here comes a show

paul selby has put together a set and will be playing at crescent cafe this thursday around 6:30 or so (weird time, i know). the show was hastily arranged just a couple days ago and i think this is his first nashville performance with many more to follow. ever the prolific songwriter, paul will be showcasing a bunch of new music he's recording right now. if you're a friend of the show, you may remember this tune:

paul selby - yellow soul


i thought i'd put the word out since yellow soul probably received more phone calls than anything else i've played. his newer material is a departure from what he's done in the past, so you can expect more upbeat songs. if you can't make it, don't worry - i'll probably play some of his new stuff later that night during nashville mixtapes.

show #12 playlist

another show, another playlist. next week's show should feature plenty of new good tunes now that i've replenished my new release collection. as always, thanks for the kind words and for coming back each week for more mixes.

hastily assembled road trip mix
the rolling stones - street fighting man
beck - fuck with my head (mountain dew rock)
the beatles - why don't we do it in the road?
john lennon - do the oz
pixies - bone machine
pavement - stereo
the shins - sleeping lessons
radiohead - reckoner
badly drawn boy - say it again
the pharcyde - passing me by
gloria jones - tainted love
ray charles - what'd i say
van morrison - caravan

completely random rotation mix
the war on drugs - a needle in your eye #16
shearwater - i was a cloud
don cavalli - new hollywood babylon
my milky way arms - sunshine
adem - loro
adem - invisible man
eef barzelay - i love the unknown
sebadoh - sacred attention
the m's - impossible view
the m's - pigs fly
my morning jacket - thank you too!
the explorer's club - forever
me first and the gimme gimmes - over the rainbow

the m's - pigs fly

nashville's finest

on several previous occasions i've promised a mysterious upcoming special program at an unspecified time full of the best music from the late 70's - mid 80's made by our town's local bands. these groups were all around town before lambchop, the features, the clutters et. al. took over.

well, my friend david was around back then and is hard at work compiling tunes and (yes!) interviews for what is evolving into a multi-part series sure to hit your ears soon enough.

with any luck i'll still have a radio show in the fall and you'll have a chance to hear everything he's putting together for us. i know my winter work schedule well enough to know i'll be in desperate need of a few no hassle shows. so stay tuned and with any luck the first installment of nashville's finest will be on the air sometime before the vandy kids show up again.

the apples in stereo giveaway

it's not as exciting as concert tickets, but if you'd like your own copy of the new apples in stereo album electronic projects for musicians just let me know. it's a collection of rarities and outtakes from 1995-2006 and comes with a free bonus track plus a free yep roc records sampler via download.

i may put your name in the pot for a thursday night giveaway, but i might just give it to you so feel free to email me if you're interested. i'd rather give it to someone who would really like a copy instead of someone who would really like to win something on a radio show.

oh, and don't forget, they're playing mercy lounge on july 29.

the apples in stereo - dreams

show #11 playlist

congratulations to the spiritualized tickets winner and apologies to everybody else.

sorry i was a little weird tonight. i had a pretty odd day and the number of phone calls i got for ticket requests (at least 30) really did kind of freak me out. i guess i thought 2 or 3 people tuned in every week, but obviously i was wrong.

anyway, here's what i played:

spiritualized mix
primal scream with paul weller - when the kingdom comes
super furry animals - golden retriever
black rebel motorcycle club - spread your love
the verve - this is music
spiritualized - i gotta fire
the black angels - doves
blackstrap - steal my horses
spiritualized - i think i'm in love
doves - darker
interpol - untitled
elbow - don't mix your drinks
radiohead - bullet proof ... i wish i was

rotation + random mix
the war on drugs - arms like boulders
wolf parade - bang your drum
the m's - don't be late
the american analog set - immaculate heart 1
eef barzelay - me no
fleet foxes - white winter hymnal
the war on drugs - buenos aires beach
the waterboys - sweet thing
van morrison - into the mystic
south san gabriel - trust to lose
bonnie prince billy - i'll be glad
rufus wainwright - one man guy
the watson twins - just like heaven
spiritualized - goodnight goodnight

spiritualized!

i have a pair of tickets for one lucky listener to see spiritualized on tuesday, july 22 at city hall! they usually only tour major markets when they visit the states, so i believe this is a first for nashville. it's definitely one of the last shows you'll be able to see at city hall before it shuts down/relocates.

they put on an amazing show and i, for one, will be front row and center. if you don't know by now, spiritualized is by far one of my favorite bands and i will playing a few of their best songs throughout the first hour during the next show.

just like last time you can call in from 10-11 and i'll put your name in a hat. at 11 i'll announce the winner and you'll need to call back in to claim your prize. good luck!

show #10 playlist

thanks, as always, for the friendly phone calls and im's. there wasn't really a theme to this week's show because my original plans were dashed. so i ended up with 2 hours of songs that sound relatively good in this order:

hour one mix
low - monkey
autolux - subzero fun
earlimart - song for
wolf parade - call it a ritual
eef barzelay - me no
elliott smith - sweet adeline
the war on drugs - taking the farm
badly drawn boy - everybody's stalking
plants and animals - bye bye bye
the arcade fire - neighborhood #1 (tunnels)
elbow - some riot
clem snide - collapse (live)
nick drake - pink moon
bruce springsteen - atlantic city

hour two mix
adem - bedside table
radiohead - i will (los angeles version)
the m's - pigs fly
adem - invisible man
bon iver - flume
the watson twins - only you
bonnie "prince" billy - so everyone
south san gabriel - senselessly
my morning jacket - librarian
fleet foxes - meadowlarks
silje nes - bright night morning
the wedding present - swingers
sigur ros - all alright

the war on drugs - taking the farm

review time #5

more album reviews on their way to the studio tonight...

