Back in the saddle (post pledge drive) 5-23-12

It took a few sets but I eventually settled in to the old regular showgram groove after a week off preceded by two weeks of pledge drive. We will see here if blogspot crams my song list as it did the last time. If so, I apologize. Here are the new tracks from this week followed by 80s at 8:30. The 80s was extra special with tribute to the late Mark Shurilla -- an interview Divina Infusino and I did in July 1982 on WMSE. New trax 6 pm hour Joey Ramone -- New York City Ane Brun -- One M. Ward -- I Get Ideas Grand Duchy -- Two Lies and One Truth Diamond Rugs -- I Took Note Beach House -- Wild Recurrent (4-12 months old) Dex Romweber Duo -- Homicide Washed Out -- Far Away 7 pm hour Black Mountain -- Modern Music Maps & Atlases -- Vampires Juniper Tar -- After the Tremors Spiritualized -- I Am What I Am John Wesley Coleman -- Clown Gave You a Baby Dr. John -- Eleggua Dandy Warhols -- Sad Vacation 8 pm half hour Waco Brothers and Paul Burch -- Great Chicago Fire K-Holes -- Dirty Hax Screaming Females -- It All Means Nothing Recurrent Blitzen Trapper --- Street Fighting Son Jeff the Brotherhood -- Hey Friend The 80s at 8:30 Mark Shurilla discusses The Express (later merged with Crazy Shepherd to form the Shepherd Express) July 1982 WMSE "Talk Talk" show Music from Lest We Forget... The Blackholes -- No Surfin (At Bradford Beach) Dominoes -- Local Disaster