September 15, 2006

Theme: No Theme On Air: Frank

Not a lot to say about this show, I think I played lots of great songs, but not much of an overall theme even within individual sets. There were a couple of notable new releases by both Yo La Tengo and Memphis, I was really excited by both of them so I played a set of double shots so I could hear more of each album. I talked about Yo La Tengo in the last mailout while Memphis is a side project of Torquil Campbell of the Stars. From this initial listen it sounds much more developed than the first Memphis album and more my style than Amy Milan's solo effort. Another song of note was by the Shakers, a band that featured Dave Rave, formerly of Teenage Head and many other bands. He has just released a great Anthology featuring songs from his long career. Find more about him here: www.dave-rave.com . For the rest of the show I played lots of other great songs, a few from some CDs in the new release section that I had never heard of before the show: the aforementioned Violet Lyal, The Golden Dogs, and The Balling Jacks. TALK - Theme The Gresham Flyers - Shiftwork Irene - Little Things (That Tear Us Apart) The Ballet - In My Head Peace In Our Time - Everyone or Anyone Serenade - The Sweetest TALK (Double Shot Set) Yo La Tengo - I Feel Like Going Home Yo La Tengo - Mr. Tough Memphis - I Dreamed We Fell Apart (C) Memphis - In The Cinema Alone (C) Violet Lyal - Camera (C) Violet Lyal - Ready To Go (C) TALK Those Transatlantics - In Your Neighbourhood The San Marios - Half A Million The Tidy Ups - Dizzy Hieghts Acid House Kings - That's Because You Drive Me TALK The Shakers - Let's Face It (C) Pointed Sticks - Marching Song (C) The Skatomatics - Pop Song (C) The Balling Jacks - Going Insane (C) Wax Mannequin - The Price (C) TALK Annemarie - Apple (Suicide On Your Stereo) Klavey Y Kongo - Ay Candela! Mary Margaret O'Hara - Dream I Had (I) (C) Regina Spektor - Hotel Song The Dears - Whites On Party (C) **See Note 1 The Golden Dogs - Construction Worker (C) **See Note 2 The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Disco (C) TALK Elliot Brood - Second Son (C) Note 1: This song was dedicated to the new edition of Survivor where the initial split of contestants is along racial lines. Note 2: The Golden Dogs reminded me a lot of The New Pornographers, so I had to play them next. (C) Denotes Canadian Content