Top 10 fave albums of 2011

Here we go, in no particular order.

Tom Waits: Bad As Me. Initially I was disappointed this wasn't stronger, this being his first new material in seven years. But I found myself enjoying it anyway. What more matters?

The Pack A.D.: Unpersons. Two-girl garage-punk band kickass album of the year.

Limes: Tarantula! Sort of a slacker Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, which makes for a fun listen.

Silos: Florizona. Walter S. and friends back with a mighty fine collection that doesn't break much new ground but jumps out of the speakers.

Lydia Loveless: Indestructible Machine. Kickass drunk-young-female-alt country album of the year. Great voice.

Art Brut: Brilliant! Tragic! Critics didn't like this much but I truly enjoyed the Black Francis production (Pixies sound) mixed with the witty/ wacky lyrics and singing

Felice Brothers: Celebration, Florida These guys totally surprised by advancing their material beyond alt country roots, into some mighty fine, deep tunes.

TV On the Radio: Nine Types of Light I played this one the loudest and longest on my car stereo. One of the best concerts I ever experienced when they came to the Pabst.

The Kills: Blood Pressures Like the Tom Waits CD, it took me a while to warm up to this, but it's a solid album with the exception of one track where the guy sings.

PJ Harvey: Let England Shake Every PJ album is an event and in this case it's haunting, heartfelt and, as always, in a class of its own.

Video link: Tom Waits "Satisfied"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHn_Kb4Dz40

from the new album Bad As Me

Christmas eve eve eve eve playlist

I think that is the right number of "eves" before Christmas. I mixed in a few Christmas favorites but saved most of them for the 80s at 8:30. Happy holidays, radio listeners!

New tracks

6 pm hour

Crooked Fingers -- Went to the City
Trolley -- I Woke Up
Deer Tick -- Main Street
Lovers -- How the Story Ends
Zola Jesus -- Vessel
John Cale -- Catastrofuk

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Gil Scott Heron and Jamie xx -- Running

7 pm hour

Atlas Sound -- Praying Man
Twin Sister -- Spain
Kurt Vile -- Life's A Beach
Tom Waits -- Bad As Me
Robert Pollard -- I Wanna Be Your Man on the Moon
High Places -- Altos Lugares

Recurrent

Girls -- Die
The Kills -- Satellite

8 pm hour

Tommy Stinson -- Don't Deserve You
Wavves -- In the Sand (live)
Lydia Loveless -- Can't Change Me
The Fall -- Age of Chang

Recurrent

Obits -- You Gotta Lose
John Maus -- Quantum Leap

The 80s at 8:30 Christmas edition

Kristin Hersh -- Jesus Christ
Timbuk 3 -- All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace)
Pretenders -- 2000 Miles (request)
Bobby's Blue Band -- Yulesville/ Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
Chris Stamey Group -- You're What I Want for Christmas
Fishbone -- Slick Nick You Devil You
Ramones -- Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
Couch Flambeau -- Santa Skips Cudahy

Christmas lights blinking to Ventures vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76UhU1Pd9S8

Vid link of the week: High Places @ bowling alley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgTug9VtAvs

Kickstarter Fatty Acids Bunnyman night

It was a full ticket Wednesday night with two hours of the regular Showgram -- along with pitches for "keep live music on wmse" (at wmse.org), a live performance by the Fatty Acids (to promote Kickstarter campaign for live music equipment) and an appearance by Bunnyman on the 80s at 8:30. Next week, I will mix in a few Christmas faves from 6 to 8:30 and then do all-Christmas during the 80s at 8:30.

New tracks

6 pm hour

Ladytron -- Altitude Blues
Black Belles -- Honky Tonk Horror
Kurt Vile -- Life's A Beach
Robert Pollard -- I Wanna Be Your Man in the Moon
High Places -- Morning Ritual
Tom Waits -- Chicago

7 pm hour

Southern Culture on the Skids -- The Creeper
Phantogram -- Make A Fist
Deer Tick -- The Bump
Trolley -- I Woke Up
Ty Seagall -- My Sunshine
The Antlers -- Parentheses (PVT remix)
The Fall -- Age of Chang (sic)

8 pm hour

Live set by The Fatty Acids

The 80s at 8:30

Artist of the Week -- The Wipers from Portland, Ore.

