My radio show was much better this week in terms of preparedness and stress levels. I did lie about getting the playlist posted the next day though. I don't know what my problem is. Here's the playlist from my third week on Sirius Radio ("Left of Center" - Tuesdays @ 10 pm EST). Linked songs are MP3s. Linked links are links.

BROOKLYNVEGAN BLOG RADIO PLAYLIST | 6/13/06
1. Daniel Johnston - Like A Monkey in the Zoo (2:40)
2. The Big Sleep - Murder (4:34)
[Just signed to Frenchkiss]
3. Thunderbirds are Now! - The Veil Comes Down
[new song]
4. Pixies - La La Love You (4:32)
5. The Grates - Sukkafish (4:03)
[playing the US this month]
6. Gnarls Barkely - Gone Daddy Gone (2:35)
7. Blondie - In The Flesh (2:30)
8. Cloud Cult - Million Things (2:36)
9. Final Fantasy - Many Lives -> 49 MP (2:56)
[lots of tour dates]
10. Love Is All - Turn The Radio Off (3:55)
11. Deerhoof - Vivid Cheek Love Song (2:16)
12. Bloc Party - Helicopter [weird science remix with peaches] [HERE]
13. ¡Forward, Russia! - Twelve (2:17)
[just played Mercury Lounge]
14. Land of Talk - speak to me bones (3:29)
15. Mew - Am I Wry? No (4:53)
16. Band Of Horses - Monsters (5:21)
[playing NYC this weekend]
17. David Bowie - Starman (4:18)
18. Seu Jorge - Ziggy Stardust (3:42)
19. Amadou & Mariam - Sénégal fast food (4:19)
20. Konono Nr. 1 - Kule Kule Reprise (3:04)
[Summerstage]
21. M.I.A. - Bingo (3:14)
22. Lily Allen - LDN (3:10)
23. CSS (Cansei De Ser Sexy) - Meeting Paris Hilton(versao banda) (3:20)
[Touring lots]
24. Lady Sovereign - Random (2:56)
25. bonde do role - jabuticaba (2:59)
26. Robyn - Be Mine! (3:26)
27. The Young Knives - Weekends & Bleak Days (2:48)
[Saw them at SXSW]
28. The Futureheads - Skip To The End (2:56)
29. Angela McCluskey - Love Is Stronger Than Death (4:08)
[saw her Monday]
30. José González - Heartbeats (Rocketboy Remix) (6:12)
31. Feist - When I was a Young Girl (River Remix) (3:20) [HERE]
32. Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love (4:00)
33. Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper (3:16)

Previously
Sirius Playlist - Week 2

My second week on Sirius radio nearly killed me. I wasn't sure if I was gonna continue the "retrospective" format. I tried at first, but wasn't liking the outcome, so I switched to just picking songs from all over the place. In turn, I waited 'till the last minute, underestimated how long it would take me, stayed up way too late, and went in to do my show unprepared and hardly able to speak. Not only wasn't I happy with the show, I felt like a zombie for the rest of the week.

I think I've come up with a better system for going forward - one that won't take up too much time and wipe me out in the process. Week two playlist (five days late) below....

Continue reading "Sirius Playlist - Week 2"

Sorry for not being more timely with the playlist of my radio show last night. Coming soon. In the meantime, check out last week's if you missed it.

Last night...

I SIMULTANEOUSLY:
1) Proved that man needs no sleep
2) Picked 32 songs for this week's radio show (airs Tuesday night @ 10 pm on Sirius, Left of Center)

I WONDERED:
1) Where Angela McCluskey has been
2) Whatever happened to Telepopmusik's 2005 summer tour
3) Which Telepopmusik and/or Angela McCluskey song I should play on this week's show
4) If there was room in Jens Lekman's schedule for a second NYC show
5) Which Jens Lekman song I should include in this week's show

I DECIDED
1) That Angela & Telepopmusik are HORRIBLE at updating their websites
2) On which Telepopmusik song to play
3) On which Jens song to play (tune in or see the playlist tomorrow night)
4) That Jens didn't really have time for a 2nd show

today....

