The Music Lovers playlist for 6/1/06

1. The Voyage - Home and Garden from History and Geography
2. Exeter, Rhode Island - Jennifer O'Connor from Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars
3. Lowlife (radio edit) - Scanners from Violence is Golden
4. Grain of Salt - The Morning Benders from Loose Change
5. At Last - Baby Dayliner from Critics Pass Away
6. Birmingham - The Deaths from Choir Invisible
7. Cloud Seeding - Town and Country from Up Above
8. From the Faucet Fell an Apostatic Drop - Audio Ovni from Control Room Secondee
9. Un-Deux - Serena Maneesh from Seren Maneesh
10. Thursday - Asobi Seksu from Citrus
11. Letting Go of the Balloon - Et Ret from Gasworks
12. Four Hearts - Metallic Falcons from Desert Doughnuts
13. Much Better Than This - Dub Tractor from Hideout
14. White Daisy Passing - Rocky Votolato from Makers
15. 1981 (or Waiving at You as We Part at Light Speed Will Look Like I'm Standing Still) - Adam Arcuragi from Adam Arcuragi
16. Saturday - Built to Spill from You in Reverse
17. Pushover - The Long Winters from Putting the Days to Bed
18. Djien - The Robot Ate Me from Good World
19. Sofa King Remix - DANGERDOOM from Occult Hymn
20. Key of C - Jim Noir from Tower of Love
21. Storm featuring Edan & Mr. Lif - Cut Chemist from The Audience's Listening
22. Dayvan Cowboy - Boards of Canada from Trans Canada Highway
23. Sophia - The Butterfly Explosion from Untitled EP
24. Razzle Dazzle Rose - Camera Obscura from Let's Get Out of This Country
25. Barcelona Loves You - I'm From Barcelona from Let Me Introduce My Friends
26. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill - Deerhoof from online EP
27. The Naturalists - Liberty Ellman from Ophiuchus Butterfly
28. Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) - Beirut from Gulag Orkestar
29. Kanu - Mouse On Mars from Iaora Tahiti
30. Beanbag Chair - Yo La Tengo from I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
31. Five Stars And Two Thumbs Up - Bro. Danielson from The Kid 7inch

Wanna Meet The Scruffs? - Listen Today!

That's right! They're back! Tune in at 6 pm for an interview and in-studio performance from power pop pioneer Stephen Burns and the re-formed Scruffs. (Yes, you read that correctly!)

More Random Album Suggestions

Mouse On Mars Iaora Tahiti

Tortoise TNT

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.)