Sunday, December 19, 2010

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

One of my favorite songs this year was "aNYway" by Duck Sauce.  They've got a new single out now, "Barbra Streisand", that is also excellent.  And the video features some cool guest stars, including Chromeo!  This is a catchy one!

Friday, December 03, 2010

Free Cornershop single!

cornershop is working on a new album. you can actually pre-order it here, but you can also download a single for free by joining their mailing list.  you can listen to the single, then join the list and download it if you like it using the widget below!

Friday, November 19, 2010

"de donde vengo yo"

"de donde vengo yo" by chocquibtown  (from columbia) was one of my favorite songs of the year from the nacional label, and that's saying a lot because they release a lot of good stuff.  nacional just sent out an email that this song won a latin grammy for best alternative song.  congratulations to them!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

play list - 11/18/2010 - last mid-day medley

today was my last day as host of the thursday mid-day medley.  although its a bit of a relief to not have to spend the time preparing and doing the show anymore, of course its also sad to be ending it.  especially after all the nice comments i got from listeners who told me how much they will miss my show.  i'll miss the actual 2 hours of doing the show too.  but between preparing the show, coming in early to engineer the previous show, and having to log play lists, all in the middle of a weekday, it just got to be too difficult for me.  thanks again to everyone for all the nice comments and good wishes.  hopefully i'll keep up the blog with new favorite bands and videos every once in a while. and i plan to cover for people on their shows at the station occasionally too.

so it was fun doing the last show, i had a lot of new music and got a lot of nice phone calls.  i played from the euro hit 40, which i'd hardly even had a chance to preview. one of the songs on it i liked quite a bit, a soul version of white stripes "seven nation army" by a french guy, ben l'oncle soul.  another good one was a new one by ursula 1000 featuring fred schneider from the b-52s called "hey you!"



and here were the rest.  thanks to everyone for listening!


Artist , Track , Album , Label
Various Artists , euro hit 40 - part 1 , euro hit 40 - november 2010 , radio nederlands
jacqueline govaert , overrated , euro hit 40 - november 2010 , sony
ben l'oncle soul , seven nation army , euro hit 40 - november 2010 , universal
electron love theory , one , u2 electronic tribute , self-released
senor coconut , showroom dummies , el baile aleman , nacional
quiero club , la muerte de ziggy , nueva america , nacional
suba , Samba do Gringo Paulista , The Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica , World Music Network
las ketchup , The Ketchup Song (Spanglish Version) , single , columbia
daft punk , de-rezzed , tron:legacy soundtrack , disney
daft punk , robot rock , human after all , virgin
rad omen , search, party, and destroy , search, party, and destroy , self-released
ursula 1000 , hey you! (feat. fred schnieder) , fuzz , esl
thievery corporation , radio retaliation , radio retaliation , esl
cham , stronger (feat. bounty killer and mykal rose) , single , self-released
lemon jelly , ramblin' man , lost horizons , beggars xl
steve martin , ramblin' man , Let's Get Small , Warner Brothers
Los Straitjackets , itchy chicken , mas alla del limite , independent
pretty lights , i can see it in your face , making up a changing mind , independent

Thursday, November 11, 2010

play list - 11/11/2010

i was super excited that one of the promo companies sent a single from the soundtrack for the new "tron: legacy" movie.  the soundtrack is completely composed by daft punk!  one of my favorite groups.  only bad part was that the single is only two minutes long and it isn't their greatest song.  but when you combine it with a tron trailer, its pretty awesome!  *especially* because daft punk are in the trailer, and hopefully the movie!


besides playing that, got some more ursula 1000 in, and a little hip hop.  only one show left!