ALL OF A SUDDEN
1) My inbox starts filling with notices that "Jens Lekman is playing a solo show at Mercury Lounge on July 19th" - one day before his tour starts in Philly, two days before Bowery Ballroom. Jens had time afterall
2) I noticed that Angela McCluskey and Telepopmusik are playing a show at Don Hill's in NYC....THIS MONDAY (June 12, 2006). huh?

Previously
Angela McCluskey @ Fez, NYC | Pics
(The Concretes signed) Frida Hyvönen | opening for Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman playing Bowery Ballroom | Tix on sale

BROOKLYNVEGAN BLOG RADIO | THE PLAYLIST - MAY 20, 2006
I was pretty nervous about being on the air for the first time, but overall I'm happy how the first episode of BrooklynVegan Blog radio sounded. To get things started, I ran through the first five months of my blog: August to December 2004. I may continue the format next week by highlighting the first half of 2005. At that rate, I'll be playing brand new music by the 4th or 5th week (and then forever).

Hope you liked it if you listened. Here's the playlist w/ blogified commentary.

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OTHER PASSENGERS @ MERCURY LOUNGE (more)

Other Passengers are the first band I ever wrote about on BrooklynVegan.com. Now they're the first band I ever played on the radio.

1) Other Passengers - In the Belly (MP3) - 4:47

During the first month of August 2004, I also posted pictures of the Zutons @ Mercury Lounge and None More Black @ Knitting Factory.

2) Zutons - Long Time Coming (alternate version) - 2:35
3) None More Black - Banned From Teen Arts - 2:51

I didn't start talking about Lifetime until they reunited, but they're connected to None More Black via None More Black's singer Jason who sang for Kid Dynamite who shared members with Lifetime. Plus, Lifetime and None More Black go good together.

4) Lifetime - Young, Loud and Scotty (MP3) - 1:59

The Decemberists sound nothing like Lifetime, but I was pretty obsessed with them and Joanna Newsom in 2004. So I played the Decemberists followed by Joanna Newsom followed by the Decemberists covering Joanna Newsom followed by Final Fantasy covering Joanna Newsom (which I posted in December 0f 2004).

Actually a live version of the Decemberists covering Joanna Newsom was my second post ever. The Decemberists later recorded it for the 2005 Believer Magazine compilation CD that came out during the summer of '05.

5) The Decemberists - Red Right Ankle 3:29
6) Joanna Newsom - Sprout and the Bean 4:32
7) The Decemberists covering Joanna Newsom - Bridges & Balloons - 3:26
8) Final Fantasy covering Joanna Newsom - Peach, Plum, Pear - 2:45 (get it here)

In December 2004 the NY Times used the term "Freak Folk" to categorize the scene comprised of Joanna, Devendra Banhart, Antony & The Johnsons, and their family of friends....

9) Devendra Banhart - A Sight To Behold (2:26)
10) Antony & The Johnsons - For Today I am a Boy (2:37)
11) Devendra covering Antony - Fistful of Love (6:46)

The Antony cover by Devendra is also on the Believer CD. I first heard it when Devendra performed it live at Tonic in February 2005.

TRIUMPH WAS AT THE PANTY FLASH (more)

Next I pointed out that my blog isn't always about music. In August 2004 the Republican National Convention came to NYC and a company called Axis of Eve staged a protest that consisted of girls and guys stripping to their panties. The protest came in the form of Anti-Bush slogans emblazoned on the undergarments. The pictures I posted from that event went on to become one of the most popular pages ever on BrooklynVegan.com, thanks mainly to a link on Fleshbot. That same month I posted pictures of Sonic Youth @ Webster Hall and Murphy's Law on a boat. Coincidentally, both of those bands sing songs about panties...

