREAK

7. Book Of Love

   The Soft Boys

   The Monotones never saw it coming

8. If You Gotta Go

   Thee Shams

   Hey Bob Dylan!

9. These Boots Are Made For Walking

   Titilia

   Hot dang, forget Nancy Sinatra

10. Tenderness

    Casper Fandango

    General Public to the white courtesy phone

11. BREAK

12. In My Life

    Jake Shimabukuro

    The Beatles on a tiny stringed instrument

13. Picture Book

    Young Fresh Fellows

    You knew I had some Kinks on me

14. Sing Sing Sing

    Flat Duo Jets

    Gene Krupa’s showcase piece

15. Brand New Key

    Mad Tea Party

    Almost as sappy as Melanie’s original

16. BREAK

17. Corazón

    Titán

    Over 40 remixes available.

18. We Will Become Silhouettes

    The Shins

    The Postal Service is so TwenCen

19. She Don’t Use Jelly

    Ben Folds Five

    The Flaming Lips are waiting in the lounge

20. Common People

    William Shatner

    Smashed to a Pulp

21. BREAK

22. Have A Cigar

    Primus

    Extra snarky for Pink Floyd

23. BREAK

24. Never Going Back Again

    Eddi Reader

    How’s that Fleetwood Mac treating you?

25. I Walk The Line

    Leonard Nimoy

    Johnny Cash may be spinning at warp speed

26. El Scorcho

    Tugboat

    More 8-bit Weezer

27. The Air That I Breathe

    White Hassle

    Also worked for Albert Hammond and The Hollies

28. BREAK

29. D.R.I.N.K.

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Time to frequent the Jazz Butcher

30. Tennessee Waltz

    Sally Timms

    From Pee Wee King and Patsy CLine

31. Where Is My Mind

    Maxence Cyrin

    Haunting the Pixies

32. DEVO Corporate Anthem

    The Coctails

    We salute you, Devo

33. BREAK

34. Love Hurts

    Bob Pollard And Kim Deal

    They should call them “Snazzareth”

35. Ice Ice Baby

    Ben Kweller

    Vanilla Ice Ice Baby

36. I Want You Back (In Discovery)

    Discovery

    Make it the Jackson 5000

37. She’s Like A Rainbow

    Cub

    It also worked for the Rolling Stones

38. BREAK

39. Rocket Man

    Fastbacks

    Blasted off for Elton John

40. Mexican Radio

    Kinky

    A Mexican take on Wall of Voodoo

41. Heart of Glass

    The Puppini Sisters

    Timewarping the Blondie

42. BREAK

43. Interstellar Overdrive

    Camper Van Beethoven

    Epic choice of a Pink Floyd song

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Where Is My Mind

   Maxence Cyrin

   Loungetastic version of my favorite Pixies song

   [asa]B003F47QL4[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. yEAH!!!

   aRTIST oF tHE yEAR

   Shout out to Charley and his francophilia

   [asa]B000REFG08[/asa]

   

5. Hierarchy Rock

   Jason Trachtenburg

   Sans the Family Slideshow

   [asa]B000S59LZM[/asa]

   

6. Fel Del Av Garden

   Movits!

   Give me that Swedish electroswing

   [asa]B002JS7Z3Q[/asa]

   

7. She’s Telling Lies

   Apples In Stereo

   It runs HOT I tell you

   [asa]B001RMGLWQ[/asa]

   

8. BREAK

9. Disillusion

   Photon Band

   Hands up, who likes physics?!

   [asa]B0028DKN3Q[/asa]

   

10. The Great Divide

    Ashley Park

    More mellow psychedelia

    [asa]B00005NDZL[/asa]

    

11. Donut

    Optiganally Yours

    AFTER MIDNIGHT QUARTER MOBIL DONUT!

    [asa]B00370FC0S[/asa]

    

12. This Is It

    House of Freaks

    Bursting out of the gate

    [asa]B000008GP7[/asa]

13. BREAK

14. Steve’s Last Night in Town

    Ben Folds Five

    Hey Costner, where are you?

    [asa]B0014KDGO2[/asa]

    

15. The Gimp

    And The Moneynotes

    Now that’s love

    [asa]B001BGY8HI[/asa]

    

16. Gone Fishin’

    The New Lou Reeds

    Which is your favorite Lou?

    [asa]B000QQYOZ0[/asa]

    

17. Broadway Jungle

    The Maytals

    A Jamaican classic

    [asa]B000WOUUOA[/asa]

    

18. BREAK

19. Free

    The Mondo Crescendo

    Girly pop for you people

    [asa]B00002Z85S[/asa]

20. Rainy Day/Syntetone 2000

    Valvola

    Analog smoothness

21. Rebel Without A Pause

    The Evolution Control Committee

    A travesty of nature! I like it.

22. We Will Become Silhouettes

    The Shins

    A bit happier than the Postal Service’s version

    [asa]B000YMV774[/asa]

    

23. BREAK

24. Always Something

    Cage the Elephant

    It’s always something.

    [asa]B004GNQ6UA[/asa]

    

25. Muffy

    King Missile

    No way that could be Muffy!

    [asa]B001I3MHJK[/asa]

    

26. Ended With The Night

    Caravan Palace

    Originally met to score a silent French porno

    [asa]B003T6YVRA[/asa]

    

27. Worms

    Presets

    Australian vermicology

    [asa]B000W15AAW[/asa]

    

28. BREAK

29. Zombie Jamboree

    Rockapella

    Who knew zombies liked to party

    [asa]B002GKMKT6[/asa]

    

30. Liebe Auf Dem Land

    Die Moulinettes

    French? German?

