Happy Thanks.

Feast like a boss.

New Dirty Projectors - "Ascending Melody"

There is no doubt that Dirty Projectors, among other Brooklyn bands, made a big splash in 2009. "Stillness Is The Move" is considered by many music experts to be on the best songs of the year. And although I have my own personal feelings toward buzz bands, the Projectors have proven their prowess. They've collaborated with big names and their music is being covered - already. They've got a new EP coming out for their single "Temecula Sunrise", which bares the track's name. The new release gives us the ever-so-soothing "Asceding Melody". An overall great blend of percussion, guitar picking, and boy-girl vocals. What a sound these guys put out. It seems as though this experimental sound was planned all along - and it's working. Don't just take my baffled words for it, take a listen:

Dirty Projectors - "Ascending Melody"

Temecula Sunrise EP is out now via Domino Records.

November 20, 2009 (Playlist)

November 20, 2009 (Playlist):
"Our Thirty-Second Show!"

The Delta Spirit – People Come On
MGMT – Kids
Vampire Weekend – Cousins
Hard Fi – Stars Of CCTV
The Replacements – I’ll Be You
Audioslave – Doesn’t Remind Me
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
Neko Case –I’m An Animal
*"Allen Reed Memorial Cover Of The Week": TV On The Radio – Mr. Grieves (Pixies Cover) (Live)
Pinback – Concrete Seconds
The Mountain Goats – Going To Georgia

The Flaming Lips – Silver Trembling Hands
*"Punk Trunk!": Hüsker Dü – Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
*"Punk Trunk!": New York Dolls – Trash
Discovery – Osaka Loop Line
Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension
Big Star – Thirteen
*"The Mighty Mighty Boss-Tune": Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
Big Country – In A Big Country
Colin Hay – It’s A Mistake

*Background music consisted of various dance and electronica tunes from the 2000s. They ranged from Annie to Junior Senior. Tunes to make you move your feet.

After being absent from our show last week (pre-recording, computer-fritz fiasco), Jim Adair, myself Mike Pop, and KUR newbie/shadower Melissa brought you the 32nd installment of Never Mind the Mainstream. It was done live, the way radio should be. We had great callers, who did not hesitate to give our newcomer a piece of their minds. But she hung tough, answered their ridiculous questions, and learned a little bit about controlling a radio show. And oh yes - the music! New music this week via Yeasayer, Neko Case, The Flaming Lips, Discovery, and Julian Casablancas. We also premiered the latest from Vampire Weekend: "Cousins". And of course, we had our usual segments and specials. It was a great show and if you missed out, fear not, because someday soon we'll put up our podcast/recorded shows on our blog. We're off next week, due to the Thanksgiving Break. But in two weeks, expect more great alternative music and non-stop radio fun on 88.3 KUR. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Neko Case - "I'm An Animal"


Julian Casablancas - "11th Dimension"


Big Country - "In A Big Country"

New Music Video: Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"

Vampire Weekend ducks down the alleyway in their latest video for lead single off Contra, coming Janurary 12th. The song is "Cousins" and the video is pretty fun. Artsy, but so is everything these days. The whole band gets in on the charades and before the 2:40 marker is hit, the video is done. Short and sweet. I'm still learning what I like when it comes to music, as all music fans should, and for me, I'm all about keeping songs short. They don't need to be punk rock or novelty songs, but just get to the point. And that's what Vamp Week does. The songs are short and fun and should be enjoyable for most people, but that's my opinion. Onto the viewing portion of this post:

Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"

Contra is out Janurary 12, 2010, via XL Records.

Take 2: 2nd Shot At Show 32nd

If you received our (Facebook) message last Friday, then you already know that our pre-recorded show for last week was scrapped. One of our computers in our production room was on the fritz and totally ruined what we had saved. Bummer. But maybe that's a sign - the show has got to be live from now on! And so now, we're doing it the way it should be done: LIVE, TOMORROW, 6-8 PM! Tune in to hear (still) new music from Yeasayer, Neko Case, The Flaming Lips, Discovery, Julian Casablancas, and more. Plus, we've got our usual segments, including our latest where you, the listener, gets the chance to harass our shadower/KUR newbie with inappropriate questions. It's always a blast on NMTM and we hope you join us, Mike Pop and Jim Adair, tomorrow night!

Audioslave - "Doesn't Remind Me"

College Weezer Contest

Hey folks, and good afternoon. Yesterday I received an e-mail from a reader and he filled me on a contest Weezer is having. Here's part of what I received:

"I'm writing about Weezer, who are back with a new album, Raditude, which is in stores now. To celebrate this new release, Weezer will perform a very special show at one very lucky college campus. Exactly which campus is why I'm writing.

The T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge is a competition to see which community has what it takes to get Weezer to their local campus by voting on Facebook at http://youcastcorp.com/c/82/go/index.php?r=0 . The school with the biggest CLIQ will win a live performance from Weezer... and an award of up to $25,000 - $1 for every vote.

We are looking to spread awareness about this contest, and thought your readers might be interested in helping to get Weezer to play at a campus near them.

Weezer/T-Mobile assets that you can use for your post can be found here: http://youcastcorp.com/cliq/"

So there you have it. You want Weezer at Kutztown? You want Weezer at your university? Well then let your voice be heard! Spread the word, as I am, and you could win this contest. A big thanks for the tip from Angelo of the YouCast Corporation. I like what they're doing over there.

Ratitude is out now via Geffen.

Weezer - "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"

Major Lazer - The Animated Series?

The duo: respected.

The cartoon video for "Hold The Line": kick-ass.

The connections with [adult swim]: helpful.

The story: cool as hell.

Major Lazer, the project of DJs/Producers Diplo and Switch (they released the first Major Lazer record earlier this year; it's titled "Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do"), may have reached an agreement with [adult swim] for a new series, starring the science fiction bad-ass known as Major Lazer. (The picture above was the man showcased as apart of Kanye's posse in South Park last season). Apparently, the character Major Lazer's official background is that "he is a fictional animated character, who (according to press releases) fought as a Jamaican commando and lost his arm in a secret zombie war in 1984. He fights vampires and various monsters, parties hard, and has a rocket-powered hoverboard." This guy sounds great and if the animated series is indeed on its way, I will be first in line to watch it.

Diplo/Major Lazer Interview Special

Major Lazer - "Hold The Line"

New Album: Echo & The Bunnymen's "The Fountain"

"Love it, hate it, want it, had it, need it, got it..."

Echo & The Bunnymen released their 11th studio album, The Fountain, last month. It's being met with par reception from all sides (mainly UK magazines). I've been waiting on this record for a while, ever since I got jipped out of seeing them at All Points West this summer. There are a handful of really good pop songs on this album. One in particular is "Do You Know Who I Am?". Some of this stuff still sounds like it was made in the 80s, and that is something I love. Check out the band playing the tune live on Later. Not the greatest live performance in the world, but maybe it could've sounded better if frontman Ian McCulloch wasn't so "down-d-down-d-down." (It's better on the album).

Echo & The Bunnymen - "Do You Know Who I Am?"

The Fountain is out now via Ocean Rain.