9-13-2011 Show

This week's show has new stuff from HTRK, Punches, and Bat For Lashes and old stuff from pre-punk Illuminati Scott Walker, Kevin Ayers, and David Bowie and everything in between! Unfortunately, the station's streaming didn't come online until halfway through the show so you're bereft of my commentary for the first hour. Weep for your lost knowledge! OK, the highlights were:

- HTRK is a young band from Australia, formerly known as Hate Rock Trio.
- S.T.U.N. stands for Scream Towards the Uprising of Non-Conformity. That track is a leftover from my Wire covers show.
- The Summer Hits song is an ode to Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier.
- I've recently succumbed to the charms of Kevin Ayers. It took a couple of years and revisitations but his baritone and odd prop/pop vibe has won me over. The track here is a collaboration with Nico. I've long neglected the pre-punk first half of the 70s and I'm looking forward to digging in deeper to that era.
- Punches is a collaboration between an instrumentalist in New Zealand and a vocalist in Tennessee.
- I cannot tell you how much I love Scott Walker these days. He's been a revelation of the highest order, and no one else has had the career he's had - from teen idol as big as the Beatles in the 60s UK to a complete outsider making albums unlike anyone else.
- I saw The English Beat at Johnny D's the other night (well, half as Dave Wakeling heads it up sans Ranking Roger) and they were fantastic, playing all their best material.

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Playlist:
HTRK - Slo Glo (Work Work Work, 2011)
S.T.U.N. - Reuters (Evolution Of Energy, 2003)
The Summer Hits - Laetitia (Beaches And Canyons, 1996)
Elf Power - Needles In The Camel's Eye (When The Red King Comes, 1997)
Godley & Creme - I Pity Inanimate Objects (Freeze Frame, 1979)
Kevin Ayers - Irreversible Neural Damage / Invitation (The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Others Stories, 1974)
David Bowie - Moss Garden (Heroes, 1977)
Punches - Tools Of The Trade (Etheria, 2011)
Bat For Lashes - The Big Sleep (with Scott Walker) (Two Suns, 2009)
Scott Walker - Cossacks Are (The Drift, 2006)
The English Beat - Save It For Later (Peel session) (Digital distribution, 1982)
Shack - Pull Together (H.M.S. Fable, 1999)
Joe Hisaishi - Hope (with Bill Nelson) (Chizyou No Rakuen [Paradise On Earth], 1994)
All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors - Catcher (Straight Blue Line, 2000)
Envy - Bloodboy (Distorted Greetings, 1995)
Alec Bathgate - Pet Hates (Gold Lame, 1996)
hollAnd - Sparks (Drums EP, 2001)
Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right! (People Are People, 1984)
Cast - Finetime (All Change, 1995)
Immaculate Fools - Immaculate Fools (extended version) (Immaculate Fools 12", 1984)
The Creatures - Gecko (The Feast, 1983)
Red Guitars - Marimba Jive (Slow To Fade, 1984)
Neil Finn - Log Drums (Try Whistling This bonus disc, 1998)
La Peste - Better Off Dead (La Peste, 1996 - originally released in 1978)
Pharmacy - Shine (Pharmacy EP, 1998)
The San Francisco Seals - Nowherica (Nowherica 7", 1993)
Peter Murphy - Warm Leatherette (featuring Jeordie White & Atticus Ross) (radio session) (Digital distribution, 2006)
Japan - Ghosts (Tin Drum, 1981)
Talk Talk - John Cope (I Believe In You single, 1988)
Ken Nordine - Hunger Is From (Word Jazz, 1957)

Hurricane show

This week's show is dedicated to hurricanes and storms, given our recent weather. Given the time of year I'm sure this theme will pop up again!