Artist , Track , Album , Label
apparat , circles , DJ Kicks - apparat , !k7
69 , rushed , DJ Kicks - apparat , !k7
the karminsky experience inc , exploration , dj kicks - thievery corporation , !k7
thievery corporation , coming from the top , dj kicks - thievery corporation , !k7
ursula 1000 , mambo 1000 , The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 , esl
ursula 1000 , gambit , The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 , esl
daft punk , de-rezzed , single (tron:legacy soundtrack) , disney
daft punk , human after all , human after all , virgin
kavinsky , nightcall (breakbot mix) , single , record makers
lindstrom & christabelle , baby can't stop , real life is no cool , smalltown supersound
calvin harris , i created disco , I Created Disco , Almost Gold Recordings
royksopp , what else is there? , The Understanding , Astralwerks
pepe deluxe , woman in blue , super sound , emporer norton
fly , bandit , single , self-released
cham , stronger (feat. bounty killer and mykal rose) , single , self-released
wax tailor , Positively Inclined , Hope & Sorrow , decon
church on the move , dad life , single , self-released
lady sovereign , public warning , public warning , def jam
lady sovereign , hoodie , public warning , def jam
pretty lights , electro cali , filling up the city skies , self-released
holy ghost! , static on the wire , single , dfa
electron love theory , vertigo , blue sky vertigo , electron unlimited
electron love theory , i will follow , blue sky vertigo , electron unlimited

Thursday, October 28, 2010

play list - 10/28/2010

2 highlights for me today.
1) played from my new favorite cd, ursula 1000.  very cool electrnic old-style funk, a lot like chris joss, who i've been enjoying for many months.  they're on the same label in fact
2) last month i listened to an audio book by steve martin (read by him) about his childhood and developing his stand up act.  its called "born standing up" and was very good.  i remembered that i had a couple of his vinyl records so i played from one that he talks about in the book, called "let's get small".  he's a hilarious guy

couldn't find any real good video of steve martin's old stand up act, but on the theme of hilarious guys, here is video for a different one: bobby lee.  he will be in kansas city next weekend, so we are GOING!


 i'm out of town next week, mike murphy is covering for me.  then i have two more shows after that.



Artist , Track , Album , Label
english beat , tears of a clown , what is beat? , irs
the specials , rude boys outta jail , the singles collection , Chrysalis
the itals , it's not easy , let dem talk , ital music
the itals , no mercy , let dem talk , ital music
Damian Marley , more justice , halfway tree , motown
groove armada , superstylin' , Goodbye Country (hello nightclub) , Jive Electro
dZihan and Kamien , sliding , Gran Riserva , six degrees
thievery corporation , the richest man in babylon , the richest man in babylon , esl
thievery corporation , liberation front , the richest man in babylon , esl
chromeo , hot mess , business casual , vice
chromeo , so gangsta , fancy footwork , vice
lemon jelly , come down on me , 64 '95 , impotent fury / XL
basement jaxx , Where's your head at? , rooty , astralwerks
gary numan , m.e. , The Pleasure Principle , Beggars Banquet
steve martin , ramblin' man , Let's Get Small , Warner Bros
matorral man , el taxi del manana , guateque estelar , nacional
Los Straitjackets , blowout , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yeproc
ursula 1000 , hip length , The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 , esl
Ursula 1000 , Funky Bikini , The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 , esl
chris joss , rififi rococo , sticks , esl
Keith Mansfield , young scene , a break from the norm , restless
martells , broadway exit , because you're funky , lo recordings
nina simone , sinnerman (felix da housecat remix) , verve remixed 2 , verve

Thursday, October 21, 2010

play list - 10/21/2010

new chromeo cd came out week and a half ago, but i bought it right after my show last week.  started the show with first track from cd.  then some more electronic, including swoon from the latest chemical brothers cd



just 3 more shows left for me!


Artist , Track , Album , Label
chromeo , hot mess , business casual , vice
chromeo , don't turn the lights on , business casual , vice
pretty lights , if i gave you my love , filling up the city skies, disc 2 , self-released
fly , experimelephants , dropsickles , self-released
fly , the don , dropsickles , self-released
The Chemical Brothers , swoon , further , Astralwerks
lindstrom & christobelle , baby don't stop (aeroplane remix) , bugged out - friendly fires , !k7
rebotini , 777 (discodeine remix) , bugged out - friendly fires , !k7
Apples In Stereo , dream about the future , Travellers in Space and Time , yep roc
los straitjackets , teen beast , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yep roc
los straitjackets , sasquatch , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yep roc
matorral man , tema de monamu , guateque estelar , nacional
matorral man , el taxi del manana , guateque estelar , nacional
damon albarn and friends , le relax , mali music , astralwerks
damon albarn and friends , makelekele , mali music , astralwerks
amadou and miriam , la realite , dimanche a bamako , nonesuch
amadou and miriam , senegal fast food , dimanche a bamako , nonesuch
the monks , blockhead , next stop...soweto , strut
bra sello & his band , soul time nzimande go , next stop...soweto , strut
calibro 35 , talk is cheap , ritornano quelli di... , nublu
calibro 35 , the return of the band part 2 , ritornano quelli di... , nublu
vijaya anand , atavu chanda , dance raja dance , luaka bop
r.d. burman , mehbooba mehbooba , best of bollywood , universal
udit narayan , phir bhi dil hai hindustani , the rough guide to bollywood , world music network
ustad sultan khan , jaadu (nickodemus & osiris remix) , rare elements , 5 points records

