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1. Song
   Artist

2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

   Cornershop

   In glorious Hindi. I think

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3. BREAK

4. For The Girl

   The Fratellis

   Smooth as it gets from Glasgow

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5. God Is On My Side

   Hefner

   Hmm, glitchy

6. Strano Mondo Di Tanti Nomi (Rmx)

   Stereo Total

   A cavalcade of nomenclature!

7. Ride It On

   Mazzy Star

   Let’s see if I can pronounce this right

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8. BREAK

9. Barcelona

   Nerdcore from way back

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10. Where’s The Fire

    Head Of Femur

    That was very dense

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11. Words

    Missing Persons

    Pop goes the Bozzio

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12. Slow Train Coming

    Low Frequency In Stereo

    Very Eighties

13. BREAK

14. Postcard

    Niños Con Bombas

    Trans-oceanic trio

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15. 6

    The Wrens

    Bring the noise

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16. Corndogs Are Our Friends

    Canoe

    Ladies and gentlement, I give you Canoe!

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17. Tame

    Pixies

    Anything but

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18. BREAK

19. Excesses

    Heavy Vegetable

    Originally by Klark Kent!

20. Valerie Flames

    The Starlight Mints

    Oh oh oh

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21. Ballad Of The Sin Eater

    Ted Leo + The Pharmacists

    Brutal pounding

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22. BREAK

23. Memories

    The Extra Glenns

    John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno

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24. Pictures Of Matchstick Men

    Camper Van Beethoven

    Psychedeliclassic!

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25. The Missing Person’s Waltz

    Chaz & The Motorbikes

    Whistle solo time

26. Picture Of The Future

    Treat Her Right

    Low and doomed

27. Memories Of Gay Paree

    Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

    What are they saying?

28. BREAK

29. Sexyactioncool

    Atomic 7

    Evolved from the Shadowy Men

30. Train of Pain

    Barry Black

    From the Archers of Loaf’s Erich Bachman

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31. Chem-oo-Chem

    Brave Combo

    Middle Eastern with a didgeridoo

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32. Disco Ball World

    Davíd Garza

    Brilliant song

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33. BREAK

34. Sweetback’s Gonna Make It

    John Wilkes Booze

    From Bloomington, Indiana

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35. Orange

    Ken Nordine

    Did someone say Annoying Orange?

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36. Let Me Find The Good In You

    The Kiss Offs

    Relentless

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37. Old Tale

    Surf Gunz

    Yeah, I don’t know either

38. BREAK

39. Dynamite Chair

    Poster Children

    Chicago aces

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40. More Than This

    Robyn Hitchcock

    Live in a Santa Monica music store

41. Lefty

    Rocket From The Crypt

    It’s drenched in fuzz

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42. (I Know) The Trip

    Swell

    Eating up the miles

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43. BREAK

44. Imaginary World

    Ashtech

    Dub you into submission

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In this episode: A-Set, Anya Marina, Creedle, Flat Duo Jets, Head Of Femur, Jean Knight, Milo Binder, Pluto, Preston School Of Industry, Robyn Hitchcock, Smoking Popes, Sukia, The Boneless Children Foundation, The Breeders, The Specials, Those Peabodys, True Love

