:: Micachu and the Shapes ::

Micachu and the Shapes turn your toybox upside down to make some delightful shattered ditties. It’s spastic beyond measure, and I believe you should let it ring.

In this episode: Daikaiju, David Lindley, Eddi Reader, Golden Shoulders, Graham Coxon, Jean Michel Jarre, Jimi Hendrix, Little Jack Melody & His Young Turks, Los Lobos, Micachu & The Shapes, St. Vincent, That Petrol Emotion, The Capes, The Daktaris, The Pontiac Brothers, The Toasters

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Golden Phone

   Micachu & The Shapes

   This is… out there

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3. Freakin’ Out

   Graham Coxon

   Lay it on thick, guitarist of Bleh

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4. El Rayo-X

   David Lindley

   Is there anything he can’t do?

   [asa]B001MEBI90[/asa]

   

5. Super Afro-Beat

   The Daktaris

   Mythical funk band (literally)

   [asa]B000QZXVAK[/asa]

   

6. BREAK

7. Compulsion

   That Petrol Emotion

   Going back 20 years or so

   [asa]B001UNRAU4[/asa]

   

8. Fuzzy Little Piece Of The World

   The Pontiac Brothers

   Collectible band name, now that there’s no Pontiac

   [asa]B002I5YZDS[/asa]

   

9. El Cuchipe (Cancio Boliviana)

   Los Lobos

   Genuine sounds of… Bolivia?

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10. Tightly Wound

    The Capes

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11. BREAK

12. The Strangers

    St. Vincent

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13. The Trouble With Those Mothra Girls

    Daikaiju

    Instrumentals have the best names

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14. My Friend

    Jimi Hendrix

    My favorite obscure Jimi track

    [asa]B005AQSI8A[/asa]

    

15. BREAK

16. Nothing’s All Right

    Golden Shoulders

    More from their 2007 reissue

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17. Oxygene 4

    Jean Michel Jarre

    Inspired by the Moog Cookbook’s Buddy Holly

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18. J’ai Faim Toujours

    Little Jack Melody & His Young Turks

    Hongry every day

19. Haitian Frustration (Remix)

    The Toasters

    From the seminal Thrill Me Up album

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20. BREAK

21. Never Going Back Again ( Queen Of Scots )

    Eddi Reader

    Gimme that Stevie Nicks.

    [asa]B001YXZWXW[/asa]

    

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Never Going Back Again ( Queen Of Scots )

   Eddi Reader

   Gimme that Stevie Nicks.

   [asa]B001YXZWXW[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Golden Phone

   Micachu & The Shapes

   This is… out there

   [asa]B001R3YJ10[/asa]

   

5. Freakin’ Out

   Graham Coxon

   Lay it on thick, guitarist of Bleh

   [asa]B000THGPAI[/asa]

   

6. El Rayo-X

   David Lindley

   Is there anything he can’t do?

   [asa]B001MEBI90[/asa]

   

7. Super Afro-Beat

   The Daktaris

   Mythical funk band (literally)

   [asa]B000QZXVAK[/asa]

   

8. BREAK

9. Compulsion

   That Petrol Emotion

   Going back 20 years or so

   [asa]B001UNRAU4[/asa]

   

10. Fuzzy Little Piece Of The World

    The Pontiac Brothers

    Collectible band name, now that there’s no Pontiac

    [asa]B002I5YZDS[/asa]

    

11. El Cuchipe (Cancion Boliviana)

    Los Lobos

    Genuine sounds of… Bolivia?

    [asa]B0013AZLHI[/asa]

    

12. Tightly Wound

    The Capes

    Very, very tightly wound

    [asa]B000TPTGRE[/asa]

    

13. BREAK

14. The Strangers

    St. Vincent

    Moody to the max

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15. The Trouble With Those Mothra Girls

    Daikaiju

    Instrumentals have the best names

    [asa]B002NHDOX8[/asa]

    

16. My Friend

    Jimi Hendrix

    My favorite obscure Jimi track

    [asa]B005AQSI8A[/asa]

    

17. BREAK

18. Nothing’s All Right

    Golden Shoulders

    More from their 2007 reissue

    [asa]B002U3LPLS[/asa]

    

19. Oxygene 4

    Jean Michel Jarre

    Inspired by the Moog Cookbook’s Buddy Holly

    [asa]B004A3KPYY[/asa]

    

20. J’ai Faim Toujours

    Little Jack Melody & His Young Turks

    Hongry every day

21. Haitian Frustration (Remix)

    The Toasters

    From the seminal Thrill Me Up album

    [asa]B0012ADPF4[/asa]

    

22. BREAK

23. Snake Mistakes

    Dan Deacon

    Super slippy sounds

    [asa]B001EJWV3A[/asa]

    

24. Enemy Destruct

    Thee Oh Sees

    Going out to Iceberg Defect

    [asa]B003P7QZ86[/asa]

    

25. Paris Circa 2007 Slash 08

    The Dissociatives

    Featuring Daniel Johns of Silverchair

    [asa]B004P8BRUU[/asa]

    

26. I’d Love To Change The World

    Ten Years After

    Is that freedom rock?

