Show but no show

My PC at home died, limiting my access to my music library to what's on my iPod. I could've just built a playlist on there but I chose to DJ the old fashioned way and just pull things off the shelves. Unfortunately, without my home PC I was unable to record the show so there's nothing to hear this week! I'll be back next week with a best-of 2011 review.

11-15-2011 Show

This week's show has some new old stuff from obscure postpunk compilations, new new stuff from Boston Spaceships and They Might Be Giants, new to me stuff from The Church, and plenty of great old tunes!

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Playlist:
The Church - Appalatia (Forget Yourself, 2003)
Boston Spaceships - You Just Can't Tell (Let It Beard, 2011)
They Might Be Giants - Tubthumping (feat. The Onion AV Club Choir) (New Album Raises New And Troubling Questions, 2011)
Maureen & The Meatpackers - The Unpleasant Stain (Digital download, 1976)
Unter Den Linden - Vanda Inat (V/A - Life In The Future: Swedish Post-Punk & Synth Wave 79-87, 2011 - originally released in 1981)
Necropolis Of Love - Talk (V/A - Bay Area Retrograde (BART) Volume 1, 2011 - originally released in 1982)
The Associates - Party Fears Two (Sulk, 1982)
39, Lyon Street - Kites (Kites single, 1981)
MacKenzie Sings Orbidoig - Ice Cream Factory (Ice Cream Factory single, 1982)
The Exploding Budgies - Thornfield (The Grotesque Singers 12", 1985)
The Cakekitchen - Airships (Time Flowing Backwards, 1991)
This Kind Of Punishment - The Sleepwalker (A Beard Of Bees, 1984)
Dissolve - Blurred (That That Is... Is (Not), 1994)
The Vaselines - Son Of A Gun (Son Of A Gun 12", 1987)
14 Iced Bears - Balloon Song (Peel session) (In The Beginning, 2001 - originally released in 1986)
Neats - Same (The Monkey's Head In The Corner Of The Room 12", 1982)
The Bodines - Skankin' Queens (Played, 1987)
Rose Chronicles - Bruise (Happily Ever After, 1996)
Moon - Living In A World Of Strangers (Digital download, 1999)
French - Courtney Killed Kurt (Digital download, 2002)
Inter - Cherry Red Electric Blue (Got My Nine, 2000)
Jetplane Landing - What The Argument Has Changed (Pleasurehead split single, 2002)
Uncle Dave & The Waco Brothers - I Love You Baby (And I Hate Myself) (Nine Slices Of My Midlife Crisis, 2004)
The Opposition - Breaking The Silence (Breaking The Silence, 1981)
The Pop Group - We Are Time (Y, 1979)
Thom Yorke - A Rat's Nest (Analyse single, 2006)
Kid Loco - Gypsie Good Time (Kill Your Darlings, 2001)
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Ghost Of Stephen Foster (Perennial Favorites, 1998)
Kirk Lake / Jacques - Five Finger Discount (Five Finger Discount EP, 1997)

The Fall - 29 albums, 29 tracks

The new album by The Fall, _Ersatz G.B._, their 29th (!), is due out shortly. It's another slab of krautrock-abilly weirdness from Mark E Smith and his current line-up, their 3rd excellent album together. In honor of one of my favorite bands I dedicated the entire show to reviewing one track from each album. Of course, this excludes singles like "The Man Whose Head Expanded" or incredible Peel session versions but 29 tracks from 29 albums fit just right. While The Fall is a decidedly acquired taste, this set shows the range of Mark E Smith's vision and musical flexibility and just might help you get over any reservations.

