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Hey folks,

It's friday the 13th. May I suggest not doing drugs and having premarital sex at any spooky camps today? (See what I did there?)

The playlist from last night's show:

Things that Are Square 11-12-09

(*) = New release

(*) Lightning Bolt - Sound Guardians - Earthly Delights

(*) The King Khan & BBQ Show - Spin the Bottle - Invisbile Girl
Dub Narcotic Sound System - Handclappin - Handclappin
Chain and the Gang - Interview with the Chain Gang - Down with
Liberty...Up with Chains!
Les Savy Fav - Hold on to Your Genre - Inches

(*) Capgun Coup - Bad Bands - Maudlin
Orange Juice - Blue Boy - The Glasgow School
Frank Black - Freedom Rock - Teenager of the Year
Parenthetical Girls - Handsome Devil - Xiu Xiu/Parenthetical Girls split 7"

(*) Real Estate - Fake Blues - Real Estate
Momus - King Solomon's Song of Mine - Circus Maximus
The Mountain Goats - Genesis 30:3 - The Life of the World to Come
(*) Themselves - Roman Is As Roman Does - CrownsDown

(*) Wild Beasts - The Fun Powder Plot - Two Dancers
************Intern Jessica begins to rock faces*********************
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Apple Juice Break - Big Shots
Madvillain - Monkey Suite - Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Chrome Children
Nosaj Thing - Aquarium - Views/Octopus EP

The Whitest Boy Alive vs Mylo vs Cut Copy - Otto's Golden Journey (Andy Webb's Dreamy Blend) - ???
Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars - Shooting Stars

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home - Up From Below
The Tallest Man Alive - Where Do My Bluebird Fly? - Shallow Grave
Deer Tick - Houston TX - Born On Flag Day
Department of Eagles - No One Does it Like You - In Ear Park

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo - Rodrigo y Gabriela
Crystal Castles - Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs HEALTH) - Crystal Castles (For Eric in Irvine, CA)

múm - Illuminated - Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know


Feel free to tune in any Thursday, 6-8pm PST on KUCI 88.9FM in Irvine, CA, and worldwide live on the internet at KUCI.ORG, the radio presets of iTunes, and other such internet-based doodads.

<3,
Kyle

Hey music-type-folks,

Short show last night due to being pre-empted by UC Irvine women's basketball. Yes! It's that time of year again! So rad. Ha.

Anyway. Musics played:

Things that Are Square 11-5-09

(*) = New release

(*) Felix - Death to Everyone But Us - You're the One I Pick

(*) Devendra Banhart - Angelika - What Will We Be (For Alex in Irvine, CA)
St. Vincent - Marry Me - Marry Me
(*) The xx - VCR - XX
The Microphones - I Felt Your Shape - The Glow, Pt. 2 (For Gabrielle
in Costa Mesa, CA)

(*) The King Khan & BBQ Show - Animal Party - Invisible Girl
(*) Brilliant Colors - Absolutely Anything - Introducing Brilliant Colors
Kimya Dawson - Fire - Hidden Vagenda
(*) The Mountain Goats - Hebrews 11:40 - The Life of the World to Come

Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard - If Life Exists (?) - 'Em Are I
Herman Düne - Red Blue Eyes - Mas Cambios

Fela Kuti - He Miss Road - He Miss Road

Anyway, I'll have a full show next week. Tune in for that. Aaaaaand I'll have an intern, so if you're a fan of awkward silences and such, you're DEFINITELY going to have to tune in.

TtAS is on every Thursday, 6-8pm PST on KUCI 88.9FM in Irvine, CA, and worldwide on the internet at KUCI.ORG, the radio presets of iTunes, and so on.

