:: Los Amigos Invisibles ::

To quote Community, “la araña discoteca”! Enjoy some Venezuelan latin dancefunk. And don’t forget, los bigotes de la cabra es Cameron Diaz.

In this episode: Andre Williams, Chris and Tad, Datarock, David Vandervelde, Long White Clouds, Los Amigos Invisibles, Masaya Matsuura, Nevada Bachelors, North Mississippi Allstars, Primus, Split Enz, The Bobs, The Dismemberment Plan, The Dodos, The Mooney Suzuki, Thee Oh Sees

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1. Song
   Artist

2. The Ice Of Boston

   The Dismemberment Plan

   Gladys, I love you

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3. Caliente

   Los Amigos Invisibles

   Getting only hotter

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4. Six Months in a Leaky Boat

   Split Enz

   A bit of a sea shanty

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5. BREAK

6. Prince Fleaswallow’s RAP

   Masaya Matsuura

   From the Parappa the Rappa soundtrack

7. Jacket

   David Vandervelde

   It’s the sound of the Michigan wilderness

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8. Fools

   The Dodos

   Nonstop beat

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9. Cow Tipping, Part II

   The Bobs

   A local pastime

10. BREAK

11. Spider Cider

    Thee Oh Sees

    Too short!

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12. Town and Country

    Chris and Tad

    A classic that never was

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13. Shake That Bush Again

    The Mooney Suzuki

    Sweat soaked and beery

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14. James Dean’s Eyes

    Long White Clouds

    Aka “aotearoa”

15. BREAK

16. Buddy

    Nevada Bachelors

    For Alan!

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17. Sugartown

    North Mississippi Allstars

    Growling with the gators

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18. Eleven

    Primus

    Nasal crooning and odd time meters

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19. Thunder Thighs

    Andre Williams

    Mr. Rhythm hisself

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20. BREAK

21. I Used To Dance With My Daddy

    Datarock

    Retro disco of the future

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Smells Like Teen Spirit

   Sara DeBell

   Muzak factory employee at the time

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3. BREAK

4. Zorbing

   Stornoway

   Call and tell me what it is

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5. F! Is For Filth

   Tracker

   From the Blankets soundtrack

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6. You Yes You

   tUnE-yArDs

   Yes. You.

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7. Dead City/Waste Wilderness

   Abe Vigoda

   How can you go wrong with that band name?

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8. BREAK

9. Feast of the Heart

   Jesca Hoop

   One spooky chick

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10. One Two

    Imperial Teen

    Featuring Roddy Bottum of FNM

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11. I Gots a Weasel

    Ween

    He’s got a weasel.

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12. Film Co-Work Co.

    Creedle

    Sweet note

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13. BREAK

14. Have You Seen Her Face

    Sex Clark Five

    Jangled like the Byrds

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15. There You Go

    Bongwater

    Johnny Cash would approve

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16. County Line

    Cass McCombs

    On the AM, in the parking lot

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17. Josh Has A Crush On A Femme From Reed

    New Bad Things

    She’s been thinking of getting a tattoo herself

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18. BREAK

19. Golden Face

    Foreign Trade

    In the studio next week…

20. Photograph

    Camper Van Beethoven

    Yay Ringo

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21. God in Space

    Eugene McGuinness

    Feeling pensive, he is.

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22. Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian

    Those Darlins

    Good thing we’re not monitored by the Hawaiian FCC

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23. BREAK

24. The Ice Of Boston

    The Dismemberment Plan

    Gladys, I love you

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25. Caliente

    Los Amigos Invisibles

    Getting only hotter

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26. Six Months in a Leaky Boat

    Split Enz

    A bit of a sea shanty

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27. BREAK

28. Prince Fleaswallow’s RAP

    Masaya Matsuura

    From the Parappa the Rappa soundtrack

29. Jacket

    David Vandervelde

    It’s the sound of the Michigan wilderness

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30. Fools

    The Dodos

    Nonstop beat

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31. Cow Tipping, Part II

    The Bobs

    A local pastime

32. BREAK

33. Spider Cider

    Thee Oh Sees

    Too short!

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34. Town and Country

    Chris and Tad

    A classic that never was

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35. Shake That Bush Again

    The Mooney Suzuki

    Sweat soaked and beery

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36. James Dean’s Eyes

    Long White Clouds

    Aka “aotearoa”

37. BREAK

38. Buddy

    Nevada Bachelors

    For Alan!

