scene report

So, I do a radio show every week (ish) at the station at the school where I work advising said station. My show, The Independents, is college-radio themed, covering the 60s-today of indie rock.

And today, my show was about Stephen Malkmus, but really, all my shows are about Stephen Malkmus. Sighs.

Playlist below the jump.

“California” by The Rentals from the “Friends of P” single, 1995

“Spit on a Stranger” by Pavement from “Terror Twilight,” 1999*

”Random Rules” by the Silver Jews from “American Water,” 1998
“Tigers” by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks from “Mirror Traffic,” 2011
“In The Lost and Found” by Elliott Smith from “Figure 8,” 2000
“King of the Beach” by Wavves from “King of the Beach,” 2010
“You’re No Rock and Roll Fun” by Sleater-Kinney from “All Hands on the Bad One,” 2000
“Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists from “Hearts of Oak,” 2003
“I Don’t Love Anyone” by Belle and Sebastian from “Tigermilk,” 1996
“Autumn Sweater” by Yo La Tengo from “I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One,” 1997
“Teen Age Riot,” by Sonic Youth from “Daydream Nation,” 1998
“The Funeral” by Band of Horses from “Everything All the Time,” 2006
“I Turn My Camera On” by Spoon from “Gimme Fiction,” 2005
“Letter from an Occupant” by The New Pornographers from “Mass Romantic,” 2000
“Start Choppin” by Dinosaur Jr. from “Where You Been,” 1993
“E-Pro” by Beck from “Guero,” 2005**
“Take Care of My Baby” by the Dum Dum Girls from “He Gets Me High,” 2011
“Crazy for You” by Best Coast from “Crazy for You,” 2010
“Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy” by The Kinks from “Kinda Kinks,” 1965
“Silence Kit” by Pavement from “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain,” 1994
“Rattled By the Rush” by Pavement from “Wowee Zowee,” 1995
“Carry the Zero” by Built to Spill from “Keep It Like a Secret,” 1998
“Can’t Hardly Wait” by The Replacements from “Pleased to Meet Me” 1987
“If I Could Talk I’d Tell You” by The Lemonheads from “Car Button Cloth,” 1996
“Cactus” by the Pixies from “Surfer Rosa,” 1988
“Hotel Yorba” by The White Stripes from “White Blood Cells,” 2001
“Bandages” by Hot Hot Heat from “Make Up the Breakdown,” 2002
“Breakin the Law” by The Babies from “The Babies,” 2011
“Gold Sounds” by Pavement from “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain,” 1994


* Terror twilight is what transportation scientists call the time when it’s dusk enough that some people have their headlights on, but other people don’t, and some are even still wearing sunglasses. It’s the most dangerous time of day for traffic accidents.

** Beck produced “Mirror Traffic.” It’s cool to have cool friends who can produce your cool record.