here are some bands that are on my shortlist for tomorrow’s show: Dead Boys, Depeche Mode, Chicks On Speed, Split Enz, Micachu, Grand Duchy, Rachel Taylor Brown, and Front 242. if you’re up, give me a listen! 90.7fm in Portland, kboo.org everywhere else.
I hope you enjoyed the last two shows, they were kinda sorta “best of” shows, leaning heavily on some segues that I came up with in the first year of doing the show. I’ll be gone this coming Monday, but not to fear….Devin La Croix will be subbing, and he weaves quite an eclectic show. [...]
HOUR ONE: Doom – Supervillian Intro / Gazillion Ear – Born Into This (Lex, 2009) LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous – Sound Of Silver (Capitol, 2007) Brian Eno – Sky Saw – Another Green World (Island, 1975) Paul Rooney – Lucy Over Lancashire – Lucy Over Lancashire 12″ single (SueMi, 2006) Ponytail – Beg Waves [...]
HOUR ONE: Dead Kennedys – Your Emotions – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (Alternative Tentacles, 1980) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Ramones cover) – Warchild Presents: Heroes (Astralwerks, 2009) Angry Samoans – Time Has Come Today – Gimme Samoa: 31 Garbage Pit Hits (PVC, 1982) X – Beyond And Back (live [...]
“What do I play next?” is my favorite question as a KBOO DJ. It’s like one of those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books that I looked at as a kid. Every once in awhile, I’ll have a revelatory moment or a hunch that pays off with a satisfying combination of songs. This coming Monday I [...]
HOUR ONE: Art Brut – Mysterious Bruises – Art Brut Vs. Satan (Downtown, 2009) Liliput – You – Liliput (Kill Rock Stars) Micachu – Lips – Jewellry (Rough Trade, 2009) Bauhaus – She’s In Parties – Swing The Heartache: The BBC Sessions (Beggars Banquet) Chromatics – Night Drive – PDX Pop Now 2008 (self) Tobacco [...]
The new episode of “Breakfast At Sulimay’s” is out (Episode 18), and it looks like Ann and Bill were really taken with Bon Iver. “It sounds so sad!” “That was good listening!” I really dug the synths on that Common track. I’ll have to go give that a listen. TTFN!