Ben – Playlist – 6/12/07

Posted: June 12, 2007 by ben in Playlists

This week’s 1993 show was the most difficult to plan so far this year. Good music seems to have gone into hiding between 92 and 93, but despite the dozens of bad records I listened to while preparing the show I think it turned out better than I thought it would. There may have been a lot of crap coming out in the early 90s, but at least Boston, DC and Chicago were still holding their own.

If you have any requests for next week’s 1994 show, email them to late@wmbr.org

My song of the day is from the new release by the Velcro Stars, a band out of Tennessee:
Velcro Stars | Pavilion | Hiroshima’s Revenge | Happy Happy Birthday | CD 07

and the playlist from today:

Antelope | Reflector | Reflector | Dischord | CD 07
Unrest | Cath Carroll | Perfect Teeth | 4AD | CD 93
Fugazi | Instrument | In on the Kill Taker | Dischord | CD 93
Seam | Sweet Pea | The Problem With Me | Touch and Go | LP 93
Wolf and Cub | Vessels | Vessels | 4AD | CD 07

The Big Disappointments | A Warhead | The Big Disappointments | x | CD 07
Velcro Stars | Pavilion | Hiroshima’s Revenge | Happy Happy Birthday | CD 07

Spouse | Hangover Cure for Humanity | Relocation Tactics | Pigeon | CD 07
The Dambuilders | Dose | Tough Guy Problem | SpinArt | CD 93
Archers of Loaf | Web in Front | Web in Front/Bathroom | Alias | 7″ 93
Six Finger Satellite | Laughing Larry | The Pigeon is the Most Popular Bird | Sub Pop | CD 93
Clorox Girls | Eva Braun | J’aime Les Filles | BYO | CD 07

The Information | New Deal | Mistakes We Knew We Were Making | Primary Voltage | CD 04
Hum | Winder | Electra 2000 | Cargo | CD 93
Hammerhead | Evil Twin | Evil Twin | Amphetamine Reptile | CD 93
Pegboy | Witnessed | Fore | 1/4 Stick | CD 93
Shellac | Spoke | Excellent Italian Greyhound | Touch and Go | CD 07

Up the Empire | Stars at Noon | Seaside EP | Cougar | CD 05
Versus | Seaweed Rising | Let’s Electrify | Remora | CD 93
Landfill | Flat Tire | Flat Tire/Happy Days | Plumb | 7″ 93
The Wipers | Silver Sail | Silver Sail/Never Win | T/K | 7″ 93
Screeching Weasel | Inside Out | Anthem for a New Tomorrow | Lookout! | CD 93
Red Alert | We’ve Got the Power | We’ve Got the Power | Captain Oi | CD 93
Instant Death | Everything is Golden | Everything is Golden | DaDa | 7″ 93

Dub Trio | Cool Out and Coexist | Cool Out and Coexist | Roir | CD 07
Blind Idiot God | 747 | Cyclotron | Jasrac | CD 93
Arcwelder | Will When You Won’t | Pull | Touch and Go | LP 93

My Dad is Dead | Racing Heart | Our of Sight, Out of Mind | Scat | CD 93
Swingin’ Utters | Last Chance | The Streets of San Francisco | New Red Archive | CD 95 [request]

Chris – Playlist 6/11/07

Posted: June 11, 2007 by Chris in Playlists

Starting to get back into the routine again ….. feels good.

SOTD:

Spouse | Hangover Cure for Humanity | Relocation Tactics | Pigeon | CD ’07

Not much else to say, but I’ll repeat my rant from earlier this morning …. Dinosaur Jr. in a commercial-hipster clothing store, sponsored by a Japanese car company, as a “benefit” for a Boston college radio station that behaves kind of like a commercial radio station??? What the heck? …. We all love Dino Jr. and the new record is among the best “reunion” records out there, but I sure am glad that WMBR doesn’t get involved with stuff like this.

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Blonde Redhead | Spring and Summer Fall | 23 | 4AD | CD ’07
Fatal Flying Guilloteens | Take it on the Teeth | The Now Hustle for New Diaboliks | Estrus | CD ’01
Dinosaur Jr. | Been There All the Time | Beyond | Fat Possum | CD ’07

Parts and Labor | New Crimes | Mapmaker | Jagjaguwar | CD ’07
Brainiac | Flash Ram | Electro-Shock for President | Touch and Go | CD ’97
Intelligence | San Francisco | Icky Baby | In the Red | CD ’05
Clorox Girls | Caught in the Middle | J’aime Les Filles | BYO | CD ’07

Spouse | Hangover Cure for Humanity | Relocation Tactics | Pigeon | CD ’07

The New Frustrations | Changed my Mind | The History of Boston Rock | Triple B | CD ’07 (TK SOTD)
The Briefs | So Stupid | Sex Objects | BYO | CD ’04
M. Timony Band | Killed by the Telephone | The Shapes we Make | Kill Rock Stars | CD ’07 (request)
Melt Banana | Lost in Mirror | Teeny Shiny | A-Zap | CD ’01

