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SIU! show #12 (5/06/08) SEASON 1 FINALE

TOP 20 FAVORITE ARTISTS SHOW

this week i counted down my 20 favorite artists and played a tune by each of them. its tough to make a list like this, but fun. this was also the last show of the semester, but i should be coming back strong in the fall. the show might be a little revamped to include live performances and album reviews, but we'll see. anyway, here's the list.


20. Belle & Sebastian - The State I Am In - Tigermilk
19. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin II
18. Art Blakey - Moanin' - Moanin'
17. Björk - Jóga - Homogenic
16. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage- Maiden Voyage
15. Kinks, The - Lola - The Kink Kronikles (Disc 2)
14. Rolling Stones, The - Street Fighting Man - Beggars Banquet
13. Charles Mingus - II B.S. - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus
12. Weezer - Getchoo - Pinkerton
11. Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy, Pt. 1 - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
10. Beck - The New Pollution - Odelay
9. Caetano Veloso - London, London - Caetano Veloso (1971)
8. John Coltrane - Equinox - Coltrane's Sound
7. Velvet Underground, The - Sweet Jane - Loaded
6. Wilco - Jesus, Etc. - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
5. Miles Davis - Freedom Jazz Dance - Miles Smiles
4. Radiohead - Everything in Its Right Place - Kid A
3. Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
2. Beatles, The - In My Life - Rubber Soul
1. Neil Young - Be The Rain - Greendale


note: the songs played aren't really significant to the list, this is purely top 20 artists.

SIU! show #11 (4/29/08)

solo show again. i think it went pretty well minus some technical difficulties. NEXT WEEK IS THE LAST SHOW. IN HONOR I WILL COUNTDOWN MY FAVORITE 20 ARTIST AND PLAY A TUNE BY EACH OF THEM.

playlist (song - artist - album)

Walking - The Dodos - Visiter
Tuareg - Gal Costa - Gal Costa [Mercury #2]
Rock Steady [Alternate Mix][#] - Rock Steady [Alternate Mix][#] - What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves CD3
Angel Delight - Fairport Convention - The History Of Fairport Convention
No Pussy Blues - Grinderman - Grinderman
Mama, You Been On My Mind - Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Live 1964 "Concert at Philharmonic Hall" (Disc 2)
Hip-Hop - Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
Orphan Girl - Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball
Mind Ecology - Shakti - Natural Elements
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire - Songs of Protest
05_~Track - Bela Fleck & Chris Thile - Bela Fleck & Chris Thile (Live)
Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh - Equal Rights
Grace - Jeff Buckley - Grace
Heard Somebody Say - Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
The Arsonist Story: Evil Craves Attention/Our Son/10 X 10 - Barbara Manning - 1212
Luglio, Agosto, Settembre (Nero) - AREA - Arbeit Macht Frei (Il Lavoro Rende Liberi)
Beware Of Darkness - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass [Disc 1]
Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
She's Not There - The Zombies - Top 500 Songs - Rolling Stone Magazine
Sing This All Together - The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request
Sugar Craft - Medeski Martin & Wood - Combustication
So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star - Byrds - Greatest Hits [Remastered]
O Superman (For Massenet) - Laurie Anderson - Big Science

SIU! show #10 (4/22/08)

pretty normal solo show. i really like the playlist. podcast should be up shortly.


playlist (song - artist - album)

Our Prayer - Beach Boys, The - 20/20
Sonido Amazonico - Los Mirlos - Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru
That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission Of Burma - Signals, Calls, and Marches
Changes - Phil Ochs - Farewells & Fantasies (2 of 3)
Sitting Duck - Gene Harris - Blue Break Beats Vol. 4
Big Day Coming - Yo La Tengo - Freewheelin' Tour (Seatle, 10/30/07)
Hang Up Your Hang Ups - Herbie Hancock - Man Child
Hard Travelin' - Woody Guthrie - Washington Square Memoirs (Disc 1)
I Want Wind to Blow - The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
Ride For My Niggas Clean - Lil Wayne - James Krivchenia's Album
Marry Me - Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day
Molten Soul - Joshua Redman - Elastic
Where Is My Mind? - Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies
Big in Japan - Tom Waits - Mule Variations
21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors - King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Just What I Needed - The Cars
The Number Song - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing....
Meu Glorioso São Cristovão - Gilberto Gil & Jorge Ben - Gil e Jorge
Insight - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Similau - Martin Denny - Exotica
Very Special - Duke Ellington - Money Jungle [Expanded]
Teen Age Riot - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

SIU! show #9 (4/15/08)

ME VS. DJ SHIFTY

pretty sweet show. lots of really cool choices i had never heard from shifty, but i still edged out the game. next week its gonna be a solo show.