Thursday, October 14, 2010

play list - 10/14/2010

started with south african music, then some remixes, a little latin, and a funny track near the end from "war of the worlds - the musical" that mike murphy loaned me.  also got a new single from sia in there that was #40 in this month's euro hit 40.  the video is pretty crazy, like a lot of sia's videos:



Artist , Track , Album , Label
– j.k.mayengar & the shingwedzi sisters , khubani , next stop...soweto vol. 2 , !k7
– Mahotella Queens , wozani mahipi , next stop...soweto vol. 2 , !k7
– Hugh Masakela & letta mbulu , mahlalela , the chisa years 1965-1975 , chisa
– makhweru , mapansula , homeland 2 , rounder
– Ladysmith Black Mambazo , kawujabuli ngani? (mama groove mix) , the chillout sessions , rasa
– Grandmaster Flash and the furious five , the message , fabriclive 34 - krafty kuts , fabric
– fatboy slim , e.v.a. , the out sound from way in , Vanguard
– soulwax , another excuse (dfa remix) , the dfa remixes - chapter one , dfa
– electron love theory , beautiful day , In the Shadows of U2: Electronic Tribute to U2 , koch
– electron love theory , with or without you , In the Shadows of U2: Electronic Tribute to U2 , koch
– sia , Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss Remix) , Color the Small One , Astralwerks/EMI
– sia , clap your hands , euro hit 40 - october 2010 , radio netherlands
– bostich + fussible , radio borderland , bulevar 2000 , nacional
– bostich + fussible , i count the ways , bulevar 2000 , nacional
– mariachi el bronx , cell mates , mariachi el bronx , swami
– mariachi el bronx , litigation , mariachi el bronx , swami
– Los Straitjackets , cal-speed , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yep roc
– Los Straitjackets , challenger 64 , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yep roc
– various , the eve of the war , musical version of the war of the worlds , columbia
– The apples in stereo , dignified dignitary , Travellers In Space and Time , yep roc
– orbital , way out , middle of nowhere , rhino

Thursday, October 07, 2010

play list - 10/07/2010

deadmau5 concert on monday was awesome!  he opened the show with a song called "some chords", so i finished my show today with that.  so many people at the uptown, and so many taking pics and video with their phones.  lots of great footage has been posted on youtube, here's a great one catching the  opening of the show.


moving to kathleen's today!  time to go get the truck.

    Artist    ,    Track    ,    Album    ,    Label
--    daft punk    ,    da funk / daftendirekt    ,    alive 2007    ,    virgin
--    daft punk    ,    superheroes / human after all / rock n roll    ,    alive 2007    ,    virgin
--    We in Music    ,    grandlife    ,    my house in montmarte    ,    astralwerks
--    Fantastic Plastic Machine    ,    l'aventure fantastique    ,    the fantastic plastic machine    ,    Emperor Norton
--    Dimitri from Paris    ,    Une very stylish fille    ,    sacrebleu    ,    atlantic
--    air    ,    alpha beta gaga    ,    Talkie Walkie    ,    Astralwerks
--    Various    ,    euro hit 40, part 1    ,    euro hit 40 - october 2010    ,    radio netherlands
--    Various    ,    euro hit 40, part 2    ,    euro hit 40 - october 2010    ,    radio netherlands
--    vhs or beta    ,    can't believe a single word    ,    bring on the comets    ,    astralwerks
--    cut copy    ,    Hearts On Fire    ,    In Ghost Colours    ,    modular
--    Kylie Minogue    ,    all the lovers    ,    aphrodite    ,    Parlophone
--    robyn    ,    dancing on my own    ,    body talk part 1    ,    konichiwa
--    deadmau5    ,    some chords    ,    single    ,    ultra

