POP Goes The World!
Episodes
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
The final chapter of our three week run highlighting the best tracks of the decade.
I used this picture earlier this year for one of my shows, and I can’t think of a better epitaph to close out the second decade of the 21st century than this little bit of post millennium beat poetry.
Anyway, here’s to less embarrassment in the third decade.
Salute!
Arms
"Glass Harmonica" from Summer Skills (2011)
Sloan
"Follow the Leader" from The Double Cross (2011)
Sloan
"The Answer Was You" from The Double Cross (2011)
Sloan
"Unkind" from The Double Cross (2011)
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The Rescues
"Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year" from Blah Blah Love and War (2013)
Chuck Prophet
"Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins" from Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins (2017)
Fountains of Wayne
"Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" from Sky Full of Holes (2011)
The Late Show
"Sha La La (Wake Me When You're Done)" from Sha La La (2018)
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Skinny Lister
"Trouble on Oxford Street" from Down On Deptford Broadway (2015)
Pretty & Nice
"Yonkers" from Golden Rules for Golden People (2013)
Young Dreams
"Young Dreams" from Flight 376 - Single (2011)
Ezra Furman
"Love You So Bad" from Transangelic Exodus (2018)
The Pinker Tones
"Tokyo" from Modular (2010)
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
"Re:Re: (2016)" from BEST HIT AKG 2 (2012-2018) (2018)
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China Rats
"To Be Like I" from To Be Like I - Single (2012)
Bare Wires
"I Love You Tonight" from Seeking Love (2010)
Tranzmitors
"A Little Bit Closer" from Concrete Depression / A Little Bit Closer - Single (2012)
Warm Soda
"Waiting for your call" from Someone For You (2013)
Guantanamo Baywatch
"Sad Over You" from Chest Crawl (2012)
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Oranjuly
"Her Camera" from Oranjuly (2010)
Temples
"Shelter Song" from Sun Structures (2014)
DIIV
"Doused" from Oshin (2012)
The Death Of Pop
"Whenever" from Runts (2015)
Shannon & The Clams
"Rip Van Winkle" from Dreams in the Rat House (2013)
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Red Dons
"Pariah" from Fake Meets Failure (2010)
Obits
"Beggin' Dogs" from Moody, Standard and Poor (2011)
Man or Astro-Man?
"Defcon 5" from Defcon 5…4…3…2…1 (2013)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
"Me and Mia" from Shake the Sheets (2012)
THE ORAL CIGARETTES
"Kyouran Hey Kids!!" from Fixion (2016)
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Bob Mould
"Sunshine Rock" from Sunshine Rock (2019)
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ZAZ
"Le long de la route" from Zaz (2010)
Saturday Dec 21, 2019
Saturday Dec 21, 2019
We continue to assemble our musical time capsule for the best tracks of the decade.
King Krule
"A Lizard State" from 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (2013)
L.A. Salami
"Going Mad as the Street Bins" from Dancing With Bad Grammar: The Directors Cut (2016)
Matt Berry
"Lord Above" from The Small Hours (2016)
The Buttertones
"Orpheus Under the Influence" from Buttertones (2014)
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Tiny Danza
"Beat Fly" from You Could Have It All (2018)
Delicate Steve
"Butterfly" from WONDERVISIONS (2012)
Vundabar
"Alien Blues" from Gawk (2015)
The Frights
"You Are Going to Hate This" from You Are Going to Hate This (2016)
The Chats
"Smoko" from Get This In Ya (2017)
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The Divine Comedy
"At the Indie Disco" from Bang Goes the Knighthood (2010)
Milky Wimpshake
"La Di Da" from Heart and Soul in the Milky Way (2013)
Jeff Rosenstock
"USA" from POST- (2018)
Lift to Experience
"Just as Was Told" from The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (2017)
James Clarke Five
"Sexbombe Über Alles" from Sexbombe Über Alles (2013)
TV on the Radio
"Happy Idiot" from Seeds (2014)
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Ben Folds Five
"Do It Anyway" from The Sound of the Life of the Mind (2012)
DeVotchKa
"All the Sand In All the Sea" from 100 Lovers (2011)
Highasakite
"Indian Summer" from In and Out of Weeks - EP (2013)
Chorusgirl
"Vor Dem Fall" from Shimmer and Spin (2018)
Casiokids
"Finn Bikkjen!" from Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar (2010)
The Raveonettes
"Choke on Love" from Choke on Love - Single (2016)
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King Khan & The Shrines
"Born to Die" from Idle No More (2013)
Hot 8 Brass Band
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" from Love Will Tear Us Apart - Single (2018)
Idles
"The Idles Chant" from Meat - EP (2015)
A Giant Dog
"Sex & Drugs" from Pile (2016)
Royal Headache
"Need You" from High (2015)
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The Waterboys
"Morning Came Too Soon" from Out of All This Blue (2017)
Sun City Girls
"The Shining Path" from Torch of the Mystics (2015)
Xiu Xiu
"Chocolate Makes You Happy" from Dear God, I Hate Myself (2010)
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The Struts
"Primadonna Like Me" from YOUNG & DANGEROUS 2018
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
…. weeks, that is, untill the end of the second decade of the “new millennium”, and POP Goes The World will close out the decade embarking on a 3 week run highlighting the top tracks of the decade.
