They had the #1 selling album in the country recently (much of it due to a $3.99 online sale, but still) They recently played two nights at Madison Square Garden. They landed a guest spot on the Daily Show. Their album is almost universally acclaimed and the first single is a catchy number that would have torn up the charts in a less teen-pop obsessed era. But "Ready to Start" is only number 20 on the alternative rock chart, number 18 on the Canadian rock chart and not even charting AAA. What is wrong with this picture? The answer is simple. Some stations while reporting themselves as alternative, obviously do not know the meaning of the word. We are not talking We Are Scientists! obscure here. There's really no excuse not to have this band in your rotation if you fancy yourself Alternative or Adult Alternative. So who is ready to start? Who isn't? It's simple pass/fail. If you're playing something off Ths Suburbs in your rotation you pass. If not then you're either a glorified active rock station or a hot adult contemporary station with delusions of glory.
Pass
CFNY Toronto Alternative
CHDI Edmonton Alternative
CHHR Vancouver BC AAA
CIDR Windsor/Detroit AAA
CILV Ottawa Alternative
CJZN Victoria BC Alternative
CKIC Winnepeg Alternative
CKLC Kingston ON Alternative
CKPK Vancouver AAA
KBZT San Diego Alternative
KFRR Fresno Alternative
KGSR Austin AAA
KINB Oklahoma City Alternative
KITS San Francisco Alternative
KNDD Seattle Alternative
KNRK Portland OR Alternative
KNXX Baton Rouge Alternative
KROQ Los Angeles Alternative
KROX Austin Alternative
KRXF Bend OR Alterntive
KRXP Colorado Springs
KRZQ Reno Alternative
KSJD San Jose Alternative
KSLG Eureka CA Alternative
KTGB Kansas City AAA
KXRK Salt Lake City Alternative
KXUL Monroe LA (College)
WAPS Akron AAA
WARQ Columbia SC Alternative
WBER Rochester NY Alternative
WBRU Providence Alternative
WCNR Charlottesville VA AAA
WDST Woodstock NY AAA
WEQX Manchester VT Alternative
WEXT Albany NY AAA
WFIV Knoxville AAA
WFNX Boston Alternative
WFPK Louisville AAA
WFUV New York AAA
WKRK Cleveland Alternative
WMMM Madision AAA
WNRN Charlottesville VA Alternative
WPNH Plymouth NH Alternative
WQKL Ann Arbor AAA
KRBZ Kansas City Alternative
WRFF Philadelphia Alternative
WRNR Annapolis AAA
WRSI Northhampton MA AAA
WRXP New York AAA
WRZX Indianapolis Alternative
WTGZ Auburn AL Alternative
WTMD Baltimore AAA
WUKY Lexington AAA
WWCD Columbus OH Alternative
WWWQ-2 Atlanta Alternative
WXPN Philadelphia AAA
WXPN-2 (Y-Rock) Alternative
WXRT Chicago AAA
WYEP Pittsburgh AAA
WYMS Milwaukee AAA
XETRA Tijuana/San Diego Alternative
Now it is my sad duty to report the fails
CIMX -- Windsor/Detroit "Alternative"
CJLX -- Belleville ON (A Canadian college station!)
KBCO -- Denver Adult "Alternative"
KCCQ -- Ames IA "Alternative"
KCXX -- Riverside/San Bernadino CA "Alternative"
KDAL -- Duluth MN Adult "Alternative"
KDGE -- Dallas "Alternative"
KEXX -- Phoenix AZ "Alternative"
KEZP -- Alexandria LA "Alternative"
KFMA -- Tuscon AZ "Alternative"
KFOG -- San Francisco Adult "Alternative"
KINK -- Portland OR Adult 'Alternative"
KLRR -- Bend OR Adult "Alternative"
KMSS -- Bozeman MT Adult "Alternative"
KMTT -- Seattle Adult "Alternative
KMYZ -- Tulsa (Has 4 oount 'em 4 new Avenged Sevenfold songs in their rotation It's as if they're rubbing it in)
KPNT -- St. Louis "Alternative"
KPRI -- San Diego Adult "Alternative"
KPTL -- Des Moines IA Adult "Alternative"
KRSH -- Santa Rosa CA Adult "Alternative"
KQLZ -- Boise "Alternative"
KROG -- Medford/Ashland OR "Alternative"
KTBZ -- Houston "Alternative"
KTCL -- Denver "Alternative"
KTCZ -- Minneapolis/St. Paul Adult "Alternative"
KTEG -- Santa Fe "Alternative"
KTHX -- Reno NV Adult "Alternative"
KVGS -- Las Vegas "Alternative"
WBOS -- Boston "Alternative"
WBZT -- Plattsburgh NY "Alternative"
WCLZ -- Portland Me Adult "Alternative"
WCYY -- Portland Me "Alternative"
WEHM -- Southampton NY Adult "Alternative"
WEND -- Charlotte "Alternative"
WEQX -- Erie PA (Another college "alternative" station!)
