Week in Review

Interstellar Radio Shower – Week in Review

Posted by Feige on October 10, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Herein we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a Jim Song 

This week was a real battle of the caps lock bands, with PUNT‘s noisy lofi barely taking the title from BOYTOY. Honorable-honorable mentions go to Cina Polada and the aptly named Woozy.


Jim Picks a Matt Song

Lots of great choices from Matt this week. Destruction Unit is always great. The new Protomartyr is great. The Hinds and the Parrots covers are good fun. But i’m going to go ahead with a strong personal preference and choose some lovely Double Double Whammy lo fi from Florist.

Sunday, October 4th Radio Show Playlist

No show this week as we both decided seeing Built to Spill live took precedence. We’ll be back on tomorrow night at 9PM, streaming on www.wrct.org.

Interstellar Radio Shower – Week in Review

Posted by jayne k on September 27, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a Jim Song 

I waffled a bit on whether or not to choose last week’s Heat Dust post, but I’m ultimately going to have to go with Saintseneca’s well-curated indie pop, which I’ve found myself returning to since Jim posted it up on Wednesday.




Jim Picks a Matt Song

I really enjoyed the angst of Yautja and though i’m not typically a huge synth guy, that piece by Mark McGuire is quite good. So it may be a bit boring for me to pick the Black Lips, but this tune was so very enjoyable.

Drunk Radio Shower – Poland Edition

The International Radio Shower was back in it’s full on glory. Really, all you can do is visit the full post and try not to cry.

Sunday,  September 20th Radio Show Playlist

And this week there was no radio show. We apologize but we’ll be back on the air tomorrow.

Interstellar Radio Shower – Week in Review

Posted by jayne k on September 19, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a Jim Song 

Holy shit is that G.L.O.S.S. song capital-A Angry. Give it a listen immediately, it’s 90 seconds you won’t regret.

Jim Picks a Matt Song

Viet Cong is great. The word is they may be changing their name. Regardless what you think, the music is good. But my pick for this week is Wildhoney.



7″ Highlight – Kim Phuc

Matt highlighted some hard to find 7″ records from legendary Pittsburgh band Kim Phuc. Their existence was brief, but their music was awesome.

Sunday,  September 13th Radio Show Playlist

The show featured good music. Which I can’t link to right now for silly reasons. More later…

Interstellar Radio Shower – Week in Review

Posted by jayne k on September 5, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a Jim Song 

First off, I’m not counting Jim’s Butthole Surfers post because it wouldn’t be fair to the rest of the bands this week. Needless to say, you should revisit them when you get the chance. I’ll give my post of the week to Places to Hide, in all of their NFAP glory. Said to see such a good band call it quits.



Jim Picks a Matt Song

Jim’s pick will be a bit tardy this week, check back to see what he has to say!

LP Highlight – Beach House’s “Depression Cherry”

Maybe you heard Beach House had a new album coming out this week? Matt gave too many of his thoughts on the matter here.

International Radio Shower

The International Radio Shower will return next week. We took a break for the holiday weekend.

Sunday,  August 30th Radio Show Playlist

The show featured a special live performance from Thomas Watkiss. For more on Thomas Watkiss, check out whote.bandcamp.com or thomaswatkiss.net. Then check out the music we played here.

INTERSTELLAR WEEK IN REVIEW – August 29, 2015

Posted by jayne k on August 29, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Jim Picks a Matt Song 

The Deerhunter is, of course, great. The Destruction Unit is, of course, amazing. But i’ve propped them up before and this Sex Swing song is pretty damn fantastic.



Matt Picks a Jim Song

I think I tipped my hand earlier this week when I tweeted about it, but Center of the Sun’s cover of Slowdive’s “Machine Gun” is a pretty epic take on what was an already beautiful song. As a bonus, stick around to hear their version Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” that plays right after. (Very) honorable mentions go to Circuit Des Yeux, Ghost Hippies, and Swearin’.


7″ Highlight – New Fries / 

Due to life, just one highlight this week. We have a bunch in the queue but just didn’t have the time to write them up. Anyhow, a great split 7″ from New Fries and Old & Weird. And it’s a bit weird. And catchy. Read our write up or listen below.



International Radio Shower – Greece Part IV

We finished our series on random music from Greece with a bit on some psych/stoner rock bands. Some good stuff. Check out the full post here. You really have to check out the full post as there is more than one band highlighted.

Sunday,  August 23rd Radio Show Playlist

The show featured Nation of Ulysses, Chrome Crank, and Dead Moon. Where were you? Check out the full playlist here.

