Episode 29

     This has been a particularly exhausting time in ECI-land. For the third week straight, I’ve put together a three-hour show. I keep wondering when I’ll run out of items in my personal CD library to play on air. Somehow, though, every time I sit down to start plotting out a show, I find more than enough songs that will tickle my ears and yours for the duration of the show. (Yes, I know I could use the station’s library, but where would the challenge be in that? Besides much of what I like to program isn’t on offer in it.)
     On this morning’s show, I got to a few things that I’ve been wanting to play for a while, but for various reasons wasn’t able to fit into the program. Among them was the Pat Metheny track, which I had intended to play (I believe) back in January, but the station’s CD players apparently had different ideas then. For a long time, I’ve also wanted to play something by the Jacobites and, upon learning of Nikki Sudden’s death last week, figured it was time actually to do so. The Jacobites remind me of the early and mid-1980s, when I spent most of my time listening to WRVU-FM from Vanderbilt University in my hometown. Waxing nostalgic about those years led me back to one of the other artists I heard there frequently: the Nashville-based songwriter, singer and guitarist Bill Lloyd. Just thinking about him (and other artists like Will Rambeaux) meant that I had to program his best-known tune.
     The schedule for the spring quarter is still being put together, but should start next week. I’ve put my requests in. Now I just have to wait to see what comes out. Soon all will know....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Blur, “Oily Water,” Modern Life Is Rubbish, SBK
• Laura Veirs, “Snow Camping,” Carbon Glacier, Nonesuch
• Sia, “Moon,” Colour the Small One, Astralwerks
• Nine Horses, “Darkest Birds,” Snow Borne Sorrow, Samadhi Sound
• David Bowie, “Rebel, Rebel,” Diamond Dogs, Virgin
• Chris Bell, “I Am the Cosmos,” I Am the Cosmos, Ryko
• Jacobites, “Silver Street,” Jacobites, Glass
• Tanya Donelly, “Golden Mean,” Whiskey Tango Ghosts, 4AD
• Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, “You Are What You Love,” Rabbit Fur Coat, Team Love
• Sublux, “Memory of Rain,” Nothing That Is Still, Selective Focus
• Pat Metheny and David Bowie, “This Is Not America,” The Falcon and the Snowman—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, EMI
• Blonde Redhead, “Hated Because of Great Qualities,” Misery of Certain Damaged Lemons, Touch and Go

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Prince, “The Word,” 3121, NPG
• Bill Lloyd, “Feeling the Elephant,” Feeling the Elephant, DB
• Neko Case, “Star Witness,” Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, Anti
• Catherine Irwin, “Power of My Love,” Cut Yourself a Switch, Thrill Jockey
• Electrelane, “The Valleys,” The Power Out, Too Pure
• The Sea and Cake, “The Leaf,” Oui, Thrill Jockey
• M. Ward, “Paul’s Song,” Transistor Radio, Merge
• Frou Frou, “Breathe In,” Details, MCA
• Esthero, “That Girl,” Breath from Another, Work
• Gomez, “1000 Times,” In Our Gun, Virgin
• Prefab Sprout, “The Ice Maiden/Paris Smith,” Jordan: The Comeback, Epic
• Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down Quartet, “Nightingales,” Duper Sessions, Astralwerks

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• The Cure, “At Night,” Seventeen Seconds, Fiction
• Split Enz, “Six Months in a Leaky Boat,” Time and Tide, Mushroom
• Modern English, “Dawn Chorus,” After the Snow, 4AD
• Talking Heads, “Drugs,” Fear of Music, Sire
• Vortex Original Soundtrack, “Black Box Disco,” New York Noise, Vol. 2: Music from the New York Underground, 1977–1984, Soul Jazz
• Sufjan Stevens, “Vito’s Ordination Song,” Greetings from Michigan, The Great Lake State, Asthmatic Kitty
• Stereolab, “Excursions into ‘Oh, A-Oh,’” Fab Four Suture, Pure
• Mercury Rev, “Tides of the Moon,” All Is Dream, V2
• The Style Council, “The Paris Match,” Introducing the Style Council, Polydor
• Emiliana Torrini, “Thinking Out Loud,” Fisherman’s Woman, Rough Trade
• Cocteau Twins, “Pink Orange Red,” Tiny Dynamine, 4AD

Episode 28

     As time goes by, I have greater and greater admiration for people who do radio shows every single day without running out of ideas. Of course, I presume that most people who do so are not volunteers but paid employees, who presumably have planning time built into their schedules. Either way, doing two three-hour shows in less than a week’s time has strained me a bit. I still think I turned out another quality show, but I did so only by pulling out some favorites that I have been saving for just the proper occasion.
     The schedule for the spring quarter should be finalized soon, and with any luck, I’ll be back in the time slot that I had for most of last year and should have had last quarter. As soon as I know what my slot is, I’ll update the sidebar so that you, dear listener, can know when next to tune in....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• My Bloody Valentine, “To Here Knows When,” Tremolo EP, Creation
• Jeff Buckley, “Vancouver,” Sketches for My Sweetheart, the Drunk, Columbia
• Lisa Germano, “Reptile,” Slide, 4AD
• Grandaddy, “Lost on Yer Merry Way,” Sumday, V2
• Aztec Camera, “The Bugle Sounds Again,” High Land, Hard Rain, Sire
• Los Super Seven, “Siboney,” Canto, Columbia
• Erwin Thomas, “Adult Anxiety,” Songs from My Apartment, Quartermain
• Boards of Canada, “Oscar See Through Red Eye,” The Campfire Headphase, Warp
• Brian Eno, “Driving Me Backwards,” Here Come the Warm Jets, EG
• Belle & Sebastian, “We Are the Sleepyheads,” The Life Pursuit, Matador
• The Roots, “Proceed,” Do You Want More?!!!??!, Geffen
• Black Star, “K.O.S. (Determination),” Black Star, Rawkus

