Palo Alto Pop Overthrow

Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for December 30, 2008:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
+Apollo Sunshine	Singing To The Earth (To Thank Her For You)	Shall Noise Upon Headless Heroes
Mercury Rev	Snowflake In A Hot World	Snowflake Midnight Yep Roc Records
Buckley, Jeff	Forget Her	Grace (Re-Issue) Columbia
Blau, Karl	Mockingbird Diet	Nature's Got Away Krecs
Belle And Sebastian	I'm Waking Up To Us	Push Barman To Open Old Wounds Matador Records
Matt Pond Pa	Holiday Road	Winter Songs Altitude Records
Manning Jr., Roger Joseph	Appleby	The Land of Pure Imagination Cordless Recordings
Cue The Moon	A Thousand Ships	Cue The Moon Ep Self
Sweet, Matthew	What Do You Know?	Altered Beast Bmg Distribution
Jay, Matthew	Louie	Four Minute Rebellion Nettwerk
@Blow Pops, the	I Can't Reach You	Charmed I'm Sure (Unknown)
New Pornographers, The	The Bones Of An Idol	Twin Cinema Matador Records
+Nines, The	Virginia	Gran Jukle's Field T.A.S. Gold Recordings
**Ben Folds	Bitch Went Nuts	Way To Normal Epic Records
XTC	The Loving	Oranges and Lemons Virgin Records
Brown, Chris	Not Gonna Make It Easy	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com
**Ben Folds	You Don't Know Me (Featuring Regina Spektor)	Way To Normal Epic Records
Suggestions, the	Be True	Mix Tape Mr. Duck Records
+Pas/Cal	I Wanna Take You Out in Your Holiday Sweater	Handbag Memoirs, the Le Grand Magistery
Deerhoof	Chandelier Searchlight	Offend Maggie Kill Rock Stars
**Ben Folds	Brainwascht	Way To Normal Epic Records
Greenberry Woods, the	Smash-Up	Big Money Item Sire Records (Modern)
Junior Panthers	Slow Release	Sirens Self
Brun, Ane	The Treehouse Song	Changing Of The Seasons Cheap Lullaby Records
+Corner Laughers, The	Friends, Romans, and Countrymen	Tomb of Leopards Sandbox Records
+Velvet Crush	Keep on Lingerin'	Teenage Symphonies to God Creation Records Limited
Jellybricks, The	Ruin Us	Goodnight to Everyone Primitive Records

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Ben Folds is back with yet another album of bright, infectious and mildly immature (thus fun) piano pop. Ben Folds (Five) standard components include: fuzzed out guitar and/or bass, silly piano flourishes, and "almost witty but more like sixth grader witty" lyrics. As usual the music he writes and performs falls into one of three buckets: blast off piano pop verging on piano punk, songs about relationships, situations, and/or women gone nuts, or sad and somber tunes designed to channel emotion more through the piano than through the vocals alone. In that regard Ben has not changed one iota... but he does it so well!

Favorite tracks: 9. Bitch Went Nuts, 4. You Don't Know Me (see the video), 10. Brainwascht, 3. The Frown Song, 11. Effington

Label: Sony Epic
RIYL: Ben Folds Five (duh), Moyer
3 stars.

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Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for December 23, 2008, as part of our quarterly retrospective and Christmas-themed show:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
Human Highway	The Sound	Moody Motorcycle Suicide Squeeze
Hermit Thrushes	In The Shower	Benaki Single Girl Married Girl
Lambchop	Close Up	Oh (Ohio) By Lambchop Merge Records
Julie Ocean	Interview: discuss '#1 Song'	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
+Julie Ocean	#1 Song	Long Gone And Nearly There Transit Of Venus
+MacColl, Kirsty	A New England	Real Maccoll, the Charisma (Modern)
+Bleu	Boy Meets Girl	A Watched Pot http://www.myspace.com/bleutopia
Three Wise Men (aka XTC)	Thanks for Christmas	Just Say Noel Geffen Records
+Squeeze	The Day I Get Home	Play Reprise Records (Modern)
+Jay, Matthew	Remember This Feeling	Draw Capitol Records
+Major Labels, The	Hummingbird	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
+Death Cab For Cutie	Long Division	Narrow Stairs Atlantic Records
+Mono Puff	Careless Santa	Unsupervised Rykodisc
+Velvet Crush	Star Trip	Teenage Symphonies to God Creation Records Limited
+Yoder, Brad	New Pill	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
+Belle and Sebastian	If She Wants Me	Dear Catastrophe Waitress Rough Trade Records
+Brown, Chris	Right on Time	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com
Nines, The	Interview: discuss 'Insanity'	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
+Nines, The	Insanity (The Sanest Thing You've Got)	Gran Jukle's Field T.A.S. Gold Recordings
Bleu	Cold, Cold Christmas	Unreleased http://www.myspace.com/bleutopia
+Jellybricks, The	Nobody Else	Goodnight to Everyone Primitive Records
Jellybricks, The	Father Christmas	Yule Love http://www.thejellybricks.com
Matt Pond PA	I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Winter Songs Altitude Records