31. First Nightfall

    The Coctails

    Jangle the vibraphone

    [asa]B001GH0UT2[/asa]

    

32. She’s Got The Akshun!

    Butterglory

    She got it alright

    [asa]B000VP94UG[/asa]

    

33. BREAK

34. Ninja Please

    Vells

    Eerie sound that is

    [asa]B003X6E39M[/asa]

    

35. What Kinda Lovin’

    Dulcie Younger & The Silencers

    Burn it to the ground, Dulcie

36. Glue

    These Modern Socks

    I can’t operate these newfangled consarned foot covers

37. Everything Stops For Acid

    Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer

    Tell us all about it, Mr. B

38. BREAK

39. Pele

    Skeewiff

    Gimme some Quincy!

40. O Death

    Camper Van Beethoven

    Such a downer

    [asa]B001UHB41Q[/asa]

    

41. Finding The Holes Filling The Gaps

    Eric Bachmann

    From the soundtrack to Ball of Wax

    [asa]B000VP4E4C[/asa]

    

42. BREAK

43. Tekila Bum Bum

    Montefiori Cocktail

    Italian rowdiness

    [asa]B001CMRKBC[/asa]

    

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)

   London Calling Of Chicago

   They live up to their name

   [asa]B000S5AUK2[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Bubblehouse

   Medeski, Martin + Wood

   Kinda goes around and around

   [asa]B00000321J[/asa]

   

5. Goodbye Mister

   Big Fish Ensemble

   A perfect pop gem

   [asa]B003MOGJD8[/asa]

6. The Power Brokers

   Cut Out

   Mystery of the evening!

7. Satan Lend Me A Dollar

   Hill Of Beans

   With Steve Moramarco, later of the Abe Lincoln Story

   [asa]B000QQX6JK[/asa]

   

8. BREAK

9. Ska Trek

   Tack>>Head

   Adrian Sherwood, we bow before thee

10. Cowboy

    The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

    Whoooooooo!

11. The Porkers

    Skank away, see if I care

    [asa]Cool mcCool[/asa]

    

12. Born Stoned

    Push Kings

    Missing the Push Kings a lot lately

    [asa]B000S56V82[/asa]

    

13. BREAK

14. Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues [Edit]

    Todd Snider

    A bit of audio editing to bring this to your ears

    [asa]B000R04VX0[/asa]

    

15. Kung den knege

    Pluxus

    Swedish oscillations

    [asa]B000QZTPK0[/asa]

    

16. Fly

    Cornelius

    Buzzy noizzy

    [asa]B001UHEPGM[/asa]

    

17. Nardwuar Vs. Rahzel

    Evaporators

    Absolutely

    [asa]B001ARRVDQ[/asa]

    

18. BREAK

19. Nereu Nereu

    Trio Mocotó

    Brazilian legends

    [asa]B003A24L50[/asa]

    

20. Machinery Hill

    Flour

    One man and his drum machine

    [asa]B0000019HS[/asa]

21. Master Manipulator

    Bourbon Princess

    With Jerome Deupree of Morphine

    [asa]B000QQWDXK[/asa]

    

22. BREAK

23. I Was On The Moon

    Apollo Sunshine

    Majestic sounds from New York state

    [asa]B003L9NZLS[/asa]

    

24. Underground

    Ben Folds Five

    Keeping it real

    [asa]B000SNW0CK[/asa]

    

25. Tear Down the Opera House

    The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

    A rager

    [asa]B002N8XQM6[/asa]

    

26. Lesbians Of Russia

    Bongwater

    You’re lucky I’m on a Bongwater kick lately

    [asa]B002C9O724[/asa]

    

27. BREAK

28. The Cat Empire

    Melbourne, Australia via Havana, Cuba

    [asa]Sly[/asa]

    

29. Run Away, the Sequel

    Darling New Neighbors

    Low fi earworm

    [asa]B000QZQMLK[/asa]

    

30. MC Honky

    Music from a man called E

    [asa]The Devil Went Down To Silverlake[/asa]

    

31. BREAK

32. The Monkey Steals The Peaches

    Sir Millard Mulch

    Not the only song with this title, I might add

33. Centerpiece

    Mary Stallings

    Only Howard Moon scats better

34. The McCAmpaign Song

    Mayor McCA

    The mouse song!

35. Break Your Mama’s Back

    Slowrunner

    Don’t do it

36. BREAK

37. Cerdo

    Molotov

    Like a badly-wrapped tamale

    [asa]B001BGY80A[/asa]

    

38. Capturing Moods

    Rilo Kiley

    A box of fish hooks

    [asa]B0015KL198[/asa]

    

39. The River Song

    The Extra Glenns

    Darnielle and Bruno, potent mix

    [asa]B0034ECP84[/asa]

    

40. Woman

    Wolfmother

    Remember Guitar Hero?

    [asa]B000WITSZS[/asa]

    

41. BREAK

42. Bossa Per Due

    Nicola Conte

    Brazilliant

    [asa]B0015HNXTW[/asa]

    

:: Eagles of Death Metal ::

The Eagles of Death Metal are guaranteed to make Dr. Zoltan flee the scene.

In this episode: Ben Folds Five, Combustible Edison, Daft Punk, Danielle Howle, Derby, Dopo Yume, Eagles of Death Metal, Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70, Illinois, Truby Trio, Tullycraft, Vince Giordano And His Nighthawks Orchestra

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Solid Gold

   Eagles of Death Metal

   Big howdy to Forest Hale

   [asa]B000ERU6QC[/asa]

3. All Or Nothing

   Derby

   Is this really music for girls?

   [asa]B0018LRFYE[/asa]

4. Back Of Your Mind

   Danielle Howle

   A live track

   [asa]B0000018CE[/asa]

5. Central Park

   Dopo Yume

   Dance, sad people! Dance!

