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December 31, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Two Of Us” —The Beatles —Let It Be
20:04 —“Like I Did” —Chris Difford —Cashmere If You Can
20:07 —“Ghost On The Canvas” —Glen Campbell —Ghost On The Canvas
   
20:13 —“No Room For Doubt” —Lianne La Havas —Lost and Found
20:17 —“Lilly” —Pink Martini —A Retrospective
20:19 —“I Can’t Stand The Rain” —Kira Small & Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
   
20:25 —“You Dropped A Bomb On Me” —Holmes —Covers
20:28 —“San Tropez”  —Pink Floyd —Meddle
20:32 —“Touched By A Robot” —The Bon Mots —Le Main Drag
   
20:39 —“Biko” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Melt)
20:46 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
   
20:52 —“Wheels Within Wheels” —Rory Gallagher —Notes From San Francisco
   
20:55 —“Post Hydrate Update” —Robert Pollard —We All Got Out Of The Army
   
21:00 —“Snow Flake” —Kate Bush —50 Words For Snow
21:10 —“Evil Twin Brother” (feat. Regina Spektor) —Thomas Dolby —A Map Of The Floating City
   
21:16 —“Nine” —Mike Keneally —Nonkertompf
21:20 —“What Have I Done” —Mike Keneally —Nonkertompf
   
21:33 —“Open Country Joy” —Mahavishnu Orchestra —Birds Of Fire
21:36 —“Where’s My Bow?” —Ma, Dunca, Meyer, Thile —The Goat Rodeo Sessions
21:41 —“Bedouin Dress” —Fleet Foxes —Helplessness Blues
   
21:47 —“Tears Rolling Up Our Sleeves” —Paul Westerberg —Suicane Gratification
21:50 —“Match Made In Hell”  —Tommy Stinson —One Man Mutiny
   
21:54:00 —“Mr. Blue Sky” —Holmes —Covers
21:57 —“Talking Dogs” —Robert Pollard —We All Got Out Of The Army

 

December 30, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“DRTV” —The Rainbow Worm Factory —The Rainbow Worm Factory
20:04 —“I’ll Replace You With Machines” —Guided By Voices —Earthquake Glue
20:07 —“Ghost Of Emily Returns” —Bill Goffrier & Saucer —The Saucer Years
   
20:13 —“My Little Brother” —TW Walsh —Songs Of Pain and Leisure
   
20:18 —“The Rhythm Of The Heat” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Security)
20:23 —“Wallflower”  —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Security)
   
20:32 —“Pound For A Brown” —The Mothers of Invention —Ahead Of Their Time
   
20:40 —“All Those Years Ago” —Emmy The Great —VA: Harrison Covered
20:43 —“A Road Song” —Fountains Of Wayne —Sky Full Of Holes
20:46 —“Walking The Floor Over You” —Teddy Thompson —Upfront & Down Low
   
20:49 —“Magic In The Blues” —Dave Stewart —The Blackbird Diaries
20:54 —“Country Wine” —Dave Stewart —The Blackbird Diaries
   
21:00 —“She Don’t Use Jelly” —Flaming Lips —Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
21:04 —“Elizabeth Montgomery’s Face” —The Embarrassment —Heyday: 1979-83
21:06 —“That’s All” —Holmes —Covers
   
21:11 —“You Gonna Regret Losing Me” —Kira Small & Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
   
21:19 —“I Can’t Stop” —Mike Keneally —hat.
21:22 —“Rosemary Girl” —Mike Keneally —Boil That Dust Speck
21:26 —“Assembly Language” —The Mistakes —The Mistakes
   
21:32 —“King Kong” —The Mothers Of Invention —Ahead Of Their Time
   
21:42 —“I’m On Fire For Her” —Mark Horton —KMUW exclusive
21:44 —“Dresser Drawer” —sami.the.great —sami.the.great
21:47 —“Idiot Heart” —Carsie Blanton —Idiot Heart
   
21:51 —“Midnight Sun” —Doug Jerebine —Is Jesse Harper

 

December 28, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Ghost On The Canvas” —Glen Campbell —Ghost On The Canvas
20:04 —“Richie and Ruben” —Fountains Of Wayne —Sky Full Of Holes
20:08 —“Match Made In Hell” —Tommy Stinson —One Man Mutiny
20:11 —“All Through The Night” —Sam Llanas —4 A.M.
   
20:16 —“Travel Around The World” —Carlos Forster —Family Trees
   
20:21 —“Panda” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
20:25 —“Gravity Grab” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
20:29 —“My Little Brother” —TW Walsh —Songs Of Pain and Leisure
   
20:35 —“Midnight In Harlem” —Tedeschi Trucks Band —Revelator
   
20:42 —“Saint James Infirmary” —Hugh Laurie —Let Them Talk
   
20:50 —“Hold On For Your Love” —John Hiatt —Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
   
21:00 —“The Brown Bomber” —Moreland & Arbuckle —Just A Dream
21:05 —“Why Baby Why” —Buddy Miller —The Majestic Silver Strings
21:08 —“The Cat & The Cream”  —Low Cut Connie —Get Out The Lotion
   
21:11 —“Dimming Of The Day” —Alison Krauss & Union Station —Paper Airplane
   
21:17 —“The Rhythm Of The Heat” —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
21:22 —“Blood Of Eden” —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
21:28 —“Benediction” —Thurston Moore —Demolished Thoughts
   
