Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Unrepresented

For this weeks show I looked over my past playlists and compiled and A-Z of artists that I love but haven't gotten around to playing.

New and recommended this week: Pine - Books And Magazines, available as a free download from www.archhill.co.nz!

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Playlist:
The 6ths - Dream Hat (with Mac MacCaughan) (Wasps' Nest, 1995)
Viv Albertine - If Love (Flesh EP, 2010)
Bleach - Wipe It Away (Bleach, 1991)
Adrian Borland - Stray Bullets (5:00 AM, 1997)
Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar (2X45 EP, 1982)
Lloyd Cole - Oh Genevieve (Broken Record, 2010)
Departure Lounge - The New You (Out Of Here, 2000)
Max Eider - My Other Life (The Best Kisser In The World, 1987)
Fatima Mansions - Blues For Ceausescu (Viva Dead Ponies, 1990)
Goya Dress - Glorious (Rooms, 1996)
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey - Here And Now (Here And Now, 2009)
I Am Kloot - No Fear Of Falling (Natural History, 2001)
Steve Jansen - Sleepyard (with Tim Elsenburg) (Slope, 2008)
The Jazz Butcher - Bicycle Kid (Big Planet Scarey Planet, 1989)
Tommy Keene - Waiting To Fly (Sleeping On A Rollercoaster EP, 1992)
The Lilac Time - A Dream Of A Girl (Runout Groove, 2007)
The Monochrome Set - Ten Don'ts For Honeymooners (Ten Dont's single, 1981)
The New Pornographers - Crash Years (Together, 2010)
The Opposition - Paddy Fields (Breaking The Silence, 1981)
Pine - Sweet Sweet (Books And Magazines, 2010)
Radiohead - Harry Patch (In Memory Of) (digital single, 2009)
Six Finger Satellite - Parlour Games (Severe Exposure, 1995)
The Soft Boys - Old Pervert (Underwater Moonlight, 1980)
Stereolab - Melochord Seventy-Five (Aluminum Tunes, 1998)
They Might Be Giants - Why Did You Grow A Beard? (Cast Your Pod To The Wind, 2007)
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (The Undertones, 1979)
Virginia Dare - Baby Got Away (Baby Got Away, 1999)
Wonder Stuff - Mission Drive (live) (Cursed With Insincerity, 2001)
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage! Up Yours! (Germ Free Adolescents, 1978)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Yeah! New York (Date With The Night EP, 2003)
Zounds - Demystification (The Curse Of The Zounds, 1981)

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Post Punk Peel Primer

This weeks show was a primer on the post-punk era (roughly 78-86 or so), my favorite period and style of music. The twist is that I only played Peel session versions - new recordings done in a short period of time, often better than the officially album version. John Peel is one of my idols, a long-time BBC DJ who never stopped searching for great new music.

