Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Playlist for July 23, 2010

Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
Frank Zappa – Penguin in Bondage
Bob Peck – Sweet 16
Jeff Buckley – Lilac Wine
The Incredible String Band – Gently Tender
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Erykah Badu – My People
Queen – She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)
The Bunker – Corpse #1
Mary Margaret O'Hara – Blues in the Night
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Rasputina – Why Don't You Do Right?
Deuter – Krishan Eating Fish and Chips
The Gipsy Kings – Hotel California
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Sun Ra – Sometimes I'm Happy
Lou Reed – Wagon Wheel
The Blues Project – Wake Me Shake Me
Prince – Alphabet Street
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Richard Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra
The Decemberists – Shankill Butchers
Kraftwerk – Megaherz
David Bowie – Suffragette City
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The Bonzo Dog Band – The Trouser Press
Mama Cass – Dream a Little Dream of Me
Ambitious Lovers – Venus Lost Her Shirt
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Trampled Rose
Rufus Wainwright – In My Arms
Naked City – Shangkuan Ling-Feng
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Van Dyke Parks – An Invitation to Sin
The Who – Silas Stingy
Madness – Blue Skinned Beast
Amon Düül II – Eye-Shaking King
Kali Bahlu – Lonely Teardrops
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The Beatles – Revolution 9
Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers – If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake
Carl Stalling – Bad Swiss Band
Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell
Crescent City Gold – Lucille
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Ian Dury and the Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
They Might Be Giants – O, Do Not Forsake Me
Tom Waits – Alice
The Gothic Archies – It's Useless to Struggle
Eric Mercury – I Can Smell That Funky Music
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Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra – Song of the United Front



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Friday, July 16, 2010

Playlist for July 15, 2010

There was a super-secret theme this time, which should be blindingly obvious in print.

King Crimson – Elephant Talk

Rasputina – Possum of the Grotto
James Brown
– I've Got Ants in My Pants
The Lounge Lizards – Yak
Captain Beefheart – A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond
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Funkadelic – I Call My Baby Pussycat
The Doors – Twentieth Century Fox
Frank Zappa – The Mud Shark
Goldfrapp
– Ride a White Horse
The Pillows
– LAST DINOSAUR
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Yes – The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
The Bad Plus – Rhinoceros Is My Profession
David Bowie – Joe the Lion
Louis Armstrong – The Tiger Rag
Mr. Bungle – Platypus
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Tom Jones – What's New, Pussycat?
Adam and the Ants – Ants Invasion
They Might Be Giants – Snail Shell
XTC – Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her
Paul Flaherty and Randall Colbourne
– Spiders in Her Hair
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Tiny Tim – The Viper
The [Viennagram:] – Vulturestar
The Flaming Lips – Worm Mountain
Neil Young
– Danger Bird
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Blonde Redhead – Misery Is a Butterfly
The Cure – All Cats Are Grey
The Magnetic Fields – Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits
of Montreal
– Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider
T. Rex
– Ride a White Swan
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Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
The Ink Spots – That Cat Is High
The Beatles – Rocky Raccoon
Loudon Wainwright III
– Dead Skunk
Bessie Smith
– Gimme a Pigfoot
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Radiohead – Packt like sardines in a crushd tin box
The Faint – Sealed Human
D'Angelo – Chicken Grease
Queens of the Stone Age – Someone's in the Wolf
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David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
Brian Eno – Mother Whale Eyeless
Beck – Lazy Flies
The Lovin' Spoonful
– Night Owl Blues
Raymond Scott
– Penguin

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Playlist for July 8, 2010

I was late last week, but the show did, indeed, go on.

Simon Shaheen and Ali Jihad Racy – Maqam Kurd
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The Velvet Underground – The Black Angel's Death Song
of Montreal
– She's a Rejecter
The Belle Stars
– Iko Iko
Cecil Taylor
– Jitney No. 2
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
– Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
Buffalo Springfield
– Mr. Soul
The Klezmatics
– Lomir Heybn Dem Bekher
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Beirut – Nantes
The Lounge Lizards
– Harlem Nocturne
Moondog
– Street Scene
Eric Hnatow
– Ukrainian Roots
Tom Waits
– Diamonds and Gold
Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings
– Golden Leaf Strut
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Andrew Hill – Judgement
Frank Zappa
– St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast
George Clinton
– Atomic Dog (instrumental)
Funkadelic
– Smokey
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The Firesign Theatre – The Giant Rat of Sumatra, Side 1
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The Firesign Theatre – The Giant Rat of Sumatra, Side 2
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Lou Reed – Vicious
Alice Coltrane
– Journey in Satchidananda
Parliament
– Up for the Down Stroke
Albert Ayler
– Love Cry
Naked City
– Demon Sanctuary
CAN
– Father Cannot Yell
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Groucho Marx – I'm Against It

