:: 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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1. Song
   Artist

2. Anna (El Negro Zumbon)

   Esquivel

   The godfather of Mexican music

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3. Lo Que Me Exita…!!!

   Los Explosivos

   Rawking out

4. Insensible

   Juana Molina

   In French?

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5. El Barzón

   Maldita Vecindad & Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio

   A modern parable of socialist mores

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6. BREAK

7. Ojalá Que Llueva Café

   Café Tacuba

   Yodeling, even

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8. Nothing Really

   Kinky

   Soothing sounds

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9. 1234

   Titán

   Spycraft

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10. Quiero Que Me Quieras

    Gael Garcia

    Wonder if the Librarian is listening?

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11. BREAK

12. Quinceniera

    The Bronx

    Probably my favorite song this year

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13. La Negra

    Brave Combo

    A Mexican classic, via Denton, Texas

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14. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man)

    The Plugz

    With Tito Larriva

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15. The El Burro Song

    Los Super Seven

    Featuring members of Los Lobos, Joe Ely and more

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16. BREAK

17. Rosarito

    Nortec Collective

    A pounding fiesta in your head

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18. Jalale

    Mexican Institute Of Sound

    Just flush your problems away

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19. Los Lunaticos

    Los De Abajo

    Originally by the Fun Boy Three

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20. Cerdo

    Molotov

    Dig those lyrics!

    [asa]B001AI1QYK[/asa]

21. La Sirenita

    Plastilina Mosh & Tonino Carotone With Chalo from Volován

    A traditional fable, from the soundtrack to Y Tu Mama Tambien

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22. BREAK

23. Miniskirt

    Combustible Edison & Esquivel!

    Nice bracketing!

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:: Asylum Street Spankers ::

The Spankers always score points for obscure musical references.

In this episode: Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Ben Vaughn, Five-Eight, French Kicks, Gachupín, Igmo, Illinois, Irving, Kraftwerk, Royksopp, Syd Dale, The Determinations, The Plugz, The Starlight Mints, Vells

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Antifreeze

   Asylum Street Spankers

   Hey, Jesus Lizard reference!

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3. She’s So Blonde

   Illinois

   Bluegrass with a bad attitude

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4. Young Lawyer

   French Kicks

   From Brooklyn via Washington DC

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5. BREAK

6. Riverside Drive

   Gachupín

   Featuring Tony Maimone

   [asa]B000QBYCJ8[/asa]

7. Number One Spy

   Syd Dale

   More suave spyness

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8. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man)

   The Plugz

   Off the fertile Repo Man soundtrack

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9. Gumpstumper

   Ben Vaughn

   I need to play some stuff from his Rambler ’65 album

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10. BREAK

11. Sir Prize

    The Starlight Mints

    Let’s have some violins.

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12. Chump

    Igmo

    More violins!

13. Hey Hey La La

    Vells

    Psychedelic motown?

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14. Eyes Adjust to Light

    Irving

    Who wouldn’t circle back to see Willie Nelson?

    [asa]B00006LPQF[/asa]

15. BREAK

16. Weirdo

    Five-Eight

    Mike Mantione holds no punches

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17. The Model

    Kraftwerk

    Soothing German minimalism

    [asa]B000002GYI[/asa]

18. Housewife’s Choice

    The Determinations

    Revisiting a standard

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19. DC Comics And Chocolate Milkshake

    Art Brut

    Hard to beat the Brut.

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20. BREAK

21. Happy Up Here

    Royksopp

    Shiny happy music

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:: The Plugz ::

No further news on that Repo Man sequel, although I haven’t really been looking. This one’s a bit of a head-spinner, so lock down your swivel chairs.

In this episode: Eat Static, Elvis Costello, Jim Noir, Kevin Seconds, Late BP Helium, Oranger, Ozric Tentacles, Rocket From The Crypt, Scruffy The Cat, The Mekons, The Plugz, The Postal Service, Tom Lehrer, Torpedo Boyz, Ultrababyfat, aMiniature

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1. Song
   Artist

2. El Clavo Y La Cruz

   The Plugz

   From the Repo Man soundtrack

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3. Poisoning Pigeons In The Park

   Tom Lehrer

   Deee-lightful for these balmy spring days

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4. Crooked in the Weird of the Catacombs

   Oranger

   San Francisco hippie rock, according to Dr. Zoltan

   [asa]B001U3JNJU[/asa]

5. BREAK

6. Vedavox

   Ozric Tentacles

   Moog jam band

   [asa]B000TPVR1M[/asa]

7. Love Truncheon

   Eat Static

   Featuring members of Ozric Tentacles

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8. Any Trash Professor Abacus?

