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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd  Samba de Uma Nota Só   Favoriting The Girl from Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook  Verve  1995  CD  From 1962    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Nelson Angelo and Joyce  Vivo ou Morto   Favoriting Nelson Angelo e Joyce  Odeon  2002  CD  From 1972    0:08:19 (Pop-up)
Orquestra e Côro  Kriola   Favoriting Black Rio: Brazil Soul Power 1971-1980  Strut  2002  CD  From 1973    0:10:43 (Pop-up)
Alceu Valença  Punhal de Prata   Favoriting Molhado de Suor  Sol Re Sol  2015  CD  From 1974  *   0:13:07 (Pop-up)
Raul Seixas  Meu Amigo Pedro   Favoriting Nuts for Brazil: Scott Williams' 2015 Marathon Premium  WFMU  2015  CD-R  From 1976  *   0:16:18 (Pop-up)
Smoke City  Numbers   Favoriting Brasil 2 mil: The Soul of Bass-O-Nova  Six Degrees  1999  CD  From 1997    0:20:58 (Pop-up)
Tom Zé  La Vem a Onda   Favoriting Tom Zé  Mr Bongo/RGE  2015  CD  From 1970  *   0:25:19 (Pop-up)
 
Flyying Colours  Feathers   Favoriting EP x 2  Shelflife  2015  CD    *   0:36:29 (Pop-up)
The Deafening Colors  Mary-Anne   Favoriting single  Deafening Colors  2015  MP3    *   0:38:59 (Pop-up)
Shiny Coin  Green Smoothie   Favoriting Living in a Shadow: A Vacant Valley Compilation  Vacant Valley  2015  CD    *   0:42:33 (Pop-up)
Peaness  Fortune Favours the Bold   Favoriting single  Peaness  2015  MP3    *   0:45:15 (Pop-up)
Totally Mild  When I'm Tired   Favoriting Down Time  Bedroom Suck  2015  CD    *   0:48:12 (Pop-up)
Cinerama  Meet Cute   Favoriting Valentina  Scopitones  2015  CD    *   0:49:51 (Pop-up)
Felt  Evergreen Dazed   Favoriting Absolute Classic Masterpieces  Cherry Red  1991  CD  From 1981    0:52:37 (Pop-up)
Bouquet  In a Dream   Favoriting In a Dream  Ulrike/Folktale  2015  CD    *   0:57:39 (Pop-up)
Paul Jones  Pretty Vacant   Favoriting single  RSO  1978  MP3  Brazenly pilfered from Mike Lupica's WPRB program from this week    1:02:41 (Pop-up)
Banditos  Blue Mosey #2   Favoriting Banditos  Bloodshot  2015  CD    *   1:06:36 (Pop-up)
Lonnie Mack  Britches   Favoriting Home at Last  Capitol  1977  LP      1:10:41 (Pop-up)
Dave Dudley  I Feel a Cry Comin' On   Favoriting Down the Road  Springboard  1976  LP  From 1963    1:12:57 (Pop-up)
Jean Ritchie  Careless Love   Favoriting Field Trip  Greenhays  2001  CD  From 1954; R.I.P.    1:15:41 (Pop-up)
Norma Jean  The Box It Came In   Favoriting Please Don't Hurt Me  RCA Victor  1966  LP      1:18:07 (Pop-up)
RAW  Well All Right   Favoriting Holly  Coral  1971  LP      1:20:19 (Pop-up)
Marilyn Powell  Something to Hold On To   Favoriting Keep Lookin': 80 More Mod, Soul, and Freakbeat Nuggets  RPM  2014  CD  From 1968    1:22:48 (Pop-up)
Maxine Brown  Darling, Be Home Soon   Favoriting We'll Cry Together  Commonwealth United  1969  LP      1:25:37 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s (yes, 45s) all in a row for no reason in particular
The Shirelles  Not for All the Money in the World   Favoriting single  Scepter  1963  45      1:35:29 (Pop-up)
Nick Lowe  Wish You Were Here   Favoriting single  Columbia  1983  45  with Paulie Carrack    1:37:18 (Pop-up)
Peter Blake  Clever Dick   Favoriting single  United Artists  1977  45  It's becoming a theme....    1:40:33 (Pop-up)
Cláudio Fontana  O Homem de Nazaré   Favoriting single  Copacabana  1974  45      1:43:30 (Pop-up)
The Joneses  Sugar Pie Guy, Pt. 1   Favoriting single  Mercury  1974  45      1:48:13 (Pop-up)
The Joneses  Sugar Pie Guy, Pt. 2   Favoriting single  Mercury  1974  45  Oh, what the hell, here's the other side, too!    1:51:42 (Pop-up)
Lynn Hope & Orchestra  Rose Room   Favoriting single  Aladdin  1953  45      1:55:25 (Pop-up)
Jimmie Davis  My Boy's Coming Home   Favoriting single  Decca  1971  45      1:58:06 (Pop-up)
The Caboose  In My Hour of Need   Favoriting single  Enterprise  1970  45      2:00:49 (Pop-up)
 
