Mark's music podcasts

Last of 2009

Mark — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:41:00 GMT

Fake Out --Bear in Heaven Secret Door -- Arctic Monkeys Rusty Nails (Original Mix) -- Moderat Electric Eye -- Apparatjik Red Parrot (Juarez Tunnel Mix) -- Revolting Cocks Dominos -- The Big Pink Man on the Moon -- Cloud Cult Krimson -- Warpaint Island, IS -- Volcano Choir My Love -- JJ The Palm Of Your Wave -- Bibio The Gambler -- fun. Head Into Tomorrow -- Bad Lieutenant

Winter Chill

Mark — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:26:59 GMT

With Every Heartbeat -- Kleerup (feat. Robyn) Aurora -- Midnight Juggernauts Movie Theme -- Beck Land of Jade -- Panurge Perfect Speed -- 13 & God Sweet Thing (David Bowie cover) -- Paper Jones Girl And The Sea (Cut Copy remix) -- The Presets Wild Wood -- Paul Weller (feat. Portishead) Dry The Rain -- The Beta Band Carnival Is Over -- Dead Can Dance We Will Meet Again -- VAST Breathe Me -- Sia

More Great 2009

Mark — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:03 GMT

Again...strange year. But this is a good one! Last Summer -- Pete Yorn Sometime Around Midnight -- The Airborne Toxic Event Lisztomania (Holy Ghost ! Love Paris Remix) -- Phoenix David -- The Radio Dept. Sweet Disposition -- The Temper Trap Here to Fall -- Yo La Tengo Manhattan Beach -- A Shoreline Dream Strangling Good Guys -- Trailer Trash Tracys Copernicus -- The Mars Volta Teardrops -- The XX Venice -- Beirut Pale Horses [Empyrean] -- Moby Found A Little Baby -- Joe Pernice

2009 - So Far So Good

Mark — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:36:53 GMT

Strange year ... Contender -- Pains of Being Pure at Heart Into the Sun -- Candlebox Deadman's Hand -- The Church Introducing Palace Players -- Mew Two Weeks (Fred Falke Extended Remix) -- Grizzly Bear Dead Light -- Amazing Baby Journal for Plague Lovers -- Manic Street Preachers I Can Feel a Hot One -- Manchester Orchestra Quiet Little Voices -- We Were Promised Jetpacks Sort Of -- Silversun Pickups Waste of TIme -- The Milk & Honey Band Gimme Sympathy -- Metric Never Ends -- Vijay Kishore Aeon -- Antony & the Johnsons

The Best of the Rest of 2008

Mark — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:46:23 GMT

OK, this is it ... time to move on to 2009. So much great stuff out there. Circles -- Dark Captain Light Captain For Your Love -- Marching Band The Ego Delusion -- The Soundtrack of Our Lives The Modern Leper -- Frightened Rabbit Beyond the Horizon -- People In Planes Black Burning Heart -- Keane In Ear Park -- Department of Eagles Nothing Ever Happened -- Deerhunter Departure -- Crystal Stilts To Fix the Gash In Your Head -- A Place To Bury Strangers Perfect Games -- The Broken West Anyway You Choose To Give It -- The Black Ghosts Down -- Anthem In Too Too Too Fast -- Ra Ra Riot Black Balloon -- The Kills Please also check out the following. These were certainly worthy, but there was just not enough room: Tonight the Sky -- Sun Kil Moon Counterfeit -- Drew Andrews And She Would Darken the Memory -- The Twilight Sad On A Day Like This -- Elbow

Best of 2008 (Continued)

Mark — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:48:22 GMT

Two Ways Out -- Darker My Love Standing Next To Me -- The Last Shadow Puppets Until We Bleed -- Kleerup Geraldine -- Glasvegas Not What You Thought -- Clap For Daylight Same Suburb, Different Park -- Firekites California in Popular Song -- The Lucksmiths X Off Days -- The New Year Your Protector -- Fleet Foxes Go On Say It -- Blind Pilot No Excuses -- Air France Golden Age -- TV On The Radio Doves -- The Black Angels When Water Comes To Life -- Cloud Cult The Snow Leopard -- Shearwater

Happy New Year 09

Mark — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:47:41 GMT

Some gems I've run across recently to start your year right. Enjoy... Superluminal -- Home Video The Orange Billboard -- Moonbabies Out of Sight -- The Brother Kite 71705 -- Alcien Blue Stare -- Mynuskris Love Like Rockets -- Angels & Airwaves The Shape of 8 -- Cloud Cult Talk Amongst Yourselves -- Grand National My Boat -- Witness UK Jealous Enemies -- Dark Captain Light Captain Dangerous -- Panda & Angel Magnificent Oblivion -- Fleeting Joys Ceil Errant -- Alcest

Are You Dancin'?

