Sinko Music Podcast
66: New Wave Covers
90s versions of 80s songs! OK, "No Action" is from the 70s and the lesser-known original "Tainted Love" is from the 60s. But still...
1. The Muffs - No Action (Elvis Costello)
2. The Mr. T Experience - Can't Get There From Here (R.E.M.)
3. Horace Pinker - Our Lips Are Sealed (Go-Go's)
4. The Hi-Fives - Tainted Love (Soft Cell, Gloria Jones)
5. Goldfinger - Rio (Duran Duran)
1. The Muffs - No Action (Elvis Costello)
2. The Mr. T Experience - Can't Get There From Here (R.E.M.)
3. Horace Pinker - Our Lips Are Sealed (Go-Go's)
4. The Hi-Fives - Tainted Love (Soft Cell, Gloria Jones)
5. Goldfinger - Rio (Duran Duran)
Labels: alternative, covers, punk
64: Superchunk
I think I'm definitely in the minority for preferring Superchunk's later material to their earlier, punkier stuff. No matter -- here are five great songs from the pride of Chapel Hill.
1. Slack Motherfucker
2. Ribbon
3. Yeah, It's Beautiful Here Too
4. Her Royal Fisticuffs
5. European Medicine
1. Slack Motherfucker
2. Ribbon
3. Yeah, It's Beautiful Here Too
4. Her Royal Fisticuffs
5. European Medicine
Labels: alternative, punk
61: Cars
1. Gary Numan - Cars
2. Elastica - Car Song
3. Buzzcocks - Fast Cars
4. Beck - Rental Car
5. Beastie Boys - Car Thief
2. Elastica - Car Song
3. Buzzcocks - Fast Cars
4. Beck - Rental Car
5. Beastie Boys - Car Thief
Labels: alternative, punk, rap
59: Sklash
This episode features The Clash's reggae influences, including their covers of Junior Murvin's "Police & Thieves" and Coxsone Dodd's "Armagideon Time".
(And yes, I realize that The Clash was influenced by reggae and not specifically ska, but it made for a better title since 35% of all ska bands begin with "Sk-"...)
1. (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
2. Police & Thieves
3. The Guns of Brixton
4. Armagideon Time
5. Revolution Rock
(And yes, I realize that The Clash was influenced by reggae and not specifically ska, but it made for a better title since 35% of all ska bands begin with "Sk-"...)
1. (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
2. Police & Thieves
3. The Guns of Brixton
4. Armagideon Time
5. Revolution Rock
58: Short Attention Span
This'll be real quick...all fives songs under 60 seconds each.
1. Sicko - Attention Span
2. NOFX - Hobophobic (Scared of Bums)
3. Bad Religion - Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking
4. Anti-Flag - Bring It To An End
5. Minutemen - Search
1. Sicko - Attention Span
2. NOFX - Hobophobic (Scared of Bums)
3. Bad Religion - Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking
4. Anti-Flag - Bring It To An End
5. Minutemen - Search
Labels: punk
57: A Cuppa Joe
Some songs about coffee, including a bonus cup from the Descendents (since they're such big fans of the stuff).
1. Bob Marley - One Cup Of Coffee
2. Dance Hall Crashers - Java Junkie
3. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Cowboy Coffee
4. Descendents - Kids / Coffee Mug
5. Black Flag - Black Coffee
1. Bob Marley - One Cup Of Coffee
2. Dance Hall Crashers - Java Junkie
3. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Cowboy Coffee
4. Descendents - Kids / Coffee Mug
5. Black Flag - Black Coffee
56: Drinking Songs
How about a drink?
1. Laurel Aitken - Bartender
2. They Might Be Giants - Drink!
3. Black Flag - Six Pack
4. Leatherface - Hops And Barley
5. The Queers - I Only Drink Bud
1. Laurel Aitken - Bartender
2. They Might Be Giants - Drink!
3. Black Flag - Six Pack
4. Leatherface - Hops And Barley
5. The Queers - I Only Drink Bud
Labels: alternative, hardcore, punk, ska
55: Green Day
Five songs from Green Day? Sure, why not? I tried to select some of their less-popular songs for this episode, from their early days to (almost) today.