21:35 —“House For Sale” —Nick Lowe —The Old Magic
   
21:39 —“Coming Up” —Paul McCartney —McCartney II
21:43 —“Generation Handclap” —Library Voice —Summer Of Lust
21:47 —“I’m Never Getting Married” —Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward —Live In The Living Room
   
21:51 —“If I Could Only Fly” —Gurf Morlix —Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream

 

December 27, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Murder (Or A Heart Attack)” —Old 97s —Fight Songs
20:04 “19”  Old 97s Fight Songs
20:08 —“Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” —Glen Campbell —Meet Glen Campbell
   
20:12 —“It Makes No Difference”  —My Morning Jacket —VA: Endless Highway
   
20:20 —“Chee” —Mike Keneally —Scambot 1
20:24 —“Machupicchu” —Mike Keneally —Scambot 1
20:28 —“Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)” —David Crosby —If I Could Only Remember My Name
   
20:36 —“It’s All Right With Me” —Tom Waits —VA: Red Hot and Blue
   
20:41 —“The Mermaid Parade” —Phosphorescent —Here’s To Taking It Easy
20:45 —“Positvely 4th Street” —Bob Dylan —Dylan
20:49 —“Used To Be A King” —Vetiver —VA: Be Yourself
   
20:53 —“Let’s Dance” —M Ward —Transfiguration of Vincent
   
21:00 —“Sara Smile” —The Bird and The Bee —Interpreting The Masters Vol.1
21:03 —“One On One” —The Bird and The Bee —Interpreting The Masters Vol.1
21:07 —“I’m Watching You (A Mutant Romance)” —Hall & Oates —War Babies
   
21:13 —“Comeback” —Reeves Gabrels —The Sacred Squall of Now
   
21:18 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Peter Gabriel —Us
21:23 —“Only Us” —Peter Gabriel —Us
21:30 —“The Chamber Of 32 Doors” —Genesis —The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
   
20:37 —“Shame” —The Avett Brothers —Emotionalism
   
21:42 —“Night Life” —The Little Willies —The Little Willies
21:45 —“My Girlfriend’s Pretty” —NRBQ —Grooves In Orbit
21:48 —“Siberian Khatru” —Steve Howe Trio —The Haunted Melody
   
21:53 —“Seven Percent Grade” —Bryan Beller —View

 

December 26, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“On The Way Downtown” —Peter Case —Full Service No Waiting
20:04 —“Makes No Sense At All” —Husker Du —Flip Your Wig
20:06 —“Dear Rosemary” —Foo Fighters —Wasting Light
   
20:12 —“Match Made In Hell” —Tommy Stinson —One Man Mutiny
   
20:16 —“2001” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
20:19 —“New England” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
20:22 —“The Shrine/An Argument” —Fleet Foxes —Helplessness Blues
   
20:32 —“Love Lockdown” —PLS PLS —Single
   
20:38 —“Climb The Highest Mountain” —Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters —The Ordeal of Civility
20:43 —“Everyday Sunshine” —Fishbone —Essential Fishbone
20:48 —“Just A Dream” —Moreland and Arbuckle —Just A Dream
   
20:53 —“I’m Satisfied” —NRBQ —Keep This Love Goin’
   
21:00 —“Red Rain” —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
21:05 —“In Your Eyes”  —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
21:12 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Kira Small & Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
   
21:20 —“Unorthodox Behaviour” —Brand X —Unorthodox Behaviour
   
21:29 —“Born In The Wrong Time” —Emilie Mover —Seems So Long
21:33 —“Nobody” —Hawley Shoffner —Hawley
21:36 —“Drive” —Kris Delmhorst —Cars
   
20:42 —“Pinball Machine” —Split Lip Rayfield —Split Lip Rayfield
   
21:46 —“Debussy Roses” —Paul Brill —Breezy
21:49 —“I Love That Girl” —John Hiatt —Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
   
21:53 —“Dimming Of The Day” —Alison Krauss & Union Station —Paper Airplane

 

December 24, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Samurai Cinema” —Spirit of the Stairs —Domesticated
20:04 —“Cure For Pain” —Morphine —Cure For Pain
20:07 —“Accident Waiting To Happen” —Reeves Gabrels —Live… Late… Loud…
   
20:14 —“Live In Japan” —Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins —Dancing
20:18 —“We’ll Be Right Back” —Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins —Dancing
20:27 —“Chunga’s Revenge” —Frank Zappa —Chunga’s Revenge
   
20:35 —“I Can’t Make You Love Me If You Don’t/Nick Of Time” —Bon Iver —Single
20:42 —“The Old Red Maple” —Troy Hutson —KMUW Exclusive
20:49 —“Midnight In Harlem” —Tedeschi Trucks Band —Revelator
   
20:57 —“Batman” —Hawley Shoffner —Hawley
   
21:00 —“Starman” —Golden Smog —Blood On The Slacks
21:05 —“Strangers” —Golden Smog —Another Fine Day
21:08 —“Brilliant Disguise” —Bruce Springsteen —Tunnel Of Love
   
21:14 —“Solsbury Hill” —Peter Gabriel —Shaking The Tree
21:18 —“I Don’t Remember”  —Peter Gabriel —Shaking The Tree
21:22 —“Saint James Infirmary” —Hugh Laurie —Let Them Talk
   
