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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Today's show will be the last one ever on our 90.3FM frequency! At 3:00pm today, we should be changing over to our new 90.1FM frequency and increasing from 3000 to 7000 watts!

Radiothon still going on as well. We need help to maintain the station! Donate at ktuh.org  

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
lush - 500
sunny summer day - in summertime (feat. Cris Miller) [Indonesia]
doggy - mon colonel [France]
marine life - big sur
martin courtney ~ vestiges "many moons" [domino]
12:20pm
plant cell - indi blue [Japan]
the airplanes - big world
the hit parade - you didn't love me then
summer fiction - dirty blonde
obedient wives club - that boy (joe ng remix) [Singapore]
12:40pm
shin rizumu - if you hear a bell [Japan]
cozy catastrophes ~ arbor day "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
the spook school ~ i want to kiss you  "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop]
the wild swans - melting blue delicious
the icicles - la ti da
knife pleats - one step too far
1:00pm
yaoyoros - toke dashita natsu ni [Japan]
the crookes ~ if only for tonight "lucky ones" [modern outsider]
postal blue - brighter [Brazil]
evripidis & his tragedies - secrets of the moon
surf city - spec city
1:20pm Surf Set
men in grey suits - hawaii 5-0
the kilaueas - antenna moon
the reverb syndicate - the martini cluster
the madeira - nightrider
the surfaders ~ dust from the sun "a greater silence" [turbasco]
1:40pm
ski lodge - time
day wave ~ hard to read "hard to read" [liberator]
charlie darling - since yesterday
kawairitsu - kagefumi [Japan]
cullen omori ~ hey girl "new misery" [sub pop]
2:00pm
shin rizumu - harunoniji [Japan]
pale spectres - your boyfriend's girlfriend [France]
some gorgeous accident - heaven sent [Philippines]
giorgio tuma with laetitia sadier - maude hope
2:20pm
marlover - farewell in the 60's [Spain]
tv girl ~ for you "who really cares" [s/r]
the very most - things too obvious to sing (featuring Geoff Crestwell from Pellow)
death by unga bunga ~ best friends "pineapple pizza" [jansen]
british sea power - please stand up
2:40pm
brideshead  ~ the mermaid "never grow up" [dufflecoat]
decibels - radio
milkyway - radio milkyway
magic kids - radio
elvis costello - radio radio
washed out - it all feels right
the go! team - the power is on

Saturday, March 12, 2016

2016 KTUH Radiothon!


Please show your support for KTUH and the Happyoblivion Show!  KTUH Radiothon is our fundraising drive for the year.  Your support will help us make important improvements to the station.  This includes an upgrades and other equipment for improved sound and reception.  Obtaining a backup translator will help prevent the loss of signal in case of lightning, other electrical issues, or when we have to service the main transmitter.  We are also moving to a new transmitter very soon, so you will be able to hear us island-wide at 90.1FM.  Thanks for your support!

Ways to support the Happyoblivion Show:
1) Call (808) 956 - 5288 during the show 12-3pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016.  This is the easiest way to donate!
2) Go to ktuh.org and click on the link to donate.  Then send an email to gm@ktuh.org to tell the station you donated for the Happyoblivion Show!

Pledge prizes:
  • The first $50+ donation of each hour will receive a KTUH Swag Bag and a T-shirt.
  • $50 donation: KTUH Radiothon T-shirt.
  • $100 donation: KTUH Swag Bag filled with KTUH goodies
  • $300 donation: KTUH 90.1 FM logo engraved HydroFlask (40oz)
  • $350+ donation: all of the above premiums!


