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Saturday, June 29, 2013

All kinds of awesomeness today, for the last Saturday in June...

I will be away next week.  The wonderful ADHDJ will be subbing for me on July 6.

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
gypsy and the cat ~ bloom "the late blue" [alsatian]
The fin. - glowing red on the shore (japan)
wild nothing - chinatown
young galaxy ~ pretty boy "ultramarine" [paper bag]
12:20pm
mood rings ~ get lost "vpi harmony" [mexican summer]
meishi smile - summer breeze (remix)
the very most - we don't have any cuts to waste
camera obscura ~ new year's resolution “desire lines” [4ad]
pocketbooks - the sky at night
12:40pm
velocity girl - crazy town
tullycraft ~ no tic, all tac "lost in light rotation" [magic marker & fortuna pop!]
english singles - ordinary girls
tv girl - easier to cry
brothers in law ~ lose control "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
delorean - seasun
1:00pm
alpaca sports - telephone
northern portrait - murder weapon
club 8 ~ i'm not gonna grow old "above the city" [labrador]
acid house kings - (i'm in) a chorus line
the wellington – ocean
1:20pm
helen love - let's go surfing
the krontjong devils - butterfingers (netherlands)
retroactive gamma rays -  the last gamma ray
the meltones - air time II
the lava rats - peligroso
the moments - summershine (japan)
1:40pm
the arctic flow - one wretched summer
when nalda became punk - summer, you and me
seapony - late summer
someday - summer project
preston cochran - summer flings
secretly french - not enough flowers
2:00pm
sally shapiro ~ what can i do "somewhere else" [paper bag]
the secret history - johnny panic (Forget Everything)
lost tapes - war in the netherlands (Spain)
obedient wives club - murder kill baby (Singapore)
the pastels ~ come to the dance "Slow Summits" [Domino]
2:20pm
moscow club - choo choo train
the ballet - is anybody out there?
big wave - only you
sambassadeur - kate
the french pop dream - eurostar, the musical
future bible heroes ~ drink nothing but champagne "partygoing" [merge]
2:40pm
phoenix ~ trying to be cool "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
telekinesis ~ ever true "dormarion" [merge]
vampire weekend ~ finger back “modern vampires of the city” [xl]
strfkr ~ sazed "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
silver swans - mother of pearl
the raveonettes - last dance

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Yesterday was the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, and the official beginning of summer.  So, we bring you the indie pop songs about summer this week on the Happyoblivion Show!  Not surprisingly, there are more indie pop songs about summer than any other season.  Summer and indie pop just go together, hand-in-hand, skipping across the sandy beach in the bright summer sun...

12:00pm
the school - summer's here
junk culture - indian summer
sunny summer day - in summertime
acid house kings - i write summer songs for no reason
club 8 ~ hot sun "above the city" [labrador]
antonio carlos jobim - surfboard
12:20pm
the cure - hot hot hot!!!
carnival park - this feels like summer
wild nothing - summer holiday
ella fitzgerald & louis armstrong - summertime
francolin - war on summer
12:40pm
tullycraft - wild bikini
koop - summer sun
twangy twangy - surf around the world
the apples in stereo - no vacation
autumn leaves - the summer's gone
king of prussia - spain in the summertime
1:00pm
summer heart - i wanna go
pocketbooks - summertime
kensei ogata - on the beach
beach vacation - washington weather
very truly yours - across the sea
elvis costello - the other side of summer
1:24PM mini surf set
aqua velvets - summer at dreampoint
meshugga beach party - s'vivon
frankie & the pool boys - ewa on the beach
the beach boys - all summer long
1:40pm
fonda - summer's gone
alpaca sports - she'll come back for indian summer
even as we speak - swimming song
boyish - waiting in summer
future bible heroes - real summer
pearlfishers - we're gonna save the summer
eternal summers - summerset
2:00pm
elfs in bloom - summer of love
jumprope - bright summer sky
Juni Järvi - looking at you is like looking at the sun
nous non plus - Yé-Yé C’est l’Été (Summer Song)
youth genius - hollywood summer!
2:20pm
the ladybug transistor - like a summer rain
brown recluse - summer showers
little ripple - light of summer
strfkr ~ beach monster "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
magic kids - summer
travel kyoto - summer days
youth in my videotapes - summer rain, beside me
2:40pm
daisyblue - summery film
puffy amiyumi - into the beach
gold motel - summer house
sweater girls - summer girls
strawberry whiplash - looking out for summer
sea pinks - ashley's summer tan
the pastels ~ summer rain "Slow Summits" [Domino]  