Mark — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:47:26 GMT

Yeah, I'm askin' ... not that I dance So Sleep -- Junior Boys The Best Revenge -- Fischerspooner Remember Me -- Blue Boy/DJ Mark Farina One of These Days -- Kraak & Smaak Homeless Kids Club -- My Favorite Lights and Music -- Cut Copy This Boy's In Love -- The Presets That You Might Think -- Home Video Truth & Lies -- Presets/Cut Copy I Believe -- Simian Mobile Disco Underwater (Spooky Remix) -- Liz Fraser Undertow (Spooky Remix) -- Lush Praan -- Garry Schyman

METALCOLYPSE

Mark — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:12:52 GMT

A very fun time frame for this genre -- 1981 to 1985. Without Warning -- Dokken Run To The Hills -- Iron Maiden Flying High Again -- Ozzy Osbourne Wanted Man -- Ratt Queen of the Ryche -- Queensrÿche Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio Coming Home -- The Scorpions Who's Behind the Door? -- Zebra Knocking At Your Back Door -- Deep Purple On With the Show -- Mötley Crüe Balls To The Wall -- Accept You've Got Another Thing Coming -- Judas Priest Burning Heart -- Vandenberg

Brit Pop

Mark — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:51:52 GMT

You can't lose with good Brit Pop. Ok, I know Celestial is not from the UK. So, neither is The Shore. ;) Falling Down (Chemical Brothers Remix) -- Oasis Can't Explain -- Longview Lovers In Japan -- Coldplay This Once Was An Island -- Trembling Blue Stars Love Is Noise -- The Verve Bad Skin Day -- Bell X1 Panic Attack -- 50 Hertz Dream On -- Celestial Roadkill -- Pulp A Bad Dream -- Keane Make This Go On Forever -- Snow Patrol Cities Beneath The Sea -- Gravenhurst

Addictive 90s

Mark — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:05:07 GMT

This was a tough one. Maybe too many "hits," but I loved 'em. Last Goodbye -- Jeff Buckley Sproston Green -- Charlatans UK Sunshine Smile -- Adorable Airbag -- Radiohead Cool Your Boots -- Ride All Over Now -- The Candy Skins New #1 -- Bob Mould Disarm -- Smashing Pumpkins Would? -- Alice In Chains Rearviewmirror -- Pearl Jam Interstate Love Song -- Stone Temple Pilots Naomi -- Neutral Milk Hotel No Rain -- Blind Melon Sweetness & Light -- Lush Soon -- My Bloody Valentine

Endeca Forge

Mark — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:55:13 GMT

Searching... Searching... Search Results: Indietacular! Red & Purple -- The Dodos Touch Me I'm Going To Scream (Part 1) -- My Morning Jacket Blood Sweat & Fears -- What Made Milwaukee Famous Cigarrettes & Kerosene -- Earlimart Chemtrails -- Beck Drink Up Girls -- Velveteen Aurora -- Midnight Juggernauts Eraser -- No Age King -- Weezer Plantlife -- Autolux Lullaby -- Frankel 2080 -- Yeahsayer Just Don't Leave Town -- Dolorean Buenos Aires Beach -- The War On Drugs

Uniques Exceeded

Mark — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:02:01 GMT

No particular theme...just some stuff I've been listening to lately. Some is brand new and some not at all. It's all good, though. ;) Trampoline -- Bell X1 Keep Looking Up -- Landon Pigg The Misbegotten -- The Charlatans Fate -- For Against Motorcycles -- The Aluminum Group Crown Estate -- Piano Magic Pearl -- Maritime U.S. Mile 5 -- Stars of Track & Field The Sleeping States, or Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat? -- Sleeping States Epic Last Song -- Does It Offend You, Yeah? Conquering Kids -- Throw Me The Statue Good Lies -- The Notwist Polyethylene -- Chris Walla Darker, Colder, Slower -- Trembling Blue Stars Henry -- The Mary Onettes

Best of 2008 (so far)

