Unbreak My Mixtape! Show tracks for Sat. Aug. 24/13

Major news! Next week we will reveal a special treat for our listeners. You have to tune in next Saturday night and all will be revealed. The only hint I will give is that if you are lucky you can enjoy the evening watching a British artist of the highest order.
Hope you enjoyed the show!

vuvuvultures - death of us all
sunshine underground - it is only you
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the mission - sometimes the brightest light comes from the darkest place
moscow - down (hell fire)
velocets - tell it to your kids
eagulls - nerve endings
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temples - keep in the dark
the crazy world of arthur brown - i put a spell on you
the kaleidoscopes - summer daze
the black tambourines - bodies
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mia - unbreak my mixtape
carnivals - yearn
beth rowley - can't stop tomorrow
lulu james - step by step
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lp session - franz ferdinand "right thoughts, right words, right action"
franz ferdinand - evil eye
franz ferdinand - bullet
franz ferdinand - brief encounters
elia & the low tears - baby blue
no ceremony - part of me
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travis - new shoes
unkle bob - home
camera obscura - break it to you gently
the primitives - carry me home
flowers - until you're dead
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the fratellis - seven nights seven days
babyshambles - nothing comes to nothing
two door cinema club - changing of the seasons
blackfield - firefly feat brett anderson
simple minds - chelsea girl
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drop out venus - manic constellations
deaf club - april
wolf alice - she
little comets - bayonne
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maps - this summer
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North Country Boy! Show tracks for Sat. Aug. 17/13

After hearing the tragic news of Jon Brookes death this past week I decided to feature the music of The Charlatans tonight. The Charlatans may be the only band that is almost the exact age of this show and still recording. We both got our start in 1989/90 and have lasted 20+ years. We played there debut Indian Rope and featured their last lp as well as everything in between. They would definitely be part of the Cowboys & Indies life soundtrack.
RIP Jon.
Our thoughts and prayers to your family, fiends and bandmates. Your legacy will live on in each play of a song featuring your great talent.

the charlatans - sproston green
the charlatans - tremelo song
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pistola kicks - friday nights
wolf alice - she
f.u.r.s. - just kids
lizzy & the yes men - unstoppable
the charlatans - jesus hairdo
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exit calm - when they rise
tail feather - spellbinder
shinies - vitamins
yuck - middle sea
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los porcos - sunshine
leisure - tourist
kwes - 36
only girl - mountain
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lp session - travis "where you stand"
travis - moving
travis - warning sign
travis - a different room
the charlatans - blackened blue eyes
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the charlatans - here comes the soul saver
outfit - house on fire
no ceremony - part of me
white lies - mother tongue
china crisis - you never see it
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vuvuvultures - whatever you will
verve - judas
the charlatans - judas
bomb the bass - wandering star
paris angels - door to summer
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the charlatans - north country boy
the charlatans - then (alternate take)

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Don't Just Dream In Your Sleep! Show tracks for Sat. Aug. 10/13

So very excited about the new Kitchens Of Distinction song/video. I've put it up here on the blog, hopefully it will stay for a while. Most links to this video seem to disappear. We're just excited about the new material KOD! Plus new music from The Mission, PJ Harvey, White Lies, Fanfarlo, Eugene McGuinness, Model Railway Exhibition and Basement Jaxx. All this and Swim Deep in the LP Session. Hope you enjoyed the show!

savages - strife
primal scream - turn each other inside out
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kitchens of distinction - japan to jupiter
the mission - drag
baby strange - friend
palma violets - last of the summer wine
the vaccines - melody calling
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viv albertine - little girl in a box
daughter - human
syd barrett - here i go
nadine shah - remember
pj harvey - shaker aamer
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basement jaxx - what a difference your love makes
alunageorge - double sixes
maya jane coles - fall from grace feat. catherine pockson
james blake - life round here
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lp session - swim deep "where the heaven are we"
swim deep - honey
swim deep - make my sun shine
swim deep - crush (bonus track)
a grave with no name - aurora
tripwires - catherine, i feel sick
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model railway exhibition - victoria
the underground youth - rodion
fanfarlo - myth of myself (a ruse to exploit our weaknesses)
white lies - change
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eugene mcguinness - fairlight
seabirds - real tears
grass house - i was a street light
kill moon - shine
ancient times - night school
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kyte - taipei (all at once)
the polysonic - the sun
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anika - yang yang dub

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Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? Show tracks for Sat. Aug. 3/13

the beta band - dry the rain
doves - pounding
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six by seven - change
exit calm - fiction
money - hold me forever
male bonding - the itch
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a grave with no name - '73
a grave with no name - streams
ellery james roberts - kerou's lament
hot chip - dark and stormy
paris angels - door to summer
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sandie shaw - a girl called johnny
maya jane coles - blame feat. nadine shah
maya jane coles - wait for you feat. tricky
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lp session - lee thompson ska orchestra "the benevolence of sister mary ignatius"
lee thompson ska orchestra - bangarang
lee thompson ska orchestra - eastern standard time
lee thompson ska orchestra - soul serenade
the orb & lee scratch perry - africa
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arctic monkeys - why'd you only call me when you're high?
rawshank - jaguar
sky larkin - loom
rose elinor dougall - strange warnings
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nadine shah - runaway
nadine shah - floating
die mason die - you're lonely
the sundowners - don't come knockin'
teleman - steam train girl
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johnny borrell - pan-european supermodel song (oh gina!)
johnny borrell - dahlia allegro
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pet shop boys - love is bourgeois construct

