The Stylings of Wes Anderson

Last night at the Velvet I DJed my juggled up set of Wes Anderson music. Thanks again to the Velvet for letting me jump on over there! Since my darling Orson kept quoting lines from Rushmore...



1. The Clash "Rock the Casbah"
2. David Bowie "Rebel, Rebel"
3. Devo "Gut Feeling"
4. The Ramones "Judy Is A Punk"
5. Iggy & the Stooges "Search & Destroy"
6. The Rolling Stones "Ruby Tuesday"
7. Nico "These Days"
8. Chad & Jeremy "A Summer Song (re-recorded version)"
9. Paul Simon "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard"
10. The Tributes "Where Do You Go to My Lovely (in the style of Peter Sarsted)"
11. Seu Jorge "Rock 'N Roll Suicide"
12. David Bowie "Changes"
13. Scott Walker "30 Century Man"
14. The Velvet Underground "Stephanie Says"
15. Cat Stevens "Here Comes My Baby"
16. Vince Guaraldi "Christmas Time Is Here"
17. Faces "Ooh La La"
18. Love "Alone Again Or"
19. The Clash "Police & Thieves"
20. Seu Jorge "Starman"
21. David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust"
22. The Kinks "Nothing in This World"
23. Elliott Smith "Needle in the Hay"
24. Sven Libaek "Destination Omega 3"
25. Donovan "Jersey Thursday"
26. The Rolling Stones "Play With Fire"
27. Nico "Fairest of the Seasons"
28. Emitt Rhodes "Lullabye"
29. Nick Drake "Fly"
30. Bob Dylan "Wigwam"
31. Joan Baez "Here's To You"
32. The Zombies "The Way I Feel Inside"
33. Sigur Ros "Staralfur"
34. The Rolling Stones "I Am Waiting"

New Vs. Old

Tonight I did a little new & old(er) that should get some more shine at the Winchester. If you're into it, something new launched this week called RCRD LBL - they're giving away free downloads, including the Justice remix I played.

1. Geto Boys "Mind Playing Tricks On Me (from Yo! MTV Raps)"
2. The Raveonettes "Aly, Walk With Me"
3. Animal Collective "Peacebone"
4. The Godfathers "Birth, School, Work, Death"
5. Bloc Party "Where Is Home? (Burial remix)"
6. The Feelies "Crazy Rhythms"
7. The Light Footwork "Rebellion Times"
8. Ra Ra Riot "Each Year (Daytrotter session)"
9. Baby Dayliner "The Way You Look Tonight"
10. Oh No! Oh My! "Oh Be One"
11. Deathray Davies "Elephants"
12. Imperial Teen "Shim Sham"
13. Kings of Convenience "Little Kids (Ladytron remix)"
14. Justice f/ Mos Def & Spank Rock "D.A.N.C.E. (Benny Blanco mix)"
15. Wu-Tang Clan "Mystery of Chessboxin' (from Yo! MTV Raps)"
16. Klaxons "Magick (live from Studio B)"
17. Blaqstarr f/ Rye Rye "Shake It to the Ground"
18. Ed Lover & Dr. Dre "Down With MTV"
19. Ambulance Ltd. "Primitive"
20. The Killers "Tranquilize"
21. guruhard "pueriilne"
22. The Anniversary "Crooked Crown"
23. Junip "Chickens"
24. The Bluetones "Bluetonic"
25. Megan Palmer "Deadman"
26. Centro-matic "On the Sagtikos"
27. Bodies of Water "I Guess We'll Forget the Sound, I Guess, I Guess"
28. Josh Rouse "Under Cold Blue Stars"

Much Delayed - About A Son/Nirvana Playlist

Please excuse the lateness of this playlist - those darn holidays have kept me busy! This past Tuesday I did a set at the Winchester of songs from the soundtrack to "Kurt Cobain About A Son" plus some Nirvana tracks and additional songs from bands Kurt loved.



