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1. Song
   Artist

2. Victoria

   The Fall

   Underdog knows how much I like this song

   [asa]B00024729G[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Soul Unwind

   Apostle Of Hustle

   Feel the miles unspooling

   [asa]B0024RI702[/asa]

   

5. Big Love

   Chris Murray

   The soulful and Canadian tones of VSC

   [asa]B001B09ZFE[/asa]

   

6. Paperweight Machine

   Fluid Ounces

   Frenetic and rube-goldbergian

   [asa]B0003040AS[/asa]

   

7. See Through Head

   The Hives

   Pretty loud for being Swedish

   [asa]B0002IQ1PS[/asa]

   

8. BREAK

9. Quit Doin’ It

   Mates Of State

   Like the warm sun

   [asa]B00005YDXE[/asa]

   

10. Lei Toi

    Mitsoura

    Demented Kartoon Balkania!

11. Silence

    Portishead

    Nobody glooms like them

    [asa]B0016HNOXQ[/asa]

    

12. BREAK

13. Fight Like A Brave

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Remember when they were weird?

    [asa]B000078DOJ[/asa]

    

14. Old Dog

    The Slackers

    Going out to all the old dogs out there

    [asa]B0000BWVMX[/asa]

    

15. House Of The Rising Bigfoot

    Spot 1019

    Yeah, damn weird

    [asa]B000008L1U[/asa]

    

16. BREAK

17. Did Me Good

    The Elected

    Did it did you good?

    [asa]B000CETZPU[/asa]

    

18. Reign Dub – Dual Tone

    Thievery Corporation

    Putting the dub into www.lacking.org

19. You! Me! Dancing!

    Los Campesinos!

    An explosion of exclamation marks!

    [asa]B00142RWY0[/asa]

    

20. BREAK

21. Switch

    1990s

    You gotta switch it back

    [asa]B000SAAUCK[/asa]

    

22. Something Elephants

    Downtown Harvest

    Is this the new disco?

    [asa]B000UCH9JS[/asa]

    

23. Sparks

    hollAnd

    With the one and only Needles on drums

    [asa]B000244FB4[/asa]

    

24. BREAK

25. Un Día

    Juana Molina

    How would you classify this?

    [asa]B001EOQUDM[/asa]

    

26. Cind Eram la ’48

    Juryman vs. Taraf de Haïdouks

    Middle eastern fusion

27. I Love You (But You’re Boring)

    The Beautiful South

    What became of the Housemartins

    [asa]B000005IS2[/asa]

    

28. BREAK

29. Don’t Drop Your Pants

    King Chango

    I can’t understand this polycultural accent

    [asa]B0009RJVAY[/asa]

    

30. Duchess

    Boss Hog

    Ain’t no sleazin’ like Spencer’s

    [asa]B000008DP5[/asa]

31. La Maleta Fea

    Crooked Fingers

    The ugly suitcase is an evocative image

    [asa]B0002C4IF4[/asa]

    

32. Little Lord Fontleroy

    Quasi

    New one on its way!

    [asa]B00005MK7N[/asa]

    

33. BREAK

34. Cousins

    Vampire Weekend

    The new album does have some gems

    [asa]B00197I73K[/asa]

    

35. Especially You

    Smugglers

    Live and pawnk

    [asa]B00004YTSD[/asa]

    

36. Closer to Me

    Mike Pinto

    Hey Levi, you up?

    [asa]B0028ERAXG[/asa]

    

37. Carnival Of Souls

    Combustible Edison

    A ferris wheel for spinning souls

    [asa]B0000035G8[/asa]

    

38. BREAK

39. Mandragora

    Medicine Drum

    Zone out!

    [asa]B00005AKIF[/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

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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]

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Victoria

   The Fall

   Underdog knows how much I like this song

   [asa]B00024729G[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Soul Unwind

   Apostle Of Hustle

   Feel the miles unspooling

   [asa]B0024RI702[/asa]

5. Big Love

   Chris Murray

   The soulful and Canadian tones of VSC

   [asa]B001B09ZFE[/asa]

6. Paperweight Machine

   Fluid Ounces

   Frenetic and rube-goldbergian

   [asa]B0003040AS[/asa]

7. See Through Head

   The Hives

   Pretty loud for being Swedish

   [asa]B0002IQ1PS[/asa]

8. BREAK

9. Quit Doin’ It

   Mates Of State

   Like the warm sun

   [asa]B00005YDXE[/asa]

10. Lei Toi

    Mitsoura

    Demented Kartoon Balkania!