Pushing the Extreme
Nothing Left to Lose
Messenger
Romeo
Think About It
Better Off Dead

Vid of the week: The Black Belles

This is from 2010. They are a Jack White production. I have been playing their recent single "Honky Tonk Horror."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXNTQ-GmMkM

End Nov. Showgram playlist

Yes, it's December. Call me observant of the obvious. For my last Showgram of November, I did nothing special. But really, it was fun. 80s at 8:30 feature was the two Husker Du double-album sets -- Zen Arcade and Warehouse: Songs and Stories.

New tracks

6 pm hour

The Pack A.D. -- Pieces
Los Campesinos! -- Songs About Your Girlfriend
Limes -- North Dakota
Jim Jones Revue -- Dishonest John
Caveman -- A Country's King of Dreams
Tom Waits -- Bad As Me

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

The Silos -- White Vinyl
Yellow Ostrich -- Hate Me Soon

7 pm hour

Deer Tick -- The Bump
Trolley -- I Woke Up
The Antlers -- Parentheses
Lydia Loveless -- Can't Change Me
Black Belles -- Honky Tonk Horror
Ladytron -- Altitude Blues
Gauntlet Hair -- Top Bunk

8 pm hour

Wild Flag -- Future Crimes
Phantogram -- Make A Fist

The 80s at 8:30

Husker Du released Zen Arcade (ZA)in '84 and Warehouse (WH)in '86

She Floated Away (WH)
Pink Turns to Blue (ZA/ request)
Visionary (WH)
Up in the Air (WH)
Somewhere (ZA)
Ice cold Ice (WH)
Whatever (ZA)
Divide and Conquer (this was from the '85 LP Flip Your Wig)

Thanksgiving Eve '11 playlist

Hope you all are having/ have had a nice Thanksgiving. Phones were quiet last night (except a ticket giveaway) so I'm guessing people were busy with Thanksgiving prep or festivities. Thanks to DJ Muckraker for guesting on the '80s at 8:30.

New tracks

6 pm hour

Tom Waits -- Chicago
Lydia Loveless -- Can't Change Me
Twin Sister -- Spain
Blood Orange -- Complete Failure
Gauntlet Hair -- Mop It Up
St. Vincent -- Chloe in the Afternoon

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Gang of Four -- I Party All the Time

7 pm hour

Crooked Fingers -- Black Candles
Mekons -- Space in Your Face
Limes -- Merrilly
The Big Scary -- All That You've Got
Tom Waits -- Bad As Me
Blitzen Trapper -- Street Fighting Son
The Pack A.D. -- Rid of Me
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- Hysterical
Yuck -- A Base of a Dream is Empty

8 pm hour

Wild Flag -- Black Tiles
The Black Belles -- Honky Tonk Horror
Deer Tick -- The Bump
Jacuzzi Boys -- Glazin
Tuneyards -- Gangsta

The 80s at 8:30

DJ Muckraker selected 80s acts covering 60s music -- except a stray BB King '80s track at the end.

Art of Noise -- Peter Gunn
Soft Cell -- Purple Haze
Grandmaster Flash -- Magic Carpet Ride
Erasure -- The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Wierd Al Yankovic -- The Brady Bunch
David Bowie -- Louie Louie Go Home (Paul Revere and the Raiders cover)
B.B. King -- Sell My Monkey

Video link: Plasmatics blow up a Chevy Nova on "Tomorrow"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hha6TH2R7w

Fun(d) Drive week 2 playlist

Great fun in the studio -- but not too much fun -- last night with the entire crew. We raised $980 during the Showgram, which was a bit less than last week but an excellent response. Thanks to any of you who donated. I did the WZMF Tapes Part II special during the 7 p.m. hour and special Tomorrow Show '80s at 8:30.

