Thursday's Playlist: 11-10-11

The Twilight Singers – “On the Corner”
Mercury Rev – “Holes”
My Morning Jacket – “The Day is Coming”
The Go-Go’s – “Living at the Canterbury, Party Pose”
Foo Fighters – “Bridge Burning”
Jane’s Addiction – “Jane Says (Live)”
U2- “Lady with the Spinning Head (Extended Dance Mix)”
The Beach Boys – “Surf’s Up 1967 (Solo Version)”
Blondie – “Fan Mail”
Danger Mouse & Danielle Luppi – “Her Hollow Ways (Interlude)”
The Decemberists – “The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)”
Matthew Herbert – “August 2010”
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – “Summer of All Dead Souls”
Missing Persons – “Windows”
Suede – “One Hit to the Body”
Dirty Projectors – “Wave the Bloody Shirt”
Gorillaz – “Dare (Soulwax Remix)”
Happy Mondays – “Kinky Afro”
Concrete Blonde – “Everybody Knows”
Little Dragon – “Precious”
John Cougar Mellencamp – “Crumblin’ Down”
Q-Tip – “Heels”
The Clash – “Rock the Casbah”
Massive Attack – “Babel”
Cake – “Teenage Pregnancy”
Spoon – “Someone Something”
Thompson Twins – “You Take Me Up (High Plains Mixer) (US 12” Remix)”
Sons & Daughters – “The Beach”
Damien Jurado – “Last Rights”
Billy Squier – “My Kinda Lover”
Midlake – “Rulers, Ruling All Things”
No Age – “Sorts”
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – “Relax”
A Sunny Day in Glasgow – “Passionate Introverts”
Siouxsie & the Banshees – “Happy House”
Radiohead – “Lucky”
Porter Wagoner – “The Rubber Room”
Paul Simon – “Kodachrome”
Bon Iver – “Brackett, WI”
Squeeze – “Slap and Tickle”
Beck – “Ramona”
Caribou – “Hannibal”
Braids – “Little Hand”
Elbow – “The Fix”
Childish Gambino – “Nowhere to Go”
The Alarm – “Deeside”
Blondie – “Forgive and Forget (Live)”
Sigur Rós – “Sæglópur (Live)”
Camper Van Beethoven – “Form Another Stone (Replacement Version)”
X – “Surprise Surprise”
The Jesus & Mary Chain – “April Skies”
Elbow – “Dear Friends”
Life Without Buildings – “Philip”
John Cale – “Cable Hogue”
No Age – “Skinned”
Stars – “Your Ex-Lover is Dead”
Gang Starr – “Jazz Thing”
Prince – “Somebody’s Somebody”
TV on the Radio – “Keep Your Heart”
Billy Idol – “Untouchables”
Ramin Djawadi – “Kill Them All”
Hall & Oates – “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”
The Decemberists – “Isn’t it a Lovely Night”
Run-D.M.C. – “Roots, Rap, Reggae”
Gang Gang Dance – “∞ ∞”
Altered Images – “I Could Be Happy (Dance Mix)”
The Drums – “The Future”
Eagles – “Those Shoes”
Babybird – “You’re Gorgeous”
Jay-Zeezer – “I Swear It’s an Interlude”
The Cult – “Revolution (Instrumental)”
Wolf Parade – “What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way)”
Lansing-Dreiden – “Cement to Stone”
Sigur Rós – “Untitled #7 / Dauðalagið”
Red Fang – “Hank is Dead”
Blitzen Trapper – “Girl in a Coat”
How to Destroy Angels – “A Drowning”
Echo & the Bunnymen – “Shroud of Turin”
Prince – “U Got the Look”
The Drums – “We Tried”
R.E.M. – “The Flowers of Guatemala (Instrumental)”
The Raconteurs – “Steady as She Goes”
Sigur Rós – “Samskeyti”
Gruff Rhys – “Take a Sentence”
Thompson Twins – “Doctor! Doctor!”
Gomez – “Equalize”
Gillian Welch – “The Way the Whole Thing Ends”
Kasabian – “La Fee Verte”
Suede – “Beautiful Ones”
Crowded House – “Even If”
Beastie Boys – “Long Burn the Fire”
The Feelies – “Here Before”