Playlist updated as show progresses:
12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
death by unga bunga ~ make up your mind "pineapple pizza" [jansen]
dressy bessy ~ if you should try to kiss her "kingsized" [yep roc]
avalea and the glitterhawks - mary girl
letting up despite great faults - teenage tide
band à part - verano azul, invierno nuclear
12:20pm
the bilinda butchers - edo method
recreations - winter balloon
boyish - 1990
pictured resort - now and on
alpaca sports - i love you
12:40pm
the school ~ all i want from you is everything "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]
the golden eaves - no other
tv girl ~ (do the) act like you never met me "who really cares" [s/r]
the very most - good fight fighting (featuring Adriano do Couto from Postal Blue)
camera obscura - honey in the sun
heavenly - escort crash on marsten street
1:00pm
the hi-life companion - meet me at the pier
homecomings - great escape
juvenile juvenile - feel the same
kensai ogata - gerbera
night flowers - chaser
gomes the hitman - jozetsu sutakkato
1:20pm Surf Set
madiera - intruder (surf coasters cover)
the surfites - ankle busters
dick dale & the del-tones - taco wagon
burt rocket - boss board
los venturas - beach bunny
1:40pm
les bicyclettes de belsize - beatnik my guest (beat version)
tesco chainstore mascara - tomorrow
cola jet set - ahora te quiero mas
club 8 - late nights
the apples in stereo - everybody let up
lia pamina - whirlwind
acid house kings - save it for the weekend
2:00pm
hoshi - on top of the fence
teen runnings - high school love
northern portrait - some people
brideshead - at 45 rpm
the lodger - the good old days
2:20pm
houndmouth - sedona
kyohei yonemitsu - choking down
math and physics club - love or loneliness
silver screen - really no wonder
the simple carnival - caitlin's on the beach
teenage fanclub - baby lee
2:40pm
the minders - yeah yeah yeah
the orange peels - back in san francisco
jens lekman - postcard #33
tullycraft - stowaway
rose melberg - we're through
velocity girl - there's only one thing left to say
strawberry whiplash - stop, look and listen

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Welcome to the first Happyoblivion Show in March! Big news at KTUH--Radiothon starts tomorrow March 6 and runs through March 12.  Next week's show will be a Radiothon special, plus we will be switch to our new frequency 90.1FM at the end of the show at 3pm, if all works as planned.

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
night flowers - sleep
alpaca sports - need me the most
the school ~ wasting away and wondering "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]
the muscadettes - earthquake
homecomings - you never kiss (Japan)
12:20pm
plant cell - azusa (Japan)
brown recluse - impressions of a city morning
martin courtney ~ northern highway "many moons" [domino]
the hit parade - my stupid band
cozy catastrophes ~ hideaway "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
12:40pm
SaToA - sprout (Japan)
monochrome chocolate - kizuna (Japan)
literature - 14 seconds
lost tapes - war in the netherlands
post modern team - heartbreak (Japan)
sambassadeur - final say
1:00pm
muffs ~ changes "a salute to the thin white duke - the songs of david bowie" [cleopatra]
ski lodge - crush your heart
death by unga bunga ~ best friends "pineapple pizza" [jansen]
eerie wanda ~ to dream again "hum" [beyond beyond is beyond]
true love always - summer trains and tears (7" mix)
the spook school ~ vicious machine  "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop]
1:20pm Surf Set
dick dale & his del-tones - hava nagila
the madiera - surf fidelis
the meltones - astronomic
burt rocket - bedoin banzai
the surfites - barrel run
the silvertones - bathsheba
tikiyaki orchestra - aloha, baby
1:40pm
the very most - today it is even better (synthpop version - featuring Laz McCluskey)
gypsy & the cat - inside your mind
super furry animals - inaugural trams
wild nothing - the body in rainfall
recreations - winter balloon (Japan)
hariguem zaboy - tender mind (Thailand)
2:00pm
tv girl - taking what's not yours
wildhoney ~ thin air "your face sideways" [top shelf]
the leaves - i'm not ready (Japan)
the crookes ~ i wanna waste my time on you "lucky ones" [modern outsider]
watoo watoo - searching for mr. right (France)
letting up despite great faults - teenage tide
2:20pm
summer fiction - perfume paper
california snow story - my life is only a daydream
kuryakin - take my hand (Sweden)
boyracer - nothing left
english singles - ordinary girls
northern portrait - the young and hopefuls (Denmark)
2:40pm
brideshead ~ if i sing for you "never grow up" [dufflecoat] (Germany)
cola jet set - no te enamores de mi (Spain)
balloon at dawn - short hair (Japan)
dressy bessy ~ kingsized "kingsized" [yep roc]
pictured resort - head west (beaf remix) (Japan)