I know I am missing a few tracks here, but this is what I have

6 pm hour
Mark Lanegan and PJ Harvey -- Hit the City
Yo La Tengo -- Autumn Sweater
XTC -- Runaway
The Flaming Lips -- Free Radicals
Bryan Ferry -- Let's Work Together
Byrne and Eno -- Help Me Somebody
The Goodnight Loving -- Earworm
Black Uhuru -- Chill Out
The Eels --Fresh Blood
The Kills -- No Wow
Dum Dum Girls -- Bhang Bhang I'm A Burnout

7 pm hour

WZMF... segments from the last four hours March 23, 1979

DJs Downstairs Dan, Dr. Metal, Jim Roberts and Steve Amann

The Clash -- Last Gang in Town
Beatles -- Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Phil Ochs -- Small Circle of Friends

The Who -- My Generation
The Who -- Tommy (extended jam)
Savoy Brown -- Leavin Again

8pm hour

The Stranglers -- (Get a)Grip (on Yourself)
The Feelies -- Waiting
Brian Jonestown Massacre -- Going To Hell
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- Took Out A Loan
Sex Pistols -- Pretty Vacant

The 80s at 8:30

Live performances on "The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder in 1981. Taped -- yes taped -- from the DVD "The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave."

Elvis Costello and the Attractions -- Watch Your Step
Iggy Pop Band -- Dog Food, Five Foot One, TV Eye
The Plasmatics -- Master Plan
The Jam -- Pretty Green and Funeral Pyre
The Ramones -- I Wanna Be Sedated

WZMF/ Tomorrow show specials pledge show tonight

In keeping with the "best show ever" theme of WMSE's fall fun(d) drive, tonight I will feature two special things. During the 7 p.m. hour, it will be the WZMF tapes part II from the last hours of the late, lamented WZMF radio in 1979. During the 80s at 8:30, I will feature live in-studio performances from Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" in 1981. Please call in and pledge. Thanks.

Video link: Elvis Costello/ Attractions live '79 Watching the Detectives

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

Playlist for Fun(d) Drive week one

Big fun Wednesday night on the first day of the MSE Fall Fun(d) Drive. Thanks to Brian Jay and Dori for playing along with my pledge drive zaniness. It was an all-retro playlist including three tracks with "swears" bleeped out.

Dave Edmunds and Rockpile -- Heart of the City
Elvis Costello and the Attractions -- Watching the Detectives (live '78)
Wreckless Eric -- Semaphore Signals
Mink DeVille -- Cadillac Walk
Talking Heads -- Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town
Television -- Glory
Ian Dury and the Blockheads -- Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
The Beat -- Best Friend
Fleshtones -- The Dreg/ I've Gotta Change My Life
Lou Reed -- Vicious
Velvet Underground -- Cool It Down
Modern Lovers -- Pablo Picasso (radio edit)
Roxy Music -- Re-make/ Re-model
Undertones -- Wrong Way/ Jump Boys
Link Wray -- Switchblade
The Specials -- Nite Klub
The Stooges -- No -- Fun
Neil Young and Crazy Horse -- F***in Up (radio edit)
Pretenders -- Up the Neck
Ramones -- We're A Happy Family
Echo and the Bunnymen -- Going Up
The Clash -- I'm So Bored with the USA
Gang of Four -- At Home He's a Tourist
Marianne Faithfull -- Why'd Ya Do It (radio edit)

The '80s at 8:30
Featuring DJ Uncle Rich in July 1987

Clayton Clark -- Visions of Muhammad Ali
Scott Goddard -- Nikita Khrushcev
The Fuzztones -- Hwy 69
Couch Flambeau -- Hwy 100
Volcano Suns -- White Elephant
Fleshtones -- On Our Own Time
The Lucy Show -- View from the Outside
James Brown and Afrika Bambaata -- Unity

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)

video link: Art Brut "Lost Weekend"

http://vimeo.com/22625294

The night before TVOTR

Twas the night before TV on the Radio and I was pumped for my City Rock Showgram. I of course played a track by TVOTR (after James Brown). Concert was amazing. What an incredible band and everyone had a rockin good time.
Here are this week's new tracks and 80's at 8:30 featured artist Romeo Void tracks.

