Month: August 2010

First Hour:

1. Little People by Matthew Dear from Black City [Ghostly Intl.]
2. Hobo by Zombie Dance Squad from Play It Down [Play It Down]
3. Strangelove by Depeche Mode from Music For The Masses [Mute/Sire]
4. Baby Can’t Stop by Lindstrom & Christabelle from Real Life Is No Cool [Smalltown Supersound]
5. Evil by Ladytron from Light & Magic [Emperor Norton]
6. Marcha De La Vida by Balkan Beat Box from Blue Eyed Black Boy [Nat Geo Music]
7. The Quick Mile by PVT (formerly known as Pivot) from Church With No Magic [Warp]
8. Iced Coffee (Club Mix) by Tanlines from Iced Coffee [Self-released]
9. Bang Pop (Fool’s Gold Remix) by Free Energy from Bang Pop Remix [DFA]
10. Split Minute by Darker My Love from Alive As You Are [Dangerbird]
11. Exhuming McCarthy by R.E.M. from Document [IRS]
12. I’m Leaving You For Solitude by The Manic Street Preachers from Postcards From A Young Man [Columbia]

Second Hour:

1. Hands (Low Sunday Remix) by The Ting Tings from Hands [Columbia/Red Ink]
2. More Or Less by The Soft Pack from The Soft Pack [Kemado]
3. The Difference Between Us by The Dead Weather from Sea of Cowards [Third Man/Warner]
4. Witchcraft by Light Pollution from Apparitions [Carpark]
5. Older Brother by Pepper Rabbit from Beauregard [Kanine]
6. Man by Yeah Yeah Yeahs from Fever To Tell [Interscope]
7. Hamilton Road by Ducktails from Ducktails III [Woodsist]
8. Cave-O-Sapien by Wolf Parade from Expo 86 [Sub Pop]
9. I Wonder by Dom from Sun Bronzed Greek Gods [Burning Mill Records]
10. Baby Say Goodbye by Wavves from King Of The Beach [Fat Possum]
11. Tightrope (f. Big Boi) by Janelle Monae from The Archandroid [Bad Boy]
12. Left Of Center by Serj Tankian from Imperfect Harmonies [Reprise]
13. Whirring by The Joy Formidable from First You Have To Get Mad [Self-released]

Notes:

This will be my last show on Mondays, as I will be switching to Wednesdays, 6-8am to cover Randy B’s old time slot. Thanks for listening, and I’ll try to drop in once in a while.

First Hour:

1. Woo Boost by Rusko from O.M.G.! [Mad Decent]
2. Groove Me (Remix) by Maximum Balloon from Maximum Balloon [DGC/Interscope]
3. Hunny by Dom from Sun Bronzed Greek Gods [Burning Mill]
4. Saviour by Teen Daze from Four More Years [Arcade Sound]
5. Make The Bus (feat. Of Montreal) by Janelle Monae from The Archandroid [Bad Boy]
6. Golden Haze by Wild Nothing from Golden Haze EP [Captured Tracks]
7. The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love by Jens Lekman from The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love [Self-Released]
8. Superball by Magic Kids from Memphis [True Panther Sounds]
9. Home by The Suzan from Golden Week For The Poco Poco Beat [Fool’s Gold/Downtown]
10. Paint A Vulgar Picture by The Smiths from Strangeways, Here We Come [Rough Trade]
11. Photojournalist by Small Black from New Chain [Jagjaguwar]
12. Only Existing Footage by The Extra Lens from Undercard [Merge]
13. Ira Glass by Adam WarRock from TrackLog [Self-Released]
14. David by The Radio Dept. from Clinging To A Scheme [Labrador]
15. Yulia by Wolf Parade from Expo 86 [Sub Pop]

Second Hour:

1. The Earthquake of ’73 by The Fruit Bats from Spelled In Bones [Sub Pop]
2. Dance Song ’97 by Sleater-Kinney from Dig Me Out [Kill Rock Stars]
3. Pop Song ’89 by R.E.M. from Green [Warner]
4. No Satisfaction (Black Mountain cover) by The Black Angels from No Satisfaction [Self-Released]
5. Wucan by Black Mountain from In The Future [Jagjaguwar]
6. 10 A.M. Automatic by The Black Keys from Rubber Factory [Fat Possum]
7. Social Studies by Body Language from Social Studies [Self-Released]
8. Stranded by The Walkmen from Lisbon [Fat Possum]
9. Soil To Seed by Matthew Dear from Black City [Ghostly]
10. Round And Round by Lou Barlow from Emoh [Merge]
11. Tattoo by Wye Oak from The Knot [Merge]
12. The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine by Spoon from Gimmie Fiction [Merge]
13. Don’t Leave My Mind by Azure Ray from Drawing Down The Moon [Saddle Creek]
14. You Were A Kindness by The National, Live on MPR’s The Current

Notes:

• Very excited for the self-titled release of Maximum Balloon‘this week. Dave Sitek from TV On The Radio has assembled a small army of guest vocalists for this project.
• Anyone got intel on the new release from Magic Kids? I’m interested. Very interested.
• The Suzan is an all-girl band from Japan. Do they sound like the 5-6-7-8s? Sure, but maybe that’s too easy a comparison.
• Small Black will release their debut album New Chain on Jagjaguwar Records on 26 Oct 2010.
• The Extra Lens is John Darnelle from The Mountain Goats and Franklin Bruno. Formerly known as The Extra Glens. New album on Merge coming in 2010.
• The Black Angels and Black Mountain are going on tour together, and both albums will be releasing new albums on 14 Sept 2010. The closest they’ll get to Madison is a Thursday, 28 October show at The Metro in Chicago, doors 8pm, show 9pm. Tickets $19.
• Enter to win Black Mountain vinyl over at Insound.
• The Walkmen will play at The Barrymore Theatre in Madison, WI on Thu 14 Oct 2010 at 8pm. Japandroids and Miniature Tigers will open. Tickets $17 adv / $19 dos.
• Lou Barlow and The Missingmen will play a 9pm show at The Frequency in Madison, tonight. Wye Oak opens. Tickets $10.
• As always, you can find playlists from my show or any of the shows on WSUM at: http://playlist.wsum.org/search/

First Hour:

1. I Love You Golden Blue by Sonic Youth from Sonic Nurse [Geffen]
2. Golden Pendulum by The Big Pink from A Brief History Of Love [4AD]
3. Bring It On Golden Pond by Pretty Girls Make Graves from Good Health [Lookout]
4. Things I Should Say by Bears from Bears [Moon Jaw Records]
5. Things You Say by Sleater-Kinney from Dig Me Out [Kill Rock Stars]
6. The Things You Said by Depeche Mode from Music For The Masses [Mute/Sire]
7. The Sporting Life by The Decemberists from Picaresque [Kill Rock Stars]
8. This Charming Man by The Smiths from The Smiths [Rough Trade]
9. Jesus by Dom from Sun Bronzed Greek Gods [Burning Mill]
10. Big Difference by Tokyo Police Club from Champ [Mom & Pop]
11. Can’t Get There From Here by R.E.M. from Fables Of The Reconstruction [IRS/Capitol]
12. Never Follow Suit by The Radio Dept. from Clinging To A Scheme [Labrador]
13. Castles In The Snow by Twin Shadow from Castles In The Snow [Terrible]
14. Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) by Rusko from O.M.G.! [Mad Decent]
15. Windstorm by School Of Seven Bells from Disconnect From Desire [Vagrant]

Second Hour:

