Record Store Day has come, and now we are all here to worship at the altar of tangible music (which kinda doesn't make sense). Anyhow, these very important stations--record stores--that we grew up going to and hanging around are going down like Hollywood Videos, so today is a day to go and support these places. A lot of cool bands are releasing limited records and playing at these shops, so it's an easy day to drag yourself out and participate.

This also concludes our 2-part episode that celebrates this "holiday." With open arms Sam and I accepted this little mission to explore the bins of record stores and find some cool stuff that we not only wanted to have in our collections, but that we could play for our listeners. It's a win-win-win-win-etc. situation.

As we mention at the end of this episode, Sam and I are retooling the format and will debuting this May 10, 2010. Consider it the premiere of our 2nd series. Just like Uncle Accordion says, "That's OK, 'cause it's still Two Dudes," but it'll be slightly different.

For now, go buy records:

1) Brave Belt "Waiting There For Me"
2) Dottie West "Lesson in Leavin'"
3) Silver Jews "I'm Getting Back Into You"
4) XTC "A Dictionary of Modern Marriage"
5) Gilberto Gil "Aquele Abraço"
6) Os Mutantes (pictured above) "Jogo De Calcada"
7) Gilberto Gil w/ Os Mutantes "Marginalia II"
Background) Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff Kirks Works



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Today we give you part 1 of another 2-part show, Record Store Day Celebration. The idea Sam and I had was to go to a record store of our choosing, buy a bunch of stuff, and play some hot picks from our finds. See below? Those are them. Seeing that we do this very thing (go and buy music) quite often, this show was a literal no-brainer to fulfill. (My brain basically goes into cruise control when I step foot into Amoeba. Whatever I recall that I want, it goes in the basket.)

Please go support your local record store. If it's up to us, these musical meccas will never go obsolete. But, if we're being realistic, they will; we're just here to make sure they go later rather than sooner.

Here's what we bought:

Intro) My Morning Jacket "Off the Record"
1) Bad Sports "Last Cigarette"
2) Woody Allen "Introduction to Flick"
3) The Lovin' Spoonful "Pow"
4) Hot Dogs "Feel Real Fine"
5) Squarepusher "Iambic 9 Poetry"
6) Budos Band "Origina of Man"
7) Love "Everlasting First"
8) Ted Leo/Pharmacists "Where Was My Brain"
9) Derek & Clive "Nurse"
10) The Specials "Blank Expression"
Background) Miles Davis Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants



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As we mention in this week's broadcast, this episode not only honors party music, but for all aspiring DJs out there, you may copy and paste this as your set. You're welcome. We did it for you. The hard work is done. Sit back and watch people go nuts for your gig. Again, you're welcome.

Sam and I may not be the most happening dudes (in a way, we are, though), but we like to think we'd know how to party if called upon to do so. To test our mettle, we bravely present this program of party and slow jams. There's room for tearing up the carpet,, making out during a slow jam, or blitzing the dance floor. We give you that variety and then some.

Come back when you're done sweating:

Intro) Drag the River "Having a Party"
1) Grandmaster Flash "Freedom"
2) The Marvelous Darlings "I Don't Wanna Go to the Party"
3) Spoon "You Gotta Feel It"
4) A Tribe Called Quest "Can I Kick It?"
5) The Murder City Devils "Boom Swagger Boom"
6) Scientist "The Mummy's Shroud"
7) Bobby & James Purify "I'm Your Puppet"
8) M.I.A. "Boyz"
9) The Specials "Monkey Man"
10) Kanye West "Champion"
11) Northern State "At the Party"
12) Gorillaz "White Flag"
13) Marvin Gaye (pictured above) "Got to Give It Up (Part 1)"



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As we mention in this week's broadcast, this episode not only honors party music, but for all aspiring DJs out there, you may copy and paste this as your set. You're welcome. We did it for you. The hard work is done. Sit back and watch people go nuts for your gig. Again, you're welcome.

