The Lovers' Album of the Week

Antony and the Johnsons Hope There's Someone EP

The Music Lovers playlist for 8/4/05

1. Hey Scenestars! - The Cribs from The New Fellas 2. Brad Wood - Hartley Goldstein from Songs in the Key of Zoloft 3. I Just Turned 18 - Mobius Band from The Loving Sounds of Static 4. The Falling Kind - Veda from The Weight of an Empty Room 5. Ain't No Easy Way - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from Howl 6. Black - Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy 7. Silence - James William Hindle from Town Feeling 8. She Want's To Be A Cowgirl - Darren Hayman from Caravan Songs 9. Sweet Troubled Soul - Stellastarr from Sweet Troubled Soul Single 10. Ink and Blood - The Silent Type from Of Writings/Of Violence 11. Symbols/Shelter - Popstar Assassins from Moderne 12. Troubled Times - Holcombe Waller from Troubled Times 13. Muppet Face - Xiu Xiu from La Foret 14. Frenchy, I'm Faking - Architecture In Helsinki from In Case We Die 15. Lady Gazella - Minotaur Shock from Vigo Bay EP 16. I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (by request) - Kings of Convenience from Quiest Is the New Loud 17. Nice Last - Jel from Soft Money 18. Kid 606 - Kid 606 from Resilience 19. Don't Cry Baby (Koushik Remix) - The Free Design from The Now Sound Redesigned 20. Estrella - DJ Koze from Kosi Comes Around 21. Triumphant - Royksopp from The Understanding 22. Easy/Lucky/Free (Hot Chip Remix) - Bright Eyes from Easy/Lucky/Free EP 23. Stay in the Shade - Jose Gonzalez from Veneer 24. Just One Star - Antony and the Johnsons from Hope There's Someone EP 25. Idiot - Andrew Thompson from Egad! 26. And If It's True - Langhorne Slim from When the Sun's Gone Down 27. Silent Life - The Fruit Bats from Spelled In Bones 28. Everything Is Everything (Acoustic) - Phoenix from Live Session (iTunes Exclusive EP) 29. Jacksonville - Sufjan Stevens from Illinois 30. Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie from Soul Meets Body Single

Have I Played Your Band? Check below:

Here is a list of local artists (excluding those older than the 80's) that I have played between March 29 - August 2 on the Memphis Beat):

Alphabetical Order, Angel Sluts, Antique Curtains, Arma Secreta, Augustine, Automusik, Big Ass Truck, Black Sunday, Bloodthirsty Lovers, Harlan T. Bobo, Cory Branan, Andrew Bryant, Shelby Bryant, Jason Cimon, Circuit Benders, The Clears, The Coach and Four, The Color Cast, Blair Combest, Compulsive Gamblers, The Cool Jerks, The Country Rockers, Delorean, Dixie Dirt, Melissa Dunn, Dutch Masters, El Dorado and the Ruckus, The Entertainers, Final Solutions, Gibson Bros., The Glass, Great Depression, Alex Greene, Greg Oblivian & the Tip Tops, The Griftera, Halfacre Gunroom, Drew Holcomb, The Hometown Nobodies, In Association with the Administration, The King Khan & BBQ Show, The Limes, Loggia, The Lost Sounds, Lucero, Midnight Sound Service, Mouserocket, Natural Kicks, New Car Smell, Noise Choir, North Mississippi All Stars, The Oblivians, Original Three, Organ Thief, The Oscars, Paper Plates, Pawtuckets, Brad Postlethwaite, Tim Prudhomme, The Reatards, Reginald, Reigning Sound, River City Tanlines, Satyrs, Scandaliz Vandalistz, Secret Service, Simple Ones, Six String Jets, Snowglobe, Lamar Sorrento, South Filthy, Spin Room, Staff, Staynless, Strapping Fieldhands, Paul Taylor, The Tearjerkers, This Is Goodbye, Lorette Velvette, Vending Machine, Viva L'American Death Ray Music, Walkie Talkie, and David Weatherman

If I haven't played your band it might be because I don't have your music!

(For a complete list of the tracks played, visit the Myspace page.)

Memphis Beat - Summer School Class Dismissed

Well, it's over! It has been a fun month of special themed shows and live performances on the Memphis Beat. I would like to thank all my guests who made this summer possible:

The Hometown Nobodies
Brad Postlethwaite
Andria Lisle
Luke White
Ron Hall
Ed Porter
and Jason Cimon

Next week, I will resume the normal format with tunes from South Filthy, Hedgecreep, The Glass, and many more...

Ed Porter (founder of Loverly Music) strikes a pose during the Beat's last Summer School Session.

Memphis Beat - Summer School Concludes

Well, it's been fun but tomorrow marks the end of the Memphis Beat's Summer School Sessions. And for the final show, I am pleased to announce that Ed Porter will be on the show discussing his creation, Loverly Music. So tune in to hear all your favorite Loverly singles from Lorette Velvette, Mouserocket, The Satyrs, Alex Greene, and many more this Tuesday from 1-2pm on WEVL 89.9FM