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Playlist:
Mark Bingham - Hurricane Introduction (V/A - Lost In The Stars, 1985)
Wayne Hancock - Thunderstorms & Neon Signs (live) (V/A - Bloodied But Unbowed, 2006)
Dollar Store - Hurricane Charley (Money Music, 2007)
Johnny Dangerously - Storm Warning (acoustic) (unknown source, late 1980s)
The Fall - Hurricane Edward (Levitate, 1997)
Kim Salmon - Lightning Scary (Essence, 1991)
Ed Kuepper - Electrical Storm (Electrical Storm, 1985)
The Pin Group - Hurricane Fighter Plane (The Pin Group, 1997)
The Mutton Birds - Rainstorm (Envy Of Angels, 1997)
Maryrose Crook - Storm From The East (live) (V/A - Flying Way Too High, 2000)
Martin Newell - Before The Hurricane (The Greatest Living Englishman, 1993)
The Go-Betweens - Twin Layers Of Lightning (radio session 1987) (Live On Snap, 1999)
The Raincoats - Rainstorm (Moving, 1983)
The Lilac Time - Hurricaned Rice (The Laundry EP, 1990)
Dif Juz - Two Fine Days (And A Thunderstorm) (Extractions, 1985)
The dB's - Storm Warning (Repercussion, 1981)
The Blue Aeroplanes - My Hurricane (Beatsongs, 1991)
The Popguns - Lightning (Snog, 1991)
Tanya Donelly - The Storm (Beautysleep, 2002)
Grant-Lee Phillips - Chain Lightning (Strangelet, 2007)
Warm Jets - Hurricane (Future Signs, 1997)
Honolulu Mountain Daffodils - Hurricane Marilyn (Aloha Sayonara, 1991)
Polak - Storm Coming (Swansongs, 2000)
Tiger - Storm Injector (We Are Puppets, 1996)
Rob Dickinson - The Storm (Fresh Wine For The Horses, 2005)
Hurricane Bells - Monsters (V/A - The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack, 2009)
The Ocean Blue - Hurricane Amore (Cerulean, 1991)
Danny Elfman - Lightning (So-Lo, 1984)
Missing Persons - Electrical Storm (V/A - We Couldn't Agree On A Title, 1981)
Syd Straw - Storm Warning (Pink Velour, 2008)
Stan Ridgway - Stormy Side Of Town (Comouflage EP, 1986)

No show this week

Unfortunately, Hurricane Irene breached my basement and we've spent the past few days scrambling to get everything fixed, so there's no show this week. But next week I'll be back with a storm-themed show!

For those of you who might have missed it, I re-present one of my favorite shows - Post Punk Peel Primer, dedicated to the late great John Peel. You can download this podcast by clicking here.

Playlist is here.

Wire covers show

This week's show is one giant birthday present to my favorite listener! Her favorite band (and one of mine) is Wire and I scoured the usual sources to find unusual covers. I couldn't quite find 2 hours of interesting covers without repeating too many songs so I chose my favorites off the wonderful _Whore_ compilation to close out the show. Enjoy!