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1. Song
   Artist

2. How Do You Work This Thing?

   Robyn Hitchcock

   Yes, it’s a mystery to me as well, Mr. Hitchcock

3. Here No More

   The Breeders

   Slow and steady

4. The Dream Machines

   Sukia

   La Maquina De Los Sueños

5. BREAK

6. Mr. Big Stuff

   Jean Knight

   Hard to get any funkier

7. Isn’t It A Shame

   Head Of Femur

   Histrionic pop, I’ll call it

8. Thirsty

   Pluto

   Warm fuzz from Canadia

9. BREAK

10. Monkey Man

    The Specials

    Going out to Generoso Fierro and Bovine Ska

11. Walk Of A Gurl

    Preston School Of Industry

    Featuring the other guy from Pavement

12. Foreign Picture Books

    True Love

    A band that got nowhere near the attention they deserved

13. BREAK

14. Do Something

    Smoking Popes

    From the East Timor Compilation

15. Rabbi Steinman’s Happy Hour Frito Boats

    Creedle

    One of my preferred extra-obscure San Diego bands

16. Vertigo

    Anya Marina

    Also from San Diego

17. Stars For Anyone

    The Boneless Children Foundation

    Still one of my favorite band names

18. BREAK

19. A Day And The Weight

    A-Set

    Leaves me shaky and unsteady

20. Little M

    Flat Duo Jets

    I love these guys

21. Frank

    Those Peabodys

    A relentless clock

22. BREAK

23. Dancing Queen

    Milo Binder

    A thoughtful rendition of a song originally by ABBA

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Dancing Queen

   Milo Binder

   A thoughtful rendition of a song originally by ABBA

3. BREAK

4. How Do You Work This Thing?

   Robyn Hitchcock

   Yes, it’s a mystery to me as well, Mr. Hitchcock

5. Here No More

   The Breeders

   Slow and steady

6. The Dream Machines

   Sukia

   La Maquina De Los Sueños

7. BREAK

8. Mr. Big Stuff

   Jean Knight

   Hard to get any funkier

9. Isn’t It A Shame

   Head Of Femur

   Histrionic pop, I’ll call it

10. Thirsty

    Pluto

    Warm fuzz from Canadia

11. BREAK

12. Monkey Man

    The Specials

    Going out to Generoso Fierro and Bovine Ska

13. Walk Of A Gurl

    Preston School Of Industry

    Featuring the other guy from Pavement

14. Foreign Picture Books

    True Love

    A band that got nowhere near the attention they deserved

15. BREAK

16. Do Something

    Smoking Popes

    From the East Timor Compilation

17. Rabbi Steinman’s Happy Hour Frito Boats

    Creedle

    One of my preferred extra-obscure San Diego bands

18. Vertigo

    Anya Marina

    Also from San Diego

19. Stars For Anyone

    The Boneless Children Foundation

    Still one of my favorite band names

20. BREAK

21. A Day And The Weight

    A-Set

    Leaves me shaky and unsteady

22. Little M

    Flat Duo Jets

    I love these guys

23. Frank

    Those Peabodys

    A relentless clock

24. BREAK

25. 59

    1990s

    Featuring members of Yummy Fur

26. Swing 48

    The Cook Trio

    Quite the hip outfit

27. A Million Miles Away

    The Plimsouls

    Remember Valley Girl

28. BREAK

29. Happiness Is All The Rage

    The Promise Ring

    Emo before emo was emo

30. Business

    Pluxus

    mmmm, Swedish moog

31. Modern Age

    Get Set Go

    Dark lyrics on this one

32. BREAK

33. Undertow

    The Super Friendz

    Chimey Canadian goodness

34. Harpoon Fever (Queequeg’s Playhouse)

    Man Man

    Klezmy and exerimental

35. Tenderness

    General Public

    All the way from 1984

36. BREAK

37. Gonna Make You Mine

    The Red Button

    Pure power pop for now people

38. I Think She Likes Me

    Treat Her Right

    Mark Sandman with a tale of sleaze

39. Myriad Harbour

    The New Pornographers

    With Dan Bejar of Destroyer

40. BREAK

41. In ko enkrat bom umrl

    Magnifico

    One of Slovenia’s most important musicians

42. Crazy Afrobeat

    Tony Allen

    Fela’s drummer, delivering on that promise

43. Rose Garden

    Smack Dab

    Going out to the Librarian

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Jungle Drum

   Emiliana Torrini

   Also scores high on the exotic scale, as Emiliana is half-Italian, half Icelandic. Shout out to my crypto-Icelander Hannah.

3. South Central Rock

   Zoobombs

   Japan says, “swift the kick mighty!”

4. BREAK

5. A Minha Meninha

   Os Mutantes

   Brazilian psychedelica — Thanks, uncle Dave!

6. Baby’s On Fire

   Brian Eno

   And speaking of Byrne, here’s some Eno

7. I Have A Dream

   Band Marino

   Outta Orlando, check them out before you have to wait in line

8. BREAK

9. Star Position

   Marcellus Hall

   Vocalist of White Hassle

10. Let My Burden Be

    Golden Shoulders

    Another standout GS track

11. Funky Days Are Back

    Cornershop

    British Hindo-funk

12. BREAK

13. Where’s The Fire

    Head of Femur

    Gadzooks, that sound

14. Miss Madison

    Hands Down Eugene

    Some Athens stuff

15. Relentless Machine

    Thomas Function

    Lives up to its name

16. BREAK

17. Broke A Promise

    Guv’ner

    Old favorite

18. Dance Jack Palance

    The Gomers

    Reissue of obscure (maybe rightfully so) album. Check out the vibe solo!

19. Are You Receiving Me?

    XTC

    Kinda goes with the last track!?

20. BREAK

21. Sorry Mama

    Westbound Train

    Rocksteady from Boston, shoutout to Gene Bovineska!

22. Havana

    The Mabuses

    How do you pronounce it?

