Slumberland Records Podcast

Just some records we've been listening to while in isolation.1. Billy Gault - The Time Of This World Is At Hand2. Cymande - Zion I3. Emanative - Love In Outer Space (Celestial Love Mix)4. The Tee Holman Sextet - The Rudie5. Zorro Five - Good Books6. Phantom Slasher - Nicoteen7. Byron the Aquarius - Traveling Again8. Glen Brown and King Tubby - Version 78 Style9. Dr. Alimantado - Chant To Jah10. The Umbrellas - Never Available11. The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Keep Your Secrets Close12. Failed Flowers - Faces13. Jeanines - Too Late14. This Poison! - You;--Think!!

Just a little mix of some groovy power-pop, girl group sounds and a bit of mod action. Dark days call for fun music.1. The Plimsouls - Zero Hour2. Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams3. The Records - Starry Eyes4. Nick Lowe - So It Goes5. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet6. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks7. Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind8. The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend9. The Spongetones - She Goes Out With Everybody10. The Beatles - All My Loving11. The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You12. Earl-Jean - I'm Into Something Good13. The Toys - Lover's Concerto14. The Cinderellas - Baby Baby I Still Love You15. The Pussywillows - The Boat That I Row16. The Equals - I Get So Excited17. The Kinks - Picture Book18. The Jam - Boy About Town19. Orange Juice - Holiday Hymn20. Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

No great plan for this one and not exactly bursting with rarities to prove what an awesome downloader I am. Just a mix of some stuff I've been listening to lately, old and new.1. New Order - Ceremony2. The Ropers - Transparent Day3. Human Switchboard - (Say No To) Saturday's Girl4. Able Tasmans - Wednesday (She's Coming Round)5. Let's Active - Every Word Means No6. Roommates - Kelly, I'm Not A Creep7. The Boo Radleys - Lazy Day8. Small Reactions - Nerve Pop9. Merchandise - I Locked The Door10. Big Troubles - Time Bomb11. Permanent Collection - The Kids12. Golden Grrrls - I Don't Want You Anyway13. Sea Pinks - A Pattern Recognition14. Zebra Hunt - Half Right

The Boy And The Cloud is back with another smashing selection of girl group, garage, sunshine pop and soft rock. His Heaven Is Above Your Head #14 podcast is full of amazing obscurities that are sure to send you scurrying to eBay in no time. It sure had that effect on me!1. We Five - Love Me Not Tomorrow2. The Girls - Here I Am In Love Again3. The Plagues - I've Been Through It Before4. The Terminals - In And Out Of My Mind5. The Folklords - Child6. The Deep Six - Winds of Morning7. The British North-American Act - Only A Dream8. The Coastliners - See Me9. The Penthouse 5 - You're Always Around10. Something Young - On, Don't Come Crying Back To Me11. Tommy Boyce - Pretty Thing12. The Higher State - Clear Motive13. Sonny Villegas - Help Me, Help You14. Janie Grant - And That Reminds Me15. Ohio Express - Stop Take A Look Around16. The Sheffields - Do You Still Love Me17. Les Bof! - Vivre Avec Toi18. The Gremlins - Oh My Word19. Every Mother's Son - Rain Flowers20. The Off Set - You're A Drag21. Charlotte & Emily - Please Stay With Me

Over at None More Twee, we usually talk about the latest and greatest indie pop around but for this mix, I went back to the roots of twee for a big chunk of bubblegum, added some soul, some crazed glam rock, a few novelty tunes (can never get enough of those) and a track from my favorite punk band, then mixed it up for maximum dance party effectiveness.1. Rick Springfield - We're Gonna Have A Good Time - This early 7T'z rocker comes from an album you need to track down called Mission Magic. I think I've started every mix of the past five years or so with this song.2. Andy Kim - You Got Style - AK may have been a total Neil Diamond wanna-be, but sometimes he equalled his idol. Like here, for example.3. Tommy Roe - Cinnamon - Nothing but love for T-Roe. He's the patron saint of NMT. One listen to this track and you'll know why.4. Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band - Feeling So Good (Skooby Doo) - Super groovy cover of the Archies' classic by a guy who made some great bubblesoul jams but is also a trained hypnotist and Peter Noone's brother in-law.5. Sylvie Vartan - Garde Moi Dans Ta Poche - She totally destroys the Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself" with a piledriver beat and some surprisingly tough vocalizing. Check the recent collection on Rev-Ola for more awesome Vartan sounds.6. Little Eva - Get Ready/Uptight - More than a one-hit wonder, Little Eva made some killer records and this is the best of them. Makes me wish someone had signed her to Motown or Stax.7. The Osmonds - Down By The Lazy River - Yeah, the Osmonds! Don't laugh until you hear this jam. It's cheesy but the good kind of cheese, the kind they give out as samples in grocery stores that you can't stop eating even though the staff keeps giving you dirty looks.8. Jacques Dutronc - Le Responsable - Dutronc is a heavy dude and when he gets down to rocking, he's gonna rock you for reals.9. The Messengers - That's The Way A Woman Is - Amazing bubblegum rocker on Motown of all places.10. The Equals - My Life Ain't Easy - Eddy Grant? Eddy Grant! The Equals have few equals when it comes to hard rocking bubblesoul. Few equals...geez.11. Lulu - Love Loves To Love Love - Lulu doesn't get much credit for tearing shit up but she really could. This track features some great Jimmy Page studio weirdness.12. Honeybus - The Breaking Up Scene - My heroes Comet Gain borrowed some of this song for "Villain" way back on Casino Classics. The Honeybus version has some hot guitar action and a footstomping beat. Which is weird because the rest of their output consisted of heartbreakingly beautiful orchestrated pop that's almost on par with the Left Banke.13. Mud - Tiger Feet - You haven't really lived until you've seen the Top of the Pops clip of Mud performing this song. It's like a four minute lecture on why rock & roll is so glorious, only it's way more fun than that. Even without the visuals this song should bring your party to a fever pitch.14. The Saints - Do the Robot - Sometimes people forget that punk rock could be a hell of a lot of fun. Most of the Saints tracks are as serious as death, but this song is a good time jam.15. Bobby Freeman - C'mon And Swim - It's the middle of winter here in Michigan but I reflexively reached for my swimsuit when this track came on. Bobby's just so persuasive!16. The Revillos - Scuba ScubaIf these guys had ever played on a bill with the B52's, it would have been one of the greatest nights in pop history. The only pairing I can think of that would be better is the Archies and the Banana Splits.

Heaven Is Above Your Head was a weekly radio show and podcast while I was living in New Zealand. For the second hour of every show my friends and I would all play exactly what we wanted and maybe have a dance. They have kept the slot and you can now listen to Simply Thrilled (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118285020973) every Saturday on non-commercial station Fleet FM (http://fleetfm.co.nz/), at 9pm local time or 9am GMT. If you happen to miss it they usually post a link on the Anorak forum afterwards. The previous episodes of HIAYH can all be found on my blog (http://heavenisabove.blogspot.com/). So the theme for this is 60s music, but avoiding the collectors scenes of garage and northern soul. What I ended up with was this great set of soft pop, haunted by the spirit of the Pye and Immediate labels. I was going to make it like an ordinary radio show at first, with spoken links, cause I felt I had a lot to say about the songs at the time. That was a couple of months ago though, so now I just mixed them together as they are. I hope you will appreciate the blending of some proper hits with more obscure would-be hits. Like the British group Thursday's Children who only released one single in 1965. And "Among the First to Know" which is one of my all-time faves, and has been covered by The Happy Balloon. The Mascots was a Swedish Hollies-styled group, here showing off their freakbeat side with a track from their great and only lp *EELPEE*. The American Breed had a couple of hits, but this string-laden ballad can't keep me from thinking of Belle & Sebastian. The Chants are notable for being a black vocal group from Liverpool, whose live debut took place in 1962 with The Beatles backing them. Read their story here: http://www.triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/a-z/chants.shtml! The group The Missing Links here is not the Australian one, but an American with one single to their name. Harmony Grass was a late 60s mutation of the Beach Boys-influenced Tony Rivers & the Castaways. And The Raindrops was of course the pseudonym used by the late great Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry for their own recordings. Enough talk.1. The Outsiders - Gimme Some Lovin'2. Marc Eric - Just Passing By3. The Ivy League - A Girl Like You4. The Missing Links - You Hypnotize Me5. The Two of Each - Trust6. The Happenings - Crazy Rhythm7. The Exciters - Tell Him8. The Scots of St. James - Tic Toc9. The Macots - Close Your Eyes10. The Searchers - Have You Ever Loved Someone11. Dino, Desi & Billy - Not The Lovin' Kind12. The Gentle Touch - Among The First To Know13. Lee Hazlewood - She Comes Running14. The Critters - Come Back On A Rainy Day15. Chris Montez - What A Difference A Day Made16. The American Breed - Sometime In The Morning17. Thursday's Children - Just You18. The Poets - I'll Come Home19. The Raindrops - That Boy Is Messing Up My Mind20. Harmony Grass - My Little Girl21. The Chants - She's Mine22. The Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears