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Gil Scott-Heron, “Home Is Where the Hatred Is,” Pieces of a Man, RCA
• A.C. Newman, “Drink to Me, Babe, Then,” The Slow Wonder, Matador
• The Cardigans, “And Then You Kissed Me,” Long Gone Before Daylight, Stockholm
• Neil Finn, “Elastic Heart,” One Nil, Parlophone
• Sigur Rós, “Svefn-g-englar,” Ágætis Byrjun, Fat Cat
• Mogwai, “Glasgow Mega-Snake,” Mr. Beast, Matador
• Wire, “Madman’s Honey,” The Ideal Copy, Mute
• Japan, “Despair,” Quiet Life, Caroline
• Radiohead, “The Amazing Sounds of Orgy,” Pyramid Song EP, Capitol
• The Album Leaf, “Over the Pond,” In a Safe Place, Sub Pop
• Gus Gus, “Barry,” Polydistortion, 4AD

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Broken Social Scene, “Late Night Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries,” You Forgot It in People, Arts and Crafts
• Mark Hollis, “The Daily Planet,” Mark Hollis, Pond Life
• Robert Wyatt, “Just a Bit,” Cuckooland, Hannibal
• X, “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes,” Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra
• Jim White, “That Girl from Brownsville Texas,” Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See, Luaka Bop
• The Sundays, “Leave This City,” Static and Silence, Geffen
• Shriekback, “This Big Hush,” Oil and Gold, Island
• Herbert, “Suddenly,” Bodily Functions, !K7
• Joe Henry, “Curt Flood,” Fuse, Mammoth
• Massive Attack, “Black Milk,” Mezzanine, Virgin
• Le Volume Courbe, “Locarno,” I Killed My Best Friend, Honest Jon’s

Episode 27

     Ahhh. Another one finished. There are still a couple of hours of encoding and uploading ahead of me, but I think this one turned out quite well. Sure, there may be a few messy fades, but those just let you know that I really am doing the show in real time.
     I managed to fit a lot of tracks from new releases and new reissues into the playlist, and there are many more on tap for coming shows. For once, it seems, the indies and the major labels are releasing a number of really good recordings every few weeks. I hope the trickle continues, for that can only mean more good shows with things that you will have to go out to buy. Thanks again to all the callers and text messagers — you know who you are....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Portishead, “Mourning Air,” Portishead, Go! Beat/London
• Brian Eno, “Sky Saw,” Another Green World, EG
• Wire, “Children of Groceries,” Manscape, Enigma/Mute
• Sam Prekop, “Two Dedications,” Who’s Your New Professor?, Thrill Jockey
• Violet Indiana, “Close the World,” Russian Doll, Bella Union
• His Name Is Alive, “Your Bones,” Detrola, Silver Mountain
• Pavement, “Pueblo Domain,” Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.’s Desert Origins, Matador
• Tears for Fears, “I Believe,” Songs from the Big Chair, Mercury
• Glee Club, “Remember the Years,” Mine, 4AD
• Le Volume Courbe, “I Shall Skip Your Judgement [sic],” I Killed My Best Friend, Honest Jon’s
• Felt, “Vasco da Gama,” The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories, Cherry Red
• Neko Case, “Dirty Knife,” Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, Anti
• Harold Budd, “L’enfant Perdu,” Avalon Sutra, Samadhi Sound

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Donald Fagen, “Florida Room,” Kamakiriad, Reprise
• Van Morrison, “Sweet Thing,” Astral Weeks, Warner Brothers
• Dr. Robert, “Circular Quay,” Realms of Gold, Pure
• Sonic Youth, “I Dreamed I Dreamed,” New York Noise, Vol. 2: Music from the New York Underground, 1977–1984, Soul Jazz
• Mercury Rev, “The Dark Is Rising,” All Is Dream, V2
• Songs: Ohia, “Blue Factory Flame,” Didn’t It Rain, Secretly Canadian
• Beth Orton, “What We Begin,” Comfort of Strangers (Bonus Disc), Astralwerks
• Sly & the Family Stone, “Time,” There’s a Riot Goin’ On, Epic
• Richard Davis, “Empty,” Details, Kitty-Yo
• Cat Power, “Living Proof,” The Greatest, Matador
• Heidi Berry, “Cradle,” Love, 4AD

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Japan, “Still Life in Mobile Homes,” Tin Drum, Virgin
• Joe Henry, “This Afternoon,” Tiny Voices, Anti
• Giardini di Mirò, “Dancemania,” Giardini di Mirò, Zum
• Slint, “Washer,” Spiderland, Touch and Go
• Lamb, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes,” What Sound, Koch
• Stars, “Sleep Tonight,” Set Yourself on Fire, Arts and Crafts
• Red House Painters, “River,” Old Ramon, Sub Pop
• Dead Can Dance, “Indoctrination (A Design for Living),” Spleen and Ideal, 4AD
• Feist, “Amourissima,” Let It Die, Polydor

Episode 26

     Well. Everything went swimmingly on this morning’s show ... that is, right until the very end. Rose, the DJ who was coming on after me, arrived close to the end of a song, and I rushed to get downstairs and back before the track ended. And I apparently rushed too quickly, forgetting to prop open a door that otherwise automatically locks. So, for about 8 minutes after the song ended, there was dead air. Luckily, campus security arrived quickly enough and got us back into the studio before all was lost.
     I think there is quite a bit of interesting music on this show, which I did to make up for missing the regular slot. Hopefully when I’m back in my regular time slot I’ll be more alert and won’t make any (noticeable) mistakes....

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• The Stone Roses, “I Wanna Be Adored,” The Stone Roses, Silvertone
• Rogue Wave, “Catform,” Descended Like Vultures, Sub Pop
• M83, “Don’t Save Us from the Flames,” Before the Dawn Heals Us, Mute
• Pajo, “Francie,” Pajo, Drag City
• The Minutemen, “Do You Want New Wave, or Do You Want the Truth?” Double Nickels on the Dime, SST
• X, “I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts” More Fun in the New World, Elektra
• The The, “Uncertain Smile,” Soul Mining, Epic
• Mark Eitzel, “Song of the Mole,” Candy Ass, Cooking Vinyl
• Beck, “Nobody’s Fault But My Own,” Mutations, Geffen
• Laura Veirs, “Galaxies,” Year of Meteors, Nonesuch
• Slowdive, “Rutti,” Pygmalion, Creation

• 3:00–4:00 a.m.:
• XTC, “The Smartest Monkeys,” Nonsuch, Geffen
• Stewart Copeland, “Don’t Box Me In,” Rumble Fish (Original Score), A&M
• Can, “Vitamin C,” Ege Bamyasi, Spoon
• Miles Davis, “Black Satin,” On the Corner, Columbia
• Nick Lowe, “Faithless Lover,” Dig My Mood, Upstart
• Broadcast, “Tears in the Typing Pool,” Tender Buttons, Warp
• Galaxie 500, “Another Day,” On Fire, Ryko
• Doves, “Darker,” Lost Souls, Astralwerks
• Mogwai, “Like Herod,” Young Team, Jetset
• Cranes, “Fourteen,” Population Four, Dedicated
• The Hope Blister, “Sweet Unknown,” ... Smile’s OK, 4AD

Oops...

