these are the playlists from my radio show, "dead air um dead air." i might also include playlists from when the show went by other names.


listen every saturday from 6 to 8 pm, only on WSUM. if you live in dane county, wisconsin, you can listen at 91.7 FM, and anyone anywhere can listen online at www.wsum.org.

the legend for the playlists:
[NR] = new release (for CMJ charting)
[V] = various artists
[L] = local artist
[*] = request

August 5, 2006 - LAST SHOW!!!

This was my last ever show on WSUM. It’s so bittersweet. I’m sad to be done, but sort of happy to leave, I’ll admit. It was a good show, though, I think, and hopefully soon I’ll have some links to old shows posted so you can listen until I get going in Chicago. Maybe, if I can figure out how to do it, I’ll do a podcast or something?

1] serge gainsbourg- "comic strip"
2] stephen malkmus- "baby c'mon"
3] silver jews- "animal shapes"
4] cursive- "gentleman caller"
5] asobi seksu- "i'm happy but you don't like me"
6] the new york dolls- "fishnets & cigarettes"
7] sahara hotnights- "walk on the wire"
8] kings of convenience- "toxic girl"
9] phoenix- "long distance call"
10] annie- "intro/chewing gum"
11] april march- "knee socks"
12] the postal service- "nothing better"
13] keren ann- "sailor & widow"
14] cat power- "fool"
15] the white stripes- "we're going to be friends"
16] the flaming lips- "thank you jack white"
17] the irish rovers- "the unicorn"
18] cocorosie- "beautiful boyz"
19] sun kil moon- "ocean breathes salty"
20] os mutantes- "baby (1971)"
21] france gall- "made in france"
22] stars- "reunion"
23] the good life- "album of the year"
24] tarkio- "helena won't get stoned"
25] tegan and sara- "i hear noises"
26] dressy bessy- "if you should try to kiss her"
27] all girl summer fun band- "grass skirt" [[This was the first song I ever played on the radio, back when I was doing training. It was the first song that I got to choose, so I was going to use it to start my show. I decided to end with it instead, to really bring my show all the way full circle.]]

Last show!

I am doing my last show RIGHT NOW. Tune in at www.wsum.org.

July 29, 2006 - Namedropping.

1] the ditty bops- "sister kate"
2] all girl summer fun band- "jason lee"
3] le tigre- "les + ray"
4] dressy bessy- "jenny come on"
5] the m's- "darling lucia"
6] the essex green- "chester"
7] tarkio- "helena won't get stoned"
8] the white stripes- "jolene"
9] of montreal- "tim i wish you were born a girl"
10] april march- "mickey et chantal"
11] the eagles of death metal- "miss alissa"
12] helium- "pat's trick"
13] brian jonestown massacre- "the ballad of jim jones"
14] the bracelets- "miki's song"
15] air- "kelly watch the stars"
16] the pipettes- "judy (wotcha you gonna do?)"
17] annie- "anniemal"
18] belle and sebastian- "piazza, new york catcher"
19] the kinks- "dear margaret"
20] rilo kiley- "a man/me/then jim"
21] mirah- "story of isaac"
22] camera obscura- "lloyd i'm ready to be heartbroken"
23] the postal service- "clark gable”
24] the decemberists- "song for myla goldberg"
25] phoenix- "napoleon says"
26] nouvelle vague- "marian" [[REQUEST]]
27] the beach boys- "caroline no"
28] tilly and the wall- "bessa"
29] the robot ate me- "jesus and hitler"
30] the new york dolls- "gotta get away from tommy"
31] sleater-kinney- "jenny"
32] liz phair- "help me mary"
33] the decemberists- "billy liar" [[REQUEST]]

July 22, 2006 - Unusual instruments/percussion

1] the eagles of death metal- "miss alissa"
2] tilly and the wall- "bad education"
3] all girl summer fun band- "grass skirt"
4] david bowie- "diamond dogs"
5] architecture in helsinki- "the owls go"
6] the bracelets- "cubicle city"
7] the kinks- "i'm not like everybody else"
8] the pipettes- "your kisses are wasted on me"
9] belle and sebastian- "your cover's blown"
10] the rapture- "house of jealous lovers"
11] the brunettes- "best friend envy"
12] tegan and sara- "living room"
13] delphine desyeaux- "je suis la tigresse"
14] keren ann- "right here & right now"
15] the magic numbers- "love me like you"
16] mirah- "oh! september"
17] !!!- "me and guiliani down by the schoolyard (a true story)"
18] the arcade fire- "rebellion (lies)"
19] mosquitos- "blue heart"
20] serge gainsbourg- "le claquer de doigts"
21] modest mouse- "tiny cities made of ashes"
22] tapes n tapes- "cowbell"
23] sleater-kinney- "rollercoaster”
24] the faint- "take me to the hospital"
25] the apples in stereo- "the rainbow"
26] the boy least likely to- "warm panda cola"
27] charlemagne- "fave unknown"