Running a Temperature Revival is not a podcast, a mix, set, session, cassette, or cd-r. It is a correspondence from one person to several, however many, or few. Not to be numbered or finite, but dated for it's place in time and unclear how strong and for how long this communique can endure. 10 songs (no more, no less) appropriated from their original composers and pieced together into an interpretive narrative as told from the rooftops of Brooklyn to any number of unique and diverse geographic locales, and the climates they inhabit. Back to basics.1. The Birthday Party- 'The Friend Catcher' (Live 1981-'82. 4AD)2. EDMX- 'You Can't Hide Your Love (Hidden Love Mix)' (26 Mixes For Cash (Aphex Twin), Warp)3. Bo Diddley- 'Pollution' (Another Dimension, Chess)4. Les Rallizes Dénudés- 'Black Sad Straw Raincoat' (High or Die, bootleg)5. Sugarbelly- 'Shake Up Adinah' (Sugar Merengue, Port-O-Jam)6. The Liverbirds- 'Leave All Your Old Loves' (Star Club Show Vol. 4, Star Club)7. Bogshed- 'Can't Be Beat' (Step On It, Shelfish)8. The Honeymoon Killers- 'Fonce a Mort' (Les Tueurs De La Lune De Miel, Crammed)9. Tracy Thorne- 'Seascape' (A Distant Shore, Cherry Red)10. Art Ensemble of Chicago- 'Bye Bye Baby' (Certain Blacks, America)

Stew is back with another smashing selection of punk/DIY/pop classics and rarities. Unfuckwithable!1. THE BACHELOR PAD country pancake (live. - from the "Frying Tonight" 7inch EP, Egg Records, 19892. SPARKLE MOORE skull and crossbones - Fraternity Records 7inch, 19563. THE BUFF MEDWAYS archive from 1959 - from the 3 X LP "Archived From 1959", Damaged Goods, 20094. SOFT PAWS desperate idealism - from the self titled, self released debut LP, 2009 available from myspace.com/softpawsband5. THE MAGGOTS lets get, lets get Tammy Wyynette - from the 7inch EP reiusse on Discourage Records, 20076. AMY AND THE ANGELS i hate being in love - from the compilation LP "Making Waves", Girlfriend Records 1980.7. BEATNIK FILMSTARS crushed - from the 7inch on Satisfaction Records, 20098. JOSEF K heart of song - from the LP "Young And Stupid/Endless Soul", Supreme International Editions, year unknown9. CRABSTICK treacle - from the LP "Discoverooster", 555 recs 2001.10. THE MONKS pretty suzanne - from the "Black Monk Time" double LP reiusse on Light In The Attic Recs, 2009.11. KIRSTY AND THE HUSBANDS sitting in a disco - from "8 from 80" 7inch EP, Matchbox Classics 1980.12. THE HOMOSEXUALS slow guns - from the 10inch EP "Love Guns?" on Serious Business Records, 2008.13. LUSTY GHOSTS doing the undoing - from the Cassette "Lusty Ghosts Two" on Refill Records, 1981.14. ELVIS COSTELLO change partners - from the double LP "Secret Profane and Sugarcane" on Speciality Records, 2009.

After 7 days locked in his office and full of swine flu, Crayola's cabin fever was becoming intense. He'd listened to nothing but old Fall albums for 144 hours and was ready to cut off his ears. Then he had a plan to escape this self imposed aural purgatory - POP MUSIC!But how?Ah yes, a podcast.For who?Ah yes, Slumberland.Did it work?YES IT BLOODY DID!1. Dr. Strangely Strange "Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal" (Excerpt)2. The Creepers "Curl Up And Dye"3. World Sanguine Report "Third One Rises"4. Tattie Toes "Amapola"4. Rancid Hell Spawn "Gas Mask Love"5. The Jazz Butcher "Next Step Sideways"6. VPN "Bent Metal"7. The Scaramanga Six "You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance"8. The Beloved "This Means War"9. Dr. Feelgood "Roxette"10. The Golden Strings "Walked Out Of The Door"11. Dog Faced Hermans "In A Row"12. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band "I Won't Hurt You"13. DeSalvo "Oedipus Rising"

