:: Afghan Whigs ::

Nobody could make heroin chic as glamorous as the Afghan Whigs. Except maybe Nico.

In this episode: Analogik, David Garza, Emperor Penguin, Gipsy.cz, JP Nataf, Japancakes, Jason Lytle, Lemon Jelly, Luigee Trademarq, Professor Elemental, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stewart Copeland, The Afghan Whigs, The Mekons, The Ophelias, The Real Tuesday Weld

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Hov (Det Analogisk)

   Analogik

   Low key Balkanism

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3. Mon Ami d’en Haut

   JP Nataf

   It’s in French, but it sounds sad.

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4. Indie Rock Freestyle

   Jason Lytle

   Let’s hear it for Jacoff!

5. Koteja (Oh Bolilla)

   Stewart Copeland

   Track down this soundtrack

6. BREAK

7. Penny Dreadful

   Professor Elemental

   Not a foppish man-bird at all

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8. Authority

   The Mekons

   The often-overlooked Mekons

9. Lawrence of Euphoria

   The Ophelias

   All hail Skip Spence!

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10. Fountain and Fairfax

    The Afghan Whigs

    Harrowing is the word

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11. BREAK

12. Tammy

    Emperor Penguin

    Yeah… it’s not Nickleback

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13. Floataway

    David Garza

    The 4-Track Manifesto version

14. Come As You Are / Lucifer Sam

    Southern Culture on the Skids

    More Kurtness!

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15. Cloud Cuckooland

    The Real Tuesday Weld

    What is the fake Tuesday Weld like?

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16. BREAK

17. 79 aka The Shouty Track

    Lemon Jelly

    It is rather shouty

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18. Touz’ Ensemble

    Luigee Trademarq

    Oui oui, le French paurne

19. Romano Hip Hop

    Gipsy.cz

    I bet you that’s their website, too

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20. BREAK

21. Toomsuba

    Japancakes

    Majestic gliding

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Higher Ground

   Ellen McIlwaine

   Later used by Fatboy Slim

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3. BREAK

4. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

   Arcade Fire

   Thank you Andy!

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5. San Diego

   Wheat

   Wandering the same path as Arcade Fire

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6. Shadow Boy

   Scruffy the Cat

   Hello Scruffy!

7. Frayed

   The Naked + Famous

   Churning, isn’t it

8. BREAK

9. Daycare Nation

   The Jazz Butcher

   Lovely little melody for the solipsist

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10. Row Your Boat Johnny

    What!

    Still amazing

11. Clearwater Blues

    The Sugar Oaks

    Time-tunnel to the ‘70s

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12. BREAK

13. Artichaut

    Chinese Man

    Gimme more electroswing

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14. Kitchen

    Binder & Krieglstein

    What beast was loose in that kitchen?

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15. Way to Market Station

    Aislers Set

    The jangle of your dreams

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16. (Listen To The) Flower People (Reggae Style)

    Spinal Tap

    Nice tin whistle solo

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17. BREAK

18. Springfield

    Ant Neely

    Which Springfield?

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19. Kids

    MGMT

    It’s bombastic!

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20. Molly’s Lips

    The Vaselines

    Kurt Cobain liked ‘em

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21. BREAK

22. Hov (Det Analogisk)

    Analogik

    Low key Balkanism

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23. Mon Ami d’en Haut

    JP Nataf

    It’s in French, but it sounds sad.

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24. Indie Rock Freestyle

    Jason Lytle

    Let’s hear it for Jacoff!

25. Koteja (Oh Bolilla)

    Stewart Copeland

    Track down this soundtrack

26. BREAK

27. Penny Dreadful

    Professor Elemental

    Not a foppish man-bird at all

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28. Authority

    The Mekons

    The often-overlooked Mekons

29. Lawrence of Euphoria

    The Ophelias

    All hail Skip Spence!

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30. Fountain and Fairfax

    The Afghan Whigs

    Harrowing is the word

    [asa]B001OGLR3S[/asa]

    

31. BREAK

32. Tammy

    Emperor Penguin

    Yeah… it’s not Nickleback

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33. Floataway

    David Garza

    The 4-Track Manifesto version

34. Come As You Are / Lucifer Sam

    Southern Culture on the Skids

    More Kurtness!

    [asa]B0041ISYC8[/asa]

    

35. Cloud Cuckooland

    The Real Tuesday Weld

    What is the fake Tuesday Weld like?

    [asa]B000XTGS1S[/asa]

    

36. BREAK

37. 79 aka The Shouty Track

    Lemon Jelly

    It is rather shouty

    [asa]B000S57GKE[/asa]

    

38. Touz’ Ensemble

    Luigee Trademarq

    Oui oui, le French paurne

39. Romano Hip Hop

    Gipsy.cz

    I bet you that’s their website, too

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Invisible Sun

   Therapy?

   One of the Police’s gloomier numbers

3. BREAK

4. Bratach Bana

   Mouth Music

   Actually Scottish, what’re you gonna do

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5. When You Sleep

   My Bloody Valentine

   Didn’t know they were Irish, did you?

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6. Teenage Kicks

   The Undertones

   From Derry in the North

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7. Hey Venus

   That Petrol Emotion

   Featuring member of the Undertones

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8. BREAK

9. A Pair Of Brown Eyes

   The Pogues

   Nobody sings like a dissipated drunk like Shane

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10. Funky Ceili

    Black 47

    Not pronounced like it’s spelled

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11. Stop

    Frank and Walters

    From Cork

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12. Buffalo

    Stump

    How much is the fish? Also from Cork

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13. BREAK

14. Big John ’99

    Emperor Penguin

    Warped ‘90s blues

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15. Castles Made Of Sand

    Jimi Hendrix

    Warped ‘60s blues

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16. My Pet Snakes

    Jenny and Johnny

    Sing it kids!

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17. BREAK

18. Upside Down

    Scruffy the Cat

    Dig that Charlie Chesterman

19. Poppa Burger

    Junior Varsity

    Can’t lose with dancing bears.

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20. Olympia

    Baron Von Birdbath

    It’s all about the northwest

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21. Honey

    Moby

    You’ve heard it, yar

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22. BREAK

23. Alfio (Maxwell Implosion Rmx)

    Die Moulinettes

    An endless back massage

24. 20 Questions

    Amy Rigby

    Don’t mess with Amy

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25. Too Much

    David Garza

    Sounding awful Princey

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26. Salsa + Microchips

    DJ Me DJ You

    Nice and crunchy

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27. BREAK

28. Monkey

    Binder & Krieglstein

    Everyone likes monkeys

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29. The Elements

    Tom Lehrer

    Keep ‘em straight now

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30. There Goes a Tenner

    J Davis Trio

    Originally by Kate Bush

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31. Cup Of Brown Joy (Tea Bag Remix)

    Professor Elemental

    I say Assam!

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32. BREAK

33. Memphis, Egypt

    The Mekons

    Terrifyingly good

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34. Gyroscope

    The Dismemberment Plan

    Dropping beats left and right

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35. Part 2

    The Naked + Famous

    I’ll have to track down Part 1

36. Car And Driver

    Rock*a*Teens

    Plaintive is the word

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37. BREAK

38. Shaboom They Said

    From Bubblegum to Sky

    Orchestral pop galore

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39. Don’t Make Me Wait

    Locksley

    Wake up!

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40. Blues X Man

    The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

    And who could that be?

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41. Then I’m Gone

    Supersuckers

    From the split with Electric Frankenstein

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42. BREAK

43. Athlete Cured

    The Fall

    Isn’t that the bassline for “Hellhole”?

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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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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!

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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!