I Hung Around In Your Soundtrack ... Spring '09 ...

Super great news, everyone!

My Spring radio show application for KWCW has been accepted.

So tune in every Wednesday night now,

from 7 pm to 9 pm.

Those of you who who were not able to listen in during day no longer have an excuse!

Hope you have a listen ... please do not forget!

Show # 13 'The Last Broadcast'

*Last show of 2008

Here is the last of the 2008 Fall quarter shows.

It was a playlist I had been planning for months, not realizing how snowy it would be when the time finally came for the final broadcast of the year.

I think that it was a pretty good run of shows and I feel like I have improved quite a bit in my skills as a DJ. Hopefully, I will improve even more this next time around as I have already put in an application for Spring quarter.

So please do not forget to check in to see how things go.
Will be keeping you posted!

::download:: THE LAST BROADCAST  Airdate 16th of December '08

Doves 'The Last Broadcast (Magnet Remix)'
Clearlake 'Winterlight'
The Go-Betweens 'Cattle And Cane'
World Party 'All Come True'
Smiths 'Paint A Vulgar Picture'
Wedding Present 'Bewitched'
Nice Strong Arm 'Free At Last'
The Stills 'Snakecharming The Masses'
Film School 'Plots And Plans'
The Sound 'Judgment'
Built To Spill 'Velvet Waltz'
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 'In This Home On Ice'
Church 'Hotel Womb'
British Sea Power 'Blackout'
Morrissey 'The Ordinary Boys'
Everything But The Girl 'On My Mind'
Red House Painters 'Dragonflies'
Galaxie 500 'Decomposing Trees'
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness 'Last Ride Together'
Cure 'Last Dance'
Innocence Mission 'Where Does The Time Go?' / 'Snow'

Show # 12 'All Of This Happened Before The 21st'

*Mix Show #5
For Amy...






















Back in the day (around 5 years ago), it would seem that I had a little too much time to kill and was absolutely 'Mix-mad'!
My best friend Amy was moving away to the Portland, Oregon area back in early '04, so as part of a going away present I made her a couple mixes (naturally).
One was all music from the 21st century while the other was all music 'before' that.
Odd idea, maybe.
But as I said, I did have a lot of time on my hands.
Anyhow, this show is for Amy, who currently is working as a missionary in British Guyana.

::download:: ALL OF THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THE 21ST Airdate 9th of December '08

* request

Talking Heads 'Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place)'
Magnetic Fields 'The Desperate Things You Made Me Do'
Electronic 'Disappointed'
Cocteau Twins 'Know Who Are At Every Age'
Modern English 'After the Snow'
New Order 'Dreams Never End (Peel Session, June '82)'
Love And Rockets 'Here On Earth'
Pixies 'Dig For Fire'
Cure 'The Exploding Boy'
Talking Heads '(Nothing But) Flowers'
New Order 'Every Little Counts'
Bauhaus 'Severance'
Belle And Sebastian 'Slow Graffiti'
Velvet Underground 'I'm Sticking With You'
Church 'A Month Of Sundays'
Chameleons 'Tears'
Everything But The Girl 'Back To The Old House'
Catherine Wheel 'Wish You Were Here'
Jeff Buckley 'Last Goodbye'
Innocence Mission 'Today'
The Cave Singers 'Dancing On Our Graves' *
The Prids 'The Problem' *

Show #11 'I Helped Wipe Out The Sixties'

ALL 70s show!


Sadly, Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead one week ago today.
Apparently, it was a heart attack.
He was 60 years old.

To me, it just seems to have symbolized yet another generation creeping up on us.

I doubt that Ron Asheton felt 60 years old.

Last Thursday, David Bowie turned 62! I doubt he feels 62. He certainly does not look it.

On the 21st of April this year, Iggy Pop turns 62 and Robert Smith is finally 50 years old!
And once again, I truly doubt they feel it! (Here is an article from '89 with Robert Smith talking about turning 30)

Maybe, I sound a bit pathetic here, because I am neither 60, 50 nor even 40. But I suppose age has been on the mind as of lately since at the end of this next year I hit ...
The Big 3-0.

I do not feel 30 nor do I believe that I will when I actually do turn 30.
I still feel uncertain about this.
I may actually lose it when the day comes.
Maybe I will simply forget what day it is as I usually do.

Heaven knows really.

What I do know is that we all get older,
but the music is timeless.