1. Why Do You Want Him?
2. One Of My Lies
3. Stuart and the Ave.
4. Fashion Victim
5. Take Back
1. Why Do You Want Him?
2. One Of My Lies
3. Stuart and the Ave.
4. Fashion Victim
5. Take Back
Labels: punk
52: Guitar Hero Wish List
I recently got Guitar Hero for my birthday, and I'm totally hooked (as a combined music nerd/video game geek should be). I'd have a hard time picking songs I would want to be in the game, but here are five by bands that (I think) have not made it into any of the various versions of GH.
1. The Ventures - Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
2. Bad Brains - I Against I
3. Samiam - Viewpoint
4. Quicksand - Unfulfilled
5. Man or Astro-man? - Interstellar Hardrive
1. The Ventures - Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
2. Bad Brains - I Against I
3. Samiam - Viewpoint
4. Quicksand - Unfulfilled
5. Man or Astro-man? - Interstellar Hardrive
Labels: alternative, hardcore, instrumentals, punk, rock
51: Covers 1
Some covers of bands taking a song and making it their own -- none of these sound very much like the originals.
1. All: Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash)
2. Quicksand: How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths)
3. Jawbreaker: Into You Like A Train (Psychedelic Furs)
4. J Church: Planet Earth (Duran Duran)
5. Leatherface: Eagle (ABBA)
1. All: Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash)
2. Quicksand: How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths)
3. Jawbreaker: Into You Like A Train (Psychedelic Furs)
4. J Church: Planet Earth (Duran Duran)
5. Leatherface: Eagle (ABBA)
Labels: alternative, covers, punk
50: Sinko's Burning
1. The Clash - London's Burning
2. Fugazi - Burning Too
3. Horace Pinker - Burn Tempe To The Ground
4. Superchunk - Burn Last Sunday
5. Wire - Torch It!
2. Fugazi - Burning Too
3. Horace Pinker - Burn Tempe To The Ground
4. Superchunk - Burn Last Sunday
5. Wire - Torch It!
Labels: alternative, punk
46: Devo Covers
Covers of Devo songs, preceeded by the originals.
1. Devo / Big Drill Car - Freedom Of Choice
2. Devo / Skankin' Pickle - Gates of Steel
3. Devo / Nirvana - Turn Around
4. Devo / Superchunk - Girl U Want
5. Devo / Doc Hopper - Uncontrollable Urge
1. Devo / Big Drill Car - Freedom Of Choice
2. Devo / Skankin' Pickle - Gates of Steel
3. Devo / Nirvana - Turn Around
4. Devo / Superchunk - Girl U Want
5. Devo / Doc Hopper - Uncontrollable Urge
Labels: alternative, covers, punk, rock
45: Another Night
1. The Allstonians - Another Night
2. New Order - This Time Of Night
3. R.E.M. - Gardening At Night (Different Vocal Mix)
4. Elastica - All-Nighter
5. Rancid - Another Night
2. New Order - This Time Of Night
3. R.E.M. - Gardening At Night (Different Vocal Mix)
4. Elastica - All-Nighter
5. Rancid - Another Night
Labels: alternative, punk, ska
43: New Year
Happy new year! I originally started off this episode with U2's "New Year's Day" but figured that was like shooting fish in a barrel. But here are some other "year"-related songs to kick off 2008.