21:31 —“We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race” —Guided By Voices —Let’s Go Eat The Factory
21:35 —“Love Lockdown” —PLS PLS —Single
21:39 —“Damn Love Song” —Amy LaVere —Stranger Me
   
21:45 —“Promised Land” —Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy —KMUW exclusive
21:47 —“Lurlean” —Mark Horton —KMUW exclusive
   
21:52 —“If I Could Only Fly” —Gurf Morlix —Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream

 

December 22, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Time Spent In Los Angeles” —Dawes —Nothing Is Wrong
20:05 —“She Walks In So Many Ways” —The Jayhawks —Mockingbird Time
20:07 —“Fletcher” —Blitzen Trapper —American Goldwing
   
20:12—“Murder In The City” —The Avett Brothers —The Second Gleam
   
20:17 —“Father’s Day” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
20:20 —“Machupicchu” —Mike Keneally Band —Guitar Therapy Live
20:25 —“Mystery Eyes”—Drop Control —Tar Tapes Vol.2 (Mike Keneally)
   
20:31 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Kira Small and Bryan Beller —Live At The Whitehouse
   
20:38 —“I Can’t Make You Love Me/Nick Of Time” —Bon Iver —Single
20:44 —“Song For A Dead Friend” —Kevin Gilbert —Thud
   
20:50 —“Dancing With The Moonlit Knight” —Genesis —Selling England By The Pound
   
21:00 —“The Boy In The Bubble” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back
21:05 —“Steam” —Peter Gabriel —Us
21:11 —“Astronomy Domine” —Pink Floyd —Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
   
21:17 —“Let Me Out Of My Head”  —Cosmo Jarvis —Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange?
   
21:25 —“The Universe Is A Woman” —Treefight For Sunlight —A Collection Of Vibrations For Your Skull
21:27 —“Sing” —Travis —The Invisible Band
21:31 —“Share The Red” —Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks —Mirror Traffic
   
21:37 —“Ring Them Bells” —Sufjan Stevens —VA: OST: I’m Not There
   
21:44 —“Sought & Hidden” —Nathan Salsburg —Affirmed
21:47 —“Stick Game” —Jake Schepps —An Evening In The Village: The Music of Bela Bartok
21:52 —“13 Riders” —Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy —Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy
   
21:55 —“Barbara Carr” —NRBQ —Kick Me Hard

 

December 21, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Two Of Us” —John Grant —VA: Let It Be Revisited
20:03 —“Let My Love Open The Door” —M. Ward —VA: Sweetheart 2005
20:07 —“Changes” —Curtis Harvey Trio —VA: Everything Comes & Goes

20:13 —“Like A Monkey In A Zoo” —Kathy McCarty —Dead Dog’s Eyeball

20:17 —“I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back
20:19 —“Philadelphia” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back
20:23 —“Shelter From The Storm” —Bob Dylan —Blood On The Tracks
20:28 —“Buckets Of Rain” —Bob Dylan —Blood On The Tracks

20:33 —“Inhale” —Lyle Workman (feat. Mike Keneally) —Tabula Rasa

20:40 —“Going Down” —Freddie King —Best of The Shelter Years
20:43 —“Rotten Luck”  —Dropsonic —Insects With Angel Wings
20:47 —“Kansas City”  —Albert King —King Of The Blues Guitar

20:51 —“Trouble Every Day” —Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention —Freak Out!


21:00 —“Master of Disaster” —John Hiatt —Master of Disaster
21:06 —“My Little Brother”  —TW Walsh —Songs of Pain and Leisure
21:10 —“So It Goes” —Nick Lowe —Jesus Of Cool
21:14 —“Lifetime Underground” —William Elliott Whitmore —Animals In The Dark

21:18 —“Get Things Done” —Bryan Beller —Tuesday Night Live
21:26 —“Click” —Mike Keneally Band —bakin’ @ the potato!
21:32 —“Pretty Enough For Girls” —Mike Keneally Band —bakin’ @ the potato!

21:41 —“Career Politicians” —The Mistakes —The Mistakes

21:49:00 —“Georgia Line” —Elliot Road —The Dust Covered Man

21:52 —“Down Where The Drunkards Roll” —Los Lobos —VA: Beat The Retreat
21:55 —“Sleeping In A Jar” —The Mothers of Invention —Ahead of Their Time

 

December 20, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Reasons To Quit” —Phosphorescent —To Willie
20:03 —“Don’t Touch My Hat” —Lyle Lovett —The Road To Ensenada
20:07 —“Perfectly Good Guitar” —John Hiatt —Perfectly Good Guitar
   
20:13 —“Side” —Travis —The Invisible Band
   
20:18 —“Aye Aye Monster” —The Mistakes —The Mistakes
20:24 —“Voyage To Manhood” —Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins —Sluggo!
20:28 —“Top Of Stove Melting” —Mike Keneally Band —Guitar Therapy Live
   
   
20:36 —“Wind In The Trees” —Joe Satriani —Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards
   
20:46 —“Ultraviolet (Light My Way)” —U2 —Achtung Baby
20:41 —“1969” —Adrian Belew —Mr. Music Head
   
20:56 —“Hootenanny” —The Replacements —Hootennanny
     
   
21:00 —“Lonely Boy” —The Black Keys —El Camino
21:03 —“Love Is Blindness” —Jack White —VA: Ahk toong Bay-Bi
21:07 —“River Song” —PLS PLS —Single
   
