http://www.96x.fm en ross@harpweek.org Copyright 2012 2012-01-02T20:49:59+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_2011/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_2011/#When:20:49:59Z VARIETY. Punk rock, alt-country, r&b, folkestral– 2011 wasn’t short on variety. As a disc jockey, blogger, tastemaker – however you’d define what I do – it’s always an enjoyable challenge deciding what to write about or play on the radio. In regards to the Late Late Rock Show specifically, deciding how to program two hours of music a week can be a difficult task. For one, I’m limited on time. The freedom to play what I want is thrilling – don’t get me wrong – but I always make an effort to honor requests in a way that equates the amount of new music I’m bringing to the table each week. So when you have a box of new records and two hours to (try to) make the best damn mix-tape you can, objectivity sort of takes over.VARIETY. Punk rock, alt-country, r&b, folkestral– 2011 wasn’t short on variety. As a disc jockey, blogger, tastemaker – however you’d define what I do – it’s always an enjoyable challenge deciding what to write about or play on the radio. In regards to the Late Late Rock Show specifically, deciding how to program two hours of music a week can be a difficult task. For one, I’m limited on time. The freedom to play what I want is thrilling – don’t get me wrong – but I always make an effort to honor requests in a way that equates the amount of new music I’m bringing to the table each week. So when you have a box of new records and two hours to (try to) make the best damn mix-tape you can, objectivity sort of takes over. I’m a person who has a slight (read: major) deficit in attention and a passion for music, so being objective about what you love can sometimes be a bit problematic. This year was, errr, no exception. We heard new releases from indie elders like Wilco and the Decemberists, blips and hiccups (ahem, dream-pop/chillwave) all across the rock-and-roll-niche-genre-spectrum, and a ninth inning grand slam from The Black Keys. So instead of listing 25 albums that I think I should write about, I’m going to throw impartiality to the wind and give you my ultimate playlist – my favorite records of 2011. -Ross In descending order, sort of… Male Bonding Endless Now (Sub Pop) Hook-filled English punk rock that harkens back to ‘90s alternative, Endless Now is Male Bonding’s second full-length release. David Bazan Strange Negotiations (Barsuk) Less religion and more rock, this is Bazan’s second and better album since dismantling Pedro the Lion. Dum Dum Girls Only in Dreams (Sub Pop) It’s interesting to note that Richard Gottehrer, who is most notably known for penning “My Boyfriend’s Back” and “I Want Candy” in the ‘60s, produced Only in Dreams. It reminds me of a fuzzed-out, snottier nod to the former with the pop sensibilities of both. Wilco The Whole Love (dBpm) Wilco left Nonesuch Records, formed their own label and released The Whole Love, their most ambitious album since A Ghost is Born. Real Estate Days (Domino) Real Estate sound undeniably like The Byrds (“Turn! Turn! Turn!”), sometimes like the Lemonheads and incessantly enveloped in a dreamy haze symptomatic of the current indie aesthetic – the latter being my only real criticism of Days. It’s a standout record this year but could be forgotten. Fucked Up David Comes to Life (Matador) It’s easy to dismiss Fucked Up upon first listen - especially for the faint-hearted. Damian Abraham’s gnarly bark has the persistence of a bulldozer and the guitar-bass-drums, punk-influenced rock is easy to get lost in. But there is an intricate consideration for melody faintly veiled behind the sonic assault that is David Comes to Life. Oh, and it’s an 18-song rock opera. Kurt Vile Smoke Ring for My Halo (Matador) Kurt Vile often has the listlessness (and looks) of a young J Mascis but can deliver with a sneer not unlike Iggy Pop (“Puppet to the Man”). Smoke Ring for My Halo has an airy vibe that beckons repeat listens but, unfortunately, makes for a lackadaisical live show. Smith Westerns Dye it Blonde (Fat Possum) The Smith Westerns are youthful Brit-Pop by way of Chicago with the coolness and eccentricity of David Bowie or, better yet, Marc Bolan. But think of a less “Get it On” style thump and a more “Metal Guru” easiness from T Rex. And I’m sure these guys have a few Stone Roses records at home too. Wye Oak Civilian (Merge) We’ve seen it on film – the character jumps into a pool, the camera follows and suddenly, below the surface, there exists a cerulean-slow, ambient environment. I’m unsure of the metaphorical intent in Civilian’s cannonball cover art but that tense fringe that lives between the jump and the plunge is my best guess. The record teeters on such a brink with