artist - album - label

The War On Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues - Secretly Canadian

The War On Drugs have achieved what few do – they’ve made a thoroughly modern and relevant album. Yeah, you can hear bits of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Arcade Fire, Tom Petty, and George Harrison but don’t let that prejudice your opinion. This is NOT a folk rock, stadium, or hippie band. Whatever you don’t like about the above listed artists, The War On Drugs have eschewed. Whatever you like about those artists, this Philadelphia band have married with their own voice to make a completely new sound on this debut album. This is summer music at its best. Although it’s an album best heard in its entirety, track 1, track 2, and track 6 are the best examples of what they have achieved here.

Earlimart - Hymn And Her - Majordomo

Hymn And Her is a nice album. Unfortunately, after 5 previous albums (this is the second in one year) I expected more. Apart from tracks 1 and 8, the songs are good but not great. Most are indie tunes a la Elliott Smith and there’s nothing necessarily wrong with that. Also, the high quality production makes the simplest songs sound interesting with lots of hidden bits and pieces. Although you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything patently unpleasant, in the end Hymn And Her suffers from the fact that it really is similar to a lot of other music out there.

hurried sounds

tomorrow's show will feature...

i have no idea. as promised for the past couple weeks, i had planned on featuring a history-of-nashville-mix featuring local bands from the late 70's and early 80's, but my major resource for all that stuff is missing in action. my own schedule is pretty hectic this week (it's space week on the science channel!) but i'll put together tomorrow's show instead. commitment, i tell you.

here's a sneak peek from the first 20 minutes:

earlimart - song for


oh, and if you missed the black angels at exit/in last saturday then shame on you.

beach songs

summer mix series is back and, pending approval, i should have my own compilation somewhere on there pretty soon. since it's vacation season, i decided to put together a mix for the beach. most songs are about the summer, the sun, and the beach. others are just tunes that sound like summertime to me. the last one is a red herring - it's my own personal summer '08 song.

you can download the whole thing here. i've never used that host before, so you can go to muxtape if it craps out or you just want to stream the mix.

the goods:

beach songs
1. fleet foxes - he doesn't know why
2. the beach boys - the warmth of the sun
3. panda bear - bros
4. working for a nuclear free city - sarah dreams of summer
5. stan getz & astrud gilberto - the girl from ipanema
6. the pogues - a pair of brown eyes
7. the decemberists - summersong
8. the velvet underground - who loves the sun
9. blonde redhead - spring and by summer fall
10. caribou - melody day
11. doves - catch the sun
12. neva dinova - supercomputer

brit sub

thanks again to annie for asking me to sub for her this afternoon.

now it's time to get ready for fireworks and sun tea. have a happy 4th.

today's playlist:

the british are coming! mix
pulp - disco 2000
blur - there's no other way
the stone roses - what the world is waiting for
james - laid
the charlatans - just when you're thinking things over
the stone roses - fool's gold
ian brown - nah nah
clearlake - keep smiling
south - paint the silence
elbow - station approach
doves - words
oasis - shakermaker

the rest mix
jim noir - don't you worry
the wedding present - don't take me home until i'm drunk
wolf parade - call it a ritual
eef barzelay - me no
fleet foxes - he doesn't know why
adem - invisible man
the american analog set - the only one
manu chao - homens
the beta band - human being
radiohead - go to sleep
working for a nuclear free city - rocket
badly drawn boy - road movie
portishead - sour times
massive attack - five man army

the stone roses - what the world is waiting for

show #9 playlist

see you this afternoon from 4-6pm. here's what i played last night:

more garage stompers mix
them - gloria
the blues magoos - gotta get away
the chocolate watchband - are you gonna be there (at the love in)
tonto and the renegades - little boy blue
syndicate of sound - little girl
thursday's children - help murder police
the romancers - she took my oldsmobile
the who - the seeker
the woggles - it's not about what i want (it's what you got)
the clutters - clash city girl
thee oh sees - ghost in the trees
thomas funtion - peanut butter and paranoia jam
the castaways - liar liar
bo allen - hope you're proud
the apollos - that's the breaks
them - i can only give you everything
the 13th floor elevators - you're gonna miss me
standells - dirty water
the groupies - primitive

rotation & random mix
ambulance ltd - primitive (the way i treat you)
the brian jonestown massacre - nailing honey to the bee
blackstrap - too far gone
the black angels - you on the run
the wedding present - don't take me home until i'm drunk
wolf parade - bang your drum
bonnie "prince" billy - easy does it
south san gabriel - trust to lose
the watson twins - just like heaven
eef barzelay - the girls don't care
the explorers club - safe distance
gospel gossip - (next)
cortney tidwell - missing link
portishead - the rip
silje nes - drown
gospel gossip - (fall)
spiritualized - goodnight goodnight

double the fun

the rah-rah-americah holiday is nearly here and you can start your long weekend on the right foot by listening this thursday at the regular time. i mean, you get to sleep in on friday, right?

and if that isn't cool enough for you, i'll be substituting on antennas to heaven this friday from 4-6pm. the venerable annie w. will not be able to make her show this week and has asked little ol' me to spin tunes in her absence. i feel like a total wrvu nerd who has just been picked to play on the cool kids' team.