no love for ned.

here’s last week’s show, i’ll be on wlur again tonight at 5pm. stick around afterwards for old people arguing on the radio to hear me face off against two or three devout fans of the national and their new album.

no love for ned on wlur - may 14th, 2013 from 5-6:30pm

artist // track // album // label
pet politics // the spring // the spring ep // catbird
connections // strays // private airplane lp // anyway
guided by voices // xeno pariah // english little league // gbv inc. *
mike rep and the quotas // g-l-o-r-i-a // it’s my movie 7” // hard to beat
tiny migrants // a public execution // nuggets - antipodean interpolations of the first psychedelic era tribute // warner music (austraila)
doug sahm // sapphire // san antonio rock- the harlem recordings, 1957-1961 // norton
moon and sun // salt and indigo // the wild things 10” // beep! beep! back up the truck
karl hyde // cut clouds // edgeland // universal *
oren ambarchi and robin fox // standing mandala (excerpt) // connected // kranky
hydroplane // how can you tell me // hope against hope // drive-in
joane skyler // red wine // orz cassette // reckno
colleen // humming fields // the weighing on the hearts // second language
howard riley trio // nardis // discussions // jazzprint
charles mingus // peggy’s blue skylight (excerpt) // the jazz workshop concerts 1964-1965 // mosaic
peter brotzmann // dobia five // solo at dobialab // dobialabel
the ex and brass unbound // red cow // enormous door // ex
codeine // loss leader // what about the lonely? // numero group
david grubbs // ornamental hermit // the plain where the palace stood // drag city
peter jefferies // the fat of the human carbine // the last great challenge in a dull world // de stijl
talk it // the portal // cluck-cluck ep // teenbeat
milky wimpshake // (i’ll be your) subject/object // heart and soul in the milky way lp // fortuna pop!
the bevis frond // more chalk // white numbers // virtual
the bats // fingers of dawn // free all the monsters // flying nun *
clearance // you’re not the target // dixie motel two-step 7” // microlux
the hairs // the magic’s gone // the magic’s gone 7” // break *
english singles // ordinary girls // ordinary girls 7” // slumberland

* denotes music on wlur’s playlist

as always, you can tune in at 5pm for this week’s show!

no love for ned on wlur - may 7th, 2013 from 5-6:30pm

artist // track // album // label
ella fitzgerald // i got the spring fever blues // all my life // membran ltd.
alessi’s ark // whatever makes you happy // the still life // bella union *
souvenir stand // all i want to know // days i’ve spent with you ep // (self-released)
the cosines // hey sailor boy! // hey sailor boy 7” // fika
herman dune // monument park // monument park 10” // fortuna pop!
dump // nothing left // superpowerless (deluxe edition) // morr music
bloody amateur // that’s no reason // s/t lp // teenbeat
pascal pinon // therney (one thing) // twosomeness // morr music *
bibio // raincoat // silver wilkinson // warp
phosphorescent // song for zula // muchacho // dead oceans *
monitor // mokele-mbembe // s/t // superior viaduct
harmonia and brian eno // welcome // tracks and traces ‘76 // gronland
alastair galbraith // one method // cry // emperor jones
eluvium featuring ira kaplan // happiness // nightmare ending // temporary residence
ikue mori and steve noble // combustion // prediction and warning // fataka
elton dean quartet and roswell rudd // the goosebumps // rumors of an incident // slam productions
reinhold friedl // music in fifths // mutanza // bocian
the black twig pickers // roll on john // rough carpenter // thrill jockey
chuck johnson // vastopol // crows in the basilica lp // three lobed
john hartford // orphan of world war two // s/t // rca
songs: ohia // darling // hecla and griper ep // secretly canadian

* denotes music on wlur’s playlist

tune into wlur at 5pm for a new show, here’s last week’s show!

no love for ned on wlur - april 30th, 2013 from 5-7pm

artist // track // album // label
chicago // saturday in the park // the best of chicago - 40th anniversary edition // rhino
benni hemm hemm // i can love you in a wheelchair baby // s/t // sound of a handshake
soda shop // farewell // farewell 7” // shelflife
no joy // uhy yuoi yoi // wait to pleasure // mexican summer *
tommy keene // it’s all happening today // strange alliance lp // 12xu
of montreal // intestinal giant // young froth/taypiss lp // (self-released)
colin stetson featuring justin vernon // what are they doing in heaven today? // new history warfare volume three- to see more light // constellation
junip // baton // s/t // mute *
manuel gottsching // pluralis (excerpt) // inventions for electric guitar // spalax
joana sa and luis jose martins // die wahnsinnige forelle // almost a song // shhpuma
bola sete // o astraunta // ocean lp // takoma
hayden // you are all i have // moving careful ep // sonic unyon
bonnie ‘prince’ billy and the marquis de tren // solemn 28 // solemns 12” // palace
lower plenty // how low can a punk get // hard rubbish // fire *
misty hush revival // summer brings new love // your heart is broken lp // guerssen
that dog. // he’s kissing christian // totally crushed out! // dgc
los campesinos! // don’t tell me to do the math(s) // sticking fingers into sockets ep // arts and crafts
orange glass // preoccupied // protography // wabana ore limited
punks on mars // hey! tiffany // bad expectations lp // zoo music
sloan // it’s in you, it’s in me // hardcore 7” // murderecords
super wild horses // meant for two // crosswords // dot dash
catnaps // cherry lips // shuteye ep // (self-released)
post modern team // nite life lounge // lite life lounge ep // ano(t)raks
brenda ray // sweet sweet wine, part two // starlight 12” // em
will guthrie // sticks // sticks, stones and breaking bones // antboy
evan parker // vaincu.va! // vaincu.va! live at western front 1978 lp // western front new music

