Session 0211 - Covers, Vol. 2 (Airdate: 12/10/23)

 

Once again, we present a collection of interesting and transformative covers, including a pair of cover shots (two each from Simon & Garfunkel and Elvis Presley) and and amazing Prince cover by Dolly Parton.

Gerard Way feat. Ray Toro - Hazy Shade of Winter
The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson
Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Passenger
Sturgill Simpson - The Promise
Los Straitjackets - My Heart Will Go On
The Pogues - Honky Tonk Women
UB40 - (Cant Help) Falling In Love With You
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Minutemen - Dr. Wu
They Might Be Giants - Bills Bills Bills
Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven
Garbage - Cities In Dust
Faith No More - War Pigs
Living Colour - Memories Can't Wait
Anthrax - Antisocial
Megadeth - Anarchy In The U.K.
Motorhead feat. Wendy O. Williams - Stand By Your Man

The Civil Wars - Sour Times

Dolly Parton - Purple Rain

Chromatics - Running Up That Hill
The Beautiful South - Don't Fear The Reaper
Emiliana Torrini - White Rabbit

Songs cut for time:
The Bird And The Bee - I Cant Go For That
Duran Duran - 911 Is A Joke (kinda glad we didn't get to play this - it's very bad. Like, not "so bad it's good" bad, just plain "a very bad idea, executed poorly" bad.)

Session 0210 - A Spanner In The Works (feat. Tony & Heidi) (Airdate: 12/3/23)

 

Tony and Heidi are back! After helping us close out last season, they're back with a fun playlist. Ladies first - Heidi's music filled the 8:00 hour, and Tony rocked our socks off in the 9:00 hour. Listen for an extended discussion on the merits of John Mayer, a shocking reveal regarding the religious affiliation of one of the greatest bands of the 2000s, and an informal double shot of Iron Maiden.

Skee-Lo - I Wish
TLC - What About Your Friends
Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything
Khalid - Location
Vampire Weekend - This Life
Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors - Find Your People
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work
Foo Fighters - Times Like These
My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You
Paramore - Brick By Boring Brick
Incubus - Dig
John Mayer - New Light
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
Tom Petty - Runnin Down a Dream
Collective Soul - Heavy

Iron Maiden - Wasted Years

Metallica - No Leaf Clover (live)
AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

Songs cut for time:
Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Weezer - Say It Aint So

Session 0209 - A Day Without A Night (Airdate: 11/12/23)

 

Sometimes we have a theme, or a guest - but sometimes, sometimes we like to just play some good music. Tonight was one of those nights. Keith gave us some strong picks, we read some suspiciously familiar listener mail from one Elliott Smith (not that one), and went over the list of upcoming shows. We were especially happy to play the latest from The Mommyheads and Sneakpeek, two great additions to the Auto Reverse pantheon.

Mike Love sucks! :)

Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Mike Shinoda Reinterpretation)
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
The Big Pink - Velvet

The Mommyheads - Why Aren't You Smiling
Sneakpeek - Green Light
Future Islands - The Tower

Children of the Evercom - Where It All Begins (no video available)
Faith No More - A Small Victory
Dionne Farris - I Know
Green Day - Fell For You
The Cranberries - Salvation
Anthrax - Got The Time
Battles - My Machines (feat. Gary Numan)
Killswitch Engage - The Arms of Sorrow
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
The The - This is the Day
Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Nmesh - Dream Sequins®
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

LUXURY BONUS CONTENT: Hot Chip - I Feel Better

 

We probably won't get around to playing this song on the show, but the video (directed by Peter Serafinowicz) is very much worth your time.

Just wait for it.

Session 0208 - The Scorching Depths of Memory (feat. Karalyn McKeon) (Airdate: 11/5/23)

 

This week, friend of the show Karalyn McKeon joined us with a great playlist. We learned a lot about K-pop (and what is and isn't K-pop), Mike's former and current greatest fears, and whether or not Japan fits inside Canada. Also, we forgot to mention: check out the music video for GUNSHIP's Tech Noir (see below), you won't regret it.