6. BREAK

7. Julianne

   Ben Folds Five

   Second Axl Rose reference of the evening

   [asa]B000000IDJ[/asa]

8. Headphones

   Illinois

   Lo-fi in the best manner possible

   [asa]B000N2G3U6[/asa]

9. Shake That Thing

   Vince Giordano And His Nighthawks Orchestra

   Dixieland mania from the Aviator soundtrack

   [asa]B0006IINQE[/asa]

10. Make A Move Feat. Wunmi

    Truby Trio

    The distinctive mix-n-match of the Truby Trio

    [asa]B000096FMM[/asa]

11. BREAK

12. The Millionaire’s Holiday

    Combustible Edison

    Far out, man!

    [asa]B0000035G8[/asa]

13. Around The World

    Daft Punk

    By request from young Ethan B. Lacking

    [asa]B000EHPXXI[/asa]

14. On Tape

    Tullycraft

    “I’ve got the Fabulous Stains soundtrack… on tape!”

    [asa]B000W1USMC[/asa]

15. BREAK

16. Roforofo Fight

    Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70

    Zone out!

    [asa]B00004Z4YJ[/asa]

:: 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

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Old Fashioned Speed

   Shibboleth

   Dallas instrumental strangeness

   [asa]B0018L0SB6[/asa]

3. Fiesta

   Ween

   ¡Si, fiesta!

   [asa]B000XFEEFO[/asa]

4. My Red Hot Car

   Squarepusher

   With that trademark Squarepusher stutter

   [asa]B001GPZCBK[/asa]

5. BREAK

6. Huffin’ The Muggles

   Carl Henry Brueggen

   Genuine Bossa Nova feel from the Mt. Shasta guitarist

   [asa]B000SJ1UDE[/asa]

7. Majaná

   Bloque

   A Colombian octet, featuring David Byrne’s adoration

   [asa]B000RGJHCO[/asa]

8. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing)

   Chester & Lester

   Chet Atkins and Les Paul

9. BREAK

10. French Rat Race

    The Double Six Of Paris

    aka Les Double Six — featuring the production of Quincy Jones

11. Jackson Cannery

    Ben Folds Five

    The first Ben Folds Five song ever recorded… BFF!

    [asa]B000SNW0CK[/asa]

12. When You Sleep

    Japancakes

    From their cover album Loveless

    [asa]B000UTOQPG[/asa]

13. BREAK

14. Tain’t What You Do (It’s The Way That Cha Do It)

    Fun Boy Three With Bananarama

    Yeah, that’s right FB3 — tain’t

    [asa]B0015PV18E[/asa]

15. Seven Ways To Sunday

    Westbound Train

    Jamaica via Boston, new record out last week

    [asa]B000YQOW3G[/asa]

16. Ok Dear, Who?

    Hasidic New Wave

    NYC jazz freaks getting it on with Jewish music

17. BREAK

18. Fruit Nut

    XTC

    For Boy Wonder and Locals Only

    [asa]B00000I4JT[/asa]

19. Little Green Men

    Drink Me

    Inspired by Carl King’s spiritual orthogonalism

    [asa]B001A3CMK2[/asa]

20. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

    Susanna And The Magical Orchestra

    Deadly version of one of my favorite Dylan songs

    [asa]B0018V5WJO[/asa]

21. BREAK

22. Jackie On Acid

    Ill Ease

    Haunting noodly organ line

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Muswell Hillbilly

   Southern Culture On The Skids

   From their fabulous Countrypolitan Favorites album

   [asa]B000QZZ5SG[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Psychobilly Freakout

   Reverend Horton Heat

   Familiar to guitar heroes everywhere

   [asa]B0011V9KGC[/asa]

5. Here At The Home

   Tribe

   From Boston and 20 years ago

   [asa]B00000E9PI[/asa]

6. Paddling Ghost

   Dan Deacon

   Noise trance induced

   [asa]B001W2DB6U[/asa]

7. Bad Idea

   Ben Folds Five

   Bashing on the keys

   [asa]B000002G4Y[/asa]

8. BREAK

9. Baby Fratelli

   The Fratellis

   Here comes the Glasgow!

   [asa]B000MXPE74[/asa]

10. Stinky Stinky

    The Fil Lorenz Soul-Tet

    Groovy, and still in my car

    [asa]B000R00OWC[/asa]

11. Cuchi-Cuchi

    Los Amigos Invisibles

    Vengan Venezolanos!

    [asa]B000S98WCG[/asa]

12. Roda

    Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66

    The classic sound of Brazil

    [asa]B000W1RE5Q[/asa]

13. BREAK

14. Free Peepshow

    Fallopian

    Wait, how much?

    [asa]B0013RAZ7M[/asa]

15. Start Button

    2 Many DJs

    PAUSE Button!

16. My Evaline

    Soft Boys

    Hallucinatory psychedelia indeed

17. Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis)

    Robyn Hitchcock

    Who was Beatle Dennis?

    [asa]B000002GHU[/asa]

18. BREAK

19. Intermediate

    Uptown Sinclair

    Featuring the very funny Dave Hill

    [asa]B0014DI5W2[/asa]

20. Cosita Rica

    Bomba Estereo

    Suggestive, to say the least

    [asa]B002VIU5PE[/asa]

21. The Star Position

    White Hassle

    Wail on that harmonica, Marcellus

22. Cheney Piñata

    The Bad Plus

    Dated? You be the judge.

    [asa]B0014LRNGI[/asa]

23. BREAK

24. Ruby

    Apples In Stereo

    Handclaps are the frosting

    [asa]B001RMD57K[/asa]

25. Ruby

    Les Baxter & His Orchestra, Danny Welton

    Where’s my Mai Tai?

