| overheard at the used bookstore |
[Jan. 17th, 2007|04:00 pm] |
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| | supersnackcake working hard as I take a leisurely day off | ] |
overheard at a used bookstore this morning:
Clerk 1: Did you know there was a war between the Revolutionary and the Civil War? War of 1812?
Clerk 2: Really? Who was in it?
Clerk 1: I dunno. England. Canada, maybe.
Clerk 2: Oh.
I should have looked to see how big this store's historical fiction section is. "Crusades? Never heard of them. Put it in historical fiction." |
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| Death to Ticketmaster |
[Oct. 23rd, 2006|09:16 pm] |
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| | Mission of Burma - What We Really Were | ] |
2 tickets for The Beautiful South.
Total face value: $50
Total Ticketmaster charge: $68.10
Percentage of face value in service charges: 36.2
Locusts I wish would descend upon Ticketmaster HQ: 50,000,000 |
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[Jun. 7th, 2006|11:18 pm] |
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| | St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart | ] |
I actually added a bunch of new songs to otter pop radioon Monday, but haven't gotten around to listing them here, primarily because I've been busy. You see, we saw a house on Tuesday evening, put in an offer on Wednesday afternoon, and it was accepted a few hours ago. Done and done, thank you, come again.
The updates:
The Aisler's Set (San Francisco, CA) - Hit The Snow - 2000
Big Dipper (Boston, MA) - She's Fetching - 1987
The Charlottes (Huntingdon, England) - Are you Happy Now? - 1989
The Clamheads (England) - Summer's Coming Down - 1988
East River Pipe (Astoria, NY) - Psychic Whore - 1993
The Hardy Boys (Greenock, Scotland) - Let the World Smother You - 1991
The Heavy Blinkers (Halifax, NS) - In The Morning - 2004
Gentle Tuesday (Sweden) - Chanson de Geste - 1995
The Guild League (Australia) - Cosmetropolis (London Swings) - 2002
Katherine and the Firebyrds (Singapore) - He's Sure To Remember Me - 1966
Chris Knox (Dunedin, New Zealand) - Backstab Boogie - 1997
Let's Active (Winston-Salem, NC) - In Little Ways - 1986
The Sandy Coast (Netherlands) - Subject of My Thoughts - 1965
The Winnerys (Madrid, Spain) - Messages Inside - 2004
XTC (Swindon, England) - Helicopter - 1979
Young Fresh Fellows (Bellingham, WA) - My Boyfriend's In Killdozer - 1989 |
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| ah, those iTunes random shuffle segues |
[Jun. 2nd, 2006|11:27 pm] |
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| | Joy Division - Dead Souls | ] |
Last 5 songs played:
Joy Division - Dead Souls
The Wannadies - Hit
Placebo - English Summer Rain
Felt - Something Sends Her To Sleep
Booker T and the MGs - Hip Hug Her
and then it chooses Der Kommissar. I love it.
Tonight's updates. Many more coming soon. otter pop radio needs to be freshened a bit, I think.
Able Tasmans - My Name Is Peter Keen - 1995
The Anyways - Silver - 1987
Aztec Camera - We Could Send Letters - 1983
The Bartlebees - Comin' Out, Stayin' In - 1998
The Cat's Maiow - Third Floor Fire Escape View - 1994
Cats On Fire - Higher Grounds - 2005
The Concepts - Faces Come Feelings Go - 1968
John Cunningham - Backward Steps - 1989
The Desert Wolves - Speak To Me Rochelle - 1988
The Diableros - Working Out Words - 2006
Les Fleur de Lys - Circles - 1966
Fresh Air - Stop Look Listen - 1969
Girl In Park - Miles Apart - 2004
The Haywains - Why Do I Get The Feeling Your Mother Hates Me? - 1995
Moog - I Like You - 2005
The Scaramangas - Even Cole - 2003
The Screaming Trees (UK) - Tangiers - 1986
Sonny - You Make Me Smile - 2005 |
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| mmmmmmmm candy bricks of sugar |
[May. 21st, 2006|07:55 pm] |
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| | The Church - Tristesse | ] |
go listen. now. otter pop radio.