<3,
Kyle

Kicking off with a choice between Final Fantasy in a church or Wednesday night's Factory Party at the Uptown Theatre, our festival experience began with an oh-so-soulful DJ set by New York genius Jonathan Toubin and a pretty mediocre set from Andrew WK (dude needs a backing band!), but the real treat was Japanther. Setting up in a cramped, sweaty corner, the duo played a long, messy set of their bass/drum/cassette-based pop-punk jams... http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=134&csid2=870&fid1=39690 <-- review continued by clicking the link - Exclaim.ca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed 24 Jun – Sled Island 2009 Final Fantasy The Breeders Liars Andrew W.K. The Bronx Holy Fuck Racoon Biz Markie Mount Eerie These Arms Are Snakes Malajube Dieselboy HEALTH The Hours Women Cut Off Your Hands Japanther Ladyhawk Anvil O'Death SNFU Japandroids Woodpigeon The Rural Alberta Advantage The King Khan & BBQ Show The Dead Science Obits Woodhands The Whitsundays Jenny Novillero The Main Drag The Coathangers Githead The Rub Mark Sultan Monotonix Excision Jim Brown Grass Gift Of Gab Octoberman The Mohawk Lodge

I once had a great list on my old computer up until a year ago when it fried, so I may end up missing many of them. This is a work in progress.

#
100 dollars

Aa
A/V
adam mowery
All-American Rejects
All of Green
Andrew Bird
Animal Collective
Archie Bronson Outfit
Attack In Black

Bb
BA Johnston
Band of Horses
Barracuda Sunrise
Beastie Boys
Billy Braydon
Bloodsport
Bon Iver
Booker T & The DBT's
Brent Randall & His Pinecones
Brian Borcherdt
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
The Burning Hell

Cc
Calvin Johnson
Clinton Charlton
The Constantines

Dd
Dan Sartain
David Byrne
David Myles Band
The Decemberists
Destroyer
The Dirty Projectors
Divine Heist
dwight schenk

Ee
Eagles of Death Metal
The Envy
Eric's Trip
Ermine

Ff
Frigger

Gg
Gary Flanagan
Gomez
The Got To Get Got
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Grand Theft Bus
Greg MacPherson
Grizzly Bear

Hh
Halo
Harbour Coats
Harbour View Choral Ensemble
Heartless Bastards
Hey Rosetta!
High on Fire
Holy Fuck
Horses
Hospital Grade
House of Davis Gang

Ii
illScarlett
Isaac & Blewett

Jj
Jimmy Hadley
Jimmy Swift Band
Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett Emergency
Julie Doiron

Kk
Katzenjammer
The King Khan & BBQ Show

Ll
Laurie Jones
luyas

Mm
Matthew Good
Mazord
Merle Haggard
Metric
MGMT
Modest Mouse
Motion Ensemble
Mount Eerie
Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire
Mt. Royal

Nn
Natural Lines of Division
Nine Inch Nails

Oo
of Montreal
Old Man Luedecke

Pp
Pat LePoidevin
People in Planes
Penny Blacks
Phish
Plants and Animals

Qq

Rr
Rah Rah
Reagan's Rayguns
Rebekah Higgs
Recruit
Rick Mercer
Rick White
Rock Plaza Central
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3
Roxy Erickson
Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees

Ss
The Shaggy Dogs
Sixteenth Avenue
Sleepless Nights
Sloan
SNFU
Something French
Sprengjuhöllin
Steve Waylon Band
The Strawmen
Sum 41

Tt
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
The Tasty Wangs
The Telecasts
Tokyo Police Club
Tomcat Combat
The Trews
Threesheet
Thurston Moore
Treble Charger
TV on the Radio

Uu

Vv
Vertigo

Ww
The Weakerthans
The White Stripes
The Wild Turkeys
Wintersleep
wooden wives

Xx

Yy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Zz
Zany Lane

1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Washington DC) - The 9:30 Club is awesome and this was my first time there. I loved seeing Cave in Greece over the summer, but it was an outdoor venue, and I simply prefer seeing shows indoors. I just wish I'd been able to get tickets to the first night too.

2. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Thessaloniki, Greece) - My first Nick Cave show ever occurs in Greece on the Dig Lazarus Dig tour at the Moni Lazariston, the Lazarus Monastery. It's a now defunct monastery in Thessaloniki. Very cool place to see a show. Nick was supper jazzed about the venue and kept mentioning how awesome it was. The played a longer than usual set.

