Looking back, I can’t even begin to understand how I managed to get up and do my radio show, considering how sick I felt. (I felt so ill that I wound up leaving work — which is something I _never_ do.) My body was a mess of mucus and germs, which explains my half of the show. Thank heavens Chris came in and guested. His set knocked me on my ass — I’m sure you’ll agree. Italics are his notes, of course. Tex-Mex border-vibe king, heh heh heh.

shark quest - the rosetta barrage - gods & devils

feathers - skara brain - synchronomy - N
henry badowski - my face - IRS greatest hits vol 1
red lorry yellow lorry - only dreaming (wide awake) - 12″
celebration - war - s/t
oh OK - brother - the complete recordings
electrelane - im on fire - on parade 7″
dsico - smells like electro - mp3

new order - blue monday - retro
lee ranaldo - florida power - no age: a compilation of SST instrumental music
hot snakes - think about carbs - audit in progress
the warmers - snake charmer - s/t
joanna newsom - only skin - ys

Special Guest DJ: Mr. Mental Feelings
david allen coe - what can i do - spectrum VII
turid - sometimes i think age is a treasure - i return
70s swedish pop/folk goddess
clive palmer - girl from the north country - just me
dylan cover off off clive’s 1981 solo. clive founded the incredible string band and is the man.
wizz jones - which of them you love the best - right now
brit guitar hero and buddy of clive, ramblin’ jack. inspiration to many. wizz rules.

jesse colin young - sugar babe - live
live ‘75, band cooks.
before the sun goes down - banana and the bunch - mid mountain ranch
member of the youngbloods
sir douglas quintet - stoned faces don’t lie - 1+1+1=4
the legend doug sahm gets introspective. tex mex border-vibe king.
new riders of the purple sage - louisiana lady - S/T
nothing beats a truckin’ song. marmaduke can sing ‘em right.
terry reid - faith to arise - seed of memory
the man who would be king - terry was orig intended to be led zep’s singer. killer guitar player, too. just imagine…

terry melcher - rebecca - royal flush
producer, son of doris day, seeker of happiness, owner of the mansion manson fam killed tate in and a personal hero of mine.
gene clark - set you free this time - live boot from ‘75
gene in the middle of a heavy drug run. sad that it indeed resulted in some riveting performances. dig the backing vox.
dion - your own backyard - mp3
dion reflecting on his own drug problem. song was dedicated to pat robertson. 1970s dion is crucial.

DJ Mental Feelings from Espers (Drag City) is going to lay down a pre-lunch set of his favorites on tomorrow’s installment of Her Jazz. It’s the last show of the year (and the end of my first semester at WQHS), so I strongly urge you to check it out.

Tune to WQHS at 11AM EST for the audio goodness.

OK, this playlist looks alright — so why do I remember this show feeling like a total trainwreck?

martha & the vandellas - never leave your baby’s side - the complete motown singles volume 6 - 1966

demetri martin - some jokes - these are jokes
demetri martin - the remix - these are jokes
rodney dangerfield - rappin rodney - 12″
bananarama - cruel summer - bustin loose 12″
casper & the cookies - sid from central park - the optimists club - N
racetrack babies - summer salt - summer salt santiago
constantines - goodbye baby & amen - shine a light
red stars theory - combinations & complications - life in a bubble can be beautiful

caetano veloso - sou voce - orfeu
sugar minott - dont know why i love you - sugar & spice
this moment in black history - economy of line - it takes a nation - N
royal trux - the inside game - radio video ep
the decemberists - o valencia! - the crane wife - N

kinski - the party which you will know be heavy - alpine static
roky erickson - haunt - don’t slander me
angry samoans - staring at the sun - stp not lsd
the capitol years - revolutions - dance away the terror - N
amy ray - pennies on the track - prom
sufjan stevens - get behind me santa - songs for christmas - N

the lyres - never met a girl like you before - live 1983: let’s have a party
versus - shangri-la - shangri-la ep
live skull - fort belvedere - cloud one
hot chip - laws of salvation - remixes & rarities - N
tocotronic - gehen die leute - the hamburg years
everything but the girl - dont leave me behind - 12″

sonic youth - fire engine dream - the destroyed room: b-sides & rarities - N

I think I overslept and wound up cabbing to this show, which meant that I brought in a good chunk of my own records to make up for the loss of time. I don’t know why I thought talking over the Bis record would be a cool idea.

the b-52’s - dance this mess around - s/t

PAS/CAL - little red radio - dear sir ep
scrawl - let it all hang out - he’s drunk
any trouble - the hurt - where are all the nice girls?
otis redding - satisfaction - a history of…
yardbirds - puzzle - 7″
the grates - wash me - the ouch. the touch. ep
jordan o’jordan - niagara, niagara - not style, nor season, nor hard handed lesson - N

sonny rollins - misterioso - vol 2
scott solter - in tape grass - canonic: scott solter plays patternismovement - N
ill ease - power turns me on - all systems a-go-go
the quadrajets - aint red no more - the real effed up blues 7″
headgirl - bomber - st valentines day massacre 7″
a certain ratio - shack up - in the beginning there was rhythm

sonic youth - fauxhemians - the destroyed room: b-sides & rarities - N
the joggers - ziggurat traffic - with a cape & a cane
tuscadero - angel in a half shirt - teenbeat 20th anniversary sampler
butterglory - she’s got the akshun! - are you building a temple in heaven?
feathers - ap(parenthe)-synthesis - synchronomy - N
new order - temptation - 12″
27 - danger bird - songs from the edge of the wing

lambchop - grumpus - nixon
gunter noris - gemini - the in-kraut: hip shaking grooves made in germany 1966-1974
mirah - make it hot (tender forever remix) - joyride: remixes - N
bis - school disco - this is teen-c power!