Sam and I may not be the most happening dudes (in a way, we are, though), but we like to think we'd know how to party if called upon to do so. To test our mettle, we bravely present this program of party and slow jams. There's room for tearing up the carpet,, making out during a slow jam, or blitzing the dance floor. We give you that variety and then some.

Come back when you're done sweating:

Intro) Drag the River "Having a Party"
1) Grandmaster Flash "Freedom"
2) The Marvelous Darlings "I Don't Wanna Go to the Party"
3) Spoon "You Gotta Feel It"
4) A Tribe Called Quest "Can I Kick It?"
5) The Murder City Devils "Boom Swagger Boom"
6) Scientist "The Mummy's Shroud"
7) Bobby & James Purify "I'm Your Puppet"
8) M.I.A. "Boyz"
9) The Specials "Monkey Man"
10) Kanye West "Champion"
11) Northern State "At the Party"
12) Gorillaz "White Flag"
13) Marvin Gaye (pictured above) "Got to Give It Up (Part 1)"



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Winter's over. So, like Two Dudes, many of you are shedding your skin and starting anew. This might mean heartbreak for some of you, and, if that were the case, we finally have a show for you. A bunch of songs that sound as sad you are. It's a heartbreaking show. Spring has sprung, though, and now we all can look forward to being born again: a mind cleared up, a heart recharged, a spirit renewed. Sound too optimistic? Listen to the show, then, and live the pain one more time!

Your pain is ours:

Intro) Tegan & Sara "Don't Confess (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)"
1) Descendents "I'm the One"
2) Reigning Sound "Brake It"
3) Chairmen of the Board "Give Me Just a Little More Time"
4) The Artistics "I'm Gonna Miss You"
5) Johnny Hartman "Our Time"
6) Toussaint McCall "Nothing Takes the Place of You"
7) Murs "The Pain"
8) Red House Painters "Grace Cathedral Park"
9) Badfinger "It's Over"
10) Azure Ray "November"
11) Lloyd Price "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)"
12) Bouncing Souls "Quick Check Girl"
13) Billy Joel "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
Tribute) Big Star "Watch the Sunrise"
Background) Duke Ellington "The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse"

Note: When you load the player to listen to this episode, or download it, you may notice the length is a bit longer than our usual shows. There is about 45 minutes extra that never plays at the end, i.e. The show actually ends and the file stops playing where it should, 45 minutes less than what the player will show.



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Time to go around the world again. Were you to go back to Episode 9, you'd see we started our musical trek and cleaned up a large handful of countries. This week, we've got another large handful for you. Remember: Our aim is, in time, to play a song from every country out there. Will we do it? We plan to. Does it seem impossible? Yes. But so did invisibility, and now we have cloaking technology. Google it. Wait, no, don't Google it; listen to the show. Then, Google it.

You're now cultured, you're welcome:

Intro) Daft Punk "Around the World"
1) Mystery Jets "Veiled in Grey" (England)
2) Blond "Six White Horses" (Sweden)
3) Sugarcubes "Deus" (Iceland)
4) The Cardigans "Pikebubbles" (Sweden)
5) S.E. Rogers (pictured above) "Toomus Meremereh Nor Good" (Sierra Leone)
6) Os Mutantes "Panis Et Circensis" (Brazil)
7) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds "Rock of Gibraltar" (Australia)
8) Thin Lizzy "Randolph's Tango" (Ireland)
9) The Witch "Little Clown" (Zambia)
10) Can "I'm So Green" (West Germany)
11) Gabor Szabo "Lou-ise" (Hungary)
12) Black Collection "Mandry Ve Ny Ao An-Tanana" (Madagascar)
Background) Eric Dolphy Live at the 5 Spot, Vol. 1



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Today, dropping by are our friends, Brent, Mariana and Rob. We've mentioned them all one time or another on the show, and we hope you enjoy their presence. Up 'til now, we've never had to mic up so many people, so our amateur setup may sound a little rougher than the Two Dudes audience is used to. Next time we have more than 2 in the studio, we'll fix that. (It's back down to 2 next week, in case you're worried.)