Hej, my name is Martin and I played drums for the Faintest Ideas/ javelins when we were around. These ögnhalsmottagningen that me and Stew Boyracer formed over the phone in late 2007. Apart from that I make hip hop/ dance music under the name Acid Lindgren, play guitar in a new band that might be called Anti-social Darwinists, Pretentious Assholes, Compulsive Record Collectors (or something completely different) as well as DJ under the monkier ADHDJ (thanks for the name Marisa). I live in Gothenburg, Sweden and one of my dreams is to one day have enough money to release a vinyl box of everything The Capstan Shafts will ever record. I am allergic to lactose, and think Chuck Reutter and Mike Spiegs should move to Sweden and start a band with me. Some of this stuff is actually true.1. Huggy Bear "Her jazz" (7", Wiiija/Cat Call, UK, 1993) – Huggy Bear is, together with Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bikini Kill, Boyracer and Beat Happening the most important and influential bands ever in my book. Everything about the band was, and is still so exciting to me, and why I never went to Emmaboda to see them in 93 still puzzles me to this day.2. The Carpettes "Small wonder" (7", Small Wonder, UK, 1978) – A totally perfect punk song (with a simple, but amazing drum beat in the chorus) that sums up everything that's so great about D.I.Y. in a few lines, so just sing along; "I don't need record companies that wanna rule me/ all of them think so obscene/ but I don't care about publicity/I just don't care for your generosity/ Small wonder/ they give you the bright idea to be a star/ you'll never make it, you'll never go far/ they say a good musician has gone to waste/ I tell you it's just a stupid taste/ Small wonder/ you talk about popularity/ d'ya think that it's a wise move?/ the useless generation knows nothing, so what does it prove?/ I can tell you straight to your face/ small wonder, the saviour of the human race yeah!/ Small wonder"3. Lockjaw "Radio call sign" (7", Raw, UK, 1977) – I can't resist to include at least one release from Lee Wood's Raw label as he released way too many great bands. This is the band that introduced Simon Gallup of the Cure to the world, and the song got enough energy to light up a medium sized Swedish town. Great drum rolls and fantastic Spaceward production.4. Svart "Otålighetens gräns" (7", Stranded, Sweden, 1980) - This song is taken Svart's debut EP, which is one of Sweden's finest post-punk releases. The band did an LP the year after this 7" was released, and even if the LP has some great songs it could never match the ones on their debut. I think this just might be the first Swedish indiepop record.5. Roadrunners "Love me as I am" (7", Beluga, Sweden, 1999) – The Roadrunners were one of Sweden's finest neo-garage bands that had everything I want from a band it that genre. They looked great, had great production on their records, and most important, they knew how to write killer tunes. All of their 7inches and EP's are well worth searching for, even if this is their best song in my opinion.6. Hormones in Abundance "Bad songs, bad people" (7", Heavenly Pop Hits, Sweden, 2004) – Bad people get the bad songs they deserve and in my opinion Patrik is one of the greatest song writers in Sweden. 41 seconds of indiepop perfection!7. Unrelated Segments "Story of my life" (7", Hanna-Barbera, USA, 1966) – 13 years before Dead Kennedys released "California über alles" these Michigan kids released this amazing slab of proto punk thrash, and in my opinion it seems like Jello Biafra owes quite a lot to the Segments lead singer Ron Stults when it comes to vocal delivery. This was the bands first 7" out of 3, and they are all equally great and intense.8. ABKK "Ronny" (7", EFMD, Sweden, 1981) – Fast, faster, fastest, weird, weirder and weirdest keyboard in the history of Swedish punkrock! This is released on the same label as Tuppjukk and Dom Vässade. EFMD stood for Enad front mot disco (United front against disco) and the label took lessons from Desperate Bicycles and printed the breakdown of the total printing costs on their record sleeves.9. Lars Langs "Chartertönt" (7", Pels-Votten, Sweden, 1980) – This song is taken from Lars Lang's only EP, that's thanks to a typo is called "Greatest Hit" instead of "greatest hits" and it's one of my favorite Swedish 7inches. 5 songs and they are all as great as this one.10. Mizz Nobody "Smittad" (7", DO 69, Sweden, 1978) – Mizz Nobody was Sweden's answer to The Petticoats or Poly Styrene and this is once again one of my favorite songs. Pay close attention to the amazing guitar sound she managed to come up with, and pay even closer attention to the killer guitar break in the middle of the song.11. Push Kings "Florida" (7", Double Agent, USA, 1996) – Together with Pants Yell! and The Remains, The Push Kings are among the best pop bands ever from Boston, and this is probably my favorite song by these well-dressed pop stars. Anyone who knows what happened to them; feel free to let me know.12. The Jumpers "My girl" (7", Dront, Sweden, 1982) – These young small town mods only released one EP, where this is the best song. It's not the best mop top song from Sweden by far, but it still got a guitar line and melody that I just can't resist.13. Lee Kings "On my way" (Flexi, Bildjournalen, Sweden, 1966) The Lee Kings was pretty much your average 60's teen band, but on this flexi they sure gave the Who and The Sorrows a run for the money when it came to feedback driven breaks. I'm pretty sure Stew Boyracer will like this one.14. Mecano Ltd. "Face cover face" (7", No Fun, Holland, 1978) – Here's some great and raw Dutch punk on the legendary No Fun label that also released one of the best punk records of all time; The Helmettes' "I don't care...". From what I can understand from their discography the band is still around in some form, but this 7" is basically all you need from them in my humble opinion.15. Boyracer "Where to place yr trust?" (12", 555, USA, 2009) – Boyracer is one of my favorite bands and Stewart is a great friend of mine, and not to mention an amazing song writer, so not including them in this set would just be preposterous. This song is takes from the LP version of Happenstance that was first released as a CD by HHBTM, but as the LP's got a few bonus tracks I highly recommend you to pick up a copy of this release as well as everything else Stew's got in stock before it's too late. In the songs I wrote for javelins/ The Faintest ideas I borrowed (or stole) so much from Boyracer that I owe them royalties for the rest of my life I guess.16. Von Gam "Hasse parasit" (7", Gam Produktion, Sweden, 1980) – Brilliant and quite noisy punk from these young kids from Hovmanstorp (situated next to nowhere) produced by Sticky Bomb from Kriminella Gitarrer and demon producer Pål Spectrum. This song is about a creepy bastard who only lives for profit.17. The Misfits "She" (7", Blank, USA, 1977) – The first recording by the Misfits is their finest moment according to me. I love that Glen played a Farfisa organ through a fuzz pedal instead of bothering with finding a guitar player. Sloppy card board drums, the way too loud mixed bass and Glen's amazing voice together makes this the best version of this fantastic song.18. Pizzoar "År 3000" (7", Massproduktion, Sweden, 1980) – The Faintest Ideas covered this song for the Yellow Mica compilation "Wearing our punk rock hearts on our sleeves", but our version could never hold a candle to the original version. No surprise there I guess, even if I really liked Christoffer's weird and one of a kind accent on our version.19. Milky Wimpshake "Dialling tone" (7", Ferric Mordant, UK, 1999) – Daniel who played guitar for the Faintest Ideas introduced me to Milky Wimpshake and for that I'm forever thankful to him. This is such a great song and I wish I could write songs as good as this one.20. Bugs "Bloody mess" (7", Bugs, Sweden, 1979) – A bunch of very young kids who had a drummer who never figured out how to use the kick drum, so they just ignored that part of the drum kit. The singer counts in the song by saying 1,2,3, shotgun! Brilliant!21. Kriminella Gitarrer "Vårdad klädsel" (7", Kloaak, Sweden, 1978) – This 7" recorded in December 1977 has been labeled Sweden's first punk record sung in Swedish. Two of the most magic minutes in punk record history!22. The Zeros "Radio fun" (7", Small Wonder, UK, 1977) – I listen to the radio a lot when I'm at home or at work, so what could be better than a song that celebrates the fun with radio? Most of the early releases on the Small Wonder label are equally great as this one, so do yourself a favor and keep an eye open for that label when you go through the records at your favorite 2nd hand shop.23. Bad Town Boys "Borrowed time" (7", Dionysus, USA, 1990) – The first time I heard this song I was sure it was a recording from the early 80's, but it's actually written and recorded during the late hair metal period and released long before the entire retro punk wave became fashionable. This is one hell of a song!24. Richard Berry and the Pharaohs "Louie Louie" (7", Flip, USA, 1957) – The BEST song ever written. Period!

Another cracking set from Mr. Anderson, featuring DIY pop and punk records that just NEED to be heard. From classic Bogshed to rare Mousefolk demos and forthcoming 555 releases, this set fires on all cylinders. Tip!1. TENPOLE TUDOR - real fun (korova 7", 1980)2. THE BUFF MEDWAYS - i'm not going to your boring private view (no label 7", 2006)3. NANCY SESAY & THE MELODAIRES - c'est fab (it's way boys 7", 1980)4. SARANDON - searching for the now (little car 7", 2009)5. BOGSHED - fat lad exam failure (vinyl drip 12", 1988)6. THE CRAMPS - hot pearl snatch (live, vengeance records, 1988)7. PRINCE BUSTER - time longer than rope (prince buster 7", 1962)8. MOUSEFOLK - i don't love you anymore (demo tape, 1988)9. PETTICOAT CRASH - darling let's have another baby (zick zack, 1981)10. KRISTIN MESS - green & purple (555 recs, forthcoming in 2009)11. THE GROOVE FARM - baby blue marine (kvatch flexi, 1987)12. THE NERVOUS REX - 12345 crazy feeling (555 recs, 2008)13. HUON - that's not bad (555 recs, 2009)

