:: 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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1. Song
   Artist

2. Don’t Go To Liverpool

   Times New Viking

   Lo-fi hijinks

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3. Long Hard Look

   Mood Elevator

   From Married Alive

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4. Hey

   Pixies

   The ticking cymbals, they tick

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5. BREAK

6. Announcement

   Negativland

   We’ve done all the hard work.

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7. Montefiori Cocktail

   Don’t spill your drink

   [asa]So, What’s New? (Peroni Spot Version)[/asa]

   

8. Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants

   Wild Beasts

   Thanks to Rupert P.

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9. Mmhm…

   Monsieur Leroc

   May 10, 2011 4:21 AM

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10. BREAK

11. Invisible Sun

    The Police

    A gray, gray song

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12. Fresh Blood

    Eels

    Nobody mopes like E

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13. Starfish

    Lisa Germano

    Brutal song

14. Funky Junkyard

    Baldwin Brothers

    With megaproducer Dave Trumfio

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15. BREAK

16. Oh My! (Featuring Jaime)

    The Dansettes

    Yowza, fulla soul

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17. Pertaining to the Beat

    The Evolution Control Committee

    Dance in an area that will be big enough for them to do it in

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18. Waitress

    Parker And Lily

    Are you listening Scott Beckey?

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19. Shake Some Action

    The Rubinoos

    Originally by the Flamin’ Groovies

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20. BREAK

21. Whole Lotta Love

    The Moog Cookbook

    Wandering breakdown brilliance

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Whole Lotta Love

   The Moog Cookbook

   Wandering breakdown brilliance

   [asa]B001RZL3VC[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Don’t Go To Liverpool

   Times New Viking

   Lo-fi hijinks

   [asa]B004WLFK6W[/asa]

   

5. Long Hard Look

   Mood Elevator

   From Married Alive

   [asa]B0014D2AK0[/asa]

   

6. Hey

   Pixies

   The ticking cymbals, they tick

   [asa]B000S559VW[/asa]

   

7. BREAK

8. Announcement

   Negativland

   We’ve done all the hard work.

   [asa]B001CMRKBC[/asa]

   

9. Montefiori Cocktail

   Don’t spill your drink

   [asa]So, What’s New? (Peroni Spot Version)[/asa]

   

10. Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants

    Wild Beasts

    Thanks to Rupert P.

    [asa]B001KQINF2[/asa]

    

11. Mmhm…

    Monsieur Leroc

    4:21

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12. BREAK

13. Invisible Sun

    The Police

    A gray, gray song

    [asa]B000W297LE[/asa]

    

14. Fresh Blood

    Eels

    Nobody mopes like E

    [asa]B0029QA8ZA[/asa]

    

15. Starfish

    Lisa Germano

    Brutal song

16. Funky Junkyard

    Baldwin Brothers

    With megaproducer Dave Trumfio

    [asa]B002U9FI7E[/asa]

    

17. BREAK

18. Oh My! (Featuring Jaime)

    The Dansettes

    Yowza, fulla soul

    [asa]B000QZVFW6[/asa]

    

19. Pertaining to the Beat

    The Evolution Control Committee

    Dance in an area that will be big enough for them to do it in

    [asa]B004JIWQGK[/asa]

    

20. Waitress

    Parker And Lily

    Are you listening Scott Beckey?

    [asa]B000QQYT0A[/asa]

    

21. Shake Some Action

    The Rubinoos

    Originally by the Flamin’ Groovies

    [asa]B003VPUFEW[/asa]

    

22. BREAK

23. Crown the Clown

    Eugene McGuinness

    Watch this boy

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24. Sock Monkey

    Sugarman Three

    Boogaloo with the S3

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25. Olde Tyme Wayes

    Elf Power

    So very twee

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26. Tighten Up

    The Black Keys

    Oh, the miasma

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27. BREAK

28. Boing!

    My Robot Friend

    Onomatopaeic

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29. Graverobber’s Blues

    Hillstomp

    Best guitar and washboard duo since Mojo + Skid

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30. Coffee God And Cigarettes

