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Show 110

2010-12-01T16:22:00.001-05:00

Hello malstreamers! Sorry it's been so long since I posted, or did a show. I had to help out with the SEVT Conference on the 17th and then I was preparing for Turkey Day on the 24th. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I can almost promise you that today was not my last show of the semester, but it was probably my last show at my regularly scheduled time. I'll probably be doing random shows, so hopefully you all will be able to catch me on the air again. :) Here's what I played once I finally got back on the airwaves:

Variety Lab; Team Up With Variety Lab; "Which Way to Go (Reprisa)"
Feist; Open Season: Remixes & Collabs; "Inside + Out (Apostle Of Hustle UnMix)"
Midtown Dickens; Lanterns; "The Fish Song"
Sara Melson; Dirty Mind; "Turquoise Sky"
Cotton Jones; Paranoid Cocoon; "Blood Red Sentimental Blues"
Banjo Or Freakout; "Upside Down"
*Swans; My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky; Young God Records; “You Fucking People Make Me Sick”
Eels; Blinking Lights and Other Revelations; Vagrant; “From Which I Came/A Magic World”
*McMule; Whiskeytalk; track 10 “1940 Ford”
*Caleb Stine; I Wasn’t Built for a Life Like This; track 1 “My Service isn’t Needed Anyone”
*Old 97’s; The Grand Theatre Volume One; New West; track 8 “A State of Texas”
Pixies; Dolittle/Come on Pilgrim; “Debaser”
*Half-Handed Cloud; Stowaways; Asthmatic Kitty; “You Flagged Us Down With a Wave”
*Ferraby Lionheart; The Jack of Hearts; Thirty Tigers Records; “Holdin’ Me Back”
*Two Hours Traffic; Territory; Bumstead Records; track 3 “Territory”
A.C. Newman; Get Guilty; "There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve"
The Artichokes; "B&W"
*Pomegranates; One of Us; Afternoon Records; track 2 “50’s”
*Dead Heart Bloom; Strange Waves; track 4 “Don’t Worry”
Le Loup; Family; "Beach Town"
Chumbawamba; Un; "Buy Nothing Day"
Best Coast; Crazy for You; "Boyfriend"
Teen Daze; Heart Music Group Presents; "June 2010"
YACHT; BBC Radio 6 Session; "Nausea"
Voxhaul Broadcast; Timing Is Everything; "Leaving On The 5th"
Wolfgang; Not In Love EP; "Master of the Music"

Show 109

2010-11-10T16:41:00.003-05:00

Here's what I played today, maltstreamers:

Daniel Johnston; Hi, How Are You?; "Get Yourself Together"
*Various Artists; Get Low: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; Rounder; “My Blue Heaven by Gene Austin”
*Tim Kasher; The Game of Monogamy; Saddle Creek; track 2 “A Grown Man”
*Rob Baird; Blue Eyed Angels; Carnival; track 2 “Could Have Been My Baby”
*Rain Perry; Internal Combustion; Precipitous Records; track 1 “The Compartmentalized Thing”
M83; Before The Dawn Heals Us; "In The Cold I'm Standing"
The Bittersweets; Goodnight, San Francisco; "Fortunate Wind"
Halloween, Alaska; Champagne Downtown; "Gone With The Wind"
*Kingslyn; Drunken Country Curse; “California Time”
*Half-handed Cloud; Stowaways; Asthmatic Kitty Records; “Source of the Watercourse”
*Dungen; Skit I Allt; Mexican Summer; track 8 “Blandband”
*Mavis Staples; You Are Not Alone; Anti-; track 7 “I Belong to the Band”
Adam Glover; "Tinkerbell"
Annette hanshaw; "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home"
Madame Récamier; Chocolate; "Pam Pam Pam"
*Eric Brace & Peter Cooper; Master Sessions; Red Beet Records; track 1 “Wait a Minute”
*Ferraby Lionheart; The Jack of Hearts; Thirty Tigers Records; track 2 “Pocket Knife”
*Antony and the Johnsons; Thank You for Your Love; Secretly Canadian; track 4 “Pressing On”
Sibylle Baier; Colour Green; "The End"
The Artichokes; Live Acoustic at WUSC 90.5 FM; "Sweater Weather"
Portugal. The Man; Church Mouth; "My Mind"
Russian Red; I Love Your Glasses; "Nice Thick Feathers"
*Fences; Fences; Onto Entertainment Records; track 4 “The Girl My Horse”
*Adam Klein; Wounded Electric Youth; Cowboy Angel Music; track 5 “Of Pirates and Vagabonds”
*The Chapin Sisters; TWO; Lake Bottom Records; track 4 “Digging a Hole”
Mimicking Birds; Mimicking Birds; "Burning Stars"
The New Raemon; La Dimensión Desconocida; "Sucedáneos"
Company of Thieves; Ordinary Riches; "Oscar Wilde"
La Bien Querida; Romancero; "Corpus Christi"

Show 108 + Fundraiser

2010-11-03T18:16:00.004-04:00

Today was my FUNDRAISER SHOW! Wooo! Hellraiser fundraiser week! All week we're playing osm programming to entice you, our listeners, to call in and donate! Today was world day and my show was a *special* French edition. Thanks so much to everyone who called in and donated during the show. :) If you still wish to donate, it's not too late! You can call in the studio at 803-576-9872. Payday not for another few weeks? No problem! You can donate all semester/year long. To find out how, visit our Support page on our website.

Here are the French tunes that I played:

Joe Dassin; Les indispensables, vol. 1 (Versions originales); “Les Champs-Élysées”
Jil Aigrot; Words of Love; “Mon vieux Lucien”
Jacques Brel; Infiniment; “Les Flamandes”
Sabine Paturel; “Les Betises”
Chantal Goya; “Becassine is my cousine”
Francis Cabrel; “Je T'aimais, Je T'aime, Je T'aimerai”
Indochine; “J'ai Demande a la Lune”
Indochine; “Electrastar”
KYO; “Derniere Danse”
KYO; “Je Cours”
Mathieu Chedid; “Qui de Nous Deux”
Star Academy; “L'Orange du Marchard”
Jenifer; “Ma Revolution”
Emma Daumas; Le Saute de l'Ange; “Figurine Humaine”
Lorie; Près de toi; “Toute seule”
Lorie; Tendrement; “J'ai besoin d'amour”
Leslie; “Pardonner”
Tragédie; Lust Stript; “Hey Ho!”
Ana Tijoux; “1977”
Ob.Scene.Kidz; “Joyeux Festin”
Make the Girl Dance; “Baby Baby Baby (English Text)”
Yelle; Pop-Up; “Je Veux Te Voir”
Sébastien Tellier; “Divine”
Justice; A Cross the Universe; “D.A.N.C.E. P† II”
Danger; 09/14 2007 – EP; “11h30”
Nous Non Plus; Ménagerie; “Toi Et Moi”
Rupa & The April Fishes; Extraordinary Rendition; “Maintenant”

Fundraiser

2010-10-29T12:39:00.006-04:00

Spoiler alert: next Wednesday is going to be my fundraiser show! Our fundraiser programming kicks off tomorrow/tonight@mid-night but the fun starts TODAY with a Zombie walk from the Russell House patio at to the Monster Mash @ Bey's in 5 Pts. Festivities and gathering starts at 4, and zombie parading starts at 5:30. Hope to see all you zombies out there!

Some local businesses are getting into the spirit as well. For instance, Pack Rat's in 5 Pts is having a Zombie Sale! Anyone dressed as a Zombie gets 20%! What a deal!

But anyways, back to my show. Our fundraiser programming is going to consist of different themes on different days. My show day, Wednesday, is world day. Thus, my show will be a French show! Oh mon dieu! If you have any suggestions for Francophone music that you'd like to hear leave me a comment and I will do my best. :)

To call in and donate during my show the number is 803-576-9872. For more information on donating, see our website.

Show 107 + Halloween

2010-10-27T23:36:00.002-04:00

Greetings, boils and ghouls. It occurred to me on Monday that this was going to be my last show before Halloween! So, accordingly, I planned a Halloween show. Okay, most of the songs aren't actually Halloween related but I tried to throw in some ghosts, graveyards, witches, monsters, and more. Hope you all enjoyed it!

Deer Tick; Born on Flag Day; “The Ghost”
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; “Big Trouble”
Ladyhawke; Ladyhawke; “Dusk Till Dawn”
The Bird & The Bee; Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future; “Witch”
*Wolf People; Steeple; Jagjaguwar; track 2 "Tiny Circle"
*The Intelligence; Males; In the Red; track 11 "Males"
*Y La Bamda; Lupon; Tender Loving Empire; track 7 "Festival of Panic"
M83; Saturdays = Youth; “Graveyard Girl”
Spiral Beach; The Only Really Thing; “Cemetery”
Islands; Arm's Way; “Creeper”
Ghosts of the Great Highway; A Spell & a Fire; “A Spell & a Fire”
*The Growlers; Hot Tropics; Everloving; track 3 "What it Is"
*Mikey Spice; Walk a Mile; V.P. Records; track 13 "Hail Jahove"
*Dot Dot Dot; II; track 4 "Antidote"
*Sahara Smith; Myth of the Heart; Playing in Traffic; track 7 "All I Need"
Kate Nash; Made Of Bricks; “Skeleton Song”
Sons & Daughters; This Gift; “Rebel With The Ghost”
Ghostland Observatory; Robotique Majestique; “Dancing On My Grave”
Grayskul; “Scarecrow”
*Elliott Brood; Mountain Meadows; Six Shooter Records; track 7 "Notes"
*Various Artists; Get Low - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; Rounder; track 3 "Jesus Come for Me by The Steeldrivers"
*Elf Power; Elf Power; Orange Twin Records; track 7 "Ghost of John"
*Toubab Krewe; TK2; Nat Geo Music; track 7 "Area Code"
Giant Bear; “Devil on the Wall”
Bosco Delrey; “Evil Lives”
Azure Ray; Drawing Down the Moon; "Dancing Ghosts"
*The Red River; Little Songs About the Big Picture; Brave Records;track 4 "I Will Give Thanks"

Show 106

2010-10-13T17:11:00.002-04:00

I remembered to bring my laptop today, so I actually recorded my playlist! Haha. Here's what I played, folks:

Tao Lin; I Want to Start a Band
The Bitters; "Travelin' Girl"
Burial; Untrue; "Archangel"
Eli 'Paperboy' Reed; "Come and Get It"
The Artichokes; Live Acoustic at WUSC 90.5 FM; "Colorado"
*Anna Bullard; Split Heart; Pox World; track 2 "Second Song"
*Loose Shoes; Nothing's as Comfortable as Loose Shoes; track 2 "Mexico"
*Moondoggies; Tidelands; Hardly Art; track 6 "Lead Me On"
Young Galaxy; Invisible Republic; "Queen Drum"
Dragonette; "Pick Up the Phone"
Jenny Owen Youngs; Batten the Hatches; "Voice On Tape"
Miniature Tigers; "Bullfighter Jacket (Aislyn Remix)"
*Death of Paris; Death of Paris; "Models and Bottles"
*Caleb Stine; I Wasn't Built for a Life Like This; track 1 "My Service Isn't Needed Anymore"
*Modern Superstitions; All the Things We've Been Told; Last Gang Labels; track 4 "Beck & Call"
Variety Lab; Team Up With Variety Lab; "We Should Be Dancing (Featuring David Bartholomé)"
Korallreven; The Truest Faith; "The Truest Faith (CFCF Remix)"
Mike Doughty; Rockity Roll; "Down on the River by the Sugar Plant"
*The Goodnight Loving; The Goodnight Loving Supper Club; Dirtnap; "Sunnyside"
*The Dillinger Escape Plan; Option Paralysis; Party Smasher Inc.; track 1 "Farewell, Mona Lisa"
*Bear in Heaven; Beast Rest Forth Mouthed: Remixed; Home Tapes; track 3 "Ultimate Satisfaction (Tha Field Remix)"
Kate York; "Fly Away"
Tiësto; What's Next; "Work Hard Play Hard (feat. Kay)"
Langhorne Slim; Be Set Free; "Cinderella"
Girl in a Coma; Woozyfly; "Say"
*Bitcrush; From Acrs to Embers; n5music; track 1 "Post"

Show 105

2010-10-06T20:26:00.002-04:00

Here's what I played today:

*Kingslyn; Drunken Country Curse; "Hanging On A Bottle"
Freelance Whales; Weathervanes; "Hannah"
The Presets; "This Boy's In Love (LifeLike Remix)"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings; 100 Days, 100 Nights; "100 Days, 100 Nights"
*Fur Cups for Teeth; FCFU; Hall Recordings; track 1 "Buffalo"
*Cloud Cult; Light Chasers; Earthology Records; "You'll be Bright (Invocation p.1)
*Azure Ray; Drawing Down the Moon; Saddle Creek; "In the Fog"
Sky Sailing; An Airplane Carried Me to Bed; "A Little Opera Goes a Long Way"
The Civil Wars; "If I Didn't Know Better"
Au Revoir Simone; Reverse Migrations; "Sad Song (Pacific Remix)"
Mantler; "Fresh And Fair"
*Old 97's; The Grande Theatre Volume One; New West; track 7 "Champaign, Illinois"
*Dot Dot Dot; II; Sylvia Zaimoff Music; track 1 "Walking in a Straight Line"
*Death of Paris; Death of Paris; track 2 "Models and Bottles"
Golden Ages; "Everything Will Be Alright"
Maria Taylor; "Time Lapse Lifeline"
Albert Hammond, Jr.; ¿Como Te Llama?; "GFC"
Alphabeat; "Fascination"
*Flying Lotus; Pattern & Grid World; Warp; track 2 "Kill Your Coworkers"
*Fake Problems; Real Ghosts Caught on Tape; Side One Dummy; track 5 "Soulless"
*Fences; Fences; Onto Entertainment Records; track 7 "From Roses"
The Postmarks; By the Numbers; "11:59"
Science For Girls; Science For Girls; "Peace Heart"
Tiga; "What You Need (Chromeo Remix)"
Bobby Vidales; La Extraña Histeria de Amor de Bobby Vidales; "Lagarto"

CD Review 22: Ben Folds

2010-10-05T11:16:00.001-04:00

Artist: Ben Folds
Album: Lonely Avenue
Label: Nonesuch
Yays: 4, 5, 9, 11, 7
Nays: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8

Genre: ROCK – Piano Driven Alt Pop
RIYL: Elvis Costello, Ben Kweller, Joni Mitchell

Words by: Nick Hornby, Music by: Ben Folds

In order to accurately accompany Nick Hornby’s lyrics each one of Ben Folds’ songs has its own personality. Some are upbeat and quirky (5), some have a smooth jazz/R&B flavor (8), some are like ballads (11), and some are slow and dreamy (6). Don’t be afraid to stray from the picks! (Just don’t wander too far into the no-plays.)

To find out more about the inspiration behind each song read Hornby’s blurbs in the liner notes. They’re short and interesting.

Also, if you give this a private listen, try track 3 about Levi Johnson. You know, the guy that knocked up Bristol, Sarah Palin’s daughter. LAWL

CD Review 21: Klaxons

2010-10-05T09:45:00.001-04:00

Artist: Klaxons
Album: Surfing the Void
Label: Polydor
Yays: 1, 7, 4, 2, 8
Nays:

Genre: ROCK – Brit/Alt/Pop/Rock
RIYL: Does it Offend You, Yeah?; Arctic Monkeys; Panic! At the Disco

Klaxons are a rock band, influenced by 80’s and 90’s rave music. In fact, their bass player calls it “nu-rave.” Whatever you call it, this album sounds like alt/pop/rock to me.

It’s a little aggressive and experimental for pop-rock, but pop-rock none the less. Perhaps this is just what the future of pop-rock will sound like? Spin Magazine said that “even Klaxons’ most ominously rambunctious tracks grind out plenty of bug-eyed dream pop chants.” I’d say that that’s about right.

Show 104

2010-09-29T21:39:00.001-04:00

So, I had a meeting on campus yesterday at noon. I forgot my laptop charger, so I went home to get it and returned with adequate time to plan my show. Unfortunately, I ate a sandwich while I was home, meaning that I had to put down my charger, meaning that I accidentally left it. AGAIN. I was forced to do my show from my iPod, so I wasn't able to type up my playlists. I meant to copy and paste from our digital playlist, but forgot. So, long story short, I don't have a playlist to post for you all today. :( Sorry for being a total space cadet today. heart y'all

CD Review 20: Kingslyn

2010-09-28T22:32:00.002-04:00

Artist: Kingslyn (like Brooklyn but with Kings)
Album: Drunken Country Curse
Label: self-released
Yays: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5, 2
Nays:

Genre: LOCAL – Indie/Americana
RIYL: Erich Skelton, Marry a Thief, American Aquarium

With the help of Philip Strickland, Scooter Fowler, and Matt Bundrick, Erich Skelton has been reborn from the ashes of Marry a Thief in Kingslyn. What makes this band different? As Skelton puts it, Kingslyn is like a glass of pop-rock sweet tea with a country lemon in it. I would also say that this CD/musical project is a little more consistent. The tracks mesh together a lot better since you don’t have the electronic highs and lo-fi lows of Marry a Thief.

After Marry a Thief broke up, Skelton needed some new material. So, he “took a month and just went off and tried to write, or if not write then get out and create some stories to write about. What came out was a reflection on things that have happened over the last two years: a lot of drinking and running around with ridiculous women, doing everything a Southern boy would do.”

CD Review 19: Those Lavender Whales

2010-09-23T10:49:00.001-04:00

Artist: Those Lavender Whales
Album: Let’s Be Friends! I’m Sorry I’m So Sleepy
Label: Fork and Spoon Recordings
Yays: 1, 2, 4, 5
Nays: CLEAN

Genre: Rock – Bedroom Indie Pop
RIYL: Neutral Milk Hotel, Sebadoh

Those Lavender Whales have played during several WUSC events, including a showcase and an event on Greene Street. Aaron Graves gets by with a little help from his friends, recruiting various peoples to play live shows with him. Graves’ lyrics are fun, quirky and whimsical and so is the instrumentation that accompanies them. Musical instruments include, but are not limited to: guitar, bass, drums, banjo, accordion, slide whistle, glockenspiel, and various other percussion. Each track has something different to offer, so give ‘em a whirl.

Show 103

2010-09-22T19:07:00.002-04:00

Here's what I played today on the show:

Rebirth Brass Band; Where Y'at?; “When the Saints Go Marching In”
American Hi-Fi; Hearts On Parade; “The Everlasting Fall”
The Duhks; Fast Paced World; “This Fall”
Die Mannequin; “Autumn Cannibalist”
Scaries; Souvenir; “Autumn”
*No Age; Everything in Between; Sub Pop; track 2 “Glitter”
*Superchunk; Majesty Shredding; Merge Records; track 4 “Crossed Wires”
*Cloud Cult; Light Chasers; Earthology; “Forces of the Unseen”
Gramercy Arms; Gramercy Arms; “Looking At The Sun”
Art Museums; “Sculpture Gardens”
The Parlotones; “Push Me to the Floor”
Joanna Newsom; Walnut Whales; “Flying a Kite”
*Azure Ray; Drawing Down The Moon; Saddle Creek; “Make Your Heart”
*Magic Kids; Memphis; True Panther Sounds; “Hey Boy”
*Miniature Tigers; F O R T R E S S; Modern Art; “Mansion Of Misery”
Dawes; North Hills; “When My Time Comes”
Love Star; Happiness – EP; “Felicidad”
Luisa Maita; Lero-Lero; “Lero-Lero”
*Snake! Snake! Snakes!; Snake! Snake! Snakes!; Common Wall; “The Mountain Fire"
*Candy Claws; Hidden Lands; twosyllable records; track 3 “Warm Forest Floor”
*Miss TK & the Revenge; The Ocean Likes to Party Too; Ernest Jenning Recording Co; track 3 “Kids”
*Various Artists; Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows; Oh Boy Records; track 11 Deer Tick featuring Liz Isenberg “Unwed Father”
*The Acorn; No Ghost; Bella Union; track 2 “Restoration”
*The Goodnight Loving; The Goodnight Loving Supper Club; Dirtnap; track 1 “Ain’t it Weird?”
Frankmusik; “3 Little Words (A1 Bassline remix)”
Ana Tijoux; “1977”
Freddie Gibbs; Str8 Killa; “Oil Money”

CD Review 18: The Hush Now

2010-09-21T11:56:00.001-04:00

Artist: The Hush Now
Album: Shiver me Starships
Label: self-released
Y’args: 1, 3, 5,
N’args: CLEAN

Genre: Rock – Pop
RIYL: My Bloody Valentine (circa Tremolo EP and Isn’t Anything)

The Hush Now played at SXSW this year as part of their tour to promote their previous release, Constellations (2010). Shortly after, the band headed back to the studio to record Shiver Me Starships, which they gave away for free online (yes! it’s still available at http://www.sixstarpromotion.com/hush-now-free-album-download/ and if you go to their website http://thehushnow.com/ you can download almost everything else they’ve every done) This album is upbeat, and at times sounds like a typical pop band. The band plans to do another tour to support this album before going back to the studio again to record another full-length album.

