I For One Welcome Our New Computer Overlords

February 18, 2011

Show Theme: "Man vs. Machine" (inspired by Watson's impressive Jeopardy! win against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter)

A-Side: "Hooray for Technology"

1) French Paddleboat - My Robots Love to Dance
2) Granddaddy - "Jed the Humanoid"
3) Tornados - "Robot"
4) Shakane - "Love Machine"
5) Kraftwerk - "Computer Love"
6) Daft Punk - "Robot Rock (Soulwax Remix)"
7) Servotron - "Deep Blue, Congratulations"
8) Rob Jo Star Band - "Lovings Machine"

B-Side - "Technology Doomed Us All"

9) The Flaming Lips - "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1"
10) Tokyo Police Club - "Citizens of Tomorrow"
11) Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
12) Bjork - "The Modern Things"
(Interlude: HAL 9000 - "Daisy" (DJ Scott Remix))
13) Cut Chemist - "(My First) Big Break"
14) Sufjan Stevens - "Dear Mr. Supercomputer"

Remember: if you have an idea for a show, send it to scarney@radio1190.org and I'll try my very best to play your mixtape on air!

The FCC's Got Nothin' On Me

February 4, 2011

Show Theme: "The Clean Obscene" (songs that SOUND like they're full of profanity, but actually are not)

1) The Kingsmen - "Louie, Louie"
2) James Brown - "Funky President (People It's Bad)
3) The Magnetic Fields - "Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long"
4) Sleater-Kinney - "Get Up"
5) Beck - "Soul Suckin' Jerk"
6) Defunkt - "Defunkt"
7) Lou Johnson - "Rock Me Baby"
8) The Replacements - "Shiftless When Idle"
9) Brute Force - 'The King of Fuh"
10) The Brothers Johnson - "Get The Funk Out of My Face"
11) The Poster Children - "If You See Kay"
12) Animal Collective - "We Tigers"
13) Belle & Sebastian - "The Fox in the Snow"
14) The Sequence - "Funk You Up"
15) Eddie Curtis - "Those Foxes & Pussycats"
16) The Clash - "Overpowered By Funk"

Remember: if you have an idea for a show, send it to scarney@radio1190.org and I'll try my very best to play your mixtape on air!

Ample Samples, Volume 2!

January 28, 2011

Show Theme: "Ample Samples, Vol. 2"

A-Side: "The Originals"

1) The Detroit Emeralds - "Whatcha Gonna Wear Tomorrow?"
2) Funkadelic - "Can You Get To That"
3) Tornados - "Popeye Twist"
4) ESG - "U.F.O ."
5) Indeep - "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life"
6) Gary Low - "I Want You"
7) Soft Touch - "Plenty Action"
8) Devo - "Mongoloid"

B-Side: "The Remixed"

9) J Dilla - "The New"
10) Sleigh Bells - "Rill Rill"
11) Panda Bear - "Take Pills"
12) Stezo - "It's My Turn"
13) Boards of Canada - "Nlogax"
14) Washed Out - "Feel It All Around"
15) DJ Shadow - "Monosylabik"
16) Cut Copy - "Bright Neon Payphone"

(Don't) Call Me

January 21, 2011

Show Theme: "Do Not Call List"

A-Side - "Call Me"

1) Al Green - "Call Me (Come Back Home)"
2) Washed Out - "Phone Call"
3) The Ladybug Transistor - "Always on the Telephone"
4) Muddy Waters - "Long Distance Call"
5) Tom Waits - "Baby, Please Call Me"
6) World Party - "Call Me Up"
7) Charles Bradley - "The Telephone Song"

B-Side - "Don't Call Me"

8) The Clash - "The Call Up"
9) X - "The Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not"
10) Tobacco - "Creepy Phone Calls"
11) The Replacements - "Answering Machine"
12) The Breeders - "Don't Call Home"
13) The Black Angels - "Telephone"
14) M. Timothy Band - "Killed By the Telephone"
15) Islands - "Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby"
16) Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "You Never Call"
17) Loretta Lynn - "As Soon As I Hang Up the Phone"

MLK

January 14, 2011

Show Theme: "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Tribute"

1) Curtis Mayfield - "Move On Up"
2) John Fahey - "March! For Martin Luther King"
3) Big Joe Williams - "The Death of Dr. Martin Luther King"
4) Stevie Wonder - "Happy Birthday"
5) Mason Jennings - "Dr. King"
6) The Strange Boys - "MLKs"
7) Herbie Hancock - "I Have A Dream"
8) Otis Spann - "Blues for Martin Luther King"
9) Lambchop - "Sharing a Gibson with Martin Luther King, Jr."
10) Times New Viking - "Martin Luther King Day"
11) Solomon Burke - "Mountain Top"
12) Nina Simone - "Why? (The King of Love is Dead)"
13) U2 - "MLK"

Have an enjoyable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Band Enjambment

January 7, 2010

Show Theme: "Band Jam" (connecting bands by their name, resulting in a long chain below)

1) G.L.O.B.E. & Wiz Kid - "Play That Beat, Mr. DJ"
2) Kid Koala - "Skanky Panky"
3) Latyrx - "Lady Don't Tek No"
4) Explosions in the Sky - "Song For Our Fathers"
5) Islands - "Swans (Life After Death)"
6) Set the Tone - "Dance Sucker"
7) Tone Tank & Scott Thorough - "ASC V 3.3"
8) O Level - "East Sheen"
9) El Perro Del Mar - "People"
10) Mark Fry - "Song for Wilde"
11) Frightened Rabbit - "I Feel Better"
12) Bitter Tears - "Starlight"
13) Steinski - "Lesson One"

So, when combined, the artists would be G.L.O.B.E & Wiz Kid Koalatyrxplosions in the Skylandset the Tone Tank & Scott Thorough LevEl Perro Del Mark Fryightned Rabbitter TearSteinksi. Whew!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Mixtape!

December 17, 2010

Show Theme: "Overlooked Holiday Favorites"

1) Sufjan Stevens - "Get Behind Me, Santa!"
2) Candy Claws - "Snow Bridge"
3) Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Good Morning Blues (The Real Tuesday Weld Remix)"
4) Clyde Lasley - "Santa Came Home Drunk"
5) Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band - "Xmas at K-Mart"
6) Captain Beefheart - "Captain's Holiday" (R.I.P.)
7) Sonic Youth - "Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope"
8) Miles Davis - "Blue Xmas (For Whom It May Concern)"
9) Soltero - "Oh, Noelle"
10) Neutral Milk Hotel - "Snow Song, Pt. 1"
11) Darlene Love - "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
12) Meatwad & Neko Case - "Santa Left a Booger In My Stocking"
13) Kisswhistle - "Verhanukkah"
14) Jethro Tull - "A Christmas Song"
15) Ray Charles - "That Spirit of Christmas"
16) Fellow Citizens - "Christmas Time Is Here"

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday season!