djspork's Podcast

Show #22 It Takes a Village

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:04:00 GMT

Summer tunes from the DJ Spork archives and some new classics. This cast's theme is about a trying to have a care free summer and how grand things can be in even in a recession / depression and a reminder not let high gas prices bring us down too much. We will survive this but it will take a village to come together - idiots and all. Kicking of the first set is Jesus and Marychain's 'I love rock in Roll' off of Munki, Attack el Robot! by Calexico from Feast of Wire, Sonic Youth Covers 'Beat on a Brat', The Ravenettes rip it up with Dead Sound from Lust, Lust Lust. The Dead Milkmen's classic 'Bitchin' Camero' (an ode to the jersey shore me thinks). Session Break music by Booker T and the MG's with Green Onions. Second Set: 'Value Here' by Dag Nasty off of Can I Say, 'Where is My Mind" Frank Black Francis, Mango Woman by Ween and 'Motorcycle' by Love and Rockets. Set 3: Nirvana by The Cult from their Album Love, A-Punk by Vampire Weekend, Rockaway Beach by The Ramones, Tear you Apart by She wants Revenge, 'My Myself and I' by De la Soul and Brainwave by NOMO from their new album Ghost Rock.

SHow #21 The Devil You know

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:51:00 GMT

Sometimes, it is better to play back the Devil you know and compare it to the new, the obvious and obscure. In this mix DJ Spork and Review Stalker present the buthole surfers from their creamcorn ep "Florida", "Death & Destruction" from The Last Sucker by Ministry, Rollins Band "Black and White", "No Lucifer" by British Sea Power, No Age kicks it nue school with "Everybody's Down" to round up the first set. Switching gears the second set we go brit with "Inside Out" by Might Lemon Drops, "Paralyzed" by The Meadows from LA., The Church with "Ryannah", Nick Lowe from the recently re-issued Jesus of Cool with "So it goes", a Steve Martin vamp from lets get small on smoking, and Billy Bragg & Wilco "California Stars". We clean up the set with Bruce Springsteen's "Girls in their summer cloths", Tom Petty "you got lucky" and Grinderman "No Pussy Blues." Enjoy. -DJS.

Show #20 Political Cluster Bombs!

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:32:00 GMT

Show no. 20 - With the advent of original television programming going down the tubes, this is a perfect time to rediscover albums and music. This show's theme centers around Politi; the only original thing on TV besides sports so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We unearth a lot great old wax and ask the question how come new American music doesn't have any artists with a social edge or theme? (*with some exceptions) Featuring: The music of The Stranglers, Gang of Four, The Replacements* doing "kids don't follow", Dead Kennedy's*, Radio 4* with "Election Day", The Alarm playing "Marching On", "Life during war time" by the Talking Heads*(gotta dig that big ass white suit), "What ever happens" next by the Swell Maps ( i confused them with wipers during session), Shannon from the Cows breaks out the double horns with "Heave Ho" (whatever happened to them?) they were one of the best ny punk bands ever, Ted Leo and the pharmacist breakout "Bomb, Repeat, Bomb", Billy Bragg "Help save the youth of America" and end the set with a cover by Radiodread 's Raga stars doing "electioneering". Enjoy. ~djs

Show # 19 Giving Thanks to the best of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:19:00 GMT

This show features the Review Stalker wrap-up with some of this yearâs best releases and downloads for 2007! Kicking off the set with NegativeLandâs âYou canât Always Get What You Wantâ? and cues into Meddle by Pink Floyd, the intro is the Sporkian lazymanâs mash-up for no other reason what so ever of course. Chasing down some of these release is never ever a direct path, they just are jsut good, and I must say that one of those albums that grew on me this year was Challenger by The New Pornographers, not quite the hit-machine as twin cinema but still some quality nuggets. Some of the documentaries that made it to the screening room were WE JAM ECONO about The Minutemen and the Joe Strummer doc The Future is Unwritten by Julian Temple. We also finally saw American Hardcore of which we could do a show unto itself; in ode to the later, though we feature a track by the 101âers and Watt and the boys in celebration of these stellar releases. Followed by the guitar dirge of The Ponys, from their album Turn the light Out. Next up is something off of Sky Blue Sky by Wilco, âYou are my faceâ?, They Might Be Giants off of their release the Else doing âThe Captnâ, followed by Ted Leo / Pharmacists doing âColleenâ? off of Living with the living. Super Fury Animals, title track. Show your Hands. Spoon, doing ââ? off of GA GA GA GA GA, The Shins off Wincing the night away with "Sleeping lessons". The historical document ends with New Radiohead, Of Montreal, and The National