    [asa]B000S58860[/asa]

    

27. BREAK

28. Uruapan Breaks

    Kinky

    Bring on the Mexican non-stop

    [asa]B0045DF6UM[/asa]

    

29. Baby’s Way Cruel

    Guv’ner

    Because my baby’s way cruel… WAY cruel

    [asa]B000U7VTHG[/asa]

    

30. Juliet Was The Sun

    Jan

    Breezy easy pop

    [asa]B0019BFBUI[/asa]

    

31. Hello Hello

    Hello The Band

    With John from TMBG

32. BREAK

33. The Vis-Art Song

    Evil Wiener

    A good customer with a distortion pedal

34. The Box

    1990s

    That’s the place I keep my spare set of socks

    [asa]B001UOP6Z4[/asa]

    

35. Small Supernova

    Metal Molly

    Dig the William Gibson reference

36. Just Got Paid

    Ministry

    From their Cover Up album

    [asa]B0016ECKNY[/asa]

    

37. BREAK

38. New Violence

    White Williams

    Born of the Cincinnati scene

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39. Buggie Technica

    Polysics

    Unquestionably, the Japanese Devo

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40. It’s So Easy

    Willy DeVille

    From the Death Proof soundtrack

    [asa]B003YMTHD2[/asa]

    

41. BREAK

42. I Am The Cosmos

    This Mortal Coil

    Originally by Big Star

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Never Going Back Again ( Queen Of Scots )

   Eddi Reader

   Gimme that Stevie Nicks.

   [asa]B001YXZWXW[/asa]

   

3. BREAK

4. Golden Phone

   Micachu & The Shapes

   This is… out there

   [asa]B001VL5818[/asa]

   

5. Freakin’ Out

   Graham Coxon

   Lay it on thick, guitarist of Bleh

   [asa]B000THGPAI[/asa]

   

6. El Rayo-X

   David Lindley

   Is there anything he can’t do?

   [asa]B001MEBI90[/asa]

   

7. Super Afro-Beat

   The Daktaris

   Mythical funk band (literally)

   [asa]B000QZXVAK[/asa]

   

8. BREAK

9. Compulsion

   That Petrol Emotion

   Going back 20 years or so

   [asa]B001UNRAU4[/asa]

   

10. Fuzzy Little Piece Of The World

    The Pontiac Brothers

    Collectible band name, now that there’s no Pontiac

    [asa]B002I5YZDS[/asa]

    

11. El Cuchipe (Cancio Boliviana)

    Los Lobos

    Genuine sounds of… Bolivia?

    [asa]B0013AZLHI[/asa]

    

12. Tightly Wound

    The Capes

    Twangle bangle

    [asa]B000TPTGRE[/asa]

    

13. BREAK

14. The Strangers

    St. Vincent

    [asa]B0025YTBHW[/asa]

    

15. The Trouble With Those Mothra Girls

    Daikaiju

    Instrumentals have the best names

    [asa]B002NHDOX8[/asa]

    

16. My Friend

    Jimi Hendrix

    My favorite obscure Jimi track

    [asa]B003AX0X3I[/asa]

    

17. BREAK

18. Nothing’s All Right

    Golden Shoulders

    More from their 2007 reissue

    [asa]B002U3LPLS[/asa]

    

19. Oxygene 4

    Jean Michel Jarre

    Inspired by the Moog Cookbook’s Buddy Holly

    [asa]B00189I00E[/asa]

    

20. J’ai Faim Toujours

    Little Jack Melody & His Young Turks

    Hongry every day

21. Haitian Frustration (Remix)

    The Toasters

    From the seminal Thrill Me Up album

    [asa]B0012ADPF4[/asa]

    

22. BREAK

23. Snake Mistakes

    Dan Deacon

    Super slippy sounds

    [asa]B001EJWV3A[/asa]

    

24. Enemy Destruct

    Thee Oh Sees

    Going out to Iceberg Defect

    [asa]B003P7QZ86[/asa]

    

25. Paris Circa 2007 Slash 08

    The Dissociatives

    Featuring Daniel Johns of Silverchair

    [asa]B004P8BRUU[/asa]

    

26. I’d Love To Change The World

    Ten Years After

    Is that freedom rock?

