MODERN ROCK PAST: January 13, 2009

**Hour One

Smiths – Headmaster Ritual
Smiths – I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Smiths – This Charming Man (New York Vocal)
Smiths – Work Is A Four-Letter Word
Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing
Smiths – Oscillate Wildly
Meat Puppets – Out My Way
Meat Puppets – Lost
Meat Puppets – Plateau
Pavement - Stereo
Pavement – Cut Your Hair
Pavement – AT&T
Pavement – Gold Soundz
Pavement – Summer Babe
Flaming Lips – She Don’t Use Jelly
Flaming Lips – A Spoonful Weighs A Ton

**Hour Two
Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Vs. The Pink Robots
Flaming Lips – Hit Me Like You Did The First Time
Devo – Uncontrollable Urge
Devo – Peekaboo (Dance Velocity)
Devo – Girl U Want
Devo – 37
Arcade Fire – Lies (Rebellion)
Arcade Fire – The Well And The Lighthouse
Arcade Fire – No Cars Go
Arcade Fire – Wake Up
Nirvana – On A Plain
Nirvana – Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Nirvana – About A Girl
Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box (Demo)

**Hour Three
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Weapon Of Choice
Bad Religion – 21st Century Digital Boy
Killing Joke – Change

TOP MODERN ROCK TRACKS OF 2008

Whoot, here it is.

1. DJ Paul V – Just D.A.N.C.E.
2. M83 – Kim & Jessie
3. Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
4. MGMT – Time to Pretend
5. Ting Tings – Great DJ
6. Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor – You Don’t Know Me
7. Presets – This Boy’s In Love (Lifelike Mix)
8. Deerhunter – Nothing Ever Happened
9. Amanda Palmer – Astronaut
10. DJ Klaas – Just Needed Time (Klaas Dub)
11. Lily Allen – The Fear
12. Long Blondes – Century
13. Santogold – Les Artistes
14. TV On The Radio – Halfway Home
15. Music Go Music – Light Of Love
16. CSS – Left Behind
17. Vivian Girls – Where Do You Run To
18. PartyBen – Let There Be Love
19. MIA – Paper Planes (DFA Mix)
20. Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong
21. Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire
22. Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains
23. Ladytron - Tomorrow
24. Make Model – The Was
25. Alphabeat – Fascination
25. Department Of Eagles – No One Does It Like You

BEST FULL-LENGTH RELEASES OF 2008

BEST FULL-LENGTH RELEASES (aka CDs) OF 2008

1 Portishead - Third
2 Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
3 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
4 Walkmen - You & Me
5 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colors
6 Lykke Li - Youth Novel
7 Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
8 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
9 TV on the Radio - Dear Science
10 No Age - Nouns
On any other day: Chairlift, MGMT

Next week ... first show of 2009, best tracks of 2008

CHRISTMAS EVE EVE: December 23, 2008

**Hour One
Ramones – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)
Divide & Kreate – Blitzkrieg Santa
My First Earthquake – Fa La Freezing
Wombats – Is This Christmas?
Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
Pogues – Fairytale Of New York
Butthole Surfers – Good King Wenceslas
Splooge – 12 Days Of Christmas
KROQ Acoustic Christmas – Twin Peaks 12 Days Of Christmas
Killers – A Great Big Sled
Captain Sensible – One Christmas Catalogue
Sonics – Don’t Believe In Christmas
Sloppy Seconds – Hooray For Santa Claus
El Vez – Feliz Navi-Nada
Jonny Cohen – Christmas Trees Everywhere
Stiff Little Fingers – White Christmas

**Hour Two
XTC – Countdown To Christmas Party Time
DJ Schmolli – Pumping Up Christmas
DJ BC – Sugar Plum Fairy Coda (Recoda)
Cristina – Things Fall Apart
Weezer – Christmas Song
Harvey Danger – Sometimes You Have To Work At Christmas
Material Issue – Merry Christmas Will Do
Idea – It’s About That Time
Revillos – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
They Might Be Giants – Santa’s Beard
Tiny Tim – Sant Claus Has Got The AIDS This Year
Weird Al Yankovic – Christmas At Ground Zero
Mary Mac & Chris Stamey – Snow Is Falling
Modern English – After The Snow
Coldplay – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Hit Parade – Christmas Tears
St. Andrew Vs. The Chipmunks – A Very B-More Christmas

**Hour Three
Cheech & Chong – Santa Claus & His Old Lady
Halo Benders – Snowball
Church – I Am A Rock
MGMT – Pieces Of What
Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong
Junior Boys – Count Souvenirs
Joy Division – 24 Hours
Teenage Fanclub – Star Sign
Vivian Girls – I Believe In Nothing
Blitzen Trapper – Black River Trapper
Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains
Smiths – Half A Person
Weezer – Heart Songs
Prince – Thieves In The Temple