1. One Touch by LCD Soundsystem from This Is Happening [DFA]
2. Hand Me Down Your Love by Hot Chip from One Life Stand [EMI]
3. Barricade by Interpol from Interpol [Matador]
4. Daisy by Fang Island from Fang Island [Sargeant House]
5. Mickey Mouse by Wavves from King Of The Beach [Fat Possum]
6. Doubt by Corin Tucker from 1,000 Years [Sub Pop]
7. Cheaters by Teengirl Fantasy from 7 A.M. [True Panther]
8. Let’s Go Surfing by The Drums from The Drums [Downtown]
9. Sea Talk by Zola Jesus from Stridulum II [Sacred Bones]
10. Blue Blood Blues by The Dead Weather from Sea Of Cowards [Third Man/Warner]
11. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover) by Evelyn Evelyn from Evelyn Evelyn [11 Records/8 ft. records]
12. Hey Cool Kid by Cloud Nothings from Cloud Nothings [Self-Released]

Notes:

• Sonic Youth is having their album Sister reissued this week. Available at local record stores & online retailers as of 10 Aug 2010.
• Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney will release her solo album, 1,000 Years, on Sub Pop on 05 Oct 2010. Touring on the West & East Coasts this fall.
• School Of Seven Bells will play The Majestic Theatre on Sat, 18 Sept 2010, 9pm, $10.
• LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip will play at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee on Fri, 22 Oct 2010, 8pm, $27/$32.
• Interpol will play The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee on Fri, 13 Aug 2010, 8pm, $28.50/$33.50
• Fang Island will play a free show on the UW-Madison Union Terrace in Madison on Sat, 14 Aug 2010, 9:30. Free.
• Zola Jesus will release Stridulum II on Sacred Bones Records this August.
• Evelyn Evelyn is a project/concept-album by Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) and Jason Webley.
• Never Follow Suit by The Radio Dept.contains the lyrics “I always wanted to belong to the freak scene.” Thanks to Randy for letting me sub for him on Freak Scene today.

First Hour:

1. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Richard X Remix) by Saint Etienne from Only Love Can Break Your Heart Single [Heavenly]
2. Will You Smile Again For Me? by …And You Will Know Them By The Trail Of Dead from Worlds Apart [Interscope]
3. Sinister Kid by The Black Keys from Brothers [Nonesuch/Warner]
4. The King Of Carrot Flowers by Mike Doughty from The Gambler EP [ATO]
5. King Of The Surf by Los Straitjackets from Play Favorites [Yep Roc]
6. King Of The Jungle by King Khan And The Shrines from Three Hairs And You’re Mine [Voodoo Rhythm Records]
7. Solitude Is Bliss by Tame Impala from Innerspeaker [Modular]
8. Killemall by Menomena from Mines [Barsuk]
9. Martha by Suckers from Wild Smile [Frenchkiss]
10. Exit Does Not Exist by Modest Mouse from This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About [Up Records]
11. Mild Confusion by Tamaryn from Mild Confusion 7″ [True Panther Sounds]
12. Round N Round (Feat. 77Klash) by Bosco Delrey from Round N Round [Mad Decent]
13. XXXO (Mujava & DJ Qness Serenity Re-edit) by M.I.A. from Mya [Interscope]

Second Hour:

1. Life And How To Live It by R.E.M. from Fables Of The Reconstruction [IRS/Capitol]
2. AM/FM by !!! from Strange Weather, Isn’t It? [Warp]
3. Let’s Call It Love by Sleater-Kinney from The Woods [Sub Pop]
4. All Things This Way by Male Bonding from Nothing Hurts [Sub Pop]
5. Cloud Shadow On The Mountain by Wolf Parade from Expo 86 [Sub Pop]
6. Come Saturday by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart [Slumberland]
7. Saturdays by Cut Copy from Bright Like Neon Love [Modular]
8. A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays” by De La Soul from De La Soul Is Dead [Tommy Boy/Warner]
9. I Treat You Wrong by The Faint from Fasciinatiion [Blank.Wav]
10. I Can’t Wait (Gordon Voidwell Remix) by Twin Shadow from Forget [Terrible]
11. I Felt Stupid by The Drums from I Felt Stupid [Self-Released]
12. Post Acid by Wavves from King Of The Beach [Fat Possum]
13. The Month Of May by Arcade Fire from The Suburbs [Merge]

