September 18, 2009 (Playlist)

September 18, 2009 (Playlist):
"Our Twenty-Fourth Show: Never Mind is Back!"

Phoenix – Lisztomania
Wilco – Wilco (The Song)
Passion Pit – Til Kingdom Come
Bloc Party – One More Chance
The Antlers – Bear
Neko Case – This Tornado Loves You
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
Mumm-Ra – She’s Got You High
The National – Lit Up
Arctic Monkeys – My Propeller
Pavement – Gold Soundz

Sonic Youth – Sacred Trickster
The Mountain Goats – See America Right
Weezer – The Good Life
*Punk Trunk: Wreckless Eric – Whole Wide World
Less Than Jake – The Ghosts Of You And Me
*"Allen Reed Memorial Cover Of The Week": Radiohead – The Headmaster Ritual (The Smiths Cover)
Kings Of Leon – Manhattan
Built To Spill – In The Morning
Blink 182 – Stockholm Syndrome
Pela Interview Snippet
Pela – Tenement Teeth
Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime

*Background music consisted of various cult classic tunes from the 1980s. They ranged from Blondie to Wang Chung, from cheesy to epic, covering multiple genres.

Never Mind the Mainstream is officially back! The show came back to Kutztown University Radio Friday night and it rocked so hard. Our first show of the semester was dominated by new music from some of the greatest underground artists today: Phoenix, Wilco, Passion Pit, Arctic Monkeys, Sonic Youth, and more. We also premiered one of the newest features of the show: "The Punk Trunk!" Punk rock rightfully deserves a segment on our show, and for the first edition, we spun Wreckless Eric, followed by Less Than Jake. (Happy Birthday, Dee Dee Ramone.) And speaking of special segments, we've revived the "Allen Reed Memorial Cover Of The Week", with Jim presenting Radiohead's rendition of a Smiths classic. Throw in some tunes by artists we experienced this summer (Neko Case, Weezer, Blink 182) and some classic jams (the newly reunited Pavement, Talking Heads) and that was our program in nutshell. Some sad news, however, other than the fact that our phone line was on the fritz, was that minutes prior to the show, Jim discovered his favorite band and fans of the show, Pela, had broken up. We paid our respects to the dismembered Brooklyn quartet by letting a snippet of our interview run, followed by their song "Tenement Teeth". Jim and I have not skipped a beat since last April and are once again ready for a new semester of great alternative and indie rock 'n' roll on 88.3 FM KUR. Tune in next week for more new music, our witty banter, and another great set!

Phoenix - "Lisztomania"

Mumm-Ra - "She's Got You High"


Pela - "Tenement Teeth"