quiet, ethereal folk and eruptions of a ‘90s-nostalgic roar. It’s even more impressive when you find out that Wye Oak is a two-piece. The War on Drugs Slave Ambient (Secretly Canadian) The Bob Dylan influence is obvious and the parallels between the two rest on Adam Granduciel’s emphatic phrasing and the band’s jangly rhythms. But Slave Ambient’s sound, as a whole, is a bit more comparable to the spacious despondence heard throughout Tom Petty’s Echo (“Swingin”, “Room at the Top of the World”) – still, only a step away from another Dylan comparison. The hooks are sparse but the record is open, honest and plays like an album. TV on the Radio Nine Types of Light (Interscope) Whether or not TV on the Radio deserve the level of grandiose critical praise they’ve received up to this point is debatable. With that being said, Nine Types of Light truly is their most accessible album to date and certainly my favorite. The way “Second Song” stumbles into its shuffling, falsetto-adorned chorus is funky enough to make even Eddie Hazel roll over. And though the comparison may make TVOTR purists a bit uneasy, I can’t deny the urge to resurrect my Blood Sugar Sex Magik tape when I hear a song like “Caffeinated Consciousness”. Cymbals Eat Guitars Lenses Alien (Barsuk) When I heard their debut album, the initially self-released Why There Are Mountains, I couldn’t understand why a label had not picked up Cymbals Eat Guitars. As if being marked by that bit of validity would have made any difference- for better or for worse, I’m not sure – but to me, the record was perfect. This year, Seattle’s Barsuk Records released Lenses Alien – the catchier but disjointed follow-up. The major criticism here is that Lenses Alien doesn’t play like an album in the way that Mountains does. However, the songs do lend themselves better to radio-play while still maintaining the psychedelic complexities and ‘90s alt integrity that originally attracted me to the band. Deer Tick Divine Providence (Partisan) I’ve yet to see Deer Tick play live but according to singer-songwriter John McCauley, that’s the sound the band wanted to capture on their fourth album Divine Providence. I hadn’t read anything about the new record prior to hearing it but my initial thoughts were along the lines of how badass these songs would sound at a small dirty club (The Boathouse bitter sweetly comes to mind). Like an alt-country version of the Replacements, the music is loose and raucous with equal shots of honky-tonk and punk rock. They successfully deliver the loud and live feel, without pretensions, and can even be sentimental at times (“Chevy Express”, “Clownin’ Around”). We Are Augustines Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart) In the album opener, “Chapel Song”, singer-songwriter Billy McCarthy relives the experience of reluctantly watching a lost love walk down the aisle and wed someone else – something I’ve experienced in my own life. So, from the start, Rise Ye Sunken Ships had my attention. It’s a record about working through heartbreak and misfortune and reaching resolve. And McCarthy has lived through the tragedy too – the suicidal loss of his brother and his mother to drug overdose – but he delivers the story with a profusely raw and unrelenting emotional fierceness that builds with choking frustration. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Belong (Slumberland) I fell in love with this band the moment I heard them. When I found out that Belong was to be produced by Flood, I anticipated critical skepticism but eagerly embraced the addition of the renowned craftsman most notably known for his work with Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and The Killers. The Pains’ new record is arguably their best and, without a doubt, skirts the sophomore slump many bands succumb to. With better production than their debut and a slightly more progressive sound, they still maintain the ability to write a puissant pop song. The Weeknd House of Balloons (XO) Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, released the first of two full-length mixtapes in March of this year. While the latter-released Thursday was good, it will remain in the shadows of The Weeknd’s debut. House of Balloons rides on the juxtaposition of Tesfaye’s ethereal, soulful warble with dark and temperamental production. It’s an after-hours affair with overindulgence in sex and intoxication – one that summons guilt and binge listening. Grouplove Never Trust a Happy Song (Atlantic) The most difficult thing about the sardonically titled Never Trust a Happy Song, especially for a radio programmer, is trying to choose what song to play first - there’s a memorable hook in almost every cut without an ilk of repetitiveness. Arguably the most fun record released this year, Never Trust a Happy