    [asa]B00160VJI0[/asa]

26. Ruby

    The Monolith

    Bring on the strings

    [asa]B000QZTEI8[/asa]

27. Pearl’s (Submarine #2)

    The Starlight Mints

    Very different from the Submarine #3

    [asa]B000EQ46X2[/asa]

28. Pearl

    The Minders

    Bookending some Elephant 6

29. BREAK

30. Record Stack

    Fluid Ounces

    Vinyl fetishist’s tango

    [asa]B000001897[/asa]

31. Summer Blue

    Money Mark

    Quite Monsieur LeRoc-ky

    [asa]B000V9D106[/asa]

32. Blackhole Dub

    Painkiller

    No mistaking the Zorn horn

    [asa]B000WYB5US[/asa]

33. Brain The Size of a Rock!

    HisCheapMoves & The Real Dolls

    By request!

34. BREAK

35. Wandering Stars

    Shantel

    Is that the Balkan chord change?

    [asa]B002IEXTHM[/asa]

36. Wandering Star

    Portishead

    A song in dark blue

    [asa]B000W022XG[/asa]

37. Night On Fire

    VHS Or Beta

    Disco fever!

    [asa]B000T1JODE[/asa]

38. Scott Cronce Is The CEO

    Global Goon

    Very Numanesque

    [asa]B00005UO42[/asa]

39. BREAK

40. Love Cry

    Four Tet

    Zone out…

    [asa]B0034E4JA6[/asa]

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. 25 Or 6 To 4

   The Moog Cookbook

   Also includes some Led Zeppelin and some Ventures

   [asa]B000003BLC[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Under The Waves

   Heavy Trash

   Jon Spencer in a moody mood

   [asa]B0007ULNIQ[/asa]

5. Spectacular

   Graham Coxon

   Unmistakably blurry

   [asa]B00070Q88G[/asa]

6. Jesus at McDonalds

   Mojo Nixon

   Goin’ out to Cory and the Windows 7 Whopper

   [asa]B000VNCZ8G[/asa]

7. BREAK

8. I Want To Be Sexy

   Winterbrief

   Yo quiero ser sexy!

   [asa]B001238PLU[/asa]

9. Di Naie Chuppe

   De Amsterdam Klezmer Band

   Warbly clarinets and all

   [asa]B000EMGFHQ[/asa]

10. Maddaddy

    Pepe Deluxe

    Finnish him!

    [asa]B00000F1VO[/asa]

11. Into The White

    Pixies

    From the Monkey Gone To Heaven EP

    [asa]B000065PUE[/asa]

12. BREAK

13. Love Is A Beautiful Thing

    The Silos

    A tribute to the Young Fresh Fellows!

    [asa]B0001O2XSC[/asa]

14. The Diggers’ Waltz

    Tommy Emmanuel

    A break in pace

    [asa]B000GW8PQS[/asa]

15. The Static’s Beat

    Ill Ease

    Heavy stutter

    [asa]B000A1OF0A[/asa]

16. BREAK

17. Numbers

    Kraftwerk

    A cavalcade of incrementation!

    [asa]B000002GYI[/asa]

18. Lunático

    Gotan Project

    Argentina via France

    [asa]B000EHQ7KG[/asa]

19. Count Five or Six

    Cornelius

    All the way to six

    [asa]B00000649T[/asa]

20. Janine

    Mike Doughty

    Is that a “nine” in the song name?

    [asa]B000J2CSQ8[/asa]

21. BREAK

22. Solid Gold

    Eagles of Death Metal

    Big howdy to Forest Hale

    [asa]B000ERU6QC[/asa]

23. All Or Nothing

    Derby

    Is this really music for girls?

    [asa]B0018LRFYE[/asa]

24. Back Of Your Mind

    Danielle Howle

    A live track

    [asa]B0000018CE[/asa]

25. Central Park

    Dopo Yume

    Dance, sad people! Dance!

26. BREAK

27. Julianne

    Ben Folds Five

    Second Axl Rose reference of the evening

    [asa]B000000IDJ[/asa]

28. Headphones

    Illinois

    Lo-fi in the best manner possible

    [asa]B000N2G3U6[/asa]

29. Shake That Thing

    Vince Giordano And His Nighthawks Orchestra

    Dixieland mania from the Aviator soundtrack

    [asa]B0006IINQE[/asa]

30. Make A Move Feat. Wunmi

    Truby Trio

    The distinctive mix-n-match of the Truby Trio

    [asa]B000096FMM[/asa]

31. BREAK

32. The Millionaire’s Holiday

    Combustible Edison

    Far out, man!

    [asa]B0000035G8[/asa]

33. Around The World

    Daft Punk

    By request from young Ethan B. Lacking

    [asa]B000EHPXXI[/asa]

34. On Tape

    Tullycraft

    “I’ve got the Fabulous Stains soundtrack… on tape!”

    [asa]B000W1USMC[/asa]

35. BREAK

36. Roforofo Fight

    Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70

    Zone out!

    [asa]B00004Z4YJ[/asa]

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Book Of Love

   Soft Boys

   From the Live at the Portland Arms album

   [asa]B000059N5Y[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Mad Lucas

   The Breeders

   Slow and fuzzy

   [asa]B000002HDG[/asa]

5. What Do I Get?

   The Buzzcocks

   Can this song be any faster?