CD Review 17: Interpol

2010-09-21T10:39:00.001-04:00

Artist: Interpol
Album: Interpol
Label: Matador
Yays: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
Nays: 8

Genre: Rock – Alt/Rock
RIYL: The Cinematics, The Walkmen (circa You & Me)

Interpol is slightly less pop-rock than, say, Turn on the Bright Lights. However, some of the tracks remind you of it, especially #5 “Barricade.” Even the name reminds me of “Obstacle 1” (or 2).

This album has a strong emphasis on the rhythm section, which is appropriate given that bassist Carlos Dengler left the band shortly after the making of Interpol. The band is currently being aided live by Dave Pajo (Sting, Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

Track 8 “Try is On” has a dirty word in it, but if you give this album a private listen I recommend it.

Show 102

2010-09-15T22:37:00.002-04:00

Today I got one of my favorite requests ever: french pop. I took French for 5 years in grade school and love, love, love French music. Whether it be Jacques Brel, Lorie, or Yelle. So, as you can imagine, I played not one but 3 French songs. Hope everyone, especially the requestee, enjoyed it! Keep the requests coming you all, I love 'em!

Outasight; "Catch Me If You Can"
Caribou; Swim; "Lalibela"
Love Is All; Two Thousand and Ten Injuries; "Kungen"
David Vandervelde; "Learn How to Hang"
The Avalanches; Since I Left You; "Little Journey"
*Azure Ray; Drawing Down the Moon; Saddle Creek; "Don't Leave My Mind"
#Make the Girl Dance; "Baby Baby Baby"
#Yelle; Pop-Up; "Je Veux Te Voir"
#Lorie; "Weekend"
*Crocodiles; Sleep Forever; Fat Possum Records; track 5 "Sleep Forever"
*Frankie Rose and the Outs; s/t; Slumberland; track 2 "Candy"
*!!!; Strange Weather, Isn't It?; Warp Records; track 8 "Even Judas Gave Jesus a Kiss"
The Matches; A Band In Hope; "Wake the Sun"
Man/Miracle; "Hot Sprawl"
#Murder by Death; Red of Tooth and Claw; track 1 “I’m Comin’ Home”
The Big Big Bucks; "Summer Bummer"
Suckers; Suckers; "Beach Queen"
*Kyle Andrews; Kangaroo EP; Elephant Lady Records; track 3 "Sushi"
*Cloud Cult; Light Chasers; Earthology Records; "You Were Born"
*Gold Motel; Summer House; Good as Gold Records; track 4 "Stealing the Moonlight"
*Bear in the Heaven; Best Rest Forth Mouth: Remixed; Home Tapes; track 5 "Fake Out (Brahms Remix)
Goldfrapp; Rocket - EP; "Rocket (Penguin Prison Remix)"
What's In It For Avi Buffalo What's In It For / Jessica - Single
Here Are The Problems Good Old War
*Fake Problems; Real Ghosts Caught on Tape; Side One Dummy; track 7 "Done with Fun"
*Margot and the Nuclear So and So's; Buzzard; Mariel; track 7 "Your Lower Back"
*The Posies; Blood/Candy; Rykodisc; track 3 "Licenses to Hide"
*Gabriel Mintz; Volume One; track 5 "Firefly"

CD Review 16: of Montreal

2010-09-14T20:01:00.001-04:00

Artist: of Montreal
Album: False Priest
Label: Polyvinyl Record Co
Yays: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10
Nays: ALL CLEAN

Genre: Rock – Alt/Indie/Rock/Pop
RIYL: Takka Takka, Wolf Parade, updated 70’s funk

of Montreal was formed in Athens, GA in 1997. These guys are strangers to neither indie rock nor outrageous shows. In fact, don’t be surprised if you see a little peen (compliments of lead singer Kevin Barnes, circa Pitchfork February 2010) or find glitter on your body/in your sheets/on your clothes for days/weeks/months.

This album is really upbeat (except track 11). It’s hooky, occasionally dancing the line between pop-rock and indie-pop, and a little funky (see: track 7, 9). The whole thing ends up making me want to dance even though at first I don’t want to. There’s just something about the tracks that doesn’t appeal to me at first but then I find myself swaying and toe tapping to the beat. It’s sort of like a member of the opposite sex that you end up liking because of their “personality,” as opposed to their looks.

CD Review 15: James

2010-09-14T17:08:00.002-04:00

Artist: James
Album: The Morning After The Night Before
Label: Mercury Records
Yays: Disc 1 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Disc 2 - 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Nays: Disc 2 - track 3

Genre: Rock – Alt/Brit/Pop/Rock
RIYL: The Smiths, Morrissey

This 2 disc album started as 2 mini-albums; The Night Before was released in the UK in April while The Morning After is set for release this month. This light shines through in that the two discs have rather different feels.

The Morning After (green disc) was recorded in 5 days in a big room with no overdubs, in an effort to “capture something spontaneous.” Some of the tracks start off slow, but they pick up. This album is more subdued than the other.

The Night Before (pink disc) was recorded virtually – the band members uploaded, downloaded and updated each other’s songs and then producer Lee “Muddy” Baker put the album together. This album is more upbeat and less “campfire-y” than the other album.

Show 101 + Genre Director

2010-09-08T21:27:00.002-04:00

Y'ello everyone. This semester my class load is pretty darn light (2 classes and 1 lab, to be exact) and so is my work load (1 job and working on the SEVT conference) which means that I've taken on more responsibility at the station (big surprise, it's not like I was on the executive staff for 3 years). This responsibility is coming to me in the form of being a genre director. At the station we have 2 Music Directors but also have Genre Directors. Each Genre Director is, you guessed it, in charge of a genre: rap, indie-rock, electronica, metal, etc. I'm going to be the mainstream Genre Director. "Mainstream" covers music that is underground but popular. Just on the border of alternative and mainstream. This goes pretty well with my show and it's name, maltstream. So, be looking forward to reading my CD reviews, which I'll post here. I'm currently working on of Montreal, James, and 1 more that I can't remember right now.

And now, here's what I played today:

Robert Francis; Before Nightfall; “Junebug”
Jenny Owen Youngs ; “Hot In Herre (Nelly Cover)”
Animal Collective; Merriweather Post Pavilion; “Summertime Clothes”
Sparkydog; One Bird A Day; “Animal Park”
*Venice is Sinking; Sand & Lines; One Percent Press; track 6 “Falls City”
*Les Savy Fay; Root for Ruin; French Kiss; track 6 “Poltergeist”
*Magic Kids; Memphis; True Panther Sounds; track 1 “Phone”
*The Dollyrots; A Little Messed Up; Blackheart; track 3 “California Beach Boy”
Ghosts of the Great Highway; A Spell & a Fire; “A Spell & a Fire”
Vivian Girls; John, I'm Only Dancing; “John, I'm Only Dancing”
Holy Ghost!; Static On the Wire - EP; “I Will Come Back”
Beach House ; Teen Dream; “Take Care”
*Adam Klein; Wounded Electric Youth; Cowboy Angel Music; track 11 “12th & Porter”
*Wolf Parade; Expo 86; Sub Pop; “Cloud Shadow on the Mountain”
*Gitar; Stuffed; Seeland Records; track 27 “Dead U R”
Old Canes; Feral Harmonic; “Little Bird Courage”
The Format; Dog Problems; “Oceans”
YACHT; See Mystery Lights; “Summer Song”
*Tender Trap; Dansette Dansette; Slumberland; track 6 “Danger Overboard”
*Here We Go Magic; Pigeons; Secretly Canadian; “Surprise”
*Cloud Cult; Light Chasers; Earthology Records; “Running with the Wolves”
Dr. Dog; Shadow People – Single; “Shadow People”
Chiddy Bang ; “Opposite of Adults”
Valley Maker; Valley Maker; “Babel”
The Radio Dept.; Heaven's on fire; “Heaven's on fire”
*Cowboy Junkies; Renmin Park; Latent Recordings; track 5 “A Few Bags of Grain”
*Azure Ray; Drawing Down the Moon; Saddle Creek; “Shouldn’t Have Loved”
*Miniature Tigers; Fortress; Modern Art; “Rock n’ Roll Mountain Troll”
*Born Ruffians; Say It; Warp; “Blood, the Sun & Water”

Show 100 + Fall

2010-09-01T16:52:00.005-04:00

Hello Columbia (and the internet)! This was my first show of the Fall semester, at my regularly scheduled Wed 2-4 time. :)

Usually on the show I try to play 1 set of stuff that I brought then 1 set of rotation, alternating sets. However, I forgot my laptop charger at home so I had to cram all of my stuff in earlier in the show. So, here's what I played:

Austin Crane; I Know My Hands; "Blame It On The Weather"
The Bravery; The Bravery; "Swollen Summer"
Mae; The Everglow; "The Ocean"
Open Ocean; "Sink Or Swim"
*Les Savy Fav; Root For Ruin; French Kiss; track 5 "Lips n' Stuff"
*Mountain Man; Made the Harbor; Bella Union Rec.; track 12 "Babylon"
*The Books; The Way Out; Temporary Residence; track 3 "I Didn't Know That"
*Punch Brothers; Antifogmatic; Nonesuch; "Welcome Home"
Test Your Reflex; "Pieces of the Sun"
Old Canes; Feral Harmonic; "I Will Be The Sun"
Nous Non Plus; Ménagerie; "Sunlight Yellow Noise"
Koushik; Out My Window; "Lying In The Sun"
Villagers; Live in Austin 2010; "On A Sunlit Stage"
Local Natives; Sun Hands; "Sun Hands"
Laura Veirs; "July Flame"
Loney, Dear; Dear John; "Summers"
Parkbench Summer; The Bird, the Moon, and the Plane; "Bestfriend"
Sarah Jaffe; Suburban Nature; "Summer Begs"
New Years Day; "Sunrise Sunset"
*Wolf Parade; Expo 86; Sub Pop; "Yulia"
*Here We Go Magic; Pigeons; Secretly Canadian; "Hibernation"
*Menomena; Mines; Barsuk Records; track 2 "Taos"
*Angus & Julia Stone; Down the Way; Nettwerk; track 6 "Yellow Brick Road"
*Griffin House; The Learner; Nettwerk; track 2 "River City Lights"
*The Walkmen; Lisbon; Fat Possum Records; track 5 "Stranded"
*Murdocks; Distortionist; ASCAP; track 5 "Tongues"
*Snake! Snake! Snakes!; "Snake! Snake! Snakes!; track 2 "We Come Out at Night"

Show 99 + Subbing

2010-08-25T15:04:00.004-04:00

Today was my 100th show!! WOW! I had wanted to do something special for my 100th show, but I didn't figure it out until during my show when I visited my blog. Oh well. Hooray for me, anyways! :) (*NOTE* upon further inspection, I noticed that I skipped a number somewhere in my show titles so this was actually my 99th show)

I was still subbing for Brent Riley this week. The fall schedule starts TOMORROW (Thursday) at 12am. That means that starting next week I will be on at my regularly scheduled Fall 2010 time.

Until then, here's what I played today:

*Mates of State; Crushes; Barsuk Records; track 6 “Love Letter”
*Snake! Snake! Snakes!; s/t; Common Wall; track 1 “City on Fire”
*The Cinnamon Band; Doomed Forever; Olympico; track 2 “Buena Vista”
*Foals; Total Life Forever; Sub Pop; track 5 “Spanish Sahara”
*Katzenjammer; Le Pop; Nettwerk; track 7 “Le Pop”
Pacific!; Reveries; “Hot Lips”
King Of Prussia; Save The Scene; “Spain in the Summertime”
Islands; Return To The Sea; “Jogging Gorgeous Summer”
Club 8; The boy who couldn't stop dreaming; “Where birds don't fly”
*Cowboy Junkies; Remnim Park; Latent Records; track 4 “Stranger Here”
Gregory + The Hawk; Moenie and Kitchi; "Ghost"
*Cindy Bullens; Howling Trains and Barking Dogs; MC Records; track 1 “Love Gone Good”
*Punch Brothers; Antifogmatic; Nonesuch; “This is the Song (Good Luck)”
*The Goodnight Loving; The Goodnight Loving Supper Club; Dirtnap; track 1 “Ain’t it Weird?”
Rediscover; Call Me When You Get This; “Kiss Me”
Earlimart; Hymn And Her; “For The Birds”
The Bird & The Bee; Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future; “My Love”
Real Estate; Live In Austin 2010; “Beach Comber”
*The Joy Formidable; A Balloon Called Moaning; Black Bell Records; track 5 “Whirring”
*These United States; What Lasts; United Interests; track 6 “Life&Death She&I”
*Carissa’s Weird; They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave; Songs 1996-2003; Hardly Art; track 5 “You Should be Hated Here”
*Perfume Genius; Learning; Matador Records; track 7 “No Problem”
#*Cheer Up Charlie Daniels; Live in ’79; Shotgun International Records; track 8 “Yeast Infection Affection”
Death of Paris; "East or West"
La Chansons; King and Queen of the Dance Floor; “Totally Beachin'”
Art Brut; Art Brut vs Satan; “Summer Job”
The Postmarks; The Postmarks; “Summers Never Seem To Last”
We Are Wolves; Total Magique; “Fight & Kiss”
*Tender Trap; Dansette Dansette; Slumberland; track 3 “Do You Want a Boyfriend?”
*Bronze Radio Return; Old Time Speaker; track 6 “Wolves”
*Uffie; Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans; Electra; “Illusion of Love”
Mae; The Everglow; “The Sun And Moon”
#Santogold; Your Voice;
Her Space Holiday; XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival; “Four Tapping Shoes And A Kiss”
The Bird & the Bee; Polite Dance
*Health; Disco2; Lovepump United; track 3 “In Heat (Javelin Remix)”
*Neon Indian; Sleep Paralysist; greenlabelsound; track 1 “Sleep Paralysist”
*Pigeons; Here We Go Magic; Secretly Canadian; track 2 “Collector (Radio Edit)
The Fratellis; Here We Stand; “Look Out Sunshine”
Limbeck; Limbeck; “Sunset Limited”
Deadend Rainbows; One Bird A Day; “R2d2 Folk Song”
*Gordon Voidwell; Ivy League Circus; Cantora; track 4 “Cloud 9 Vertigo”
*Funki Porcini; On; Ninja Tune; track 4 “Bright Little Things”

Show 98 + Subbing

2010-08-18T19:35:00.003-04:00

Today I subbed for Brent "The Stud Dog" Riley! He had to go back to his day job in Lexington, molding the young minds of tomorrow. During breaks (including summer break) shows are 3 hours long. So, here's the long list of what I played:

New Things Shine Austin Crane I Know My Hands
Phantogram; Eyelid Movies; “You Are The Ocean”
Fidelis; “The Sailing Sun”
Reeve Oliver; “Summer”
*Punch Brothers; Antifogmatic; Nonesuch; track 10 “This is the Song (Good Luck)”
*Sleepy Sun; Fever; All Tomorrow’s Parties; track 3 “Wild Machines”
*Streets on Fire; This is Fancy; track 4 “Chadwick Shut Up!”
*Gogol Bordello; Trans-continental Hustle; American Recordings; track 12 “Break the Spell”
Forward; Nothing But Teeth; “The Last Summer”
The Pipettes; We Are The Pipettes; “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me”
Halloween, Alaska; Champagne Downtown; “Hot Pink”
Iron Horse; Pickin' on Modest Mouse; “Ocean Breathes Salty”
*The Love Language; Libraries; Merge Records; track 2 “Brittany’s Back”
*Deertick; The Black Dirt Sessions; Partisan Records; track 4 “Piece by Piece and Frame by Frame”
*anaROBIK; Operator’s Manual; track 5 “Specifications”
*We Like Cats; Proper Eats; Marriage; track 9 “Ruff-a-Lution (Vital Ital Remix)”
Gregory + The Hawk; Moenie And Kitchi; "August Moon"
The Tallest Man On Earth; Shallow Grave; "Where Do My Bluebird Fly"
Kopecky Family Band; Embraces EP; "Trainwreck"
Little Bird Courage Old Canes Feral Harmonic
*Wolf Parade; Expo 86; SubPop; track 6 “Ghost Pressure”
*Uffie; Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans; Electra; track 4 “Give it Away”
*Social Studies; Wind Up Wooden Heart; Antennae Farm; track 3 “We Choose Our Own Adventures”
*Delorean; Subiza; The Panther Sounds; track 2 “Real Love”
The Cinematics; Break (EP); "Sunday Sun (Radio Edit)"
Parkbench Summer; The Bird, the Moon, and the Plane; "Lover to Lover"
Limbeck; Limbeck; "Bird Problems"
Chris Walla; Field Manual; "A Bird Is A Song"
*Red House; s/t; track 12 “Wayfaring Stranger”
*Cowboy Junkies; Renmin Park; track 10 “My Fall”
*PVT; Church with no Magic; track 3 “Up Bright Fires”
*Stereo Total; Baby Ouh!; track 2 “Alaska”
The Winston Jazz Routine; Sospiri; “William and Betsy”
Telekinesis!; Telekinesis!; “Awkward Kisser”
Mates Of State; Team Boo; “The Kissaway”
Best Coast; Sun Was High (So Was I); “Sun Was High (So Was I)”
Mimicking Birds; Mimicking Birds; “Cabin Fever”
*Wavves; King of the Beach; Fat Possum Records; track 1 “King of the Beach”
*Maps and Atlases; Perch Patchwork; Barsuk; track 6 “Israeli Caves”
*Sugar & Gold; Get Wet; Antennae Farm; track 8 “Bodyaches”
*Marina & The Diamonds; The Family Jewels; Fanbase; track 4 “Girls”

Show 97

2010-04-23T16:41:00.004-04:00

Today I covered for the Beet for a couple of sets until they were ready to get going. But it was OK because we fire drill earlier which meant that I had a few sets that I hadn't played yet.

This is going to be my last show of the semester. :( I will try to do a show during finals week, but no promises.

I probably won't be doing a show over the summer. I will probably sub, though. So this shan't be the last you hear of me!

Without further adieu, here is what I played:

*Caribou; Swim; Merge Records; “Caribou”
Various Artists; The Village: A Celebration of the Music of *Greenwich Village; 429 Records; track 12 “Rachel Yamagata – Both Sides Now”
*Mimicking Birds; s/t; Glacial Pace; track 4 “New Doomsdays”
*Pray for Triangle Zero; Breakbeat & Rocksteady; track 1 “Flash Dance Euro Funk”
Gentleman Reg; Little Buildings; "It's Not Safe"
Sisters 3; "Giggling Gremlins"
Lykke Li; "Everybody But Me (diskJokke Remix)"
*La Chansons; King and Queen of the Dance Floor; Stickfigure Recordings; “Workout Love”
*Phantogram; Eyelid Movies; Barsuk Records; “Mouthful of Diamonds”
*Toro y Moi; Causers of This; Carpark; “Fax Shadow”
*Seamonster; Two Birds; Gold Robot; “Oh Appalachia”
Mazoni; Best Of Catalan Underground; "Se'm Moren Les Plantes"
Telefon Tel Aviv; Immolate Yourself; "Helen of Troy"
Or, The Whale; Or, The Whale; "Black Rabbit"
Flea Market Poets; Dirty Days; "Black Heart"
*Balkan Beat Box; Blue Eyed Black Boy; Nat Geo; track 2 “Move It”
*Sarah Jaffe; Suburban Nature; Kirtland; track 7 “Summer Begs”
*Parallels; Visionaries; Marigold Productions; track 1 “Find the Fire”
*Ruth Moody; The Garden; Red House Records; track 9 “We Could Pretend”
*Aviv Buffalo; s/t; Sub Pop; track 2 “What’s in it For?”
*Jason Collett; Rat a Tat Tat; Pirate Radio; track 1 “Rave on Sad Days”
*Bodeans; Mr. Sad Clown; 429 Records; track 6 “Cheesecake Pan”
*Nancy K. Dillion; Roses Guide to Time Travel; Rose Rock Records; track 6 “New Train”
Foals; Antidotes; "Big Big Love (Fig. 2)"
Glasser; Apply; "Glad (Delorean Remix)"
The Good, The Bad And The Queen; "Herculean"
Mica; Jetsetmusic; "Bigphones"
Veracruz; Best Of Catalan Underground; "Horse's Neck"
Gavin Castleton; "coffeelocks"

Show 96

2010-04-16T17:06:00.004-04:00

Today I covered for The Columbia Beet for 1 hour. Usually I try to play some locals, since The Beet plays live locals, but I wasn't planning on sticking around so I didn't have any local music prepared. Sorry, Columbia!