Tuesday's Playlist: 11-8-11

Les Savy Fav – “The Sweat Descends”
Surfer Blood – “Slow Jabroni”
Bon Iver – “Calgary”
Better than Ezra – “Cry in the Sun”
The Smithereens – “All My Loving”
Sufjan Stevens – “The Lord God Bird”
The Waterboys – “The Whole of the Moon”
James Brown – “Think”
Depeche Mode – “Personal Jesus”
Scott Walker – “The Big Hurt”
The Mountain Goats – “Outer Scorpion Squadron”
Broken Bells – “Meyrin Fields”
Nick Drake – “Things Behind the Sun”
Elton John - "Rocket Man"
A Tribe Called Quest – “Footprints”
Oingo Boingo – “Only a Lad”
Little Dragon – “Precious”
Broken Social Scene – “Capture the Flag”
Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now”
Dead Confederate – “By Design”
Herbie Hancock – “Rockit”
Childish Gambino – “(?)”
Ramin Djawadi – “The Wall”
The 88 – “At Least I Was Here”
Jawbox – “Savory”
Travis – “Indefinitely”
The Corin Tucker Band – “1,000 Years”
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – “Dancing in the Street”
Sunny Day Real Estate – “Red Elephant”
Liturgy – “Helix Skull”
Raphael Saadiq – “Movin’ Down the Line”
The Field – “Arpeggiated Love”
The Killers – “Change Your Mind”
Bernard Herrmann – “Vertigo: Prelude and Rooftop”
Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)”
Better Than Ezra – “Summerhouse”
Blitzen Trapper – “Love the Way You Walk Away”
Jaydiohead – “No Karma”
Blondie – “Do the Dark”
No Age – “Valley Hump Crash”
Junior Senior – “Move Your Feet”
The Go! Team – “Yosemite Theme”
Suede – “Tiswas (Starcrazy) (Demo)”
The Beach Boys – “Gee”
Crowded House – “Amsterdam”
Camper Van Beethoven – “Vampire Club”
Matthew Sweet – “Winona”
LCD Soundsystem – “Live Alone”
Camper Van Beethoven – “Wasted”
The Corin Tucker Band – “It’s Always Summer”
Women – “Bells”
The National – “Theory of the Crows”
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – “Where Was My Brain?”
Fountains of Wayne – “No Better Place”
Squeeze – “Heaven Knows”
The Antlers – “No Windows”
PJ Harvey – “One Time Too Many”
Childish Gambino – “Put it in My Video”
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – “Even the Losers”
Small Sins – “Tonight”
Shudder to Think & Angela McClusky – “Day Ditty”
Billy Joel – “Don’t Ask Me Why”
Echo & the Bunnymen – “Watch Out Below (John Peel Session)”
Suede – “Read My Mind”
Pearl Jam – “Be Like Wind”
Black Mountain – “Wilderness Heart”
George Throrogood – “It’s a Sin”
Les Savy Fav – “Blackouts on Thursday”
Aimee Mann – “Satellite”
The Mountain Goats – “Age of Kings”
Hall & Oates – “Out of Touch”
John Maus – “Cop Killer”
Geneva – “Into the Blue”
Mirah – “Nobody Has to Stay”
Kvelertak – “Fossegrim”
The Durutti Column – “Messidor”
Otis Redding – “A Change is Gonna Come”
Psychic TV – “Just Drifting”
St. Vincent – “Hysterical Strength”
Those Darlins – “Mystic Mind”
The Decemberists – “Days of Elaine”
Dusty Springfield – “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”
Serge Gainsbourg – “Ah! Melody”
Fleetwood Mac – “Stop Messin’ Around”
Moonface – “Fast Peter”
Van Morrison – “Caravan”
Jacques Slade – “I Never Die”
Ryan Adams – “Note to Self: Don’t Die”
John Cale – “I’m Not the Loving Kind”
The 88 - "They Ought to See You Now"