WGRD -- Grand Rapids MI "Alternative"
WKQX -- Chicago "Alternative"
WKZE -- Red Hook NY Adult "Alternative"
WKZQ -- Myrtle Beach SC "Alternative"
WLCE -- Springfield IL Adult "Alternative"
WLUM -- Milwaukee WI "Alternative"
WMRQ -- Waterbury CT "Alternative"
WMVY -- Nantucket MA Adult "Alternative"
WPBZ -- West Palm Beach "Alternative"
WRKN -- New Orleans "Alternative"
WRNX -- Amherst MA Adult "Alternative"
WROX -- Virginia Beach "Alternative"
WRLT -- Nashville Adult "Alternative"
WRRV -- Middletown NY "Alternative"
WRXL -- Richmond VA "Alternative"
WSUN -- Tampa/St. Petersburg "Alternative"
WTBZ -- Sarasota FL "Alternative"
WTFX -- Louisville (Now reporting as Alternative, not quite there yet)
WTTS -- Indianapolis Adult "Alternative"
WTYD -- Deltaville VA Adult "Alternative"
WTZR -- Johnson City TN "Alternative"
WWDC -- Washington D.C. "Alternative"
WWWX -- Oshkosh WI "Alternative"
WXDX -- Pittsburgh "Alternative"
WXRV -- Boston Adult "Alternative"
WXSR -- Tallahasee FL "Alternative"
WXXJ -- Jacksonville FL "Alternative"
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Essential 11 August 2010
Guaranteed Eclispse Free for the Month of August!
1. Burn It Down -- Los Lobos Finally, a new album, Getting hard and heavy airplay on WXPN -- deserves a lot more
2. Month of May -- Arcade Fire Some public stations are playing this instead of/in addition to "The Suburbs" and "Ready to Start" -- they also played it live on hte Daily Show -- a real barnbuner -- trockabilly gone indy.
3. Solitary Gun -- Rogue Wave The second single from their new album is steadily growing on me.
4. The Ghost Inside -- Broken Bells Solid song with a meloncholy fatalistic theme
5. Fader -- Temper Trap Follow up to Sweet Disposition proves that Temper Trap is not just for the falsetto fans.
6. Next Girls -- Black Keys Making a big noise for a duo, check out the video featuring the return of the singing dinosaur and a massive girlfight.
7, Barricade -- Interpol Verse chorus verse structure? Heresy!!!!! Sellout!!!!!
8. Animal -- Neon Trees OK. I surrender. Can't resist the hooks, the 80's vibe even the uh ohs. So what if it's starting to get CHR airplay? Good music is good music
9. The Mystery Zone -- Spoon Not the most accessible of the songs on the new album, but the rewards are commiserate with the difficulty.
10. Dog Days Are Ove -- Florence and the Machine Sorta like a punkier younger cousin to Kate Bush
11. Weeenders -- The Hold Steady A ballad with great lyrics and guitar work. The Springsteen compariosns are beside the point.
1. Burn It Down -- Los Lobos Finally, a new album, Getting hard and heavy airplay on WXPN -- deserves a lot more
2. Month of May -- Arcade Fire Some public stations are playing this instead of/in addition to "The Suburbs" and "Ready to Start" -- they also played it live on hte Daily Show -- a real barnbuner -- trockabilly gone indy.
