Whatchamacallit playlist 3-30-11

Wasn't / isn't that a candy bar -- the Whatchamacallit? Anyway, it was a fun night Wednesday when Jim "Ketch" Ketchman and his sons Ray and Lou visited the 80s at 8:30 for the final installment of my special MSE 30th anniversary 80's at 8:30 segments. Jim was an MSE DJ back in the early days. Below are this week's new tracks as well as the material Ketch brought down and played.

New

6 pm hour

Jad Fair -- Daytona Beach (new 'best of' collection)
Anna Calvi -- I'll Be Your Man
Here's a video of Anna live on Arte TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTSX2chPJQ8

Devotchka -- Exhaustible
Semi Twang -- Do Right
Chain & the Gang -- Why Not
Dum Dum Girls -- He Gets Me High
Cave Singers -- Faze Wave
Mountain Goats -- High Hawk Season

7 pm hour

PJ Harvey -- Bitter Branches
Gil Scott Heron/ Jamie xx -- Runnng
J. Mascis -- Where Are You
Parts & Labor -- Outnumbered
NY Dolls -- Talk to Me Baby
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart -- Belong
Erland and the Carnival -- So Tired in the Morning
Obits -- Naked to the World
Gang of Four -- I Party All the Time

8 pm hour

Mogwai - George Square Thatcher Death Party
Yuck -- The Wall
Deerhoof -- Must Fight Current
Wire -- Flat Tent

The 80s at 8:30

Shriekback -- Shark Walk
Echo and the Bunnymen -- The Cutter
Psychedelic Furs -- I Just Want to Sleep with You
The Embarrassment -- I'm A Don Juan
The Buzzcocks -- What Do I Get?
X -- We're Having Much More Fun
The Dickies -- Where Did His Eye Go?

"Ketch" to guest on 80s at 8:30 March 30

Jim "Ketch" Ketchman will be my guest on the 80s at 8:30 Wednesday night. He was a DJ at WMSE in '81 and '82, so I thought he would be perfect (well, sort of) for the third and final WMSE 30th anniversary installment of the 80s at 8:30. That's about as deep as I can get with this at the moment. He will bring his own vinyl and perhaps a CD or two.

WMSE's top 91.7 (actually 92) of 1981

As part 2 of my 30th anniversary WMSE document scans, I am posting a list of the 92 most played albums of 1981, our first year (March to Dec. anyway) on the air. Quite eclectic, as were the DJs. Some things never change.

Old MSE documents, part 1

As part of WMSE's 30th anniversary month, I dug up some old handbills, playlists and other documents from the early days. I will be posting a few here the next week or so and on my facebook. Enjoy.

A few good new men (and tracks) 3/16/11

This is as close as I come to an anniversary show and it was big fun. Special guest (and 1988 Warner Bros. recording artist with new CD) Semi Twang in the MSE studios. The '80s at 8:30 30th anniversary special this time was "Talk Talk" with yours truly and co-host Divina Infusino along with 1982 special guest Lee Arnold. I did get in about 90 minutes of the regular showgram and here are new tracks, including one from Mike Watt's new Hyphenated Men disc.

6 pm hour

The Go! Team -- The Running Range
Mike Watt -- Hammering Castle Bird Man
Kurt Vile -- Puppet for the Man
PJ Harvey -- Words that Maketh Murder
Yuck -- Holing Out
J. Mascis -- Where Are You
Semi Twang -- Do Right

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Bobby Bare Jr. -- Your Goat is on Fire

7 pm hour

Gil Scott Heron/ Jamie xx -- The Crutch
Chain and the Gang -- Detroit
Dum Dum Girls -- He Gets Me High
Gang of Four -- I Can't Forget Your Lovely Face
Wye Oak -- Dogs Eyes
Anna Calvi -- I'll Be Your Man

Semi Twang's live set -- all new tracks

Sonny Liston
The Wages of Sin
I Can't Read Your Mind
When the Wind Kicks Up
Do Right

8 pm hour

Parts & Labor -- Outnumbered
NY Dolls -- Talk to Me Baby
Cave Singers -- Faze Wave
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers -- Heaven in Stereo

WMSE 30th celebration part II

Wednesday night, March 16 on the 80s at 8:30 I will feature two segments from a music talk show I did in 1982 with Divina Infusino, former rock critic at the Milwaukee Journal. It was called "Talk Talk." One segment will include a discussion with Lee Arnold, who was then program director at 93 WQFM. Second segment is just Divina and I "rapping" about The Clash and X and whatever.

Shepherd Express interviews (Rich Mars)

Dave Luhrssen of the Shepherd Express called me a while ago and wanted to interview me and sort of tie it into WMSE's 30th anniversary. The result is in this week's print edition and on their website at http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-14112-kirchens-radio-rich-career.html
I really appreciate the article. The only issue I have is that I was identified by my 'day job' name. I did the interview as Rich Mars -- but that's rock 'n roll.

Let the 'MSE 30th anniversary celebration begin

This week I did my first of three "special" '80s at 8:30 segments to mark WMSE's 30th anniversary, which officially is on March 17. I took the risk of playing cassettes of a couple shows I did on the station back when -- that would be 1981 and 1982. Next installment (March 16) will be a couple sections of the incredibly short-lived "music talk show" we called Talk Talk. Co-hosted by Divina Infusino of the Milwaukee Journal and yours truly. Anyway, below I give you this week's new tracks and then the '81-'82 stuff.

6 pm hour

Chain and the Gang -- Why Not?
Wye Oak -- Dog's Eyes
Drive By Truckers -- Automatic Weapon
Tapes N Tapes -- Desert Plan
Gil Scott Heron and Jamie xx -- Running
Mogwai -- San Pedro

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Walkmen -- Victory

7 pm hour

The Go! Team -- Rolling Blackouts
Yuck -- Holing Out
Devotchka -- The Man From San Sebastian
We Are Enfant Terrible -- Make You Laugh
Smith Westerns -- End of the Night
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers -- Hookers
Deerhoof -- The Merry Barracks
Wanda Jackson -- Nervous Breakdown
PJ Harvey -- The Words That Maketh Murder

Recurrent

Giant Sand -- Spellbound

8 pm hour

Wire -- A Flat Tent
Dum Dum Girls -- He Gets Me High
Anna Calvi -- I'll Be Your Man
The Kills -- Satellite
Gang of Four -- You'll Never Pay for the Farm

Recurrent

Neil Young -- Walk with Me

The 80s at 8:30

From my show Aug. 28, 1981.....

The Undertones -- Fascination
Human Sexual Response -- Jackie Onassis
Dead Kennedys -- Holiday in Cambodia
Oil Tasters -- Smoke

From Aug. 26, 1982......

John Hiatt -- You Used to Kiss the Girls
The Prosecutors -- I've Got a Message
Channel 3 -- Out of Control
Red Ball Jets -- Stars Are Right