   [asa]B00005MAGA[/asa]

6. Like An Arrow

   Lavender Diamond

   Featuring a connection to Paul Laffoley

   [asa]B000OMD4FW[/asa]

7. BREAK

8. Dark Horse

   Darediablo

   Relentlessy

   [asa]B0000CC88F[/asa]

9. We’re Building A Rusty Shack

   Johnny Sangster And Robb Benson

   Something

   [asa]B00062IEJG[/asa]

10. Static Friction

    Johnny Sangster And Robb Benson

    like

    [asa]B00062IEJG[/asa]

11. I Gave You My Back

    Johnny Sangster And Robb Benson

    Abbey Road

    [asa]B00062IEJG[/asa]

12. Probably Newspaper Smiles

    Johnny Sangster And Robb Benson

    but

    [asa]B00062IEJG[/asa]

13. Little Piece Of Second Best

    Johnny Sangster And Robb Benson

    five minutes

    [asa]B00062IEJG[/asa]

14. Mabeline The Disco Queen

    Johnny Sangster And Robb Benson

    long

    [asa]B00062IEJG[/asa]

15. Run On

    Moby

    When I hear Moby, I think of buying something

    [asa]B00000J6AG[/asa]

16. BREAK

17. Liebe zu dritt

    Stereo Total

    I believe it’s about threesomes in German

    [asa]B00006NSJF[/asa]

18. Ride On And Turn People On

    Finley Quaye

    Thieve the sweet potato

    [asa]B000002C1E[/asa]

19. Little Birdy

    Ween

    It makes me feel woozy

    [asa]B002C2XXJ4[/asa]

20. Jackson Cannery

    Ben Folds Five

    Firsty first

    [asa]B000000IDJ[/asa]

21. BREAK

22. Las Paya No Puen Entra Al Lowen

    Rakel Winchester

    Damn, she’s a trash talker

    [asa]B000LZ5EAA[/asa]

23. Copa 7 No Samba

    Copa 7

    From the first Black Rio album

    [asa]B00005Y2K7[/asa]

24. Composure

    A Big Yes And A Small No

    Rocking like a baby

    [asa]B0019F0XIY[/asa]

25. Honey In The Sun

    Camera Obscura

    So very Scottish

    [asa]B001T46U32[/asa]

26. BREAK

27. Dimmer

    Bishop Allen

    Hard to disagree

    [asa]B001PSQGMM[/asa]

28. Rarotonga

    Café Tacuba

    Frantic Mexi-ska

    [asa]B00005NQIW[/asa]

29. James Bond Theme

    Fanfare Ciocarlia

    If they used this theme, I’d see a James Bond movie

30. Ecru

    Ken Nordine

    Fallen out of favor lately, that ecru

    [asa]B000001PAI[/asa]

31. BREAK

32. Beanfields

    Penguin Cafe Orchestra

    Live!

    [asa]B000003S3E[/asa]

33. Paste

    Pluto

    From Canadia

    [asa]B000000WBN[/asa]

34. Superstar

    Self

    It’s solipsism time

    [asa]B0000009AN[/asa]

35. BREAK

36. 1958 (Skalpel Remix)

    Skalpel

    Kicky in’it?

    [asa]B000BEZP3M[/asa]

37. Big D Boogie Woogie

    Reverend Horton Heat

    Another song about the Big D

    [asa]B00004RCY4[/asa]

38. Mentiras

    Los Amigos Invisibles

    Lies, all lies

    [asa]B00274SIM4[/asa]

39. Come With Me

    Marmoset

    When you’re short on Pavement, Marmoset will do wonders

    [asa]B002CPD5GC[/asa]

40. BREAK

41. Cocoa

    Assagai

    Zone out in Africa

42. The Burn That Is On Me

    Rebar

    Only song of theirs I’ve ever heard… wish there was more

    [asa]B00005RDBK[/asa]

43. Physical World

    Kudu

    Yes, but can you dance to it?

    [asa]B000E0LLK4[/asa]

44. BREAK

45. Surprise Hotel

    Fool’s Gold

    Some of that new afrobeat stuff

    [asa]B002LWJ5FQ[/asa]

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. 100,000 Fireflies

   Superchunk

   The beautiful song by the Magnetic Fields, in a different fashion

   [asa]B0000019ML[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Nine Straight Lines

   Push Kings

   Velvet melodies

   [asa]B000008TG1[/asa]

5. 61 Sideburns

   The Capstan Shafts

   Rough, but ready

   [asa]B000VS6QV8[/asa]

6. Bells Of 59

   Bedouin Soundclash

   Very Clash, isn’t it?

   [asa]B000R4S6I2[/asa]

7. Seven Nation Florida

   The Flaming Lips

   Transfixing dimensions with the boys

8. BREAK

9. B1

   Soundhack

   From the DJ Kicks Hot Chip mix

   [asa]B000NKHS8O[/asa]

10. Bends For 72 Miles

    Alfie

    Briefly from Manchester

    [asa]B000063ITX[/asa]

11. Love Plus One

    Haircut One Hundred

    Dig the video.

    [asa]B00005S84K[/asa]

12. BREAK

13. Ten More Minutes to Live

    House of Freaks

    What a racket

    [asa]B00000E78S[/asa]

14. No. 13 Baby

    Pixies

    David Lovering is now a magician

    [asa]B000065PUE[/asa]

15. 1979 Semi-Finalist

    The Bad Plus

    Not quite Bad Apple, but…

    [asa]B0001AP0PY[/asa]

16. BREAK

17. Six Feet Under Main Theme

    Thomas Newman

    Were you running for the TV?

    [asa]B00005Y1YA[/asa]

18. Apt. 23B

    Laika & The Cosmonauts

    Finnish it!

    [asa]B0000ZMHAQ[/asa]

19. Sixteen Tons

    Brave Combo

    Yes, that Sixteen Tons

    [asa]B0000003MY[/asa]

20. BREAK

21. Six Days On The Road

    Junior Brown

    The classic by Roger Miller

    [asa]B00097DXGW[/asa]

22. 96 Tears

    Question Mark and The Mysterians

    That’s about 41 ml of tears.

