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I grew up on the radio and devoured everything rock-and-pop I could get my hands on. Scraped together my allowance to buy my own first album - it was either Rush's Moving Pictures or Pat Benatar's Crimes of Passion (or, um, maybe the Bee Gees' Sgt. Pepper). Before that, I had to tape Casey Kasem's Top 40 countdown off the Sunday radio and bribe my older sister to tape her Van Halen records for me. Fave genres are protopunk/garage, punk, post-punk, power pop, and I have a big soft spot for '70s AM yacht/cornball pop-rock. At UNC-Chapel Hill, I interned for the now-defunct Moist/Baited Breath indie label, wrote music reviews and conducted band interviews for The Daily Tar Heel and other local rags. Best interview of my life, though, was not really music related: Mister Rogers. But, yep, he played the ukelele.

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K-Tel's Playlists

9/26 - 7pm hour
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment album artwork 7:00pm Kaiser Chiefs Everyday I Love You Less and Less Employment (B-Unique)
Track Notes: 2005 Buy Kaiser Chiefs Employment at Reckless Records Buy Kaiser Chiefs at iTunes Buy Kaiser Chiefs Employment at eMusic Add to Collection
9/26 - 6pm hour
The Beatles - Abbey Road album artwork 6:55pm The Beatles Come Together Abbey Road (Capitol)
Track Notes: 1969. For John. Buy The Beatles Abbey Road at Reckless Records Buy The Beatles at iTunes Buy The Beatles Abbey Road at eMusic Add to Collection
6:49pm Mission of Burma Red Signals, Calls & Marches (Ace of Hearts)
Track Notes: 1981 Buy Mission of Burma Signals, Calls & Marches at Reckless Records Buy Mission of Burma at iTunes Buy Mission of Burma Signals, Calls & Marches at eMusic Add to Collection
Gang of Four - Entertainment! album artwork 6:45pm Gang of Four Ether Entertainment! (EMI)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy Gang of Four Entertainment! at Reckless Records Buy Gang of Four at iTunes Buy Gang of Four Entertainment! at eMusic Add to Collection
6:42pm The Jesus Lizard Local Chrome Head/Pure (Touch and Go)
Track Notes: 1990. For Dave. Buy The Jesus Lizard Head/Pure at Reckless Records Buy The Jesus Lizard at iTunes Buy The Jesus Lizard Head/Pure at eMusic Add to Collection
Wishy - Triple Seven album artwork 6:36pm Wishy Game Triple Seven (Winspear)
Buy Wishy Triple Seven at Reckless Records Buy Wishy at iTunes Buy Wishy Triple Seven at eMusic Add to Collection
6:34pm The Standells Why Pick On Me Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4 (Elektra/Rhino)
Buy The Standells Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4 at Reckless Records Buy The Standells at iTunes Buy The Standells Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4 at eMusic Add to Collection
Hinds - VIVA HINDS album artwork 6:31pm Hinds Coffee VIVA HINDS (Lucky Number)
Buy Hinds VIVA HINDS at Reckless Records Buy Hinds at iTunes Buy Hinds VIVA HINDS at eMusic Add to Collection
Prince - Dirty Mind album artwork 6:28pm Prince When You Were Mine Dirty Mind (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: 1980. For Pete. Buy Prince Dirty Mind at Reckless Records Buy Prince at iTunes Buy Prince Dirty Mind at eMusic Add to Collection
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells album artwork 6:23pm The White Stripes I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman White Blood Cells (V2)
Track Notes: 2001 Buy The White Stripes White Blood Cells at Reckless Records Buy The White Stripes at iTunes Buy The White Stripes White Blood Cells at eMusic Add to Collection
Jack White - NO NAME album artwork 6:19pm Jack White Tonight (Was a Long Time Ago) NO NAME (Third Man)
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Hoodoo Gurus - Stoneage Romeos album artwork 6:16pm Hoodoo Gurus I Want You Back Stoneage Romeos (A&M)
Track Notes: 1984. For Julie. Buy Hoodoo Gurus Stoneage Romeos at Reckless Records Buy Hoodoo Gurus at iTunes Buy Hoodoo Gurus Stoneage Romeos at eMusic Add to Collection
6:12pm Shredded Sun Local LA Vibes Wilding (Self-Released)
Buy Shredded Sun Wilding at Reckless Records Buy Shredded Sun at iTunes Buy Shredded Sun Wilding at eMusic Add to Collection
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - The Virginian album artwork 6:07pm Neko Case & Her Boyfriends Local Bowling Green The Virginian (Mint)
