Suitcase Full of Dimes

104: A silent monster for hours on end.

2011-06-12T23:40:00.003-04:00

Sorry for the long gap between episodes. Various reasons including equipment problems, but I have a little more time for putting some shows together for the short term and plan on taking advantage of that time. Enjoy the show and stay subscribed.

Dime No. 104: A silent monster for hours on end.

Dropkick "Too Much To Say"
Ryan Schmidt "Under Attack"
Get Back Loretta "Pretty Song"
Jessica Paige "Never Land"
Melissa Li and the Barely Theirs "Better Than Here"
The Minor Leagues "Ghost Maps"
Neo Geo "Can't Catch Me"
Will Crum "School Is For Donkeys"
Volary "Undone"
The Simple Carnival "Smitten"

Total Time—34:38

103: Make The Wrong Things Right

2010-10-10T21:09:00.002-04:00

Wow! Another new podcast! If I keep this up, everyone will think that I've lost my day job! This one features some great music from DC area musicians Danni Rosner, Andy Zipf, and Janine Wilson, as well as two tracks from Mark Bacino's excellent "Queen's English," an album that I can't recommend enough.

Dime No. 103: Make The Wrong Things Right

Mark Bacino "Queen's English"
The Bolts "Chase The Stars"
Andy Zipf "Reach Is Wide"
Supraluxe "Data Control"
Janine Wilson "The Grass Is Always Greener"
Shayfer James "Tombstone Road"
Danni Rosner "Wind Up Toy"
Paper or Plastic "Break Your Bond"
Ivana Turano "Happy Ending"
Mark Bacino "Happy"

Total Time—33:18

102: I've Got An Army of My Own

2010-09-27T22:44:00.001-04:00

After the day I've had, putting out the first new episode of Suitcase Full of Dimes in over a year was therapeutic to say the least. I'll be preparing some new installments of the show in coming weeks.

Artists featured in this episode include: John Brodeur, Sara Haze, and Kelly Harper.

This show is dedicated to my nephew.

101: Anything Can Happen

2009-05-30T12:43:00.000-04:00

It's been so long since I recorded an actual podcast, so I just had to get one one out. Click on the artist's links below for more information on the bands played. Now, because the sun is shining and the air is dryer, I'm going to play outside for the rest of the weekend. Enjoy!

Dime No. 101: Anything Can Happen

Hari and Aino "Maple"
Transit "Maybe It's Fine"
The Mike Michalak Band "The Wave"
Lion O'Brien "If You Say You Love Me"
The Red Book Comics "Do You See"
The Arts and Sciences "Boom Echo"
Scott Krokoff "Friend In Need"
Eye Alaska "Walk Like A Gentleman"
The Alan Craig Project "The Party"
The Studio Band Headliner "The Wall"

Total Time—38:39

100: The Centennial Episode

2009-01-20T00:03:00.001-05:00

Sorry this took so long to get out. I really hope it was worth the wait. I know my toes are tapped out from listening to it already and I hope yours will be shortly. If you've been listening from the beginning or if you just discovered the podcast, thanks for downloading.

Dime No. 100: The Centennial Episode

Josh Fix "Don't Call Me In The Morning"
1990s "You're Supposed To Be My Friend"
The Goldbergs "Better Times"
Ingrid Michaelson "Be OK"
The Smith Bros. "How Wrong You Are"
The Simple Carnival "Really Really Weird"
Jim Boggia "To And Fro"
Pop Garden Radio's January Song Scramble Contest
J.J. Appelton "Today, Today, Today"
Nada Surf "Whose Authority"
The Major Labels "Don't Hear A Single"

Total Time—38:20

Pop Garden Pop Contest - January Song Scramble

2009-01-18T06:00:00.003-05:00

Contest: January Song Scramble

As some of you may know, I've been producing an audio quiz segment for Adam Waltemire's Pop Garden Radio since last August. I've been having a lot of fun creating the quizzes for the show and this week I decided it was time for a Song Scramble Contest. I decided to include the contest as a part of the Suitcase Full of Dimes feed to allow the podcast's listeners to enter as well. (Note: If you aren't subscribed, just click the "January Song Scramble" link in the title above to play the audio file, or right click the link and select "Save As..." to download it.)

How this works: The Song Scramble is six songs--four originals and two cover songs. Points are awarded for each original artist, the two covering artists, each song's title, and the theme that ties them all together. If you have everything correct, you'll have a perfect score of fifteen. (Hint: The winning theme has nothing to do with the band's or artist's names.)

When you're ready to submit your answers, compile them into an email addressed to ed@popgardenradio.com with the words "January Scramble" in the subject line.

Grand Prize is (so far):

The Grey Race "Give It Love" CD
Chewy Marble "Modulations" CD
Kelly Jones "SheBANG!" CD

Entries need to be received by midnight on February 1, 2009. In the case of a tie, the earlier entry wins, so get your entries in sooner than later.

UPDATE: The contest was extended to midnight on February 9. If we don't have a winner at that point, Sudden Death Rules* will apply.

* Sudden Death Rules stipulate that the first entry received with any correct answers wins the prize package.

Suitcase 45s - No. 3: Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T11:53:00.001-05:00

While working on the hundredth episode of the show, I thought I'd use the under-utilized Suitcase 45s to showcase a couple of my favorite podsafe Christmas songs. Merry Christmas, everyone, and a Happy New Year.

Suitcase 45s No. Three: Merry Christmas

Candy Butchers "Give Me A Second Chance For Christmas"
Geoff Smith "If Christmas Was Make Believe"

Total Time—6:52

99: 'Til The Evening Comes Around

2008-11-29T14:35:00.003-05:00

I woke up from my post-Thanksgiving Dinner to put together a new installment of Suitcase Full of Dimes. Now I think I'll have some leftovers and sleep for another two days. Enjoy the show.

PS: Anyone who buys the Eisenhowers album "Film Your Own Atrocities" through the band's website will get a free mini-album called "Peep-Show Etiquette." The special EP features acoustic versions, rare demos and previously-unavailable tracks from the Eisenhowers catalogue.

Dime No. 99: 'Til The Evening Comes Around

The Smith Bros "She's Under My Skin" (from Restless, 2008) Buy the CD @ the artist's website
Arms Up "Anna Please" (single, 2008)
The Eisenhowers "Gathering Dust" (from Film Your Own Atrocities, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Nathan Wheldon and the Two Timers "This Feeling" (from A New Year's Revolution, 2008) Buy the album @ Amazon MP3
Candygram For Mongo "Shannon Told Me" (from Candygram For Mongo, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Greg Pope (Edmund's Crown) "Burden" (from Popmonster, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Brendan Boogie Band "College" (from Disposable Pop EP, 2008)
Lee Coulter "She Fell In Love With The Mirror" (from Listen Hear, 2005) Buy the CD @ Amazon
Honeyhoney "Little Toy Gun" (from First Rodeo, 2008) Buy the album @ Amazon MP3
Deep 6 Holiday "Will You Remind Me?" (from Awake At The Funeral, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—34:47

98: You Can Try But You Can't Stop Me

2008-11-01T14:22:00.000-04:00

It's a warm fall day here in northern Virginia. With Halloween past and the biggest election in my lifetime days away, I thought it time to release another episode of the show. Don't forget to tune in to Pop Garden Radio tonight at 10pm Eastern (starting just after the Orlando Magic game) for Adam Waltemire's interviews with Mike Viola, The Smith Bros., and Chewy Marble, and, as usual, my music trivia segment.

Dime No. 98: You Can Try But You Can't Stop Me

Modern Science "Every Little Thing" (from their debut album, due out in 2009)
Cavashawn "Out Of My Mind" (from Cavashawn EP, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
John Taglieri "Think Of You" (from Wide Awke and Dreaming, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Lucky Day "Why'd You Have To Go?" (from Rise and Fall, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Trophy "How Did You Get This Way?" (from Trophy, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Richard Snow "Silent Girlfriend" (from Tuesday Music, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Ingrid Michaelson "Be OK" (from Be OK, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Melissa Ferrick "Heartbeat" (from Goodbye Youth, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes
Patti Rothberg "Wavelength" (from Double Standards, 2008) Buy the mp3 album @ Amazon mp3
Admiral Twin "Be the Show" (from Odds and Ends: Demos and Rareties, 1996-2000, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—34:52

97: Like An Old Balloon

2008-10-10T19:29:00.001-04:00

This coming Monday the 13th will mark the two-year anniversary of the podcast. And it has come a long way since those early, non-podsafe days. It would have been cool if the hundredth show coincided with the anniversary, but it just wasn't meant to be. This installment of the podcast is especially entertaining and reminds me, in some ways, of that first podcast. Several of the artists and bands here have become favorites of mine in the course of 97 episodes. I hope some of them will become your favorites as well.

Dime No. 97: Like An Old Balloon

The Jellybricks "Goodnight To Everyone" (from Goodnight To Everyone, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Smith Bros. "How Wrong You Are" (from Restless, 2008) Buy the CD the band's website
The Telepathic Butterflies "Telescope" (from Breakfast In Suburbia, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes
Inara George with Van Dyke Parks "Accidental" (from An Invitation, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Strive "Smallest Things" (from Fire, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes
Jim Boggia "To And Fro" (from Misadventures In Stereo, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Colin MacIntyre "Famous For Being Famous" (from The Water, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes
Monkeeman "I Know A Girl" (from Life In The Backseat, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes
The Simple Carnival "You Jump First" (from Girls Aliens Food, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Jakob Martin "Fiction Friction" (from Masking The Mirror, 2008) Buy the CD @ New Nation Media

Total Time—35:23

96: Maybe The Best Thing I've Ever Heard

2008-09-03T21:39:00.003-04:00

This should gone out over the weekend and I apologize for the tardiness, but to make up for it, I made a couple last minute lineup changes by adding The Major Labels and, after a ten year absence, a brand new track from The Mommyheads. Enjoy!

Dime No. 96: Maybe The Best Thing I've Ever Heard

Chewy Marble "Cross-Hatched World" (from Modulations, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Beggars Lake "Hold On" (from Mud, Blood and Mercy, Out on September 26, 2008)
The Mommyheads "Help Me" (from You're Not A Dream, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes
The Major Labels "Don't Hear A Single" (from Aquavia, 2008) Buy the CD @ the artist's MySpace page
Powerlight "Everyday We Are Made New"
The Fire Apes "Let Me Know" (from Central Park Carousel, 2005) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Mardeen "Kids" (from Read Less Minds, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes
Turnpage "Point of Infinity" (from Riverbed Cinematic EP, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Freedom
Ryan Winford "Light at the End of the Hall" (from What Time Will Change EP, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Get Back Loretta "Girlface" (from Over The Wall, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—38:06

The Drop.Io

2008-08-30T23:49:00.001-04:00

I do plan to get a new show out over the holiday weekend, but I wanted to quickly pop in and let everyone know that Show Number 100 is on the horizon. I started the podcast in Fall of 2006 with the intention of getting some much needed notice for indie artists that you just don't hear on the radio. In the past two years, I've shared my discoveries with you and you've shared many of yours with me.

I've set up a drop.io account at http://drop.io/suitcasefullofdimes to encourage more sharing through the next two years and beyond. The drop.io includes a voicemail line (646-495-9203, extension 67927) if you want to call and leave a message for the podcast.

For more information on what you can do with drop.io, click here.

Note: The required password will be mentioned on the show starting with Show 96.

95: Someone Unique To Complete Me

2008-08-23T16:18:00.005-04:00

Remember me? I used to do this podcast called Suitcase Full of Dimes a long time ago. Yeah, I know, but I've been busy. If you like to listen to my other project, tune into the WMEL-AM webstream at 10pm EDT on Saturday nights for Pop Garden Radio. Adam plays some really great tunes and could use an extra listener or three. (So email your friends!)

Dime No. 95: Someone Unique To Complete Me

The Mooney Suzuki "Just Like Jesse James" (from Guilt By Association, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Elisa Peimer "Don't Come Around" (from Pull of the Moon, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Brew "Looking Down" (from Back to the Woods, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Steve Caraway "Gone, Gone, Gone" (from Hurricane Season, 2008) Buy the CD @ Indien Ink
Skipping Girl Vinegar "One Chance" (single, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes
Little Plastic Stars "Waiting"
Justina "Formula" (from Last One Standing, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Wendy Wall "The Long Goodbye" (from Two Birds, 2001) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Maine "Everything I Ask For" (from Can't Stop, Won't Stop, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes
Sugar Fix "Skymall"

Total Time—35:07

94: Hope To Spare

2008-08-02T11:27:00.001-04:00

Just a quick reminder that the debut of the Pop Garden Pop Quiz is tonight on Adam Waltemire's Pop Garden Radio. If you're not in the Cocoa Beach, FL, area, you can tune into the show live on the web at www.popgardenradio.com at 10pm EDT. I'll also be on The Time Machine tonight, which you can hear on Maui's Mana'o Radio starting at 2pm HST/8pm EDT. The Time Machine streams at www.manaoradio.com.