I guess we also have a show to introduce. This week we went over some songs that came from bands' final albums/output. It's a break-up show, of sorts, and we've got all the final documents to prove it. It's kind of difficult, because I found myself wanting to play something from the Clash, but then you might remember what a steaming pile Cut the Crap is. So, as usual, we scoured our collections and found stuff that not only brought bands to the brink of their careers, but also worthy final statements for your listening pleasure.

So please enjoy. We had a fun time with our friends. Support the artists.

This is the end:

Intro)
1) Q & Not U (pictured above) "Wonderful People"
2) McLusky "She Will Only Bring You Happiness"
3) Piebald "Getting Mugged and Loving It"
4) Uncle Tupelo "We've Been Had"
5) Neutral Milk Hotel "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
6) The Promise Ring "Bread and Coffee"
7) Operation Ivy "Bombshell"
8) Germs "What We Do is Secret"
9) Palatka "If You're Not Satisfied with Our Current Arrangement"
10) S.O.A. "Girl Problems"
11) Sleater-Kinney "What's Mine is Yours"
12) The Cyrkle "Please Don't Ever Leave Me"
13) Whiskeytown "East Hearts"
14) Wicked Farleys "Feathered"
15) Guided by Voices "Huffman Prairie Flying Field"
16) The Monks "Shut Up
Background) Tadd Dameron Fontainbleau



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The biggest mistake you've ever made was assuming Two Dudes only know about music. Not true. We also know about art, culture, food, bicycling, professional wrestling, and literature. Well, this show's about literature. To properly explore this subject, we'll go ahead and choose music as our means.

Here we have for you all a show of poetry readings, anti-poetry reading diatribes, songs about literary figures, maybe some bootlegged audio from Salinger's funeral--whatever we can find. Your job is to relax and enjoy. Keep listening, keep reading, and we'll see you next time.

I've read these songs are good:

Intro) The Deep City Band "Masterpiece"
1) Cleveland Bound Death Sentence "Rumble Seats & Running Boards"
2) Elvis Costello & the Attractions "Everyday I Write the Book"
3) Bill Hicks "Smoking"
4) The Gaslight Anthem "Great Expectations"
5) Jack Kerouac "The Subterraneans"
6) F*cked Up (pictured above) "Vivian Girls"
7) Rudimentary Peni "Night Gaunts"
8) Todd Barry "Big Bookstores"
9) Marnie Stern "Letters From Rimbaud"
10) Monsters of Folk "Baby Boomers"
11) Charles Bukowski "'Love,' He Said"
12) Talking Heads "The Book I Read"
13) The Shins "Saint Simon"
14) Henry Rollins "Death to Poets"
15) Saul Williams "List of Demands"
16) XTC "Books are Burning"
Background) Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane



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A while ago, we hit you with an episode of artists starting with the letter A. Today, naturally, we do B. See where this is going? That's right, mark your calendars: August 2013...Z! The problem with joking like that is you're not taking into consideration the intensive labor and consideration we give to each letter. Are there better artists than Buzzcocks to do this letter? No. Do both Pixies off-shoots demand representation for B? Yes. Are you really not enjoying hearing Todd Barry and Lenny Bruce on the same show? Didn't think so.

So, Two Dudes...we're providers in the end...purveyors of great taste and generosity...people with plenty of picks--OK, not the P show. (Well, not in the sense that we have colostomy bags under our broadcasting table.) On with the show!

