Andrew Bryant - Special Guest on the Beat!

Tune into the Memphis Beat today when Andrew Bryant stops by the WEVL Studios to chat it up and perform songs off his wonderful new album The Magnolia State.

Tuesday (5/30): 1-2pm

Flow Radio playlist on 5/29/06

1. Arthur Russell - Tower of Meaning
2. John Cage - Experiences No.1, No. 2
3. Boxhead Ensemble - From This Point Onward
4. The Album Leaf - Last Time Here (live in Portugal)
5. Tankh - Instrumental
6. El Perro Del Mars - God Knows (You've Gotta Give To Get)
7. Parker and Lilly - The Low Lows
8. Brightblack Morning Light - Everybody Daylight
9. DJ Spooky - Dementia Absentia
10. Arthur Russell - You and Me Both
11. John Cale - Dying On The Vine
12. Squarepusher - Rat/P's and Q's
13. Aki Tsuyuko - Noel's Organ
14. Panda Bear - Untitled 1, Untitled 2, Untitled 3
15. The Dirty Projectors - Is Is On The Ridge At Dusk
16. Yo La Tengo - Dreaming
17. Scott Walker - Cossacks Are
18. Clogs - Kapsburger
19. Eluvium - An Accidental Memory
20. Bjork - Desired Constellation
21. Leonard Cohen - If It Be Your Will
22. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (live at Sin-e)

I Sub Today - Flow Radio

I will be subbing today for Mary Jane's Flow Radio from 6-8pm.

The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide playlist for 5/27/06

1. Cut Chemist - The Garden
2. Sub Dub - Dawa Zangpo
3. Rhythm Is Rhythm - Drama
4. John Hughes - Gull
5. Kelley Polar - Here In The Night
6. Alden Tyrell - Hills of Honolulu
7. Cyber People - Void Vision
8. Trippy Disco - Robot Strut
9. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
10. Matthew Dear - But For You
11. Booka Shade - Body Language
12. DJ Wally - Nothing Stays The Same
13. Jet Propulsion Laboratory - If You Build It, They Will Come
14. Aphex Twin - Xtal
15. Model 500 - No UFO's
16. Moby - Go
17. E-Dancer - World Of Deep (Carl Craig Mix)
18. Manhead - Birth School Work Death
19. Squarepusher - Rebus
20. International Music System - Nonline
21. Le Club - Un Fait Et Rien De Plus
22. Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino (Paradise Version)
23. Zombi - Digitails
24. Radio 4 - As Far As They Eye Can See
25. Claude Young - Rise
26. The Rapture - I Need Your Love
27. Audion - Kisses
28. Kill Memory Crash - Throw Up Your Mind
29. Apparat/Ellen Allen - Way Out
30. DJ Wally - The 29th Day
31. Mouse On Mars - Saturday Night Worldcup Fieber
32. Walter Meego - One Five
33. Kruder & Dorfmeister - High Noon
34. Subversion - D'or Belle
35. Mike Oldfield - Guilty (at 33)
36. Faux Pas - For The Trees
37. The Bomb Circle - Pushed To The Margins
38. AFX (Aphex Twin) - Boxing Day

The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide - I Sub Tonight!

I will be subbing tonight for the The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide from 9pm - Midnight. Dance party!

The Devil and Daniel Johnston - Starts Today!

Thanks go out to my friend Paul who informed me that the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston about the legendary, troubled genius musician starts today in Memphis. Click here for a review from the Onion A.V. Club.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston is playing exclusively at the Ridgeway 4.

The Lovers Singles of the Week

Cut Chemist The Garden - Single

Cut Chemist (feat. Edan and Mr. Lif) Storm - Single

The Music Lovers playlist for 5/25/06

1. Tenley Town - The Walkmen from A Hundred Miles Off
2. Emily Kane - Art Brut from Bang Bang Rock & Roll
3. Don't Send Me No Flowers - Modern Machines from Hot Nuggets
4. Dirty Mind - The Pipettes from We Are The Pipettes
5. Steal the Blueprints - +/- from Let's Build A Fire
6. 13 - Mission of Burma from The Obliterati
7. I'm Ready - The Twilight Singers from Powder Burns
8. The First Vietnamese War - The Black Angels from Passover
9. I Laughed - Human Television from Look At Who You Are Talking To
10. Carousel - Skittish from Tragedy of the Commons
11. Skateboarding Saves Me Twice - Grandaddy from Just Like The Fambly Cat
12. Long Distance Call - Phoenix from It's Never Been Like That
13. Up With People - Oneida from Happy New Year
14. Falling Awake - Chicago Underground Duo from In Praise of Shadows
15. For Cognac - The Big Eyes Family Players from Do The Musiking
16. Broaden A New Sound - Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory from Tree Colored See
17. And I Was A Boy From School - Hot Chip from The Warning
18. Hills of Honolulu - Alden Tyrell from Times Like These (1999-2006)
19. Way Out - Apparat/Ellen Allien from Orchestra of Bubbles
20. The Garden - Cut Chemist from The Garden (single)
21. The Biggest Lie (by request) - Bright Eyes from Motion Sickness
22. Bottom of the Barrel - Arizona Amp and Alternator (by request) from Arizona Amp and Alternator
23. Busted - Vetiver from To Find Me Gone
24. The Wind Up Bird - Tunng from Comments of the Inner Chorus
25. Country Mile - Camera Obscura from Let's Get Out Of This Country
26. Fletcher's Favorite - The Curtains from Vehicles of Travel
27. Scenic World - Beirut from Gulag Orkestar
28. They Take A Vote And Say No - Sunset Rubdown from Shut Up I Am Dreaming
29. Five Stars and Thumbs Up - Danielson from Ships
30. Chicago (Acoustic Version) - Sufjan Stevens from The Avalanche