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Special guest today, my good friend Patrick, who used to do the ska show "Boogie in my Bones" on KUCR 88.3FM at UC Riverside!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkIbO8rcoL8

[playlist updated as show progresses]:


12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
lush - lit up
the jesus and mary chain - down on me
the pains of being pure at heart - my terrible friend
night flowers - chaser
wild nothing ~ tv queen "life of pause" [captured tracks]
12:20pm
teen runnings - sightseeing
apples in stereo - tin pan alley
teenage fanclub - sidewinder
ride - taste
the recreations - swing together
12:40pm
dentists - this is not my flag
boyish - hikokigumo sora ni hitosuji
parcel post - centimetres
brideshead ~ the mermaid "never grow up" [dufflecoat] (Germany)
wildhoney ~ hurts to hear "your face sideways" [top shelf]
the radio dept. - heaven's on fire
1:00pm
shin rizumu - in the mood for surfing
letting up despite great faults - disappear
the lightning seeds - the life of riley
stereolab - need to be
gene - be my light, be my guide
the bilinda butchers - teen dream
1:25pm Surf Set
the surfaders ~ sharkbait "a greater silence" [turbasco]
the madiera - everybody up!
burt rocket - the wreck
man or astro-man? - bermuda triangle shorts
the violentures - big hit
the hi-fives - mr. moto
shadowy men on a shadowy planet - rover and rusty
1:40pm
hepcat - the spins
new york ska-jazz ensemble - ska's the limit
rancid - time bomb
the specials - 007 (shanty town)
the maytals - john james
the skatalites - malcom x
basil gabbidon - goodbye pretty darling
2:00pm
aggrolites - it's gonna be ok
aggrolites - funky fire
laurel aitken - boogie in my bones
hepcat - daydreamin'
2:20pm
let's go bowling - cumbia del sol
chris murray - ex-darling
tokyo ska paradise orchestra - sekaichizu
momoiro clover z - chu tobu! ozashiki ressha
kero kero bonito - lipslap
2:40pm
the very most - sweater (synthpop version - featuring Thomas Guilcher)
the airplanes - peculiar times
attic lights - war years (reworked by la casa azul)
smiths - ask
juvenile juvenile - feel the same
saint etienne - erica america
skatalites - i wish you love

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Thanks for tuning in!  Today's playlist (updated as the show progresses):

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
kensai ogata - gerbera (Japan)
boyish - second summer of love (Japan)
night flowers - chaser (UK)
gomes the hitman - jozetsu sutakkato (Japan)
the bulls - prudence
12:20pm
plant cell - marguerite (Japan)
whisper voice riot - stargaze (Japan)
24hour control - pirlo (Japan)
boyfriend's dead - melting ice cream (Japan)
boys forever - poisonous
eskimeaux - power
12:40pm
ether feels - morning star (Japan)
monochrome chocolate - ohako (Japan)
the spook school ~ everybody needs to be in love  "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop]
tenkiame - colour trip (Japan)
dressy bessy ~ pop phenom "kingsized" [yep roc]
1:00pm
ume ~ suffragette city "a salute to the thin white duke - the songs of david bowie" [cleopatra]
espiritusanto - poligono industrial (Spain)
balloon at dawn - teenage idol (Japan)
martin courtney ~ before we begin "many moons" [domino]
wildhoney ~ laura "your face sideways" [top shelf]
the recreations - summer days (Japan)
1:20pm Surf Set
the meltones - cabo del cabo
the vibrants - scorpion
the madiera - rogue wave
the sidemen - volo no. 1062
spaceguards - strangelove
burt rocket - sea-n-shore
the surfites - comet's tail
1:40pm
hoshi - on top of the fence (Japan)
the airplanes - olive trees with yellow sky and sun
cola jet set - seguro de felicidad (Spain)
the school ~ do i love you "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]
the yearning - every time i fall in love
heavenly - our love is heavenly
2:00pm
diiv ~ out of mind "is the is are" [captured tracks]
ride - not fazed
wild nothing - life of pause
beach house - lazuli
flowers - pull my arm
2:20pm
watoo watoo - un simple mot (France)
cozy catastrophes ~ remembering "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
VLIVM - life (Spain)
the suncharms - wash away
the artisans - yield to the night
we. the pigs - something new (Sweden)
2:40pm
summer fiction - dirty blonde
letting up despite great faults - disappear
silver swans - mother of pearl
the very most - polygraph (synthpop version - feat. charles burt)
los bonsais - nada que hacer
brideshead ~ at melancholy bay "never grow up" [dufflecoat] (Germany)