We Versus the Shark | I am destined for Greatness | Ruin Everything | Hellosir | CD ’05
Polysics | My Sharona | Polysics or Die !!! | Tofu | CD ’05
Volt | Where Did Body Go? | s/t | In the Red | CD ’07 (request)

Big Black | Columbian Necktie | Songs about Fucking | Touch & Go | LP ’87
Volcano Suns | Noodle on the Couch | Thing of Beauty | SST | LP ’89
Rifle Sport | Sun in Sky | Primo | Big Money | LP ’90
Shellac | Steady as She Goes | Excellent Italian Greyhound | Touch & Go | CD ’07

Dub Trio | One Man Tag Crew | Cool Out and Coexist | ROIR | CD ’07
Operation Ivy | Vulnerability | Energy | Lookout! | LP ’89
Battles | Atlas | Mirrored | Warp | CD ’07

Les Savy Fav | The Equestrian | MP3 ’07
Fugazi | Epic Problem | The Argument | Dischord | CD ’01
Young Gods | I’m the Drug | Super Ready/Fragmente | Ipecac | CD ’07

Shapes and Sizes | Head Movin’ | Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner | Asthmatic Kitty | CD ’07
Archers of Loaf | Web in Front | Icky Mettle | Alias | CD ’93
Dungen | Gor Det Nu | Tio Bitar | Kemado | CD ’07

Systematics | International Voltage | Can’t Stop It! II | Chapter Music | CD ’07

Reviews of Mando Diao, The Films, The Love Me Nots

Posted: June 9, 2007 by Joanie in Reviews

Wanted to write about a couple great shows I saw in May. Surprisingly good, which is always nice after seeing so much mediocrity. First was Mando Diao from Sweden at TT’s with openers Pop Levi, whose CD I thought was okay, and some band called The Films. What a pleasant surprise The Films were, melodic but had enough balls to keep my attention. I assumed they were from another country but Charleston, SC doesn’t count. Next was the bummer of Pop Levi who was such a priss and so full of himself, I just wasn’t having it. I’d hate to be the roadie for that band. I’d seen MD a couple years ago on a weeknight and actually stuck it out til the end cuz they were worth it. As they were this recent time, those guys really put everything into it (as Conan said when they played his show shortly after). Their songs sound way better live than recorded, need to revisit the most recent CD since opening track “Welcome Home Luc Robitaille” was a great way to stat the show. Sheepdog, which was the first single I heard from them, is still a standout of the set. I decided they should do “We Ain’t Got Nothing Yet” by the Blues Magoos. They do no covers as far as I know and this would be perfect for them. Someone let them know.

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The week after, the Love Me Nots from Phoenix played at the Middle East and these guys and girls have got that revamped 60’s thing down. The guys look great in their skinny cut suits and the gals look perfect in their black and white shifts and go-go boots. But most importantly, their songs are awesome and they’re great live. Singer was a great front person rocking her Farfisa around. Set was paced well, almost every song from their CD (In Black and White) rocks, as do the couple new ones in the set, and they were really nice people. Hopefully we’ll get them to do a live set next time they come to town.

Thanks to Eric Law for the photos.

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Playlist – 6/8/07 – Tim

Posted: June 8, 2007 by Tim Kelly in Playlists

My SOTD will be the local band The New Frustrations | Changed My Mind | The History of Boston Rock – Here and Now | Triple B | 2007 |

Should be a hit.

I almost didn’t make it in today due to some crap I was dealing with at home, but I decided last minute to make it. Thanks to Will Kuhlman for having his finger on the trigger. Glad I did the show, though.

FYI – I’ll be guest host on Backwoods tomorrow from 10 to noon.