21:13 —“We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race
   
21:18 —“The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” —Genesis —The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
21:22 —“Dancing With The Moonlit Knight” —Genesis —Selling England By The Pound
21:30 —“Solsbury Hill” —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
   
21:36 —“Waterloo Sunset” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back (Deluxe)
   
   
21:41 —“Come Talk To Me” —Bon Iver —Single
21:47 —“Make It Rhyme” —TW Webb —Songs Of Pain and Leisure
   
21:51 —“Overnight Lows”  —Peter Wolf —Midnight Souvenirs

 

December 19, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 One Hour Special: The Who: Quadrophenia
20:51 —“Birds of Fire” —Mahavishnu Orchestra —Birds of Fire

21:00 One Hour Special: The Rolling Stones: Some Girls

 

December 17, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Splane” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
20:03 —“Beautiful”  —Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins —Sluggo!
20:08 —“The Tears of Audrey” —Kevin Gilbert —Thud

20:14 —“Raise ‘Em Up On Honey” —David Lowery —The Palace Guards
20:18 —“1974” —Robyn Hitchcock —A Star For Bram
20:23 —“Campfire Songs” —Carlos Forster —Family Trees

20:28 —“Golden Years” —David Bowie —Station To Station
20:32 —“The Next One” —Teddy Thompson —Bella
20:36 —“Battle Of Hair Ribbon” —The Calamity Cubes —VA: Coming Together For A Cure Vol.1

20:43 —“Not In Nottingham” —Los Lobos —Goes Disney
20:46 —“Take Me Down To The Hospital” —The Replacements —Hootenanny
20:49 —“Rope” —Foo Fighters —Wasting Light

20:53 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Kira Small and Bryan Beller —Live At The White House

21:00 —“The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” —Steve Howe —Portraits of Bob Dylan
21:06 —“Masters of War” —Bob Dylan —Dylan
21:11 —“I Can’t Make You Love Me/Nick Of Time” —Bon Iver —Single

20:20 —“Darkness” —Peter Gabriel —Up
20:26 —“Growing Up” —Peter Gabriel —Up
20:34 —“Waiting On A Friend” —The Rolling Stones —Tattoo You

21:41 —“Nitro Burning Funny Car” —Hellcat Trio —Black Mumba
21:45 —“Luminous” —Japanese Game Show —PE E.P.
21:50 —“She’s My Best Friend” —Lou Reed —Coney Island Baby

21:56:00 —“Spinning Wheel” —NRBQ —Kick Me Hard

 

December 16, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Seven Percent Grade” —Bryan Beller —View
20:06 “Spring Reverb” —Choking Ahogo —Radars and Maps
20:10 —“Fields Of Gold” —Nick Jaina —Sleeping On The Covers
   
20:15 —“Blood In The Streets” —Virgo Virgo —Virgo Virgo
   
20:19 —“Holiday Face”  —Mike Keneally —The Scambot Holiday Special
20:24 —“Cowology” —Mike Keneally —Hat
20:31 —“Siberian Khatru”  —Stanley Snail —VA: Tales From Yesterday
   
20:41 —“Calling Card” —Rory Gallagher —Calling Card
   
20:47 —“Wicked As It Seems”  —Keith Richards —Main Offender
   
20:52 —“Fields In PA” —Blake Rainey —Appetizer Sickness
   
   
21:00 —“David Watts” —The Kinks —Singles Collection
21:03 —“Charity” —Dave Davies —Chosen People
21:07 —“Holiday In Outer Space” —Haley Bonar —Lure Th Fox
   
21:13 —“I Can’t Make You Love Me/Nick Of Time” —Bon Iver —Single
   
21:21 —“Waterloo Sunset” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back (Special Edition)
21:24 —“Don’t Give Up” —Peter Gabriel —New Blood
21:30 —“Biko” —Paul Simon—Single
   
21:36 —“Blues Stay Away From Me” —The Delmore Brothers —Freight Train Boogie
   
21:40 —“She’s My Best Friend” —Lou Reed —Coney Island Baby
21:46 —“When The Mode of Music Changes” —The Fugs —It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest
21:49 —“I’m Not There” —Bob Dylan and The Band —VA:OST: I’m Not There
   
21:54 —“Things We Like”  —NRBQ —Kick Me Hard

 

December 13, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Hit The Road, Jack” —Ray Charles —Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
20:02 —“Help Me” —Joni Mitchell —Court and Spark
20:05 —“Peacable Kingdom” —Adrian Belew —Mr. Music Head
   
20:11 —“Once In A Lifetime” —Talking Heads —Sand In The Vaseline: Popular Favorites
   
20:17 —“The Family and The Fishing Net” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Security)
20:24 —“I Don’t Remember” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Melt)
   
20:31 —“Salty Tears” —Semi-Twang —Salty Tears
20:35 —“I’m A Long Gone Daddy” —The The —Hanky Panky
   
20:41 —“Campfire Songs” —Carlos Forster —Family Trees
   
20:45 —“Awake When I’m Sleeping” —Nick Jaina (with Audie Darling) —The Beanstalks That Have Brought Us Here Are Gone
20:48 —“Sleepwalkin’” —Tom Verlaine —VA: OST: Big Bad Love
   
