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2010-02-09T00:07:00.002-05:00

Tonight… Tender Trap, Darren Hayman, Hexicon and Moustache Of Insanity will be playing at Barden’s Boudoir (36 Stoke Newington Road) in London. Rumor has it Darren Hayman and Amelia Fletcher are going to be performing a few duets from the Hefner days. How can you miss that?! Today we have the song I Did It! I Won! I'm The Winner! by Moustache Of Insanity.

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2010-02-08T00:05:00.000-05:00

Have we talked about Shrag? I'm loving this song Hopelessly Wasted.

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2010-02-05T00:10:00.003-05:00

Jens Lekman will be celebrating his 29th birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday Jens! Today we have a super lo-fi version of A Postcard To Nina. Happy Friday!

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2010-02-04T00:03:00.001-05:00

On this day in 1980 The Ramones released their fifth album, End of the Century. It was produced by Phil Spector. After Spector became interested in the band, he offered to produce an album for them. Joey Ramone was a huge fan of Spector's early work, including albums by many girl groups like The Crystals and The Ronettes. The result was a departure from the bands' original punk rock formula. In an attempt at more mainstream success, the songs on End of the Century were more "produced" and longer in duration. The album reached number 44 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in both countries. Today we have the song I Can't Make It On Time from the album End of the Century.

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2010-02-03T01:50:00.000-05:00

On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their chartered plane crashed in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. Today we have (Using Buddy Holly's Ghost as a) Parachute by Fishboy.

2010-02-02T00:34:00.000-05:00

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2010-02-02T00:04:00.001-05:00

On this day in 2007, two Bellingham bands, The Trucks and No-Fi Soul Rebellion played at the Jules Maes Saloon in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. Today we have the song Titties by The Trucks.

2010-02-01T00:08:00.001-05:00

On this day in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up while entering the atmosphere over Texas, killing all seven crew members on board. Prior to his mission, Space Shuttle Pilot Willie McCool contacted the band Weezer to let them know that he planned to take a picture of himself holding the group's self-titled debut album while in orbit. He even invited the band to witness the shuttle's launch at the Kennedy Space Center on January 16. Unfortunately, no one from the band could make the trip to Florida to attend. Weezer released a statement after the disaster that read: "The Weezer community extends its deepest condolences to all the families of the crew of the STS-107, and trust that those seven brave souls are now at peace."

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2010-01-30T18:15:00.003-05:00

On this day in 1989 NEW ORDER released their fifth album, Technique. Part of the album was recorded on the island of Ibiza. For this record the band incorporated Balearic beats and acid house into their techno sound. Today we have a live recording of the Technique album track Love Less performed by Tullycraft. This recording appeared on the Singles CD.

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2010-01-29T00:01:00.001-05:00

Matt Johnson (from Matt & Kim) turns 28 today. Happy Birthday Matt! Today we have a mash-up between the Beastie Boys and Matt & Kim called Good Ol' Fashion Rump Shaker . Happy Friday!

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2010-01-28T00:03:00.001-05:00

On this day in 1997, the third full-length Built to Spill album, Perfect from Now On was released. It was the band's first major label release on Warner Bros. The original recordings of the album were destroyed by heat when producer Phil Ek was driving from Seattle to Boise to record overdubs. After this initial set-back, the band rehearsed some more and re-recorded the album at the Avast! Recording Company in Seattle, WA. Today we have a live recording of the song Stop The Show by Built to Spill.

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2010-01-27T00:16:00.001-05:00

On this day in 1984 Michael Jackson was filming a Pepsi Cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. During a simulated concert, pyrotechnics accidentally set Jackson's hair on fire. He suffered second-degree burns to his scalp. Today we have the song The Secret Fire by Boyracer from the album, Flickering B+W.

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2010-01-26T00:42:00.000-05:00

On this day in 1788, the first 736 convicts banished from England to Australia landed in Botany Bay. Over the next 60 years, approximately 50,000 criminals were transported from Great Britain to the "land down under," in one of the strangest episodes in criminal-justice history. Generations later the great grandchildren of these criminals would go on to form bands like: The Go-Betweens, The Birthday Party, AC/DC, & INXS. Today we have the song Rock n Roll Friend by The Go-Betweens.