Saturday, February 13, 2016


We endearingly call it "Sex Jams Week" at KTUH, and today the Happyoblivion Show will bring you songs of love and longing!

12:00pm
the free design - i found love
the school - valentine
bmx bandits - i wanna fall in love
go sailor - together forever in love
misterfireflies - love so pure
goodly thousands - kiss me upside-down
la casa azul - love is in the air (Spain)
12:20pm
acid house kings - say yes if you love me (Sweden)
heavenly - i fell in love last night
allo darlin - kiss your lips
the bilinda butchers - boyfriend
nous non plus - c'est vrai, bebe!
the yearning - if you were my boyfriend
12:40pm
rocketship - kisses are always promises
post modern team - i just wanna make love to you (Japan)
alpaca sports - i love you (Sweden)
the bird & the bee - lovey dovey
rizumu & ikkubaru - love sunset (Japan)
lunchbox - give a little love
the primitives - through the flowers
1:00pm
pelle carlberg - i love you, you imbecile (Sweden)
the muscadettes - i'm in love
boyish - love affair
brideshead - love in june (Germany)
franny & zooey - i love you (Dominican Republic)
camera obscura - this is love (feels alright)
1:20pm Surf Set
tikiyaki orchestra - polynesian village love theme
dick dale & the del-tones - take it off
kaiser george & the hi-risers - i'd rather be with you
freddy & the heartaches - womp womp
sputnicks - so much love
1:35pm
pizzicato five - tokyo, mon amour (discotique 96 mix)
puffy amiyumi - angel of love (Japan)
milkyway - in love (Spain)
club 8 - when lights go out
summer aviation - love so fine
cozy catastrophes ~ coworkers in love "have you ever heard of cozy catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
barcelona - everything makes me think about sex
the pirouettes - acting lovers (France)
2:00pm
slow beach - lover lover
girls - saying i love you
the spook school ~ i want to kiss you "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop]
the siddeleys - love grows (where my rosemary goes)
soda fountain rag - lovesong for the geek
push kings - the wild ones
2:20pm
tv girl - lovers rock
gomes the hitman - koi no mikiri hassha (Japan)
rose melberg - not just to be loved but to love (jonathan richman cover)
bubblegum lemonade - your valentine (takes me back in time)
the love language - heart to tell
math and physics club - love or loneliness
2:40pm
the softies - i love you more
tender trap - love is hard enough
still corners - history of love
pains of being pure at heart - young adult friction
teenage fanclub - what you do to me
simon love - the meaning of love
3:00pm
ramones - baby i love you
post modern team - bachelor kissses (go-betweens cover) (Japan)
teen runnings - high school love (Japan)
the silent love - why don't you love me (Indonesia)
the school ~ love is anywhere you find it "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Welcome to February! Playlist updated as the show progresses:

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
brothers in law - all the weight (Spain)
VLIVM - life (Spain)
the primitives - working isn't working
alpaca sports - need me the most (Sweden)
12:20pm
the school - i don't believe in love
cozy catastrophes ~ arbor day "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
the bosss - rain (Japan)
the chandler estate - spies
the golden eaves - no other (Germany)
wildhoney ~ ceiling fan "your face sideways" [top shelf]
the spook school ~ august 17th  "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop]
12:40pm
ringo deathstarr ~ big bopper "pure mood" [club ac30]
frankie cosmos - sinister
cola jet set - aunque sea mentira (Spain)
bent shapes - realization hits
detective agency - lightbulb
head rose - don't let me down (Japan)
1:00pm
summer heart - pretty haze
dressy bessy ~ kingsized "kingsized" [yep roc]
soft science - breaking
watoo watoo - correspondance (France)
postbox - i want discopop! (Singapore)
marine life - big sur
1:20pm Surf Set
the mighty landshark! - devil's dragstrip
the madeira - cities of gold
the meltones - incognito
the kilaueas - malaguena
men in grey suits - pipeline
the surfaders ~ sharkbait "a greater silence" [turbasco]
1:40pm
amber arcades - right now (Netherlands)
knife pleats - terrible
heavenly - escort crash on marsten street
cub - i'm your angel
velocity girl - crazy town
beach house - wishes
2:00pm
the john buzon trio - mr. ghost goes to town
ken nordine - orange
acid house kings - tonight is forever (Sweden)
faded old city - orbit (Japan)
pale lights - boy of your dreams
malibu - i saw you yesterday
2:20pm
martin courtney ~ vestiges "many moons" [domino]
letting up despite great faults - ride
summer fiction - dirty blonde
pearlfishers - stella painted joy
the simple carnival - misery
2:40pm
dent may - you can't force a dance party
jens lekman - the end of the world is bigger than love
wild nothing - the body in rainfall
delorean - come wander
the bilinda butchers - all my friends

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Thanks for tuning in!  Today's playlist (updated as the show progresses):

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
simian ghost - cut-off point (Sweden)
kensei ogata - on the beach (Japan)
brothers in law - oh, sweet song (Spain)
gomes the hitman - jozetsu sutakkato (Japan)
12:20pm
in the white - black light (don't look towards me) (Japan)
the fin. - anchorless ship (Japan)
VLIVM - looking for a day
the recreations - swing together (Japan)
tangible excitement! - northland food court
12:40pm
tendouji - groupeee (Japan)
soda fountain rag - lovesong for the geek
dressy bessy ~ dirty birdies "kingsized" [yep roc]
why we love - lucky one
SaToA - kesa (this morning) (Japan)
tsuchiyamakoto - hide & seek (Japan)
1:00pm
caramel snow - the ouija board
watoo watoo - ce vide (France)
amber arcades - turning light (Netherlands)
martin courtney ~ before we begin "many moons" [domino]
ride - magical spring
summer fiction - perfume paper
1:20pm Surf Set
the surfaders ~ dust from the sun "a greater silence" [turbasco]
burt rocket - the wreck
the meltones - air time II
the surfites - la ronde infernale
the scavengers - curfue
the madiera - burning mirage
1:40pm
yaoyoros - toke dashita natsu ni (Japan)
california snow story - suddenly everything happens (UK)
cozy catastrophes ~ hideaway "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
the spook school ~ everybody needs to be in love  "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop]
the chills - when the poor can reach the moon
post modern team - one night stand (Japan)
2:00pm
hoshi - on top of the fence (Japan)
the leaves - maybe tonight (Japan)
dot dash - tatters
cola jet set - sabado (Spain)
chirping - heist (Sweden)
2:20pm
glitter - the animal
Céu - baile de ilusao (Brazil)
sappy - swimming night (Japan)
the airplanes - big world
the nivens - let loose of my knee
jessica & the fletchers - walk in the park (Spain)
2:40pm
ancient youth club - manhattan (Japan)
los bonsais - hijo del senor (Spain)
beat happening ~ in between "look around" [domino]
club 8 - late nights (Sweden)
azure blue - baby you are a star (Sweden)
cast - back of my mind
the ocean blue - between something and nothing
3:00pm
teen runnings - high school love