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Playlist:
Buzzcocks - ESP (Peel session 1979) (The Peel Sessions Album, 1989)
The Stranglers - No More Heroes (Peel session 1977) (The Sessions, 1995)
The Jam - Thick As Thieves (Peel session 1979) (At The BBC, 2002)
Ultravox - Young Savage (Peel session 1977) (The Peel Sessions EP, 1991)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Peel session 1979) (The Complete BBC Recordings, 2000)
Public Image Ltd - Poptones (Peel session 1979) (Plastic Box, 1999)
Killing Joke - Wardance (Peel session 1979) (The Peel Sessions 1979-1981, 2008)
Gang Of Four - Natural's Not In It (Peel session 1979) (The Peel Sessions Album, 1990)
Echo & The Bunnymen - Villiers Terrance (Peel session 1979) (Crystal Days 1979-1999, 2001)
A Certain Ratio - Do The Du (Peel session 1979) (Early, 2002)
Teardrop Explodes - Poppies In The Field (Peel session 1980) (Peel Sessions Plus 1979-82, 2007)
Cocteau Twins - Sugar Hiccup (Peel session 1983) (BBC Sessions, 1999)
Bill Nelson - Stay Young (Peel session 1981) (digital download)
The Chameleons - Here Today (Peel session 1981) (The John Peel Sessions, 1990)
The Comsat Angels - At Sea (Peel session 1981) (Time Considered, 1992)
The Sound - Skeletons (Peel session 1981) (The BBC Recordings, 2004)
The Wedding Present - Dalliance (Peel session 1990) (The John Peel Sessions 1987-1990, 1993)
The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (Peel session 1984) (Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me EP, 1987)
The Associates - It's Better This Way (Peel session 1981) (The Radio One Sessions Vol. 1, 2003)
The Go-Betweens - Second-Hand Furniture (Peel session 1984) (1978-1990, 1990)
Simple Minds - Changeling (Peel session 1979) (Silver Box, 2004)
Bauhaus - A God In Alcove (Peel session 1979) (Swing The Heartache - The BBC Sessions, 1989)
The Birthday Party - Big-Jesus-Trash-Can (Peel session 1981) (The John Peel Sessions, 2001)
Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me (Peel session 1978) (The Complete John Peel Sessions, 2008)
The Damned - Thanks For The Night (Peel session 1984) (Sessions Of The Damned, 1993)
XTC - Opening Speech (Peel session 1979) (Transistor Blast, 1998)
XTC - Scissor Man (Peel session 1979) (Rag & Bone Buffet, 1990)
The Chills - Part Past Part Fiction (Peel session 1988) (Secret Box, 2001)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Lands End (Peel session 1986) (At The BBC, 2009)
The Fall - Mere Pseud Mag. Ed. (Peel session 2003) (The Complete Peel Sessions, 2005)

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Autumn

This week's show was dedicated to the oncoming season change - autumn! Every song had either 'September', 'Autumn' or 'Fall' in the title. I added a few tracks from forthcoming releases at the end - there's been an influx of great new music lately.

Next week's show will be a post-punk primer - but only using Peel session versions! If you've got any requests, leave me a comment.

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Playlist:
David Sylvian - September (Secrets Of The Beehive, 1987)
Big Star - September Gurls (Radio City, 1974)
Robyn Hitchcock - September Cones (You & Oblivion, 1995)
The Fall - Fall Sound (Reformation Post:TLC, 2007)
The Blue Aeroplanes - Autumn Journal XV (Friendloverplane 2, 1992)
Ian McCulloch - September Song (September Song single, 1984)
The Chills - Autumn Testament #20 (Secret Box, 2001)
The Field Mice - September's Not So Far Away (For Keeps, 1991)
The Church - Russian Autumn Heart (Gold Afternoon Fix, 1990)
The Ropers - September's Rain (The Ropers EP, 1994)
Feverdream - Autum (Songs By Strung Out Singles, 1998)
The Lucy Show - Sad September (Mania, 1986)
Bill Nelson - The Bride Of Christ In Autumn (The Love That Whirls, 1982)
Martin Newell - The Boys Of September (The Spirit Cage, 2000)
The The - August & September (Mind Bomb, 1989)
Camera Obscura - Autumn Tides (Rare UK Bird, 1999)
Winter Hours - September Street (These Familiar Places, 2001)
Dumptruck - Autumn Light (Positively Dumptruck, 1986)
Felt - September Lady (Forever Breathes The Lonely Word, 1986)
Roddy Frame - Autumn Flower (The North Star, 1998)
Ryan Adams - September (Jacksonville City Nights, 2005)
Gene - Autumn Stone (Fighting Fit single, 1996)
Richard Jobson - Autumn (V/A - Auteur Labels - Les Disques Du Crepescule, 2008 - originally from 1981)
Andy Partridge - Autumn Comes Around (Fuzzy Warbles Vol. 3, 2003)
New Model Army - Autumn (Today Is A Good Day, 2009)
Scars - Leave Me In Autumn (Author! Author!, 1981)
Surf City - Autumn (Kudos, 2010)
Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent (Absolute Dissent, 2010)
Grinderman - Mickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man (Grinderman 2, 2010)
Street Chant - You Do The Maths (Means, 2010)
Black Watch - Emily, Are You Sleeping? (Led Zeppelin Five, 2010)

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Back To School

This week marked the first time I did my show when the kids were on campus, so I decided to select only songs whose titles were related to school or education. It all flows surprisingly well! I'm off again next week but after that I'll be back to my regular weekly schedule.