3. Solitary Gun -- Rogue Wave The second single from their new album is steadily growing on me.
4. The Ghost Inside -- Broken Bells Solid song with a meloncholy fatalistic theme
5. Fader -- Temper Trap Follow up to Sweet Disposition proves that Temper Trap is not just for the falsetto fans.
6. Next Girls -- Black Keys Making a big noise for a duo, check out the video featuring the return of the singing dinosaur and a massive girlfight.
7, Barricade -- Interpol Verse chorus verse structure? Heresy!!!!! Sellout!!!!!
8. Animal -- Neon Trees OK. I surrender. Can't resist the hooks, the 80's vibe even the uh ohs. So what if it's starting to get CHR airplay? Good music is good music
9. The Mystery Zone -- Spoon Not the most accessible of the songs on the new album, but the rewards are commiserate with the difficulty.
10. Dog Days Are Ove -- Florence and the Machine Sorta like a punkier younger cousin to Kate Bush
11. Weeenders -- The Hold Steady A ballad with great lyrics and guitar work. The Springsteen compariosns are beside the point.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
RIP Andyman
I was driving through Ohio and turning on my fave alternative station CD101 Monday when I heard that their program director Andyman had drowned while on vacation. From everything I heard, he was a great guy and the musical heart and soul of CD101. Condolences to his friends and family.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
KXRK Top 50 Songs of 2009
KXRK is an independently owned alternative station out of Salt Lake City Utah. Not a groundbreaking one but listenable, and is quite sucessful in its market. The list below really doesn't do the station justice, however. A top 100 would reflect some of the more interesting stuff they play.
1. Uprising -- Muse
2. Help, I'm Alive -- Metric
3. Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
4. No, You Girls -- Franz Ferdinand
5. Kids -- MGMT
6. Audience of One -- Rise Against
7. Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups
8. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To -- Weezer
9. Sometime Around Midnight -- Airborne Toxic Event
10. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
11. Ignorance -- Paramore
12. Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
13. Medicate -- AFI
14. New Divide -- Linkin Park
15. Half Truism -- The Offspring
16. Fireflies -- Owl City
17. 21 Guns -- Green Day
18. The Fixer -- Pearl Jam
19. Blood On My Hands -- The Used
20. Wrong -- Depeche Mode
21. She's A Genius -- Jet
22. Kings and Queens -- 30 Seconds to Mars
23. Know Your Enemy -- Green Day
24. Kristy Are You Doing OK? -- The Offspring
25. Dirt Room -- Blue October
26. Zero -- The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
27. Black Heart Inertia -- Incubus
28. Wheels -- Foo Fighters
29. Hey You -- 311
30. Lifeline -- Papa Roach
31. I Will Not Bow -- Breaking Benjamin
32. Meet Me On the Equinox -- Death Cab for Cutie
33. Chcek My Brain -- Alice In Chains
34. Savior -- Rise Against
35. Pen and Paper -- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
36. Brother -- Pearl Jam
37. Jars -- Chevelle
38. Maginificent -- U2
39. On My Way -- Billy Boy on Poison
40. Young -- Hollywood Undead
41. Wishing Well -- Airborne Toxic Event
42. Heartless -- The Fray
43. Girlfriends -- Single File
44. Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday
45. Let's Go Crazy -- Incubus
46. 1901 -- Phoenix
47. Notion -- Kings of Leon
48. I've Got Friends -- Manchester Orchestra
49. Careless Whisper -- Seether
50. Get On Your Boots -- U2
1. Uprising -- Muse
2. Help, I'm Alive -- Metric
3. Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
4. No, You Girls -- Franz Ferdinand
5. Kids -- MGMT
6. Audience of One -- Rise Against
7. Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups
8. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To -- Weezer
9. Sometime Around Midnight -- Airborne Toxic Event
10. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
11. Ignorance -- Paramore
12. Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
13. Medicate -- AFI
14. New Divide -- Linkin Park
15. Half Truism -- The Offspring
16. Fireflies -- Owl City
17. 21 Guns -- Green Day
18. The Fixer -- Pearl Jam
19. Blood On My Hands -- The Used
20. Wrong -- Depeche Mode
21. She's A Genius -- Jet
22. Kings and Queens -- 30 Seconds to Mars
23. Know Your Enemy -- Green Day
24. Kristy Are You Doing OK? -- The Offspring
25. Dirt Room -- Blue October
26. Zero -- The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
27. Black Heart Inertia -- Incubus
28. Wheels -- Foo Fighters
29. Hey You -- 311
30. Lifeline -- Papa Roach
31. I Will Not Bow -- Breaking Benjamin
32. Meet Me On the Equinox -- Death Cab for Cutie
33. Chcek My Brain -- Alice In Chains
34. Savior -- Rise Against
35. Pen and Paper -- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
36. Brother -- Pearl Jam
37. Jars -- Chevelle
38. Maginificent -- U2
39. On My Way -- Billy Boy on Poison
40. Young -- Hollywood Undead
41. Wishing Well -- Airborne Toxic Event
42. Heartless -- The Fray
43. Girlfriends -- Single File
44. Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday
45. Let's Go Crazy -- Incubus
46. 1901 -- Phoenix
47. Notion -- Kings of Leon
48. I've Got Friends -- Manchester Orchestra
49. Careless Whisper -- Seether
50. Get On Your Boots -- U2
Monday, July 12, 2010
Esssential 11 for July
Funny. Everytime it's time to come up with 11 songs worth seeking out on the radio, I think I'll never be able to do it. Every month the list comes together rather easily. This list is a rather loud one so crank it up.
