Music Arcade

playlist #163

playas - Martin Parr

Sally Shapiro - Dying In Africa
My Guilty Pleasure (Paperbag records - 2009)
www.myspace.com/shapirosally

Taken By Trees - Watch The Waves
East Of Eden (Rough Trade - 2009)
www.takenbytrees.com

The Xx - Basic Space
Xx (XL - 2009)
www.myspace.com/thexx

Ramona Falls - I Say Fever
Intuit (Barsuk - 2009)
www.myspace.com/ramonafalls

Windmill - Big Boom
Epcot Starfields (Friendly Fire - 2009)
www.myspace.com/windmillband

playlist #162

Anna Ternheim - What Have I Done (El Perro Del Mar remix)
Leaving On A Mayday (Verve - 2009)
www.annaternheim.com
www.elperrodelmar.com

Early Day Miners - So Slowly
Treatment (Secretly Canadian - 2009)
www.earlydayminers.com

Dungen - Sätt Att Se
4 (Kemado - 2009)
www.dungen-music.com

Volcano Choir - Island, IS
Unmap (Jagjaguwar - 2009)
www.myspace.com/volcanochoir

Johann Johannsson - Escape
Fordlandia (4AD - 2008)
www.johannjohannsson.com

playlist #161 : Doomsday

Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Slow Doomsday
The Doomsday EP (XL - 2009)
www.elvisperkins.net

Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer
Furr (Sub Pop - 2008)
blitzentrapper.net

Port O'Brien - My Will Is Good
Threadbare (City Slang - 2009)
www.portobrien.com

Le Loup - Beach Town
Family (Hardly Art - 2009)
leloupmusic.net

The Mountain Goats - Genesis 3:23
The Life Of The World To Come (4AD - 2009)
www.mountain-goats.com

Lester William Polfus aka Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009)

playlist #160 : At The Cut

PLAYLIST :

Vic Chesnutt - Chain
At The Cut (Constellation - 2009)
www.vicchesnutt.com

Benjy Ferree - Fear
Come Back To The Five And Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee (Domino - 2009)
www.benjyferree.com

Lou Barlow - Gravitate
Goodnight Unknown (Merge - 2009)
www.myspace.com/loubarlow

Chris Hickey - Shine
Razzmatazz (2009)
www.chrishickey.net

Deer Tick - Smith Hill
Born On Flag Day (Partisan records - 2009)
www.deertickmusic.com

playlist #159 : Monsters of Folk

PLAYLIST :

Megafaun - Kaufman's Ballad
Gather, Form & Fly (Table of Elements - 2009)
www.myspace.com/megafaun

The Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound - By The Rippling Green
When Sweet Sleep Returned (Tee Pee records - 2009)
www.myspace.com/theassembleheadinsunburstsound

Monsters Of Folk - Say Please
Monsters Of Folk (Rough Trade - 2009)
monstersoffolk.com

Throw Me The Statue - Hi-fi Goon
Creaturesque (Secretly Canadian - 2009)
www.myspace.com/throwmethestatue

Nurses - Caterpillar Playground
Nurses - Technicolor
Apple's Acre (Dead Oceans - 2009)
www.myspace.com/nurses

playlist #158 : Matador Express

www.matadorrecords.com

PLAYLIST :

Mission Of Burma - 1, 2, 3, Partyy!
The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador - 2009)
www.missionofburma.com

The Cave Singers - At The Cut
Welcome Joy (Matador - 2009)
www.thecavesingers.com

Julian Plenti - Games For Days
Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper (Matador - 2009)
www.julianplenti.com

Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall
Popular Songs (Matador - 2009)
www.yolatengo.com

Kurt Vile - Overnite Religion
Childish Prodigy (Matador - 2009)
www.myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly

Love In July

Sally Shapiro - Love In July
My Guilty Pleasure (Paperbag records - 2009)
www.myspace.com/shapirosally

playlist #157 : The Big Pink

The Big Pink . photograph: Tim Saccenti/Toast Press

PLAYLIST :

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - There Is No Light
The Snake (TCG - 2009)
www.wildbirdsandpeacedrums.com

Blackout Beach - Cloud Of Evil
Skin Of Evil (Soft Abuse - 2009)
www.myspace.com/blackoutbeach

Jónsi & Alex - Boy 1904
Riceboy Sleeps (XL - 2009)
www.jonsiandalex.com

The Big Pink - Velvet
The Big Pink - Dominos
A Brief History Of Love (4AD - 2009)
www.myspace.com/musicfromthebigpink

playlist #156 : Walking On The Moon

PLAYLIST :

