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]  

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

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]

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

Memorial Day weekend and the last Saturday in May!

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
beat mark - boxes
english singles - ordinary girls
outerhope - no end in sight
the fin. - misty forest
tv girl - she smokes in bed
12:20pm
summer heart - i wanna go
brothers in law ~ 40 HOURS "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
grandchildren ~ you never know "golden age" [ernest jenning]
alpaca sports - just for fun
the very most - it's not unusual (featuring liz hunt)
12:40pm
tunas bangsa simphony - indelable heart
allo darlin - i wanna be sedated
wild nothing ~ a dancing shell "empty estate" [captured tracks]
cassolette - return to sender
humsikk - whisper
katie and allison crutchfield - oblivion
1:00pm 
club 8 ~ i'm not gonna grow old "above the city" [labrador]
tullycraft ~ westchester turnabouts "lost in light rotation" [magic marker & fortuna pop!]
the wellington - ocean
kurakin - leave me alone
sameblod - norwegian summer
1:20pm SURF SET
aqua velvets - nomad
the neptones - book 'em bonzo
man or astroman? - everyone's favorite martian
the surfdusters - the mighty niagra
1:35pm
acid house kings - save it for the weekend
sally shapiro ~ all my life "somewhere else" [paper bag]
lost tapes - war in the netherlands
camera obscura - do it again
pocketbooks - sound of the carnival
destroyer - chinatown
archaster - i love you more than summertime
veronica falls - broken toy
2:00pm
phoenix ~ S.O.S. in Bel Air "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
ra ra riot - for once
diiv - follow
moscow club - opening ceremony
strfkr ~ last words "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
math and physics club - love or loneliness
2:20pm
belle & sebastian - funny little frog
the pastels - check my heart
jens lekman - you are the light
peter peter - carrousel
literature - criminal kids
tender trap - love is hard enough
2:40pm
cola jet set - en esta pista ya no se puede bailar
craft spells - from the morning heat
yo la tengo ~ is that enough "fade" [matador]
golden grrrls ~ think of the ways "golden grrrls" [slumberland]
velocity girl - tripping wires
pushy parents - secret secret

All kinds of goodness this week!

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
sally shapiro ~ what can i do "somewhere else" [paper bag]
lost tapes - war in the netherlands
doggy - quand tu dors
ski lodge - just to be like you
the birthday kiss - starting to come back to life
12:20pm
surfer blood - swim (Alpaca remix)
camera obscura - fifth in line to the throne
pocketbooks - sparklers
stevie jackson - dead man's fall
acid house kings - say yes if you love me
northern portrait - happy nice day
12:40pm
alpaca sports - telephone
everything by electricity - violet haze
the pastels - check my heart
jens lekman - i saw her in the anti war demonstration
young romance - swollen hearts, bitten tongues
1:00pm
wild nothing - chinatown
phoenix ~ oblique city "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
diiv - human
the fin. - circle the snows
les bicyclettes de belsize - beatnik my guest (beat version)
young dreams ~ young dreams "between places" [modular]
1:20pm SURF SET
the east coast tremors - sandblaster 
burt rocket - savage iceland
the 'verb - bikini sunrise
big surf ~ surf it "probability wave" [s/r]
the barbwires - you son of a beach
1:35pm
strfkr ~ beach monster "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
the simple carnival - caitlin's on the beach
delorean - warmer places
pelle carlberg - clever girls like clever boys much more than clever boys like clever girls
jappers - settle down
math & physics club - trying to say i love you
moscow club - choo choo train
beach vacation - escape
2:00pm
post modern team - better days
misterfireflies - time machine
small black ~ breathless "limits of desire" [jagjaguwar]
the bilinda butchers - tulips (public transport mix)
guatafan - cucurucho
band a part - una persona normal con gafas de metal
2:20pm
brothers in law ~ lose control "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
boyish - crazy for you
generationals ~ spinoza "heza" [polyvinyl]
my little pony - skipping down the street
golden grrrls ~ past tense "golden grrrls" [slumberland]
strawberry whiplash - now i know it's you
2:40pm
team ghost ~ dead film star "rituals" [wsphere]
teammate ~ girls with boys' names "the sequel EP" [rostrum]
dead leaf echo ~ dream of the soft "thought & language" [custom made]
bored nothing ~ echo room "S/T" [cooperative]
the besnard lakes ~ people of the sticks "until in excess, imperceptible ufo" [jagjaguwar]
telekinesis ~ lean on me "dormarion" [merge]
possom - girl