One thing that I'm NOT sorry for, is that I gave away all access passes to the Indie Grits Film Festival. Okay, I am a little sorry, because I would have loved to have taken them for myself. Oh well! :)

Here's what I played for 3 hours:

Gone Baby Gone; “Always”
The Pack A.D.; “All Damn Day Long”
Okkervil River; Golden Opportunities; “I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away (Serge Gainsbourg cover)”
Wolf People; “October Fires”
*David Olney; Dutchman’s Curve; Deadbeet Records; track 7 “Covington Girl”
*Harlan T Bobo; Suckers; Goner Records; track 2 “Hamster in a Cage”
*Ruth Moody; The Garden; Red House Records; track 1 “The Garden”
Filthy Dukes & Tommy Sparks; Nonsense In the Dark ; “Messages”
Handclaps And Harmonies; “Be With You”
Headlights; “Cherry Tulips”
Name Taken ; “Clear and Concious”
*The Tallest Man on Earth; The Wild Hunt; Team Clermont; track 6 “King of Spain”
*Dear Companion; Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore; Sub Pop; “My Wealth Comes to Me”
*Kopeky Family Band; Embraces EP; “It”
Paper Route; “City Trucks”
Nurses; “Caterpillar Playground”
Hello Seahorse!; Bestia; “Bestia”
fun.; Aim and Ignite; “At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)”
*The Hush Now; Constellations; track 2 “Hoping and Waiting”
*Black Tambourine; s/t; Slumberland; track 9 “By Tomorrow”
*The Apples in Stereo; Travelers in Space and Time; Yep Roc Records; track 5 “Dance Floor”
Pinback; Summer In Abaddon; “Sender”
Does It Offend You, Yeah?; You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into; “With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)”
Tycho; Coastal Brake – EP; “Coastal Brake”
*La Chansons; King and Queen of the Dance Floor; Stickfigure Records; “Beauty Queen”
*Woodhands; Remorsecapade; Paper Bag; “Dissembler”
*The Black Seeds; Solid Ground; Easy Star Records; track 2 “Slingshot”
*Christina B.; The Spins; track 1 “Gossip”
Sebastien Tellier; “Sexual Sportswear (Donovan remix)”
Circlesquare; Songs About Dancing and Drugs; “Dancers (Radio Edit)”
U.S.E; Loveworld; “What We Fightin' 4”
*Doc Warner; Hombre Del Rio; River Rat Records; track 1 “Cry River, Cry”
*Storyhill; Shade of the Trees; track 4 “Covered in a Mess”
Empire Of The Sun; Walking On A Dream; “Walking On A Dream”
Si*Sé; Gold – EP; “Buscaré”
Lenka; Lenka; “Anything I'm Not”
*The Kissaway Trail; Sleep Mountain; Bella Union; track 9 “New Lipstick”
*Kill to Kill; Fighter; Guilt Ridden Pop; track 7 “Sugar Sugar”

Show 95

2010-04-09T16:05:00.002-04:00

Here's what I played:

Hadouken!; "Crank It Up (Does It Offend You Remix)"
Albert Hammond, Jr.; ¿Como Te Llama?; "GFC"
Bajofondo; Mar Dulce (Bonus Track Version); "Pa' Bailar (Instrumental Album Version)"
Julieta Venegas; "Bien o Mal"
*Makyo Star; s/t; Green Means Go Records; track 4 “No Worries”
*Phantogram; Eyelid Movies; Barsuk Records; track 9 “Futuristic Casket”
*La Chansons; King and Queen of the Dance Floor; Stickfigure Records; track 10 “Candy Bar Man”
Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch; "Take It Easy On Kathy At Least She Can Dance"
of Montreal; Skeletal Lamping; "Gallery Piece (Mintel Rose Remix)"
Jonezetta; Popularity; "Communicate"
*Coma Cinema; Baby Prayers; track 14 “Flower Pills”
*These New Puritans; Hidden; Domino; track 5 “Attack Power”
*The Chapmans; Grown Up; Compass; track 3 “Love’s Gonna Live Here”
Yelle; Pop-Up; "Tristesse / Joie"
The Postmarks; By the Numbers; "OX4"
Yeasayer; Ambling Alp - EP; "Ambling Alp"
*Woodhands; Remorsecapade; Paper Bag; “When the Party is Over”
*Toro y Moi; Causers of This; Carpark; “Imprint After”
*Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore; Dear Companion; “Needn’t Say a Thing”
Zoot Woman; "Memory"
Archie Bronson Outfit; Coconut; "Shark's Tooth"
Cold Cave; Love Comes Close; "Life Magazine"
Crystal Castles; Crystal Castles; "Crimewave (Crystal Castles VS Health)"
*Carolina Chocolate Drops; Genuine Negro Jig; Nonesuch; track 4 “Hit ‘Em Up Style”
*Yeasayer; Odd Blood; Secretly Canadian; track 4 “I Remember”
*Radar Brothers; The Illustrated Garden; Merge; track 1 “Dear Headlights”

Show 94

2010-04-02T20:23:00.001-04:00

Got some good requests today! Unfortunately I wasn't able to fill them all. :( But here's what I did play:

Discovery; LP; "Can You Discover?"
Harlem; Hippies; "Gay Human Bones"
Joshua James; "FM Radio"
Oberhofer; o0Oo0Oo; "I Could Go"
*The Bird and the Bee; Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oats; Blue Note; track 2 “I Can’t Go For That”
*Radar Brothers; The Illustrated Garden; Merge; track 3 “For the Birds”
*Rafter; Animal Feelings; Asthmatic Kitty; track 3 “Timeless Form; Formless Time”
ARMS; EP; "Heat & Hot Water"
The Orb; "Katskills"
Wake Up Lucid; "Broke Down House"
*Great American Taxi; Reckless Habits; Thirty Tigers/Great American Taxi; track 1 “One of These Days”
*Woodhands; Remorsecapade; Paper Bag; “CP24”
*La Chansons; King and Queen of the Dance Floor; Stick Figure Recordings; track 2 “Workout Love”
#Passion Pit; Manners; "Little Secrets"
The Postmarks; "Goodbye"
NearMiss; "Now Rectify"
Busy Signal; Loaded; "Tic Toc"
Kate Miller-Heidke; "Politics In Space"
*Butterfly Bones; Pretty Feelings; track 1 “xoxo”
*Beach House; Teen Dream; Sub Pop; “Lover of Mine”
*Toro y Moi; Causers of This; Carpark; “Low Shoulders”
Star Academy; "L'Orange du Marchard"
Indochine; "Mao Boy"
Yelle; Pop-Up; "Mal Poli"
Nous Non Plus; Ménagerie; "Loli"
*Phantogram; Eyelid Movies; Barsuk Records; track 7 “You are the Ocean”
*Local Natives; Gorilla Manor; French Kiss; “Who Knows Who Cares”
*Ben Sollee & Daniel Martine Moore; Dear Companion; Sub Pop; “Try”

*Denotes Rotation
#Denotes Request

Show 93

2010-03-26T21:49:00.001-04:00

The Columbia Beet didn't happen today and until the sub got here I played some lovely locals! Here's everything:

Alec Ounsworth; Mo Beauty; "Holy, Holy, Holy Moses (song for New Orleans)"
*Galactic; Ya-Ka-May; Anti-; track 6 "Bacchus"
The Golden Filter; "Solid Gold"
Japandroids; Post-Nothing; "Young Hearts Spark Fire"
Mamer; Eagle; "Man"
*Surfer Blood; Astro Coast; Kanine; "Catholic Pagans"
*Toro Y Moi; Causers Of This; Carpark Records; "Talamak"
*Beach House; Teen Dream; Sub Pop; "10 Mile Stereo"
Bachelorette; My Electric Family; "The National Grid"
Real Estate; "Younger Than Yesterday"
Warpaint; Exquisite Corpse - EP; "Elephants"
*Kopecky Family Band; Embraces EP; "Game Over"
*Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore; Dear Companion; Sub Pop; "Flyrock Blues"
*R.B.Morris; Spies Lies and Burning Eyes; Rich Mountain Bound; track 4 "Spy in My Brain"
HIGHLIFE; HIGHLIFE!; "F KENYA RIP"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings; "How Long Do I Have To Wait For You (Ticklah Remix)"
SCANNeRS; Music From Our Heart, Volume 1; "Raw"
*Woodhands; Remorsecapade; Paper Bag; "Talk"
*Everybody was in the French Resistance... Now!; Fixin' the Charts; Cooking Vinyl; track 3 "(It's So) Waldo P. Emerson Jones"
*La Chansons; King & Queen of the Dance Floor; Stickfigure Recordings; track 8 "Leotard Stories"
Debashish Bhattacharya; "Sufi Bhakti"
Cymbals Eat Guitars; Why There Are Mountains; "And the Hazy Sea"
*Local Natives; Gorilla Manor; French Kiss; “Camera Talk
*The Album Leaf; A Chorus of Storytellers; SubPop; track 5 "Fall From the Sun"
*The Soft Pack; The Soft Pack; Kemado; track 4 "Love Along"
*Shlohmo; Shlomoshun Deluxe; Friends of Friends; track 1 "Tomato Squeeze"
Junior Astrononers; I Had Plans for Us; Kinnikinnik; "Flavorless Candy"
Austin Crane; Place at the Table; "Place at the Table"
Allison Weiss; Live at Sidewalk NYC; "Yer Goin' Down"

*Denotes Rotation

Show 92

2010-03-05T17:14:00.001-05:00

I didn't get around to playing everything I wanted to this week, so we've got some good stuff to look forward to!

Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Adagio CD 1; "Canon in D minor"
Deerhunter; Microcastle; "Nothing Ever Happened"
Bowery Boy Blue; Stalk That Myth; "Come Closer, Sisters"
The Chevelles; "Girl God"
Dar Williams; Dar Williams; "It's Alright
*Cutthroat Shamrock; Blood Rust Whisky; track 1 “Dry Bones”
*Little Country Giants; Fists of Foam and Fury; Cowboy Angel Music; track 10 “Fists of Foam and Fury”
*Joanna Newsome; Have One On Me; Drag City; disc 1 track 6 “Baby Birch”
Buildings Breeding; In the Key of Calloused Fingers; "Beesting"
Camera Obscura; My Maudlin Career; "My Maudlin Career"
The Fold; This Too Shall Pass; "The Title Track"
Black Dice; "Glazin"
*Phantogram; Eyelid Movies; Barsuk Records; track 1 “Mouthful of Diamonds”
*Woodhands; Remorsecapade; Paper Bag; track 1 “Pockets”
*Shout Out Louds; Work; Merge; track 1 “1999”
Circlesquare; Songs About Dancing and Drugs; "Dancers (Radio Edit)"
Crocodiles; Neon Jesus; "Neon Jesus"
Eels; Hombre Lobo; "Fresh Blood"
The Kinks; The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society; "People Take Pictures of Each Other"
*Just off Turner; Words on Waves; Big Electric Management; track 3 “Faces”
*Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt; I Love You! I Love You! I Love You and I’m in Love with You! Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your Life!; Luaka Bop; track 10 “[Ride Friendship.]”
*Seabear; We Built a Fire; Morr; track 8 “We Fell off the Roof”
Cymbals Eat Guitars; Why There Are Mountains; "And the Hazy Sea"
Dark Dark Dark; The Snow Magic; "New York Song"
Dr. Dog; Heart it Races; "Heart it Races (AIH cover)"

*Denotes Rotation

Show 91

2010-02-26T16:39:00.001-05:00

Here's what I played:

Nite Jewel; Good Evening; "Weak for Me"
*Toro Y Moi; Causers Of This; ""Lissoms"
Yoko Ono & Peaches; Yes, I'm a Witch; ""Kiss Kiss Kiss"
*Woodhands; Remorsecapade;
Hey Champ; "Cold Dust Girl (80Kidz Remix)"
*Boys Noize; Power; "Jeffer"
Air France; A Love Letter In Three Parts - Part II; "GBG Belongs To Us"
Partyshank; "Gary Remix"
FLOSSTRADAMUS; "Big Bills feat.CAROLINE POLACHEK (Flosstradamus Power House Remix)"
*Variety Lab; Team Up! With Variety Lab; Peer Music; track 8 "Hola Mireia"
*Spiral Beach; The Only Really Thing; Sparks Music; track 10 "May Go Round (In a Mania)"
*Dirty Dancing; Mediocrity is the Strongest Inevitability; track 1 "Merger"
The Trophy Fire; A Lifetime in the Middle of the Ocean; "Divide"
Paramount Styles; Failure American Style; Come To New York"
Rock Plaza Central; Are We Not Horses?; "We've Got a Lot to Be Glad For"
*Matt the Electrician; Animal Boy; track 4 “College”
*Brown Bird; The Devil Dancing; Pea Pod Recordings; track 3 “Muck and Mire”
*Have Guns, Will Travel; Postcards from the Friendly City; track 1 “Wolf in Shepherd’s Clothing”
*Kopecky Family Band; Embraces EP; “Trainwreck”
*Old Canes; Feral Harmonic; Saddle Creek; “Little Bird Courage”
*Imaad Wasif; The Voidist; Tee Pee Records; track 4 “Window Wing”
Austin Crane; Place at the Table; "Window"
Carla Morrison; Aprendiendo a Aprender - EP; "Esta Soledad"
V.V. Brown; "Shark In the Water"
Killamu; A Minha Face; "Melodia de Semba"

*Denotes Rotation

Show 90

2010-02-19T19:58:00.001-05:00

WUSC is having another show tonight, this one being at the oh-so-good-to-us NBT. Featuring: Jungle Crow, The Choir Quit, Kid Trails, The Get Wets, and Single Serving Friends. 8pm doors, $5 cover, come on out!

Here's what I played today:

Piano Tribute Conservatory; Piano Tribute to Owl City; "Fireflies"
*Joe Pug; Messenger; Lightning Rod Records; track 9 "Bury Me Far (From My Uniform)"
*You Say Party! We Say Die!; xxxx; Paper Bag; track 4 "Cosmic Wanship Avengers"
*Jaga Jazziest; One Armed Bandit; Ninja Tune; track 8 "Music! Dance! Drama!"
#Kid Trails; Kid Trails
*Four Tet; There is Love In You; Domino; track
Limbeck; Limbeck; "Big Drag"
Annuals; Such Fun; "Hot Night Hounds"
Ghosts of the Great Highway; A Spell & a Fire; "Burnished Skin No.12"
*Infusion; All Night Sun Light; Omnis; track 8 "Dogtown"
*The Films; Oh, Scorpio; The Films Empire; track 5 "Amateur Hour"
*Junior Astronomers; I Had Plans for Us; Kinnikinnik; "Cavalcade"
*Austin Crane; Place at the Table; "Teeth in Your Side"
Damien Jurado; Caught In the Trees; "Go First"
The Broken West; I Can't Go On, I'll Go On; "Baby On My Arm"
Carlos Whittaker; "Rain it Down"
*Erin Muir; Poet's Lovely Daughter; track 1 "Supernatural"
*Vic Chestnutt; At the Cut; Constellation; track 2 "When the Bottom Fell Out"
*Alec Ounsworth; Mo Beauty; Anti; track 9 "Obscene Queen Bee #2"
*Spirl Beach; The Only Really Thing; Sparks; track 11 "Which + Whats"
Hanifah Walidah; "Soldier"
AC Newman; Get Guilty; "Submarines of Stockholm"
Land of Talk; "It's Okay"
*Old Canes; Feral Harmonic; Saddle Creek; "I Will Be The Sun"
*Woodpigeon; Die Stadt Muzikanten; track 3 "Empty Hall Sing-Along"
*Variety Lab; Team Up! with Variety Lab; Peer Music; track 6 "This Parade"
*Have Guns, Will Travel; Postcards From the Friendly City; track "Salad Days"

*Denotes Rotation
#Denotes Request

Show 89 + Cement Stars Interview

2010-02-12T17:25:00.002-05:00

Tonight WUSC is having a show at Bey's with NITE JEWEL and the amazing Cement Stars.

During the second half of the show Josh Smith of The Columbia Beet, bringing you live locals every week, and I interviewed Cement Stars. The last song of theirs that we played, "Snowing in the City," came at the perfect time as it began SNOWING IN COLUMBIA! Wow! Didn't expect that one!

Before & after the interview this is what I played:

Islands; Arm's Way; "Abominable Snow"
Local Natives; Sun Hands; "Sun Hands"
Pas/Cal; I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura; "Glorious Ballad Of The Ignored"
*Tokyo Rosenthal; Ghosts; Rock & Sock; track 3 “There is No Perfect Love”
*Via Audio; Animalore; Undertow; track 3 “Babies”
*Dirty Dancing; Mediocrity is the Strangest Inevitability; track 7 “Magnetic Kisses”
Rupa & The April Fishes; Extraordinary Rendition; "Maintenant"
Vieux Farka; Touré; "Fafa"
Novalima; "Tumbala (Chris Franck Remix)"
The Kills; No Wow; Rough Trade; track “Love is a Deserter”
*Clem Snide; The Meat of Life; 429 Records; track 6 “Forgive Me, Love”
*Yeasayer; Odd Blood; Secretly Canadian; track 6 “Love Me Girl”
*Old Canes; Feral Harmonic; track 9 “Stuck”
Cement Stars Interview! with Marcy & Josh Smith
Hey Champ; "Cold Dust Girl (80Kidz Remix)"
Millionyoung; "Cynthia"
Make the Girl Dance; "Baby Baby Baby"
*Elliot Randall & the Deadmen; Caffeine & Gasoline; track 4 “Good Love”
*McGowan Southworth; American Regular; track 1 “Girl, Girl, Girl, You’re Making Me Nervous” *Collin Herring; Ocho; Collin Herring; track 8 “Little Aches”

Show 88

2010-02-05T16:39:00.001-05:00

Here's what I played:

The Teenagers; Reality Check; "Feeling Better"
Seprewa Kasa; Seprewa Kasa; "Nkabom"
The Junior Varsity; Cinematographic; "Wunderdrug"
*Toro y Moi; Causers of This; Carpark; track 1 "Blessa"
*Surfer Blood; Astro Coast; Kanine; track 8 "Slow Jabroni"
*Beach House; Teen Dream; Subpop; "Norway"
Hedley; "Trip"
The A.K.A.s (ARE EVERYWHERE!); "Gotta Get Outta Here"
High Places; High Places; "From Stardust to Sentience"
The Broken West; I Can't Go On, I'll Go On; "Abigail"
*The Protomen; Act II: The Father of Death; Soundmachine; track 8 "Breaking Out"
*Variety Lab; Team Up! with Variety Lab; Peer Music; track 5 "Soda Pop Confusion"
*Etienne Jaumet; Night Music; Domino; track 3 "Mental Vortex"
Aaron Hehl; "In These Shoes"
Laura Veirs; "July Flame"
Vampire Weekend; "Cousins"
Grizzly Bear; Veckatimest; "About Face"
*Willie Murphy; A Shot of Love in a Time of Need; Red House; track 2 "Love Attack"
*Damon Fowler; Sugar Shack; Blind Pig Records; track 3 "I Hope it's Gonna Rain"
*Davis Cohen; Magnolia Land; track 2 "Change in the Weather"
Janka Nabay; "Good Governance"
Camphor; Drawn To Dust; "The Sweetest Tooth"
French Kicks; Swimming; "Abandon"
*Matt the Electrician; Animal Boy; self-released; track 1 "Faithfully"
*Twin Atlantic; Vivarium; Red Bull Records; "Light Speed"
*Gossip; Music for Men; Columbia; "For Keeps"

*Denotes Rotation

Show 87 + Haiti

2010-01-29T16:12:00.004-05:00

If you were listening throughout the second half of my show you probably heard a noise that sounded like me taking a picture. Well, I was. And here it is:

The reason why I'm showing you this is because it's my Haiti Relief shirt. I'm not gonna get preachy and political and there are tons of worthy causes in the world, but if you've got some time look it up. Donate. Help. Every little bit counts.