INTERSTELLAR WEEK IN REVIEW – August 22, 2015

Posted by jayne k on August 22, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a Jim Song 

All due respect to the rest of Jim’s songs this week, but the Disco Doom song that went up is absolutely wonderful.

If you’d prefer to do some navel-gazing instead, I’d recommend the Old Smokey post, which probably would’ve taken my top spot on a good majority of weeks.

Jim Picks a Matt Song

You can’t miss with Ezra Furman. I really liked New Fries. But who can argue with a pink shiny ultrablast? This song is quite large in substance. Really love the shoegazy aspects of it.

7″ Highlight – Moon By You

Some K-Records style psychadelic Doo-wop. It works. Read our post on the single here or listen below.

EP Highlight – Shady Hawkins

A bit of a classic rock touch, a bit of a punk touch, a band from Brooklyn. That about describes it. Check out the full post here or listen below.

LP Highlight – Town Portal

Some styling instrumental math rock from Copenhagen. Don’t be discouraged. This is really, really good. Read the full post here or listen below.

Sunday,  August 2nd Radio Show Playlist

The show featured some new White Reaper, two bands named Slouch, and a classic from the Cure. Check out the full playlist here. And remember, you can always check out our playlists at WRCT’s website as well.

INTERSTELLAR WEEK IN REVIEW – August 15, 2015

Posted by jayne k on August 15, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Jim Picks a Matt Song 

Another good mix from Matt this week. I really like Woodsman but my favorite selection came down to Ghetto Ghouls or Dilly Dally. We’ll say Dilly Dally because it’s really quite epic.

Matt Picks a Jim Song

Woo boy, things sure did get loud there towards the middle of the week, didn’t they? Jim’s one-two punch of Foot Hair and The Beverley’s really struck a chord with me, but I’ll give the nod to the former based solely on terrible/awesome band name recognition.



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7″ Highlight – Chorusgirl

This week’s 7″ highlight focused on indie pop done the right way with Chorusgirl via Odd Box Records. Read the full review here or listen below.

LP Highlight – Deaf Wish’s Pain

Tons of great records are coming out this month. Deaf Wish’s Pain LP is definitely one of the highlights. You can check out our full post on this record or listen below.

International Radio Shower – Greece Edition Part II (εἰρκτή compilation)

This week’s episode of International Radio Shower features a compilation from Greek record label εἰρκτή. Check out the post for the full details. You can listen to the first part of the compilation below as well.

Sunday,  August 2nd Radio Show Playlist

Matt was traveling so you can blame Jim for what transpired. This week’s show featured some weirdness from Indonesian avant-garde act Senyawa, some rock’n roll goodness from Ex Hex, and the poppy shoegaze of Westkust. Check out the full playlist in our post here. You can also check out any of our playlists anytime on the WRCT website.

INTERSTELLAR WEEK IN REVIEW – August 8, 2015

Posted by jayne k on August 8, 2015
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Welcome to another edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a Jim Song 

The Ethical Debating Society caught me at a time when I was ready to rock out, but I ultimately have to give the honor to Pterodactyl’s Magik Markers-cum-Battles noise beat.

This also seems like as good a forum as any to point out that if you’ve been enjoying the blog lately (and a decent amount of you are, if our page stats are to be believed), y’all should give Jim a big thanks for making this thing a real labor of love over the past few months. He’s really made things work while I’ve reduced my music nerddom to a part-time hobby due to work/travel/other 30 year old adult(ish) real-life shit. I should be able to start pulling my weight once things settle in, but til then it’s Jim’s ship to steer.




Jim Picks a Matt Song

I sound like a broken record but another week of great songs from Matt. I liked the live tune from It’s a Place to Bury Strangers. And I really liked Gun Outfit as well. But I think Rats on Rafts hits the right note, with the clever band name as well as the great song.




7″ Highlight – Melkbelly’s BATB

On Tuesday, we highlighted the new 7″ from Melkbelly. Singing about the Bathroom at the Beach, this noisy pop from Chicago is excellent. Read the post here or listen below.




10″ Highlight – Bouquet’s In a Dream

This was a busy week for highlighting newish music releases. We won’t do this one every week, but when we find a great 10″ release we’ll make sure to highlight it. This week was Bouquet who brought this mega-dreamy relaxing indie pop. Really, listening to In a Dream is very much like living In a Dream. Read the post here or listen below.




LP Highlight – Conspiración Autista’s LP

As a sort of last punch follow up to the Drunk Radio Shower, we highlighted the new release from Conspiración Autista. This lp is just phenomenal if you like a sort of screamo post-rock. Check out our post or listen below.