Hi! I'm Peggy from the Pains and this is a mix I made. Here are some notes: I couldn't decide which Gregory Webster non-Razorcuts song I wanted to use, but this Saturn V song is one I discovered on a Vinyl Japan comp. It's so slacker 90s indie rock sounding. Also, there's a Smashing Pumpkins song that is the b-side to my favorite SP song ever, "1979." James Iha sings it and I'm pretty sure it was recorded on a 4-track. A guy I met on AOL put this on a tape for me when I was in high school and I loved it to death back then. Further is another band that I loved in high school, I need to track down the song that's on the My So-Called Life soundtrack. The Conny song is from an album called "This Is Love" of Swedish bands covering Haddaway's "What is Love" which I highly recommend. Well, for anyone who loves cheesy early nineties dance jams as much as me. Anyway, sorry if there are too many gross love songs on here. Ew!1) Triffids "Stand Up"2) Further "Teenage Soul"3) Spinning Jennys "I'd Laugh If Your Head Exploded"4) The Dentists "I Had an Excellent Dream"5) Yummy Fur "The Career Saver"6) Teenage Fanclub "So Far Gone" (Peel Session)7) Saturn V "Machine-Gun Head"8) Proclaimers "Then I Met You"9) Ninth Arena "The Room"10) Scars "All About You"11) Girlboy Girl "Feeder"12) Age of Chance "Everlasting Yeah"13) Television Personalities "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"14) Smashing Pumpkins "The Boy"15) Cherry Smash "Nowhere Generation"16) The Sundays "My Finest Hour"17) Mari Wilson "Stop and Start"18) Conny "What Is Love"19) Grab Grab the Haddock "Last Fond Goodbye"

Independent + Soulful + YouthfulFunky & Easy & Toe-tappersSweet * Lo-fi * Rock'n'Rollhttp://www.myspace.com/ismiledyesterdayvshttp://fireescapetalking.blogspot.comvshttp://www.slumberlandrecords.comThis podcast dedicated to Milo Walter Muzyk and Theo George Alouf Schulman1. The Breakaways "He Doesn't Love Me" ("It's So Fine: Pye Girls Are Go", Castle)2. Judy Street "What" (7", Goldmine)3. KG "Candy Loves Me So" (7", Lo-Fi)4. The Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa "What's" ("Thirteen Years In Noises", Rev-ola)5. Comet Gain "Love Without Lies" (7", What's Your Rupture)6. I'm From Barcelona "Houdini" ("Who Killed Harry Houdini", Mute)7. Shoes "Cruel You" ("Present Tense", Black Vinyl)8. Nodzzz "In The City (Contact High)" ("Nodzzz", What's Your Rupture)9. Sexy Kids "Sisters are Forever" (7", Slumberland)10. Sad Horse "Inner/Outer Space (In Your Mind)" (cd with Yeti #6, Yeti Publishing)11. Black Time "I'm Gonna Haunt You When I'm Gone" ("Double Negative", In The Red)12. Timmy Willis "Mr. Soul Satisfaction" (7", Sidra Recordings)13. Belleruche "Anything You Want (Not That)" ("The Express", Tru Thoughts)14. Mayer Hawthorne & the County "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" (7", Stones Throw)15. The Mountain Movers "When I Die" ("Let's Open Up The Chest", Safety Meeting)16. The Verlaines "Doomsday" (12", Flying Nun)17. Male Bonding "Lick Him With Fists" (split 7" with PENS, Paradise Vendors Inc.)18. The Bluestars "Social End Product" ("Wild Things: Wyld Kiwi Garage 1966-1969", Flying Nun)19. The Balloon Farm "A Question of Temperature" ("It's Happening", Cheers)20. Thee Vicars "Don't Try To Tell Me You've Changed" (7", Dirty Water)

My name is Herbie and for whatever reason I decided to use the name HTSHELL for when I play records. I live in Philadelphia and play in the groups Brown Recluse Sings and Auto Scroll. I also am part of a monthly night called "ENGLAND BELONGS TO TWEE" (http://www.myspace.com/englandbelongstotwee) where we get too excited by mixing Cock Sparrer into Heavenly and Tiger Trap into Sham 69.But for this I just grabbed a bunch of 45s and pressed record and this is what came out. There's mostly soul, a little pop, and an enigmatic song for what would be the closing credits. All these records came from trips to flea markets in the eastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, and central NJ regions from January-October 2008. The recording itself is somewhat scratchy, but I think vinyl hiss and crackle sounds infinitely more pleasing than MP3 compression.I'm trying to take things one step at a time this year, which is hard for me because I tend to start something and never finish it. Hopefully this long overdue podcast is the first in a trend of bringing more ideas and projects to fruition. Thanks for listening and big thanks to the whole Slumberland fam!herbiehtshell@gmail.com1. Candy & the Kisses - The 812. The Toys - A Lover's Concerto3. Alvin Cash & the Crawlers - Twine Time4. James & Bobby Purley - Shake a Tail Feather5. The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau, Part 16. The Electric Indian - Broad Street7. The Flaming Ember - Westbound #98. The Goodees - Condition Red9. Jr. Walker & the All Stars - Hip City, Part 110. The Marvelettes - Beachwood 4578911. The Family - Family Affair (Instrumental)12. The Ad Libs - Boy From New York City13. The American Breed - Mindrocker14. The Kingsmen - Haunted Castle15. Maxine Brown - One Step at a Time16. Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town17. Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You18. Ferrante & Teicher - Midnight Cowboy

I was going to try and be hip and fill this up with obscure bands but instead opted for the happening right now bands so here is a selection of my favourite songs of the moment, I hope you enjoy some if not all of them.stephenwww.thisalmightypop.com1. Lets Whisper - Dylan's Song- this is the side project of Dana and Colin from The Smittens and it can be found on the more than excellent WeePop! label. (http://www.myspace.com/letswhispermusic)2. A Classic Education - Wartimes - were the stars of last summer's indie tracks festival. This is from the bands' self released 12" single. (www.aclassiceducation.com)3. Blackflower - Summer Has Changed - is from their debut album You and Me, which is most played LP of the year, two of them are from Darlington only 7 miles from where I am sitting. (http://www.myspace.com/blackflowermusic)4. Countryside - Summer Is Here - were a band I saw play a majestic set in the church at my first indie tracks in '07. They have also just said yes to putting out this song on my record label. (http://www.myspace.com/countrysideland)5. Les Cox (sportifs) - Dresden - are another special band who are still a bit of a secret at the moment but hopefully not for much longer. This song is from their debut album Neverheed. (http://www.myspace.com/lescoxsportifs) 6. Phil Wilson - White Night - who kindly let me release an e.p. by him on my label, but this is from an e.p. called New Wave on the German Edition 59 label which has just been released, you should also pick up 2 x 7" Industrial Strength on Slumberland if you haven't already. (http://www.myspace.com/philwilsonjunebride)7. Play People - Meet Me Saturday - this from a CD e.p. on Cloudberry who are also about to release the bands' first vinyl single called "Goes Out" which is even better than this song. (http://www.myspace.com/themosquitoesuk)8. Moira Stewart - We Still Live With Our Parents - A band you really should see live at least once, if only to hear their perfect version of "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher," that I want to release on my label, but I haven't asked them yet. (http://www.myspace.com/moirastewartmusic)9. Withered Hand - I Am Nothing - Scottish popstars who surely would have had a place on 53rd and 3rd if they were born 20 years sooner. (http://www.myspace.com/witheredhandmusic)10. The Middle Ones - Goodnight Song - another indie tracks encounter brought this band to my attention, they giggled like giddy kippers during their performance in the church, reminding me of Kathryn Williams and The Marine Girls, which has got to a good thing. (http://www.myspace.com/themiddleones)11. Horowitz - I Was The Son Of A Teenage Comicbook Superhero's Trusty Sidekick - Nearly every band I like seems to have some sort of IndieTracks connection and I make no secret of the fact that that is where I first fell in love with Horowitz's lo-fi grooviness. The fact that Pete was also the ball boy behind the goal in the 1973 FA cup final when Ian Porterfield scored Sunderland's winner against Leeds United makes me love them even more. This song is from their recently released CD e.p. on Edition 59. (http://www.myspace.com/horowitzband)12. Kuma - My Name Is Kuma - This is also from a CD on WeePop! If listening to this song doesn't make you smile and dance nothing will. (http://mynameiskuma.com)13. The Catalysts - The Girl From New York - This is Ulric from The Mixers and The Golden Dawn, as good as those bands were, The Catalysts are now my favourites. This on the Ulric's own Spirophone label. (http://www.myspace.com/catalysts)

