Brothers Show

This week's theme was brothers as my brother was visiting and I brought him in to co-host with me as I played various 'brother' bands and related tunes.

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Playlist:
Mark Burgess - Our Soul, Lost Soul, Brother And Fool (Zima Junction, 1993)
The Finn Brothers - Won't Give In (Everyone Is Here, 2004)
The Pernice Brothers - Bechamel (Goodbye, Killer, 2010)
Joe, Marc's Brother - She's Gonna Be My Girl (V/A - Yellow Pills Vol. 4, 1997)
The Elvis Brothers - Movin' Up (Movin' Up, 1983)
Hudson Brothers - So You Are A Star (Hollywood Situation, 1974)
The Paley Brothers - Come Out And Play (V/A - DIY: Come Out And Play, 1993 - originally released in 1978)
The Long Ryders - He Can Hear His Brother Calling (Anthology, 1998)
Jeff Tweedy - Please Tell My Brother (live) (bootleg, 1998)
Deadstring Brothers - Sacred Heart (V/A - Bloodied But Unbowed, 2006)
The Visitors - Brother John (Do The Pop! Redux Vol. 1, 2008 - originally released in 1980)
Radio Birdman - The Brotherhood Of Al Wazah (Zeno Beach, 2006)
Mongolian Brothers - Meet Their Match In The Man Mountain (live) (V/A - The Last Rhumba, 1983)
The Alpaca Brothers - Hey Man (V/A - Flying Nun 25th Anniversary, 2006 - originally released in 1986)
The Organ - Brother (Grab That Gun, 2004)
The Waco Brothers - Nothing At All (Freedom And Weep, 2005)
Jon Langford - Tubby Brothers (Skull Orchard, 1998)
The Brotherhood Of Lizards - Market Day (Lizardland, 1989)
Containe - Your Brother's A Star (Only Cowards Walk Like Cowards, 1996)
Firewater - Banghra Bros. (The Golden Hour, 2008)
Hugo Largo - 4 Brothers (Mettle, 1989)
Keene Brothers - You Must Engage (Blues And Boogie Shoes, 2006)
Fowler Brothers with Stanard Ridgway - The Cannon Song (V/A - Lost In The Stars, 1985)
Flying Alphonso Brothers - Video Date (V/A - Bouquet Of Steel, 1980)
The Fink Brothers - Mutants In Mega City One (Mutants In Mega City One EP, 1985)
The Dangerous Brothers - Secret Seven (V/A - The Circus Comes To Town, 1981)
Riotous Brothers - No Justice (V/A - Is The War Over?, 1979)
Strangelove - The Runaway Brothers (Strangelove, 1997)
Poundcake - Big Brother Dandeline (Aloha Via Satellite, 1996)
The Bitter Springs - Addison Brothers (From The Parish Of Arthritis, 1997)
Tours - Jimmy's Younger Brother (Album Of The Year, 2009)
Shock Headed Peters - I, Bloodbrother Be (4,000 Pound Love Letter) (V/A - Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01, 2003 - originally released in 1984)

Winter Show

This week's show is a tribute to winter in all it's cold, snowy glory. Bring on the longer days and the snowstorms!

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Playlist:
Robyn Hitchcock - Winter Love (live) (I Often Dream Of Trains In New York, 2009)
Not Bit Of Wood - Winterlight (Musikland, 1998)
Jack Frost - Jack Frost Blues (Snow Job, 1996)
The Fall - Winter (Peel session) (The Complete Peel Sessions, 2005 - originally released in 1981)
The Housemartins - I Smell Winter (Now That's What I Call Quite Good, 1987)
Warm Jets - Sunfreeze (Warm Jets EP, 1996)
Aztec Camera - Walk Out To Winter (High Land, Hard Rain, 1983)
The Durutti Column - Sketch For Winter (The Best Of The Durutti Column, 2004 - originally released in 1980)
Marine Research - Angel In The Snow (Sounds From The Gulf Stream, 1999)
Goblin Mix - The Winter Song (The Complete Goblin Mix & The Exploding Budgies, 1991 - originally released in 1986)
Minisnap - Wintersweet (Bounce Around, 2008)
Marshmallow - Snow (Marshmallow, 2003)
David Yetton - Frozen (Blow Out Your Candles, 2005)
Hurricane Bells - The Winters In New York (Tonight Is The Ghost, 2010)
Monstrance - Winterwerk (Monstrance, 2007)
Nine Horses - Snow Borne Sorrow (Snow Borne Sorrow, 2005)
Jacques - Winterpollen (Romantic EP, 2000)
Caterpillar - Winter's Come (V/A - Working Holiday!, 1994)
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again (December Will Be Magic Again 7", 1980)
Statuesque - Winter Was My Teacher (Choir Above Fire Below, 2004)
Dolly Mixture - Winter Seems Fine (Everything And More, 2010 - originally released in 1984)
The Charlottes - Cold (Lovehappy, 1989)
Sloan - Snowsuit Sound (Twice Removed, 1994)
The Sound - Winter (Shock Of Daylight EP, 1984)
Nick Cave - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow (No More Shall We Part, 2001)
The Laughing Clowns - Winter's Way (Cruel, But Fair, 2005 - originally released in 1985)
Angie Pepper & The Passengers - Frozen World (V/A - Born Out Of Time, 2002 - originally released in 1984)
The Primitives - Cold Enough To Kill (Galore, 1991)
Mary Lou Lord - Cold Company (V/A - For A Decade Of Sin, 2005)
Fotheringay - Winter Winds (Fotheringay, 1970)
Tom Lehrer - (I'm Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica (The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, 2000)