Bushwick Blues -- Delta Spirit Nothing fancy here. Just a tuneful hard rocking totally in love song like you thought nobody made anymore
Stop for a Minute -- Keane feat. K'nan Keane is always goof for a mopey English pop rock song and the ubiqutious Somali-Canadian singer-rapper adds some subtle spice.
The Sound (John M.Perkins Blues) -- Switchfoot John M. Perkins is a Christian civil rights activist in case you're wondering. Switchfoot is one butt kicking Christian rock band in case your're wondering. The message is "love is the final fight" in case you're wondering.
Ready to Start -- Arcade Fire This is the song that CFNY si playing instead of "The Suburbs" or "MOnth of May", probably because this is the closest they come to a rocker. It's all good. I mean it. With this band, ITS ALL GOOD.
Anchor -- Alejandro Escevedo A really catchy tune from his hardest rocking album yet, backed up by the Sensitive Boys, his incredibly talented backup band. If they come to your town -- GO SEE THEM.
Fixed -- Stars A la Metric, a Canadian band with a female singer with a heavy 80's influence. The lyrics as far as I can make them out -- are about staying steadfast in a relationship while eveyrhing's falling apart. This one grows on you.
You Got Me -- Crash Kings After "Mountain Man" you thought they couldn't pound the piano any harder. Well they can, and they did, and wrote some gloriously sleazy lyrics amd played some gloriously loud guitar to accompnay it.
Fresh -- Devo Having focus groups decide EVERYTHING that went into Devo's album and tour was a genius extension of the Devo concept. And God help us, it works. This is the tockinest and smartest stuff Deov has done since its debut.
Tripping Down the Freeway -- Weezer I know. It's not cool to like Weezer anyomore. I don't care. Anyone who dug "Buddy Holly" or "Surf Wax America" off the first album has no call to put this down as shallow. It's just Weezer being Weezer and this is irrestible. Disposable maybe, but irrestible.
Rules Don't Stop -- We Are Scientists Another cool 80's inspired Band, sorta like the Cure without the gloom and tesaed hair. No that's not quite it. Interpol without all the gloom and baritone. Nope that's not quite it,either. Very propulsive and tuneful. The kind of song you's wish the Killers would write more of.
The Boxer -- Gaslight Anthem The second single form their excellent new album. Just check out the guitar work doing a counter melody throughout the song rather than the usual solo wanking.
Bushwick Blues -- Delta Spirit Nothing fancy here. Just a tuneful hard rocking totally in love song like you thought nobody made anymore
Stop for a Minute -- Keane feat. K'nan Keane is always goof for a mopey English pop rock song and the ubiqutious Somali-Canadian singer-rapper adds some subtle spice.
The Sound (John M.Perkins Blues) -- Switchfoot John M. Perkins is a Christian civil rights activist in case you're wondering. Switchfoot is one butt kicking Christian rock band in case your're wondering. The message is "love is the final fight" in case you're wondering.
Ready to Start -- Arcade Fire This is the song that CFNY si playing instead of "The Suburbs" or "MOnth of May", probably because this is the closest they come to a rocker. It's all good. I mean it. With this band, ITS ALL GOOD.
