Playlist, 6/20

Thanks to everyone who called in this week with requests or to win tickets. Sorry I didn't have more to give away! Check back here in the upcoming weeks for more info about tickets, in-stations, local shows, etc. but in the meantime, don't expect an update until the 1st or so. I'll be heading over to sunny North Carolina this Sunday with my family--which means aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, in-laws, cousins' kids, boyfriends, and on and on--for a week of competitive tubing, competitive drinking, and competitive sunbathing. Then I'll be moving into a new house the day I get back in town, which is sure to take all the fire out of me for a few days. If anyone wants to sell me a dresser, desk, or bed, let me know....

Req	New Rel	V/A	Artist	Song	Album	Label	Genre
			Sol Seppy	1 2	The Bells of 1 2	Gronland Records	Other
			M. Ward	Right in the Head	Internet Release	Merge	Other
			The Bicycles	Two Girls From Montreal	The Good, The Bad, and the Fluffly	Label Unavailable	Other
	X		Kink Ador	Little Sister	Get Lucky	Self-Released	Other
			Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins	Happy	Rabbit Fur Coat	Team Love	Other
			The Jealous Girlfriends	I Quit	The Jealous Girlfriends	Self-release	Other
			Donovan	Wear Your Love Like Heaven	Donovan	Legacy	Other
	X		Spiritualized	Soul on Fire	Songs in A&E	Fontana	Other
	X		Bombadil	Julian of Norwich	A Buzz, A Buzz	Ramseur	Other
	X		Portishead	Machine Gun	Third	Mercury	Other
			Explosions in the Sky	Look Into the Air	How Strange, Innocence	Sad Loud America	Other
	X		Mates of State	Great Dane	Re-arrange Us	Barsuk Records	Other
			Zookeeper	Snow in Berlin	Becoming All Things	Self-release	Other
	X		The Futureheads	Walking Backwards	This Is Not The World	nul records	Other
	X		The Wedding Present	Santa Ana Winds	El Rey	Manifesto	Other
			Cory Branan	Sour Mash	Live on Antennas to Heaven	None	Other
			Dr. Dog	The Old Days	Fate	Park the Van	Other
			Silver Jews	Punks in the Beerlight	Tanglewood Numbers	Drag City	Other
	X		She and Him	I Was Made For You	Volume 1	Merge	Other
			Rufus Wainwright	April Fools	Rufus Wainwright	Dreamworks	Other
			Dragonette	Get Lucky	Galore	Mercury	Other
			Bloc Party	Hunting for Witches	A Weekend in the City	Vice Records	Other
			Chromeo	Call Me Up	Fancy Footwork	Vice	Other
			How I Became the Bomb	Secret Identity	Let's Go!	Self-Release	Other

Quick Update

Tune in tomorrow to win tickets to....

The Voodoo Experience

October 24-26

New Orleans

Featuring The Stone Temple Pilots, R.E.M, Nine Inch Nails (full lineup to be announced Monday!)

www.thetenthritual.com

Forecastle

July 25-27

Louisville

Featuring Dr. Dog, Method Man, Groovatron, and plenty more

www.forecastlefest.com

Kink Ador's CD release party for Get Lucky

Wednesday, June 25

12th and Porter

Featuring Spoken Word Jen, Jon Nicholson, Dan Cohen, Chip Green and others

$5

That's four separate pairs of tickets being given away (2 for the last show mentioned) and a TON of chances to win.  So tune in.  The giveaways will start promptly at 4pm.

Thanks for listening!

Playlist, 6/13

Here's the playlist from this week. The Early Evening were excellent company in the station, and don't forget to catch them tomorrow night at The 5 Spot around 9pm. I'm planning on being there, so if you make it out, come by and say hello! And don't forget to tune in next week for a chance to win tickets to Forecastle.

Rock Plaza Central, "When We Go, How We Go" from Are We Not Horses?
Emma Wallace, "Exceed My Expectations" from A Reason to Stay Up All Night
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, "The Charging Sky" from Rabbit Fur Coat
Ra Ra Riot, "Each Year" from Ra Ra Riot
Luna, "Dear Diary" from The Days of Our Nights
Cory Branan, "Crush" from The Hell You Say
Neutral Milk Hotel, "Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone" from On Avery Island
Happy Birthday Amy, "The Holidays" from Sue
Mogwai, "Killing All the Flies" from Happy Songs for Happy People
The Wedding Present, "Don't Take Me Home Until I'm Drunk" from El Rey
Mates of State, "The Re-Arranger" from Re-Arrange Us
The Shout Out Louds, "Impossible" from (Impossible)
Architecture in Helsinki, "Heart it Races" from Places Like This
Les Malicieux, "We Are Okay" from Demos
Blackstrap, "The Bitter, The Sweet" from Steal My Horses and Run
The Early Evening, "Heavy Lids" from Everyone's a Legend
The Early Evening, "People" from Everyone's a Legend
The Early Evening, "Sleeping in Your Arms" from Everyone's a Legend
Amy LaVere, "Killing Him" from Anchors & Anvils
The Mountain Goats, "Autoclave" from Heretic Pride
Matt Pond PA, "The Crush" from People Have a Way

Playlist, 6/6

Thanks to everyone who tuned in on Friday to listen to the show. As I mentioned, I've got a lot of good stuff coming up in the upcoming weeks, so check the sidebar to keep updated on in-stations and ticket giveaways! Also, thanks to those of you that called in and didn't hang up on me (read below). You put me in a much better mood.