1. The Breeders - New Year
2. Pinhead Gunpowder - Losers of the Year
3. Sicko - Bad Year
4. Hüsker Dü - These Important Years
5. Asobi Seksu - New Years
1. The Breeders - New Year
2. Pinhead Gunpowder - Losers of the Year
3. Sicko - Bad Year
4. Hüsker Dü - These Important Years
5. Asobi Seksu - New Years
Labels: alternative, punk
42: Sleep part 2
1. The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping
2. Belle & Sebastian - We Are The Sleepyheads
3. Radiohead - Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased)
4. J Church - Sleep
5. All - Copping Z
2. Belle & Sebastian - We Are The Sleepyheads
3. Radiohead - Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased)
4. J Church - Sleep
5. All - Copping Z
Labels: alternative, punk, rock
41: Sleep part 1
1. The Shins - Sleeping Lessons
2. The La's - I Can't Sleep (live)
3. They Might Be Giants - Sleeping In The Flowers
4. Jawbreaker - Sleep
5. Crimpshrine - Sleep, What's That?
2. The La's - I Can't Sleep (live)
3. They Might Be Giants - Sleeping In The Flowers
4. Jawbreaker - Sleep
5. Crimpshrine - Sleep, What's That?
Labels: alternative, punk
36: I Can Spell!
Some artists like to show off their spelling skills.
1. The Cure - Fire In Cairo
2. The Kinks - Cadillac
3. They Might Be Giants - S-E-X-X-Y (remix)
4. Elastica - How He Wrote Elastica Man
5. Anti-Flag - Captain Anarchy
1. The Cure - Fire In Cairo
2. The Kinks - Cadillac
3. They Might Be Giants - S-E-X-X-Y (remix)
4. Elastica - How He Wrote Elastica Man
5. Anti-Flag - Captain Anarchy
Labels: alternative, punk, rock
34: Questions Part 3 - Punk Edition
How about some more questions?
1. Dag Nasty - What Now?
2. Bad Religion - How Much Is Enough?
3. Jawbreaker - Do You Still Hate Me?
4. NOFX - What's The Matter With Kids Today?
5. Propaghandi - Head? Chest? Foot?
1. Dag Nasty - What Now?
2. Bad Religion - How Much Is Enough?
3. Jawbreaker - Do You Still Hate Me?
4. NOFX - What's The Matter With Kids Today?
5. Propaghandi - Head? Chest? Foot?
Labels: punk
33: Rock Radio
1. Ramones - (Do You Remember) Rock 'n' Roll Radio
2. The Clash - Capital Radio One
3. They Might Be Giants - Greasy Kid Stuff
4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Radio, Radio
5. Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
2. The Clash - Capital Radio One
3. They Might Be Giants - Greasy Kid Stuff
4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Radio, Radio
5. Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
Labels: alternative, punk, rock
30: Early Wire
I was going to do a podcast for Wire, but I was having a hard time choosing five songs from their early recordings/b-sides album alone, so I limited this to their early years (before their first breakup). Wire were more of an "arty" punk band in the late 70s, and eventually evolved from their minimalistic guitar-rock sound to incorporate keyboards...not to mention write songs that were longer than a minute or two.
1. Just Don't Care
2. Ex-Lion Tamer
3. 3rd Millenium Girl Rhumba
4. Two People In A Room
5. On Returning
1. Just Don't Care
2. Ex-Lion Tamer
3. 3rd Millenium Girl Rhumba
4. Two People In A Room
5. On Returning
Labels: punk
29: Title Tracks 1
If you're going to name your album after a song on it, it had better be a good song. Like these...
1. The Clash: London Calling
2. The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead
3. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: Hearts Of Oak
4. Art Brut: Bang Bang Rock & Roll
5. Bad Religion: No Control
1. The Clash: London Calling
2. The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead
3. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: Hearts Of Oak
4. Art Brut: Bang Bang Rock & Roll
5. Bad Religion: No Control
Labels: alternative, punk
28: Television
Songs about TV (including Man or Astro-man's Talking Heads cover).
1. Sunny Day Real Estate: Television
2. Man Or Astro-man?: Television Man
3. Ned's Atomic Dustbin: Kill Your Television
4. Sicko - Mike TV
5. Gorilla Biscuits: Stand Still
1. Sunny Day Real Estate: Television
2. Man Or Astro-man?: Television Man
3. Ned's Atomic Dustbin: Kill Your Television
4. Sicko - Mike TV
5. Gorilla Biscuits: Stand Still
Labels: alternative, hardcore, punk
27: Weekdays
We covered the weekend back in Sinko #23. Here's the rest of the week...