Mark — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:35:50 GMT

I know... two 10-year old Radiohead covers is probably excessive. But they're sooo good. Enjoy, and let me know of other things that have come out this year that I need to hear. I think 2008 is going to be pretty solid. Lately -- The Helio Sequence Strangers In The Wind -- Cut Copy Get Yer Head Around It -- Headlights Voice of the Sea -- Secret Shine Each to Each -- The Gutter Twins Machine Gun -- Portishead Sweet Apocalypse -- Moby Exit Music (For a Film) -- Vampire Weekend Graveyard Girl -- M83 Juliet Of Spirits -- The B-52s On Nautilus -- Radar Bros. Clowns -- Goldfrapp One Pure Thought -- Hot Chip Scraping Past -- Atlas Sound Subterannean Homesick Alien -- Mobius Band

That's Why

Mark — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:15:00 GMT

Elliott Smith was arguably the most talented singer/songwriter in the last 25 years. I've had two generations older and younger than me agree. If you don't know his work, please listen from beginning to end. You'll be amazed. Junk Bond Trader True Love Miss Misery Bled White Everything Reminds Me Of Her Coast To Coast Between The Bars Baby Britain Pitselah Plainclothes Man Rose Parade A Fond Farewell Wouldn't Mama Be Proud Oh Well, Okay Waltz #2 Christian Brothers Pretty Mary K I Didn't Understand

Best of 2007 Volume II

Mark — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:24:57 GMT

There weren't many fantastic albums in 2007, but there were a lot of great songs. These two podcasts encompass my personal favorites, barring those songs already on another episode (Fortune, Farewell Farewell, Suburban Perfume, Great Pretenders). Be sure to pick up both episodes in case you're a subscriber, as I posted both of these the same day. Enjoy! Hope you find something new here. Born Losers-- Matthew Good 3 Times And You Lose -- Travis Reckoner -- Radiohead Colorguard -- Division Day Evil Bee -- Menomena The Ghost Of You Lingers -- Spoon Xavier Says -- The Magnetic Fields Flight 180 -- Bishop Allen Wise Man -- Liam Finn Half Right -- Elliott Smith Shine Acoustic -- Muse Keep The Car Running -- Arcade Fire My Rights Versus Yours -- The New Pornographers Walcott -- Vampire Weekend Meet You At The Mouth -- Army Of Me

Best of 2007 Volume I

Mark — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:12:10 GMT

23 -- Blonde Redhead Weird Fishes/Arpeggi -- Radiohead What We Had -- Handsome Furs Fakey Fake -- Earlimart Home -- Great Northern Every Day -- Voxtrot The Pills Won't Help You Now (feat. Midlake) -- The Chemical Brothers Foxgloves -- Bell Hollow Green Fields -- The Good, The Bad & The Queen Ode to LRC -- Band Of Horses Super Inuit -- Holy Fuck Harmonium -- Rogue Wave Cold Days From The Birdhouse -- The Twilight Sad Kookaburra -- John Vanderslice

Addictive 80s

Mark — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:11:27 GMT

I know there were tons of phenomenal songs in the 80s...here are 16 that did it for me. Dreams Never End -- New Order The Missing Boy -- The Durutti Column Carolyn's Fingers -- Cocteau Twins The Unforgettable Fire -- U2 William, It Was Really Nothing -- The Smiths In Between Days -- The Cure Harborcoat -- R.E.M. Lost Weekend -- Lloyd Cole And The Commotions This Is the Day -- The The The New Stone Age -- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Cardiac Arrest -- Madness Man Out Of Time -- Elvis Costello Phoenix -- The Cult Waiting For The Night -- Depeche Mode To Turn You On -- Roxy Music The Home Front -- Billy Bragg

My Coachella 08

Mark — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:13:49 GMT

So, Kevin suggested I create one as well. I challenged myself to select only from bands he did not. Nice mix of old and new peppered with Dark Side bites. Pigs On The Wing (Part One) -- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) 405 (Acoustic) -- Death Cab For Cutie Maple Leaves -- Jens Lekman Be Kind - Remind -- Rogue Wave Gideon -- My Morning Jacket Imaginary Girl -- The Bees Paranoid Eyes -- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) No New Tale To Tell -- Love & Rockets Mistaken For Strangers -- The National Broken Boy Soldiers -- The Raconteurs History -- The Verve Alice and Interiors -- Manchester Orchestra Like A Call -- Architecture In Helsinki The Warning -- Hot Chip Computer Love -- Kraftwerk Acid 8000 -- Fatboy Slim Saturdays -- Cut Copy I Used To Dance With My Daddy -- Datarock Where There's a Will There's A Whalebone -- Islands The Great Gig In The Sky -- Pink Floyd