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2010-01-25T00:28:00.001-05:00

On this day in 2005 Bright Eyes released two albums, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. Both albums were released on Saddle Creek Records. The single "Lua" (from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning) reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart. Today we have a non-album version of Lua performed by Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch.

2010-01-23T16:53:00.002-05:00

If you happen to be near Winooski, Vermont tonight (Sat Jan 23), be sure and swing by the Monkey House to catch The Smittens.

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2010-01-22T00:15:00.001-05:00

Daniel Johnston was born in Sacramento, California on this day in 1961. He grew up in the northern panhandle of West Virginia between Ohio and Pennsylvania near Chester, West Virginia. He began recording music in the late 1970s on a $59 Sanyo boombox. If you haven't already seen the 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston, you must. Today we have the song Mind Movies by Daniel Johnston from the album, Is And Always Was. Happy Friday!

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2010-01-21T00:01:00.001-05:00

On this day in 1959 Carl Switzer, better known as Alfalfa from the Our Gang comedies, was shot and killed. Following his childhood acting career, Switzer became a hunting guide and bartender in Northern California. He was shot during an argument over a $50 debt. Authorities ruled the shooting "justifiable homicide." Today we have a live recording of the song Rumble with the Gang Debs performed by Tullycraft.

2010-01-20T02:30:00.000-05:00

Rainn Wilson was born in Seattle on this day in 1966. Happy Birthday Dwight!

Did anyone happen to catch The Mountain Goats on Jimmy Fallon last night?

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2010-01-19T00:00:00.001-05:00

On this day in 1980 Eddie & the Subtitles, Dred Scott, The Go-Go's and Middle Class performed at the Hong Kong Café in LA's historic Chinatown. The show cost $5.50.

If you're up for an exciting show in Seattle don't miss Nana Grizol, The Max Levine Ensemble, Iji and A Million Years. They're playing at The Vera Project tonight! It's going to be great. Today we have the song Galaxies by Nana Grizol . See you at the show!

2010-01-15T11:36:00.000-05:00

On this day in 1892 the Springfield College newspaper (in Springfield, Massachusetts), featured an article about a "new game" invented by James Naismith. They called it "Naismith Ball", but the world would soon come to know the game by another name... basketball.

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2010-01-14T00:05:00.001-05:00

On this day in 1978 the Sex Pistols played their last show every at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. Their encore consisted of one song - an extended version of The Stooges "No Fun". Before throwing down his microphone and walking offstage, Johnny Rotten said to the audience: "Ah-ha-ha. Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Good night". Rotten announced his official departure from the band three days later on January 17, 1978. Today we have the Sex Pistols version of The Who classic Substitute.

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2010-01-13T00:02:00.004-05:00

On this day in 2008 Chris was at our practice space by himself, past midnight mixing the song "Welcome to the Big Ten Conference". At the time we were still trying to figure out how to put things back together after the fire that had occurred at our space months earlier. Chris assembled the gear he required in the corner of the room and went to work straight away. Thank you Chris! The song was featured on the Magic Marker 10th Anniversary 7" box set.

Today we have an alternate mix of Welcome to the Big Ten Conference that didn't appear on the 7" (please ignore the studio hijinks).

2010-01-12T00:13:00.001-05:00

Happy birthday Melanie Chisholm! In 1994 Melanie C formed the Spice Girls along with Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Beckham (at that time Victoria Adams). By the late 90's she was known to most of the world as Sporty Spice.

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2010-01-11T00:08:00.002-05:00

On this day in 2007, author J. K. Rowling completed the seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Rowling completed the book while staying at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. She left a signed statement on a marble bust of Hermes in her room which read: "J. K. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11 January 2007". Today we have the song Black Magic by Jarvis Cocker. Cocker appeared as lead singer of the band The Weird Sisters in the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He also contributed to the film's soundtrack.

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2010-01-08T00:04:00.002-05:00

On this day in 1941 William Randolph Hearst, owner of the Hearst newspaper chain, forbid any of his 28 newspapers from accepting ads for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. The film, which was loosely based on Hearst's life had been co-written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz and directed by the 26 year old Welles. Hearst had used all of his resources and influence in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the film's release. Welles and the studio, RKO, resisted the pressure, but Hearst and his Hollywood friends succeeded in getting theater chains to limit bookings of Citizen Kane, resulting in mediocre box-office numbers for the film. Today we have a new Nana Grizol song, Cynicism from their soon to be released album, Ruth. Happy Friday!