“Left of the Dial” is our tribute to college rock’s heyday in America in the mid to late ’80s. We’ll explore ...
197: Tone Bender
Our latest shoegaze episode features Tempe, AZ’s Alison’s Halo (pictured), plus Lilys, Jupiter, Jesus & Mary Chain, My Bloody ...
196: Sunday Brunch
This week’s Sunday Brunch features the Bangles (pictured) covering a tune written by Kimberley Rew (for The Waves), plus songs from World ...
195: Typical Grrrls
Our latest tribute to female-fronted rock bands, named after the Slits’ song “Typical Girls”, includes cuts from Throwing Muses ...
194: Let’s Kiss & Make Up
Our latest survey of the ’80s and early ’90s indie-pop scene includes lots of jangle and a touch of twee. We’ll hear from The ...
193: Sunday Brunch
This week’s Brunch features Guadalcanal Diary (pictured), Scritti Politti, Rain Parade, The Only Ones, The Cortinas, My Bloody Valentine, ...
192: Give The People What They Want
This week we said goodbye to Government Issue frontman John Stabb (pictured), who passed away from stomach cancer over the weekend. We pay ...
191: Title Tracks
Title Tracks is just that: a compilation of songs that albums were named after. “Everything Falls Apart”, anyone? “Computer World”? “Pink Flag”? ...
190: Yearbook 1992
“Yearbook” is our survey of a particular year in music — in this case, 1992. It was a damn fine year for tunes as Sebadoh sang of its ...
189: Have Songs Will Travel
I’m traveling during the next week. As I planned the logistics of my trip, I worked on a little mix to accompany it. This episode is all ...
188: Powerful Pop
One hour of power-pop from the late ’70s through the early ’90s from bands who were influenced by Big Star, The Raspberries, Cheap ...
187: Gimme Indie Rock!
Our latest survey of the early ’90s indie rock scene features Arcwelder (pictured), PJ Harvey, The Halo Benders, Swervedriver, Polvo, The ...