Thursday, July 28, 2011

Showgram from Radio Summer Camp kickoff night

I enjoyed playing some of the acts that are included in WMSE's Radio Summer Camp as the music fest kicked off Wednesday night. Hope you can get to one or more of the shows over the next few days. And the free outdoor Backyard BBQ Sunday afternoon/ evening at Cathedral Square.
Here are this week's new tracks and 80s at 8:30.

6 pm hour

Viva Voce -- Analog Woodland Song
Semi Twang -- Nervous Energy
Rosebuds -- Second Bird of Paradise
Richard Buckner -- Gang
Radical Dads -- Walking Wires
Yacht -- Paradise Engineering
Kurt Vile -- On Tour (live)
Silos -- White Vinyl

7 pm hour

EMA -- Marked
John Maus -- Head for the Country
Paleo -- Buddy Buddy
Art Brut -- Bad Comedian
Ty Segall -- Comfortable Home
Sons and Daughters -- Rose Red

8 pm hour

The Ettes -- You Never Say
Handsome Furs -- Damage

80s at 8:30

This week's feature was Radio Free America, a short-lived syndicated-style radio show that featured mostly 'alternative' music and lame interviews. I happen to have a couple records (yes that was the format) of the show.

The Unknowns -- Not My Memory
Agent Orange -- Everything Turns Gray
Timothy Leary interview
Fear -- Camareo
Minutemen -- Punch Line
Wall of Voodoo -- Tsi Tsi Fly
Gang of Four -- I Love a Man in a Uniform
XTC -- Senses Working Overtime
Anabella from Bow Wow Wow interview

Channel 3 -- Out of Control (not part of RFA)

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Classic X Cleavers vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjjwD1srBEY&feature=related

Belated new track listing / X Cleavers

I am way late on posting this week's new tracks and for that I apologize. Condolences to the family and friends of Milwaukee musician Terry Tanger. I Terry's honor, I did nothing but the X Cleavers during the 80s at 8:30

New tracks

6 pm hour

Silos -- White Vinyl
TV on the Radio -- Caffeinated Consciousness
Sons and Daughters - The Model
Chris Mills (new Best Of) -- All You Ever Do
Washed Out -- Far Away
Felice Bros. -- Back in the Dance Halls Again
Art Brut -- Bad Comedian
Viva Voce -- Analog Woodland Song

7 pm hour

The Ettes -- You Never Say
Let's Wrestle -- In Dreams Part II
The Real Tuesday Weld -- Love Lust Money
Black Lips -- Family Tree
Woods -- To Have in the Home
Rosebuds -- Woods
Battles feat. Matias Aguayo -- Ice Cream

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
The Moaners -- Humid Air
The Devils Brigade -- Gentlemen of the Road

8 p.m. hour

Effed Up -- Queen of Hearts
John Maus -- Quantum Leap
Yacht -- One Step
Radical Dads -- Alondra Rainbow Under Attack

The 80's at 8:30

The X Cleavers

Smooth Wild and Dirty
100 Years of Art
18 (Unprotected)
Silence the Critics
Trying to Have Fun
Always Up 2U
Skip a Beat
Mondo Commando

Friday, July 8, 2011

New Rosebuds video!

http://music.mync.com/2011/06/the-rosebuds-premiere-eerie-music-video-for-woods/

What's new (and 80s) July 6 '11

Amid the chaos and wonder that is Summerfest time in Milwaukee, I performed this week's city rock showgram. Actually I was not at Summerfest but simply DJing in the same time frame. Whew.

This week's new tracks....

6 pm hour

Woods -- Pushing Onlys
Rosebuds -- Second Bird of Paradise
Battles feat. Kazu Makino -- Sweetie & Shag
Howe Gelb -- Saint Conformity
Memory Tapes -- Fell Through the Ice

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Devotchka -- Exhaustible

7 pm hour

Man Man -- Spooky Jookie
Meat Puppets -- Hour of the Idiot
Polystyrene -- Code Pink Dub
(By the way, that Polystyrene track should be one of the hits of the summer. It is on my show anyway)
Yacht -- One Step
TV on the Radio -- No Future Shock
Holy Golightly and the Brokeoffs -- Get Out My House
The Real Tuesday Weld -- Wolfman
Handsome Furs -- Damage

Recurrent

Gang of Four -- I Party All the Time
Chain and the Gang -- Why Not

8 pm hour
Marianne Faithfull -- No Reason
Galactic feat. Cyril Neville -- Heart of Steel
Felice Brothers -- Honda Civic
Black Lips -- Family Tree
Let's Wrestle -- In Dreams Part II
Sebedoh -- Rebound

The 80s at 8:30

This week featuring the music of Enigma Records in the mid 80s.

Chris D/ Divine Horsemen -- Time Stands Still
Effigies -- Blue Funk
Get Smart -- Just for the Moment
Kraut -- Juvenile Justice
Pandorahs -- Worm Boy
TSOL -- Flowers by the Door
Channel 3 -- True West
Plasticland -- Disengaged

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Lee Arnold is back.....

Milwaukee radio legend Lee Arnold -- he programmed WQFM in the 80s -- is back on the air with a new/ old format in St. Cloud, Minn. Featuring 2,700 classic album rock tracks vs. the typical 200 to 300 on classic rock stations. More info and links to webstream at http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2011/06/lee-arnold-back-in-album-rock.html