:: Gang of Four ::

Every seven years or so, some band reinterprets Gang of Four, and all of a sudden rock has a new savior. But you know the original is still the best… accept no substitutes.

In this episode: Bajofondo, Bersuit, DJ Logic, Dave Barbour, Devo, Gang of Four, Giraffes, Karnataka College Of Percussion, Le Couleur, Nanuchka, Rockpile, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Hollywood Persuaders, The Misfits, The Rentals, The Unicorns, Timothy Levitch, Ui

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Introduction

   Timothy Levitch

   I just want to be useless.

3. El Mareo (feat. Gustavo Cerati)

   Bajofondo

   An eight-piece from Argentina and Uruguay

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4. Konnakkol

   Karnataka College Of Percussion

   Vocal calisthenics

5. Ebrio de Sinrazón

   Bersuit

   Hey David, are you still up?

6. Red

   Nanuchka

   Featuring the bassist of the W/IFS

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7. BREAK

8. Mambo Jambo

   Dave Barbour

   The smell of brimstone is in the air

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9. Gates of Steel

   Devo

   Remember skating to this song?

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10. Getting By

    The Rentals

    Fuzz and moog, always tasty

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11. Molloy’s March

    Ui

    Too clever by a third

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12. BREAK

13. Damaged Goods

    Gang of Four

    Wicked and vile

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14. Queen Wasp

    The Misfits

    Not quite WASP but there you go

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15. Nothin’ 2 Looz

    Giraffes

    Chris Ballew’s solo bedroom project

16. Kudzu Limbo

    Southern Culture on the Skids

    Off the Peckin’ Party EP

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17. BREAK

18. 2e Avenue

    Le Couleur

    From Canadia!

19. Drums A-Go-Go

    The Hollywood Persuaders

    Dig up Las Vegas Grind!

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20. When I Write The Book

    Rockpile

    The originals

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21. Ghost Mountain

    The Unicorns

    They have the best ghost songs.

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22. BREAK

23. HerbMan

    DJ Logic

    Turntablism is the ism

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1. Song
   Artist

2. All Day and All of the Night

   The Stranglers

   Going to BadKitty!

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3. BREAK

4. Prisencolinensinaiciusol

   Adriano Celentano

   Seen the internet meme?

5. You Changed My Life

   The Thermals

   Kinda cooled down

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6. Prostitutes In Town

   Holiday

   A bit of Belle, a bit of Sebastian

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7. Home

   John P. Strohm

   Formerly of Antenna and the Blake Babies

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8. BREAK

9. Whenever

   Beth Orton

   Hey Alex, are you listening?

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10. Scooba Dooba Diver

    King Kong

    A veritable raw bar of a song

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11. Into The Sun

    Locksley

    Again with the sha-la-las

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12. Questions And Answers

    Apples In Stereo

    From ye olden days

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13. BREAK

14. Check It Out

    Komeda

    Damnit if it don’t clean the house

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15. Ewa on the Beach

    Frankie & The Poolboys

    A KEXP song of the day

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16. You Are My Matinee

    Parker And Lily

    From the saddest trilogy of albums ever

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17. El Cocodrilo

    Maldita Vecindad & Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio

    Hailing from Mexico and the ‘90s

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18. BREAK

19. Roxanne

    The Police

    Hard to beat that wail

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20. Lie Still, Little Bottle

    They Might Be Giants

    Unshake my shaky hand

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21. Highway 40 (featuring Freddie Prinze, Jr.)

    Brak

    Yes, Freddie Prinze Jr.

22. Sex Bomb

    Flipper

    Tonight’s rain sure put me in the mood

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23. BREAK

24. Introduction

    Timothy Levitch

    I just want to be useless.

25. El Mareo (feat. Gustavo Cerati)

    Bajofondo

    An eight-piece from Argentina and Uruguay

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26. Konnakkol

    Karnataka College Of Percussion

    Vocal calisthenics

27. Ebrio de Sinrazón

    Bersuit

    Hey David, are you still up?

28. Red

    Nanuchka

    Featuring the bassist of the W/IFS

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29. BREAK

30. Mambo Jambo

    Dave Barbour

    The smell of brimstone is in the air

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31. Gates of Steel

    Devo

    Remember skating to this song?

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32. Getting By

    The Rentals

    Fuzz and moog, always tasty

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33. Molloy’s March

    Ui

    Too clever by a third

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34. BREAK

35. Damaged Goods

    Gang of Four

    Wicked and vile

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36. Queen Wasp

    The Misfits

    Not quite WASP but there you go

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37. Nothin’ 2 Looz

    Giraffes

    Chris Ballew’s solo bedroom project

38. Kudzu Limbo

    Southern Culture on the Skids

    Off the Peckin’ Party EP

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39. BREAK

40. 2e Avenue

    Le Couleur

    From Canadia!

41. Drums A-Go-Go

    The Hollywood Persuaders

    Dig up Las Vegas Grind!

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42. When I Write The Book

    Rockpile

    The originals

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43. Ghost Mountain

    The Unicorns

    They have the best ghost songs.

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44. BREAK

45. HerbMan

    DJ Logic

    Turntablism is the ism

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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!