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39. Sugartown

    North Mississippi Allstars

    Growling with the gators

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40. Eleven

    Primus

    Nasal crooning and odd time meters

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41. Thunder Thighs

    Andre Williams

    Mr. Rhythm hisself

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42. BREAK

43. I Used To Dance With My Daddy

    Datarock

    Retro disco of the future

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:: 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

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Siberia

   The Red Elvises

   From the Six String Samurai soundtrack

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3. Popsickle

   The Starlight Mints

   A rare single — track it down

4. On No the Radio

   Owsley

   Pop perfection from Alabama

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5. The Elephant Never Forgets

   Jean Jacques Perrey

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

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6. BREAK

7. Zodiac Girl

   Cats + Jammers

   Chicago rock boogie

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8. The Group Who Couldn’t Say

   Grandaddy

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

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9. Big Sound

   The M’s

   Not to be confused with M and “Pop Muzik”

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10. BREAK

11. Alcohol

    Cansei de Ser Sexy

    Braziliant.

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12. Puppet

    Lisa Germano

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

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13. Sports & Wine

    Ben Folds Five

    Finishing the booze triumvirate

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14. BREAK

15. Nothin’ No

    David Vandervelde

    Sounds an awful lot like David Garza

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16. When I See You I Feel Weird

    Twang Bang

    Chicago two-man racket

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17. Mucha Muchacha

    Esquivel

    Dig the stereo panning!

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18. A Go Go

    Truby Trio

    Fruitstands beware!

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19. BREAK

20. Mercedez Benz

    Petty Booka

    A bluegrass rendition, from Japan. With ukuleles

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Mercedez Benz

   Petty Booka

   A bluegrass rendition, from Japan. With ukuleles

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3. BREAK

4. Siberia

   The Red Elvises

   From the Six String Samurai soundtrack

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5. Popsickle

   The Starlight Mints

   A rare single — track it down

6. On No the Radio

   Owsley

   Pop perfection from Alabama

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7. The Elephant Never Forgets

   Jean Jacques Perrey

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

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8. BREAK

9. Zodiac Girl

   Cats + Jammers

   Chicago rock boogie

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10. The Group Who Couldn’t Say

    Grandaddy

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

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11. Big Sound

    The M’s

    Not to be confused with M and “Pop Muzik”

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12. BREAK

13. Alcohol

    Cansei de Ser Sexy

    Braziliant.

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14. Puppet

    Lisa Germano

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

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15. Sports & Wine

    Ben Folds Five

    Finishing the booze triumvirate

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16. BREAK

17. Nothin’ No

    David Vandervelde

    Sounds an awful lot like David Garza

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18. When I See You I Feel Weird

    Twang Bang

    Chicago two-man racket

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19. Mucha Muchacha

    Esquivel

    Dig the stereo panning!

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20. A Go Go

    Truby Trio

    Fruitstands beware!

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21. BREAK

22. Disko Partizani

    Shantel

    Opa Romania!

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23. Pleasure Theme Song

    Boy Eats Drum Machine

    Like John Bonham digging through the toybox

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24. Cell Mates

    The Bronx

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

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25. BREAK

26. Mission Impossible

    Laika & The Cosmonauts

    Five four and implacable

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27. Tijuana Sound Machine

    Nortec Collective

    One of my favorite discoveries this year.

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28. Slang Tang

    Discovery

    Quite noisy

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29. It’s The Sound

    Tracy Spuehler

    Delightfully sweet

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30. BREAK

31. Karate Kid 2

    Mexican Institute Of Sound

    Can’t get enough MIS

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32. Sacred Darling

    Gogol Bordello

    An oldie and quite goody

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33. Old Saloon

    Illinois

    From the fantastic “The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe”

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34. The Call Up

    The Lothars

    It is an all-theremin Clash cover.

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35. BREAK

36. Save Me

    Nina Simone

    Smoky voice, that one

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37. Way You Walk

    Papas Fritas

    Music for pacing

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38. Dead Memory Man

    Still Flyin

    Reggae freakout

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39. BREAK

40. Internacional

    Brazilian Girls

    Not actually from Brazil…

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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!