3. Sound Tribe Sector 9 (Birmingham) - Seeing Sound Tribe is always awesome, but the boys were completely in the zone that night. We had second row tickets in the center section and the band just slayed. The even put the EHM from this show on their "Best of Fall 2008" podcast.

4. Gogol Bordello (Houston) - This was the second of three Gogol Bordello shows I saw in Texas. The last one (Dallas) was probably the best performance, but the intensity the band and especially the crowd had in Houston was awesome. I probably lost five pounds in sweat at that show. I literally left the venue absolutely drenched from head to toe as did most others.

5. The King Khan & BBQ Show (Birmingham) - My first King Khan experience did not disappoint. I prefer his stuff with the Shrines, but the stuff with BBQ is great too. Very energetic and I had a ton of friends in the audience that night so it was a blast. It was also Bottletree's 2nd Anniversary party and those are always super fun as well.

6. DeVotchKa (Atlanta) - I was kind of worried that their stuff wouldn't translate to the stage very well, but they were impeccable live. Really tight and well worth the drive.

7. The Fiery Furnaces (Birmingham) - I didn't know a ton about FF before this show, but I liked what I'd heard. So glad I went. It was an epic show. This show was taped for Alabama Public Television's We Have Signal TV show and you can watch it online here

8. Secret Chiefs 3 (Birmingham) - It was a really cold night and I just felt like staying in. I got a bit of cabin fever though as I hadn't been out in a while. I'd never heard of SC3, but the name and description were interesting. I listened to one clip on YouTube and got in my car and drove straight to the venue and managed to get there about twenty minutes before they started. I'm a fan for life now. Love that band. My favorite discovery of last year.

9. The Dirtbombs (Birmingham) - Great garage rock from Detroit. Mick Collins will kick your ass with his guitar. This show also appeared on APT and can be seen here.

10. The Sword (Birmingham) - I'd only heard about 2-3 songs by them when I decided to go to this show. I was just starting to get into metal again (for whatever reason, I kind of flaked out on metal for 5-6 years) and heard that this band was like a 21st century version of early Black Sabbath. Those types of comparisons are never fair to either party involved, but it piqued my interest. The Sword completely kicked ass and I became an instant convert. This show will be appearing on APT at some point, but it will air later in the spring.

There's always people saying there isn't any good music made anymore. Well, those people are dead wrong. Thanks to cheaper and better recording equipment and the internet, with sites as Last.fm and MySpace every band can have their sounds heard all over the world.

Read the article at my blog:
5 underground bands I discovered through Last.fm and MySpace

The Heartburns, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Ghetto Ways, The Ettes, The Bombettes

Fri 6 Feb – Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ Show, The Hara Kee Rees

Black Lips

The King Khan & BBQ Show

The Hara-Kee-Rees

http://nopartyanimalswereharmed.blogspot.com/2009/02/06022009-black-lips-king-khan-bbq-show.html

So it's once again time for Tommy Tumult's Yearly Top 5 Lists of Pretentiousness. The year's winding down and there's likely not anything of merit coming out in the next couple weeks. I've got my beer in hand, brat in the mic, so let's do this motherfucker up right.

I generally hate the 7" medium, as the 7" single holds anywhere from 2-5 songs and costs for the most part $7 and up, which is highway fucking robbery. That said, I probably purchased more 7"s this year than in past years. Whattya gonna do?
Top 5 7"s of 2007:
5.Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Graceland Dude does a wonderful minimalist cover of Paul Simon's Graceland.
4.Short Attention - Clever, Maddening, Annoying Remember that cd that came out around '99 that had 101 bands each playing a 30 second long song? Well, that's what Short Attention does, 30 second long or less songs. An all-star lineup including members of The Ergs!, Dirtbike Annie, The Unlovables and more! Seriously awesome record and probably outta print by now.
3.Shang-A-Lang - ERROR: You Cannot Add Yourself as a Friend Friends Grow Up would be a contender for song of the year, if I did that kind of thing. But that's far too specific, even for me. Probably not outta print, which is a crime.
2.Steve E. Nix and the Cute Lepers - Terminal Boredom b/w Prove It Far as I'm concerned, Terminal Boredom was the song of the summer. Mega-poppy, punky and all around fun. What do you expect from a dude from The Briefs? It's probably damn near sold out of its second press by now.
1.The Ergs! - Books About Miles Davis (45 Version) Books About Miles Davis was the teaser to The Ergs! newest album that came out late spring, and it gave me high hopes for the record. The record was good, but not awesome, but this 7" completely fucking rules! Probably back in print on a second or third press.
Honorable mentions: Nothington - One for the Road I don't know how to describe their sound, maybe a lotta rock 'n' roll with a smidge of street punk. Good fun stuff.