Song seems careless and easy on the surface – and it is – but there’s also a profound level of depth in the band’s songwriting craft. Christian and Hannah’s friendly melodies compliment each other perfectly while the band paints vividly bright music that’s as lively as soda and Pop-Rocks. M83 Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute) Double albums are something that I am always skeptical about. I tend to favor the “less-is-more” approach and often believe the two-record thing is gimmicky. So, naturally I met Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming with a bit of uncertainty. Luckily I was wrong with this one. I haven’t heard a one-two punch this good since Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Waters Out in the Light (tbd.) Port O’Brien is no more. It’s a shame too, because the folk-quartet was beginning to attract a much-deserved attention. But, for those affected, front man Van Pierszalowski gives us his far-from-disappointing new project Waters. Out in the Light has grit and gut and a bit more immediacy than Pierszalowski’s previous records – it’s a Ryan Adams Rock and Roll kind of leap that shows us the depth of song writing that he’s capable of. Waters is the jean jacket-and-distortion-pedal American rock and roll that I love and Out in the Light is a timeless record. Yuck Yuck (Fat Possum) Nineties nostalgia really became apparent in decade-one of the 2000s with the increasing popularity of the Silversun Pickups, a band that shares its initials and sound with the Smashing Pumpkins. We also saw the reunions of Sunny Day Real Estate, the original Dinosaur Jr. and Pavement, to name a few. And it would only be a matter of time before the revival would trickle across the Atlantic and find London’s Yuck. Their self-titled debut has elements that gave bands like My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and the Pixies their signature sounds - walls of heavy distortion, slackly sung boy-girl melodies and the classic verse-chorus-verse song structure. Yuck succeed though in their ability to take these textures and assemble a sound that’s succinctly, ummm, Yucky. Bon Iver Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) Bon Iver is yet another follow-up to a critically applauded debut release from a breakout artist. In the case of Wisconsin’s Justin Vernon, we not only hear a musician perfectly employing unexpected and unconventional aesthetics (are those bike bells?) to navigate an expansive musical landscape, but also an artist humbly defining himself. If the album’s predecessor, For Emma, Forever Ago, was about the retreat then perhaps this is the journey home. Bison Quill (self-released) I began hearing about Bison over the summer. A friend told me about the Chesapeake septet but the only thing he had to share was a few YouTube videos. Through the footage I was initially impressed by two things: the band’s ability to play very well together and the fact that they were writing such a uniquely styled form of folk music that I couldn’t muster a comparison. Of those two things, the former is achieved by many with enough diligence and time. However, the latter – their ability to compose – is a rare gift. Moreover, my inability to categorize the band is a tried indication that they’re on to something beautiful and brilliant. I finally got to see Bison play at the Chrysler museum for the release of their album Quill. In person he’s unassuming – he’s a sweetheart – but on stage, singer-songwriter Ben Hardesty beams with responsible vehemence. He’s the perfect compliment to the other six. A combination of Appalachian folk and orchestral elements – a sound they deem “folkestral” - the band is strong but often reserved. In songs such as “Tired Hands”, tension builds through the verse as Hardesty’s modest delivery creeps along with the strings then erupts into an anthem that begs for audience participation. “Switzerland” further exemplifies the dynamics that Bison are capable of – from the swelling strings and acoustic jangle to the minor-key bridge embellished with the precise amount of percussion. Not a moment in any song is wasted nor overdone. They work well together in a way that’s organic and earnest yet full of pop awareness. I’ve now seen them play several times, gotten to know the band and I listen to Quill on a regular basis. They are, without a doubt, a great band and will prove to be an integral part of folk and alternative music. But the thing I value most about Bison is their honesty, both in character and craft. Much can be said about their talent and originality but I feel that it’s their sincerity that will carry Bison to a mountainous height. Get Quill now. The Decemberists The King is Dead (Capitol) Truly the first album I really latched on to this year, The