FFFreakout #209 "Carl Solo" (Aired on 4/22/10)

Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It"
Stereolab - "La Boob Oscillater" (BBC Radio 1 Session)
Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer" (live)
Stereo MC's - "Deep Down & Dirty"
The Beatles - "A Day in a Life"
Jen Trynin - "I Don't Need You"
Thao w/ the Get Down Stay Down - "Bag of Hammers"
Soul Coughing - "Down To This"
Johnny Cash - "Highway Patrolman"
Billy Squier - "My Kinda Lover" (Note: Carl's Guilty Pleasure Pick)
Spearhead - "Hole in the Bucket"
Tripl3fastaction - "Anna (Get Your Gun)
Ween - "Fluffy"

FFFreakout #208 "Record Store Day Rundown" (Aired on 4/8/10)

The Mountain Goats - "Letter From Belgium"
Sonic Youth - "Shadow of a Doubt"
Built to Spill - "Car"
John Fahey - "The Yellow Princess"
Moby Grape - "Motorcycle Irene"
Tom Waits - "Chocolate Jesus"
Magnetic Fields - "I Think I Need a New Heart"
Wilco - "Jesus, Etc." (live)
John Lennon - "It's So Hard"
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - "Express Yourself"
Band of Skulls - "Death by Diamonds"
Mississippi John Hurt - "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor"
The Rolling Stones - "All Down the Line"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Skeletons"

Today, we chatted up and spun music off of a bunch of the releases that will be exclusive to independent record stores on Record Store Day, which is this Saturday. Locally, Tune Town will have a fair amount of these releases, but come early as some are ultra-limited. Check out the Record Store Day website for a complete list of the releases available and for other participating stores. Unlike downloading, there's always the possibility of a scene like this (generally more inclusive though):

FFFreakout #207 "Spring Pledge Drive Pt. 2" (Aired on 4/8/10)

Rolling Stones - "Let It Bleed"
Michael Yonkers Band - "Microminiature Love"
John Coltrane - "Serenity"
The Stooges - "No Fun"
Beat Happening - "T.V. Girl"
Brigitte Fontaine and Areski - "Ca Va Faire Un Hit"
Mark Tucker - "Everywhere With Sally"
This Heat - "24 Track Loop"
Father Murphy - "Drawn"
Portishead - "Over"
Kelley Stoltz - "The Birmingham Eccentric"
Jeremy Jay - "Gallop"
Galaxie 500 - "Way Up High"
(Outro Music: Oneida - "10:30 at the Oasis")

We're close to meeting our pledge drive goal! You can still call 507-389-5678 or 1-800-456-7810 to make a donation in any amount.

FFFreakout #206 "Spring Pledge Drive" (Aired on 4/1/10)

The Fall - "F'oldin Money"
Daniel Johnston - "Speeding Motorcycle"
Little Francisco Greaves - "Moving-Grooving"
Red Krayola - "Music"
Minutemen - "Cut"
Otis Redding - "Shake" (live)
The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger"
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Money Rock 'N' Roll"
Prince - "Another Lover. . ."
39 Clocks - "Psycho Beat"
Pumice - "Pebbles"
Harry Nilsson - "Coconut"
Hot Rats - "Fight For Your Right to Party"
Hacienda - "Useless and Tired"
Beck - "Burro"
Alejandro Escovedo - "Always A Friend"

We are off and running with the KMSU Spring Pledge. If you like the type of show we put together each week or the diverse programming that KMSU offers on a consistent basis, we need your support now. You can make a pledge, in any dollar amount, by calling 507-389-5678 or 1-800-456-7810 or by visiting the KMSU website. A big thanks to the gentleman from Fairmont who called and picked up the Daniel Johnston book and Tune Town gift card during the show.

