February 22, 9am
My recent trip to Los Angeles had a bit of an influence on this week’s edition of “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!”. I was there to visit friends and see some performances, but who knew that they would make such an impression on the show? So much so that they almost completely pushed any NoisePop! bands off the playlist. Well, them and a bunch of new releases . . .
While I was in L.A., my concert buddy Daryl contacted me and asked if I want to go to McCabe’s and see a band called Jackshit. This is a local supergroup made up of former members of Cracker, The Attractions (yes, Elvis Costello’s band), and various guests. They are amazingly talented and entertaining. But the big moment for me was when Susanna Hoffs (of The Bangles) joined them to sing “To Sir With Love” and “Manic Monday”. A brief moment, but a major one indeed.
Later that week, Daryl again rang me up and asked if I wanted to join him at The Grammy Museum to see Michelle Phillips talk about her days in The Mamas and The Papas. Since I’ve loved The Mamas and The Papas and those signature vocal harmonies as long as I can remember, this was a no brainer. Michelle didn’t sing, but then we didn’t expect her to. But she did tell a lot of stories about how the group was put together, how John Phillips worked out their harmonies, and just what really happened to get her kicked out of the band for those six months. She was bright, witty, amusing, and still as sexy as ever.
And of course, the reason I was in L.A. was to see Lia Rose play at Lot 1 Café with Kelly McFarling and fellow Or, The Whaler Tim Marcus. The three of them joined forces to play two sets. One featuring Kelly McFarling in the lead role, with Lia and Tim backing her up; and one with Lia taking the lead, with Kelly and Tim in the backing roles.
I have been a fan of Lia Rose since I first heard her band Built for The Sea a few years ago. And I was very pleased when I heard she was joining Or, The Whale (one of my favorite Bay Area bands). And as a solo performer, Lia is just as amazing as she is when she’s surrounded by other amazing musicians. He voice is so moving, and her songs are so lovely . . . And her choice of cover songs and her rearrangements of them are brilliant. I can’t say enough about this amazing musician.
I was talking with Lia before the show, and she asked if I had heard Kelly McFarling. I hadn’t, and Lia said I was going to be blown away. And she was right. Kelly has a beautiful voice, a great stage presence, and a deft hand at songwriting. I was totally impressed. As I think you will be. Check out her music in my second set of the show.
All around, it was a night of beautiful singing, amazing vocal arrangements, and stellar songs. Plus there were three other performances that night as well!
One that really impressed me was a young woman named Nettie Rose. Nettie plays in a modern Americana style, with lots of jazz and country inflections as well. She currently lives and works in Santa Monica, but she spent some time in Oakland. And The Bay Area has influenced and features prominently in her songs. I was so impressed that I bought her demo CD, and played a selection from it in my opening set.
The other driving influence on my song selection for this show was the crop of new releases I received this week. I’ll leave it to you to give them a listen, but I’ll point them out here . . .
- Mister Loveless – “Wild Summer” from their newly released Daytrotter Session (2/14/12).
- Persephone’s Bees – “We’ve Just Begun”
- DangerMaker – “You’re Not There”
- Love The Bomb – “Hot Stuff” from their new EP “Love The Bomb”
- And some new to me tracks from Felsen and The Jay Trainer Band.
Of course, I think they are all brilliant, otherwise why would I have played them? But really, these are records that you, my loyal listeners, should seek out and buy. As well you should seek out all these musicians and see them play live. It’s what is going to keep our local music scene alive!