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Welcome back to the Happyoblivion Show!  Here's today's playlist (updated as the show progresses):

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
sambassadeur - days (Sweden)
doggy - mon colonel (France)
the suncharms - wash away
boyish - 1990 (Japan)
band a part - verano azul, invierno nuclear (Spain)
12:20pm
argo - alternate ending
california snow story - my life is only a daydream
the spook school ~ august 17th "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop] (Scotland)
why we love - lucky one
gomes the hitman - kotoba wa uso-tsuki (Japan)
king of prussia - spain in the summertime
12:40pm
stereolab - super-electric
simian ghost - a million shining colours
the arctic flow - isle of palms
homecomings - great escape (Japan)
yaoyoros - aurora beat (Japan)
1:00pm
kensei ogata - gerbera (Japan)
the besnard lakes ~ golden lion "a coliseum complex museum [jagjaguwar]
teenage fanclub - baby lee
cayetana - age of consent
faded old city - SUMMER TIME (shibata balloon at dawn remix) (Japan)
the recreations - swing together (Japan)
1:25pm Surf Set
the surfaris - point panic
the surfites - ankle busters
the nebulas - swan lake
martin cilia - surf explosion
the surfaders ~ dust from the sun "a greater silence" [turbasco]
burt rocket - hang twang
1:45pm
brothers in law - middle of nowhere (Spain)
crescendo - repulsor
soft science - breaking
lady flash - love bill murray (Japan)
sappy - teenage pops (Japan)
2:00pm
the gentle isolation - faraway 2016 (Philippines)
fandaze - city girl (Japan)
the artisans - yield to the night
lake - roger miller
lia pamina - whirlwind
2:20pm
the luxembourg signal - dying star
ACBs - ocean
the wild swans - disintegrating
washed out - all i know
beulah - gravity's bringing us down
2:40pm
mayu kitaki - latata (Japan)
la casa azul - todas tus amigas (Spain)
violens - totally true
outerhope - no end in sight (Philippines)
the legendary house cats - river


Saturday, January 16, 2016

Welcome to this week's Happyoblivion Show!  Hope you are having a great weekend. Just a few more weeks before our big frequency change from 90.3 to 90.1FM, so stayed tuned! Playlist updated as the show progresses. 

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
lush - lit up
holiday - well enough alone
wild nothing - chinatown
northern portrait - some people (Denmark)
autumn leaves - every night
12:20pm
lake - perfect fit
spy - heaven
knife pleats ~ terrible "hat bark beach" [jigsaw]
hipflasks - a lovely scar
the strange creatures - i feel like i'm on drugs (Philippines)
the minders - yeah yeah yeah
12:40pm
tesco chainstore mascara - tomorrow
talulah gosh - be your baby
the nivens - let loose of my knee
the bridge - summertime
we. the pigs - something new
yaoyoros - toke dashita natsu ni (Japan)
1:00pm
the fiction aisle ~ major seventh "heart map rubric" [Chord Orchard]
the suncharms - wash away
pocketbooks - five day forecast
the spook school ~ i want to kiss you "try to be hopeful" [fortuna pop!]
british sea power - living is so easy
silver screen - really no wonder
1:20pm Surf Set
dick dale & the del-tones - taco wagon
the surfites - surfville
the astronauts - surf party
atomic mosquitos - danger island
surfaris - dick dale medley: let's go trippin', surf beat, miserlou (live)
1:40pm
the bilinda butchers - heaven holds a place
the simple carnival - caitlin's on the beach
tacocat - stereogram
veronica falls - waiting for something to happen
kishi bashi ~ the ballad of mr. steak "string quartet live!" [joyful noise]
tv girl - birds don't sing
2:00pm
martin courtney ~ foto "many moons" [domino]
the leaves - burn it all (Japan)
crayon fields - she's my hero
apples in stereo - seems so
jens lekman - you are the light
2:20pm
tori project - goodbye, dear people (Japan)
seadance - playin'
brideshead ~ that kind of girl "never grow up" [dufflecoat] (Germany)
the school ~ he's gonna break your heart one day "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]
pictured resort ~ first kids "now and on" [miles apart] (Japan)
saint etienne - erica america
2:40pm
barcelona - west coast radio
ski lodge - crush your heart
shunkan - our names
the orange peels - back in san francisco
tullycraft - stowaway
craft spells - after the moment