     So I’ve been too busy the last couple of weeks to actually make an entry explaining why there was not going to be a show yesterday. And the reason is a bit selfish: I had tickets to see Mogwai last night and really didn’t want to have to leave the show early to make a midnight start time. Thus, instead of me, you heard Sam doing his own brand of audio magic. Many thanks to him for doing the show on two days’s notice.
     As a karmic favor, I will be subbing for someone else overnight tonight. That is, a mere 26 hours later than what you might have expected, there will be ECI. And a small crowd of people, somewhere off to the left, will quietly rejoice....

Episode 25

     After the whimper that was the anniversary/love song show (I’ve heard nary a peep in response to it), this morning’s show was probably a welcome return to form for some listeners. As those who heard my on-air commentary know (or those who are savvy in scanning the playlist could determine), this episode was spiked with new releases. I think they fit in nicely among the other items included. And who knows? Maybe the one regular listener whose eyes roll back in her head at the mention of one group in the list might revise her thoughts about them. But I won’t hold my breath.
     While the sidebar says the next show will be on 2 March, I have yet to determine when the next show will take place. More than likely, there’ll be a sub in my regular slot two weeks’ hence, for it would be difficult for me to make it back from the Logan Square Auditorium, where Mogwai are performing on 1 March, in time for a midnight show. Once everything is sorted out, I’ll post a clarifying note here. So check back often. And keep your ears open: there are even more exciting things coming soon....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Mogwai, “Hunted by a Freak,” Happy Songs for Happy People, Matador
• His Name Is Alive, “You Need a Heart,” Detrola, Silver Mountain
• Sam Phillips, “Soul Eclipse,” Fan Dance, Nonesuch
• Depeche Mode, “I Want It All,” Playing the Angel, Sire/Reprise
• Ryan Adams, “Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st),” Heartbreaker, Bloodshot
• Cody ChesnuTT, “Up in the Treehouse,” The Headphone Masterpiece, Ready Set Go
• Saint Etienne, “Avenue,” So Tough, Warner Brothers
• Slowdive, “She Calls,” Morningrise EP, Creation
• Bow Wow Wow, “Mile High Club,” I Want Candy, RCA
• Belle & Sebastian, “Song for Sunshine,” The Life Pursuit, Matador
• Anja Garbarek, “The Gown,” Smiling & Waving, Virgin
• Talk Talk, “April 5th,” The Colour of Spring, EMI

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• The Dukes of Stratosphear, “25 O’Clock,” Chips from the Chocolate Fireball, Geffen
• Piano Magic, “Already Ghosts,” Writers without Homes, 4AD
• Low, “Shame,” Long Division, Vernon Yard
• Mazzy Star, “Take Everything,” Among My Swan, Capitol
• Nick Drake, “River Man,” Five Leaves Left, Hannibal
• Felt, “All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead,” Forever Breathes the Lonely Word, Cherry Red
• The Smiths, “I Don’t Owe You Anything,” The Smiths, Sire
• The Russian Futurists, “These Seven Notes,” Our Thickness, Upper Class
• Self, “Ilovetoloveyourlovemylove,” Gizmodgery, Spongebath
• Stereolab, “Hallucinex,” Sound-Dust, Elektra
• Cat Power, “Willie,” The Greatest, Matador
• Beth Orton, “Pieces of Sky,” Comfort of Strangers, Astralwerks

Episode 24: The Love Song Show

     So, if you heard it live, you already know the tale of this morning’s show. If you didn’t, here’s what you need to know: this was my celebration of the first anniversary of ECI, and for it I decided to do a love song-focused show. One listener called wondering whether he was listening to the right show, given how, at least for him, what I was playing departed so much from what he expected/normally hears. (In actuality, 8 February is the date, but, since I will not be on air then, I opted for an early rather than late celebration.
     I am certain that some of you might quibble with my choices of tunes for this morning, and for the record, I might quibble, too. But I chose the selections that ensured a good flow for the whole two hours—and in the process I eliminated another three hours’ worth of equally worthy material. Maybe I’ll get to the others down the line. Maybe not. Putting this show together was more taxing than the process for any previous one, and I won’t repeat the experiment any time soon.
     Anyway, if you know the songs, you can follow the show’s arc: from desire to fulfillment, questioning, dissolution, hurt, anger, defiance and, oddly, reconciliation. Whether that’s how things work for you, I don’t know. Whether it makes for good radio, I don’t know. You will have to let me know.
     Thanks again to the folks who called and made requests and actually let me know they were listening. I really appreciate it. We’ll do it again in two weeks’s time....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Roxy Music, “To Turn You On,” Avalon, Virgin
• The Cardigans, “Happy Meal,” Life, Minty Fresh
• The Spinners, “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” The Spinners, Atlantic
• The Platters, “Twilight Time,” The Platters—Golden Hits, Mercury
• Ron Sexsmith, “Right About Now,” Whereabouts, Interscope
• Dusty Springfield, “So Much Love,” Dusty in Memphis, Atlantic
• Stevie Wonder, “Happier than the Morning Sun,” Music of My Mind, Motown
• Marvin Gaye, “You Sure Love to Ball,” Let’s Get It On, Motown
• XTC, “Big Day,” Skylarking, Geffen
• Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, “Four Flights Up,” Rattlesnakes, Capitol
• The Gun Club, “She’s like Heroin to Me,” Fire of Love, Slash
• Prefab Sprout, “When Love Breaks Down,” Two Wheels Good, Epic
• Joe Jackson, “Breaking Us in Two,” Night and Day, A&M
• Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” Substance, Factory/Qwest
• Patsy Cline, “Leavin’ on Your Mind,” 12 Greatest Hits, MCA