Of course, if you missed any or all of the show, you can get caught up by listening to the podcast.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- The Mama and The Papas – California Dreamin’
- Susanna Hoffs – To Sir with Love
- Nettie Rose – To The West
- Hate Factory – Ferry Song
- Kelly McFarling – Distractible Child
- Books on Tapes – Carnival Lights
- Lia Rose – Waiting For The End
- Blank Tapes – We Can Do What We Want To
- The Love Dimension – Living in Atlantis
- Persephone’s Bees – We’ve Just Begun
- He’s My Brother She’s My Sisters – Escape Tonight
- Dangermaker – You’re Not There
- The Trophy Fire – Modern Hearts
- Mister Loveless – Wild Summer
- Kill Moi – The Stranger Kiss
- Excuses for Skipping – Apocalypstick
- Fake Your Own Death – Bombs Don’t Show Up
- Seeking Empire – Liar Liar
- Felsen – Mary You Could Be Happy
- The Love Me Nots – Make Up Your Mind
- The Jay Trainer Band – Lovely in Black
- Debbie and The Rocketeers – Old Boots
- Kodacrome – Modern Man
- Love The Bomb – Hot Stuff
- The Frail – Sex is What Sex Sells
- The She’s – Kids of Rock
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
February 14, 12am
With NoisePop! 2012 just around the corner (Feb 21 – 26), it seemed appropriate to dedicate this week’s “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!” show to highlighting the local Bay Area bands playing shows during NoisePop! So that’s what we did. Not that that was all we did. There are plenty of great bands playing out before NoisePop! that I wanted to spotlight. Not to mention an acoustic tribute to The Ramones happening on February 18 at Thee Parkside called “Sheena is A Folk Rocker”. Which is why there is so much Ramones music in my opening set.
On top of that, I had a few brand new tracks that were released this past week that I wanted to share. Namely “Just Getting By” by Sutro and “Modern Man” by Kodacrome. Both fine tracks by fine San Francisco bands. Well worth checking out.
Of course, if you missed any or all of the show, you can get caught up by listening to the podcast.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- The Ramones – California Sun
- The Postelles – Beat on The Brat
- The Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
- Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – I Wanna Be Sedated
- The Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
- Terry Malts – In The Waiting Room
- The Hundred Days – Tattoo Girl
- The Blank Tapes – Driving Out Of My Mind
- The Soft White Sixties – Queen of the Press Club
- Fake Your Own Death – Invisible and Bulletproof
- Lilac – Cathedral
- Sutro – Just Getting By
- Persephone’s Bees – Sex
- Imperial Teens – Runaway
- El Elle – Astral Plane
- The She’s – Picture of Houses
- Sonny and The Sunsets – I Wanna Do It
- Ash Reiter – Heatwave
- Sorry Ever After – Honey Girl
- Veronica Falls – Right Side of My Brain
- Melted Toys – Rose Again
- Foxtail Brigade – The Bread and The Bait
- Taxes – Stop Start Stop Start
- Kill Moi – Tortas and Wine
- Dirty Ghosts – Rope The Way
- Kodacrome – Modern Man
- Social Studies – Run with Fever
- Love The Bomb – Potential
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
January 31, 12am
This week, “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!” stayed true to format, spinning two hours of the best of the current Bay Area Pop and Rock scene. A musical sampler of upcoming club shows and featured bands. All put together and presented by a guy who truly loves this music.
Tonight I had a couple of cool new tracks to share. The first is by a Portland band called Slutty Hearts whose new single “Red Salt” really blew me away when I heard it earlier this week. A wonderful little pop gem to set the tone for the rest of the show. And I like the name of their CD too: “Learned It By Watching You”.
The other brand new track I was excited to play is from Two Seconds new EP “Sleep in The Yard”. For those of you who don’t know, Two Seconds are Sierra Frost and Lily Faden. They started the band in high school, and were quite active, playing all over the Bay Area, in mid- to late 2000’s. After Lily moved to NYC, Sierra did time in Elephone and formed the various incarnations of The Downer Party. But these last few months, Sierra and Lily have been working on some tracks together, and “Sleep in The Yard” is the result. And it’s fantastic. specially for those of us who only caught the bleeding tail end of their career. Check it out.
The rest of the show mostly features music by bands with shows coming up in the next week or so. A lot of great music, and well sequenced too, if I do say so myself. I real nice flow to the over all listening experience.