20:52 —“Why Does It Always Rain On Me?” —Travis —The Man Who
   
21:00 —“Beautiful” —Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins —Sluggo!
21:04 —“Tranquillado”  —Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins —Sluggo!
21:08 —“After The Gold Rush” —Michael Hedges —Aerial Boundaries
   
21:15 —“Blues For Eight Belles” —Nathan Salsburg —Affirmed
21:19 —“Long, Hard Road” —Wheelter Brothers —Portraits
   
21:25 —“Atlantic City” —Rodney Parker and 50 Peso Reward —Live In Th Living Room
   
21:31 —“Polar Opposites” —Modest Mouse —The Lonesome Crowded West
21:34 —“Marry Anne With The Shaky Hand” —Petra Haden —Sings The Who Sell Out
21:38 —“Boots Electric Theme” —Boots Electric —Honkey Kong
   
21:42 —“Fletcher” —Blitzen Trapper —American Goldwing
   
21:46 —“Elbow Grease, Spackle & Pine” —Dale Watson and The Texas Two —The Sun Sessions
21:48 —“It’s Now Or Never” —Chris Isaak —Beyond The Sun
21:51 —“The Gulf Of Mexico” —Steve Earle —I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
   
21:55 —“Goodbye Sweet Dreams” —Roky Erickson —OST: You’re Gonna Miss Me

 

December 14, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Oh Daddy” —Adrian Belew —Mr. Music Head
20:03 —“Getting Ready For Christmas Day” —Paul Simon —So Beautiful Or So What
20:07 —“I’d Like That” —XTC —Apple Venus Volume 1
   
20:15 —“The False True Love” —Nathan Salburg (with Julia Purcell) —Affirmed
   
20:21 —“Blood Of Eden” —Peter Gabriel —Us
20:28 —“Kiss That Frog” —Peter Gabriel —Us
   
20:35 —“Led Boots” —Jeff Beck —Wired
   
20:40 —“Eye In The Sky” —Bart Davenport —Seal The Deal!
20:48 —“Homework” —Peter Wolf —Sleepless
20:50 —“Miss Celie’s Blues” —Kira Small —Wanderin’ Star
   
20:51 —“How Bad’s The Coffee?” —John Hiatt & The Goners —Beneath This Gruff Exterior
   
21:00 —“Madame George” —Van Morrison —Astral Weeks
   
21:11 —“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” —Cornershop —When I Was Born For The Seventh Time
   
21:13 —“Pride Is A Sin” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
21:17 —“Simple Pleasure” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
21:21 —“15 Step” —Radiohead —In Rainbows
   
21:27 —“Moves” —The New Pornographers —Together
21:30 —“Dancing In Vodka”  —David Ramirez —KMUW Exclusive
   
21:35 —“River Song” —PLS PLS —Single
   
21:40 —“Benediction” —Thurston Moore —Demolished Thoughts
21:45 —“Can’t Let Go”  —Sean Costello —We Can Get Together
   
21:51 —“Cradle Rock” —Rory Gallagher —Irish Tour

 

December 12, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Bedouin Dress” —Fleet Foxes —Helplessness Blues
20:05 —“Box Of Rain”  —Grateful Dead —American Beauty
20:10 —“Comes Love” —Peter Mulvey —Ten Thousand Mornings
   
20:15 —“1967” —Adrian Belew —Mr. Music Head
   
20:21 —“On The Air” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Scratch)
20:26 —“Go Away Mr. Evans” —Peter Gabriel —Long Walk Home (Music From Rabbit-Proof Fence)
   
20:33 —“The Cinema Show” —Genesis —Selling England By The Pound
   
20:45 —“I Can’t Be Satisfied” —Gregg Allman Low Country Blues
20:48 —“Spoonful” —George Thorogood & The Destroyers —2120 South Michigan Avenue
   
20:53 —“Baby Lemonade” —Syd Barrett —Barrett
   
21:00 —“All Of Them Were Quiet”  —Mike Keneally and The Metropole Orkest —The Universe Will Provide
21:06 —“Room” —Mike Keneally and The Metropole Orkest —The Universe Wil Provide
   
21:15 —“Biko” —Paul Simon —Single
   
21:21 —“Let It Blow” —Richard Thompson —Front Parlour Ballads
21:26 —“We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race
21:30 —“Wichita” —The Jayhawks —Hollywood Town Hall
   
21:37 —“She” —Gram Parsons —GP
   
21:43 —“Covers” —The Sea and Cake —The Moonlight Butterfly
21:48 —“Fletcher” —Blitzen Trapper —American Goldwing
   
21:52 —“Wrote It Down And Burned It” —John Hiatt —Walk On

 

December 10, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Pygmy Twylyte” —Frank Zappa —You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.2: The Helsinki Concert
20:09 —“My Girlfriend’s Pretty” —NRBQ —Grooves In Orbit
20:11 —“Lamp Industries” —Young Fresh Fellows —I Think This Is
   
20:15 —“Hurtin’”  —Kira Small and Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
20:19 —“Birdhouse In Your Soul” —They Might Be Giants —Flood
20:22 —“The Disappointed” —XTC —Coat Of Many Cupboards
   
20:27 —“Hallmark” (2006 Mix) —Mike Keneally —Songs and Stories Inspired By Scambot 1
20:31 —“Cold Hands”  —Mike Keneally —Scambot 1
20:34 —“Bad Asteroid” —The Aristocrats —The Aristocrats
   