11. Silence

    Portishead

    Nobody glooms like them

    [asa]B0016HNOXQ[/asa]

12. BREAK

13. Fight Like A Brave

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Remember when they were weird?

    [asa]B000078DOJ[/asa]

14. Old Dog

    The Slackers

    Going out to all the old dogs out there

    [asa]B0000BWVMX[/asa]

15. House Of The Rising Bigfoot

    Spot 1019

    Yeah, damn weird

    [asa]B000008L1U[/asa]

16. BREAK

17. Did Me Good

    The Elected

    Did it did you good?

    [asa]B000CETZPU[/asa]

18. Reign Dub – Dual Tone

    Thievery Corporation

    Putting the dub into www.lacking.org

19. You! Me! Dancing!

    Los Campesinos!

    An explosion of exclamation marks!

    [asa]B00142RWY0[/asa]

20. BREAK

21. Switch

    1990s

    You gotta switch it back

    [asa]B000SAAUCK[/asa]

22. Something Elephants

    Downtown Harvest

    Is this the new disco?

    [asa]B000UCH9JS[/asa]

23. Sparks

    hollAnd

    With the one and only Needles on drums

    [asa]B000244FB4[/asa]

24. BREAK

25. Un Día

    Juana Molina

    How would you classify this?

    [asa]B001EOQUDM[/asa]

26. Cind Eram la ’48

    Juryman vs. Taraf de Haïdouks

    Middle eastern fusion

27. I Love You (But You’re Boring)

    The Beautiful South

    What became of the Housemartins

    [asa]B000005IS2[/asa]

28. BREAK

29. Don’t Drop Your Pants

    King Chango

    I can’t understand this polycultural accent

    [asa]B0009RJVAY[/asa]

30. Duchess

    Boss Hog

    Ain’t no sleazin’ like Spencer’s

    [asa]B000008DP5[/asa]

31. La Maleta Fea

    Crooked Fingers

    The ugly suitcase is an evocative image

    [asa]B0002C4IF4[/asa]

32. Little Lord Fontleroy

    Quasi

    New one on its way!

    [asa]B00005MK7N[/asa]

33. BREAK

34. Cousins

    Vampire Weekend

    The new album does have some gems

    [asa]B00197I73K[/asa]

35. Especially You

    Smugglers

    Live and pawnk

    [asa]B00004YTSD[/asa]

36. Closer to Me

    Mike Pinto

    Hey Levi, you up?

    [asa]B0028ERAXG[/asa]

37. Carnival Of Souls

    Combustible Edison

    A ferris wheel for spinning souls

    [asa]B0000035G8[/asa]

38. BREAK

39. Mandragora

    Medicine Drum

    Zone out!

    [asa]B00005AKIF[/asa]

:: 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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1. Song
   Artist

2. Ranking Full Stop

   English Beat

   Are you ready? Are you ready to stop?

   [asa]B00005NOZD[/asa]

3. Jealous Guy

   Art Brut

   From 2007’s It’s A Bit Complicated

   [asa]B000PSJCLK[/asa]

4. Don’t Touch Me

   Brak

   Um. It’s Brak.

   [asa]B00000344C[/asa]

5. Diary Of Lost Girl

   Christian Zimmerman

   Smooth and vaguely Brazilian

6. BREAK

7. Kiko And The Lavender Moon

   Los Lobos

   Spooky and catlike

   [asa]B000002LRZ[/asa]

8. Napiers

   The Wrens

   Shards of sonic glass

   [asa]B000005B3S[/asa]

9. The Piano Has Been Drinkin’ (Not Me)

   Dan Hicks

   Like Tom Waits, only intelligible

   [asa]B00004WJ8B[/asa]

10. 2000 E Agarrum

    Os Mutantes

    A return to form

    [asa]B002E0S5X8[/asa]

11. BREAK

12. Ocean Man

    Ween

    As heard on the Spongebob Squarepants movie

    [asa]B00015BIXW[/asa]

13. Ambulance

    Simian Mobile Disco

    Fun ride to the hospital

    [asa]B000UZ4G7S[/asa]

14. Crying Lightning

    Arctic Monkeys

    Quite fun, chaps

    [asa]B002EWD08Q[/asa]

15. In The Hours Of Flowers

    Vells

    Vellvety, har

    [asa]B0002QO39Q[/asa]

16. BREAK

17. Acoustic PVC

    Metal Molly

    The acoustic version of this song

    [asa]B00000053V[/asa]

18. Dance This Mess Around

    Asylum Street Spankers

    As popularized by the B-52s

    [asa]B000MV9OL8[/asa]

19. Bienvenidos a mi Disco

    Mexican Institute of Sound

    From the early years

    [asa]B000CQQHQI[/asa]

20. BREAK

21. Cadillac

    Combustible Edison

    From the soundtrack to La Dolce Vita

    [asa]B0000035G8[/asa]

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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]

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Cadillac

   Combustible Edison

   From the soundtrack to La Dolce Vita

   [asa]B0000035G8[/asa]

3. BREAK

4. Ranking Full Stop

   English Beat

   Are you ready? Are you ready to stop?