**download** I HELPED WIPE OUT THE SIXTIES Airdate 2nd of December '08

Public Image Limited 'Poptones'
The Stooges 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'
Talking Heads 'Sugar On My Tongue'
Richard Hell And The Voidoids 'The Plan'
Television 'Friction'
Blondie 'Hanging On The Telephone'
Modern Lovers 'Dignified and Old'
Joy Division 'Disorder'
Buzzcocks 'I Don't Mind'
Elvis Costello And The Attractions 'Night Rally'
Clash 'Deny'
Wire 'Ex Lion Tamer'
Gang Of Four 'It's Her Factory'
Echo And The Bunnymen 'The Pictures On My Wall'
The Stranglers 'Baroque Bordello'
The Damned 'These Hands'
Cure 'Fire In Cairo'
Can 'Vitamin C'
Neu! 'Lila Engel'
Suicide 'Ghost Rider'
Roxy Music 'Editions Of You'
Lou Reed 'I'm So Free'
T Rex 'Cosmic Dancer'
David Bowie 'Rock 'N' Roll Suicide'

Show #10 'Abstract With Memories' *re-recorded

"Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us", so says Oscar Wilde.
Unfortunately, mine seemed to escape me during this particular show.

What am I talking about?

Well, several times I failed to mention certain songs that I had played.
I also wasn't as informative as I normally aim to be about the playlist.

However I did have some pretty good excuses...
Extreme hunger.
Frustration. Due to disorganization.

I could go on, but I choose to spare you.

I was so dismayed by all of this that I felt compelled to re-record the show (the original posted was recorded via live feed from kwcw.net) and polish it up a bit.

Visit the original post for the playlist and updated download link.

Enjoy!

"We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or chemical laboratory in which chance steers our hand sometimes to a soothing drug and sometimes to a dangerous poison."
-Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past (1923)

Show # 9 'Stop And Smell The Vinyl'

ALL VINYL SHOW!
Get ready for another edition of 'crackle and pop'!

**download** STOP AND SMELL THE VINYL Air date 18th November '08


New Order 'Thieves Like Us'
Soft Boys 'Kingdom Of Love'
Television 'Venus'
Peter Gabriel 'Down The Dolce Vita'
Kate Bush 'Leave It Open'
David Bowie 'Breaking Glass'
Echo And The Bunnymen 'All That Jazz'
Jesus And Mary Chain 'Never Understand'
Smiths 'Pretty Girls Make Graves'
Icehouse 'Street Cafe'
Dead Can Dance 'Fortune'
Joy Division 'Insight'
Morrissey 'Break Up The Family'
Lloyd Cole 'These Days'
Wedding Present 'Bubbles'
And Also The Trees 'The Pear Tree'
Siouxsie And The Banshees 'Swimming Horses'
Cure 'La Ment'
The Fall 'Hit The North'
Public Image Limited 'Rise'
Church 'The Unguarded Moment'
Chills 'Pink Frost'
New Order 'The Perfect Kiss'
Depeche Mode 'Sometimes'
Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark 'Stanlow'

Summer '08 - Show # 2 'The Radio's On Ice' -re-edit

The next re-edit of the Summer shows is here!

Info for Show # 2 'The Radio's On Ice'

**download link**

Stay tuned for re-edits of Shows # 3 and 4 coming very soon!

Pandemonium!

After today's Zune 30 fiasco, I have decided that it is actually comparable to the Ex.

In the beginning, I was so happy and excited to have finally got something this wonderful.

Later on, I felt rather concerned when it started giving me grief.

One day, it had just stopped working.

I chose to ignore bad things some people would say about it like "It's for the best." and "You can do better.", because I thought it was just so unique, so nice-looking and had brought me a lot of joy.

Although, it failed me, I couldn't help but feel there was hope for it, afterall, we had some good times!

Now, after tomorrow, we shall see if my Zune 30 comes back to me and apologizes by playing like the good little mp3 player she is.

As for the other...

I am not holding my breath.

Re-issue ! Re-package ! Re-package ! ...

... Re-evaluate the songs ...

... That is what I have started doing lately.

After changing the way I do my shows this past Fall, I decided to go back and re-edit my Summer shows.

You shall see what I mean with this one I have already done.

I polished it up a bit by overlapping the songs, cutting the show size down by just a couple minutes. Sure, it is tedious work, but well worth the effort I think.

Having a show scheduled right after mine this past Fall (unlike the Summer) has forced me to re-evaluate my 'cue-ing style'. In a way, I am sort of glad for it. I managed to fit a couple more minutes into the shows and it sounds a bit more like I know what I am doing. ;^)

For now, I will give you a re-edited Show # 7 'Electronic Renaissance Pt. 2', from the Summer. Just for a bit of a taste of the small changes I made.