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach, “I Still Have That Other Girl,” Painted from Memory, Mercury
• Willie Nelson, “My Own Peculiar Way,” Teatro, Warner Brothers
• Prince, “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?,” “1999” (Single), Warner Brothers
• Beth Orton, “I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine,” Trailer Park, Dedicated
• Shelby Lynne, “Thought It Would Be Easier,” I Am Shelby Lynne, Island
• Meshell Ndegéocello, “Fool of Me,” Bitter, Maverick
• Bauhaus, “Crowds,” “Telegram Sam” (Single), 4AD
• Scheer, “Wish You Were Dead,” Infliction, 4AD
• Damien Rice, “The Blower’s Daughter,” O, Vector
• Nikka Costa, “So Have I for You,” Everybody Got Their Something, Cheeba Sound
• Van Hunt, “Down Here in Hell (With You),” Van Hunt, Capitol
• Lori Carson, “16 Days,” Stars, Restless

Episode 23

     For a number of reasons I am not at liberty to discuss, I was annoyed in the extreme throughout this morning’s show. Despite the bizarre circumstances, I still think things turned out well. I spoke with a couple of the show’s regular listeners before I left for the studio and suggested that it was going to be one of the most downtempo, potentially depressing ones ever. I won’t know for sure how the show turned out or whether it drove anyone to despair, though, until I can actually listen to the whole thing and hear from a few folks. Stay tuned.
     There is good news, however. The next episode will mark the one-year anniversary of ECI (actually, it’ll come a day after the anniversary), and, given the show’s proximity to a major greeting-card holiday, I’ve finally decided what to do: the long-rumored love song show. I have yet to decide on the progression or the tunes, but suffice it to say that lyrically the tunes will cover a lot of bases: seeking love, finding love, losing it and perhaps even finding it again. Along the way, there’ll be many expressions of bitterness, elation and everything in between. It’ll definitely be worth hearing....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Low, “Tonight,” Trust, Kranky
• M. Ward, “Helicopter,” Transfiguration of Vincent, Merge
• The Jam, “The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow),” Snap!, Polydor
• Blur, “The Universal,” The Great Escape, Virgin
• Awry, “Brave Elephant,” Awry, AwrySense
• This Mortal Coil, “FYT/Fond Affections,” It’ll End in Tears, 4AD
• Mojave 3, “After All,” Ask Me Tomorrow, 4AD
• The Incredible Moses Leroy, “The Fourth of July,” Become the Soft.Lightes, iMusic
• David Bowie, “The Bewlay Brothers,” Hunky Dory, Ryko
• Medicine, “Time Baby III,” The Crow—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Atlantic
• The Cure, “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep,” Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Elektra

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Tupelo Chain Sex, “Our Lady of Hollywood,” Spot the Difference, Selma
• The Velvet Underground, “Who Loves the Sun,” Loaded, Warner Bros.
• Erwin Thomas, “Inside a Stormglass (The Sailor’s Song),” Songs from My Apartment, Quartermain
• Bark Psychosis, “Big Shot,” Hex, Caroline
• Chocolate Genius, “Rats Under Waterfalls,” Black Yankee Rock, Commotion
• Galaxie 500, “Tugboat,” Today, Ryko
• Nine Inch Nails, “Something I Can Never Have,” Pretty Hate Machine, TVT
• Lush, “Last Night,” Lovelife, 4AD
• Swans, “Real Love,” Children of God, Young God
• The English Beat, “Drowning,” Wha’ppen, IRS
• Violet Indiana, “Liar,” Roulette, Bella Union
• Murcof, “Retrato,” Remembranza, Leaf

Episode 22

     If you were actually one of this morning’s lucky listeners, you got to hear what a great job Chris, a trainee, did during the first part of the show. Keep checking the WHPK web page for the winter quarter schedule: Chris’s show will be worth hearing.
     My show, on the other hand, is still a work in progress. The mistakes this morning were, of course, mine. Hopefully they weren’t too jarring. I guess your comments in person or on this page will let me know. I did have one major disappointment. There was a song I wanted to play really badly, and not only did the station’s players refuse to recognize the copy I bought 15-odd years ago, but there were also no CD or vinyl copies in the WHPK library. I won’t say what the recording is, but you can find it on the soundtrack of one of my favorite films ... ever. Guesses are welcome as to either what the song is or what the film is.
     Now, however, I simply must get some sleep....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• The Occasion, “You May Know Me,” Cannery Hours, Say Hey
• Pajo, “Baby, Please Come Home,” Pajo, Drag City
• The Style Council, “The Whole Point II,” Here’s Some That Got Away, Polydor
• A Camp, “Angel of Sadness,” A Camp, Stockholm
• Mobius Band, “Twilight,” The Loving Sounds of Static, Ghostly International
• Mice Parade, “The Boat Room,” Bem-Vinda Vontade, Bubble Core
• Apostle of Hustle, “Sleepwalking Ballad,” Folkloric Feel, Arts and Crafts
• Kate Bush, “Watching You Without Me,” Hounds of Love, EMI
• This Mortal Coil, “Inch-Blue/I Want to Live,” Filigree & Shadow, 4AD
• Sam Prekop, “Dot Eye,” Who’s Your New Professor?,Thrill Jockey
• Split Enz, “Dirty Creature,” Time and Tide, Mushroom
• Broken Social Scene, “Canada vs. America,” E.P. to Be You and Me, Arts and Crafts

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Outkast, “Prototype,” Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Arista
• Handsome Boy Modeling School, “Metaphysical,” So ... How’s Your Girl, Tommy Boy
• Bright Eyes, “Lover I Don’t Have to Love,” Lifted, or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, Saddle Creek
• Boards of Canada, “Sunshine Recorder,” Geogaddi, Warp
• Low, “Broadway (So Many People),” The Great Destroyer, Sub Pop
• Massive Attack, “What Your Soul Sings,” 100th Window, Virgin
• Edith Frost, “A Mirage,” It’s a Game, Drag City
• American Music Club, “Only Love Can Set You Free,” Love Songs for Patriots, Merge
• Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd, “Twilight,” Mysterious Skin—Music from the Film, Commotion
• Slowdive, “The Sadman,” Just for a Day, SBK/Creation