King is Dead was released in January. I gravitated more to this release than any others from the Decemberists and I think it’s because of their subtle shift in sound to a more rustic, folk style reminiscent of Neil Young. Peter Buck of R.E.M. played on three of the album’s tracks and his band’s influence is also evident. Straightforward and slightly more accessible, The King is Dead is the album I likely listened to the most this year. The Black Keys El Camino (Nonesuch) Side by side, the Black Keys’ first record, The Big Come Up, and El Camino sound quite a bit different. Their debut is a bare-bones collection of originals peppered with a few covers. The production is sparse and the band’s creative approach adheres strictly to classic American blues-rock. Jumping from that to their current and seventh full-length may seem like a reasonably large leap. El Camino boasts superb production, ala Dangermouse, and the band sounds bigger. The Key’s new batch of songs attack more like a hard rock record – the blues are still here but with a bit more pomp and stomp. There’s very heavy glam influence too, reminiscent of T. Rex, that’s exceptionally apparent on songs like “Lonely Boy” and “Gold on the Ceiling”. For Keys purists this may be difficult to embrace, but when you listen to the records from the debut through El Camino, the evolution sounds natural. Girls Father, Son, Holy Ghost (True Panther) Elvis Costello, heavy metal, a gospel choir – on paper this influential pastiche may sound a bit chaotic, but on Girls’ second full-length, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, it works - it works very well. The album opens with a song that’s, at first, scarily similar to the Cranberries’ “Dreams” but quickly evolves into a punchy surf anthem that could have easily been an early ‘60s Beach Boys b-side. The Sabbathy “Die” would seem like an odd song to follow the upbeat “Alex” but it actually flows nicely. “Saying I Love You” is a respectful nod to Costello while “Magic” is almost like David Bowie doing his best Beatles impression. But my favorite track on the record, and an easy contender for song-of-the-year, is “Vomit”. The nearly seven minute long rock and roll opus swells and lulls with In Utero-like drums and distortion then finds itself amidst a full-on gospel choir refrain before it fades into the next song. There’s a lot happening on this record but the sounds coalesce into something that feels comfortingly familiar. 2012-01-02T20:49:59+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_for_8_28_and_8_29/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_for_8_28_and_8_29/#When:18:54:59Z 8/28/10 Passion Pit - let your love grow tall We Are Scientists - after hours Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr - nothing but our love Justice - dnvo Radiohead - my iron lung Free Energy - bang pop Of Montreal - coquete coquette Dntel - dream of evan and chan Ra Ra Riot - boy Empire of the Sun - walking on a dream Best Coast - boyfriend Weezer - holiday Dashboard Confessional - saints and sailors Local Natives - sun hands Ghostland Observatory - all you rock and rollers Neutral Milk Hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - home Miike Snow - burial Circa Survive - get out Coheed and Cambria - delirium trigger Pilot! - legion of liars Deadmau5 - ghosts n stuff Bloc Party - one month off Modest Mouse - missed the boat Dirty Projectors - stillness is the move Queens of the Stone Age - little sister Interpol - barricade Foals - spanish sahara Yeasayer - ambling alp Delorean - real love 8/29/10 At the Drive-In - enfilade Circa Survive - the only difference Kings of Leon - closer The Whigs - right hand on my heart The Black Keys - next girl Regina Spektor - laughing with Death Cab for Cutie - the sound of settling The Thermals - i dont believe you Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - little girl Cold Cave - life magazine Vampire Weekend - giving up the gun The Rentals - friends of p The Stills - being here Pavement - frontwards Superchunk - digging for something Arcade Fire - ready to start Yeah Yeah Yeahs - maps The Shins - caring is creepy Wavves - post acid The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - say no to love Desaparecidos - greater omaha Tim Kasher - cold love Les Savy Fav - lets get out of here The Horrors - do you remember Ghostland Observatory - all you rock and rollers Crocodiles - sleep forever Crystal Castles - celestia Phoenix - rome Minus the Bear - absinthe party Smashing Pumpkins - muzzle M83 - kim and jessie The White Stripes - the denial twist 2010-09-02T18:54:59+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/vocal_chords_by_dale_earnhardt_jr_jr/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/vocal_chords_by_dale_earnhardt_jr_jr/#When:19:58:04Z Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is