Or so it seemed to me as I was doing it. Of course, we won’t know just how well it came off until we listen to the podcast.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- Agent Ribbons – Chelsea, Let’s Go Join The Circus
- The Rolling Stones – You Got The Silver
- Ash Reiter – Heatwave
- Slutty Hearts – Red Salt
- The Soft White Sixties – Everyone’s Got To Go
- Schande – What Are You Did
- Fans of Jimmy Century – Mr Las Vegas
- The Frail – Frenemies
- Doe Eye – I Hate You
- Please Do Not Fight – Take It Back
- The New Up – Ginger Tea
- Taxes – Pyramid Scheme
- Two Seconds – Bigger Better
- Los Headaches – She Hit Me
- The She’s – Kids of Rock
- The Hundred Days – Girl At A Party
- LoveLikeFire – Stand in Your Shoes
- Excuses for Skipping – Missing Stars
- Dominate Legs – Where We Trip The Light
- The Dollyrots – Rollercoaster
- Mister Loveless – Strange and Futureless
- The Trophy Fire – Darkness into Gold
- The Bruises – Let Go
- Bare Wires – Ready To Go
- Lia Rose – Waiting for The End
- Oona – There’s A Bridge
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
January 24, 12am
This week, “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!” again continued in its usual format of playing the Best of The Bay Area’s underground indie Pop and Rock scene. Just Maximum Bay Area Pop, highlighting upcoming local performances, a few new releases, and a whole bunch of current favorites. Results: another fine show.
One of the cool things about following the Bay Area concert calendar, and letting it dictate what I play, is each week my show takes on the flavor of the scene. Some weeks it’s upbeat and very poppy, like last week; some weeks, it’s hard are rockin’; and others, like this week, it’s more mellow and easy going. And I hope my show reflects the ever-changing mood of the city’s musical scene.
This week I was also feeling a bit reflective, and chose songs from some “older” recordings. Like “Glow” from The Trophy Fire. It’s not their latest track, or even from their latest album (which is brilliant none the less), but I just wanted to hear that opening guitar line at that particular moment.
Maybe this reflective mood was inspired by Box Set, the band that I was very into in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, reuniting for the benefit of the Bazaar Café on Clement Street. I couldn’t go to either of those two shows, but I was there in spirit. A few videos from those two nights posted on YouTube reminded me of just why I was so enamored of Box Set in those days. Jeff and Jim still have a special magic that few others have. And I was feeling nostalgic for those Misfit days.
Ah, well . . . such is what it is. And that’s the show. I’m not sure what underlying narrative the podcast will reveal, but I’m anxious to hear. As is, per usual, my psychoanalyst. Though she never tells me what she thinks . . .
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- Box Set – Something
- Lilac – Moon
- My First Earthquake – Outta The Band
- Sorry Ever After – Honey Girl
- B and Not B – Sweet Emasculation
- Persephone’s Bees – East/West
- The Trophy Fire – Glow
- The Ettes – Trouble With You
- Agent Ribbons – I Was Born to Sing Sad Songs
- Social Studies – The Good Book
- The Ian Fays – Everyday
- Doe Eye – I Hate You
- The Downer Party – Untitled (Long Time Ago)
- Girl in A Coma – Smart
- Or, The Whale – Never Coming Out
- Birds and Batteries – Strange Kind of Mirror
- Foxtail Brigade – It’s Not That Easy Being Green
- Good Help – Turn Me On
- Excuses for Skipping – Apocalypstick
- Books on Tape – Asleep on The Phone
- Wax Idols – Gold Sneakers
- The Dollyrots – Interaction
- The Soft White Sixties – Queen of The Press Club
- The She’s – Pictures of Houses
- Ash Reiter – Oakland
- The Vim Dicta – Your Man
- The Watson Twins – Harpeth River
- Girl Named T – Model in The Media
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
January 17, 12am
This week, “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!” continued in its usual format of playing the Best of The Bay Area’s underground indie Pop and Rock scene. Just Maximum Bay Area Pop, highlighting upcoming local performances, a few new releases, and a whole bunch of current favorites. Another incredibly strong show, with lots of great music.
Again, a strong Bay Area concert calendar drove much of the show’s programming and record selection. But also strong this week were the number of new releases I had to share. Strong brand new releases from Lia Rose, Sorry Ever After, Wax Idols (not that new, but I just got their new album), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (from L.A.), and Doe Eye made their Radio Valencia debut tonight, and exerted a strong influence on the show’s direction.
And what of that direction? Was there some underlying story behind the song selection and sequencing? Of course! But just what that unconscious narrative is, will only be revealed by the podcast. And then, only through repeated listening, according to my psychoanalyst. For which he charges me handsomely.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- The Action Design – Chamber of Hellos
- El Elle – Shall We Begin?