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• The Cramps, “New Kind of Kick,” Bad Music for Bad People, IRS
• Brian McBride, “The Guilt of Uncomplicated Thoughts,” When the Detail Lost Its Freedom, Kranky
• Shara Nelson, “Pain Revisited,” What Silence Knows, Chrysalis
• Wire, “Piano Tuner (Keep Strumming Those Guitars),” Document and Eyewitness, Mute
• Nine Horses, “The Banality of Evil,” Snow Borne Sorrow, Samadhi Sound
• Sonic Youth, “Theresa’s Sound World,” Dirty, Geffen
• Prefuse 73, “It’s Crowded,” Surrounded by Silence, Warp
• Apollo 440, “Pain in Any Language,” Electro Glide in Blue, 550 Music/Sony
• The Sundays, “My Finest Hour,” Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, Geffen

Update (especially for the RSS folks)

     This post is purely informational. See the sidebar for the date and time of the next episode. It’ll be nutritious and perhaps quite delicious....

Episode 21

     I haven’t done a three-hour show since September. I’d forgotten both what a luxury being able to stretch out for that long is and how much more preparation a longer show requires. All in all, the extended format was a success. I managed to get to a few long-standing requests and, I hope, to play some music for my friend Jeffrey. I’m really exhausted now, so I won’t write much more. There’ll be information about an upcoming show here soon. Until then, happy holidays, happy new year, etc....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Mark Eitzel, “Make Sure They Hear,” Candy Ass, Cooking Vinyl
• Johnny Cash, “Wayfaring Stranger,” American III: Solitary Man, American Recordings
• Ron Sexsmith, “In a Flash,” Whereabouts, Interscope
• Donny Hathaway, “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” Extension of a Man, Atlantic
• Stina Nordenstam, “Get on with Your Life,” The World Is Saved, V2
• Syd Barrett, “Feel/If It’s in You,” The Madcap Laughs, Capitol
• Blonde Redhead, “Misery Is a Butterfly,” Misery Is a Butterfly, 4AD
• Do Make Say Think, “Horns of a Rabbit,” Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn, Constellation
• Brian Eno, “Blank Frank,” Here Come the Warm Jets, EG
• Caetano Veloso, “Alfômega,” Caetano Veloso, Philips
• Freakwater, “Cricket versus Ant,” Thinking of You..., Thrill Jockey
• Wire, “I Feel Mysterious Today,” Chairs Missing, EMI
• Tom Waits, “Frank’s Wild Years,” Swordfishtrombones, Island

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Rubén Blades, “Creencia,” Tiempos, Sony
• Neil Young, “Out on the Weekend,” Harvest, Reprise
• Chad VanGaalen, “Kill Me in My Sleep,” Infiniheart, Sub Pop
• Yuka Honda, “Liberation #6—Leaving the Memories Behind,” Memories Are My Only Witness, Tzadik
• Scott Walker, “Face on Breast,” Tilt, Drag City
• Animal Collective, “Bees,” Feels, Fat Cat
• The Auteurs, “School,” How I Learned to Love the Bootboys, Virgin
• Lori Carson, “Christmas,” Where It Goes, Restless
• Broadcast, “America’s Boy,” Tender Buttons, Warp
• Kraftwerk, “The Man-Machine,” The Man-Machine, Capitol
• Dead Can Dance, “Ocean,” Dead Can Dance, 4AD
• Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir, “Kalimankou Denkou,” Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Nonesuch

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Cheikh Lô, “Set,” Né La Thiass, World Circuit
• Akron/Family, “I’ll Be on the Water,” Akron/Family, Young God
• The Russian Futurists, “Why You Gotta Do That Thang?” Our Thickness, Upper Class
• The Decemberists, “On the Bus Mall,” Picaresque, Kill Rock Stars
• Rogue Wave, “You,” Descended like Vultures, Sub Pop
• Mogwai, “R U Still in 2 It?” Young Team, Jetset
• The Flaming Lips, “The Spark That Bled (The Softest Bullet Ever Shot),” The Soft Bulletin, Warner Brothers
• Pinback, “The Yellow Ones,” Summer in Abaddon, Touch and Go
• A.R.Kane, “Spermwhale Trip Over,” Sixty Nine, One Little Indian
• Red House Painters, “Void,” Old Ramon, Sub Pop

More In-Betweenness

     We are about to go into the interim period again. That means the schedule is going to morph and fluctuate more than the Chicago weather does in this age of global warming. What that also means for you, dear reader/listener, is that the reliable two-week cycle to which you and I have grown accustomed will be temporarily disrupted. I’ll be hitting a little bit before the beat the next time out: on Monday morning (Sunday night) 19 December instead of 24 hours later. Those who listen to podcasts will get an early present, while those who tune in at the regular time will be baffled to hear someone else. Not to fear, though, things will again be predictable come the second or third week of January.
     Now, two appeals. One, if you actually do read this page or have comments on the shows, please post them using the commenting feature. J. Niimi, one of the hosts of Radio Zero, is pretty much the only consistent commenter, and I’ve recently started commenting on his lists because they are oh-so-great. I do steal ideas from him. I admit it. Anyway, I’ve long since stopped publicly musing on whether anyone listens to show or has any opinions on it, but I do still wonder. I really appreciate hearing verbally from some of you, but it would be really cool if you actually posted your comments on this page. Otherwise, it looks as though I have no friends. While that may be true, I at least want to maintain some sort of charade. Dig?
     Two, as we approach February, we also approach ECI’s first anniversary. At that point, I’ll be able to move away from one difficult-to-maintain but unspoken policy: that of not programming songs that I played on any previous regular episode of the show (thus, the show where I had to go for an extra 45 minutes to make up for a late DJ doesn’t count: see the ECI Everything page for a complete list). Having that constraint has kept me honest, kept me searching for new and interesting things to play and forced me not to rely too much on the work of some of my favorite musicians. I’ll keep up the search, but I want to know more about your favorite artists—especially among those that have been played on the show. So, use the “Travis” link in the show description to the left to let me know what you want to hear on the upcoming anniversary show. It’ll air sometime in February, and maybe, just maybe, a couple of you will get to be my guests in the studio that evening....