Yung Bae (feat. Macross 82-99 & Harrison) - Selfish High Heels

Jung Kook - Standing Next To You
Cocteau Twins - Cherry-colored Funk
The Jezabels - Violent Dream
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder (w/Sax)
New Order - Age of Consent
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Starcrossed Lovers
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Joji - Die For You
Area - Our Corner Drowning
So!YoON! (feat. RM) - Smoke Sprite
Nation of Language - On Division Street
The Smiths - This Charming Man (Peel Session)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Jimin - Like Crazy
The Midnight - Memories
Future Islands (feat. Debbie Harry) - Shadows
Gunship (feat. John Carpenter & Charlie Simpson) - Tech Noir

Ra Ra Riot (feat. Rostam) - Water

Songs cut for time:

Rush - Closer To The Heart
TV On The Radio - Careful You
Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running
Home - Resonance
Timecop1983 (feat. SEAWAVES) - Lovers
Janelle Monae - Oh, Maker
St. Vincent - Teenage Talk

LUXURY BONUS CONTENT: Gary Numan & Nine Inch Nails - Cars (live)

Please adjust your volume to the maximum comfortable level. Then turn it up a bit more. Then click play.

Session 0207 - The Mac Show (Airdate: 10/29/23)

 

The Tarallos joined us tonight with a playlist chock full of 90s goodness, with plenty of one-hit wonders we were going to get to eventually.

Refreshments - Banditos

Better Than Ezra - Good
Letters to Cleo - Here and Now
Cracker - Low
Superdrag - Sucked Out
Green Day - Basket Case
Goldfinger - Superman
Reel Big Fish - The Set Up (You Need This)
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Soul Coughing - Circles
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Hum - Stars

Sponge - Wax Ecstatic
Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad
Toadies - Possum Kingdom
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue

Songs cut for time:
LEN - Steal My Sunshine
Our Lady Peace - Clumsy
Citizen King - Better Days
Local H - Bound for the Floor
Nixons - Sister
Nada Surf - Popular

LUXURY BONUS CONTENT: DEVO Meets Chi Chi Rodriguez

 The story of a golfer, a band, and an album cover or two...

From the NBC Golf Channel via Gerald V. Casale's YouTube channel

Session 0206 - The DJ Shadow Experience (Airdate: 10/22/23)

 

This week we took a deep dive into the early, genre-defining work of DJ Shadow - his landmark debut album Endtroducing....; the first UNKLE album, Psyence Fiction, and his follow-up album The Private Press. All are highly recommended by Auto Reverse, as well as the rest of his discography, which we try to sprinkle into our typical mixes. Audience reaction on the night from folks unfamiliar with his work found it "trippy." Welcome to life at the speed of Mike, I guess.

From Endtroducing....

DJ Shadow - Best Foot Forward

DJ Shadow - Changeling

DJ Shadow - The Number Song

DJ Shadow - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)
DJ Shadow - Stem/Long Stem
DJ Shadow - Mutual Slump
DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
DJ Shadow - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1)

From Psyence Fiction

UNKLE - UNKLE (Main Title Theme)
UNKLE - Bloodstain
UNKLE - Unreal
UNKLE - Lonely Soul
UNKLE - Nursery Rhyme
UNKLE - Celestial Annihilation

From The Private Press

DJ Shadow - Giving Up The Ghost

DJ Shadow - You Can't Go Home Again
DJ Shadow - Mongrel...
DJ Shadow - ...Meets His Maker

Session 0205 - A Screaming, Crashing Noise (Airdate: 10/15/23)

 

The mix returns! We started with a request (send us more!) and spent the rest of the night playing a eclectic mix of the sort only Auto Reverse can assemble. We also did our monthly rundown of upcoming concerts. If you have a concert you'd like us to share, contact us!