Bonnaroo 2006 - What I Plan To Check Out

Well, the daily schedule came out today for Bonnaroo 2006. Here's what I plan on checking out each day:

Friday
Andrew Bird (1:00-2:00), Seu Jorge (1:45-2:45), Devendra Banhart (2:30-3:30), Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band (4:00-5:30), Bright Eyes (4:00-5:30), Death Cab For Cutie (6:15-7:45), My Morning Jacket (12:00-3:00)

Saturday
The Magic Numbers (12:30-1:30), Dungen (1:45-2:00), Bill Frissel (2:00-3:00), Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2:30-3:30), Amadou & Marlam (3:30-5:00), Beck (5:30-7:00), Radiohead (8:30-11:00)

Sunday
Be Your Own Pet (1:25-2:00), The Streets (3:15-4:45), Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (4:00-5:30), Sonic Youth (6:00-7:30)

I also plan on checking out Lewis Black at the Comedy Tent sometime during the week.

The Music Lovers - Message Board

Yes, I have gone and done it! Well, a free 30 day trial at least. I hardly imagine there is a real need for this but it is free (I didn't even have to give them my credit card info). So if you would like to check out the brand new message board for The Music Lovers you can do so by clicking here or on the link on the right side of the site panel.

The Lovers' Album of the Week - Part 1

Camera Obscura Let's Get Out Of This Country

The Lovers' Album of the Week - Part 2

Beirut Gulag Orkestar

The Music Lovers playlist for 5/18/06

1. Skip To The End - The Futureheads from News and Tributes
2. Goin' Against Your Mind - Built To Spill from You In Reverse
3. Two Sitting Ducks - Danielson from Ships
4. The Longest Time - Sad Girl from Twenty Years
5. ABC - The Pipettes from We Are The Pipettes
6. Walk In The Park - Oh No! Oh My! from Oh No! Oh My!
7. Where I'm Anymore - Grandaddy from Just Like The Fambly Cat
8. Slapp In Solen - Ingenting from Sommardargboken
9. Cruel Storm - Espers from Espers II
10. Lost Girls - Tilly And The Wall from Bottoms of Barrels
11. I'd Like To Be - Faun Fables from The Transit Rider
12. The Printmaker's Dilemmas - The Big Eyes Family Players from Do The Musiking
13. Steam And Sequins For Larry Levan - Matmos from The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
14. No Agreement - Fela Kuti from Shuffering and Shmiling/ No Agreement
15. As Far As The Eye Can See - Radio 4 from Enemies Like This
16. Body Language - Booka Shade from Movements
17. History's Great Navigators - Oneida from Happy New Year
18. On the Radio - Ragina Spektor from On the Radio (single)
19. Postcards From Italy - Beirut from Gulag Orkestar
20. If Looks Could Kill - Camera Obscura from Let's Get Out Of This Country
21. Tangled - The Black Heart Procession from The Spell
22. Attar - Six Organs of Admittance from The Sun Awakens
23. Lost - Olda Podrida from Myspace Release
24. The Voice Within - Howe Gelb from `Sno Angel Like You

A First for the Lovers... Starting Today!

For the frist time on the Lovers, you we be able to keep up with the playlist live as I'm on the air. Just check out the blog during the show to hear exactly what I'm playing!

A Random Album Recommendation

Fela Kuti Shuffering and Shmiling/No Agreement

Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Photos

Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Live at the Deli (5/9/06)

Ponderosa Stomp - Day 2 Photos

Ponderosa Stomp Annoucements

Lady Bo Set

Sonny Burgess Set

Ace Cannon Set

Travis Wammack Set

WEVL at the Stomp

(As always Windy Lou took the best ones from the Stomp. Check them out here.)