Sunday's Playlist: 11-6-11

Panda Bear – “Tomboy”
Shudder to Think – “No Rm. 9 Kentucky”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Naked in the Rain”
Sia – “Breathe Me”
Sara Watkins – “Too Much”
Architecture in Helsinki – “Desert Island”
The Smiths – “Stretch Out and Wait”
The Field – “Sweet Slow Baby”
Falco – “Ganz Wien”
The Pixies – “Narc (Theme From)”
Explosions in the Sky – “A Song for Our Fathers”
X- “Los Angeles”
They Might be Giants – “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”
The Dears – “Warm and Sunny Days”
Boston – “Peace of Mind”
A Place to Bury Strangers – “I Live My Life to Stand in the Shadow of Your Heart”
ceo – “Come with Me”
Wild Flag – “Romance”
Obits – “I Blame Myself”
Obits – “Everything Looks Better in the Sun”
Eric B & Rakim – “What’s on Your Mind (Extended Vocal Version)”
KISS – “Hotter than Hell”
Little Dragon – “When I Go Out”
Galaxie 500 – “Oblivious”
Thomas Dolby – “Windpower”
Sufjan Stevens – “Chicago”
Def Leppard – “Die Hard the Hunter”
We Were Promised Jetpacks – “Hard to Remember”
Transcenders – “Animal Instincts”
Genesis – “In Too Deep”
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – “Introduction: “Let’s Experiment””
BLK JKS – “Taxidermy”
Phoenix – “Armistice”
Ivy – “Edge of the Ocean”
Mariachi El Bronx – “Norteño Lights”
Battles – “Dominican Fade”
Engineers – “Twenty Paces”
Girls – “Darling”
The Jayhawks – “Ann Jane”
Viva Voce – “Analog Woodland Song”
Gorillaz – “Kids with Guns”
De La Soul – “Me Myself & I”
Luscious Jackson – “She Be Wantin’ it More”
Falco – “Maschine Brennt”
Wye Oak – “Fish”
Noel Gallagher – “To Be Someone”
Japandroids – “I Quit Girls”
Public Enemy – “Bring the Noise”
Feist – “When I Was a Young Girl (Live)”
The White Stripes – “Jumble, Jumble”
Tin Machine – “I Can’t Read”
Run-D.M.C. – “You’re Blind”
First Aid Kit – “Pervigilo”
Pharcyde – “Passin Me By”
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – “A Teenager in Love”
ELO – “All Over the World”
Ladytron – “Ace of Hz”
Peter Gabriel – “That Voice Again”
Flying Lotus – “Do the Astral Plane”
Dan Wilson – “All Kinds (Live)”
Kvelertak – “Ulvetid”
Can – “One More Night”

Films of the 60s, Part 24: The Man Ain't Got No Culture!

“I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored.
I been John O’Hara’d, McNamara’d.
I been Rolling Stone and Beatled till I’m blind.
I been Ayn Randed, nearly branded
Communist, ‘cause I’m left-handed.
That’s the hand I use, well, never mind!”
- Simon & Garfunkel, “A Simple Desultory Philipic”



Counterculture is somewhat a loaded term. While it was originally meant to denote a group that went against a cultural norm, today it has somewhat lost its definition as the country has, over time, become more of a cultural mélange, making it hard to find anything “counter” to it. Occupy Wall Street is probably the closest thing to a true counterculture I have seen in my time, at least as compared to the fight for Civil Rights, the Feminist Movement, the Hippies, the Beatniks, and the anti-Vietnam movement. Some would say that between the 60s and now, we have been complacent. Some would say that counterculture took different forms, usually artistically, in the form of punk, hip-hop, heavy metal, pop art, graffiti, etc. The three (or four, depending on how you look at them) films I am featuring today were the epitome of counterculture, one (two) at the core of the sexual and political revolutions in Sweden, one an example of political and social expression in a repressive English boarding school, and one that is probably the most recognized counterculture film of all time.