Vic Damone - Stella By Starlight
Space - Female of the Species
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
Smoking Popes - Need You Around
Tripping Daisy - I Got a Girl
Rancid - Ruby Soho
The Clash - Tommy Gun
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Watching the Detectives
Spacehog - In the Meantime
Was (Not Was) - Walk the Dinosaur
S.C.U.M - Whitechapel
DJ Shadow - You Played Me (NEW!)
Wild Nothing - Dial Tone (NEW!)
Wyclef Jean (feat. the New York Philharmonic) - Gone Till November
Oasis - Wonderwall
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Sleep Station - Caroline, London 1940
Twin Shadow - Five Seconds
Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now
Wings - Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-five
Roxy Music - More Than This
White Town - Your Woman

Session 0204 - AntDog's 90s Grunge Extravaganza (Airdate: 10/8/23)

 

Our old friend AntDog joined us tonight for a prolific grunge set. Deep cuts from some legendary bands and supergroups of the genre. We had a great time, and AntDog is very knowledgeable on many musical subjects, so don't be surprised if he appears again on the show in the future!

Playlist (w/links to YouTube videos):

Mike Watt (feat. Eddie Vedder) - Against the 70s
Candlebox - Change
The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown
Alice In Chains - Don't Follow
Stone Temple Pilots - Sin
Soundgarden - Mailman
Pearl Jam - Breath
Foo Fighters - Hey, Johnny Park!
Screaming Trees - Troubled Times
Soundgarden - Fresh Tendrils
Alice In Chains - It Ain't Like That
Screaming Trees - Dollar Bill

Butthole Surfers - Pepper

Mad Season - River of Deceit

Chris Cornell - Seasons

Alice In Chains - Right Turn
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise
Candlebox - Blossom

Temple of the Dog - Times of Trouble

Bonus songs (cut for time):
Pearl Jam - Falling Down

Alice In Chains - Nutshell
Chris Cornell - Sunshower
Pearl Jam - Hard To Imagine
Seven Mary Three - Roderigo
Soundgarden - Boot Camp
Pearl Jam - Indifference

Session 0203 - A Power Pop Primer (Airdate: 10/1/23)

We tried something different this week - a journey through the timeline of power pop. What is power pop? Listen and find out. (But it's basically Cheap Trick-type stuff.) Tonight we also met our new timeslot neighbor, the 10:00 DJ, Miles. His music is great, so please keep listening after we're done with our set!

This week's playlist is based upon this thorough video by the illustrious Trash Theory:

Playlist (w/links to YouTube videos):

Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me - Live at Budokan
The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing

The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
The Byrds - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
The Who - I Can't Explain
The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
Tommy James & the Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now
The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville
The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You
Badfinger - No Matter What
Raspberries - Go All The Way
Big Star - September Gurls
Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - American Girl
Shoes - Too Late
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
Elvis Costello - The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
Nick Lowe - So It Goes
Ramones - Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get
The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams
The Records - Starry Eyes
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Blondie - Dreaming
The Cars - Just What I Needed
The Knack - My Sharona
The Knack - Good Girls Don't

Bonus songs (cut for time):

The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
The Romantics - What I Like About You
Weezer - Buddy Holly

Cheap Trick - Dream Police

Session 0202 - Double Shots III: The Search For Rock (Airdate 9/24-23)

 

The time-worn gimmick of double shots returns! DJ Mikey Mo was a bit under the weather this week, so Keith was not available. Maybe not our best episode, but not bad overall. How we haven't played Tom Waits or The Hold Steady before now is a mystery...

Playlist (w/links to music videos on YouTube):

Guided By Voices - Glad Girls
Guided By Voices - Surgical Focus
Motley Crue - Smokin' In The Boys' Room
Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
The Hold Steady - Massive Nights
The Hold Steady - Sequestered in Memphis
Stone Temple Pilots - Where the River Goes
Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains
Cold War Kids - Miracle Mile
Cold War Kids - Bulldozer
Morrissey - Hairdresser On Fire
Morrissey - Speedway
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
Magazine - A Song From Under the Floorboards
Bjork - Venus As A Boy
Bjork - Isobel

Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go
Tom Waits - Train Song (live)
Tom Waits - Telephone Call From Istanbul (live)
Big Country - In a Big Country
Big Country - The Crossing
The Wedding Present - Always the Quiet One
The Wedding Present - Don't Touch That Dial (Pacific Northwest Version)

Session 0201 - What We Did On Our Summer Vacation (Airdate: 9/17/23)

This being our first show back from the summer off, DJ Mikey Mo regaled listeners with tales of his trip to the Postal Cab For Service show, and seeing the greatest concert film ever, Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense. Keith has a baby now! Mostly we just played cool music, including some new singles from Auto Reverse favorites Wild Nothing, DJ Shadow and Future Islands.