A POP Goes The World time capsule for the 2nd decade of the 21st century, if you will.
Hell, even if you won’t.
Landlady
"Above My Ground" from Upright Behavior (2014)
The Felice Brothers
"Ponzi" from Celebration, Florida (2011)
Kishi Bashi
"Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!" from Lighght (2014)
The New Pornographers
"Champions of Red Wine" from Brill Bruisers (2014)
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Matthew E. White
"Big Love" from Big Inner (2012)
The London Souls
"The River" from Here Come the Girls (2015)
Gomez
"Options" from Whatever's On Your Mind (2011)
Pokey LaFarge
"Something in the Water" from Something In the Water (2015)
Shannon & The Clams
"You Let Me Rust" from Gone by the Dawn (2015)
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Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
"I Swear" from Dirty Radio (2011)
A Giant Dog
"& Rock & Roll" from Pile (2016)
Ezra Furman
"The Mall" from Day of the Dog (2013)
Ferraby Lionheart
"Harry and Bess" from The Jack of Hearts (2010)
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JD McPherson
"Steal Away" from The Warm Covers EP (2014)
Raphael Saadiq
"Just Don't (feat. Yukimi Nakano)" from Stone Rollin' (2010)
The Dandy Warhols
"Highlife" from Why You so Crazy (2018)
Violent Femmes
"Good For / At Nothing" from Happy New Year - EP (2015)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
"S.O.B." from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2015)
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Thee Oh Sees
"The Dream" from Carrion Crawler / The Dream (2011)
The Golden Dogs
"Travel Time" from Coat of Arms (2011)
Parquet Courts
"Stoned and Starving" from Light Up Gold (2013)
The Love Language
"Calm Down" from Ruby Red (2013)
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Downtown Boys
"Fotos y Recuerdos" from Fotos y Recuerdos - Single (2018)
Hunx & His Punx
"Too Young to Be In Love" from Too Young to Be In Love (2011)
Nude Beach
"For You" from 77 (2014)
The Vaccines
"If You Wanna" from What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? (2010)
La Vida Bohème
"Radio Capital" from Nuestra (2011)
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Pere Ubu
"Golden Surf II" from Carnival of Souls (2014)
Bass Drum Of Death
"Get Found" from Gb City (2011)
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Caroline Rose
"Money" from Loner (2018)
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Enzo sitting in for Carlito this evening.