I Am Curious (Yellow) & I Am Curious (Blue) (1967-8, Vilgot Sjöman)

Director Vilgot Sjöman asked for a certain amount of money in order to make a film with complete creative freedom and no script. That film ended up to be the two-part study that is I Am Curious, split into the two colors of the Swedish flag, blue and yellow. People are on the fence about this film, and I don’t really get it. I take that back. I do somewhat understand, but time and distance has let us take a second, more studied look at what Sjöman was trying to do here. Back in 1969, Roger Ebert, two years into writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote a scathingly negative review that seemed to miss the point entirely on what these revolutionary ideas were all about. Looking at that review, with all due respect to Mr. Ebert, he seems to be the epitome of the uptight “square.” He seems to miss the point that the sexual revolution was one that celebrated nature and the human body despite a variance from any “norm” of beauty.

This pair of films is a mixture of a true to life love of the director for his “star,” a young Lena Nyman, her search for answers in love, sex, and politics, a film within a film, and interviews with Swedish people about the political system. One idea that resonates with today’s America is the question of a class system and a system that favors those with privilege and wealth. My favorite part of these two films is the appearance of the then 39 year-old Swedish Minster of Transport, who later became Prime Minister, leading the Swedish Social Democratic Party. Despite the number of people interviewed in the streets, who seem to resist change and are oblivious to reality, Palme speaks the truth, even as someone with power, admitting that there is a class system, gender inequality, and problems with the educational system. The director also interviews Martin Luther King, Jr. in a refreshing and revealing scene in which he talks about the concept of non-violence. Sjöman exposes the ignorance of the majority of the public by showing a citizen saying that she doesn’t understand King because he doesn’t “fight for what he believes in.” Ugh. The tragic part of the whole thing is, a month after the second film was released, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, and Olaf Palme was assassinated in 1986, a true Swedish and global hero, having stood up to injustices, not only in his home country, but around the world.

The point of these films, which is couched in the title, is that curiosity of all types is the only way to get at the truth of any issue, whether sexual dynamics, politics, or social justice. The second film, Blue, which was released about six months after Yellow, features some negative viewer reaction to the first film, which somewhat resembles Ebert’s take. In a way, it is a genius move on the part of the filmmaker to include these letters as they reveal the hypocrisy and out of touch nature of the public. With no script, these films are more of an experiment and exploration into ideas rather than a narrative. Going into it with this knowledge, I think more people might be inclined to understand it. This is something I am learning in my studies to become a teacher. You get a better result if you let your students know what your goal is ahead of time. Without it, you get mixed and varied results. As one last example of the interesting and truly counterculture messages we find within these important films is a scene in which soldiers are being trained. The trainer tells them that fraternization with the enemy is a good tactic as the point is to get the two sides to understand each other, not annihilate each other, a completely alien concept in most foreign policies.



if… (1968, Lindsay Anderson)

This film is just as, if not more controversial than the I Am Curious films. Set at the beginning of a new term in an English boarding school, this film explores a repressive microcosm and a possible reaction to that repression. A young and charming Malcolm McDowell plays Mick Travis, a student at the school who is somewhere in the middle, not a newbie by any means, but not one of the “elite.” There is a definite social hierarchy going on within the school, and we see a lot of abuse from not only headmasters, but also student prefects. It’s as if we are seeing the non-magical, dark side of Harry Potter. Throughout the film, we see Mick and his friends trying to escape, sometimes physically and at others imaginatively, from the overbearing structure of the school and the injustices within. His room is papered with pictures of foreign revolutionaries and he often plays African music to set a mood.

This is most definitely a surrealist film. At several junctures, the scenes alternate between color and black and white. While this certainly evokes a reaction in the viewer, making us wonder whether we should be seeing these scenes differently, they were done as a combination of cost-saving measure and necessity due to the light coming into the large boarding school halls and rooms. Even so, certain scenes, such as the one in the diner after Mick and his friend steal BSA motorcycles, blur the line between reality and fantasy, between what is and what is in the imagination. This is the point that many critics miss about this film, taking its violent imagery too seriously and not as a warning to the causes of such violent imagery, namely the repression inherent in certain hierarchical systems. The inevitable rebellion is foreshadowed in Mick's first appearance, showing up to school in a long black coat, a black scarf around his face, and a black hat, causing one of his schoolmates to call him Guy Fawkes.