Playlist (w/links to music videos on YouTube):
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Live from Stop Making Sense)
Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Wild Nothing - Suburban Solutions (NEW!)
Nu Shooz - Point Of No Return
The Suburbs - Love Is The Law
Del Amitri - Roll To Me
Huey Lewis and The News - The Power Of Love
Phil Collins - Sussudio
DEVO - Girl U Want
Janelle Monae - Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)
Folk Implosion - Natural One
Editors - A Ton Of Love
Midnight Juggernauts - Vital Signs
Chameleons - Perfume Garden
DJ Shadow - Ozone Scraper (NEW!)
Future Islands - Deep In The Night (NEW!)
Catherine Wheel - Judy Staring At The Sun (feat. Tanya Donelly)
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Cities In Dust
Destroyer - Kaputt

Session 0114 - …Whatever (feat. Tony & Heidi) (Airdate: 5/7/23)

We finished our season with a visit from two of the show's biggest fans, our great friends Tony & Heidi, live in the studio. We split the hours between the collected requests of our listeners, and a new experiment - the Sunday Night Dance Party. It was...a successful experiment.

Tubeway Army - Listen to the Sirens (requested by Huge Man Dan)

CHiPs Intro

Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever (requested by Huge Man Dan)

Motorhead - Rock n’ Roll (requested by Huge Man Dan)

Live - Iris (for Chris & Diana Wells)

Metric - Black Sheep (requested by Diana Wells)

Prince - Pop Life (requested by Dan Keel)

Billy Joel - The Downeaster ‘Alexa’ (requested by Tony)

The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (requested by Kim Zunda)

Heart - Crazy On You (requested by Kim Zunda)

Coolio - Gangsta’s Paradise (requested by Steve Okenquist)

Rush - La Villa Strangiato (requested by Tony)

Rush - YYZ (requested by Tony)

The Sunday Night Dance Party
Macross 82-99 - Miss Macross

Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Animotion - Obsession

Haddaway - What Is Love?

Scatman John - Scatman

Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash

Nu Shooz - I Can’t Wait

Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long)

Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart

Shannon - Let the Music Play

Cover Girls - Show Me

Expose - Point of No Return

Expose - Come Go With Me

Teena Marie - Lovergirl

CeCe Peniston - Finally

Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer

Session 0113 - Double Shots II: Electric Boogaloo (Airdate: 4/30/23)

Like the graphic says, one of radio's tried-and-true gimmicks returns to Auto Reverse - double shots! Taking a page from last week's playlist, we brought back US Girls for two tremendous songs. And of course, a special appearance by William Shatner really rounded things out. Maybe the most important thing, though, is that we played the anthem of the Young People's Uprising of 1989 in an alternate universe, Electric Youth by the great Debbie Gibson.

Chess (feat. Murray Head) - Bangkok/One Night In Bangkok

U.S. Girls - Tux (Your Body Fills Me, Boo)

U.S. Girls - Pump

Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises

Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me

Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth

Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams

Sparks (feat. Jane Wiedlin) - Cool Places

Sparks - Eaten By The Monster of Love

The Clash - Safe European Home

The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket

Men at Work - Overkill

Men at Work  - Blue For You

Queen - Flash

Queen - Radio Ga Ga

REM - What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?

REM - Losing My Religion

Garbage - Stupid Girl

Garbage - Temptation Waits

Pulp - Common People

William Shatner - Common People

Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get

Morrissey - Everyday is Like Sunday

Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth

Depeche Mode - Home