Anchor -- Alejandro Escevedo A really catchy tune from his hardest rocking album yet, backed up by the Sensitive Boys, his incredibly talented backup band. If they come to your town -- GO SEE THEM.
Fixed -- Stars A la Metric, a Canadian band with a female singer with a heavy 80's influence. The lyrics as far as I can make them out -- are about staying steadfast in a relationship while eveyrhing's falling apart. This one grows on you.
You Got Me -- Crash Kings After "Mountain Man" you thought they couldn't pound the piano any harder. Well they can, and they did, and wrote some gloriously sleazy lyrics amd played some gloriously loud guitar to accompnay it.
Fresh -- Devo Having focus groups decide EVERYTHING that went into Devo's album and tour was a genius extension of the Devo concept. And God help us, it works. This is the tockinest and smartest stuff Deov has done since its debut.
Tripping Down the Freeway -- Weezer I know. It's not cool to like Weezer anyomore. I don't care. Anyone who dug "Buddy Holly" or "Surf Wax America" off the first album has no call to put this down as shallow. It's just Weezer being Weezer and this is irrestible. Disposable maybe, but irrestible.
Rules Don't Stop -- We Are Scientists Another cool 80's inspired Band, sorta like the Cure without the gloom and tesaed hair. No that's not quite it. Interpol without all the gloom and baritone. Nope that's not quite it,either. Very propulsive and tuneful. The kind of song you's wish the Killers would write more of.
The Boxer -- Gaslight Anthem The second single form their excellent new album. Just check out the guitar work doing a counter melody throughout the song rather than the usual solo wanking.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Whew!
When I read online that New York City's WRXP was dropping the Rock Experience branding tightening up the playlist in a "pure rock" direction . I nearly panicked as I pictured Black Sabbath Weekends and Godsmack supersets.
Apparently not on Program Director Leslie Fram's watch. So far the changes seem to be fine tuning rather than radical revamp. Here's a random hour:
Close to Me -- The Cure
Hemorrhage (In My Hands) -- Fuel
Owner of a Lonely Heart -- Yes
Today -- Smashing Pumpkins
American Slang -- The Gaslight Anthem
Bad Reputation -- Joan Jett
Learn to Fly -- Foo Fighters
In the End -- Linkin Park
Blue Monday -- New Order
Enter Sandman -- Metallica
What You Need -- INXS
Tighten Up -- The Black Keys
Ring of Fire -- Social Distortion
What they seem to have gotten rid of was the pre 1977 rock, which was tricky to mix in with the modern stuff. The problem with the station wasn't that no one was listening, it was that people didn't listen very long. The people who wanted to hear Against Me weren't the same as the ones who wanted to hear Jethro Tull. The station also seems to continue its transition from a particularly hip AAA station to a particularly hip Active Rock-Modern Rock hybrid.
Hope this works.
Apparently not on Program Director Leslie Fram's watch. So far the changes seem to be fine tuning rather than radical revamp. Here's a random hour:
Close to Me -- The Cure
Hemorrhage (In My Hands) -- Fuel
Owner of a Lonely Heart -- Yes
Today -- Smashing Pumpkins
American Slang -- The Gaslight Anthem
Bad Reputation -- Joan Jett
Learn to Fly -- Foo Fighters
In the End -- Linkin Park
Blue Monday -- New Order
Enter Sandman -- Metallica
What You Need -- INXS
Tighten Up -- The Black Keys
Ring of Fire -- Social Distortion
What they seem to have gotten rid of was the pre 1977 rock, which was tricky to mix in with the modern stuff. The problem with the station wasn't that no one was listening, it was that people didn't listen very long. The people who wanted to hear Against Me weren't the same as the ones who wanted to hear Jethro Tull. The station also seems to continue its transition from a particularly hip AAA station to a particularly hip Active Rock-Modern Rock hybrid.
Hope this works.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Essential 11 for June
Hello again. It's been awhile but I've got some posts that have been marinating for a while that I'll be getting to you. In the meantime here's a Canadian heavy essential 11 -- the songs your alternative/AAA station ought to be playing.
21 @ 12 -- Hot Hot Heat They're back and herkier-jerkier than ever. For some reason CFNY 9probably because it is faster & louder) is playing "Goddess of the Prarie", Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.