For all I know you may not even notice the difference, but I DO think it flows a lot nicer myself.

Here is the link to the old post and commentary, along with the updated download link.

Let me know what you think!

Show # 8 'Someone's Copying Me'

ALL COVER SONGS!

**download** SOMEONE'S COPYING ME Air date 11th November '08

Peter Murphy feat. Trent Reznor 'Warsaw'

Keane 'She Sells Sanctuary'

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 'Waiting For The Man'

Wall Of Voodoo 'Ring Of Fire'

Duran Duran 'Watching The Detectives'

Supergrass 'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others'

Gene 'Town Called Malice'

Futureheads 'A Picture Of Dorian Gray'

Cure 'Purple Haze'

Editors 'Lullaby'

Sisters Of Mercy 'Gimme Shelter'

Damned 'White Rabbit'

The National 'Pretty In Pink'

Killers 'Why Don't 'You Find Out For Yourself''

Radiohead 'The Headmaster Ritual' / 'Ceremony'

LCD Soundsystem 'No Love Lost'

Low 'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me'

Electric Soft Parade 'Jealousy'

Magnetic Fields 'Heroes'

Galaxie 500 'Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste'

Helio Sequence 'Tomorrow Never Knows'

Snow Days...

The Cure 'Pictures Of You' from 'Picture Show (1991)'

I've still got those Robert Smith gloves that I made somewhere.
"Oh I should be a polar bear... but it's impossible."

Shows #6 & 7 'Fear Of Ghosts Pts. 1 & 2'

Mix Show #3


Here is a special treat for you all,
2 shows in a row, 6 and 7!

I was especially excited about recording and posting these particular shows, however, unfortunately was quite dismayed by the sound quality of show 6.

So I am apologizing in advance for that.

I suppose I should not be surprised by this happening every once in a while, judging from the means in which I record my shows (via the radio at home). It is a slightly long and boring process that I do not wish to share at present.

All I can say is that I definitely must rectify this before my next season, should that happen.

The second installment, show 7, is just fine though.
I believe I can safely say that I make up for the poor sound quality with part two, not to mention all of the bits of 'The Picture Of Dorian Gray', quite possibly my favourite film now!

"Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. It merely intensifies it. We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible."

-Oscar Wilde, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Ch. 17

**download** FEAR OF GHOSTS PT. 1 Air date 21st of October '08

Boo Radleys 'The Queen Is Dead'
Appliance 'Fruits Of The Sea'
Cure 'Possession'
Arab Strap 'Cherubs'
New Order 'Truth'
Clan Of Xymox 'Muscoviet Musquito'
Joy Division 'Heart And Soul'
And Also The Trees 'Slow Pulse Boy'
Death Cult 'Ghost Dance'
Dirty On Purpose 'Monument'
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness 'The Less You See'
Cure 'Scared As You'
Mogwai 'Nick Drake'
Legendary Pink Dots 'Belladonna'
Dead Can Dance 'Tell Me More About The Forest (You Once Called Home)'
OMD 'The Avenue'
Epic45 'You Said Nothing'
Junkie XL feat. Robert Smith 'Perfect Blue Sky'

Show #7 **download** FEAR OF GHOSTS PT. 2 Air date 28th of October '08
Jesus And Mary Chain 'The Hardest Walk'
Pixies 'Wave Of Mutilation (UK Surf)'
Walkmen 'French Vacation'
Cure 'Winter'
Everything But The Girl 'Back To The Old House'
Morrissey 'I Know Very Well How I Got My Name'
Sundays 'Wild Horses'
British Sea Power 'Strange Communication'
Clearlake 'Wonder If The Snow Will Settle'
Cure 'Ocean'
Stellastarr* 'Untitled'
Chameleons 'Tears'
Jeff Buckley 'Dream Brother'
South 'Loosen Your Hold'
U2 'Dancing Barefoot'
House Of Love 'Christine (BBC Session)'
Chameleons 'I'll Remember'
Explosions In The Sky 'Memorial'
Cure 'Fear Of Ghosts'
'Underneath The Stars'
'Scream'

6 Years Ago Today...

Joe Strummer
1952-2002

Show # 4 'Subtle Imperfections Becoming Inconspicuous'

Mix Show # 2

Unfortunately, this is not the original artwork for the cover of this mix.

Normally, with a bit of web-delving, I can usually manage to find the artwork.
Not this time though! And I can not even begin to recall where I found the photo 3 years earlier.
So, I gave you a different work by Bruce Nauman, 'Lip Sync' (1969) which seems to suffice quite fine.
But I'm still upset that I don't have access to the original cover art.
Darn broken down old PC and estranged old friend for whom I made the mix!