Req	New Rel	V/A	Artist	Song	Album	Label	Genre
			Spiritualized	Shine A Light (Unreleased Mix)	Friendly Fire	Dedicated Records	IndieRock
			Professor Murder	Free Stress Test	Professor Murder Rides the Subway	Kanine	IndieRock
			Elf Power	Venus and Mercury	Internet Exclusive	Rykodisc	IndieRock
			Electric Touch	Don't Be Afraid	Electric Touch	Label Unavailable	IndieRock
			Mary Epworth and the Jubilee Band	The Saddle Song	Internet Release	Self-Released	IndieRock
			Stephen Malkmus	The Hook	Stephen Malkmus	Matador	IndieRock
			Numero 6	Da piccolissimi pezzi	Quando arriva la gente si sente meglio	Label Unavailable	IndieRock
			Good Shoes	We Are Not the Same	Think Before You Speak	Brille Records	IndieRock
			Caitlin Rose	Answer in One of These Bottles	Dead Flowers	Theory 8	IndieRock
			Nouvelle Vague	Dance With Me	Bande a Part	Peacefrog	IndieRock
	X		El Perro Del Mar	Inner Island	From the Valley to the Stars	The Control Group	IndieRock
			Spoon	Johnathan Fisk	Kill the Moonlight	Merge	IndieRock
	X		M83	Kim & Jesse	Saturdays = Youth	Mute	IndieRock
			Mogwai	Tracy	Young Team	Jetset	IndieRock
X			Ryan Adams and the Cardinals	Let It Ride	Cold Roses	Lost Highway	IndieRock
	X		Islands	Creeper	Arm's Way	Anti-	IndieRock
			Sun Kil Moon	Unlit Hallway	April	Caldo Verde	IndieRock
	X		Portishead	The Rip	Third	Mercury Records	IndieRock
			Cinerama	Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	This is Cinerama	Scopitones	IndieRock
			Centro-Matic	I, the Kite	Dual Hawks	Quality Park	IndieRock
	X		Hotpipes	The Future Is Where We Belong	Future Bolt	Liquid Panda	IndieRock
X			Tokyo Police Club	Your English Is Good	Elephant Shell	Saddle Creek	IndieRock
	X		Be Your Own Pet	Twisted Nerve	Get Awkward	Ecstatic Peace/Universal	IndieRock
			Sea Wolf	You're a Wolf	Leaves in the River	Dangerbird	IndieRock
			The Hold Steady	Massive Nights	Boys and Girls in America	Vagrant	IndieRock
			M. Ward	Four Hours in Washington	Transistor Radio	Merge	IndieRock

A view from this side of the board...

I wouldn't call myself a calm person by any stretch, but I love confrontation and can tolerate a great deal of criticism.  What I can't tolerate is rudeness.  A listener who was less than inspired by the Mogwai song I played this week called in, said "Thank God that's over." and hung up on me.  The first half didn't piss me off, the second half did.  If you don't like what I'm playing, feel free to check out 107.5 or NPR or Jack.FM or put in a CD or a tape or sing to yourself or SOMETHING, but don't be rude to me.  Feel free as well to call me and let me know that you didn't like the song.  I don't mind.  Just give me a chance to explain to you that you not liking the song is never going to stop me from playing it.

We here at WRVU don't play the music we play so that anyone and everyone can appreciate it.  We don't care about the least common denominator.  We play it because we like it; we hope some of you do.  We play it because we believe that not everyone likes the same music.  We play it because we want what we love to have an audience--and if two hundred people turn off their radios and two people buy the album, we've been successful.  If we believed that our entire audience had to enjoy a song for it to be worth playing, we'd be another commercial Top 40 station.  

I know you think your music taste is THE BEST.  But do you remember how much you loved those ridiculous pop-punk bands when you were thirteen?  Or maybe you, like me, went through a ridiculous country music phase at age twelve.  Get over yourself.  I love it when we like the same music; I love it when you call in and want to know the name of a band, or where to buy an album, or when to catch someone live.  But the moment you start thinking that our DJs should be catering to your interests, you're missing the point.  We're not here for YOU.  We're here for the music.

So when you want to call in and tell me (or any of us) that you didn't like a song we played, keep this in mind: it's not your show.  When you call in and say you don't like a song and treat us rudely, you don't even make it to the status of music elitist--you come across like an asshole.  So for god's sake, at least give me the courtesy of a response.