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Playlist:
Boss Hog - 12XU (I Dig You 12", 1995)
Fischerspooner - The 15th (#1, 2002)
Salem 66 - Fragile (A Ripping Spin, 1985)
Scrawl - Reuters (V/A - Lever 7", 1991)
Die Kreuzen - Pink Flag (Gone Away, 1990)
Spoon - Lowdown (live) (Bootleg, ?)
Deja Voodoo - Strange (Cemetery, 1984)
The New Bomb Turks - Mr. Suit (Destroy-Oh Boy!!, 1993)
Lightning Seeds - Outdoor Miner (Ready Or Not single, 1996)
Moose - Kidney Bingos (Honey Bee LP bonus 7", 1994)
Low - Heartbeat (A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief, 2004)
Red Zoo - 5/10 (V/A - Thurtene - A Collection Of 4AD Covers, 1993)
Yo La Tengo - Too Late (Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo, 1996)
Spoke - Ahead (All We Need Of Hell, 1994)
Dykehouse - Map Ref. 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W (V/A - Idol Tryouts: Ghostly International, Vol. 1, 2003)
Henry Rollins - Ex-Lion Tamer (Hot Animal Machine... Plus, 1987 - released as Henrietta Collins And The Wifebeating Childhaters)
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - Mannequin (Do Re Me, So Far So Good EP, 1992)
Roy Montgomery - Used To (Just Melancholy 7", 1996)
This Mortal Coil - Not Me (It'll End In Tears, 1984)
This Mortal Coil - Alone (Filigree & Shadow, 1986)
Kustomized - Surgeon's Girl (The Day I Had Some Fun 7", 1994)
Minor Threat - 12XU (V/A - Flex Your Head, 1982)
Soul Side - Ex-Lion Tamer (Less Deep Inside Keeps, 1987)
Ampere - Mr. Suit (Split CD with Das Oath, 2006)
The Lemonheads - Fragile (Varshons, 2009)
Therapy? - Reuters (Trigger Inside EP, 1994)
Dive - Heartbeat (Extended Play EP, 1994)
The Cops - Lowdown (Get Good Or Stay Bad, 2005)
My Life Story - Outdoor Miner (The Mornington Crescent Companion EP, 1995)
R.E.M. - Strange (Document, 1987)
Angry Angles - The 15th (Apparent-Transparent 7", 2006)
Band Of Susans - Too Late (Peel session, 1989) (The Peel Sessions EP, 1992)
Chris Connelly - A Mutual Friend (V/A - Whore, 1996)
Laika - German Shepherds (V/A - Whore, 1996)
Bark Psychosis - Three Girl Rhumba (V/A - Whore, 1996)
Scanner - Eardrum Buzz (V/A - Whore, 1996)

Singled Out: XTC

It's another edition of Singled Out! This time I'm featuring XTC with guest-host Big Joe Turner. No, not the blues legend, but a legend nonetheless for his work with such stalwarts as Smegabucks, Abunai! and Joe Turner & The Seven Levels. Listen to the greatness that is Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding & Co. and insightful dialogue!

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Playlist:
XTC - This Is Pop? (single version) (This Is Pop?, 1978)
XTC - Are You Receiving Me (Are You Receiving Me, 1978)
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop (Life Begins At The Hop, 1979)
XTC - Real By Reel (Drums And Wires, 1979)
XTC - Towers Of London (Black Sea, 1980)
XTC - It's Nearly Africa (English Settlement, 1982)
XTC - Deliver Us From The Elements (Mummer, 1983)
XTC - You're The Wish (You Are I Had) (The Big Express, 1984)
XTC - That's Really Super, Supergirl (Skylarking, 1986)
XTC - Earn Enough For Us (Skylarking, 1986)
XTC - One Of The Millions (Oranges & Lemons, 1989)
XTC - Poor Skeleton Steps Out (Oranges & Lemons, 1989)
XTC - Rook (Nonsuch, 1992)
XTC - Greenman (Apple Venus Volume 1, 1999)
XTC - This World Over (The Big Express, 1984)

8-9-2011 Show

This week we've got live stuff, new wave faves, surprising covers, another set of surprising guest appearances and more!