12-14 Show

This weeks show premiered new material from Wire (fantastic forthcoming album), Shriekback (out today), Peter Blegvad (from an online audio magazine) and new-old material from The Fall (from their new omnibus reissue) along with lots of other favorites.

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Playlist:
Wire - Smash (Red Barked Tree, 2011)
Zero Zero - First Choice (Ava, 1996)
Two Ton Boa - Porcelain Throne (V/A - Fields And Streams, 2002)
Shriekback - Flowers Of Angst (Life In The Loading Bay, 2010)
Michal Kahan - Con Mi Corazon (Baby Escapo EP, 2003)
Kid Loco - A Little Bit Of Soul (Kill Your Darlings, 2001)
Yachts - Suffice To Say (Suffice To Say 7", 1977)
Peter Blegvad - My Father's Face (Radio Free Song Club, 2010)
Swelling Meg - Baba Yaga (original) (Well EP, 1996)
Glee Club - Bad Child's Dolly (Mine, 1994)
The Fall - Fortess - Marquis Cha-Cha (Saturday Live session) (The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall Omnibus reissue, 2010)
Numbers - Too Cool To Say Hi (Numbers Life, 2001)
Human Television - Saw You Walking By (All Songs Written By: Human Television, 2004)
The Ruby Suns - Tane Mahuta (Sea Lion, 2007)
28th Day - 25 Pills (The Complete Recordings, 2003 - originally released in 1985)
Popguns - (I'll) Take You Down (Love Junky, 1995)
Orange Juice - Rip It Up (The Very Best Of, 1992 - originally released in 1982)
Vent 414 - Fixer (Fixer EP, 1996)
Uzi - Gabrielle (Sleep Asylum EP, 1986)
Low Pop Suicide - Kiss Your Lips (On The Cross Of Commerce, 1993)
Gary Jules - Mad World (Mad World EP, 2003)
ESP Summer - Web Of Dream (LP, 1996)
Ivy - Get Enough (Realistic, 1994)
Cyclops - Lunar Fall (Goat Volume, 1994)
Bush Tetras - You Can't Be Funky (Boom In The Night, 1989 - originally released in 1981)
A Witness - I Love You, Mr. Disposable Razors (Threaphurst Lane, 2000 - originally released in 1989)
The Witch Trials - The Taser (The Witch Trials EP, 1981)
Gavin Friday - Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves (Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves, 1989)
Tanya Donelly - Moon Over Boston (The Bright Light EP, 1997)
Mark Mulcahy - A Cup Of Tea And Your Insights (Smilesunset, 2001)

Singled Out: The The

I did another Singled Out show this week, highlighting the best of The The. It's quite challenging picking just an hour's worth of work from an artist with as deep and diverse a catalog as Matt Johnson so I focused on his singles as they're universally great.

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Playlist:
The The - Controversial Subject (Controversial Subject 7", 1980)
The The - Uncertain Smile (7" version) (Uncertain Smile 7", 1982)
The The - Perfect (7" version) (Perfect 7", 1983)
The The - Infected (7" version) (Infected 7", 1986)
The The - Sweet Bird Of Truth (Infected, 1986)
The The - The Beat(en) Generation (Mind Bomb, 1989)
The The - Jealous Of Youth (Jealous Of Youth CDEP, 1990)
The The - That Was The Day (Dis-Infected CDEP, 1993)
The The - Love Is Stronger Than Death (Dusk, 1993)
The The - I Saw The Light (Hanky Panky, 1995)
The The - Darkness Falls (Judge Dredd soundtrack, 1995)
The The - Shrunken Man (Nakedself, 2000)
The The - December Sunlight (Cried Out) (45RPM, 2002)
The The - Pillar Box Red (45RPM, 2002)
The The - Mrs Mac (digital download, 2007)

Music In A Foreign Language

This weeks show was music sung in foreign languages by both English bands doing one-off versions and from bands around the globe. French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Swedish and Japanese are all represented. Listen to me butcher song titles and band names!