Dime No. 94: Hope To Spare

The Goldbergs "Better Times" (from Under The Radar, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Chewy Marble "Don't Look At The Sun" (from Modulations, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Fire Apes "I Want You Back" (from A Perfect Day For Bananafish, 2005) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Kati Mac "Only Love" (from Poseidon's Son, 2004) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Jeff Caylor "Almost Flew" (from Okay, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Simple Carnival "Really Really Weird" (from Me and My Arrow EP, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Herron Brothers "Safe From The Sun" (from A Lovely Spread, 2008)
Small World "One In A Million"
Get Back Loretta "The Future Of The Moon" (from Over The Wall, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals "Apologies" (from This Is Somewhere, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes

Total Time—35:36

Lifehacker Interview with Coverville's Brian Ibbott

2008-07-27T12:46:00.000-04:00

Head's up! Lifehacker has an excellent interview with one of my favorite music podcasters, Brian Ibbott of Coverville.

93: I Could Give You Twenty Reasons

2008-07-26T23:50:00.003-04:00

Be sure to listen to Pop Garden Radio next Saturday night at 10PM EDT for the Pop Garden Pop Quiz. Also be sure to check out the Cafepress shop.

Dime No. 93: I Could Give You Twenty Reasons

Echo Screen "Everything After Bradford" (from Euphoria, 2006)
The Dandy Warhols "Mission Control" (from ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols..., 2008)
Blake Morgan "Why Don't You See? (featuring Lenny Kravitz)" (from Anger's Candy, 1997)
Citizens of Contrary Knowledge "Lonely Hearts Society" (from You're What You Wish You Are, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Receiving End Of Sirens "Stay Small" (from The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, 2008)
Neil Fox "A Zero With A Gun" (from Now It's Personal, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Joe Pop "Everybody Makes Her Cry" (from They Call Me Pop, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Disciples of Spess "Genial Woman, 47, Seeks Ten-Pin Bowling Enthusiast"
J.J. Appelton "Today, Today, Today" (from Black and White Matinee, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Andy Stone "In The Coffee Shop, When" (from Under The Radar, 2008)

Total Time—34:52

92: Once Upon A Starry Night

2008-06-29T16:19:00.001-04:00

As usual, I apologize for the extended hiatus. Hopefully, I can get back into a groove in July. Great lineup this episode: new Geoff Smith, an excellent track from The Simple Carnival, and the newly discovered (at least to me!) Katie Herzig!

Dime No. 92: Once Upon A Starry Night

The Simple Carnival "Caitlin's On The Beach" (from Me And My Arrow EP, 2008) Buy the CD @ the artist's website
Geoff Smith "Ones and 0s" (from Ones and 0s, 2008)
The Goldbergs "Better Times" (from Under The Radar, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Cool King Chris "Who Do You Hoo Doo?" (from Charlotte Popfest Compilation, 2008) Buy the CD @ charlottepopfest.com
The Alrights "City Underground" (from High School, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Weatherbox "Trippin' the Life Fantastic" (from American Art, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Get Back Loretta "Over The Wall" (from Over The Wall, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Wiser Time "Hammer Down" (from All For One, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
David Usher "So Far Down" (from Strange Birds, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes
Katie Herzig "Sweeter Than This" (from Weightless, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—38:20

91: Tomorrow Is A Winding Road

2008-06-07T11:24:00.001-04:00

I'm at the beach this weekend, but I put together a quick episode to tide everyone over until next week. Special thanks to Side B Music for making the Chewy Marble CD, and especially the song "She Roxx," podsafe.

Dime No. 91: Tomorrow Is A Winding Road

Candygram For Mongo "Fairfax Avenue" (from Candygram For Mongo, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Chewy Marble "She Roxx" (from Modulations, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Darius Lux "Hey You" (from Indie Revolution Rock Compilation, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Dropkick "Dot The i" (from Dot The i, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes
JJ Appelton "Black and White Matinee" (from Black and White Matinee, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Humane Society
Maria Daines "Moose The Wolfdog" Download the song @ the artist's website
Mink Jaguar "Love To Love You" (from ...Again, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Olio "Bad Apple" (from Living The Dream, to be released in 2008)
Paul Collins Beat "More Than Yesterday" (from Flying High, 2007) Buy this CD (and their new one, Ribbon of Gold) @ the artist's website
The Goldbergs "Water Blue" (from Under The Radar, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—31:30

90: You Better Look Around

2008-05-31T18:52:00.003-04:00

Ever have one of those days where you go to record all the talkie bits of your music podcast and discover too late that the recording levels were far lower than they needed to be? Maybe it's just me. Fortunately for you, the listener, I re-recorded the bits and put everything back together so I don't sound like I'm whispering between songs. I recorded the talkie bits using my new Shure 55SH Series II mic onto a Marantz PMD620 Recorder, which just means that you're hearing me in stereo now. You may not have even realized you were hearing me in mono before.

Also, upon reflection, I'm not 100% certain it was Pop Garden Radio where I heard The Orchid Highway. It might have been The Time Machine. Either way, they're both excellent shows worth your listening time.

Dime No. 90: You Better Look Around

Get Back Loretta "Mr. Brown" (from Over The Wall, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Fabulous Hats "Your Bliss" (from Fabulous Hats, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
You, Me & Iowa "Tommy Hall" (from The Adventures of You, Me and Iowa, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Jerry Chapman "Learn to Fly" (from Charlotte Pop Fest, 2008) Pre-order the CD @ charlottepopfest.com
Admiral Twin "No. 1 Fan" (from Mock Heroic, 2000) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Everyday Atlas "Be A Reason" (from Your Move, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
AM with Julianna Raye "I'll Be Your Mirror" (from Side By Side–Duets EP Vol. 1, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Mary Dream "Beautiful World" (from Beautiful World, 2005) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
FakeSensations "George's Book" (from Isaac and the Secret Chord, 2007) Buy the CD @ iTunes
The Orchid Highway "Next World" (from The Orchid Highway, 2008) Buy the CD @ iTunes

Total Time—34:16

89: In The Blink of a Flash of Blinding Light

2008-05-25T12:25:00.005-04:00

Here's a bonus episode to make up for no show last week. Just the music, no talkie bits.

A big thank you to Adam Waltemire of Pop Garden Radio for three years of great music. The anniversary show was top notch and in case anyone missed it last night, it'll be going up on his site as a podcast some time this weekend. You owe it to yourselves to subscribe and check it out.

Dime No. 89: In The Blink of a Flash of Blinding Light

B-Sea Surfers "On Freeway" (from Latvian Surf Bay, 2006) Buy the CD @ DWM Music
Orange Snow "Paper Plane" (from World of Makebelieve, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Dirty Angels "Heart & Soul" (from Flash A Go-Go, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Wintersleep "Astronaut" (from Welcome To The Night Sky, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Sick Of Sarah "Paint Like That" (from Bittersweet EP, 2007) Buy the song @ iTunes
Journey South "What I Love About Home"
The Goldbergs "Ain't Gonna Stop" (from Under The Radar, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Darcy Fray "The Lucky Ones"
Kerry Politzer "Love Is In The Atmosphere" (from You Took Me In, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Modest Midget "Troubles In Heaven" (from Partial Exposure EP, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes

Total Time—32:36

88: I've Got The Gusto, You've Got The Know-How

2008-05-23T22:50:00.003-04:00

I apologize for not getting a show out last week. I'll see if I can pull together a bonus episode to post this weekend. I also apologize for the slightly scratchy voice. I've been battling the pollen and today was a losing day.

Dime No. 88: I've Got The Gusto, You've Got The Know-How

Dropkick "Figure It Out" (from Dot The i, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes
John Taglieri "Starring Role" (from Wide Awake and Dreaming, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
5AM "Be Still" (from Raise The Sun, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
John Krueger "Answering Machine" (from Rock and Rhyme, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
You, Me and Iowa "Dress The Stage" (from The Adventures of You, Me and Iowa, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
James Deem "The Way She Loves Me" (from jamesdeem.com, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Barry Holdship "Tell Me What You See" (from Charlotte Popfest, 2008) Pre-order the CD
The Paul Collins Beat "Different Kind of Girl" (from The Beat, 1979)
Paper Or Plastic "Break Your Bond" (from Don't Be Like That, 2008)
The Crash Moderns "This Time" (from Goodnight Glamour, Good Morning Disaster, 2008) Buy the song @ iTunes

Total Time—34:15

87: The Mother of All Shows

2008-05-11T11:08:00.004-04:00

Happy Mother's Day. No Mom Day theme here except for the show's title, but you're welcome to try and find one if you'd like.

A special thanks to James Deem of the Charlotte Popfest and Popcast for including Suitcase Full of Dimes amongst the Popfest's official sponsors. Also special thanks to Mike Clark of The Smith Brothers, The Goldbergs, and Kool Kat Records. And last, but by no means least, thanks to Michael McCartney of The Time Machine for allowing me to take the mic Saturday before last.

Dime No. 87: The Mother of All Shows

Andy Davis "Brown Eyes" (from Let The Woman, 2008)
JJ Appelton "Today, Today, Today" (from Black and White Matinee, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Goldbergs "Please Won't You Please" (from Under The Radar, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Smith Brothers "How Wrong You Are" (from Charlotte Popfest 2008 Compilation, 2008) Pre-order the CD @ charlottepopfest.com
Codaphonic "Never Slows Down" (from The Ballad of Codaphonic, 2008)
Chris DeMarco "It's Inevitable" (from Lost and Found, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Collective Soul "All That I Know" (from Afterwords, 2008)
Stratocruiser "Shimmer and Fade" (from revolutions, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Josh Fix "Rock And Roll Slut" (from Free At Last, 2007)
Vic Kingsley "Numbers Are Rearranging" (from These Frequencies, 2008)

Total Time—36:33

Andy Davis
"Brown Eyes" (mp3)
from "Let the Woman"
(bigHelium Records)
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86: Let Me Go Places Beyond My Means

2008-05-03T18:00:00.000-04:00

A couple late breaking things that weren't mentioned in the podcast. First, listen to The Time Machine tonight between 8 and 8:30pm to hear a quick promo I recorded this week. You can access the web stream at http://www.manaoradio.com. Second, James Deem emailed me today regarding a companion CD that's being released in conjunction with the Charlotte Popfest. You can pre-order the disc starting Thursday at http://www.charlottepopfest.com and receive four bonus songs on mp3. That's 29 songs for $10, all of which goes to the World Vision charity. As my dad used to say, "You can't beat that with a stick."

Dime No. 86: Let Me Go Places Beyond My Means

Tally Hall "Good Day" (from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, 2008)
Yael Naïm "New Soul" (from Yael Naïm, 2008)
China Forbes "Everybody Needs Somebody" (from '78, 2008)
Presidents of the United States of America "Sharpen Up Those Fangs" (from These Are The Good Times People, 2008)
The Portraits "Pie In The Sky" (from Kin, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Humane Society PSA
Nada Surf "Whose Authority" (from Lucky, 2008)
The White Tie Affair "The Letdown" (from Walk This Way, 2008)
Paul Collins Beat "Always Got You On My Mind" (from To Beat Or Not To Beat/Long Time Gone, 2004)
Geoff Smith "Loving On A Big Hill"
James Deem "I Could Fall In Love" (from jamesdeem.com, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—36:39
Presidents Of The United States Of America
"Sharpen Up Those Fangs" (mp3)
from "These Are The Good Times People"
(Cooking Vinyl)

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China Forbes
"Everybody Needs Somebody" (mp3)
from "'78"
(Heinz Records)

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Today is Record Store Day

2008-04-19T10:18:00.003-04:00

Locally, here in the DC Metro area, you can visit Olsson's. Click on the Record Store Day banner above to find participating independent record stores in you vicinity.

Feel free to post your experiences and great finds in the comments here.

85: Getting Back On Track

2008-04-18T18:22:00.002-04:00

Sorry for the long absence. Just been really busy, among other things, upgrading some of my equipment after the old computer committed suicide. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a few more shows out this month. Stay subscribed. The show is anything but dead.

Dime No. 85: Getting Back On Track

Josh Fix "Don't Call Me In The Morning" (from Free At Last, 2007)
Bob Mould "Stupid Now" (from District Line, 2008)
The Hilotrons "Dominika" (from Happymatic, 2008)
Codaphonic "Sun Vs. Moon" (from The Ballad of Codaphonic, 2008)
Chris Trapper "Wish I Was Cool" (from Hey You, 2006)
Stratocruiser "Stuck To You" (from Revolutions, 2006)
The Parlour Steps "Only Mystery" (from Ambiguoso, 2007)
Young*Husband "Could They Be Jealous?"
One Small Step For Landmines "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (from One Small Step For Landmines, 2007)
SideFields "Bitter Taste" (from SideFields, 2007)

Total Time—37:41

We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties...

2008-03-17T09:13:00.002-04:00

Sorry it's taking so much time to get a new show up, folks. I've been upgrading the podcasting setup with a new laptop for (eventual) mobile shows, a new mixer, and a groovy new mike. I had set aside some time this weekend to record a new show on the old setup, but the old setup was apparently older than I thought. It's now moved on to the great beyond where it frolic in the clouds with TI99-4As, Commodore 64s, and Apple 2Cs for eternity.

I'm going to try and salvage the hard drive tonight so I might conceivably get a new show out within the next few days. As for replacing the desktop, our association will be auctioning off their old computers in the next couple weeks, so I may be able to snag one cheap that way.

Bear with me. I have some really awesome tracks lined up for the next few episodes.

84: Trying to remember when I could fix anything with sound.

2008-03-03T22:20:00.001-05:00

Lots of yummy music in this edition of the show. I meant to throw in a special thank you at the end to Parthenon Huxley for stopping on a dime and throwing together a couple of excellent "show IDs" this morning.

