The Retro Mix Playlist For 2/4/12: Classic Alternative

Show Theme: Classic Alternative

6 pm hour

People Are People- Depeche Mode
Science Friction- XTC
Cannonball- The Breeders
The Killing Moon- Echo & the Bunnymen
Doll Parts- Hole
I See- Letters to Cleo
Blister in the Sun- The Violent Femmes
Love Will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division
All Apologies- Nirvana
Stop Your Sobbing- The Pretenders
Today- Smashing Pumpkins
Town Called Malice- The Jam
Am I Wrong- Love Spit Love
Been Caught Stealing- Jane’s Addiction
Cities in Dust- Siouxsie & the Banshees
Jet Fighter- The Three O’Clock

7 pm hour

Sabotage- The Beastie Boys
Voodoo Lady- Ween
Psycho Killer- Talking Heads
Teenage Lobotomy- The Ramones
Knock Me Down- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Only You- Yaz
Seal My Fate- Belly
I Can’t Stand Losing You- The Police
Panic- The Smiths
Hunger Strike- Temple of the Dog
Original Sin- INXS
I Go Crazy- Flesh for Lulu
Sour Times- Portishead
Alex Chilton- The Replacements
Birthday- The Sugarcubes
Behind the Wall of Sleep- The Smithereens

8 pm hour

Pop Song ‘89- R.E.M.
This is the Sound- The Juliana Hatfield Three
Mirror in the Bathroom- The English Beat
Why Can’t I Be You- The Cure
World Shut Your Mouth- Julian Cope
Fade Into You- Mazzy Star
Mad World- Tears for Fears
Unbelievable- EMF
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding- Elvis Costello
Better Than Nothing- Jennifer Trynin
People Who Died- The Jim Carroll Band
Big Me- The Foo Fighters
There She Goes- The Las
Head On- The Pixies
Punk Rock Girl- The Dead Milkmen
This Is the Day- The The

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Why Can't I Be You by The Cure

The Retro Mix Playlist For 4/22/11

Featured artist: R.E.M.

6 pm hour

Radio Free Europe- R.E.M.
Love’s Got A Line on You- Scandal
Gardening at Night- R.E.M.
Two Princes- Spin Doctors
Finest Worksong- R.E.M.
Thank You- Dido
Fear- Lenny Kravitz

Now and Then segment:
Uberlin- R.E.M. (from their 2011 album Collapse Into Now)
Fall on Me- R.E.M. (1986)

Hard to Handle- The Black Crowes
Can’t Get There from Here- R.E.M.
Night in My Veins- The Pretenders
It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)- R.E.M.
He Could Be the One- Josie Cotton

7 pm hour

The One I Love- R.E.M.
Mystery Man- The Outfield
Exhuming McCarthy- R.E.M.
Rapture- Blondie
Maps and Legends- R.E.M.
There She Goes- The Las
Disturbance at the Heron House- R.E.M.
Cruel to Be Kind- Nick Lowe

In concert segment:
Drive- R.E.M. (recorded live in Athens, GA in Nov. 1992)

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman- The Kinks
Kohoutek- R.E.M.
Linger- The Cranberries
Stand- R.E.M.
Party at Ground Zero- Fishbone

8 pm hour (all songs by R.E.M.)

Losing My Religion
Strange
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
Near Wild Heaven
Half A World Away
I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
Shiny Happy People
Welcome to the Occupation
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
Orange Crush
Radio Song
At My Most Beautiful
Man on the Moon
What’s the Frequency Kenneth?

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Can’t Get There from Here by R.E.M.

The Retro Mix Playlist For 10/22/10

Show theme: Classic alternative

On this week's show, I was once again joined by my friend Denise as we spun some of our favorite classic alternative songs from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.  In between tunes, Denise and I had some fun exchanges and told stories as they related to the music we played.   Some of the stories/topics included:

• Our feeling that the early to mid 90s era of alternative music was the last great period in rock. 

• One of the all-time great comedies, "Clerks" and the scene where Dante learns of his girlfriend's extensive experience providing oral pleasure. 

• How it's been fun for both of us exposing each other to our respective selections during both shows. 

• The lack of prominent female rockers in the late 80s and how the alternative rock genre is more receptive to ladies who rock. 
  

It was a blast having Denise on the show.  Like Pjazzy said on my Facebook page, Denise is a natural.  In addition to the awesome tunes she selected, Denise brought a wealth of knowledge and energy to the show.  Although we don't have a firm date, I will be having Denise back on the show again.  She's even open to doing a show featuring oldies of the 50s and 60s!