Track Notes: 1997. For Erika. Buy Neko Case & Her Boyfriends The Virginian at Reckless Records Buy Neko Case & Her Boyfriends at iTunes Buy Neko Case & Her Boyfriends The Virginian at eMusic Add to Collection
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks album artwork 6:04pm MJ Lenderman Wristwatch Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at Reckless Records Buy MJ Lenderman at iTunes Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at eMusic Add to Collection
6:01pm Warren Zevon Poor Poor Pitiful Me A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon (Asylum)
Track Notes: 1976 Buy Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon at Reckless Records Buy Warren Zevon at iTunes Buy Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon at eMusic Add to Collection
9/26 - 5pm hour
Steve Wynn - Make It Right album artwork 5:57pm Steve Wynn Make It Right Make It Right (Fire)
Buy Steve Wynn Make It Right at Reckless Records Buy Steve Wynn at iTunes Buy Steve Wynn Make It Right at eMusic Add to Collection
5:51pm Robet Plant Pledge Pin Pictures at Eleven (Swan Song)
Track Notes: 1982. For Matthew. Buy Robet Plant Pictures at Eleven at Reckless Records Buy Robet Plant at iTunes Buy Robet Plant Pictures at Eleven at eMusic Add to Collection
Helium - The Dirt of Luck album artwork 5:48pm Helium Oh the Wind and Rain The Dirt of Luck (Matador)
Track Notes: 1995 Buy Helium The Dirt of Luck at Reckless Records Buy Helium at iTunes Buy Helium The Dirt of Luck at eMusic Add to Collection
Katy J Pearson - Someday, Now album artwork 5:43pm Katy J Pearson Those Goodbyes Someday, Now (Heavenly/PIAS)
Buy Katy J Pearson Someday, Now at Reckless Records Buy Katy J Pearson at iTunes Buy Katy J Pearson Someday, Now at eMusic Add to Collection
9/19 - 7pm hour
Oceanator - Everything is Love and Death album artwork 7:56pm Oceanator Lullaby Everything is Love and Death (Polyvinyl)
Buy Oceanator Everything is Love and Death at Reckless Records Buy Oceanator at iTunes Buy Oceanator Everything is Love and Death at eMusic Add to Collection
7:48pm St. Vincent Masseduction MassEducation (Loma Vista)
Track Notes: 2018. For Craig. Buy St. Vincent MassEducation at Reckless Records Buy St. Vincent at iTunes Buy St. Vincent MassEducation at eMusic Add to Collection
7:45pm The Spinners The Rubberband Man Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia (Sony Legacy)
Buy The Spinners Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia at Reckless Records Buy The Spinners at iTunes Buy The Spinners Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia at eMusic Add to Collection
Plum - Can 7:43pm Plum Local Disco Discontent Can't Hold On To It (Eye Vybe Records)
Buy Plum Can't Hold On To It at Reckless Records Buy Plum at iTunes Buy Plum Can't Hold On To It at eMusic Add to Collection
Naked Raygun - Jettison album artwork 7:34pm Naked Raygun Local Vanilla Blue Jettison (Caroline)
Track Notes: 1988. For Jembe. Buy Naked Raygun Jettison at Reckless Records Buy Naked Raygun at iTunes Buy Naked Raygun Jettison at eMusic Add to Collection
Superchunk - On the Mouth album artwork 7:32pm Superchunk Precision Auto On the Mouth (Matador)
Track Notes: 1993 Buy Superchunk On the Mouth at Reckless Records Buy Superchunk at iTunes Buy Superchunk On the Mouth at eMusic Add to Collection
Fat Dog - WOOF. album artwork 7:28pm Fat Dog King of the Slugs WOOF. (Domino)
Buy Fat Dog WOOF. at Reckless Records Buy Fat Dog at iTunes Buy Fat Dog WOOF. at eMusic Add to Collection
7:22pm NoFX Sid and Nancy First Ditch Effort (Fat Wreck)
Track Notes: 2016. From Michael. Buy NoFX First Ditch Effort at Reckless Records Buy NoFX at iTunes Buy NoFX First Ditch Effort at eMusic Add to Collection
7:19pm Buzzcocks Harmony In My Head Singles Going Steady (Capitol)
Buy Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady at Reckless Records Buy Buzzcocks at iTunes Buy Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady at eMusic Add to Collection
The English Beat - I Just Can 7:17pm The English Beat Click Click I Just Can't Stop It (Go Feet)
Track Notes: 1980 Buy The English Beat I Just Can't Stop It at Reckless Records Buy The English Beat at iTunes Buy The English Beat I Just Can't Stop It at eMusic Add to Collection
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