Getting back to my show, here's what I played:

Rokia Traoré; Tchamantché; “Dounia”
JBM; Not Even In July; “Cleo's Song”
Hearts of Palm UK; For Life; “I Flow”
*Annie; Don’t Stop; Totally; “The Breakfast Song”
*Damon Fowler; Sugar Shack; Blind Pig Records; track 1 “Some Fun”
*The Hipstones; Dreamers; track 3 “Let’s Take a Holiday”
The Artichokes ; “Sweater Weather”
The High Decibels; The High Decibels; “That Dude”
Sister Crayon; “Souls of Gold”
Asa; Asa; “Jailer”
*Twin Atlantic; Vivariun; Red Bull Records; track 5 “What is Light? Where is Laughter?”
*Deluka; Deluka EP; VEL Records; “Wake Me Up”
*U-Melt; Perfect World; Harmonized Records; track 8 “Elysian Fields”
The Good Listeners; Eighty Steps Away; “Eighty Steps Away”
A.A. Bondy; American Hearts; “American Hearts”
Zuco 103; After the Carnaval; “Nunca Mais”
*Fanshaw; Dark Eyes; Mint Records; track 5 “Strong Hips”
*The Dave Brubeck Quartet; Time Out; Columbia; track 3 “Take Five”
$Red House Painters; Old Ramon; “Michigan”
*Drive Like Maria; Elmwood; Zoo Studios; track 2 “I’m on a Train”
Get Well Soon; Rest Now, Weary Head; “Plingplong! Goes My Automatic Heart”
Susana Baca; “La Canoa”
Polkastra; “Apolkalypse Now”
Filthy Dukes & Tommy Sparks; Nonsense In the Dark; “Messages”
*The Hidden Cameras; Origin: Orphan; “Walk On”

*Denotes Rotation
$Denotes Request

Show 86

2010-01-22T15:57:00.003-05:00

First show of the semester! Huzzah! Here's what I played:

We Are Wolves; Total Magique; “Fight & Kiss”
Carnivores; “Organ Trail”
Mavis Staples; Live: Hope At The Hideout; “Waiting For My Child”
Harmonica Shah; “I Wonder Why?”
*Scissormen; Luck in a Hurry; Vizztone; track 8 "The Devil is Laughing"
*Gossip; Music for Men; Columbia; "Vertical Rhythm"
*Kopecky Family Band; Embraces EP; track 4 "Trainwreck"
*Annie; Don't Stop; Totally; track 6 "Songs Remind Me of You"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings; “My Man Is A Mean Man (DJ Spinna Remix)”
Oreskaband; “YEAH! Ska Dance”
M. Ward; Hold Time; “Never Had Nobody Like You (Featuring Zooey Deschanel)”
Peter Bjorn & John; “It Don't Move Me (Weird Tapes Remix)”
*The Hidden Cameras; Origin: Orphan; Arts and Crafts; track 9 "Underage"
*Nana Grizol; Ruth; Orange Twin; track 2 "Galaxies"
*Weinland; Breaks in the Sun; Badman; track 3 "Hardly Worth Saving"
*Ray Wylie Hubbard; A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C); Bordello Records; track 2 "Drunken Poet's Dream"
Charlie Louvin; Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs; “Darling Corey”
Forest Fire; Survival; “Fortune Teller”
Francis Cabrel; “Je T'aimais, Je T'aime, Je T'aimerai”
My Brightest Diamond; From the Top of the World; “Adieu Mon Coeur”
Ian Axel; This Is the New Year; “This Is the New Year (feat. Chad Vaccarino)”
*Islands; Vapours; Anti-; track 3 “Vapours”
*Various; Crazy Heart-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; track 5 “I Don’t Know”
*Deluka; Deluka EP; VEL Records; track 4 “Wake Me Up”
*Lee Barber; Thief and Rescue; track 11 “Let’s Get Lost”
Chase The Sun; Chase the Sun; “You Gotta Go”
Cass McCombs; Catacombs; “Dreams-Come-True-Girl (feat. Karen Black)”
Bibio; Ambivalence Avenue; “Ambivalence Avenue”
Allison Weiss; Live at Sidewalk NYC; “The End pt. 2”

*Denotes Rotation

Spring 10 Return

2010-01-16T14:15:00.002-05:00

Hello maltstreamers!

The show will be returning to the airwaves Friday the 22nd. Tune in!

Student Media Campaign

2009-12-17T17:33:00.004-05:00

More videos!

These are Student Media generated ad campaigns. They're supposed to be sort of like a Match.com commercial. The first one features me. Hope you love 'em!

Concept by Liz Howell
Featured members of Student Media:
Me!, Station Manager, WUSC
Alejandro Florez, Public Affairs Director, WUSC
Lizzie Erickson, Asst. Design Director, The Daily Gamecock
Amanda Davis, Editor, The Daily Gamecock
Ed Cahill, Station Manager, SGTV
Joey Thompson, Producer, SGTV
Justin Fenner, Creative Director, WUSC

Branching Out

2009-12-16T14:48:00.002-05:00

I normally try to stay incognito on here, but I've decided to link 2 of my blogs on here and make myself a little more known.

Over the next week or so I'm going to be post-posting some things. Including:

A video about me and WUSC.

Show 85

2009-12-14T15:21:00.001-05:00

This is my last show of the semester. :( I'll be in town for winter break so I may do a show here and there but I'm not committing to anything.

Ruby Isle; "White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes Cover)"
Bombay Dub Orchestra; 3 Cities; "Journey"
Computer Vs. Banjo; Computer Vs. Banjo; "Lost"
*Port Royal; Dying in Time; n5MD; track 8 "Balding Generation (Losing Hair as We Lose Hope)"
*Gossip; Music for Men; Columbia; "Men in Love"
*Sea Wolf; White Water, White Bloom; Dangerbird Records; "Wicked Blood"
Cars & Trains; Rusty String; "Fake Plastic Guns"
Bat For Lashes; Two Suns; "Daniel"
Cassettes Won't Listen; Small-Time Machine; "Freeze & Explode"
*The XX; The XX; Rough Trade; "Basic Shape"
*The Dutchess & the Duke; Sunset/Sunrise; Hardly Art; track 2 "Scorpio"
*Baaba Maal; Television; Palm Pictures Ltd; track 4 "Cantaloupe"
The Mountain Goats; The Life Of The World To Come; "Genesis 3:23"
So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken
Deerhunter; Microcastle; "Agoraphobia"
a fear of being in places where help might not be available. It usually involves fear of crowds, bridges, or of being outside alone
Wavves; Wavvves; "No Hope Kids"
Lykke Li; "I'm Good, I'm Gone'
*La Roux; La Roux; Polydor; "I'm Not Your Toy"
*Deluka; Deluka EP; VEL Records; "Mixed Messages"
*Junior Astronomer; I Had Plans for Us; Kinnikinnik; "Attacked by Whales"
Wolf Parade; At Mount Zoomer; "Call It A Ritual"
Eric Lau; Producer, Vol. 1; "For the D (feat. Guilty Simpson)"
Anavan; Cover Story; "Off To A Fighting Start"
*Girls; Album; True Panther Sounds; track 12 "Darling"
*Air; Love 2; Astralwerks; track 4 "Be a Bee"
*Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes; Up From Below; Community Records; track 12 "Brother"
Danger; "11h30"
Yelle; Pop-Up; "A Cause Des Garçons"
amiina; Kurr; "Sexfaldur"
*Parov Stelar; Coco; Etage Noir Recordings; track 1 "Coco"
*Neon Indian; Psychic Chasms; Lefse; "Should Have Taken Acid With You"
*Kosha Dillz; Beverly Dillz; Kosha Dillz World/Shemspeed; track 3 "Fat Love"
Bell; "Magic Tape"
French Kicks; Swimming; "Abandon"
Anarbor; "Let The Games Begin"
*Boys Noize; Power; Last Gang; "Sweet Light"
*The Cassavettes; Shake Down the Sun; Lights On"
Santogold; Santogold; "Lights Out"

*Denotes Rotation

Show 84

2009-12-04T16:42:00.001-05:00

This show was my second to last show of the semester. I won't be doing a show next week at my regularly scheduled time, but I WILL be doing a show Monday the 14th. That will be my last show of the semester. :( I'll keep you all posted on when I'll be doing a show in the spring.

Here's what I played:

The Tallis Scholars; "Josquin Desprez - Ave Maria"
Jil Aigrot; Words of Love; "Mon vieux Lucien"
Jacques Brel; Infiniment; "Les Flamandes"
*Deuka; Deluka EP; VEL Records; track 1 "Cascade"
*Sea Wolf; White Water, White Bloom; Dangerbird Records; "Orion & Dog"
*Love is Chemicals; Song of the Summer Youth Brigade; Three Ring Records; track 2 "Let Me come Down"
*Girls; Album; True Panther Sounds; track 6 "Hellhole Ratrace"
Dr. Dog; Fate; "The Old Days"
Caedmon's Call; Chronicles 1992-2004; "Bus Driver"
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros; Up from Below; "Home"
*Pants Yell!; Received Pronunciation; Slumberland; track 7 "Marble Staircase"
*Boys Noize; Power; Last Gange; track 3 "Starter"
*The Choir Quit; Untitled; None; track 2 "Saturday Nite"
*The Protomen; Act III: The Father of Death; Sound Machine Records; track 2 "The Good Doctor"
The Autumns; "Killer in Drag (Le Petit Mort Mix)"
Yelle; Pop-Up; "Jogging"
Kaiser Chiefs; "Never Miss A Beat (Cut Copy Remix)"
*Kosha Dillz; Beverly Dillz; Kosha Dillz World/Shemspeed; track 6 "Jungle"
*The Gossip; Music for Men; Columbia; "Heavy Cross"
*Dreaming in Stereo; Dreaming in Stereo; Vying Van Gogh; track 3 "Steal This Song"
*Rosa Passos; Rosa; Editorial Musical Dunas; track 7 "Molambo"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings; "Keep On Looking (Kenny Dope Remix)"
Aíd; Jugando; "Boogie Vigo"
Bon Iver; Blood Bank; "Blood Bank"
*The Cassavettes; Shake Down the Sun; None; track 4 "Madeline"
*Darrin James Band; The Lovely Ugly Truth; Bridge Street; track 12 "Whiskey Breath Blues"
*Sons of the Never Wrong; On A Good Day... I AM; Waterbug; track 4 "Say Goodbye"
*La Roux; La Roux; Polydor; "I'm Not Your Toy"

* Denotes Rotation

Tattoo + Rescheduling

2009-12-01T15:47:00.002-05:00

Sorry I didn't do my show last weekend, Columbia! I was enjoying my Thanksgiving break. I will be back on the airwaves this Friday for my last show of the semester. I might do a show over winter break but I'm not sure yet. I'll let you know!

As promised, here are some pictures of my tattoo:

Show 83

2009-11-20T16:49:00.003-05:00

I was a little bit late to my show today because I was getting my first tattoo! (Pictures soon!) So I didn't get to everything I wanted, but here's what I played:

Alice Russell; "Got the Hunger"
Black Kids; Partie Tramatic; "Hurricane Jane"
Beth Hart; "Leave the Light On"
*Old Canes; Feral Harmonic; track 2 "Little Bird Courage"
*Summer Cats; Songs for Tusedays; track 9 "Lonely Planets"
*Austin Crane; Place at the Table; track 7 "Teeth in Your Side"
*White Denim; Fits; "I Start to Run"
Peter Visti; "Dolly"
Neurosonic; "Crazy Sheila"
Chester French; "The Jimmy Choos"
*Junior Astronomers; I Had Plans for Us; track 3 "Attacked by Whales"
*Pacifika; Asuncion; track 4 "Sweet"
*Gogol Bordello; Live from Axis Mundi; "You Gave Up"
Cat Scientists; "Brian Cincinatti"
Chris Garneau; El Radio; "Hands on the Radio"
Sebastien Tellier; "L'Amour et La Violence (Boys Noize Remix)"
*La Roux; La Roux; "Fascination"
*The XX; The XX; track 2 "VCR"
*Lightning Bolt; Earthly Delights; track 6 "Funny Farm"
Mykonos Fleet Foxes Mykonos - Single
The Thief & the Heartbreaker Alberta Cross The Thief & the Heartbreaker
Marry a Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Murder"

* Denotes rotation

Show 82

2009-11-13T23:21:00.001-05:00

This past week was our fundraiser! The theme is "Playing Favourites." Appropriately, I had Colin Brown, Aaron Robertson, and Justin Register from Marry a Thief on the show for an interview. Tonight at New Brookland Tavern is their CD release show for "Reaction, Explosion." We played the album throughout the show, so if you were listening you were one of the first to hear the album in its entirety. :) Feel special.

After the interview I played an hour of Man Man songs. Man Man is an experimental group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They've toured with: Modest Mouse; Yessayer; and The Extraordinaries. They've also played at: Pitchfork Festical 06; Coachella 08; and Voodoo Experience 08. I played their songs in chronological order, and in track order. This was not a cop-out. I did it so that A.) we could hear the band's sound over time and B.) because bands usually put a lot of thought into the order of the songs on their album and I wanted to honor that.

I had a fantastic request. It was for a song off of Six Demon Bag, right before I started playing the album. AWESOME timing!

Here's everything that I played:

Marry A Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Obvious"
Marry A Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Only"
Marry A Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Olivia Taylor"
Marry A Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Reaction"
Marry A Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Planned It"
Marry A Thief; Reaction, Explosion; "Murder"
Man Man; Sods and Odds; "Little Boxes"
Man Man; "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Man Man; The Man In A Blue Turban With A Face; "10 Lb. Moustache"
Man Man; The Man In A Blue Turban With A Face; "Zebra"
Man Man; The Man In A Blue Turban With A Face; "Sarsparillsa"
#Man Man; Six Demon Bag; "Tunneling Through The Guy"
Man Man; Six Demon Bag; "Feathers"
Man Man; Six Demon Bag; "Banana Ghost"
Man Man; Six Demon Bag; "Black Mission Goggles"
Man Man; Six Demon Bag; "Ice Dogs"
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; "Mister Jung Stuffed"
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; "Hurly / Burly"
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; "The Ballad Of Butter Beans"
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; "Top Drawer"
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; "Poor Jackie"
Man Man; Rabbit Habits; "Whalebones"

# Denotes Request

Show 81

2009-11-06T16:25:00.001-05:00

Didn't get to everything I wanted to play today, which means I have some awesome stuff planned for next week!

Veracruz; "Leopoldo!"
Bat For Lashes; Fur And Gold; "Prescilla"
Shawn Mullins; "Homeless Joe"
Moscow Olympics; Cut The World; "Carolyn"
Travis; Old to J. Smith; "J. Smith"
*Eureka Birds; s/t; "Ten Words"
*Gossip; Music for Men; track 5 "Pop Goes the World"
*Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis; s/t; track 5 "I Got My Mojo Working"
*Gogol Bordello; "Live from Axis Mundi" Audio Extras; track 1 "Ultimate"
Free Energy; "Free Energy"
The National; Alligator; "Karen"
The Magnetic Fields; I; "Irma"
Princeton; "Ms. Bentwich"
*La Roux; s/t; "I'm Not Your Toy"
*The XX; s/t; track 5 "Heart Skipped a Beat"
*Sea Wolf; White Water, White Bloom; track 1 "Wicked Blood"
*Pacifika; Asuncion; track 5 "Paloma"
Jump Back Jane; "Sampson"
These New Puritans; Beat Pyramid; "Elvis"
Biography Of Ferns; "John The Barber"
Telefon Tel Aviv; Immolate Yourself; "Helen of Troy"
*U.S.E.; Loveworld; "What We Fightin' 4"
*Or, the Whale; s/t; track 4 "Never Coming Out"
*Le Loup; Family; track 7 "Go East"
*Vivian Girls; Everything Goes Wrong; track 3 "Can't Get Over You"
Living Things; Habeas Corpus; "Oxygen"
Kate Nash; Make of Bricks; "Mariella"
*The Hi-Nobles; Shake; track 2 "Ain't No Sin"
*Bill Frisell; Disfarmer; track 2 "Lonely Man"

* Denotes Rotation

Show 80

2009-10-30T17:31:00.002-04:00

Missed some shows, but I'm back! Here's my playlist:

*Pacifika; Asuncion; "Chiquita"
Señor Coconut; Around The World; "Around the World"
Polkastra; "Apolkalypse Now"
Yunghen Lhamo; "Tara"
The Winston Jazz Routine; Sospiri; "William and Betsy"
Smith; "Smith"
American Aquarium; Dances for the Lonely; "Ain't Going to the Bar Tonight"
*Danny Barnes; Pizza Box; "TSA"
*Fruit Bats; The Ruminant Band; "Being On Our Own"
Cars & Trains; Rusty String; "Oh, Sweet Consequence"
Computer Vs. Banjo; Computer Vs. Banjo; "Concealed"
The Big Pink; "Dominos"
A Day to Remember; "Fast Forward to 2012"
*Bulletproof La Roux La Roux
Sebastien Tellier; "Sexual Sportswear (Donovan remix)"
*Gossip; Music for Men; "Heavy Cross"
*U.S.E., Loveworld, "Look at the City"
*Eva & The Heartmaker; Let's Keep This Up Forever; track 10 "Possible Escape/Possible Mistake"
Allison Weiss; Allison Weiss & the Way She Likes It - EP; "The Disappearing Act"
*Eureka Birds; Eureka Birds; "Oh! My Dear"
*Flea Market Poets; Dirty Days; "Annie Superstar"
Nurses; "Caterpillar Playground"
Matthew and the Arrogant Sea; Family Family Family Meets The Magic Christian; "Pretty Purple Top Hat"
*The Oculist; Principlex; track 7 "Buckets of Sadness"

* Denotes Rotation

Video

2009-10-25T23:45:00.004-04:00

Here is a video of me that some friends did for a class.

Thanks to everyone who contributed!

7enty-9ine

2009-10-02T22:14:00.000-04:00

Edit: I've had to change the title up above because for some reason this post is getting spam comments every single day. Weird. Anyways,

I missed my show last week. Apologies for that, listeners! Here's what I played this week:

Corsica; Endings; "Since When Was Lying an Olympic Sport?"
Cherry Monroe; The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful; "If You Go"
*Dish; Ma Raison De Vivre; track 5 "Death and Romance"
*USE; Loveworld; track 1 "Dance With Me"
*big bang tv; s/t; track 5 "I should have known"
Dan Deacon; Bromst; "Red F"
Shugo Tokumaru; Exit; "Parachute"
Delta Spirit; Ode to Sunshine; "People C'mon"
The Pica Beats; Beating Back the Claws of the Cold; "poor old ra"
The Stems; "Leave You Way Behind"
*Le Loup; Family; track 6 "Forgive Me"
*Health; Get Colour; track 2 "Die Slow"
*The Dø; A Mouthful; "At Last"
Luke Top; "Friends; "Friends"
Cymbals Eat Guitars; Why There Are Mountains; "And the Hazy Sea"
Project Jenny, Project Jan; "You Said (feat. So Percussion)"
Eulogies; Here Anonymous; "Two Can Play"
Sara Schiralli; Bang Bang; "Incomplete"
Wildbirds & Peacedrums; The Snake; "There Is No Light"
*Flea Market Poets; Dirty Days; track 5 "100% Confused"
*sissy wish; Beauties Never Die; track 6 "Milk"
*Eureka Birds; s/t; track 3 "Oh! My Dear"
My Brightest Diamond; From the Top of the World; "Adieu Mon Coeur"
Sisters 3; "Giggling Gremlins"
*Midtown Dickens; Lanterns; "Annihilation"
*Fruit Bats; The Ruminant Band; "Primitive Man"
*Preak Faeans; Wintering Out; track 8 "Incantation"

* Denotes Rotation

Show 78

2009-09-18T16:02:00.001-04:00

*Midtown Dickens, Lanterns, "Springs"
Romantica; America; "Matteo"
Elvis Costello; My Aim Is True, "Alison"
Arrah And The Ferns; Evan Is A Vegan; "Emo Philips"
Coconut Records; Davy; "Saint Jerome"
Conor Oberst; Conor Oberst; "Danny Callahan"
Jolie Holland; The Living & The Dead; "Palmyra"
*The Do; A Mouthful; "Tammie"
*Le Loup; Family; "Beach Town"
*Health; Get Color; "Die Slow"
*Fruit Bats, The Ruminant Band, "Feather Bed"
*Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson, track 2 "Wear and Tear"
De Novo Dahl; "Sexy Mr. Falcom Jive Mister"
The High Decibels; The High Decibels; "Miss Cindy"
Jump Back Jane; "Sampson"
Red Car Wire; Let's Never Get Older; "Rachael Leigh Cook"
The Pipettes; We Are The Pipettes; "Judy"
Cat Scientists; "Brian Cincinatti"
The Decade; Read Between the Lines; "Kevin Bacon Lettuce Tomato"
Mew; Half The World Is Watching Me; "Mica"
*U.S.E., Loveworld, track 7 "K.I.S.S.I.N.G."
The Fratellis; Chelsea Dagger EP; "Chelsea Dagger"
Van She; "Kelly (Lifelike Remix)"
Neon Neon; "Raquel"
*Yacht; See Mystery Lights; "Summer Song"

* Denotes Rotation

Show 77

2009-09-11T16:05:00.003-04:00

So I missed my show last Friday because I had a meeting. :( Sorry, Columbia.