Teenage Kicks is a monthly P!O!P party held in San Francisco by el Guapo and DJ In The Manner of a Leprechaun (who you might remember from his earlier Slumberland podcast). We love all kinds of pop music, from '60s pop to '70s bubblegum, early punk and post-punk, and of course indie pop from the '80s through to the present day. We thought we'd share some of that love with you and do something we don't normally get to do in a club setting, namely go head to head trading off songs; we hope you like it. We play 100% vinyl and are always digging for new P!O!P gems. If you're ever in the SF Bay Area on the second Friday of the month, we hope to see you at The Attic, 2333 24th Street at Mission, where we'll be playing some fine pop songs from 10pm-2am!1. The Members - Solitary Confinement (Virgin, UK)2. The Scientists - Frantic Romantic (DNA, AU)3. The Hummingbirds - Hindsight (Phantom, AU)4. Sneaky Feelings - Trouble with Kay (Flying Nun, NZ)5. The Cosmopolitans - How to Keep Your Husband Happy (Albion, US)6. Plastic Bertrand - Super Cool (Vogue Disques, FR)7. The Brilliant Corners - Brian Rix (SS20, UK)8. Laugh - Paul McCartney (Remorse, UK)9. PF Sloan - Halloween Mary (Dunhill, US)10. The British Road Runners - Do Something to Me (Laurie, US)11. The Yellow Balloon - Yellow Balloon (Canterbury, US)12. The Easybeats - The Music Goes Around My Head (Parlophone, AU)13. The Raspberries - I Wanna Be With You (Capitol, US)14. The Neighborhoods - No Place like Home (Ace of Hearts, US)15. Dave Parasite - You're Gonna Be Mine (American Pop Project, US)16. The Jasmine Minks - World's No Place (Creation, UK)

Things we LOVE!Shopping in record stores on a lazy Sunday afternoon!Writing to a record label half a world away!Showing-up to support our favo(u)rite bands!Receiving a package from our favo(u)rite mailorders!This is our music and these are our favo(u)rite tunes of late...(listen) + {enjoy} & [support]!!!1. The Dovells "You Can't Sit Down" (7", Parkway)2. Charles Lamonte and The Extremes "Got To Keep Moving" (Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Volume 1, Kent)3. Buster and Eddie "Can't Be Still" (Northern Monsters, Kent)4. The Times "Whatever Happened to Thamesbeat" (This Is London, Artpop)5. (The) Nervous Rex "1-2-3-4-5 (Crazy Feeling)" (We're A Garage Band From Modern England, The International Lo-fi Underground/555)6. Wild Billy Childish and The MBEs "Back Amongst The Medway Losers" (Thatcher's Children, Damaged Goods)7. Thee Almighty Handclaps "Fulltime!" (7", self-release)8. The Mutators "Bourgeois Fantasy" (Secret Life lp, Nominal Records)9. Tyvek "Frustration Rock" (double 7", What's Your Rupture?)10. Que Possum "Listen" (split 7" w/Boyracer, 555)11. The Nixe "Scientist" (s/t lp, Polly Maggoo)12. Shrag "Intelligent Theft" (s/t, Where It's At Is Where You Are)13. The Coastliners "Alright" (Never Ever Land, Charly)14. The Flowers "Got To Get To Know You" (Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Volume 3, Kent)15. The Mauds "Seachin'" (Oh Yeah! Best of Dunwich, Sundazed)16. Jean and the Statesides "Putty In Your Hands" (Dream Babes Volume 2: Reflections, RPM)17. Davie Jones and The Lower Third "I Can't Help Thinking About Me" (Doin' The Mod Volume 4, Castle)18. The Young Untold "Chicken In A Basket" (s/t cdep, Yellow Mica Recordings)19. The Rippers"Little Girl You'll Be Mine" (7", Shake Your Ass Records)20. The Manhattan Love Suicides "Detroit Diesel" (Clusterfuck 7", Squirrel)

Cause Co-Motion! are not just a great band, they're also music fans and record collectors of the first order. If you need any evidence, have a look at Dusted's September 10th edition of Listed, featuring ten picks by the band. We liked the selection so much we asked them to knock together a little podcast for us to soundtrack the feature. So here it is, ten gems from Cause Co-Motion! to you. And don't forget, their "I Lie Awake" single is out now. 1. Candy Jo Tyler - "Mr. Tambourine Man" (7", Laurie)2. The Tights - "Cracked" (7", Cherry Red) 3. Swamp Dogg - "Do You Believe" (Rat On LP, Elektra)4. Ola & The Janglers - "Eeny Meeny Miney Moe" (7", London)5. Happy Mondays - "Tart Tart" (Squirrel & G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile LP, Factory)6. Tommy James & The Shondells - "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (7", Roulette)7. The Clique - "Superman" (7", White Whale)8. The Tammys - "Egyptian Shumba"9. The Summer Hits - "California Summer" (Small-Fi)10. Dwizz - "Salt Peppa Ketchup & Hot Sauce"

Untouchable Sound: The Sound of Young Sweden The Sound of Philadelphia The Sound of Young America The Sound of Young Scotland The Sound of The Hit Parade Sound of Confusion 1. Sandy Waddy "Everything Is Everything" (Dancing 'til Dawn, Kent)2. Lindy Lane "Low Grades and High Fever" (Girls in the Garage Vol. 2, Romulan)3. The Barbaras "Summertime Road" (7", Goner)4. The Elektras "Nous Sommes Les Elektras" (7", Bachelor)5. Sounds Unlimited "Gotta Get Away" (7", Sundazed)6. The Yummy Fur "Hong Kong in Stereo" (Kinky Cinema, Guided Missile) 7. Sarandon "Pin Up" (The Miniest Album 7", Banazan)8. Finally Punk "Environmentality (7", ABL)9. The Barcelona Pavillion "Masters of Our Feelings" (Pain Is All You'll Find 3" cdep, Blocks Recording Club)10. Psychic Ills "Killers" (7", Social Registry)11. Catatonic Youth "Control My Gun" (7", Almost Ready)12. The Bush Tetras "Can't Be Funky" (New York Noise Vol. 1, Soul Jazz)13. Fire Engines "Discord" (Aufgeladen Und Bereit Fur Action Und Spass, Fast Product America)14. Always "Heaven" (Thames Valley Leather Club, El)15. Rodger Collins "She's Looking Good" (Moaning, Grooning, Crying: A Galaxy of Soul, Kent)16. The 5 Royals "Catch That Teardrop" (Birth of Soul Vol. 4, Kent Records)17. The Action "Baby You've Got It" (Action Packed, Demon)18. Tree Fort Angst "Trampoline" (Knee Deep In The Rococo Excess Of..., Bus Stop)19. The Vultures "What I Say" (Good Thing 12", Narodnik)20. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart "Come Saturday" (Searching For The Now Vol. 4 7", Slumberland)

Just the thought of what the Boyracer family's record collection must look like brings a tear to my eye. If i had a nickel for every great record Stew's turned me onto, I'd have enough money to catch up on the Searching For The Now series. This is Jen and Stew's first podcast, and I think you'll find it to be beyond enlightening. Exotic DIY pop singles and tapes rain down like manna, and Mr & Mrs 'Racer drop informative chat between the tunes to keep you scurrying for the notepad. Ace stuff. 1. BILLY CHILDISH - art or arse2. CAIRO - i like bluebeat3. LIAM LYNCH - whatever4. SCARS - horrorshow5. DESPERATE BICYCLES - smokescreen6. URBAN SLAKE - so fucking swedish7. BRIGHT LIGHTS - g.g.p.8. HOOD - left channel down, who needs enemies?9. THE PETTICOATS - normal10. MOTORCYCLE BOY - peel session track11. THE SAVLONS - and whats more12. MURPHY FEDERATION - the fed up skank13. ESMERELDAS KITE - demo track14. GIRLS AT OUR BEST - getting nowhere fast15. DISTURBED - betrayed16. THE CLOUDS - jenny nowhere17. XTC - spiral