Also, I urge you to send me some feedback regarding the little news segment and the midpoint of the show. I know it's a bit raw, hence the "no frills," but I really want to know if I should put more effort into it or just pile it on the scrap heap.

Oh, and of course, subscribe to the James Deem/Ed James Popcast in iTunes and check out information for the Charlotte Popfest in July.

Dime No. 84: Trying to remember when I could fix anything with sound.

The Birdinumnums "Thirteen Steps" (from She Say Go, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Stars Go Dim "Crazy" (Single, 2007)
The Teenage Prayers "Spirit In A Can" (from Everyone Thinks You're The Best, available March 18, 2008)
Nada Surf "Beautiful Beat" (from Lucky, 2008)
Jerry Forney "Only Rock-n-Roll" (from Hard To Catch, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
No Frills Music News
The Beat "Rock N Roll Girl" (from The Beat, 1979)
James Deem "It Stands To Reason" (from jamesdeem.com, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
1990s "You're Supposed To Be My Friend" (from Cookies, 2007)
P.Hux "My Friend Hates Me" (from Kiss The Monster, 2007)
The Fire Apes "Is That Me" (from A Perfect Day For Bananafish, 1998) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—37:20

Updated Contact Info!

2008-02-28T14:40:00.005-05:00

There are several ways of contacting me here.

Email me at ed-at-suitcasefullofdimes-dot-com (gmail allows you to attach largish files to emails, in case you wanted to send an audio comment as an mp3);
You can also leave a voicemail by calling the hotline at 703.791.1695
Leave a comment on one of the many blog posts;
Contact me via snailmail (if you're an artist mailing physical CDs or printed matter, for instance) at:
Suitcase Full of Dimes
c/o Ed Lynn
PO Box 535
Occoquan, VA 22125;
Social Networking Links

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=717555953;
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MySpace (as a last resort): http://www.myspace.com/pasquinade;

Alternate methods will be added as they present themselves.

83: Where Does The Time Go?

2008-02-24T23:00:00.000-05:00

Another mixtape show. Special note: Virginia Coalition has a new album coming out on March 18th called "Home This Year." It available for pre-order now. Check the links at their MySpace page by clicking their name below.

Dime No. 83: Where Does The Time Go?

Chris Trapper "35th Birthday" (from Hey You, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Amphibians "Wouldn't You Like It?"
ODi "A Superman"
Greg Waters "Time Machine" (from Play On, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Virginia Coalition "Sing Along (edit)" (from Home This Year, available March 18, 2008)
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles "Stop And Think It Over" (from Diamond In The Dark, 2007)
Alice Smith "New Religion" (from For Lovers, Dreamers and Me, 2006)
Jason Moss "Walk Away" (from Jason Moss. The EP., 2007)
Sydney Wayser "Carousel" (from Silent Parade, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Doug Edgell "Born With A Broken Heart" (from Ghost Inside My Memory, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—34:01

Video: Can't Go Back

2008-02-22T18:57:00.004-05:00

Michael Carpenter just posted about this video on Audities this week. I've only just gotten around to watching it and I love it. Give it a look and a listen and see if you don't agree.

82: Trying to keep my soul together.

2008-02-18T01:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Presidents Day. Another ten song mixtape featuring new Codaphonic, Paul Collins Beat, and The White Affair.

Dime No. 82: Trying to keep my soul together.

Codaphonic "The Most Important Thing" (from The Ballad of Codaphonic, 2008)
The Arts and Sciences (Paul Melançon) "Tell It To The Bees" (from Hopeful Monsters, 2005)
Nelson Bragg "Turn The Darkness Into Gold" (from Day Into Night, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Paul Collins Beat "Big Pop Song" (from Ribbon of Gold, 2008)
Peasant "We're Good" (from On The Ground, 2008)
The White Tie Affair "The Letdown" (from Get In Where You Fit In, 2008)
Admiral Twin "Good As Gold" (from The Center of the Universe, 2007)
Sick Of Sarah "Bittersweet" (from Bittersweet EP, 2007)
Thundas Ink "Bad Weather" (from Episode One, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Maine "The Town's Been Talkin'" (from The Way We Talk EP, 2007)

Total Time—34:29

81: Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Years Later...

2008-02-09T20:00:00.000-05:00

Wow! What the hell happened to January?! I think I must have time-travelled or something! My apologies for taking so long to get a new one out.

Dime No. 81: Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Years Later...

The Automatic Rhythm Section "Bury Me Not (In The Suburbs)" (from The Automatic Rhythm Section, 2007)
Bryan Dunn "Audio/Stereo/Radio" (from Static & Scripture, 2005) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Big Head Todd and the Monsters "Cruel Fate" (from All The Love You Need, 2007)
Parthenon Huxley "Better Than Good" (from Kiss The Monster, 2007)
Running Still "My House" (from Running Still, 2007)
Nada Surf "I Like What You Say" (from Lucky, 2008)
The Alice Project "Already Taken"
Mike Massé "Sun"
The Alrights "Happy Birthday Universe" (from Meeting of the St. Louis County League of Volunteer Astronauts: Excerpts from the Keynote Address, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Bob Mould "The Silence Between Us" (from District Line, 2008)

Total Time—35:03

79/80: Top 20 Podsafe Faves of 2007

2007-12-31T18:07:00.000-05:00

I made an executive decision to combine the final two Countdown Shows into a double episode featuring my favorite podsafe songs of 2007. Enjoy and have a very happy New Year's Day. New shows will resume this coming weekend.

Dime No. 79/80: Top 20 Podsafe Faves of 2007

Total Time—1:16:52

78: There's Good In Everything

2007-12-25T00:01:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas. I've decided the final two shows will be a Top 20 Countdown of my favorite podsafe songs of the year. Your input is welcome, of course. Sending me an email, listing your favorites, may very well influence what I play on these two shows. Note, however, that I'm only counting podsafe songs released in 2007, so anything else will be ignored.

Dime No. 78: There's Good In Everything

Candy Butchers "Give Me A Second Chance For Christmas" (from Let's Get Christmas, 1999)
American Heartbreak "The Greatest Christmas Song Ever Written"
The Krayolas (with Augie Meyers) "Tex-Mex Rudy" (from Christmas Time and Other Cheer, 2007, Talking Taco Music)
Bob Burger "Gonna Be Christmas"
Geoff Smith "Christmastime Around The World" (from Christmas Tunes, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
thehipcola "Sleigh Ride"
Oppenheimer "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
The Details "Strings and Ribbons"
onlyone "You're A Mean One"
Admiral Twin "We Three Kings" (from Christmas 2003, 2003)

Total Time—33:19

The Krayolas with Augie Meyers
"Tex-Mex Rudy" (mp3)
from "Christmas Time and Other Cheer"
(Talking Taco Music)
More On This Album

77: Ten Pipers Piping

2007-12-24T12:44:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas Eve.

WARNING: The Nice Peter track has some bad language, so this is probably not the episode to play for the family. It is, however, very funny so I had to include it. I discovered, unfortunately after I recorded the show, that Nice Peter had a clean version. D'oh!

Dime No. 77: Ten Pipers Piping

Admiral Twin "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (from Christmas 2001, 2001)
thehipcola "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Tom Smith "A Pirate Christmas"
Brobdingnagian Bards "Christmas Time In Texas" (from Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol. 1, 2005) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Wiser Time "Blue Christmas" (single, 2006)
Bill deRome "Christmas! Of Course!"
Nice Peter "All I Got (The Christmas Song)"
Al Stravinsky "One Christmas"
Podsafe for Peace "If Every Day Were Christmas"
Geoff Smith "If Christmas Was Make Believe" (from Christmas Tunes, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby

Total Time—38:15

76: Heard That Line Before

2007-12-23T00:01:00.001-05:00

The next two shows, tomorrow and Christmas Day, will be Christmas-themed. For next weekend, I haven't decided whether I'll be doing a countdown of my favorite CDs or my ten favorite podsafe tracks of the year, but it should be one or the other.

Dime No. 76: Heard That Line Before

Shannon Hurley "Sunrise" (from Ready To Wake Up, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
AlonA "The Missing" (from Maelstrom, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Moxie "Rockstar Superman" (from Retrospective, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Nathan Wiley "One Bad Woman" (from The City Destroyed Me, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Alice Project "Blue Sneakers"
Octoberman "Run From Safety" (from Run From Safety, 2007)
The Clintons "Time of Day" (from Not Fighters, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Jodi Shaw "Out of Love" (from The Pie-Love Sky, 2003) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Mike Massé "Sarah"
Jeff Mallon "Christmas Morning"

Total Time—37:19

75: floating and rolling

2007-12-22T11:37:00.000-05:00

There are ten days left in 2007. Here are another ten songs to get you through them.

Also: I just got word that Michael McCartney's show, The Time Machine, will be extended this week. He'll be playing some great Christmas songs, in addition to the usual pop, starting at 3PM EST. So between The Time Machine and Pop Garden Radio, that's twelve hours of great streaming music today.

Dime No. 75: floating and rolling

Matthew Ebel "Lost My Way" (from Goodbye Planet Earth, 2007) Buy the CD
Stratocruiser "Rolling Green Fields" (from Rollip Green EP, 2007)
Admiral Twin "Renegade Plane" (from The Center of the Universe, 2007)
Twelve34 "The Only Cure" (from The Only Cure, 2007)
The Velmas "This Time" (from Station, 2006) Buy the CD
Drugmule "The Getaway" (from Turn Your Back EP, 2007)
Superchunk "Say My Name" (from Guilt By Association, 2007)
Dirty Proper "Your Lies" (from Here To Remind You, 2007) Buy the CD
Sick of Sarah "Hello Good Morning" (from Bitterweet, 2007)
[munk] "Just Stockings On"

Total Time—35:19

74: Running Through Your Dreams

2007-12-21T22:48:00.000-05:00

I fully intended to start getting these out last weekend but, once again, life got in the way. Some notes on this set: I decided to include the Nelson Bragg song after hearing him interviewed on Pop Garden Radio last weekend. If you're free on Saturday night, Adam will be doing his annual Christmas show from 10PM to 3AM EST. I plan to be in his chat room during the show, so it should be a lot of fun.

Also: The Axe Riverboy track really stood out for me. When I went to research the album info after recording the show, I discovered why. Axe Riverboy is the pseudonym taken on by Xavier from Tahiti 80 for his solo project. I suppose I'll just have to go and buy the CD on iTunes now.

Dime No. 74: Running Through Your Dreams

Nelson Bragg "Death of Caroline" (from Day Into Night, 2006) Buy the CD
Little Horse "I Want Your Love" (from Strangers in the Valley, 2007) Buy the CD
Duran Duran "Falling Down" (from Red Carpet Massacre, 2007)
Stratocruiser "Make It Work"
What Made Milwaukee Famous "Sweet Lady" (from Trying To Never Catch Up, 2006)
Moxie "Phone Call" (from Retrospective, 2007) Buy the CD
Axe Riverboy "Carry On" (from Tutu To Tango, 2007)
Kyoshi "Bang"
Manic Street Preachers "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (from Send Away The Tigers, 2007)
Admiral Twin "Carol of the Bells" (from Christmas 2003, 2003)

Total Time—35:59

73: The Words I Never Spoke

2007-12-12T20:26:00.001-05:00

Another music-only episode. The rest of the shows up to Christmas will feature a holiday song at the end. This one features a sci-fi Christmas song by one of my very favorite musicians, Jonathan Coulton. His Thing a Week box set would make a great gift for anyone with a love of science and a sense of humor.

Dime No. 73: The Words I Never Spoke

Admiral Twin "In My Veins" (from The Center of the Universe, 2007)
Brother Love "Turn It Up" (from Turn It Up!, 2007)
Catriona "Hurricane"
Dirty Proper "California" (from Here To Remind You, 2007) Buy the CD
Edison Glass "Let Go" (from Let Go EP, 2007)
Fono "On The Line" (from Too Broken To Break, 2007)
Great Northern "Home" (from Trading Twilight For Daylight, 2007) Buy the CD
Shannon Hurley "Breaking Down" (from Ready To Wake Up, 2007) Buy the CD
The Ike Reilly Assassination "When Irish Eyes Are Burning" (from We Belong To The Staggering Evening, 2007)
Jonathan Coulton "Chiron Beta Prime" (from Thing A Week 2, 2006) Buy the CD

Total Time—35:24

72: Make It Last All Night

2007-12-01T23:30:00.000-05:00

This is the first in a series of music-only episodes designed to help me clear out the backlog of great music I've been wanting and needing to play. Time has been a luxury these last couple of months and I fear it may not ease up in the next month or so. There will be hosted shows this month, but expect several of these music-only shows in the next few weeks.

Dime No. 72: Make It Last All Night

Big Bang Radio "Radio" (from To Mars, From Babylon, out on December 4, 2007)
Sara Wendt "Weightless With Love" (from Weightless With Love, 2007) Buy the CD
The Alice Project "I Owe It All 2 U"
The Beatitude "Jump (On This Hierarchy)" (from ...And The Bag Of Cacophony, 2007)
Joe Shade "Security Girl"
Joe Colledge "American Girl" (from Table For One, 2007) Buy the CD
Shannon Hurley "We Are In Love" (from Ready To Wake Up, 2007) Buy the CD
Sundown Caffeine "Wanderlust" (from Sundown Caffeine and Nothing Wasted, unreleased)
Maria Daines "One Small Dog"
Tripsitter "Positively Thomas" (from California Son, 2006) Buy the CD

And be sure to check out Podsafe Christmas 2007.

