Right back where we started from! I'm in France AGAIN for the year and am continuing the Cat Hour on Radio Coteaux , Rock n Roll radio of the Gers! Tune in Sunday at 4pm France time 104.5FM for the début!
Also! Lost from the archives, The Cat Hour's Last show on WSUM 91.7FM Madison, enjoy!
On the Spoookiest Friday the 13th ever, the Cat dressed all in black to bring you hits from Hozac, Trouble in Mind, Dusty Medical, and aussie!
Setlist: Jim Jones by People's Temple [Hozac] Sun Medallion by King Tuff I Can be a Jerk by Eddy Current Suppression Ring [Goner] Lost My Way by The UV Race Messin WIth the Kid by The Saints Girls FM by Happy Birthday One Less Ghost by The Hex Dispensers [Trouble in Mind] Weird Truck by The Sleaze [3 Dimensional Records] Caveman by Ty Segall [Goner] Trouble by The Oblivians Red Light by Sticks n Stones [Dusty Medical] Goin Down by The Sugar Stems Away from the Numbers by The Jam Boats and Cars by The Real Numbers [3 Dimensional Records] Fallin in Love by The Seeds She Does Everything for Me by The Zombies I Love How You Love Me by The Paris Sisters Borderline by Madonna
The party continues with DJ Carlos Castillo and I spinning ravers, stompers, and bangers back to back!
Setlist: Everything and More by Dolly Mixture Him or Me by Flamin Groovies Jump Jive and Harmonize by The Midniters The Last Time by The Alarm Clocks Piedras by Wau Y Los Arrrghs Private Affair by The Saints You're gonna miss me by Radio Birdman Someone Stole My Wheels by Biff Bang Pow! Get into the Groove by Madonna Comin Through by The Pastels Books of California by Comet Gain Spark Plug by Stereolab Mr. Lucky by The Avengers VI Que Mal by Los Vigilantes [Slovenly] Che Che Cole by Willie Colon Je T'aime Moi Non Plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Birkin Rip It Up by Orange Juice Do Ya Wanna Funk by Patrick Cowley and Sylvester
Check out the atomic hits set between me and Carlos, back to back! Venturing from the DJ Paradise of Los Angeles, Carlos pays a more than pleasant visit to WSUM, let's hope he comes back soon!
Don't forget to listen in to the Zygoteens LIVE in studio this Friday, July 16th!!
Everybody you've GOT TO GOT TO GOT TO tune into the Cat Hour this Friday- Guest DJ Carlos Castillo new Madisonian from LA will be tag teaming tunes with me, it's gonna be SUCH a party!!
Check out the momentous episode in which Tanner wins Pitchfork tickets, and I play French garbage! In Cat Hour News.... The Zygoteens out of Milwaukee are playing the show July 16th! Yay!
Anyone going to Devo at summerfest the 4th...?
Setlist: I Will Never Be Free by The Staggers Mirror by Sinks from I Drove the Sinks El Huma Te Hace Mal by Los Peyotes from Cavernicola! La Poupee Qui Fait Non by Michael Polnareff Waste of Time by Retainers from Waste of Time [Fashionable Idiots] I Wanna Be A Girl by King Khan and the Shrines from What Is?! Catch Your Kisses by Boys Club from Boys Club [3 Dimensional Records] Moi Je Joue by Brigitte Bardot Party Animal by Mean Jeans from Are you Serious? [Dirtnap] Red Light by Sticks N Stones from Sticks N Stones [Dusty Medical] Pushin My Luck by The Hussy from Cement Tomb Mind Control Burn by Eddy Current Suppression Ring from Rush to Relax [Goner] The Crone by Hex Dispensers Big Man Small House by Young Offenders Thats the Way A Woman Is by White Wires from Trouble In Mind [Trouble In Mind] Black and Blue by The Spits
setlist: Get It Started by The Midwest Beat from At The Gates When You're Not There by The Black Hollies from Softly Towards The Light Walking with a Ghost by The White Stripes from Walking with a Ghost Messenger by Cococoma from Trouble In Mind NIght of Two Moons by Digger and the Pussycats from Slovenly [Slovenly] Out of Control by The Sinks from Sinks [Fashionable Idiots] Pushin My Luck by The Hussy from NEW RECORD! Dos O Tres by Davila 666 from 12"EP [Rob's House Recrods] IRM by Charlotte Gainsbourg from Sunset Sound Session [Record Store Day Exclusive!] Dream Come True by Dolly Mixture from Demonstration Tapes Yours Alone by Dum Dum Girls from I Will Be [Sup Pop] Mais Pourquoi by Pussycat Oh! by Sleater Kinney from One Beat [By Request!] Everybody Loves My Baby by Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbour from Bonnie and Clyde Hurtin Kind by The Bittersweets from Girls in the Garage It's A Pretty Day to Die by Mary Moor from Bippp [Born Bad] Kletva by Ladytron from Velocifero Keep On Dancin by Sly and the Family Stone from Fresh
Is this summer sweet for touring bands or what? I can't wait to see Eddy Current in Chicago, Devo at the Minnesota Zoo, and OMG Paul Collins Beat in Madison!!
