Setlist for 3/22 & 3/27

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Watching the Detectives
Lois-Strumpet
Of Montreal-Nikee Coco & the Invisible Tree
Blur-Charmless Man
Juliana Hatfield-Forever Baby
XTC-Life Begins at the Hop/Burning with Optimisms Flame (live)
Sufjan Stevens-The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us
Ladybug Transistor-Today Knows
Mendoza Line-On Stage Dying
The Shining Hour-Walking
Saturnine-Apples
Dashboard Confessional-Best Deceptions (live)

Hour 2

Rocket-I Wanna be Your Girlfriend
The Elected-It was Love
Sugar-Your Favorite Thing
Promise Ring-Scenes from France
Arab Strap-Act of War
The Clash-Career Oppertunites/Train in Vain (live)
Comet Gain-The Ballad of the Arms of Cable Hogue
Kitten Factor-Brittle
Jack and the Beanstalks-10,000 Sunny Days
The Cherry Orchard-Bubblegum Popgirl
Happydeadmen-A Million Places Like Home
Leslies-Hey I'm Here
Brideshead- Its Been Time
The Oranges Band-The Trees on My Street

Setlist for 3/15 & 3/20

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Allison
Marigold-Opening Song
Quasi-It's Raining
Sleater-Kinney-Rollercoaster
Mendoza Line-Seventh Round
The Clientele-Since K Got Over Me/Impossible
Saturday Looks Good to Me-When You Work All Weekend
The Dears-The Second Part
Jesus and Mary Chain-Just Like Honey
Matthew Sweet-Love is Gone
Juliana Hatfield-Ugly
Belle & Sebastian-White Collar Boy
Reigning Sound-I'd Much Rather be With the Boys
Ladybug Transistor-Hangin' on the Line

Hour 2

Go Sailor-Last Year
Velvet Crush-Rollin' in My Sleep
Mazarin-I'm with You and the Constellaions
Ned's Atomic Dustbin-Happy
Quasi-The Curse of Having it All
The Dears-22:The Death of All Romance
Velocity Girl-Pretty Sister
Superchunk-Who Needs Light
Cherry Twister-Leila
Built to Spill-Terrible/Perfect
Teenage Fanclub-You Love is the Place I Come From
Elvis Costello-I Want You

Bowman fills in for Hi Fidelity

Bowman of UK JA will be filling in for me this week on High Fidelity. So be sure to tune in and enjoy!

Setlist for 3/1 &3/6

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Hope You're Happy Now
The Blondes-I Just Wanna Stay at Home/Vesna Velovic
Calexico/Iron & Wine-16 Maybe Less
Belle & Sebastian-The Blues are Still Blue
Destroyer-3000 Flowers
Robert Pollard-Dancing Girls and Dancing Men/The Right Thing
Brad Postlethwaite-Empty Burning
Impala-Wild Night at the Bloody Bucket
Vending Machine-Road Out West
Harlan T. Bobo-Left Your Door Unlocked
The Checkers-Searching for You
Belle & Sebastian-For a Price of a Cup of Tea

Hour 2

The Blondes-Suzi Quattro
The Neptunas-Hey Jimmy Freek
Boink!-Walk of Fame
The Checkers-Paper Crown
The Glossines-Underage
Katie the Pest-Groove On
The Myce-Painted on My Heart
Destroyer-Rubies
Rocket-Join the Professionals/Not That Kind of Girl
New Pornographers-The Laws Have Changed
Velvet Crush-Star Trip
Liz Phair-Strange Loop
Belle & Sebastian-Mornington Crescent

Setlist for 2/22 & 2/27

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Brilliant Mistake
Poole-Miss America
Pooh Sticks-Teenage High
Mull Historical Society-Public Service Announcement
Cat Power-The Moon
AC Newman-On the Table
Snow Patrol-How to be Dead
Paul Westerburg-As far as I Know
Promise Ring-Make me a Mixtape
Poole-Ovalteen
Blur-Coffee and TV
Matthew Sweet-Time Capsule
Fountains of Wayne-Please Don't Rock Me Tonight
Superchunk-Pink Clouds
Camera Obscura-Shine Like a Brand New Pin