Band bhe bominations bar:

Intro)
1) Jason Boesel "Hand of God"
2) Big Star "Back of a Car"
3) Todd Barry (pictured above) "K Mart in New York"
4) Black Nasty "Gettin' Funky Round Here"
5) Best Coast "Something in the Way"
6) Frank Black "Thalassocracy"
7) Broadcast "Tears in the Typing Pool"
8) Bill Burr "Religious White Dudes"
9) bra!d "Breathe In"
10) Battles "Ddiamondd"
11) Big Boi "The Rooster"
12) Bad Sports "Can't Remember Your Name"
13) Marion Black "Come On and Gettit"
14) Lenny Bruce
15) Buzzcocks "I Don't Mind"
16) Built to Spill "Center of the Universe"
17) Black Star "Definition"
18) The Books "Tokyo"
19) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Ain't No Easy Way"
20) The Breeders "No Aloha"
Background) Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus



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Though Punxsutawney Phil was about the only groundhog to see his shadow a few weeks back, we're going with the consensus and predicting a short winter (especially since I sweated this afternoon for no reason). With spring on our heels, we welcome many things including our dearly departed friends, Rob and Brent, who're returning from S. Korea this month.

In the spirit of all things returning (for better or worse--I hate hot weather), here're songs about traveling and returning home; we even set up a nice arc for you all. So, if you're yearning for brighter days and reunions ahead, you're going to love this show. If, like I, you hate the sunny months and prefer to be left alone most of the time, tune in next week when we put a mic to the ground...at a cemetery.

There are many places like home:

Intro) The Beatles "Hello Goodbye"
1) The Who "Leaving Here"
2) Thao & The Get Down Stay Down "Goodbye Good Luck"
3) Doug Sahm "(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone"
4) Vivian Girls "Where Do You Run To"
5) Lemonheads "I Don't Want To Go Home"
6) Neko Case & Her Boyfriends "Somebody Led Me Away"
7) Field Music "A House Is Not A Home"
8) The Cars "Since You're Gone"
9) Jamie Lidell "Wait For Me"
10) Jason Lytle "You're Too Gone"
11) Gabor Szabo "Comin' Back"
12) Simon & Garfunkel "Homeward Bound"
13) Joni Mitchell "California"
14) Brian Wilson "Going Home"
15) Wizard of Oz Cast (pictured above) "There's No PLace Like Home"
16) Otis Redding "Let Me Come On Home"
17) The Rolling Stones "Please Go Home"
Background) Cal Tjader Latino



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Our original idea for this week was to cover each other, i.e. do the whole show in character, Sam as me and me as Sam. Weird, huh? We nixed it and decided to just play cover songs. So, this week you get a handful of hits done the second time around (or third, or fourth, etc.). Some are good, some are better, some are worse, some are unrecognizable. The Two Dudes audience being the experts they are should have no trouble picking up all the nods with their undisputed knowledge.

You've been buttered up, now dig the set, dig the artists, and dig yourself.

Intro) The Walkmen "All My Life"
1) The Get Up Kids "Beer For Breakfast"
2) The Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
3) The Byrds "My Back Pages"
4) Otis Redding & Carla Thomas "Bring It On Home To Me"
5) Black Flag "Louie Louie"
6) Pixies "Head On"
7) F*cked Up "I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You"
8) Swingin' Utters "Here We Are Nowhere"
9) William Shatner "Common People"
10 Dead Kennedys "Viva Las Vegas"
11) Nirvana "Son of A Gun"
12) Devo "Satisfaction"
13) Mika Miko "Attitude"
14) Aretha Franklin "The Weight"
15) Jimi Hendrix Experience "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
16) Cat Power "I Found A Reason"
17) Small Brown Bike & Casket Lottery "Under Pressure"
18) Yo La Tengo "Roadrunner"
19) The Persuasions (pictured above) "Let It Be"
Background) Andrew Hill Blue Black



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As if it weren't obvious already, Two Dudes probably would fit better in a room with a bunch of kids than a room of music critics. Just the way it is. To honor this reality, and to pay homage to the future of this mess, we present to you a show dedicated to kids, with songs for kids, kid-like songs, and stuff that we think kids would dig. Kids kids kids.

