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12 July 2008

BP Radio: Starting at 11 pm EDT. For one hour, maybe two.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 21:41 | 23 comments

Now playing.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 22:00

I've been listening!

posted by LoriFLA 12 July | 22:14

w00t! I'm in a "pop" kinda mood, so hopefully you are too. :)

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 22:17

Always. :)

posted by LoriFLA 12 July | 22:24

Damn - I love tuning into BP radio, putting in the headphones and coming right in on "Victoria". Nice!

And now the Heads?!?! Well alright.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 July | 22:35

For the first minute I thought that Clouseaux track was Messer Chups. I'm going to have to look into Clouseaux.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 July | 22:39

And I think I need to look into Messer Chups, if they have that "exotica" sound.

Clouseaux are from Houston, I think. I saw them a few years ago at the Drive-Invasion here in Atlanta, and was totally tickled by their sound.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 22:49

You can NEVER go wrong with "Surrender". For my money, along with Fountain of Wayne's "Radiation Vibe", "Starry Eyes" by the Records, and 20/20's "Yellow Pills", it's the perfect pop song.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 July | 22:50

Hayyyy Awaayyyy. Awaaaayyyyyy!

posted by LoriFLA 12 July | 22:51

Yay I am happy. I keep forgetting and thinking Pandora is on the computer and I go to click on the tab to tell them that, yes, this is exactly what I want to hear, now and forever, and then I realize that it's, naturally, BP radio.

Which is what I want to hear, now and forever. YAY!!

posted by mygothlaundry 12 July | 22:52

Messer Chups are a Russian band that play a weird hybrid of surf and exotica with lots of found sounds thrown in. Very weird and fun - like soundtrck music to some izzare b movie. They eventually added a famous European theremin player (whose name escapes me). They have at least 8 albums out, but I think only one got a US release.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 July | 22:56

"Heavenly Pop Hit" is one of the most appropriately named songs ever.

You've got a killer set going here.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 July | 23:02

Wow, that sounds awesome, Slack. I definitely have to check them out.

If I started listing my "perfect pop songs" I might be here all night.. happily, there are a lot of them, as I realize when I start trying to think of them.

mgl, that comment makes my day. Now and forever! YAY! :)

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 23:03

"Heavenly Pop Hit" is one of the most appropriately named songs ever.

You do not lie.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 23:04

Every time I play this song ("The Town Halo," A.C. Newman) in the car, my partner asks, "Is this ELO?" Which cracks me up on several levels. (None of which are hatin' on ELO, because I adore them)

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 23:07

BoPo - when I first got that AC Newman album ELO was the first thing I thought of when I heard that song. It's so straight on ELO that I can't imagine it being an accident on his part.

I'm signing off now, but thanks for the tunes. As always - you really know your way around a tune stack.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 12 July | 23:13

Echo Beach! Bananrama! I still have this cassette and sometimes I play it very loud in the car when I'm driving fast.

posted by mygothlaundry 12 July | 23:17

All of a sudden, it feels very 70's in here.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 23:31

I cannot wait to see Mamma Mia, the movie with Meryl Streep. This song is good. I hear I will love ABBA even more after you see the production, or in my case, the movie.

posted by LoriFLA 12 July | 23:33

I was an ABBA freak from childhood on... they were an amazing pop music powerhouse. People dismiss 'em as campy or gay or whatever, but I think they were BRILLIANT.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 July | 23:36

I always liked them but I definitely appreciate them more in my adulthood. They are amazing and talented.

Thanks for the good music, BP.

I've had a long, hungover day. Goodnight all!

posted by LoriFLA 12 July | 23:39

Ah hell! I was painting and missed it.

posted by arse_hat 13 July | 00:03

I was out to dinner and missed it too. :(

posted by Zack_Replica 13 July | 00:48

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