Friday, Feb 4
Tonight's Twee As Punk searched through three of the greatest twee-ish and post-punk albums to be found. Beat Happening (seen below) started the playlist with tastes of their album You Turn Me On.

Friday, Feb 4
I'm sorry to have neglected this dear Twee As Punk real estate for so so long. Here is a quick recapitulation of what has happened with my twee-pop, post-punk Friday show since the new year began:

Friday, Jan 7
"Deep...Picasso" started with Secret Shine
Friday, Jan 14
"Help...House" started with The Apartments
Friday, Jan 21
"Lazy...Spies" started with Marine Girls
Friday, Jan 28
"Jail...Club" started with Dum Dum Girls

Friday, Nov 12
The quarter is over, so Twee As Punk is over until the next quarter begins in January of 2011. Tonight's playlist, consisting of three stellar EPs, started with Lorelei (seen below) and can be found in full here.

Friday, Nov 5
Only one more installment of Twee As Punk is in store before the quarter is over. This week's show was dedicated to three bands, and Black Tambourine (seen below) began the hour. Here is the playlist.

Friday, Oct 29
The night started with The Feelies (seen below) and moved on to new-wave screechy trumpets, c86 standbys, and poetry over minimal DIY beats. The playlist is here.

Friday, Oct 22
Twee As Punk's latest is called "Teenage...Praises,"and it includes my favorite songs from the Vaselines (seen below), Television Personalities, and Delta 5, which I played this evening. Wander over to Paper Finn for the full playlist.

Friday, Oct 15
Oh the whimsy of this playlist title. After a week of modern fare, I returned Twee As Punk to its usual variety, with a few twenty-first century songs mixed in with the twentieth century love. Teenage Fanclub (seen below) started the show, blurring the lines of that differentiation. The night's playlist can be easily viewed and sometimes listened to on Paper Finn.

Friday, Oct 8
Tonight's show tended to twee and post-punk of the present: young bands who keep the jangle alive. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (seen below) started the show. And the rest followed, as chronicled on Paper Finn.

Friday, Oct 1
The third show has finished, and the third playlist has been preserved on Paper Finn. Heavenly starts the set (seen below).

Monday, Sep 27
I neglected to mention that the newest Twee As Punk playlist is now posted on a blog of mine. It starts with Velocity Girl (seen below).

Friday, Oct 8
The playlist of tonight's Twee As Punk premiere episode is posted on my blog, Paper Finn. The night started with Beat Happening (seen below).

Friday, Sep 17

I did love my dear little Indie ABCs. But I sought change, so now I introduce my new specialty show, Twee As Punk, to take the place of my original program. Same time, same place: Fridays at 8pm here at ACRN.com, beginning September 17.

Friday, Jun 4
I will miss being a DJ over the summer even though I will continue to be surrounded by music. I did not manage to cover all the letters of the indie alphabet this year, but maybe I will complete my task when the new school year begins. We will see. For now here is "Part...Guessing":

1. "Part of Me" by Electric Tickle Machine
2. "The Truth Is in the Dirt" by Karen Elson
3. "Doctor Blind" by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
4. "Gotta Get Smart" by El Perro del Mar
5. "Janglin" by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
6. "Doosmday" by Elvis Perkins In Dearland
7. "Life's Too Short" by Jeremy Enigk
8. "Cousins" by Effi Briest
9. "On My Mind" by Everything But the Girl
10. "Hey! It's Jimmy Mack" by Everybody Was In the French Resistance...Now!
11. "Bait and Switch" by Emily's Sassy Lime 
12. "I'm Sorry, But I'm Beginning to Hate Your Face" by Eagle Seagull
13. "Second Guessing" by Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Friday, May 28
"Claustrophobia...Fun" is tonight's Indie ABCs playlist, a list of obscure old and new songs. The show involved muting out a level 3 expletive and a mini freakout that I might have forgotten my clunker laptop's power cord, but all is well. Just too bloody stupid:

