This Twelfth of September, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Sad news this week! Our beloved co-host, Marcus "the iPod" Aurelius, has died. Our small stoic friend was the major guiding force in changing this show from a completely random and inconsistent show to the critical wonder - and indie darling - that it still is not today. So we pay homage to that little square of electronics who had more heart than half the population of Sudbury. Always good for a sad song when wallowing, or a lively danceable when in the mood for some hot-stepping, Marcus was a true original on CKLU. We thank him for his year of constant service, and all hope that when he is replaced, it is by a commodity that is no Commodus.

So here's a little show we like to call

This Week in Braille or “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

• Ella Fitzgerald; Too Darn Hot (3:48) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Sarah Vaughan; Hi-Fly (8:23) from In the City of Lights
• Nostalgia 77 Octet; Changes (7:30) from Sevens & Eights
• ReBirth Brass Band; You Move, Ya Lose (7:29) from Rollin'
• New York Ska Jazz Ensemble; Prime Suspect (4:05) from Live in Europe
• New York Ska Jazz Ensemble; Elegy (7:21) from Live in Europe
• The Aggrolites; Thunder Fist (2:51) from The Aggrolites
• The Aggrolites; Countryman Fiddle (3:50) from The Aggrolites
• Los Campesinos; We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives (2:19) from Sticking Fingers into Sockets
• Los Campesinos; It Started with a Mixx (1:20) from Sticking Fingers into Sockets
• Beastie Boys; Suco de Tangerina (3:17) from The Mix-Up
• Amy Winehouse; Rehab (3:35) from Back to Black
• Amy Winehouse; You Know I'm No Good (4:17) from Back to Black
• Vampire Weekend; Oxford Comma (3:24) from Vampire Weekend
• Two Hours Traffic; No Advances (3:17) from Little Jabs
• Vampire Weekend; The Kids Don't Stand a Chance (4:03) from Vampire Weekend
• Two Hours Traffic; Backseat Sweetheart (3:29) from Little Jabs
• Of Montreal; Art Snob Solutions (3:24) from The Sunlandic Twins Bonus EP
• Of Montreal; Requiem for O.M.M. 2 (2:19) from The Sunlandic Twins
• Of Montreal; Forecast Fascist Future (4:23) from The Sunlandic Twins
• You Say Party! We Say Die!; Giant Hands (3:25) from Lose All Time
• You Say Party! We Say Die!; Dancefloor Destroyer (3:15) from Lose All Time
• Flight of the Conchords; Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous (ft. Rhymenocerous & Hiphopopotamus) (2:09) from Flight of the Conchords [SubPop]
• Sia; Buttons (3:18) from Some People Have Real Problems
• Fembots; Can I Be Your Mirror? (3:40) from Calling Out
• Fembots; JL Recalls his Amazon Adventure from a Comfortable Chair in the Window of No. 5 the Kingsway (3:45) from Calling Out
• Okkervil River; Lost Coastlines (5:31) from The Stand Ins
• Okkervil River; Calling and Not Calling My Ex (4:21) from The Stand Ins
• The Black Keys; Strange Times (3:10) from Attack & Release
• The Black Keys; Psychotic Girl (4:10) from Attack & Release
• Modest Mouse; Tiny Cities Made of Ashes (3:42) from The Moon and Antarctica
• Sunset Rubdown; Up on Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days (4:47) from Random Spirit Lover
• Sunset Rubdown; I'm Sorry I Sang on Your Hands that Have Been in the Grave (5:32) from Shut Up I Am Dreaming
• Wax Mannequin; Everything Proper (3:23) from Orchard & Ire
• Wax Mannequin; Tell the Doctor (3:55) from The Price
• Monty Python; I'm So Worried (3:18) from Contractual Obligation Album
• Iron & Wine; Boy with a Coin (4:06) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Iron & Wine; The Devil Never Sleeps (2:07) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Basia Bulat; I Was a Daughter (2:54) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; In the Night (2:58) from Oh, My Darling
• Old Man Leudecke; In the Beginning (5:26) from Proof of Love
• Tom Waits; Ice Cream Man (3:06) from Closing Time
• The Weapons of Mass Seduction; Hey Hey Mama (2:53) from Weapons of Mass Seduction
• The Weapons of Mass Seduction; Please, Please, Please (1:54) from Weapons of Mass Seduction
• Sheesham and Lotus; Cutting at the Pines from Everytime!
• Rupa & the April Fishes; La pêcheuse (5:39) from Extraordinary Rendition
• Rupa & the April Fishes; Mal de mer (4:39) from Extraordinary Rendition
• Rupa & the April Fishes; Les abeilles (5:40) from Extraordinary Rendition
• Rupa & the April Fishes; Plus que moi (4:01) from Extraordinary Rendition
• The Tragically Hip; Chagrin Falls (4:11) from Phantom Power
• B.B. King; Never Make Your Move Too Soon (5:31) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• Elliott Smith; Independence Day (3:05) from XO
• Elliott Smith; Thirteen (2:43) from New Moon
• Beirut; The Canals of Our City (2:21) from Gulag Orkestar
• Beirut; St. Apollonia (3:33) from The Flying Club Cup
• Elliott Brood; Fingers and Tongues (5:05) from Mountain Meadows
• Elliott Brood; Write It All Down for You (3:58) from Mountain Meadows
• Elliott Brood; Without Again (3:25) from Mountain Meadows
• Iron & Wine; Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song) (3:05) from Woman King
• Neko Case; Maybe Sparrow (2:38) from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
• Joanna Newsom; Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie (4:02) from Joanna Newsom and the Ys. Street Band
• Nick Drake; Pink Moon (2:07) from Pink Moon
• Bob Dylan; Arthur Mcbride (6:22) from As Good As I've Been To You

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Hear you next week!