December 16, 2008

**Hour One
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
Chills – Pink Frost
Church – I Am A Rock
Vampire Weekend – Mansard Roof
Wolf Parade – Language City
Pixies – Winterlong
Devo – Snowball
Haircut 100 – Snow Girl
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
Department Of Eagles – No One Does It Like You
Little Joy – Brand New Start
Snow Patrol – Crack The Shutters
Belle & Sebastian – Winter Wooksie
Vivian Girls – Damaged
Bangles – Hazy Shade Of Winter (Extended Mix)
Los Campenisos! – Ways To Make It Thru The Wall
Air France – Collapsing At Your Doorstep

**Hour Two
Residents – Walrus Hunt
Residents – Birth
Residents – Arctic Hysteria
Cut Copy – Out There On The Ice
CSS – Let’s Reggae All Night
Dragonette – The Boys
Ladytron – Black Cat
Music Go Music – Light Of Love
Blondie – Sunday Girl
XTC – Snowman
Death Cab For Cutie – The Ice Is Getting Thinner
Papas Fritas – Say Goodbye

**Hour Three
Blake Babies – Lament
Police – Bring On The Night

December 2, 2008

**Hour One
Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
Ride – Twisterella
Laptop – Bad News
Killers – Spaceman
TV On The Radio – Crying
Errors – Dance Music
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Of Montreal – Id Engager
Papas Fritas – Sing About Me
Tiny Masters Of Today – Hologram World
Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Colleen
New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
Cold War Kids – Something Is Not Right With Me

**Hour Two
Killers – Losing Touch
Killers – Joyride
Killers – I Can’t Stay
Killers – A Postcard Fairytale
Killers – Forget About What I Said
Roxy Music – More Than This
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Not What You Wanted
Black Keys – Psychotic Girl
Beck – Modern Guilt
A Certain Ratio – Do The Du
Amanda Palmer – Astronaut
Portishead – Nylon Smile
Garbage – Trick Is To Keep Breathing
Lykke Li – I’m Good I’m Gone
Lily Allen – Friday Night

**Hour Three
Wax Audio – Enter You
A Plus D – Fascination Umbrella
Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face

November 25, 2008

Thanks, Aaron.

November 18, 2008

**Hour One
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Joe Jackson – It’s Different For Girls
Belle & Sebastian – Stars Of Track & Field (BBC Sessions)
Vampire Weekend – Campus
Unrest – Suki
Black Kids – I Wanna Be Your Limousine
Chairlift – Bruises
Passion Pit – Cuddle Fuddle
Franz Fedinand – Take Me Out
Virgins – She’s Expensive
Snow Patrol – Crack The Shutters
Belle & Sebastian – Like Dylan In The Movies (BBC Sessions)
Eagles Of Death Metal – Secret Plans
Neneh Cherry feat. Michael Stipe – Trout

**Hour Two
New Order – Fine Time (Silk Mix)
New Order – Perfect Kiss
New Order – Weirdo
New Order – Hurt
Amanda Palmer – Astronaut
Walkmen – Four Provinces
Belle & Sebastian – Wrong Love (BBC Sessions)
Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer
Rilo Kiley – Close Call
Knife – Heartbeats
Lykke Li – Little Bit
Cure – The Reasons Why

**Hour Three
Thom Yorke – Black Swan
Coldplay – Strawberry Swing

November 11, 2008

**Hour One
Shiny Toy Guns – I Owe You A Love Song
MGMT – Time To Pretend
Snow Patrol – Take Back The City
Death Cab For Cutie – Sound Of Settling
Eagles Of Death Metal – Anything ‘Cept The Truth
Santogold – Les Artistes
Amanda Palmer – Astronaut
Patti Smith – Gloria
Love Is All – Give It Back
CSS – Jager Yoga
M.I.A. – 20 Dollar
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Islands – Creeper

**Hour Two
New Order – Temptation (7-Inch Mix)
New Order – Shellshock (John Robie Mix)
New Order – Sunrise
New Order – Mesh
Amanda Palmer – Oasis
Eagles Of Death Metal – Secret Plans
TV On The Radio – Red Dress
Of Montreal – An Eluardian Instance
Northside – Take 5
Kaiser Chiefs – Can’t Say What I Mean
Keane – The Lovers Are Losing
Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
Amanda Palmer – Ampersand

**Hiur Three
Liz Phair – Stratford-On-Guy
Kings Of Leon – Closer
Til Tuesday – Love In A Vacuum

November 4, 2008

**Hour One
David Bowie – Golden Years
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
Kaiser Chiefs – I Can’t Say What I Mean
MGMT – Electric Feel (Aeroplane Mix)
Arcadia – Election Day
Cure – Hungry Ghost
Against Me – New Wave
Sham 69 – If The Kids Are United
Of Montreal – An Eluardian Instance
Shiny Toy Guns – I Owe You A Love Song
Postal Service – Nothing Better
Oasis – Shock Of The Lightning
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart

**Hour Two
Snow Patrol – Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands
Snow Patrol – Take Back The City
Snow Patrol – Crack The Shutters
Snow Patrol – Engines
Cure – Reasons Why
TV On The Radio – Love Dog
Stereolab – Diagonals
Make Model – The Was
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Cut Copy – Lights And Music
DJ Riko – Let There Be Exodus

**Hour Three
My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed
Love & Rockets – So Alive
Cure – It’s Over

I REMEMBER HALLOWEEN: October 28, 2008

**Hour One
“Rocky Horror Picture Show” – Time Warp (1989 Dance Mix)
Shriekback – Nemesis (Extended Mix)
Band Of Horses – Is There A Ghost
PartyBen – Walking With A Ghost In Paris
Ramones – Pet Sematary
Shiny Toy Guns – Ghost Town
L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
Keane – Better Than This
Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
Revillos – Jack The Ripper
Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat
Split Enz – Dirty Creature
Dead Kennedys – Halloween

**Hour Two
Shiny Toy Guns – Ricochet
Kaiser Chiefs – Can’t Say What I Mean
Keane – The Lovers Are Losing
Shiny Toy Guns – I Owe You A Love Song
Kaiser Chiefs – Like It Too Much
Keane – You Haven’t Told Me Anything
Peaches – Operate
Golden Boy feat. Miss Kittin – Rippin Kitten
Ministry – Everyday Is Halloween
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Halloween
Misfits – Halloween
MX-80 Sound – Theme From Halloween
Only Ones – Creature Of Doom
Cramps – Goo Goo Muck
TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me
Book Of Love – Tubular Bells

**Hour Three
Scissor Sisters – Kiss You Off
Spinal Tap – Hell Hole
“Little Shop Of Horrors” – Little Shop Of Horrors

October 21, 2008

Aaron handles RFO on October 21. It's membership drive week!

October 14, 2008

**Hour One
Violent Femmes – American Music
Oasis – The Shock Of The Lightning
Rise Against – Re-Education
Wedding Present – Dare
Tokyo Police Club – Tessellate
Keane – The Lovers Are Losing
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
Fujiya & Miyagi – Pussyfooting
Chairlift – Headstands
Vampire Weekend – Campus
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Nicotine Stain
Pursuit Of Happiness – Cigarette Dangles
Sleater-Kinney – One More Hour
Emiliana Torrini – Jungle Drums

**Hour Two
Offspring – You’re Gonna Go Far Kid
Offspring – Trust In You
Oasis – Waiting For The Rapture
Oasis – Bag It Up
Oasis – Falling Down
U2 – Two Hearts Beat As One (U.S. Mix)
Rapture – The Devil
Virgins – Rich Girls
Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor – You Don’t Know Me
CSS – Move (Metronomy Mix)
Brad Hed – Girls & Boys (Vandalism Mix)
Verve – Love Is Noise (Tong & Rogers Wonderland Mix)
Killers – Read My Mind (Linus Loves Mix)

**Hour Three
Beck – Gamma Ray
Devo – Girl U Want
Cocteau Twins – Blue Bell Knoll

October 7, 2008

**Hour One
Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
Of Montreal – An Eluardian Instance
We Are Scientists – After Hours
Squeeze – Another Nail For My Heart
PJ Harvey – Dress
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
Ratatat – Mirando
Rumble Strips – Girls And Boys In Love
Jam – Saturday’s Kids
Cold War Kids – Something Is Not Right With Me
Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor – You Don’t Know Me
Islands – Creeper
DJ Paul V – Just D.A.N.C.E.
New Order – Run

**Hour Two
Of Montreal – For Our Elegant Caste
Of Montreal – Beware Our Nubile Miscreants
Of Montreal – And I’ve Seen A Bloody Shadow
Of Montreal – Nonpareil Of Favor
Tullycraft – Fangs On Bats
Kills – Fried My Little Brains
CSS – Left Behind
Kings Of Leon – Closer
Stars – The Night Starts Here
MGMT – Electric Feel (Aeroplane Mix)
MIA – Paper Planes (Edson Pride Mix)
DJ Tripp – Just Needed Time
TV On The Radio – Halfway Home
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know