6 pm hour

Jacuzzi Boys -- Los Angeles
Mike Doughty -- The Huffer & the Cutter
Yacht -- Paradise Engineering
Silos -- Coming from the Grave
The Ettes -- The Pendulum
Blitzen Trapper -- Street Fighting Sun
Art Brut -- Clever Clever Jazz

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Semi Twang -- Do Right

7 pm hour

Eleanor Friedberger -- Inn of the Seventh Ray
Pure X -- Dream Over
Jim Jones Revue -- Burning Your House Down
EMA -- Milkman
Ursa Minor -- 2032
John Doe -- Never Enough
Unknown Mortal Orchestra -- How Can U Love Me
Jeff the Brotherhood -- Shredder

Recurrent

Dengue Fever -- Family Business
TV on the Radio -- Repetition

8 pm hour

Sleeping in the Aviary -- Talking Out of Turn
Dex Romweber Duo -- Jungle Drums
Buzzcocks (new live comp) -- Autonomy
Buzzcocks (new comp) -- I Don't Know What To Do With My Life
WU LYF -- Dirt

The 80's at 8:30 featured artist: Romeo Void

White Sweater
Not Safe
Confrontation
Drop Your Eyes
In the Dark
Love is an Illness

Video link: Ursa Minor "2032"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJwIOZ-xxgo

I was kicked out of the conference room

While eating my pre-showgram dinner. Turns out the station staff was sitting down for a meeting. I proceeded with my meal elsewhere in the station (but not in the studio) and then laid down a freakin City Rock Showgram. Thanks to Bunnyman for providing the music and commentary during the '80s at 8:30.

Here are this week's new tracks

6 pm hour

Sons and Daughters -- Rose Red
Ty Segall -- Comfortable Home
Ursa Minor -- 2032
Thurston Moore -- Circulation
John Doe -- Jump Into My Arms
Eleanor Friedberger -- My Mistakes
Her Space Holiday -- Ghost in the Garden

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Howe Gelb -- Saint Conformity

7 pm hour

Radical Dads -- Walking Wires
Paleo -- Buddy Buddy
Bjork -- Crystalline
Pure X -- Dream Over
Canon Blue -- Bows & Arrows (Vegas)
Art Brut -- Clever Clever Jazz

8 pm hour

Jeff the Brotherhood -- Shredder
Unknown Mortal Orchestra -- How Can You Luv Me
EMA -- Milkman
John Maus -- Quantum Leap

The 80s at 8:30

Featured artist was GBH with one odd (!) track by Gang Green

Diplomatic Immunity
Malice in Wonderland
See the Man Run
The Seed of Madness
Valley of Death

Gang Green -- Voices Carry

back to GBH...
City Baby
(next one is unintelligible in my notes)
Lost in the Fog

Video link: The Ettes at Ribfest in Chicago

http://vimeo.com/25050806

Showgram Aug. 10 '11 -- Throwing Muses etc.

Throwing Muses were the featured -- and only -- artist on the '80s at 8:30. Because it was the '80s, I didn't do some of their cool stuff from the '90s, but hey, it is what it is my friends. Thanks to DJ Mindblown for making a cameo on a couple PSAs during the pre-80s part of the showgram.
Here is the new material:

6 pm hour

Art Brut -- Lost Weekend
Eleanor Friedberger -- My Mistakes
Paleo -- Buddy Buddy
The Ettes -- The Pendulum
Pure X -- Dream Over

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Goodnight Loving -- Earworm

7 pm hour

Viva Voce -- Plastic Radio
Richard Buckner -- Gang
John Doe -- Never Enough
Kurt Vile -- On Tour (live)
Grace Jones -- This Is
EMA -- Milkman
Yacht -- Paradise Engineering
John Maus -- Head for the Country

Recurrent
Mountain Goats -- Estate Sale Sign
Obits -- Naked to the World

8 pm hour

Let's Wrestle -- In Dreams Part 2
The Horrors -- Changing the Rain
Rosebuds -- Woods

Recurrent
The Kills -- Future Starts Slow

The 80s at 8:30 -- Throwing Muses

Vicky's Box
Green
America (She Can't Say No)
Fear
Snail Head
Downtown
Dizzy
Reel

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)

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

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

G

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

Surfer's Hymn -- Panda Bear live link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMKksYrP05o&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMKksYrP05o&feature=related

Summer's here (no really)

I'm declaring it summer and the calendar says so too. I played my annual "Summer of the Drugs" -- a Victoria Williams song performed by Soul Asylum. I did not do any drugs, just a showgram. Featured 80s at 8:30 artist was the Pretenders' early years. I remember in the summer of 1980 hearing someone playing the first Pretenders album from an upstairs apartment along Brady Street. I thought to myself -- that's cool -- someone is playing a hip "underground" band loud in Milwaukee! Of course we were playing them on WSOE and later on WMSE 91.7. Here are this week's new tracks and then the '80s....