1. "Claustrophobia" by Choir of Young Believers
2. "Sun" by Caribou
3. "R.I.P. Burn Face" by CocoRosie
4. "Traveling Salesman's Young Wife Alone on Christmas in Montpelier, VT" by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
5. "Black Cloud" by Christmas Island
6. "I Never Happened" by Comet Gain
7. "I Wonder Who We Are" by The Clientele
8. "Ad Infinitum" by Andrew Cedermark
9. "Funeral Singers" by Califone
10. "Ink & Needles" by Diane Cluck
11. "The Nights Are Cold" by Camera Obscura
12. "Love Is a Wave" by Crystal Stilts
13. "Just Too Blood Stupid" by Close Lobsters
14. "Any Fun" by Coconut Records

Tuesday, May 25

We have reached the up-to-date point in Indie ABCs' chronology. Here it is: "Faster...One," the latest edition of the Indie ABCs playlist. Enjoy this carefully selected batch of y artists and their upbeat wares:

1. "Faster" by The Yolks
2. "Long, Long, Long" by Yim Yames
3. "Caught Wheel" by Your Twenties
4. "Heart Strings" by Yourself and The Air
5. "Laura Palmer's Prom" by You Say Party! We Say Die!
6. "Brides Song" by Yukon Blonde
7. "Culver City" by Yellow Fever
8. "Yes for Now" by Yes Please
9. "Searching for Mr. Right" by Young Marble Giants
10. "Psychic City (Voodoo City)" by YACHT
11. "Waiting for the D Train" by Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
12. "The Tingling" by Yppah
13. "O.N.E. (Demo Version)" by Yeasayer

Tuesday, May 25
Original planned for air on May 6, 2010, my plans were put on hold due to our stream being down. So, May 14 I returned with "Girls...Collector"--the playlist I had planned:

1. "Girls FM" by Happy Birthday
2. "Hurricane J" by The Hold Steady
3. "Die Slow" by HEALTH
4. "Call an Ambulance" by Albert Hammond Jr.
5. "I Really Do Love Penelope" by Hey Paulette
6. "Black Hearted Love" by PJ Harvey & John Parish
7. "Hold Your Head High" by Heartless Bastards
8. "On Giving Up" by High Places
9. "Bradley Bear" by Holiday Shores
10. "Oh, Ramona" by Hospital Ships
11. "Love At First Sight" by Half Japanese
12. "Bad Attitude" by Hanoi Janes
13. "Winter '94" by Henry's Dress
14. "Collector" by Here We Go Magic

Tuesday, May 25
"Whispered...Dignitary" is the name of this April 30, 2010 playlist brought to you by the letter a and your friend at Indie ABCs. Please enjoy it:

1. "Whispered Words (Pretty Lies)" by Dan Auerbach
2. "Clips" by Ava Luna
3. "Walkabout (feat. Noah Lennox)" by Atlas Sound
4. "Truth Sets In" by Avi Buffalo
5. "All Unfolding" by Ah Holly Fam'ly
6. "River" by Akron/Family
7. "Mr. & Mrs. Everyone" by Eric Ayotte
8. "Bear" by The Antlers
9. "She Was a Vision" by Active Child
10. "Kiss My Name" by Antony and the Johnsons
11. "RR vs. D" by Au
12. "One Chord Wonders" by The Adverts
13. "Action Time Vision" by Alternative TV
14. "Dignified Dignitary" by The Apples in Stereo

Tuesday, May 25
I know I enjoyed the s edition--the latest edition of Indie ABCs from April 23, 2010. "Swim...Heart" is the playlist:

1. "Swim" by Surfer Blood
2. "C'mon" by The Soft Pack
3. "Despicable Dogs" by Small Black
4. "Limboat" by So Cow
5. "I Don't Want to Be Friends with You" by Shop Assistants
6. "Go to Hell" by Scary Mansion
7. "Some Sweet Relief" by Speck Mountain
8. "Uniforms" by Shearwater
9. "Be Brave" by The Strange Boys
10. "Back to the Sea" by The Sandwitches
11. "Noel, Jonah and Me" by The Spinanes
12. "The Bed" by St. Vincent
13. "A Trip to NYC" by Sleeping States
14. "I Heard It through the Grapevine" by The Slits
15. "Idiot Heart" by Sunset Rubdown

