Play list - 09/28/2011 - Morning Buzz

Covered for Mike Murphy this morning on the Morning Buzz.  When I do the 6:00 AM slot I'm always worried that my alarm won't go off or I'll sleep through it and not get there in time.  All was good though, at least until Democracy Now started at 8:00 and I was trying to turn up the wrong channel and missed the first 30 seconds of it.  Whoops.  Got a lot of really nice calls from listeners who said they missed my regular show, that was cool.

Played many of same songs as when I covered Signal to Noise a couple weeks ago.  Figured it was different time slots, different listeners, wouldn't hurt to repeat some.  Snuck in some Bee Gees Night Fever though!!!

-- Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- The Chemical Brothers , snow , further , astralwerks
-- The Chemical Brothers , escape velocity , further , astralwerks
-- choc quib town , de donde vengo yo , oro , nacional
-- bostich+fussible , tijuana sound machine , tijuana sound machine , nacional
-- thievery corporation , web of deception , culture of fear , esl
-- thievery corporation , fragments , culture of fear , esl
-- cornershop , united provinces of india , cornershop and the double o groove of , ample play
-- ursula 1000 , mondo beyondo , mondo beyondo , esl
-- ursula 1000 , graveyard stomp , mondo beyondo , esl
-- chris joss , we got some (part 1 & 2) , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- chris joss , re-volt , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- chromeo , night by night , Business Casual , vice
-- Lindstrom & Christabelle , baby can't stop , real life is no cool , smalltown supersound
-- bee gees , night fever , Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack , polydor
-- toba , moving up , chromeo - dj kicks , !k7
-- carmen , time to move , chromeo - dj kicks , !k7
-- dan black , symphonies , UN , the hours
-- oakenfold , zoo york , bunkka , maverick
-- royksopp , triumphant , the understanding , astralwerks
-- robyn , dancing on my own , body talk pt. 1 , interscope
-- air , La Femme D'Argent , moon safari , source

Play list - 09/05/2011 - Signal To Noise

it's been 5 months since i last covered a show.  the first few minutes were a little rocky, i stuttered a bit giving the station id, but after that things went smoothly enough.  there also was no air conditioning in the studio so that made things *really* warm.  i didn't want to use the fan since it makes some background noise, but it was tough to do.

i had a couple new cd's to play from, including the latest by ursula 1000, mondo beyondo.  this is an excellent cd with an excellent title track that has a pretty good video too:


Artist , Track , Album , Label

-- thievery corporation , stargazer , culture of fear , esl
-- thievery corporation , web of deception , culture of fear , esl
-- Incredible Bongo Band , apache , Bongo Rock , mr bongo
-- Toots and the Maytals , funky kingston , 40 island , island
-- ursula 1000 , mondo beyondo , mondo beyondo , esl
-- ursula 1000 , hey you! (with fred schneider) , mondo beyondo , esl
-- chris joss , we got some (part 1&2) , monomaniacs, vol. 1 , esl
-- chris joss , re-volt , monomaniacs, vol. 1 , esl
-- calibro 35 , calling all units to broccolino , ritornano quelli di... , nublu
-- matorralman , el taxi del manana , Guateque Estelar , nacional
-- bostich + fussible , tijuana sound machine , tijuana sound machine , nacional
-- fauna , gauchito gil , zzx sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- choc quib town , de donde vengo you , oro , nacional
-- Bomba Estereo , fuego , blow up , nacional
-- Cornershop , united provinces of india , cornershop and the double o groove of , ample play
-- cornershop , soul school , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample play
-- dan black , symphonies , un , the hours
-- royksopp , triumphant , the understanding , astralwerks
-- oakenfold , zoo york , bunkka , maverick
-- just brothers , sliced tomatoes , a break from the norm , restless
-- the john barry seven , beat girl , a break from the norm , restless
-- fatboy slim , Rockafeller Skank , You've come a long way Baby , Astralwerks
-- Fatboy Slim , e.v.a. , the out sound from way in , vanguard
-- fly fawkes , the don , dropsickles , independent

Art vs. Science vs. Daft Punk

I posted a while ago that I was enjoying some music by Art vs. Science. They have a new video out that is another great one. They're doing a live version of a song by one of my all-time favorite groups, Daft Punk. With just one person on a set of drums and two others on keyboards and a voice processor, they do a great job of recreating "Harder Better Faster Stronger".



Hopefully this will inspire more electronic musicians to create a live show that isn't just them standing in front of the computer or DJ gear. (Though the big electronic musicians usually add tremendous light/video shows that make up for that)

Play list - 03/20/2011 - Signal To Noise

I got 5 hours of show time in over this past weekend.  18 hours after finishing Retro Redeye Express (a 3 hour show) I covered for Barry Lee on Signal to Noise on Sunday.  At the same time, a Neil Diamond tribute concert was going on at the Record Bar with a few bands each playing a few different Neil Diamond songs.  Pretty sure that show was related to the fact that Neil was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last week.  So I decided to join in and start out with some Neil Diamond songs and covers.  Then I went over to the Record Bar and caught the last band at 10pm.  The last band was Free Band Radio, whose bassist is a friend of mine, Eric Gould, so that timing worked out well.




Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- neil diamond , cherry, cherry , the greatest hits 1966-1992 , columbia
-- neil diamond , you got to me , the greatest hits 1966-1992 , columbia
-- me first and the gimme gimmes , sweet caroline , have a ball , fat wreck chords
-- the specials , a little bit me, a little bit you , today's specials , virgin
-- the doors , strange days (theivery corporation remix) , versions , esl
-- ananda shankar , light my fire , ananda shankar , collectors' choice
-- johnny cash , big river (count de money remix) , take a chance , fontana
-- international velvet , sundown , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- cornershop , who fingered rock n roll , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample play
-- Cornershop , soul school , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample play
-- chris joss , zingy twangs , sticks , esl
-- chris joss , little nature , sticks , esl
-- Ursula 1000 , hey you (feat. fred schneider) , fuzz , esl
-- Ursula 1000 , funky bikini , The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 , esl
-- john peel , intro , fabric live 07 - john peel , fabric
-- soledad brothers , break it on down , fabric live 07 - john peel , fabric
-- Los Straitjackets , teen beast , The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets , yep roc
-- Los Straitjackets , theme from the magnificent seven , mas alla del limite , independent
-- the clash , Magnificent Seven , The story of the Clash , epic
-- david bowie , queen bitch , The Life Aquatic , hollywood
-- devo , fresh , Something For Everybody , Warner Bros
-- devo , What We Do , something for everybody , Warner Bros
-- duck sauce , barbra streisand , single , downtown
-- pretty lights , if i gave you my love , filling up the city skies, disc 2 , independent
-- aloe blacc , i need a dollar , how to make it in america - mix tape , hbo
-- duck sauce , anyway , how to make it in america - mix tape , hbo
-- the clash , police and thieves , The story of the Clash , epic

Play list - 03/19/2011 - Retro Redeye Express

Covered for Sunshine on Saturday night.  I thought it would be fun to try doing some live streaming video from the studio.  The sound was pretty bad, so nobody would want to just have the video running instead of streaming audio.  But if you used streaming audio or turned on the radio, the video stream wouldn't be in synch.  Oh well, it was a fun and interesting experiment.  Thanks to the few people who tried tuning into it.

I played some 80's new wave, followed by some ska and reggae, and then some 80's hip hop towards the end too.  Including this classic from hip-hop comedians Kid 'n Play (with a video cameo by their buddies Salt 'n Pepa)



Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- blondie , atomic , The Best of Blondie , Chrysalis
-- missing persons , Walking in LA , The Best Of , emi

-- yaz , don't go , single , rhino

-- kon kan , i beg your pardon , single , atlantic
-- ABC , when smokey sings , absolutely abc , polygram
-- duran duran , girls on film , Greatest , capitol
-- devo , what we do , something for everybody , Warner Bros
-- devo , That's Good , Greatest Hits , Warner Bros
-- adam and the ants , stand and deliver , prince charming , epic
-- bow wow wow , i want candy , bow wow wow , cleopatra
-- a flock of seagulls , i ran , sounds of the eighties - 1982 , time life
-- depeche mode , just can't get enough , the singles 81-85 , sire
-- abba , Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! , gold , polar
-- dead or alive , you spin me round (like a record) , youthquake , sony
-- erasure , take a chance on me , Pop! - The First 20 Hits , Sire / Reprise
-- gary numan , m.e. , The Pleasure Principle , Beggars Banquet
-- Pet Shop Boys , always on my mind , Discography:The Complete Singles , EMI America
-- the clash , (White Man) in Hammersmith , The story of the Clash , epic
-- english beat , spar wid me , Special Beat Service , sire
-- english beat , pato and roger a go talk , Special Beat Service , sire
-- the specials , Rudi, A Message To You , the singles collection , Chrysalis
-- fishbone , Party at ground Zero , fishbone , columbia
-- madness , forever young , The Liberty of Norton Folgate , yep roc
-- madness , house of fun , complete madness , teldec
-- musical youth , Pass the Dutchie , single , geffen
-- eddy grant , electric avenue , billboard top hits 1983 , rhino
-- shinehead , gimme no crack , unity , elektra
-- run dmc , king of rock , Greatest Hits , arista
-- Grandmaster Flash and the furious five , showdown , The Best Of , rhino
-- mc hammer , intro: turn this mutha out , let's get it started , capitol
-- mc hammer , let's get it started , let's get it started , capitol
-- kid 'n play , rollin' with kid 'n play , 2hype , select
-- joy division , digital , substance , factory
-- new order , blue monday 88 , (the best of) new order , qwest
-- happy mondays , kinky afro , pills 'n' thrills , elektra
-- ursula 1000 , hey you (feat. fred schneider) , fuzz , esl
-- gary numan , cars , The Pleasure Principle , Beggars Banquet
-- missing persons , destination unknown , the best of , emi
-- blondie , rapture , the best of blondie , chrysallis

Grandmaster Flash - The Message - Vinyl label mistake

I was flipping through my vinyl albums last night and was surprised to find that I have "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. I have a greatest hits CD of theirs (that I foolishly have hardly ever listened to) and a remix of The Message on another album that I listen to a lot and love. But totally forgot I had an LP. It's on the Sugar Hill label, SH 268 from 1982.

So I put it on and was looking at the cover while listening. I discovered that the track list on the album cover lists 4 tracks on side A, but the sticker on side A of the album only lists 3, it doesn't have "Scorpio". The track is on the record, so the sticker is wrong. Sometimes releases that have mistakes become valuable. I searched the Internet and couldn't find any reference to it though, so maybe its no big deal. Add to that the fact that the cover and record are in pretty poor condition, and its probably worth just the few dollars I probably paid for it. But if anyone knows differently, let me know!  Here's the pics.

Art vs. Science

Just got a promo email about these guys. I like the first couple videos of theirs that I just watched. And there were some concert videos of them doing a version of Will Smith's "Boom shake the room" that were pretty funny.

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!

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!

"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!

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

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

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