6 pm hour

Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs -- No Help Coming
Thurston Moore -- Circulation
Galactic (with Cyril Neville) -- You Don't Know (live)
Black Lips -- Raw Meat
Marianne Faithfull -- No Reason
Felice Brothers -- Cus's Catskill Gym
Dengue Fever -- Family Business

7 pm hour

Battles featuring Matias Aguayo -- Ice Cream
Let's Wrestle -- Bad Mammories
Panda Bear -- Last Night at the Jetty
Smithereens -- What Went Wrong
Man Man -- Spooky Jookie
TV on the Radio -- You

8 pm hour

Handsome Furs -- Damage
Sebedoh -- Dreams
Effed Up -- Queen of Hearts
Bass Drum of Death -- Nerve Jamming

The 80s at 8:30

Featured and only artist -- the Pretenders

The Phone Call
Up the Neck
Cuban Slide
The Adultress
Waste Not Want Not
The Wait
Precious (live August 1980 in Central Park)

wacky new Black Lips vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqpkT2lGNW4

The showgram before the storm

I entered the station Wednesday evening when it was balmy and hot and drove home after my showgram in a deluge and high winds. Do I get paid enough for this? Of course -- I get to keep doing the showgram on MSE! Here are this week's new tracks and the 80s at 8:30 track list.

6 pm hour

The Kills -- Baby Says
Battles -- Ice Cream
Those Darlins -- $
Man Man -- Spooky & Jookie
Panda Bear -- Last Night at the Jetty

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Tapes n Tapes -- Freak Out

7 pm hour

Times New Viking -- Ways to Go
John Doe and Jill Sobule -- Never Enough
Dengue Fever -- Cement Slippers
Sebedoh -- Rebound
Howe Gelb -- Saint Conformity
Thurston Moore -- Circulation
Black Lips -- Raw Meat

Recurrent
Gil Scott Heron and Jamie xx -- Running

8 pm hour

TV on the Radio -- Caffeinated Consciousness
Felice Brothers -- Cus's Catskills Gym
Let's Wrestle -- Bad Mammaries
Fleshtones -- Bite of My Soul
Obits -- Everything Looks Better in the Sun

Recurrent
Chain and the Gang -- Why Not

80s at 8:30 with guest co-host Bunnyman

Killing Joke -- Eighties
featured artist: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Monkeys on Juice
Spinning Round
Chance
Last Train
Hollow Eyes
Feel a Piece

If the weather doesn't get better, we're going to revolt against the weather man. New trax/ 80s for 5-25-11

Yes, I made the "revolt" threat before I left last night and turned it over to Jason for Team Metal. We'll see if the weather man makes the right move. In the meantime here are this week's new tracks and 80's at 8:30 (singer/ songwriter/ Dylan theme)

6 pm hour

Smithereens -- Vienese Hangover
PJ Harvey -- Written on the Forehead
Felice Brothers -- Back in the Dance Halls
Kurt Vile -- Puppet to the Man
Dengue Fever -- Family Business
Polystyrene -- Code Pink Dub

7 pm

Obits -- Naked to the World
Thao & Mirah -- Rubie and Rocks
TV on the Radio -- No Future Shock
Semi Twang -- Do Right
Mountain Goats -- Estate Sale Sign
The Kills -- Nail in My Coffin
Low -- Witches
Times New Viking -- Ways to Go

8 pm

Here We Go Magic -- Backwards Time
Erland & the Carnival -- So Tired in the Morning
Meat Puppets -- Hour of the Idiot
Those Darlins -- $
Feelies -- Time is Right

The 80s at 8:30 (singer/ songwriter -- and Dylan -- theme in honor of his 70th birthday)

Cindy Lee Berryhill -- Ballad of a Garage Band
Lucinda Williams -- I Asked for Water (He Gave Me Gasoline)
Cowboy Junkies -- I Don't Get It
Billy Bragg -- Help Save the Youth of America
John Hiatt -- Riding with the King
Bob Dylan -- Everything Is Broken
Bob Dylan -- Shot of Love

Belated (but ballyhooed) post for May 11 showgram

Blogger, which hosts these free blogs, was down Thursday night so I was not able to post. It's back tonight so here are this weeks new tracks and 80s at 8:30 .....