20:42 —“Blitzkreig Bop” —The Ramones —The Ramones
20:44 —“All Around The World” —The Jam —Don’t Tell A Soul (expanded)
20:47 —“So Sad About Us” —The Jam —Direction Reaction Creation
   
20:52 —“Cry If You Want”  —The Who —It’s Hard
20:58 —“Minimum Wage” —They Might Be Giants —Flood
     
21:00 —“Biko” —Peter Gabriel —Biko (Single)
21:08 —“Jetzt Kommt Die Flut” —Peter Gabriel —Biko (Single)
   
21:15 —“Whiskey In The Jar” —Thin Lizzy —Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels
21:20 —“Supermarket People” —Bryan Beller —View
21:27 —“When Will You Come Home” —Galaxie 500 —On Fire
   
21:36 —“River Man” —Nick Drake —Five Leaves Left
21:40 —“The Day The End Finally Came” —William Elliott Whitmore —Ashes To Dust
21:44 —“Tighten Up” —The Black Keys —Brothers
21:48 —“Old Battery” —Guided By Voices —Devil Between My Toes
   
21:52:00 —“Abacab” —Genesis —Abacab

 

December 9, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“As We Go Along” —The Monkees —Head
20:04 —“You And Your Sister” —Chris Bell —I Am The Cosmos
20:07 —“Goodbye Sweet Dreams” —Roky Erickson —OST: You’re Gonna Miss Me
   
20:11 —“Fair Warning” —Todd Rundgren —Initiation
   
20:21 —“I Can’t Stop” —Mike Keneally —Hat
20:24 —“Always Man” —Mike Keneally —Hat
20:27 —“Strange Impulse” —Drop Control —Tar Tapes Vol.2 (Mike Keneally)
   
20:32 —“The Weight Of Lies” —The Avett Brothers —Emotionalism
20:36 —“Shame” —The Avett Brothers vEmotionalism
   
20:42 —“Date To Church” —The Replacements (feat. Tom Waits) —Don’t Tell A Soul (expanded)
   
20:47 —“Almost Fade Up With The Blues” —Johh Hiatt & The Goners —Beneath This Gruff Exterior
   
20:52 —“A Road Song”  —Fountains Of Wayne —Sky Full Of Holes
20:55 —“Opus 5” —Dustin O’ Halloran —Piano Solos Volume 2
   
21:00 —“Dead Skunk”—Loudon Wainwright III —Album III
21:03 —“The Swimming Song” —Loudon Wainwright III —Attempted Mustache
21:06 —“Valley Of Sighs” —Mark Horton —What’s He Building In There?
   
21:12 —“Mansions Of Los Feliz”—Eels —End Times
   
21:16 —“Growing Up” —Peter Gabriel —Up
21:23 —“Washing Of The Water” —Peter Gabriel —Us
21:27 —“The Chamber Of 32 Doors” —Genesis —The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
   
21:34 —“All Things Must Pass” —George Harrison —All Things Must Pass
   
21:38 —“Federal Funding” —Cake —Showroom of Compassion
21:41 —“My Little Brother” —TW Walsh —Songs of Pain and Leisure
21:45 —“The Bad In Each Other” —Feist —Metals
   
21:51 —“She Walks In So Many Ways” —The Jayhawks —Mockingbird Time
   
21:54 v"The Cat & The Cream” —Low Cut Connie —Get Out The Lotion

 

December 8, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Peaches En Regalia” —Frank Zappa —Hot Rats
20:04 —“Ghost On The Canvas” —Glen Campbell —Ghost On The Canvas
20:08 —“Hold On My Heart” —John Martyn —Glorious Fool
   
20:14 —“Candle Mambo” —Amy LaVere —Stranger Me
   
20:19 —“Bober” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
20:25 —“Choosing To Drown” —Mike Keneally Band —DOG
   
20:31 —“January” —P.G. Six —Starry Mind
   
20:37 —“Beware of Darkness” —George Harrison —All Things Must Pass
20:44 —“The Afterlife” —Paul Simon —So Beautiful Or So What
20:48 —“The Way I Love You” —Linda Thompson —Versatile Heart
   
20:54 —“Lotta Lovin’”  —Danny Gatton —Portraits
   
   
   
21:00 —“No Oppurtunity Necessary, No Experience Required” —Yes —Time and A Word
21:05 —“Little Umbrellas” —Frank Zappa —Hot Rats
21:08 —“Flowers In The Window” —Travis —The Invisible Band
   
21:13 —“An Introduction” —David Ramirez —KMUW Exclusive
   
21:18—“Dancing In Vodka” —David Ramirez —KMUW Exclusive
   
21:26 —“Shoeboxes” —David Ramirez —KMUW Exclusive
   
21:30 —“The Boy In The Bubble” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back
21:34 —“Mirror Ball” —Peter Gabriel —Scratch My Back
   
   
21:40 —“Heroes and Villains” —The Beach Boys —Smile Sessions
21:44 —“Sweet Home Chicago” —Todd Rundgren —Todd Rundgren’s Johnson
   
21:51 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Kira Small and Bryan Beller —Live At The White House

 