1. Half Japanese "Put Some Sugar on It"
2. Nirvana "Been A Son"
3. Nirvana "Something In the Way (from MTV Unplugged)"
4. Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant"
5. Kurt Cobain "Hardcore Was (interview excerpt)"
6. Scratch Acid "Owner's Lament"
7. Eugenius "I'm In the Sun"
8. Mudhoney "Touch Me I'm Sick"
9. Nirvana "Rape Me"
10. Iggy Pop "The Passenger"
11. Nirvana "Heart-Shaped Box"
12. Hole "Asking For It"
13. Mark Lanegan "Museum"
14. Nirvana "Pennyroyal Tea"
15. Kurt Cobain "Never Intended (interview excerpt)"
16. Leadbelly "The Bourgeois Blue"
17. Nirvana "Sliver"
19. David Bowie "The Man Who Sold the World"
20. Kurt Cobain "Punk Rock (interview excerpt)"
21. Nirvana "Come As You Are"
22. The Weirdos "We Got the Neutron Bomb"
23. The Germs "Lexicon Devil"
24. The Raincoats "No One's Little Girl"
25. Nirvana "All Apologies"
26. Melvins "Eye Flys"
27. Pixies "Wave of Mutilation"
28. Kurt Cobain "The Limelight (interview excerpt)"
29. Nirvana "Lithium"
30. Bad Brains "Banned In D.C."
31. Nirvana "In Bloom"
32. Son of Gun "The Vaselines"
33. Nirvana "About A Girl (from MTV Unplugged)"
34. Butthole Surfers "Graveyeard"
35. Nirvana "You Know You're Right"
36. The Beatles "Nowhere Man"
37. Benjamin Gibbard "Indian Summer"
38. Arlo Guthrie "The Motorcycle Song"
39. Kurt Cobain "Car Radio (interview excerpt)"
40. Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

New Things to Know

Ok, so I'm really glad you dudes liked my set of new stuff at the Velvet tonight so I spent all week debating about it and finding stuff. Thank you all for coming out!

1. Math and Physics Club "Nothing Really Happened"
2. Rock & Roll "Made It to New York"
3. New Young Pony Club "Get Lucky"
4. Amy Winehouse "Fuck Me Pumps"
5. Project Jenny, Project Jan "320"
6. Fatal Flying Guilloteens "Long Distance Reacharound"
7. Babyshambles "French Dog Blues"
8. Radiohead "Ceremony"
9. Lightspeed Champion "Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk"
10. Red Pony Clock "There's Nothing Wrong With Getting High"
11. Santogold "You'll Find a Way (Switch & Sinden remix)"
12. Half Cousin "The Absentee (Fujiya & Miyagi remix)"
13. Band of Horses "No One's Gonna Love You"
14. British Sea Power "No Lucifer"
15. Sea Wolf "Winter Windows"
16. We Are Wolves "Fight & Kiss"
17. Chris Walla "Sing Again"
18. John Vanderslice "White Dove"
19. Vampire Weekend "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
20. Architecture in Helsinki "Heart It Races (Yacht's I Should Coco mix)"
21. Animal Collective "Peacebone"
22. St. Vincent "Jesus Saves, I Spend"
23. Le Loup "We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!"
24. Shapes and Sizes "Alone/Alive"
25. Ferraby Lionheart "Vermont Avenue"
26. Yeasayer "Red Cave"
27. Spektrum "Cedar (Yamwho? remix)"
28. CSS "Knife"
29. Holy Ghost! "Hold On"
30. Radiohead "The Headmaster Ritual"
31. Love Like Fire "Unlighted Shadow"
32. White Shoes & The Couples Company "Temtang Cita"
33. Georgie James "Need Your Needs"
34. The Lemonheads "Into Your Arms"
35. The Knife "We Share Our Mother's Health"
36. The Libertines "Up the Bracket"
37. Minus the Bear "The Game Needed Me"
38. Okkervil River "No Key, No Pain"
39. The New Pornographers "Use It"
40. Mates of State "Hoarding It for Home"
41. Pavement "Range Life"
42. The National "Karen"
43. The Thermals "I Might Need for You to Kill"
44. Sleater-Kinney "All Hands on the Bad One"
45. Matt and Kim "Ready? Ok."
46. Yo La Tengo "Tom Courtenay"
47. Tokyo Police Club "Nature of the Experiment"
48. Tapes 'N Tapes "Insistor"
49. Cat Power "Free"
50. Wolf Parade "Modern World"

The Clash Front Back & Center

I'm not sure I ever realized how many hits The Clash actually had. Even the normal non-hits are hits. Have you ever tried to pick a favorite Clash song? It's impossible! Thanks to everyone at the Winchester for coming down and Clashing it up.

I did a Clash-a-thon in honor of the U.S. release of Julien Temple's docu-flick "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten" - check out the trailer.



1. "I Fought The Law (live)"
2. "Clash City Rockers"
3. "Tommy Gun"
4. "Groovy Times"
5. "Clampdown"
6. "Somebody Got Murdered"
7. "Janie Jones (demo)"
8. "Police & Thieves"
9. "White Riot"
10. "London Calling"
11. "English Civil War (live)"
12. "Career Opportunities (demo)"
13. "Rudie Can't Fail"
14. "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A."
15. "Safe European Home"
16. "Train In Vain (Stand By Me)"
17. "Ghetto Defendant (edited version)"
18. "Straight to Hell (unedited version)"
19. "Bankrobber"
20. "The Magnificent Seven"
21. "Cool Confusion"
22. "Rock the Casbah"
23. "What's My Name"
24. "Every Little Bit Hurts (rarity)"
25. "Spanish Bombs"
26. "Lightening Strikes (Not Once But Twice) (live)"
27. "This Is Radio Clash"
28. "Know Your Rights"
29. "The Guns of Brixton"
30. "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
31. "Complete Control"

Girl Groups Gone Wild

Another lazy Sunday at the Silo. This week I brought you some 60s girl groups tracks. We started out man bashing but then my iTunes burped and I was just glad to be there. Below is my playlist in alphabetical order (possibly minus a few).

