undertones “you’ve got my number” the best of (ryko)
wishniaks “ticker tape parade” 7″ (erato)
butterglory “she’s got the akshun!” are you building a temple in heaven? (merge)
bill fox “for anyone that you love” transit byzantium (spin art)
fruit bats “magic hour” mouthfuls (sub pop)
count 5 “theyre gonna get you” 45 (double shot)
spoon “someone something” 7″ (merge)
x “i must not think bad thoughts” more fun in the new world (elektra)
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kaito “cat nap” you’ve seen us… you must have seen us (devil in the woods)
miracle chosuke “francine” the 7/8 wonders of the world (dim mak)
araby “this is how” your wate & fate (curve of the earth)
broken social scene “stars and sons” you forgot it in peoeple (paper bag) - NE
dinosaur jr. “in a jar” you’re living all over me (sst)
juno “a thousand motors pressed upon the heart” a future lived in past tense (de soto)
constantines “nighttime anytime its alright” nighttime ep (sub pop)
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modettes “white mouse disco” v/a: totally wired (tooth & nail)
comet gain “the kids at the club” realistes! (kill rock stars)
exploding hearts “modern kicks” guitar romantic (dirtnap)
bar-kays “knucklehead” 45 (volt)
rock*a*teens “teen muscle teen hustle” baby, a little rain must fall (merge)
rondelles “distraction” fiction, romance, fast machines (smells like records)
starlite desperation “go kill mice” (flapping jet)
big boys “heartbeat” the skinny elvis (touch & go)
wire “i am the fly” chairs missing (emi)
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american altitude “alpharetta” s/t (self rel.)
crooked fingers “crowned in chrome” s/t (warm)
ciao bella “i’ve should i?” 1 (march/endearing)
nerves “hanging on the telephone”
dB’s “black and white” stands for decibels (albion)
girls at our best “warm girls” pleasure (vinyl japan)
les savy fav “crawling can be beautiful” go forth (french kiss)
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solex “the cutter” split with the 1985 (progeria)
slits “i heard it through the grapevine” in the beginning (get back)
new fast automatic daffodils “get better” v/a: and here is the young man (debutante)
family fodder “film music” savoir faire: the best of… (dark beloved cloud)
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durutti column “belgian friends” v/a: and here is the young man (debutante)

programming notes
so. much. better.

no philadelphia-centric hour this week, but dont worry. it shall return soon; i just need some time to sort out some stuff.

only one NE track this week, kind of. im currently reviewing the miracle chosuke and constantine records for the station, but theyre not official adds yet. im hoping the constantines record is much better than this ep. the tracks plucked from their forthcoming release dont sound very single-y, here’s to hoping the whole record sounds much better. given that theyre one of my favorite bands right now, i have a strange, underlying faith it will.

midway through the show, i came down with a bad case of the stutters. oy. luckily, i didnt record this show to MD, so we’ll never really know how bad it was.

i woke up this past monday morning to see on a multitude of mailing lists, that 3/4 of the exploding hearts were killed in a car crash sunday evening.

this is so incredibly depressing. the exploding hearts were a band i recently had caught onto, and become quite fond of. there was so much promise for them and well, its gone.

my condolences.

alright, i know ive been a slacker. its been two weeks since i last posted about any shows and we know damn well i dont go more than 3 days without seeing a band. to recap:

7/22 - trouble with sweeney & asteroid #4 - silk city
7/18 - cherry coke, the caribbean & this radiant boy - dw
7/17 - bishop allen, the swords project, raccoon, can/am connection - dw
7/15 - octopus project, illoin, trouble everyday, persona - club 218

thats the short list. i will try to remember the rest later.

all were very good.

ever have one of those shows that just goes so poorly, you dont want to even post the playlist? welcome to this past sunday.

beehive & the barracudas “stuck on the bus” in dark love - swami
the constantines “#3″ s/t - three gut
brainiac “i could own you” split 7″ with bratmobile
erectus polvotone “anything’s fine” erectus monotone / polvo 7″ - merge
the octopus project “#3″ identification parade - peek-a-boo
panthers “its not the heat its the humility” lets get serious - dim mak
contortions “designed to kill” buy the - ze
autoclave “ill take you down” s/t - dischord
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further “surfing pointers” 7″ - christmas
awek “is this easy?” s/t ep - new amsterdam
swirlies “one light flashing i love you” cats of the wild vol. 2 - bubblecore
the lucksmiths “midweek midmorning” naturaliste - drive in
alexander mcgregor “white caribous” part one: augirre returns - eskimo
kinks “a well respected man” lola - pickwick
television personalities “14th floor” yes darling, but is it art? - seed
guv’ner “no big deal” hard for measy for you - ecstatic peace!
unrest “god gave rock and roll to you III” bavarian mods - teenbeat
beulah “if we can land a man on the moon then surely i can win your heart” when your heartstrings break - sugar free
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delta 5 “delta 5″ pleasure
ui “sunny nights” answers - southern
sugarman three “take it as it come” pure cane sugar - daptone
band of bees “sky holds the sun” v/a: we love you so love us - we love you
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AM/FM “all to remember” the sky is the new ground - polyvinyl
buried beds “camellia” s/t ep - s/r
cynthia g mason “measure” s/t - spiderwoman
mariner nine “rocket” split 7″ with haywood - crank!
plow united “that girl” s/t - creep
atom & his package “the palestinians are not the same as the rebel alliance” attention! blah blah blah - hopeless
excelsior “can we get some satisfaction up in this piece?” - buddy system
zen guerilla “wee wee hours” split lp with caterpillar - deadbeat
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xplanet & bethx “moth loves wheat” s/t - easy subcult
REQ: temple of bon matin “orenacht” v/a: scrapple! - WKDU
buddy “simple amends” s/t ep - s/r
hail social “city lights” s/t ep - s/r
this radiant boy “#13″ done - n/r
dragon city “sleeper” shytolayabout ep - s/r