   [asa]B00005NOZD[/asa]

5. Jealous Guy

   Art Brut

   From 2007’s It’s A Bit Complicated

   [asa]B000PSJCLK[/asa]

6. Don’t Touch Me

   Brak

   Um. It’s Brak.

   [asa]B00000344C[/asa]

7. Diary Of Lost Girl

   Christian Zimmerman

   Smooth and vaguely Brazilian

8. BREAK

9. Kiko And The Lavender Moon

   Los Lobos

   Spooky and catlike

   [asa]B000002LRZ[/asa]

10. Napiers

    The Wrens

    Shards of sonic glass

    [asa]B000005B3S[/asa]

11. The Piano Has Been Drinkin’ (Not Me)

    Dan Hicks

    Like Tom Waits, only intelligible

    [asa]B00004WJ8B[/asa]

12. 2000 E Agarrum

    Os Mutantes

    A return to form

    [asa]B002E0S5X8[/asa]

13. BREAK

14. Ocean Man

    Ween

    As heard on the Spongebob Squarepants movie

    [asa]B00015BIXW[/asa]

15. Ambulance

    Simian Mobile Disco

    Fun ride to the hospital

    [asa]B000UZ4G7S[/asa]

16. Crying Lightning

    Arctic Monkeys

    Quite fun, chaps

    [asa]B002EWD08Q[/asa]

17. In The Hours Of Flowers

    Vells

    Vellvety, har

    [asa]B0002QO39Q[/asa]

18. BREAK

19. Acoustic PVC

    Metal Molly

    The acoustic version of this song

    [asa]B00000053V[/asa]

20. Dance This Mess Around

    Asylum Street Spankers

    As popularized by the B-52s

    [asa]B000MV9OL8[/asa]

21. Bienvenidos a mi Disco

    Mexican Institute of Sound

    From the early years

    [asa]B000CQQHQI[/asa]

22. BREAK

23. The Rabbit

    Bishop Allen

    My current favorite band

    [asa]B000RGSOCS[/asa]

24. Ingrata

    Café Tacuba

    Happy fun music… if you don’t speak Spanish

    [asa]B00005NQIW[/asa]

25. Fly Away Little Butterfly

    The Red Elvises

    Six String Samurai — watch and wonder

    [asa]B00000AEQ2[/asa]

26. Two Beats Off

    Fugazi

    Hard to get harder than Fugazi

    [asa]B000000JO7[/asa]

27. BREAK

28. Zombie Part 2

    Nile Rogers And Roy Hargrove And Money Mark

    The Fela classic, reheated

    [asa]B00006LWSB[/asa]

29. Variation One

    Stereolab

    Unmistakably boopy

    [asa]B0002XEDYE[/asa]

30. Sun Gone Down

    House of Freaks

    A band tragically interrupted

    [asa]B0002LQUNS[/asa]

31. Shake Yer Mop

    Nevada Bachelors

    !(bacherlors) && !(from_nevada)

    [asa]B00004S7MG[/asa]

32. BREAK

33. Victoria

    The Kinks

    Kinks and queens.

    [asa]B000002KON[/asa]

34. Edward II

    Julia P. Hersheimer

    Haunting music from the Low Countries

35. Come Back To Me

    Chang Siao Ying

    From the Asian Takeaway compilation

    [asa]B00005Y8RA[/asa]

36. BREAK

37. Lust For Life

    Iggy Pop

    A classic. Indubitably.

    [asa]B0009275M0[/asa]

38. Everything Oscillates

    The Negatones

    Oopsy!

    [asa]B000CA990A[/asa]

39. Peaches

    The Presidents of The United States of America

    It’s peaches’ last gasp

    [asa]B0018PJESU[/asa]

40. Tonight

    Koop

    Swinging in 5/4

    [asa]B000069B0U[/asa]

41. BREAK

42. Sidi Mansour

    Sir Richard Bishop

    I hear he plays weddings, too.

    [asa]B0024O9LM8[/asa]