1. The Ad Libs "The Boy from New York City"
2. The Blossoms "Good, Good Lovin'"
3. Butterflys "Good Night Baby"
4. Cake "Baby That's Me"
5. The Chiffons "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)"
6. Cinderella "Baby, Baby (I Still Love You)"
7. The Cookies "I Never Dreamed"
8. The Crystals "Da Do Ron Ron (re-recorded)"
9. Dee Dee Warwick "You're No Good"
10. Donna Lynn "I'd Much Rather Be with the Girls"
11. Earl-Jean "I'm Into Something Good"
12. The Exciters "He's Got the Power"
13. The Fabulettes "Try the Worrin' Way"
14. Goldie and the Gingerbreads "Walking In Different Circles"
15. Hollywood Jills "He Makes Me So Mad"
16. Honey & the Bees "She Don't Deserve You"
17. The Ikettes "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)"
18. Irma Thomas "Break-A-Way"
19. Kim Weston & Marvin Gaye "It Takes Two"
20. Lesley Gore "What Am I Gonna Do With You?"
21. Little Eva "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"
22. The Lovelites "How Can I Tell My Mom and Dad"
23. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave"
24. The Marvelettes "I'll Keep Holding On"
25. Patty and the Emblems "Mixed Up, Shook Up, Girl (live)"
26. The Pinups "Lookin' For Boys"
27. Reparata & the Delrons "Saturday Night Didn't Happen"
28. The Rev-Lons "After Last Night"
29. Ribbons "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya"
30. The Ronettes "He Did It"
31. The Ronettes "Be My Baby (live)"
32. The Shangri-Las "The Train from Kansas City"
33. The Shirelles "Mama Said"
34. The Starlets "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"
35. The Supremes "Baby Love"
36. The Supremes "You Can't Hurry Love"
37. The Tammys "Egyptian Shuma"
38. Twinkle "Terry"
39. The Velvettes "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
40. The What Four "I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy"
41. The Whyte Boots "Nightmare"
42. The Young Generation "The Hideaway"

Staring at the Stars at the Velvet

Tonight at the Velvet all you lovely people came out and I played an assortment of songs about outer space and aliens and stars and planets and Milky Ways and stuff. Jasper put on a space suit and Remi dropped it like it was hot. Orson danced with another girl in front of me to rub it in my face that I can't have him. Some girls were there too.

1. Ash "Jack Names the Planets"
2. The Church "Under the Milky Way"
3. Broken Social Scene "Stars and Sons"
4. Guided by Voices "Jane of the Waking Universe"
5. Au Revoir Simone "Stars"
6. Luscious Jackson "Alien Lover"
7. Sparks "A Fun Bunch of Guys from Outer Space"
8. Janelle Monae "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"
9. New Pornographers "Star Bodies"
10. Pixies "Planet of Sound (live)"
11. Tahiti 80 "A Love From Outer Space"
12. Saint Etienne "Stars Above Us"
13. The Waterboys "The Whole of the Moon"
14. Luna "Astronaut"
15. Feist "My Moon My Man"
16. Hum "Stars"
17. You Say Party! We Say Die! "Moon"
18. Supergrass "Jesus Came From Outer Space"
19. Captain Audio "Star"
20. Muse "Supermassive Black Hole"
21. Pavement "The Killing Moon"
22. The B-52's "53 Miles West of Venus"
23. Radiohead "Black Star"
24. The Flaming Lips "Do You Realize??"
25. Blur "Star Shaped"
26. The Muffs "Outer Space"
27. matt pond PA "Brooklyn Stars"
28. Kate Bush "The Big Sky"
29. Viva Voce "When Planets Collide"
30. Josh Rouse "Under Cold Blue Stars"
31. The National "Looking for Astronauts"
32. Spiritualized "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space"

"I'm Not There"

Today for my set at The Wincheter I chose to play selected tracks from the double disc soundtrack for "I'm Not There". It's chock full of good covers. That picture is of Pingu in his new look. He later molested my R2D2 tip jar.