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Danielson Ships

The Music Lovers playlist for 5/11/06

1. Rear View Mirror - Grandaddy from Just Like The Fambly Cat
2. Wasted Day - The Old Haunts from Fuel On Fire
3. Cold World - The Electric Soft Parade from The Human Body EP
4. Champion - Professor Murder from Champion (single)
5. What A Waste - Sonic Youth from Rather Ripped
6. That's Us/Wild Combination - Arthur Russell from Calling Out Of Context
7. Sacrifice - Rondo Brothers from No Time Left On Earth
8. Pretty Words, Like Blades - Liberty Ellman from Ophiuchus Butterfly
9. Kids Pushing Kids - Danielson from Ships
10. Ilando Gima Onge - Extra Golden from Ok Oyot System
11. Cossacks Are - Scott Walker from The Drift
12. Seventy-Four, Seventy Five - Shearwater from Palo Santo
13. My Circle - Matt Sweeney & Bonnie "Prince" Billy from I Gave You EP
14. Crazy Dreams - Jolie Holland from Springtime Can Kill You
15. Clones Were Made For Them But Not For Us - The Foundry Field Recordings from Prompts/Miscues
16. I Need All The Friends I Can Get - Camera Obscura from Let's Get Out Of This Country
17. When The Angels Lift Our Eyelids In The Morning - Devin Davis from The Sound The Hare Heard
18. Bones For Doctor Swah - Wooden Wand from The Sound The Hare Heard
19. Adlai Stevenson - Sufjan Stevens from The Sound The Hare Heard
20. Where In The World Are You - Great Lake Swimmers from The Sound The Hare Heard
21. Journey With No Maps - Eleventh Dream Day from Zeroes and Ones
22. If My Heart Ever Ran Away It Would Be Looking For The Day When Right Beside You It Could Stay Forever - Kid 606 from Carpark Sampler
23. The Playboy's Demise - Fort Lauderdale from It Came From Memphis
24. Transverberations - The Squire Of Somerton from Transverbations
25. Four Long Days - Voxtrot from Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
26. Let Down - Pedro The Lion from Tour EP 2004 (released 2006)

This Week on the Lovers

New releases from:
Sonic Youth, Grandaddy, Pedro the Lion, Sufjan Stevens, Camera Obscura, Jolie Holland, Scott Walker, Elventh Dream Day, The Old Haunts, Professor Murder, and many, many more...

Coming Soon!

I got some great photos from both the Ponderosa Stomp and the Bonnie "Prince" Billy show last night. I will post them on the Lovers real soon!

Bonnie "Prince" Billy Tonight!

Bonnie "Prince" Billy (aka Will Oldham, Palace, Palace Music, etc.) will be performing tonight at the Deli.

Memphis Beat - Ponderosa Stomp Special

In celebration of the 5th Annual Ponderosa Stomp, the Memphis Beat will be playing only artists that can be seen performing at the event. Check it out tomorrow starting at 1pm on WEVL 89.9FM or online.

WEVL - Special Guests Tonight Thru Tuesday!

Wow, what a great start of the week!

- Tonight (5/7), Eddie Hankins (host of Down In The Alley) will be on air with Ponderosa Stomp artists Archie "Mr. Tighten Up" Bell and Mississippi soul legend Syl Johnson from 6-8 pm.

- Tomorrow (5/8), legendary rocker Ben Vaughn will be sitting in as special guest host starting at 1:00 pm.

- And then on Tuesday (5/9) Chris Morris sits in as special guest host starting at 4:00 pm.

Listen at 89.9 FM or online.
(All times CDT.)

Check It Out - Loconotion

My friend Trae recently started up a new website called Loconotion, which keeps a critical eye on the various forms of media (music/tv/film/etc). While I have never claimed to be a writer, I was asked to contribute and so I have joined the far more talented team. So far, I have posted several album reviews, including a few that were originally found right here on the Lovers. Hopefully, you'll get a chance to check it out.

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Arthur Russell First Thought Best Thought

The Music Lovers playlist on 5/4/06

1. Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken - Camera Obscura from Let's Get Out Of This Country
2. Bring The Good Boys Home - The 1900s from Plume Delivery EP
3. Fast Asleep - Voxtrot from Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
4. Seventeen Devils - The Starlight Mints from Drownaton
5. Benton Harbor Blues (Remix) - The Fiery Furnaces from Bitter Tea
6. Belly Up - Group Sounds from Group Sounds
7. Here We Are (Family In The Hallways) - The Appleseed Cast from Peregrine
8. White Wild Horses - Nicolai Dunger from Here's My Song...
9. Keep Your Hands Off Her - The Black Keys from Chulahoma
10. Fish In A Bowl - Cosmic Starfish from Cosmic Starfish
11. Tuesday - Roommate from Songs The Animals Taught Us
12. Hey! Tramp - Absentee from Schmotime
13. Vagabong - Wolfmother from Wolfmother
14. Digitalis - Zombi from Surface To Air
15. The Gorilla Is For Sand Racing - Cadence Weapon from Cadence Weapon Is The Black Hand
16. Sleep Decayer - Dysrhythmia from Barriers and Passages
17. Mi Confesion - Gotan Project from Lunatico
18. Louisana - The Walkmen from A Hundred Miles Off
19. The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack - Liars from Drum's Not Dead
20. Berserker - Jane from Berserker
21. Because It's Not Love - The Pipettes from Dirty Mind
22. I Never Lose, Never Really - Belong from October Language
23. Micael - Juana Molina from Son
24. Us Ones In Between - Sunset Rubdown from Shut Up I Am Dreaming
25. Elevate Myself - Grandaddy from Just Like The Fambly Cat
26. The Henney Buggy Band - Sufjan Stevens from The Avalanche
27. Message to the Boys - The Replacements from Bastards of Young: The Best of the Replacements
28. Instrumental Volume 1 Part D - Arthur Russell from First Thought Best Thought