** Featured Album
+ Former Feature
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Palo Alto Pop Overthrow with Phil Andrews
Tuesdays from 7-9AM PST/10-Noon EST
KZSU Stanford, 90.1FM / http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/
Blog at http://www.palopop.org/

Well, another fine year of power pop has flown by. 2008 is on its way out, but fear not - we're going to take this week's show to go back in time over the past quarter and review all of the fantastic music we've featured on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow. Look out - there will also be some Christmas music slipped in here and there too. It's all tomorrow on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow, 7AM-9AM on the west coast, 10AM-Noon on the east coast. Tune in live at http://kzsulive.stanford.edu - we'll also have some new tracks from Bleu and from The Corner Laughers - you won't want to miss it.

Happy Holiday Hooks and Holiday Harmonies,
-Phil Andrews

Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for December 16, 2008:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
Matt Pond PA	Canadian Song	Green Fury, The Polyvinyl Record Co.
Finn, Neil	Secret God	One Nil EMI Records
Sweet, Matthew	This Moment	Sweet Relief Chaos Recordings
Phoenix	(You Can't Blame It On) Anybody	Alphabetical Astralwerks
Pernice Brothers	Working Girls (Sunlight Shines)	World Won't End, The Ashmont Records
Penn, Michael	Walter Reed	Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 Mimeograph
Stevens, Sufjan	Casimir Pulaski Day	Come On Feel The Illinoise Asthmatic Kitty Records
Travis	Pipe Dreams	Invisible Band, The Epic Records
Long Winters, The	Scared Straight	When I Pretend to Fall Barsuk Records
+Cash, Brent	And Had We Ever...	How Will I Know If I'm Awake Marina Records
Shins, The	Caring Is Creepy	Oh, Inverted World Sub Pop Records
Chocolate Genius	Julia	I Am Sam V2 Music Limited
Jayhawks, The	Queen of the World	Smile American Recordings
**Jellybricks, The	Nobody Else	Goodnight to Everyone Primitive Records
New Pornographers, The	Mutiny, I Promise You	Challengers Matador Records
+Velvet Crush	+Star Trip	Teenage Symphonies to God Creation Records Limited
XTC	Always Winter Never Christmas	Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead, The Geffen Records
**Jellybricks, The	Ruin Us	Goodnight to Everyone Primitive Records
Starbelly	Ordinary Now	Everyday and Then Some Not Lame Recordings
Splitsville	Ponce de Leon	Ultrasound Big Deal
**Jellybricks, The	Eyes Wide	Goodnight to Everyone Primitive Records
Superdrag	I'm Expanding My Mind	Head Trip in Every Key Elektra Records (West Coast)
+Brown, Chris	Right on Time	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com/
Mayflies USA, The	Sodium Pentothal	Pity List, The Yep Roc Records
Gin Blossoms	Pieces of the Night	New Miserable Experience A&M Records (Alternative)
Posies, The	When Mute Tongues Can Speak	Frosting On The Beater Geffen Records
Sweet, Matthew	Over It	Blue Sky on Mars Volcano Entertainment

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Palo Alto Pop Overthrow with Phil Andrews
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KZSU Stanford, 90.1FM / http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/
Blog at http://www.palopop.org/

The Jellybricks are comprised of Larry Kennedy (guitar, vocals), Garrick Chow (bass guitar, vocals), Bryce Connor (guitar, vocals), and Tom Kristich (drums, vocals.) They bring a really cool, fun sound to the table. It's in your face--not punk, mind you--but multiharmonious, very busy and upbeat. Having started in 1997 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, "Goodnight to Everyone" is the Jellybrick's fourth record on Primitive Records. In addition to their prolific output, they have toured with everyone from the Fountains of Wayne to the Barenaked Ladies.