 
The Grass Is Blue
The Osborne Brothers  Me and My Old Banjo   Favoriting Voices in Bluegrass  Stetson  ?  LP  From 1965    2:13:13 (Pop-up)
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys  Orange Blossom Special   Favoriting Bean Blossom  MCA  1973  LP  Featuring Carl Jackson; live at the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, Indiana    2:15:06 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys  Homesick   Favoriting Don't Cry to Me  Thrill Jockey  2004  LP  live on the Louisiana Hayride, 1960    2:17:35 (Pop-up)
Dillard-Hartford-Dillard  Artificial Limitations   Favoriting Dillard-Hartford-Dillard  Flying Fish  1978  LP      2:22:58 (Pop-up)
Eric Weissberg and Marshall Brickman  Reuben's Train   Favoriting Dueling Banjos  Warner Bros.  1973  LP  Originally from 1963    2:25:24 (Pop-up)
James Monroe and the Midnight Ramblers  Train '45'   Favoriting Bean Blossom  MCA  1973  LP      2:28:25 (Pop-up)
Dolly Parton  Endless Stream of Tears   Favoriting The Grass Is Blue  Sugar Hill  1999  CD      2:30:54 (Pop-up)
The Stanley Brothers  Pretty Polly   Favoriting The Stanley Brothers of Virginia, Vol. 2: Long Journey Home  County  1973  LP  From 1965    2:33:39 (Pop-up)
Gary Stewart  Pretend I Never Happened   Favoriting Your Place or Mine  RCA  1977  LP  written by Willie Nelson    2:37:32 (Pop-up)
Lonnie Mack  The Other Side   Favoriting Home at Last  Capitol  1977  LP  Back to Lonnie for a nice bluegrass-style tune    2:39:56 (Pop-up)
The Cox Family with Alison Krauss  When God Dips His Pen of Love in My Heart   Favoriting Blue Ribbon Bluegrass  Rounder  1993  CD      2:43:52 (Pop-up)
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Quartet  Be Ready For Tomorrow May Never Come   Favoriting You Can Feel It in Your Soul  County  1987  LP  From 1953    2:48:16 (Pop-up)
Jim & Jesse  The River of Jordan   Favoriting The Essential Jim & Jesse  Epic Legacy  1998  CD  From 1966    2:50:57 (Pop-up)
 
Woody Herman and His Orchestra  G'bye Now   Favoriting At the Woodchopper's Ball  ASV/Living Era  1995  CD  From 1941; Vocal: Muriel Lane    2:56:42 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Claw!:

Good morning, Joe, and fellow Joesmen and Joeswomen! :-D
Avatar 9:04am
OTB:

Mornin' Mr. McGasko and fellow McGask-ettes!
Avatar 9:05am
duke:

Good Morning. Very nice version of Samba de Uma Nota Só
Avatar 9:06am
herb.nyc:

g'morning joe. i'm confused, i'm playing Wesley Willis cd now, 1st time. i may take him as my role model. plz don't think less of me. have a good show, herb
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
Joe McG:

Good Thursday, bonny radio friends. @Claw!: "Joe's Women" sounds like an early 70s movie starring George Segal directed by John Cassavetes.
Avatar 9:07am
Roberto:

Hmm...it's that time of the morning when I've yet to determine if that acrid odor around my person is my coffee or cat pee.
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Claw!:

@herb - I hope that CD has "Rock n Roll McDonald's" on it...
Avatar 9:08am
Claw!:

Or even "I Whooped Batman's Ass."
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Roberto:

There's no need to apologize for Wesley Willis ever. Except maybe to say "I'm Sorry I Got Fat."
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Cheri Pi:

Good morning my peeps
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Claw!:

Buenos dias, Cheri!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12am
common:

joe! all yooooos!
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Claw!:

common! :-D
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bobdoesthings:

gooood morning joe and all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:13am
Marcel M:

Morning Joe and friends
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
common:

claw!
  9:14am
herb.nyc:

but seriously, i saw Jon DeRosa sing at st. vitus last night. what a buncha serious room-silencing songs! fyi.
Avatar 9:14am
bobdoesthings:

fish! bear!
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Claw!:

Oh, boy. It's bob.
Got any more sexy animal pics, bob?