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with the start of the new semester we have a new theme- springtime songs! it’s a short semester so the theme will be over before you know it- just like springtime around these parts. tune in tonight at 5pm and see what blooms!

no love for ned on wlur - april 23rd, 2013 from 5-6:30pm

artist // track // album // label
the lucksmiths // t-shirt weather // t-shirt weather ep // matinee
alpaca sports // as long as i have you // as long as i have you 7” // cloudberry
velcro // bottle shop // life at sea cassette // why don’t you believe me?
iron and wine // singers and the endless song // ghost on ghost // nonesuch *
the delfonics // silently // adrian yougne presents the delfonics // wax poetic
the rolling stones // if you need me // five by five 7” // abkco
golden gunn // dickie’s theme // s/t lp // three lobed
cello + laptop // remaining parts of a shipwreck // parallel paths // envelope collective
richard moult and mark baigent // little suite for benedicta // solos and duets // ljóðhús
ok vancouver ok // at home in the garden // food shelter water lp // kingfisher bluez
big star // my life is right (alternate mix) // nothing can hurt me- original soundtrack 2xlp // omnivore
mmoss // open eyes // new hampshire freaks (split 10” w/ quilt) // beyond beyond is beyond
bored nothing // darcy // s/t // spunk *
a minor forest // armigh is a hovercraft // so, were they in some sort of fight // thrill jockey
superchunk // faith // void 7” // merge
the paranoid style // beyond petition // the purpose of music in general ep // bar/none
waxahatchee // lips and limbs // cerulean salt // don giovanni *
kill county // my friend dirt // dust in wire lp // (self-released)
don bikoff // riverside park blues // celestial explosion // tompkins square
shearwater and sharon van etten // a wake for the minotaur // stop draggin’ my heart around 7” // subpop
villagers // rhythm composer // awayland // domino *
stephen malkmus // spoon // ege bamyasi played by stephen malkmus and friends lp // matador
family fodder // deja deja vu // game away ep // the state51 conspiracy
colleen green // you’re so cool // sock it to me // hardly art *

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so it’s a new term at W&L and we’ve got a new theme and a new time-slot for no love for ned- tuesdays evenings from 5-6:30pm (that’s tonight!). stay tuned afterwards for a new talk show i’m involved in, old people arguing on the radio.

the winter term has come to a close and with it our flying nun records theme. i’ll obviously continue playing this stuff to death on the show (especially with the current captured tracks flying nun reissue project). to recap over the past three months we heard music from: the bats, look blue go purple, the pin group, 3ds, doublehappys, the stones, the verlaines, the gordons, snapper, the clean and bird nest roys.

no love for ned on wlur - april 18th, 2013 from 5-7pm

artist // track // album // label
bird nest roys // severed days // whack it all down 12” // flying nun
game theory // erica’s word // the big shot chronicles // alias
graham repulski // smile across your legs // cop art // big school *
scruffs // so you want to be a big star // angst- the early recordings 1974-1976 // scruffsville
the dentists // i’m not the devil // some people are on the pitch, they think it’s all over now // trouble in mind
the invisible hands // soma // s/t // abduction
ben goldberg and joshua redman // study of the blues // subatomic particle homesick blues // bag productions
julian lynch // shadow // lines lp // underwater peoples
pan american // the cloud room // cloud room, glass room // kranky
evenings // babe (shigeto remix) // yore lp // friends of friends
idiot glee // pinkwood // life without jazz 12” // atelier ciseuax
har mar superstar // restless leg // bye bye seventeen // cult *
four tops // i got a feeling // the complete motown singles volume five 1965 compilation // hip-o select
the flying burrito brothers // hot burrito #2 // hot burritos! the flying burrito brothers anthology 1969-1972 // a&m
aaron blount // limb from limb // born fucked // (self-released)
mount moriah // union street bridge // miracle temple // merge *
georgiana starlington // brave wolf // paper moon // hozac
brown bird // caves // fits of reason // supply and demand *
hiss golden messenger // devotion // haw // paradise of bachelors
the bankees // heaven i and ii // heaven ep // (self-released)
upside drown // even dead bodies // mood music cassette // antiquated future
vietnam veterans // my trip // crawfish for the notary lp // lolita
half japanese // red sun // hello // alternative tentacles
kurt vile // wakin on a pretty daze // wakin on a pretty daze // matador *
felines // a man stuck in your mind // a man stuck in your mind 7” // soundflat
peach kelli pop // red leather // peach kelli pop ii lp // burger
ace bushy striptease // bitte orca // the words that you said are still wet in my head // odd box
blast off country style // bedtime bandit // in my arms ep // teenbeat
dangerous ponies // california // tenderheart 7” // (self-released)
the lemonheads // down about it // come on feel the lemonheads // atlantic
wavves // cop // afraid of heights // mom and pop *
steve adamyk band // wait for you number // third // dirtnap