Tuesday, May 25
It's "Go...Time." That's the name of the new Indie ABCs playst from April 16, 2010. The j show ended but here is what remains:

1. "Go Do" by Jonsi
2. "Art Czars" by Japandroids
3. "She's the One" by Japanther
4. "Only If You Run" by Julian Plenti
5. "Gin and Platonic" by The Just Joans
6. "Heavy Days" by Jeff the Brotherhood
7. "I Saw It All" by Jacuzzi Boys
8. "I Learned the Hard Way" by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
9. "Stay Monkey" by Julie Ruin
10. "Arkansas" by Damien Jurado
11. "My Life" by jj
12. "It Ain't Gonna Save Me" by Jay Reatard
13. "Disneyland" by The June Brides
14. "Ode to St. Valentine" by Calvin Johnson
15. "Some Things Last a Long Time" by Daniel Johnston

Tuesday, May 25
April 9, 2010 brought the newest Indie ABCs playlist, named "When...Able." This show focused on bands whose names start with the letter g, and the results are as follows. These are the songs that were played. Lots of fresh bands are on this list:

1. "When They Fight, They Fight" by The Generationals
2. "Cryin' Smoke" by Ganglians
3. "Tremel" by Glasser
4. "Dreamsucker" by Grooms
5. "Voyage" by Charlotte Gainsbourg
6. "Hide Me" by The Golden Filter
7. "RIP Static" by Gentle Friendly
8. "Lulu's Lips" by Grass Widow
9. "Alone at the Pier (with Rose Melberg)" by GIGI
10. "Beyond the Sea" by Glo-Worm
11. "Heavy Cross" by Gossip
12. "Lexicon Devil" by The Germs
13. "Way Down Below" by The Gruesomes
14. "Natural's Not In It" by Gang of Four
15. "Ready, Able (KCRW Session)" Grizzly Bear

Tuesday, May 25
Indie ABCs on April 2, 2010 left behind a full list of songs. This playlist will now be called "Technicolor...Co." Have fun with these:

1. "Technicolor" by Nurses
2. "Crash Years" by The New Pornographers
3. "Big Bang" by The Nightgowns
4. "True to Life" by Nodzzz
5. "Bloodbuzz Ohio" by The National
6. "Curses Fired" by Natureboy
7. "I.B.D." by Scout Niblett
8. "I'm the Drunk and You're the Star" by New Buffalo
9. "Cynicism" by Nana Grizol
10. "My Door Is Always Open" by Noah and the Whale
11. "I Am a Girlfriend" by Nobunny
12. "The Secret Life" by New Bloods
13. "Hanging On the Telephone" by The Nerves
14. "Good Intentions Paving Co." by Joanna Newsom

Tuesday, May 25

Another week's episode happened on March 12, 2010. And the next two weeks will be lacking in Indie ABCs due to finals and my school's allotted Spring Break. I promise Indie ABCs will return in the near future. In the meantime here is the last playlist of the quarter, "Give...Radio." How apropos:

1. "Give Blood" by Rain Machine
2. "Dying Is Fine" by Ra Ra Riot
3. "Goji Berries" by Rubik
4. "Cranberry" by The Ruby Suns
5. "Russia" by Ramona Falls
6. "Hide It Away" by Retribution Gospel Choir
7. "Nice Fox" by The Rosebuds
8. "Weekdays" by Red Pens
9. "Drain the Blood" by The Rural Alberta Advantage
10. "Younger Than Yesterday" by Real Estate
11. "Heaven's On Fire" by The Radio Dept.
12. "Big Pink Cake" by Razorcuts
13. "My Guarantee" by Rah Rah
14. "Teenarama" by The Records
15. "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?" by The Ramones