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Playlist:
Guided By Voices - Big School (Static Airplane Jive EP, 1993)
Able Tasmans - School Is No Good For You (Somebody Ate My Planet, 1992)
Captain Sensible - Back To School? (Stop The World single b-side, 1983)
Alex Chilton - New Girl In School (A Man Called Destruction, 1995)
Syd Straw - Learning The Game (Future 40's single b-side, 1989)
Brian Dewan - First Day Of School (The Operating Theater, 2001)
The Fall - My Ex-Classmates' Kids (Are You Are Missing Winner, 2001)
Throwing Muses - University (University, 1995)
Wilco - Student Loan Stereo (Can't Stand It single b-side, 1999)
Martin Newell - My Old School (The Spirit Cage, 2000)
Robyn Hitchcock - College Of Ice (Eye, 1990)
Baby Ray - You Could Go To College (Low Rises, 2005)
Rockpile - Teacher Teacher (Seconds Of Pleasure, 1980)
The Ramones - Rock & Roll High School (End Of The Century, 1980)
Magick Heads - When I Kissed The Teacher (V/A - Abbasolutely, 1995)
The Blue Aeroplanes - Teaching English Through Sex And Death (Spitting Out Miracles, 1987)
Animals That Swim - Learning To Fly (Faded Glamour: The Best Of, 2004)
Cop Shoot Cop - What Have You Teached? (digital download, unreleased 1995)
Tours - Language School (V/A - Perfect Unpop, 2008 - originally released as a single, 1979)
Husker Du - Something I Learned Today (Zen Arcade, 1984)
Mission Of Burma - Learn How (Vs, 1982)
The Wedding Present - Living And Learning (BBC session 11-85) (Tommy, 1988)
Clearlake - Here To Learn (Amber, 2006)
Camera Obscura - Pen And Notebook (Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi, 2002)
Del Amitri - Learn To Cry (Always The Last To Know single b-side, 1992)
Frank And Walters - Learn To Love Myself (A Renewed Interest In Happiness, 2007)
The Bats - Knowledge Is Power (Couchmaster, 1995)
Moreau's Island - Live And Learn (As Big As It Gets, 1999)
X - How I (Learned My Lesson) (Under The Big Black Sun, 1982)
R.E.M. - Sad Professor (Up, 1998)
Unbelievable Truth - Too Many Things To Learn (Building single b-side, 1997)
The Mekons - Learning To Love On Your Own (Rock'n'Roll, 1989)
Yummy Fur - Amphetamine Education Movie (Kinky Cinema, 1997)
XTC - Procession Towards Learning Land (Great Fire single b-side, 1983)

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

No show

Due to a glitch at the radio station, there will be no Eardrum Buzz this week! And next week I'll be unavailable as well so you'll have to get your underground rock fix somewhere else, I'm afraid. Hopefully when I get back I'll be able to share new stuff from Stan Ridgway, Cathal Coughlan, The Bodines reissue, Jon Langford and Grinderman.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Something New, Something Old

This week I split between new acquisitions and a tribute to the bands I saw at The Big Takeover 30th Anniversary festival the other weekend.

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Tracklisting:
Wire - Our Time (Minimal mix) (Send Ultimate, 2010)
Versus - Into The Blue (On The Ones And Threes, 2010)
Julian Cope - Trampolene (BBC session, 1987) (Floored Genius expanded reissue, 2010)
Channel 3 - You Make Me Feel Cheap (The Best Of Channel 3 CDR, 2010 originally released 1982)
Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Wynn - Golden Years (live 7/1/2010)
Andy Prieboy - My Two Bit Heart (with Tony Kinman) (Don't Tell That Guy Anything EP, digital download, 2010)
Dolly Mixture - Everything And More (Everything And More 3CD box set, 2010 originally released 1982)
Snakefarm - Banks Of Ohio (V/A - Les Filles Du Crepescule, 2010 originally released 1999)
Dave Couse - Good Friday (Alonewalk, 2010)
Tender Trap - Fireworks (Dansette Dansette, 2010)
TV Smith - Impulse Buy (Sparkle In The Mud, 2010)
John Foxx - From Trash (Metatronic, 2010 originally released 2006)
Kimberley Rew - Stomping All Over The World (The Bible Of Bop reissue, 2010 originally released 1984)
White Rose Transmission - Love Or Just Loveless (Spiders In The Minds Eye, 2010)
Justin Currie - The Fight To Be Human (The Great War, 2010)
Grinderman - Heathen Child (Grinderman 2, 2010)
Jon Langford - Getting Used To Uselessness (Old Devil, 2010)