* denotes music on wlur’s playlist

i’ll be on wlur for the next two hours, here’s last week’s show if you missed it!

no love for ned on wlur - april 11th, 2013 from 5-7pm

artist // track // album // label
the clean // thumbs off // odditties // flying nun
camperdown and out // manly // couldn’t be better // popfrenzy
bonadish // normal day // the zaragota tapes1981-1982 // captured tracks
boat // hating the criminal // pretend to be brave // magic marker *
tunabunny // slackjawed // genius fatigue // happy happy birthday to me
cool drinks // i don’t want to lose you // (bandcamp mp3) // (unreleased)
the postal service // the district sleeps alone tonight // give up [deluxe edition] // subpop *
kylie minogue and mum // whistle // whistle single // emi
jan jelinek and masayoshi fujita // live at frameworks, munich 2012 // do you know otahiti? 12” // faitiche
decoy with joe mcphee // spontaneous combustion (excerpt) // spontaneous combustion lp // otoroku
john zorn // apophthegms part vii // lemma // tzadik
william tyler // cadillac desert // impossible truth // merge
billy bragg // swallow my pride // tooth and nail // cooking vinyl *
the sour grapes // send my valentine to the burn ward // no more drama // tugboat press
kleenex girl wonder // architect unknown // let it buffer. // this will be our summer
cold warps // science fiction // cold warps/endless bummer lp // noyes *
bill baird // lost at sea // spring break of the soul 2xlp // pau wau
the kingsbury manx // future hunter // bronze age // odessa *
awesome animal ambulance // grover cleveland // “this is soul” - lemon peel // aurora seven
teleman // in your fur // cristina 7” // moshi moshi
the occasional flickers // capatalism begins at home // capatalism begins at home 7” // cloudberry
the bicycles // try too hard // stop thinking so much // fuzzy logic
fat tulips // chainsaw // starfish // vinyl japan
tropical popsicle // always awake in shadows // dawn of delight lp // volar *
gal costa // baby // s/t (1969) // mercury
annelies monsere // sand (organ) // three:four split series volume three (split 10” w/ richard youngs) // three:four
jonti // koi moon’s daughter part ii // sine and moon // stone’s throw
steve gunn-john truscinski duo // b-38 blues // sand city lp // three lobed
low // holy ghost // the invisible way // subpop *
charles bradley // strictly reserved for you // victim of love // daptone *

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i’m finally getting around to posting last week’s show. i’ll be on wlur in a little over 30 minutes if you’d like to catch this week’s show live!

no love for ned on wlur - april 4th, 2013 from 5-6pm

artist // track // album // label
snapper // death and weirdness in the surfing zone // s/t 12” // captured tracks
fwy! // any exit (anywhere) // any exit cassette // moon glyph
lorna // whatever happened to andy walsh? // heart of wire // words on music
girls names // drawing lines // the new life // slumberland *
suede // barriers // bloodsports // ingrooves *
david bowie // dirty boys // the next day // columbia *
roscoe mitchell and tyshawn sorey // a cactus and a rose // duets with tyshawn sorey and special guest hugh ragin // wide hive
brad laner // (untitled twenty-two) // micro-awakenings // (self-released)
f.s. blumm and nils frahm // as if // music for wobbling, music versus gravity // sonic pieces
foot foot // widow // trumpet // oedipus
tiger saw // postcards and letters // postcards- the best of tiger saw // burst and bloom
boa constrictors // you’re just a friend // with a little help from our friends ep- a tribute to the eversons // lil’ chief
northern portrait // bon voyage! // pretty decent swimmers ep // matinee
rose melberg // tally ho // september cassette // lost sound tapes
smudge // don’t want to be grant mclellan // this smudge is true // half-a-cow

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so i pre-empted our usual program this week to focus entirely on the music of jason molina, who passed away last saturday.