a project started by two professional men of music and leisure from Detroit, MI (Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott). Embracing many fringe musical styles while still maintaining an emphasis on quality songwriting, Epstein and Zott built from the ground up, recording in a basement without the benefit of expensive microphones or big-name producers. At the same time, they worked from the top down using drum machines and samplers - keeping the music danceable, interesting, and unique while not distracting. A harmonious collision, one might say. http://www.myspace.com/daleearnhardtjrjr Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is a project started by two professional men of music and leisure from Detroit, MI (Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott). Embracing many fringe musical styles while still maintaining an emphasis on quality songwriting, Epstein and Zott built from the ground up, recording in a basement without the benefit of expensive microphones or big-name producers. At the same time, they worked from the top down using drum machines and samplers - keeping the music danceable, interesting, and unique while not distracting. A harmonious collision, one might say. http://www.myspace.com/daleearnhardtjrjr 2010-08-24T19:58:04+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_for_8_21_and_8_22/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_for_8_21_and_8_22/#When:18:09:13Z 8/21/10 The New Pornographers - moves Tokyo - 670 Sunny Day Real Estate - 8 Saosin - seven years Pilot! - legion of liars Coheed and Cambria - the trooper Thursday - cross out the eyes Passion Pit - folds in your arms Chromeo - dont turn the lights on Human Highway - the sound Beck - beercan Freelance Whales - hannah Death Cab for Cutie - tiny vessels The Go! Team - doing it right Arcade Fire - ready to start Joy Division - love will tear us apart Say Anything - the writhing south Deftones - beauty school Hum - id like your hair long Ra Ra Riot - boy Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr - nothing but out love Local Natives - sun hands Vampire Weekend - giving up the gun PVT - window Smashing Pumpkins - quiet Circa Survive - get out Les Savy Fav - lets get out of here The Black Keys - ten cent pistol Crystal Castles - celestia 8/22/10 Flaming Lips - yeah yeah yeah song Crystal Castles - pap smear M83 - graveyard girl The Jesus and Mary Chain - head on Cut Copy - where im going Radiohead - reckoner Wavves - post acid The Killers - jenny was a friend of mine Deadmau5 - ghosts n stuff Coheed and Cambria - the running free The Jealous Sound - anxious arms We Are Scientists - after hours Hot Chip - ready for the floor Bear in Heaven - you do you The XX - cristalised The Hold Steady - soft in the center Les Savy Fav - lets get out of here Brand New - the quiet things... The Get Up Kids - red letter day Superchunk - digging for something Interpol - barricade The National - bloodbuzz ohio The Black Keys - next girl Cold War Kids - hang me out to dry Of Montreal - coquet coquette Matt and Kim - daylight The Thermals - i dont believe you Delorean - real love The Drums - lets go surfing TS and the Past Haunts - get mind Tim Kasher - cold love 2010-08-24T18:09:13+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_for_8_14_10_and_8_15_10/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_for_8_14_10_and_8_15_10/#When:19:04:48Z 8/14/10 Passion Pit - little secrets Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr - nothing but our love Datarock - princess Interpol - barricade Les Savy Fav - lets get out of here Jawbox - motorist Muse - the small print Crystal Castles - pap smear Justice - DANCE Q and not U - wonderful people Ra Ra Riot - boy Peter Bjorn and John - young folks PVT - window The Hold Steady - the weekenders Pete Yorn - precious stone Wilco - kamera Neon Indian - sleep paralysist Washed Out - feel it all around Dinosaur Jr - they always come Wavves - post acid Minus the Bear - my time Editors - an end has a start Local Natives - airplanes The Thermals - i dont believe you The Soft Pack - c'mon The Gaslight Anthem - the diamond church street choir Chromeo - dont turn the lights on Phoenix - rome Sebadoh - skull Broken Social Scene - fire eye'd boy Maximo Park - girls who play guitar Jaill - the stroller 8/15/10 The Black Keys - next girl Kings of Leon - crawl Bloc Party - banquet Gossip - heavy cross Interpol - barricade The Exit - tell me all again Pilot! - legion of liars The Postal Service - the district sleeps alone tonight Archie Bronson Outfit - hoola Sleigh Bells - kids Pearl Jam - animal Ra Ra Riot - boy The Dismemberment Plan - the city Nada Surf - treehouse Superchunk - digging for something Empire of the