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20 April 2009
Something Good to Listen to... LT is doing a neat, AskMe-assisted set on his radio show right now, aka 10 AM - noon EST. It's "Then and Now," pairing 70s bands with current bands with a similar sound.
here's the set list:
Yes - Starship Trooper paired with The Dark Is Rising by Mercury Rev
Elton John - Crocodile Rock paired with Take Your Mama by Scissors Sisters
Help Me - Joni Mitchell paired with You're No God by Laura Marling
Next Train - Miracle Fortress paired with Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys
Call Me - Blondie paired with Number 1 by Goldfrapp
Explorers of the Heart -- Music Go Music paired with Super Trooper by ABBA
Mykonos - Fleet Foxes and Magnolia Electric Co's Farewell Transmission paired with Neil Young's Sugar Mountain
Dream Police - Cheap Trick paired with Jackie, Dressed in Cobras by New Pornos
Search and Destroy - Iggy Pop paired with Pine On by the Obits
Immigrant Song by Led Zep paired with Woman by Wolfmother
Hardwood Floor by Annuals paired with 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon
Stuck Between Stations by The Hold Steady paired with Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen