X is featured artist on 80's at 8:30 Oct. 13

Yep, the cats and freaky catette from LA. Any ideas/ requests, call 'em in during my showgram Wednesday night, 414-799-1917.
Thanks
Rich

End of summer (bummer)

These last couple days have been great outside. I was in the WMSE studio last night and it was hot due to the studio lights and the tunes, man. Hope to see you at the Food Slam Friday night. I will be there doing coat check early on and hanging out like everyone else after that.

New trax

6 pm hour

Junip -- Howl
Bobby Bare Jr. -- The Sky Is the Ground
Jaill -- On the Beat
Isobel Campbell/ Mark Lanegan -- You Won't Let Me Down Again
Of Montreal -- Godly Intersex
The Posies -- Notion 99
The Eels -- Looking Up

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Drive By Truckers -- After the Scene Dies

7 pm hour

Matthew Dear -- Soil to Seed
Versus -- Gone to Earth
Deerhunter -- He Would Have Laughed
!!! -- AM/FM
Walkmen -- Woe Is Me
Black Angels -- Entrance Song
Grinderman -- What I Know

Recurrent

The Hold Steady -- The Smidge
The Black Keys -- Sinister Kid

8 pm hour

Rasputina -- Humankinds As the Sailor
Black Mountain -- The Hair Song
Alejandro Escovedo -- Tender Heart
Goodnight Loving -- Pan

The 80s at 8:30
This week's theme: Athens, GA scene

B 52s -- Hero Worship
Love Tractor -- HEB Pharohs
Pylon -- M-Train
Dreams So Real -- Golden
REM -- 1,000,000
Flat Duo Jets -- Jet Tone Boogie
Let's Active (request*) -- Every Word Means No
Time Toy -- Hi

* Not from Athens but two listners thought they were, so what the heck. Mitch East produced early REM records which is good enough for this showgram.

Post-Cebar showgram trax

I had the pleasure of following Paul Cebar this week -- he was filling in on the Blues Drive right before my showgram. Lacking his vast knowledge of roots music and his massive record, CD and tape collection, I stuck with my usual thing. Here are new tracks and the official start of a new concept for the 80s at 8:30 -- a featured artist or theme.

New tracks

6 pm hour

!!! -- AM/FM
Elf Power -- Wander Through
Hot Hot Heat -- Biznezz Az Uzual
Black Mountain -- The Way to Gone
The Walkmen -- Angela Surf City
Blonde Redhead -- Not Getting There
Morcheeba -- Cut to the Bass

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Mike Benign Compulsion -- The Soothing Sounds of Seals and Crofts

7 pm hour

Of Montreal -- Godly Intersex
Rasputina -- Humankind as the Sailor
Matthew Dear -- Monkey
Maps & Atlases -- Living Decorations
Grinderman -- Micky Mouse & the Goodbye Man
Billy Nayer Show -- Fredward
Jaill -- On the Beat

8 pm hour

The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger -- Devry
The Thermals -- You Changed My Life
Limes -- Rusty Old
Goodnight Loving -- Deep Black Pool
Black Angels -- Bad Vibrations

The 80s at 8:30

Featured artist Lou Reed!

Standing in Ceremony
Waves of Fear
Don't Talk to Me About Work
Doing the Things that We Want To
Spit It Out
Romeo & Juliette
The Blue Mask

Back to Cool -- first show of September

I may have missed scribbling down one or two of the first hour's new trax. I will update if I figure it out. Otherwise, here goes.