Hi Fidelity Tonight - New Time!

Though I haven't seen anything written about this since it's offical annoucement last week, I believe Hi Fidelity starts its new time tonight from 10pm - Midnight.

Tune at 89.9FM or here.

Nancy Apple on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour

I've just been informed that WEVL's own Nancy Apple (Car Tunes) will be featured along with Rob McNurlin and Paul Oscher on the nationally syndicated program Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.

Tune in tomorrow on 89.9FM (or listen online) at 11am to check it out.

The Lovers' Album of the Week (And It's My B-Day!)

Voxtrot Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives EP

The Music Lovers playlist for 4/27/06

1. Cigarette Smoker Fiona - Arctic Monkeys from Who The F*ck Are Arctic Monkeys
2. Sinner's Algebra - ActionReaction from ActionReaction EP
3. Movie Monster - Sound Team from Movie Monster
4. Alternating Current - Field Music from Write Your Own History
5. Bonnie Brae - The Twilight Singers from Powder Burns
6. Lift Me Up - Saturday Looks Good To Me from Sound On Sound
7. Haven't Got A Clue - The Flaming Lips from At War With The Mystics
8. Not Just Words - The Black Heart Procession from The Spell
9. Don't Ask (Final Fantasy Remix) - Grizzly Bear from Horn of Plenty (The Remixes)
10. Domingo - Gotan Project from Lunatico
11. Portlandtown - A Hawk And A Hacksaw from Darkness At Noon
12. Zoopraxiphone - Bibio from Hand Cranked
13. Inside Of Me - Starlight Mints from Drownaton
14. In Your Neighborhood - Those Transatlantics from Knocked Out
15. August Moon - Dylan In The Movies from Feel the Pull
16. Come Lie Down With Me (And Sing My Song) - Elf Power from Back To The Web
17. Beep Street - Squarepusher from Hard Normal Daddy
18. Friends (Foes) - Madlib from Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Moive Scenes
19. Hand-Me-Downs - Soul Position from Hand-Me-Downs EP
20. Sugar (Jagz Kooner Mix) - Ladytron from Extended Play
21. Clear And True - Rainer Maria from Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
22. Springtime Can Kill You - Jolie Holland from Springtime Can Kill You
23. Soft and Warm - Voxtrot from Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
24. Alumni Lawn - Lambchop from The Decline of Country and Western Civilization, Pt. 2: The Woodwind Years
25. For Martha - Eleventh Dream Day from Zeroes and Ones
26. Hold On Hold On - Neko Case (by request) from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
27. Cast It At The Setting Sail - Danielson from Ships
28. Meteor Beach - Tom Verlaine from Around
29. In Front Of The House - Human Television from Look At Who You're Talking To
30. Sunday Morning - Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs from Under the Covers Vol. 1

Hi Fidelity - Time Change In Effect May 2nd!

Below is the official word from Hi Fidelity host Doug on his show's new hours:

Well after 5 years of being on midnight - 2am every Wednesday night/Thursday morining, High Fidelity is moving. Starting next week(5/2), High Fidelity will air Tuesday night from 10pm-midnight on WEVL Memphis 89.9 and on the web at www.wevl.org. Hope this doesn't inconvience anyone too much.. The rebroadcast will still be aired Mondays from 2pm-4pm

-Doug

Hey, this is good news! Now, I won't be exhausted on Thursday mornings...