At Kid Frostbite's house long summer days and warm summer nights demand a healthy ration of sweet soul sounds. These eighteen tunes are sure to get the feet stepping and the fingers snapping; go ahead and sing along, we'll be doing just the same. Thanks to Mrs. Slumberland for the soulful inspiration and Team ISY for the kick in the ass. 1. Billy Preston - Billy's Bag2. Ramsey Lewis - Party Time3. Googie Rene Combo - Smokey Joe's La La4. Cliff Nobles & Co - The Horse5. Harvey Averne Dozen - Think It Over6. Rose Batiste - Hit And Run7. The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding8. Willie Tee - Walkin' Up A One Way Street9. The Poets - She Blew A Good Thing10. Gene Chandler - Nothing Can Stop Me11. Billy Butler and The Enchanters - Right Track12. Mary Love - You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet13. The Astors - Candy14. Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl15. Fontella Bass - Leave It In The Hands of Love16. Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart17. The Five Stairsteps and Cubie - Stay Close To Me18. The Impressions - We're A Winner

Summertime is for CLAPPING along with yr fave songs! Summertime is for SUPPORTING yr fave labels! Summertime is for SEEING yr fave bands LIVE! Summertime is for CREATING yr OWN culture! YOU GOT THE POWER! CHECK IT AND WRECK IT! xoxox Team ISY 1. Shirley Ellis "The Clapping Song" ("The Complete Congress Recordings", Congress Records)2. The Starlets "You Don't Love Me" ("Girls Go Zonk!!", RPM Records)3. Antoine et Les Problemes "Si C'est La Nuit" ("Antoine Rencontre Les Problemes", Magic Records)4. Sic Alps "Speeds" ("The Soft Tour in Rough Form", MtStMtn Records)5. Let's Wrestle "I Won't Lie To You" ("In Loving Memory Of", Stolen Recordings)6. Les Aspirateurs "On Y Go" (7", Felicite Records)7. Baby Lemonade "Secret Goldfish (demo)" ("45 rpm", Egg Records)8. South Ambulance "Die 5times times5" ("s/t", Labrador Records)9. The Bodines "Paradise" ("Creation Soup", Creation Records)10. Vivian Girls "Wild Eyes" (7", Plays With Dolls Records)11. Skywave "It's In Your Eyes" ("Echodrone", Cherry Coated Records)12. Cheap Time "Spoiled Brat" (7", Sweet Rot Records)13. The Delmonas "I Feel Alright" ("Do The Uncle Willy", Get Hip Records)14. Grow Up "Joanne" (7", Object Music)15. The Lovettes "Little Miss Soul" ("Big In Wigan", Kent Records)16. The Triumphs "I'm Coming To Your Rescue" ("Okeh, A Northern Soul Obsession", Kent Records)17. Third Tuesday "Third Time Under" ("Girl Crazy", Goldmine Soul Supply)18. Mr. Lucky and The Gamblers "I Told You Once Before" ("Northwest Battle Of The Bands Vol. 1", Big Beat Records)19. Pussycat Trash "Mock Style Examinations" ("The Brat Years 1992-1995", Kill Rock Stars Records)20. Forbidden Tigers "Forbidden Tigers" ("Magnetic Problem", Deadbeat Records)21. So Cow "Government Complex" ("These Truly are End Times", Covert Bear Records)

Mighty, mighty sounds that shook the dance floors of Kingston and London and soundtracked the original skinhead scene. This is unrepentant party music, and the crackles and vinyl fizz you'll hear attest to the many years some of these records have spent moving crowds. So don't fight it - turn the lights down, turn the music up, grab a few tins of your favorite libation, and tighten up! 1. Dice The Boss - Your Boss DJ2. Harry J All Stars - Liquidator3. Max Romeo - Wet Dream4. The Des All Stars- Walk With Des5. Slim Smith - Everybody Needs Love6. Hortense Ellis - My Last Date7. Winston Shan - Throw Me Corn8. The Hippy Boys - What's Your Excuse9. The Reggae Boys - Ba Ba10. Karl Bryan - Red Ash11. The Untouchables - Tighten Up12. Pamela Brown - People Are Running13. Lloyd Charmers - In The Spirit14. Andy Capp - Pop A Top15. Hot Rod All Stars - Return of The Bad Man16. Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling - Bangarang17. The Upsetters - Lock Jaw18. Girlie - Small Change19. King Horror- Cutting Blade20 . Dice The Boss & Joe's All Stars- Brixton Cat

Team ISY believes that springtime is for DANCING! Team ISY does THE SKATE and THE BOOGALOO! Team ISY believes that BEAUTY counts for more than fidelity! Team ISY thanks Dan at Acute for the SPRING-CLEANED Lines song! Team ISY exhorts you to BUY "Memory Span" by The Lines in May! Team ISY thanks YOU for listening! 1. Richard Temple "That Beatin' Rhythm" ("Mirwood Soul Story", Kent Records)2. Oscar and The Majestics "Got To Have Your Lovin'" ("I'm Gonna Stay", Teenage Shutdown Records)3. The Come Ons "It's Alright" ("Hip Check", Sympathy For The Record Industry)4. Biff Bang Pow "It Makes You Scared" ("Creation Soup", Creation Records)5. caUSE co-MOTION "Don't You Know" (7", Can't Cope! Records)6. Bette Davis and The Balconettes "0898" (7", Damaged Goods Records)7. Boys Club "Nothing Better To Do" ("2-D World", Bachelor Records)8. The Mourning Reign "Satisfaction Guaranteed" (7", Sundazed Records)9. Dorothy Berry "Ain't That Love" ("Fillies of Soul", Titanic Records)10. The Bristols "Questions I Can't Answer" (7", Damaged Goods Records)11. Etta James "Seven Day Fool" ("Just Keep on Dancing - Chess Northern Soul", Kent Records)12. Marv Johnson "With All That's In Me" ("Come Go With Us", Goldmine Soul Supply)13. Danny White "Keep My Woman Home " ("Kent's Cellar of Soul", Kent Records)14. Emperor Julian "Free Product" (7", Piao! Records)15. The Lines "White Night" (7", "White Night", Illegal Records)16. The Pill "Bloody Murder" (split 7" with Lucky Tiger, Super 8 Underground)17. The Terraplanes "The Man With The Spiked Toed Shoes" ("Terraplane Fixation", Messthetics Records)18. The Rondelles "Revenge" (7", K Records)19. Felt "I Will Die With My Head In Flames" ("Creation Soup", Creation Records)20. The Delmontes "So It's Not To Be" ("Carousel", LTM)