But this week I was back on the airwaves with some total awesomeness for you!

Monkey Brothers; Manuela; "Manuela"
A Small Good Thing; "Cooling System"
Van She; V; "Strangers"
*YACHT; See Mystery Lights; "We Have All We've Ever Wanted"
Camera Obscura; My Maudlin Career; "My Maudlin Career"
Deerhunter; Microcastle; "Nothing Ever Happened"
Living Things; Habeas Corpus; "Oxygen"
The Von Bondies; Love, Hate And Then There's You; "Pale Bride"
*caUSE co-MOTION!; It's Time!; track 6 "Which Way is Up?"
*Wild Beasts; Two Dancers; track 2 "Hooting and Howling"
*The Do; A Mouthful; tracks 8&2 "Tammie; At Last!"
*Throw Me The Statue; Creaturesque; "Dizzy From the Fall; Cannibal Rays"
*Choir Of Young Believers; This Is For The White In Your Eyes; "Claustrophobia"
Chris Garneau; El Radio; "Hands on the Radio"
Allie Moss; Passerby; "Corner"
Bachelorette; My Electric Family; "The National Grid"
*Fruit Bats; The Ruminant Band; tracks 3&10 "Tegucigalpa; Feather Bed"
Bibio; Ambivalence Avenue; "Lovers' Carvings"
M. Ward; Hold Time; "Never Had Nobody Like You (Featuring Zooey Deschanel)"
The Henry Clay People; For Cheap or for Free; "You Can Be Timeless"
Vetiver; Tight Knit; "Everyday"
*Sarah Jarosz; Song Up In Her Head; track 9 "Shankill Butchers"

* Denotes Rotation

Show 76

2009-08-28T20:25:00.001-04:00

This was my first show of fall 09. Hope you all enjoyed it! Catch maltstream every Friday from 2pm-4pm!

#Justice; A Cross the Universe; "Genesis"
*Midtown Dickens; Lanterns; "Old Dogs; Balloons"
Dale Robin; Sweet and Salty; "Waltz Across Texas; A Taste of You"
#Murder by Death; In Bocca Al Lupo; "Brother"
Allison Weiss; Live at Sidewalk NYC; "I'm Ready"
Bon Iver; For Emma, Forever Ago; "Skinny Love"
Fleet Foxes; "Mykonos"
*Deer Tick; Born on Flag Day; "Smith Hill; Hell on Earth"
*Choir Of Young Believers; This Is For The White In Your Eyes; "These Rituals of Mine; Why Must It Always Be This Way"
Miranda Lee Richards; Light Of X; "Early November"
Buildings Breeding; In the Key of Calloused Fingers; "Beesting"
Rock Plaza Central; Are We Not Horses?; "We've Got a Lot to Be Glad For"
Mike Bones; A Fool For Everyone; "One Moments Peace"
The Sea and Cake; Car Alarm; "Car Alarm"
Crocodiles; Neon Jesus; "Neon Jesus"
King Khan & The Shrines; The Supreme Genius Of...; "Torture"
Nickel Eye; The Time of the Assassins; "Dying Star"
*Metric; Fantasies; "Sick Muse; Gold Guns Girls"
*Fun.; Aim and Ignite; "Be Calm; Benson Hedges"
Monkey Brothers; Manuela; "Manuela (Original Mix)"
A Small Good Thing; "Cooling System"
*YACHT; See Mystery Lights; "I'm In Love With A Ripper"

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# Denotes Request

Fall 09 Time-slot

2009-08-21T18:00:00.000-04:00

Hello all!

Just a heads up, I will be on the air-waves this fall from 2pm-4pm.

Catch you all then!

Show 75

2009-08-21T15:37:00.001-04:00

This will be the last show of summer 09. I'll update everyone with my new time-slot ASAP.

I had Colin Brown from Marry a Thief as well as 2 friends from I Married My High School Sweetheart in the studio. Both bands will be playing at New Brookland Tavern TONIGHT with Cherry Case. Doors at 9pm!

Bang Rye Rye & M.I.A. Bang - Single
Big Bills feat.CAROLINE POLACHEK (Flosstradamus Power House Remix) FLOSSTRADAMUS Big Bills
The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix) Morgan Page The Longest Road Remixes
*Yacht; See Mystery Lights; "Ring the Bell; The Afterlife"
Empty House Paper Route
Happy As Can Be Cut Off Your Hands You And I
*Choir of Young Believers; This is for the White in Your Eyes; "These Rituals of Mine; Action/Reaction"
*Suckers; s/t; track 4 "It Gets Your Body Movin'"
Marry a Thief; 2009 Acoustic EP; "The Lions"
Marry a Thief; "Honestly Bored; Every Little Star"
I Married My High School Sweetheart; "Your Hair Hides Your Eyes"
Cherry Case; "Welcome Back"
Marry a Thief; I Am Dying To Outlive You; "Epileptic; Awful Things"
Trans Canada Constantines Kensington Heights
Pine On Obits I Blame You
Tora Tora Tora Pretty & Nice Get Young
Farewell to the Fairground White Lies To Lose My Life
*Metric; Fantasies; tracks 1&6 "Help I'm Alive; Gimme Sympathy"
*The Jezabels; The Man is Dead; tracks 1&2 "Disco Biscuit Love; Be a Star"
Hymn #101 Joe Pug Nation of Heat EP
The Ruminant Band Fruit Bats The Ruminant Band - Single
No One Does It Like You Department Of Eagles In Ear Park
*Midtown Dickens; Lanterns; tracks 6&7 "Springs; Balloons"
Minus The Bear; Planet of Ice; "Dr. L'ling"
Where Do My Bluebird Fly The Tallest Man On Earth Shallow grave

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Show 74

2009-08-14T16:16:00.001-04:00

maltstream is returning from a brief hiatus!

Sorry every, I had to get some ducks in a row. But maltstream, the summer 09 edition, is back! Here's what I played:

Nicholas Hooper; "Friends and Love"
Emily Wells; The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties; "Symphony 6: Fair Thee Well & the Requiem Mix"
PT Walkley; Mr. Macy Wakes Alone; "Somebody"
*Netherfriends; Calling You Out EP; "Oh-Hi-Oh; Nunya"
Atlas Sound; "Walkabout (w/ Panda Bear)"
Wavves; "Mickey Mouse"
Dntel; Early Works For Me If It Works For You; "Loneliness Is Having No One To Miss"
*Yatch; See Mystery Lights; "Psychic City"
*Looner; I Love My Tamagotchee! (Single); "I Love My Tamagotchee!"
*Discovery; LP; "So Insane"
Holy Ghost!; "I Will Come Back (Classixx Acapulco Nights Version)"
Washed Out; EP; "You'll See It"
Washed Out; "Feel It All Around"
*Throw Me The Statue; Creaturesque; "Ancesters; Noises"
Aíd; Jugando; "Boogie Vigo"
Cage; Depart From Me; "I Never Knew You"
fujiya & miyagi; "pickpocket"
Gossip; "Heavy Cross"
Silversun Pickups; Silversun Pickups (Remixes) - EP; "Lazy Eye (Jason Bentley Remix)"
Noah; "Mannequin (Overthrill Remix)"
The Long Winters; When I Pretend to Fall; "Cinnamon"
Comic Book Heroes; Take a Seat; "Catch Me If You Can"
Billy Boy On Poison; "On My Way"
Spoon; Got Nuffin (2009); "Got Nuffin"
*OhBijou; Beacons; "Wildfires; Eloise and the Bones"
*Elvis costello; Secrets, Profane, and Sugarcane; "Sulphur to Sugarcane; Changing Partners"
*Deer Tick; Born on Flag Day; "Song About a Man; Houston, TX"

* Denotes Rotation

Show 73

2009-07-17T19:34:00.003-04:00

This week I started off my show with an hour of covers. I got some good cover requests, but unfortunately couldn't find some of them.

Here's my playlist:

Gregory & The Hawk; "Irreplaceable (Beyonce)"
Hellsongs; "We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister)"
Allison Weiss; "Umbrella (Rihanna)"
Deer Tick Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston)"
Jenny Owen Youngs; "Hot in Herre (Nelly)"
Plans to Leave; "Don't Stop Believin' (Journey)"
Ruby Isle; "White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes)"
My American Heart; Punk Goes Crunk; "California Love (2PAC)"
The Secret Handshake; Punk Goes Crunk; "I Wish (Skee-Lo)"
Bowling for Soup; "I Melt With You (Modern English)"
Hit the Lights; Punk Goes 90's; "Hey Jealousy (Gin Blossoms)"
Forever the Sickest Kids; Punk Goes Crunk; "Men in Black"
NOFX; "Champs Elysee (Joe Dassin)"
The Devil Wears Prada; Punk Goes Crunk; "Still Fly (Big Tymers)"
Confide; "Such Great Heights"
*The Phenomenal Handclap Band; s/t; "Testimony; All of the Above"
Evergreen Terrace; Writer's Block; "Mad World (Tears for Fears)"
*Deertick; Born on Flag Day; "Friday XIII; Straight Into A Storm"
*Tiga; Ciao!; "Luxury; Shoes"
*Passion Pit; Manners; "Little Secrets"
*Owl City; Of June; "Panda Bear; The Airway"
*Owl City; Maybe I'm Dreaming; "Fireflies; This is the Future"
CherryCase; "Welcome Back"
Leslie Mendelson; Swan Feathers; "Hit the Spot"
Howling Bells; Radio Wars; "Cities Burning Down"
The Magnetic Fields; I; "I Thought You Were My Boyfriend"
*Rubies; Explode from the Center; "Turquoise"
*Dream Date; Patience; "Go Fish; 8 Sleeves"
*Megafaun; Gather, Form & Fly; "Solid Ground; The Process"
*Larry Gatlin; "Johnny Cash is Dead (And His House Burned Down)"
*Crime in Choir; Gift Givers; "Crystal Cake"
*Elvis Perkins; In Dearland; "Chains, Chains, Chains"
*Halloween, Alaska; Champagne Downtown; "Champagne Downtown"
Baltic Fleet; "Castellon Theme"
Children Collide; The Long Now; "Chosen Armies"
*Dirty Projectors; Bitte Orca; "Stillness is the Move"
Jonsi & Alex; Riceboy Sleeps; "Boy 1904"

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Show 72

2009-07-10T18:59:00.001-04:00

This week there were 2 special interviews on my show. One was done by DJ Gitdatmoney of some of the folks who will be performing High School Musical 2 at the Workshop Theatre in Columbia, SC. The other, he and I did with LFO! Yes, THE LFO! You can find a link to it at SceneSC.

Aaaand here's what I played:

A Change of Pace; Prepare the Masses; "A Song the World Can Sing Out Loud"
The Tired and True; "Flesh and Blood"
The Tired and True; "Maps and Terminals"
Meese; "Next In Line"
*Owl City; Maybe I'm Dreaming; "Air Traffic"
*Owl City; Of June; "Captains and Cruise Ships"
*Phoenix; Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix; "Armistice"
*Tiga; Ciao!; "Mind Dimension 2"
Russian Red; I Love Your Glasses; "Nice Thick Feathers"
The Choir Quit; This Is The Choir Quit; "Ella Minnow; Brother Rabbit"
Deerhunter; Rainwater Cassette Exchange - EP; "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"
The Magnetic Fields, "I Looked All Over Town"
Two Gospel Keys, "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"
*Polly Scattergood; Polly Scattergood; "I Hate The Way; I Am Strong"
*Elizabeth & The Catapult; Taller Children; "Everybody Knows"
Cloud Cult; Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus; "Rockwell"
Viva Voce; Rose City; "Rose City"
#Josh Roberts and the Hinges; My War Cry is Amour; "(I can't remember the name of the song I played, sorry y'all)"
Carnivores; "Organ Trail"
Miniature Tigers; White Magic EP; "White Magic"
*Conshafter; Bombs Away, Baby!; "Bought And Sold (The Journeyman's Plea)"
*Amazing Baby; Rewild; "Old Tricks In Hell; Pump Yr Brakes"
Ghostland Observatory; Robotique Majestique; "Dancing On My Grave"
The Fiery Furnaces; Widow City; "Restorative Beer"
Deer Tick; Easy; "Easy"
Delorean; Ayrton Senna EP; "Deli"

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# Denotes Request

Happy 4th!

2009-07-02T15:27:00.003-04:00

I will be in Austin, TX tonight to visit my fellow DJ Big TeXXX and celebrate the 4th. Thus, I will not be doing my show tomorrow.

Catch you all next week! Have a great, safe weekend.

DJ Name

2009-06-27T15:42:00.002-04:00

I am, once again, changing my DJ name to DJ Sun Bear. :)

Show 71

2009-06-26T15:21:00.004-04:00

Here's what I played:

The Very Best; "Warm Heart of Africa"
Jack Penate; Tonight's Today; "Tonight's Today"
Sons of Young; "Prepare for the Worst"
*Amazing Baby; Rewild; "Dead Light; Deerripper"
*Conshafter; Bombs Away, Baby!; "Bombs Away; You Cannot Save Your Love"
Beach House; "Used to Be"
Delorean; "Deli"
Papercuts; You Can Have What You Want; "Future Primitive"
*Elizabeth & The Catapult; Taller Children; "Momma's Boy; Race You"
*Polly Scattergood; Polly Scattergood; "Please Don't Touch; Bunny Club"
*Halloween, Alaska; Champagne Downtown; "Be A Man; Knights Of Columbus"
Miike Snow; Miike Snow; "Burial (Benny Blanco Remix Feat. Neon Hitch)"
The Big Pink; "Velvet"
Daniel Martin Moore; Stray Age; "Stray Age"
Paul Spencer and the Maxines; "Ain't Nobody"
Cherry Monroe; The Good, The Bad & The Beautiful; "Can't Explain"
Inkwell; "This Modern Medicine"
Bottle Up and Go; These Bones; "Wayward Son"
Jeremy Jay; Slow Dance; "In This Lonely Town"
*Mannequin Men; Lose Your Illusion, Too; tracks 11&10 "Exquisite Corpse; WTF LOL"
*Looner; I Love My Tamagotchee; tracks 1 "I Love My Tamagotchee!"
Katzenjammer; "Tea with Cinnamon"
Bajofondo; Mar Dulce; "Grand Guignol"
Flipside, "Someday"
The Sons Of Silence, "Silence Go Boom!"
*Passion Pit; Manners; "Make Light; Moth's Wings"
*Tiga; Ciao!; "Beep-Beep-Beep"
Selkow; "Prize Is Love"
The Leaf Album; In a Safe Place; "Twentytwofourteen"
Earlimart; Hymn And Her; "Song For"
The Whip; X Marks Destination; "Frustration"
King Khan & The Shrines; The Supreme Genius Of...; Torture"
Hecuba; Paradise; "Suffering"
*18th Dye; Amorine Queen; track 9 "Backdoor"
*Suckers; s/t; track 4 "It Gets Your Body Movin"

Show 70

2009-06-19T15:21:00.002-04:00

Here's what I played today on my show:

Jarvis Cocker; Further Complications; "Angela"
Debashish Bhattacharya; Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey; "Sufi Bhakti"
Oh captain My Captain; Recklessly She Split the Sea; "On My Mind"
*Elvis Perkins; In Dearland; "How's Forever Been Baby"
*Polly Scattergood; Polly Scattergood; "Nitrogen Pink"
*Conshafter; Bombs Away, Baby!; "Fell In A Hole"
Alexander Robotnick; "Obsession for the Disco Freaks (HeavyFeet remix)"
Jets Overhead; No Nations; "It's A Funny Thing"
Au Revoir Simone; Still Night, Still Light; "Shadows"
*Crocodiles, Summer of Hate, "Flash of Light; Summer of Hate"
*Liechtenstein, Survival Strategies for a Modern World, "Sophistication; Wallpaper Stripes"
Ape School; Ape School; "Wail to God"
Owl City; Maybe I'm Dreaming; "Rainbow Veins; West Coast Friendship"
Free Kitten; Inherit; "Seasick"
*Halloween, Alaska; Champagne Downtown; "Un-American"
*Phoenix; Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix; "Fences; Girlfriend"
*Elizabeth & The Catapult; Taller Children; "Taller Children"
Apostle of Hustle; Eats Darkness; "Eazy Speaks"
Chantal Goya; "Becassine is my cousine"
The Sand Band; Love Is The Devil; "The Secret Chord"
The Ruse; "Beautiful Is Gone"
CocoRosie; La Maison de Mon Reve; "Not for Sale"
*Headdress Amazing Baby Headdress - Single
*Passion Pit; Manners; "Swimming In The Flood; Folds In Your Hands"
HIGHLIFE; "F KENYA RIP"
Wavves; Wavvves; "No Hope Kids"
Architects; "Reciprocity"
The Vaselines; Enter the Vaselines; "Son of a Gun"
*The Crystal Method; Divided By Night; "Black Rainbows; Slipstream"
*Tiga, Ciao, "Sex O'Clock; Turn the Night On"
Polly Scattergood; "Please Don't Touch (The Golden Filter Remix)"
*Joan of Arc, Flowers, "Fogbow; The Garden of Cartoon Exclamations"

Show 69

2009-06-12T18:51:00.002-04:00

Summer DJ training is under way and one of the DJ trainees was in the studio with me today for an hour. :)

And here's what we played:

*Bishop Allen, Grrr..., “Dimmer; The Lion and the Teacup; South China Moon”
*The Crystal Method, Divided by Night, “Divided by Night; Smile?”
*Passion Pit, Manners, “The Reeling”
Memory Cassette, Responses,” Last One Awake (Friend Version)”
Damien Jurado, Caught in the Trees, “Gillian was a Horse”
Chiwoniso, Hear Globally - A Cumbancha Collection, “Woman of the Well”
*Ace Enders & A Million Different People, When I Hit the Ground, “Where Do We Go From Here?”
*Empire of the Sun; Walking on a Dream, “Standing on the Shore; Walking on a Dream”
Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane, “City of Electric Light”
The Morning Benders, Talking Through Tin Cans, “Boarded Doors”
Joan of Arc, Boo Human, “A Tell-Tale Penis”
YACHT, See Mystery Lights, “Psychic City”
Kurse Go Back, New Orleans Falls Open, “New Orleans Falls Open”
*The Paper Chase, Someday This Will All Be Yours Vol. 1, “If Nobody Moves Nobody Will Get Hurt (The Extinction); I'm Going To Heaven With Or Without You (The Forest Fire)”
*Crystal Antlers, Tentacles, “Until the Sun Dies (Part 1), Your Spears”
Supersuckers, Get It Together, “What It Takes”
High Places, s/t, “From Stardust to Sentence”
Shearwater, Rook, “Rooks”
South, You Are Here, “Better Things”
*Röyksopp, Junior, “Tricky Tricky”
*Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, “Love Like a Sunset Part I & II”
Conshafter, Bombs Away Baby, “Bombs Away”
Japandroids, Post-Nothing, “Young Hearts Spark Fire”
The Music Tapes, Music Tapes For Clouds And Tomatoes, “Majesty”
The Whip, X Marks Destination, “Trash”
*Elvis Perkins, In Dearland, “123 Goodbye; Doomsday”
*Halloween Alaska, Champagne Downtown, “The Hollywood Sign; The Ends”
Osborne, s/t, “Outta Sight”
Jean on Jean, s/t, “Tonight”
Bajofondo , Mar Dulce , “Pa Bailar”

Show 68

2009-06-05T16:36:00.003-04:00

Today I gave away pairs of lawn tickets to see Blink-182 in Charlotte, NC at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. It was very exciting, and successful! Congrats to all of the winners!

