“Left of the Dial” is our tribute to college rock’s heyday in America in the mid to late ’80s. We’ll explore locales like Boston, Minneapolis, Athens, and San Francisco to dig up some jangly, noisy, tuneful rock and roll. On this episode we’ll hear from The Connells (pictured), Eleventh Dream Day, Yo La Tengo, R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven, Husker Du, Gaudalcanal Diary, Big Dipper, The Dream Syndicate, The Feelies, and some groups who have been lost-to-time, like The Junk Monkeys, The Dangtrippers, The Magnolias, Winter Hours, and Naiomi’s Hair.
Playlist
- The Connells — Stone Cold Yesterday
- Camper Van Beethoven — My Path Belated
- Yo La Tengo — Lewis
- The Dangtrippers — Masquerade
- Winter Hours — We Can Only Win
- Sidewinders — Witchdoctor
- The Junk Monkeys — I Couldn’t Smile
- Naiomi’s Hair — Tilt-A-Whirl
- Husker Du — Standing In The Rain
- The Prime Movers — Change For The Better
- Waxing Poetics — Beauty And The Beatitudes
- Daddy In His Deep Sleep — Life You Lead
- R.E.M. — Welcome To The Occupation
- Big Dipper — The Bells of Love
- The Lucy Show — Land And The Life
- The Dream Syndicate — Slide Away
- Eleventh Dream Day — Bagdad’s Last Ride
- The Magnolias — East Coast, West Coast Girl
- Guadalcanal Diary — Get Over It
- The Feelies — Away