Video of the week: PJ Harvey from my T25 list

PJ Harvey Big Exit

Top 25 favorites of the WMSE era

As my extra extra special special for the first night of the fall pledge drive was to play my top 25 artists of the WMSE era. Most of them started in the 80s, a couple-three in the 90s, a few in the 60s/ 70s. All but a couple have had long-running careers, which wiped out the flash-in-the-pans and many early punkers.  Here are the artists I played Wednesday night, in order of when I played them but in no particular ranking:

Mark Lanegan
Patti Smith
The Silos
Elvis Costello
Bobby Bare Jr.
The Eels
Chris Whitley
The Mekons
Paul Westerberg/ Replacements
Robyn Hitchcock
Kristin Hersh/ Throwing Muses
Alex Chilton
John Doe/ X
Morphine
Pat MacDonald
Lou Reed
TV On The Radio
PJ Harvey
Ramones
Tom Waits
Sonic Youth
Nick Cave/ Bad Seeds
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Motorhead

City Rock special Oct. 24 for pledge drive

I am planning to play my 25 all-time favorite artists of the 'MSE era Wednesday night as the station kicks off the fall pledge drive. I will see if I can squeeze in two songs by each, but probably won't due to need to pitch. No 80s segment, but most of the artists got started in the '70s or 80s and continue rockin (unless they're dead).

New music video of week: Firewater

A Little Revolution on the new Firewater CD

New tracks/ 80s with Gang of Four 10/17/12

Had a swell time on the air last night with highlights including the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ticket giveaway (had an excellent response) and Gang of Four "then and again" as the 80's feature.

New tracks

6 pm hour

Menomena -- Baton
Painted Caves -- Paper Tigers
Amanda Palmer and Grand Theft Orchestra -- Want it Back
The xx -- Missing
Fergus and Geronimo -- Roman Numerals
Divine Fits -- What Gets You All Alone

7 pm hour

Tame Impala -- Mind Mischief
Dark Dark Dark -- Last Time I Saw Joe
Firewater -- A Little Revolution
Laetitia Sadier -- Find Me the Pulse of the Universe
Black Marble -- Limitations
Ringo Death Starr -- Girls We Know
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion -- Ice Cream Killer
Deerhoof -- There's That Grin

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Black Box Revolution -- Mad House

8 pm half hour

Corin Tucker Band -- Groundhog Day
Ty Segall -- Would You Be My Love
The Heavy -- Just My Luck
Pow Wows -- Seeing Black
Bob Mould -- Round the City Square

The 80s at 8:30

The Gang of Four "then and again" is what I called it. Took original tracks from early 80s and paired them with the band's re-recording of same tracks in 2005 on "Return the Gift." Also threw in a 1981 live track at the end.

To Hell With Poverty
We Live As We Dream Alone
What We All Want
Cheeseburger (live)

Newish music vid: The Pow Wows

It's a thematic, sort of psychedelic, thingPow Wows -- Seeing Black

Playlist 10/10/12 -- the new and the old

Ton of new music in my pile of Cds in the studio last night and I got to about 20 of 'em. Eighties artist was Milwaukee's own Spanic Boys -- the early years.

New tracks

6 pm hour

AC Newman -- Hostages
The Heavy -- The Big Bad wolf
Brian Jonestown Massacre -- Gaz Hilerant
Dinosaur Jr. -- I Know It Oh So Well
Pow Wows -- Seeing Black
Firewater -- Up From Underground
Melody's Echo Chamber -- Some Time Alone Alone

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

John Wesley Coleman III -- Misery Again

7 pm hour

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion -- Boot Cut
Dijango Dijango -- Default
Deerhoof -- We Do Parties
Cat Power -- Sun
Dark Dark Dark -- Hear Me
Corin Tucker Band -- Neskowin
Animal Collective -- Today's Supernatural

8 pm half hour

DIIV -- Doused
Ringo Death Starr -- Rig
Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra -- Want it Back
Bondo Do Role -- Picole
Dum Dum Girls -- Mine Tonight
The Orwells -- Mall Rats

Recurrent

Trolley -- I Woke Up

The 80s at 8:30 -- Ian and Tom Spanic better known as the Spanic Boys (son/ dad actually)

Heartache After Heartache
Tell Me
For Her Love
When I Call
Lookin So Fine
The Way Life Goes
Cry Baby Cry
Spark of Love

New vid link: Divine Fits live

Live track from new Divine Fits CD

Much belated new trax/ 80s for 9/26

I've been wandering in the multiple-email, multiple-password wilderness the past few days and finally figgered out how to sign on to my own blog! Crazy, man. Oh yes, thanks to Bunnyman for laying down the Minor Threat/ Fugazi during '80s segment. Here we go.

New Trax

6 pm hour

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra -- List
Corin Tucker Band -- I Don't Wanna Go
Divine Fits -- Baby Get Worse
Laetitia Sadier -- Fragment Pour Le Future De L' Homme
Sean Rowe -- Joe's Cult
The xx -- Tides
Bob Mould -- Star Machine

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Juniper Tar -- After the Tremors
Crocodiles -- No Black Clouds for Dee Dee

7 pm hour

The Heavy -- Big Bad Wolf
Raveonettes -- Sinking with the Sun
Firewater -- Little Revolution
Bonde de Role -- Picole
The Oh Sees -- Wax Face
DIIV -- Doused

Recurrent -

Dandy Warhols -- Sad Vacation

8 pm hour

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion -- Boot Cut
Jeff the Brotherhood -- Dark Energy
Pow Wows -- Seeing Black
Dijango Dijango -- Wor X Storm
Deerhoof -- There's that Grin
Taken By Trees -- Indigo Dub

The 80s at 8:30
Special guest -- Bunnyman!
Featured artists: Minor Threat/ Fugazi

Minor Threat --
Stand Up
12XU
Little Friend
Stumped
Good Guys (Don't Wear White)
Steppn Stone
Salad Days

Fugazi --
Give Me The Cure
And the Same
one other that I didn't write down...