the b-52’s - mesopotamia (1991 remix) - nude on the moon

Covered for someone’s shift this day — sometimes it’s nice to just do nothing but wake up and go DJ. Many skipping records on this particular, which is always a bummer.

new fast automatic daffodils - get better - and here is the young man
joy division - love will tear us apart - 7″
durutti column - messidor - LC
steven wright - rachel - i have a pony
mirah - make it hot (remix) - joyride:remixes - N
rafter - r is for reach - 10 songs - N

cynthia g mason - fits & starts - quitters claim - N
margo guryan - i dont intend to spend christmas with you - mp3
air miami - dolphin expressway - me. me. me.
wreckless eric - whole wide world - stranger fiction OST - N
chin up chin up - this harness cant ride anything - this harness cant ride anything - N
the long blondes - lust in the movies - someone to drive you home
the blow - parentheses - paper television - N

galaxie 500 - strange - on fire
the unintended - the way i feel - constantines / unintended split 12″
the count five - they’re gonna get you - 7″
eugene mirman - revolve (the complete new testament in the form of a teen magazine) - en garde society
hot iq’s - retromuff - dangling modifier - N
theoretical girls - u.s. millie - 7″
can - i want more - flow motion

narthex - are you from england? - twin cities
paint it black - atticus finch - CVA
pissed jeans - night minutes - throbbing organ 7″
stickmen - charmed - phantom plaything 7″
malaria - passion - emotion
mekons - dora - so good it hurts
medicine - aruca - aruca ep

frida hyvonen - the modern - until death comes - N

It happened: I played MBV on my radio show. I knew it was going to happen eventually! Also, I do not like to say this but, man, was that four fifty one ep awful. Who keeps on adding the eighth-rate blog rock to the station?

huggy bear - her jazz - taking the rough with the smooch

cynthia g mason - the way the morning came - quitters claim - N
freakwater - sick, sick, sick - end time
bang gang - it’s alright - find what you get ep - N
my bloody valentine - cupid come - isn’t anything
galaxie 500 - here she comes now - 12″
the feelies - for awhile - only life
the moderns - goodbye einstein - serve & protect

niobe - surround your hover - white hats - N
ill ease - new york london paris tokyo milan - all systems a go-g
flagyll - twelve toe piece - computer music for the microchip mind
flin flon - upper ferry - boo-boo
the skunks - for your love - s/t
moving targets - only life of fun - fal
the bottom lip - i hate yer history - white dot warlord

dragon city - harmonicah - s/t
and you will know us by the trail of dead - wasted state of mind - so divded - N
bob mould - its too late - black sheets of rain
cocteau twins - high monkey monk - s/t
simon joyner - dreams of saint theresa - lost with the lights on
mr fluoride - dead prairie dogs - cha cha cha with…
lady sovereign - love me or hate me (feat. missy elliott) - public warning

biz markie - tear $#%$ up - hip hop forever vol 3 - N
detholz! - psychotherapy - cast out devils - N
four fifty one - socks & shoes - s/t EP - N
my dad is dead - babys got a problem - let’s skip the details
mofungo - SNCC - messenger dogs of the gods
felt - penelope tree - goldmine trash

aluminum group - rrose selavy’s valise - pedals

This is what I killed Plain Parade for, eh? Not too bad.

cardigans - plain parade - other side of the moon

edith frost - walk on the fire - telescopic
chin up chin up - water planes in snow - this harness cant ride anything - N
pas/cal - i wanna take you out in your holiday sweater - super cuts
wreckless eric - whole wide world - stranger than fiction OST - N
magazine - about the weather - magic murder & the weather
the minutemen - king of the hill - project mersh

the zutons - why wont you give me your love? - tired of hanging around - N
the teeth - malnutrition - send my regards to the sunshine
swervedriver - electric 77 - 99th dream
loop - breathe into me - a gilded eternity
arcwelder - never the same - everest
les georges leningrad - ennio morricone - sangue puro - N

bowery electric - freedom fighter - lushlife
various don’t ask - the world is gone - XL - N
wilderness - emergency - vessel states
chavez - repeat the ending - better days will haunt you - N
mission of burma - trem two - vs
pylon - working is no problem for me - gyrate

mazzy star - blue flower - 12″
nick drake - cello song - islands volume 4
patrick wolf - the gypsy king - wind in the wires
benjy ferree - private honeymoon - leaving the nest - N
nick lowe - so it goes - pure pop for the now people
holy hail - dig my grave with the songs ive sung - pointed rifles to the sky
let’s active - every word means no - cypress / afoot

sleater-kinney - ballad of a ladyman - all hands on the bad one
jj fad - supersonic (remix) - 12″