Friday, July 2, 2010

Playlist for July 1, 2010

I had a color theme to this show, though it's not strict. This was inspired by my recent acquisition of the Ken Nordine album, a great source of confusing hilarity.

Ornette Coleman – Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Ken Nordine – Yellow
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
Donovan – Mellow Yellow
Frank Zappa – Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
Captain Beefheart – Yellow Brick Road
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Al Green – Talk to Me
David Bowie – Please Mr. Gravedigger
Avenue Q – I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today
Van Dyke Parks – Jump!
The Clash – London Calling
CAKE – Comfort Eagle
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Ken Nordine – Green
Soft Machine – Have You Ever Bean Green?
Booker T. and the MGs – Green Onions
The Supremes – Money (That's What I Want)
Can – Peking O
DNA – Blonde Redhead
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Ken Nordine – Gold
John Barry – Goldfinger
Nina Simone – Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
John McLaughlin – Hope
Judy Garland – I'm Just Wild About Harry
Slowdive – Golden Hair
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T. Rex – Solid Gold Easy Action
Ken Nordine – Lavender
Gogol Bordello – Start Wearing Purple
Tom Waits – Black Market Baby
Howard Shore and Ornette Coleman – The Black Meat
Charles Mingus – Song with Orange
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The Staple Singers – You're Gonna Make Me Cry
Ken Nordine – Ecru
Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes (requested by Samantha)
The Bonzo Dog Band – Death Cab for Cutie
The Beatles – Her Majesty
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Parliament – Flashlight
Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze (requested by Samantha)
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
Ken Nordine – Brown
Knifeman – Resisters
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Terry Riley – You're Nogood
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Aretha Franklin – You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
David Bowie – Velvet Goldmine
Tonetta777 – Yummy Yummy Pizza
Tears for Fears – Shout

Playlist for June 24, 2010

The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
Tom-Tom Club – Genius of Love
John Lennon
– Imagine
Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth
Tim Curry – Sweet Transvestite
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – Captain Sandwich
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Wilco – Shake It Off
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
Dredd Foole – Feed the King
The Firesign Theatre – Doctor Memory (from I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus)
Taraf de Haïdouks – Tigàneascà
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Ani DiFranco – Shameless
Aretha Franklin – Think
Roxy Music – In Every Dream Home a Heartache
Donovan – I Love My Shirt
Les Baxter – Terror
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Radiohead – Life in a glasshouse
Nina Simone – Feeling Good
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Smile of the Beyond
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Takt 638-655 (from Mantra)
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Angelo Badalamenti – Fats Revisited
The Magnetic Fields – California Girls
The Cure – Dressing Up
Othon with Ernesto Tomasini – Metalipsis
Tears for Fears – Mothers Talk
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Jazz Festival Suite
Ken Nordine – Flesh
The Grateful Dead – Turn On Your Love Light
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New Order – Temptation
King Crimson – One More Red Nightmare
Spoon – Two Sides/Monsieur Valentine
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Various Kabuki Soloists – Interludes
Sun Ra – Dance of the Language Barrier
The Police – Walking on the Moon
Terry Scott Taylor – Sound Effects Record #32
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John Cage – 4'33
Billie Holiday – Stormy Weather
T. Rex – Main Man
Otis Redding – (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody

Playlist for June 17, 2010

Frank Zappa & The Mothers – Little House I Used To Live In
Katie Lee – The Will to Fail
Duke Ellington – New Mood Indigo
The Lovin' Spoonful – Daydream
DJ Earworm – Policy of Sweet Dreams (Depeche Mode vs. Eurythmics)
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Weather Report – Birdland
Gladys Knight and the Pips – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Blue Öyster Cult – Godzilla
David Bowie – Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
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Eddie Kendricks – My People... Hold On
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – If 6 Was 9
Pink Floyd – Astronomy Domine
Tones on Tail – Slender Fungus
The Who – Odorono
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Little Richard – Nuki Suki
Dr. John – Mama Roux
T. Rex – Mystic Lady
Funkadelic – I'll Stay
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Miles Davis – John McLaughlin
Joe McConaughy – Ghost Stories
Van Dyke Parks – By the People
Cocteau Twins – Ivo
Radiohead – We suck young blood. (Your time is up.)
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Faust – No Harm
Bootsy Collins – Mug Push
Annie Lennox – Take Me to the River
La Guapa Papa – Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter
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The Bonzo Dog Band – We Are Normal
Ananda Shankar – Jumpin' Jack Flash
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Peek-A-Boo
Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli – Jeepers Creepers
Leonard Nimoy – Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth
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Tool – Disposition
Suzanne Vega – Harbor Song
Djivan Gasparyan – Lovely Spring
My Brightest Diamond – Black & Costaud
Roy Orbison – In Dreams
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Fats Waller – The Minor Drag
Pearls and Brass – I Learn the Hard Way
Japan – Suburban Love
The Dust Brothers – Shining Star



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Playlist for June 10, 2010

Lou Reed – Intro/Sweet Jane
The Beatles – Rain
Beirut – Elephant Gun
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band – I'll Play the Fool
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Shudder to Think – The Ballad of Maxwell Demon
Benoît Charest – Cabaret Hoover
The Red Elvises – Hungarian Dance #5
Bauhaus – Slice of Life
Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Pink Elephants on Parade
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Cream – White Room
Blackalicious – Powers
Claudia Lennear – From a Whisper to a Scream
Julee Cruise – Into the Night
Iggy Pop – Baby
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Kali Bahlu – A Cosmis Telephone Call from the Angel Liesle and the Buddha
Edith Piaf – Non, je ne regrette rien
Sade – Smooth Operator (request from Mr. Siddartha Gautama)
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The Byrds – Eight Miles High
Dengue Fever – Monsoon of Perfume
The Magnetic Fields – Underwear
Neil Young – Birds
Charlie Haden – Speak Low
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The Shangri-La's – Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)
Randy California – Things Yet to Come
Gogol Bordello – Tribal Connection
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Depeche Mode – Blue Dress
The Residents – Moisture
Chic – Good Times
The Parliaments – (I Wanna) Testify
Rufus Wainwright – It's Only a Paper Moon

Playlist for May 27, 2010

King Crimson – I Talk to the Wind
Eddie Hazel – I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Arnold Schoenberg – Der Dandy
The Cure – Fascination Street
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Beck – Nicotine and Gravy
Rasputina – Doomsday Averted
13th Floor Elevators – Kingdom of Heaven
Muse – Darkshines
Tom Waits – Jockey Full of Bourbon
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Sun Ra – Sea of Sounds
Jimi Hendrix – ...And The Gods Made Love
They Might Be Giants – Meet James Ensor
Pixies – Cactus
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Yes – Mood for a Day
The Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love) (requested by Michael)
The Bonzo Dog Band – Eleven Mustachioed Daughters
David Bowie – I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship
Ornette Coleman – All My Life
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Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to Love
Nina Simone – I Put a Spell on You
Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick – Dammit, Janet!
La Guapa Papa – Red Beans and Writhe
Led Zeppelin – What Is and What Should Never Be
Terry S. Taylor – Sound Effects Record #32
XTC – Frivolous Tonight
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The Incredible String Band – My Name Is Death
Captain Beefheart – Diddy Wah Diddy
Bauhaus – 1. David Jay 2. Peter Murphy 3. Kevin Haskins 4. Daniel Ash
Tim Curry – Simple Twist of Fate
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John Coltrane Quartet - Acknowledgement (Part 1 of A Love Supreme)
Tears for Fears – Pale Shelter
Donovan – Happiness Runs
The Firesign Theatre – US Plus: Pork
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Gary Numan – Stormtrooper in Drag (requested by Dave)
The Velvet Underground – Venus in Furs (requested by Dave)
The [VIENNAGRAM:] - The Hierophant's Crown
Mavis Staples – Chocolate City
Sonny Boy Williamson – Bring It On Home
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Betty Davis – Anti Love Song
Jeff Buckley – Corpus Christi Carol
Stevie Wonder – I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
The Bar-Kays – Soul Finger