Here's what I played:

A.A. Bondy, American Hearts, "American Hearts"
Beep Beep, Enchanted Islands, "Secrets For The Well"
Little Boots, "Meddle"
American Gun, Dark American Hearts, "Little Sister"
The Format, EP, "The First Single"
*Condo Fucks, Fuckbook, "What'cha Gonna Do About It"
*Halloween, Alaska, Champagne Downtown, ""Hot Pink; Hurry Up"
Issa Bagayogo, Mali Koura, "Sebero"
Tricky, "Past Mistake"
Vieux Farka Touré, "Fafa"
Lenka, s/t, "Knock Knock"
The Scaries, Souvenir, "Revolvers"
*Justice, A Cross the Universe, "D.A.N.C.E."
*Passion Pit, Chunk of Change, "Sleepyhead"
*Passion Pit, Manners, "Seaweed Song"
*Röyksopp, Junior, "You Don't Have A Clue"
Craig's Brother, E.P.IDEMIC, "Bad Marriage"
Ra Ra Riot Remix, "Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Mix)"
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, "The Underdog"
Miranda Lee Richards, Light of X, "Early November"
*Say Hi Oohs & Aahs, "November Was White, December Was Grey"
*Ace Enders & A Million Different People, When I Hit The Ground, "Take The Money And Run; When I Hit The Ground"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Heads Will Roll (Weird Tapes Version)"
Anuhea, Anuhea, "Right Love, Wrong Time"
You Won't Be Able To Be Sad The Break and Repair Method milk the bee
*Peter Bjorn & John, Living Thing, "Blue Period Picasso"
*Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, "Lisztomania; 1901"
One For The Team, Build It Up, "Best Supporting Actor"
TK Webb & The Visions, Ancestor, "Closed Captioned Slang"
Crystal Stilts, "Departure"
*Drown In The Now The Crystal Method Divided By Night
White Rabbits, "Percussion Gun"
Dr. Dog, Fate, "The Old Days"
Minus the Bear, "Guns & Ammo"
Cambridge, How To Walk A Tightrope EP, "Board Up The Windows And Doors"

Show 67

2009-05-29T15:02:00.003-04:00

My laptop decided to be stupid today (not really that big of a surprise) and there was some skipping periodically in my show, but here's what I played:

The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride, "Sax Rohmer #1"
The LK, "Private Life of a Cat"
The Stills, "Being Here"
His Name Is Alive, "This Is My Confession"
*Halloween, Alaska, Champagne Downtown, "Gone With The Wind; Champagne Downtown"
*Elvis Perkins, In Dearland, "I Heard Your Voice"
The Crystal Method, "Drown In the Now (feat. Matisyahu)"
Elizabeth & The Catapult, Taller Children (Bonus Track Version), "Taller Children"
Dredg, "Zebra Skin"
VEGA, "No Reasons"
*Justice, A Cross the Universe, "TTHHEE PPAARRTTYY; LET THERE BE LITE"
*Röyksopp, Junior, "Röyksopp Forever; It's What I Want"
Jeff Hanson, "If Only I Knew"
Bat for Lashes, Two Suns, "Daniel"
The Decemberists, The Hazards of Love, "The Rake's Song"
K'naan, Troubadour, "Wavin' Flag"
*Lydia, Illuminate, "...Ha Yeah It Got Pretty Bad; Now The One You Once Loved is Leaving"
*Ace Enders & A Million Different People, When I Hit The Ground, "Reintroduction; Take The Money And Run"
Deerhoof, Offend Maggie, "Offend Maggie"
Diane Birch, , "Rise Up"
TK Webb & The Visions, "Teen Is Still Shaking"
Aterciopelados, Río, "Río"
*Crystal Antlers, Tentacles, :Several Tongues; Memorized"
*Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest, track5 "Cheerleader"
Blind Pilot, 3 Rounds and a Sound, "Go On, Say It"
Other Lives, Other Lives, "Black Tables"
Stereo Total, My Melody, "I Love You, Ono"
Gomez, A New Tide, "Airstream Driver"
*Red Red Meat, Bunny Gets Paid, tracks 5&6 "Gauze; Idiot Son"
The Narrative, "The Moment That It Stops"
The Magnetic Fields, Distortion, "California Girls"
Ben Kweller, Changing Horses, "Wantin' Her Again"
Novalima, Hear Globally - A Cumbancha Collection, "Tumbala (Chris Franck Remix)"
*Amadou & Mariam, Welcome to Mali, tracks 2&6 "Ce n'est pas bon; Je te kiffe"

Show 66

2009-05-22T15:11:00.003-04:00

Today was a little hectic at the station. I was a little late, and then there was a class tour of the station so I got a little distracted during my show. But here's what I played:

Bruises Chairlift Does You Inspire You
Garbage Chairlift Does You Inspire You
On My Mind Leona Naess Unreleased
Fake Empire (The National cover) Lackthereof Your Anchor
*Lydia, Illuminate, "Hospital; Fate"
*Say Hi, Oohs & Aahs, tracks 3&7 "Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh; One, Two... One"
Starfucker, s/t, "Miss You; Pop Song"
Kevin Devine, "Brother's Blood"
*Crystal Antlers, Tentacles, "Glacier; Tentacles"
*Anavan, Cover Story, "Take It Back; Work It Out"
Jukebox The Ghost, "Hold It In; Good Day"
fun., "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)"
Ten In The Swear Jar, "Hot Karl"
*Scott Miller (ant the Commonwealth), For Crying Out Loud, tracks 2&12 "Sin in Indiana; Double Indemnity"
*Mirah, (a)spera, tracks 7&9 Gone are the Days; Bones & Skin"
I Was A Cub Scout, "Save your wishes"
Superchunk, Leaves in the Gutter, "Misfits & Mistakes"
Mastodon, "Divinations"
CuCu Diamantes, "Mas Fuerte"
*Passion Pit, Chunk of Change, "Live To Tell The Tale; Better Things"
*Justice, A Cross the Universe, "PHANTOM P† I.5"
Inner Party System, "Don't Stop (Eclectic Method Remix)"
Little Boots, "Stuck on Repeat"
Sans Arc, Ghostlike, "Over And Over"
*Ace Enders & A Million Different People, When I Hit The Ground, "Sweeter Light; The Only Thing I Have (The Sign)"
*The Dirt and the Flood; The Garden; track 8 "Colors (What Once Was Dead Has Come Alive)"
Angel Taylor, "Make Me Believe"
Every Avenue, Ah!, "Where Were You?"
The Juan MacLean, "One Day"
Madi Diaz, "Nothing At All"
Living Things, "Let It Rain"

Show 65: First Show of Summer 09

2009-05-15T15:12:00.004-04:00

Hey everyone! This was my first show of the summer, as I was out of town last week. Here's what I played:

*John Doe & the Sadies, Country Club, tracks 3&4 "Til I Get it Right; It Just Dawned on Me"
*Papa String Band, s/t EP, tracks 1&4 "Rock Mountain Breakdown; Here's Hoping"
Neko Case, Middle Cyclone, "Vengeance Is Sleeping; Polar Nettles
Joshua James, "The New Love Song"
Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion, "No More Runnin"
*Passion Pit, Chunk of Change, "Cuddle Fuddle; Sleepyhead"
*Lydia, Illuminate, "This Is Twice Now; A Fine Evening For A Rogue"
Phillip LaRue, "Chasing the Daylight"
The Airborne Toxic Event, "Sometime Around Midnight (Acoustic Version)"
Mr. Scruff, "Donkey Ride"
*Anavan, Cover Story, "Never Give It Up (RMX); Traumatology; Pregnancy Test"
*Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream, "We Are the People"
Mother Mother, "Legs Away"
Beat Radio, "Everything Is Temporary"
Japanese Motors, "Single Fins & Safety Pins"
Lackthereof, "Fake Empire (The National cover)"
*Ace Enders & A Million Different People, When I Hit The Ground, "Emergency; Where Do We Go From Here; SOS"
Ra Ra Riot, "Dying Is Fine"
Wasted Wine, The Earth Rejects Creation Vol. 2, "Not a Train"
The Script, "Before the Worst"
Shearwater, , "Leviathan, Bound"
*Peter Bjorn & John, Living Thing, "Nothing To Worry About"
*Crystal Antlers, Tentacles, "Dust; Time Erased; Andrew"
Hadouken!, "CIU - Does It Offend You Remix"
Bullion, "Time for Us All to Love"
Mount Kimbie, "Maybes"
His Royal Shyness, Songs for Your Sister, "Sickness Unto Death"
Sleepercar, "A Broken Promise"
*Leonard Cohen, Selections From: Live in London, tracks 5&8 "Hey, That's no Way to Say Goodbye; Hallelujah"

DJ Panda returns for a summer edition of maltstream!

2009-05-10T12:37:00.003-04:00

That's right, folks!

It'll be my first ever summer show, as it'll be the first summer that I've spent entirely in Columbia. My slot is Friday noon-3pm. We change over to 3 hour slots in the summer. My first show was supposed to be last Friday but I'm currently boppin' around Virginia (where I'm from). So the first show I actually do will be NEXT FRIDAY, MAY 15th @ NOON.

I've got a lot of great stuff to play that I didn't get around to during the semester so listen in!

Show 64

2009-04-22T15:00:00.004-04:00

Just a heads up, next week is finals week but maltstream will still be on the airwaves! I'll be doing an interview with a VIP from the Nick and then Big Red will be taking over. The week after that on May 5th Big Red will be flying solo as I will be out of town on a mini-vaca (a.k.a. GET ME OUT OF COLUMBIA trip) to my family's house in the upstate.

With all of those updates out of the way, here's what I played:

*Ace Enders and a Million Different People, When I Hit the Ground, track "When I Hit the Ground; Take the Money and Run"
*Peter Bjorn & John, Living Things, "Nothing to Worry About"
Jessica Harp, "Boy Like Me"
Ida Maria, Fortress 'round My Heart, "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked"
Cage the Elephant, "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"
Miss Derringer, "Black Tears"
*The Arch Cupcakes, Box of Bees, track 2 "The Human Beat Box"
*The Bird & The Bee, Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, tracks 6&7 "Love Letter to Japan; Meteor"

At this point I let Big Red take over. When he was done I played:

Passion Pit, Chunk of Change, "Sleepyhead"
Ghostland Observatory, "Sad Sad City"
Lykke Li, "Little Bit (Loving Hand Remix)"
*The Boy Least Likely To, The Law of the Playground, track 2 "A Balloon on a Broken String"
*The Old Ceremony, Walk on Thin Air, tracks 6&7 "Stubborn Man; Same Difference"
Tao Lin, FOR HIPSTERRUNOFF, I Want to Start a Band"
Nada Surf, "I Like What You Say"
Sebastien Tellier, "L'Amour et La Violence (Boys Noize Remix)"
YACHT, "So Post All 'Em"

The Youth Of America Are Our Future

2009-04-15T23:53:00.000-04:00

I wasn't able to do my show today because I was visiting a high school to talk about Student Media. Don't worry! DJ GitDat$ filled in until Big Red could make it from class who did just fine with out me. :)

I'll be back on the airwaves next week!

Also, I'm thinking about doing a summer show. I'm going to be in staying in town to work and take summer classes anyways, so I might as well spin some tunes!

Show 63 + Fundraiser + Interview

2009-04-08T17:31:00.004-04:00

This week is our fundraiser week! Yay! This semester I chose to play favourites; sort of like last semester, but a little differently. In the fall we played our favourite artists and today I played some of my favourite songs that I've discovered this semester (some of them were probably last semester, but close enough) as well as had my favourite local artist, Marry a Thief, in the studio for an interview. They're be co-headlining with Sequoyah Prep School as well as playing with Last November and The Lives Of Famous Men.

With no further delay, here are some of my favourites before Big Red took over:

MGMT, Oracular Spectacular, "Kids"
Vampire Weekend, "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance (Chromeo Remix)"
Au Revoir Simone, "Sad Song (RAC Mix)"
The Ting Tings, "That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix)"

Show 62

2009-04-01T14:40:00.004-04:00

Big Red wasn't here today so I kicked things off with a song from the Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack in his honour:

A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack, "Ringa Ringa"
Company of Thieves, Ordinary Riches, "Oscar Wilde"
The Kooks, "Brooklyn"
Matt and Kim, "Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare"
*Lonely Deer, Deer John, track 11 "Dear John"
*Fanny Pack, Ghetto Bootleg, track 9 "The Pause"
*Coconut Records, Davy, tracks 2&7 "Drummer; I Am Young"
MGMT, Oracular Spectacular, "Kids"
Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You, "Him"
Hot Hot Heat, Make Up The Breakdown, "No, Not Now"
Maria Taylor, "Time Lapse Lifeline"
#Lydia, Illuminate, "This is Twice Now"
*Anavan, Cover Story, "Skin Like Heather; Queen; Not Sure"
*Justice, A Cross the Universe, "D.A.N.C.E. pt II; Waters of Nazareth (Prelude)"
Kids On TV, "Raw Raw Raw (Kids On TV vs. Glamour Soundsystem)"
Lykke Li, "Everybody But Me (diskJokke Remix)"
Perhapst, s/t, "Incense Cone"
*Venice is Sinking, AZAR, tracks 9&11 "Iron Range; Charm City"
*Death Becomes Even the Maiden, s/t, track 4 "Identify"
An Horse, "Postcards"
Gavin Castleton, "coffeelocks"
The Spinto Band, "Oh Mandy"
The Old Ceremony, Walk In Thin Air, "Plate Tectonics"

Show 61

2009-03-25T14:42:00.002-04:00

Here's what I played on my show this week:

Ruby Isle,, "Foam Hands (Destroyer Cover)"
Ra Ra Riot, "Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Mix)"
Xiu Xiu, "Body Breaks"
Yeasayer, "2080 (Brenmar remix)"
DO, A mouthful, "stay (just a little bit more)"
The Boy Bathing, A Fire To Make Preparations, "The Questions Simple"
Get Well Soon, Rest Now, Weary Head, "Plingplong! Goes My Automatic Heart"
Architecture In Helsinki, That Beep, "That Beep (Radioclit's French Mix) ft. Marina"
*Anavan, Cover Story, "Take it Back; Work it Out; Boom"
*mascott, art project, "Live Again; 4th of July"
*Justice, A Cross the Universe, "D.A.N.C.E.; We Are Your Friends (Reprise)"

Show 60

2009-03-18T14:39:00.003-04:00

Here's what went down:

Benjy Ferree, Come Back To The Five And Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee, "Fear"
VEGA, "Well Known Pleasures"
Locksley, Dont Make Me Wait, "All Over Again"
Anavan, Cover Story, "The Perfect Sound"
Soy Un Caballo, Les Heures De Raison, "Robin"
*Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion, "Brother Sport"
*Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion, "Daily Routine"
*Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion, "My Girls"
Monareta, Picotero, "Llama"
Bat For Lashes, Fur And Gold, "Prescilla"
New Villager, Rich Doors/Genghis On 7", "Rich Doors"
Miniature Tigers, Tell It To The Volcano, "Cannibal Queen"
*Neko Case, Middle Cyclone, "This Tornado Loves You"
*Chairlift, Does You Inspire You, "Earwig Town"
*Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You, "Never Gonna Happen"
*Andrew Bird, Noble Beast, "Tenuousness"

Show 59

2009-03-04T15:15:00.004-05:00

I didn't write down Big Red's playlist today. I was too busy doing other things at the station. ALSO, there is not going to be a show next week because it's spring break. :)

With that being said, here's what I played:

Deerhoof, Apple O, "Panda Panda Panda"
Feist, My Moon My Man, "My Moon My Man (Boys Noise Remix)"
FLOSSTRADAMUS, Big Bills, "Big Bills feat.CAROLINE POLACHEK (Flosstradamus Power House Remix)"
*My Dear Disco, Dancethink LP, "M.Y.F. (Move Your Feet)"
*My Dear Disco, Dancethink LP, "All I Do"
*Neko Case, Middle Cyclone, “People Gotta Lot of Nerve”
Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine, Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine, "We R Super Heroes"
Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Elvis Perkins In Dearland, "Shampoo"
Hurray For The Riff Raff, It Don't Mean I Don't Love You, "Bricks"
Miniature Tigers, Tell It To The Volcano, "Cannibal Queen"
Trouble Andrew, "Chase Money"
*Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion, "Guys Eyes"
*Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion, "Daily Routine"
*A.C. Newman, Get Guilty, "All Of My Days And All Of My Days Off"

Show 58

2009-02-25T15:15:00.003-05:00

There's what both I and Big Red played today.

Shankar, “Shankar”
Daedelus Avec TTC, Exquisite Corpse, "Cadavre Exquis"
Sherwood, "Snowing In Seattle"
Au Revoir Simone, "Lark (Ruff and Jam Mix)"
The Last Vegas, "I'm Bad"
*Starfucker, s/t, "German Love; Hard Smart Beta"
*Nous Non Plus, Menagerie, "Fantome Dur (Tuff Ghost); Sunlight Yellow Noise"
$Head Automatica, Decadence, “Beating Hearts Baby”
$Acceptance, Phantoms, “So Contagious”
$The Audition, “You’ve Made Us Conscious”
$The Higher, “Insurance?”
$Andy McKee, “Ebon Coast with Don Ross”
$Doug Smith/Heitor Teixeira Pereira, “Dueling Guitars”
$Colin Hay, “Overkill”
$Cloud Cult, “Lucky Today”
$*Anthony da Costa, Typical American Tragedy, “Dolly and Porter”
$*Glasvegas, s/t, track 2 “Geraldine”
$*Ceann, Making Friends, “Green Badge of Shame”
$Feist, "Mushaboo (Postal Service Remix)
$So They Say, "Forever Young"
$Carolina Liar, Coming to Terms, "I'm Not Over"
Chairlift, "Evident Utensil"
Frankmusik, "3 Little Words"
Toro Y Moi, My Touch, "Lesson #223"
VOTA, "Hard to Believe"
*The Coming Weak, Consider This, "At Least Nobody Got Hurt; The Last Laugh"
*A.C. Newman, Get Guilty, "Maybe There Are Ten or Twelve"

$ Denotes being played by Big Red

Show 57 + Trainees

2009-02-18T14:47:00.002-05:00

Today was sort of a hectic day for me. School has been craaazy!

Big Red wasn't here today. However, there were some lovely trainees who actually took over for a little bit. I'm pretty sure this everything that was played (the trainees wrote down what they played, and I think I got it all correct):

Kimya Dawson, Remember That I Love You, "I Miss You"
Sébastien Tellier, "Divine"
The Golden Filter, "Solid Gold"
The Teenagers, "Trouble"
Metronomy, Nights Out, "Heartbreaker"
The Whitest Boy Alive, Rules, "Island"
*Andy Friedman and The Other Failures, Weary Things, tracks 4&6 "Road Trippin; Pilot Light"
*Andy Juhl, Tales From the Buffalo Blue Stem, tracks 4&6 "Sense of Direction; The Wind and the Buffalo"
*Charlie Louvin, Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster, tracks 1&2 "Darling Corey; Wreck of the Old 97"
*Anthony da Costa, Typical American Tragedy, tracks 3&4 “Dolly & Porter; Fiddle Girl”
*My Dear Disco, Dancethink LP, track 3&5 "My Dear Disco; Amsterdam"
*Nous Non Plus, Menagerie, tracks 4&8 "Mais Maintenant Il Faut Danser; Claque! Claque!"
*Belle & Sebastian, The BBC Recordings, tracks 9&12 "Slow Graffiti; The Magic of a Kind Word"
Los Campesinos, Hold on Now, Youngsters…, track 1, “Death to Los Campesinos!”
A Cursive Memory, Changes, track 3, “Changes”
Architecture in Helsinki, Heart it Races, “Heart it Races” Single Version
Dance Gavin Dance, Dance Gavin Dance, track 2, “Buffalo!”
*Jaguar Love, Jaguar Love EP, track 1, “Highways of Gold”
Bardo, Recurring Dream, tracks 1&2, “GP Boulevard”, “Ain’t That a Shame”
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts, Let’s Just Be, track 1 “Diamond Ring”
Dressy Bessy, s/t, track 3 “Baby Six Strings”

Show 56 + Interview!