Saturday, January 9, 2016

The Happyoblivion Show starts a half hour sooner than usual today, so you can tune in starting at 11:30am HST.  Thanks for tuning in!  Playlist updated as show progresses.

We are currently ONLINE only as we work on the transmitter, so please listen at ktuh.org!
UPDATE 12:30pm--we are back on air, so find us at 90.3fm (or 91.1fm North Shore).

cooper - entre girasoles
11:30am
super furry animals - juxtaposed with you
martin courtney ~ vestiges "many moons" [domino]
ride - magical spring
cape canaveral - oblivious (galaxie 500 cover)
summer fiction - on and on
camera obscura - break it to you gently
velocity girl - tripping wires
the icicles - chasing fireflies
wallflower - feverfew
12:00pm
the fin. - anchorless ship (Japan)
brideshead ~ me and the stars and the sea "never grow up" [dufflecoat] (Germany)
alpaca sports - need me the most (Sweden)
helen love - teenage soap opera
the muscadettes - earthquake
12:20pm
juvenile juvenile - feel the same (Japan)
moscow club - band of outsiders
letting up despite great faults - ride
the orchids - she's just a girl
the yearning - it's you that i want
cooper - entre girasoles (Spain)
love dance - bergen, again
12:40pm
shin rizumu - in the mood for surfing (Japan)
yelle - florence en italie
lost tapes - speechless
zebras - try
the depreciation guild - dream about me
1:00pm
northern portrait - sporting a scar (Denmark)
teen runnings - high school love (Japan)
the school ~ when i fall in love "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]
heavenly - shallow
cub - your bed
go sailor - together forever in love
rose melberg - i don't want live on the moon
1:20pm Surf Set
aqua velvets - nervous on neptune
man or astro-man? - interstellar hardrive
the kilaueas - rumble & run
the meltones - custom cruiser
the spytones - surfing salzburg
reverb galaxy - invasion
burt rocket ~ the wreck "fiberglass frenzy" [double crown]
1:40pm
the chills - molten gold
gingerlys - summer cramps
palms on fire - sword and shield
the fiction aisle ~ blue "heart map rubric" [Chord Orchard]
detective agency - eastford lake
2:00pm
jessica & the fletchers - my blue jumper (Spain)
mercury girls - sulk (live)
cozy catastrophes ~ summer boy "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
beat happening ~ cast a shadow "look around" [domino]
tullycraft - skyway
azure blue - reflections (Sweden)
2:20pm
post modern team - one night stand (Japan)
tiny fireflies - galaxy
soft science - breaking
kids on a crime spree - the karl kardel building
the leaves - maybe tonight (Japan)
dot dash - walls closing in
2:40pm
ancient youth club - manhattan (Japan)
vacaciones - alianza interplanetaria (Spain)
the arctic flow - when we were something
lush - i have the moon
the magnetic fields - 100,000 fireflies
the bilinda butchers - teen dream

Saturday, January 2, 2016

The best LPs of 2015

Time for the best LPs of 2015!  Top 20 countdown towards the second half of the show.  Happy New Year!

track listings: band name - song (LP name in parentheses)
OR
newer tracks are listed as: band name - song name "album name" [label]