Tuesday, May 25

The letter w has a bounty of lovely bands to behold. There are some real beauties on this Indie ABCs playlist from March 5, 2010, I must say. "October...Voices" is the Finn-given title of this list of songs:

1. "October Fires" by Wolf People
2. "Keep the Lights On" by Wave Machines
3. "January Twenty Something" by WHY?
4. "Elephants" by Warpaint
5. "Kill Me Carolyne" by The Whigs
6. "Taking the Farm" by War on Drugs
7. "Black Rice" by Women
8. "My Heart (Deerhoof Remix)" by Wildbirds & Peacedrums
9. "Icarus" by White Hinterland
10. "Very Late" by White Magic
11. "Strawberry Cables" by The Wave Pictures
12. "Rain On" by Woods
13. "They're Winning" by The Walkmen
14. "I 2 X U" by Wire
15. "Quiet Little Voices" by We Were Promised Jetpacks

Tuesday, May 25
Here are the songs I collected for Indie ABCs' most recent show on the Friday of February 26, 2010. This playlist will be called "There...Die." Don't take offense. There is a method to this naming madness:

1. "There Are Listed Buildings" by Los Campesinos!
2. "Last Choice" by Love Is All
3. "Hanging High" by Lykke Li 
4. "Your Arms Around Me" by Jens Lekman
5. "Antonia Jane" by Lightning Dust
6. "There's Nothing Underwater" by Lightspeed Champion
7. "Stars" by The Love Language
8. "Some Are Lakes" by Land of Talk
9. "Beach Town" by Le Loup
10. "Sun Hands" by Local Natives
11. "White Dress" by Liechtenstein
12. "Ain't You" by Liliput
13. "Scissor" by Liars
14. "Rain On Lake I'm Swimming In" by Lightning Bolt
15. "Even Heroes Have to Die" by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Tuesday, May 25
The playlight of the night of February 19, 2010, "Fables...Rye" is the newest collection of songs from Indie ABCs:

1. "Fables" by Dodos
2. "People C'mon" by Delta Spirit
3. "Hands" by The Dutchess and the Duke
4. "Blue Flower / Blue Flame" by Destroyer
5. "Jail La La" by Dum Dum Girls
6. "I Don't Know What to Say" by Dear Nora
7. "Eviction Party" by Darlings
8. "Pink Sabbath" by Dananananaykroyd
9. "Mind Your Own Business" by Delta 5
10. "Rainwater Cassette Exchange" by Deerhunter
11. "Ascending Melody" by Dirty Projectors
12. "Wet Wings" by Dan Deacon
13. "Black and White" by The dB's
14. "The Beach" by Dr. Dog
15. "Waves of Rye" by Department of Eagles

Tuesday, May 25
February 12, 2010 saw the letter t edition of Indie ABCs, and this playlist, entitled "Coast...Fiya" is all that remains:

1. "Coast of Carolina" by Telekinesis
2. "The Red Bow" by That Ghost
3. "Part Time Punks" by Television Personalities 
4. "Ichthus Hop" by Talbot Tagora
5. "Anna" by Taken by Trees
6. "Blessa" by Toro y Moi
7. "Dreamer" by Tiny Vipers
8. "When I Was Afraid" by The Thermals
9. "I Want a House" by Twin Sister
10. "Hold Heart" Emiliana Torrini 
11. "Know Better Learn Faster" by Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
12. "The Iliad" by Tapes n' Tapes
13. "First Born" by J. Tillman
14. "Martin Luther King Day" by Times New Viking
15. "The River" by Thanksgiving
16. "How Many" by Tender Forever
17. "Fiya" by tUnE-yArDs

Tuesday, May 25
These are the songs I played on the February 5, 2010 installment of Indie ABCs, which I will call "Golden...Blood." Quite provocative, no?:

1. "Golden Phone" by Micachu
2. "I Got a Lot (New New New)" by Mika Miko
3. "Roadrunner" by The Modern Lovers
4. "You Must Be Out of Your Mind" by The Magnetic Fields
5. "Generosity" by Mirah
6. "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" by Holly Miranda
7. "Dreams-Come-True-Girl (feat. Karen Black)" by Cass McCombs
8. "Kaufman's Ballad" by Megafaun
9. "Say Please" by Monsters of Folk
10. "Preacher's Son" by Midnight Masses
11. "Light of Love" by Music Go Music
12. "Second Sight" by Marine Girls
13. "Oh My God" by Ida Maria
14. "Blood" by The Middle East

Tuesday, May 25
Here is the complete playlist of songs, called "Dominos...Woods," from the January 29, 2010 installment of my dear Indie ABCs. And it was a good one. And the second installment in which the word "prostitute" appears. That could be a record, I would think:

1. "Dominos" by The Big Pink
2. "Lovesick Teenagers" by Bear In Heaven
3. "The High Road" by Broken Bells
4. "Born on a Day the Sun Didn't Rise" by Black Moth Super Rainbow
5. "When I'm with You" by Best Coast
6. "Drown" by Black Tambourine
7. "The Fall" by Beat Happening
8. "Night Animal" by Burning Hearts
9. "Zebra" by Beach House
10. "Teeth" by Bowerbirds
11. "My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille" by Beirut
12. "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) [feat. Jim Jones & Mos Def]" by BlakRoc
13. "Too Many Creeps" by Bush Tetras
14. "Daniel" by Bat for Lashes
15. "Woods" by Bon Iver

Tuesday, May 25
Behold the full list of songs, "Young...Bye," I played on Indie ABCs letter p show on January 22, 2010:

1. "Young Adult Friction" by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
2. "Right Away" by Pattern Is Movement
3. "When I'm Small" by Phantogram
4. "I'm Alright with You" by The Pastels
5. "Debaser" by Pixies
6. "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John
7. "Im Not" by Panda Bear
8. "Lewis Takes Action" by Owen Pallett
9. "Mount Misery" by Parts & Labor
10. "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd
11. "Armistice" by Phoenix
12. "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit
13. "Future Primitive" by Papercuts
14. "Vampire" by Pink Mountaintops
15. "Bye Bye Bye" by Plants and Animals

Tuesday, May 25
"Cousins...Religion" is the name of this Indie ABCs playlist that I played on January 15, 2010:

1. "Cousins" by Vampire Weekend
2. "Yalira" by The Very Best
3. "Sister" by Vetiver
4. "Palm Desert" by Van Dyke Parks
5. "Son of a Gun" by The Vaselines
6. "Octavio" by Viva Voce
7. "Husks and Shells" by Volcano Choir
8. "Tornado" by Sharon Van Etten
9. "Kiss Off" by Violent Femmes
10. "I Can See Your Tracks" by Laura Veirs
11. "When the Bottom Fell Out" by Vic Chesnutt
12. "Willow Tree" by Chad VanGaalen
13. "When I'm Gone" by Vivian Girls
14. "Who Loves the Sun" by The Velvet Underground
15. "There's Only One Thing Left to Say" by Velocity Girl
16. "Ward" by Visqueen
17. "Overnite Religion" by Kurt Vile

Tuesday, May 25

Here is the full playlist of songs, hereby called "Early...Prostitute," I played on Indie ABCs on January 8, 2010:

1. "Early Warnings" by Foreign Born
2. "Fortune Teller" by Forest Fire
3. "In Context" by Field Music
4. "Penelope Tree" by Felt
5. "I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms" by The Feelies
6. "Gentlemen's Blues" by The F**king Eagles
7. "Cruisers Creek" by The Fall
8. "Birdie Brain" by The Fiery Furnaces
9. "Dry and Dusty" by Fever Ray
10. "I'm a Pilot" by Fanfarlo
11. "Generator (First Floor)" by Freelance Whales
12. "Shake Some Action" by Flamin' Groovies
13. "Savoir Faire" by Family Fodder
14. "Our Own Pretty Ways" by First Aid Kit
15. "The Ruminant Band" by Fruit Bats
16. "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute" by Flight of the Conchords