Total Time—37:32

71: Platters of Purest Gold

2007-11-30T23:35:00.000-05:00

As I mention in this show, I'll likely be doing a handful of music-only shows in the coming weeks. I've got a backlog of great music to play and been too busy with other projects to devote the time to put together the shows. Hopefully things will ease up in the next couple of months, though, so try and bear with me.

Dime No. 71: Platters of Purest Gold

The Fire Apes "If Things Don't Look So Good Today" (from The Fire Apes EP, 2006) Buy the CD
Offcutts "By The Way" (from What Happened Don't Lie, 2007)
Ween "Your Party" (from La Cucaracha, 2007)
The Kin "Together" (from Rise and Fall, 2007)
Megan Palmer "Deadman" (from Take You Away, 2007)
Stars "The Ghost of Genova Heights" (from In Our Bedroom After The War, 2007)
Cake "It's Coming Down" (from b-sides and rareties, 2007)
Strangers In Wonderland "House of Dreams"
John Hughes "Taboo" (from Time, 2007)
Matt Nathanson "Gone" (from Some Mad Hope, 2007)

Long Way From Home promo

Total Time—39:13

70: Born To Create

2007-11-02T00:07:00.000-04:00

We saw some big names show up on the Podsafe Music Network in October. We start off this episode of Suitcase with a few of them.

Dime No. 70: Born To Create

Stars "The Night Starts Here" (from In Our Bedroom After The War, 2007)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Berlin" (from Baby 81, 2007)
Suzanne Vega "Pornographer's Dream" (from Beauty and Crime, 2007)
Manic Street Preachers "Autumn Song" (from Send Away The Tigers, 2007)
Sara Wendt "Ask" (from Weightless With Love, 2007) Buy the CD
Run Run Run "Julie" (from Good Company EP, 2007)
Milkshake Jones "Where You Goin' Suzanne?" (from Gala Days, 2006) Buy the CD
The Alice Project "Save Yourself"
Goldenboy "Summer of the Evening" (from Underneath The Radio, 2006) Buy the CD
Orange Snow "Stay" (from World of Makebelieve)

Total Time—37:07

69: Boo Two

2007-10-31T22:52:00.000-04:00

Is this episode a Trick or a Treat? You decide.

Dime No. 69: Boo Two

Kacey Jones "Apples Dipped In Candy" (from Kacey Jones Sings Mickey Newbury, 2006) Buy the CD
Hollow Horse "Ghost" (from Five Year Diary, 2003) Buy the CD
Nathan Wiley "Graveyard" (from The City Destroyed Me, 2007) Buy the CD
The Spindles "Stu The Vampire"
The Grey Race "Screaming's Not An Option" (from The Grey Race EP, 2007)
The Eisenhowers "Mr. and Mrs. Frankenstein" (from Almost Half-Undressed, 2006)
Phonocaptors "Devil" (from Call It What You Want..., 2004)
Common Ground "Monsters" (from Take 3, 2004) Buy the CD
Fishing For Comets "Halloween" (from Scattered Among The Archipelago, 2006) Buy the CD
Jonathan Coulton "Re: Your Brains" (from Thing-A-Week III, 2006) Buy the CD

Total Time—40:16

68: Sands of Love and Lust

2007-10-13T21:01:00.000-04:00

We just blew out the candle on the birthday cake and have a new show up, with some (hopefully) familiar names sprinkled in.

Dime No. 68: Sands of Love and Lust

The Pursuit "All The Things I Hate" (from The Secret To Life Is..., 2007) Buy the CD
Man Bites God "Pareidolia Now" (from Peppermint Superfrog, 2007)
Shannon Hurley "Where I Stand" (from Ready To Wake Up, 2007)
Brian Setzer Orchestra "One More Night With You" (from Wolfgang's Big Night Out, 2007)
Billy Falcon "Better Than A Girl" (from Made Man, 2006) Buy the CD
The Eisenhowers "South of Love"
Anthony Rankin "Under The Radar" (from The Distance, 2007) Buy the CD
Jen Elliott & Bluestruck "Blue Fog" (from 8 Days Down, 2006) Buy the CD
Iron and Wine "Boy With A Coin" (from The Shepherd's Dog, 2007)
Joe Shade "Nickel and Dime"

Total Time—34:11

67: Nothin' You Can Buy

2007-09-30T22:04:00.000-04:00

It's another excellent show featuring some old favorites and some new ones. As mentioned, check out The Time Machine and Pop Garden Radio, streaming on the web every Saturday.

Dime No. 67: Nothin' You Can Buy

1990s "See You At The Lights" (from Cookies, 2007)
Kelly's Lot "Drive"
Spanking Charlene "Groundhog's Day" (from Dismissed With A Kiss, 2007)
The Corner Laughers "You Two Are The Ones" (from Tomb of Leopards, 2006) Buy the CD
The Automatic Rhythm Section "20th Century Restaurant" (from The Automatic Rhythm Section, 2007)
DigiVegas Promo (http://www.digivegaspodcast.com)
Petra Haden "Don't Stop Believin'" (from Guilt By Association, 2007)
Nelson Bragg "Forever Days" (from Day Into Night, 2006) Buy the CD
The Alrights "Heaven Sends Her Regards" (from High School, 2006) Buy the CD
The Portraits "Bangkok" (from Kin, 2006) Buy the CD
The Superfantastics "Back To The Future III" (from Pop-Up Book, 2007) Buy the CD

Total Time—38:05

66: Zeroes and Ones

2007-09-21T23:19:00.000-04:00

Apologies for not recording a show last weekend. Music was compiled but time got away from me and, before I knew it, it was Monday morning and time for work.

The promo in this episode is for Anji Bee's Chillcast. If you have trouble figuring out how to spell her website, just click on the link: http://www.anjibee.com.

Dime No. 66: Zeroes and Ones

Homespun "A Friends of Ours" (from Sexready Mind Control, 2007)
Metro Station "Kelsey" (from Metro Station, 2007)
Tripsitter "Last September" (from California Son, 2004) Buy the CD
880 South "Effects of Sunshine" (from Beware, 2006) Buy the CD
Paulson "Calling On You" (from All At Once, 2007)
Curious "Hollywood" (from Curious EP, 2006)
Rilo Kiley "Science Vs. Romance" (from Takeoffs and Landings, 2001)
The Grey Race "Through Your Eyes" (from Give It Love, 2007)
Echoing August "A Song From Yesterday" (from Who We Are, 2006) Buy the CD
Hoolapoppers "Phoebe Cates (Is Dead)" (from Trout Farm, 1999) Buy the CD

Total Time—40:48

65: A Show You've Got To Hear

2007-09-09T00:41:00.000-04:00

Bonus show. Less talk. More rawlk.

Dime No. 65: A Show You've Got To Hear

Leerone "Care For Some Whiskey?" (from Imaginary Biographies, 2007) Buy the CD
Peter, Bjorn and John "Young Folks (Radio Mix)" (from Young Folks, 2007)
Pinback "From Nothing to Nowhere" (from Autumn of the Seraphs, 2007)
The Break Mission "Emily" (from The Break Mission, 2005) Buy the CD
Jet Lag Gemini "Run This City" (from Fire The Cannons, available October 9, 2007)
The Queue "One Chance"
Strangers In Wonderland "Addicted"
Two Loons For Tea "Monkey" (from Nine Lucid Dreams, 2007)
Tripsitter "On and On" (from California Son, 2004) Buy the CD
The Stone Coyotes "Fire It Up" (from Fire It Up, 2005) Buy the CD

Total Time—38:15

64: A Natural Eventuality

2007-09-07T23:43:00.000-04:00

No, as a matter of fact, I didn't do a show last weekend. I saw the best Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm show ever at the Birchmere. Then, I vegged out a lot. I'll try and get a bonus show up this weekend to make up for it. There's no shortage of new music to play off the PMN. I just selected random songs off the playlist for tonight's show, and I may do it again tomorrow or Sunday. Enjoy this one, though, while you're waiting for the next one.

Dime No. 64: A Natural Eventuality

1990s "You Made Me Like It" (from Cookies, 2007)
Christopher Dale "Sorry" (from Pick Me Up, 2004) Buy the CD
The Fire Apes "It's Over" (from The Fire Apes EP, 2006) Buy the CD
Spanking Charlene "Red Rolling Papers" (from Dismissed With A Kiss, 2007)
Alamance "Someday" (from Moving On, 2007)
Sucka Brown "Sideways" (from What Elephant?, 2007) Buy the CD
Jackopierce "Vineyard" (from Woman As Salvation, 1992)
Dr. Pants "Doppelganger Rock" (from Gardening In A Tornado, 2006) Buy the CD
Tommy James "Lupe and Joe" (from Hold The Fire, 2007)
Union of Lanterns "Don Quixote" (from Truth (If You Want It), 2007)

Total Time—36:24

63: One

2007-08-27T21:48:00.000-04:00

Very late show thanks to some equipment issues over the weekend. I managed to work around the problem tonight and get the show recorded, but issues still remain. Cross your fingers that I'll have it figured out by next weekend.

Dime No. 63: One

Dirty Proper "1976" (from Here To Remind You, 2007) Buy the CD
The Everyday People "Scenario" (from Catch Me, 2007)
Sharelle "Fog" (from Magnanimous EP, 2007) Buy the CD
Limbeck "Trouble" (from Limbeck, 2007)
Nicholas Alan "Hollywood" (from A World Like Ours, 2005) Buy the CD
Exploder "Catalina"
The Windupdeads "Options" (from The Giveaway, 2007)
Tripsitter "Divine" (from California Son, 2004) Buy the CD
The Good Luck Joes "Invincible" (from Why Everything Goes Wrong EP, 2007) Buy the CD
Company of Thieves "Pressure" (from Ordinary Riches, 2007) Buy the CD

Total Time—43:57

62: Lost In The Music

2007-08-18T22:48:00.000-04:00

Another Friday show on Saturday night. Sorry for the lateness. Maybe instead of saying "new episode every Friday," I should just say "every weekend."

Dime No. 62: Lost In The Music

Dr. Pants "Sarsaparilla Girl" (from Gardening In A Tornado, 2006) Buy the CD
Chris Church "Come Clean" (from Your Own Chosen Speed, 2002)
Ethan Stone "Too Late" (from Ain't That The Way, 2007) Buy the CD
The Queue "What's Wrong With You?"
Bletzung "Only End Up Lonely" (from Bletzung, 2007) Buy the CD
Steve Paroe "Got My Soul"
David Usher "The Music" (from Strange Birds, 2007)
The Space Between "I Need You More"
Wil Deynes "Super Wonderful" (from Stay EP, 2007) Buy the CD
The Everyday People "Catch Me" (from Catch Me, 2007)

Total Time—36:54

61: Hammer of the Pods

2007-08-13T00:01:00.000-04:00

There was so much great music added to the PMN this week that I couldn't wait for Friday. So enjoy this bonus episode and, if you like the tunes, check out the rest of the CDs on CD Baby.

Dime No. 61: Hammer Of The Pods

3 Blind Mice "I'm So Tired" (from Good Grief, 2007) Buy the CD
Nelson Bragg "Tell Me I'm Wrong" (from Day Into Night, 2006) Buy the CD
Ann Wilson "Immigrant Song" (from Hope and Glory, available September 11, 2007)
Peter Katz and the Curious "Slate" (from More Nights, 2007) Buy the CD
A Rex "Rock 'n' Roll" (from Moving Backwards, 2007) Buy the CD
Tripsitter "Let Me Know You" (from California Son, 2004) Buy the CD
Edmund's Crown "Company Man" (from Regrets of a Company Man, 2006) Buy the CD
Valley Lodge "Hanging On" (from Valley Lodge, 2007) Buy the CD
The Creamsicles "Livin' 4 The Nite" (from The Perfect Girl, 2006)
Every Avenue "One More Song" (from Ah! EP, 2007)

Total Time—39:54

60: Hooked Again II

2007-08-10T20:30:00.000-04:00

If television shows can have the occasional "flashback" episode, why can't I? Here are some of the most awesome tracks tracks from the last few months. I hope no one heard my stomach growling during the show. Maybe recording these shows around dinner time isn't such a great idea.

Dime No. 60: Hooked Again II

Shadow Circus "Radio People" (from Welcome To The Freakroom, 2007)
The Ribbon Device "Young and Beautiful" (from Saturation Day, 2006)
The Grey Race "Care Of Cell 44" (from The Grey Race EP, 2007)
Man Bites God "Peppermint Superfrog" (from Peppermint Superfrog, 2007)
Songwriters Show Promo
John Hoskinson "She's Changing My Mind" (from Pancho Fantastico, 2007)
The Nadas "Listen Through The Static" (from Listen Through The Static, 2005)
The Vinyl Strangers "Patriotic Girl" (from The Vinyl Strangers, 2006)
H-Beam "Bang" (from Oojah EP, 2006)
The Queue "God Save The Queen" (from The White Label Demos, 2007)
Peter Searcy "I Believe" (from Spark, 2007)

Total Time—37:29

59: Take It From The Man

2007-08-03T23:55:00.000-04:00

Playing a little bit of "catch up" on tonight's episode. And I think I messed up on the Louie Zagoras track and called it "Twenty Fingers"; the song's title is actually "Waiting For The Sun." Sorry, Louie. It really has been a long week. This is one weekend that couldn't get here fast enough.