12:00pm
skittle alley - boy meets girl (France) (love is an action LP)
belle & sebastian - allie (girls in peacetime want to dance LP)
best coast - sleep won't ever come (california nights LP)
westkust - swirl (Last forever LP) (Sweden)
funeral advantage - sisters (Body Is Dead LP)
iko cherie - good to you again (dreaming on LP) (France)
12:20pm
lightning in a twilight hour - the pattern room (Fragments Of A Former Moon LP)
sleuth - is it true (out of the blue period LP)
the rightovers - canyon country (blue blood LP)
the bird & the bee - lovey dovey (recreational love LP)
seapony - saw the light (a vision LP)
jessica & the fletchers - jane's song (connecting people LP) (Spain)
12:40pm
the go! team - the scene between (the scene between LP)
tiny fireflies - taken (the space between LP)
the manhattan love suicides - (never stop) hating you (More Heat! More Panic! LP)
the spook school - burn masculinity "Try to be Hopeful" [fortuna pop]
stars in coma - pieces of a lonely night (The Ghosts Were Prolific In Our Minds LP) (Sweden)
cozy catastrophes ~ hideaway "Have You Ever Heard of Cozy Catastrophes?" [jigsaw]
1:00pm
moscow club - celine (feat. amanda akerman from alpaca sports) (Outfit Of The Day LP) (Japan)
the catenary wires - when you walk away (Red Red Skies LP)
space daze - was never (Capture a Thing LP) (danny rowland from seapony)
destroyer ~ dream lover "poison season" [dead oceans]
strawberry whiplash ~ time takes you away " Stuck In The Never Ending" [matinee]
les bicyclettes de belsize - beatnik song (Past, Present, Future LP)
1:20pm
the surfaders ~ hot club du surf "a greater silence" [turbasco]
the mantles ~ doorframe "all odds end" [slumberland]
miracle strip - daydreams of crashing (magic milk LP) (Scotland)
miami horror ~ wild motion (set it free) "all possible futures" [dine alone]
finnmark! - cardigan fields (Things Always Change LP) (Leeds, UK)
the sun days - get him off your mind (album LP) (Sweden)
1:40pm
cinerama - deer caught in the headlights (valentina--remake of wedding present LP--david gedge project)
20. azure blue - every ending story (Beneath The Hill I Smell The Sea LP) (Sweden)
19. the chills ~ when the poor can reach the moon "silver bullets" [fire] (Dunedin, New Zealand)
18. hibou ~ dissolve "hibou" [barsuk]
17. dragonfly collector - dragonfly collector (the world is your oyster LP) (Philippines)
2:00pm
16. dot dash - the winter of discontent (Earthquakes & Tidal Waves)
15. burt rocket ~ boss board "fiberglass frenzy" [double crown]
14. line & circle - out of metaphors (split figure LP)
13. momoiro clover z ~ Chu tobu! Ozashiki ressha "5th dimension" [starchild] (Japan)
12. summer fiction - perfume paper (Himalaya LP)
2:20pm
11. surf city ~ spec city "Jekyll Island" [fire] (New Zealand)
10. strange babes - holiday (self-titled LP)
9. flyying colours ~ in the end "EPX2" [shelflife]
8. knife pleats ~ one step too far "hat bark beach" [jigsaw]
7. viewtorino - getting better (viewpoint LP) (Japan)
6. big quiet ~ ghost "big quiet" [slumberland]
5. pictured resort - now and on "now and on" [miles apart] (Japan)
2:40pm
4. cola jet set ~ no te enamores de mi "El Fin Del Mundo" [elefant] (Spain)
3. martin courtney ~ northern highway "many moons" [domino]
2. the school ~ wasting away and wondering "wasting away and wondering" [elefant]
1. brideshead ~ at 45 rpm "never grow up" [dufflecoat] (Germany)
bonus tracks
yo la tengo - friday i'm in love (stuff like that there LP)
surfer blood - saber tooth & bone (1000 palms LP)