As some of you may know, I am a disc jockey on Sirius XM satellite radio. I can be heard every morning from 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) on indie rock station, Sirius XMU.
In an effort to make things easier and more efficient, I recently suggested we only play ONE song on Sirius XMU:
Glenn Frey’s, “Smuggler’s Blues.”
It’s on the soundtrack to the 80’s television series “Miami Vice.”
I believe streamlining our playlist to nothing but the song “Smuggler’s Blues” would take a lot of pressure off the audience. I know I personally get overwhelmed by all the different music choices out there. Simplifying the programming on our station to just the Glenn Frey song “Smuggler’s Blues” would make things a LOT easier for both the listeners and the Sirius XMU staff.
I’m not gonna lie. This idea was met with some initial resistance by both Sirius XM management and our subscribers. However I think in due time this innovative new one song, “Smuggler’s Blues” format will be embraced by all.
I’m excited to announce that Sirius XMU will become the all-new “Sirius XM Smuggler’s Blues Radio” on Sunday, March 14th!
I’m on a JetBlue flight to LA and this is what’s on the little screen in front of me. Very cool. =D
Sirius XMU Download 15 for July 25th, 2009
Here’s what we played this week. Want the tracks? Google ‘em!
15) BEASTIE BOYS (FEATURING NAS) - TOO MANY RAPPERS
14) GRIZZLY BEAR - TWO WEEKS
13) THE BIG PINK - DOMINOS
12) DIRTY PROJECTORS - STILLNESS IS THE MOVE
11) FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - KISS WITH A FIST
10) DODOS - FABLES
9) THOM YORK - ALL FOR THE BEST
8) DINOSAUR JR. - SEE YOU
7) KINGS OF CONVENIECE - MRS COLD
6) ARCTIC MONKEYS - CRYING LIGHNING
5) MONSTERS OF FOLK - SAY PLEASE
4) PASSION PIT - LITTLE SECRETS.
3) FLAMING LIPS - SILVER TREMBLING HANDS
2) PHOENIX - LISZTOMANIA
1) ATLAS SOUND - WALKABOUT
I was just informed that ANVIL will be calling me on the air at Sirius XMU to report on the awesomeness that’s going on with them. As soon as I get the exact details I’ll be sure to let you know!
Sirius XMU Download 15 for July 18th, 2009
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Little Secrets by Passion Pit
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Lisztomania by Phoenix
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Stillness is the Move by Dirty Projectors
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Got Nuffin by Spoon
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Crying Lightning by Arctic Monkeys
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Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear
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Osaka Loop Line by Discovery
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See You by Dinosaur Jr.
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Do The Joy by Air
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Autumn Beds by Modest Mouse
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Treat Me Like Your Mother by The Dead Weather
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It Ain’t Gonna Save Me by Jay Reatard
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Fables by The Dodos
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Antenna by Sonic Youth
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All For The Best by Thom Yorke
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I have to thank the very nice folks at a blog called The Color Awesome who went ahead and tracked down all the links above. I really appreciate you guys supporting the Sirius XMU Download 15 and it’s very cool of you to put up the list! Hope you don’t mind that I copied and pasted it!
SIRIUS XMU Download 15 for July 4th, 2009
Lots of people have been requesting I post the playlist from the “SIRIUS XMU Download 15” each week. Okay, done. It will be here on this site each Monday. Fair warning: clicking the links will take you all over the place on the world wide weird. Don’t be bummed if the links are broken by the time you get to ‘em. If that’s the case, Google will be your friend. Or you could actually BUY music, you cheap Jew fuck!
#15 BECK – “I’m Waiting For The Man”
#14 FEVER RAY – “Triangle Walks”
#13 SHE & HIM – “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want”
#12 FIREY FURNACES – “The End Is Near”
#11 YEAH YEAH YEAHS – “Heads Will Roll (Passion Pit Remix)”
#10 PASSION PIT – “Little Secrets”
#9 MEW – “Introducing Palace Players”
#8 SONIC YOUTH – “Antenna”
#7 FLEET FOXES – “Blue Spotted Tail
#6 DIRTY PROJECTORS – “Stillness Is The Move”
#5 DISCOVERY – “I Want You Back”
#4 GRIZZLY BEAR – “Two Weeks”
#3 WILCO – “Bull Black Nova”
#2 PHOENIX – “LIsztomania”
#1 SPOON – “Got Nuffin”
Oh wait, this just in!
Just saw Beck posted the latest installment of Record Club. He’s up to track #3 on “The Velvet Underground & Nico” which of course is, “Femme Fatale.”
There’s a new episode of the Sirius XMU Download 15 every Saturday at 12:00 PM (EST). Replays: Saturday at 6:00 PM (EST), Sunday at 3:00 PM (EST) and 9:00 PM (EST), Monday at 8:00 AM (EST).
SIRIUS XMU is on Sirius Channel 26 and XM Channel 43.
