B-Sides show

Today's show highlighted some of my favorite b-sides and discussed the different types and sources of b-sides: covers, great songs that just didn't quite fit the album, soundtrack contributions, promos, etc. In many cases a bands b-sides were just as good as their albums and deserve a better fate.

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Tracklisting:
Siouxsie & The Banshees - B Side Ourselves (from "O Baby" single, 1994)
Astrid Williamson - Even If You Kill Me (from "Superman 2" single, 2006)
The Beautiful South - Trevor, You're Bizarre! (from "36D" single, 1992)
XTC - Extrovert (from "Grass" single, 1986)
The Frank & Walters - Teenage Kicks (from "City Lights" single, 2007)
Del Amitri - A Better Man (from "Tell Her This" single, 1995)
John Cale - Hedda Gabler (from "Animal Justice" EP, 1977)
Killing Joke - Universe B (from "Hosannas From The Basement Of Hell" single, 2006)
The Sound - Oiled (from "Temperature Drop" single, 1985)
The Chills - Whole Lot Of Non Going On (from "Heavenly Pop Hit" single, 1990)
Adorable - This House Is Rotten (from "Vendetta" single, 1994)
The Pernice Brothers - Up The Down Escalator (from "7:30" single, 2001)
The Fall - Ludd Gang (from "The Man Whose Head Expanded" single, 1983)
China Drum - Baseball In The Dark (from "Wipeout" single, 1996)
Snow Patrol - I Am An Astronaut (from "Open Your Eyes" single, 2007)
A House - More Endless Art ("from "Endless Art" single, 1992)
Strangelove - Motorpsycho Nitemare (from "Time For The Rest Of Your Life" single, 1994)
The Go-Betweens - The Locust Girls (from "Going Blind" single, 2000)
Billy Bragg - Accident Waiting To Happen (Red Star version) (from "Accident Waiting To Happen" single, 1992)
Comsat Angels - Our Secret (new version) (from "The Cutting Edge" single, 1986)
Peter Gabriel - I Have The Touch (Robbie Robertson remix) (from "Phenomenon" soundtrack, 1996)
Sons And Daughters - Blood (single version) (from "Dance Me In" single, 2005)
Subway Sect - Don't Split It (from "Nobody's Scared" single, 1978)
Buzzcocks - Something's Gone Wrong Again (from "Harmony In My Head" single, 1979)
The Stranglers - Straighten Out (from "Something Better Change" single, 1977)
Wire - Options R (from "Dot Dash" single, 1978)
Robyn Hitchcock - Belly Full Of Arms And Legs (from his first Phantom 45 digital download, 2009)
Ryan Adams - Funeral Marching (from "Halloween" single promo, 2004)
Erase Errata - Retreat, The Most Familiar, Extensive, I Bet! (from Numbers/Erase Errata split single, 2001)
Shriekback - Feelers (from "My Spine Is The Bassline" 12" only, 1982)

Just a show

No theme this week, I just picked stuff that I've been digging lately. Lots of these bands have new albums forthcoming (Grinderman, Gang Of Four, Killing Joke, David Sylvian) that I'm really looking forward to.

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Tracklisting:
Killing Joke - In Excelsis (In Excelsis EP, 2010)
Devo - Find Out (Peek-A-Boo 12", 1984)
Plus Minus - Thrown Into The Fire (Thrown Into The Fire EP, 2009)
Avengers - The American In Me (Avengers EP, 1979)
Clearlake - Dark Blue (digital download, 2008)
Pocket with Robyn Hitchcock - Surround Him With Love (Surround Him With Love EP, 2009)
Pocket with Mark Burgess - A Force Of Nature (A Force Of Nature EP, 2009)

By request, two blues tracks:
Booker T. Laury - Early In the Morning (Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, 2008)
Memphis Slim - Dedication to Pete Johnson (Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, 2008)