- Bare Wires – Ready To Go
- Oona – Here I Am
- The Hundred Days – Out of Nowhere
- A B & The Sea – Baby You
- Debbie and The Rocketeers – Old Boots
- The Bruises – Friction
- Books on Tape – Carnival Lights
- Minipop – Fingerprints
- Lia Rose – Waiting for The End
- The Moore Brothers – California Sister
- Or, The Whale – Shasta
- Rin Tin Tiger – Ghost Door
- Sorry Ever After – Honey Girl
- Wax Idols – Gold Sneakers
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – Love Me Kill Me
- Mister Loveless – Nineties Children
- Lauren and The Black List – Father
- Fake Your Own Death – Dead Won’t Die
- Nostalghia – Drug Lord
- The Ettes – The Pendulum
- Survival Guide – The Walls
- Zodiac Death Valley – La Razon
- Agent Ribbons – I’m Alright
- Doe Eye – I Hate You
- Girl Named T – Raven Fly
- The Love Me Nots – Rosie
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
January 10, 12am
Tonight, “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!” returned to its usual format of playing the Best of The Bay Area’s underground indie Pop and Rock scene. No more holiday tunes, no more countdowns, just highlighting upcoming local performances and maximum Pop! And I think it was an incredibly strong show. Lots of great music, for sure.
Well, I did have one more guideline I set for myself when I was picking the records to play tonight. Since so many really good records came out as singles (or at least single song releases, in these days of digital releases), and since I excluded single releases in my countdowns of the Best of 2011 lists, I thought I would work as many into tonight’s set as possible. Not in a countdown or ranked format, just sprinkling them in where appropriate. And I think it worked out pretty well.
Except that I still have a boatload of amazing single releases from 2011 that I wasn’t able to get to. So I’ll be sprinkling them over next week’s set too.
In my usual format, I look at my Bay Area concert calendar to see who is playing out in the coming weeks, and work songs by those bands into my show. But this week, a funny thing happened. An unusually high number of my favorite local bands are all playing shows here in the Bay Area on Friday January 20th. The same night as the Radio Valencia benefit dinner with David J at Chez Poulet.
So tonights show, at least on the surface, sounds like a tribute to Friday January 20th. And maybe it was, unintentionally. Wonder what the significance of January 20th is . . . hmmm.
Regardless of that, towards the end of the show I kinda got the feeling that something unseen was at work in the selection and sequencing of the records I played. I couldn’t tell if there was an underlying narrative at the time, but it makes me curious to hear the podcast. As I’m sure my psychotherapist is too.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- Zolof The Rock ‘n’ Roll Destroyer – Death or Radio
- Box Set – Every Waking Moment
- Abby Travis – Mr. Here Right Now
- Box Set – Nothing Like Janine
- Seeking Empire – Fairytale
- Via Coma – Back and Forth
- Picture Me Broken – Crazy on You
- Dia Frampton – Losing My Religion
- The Aerosols – She’s So Far Gone
- Oona – Here I Am
- Girl Named T – This is All I’ll Ever Be
- Music for Animals – City Streets
- Schande – Still Running
- Rich Girls – Metal Heart
- Love & Rockets – No New Tales To Tell
- Love The Bomb – Potential
- Fake Your Own Death – Bombs Don’t Show Up
- Minipop – Someone to Love
- The Trophy Fire – Heartbeats
- Ash Reiter – Ishi
- Sentinel – Jet Black
- El Elle – Astral Plane
- Survival Guide – Symptoms
- Mister Loveless – From Burning Bridges
- Rykarda Parasol – Where My Journey Ends
- Box Set – Back To You
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
January 3, 12am
Tonight, I celebrated my birthday by playing a few of my favorite “birthday” songs in the opening set, then counting down my Top 11 Albums and Top 11 EP’s of 2011 on “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!”. But instead of counting them down as two separate lists, I shuffled them together so I played an album track followed by an EP track. That way, we reached the Number One Album and Number One EP at the end of the show.
This made for some interesting programming. Song I never would have put together ended up playing back to back, with some interesting results. Also, because I played little two-song sets, instead of my usual four or five song sets, there was a lot more of me talking about the music, the bands, and the records. I hope listeners didn’t find it too boring. Still the music is excellent, and well worth suffering through any of my inanities.