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Playlist:
Nena - 99 Luftballons (99 Luftballons, 1984)
Peter Gabriel - Schock Den Affen (IV - Deutsches Album, 1982)
Falco - Der Kommissar (Einzelhaft, 1982)
Juniper Moon - Volveras? (single version) (Volveras? EP, 1999)
White Rose Transmission - Allein (White Rose Transmission, 1995)
+/- - Gokigen Ikaga (+/- vs. Bloodthirsty Butchers EP, 2005)
Alex Chilton - Volare (High Priest, 1987)
The Stranglers - N'emmens Pas Harry (N'emmens Pas Harry 7", 1980)
The Teardrop Explodes - Traison (C'est Juste Une Histoire) (Treason (It's Just A Story) 7", 1981)
Autour De Lucie - Je Reviens (Faux Mouvement, 2000)
The Real Tuesday Weld - Pret De Toi, Loin De Toi ((Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You EP, 2005)
The Wedding Present - Vasya Vasyliok (Peel session) (The Complete John Peel Sessions, 2007 - originally released in 1988)
The Diagram Brothers - I Didn't Get Where I Am Today By Being A Right Git (German version) (German EP, 1982)
Robyn Hitchcock - Alright, Yeah (Swedish) (Mossy Liquor, 1996)
Erase Errata - Spanish Harvester (Split 7" with Red Monkey, 2003)
Stereolab - Transporte Sans Bouger (Mars Audiac Quintet, 1994)
Charles De Goal - Synchro (V/A - So Young But So Cold, 2004 - originally released in 1980)
Opera De Nuit - Ami Amant (V/A - Transmission, 2005 - originally released in 1986)
Taxi Girl - V2 Sur Mes Souvenirs (V/A - Des Jeunes Gens Modernes, 2008 - originally released in 1980)
Gang 90 E As Absurdettes - Jack Kerouac (V/A - The Sexual Life Of The Savages, 2005 - originally released in 1983)
Akt - Prince No Deserto Vermelho (V/A - Nao Wave, 2005 - originally released in 1990)
Za Za - Zauberstab (V/A - New Deutsch, 2003 - originally released in 1982)
The Convent - Weidergeburt Der Stille (Tales From The Frozen Forest, 1994)
The Dambuilders - Wyoming (New Jersey 7", 1993)
Luna - La Poupee Qui Fait Non (V/A - Pop Romantique, 1999)
Los Planetas - Segundo Premio (Una Semana En El Motor De Un Autobús, 1998)
Surfin Bichos - Amas Lo Desconocido (La Luz En Tus Entrañas, 1989)
Chucho - Cirujano Patafisico (Tejido De Felicidad, 1999)
Cocteau Twins - Kookaburra (Aikea-Guinea EP, 1985)
Dead Can Dance - Nierika (Spiritchaser, 1996)
Lloyd Cole - Music In A Foreign Language (radio session) (Radio Bremen - Folksinger Vol. 1, 2009)

11-30 Show

No theme this week, some new stuff up front from +/-, Gang Of Four, John Cale and Glasser and bits and bobs from hither and yon the rest of the way.