Hour 2

Ben Kweller-Wasted and Ready
Dressy Bessy-Tag/There's a Girl
Sahara Hotnights-The Difference Between Love and Hell
Teegan and Sara-I Hear Noises
The Jam-Life Through a Window
The Decemberists-The Bagman's Gambit
Donner Party-Before too Long
Dinosaur Jr.-In a Jar
Teenage Fanclub-Tears are Cool
Magnetic Fields-Papa was a Rodeo
Poole-Mary Shakes Her Hair/Car
Pooh Sticks-When Sunny Gets Blue

Setlist for 2/15 & 2/20

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Love Field
Death Cab for Cutie-Steadier Footing/A Movie Script Ending
Teenage Fanclub-Hang On
Cherry Twister-I'm Gonna be the Lonley Boy Tonight
Shove-You Equal Hectic
Destroyer-Notorious Lightning/New Ways of Living
Dear Nora-'Round and 'Round/Since You Went Away
The High Strung-Here It Comes Again
Fountains of Wayne-The Girl I Can't Forget
The Strokes-Last Nite
Blake Babies-Train

Hour 2

Neutral Milk Hotel-Holland 1945
Reigning Sound-Time Bomb Highschool
Apples in Stereo-Noth the Same
The Flashing Lights-Half the Time
Dear Nora-When the Wind Blows
Masters of the Hemisphere-She Plays Guitar
Shove-Jewel Theives and Starletts
Destroyer-Your Blues
Built to Spill-Singing Sores Make Perfect Swords/I Hurt a Fly
Love as Laughter-Temptation Island
Cast-The Seeker
Koufax-Bright Side
The Mendoza Line-Tiny Spark
Dear Nora-From My Bedroom Window
Matthew Sweet-What do You Know

Setlist for 2/8 & 2/13

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Everyday I Write the Book
Arcade Fire-Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Sleater-Kinney-Jupmers
Wolf Parade-Grounds for Divorce
The Futureheads-Meantime
Marigold-Opening Song/Champion of the Spelling Bee
Masters of the Hemisphere-Everybody Knows Canada
No Use for a Name-Turning Japanese
Face to Face-In Between Days
Automatic 7-Pretty in Pink
Mr. T Experience-Crash
Bracket-867-5309, Jenny
Magnetic Fields-I'm Sorry I Love You
Gritty Kitty-Matilda

Hour 2

Wolf Parade-Shine a Light
Television Personalities-Hard Luck Story 39
Matthew Sweet-Dinosaur Act
Yo La Tengo-Deeper Into Movies
Neutral Milk Hotel-King of Carrot Flowers/In the Aeroplane Over the Sea/Two Headed Boy
Superchunk-Tie a Rope to the Back of the Bus
Maximo Park-Apply Some Pressure
Flaming Lips-Race for the Prize
Interpol-Obstacle 1
Quasi-It's Raining
Gritty Kitty-Indie Rock Love Song

Setlist for 2/1 & 2/6

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Man Out of Time
Comet Gain-The Fists in the Pockets
New Pornographers-All for Swinging You Around
Tender Forever-The Magic of Crashing Stars
Sufjan Stevevns-Decatur, or Round of Applause for Your Stepmother
The Pooh Sticks-She's the One
Belle & Sebastian-Like Dylan in the Movies/Fox in the Snow (live)
Shove-Princess Superette
The Minders-Better Things
The Apples in Stereo-Rocket Pad
Guided by Voices-Huffan Prarie Flying Field
Juliana Hatfield-Ugly
Magnetic Fields-Yeah! Oh Yeah!
The Softies-Me and the Bees

Hour 2

Poole-Glumb
Comet Gain-Gone Before We Open Our Eyes
Rogue Wave-Endless Shovel
Death Cab for Cutie-Company Calls
Pavement-Stereo
Cornelius-Count 5 or 6
Chavez-Flight '96
Guitar Wolf-Fujiyama Attack
Modest Mouse-Heart Cooks Brain
Spoon-Sister Jack
Sufjan Stevens-Chicago
Belle & Sebastian-Judy and the Dream of Horses (live)
Weezer-Across the Sea