Top 5 records I bought this year that weren't released this year.
5. The Thermals - More Parts per Million Extremely lo-fi garage rock, in the vein of White Stripes but less bluesy, more rock and much more lo-fi but they make it work.
4.Riverboat Gamblers - To the Confusion of Our Enemies Very anthemic punk 'n' roll. Singalong songs that are catchy as all hell.
3.The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America Yeah, I'm getting indie on yer ass but this one is straight awesome. I had my doubts when my friends compared them to Bruce Springsteen and I still don't really see that comparison except in that both use pianos but The Hold Steady still rules. Not as much as The Boss, but they're good.
2. Drag The River - Gabba Gabba Hey Buddies... - I actually got into these guys early in the year and fell in love with them instantly. I picked up every damn piece of vinyl of theirs that I could get my hands on. The b-side of this record is stuff that didn't get put on the cd release and is easily just as good or better than the a-side. This was in a constant fight on my turntable with #1 for playing time.
1. Tim Barry - Rivanna Junction - I got this one in probably late January and it's been on my turntable constantly since then. I mean constantly. Incredibly heartfelt lyrics, country styled songs(I'm talking real country here, not pop bullshit that you hear on the radio. Hank would be proud.), and dude comes from punk rock pedigree, he used to sing in Avail. He puts on a good live show. I saw him twice this year, both times I drove down to Milwaukee and drove home after midnight only to be exhausted and worthless the next day. Totally worth it!

And here's the coup de grâce of it all, Tommy Tumult's Official Top 5 albums of the year. So much awesome came out this year, that is one of the hardest lists I've had to do and, even as I write it, it's changing but I promise no redactions this year.

5.Brimstone Howl - Guts of Steel Blues inspired punk rock 'n' roll, like The Black Keys. In fact, the album was produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. They sound kinda like early Stones, which is very good and what this world needs more of.
4.Parts and Labor - Mapmaker I don't know what the hell noise punk is, actually, but if it's like these guys, then I want to hear more. Much more. Listen to the song Fractured Skies on your worst Monday or even Thursday and it'll restore your faith in humankind. It'll get you soaring and then the horns kick in.
3. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour There's a soft spot in my heart for The Weakerthans and there always will be. Very poetic lyrics that are perfect to be melancholy, which fits in very well with me.
2.Big D and the Kids Table - Stricly Rude I was pretty sure ska as a genre was all but dead for at least another fifteen years but this one shows that there are still remnants of the third wave still out there kicking ass and getting the kids to skank. God bless 'em. And the bonus track on the vinyl, Halfway Home, that's the new story of my life.
1.The Gaslight Anthem - Sink or Swim What can I say about Sink or Swim? It's pure awesome and runs the gamut from rock 'n' roll to punk rock to folk to anywhere else and back again. Best tracks on the album: We Came to Dance, We're Getting A Divorce, You Keep The Dinner, Red at Night

Honorable mentions: There's many I had to leave out because there's only five slots in a top 5 list. Gogol Bordello's Super Taranta, Ben Weasel's These Ones are Bitter, Chip Hanna and the Berlin Three, William Elliott Whitmore, I could go on but I won't.

Show of the year:The King Khan & BBQ Show Mass fucking hysteria, that's all I have to say about that.