New stuff

6 pm hour

An Horse -- Window in the City
John Doe/ Jill Sobule -- Never Enough
Thao and Mirah -- Rubies and Rocks
TV On The Radio -- Caffeinated Consciousness
Vivian Girls -- I Heard You Say
Feelies -- When You Know
Mountain Goats - High Hawk Season
Kills -- Baby Says

7 pm hour

Those Darlins -- $
Felice Brothers -- Back in the Dance Halls
Do Dos -- Black Night
Dengue Fever -- Cement Slippers
Smithereens -- What Went Wrong
PJ Harvey -- In Dark Places
Pains of Being Pure at Heart -- Girl of 1000 Dances
Polystyrene -- Code Pink Dub

8 pm hour

Obits -- Naked to the World
Low -- Witness
Panda Bear -- Last Night at the Jetty
Times New Viking -- Ways to Go
Bass Drum of Death -- Nerve Jamming/ GB City

The 80s at 8:30
featuring the bands of Danny (Dan Stuart of Green on Red ) and Dusty (Steve Wynn of Dream Syndicate)

Green on Red -- Gravity Talks
Dream Syndicate -- Tell Me When It's Over
Green on Red -- 5 Easy Pieces
Dream Syndicate -- That's What You Always Say
Green on Red -- Brave Generation
Dream Syndicate -- Bullet with My Name on It (live Chicago 1984)
Green on Red -- Sixteen Ways

Pledge drive/ ZMF/ Thanks

The WZMF tapes went over well with listeners on last night's showgram, as did the late '70s stuff and, gosh darn it, the 80s at 8:30. We raised more than $1,500. Thanks to those of you who made pledges. The identity of my 80's 'desert island discs' can now be revealed. As I said on the air, I simply went with the first three that came to mind without too much deep thinking. They are, in no particular order: The Smithereens "Especially for You," X's "Wild Gift" and the Replacements "Let It Be." I will join Richard next Wednesday night during Alt Farm Rock for the spring pledge drive. I also will make an appearance next Monday morning with Brent and Pat on the Monday morning drive time show.

ZMF (!), the late '70s, '80s keepers

By God, it must be the WMSE spring pledge drive and I must be preparing for a special showgram. I decided to play some of the cassette recording from the last night of WZMF-FM (98.3) on March 23, 1979 and other tunes from the late 70s -- the years leading up to the birth of WMSE in 1981. That will happen between 6 pm and 8:30pm Wednesday night April 27. On the '80s at 8:30 I will feature two or three "desert island discs (actually LPs)." They're only somewhat deep and not entirely surprising but you will need to tune in to get the scoop. See you then.

(John Doe) and Jill Sobule at Shank

Let me start my discussion of the John Doe/ Jill Sobule show Monday night at Shank Hall by saying Jill Sobule is a talented, appealing, smart, compelling singer/ songwriter and guitarist. Her material is strong its own right, but I was there to see John Doe and unfortunately I got about 45 percent John and 55 percent Jill. Their harmonizing and interplay was entertaining and added a nice dimension to the show. They also did several songs from their new joint CD “A Day at the Pass.” The turning point may have been about half way into the show when they asked for requests. The small audience of about 55 blurted out none for John (I inexplicably went blank despite owning many X and John Doe albums) and about a half-dozen for Jill. It was almost like John and Jill took that as a cue to do more Jill tunes. The closing song of the encore was Sobule’s 1996 hit “I Kissed a Girl.” Fun show but I would’ve liked to get more John and less Jill. I did get to chat with him for a minute after wards and he said he will be releasing a new solo disc in late summer/ early fall.