The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide playist on 4/22/06

1. Aphex Twin - Fenix Funk 5
2. Matthew Dear - Dog Days
3. Alexander Robotnick - Blue Electric Lines
4. Kerrier District - New York
5. 7 Hurtz - Stokers Motor (Extended Mix)
6. Eliot Lipp - Rap Tight
7. Matti Oiling - Cyclops Dance (Pepe Deluxe Mix)
8. Solvent - My Radio
9. Mouse On Mars - Sui Shop
10. Mouse On Mars - JuJu
11. Andre 3000 - My Favorite Things
12. Sqaurepusher - Cooper's World
13. Dub Pistols - Revolution
14. S.O.U.L. - Burning Spear (Krafty Kuts Mix)
15. LB - Superbad
16. DJ Shadow - In/Flux
17. Josh Wink - Untitled
18. Out Hud - The Song So Good They Named It Thrice
19. The Rapture - I Need Your Love (Playground Dub)
20. Model 500 - Sound Of Stereo
21. Plasticman - Konception
22. Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix)
23. Gorillaz - Dare (DFA Remix)
24. Kit Clayton - M-Shape
25. Four Tet - Calamine (Radio Mix)
26. Ceephax Acid Crew - Camelot Fossil
27. Errors - Mr. Milk
28. DJ RPM - At Last
29. Booka Shade - In White Rooms
30. Aphex Twin - Crying In Your Face
31. Squarepusher - Chin Happy
32. The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers

Lovers Sub: The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide

I will be subbing for The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide tonight from 9pm - Midnight. Tune in if you want to dance...

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Lambchop The Decline of Country and Western Civilization, Pt. 2: The Woodwind Years

The Music Lovers playlist for 4/20/06

1. It Overtakes Me/The Stars Are So Big...I Am So Small...Do I Stand A Chance? - The Flaming Lips from At War With The Mystics
2. St. Augustine - Band of Horses from Everything All The Time
3. Chocolate On My Tongue - The Wood Brothers from Ways Not To Lose
4. Did I Step On Your Trumpet? - Danielson from Ships
5. Brain Tarp - Cinemechanica from The Martial Arts
6. Female Trance - First Nation from First Nation EP
7. Calm - Maritime from We, the Vechiles
8. Rivalry - Figurines from Skeleton
9. Oh Be One - The Jolly Rogers from The Jolly Rogers
10. Salt Air - Vitamin-D from Build Another
11. Volcanoes - Islands from Return To The Sea
12. Cinnamon Girl - Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs from Under the Covers Vol. 1
13. 2wice - Mission of Burma from The Obliterati
14. Remind Me (live) - Royksopp from Royksopp's Night Out
15. Dare (DFA Remix) - Gorillaz from The DFA Remixes: Chapter One
16. Airbag - RJD2 from Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads
17. Fenix Funk 5 - Aphex Twin from Chosen Lords
18. Noel's Organ - Aki Tsuyuko from Hokane
19. Arctic Circle- Final Fantasy from He Poos Clouds
20. Junesong - Talkdemonic from Beat Romantic
21. Everyday Daylight - Brightblack Mountain Light from Brightblack Mountain Light
22. Summer's The Worst - Michael Leviton from My Favorite Place To Drown
23. Dreaming Man - Neko Case from Canadian Amp Tour EP
24. We Are Nowhere And It's Now (live) - Bright Eyes from Motion Sickness
25. Do You Believe In Rapture? - Sonic Youth from Rather Ripped
26. Modern Inventions - The Submarines from Declare A New State
27. Gettysburg Address - Lambchop from The Decline of Country and Western Civilization, Pt. 2: The Woodwind Years

We Did It!

Not only did we meet our goal of $62,000 but we exceeded it by at least $10,000 (as of 4/15 - 6pm). Thank you to all those listeners, volunteers and musicians who contributed their time and money in support of the greatest radio station in the country, WEVL!

WEVL Spring Pledge Drive Ends Today!

Yep, WEVL's Spring Drive is over at today at 6pm so please make those last minute pledges so we can achieve our goal of $62,000. Call (901) 528-1990 or pledge securely online.

The Music Lovers playlist on 4/13/06

So, here are a few of my favorite songs that have come out in the first couple months of 2006. Looking forward to what the rest of the year has in store for us!

1. The Funeral - Band of Horses from Everything All The Time
2. Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me - The Pipettes from Your Kisses Are Waster On Me (single)
3. Your Blood - Destroyer from Destroyer's Rubies
4. Cemetery Row W14 - The Minus 5 from The Minus 5
5. Ukulele Me! - Stephin Merritt from Showtunes
6. Another Sunny Day - Belle and Sebastian from The Life Pursuit
7. Human Being - Morrissey from You Have Killed Me EP
8. Conventional Wisdom - Built To Spill from You In Reverse
9. Slow Down - Goran Gora from 2 Hands/4 Songs EP
10. Quiet Town- Josh Rouse from Subtitulo
11. Variation On "Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park" - Sufjan Stevens from I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey
12. Punchlines - Mates of States from Bring It Back
13. Did I Step On Your Trumpet? - Danielson from Ships
14. Waiting To Know You - The Fiery Furnaces from Bitter Tea
15. You Are What You Love - Jenny Lewis from Rabbit Fur Coat
16. Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives - Voxtrot from Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
17. The Monitor - Bishop Allen from March EP
18. 5/4 - Clogs from Lantern
19. Kiwembo - Sobanza Mimanisa from Congotronics 2
20. If - Islands from Return To The Sea
21. Lived In Bars - Cat Power from The Greatest

- Pledge by phone at 901-528-1990 or online.

