A New Beginning Adventure- August 6th, 2010

By the radio show this Friday, a huge amount of friends will have moved out of state to start new adventures.  Instead of doing some embarrassingly sad or bitter adventure, I decided to focus on the fact that this is really Iowa City's New Year celebration.  Newness!  New people!  New adventures!  New jobs!  New classes!  It's all pretty exciting, and all of the songs will be about new beginnings.

Please tune in this Friday from 5-7 pm central.  You can make a request during that time by calling 319-335-8970. EDIT: The show went until 6:30 due to a surprise in-studio performance.

SPEAKING OF NEW BEGINNINGS: This will be my last show within this adventure theme.  I'll be joining up with Justin and Joe of Standing on the Verge for next semester.  Tune in on Wednesdays from 8-10 pm central.

The setlist:
1. Light and Day-Polyphonic Spree
2. Read to Start- Arcade Fire
3. Once We Walked in the Sunlight-Papercuts
4. Ending Start- Metric
5. New Years-Asobi Seksu
6. Looks Just like the Sun-Broken Social Scene
7. New Watch- The Red Thread
8. Wake Up, Little Sparrow- Devendra Banhart
9. Junior Kickstart- The Go! Team
10. Here Today- The Beach Boys
11. Waves (The Time You're Awake)- The Elected
12. I Think I See the Light- Cat Stevens
13. Beautiful Morning Light- Fruit Bats
14. Brand New Day- Van Morrison
15. Wake Up, Ma and Pa Are Gone- Bound Stems
16. The Night Starts Here- Stars
17. Starter- The Cardigans
18. When You Wake for Certain-Lavender Diamond
19. Today is the Day- Yo La Tengo
20. New Year- The Breeders
21. In the New Year- The Walkmen
22. I'm Beginning to See the Light- Velvet Underground

An Aquatic Adventure- July 30th

Turns out it's not as fun to come up with an adventure without my cohost, but I will carry on anyway.  Due to the ridiculous heat/humidity making my house essentially unlivable, I've been rather aquatic lately.  It's the only way.  Tune in from 5-7 pm central this Friday to join me on an aquatic adventure.  The real question is, can I focus enough to run the equipment alone?  Only time will tell.

Ze set list:
1. Shark in the Water- VV Brown
2. Swimming Pools- Thao Nguyen
3. Cold Cold Water- Mirah
4. Saltwater- Beach House
5. Summer Water- Colleen
6. I'll be on the Water- Akron/Family
7. The Swimming Song- Vetiver
8. Water & Wheat- These United States
9. On the Water- The Walkmen
10. Treading Water- Suzannah Johannes
11. Out to Sea- Cate Le Bon
12. Seal Jubilee- Bat for Lashes
13. The Diver- Gravenhurst
14. Stella was a Diver and She Was Always Down- Interpol
15. Swimming-Sunset Rubdown
16.Black Water- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
17. Trains Across the Sea- Silver Jews
18. Water- Pit Er Pat
19. Season of the Shark- Yo La Tengo
20.Hold the Line- Queen Sea Big Shark
21.We Are Water- HEALTH
22. Water- Blonde Readhead
23. Red Sea- Asobi Seksu
24. At the Seaside- Peter, Bjorn and John
25. Shark's Tooth- Archie Bronson Outfit
26. The Mermaid Parade- Phosphorescent
27. Swimmers- Broken Social Scene
28. La Mer- Francoise Hardy

July 23, 2010- A Klang and Mer Farewell Adventure

Sadly this week will be the last week with Klang, as she leaves tomorrow for her Vermont Grad School Adventure (I expect you to send me a playlist for this, Klang). To celebrate and mourn, we will be playing songs that make us think of our friend times and adventures in Iowa City.

Mer (that's me dudes) will continue the sad, sad show for the rest of the summer. Expect adventures along the lines of "All Your Friends Moved Away".

1. Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On
2. The Band- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
3. Cat Stevens- Wild World
4. Leonard Cohen- So Long Marianne
5. Fruit Bats- Feather Bed
6. The Polyphonic Spree- Hold Me Now
7. Sufjan Stevens- the Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us!
8. Caleb Engstrom- 03-09-05
9. Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim- Aguas de Marco
10. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- Home
11. Belle and Sebastian- If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
12. Camera Obscura- Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
13. Devendra Banhart- At the Hop
14. Amy Millan- Skinny Boy
15. Jens Lekman- Black Cab
16. The Botticellis- Flashlight
17. Beach House- Gila
18. The Beatles- Dear Prudence
19. Wye Oak- I Don't Feel Young
20. Feist- I Feel It All
21. Fleetwood Mac- Second Hand News
22. The Tallest Man on Earth- King of Spain
23. Architecture in Helsinki- Heart it Races
24. David Bowie- Oh! You Pretty Things
25. The Breeders- Cannonball
26. Nick Drake- Pink Moon
27. Stars- Your Ex-Lover is Dead
28. Arcade Fire- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
29. Crowded House- Don't Dream It's Over

A First Track Adventure- July 9th

It's the time of year in Iowa City when everyone is packing up and moving out. Rather than dedicating a show to how horrifically sad this is, (I'm looking at you Klang) we are focusing on the idea of BEGINNINGS. Cheesy? Yes. Good idea? I think so. We'll celebrate new beginnings by playing only songs that are first tracks on albums.

1. Weezer- My Name is Jonas
2. Sonic Youth- 100%
3. TV on the Radio- Halfway Home
4. The Blacks- Raincoat
5. Animal Collective- Peacebone (for Justin!)
6. Woods- To Clean
7. Liz Phair- 6'1
8. Wye Oak- Please Concrete
9. Kings of Convenience- 24-25
10. Cate Le Bon- Me Oh My
11. Feist- So Sorry
12. A. A. Bondy- Mightiest of Guns
13. Sufjan Stevens- All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands
14. The Tallest Man on Earth- The Wild Hunt
15. The Dodos- Walking
16. Andrew Bird- Fiery Crash
17. Beck- Loser
18. The Cure- In Between Days
19. Jacques Dutronc- Les Playboys
20. The Beatles- Hard Day's Night
21. T. Rex- Mambo Sun
22. Bat for Lashes- Horse and I
23. The Knife- Silent Shout
24. My Bloody Valentine- Only Shallow
25. Sleigh Bells- Tell 'Em
26. Nico- The Fairest of the Seasons
27. Cat Stevens- Where Do the Children Play
28. The Velvet Underground- Candy Says
29. Wilco- I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
30. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- 40 Day Dream
31. Brian Eno- Needles in the Camel's Eye

July 2nd- an 80's Adventure!

This week we're going back in time again to play all our favorite tracks from the decade we were born. We'll spend two hours this Friday playing jams released in the 1980s. So, tune in to 89.7 FM or online from 5-7 PM CT and reminisce as we share our favorite stories from the 1980s. Mer will speak fondly of her days in Michigan and Klang will mumble about playing with popples and that strange year she lived in Montana back in '88.

Listen closely: our last track will be dedicated to a certain foreign correspondent that has left us for the summer of adventures in D.C.

EDIT: Due to TWO in-studios we had to bump our show back a week and cut it down to our true faves. Hope you enjoyed it!