FFFreakout #205 (Aired on 3/25/10)

Nikki Sudden - "Black Tar"
Jerusalem & The Starbaskets - "Room 8"
The Chills - "Luck or Loveliness"
Virgin Insanity - "Don't Get Down"
Minutemen - "Political Song For Michael Jackson to Sing"
Father Murphy - "Ave Lucifer"
Brute Heart - "Demons"
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O - " Universe of Love"
Dolly Parton - "Puppy Love"
Sparklehorse - "My Yoke is Heavy"
Pavement - "Rattled By The Rush"
Blur - "Pop Life"
Stereo Cocktail - "These Boots Are Made For Walkin"
Loretta Lynn - "High on a Mountain Top"
Flatt & Scruggs - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
Jurassic 5 - "Quality Control"
Tom Petty - "Spike"

As mentioned on today's show, Acid Mothers Temple will be playing at the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday (March 31st). This footage should be convincing enough:

FFFreakout #204 (Aired on 3/18/10)

Tim Cohen - "Haunted Hymns"
Nudge Squidfish - "The Stranger"
Ghost to Falco - "The End"
Pigeons - "Cruel Circumstance"
Brute Heart - "Talebearer"
Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Monks - "Monk Time"
Bongwater - "Just May Be The One"
Purling Hiss - "D.U.I"
Pere Ubu - "Humor Me"
Julie Doiron - "Lovers of the World"
King Tubby meets Scientist - "Wickedest Dub"
Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak - "Suicide Jimmy Snuffa"
Above the Tree - "Black Seahorse"
Roy Montgomery - "Something Else Again"
Pill Wonder - "Wishing Whale"
Brute Heart - "Scritch Scratch"
Julian Lynch - "Banana Jam Pt. 1"
Ramones - "Beat on the Brat"

You can check out a few more tracks from the compelling new album by the Minneapolis-based group Brute Heart at their Myspace site. Also worth checking out is the Nudge Squidfish re-issue put out on Columbus Discount Records. Here's some more recent footage of Sir Nudge:



Save those electronics!! A behind-the-scenes look at how Peaking Lights, a FFF favorite, creates those amazing sounds.

FFFreakout #203 (Aired on 3/11/10)

The Art Museums - "We Can't Handle It"
Joanna Newsom - "'81"
Alex Bathgate - "Glide"
Father Murphy - "So Now You Have to Choose. . ."
Mamuthones - "Ota Benga"
Edan - "Rock and Roll"
Julian Lynch - "Rivers"
The Art Museums - "Sculpture Gardens"
Sonic Youth - "Bull in the Heather"
The Everly Brothers - "Price of Love"
The Streets - "Push Things Forward"
Sparklehorse - "Someday Will Treat You Good"
Pavement - "Embassy Row"
Fastbacks - "Waterloo Street"
Cake - "Rock 'N' Roll Lifestyle"
Soul Asylum - "No Man's Land"
Sleater-Kinney - "Iron Clad"

One of the most inventive rock(ish) albums I've heard in quite some time is "...And He Told Us to Turn to the Sun" from the Italian group Father Murphy. Here's a wild video for the song "In Their Graves" from that album.

FFFreakout #202 (Aired on 3/4/10)

Castanets - "No Trouble"
Jay Reatard - "Pull Down The Shades"
Dead Moon - "Evil Eye"
Ghost to Falco - "Secrets of the Free"
Joanna Newsom - "Peach, Plum, Pear"
To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie - "Lovers & Liars"
Los Silvertones - "Up Tight"
Ruby Suns - "Cinco"
The Clash - "The Guns of Brixton"
Johnny Cash - "Ain't No Grave"
Jeff Bridges - "Hold On Now"
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses - "Country Roads"
The White Stripes - "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself"
Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special"
Johnny Cash - "Aloha Oe"

*Please Note: Due to a technical glitch FFF #201 was replayed last week instead of this show.