    [asa]B000S58860[/asa]

    

27. BREAK

28. Uruapan Breaks

    Kinky

    Bring on the Mexican non-stop

    [asa]B0045DF6UM[/asa]

    

29. Baby’s Way Cruel

    Guv’ner

    Because my baby’s way cruel… WAY cruel

    [asa]B000U7VTHG[/asa]

    

30. Juliet Was The Sun

    Jan

    Breezy easy pop

    [asa]B0019BFBUI[/asa]

    

31. Hello Hello

    Hello The Band

    With John from TMBG

32. BREAK

33. The Vis-Art Song

    Evil Wiener

    A good customer with a distortion pedal

34. The Box

    1990s

    That’s the place I keep my spare set of socks

    [asa]B001UOP6Z4[/asa]

    

35. Small Supernova

    Metal Molly

    Dig the William Gibson reference

36. Just Got Paid

    Ministry

    From their Cover Up album

    [asa]B0016ECKNY[/asa]

    

37. BREAK

38. New Violence

    White Williams

    Born of the Cincinnati scene

    [asa]B001I520T0[/asa]

    

39. Buggie Technica

    Polysics

    Unquestionably, the Japanese Devo

    [asa]B000R033UC[/asa]

40. It’s So Easy

    Willy DeVille

    From the Death Proof soundtrack

    [asa]B003YMTHD2[/asa]

    

41. BREAK

42. I Am The Cosmos

    This Mortal Coil

    Originally by Big Star

    [asa]B000S58QCQ[/asa]

    

:: Heavy Trash ::

Hard to mistake that Spencerian whoop, isn’t it?

In this episode: Cornelius, De Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Gotan Project, Graham Coxon, Heavy Trash, Ill Ease, Kraftwerk, Mike Doughty, Mojo Nixon, Pepe Deluxe, Pixies, The Moog Cookbook, The Silos, Tommy Emmanuel, Winterbrief

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Under The Waves

   Heavy Trash

   Jon Spencer in a moody mood

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3. Spectacular

   Graham Coxon

   Unmistakably blurry

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4. Jesus at McDonalds

   Mojo Nixon

   Goin’ out to Cory and the Windows 7 Whopper

   [asa]B000VNCZ8G[/asa]

5. BREAK

6. I Want To Be Sexy

   Winterbrief

   Yo quiero ser sexy!

   [asa]B001238PLU[/asa]

7. Di Naie Chuppe

   De Amsterdam Klezmer Band

   Warbly clarinets and all

   [asa]B000EMGFHQ[/asa]

8. Maddaddy

   Pepe Deluxe

   Finnish him!

   [asa]B00000F1VO[/asa]

9. Into The White

   Pixies

   From the Monkey Gone To Heaven EP

   [asa]B000065PUE[/asa]

10. BREAK

11. Love Is A Beautiful Thing

    The Silos

    A tribute to the Young Fresh Fellows!

    [asa]B0001O2XSC[/asa]

12. The Diggers’ Waltz

    Tommy Emmanuel

    A break in pace

    [asa]B000GW8PQS[/asa]

13. The Static’s Beat

    Ill Ease

    Heavy stutter

    [asa]B000A1OF0A[/asa]

14. BREAK

15. Numbers

    Kraftwerk

    A cavalcade of incrementation!

    [asa]B000002GYI[/asa]

16. Lunático

    Gotan Project

    Argentina via France

    [asa]B000EHQ7KG[/asa]

17. Count Five or Six

    Cornelius

    All the way to six

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18. Janine

    Mike Doughty

    Is that a “nine” in the song name?

    [asa]B000J2CSQ8[/asa]

19. BREAK

20. 25 Or 6 To 4

    The Moog Cookbook

    Also includes some Led Zeppelin and some Ventures

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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

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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. Never Going Back Again ( Queen Of Scots )

   Eddi Reader

   Gimme that Stevie Nicks.

3. BREAK

4. Golden Phone

   Micachu & The Shapes

   This is… out there

5. Freakin’ Out

   Graham Coxon

   Lay it on thick, guitarist of Bleh

6. El Rayo-X

   David Lindley

   Is there anything he can’t do?

7. Super Afro-Beat

   The Daktaris

   Mythical funk band (literally)

8. BREAK

9. Compulsion

   That Petrol Emotion

   Going back 20 years or so

10. Fuzzy Little Piece Of The World

    The Pontiac Brothers

    Collectible band name, now that there’s no Pontiac

11. El Cuchipe (Cancio Boliviana)

    Los Lobos

    Genuine sounds of… Bolivia?