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Playlist:
Skafish - Sign Of The Cross (live 1980) (V/A - Urgh! A Music War, 1981)
Echo & The Bunnymen - Do It Clean (live 1983) (Echo & The Bunnymen EP, 1983)
Colin Newman & Malka Spigel - Outdoor Miner (aka Encore) (live 1999) (Live, 1999)
King Crimson - Dinosaur (live 1995) (Live At The Wiltern, 2005)
M - Pop Muzik (New York, London, Paris, Munich, 1979)
Stephen Duffy - Kiss Me (7" version) (The Ups And Downs, 1985)
The Cult - Resurrection Joe (Resurrection Joe 7", 1984)
Freur - Look In The Back For Answers (Get Us Out Of Here, 1986)
808 State - Moses (with Ian McCulloch) (Gorgeous, 1993)
GB3 - Famished (with Steve Kilbey) (Emptiness Is Our Business, 2006)
BT - Shineaway (featuring Richard Butler) (V/A - The Jackal soundtrack, 1997)
Virginia Astley - Some Small Hope (with David Sylvian) (Hope In A Darkened Heart, 1986)
Gallon Drunk - Draggin' Along (Tonite...The Singles Bar, 1991)
DeVotchKa - Twenty-Six Temptations (remix) (V/A - Graciously, 2006)
Jarvis Cocker - A Drop Of Nelson's Blood (V/A - Rogue's Gallery, 2006)
Nouvelle Vague - Pssyche (Nouvelle Vague, 2004)
Chris Connelly - A Mutual Friend (V/A - Whore, 1996)
Pop Will Eat Itself - Everything That Rises (Must Converge) (Love Missle F1-11 EP, 1987)
Tori Amos - Strange Little Girl (Strange Little Girls, 2001)
Steve Diggle - Heated & Rising (Heated & Rising EP, 1991)
Versus - Big Head On (Big Head On 7", 1995)
Catherine Wheel - Thunderbird (Adam And Eve, 1997)
Bryan Ferry - Hiroshima... (Frantic, 2002)
Luggage - Comical Life (Comical Life EP, 1995)
Lower - Life's So Slow (The Gentle Art Of Conditioning, 1998)
The Kynd - Egotripper (Egotripper single, 1996)

8-2-2011 Show

It's hither and yon on Eardrum Buzz this week. They Might Be Giants have a solid new album which we'll sample along with a set of guest appearances, some good old post-punk from The Nightingales, Swell Maps and The Feelies, a set of tuneful New Zealand obscurities and more!

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Playlist:
They Might Be Giants - 2082 (Join Us, 2011)
Bark Psychosis - A Street Scene (Hex, 1994)
Gillian Welch - Look At Miss Ohio (Soul Journey, 2003)
Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - Life Begins Again (with Rob Dickinson) (Life Begins Again, 2005)
Flat 7 - Smile (Robin Guthrie mix) (with Miki Berenyi) (Lost In Blue, 2004)
Lunz - Akimbo (The Astrid Kane remix) (with Lloyd Cole) (Lunz Reinterpretations, 2005)
Ghostigital - Not Clean (with Mark E. Smith) (In Cod We Trust, 2006)
Julian Cope - Non-Alignment Pact (World Shut Your Mouth 12", 1986)
The Nightingales - Paraffin Brain (Pissed & Potless: The Definitive Collection, 2001 - originally released in 1982)
The Three Johns - Death Of The European (extended version) (Death Of The European 12", 1985)
Volcano Suns - Jak (The Bright Orange Years, 1985)
Martin Phillipps - I Don't Want To Live Forever (V/A - Arcbeats, 2001)
Emersons - Eagles (V/A - Discordia Concors, 1994)
Bored Games - Joe 90 (V/A - Flying Nun 25th Anniversay, 2006 - originally released in 1982)
Gasoline Cowboy - I Hear You Call My Name (V/A - The Hill Is Alive, 2003)
Adrian Borland - Darkest Heart (The Amsterdam Tapes, 2006)
Murray Attaway - Walpurgis Night (In Thrall, 1993)
John Greaves - The Song (with Robert Wyatt) (Songs, 1994)
Sun Kil Moon - Moorestown (April, 2008)
Swell Maps - The Helicopter Spies (In 'Jane From Occupied Europe', 1980)
The Feelies - The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness (Crazy Rhythms, 1980)
The Golden Palominos - Boy (Go) (with Michael Stipe) (Visions Of Excess, 1985)
50 Foot Wave - Bug (50 Foot Wave EP, 2004)
Hofman - Song You Hate (Keep Your Receipts And Deny Everything, 2000)
Campag Velocet - Vito Satan (Bon Chic Bon Genre, 1999)
7 Worlds Collide - Long Time Gone (with Don McGlashan) (The Sun Came Out, 2009)
Steve Jansen - Colloquium Terminat (Conversation Over remix by Sweet Billy Pilgrim) (4 Remixes From Slope EP, 2008)