April 23, 2010 (Playlist)

April 23, 2010 (Playlist):
"Our Forty-Fifth Show!"

Phoenix – Lasso
Tegan & Sara – Don't Rush
Band Of Horses – Compliments
Josh Ritter – Rattling Locks
Goo Goo Dolls – We Are The Normal
The Mountain Goats – Palmcorder Yajna
New Order – Love Less
Pavement – Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence
*"Allen Reed Memorial Cover Of The Week": Echo & The Bunnymen – People Are Strange (The Doors Cover)
The Hold Steady – The Weekenders
Pearl Jam – Hail, Hail

*"The Mighty Mighty Boss-Tune": Bruce Springsteen – Sherry Darling (Live)
Stars – Fixed
Bloc Party – The Marshals Are Dead
*"Punk Trunk!": Joe Jackson – I'm The Man
*"Punk Trunk!": Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
Imogen Heap – Tidal
Titus Andronicus – Richard II
Sonic Youth – Star Power
Radiohead – Optimistic
Modest Mouse – Paper Thin Walls

*Background music consisted of various tracks featured on the Fired Up! Ultimate Dance Collection compilation. They ranged from Amber to Rockell. Cheesy, 90s club jams and roller rink anthems alike.

Mark it down: 45 shows (total) in the book! Your hosts, Jim Adair and myself (Mike Pop) added to the greatness of Friday's sunny afternoon by bringing you a superb edition of Never Mind the Mindstream. With only a few shows left to go in NMTM's lifespan, we're pulling out all the stops and bringing you the greatest programming a college radio frequency has ever seen. This week featured a few shockers, even for our show: Goo Goo Dolls, (a Doors cover via) Echo & The Bunnymen, Joe Jackson, and Blondie. New music brought to you by Tegan & Sara, Band Of Horses, The Hold Steady, Stars, and Titus Andronicus. Jim pulled out his vinyl collection and it was an absolute thrill to play those records on our player for the first time in our show's illustrious history. Thanks to everyone who tuned in. We know the weather is beautiful and everyone wants to be outside, so why not turn us on outdoors? We sound better in nature, anyway. There's only two shows left and the final two are going to be awesome, so you do not want to miss a single note. Tune in next week for another great set.

Phoenix - "Lasso"


The Hold Steady - "The Weekenders"


Sonic Youth - "Star Power"

Tuesday Mid-Afternoon Notes

Quarter til 6 - is it night yet? Who decides these things. I'm sure someone does. Whatever. Man, I'm so tired.

+ Stereogum has changed the format of their website. It looks weird. I kind of hate it. Not a fan of change.

+ The Hold Steady will release their fifth studio album Heaven Is Whenever on May 4th. Sweet.

+ Joanna Newsom releases Have One On Me tomorrow. Woo!

+ Jim will take on the Treadmill Trackstar album review in the near future. Their latest release is i belong to me.

+ New Vampire Weekend video: "Giving Up The Gun". Came out last week. Features a star-studded cast.

Our 38th Show Airs TOMORROW!

Tomorrow night. Friday. 6-8 PM ET. There's only one station to tune into to hear the best of yesterday's, today's, and tomorrow's alternative and indie rock: 88.3 FM KUR for the Philadelphia AIR award-nominated Never Mind the Mainstream. This week is our 38th show and we've got a great line-up in store for you. We'll be spinning new tracks from Monsters Of Folk, Editors, The Happy Hollows, Metric and more. We're also featuring some of the greatest under-the-radar acts of all time, the likes of Morrissey, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, and The Specials. Plus, don't forget our hourly special segments and skits. You can always expect a ton of surprises and a great two hours of college radio programming from Jim Adair and Mike Pop. We stream live at 6 PM ET on the web @ kur.kutztown.edu. Call into our studio at (610)-683-4058 or IM us on AOL Instant Messenger, screen name KURRequest. Hope to hear from all of you. Enjoy the show!

The Hold Steady - "Sequestered In Memphis"