Mick and his friends seem to be seeking some kind of realistic experience or feeling outside of their school environment. They steal motorcycles, flirt with townie girls, suffocate themselves with plastic bags, and revel in the drawing of real blood during a playful swordfight in the gym. This form of escape, however, is made all too real by the violence inflicted on them, especially on Mick, by the cruel prefects. Mick gets caned an excessive number of times by his nemesis, Rowntree, and, according to school protocol, must then shake his hand and thank him for the abuse. Meanwhile, the actual headmaster of the school is near absent, never involved, and seemingly oblivious to the actions going on within his own school. In a hyper-surrealist ending, one that will certainly make some uncomfortable given some school shootings in America, Mick and his friends take to the roofs and open fire upon the school children, their families, and the teachers. At the close of the film, the title, if…, appears in red on the screen. It is a chilling reminder of what can happen if people are abused and pushed far enough. These messages are highlighted, and perhaps somewhat undercut, by others that come up during the course of the film, such as “There’s no such thing as a wrong war. Violence and revolution are the only pure acts,” and “One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place.” Again, chilling.



Easy Rider (1969, Dennis Hopper)

Despite several people having told me that they thought Easy Rider was overrated and perhaps didn’t hold up over time, I ended up absolutely loving it. It could be argued that it is the ultimate counterculture film. We all, at some time or another, at least us liberal types, connect with these types of artistic portrayals of rebellion and exploration, such as in On the Road, or perhaps books by Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe, Ken Kesey, and Tom Robbins. What these books and films show us, and can be easily seen in Easy Rider, is that these counterculture expressions are not just an empty rebellion against society, but instead an existential search for meaning and a code of ethics to live by that may not jibe with the codes of others. This is best expressed by Wyatt, played by Peter Fonda, who is often remarking on the things he admires on his journey.

Wyatt and Billy, the latter played by Dennis Hopper, are named after Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid. The original intention was to make a modernized western, and the film still somewhat follows this model. Names and images mean everything in the film. Wyatt, like his namesake, is more attuned to find a code, more of a lawful person. His bike, helmet, and jacket are all draped in the American flag, and he is often called Captain America throughout the film. In essence, he represents a portion of Americans who are looking for an alternative to the Vietnam War fighting, unequal, and repressive society that existed at that time, and still somewhat exists today. Billy, on the other hand, is more of an outlaw. He wears the fringe leather jacket that represents an America that has been near eliminated, that of the Native American. He is often more paranoid, angry, and rebellious, wary of his surroundings.

As they begin their journey, Wyatt throws his watch away, signifying that they are no longer subject to any rules, even the rules of time. They spend time with a subsistence farmer who inspires Wyatt. He likes that he lives a somewhat simple life, supported by hard work and family. They encounter a hippie commune that exposes Billy’s pessimism as much as it reveals Wyatt’s unbridled optimism. They are two sides of counterculture America, opposite faces of the same coin. Through this journey, they are not only presenting themselves, but also different faces of America. We see the deserts of the west and the gorgeous creepers in the trees of the South. We also see the ugly side of America and its horrible prejudices, which ultimately results in a tragic fate for our counterculture heroes. Jack Nicholson, in one of his first roles as George Hanson, says it best, recounting what they represent to those who disparage and do violence against them:

George: Oh, no. What you represent to them is freedom.
Billy: What the hell is wrong with freedom? That’s what it’s all about.
George: Oh, yeah, that’s right. That’s what it’s all about, all right. But talkin’ about it and bein’ it, that’s two different things. I mean, it’s real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. Of course, don’t ever tell anybody that they’re not free, ‘cause then they’re gonna get real busy killin’ and maimin’ to prove to you that they are. Oh yeah, they’re gonna talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But, they see a free individual, it’s gonna scare ‘em.