Gang Of Four - Second Life (Content, 2010)
Tears For Fears - Secret World (Everybody Loves A Happy Ending, 2004)
XTC - Chain Of Command (Drums And Wires bonus 7", 1979)
Barbara Manning - Deep Sea Diver (Deep Sea Diver EP, 2005)
Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over (live) (Medicine Show reissue, 2010 - originally released in 1984)
Basement Jaxx with Siouxsie - Cish Cash (Kish Kash, 2003)
Firewater - Borneo (The Golden Hour, 2008)
The Bears - Mr. Bonaparte (Car Caught Fire, 2001)
JC Hopkins - Amsterdam (Athens By Night, 1997)
Go-Metric USA - I Met Robyn Hitchcock (Three Chords By Two Verses EP, 1998)
David Sylvian - Sleepwalkers (The World Is Everything, 2007)
The Church - Invisible (acoustic version) (El Momento Descuidado, 2004)
The Magnetic Fields - You Must Be Out Of Your Mind (Realism, 2010)
The Flatmates - Happy All The Time (Happy All The Time EP, 1987)
Grant Lee Phillips - Spring Released (Mobilize, 2001)
Grinderman - Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars) (Grinderman, 2007)
The Fall - Bury Pts. 1 + 3 (Your Future Our Clutter, 2010)
Ed Kuepper - Blind Girl Stripper (Black Ticket Day, 1992)
Unbelievable Truth - Agony (Sorrythankyou, 1999)
Foil - Superhero No. 1 (Never Got Hip, 2000)
Public Image Limited - Covered (live on The Dennis Miller Show, 1992) (Youtube clip)

Punk & Post-Punk Nuggets

For today's show I highlighted my favorite punk and post-punk compilations. I was originally going to showcase my favorite compilations of *all* stripes but decided the music just wouldn't flow going from swing to country to post-punk. I adore compilations that cut to the chase and highlight the best of a particular genre, scene or label. There are those who chase after rockabilly or garage-rock comps, I'm hooked on post-punk compilations - and there always seems to be more in the pipeline.

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Playlist:
Patrick Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart (1-2-3-4 - Punk & New Wave 1976-1979)
Jane - It's A Fine Day (Pillows & Prayers)
Red Box - Chenko (Pillows & Prayers)
The Atlantics - Lonely Hearts (DIY - Mass Ave, The Boston Scene)
Jilted John - Jilted John (DIY - UK Pop I)
The Records - Starry Eyes (DIY - UK Pop II)
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (DIY - Come Out And Play, American Power Pop I)
Weekend - Drumbeat For Baby (7" Up)
Gavin Bryars - White's SS (From Brussels With Love)
Rhythm Of Life - Soon (The Fruit Of The Original Sin)
Thin Yoghurts - Girl On The Bus (Messthetics Greatest Hits)
Existence - I'm Glad (Messthetics #101)
The Lines - On The Air (Messthetics #102)
The Tours - Language School (Perfect Unpop)
Shock Headed Peters - I Bloodbrother Be (Too Good To Be True - The Very Best Of El Records)
Selecter - On My Radio (The 2 Tone Collection - A Checkered Past)
IQ Zero - Insects (Auteur Labels - Object Music 1978-1981)
Diagram Brothers - Bricks (Auteur Labels - New Hormones 1977-1982)
Abecedarians - Benway's Carnival (Auteur Labels - Independent Project Records)
Asylum Party - The Sabbath (Transmission 81-89 - The French Cold Wave)
Act - Ping Pong (BIPPP - French Synth-Wave 1979-1985)
Charles De Goal - Synchro (So Young But So Cold - Underground French Music 1977-1983)
Ruth - Roman Photo (So Young But So Cold - Underground French Music 1977-1983)
Nightmares In Wax - Shangri-La (Hicks From The Sticks)
The Au Pairs - You (Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk)
Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business (Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk)
The Flys - Love And A Molotov Cocktail (Do It Yourself - The Rise Of The Independent Music Industry)
The Normal - Warm Leatherette (Some Bizarre Album)
The Nightingales - Crafty Fag (Death To Trad Rock)
Prolapse - Psychotic Now (Death To Trad Rock)
Holger Hiller - Johnny Du Lump (Ambition - The History Of Cherry Red Records)
The Tights - China's Eternal (I'll Give You My Heart, I'll Give You My Heart - The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection)

