Sinko Music Podcast

61: Cars

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:00 +0000

1. Gary Numan - Cars
2. Elastica - Car Song
3. Buzzcocks - Fast Cars
4. Beck - Rental Car
5. Beastie Boys - Car Thief

60: Moving

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 +0000

One of the things I dislike most in my life is moving -- I don't like packing, moving or unpacking. I don't like moving myself or helping others move anymore. So I guess it's somewhat odd that I chose this as a topic...

1. The Kinks - I Gotta Move
2. Wire - Start To Move
3. Beastie Boys - The Move
4. The Jam - I've Changed My Address
5. The Smiths - Back To The Old House

59: Sklash

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:14:00 +0000

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

58: Short Attention Span

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:02:00 +0000

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

57: A Cuppa Joe

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:08:00 +0000

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

56: Drinking Songs

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:52:00 +0000

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

55: Green Day

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:37:00 +0000

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

54: Rap Influences

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:36:00 +0000

For this episode, I selected some songs that had a large impact on the formation of rap music. From Kraftwerk's influence on electro and funk, Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" (which spawned almost as many DJ's as the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearance spawned bands), Art Of Noise's sampling, and of course often-sampled beats like "Funky Drummer" and "The Big Beat".

1. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
2. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
3. Art Of Noise - Beat Box
4. James Brown - Funky Drummer
5. Billy Squire - The Big Beat

53: Rockabilly

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:35:00 +0000

This episode follows some rockabilly through the years...

1. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
2. Roy Orbison & The Teen Queens - Go! Go! Go!
3. The Cramps - Aloha from Hell
4. Amazing Crowns - Losing Streak
5. Reverend Horton Heat - Bad Reputation

52: Guitar Hero Wish List

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:34:00 +0000

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

51: Covers 1

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:33:00 +0000

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)

50: Sinko's Burning

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:32:00 +0000

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!

49: Rickenbacker Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:32:00 +0000

A mix of songs performed using the unique jangly sound of the Rickenbacker guitar.

1. Beatles - Ticket to Ride
2. The Who - I Can't Explain
3. R.E.M. - Wolves, Lower
4. The Romantics - When I Look in Your Eyes
5. The Jam - Start!

48: Instrumentals 1

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:31:00 +0000

No words this time...just some funk.

1. The Meters - Cissy Strut
2. The J.B.'s - Hot Pants
3. The Upsetters - Popcorn
4. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Soul Drums
5. Billy Preston - Outa-Space

47: Shoegazy

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:30:00 +0000

I realize that "shoegazer" as a genre isn't really an accurate description, or even a flattering one...but what else can I call this set of songs? "Shoegazy"? Well, I guess I did...

Whatever you want to label them, these bands share the swirling effects-driven guitars and ethereal vocals usually associated with shoegazers.

1. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
2. Lush - De-Luxe
3. Ride - Vapour Trail
4. Luminous Orange - How High
5. Asobi Seksu - Nefi + Girly

46: Devo Covers

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:29:00 +0000

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

45: Another Night

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:28:00 +0000

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

44: Last Night

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:27:00 +0000

1. Prefuse 73 - Last Night
2. The Cure - A Night Like This
3. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
4. Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Night Rider
5. The Strokes - Last Night

43: New Year

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:27:00 +0000

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

42: Sleep part 2

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:41:00 +0000

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

41: Sleep part 1

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:41:00 +0000

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?

40: Theme Songs

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Jack Spade: [looks at musicians] "Who are these guys?"
John Spade: "They're my theme music. Every hero's got to have some."

1. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
2. Schoolly D - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme
3. Chisel - Theme For A Pharmacist
4. Man Or Astro-man? - Theme from Eeviac
5. Squarepusher - Squarepusher Theme

39: Title Tracks 2

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Title tracks is the theme again, this time with more of a rock focus.

1. The Beatles - Help!
2. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
3. AC/DC - Back In Black
4. The Police - Synchronicity I
5. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

38: Thes One

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Thes One is best known as one half of the alternative hip hop duo People Under the Stairs. But he's also a great producer with a cool, relaxed west coast style, working with Giant Panda, Ugly Duckling and others. He's also put out some solo work, including my recent favorite "Lifestyle Marketing", an album of instrumentals using commercials from the 1960/70s (represented here by "Hy-Vee") -- definitely worth checking out.

1. People Under The Stairs - The Dig
2. Raashan Ahmad & Thes One - Alright
3. Giant Panda - With It
4. Thes One - Noonen
5. Thes One - Hy-Vee

37: Ian MacKaye

noreply@blogger.com (KJC) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:41:00 +0000

With a strong DIY ethic, Ian MacKaye is one of the most influential artists in punk/hardcore. In addition to fronting many bands (including Minor Threat and Fugazi) he founded Dischord Records and helped start the straight edge movement (whether on purpose or not).

1. Minor Threat - No Reason
2. Skewbald - Sorry/Change For The Same
3. Fugazi - Waiting Room
4. Fugazi - Bed For The Scraping
5. The Evens - All These Governors