Left of the Dial on WQAQ.com

Today’s show was unexpectedly long but turned out to go by somewhat fast. Here’s what you heard:

Built to Spill - “Conventional Wisdom” (from You in Reverse)
The Replacements - “Left of the Dial” (from Tim)
Velvet Underground - “Sunday Morning” (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
Jeff Tweedy - “Summerteeth” (from Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest)
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen - “History Song” (from The Good, The Bad, & The Queen)
Of Montreal - “Suffer for Fashion” (from Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?)
Dinosaur Jr - “Been There All the Time” (from Beyond)
Arcade Fire - “Keep the Car Running” (from Neon Bible)
The Hold Steady - “Most People are DJs” (from …Almost Killed Me)
Bloc Party - “Waiting for the 7.18″ (from A Weekend In the City)
Matthew Sweet - “Divine Intervention” (from Goodfriend: Another Take on Girlfriend)
Bob Dylan - “It Ain’t Me, Babe” (from The Essential Bob Dylan)
Mission of Burma - “Academy Fight Song” (from Signals, Calls, & Marches)
M83 - “Don’t Save Us from the Flames” (from Before the Dawn Heals Us)

The second hour began with a mini-set of ’60s soul:

Otis Reading - “It’s Too Late” (from The Great Otis Reading Sings Soul Ballads)
Aretha Franklin - “Think” (from Blues Brothers: The Definitive Collection)
Sam & Dave - “Hold On, I’m Comin’” (from Hold On, I’m Comin’)
Archie Bell & The Drells - “Tighten Up” (from Tighten Up / I Can’t Stop Dancing)
James Brown - “Night Train / Closing” (from Live at the Apollo, 1962)
Sly & The Family Stone - “Everyday People” (from Greatest Hits)
Sam Cooke - “A Change is Gonna Come” (from The Man and His Music)
Lily Allen - “LDN” (from Alright, Still)
The New Pornographers - “It’s Only Divine Right” (from Electric Version)
Sonic Youth - “Schizophrenia” (from Sister)
Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down - “Phantom Punch” (from Phantom Punch)
Ted Leo + The Pharmacists - “C.I.A.” (from Living with the Living)
Kevin Devine - “Holland, 1945″ (from Put Your Ghost To Rest B-Sides)
Sufjan Stevens - “Come On! Feel the Illinoise!” (from Come On Feel the Illinoise)

And the third(!) hour began with a mini-set of female singers.

Regina Spektor - “Fidelity” (from Begin to Hope)
Beth Orton - “How Far” (from Trailor Park)
Luscious Jackson - “Naked Eye” (from Fever In, Fever Out)
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - “Different Drum” (from Under the Covers, Vol. 1)
Sleater-Kinney - “Jumpers” (from The Woods)
The Spinanes - “Spitfire” (from Manos)
Stars - “Elevator Love Letter” (from Heart)
Broken Social Scene - “Major Label Debut” (live on KCRW)
Modest Mouse - “We’ve Got Everything” (from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank)
Teenage Fanclub - “Star Sign” (from Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds: The Best of Teenage Fanclub)
Suede - “Trash” (from Suede)
The Thrills - “One Horse Town” (from So Much for the City)
LCD Soundsystem - “North American Scum” (from Sound Of Silver)

No links this week, I’ll be crossing my fingers for The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine at the Oscars tonight!

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Today’s show was the first show back for the semester and featured a ton of new music! Here’s what you heard:

The Replacements - “Left of the Dial” (from Tim)
The Shins - “Sleeping Lessons” (from Wincing the Night Away)
Bloc Party - “Hunting for Witches” (from A Weekend in the City)
Modest Mouse - “We’ve Got Everything” (from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank)
Arcade Fire - “No Cars Go” (from Neon Bible)
Deerhunter - “Spring Hall Convert” (from Cryptograms)
The Apples in Stereo - “Energy” (from New Magnetic Wonder)
LCD Soundsystem - “North American Scum” (from Sounds of Silver)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - “La Costa Brava” (from Living With the Living)
Dinosaur Jr - “Almost Ready” (from Beyond)
Of Montreal - “Bunny Ain’t No Kind of Rider” (from Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?)

And today’s episode featured a bit of “bonus time” too! Here’s what you heard then:

Peter Bjorn and John - “Young Folks” (from Writer’s Block)
Sonic Youth - “Reena” (from Rather Ripped)
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - “Madonna of the Wasps” (from the Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the 80’s Underground box set)
X - “See How We Are” (from See How We Are)
Arcade Fire - “Intervention” (from Neon Bible)

Here’s a link to a recent Hartford Current article on some of the people bringing underground rock music to Connecticut. Also, check out the Arcade Fire next Saturday on Saturday Night Live!

Tags on Technorati: arcade fire, bloc party, deerhunter, dinosaur jr, lcd soundsystem, modest mouse, of montreal, peter bjorn and john, robyn hitchcock, robyn hitchcock and the egyptians, sonic youth, ted leo, ted leo and the pharmacists, the apples in stereo, the replacements, the shins, x

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With WQAQ up and running again, Left of the Dial returns this week with a new time slot:

SUNDAYS 9:00 - 10:00 AM

Yes, it’s early but it’s so worth it. Especially to hear all the new stuff I have this week (Arcade Fire, Ted Leo, Bloc Party, etc).

So tune in and check it out!

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