**download** SUBTLE IMPERFECTIONS BECOMING INCONSPICUOUS

Airdate 7th of October '08

AMBULANCE LTD. 'Stay Where You Are'
MERCURY REV 'Secret For A Song'
TEAM SLEEP 'Elizabeth'
PLACEBO 'Without You I'm Nothing (feat. David Bowie)'
ARAB STRAP 'Last Orders'
BILLY CORGAN 'To Love Somebody (feat. Robert Smith)'
MASSIVE ATTACK 'The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game'
GOLDFRAPP 'Black Cherry (M83 Remix)'
THE SMALL HOURS 'Sunless World'
U.N.K.L.E. 'Panic Attack'
DREAMEND 'Limbo Inside'
THE BRAVERY 'Tyrant'
PLACEBO 'English Summer Rain'
INTERPOL 'Obstacle 1 (Arthur Baker Mix)'
M83 'Don't Save Us From The Flames'
ARAB STRAP 'Screaming In The Trees'
MORRISSEY 'Black-Eyed Susan'
CURE 'The Perfect Boy (Remix 4 - Patrick Stump)'

129 Years Ago Today...

Paul Klee
1879-1940

I know it's over... still I cling

Well, Fall broadcasting is over for the year at KWCW.

But do not fret.

I plan on putting in an application for next year.

Not sure when programming should start up again then, but I will keep you posted.

For now, show #4 (mix show #2), is coming up very soon.

I will also be putting my tail in gear on getting the rest of these other shows recorded and posted.

As ever,

Stay Tuned.

Show # 3 'Manchester... Nothing To Answer For'

Mr. Steven Patrick Morrissey said it well when he revised his statement "Manchester, so much to answer for."

In my humble opinion, if it was made in Manchester...
It is awesome.

It all started, for myself, with New Order and Joy Division.
Respectively, The Smiths and Morrissey soon followed.
Then, an 'UNCUT' magazine featuring New Order on the cover and Bernard Sumner seemingly holding the CD which came with the issue (or perhaps it's Hooky holding it, I'm still not certain). There was a very long New Order article (multiple pages long) and an awesome spread about essential Manchester records. I still have that magazine around somewhere.

It is kind of funny how a certain part of the United Kingdom has produced such greatness.
And I suppose, we have Mr. Anthony Wilson to thank for bringing much-deserved exposure to a few of these ones.

Thanks, Tony.

"My theory on Manchester and why it produces the bands it does is that because the world is willing to listen to them, it gives the kids a confidence and and a belief that what has happened before might happen again. It's something to aim for."
- Jimi Goodwin (May '00)

**download** MANCHESTER, SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR Airdate 30th of September '08

V = Vinyl

HAPPY MONDAYS '24 Hour Party People'
JOY DIVISION 'No Love Lost'
THE FALL 'Middlemass'
BUZZCOCKS 'Ever Fallen In Love'
JOY DIVISION 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'
CURE 'The Holy Hour (live '80 - dedicated to Ian Curtis)'
A CERTAIN RATIO 'Do The Du'
MAGAZINE 'Because You're Frightened'
DURUTTI COLUMN 'The Missing Boy'
SECTION 25 'Always Now'
NEW ORDER 'Temptation (7")'
CHAMELELONS 'Less Than Human'
SMITHS 'How Soon Is Now? (Italian pressing)'
HAPPY MONDAYS 'Hallelujah (Club Mix)'
STONE ROSES 'Shoot You Down'
CHARLATANS 'The Only One I Know'
NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODILS 'Big'
JAMES 'Sometimes (Lester Piggot)'
DOVES 'Black And White Town'
I AM KLOOT 'No Direction Home'
CHAMELEONS 'Don't Fall' V

'12:13 Dream' The Cure MySpace Secret Show...

Oh dear, oh dear! Those boys are sneaky indeed!

So I'm checking my myspace page, and notice that The Cure have a new bulletin.
And this is what I see.

How MUCH I regret not being anywhere near Hollywood right now!

Unless I am mistaken, this does NOT happen often.

We are talking about a venue that only fits around 500 people!
This is a chance to be just feet away from Robert Smith!
AMAZING!

I keep thinking of The Cure 'Play Out', and how much I want to be there in that small, cramped audience, every time I watch it!
And now, people will have that opportunity Saturday, on the 13th of December.

These ones that get into the Troubadour are in for one unforgettable show!
How I envy them.