6 pm hour

Mandinka- Sinead O'Connor
Feel the Pain- Dinosaur Jr.
Christine- Siouxsie & the Banshees
Race for the Prize- The Flaming Lips
Don't Follow- Alice In Chains
Down In It- Nine Inch Nails
Everything Counts- Depeche Mode

Common Thread segment: Soundtrack songs (the names of the films are in parentheses)
Overblown- Mudhoney ("Singles")
Clerks- Love Among Freaks ("Clerks")
Can I Stay- Pretty Mary Sunshine ("S.F.W.")
If You Leave- OMD ("Pretty In Pink")

Plush- Stone Temple Pilots
Take the Skinheads Bowling- Camper Van Beethoven

7 pm hour

What's Up?- 4 Non Blondes
Don't Change- INXS
Hunger Strike- Temple of the Dog
Sunday Girl- Blondie
Flag Pole Sitta- Harvey Danger
Pass the Mic- The Beastie Boys
Love Will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division


With or Without You segment:
Birthday- The Sugarcubes
Human Behaviour- Bjork

River of Deceit- Mad Season
Silent All These Years- Tori Amos
Disarm- Smashing Pumpkins
I Can't Stand Losing You- The Police
Take Me I'm Yours- Squeeze

8 pm hour

Mother Mother- Tracy Bonham
I Want To Help You Ann- Lyres
In the Meantime- Spacehog
Life During Wartime- Talking Heads
Never Is A Promise- Fiona Apple
Exquisite Dead Guy- They Might Be Giants
Me and My Friends- Red Hot Chili Peppers
When It Began- The Replacements

The Guestbook segment:
A Campfire Song- 10,000 Maniacs (guest vocals by Michael Stipe)

Bound For the Floor- Local H
Up All Night- The Boomtown Rats
Change- Tears for Fears
Seether- Veruca Salt
Shimmer- Throwing Muses
Rise Above- Black Flag

The Retro Mix Videos of the Week: Human Behaviour by Bjork and Bound for the Floor by Local H






For the 10/29 show, I hope you can join me on a magic carpet ride as I take a trip back in time for a show featuring all sixties music. The Retro Mix airs Fridays from 6-9 pm EST on WKUF LP, 94.3 FM. If you live outside the WKUF listening area, you can hear the station online by visiting the URL below and clicking on the "Listen" link at the top of the page:


http://216.66.69.140:6232/

The Retro Mix Playlist For 10/15/10

Show theme: Classic Alternative

On this week's show, I was joined by my friend Denise who shared some of her favorite classic alternative songs as well.  In between tunes, Denise and I had some fun exchanges and told stories as they related to the music we played.   Some of the stories/topics included:

How the front and rear cover art for the Tripping Daisy album I Am an Elastic Firecracker scared the hell out of me. Click (if you dare) on the link and see if it has the same effect on you. 

The story of the trouble I experienced getting tickets for the R.E.M. "Monster tour and how the rear stage seats me and my friends had to settle for weren't as bad as I thought they would be.

Denise shared a story of how she wound up with a cartoon-sized lump on her head after being kicked by a crowd surfer at a Jane's Addiction concert in 1997

I mentioned that John Doe (lead singer/bassist for the band X) went on to have a movie career, appearing in such films as "Great Balls of Fire" and " Road House".  I also presented my theory that if you turn your TV to the cable channel AMC at any given time, you have a 33.6% chance of catching "Road House".

We talked how alternative music is such a wide-ranging genre that it's sometimes hard to define.

Denise explained how the Pearl Jam song "Footsteps" and the Temple of the Dog tune "Times of Trouble" are essentially the same track.



Suffice it to say, I had a lot of fun having Denise on the show.  Because 3 hours is not even close to enough time to fit in all the great classic alternative tunes we wanted to, Denise will be joining me again on 10/22. The Retro Mix airs Fridays from 6-9 pm EST on WKUF LP, 94.3 FM.  If you live outside the WKUF listening area, you can hear us online by visiting the URL below and clicking on the "Listen" link at the top of the page:

http://216.66.69.140:6232/

6 pm hour

New Year’s Day- U2
Rusty Cage- Soundgarden
What A Life- Juliana Hatfield
The Killing Moon- Echo & the Bunnymen
End of A Century- Blur
Shoplifters of the World Unite- The Smiths
Rocketpop- Tripping Daisy

The Guestbook segment:
Left of Center- Suzanne Vega (features Joe Jackson on piano)

She- Green Day
Blitzkrieg Bop- The Ramones
I Burn- The Toadies
Message of Love- The Pretenders
Blister In the Sun- Violent Femmes
Why Bother?- Weezer
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding- Elvis Costello
Making Plans for Nigel- XTC

7 pm hour

Been Caught Stealing- Jane’s Addiction
Uncertain Smile- The The
Pictures of You- The Cure
Cannonball- The Breeders
Complete Control- The Clash
Laid- James
When Love Breaks Down- Prefab Sprout

Common Thread segment: Covers
Higher Ground- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Top of the World- Shonen Knife
Ring of Fire- Wall of Voodoo
Mrs. Robinson- The Lemonheads

Strange Currencies- R.E.M.
Monkey Gone to Heaven- The Pixies
Gravity Talks- Green On Red

8 pm hour

Lump- The Presidents of the United States of America
Johnny Hit and Run Paulene- X
Violet- Hole
She's A Beauty- The Tubes
Drive- Blind Melon
Loser- Beck
Going Underground- The Jam
A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)- Romeo Void

On the Flip Side segment:
Footsteps- Pearl Jam (B-side to "Jeremy")

Love Is the Drug- Roxy Music
She Bangs On the Drums- The Stone Roses
Pretend We're Dead- L7
Mirror In the Bathroom- The English Beat
Pennyroyal Tea- Nirvana

The Retro Mix Videos of the Week: Cannonball by The Breeders and When Love Breaks Down by Prefab Sprout