artist | song | release | label | year | comments
Dead Moon | Dead Moon Night | Cherrystones Word comp | Tlon Uqbar | 2006 |
The Zulus | Can’t Wait To Tell You The News | s/t ep | Greenworld | 1985 |
The Time Flys | Livin’ In Sin | Rebels of Babylon | Birdman | 2007 |
The Ones | “Yeah, You Make It” | s/t full-length | Waxvaccine | 2007 |
The Five | Sacred Heart | s/t full-length | BEM | 1987 | request
Swell Maps | Camouflage Attack | Messthetics #103 comp | Hyped to Death | 1977-81/2007 |
The Wipers | Over The Edge | box set | Zeno | 1983/2001 | request
Auto Interiors | Land Mines | Let’s Agree To Deceive Our Best Friends | Ryko | 2007 |
Mink | Pressure Pressure | s/t full-length | Spitfire | 2007 | Joanie’s SOTD
Ian Hunter | How’s Your House | Shrunken Heads | Yep Roc | 2007 |
Viva Viva | Habit Have It | “Art, Sex, Death & Time” | self-released | 2007 |
The New Frustrations | Changed My Mind | The History of Boston Rock – Here and Now | Triple B | 2007 |
The Ugly Beats | Let Me Through | Take A Stand With… | Get Hip | 2007 |
Thee Fine Lines | I Don’t | Set You Straight | Licorice Tree | 2007 |
The Fleshtones | Bigger and Better | Beachhead | Yep Roc | 2005 |
The Scientists | Set It On Fire | Scientists Live | ATPR | 2006 |
The 2x4s | Bridgeport Lathe | s/t full-length | Metal Snowball | 1979-80 | reissue
Volt | Chinese Bite | s/t full-length | In The Red | 2007 |
The Maggots | Ain’t Nothing But A Maggot | Monkey Time | Wicked Cool | 2007 |
Top Ten | Ain’t Got No Sense | “7””” | Classic Bar Music | 2006 |
Teenage Head | Top Down | s/t full-length | Epic | 1979 |
The Hedrons | Frame Of Mind | One More Won’t Kill Us | 4West | 2007 |
Oku Onuora | Dub Out | Essential Dub | ROIR | 2007 | concert report bed music
Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus | Truth and Right | Essential Dub | ROIR | 2007 | concert report bed music
Dub Trio | Drive By Dub | Essential Dub | ROIR | 2007 | concert report bed music
Brutal Knights | Bikini Diet | Feast of Shame | Deranged | 2007 |
Darkbuster | Danny Boy | split ep w/Tommy & The Terrors | Rodent Popsicle | 2001 | request
Bad Brains | I | s/t full-length | ROIR | 1982/2006 | reissue
Only Crime | Eyes Of The World | Virulence | Fat Wreck Chords | 2007 |
Eldridge Rodriguez | You Get What You Want | This Conspiracy Against Us | Midriff | 2007 |
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists | Army Bound | Living With The Living | Touch & Go | 2007 |
John Doe | Hotel Ghost | A Year In The Wilderness | Yep Roc | 2007
The Bags | Banana Peel | Mount Rockmore | OAF | 2007

Joanie/6-7

Posted: June 7, 2007 by Joanie in Playlists

SOTW/D: Mink | Pressure Pressure | s/t | Spitfire | CD 07

I’m tempted to do the Boss Martians version of Steppin Out, such a good song. But such an old song.

The Horrors | Draw Japan | Psychotic Sounds for Freaks & Weirdos | Polydor | CD 07
The Cars | Candy O | Candy O | Elektra | LP ’79
Arctic Monkeys | Old Yellow Bricks | Favourite Worst Nightmare | Domino | CD 07
Humanwine | Big Brother | Fighting Naked | Cordless | CD 07
No Comply | Who We Are | split | I-deal | 7″ 07
Carry On | Waiting on Forever | A Life Less Plagued | Bridge 9 | CD 01
Modern Life is War | Clarity | My Love My Way | Deathwish | CD 07
Rise Against | Built to Last | Our Impact will be Felt comp | Abacus | CD 07
Loser Life | It’s all Over | Going Underground | 7″ 06
The Krinkles | So…Goodbye | The Mordorloff Collection | Mordorloff | CD 07
Semi Precious Weapons | Magnetic Baby | The Magnetic EP | Fetty | CD 06
One Inch Punch | Anxiety | Lost in What We Lack | Lifetime/Shock | CD ’95
The Erectors | George Jetson | You Only Get One Shot at the Big Time comp | Wizzard in Vinyl | CD 07
The Big Disappointments | Money Makers | s/t | – | CD 07
The Fall | Over Over | Reformation Post TLC | Narnack | CD 07
Roky Erickson & the Aliens | Two Headed Dog | The Evil One | CBS | LP ’80
The Patsys | Promises Promises | Both Sides Never | Umbrella | CD 07
The Donnas | Take it Off | Coolest Songs in the World comp | Wicked Cool | CD 07
Bellavista | River of Lust | s/t | Take Root | CD 07
H2O | 5 Yr Plan | s/t | Blackout | CD ’96
Tiger Army | Hotprowl | Music from regions Beyond | Hellcat | CD 07
Dead Radical Inc | Daily Routine | EP | I-Deal | 7″ 07
No Value | Crisis | All Punks Spending Drunk Night…comp | Rescued from Life | 7″
Ignite | No Regrets | A Place Called Homoe | TVT | CD 00
Demon’s Claws | Satan’s Little Pet Pig | Satan’s Little Pet Pig | In the Red | CD 07
Poison* | Don’t Give Up an Inch | Flesh & Blood | Enigma | LP ’90
The Films | Being Bored | Being Bored | Reprise | CD 07
Mink | Pressure Pressure | s/t | Spitfire | CD 07
The Cult | Big Neon Glitter | Love | Sire | LP ’85
Love of Diagrams | Single Cable | Mosaic | Matador | CD 07
Leftover Crack | Reason for Existence | split w/ Citizen Fish | Fat | CD 07
Rights of the Accused | Innocence | Dillinger’s Alley | National Trust | LP ’88
Only Crime | Take Me | Virulence | Fat | CD 07
Fun 4 | Singing in the Showers | Kilt by Death/Old Sounds of Scotland ’77-84 comp | – | CD
Art Brut | Blame it on the Trains | It’s a Bit Complicated | Doomtown/Fierce Panda | CD 07
Boss Martians | Steppin Out | Tigermask comp | Dionysus | CD 07
The Marlboro Chorus | Hello! | American Dreamers | Future Apple Tree | CD 07
Red Collar | Hands Up | Hands Up EP | 307 Knox | CD 07

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