i’ve had a hard time saying or writing much about it. after i heard from secretly canadian on monday morning, i told my co-workers that a friend had died and went home for the day. i wanted to tell them about jason and his music but i knew they wouldn’t understand and worried they would question my grief. i’m pretty sure that’s the way a lot of other folks have been feeling. people want to share- it’s hard to grieve alone.

when my grandfather died five years ago i dug out his 78s that i had been given a few years earlier. using spit, tape and google i managed to transfer them to my computer and make a cd to bring to the funeral for family.

monday morning a similiar inclination took over me. i contacted secretly canadian to run my plan by them and they said ‘ok, but only for a little while’. i then proceeded to collect everything jason released physically and upload it to the magnolia electric co. bandcamp site for free streaming. i think that cataloging, converting, and sharing someone’s music helps me feel close to them again.

as soon as i heard jason had passed i knew this week’s show would be a tribute show. however i’d only be able to scratch the surface of his catalog in one hour. i decided to split the show in three- start with magnolia electric co. and end with songs: ohia. in between, the radio session jason recorded for my show seven years ago and a few other solo radio sessions to round it out. i hope you enjoy it.

i’ll miss you jason.

no love for ned on wlur - march 21st, 2013 from 5-6pm

artist // track // album // label
magnolia electric co. // just be simple // the magnolia electric co. // secretly canadian
magnolia electric co. // whip-poor-will // josephine // secretly canadian
magnolia electric co. // it’s made me cry // it’s made me cry 7” // secretly canadian
magnolia electric co. // don’t fade on me // nashville moon // secretly canadian
magnolia electric co. // east st. louis blues // the black ram sessions // (unreleased)
magnolia electric co. // leave the city // what comes after the blues // secretly canadian
magnolia electric co. // down the wrong road both ways // nashville moon // secretly canadian
jason molina // talk to me devil, again // live on no love for ned, march 30th, 2006 // (unreleased)
jason molina // memphis moon // live on no love for ned, march 30th, 2006 // (unreleased)
jason molina // good luck follows bad luck follows none // live on no love for ned, march 30th, 2006 // (unreleased)
jason molina // northstar blues ii // duyster ii compilation // play it again sam
jason molina // texas 71 // live on wvfs, september 26th, 2005 // (unreleased)
songs: ohia // two blue lights // didn’t it rain // secretly canadian
songs: ohia // lightning risked it all // ghost tropic // secretly canadian
songs: ohia // tenskwatawa // songs: ohia // secretly canadian
songs: ohia // love leaves its abuser // axxess and ace // secretly canadian
songs: ohia // this time anything finite at all // impala // secretly canadian
songs: ohia // lioness // the lioness // secretly canadian

no love for ned on wlur - march 14th, 2013 from 5-6pm

artist // track // album // label
the gordons // spik and span // s/t lp // flying nun
beachniks // cycle by // in color lp // (self-released)
jeffrey novak // backseat driver // baron in the trees // in the red
the nelsons // don’t tell me so // …bag your face lp // southpaw
juan wauters // sanity // sanity 7” // wayward
chelsea light moving // heaven metal // s/t // matador *
the kingsbury manx // handsprings // bronze age // odessa
olof arnalds // bright and still // sudden elevation // one little indian *
oval and hana kobayashi // koral // calidostopia! // (self-released)
julianna barwick // call // pacing 7” // suicide squeeze
ivo perelman, joe morris and gerald cleaver // preciousness (excerpt) // family ties // leo
mo-dettes // bedtime stories // the story so far // cherry red
kate nash // three a.m. // girl talk // have 10p *
guantanamo baywatch // sad over you // chest crawl // dirtnap
bed wettin’ bad boys // loneliness // ready for boredom // r.i.p. society
the undertones // family entertainment // s/t // sire
dangerous ponies // dogfite // tenderheart 7” // (self-released)

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no love for ned on wlur - march 7th, 2013 from 5-6pm

artist // track // album // label

the verlaines // death and the maiden // you’re just too obscure for me // flying nun
golden grrrls // take your time // s/t // slumberland *
eureka california // my life as a smokestack // big cats can swim lp // happy happy birthday to me
this poison! // poised over the pause button // magazine 1986-1988 // egg
follakzoid // trees // ii // sacred bones
amps for christ // lord bateman (child number fifty-three) // split lp w/ woods // shrimper
dean mcphee // sky burial // brown bear // blast first petite
alasdair roberts and friends // fusion of horizons // a working wonder stone // drag city
aantarcticaa // moon // cut that dead tree down already // anonymous monk
amor de dias // day // the hosue at sea // merge *
jon derosa // teenage goths // a wolf in preacher’s clothes // mother west
gospel claws // teenage kicks // put your sunshine away // common wall media
casiotone for the painfully alone // bobby malone moves home // in cambridge lp // orindal
warm soda // lola // someone for you lp // castle face *

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