Thursday, September 30, 2010

play list - 09/30/2010 - pledge drive 2 of 2

today, i had jim zinn sit in with me as a pitch partner on the show.  thanks jim!  unfortunately, we didn't do much better than winston apple and I did last week, which wasn't very good.  hopefully the station will find a show or programmer that does better in that time slot since i'll only be hosting it a couple more months.  i've been doing it for four years now and its been a great experience, but i'm ready to give someone else a shot at it and move on to something else.  i'll still be volunteering there, and maybe even will cover for people's shows sometimes.

anyway....jim brought a bunch of music so that was fun, kinda a half guest dj show.  we played some electronic, some stuff from 60's, some modern funk/soul, and a few others.  one of the 60's songs i played was a cover of daytripper done by sergio mendes and brasil 66 on vinyl:



i also got 2 pairs of tickets to give away next week to los straitjackets!  that show is in a few weeks and deadmau5 is monday!


Artist , Track , Album , Label
deadmau5 , some chords , single , ultra
kid koala , start heeeeears koala/stoppin' traffic/trackes etc./slewtest 1 , your mom's favorite dj , ninja tune
Los Straitjackets , Teen Beast , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yeproc
calibro 35 , eurocrime! , ritornano quelli di... , nublu
Gabor Szabo , walking on nails , jazz raga , light in the attic
esquviel , sentimental journey , space age bachelor pad music , bmg
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 , daytripper , herb alpert presents sergio mendes & Brasil 66 , A&M
chris joss , rififi rococo , sticks , esl
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , i'm not gonna cry , daptone gold , daptone
The Budos Band , rite of the ancients , the budos band III , daptone
duck sauce , anyway , how to make it in america - mix tape , hbo
chromeo , Night By Night , single , Green Label Sound
The Chemical Brothers , another world , further , astralwerks
devo , what we do , something for everybody , Warner Bros
devo , turnaround , single , Warner Bros
nirvana , Turnaround , Insesticide , Sub Pop
bostich + fussible , radio borderland , bulevar 2000 , nacional
david byrne and Fatboy Slim , american troglodyte , here lies love , nonesuch
david byrne and Fatboy Slim , dancing together feat. Sharon Jones , here lies love , nonesuch
sia , breathe me , Colour The Small One , Astralwerks

Thursday, September 23, 2010

play list - 09/23/2010 - pledge drive 1 of 2

today was the start of the fall 2010 pledge drive.  starting day shows have not done well for me money-raising wise, and this one was no exception.  winston apple helped me as a pitch partner, so that made it more enjoyable (thanks winston!).  hopefully i'll do better next week, as i have in the past.

since winston's latest album is all bob dylan covers, i decided to play all covers and remixes of classic rock and folk songs.  one that i've played a few times is this amusing mashup of "stairway to heaven" and "gilligan's island"



Artist , Track , Album , Label
winston apple , like a rolling stone , alias: zimmerman , winston apple productions
winston apple , all along the watchtower (sad-eyed lady of the lowlands) , alias: zimmerman , winston apple productions
saint etienne , only love can break your heart , foxbase alpha , Warner Bros
Moog Cookbook , rockin' in the free world , moog cookbook , restless
little roger and the goosebumps , stairway to giliigans' island , single , castaway records
Blondie vs. the Doors , Rapture Riders , euro hit 40 - may 2006 , radio netherlands
the doors , strange days (theivery corporation remix) , Versions , esl
ananda shankar , light my fire , ananda shankar , collectors' choice music
lord sitar , i am the walrus , lord sitar , zonophone
Senor Coconut , smoke on the water , single , Nacional
Red Hot Chili Peppers , subterranean homesick blues , uplift mofo party plan , emi
vitamin dub , whole lotta love , dub tribute to led zeppelin , vitamin
shonen knife , daydream believer , happy hour , big deal
Angelique Kidjo , Gimme Shelter feat. joss Stone , djin djin , Razor & Tie
devo , Satisfaction (I can't get no) , Greatest Hits , Warner Bros
mirwais , miss you , fabriclive 09 jacques lu cont , fabric
royal gigilos , california dreamin' , ultra dance 05 , ultra records
the boogie pimps , somebody to love , ultra dance 05 , ultra records