With that, onto the show. Support the artists and stuff, and we'll see you next time...or, you'll hear us next time. I guess we'll see your IP address. No one hides. Two Dudes.

Get your sillies out:

1) Ya Gabba Gabba "Get The Sillies Out"
2) Quasi "The Skeleton"
3) Nick Swardson "British Kid"
4) The Clash "Career Opportunities"
5) Paul Westerberg "Mr. Rabbit"
6) Animal Collective "Who Can Win A Rabbit?"
7) Bill Cosby "'Froofie' The Dog"
8) The Beatles "Piggies"
9) All Girl Summer Fun Band "Grizzly Bear"
10) The Monkeys "(Theme From) The Monkeys"
11) Kimya Dawson "We're All Animals"
12) Deerhoof "Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back"
13) They Might Be Giants "We Want A Rock"
14) Pete Seeger "This Land Is Your Land"
15) Andy Partridge "Ship Trapped In The Ice"
16) Louis Armstrong "When The Saints Go Marching In"
17) Karen O & The Kids "Heads Up"
18) Delta 5 (pictured above) "You"
Background) Larry Willis "Inner Crisis"



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R.I.P. JAY REATARD

You know the drill, on "Don't Let Me Down," we press SHUFFLE SONGS on our iPods and let what will play...play. So what happens next? Well, Sam touches down on a handful of greatest hits as mine rages with post-hardcore angst. Trust us, it sounds better in the show than this description. Though Sam thinks these episodes are as revolutionary as pre-programmed radio stations with no DJs, we both hope you'll be entertained as we explain what has come to the surface and why.

OK enough! You be the judges. Support the artists. Thanks for listening.

That's so random:

1) Blink-182 "Man Overboard"
2) Green Day "Stuck With Me"
3) Johnny Cash "Danny Boy"
4) Hüsker Dü "I'll Never Forget You"
5) Frodus "The Day Buildings Mysteriously Vanished"
6) The Weakerthans "Sun In An Empty Room"
7) Foo Fighters "February Stars"
8) Kanye West "Late"
9) Dean Martin "Everybody Loves Somebody"
10) eastern youth "Make For The Wasteland"
11) Conor Oberst "Lenders In The Temple"
12) Neil Diamond "The Singer Sings His Song"
Tribute) Jay Reatard (pictured above) "My Shadow"
Background) Thelonius Monk Solo Monk



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Before we get started, let us not go on without recognizing the music world's loss of Jay Reatard this week. Jay was an amazing musician with talent to spare. It's hard to express how disappointing this is, as many of you fans know, but we have a handful of great records to spin and memories of him blessing this Earth with music of a quality we're barely worthy of. R.I.P. Jay Reatard. (A full-on Reatard tribute will be paid on next week's episode.)

It goes without saying that there is an international crisis in the form of the fallout of the Haiti earthquake that is a much larger scale loss to many more. We kinda wanted to recognize that, as well, so we don't seem like music-obsessed pricks with no sense of reality/responsibility (though we just may be). But seriously, if you can, find some spare change to donate to these struggling people on the brink of their existence. You know how to find these outlets, and if you're looking for something in return, Propaghandi is supposedly trading you some vintage mp3 b-sides for your donation, or Arcade Fire will be happy if you do too. The real point is to give what you can, even if it's just your ears and attention to the stories coming out of Haiti so that you can combat the Pat Robertsons and Rush Limbaughs of the world and get the story straight.

Are we on? OK! To lighten your emotional load this week, we give you an episode filled with music from our favorite movies. Some are pure soundtrack score, some are perfectly placed pop tracks, and all are cinematically sound. Dig that. So while you're contemplating your global opinions, listen here and we'll get on with this together.