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Playlist:
The Fall - Age Of Chang (Ersatz G.B., 2011)
The Fall - Hot Cake (Your Future Our Clutter, 2010)
The Fall - Alton Towers (Imperial Wax Solvent, 2008)
The Fall - Fall Sound (Reformation Post TLC, 2007)
The Fall - Youwanner (Fall Heads Roll, 2005)
The Fall - Theme From Sparta F.C. #2 (The Real New Fall LP [US edition], 2004)
The Fall - My Ex-Classmates' Kids (Are You Are Missing Winner, 2001)
The Fall - Cyber Insekt (The Unutterable, 2000)
The Fall - Shake-Off (The Marshall Suite, 1999)
The Fall - Masquerade (Levitate, 1997)
The Fall - Spinetrak (The Light User Syndrome, 1996)
The Fall - Bonkers In Phoenix (Cerebral Caustic, 1995)
The Fall - Hey! Student (Middle Class Revolt, 1994)
The Fall - Glam Racket (The Infotainment Scan, 1993)
The Fall - Free Range (Code: Selfish, 1992)
The Fall - Shift-Work (Shift-Work, 1991)
The Fall - Telephone Thing (Extricate, 1990)
The Fall - Wrong Place, Right Time (I Am Kurious Orange, 1988)
The Fall - The Steak Place (The Frenz Experiment, 1988)
The Fall - Gross Chapel - British Grenadiers (Bend Sinister, 1986)
The Fall - Spoilt Victorian Child (This Nation's Saving Grace, 1985)
The Fall - Copped It (The Wonderful And Frightening World Of..., 1984)
The Fall - Eat Y'Self Fitter (Perverted By Language, 1983)
The Fall - Marquis Cha-Cha (Room To Live, 1982)
The Fall - Mere Pseud Mag. Ed. (Hex Enduction Hour, 1982)
The Fall - Prole Art Threat (Slates, 1981)
The Fall - Pay Your Rates (Grotesque, 1980)
The Fall - Choc-Stock (Dragnet, 1979)
The Fall - Rebellious Jukebox (Live At The Witch Trials, 1979)

Halloween 2011 Show

This week's post-Halloween show mixes vampire girls with vampire skinheads, moss monsters with happy monsters, bwana devils with little red devils, and many more spooky songs from the best underground rock artists like Neko Case, Pauline Murray, Archie Bronson Outfit and more!

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Playlist:
The Hitmen - Bwana Devil (V/A - Do The Pop!, 2002 - originally released in 1982)
The Cannanes - Swing, You Little Red Devil (The Cannanes, 1996)
The Stems - She's A Monster (Buds, 1991 - originally released in 1985)
Laughing Clowns - Ghost Beat (Cruel, But Fair, 2005 - originally released in 1982)
The Doublehappys - Moss Monster (Nerves, 1992 - originally released in 1985)
3Ds - Spooky (The Venus Trail, 1993)
Fang - Ghost Writer (V/A - The Hill Is Alive, 2003)
Lovely Midget - Ghost Wall (Lovely Midget EP, 1997)
Neko Case - Things That Scare Me (Blacklisted, 2002)
Split Lip Rayfield - Devil (In The Mud, 1999)
Wee Hairy Beasties - The Lonely Vampire (Holidays Gone Crazy, 2008)
Caitlin Cary - Please Take The Devil Out Of Me (V/A - Down To The Promised Land, 2000)
The Instant Automatons - Scared To Be Alone (V/A - Messthetics Greatest Hits, 2006 - originally released in 1980)
Fourwaycross - Halloween (V/A - Auteur Labels: Independent Project Records, 2010 - originally released in 1993)
Karel Fialka - Ghosts (V/A - Messthetics #101, 2006 - originally released in 1979)
Pulsallama - The Devil Lives In My Husband's Body (V/A - Rip It Up And Start Again, 2006 - originally released in 1982)
Archie Bronson Outfit - Devils Move (Kangaroo Heart EP, 2004)
Longwave - Sea Monster (Life Of The Party single, 2005)
Pauline Murray - Creature With The Atom Brain (Halloween 2000 EP, 2000)
Invincible - Spooks (Venus, 1999)
Barry Andrews - Vampire Skinhead (...And If I Refuse? Songs 1979-81, 2002)
Shriekback - Monsters With A Brilliant Disguise (with Finn Andrews) (Digital distribution, 2006)
Fiat Lux - Sleepless Nightmare (Hired History, 1984)
Kissing The Pink - Frightened In France (Naked, 1983)
Neats - Ghost (1981-84 The Ace Of Hearts Years, 2009 - originally released in 1983)
Kimberley Rew - The Nightmare (The Bible Of Bop, 1984)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Devil's Waitin' (Howl, 2005)
Jonathan Richman - Vampire Girl (You Must Ask The Heart, 1995)
Compulsion - Happy Monsters (The Future Is Medium, 1996)
Stranger Tractors - Nightmare (Mini Album, 1996?)
The Comsat Angels - Beautiful Monster (My Minds Eye, 1992)
The Gun Club - Ghost On The Highway (Fire Of Love, 1982)
Sidi Bou Said - Dracula (Broooch, 1993)
Sumosonic - Destroy All Monsters (This Is Sumo, 1998)

Autumn Leaves & Trees Show

This week's show is a tribute to the glorious colors of fall, the trees and the leaves. Recent stuff from Dirty Ray and Nanci Griffith mix with Felt, The Soft Boys, and Dumptruck to produce a colorful show!