1. Los Lobos "Billy"
2. Sonic Youth "I'm Not There"
3. Jim James & Calexico "Goin' To Acapulco"
4. Richie Havens "Tombstone Blues"
5. Iron & Wine with Calexico "Dark Eyes"
6. Cat Power "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues"
7. Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers "Highway 61 Revisited"
8. Roger McGuinn & Calexico "One More Cup of Coffee"
9. Jeff Tweedy "Simple Twist of Fate"
10. Mark Lanegan "The Man in the Long Black Coat"
11. Willie Nelson & Calexico "Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)"
12. Mira Billotte "As I Went Out One Morning"
13. Stephen Malkmus & Lee Ranaldo "Can't Leave Her Behind"
14. Sufjan Stevens "Ring Them Bells"
15. Calexico & Charlotte Gainsbourg "Just Like A Woman"
16. Yo La Tengo "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
17. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
18. The Hold Steady "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window"
19. Ramblin' Jack Elliott "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
20. The Black Keys "Wicked Messenger"
21. Tom Verlaine & the Million Dollar Bashers "Cold Irons Bound"
22. Mason Jennings "The Times The Are A-Changin'"
23. Marcus Carl Franklin "When The Ship Comes In"
24. Stephen Malkmus & the Million Dollar Bashers "Maggie's Farm"
25. John Doe "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine"
26. Antony & the Johnsons "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"
27. Bob Dylan & the Band "I'm Not There"

Kissing Off at the Velvet

In honor of my first night DJing at the Velvet I played a couple of hours of kiss off songs. Who doesn't like a good fuck you, eh? Thanks to all you Velveteens for the great requests and come see me do it again, minus the off and maybe just with kissing, next Saturday night from 8-10SLT.

1. Kings of Convenience "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From"
2. Neko Case "Runnin' Out of Fools"
3. Headphones "I Never Wanted You"
4. Joe Jackson "It's Different for Girls"
5. Elvis Costello "I Hope You're Happy"
6. Liz Phair "Strange Loop?"
7. Irving "Jen Nothing Matters to Me"
8. The Pipettes "Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me"
9. Ryan Adams "Burning Photographs"
10. Pinback "Fortress"
11. Bat for Lashes "What's A Girl to Do?"
12. Stars "My Favourite Book" *
13. Lush "Ladykillers"
14. Jamie Lidell "A Little Bit More"
15. Hot Hot Heat "Bandages"
16. Ben Folds Five "Song for the Dumped" *
17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Y Control"
18. Nightmare of You "Dear Scene, I Wish I Were Deaf"
19. The 13th Floor Elevators "You're Gonna Miss Me" *
20. Peter Bjorn & John "Let's Call It Off (single mix)"
21. Juliana Hatfield "The Easy Way Out"
22. Death From Above 1979 "Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT edition)" *
23. Fear "I Don't Care About You" *
24. Hole "Violet"
25. Radiohead "Just"
26. Trembling Blue Stars "Under Lock and Key"
27. White Town "Your Woman" *
28. Lily Allen "Shame for You"
29. En Vogue "My Lovin (You're Never Gonna Get It)" *
30. The Cardigans "Been It"
31. Santogold "LES Artistes"
32. that dog "Ms. Wrong"
33. Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

* by request

There Are A Few of My Favorite Things

You know what's fun? Playing all the songs you like best in a DJ set. What you missed at The Winchester in Astrud's set this week:

1. Arctic Monkeys "Dancing Shoes"
2. David Bowie "Suffragette City"
3. Editors "Bullets"
4. Glass Candy "Digital Versicolor"
5. The Killers "Shadowplay"
6. New Order "The Perfect Kiss"
7. Silversun Pickups "Little Lovers"
8. The Cars "Shake It Up"
9. Stranglers "All Roads Lead to Rome"
10. The Libertines "Horrorshow"
11. Mission of Burma "Dirt"
12. French Kicks "One More Time"
13. Elastica "Stutter"
14. Flesh for Lulu "I Go Crazy"
15. Black Kids "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You"
16. The Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You"
17. The Jesus & Mary Chain "I Hate Rock 'N Roll"
18. TV on the Radio "Wolf Like Me"
19. Pulp "Razzmatazz"
20. Ol' Dirty Bastard "Got Your Money"
21. Cyndi Lauper "She Bop"
22. The Flirts "Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)"
23. The Cure "Let's Go To Bed"
24. The Killers "Somebody Told Me"
25. Hot Chip "Over and Over"
26. Superchunk "Slack Motherfucker"
27. The Go! Team "Doing It Right"
28. Franz Ferdinand "Do You Want To"
30. Madness "One Step Beyond"
31. The Charlatans "The Only One I Know"
32. Menswe@r "Daydreamer"
33. Blur "Charmless Man"
34. Idlewild "No Emotion"
35. Interpol "No I In Threesome"
36. Siouxsie & the Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"