Dime No. 59: Take It From The Man

The Krinkles "Friday Night" (from 3: The Mordorlorff Collection, 2007)
Girls Stuff "Blue"
2am "On My Way" (from 2am, 2006)
21 Against "Dumb" (from Nothing To Write Home About, 2005)
Rob Szabo "If I Could Do It All Again" (from A Battery Of Tests, 2003)
Bert Susanka "So Many Tears" (from Onward Christian Slater, 2007)
Sea Dragons "Sweet Delilah" (from Sea Dragons EP, 2007)
Louie Zagoras "Waiting For The Sun" (from Twenty Fingers, 2007)
ArmsUp "My Girl" (from ...Not From Montreal, 2007)
Todd Carey "Watching Waiting" (from Watching Waiting, 2007)

Total Time—41:41

58: All Their Dragons In Their Dungeons

2007-07-28T23:00:00.000-04:00

Another fun show. Another trivia question. It was going to be a "Common Bond" question, but the bond was way too easy for the music buffs that listen to this show. And, hey, another reminder to send in those podsafe music requests by voice, email, or blog comment. You only have like, what, two weeks?

Dime No. 58: All Their Dragons In Their Dungeons

H-Beam "Fantasy Life" (from Oojah, 2006)
Black Tie Revue "Too Much Thinking" (from Code Fun, 2007)
Shadow Circus "Storm Rider" (from Welcome To The Freakroom, 2007)
Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band "Banjo Boy" (from Dream Big, 2007)
1000 Miles From Home "The Man" (from Collusion, 2007)
Ingrid Michaelson "Die Alone" (from Girls and Boys, 2006)
Brothers In Stereo "The Worst Crowd" (from Brothers In Stereo, 2006)
Glen Reynolds "Wonderland" (from In Between Days, 2007)
Strangers In Wonderland "As Long As I Don't Cry"
Rob Szabo "Trampoline" (from A Battery Of Tests, 2003)

Total Time—43:40

57: As Deep As It Is Wide

2007-07-21T23:57:00.000-04:00

This day-late episode of Suitcase features some great great new music and an old favorite. Enjoy, and be sure to leave comments here, emails there, and voicemails out back, to get your favorites from past shows played on our upcoming sixtieth episode.

Dime No. 57: As Deep As It Is Wide

Peter Searcy "I Believe" (from Spark, 2007)
The Surefire Way "Good Stuff" (from Ask Me For More, 2007)
Lucky Day "Rainy Days" (from All My Rainy Days EP, 2006)
Mayday Parade "Black Cat" (from A Lesson In Romantics, 2007)
Cinder Road "Get In, Get Out" (from Superhuman, 2007)
The Malloys "Come Down" (from Naughty Naughty EP, 2007)
Douglas James Davenport "Old Rockers, New Records"
Matt Stern "Good Boy" (from Songs For The Wandering Spirit, 2007)
Lindsay Anderson "The Sea and the Storm" (from If, available August 21, 2007 on Minty Fresh Records)
The Malamondos "Condoms & Candy" (from It's A Bad Word, Baby!, 2007)

Total Time—37:19

S2: Jonathan Coulton

2007-07-19T22:43:00.000-04:00

My first exposure to Jonathan Coulton was hearing his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" being played on Brian Ibbott's great podcast Coverville. Hopefully, these two tracks will encourage you to check out his website, go to his great live shows, and buy his CDs.

Selection No. 2: Jonathan Coulton

"Skullcrusher Mountain" (from Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow, 2004)
"My Monkey" (from Thing A Week I, 2006)

56: Making The Grass Grow

2007-07-13T23:25:00.000-04:00

Little things are bound to go wrong on any Friday the 13th. Despite some minor glitches with the show—the usual flubs on my part and one track at 56kbps that I didn't realize until after I played it and looked at the file—despite all that, it's been a pretty good day, which started with a great deal on Cheap Trick's "Music For Hangovers."

Dime No. 56: Making The Grass Grow

Jeff Yankauer "Good Luck" (unreleased, 2007)
John Taglieri "Leap of Faith" (from Leap of Faith, 1999)
Alamance "Waiting On You" (from Waiting For You EP, 2007)
Black Lab "The Real You" (from Passion Leaves A Trace, 2007)
Lords of Altamont "She Cried" (from Lords Have Mercy, 2005)
Erik Scott Smith "Nothing To Prove" (from B-Sides and Rarities, 2006)
The States "The Architect" (from The Path of Least Resistance, available August 14, 2007)
Spanking Charlene "Field Trip" (from Dismissed With A Kiss, 2006)
Shadow Circus "Radio People" (from Welcome To The Freakroom, 2007)
Self Righteous Brothers "Sidecar Jesus" (from The Squirrel of Life, 2007)

Total Time—42:10

Broken Bones Need 'Casts

2007-07-13T10:57:00.000-04:00

By now, anyone who cares about it has probably heard about the appeals falling through on the Copyright Royalty Board's ridiculous fee increases. Being a podcaster, I should care more about this, right? Well, I've been doing a lot of thinking and, well, maybe this isn't such a bad thing for the listening public. Internet radio listeners, like podcast listeners, represent a pretty small percentage of the audio 'cast listening audience as a whole, but those listeners are more cutting edge than your average listener, and their number are growing. Independent musicians have yet another big chance to get more ears listening to their music, a good portion of which is far better than the stuff doled out by the name brand acts.

Independent Musicians: Get your music available on services like the Podsafe Music Network and IODA's Promonet. Contact podcasters and Internet Radio shows and allow them to play your songs fee-free.

Internet Radio Stations: Go podsafe, guys! Don't let the Big Guys run you out of town! There are bands that want the airplay; there are tons of amazing acts that want more promotion! And it isn't like the little guys will see a dime of those increased fees. Okay, maybe just a dime. Sure, it'll be tough at first, but look at the DJs of yore--great radio is about finding the next big act and exposing it to the world with personality. Are you leaders or followers?

Listeners: Support the independents! If you hear a song on a podsafe show that you like, go see them live. Buy their CDs at the shows and when you get that CD signed by the artist, tell them you heard their song on an Internet Radio Station or a podcast.

The Recording Industry is broken and, no matter how well-meaning they are, applying H.R. & S. Band-Aids aren't going to make the bones heal. The only thing that'll help will be "casts"--podcasts, shoutcasts, and Net Radio Stations.

55: Some Kinda Chain Reaction

2007-07-06T00:55:00.000-04:00

Thanks to the flexibility of podcasting, this week's Friday night show is now Friday morning's show. Why am I doing the show early? Well, since you asked, it is likely that I'll be sticking around in Arlington, VA, after work tomorrow in order to see The Sketches play at Iota Club and Cafe. The fun starts at 9pm.

Dime No. 55: Some Kinda Chain Reaction

John Hoskinson "Creepy" (from Pancho Fantastico, 2007)
Eytan Mirsky "She's Looking Better" (from She's Looking Better, 2004)
The Grey Race "On The Chin" (from Everyone's Having Fun Tonight, 2007)
H-Beam "Bang" (from Oojah EP, 2006)
Moxie "Right On Time" (from Retrospective, 2007)
The Nadas "California III" (from Listen Through The Static, 2005)
Lejeune "Spanish" (from For Club and Country, 2007)
J. Forte "Strum and Sustain" (from Secret Pop, 2006)
Ape House "I Got Your Message" (from Tired of Style, 2004)
The Daktaris "Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti" (from Soul Explosion, 1998)

Total Time—34:40

54: Hitsville USA

2007-07-04T00:49:00.000-04:00

Enjoy the fireworks tonight and enjoy this special Independence Day themed show today!

Dime No. 54: Hitsville USA

The Vinyl Strangers "Patriotic Girl" (from The Vinyl Strangers, 2006)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers "Any Town USA" (from The Hard Stuff, 2006)
Bad Religion "American Jesus" (from Recipe For Hate, 1993)
American Heartbreak "Things Are Looking Up" (from American Heartbreak, 2006)
Jack In The Pulpit "Another Year In America" (from Life Goes On, 2005)
The Old Ceremony "American Romeo" (from The Old Ceremony, 2005)
The Rewinds "New Shade Of Red" (from The Rewinds, 2006)
Johnny O and the Jerks "White Knuckle Rock 'n' Roll" (from Taking Out The Trashabilly, 2006)
Rookie Of The Year "The Blue Roses" (from The Goodnight Moon, 2006)
Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream On Mondays "Fireworks" (from Little Films, 2006)

Total Time—38:01

S1: Splitsville

2007-07-01T22:30:00.000-04:00

I had a fun time doing the research and putting this one together. I'm not sure who will be the next act I profile but I'm open to suggestions. And comments. Tell me what you like and what you don't like about this first episode. Is the bio stuff between songs too long or not comprehensive enough? I want to keep it short, but I don't want to leave too much out either.

Selection No. 1: Splitsville

"Forever" (from The Complete Pet Soul, 2000)
"The Next One" (from Incorporated, 2004)

Total Time—9:34

Some Splitsville-Related Links

Splitsville: Official Band Site | MySpace Page
The Pale Stars: Official Band Site | MySpace Page
The Lucky Few: MySpace Page
Sweater Set: MySpace Page
The Taylors Band: MySpace Page
Splitsville: The Movie: Trailer
Greenberry Woods: Videos

53: A Frequency To Change Your Mind

2007-06-29T23:50:00.000-04:00

Not as many new tracks as usual, lots of tied up tongues on my part (I think there was something in my water), and an exciting announcement. What more could you ask for? Seriously, I'd like to know!

Dime No. 53: A Frequency To Change Your Mind

The Parties "What's Your Name?" (from The Parties EP, 2007)
Frank Royster "Kristina" (from Thru The Years, 2006)
Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, 2005)
Two Hours Traffic "Stuck For The Summer" (from Little Jabs, available on July 24, 2007)
Josh Zuckerman "Out From Under" (from Out From Under, 2006)
Laura Hughes "Stars"
Splitsville "White Dwarf" (from Incorporated, 2004)
Katie Todd "Face Down" (from Make Some Time For Wasting, 2005)
The Nadas "Listen Through The Static" (from Listen Through The Static, 2005)
Curious "Perfect Girl" (from Curious EP, 2006)

Total Time—36:12

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Three Ring Records

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Bumstead Productions Ltd.

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The Day The (Streaming) Music Died

2007-06-26T09:33:00.000-04:00

No, music fans, there isn't a problem with your Web connection -- it's just that many Internet radio stations are deliberately offline today. More...

Technorati Profile

52: You Speak In Volumes

2007-06-23T22:20:00.000-04:00

After a very unfortunate technical difficulty with the USB microphone I use that made me sound a lot like Marcel Marceau, the issue has been resolved. Turns out that a piece of software installed during the week wrecked the drivers for the mike. Once I uninstalled the software, all was well. And it's a good thing too, since I don't know if I could have kept this show in me for another twenty-four hours.

Dime No. 52: You Speak In Volumes

Framing Hanley "Built For Sin" (from The Moment, 2007)
Exelby "There Goes A Face" (from All Aboard The Skylark, 2006)
John Hoskinson "She's Changing My Mind" (from Pancho Fantastico, 2007)
Eytan Mirsky "I Know Victoria's Secret" (2007)
Greg Waters "Play On" (from Play On, 2007)
Todd Carey "Ain't Got Love" (from Watching Waiting, 2007)
Ingrid Michaelson "The Way I Am" (from Girls and Boys, 2007)
Erik Scott Smith "Mary Lou (Operator)"
Glenn Mercer "Morning Lights" (from Wheels In Motion, 2007)
The Soul of John Black "The Hole" (from The Good Girl Blues, 2007)

Total Time—37:26

Apologies

2007-06-23T00:53:00.001-04:00

Show #52 will be late. I just finished recording it and something went very wonky. The mike was dead throughout and so nothing was picked up. And since it's almost 1am here on the east coast, I'll just call it a night and re-record it all in the morning.

My sincere apologies for the delay.

Of course, this means that you could still call in an audio comment for the show at 206-338-5792.

51: Layers and Layers

2007-06-16T02:12:00.000-04:00

This episode was rife with technical problems that forced me to re-record three times tonight, hence the lateness of the hour. But it's worth the wait. The new Mooney Suzuki track is simply fantastic and, if this one and "99%" are representative of the new CD, it's going to be one great friggin' album.

Dime No. 51: Layers and Layers

Frank Black "Robert Onion" (from 93-03, available June 19, 2007)
Zombies of the Stratosphere "The Well-Mannered Look" (from The Well-Mannered Look, 2007)
The Mooney Suzuki "Good Ol' Alcohol" (from Have Mercy, available June 19, 2007)
The Fire Apes "Only You Could Make Me Happy" (from The Fire Apes EP, 2006)
Man Bites God "Peppermint Superfrog" (from Peppermint Superfrog, 2007)
Wiser Time "Rock N Roll" (from There and Back Again, 2006)
Jason Harrod "Mad Girlfriend" (from Bright As You, 2006)
2AM "Blue Days" (from 2AM EP, 2005)
Timothy Chaisson "Better Way" (from Even, 2007)
Bus Stop Stallions "Taxi Driver" (from Ride, coming soon)

Total Time—38:56

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Cooking Vinyl

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Sandbar Music

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50: I Wish I Was Young Again

2007-06-10T23:34:00.000-04:00

Sorry this was a whole lot later than usual, but after last week's show I managed to get myself really sick. The voice is almost back to normal, maybe still a bit scratchy. Nothing particularly special in the fiftieth show. The John Hoskinson CD Pancho Fantastico is out on Tuesday and everyone should pick this one up. I may even like this more than last year's Miscellaneous Heathen (and I loved that one).

