All over the country (and the world) college student DJs are playing new, independent and just plain weird records. I’m working on a definitive list of the best most iconic records of college radio history: The College Radio 200.
For the next year or so, I’ll be playing songs from the albums on this list, talking about the bands and their work and more, plus some special treats and surprises.
Today’s show was a preview (this project officially kicks off in 2015), and I’ll be doing another preview show next week, Nov. 20 (the last day of school!).
So tune in and learn something about the groundbreaking music history going on in little cozy rooms brought to you by college radio DJs.
Today’s playlist:
“Little Room” by The White Stripes (White Blood Cells, 2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
“I Can Change” by LCD Soundsystem (This is Happening, 2010, DFA Records)
“Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, 2011, Merge Records)
“Will Do” by TV on the Radio (Nine Types of Light, 2011, Interscope Records)
“Rill Rill” by Sleigh Bells (Treats, 2010, Mom + Pop Records)
“Don’t You Evah” by Spoon (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, 2007, Merge Records)
“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel (In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, 1998, Merge/Domino Records)
“He Doesn’t Know Why” by Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes, 2008, Bella Union/Sub Pop Records)
“Postcards from Italy” by Beirut (Gulag Orkestar, 2006, Ba Da Bing!)
“Terrible Love” by The National (High Violet, 2010, 4AD)
“Fling” by Built to Spill (There’s Nothing Wrong with Love, 1994, Up Records)
“Needle in the Hay” by Elliott Smith (Elliott Smith, 1995, Kill Rock Stars)
“From a Balance Beam” by Bright Eyes (Lifted… , 2002, Saddle Creek)
“Your Algebra” by The Shins (Oh, Inverted World, 2001, Sub Pop Records)
“Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (Hearts of Oak, 2002, Lookout!)
“The Nights of Wine and Roses” by Japandroids (Celebration Rock, 2012, Polyvinyl Record Co.)
“Broken Face” by Pixies (Surfer Rosa, 1988, 4AD)
“You’re No Rock And Roll Fun” by Sleater-Kinney (All Hands On the Bad One, 2000, Kill Rock Stars)
“Town Called Malice” by The Jam (The Gift, 1982, Polydor)
“Police & Thieves” by The Clash (The Clash, 1977, CBS)
“Radiation Vibe” by Fountains of Wayne (Fountains of Wayne, 1996, Atlantic/TAG/Scratchie)
“Thirteen” by Big Star (#1 Record, 1972, Ardent)
“Spit on a Stranger” by Pavement (Terror Twilight, 1999, Matador)
“What I’m Looking For” by Brendan Benson (The Alternative to Love, 2005, V2)
“Veni, Vidi, Vici” by Black Lips (Good Bad Not Evil, 2007, Vice Records)
“The Hardest Button to Button” by The White Stripes (Elephant, 2003, V2)
“Cannonball” by The Breeders (Last Splash, 1993, 4AD/Elektra)
“Party Pit” by The Hold Steady (Boys and Girls in America, 2006, French Kiss)
“Maps” by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Fever to Tell, 2003, Interscope/Fiction)
“The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by The Postal Service (Give Up, 2003, Sup Pop Records)