Show #18 Fantasy Shotgun Trip

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:39:00 GMT

N.J. is flooding, people are being evacuated from Trailerparks inWoodbridge, and us, in-between some shop-vac action, were able to get down to business in the Grandview studios basement and record this podcast. I truly noticed the water at first from a little shock while touching turntable number one. (Note to self: wear rubber sole shoes next time it's raining hard) That said, this set is dedicated to all the dead people from VA Tech. Up first by the Buthole Surfers, "Hurdy Gurdy Man" off of a 7", backed by Apostle of Hustle with "My Sword Hand's Anger" (nothing like a little swift justice), followed by "The Unwanted Things" by Jersey's Ted Leo and Pharmacist. Next set starts with a Uncle Tupelo doing "We've been Had" a live version contained on the their Anthology CD, followed by The Jim Carroll Band, from the LP Catholic Boy, w/ "People Who Died", and then a live cover by Gillian Welch doing a Radiohead cover "Black Star"(this is an awesome version of the tune btw). Set number 3 has Aztec Camera doing "Jump"(van halen), we squeeze in a little Black Sea by XTC with from "Respectable Street", followed by "Michael & Heather at the Baggage Claim" from Fountains of Wayne's new one Traffic and Weather. (harrumph).

Show # 17 The New Disco

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:37:00 GMT

On this show we spin tunes that sound like hits or are hits in our opinion. We are also celebrating the WFMU marathon: when you listen you'll catch a bunch of sound bites we swiped off their site and added to our already lo-fi production values... Plus as not to forget about St. Pattys we're playing a few Irish bands. As usual we're packing in the entertainment value for you. The set kicks it off with "Bunny ain't no kind of rider" off Of Montreal's new one, followed by "Brenda" by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion from their silver LP Orange, followed by "North east rising sun" from the new Trans Am release Sex Change, The Slats put their spin on some bass driven new wrap disco with "Ignatious" from their new one Boom Patrol -- pick it up for sure we give it 4 stars just for the 2 strings they use, so you will need to recalibrate your rocknroll systems, we follow this track up with Trio on Vinyl with their club hit "Ana - no more no less", Ghislain Poirier with "MC Diplomat" featuring DJ Collage. Our nod to Guiness brings The Frames from their new album The Cost with a track called "Falling Slowly", b/w The Pogues classic rocker "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" from Rum, Sodomy & Lash, House of Pain does it old school with a sub pop 7" @33 instead of 45 with their house tune "Shamrocks & Shenanigans". We throw in a track by Camera Obscura from their recent release "If looks could kill"(love the reverb on this guitar) in the middle there some where, we also spin a newish track by The Arcade Fire called "No Car G" off of Neon Bible. We close the set with a couple Stones covers: one by Red Kross doing their version of "Citadel" from their cover album Teen Babes from Monsanto LP and Streetlab sweeps it up with "Gimme Shelter". You can't ask for more than this for your buck since this show is free. Enjoy.