Setlist for 1/25 & 1/30

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Clubland
The Flashing Lights-High School
Apples in Stereo-??? (B-side to She's Telling Lies 7in.)
Donner Pary-When I Was a Baby
Weezer-I Do
Pedro the Lion-Big Trucks
Six String Jets-Savage Beat/Little Girls
Dinosaur Jr.-Just Like Heaven
The Leaving Trains-The Hate Song
Stone by Stone-Ghost
Minutemen-Ain't Talkin' About Love
Decendents-Wendy
The Lost-Baby It's You
Trotsky Icepick-The Light Pours out of Me
Archers of Loaf-Vocal Shrapnel/Scenic Pastures (Remixs)
Belle and Sebastian-I'm Waking up to Us
Built to Spil-Car (live)

Hour 2

Exploding Hearts-Modern Kicks
Pixies-Debaser (demo)
Superchunk-Watery Hands
Matthew Sweet-We're the Same (Demo)
Guided by Voices-Twig/Gold Star for Robot Boy/Hardcore UFOs/Yours to Keep/Shocker in Gloomtown (demo)/Breakeven (demo)
Walter Salas Humara-You Look Like Sheila
Chisel-Morely Timmons
Apples in Stereo-Hold on to this Day
Pedro the Lion-Bad Diary Days
Belle and Sebastian-The Blues are Still Blues
that dog-Being with You
Adventures in Stereo-I Once Knew
Juliana Hatfield-No Outlet

Setlist for 1/18 & 1/23

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-High Fidelity
New Order-Ceremony
Nada Surf-Happy Kid
Helium-Superball
Belle and Sebastian-She's Losing It
Brand New-I Believe You, but My Tommy Gun Don't
9-Iron-Better Than Now/Is there Fuchia in Your Future Felicia
Cory Branan-Crackerjack Heart (live)
Eighty Katie-Launch Pad Rock/I Gotta Design/That Was the Day (live)
The Real Tuesday Weld-The Ugly and the Beautiful
Guided by Voices-Surgical Focus
Matthew Sweet-Evangeline

Hour 2

Let's Get Out of this Terrible Sandwhich Shop-Magnet
Belle and Sebastian-My Wandering Days are Over
Glossary-When East St. Gets Hard to Find
New Pornographers-Miss Teen Wordpower
9-Iron-This Town Again
Pretty Girls Make Graves-This is our Emergency
Mission of Burma-Dirt
Preston School of Industry-Caught in the Rain
Bardo Pond-Inside
Subteens-Tokarev/Time to Panic (live)
Camera Obscura-Eighties Fan
Yo La Tengo-Sugarcube
Brand New-Play Crack the Sky

Setlist for 1/11 & 1/16

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-I Can't Stand Up (for falling down)
Guided by Voices-Teenage FBI
Oranges Band-All That Money (you'll get over it)
Cherry Twister-Leila
Get Up Kids-My Apology
The High Strung-Here it Comes Again
Tender Forever-Every Monday/The Feeling of Love
Jets to Brazil-The Frequency
Velvet Crush-Ballad of Yesteryear (demo)
Olivia Tremor Control-Loves Athena
Essex Green-Mrs. Bean
Copeland-Pin Your Wings
Tigerlilies-Kelly Can You See the Stars
that dog-Long Island
Replacements-Merry Go Round

Hour 2

Comet Gain-The Fists in the Pocket
Get Up Kids-I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel
Built to Spill-The Plan (live)
Elliot Smith-Needle in the Hay
The Pooh Sticks-I'm in You
The High Strung-The Luck You Got
The Apples in Stereo-Seems So
Ben Kweller-Commerce, TX
Weezer-Photograph
Brendon Benson-Tiny Spark
Matthew Sweet-So Far

Setlist for 1/4 & 1/9

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Radio, Radio
AC Newman-On the Table
KO & the Knockouts-Set Me Free
Poole-La Chanson de la Voiture du Pompier
Of Montreal-Dustin Hoffman becomes Indignant and Wets Himself
Silkworm-Quicksand
St. Thomas-The Cool Song/Take a Dance with Me
Natural Kicks-Lieden Girl
Rogue Wave-10:1
Brendon Benson-Feel Like Myself
Hal-Play the Hits
Stereolab-Wow and Flutter
Kincaid-Tyme Machinie
Minders-Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Hour 2