Abecedarians - They Said Tomorrow - 1984
The Aerovons - Everything's Alright - 1969
The Clientele - E.M.P.T.Y. - 2005
The Dentists - The Sun In The Sands - 1984
Echo & the Bunnymen - My Knigdom - 1984
The Flaming Ember - Westwood ..9 - 1970
Le Futur Pompiste - Sunflower - 2004
The Kinks - Do You Remember Walter? - 1968
John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again - 1971
The Moon - Never Mind - 1968
Mousefolk - Devil In The Deep Blue Sea - 1988
My Drug Hell - Don't Say Goodbye - 1996
Pink Military - Did You See Her? - 1980
Secret Shine - Temporal - 1993
The Servants - It's My Turn - 1989
Sportique - Anatomy Of A Fool - 1999
The Springfields - Wonder - 1988
Tales Of Jenny - Trotsky Of Our Time - 2004
The Toast - Time Of Year - 1969
The Trash Can Sinatras - Only Tongue Can Tell - 1990 |
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| new additions - many from myspace finds |
[May. 15th, 2006|10:34 pm] |
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| | Lloyd Cole - Brand New Friend | ] |
for all the nonsense of myspace, it is a goldmine of excellent indiepop artists
Crumb - Follow Me Home - 2005
Hacia Dos Veranos - Preludio - 2005
New Order - Procession - 1981
Phillip Eno - Cold Hands For A Warm Heart - 2006
Sea Stories - Grey Rains - 1986
Split Enz - I See Red - 1979
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Funeral Face - 2005
Sweet William - Ambiguous - 1998
The Windmills - GoodNewsBadNews - 2000 |
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| isn't plain mabel's current icon the greatest thing ever? |
[May. 6th, 2006|10:23 pm] |
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| | These Days (rough master) | ] |
Several of these adds were just discovered through my new myspace page. I think that every possible indie artist in the world has a myspace page. I was afraid to get into that nonsense, but myspace is a goldmine for new music.
The April Skies - Rise and Rise Again 2006
Let's Be Honeys - Pop Love 2006
The Mixers - Love Hurts 1982
Billion Pound Project - Radio Wonderful 2006
The Westfield Mining Disaster - Judy Greer (demo) 2006
Jeremy - You're Allright 2005
Small Factory - What To Want 1992
The Wolfhounds - Rent Act 1988
The Soft Boys - I Want To Be An Anglepoise Lamp 1978
The Bold - Gotta Get Some 1966
Normie Rowe - Going Home 1967 |
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| Otter Pop Radio selling out? |
[Apr. 23rd, 2006|09:47 pm] |
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| | The Field Mice - Sensitive | ] |
Finally, 26 new additions! As always, pretty much any catchy obscure and increasingly, not that obscure, pop tune from the last 45 years is a potential addition. Perhaps adding a fairly well-known song here and there is a good thing. It would be nice, after all, to have more than two listeners at any given time.
The Cat's Miaow
Charming
The Chesterf!elds
Close Lobsters
The Delgados
The Girls
Guitaro
Neil Halstead
Hey Paulette
Inspiral Carpets
The Kinks
Mazarin
Milky Wimpshake
Freda Payne
Pinback
The Primitives
Razorcuts
The Rooftop Singers
Seaside Stars
The Smile
Sound Devise
The Springfields
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Style Council
T. Rex
The Time Lodgers |
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| no, I don't think it is. |
[Mar. 29th, 2006|10:13 pm] |
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| | Billy Bragg - A New England | ] |
Is it physically possible to sing along to a Billy Bragg tune and not fall into his accent, even though you sound completely stupid and ridiculous (yes, you do, trust me) doing it?
a few updates this evening:
The Coral (2005)
Sibiria (2004)
Afraid of Stairs (2003)
Tahiti 80 (2002)
Panamaformat (2001)
Robyn Hitchcock (1988)
The Sound (1984)
The Rain Parade (1983)
Girls At Our Best (1981)
Kraftwerk (1977)
Neil Christian (1967) |
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| How exactly does one do the Tighten Up? |
[Mar. 27th, 2006|10:43 pm] |
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| | The Primitives - She Don't Need You | ] |
There really needs to be a snotty punk band called The Gates McFadden Experience.
I've decided to occasionally add a few more popular (most likely older) pop tunes, just to see if that sort of thing works. I don't know if hearing Kodachrome and Tighten Up mixed in with the rest of the obscurities will be interesting or just sound stupid. Feel free to let me know either way.
Paper Moon 2006
The Wedding Present 2005
Sweet Apple Pie 2005
South Ambulance 2004
Pia Fraus 2001
Eggplant 1995
New Dawn Fades 1994
The Hit Parade 1992
Stockholm Monsters 1981
Paul Simon 1973
Archie Bell & the Drells 1968
The Golliwogs 1966 |
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| I should put this tune up, too. |
[Mar. 19th, 2006|09:55 pm] |
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| | A Witness - I Love You Mr. Disposable Razors | ] |
Finally, the conversion of all files is complete and the sound volume should be (should? it better freakin' be) consistent for all songs. 45 tracks are off, 41 new tracks are in.