This Week on the Lovers

Design: Sasha Barr
(click image for larger picture)

In honor of WEVL's Spring Pledge Drive, I will be playing some of my favorite songs from 2006 (all 3 and 1/2 months of it!). Our goal is to reach $62,000 by 6pm this Saturday, and every pledge counts! So if you enjoy listening to the Lovers, please make a pledge to show your support.

Thank You
Hayden

(BTW, the great-looking WEVL shirt at the top of the post can be yours for a pledge of $60 or more.)

Memphis Beat - Pledge Drive Show

This Tuesday I'll be spinning 100% vinyl for the Spring Pledge Drive edition of the Memphis Beat. So if you're a fan of the show, please make a pledge between 1 and 2pm.

Pledge by phone at 901-528-1990 or online.

The WEVL Spring Drive Is A Go!

Yep, the 30th Anniversary WEVL Spring Drive officially got off the runway this morning with a very enjoyable edition of The Modern World hosted by Darryl, complete with tunes from the likes of Suicide, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads, Joy Division and many others connected with the post punk era. Continue to listen all day long for exciting theme programs and most importantly remember to make that pledge!

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Aki Tsuyuko Hokane

The Music Lovers playlist for 4/6/06

1. Conventional Wisdom - Built To Spill from You In Reverse
2. Foothills - Metal Hearts from Socialize
3. Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby - Islands from Return To The Sea
4. Benton Harbor Blues - The Fiery Furnaces from Bitter Tea
5. Bells - Black Tie Dynasty from Movements
6. Twenty Cell Revolt (Talkdemonic Remix) - Menomena from It's Importland To Me To Be One Step Further Than One Step Beyond: Holocene Music Remix Compilation Volume 1
7. Brushy Brushy - The Blow from Tomlab Alphabet Series K/62
8. Your Eyes - Aloha from Some Echoes
9. Dusty Fluorescent/Wooden Shelves - Talkdemonic from Beat Romantic
10. African Walk - Madlib from Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2
11. Island's Gone Bad - Shapes And Sizes from Shapes And Sizes
12. You're So Pretty... - Field Music from Field Music
13. Diferente - Gotan Project from Lunatico
14. Noel's Organ - Aki Tsuyuko from Hokane
15. Hunger - Nicolai Dunger from Here's My Song
16. Parade - Pretty Girls Make Graves from Elan Vital
17. Jeez Louise - Grandaddy from Just Like The Fambly Cat
18. Hope - The Submarines from Declare A New State
19. Shall We Sing A Duet? - Stephin Merritt from Showtunes
20. Filtered Light - The Heavy Blinkers from The Night And I Are Still So Young
21. Nature and the Wreck - Mates of States from Bring It Back
22. F - Young People from All At Once
23. Nail In The Sky - Howe Gelb from `Sno Angel
24. Am I Just One - Carey Ott from Lucid Dream
25. The Monitor - Bishop Allen from March EP
26. At Last I Am Born - Morrissey from You Have Killed Me EP
27. I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me - Asobi Seksu from Asobi Seksu
28. Storm (excerpt) - Godspeed You Black Emperor! from Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
29. Fearless (live) - Ambulance LTD from New English EP
30. Bohemian Rhapsody - The Flaming Lips from At War With The Mystics (iTunes Bonus Track)

UK-JA Reggae playlist on 4/5/06

1. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
2. The Ethiopians - Reggae Hit The Town
3. Dave and Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
4. Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Israelites
5. The Chantells - Waiting In The Park
6. The Chantells - Rub Me Down
7. The Jamaicans - Baba Boom
8. Johnny Nash - Guava Jelly
9. Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want
10. Derrick Morgan - Foward March
11. The Immmortals - Can't Keep A Good Man Down
12. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers
13. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Dub Revolution Pt. 1
14. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Scratch The Dub Organizer
15. Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves
16. The Paragons - The Tide Is High
17. The Victors - You Can't Stop Me
18. Justin Hinds and the Dominoes - Rub Up, Push Up
19. The Maytals - 54-46 (That's My Nmumber)
20. The Sensations - Baby Love
21. John Holt - I See Your Face
22. Prince Far I - Barber Salon
23. King Kong - Jungle Man
24. Clint Eastwood and General Saint - Tribute To General Echo
25. Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm
26. Tony Rebel - Jah Call You
27. Degree - Traffic Blocking
28. Toots and the Maytals - Pomp and Pride
29. Jacob Miller - Baby, I Love You So
30. The Uniques - My Conversation
31. U Roy and the Jamaicans - Peace and Love
32. Agustus Pablo - Jah In The Hills
33. Agustus Pablo - Brace's Tower Dub No. 2
34. The Clash - Police and Thieves
35. The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad
36. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Keep On Moving

UK-JA Reggae - #15 Subbed Show

I have been asked by Bowman to fill in for him tonight on his reggae/dub program UK-JA Reggae. I admit I don't have a vast knowledge of the genre but I certainly will give it my best shot. And for those counting, this is the 15th program that I have subbed for the station. Before long I might get cocky enough to believe I can sub for Nic Forster on E-Town.