July 15, 2006

1] the boy least likely to- "be gentle with me"
2] tilly and the wall- "bad education"
3] camera obscura- "lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken"
4] puffy amiyumi- "call me what you like"
5] asobi seksu- "pink cloud tracing paper"
6] the fiery furnaces- "i'm in no mood"
7] the yeah yeah yeahs- "phenomena"
8] the pipettes- "your kisses are wasted on me"
9] smoosh- "clap on"
10] tegan and sara- "living room"
11] tarkio- "helena won't get stoned"
12] the brunettes- "best friend envy"
13] rufus wainwright- "matinee idol"
14] the ditty bops- "moon over the freeway"
15] charlemagne- "pink or silver"
16] regina spektor- "on the radio"
17] the super eights- "south of alaska"
18] harvey danger- "cream and bastards rise"
19] belle & sebastian- "your cover's blown"
20] annie- "the greatest hit"
21] park ave- "all boy band"
22] the essex green- "this isn't farm life"
23] the kinks- "i'm not like everybody else"
24] jenny lewis and the watson twins- "the big guns"
25] bright eyes- "the calendar hung itself..."
26] joanna newsom- "the book of right on"
27] new order- "age of consent"

July 8, 2006

1] park ave- "she teaches art?"
2] cat stevens- "another saturday night"
3] the apples in stereo- "signal in the sky (let's go!)"
4] annie- "intro/chewing gum"
5] phoenix- "long distance call"
6] the postal service- "clark gable"
7] the fiery furnaces- "i'm in no mood"
8] brian wilson- "old master painter/you are my sunshine"
9] the essex green- "rue de lis"
10] of montreal- "old people in the cemetary"
11] yo la tengo- "cherry chapstick"
12] charlemagne- "pink and silver"
13] the silver jews- "animal shapes"
14] mayday- "booze & pills"
15] the yeah yeah yeahs- "honeybear"
16] harry and the potters- "stick it to dolores"
17] the decemberists- "mariner's revenge song"
18] two gallants- "las cruces jail"
19] cursive- "gentleman caller"
20] camera obscura- "lloyd i'm ready to be heartbroken"
21] tilly and the wall- "urgency"
22] the boy least likely to- "i'm glad i hitched my apple wagon to your star"
23] the magnetic fields- "washington, dc"
24] rufus wainwright- "california"
25] rilo kiley- "does he love you?"
26] sondre lerche and the faces down quartet- "(i wanna) call it love"
27] cat power & karen elson- "i love you (me either)"
28] anna karina- "roller girl"
29] all girl summer fun band- "dear mr. and mrs. troublemaker"

July 1, 2006

1] sleater-kinney- "little babies"
2] silver jews- "animal shapes"
3] two gallants- "las cruces jail"
4] harvey danger- "cream and bastards rise"
5] camera obscura- "lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken"
6] the pipettes- "your kisses are wasted on me"
7] jens lekman- "a sweet summer's night on hammer hill"
8] tilly and the wall- "bad education"
9] saturday looks good to me- "empty room"
10] david bowie- "john, i'm only dancing (again)" [request]
11] ladytron- "seventeen"
12] serge gainsbourg- "coco and co"
13] belle & sebastian- "belle and sebastian"
14] the boy least likely to- "rock upon a porch with you"
15] of montreal- "oslo in the summertime"
16] tarkio- "helena won't get stoned"
17] the fiery furnaces- "bitter tea"
18] the white strips- "hotel yorba"
19] tegan and sara- "monday monday monday"
20] os mutantes- "desculpe, babe"
21] mosquitos- "blue heart"
22] dressy bessy- "jenny come on"
23] the decemberists- "the chimbley sweep"
24] le tigre- "les and ray"
25] papas fritas- "girl"
26] all girl summer fun band- "inarticulation"
27] park ave- "theme"
28] park ave- "all boy band"
29] liz phair- "cinco de mayo"
30] sleater-kinney- "i wanna be your joey ramone"