The Eyeliners-All I Wanted
Pedro the Lion-When They Really Get to Know You They Will Run
The Bravery-No Brakes
Mendoza Line-Catch a Collapsing Star
Of Montreal-Dustin Hoffman Thinks About Eating the Soap
The Vikings-Let Her Dance
Dandy Warhols-TV Theme Song
Ted Leo & the Phamacists-Loyal to My Sorrowful Country
Dressy Bessy-Lipstick
Gritty Kitty-Summer Rain
All Girl Summer Fun Band-Will I See You
Boy Crazy-Bad Things
That Dog-Ms. Wrong
Get Up Kids-Stay Gone (live)
Fountains of Wayne-Can't Get It Out of My Head (live)
Belle and Sebastian-If You're Feeling Sinister
The Eyeliners-Hanging On

Top 20 Albums of 2005

Just off the top of my head and subject to change here are my top 20 Albums of 2005

1. The Real Tuesday Weld-The Return of the Clerkwell Kid
2. Wolf Parade-Apologies to the Queen Mary
3. Portastatic-Bright Ideas
4. Sufjan Stevens-Illinoise
5. Ted Leo and the Phamacists-Shake the Streets
6. The Decemberists-Picaresque
7. Death Cab for Cutie-Plans
8. The New Pornographers-Twin Cinema
9. Sleater Kinney-The Woods
10. Spoon-Gimme Fiction
11. Mazarin-We're Already There
12. The Natural Kicks-Natural Kicks
13. The Glass-Hibernation
14. Harlan T. Bobo-Too Much Love
15. The Eyeliners-No Apologies
16. Rogue Wave-Decended Like Vultures
17. The Bravery-The Bravery
18. Silver Jews-Tanglewood Numbers
19. Maximo Park-A Certain Trigger
20. Chad VanGaalen-Infiniheart

Setlist for 12/28/05 & 1/2/06

My best/favorites of 2005 show

Hour 1
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists-Me and Mia
Wolf Parade-Shine a Light
New Pornographers-Sing Me Spanish Techno
The Shout out Louds-The Comeback
Sleater-Kinney-Modern Girl
Orange Peels-Circling the Sun
Spoon-Sister Jack
Annie Hayden-Cara Mia
Electrelene-Two for Joy
Arcade Fire-Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)/Rebellion (lies)
The Decemberists-The Sporting Life
Chad VanGaalen-Clinically Dead
Stephen Malkmus-Loud Cloud Crowd

Hour 2

Ted Leo and the Phamacists-Angels Share
The Real Tuesday Weld-On Lavender Hill
Portastatic-I Wanna Know Girls/The Soft Rewind
Cobra Verde-Temptation
The Glass-Burn the Village
Harlan T. Bobo-When You Coming Home
Antique Curtains-Amanda
Sufjan Stevens-Come On Feel the Illinoise
Death Cab for Cutie-Your Hear is an Empty Room
Mazarin-I'm With You and the Constellations
Camera Obsurca-Happy New Year (i know, not a 2005 release but i wanted a good New Year song)

Setlist for 12/21/05 & 12/26/05

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Pump it Up
Fountains of Wayne-Maureen
Matthew Sweet-Dead Smile
Silver Jews-I'm Getting Back into Getting Back into You
Get Up Kids-One Year Later
Guided by Voices-My Kind of Soldier/Best of Jill Hives
Superchunk-Who Needs Light/Cadmium
Frank Black-Los Angeles
Mogwai-Stop Coming to My House (live BBC)
Camera Obscura-Keep it Clean
Cat Power-The Greatest
Adventures in Stereo-We Will Stand
Kitty Craft-Par 5

Hour 2
Get up Kids-Anne Arbour/Mass Pike
Velvet Crush-This Life is Killing Me
Flaming Lips-Buggin'
Rogue Wave-Endless Shovel/Man-Revolutionary
Fountains of Wayne-..Baby One More Time
New Pornographers-Graceland
Interpol-Specialist
Pretty Girls Make Graves-C-30, C-60, C-90 Go!
Yo La Tengo-Deeper into Movies
Silver Jews-How Can I Love You if You Don't Lie Down
Superchunk-100,000 Fireflies
Mendoza Line-Comeback
Sleater-Kinney-The Swimmer

Indie Pop

Just got through reading (most of) an article on Pitchfork. Nitsuh Abebe's Article Twee as Fuck has all the information you'd need on Twee, Anorak and Indie Pop. It's a bit overwhelming in the amount of info (i couldn't finish in in one sitting) it contains , but worth checking out.