Dime No. 50: I Wish I Was Young Again

Steve Robinson "Forget About Love"
The Krinkles "Sweet On You" (from 3: The Mordorlorff Collection, 2007)
Everyday Atlas "Take Me Home" (from Your Move, 2006)
John Hoskinson "Miss Rejection" (from Pancho Fantastico, available June 12, 2007)
Exelby "She'll Do For Me" (from All Aboard The Skylark, 2006)
The Grey Race "Care Of Cell 44" (from The Grey Race EP, available June 12, 2007)
Wensday "Only Women Bleed" (from Torch Rock, 2007)
Charlotte Kendrick "Off The Tracks" (from North of New York, available June 26, 2007)
Tony Marriott "Faith and Fairytales" (from Solitude, 2007)
Luma "Lose Control" (from Luma EP, 2006)

Total Time—39:29

49: In The Deep End For The Weekend

2007-06-01T23:46:00.000-04:00

I tweaked the levels in tonight's show slightly. Hopefully it helps. I've had a very scratchy throat all day, and it seems to be getting worse (I suspect that I'm coming down with something), so I tried to keep the talkie stuff to a minimum. I'd really hate to get sick this close to #50...

Dime No. 49: In The Deep End For The Weekend

Codaphonic "Hollawalla Omacalla Wee" (from Good Morning Radio EP, 2006)
Smallfish "Hydraulics" (from Low Tide)
Erik Scott Smith "The Anthem" (from The Only Lonely One, 2007)
Al Stravinsky "Shallow Water"
Al Lewis "Waiting For You" (from More Ways Than One, 2006)
Carlina "Tonight" (from This Is Your Time, 2006)
Toys In Trouble "30' Waste" (from One-Armed Jack, 2006)
Wiser Time "Back For More" (from There And Back Again, 2006)
The Krinkles "Stay With Me" (from 3: The Mordorlorff Collection, 2007)
The Ribbon Device "Young & Beautiful" (from Saturation Day, 2006)

Total Time—34:51

48: Chinese Fire Drill

2007-05-25T00:01:00.000-04:00

I recorded this late Thursday night for an early Friday posting. So nobody is allowed to complain that this one went up late. Not sure if there will be a Memorial Day show yet or not. It'll depend on how my weekend goes. But for now, enjoy this one.

Dime No. 48: Chinese Fire Drill

Holtz "Fall In Love With Me" (from Leaving New York, 2007)
The Time Beings "Make Up Your Mind" (from Journey To Tyme With The Time Beings, 2007)
The Queue "God Save The Queen" (from The White Label Demos, 2007)
John Hoskinson "Uncharacteristic (It Must Be You)" (from Miscellaneous Heathen, 2006)
Ingrid Michaelson "Breakable" (from Girls and Boys, 2006)
Moxie "Come Around" (from Retrospective, 2007)
Rachael Sage "Wildflower" (from The Blistering Sun, 2006)
The K's "Thirteen Steps" (from Can't Get It Together)
The Kellys "That Day" (from Overture EP, 2007)
The Mooney Suzuki "99 Percent" (from Have Mercy, available June 19, 2007)

Total Time—38:04

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by Holtz
All Star Rising

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MPress Records

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47: Hooked Again

2007-05-21T00:01:00.000-04:00

Another Monday bonus! This one's is like those annual episodes of Friends where they all have flashbacks and remember things from previous episodes. Only I'm the only "friend" and all the flashbacks are songs I've played recently. But these are some of the best ones; songs that have managed to stick in my brain well after the show is over. Hopefully, they'll do the same for you.

Dime No. 47: Hooked Again

Andy Davis "Good Life" (from Fine China EP, 2007)
The Pierces "Secret" (from Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge, 2007)
The Fire Apes "Hey Kate!" (from The Fire Apes EP, 2006)
The Cocktail Revisionists "Heisenberg's A Jerk" (from A Murder of Crows, 2002)
Fireking "Rebel Rouser" (from Live A Little, Love A Little, 2001)
Everyday Atlas "Be A Reason" (from Your Move, 2006)
The Stone Coyotes "Party Down The Hall" (from Dreams of Glory, 2006)
The Daisy Riots "Girls Don't Play Legos" (from Sandhills Demos, 2007)
edibleRed "Sugar and Spring" (from Welcome To My Bad Behavior, available tomorrow, May 22, 2007)
Geoff Smith "Digg The Code"

Total Time—37:00

46: Your Getaway Car

2007-05-18T22:46:00.000-04:00

My vacation has officially begun. No big trips planned, though, so you may get another bonus show next week. The big fiftieth show is on the horizon. Audio comments are welcome.

Dime No. 46: Your Getaway Car

The Cribs "Men's Needs" (from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, available May 21, 2007 in the UK)
Everyday Atlas "Radio Song" (from Your Move, 2006)
AtomicTom "You Always Get What You Want"
Sheila Swift "Feel Like I Do" (from The Shape of Things, 2007)
Carlina "The Most Perfect Word"
Full Minute Of Mercury "That Song Is Stuck In My Head" (from Alive Again, 2005)
Josh Zuckerman "Something Inside" (from Out From Under, 2006)
Vatican DC "Danger To Myself" (from Make It Ride, 2007)
The Krinkles "Best Friend" (from 3: The Mordorlorff Collection, available May 29, 2007)
Skeptic Eleptic "Come On" (from New Kicks, coming in 2007)

Total Time—35:09

45: Jumpin' All Around

2007-05-14T22:11:00.000-04:00

I went back and forth as whether I wanted to record this tonight or wait for Friday, but in the end I just did it. Enjoy!

Dime No. 45: Jumpin' All Around

Plastic Palace Alice "Empire Falls" (from Empire Falls EP)
3 Feet Up "Can't Hate The Hater" (from I Will Fear No Evil, 2007)
Last Minute "I'd Never Thought" (from Last Minute EP, 2006)
Chris Church "Sugarcoat"
Sundown Caffeine "Nine Rivers"
Senor Happy "Get Up and Go Out" (from I'm Sorry, 2007)
Jeff Mallon "Molly"
Shannon Wright "Everybody's Got Their Own Part To Play" (from Let In The Light, 2007)
Ember Swift "Some Fine Day" (from The Dirty Pulse, 2006)
Geoff Smith "If This Geek Ruled The World"

Total Time—35:19

44: Hi Mom!

2007-05-13T13:44:00.000-04:00

I haven't done a themed show in months, so Happy Mother's Day. This one's all podsafe. If you like what you hear, check out the artist's other tracks and definitely let them know where you heard their music.

Dime No. 44: Hi Mom!

Hector On Stilts "Mom's In Love Again" (from Same Height Relation, 2005)
Bender X "Soccer Mom" (from Hooks, 2003)
Paul and Storm "Mother's Day Song" (from News To Us, 2006)
The Blue Alarm "When Mothers Conspire" (from Astronauts and Angels, 2004)
Trucker Cleavage "Single Mother"
The Alice Project "Happy Mother's Day" (available online at the Podsafe Music Network)
Kevin Reeves "Mother" (from It's About Time, 2006) (available online at the Podsafe Music Network)
The Happy, Happy Jihads "Martians Ate My Mom"
Jordan Doucette "Dear Mother" (from Lie To You, 2004)
The Court and Spark "Your Mother Was The Lightning" (from Hearts, 2006)

Total Time—36:34

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from "Hearts"
by The Court and Spark
Absolutely Kosher

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43: A Drink Made of Passion

2007-05-12T00:18:00.000-04:00

Excellent music in this episode from Harper, Tonic's Emerson Hart, and the late great Elliott Smith.

Dime No. 43: A Drink Made of Passion

Revision "Don't Be Fooled"
Harper "Get Out Of This Mess" (from Day By Day, 2007)
Elliott Smith "High Times" (from New Moon, 2007)
Everyday Atlas "Be A Reason" (from Your Move, 2006)
The Eisenhowers "Everything's Not Enough"
The Bulldogs "The Fire's Light" (from The Subsonic Reel, 2006)
Emerson Hart "If You're Gonna Leave" (from Cigarettes and Gasoline, 2007)
Laura Hughes "Benefit of the Doubt"
Josh Woodward "Darien Gap"
The Brown Hornets "Jellyroll"

Total Time—39:16

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from "Day By Day"
by Harper
Blind Pig Records

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from "New Moon"
by Elliott Smith
Kill Rock Stars

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42: A Sweet Evil Thing

2007-05-05T00:57:00.000-04:00

Very late tonight. I got stuck in PetSmart talking to this crazy cat lady for-freakin-ever! That's my excuse for a late episode: cornered by a crazy cat lady! Of course, the more I think about it, the more I wonder if I'm not the crazy cat guy.

Anyway, good show tonight despite the delays. And the big flub in the third break (it's no longer if I flub, but when; if you had 28 minutes and 54 seconds in the pool this week, you're the big winner!). Well, at least the music is great. And relatively free of cats.

Dime No. 42: A Sweet Evil Thing

Chris Hardy "Help Me Get The Picture"
Chris Church "You Better Move On Now, Baby" (from Let The Echo Decide, 2004)
Geoff Smith "Digg The Code"
Fireking "Blue" (from Live A Little, Love A Little, 2001)
Dropkick "Can't Help It" (from Turning Circles, 2007)
edibleRed "Sugar and Spring" (from Welcome To My Bad Behavior, Available on May 22nd, 2007)
Junior "She's So Amazing" (from Are We Famous Yet?, Available on June 5, 2007)
The Tattle Tales "Armageddon Girl" (from Hearts In Tune, 2006)
Grand Atlantic "Smoke and Mirrors" (from This Is Grand Atlantic, 2007)
The Daisy Riots "Girls Don't Play Lego" (from Sandhills Demos, 2007)

Total Time—33:14

41: On and On and On and On

2007-04-30T10:35:00.000-04:00

Another special Monday show of odds and ends to finish out April. No trivia question on this one, though. That's for the regular Friday shows.

Dime No. 41: On and On and On and On

Her Space Holiday "A Match Made In Texas" (from The Past Presents The Future, 2005)
Terrene "Fifty-One" (from The Indifferent Universe, 2007)
Suckerpunch "Pick It Up" (unreleased, 2004) PMN
Andrew Ryan "About To Break" (from Summer and Fall, 2007)
Jessica Mellott "How Can You Say?"
Senor Happy "Echoes and Falls" (from I'm Sorry, 2007)
Rock Feller "Too Late" (from C'mon Everybody, 2007)
Robin Tymm "Whole Lies and Half Truths"
Dead World Leaders "Alarm"
Phil Ayoub "River To Ocean" (from Schoolbus Window Paper heart, 2005)

Total Time—35:33

40: Call Me A Dummy...

2007-04-27T23:34:00.000-04:00

Another good show. An extra little note about The Offcutts that I forgot to mention in the show. The new album is streaming at their myspace page and you should definitely check it out, if only for the rockin' cover of Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot."

Also, there's a slight glitch in the Fake track. The glitch occurs 35 minutes and 19 seconds into the podcast. This was a glitch in the original file that I didn't discover until recording time and because it isn't too annoying, I'm leaving it in. But, minor as it is, I thought you should still be prepared for it.

Dime No. 40: Call Me A Dummy...

The Offcutts "Fearless Fighters" (from What Happened Don't Lie, 2007)
The Redding Brothers "Chauvet" (from The Physics of Immortality, 2007)
Full Minute Of Mercury "Your Own Disaster" (from their yet to be titled CD, available June 2007)
Fishing For Comets "Acrobat" (from Scattered Among The Archipelago, 2006)
The Kellys "Up to Believe" (from Overture EP, 2007)
Leerone "To Fill The Void" (from her upcoming debut album, May 2007)
Fireking "Rebel Rouser" (from Live A Little, Love A Little, 2001)
The Queue "Killer On The Run" (from The White Label Demos EP, 2007)
Fake "I'm Waiting For The Man"
Everyone But Pete "The Fallout" (from Carry On EP, May 22, 2007)

Total Time—40:52

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39: Nothing To Lose, So Much To Gain

2007-04-20T22:05:00.000-04:00

Some fun new tracks in this episode and a trivia question. Also, I meant to mention in the show that one of my new favorite bands, Lucky Day, will be at RnR Bar and Lounge in DC tomorrow (Saturday) night at 9.

Dime No. 39: Nothing To Lose, So Much To Gain

Jarvis Cocker "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" (from Jarvis, 2007)
The Icicles "Crazy" (from Arrivals and Departures, 2007)
Scott Brookman "The Man From Operations" (from The Man From Operations EP, 2007)
Codaphonic "Can We Talk?" (from Good Morning Radio EP, 2006)
Josh Ryan "Not Today" (from Not Today EP, 2006)
The Stone Coyotes "Party Down The Hall" (from Dreams Of Glory, 2006)
The Voyces "Kissing Like Its Love" (from Kissing Like It's Love, 2007)
Geoff Smith "Set The Music Free"
Todd Carey "Friday Night" (from Watching Waiting, 2007)
Guards of Metropolis "Whatever It Is" (from Whatever It Is EP, 2007)

Total Time—40:38

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Lost Cat Records

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The Velvet Farm

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High Wire Music

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38: Odds and Ends

2007-04-16T18:30:00.000-04:00

A special Monday episode. I get the day off and everyone benefits. I'll probably be doing one of these Odds and Ends episodes every so often just to clear out the inbox. See you on Friday with ten more tracks.