Episode 20

     So, this morning’s show is yet another whose contours will remain unknown to me until such time as I’ve had the chance to listen to it. It was a lot of fun to do, though in the end I was unable to play a lot of the stuff I took with me. So perhaps on the next show, you’ll hear some of the things left out — from artists like Caetano Veloso, Café Tacuba, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Spoon, and many others. The only glitch in this episode was the Emergency Alert System test, which occurred a little over 2 minutes into the Piano Magic tune. Usually, I’m unaware when an announcement happens, but this time I was on it. While it may not have been the most elegant programming choice, I decided that my dear listeners really did need to hear the whole song, so, when the test was done I played “Theory of Ghosts” again ... from the beginning.
     At both the station and the university, everyone is making preparations for the break. And that means that I have not a clue when my next show will be. With any luck one will take place some time in the next two weeks. This page is the best (and perhaps only) way to find out. The minute I know something, I’ll post it here....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Stereolab, “Brakhage,” Dots and Loops, Elektra
• A Certain Ratio, “Crystal,” Sextet, Factory
• Shriekback, “Nemesis,” Oil and Gold, Island
• Animal Collective, “Leaf House,” Sung Tongs, Fat Cat
• Gang of Four, “What We All Want (Live),” Solid Gold/Another Day, Another Dollar, Infinite Zero
• Piano Magic, “Theory of Ghosts,” Disaffected, Darla
• Sybarite, “Fresh Kills,” Nonument, 4AD
• Inara George, “Mistress,” All Rise, Everloving
• Wilco, “How to Fight Loneliness,” Summerteeth, Reprise
• Badly Drawn Boy, “The Shining,” The Hour of Bewilderbeast, Twisted Nerve/XL
• The Cardigans, “Iron Man,” First Band on the Moon, Mercury
• Edith Frost, “If It Weren’t for the Words,” It’s a Game, Drag City

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• David Sylvian, “Weathered Wall,” Brilliant Trees, Virgin
• The Glove, “Like an Animal,” Blue Sunshine, Polydor
• Broadcast, “Michael A Grammar,” Tender Buttons, Warp
• My Morning Jacket, “The Knot Comes Loose,” Z, ATO
• Chris Whitley, “Radar,” Rocket House, ATO
• Radar Bros., “The River Shade,” The Fallen Leaf Pages, Merge
• Pink Floyd, “The Final Cut,” The Final Cut, Columbia
• Four Tet, “And Then Patterns,” Everything Ecstatic, Domino
• Paul Weller, “Up in Suze’s Room,” Heavy Soul, Island
• Cocteau Twins, “Round,” Tishbite (I), Fontana
• Kate Bush, “Somewhere in Between,” Aerial, Columbia
• Imogen Heap, “Closing In,” Speak for Yourself, RCA

Episode 19

      For the time being, at least, it seems that the last show’s anomalies were just that: things that belonged to a specific moment in time. Everything went exceedingly well today, perhaps because I had even less firm plans than I normally do. Still it was a remarkably low-key show. I think I’ll be happy with it after I’ve heard it. Right now, I just want to sleep. So give it a listen if you can, if you dare, and I will write again long after I have passed to the other side of sleep....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Boards of Canada, “Chromakey Dreamcoat,” The Campfire Headphase, Warp
• Lisa Germano, “Turning into Betty,” Slide, 4AD
• Heiner Goebbels, “Fita Nos Meus Olhos,” The Man in the Elevator, ECM
• Can, “Bring Me Coffee or Tea,” Tago Mago, Spoon
• John Martyn, “Solid Air,” Solid Air, Island
• Sun Kil Moon, “Space Travel Is Boring,” Tiny Cities, Caldo Verde
• Modest Mouse, “Ocean Breathes Salty,” Good News for People Who Love Bad News, Epic
• Neil Halstead, “High Hopes,” Sleeping on Roads, 4AD
• Freakwater, “Buckets of Oil,” Thinking of You..., Thrill Jockey
• The Specials, “Doesn’t Make It Alright,” The Specials, Two Tone
• Broken Social Scene, “Our Faces Split the Coast in Half,” Broken Social Scene, Arts and Crafts
• Scheer, “Secrets and Lies,” ...And Finally, Schism

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Steel Pulse, “Uncle George,” Tribute to the Martyrs, Mango
• Swans, “Cry Me a River,” World of Skin, Young God
• Durutti Column, “Drinking Time,” Someone Else’s Party, Artful
• Sam Phillips, “All Night,” A Boot and a Shoe, Nonesuch
• Nick Lowe, “You Inspire Me,” Dig My Mood, Upstart
• Chris Whitley, “Last Million Miles,” Soft Dangerous Shores, Messenger
• Dead Can Dance, “The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove,” Into the Labyrinth, 4AD
• Emiliana Torrini, “Honeymoon Child,” Fisherman’s Woman, Rough Trade
• Gillian Welch, “One Little Song,” Soul Journey, Acony
• Spain, “Before It All Went Wrong,” She Haunts My Dreams, Restless
• Pavement, “Conduit for Sale!,” Slanted and Enchanted, Matador
• The Dream Syndicate, “Tell Me When It’s Over,” Days of Wine and Roses, Slash
• Depeche Mode, “And Then...,” Construction Time Again, Sire