    [asa]B00005MKA8[/asa]

23. The Seven Souls

    Bill Laswell

    Unminstakable Billy Burroughs

    [asa]B00004799X[/asa]

24. BREAK

25. Forever 16

    Stereo Total

    Like electro-shock therapy for my ears

    [asa]B00006NSJF[/asa]

26. 68

    bicycle

    What’s that? Tiddilly?

27. 19-2000

    Gorillaz

    The ground-breaking first album

    [asa]B00005LMBK[/asa]

28. Route 66 (Get Your Kicks On)

    The Cramps

    He’s sly, that Lux

    [asa]B000002L31[/asa]

29. BREAK

30. 1-2-3

    Zoobombs

    Energy is a-droolin’ out of this one

    [asa]B0000296VM[/asa]

31. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

    Ben Folds Five

    Tell us how it was, Ben

    [asa]B0007TFGXU[/asa]

32. 3000

    Dr. Octagon

    My favorite time-travelling alien gynecologist

    [asa]B000005AM7[/asa]

33. BREAK

34. 25 O’Clock

    They Might Be Giants

    Originally by the Dukes of Stratosphear / XTC

    [asa]B0000057NY[/asa]

35. 99 Red Balloons

    7 Seconds

    Oh, Nena.

    [asa]B0000001XV[/asa]

36. Mambo No 5

    Pérez Prado Orchestra

    Scurry about the living room with this one

    [asa]B0007G8BZ8[/asa]

37. BREAK

38. Barry 7′s Contraption

    Add N To (X)

    Ahead of their own curve

    [asa]B00000IAG8[/asa]

39. One Step Ahead

    Split Enz

    New Zealand is the place

    [asa]B000002GCZ[/asa]

40. Eighties

    Killing Joke

    Big ending, folks!

    [asa]B000VWWSCA[/asa]

:: The Red Elvises ::

If you’re wondering about the dialogue on the opening track, it’s from the soundtrack to Six String Samurai, a delightfully incomprehensible film.

In this episode: Ben Folds Five, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Cats + Jammers, David Vandervelde, Esquivel, Grandaddy, Jean Jacques Perrey, Lisa Germano, Owsley, Petty Booka, The M’s, The Red Elvises, The Starlight Mints, Truby Trio, Twang Bang

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Siberia

   The Red Elvises

   From the Six String Samurai soundtrack

   [asa]B00000AEQ2[/asa]

3. Popsickle

   The Starlight Mints

   A rare single — track it down

4. On No the Radio

   Owsley

   Pop perfection from Alabama

   [asa]B00000I8TT[/asa]

5. The Elephant Never Forgets

   Jean Jacques Perrey

   You may remember it as the theme from El Chavo del Ocho

   [asa]B000000EEX[/asa]

6. BREAK

7. Zodiac Girl

   Cats + Jammers

   Chicago rock boogie

   [asa]B00004NKG5[/asa]

8. The Group Who Couldn’t Say

   Grandaddy

   Her drag and click had never yielded anything as perfect as a dragonfly.

   [asa]B00009EIQB[/asa]

9. Big Sound

   The M’s

   Not to be confused with M and “Pop Muzik”

   [asa]B0017R5UFA[/asa]

10. BREAK

11. Alcohol

    Cansei de Ser Sexy

    Braziliant.

    [asa]B000FOPROA[/asa]

12. Puppet

    Lisa Germano

    Maybe you can’t tell, but it’s also about alcohol

    [asa]B000002MQH[/asa]

13. Sports & Wine

    Ben Folds Five

    Finishing the booze triumvirate

    [asa]B000000IDJ[/asa]

14. BREAK

15. Nothin’ No

    David Vandervelde

    Sounds an awful lot like David Garza

    [asa]B001B0IPHS[/asa]

16. When I See You I Feel Weird

    Twang Bang

    Chicago two-man racket

    [asa]B000GF65QM[/asa]

17. Mucha Muchacha

    Esquivel

    Dig the stereo panning!

    [asa]B0000048DR[/asa]

18. A Go Go

    Truby Trio

    Fruitstands beware!

    [asa]B00005MJ77[/asa]

19. BREAK

20. Mercedez Benz

    Petty Booka

    A bluegrass rendition, from Japan. With ukuleles

    [asa]B000E0LLPO[/asa]

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Mercedez Benz

   Petty Booka

   A bluegrass rendition, from Japan. With ukuleles

   [asa]B000E0LLPO[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Siberia

   The Red Elvises

   From the Six String Samurai soundtrack

   [asa]B00000AEQ2[/asa]

5. Popsickle

   The Starlight Mints

   A rare single — track it down

6. On No the Radio

   Owsley

   Pop perfection from Alabama

   [asa]B00000I8TT[/asa]

7. The Elephant Never Forgets

   Jean Jacques Perrey

   You may remember it as the theme from El Chavo del Ocho

   [asa]B000000EEX[/asa]

8. BREAK

9. Zodiac Girl

   Cats + Jammers

   Chicago rock boogie

   [asa]B00004NKG5[/asa]

10. The Group Who Couldn’t Say

    Grandaddy

    Her drag and click had never yielded anything as perfect as a dragonfly.

    [asa]B00009EIQB[/asa]

11. Big Sound

    The M’s

    Not to be confused with M and “Pop Muzik”

    [asa]B0017R5UFA[/asa]

12. BREAK

13. Alcohol

    Cansei de Ser Sexy

    Braziliant.