2009-02-11T14:59:00.004-05:00

It seems that I've been doing a lot of interviews, lately. Today's was with Colin and Josh of Marry a Thief. It was a very casual, informal interview but we had fun.

I subbed for Captain Rouen and Friends today. Here's what I played during Captain Rouen's show:

Air France, "Collapsing at Your Doorstep"
Butta Verses, "If I Die'
Origami Ghosts, Short Momentum, "Thai Frog"
I'm Not Jim, You Are All My People, "Howard"
*William Elliot Whitmore, Animals in the Dark, track 5 "Hell or High Water"
#Modest Mouse, Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks, “So Much Beauty in Dirt; Here it Comes”
*William Elliot Whitmore, Animals in the Dark, track 5 “There's Hope For You”
#Danielle Howle, About to Burst, “All; World War Defense”
*Frida Hyvonen, Silence is Wild, tracks 4&5 "London!; My Cousin"
His Royal Shyness, Songs for Your Sister, "Katie & the Linoleum; Chekhov Was Right"
*Charles Spearin, The Happiness Project, track 4 "Vanessa "
*Hank Williams III, Damn Right, Rebel Proud, tracks 1&13 "The Grand Old Opry (Ain't So Grand); Workin Man"
Boat People, "Unsettle My Heart"
Carla Bruni, "Those Dancing Days Are Gone"
Matisyahu, Shattered, "Smash Lies"
Camphor, Drawn To Dust, "Confidences Shattered; The Sweetest Tooth"
*Murs, Murs for President, track 5 "Can it Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)"
*Buena Vista Social Club, Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall, tracks 6&7 "Dos Gardenias; Quizas, Quizas" (Qui sas)
*Cyne, Pretty Dark Things, track 12 "Never Forget Pluto"
James Pants, "We're Through"
Fear Nuttin Band, "Vibes"
The Boxer Rebellion, "Evacuate"
Gramercy Arms, "Looking At The Sun"

And here's what I played during my show today before Big Red took over:
*The Bad Plus, Joined by Wendy Lewis, tracks 2&3 "Comfortably Numb; Fem (Etude No. 8)"

Yes, it was short, but I wanted to let Big Red get as much of his music in as possible. :)

Show 55 + Interview!

2009-02-04T14:15:00.005-05:00

Hey there boys and girls. Today Big Red had to go to an orientation for a leadership thing for his fraternity. So, he came up for a little while and picked out some CDs for me to play. ALSO, Eric and I had interview with VALENCIA. They're playing at New Brookland Tavern tonight. Check out the site for details. And here's what I played:

Teengirl Fantasy, "Now That's What I Call Volume 2"
Antenna Shoes, "Singer"
*AC Newman, "Submarines of Stockholm"
The Black Fortys, "Breaking Down Walls"
Hot Chip, "Transmission (Joy Division Cover)"
*Starfucker, s/t, "Florida"
Robyn, "Dream On"
Hey Champ, "Cold Dust Girl (80Kidz Remix)"
Lykke Li, "I'm Good, I'm Gone"
*Andrew Bird, Noble Beast, "Not a Robot but a Ghost"
*The Coming Weak, Consider This, "Halcyon Over Harlem"
*Ween, Chocolate and Cheese, "Voodoo Lady"
*French Miami, s/t, "Intro; Goddamn Best"
*Ben Kweller, Changing Horses, "Sawdust Man"
*Herspace Holiday, XOXOX, Panda and the New Kid Revival, My Crooked Crown

Show 54 + Interview!

2009-01-28T15:18:00.003-05:00

Today I did an interview with Charlie Duncan. Unfortunately I didn't air it until after my show, as I took longer editing it than I anticipated. You can check out the interview at SceneSC.com : http://www.scenesc.com/2009/01/28/interviewcharlie-duncan/

Here's what I played at the beginning of the show before Big Red kindly took over while I did the interview in the production room.

Fires Of Rome, Set in Stone, "Loyalty"
Asa, Asa, "Jailer"
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Around The Bend EP, "The Sun Ain't Shining No More"
The Voyeurs, "Things That People Say"
The Artichokes, Live Acoustic at WUSC 90.5 FM, "Same Things"
The Artichokes, Live Acoustic at WUSC 90.5 FM, "Colorado"
Toro y Moi, Never Needed, "Left Alone At Night"

Show 53

2009-01-21T14:14:00.002-05:00

Here's my part of the show:

Iron Horse, The Bluegrass Tribute To The Shins, "New Slang"
Iron Horse, Pickin' on Modest Mouse, "Ocean Breathes Salty"
Cars & Trains, Rusty String, "The Wires From My Broken Record Player"
Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow And Blue, "Barnacle Goose"
*Annuals, Down the Mountain, Such Fun
Austin Crane, I Know My Hands, "In The Morning"
Brad Wiley, "Brand New Day"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "The Merry Thief"
Lights, "Last Thing On Your Mind"
Matt and Kim, "Daylight"
Lucky Twice, "Lucky"
Chris Walla, Field Manual, "Geometry &c."
Sherwood, A Different Light, "Alley Cat"
The Junior Varsity, Wide Eyed, "Everyone's Got Something They're Running Out Of"
The Fold, This Too Shall Pass, "The Title Track"
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, "Where There's Smoke There's Fire"
Cambridge, How To Walk A Tightrope EP, "Board Up The Windows And Doors"
Ladyhawke, s/t, "My Delirium"
The Faint, "The Geeks Were Right ( DIOYY Remix)"
Au Revoir Simone, "Sad Song (RAC Mix)"
*Starfucker, s/t, track 11 "Isabella of Castile"

Show 52 - First Spring 09 Show + Cohost

2009-01-14T13:27:00.006-05:00

Hey kids! I hope everyone has had a good break, if you're in school, and a good holiday season!

Today was my first show of the Spring 09 semester. I'm going to be having a cohost this semester: DJ Big Red. Big Red's been a friend of mine for a while now and liked my time slot sooo I decided to let him on the show. I'll be posting MY playlist each week and will try to remember to post his as well. So, here's what I played today:

Sky Eats Airplane, s/t, "Introduction"
Regina Spektor The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack), "The Call"
*The Postmarks, By the Numbers, "One Note Samba"
*The Postmarks, By the Numbers, "Five Years"
*Copeland, You Are My Sunshine, "The Day I Lost My Voice (The Suitcase Song)"
*Her Space Holiday, XOXO Panda and the New Kid Revival, tracks 2&3 "The Truth Hurts so This Should Be Painless; The Heartbreak Moment"
*Lake, Oh, the Places We'll Go, tracks 2&7 "
*Copeland, You Are My Sunshine, "The Grey Man"
*Land Of Talk, Some Are Lakes, "Corner Phone"
*Land Of Talk, Some Are Lakes, "It's Okay"
*Land Of Talk, Some Are Lakes, "Some Are Lakes"
Tim Myers, "Brand New Day (feat. Lindsey Ray)"
Owl City, Of June, "Fuzzy Blue Lights"
The Teenagers, Reality Check, "Feeling Better"
Vampire Weekend, "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance (Chromeo Remix)"

Show 51 - "New" Show Name + Impromptu Show

2008-12-16T18:51:00.005-05:00

Before I get to my playlist, I just want everyone to know that I'm changing the name of my show, and thus blog, back to maltstream. For an explanation of this name visit this entry. Yes, my profile picture is a screen-shot of HRO using my word. (The blog/show description is also an [edited] screen shot from HRO.) To clarify, HRO is using my word; I am not using HRO's word. I made it my show name, made a comment on an HRO post logged in with my account, and then a few days later Carles made a post using my word. If you search all of HRO's blogs you can view Carlz, as well as commentators, using my word. I'm famey, y'all!

I was up at the station doing work/ripping CDs and decided to do an impromptu, pre-Spring 2009 show. Twas fun.

Blitzen Trapper, "Wild Mountain Nation"
Band Of Horses, "No One's Gonna Love You"
Annuals, "Sore"
Chromatics, "LADY"
Weird Tapes, "The Heavens"
Rex The Dog, "I Can See You, Can You See Me? (The Touch Remix)"
The Twelves, "I Feel Fine"
Cut Copy, "Hearts On Fire (Joakim Remix)"
Chromeo, "Bonified Lovin' (Yuksek's Remix)"
Chester French, "She Loves Everybody (Steve Aoki Remix)"
Foals, "Olympic Airways (Wudwerd Vox)"
#Mica, Jetsetmusic, "Bigphones"
Digitalism, "Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)"
The Ting Tings, "That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix)"
FrankMusik, "3 Little Words (The Heaths remix)"
Paige 3, "Prophets (Frankmusik remix)"
Does It Offend You, Yeah?, "With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)"
Black Gold, "Detroit (Shark Attack Beach Party Remix)"

Show 50 + Subbing

2008-12-05T20:04:00.002-05:00

Small change of plans...

I decided to sub someone's show today, but I shall NOT be doing my last show on Tuesday, December 9th due to the fact that I will be in a review session. Hopefully I'll sub another show or do a Christmas show over break so that I can spin some great Holiday music for y'all!

The Submarines Honeysuckle Weeks, tracks 6&7 "Swimming Pool; Maybe"
Matt and Kim, "Daylight"
Science For Girls, Science For Girls, "Australia"
Stars, Set Yourself On Fire, tracks 1-3 "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead; Set Yourself On Fire; Ageless Beauty"
The Autumns, Fake Noise From A Box Of Toys, "Killer in Drag (Le Petit Mort Mix)"
M83, M83, "Slowly"
Roots Manuva, Let the Spirit, "Let The Spirit (Hot Chip remix Radio Edit)"
Daedelus, Make It So, "Make It So (XXXchange Remix)"
HOLY GHOST!, "Hold On"
Sebastien Tellier, "La Ritournelle (Metronomy Mix)"
Cut Copy, In Ghost Colours, "Lights & Music"
Friendly Fires, Friendly Fires, "Paris"
Jukebox The Ghost, "Hold It In Remix [Andrew Maury Remix]"
#Rex the Dog, “I Can See You, Can You See Me?”
You Say Party! We Say Die!, "Opportunity (Montag's I Love Her Remix)"
Brazilian Girls, New York City, "Nouveau Americain"
These New Puritans, Beat Pyramid, Elvis
#John Maus, Love is Real, “Do Your Best”
So They Say, "Wake Me Up"
Spoken, “Bitter Taste ft. Cory from Norma Jean”
Shadows Fall, Threads Of Life, “Failure of the Devouts”
Thrice, The Artist in the Ambulance , “Cold Cash and Colder Hearts”
Thrice, Identity Crisis, “Phoenix Ignition”
Thrice, “To Awake and Avenge the Dead”
The Sleeping, “Loud And Clear”

Show 49

2008-12-02T21:50:00.004-05:00

Second to last show of the semester, y'all!!

Next time we're going to have Christmas/winter music from the likes of Annuals, Fleet Foxes, Daphne Loves Derby, His Royal Shyness, Jimmy Eat World, The Knife, The Pipettes, Sufjian Stevens, New Found Glory, Austin Crane, Underoath, and more!

*Hot Club of Cowtown, "Hey Beautiful"
*Toro y Moi, My Touch "acoustic CD", tracks 2-5
*Origami Ghosts, Short Momentum, tracks 4&5 "Story?; Thai Frog"
*O'Death, Broken Limbs, Hymns, and Skin, track 1 "Low Tide"
*fire island, AK, Songs in Night, tracks 11&14 "Super Happy Fun-time Land; The National Mint" #Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam, tracks 1&3 “Peacebone; Chores”
*Giraffe Running, s/t, track 7 "Feline in Full Effect"
Sally Shapiro, "Time to Let Go (CFCF Remix)"
Friendly Fires, "Paris (Aeroplane Remix Feat. Au Revoir Simone)"
#Bis, Return to Central, “Silver Spoon”
*Quintron, Too Thirsty 4 Love, tracks 2&3 "Waterfall; Walk to the Harvest"
*Shiny Toy Guns, Season of Poison, tracks 2&9 "Money for That; Blown Away"
Kaiser Chiefs, Off With Their Heads, “Never Miss A Beat (Remix by Yuksek)”
Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke, tracks 3&10 "My Delirium; Dusk til Dawn"
**Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit, The Very Best (Mixtape), tracks 2 "Wena"
*Rainbow Arabia, the Basta EP, track 2 "Let Them Dance"
Forgive Durden, Razia’s Shadow, track 3 “Life is Looking Up”

Show 48

2008-11-25T16:22:00.003-05:00

Have a safe Turkey Day, y'all!

Fort Knox Five, "Funk 4 Peace"
Charles Bradley & The Bullets, "Now that I'm Gone"
*Kara Grainger, Grand and Green River, tracks 5&6 "I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in my Song; Sky is Falling"
*Whales & Cops, Great Bouncing Icebergs [EP], tracks 1&2 "Futuro Futuro; Bosuns o' the Yard"
*Anathallo, Canopy Glow, tracks 1&2 "Noni's Field; Italo"
*Dancer vs. Politican, A City Half-Lost, tracks 4&5 "Justin Fairborn; Hochtief"
Owl City, Maybe I'm Dreaming, "The Saltwater Room"
Owl City, Of June, "Designer Skyline"
Chromeo vs. Bag Raiders, "Crome Raiders"
Cut Copy, "Far Away (Hercules and Love Affair Remix)"
#of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, “We Were Born the Mutants Again with Leafling”
The Tough Alliance, "Neo Violence (Shazam Remix)"
These New Puritans, Beat Pyramid, "Swords of Truth"
#M83, Saturdays = Youth, “Kim and Jessie”
#Islands, Return to the Sea, “Swans (Life After Death)”
#The Unicorns, Unicorns Are People Too, “Thunder & Lightning”
*Toro y Moi, My Touch, tracks 2, 6, 8 & 9

Some good stuff I didn't get to that you'll probably hear next time:

These New Puritans, Beat Pyramid, "Elvis"
You Say Party! We Say Die!, "Opportunity (Montag's I Love Her Remix)"

Show 47

2008-11-18T18:33:00.004-05:00

I got a lot of good requests today, as well as some suggestions. Yay!

*Autumn, Velvet Sky, tracks 7&8 "Velvet Sky; Eagles"
*Lucinda Williams, Little Honey, 1&4 "Real Love; Little Rock Star"
Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers, tracks 2&5 "The Cheapest Key; I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory"
*The Deep Dark Woods, Hang Me Oh Hang Me, tracks 2-4 "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me; Redwood Forest; River in the Pines"
#Danielle Howle, Thank You Mark, tracks 7&10 “Walking Through the Black; Woman to Win”
#Copeland, “Pin Your Wings”
#Copeland, Eat, Sleep, Repeat, track 11 “When You Thought You’d Never Stand Out”
#Copeland, You Are My Sunshine, track 4 “Good Morning Fire Eater”
Janice Grace, "Frequency"
The Presets, "This Boy's In Love (LifeLike Remix)"
Woodhands, Heart Attack, "I Wasn't Made For Fighting"
*Walter Meego, Voyager, tracks 2&3 "Wanna Be a Star; Girls"
#Van She, “Kelly (LifeLike Remix)”
# Gregory and the Hawk, “Irreplaceable”
#Gregory and the Hawk, Moenie and Kitchi, tracks 4&6&10 “Grey Weather; Wild West; Ghost; Harmless”

Here's some stuff I planned but didn't play that you may hear in the future. :)

You Say Party! We Say Die!, “Opportunity (Montag's I Love Her Remix)”
bis, Return To Central, tracks 9& 11 "We're Complicated; What You're Afraid Of"
Jonezetta, Popularity, tracks 1&2 "Welcome Home; Get Ready (Hot Machete)"
So They Say, "Wake Me Up"
Spoken, "Bitter Taste ft. Cory from Norma Jean"
*Inhale/Exhale, I Swear, tracks 2&3 "It's Myself vs. Being a Man; The Impatient Will Suffer"
Charles Bradley & The Bullets, "Now that I'm Gone"
Fort Knox Five, "Funk 4 Peace"

Show 46 - FUNDRAISER SHOW!

2008-11-11T19:19:00.005-05:00

So our fall 08 fundraiser is officially underway. We had some great events to help kick things off. On Thursday, November 6th we had a free dance party at the Whig, which was a HUGE success! On Friday, November 7th we had a rock show at New Brookland Tavern featuring the Carnivores, the Balkans, the Dead Beats, and Chaz doing some of his solo work (which was really awesome of him because we needed him to play at the last minute). And then on Sunday, November 9th we had an Americana show at Art Bar with White Rhino, Roland Jones Orchestra, Devils in Disguise, and Sons of Young.

We'll be taking on-air donations from now until the 13th so if you'd like to donate every little bit is appreciated! The number to call into the studio is 1-803-576-9872

From 12pm-12am we've changed our programming to "Playing Favourites!" Each DJ is playing 2 hours of [one of] their favourite artist! I choose Erich Skelton, a local and amazing artist! You should definitel check out his band's myspace. They're amazing! And all really nice guys. :)

Erich Skelton, The Story E.P., "All I Need is You"
Erich Skelton, The Story E.P., "All the Lights in Georgia"
Erich Skelton, The Story E.P., "Make-Up Eric Skelton
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "If You're In Chicago"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Past The Stars"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Goodbye, Goodbye"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Stay With Me"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "A Thousand Years"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Good Night"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Dixie"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Big City Love"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Story Of A Boy"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Noel"
Erich Skelton, Some Other City, "Bombs Away"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "Spinning"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "Awful Things"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "The Merry Thief"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "Old Enough"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "I Would Die"
Marry A Thief, I Am Dying To Outlive You, "Epileptic"
Marry A Thief, Techno Demos, "Honestly Bored"
Marry A Thief, Techno Demos, "Every Little Star REMIX"
#Hot Lava Monster

Show 45

2008-11-04T16:16:00.002-05:00

Buffalo Killers, s/t, tracks 1&9 "San Martine des Morelle; Fit to Breathe"
*Tokyo Rosentaal, Love Won Out, tracks 5&6 "I Care If You Do; If I Could Draw My Heart"
*Split Lip Rayfield, I'll Be Around, tracks 1&2 "Rig or Cross; All The Same "
*Sometimes Why, s/t, tracks 2&3 "I'm Tryin to Remember What City I Know You From; Hush Child"
*The Trophy Fire, A Lifetime in the Middle of the Ocean, track 3 “Sundown”
Anberlin, Cities, track 5 "The Unwinding Cable Car"
The Spill Canvas, Denial Feels So Good, track 5 "Catch The Wind"
The Spill Canvas, Denial Feels So Good, track 1 "Staplegunned (Remix)"
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, track 8 "All Seven Seas"
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, track 11 "It's Not An Ending At All..."
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends, track 8 "Casino Clouds"
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends, track 7 "Ghost By Your Side"
*Jonezetta, Cruel To Be Young, track 2 "Holding On To You"
*Jonezetta, Cruel To Be Young, track 3 "Busy Body"
*Jonezetta, Cruel To Be Young, track 4 "Paint & Picture"
*Lenka, s/t, track 6 Knock Knock"
Stars, Set Yourself On Fire, track 5 "The Big Fight"
Stars, Set Yourself On Fire, track 9 "Window Bird"
M83, s/t, track 12 "Slowly"
*Innerpartysystem, track 4 "Structure"
*Innerpartysystem, track 2 "Last Night In Brooklyn"
Teriyaki Boyz, Beef or Chicken, "Heartbreakers"

Show 44

2008-10-28T04:57:00.002-04:00

Crystal Shawanda, "My Roots Are Showing"
Joey & Rory, "Cheater, Cheater"
Stephen Simmons, Something in Between, "We'll See"
Stephen Simmons, Drink Ring Jesus, "Drink Ring Jesus"
*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "God & Suicide; Saturday Nite; Echo/Always On/EZ Con"
*Try Me Bicycle, Voicings, tracks 1&10&11 "Two Stern Feet; My History Bore a Knife; Come Sunday"
*Her Space Holiday, Sleepy Tigers EP, tracks 1&2 "Sleepy Tigers; Just Another Day"
*The Broken West, Now or Heaven, tracks 5&7 " Perfect Games; The Smartest Man Alive"
The Broken West, I Can't Go On, I'll Go On, tracks 5&7, "Brass Ring; You Can Build an Island"
M83, Digital Shades, "My Own Strange Path"
Bis, Return to Central, “What You’re Afraid Of”
M83, M83, "Sitting"
M83, Saturdays = Youth, "Couleurs"
Bis, Return to Central, “Silver Spoon”
*Innerpartysystem, s/t, tracks 3&6&10 “Don’t Stop; Obsession; Heart of Fire”
Guided By Voices, tracks 3&4&5 “Fly Into Ashes; Tropical Robots; A Crick Uphill”

I planned more than I ended up playing, so here's some good stuff to look forward to next week!