Alt Country show

This week I focused on the alt country scene - mainly country fused with the spirit of punk but also some straight-up country from the underground. Nary a gratuitous American flag or cowboy hat in sight!

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Playlist:
Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (40 Greatest Hits)
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (live 1969) (At San Quentin)
Jason & The Scorchers - Last Time Around (Essential Vol. 1)
The Mekons - Slightly South Of The Border (The Edge Of The World)
Uncle Tupelo - Give Me Back The Key To My Heart (Anodyne)
True Believers - Hard Road (Hard Road)
Lucinda Williams - Changed The Locks (Lucinda Williams)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars (Mermaid Avenue)
Whiskeytown - Losering (Strangers Almanac)
Bap Kennedy - Vampire (Domestic Blues)
Old 97s - Timebomb (Too Far To Care)
Chris Mills - Keep The Corpse Beautiful (Nobody's Favorite)
Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken (live) (The Tigers Have Spoken)
Jon Langford & Richard Buckner - Do You Wanna Go Somewhere? (Sir Dark Invader Vs. The Fanglord)
The Drive-By Truckers - Carl Perkins' Cadillac (The Dirty South)
The Waco Brothers - The Death Of Country Music (Cowboy In Flames)
Nora O'Connor - My Backyard (Til The Dawn)
Kelly Hogan & John Wesley Harding - A Little Bit Country (V/A - 20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions!)
Sally Timms - Dreaming Cowboy (Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments... For Lost Buckaroos)
Hem - Half Acre (Rabbit Songs)
Wheat Pool - Lefty (Hauntario)
The Meat Purveyors - Sunshine (V/A - Down To The Promised Land)
Robbie Fulks - Cigarette State (V/A - For A Life Of Sin)
Split Lip Rayfield - How Many Biscuits Can You Eat (V/A - For A Decade Of Sin)
Blanche - Red Head (V/A - For A Decade Of Sin)
Caitlin Cary - Shallow Heart, Shallow Water (While You Weren't Looking)
Handsome Family - The Dutch Boy (Milk And Scissors)
Jonathan Richman - You're Crazy For Taking The Bus (Jonathan Goes Country)
Tim Rogers & The Twin Set - Hi, We're The Support Band (What Rhymes With Cars And Girls)
Stan Ridgway - Luthor Played Guitar (Black Diamond)
Nick Cave - Let The Bells Ring (Abattoir Blues)
Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl (Red Dirt Girl)
Edith Frost - My Window Faces The South (Pine Valley Cosmonauts - Salute The Majesty Of Bob Wills)

New Bands show

This week I focused on active bands that have released 3 or fewer albums. It was more a challenge for myself as I've been finding it hard to find new bands that I love (and not merely like). I cheated a bit and included side-projects and solo albums from previously established artists but, hey, it's my show!