In a shocking scene of brutality, George is killed, a terrifying example of reality, in which those who tend to speak the truth are often punished for it. Easy Rider was a film that pretty much changed the landscape of filmmaking and ushered in a decade of realism and grittiness that will not soon be forgotten. Oh yeah, and it has one heck of a great soundtrack.

Saturday's Playlist: 11-5-11

White Town – “Your Woman”
Veronica Falls – “Come on Over”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave (Live)”
Weezer – “Island in the Sun”
Ministry – “Thieves”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Jam”
Marcy Playground – “Poppies”
Nirvana – “Lithium”
The War on Drugs – “Your Love is Calling My Name”
Drive Like Jehu – “Here Come the Rome Plows”
Mariachi El Bronx – “Spread Thin”
John Cale – “Rollaroll”
John Maus – “Believer”
Jeff Buckley – “Lilac Wine”
King Curtis – “Memphis Soul Stew (Live)”
Spoon – “Written in Reverse”
The Corin Tucker Band – “Half a World Away”
Jay-Z – “99 Problems”
Galaxie 500 – “Spook”
Billy Idol – “It’s So Cruel”
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg – “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang”
The Dismemberment Plan – “Automatic”
The Books – “Free Translator”
Dum Dum Girls – “Bhang Bhang, I’m a Burnout”
Red Fang – “Wires”
Fleet Foxes – “Ragged Wood”
Dirty Projectors – “Temecula Sunrise”
Vampire Weekend – “Oxford Comma”
Stina Nordenstam – “I Dream of Jeannie”
Hans Zimmer – “Half Remembered Dream”
Ben Kweller – “Jerry Falwell Destroyed Earth”
LCD Soundsystem – “I Can Change”
Califone – “Bottles & Bones (Shade & Sympathy)”
A Tribe Called Quest – “1nce Again”
Suede – “Modern Boys”
De La Soul – “Stakes is High”
The xx – “Stars”
Plexi – “Forest Ranger”
ABC – “The Look of Love, Pt.1”
Queens of the Stone Age – “Go with the Flow”
Suede – “The Wild Ones”
Russian Circles – “Praise Be Man”
A Flock of Seagulls – “The Traveller”
Jesu – “Fools”
Fountains of Wayne – “You Curse at Girls”
The Tough Alliance – “Untitled Hidden Bonus Track”
Camper Van Beethoven – “Change Your Mind”
Her Space Holiday – “Anything for Destruction”
The Bird and the Bee – “Polite Dance Song”
Explosions in the Sky – “Look Into the Air”
The Black Keys – “I Cry Alone”
The Boxer Rebellion – “Step Out of the Car”
The Stone Roses – “I Wanna Be Adored”
Clem Snide – “Denise”
The Cranberries – “Liar”
Beastie Boys – “Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament”
Surfer Blood – “Swim”
Kvelertak – “Ytrydd dei Svake”
The Dandy Warhols – “Plan A (Are Sound version)”

