Left of the Dial Radio Playlist - 6/1/12
Last night’s broadcast of Left of the Dial on WNHU was my first radio show of Summer 2012! That’s something to celebrate, right? I first started interning at WNHU two years ago this month, and got my show soon after that. I like to think that I’ve come a long way since then. Anyway, here’s the full, 30 track playlist from last night’s show. If you want, you can stream the 24 tracks that were available on Spotify at the embedded link at the bottom, provided that you have a Spotify account. I provided click through links for the songs that aren’t available to stream on Spotify below. Thanks for tuning in last night.
Also, as a sidenote, there won’t be another broadcast of Left of the Dial next Friday, June 8th. I’ll be playing a charity show in Glastonbury, Connecticut with some other great bands. Here’s the facebook event page if you’re interested in coming.
- 1. The Replacements - “Can’t Hardly Wait (Outtake-Electric)”
- 2. Hüsker Dü - “Makes No Sense At All”
- 3. Pavement - “Summer Babe (Winter Version)”
- 4. King Tuff - “Bad Thing”
- 5. PS I Love You - “Facelove”
- 6. Japandroids - “Evil’s Sway”
- 7. Ty Segall & White Fence - “Easy Ryder”
- 8. Algernon Cadwallader - “Horror”
- 9. Joyce Manor - “Beach Community”
- 10. Cloud Nothings - “Stay Useless” (Live at the Grog Shop)
- 11. Milkshakes - “Kalabar’s Revenge”
- 12. SPOOK HOUSES - “American”
- 13. Dan Deacon - “Lots”
- 14. World’s End Girlfriend - “Birthday Resistance”
- 15. Man Man - “Banana Ghost”
- 16. Two Humans - “Lonely Tunez”
- 17. The Magnetic Fields - “California Girls”
- 18. Cymbals Eat Guitars - “Indiana”
- 19. Cheap Girls - “Ft. Lauderdale”
- 20. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - “Round And Round”
- 21. Dirty Projectors - “Two Doves”
- 22. Sun Kil Moon - “Carry Me Ohio”
- 23. Tom Waits - “Downtown Train”
- 24. Mercury Rev - “Holes”
- 25. Pavement - “Frontwards”
- 26. Mission of Burma - “Academy Fight Song”
- 27. These United States - “Nobody Can Tell”
- 28. Bruce Springsteen - “Atlantic City”
- 29. House Of Wolves - “Love Labored Lost”
- 30. The Mountain Goats - “Going To Georgia”
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Click the link above to tune in to my radio show Left of the Dial on WNHU from 6 to 8 PM tonight. This playlist includes some blistering new garage rock from Ty Segall and King Tuff, in addition to new stuff from Dan Deacon and SPOOK HOUSES, and some classic ’80s indie rock from The Replacements and Hüsker Dü. This is the first show of the summer for me, now that I’m out of school, so I’m very excited for it.
Leave any and all requests in my ask box. The full playlist will be up here and on Spotify tomorrow. Let’s get started now with a demo version of “Can’t Hardly Wait” by The Replacements, from the 2008 deluxe edition of their 1985 album Tim.
Left of the Dial Radio Playlist - 5/25/12
- 1. Japandroids - “Fire’s Highway”
- 2. The War On Drugs - “Baby Missiles”
- 3. The Hold Steady - “Massive Nights”
- 4. Spirit Night - “Rubberneck” (David Bello cover)
- 5. R.E.M. - “Imitation Of Life”
- 6. Daddy Lion - “No Solution But Resolution”
- 7. Violent Femmes - “Used To Be”
- 8. The Tallest Man On Earth - “Revelation Blues”
- 9. Self Defense Family - “Self Immolation Family”
- 10. Cursive - “The Recluse”
- 11. Codeine - “D”
- 12. Sunny Day Real Estate - “Song About An Angel” (Requested by vinegar-eels)
- 13. Panda Bear - “Ponytail” (Requested by anon)
- 14. Julia Holter - “In The Same Room”
- 15. WHY? - “These Few Presidents”
- 16. Circle Circle - “Fruitflies”
- 17. Mount Eerie - “Through The Trees pt. 2”
- 18. Fugue - “White Tiger Of The West”
- 19. Perfume Genius - “17”
- 20. The Smiths - “Reel Around The Fountain”
- 21. Elvis Costello - “Alison”
- 22. Built To Spill - “Liar”
- 23. Sigur Rós - “Varúð”
- 24. Into It. Over It. - “Raw Bar OBX 2002” (Everyone Everywhere cover) (Live 05/14/2011)
- 25. Spirit Night - “The Last Time”
- 26. Erik Satie - “Gymnopédie No. 1” (Pascal Rogé)
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Kristian Matsson’s latest LP as The Tallest Man On Earth is a bold step forward in sonic ambition for the Swedish singer/songwriter. Here’s one of my favorite tracks. Tune in to Left of the Dial now.
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Another Friday night means another live broadcast of my radio show Left of the Dial on WNHU. I’ve been thinking of doing some themed broadcasts in the future but for now I’ll keep the show as free-form as it’s always been — Some of my favorite songs that I’ve been listening to in the past week along with whatever new material happened to fall on my plate recently. Tonight’s show will feature new stuff from Mount Eerie, The Tallest Man On Earth, and Japandroids, whose new record Celebration Rock received a glowing review from me HERE. I’m kicking the show off right now with “Fire’s Highway,” a highlight track from that album.