NoAloha Coachella '08

Mark — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:31:03 GMT

This is a mix my friend Kevin created in preparation for Coachella. Isabel -- Fields Monster Hospital -- Metric Normandie -- Shout Out Louds To Build A Home -- The Cinematic Orchestra Electric Feel -- MGMT Mansard Roof -- Vampire Weekend Ageless Beauty -- Stars Throwin' Shapes -- Minus The Bear Run -- Spiritualized The Girl You Lost To Cocaine -- Sia Cowboys -- Portishead Bleary Eyed -- Annuals Fireworks -- Animal Collective International Rock Star -- Stars Ladies of Cambridge -- Vampire Weekend Cold Hands -- Black Lips It's A Hit -- Rilo Kiley Succexy -- Metric What Would Wolves Do? -- Les Savy Fav Ddiamondd -- Battles

Modern Shoegaze I

Mark — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:07:07 GMT

OK...I did throw a couple of great 90's tunes in there for those of you paying attention. This one was a lot of fun. Enjoy. Teen Angst -- M83 Deeper Into Movies -- Yo La Tengo Wheel -- The High Violets Interference -- Slut Lie Down Forever -- Godstar Where the Ocean Meets the Eye -- The Stratford 4 Farewell, Farewell -- Gravenhurst Ordinary Ghosts -- People Noise Silver Rails -- Weevil Car No Driver -- Dirty on Purpose Noi Boi -- The Velvet Teen Season (Start) -- Relay Eavesdropper -- Spectralux Pink Cloud Tracing Paper -- Asobi Seksu Your Imagination -- All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors

Attack of the Singer/Songwriters!

Mark — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:13:22 GMT

A friend described this set as morose. I can certainly understand where he's coming from. But if you're in the mood...it's quite lovely. King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 -- Neutral Milk Hotel (Jeff Mangum) Tomorrow Tomorrow -- Elliott Smith Something Pretty -- Patrick Park Song for You -- Alexi Murdoch What Was Wrong -- Storyhill Winter -- Joshua Radin Day Old Hate -- Dallas Green Hands of Time -- Ron Sexsmith Grudge Fuck -- Scud Mountain Boys (Joe Pernice) Dewdrops -- Ashton Allen Sister I Need Wine -- Guided By Voices (Robert Pollard) Resurrection Furn -- Iron & Wine (Sam Beam) Cathedrals -- Jump Little Children (Jay Clifford) Ride -- Cary Brothers

Addictive Vol I

Mark — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:15:27 GMT

You know those songs that when you first hear them you must listen to them again, and again ad nauseam until you simply have to make yourself listen to something else? Here is a short list of mine. There will definitely be follow up episodes for this one. Enjoy. Suburban Perfume -- Office Failure -- Kings of Convenience Heavy Lifting -- Ambulance LTD Knives Out -- Radiohead So Here We Are -- Bloc Party LA -- Elliott Smith Common Reactor -- Silversun Pickups Where The Damage Isn't Already Done -- The Radio Dept. Don't Panic -- Coldplay Like This Train -- The Mutton Birds If You Were Here -- Cary Brothers Great Pretenders -- Silver Lakes Bandits -- Midlake Coming Down -- The Shore

Dream Pop!

Mark — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:00:46 GMT

One of the finest dream/chamber/ambient pop compilations you will ever hear... Tell -- The Radio Dept. Wave Another Day Goodbye -- Ronderlin (I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine -- The Clientele Between Two Points -- Montgolfier Brothers Overcome By Happiness -- The Pernice Brothers Live Deliberately -- Fosca Melody Day -- Caribou I Wasn't Much Of A Fight -- Club 8 Snowflake -- Mew Strange Things Will Happen -- The Radio Dept. There Goes The Sun -- The Pernice Brothers The Worste Taste In Music -- The Radio Dept. What Shall We Do Next? -- Club 8 Even If My Mind Can't Tell You -- Montgolfier Brothers Fortune -- Miracle Fortress Farewell, Farewell -- Gravenhurst Time For Farming Soon -- Ronderlin I accidentally left out "Rockinghorse Road" by Silver Screen. Check it out if you dig the rest of this.

Brian Wilson Lives

Mark — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:46:46 GMT

This is a blend of songs by indie bands influenced by Brian Wilson. While not a huge Beach Boys fan, I'm astonished at the influence they had. And here is the best of, in my humble opinion. Enjoy. Maybe Lately -- Miracle Fortress She's The One -- Caribou The Game Is Up -- Don's Mobile Barbers City Girl -- Kevin Shields Another One Goes By -- Mazarin Eli -- Caribou Beach Baby -- Miracle Fortress Chasing The Girl -- Mazarin Fortune -- Miracle Fortress Don't Leave -- Frankel He's Headed Back Into Town -- Don's Mobile Barbers