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Playlist:
The Twilight Sad - I Became A Prostitute (Forget The Night Ahead, 2009)
Surf City - Records Of A Flagpole Sitter (Surf City EP, 2008)
These New Puritans - Attack Music (Hidden, 2010)
Archie Bronson Outfit - Cherry Lips (Derdang Derdang, 2006)
Annie Christian - Loves Pretty Colours (Digital download, 2009)
Wheat Pool - Geographic Centre Of Canada (Township, 2007)
Wild Beasts - Hooting & Howling (Two Dancers, 2009)
Wilderness - Marginal Over (Wilderness, 2005)
A Frames - Nobot (A Frames, 2002)
Erase Errata - Ca. Viewing (At Crystal Palace, 2003)
The Amphetameanies - Last Night (Right Line In Nylons, 2000)
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Future Perfect Tense (Twice Born Men, 2009)
Thomas Feiner - All That Numbs You (The Opiates (Revised), 2008)
Boxer Rebellion - Watermelon (Exits, 2005)
Die! Die! Die! - People Talk (Promises, Promises, 2007)
Sons And Daughters - Dance Me In (The Repulsion Box, 2005)
Cowboyracer - Hey Cowboy (Yellow Horse EP, 2004)
The Bads - So Alive (So Alive, 2009)
The Slits - Ask Ma (Trapped Animal, 2009)
Black Swan Lane - Lie Still (The Sun And The Moon Sessions, 2009)
Githead - Take Off (Landing, 2009)
Dead Guitars - Feels Alright (Airplanes, 2007)
Justin Currie - Ready To Be (The Great War, 2010)
Terry DeCastro - East St. O'Neill (A Casa Verde, 2009)
Patrick Duff - Dead Man Singing (The Mad Straight Road, forthcoming 2010)
Jason Pegg - Get Out The Way (Jason Pegg, 2010)
Tender Trap - Girls With Guns (Dansette Dansette, 2010)
Andy Prieboy - Bands (The Questionable Profits Of Pure Novelty, 2009)
Deano Waco - More Than Fair (Deano Waco Meats The Purveyors, self-released 2009)
Eskimo (now known as Kimo) - Evergreen (Loverbatim, 2005)
Rob Dickinson - My Name Is Love (Fresh Wine For The Horses, 2005)

Covers show

Today's show was all covers! I was going for covers of hit songs - I could do an entire other show of covers of other underground artists.

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Playlist:
John Cale - Heartbreak Hotel (Slow Dazzle, 1975 - Elvis Presley, 1956)
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Q: Are We Not Men, 1978 - The Rolling Stones, 1965)
The Sex Pistols - I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone (rehearsal, 1976) (The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle, 1979 - The Monkees, 1966)
The Jam - Move On Up (Beat Surrender EP, 1982 - Curtis Mayfield, 1970)
The Primitives - I'll Be Your Mirror (Pure, 1989 - The Velvet Underground, 1966)
Siouxsie - Dear Prudence (Hyaena, 1984 - The Beatles, 1968)
Husker Du - Eight Miles High (Zen Arcade bonus, 1984 - The Byrds, 1966)
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange (V/A - The Lost Boys soundtrack, 1987 - The Doors, 1967)
The Fall - Victoria (The Frenz Experiment, 1988 - The Kinks, 1969)
Robyn Hitchcock - Kung Fu Fighting (V/A - Alvin Lives In Leeds, 1990 - Carl Douglas, 1974)
Frank And Walters - Funky Cold Medina (After All EP, 1992 - Tone Loc, 1989)
The Beautiful South - We Should Be Dancing (Bell Bottomed Tear single, 1992 - Bee Gees, 1976)
Alex Chilton - Volare (High Priest, 1987 - Domenico Modugno, 1958 Eurovision entry!)
Stan Ridgway - Witchcraft (The Way I Feel Today, 1998 - Frank Sinatra, 1957)
David Sylvian - Somewhere (Digital download, 2004 - from West Side Story, 1961)
Innocence Mission - Over The Rainbow (Now The Day Is Over, 2004 - Judy Garland, 1939)
Syd Straw - Harper Valley PTA (V/A - Real - The Tom T Hall Project, 1998 - Jeannie C. Riley, 1968)
Jason & The Scorchers - Absolutely Sweet Marie (Fervor EP, 1983 - Bob Dylan, 1966)
Reverend Horton Heat - Folsom Prison Blues (Holy Roller, 1999 - Johnny Cash, 1955)
Whiskeytown - Dreams (Strangers Almanac reissue, 2008 - Fleetwood Mac, 1977)
Barbara Manning - Dancing In The Dark (Live Instore, 2000 - Bruce Springsteen, 1984)
Richard Thompson - Oops I Did It Again (1000 Years Of Popular Music, 2003 - Britney Spears, 2000)
Porter Hall Tennessee - People Who Died (V/A - For A Decade Of Sin, 2005 - Jim Carroll, 1980)
Joe Pernice - Hello It's Me (It Feels So Good When I Stop, 2009 - Todd Rundgren, 1974)
Peter Gabriel - Heroes (Scratch My Back, 2010 - David Bowie, 1977)
Firewater - The Beat Goes On (Songs We Should Have Written, 2004 - Sonny & Cher, 1967)
Gene - Nightswimming (Where Are They Now EP, 1997 - REM, 1992)
Tears For Fears - Creep (Raoul And The Kings Of Spain EP, 1995 - Radiohead, 1993)
Adrian Belew - Free As A Bird (Belew Prints, 1998 - The Beatles, 1995 for The Beatles Anthology)
Billy Bragg - When Will I See You Again (V/A, Ruby Trax, 1992 - The Third Degrees, 1974)
Jill Sobule (and me!) - All The Young Dudes (live) (Personal bootleg, 1995 - Mott The Hoople, 1972)