I remember being very annoyed during this show. A bunch of CD’s I had pulled wound up being empty, which totally blows. DJ’s: file your effing CD’s. But in retrospect, this setlist looks pretty good!

guided by voices - a salty salute - alien lanes

the thermals - how we know - fuckin’ a
viza noir - missed connection - 7″
loop - this is where you end - fade out
constantines - thank you for sending me an angel - nighttime/anytime ep
casper & the cookies - barking in the garden - the optimists club - N
laura nyro - stoned soul picnic - eli & the 13th confession
kathryn williams - spit on a stranger - relations
american analog set - cool kids keep - know by heart

frida hyvonen - the modern - until death comes - N
john cale - macbeth - paris 1919
allen toussaint - yes we can can - our new orleans - N
the kills - superstition - keep on your mean side
jandek - when the telephone melts - you walk alone
half japanese - silver & katherine - music to strip by
ana da silva - in awe of a painting - the lighthouse

la guns - down in the city - s/t - R
descendents - clean sheets - all
love tractor - i broke my saw - themes from venus
jellyfish - the king is half-undressed - bellybutton
animal collective - there’s an arrow - hollinndagain - N
norfolk and western - the shortest stare - the unsung colony - N
sandi thom - when horsepower meant what it said - smile… it confuses people
the waitresses - bruiseology - bruiseology

nothing painted blue - missed the point - a day in the park
laughing hyenas - crawl - crawl - RIP larissa strickland
scott solter - grimes cutup - …plays patternismovement - N
the binary system - amazons - from the epicenter
gerry mulligan jazz combo - black nightgown - i want to live OST
helium - XXX - pirate prude

guided by voices - the other place - forever since breakfast

I mean really, how was I NOT going to use this phrase for the show’s title or inspire my song selection?

the evens- dinner with the president - get evens

jefferson airplane - we should be together - volunteers
benjy ferree - in the countryside - leaving the nest - N
patrick porter - reality row - die wandaland - N
tom ze - emere - fabrication defect
the wipers - all the same - the circle

iggy pop - im a conservative - soldier
detention - dead rock’n'rollers - 7″
the narrator - now is the time for all good men - s/t
cadallaca - the trouble with public places - out west
chin up chin up - this harness cant ride anything - this harness cant ride anything - N
cibo matto - working for vacation - stereo type a
tom tom club - on the line - close to the bone
salt-n-pepa - push it - hip hop essentials vol 8

the blow - parentheses - paper television - N
yello - bostitch - disco not disco vol 2 - strut
shriekback - clear trails - care
REM - crazy - 12″ - pylon cover!!!!
those bastard souls - telegram - debt & departure
superchunk - scary monsters - 1000 pounds EP

the replacements - anywhere’s better than here - dont tell a soul
method & result - private eyes - songs from the sixth borough
mary lou lord - his indie world - mind the gap
rafter - r is for reach - 10 songs - N
al green - look what you done for me - im still in love with you

LCD Soundsystem - 45:33: Nike + Original Run

You know what I hate? Misleading record reviews. For real. The Molitor review said something like “melodic indie rock” and it was _emo_. I feel so cheated! So skip through that song, folks.

Otherwise, the show sounds good — and felt good to DJ. I love my whole mutant disco/new pop bliss out in the second set. I must have been channeling Maura! Also, this show is probably the most shoegaze I’ve ever gotten. Rah!

wire - mercy - chairs missing

the diatribes - morning day - purple stain - N
the silver tears - safe home - s/t
monade - a few steps more - a few steps more
philip gayle - koyangi sesu - the mommy row
the cocteau twins - athol-brose - blue bell knoll
chandra - subways - transportation

so it goes - ready, control - historionics - N
solex - solex all lickety split - solex vs the hitmeister
various - circle of sorrow - the world is gone - N
sly & robbie - make ‘em move - language barrier
c.h.a.o.s productions - my other car is a beatle - mp3
long distance dedication to maura!
cristina - drive my car (long version) - mutant disco
bananarama - i heard a rumor - wow

tsunami - punk means cuddle - teriyaki asthma vols 6-10
molitor - when i was down - sometimes i get like this - N
the gothic archies - smile! no one cares how you feel - the tragic treasury - N
frigg - daavid ja mina - oasis
martha & the muffins - obedience - dansesparc
delta 5 - journey - singles & sessions
the chills - pink frost - tuatara
r.e.m. - romance - made in heaven OST

b mulvey - paper wasps - cascades - N
halo benders - halo bender - dont tell me now
belle & sebastian - final day - stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before
stone roses - fools gold - 12″
september 67 - steve malkmus is a f#$%$ing snob - what’s wrong with alice?
the sighs - got to get control of my life - s/t
smart remarks - mary’s got her eye on me tonight - seriously speaking

the rosebuds - in the backyard (j yu remix) - mp3

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