I Smiled Yesterday is a trans-Atlantic tag team on a MISSION to make you smile again like you smiled yesterday! I Smiled Yesterday takes a NORTHERN SOUL sucker punch to the heart and dances the pain away! I Smiled Yesterday plays its PUNK ROCK crushes down phonelines to its friends! I Smiled Yesterday wants to hear what makes YOUR heart beat faster so leave yr comments! 1. Dionne Warwick "I Smiled Yesterday" ("Make Way For...", Sequel Records)2. Bobby 'Blue' Bland "Shoes" ("6Ts Rhythm 'N' Soul Society: In the Beginning", Kent Records)3.The Young Brothers "What's Your Game?" ("The Renfro Soul Story", Kent Records)4. Comet Gain "Hate Soul" ("Tigertown Pictures", Kill Rock Stars Records)5. The Embrooks "If You Let Me Go" (7", Records)6. Revolving Paint Dream "Green Sea Blue" ("Flowers In The Sky", Rev-ola Records)7. Adrienne Posta "Something Beautiful" ("Decca Originals: Northern Soul Scene", Decca Records)8. Taking Pictures "Fallen Angel" (7", Fortuna Pop Records)9. The Neon Boys "Love Comes In Spurts (Preliminary Version) ("Spurts: The Richard Hell Story", Rhino Records) 10. Times New Viking "Allegory Gets Me Hard" ("Presents The Paisley Reich", Siltbreeze Records)11. Shocking Pinks "Victims" ("Shocking Pinks", DFA Records)12. Henry's Dress "Sunshine Proves All Wrongness" ("Bust 'Em Green", Slumberland Records)13. The General Assembly "Sensitive Mind" ("Northern Soul Fever Vol. 4", Goldmine Soul Supply)14. Dave Berry "Picture Me Gone" ("Decca Originals: Northern Soul Scene", Decca Records)15. The Orchids "Oo-Chang-A-Lang" ("Decca Originals: The Girls Soul Scene", Decca Records)16. Fabienne Delsol "Le Roi Des Fourmis" ("Between You And Me", Damaged Goods Records)17. Mika Miko "Capricorination" ("C.Y.S.L.a.B.F", Kill Rock Stars Records)18. Skinned Teen "Punk Rock Romance" (b-side 7", Soul Static Sound Records)19. Big Flame "Man Of Few Syllables" ("Rigour", Drag City Records)

I first put this mix together a few years ago when we were recording The Crabapples to show the engineer what kind of sounds we were looking for. I've wound up listening to it quite a bit since then though, and I think this batch of songs pretty well represents a lot of what inspired me to start the label and make music myself: smart, succinct tunes with equal measures of noise and melody, played with maximum passion and minimum nonsense. 1. The Mekons - Where Were You? (7", Fast Product, 1978) - A spiteful punk rock love song from these Leeds legends. I'll be a heretic and say they're not my favorite band of all time, but the two singles on Fast always do the business for me.2. Subway Sect - Nobody's Scared (7", Braik, 1978) - Abrasively amazing artifact is the only real document of Subway Sect's first incarnation. I can only imagine how great an album they could have made at the time, and the recently released 1978 album of re-recorded 1977/1978 tracks only leaves me wanting the real thing.3. Swell Maps - Another Song (A Trip To Marineville LP, Rough Trade, 1979) - The Swell Maps kind of epitomize for me the prolific experimentation and restless energy of the early Rough Trade days. A total, glorious mess.4. Henry's Dress - Over 21 (7", Slumberland, 1996) - Henry's Dress were my favorite band for years and their records still blow my mind. An amazing mix of a super-catchy song and crazy guitar and bass noise, this song is from a split tour single with Rocketship and might be my favorite Dress moment.5. Blank Students - Background Music (Earcom 1 EP, Fast Product, 1979) - The post-punk DIY explosion was full of bands that made one great record or released one great song, and while I don't know anything about this band, the anonymity of it makes me love it even more.6. Jasmine Minks - What's Happening? (7", Creation, 1985) - Early Minks singles tend to be more modish and 60s sounding, but this single has kind of a spare, minimal punkiness to it that I always really loved. What a tune, what a band.7. Sportique - Definition '79 (Modern Museums 10", Matinée/WIAIWYA, 2002) - Greg Webster and mates delivered three mini-lps and a bunch of singles full of bristly, catchy, immediate punk-pop gems. This song argues for a rebirth of the DIY post-punk spirit of excitement, and I can dig it.8. Groove Farm - Just A Silly Phase I'm Going Through (Airspace II LP, Breaking Down, 1990) - Breathlessly fast guitar playing, shout-along vocals and quality indie horns. What's not to like?9. This Poison! - Poised Over The Pause Button (7", Reception, 1987) - The two This Poison! singles are just about legendary around my house. Being from Leeds and on Reception there is definitely a kinship to The Wedding Present, but TP! had incredible songs and a sound all their own. The comp on Egg is 100% essential.10. The Charlottes - Are You Happy Now? (7", Molesworth, 1988) - The Charlottes went on to some amount of shoegaze-pop fame on Subway and later Cherry Red, but this slice of rushing girlie pop is my favorite record of theirs. Dig the wild drumming!11. Mousefolk - Crazy Mixed-Up Kid (Songs Of Love And Hate EP, Teatime, 1989) - One of my absolute favorite post-C86 bands. Mousefolk were mainstays of the late 80s pop tape comp scene, and their is a sweet, homemade sincerity to their sound that elevates it way beyond most of the twee-by-the-numbers bands of that era. Plus, they rocked.12. Bubblegum Splash - Plastic Smile (Splashdown EP, Subway, 1987) - Only a few comp tracks and one single from this group, but what a single it is. Super-simple songs, basic buzzsaw guitar and, shall we say, untutored vocals. A great example of punk's "anyone can do it" ethic at the heart of C86 pop.13. The Slits - Shoplifting (Peel Session, 1977) - As much as I like Cut, there's something amazingly raw about the earlier '77-era tracks captured in their Peel Sessions and the untitled Rough Trade LP that really gets me going. "Let's Do The Split" is way up there as well - when the Slits played SF last year they had so much fun with it they played it twice. Pretty cool.14. The Killjoys - Johnny Won't Get To Heaven (7", Raw, 1977) - Nasty, bludgeoning '77 punk from the Midlands, featuring a young and apparently very angry Kevin Rowland. Pure amphetamine energy, and what a punchy sound. Classic single.15. Action Painting! - Laying The Lodger (7", Damaged Goods, 1994) - I have a very soft spot for Action Painting!'s noisier songs, and as much as I love "Classical Music" and "Collapsing Cloud," it's the out-of-control vibe of this single that marks it as my favorite. Magic.16. Boyracer - Spiteful Punk Rock Song #2 (AUL 36X EP, Slumberland, 1994) - One of my favorite bands of all time, so many sound to pick from how would you choose? This was the band's first Slumberland release and I have very fond memories of hearing them play it live and pogo-ing like a madman with A Turntable Friend's Ulrich.17. Buzzcocks - Breakdown (Spiral Scratch EP, New Hormones, 1977) - One could almost say the record that started it all. One of the first independently-released punk singles, and it just happens to be one of the best, IMHO. Howard Devoto's sneered, bored vocals are a perfect complement to the sawed-off, strangled guitar and tumbling drums. Buzzcocks are of course one of the greatest bands ever, but I'm surprised how many people I talk to aren't down with this record. Squares.18. Josef K - Sorry For Laughing (7", Crepuscule/Postcard, 1981) - The Postcard label remains a huge inspiration for me, and the alienated strum of this single is one of my faves. Josef K's blend of dark, angular post-punk and pop always surprises and delights, and I just love the trebly, scratchy guitar sound.19. Fire Engines - Lubricate Your Living Room (Lubricate Your Living Room LP, Fast Product, 1980) - What is it about Scotland? So much amazing music, and the Fire Engines post-Television/Velvet Underground guitar cacophony stands tall with the best. "Lubricate Your Living Room" was the theme to my radio show on WMUC back in the mid-80s, and even though I've listened to it about a thousand times I never tire of it. If you don't have their records already, the Fire Engines comp that Acute put out in 2007 is not to be missed.

