City Rock Showgram 10-19-11

I am all out of nifty/ cute/ clear headlines for my showgram playlist blog, so there you are -- date and title. Internet-connection problems last night delayed this week's blog. Here we go.

New tracks

6 pm hour
Gourds -- Peppermint City
Yellow Ostrich -- Hate Me Soon
Limes -- 5 Years
Buzzcocks (new comp.) -- You Say You Don't Love Me
Amy Lavere -- Candle Mambo
Mekons -- Space in your Face

Recurrent (4-6 months old)

Art Brut -- Sexy Sometimes (I promise I will give Art Brut a break for a few weeks)

7 pm hour

The Big Scary -- All That You've Got
Widowspeak -- Nightcrawlers
Jacuzzi Boys -- Cool Vapors
St. Vincent -- Dilettante
Wild Flag -- Short Version
Gauntlet Hair -- Mop It Up
Tuneyards -- Gangsta
Zola Jesus -- Vessel

8 pm hour

Stephin Merrit (rarities comp.) -- Scream (Till You Make the Scene)
The Pack A.D. -- Positronic
Bjork -- Sacrifice
The Horrors -- Changing the Rain

The 80s at 8:30

All about The Clash "Sandinista" 3-record album

Magnificent 7
Charlie Don't Surf
One More Time
Hitsville UK
The Call Up
Police on My Back

Video link: Jacuzzi Boys live at Frank's Power Plant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZAEb1XdPFs&noredirect=1

Alternate programming to Brewers loss

I was happy to provide an alternative to the bummer Brewers game last night. But I would rather see them win. Here are this week's new tracks and the '80s at 8:30 featured artist Fishbone.

New tracks

6 pm hour

Girls -- Magic
Jacuzzi Boys -- Zeppelin
Crooked Fingers -- Bad Blood
John Doe -- Never Enough
White Flag -- Black Ties
Blood Orange -- Complete Failure

Recurrent (released 4-12 months ago)

Felice Brothers -- Fire At the Pageant
Art Brut -- I Am the Psychic

7 pm hour

Limes -- Old Evil River
Mekons -- Honey Bear
Jim Jones Revue -- Burning Your House Down
Dum Dum Girls -- Only in Dreams
The Pack A.D. -- Siren
Mogwai -- Drunk and Crazy
John Maus -- Hey Moon

Recurrent

EMA -- Marked

8 pm hour

St. Vincent -- Chloe in the Afternoon
Patti Smith -- Glitter in Their Eyes (new Best Of)
Blitzen Trapper -- Street Fighting Son

Recurrent

Go! Team -- Rolling Blackouts

The 80s at 8:30

Featured artist: Fishbone

Party at Ground Zero (request)
Modern Industry
A Selection
When Problems Arise
It's a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have a Good Time)
Bonin' in the Bone Yard

Video link for new Widowspeak

http://vimeo.com/27242834

September swan song :(

I had to play September Gurls by Big Star before it was too late. This month went fast and was too cool -- temp-wise. Here are this week's new tracks and 80s at 8:30 featuring guest DJ (somewhat angst-ridden) Jeff.

New tracks

6 pm hour

Widowspeak -- Night Crawlers
Mekons -- Space in Your Face
Matthew Sweet -- Ivory Tower
Cymbals Eat Guitars -- Secret Family
Richard Buckner -- Gang
The Ettes -- The Pendulum
Sons & Daughters -- The Model
Patti Smith (new Best Of) -- Lo & Beholden (radio edit)

7 pm hour

St. Vincent -- Chloe in the Afternoon
Mahtieu Santos -- Northern Mentality
Megafaun -- These Words
Blitzen Trapper -- Street Fighting Son
Dex Romweber Duo -- Homicide
Steven Malkmus and the Jicks -- Tune Grief

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

The Smithereens -- What Went Wrong

8 pm hour

Cant -- Too Late Too Far
Girls -- Die
Clap your Hands Say Yeah -- Hysterical
Dum Dum Girls -- Always Looking
The Pack A.D. -- Haunt You

The 80s at 8:30

Skinny Puppy -- Addiction
Click Click -- Perfect Strangers
Ministry -- Just Like You
Front 242 -- Aggressive Due
Nitzer Ebb -- Warsaw Ghetto
Killing Joke -- Requiem

Link to Buzzcocks video

The Buzzcocks have a new compilation CD that has them re-recording many of their classis. Here is an actual performance from when they actually were young and cool circa '79.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrafPlgQlME

NFL eve Showgram playlist

Sorry, no football themes this week. Just the regular Showgram cavalcade of hits and a few misses. Featured artist on 80s at 8:30 was the ever amusing Robyn Hitchcock both by himself and with the Egyptians. But we start, as always, with this week's new tracks

6 pm hour

Ursa Minor -- 2032
Chris Mills (best of CD) -- All You Ever Do
Eleanor Friedberger -- The Inn of the Seventh Ray
Viva Voce -- Analog Woodland Song
Cymbals Eat Guitars -- Shore Points
Pure X -- Twisted Mirror

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

TV on the Radio -- Second Song

7 pm hour

Buzzcocks (new comp) -- Harmony in my Head
Silos -- White Vinyl
Blitzen Trapper -- Street Fighting Sun
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks -- Spazz
Jeff the Brotherhood -- Hey Friend
Stephen Merritt (new obscurities) -- You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home
The Ettes -- Excuse
Wu Lyf -- Cave Song

8 pm hour

Jim Jones Revue -- Dishonest John
Widows Peak -- Fir Coat
Mogwai -- Drunk & Crazy

The 80's at 8:30 featuring Robyn Hitchcock

Balloon Man (requested)
Young People Scream
Brenda's Iron Sledge
Heaven (Live)
Egyptian Cream
A Globe of Frogs (electric version with Peter Buck)
Freeze (Shatter mix)