New Zealand show

This week's show was all about the New Zealand indie scene! I've been in love with the country and it's music since I heard The Chills "Pink Frost", it was a total epiphany. NZ's amazing mix of melody and raucousness still amazes me - young bands like The Mint Chicks, Die! Die! Die!, Punches, and Surf City are still making great music from the tiny little islands.

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Playlist:
Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit (Submarine Bells, 1990)
Clean - Billy Two (Anthology, 2002 - originally from Boodle Boodle Boodle 12", 1982)
Bats - North By North (Daddy's Highway, 1987)
Bird Nest Roys - Jaffa Boy (Bird Nest Roys, 1987)
Pin Group - Ambivalence (The Pin Group, 1997 - originally from Ambivalence single, 1981) - very first FN release
Mainly Spaniards - That's What Friends Are For (25th Anniversary box set, 2006 - originally from That's What... single, 1982)
Danse Macabre - Between The Lines (Between The Lines, 2005 - originally from Between 12", 1981)
Dead Famous People - The Girl With An Attitude Problem (Arriving Late In Torn And Filthy Jeans, 1989)
Able Tasmans - Hold Me I (Hey Spinner, 1990)
Verlaines - War In My Head (Ready To Fly, 1991)
3Ds - Ben (Strange News From The Angels, 1997)
Headless Chickens - Gaskrankenstation (Body Blow, 1991)
Straitjacket Fits - She Speeds (Hail, 1988)
Bailter Space - The Aim (The Aim EP, 1992)
Jay Clarkson - Fool (Various - Does It Float?, 1994)
Sombretones - Love (Sombretones EP, 1990)
Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly (Seizure, 1989)
Fats Thompson - Too Much Jazz (Various - Does It Float?, 1994)
David Mulcahy - Blue Chicken Heart (Oddy Knocky, 1998)
Snapper - Death And Weirdness In The Surfing Zone (Snapper EP, 1988)
High Dependency Unit - Schallblute (Fire Works, 2001)
Loves Ugly Children - Suck (Showered In Gold, 1997)
Cloudboy - (You're So) Pretty (Down At The End Of The Garden, 2001)
Mestar - Konked Out (Shut The Squizwot Factories Down, 2006)
Punches - Unseen (Punches EP, 2006)
Subliminals - Uh-Oh (United State, 2000)
Don McGlashen - C2006P1 (Make Yourself At Home) (Marvellous Year, 2009)
Peter Gutteridge - Don't Catch Fire (Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox, 2009)
Minisnap - In My Pocket (In My Pocket EP, 2002)