I’ve been totally out of the MMW loop for the past several years, but every once and a while, I’ll sit down and crank up some Tonic or Notes from the Underground. I guess they put out a few new albums (“End of the World Party” and “Out Louder”, a second album with hippie magnet John Scofield). So, it appears that Medeski (p) and Martin (d) have put out a new album- or it is coming out soon. Here’s a link to a video from it, kinda reminiscent of Combustication.

Crustaceatron

Speaking of Tonic…did you know it was closing? Sad story. I’m glad I got to check it out while I could.

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Oh, happy days. An extra special holiday episode jam packed with 15 huge songs! What’s this holiday? Well, I’m celebrating being done with my 2nd year. Surgery final was this morning and now I only have 2 more years of school, ever. Only 5 more months in the classroom. Woooooot! A mix of some post-exam classics and 5-star songs from my iTunes library…

1. The Beatles- Dig a Pony
2. Broken Social Scene- It’s All Gonna Break
3. Goodnight Loving- Dead Fish on the Banks
4. Hieroglyphics- At the Helm
5. I’m From Barcelona- Oversleeping
6. M.Ward- To Go Home
7. Of Montreal- Lysergic Bliss
8. Pavement- AT&T
9. Rolling Stones- Emotional Rescue
10. Rush- Tom Sawyer
11. Smashing Pumpkins- Today
12. Spoon- Quincy Punk Episode
13. Steely Dan- Hey Nineteen
14. Stephen Malkmus- Pencil Rot
15. Wilco- That’s Not the Issue

welcome to episode v.

1. i am bones – the ostrich approach

-i got this from some other blog a while back and liked it. maybe it’s not as good as i originally thought, but it was interesting.

2. John Vanderslice – trance manual remix

-JV’s website has a full album of remixes from his last album, Pixel Revolt. You can download the whole thing for free.

3. M. Ward – Duet for Guitars #2

-remember when I said I was going to push M. Ward on you, reader, until you fold? Here are a couple tracks from him. He’s playing 2 dats in june with the boston symphony orchestra, and I wish i could go. it would be amazing.

4. M. Ward – One Life Away

-seriously, if god wrote songs…

5. Parts & Labor – Fractured Skies

-woot! stole it from music.for-robots.com

6. Pavement – Range Life

-with all the talk of the new Smashing Pumpkins, it reminded be that they just don’t have no function.

7. Ted Leo/RX – Parallel or Together?

-I’ve listened to the new album a few times, and it really makes me wish ted leo still sounded like this.

8. Voxtrot – Stephen

-a song that quickly caught my ear on the voxtrot full length. Unfortunately not as good as their first 2 EPs.

episode iv: a new hope

brand spankin’ new. also of note, this episode is double the bitrate of the others! yay! specially designed for those who may be studying, songs that made the cut for this episode were songs that have been heavily played in the last 3 weeks. the list:

1. cale parks – untitled

2. califone – sunday noises

3. deerhunter – octet

4. panda bear – comfy in nautica

5. professor murder – the mountain

6. the rosebuds – shake our tree

7. sparrow house – foxes

the second installment from my series at that other website.

1. Akron/Family – Before and Again
it’s slow, it’s quiet, i like it and i like them. it shows up in study-music rotations on a regular basis
2. Elvis Costello – New Lace Sleeves
it’s about as old as i am, so nothing new. one of my all-time favorite elvis tracks from an under appreciated elvis album
3. Jail – Rocker (Now in Stores)
it’s vinnie and austin’s band, from their new EP as of Aug. 06. Check ‘em out at http://www.myspace.com/jailjailjailjail
4. Spoon – The Book I Write
from the soundtrack of “Stranger than Fiction”, in case you haven’t heard this song yet
5. Sufjan Stevens – The Lord God Bird
about some woodpecker thought to be extinct that showed up in the south.
6. Ted Leo/Rx – The Unwanted Things
from his upcoming “Living with the Living” album. This is one of my favorite tracks so far. The second half of the album is far superior to the first.
7. TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me
good song from a really good album from a band where each album is better than the last

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the very first podcast I made, including music by !!!, Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene, Chad VanGaalen, Islands, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, M. Ward and Of Montreal

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