In addition to playing several tracks in honor of Johnny Cash's birthday today, we also played a new Jay Reatard track off the benefit compilation for Chris Knox entitled "Stroke". Here is a brief description of the compilation taken from the Merge Records website:

"In June 2009, Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Grey Lynn, New Zealand. "Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox" is a celebration of Chris and his music. Chris Knox was instrumental in bringing New Zealand punk and alternative music to international audiences with Tall Dwarfs, Toy Love and his solo work. Artists from the U.S. (Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Mountain Goats, Will Oldham, Stephin Merritt, Bill Callahan, Lou Barlow, Jay Reatard), New Zealand (The Bats, The Verlaines, The Chills) and the world over have donated their time & talents covering songs from Knox's extensive catalog so that all proceeds can go toward assisting Chris with his recovery. Stay updated on Chris at the Stroke website."

You can lend your support by purchasing this excellent compilation at fine local independent record stores the worldover.

FFFreakout #201 (Aired on 2/18/10)

Alice - "Que Pouvons Nous Faire Ensemble?"
Unrest - "I Do Believe You Are Blushing"
The Mantles - "What We Do Matters"
Myelin Sheaths - "Drugstore Pharmacy"
The Saints - "(I'm) Stranded"
Wooden Wand - "Vengeance, Pt. 2"
Vampire Hands - "Hung Man (demo)"
Art Ensemble of Chicago - "Rock Out"
Funkadelic - "Some More"
Good Day, Montag - "Trevilian Station"
Nullsleep - "The Model"
Black to Comm - "Rauschen"
Kris Kristofferson - "Why Me"
Wire - "12XU"
The Fall - "Bingo Master"
Eat Skull - "Cooking Away to be Happy"
Stiff Little Fingers - "Alternative Ulster"
Dandy Warhols - "Eight Days A Week"
(Outro Music: Unrest - "Champion Nines")

Dave solo and completely wingin' it, how else can you explain Kristofferson to Wire.

FFFreakout #200 (Aired on 2/11/10)

Funkadelic - "Funky Dollar Bill"
Puffy Areolas - "Lutzko Lives"
U.S. Girls - "Red Ford Radio"
Black to Comm - "Musik Fur Alle"
Eat Skull - "Stick to the Formula"
Jennifer Gentle - "I Do Dream You"
Jack Rose - "Miss May's Place"
Epic Soundtracks - "Good Things Come To"
Woven Bones - "I Wanna Be Yr. Boyfriend"
U2 - "Out of Control"
The White Stripes - "You've Got Her in Your Pocket (live)"
Led Zeppelin - "Bring It Own Home"
The Jam - "The Modern World"
Massive Attack - "Karmacoma"
Willie Hutch - "Theme of Foxy Brown"
Curtis Mayfield - "Freddie's Dead (single mix)"

Today's show, technically last week's, marked the four year anniversary of Free Form Freakout. Two hundred shows in and what do you hear? That's right, a couple of old record store nerds botching some basic Ramones trivia (Dave at least). Hey, the ol' memory has gotten a little foggy over the years, but we do want to thank those who've tuned in over the years.

FFFreakout #199 (Aired on 2/4/10)

The Hot Rats - "(You Outta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)"
Supergrass - "Caught By the Fuzz"
The Breeders - "Bang On"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero"
Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp"
T. Rex - "Metal Guru"
Beastie Boys - "Gratitude"
Johnny Cash - "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Buddy Holly - "Not Fade Away"
Surfer Blood - "Swim"
The Go! Team - "Doing It Right"
M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Superchunk - "The First Part"
Dolly Parton - "Jolene"
Charlotte Gainsbourg - "IRM"
David Bowie - "Jean Genie"
The Hot Rats - "The Love Cats"
Outro Music: Beastie Boys - "The Pow"

Carl did today's show own his own, playing a couple of the cover versions from the new Hot Rats album called "Turn On". Here's another:

FFFreakout #198 "Soft Abuse Records" (Aired on 1/28/10)

Pumice - "Eyebath" from Pebbles
Blackout Beach - "The Roman" from Skin of Evil
The Futurians - "Space Wolf" from Faktory!
Wooden Wand - "Sundrum Ladies" from Harem of the Sundrum and the Witness Figg
The Child Readers - "Young Worlds - Try To Hear!" from Music Heard Far Off
Ulaan Khol - "Untitled #6" from I
Giant Skyflower Band - "Bitter Wild Rabbit/Builds The Bone" from Blood of the Sunroom
Sonny & The Sunsets - "Chapters" from Tomorrow is Alright
Pigeons - "Tendresse" from Lunettes 7"
The Deadnotes - "Through the Hoop" & "Broken Wheel" from Orange Trumpet
(Outro Music: Pumice - "Thermos in the Studio" from Quo)

Click here to listen to this show.