Show #16 Stereophonic Valentine Massacre

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:33:00 GMT

Ah, the lovely stains, clicks and gnaws of that glorious vinyl sound show up on this show for your audile file listening pleasure. We dug deep in the archives to bring you some of these tracks because we wanted to show-up last year's show and NOT do any repeaters, as it were, and I think we were able to stalk pile for next years Valentine's show. Who knows, the parameters are pretty wide but we kick it with a new track by Bloc Party, "Vision of Heaven", "He's a whore" by Big Black, "Baudelaire" by ...Trail of Dead, "Torture day" by Notwist, The Police bring it retro style from their seminal album Ghost in the Machine album with "Every little thing she does is magic" (I love the bass and steel drums on this song), Husker Du pack take the broken up acoustic ballad with "never talking to you again" off of Zen Arcade, the Supersucker's hippie killer tune, " Shes' my bitch" from La Mano Cornuda, b/w "Beat your heart out" by The Muffs, followed by "You're the one I want" by Jets to Brazil. Mule cover "To love somebody" by the Bee Gees off a quarter stick 7", Ween do "She Fucks me", followed by Jersey's Nude Swirl w/ "Fuck Sharp" off the Holier than Seattle Heat Blast 45 compilation, followed by a new Deerhoof track called appropriately "Matchbook Seeks Maniac" and to close the set, with a song about self love; a 45 @ 33 speed, The Vapors classic "I think I'm turning Japanese". Any questions?

Show #15 Lush vinyl noise

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:24:00 GMT

Lush vinyl noise ringing in 2007 with some of the latest releases and some awesome "old stuff" from Homestead Records, Am/Rep, Touch and Go, and SST from the 90's. Mixing and matching a bunch of records and spining them on my newish Newmark turntable was a lot of fun and I will be keeping it up. This podcast is not safe for stoners or acid freaks and includes: includes Husker DU, the new Shins track "Sleeping Lessons", Big Dipper "Wrong in the Charts", Swell Maps, Superchunk cover of Sebadoh's "Brand New love", new Camera Obscura "If looks could kill", Chokebore from Am/Rep, Archers of Loaf, Nine Pound Hammer, Big Black, Black Flag and a new track from Deerhoof called "+81". Don't forget to buy music reponsibly and enjoy the show. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. I take requests sometimes. ~djs

Show #14 Live Rock mp3 Purge

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:07:00 GMT

The best way to experience music is live and in person, second best is on album and well third best is through some type of media; at least in my opinion. For this cast we are eternally grateful to the rbally.net types who go out of their way to post and share some of the best indie and alternative music of our times (1960-00's). So this cast is dedicated to his persistence and taste for which a lot music would be most impossible to come by in particular since so much quality is lost to certain bootlegs, as anybody can dress up a turd, but capturing an era of a band on tape and archiving is just as important as being able to say "I was there". So up in this here podcast you will find these live bands in their prime: The Flaming Lips @ SXSW 2006, Guided by Voices @ the 40 Watt, GA, The Jesus and Mary Chain from 1987, The Cure, The Smiths, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Chris Hartford, Afghan Whigs in Sweden, The Pixies live on Emerson College radio, Fugazi circa 1999 and Nirvana in Amsterdam before "punk freakin' broke". Enjoy and download responsibly. - djs.

Show #13 War all the time

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:00:00 GMT

I thought it would be appropriate to put a war theme show together for the current political climate. It's all relative right? For one thing the most disturbing thing is more U.S. soldiers have died this past month(10/06) than any time since the invasion began. The stranger thing is that once I started searching for music that would fit the "War all the time theme" I started to see it going in all sorts of directions, so I included some timely tunes as well as some 'spoken word' samples by Jello Biafra and Noam Chomsky. I might revisit conspiracy type themes later because what is F'd up is that the figure mentioned above is NOT in the major news outlets; so an extreme shame on you CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC, etc- note we expected this from FOX, but until then please kick back and strap your boots-on and get your nangry on as this music podcast features: Wartime, The Talking Heads, Black Flag, The Dismemberment Plan, The Clash, Alice Donut, fIREHOSE, The Flamming Lips and The The. So much music, So little time. Thanks to Uncle Matt for suggesting even more tunes that I will get to at some point.

