Episode 9

     This morning’s show was the last one for the quarter. Since the schedules for the interim and the summer have yet to be finalized, I don’t know when the next show will air. If you check back here in the next week or so, there should be some information posted.
     I met two wonderful people earlier, Mat and Beth, who are training to be DJs at the station. Having gone through training myself only a few months ago, it was somewhat strange for me to be talking as though I had some grand wisdom to impart about operating the equipment in the studio, following FCC rules, etc. But I hope they learned something useful. And I, in return, was reminded (again) that I need to give the more recent, downtempo music of Saint Etienne another chance. I also learned something else: apparently no one who tuned in to the show this morning cared about getting tickets to see Caribou, Junior Boys and Russian Futurists for free (all three groups are playing a show on 7 June at the Empty Bottle). Or maybe none of the listeners were 21 or older. Oh, well....
     Most of the show made it to CD, so I should have a recording available for those in the know (and/or outside the listening area) in the next few days. In the meantime, here’s what you would have heard had you had your radio tuned in:

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Suicide, “Keep Your Dreams” (Remix), Suicide (First Album), Mute
• Kraftwerk, “Showroom Dummies,” Trans-Europe Express, Capitol
• Cabaret Voltaire, “Seconds Too Late,” The Living Legends, Mute
• Metric, “Hustle Rose,” Old World Underground, Where Are You, Everloving
• Saint Etienne, “Woodcabin,” Good Humor, Sub Pop
• Grace Jones, “Pull Up to the Bumper,” Island Life, Island
• The Cure, “Just One Kiss,” Japanese Whispers, Fiction
• The Glove, “Looking-Glass Girl,” Blue Sunshine, Polygram
• Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Belladonna,” Hyaena, Geffen
• The Monkees, “Daydream Believer,” Anthology, Rhino
• Dukes of Stratosphear, “Vanishing Girl,” Chips from the Chocolate Fireball, Geffen
• Jim White, “Book of Angels,” Wrong-Eyed Jesus, Luaka Bop
• Emiliana Torrini, “Today Has Been OK,” Fisherman’s Woman, Rough Trade

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Matt Johnson, “Like a Sun Risin’ thru My Garden,” Burning Blue Soul, 4AD
• Mark Hollis, “The Gift,” Mark Hollis, Pond Life
• The Books, “It Never Changes to Stop,” Lost and Safe, Tomlab
• The Russian Futurists, “Your Life on Magnetic Tape,” Let’s Get Ready to Crumble, Upper Class
• Junior Boys, “High Come Down,” Last Exit, Domino
• Caribou, “Pelican Narrows,” The Milk of Human Kindness, Domino
• His Name Is Alive, “I Can See Myself in Her,” Last Night, 4AD
• Komeda, “Cul de Sac,” What Makes It Go?, Minty Fresh
• Mos Def, “Umi Says,” Black on Both Sides, Rawkus
• World Party, “This World,” Egyptology, Chrysalis
• Neil Finn, “Wherever You Are,” One Nil, Parlophone
• Brookville, “This Is How It Ends,” Wonderfully Nothing, Unfiltered