Show # 2 'The Soul Selects Her Own Society'

Mix Show # 1 (2005)

Man Ray 'Larmes (Tears)' 1930-32.

THE SOUL selects her own Society -
Then - shuts the Door -
On her divine Majority -
Obtrude no more -

Unmoved - she notes the Chariot’s - pausing -
At her low Gate -
Unmoved - an Emperor is kneeling
Upon her Mat -

I’ve known her - from an ample nation -
Choose one -
Then - close the Valves of her attention -
Like Stone -

-Emily Dickinson c. 1862


**download** THE SOUL SELECTS HER OWN SOCIETY Air date 23rd of September '08

DREDG 'Bug Eyes'
CURE 'Cut'
PLACEBO 'The Bitter End'
STELLASTARR* 'Sweet Troubled Soul'
THE NATIONAL 'Abel'
WRITTEN IN ASHES 'Inside Of You'
CURE 'If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (live)'
DEFTONES 'No Ordinary Love'
DEPECHE MODE 'Precious'
STRANGLERS 'Strange Little Girl'
CLEARLAKE 'Amber'
THE NATIONAL 'Baby, We'll Be Fine'
BLOC PARTY 'Tulips'
THE PERNICE BROTHERS 'There Goes The Sun'
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN 'Waking Up To Us'
THE NATIONAL 'Secret Meeting'
JEFF BUCKLEY 'So Real'
BAUHAUS 'Kingdom's Coming'
CURE 'End'
RADIOHEAD 'Reckoner'
MORRISSEY 'Southpaw'

Show #10 'Abstract With Memories' -SPECIAL ADVANCE download

Mix Show #4

All right, so there are a few firsts that I am about to unleash here.

First off, #10?
Yes, I know that I have jumped from show #1 to #10.

My cousin Maija expressed an enthusiasm to hear the show right away since she missed it.
And my friend Jason, who helps me out quite a lot with all of this, already had recorded the live feed from kwcw.net.

So I figured that I would jump the gun, as it were...
I had the mp3 of the show, I can edit it a bit and post a show early and out of order.
The sound quality via the internet feed is a bit too treble-ly for my preference, but it will work for now. NOTE: The show has been re-recorded! Updated link below.
Secondly, this is yet another show that I did as a sub this past Wednesday night (not my usual time slot). The show ran from around 7 pm to 10!
So it's quite a bit longer than the rest of the shows that I've been posting (you can do the math!). I was a bit flustered with this particular show. I'm not so used to being in the studio that long. Tired, hungry and having many difficulty having to reproduce the playlist (thanks crappy old pc). So please do forgive any ineptness displayed. The fabulous playlist should make up for it.
note: Halfway through the show, I allude to the fact that Jay Jay Johanson collaborated with somebody whom completely slipped my mind at the time. Sorry, it would seem that I was, at the time, suffering temporary memory loss due to EXTREME hunger. Of course the Swedish band I was thinking of was The Knife, and the song was 'Marble House'. See, I always get there in the end.
**download** ABSTRACT WITH MEMORIES Air date 26th of November '08

* = request

LIFTER 'Swing'
BLUR 'Death Of A Party'
FIERY FURNACES 'Waiting'
764-HERO 'Whenever You See Fit (DJ Dynomite Remix)'
MASSIVE ATTACK 'Future Proof'
MANDALAY 'Insensible'
TV ON THE RADIO 'Things You Can Do'
PJ HARVEY 'The Garden'
JAY JAY JOHANSON 'Colder'
MINERVE 'High-Pitched Emotions'
KISSING TIGERS 'So Stay In Love'
COLDER 'To The Music -edit'
FISCHERSPOONER 'Never Win'
LADYTRON 'Evil'
JUNIOR BOYS 'So This Is Goodbye'
JAPAN 'Nightporter'
ROYKSOPP 'Tristesse Globale'
DURUTTI COLUMN 'The Missing Boy'
VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO 'All Tomorrow's Parties'
WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY 'The Same'
BAND OF HORSES 'The Funeral'
WALKMEN 'Another One Goes By'
FIERY FURNACES 'Benton Harbor Blues'
DEVENDRA BANHART 'Long-Haired Child'
TV ON THE RADIO 'Province'
SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE 'The Shark's Own Private ****'
AND YOU KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD 'Mistakes And Regrets'
DEFTONES 'Hole In The Earth'
A SHORELINE DREAM 'Love Is A Ghost In America'
DEARS 'The Highest'
MEW 'Snowflake'
CURE '2 Late'

CLEARLAKE 'I'd Like To Hurt You' *