Don’t worry, he’s in no imminent danger.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation "Re: Re:" from Re: Re: - Single (2016)
Mono No Aware "井戸育ち" from Jinsei, Yamaori Taniori (2017)
Blumfeld "Verstärker" from L'etat et moi (2006)
Abwärts "Computerstaat" from Amok Koma (1980)
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Go Kart Mozart "White Stilettos In the Sand" from On the Hot Dog Streets (2012)
Téléphone "Au coeur de la nuit" from Au coeur de la nuit (2006)
Les Big Byrd "Tinnitus Ætérnum" from They Worshipped Cats (2014)
In Flagranti "Pick a Trick" from Brash & Vulgar (2009)
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Nina Simone "Gimme Some" from Verve Remixed, Vol. 4 (2008)
Rosetta Hightower "Big Bird" from Rosetta Hightower (2006)
Calva Louise "Getting Closer" from Getting Closer - Single (2017)
Pizzicato Five "Happy Sad" from Overdose (1994)
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Bebeto "Princesa Negra de Angola" from Esperanças Mil (1977)
Banda Black Rio "Maria Fumaça" from Maria Fumaça (2001)
Trio Mocoto "Que Nega É Essa" from Trio Mocoto (2019)
Fantastic Plastic Machine "Beautiful Days" from Beautiful. (2001)
ZAZ "Le long de la route" from Zaz (2010)
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Brighton 64 "Banderas Blancas" from Esta Vez Va en Serio (2012)
Futuro Terror "Precipicio" from Precipicio (2017)
Utopians "Trastornados" from Trastornados (2012)
Perro "Ediciones Reptiliano" from Estudias, Navajas (2015)
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Los Retrovisores "Tu Canción" from Alma y Pisotón - EP (2013)
Ed Tulipa "Club Mónica" from Popterapia (2011)
Kokoshca "La Fuerza" from La Fuerza - EP (2012)
Linda Guilala "Mucho Mejor" from Mucho Mejor - Single (2018)
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Ligabue "Il Meglio Deve Ancora Venire" from Arrivederci, Mostro! (2010)
Lunapop "50 Special" from ...Squérez? (1999)
Superpunk "Ich bin ein Snob" from A Bisserl was geht immer (2004)
Los Terapeutas del Ritmo "Friday I'm In Love" from Fiesta Brichera (2011)
Saturday Dec 07, 2019
Saturday Dec 07, 2019
I had such a good time with my friend from work, Didier, on the air last month, and really dug the tracks he played that I asked him to come back one last time before he heads back to Italy next week with some more.
Didier will never be forgotten, if only because he turned me onto Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Tactical Nuclear Penguins), and as reasons to be remembered go, that’s gotta be one of the better ones.
The Darts - "New Boy"
-from I Like You But Not Like That (2019)
Strangeways - "Sugar Sugar"
-from Powerpop! (1978)
The Directions - "Three Bands Tonite"
-from Weekend Dancers (1980)
The Merton Parkas - "Put Me In the Picture"
-from Face In the Crowd / Gi's It (2007)
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Chuck Prophet - "Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins"
-from Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins (2017)
Makin' Time "Here Is My Number"
-from Rhythm! The Complete Countdown Recordings (2012)
The Crooks "Modern Boys"
-from Just Released - The Anthology (2002)
The Amber Squad "I Can't Put My Finger On You"
-from Arewehavinganotherinhereorwhat? (2008)
The Music Machine "Talk Talk"
-from (Turn On) The Music Machine (1966)
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X-Ray Spex "Warrior In Woolworth"
-from Germ Free Adolescents: The Anthology (2001)
Missing Persons "Forever Young"
-from Uppers on the South Downs (1980)
The Teen Beats "Teenage Beat"
-from Uppers on the South Downs (1980)
The Mojomatics "She Loves"
-from Don't Pretend That You Know Me (2008)
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The Vacant Lots "Bells"
-from Bells - Single (2019)
Melvins "Youth of America"
-from Bulls & The Bees / Electroretard (2015)
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Adriano Celentano "L'unica chance"
-from Unicamentecelentano (2006)
Willie Peyote "Io non sono razzista ma..."
-from Educazione sabauda (2015)
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari "Rodger"
-from Diamo un calcio all'aldilà (2015)
Giorgio Gaber "Io Non Mi Sento Italiano"
-from Io Non Mi Sento Italiano (2003)
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Edoardo Bennato "Il gatto e la volpe"
-from Gli Anni '70 (1998)
Brunori Sas "Kurt Cobain"
-from Il Cammino di Santiago in taxi, vol. 3 (2013)
Ligabue "Tra palco e realtà (Live)"
-from Su e giù da un palco (Live) (1997)
Fabrizio De André "Il pescatore"
-from In direzione ostinata e contraria (2005)
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Eugenio in via di gioia "Chiodo fisso"
-from Tutti su per terra (2017)
Willie Peyote "Che bella giornata"
-from Educazione sabauda (2015)
Giorgio Gaber "La ballata dei Cerutti"
-from La ballata dei Cerutti - Single (2014)
Nek "Lascia che io sia"
-from Una Parte Di Me (2005)
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Pinguini Tattici Nucleari "Sudowoodo"
-from Diamo un calcio all'aldilà (2015)
Calcutta "Paracetamolo"
-from Evergreen (2018)
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Francesco Guccini "Dio è morto (Live)"
-from ...Quasi come Dumas... (Live) (2007)