Thursday's Playlist: 11-3-11

Hum – “I Hate it Too”
The xx – “VCR”
The Decemberists – “Down by the Water”
Little River Band – “Happy Anniversary”
The Twilight Sad – “At the Burnside”
The Jayhawks – “I’d Run Away”
U2 – “North and South of the River”
Ryan Adams – “Do I Wait”
John Cougar Mellencamp – “Ain’t Even Done with the Night”
Destiny’s Child – “Bills Bills Bills”
Black Mountain – “Rollercoaster”
Ladytron – “White Elephant”
Neil Finn – “Twisty Bass”
LCD Soundsystem – “Pow Pow”
No Age – “Glitter”
Blondie – “Island of Lost Souls”
The Boxer Rebellion – “Semi-Automatic”
The Black Keys – “The Flame”
No Age – “Shed and Transcend”
Matthew Sweet – “Evangeline”
New Order – “Sunrise”
The Jesus Lizard – “Mouth Breather”
Orange Juice – “Falling and Laughing”
New Order – “Fine Time (Silk Mix)”
Fleetwood Mac – “Never Make Me Cry”
The Bird & the Bee – “Man”
The Books & José González – “Cello Song”
Mystery Jets – “Lady Grey”
Ryan Adams – “Sweet Lil Gal (23rd / 1st)
Loggins & Messina – “Angry Eyes”
Alphaville – “Big in Japan”
Gravenhurst – “Damage”
Best Coast – “Honey”
Scritti Politti – “Perfect Way”
Girl Talk – “Triple Double”
Pearl Jam – “Why Go Home (Live)”
Fleetwood Mac – “The Chain”
Camper Van Beethoven – “Might Makes Right”
U2 – “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
The Flowerpot Men – “Beat City”
The Breeders – “Cannonball”
Deftones – “To Have and to Hold”
Suede – “Still Life (Orchestral Version)”
Prince – “Do it All Night”
Engineers – “Clean Coloured Wire”
Iron & Wine – “Your Fake Name is Good Enough for Me”
Fruit Bats – “Wild Honey”
Jay-Zeezer – “Say it Ain’t December 4th”
Bob Dylan – “Buckets of Rain”
Arcade Fire – “Rebellion (Lies)”
Shudder to Think – “X-French Tee Shirt”
The Smiths – “Pretty Girls Make Graves”
Paul Simon – “Graceland”
Björk – “Hollow”
Throw Me the Statue – “That’s How You Win”
The National – “The Perfect Song”
José González – “Lovestain”
Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn’t It Be Good”
The Thermals – “A Reflection”
Heart – “Sing Child”
Surfer Blood – “Catholic Pagans”
The Killers – “All These Things that I’ve Done (Peter Hook Remix)”
Mike Ness – “Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing”
David Bowie – “Word on a Wing (Live)”
The Mission U.K. – “Black Mountain Mist”
Robyn – “Hang with Me”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Simple Man”
Yeasayer – “2080”
Talk Talk – “Talk Talk”
Thompson Twins – “Let Loving Start (12”)”
Sigur Rós – “All Alright”
TV on the Radio – “Staring at the Sun”
Falco – “Rock Me Amadeus”
The Mountain Goats – “Age of Kings”
Pearl Jam – “Times of Trouble (Demo)”
Bright Eyes – “Motion Sickness”

Wednesday's Playlist 11-2-11

Sebastian Tellier – “Fantino”
Justin Timberlake – “Cry Me a River”
Eels – “I’m a Hummingbird”
Childish Gambino – “My Girls”
John Cale – “Ski Patrol”
World Party – “Show Me to the Top”
The White Stripes – “I’m Bound to Pack It Up”
Blondie – “(Can I) Find the Right Words (to Say)”
Hot Chocolate – “You Sexy Thing”
Los Campesinos! – “A Heat Rash In the Shape of the Show Me State; Or, Letters from Me to Charlotte”
Childish Gambino – “Look at Me Now”
Journey – “Send Her My Love”
Echo & the Bunnymen – “In the Midnight Hour”
Luscious Jackson – “Ladyfingers”
Mark Mulcahy – “Hey Self Defeater”
Pretenders – “Brass in Pocket”
Alphaville – “Sounds Like a Melody”
Thomas Dolby – “Hyperactive”
Squeeze – “Messed Around”
REO Speedwagon – “Keep on Loving You”
Len – “Steal My Sunshine”
Marvin Gaye – “God is Love”
Little Dragon – “Feather”
Childish Gambino – “Riffs”
LCD Soundsystem – “One Touch”
Admiral Fallow – “Subbuteo”
The Field – “Looping State of Mind”
TV on the Radio – “Will Do”
The Morning Benders – “Excuses”
Depeche Mode – “Just Can’t Get Enough”
Pretenders – “Middle of the Road”
Phantom Planet – “California”
Jónsi – “Animal Arithmetic”
White Denim – “Anvil Everything”
Pete Shelley – “Homosapien”
Gruff Rhys – “Honey All Over”
Tom Waits – “Small Change – Big Spender”
Elvis Costello – “Shipbuilding”
Muse – “Time is Running Out”
The Cure – “Lovesong (Instrumental)”
Prince – “Partyup”
Bright Eyes - "Poison Oak"