On today's show we aired our recent interview with Chris Berry from Soft Abuse Records, the amazing Minneapolis-based independent label whose music we've featured quite frequently over the years. In addition, we played several selections from artists among the Soft Abuse catalog. To find out more about Soft Abuse and the releases they have available, head on over to their website.

FFFreakout #197 (Aired on 1/21/10)

Little Francisco Greaves - "Moving - Grooving"
Brigitte Fontaine and Areski - "Ca Va Faire Un Hit"
Beat Circus - "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Burial - "Fostercare"
Times New Viking - "Martin Luther King Day"
Jay Reatard - "Nightmares"
Nurse With Wound - "Subterranean Zappa Blues"
Lord Panama and The Stickers - "Fire Down Below"
The Meters - "Cissy Strut"
Shorty Long - "Function At The Junction"
Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love"
The Joe Jeffrey Group - "My Pledge of Love"
Bob Kuban & The In-Men - "The Cheater"
Lou Rawls - "Dead End Street Monologue / Dead End Street"
Rex Garvin and The Mighty Cravers - "Sock It To'em JB - Pt. 1"
Clifford Curry - "She Shot a Hole in My Soul"
Mar-Keys - "Last Night"

Listen to this show:
www.thefivecount.com/audio/fff/012110.mp3

Carl broke out the Big Ol' Box of Soul for today's show, which included the original version of "Tainted Love" from Gloria Jones. "Mad Men" fans may enjoy this video for the song:

FFFreakout #196 "Carl Live and Solo" (Aired on 1/14/10)

The Clash - "Lost in the Supermarket"
Vampire Weekend - "Holiday"
Ska-talites - "Simmer Down"
Yo La Tengo - "Season of the Shark"
Brendon Benson - "Don't Wanna Talk"
Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On"
The Replacements - "When It Began"
Otis Redding - "Tramp"
Beck - "Debra"
Vampire Weekend - "Contramelt B"
Velvet Underground - "Sweet Jane"
The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset"
James Brown - "Please Please Please"
Dirty Projectors - "Cannibal Resource"
Guided By Voices - "Teenage FBI"
Vampire Weekend - "Horchata"

FFFreakout #195 "FFF 2009 Favorites Pt. 2" (Aired on 1/7/09)

#Dirty Projectors - "Stillness is the Move" (Domino)
#Jay Reatard - "Before I Was Caught" (Matador)
#U2 - "Magnificent" (Interscope Records)
#Sonic Youth - "Antenna" (Matador)
#The xx - "Crystallized" (Young Turks)
#Crocodiles - "I Wanna Kill" (Fat Possum)
*Papercuts - "Future Primitive" (Gnomonsong)
*Julian Lynch - "Droplet On a Hot Stone" (self-released/Underwater Peoples)
*Ty Segall - "I Think I've Had It" (from Yeti #8 compilation)
*Flaming Lips - "Convinced of the Hex" (Warner Bros.)
*Bill Orcutt - "Pocket Underground" (Palilalia)
*Oneohtrix Point Never - "Zones Without People" (Arbor/No Fun Productions)
*Peaking Lights - "Silver Tongues Soft Whisper" (Night People)
*The Sa-Ra Creative Partners - "I Swear" (Ubiquity)

#Carl's picks
*Dave's picks

**Buy locally**

FFFreakout #194 "FFF 2009 Favorites" (Aired on 12/31/09)