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Another wonderful Saturday in Hawaii.  Listen to good tunes, enjoy your weekend!

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
free time ~ it’s alright “s/t” [s/r]
tv girl - laura
funny little dream - strangers in love (Indonesia)
tenderfist - social club (Malaysia)
the pastels ~ check my heart "Slow Summits" [Domino]
12:20pm
Moscow club - lizaveta (Japan)
lost tapes - war in the netherlands (Spain)
the yawns - full of admiration
the west coast pop art experimental - here's where you belong
The fin. - floating in the air (Japan)
post modern team - fade away (Japan)
12:40pm
beach vacation - escape
club 8 ~ a small piece of heaven "above the city" [labrador]
camera obscura ~ new year's resolution “desire lines” [4ad]
brothers in law ~ leave me (shadow 2) "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
cape canaveral - crazy love
tender trap - train from king's cross station
1:00pm
vampire weekend ~ step “modern vampires of the city” [xl]
m. ward - let's dance
beach house - myth
phoenix ~ trying to be cool "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
telekinesis ~ power lines "dormarion" [merge]
1:22pm SURF SET
martin cilia - surfabilly
the tikiyaki orchestra - makaha
aqua vista - we're gonna feed your voodoo ass to the lions
the sidemen - peligro
1:33pm
fonda - moving forward
northern portrait - some people
teenage fanclub - baby lee
the very most - just a pup
tullycraft ~ queenie co. "lost in light rotation" [magic marker & fortuna pop!]
the smittens - heart goes pop
close lobsters - got apprehension
alpaca sports - telephone (Sweden)
2:00pm
Moscow Olympics - still (Philippines)
Boyish - couldn’t remember (Japan)
jappers - settle down (Japan)
Heavenly - she says
azure blue - willows and pines (Sweden)
2:20pm
the ballet - difficult situations
the colleagues - daydreaming (Indonesia)
small black ~ breathless "limits of desire" [jagjaguwar]
fireflies - just pretend
elen never sleeps - shine on me (Japan)
2:40pm
portugal. the man ~ holy roller (hallelujah) "evil friends" [atlantic]
rogue wave ~ college "nightingdale floors" [vagrant]
orchestral manoeuvres in the dark ~ night cafe "english electric" [bmg]
beulah - gravity's bringing us down
golden grrrls ~ take your time "golden grrrls" [slumberland]
craft spells - from the morning heat
the bilinda butchers - teen dream

Saturday, June 8, 2013

A beautiful day in Hawaii nei, and the best in indie pop to relax on a Saturday afternoon!