What's that song from that one movie:

Intro) Bill Conti "The Rocky Theme/Gonna Fly Now"
1) The Chips "Rubber Biscuit"
2) Nico "These Days"
3) The Boo Radleys "There She Goes"
4) Pete Wingfield "18 With a Bullet"
5) Nick Swardson "Movie Previews"
6) Walter Carlos (the droogs pictured above) "March from A Clockwork Orange (Excerpt)"
7) Badly Drawn Boy "A Minor Incident"
8) Mr. Loco "Hombre Religioso (Religious Man)"
9) Ram Jam "Black Betty"
10) The Surfaris "Wipe Out"
11) Aimee Mann "Wise Up"
12) Bob Dylan "The Man In Me"
13) Yes "Sweetness"
14) Fiona Apple "Across The Universe"
Background) Bob James Trio Take It From The Top




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20 episodes? Didn't think we could do it? Of course you did. That's why you're still here, as are we.

Usually, Sam and I'll get a vibe through the waves that our audience is nostalgic for simpler times, a more innocent era that takes them back to when the world was smaller and responsibility was a four(teen?)-letter word. Yes, the first time. While your mind is still in the gutter, press play and partake in listening to these songs with us, a larger batch of tunes that come from artists' debut albums. Feels good, eh?

Support the artists. Support the troops. Life support.

Still waiting for our first:

Intro) Foreigner "Feels Like The First Time"
1) Bill Fay "We Want You To Stay"
2) Siouxsie & the Banshees "Mirage"
3) Madvillain "Accordion"
4) Joanna Newsom "Inflammatory Writ"
5) The Gossip "Sweet Baby"
6) The Futureheads "First Day"
7) No Age "Sleeper Hold" *
8) The Exploding Hearts (pictured above) "Throwaway Style"
9) XTC "Traffic Light Rock (Live)"
10) The Velvet Underground & Nico "I'll Be Your Mirror"
11) Enon "Conjugate The Verbs"
12) Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Art Star"
13) Kanye West "We Don't Care"
14) Mika Miko "Business Cats"
15) Pink Floyd "Bike"
16) Emmitt Rhodes "Ever Find Yourself Running"
17) Field Music "You're Not Supposed To"
18) The Elected "British Columbia"
19) Hepcat "Earthquake and Fire"
Background Music) Miles Davis Birth of the Cool

*further research shows that "Sleeper Hold" was, in fact, released on No Age's first proper album, Nouns; so, we were right and wrong



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Deeply ensconced in 2010, Two Dudes brings your good mood right back down with a song about regrets! If you were thinking we would do a show about resolving to make any changes none of us really ever stick to, forget it: we're just not that type of show. What we are going to do is be real, play some jams that concern themselves with issues that we're not always ready for, and listen how our musical heroes dealt with them. Sound cool?

Don't drop the ball:

Intro) The Cure "Pictures of You"
1) Dr. Dog "My Old Ways"
2) Helene Smith "Pain In My Heart"
3) White Denim "I'd Have It Just The Way We Were"
4) William Shatner (pictured above) "That's Me Trying"
5) Ben Folds Five "Regrets"
6) Ted Leo/Pharmacists "Shake The Sheets"
7) Earth, Wind & Fire "Reasons"
8) Gillian Welch "Barroom Girls"
9) Descendents "Coolidge"
10) Weezer "Getchoo"
11) Operation Ivy "Junkie's Runnin' Dry"
12) Murder City Devils "Eighteen Wheels"
13) The Thermals "I Let It Go"
Background Music) Bill Evans Waltz For Debby



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Welcome to the last half of our Best of 2009 show. We pick up where we left off last week, which was pretty much in the middle of things. Unfortunately this is our last show...of the year. Wah-wah. We hope everybody continues to have a safe holiday time, and enjoy yourselves and your families or whomever you spend time with.

Two Dudes also encourages our listeners to support the artists! Grab the gift certificate you just received and go buy some good music! Always a good idea. Enjoy the show.

