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Apr
2nd
Wed
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April 2

Well, this one went pretty well and then the recording program shut down so if you’re interested there’s only this mp3 of the last quarter or so.

The Smiths “Rusholme Ruffians” Meat Is Murder

Badly Drawn Boy “Disillusion” Hour of the Bewilderbeast

The Black Box Revelations “Set Your Head On Fire” I Think I Like You

Babyshambles “Killamangiro” Down In Albion

Hot Lava “Resolutions ‘08” Lavalogy

Flat Duo Jets “Hoy Hoy” Two Headed Cow

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles “Choosey Beggar” Anthology

Jon Brion “Ruin My Day” Meaningless

Excepter “Any and Every” Debt Dept

Mombojó “Cabidela” What’s Happening in Pernambuco

Leonard Cohen “Paper-Thin Hotel” Death Of A Ladies Man”

Tom Waits ” Green Grass” “Baby Gonna Leave Me” Real Gone

She and Him “Black Hole” Volume One

Action Beat “More Hookie” Love and Circuits: A Cardboard Records Compilation

Gluons with Allen Ginsberg “Sue Your Parents” Local Anesthetic

Joy Division “Transmission” Les Bains Douches

Sid Vicious “Something Else” The Great Rock N’ Roll Swindle 

Kurt Vile “Deep Sea” Constant Hitmaker

Edith Piaf “L’Effect Que Tu Me Fais” The Definitive Collection

Wes Charlton “Still Here” World On Fire

Bob Dylan “Standing In The Doorway” Time Out Of Mind

The Jealous Girlfriends “Secret Identity” The Jealous Girlfriends

Jonathan Richman “Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild” Because Her Beauty Is Wild And Raw

T. Rex “Hot Love” Electric Warrior 

Mar
27th
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Mar
26th
Wed
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March 26

Notice: A large chunk of talk in the middle of this show.  Some chatty cathys showed up and the digressing ensued…  Here’s your MP3.  What was that song?  Check the playlist:

Clinic “The Witch”

The Kills “Hook and Line” Midnight Boom

Thee Oh Sees “Ghost In The Trees” The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In

Elvis Costello “This Year’s Girl” This Year’s Model

Ryan Adams “Burning Photographs” Rock N Roll

Bob Dylan “Just Like A Woman” Before The Flood

The Only Ones “Oh Lucinda” Strange Fruit

She and Him “I Thought I Saw Your Face Today” Volume One

Kurt Vile “Best Love” Constant Hitmaker

Bob Marley “Waiting In Vain” Legend

Eddie Cochran “Chicken Shot Blues” Latch On Volume 1

The Beach Boys “Girls On The Beach” All Summer Long

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks “Dragonfly Pie” Read Emotional Trash

LCD Soundsystem “Big Ideas”

Prince “Mountains” Under The Cherry Moon

Hot Lava “Apple + Option + Fire” Lavalogy

Man Man “Hurly/Burly” Rabbit Habits

Tall Firs “Hairdo” Too Old To Die Young

The Raveonettes “Aly, Walk With Me” Lust Lust Lust

Fuck Buttons “Ribs Out” Street Horrrsing

The Byrds “Hickory Wind” Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Roxy Music “Love Is The Drug” Greatest Hits

Van Morrisson “Sweet Thing” Astral Weeks 

Mar
19th
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March 19

Only an hour long show:

The Pogues “Sunny Side of the Street” The Essential Pogues

The Kills “Last Day of Magic” Midnight Boom

Last Days of April “Nothing’s Found” Might As Well Live

Bob Dylan “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)” Blonde on Blonde

Neko Case “In California” Canadian Amp

Elf Power “Paralyzed” In A Cave

Japanther “Charlie Hustle (free pete rose)” Love and Circuits: A Cardboard Records Compilation (From Aas to Zs)

Dr. Dog “Oh No” Easy Beat

Born Ruffians “Humming Bird” Red Yellow and Blue

Beach House “Astronaut” Devotion

U2 “Promenade” The Unforgettable Fire

Bruce Springsteen “Wild Billy’s Circus Story” The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle

Kate Bush “Hounds of Love” Hounds of Love

Kurt Vile “Freeway” Constant Hitmaker 

Mar
12th
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March 12, 2008

Things were technically a bit spotty in places but good times all around in the end. MP3. Playlist:

Kings of Leon “King Of The Rodeo” Aha Shake Heartbreak

The Strokes “What Ever Happened” Marie Antoinette Soundtrack

The Raveonettes “Black Satin” Lust Lust Lust

Lou Reed “I Want To Boogie With You” The Bells

David Bowie “Sons Of The Silent Age” ‘Heroes’

Dead Meadow “What Needs Must Be” Old Growth

Cat Power “Aretha, Sing One For Me” Jukebox

Xiu Xiu “Master Of The Bump (Kurt Stumbaugh, I can feel the soil falling over my head)

Mahjongg “Those Birds Are Bats” Kontpab

Eddie Cochran “Pink-Peg Slacks” “Shotgun Wedding Theme” Latch-On Vol. 1

Morrissey “The Last Of The International Playboys” Bona Drag

The Hands “Lies Lies Lies” The Hands

Fiona Apple “Oh Well” Extraordinary Machine

Sid Vicious “C’mon Everybody” The Great Rock N Roll Swindle

Cocteau Twins “Iceblink Luck” Heaven Or Las Vegas

Beach House “Heart Of Chambers” Devotion

The Jesus And Mary Chain “Kill Surf City” April Skies 12”

Bon Iver “Skinny Love” For Emma Forever Ago

Hanne Hukkelberg “Pynt” Rykestraße 68

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks “Out Of Reaches” Read Emotional Trash

Jim White “Crash Into The Sun” Transnormal Skiperoo

The Pixies “Tony’s Theme” Surfer Rosa

Galaxie 500 “Fourth Of July” Fourth Of July 12”

Ryan Adams “Love Is Hell” Love Is Hell

The 101ers “Letsagetabitarockin’” Elgin Avenue Breakdown

Them “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” The Collection

Cryptacize “Say You Will” Dig That Treasure

Mar
6th
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Feb
27th
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February 27

Perhaps the best show so far.  This in spite of a few slip-ups.  You’re going to want to hold on to this one.

Playlist:

Karl Larsson “Lion’s Escape” Pale As Milk

The Raveonettes “Blush” Lust Lust Lust

Times New Viking “Faces On Fire” Rip It Off

David Bowie “Joe The Lion” ‘Heroes’

Cat Power “New York” Jukebox

Morrissey “Come Back To Camden” You Are The Quarry

Bob Dylan “In The Summertime” Shot of Love

Dead Meadow “I’m Gone” Old Growth

The Kills “Cheap and Cheerful” Cheap and Cheerful (single)

Mahjongg “Kottbusser Torr” Kontpab

Suede “Animal Nitrate” Suede

Echo And The Bunnymen “Silver” Ocean Rain

The Velvet Underground “Foggy Notion” Peel Slowly and See

The Sugarcubes “Birthday (Icelandic Version)” Birthday 12” 

Teenage Fanclub “The Concept” Bandwagonesque

Michael Jackson “Pretty Young Thing (P.Y.T.)” Thriller

Prince “I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man” Sign O The Times

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks “Dragonfly Pie” Real Emotional Trash

Vampire Weekend “Bryn” Vampire Weekend

Beach House “Home Again” Devotion

Cryptacize “The Shape Above” Dig That Treasure

Jerry Lee Lewis “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee” 18 Original Sun Hits

Xiu Xiu “No friend oh!” Women As Lovers

Johnny Cash “It Ain’t Me, Babe” Greatest Hits Vol. 1

The Magnetic Fields “Old Fools” Distortion

Edith Piaf “T’es Beau Tu Sais” The Best of Edith Piaf

The Clash “Charlie Don’t Surf” Sandinista!

Cocteau Twins “Evangeline” Four Calendar Café