    Mischief Brew

    Very Pogues-like

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31. Sitting In A Pickle

    Smack Dab

    She’s got a short attention span

32. BREAK

33. Bomba au Go Go

    Seks Bomba

    Nice Drive My Car reference

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34. Cadillac Fantasy

    Monotrona

    Proto chipning

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35. The Clockwork Lighthouse

    Pram

    Sounds quite like a clockwork lighthouse to me

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36. Tanguedia (for Astor Piazzolla)

    Monks Of Doom

    It’s a delicate tango

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37. BREAK

38. 40 Day Dream

    Edward Sharpe + The Magnetic Zeros

    A sound as big as everything

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39. Straighten Up And Fly Right

    Lyle Lovett

    Smooth, Lyle

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40. Saudade

    Chinese Man

    Nice bass intro

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41. BREAK

42. Brain Wormed

    Q-Burn’s Abstract Message

    It’s in my head now

:: 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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1. Song
   Artist

2. Baby, It’s Cold Outside

   Asylum Street Spankers

   Only Christina and Wammo could do it this way

3. BREAK

4. Song For The Girl With Two Of Everything

   Carolyn Mark

   At one time with Neko Case in The Corn Sisters

5. Have Yourself A Quiet Little Christmas

   The Blue Hawaiians

   Les Baxter wishes you some tiki cheer

6. The Happy Elf

   Harry Connick, Jr.

   Because I’m a sucker for the New Orleans beat

7. The Inexcelsis Polka

   Continentals

   Must have polka!

8. Who Are You?

   The Evaporators

   Inexcusably from Canadia

9. BREAK

10. We Wish You A Hairy Chestwig

    Ren & Stimpy

    Merry Yaksmass to all of you.

11. Heat Miser

    George S. Irving

    A classic, yes

12. Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)

    Dean Martin

    Dan vs. Dean

13. Carolina Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    It’s what Xmas in Xarolina is like.

14. BREAK

15. Jingle Jane

    Divide & Kreate

    Not the mash-up I would have expected, but good

16. Sleigh Ride

    Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra

    Orchestral twang twist

17. Jingle Bell Rock

    Los Straitjackets

    Lucha libre on guitar!

18. It Just Wouldn’t Be Christmas

    The Loud Family

    Slippery and twisting

19. BREAK

20. Santacide

    The Toadies

    Isn’t this menacing?

21. 7-Eleven Christmas

    Toothpaste 2000

    24-Hour Holiday Cheer

22. Exotic Xmas (Home For The Holograms)

    Emperor Penguin

    Weird Jingle!

23. Xmas Curtain

    My Morning Jacket

    Howling lonely holidays

24. BREAK

25. Schlepp The Halls With Loaves Of Hallah

    The Three Weissmen

    Strange how klezmer this melody sounds now

26. Give Da Jew Girl Toys

    A plus D

    Hey, Trio!

27. Goyim Friends

    The LeeVees

    AKA Guster

28. Fifty Kilowatt Tree

    The Bobs

    We have quite a few of these around our neighborhood.

29. BREAK

30. Lonely Little Elf

    Toenut

    Like a gift-wrapped broken mirror

31. Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

    Eels

    Wouldn’t you enjoy spending the holidays with E?

32. Sun Valley Ski Run

    Esquivel

    Going out to Millard, who is not editing video

33. Fireside Ki Ho’alu

    George Kuo

    Beaches and firelight

34. BREAK

35. Zat You, Santa Claus?

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Nobody handles the voodoo like they do

36. Santa Claus Is Skaing To Town

    The Granville Williams Orchestra

    Pick it up, pick it up!

37. Mambo Santa Mambo

    Enchanters

    Afro-cuban!

38. Rudolph The Manic Reindeer

    Los Lobos

    Norteña!