Setlist for 12/14/05 & 12/19/05

Hour 1

The Get Up Kids-Man of Conviction/The One I Want
Mazarin-The New American Apathy
The Ladybug Transistor
Rogue Wave-Bird on a Wire/Publish My Love
Maximo Park-Apply Some Pressure
Dressy Bessy-All the Right Reasons
Six Cents and Natalie-Secret Santa (You Could Be the One)
The Four Corners-My Gift to You (It's Me)
Kincaid-Summer is Half a Year Away
Masters of the Hemisphere-Pierced by a Strangers Heart
Paul Westerburg-Dyslexic Heart
Bettie Serveert-Crutches

Hour 2

Rival Schools-Travel By Telephone
The Ladybug Transistor-The Places You'l Call Home
All Girl Summer Fun Band-New in Town
Rogue Wave-Catform
The Waitressess-Christmas Wrapping
The Pretenders-2000 Miles
David Bowie & Bing Crosby-Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
Ramones-Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)
Bob & Doug Mckenzie-The 12 Days of Christmas
Blake Babies-Until I Almost Died
Belle and Sebastian-Fox in the Snow
Velocity Girl-Copacetic
They Might Be Giants-Birdhouse in Your Soul (live)
Billy Squire-Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

Bowman Fills in For Hi-Fidelity

Just a reminder Bowman, host of UK JA, will be filling in for me tonight and the show that will air on 12/12/05. So tune in and enjoy!!!

Sunday Night-Varied Program

For anybody who noticed or is interested, I did the 6pm-8pm Varied Music slot this past Sunday. Here is the setlist:

West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band-She May Call You Up
Flying Burrito Brothers-Dark End of the Street
ELO-Livin' Thing
Mojo Nixo-Not as Much as Football
Wilco-Misunderstood (live)
Bob Dylan-Oh, Sister/Hurricane (live)
Brian Wilson Presents Smile! (1st 4 tracks)
Cry, Cry, Cry-Fall on Me
Nick Drake-Pink Moon/Place to Be
Warren Zevon-The French Inhaler
Flying Burrito Brothers-Sing Me Back Home
Neil Young-Barstool Blues (live)
Bruce Cockburn-The Coldest Night of the Year
Marshall Crenshaw-Walk Away Renee/You're My Favorite Waste of Time/Whenever You're on My Mind (live)
Bob Dylan-Visions of Johanna (alternate take)
Jackson Browne-Pretender (live)
Television-Venus
Wilco-I'm the Man Who Loves You (live)
Gram Parsons-$1000 Wedding

Setlist for 11/30/05 & 12/5/05

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Clubland
Pedro the Lion-Criticism as Inspiration
Death Cab for Cutie-Why You'd Want to Live Here
Irving-L-O-V-E
Ron Sexsmith-Imaginary Friends
The Rosebuds-I'd Feel Better
The Ladybug Transistor-These Days in Flames
Portastatic-Little Fern
The Clientele-Breathing Soft and Low
The Essex Green-The Late Great Cassiopia
Veronica Lake-Saints Above
Rastro-Kiss Me
Nothing Painted Blue-Another Child Bride
Lois-Indie
Tsunami-Kidding on the Square

Hour 2

Love as Laughter-Temptation Island
Arlo-Shutterbug
The Shins-New Slang
The Vue-Pictures of Me
Beachwood Sparks-Confusion is Nothing New
Kincaid-Hill Street Blues
Masters of the Hemisphere-On the Streets the Key
Vertran-Sun Sneeze
Hi-Score-Ray Vaughn
Serious Teeth-Holeron 5
Koufax-Saturdays Alone
Magnetic Fields-The Saddest Story Ever Told
Kitty Craft-Inward Jam
Elvis Costello-I Want You