*Dan Melchoir und Das Manace - "O! Anxiety" (S-S Records)
*The Intelligence - "Tower" (In The Red Records)
*Sonny & The Sunsets - "Too Young To Burn" (Soft Abuse Records)
*The Clean - "Asleep in the Wheel" (Merge Records)
*Real Estate - "Beach Comber" (Woodsist Records)
*Oneida - "I Will Haunt You" (Jagjaguwar Records)
*Kurt Vile - "Heart Attack" (Matador Records)
*Amen Dunes - "Castles" (Locust Music)
#The Heavy - "How You Like Me Now" (Counter Records)
#Metric - "Sick Muse" (PIAS/Metric)
#Pearl Jam - "Supersonic" (Monkeywrench)
#Mexican Institute of Sound - "Sinfonia Agridulce" (Nacional Records)
#Black Joe Lewis - "I'm Broke" (Lost Highway)
#Phoenix - "Fences" (Glass Note)

*Dave's picks
#Carl's picks

**Buy locally**

Tune in next week for round two of this year end nonsense.

FFFreakout #193 "Carl's Holiday Hootenanny" (Aired on 12/24/09)

Tiny Tim - Rudolph
Herb Alpert - Christmas Song
Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel - Baby It's Cold
Mikey Rooney (Santa Claus is Coming to Town-O.S.T.) - Put One Foot in Front of the Other
Chipmunks - Chipmunk Song
El Vez - Feliz Navidad
Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
Bruce Springsteen - Santa is Coming to Town
Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis
James Brown - Santa Goes Straight to the Ghetto
Blue Hawaiians - Mele Kalikimaka
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Sleigh Ride
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - Deck Us All with Boston Charlie
Brian Setzer - Nutcracker Suite
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Yogi Yorgesson - I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas

Hope today's show put you in the holiday spirit. Tune in the next few weeks as we run through some of our favorites from 2009. Happy Holidays!!!

FFFreakout #192 (Aired on 12/17/09)

Curtis Mayfield - Wild and Free
Sonny & the Sunsets - Chapters
Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser
Wet Hair - Stepping Razor (to Heaven's Door)
El-g - Rendez-vous au fort de Queuleu
The Flaming Lips - Worm Mountain
Loop - Cinnamon Girl
To Kill A Petty Bourgeoise - The Needle
Zomby - Tarantula
Burial - Fostercare
Animal Collective - Taste
Tortoise - Gigantes
Times New Viking - Devo & Wine
The Intelligence - Warm Transfers
(Outro Music: Martyn - Mega Drive Generation)

Make sure you tune in next week for Carl's special holiday music show, which is sure to lift your spirits.

FFFreakout #191 (Aired on 12/10/09)

The Suburbs - Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling
The Suburbs - Love is the Law
David Bowie - Boys Keep Swinging
The Kinks - Victoria
The Pixies - Velouria
Sigur Ros - Staralfur
Ryan Adams & Beth Orton - Brown Sugar
Voks - Okse
Bugskull - High Steppin II
Jack Rose - White Mule
El-g - Ce Russe Blanc
King Midas Sound - Meltdown
Animal Collective - On A Highway
Amen Dunes - Castles
(Outro Music: Burial - Fostercare)

R.I.P. Bruce C. Allen


R.I.P. Jack Rose

FFFreakout #190 (Aired on 12/3/09)

Kurt Vile - Amplifier
Silver Apples - Oscillations
Dub Syndicate (feat. Lee Perry) - Dubbing Psycho Thriller
Burial - Near Dark
Omega Redstar - Egy lany nem ment haz
Rod & The MSR Singers - Beat of the Traps
Ducktails - Pizza Time
Residents - Suburban Bathers / Picnic Boy
Lee Hazlewood - Suzi Jane is Back in Town
Walkmen - The Rat
Violent Femmes - Out The Window
The Trash Can Sinatras - Obscurity Knocks
Paul Weller - English Rose
Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It)
Ween - Push th Little Daisies
UB40 - Smoke It
Veruca Salt - Victrola

Carl spun some discs before sending them to the used bin and Dave played some delicious dub provided by Steve from Dreadbeats, which can be heard every Saturday at 6:00 p.m. here on KMSU.