2.24.2004

 

Monday, February 23rd 4 - 6 PM

Sleater-Kinney- One More Hour- Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars)
Oxes- Boss Kitty- Oxxxes (Monitor)
The Raincoats- No Side to Fall In- The Raincoats (DGC) yay!
The Raincoats- In Love- The Raincoats DGC
Modest Mouse- Dukes Up- Sad, Sappy Sucker (K Records)
The Minutemen- The Anchor- What Makes a Man Start Fires?
The Smiths- Bigmouth Strikes Again- The Smiths
Os Mutantes- Baby- Everything is Possible Rita Lee, English version
The Go-Betweens- Cattle & Cane- The Go-Betweens 1978-1990
The Cure- The Catepillar- Staring at the Sea
The Soft Boys- I Wanna Destroy You- Underwater Moonlight
The Lilys- A Nanny in Manhattan Better- Can't Make Your Life Better (Primary Recordings)
Momus- A White Oriental Flower- The Little Red Songbook (le grand magistry) track fragment, sample of : "I Can See
Japan," as sung by Nich Currie (Momus) as a boy for his father's early childhood language acquisition study
Rita Chao & the Quests- How to Catch a Girl- Girls in the Garage, Vol 9 (Romulan Records)
Thee Midniters- Jump, Jive & Harmonize- Urban Spacemen & Wayfaring Strangers
Takako Minekawa- Maxi On!- Maxi On! ep single
Magnetic Fields- Jeremy- The Wayward Bus (PopUp)
The Postal Service- Such Great Heights- Give Up (Sub Pop) members of Death Cab for Cutie, Figurine
Donovan- The Mandolin Man & His Secret- A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
Great Lakes- Teen Angel- A Gift from a Garden to a Flower: A Tribute to Donovan (Darla) Pas/Cal, Photon Band, Lenola, My
Morning Jacket and others
Sparks- Pineapple- Indiscreet
The Ventures- Wack-Wack- Guitar Freakout (See For Miles Records) 1968 album, classic dick dale-ish surf-rock
The Talking Heads- Love- Building On Fire- Sand in the Vaseline
The Modern Lovers- Roadrunner- The Modern Lovers (Beserkley Records)
Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies- We Come In Peace- The Homeland (Thrill Jockey) *
Thee Minks- Lust for You- Songs About Boys (Steel Cage Records) Philly garage rock band's debut; promising *
The BobbyTeens- Jenny- Cruisin' for a Bruisin (Estrus) Garage, 3rd album, San Fran *
Isocracy- Hippie Man- Punk Seven Inchs, Vol One- '88-'89 (Lookout)
The Feelies- Everybody's Got Something to Hide [Except Me & My Monkey]- Crazy Rhythms (A&M Records)
Califone- Trick- Bird Heron King Blues (Thrill) *
The Notwist- Neon Golden [Console Mix]- Different Cars & Trains (Domino) *
Books on Tape- Laptop Blues- Sings the Blues (Greyday) *
John Fahey- Twilight on Prince George's Avenue- Best of John Fahey, Vol 2- '64-'83 (Takoma) GORGEOUS, every single
track *
James Joyce- "Anna Livia Plurabelle" [excerpt from Finnegan's Wake]- James Joyce: The Complete Recordings (Subrosa)
Alvin Lucier- In Memoriam Jon Higgins- Crossings (Lovely Music)
One Star Hotel-Gravity Can't Explain-One Star Hotel

posted by lizbot 2:11 AM

2.19.2004

 

Monday, February 16th, 4 - 6 PM (NEW REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAY & TIME)

Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies- We Come In Peace- The Homeland (Thrill Jockey)*
The Sparks- Looks- Indiscreet
Joe Bravo- Sissy Strut- Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 (Jazzman Records)
James Chance- Contort Yourself [1st Version]- Off-White
Quintron- Miniature Breakdown- Are You Ready For An Organ Solo? (Rhinestone Records) L.A.-based organ funk/electro;
with Miss Pussycat
Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo- Nevada Man Invents Piano With 21 Extra Keys- Strange But True (Matador)
The Frogs- And So You're the King- The Frogs
The Chameleons- Up the Down Escalator- Script of the Bridge
The Chameleons- Less Than Human- Script of the Bridge
Yellow Magic Orchestra- Cue- Cue single (A & M) from the 1981 12" single, copied from vinyl to cd
Echo & the Bunnymen- Do It Clean- Songs To Learn And Sing
The Stranglers- Duchess- Post-Punk Chronicles: Scared to Dance
The Notwist- Neon Golden [Console Remix]- Different Cars & Trains (Domino) remixes of the "Neon Golden" album *
Brian Eno- Golden Hours- Another Green World
Books on Tape- Laptop Blues- Sings the Blues (Greyday) *
Books on Tape- Republic Of- Sings the Blues (Greyday)*
Adrian Belew- Time Waits- Op Zop Too Wah
Camera Obscura- Teenager- Under Achievers Please Try Harder (Merge) twee Belle & Sebastian-esque pop*
Belle & Sebastian- There's Too Much Love- Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like a Peasant (Matador)
The High Llamas- Calloway- Beet, Maize & Corn (Drag City)
John Fahey- Orinda-Moraga- The Best of John Fahey: Vol. 2: 1964-1983 (Takoma) absolutely beautiful guitar, but what
would you expect?*
Love- You Set the Scene- Forever Changes
Nancy Sinatra- Get While The Gettin's Good- Country, My Way (reprise) LP, produced by Lee Hazlewood, who sings on
some tracks
Gabriel Brown- John Henry- Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook (Rounder Records) rec. by Lomax & Nora Neale Hurston & Mary
Elizabeth; June, 1935 in Eatonville, Florida *
Pimp Rubiah- Siti Payung- Folk & Pop Sounds of Sumatra (Sublime Frequencies)*
Bjork Gudmundsdottir & Trio- Ruby Baby- Gling-Glo (One Little Indian) *
Diamanda Galas- My World Is Empty Without You- La Serpenta Canta (Mute) Supremes cover*
Alan Bishop & Manford Cain- Demon Dog Crossroads- Night Recordings from Bali (Sublime Frequencies)*
Cheer-Accident- I Feel Sick- Babies Shouldn't Smoke

posted by lizbot 12:21 PM

2.16.2004

 

ATTENTION! ATENCION! ACHTUNG!

Seasons change and the WPRB schedule changes with them. The Spring Schedule is now in effect and all shows have moved.

::DOUBLEPLUSGOOD:: HAS A NEW DAY AND TIME: MONDAYS FROM 4 - 6 PM

Tune in tomorrow!
~Lizbot

posted by lizbot 12:03 AM

2.15.2004

 

Wednesday, February 11, 3 - 5 pm

Desmond Dekker- Rude Boy Train- The Original Rude Boy
Gal Costa- Sebastiana- Gal Costa (Mercury Records)
The Ventures- Western Union- Guitar Freakout/Super Psychedelics (See For Miles Records) This is a reissue of two
Ventures albums from 1967
Kevin Rowland & Dexy's Midnight Runners- One Last Wild Waltz- Too Rye Ay (Mercury Records)
The Go-Betweens- Cattle & Cane- The Go-Betweens: 1978-1990
Shell- Centipedes Have Needs, Too- Shell is Swell (Abaton) Marianne Nowottny side project
Shell Perfectly- Good Sugar- Shell is Swell (Abaton)
Ya Ya Choral- Waiting Time- Ya-Ya Choral: Original Studio Recordings [In the Main] independent orig. on Such a
Dutchman EP
Cheer-Accident- Transposition- The Why Album (Complancency) Chicago proggy outfit's poppiest endeavor
Sparks- Mustache- Angst in My Pants (Repertoire) tour in April! 4 US dates! SPARKS! HAPPY!
Sugarcubes- Eat the Menu- Here today, tomorrow next week 1989
Serge Gainsbourg- Bonnie & Clyde- Comic Strip (Philips/Mercury)
Magnetic Fields- Desert Island- Holiday (Merge)
Orange Juice- Consolation Prize- You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
The Beatles- Sexy Sadie- Beatles [White Album]
Momus- Mika Akutsu- Stars Forever (Le Grand Magistery)
The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast- Tael of a Saeghors- Sydney Post-Punk: M Squared & the Whole Sick Crew
independent indep-released early 80's Aussie post-punk band
Donovan- London Town- Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 (Epic) beautiful rendition; lots of calls
Roy Montgomery- Trial By Separation- 324 E. 13th St. #7 (Drunken Fish Records)
Allen Ginsberg / Drums and Breakbeats - illyB End the Vietnam War (Dj Spooky Remix)- Live Without Dead Time
(Adbusters) "Whoever controls the language, the images, controls the race."-A.Ginsberg
Fugazi- Pink Frosty Demo- Live Without Dead Time (Adbusters) this CD accompanied an issue of Adbusters magazine
The Feelies- Everybody's Got Something to Hide [Except Me & My Monkey]- Crazy Rhythms
The Smiths- Unhappy Birthday- Strangeways, Here We Come
Stephin Merritt- The Luckiest Guy On the Lower East Side- Pieces of April: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack *
Stereo Total- Und Wer Wird Sich Um Mich Kummern?- Monokini (KRS) *
Books On Tape- Laptop Blues- Sings the Blues (Greyday) *
Pimp Rubiah- Siti Payung- Folk & Pop Sounds from Sumtra[Vol.1] (Sublime Frequencies)some good & extra-weird stuff *
Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies- We Come in Peace- The Homeland (Thrill Jockey) fuuuuun! *
The Notwist- Neon Golden (Console Remix)- Different Cars and Trains (Domino) *
Truman's Water- Aploitix- The Singles- '92-'97 (No Sides) *
Cheer-Accident- So SOrry About China- Babies Shouldn't Smoke
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band- Abba Zabba- I'm Gonna Do What I Want to DO [Live at My Father's Place 1978]
(Rhino)
Neung Phak (mono Pause)- Tui Tui Tui- S/T (Abduction) fake Thai pop w/ mems of Negativland *