Camera Obscura - French Navy
My Maudlin Career (4AD - 2009)
www.camera-obscura.net

The Dodos - Fables
Time To Die (French Kiss - 2009)
dodosmusic.net

Magnolia Electric Co. - Little Sad Eyes
Josephine (Secretly Canadian - 2009)
www.magnoliaelectricco.com

Anna Ternheim - What Have I Done
Leaving On A Mayday (Verve - 2009)
www.annaternheim.com

WHY? - This Blackest Purse
Eskimo Snow (Anticon - 2009)
www.myspace.com/whyanticon

playlist #155 : Vacationing People

PLAYLIST :

Foreign Born - Vacationing People
Foreign Born - Early Warnings
Person To Person (Secretly Canadian - 2009)
www.myspace.com/foreignborn

Vampire Weekend - M79
Vampire Weekend (XL Recordings - 2008)
www.vampireweekend.com

Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine
The Rhumb Line (Barsuk - 2008)
www.rarariot.com

Discovery - Orange Shirt
LP (XL Recordings - 2009)
www.dscvry.net

playlist #154 : When Brakes Get Wet

PLAYLIST :

Julie Doiron - When Brakes Get Wet
I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day (Jagjaguwar - 2009)
www.juliedoiron.com

Son Volt - Down To The Wire
American Central Dust (Rounder - 2009)
www.sonvolt.net

Spiral Stairs -Maltese Terrier
The Real Feel (Matador - 2009)
www.spiralstairsmusic.com

Jay Reatard - Wounded
Watch The Fall (Matador - 2009)
www.myspace.com/jayreatard

Starlight Mints - Paralyzed
Change Remains (Barsuk - 2009)
www.starlightmints.com

playlist #153 : Reflection

PLAYLIST :

The Twilight Sad - Reflection Of The Television
Forget The Night Ahead (Fat Cat - 2009)
thetwilightsad.co.uk

The Veils - Three Sisters
Sun Gangs (Rought Trade - 2009)
www.theveils.com

Jay Reatard - It Ain't Gonna Save Me
Watch The Fall (Matador - 2009)
www.myspace.com/jayreatard

Starlight Mints - Zoomba
Change Remains (Barsuk - 2009)
www.starlightmints.com

Obits - Two-headed Coin
I Blame You (Sub Pop - 2009)
www.obitsurl.com

playlist #152 : July Flame

PLAYLIST :

Lightning Dust - Never Seen
Infinite Light (Jagjaguwar - 2009)
www.lightningdust.com

Vandaveer - Turpentine
Divide & Conquer (Supply and Demand - 2009)
www.vandaveer.net

Royal City - A Belly Was Made For Wine
Royal City (Asthmatic Kitty - 2009)
asthmatickitty.com/royal-city

Laura Veirs - The Cloud Room
Carbon Glacier (Bella Union - 2004)
www.lauraveirs.com

The Bats - Castle Light
The Guilty Office (Hidden Agenda - 2009)
thebats.co.nz

playlist #151 : Summertime

The Rainbow Riders @ Fremont Summer Solstice Fair 2009 - photo Michael Holden

PLAYLIST :

Lightning Dust - I Knew
Infinite Light (Jagjaguwar - 2009)
www.lightningdust.com

School Of Seven Bells - Connjur
Alpinisms (Ghostly - 2008)
www.schoolofsevenbells.com

Mouthful of Bees - Thomas Aquinas
Mouthful of Bees (Afternoon records - 2009)
www.myspace.com/mouthfulofbees

Blue Roses - Doubful Comforts
Blue Roses (XL - 2009)
musicofblueroses.com

The Fiery Furnaces - The End Is Near
I'm Going Away (Thrill Jockey - 2009)
www.thefieryfurnaces.com

playlist #150 : Jack Kerouac, I Salute You

PLAYLIST :

Chris Hickey - Kerouac
Razzmatazz (2009)
www.chrishickey.net

Bowerbirds - Beneath Your Tree
Upper Air (Dead Oceans - 2009)
www.bowerbirds.org

Rock Plaza Central - (Don't You Believe In The Words Of) Handsome Men
At The Moment Of Our Most Needing (Paperbag records - 2009)
www.rockplazacentral.com

Elfin Saddle - Temple Daughter
Ringing For The Begin Again (Constellation - 2009)
www.myspace.com/elfinsaddle