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Playlist:
+/- - Underfoot (Pulled Punches, 2010)
Gang Of Four - Never Pay For The Farm (Content, 2011)
Dimmer - Degrees Of Existence (Degrees Of Existence, 2009)
Chris Mills - Breathing (Wall To Wall Sessions: Acoustic Outtakes And Alternates, 2007)
Owl & The Pussycat - I Hate The Sun (Owl & The Pussycat, 2003)
Human Sexual Response - Land Of The Glass Pinecones (In A Roman Mood, 1981)
Glasser - Plane Temp (Ring, 2010)
Disco Zombies - Here Come The Buts (V/A - Messthetics #107, 2009 - originally released in 1980)
Red Guitars - Good Technology (Slow To Fade, 1984)
John Cale - Waiting For The Man (live) (Live At Rockpalast, 2010)
The Blue Nile - Heatwave (A Walk Across The Rooftops, 1984)
Shriekback - My Spine (Is The Bassline) (My Spine 7", 1982)
J.J. Burnel - Euroman (V/A - So Young But So Cold, 2004 - originally released in 1979)
Hugh Cornwell - Snapper (Guilty, 1997)
The Beekeepers - Killer Cure (Third Party, Fear And Theft, 1998)
The House Of Love - Shine On (The House Of Love, 1990)
The Reegs - See My Friends (Return Of The Sea Monkeys, 1991)
Honolulu Mountain Daffodils - Aloha Sayonara (Aloha Sayonara, 1991)
Band Of Susans - Ahead (V/A - Whore, 1996)
Penetration - Our World (Our World 7", 2008)
Radon Daughters - Jonathan Wilde (Glow, 2001)
The Dils - Sound Of The Rain (Made In Canada 7", 1980)
Tom Verlaine - All Weirded Out (Songs And Other Things, 2006)
Autumn Hollow Band - Focus On Rent (Love Letters & Ransom Notes, 2010)
Salem 66 - Pony Song (Your Soul Is Mine, Fork It Over, 1987)
Proletariat - Voodoo Economics (Voodoo Economic And Other American Tragedies, 1998 - originally released in 1983)
Pop Art Toasters - What Am I Going To Do (Pop Art Toasters EP, 1994)
Lotus Eaters - Can Your Kisses Fly (Silentspace, 2001)
Baby Bird - Goodnight (The Greatest Hits, 1997)

Thanksgiving Show

This week's show is about giving thanks, both sincere and sarcastic, eating dinner and traveling, with a bit of turkey and pilgrims mixed in.

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Playlist:
Poi Dog Pondering - Thanksgiving (live) (Fruitless EP, 1990)
Stereo Bus - Hey Thank You (Brand New, 1999)
Big Star - Thank You Friends (Third / Sister Lovers, 1978)
Alex Chilton - Thank You John (Feudalist Tarts EP, 1985)
Captain Sensible - Thanks For The Night (The Power Of Love, 1983)
The Damned - Turkey Song (I Just Can't Be Happy Today 7", 1979)
Robyn Hitchcock - Thank You, Time Girl (digital download, 2010)
The Soft Boys - Cold Turkey (A Can Of Bees, 1979)
Cabaret Voltaire - Thank You America (Code, 1987)
The Creatures - Thank You (Eraser Cut, 1998)
Lowlife - In Thankful Hands (Godhead, 1989)
Dumptruck - Thanksgiving (D Is For Dumptruck reissue, 2003)
The Wedding Present - Thanks (Bizarro, 1989)
Immaculate Fools - Thanks, But No Thanks (Stand Down 7", 1992)
Magazine - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (The Correct Use Of Soap, 1980)
Luna - Thank You For Sending Me An Angel (Bonnie And Clyde EP, 1995)
Stephen Hero - Thanks, Not Afraid (Darkness & The Day, 2002)
Shadowy Men From A Shadowy Planet - Thanks For Buying Our CD (Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham, 1991)
Talulah Gosh - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Thank God) (Rock Legends: Volume 69, 1987)
The Loud Family - Don't All Thank Me At Once (Plants And Birds And Rocks And Things, 1993)
The Jam - Aunties And Uncles (Impulsive Youths) (News Of The World 7", 1978)
Jon Rauhouse - Turkey In The Straw (The Bottle Let Me Down, 2002)
Fairport Convention - Now Be Thankful (Now Be Thankful 7", 1970)
Neko Case - Thanks A Lot (The Virginian, 1997)
Ryan Adams - Thank You Louise (Love Is Hell, 2003)
R.E.M. - Pilgrimage (live) (Murmer reissue, 2008 - recorded in 1983)
The Only Ones - The Happy Pilgrim (Peel session) (Darkness & Light - The Complete BBC Recordings, 2002 - recorded in 1980)
They Might Be Giants - Dinner Bell (Apollo 18, 1992)
Mono Puff - Tryptophane (The Devil Went Down To Newport - Totally Rocking EP, 1996)
The Diagram Brothers - My Dinner (Discordo 45 10", 1982)
Systematics - Dinner's On The Table (Terrace Industry - M Squared 1980-1983, 2010)
Gluebound - Gullibles Travel (2 1/2% Instinct EP, 1997)
Ocean Blue - Questions Of Travel (Cerulean, 1991)
Simple Minds - I Travel (Empires And Dance, 1980)
A House - I'll Always Be Grateful (On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round, 1988)
The Black Watch - The Jean Rhys Appreciation Society (Icing The Snow Queen, 2008)
Graham Parker - Almost Thanksgiving Day (live) (Bloodied But Unbowed, 2006)