We're not gonna talk about winter (playlist 4/13/11)

Hey it was warm yesterday for my showgram. I take no responsibility for what has happened since Wednesday night. Eighties at 8:30 feature was Jonathan Richman as the leader of the 80s "wimp rock" movement. I also played Ben Vaughn. Jonathan will be in Madison May 7 at the Orpheum. He's doing the Chicago-Madison-Minneapolis I-94 tour and skipping our fair town :(

Here are this week's new tracks

6 pm hour

Dengue Fever -- Family Business
(Here is link to a video promoting their new CD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fiVpVikdc4
Mountain Goats -- High Hawk Season
The Kills -- Future Stars Slow
Vivian Girls -- Take It As It Comes
Dodos -- Black Night
TV on the Radio -- You

7 pm hour

Bass Drum of Death -- Nerve Jamming
Mike Watt -- Hammering Castle-Bird Man
Low -- Witches
Semi Twang -- Do Right
Chain and the Gang -- Detroit Music
Obits -- Everything Looks Better in the Sun
PJ Harvey -- The Glorious Land

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Gang of Four -- I Party All the Time
Paul Weller -- Find the Torch, Burn the Plans

8 pm hour

Kurt Vile -- Puppet to the Man
Jad Fair -- All the Angels Say Go to Her (new best of)
Panda Bear -- Tomboy

The '80s at 8:30

Jonathan Richman

Fender Stratocaster
Chewing Gum Wrapper
Those Conga Drums
Dancing Late at Night
Vincent Van Gogh

Ben Vaughn

M-M-M Motor Vehicle
She's a Real Scream
I Dig Your Wig

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

The truth about Wednesday night

It can now be revealed that I pre-taped this week's showgram so I could attend UWM's basketball victory over Valpo. I hate to do that (pre-tape) and hardly ever do. If I really was cool or nuts, I would have been at the Motorhead show. I hope to see the Lemmy movie at the Times, tho.

6 pm hour

The Go! Team -- Running Range
Devotchka -- Exhaustible
Girls -- Alright
Southern Culture on the Skids -- Come As You Are/ Lucifer Sam
Cloud Nothing -- Another Man
Warpaint -- Bees
Wanda Jackson -- Nervous Breakdown

7 pm hour
LCD Sound System -- Get Innocuous
Fergus & Geronimo -- Girls with English Accents
Gang of Four -- You Don't Have to be Mad
Say Hi -- Devils
Tapes n Tapes -- Freak Out
The Generationals -- Trust
We Are Enfant Terrible -- Wild Child

8 pm hour
Yuck -- Holing Out
Smith Westerns -- End of the Night
Deerhoof -- Secret Mobilization
Mogwai -- San Pedro
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers -- Heaven in Stereo
Red Red Red -- It Never Ends

80s at 8:30 -- tribute to British ska revival

Selector -- They Make Me Mad
The Beat -- Twist & Crawl
Specials -- Nite Klub
Madness -- On the Beat Pete
Bad Manners -- Lip Up Fatty
Selector -- Danger
The Beat -- I'm Your Flag
Specials -- Hey Little Rich Girl

Post blizzard pre-February freeze showgram playlist

I was fortunate enough to traverse roads that were pretty well plowed by the time I arrived at the station last night. Some other DJs faced more daunting challenges earlier in the day but, gosh darn it, they made it to the MSE studios downtown. It warms my heart, sort of like the new tracks and 80s at 8:30 I played this week (with special guest Bunnyman)......

New tracks

6 pm hour

Bobby Bare Jr. -- Your Goat is on Fire
Say Hi -- Devils
Giant Sand -- Ride the Rail
British Sea Power -- Living is So Easy
Mogwai -- San Pedro
Fergus & Geronimo -- Girls with English Accents
Smith Westerns -- End of the Night

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Clinic -- Milk & Honey

7 pm hour

Deerhoof -- The Merry Barracks
Wanda Jackson -- Nervous Breakdown
Devotchka -- The Common Good
Go! Team -- The Running Range
Cloud Nothings -- Rooftop
Gang of Four -- You'll Never Pay For the Farm
Darker My Love -- A Lovely Game

Recurrent
The Fall -- O.F.Y.C. Showcase

8 pm hour

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers -- Hookers
Tapes n Tapes -- Desert Plane
Off! -- Jeffrey Lee Pierce

The 80s at 8:30

This week's theme -- bands in the '80s covering garage rock and psychedelic songs of the '60s

The Inmates -- Talk Talk (Music Machine)
The Feelies -- What Goes On (Velvet Underground)
The Danse Society -- 2000 Light Years from Home (Rolling Stones)
999 -- Little Red Riding Hood (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs)
Lords of the New Church -- A Question of Temperature (Balloon Farm)
The Damned -- I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night (Electric Prunes)
Love and Rockets -- Lucifer Sam (Pink Floyd)
Husker Du -- Eight Miles High (The Byrds)

New tracks Jan. 19 '11

Frigid outside but it's only rock 'n roll inside the MSE studios. Here are new tracks from this week and then, of course, the 80s at 8:30.