Thanks for tuning in to the Happyoblivion Show!  If you are reading this, then you are a friend...  And congratulations to all those graduating--lots of people at UH Manoa today!

12:00pm
Super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
silver screen - really no wonder
the fin. - misty forest
beach vacation - escape
moscow club - lizaveta
12:20pm
boyish - sha la la
still corners ~ future age "strange pleasures" [sub pop]
the mantles - brown balloon
alpaca sports - telephone
northern portrait - some people
literature - boring
english singles - ordinary girls
12:40pm
the orange peels - back in san francisco
attic lights - stay before you leave
bmx bandits - take me to heaven (with cineplexx)
cola jet set - el sueno de mi vida
la bien querida - arena movedizas
1:00pm
vitamin C - graduation
sally shapiro ~ if it doesn't rain "somewhere else" [paper bag]
saint etienne - erica america
strfkr ~ beach monster "miracle mile" [polyvinyl]
phoenix ~ oblique city "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
les bicyclettes de belsize - stop the cavalcades (beat version)
1:25pm SURF SET
bradipos IV - forbidden island
husky & the sandmen - diamond eye
dalek beach party - fury
the surfdusters - the mighty niagra
1:35pm
good morning breakfast - long tall viona
close lobsters - got apprehension
cosines - the answer
the garlands - don't cry
brothers in law ~ a magic "hard times for dreamers" [watta lab]
la casa azul - la fiesta universal
papa topo - sangre en los zapatos (mi amor)
2:00pm
cure - just like heaven (super mario style by lazyitis)
magnetic fields - save a secret for the moon
aurette and the polska seeking carnival - wonderland
the secret history - age of victoria
2:20pm
onward chariots ~ i want everything "this is my confession" [skipping stones]
the postelles ~ oh my luck "...and it shook me" [+1 records]
generationals ~ put a light on "heza" [polyvinyl]
orchestral manoeuvres in the dark ~ night cafe "english electric" [bmg]
jappers - settle down
post modern team - fade away
2:40pm
happy hands club - garden of eden (azure blue remix)
suede ~ it starts and ends with you "bloodsports" [fontana]
grand resort - night is dark
picnic - forget yourself through the beauty
telekinesis ~ dark to light "dormarion" [merge]
camera obscura - do it again

Many thanks to DJ Dandy for subbing last week!  Check out his show Wednesday mornings, 6-9am.

I'll be posting the playlist in real time from now on.  All kinds of good stuff for you this week:

12:00pm
super furry animals - juxtaposed with u
the earth earth - misunderstanding
jappers - lately
kensei ogata - goodbye triangle
les bicyclettes de belsize - beatnik my guest (beat version)
12:20pm
band a part - una persona normal con gafas de metal
the paellas - fall even further
the fin. - circle on the snows
ningenclub - last forever
talk - in refrain rain
12:40pm
camera obscura - do it again
moscow club - choo choo train
post modern team - fade away
beach vacation - washington weather
alpaca sports - telephone
misterfireflies - time machine
cape canaveral - silver wheels
1:00pm
boyish - blindfold
bilinda butchers - the lovers suicide!
azure blue - the road i know
happy hands club - garden of eden (azure blue remix)
kids on a crime spree - creep
generationals ~ spinoza "heza" [polyvinyl]
1:20pm
martin cilia - makua beach
the bomboras - project zero
the nebulas - swan lake
the meltones - avienu malkainu
team ghost ~ montreuil "rituals" [wsphere]
1:40pm
generationals - when they fight they fight
obedient wives club - murder kill baby
phoenix ~ the real thing "bankrupt!" [glassnote]
bored nothing ~ popcorn "bored nothing" [spunk]
weekend - mirror
battleships - as you'd begun
2:00pm
onward chariots - i just met a girl
orchestral manoeuvres in the dark ~ dresden "English electric" [bmg]
suede ~ hit me "bloodsports" [fontana]
telekinesis ~ lean on me "dormarion" [merge]
dead leaf echo ~ featherform "thought & language" [neon sigh]
2:20pm
golden grrrls ~ take your time "golden grrrls" [slumberland]
sally shapiro ~ lives together "somewhere else" [paper bag]
young dreams - first days of something
crybaby - true love will find you in the end
the school - i want you back
2:40pm
girls names ~ the olympia "the new life" [slumberland]
wild nothing - chinatown
sunny summer day - in summertime
outerhope - no end in sight
attic lights - don't you
the luxury liners - sit & see