Spring Pledge Drive - Starts Firday!

Don't forget this Friday (4/7) marks Day 1 of WEVL's 2006 Spring Pledge Drive. Please help us achieve our goal of $62,00 by Saturday, April 15 so we can continue to bringing you the diversity in radio that you have loved for 30 years.

(And I know this programmer wouldn't mind seeing some pledges made sometime between the hours of 4-6pm on Thursday, April 13th. I'm just saying...)

The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide playlist for 4/1/06

1. Squarepusher - Ultravisitor
2. MRI - To Be Honest
3. Chris Clark - Herr Bar
4. Console - 14 Zero Zero
5. Sylvie Marks & HAL9000 - Baby, I'm Electric
6. Plaid - Squance
7. DJ Scissorkicks - Because I Like The Disco Too Much
8. Matthew Dear - But For You
9. LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations (Tiga Remix)
10. Merio's Dubwork Meets Kathy Lee - K-Mart Shopping
11. Hexstatic - Telemetron (Hexstatic Intro Dub)
12. Synapse - Stealing Science
13. Tim Baker - Scorpio
14. DJ Koze - Estrella
15. DJ Spooky - That Subliminal Kid Vs The Last Mohican
16. Strategy - The Blow (Remix)
17. Terrace - A3
18. The Juan Maclean - Give Me Everything
19. Casino Versus Japan - Come Along Do
20. Wishing Well - The Black Dog
21. The Knife - Silent Shout
22. Steb Sly - Do You Remember?
23. Boards of Canada - Orange Romeda
24. Out Hud - Dear Mr. Bush...
25. The Juan Maclean - Less Than Human
26. Four Tet - Sun Drums and Soil (Part 2)
27. Soulwax - N.Y. Excuse
28. A1 People - Detroit Style
29. Junior Boys - Bellona
30. Casino Versus Japan - Where To?/What For?

Tonight - The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide

Okay, tonight from 9pm - Midnight I will be subbing for Stephen's underground electronic/techno program The Hitchhiker's Dance Guide. Tune in if you got the time. That is all for now.

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Talkdemonic Beat Romantic

The Music Lovers playlist for 3/30/06

1. Gold Lion - Yeah Yeah Yeahs from Show Your Bones
2. Never Learn To Cry - The Roger Sisters from The Invisible Deck
3. The First Song - Band of Horses from Everything All The Time
4. Cowbell - Tapes`n Tapes from The Loon
5. Woman - Wolfmother from Woman (single)
6. Country Gentleman - Ambulance LTD from New English EP
7. Blue Skies - The Young Republic from Modern Plays
8. Punchlines - Mates of States from Bring It Back
9. Only This Moment (live) - Royksopp from Royksopp's Night Out
10. Sound Mirrors - Coldcut from Sound Mirrors
11. Stars of 45 - Music A.M. from Unwound From The Wood
12. Over and Over (Naum Gabo Remix) - Hot Chip from Over and Over EP
13. Seneca - Tortoise from Standards
14. Ghost Rider - Suicide from Suicide
15. Tides (Piano) - Clogs from Lantern
16. Your Eyes - Calvin Johnson from Before The Dream Faded...
17. Cruise Boat - The Red Krayola from Introduction
18. Never Begun - The World Without Magic from EP
19. Suffer (M83 Remix) - Depeche Mode from Suffer Well EP
20. When You Wake Up A Snake - Les Savy Fav from Plagues & Snakes
21. But I Did Not - Howe Gelb from `Sno Angel
22. Kanga Roo - Jeff Buckley from Peyote Radio Theatre EP
23. Mountaintop In Coves - Talkdemonic from Beat Romantic
24. Human Being - Morrissey from You Have Killed Me EP
25. Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me - The Pipettes from Your Kisses Are Waster On Me (single)

A New Look For WEVL

Have you checked out the great new website design over at WEVL? Click on the homepage photo below to take a look-see:

Shangri-la Record Swap - What I Purchased

So, the spring record swap at Shangri-la Records went down today complete with a highly energetic performance from Noise Choir.

Here's what I picked up: (all for $8!)
Clogs - Lantern
Calvin Johnson - Before the Dream Faded
Josh Wink - Profound Sounds, Vol. 1
Various Artists - Clockwork Orange Soundtrack
Suicide Suicide (First Album) (w/Bonus Disc: includes Live at CBGB's 1977 and 23 Minutes Over Brussels EP)
The Long Winters - Ultimatum
Psapp - Tiger, My Friend
Adult. - Gimmie Trouble
Tortoise - Standards
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
The Family Ghost - The Family Ghost
Big Ass Truck - Kent
The Grifters - One Sock Missing

See you at the next one!