posted by lizbot 11:51 PM

 

Wednesday, February 4th, 3 - 5 pm

Xray Spex- Artificial- Germfree Adolescents (Caroline Records)
Diamanda Galas- Skotoseme- This Sporting Life [with John Paul Jones]
Teenage Jesus & the Jerks (Lydia Lunch)- Orphans- Everything (Atavistic Records)
Marianne Faithful- Pirate Jenny- 20th Century Blues [from Threepenny Opera- Brecht/Weill]
Nina Hagen- Cosma Shiva- Nina Hagen Essentials
Gal Costa- Meu Nome E Gal- Meu Nome E Gal
Stereo Total- Get Down Tonight- Total Pop (Analog Baroque) Momus-selected S.T. favorites
Girls At Our Best- Fashion- Pleasure- Vinyl Japan
The Stickmen- Jampire- Insatiable (Cuneiform Records) no wave from Philly
Yaz- Goodbye Seventies- Best of Yaz (Reprise/Mute)
Stereo Total- Push It- Total Pop (Analog Baroque) Salt N Pepa cover
Welle:Erdball- Nut Mit Mir Allein- Der Sinn des Lebens
The Rondelles- Like a Prayer- Shined Nickels & Loose Change
Stereolab- Laissez Faire- ABC Music
Delta 5- Final Score- Delta 5: Collected
Erase Errata- Marathon- Other Animals
Ya Ya Choral- Jolly Works- What's a Quaver? [EP] donated by Phil early 80s Aussie post-punk
Siouxsie & the Banshees- Red Light- Kaleidoscope
The Creatures- Around the World- Hai (Instinct) Siouxsie Sioux & drummer husband Budgie; Hai = yes in Japanese *
Books On Tape- Laptop Blues- Sings the Blues (Greyday) todd matthew drootin; good dj spooky-like stuff *
Books On Tape- Republic Of- Sings the Blues (Greyday) *
Stereo Total- Furore- Monokini (KRS) Francoise Cactus (French vocalist, guitar, drums) & Brezel Goring (German Vocals,
Guitars, Drums) *
The Lonesome Organist- Only If I Get You- Forms & Follies (Thrill Jockey)
Bjork Godmundsdottir & Trio Gudmundar Ingolfssonar- Ruby Baby- Gling-Glo (One Little Indian) Icelandic vocals w/ 2
tracks in English; 1990 jazz-influenced release
Clinic- Dj Shangri La- Internal Wrangler (Domino)
Bush Tetras- Can't Be Funky- New York Noise (Soul Jazz)
Theoretical Girls- Lovin In the Red- Self-Titled (Acute Records) 1978-1981
Kamala & the Karnivores- Love Like Murder- Lookout Punk 7"s (Lookout)
The Raincoats- Lola- The Raincoats [Kinks cover]
Diamanda Galas- My World Is Empty Without You- La Serpenta Canta (Mute) *
Aberdeen- Miss You Now You're Gone- The Boy Has Gone Away [ep] (Phonorecording) *
The Gay- Robert Smith- You Know the Rules (Mint Records) *
The Mountain Goats- The Young Thousands- We Shall All Be Healed (The Beggars Group) released this week *
Joe Bravo- Sissy Strut- Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 (Jazzman)

posted by lizbot 11:18 PM

2.01.2004

 

Wednesday, January 28th

Artist- Song- Album (Label) Comments [* = new release]