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Monthly Indiessential chart for July 2013

The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene

1. RIGHT ACTION / LOVE ILLUMINATION ... Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
2. DO I WANNA KNOW? ... Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
3. SLOW FOCUS (LP) ... Fuck Buttons (ATP/Recordings)
4. STEAM TRAIN GIRL ... Teleman (Encona Records)
5. BODY MUSIC (LP) ... Alunageorge (Uni/Island)
6. DARK & STORMY ... Hot Chip (Domino)
7. LADDERS EP ... Traams (FatCat Records)
8. COLLIDE EP ... The Polysonic (The Polysonic)
9. CARTER EP ... Arthur Beatrice (Vertigo/Capitol)
10. THE WEIGHT OF YOUR LOVE (LP) ... Editors (Play It Again Sam)
11. FICTION ... Exit Calm (Club AC30)
12. HOLD ME FOREVER ... Money (Bella Union)
13. KEROU'S LAMENT ... Ellery James Roberts (self released)
14. STANDARDS (LP) ... Lloyd Cole (Tapete Records)
15. EASY EASY ... King Krule (XL)
16. WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS ... London Grammar (Metal & Dust Recordings)
17. STEEL BONES ... Vuvuvultures (Energy Snake)
18. VICISSITUDE (LP) ... Maps (Mute Artists)
19. HOLD ON ... Avec Sans (Little World)
20. DON'T COME KNOCKIN' ... The Sundowners (Skeleton Key Records)

Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for July 2013

Nostalgia! Show tracks for Sat. July 27/13

Nostalgia indeed, both literally and generally. Close to half the songs featured tonight were not recent to say the least. Including a whole set of bands who recorded a song called Nostalgia. Still managed to fit in new tracks from The Manics, The Vaccines, Summer Camp, Yuck, Goldfrapp and Alunageorge in the LP Session. Hope you enjoyed the show.

traams - flowers
franz ferdinand - love illumination
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the vaccines - everybody's gonna let you down
crushed beaks - feelers
loom - she's not there
hebronix - viral
yuck - rebirth
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fallow deer - nostalgia (demo)
the chameleons - nostalgia
david sylvian - nostalgia
the long blondes - nostalgia
buzzcocks - nostalgia
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omd - souvenir
china crisis - hanna hanna
roxy music - the main thing
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lp session - alunageorge "body music"
alunageorge - outlines
alunageorge - bad idea
alunageorge - lost & found
lee thompson ska orchestra - fu man chu
night moves - long forgotten boy
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manic street preachers - show me the wonder
arctic monkeys - 2013
the vitamins - keys to the limousine
the wytches - digsaw
drenge - face like a skull
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summer camp - fresh
london grammer - wasting my young years
the crying shames - please stay
lizzy & the yes men - unstoppable
goldfrapp - drew
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durutti column - beginning
durutti column - jazz
the woodentops - good thing
the woodentops - (love affair with) modern living (adrian sherwood mix)
the primitives - spacehead
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the primitives - crash (1985 demo)

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Queen Of The Scene! Show tracks for Sat. July 20/13

"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." So the plan last night was to go see OMD at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit. To accomplish that Clara from The Washing Machine here on CJAM graciously agreed to guest host the show. The stars were aligning, or so I thought. The bastard weather here didn't just make my week a living hell but also ruined my weekend plans. Malcolm, the drummer, in OMD succumbed to heat exhaustion in Toronto the night before resulting in a hospital stay. Which then resulted in the cancellation of the rest of the tour. Obviously, we all hope Malcolm makes a speedy and total recovery. The news on OMD's website is saying just that. But disappointment doesn't begin to describe the feelings as you watch months of waiting for the show go up in smoke. There was no point in trying to get to the show, unprepared, and ruining all the hard work Clara had done all week to prep for it. Clara, the queen of the scene, had a blast hosting and I hope you enjoyed listening. Big thanks to Clara & Chris for a great show!

nada surf - if you leave
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flash fiktion - science of sleep
the kills - U.R.A. fever
the jam - ghosts
solar twins - rock the casbah
alternative tv - repulsion
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squarepusher - full rinse
maximum joy - searching for a feeling
the horrors - who can say
the fauns - cool stuff
the telescopes - spaceships
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the avant gardeners - ye 13th son of ramses
billy idol - don't you (forget about me)
alt-j (∆) - matilda
futurecop! - N.A.S.A.
crass - birth control n' rock n' roll
new young pony club - the get go
arthur brown - fire!
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the dentists - house the size of mars
aphex twin - we are the music makers
splashh - vacation
siouxsie & the banshees - the double life
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tricky - bonnie & clyde
bus station loonies - hops & barley
syd barrett - it is obvious
psychic TV - being lost
chapel club - all the eastern girls
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go kart mozart - queen of the scene
dream frequency - feel so real
sham 69 - tell us the truth
stereo MCs - all night long
the grid - swamp thing
citizen fish - home economics
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the wombats - let's dance to joy division
culture shock - punks on postcards

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