International Radio Shower

We also launched a new feature focused on music from different countries. In August, we have a 4-part series on music from Greece. Check out our first post featuring Acid Baby Jesus and Nefeli Walking Undercover.

Sunday,  August 2nd Radio Show Playlist

Besides pulling out a few of our new discoveries from last week’s Drunk Radio Shower, we also featured Janitor Joe, new Widowspeak, and two bands named Gunk. Check out the full playlist here.

INTERSTELLAR WEEK IN REVIEW – August 1, 2015

Posted by jayne k on August 1, 2015
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Welcome to the third edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Jim Picks a Matt Song 

I could easily go with Minor Victories for the great video giving a sneak peak at their upcoming debut. But the audio peaks are so short. So let’s go with something you can listen to and enjoy. I also really like the intro to Jacuzzi Boys. And the song is good, but something about the exchange with the lady about their name that is very familiar. Anyhow, lots of good stuff again this week from Matt. I’m going to go with Butterscotch Cathedral. Because damn if that doesn’t work.




Matt Picks a Jim Song

Another week full of highlights from Jim. I found myself wishing the Nicole Kidman (not the Nicole Kidman, I assume) song was longer so I could let the synth tone gently massage my brain, but ultimately I’ll go full-on 90’s emo/indie and say my favorite post of the week was Silian Rail’s “Slint if they ever smiled” instrumental, followed very closely by the eternally affable Jad Fair and Jason Willett doing their thing.


Drunk Radio Shower – Chile Edition

One of our newer features is our International Radio Shower series. We will pick a different country each month and highlight some of the interesting music coming from that nation state. The mundane aspect of this will debut next Friday with a glimpse into the Greece music scene.

Last night we debuted one of our more obnoxious features. Similar to the International Radio Shower, we dove into music from Chile. And we did so while drinking extensively. And therefore opining absurdedly.

Click here to check out the 31 bands highlighted during last night’s Drunk Radio Shower.

7″ Highlight – The Ghost Ease’s “Quit Yer Job”

We must be on to something. We posted about The Ghost Ease’s excellent 7″ EP “Quit Yer Job” on Tuesday and the next day I got an e-mail from K Records saying they are distributing it. Well, hey, they have good taste. We must have it too. Check out our full blog post here. Or listen to part of it below.



LP Highlight – Min Diesel’s Mince

This weeks focus album is the new release from Scotland’s Min Diesel. This pure indie rock album is really great. You can read the full post by visiting the blog post or listen to the album below.




Sunday, July 26th Radio Show Playlist

Matt held down the fort. The show featured Web of Sunsets, The Homosexuals, and The Aislers Set. Check out the full playlist here.

FEATURE: Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review

Posted by jayne k on July 25, 2015
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Welcome to the second edition of the Interstellar Radio Shower Week in Review. Here in we pick the favorite song posted by the other (ie. Jim picks his favorite Matt song, and Matt his favorite Jim song) and we say why it’s our fav. Also, quick summaries of our other long posts for the week. Basically, herein we navel gaze.

Matt Picks a JimSong – Week Ending 7/25/2015

Is it cheating if I pick the Shipping News post from Monday? It’s not really fair to other bands to have to compete with that. Just in case, I’ll officially give my spot to Infinity Girl. Jim pretty much nailed it with the Velocity Girl comparison. Never a bad influence to have, though I do feel obligated to point out that the latter of those two had actual girls in the band… Anyways, if you liked the IG tune that Jim shared, it would seem like the perfect time to check out this older post of another of their songs, due out on their forthcoming Harm LP.




Jim Picks a Matt Song – Week Ending 7/25/2015

I’m, of course, tempted to pick Yo La Tengo because I love them so much and their new song is so great. But my heart is fickle anyhow and as is usual, Matt had a great selection of music this week. The White Reaper and Protomartyr songs are just great. But i’m going to go with the Zig Zags this week. It really rocks and will fit your Saturday night party mood.



7″ Highlight of the Week – Slum of Leg’s Doll Like

This week we highlighted the very excellent Doll Like single from Slum of Legs from Brighton in the UK. Don’t forget to listen to the excellent b-side. Read more about it in our highlight post.

LP Highlight of the Week – The Ethical Debating Society’s New Sense LP

Also from the UK, this album from the Ethical Debating Society is great. Quite a bit rock and riot grrrl. If you like it loud and catchy, you’ll like this. You can read more about it in our highlight post.



Sunday, July 19th Radio Show Playlist

Sorry, due to technical difficulties there was no radio show this week. But we will be back tomorrow on Sunday, July 26th from 9pm to midnight. So tune in then!