Dime No. 38: Odds and Ends

Grimskunk "Wakin' and Bakin'" (from Fires Under The Road, 2006)
Belle and Sebastian "Sukie In The Graveyard" (from The Life Pursuit, 2006)
Nathan Wiley "High Low" (from High Low, 2004)
Ben Vega "Bury The Times" (from Remove The Stones, 2007)
annemarie "Apple (Suicide On Your Stereo Set)" (from The Living Model EP, 2005)
Chad Farran "Another Roll" (from Another Ride, 2005)
Ethereal "This Is Rome" (from Albatross, 2006)
The Vara-Tones "Thingamajig" (from Headin' Out, 2005)
The Mod-est Lads "Sputnik Spy From Outer Space" (from Trouser Load of Love, 2003)
Jennifer O'Connor "Exeter, Rhode Island" (from Over The Mountain, Across The Valley and Back To The Stars, 2006)

Total Time—35:17

37: So It Goes

2007-04-13T23:10:00.000-04:00

I started this thing called a podcast on a Friday the 13th. Six months later, it's another Friday the 13th. Only now one of my favorite authors is no longer amid the living.

Dime No. 37: So It Goes

Fountains of Wayne "New Routine" (from Traffic and Weather, 2007)
Arthur Yoria "She Looks Like You" (from I'll Be Here Awake, 2003)
Dylan In The Movies "City Skies" (from So Long City Skies 7" vinyl split, 2007)
High Child "I Tell All My Secrets To My Guitar" (from New Direction, 2003)
The National Pool "AO1" (from The National Pool, 2006)
Andy Davis "Good Life" (from Fine China EP, 2007)
Annex "You Brought It On Yourself"
The Fire Apes "Wonder" (from A Perfect Day For Bananafish, 1998)
Nextdoor "Suzie Q" (from The Art of Growing Up EP, 2007)
Ambrosia "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" (from Ambrosia, 1975)

Total Time—40:09

36: Just Another Bull In A China Shop

2007-04-06T23:44:00.000-04:00

Good Friday and Happy Easter everyone. I just realized this week that next Friday will be the six month mark for this podcast. I'm not planning anything special, of course, just noting that it kind of snuck up on me. As noted at the end of the show, Exit Clov will be playing The Black Cat in DC on April 11. I also meant to mention that, if you're in Carrboro, NC, they'll be playing Cat's Cradle tomorrow night. But I forgot to write it down before the show and I have a crappy memory.

And, hey!, the new Fountains of Wayne CD came out on Tuesday. Everyone agrees it's a top notch disc (except some guy at Pitchfork). I'm especially digging "'92 Suburu."

Dime No. 36: Just Another Bull In A China Shop

Paper Or Plastic "West Virginia" (from Best of Luck to Cody James!; 2006)
Mumpsy "64 Colors" (from 3 People; 2007)
The Arctic Monkeys "Baby I'm Yours" (from Leave Before The Lights Come On CD-Single; 2006)
The Never "The Astronaut" (from The Never; 2004)
The Cocktail Revisionists "Heisenberg's A Jerk" (from A Murder Of Crows; 2002)
Everybody Else "Born To Do" (from Everybody Else; 2006)
future clouds and radar "Drugstore Bust" (from future clouds and radar; 2007)
The Corner Laughers "You Two Are The Ones" (from Tomb of Leopards; 2006)
Red Planet "Heather Jones" (from Revolution 33; 2000)
Exit Clov "Working Class Hero" (from Jolly Roget Sessions EP; 2006)

Total Time—35:29

New Feature

2007-04-02T20:18:00.000-04:00

The blog now has a nifty little button near the bottom of the column at left labeled "Google Calendar." Adding this public calendar to your Google Calendar will allow you to see when certain artists that have been played on the podcast will be appearing near you.

If you're an artist or group that's been played on the show and would like your dates listed, email a list or link to a list to suitcase.full.of.dimes at gmail. Likewise if you'd prefer they not be displayed on the calendar, just drop me a line and I'll take 'em down.

Going to see these people live is what it's all about. Support your favorite artists by going to see them live and buying their CDs at the shows.

Oops Update: Seems I forgot to save the template changes. All better now.

35: Faux Indie Cred

2007-03-31T01:06:00.000-04:00

Another late edition. It's just been a busy week here in the 'Quan.

I don't know yet if I'm going to do an April Fools' Day show. I have a couple ideas floating around, but pulling ten tracks together for either concept may prove too daunting.

Finally, if you're in the DC area, Andy Zipf is playing Galaxy Hut tomorrow night and don't forget about Lucky Day playing the Cherry Blossom festival next week (Thursday and Saturday).

Dime No. 35: Faux Indie Cred

Dead City Radio "Indie Chick" (from poprocks+soda=kaboom!!!; 2006)
Brown Eyed Susans "Gerald the Mouse (Likes It on Top)" (from Afternoon Tea; 1998)
Teo Leo and the Pharmacists "Colleen" (from Living With The Living; 2007)
Signal To Noise "The Weather Machine" (from Kodiak; available June 2007)
Moxie "I'll Try"
Program The Dead "Let Me Inside" (from Ginger; 2007)
The Jennifers "Lion In Winter" (from Colors From The Future; 2007)
8MM "Quicksand" (from Songs To Love and Die By...; 2006)
The Monikers "Never Sleep" (from Esperanto; 2007)
Spudnik "Fake I.D." (from Paper Hat Boat EP; 2006)

Total Time—36:52

34: A Rainy Spring Night By The Radio

2007-03-23T22:21:00.000-04:00

This episode's another all podsafe show. All the songs came from the Podsafe Music Network. Please go and check out the artists' pages and, if you like the music, buy their CDs, preferably directly from the artist since they get a better chunk of the dollars they deserve. I forgot to mention that Black Tie revue is playing Iota in Arlington, VA, on April 20th. If you're going to go see them (or Lucky Day) live, buy their CDs at the show. Support the artist. Don't support the RIAA goons who all believe you're a thief anyway.

Dime No. 34: A Rainy Spring Night By The Radio

Sunshine Variety Club "The Girl With The Crooked Smile"
Undo Silence "All Those Songs"
Jesse Malin (with Bruce Springsteen) "Broken Radio" (from Glitter In The Gutter; 2007)
The Fire Apes "Hey Kate!" (from The Fire Apes EP; 2006)
Holding Back Entirely "It Doesn't Matter" (from Holding Back Entirely; 2005)
Ayla Brown "Know You Better" (from Forward; 2006)
Lucky Day "Rainy Days" (from All My Rainy Days EP; 2006)
Black Tie Revue "Absent Radio" (from Code Fun; out April 17th)
The Pierces "Secret" (from Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge; 2007)
Jonathan Coulton "Not About You" (from Thing A Week Three; 2006)

Total Time—33:22

33: I Can Tell You're Down For A Melody

2007-03-17T00:39:00.000-04:00

It's been one long, freakin' night, folks. I'm not sure if you can hear the cold in my voice tonight, but I'm getting over something that was probably brought on by the weather going from freezing up to 70 degrees and further down to snow and freezing rain in less than a week.

And I flubbed a couple bits of info that I should probably correct here: Splitsville's CD is "The Complete Pet Soul," and Crooked Fingers is not new or "newish," but have been around the whole decade. Not sure where my head was at tonight but wherever it was, it was certainly very stuffed up.

Dime No. 33: I Can Tell You're Down For A Melody

Splitsville "Forever" (from The Complete Pet Soul; 2001)
The Vinyl Strangers "Sweet Little Afterthought" (from The Vinyl Strangers; 2006)
Light FM "Never Gonna Get Up"
Scamper "Sophie" (from Leave Your Glasses On; 2004)
The Plus Ones "You've Been Had" (from On The List EP; 2000)
Sundown Caffeine "Last Star" (from Sundown Caffeine and Nothing Wasted; 2007)
Spencer Tricker "Hey Jessica" (from Logic; 2007)
Sunspot "Prozac Girl" (from Loser of the Year; 2003)
Crooked Fingers "Call To Love" (from Dignity and Shame; 2005)
The Jellybricks "Brand New Sunglasses" (from Soapopera; 1999)

Total Time—32:27

32: Ten-Leaf Clover

2007-03-09T23:00:00.000-05:00

It's another show packed full of fun music, much of it from the Podsafe Music Network! And, if you're in the DC area in early April, Lucky Day will be performing for the third consecutive year at the Cherry Blossom Festival on the 5th and the 7th. Maybe I'll see you there.

Edit: Small oopsie if you've already downloaded and listened to the first take. After I uploaded tonight's show, I discovered the glitchy audio and re-recorded. My humblest apologies if you endured that. I guess because of the lack of monitoring on this USB microphone, I'll have to check the audio before I upload each week. Which may very well result in a few more late shows.

Dime No. 32: Ten-Leaf Clover

Rotten Cheri "Things I Hate About You"
Maritime "Tearing Up The Oxygen" (from We, The Vehicles; 2006)
The 1900s "Bring The Good Boys Home" (from Plume Delivery EP; 2006)
Lucky Day "Time Will Only Know" (from All My Rainy Days EP; 2006)
Alec Berlin "Everything I Want" (from Beauty, Grazing At The Trough; 2006)
The Telepathic Butterflies "The Cutting Elm" (from Songs From A Second Wave; 2004)
Starcode "Ordinary" (from Hum; 2005)
Robyn Tymm "Telephone Line" (unreleased, 2007)
The Village Green "When The Creepers Creep In" (from Feeling The Fall; 2006)
Motocade "State and Maine" (from Into The Fall EP; 2006)
Total Time—36:52

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31: Mic'ed Up At Last

2007-03-02T22:35:00.000-05:00

Hey, Ed here. I bought a microphone. I've been playing with it and used it in this week's show to pretend I'm a DJ. The microphone actually sounds pretty good. There are, however, still issues. The issues are less about the microphone now and more about me working on various aspects of what I'm going to tentatively call my "technique." I know I rushed through the first break. The first three songs were longer and I wasn't sure if I'd put myself over my forty minute ceiling, so I intentionally rushed. As the show progressed, with some shorter songs, I realized I had more time than I thought. And, among other things, the closing could really use some work.

But the music is stellar. I only wish I could take the credit there. But the credit goes to the amazing artists and bands listed below. Visit their websites and buy their music. All are independent artists; none are RIAA-sponsored.

Dime No. 31: Mic'ed Up At Last

Otter Petter "Winter Days" (from Otter Petter EP; 2005)
Let's Go Sailing "Sideways" (from The Chaos In Order; available March 27,2007)
Bright Eyes "Four Winds" (from Cassadega; available April 10, 2007)
Ferraby Lionheart "Before We're Dead (New Orleans Song)"
Headlights "TV" (from Kill Them With Kindness; 2006)
Illinois "Screen Door" (from What The Hell Do I Know?; available on Tuesday)
The Makes Nice "Candy Wrapper" (from Candy Wrapper and Twelve Other Songs; 2007)
The Maybellines "Battleship" (from Chatfield Holiday; 2002)
Kristoffer Ragnstam "Breakfast By The Mattress" (from Sweet Bills; 2006)
Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin "Oregon Girl" (from Broom; 2006)

Total Time—33:06

30: Messing With My Art

2007-02-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

There's an Exit Clov show tonight at Iota Club and Cafe, if you happen to be in the vicinity of Arlington, VA. Also, if you're a Squeeze fan, Chris Difford will be doing a solo gig at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA, next Wednesday night. In fact, the next several weeks promises quite a bit of excellent live music to go see. More info to come in the weeks that follow...

Dime No. 30: Messing With My Art

The Comas "Red Microphones" (from Spells; available April 17th, 2007)
Squeeze "End of a Century [Live]" (b-side from This Summer single; 1995)
Kevin Reeves "Afraid and Alone" (from It's About Time; 2006)
that dog. "Never Say Never" (from Retreat From The Sun; 1997)
Exit Clov "Violent Berries" (from Respond Respond EP; 2006)
Jim Noir "Key Of C" (from Tower of Love; 2006)
Jonny Stevens "Starting Over" (from Jonny Stevens; available March 2006)
David Doll "Alright" (from Headsets For Jets; 2007)
Sutra "Sentinel Horizon" (from Sutra EP; 2006)
The Bird and the Bee "F*cking Boyfriend" (from The Bird and the Bee; 2007)

Total Time—35:06

29: The Kids...They Need Their Power Pop

2007-02-19T11:58:00.000-05:00

Since, like many today, I have the day off, I thought I'd put together a bonus show to keep everyone satiated until the regular Friday show. While it doesn't have a President's Day theme (although I did consider it), it is a little special in that all the music in today's show is from the Podsafe Music Network. The PMN is a network created to allow indie musicians to link up with podcasters to get their music some exposure on the new and growing outlet.