December 7, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Slow Marimbas” —Peter Gabriel —OST: Birdy
20:04 —“Sledgehammer” —Peter Gabriel —So
20:09 —“Counting Out Time” —Genesis —The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
20:12 —“Carpet Crawlers” —Genesis —The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

20:21 —“Free Four” —Pink Floyd —Obscured By Clouds

20:26 —“Boots Electric Theme” —Boots Electric —Honkey Kong
20:29 —“Song & Dance” —Peggy Sue —Acrobats
20:33 —“Campfire Songs” —Carlos Forster —Family Trees

20:36 —“All The Same” —Split Lip Rayfield —I’ll Be Around

20:40 —“Atlantic City” —Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward —Live In The Living Room
20:44 —“Adios To California” —John Hiatt —Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns
20:47 —“Orchard Street” —Thurston Moore —Demolished Thoughts

20:54 —“When The Blind Man Rings That Bell” —Nick Jaina (with Kaylee Cole) —The Beanstalks That Have Brought Us Here Are Gone

21:00 —“My Dilemma” —Mike Keneally —Boil That Dust Speck
21:04 —“Trying”  —Mike Keneally & Marco Minnemann —Evidence Of Humanity
21:12 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Kira Small & Bryan Beller —Live At The White House

21:19 —“Shorel’s Lullabye II” —Chris Opperman —Oppy Music Vol 1: Purple, Crayon

21:25 —“Hello It’s Me” —Todd Rundgren —Something/Anything
21:32 —“First Flash Of Freedom” —Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —Mojo
21:39 —“Everybody’s Got Something To Hide (Except For Me and My Monkey)” —The Feelies —The Feelies

21:45 —“Lonely Boy” —The Black Keys —El Camino

21:49:00 —“Mercy Street” —Elbow —Single

21:54 —“The Cat and The Cream” —Low Cut Connie —Get Out The Lotion
21:56 —“The Unsinkable Fats Domino” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race

 

December 6, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“The Brown Bomber” —Moreland and Arbuckle —Just A Dream
20:05 —“The Cat & The Cream”  —Low Cut Connie —Get Out The Lotion
20:07 —“Always Asking For You” —Peter Wolf —Midnight Souvenirs

20:11 —“Look So Fine, Feel So Low” —Paul Kelly —Songs From The South: Volumes 1 & 2

20:15 —“I Have The Touch” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Security)
20:19 —“I Don’t Remember”  —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Melt)
20:24 —“Red”  —King Crimson —Red

20:32 —“Future Days” —Can —Future Days

20:42 —“Eight Belles Dreamt The Devil Was Dead” —Nathan Salburg —Affirmed
20:47 —“I Read A Lot” —Nick Lowe —The Old Magic

20:52 —“The Apology” —Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward —Live In The Living Room

21:00 —“Hello” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
21:03 —“Bags” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
21:05 —“Cowboy Movie” —David Crosby —If I Could Only Remember My Name

21:15 —“Evil Twin Brother”  —Thomas Dolby (with Regina Spektor) —A Map Of The Floating City

21:21 —“Narcolepsy”  —Ben Folds Five —The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
21:26 —“Make It Rhyme” —TW Walsh —Songs Of Pain and Leisure
21:30 —“Ortolan” —Nick Jaina (with Myshkin) —The Beanstalks That Have Brought Us Here Are Gone

21:35 —“Dimming Of The Day” —Alison Krauss & Union Station —Paper Airplane

21:40 —“Revolution” —Los Lobos —Colossal Head
21:43 —“Shakin’ Shakin’ Shakes” —Los Lobos —By The Light Of The Moon

21:48:00 —“Cloud Collision” —The Non —Tadaima
21:56 —“The Park Bench Canal” —Chris Opperman —Oppy Music Vol I: Purple, Crayon

 

December 5, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race
20:04 —“The Unsinkable Fats Domino” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race
20:07 —“The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging” —Genesis —The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
   
20:11 —“Come Talk To Me” —Bon Iver —Single
   
20:18 —“You and The New World” —Tree Fight For Sunlight —A Collection of Vibrations For Your Skull
20:20 —“Match Made In Hell” —Tommy Stinson —One Man Mutiny
20:24 —“Row, Oarsman, Row” —Francis Plagne —Tenth Volume of Maps
   
20:30 —“Intruder” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Melt)
20:35 —“No Self-Control” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Melt)
   
20:41 —“Get ‘Em Out By Friday” —Genesis —Foxtrot
   
20:50 —“Arrow” —Reeves Gabrels —Ulysses (Della Notte)
   
20:55 —“Music For The Eden Project” (2) —Gary Lucas —Music For The Eden Project
   
21:00 —“Sunny Guy” —Paul Brill —Breezy
21:04 —“Jersey” —Wheeler Brothers —Portraits
21:07 —“Atlantic City” —Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward —Live In The Living Room
   
21:12 —“I Can’t Stand The Rain” —Kira Small & Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
   
21:18 —“2001” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
21:21 —“Haugseth” —Mike Keneally —Wooden Smoke
21:26 —“Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)” —David Crosby —If I Could Only Remember My Name
   
21:32 —“The Trader” —The Beach Boys —Holland
21:37 —“Leaving This Town” —The Beach Boys —Holland
   
21:44:00 —“Jigsaw Variations” —Mats/Morgan Band —Live
   
21:51 —“Affirmed” —Nathan Salsburg —Affirmed

 