Notes:

• Arcade Fire have a shot at being the #1 Record in the US on Billboard. Pick up The Suburbs on Amazon if you haven’t already. Still $3.99 in the MP3 store, as of this morning.
• Menomena and Suckers will play at The High Noon in Madison, on Fri, 24 Sept 2010, 9:30pm, $12 adv/$14 dos
• King Khan And The Shrines will play at The Annex in Madison on Tue, 05 Oct 2010, 8:30pm, $15 adv/$18 dos, 18+ show. Gentlemen Jesse And His Men will open.
• Tamaryn will release her/their debut album The Waves in the US on Mexican Summer on 14 Sept 2010.
• Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney will release her solo album, 1,000 Years, on Sub Pop on 05 Oct 2010. Touring on the West & East Coasts this fall.
• Cut Copy is planning to release a new album in January 2011, just in time for Summer (in Australia).

First Hour:

1. And I Was A Boy From School by Hot Chip from The Warning [Astralwerks/Parlophone]
2. Ain’t No Grave by Johnny Cash from American VI: Ain’t No Grave [American]
3. Moscow 1980 by Javelin from No Mas [Lukabop]
4. Leave House by Caribou from Swim [Merge]
5. Mongrel Heart by Broken Bells from Broken Bells [Columbia/Sony]
6. Raw Power by Iggy & The Stooges from Raw Power [Columbia]
7. Celestia by Crystal Castles from Crystal Castles [2010] [Fiction]
8. Fire Escape by Fanfarlo from Resevoir [Self-Released]
9. Fire And The Thud by Arctic Monkeys from Humbug [Domino]
10. Later On by Kate Nash from My Best Friend Is You [Fiction]
11. A Mind I Knew by Suckers from Wild Smile [Frenchkiss]
12. My Shepherd by The New Pornographers from Together [Matador]
13. You Were / I Was by Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band from Where The Messengers Meet [Dead Oceans]

Second Hour:

1. Weird Feelings by Male Bonding from Nothing Hurts [Sub Pop]
2. Northshore by Tegan & Sara from Sainthood [Sire]
3. Hurricane J by The Hold Steady from Heaven Is Whenever [Vagrant / Rough Trade]
4. Infinite Desert by Delorean from Subiza [True Panther Sounds]
5. Lemonworld by The National from High Violet [4AD]
6. What We Do by Devo from Something For Everybody [Warner]
7. Fashion Is Danger by Flight Of The Conchords from I Told You I Was Freaky [Sub Pop]
8. I Can See The Future by Iran from Dissolver [Narnack]
9. Down On Loving by The Soft Pack from The Soft Pack [Kemado]
10. Trouble Comes Running by Spoon from Transference [Merge]
11. Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells from Treats [Mom & Pop]
12. MT Work by Thee Oh Sees from Warm Slime [In The Red]
13. Destroyer Of The Void by Blitzen Trapper from Destroyer Of The Void [Sub Pop]
14. It Only Takes One Night by Dum Dum Girls from I Will Be [Sub Pop]
15. Never Gonna Give You Up by The Black Keys from Brothers [Nonesuch]

Notes:

• Suckers will open for Menomena at The High Noon in Madison, on Fri, 24 Sept 2010, 9:30pm, $12 adv/$14 dos
• The New Pornographers will play The Orpheum in Madison, on Wed, 4 Aug 2010, 8pm, $25 adv/$28 dos
• The National will play The Orpheum with Owen Pallett, on Tues, 28 Sept 2010, 7:30pm, $26 adv /$28 dos
• Blitzen Trapper will play The High Noon in Madison on Wed 29 Sept 2010, 8:30pm, $12 adv/$14 dos