Favorite tracks: 5. Nobody Else, 3. Ruin Us, 1. Eyes Wide.

Label: Primitive Records
RIYL: IKE, Starbelly
Three stars.

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Amazon: album, mp3 album
Rhapsody

Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for December 9, 2008:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
Buried Beds	Insomnia	Empty Rooms http://www.buriedbeds.com
Long Winters, The	Cinnamon	When I Pretend to Fall Barsuk Records
Lambchop	Mr. Crabby	Decline Of Country And Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years, The Merge Records
McCartney, Sir Paul	Follow Me	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Capitol Records
Brilliant Mistakes, the	Feed the Elephant	Dumb Luck Aunt Mimi's Records
Prewitt, Archer	Over the Line	Three Thrill Jockey Records
Arian, Elana	This Time	Foreward http://www.elanaarian.com
Gin Blossoms	Pieces of the Night	New Miserable Experience A&M Records (Alternative)
Pernice Brothers	Blinded By the Stars	Yours, Mine & Ours Ashmont Records
Big Star	The Ballad of El Goodo	Live Rykodisc
Penn, Michael	Perfect Candidate	MP4 [Days Since a Lost Time Ac Epic Records
**Nines, The	Interview: Fellow musicians	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
**Nines, The	Insanity (The Sanest Thing You've Got)	Gran Jukle's Field T.A.S. Gold Recordings
**Nines, The	Interview: Influences in 'Insanity', working with Andy Partridge	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
Brown, Chris	Not Gonna Make It Easy	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com
Spinning Jennies, The	Creature	Pop n' Serve Cool Buzz Records
**Nines, The	Interview: your start in the music industry	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
**Nines, The	Interview: Gran Jukle's Field	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
**Nines, The	Gran Jukle's Field	Gran Jukle's Field T.A.S. Gold Recordings
Gay, the	Opulent Canine	You Know the Rules Mint Records Inc.
Velvet Crush	Star Trip	Teenage Symphonies to God Creation Records Limited
**Nines, The	Interview: Recording and co-writing with Bleu	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
**Nines, The	Dance Just for Me	Gran Jukle's Field T.A.S. Gold Recordings
**Nines, The	Interview: The influence of Jeff Lynne and E.L.O.	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
Corner Laughers, The	Everybody Knows	Tomb of Leopards Sandbox Records
**Nines, The	Interview: Future projects for Steve and The Nines	Live on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.palopop.org
They Might Be Giants	XTC vs. Adam Ant	Severe Tire Damage Restless Records
Viola, Mike	The Strawberry Blonde	Lurch http://www.mikeviola.com
Rooney	Stay Away	Rooney Geffen
Simon Apple	Without a Sound	From the Toybox Trunk
Sweet, Matthew & Hoffs, Susanna	I See The Rain (The Marmalade)	Under The Covers Shout Factory

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Blog at http://www.palopop.org/

This past week I had a great chat with Steve Eggers, of The Nines. They're a great power pop band in the unbelievable combination of styles of XTC and Queen, based out of Toronto, Canada. The featured album for Tuesday, December 9th is their latest release, "Gran Jukle's Field." The album was partially recorded and produced by our buddy Bleu McAuley.

Take a listen to the interview, in which we talk about:

• Just what is Jukle's Field anyway?
  
• Working with Bleu on this latest album, and the song "Dance Just for Me"
  
• Upcoming releases and projects for Steve/The Nines

Favorite tracks: 1. Insanity (The Sanest Thing You've Got), 7. Virginia, 3. Dance Just for Me, 12. Gran Jukle's Field

Label: T.A.S. Gold Recordings
RIYL: XTC, Electric Light Orchestra, Wings, Queen
Four stars.