1. New Order- Age of Consent
2. Violent Femmes- Blister in the Sun
3. Human League- (Keep Feeling) Fascination
4. Thompson Twins- Hold Me Now
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees- Cities in Dust
6. Crowded House- Don't Dream Its Over
7. INXS- Never Tear Us Apart
8. Echo and the Bunnymen- The Killing Moon
9. Beat Happening- Indian Summer
10. Blondie- Atomic
11. Duran Duran- Girls on Film
12. David Bowie- Let's Dance
13. The Beastie Boys- Brass Monkey
14. The Pixies- Debaser
15. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- Crimson and Clover
16. Alphaville- Forever Young
17. The The- This is the Day
18. Aha- Take On Me
19. Prince- I Would Die 4 U
20. The Smiths- This Charming Man
21. George Michael- Faith
22. Spandau Ballet- True

A Summer Romance Adventure- June 18th, 2010

This week we're wrapping the world in all the summer romance it can handle. That's right, THE WORLD. Requests and dedications are strongly encouraged, though we will certainly be making some dedications ourselves. You can listen on Friday, 5-7 pm central on 89.7 fm or online. Phone request? Give us a call during our show: 319-335-8970.

1. Beach Boys- God Only Knows
2. St. Vincent- Marry Me
3. Basia Bulat- Oh, My Darling
4. Tallest Man On Earth- King of Spain
5. Menomena- Air Aid (by request)
6. Fruit Bats- The Earthquake of '73
7. Vetiver- To Baby
8. Peter Bjorn and John- Paris 2004
9. Belle and Sebastian- Funny Little Frog
10. The Smiths- There is a Light That Never Goes Out
11. Dirty Projectors- Stillness is the Move
12. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Is This Love
13. Pj Harvey- This is Love
14. Robyn- Cry When You Get Older
15. Of Montreal- Keep Sending Me Black Fireworks
REQUEST: Deerhoof- L'amour Stories
16. CSS- Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above
17. Kings of Convenience- I'd Rather Dance With You
18. Lykke Li- Little Bit
19. The xx- Shelter
20. Family of the Year- Summer Girl
21. Mazzy Star- Fade Into You
22. Air- Playground Love
23. Stars- My Favourite Book
24. Architecture in Helsinki- Imaginary Ordinary
25. Regina Spektor- Baobabs
26. Leonard Cohen- Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
27. Broken Social Scene- Sentimental X's
28. Slow Club- Let's Fall Back in Love
29. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- Home
30. Paul McCartney- Maybe I'm Amazed

A Childhood Adventure- June 11, 2010

We've been getting sooooo many calls from devoted listeners (uh huh!) and people are wondering how we've come to be the music lovers we are today (this never happened). Well, this week we aim to answer that. We'll be playing songs that remind us of our childhood and filled our baby ears. Get nostalgic with us on Friday from 5-7 pm central.

1. Diana Ross- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
2. Al Green- Let's Stay Together
3. The Archies- Sugar Sugar
REQUEST: Sly and the Family Stone- Hot Fun in the Summertime
4. The Bangles- Walk Like An Egyptian
5. Talking Heads- Burning Down the House
6. Nancy Sinatra- These Boots Were Made for Walking
7. Jimmy Soul- Happy for the Rest of Your Life
8. Bee Gees- More Than a Woman
9. The Temptations- Just My Imagination
10. Procol Harem- A Whiter Shade of Pale
11. Bob Dylan- Lay Lady Lay
12. Carole King- So Far Away
13. The Beatles- Fool on the Hill
14. Cat Stevens- Wild World
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young- Teach Your Children
16. Tammy Wynette- Stand By Your Man
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival- Down on the Corner
18. Otis Redding- Sittin' on the Dock on the Bay
19. Bill Withers- Ain't No Sunshine
20. Simon & Garfunkel- I Am a Rock
21. The Beatles- Rocky Raccoon
22. Neil Young- The Needle and the Damage Done
23. Ben E. King- Stand By Me
24. The Flamingos- I Only Have Eyes For You
25. The Turtles- Happy Together
26. Herman's Hermits- Mrs. Brown
27. The Contours- Do You Love Me
28. David Bowie- Five Years
29. The Cure- Close to Me
30. Billy Joel- Piano Man
31. Cyndi Lauper- Time After Time
32. INXS- Need You Tonight
33. Duran Duran- Hungry Like the Wolf