A.A. Bondy - When The Devil's Loose
When The Devil's Loose (Fat Possum - 2009)
www.myspace.com/aabondy

playlist #149 : God Help The Girl

World Naked Bike Ride... Portland '09 - photo KTesh

PLAYLIST :

Yo La Tengo - Periodically Double Or Triple
Popular Songs (Matador - 2009)
www.yolatengo.com

Throw Me The Statue - Ancestors
Creaturesque (Secretly Canadian - 2009)
www.myspace.com/throwmethestatue

Vetiver - Strictly Rule
Tight Knit (Sub Pop - 2009)
www.vetiverse.com

The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea
Primary Colours (XL - 2009)
thehorrors.co.uk

God Help The Girl - Mary's Market
God Help The Girl (Matador - 2009)
godhelpthegirl.com

playlist #148 : From Here To Ear

www.estuaire.info

PLAYLIST :

Tiny Vipers - Dreamer
Life On Earth (Sub Pop - 2009)
www.myspace.com/tinyvipersss

J. Tillman - Earthly Bodies
Year In The Kingdom (Western Vinyl - 2009)
www.jtillmanmusic.com

Skygreen Leopards - Dixie Cups In The Dead Grass
Gorgeous Johnny (Jagjaguwar - 2009)
www.myspace.com/skygreenleopards

Grand Archives - Silver Among The Gold
Keep In Mind Frankenstein (Sub Pop - 2009)
www.myspace.com/grandarchives

Lost In The Trees - Fireplace
All Alone In An Empty House (Trekky records - 2009)
www.lostinthetrees.com

NYA Vol.1 1963-1972

NY playing a Gretsch White Falcon guitar while recording with The Stray Gators in a barn at Broken Arrow ranch, Sept. 10, 1971 - photo Joel Bernstein

www.neilyoungarchives.com

playlist #147 : PDX Encore

PLAYLIST :

Ethan Rose & Laura Gibson - Sun
2009 PDX Pop Now! Compilation (2009)
www.pdxpopnow.com
www.lauragibson.net
www.ethanrosemusic.com

Portland Cello Project (feat. Justin Power) - Travel
Portland Cello Project (feat. Thao) - Tallymarks
The Thao And Justin Power Sessions (Kill Rock Stars - 2009)
portlandcelloproject.com
www.myspace.com/thaomusic
www.myspace.com/justinpowersongs

Benoit Pioulard - Brown Bess
Temper (Kranky records - 2008)
www.pioulard.com

The Cave Singers - Beach House
Welcome Joy (Matador - 2009)
www.thecavesingers.com

playlist #146 : On The Beach

PLAYLIST :

Key Witness - First Wave
Seven Across the Sea (2009)
www.keywitnessband.com

Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader
Veckatimest (Warp - 2009)
www.grizzly-bear.net

Viva Voce - Octavio
Rose City (Barsuk - 2009)
www.vivavoce.com

Julian Plenti - Fun That We Have
Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper (Matador - 2009)
www.julianplenti.com

Magnolia Electric Co. - Josephine
Josephine (Secretly Canadian - 2009)
www.magnoliaelectricco.com

Neil Young - Le Zenith, Nantes, France - 6/3/09

SETLIST :

1. Mansion On The Hill
2. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
3. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
4. Pocahontas
5. Spirit Road
6. Words
7. Cinnamon Girl
8. Mother Earth
9. Don't Let It Bring You Down
10. Goin' Back
11. Comes A Time
12. Heart Of Gold
13. Old Man
14. Get Back To The Country
15. Just Singing A Song
16. Get Behind The Wheel
17. Down By The River
18. Rockin' In The Free World

Encore:
19. A Day In The Life

Concert review

playlist #145 : Art Rock 09

www.artrock.org

PLAYLIST :

Maxïmo Park - Wraithlike
Quicken The Heart (Warp - 2009)
maximopark.com

Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me
Loyalty To Loyalty (Downtown - 2008)
www.coldwarkids.com

Get Well Soon - If This Hat Is Missing I Have Gone Hunting
Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon (City Slang - 2008)
www.myspace.com/youwillgetwellsoon

I'm From Barcelona - Music Killed Me
Who Killed Harry Houdini? (EMI - 2008)
www.imfrombarcelona.com

Chad VanGaalen - City Of Electric Light
Soft Airplane (Sub Pop - 2008)
www.chadvangaalen.com

playlist #144 : Bright Star

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--
No--yet still stedfast, still unchangeable,
Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,
To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,
Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,
Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,
And so live ever--or else swoon to death.

John Keats - 1819