Several of the new additions came from a fine mix that ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lanky14 sent to plainmabel some time ago, and included an excellent Depeche Mode cover by Estonian pop band Pia Fraus. This led me to discover that there is in fact an entire CD of Depeche Mode covers by Estonian artists.
New additions to the playlist are from The Legenday Bang, The Lovelies, The Church, Dislocation Dance, A Certain Ratio, Cinnamon, Daybehaviour, The Fall, Friends, Mekons, Komeda, The Magic Numbers, The Tempters, Sweden Japan Foundation, Amusement Parks On Fire, Cats On Fire, The Shapes, Teenage Fanclub, The Wild Swans, The Korgis, The Triffids, Honeycombs, Sandie Shaw, More-Tishans, The Creation, Ronnie Ong, Jacques Dutronc, Naomi & the Boys, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Beat Happening, Camera Obscura, Of Montreal, Smashing Orange, Go-Betweens, The Russian Futurists, The High Dials, The Leslies, Aerospace, Firehose, and Super Furry Animals.
Songs were released anytime between 1964 and 2006. |
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| my favorite photo of me |
[Feb. 26th, 2006|10:55 am] |
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| | Dukes of Stratosphear - Shiny Cage | ] |
Me in 1975. Is it any surprise I grew up to like Belle & Sebastian?
Many updates over the last few days - I'd really much rather play DJ than do homework for accounting classes.
Songs off new albums by Belle & Sebastian, Saint Etienne, and Postal Blue. I'd really like to have a bit more brand-new music on the station, but time and $$ issues are big hindrances to hearing everything out there.
Assorted tracks from the years 1968-2004 by Television Personalities, The Artisans, Autohaze, The Gants, The Mabuses, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Dukes of Stratosphear, The Blue Nile, Blancmange, Orange Juice, Ultrasport, Sprites, The Essex Green, Carrots, The Pets, Holm, Delta, Spearmint, Pernice Brothers, Friends, Rocketship, The Cuff Links, Straitjacket Fits, Small Faces, The Christines, The Zombies, and I'm sure a couple more that I missed. |
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| and I saw your eyes, I never realized something la la something |
[Feb. 11th, 2006|11:13 pm] |
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| | The Clientele - Rain | ] |
Bob Collins of the Dentists has put up a website with all the usual ingredients: history, discography, a few downloadable tunes, etc. He claims there are at least 10 to 20 Dentists' fans out there that would be interested in the details, but I am certain there are at least 40. Any Dentists' fans should contact him through the website like I will do tomorrow and beg him to put up the lyrics. If all 40 of us do so, we just might learn the words to I Had An Excellent Dream.
Additions to the playlist are by:
The Action
A Drop In The Gray
Alternative TV
The Bats
The Beautiful South
Beulah
Blissful
British Sea Power
The Clientele
Club 8
Coastal
The Dentists
Douglas Heart
Even As We Speak
The Fall
Field Music
The Guild League
Haircut 100
The Kreeg
Laptop
Lifestyles
The Lucksmiths
The Meeting Places
Mojave 3
The Monochrome Set
My Bloody Valentine
Should
Split Enz
Trembling Blue Stars
The Truth |
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| some of us have to work you know, have you been sitting there all day? |
[Jan. 28th, 2006|07:59 pm] |
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| | XTC - Ball And Chain | ] |
15 shiny new tracks, including the first tune from a 2006 release, thanks to a wonderful package from Endearing Records in Canada. I had forgotten how awesome it is to receive free CDs in the mail.
Aerial Love Feed - Full Tilt - 2000
Airliner - Everything That's You - 2002
The Flaming Stars - Only Tonight - 1999
Thomas & Richard Frost - Fairy Tale Affair - 1969
The Heavy Blinkers - Try Telling That to My Baby - 2004
Human League - Seconds - 1982some of us
Jackie Lee - The Town I Live In - 1966
The Jack Rubies - Be With You - 1989
The Oxfords - Lighter Than Air - 1969
Paper Moon - Turning Colours Into Greys - 2006
Miss D.D. Phillips - The World of Thursday Morning - 1969
Saturday Looks Good To Me - Until the World Stops Spinning - 2004
The Saturday People - A Man Without Qualities II - 2001
Scars - All About You - 1981
The Wedding Present - What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? - 1987 |
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| drinking cheap lager in a Camden boozer |
[Jan. 22nd, 2006|10:17 pm] |
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| | Martin Briley - The Salt In My Tears | ] |
Dorks like me used to call impressionable young music directors like plain mabel and beg for "adds." It was a good time.