When I put these theme shows together, it's fun to pull tracks from hither and yon and usually I can work out a great playlist. This week's show turned out to be kind of a downbeat show, unsurprising given the subject matter. I suppose trees and leaves tend to bring out the more contemplative qualities in musicians.

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The Kiwi Animal - Time Of The Leaves (Music Media, 1984)
Bilderine - Trees (Split Seconds, 1994)
Leigh Franklin - You See Leaves (V/A - Keepin' Secrets, 2005)
Mestar - Bumblebee Tree (Porcupine, 2002)
Nanci Griffith - The Giving Tree (V/A - Twistable, Turnable Man, 2010)
The Handsome Family - Where The Birch Trees Lean (Through The Trees, 1998)
Virginia Dare - Fred's Trees (Baby Got Away, 1998)
Dirty Ray - Cherry Tree (Big World For A Little Man, 2010)
The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy - Raking Up Leaves (live) (Glorious & Idiotic, 2000)
Kristin Hersh - Marriage Tree (live) (Live At Maxwell's, Hoboken, 1992)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lime Tree Arbour (live) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 2008 - originally recorded in 1997)
The Real Tuesday Weld - Into The Trees (The London Book Of The Dead, 2007)
Jane Siberry - Above The Treeline (Jane Siberry, 1981)
Partick Duff - The Lion And The Hawthorn Tree (Luxury Problems, 2005)
Frank Tovey & The Pyros - The Libery Tree (Grand Union, 1991)
Felt - Penelope Tree (Absolute Classic Masterpieces, 1992 - originally released in 1983)
The Soft Boys - The Asking Tree (Invisible Hits, 1983)
Lowlife - Drowning Leaves (Godhead, 1989)
Eyeless In Gaza - Avenue With Trees (V/A - The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection, 2008 - originally released in 1981)
Clearlake - Trees In The City (Cedars, 2003)
New Model Army - Trees In Winter (Lost Songs, 2002)
Tim Keegan - From Up A Tree (Foreign Domestic, 2007)
Salad - Palm Trees On The Moon (Yeah Yeah single, 1997)
Bob Mould - Hanging Tree (Black Sheets Of Rain, 1990)
See Saw - Blood Filled Trees (...And The Head Popped Off EP, 1995)
Cud - Love In A Hollow Tree (Leggy Mambo, 1990)
Dumptruck - Barking Up The Wrong Tree (For The Country, 1987)
The Hang Ups - Underneath A Tree (Second Story, 1999)
Baby Bird - Swinging From Tree To Tree (The Greatest Hits, 1997)
Cocteau Twins - Pepper-Tree (Peel session) (BBC Sessions, 1999 - originally recorded in 1984)

10-18-2011 Show

This week's show has new stuff from the best guitar band going, Dead Guitars, an exclusive John Foxx and The Maths tracks, more side projects from Ian Masters, and a salute to the World Series!

Some notes:
The new Dead Guitars album, _Stranger_, is one of the best things I've heard all year. Moody synths wash over captivating guitar backing Carlo Van Putten's introspective lyrics. They named themselves after an amazing Adrian Borland song (presented here in demo form) that later came out on a White Rose Transmission album.

The John Foxx song here is actually the finished version which was mistakenly left off the Mojo CD it came from!

The Terry Edwards song has to be heard to be believed - a ska version of the Fall classic!

Ian Masters has been working under numerous guises over the years. I've picked 4 favorites here, two of which were buried on Myspace sites.

I had intended to do an entire baseball-themed show but I just didn't have that much quality material (and John Fogerty's "Centerfield" was NOT going to make an appearance).

Dock Ellis was major league pitcher who allegedly threw a no-hitter on LSD.

Paul Kelly is one of Australia's premier singer-songwriter's. I'm particularly fond of his 86-96 period. "Bradman" is about the Babe Ruth of cricket!