programming notes

overall: i am very pleased with this show. unlike the last few weeks, i had a full nights rest and started mentally sketching out the playlist a couple days prior to the show. wished i could have taped it. next week.

i am addicted to the constantines. have been for 2 years. there is nothing you can do except satisfy my need to hear them, on repeat.

particularly pleased with the lucksmiths/a. mcgregor/kinks section. of course, if you know me, you know ive been learning a good chunk of the kinks catalog on guitar recently. lucksmiths was mentally dedicated to adam, who was so so instrumental in getting them a show at our club.

i dont listen to the first guv’ner lp enough. sounded as shambolic as the tv personalities, when played back to back.

band of bees - okay, ill admit it: i like a band thats on astralwerks. you need their record.

i cant believe i scoured the entire WPRB catalog and the ONLY temple of bon matin music was on the scrapple comp. something isnt jiving: weird experimental noise and the station doesnt have it?

xplanet & bethx has some relation to the dEALERS. can anyone shed some light on this for me?

5 style “hot box” 7″ - sub pop
feminine complex “ive been workin’ on you” livin’ love - teenbeat
velvet underground “caroline” squeeze - polydor
N - haley bonar “the water” …the size of planets - chairkickers
NE - singapore sling “nuthin’ aint bad” the curse of… - stinky
raincoats “red shoes” odyshape - rough trade
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metropolitan “westmoreland” down for you is up - crank automotive
flin flon “kamloops” a-ok - teenbeat
feelies “raised eyebrows” crazy rhythms - stiff
liz phair “go west” whip-smart - matador
REQ - bis “kill yr boyfriend” this is teen-c power! - grand royal
NE - apes “imagik” oddysee - french kiss
enon “conjugate the verbs” believo!
84 nash “young bruce springsteens” kings of yeah - rockathon
lesser birds of paradise “quitters waltz” it isnt the fall - loose thread
guided by voices “acorns & orioles” under the bushes under the stars - matador
palace brothers “i am a cinematographer” s/t - drag city
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chills “this is the way” the lost ep - homestead
jenny toomey “clear cut” antidote - misra
beatnik filmstars “artist vs star” inhospitable - merge
stereolab “the seeming and the meaning” peng! - too pure
bobby conn “maria b” llovessonngs - thrill jockey
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NE - flowchart “high philadelity” pre 2000 singles - fuzzybox
REQ - eltro “say it” velodrome - absolutely kosher
national eye “spies” s/t - self released
executive slacks “sexual witchcraft” v/a: id rather be in philadelphia - burn potential
franklin “personal emergencies” 7″ - tree
delta 72 “rich girls like to steal” triple crown 7″ - touch & go
ashtabula “revolt of the urchins” river of many dead fish - siltbreeze
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bigger lovers “the queen of eyes” 7″ - tallboy
hail social “ex-lions” s/t ep - self released
trouble everyday “#3″ s/t demo
monkey 101 “transistor” first i walk then i run then i fall 7″ - papa popov
stickmen “bone shadow” get on board - red music
photon band “genius” oh the sweet sweet changes - darla
trolleyvox “fleur de lis” leap of folly - groovedisques
april disaster “that girl” s/t ep
asteroid #4 “honey bee” introducing… - lounge

programming notes
i played a little game with myself - to pull as few records as possible and see what i could come up with on the spot.

bucky of this radiant boy was my special guest in the studio, though he didnt appear on the air. the rest of TRB turned up later. brian howard and pat rapa were on the air next, so it was pretty much a big philadelphia party at the station.

the show was OK, what did you think? i stayed up until 4.30AM the night before. also, i was pretty surprised that i could speak, as i had lost my voice 2 days prior. its amazing what modern medicine can do. and lots of liquids.

singapore sling -i saw some favorable press about the band earlier in the week and decided to give the cd a spin. i never liked the drink and the band aint so great either.

philly rock
if there’s a band from philadelphia [sorry, pat benatar isnt from philly - you were thinking of joan jett, dear listener] that youd like to hear for next week’s show, drop me a comment. if i havent played your band yet, its probably because the station or myself doesnt have a copy of your disc.

because i dont have much recollection of this event [all you can drink + food = not very sober], ill let some of these photographs do the speaking.
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