Marcel!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
melinda:

Good morning everyone!
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Claw!:

Where is Fish????
Avatar 9:15am
bobdoesthings:

@claw.. I'll have to look deep in my stash..
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bobdoesthings:

@claw - oh sorry.. fish isn't here.. I got excited.. ignore me.. havent had my caffeine drugs
  9:15am
herb.nyc:

oh, Wesley's Fabian Road Warrior cd
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17am
Joe McG:

Has Abe Vigoda been on the Comments Board recently?
Avatar 9:18am
Claw!:

nice, herb. :-)
  9:18am
herb.nyc:

back on point, i have libr copy of CVeloso
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bobdoesthings:

@claw - this little guy has got a coy look about him... imgur.com...
  9:18am
doca:

Hi, Joe! Greetings from Brazil eheh Just to say, my name is Pedro and my parents introduced me to this song (which isn't necessarily a happy song)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
Joe McG:

@doca: Tell me what it's about, I'm curious!
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Claw!:

omg, bob. You are fucking my shit up.
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Claw!:

I think that's a "she," btw.
  9:21am
V Priceless:

Hi Joe and peeps of Earth!
  9:21am
doca:

It's basically Raul Seixas comdemning his friend Pedro because he has turned himself into a square-minded conservative, while Seixas was the crazy lunatic guy
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Claw!:

V is here! :-D
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Claw!:

And right on time, I'd say.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22am
Joe McG:

@doca: Wow, happens to a lot of us, I'm sure! Thanks!
Avatar 9:23am
sphere:

hey hey
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:24am
Guido from Cologne:

Hello Joe and fellow listeners!
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d¢ pät:

Hola, wie gehts?
  9:25am
doca:

@Joe: I've beend digging the work of Sergio Sampaio lately, who recorded wi Raul Seixas in the early 70's. He's a tragic and forgotten character in Brazilian music.
  9:26am
herb.nyc:

...CVeloso
  9:26am
V Priceless:

Hey Claw!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:26am
Guido from Cologne:

Holiday, sun, balcony, surface noice, enjoyment
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:27am
common:

where's the balcony, guido? i wanna be there!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29am
Marcel M:

Hi Claw! Common BOB! all. ALL!
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

mah people.
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Claw!:

There's a *big* difference between "that guy was hung" and "that guy was hanged."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
Polyus:

Golly, I missed Raul Seixas.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
Rich in Washington:

I've noticed, as of late - and perhaps with the exception of a radio air-room phone - no one really 'hangs up' anymore.
It's more like pressing 'off'.
I am pressing off.
  9:32am
sugarwolf:

People are hanged, pictures and horses are hung
Avatar 9:34am
d¢ pät:

Oh, so that's why people are hanged, because they're hung. Got it.
Avatar 9:36am
Claw!:

Play "Sister Christian" again!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37am
Joe McG:

@Claw!: I know you're kidding. A once in a lifetime event, I'm afraid.
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bobdoesthings:

what if we all request it Joe?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:38am
Joe McG:

@bob: I shan't be bullied! :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39am
common:

really thought it was 1992 for a second
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Claw!:

:-} It was worth a shot.
I was helping a customer last time you played it, so I couldn't belt it out in the store.

It's cool, though. I'm working from home today, so I will just play it later!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:40am
Polyus:

Raul being a crazy lunatic guy:www.youtube.com...
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bobdoesthings:

requesting isn't bullying, per se.. but fair nuff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:41am
Joe McG:

@common: It WAS. (shiver)
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Morning, surface noisies.
Avatar 9:42am
Claw!:

Hola, Cken!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:42am
common:

@joe: ha! shiver indeed
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doctorjazz:

Hi all! So, I listened a bit to last night's live broadcast in my car. I found the sound over the air to be a real disappointment-The Barcelona Broadcast actually sounded better, which is weird (but I listened to the stream/pop-up for that)
Like this Deafening Colors track, heard it on some show or other past few days, downloaded on Bandcamp.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:44am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Hey, Claw!
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common:

thanks for that link polyus!
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Claw!:

OMG, i just noticed this band is called "Peaness." I love it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Joe McG:

@Claw!: Three young ladies with a sense of humor, I guess. Great pop song!
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bobdoesthings:

@polyus - thanks for that link... if for nothing else that opening laughter! wow! haha
  9:48am
phat:

Audentis Fortuna iuvat!
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Chris from DC:

Yay, Felt.
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Cheri Pi:

ditto on the yay tip
  9:55am
tino:

viva lawrence!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57am
Marcel M:

This Felt is very cool. Love the mood and guitar sound.
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βrian:

Bright skies over the isthmus today. Good morning.
Avatar 9:58am
Claw!:

Yes, this geetar shore is purdy.
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d¢ pät:

wow, doctorjazz, I totally disagree. I listened with headphones on laptop and thought it sounded killer.
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Claw!:

Does this kind of stuff count as "dream pop?" Because it sure sounds like it would.
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d¢ pät:

but I was also watching the video so maybe that helped.
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Cheri Pi:

THEE ISTHMUS!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...join page w/ 'Bouquet' whilst seeing Guido's flowers on fb...
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cory:

mornin' all
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bobdoesthings:

@claw - one more for ya' - i.imgur.com...
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d¢ pät:

How the hell have I never heard this??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04am
common:

wow!
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thedunkel:

This is AWESOME!!!! Best cover I've ever heard of Pretty Vacant!! Thanks McGasko!
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fleep:

And ze day, it commenceth.
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Roberto:

Starry star star star
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
MD:

FMU's Got to
much in for real!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
Joe McG:

@thedunkel: Much smoother than the original. :)
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Claw!:

That dog's got some real specs appeal...

God damn it, bob.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:06am
Greg from Bloomfield:

Morning, gang!
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Claw!:

FLEEP!
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bobdoesthings:

I know I know.. I'll stop... I'll stop.
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Roberto:

Okay, show of hands -- who else always thinks of this song whenever he/she sees a lavatory with a vacant sign?
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OTB:

Roberto, I will now!
  10:07am
herb.nyc:

nice Pretty Vacant. reminds me of THE kiki
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Brian in UK:

Hey Joe. Is that Paul Jones, formerly of Manfred Mann?
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d¢ pät:

I will say this--that whole Pistols album sounds way better played at 45 rpm.
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Claw!:

@bob - You're gonna cause me to offend someone and their delicate sensibilities, and we all know how that goes...
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Michele:

I like this song. I am surprised I like it.
  10:08am
fredr:

Nice variety this morning Joe!
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PKNY:

Just did a Discogs search, supposedly there's a cover of "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" on the flip of that Paul Jones 45 --> www.discogs.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Mike Lupica's WPRB program
- fb page cover photo: Julian Cope:
Like ! ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09am
Joe McG:

@Michele: You just love banjos! @fredr: Thanks! @PKNY: I got that too, but it's not as good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Michele:

Joe I think you are right! Great show so far!
  10:13am
Brendan:

Nice set, nice show
Nice guy that Joe
Good music in my ear
Good people commenting here
Just sayin... Hello
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:13am
doctorjazz:

♥ Yeah, @d¢ pät, again, I was listening from my car radio, but it isn't bad, and I usually expect and hear a much clearer signal over the air than the one last night. I wonder if somehow the same signal used for the stream is sent over the air, and sounds worse done that way. If you ever listen to the WFUV Alternate Side show, it also sounds awful listened over the FM band in the car, suspect the stream is somehow compressed and loses something when sent as an FM signal. But, I really don't know this to be true, only that, to my ears, the sound is really bad. (I actually did listen on my phone for a bit last night, and it did sound better, which is why I'm guessing the above about the digital stream).
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:14am
doctorjazz:

Of course, this only applies to the NY/NJ area, and that old fashioned gadget, the radio, not to the streamers
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Brian in UK:

Jim Reeves next?
  10:14am
herb.nyc:

...THE Kiki
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:15am
Brian in UK:

@doctorjazz Internet radio. Ten thousand stations. Crazy.
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d¢ pät:

yeah, good point: video stream over air waves.
  10:16am
herb.nyc:

...
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doctorjazz:

When I'm in the office, I work in Staten Island, which has terrible reception over the air, and I stream almost all the time (my office blocks most streaming, but somehow the pop-up sneaks by, though I think if anyone in charge here found out, I'd be dead meat...living dangerously!!!)
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Roberto:

Ooh I likes dis tong
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Claw!:

I love this song! I believe this was also on a comp series called "Dream Babes." I think.
Either way - very nice to hear this!
Avatar 10:25am
Claw!:

*fist bumps Roberto*
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mauri:

wfmu hooligans
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
common:

really diggin!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:27am
doctorjazz:

Loving the Spoonful cover.
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d¢ pät:

Ha! docjazz, that's the way I feel. I've been streaming FMU in the office for almost 10 years and can't figure out how i haven't been caught yet. I really think the sys admins like me and are turning a blind eye to my streaming activities.
Avatar 10:28am
Roberto:

Y'always want to stay on the good side of the sys admins.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:30am
tikk:

favoriting this show, they're all number one hits, apologies to Mr. Shelley
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d¢ pät:

I have to Roberto, or I can't get anything done.
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adrian in mpls:

really liked that version!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33am
Nate K:

I didn't know Jean Ritchie died. A truly wonderful singer.
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Claw!:

Say "Peaness" again, Joe! :-D
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36am
Nate K:

Are there any bands anyone has dismissed out of hand w/o listening to them simply because of the name?
  10:36am
Brendan:

Beavis and Butthead are chuckling
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Joe McG:

@NateK: ALL the time. I'd have to make a very long list!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Greg from Bloomfield:

Oh, so many, Nate. "Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin"..."I Am The World Trade Center"..."The Pain of Being Pure at Heart"...basically anything that sounds like it came from a Scharpling & Wurster bit...
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Claw!:

Yes, Nate. Lots. I've noticed it's predominantly indie bands. Some names are just too precious or contrived.
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d¢ pät:

Tons NateK. Even when I actually hear that groups with stupid names are kind of good, I still avoid them.
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Claw!:

This song title, tho...
Joe, you aren't making this easy for me today.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
common:

agreed dcp hee, claw!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Nate K:

@Greg, yes, there are a few these days that almost seem like homages to S&W absurdity.
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adrian in mpls:

@Nate K -- Yes - Greg definitely named off some of the ones that I can't stand - if the name makes me cringe, it makes it pretty difficult for me to take the music seriously
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43am
Joe McG:

There are some very good bands that have horrible names, like Master Musicians of Bukkake. Jesus, c'mon, guys!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43am
SeanG:

Black Todd Rundgren!
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d¢ pät:

However, one of my favorite names for a band was Come Off It Weller.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:45am
Greg from Bloomfield:

Pretty much any band name that is a pop culture reference. You're basically telling me before I even hear you that you're out of ideas.
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Claw!:

Really, Joe? Master Musicians of Bukkake???
hahahahahah
Methinks i need to look into these jokers...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
Nate K:

The New Lou Reeds. That's bold fellas. Bold.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
Joe McG:

@Claw!: Lot of FMU airplay, check 'em out!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
Nate K:

They're actually solid, though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Joe McG:

I was going to do a premium one year of those kind of pop reference bands: John Cougar Concentration Camp, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ringo Death Starr, etc. But it's a bit low concept!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Marcel M:

On a roll Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Marcel M:

Lemme get a Joeonaroll
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FernandoBelmondo:

I missed the first hour of the show and now see you played Raul Seixas. He is such a great star. I'm a huge fan!
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Claw!:

Good idea, Marcel! Better make that two.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49am
Joe McG:

@Marcel: Joeonaroll is baloney on white bread, I think.
  10:50am
Dean:

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Butterfly
Peter O'Toole Lending Library
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50am
Greg from Bloomfield:

Actually I guess it depends. Black Sabbath, They Might Be Giants, Titus Andronicus...there is room for lenience.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50am
Nate K:

I think that concept could work for songs: "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives" etc.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Nate K:

Black Sabbath is, to me, a near perfect name. Especially for that band at that time.
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melinda:

@Dean is Peter O'Toole Lending Library a real band? I kind of like it.
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John Arthur:

Titus Andronicus is the only of all of these which has a name I like, I think.
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V Priceless:

don't forget REO Speedealer
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Claw!:

@Joe - You're killin me, smalls.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

Agreed, Nate. It was different pre-internet. You couldn't just stream Black Sabbath anytime you wanted. But those dudes probably watched it 100 times (because it RULES)
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Dean:

@melinda: Alas, no. I made it up a couple weeks ago and, pace ELO, I can't get it out of my head.
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John Arthur:

Part of it is that you come up with a name when you're, say, 18, and then ten years later if you're lucky you've built that name up...and then you're 28 with some dumbass name you came up with before your prefrontal cortex was even fully developed.
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melinda:

Good one Dean!
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Marcel M:

Black Sabbath is the greatest name and greatest band ever
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Joe McG:

@Marcel: How do you feel about Brown Sabbath?
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Claw!:

John Arthur nailed it!
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bobdoesthings:

@marcel - I dunno.. what about Ween?
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d¢ pät:

Actually Black Flag is the best name ever.
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Dean:

Beg to differ, @Marcel. Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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melinda:

Death Cab for Cutie is one of my least favorite names. If it is a pop reference I don't get it. Sounds like an inside joke that should have stayed inside.
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John Arthur:

@Claw! Haha thanks
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βrian:

Some say Crucifixus nailed it.
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John Arthur:

@Melinda...I'm with you with death cab. I despise that name.
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V Priceless:

@ melinda - they took that from a tune by The Bonzo Dog Band.
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Brendan:

Gee this sounds swell!
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Nate K:

@Melinda, it's a Beatles/Bonzo Dog Band reference I believe.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

Never, ever put the word "cutie" in your name. Ever.
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OTB:

"Death Cab for Cutie" was also a song performed by the house band in a strip club in a scene in "O Lucky Man" early in the film.
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Dean:

Fat & Fucked Up was the name of a string quartet in LA during the early punk years. I also dislike DCfC. And there's a new pop band with a dumb name the kids listen to these days. Can't remember it, though. SOMETHING the People.
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melinda:

Thanks Priceless. Mystery solved. Still hate it. Doesn't stand on its own if you don't know the reference. Is that the name of the song, or is it different?
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OTB:

...if I recall correctly, which I often don't....
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bobdoesthings:

@melinda - i think it's referencing a song.. www.youtube.com...
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Claw!:

Fuck Death Cab For Cutie. Gross.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

Foster the People! AWFUL. That name makes me want to punch things.
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bobdoesthings:

@greg - YES! THIS! x1000
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Dean:

@Greg: That's it! Blech.
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Brian in UK:

Brother in a box.
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d¢ pät:

Bitney Spears has to be the dumbest...
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Joe McG:

Ben Gibbard has been a friend to WFMU. Be nice!
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John Arthur:

It's pretty damn presumptuous to think that the people even WANT to be fostered. Leave the people alone, Foster The People.
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Dean:

I was once in a band called Arbor Day. And Sweet Puddin'heads.
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V Priceless:

yeah, name of the tune, as bobdoes just posted. Love the Bonzos.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

I got no hate for Ben or Death Cab! I like a bunch of their songs. But THAT NAME, Joe!
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Brian in UK:

Remember King L (say it quickly)
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Nate K:

I have nothing against DCFC, not my bag, but the guy write and sing a song, no doubt.
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Claw!:

Yes, Joe, I appreciate that - but THE NAME!
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John Arthur:

I had some terrible band names: The Gathering Crowd (14 years old), The Morphine Lollipops (18 years old, not sure if I hate this or love this, still)
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Joe McG:

@@Claw: Ha ha ha!
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Nate K:

correction: "the guy CAN write and sing a song, no doubt."
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- yeah, Bonzos do 'D Cab...' in Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' film as a band in a strip club; parody/pastiche of such a song...
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V Priceless:

saw a band in NJ once called 'Scrod Rocket' - name stayed with me
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Dean:

@John Arthur: Morphine Lollipops works for me. Has a shoegaze/pop feel to it.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

My band names, in order: Dagobah Playset, The Manny Trillo, The Groundlings, The Twtichgrass (UGH), Quit The Breathin', Lungs Of A Giant, Panglossian Prophets of Doom.
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Claw!:

"Flying Burrito Brothers" still makes me gnash my teeth a little when I hear/see the name.

*gnashes*
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OTB:

AH, MMT! That's where it was! Similar Strip Club weirdness in O Lucky Man caused the conflation...
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Brian in UK:

@Greg how about Candide Capers?
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Marcel M:

Doesn't have the same ring to it Joe!!
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V Priceless:

......that and Meat Loaf!
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Greg from Bloomfield:

Candide Capers? Is Marcel M in that band?
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Claw!:

But you *love* Meat Loaf!
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Nate K:

Meat Loaf works once you know what the guy looks like.
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Brian in UK:

I made up a band name once called Plastic Tearful.
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Claw!:

Amen, NateK! hahaha
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V Priceless:

Claw! You are confusing me with you!
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βrian:

"Captain Bee Fart" never did it for me.
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d¢ pät:

Speaking of which, what should I have for lunch?
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d¢ pät:

Some one on the comments came up with Toilet Spoon. I thought that was pretty good.
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Dean:

Have a flying burrito, brother.
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V Priceless:

The Night Beef Whore is amusing...
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Brian in UK:

A big bowl of Singapore Laksa.
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Claw!:

I always liked the idea of calling a band Brown Noise. We would play at really low frequencies and make the audience involuntarily poop themselves.
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Brian in UK:

TrouserCoughs does it for me.
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Dean:

I always wanted to run a bar/lounge, The Brown Candle.
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adrian in mpls:

@Claw! - hahahahahaha - can I be in that band?
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Chris from DC:

Did a one time trio thing as Fiscal Cliff once.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Mike Mills: ...'a name we were considering before R.E.M. was Cans of Piss. That's good, but if you're Cans of Piss - there are only certain kinds of things you can play'...
'TrouserCoughs' hahahaha
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d¢ pät:

I was in a band called Rock Pants...sort of. The dumb bass player didn't like it so we never got to use it. It came from his girlfriend who put on pants when she was a kid and realized there were rocks in them.
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Claw!:

There's a local band around here called Free Lobster Buffet - I can't imagine how many people have showed up to whatever venue they were playing only to be terribly disappointed. It's a brilliant way to get people to show up to your gigs, though! Big ups to them.
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Polyus:

@Brian UK, I want to bankroll that band.
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Claw!:

Yes, Adrian. Yes you can.
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Brendan:

Love the Osborne Bros Joe thx
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Dean:

Fiscal Cliff kind of gives away the era during which the band played. Arbor Day had a song about Nelson Rockefeller, when he was VP.

Free Lobster Buffet! A guy I knew back in the day wanted to name his band Twelve Kegs. The flyers would read, "Party with Twelve Kegs!"
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Claw!:

Play some naughty bluegrass for us, Joe!
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Greg from Bloomfield:

@Dean: Kinda like The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show
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d¢ pät:

I was also in Mad Dog 20/20, Scar Tissue, Cool Italians, Tom Terrific, Sandwich...all fairly decent.
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βrian:

Well, since y'all are getting scatological, I can't help but associate Tower of Power with the accreted remains in a sub-zero weather outhouse.
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Claw!:

yeah, Dean. Those names kinda guarantee ticket sales. I would put a "no refunds" on those flyers somewhere. :-P
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d¢ pät:

..Master Cylinder..
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d¢ pät:

RIP to all those groups...sniff..
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Mike East:

those names are like Everybody Gets Laid from PCU.

I've been in Plastic East, The Imperialists, The Volunteers, and Olivia Newton Rat, among others.
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Claw!:

HOO-WEE! That's some furious banjo! I love it!
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Claw!:

That kinda pickin' makes me wanna kick some heads in. In a good way!
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Brian in UK:

Last time I saw Ralph Stanley over here his banjo player looked about sixteen. Bobby Gillespie was in the audience. Now there is a subject, famous people at gigs you would never imagine them to attend.
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V Priceless:

Marilyn Monrodent
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Chris from DC:

I shouldn't leave out Cable Rot. We had stickers.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...you guys is great @ names!...
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Carmichael:

'ello, Joseph. Howdy pahdnuhs.
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d¢ pät:

I had cable rot on a mic cable from an old 50's era microphone. I had to fashion a new one out of a guitar cable.
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melinda:

I haven't listened to Death Cab for Cutie because of the name. I might actually like the music, don't know.
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Claw!:

I always think of band names and forget to write em, so I started jotting em down. Some selections:
Fonzie Scheme
Flamin' Babies
Full-Blown Clown Sex
Moron Tabernacle Choir
The Page Scandals
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Carmichael:

'ello, Joseph. Howdy pahdnuhs.
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

bloody meetings. What's all this about names? After nailing myself to "blue sausage infant" for a quarter of a century, I should not be allowed to comment. Clearly my judgement is suspect.
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Claw!:

Yo, Carmichael!
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Carmichael:

Kathleen Turner Overdrive is still my fave.
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drr:

Flamin' Babies is great.
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melinda:

Reuben's Train! yes
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Dean:

Anticlimactic metal names are fun: Fünnel, Parägraph, Ümlaut, Scansion...
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V Priceless:

good batch there, Claw!