1. NOFX: Thank God It's Monday
2. Stevie Wonder: Tuesday Heartbreak
3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Wednesday Week
4. Asobi Seksu: Thursday
5. Joe Jackson: Friday
1. NOFX: Thank God It's Monday
2. Stevie Wonder: Tuesday Heartbreak
3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Wednesday Week
4. Asobi Seksu: Thursday
5. Joe Jackson: Friday
Labels: alternative, funk, punk, rock
23: The Weekend
A new podcast to start the weekend:
1. Art Brut - Bad Weekend
2. The Cure - 10.15 Saturday Night
3. Wire - Field Day For The Sundays
4. Stiff Little Fingers - Bloody Sunday
5. Superchunk - Burn Last Sunday
(I know this is St. Patrick's Day and I should have some Irish music podcast -- I guess I'm just not that on top of things...)
1. Art Brut - Bad Weekend
2. The Cure - 10.15 Saturday Night
3. Wire - Field Day For The Sundays
4. Stiff Little Fingers - Bloody Sunday
5. Superchunk - Burn Last Sunday
(I know this is St. Patrick's Day and I should have some Irish music podcast -- I guess I'm just not that on top of things...)
Labels: alternative, punk
22: Tim Armstrong
Tim Armstrong might not have a good voice, but it's definitely distinct. He got his start with Operation Ivy (going by the name "Lint"). After that band broke up, he went on to success with Rancid, and recently had a weird rap-punk side project Transplants.
1. Operation Ivy - Unity
2. Rancid - Detroit
3. Bad Religion - Television
4. Rancid - Let Me Go
5. Transplants - Diamonds And Guns
1. Operation Ivy - Unity
2. Rancid - Detroit
3. Bad Religion - Television
4. Rancid - Let Me Go
5. Transplants - Diamonds And Guns
Labels: alternative, punk, ska
20: Lookout! Records
I was a big fan of pop-punk growing up, and Berkeley, CA could be considered its birthplace. At the very least, some of the best bands came from the Bay Area. But even if a great pop-punk band wasn't from California (Screeching Weasel from Chicago, The Queers from New Hampshire) they often ended up on Lookout! Records.
Lookout! releases a lot more than just pop-punk, especially in more recent years (although I think they're in financial trouble...how did they mismanage money from Green Day's early releases?). But here are five songs by bands that come to my mind when I think of Lookout.
1. The Mr. T Experience - At Gilman Street
2. Green Day - Disappearing Boy
3. Operation Ivy - Here We Go Again
4. Tilt - One Day
5. The Queers - Another Girl
Lookout! releases a lot more than just pop-punk, especially in more recent years (although I think they're in financial trouble...how did they mismanage money from Green Day's early releases?). But here are five songs by bands that come to my mind when I think of Lookout.
1. The Mr. T Experience - At Gilman Street
2. Green Day - Disappearing Boy
3. Operation Ivy - Here We Go Again
4. Tilt - One Day
5. The Queers - Another Girl
Labels: punk
19: Bass-Playing Lead Singers
A friend posed the question: besides Geddy Lee (of Rush), who are some lead singers who play bass? My mind quickly went blank, and after thinking for a little while I got the two other obvious ones: Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings) and Les Claypool (Primus). Here are four others -- after starting off with the band who caused this issue to be raised in the first place.
1. Rush (Geddy Lee) - Kid Gloves
2. The Police (Sting) - Next to You
3. small factory (Alex Kemp) - Expiration Date
4. NOFX (Fat Mike) - Total Bummer
5. Motörhead (Lemmy Kilmister) - Ace of Spades
1. Rush (Geddy Lee) - Kid Gloves
2. The Police (Sting) - Next to You
3. small factory (Alex Kemp) - Expiration Date
4. NOFX (Fat Mike) - Total Bummer
5. Motörhead (Lemmy Kilmister) - Ace of Spades
17: Punk America
Sorry, no Toby Keith songs for this one...