playlist (Song / Artist / Album)

rockist part 1 / school of language / sea from shore (shifty)
Avalanche / Leonard Cohen / Songs of Love and Hate (james)
Wicked little town / The Breeders / Wig in a box (shifty)
Momma I'm So Sorry / Clipse / Hell Hath No Fury (james)
My Friend (Acoustic) / Bang! Bang! / Brothers of the Head (shifty)
(David Bowie I Love You) Since / Brian Jonestown Massacre / Take It From the Man! (james)
Don't let them see you cry / Manchester Orchestra / I'm like a Virgin Losing a child (shifty)
Yesterdays / Billie Holiday / Ken Burns Jazz - Billie Holiday (james)
The Carrying Arms / The Antlers / In the Attic of the Universe (shifty)
It's All Over Now / Rebirth Brass Band / The Main Event (james)
AUtumn Beasts / Parov Stelar / Shine (shifty)
Get Down / Curtis Mayfield / Roots (james)
Toxicity / System of a Down / Toxicity (james)
Pussycat Rock / Pepe Deluxe / Spare time Machine (shifty)
Fast Car / Tracy Chapman / Tracy Chapman (james)
Walcott / Vampire Weekend / Vampire Weekend (shifty)
Sexy Boy / Air / Moon Safari (james)
Life in a small House / This Car Up / SMILE WHEN YOU'RE alone (shifty)
Judy and the Dream of Horses / Belle and Sebastion / If Your..live (james)
Sleepwalking / radical face / Ghost (shifty)
All I Want / Joni Mitchell / Blue (james)
Hurricane and fire Survival Guide / cloud cult / Feel good ghosts (shifty)

SIU! show #8 (4/08/08)

ME VS. KEITH

definitely one the best shows to date. it came down to the final round.....but i pulled it out in the end. some really great tunes were played. update on the podcast situation: BIRN head honcho Stephen Croes is talking with berklee's IP lawyers to see what's possible. until then you're gonna have to catch the show live. next week the infamous "dj shifty" joins the show.


playlist (artist - song - album - chooser)
bold = winner

Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (james)
Waiting for the Kill - Elizabeth and the Catapult - “ (keith)

Tennessee Blues - Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade (james)
Roll on Oblivion - Jason Collett - Here’s to Being Here (keith)

Fanfarra - Sergio Mendes - Brasileiro (james)
Bosco - Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int'l (keith)

Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits (james)
Lovefool - The Cardigans - First Band on the Moon (keith)

You - Radiohead - Gagging Order (james)
National Anthem - Radiohead - Kid A (keith)

Secret Meeting - The National - Alligator (keith)
40 Oz to Freedom - Sublime - 40 Oz to Freedom (james)

Your Ex Lover is Dead - Stars - Set Yourself On Fire (keith)
Engine - Neutral Milk Hotel - Bootleg (james)

Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (keith)
If you Gotta go, Go Now - Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (james)

What More Can I Say - Danger Mouse - Grey Album (keith)
Is This It? - The Strokes - Is This It? (james)

She said - Beatles - Revolver (keith)
Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols - Never Mind the …… (james)

You or your Memory - Mountain Goats - Sunset tree (keith)
Helpless Hoping - Crosby Stills Nash - CSN (james)

SIU! show #7 (4/01/08)

ME VS. EDWARD

alright, second game of switch it up went well (i'm now 2-0), keep spreading the word so we can have a bunch of voters - the more the better. next week, BIRN indie enthusiast "keith" drops in to play. i've still got to work out the podcast situation, but i'll figure something out. also, new site coming soon......



playlist (a little out of order)
(song - artist - album)

Sloop John B - Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (james aka me)
Brown Eyed Girl - Everclear - Songs From an….prt. 1 (edward)
The Beat Goes On - Buddy Rich - Big Swing Face (james)
Simmer Son - Koop - Waltz For Koop (edward)
The End of Rainbow - Richard and Linda Thompson - I want to See.... (james)
Cold World - The Electric Soft Parade - The human Body (edward)
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (james)
Love Song - Sara Bareilles - Little Voice (edward)
Hungry Freaks daddy - Frank Zappa - Freak Out! (james)
Girl In The Fire - Pendulum - Hold Your Colour (edward)
My Name Is Jonas - Weezer - Blue Album (james)
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel - 1 (edward)
Believe ESP - Deerhoof - Friend opportunity (james)
Typical - Mute Math - Mute Math (edward)
Let Me Die In My Footsteps - Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Vol. 1 (james)
Opera Singer - Cake - Comfort Eagle (edward)
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap (edward)
Diablo Rojo - Rodrigo y Gabriel - Rodrigo y Gabriel (james)
Fat Bottom Girls - Queen - Jazz (edward)