show #37 playlist

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doves - kingdom of rust
the war on drugs - barrel of batteries
neil young - tonight's the night
beck - feather in your cap
vetiver - you may be blue
the walkmen - another one goes by
midlake - young bride
lambchop - sharing a gibson with martin luther king jr.
black mountain - angels
the beatles - here comes the sun
m. ward - here comes the sun again
dr. dog - hang on
van morrison - saint dominic's preview

show #36 playlist

the playlist is here:

fleet foxes - he doesn't know why
the occasion - register my complaints
blitzen trapper - black river killer
elbow - coming second (live)

sufjan stevens - they are night zombies!! they are neighbors!! they have come back from the dead!! ahhhhh!
gorillaz - tomorrow comes today
department of eagles - phantom other
andrew bird - the trees were mistaken
the good, the bad, and the queen - herculean
peter bjorn and john - let's call it off
caribou - melody day
badly drawn boy - say it again

wouldn't you know it?

our lovely friends at the bbc managed to shovel themselves out of the snow and put together a cool mini-site for elbow fans worldwide. you can't watch it unless you're in the uk, but anybody can listen to the band perform the entire album "the seldom seen kid" live at abbey road. it's likely a short-term deal and the cd/dvd pack is still available for pre-order, but i thought i'd pass along the info nonetheless.

music and show stuff

so silver jews played their final concert saturday inside cumberland caverns and taped it for a midnight broadcast on wsm 650am. the jews recently played at exit/in, but this was by far a much better show. joos fans came from all over the country and even bob nastanovich made a surprise appearance. if you weren't able to drive out to the middle of nowhere saturday, don't worry - a professional film crew was on hand to document the occasion. and i took pictures.


while i was 333 feet below ground in the cumberland caverns' volcano room watching history in the making, bbc was broadcasting its own bit of history over the british airwaves. my favorite band (elbow) recently put on a live show at abbey road studios and it was all over bbc yesterday. i guess they're a big deal in england now that they've won the mercury prize, so the concert was broadcast on bbc2 radio, a documentary was broadcast on bbc6 radio, and and the concert film was broadcast on bbc tv. at least we americans have the chance to buy a cd/dvd limited edition box set on march 20. i'm not sure if the dvd will be formatted for u.s. dvd players, but the last time they put out a dvd it was coded for universal viewing. you can pre-order it here.

we're into february, so album release and tour info is steadily coming out for spring and early summer now. you can see what interests nashville mixtapes on the left-hand side of this page.

oh, and nashvillemixtapes.com will soon begin offering downloads of each week's mixtape free of charge. these won't be the actual broadcasts, but the actual songs in an mp3 player-ready format so you can hear all your favorite tunes without all the talk. more on that later...

show #35 playlist

thanks to anybody who listened to the show instead of watching the super bowl. don't forget you can always listen to the archive all week long by clicking on the listen to the show link on the left-hand side of this page if you can't listen live.

after four long years, doves are releasing a new album this spring. if you liked their song on tonight's show, the doves website is offering a free download for a limited time. they ask for an email address, but you can just make one up if you'd rather not give yours away.

now i'm off to watch the rest of the game. here's tonight's playlist:

silver jews - punks in the beerlight
doves - jetstream
menomena - strongest man in the world
department of eagles - no one does it like you
radiohead - backdrifts
elbow - the fix
devotchka - head honcho
fleet foxes - mykonos
grizzly bear - knife
massive attack - everywhen
beirut - a sunday smile

silver jews - punks in the beerlight

show #34 playlist

if there are any long-term fans of the show out there, you'll recognize most of this week's show. tune in next sunday for new songs. if you want to learn more about silver jews' final concert, go here.

anyway, here's this week's playlist:

headlights - get your head around it
the features - off track
clearlake - it's getting light outside
earlimart - song for
a.c. newman - homemade bombs in the afternoon
elbow - fallen angel
elliott smith - independence day
badly drawn boy - my friend cubilas
cortney tidwell - mama from the mountain
silver jews - suffering jukebox
beck - volcano
beach house - gila
blur - caravan
blitzen trapper - not your lover

nashville mixtapes lives on

against all odds, nashville mixtapes has survived the chopping block and will stay with wrvu.

for the next 5 months you can find nashville mixtapes on 91.1fm wrvu now every sunday night from 7-8pm. i've coveted this time slot for a long time, so i'm very very happy with the move. of course, if this doesn't work with your schedule you can still listen to the show's weekly online archive via the wrvu.org show schedule page or by clicking on the little "listen to the show" icon on the top left-hand side of this page.

other good news: the show is now officially designated "specialty rotation" which basically means i have more flexibility when choosing the songs i play. actually, you probably won't notice a difference. but i know i will.

and what better way to kick off the new show designation/schedule than with a triumphant wheeze - i can't make it to the station this sunday because i'll be on vacation. the delay should give the tech guys at wrvu a chance to set up my audio archive thing anyhow.

to friday nights:

to sunday nights:

so... see you in a couple weeks.

show #33 playlist

r.i.p. ron asheton

hopefully i'll have at least one more show next friday before the new schedule comes out. if i do get a show for spring semester (and that's far from certain) it probably won't be from 7-8pm fridays, so if you like nashville mixtapes just check back here in the days ahead to see what's up.

and don't forget about robot rock II: electric boogaloo featuring wrvu's very own left can dance, the protomen, & makeup and vanity set at the end this saturday night from 9pm-3am. $5 before 10pm, ?$ after that. come on out and support your local dj's and bands.

anyway, tonight's show featured:

sonic youth - dirty boots
black rebel motorcycle club - awake
the morning after girls - run for our lives
david bowie - andy warhol
the stooges - i wanna be your dog
pixies - u-mass
pulp - the night that minnie temperley died
half japanese - put some sugar on it
the la's - failure
love - 7 and 7 is
the animals - i'm crying
? & the mysterians - ten o'clock
the electric prunes - train for tomorrow
the rolling stones - walking the dog
them - bring em on in

as promised:

pixies - u-mass

see what we like

i'll bet you've been staring at your computer all day wondering, "when will brandon compile a 'best of 2008' list?" well, i've heard your incessant demands and obliged. in fact, several of your favorite wrvu dj's (and i) have put together random "best of 2008" lists for your perusal on the wrvu website, so take a look.

in other news - now that the crazy work season is over for me, you can expect a little more out of nashvillemixtapes.com in the weeks and months ahead. unless, that is, the show doesn't make it beyond the next couple weeks. a new wrvu schedule comes out soon and i'm never guaranteed anything since i'm not a student. so i guess i'll keep you posted.

in the meantime, here are some fun youtubey things you've probably seen a million times before:

show #32 playlist

the 32nd nashville mixtapes was...

fountains of wayne - elevator up
bram rigg set - i can only give you everything
the rolling stones - the last time
the kinks - big sky
the beatles - come together
the soundtrack of our lives - keep the line movin'
eagles of death metal - anything 'cept the truth
beck - modern guilt
the raveontettes - aly, walk with me
brightblack morning light - everybody daylight
he out crowd - c'mon children
the stooges - no fun
the warlocks - hurricane heart attack

the kinks - big sky