1. The Clash - I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.
2. Bad Religion - American Jesus
3. Down By Law - USA Today
4. Screeching Weasel - The American Dream
5. Black Flag - American Waste
1. The Clash - I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.
2. Bad Religion - American Jesus
3. Down By Law - USA Today
4. Screeching Weasel - The American Dream
5. Black Flag - American Waste
16: Unnecessarily Long Song Titles
Man or Astro-man? alone have some of the longest song titles in music, including "Spectrograph Reading Of The Varying Phantom Frequencies Of Chronic, Incurable Tinnitus" and "Obligatory Part 2 Song In Which There Is No Presently Existing Part 1, Nor The Plans To Make One". But I chose a different one, along with four others:
1. Minutemen - Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?
2. The Kinks - Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl
3. The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
4. Jets To Brazil - "Your X-Ray Results Have Come Back From The Doctor And We Think We Know What The Problem Is"
5. Man Or Astro-man? - Song Of The Two-Mile Linear Particle Accelerator Stanford University, Stanford, California
1. Minutemen - Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?
2. The Kinks - Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl
3. The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
4. Jets To Brazil - "Your X-Ray Results Have Come Back From The Doctor And We Think We Know What The Problem Is"
5. Man Or Astro-man? - Song Of The Two-Mile Linear Particle Accelerator Stanford University, Stanford, California
Labels: alternative, punk, rock
07: Questions, Part 1
Let me ask you a few questions...
1. R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
3. Green Day - Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
4. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)?
5. Frank Black - Whatever Happened To Pong?
1. R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
3. Green Day - Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
4. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)?
5. Frank Black - Whatever Happened To Pong?
Labels: alternative, punk
04: Bob Mould
I really like Hüsker Dü, and I am a huge fan of Sugar. In between and after those two bands, Bob Mould released solo albums. Sinko episode 04 follows Bob's career in five songs.
1. Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
2. Hüsker Dü - Friend, You've Got To Fall
3. Bob Mould - See a Little Light
4. Sugar - Fortune Teller
5. Bob Mould - Paralyzed
1. Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
2. Hüsker Dü - Friend, You've Got To Fall
3. Bob Mould - See a Little Light
4. Sugar - Fortune Teller
5. Bob Mould - Paralyzed
Labels: alternative, punk
03: Drummers
Who doesn't like a good drummer? Sinko podcast #3 listens to five great drummers -- guys who don't just keep the beat but add energy, personality, and subtle fills that I love to hear. These are songs I like to hear just to concentrate on the drums.
1. The Police (Stewart Copeland) - One World (Not Three)
2. Sunny Day Real Estate (William Goldsmith) - Theo B
3. Smashing Pumpkins (Jimmy Chamberlain) - Cash Car Star
4. Sinkhole (Chris Pierce, who also sings) - Leaner Days
5. The Bad Plus (David King) - And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation
1. The Police (Stewart Copeland) - One World (Not Three)
2. Sunny Day Real Estate (William Goldsmith) - Theo B
3. Smashing Pumpkins (Jimmy Chamberlain) - Cash Car Star
4. Sinkhole (Chris Pierce, who also sings) - Leaner Days
5. The Bad Plus (David King) - And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation
Labels: alternative, jazz, punk, rock
01: Dave Smalley
For this episode I focus on an old favorite of mine, punk rock vocalist Dave Smalley.
Dave started with Boston hardcore band DYS, but my song choices begin with his second band, DC's great Dag Nasty, go through his days with All and his band Down By Law, and end with a cut from 2002's Dag Nasty reunion.
1. Dag Nasty - Values Here
2. All - Skin Deep
3. Down By Law - Right or Wrong
4. Down By Law - No Equalizer
5. Dag Nasty - Bottle This
Dave started with Boston hardcore band DYS, but my song choices begin with his second band, DC's great Dag Nasty, go through his days with All and his band Down By Law, and end with a cut from 2002's Dag Nasty reunion.
1. Dag Nasty - Values Here
2. All - Skin Deep
3. Down By Law - Right or Wrong
4. Down By Law - No Equalizer
5. Dag Nasty - Bottle This
Labels: punk