Oh, and I mentioned on the air that I would start giving you more on the blog. Here goes for a starter. Link to a new article and video by Tapes 'n Tapes.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/134897-tapes-n-tapes-freak-out-with-new-video-video-tour-dates/

6 pm hour

Testa Rosa -- The Black Saltwater Sea
Black Dub -- Last Time
Deerhunter -- Desire Lines
The Black -- Freeway (Exiled)
Jonathan Burks -- Hand to Hold
Tapes 'n Tapes -- Freak Out

7 pm hour

Suuns -- PVC
Billy Nayer Show -- Reno
Small Black -- Goons
Stereolab -- Laserblast
Giant Sand -- Brand New Swamp Thing
British Sea Power -- Living Is So Easy
Marnie Stern -- Nothing Left

Recurrent track (4-12 months old)
Gil Scott Heron -- Your Soul and Mine

8 pm hour

Gang of Four -- You'll Never Pay for the Farm
Off! -- Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Off! -- Blast

Recurrent
Zola Jesus -- Manifest Destiny

The '80s at 8:30

The Ramones in the '80s!

I'm Affected
We Want the Airwaves
Psychotherapy
Planet Earth 1988
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
Garden of Serenity
Pet Cemetary
Chinese Rock

Finally the Fave tracks of 2010 (some of 'em)

Finally got ahold of my scratched-in entries on my playlist from Wednesday night to post tunes I played during my 90-minute tribute to (some of) my favorite tracks of 2010 (and one from very late 2009). Here goes.

Black Keys -- Sinister Kid
Devil's Brigade -- Gentlemen of the Road
John Wesley Coleman -- Get High Babe
Jaill -- The Stroller
Deerhunter -- Coronado
The Slew -- 100%
Drive By Truckers -- Drag the Lake Charlie
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- Bad Blood
Sleigh Bells -- Infinity Guitars
Anders Osborne -- Killing Each Other
Walkmen -- Angela Surf City
Hold Steady -- The Smidge
Goodnight Loving -- Earworm
Galactic feat. Rebirth Brass Band -- Boe Money
Black Angels -- Yellow Elevator #3
Bobby Bare Jr. -- The Sky is the Ground
Dum Dum Girls -- It Only Takes One Night
Gil Scott-Heron -- New York is Killing Me
Gogol Bordello -- We're Coming Tougher (Immigraniada)
The Fall -- Mexico Wax Solvent

Slice of (musical) heaven in 2011

OK it was just a regular City Rock Showgram. Well somewhat regular. I played some of my favorite tracks from 2010 between 7 and 8:30 (I will post that playlist by this weekend when I retrieve the info.). The 80s at 8:30 featured artists who released recordings in 2010 or late 2009 and were doing the same back in the day.

New tracks

6 pm hour

Stereolab -- Laserblast
The Pomegranates -- Skull Cakin
Warpaint -- Set Your Arms Down
Viva -- What's Your Sign Baby?
Crocodiles -- Sleep Forever
Grinderman -- What I Know
Marnie Stern -- The Things You Notice

7 pm hour

Devils Brigade -- Gentlemen of the Road
John Wesley Coleman -- Get High Babe
Deerhunter -- Coronado

8 pm hour

Bobby Bare Jr. -- The Sky is the Ground

(Most of the 2010 stuff I played is no longer in the "new" rack at the station, so I CANNOT include it in my "new tracks" list!)

The 80s at 8:30

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -- The Mercy Seat (TV video mix) / 2010 release by Grinderman
Mission of Burma -- Fight Academy Songs/ 2010 release by Mission of Burma
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians -- Goodnight I Say / 2010 release by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3
Green on Red -- Track You Down / 2010 release by Green on Red member Chuck Prophet
Jason and the Scorchers -- Help There's a Fire/ 2010 release by Jason and the Scorchers
Laurie Anderson -- Sweaters/ 2010 release by Ms. Anderson
Dream Syndicate -- Tell Me When It's Over / 2010 release by Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3
Dinosaur Jr -- Just Like Heaven/ 2010 release by Dino Jr. member Lou Barlow