   Torpedo Boyz

   I don’t know WTF to say about this.

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9. BREAK

10. Such Great Heights

    The Postal Service

    Such great songwriting

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11. My Patch

    Jim Noir

    Dig that Noir sound, and the Beach Boys bridge is a bonus

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12. Shadow Boy

    Scruffy The Cat

    An old favorite from Boston

    [asa]B000R3RN14[/asa]

13. BREAK

14. Chantilly Face

    Rocket From The Crypt

    With a little help from the Big Bopper

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15. Physical Climber

    aMiniature

    I’m floored by the dueling guitars

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16. A Random Thought

    Kevin Seconds

    Frontman for 7 Seconds

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17. BREAK

18. What He Said

    Ultrababyfat

    With Britta Phillips of Luna

19. The Weeping Soul

    Late BP Helium

    Bryan Poole of Of Montreal

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20. Blame It on Cain

    Elvis Costello

    A classic tour-de-force

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21. BREAK

22. Wild and Blue

    The Mekons

    Very off-the-cuff version of an old John Anderson waltz

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Marciano II (Punk Version)

   Molotov

   A taste of things to come

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3. BREAK

4. Update Your Blog

   Alex Arrowsmith

   Sage advice for modern times

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5. New Day I Hate

   Young Fresh Fellows

   The most fun you can have under half an hour

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6. Coke

   El Stew

   Heady loops, y’all

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7. Que Bueno Baila

   Grupo Vocal Sampling

   From David Byrne’s Cuba Classics 2

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8. BREAK

9. Yellow Fever

   Mika Bomb

   From the UK

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10. Mr. Orange

    Dengue Fever

    From the US, and kinda Cambodia

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11. My Sword Hand’s Anger

    Apostle of Hustle

    Thrumming

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12. We Are Not Going To Make It

    The Presidents of The United States of America

    Featuring a special gift from The Presidents

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13. Wild Wild Workweek

    Spot 1019

    And I’m free to take lunch nearly whenever I want to…

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14. BREAK

15. Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey

    House of Freaks

    Eeriest of the eerie songs

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16. Dear Señoritas

    Mike Pinto

    Such a racket for a voice and a guitar

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17. That Ain’t Bad

    Ratcat

    Aussies

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18. Ten Dead Dogs

    Wild Sweet Orange

    Catchy title

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19. BREAK

20. Blue Flowers

    Dr. Octagon

    A true poet

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21. Meet Me At The Club House

    Quintron

    Live and bursting at the seams

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22. That’s What You Get With People Like That On Cruises Like These…

    Solex

    Dutch, staggering

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23. Little Bit

    Lykke Li

    Swedish

    [asa]B001B92EBC[/asa]

24. BREAK

25. Anna (El Negro Zumbon)

    Esquivel

    The godfather of Mexican music

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26. Lo Que Me Exita…!!!

    Los Explosivos

    Rawking out

27. Insensible

    Juana Molina

    In French?

    [asa]B002VJ0CDI[/asa]

28. El Barzón

    Maldita Vecindad & Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio

    A modern parable of socialist mores

    [asa]B00005NNHE[/asa]

29. BREAK

30. Ojalá Que Llueva Café

    Café Tacuba

    Yodeling, even

    [asa]B00005NQIW[/asa]

31. Nothing Really

    Kinky

    Soothing sounds

    [asa]B0011U50PS[/asa]

32. 1234

    Titán

    Spycraft

    [asa]B00004SD2W[/asa]

33. Quiero Que Me Quieras

    Gael Garcia

    Wonder if the Librarian is listening?

    [asa]B0026LYM7I[/asa]

34. BREAK

35. Quinceniera

    The Bronx

    Probably my favorite song this year

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36. La Negra

    Brave Combo

    A Mexican classic, via Denton, Texas

    [asa]B0000003JL[/asa]

37. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man)

    The Plugz

    With Tito Larriva

    [asa]B000002PF7[/asa]

38. The El Burro Song

    Los Super Seven

    Featuring members of Los Lobos, Joe Ely and more

    [asa]B0007QJ1FC[/asa]

39. BREAK

40. Rosarito

    Nortec Collective

    A pounding fiesta in your head

    [asa]B0015RB3GC[/asa]

41. Jalale

    Mexican Institute Of Sound

    Just flush your problems away

    [asa]B001T46UD2[/asa]

42. Los Lunaticos

    Los De Abajo

    Originally by the Fun Boy Three

    [asa]B000AAVE3W[/asa]

43. Cerdo

    Molotov

    Dig those lyrics!

