Alex Arrowsmith, Built To Spill, Chinese Man, Dub Narcotic Sound System Meets The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Dusminguet, Fruit Bats, Ha Ha Tonka, Heavy Trash, King Missile, Kirby Krackle, Los Amigos Invisibles, Medeski Martin + Wood, Metric, Mexican Institute of Sound, Montefiori Cocktail, Neutral Milk Hotel, Primus, Ray Davies, Sondre Lerche, St. Vincent, Taraf De Tucson, Thao (with the Get Down Stay Down), The Bobs, The Donettes, The Drums, The KLF, The Minus 5, The Sugarplastic, The Unicorns, To Roccoco Rot, Trombone Shorty, Ursula 1000, Ween, Zomby
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:: Juana Molina ::

It turns out Juana Molina is Argentinian, not Mexican. Everyone makes that mistake. But she has the best pictures.

In this episode: Brave Combo, Café Tacuba, Combustible Edison & Esquivel!, Esquivel, Gael Garcia, Juana Molina, Kinky, Los De Abajo, Los Explosivos, Los Super Seven, Maldita Vecindad & Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Molotov, Nortec Collective, Plastilina Mosh & Tonino Carotone With Chalo from Volován, The Bronx, The Plugz, Titán

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Alex Arrowsmith, Apostle of Hustle, Brave Combo, Café Tacuba, Combustible Edison & Esquivel!, Dengue Fever, Dr. Octagon, El Stew, Esquivel, Gael Garcia, Grupo Vocal Sampling, House of Freaks, Juana Molina, Kinky, Los De Abajo, Los Explosivos, Los Super Seven, Lykke Li, Maldita Vecindad & Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Mika Bomb, Mike Pinto, Molotov, Nortec Collective, Plastilina Mosh & Tonino Carotone With Chalo from Volován, Quintron, Ratcat, Solex, Spot 1019, The Bronx, The Plugz, The Presidents of The United States of America, Titán, Wild Sweet Orange, Young Fresh Fellows
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:: Danielle Howle ::

I’ve loved Danielle Howle’s Southern rasp since her days in Lay Quiet Awhile… definitely an under-the radar artist.

In this episode: Amazing Blazak, Apollo Four Forty, Danielle Howle, Flaming Fire, Girl In A Coma, Jim Noir, Low Frequency In Stereo, Man Man, Mellow, Mexican Institute Of Sound, The Barry Sisters, The Kingsbury Manx, The Promise Ring, Tommy Emmanuel, Tribe, Ween

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:: The English Beat ::

Long before Hammertime, there was “Ranking Full Stop.” Still the superior product, in my opinion. And Brak always cracks me up, but your mileage may vary.

In this episode: Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Brak, Christian Zimmerman, Combustible Edison, Dan Hicks, English Beat, Los Lobos, Metal Molly, Mexican Institute of Sound, Os Mutantes, Simian Mobile Disco, The Wrens, Vells, Ween

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Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Bishop Allen, Brak, Café Tacuba, Chang Siao Ying, Christian Zimmerman, Combustible Edison, Dan Hicks, English Beat, Fugazi, House of Freaks, Iggy Pop, Julia P. Hersheimer, Koop, Los Lobos, Metal Molly, Mexican Institute of Sound, Nevada Bachelors, Nile Rogers And Roy Hargrove And Money Mark, Os Mutantes, Simian Mobile Disco, Sir Richard Bishop, Stereolab, The Kinks, The Negatones, The Presidents of The United States of America, The Red Elvises, The Wrens, Vells, Ween
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:: Archers of Loaf ::

Someone on the internet thinks “Web In Front” is the best song to come out of the ’90s… I think I’ll occasionally agree.

In this episode: A.C. Newman, Archers Of Loaf, Art Lord And The Self Portraits, Eugene Francis Jnr, Jeepster, John Zorn, King Missile, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mazzy Star, Mexican Institute Of Sound, The Lovemakers, The Octopus Project, The Sundays, Yo La Tengo, rinôçerôse

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:: M.I.S. ::

I’ve been plumbing the discography of Mexican Institute of Sound for the last few months… it’s interesting to me to hear what comes out of a childhood of Esquivel-soundtracked TV shows.

In this episode: Arling + Cameron, DeVotchKa, Ken Nordine, Kitty In The Tree, Klark Kent, Latin Playboys, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mats / Morgan, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Petty Booka, Smugglers, Still Flyin, The Bronx, The Wrens, Tiny Masters Of Today

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!Dela Dap, 2 Many DJs, A.C. Newman, Adrian Belew, Archers Of Loaf, Art Lord And The Self Portraits, Badmarsh & Shri, DeVotchKa, Dwarves, Eugene Francis Jnr, Gotan Project, Jeepster, John Zorn, Keren Ann, King Missile, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mazzy Star, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Pinback, Sally Timms, The Avett Brothers, The Bronx, The Lovemakers, The Octopus Project, The Sundays, The Wrens, Ween, Yo La Tengo, rinôçerôse
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Arling + Cameron, DeVotchKa, Dub Narcotic Sound System Meets The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Habiluim, Johnny Society, Ken Nordine, Kitty In The Tree, Klark Kent, Latin Playboys, Les Baxter, Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade, Les Hommes, Les Sans Culottes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mats / Morgan, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Petty Booka, Quasi, Smile Like Dog, Smugglers, Still Flyin, The Beatles, The Bronx, The Lucky Stars, The Police, The Wrens, The Zulus, Tiny Masters Of Today, Ween, Wiseblood, Yamo, Yohimbe Brothers
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