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