The Spill Canvas, Denial Feels So Good, tracks 1&5 "Staplegunned (Remix); Catch the Wind"
Lovedrug, Everything Stars Where it Ends, tracks 7&8 "Ghost By Your Side; Casino Clouds"
Oh, the Story!, Good Morning Illumination, tracks 1&8&11 "The Overture; All Seven Seas; It's Not An Ending At All..."
*Jonezetta, Cruel to be Young, tracks 2-4 "Holding Onto You; Busy Body; Paint & Picture"

CD Reviews! / CD Review 14: Throw Me the Statue

2008-10-23T17:09:00.005-04:00

I've decided to start putting my CD reviews on here.

I'm going to go back and post ones that I've already done on the date that I last modified them [since I'm not 100% sure when I wrote them and am too lazy to look for them all in the library and find out when I reviewed them (I wrote the dates on the CDs)].

So here's the 1st one I'm posting/14th CD I've reviewed.

Throw Me the Statue
"About to Walk EP"
Yay: 1, 2
Nay: None
Indie-Pop/Rock
RIYL: Pedro the Lion, Black Bear, Jens Lekman, Cake

Last year TMTS, at that point mainly just founder Scott Reitherman, released "Moonbeams" which includes tracks 1&2 of this EP. Afterwards, Reitherman assembled a live band to assist him on-stage. This year TMTS played at SXSW and the Sasquatch Festival, as well as opened for Cake in Seattle.

This EP is super indie-catchy and includes the music makings and engineering of Casey Foubert of Pedro the Lion.

Track 2 – one word: glockenspiel.

Show 43

2008-10-21T16:05:00.002-04:00

I had some help during my show from DJ GITDAT$. Thanks! :D

*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "Sleepytime in the Western World"
*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "Lady On the Water"
Snowglobe, "Love You in the Morning"
The Watson Twins, "Sky Open Up"
#*Hello Tomorrow, Au Revoir EP, track 2&4 “Fun at Ferran’s; Proper Thinking”
*Rachel Harrington, City of Refugee, tracks 2&3 "A Housewife’s Lament; Old Time Religion/Working on a Building "
*Lenka, Lenka, "We Will Not Grow Old"
Sonya Kitchell, "Every Drop"
The Uglysuit, "Chicago"
Wild Sweet Orange, We Have Cause To Be Uneasy, "Ten Dead Dogs"
Wild Sweet Orange, We Have Cause To Be Uneasy, "Either/Or"
*The Trophy Fire, A Lifetime in the Middle of the Ocean, "Sundown"
*Valencia, We All Need A Reason To Believe, tracks 10&11 "The Good Life, Free"
#The Choir Quit, This is This Choir Quit, tracks 2&5 “To the Pig; Ella Minnow”
Sherwood, A Different Light, "Alive"
Sherwood, A Different Light, "Alley Cat"
*The White Tie Affair, Walk This Way, "Price Of Company"
*The White Tie Affair, Walk This Way, "Watching You"
The Tender Box, "Mister Sister"
The Wanteds, Failure Looks So Good, "Ladysmith"
UNKLE, "Hold My Hand (Innervisions Orchestra Remix)"

Show 42

2008-10-14T19:48:00.003-04:00

I got a lot of calls today, which I loved! Keep it up! :D

*The Hollyfelds, Saratoga, tracks 1&2 “The Empress of Wyoming; Indecision”
*Calexico, Carried to Dust, tracks 1&2 “Victor Jara’s Hands; Two Silver Trees”
Stephen Simmons, Something In Between, "Don't Mind Me"
#Mogwai, Government Commissions BBC Sessions, tracks 1&5 “Hunted By a Freak; Cody”
Romantica, America, "Queen Of Hearts"
Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow And Blue, "Barnacle Goose"
Man Man, Rabbit Habits, "Top Drawer"
Man Man, Sods and Odds, "Little Boxes"
Lenka, Lenka, "Skipalong"
Lenka, Lenka, "Bring Me Down"
Lenka, Lenka, "Knock Knock"
Lenka, Lenka, "Trouble Is A Friend"
*Uh Huh Her, Common Reaction, tracks 5&10 “Say So; Dance with Me”
#Bis, Return to Central, Track 7 “Chicago”
#*Kimya Dawson, Alphabutt, “I Like Bears”
Kimya Dawson, Remember That I Love You, “I Like Giants”
Islands, Arm's Way, "Abominable snow"
Islands, Arm’s Way, “Creeper”
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Sleazy Sleepy"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Chances"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Slay Me"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Breeze"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Casualty Of Dance Music"
*VHS or Beta, Bring on the Comets, tracks 3&4&5 “She Says; Can’t Believe a Single Word; Burn it all Down”
#The Teriyaki Boyz, “Tokyo Drift”

CD Review 13: Lenka

2008-10-14T00:51:00.001-04:00

Lenka
"Lenka"
Yay: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11
Nay: CLEAN
Genre: Rock - Champer Pop
RIYL: Regina Spektor (plus pop), Yael Naim (minus the foreign), Charlotte Sometimes (minus the band)

Very catchy singer/songwriter. Kinda 'edgy' pop. Her single "The Show" was an iTunes free download about three weeks ago.

I really enjoyed this album. So spin it!

CD Review 12: The Trophy Fire

2008-10-13T22:16:00.002-04:00

The Trophy Fire
"A Lifetime In The Middle Of The Ocean"
Yay: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9
Nay: CLEAN
Genre: Indie Rock
RIYL: Pinback, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab

Mostly mellow and 'melodic' with emo lyrics. Kinda catchy when it's not being boring.

HRO would call this 'meaningfulcore.'

Show 41

2008-10-10T14:19:00.004-04:00

Today was a SPECIAL EDITION of Wednesdays 2-4!

Since it's fall break and no one is required to do their show I filled in today from 12-2. :)

*Cold War Kids, Loyalty to Loyalty, tracks 1-3 "Against Privacy; Mexican Dogs; Every Valley is Not a Lake"
*AIDS Wolf, Cities of Glass, tracks 7&9 "A Sacrificial Drone; So Many Plastic Pearls"
*The Submarines, Honeysuckle Weeds, tracks 1&5&6&7 "Submarine Symphonika; The Wake Up Song; Swimming Pool; Maybe"
*Computer Vs. Banjo, Computer Vs. Banjo, "Outer Space"
*Computer Vs. Banjo, Computer Vs. Banjo, "Give Up On Ghosts"
*Computer Vs. Banjo, Computer Vs. Banjo, "Guitars Need A Sinner's Touch"
#John Lee Hooker, Chill Out, tracks 11&12 “If You’ve Never Been in Love; We’ll Meet Again”
#Wynton Marsalis, Reel Time, tracks 10&16 “Sing On, Dark Heart Beat”
*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "Love U"
*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "Not Your Lover"
*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "Black River Killer"
*Blitzen Trapper, Furr, "Fire & Fast Bullets"
*Valencia, We All Need A Reason To Believe, "Better Be Prepared"
*Valencia, We All Need A Reason To Believe, "Where Did You Go?"
*Valencia, We All Need A Reason To Believe, "Safe To Say"
*Valencia, We All Need A Reason To Believe, "Listen Up"
M83, Saturdays = Youth, "Kim & Jessie"
M83, Saturdays = Youth, "Graveyard Girl"
*Uh Huh Her, Common Reaction, "Explode"
*Uh Huh Her, Common Reaction, "Not A Love Song"
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends, "Happy Apple Poison"
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends, "Pushing The Shine"
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends, "Thieving"
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends, "Bleed Together"

Ron Huff came in to do his show, Indigo Gold, so I was only on until 2 instead of 3 so I planned an extra hour which you will probably hear next week or beyond!

Islands, Arm's Way, "Abominable snow"
Islands, Arm's Way, "Creeper"
Islands, Arm's Way, "Life in jail"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Sleazy Sleepy"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Chances"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Slay Me"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Breeze"
Rafter, Sex, Death, Cassette, "Casualty Of Dance Music"
The Spill Canvas, Denial Feels So Good, "Catch The Wind"
The Spill Canvas, Denial Feels So Good, "Staplegunned (Remix)"
The Spill Canvas, One Fell Swoop, "This Is For Keeps"
The Spill Canvas, One Fell Swoop, "Teleport: A & B"
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, "It's Not An Ending At All..."
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, "All Seven Seas"
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, "I Am!"
Oh, The Story!, Good Morning Illumination, "The Good Doctor"
1990s, Cookies, tracks 5&6&11&12, "Is There a Switch for That?; Enjoying Myself; Thinking of Not Going; Situation"

Show 40

2008-09-30T21:50:00.005-04:00

We had a bunch of DJ trainees in the studio today who were really awesome and did a lot of announcing. I'm stoked for them to be baby DJs. :)

And here's what I played:

The Bo-Keys, "Deuce and a Quarter"
Chase The Sun, "You Gotta Go"
The Coydogs, "Daggers"
*The Avett Brothers, The Gleam II, tracks 4&6 “The Greatest Sum; Sounds Like the Wheels”
#Loudon Wainwright III, The BBC Sessions, track 9 “Hard Day On the Planet”
Carrie Rodriguez, "Infinite Night"
*The Sways, Happy Days are Coming, tracks 1&4 “Alright; No One’s Gonna Hold You”
*Calexico, Carried to Dust, tracks 5&6 “Writer’s Minor Holiday; Man Man Lake”
*The Hollyfelds, Saratoga, tracks 1&2 “Empress of Wyoming; Indecision”
The Submarines, "Brighter Discontent"
The Submarines, "You, Me and the Bourgeoisie"
Throw Me The Statue, "Lolita"
*TV on the Radio, Dear Science, tracks 9&11 “Shout Me Out; Lovers Day”
*Ponytail, Ice Cream Spiritual, tracks 5&6 “Late for School; Sky Drool”
The Honorary Title, "Bridge & Tunnel"
The Duke Spirit, "Send A Little Love Token"
*VHS or Beta, Bring on the Comets, tracks 4&5 “Can’t Believe a Single Word; Burn it all Down”
*Cineplexx, Picnic, tracks 6&7 “Droga paliativa; Sentada”
The Working Title, "Crash"
British Sea Power, "Atom"
We Shot The Moon, "LTFP"

CD Review 11: The White Tie Affair

2008-09-30T08:44:00.005-04:00

The White Tie Affair
"Walk This Way"
Faves: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Clean
Pop-rock
RIYL: Metro Station, electronic-y Pop-Rock

If Metro Station and a 90's boy band had a music baby, this would be it.

The lyrics are catchy, cheesy, and sometimes just plain bad. The vocals are also kind of whiney.

But... I kinda like this anyways. :)

This band has potential. If they get a new lyricist they could be a hit. Well, I guess they could be a hit anyways. Warped Tour '09? A Hot Topic CD & T-shirt promo sale for their next album? Idk, we'll see.

Show 39

2008-09-23T18:17:00.003-04:00

I had a fair amount of DJ trainees show up at the studio during my show. Yay baby DJs! I let a couple of them announce. It was good times. :)

*The Salt Miners, The Fifth of July, tracks 3&5 "Plastic Jesus; Dollar Down"
*The Duhks, Fast Paced World, tracks 10 "95 South"
*Calexico, Carried to Dust, tracks 8&9 "House of Valparaiso; Slowness"
*The Bittersweets, Goodnight, San Francisco, track 2 "Blue"
Bedouin Soundclash, "St. Andrews"
Rafter, "Love Time Now Please"
Oreskaband, "YEAH! Ska Dance"
Polysics, "Catch On Everywhere"
Wolfgang, "Master of the Music"
*The Faint, Fasciinatiion, track 8 "Forever Growing Centipedes"
Death From Above 1979, "Sexy Results"
The Blood Brothers, "Set Fire To The Face On Fire"
The Rapture, "Get Myself Into It"
Street Drum Corps, "Action"
Andy Caldwell, "Runaway"
SCANNeRS, "Raw"
The Fashion, "Like Knives"
Men Women & Children, "Dance in My Blood"
Vogue in the Movement, "Get It"
*VHS or BETA, Bring on the Comets, tracks 4&5 “The Comets, Euglama”
*Computer vs Banjo, tracks 2&3&4 “Guitars Need A Sinner’s Touch; Give Up On Ghosts; Outerspace”
*The Curse of Company, Leo Magnets Joins a Gang, tracks 7&8 “Side by Side; I Have a Simple Life”
*CSS, Donkey, tracks 10&11 “Believe Achieve; Air Painter”
*Uh Huh Her, Common Reaction, tracks 1&2 “Not a Love Song; Explode”

Show 38

2008-09-16T16:55:00.002-04:00

Yay calls! Got some good ones today. :)

*Buddy Guy, Skin Deep, tracks 8&9 "That's My Home; Skin Deep"
*The Avett Brothers, The Gleam II, tracks 2&3&4 "Murder in the City; Bella Donna; The Greatest Sum"
The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride, track 3 “Heretic Pride”
*The Duhks, Fast Paced World, tracks 10&11&12 "95 South; New Rigged Ship; I See You"
*I See Hawks in L.A., Hallowed Ground, tracks 11&12 "Gettin Home Tonight; Open Door"
#Ben Harper, Burn One Down
*Carrie Rodriguez, She Ain't Me, tracks 1&2 "Infinite Night; She Ain't Me"
Death Cab for Cutie, Forbidden Love EP, “Photobooth"
Death Cab For Cutie, Plans, "Crooked Teeth"
Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism, "Expo '86"
Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism, "Title And Registration"
Modest Mouse, The Moon and Antarctica, "3rd planet"
Panic! At The Disco, Pretty. Odd., "Nine In The Afternoon"
Cute is What We Aim For, The Same Old Blood Rush with A New Touch, "The Curse of Curves"
Hawthorne Heights, If Only You Were Lonely, “This Is Who We Are"
Hawthorne Heights, The Silence In Black And White, "Ohio Is For Lovers"
Hawthorne Heights, The Silence In Black And White, "Niki FM"
1990s, "See You At The Lights"
1990s, Cookies, "You're Supposed to be my Friend"
Mates Of State, "Fraud In The 80s"
The Helio Sequence, "Keep Your Eyes Ahead"
#Ween, Quebec
#Fleet Foxes, s/t, "Peasant Mountain Song"

P.S. Hm... another Fleet Foxes request? ;)

CD Review 10: Polysics

2008-09-14T17:14:00.003-04:00

Polysics
"We Ate the Machine"
Faves: 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
No-no's: none
Rock: Japanese power pop/rock

This is their second album under MySpace Records. They've gotten poppier since signing but it is MySpace Records. What do you expect?

Just play this. It’s pretty awesome.

Show 37

2008-09-09T17:48:00.002-04:00

I've actually been getting calls during my show, which has been great! But I guess that's what happens when you have a time slot where a lot of people are listening. :)

*Daedelus, Love To Make Music To, tracks 5&4 "My Beau (featuring Paperboy & Erika Rose); Get Off Your Hi-Hats"
*Uh Huh Her, Common Reaction, tracks 5&7 "Say So; Everyone"
*Calexico, Carried to Dust, tracks 1&6&5 "Victor Jara’s Hands; Man Made Lake; Writer's Minor Holiday"
*Hal Ketchum, Father Time, track 1 "Invisible"
*Computer vs. Banjo, s/t, tracks 2&3 "Guitars Need a Sinner's Touch; Give Up on Ghosts"
*Charlie King & Karen Brandon, Higher Ground, tracks 10 "I Wonder Why"
*The Duhks, Fast Paced World, track 10 "95 South"
*The Bittersweets, Goodnight, San Francisco, tracks 4&8 "Birmingham; Tidal Waves"
*#Fleet Foxes, s/t, tracks 2&3 “White Winter Hymnal; Ragged Wood”
Liam and Me, "Fast As You Can"
Tapes 'n Tapes, "Hang Them All"
American Bang, "Jeepster"
American Bang, "The Stones"
Alesana, "Seduction"
Far-Less. "It's Not Me, It's You"
Aiden, "Moment"
Dead Poetic, "Narcotic"
Against Me!, "New Wave"
Against Me!, "Thrash Unreal"
The Briggs, "Charge Into The Sun"
Authority Zero, "Carpe Diem"
Black President, "Suspect"

Show 36

2008-09-02T16:45:00.002-04:00

Here's what went doooown:

The Toxic Avenger, "Escape"
MSTRKRFT, "Work On You"
Lights, "Last Thing On Your Mind"
Au Revoir Simone, "Dark Halls"
Jenny Owen Youngs, "Voice On Tape"
Joan As Police Woman, "To Be Loved"
Amy Lavere, "Killing Him"
Tift Merritt, "Broken"
Loretta Lynn, "This Old House"
Blair Combest, "Going Back"
The Tennessee Boltsmokers, "Vintage All American Dream"
*#Fleet Foxes, s/t, tracks 3&4 “Ragged Wood; Tiger Mountain Peasant Song”
*Albert Hammond Jr, Como Te Llama, tracks 11&12 "G Up; Miss Myrtle"
*Earlimart, Hymn and Her, tracks 3&4 "Better it Gets Better; For the Birds"
*The Fratellis, Here We Stand, tracks 9&10 "Acid Jazz Singer "
#Air, Talkie Walkie, tracks 2&6 “Cherry Blossom Girl, Surfing on a Rocket”
#Ratatat, "Mirando"
*Oppenheimer, Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It, tracks 6&7 "Stephen McCauley for President; Support Our Truths"
*Brazilian Girls, NYC, tracks 1&2 "St. Petersburg; Losing Myself"
*The Faint, Fascination, tracks 4&6 "Fulcrum and Lever; Mirror Error"

Show 35 - First Fall Show!

2008-08-26T17:10:00.003-04:00

I tried to kick the semester off with some goodies from over the summer along with some in & up-and-coming bands. :)

Sara Melson, "Turquoise Sky"
*Albert Hammond, Jr., Como Te Llama, track 4 "GfC"
Meiko, "Boys With Girlfriends"
Sandrine, "Where Do We Go"
Sam Sparro, "Black & Gold"
Santogold, "L.E.S Artistes (Album Version)"
CSS, "Rat Is Dead (Rage)"
RATATAT, "Mirando"
Cineplexx, "A Mi Lado"
The Epochs, "Opposite Sides"
The Dandy Warhols, Earth To The Dandy Warhols, "The World The People Together (ComeOn)"
frankmusik, "In Step"
Lucky Twice, "Lucky"
Belanova, "One, Two, Three, GO!"
*The Fratellis, Here We Stand, track 2 "A Heady Tale "
Mates Of State, "My Only Offer"
Au Revoir Simone, "Sad Song (RAC Mix)"
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, "Think I Wanna Die"
*Brazilian Girls, New York City, tracks 5&6 "Good Time; Nouveau Americain"
*Hercules and Love Affair, s/t, tracks 7&8 "Easy; This is My Love"
*The Faint, Fasciinatiion, tracks 1&2 "Get Seduced; The Geeks Were Right"
*Black Kids, Partie Traumatic, tracks 6&7 "I've Underestimated My Charm (Again); I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You"
*Adele, 19, tracks 1&2 "Daydreamer; Best for Last"
*Laura Marling, Alas I Cannot Swim, tracks 4&5 "Failure; You're No Good"