Episode 18

      You know how people sometimes say that if anything can go wrong, it will? Well, this morning’s show was my realization how true that can be. One CD recorder’s settings were horribly off (a mischievous DJ?), as were those on one of the studio’s CD players. There were a few other anomalies—e.g., a mislabeled CD insert on something I bought over the weekend, a printing error that resulted in my playing “You’ll Have to Scream Louder” rather than “Happy All the Time.” Oh, well. The upshot is that the first hour was utter shite. The second one, though, turned out much better. I’m listening to it now, and it sounds most magnificent—even with a wrong song in there.
     Anyway, a lot of what is good about this episode can be attributed to my hanging out with Jason and Pedro last week. Just talking with them and listening to music gave me no less than three inspired ideas for the show. The fourth one came from my listening to another overnight radio show, on a competing station, back in September. It took a while for the CD I subsequently ordered to arrive in the mail, but that blissful, ecstatic track following Lamb wouldn’t be there otherwise. With any luck, inspiration will continue to come, and things will go better next time....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Chocolate Genius, “Down So Low,” Black Yankee Rock, Commotion
• Spiritualized, “Stay with Me,” Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Arista
• Esthero, “Breath from Another,” Breath from Another, Work
• Gus Gus, “Polyesterday,” Polydistortion, 4AD
• The Selecter, “Too Much Pressure,” Selected Selecter Selections, Chrysalis
• Sparklehorse, “Gold Day,” It’s a Wonderful Life, Capitol
• The Replacements, “Unsatisfied,” Let It Be, Twin/Tone
• The Blow Monkeys, “I Backed a Winner (In You),” Animal Magic, RCA
• Shawn Colvin, “Killing the Blues,” Cover Girl, Columbia
• T. Rex, “Hot Love,” Electric Warrior, Reprise
• Pernice Brothers, “Blinded by the Stars,” Yours, Mine and Ours, Ashmont
• Doves, “Black and White Town,” Some Cities, Capitol

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, “They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.),” Mecca and the Soul Brother, Elektra
• Television Personalities, “You’ll Have to Scream Louder,” The Painted Word, Fire
• Mice Parade, “Waterslide,” Bem-Vinda Vontade, Bubble Core
• Mono, “Slimcea Girl,” Formica Blues, Mercury
• Robert Wyatt, “Beware,” Cuckooland, Hannibal
• Chad VanGaalen, “The Warp Zone/Hidden Bridge,” Infiniheart, Sub Pop
• Laura Veirs, “Secret Someones,” Year of Meteors, Nonesuch
• The Cure, “All Cats Are Grey,” Faith, Elektra
• Lamb, “Sugar 5,” Between Darkness and Wonder, Koch
• Shirley Caesar and the Caravans, “I Won’t Be Back,” The Best of Shirley Caesar and the Caravans, Savoy
• David Grubbs, “Hurricane Season,” A Guess at the Riddle, Drag City

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

Episode 15

     Okay, so it wasn’t the “shameless pop extravaganza” I promised the folks at Jimmy’s, but there were some moments, especially toward the end of the show. In hindsight, I’m struck by how many chill-out/lounge tracks I put on the playlist. And I guess I’m surprisingly pleased by my attempts not to sustain a mood for more than a couple of songs at a time. Whether the end product constitutes a wonderful listening experience (or is something too disjunct for one sitting) is something I’ll have to leave to you, dear reader/listener. So if you know where to go, give it a shot and let me know what you think. I’m starved for feedback. (Oh, yeah, first caller: I really didn’t know you were totally sincere in inquiring about Pugsley Addams’s whereabouts. I live and learn....)

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Tanya Donelly, “The Storm,” Beautysleep, 4AD
• Willie Nelson, “I Never Cared for You,” Teatro, Island
• Andrew Bird, “Opposite Day,” The Mysterious Production of Eggs, Righteous Babe
• Towa Tei, “Batucada,” Future Listening, Elektra
• Marvin Gaye, “I Want You,” I Want You, Motown
• Broken Social Scene, “Marketfresh,” Bee Hives, Arts & Crafts
• Feist, “Mushaboom,” Let It Die, Polydor
• Stars, “Time Can Never Kill the True Heart,” Heart, Arts & Crafts
• Lamb, “Lusty,” Lamb, Mercury
• Belle & Sebastian, “Don’t Leave the Light On, Baby,” Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant, Matador
• My Bloody Valentine, “Lose My Breath,” Isn’t Anything, Sire
• Clinic, “Mr. Moonlight,” Walking with Thee, Domino
• Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, “Slowly Goes the Night,” Tender Prey, Mute

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Tim Buckley, “Pleasant Street,” Goodbye and Hello, Elektra
• Prince, “Annie Christian,” Controversy, Warner Brothers
• Piano Magic, “The Nostalgist,” Disaffected, Darla
• Sugarcubes, “Deus,” Life’s Too Good, Elektra
• Jamiroquai, “Space Cowboy,” The Return of the Space Cowboy, Work
• His Name Is Alive, “Fossil,” Livonia, 4AD
• Mazzy Star, “Ghost Highway,” She Hangs Brightly, Capitol
• Thievery Corporation, “Indra,” The Mirror Conspiracy, ESL
• Strange Cargo, “El Ninjo,” Hinterland, Discovery
• Arcade Fire, “Neighborhood #2 (Laika),” Funeral, Merge
• The Delgados, “All You Need Is Hate,” Hate, Minty Fresh
• Devendra Banhart, “I Feel Just Like a Child,” Cripple Crow, XL

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Bob Marley & the Wailers, “Midnight Ravers,” Catch a Fire, Tuff Gong
• Sigur Rós, “Glósóli,” Takk..., Geffen
• St. Germain, “Sure Thing,” Tourist, Blue Note
• Beatles, “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl,” Help!, Parlophone
• Sexsmith & Kerr, “Your Guess Is as Good as Mine,” Destination Unknown, n/a
• Nick Drake, “One of These Things First,” Bryter Later, Island
• Angelo Badalamenti, “Dance of the Dream Man,” Twin Peaks (Soundtrack), Warner Brothers
• The Style Council, “A Stone’s Throw,” Our Favourite Shop, Polydor
• Trembling Blue Stars, “Sorrow Has a Way,” The Seven Autumn Flowers, Bar/None
• Hooverphonic, “Dictionary,” Blue Wonder Power Milk, Epic
• My Morning Jacket, “Just One Thing,” It Still Moves, ATO
• Starsailor, “Love Is Here,” Love Is Here, Capitol

