Episode 17

      Although I was mightily tired and feeling under the weather, I still think I managed to put together an interesting show for this morning. In hindsight, I must be on a flange-y guitar kick right now, given that three songs featured that sound (Siouxsie and the Banshees, Magazine and Killing Joke--must be the Cure deluxe edition reissues I’ve been listening to lately). In fact, those same three are among some of my favorite post-punk tracks from the decade. And dig those now-dated gated drums on the Killing Joke track. Just hearing it again almost makes me nostalgic. Almost.
     Otherwise, those lucky enough to know how to get their hands on the podcast know the drill: pour your favorite libation, light some candles, grab your headphones, dim the lights and let the sounds flow into you.
As for the rest of you, well, you should know me better....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Interpol, “Take You on a Cruise,” Antics, Matador
• The Beatles, “Sun King,” Abbey Road, Capitol
• Devendra Banhart, “Heard Somebody Say,” Cripple Crow, XL
• Inara George, “Fools Work,” All Rise, Everloving
• Andrew Bird, “Banking on a Myth,” The Mysterious Production of Eggs, Righteous Babe
• A.C. Newman, “35 in the Shade,” The Slow Wonder, Matador
• Lori Carson, “Something’s Got Me,” Everything I Touch Runs Wild, Restless
• XTC, “I Can’t Own Her,” Apple Venus, Vol. 1, TVT
• Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Into the Light,” Juju, Geffen
• Magazine, “A Song from Under the Floorboards,” The Correct Use of Soap, Caroline
• Cat Power, “Wild Is the Wind,” The Covers Record, Matador
• Broken Social Scene, “7/4 (Shoreline),” Broken Social Scene, Arts and Crafts

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Killing Joke, “Love like Blood,” Night Time, EG
• The Pharcyde, “Otha Fish,” Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, Delicious Vinyl
• Joe Henry, “Want Too Much,” Fuse, Mammoth
• The Gun Club, “Fire Spirit,” Fire of Love, Slash
• Tom Waits, “Dirt in the Ground,” Bone Machine, Island
• Ron Sexsmith and Don Kerr, “Tree-Lined Street,” Destination Unknown, n/a
• My Morning Jacket, “Golden,” It Still Moves, ATO
• Luna, “Into the Fold,” Bewitched, Elektra
• The Style Council, “Headstart for Happiness,” Introducing the Style Council, Polydor
• Tones on Tail, “Burning Skies,” Everything, Beggars Banquet
• Sigur Rós, “Sæglópur,” Takk..., Geffen

Episode 16

     I have no idea how this show sounded. I had a trainee come by unexpectedly a few minutes into the show, and therefore had to reconfigure what I planned to do to include him. So, I missed some cues and didn’t always start songs where I intended. Hopefully, the results don’t reflect badly on either me or Alexei. All of the audible mistakes, for the record, are mine. Maybe you’ll enjoy what you hear. I certainly hope you and I do....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Cat Power, “Cross Bones Style,” Moon Pix, Matador
• The Fall, “Behind the Counter,” Middle Class Revolt, Matador
• Eric Matthews, “Do You Really Want It?,” Six Kinds of Passion Looking for an Exit, Empyrean
• Low, “Laser Beam,” Things We Lost in the Fire, Kranky
• Paul Westerberg, “Things,” 14 Songs, Sire
• Jason Falkner, “...Nobody Knows,” Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown, Elektra
• Sly and the Family Stone, “In Time,” Fresh, Epic
• Res, “Golden Boys,” How I Do, MCA
• Jeffrey Lee Pierce, “From Temptation to You,” Wildweed, Solid
• Pernice Brothers, “Water Ban,” Yours, Mine, and Ours, Ashmont
• Jonatha Brooke, “Is This All,” Live, Bad Dog
• T. Rex, “The Motivator,” Electric Warrior, Reprise
• Broken Social Scene, “Hotel,” Broken Social Scene, Arts and Crafts

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Prince, “Something in the Water (Does Not Compute),” 1999, Warner Brothers
• Goldfrapp, “Paper Bag,” Felt Mountain, Mute
• Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Melt!,” A Kiss in the Dreamhouse, Geffen
• Digable Planets, “Jettin’,” Blowout Comb, Pendulum
• Brookville, “Summer Parade,” Wonderfully Nothing, Unfiltered
• Gomez, “Revolutionary Kind,” Liquid Skin, Virgin
• My Morning Jacket, “Into the Woods,” Z, ATO
• Blur, “Beetlebum,” Blur, Virgin
• Terence Trent D’Arby, “Castilian Blue,” Symphony or Damn, Columbia
• Portishead, “Over,” Portishead, Go! Beat/London
• Richard Davis, “Others,” Details, Kitty-Yo
• Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd, “Loitering/The Writing on the Wall,” Mysterious Skin—Music from the Film, Commotion