12. Tightly Wound

    The Capes

13. BREAK

14. The Strangers

    St. Vincent

15. The Trouble With Those Mothra Girls

    Daikaiju

    Instrumentals have the best names

16. My Friend

    Jimi Hendrix

    My favorite obscure Jimi track

17. BREAK

18. Nothing’s All Right

    Golden Shoulders

    More from their 2007 reissue

19. Oxygene 4

    Jean Michel Jarre

    Inspired by the Moog Cookbook’s Buddy Holly

20. J’ai Faim Toujours

    Little Jack Melody & His Young Turks

    Hongry every day

21. Haitian Frustration (Remix)

    The Toasters

    From the seminal Thrill Me Up album

22. BREAK

23. Snake Mistakes

    Dan Deacon

    Super slippy sounds

24. Enemy Destruct

    Thee Oh Sees

    Going out to Iceberg Defect

25. Paris Circa 2007 Slash 08

    The Dissociatives

    Featuring Daniel Johns of Silverchair

26. I’d Love To Change The World

    Ten Years After

    Is that freedom rock?

27. BREAK

28. Uruapan Breaks

    Kinky

    Bring on the Mexican non-stop

29. Baby’s Way Cruel

    Guv’ner

    Because my baby’s way cruel… WAY cruel

30. Juliet Was The Sun

    Jan

    Breezy easy pop

31. Hello Hello

    Hello The Band

    With John from TMBG

32. BREAK

33. The Vis-Art Song

    Evil Wiener

    A good customer with a distortion pedal

34. The Box

    1990s

    That’s the place I keep my spare set of socks

35. Small Supernova

    Metal Molly

    Dig the William Gibson reference

36. Just Got Paid

    Ministry

    From their Cover Up album

37. BREAK

38. New Violence

    White Williams

    Born of the Cincinnati scene

39. Buggie Technica

    Polysics

    Unquestionably, the Japanese Devo

40. It’s So Easy

    Willy DeVille

    From the Death Proof soundtrack

41. BREAK

42. I Am The Cosmos

    This Mortal Coil

    Originally by Big Star

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Lagrimas De Oro

   Beth Custer

   The Manu Chao classic, by San Francisco experimentalist in a rare mood

3. BREAK

4. Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery

   Graham Coxon

   From the guitarist of Bleh

5. Cake for Pronoun

   Coyle & Sharpe

   You would have full use of the etymological facilty we give you!

6. I Am A Song

   Midget

   Dig the slow banjo

7. BREAK

8. Seven Lonely Days

   Smoking Popes

   One lonely week

9. Stop Your Sobbing

   Pretenders

   From some crappy live recording, but what can I do

10. 96 Tears

    The Stranglers

    You’re lucky you didn’t get 282 Tears

11. BREAK

12. Can’t Take It No More

    Junior Varsity

    These guys had a dancing bear in their band

13. Tomorrow World

    Squarepusher

    The blippy sounds of a bass player

14. Balloon Race

    The Lonesome Organist

    Crazed soloism

15. Lack Of Concentration

    Manband

    Chunky and fun, awesome fake end

16. BREAK

17. I Want Some

    The Make-Up

    Mmmm, yes. I do

18. 5 Times Out Of A Hundred

    Hot Hot Heat

    From their early days

19. Albion Rose

    Mouse on Mars

    Oddly bouncing

20. BREAK

21. I’ll Sink Manhattan

    They Might Be Giants

    From their They’ll Need A Crane EP

22. Time To Get Dumb

    The Lynnfield Pioneers

    Uh… yeah.

23. Waiting Room

    Holly Golightly

    The lovely and unbalanced Holly

24. Pillow

    Capitol K

    Lovely fragments

25. BREAK

26. Captain of Maybe

    Bettie Serveert

    From Belgium!

27. Myrtle Way

    Frankenixon

    Piano rock is HARD

28. Plastic Halo

    Hafdis Huld

    Twist that knife, Hafdis

29. BREAK

30. Away From Home

    Klark Kent

    I entertain my rancid date / And she can hang around til late!

31. Paging System Operator

    Barcelona

    The OLD Barcelona, not the new one

32. Alfio Brambilio

    The Maxwell Implosion

    Not what I normally associate with the name Maxwell

33. BREAK

34. Hamfisted, Chromatic

    Steward

    Like honey and gravel

35. Always See Your Face

    Love

    Counterbalancing the noise

36. This Girl

    Jimmy Dale McFadden

    Quite the dramatic delivery

37. Dreams

    The Soft Boys

    Robyn Hitchcock in ye olden days

38. BREAK

39. Percy Francis

    Nathaniel Saunders

    Trinidad?

40. Satellite

    The Brian Jonestown Massacre

    The unflappable train wreck

41. Fire

    Jimi Hendrix

    By request! Ice Bear and the Monkey!

42. Hostile Bridge to Benny’s

    Stewart Copeland

    From the Rumblefish soundtrack

43. BREAK

44. Voodoo Ray

    William Fairey Band

    The acid brass treatment