I'm off to the mainland this weekend, but the wonderful DJ Dandy, who does a great show 6-9am on Wednesdays, "On the Corner of Apples & Diamonds," is subbing my show. 

See you all next week, first weekend in May already!

It's 90's week at KTUH!  So, mostly indie pop and indie rock, with a few breakout hits, new wave, and Britpop from the 90's thrown in for good measure.  Thanks for tuning in!

12:00pm

super furry animals - juxtaposed with u

velocity girl - tripping wires
apples in stereo - seems so
the jesus & mary chain - far gone and out
the cardigans - rise and shine
acid house kings - yes! you love me
12:20pm
new order - regret
nothing painted blue - swivel chair
tiger trap - hiding
the shermans - rush hour
club 8 - my heart won't break

beat happening - teenage caveman
heavenly - P.U.N.K. girl
12:40pm

from bubblegum to sky - the gurls & shoo be doo wop
holiday - everything you say

the aislers set - long division
ciao bella - a glorious night at the YWCA

the soup dragons - i'm free
the super friendz - forever a day

1:00pm
lush - 500
magnetic fields - you and me and the moon
the minders - yeah yeah yeah
my favorite - the informers
stereolab - john cage bubblegum
1:20pm
the hi-fives - mr. moto
shadowy men on a shadowy planet - rover and rusty
aqua velvets - holly tiki
gene - sleep well tonight
outrageous cherry - pale frail lovely one
the crabs - love & hate
crayon - the snap-tight wars
tullycraft - skyway
1:40pm
autumn leaves - the summer's gone
glo-worm - stars above
softies - all in good time
beulah - if we can land a man on the moon then surely i can win your heart
barcelona - haunted by the ghost of patty
rocketship - your new boyfriend
the dentists - space man

2:00pm
the stone roses - what the world is waiting for
the charlatans UK - the only one I know
ride - twisterella
#poundsign# - isolation
teenage fanclub - metal baby
2:20pm
the darling buds - if
jellyfish - he's my best friend
kingmaker - armchair anarchist
pulp - razzmatazz
big audio dynamite II - the globe
2:40pm
morrissey - the last of the famous international playboys
future bible heroes - but you're so beautiful
belle & sebastian - the boy with the arab strap
jumprope - mary moon electric
aden - green

3:00pm
carter the unstoppable sex machine - the only living boy in new cross
gumption - stop not red
the palindromes - happy & oblivious
echobelly - king of the kerb
the muffs - rock & roll girl

So, KTUH is now on this computerized playlist thingy which I am still getting used to.  But that sadly means the end of handcrafted playlists.  However, you can find the tracklisting in real time at http://ktuhapps.appspot.com/playlist.  Or at least that's what they tell me.  So go check it out, let me know if it works for you or not.  I guess in some ways I am a little bit of a Luddite.  Kind of preferred the ol' pen and paper...

Gimme a few weeks, and let me work out posting the list here.  Thanks!

The air conditioning was off in the windowless studio today, so it was sweltering hot!  If I am rambling or not making sense, it's the heat and dehydration...