Dime No. 29: The Kids...They Need Their Power Pop

Blackfish "Carefree" (demo)
The Scheme "Sidewalk Soundtrack" (from Sunset On A Daydream; 2006)
John Hoskinson "I Belong To You" (from Miscellaneous Heathen; 2004)
Andy Zipf "Maybe Tonight" (demo)
Four Star Riot "All The Way" (from Burn So Bright; 2006)
Fern "Bitter Taste" (from Put Out The Light EP; 2006)
Phil Ayoub "Welcome To The Nightlife (Bad Day)" (unreleased; 2006)
The Jellybricks "Simple Me" (from Power This; 2004)
Shake Some Action! "I Can See Where This Is Going Now" (from Shake Some Action!; 2007)
Splitsville "The Kids Who Kill for Sugar" (from Ultrasound; 1997)

Total Time—31:47

28: Valentine's Night

2007-02-16T23:24:00.000-05:00

This started out to be just another hodgepodge show, but it somehow took on a seedier theme all it's own.

Thanks to Ginger for "requesting" Cake's "Mahna Mahna" after I so cleverly mentioned it knowing full well she'd want to hear it. Thanks to Jim for suggesting the Nada Surf's "The Weight Is A Gift," from which I pulled "Blankest Year." It really is a catchy album. Finally, if you're in the DC area on the 25th, The Safes are playing at DC9.

Dime No. 28: Valentine's Night

The Safes "Fairytale Tomorrow" (from Well Well Well; 2006)
Nada Surf "Blankest Year" (from The Weight Is A Gift; 2005)
Cast of Spring Awakening "The Bitch of Living" (from Cast Recording of Spring Awakening; 2006)
Checkpoint Charley "Free" (from Songs One Through Twelve; 2005)
L.E.O. "Overture/Goodbye Innocence" (from Alpacas Orgling; 2006)
Andrew Bird "Heretics" (from Armchair Apocrypha; out on March 19, 2007)
Tally Hall "The Whole World and You/Ruler of Everything" (from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum; 2005)
Cake "Mahna Mahna" (from for the kids; 2002)
Lucky Soul "The Great Unwanted" (from The Great Unwanted; out on April 9, 2007)
Fountains of Wayne "Someone To Love" (from Traffic and Weather; out on April 3, 2007)

Total Time—31:55

27: V.D. (It Isn't Just a Social Disease)

2007-02-14T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy, Maybe Icy, Maybe Snowy, Maybe Rainy, Maybe Happy Valentine's Day.

Dime No. 27: V.D. (It Isn't Just a Social Disease)

The Winnerys "Mr. Cupid's Puppet Show" (from Daily Urban Times; 2006)
Guster "Dear Valentine" (from Ganging Up On The Sun; 2006)
The Smashing Pumpkins "Cupid De Locke" (from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness; 1995)
Spoon "The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine" (from Gimme Fiction; 2005)
Bob Hillman "Valentine's Day" (from Welcome To My Century; 2001)
The Beautiful South "Valentine" (from Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs; 2004)
The Superficials "Valentine" (from Everybody's Girl; 2004)
Nerina Pallot "Geek Love" (from fires; 2004)
The Smoking Popes "Valentine" (from The Party's Over; 2001)
Michael Penn "Cupid's Got A Brand New Gun" (from March; 1989)

Total Time—34:47

26: Ready For Action

2007-02-09T22:57:00.000-05:00

This set is mostly just leftovers, a bit of spring cleaning. The Apples In Stereo track, however, is off the new CD, just out last Tuesday. I should also mention that, if you happen to be in the DC area this coming Tuesday, Apples In Stereo will be playing at The Black Cat.

Dime No. 26: Ready For Action

Limbeck "Julia" (from Hi, Everything's Great; 2003)
Midlake "Roscoe" (from The Trials of Van Occupanther; 2006)
The Confusions "Artificial" (from 5 AM; 2006)
Cloud Eleven "Take Control" (from Cloud Eleven; 1999)
Eve 6 "Inside Out" (from Eve 6; 1998)
The Apples in Stereo "Can You Feel It?" (from New Magnetic Wonder; 2007)
Young Fresh Fellows "I Got My Mojo Working (And I Thought You'd Like To Know)" (from The Men Who Loved Music; 1987)
The 20 Belows "Down Again" (from Headaches and Moodswings; 2007)
The Smarties "Undercover Girl" (unreleased; from 1997)
Lily Allen "Friday Night" (from Alright, Still; 2007)

Total Time—31:24

25: Follow The Lines

2007-02-05T21:36:00.000-05:00

It's a special Monday evening edition! What's the special occasion? Well, it is the twenty-fifth show and it's only fitting that the twenty-fifth show should be posted on February 5th. So there, that's all the special reasoning I need. Happy Cinco de Febrero everybody!

Dime No. 25: Follow The Lines

Starlight Mints "Inside Of Me" (from Drowaton EP; 2006)
The Shins "Phantom Limb" (from Wincing The Night Away EP; 2007)
Toad the Wet Sprocket "Walk on the Ocean" (from fear; 1991)
Blitzen Trapper "Pink Padded Slippers" (from Dead Bees Record Sampler #4; 2005)
Jason Falkner "The Plan" (from Can You Still Feel?; 1999)
Waltham "Nicole" (from Waltham; 2005)
Ednaswap "Next to You" (from the Jawbreaker Soundtrack; 1998)
The Januaries "Summer of Love" (from The Januaries; 2000)
The Plimsouls "Suitcase" (from Come And Get It: A Tribute To Badfinger; 1996)
The Rosenbergs "Pushing Up Daisies" (from Department Store Girl; 2003)

24: No Woodchuck-Shaped Shadows

2007-02-03T00:30:00.000-05:00

In a perfect world, on a perfect day, this would have been up hours ago. But today is Groundhog Day, at least it was less than an hour ago. I wanted to do a "spring" themed show but I spent way too much time digging through the collection for related songs I wanted to play. I finally decided to scrap the idea when I heard that one of my favorite bands, The Beautiful South, announced their breakup. So suddenly I had to play a South song, possibly my favorite song ever about a piece of furniture. I kept a couple spring-related songs anyway and stuck them at the end.

Dime No. 24: No Woodchuck-Shaped Shadows

The Beautiful South "The Table" (from Quench; 1998)
Codaphonic "Ritalin" (from Good Morning Radio EP; 2006)
The Beatles "Lady Madonna" (from Love; 2006)
My Chemical Romance "Cancer" (from The Black Parade; 2006)
Frisbie "Paid in Kind" (from The Subversive Sounds of Love; 2000)
Parallax Project "Never Gonna Taste Like That Again" (from Perpetual Limbo; 2006)
The Merrymakers "Superstar" (from Bubblegun; 1997)
Cherry Twister "Sparkle" (from At Home With Cherry Twister; 1999)
Grant Lee Phillips "Spring Released" (from Mobilize; 2001)
Tally Hall "Spring and a Storm" (from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum; 2005)

23: Take A Number

2007-01-26T23:45:00.000-05:00

I picked up a several CDs this week (7). A few (3) are represented in this set. Many others will get some airplay on upcoming shows.

Some notes (3) on the songs: The Bird and the Bee features an amazing singer named Inara George; the America song is a cover of a Nada Surf song and features Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins; Page France was mentioned to me by a co-worker in passing and I coincidentally came across a track this evening while preparing the playlist and, well, me likey.

Dime No. 23: Take A Number

Sloan "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" (from Never Hear The End Of It; 2007)
Cliff Hillis "Two of the Same" (from Better Living Through Compression; 2004)
The Bird and the Bee "Again & Again" (from The Bird And The Bee; 2007)
America "Always Love" (from Here and Now; 2007)
Page France "Me, Violin and Dancing Bear" (from Page France and the Family Telephone; 2007)
Of Montreal "Suffer For Fashion" (from Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer; 2007)
Myracle Brah "When She Comes Around" (from Treblemaker; 2003)
Brendan Benson "Sittin' Pretty" (from One Mississippi; 1996)
The Broken West "Down in the Valley" (from I Can't Go On, I'll Go On; 2006)
The Tories "Spaceships in the Sky" (from Wonderful Life; 1997)

22: Smiles In Stereo

2007-01-19T22:35:00.000-05:00

Just another hodgepodge of new discoveries and recent re-discoveries for your amusement.

Dime No. 22: Smiles In Stereo

The Feeling "Fill My Little World" (from Twelve Stops and Home; 2006)
Sean Lennon "Wait For Me" (from Friendly Fire; 2006)
Harvey Danger "Cool James" (from Little By Little; 2005)
Cloud Eleven "Van Gogh Smiles" (from Orange and Green and Yellow and Near; 2002)
The Winnerys "Get Into My Life" (from Daily Urban Times; 2006)
The Wondermints "In and Around Greg Lake" (from Bali; 1998)
Lucky Soul "Lips Are Unhappy" (from the single Lips Are Unhappy; 2006)
The Shins"Fighting In A Sack" (from Chutes Too Narrow; 2003)
Snowglobe "Regime" (from Doing The Distance; 2004)
Cotton Mather "Lost My Motto (Millenium Chrome Version)" (from Hotel Baltimore; 2000)

21: I Guess We're All Sober

2007-01-13T00:20:00.000-05:00

It's still Friday night in most of the US, so nyah nyah...

Some notes on this set, Larry King-style: Jellyfish's Roger Manning plays Wurlitzer on the Format song...L.E.O. is comprised of many of my favorite artists—Bleu, Mike Viola, Andy Sturmer—playing in the style of various incarnations of Electric Light Orchestra, although this track is mostly Bleu...I was made aware of Nerina Pallot's song through a post by one of my Livejournal friends and, of course, I can't get it out of my head now...Members of The Tripwires are, or have been, a part of Young Fresh Fellows and Minus 5...enjoy.

Dime No. 21: I Guess We're All Sober

The Format "Time Bomb" (from Dog Problems; 2006)
The Postmarks "Goodbye" (from The Postmarks; 2006)
L.E.O. "Don't Let It Go" (from Alpacas Orgling; 2006)
Edmund's Crown "Damsel" (from Regrets Of A Company Man; 2006)
Nerina Pallot "Everybody's Gone To War" (from Fires; 2005)
The Tripwires "I Hear This Music" (from an upcoming 2007 album)
Sloan "Stand by Me, Yeah" (from Navy Blues; 1998)
The Jennifers "Lazy Stalker" (from Colors From The Future; 2007) [BUY IT HERE]
Willie Wisely "Through Any Window" (from Parador; 2006)
Owsley "Zavelow House" (from Owsley; 1999)

20: So Many Songs, So Little Time

2007-01-06T01:56:00.000-05:00

Yeah, yeah. So this is way late again. But I've included some covers and a new Apples In Stereo song I only just came across tonight. Now I need to sleep until next week!

Dime No. 20: So Many Songs, So Little Time

The Andersons "Temporary Secretary" (from Coming Up: Independent Artists Pay Tribute To Paul McCartney; 2001)
The Merrymakers "A Fine Line" (from Bubblegun; 1997)
The Apples In Stereo "Energy" (from New Magnetic Wonder; in stores February 2007)
Marykate O'Neil "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (from Through The Looking Glass: Indie Pop Plays The Monkees; 2000)
Cliff Hillis "So Much to Tell You" (from Better Living Through Compression; 2004)
Fountains of Wayne "Better Things" (from This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies; 2002)
Frente! "Most Beautiful" (from Marvin The Album; 1994)
Lovetones "Mantra" (from Meditations; 2005)
Paper Airplane Pilots "The Way It Goes" (from Western Automatic Music; 2006)
The Connells "Stone Cold Yesterday" (from One Simple Word; 1990)

19: Nappy Blue Beer

2007-01-01T21:41:00.000-05:00

You survived another year, although last night was sort of sketchy. There was a lot of alcohol involved and you vaguely remember flashing blue lights, but you just know this will be a good year despite all the evidence around as you awaken in the loving embrace of an arm that bears a great deal of hair and a tattoo that says "Mutha." Happy new year.

Dime No. 19: Nappy Blue Beer

Steely Dan "Things I Miss the Most" (from Everything Must Go; 2003)
K's Choice "Another Year" (from Almost Happy; 2000)
The Beautiful South "This Will Be Our Year" (from Golddiggas, Headnodders, and Pholk Songs; 2004)
Emm Gryner "Hello Aquarius" (from Public; 1998)
Magnetic Fields "The Night You Can't Remember" (from 69 Love Songs; 1999)
Owsley "Good Old Days" (from Owsley; 1999)
Splitsville "Yearbook" (from Ultrasound; 1996)
Cheap Trick "All Those Years" (from Rockford; 2006)
The Confusions "Days Go By" (from Trampoline; 2002)
John Lennon "Imagine" (from Imagine; 1971)

18: Power Pop-pourri II

2006-12-29T21:06:00.000-05:00

With the exception of the Vienna Teng track, this set's composed entirely of some of my favorite power poppy tunes, including a couple Beach Boys covers and a Billy Joel cover.

Dime No. 18: Power Pop-pourri II

The Mockers "God Only Knows" (from the 2-CD Japanese-only release of The Lonesome Death of Electric Campfire; 2006)
The Wondermints "Guess I'm Dumb" (from The Wonderful World of Wondermints; 1996)
Anton Barbeau/Loud Family "Pop Song 99" (from What If It Works?; 2006)
The Oranges Band "OK Apartment" (from Two Thousands; 2004)
Hussalonia "Sleeping With The Television On" (from Glass Houses; 2006)
The 88 "Haunt You" (from Over and Over; 2005)
Vienna Teng "Whatever You Want" (from Dreaming Through The Noise; 2006)
Tally Hall "Be Born" (from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum; 2005)
The Tories "Greenhill" (from Wonderful Life; 1997)
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. "Too Late for Us Now" (from The Land of Pure Imagination; 2006)