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
summer heart - i wanna go
tv girl - she smokes in bed
night flowers – single beds
the pearly gatecrashers – I’m dreaming
12:20pm
club 8 ~ hot sun "above the city" [labrador]
Tokyo ska paradise orchestra – light
The fin. – floating in the air
The paper kites ~ woodland “s/t” [nettwerk]
Summer twins – forget me
12:40pm
vampire weekend ~ worship you “modern vampires of the city” [xl]
tullycraft ~ anacortes "lost in light rotation" [magic marker & fortuna pop!]
the smittens – sweet (tullycraft cover)
yo la tengo – here comes my baby
the very most - it's not unusual (featuring liz hunt of the school)
jens lekman – waiting for kirsten
1:00pm
the simple carnival – caitlin’s on the beach 
the bird and the bee – so you say
the like – catch me if you like
the school – you make me hear music (inside my head)
softies – sixteen months
northern portrait – new favourite moment
british sea power – living is so easy
camera obscura ~ fifth in line to the throne “desire lines” [4ad]
1:25pm SURF SET
twang – night of the twang creatures
retroactive gamma rays – hammock connoisseur
the silhouettes – tornado
the meltones – the last papaya
1:40pm
the decibels – please please me
pocketbooks – the Beaujolais lanes
days – simple thing
wild nothing ~ the body in rainfall "empty estate" [captured tracks]
camera2 ~ forever lost "this is not a sad song" [s/r]
saturday looks good to me ~ negative space "one kiss ends it all" [polyvinyl]
cassolette – blame the weatherman
someloves – know you now
2:00pm
brothers in law ~ lose control "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
grandchildren ~ forward "golden age" [ernest jenning]
gypsy and the cat ~ bloom "the late blue" [alsatian]
strfkr ~ sazed "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
2:20pm
AZMA shoegaze explosion – thousand lights (live at Navaro)
kensei ogata – her twinkle eyes
asoboys – sea of love
the wellington – ocean
suede ~ hit me "bloodsports" [fontana]
Moscow club – choo choo train
2:40pm
Kuryakin – rain
Acid house kings – would you say stop (perfect nines remix)
sally shapiro ~ what can i do "somewhere else" [paper bag]
delorean - seasun
phoenix ~ drakkar noir "bankrupt!" [glassnote]

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Featuring songs from the NYC Popfest this week!  I think this year's lineup is one of the best of any festival anywhere ever.

Thanks for tuning in!

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
alpaca sports - i was running
close lobsters - just too bloody stupid
azure blue - the road i know
cassolette - annie
12:20pm
math and physics club - baby i'm yours
grand resort - night is dark
my teenage stride - cast your own shadow
making marks - hard to be good
ski lodge - a game
the school - never thought i'd see the day
12:40pm
the very most - it's not unusual (featuring liz hunt of the school)
the very most - patricia
the orange peels - back in san francisco
the secret history - our lady of stalingrad
the ballet - the house on fire
the proctors - perfect world
1:00pm
literature - grifted
tigercats - full moon reggae party
flowers - hide and seek
ringo deathstar - so high
the hobbes fanclub - the one you love
smittens - almost
zipper - phone song
silkies - like one
1:20pm SURF SET
phantom 309 - motor oil
the incredible mr. smith - get out of the van!
secret samurai - don't fear the reverb
1:35pm
thee ahs - someone else
the wolfhounds - anti-midas touch
swiss alps - pelican dive
startropics - into the night
french films - when people like you filled the heavens
pains of being pure at heart - heaven's gonna happen now
northern portrait - some people
allo darlin' - golden age
2:00pm
camera obscura - do it again
club 8 ~ a small piece of heaven "above the city" [labrador]
papa topo - oso panda
cola jet set - quiereme
the ladybug transistor - like a summer rain
young galaxy ~ pretty boy "ultramarine" [paper bag]
2:20pm
camera2 ~ this is not a sad song "this is not a sad song" [s/r]
gypsy and the cat ~ bloom "the late blue" [alsatian]
tv girl - she smokes in bed
phoenix ~ oblique city "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
saturday looks good to me ~ invisible friend "one kiss ends it all" [polyvinyl]
2:40pm
tullycraft ~ lost in light rotation "lost in light rotation" [magic marker & fortuna pop!]
wild nothing ~ the body in rainfall "empty estate" [captured tracks]
small black ~ breathless "limits of desire" [jagjaguwar]
brothers in law ~ leave me (shadow 2) "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
strfkr ~ atlantis "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
the fin. - circle on the snows
post modern team - nite life lounge
lush - single girl