An excellent, eclectic pop mix with a decidedly international scope from Summer Cats' Scott Brewer. From the suave pop of Pas Chic Chic to the freakbeat stomp of Saturday Looks Good To Me's cover of The Equals' "I Get So Excited" (a definite Kid Frostbite favorite!) to the sublime strum of Rose Melberg's "Cast Away The Clouds," this podcast covers a lot of ground yet hangs together admirably. Top marks, Mr. Brewer! 1. Pas Chic Chic - Sur les Ecrans Statiques (7", Maze Discos, 2007)2. Bel Divioleta - Normal (Espejos, Siesta Records, 2005)3. Envelopes - Sister In Love (Demon, Brille Records, 2005)4. Love is All - Make Up Fall Out Make Up (9 Times That Same Song, What's Your Rupture, 2005)5. Eux Autres - When I'm Up (Cold City, Happy Happy Birthday To Me, 2007)6. The Bicycles - Two Girl's From Montreal (The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Fuzzy Logic Recordings, 2006)7. Summer Cats - Lonely Planet (unreleased, 2007)8. Saturday Looks Good To Me - I Get So Excited, (Love Will Find You, Whistletap Records, 2002)9. The Cookies - Only To Other People (One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost and Found, Rhino, 2005)10. Margo Guryan - Don't Go Away (Take a Picture, Siesta Records, 2000)11. Rose Melberg - Cast Away The Clouds (Cast Away The Clouds, Double Agent Records, 2006)12. The Motifs - Stars, (Dots, Music Is My Girlfriend, 2006)13. Baxter Dury - Len Parrot's Memorial Lift (Len Parrot's Memorial Lift, Sanctuary Records, 2003)14. The Zebras - The Forces of Light (The Zebras, Lost and Lonesome, 2004)15. Anemones - Lovely Lady/Special Times (Special Times EP, 1777rex, 2007)

none of us were born as fully formed indie kings and queens. when we were 13 we were turned on by madonna/iron maiden/frankie goes to hollywood (delete as applicable). no haircuts, no posters, no limited editions - here's a bunch of records that it's still cool to like. This podcast lovingly prepared by Crayola.1. DNE - Around2. Age of Chance - Crash Conscious3. The Bats - Made Up In Blue4. Dawson - Bearsden to Baghdad (Via The Erskine Bridge)5. W.H.I.N.E. - Snorkel6. The Incredible String Band - Mercy, I Cry City7. Swell Maps - Armadillo8. Coffee - Pool of Love9. Irving Klaw Trio - Counting Mothers10. Ye Ascoyne d'Ascoynes - Just The Biggest Thing11. Stitched-Back Foot Airman - Wouldn't You Like To Know12. The Keatons - Lightwood13. The Cannanes - I Think The Weather's Affected Your Brain14. Bald Mermaid - Wet Hand15. Reggaematix - Love & Romance

If you're going to venture outside in Glasgow you'd better like splashing along. Summer 2007's been a total write-off weather-wise so when I should've paddling on Troon beach, a melting double nougat in hand, I've been stomping around my living room to The Undecided? spitting out teen revenge and to A Sunny Day In Glasgow's colossal reverb attack. When I should've been throwing shapes like Ronaldo on the unforgiving blaze of Kelvingrove Park I've been sipping tea and swooning to the gently marvelous debut albums from Taken By Trees and California Snow Story. When I should've been watching the sun paint the sky with oranges and purples as it sets over Arran, I've had the curtains drawn and my eyes closed as I try to remember if anyone has done a better version of a Dan Treacy song than The Nomen's take on "Mysterious Ways". Aye ... it's been a glorious summer! I hope you enjoy listening to "The Sound of Rain" and if anything excites you please, please, please *BUY* the record. Reward the people who are making, releasing and distributing the beautiful music: they deserve your support!This podcast lovingly prepared by The Brogues.1. Faine Jade - It Ain't True (from "Introspection: A Faine Jade Recital", Sundazed, 2007)2. Sister Vanilla - The Two Of Us (from "Little Pop Rocks", P-Vine, 2005)3. Taken By Trees - Lost And Found (from "Open Field", Rough Trade, 2007)4. The Daughters of Eve - Help Me Boy (from "Girls With Guitars", Ace, 2004)5. Agent Simple - I Can't Think Of Anything (from 7" on Fridlyst, 2007)6. The Royal We - Poor Old Soul (from the Postcard tribute 7" split with 1990s, Hitherto, 2007)7. The Airfields - Nowhere Left To Go (from "Laneways ep", Humblebee Recordings, 2006)8. Thomas and Richard Frost - The City (from "Visualize", Rev-ola, 2002)9. California Snow Story - Suddenly Everything Happens (from "Close To The Ocean", Letterbox Records, 2007)10. The Nomen - Mysterious Ways (from "I Would Write A Thousand Words: A Tribute To Television Personalities Volume 2", The Beautiful Music, 2007)11. Zouzou - Il Est Parti Comme Il Etait Venu (from "L'integrale", BMG, 2005)12. Carol Friday - Gone Tomorrow (from "Beat Chic", RPM Records, 2007)13. The Undecided? - You're Gonna Cry (from "Mind Blowers", Past & Present Records, 2002)14. A Sunny Day In Glasgow - A Mundane Phonecall To Jack Parsons (from "Scribble Music Comic Journal", Notenuf Records, 2007)15. Metrotone - My Own Writing (from "Kiss Me Awake", Unlabel, 2006)

Those who know him or have tuned into his broadcasts as DJ In the Manner of a Leprechaun on Berkeley's KALX radio know that Andrew Crabapple's love for scratchy pop 7"s is only matched by his enthusiasm for a wide range of electronic dance music, from acid house to old skool jungle to his current obsession, minimal techno. Now living in London, he sends us this transmission from the front lines of the European minimal scene, with a few nods to the pop kids in the form of a disco re-edit of the Canadian post-punk nugget "Swimming" and Frankfurt's own Morane. There's something in this one for everybody, so hurry up and get downloading!This podcast lovingly prepared by DJ In the Manner of a Leprechaun.1. Untitled (For Disco Only 430U, DE)2. Theo Parrish - Twisted Friskie Biscuits (Sound Signature, US)3. Martha and the Muffins - Swimming (Leprechaun Disco Edit) (Dindisc/Unreleased, CA)4. Cassy - Somelightuntothenight (Beatstreet, DE)5. Beck - Cellphone's Dead (Villalobos Entlebuch Remix) (White Label)6. Donnacha Costello - 6x6 (Minimise, IE)7. Baby Ford & Zip - The Riverbed (Perlon, DE)8. Heartthrob - Baby Kate (Magda's "Where's My Baby's Daddy" Mix) (M_nus, CA)9. Shackleton - Blood on my Hands (Ricardo Villalobos Apocalypso Now Mix) (Skull Disco, UK)10. Niederflur - Din (M_nus, CA)11. Morane - Electric Pilot Girl (More Down Than Out, DE)

Slumberland's own Kid Frostbite drops some recent pop tunes that have been commanding major playtime on the Slumberland hi-fi.This podcast lovingly prepared by Kid Frostbite.1. Good Shoes - We Are Not The Same - Think Before You Speak LP (Brille, UK) 2. The Long Blondes - Once And Never Again - Once And Never Again 7" (Rough Trade, UK) 3. The Young Untold - We Came All The Way From King's Cross - S/T CDEP (Yellow Mica, SE) 4. Cause Co-Motion! - Only Fades Away - Split 7" (Cape Shok, US) 5. Love Is All - Nothing To Be Done - Nothing To Be Done 7" (Parlophone, UK) 6. Manhattan Love Suicides - Suzy Jones - S/T LP (Squirrel, UK/Magic Marker, US) 7. Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill - If Looks Could Kill 7" (Elefant, ES) 8. Liechtenstein - Stalking Skills - Stalking Skills 7" (Fraction Discs, SE) 9. Pants Yell! - '83 in 05 - '83 in 05 7" (Paper Cities, US) 10. Summer Cats - Wild Rice - 3" CD (Cloudberry, US) 11. The Lodger - Let Her Go - Let Her Go 7" (Angular, UK) 12. Bricolage - Looting Takes The Waiting Out of Wanting - Looting Takes The Waiting Out of Wanting 7" (Fantastic Plastic, UK) 13. Sarandon - Angela - The June Bride 7" (Wrath, UK) 14. Yo La Tengo - I Should Have Known Better - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass LP (Matador, US) 15. Last Gang - Beat of Blue - Beat of Blue 7" (Last Gang, UK) 16. Boyracer - Swords of A Thousand Men - Jukebox Volume One (555, US)