Show #12 Best contenders of 2006

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:04:00 GMT

Lots of great rock music always comes in the 4th Quarter and most will not measure up to hard task of putting together a best of list. There are some pretty well known creators who will be shadowed by lesser known giants; who've humbly and unknowingly put forth their best effort. The pay-off is a sweat spicey honey sauce that is sure to please even the most picky of taste buds. The best contenders show has some great tunes by bands like: The Flaming Lips, Trail of Dead, Easy Star All-Stars, Devics, Belle & Sebastian, Clap you hands say yeah, Neko Case, M. Ward, Grandaddy, Thom Yorke and Built to Spill. By no means did I get through the all the fantastic albums on my list but as it looks right now some will make it and others will loose. So download and let me place your order at this establishment. The output will surprise you as all good music should.

Show # 11: Jersey Boogie nights in Asbury

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:33:00 GMT

So over here at Grandview Studios we have finally recovered from Wefest and have gotten our summer/fall schedule packed. To kick off summmer heat we've put together a Jersey Boogie Nights in Asbury theme: The sound track when you were a weird kid wondering the streets looking for things to do includes: Frank Black Francis, Syd Barret, Tall Dwarfs (thanks for recommendation skiz), the classic trout-punk rock by DUH, Black Flag, Repo Man, Bubble/Gum, The Twilight Singers, Broken Social Scene, Tapes n' Tapes, Ween, Calexico, and Grandaddy.

Show #10: W.E. Fest bands of 2006

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Wed, 10 May 2006 17:11:00 GMT

The Review Stalker and DJ Spork have teamed up to present Show #10 featuring bands playing this year's W.E. Festival! This Memorial Day Weekend 2006(May 25-29) all of these great bands will be playing in Wilmington, North Carolina celebrating the Tenth anniversary of this 5 day event: Starting it off are Ape Fight from lovely North Jersey, followed by what else but the WE Fest song by Jim Testa, Aviso Hara(NJ), followed by The Difference Engine(AL), The Slow Wire (NJ), Jehn Cerron (NY), The Funeral Crashers (NC), Hero Pattern (NJ), Majestic Twelve (NC), Nina 57 (NY), Skyline Rodeo (NJ), The Specs (SC), and Sparks fly from a kiss. For more information please visit: wefestival.com or the wefestallstar myspace page.

live aviso'hara set from 4/15/06 at the court tavern recorded by Jared from WRSU

Show # 9 Give the bass player some!

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:55:00 GMT

This podcast visits the mysterious ones. The bass players. I don't even drop too many names but the fact is if your drummer can handle what the bassplayer dishes out your band is bound to be pretty grounded and driving, so give the bass player some: Flamming lips, dinosoure jr, Melvins, The Jesus Lizard, fIREHOSE, Mission of Burma, Alice Donut, Gang of Four, Pavement, Fugazi, Ben Folds Five with background music by interpol from Bright Lights and Sonic Youth off of Confusion is Sex. All the secrets are inside. There are only four strings and those that make them count know when not to play.

Show #8 Le Rock Sheik (driving music)

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 GMT

Lets start out spring properly with some sheik driving music by True Love and their track "Burn Rubber", followed by "Art Class" by Superchunk, "Hanging" by north jersey's Teenbeaters, a Bowie cover by Crooked Finders, "Rise up with fists" by Jenny Lewis with the Watson twins, a dischord duo called The Evens featuring Ian Mckaye and amy farina from the warmers, a Who cover by The Flaming Lips, b/w another "Revolution" by Grandaddy, followed by "The King of Teaneck" by AMCIty's Clydesdale because you can't handle the new disco, and finishing it up is a track by Sloan from one of their early records One Chord to Another. Any questions?