My criteria for compiling the lists were pretty simple. The album or EP had to be released in 2011. It had to be solid, no filler or remixes. And I had to have played it on the air at some point. This cut out a few really good records that only came out at the tail end of 2011 when I was playing holiday music. These I’ll reclassify as “early 2012” recordings for consideration on next year’s list.
Still this left me with quite a few records to chose from, especially on the EP list. I think this might be due to economics. EPs are a bit cheaper to put out than a full length, and considering the job market in the Bay Area right now, it’s not too surprising that more local bands released EPs than full-lengths. But I decided not to limit my lists to local Bay Area bands only. Just no major label or major touring band stuff, so you won’t find a lot on my lists that show up on the Best of 2011 lists from Pitchfork or Spin or (heaven forbid) Rolling Stone.
After that, the selection process was based on my own subjective impressions and evaluations of the records. So maybe these lists say more about my personal taste than about the state of music today in general. But one thing it does say is there is a wide variety of amazingly good and well crafted music being made in small markets like the San Francisco Bay Area.
Here are the lists . . . .
DJ AmperDan’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
- The She’s – And Then It Starts to Feel Like Summer
- The Love Me Nots – The Demon and The Devotee
- The Trophy Fire – Modern Hearts
- The Hundred Days – Really?
- The Ettes – Wicked Will
- The Wrong Words – The Wrong Words
- Those Darlin’s – Screws Get Loose
- Lia Rose – When You Need Me Most
- Excuses for Skipping – Tonic for Hysteria
- Dominant Legs – Invitation
- Girl in A Coma – Exits and All The Rest & The Bangles – Sweethearts of The Sun (a tie)
DJ AmperDan’s Top 11 EPs of 2011
- The Bruises – Motion Light
- Ash Reiter – Heatwave
- The Soft White Sixties – The Soft White Sixties EP
- The Dollyrots – Arrested Youth
- The Hot Toddies – Bottoms Up
- Survival Guide – Hot Lather Machine
- TIGERcat! – The TIGERcat! EP
- Nostalghia – Cool for Chaos
- Lilac – Lilac EP
- Hate Factory — Tecatepocalypse
- The Frail – Lazer Over Lovers
As I said, I shuffled them together so . . . here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- Concrete Blonde – Happy Birthday
- “Sheriff” John Rovich – The Birthday Polka
- The Love Me Nots – Birthday Present
- Cracker – Happy Birthday To Me
- The Bangles – Anna Lee
- Girl in A Coma – Smart
- Dominant Legs – Hoop of Love
- Hate Factory – Ferry Song
- Excuses for Skipping – Tonic for Hysteria
- Lilac – Cathedral
- Lia Rose – The Day Before
- Nostalghia – Drug Lord
- Those Darlings – Screws Get Loose
- TIGERcat! – Juice
- The Wrong Words – Summer’s Gone
- Survival Guide – The Walls
- The Ettes – Excuse
- The Hot Toddies – Green and Gold
- The Hundred Days – Girl at A Party
- The Dollyrots – Playing with Fire
- Mister Loveless – Nineties Children
- The Trophy Fire – Modern Hearts
- The Soft White Sixties – Live in The Evening
- The Love Me Nots – Demon
- Ash Reiter – Oakland
- The She’s – Jimmy
- The Bruises – Motion Light
If you missed any part of the show, please check out the podcast
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
January 2, 4pm
Tonight, from 10:00 pm to midnight (PST), DJ AmperDan will celebrate his birthday by counting down his Top 11 Albums and Top 11 EPs of 2011 on “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!”. Pretty much the best of the Bay Area’s underground indie Pop and Rock scene, plus a few outside items to keep it interesting. So tune in and check it out. You might want to update your record wish list!
December 27, 12am
With Christmas just past, the holiday hangover is still upon us; so this week, “DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop!” is slowly transitioning from Holiday Music Mode back to regular ol’ music mode. Studies have shown that cutting off holiday music cold turkey could have an adverse effect on our collective psyche, so we might want to take it slow. Besides there were more than a few really good new indie holiday tracks released this week, and I wanted to play them for you.