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Amazon: album
Rhapsody

Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for December 2, 2008:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
+Belles, the	Never Said Anything	Omertá Lakeshore Records
McCartney, Sir Paul	At The Mercy	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Capitol Records
Stevens, Sufjan	Decatur, Or, Round of Applause for your Stepmother!	Illinois Asthmatic Kitty Records
Buckley, Jeff	Forget Her	Grace (Re-Issue) Columbia
+Cash, Brent	Digging the Fault Line	How Will I Know If I'm Awake Marina Records
Sweet, Matthew & Hoffs, Susanna	I See The Rain (The Marmalade)	Under The Covers Shout Factory
Buried Beds	Forever In You	Empty Rooms http://www.buriedbeds.com
Westerberg, Paul	Nowhere Man	I Am Sam V2 Music Limited
Belle and Sebastian	My Wandering Days Are Over	Tigermilk Matador Records
Matt Pond PA	For Sale	Deer Apartments Lancaster Records
Penn, Michael	Small Black Box	Resigned 57 / Epic Records
Von Sneidern, Chris	Bad Black Lonesome	Sight & Sound Heyday Records
+Jay, Matthew	Let Your Shoulder Fall	Draw Capitol Records
Pernice Brothers	Saddest Quo	Discover a Lovelier Your Ashmont Records
**Brown, Chris	Right on Time	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com/
Teenage Fanclub	Dumb Dumb Dumb	Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds Jetset Records
New Pornographers, the	The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism	Mass Romantic Mint Records Inc.
**Brown, Chris	April	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com/
Manning Jr., Roger Joseph	My Girl	Catnip Dynamite Pony Canyon
Mayflies Usa, the	Sodium Pentothal	Pity List, the Yep Roc Records
**Brown, Chris	Not Gonna Make It Easy	Now That You're Fed http://www.chrisbrowntunes.com/
You're All Forgiven	Idle Wilds	Power Pop of the 90s Rhino Records
Pugwash	It's So Fine	Eleven Modern Antiquities 1969 Records Ltd.
+Velvet Crush	Why not Your Baby	Teenage Symphonies to God Creation Records Limited
XTC	The Smartest Monkeys	Nonsuch Geffen Records

** Featured Album
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Blog at http://www.palopop.org/

Favorite tracks: 1. Right on Time, 3. All My Rivals, 11. Not Gonna Make it Easy, 9. April, 8. Things She Laughed About

RIYL: Jellyfish, Elliot Smith.
Three stars.

"Now That You're Fed" was produced by Chris Manning (of the Jellyfish), brother of Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. who we've featured before on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow.

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CD Baby
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Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for November 25th, 2008, on a special WRCT-KZSU simulcast that featured an in-studio performance by Brad Yoder:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
+Cash, Brent	Digging the Fault Line	How Will I Know If I'm Awake Marina Records
Mann, Aimee & Penn, Michael	Two of Us	I Am Sam V2 Music Limited
Wiretree	Don't Need It	Bouldin Cobaltworks Music Division
+Falkner, Jason	This Time	I'm OK... You're OK Noise McCartney Records
XTC	Mayor of Simpleton	Oranges and Lemons Geffen
+Corner Laughers, The	You Two Are The Ones	Tomb of Leopards Sandbox Records
+Sweet, Matthew	Byrdgirl	Sunshine Lies Shout! Factory
All Girl Summer Fun Band	Oh No	Looking In To It http://www.agsfb.com
+Manning Jr., Roger Joseph	American Affluenza	Catnip Dynamite Pony Canyon Records
Stereo, The	Pay No Attention	Rewind+Record Fueled by Ramen
New Pornographers, The	The Electric Version	Electric Version Matador Records
Breakup Society, The	Robin Zander	James at 35 Get Hip Recordings
+Fountains of Wayne	She's Got a Problem	Fountains of Wayne Atlantic
Buckley, Jeff	Mojo Pin	The Grace E.P. Columbia
+Pugwash	Take Me Away	11 Modern Antiquities 1969 Recordings
**Yoder, Brad	Lite-Brite	LIVE AT WRCT http://www.bradyoder.com
**Yoder, Brad	Bitter Kid	LIVE AT WRCT http://www.bradyoder.com
+Rewinds, The	Ghostriders	The Rewinds
Newman, Randy	Easy Street	Harps and Angels http://www.nonesuch.com
**Yoder, Brad	New Pill	LIVE AT WRCT http://www.bradyoder.com
**Yoder, Brad	Morning Sickness	LIVE AT WRCT http://www.bradyoder.com
**Yoder, Brad	(improvisational piece)	LIVE AT WRCT http://www.bradyoder.com
**Yoder, Brad	Skyler	LIVE AT WRCT http://www.bradyoder.com

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Blog at http://www.palopop.org/