This is some of the best news I've heard yet! Powerpop legends Paul Collins Beat, members of the former Nerves, are playing here with The Midwest Beat August 26th! Yalls better mark your calendars just for the pure awesomeness!
And even awesome still, the Paul Collins Beat is going to be playing the Cat Hour on WSUM 91.7FM live sometime that Thursday afternoon (not my scheduled time I'm aware). You all should definitely come out to the studio that Thursday, I'll give you details as they appear to me.
Yay!!! Tomorrow at 1pm WSUM live studio fate calls to The Hussy! WSUM feels like home with ol' treehouse regulars hanging around the station helping out set up for the live show. Listen in at http://www.wsum.org
We have so few months together left my sweet station, for in October I depart again to where the Cat Hour Podcast blog all began, sweet sweet FRANCE!!!!
If you wanna be on my show before I go, lemme know, I probably want you too!
Hey internet radioland! Spring has me so jazzed for rocknroll and so perfectly, Madison is blooming with shows for the occasion! Check out The Hussy with Black Lips and Box Elders April 2nd at the High Noon. OMGZ I can't wait!!!
Black Lips haven't been here for a couple years, and last time they were it was super sweaty and a totally handsome dude told me I was pretty while doing coke! i <3 rock music!
Anyway, The Hussy's gonna be on my show on April 9th and old Support Your Scenesters Brian Lanier and Ashley Viste are sound engineering. WSUMREUNION!!! I await for the return of former punks Ben Spies and Doug Flora, WSUM just ain't the same without those dudes.
I'm in Miami for SB2010 one week early, i'll see if I can scrounge up any Florida rock for you.
Here's last week's show:
Setlist I'm In the Band by Bratmobile Standing in Front of Poseur by Red Cross Get off of My Cloud by Dirty Cupcakes White Mice by Mo-Dettes Amoureux Solitaires by Les Breastfeeders from Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe Don't Lose Your Friends by Shake Shake Bolino Soleil by Pyranha Chinese Gangster by Warm Gun from Chinese Gangster Happy All the Time by Flatmates Phenomenal World by Shivvers Can't Be Beat by Boys Club from Boys Club [3 Dimensional Records] Beat Out My Brains by Sinks from Fashionable Idiots Non Stop Girls by Radio Birdman from Under the Ashes 69 Faces of Love by King Khan and the Shrines from What Is?! Pretty Dress by King Tuff from Was Dead Short and Sweet by The Hussy Slug Song by The Clean from Anthology
Last Friday was so fun! Happy 8th Birthday WSUM, glad to have known you for half your life.
Upcoming live bands on the Cat: Flo et Christo- French Gypsy dudes The Hussy- April 9th
Setlist You Movin by The Byrds from Where the Action Is If Not For You by The Flatmates Baby My Heart by Bobby Fuller Four from Where The Action Is I Want Candy by The Strangeloves Get On This Plane by The Premiers from Where The Action Is Talking to the Dog by Obits Witch Doctor by Chants R&B from Chants R&B Un Jour Comme un Autre by Brigitte Bardot from Bonnie and Clyde Mini Jupe et Watuspi by Les Breastfeeders from Les Breastfeeders O Katrina by Black Lips from Good Bad Not Evil No Puedo Ver by Davila 666 Casino by Gore Gore Girls Sexi Lady Capture by The Hussy Isabella by Box Elders from Alice and Friends Little Barfy Bobby by The Brentwoods Catch Your Kisses by Boys Club from Boys Club Who Knows What Love Is by Strawberry Switchblade Psychic TV by The Orchids from Doug Flora Slug Song by The Clean from Anthology
Him or Me by The Flamin Groovies from Bomp Green Light by Detroit Cobras from Tied and True Get it Started by The Midwest Beat Lose My Cool by Hex Dispensers from Winchester Mystery House [Douchemaster] Baby You Change Your Mind by The Nouvellas Les Cactus by Jacques Dutronc from En Vogue Wimp by The Zeros from Bomp [Bomp] New York Girls by Real Numbers Hanging On the Telephone by The Nerves from One Way Ticket Head Set by The Hussy The Witch by Sonics Nothin by The Ugly Ducklings Nice by Liliput from Kleenex Liliput Ty Segall by Maria Stacks from Oh Sees the Drag [Goner] Burning Up by Ladytron from Velocifero The Beautiful Ones by Prince from Purple Rain Can't Be Beat by Boys Club from Boys Club [3 Dimensional Records] Come in the Kitchen by Compilation Got the Go Top of the Pops by Rezillos from Can't Stand the Rezillos Get Up Morning by Eddy Current Suppression Ring from Eddy Current Suppression RIng [Goner]
Hey Kitties! Guess what? I'm going to start updating this thing again with my wsum tunes, stay tuned for me to figure out how to work this server thing I just bought (thanks to James Dietrich)
Also if you're in the Madison area, there is a great French gypsy music band that plays at the Brasserie V and Mother Fools every so often...super good try to catch them!
NEWWWWSSSS Madison's own The Hussy will appear on the Cat Hour live April 9th, mark your calendars if you do that! Check em out here