16 additions to the playlist tonight:
Able Tasmans - Sour Queen - 1987
The Brilliant Corners - You Don't Know How Lucky You Are - 1988
The Consultants - Snow Fell (It's Night) - 2005
Earwig - Everything's Just Fine - 1991
Felt - Primitive Painters - 1985
For Against - So Long - 2002
Half Man Half Biscuit - Four Skinny Indie Kids - 1998
Human Television - Saw You Walking By - 2004
The Kind Strangers - Still Building - 2005
Monograph - I Just Can't Help It - 1999
The Nashville Ramblers - Trains - 1986
The Salvation Army - She Turns To Flowers - 1982
The Shebrews - Leave All Your Old Loves - 1997
Small Faces - Lazy Sunday - 1968
United States of Existence - Scandal in Bohemia - 1986
The Wake - Testament - 1982 |
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| Das ist der Liebe in der Bundesrepublik |
[Jan. 12th, 2006|10:12 pm] |
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| | The Aisler's Set - We Give Up | ] |
19 new songs just added to the playlist, including that household name Rockformation Diskokugel on Apricot Records. Not that there's many household names on the playlist. No matter, you'll love otter pop radio.
That is, unless you like crap. |
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| updates of glee |
[Dec. 27th, 2005|09:00 pm] |
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| | The Beatles - Every Little Thing | ] |
Spurred on by a gift from plainmabel , I've upgraded to a more "exciting" package from live 365, so I will be able to offer tunes at a sparkling 64 kbps, rather than the stinktastic 32 that I have now.
I'm also now able to see track ratings , so I've learned that Coalesced by For Against is the only 5-star song on my list. A worthy choice, as For Against are criminally obscure.
I've added a few tracks and reshuffled the playlist:
The Essence - The Cat - 1985
Five or Six - Portrait - 1982
Hal - Election Day - 1994
Laakso - Aussie Girl - 2002
Language of Flowers - It's Not You - 2004
The Montgolfier Brothers - Swings and Roundabouts - 2002
The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno - 2005
The Steinbecks - Mens Suit Hire - 2003
Stella Rocket - Animals - 2004
The Wedding Present - Always the Quiet One - 2005 |
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| every sentence has its cost |
[Dec. 20th, 2005|11:10 pm] |
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| | Saint Etienne - She's The One | ] |
a mere 3 additions tonight:
The Fairways - The Back of Her Hand - 2004
The Black Watch - Terrific - 1991
Maximo Park - The Coast Is Always Changing - 2005
Maximo Park seems to getting far less hype than other so-called new wave of new wave Gang of Four influenced blah blah bands, but they are easily one of the best. I only learned of them through a review in the last issue of The Big Takeover which read (excuse my paraphrasing):
Dear Matt,
Proceed directly to your local record store and immediately purchase the debut album by Maximo Park entitled A Certain Trigger. So certain are we that you'll like it, we promise to immediately cease publication and either cover ourselves in honey and roll around in fire ants or go write for Pitchfork, whichever you think is a worse fate.
Love,
Jack Rabid
They were right. When Franz Ferdinand's first album came out last year, I found myself repeating Take Me Out and Dark of the Matinee over and over, just a fantastic pair of songs. I'm doing the same now with Maximo Park's Apply Some Pressure and Graffiti. |
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| current otter pop radio playlist |
[Dec. 18th, 2005|10:19 pm] |
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| | Saint Etienne - Amateur | ] |
For your consideration, the initial playlist for otter pop radio, in alphabetical order. Every few days, new songs are added in, a few taken out, the order shuffled, etc. Positive and negative comments welcome.
Yes, I know it's stupid not to ignore "The" in an alphabetical list, but iTunes arranges my mp3 files that way, so it's easier for me to follow suit.
A Band of Bees - This Is The Land - 2005
Abercedarians - Come Out - 1984
Able Tasmans - My Name Is Peter Keen - 1995
Ambulance LTD - Stay Where You Are - 2004
Baby Lemonade - Secret Goldfish - 1987
B'ehl - Tag - 1997
Birdie - Let Her Go - 1999
Blueboy - Popkiss -1992 ( take me to the rest of the playlist ) |
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