    [asa]B000FOPROA[/asa]

14. Puppet

    Lisa Germano

    Maybe you can’t tell, but it’s also about alcohol

    [asa]B000002MQH[/asa]

15. Sports & Wine

    Ben Folds Five

    Finishing the booze triumvirate

    [asa]B000000IDJ[/asa]

16. BREAK

17. Nothin’ No

    David Vandervelde

    Sounds an awful lot like David Garza

    [asa]B001B0IPHS[/asa]

18. When I See You I Feel Weird

    Twang Bang

    Chicago two-man racket

    [asa]B000GF65QM[/asa]

19. Mucha Muchacha

    Esquivel

    Dig the stereo panning!

    [asa]B0000048DR[/asa]

20. A Go Go

    Truby Trio

    Fruitstands beware!

    [asa]B00005MJ77[/asa]

21. BREAK

22. Disko Partizani

    Shantel

    Opa Romania!

    [asa]B000TLYV82[/asa]

23. Pleasure Theme Song

    Boy Eats Drum Machine

    Like John Bonham digging through the toybox

    [asa]B000CA9DBU[/asa]

24. Cell Mates

    The Bronx

    From the upcoming Mariachi El Bronx album… couldn’t wait

    [asa]B002FOQY3G[/asa]

25. BREAK

26. Mission Impossible

    Laika & The Cosmonauts

    Five four and implacable

    [asa]B000003NOQ[/asa]

27. Tijuana Sound Machine

    Nortec Collective

    One of my favorite discoveries this year.

    [asa]B0015RB3GC[/asa]

28. Slang Tang

    Discovery

    Quite noisy

    [asa]B002ADPERE[/asa]

29. It’s The Sound

    Tracy Spuehler

    Delightfully sweet

    [asa]B0002KWSE4[/asa]

30. BREAK

31. Karate Kid 2

    Mexican Institute Of Sound

    Can’t get enough MIS

    [asa]B001T46UD2[/asa]

32. Sacred Darling

    Gogol Bordello

    An oldie and quite goody

    [asa]B000060K4I[/asa]

33. Old Saloon

    Illinois

    From the fantastic “The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe”

    [asa]B00265SB6M[/asa]

34. The Call Up

    The Lothars

    It is an all-theremin Clash cover.

    [asa]B000OZ2CVG[/asa]

35. BREAK

36. Save Me

    Nina Simone

    Smoky voice, that one

    [asa]B000002WQJ[/asa]

37. Way You Walk

    Papas Fritas

    Music for pacing

    [asa]B00004RI6B[/asa]

38. Dead Memory Man

    Still Flyin

    Reggae freakout

    [asa]B001U3N3UK[/asa]

39. BREAK

40. Internacional

    Brazilian Girls

    Not actually from Brazil…

    [asa]B001BPQRRS[/asa]

Hover over a track to view notes

1. Song
   Artist

2. Smoke Rings

   Jon Rauhaus

   Made famous by Les Paul and Mary Ford

3. BREAK

4. Johnny’s Holding For The First Time

   SSM

   Everyone remembers their first time

5. Picture of the Future

   Treat Her Right

   From Boston… and yes, that’s Mark Sandman

6. Sci-Fi Kid

   Blitzen Trapper

   Going out to Dr. Zoltan, working on his sci-fi epic

7. BREAK

8. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)

   London Calling Of Chicago

   Fohnkee … if the Clash was fohnkee

9. Damaged Goods

   Gang Of Four

   Super classic!

10. Like Castanets

    Bishop Allen

    Con Español! From Brooklyn via Hahvahd

11. Walk That Way

    Arling & Cameron

    More incredibly catchy music from this Dutch duo

12. BREAK

13. The Basement

    The Jazz Butcher

    Spy music from the Basement of Roberts Hall

14. Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

    She and Him

    Featuring Zooey Deschannel

15. Dynamite Chair

    Poster Children

    The always effervescent Poster Children!

16. Touch My Tooter

    Ween

    By request, for Nathan

17. BREAK

18. Easter Dinner

    Tribe

    Members of Tribe went on to work with Harmonix, makers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band

19. You Go Bangin On

    The Go

    I’m the one, you go banging on

20. Klezmer Ivanyeh

    Pakava It

    Digga da Klezmer!

21. Something’s Got A Hold On Me

    David Lindley & El Rayo-X

    Legendary sideman and his kooky side project

22. BREAK

23. Tamale Lady

    Rube Waddell

    Hobo music for hobo people

24. Trendsetter

    Tiny Masters Of Today

    Two kids and a Boosexposion drummer

25. Fools

    The Dodos

    Dig that drumming

26. BREAK

27. I Want To Be Evil

    Eartha Kitt

    I’m tired of being pure — and not chaste

28. Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell

    Eartha Kitt

    Who’s got the dingdong, who’s got the bell

29. My Heart Belongs To Daddy

    Eartha Kitt

    Oh man, that warble…

30. BREAK

31. Beekeeper

    The Boneless Children Foundation

    From San Francisco

32. Penny

    The Wellingtons

    Hailing from our sister city, Melbourne AUS, big in Japan!

33. Combat Baby

    Metric

    Has every Canadian indie artist played with Broken Social Scene by now?

34. BREAK

35. Sports & Wine

    Ben Folds Five

    From their eponymous debut

36. The Truth

    Handsome Boy Modeling School

    With Dan the Automator, Prince Paul

37. Ubicu te

    Magnifico

    Eef ah go to keel you, truss me honee ah weel!

38. BREAK

39. White Winter Hymnal (live)

    Fleet Foxes

    A live version of the track

40. Number 3

    The Rikters

    Because everyone loves the waitress at the diner

41. Jacket

    David Vandervelde

    Throwback … fast forward

42. BREAK

43. I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

    Black Kids

    The Cure in a campfire singalong

44. Come Clean

    The Super Friendz

    Another band from Canadia!

45. BREAK

46. Sight Of You

    Pale Saints

    On 4AD… good night!