    [asa]B001AI1QYK[/asa]

44. La Sirenita

    Plastilina Mosh & Tonino Carotone With Chalo from Volován

    A traditional fable, from the soundtrack to Y Tu Mama Tambien

    [asa]B000063XYY[/asa]

45. BREAK

46. Miniskirt

    Combustible Edison & Esquivel!

    Nice bracketing!

    [asa]B000000OK8[/asa]

Asylum Street Spankers

Art Brut, Asylum Street Spankers, Ben Vaughn, Besh O Drom, Cass McCombs, Five-Eight, Fountains Of Wayne, French Kicks, Gachupín, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army, Hissanol, Igmo, Illinois, Irving, Jarvis Cocker, Kraftwerk, Micachu & The Shapes, Snuff, Super Furry Animals, Syd Dale, The Cops, The Determinations, The Go, The Low Frequency In Stereo, The Plugz, The Starlight Mints, The Thermals, Vells, We Barbarians, a.k.a:RUDIE, aMiniature

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1. Song
   Artist

2. Oliver’s Army

   a.k.a:RUDIE

   It got Elvis Costello banned from Saturday Night Live

3. BREAK

4. Hiker Atlas

   aMiniature

   Jagged

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5. It’s Epidemic

   The Cops

   More jaggedness

   [asa]B000W7Y2IW[/asa]

6. That’s That

   Cass McCombs

   Low and rumbling

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7. Leave The Biker

   Fountains Of Wayne

   A classic

   [asa]B000002JX0[/asa]

8. BREAK

9. Are ‘Friends’ Electric?

   Gary Numan/Tubeway Army

   Courtesy of RXTL’s Soup Is Good Food

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10. You Go Bangin On

    The Go

    Detroit Garage deluxxe

    [asa]B000ROAARW[/asa]

11. Den Den

    Snuff

    British! Japanese!

    [asa]B0007WQBDG[/asa]

12. Sweet ‘n Sour

    Hissanol

    Transatlantic postal project with the Netherlands

    [asa]B000000FAE[/asa]

13. BREAK

14. Angela

    Jarvis Cocker

    Pulp vocalist’s new solo effort

    [asa]B001VE2B2E[/asa]

15. Texas Fox

    The Low Frequency In Stereo

    Norwegian champions of relenticity.

    [asa]B001PNDMVA[/asa]

16. Yesmen and Bumsuckers

    We Barbarians

    Doomy gloomy irresistible

17. Román Swing

    Besh O Drom

    You haven’t heard the theme to Mission Impossible until you’ve heard it with clarinet and cimbalom.

18. BREAK

19. Vulture

    Micachu & The Shapes

    So weird and delicious

    [asa]B001R3YJ10[/asa]

20. Pric

    Super Furry Animals

    Highly recommended

    [asa]B001YHSB8G[/asa]

21. Now We Can See

    The Thermals

    Unmistakable

    [asa]B001T46UIW[/asa]

22. BREAK

23. Antifreeze

    Asylum Street Spankers

    Hey, Jesus Lizard reference!

    [asa]B00006JCG8[/asa]

24. She’s So Blonde

    Illinois

    Bluegrass with a bad attitude

    [asa]B00265SB6M[/asa]

25. Young Lawyer

    French Kicks

    From Brooklyn via Washington DC

    [asa]B000053F7Z[/asa]

26. BREAK

27. Riverside Drive

    Gachupín

    Featuring Tony Maimone

    [asa]B000QBYCJ8[/asa]

28. Number One Spy

    Syd Dale

    More suave spyness

    [asa]B000EEE3V4[/asa]

29. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man)

    The Plugz

    Off the fertile Repo Man soundtrack

    [asa]B000002PF7[/asa]

30. Gumpstumper

    Ben Vaughn

    I need to play some stuff from his Rambler ’65 album

    [asa]B0000048E5[/asa]

31. BREAK

32. Sir Prize

    The Starlight Mints

    Let’s have some violins.

    [asa]B00004WFJC[/asa]

33. Chump

    Igmo

    More violins!

34. Hey Hey La La

    Vells

    Psychedelic motown?

    [asa]B0002QO39Q[/asa]

35. Eyes Adjust to Light

    Irving

    Who wouldn’t circle back to see Willie Nelson?

    [asa]B00006LPQF[/asa]

36. BREAK

37. Weirdo

    Five-Eight

    Mike Mantione holds no punches

    [asa]B000008FMU[/asa]

38. The Model

    Kraftwerk

    Soothing German minimalism

    [asa]B000002GYI[/asa]

39. Housewife’s Choice

    The Determinations

    Revisiting a standard

    [asa]B000005HPR[/asa]

40. DC Comics And Chocolate Milkshake

    Art Brut

    Hard to beat the Brut.

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