American Slang -- The Gaslight Anthem The boys from New Brunswick have streamlined and toughened their sound, but also have gotten more creative with their guitar work. WWCD is already playing the follow up "The Boxer" no, not the one who squndered his resistance with a pocket full of mumbles such are promises.
Junebug -- Robert Francis A really punchy rocker about a love lost, possibly to drugs crossing over from NPR AAA to your finer alternative stations everywhere.
I Should Have Known It -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Wow do they rock on this one, harder than they've had in a while. No chance this crosses over from AAA though. Shame. Yeah I'm a fan. So sue me.
Crash Years -- New Pornographers Just when I'm about to write this off as pleasant but dull the whistling chorus breaks in and hooks me for reasons I'm unable to fathom.
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire Sounds jaunty, quite different from the heavy, apocalyptic Neon Bible. Then you read the lyrics -- still apocalytic after all these years. Check the single out on the website. You can actual use your mouse to play the single. Not the ideal way to listen to their music (the song kept slowing to a stop when the mouse slipped off hte disc) but still lots of fun.
Wait Up (Boots of Danger) -- Tokyo Police Club Indie faves from the Suburbs of Toronto. Not sure what the song means but damn it's catchy. Not getting a lot of airplay yet other than CFNY where it's a big hit.
Drunk Girls -- LCD Soundsystem Hilarious video that ends up with James Murphy (who is LCD Soundsystem) and two band members (I assume) getting duck taped together and pummled by rowdies in the world's worst dog costumes (at least I think they're dog costumes)
My Time -- Minus the Bear In which a crtics fave cult band makes its move from progressive indie to synth pop. They keep it interesting and challenging enough to ward off the inevitable sellout brickbats.
Amongst the Waves -- Pearl Jam Do I really have to sell you on Pearl Jam? Really?
Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher) -- Gogol Bordello Punk, world music and folk poured into a blender with lyrics that leave no mistake on where they stand on the recent immigration backlash (agin it of course) all played with passion, anger and pure energy.
21 @ 12 -- Hot Hot Heat They're back and herkier-jerkier than ever. For some reason CFNY 9probably because it is faster & louder) is playing "Goddess of the Prarie", Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.
American Slang -- The Gaslight Anthem The boys from New Brunswick have streamlined and toughened their sound, but also have gotten more creative with their guitar work. WWCD is already playing the follow up "The Boxer" no, not the one who squndered his resistance with a pocket full of mumbles such are promises.
Junebug -- Robert Francis A really punchy rocker about a love lost, possibly to drugs crossing over from NPR AAA to your finer alternative stations everywhere.
I Should Have Known It -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Wow do they rock on this one, harder than they've had in a while. No chance this crosses over from AAA though. Shame. Yeah I'm a fan. So sue me.
Crash Years -- New Pornographers Just when I'm about to write this off as pleasant but dull the whistling chorus breaks in and hooks me for reasons I'm unable to fathom.
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire Sounds jaunty, quite different from the heavy, apocalyptic Neon Bible. Then you read the lyrics -- still apocalytic after all these years. Check the single out on the website. You can actual use your mouse to play the single. Not the ideal way to listen to their music (the song kept slowing to a stop when the mouse slipped off hte disc) but still lots of fun.
Wait Up (Boots of Danger) -- Tokyo Police Club Indie faves from the Suburbs of Toronto. Not sure what the song means but damn it's catchy. Not getting a lot of airplay yet other than CFNY where it's a big hit.
Drunk Girls -- LCD Soundsystem Hilarious video that ends up with James Murphy (who is LCD Soundsystem) and two band members (I assume) getting duck taped together and pummled by rowdies in the world's worst dog costumes (at least I think they're dog costumes)
My Time -- Minus the Bear In which a crtics fave cult band makes its move from progressive indie to synth pop. They keep it interesting and challenging enough to ward off the inevitable sellout brickbats.
Amongst the Waves -- Pearl Jam Do I really have to sell you on Pearl Jam? Really?
Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher) -- Gogol Bordello Punk, world music and folk poured into a blender with lyrics that leave no mistake on where they stand on the recent immigration backlash (agin it of course) all played with passion, anger and pure energy.
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