Sun - walking on a dream Arcade Fire - ready to start Mike Snow - animal Radiohead - idioteque Crystal Castles - crimewave Yeasayer - ambling alp Metric - soft rock star Animal Collective - my girls Bear in Heaven - you do you Deftones - beauty school Baroness - a horse called golgotha Coconut Records - west coast LCD Soundsystem - drunk girls Band of Horses - the funeral Onelinedrawing - smile 2010-08-17T19:04:48+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_1_16_10-1_17_10/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_1_16_10-1_17_10/#When:19:09:10Z 1/16/10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – y control Kenna – say goodbye to love Washed Out – feel it all around Folk Implosion – natural one Julian Casablancas – 11th dimension Beck – leopard skin pillbox hat Arctic Monkeys – I bet that you look good on the dance floor Of Montreal – id engager Afghan Whigs – citi soleil MGMT – kids (soulwax rmx) Passion Pit – sleepyhead Passion Pit – the reeling Modest Mouse – never ending math equation Land of Talk – speak to me bones Piebald – American hearts Fugazi – margin walker Broken Bells – the high road Radiohead – airbag Cut Copy – feel the love Spoon – written in reverse Wilco – Monday Free Energy – free energy Minus the Bear – guns and ammo Yeasayer – ambling alp Jay Reatard – always wanting more Vampire Weekend – horchata Kings of Leon – the bucket Les Savy Fav – comes and goes 1/17/10 Cursive – the recluse Darker my Love – blue day Bloc Party – one month off Q and not U – wonderful people Phoenix – lisztomania Dredg – bug eyes Anthony Green – dear child Animal Collective – my girls Vampire Weekend – white sky Parts and Labor – nowheres nigh The Walkmen – the rat The Mars Volta – inertiatic esp Yeasayer – ambling alp Cold War Kids – something is not right with me Spoon – anything you want Smashing Pumpkins – soma The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – stay alive The Big Pink – dominos The Ting Tings – great dj Starsmith – sleepyhead The Promise Ring – pink chimneys The Flaming Lips – yoshimi battles the pink robots Kennedy – john and yoko Ex Libras – radar Radiohead – fake plastic trees MAE – a melody the memory Broken Bells – the high road The Honorary Title – bridge and tunnel Archers of Loaf – web in front 2010-01-18T19:09:10+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_1_2_10-1_3_10/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_1_2_10-1_3_10/#When:18:56:28Z 01/02/09 Radiohead – reckoner Spoon – written in reverse The XX – vcr Pavement – god sounds Yeasayer – ambling alp Justice – DANCE Minus the Bear – throwin shapes Danger – 11h30 The Beastie Boys – rhyming and stealin Willowz – repetition Queens of the Stone Age – little sister Baroness – a horse called Golgotha A Place to Bury Strangers – in your heart Crystal Castles – vanished Band of Horses – is there a ghost Weezer – holiday Chromeo – night by night The Raconteurs – level Bright Eyes – haligh, haligh, a lie, haligh Vampire Weekend – cousins Silversun Pickups – theres no secrets this year Hum – comin home The Depreciation Guild – sky ghosts The Flaming Lips – pilot can at the queer of god Grizzly Bear – two weeks Sugar – a good idea The Thermals – here’s your future TV on the Radio – wolf like me Say Anything – the writhing south 01/03/09 Passion Pit – sleepyhead Islands – no you don’t Refused – liberation frequency Division Day – chalk lines Dinosaur Jr – they always come Still Life Still – danse cave Snuff – all you need Bloc Party – banquet Smashing Pumpkins – an ode to no one Envy on the Coast – sugar skulls Lydia – hospital The Gaslight Anthem – the 59 sound My Morning Jacket – off the record Matthew Sweet – girlfriend The Raveonettes – bang Matt Pond PA – basement parties REM – radio free Europe Yeasayer – ambling alp The Flaming Lips – do you realize? (postal service rmx) Tilly and the Wall – beat control The Big Pink – dominos So Many Dynamos – artifacts of sound Sparta – air Fugazi – instrument Julian Plenti – games for days Soundgarden – mailman The Dead Weather – treat me like your mother Matt and Kim – daylight The Promise Ring – happiness is all the rage Death Cab for Cutie – tiny vessels Okkervil River – our life is not a movie, or maybe Tokyo Police Club – your English is good Q and not U – nine things that people never know 2010-01-04T18:56:28+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_12_12_09-12_13_09/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/late_late_rock_show_playlist_12_12_09-12_13_09/#When:19:04:12Z 12/12/09 Queens of the Stone Age – 3’s and 7’s Dinosaur Jr – over it Surfer Blood – floating vibes Sugar – helpless Paper Route – empty house Phoenix – lisztomania Smashing Pumpkins – muzzle Ladytron – destroy everything you touch Minus the Bear – pachuca sunrise Say