39. BREAK

40. Fairytale Of New York

    The Pogues

    Shane’s Dentist!

41. Deck The Halls

    The Wave Benders

    Halls decked but fast

42. Santa’s Beard

    They Might Be Giants

    Once a year, my friend puts on a red suit

43. Hot Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    More from the Zippers

44. Jingle Bells

    Flat Duo Jets

    Doesn’t get more straightforward than that

45. BREAK

46. Happy Woodchopper

    Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mutato Everyone!

Hover over a track to view notes and links

1. Song
   Artist

2. Baby, It’s Cold Outside

   Asylum Street Spankers

   Only Christina and Wammo could do it this way

3. BREAK

4. Song For The Girl With Two Of Everything

   Carolyn Mark

   At one time with Neko Case in The Corn Sisters

5. Have Yourself A Quiet Little Christmas

   The Blue Hawaiians

   Les Baxter wishes you some tiki cheer

6. The Happy Elf

   Harry Connick, Jr.

   Because I’m a sucker for the New Orleans beat

7. The Inexcelsis Polka

   Continentals

   Must have polka!

8. Who Are You?

   The Evaporators

   Inexcusably from Canadia

9. BREAK

10. We Wish You A Hairy Chestwig

    Ren & Stimpy

    Merry Yaksmass to all of you.

11. Heat Miser

    George S. Irving

    A classic, yes

12. Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)

    Dean Martin

    Dan vs. Dean

13. Carolina Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    It’s what Xmas in Xarolina is like.

14. BREAK

15. Jingle Jane

    Divide & Kreate

    Not the mash-up I would have expected, but good

16. Sleigh Ride

    Jaymz Bee & the Royal Jelly Orchestra

    Orchestral twang twist

17. Jingle Bell Rock

    Los Straitjackets

    Lucha libre on guitar!

18. It Just Wouldn’t Be Christmas

    The Loud Family

    Slippery and twisting

19. BREAK

20. Santacide

    The Toadies

    Isn’t this menacing?

21. 7-Eleven Christmas

    Toothpaste 2000

    24-Hour Holiday Cheer

22. Exotic Xmas (Home For The Holograms)

    Emperor Penguin

    Weird Jingle!

23. Xmas Curtain

    My Morning Jacket

    Howling lonely holidays

24. BREAK

25. Schlepp The Halls With Loaves Of Hallah

    The Three Weissmen

    Strange how klezmer this melody sounds now

26. Give Da Jew Girl Toys

    A plus D

    Hey, Trio!

27. Goyim Friends

    The LeeVees

    AKA Guster

28. Fifty Kilowatt Tree

    The Bobs

    We have quite a few of these around our neighborhood.

29. BREAK

30. Lonely Little Elf

    Toenut

    Like a gift-wrapped broken mirror

31. Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

    Eels

    Wouldn’t you enjoy spending the holidays with E?

32. Sun Valley Ski Run

    Esquivel

    Going out to Millard, who is not editing video

33. Fireside Ki Ho’alu

    George Kuo

    Beaches and firelight

34. BREAK

35. Zat You, Santa Claus?

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Nobody handles the voodoo like they do

36. Santa Claus Is Skaing To Town

    The Granville Williams Orchestra

    Pick it up, pick it up!

37. Mambo Santa Mambo

    Enchanters

    Afro-cuban!

38. Rudolph The Manic Reindeer

    Los Lobos

    Norteña!

39. BREAK

40. Fairytale Of New York

    The Pogues

    Shane’s Dentist!

41. Deck The Halls

    The Wave Benders

    Halls decked but fast

42. Santa’s Beard

    They Might Be Giants

    Once a year, my friend puts on a red suit

43. Hot Christmas

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    More from the Zippers

44. Jingle Bells

    Flat Duo Jets

    Doesn’t get more straightforward than that

45. BREAK

46. Happy Woodchopper

    Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mutato Everyone!