Show #7 Jersey's Best Dancers II

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:53:00 GMT

This follow-up show is heavier, meaner, longer, and faster. Featuring bands from New Brunswick and the Jersey Shore like: Transilvia, Bubble/gum, Buzzkill(the original version not the UK version -what is up with lazy trend?- there must have been a pay-off or Bruce the lawyer does not know), Mars Needs Women, Kid with Man Head, Nudeswirl, Skunk (north Jersey), and Monster Magnet. Captin' America art by Daniel Johnston. Remember to support independent artists. Thanks, djs

Show #6 Love & Hate songs for Valentines Day

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:37:00 GMT

Hey crank it up, here is the Valentines love and hate songs show with Superchunk doing a Sebadoh cover 'it's so hard to fall in love', Bongwater doing Rocky Erikson's 'You don't love me yet', Godboy's short jam 'Her name was Zima' from their amazing album Soft Jaws, Sweat Teeth, followed by the Brian Jonestown Massacre w/ '(David Bowie I love you) Since I Was Six', The Beach Boys, 'God only knows' Chris Harford doing a Buzzcocks cover 'Love is lies' w/Steve Garvey, The Concretes, with 'You Can't Hurry Love', and the ex models finish off the set w/ 'love japanese style'. This show is recorded live as evidence I couldn't say Rocky Erikson... please download and buy music you like from the respective artists responsibly. thanks for listening -DJS

Show #5 Jersey's Best Dancers

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:29:00 GMT

America's best kept secret are JErsey Bands and the smoke stack facade where the rich 1% live. DJ Spork presents: Jersey's Best Dancers Prosolar Mechanics doing a track called 'Impact', Lifetime doing a Husker Du cover 'It's not funny anymore', Aviso'Hara doing "Bradley Wake-up" from the album Our lady of the Highway, Bubblegum Thunder and a track recorded by Steve Albini at his house called "Ghost Town", Angel Dust featuring Chris Harford and Andrew Weiss, with a song called "Joe Strummers midnight dream", The Couriers w/ "Time away from time" from their new album stay these couriers, and Instant Death from their first 7" single w/ "The Enabler" for music addicts everywhere we apologize for the song being cut-off at the end. The engineer has been sacked. We promise to have less talk and more rock and to ride the fader accordingly.

Show #4 Missed jems from 2005

durbano@comcast.net — Mon, 9 Jan 2006 00:16:00 GMT

Happy New Year from DJ Spork. Here are some tracks from various pickings from 2005 by Art Brut, Konomo No. 1, Josh Rouse, The National, The Hold Steady, Sufjen Stevens and a little acoustic live treat by mr head-butt himself; Wesly Willis, "Ziggy broke up the band". You will not find this anywhere else on the planet because it was recorded spontaniously in my living back in 2000 or so, and I just recovered it from a home hi-8 video, thanks to Eric from Today's my super spaceout day and company for bringing Wesly around in those days. His genious is missed.

Show #3 Honorable mention show of 2005

headphonemusic@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:44:00 GMT

Well as the year turns orange and the folks click on the orange RSS feeds, DJ Spork presents the honorable mention playlist for 2005 w/ the bigger lovers, Cat Power, The Capital Years, Laura Cantrell, The Frames, Bloc Party and Ween. Left off were releases by Juliana Hatfield and her cd Made in China and a couple other jems - I am having a hard time remembering. Please download and buy music responsibly. Thanks, DJS

DJ Spork presents part 2 Indie Rock: Top 10 - 2005

durbano@comcast.net — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:04:00 GMT

Enjoy, part II of the 2005 Top 10. A little more waxing inbetween but still less talk and more rock by: Trail of Dead, Spoon, Portastatic, Stephen Malkmus and Echo and The Bunnymen. The next cast will deep dive into either a genre or location theme show, which will probably be dictated by the mood during the week. Happy Halloween.

Indie Rock: Top 10 for 2005 part 1

durbano@comcast.net — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:48:00 GMT

Featured in this premier is DJ SPORK podcast download part 1 of top 10 of 2005 are: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Death Cab for Cutie, New Pornographers and The Pernice Brothers. DJSpork discusses how Jesus and mary chain, The Railway children and Mitch Easter can be heard in this years top alt/indie bands.