Big Takeover festival bands:
The Chameleons - Tears (Strange Times, 1986)
Newtown Neurotics - When The Oil Runs Out (The Punk Singles Collection, 2000 originally released 1980)
The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone (One Way Ticket, 2008 originally released 1976)
Avengers - We Are The One (Avengers, 1983 originally released 1977)
For Against - Shine (Echelons, 1987)
Flower - Torch Song (Concrete Sky, 1994 originally released 1990)
Springhouse - Moving Van (From Now To OK, 2008)
The Mutton Birds - Envy Of Angels (Envy Of Angels, 1996)
Jon Auer - Love My Way (6 1/2 EP, 1999)
The Curtain Society - Beautiful Song (Every Corner Of The Room, 2005)

Kitchens Of Distinction - Drive That Fast (Strange Free World, 1991)
Cop Shoot Cop - 3AM Incident (V/A - Johnny Mnemonic soundtrack, 1995)

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Australian Garage Rock show

This weeks show covered Australian garage rock (and further choice cuts from Australian artists). My friend Monika wanted to hear some garage rock and while I like some of the 60s stuff, I much prefer garage rock mixed in with The Stooges and MC5. If I sound tired in this show it's because I've been up until 4am 3 of the past 4 nights - two in Brooklyn for the Big Takeover 30th Anniversary show and last night at the Mark Burgess (of The Chameleons) gig!

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Playlist:
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges, 1969)
MC5 - Looking At You (Back In The USA, 1970)
The Saints - (I'm) Stranded (I'm Stranded, 1977)
Radio Birdman - Do The Pop (Radios Appear, 1977)
Lipstick Killers - Hindu Gods Of Love (single, 1980)
Victims - Television Addict (single, 1978)
Leftovers - Cigarettes & Alcohol (single, 1979)
Thought Criminals - Land Of The Living Room (single, 1980)
The Numbers - Sunset Strip (single, 1978)
The Manikins - Premonition (V/A - Alternative Animals, originally released 1980)
Psycho Surgeons - Horizontal Action (single, 1978)
Sunnyboys - Happy Man (Happy Man, 1981)
The Kelpies - My Wall (V/A - Flowers From The Dustbin, 1983)
Angie Pepper & The Passengers - Frozen World (single, 1982)
X - I Don't Wanna Go Out (Aspirations, 1980)
The Birthday Party - Nick The Stripper (Prayers On Fire, 1981)
The Scientists - Swampland (This Is My Happy Hour single, 1982)
Beasts Of Bourbon - Anarchy In The UK (live) (From The Belly Of The Beast, 1993)
The Go-Betweens - People Say (single, 1979)
Let's Go Naked - Three Limbs (single, 1986)
The Screaming Tribesmen - Igloo (single, 1983)
Super-K - Recurring Nightmare (single, 1986)
(Makers Of) The Dead Travel Fast - Taels Of The Saeghors (single, 1980)
Laughing Clowns - Theme From Mad Flies Mad Flies (Mr Udditch-Schmudditch Goes To Town, 1982)
Tame O'Mearas - Curl Curl (V/A - A Selection, 1981)
The Goat That Went Om - The Pirate Song (V/A - Just Can't Stop It II, originally released 1981)
Primitive Calculators - Pumping Ugly Muscle (EP, 1987)
Paul Kelly - Before The Old Man Died (Gossip, 1986)
The Triffids - Wide Open Road (Born Sandy Devotional, 1986)
The Blackeyed Susans - This One Eats Souls (All Souls Alive, 1994)
Ups & Downs - The Living Kind (Sleepless, 1986)
The Stems - At First Sight (At First Sight Violets Are Blue, 1987)
You Am I - The Choices That I've Made (Saturday Night Round Ten bonus disc, 1999)