Anything – Eloise Passion Pit – sleepyhead Yeah Yeah Yeahs – heads will roll Nine Inch Nails – dead souls The Black Keys – youre the one Willowz – repetition Spoon – written in reverse Pavement – spit on a stranger Silversun Pickups – little lovers so polite Guided by Voices – chasing heather crazy The XX – cristalised Brand New – sic transit Gloria… Hum – little dipper Weezer – mykel and carli Built to Spill – car Parts and Labor – nowheres nigh Jesus and Mary Chain – blues from a gun Human Highway – the sound The Limousines – very busy people The Big Pink – dominos 12/13/09 Jimmy Eat World – blister Polar Bear Club – living saints Radiohead – knives out MIA – boys The Big Pink – dominos Minus the Bear – knights Unwritten Law - cailin Jawbreaker – save your generation Yacht – psychic city Bloc Party – one month off Land of Talk – speal to me bones Matt and Kim – daylight Beck – beercan Tegan and Sara – hell Turbonegro – do you do you dig destruction The Cure – why can’t I be you? Yeasayer – ambling alp Passion Pit – little secrets The Knife – we share our mothers health LCD Soundsystem – daft punk is playing at my house Les Savy Fav – the equestrian Two Tongues – if I could make you do things Screeing Weasel – cool kids Superchunk – hyper enough The Posies – solar sister Empire of the Sun – walking on a dream Phoenix – rome Julian Casablancas – 11th dimension Band of Horses – the funeral Pearl Jam – given to fly Neon Indian – deadbeat summer Dirty Projectors – stillness is the move 2009-12-14T19:04:12+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_playlist_10_31_09_11_01_09/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_playlist_10_31_09_11_01_09/#When:19:31:37Z 10/31/09 The Gaslight Anthem - the 59 sound Pearl Jam - spin the black circle Murder City Devils - no grave but the sea Bloc Party - hunting for witches Justice - phantom Death Cab for Cutie - meet me on the equinox Jesus and Mary Chain - head on The Raveonettes - attack of the ghostriders TV on the Radio - wolf like me Superdrag - do the vampire The Stooges - down on the street Coheed and Cambria - a favor hosue atlantic Alkaline Trio - mercy me The Black Ghosts - full moon Band of Horses - the funeral Ryand Adams - this house is not for sale Sebadoh - skull Yacht - the afterlife Dinosaur Jr - out there Death from Above 1979 - go home get down Interpol - evil The Killers - spaceman White Lies - death Joy Division - dead souls Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - satan said dance 11/01/09 Weezer - tired of sex Aqueduct - broken records The Go! Team - grip like a vice Julian Casablancas - 11th dimension Nada Surf - always love Say Anything - eloise Refused - new noise The Faint - i disappear of Montreal - wraith pinned to the myst Passion Pit - little secrets Engine Down - rogue Jimmy Eat World - lucky denver mint Sugar - your favorite thing A Place to Bury Strangers - keep slipping away My Bloody Valentine - only shallow At the Drive-In - arcarsenal Thrice - see you in the shallows Elliott - drive on to me Nirvana - verse chorus verse The Shout Out Louds - you are dreaming Box Car Racer - there is Matt Pond PA - so much trouble The Rural Alberta Advantage - luciana Radiohead - aribag The Arcade Fire - no cars go The XX - cristalised Pearl Jam - amongst the waves Polar Bear Club - living saints Archers of Loaf - web in front The Energy - lights 2009-11-02T19:31:37+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_playlist_10_24_09_9_25_09/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_playlist_10_24_09_9_25_09/#When:19:04:44Z 10/25/09 Silversun Pickups – theres no secrets this year Hum – id like your hair long Pheonix – lisztomania Danger – 11h30 Does It Offend You Yeah? – dawn of the dead Minus the Bear – throwin shapes Deftones – digital bath Quicksand – fazer Mudhoney – suck you dry Polar Bear Club – living saints Chuck Ragan – the boat M83 – graveyard girl Division Day – chalk lines Moneen – hold that sound The Receiving End of Sirens – planning a prison break MGMT – electric feel Animal Collective – summertime clothes The Flaming Lips – pilot can at the queer of god Bloc Party – helicopter The Rural Alberta Advantage – Luciana The Black Keys – strange times The Gaslight Anthem – the 59 sound Lucero – bikeriders Thom Yorke – hearing damage The Big Pink – dominos Jimmy Eat World – big casino Jesus and Mary Chain – blues from a gun Joy Division – shadowplay Julian Plenti – games for days Modest Mouse – satellite skin Nirvana – about a girl 10/25/09 Still Life Still – danse cave Les Savy Fav – comes and goes Jaguar Love – jaguar pirates We Are Scientists – the scene is dead Butthole Surfers – who was in my room last night The Walkmen – the rat Superdrag – sucked out The XX – cristalised Pixies – dig for fire Death From Above 1979 – black history month Nine Inch Nails – sin A Place To Bury Strangers – keep slipping away The Early November – decoration The Gaslight Anthem – the 59 sound Free Energy – free energy Till and the Wall – beat control The Killers – glamorous indie rock and roll Yacht – psychic city Innerpartysystem – don’t stop White Lies – fairwell to the fairground Yeah Yeah Yeahs – zero Phoenix – rome The Exit – don’t push Pearl Jam – amongst the waves The Thermals – now we can see Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard – California zephyr The Replacements – asking me lies Sparta – cut your ribbon Criteria – prevent the world Jawbreaker – fireman Hot Rod Circuit – radio song 2009-10-26T19:04:44+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_playlist_9_12_09/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/llrs_playlist_9_12_09/#When:15:37:54Z 9/12/09 At the Drive-In – enfilade Polar Bear Club – living saints Nirvana – negative creep White Rabbits – the plot Yeah Yeah Yeahs – heads will roll Band of Horses – is there a ghost? Say Anything – hate everyone Ben Lee – catch my disease Les Savy Fav – pots and pans Kings of Leon – king of the rodeo Soulsavers – death bells Radiohead – maquiladora Phoenix – lisztomania The Flaming Lips – free radicals The Big Pink – dominos Bloc Party – helicopter Matt and Kim – daylight Whiskeytown – yesterdays news The Gaslight Anthem – high lonesome Tegan and Sara – walking with a ghost Death From Above 1979 – romantic rights Minus the Bear – fine + 2pts Sunny Day Real Estate – 47 Great Northern – home Trail of Dead – isis unveiled The Stone Roses – she bangs the drums Wilco – wilco (the song) Jesus and Mary Chain – head on The Depreciation Guild – butterfly kisses Chromeo – bonafide lovin 9/13/09 Parts and Labor – nowheres nigh Passion Pit – little secrets Smashing Pumpkins – stand inside your love Hadouken! – driving nowhere Brand New – jaws theme swimming The Gaslight Anthem – old white Lincoln Dashboard Confessional – angels of the silences TV on the Radio – wolf like me Sparta – sans cosm Idlewild – modern way of letting go Minus the Bear – guns and ammo Archers of Loaf – web in front Far – mother mary The Dead Weather – treat me like your mother Grinderman – depth charge ethel The Wombats – moving to new york The Big Pink – dominos The Shins – so says I Japandroids – wet hair MGMT – kids (soulwax rmx) Editors – an end has a start Washed Out – feel it all around Julian Plenti – games for days The Pixies – where is my mind? The Honorary Ttile – bridge and tunnel As Tall As Lions – in case of rapture The Promise Ring – happiness is all the rage The Rentals – friends of p The Replacements – bastards of young Islands – no you dont 2009-09-14T15:37:54+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/9_5_09_llrs_playlist/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/9_5_09_llrs_playlist/#When:18:24:56Z Check out the play list...9/5/09 Smashing Pumpkins – I am one The Depreciation Guild – sky ghosts The Walkmen – the rat Datarock – computer camp love Brand New – at the bottom Death Cab for Cutie – your heart is an empty room Jimmy Eat World – blister Superdrag – sucked out Modest Mouse – dashboard The Big Pink – dominos My Morning Jacket – one big holiday Lucero – bikeriders Polar Bear Club – living saints Owl City – cave in Passion Pit – little secrets Matt and Kim - daylight Marcy Playground – wave motion gun Radiohead – idioteque Bloc Party – one more chance Ra Ra Riot – ghost under rocks Foo Fighters – up in arms Mother Love Bone – this is Shangri la Dredg – ode to the sun Muse – the small sprint The Fire Theft – waste time Cut Copy – feel the love Fun. – walk the dog Flaming lips – turn it on Phoenix – lisztomania 9/6/09 Queens of the Stone Age - millionaire White Lies – death The Exit – tell me all again The Spill Canvas – polygraph, right now Thursday – understanding in a car crash Sonic Youth – antenna Mute Math – backfire As Tall As Lions – in case of rapture Silversun Pickups – the royal we Quiksand – head to wall Minus the Bear – absinthe party Animal Collective – summertime clothes Yeah Yeah Yeahs – date with the night Matt Pond PA – sunlight Guster – Amsterdam The Heavy – no time Nine Inch Nails – capital g Sebastien Grainger – who do we care for? Ladyhawke – my delirium MAE – a melody the memory Pearl Jam - nothingman The City on Film – for holly The Beatsteaks – shiny shoes Division Day – chalk lines Regina Spektor – fidelity Cold War kids – hang me out to dry Viva Voce – devotion The Raconteurs – hands Rye Rye - bang 2009-09-09T18:24:56+00:00 http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/welcome_to_the_late_late_rock_show/ http://www.96x.fm/shows/laterock_entry/welcome_to_the_late_late_rock_show/#When:11:23:45Z WelcomeWelcome 2009-07-21T11:23:45+00:00