**Hour Three
Radiohead – Optimistic
New Pornographers – These Are The Fables
Patti Smith – Free Money

September 30, 2008

**Hour One
Cake – Short Skirt Long Jacket
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Bloc Party – Zephyrus
Make Model – The Was
Cold War Kids – Something Is Not Right With Me
Killers – Human
Human League – Darkness
Shiny Toy Guns – Ricochet
Stills – Fevered
TV On The Radio – Halfway Home
Wire – One Of Us
Peter Gabriel – I Don’t Remember
Beck – Modern Guilt
Black Kids – I Want To Be Your Limousine

**Hour Two
Kings Of Leon – Closer
Kings Of Leon – Manhattan
Kings Of Leon – 17
Cold War Kids – Welcome To The Occupation
Cold War Kids – Mexican Dogs
Cold War Kids – Every Valley Is Not A Lake
Jaguar Love – Bats Over The Pacific Ocean
Of Montreal – Gallery Piece
Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor – You Don’t Know Me
XTC – Wake Up
Stars – Take Me To The Riot
Rumble Strips – Girls And Boys In Love
Hooverphonic – In Bloom
Presets – This Boy’s In Love (Lifelike Mix)
DJ Tripp – Just Needed Time (Cars Vs. DJ Antoine)

**Hour Three
Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Wedding Present – Palisades
Rilo Kiley - 15

September 23, 2008

Aaron Seltzer (formerly of World Class Rock) hosted the show for me this week so I could get down to John Henry's to see the Wedding Present. They were ridiculously fun ... and so was Aaron's show. I heard him play Erasure, Edwyn Collins, the Killers, Peter Murphy and Modest Mouse, among others.

He'll be hosting Radio Free Oregon again October 21.

September 16, 2008

**Hour One
Wedding Present – No
Wedding Present – You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends
Wedding Present – Spiderman On Hollywood
Wedding Present – Silver Shorts
Wedding Present – Dare
We Are Scientists – After Hours
Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko
TV On The Radio – Dancing Choose
Fujiya & Miyagi – Pussyfooting
Dr. Dog – The Ark
White Stripes – Little Cream Soda
Blake Babies – Cesspool
Make Model – The Was
Cold War Kids – Something Is Not Right With Me
Radiohead – High & Dry

**Hour Two
Okkervil River – Unless It’s Kicks
Okkervil River – Title Track
Okkervil River – Starry Stairs
Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines
Neon Neon – I Told Her On Alderaan
Ting Tings – Traffic Light
Virgins – Rich Girls
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Stills – Still In Love Song
CSS – Left Behind
Church – North South East & West
Faint – I Treat You Wrong
Weezer – Troublemaker (DJ AM & Eli Escobar Mix)
Black Kids – I Wanna Be Your Limousine

**Hour Three
B-52s – Dry County
Squeeze - Tempted

September 9, 2008

**Hour One
New York Dolls – Looking For A Kiss
New Pornographers – Sing Me Spanish Techno
Of Montreal – Nonpareil Of Favor
Santogold – Les Artistes
Sinead O’Connor – Jerusalem
Matches – Wake The Sun
Ben Folds And Regina Spektor – You Don’t Know Me
Fujiya & Miyagi – Uh
CSS – Left Behind
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Halloween
Deerhoof – Offend Maggie
MGMT – Kids
Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines

**Hour Two
TV On The Radio – Dancing Choose
TV On The Radio – Golden Age
TV On The Radio – Halfway Home
TV On The Radio – Love Dog
TV On The Radio – Stork And Owl
Peter Bjorn & John – Inland Empire
MIA – Sunshowers
Virgins – Rich Girls
Julian Cope – Planet Ride
Walkmen – Four Provinces
Radiohead – Tell Me Why
Bloc Party – Biko
PNAU ft. Ladyhawke – Embrace

**Hour Three
Smiths – Headmaster Ritual
Verve – Love Is Noise
Adele – Chasing Pavements

September 2, 2008

**Hour One
Concrete Blonde – True
Hold Steady – Constructive Summer
Sleater-Kinney – Dig Me Out
Dr. Dog – Hang On
Bloc Party – Mercury
CSS – Left Behind
Stills – Eastern Europe
Built To Spill – Carry The Zero
Verve – Rather Be
Kings Of Leon – Crawl
Chameleons UK – Swamp Thing
Bloc Party – Better Than Heaven
Primal Scream – Glory Of Love
Liz Phair – Supernova

**Hour Two
Walkmen – In The New Year
Walkmen – Four Provinces
Walkmen – I Lost You
Walkmen – On The Water
Heatmiser – Still
Old 97s – Dance With Me
Postelles – 123 Stop
Jaguar Love – Highways Of Gold
Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines
Quasi – Empty Words
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Dance Stance
Against Me – Stop
M83 – Kim And Jessie
Human League – Open Your Heart
Presets – This Boy’s In Love

**Hour Three
Psychedelic Furs – She Is Mine
Spandau Ballet - True

August 19, 2008