6 pm hour

Maps and Atlases -- The Charm
The Goodnight Loving -- The Pan
Billy Nayer Show -- Fredward
Matthew Dear -- You Put a Spell on Me
Of Montreal -- Coquet Coquette

7 pm hour

Walkmen -- Woe is Me
Isobel Campbell/ Mark Lanegan -- You Let Me Down Again
Morcheeba -- Cut to the Bass
Love Language -- Horophones
Alejandro Escovedo -- Tender Heart
Sleigh Bells -- Kids
School of Seven Bells -- xxx

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
New Pornographers -- Your Hands Together

8 pm hour

Jaill -- The Stroller
Wolf Parade -- Two Men with New Tuxedos
The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger -- Devry

The 80s at 8:30
This week's theme: the first two albums by Echo and the Bunnymen and the Psychedlic Furs (with special guest Bunnyman, who is no relation....)

Echo and the Bunnymen -- Going Up
Psychedelic Furs -- We Love You
Echo -- Monkey
P Furs -- Soap Commercial
Echo -- The Cutter
P Furs -- So Run Down
Echo -- Do It Clean (live version 1983/ song from the first LP)

Hot dang it's this week's new trax and '80s

Back in the saddle of the Wednesday night gig.... I even played a little cowpunk and roots rock on the '80s at 8:30. Here's the list, yo.

New trax

6 pm hour

Jaill -- Everybody's Hip
Love Language -- Horophones
The Joy Formidable -- Austere
Lou Rhodes -- Circles
Wovenhand -- Denver City
Black Keys -- Howlin for You
Hot Hot Heat -- Zero Results

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Galactic w/ Rebirth Brass Band -- Boe Money

7 pm hour

Sleigh Bells -- A/B Machines
Billy Nayer Show -- Fredward
Elk City -- For the Uninitiated
Matthew Dear -- Soil to Seed
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti -- Hot Body Rub
Carnivores -- A Crime
Goodnight Loving -- Ear Worm
The Fall -- Hot Cake
Wolf Parade -- Cloud Shadow on the Mountain

8 pm hour

Gun Club -- A Devil in the Woods (on the new Mojo mag Highway to Hell CD)
Ratatat -- Neck Brace
Yello -- Oh Yeah 2009
Wavves -- Post Acid

The 80s at 8:30 -- tribute to '80s cowpunk/ alt country/ roots rock

EIEIO -- This Time
Green on Red -- The Drifter
Beat Farmers -- Riverside
Blasters -- Trouble Bound
Jason and the Scorchers -- Help There's a Fire
Long Ryders -- Looking for Lewis & Clark
Meat Puppets -- Whistling Song
Raunch Hands -- What Yer Doin
Rank and File (request) -- Amanda Ruth

Monday morning showgram playlist 8/9

Nothing like getting up at the earliest of a.m. and doing a Monday morning radio showgram. Especially today with a thunderstorm and the whole shebang. But really, it was fun. Here is the list of new tracks. Back to the regularly scheduled City Rock Showgram next week Wednesday Aug. 18 -- at night.

6 am hour

Sally Seltmann -- Book Song
Billy Nayer Show -- Girl from the Moon
Mark Olson -- Bluebell Song
Lou Rhodes -- Circles
Pernice Brothers -- Something for You
Murder by Death -- On the Dark Streets Below
School of Seven Bells -- Windstorm

7 am hour

Hot Hot Heat -- Biznezz Az Uzual
Black Mountain -- Old Fangs
Laurie Anderson -- The Beginning of Memory
The Books -- Free Translator
Goodnight Loving -- Ain't It Weird
Anders Osborne -- Killing Each Other

8 am hour

Flaming Lips -- Eclipse
Hold Steady -- Barely Breathing
Black Keys -- Howlin for You
Gogol Bordello -- To Rise Above
Ratatat -- Barefeast
Drive By Truckers -- After the Scene Dies
Deerhoof -- Satan (new Mojo "Highway to Hell" compilation)

Showgram scheduling note

I will be away from the station (it hurts) this Wednesday night Aug. 4 and Andy Turner (usually does Friday afternoon Zero Hour) will fill in. But there's more -- I will be filling in myself on the Grant and Pat show this coming Monday morning, Aug. 11 from 6 am to 9 am. Yep, the old Monday morning slot. Catch you then.
Rich