December 3, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Portland, Oregon” —Loretta Lynn (with Jack White) —Van Lear Rose
20:04 —“Go Back To Your Woods” —Robbie Robertson —Storyville
20:09 —“Sons Of Fathers” —Sons Of Fathers —Sons Of Fathers
   
20:13 —“Chessplayers” —Danny Gatton —Portraits
20:18 —“Sophia’s Dream (Vs. Reality)” —Chris Opperman —Oppy Music Vol.1
20:26 —“Hobart The Emu” —Mike Gaito —Beard Of Bees
   
21:33 —“Come Talk To Me” —Peter Gabriel —Us
21:40 —“Growing Up” —Peter Gabriel —Up
   
21:49 —“Along The Banks Of The River” —Tortoise —Millions Now Living Will Never Die
   
21:55 —“Mikrokosmos” (#78: Five Tone Scale) —Jake Schepps —An Evening In The Village: The Music of Bela Bartok
     
21:00 —“I Was Not Ready For You” —Mike Keneally —Dancing With Myself
21:07 —“Kedgeree”  —Mike Keneally —bakin’ @ the potato!
   
21:16 —“Idaho Potato” —Chris Opperman (with Kat Parsons) —The Lionheart
   
21:22 —“World We’re Living In” —Violent Femmes —3
21:27 —“TNT” —Tortoise —TNT
21:34 —“Meet Me In The City” —The Black Keys —Chulahoma
   
21:40 —“WUJ” —Cave —Neverendless
   
21:48 —“People You Were Going To” —Peter Hammill —Nadir’s Big Chance
   
21:53 —“Girl” —The Beatles —Rubber Soul
21:55 —“Run For Your Life” —The Beatles —Rubber Soul

 

December 2, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Lonely Boy” —The Black Keys —El Camino
20:04 —“Love Is Blindness” —Jack White —Ahk-toong Bay-bi
20:07 —“Downbound Train” —Kurt Vile —Smoke Ring For My Halo
   
20:13 —“River Song” —PLS PLS —Single
   
20:18 —“We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race
20:22 —“The Unsinkable Fats Domino” —Guided By Voices —We Won’t Apologize For The Human Race
20:24 —“Lay Myself Down” —Mazzy Star —Single
   
20:31 —“Digging In The Dirt” —Kira Small and Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
   
20:38 —“Blues For Eight Belles”  —Nathan Salsburg —Affirmed
20:43 —“Long, Hard Road” —Wheeler Brothers —Portraits
20:45 —“Cut My Hair”  —The Who —Quadrophenia: Director’s Cut
   
20:49 —“Joker James” —The Who —Qaudrophenia: Director’s Cut
     
20:53 —“Debussy Roses”  Paul Brill Breezy
   
21:00 —“Wild Man” —Kate Bush —50 Words For Snow
21:08 —“Snowed In At Wheeler Street”  —Kate Bush —50 Words For Snow
   
21:17 —“I Will Raise My Voice”  —Kira Small & Bryan Beller —Live At The White House
   
21:25 —“You and The New World” —Treefight For Sunlight —A Collection of Vibrations For Your Skull
21:28 —“The Universe Is A Woman” —Treefight For Sunlight —A Collection of Vibrations For Your Skull
21:31 —“Sunny Guy” —Paul Brill —Breezy
   
21:35 —“Affirmed”  —Nathan Salsburg —Affirmed
   
21:42 —“Halleluwah” —Can —Tago Mago (40th Anniversary Edition)
   
21:51 —“Jersey” —Wheeler Brothers —Portraits
   
21:54 —“My Wilderness” —Piers Faccini —My Wilderness

 

December 1, 2011 - Strange Currency

Air Time —Song Title —Artist —Album

20:00 —“Solsbury Hill” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Car)
20:05 —“Here Comes The Flood” —Peter Gabriel —Peter Gabriel (Car)
   
20:12 —“Snowflake” —Kate Bush —50 Words For Snow
   
20:22 —“Tennessee Jed” —Grateful Dead —Europe ‘72
20:29 —“If I Needed Someone” —The Beatles —Rubber Soul
20:31 —“Let Me Out Of My Head” —Cosmo Jarvis —Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange?
   
20:39 —“Everything Hits At Once” —Spoon —Girls Can Tell
   
20:45 —“The Bird In Each Other” —Feist —Metals
   
20:51 —“An Evening In The Village” —Jake Schepps —An Evening In The Village: The Music of Bela Bartok
20:56 —“Russian Kolomeika” (#35:44 Violin Duos) —Jake Schepps —An Evening In The Village: The Music of Bela Bartok
   
21:00 —“I Was Not Ready For You” —Mike Keneally —Dancing With Myself
21:07 —“Kedgeree”  —Mike Keneally —bakin’ @ the potato!
   
21:16 —“Idaho Potato” —Chris Opperman (with Kat Parsons) —The Lionheart
   
21:22 —“World We’re Living In” —Violent Femmes —3
21:27 —“TNT” —Tortoise —TNT
21:34 —“Meet Me In The City” —The Black Keys —Chulahoma
   
21:40 —“WUJ” —Cave —Neverendless
   
21:48 —“People You Were Going To” —Peter Hammill —Nadir’s Big Chance
   
21:53 —“Girl” —The Beatles—Rubber Soul
21:55 —“Run For Your Life” —The Beatles —Rubber Soul

 

Playlists

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