23. Conjugate The Verbs

    Enon

24. BREAK

25. Chick Habit

    April March

    From Planet Terror, watch it.

26. White Sheets, Tight Bed

    Mastretta

    From Spain!

27. Meninblack

    Stranglers

    Release successfully negotiated by Steve

28. BREAK

29. Sweat Indoors

    Mitsoobishy Jackson

    Dutch? Belgian?

30. Moosh

    Colorstore

    From Phoenix AZ!

31. Cut Your Hair

    Pavement

    feat. Steven Malkmus

32. BREAK

33. Hiphopopotamus

    Flight of the Conchords

    Funny Kiwis.

34. Malibu Love Nest

    Luna

    Loves that Dean Warehams — Sounds like Giant Sand

35. Indian Summer

    Benjamin Gibbard

    From Death Cab / Postal Service

36. BREAK

37. Salsa + Microchips

    DJ Me DJ You

    Sukia descendants, as promised

38. Faded Away

    A Big Yes + A Small No

    Another vibe solo!

39. Submarine #3

    Starlight Mints

    Lush pop is my weakness.

40. Carl Sagan

    Boneless Children Society

    Carl Sagan says there are billions of stars.

41. BREAK

42. Santa Maria

    Gotan Project

    Downtempo tango to lull you into jazz.

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Sweet Librarian

   Railroad Jerk

3. Relax Baby Be Cool

   Stereo Total

   Originally by Serge Gainsbourg

4. 1234

   Titan

   Pronounced \\\”TEE-tan\\\”, from Mexico

5. Oh My

   The Dansettes

   On HammondBeat

6. BREAK

7. If I Think Of Love

   LD + the New Criticism

   One of my favorite Lisa Germano songs

8. Fatty Boom Boom

   Westbound Train

   Rocksteady from Boston

9. Bye Bye Baby

   G Love + Special Sauce

10. Too Much

    David Garza

    Original demo version… still my favorite

11. BREAK

12. Great Plains

    Head of Femur

    Did I say \\\”Focht\\\” on the air?

13. Chick-A-Boom

    Trespassers W

    German minimalist — this track reminds me of a country Trio

14. The New Breed

    Golden Shoulders

    This album was originally released in 2004, track it dow, it’s excellent.

15. Medicine Man

    The Hush Sound

    Dum-dum-dum, dig that menacing bass

16. BREAK

17. The Cat

    James Taylor Quartet

    Nothing to do with Carly Simon’s James Taylor

18. Scott Cronce is our CEO

    Global Goon

    Relentless and hypnotic

19. Lay Back

    Kinky

    From Mexico

20. This Little Time

    Andrea Perry

    Sweet and happ

21. BREAK

22. The Year of No Light

    Three Mile Pilot

    Featuring members of Pinback and Black Heart Procession

23. Postcard

    Niños Con Bombas

    Pan-global mix of ska, punk and more. Not like other mixes of ska, punk and more.

24. You Made Me Like It

    1990s

    Glaswegian snottiness… I lurvs it

25. Make Me STiNKED

    The Flamenco A Go Go

    Dig the album artwork… must post a link here some day

26. BREAK

27. The Puppet

    Moore Brothers

28. California Stutter

    Robb Benson

    Nothing to do with the ’70s heartthrob

29. T-Rexia Nervosa

    The Awkward Stage

    Does it sound like T-Rex to you?

30. This Will Be Our Year

    OK GO

    Originally from a 2004 moveon.org compilation… highly ironic in retrospective

31. BREAK

32. Paper Moon

    Erin McKeown

    Best cover of \\\”Paper Moon\\\” by a Canadian EVER

33. The Israelites

    Madness

    One of the first (if not THE first) ska hits in the US

34. I’m Always Manic When I’m Around You

    A Big Yes + A Small No

    Winner of \\\”Longest Band Name\\\” and \\\”Longest Song Title\\\” for this show

35. Bala Com Bala

    Elis Regina

    Classic bossanova

36. BREAK

37. Sinner

    Downtown Harvest

    From Philladelphia… lots of Philly bands on this show for some reason

38. Duchess

    Boss Hogg

    For Underdog, featuring Jon Spencer and Christina Martinez

39. Sir Rockabye

    Black Francis

    Delightful gem on John from TMBG’s \\\”Hello Recording Club\\\”

40. BREAK

41. The More You Say You Know

    Blue Skies for Black Hearts

    Runner up, \\\”Longest Band Name\\\”

42. Hot Carl

    Monsieur LeRoc

    Goes out to Phillip and my Production Mastermind, Dr. Zoltan

43. BREAK

44. Bhajan

    The Anubian Lights

    Good way to end the evening