Rev. TD: bsi rules!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Until a few weeks ago I was a Poker Knight. I was simply out-ranked & out-voted.
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Dean:

Credenza
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MenfussMike:

my friends had a band called The Diarrhea of Anne Frank. they were great. They opened for jesus lizard.
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

No band name on earth, ever, in the history of humankind or its infinite future, could ever surpass the sheer majesty of TOE FAT.
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Claw!:

Oooh, nice ones, Dean! Ümlaut, ftw.
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Claw!:

Yeah, Toe Fat is a pretty great name. That one record in particular has a great cover, too.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Hahahaha! Bands.
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V Priceless:

yeah, Toe Fat is up there, Rev!
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Claw!:

@MenfussMike - How delightfully tasteless! I love it.
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Mike East:

Oh, I played drums for a keyboard/drums/vocal experimental metal group called Monsterbaiter once.
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βrian:

the Üm Louts.
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Chris from DC:

Rev, we shouldn't leave out Sarcastic Orgasm, though.
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melinda:

@MenfussMike that's a great name. The kind that won't be long lived but at least they put it out there.
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Claw!:

God damn, this shreds.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

This is some might fine a-pickin' and a-singin'
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drr:

Diarrhea of Anne Frank gives me hope for civilization.
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Dean:

Great names above! Monsterbaiter makes me think of a band I adore, but whose name seems just a wee bit inapt: Meshuggah.
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Claw!:

DOLLY! <3
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drr:

I was in a band called The Red M&Ms. We were all very young.
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common:

dolly's singing my theme!
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MenfussMike:

Diarrhea live were as offensive as their name
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Greg from Bloomfield:

"A broken heart won't kill you / You'll just *want* to die" Fucking badass.
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ChrisB.:

Could have picked Dolly's bluegrass LP up at this year's RSD. Sorry I passed now.
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Claw!:

@MenfussMike - I LOVE your avatar, btw. One of my all-time favorite flicks. :-)
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

Good point, Hypnotoad from DC. Never forget.
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βrian:

The Peanut S&Ms
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

facebook masturbators (visualize logo)
...this could quickly become a musician's version of the 'Aristocrats' joke; race to the bottom...
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Liz Berg was playing Japanther frequently a couple years ago. For whatever reason, it was a band name earworm for me.
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Claw!:

I was MySpace friends a million years ago with a band called Retard Strength. As un-PC as it is, I'll admit that I still kind of love that name.
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βrian:

Well, there's the Japancakes, of course.
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drr:

You know what's a terrible name? The "Beatles".
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Dean:

Soüfflé, Swingset, Lünette, Red Hot Chili Dogs
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John Arthur:

I can't believe this conversation is still going
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Mike East:

seriously guys, please stop, I have work to do.
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John Arthur:

If I ever become a rapper, I'm going to be Dank Sinatra
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Brian in UK:

The Three-Toed Sloths never caught on. Great single 'Hangin' Around'.
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John Arthur:

And my MC will be Smiles Davis
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Lewis:

this is a really great set!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

"ugh 'Beatles' why 'Beatles'"?
en Francais: Force Retard
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bobdoesthings:

What about Japandroids? equally as cringe worthy... iMO
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Dean:

Rolling Kidney Stones
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Brian in UK:

Joe has sensibly gone quiet. Great show, Joe.
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Chris from DC:

I saw Bandroidz listed somewhere the other day. Really?
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melinda:

Another good one Dean!
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βrian:

@Dean: "This, too, shall pass."
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melinda:

Jim & Jesse!
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Dean:

Always liked Alternative TV.
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Brendan:

Thanks Joe
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V Priceless:

My Mother The Car Bomb

Thanks Joe!
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Dean:

Elvis, Abbott & Costello.
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βrian:

BDN with Charlie, coming up:
wfmu.org...
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bobdoesthings:

thanks JOE!!
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Greg from Bloomfield:

Thanks, Joe!
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Claw!:

Thank you, Joe! You're the best!
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David Basso:

Poker Knights...horrible name.
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Dean:

Yäwl
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Ear Hammer:

Y'ALL! Excellent show today Joe!
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Claw!:

Don't knock the "y'all"
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening and commenting today, everybody. I hope you got all those bad band names out of your system! :)
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bobdoesthings:

time to go listen to Sister Christian..
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Claw!:

:-)
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V Priceless:

Herman's Woody! haha...you're a great sport JM! cheers
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...but then - so is David Basso...
- Thx Joe !
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JakeGould:

Am I early?
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