Congratulations On A Great Season!

Furry Friends and Monsieur Jeffrey Evans Tonight!

Tune in tonight at 6 pm CST when members of the Oregon surf/garage band Satan's Pilgrims stop by WEVL for a visit. They're in town to perform at the Furry Friends Guardian Angels fundraiser, along with Impala, Amy Lavere, Eric Lewis, Jimmy Davis, Tommy Burroughs and more.

After that, Monsieur Jeffrey Evans is back as special guest host - this time on the Rock House (normally hosted by Lonnie). He'll be playing some fantastic rockabilly music from his personal collection tonight from 7-9 pm CST, so don't miss it!

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Madlib Beat Konducta Vol. 1 - 2: Movie Scenes

The Music Lovers playlist for 3/23/06

1. All The Young Children On Crack - The TV Personalities from My Dark Places
2. Clockwork Crows - Run Chico Run from Slow Action
3. Sukkafish - The Grates from The Ouch. The Touch
4. Foothills - Metal Hearts from Socialize
5. Fraud In The 80's - Mates of States from Bring It Back
6. Tokyo - Headlights from The Enemies EP
7. Forever Love - Rahim from Ideal Lives
8. The Ruling Class - Loose Fur from Born Again In The USA
9. Heartbeats - The Knife from Deep Cuts
10. Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez from Veneer
11. Man In A Garage - Coldcut from Sound Mirrors
12. Bleu - Isolee from Western Store
13. Touche-Moi - Stereo Total from Juke-Box Alarm
14. Roda Piao (Spiritual Soul Remix) - Azymuth from Pure (Best of Far Out Years 1995-2006)
15. I Don't Know You Anymore - Quasi from When The Going Gets Dark
16. Certain Kind Of Light - Gus Black from Autumn Days
17. Karma Police - The Bad Plus from Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads
18. The Great Salt Lake - Band of Horses from Everything All The Time
19. R and R - Young People from All At Once
20. Skinny Boy - Amy Millan from Honey From The Tombs
21. Don't Know Why (You Say) - The Essex Green from Cannibal Sea
22. Sister 8 My Son - The Seconds from Kratitude
23. Rock `n' Roll Fantasy - Pink Mountaintops from Axis of Evol
24. Must Be Treeman - Animal Collective from Grass EP
25. Rose & Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein - Matmos from The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast
26. Whispers From Wallface - Wizardzz from Hidden City Of Taurmond
27. Stax (Strings) - Madlib from Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
28. Rough Gem - Islands from Return To The Sea
29. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - The Flaming Lips from At War With The Mystics
30. Quiet Town- Josh Rouse from Subtitulo

High Fidelity Tonight!

High Fidelity isn't just a program here on WEVL (which does air tonight from Midnight - 2am), it's also the title of Nick Hornby's novel about the world of music snobbery (as well as Hornby's common man's hero Rob Fleming searching to grow up and find a meaningful relationship). If you have ever spent hours scrutinizing the order of a mix tape for a special someone, then you understand the character of Rob Fleming. Author Hornby will be making an apperance at the Michael D. Rose Theatre tonight at 7pm on the U of M campus. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, click here.

(Of course, High Fidelity is also the electronic reproduction of sound as well as a song by Elvis Costello.)

Are You Listening Tuesday Afternoons?

Since the Lovers fancies itself as a showcase for new releases, there is a lot of great current music out there that only gets played once on the show and then is never heard from again. Well, that isn't neccesarily true because many of the tunes you hear on the Lovers can also be heard on WEVL every Tuesday from 4 - 6pm. Check it out!

Hosted by Brian and Judy.

A Random Album Recommendation

Sonny Sharrock Ask the Ages

Vapour Trails playlist for 3/19/06

Today's edition of VT primarily focused on the days before the term "progressive rock" became so defined in the musical history books. Here is one of the sources I used in preparation for the show. A special thank you to all the listeners who called up with their stories and generous words of encouragement. It was a blast!

1. The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
2. Soft Machine - I Should've Known
3. Nice - America
4. The Who - Overture
5. Silver Apples - Dancing Gods
6. Zobe - Why Do You Care?
7. Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
8. Pink Floyd - Let There Be More Light
9. Moody Blues - Question
10. The Strawbs - Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth?
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)
12. The Wilde Flowers - Impotence
13. Giles, Giles, Fripp - Tremelo Study In A Major
14. Caravan - Austin Cambridge
15. Deep Purple - The Mule
16. Delivery - Miserable Man
17. Frank Zappa - The Gumbo Variation
18. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
19. Henry Cow - Nirvana For Mice