Hover over a track to view notes

1. Song
   Artist

2. She Don’t Use Jelly

   Ben Folds Five

   Some quite exotic exotica, from Loungeapalooza

3. BREAK

4. Pleasure Theme Song

   Boy Eats Drum Machine

   Relentless… goes out to Brandon at Robotronic Dynamite

5. Istambul

   The Gladiators

   Made famous by They Might Be Giants, here’s a different version

6. Tropica

   Moonbuggy

   Moogcore!

7. BREAK

8. The Bird That You Can’t See

   Apples In Stereo

   Snappy and toe-tapping

9. I Got A Hole In My Soul

   The Shake

   Bring on the psychedelia

10. Do The Don’t

    Trespassers W

    German, in the tradition of Trio

11. BREAK

12. Walters

    Pinback

    For Heather, who recently discovered Pinback

13. Beachwood Park

    Photon Band

    Sounds old and fuzzy

14. Smack

    Bettie Serveert

    Crazy Belgians!

15. BREAK

16. Anytime, Cowboy

    Country Teasers

    How rude.

17. Bad Boy

    Jive Bombers

    Not Louis Armstrong, as I’d suspected

18. Move

    Brave Combo

    Frustration Ska — you better turn down the music.

19. BREAK

20. Mirror in the Bathroom

    The English Beat

    Who knew Costner had it in him?

21. Stab The Unstoppable Hero

    Arlo

    An epic tale of tiny proportions

22. Checking In Checking Out

    The High Llamas

    Like Steely Dan, only with a banjo

23. BREAK

24. Rosemary

    The Dickies

    What can I say, it’s the Dickies

25. BREAK

26. Molly

    Ween

    High weirdness from the masters

27. Mary Anne

    Marshall Crenshaw

    Lovely ‘80s jangle

28. Catalina

    Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

    Western swing, take me away

29. BREAK

30. Polly

    Nirvana

    Still bitter after all this time

31. Betsy

    The Squirrels

    Exploding Cabbage Patch Dolls are dated, but nonetheless still funny

32. Marla

    Nevada Bachelors

    From Robb Benson and the inimitable Bachelors

33. BREAK

34. Helen

    The Minders

    Part of the Elephant 6 collective

35. Annabelle

    The Raging Teens

    Kicking it old school

36. Judie

    Those Peabodys

    Brutal, punishing and more… hard to believe this is just two people

37. BREAK

38. Julia

    The Beatles

    About John Lennon’s mother, very tragic story

39. Anna

    Brave Combo

    A latin standard, given the BC treatment

40. Joan

    The Sharp Ease

    Punky and snotty, if you like it like that

41. BREAK

42. Lorrie Ann

    Joe Maphis

    Catchy sounds from a guitar pioneer

43. Eliza

    Phish

    Jazzy and velvety

44. Christina

    Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci

    A song of epic proportions. Welsh, too.

45. BREAK

46. Jenny

    The Mountain Goats

    Painfully exposed

47. Sweet Jane

    Cowboy Junkies

    A natural closer

Hover over a track to view notes

1. Song
   Artist

2. Corner Soul

   Ethan Lipton

   From the awesome Sandinista Project

3. BREAK

4. Euro Trash Girl

   Chicks on Speed

   Dry Silicon Cracker

5. Devil’s Side

   Shake

   Psychedelic!

6. Out My Eyes

   Moore Brothers

   So Beatles

7. BREAK

8. Where Is My Mind?

   Raz Ohara

   Stuck in my head all day. Thanks Nick!

9. Soft Velvety ‘Fer

   MC Honky

   Frightening dream

10. Mess Around

    Ray Charles

11. BREAK

12. Red Grapes In The City

    Sugar Oaks

    Clearwater band with non-Clearwater sound

13. Fever For You

    Michael Holland

    From Jennyanykind

14. Come On

    The Mach Kung-Fu

    Japan says, “this is the future sound of yesterday twang.”

15. BREAK

16. Dentistry Dub

    Ears Magnet

    via Geoffrey! ‘Alo Geoffrey!

17. Every Time I’ve Made A Girl Cry (I Know I’ve Done My Job)

    Band Marino

    Confused? I am.

18. Jackson Cannery

    Ben Folds Five

    Going out to Rachel G!

19. BREAK

20. 100,000 Fireflies

    The Magnetic Fields

    One of the most beautiful songs, ever

21. The Light 3000

    Schneider TM

    Yet another cover of the Smiths’ song

22. Shy Kind of Guy

    Gogol Bordello

    Yoo-krenyen and loving it

23. BREAK

24. Jungle Shadow

    Kiril feat. MC Wasp

    Sweatin’ in the Balkans

25. Health Food Store

    White Hassle

    By request! My listeners must love me

26. Plane of Illusion

    Johnny Griffith

    From the amazing Flying Funk comp.

27. BREAK

28. Acid Police

    Boredoms

    Japan says, “the authorities are sour.”

29. Thundergust of Woodpeckers

    Prizzy Prizzy Please

    Is that the right artist?

30. Bleep #1

    MOTOR

    ALL-CAPS! VERY IMPORTANT!

31. BREAK

32. Lost In A Dream

    pApAs fritAs

    Perfect pop from Boston

33. Stickshifts + Safetybelts

    Cake

    More old cake — still edible!

34. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin

    The Soft Boys

    From “Live At The Portland Arms”

35. BREAK

36. My Friend Maurice

    Home

    Deliciously sloppy

37. Let’s Make A Baby

    SSM

    Where do babby come from?

38. Weed

    1990s

    Scotland’s answer to Supergrass

39. Hey Alright!

    I Was Totally Destroying It

    Winner of “Longest Band Name” for this show

40. BREAK

41. Vida de Cachorro

    Os Mutantes

    I Heart Rita Lee