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Playlist:
Adrian Borland - Dead Guitars (The Last Days Of The Rain Machine, 2000)
Dead Guitars - Love Goddess & The Love Ghost (Stranger, 2011)
John Foxx And The Maths - Have A Cigar (V/A - Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon, 2011)
Astrid Williamson - Shhh (radio session) (Rabid In The Kennel, 2010)
The Yesterday Sky - A Winter's Dawn (A Winter's Dawn 7", 1992)
Cargill's Raconteurs - Better Days (V/A - Avon Scrawling, 2000)
Eliza Carthy - Rolling Sea (V/A - Rogue's Gallery, 2006)
Richmond Fontaine - The Gits (V/A - Graciously, 2006)
Scritti Politti - Skank Bloc Bologna (Early, 2005 - originally released in 1978)
Graduate - Elvis Should Play Ska (Acting My Age, 1980)
Terry Edwards Ska All-Stars - Totally Wired (V/A - Readymade, 2007)
To Heaven A Jet - Airfields (V/A - Cocteau Signature Tunes, 1986 - originally released in 1981)
Anne Clark - Sleeper In Metropolis (An Ordinary Life, 1986)
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Monkeys On Juice (Monkeys On Juice 7", 1984)
ESP Summer - Volume (The Complete Recordings, 2009)
Oneironaut - City (City 7", 1996)
Wingdisk - The Pink Snow Is On The Trees (Myspace site, 2008)
Ashioto - Where Do You Keep My Heart (Myspace site, 2009)
China Drum - Baseball In The Dark (Wipeout EP, 1996)
SF Seals - Dock Ellis (Baseball Trilogy EP, 1993)
Echo & The Bunnymen - Baseball Bill (Evergreen, 1997)
Whiskeytown - Empty Baseball Park (Faithless Street, 1998)
Pernice Brothers - Moonshot Manny (Digital download, 2004)
Ipanema - Je Suis Un Baseball Bat (Je Suis Un Baseball Bat Vs. Skull single, 2003
The Baseball Project - Gratitude (For Curt Flood) (Volume 1: Frozen Ropes And Dying Quails, 2008)
The Black Watch - The Tennis-Playing Poet Roethke Said (Jiggery Pokery, 2002)
Billy Bragg - God's Footballer (Don't Try This At Home, 1991)
Paul Kelly - Bradman (Hidden Things, 1992 - originally released in 1987)

10-11-2011 Show

This week's show has new stuff from Magazine, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, a noise-rock set, bits and bobs from Ian Masters projects, and a set of classic rockabilly!

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If you've got any requests or suggestions for themes, please leave a comment!

Playlist:
Magazine - Hello Mister Curtis (With Apologies) (No Thyself, 2011)
Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto (new version) (New Blood, 2011)
Kate Bush - Wildman (50 Words For Snow, 2011)
Don McGlashan - A Thing Well Made (radio session) (Rabid In The Kennel, 2011)
Blips - Blip^/Blip~ (V/A - Spooky Sounds Of Now, 1997)
A Frames - Ionic (A Frames 2, 2003)
Six Finger Satellite - Simian Fever (Severe Exposure, 1995)
The In Out - Deutschland (Living Memorial In Deutschland, 2000)
Dive Index - Hoko Onchi (Mid/Air, 2007)
Friendly Science Orchestra - Sutekina Sora O (Minature Album, 1998)
Luminous Orange - Silver Kiss (Sakura Swirl, 2007)
The Friendly Hopefuls - The Friendly Hopefuls Salute The Punks Of 1976 (V/A - Obey The New Wave, 2006)
The Diodes - Tired Of Waking Up Tired (Released, 1979)
Pere Ubu - Ubu Dance Party (Dub Housing, 1978)
Nyam Nyam - Knowledge (Chapter II) (When We Can't Make Laughter Stay 7", 1981)
Trip Shakespeare - Today You Move (Lulu, 1991)
The Reindeer Section - Nytol (Y'All Get Scared Now, Ya Hear!, 2001)
Sky Cries Mary - Elephant Song (Exit At The Axis EP, 1991)
British Sea Power - Lucky Bicycle (Valhalla V.I.P. EP, 2011)
Fixed Stars - Here Comes The Music (Here Comes The Music single, 1999)
Hug - Walk On Fire (Firebrands single, 1993)
Andy Yorke - Ode To A Friend (Simple, 2008)
Johnny Burnette - The Train Kept A Rollin' (Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio, 1956)
Gene Vincent - Cat Man (Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps, 1957)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Boogie Woogie Country Man (Boogie Woogie Country Man, 1975)
Carl Perkins - The E.P. Express (The E.P. Express, 1975)
Soft Machine - The Moon In June (BBC session) (The Peel Sessions, 1990 - originally released in 1969)