Thursday, September 09, 2010

play list - 09/09/2010

i've had the song "bed intruder" stuck in my head for 2 days now. i didn't play it on my show because the material is kinda strange.  its made from video news footage of a guy reacting to an attempted rape.  of course, rape isn't funny, so that's the bad part.  but this guy's *reaction* and his threats to the rapist are funny.  and when you take that, and put it to music, as these kids from brooklyn did, it becomes quite funny.  and congrats to them for getting about 100,000 purchases on itunes and crediting mr. dodson as one of the writers so that they are all making a few thousand dollars from this great song and video.


so on to the show... today was euro hit 40 with katy perry's "califonia gurls" as #1.  sweet.  and i did the surf music followed by esquivel series again.

off next week while biking in colorado.  week after that is the start of the fund drive.  sweet.


Time
Artist , Track , Album , Label
10:02 am various artists , Euro Hit 40, Part1 , euro hit 40 - september 2010 , radio netherlands
10:34 am various artists , Euro Hit 40, Part 2 , euro hit 40 - september 2010 , radio netherlands
11:03 am chromeo , night by night , single , Green Label Sound
11:07 am chromeo , don't turn the lights on , single , vice
11:14 am Los Straitjackets , blowout , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , Yep Roc
11:16 am Los Straitjackets , teen beast , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yep roc
11:21 am matorral man , el taxi del manana , guateque estelar , nacional
11:26 am matorral man , a seguia bailando v divirtiendose , guateque estelar , nacional
11:32 am Esquivel , mini skirt , cabaret manana , rca
11:35 am esquivel , Amazon Paddle Boat , see it in sound , house of hits
11:48 am Chemical Brothers , snow , further , Astralwerks
11:53 am Chemical Brothers , escape velocity , further , Astralwerks

Friday, September 03, 2010

play list - 09/02/2010

whoops, forgot to post my play list yesterday.  coincidentally i received two cd's of surf-rock type music in past two weeks from two of the cool labels that send me music at the station.  one was by "los straitjackets", a band of guys who wear mexican wrestling masks when they play, often while wearing suits, lol.  but they're actually from nashville.  that was from yeproc.  the other really is a mexican band called "matorral man". that was from nacional records.  so i started the show with those two.  got into some 80's stuff, some more funk and then electronic. deadmau5 is coming to kc in october, i want to get tickets next week, should be a cool show.

here are los straitjackets doing a song from some crazy looking movie called psycho beach party:



Artist , Title , Album , Label
-- Los Straitjackets , cal-speed , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , Yep Roc
-- Los Straitjackets , teen beast , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , Yep Roc
-- matorral man , vaquera estelar , guateque estelar , nacional
-- matorral man , operacion dinamo , guateque estelar , nacional
-- esquivel , yeyo , cabaret manana , rca
-- esquviel , honky tonky cha cha , see it in sound , house of hits
-- the art of noise , peter gunn feat. duane eddy , In Visible Silence , china/polydor
-- gary numan , on broadway , The Pleasure Principle , Beggars Banquet
-- Pet Shop Boys , always on my mind , Discography:The Complete Singles , EMI America
-- missing persons , Walking in LA , the best of , emi
-- devo , That's Good , Greatest Hits , Warner Bros
-- human leadue , (keep feeling) fascination , Greatest Hits , A&M
-- devo , fresh , something for everybody , Warner Bros
-- robyn , fembot , body talk pt. 1 , Konichiwa Records
-- yelle , A Cause Des Garcons , Pop-Up , Caroline Records
-- calibro 35 , calling all units to broccolino , ritornano quelli di... , nublu
-- Incredible Bongo Band , (i can't get no) satisfaction , bongo rock , Mr. Bongo
-- chris joss , surrounded , sticks , esl
-- chris joss , little nature , sticks , esl
-- thievery corporation , lebanese blonde , The Mirror Conspiracy , esl
-- thievery corporation , shaolin satellite , sounds from the thievery hi-fi , esl
-- fly , flaptain crunch , dropsickles , self-released
-- fly , wild wild midwest , dropsickles , self-released
-- deadmau5 , ghosts n stuff , single , ultra
-- oakenfold , zoo york , bunkka , maverick