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We featured two straight albums this week: One, Akron/Family's Akron/Family, and two, The New Pornographers' Electric Version. I suggest reading Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway while listening to the former and rehashing past hostings of The Drop Trowel Hour to the latter. Well, that's what went down in the KLC studio, at least, during these magical all-music periods. We finished off the show with a 25-minute-long discussion of...erm, stuff. I don't even remember.

I'm going to miss you.

Look for updates on this blog during the summer months. Hell, look for them in the fall and winter months, when I'll be going to Russian metal shows n shit.

The Drop Trowel Hour loves you.

_Nitro

Devin and Laoura breaking change on your face!

Last night I dreamt that I got really high and then did a lot of coke. When I woke up after the dream, I was convinced that I was still in this state. It was 4 AM. It was quite disturbing. Happy 4/20!

'Twas a hot sunny day at Lewis and Clark (in the eighties!), so we celebrated it by sitting inside and playing music for you fooz. It was really quite a nice time, though. We have a challenge for all you listeners out there for this week's blog: YOU tell US what we talked about today! Because we don't remember!

1. Uh-oh (It's Morningtime Again)- Little Wings
2. Personal Space Invader - Andrew Jackson Jihad
3. Parentheses - The Blow
4. Rise Above - Dirty Projectors
5. Playboy - Hot Chip
6. I'll Be Your Counterpart - Baby Dayliner
7. Summertime Clothes - Animal Collective
8. The Stars of Track and Field - Belle and Sebastian
9. After the Afterlife - Chad Van Gaalen
10. death from above - css
11. not if you were the last junkie on earth - dandy warhols
12. do you realize?? - the flaming lips
13. let's call it off - peter bjorn and john
14. hash pipe - weezer
15. creature - guidance counselor
16. _______ - Helvetia
17. _______
18. Something 4 the Weekend - Super Furry Animals
19. Witches Hat - Incredible String Band
20. Head Spins - HIGH PLACES (like KLC LOLZZZ)
21. Advisory Committee - Mirah
22. (Untitled) - Julie Doiron
23. Jammin' - Bob Marley
24. The Irony of it All - The Streets
25. Fall Saddles - Why?
26. Perfect Day - The Velvet Underground

_Nitro && Katia

All Decisions Are Vinyl

Today we vinylly had an all-vinyl show. Once we vinylly got the hang of it, it was pretty fun and it gave us quite a run for our money--finding the next lucky record that would be broadcast on Drop Trowel was sometimes troublesome. We had a few duds (the song by the George Shearing Quartet was most definitely not using theremin as promised and Katrina and the Waves should've gone out with the tide), but it was a pretty fab show overall(s). KLC was infested with some eighties mice who turned out to be rather friendly and really adorable (white blazers, scrunchies on bowtied tails, turquoise button-downs, t-shirts with various shapes displayed on them). We regret not playing any Spooky Tooth for our listeners (they're like Sonic Youth, but scarier and mintier), but we simply ran out of time.

1. Against Doctor's Orders - Kenny G (wut a rebel)
2. The Reflex - Duran Duran
3. Conception - George Shearing Quartet
4. Prospects - Madness
5. Corn Dogs - The Bobs
6. Pet Sematery - The Ramones
7. Undone - The Lucy Show
8. Love That Boy - Katrina and the Waves
9. Battery Brides - XTC
10. Born Under Punches - Talking Heads
11. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
12. The Prize - Ultravox
13. I Am A Camera - Buggles
14. I Am the Audience - XTC
15. Ask - The Smiths
16. This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
17. Mr. X (half of)- Ultravox
18. A Man with a Good Car (half of) - Gang of Four
19. Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads (again)
20. Stay Up Late - Talking Heads (againnnnn)
21. Dumbell - Mission of Burma
22. Barracuda - Heart
23. Suburban Home - Descendents
24. Statue of Liberty - Descendents
25. Kabuki Girl - Descendents
26. Shame of the Nation - New Order (on 33, then 45 when we figured it out)
27. Never Let Me Down - David Bowie
28. Little Fury Things - Dinosaur Jr.

Hopefully, we'll have some more vinyl days in the near future.



_Nitro

"Come pick my roses, PORTLAND!" -Aqua

Today is a celebration of your life: the 90s, and is Brought to you by V8 Splash. We spinnin shit you ain't nev expected from the Drop Trowel Hour!! But this is where we come from. That is, the streets of Bonny Doon and St. Louis in the 90s, in Nitro and my respective small gangs: the Prideless 3 and the Silly Gang. Firstly, we need to give a special thanks to Rhey de Shugehr for coming in and performing "Fly" from their self-titled album of a capella Sugar Ray covers, now available at every Target and Borders in the world. We learned that, contrary to our initial world views, Russians and French Canadians can indeed come together and make renditions of Sugar Ray songs that are arguably even more beautiful than the originals. Aside from our kindly guests, more awkward urges to strip for tour groups, and Parkinson's awareness via my computer screen, here's what you need to make a great 90s casserole:

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1. My Name is Jonas - Weezer
2. Mykel and Carli - Weezer
3. 8 minutes of dead air brought to you by Fred Meyer
4. Strike it Up - Black Box (Jock Jamz!)
5. Prove My Love - Violent Femmes
6. My Lovin' - En Vogue
7. Roses are Red - Aqua
8. Sail Away - Enya
9. Candle - Sonic Youth
10. Mystery Hours - New Pornographers
11. Stay Away - Nirvana
12. Be Yr Mama - Sleater-Kinney
13. Morning Glory - Oasis
14. Every Morning - Sugary Ray
-Live Performance of "Fly" by Rhey de Shugehr
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15. The Cruise - The Rentals
16. Molly's Lips - The Vaselines
17. Queenie - Bratmobile
18. Deceptacon - Le Tigre
19. Big Time Sensuality - Bjork
20. Emperor Tomato Ketchup - Stereolab
21. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
22. Sugarcube - Yo La Tengo
23. Car - Built to Spill
24. Shitty, Shitty, inaudible clip from the movie "Empire Records"
25. What's Up (Also shitty, shitty version from the Dave Letterman show) - 4 Non-Blondes
26. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

-Katiaaaaaaaaa