You’ll find the new Holiday tracks at the top of the Playlist. I saved the brand new non-holiday tracks for the second half of the show. I won’t bother telling you about them here. Instead, I think you listening to them would better serve both you and the tracks. And that’s why I’m directing you to the podcast.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- The Trophy Fire – White Christmas
- The Ettes – The Stars in The Sky
- Rin Tin Tiger – XoXmas
- Ash Reiter – Something to Wish For
- The Matches – December is for Cynics
- Terry Malts – Tumble Down
- The Fresh & Onlys – Second One to Know
- Wax Idols – All Too Human
- Rocket – Reindeer Games
- X – Los Angeles
- Matthew Sweet – Come to California
- The Limousines – Internet Killed The Video Star
- Stripmall Architecture – Lemoncholic
- Return to Mono – Seeker Circuit
- TIGERcat! – All Yours
- Lauren and The Black List – Father
- Fake Your Own Death – Dead Won’t Die
- Dylan in The Movies – Girl with The Black Tights
- Wave Array – Goldin Girl
- Bird by Bird – Simple Days
- Ash Reiter – Heatwave
- Mister Loveless – Hidden Just Enough
- Molly Jean – Time Difference
- Geographer – Life of Crime
- The Soft White Sixties – Queen of The Press Club
- Girl Named T – This Is All I’ll Ever Be
- Stone Darling – I Stopped Missing You Today
- Big Eagle – Bill Robinson’s Run
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
December 20, 12am
There is no way to describe DJ AmperDan’s “Happy Hipster Holiday Special”: it has to be experienced. It takes you on a transformative journey from cynicism to joyful acceptance of the Holiday Spirit told through the medium of local underground indie pop/rock music and audio snippets from those Holiday TV Specials you grew up loving.
Even the set list doesn’t do it justice. You really have to just listen. So if you missed it, or any part of it, or you just want to relive those special moments again and again, you can through the magic of the Radio Valencia archive of podcasts.
And speaking of the podcast . . .
You can listen to this show, any past show, or any of the other Radio Valencia show by visiting our website (http://radiovalencia.fm), clicking the “Podcast” link, and scrolling to the show. There you can download, stream, or subscribe to the podcast of any Radio Valencia show. I suggest you shop around. That’s what makes a station like Radio Valencia so much fun. It’s eclectic.
You can subscribe to my show by visiting . . . “rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!” That way you never miss a one.
Now here’s the playlist!
The Playlist
- Mister Loveless – June
- My First Earthquake – Fa La Freezing
- Foxtail Brigade – I’m Not Really In The Christmas Mood This Year
- Boy Least Likely – Christmas Isn’t Christmas without You
- Loquat – 2000 Miles
- Blammos – It’s Christmas Everywhere (except in My Heart)
- Tom Lehrer – A Christmas Carol
- Sentinel – Let It Snow
- Kristen Stewart – Explains Christmas
- The Muppets – We Need A Little Christmas
- A B & The Sea (feat. The She’s) – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
- Ash Reiter – Merry Christmas Baby
- The Donnas – Christmas Wrapping
- The Ravers – (It’s Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas
- The Dollyrots – Messed Up Christmas
- The Young Dudes – I Got Nothing
- Thurl Ravenscroft – The Grinch Song
- Two More Words – Father Christmas
- Pie-Rats – Have A Very Ratty Xmas
- The Hot Toddies – Santa Baby
- Amy Winehouse – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- My First Earthquake – Together in Holiday Sweaters
- Cheech and Chong – Santa and His Old Lady
- The Lovemakers – Christmas in Oakland
- Ash Reiter – Christmas in California
- Sleepy Rebels – California Christmas
- Stone Foxes – Christmas Wave
- The Downer Party – Christmas Sucks in San Francisco
- Key of Awesome – Mistletoe (A Justin Bieber parody)
- Persephone’s Bees – Santa Baby
- Fans of Jimmy Century – Santa Jamaica
- Silver Swans – Holiday
- Built for The Sea – Baby It’s Cold Outside
- Sea of Bees – Feliz Navidad
- The Muppets – We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Oona – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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AMPERDAN’S MONDAY NIGHT POP!
Every Monday Night, 10:00 pm to Midnight
RADIO VALENCIA 87.9FM SAN FRANCISCO/ http://radiovalencia.fm
Podcasts of Past Shows: rvpods.com/mondaynightpop!
