The Lacking Organization » Tony Allen http://www.lacking.org You cannot alphabetize the unalphabetizable. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Radio Playlist for 6/16/2009 http://www.lacking.org/2009/06/playlist-6-16-2009/ http://www.lacking.org/2009/06/playlist-6-16-2009/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:11 +0000 julius http://www.lacking.org/?p=303 Illinois

Illinois

Blue Skies For Black Hearts, Brave Combo, Brother Bean, DJ Dolores, Discovery, Fort Lauderdale, Frente!, Ghostbeat, Illinois, Mastretta, Micachu & The Shapes, Nick Lowe, P. Hux, Robyn Hitchcock, Seaweed, Sheila Nicholls, Super Furry Animals, Switches, The Capes, The Forty-Fives, The Z Kamp Express, Tony Allen, Ween

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  1. Song
    Artist

  2. Go Your Own Way

    Seaweed

    Hey, more Fleetwood Mac!

  3. BREAK

  4. King Of Mexico

    The Forty-Fives

    To short for comfort

  5. Gabrielle

    Ween

    At their Thin Lizziest

  6. Ghostiez

    The Z Kamp Express

    Thank you, Pizza T!

  7. BREAK

  8. Are You Coming With Me?

    Illinois

    New album on the way, if not here already

  9. Drama Queen

    Switches

    Nice emphasis on the Queen

  10. Calculator

    Micachu & The Shapes

    Edgy but not quite Tequila

  11. BREAK

  12. Von Boyage

    Brother Bean

    Recorded at Studio Wolfenstein

  13. Sight Unseen

    Brother Bean

    Live in the studio

  14. Yo Mama

    Brother Bean

    Recorded at Studio Wolfenstein

  15. BREAK

  16. One’s Too Many (And A Hundred Ain’t Enough)

    Nick Lowe

    Stuck in my head since this morning

  17. Regional Heats

    The Capes

    Very energetic

  18. Sleeping With Your Devil Mask

    Robyn Hitchcock

    The next time out, I’ll be a trout

  19. Inaugural Trams

    Super Furry Animals

    Welsh to the extreme

  20. BREAK

  21. Another Satellite

    P. Hux

    He has an ELO cover album… hmmmm.

  22. Y

    Ghostbeat

    Angular and hypnotic

  23. Orange Shirt

    Discovery

    The dude from Vampire Weekend and the guy from Ra Ra Riot

  24. Bizarre Love Triangle

    Frente!

    It’s all about the song.

  25. BREAK

  26. Monica No Samba

    DJ Dolores

    Minimalist batucada

  27. Here Comes the Rain

    Blue Skies For Black Hearts

    Not the Eurythmics song

  28. The Chilling Place

    Fort Lauderdale

    British Big Idea music

  29. BREAK

  30. Forozinho Aperreado

    Brave Combo

    North Brazil via Denton, Texas

  31. Fallen For You

    Sheila Nicholls

    From the High Fidelity soundtrack

  32. Luna De Miel (Featuring Julieta Venegas)

    Mastretta

    An anthem for passive aggressives

  33. BREAK

  34. Eparapo

    Tony Allen

    Master of afrobeat

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In this episode: 1990s, Arto Lindsay, General Public, Get Set Go, Magnifico, Man Man, Pluxus, Smack Dab, The Cook Trio, The New Pornographers, The Plimsouls, The Promise Ring, The Red Button, The Super Friendz, Tony Allen, Treat Her Right

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  1. Song
    Artist

  2. 59

    1990s

    Featuring members of Yummy Fur

  3. Swing 48

    The Cook Trio

    Quite the hip outfit

  4. A Million Miles Away

    The Plimsouls

    Remember Valley Girl

  5. BREAK

  6. Happiness Is All The Rage

    The Promise Ring

    Emo before emo was emo

  7. Business

    Pluxus

    mmmm, Swedish moog

  8. Modern Age

    Get Set Go

    Dark lyrics on this one

  9. BREAK

  10. Undertow

    The Super Friendz

    Chimey Canadian goodness

  11. Harpoon Fever (Queequeg’s Playhouse)

    Man Man

    Klezmy and exerimental

  12. Tenderness

    General Public

    All the way from 1984

  13. BREAK

  14. Gonna Make You Mine

    The Red Button

    Pure power pop for now people

  15. I Think She Likes Me

    Treat Her Right

    Mark Sandman with a tale of sleaze

  16. Myriad Harbour

    The New Pornographers

    With Dan Bejar of Destroyer

  17. BREAK

  18. In ko enkrat bom umrl

    Magnifico

    One of Slovenia’s most important musicians

  19. Crazy Afrobeat

    Tony Allen

    Fela’s drummer, delivering on that promise

  20. Rose Garden

    Smack Dab

    Going out to the Librarian

  21. BREAK

  22. Whirlwind

    Arto Lindsay

    Minimalist Brazilliance

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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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