Half Japanese- Heaven Sent- Heaven Sent (Trance Syndicate)
The Fall- Birthday- The Marshall Suite
The Postal Service- Such Great Heights- Give Up (SubPop) Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) & Jimmy
Tamborello (Figurine)
Books on Tape- Laptop Blues- Sings the Blues (Greyday)* Matthew Todd Drootin- i love this *
Books on Tape- Republic Of- Sings the Blues (Greyday)*
Blackalicious- Blazing Arrow- Blazing Arrow (MCA) featuring Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5,) Saul Williams, Ben
Harper, et.al.
Fabulous Mark III- Psycho Parts I & II- Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 (Jazzman) 21 Tracks-
excellent comp
Of Montreal- Peacock Parasols- Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse (Kindercore)
Of Montreal- Lool at the Bell- Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimiscal Verse (Kindercore)
sort of a twee opera with meandering piano ballads from these elephant 6 collective members
The Sparks- Amateur Hour- Kimono My House
Orange Juice- Consolation Prize- You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
Ya Ya Choral- Gee Lately- Ya Ya Choral: Studio Recordings- In the Main (independently released) excellent
Aussie early 80s post-punk
Cheer Accident- Transposition- The Why Album (Complacency) poppiest endeavor of this longtime Chicago
proggish/experimental band
Langley School's Music Project- Band on the Run- Innocence & Despair (Bar None) the mid-70s- Has Fenger,
middle school music teacher records his students covering Wings, Bowie, Brian Wilson, etc.
Girls At Our Best- Politics- Pleasure (Vinyl Japan)
Stereo Total- Supergirl- Monokini (KRS)*
Brother JT3- Shine Like me- Hang In There, Baby (Drag City) Philly natrive John Terklesky delivers satisying
psycho-pop (he gives a good live performance too)
Die Goldenen Zitronen- Das Bibchen Totschlag- Sturm Und Twang: a priv Collection of German Underground
Pop (Big Cat)
The Associates- Club Country- Sulk
Nina Hagen- Zarah- Collected Nina Hagen
Takako Minekawa- Maxi On!- Maxi On! [single]
Delta 5- Circuit- Collected
Gloria Jones- Tainted Love- Greatest Hits
The Kites- Big Ponytail- Royal Paint With the Metallic Gardener From The United States of America Helped
Into An Open Field By Women and Children (Load)* Prov, RI band
Diamanda Galas- Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down- La Serpenta Canta (Mute Records)*

posted by lizbot 1:00 PM

 

SPOTLIGHT on FELT playlist
Sunday, January 25th 5 - 7 pm
with Lizbot
[the songs were played more or less chronologically moving through Felt's career]

Felt- Index- Absolute Classic Masterpieces (Cherry Red) 1979 single entitled "Lawerence" originally on tiny
Shanghai label
Felt- Birdmen- Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red) 1982 debut (short) full-length
Felt- I Worship the Sun- Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red) 1982
Felt- The World Is As Soft As Lace- The Splendour of Fear (Cherry Red) 1984
Felt- The Optimist & the Poet- The Splendour of Fear (Cherry Red) 1984
Felt- Roman Litter- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red) 1984 3rd album
Felt- Sempiternal Darkness- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red) by Maurice Deebank (guitarist) 2min, sparse, beautiful, flowing instrumental
Felt- Spanish House- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red) jangley happy pop-obsessed Felt- Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red) poppy Felt- Dismantled King is Off the Throne- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red) Felt- Crystal Ball- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red)
Felt- Whirlpool Vision of Shame- Strange Idol Patterns & Other Short Stories (Cherry Red)
Felt- My Darkest Light Will Shine- Ignite the Seven Canons (Cherry Red) 4th album proper, 1985
Felt- The Day the Rain Came Down- Ignite the Seven Canons (Cherry Red) final Cherry Red album release Felt- Primitive Painters- Ignite the Seven Canons (Cherry Red) Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) produced this
album; vocals on this song: Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) Guitar: Maurice Deebank, Drums: Gary
Ainge, Organ: Martin Duffy
Felt- Textile Ranch- Ignite the Seven Canons (Cherry Red) group instrumental
Felt- Rain of Crystal Spires- Forever Breathes the Lonely Words (Creation) 1986-1st album on Creation label;
Cherry Red label contract expired in '85
Felt- Down But Not Yet Out- Forever Breathes the Lonely Words (Creation)
Felt- Grey Streets- Forever Breathes the Lonely Words (Creation)
Felt- All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead- Forever Breathes the Lonely Words (Creation)
slighty misanthropic Lawerence wonders why he never achieved commerial fame/success
Felt- Declaration- Poem of the River (Creation) 1987
Felt- Silver Plane- Poem of the River
Felt- She Lives By the Castle- Poem of the River (Creation)
Felt- How Spook Got Her Man - The Pictorial Jackson Review (Creation) 1988 (CD release is split with Train Above the City, a bizarre and loungey completely instrumental album of xylophone to which Lawerence
only lended the song titles.)
Felt- Christopher Street- The Pictorial Jackson Review "I just want to see if we can live on Christopher Street..."
Didn't get a chance to play anything from "Me & a Monkey on a Moon" on El Records.

posted by lizbot 12:29 PM