Episode 14

     I don’t know whether there’s any particular thread tying together the items I picked for this show. That is, no thread besides perhaps consolidation. If my mandate is not to play things that are being programmed on other stations (as I’ve heard in a number of station meetings), this show is miraculously in the clear. Deep album cuts, those that for me are most sonically intriguing, are always on offer on ECI. And a lot of what I program is stuff you would never hear on any commercial station, let alone one of WHPK’s peer college stations. So, for a number of other reasons I need not detail, henceforth and forever I’m going to let my pop flag fly. Put your headphones on....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Eric Matthews, “Fanfare,” It’s Heavy in Here, Sub Pop
• Gene Loves Jezebel, “Always a Flame,” Immigrant, Beggars Banquet
• Piano Magic, “You Can Never Get Lost (When You’ve Got Nowhere to Go),” Disaffected, Darla
• Equal I, “Equation,” Anokha: Soundz of the Asian Underground, Quango
• Prefab Sprout, “Michael,” Jordan: The Comeback, Epic
• Prefab Sprout, “Mercy,” Jordan: The Comeback, Epic
• Vetiver, “Amerilie,” Vetiver, DiCristina
• Caetano Veloso, “Zera a Reza,” Noites do Norte, Nonesuch
• Hanne Hukkelberg, “Do Not As I Do,” Little Things, Leaf
• Los Lobos, “Angels with Dirty Faces,” Kiko, Slash
• Van Morrison, “Ballerina,” Astral Weeks, Warner Brothers

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Frou Frou, “Psychobabble,” Details, MCA
• Jason Falkner, “Revelation,” Can You Still Feel?, Elektra
• Massive Attack, “Protection,” Protection, Virgin
• Sleater-Kinney, “Jumpers,” The Woods, Sub Pop
• Múm, “The Island of Children’s Children,” Summer Make Good, Fat Cat
• Lloyd Cole, “2cv,” Rattlesnakes, Capitol
• Stars, “The Vanishing,” Heart, Arts and Crafts
• Dee-Lite, “Who Was That?,” World Clique, Elektra
• The Flaming Lips, “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell,” Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Warner Brothers
• The Pharcyde, “Ya Mama,” Bizarre Ride to the Pharcyde, Delicious Vinyl
• Louis Jordan, “Beware, Brother, Beware,” The Best of Louis Jordan, MCA

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Paul Weller, “The Loved,” Days of Speed, Epic
• Roxy Music, “Mother of Pearl,” Stranded, Virgin
• Richard Davis, “Inbetween Thoughts,” Safety, Punkt
• Sufjan Stevens, “The Seer’s Tower,” Illinois, Asthmatic Kitty
• Common, “Real People,” Be, MCA
• Thomas Dolby, “The Flat Earth,” The Flat Earth, Capitol
• Rickie Lee Jones, “Deep Space,” The Magazine, Warner Brothers
• Me’shell Ndegéocello, “Come Smoke My Herb,” Comfort Woman, Maverick
• Joni Mitchell, “The Hissing of Summer Lawns,” The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Asylum
• Joni Mitchell, “God Must Be a Boogie Man,” Mingus, Asylum
• Red House Painters, “Katy Song,” Red House Painters (I), 4AD

Episode 13

     This was lucky 13, the episode in which I played things that most college DJs would likely avoid. You know what I mean: Sade, Ryan Adams, Van Hunt, Radiohead and the like. And for those who would look askance at anyone’s programming such artists, well, that’s too bad. After all, worthwhile music can in fact come from major labels (and lots of crap issues forth from the most beloved indies). So give the list a look, and if you like what you see (and know the secret handshake) get the podcast version to hear the show in all its ragged glory (e.g., a snippet of a Low song trying to creep into a Beach Boys song before being slapped down by the vigilant DJ)....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• P.J. Harvey, “Ecstasy,” Rid of Me, Island
• Marianne Faithfull, “Alabama Song,” 20th Century Blues, RCA
• Carla Bozulich, “Just As I Am,” Red-Headed Stranger, DiCristina
• Nina Simone, “Tell Me More and More and Then Some,” After Hours, Verve
• Orange Juice, “Poor Old Soul (Part One),” The Glasgow School, Domino
• Blonde Redhead, “In Particular,” Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons, Touch and Go
• Spoon, “I Summon You,” Gimme Fiction, Merge
• Dani Siciliano, “Come As You Are,” Likes, !K7
• The Beach Boys, “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder),” Pet Sounds, Capitol
• Low, “When I Go Deaf,” The Great Destroyer, Sub Pop
• Fine Young Cannibals, “Funny How Love Is,” Fine Young Cannibals, IRS
• The English Beat, “I Confess,” Special Beat Service, London

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• The Art of Noise, “The Army Now,” Into Battle with the Art of Noise, ZTT
• Ryan Adams, “Sylvia Plath,” Gold, Universal
• M. Ward, “I’ll Be Yr Bird,” Transistor Radio, Merge
• Mercury Rev, “The Funny Bird,” Deserter’s Songs, V2
• Anja Garbarek, “The Cabinet,” Balloon Mood, RCA
• The Books, “Vogt Dig for Kloppervok,” Lost and Safe, Tomlab
• Radiohead, “How to Disappear Completely,” Kid A, Capitol
• Van Hunt, “Who Will Love Me in Winter?,” Van Hunt, Capitol
• Sade, “Immigrant,” Lovers Rock, Epic
• Sleater-Kinney, “Steep Air,” The Woods, Sub Pop
• Out Hud, “2005: A Face Odyssey,” Let Us Never Speak of It Again, Kranky
• The Autumn Rhythm, “See You Again,” Secret Songs, Midriff

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Morsel, “Pieces,” Para Siempre, Small Stone
• Catherine Irwin, “Hex,” Cut Yourself a Switch, Thrill Jockey
• Sufjan Stevens, “Casimir Pulaski Day,” Illinois, Asthmatic Kitty
• Scheer, “Wish You Were Dead,” Infliction, 4AD
• Stereolab, “Rainbo Conversation,” Dots and Loops, Elektra
• Thievery Corporation, “Samba Tranquille,” The Mirror Conspiracy, ESL
• Cibelle, “Deixa,” Cibelle, Six Degrees
• Felt, “Primitive Painters,” Ignite the Seven Cannons, Cherry Red
• Junkboy, “Shadow and Act,” Lost Parade, Enraptured
• Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, “On the Low,” Bavarian Fruit Bread, Rough Trade
• The Sundays, “24 Hours,” Blind, Geffen
• China Crisis, “Strength of Character,” Flaunt the Imperfection, Virgin