12) Panty raid by Murphy's Law - 2:57
13) Panty lies by Sonic Youth - 4:15

FIERY FURNACES | SIREN FESTIVAL 2004 (more)

Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand and Fiery Furnaces - Not only do they share a love of alliteration, they shared a lot of space on my blog in the Fall of 2004. To make matters more complicated, Eleanor from the Fiery Furnaces is dating Alex from Franz Ferdinand, and my friend Michael is dating a girl named Laura (true story).

14) Franz Ferdinand - Michael 3:21
15) Scissor Sisters - Laura 3:40
16) Fiery Furnaces - Chris Michaels 7:53
17) Scissor Sisters covering Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 4:29
18) Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor put your Boots on 2:50

In "Eleanor put your Boots on" Franz Ferdinand sing about Eleanor from the Fiery Furnaces and Coney Island, more specifically they sing about the Coney Island roller coaster . Some of the earliest concert photos that appear on this blog are of the Fiery Furnaces playing the 2004 Siren Festival in Coney Island. In July of 2005 I found a picture of Eleanor and crew posing in front of the roller coaster from the same day. What does this all mean? It means I need to get more sleep.

BLOC PARTY @ KNITTING FACTORY (more)

Two more exciting things happened in September 2004. Canada's The Arcade Fire released Funeral and the UK's Bloc Party played their first ever NYC shows @ Knitting Factory and Tribeca Grand. Needless to say, those who were reading my website throughout 2004 and 2005 heard a lot about those two bands.

19) Arcade Fire - Haiti 4:07
20) Bloc Party - Blue Light 2:47

ARCADE FIRE @ MERCURY LOUNGE (more)

The CMJ Music Marathon is a yearly music industry conference that takes over all the music clubs in NYC for a few days. This year it begins on October 31, 2006 - the same day CBGB closes forever. October of 2004 hosted the first CMJ while I was blogging. The initial lineup was the subject of my 7th post ever. It was at that CMJ that I saw the Arcade Fire for the first time at Mercury Lounge. Other highlights included a set by Sufjan Stevens at the Museum of Television & Radio for KEXP, Magneta Lane's first U.S. show downstairs at CBGB, and three consecutive nights of Jonah Matranga (Onelinedrawing).

21) Sufjan Stevens - Romulus 4:41
22) Magneta Lane - Kissing is Easy 3:25
23) Onelinedrawing (Jonah Matranga) - Yr Letter 4:01

U2 UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (more)

In November 2004 I saw the reunited Pixies play in Montreal and U2 play under the Brooklyn Bridge for free. David Bowie also expressed his love for The Arcade Fire and The Secret Machines that month.

24) David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things - 3:14
25) U2 - I will Follow 3:38
26) The Pixies - Debaser (live @ Hammerstein Ballroom) 3:04

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE @ BOWERY BALLROOM (more)

The Pixies' track I played is Debaser live from NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom in December of 2004. It's from one of the eight sold out nights they played there. Each night was taped. Each night had a different opener. One night was Broken Social Scene who played two headlining shows at the Bowery Ballroom the same week. I went to all three shows, so I ended the radio show with an ode to BSS and Arts & Crafts.

27) Broken Social Scene - KC Accidental 3:50
28) Feist - Secret Heart 3:49
29) Jason Collett - Hangover Days w/ Metric's Emily Hanes 4:36
30) Stars - One More Night 5:18

Then I thanked people for listening and reminded them to tune in next week (June 6) for episode two, and to tune in tomorrow (Wednesday) for Gorilla Vs. Bear, and every Monday for Product Shop NYC.

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I didn't mention the next bit on the show, but while I'm reminiscing about 2004, I might as well mention some holiday shows that ended the year on a high note...

JOANNA NEWSOM @ BOWERY BALLROOM (more)

AND...

WILCO @ PIANOS (more)

Previously
Sirius Blog Radio kicks off tonight

Sirius radio subscribers can listen to "Blog Radio" starting tonight, Monday May 29, 2006 @ 10 pm EST, on 'Left of Center'.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE, 10 pm EST
Monday - Product Shop
Tuesday - Brooklyn Vegan (me)
Wednesday - Gorilla vs. Bear

I'll post my playlist on this blog on Wednesday.