(SPECIAL EXTRA-LONG, ONE YEAR ANNIVERSIARY EPISODE!) First up, Doug Martsch (of
Built to Spill) and Calvin Johnson's (of
Beat Happening) side project band
The Halo Benders resulted in the greatness that we heard, called "Your Asterisk" from their 1998 album
The Rebels Not In (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music). Then
Belle & Sebastian did "Desperation Made a Fool of Me" from the
Step into My Office, Baby single (
Amazon,
Other Music). Then
Sounds in My Head favorite
The Concretes did "Seems Fine Shuffle" from their
Warm Night EP (
Amazon). New Zealand's
The Brunettes were next with their song "Boyracer" from the 2003 EP by the same name (
buy from their website). (They are playing a show TONIGHT at the
Mercury Lounge in NYC for $8.) Next was Australia's
Cut Copy did "Going Nowhere" which is (by far) my favorite song from their debut album called
Bright Like Neon Love (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music). Then Canada's
The Hidden Cameras did "I Believe in the Good Life" from their latest album called
Mississauga Goddam (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music). Next was Brighten's
The Go! Team with "Junior Kickstart" from their fantasticabulous debut album
Thunder, Lightning, Strike (
iTunes,
Amazon). And finally we heard Liverpool's
Clinic with one of my favorite of their songs called "For the Wars" from their 2002 album
Walking with Thee (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music).
This episode features a string of clips from one of my favorite people, Bill Moyers, speaking at the Free Press' 2005 National Conference for Media Reform in St. Louis, May 20th. You can listen to the whole thing here, and see it here.