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

June 4- A Wes Anderson adventure!

Guess what: we love Wes Anderson movies. Sure, it may be obvious to dedicate an entire radio show to the music featured in these films, but it's all too good to pass up. We're selecting our favorite jams from Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. It'll be fun, so don't even try to be too hip for this adventure. Listen this Friday from 5-7 PM on 89.7 KRUI or online.

1. The Beach Boys- Heroes and Villains
2. The Proclaimers- Over and Done With
3. John Lennon- Oh Yoko
4. Cat Stevens- Here Comes My Baby
5. Devo- Gut Feeling
6. David Bowie- Life on Mars
7. Joe Dassin- Les Champs- Elysees
8. The Rolling Stones- Street Fighting Man
9. The Bobby Fuller Four- Let Her Dance
10. Creation- Making Time
11. Seu Jorge- Changes
12. The Kinks- Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worryin' Bout That Girl
13. Elliott Smith- Needle in the Hay
14. Sigur Ros- Staralfur
15. Nancy Adams-- Love
16. Emitt Rhodes- Lullaby
17. The Zombies- The Way I Feel Inside
18. Mark Mothersbaugh- Sparkplug Minuet
19. Nick Drake- Fly
20. Shankar Jaikishan- Title Music from Merchant-Ivory's Film "Bombay Talkie"
21. The Rolling Stones- I Am Waiting
22. Bob Dylan- Wigwam
23. Velvet Underground- Stephanie Says
24. Nico- These Days
25. Peter Sarstedt- Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
26. The Kinks- This Time Tomorrow
27. The Rolling Stones- Play With Fire
28. Seu Jorge- Rebel Rebel
29. Burl Ives- Buckeye Jim
30. Paul Simon- Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
31. Love- Alone Again Or
32. Van Morrison- Search and Destroy
33. Iggy Pop and the Stooges- Search and Destroy
34. Davie Bowie- Queen Bitch
35. The Faces- Ooh La La

May 28th- A Summertime Adventure!

We're excited to kick out the summer jams in our new time slot! This week we'll playing our favorite songs from summer's past and present. Take a break from lying in your hammocks or swimming in your secret lakes and tune in this Friday from 5-7 PM on 89.7 FM or online. We promise to provide the perfect soundtrack for a Friday night of grilling and drinking sloe gin. SUMMER! WOO!

1. Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On
2. Chad & Jeremy- Summer Song
3. Melanie- Brand New Key
4. The Kinks- Sitting By the Riverside
5. The Zombies- Summertime
6. Van Morrison- Brand New Day
7. Thunderclap Newman- Something in the Air
8. Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps- Closing the Doors
9. REM- Nightswimming
10. Fruit Bats- Singing Joy the World
11. Donovan- Catch the Wind
12. Mamas and Papas- Dream a Little Dream of Me
13. Peter, Bjorn and John- Amsterdam
14. Wild Nothing- Summer Holiday
15. Caribou- Sun
16. Animal Collective- Summertime Clothes
17. Janelle Monae- Tightrope
18. Islands- Jogging Gorgeous Summer
19. The Lovin' Spoonful- Summer in the City
20. Thee Oh Sees- Contraption
21. Modest Mouse- Convenient Parking
22. T. Rex- Mambo Sun
23. Nick Gilder- Hot Child in the City
24. Talking Heads- Take Me to the River
25. Neon Indian- Deadbeat Summer
26. Jens Lekman- A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill
27. Redbone- Come and Get Your Love
28. Sly and the Family Stone- Hot Fun in the Summertime
29. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas- (Love is Like a) Heat Wave
30. Simon & Garfunkel- Cecilia
31. Beach House- Walk in the Park
32. Nick Drake- Pink Moon

A SUMMER ADVENTURE! WOOO!

Starting next week, KRUI switches to the summer schedule and we have a HOT time slot.  Please tune in all summer on Fridays from 5-7 pm central to hear us jam.

A Final (Track) Adventure-May 12, 2010

Well friends, it's finals week for many of Iowa City's population. We kind of remember what that's like! To help you through the grueling or not so grueling week (I'm look at YOU theater majors) we will be playing final tracks from albums. The coolest part is that our friends Joe and Justin will be doing this theme with their show right before us starting at 8. They have a fantastic show, so I strongly encourage you to listen all night. What else are you doing? Studying? Listening and studying are not mutually exclusive dudes. They are PERFECT together. We start our set off at 10 pm central on 89.7 fm, and you can listen here from anywhere.

!. The Beatles- Her Majesty
2. Yo La Tengo- What Can I Say
3. Lavender Diamond- When You Wake For Certain
4. The War on Drugs- Barrel of Batteries
5. Fruit Bats- Flamingo
6. Badly Drawn Boy- Epitaph
7. tUne-YarDs- Synonynonym
8. Joni Mitchell- The Last Time I Saw Richard
9. Portisthead- Western Eyes
10. The Radio Dept- Always a Relief
11. Blonde Redhead- Equus
12. Metric- Stadium Love
13. Handsome Furs- Radio Kaliningrad
14. Of Montreal- The Repudiated Immortals
15. Pixies- Gouge Away
16. Death From Above 1979- Sexy Results
17. Animal Collective- Brothersport
18. Panda Bear- Ponytail
19. Beach House- Home Again
20. The xx- Stars
21. Arthur & Yu- Black B ear
22. Elliott Smith- A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity To Be Free
23. Sufjan Stevens- Vito's Ordination Song
24. Stars- Calendar Girl
25. Nick Drake- From the Morning
26. Cat Power- Sea of Love
27. David Bowie- Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
28. Joy Division- Love Will Tear Us Apart
29. LCD Soundsystem- New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

A Nature Adventure!- May 5th, 2010

This week we'll be playing nature-y songs to celebrate our adventure we like to call, "Klang and Mer Go to the Farm" or "Klang and Mer Hold Lambs" or my favorite, "Klang and Mer Step in A Lot of Poop". You can expect some great jams related to the earth, animals, weather, landforms, etc. Can you imagine? It's going to be great. As always, you can listen on 89.7 FM or here from 10pm to 12am Wednesday.

1. ELO- Mr. Blue Sky
2. The Kinks- Animal Farm
3. Fruit Bats- The Blessed Breeze
4. Great Lake Swimmers- Put There by the Land
5. The Tallest Man on Earth- Where Do My Bluebirds Fly
6. John Fahey- Sligo River Blues
7. Regina Spektor- Raindrops
8. Cat Power- The Moon
9. Andrew Bird- Anonanimal
10. Bowerbirds- In Our Talons
11. Midlake- Core of Nature
12. A.A. Bondy- I Can See the Pines Are Dancing
13. Devendra Banhart- Little Yellow Spider
14. Sondre Lerche- Modern Nature
15. Neutral Milk Hotel- The King of Carrot Flowers Pt 1
16. The Jesus and Mary Chain- Happy When it Rains
17. Cate Le Bon- Hollow Trees House Hounds
18. Ruby Suns- There Are Birds
19. High Places- The Tree With the Lights In It
20. M83- Run Into Flowers
21. Papercuts- Once We Walked in the Sunlight
22. Bob Dylan- Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35
23. Cowsills- The Rain, the Park and Other Things
24. Cat Stevens- The Wind
25. Donovan- Catch the Wind
26. The Beatles- Mother Nature's Son
27. Nick Drake- Northern Sky
28. Horse Feathers- Thistled Spring
29. Fleetwood Mac- Landslide
30. The Elected- Beautiful Rainbow
31. Vetiver- The Swimming Song
32. Duran Duran- Hungry Like the Wolf