This broadcast will run from 6 to 8 PM, and I’ll post regular updates throughout the next two hours. Leave any requests you might want to hear in my ask box. The playlist will be up tomorrow to stream on Spotify.
Left of the Dial Radio Playlist - 5/18/12
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to last night’s show! I got a lot of requests through tumblr, some of which I didn’t get around to playing, so thanks well for that! Check out the full playlist from last night immediately below, and stream all the tracks that were available on Spotify below that.
- 1. The Smashing Pumpkins - “Zero”
- 2. The Hold Steady - “Soft In The Center”
- 3. Japandroids - “Adrenaline Nightshift”
- 4. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - “Young Adult Friction” (Requested by anon)
- 5. Screaming Females - “I Don’t Mind It”
- 6. The Hiya Dunes - “Black Fur”
- 7. Fang Island - “Asunder”
- 8. Iron Chic - “Cutesy Monster Man”
- 9. Animal Collective - “Honeycomb”
- 10. St. Vincent - “Cheerleader”
- 11. The Act of Estimating As Worthless - “Black Fly”
- 12. Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s - “Dress Me Like A Clown”
- 13. Sun Kil Moon - “Among The Leaves”
- 14. The Tallest Man On Earth - “1904”
- 15. The Smiths - “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”
- 16. Sean Milo - “Eyes So Small”
- 17. Sharon Van Etten - “Leonard”
- 18. Sea Snakes - “Forget-Me-Not Night”
- 19. Owen Pallett - “Lewis Takes His Shirt Off” (Requested by whileyouweresleeping)
- 20. The Rural Alberta Advantage - “North Star”
- 21. Spiritualized - “Too Late”
- 22. The Men - “Candy”
- 23. The Replacements - “Swingin Party”
- 24. Joy Division - “Atmosphere”
- 25. Built To Spill - “The Weather”
- 26. My Heart To Joy - “All Of Life Is Coming Home” (Live 05/14/12)
Joy Division’s beleaguered frontman Ian Curtis killed himself by hanging 32 years ago today. This is my favorite Joy Division song. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now.
I’m pretty sure that Sean Milo is 17 years old, but there’s no way you’re going to believe that when you hear this new single from his forthcoming full length album. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now.
The lead single from Fang Island’s forthcoming album Major is more direct than anything they’ve done before, but just as fist-pumpingly joyful. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now.
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Friday night means it’s time for another live broadcast of my radio show Left of the Dial on WNHU. Tonight’s program will feature brand new material from Fang Island, The Tallest Man On Earth, Sun Kil Moon and many more artists. Built To Spill, Iron Chic, and The Hold Steady are also on the playlist at the moment.
Later on in the program, I’ll also lament the end of Cutler’s Records and talk about some upcoming shows that are worth paying attention to if you live in the tri-state area. All of that and more is coming up in the next two hours, so tune in from now until 8 PM!
Leave requests in my ask box. The playlist will be up tomorrow along with a link to stream it on Spotify. Thanks for tuning in!
Left of the Dial Radio Playlist - 5/4/12
On last night’s show, I paid tribute to the late Adam Yauch (aka MCA) by playing some of my favorite Beastie Boys songs over the course of my two-hour airtime. Check out the full playlist below, and stream the embedded playlist below via Spotify.
- 1. Dum Dum Girls - “Bhang Bhang, I’m A Burnout”
- 2. The Antlers - “I Don’t Want Love”
- 3. fun. - “At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)”
- 4. Beastie Boys - “Johnny Ryall”
- 5. Beastie Boys - “Egg Man”
- 6. The Men - “Turn It Around”
- 7. PS I Love You - “Facelove”
- 8. Sparklehorse - “Rainmaker”
- 9. Japandroids - “The Night Of Wine And Roses”
- 10. Beastie Boys - “Pass The Mic”
- 11. Death Grips - “I’ve Seen Footage”
- 12. At The Drive-In - “Arcarsenal”
- 13. Flying Lotus - “Do The Astral Plane”
- 14. Beastie Boys - “Paul Revere”
- 15. De La Soul - “Plug Tunin’”
- 16. Holy Ghost! - “Wait And See”
- 17. The Hold Steady- “Most People Are DJs”
- 18. Nana Grizol - “Less Than The Air”
- 19. Beastie Boys - “Sabotage”
- 20. Beastie Boys - “Time For Livin’”
- 21. Hallelujah The Hills - “Hungry Ghost Extraordinaire”
- 22. The Spinto Band - “Oh Mandy”
- 23. River City Extension - “South For The Winter”
- 24. Spider Bags - “Blood For You”
- 25. Beastie Boys - “Nonstop Disco Powerpack”
- 26. Joy Division - “Shadowplay”
- 27. Grandaddy - “Jed’s Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)”
- 28. Bright Eyes - “Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh”
- 29. The Microphones - “Headless Horseman”
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32 years into their career, the Beastie Boys were still making great music. This cut from last year’s Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 will be the last Beastie Boys song I play on my show tonight. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now.
The Beastie Boys got their start originally in the early 1980s as a boyish hardcore punk band. Although that influence permeated all of their later work in some way, they never acknowledged their punk rock past as directly as they did on “Time For Livin,” a sub-2 minute rager from Check Your Head. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now to hear it.
Come on, you know you love this song. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now.
This track from 1992’s gritty Check Your Head features a pristine distillation of the delightful vocal interplay that the Beastie Boys were so good at. Tune in to Left of the Dial on WNHU now.