2009...2009...2009? Heh...2009:

1) Dirty Projectors "Temecula Sunrise"
2) Mos Def "Quiet Dog"
3) Sunset Rubdown "Paper Lace"
4) Lightning Dust "The Times"
5) Bon Iver "Woods"
6) Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"
7) Mew "Sometimes Lift Isn't Easy"
8) Akron/Family "They Will Appear"
9) Animal Collective "My Girls"
Background Music) Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas




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Welcome to our first two-part show, the Best of 2009. In this episode, we will begin counting down our favorite 20 songs, ten from Dave, ten from Sam. You will be listening to it as it happens. This episode ends about halfway through the bonanza, and it will pick up next week when our Best of 2009 show concludes. (We've spread it out, because we know that 2 hours of Two Dudes can be overwhelming for the weak at heart.)

Now then, we hope you enjoy our trip down recent-memory lane, and that you'd support the artists if you like what you hear. As we barrel toward Christmas/holidays, please remember that the greatest gift one can give is love Two Dudes Radio, punk.

Doomsday +9:

Intro) El Michels Affair "Uzi (Pinky Ring)"
1) Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band "Big Black Nothing"
2) Datarock "True Stories"
3) Abe Vigoda "House"
4) Eugene McGuiness "Fonz"
5) Mika Miko "On the Rise"
6) White Denim (pictured above) "I Start to Run"
7) Thao & The Get Down Stay Down "When We Swam"
8) St. Vincent "Neighbors"
9) Paint It Black "Salem"
10) Jay Reatard "Hang Them All"
11) Fucked Up "First Born"



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Episode Sixteen: New Finds in '09

"Hey poser, look at you buying that Johnny Cash Greatest Hits in 2009! Don't feel bad, I just saw a guy buy the Pet Sounds boxed set brand new!"

Ever hear this at a record store? Ever just feel the clerk's critical eye searing you like a refined, hipster-blog-trained lazer? OMG here's the show for you: Two Dudes has a full set of music that we just started digging this year, and we've embarrassingly compiled it all here for you today to listen and enjoy. You'll hear Sam admit there's a Van Morrison song he's never heard, David stumble over the country of origin of the Cyrkle, and both music experts basically throw down some serious poser knowledge about bands and songs they're just beginning to wrap their tiny heads around.

So, let's all get embarrassed! Once you're done, support the artists, support the kids, and since we're barreling towards unfettered socialism on the health care tip, support each other.

2009 was so 2009:

Intro) The Cure "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
1) Ricky Nelson "Fools Rush In"
2) Solomon Burke "Home in Your Heart"
3) The Cyrkle "We Said Goodbye and Went Our Separate Ways (Or So We Thought)"
4) Gilberto Gil "1 O' Clock Last Morning 20 April 1970"
5) Meg Baird "Do What You Gotta Do"
6) Fugazi "Bed for the Scraping"
7) Cheech & Chong "Sister Mary Elephant"
8) The Heartbreakers "Chinese Rock"
9) Van Morrison "Fair Play"
10) Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings "I Can Get Off On You"
11) Tinariwen "Cler Achel"
12) Erykah Badu "My People"
13) The Monks "Complication"
14) Ghostface Killah "Walk Around"
15) Joe Pass "September Song"
Background Music) Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour l'Échafaud



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Episode Fifteen: A

On today's show, we musically look at the letter A. Yet another beginning to one of our many projects, we'll eventually get through the whole alphabet by playing bands or artists that start with the letter A (e.g. Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, et al.).

By doing so, it also gave us a perfect reason to interview a great band from Gainesville, Florida called Anchor Arms. We talked to James, now playing guitar while singing, about their new album, Morning Pistol, set to come out mid-2010, what it's like to be grouped in such a popular and influential region, a couple of upcoming releases, a wonderful benefit they're playing soon, and influences ranging from Rocket From the Crypt to Fugazi to Screeching Weasel. The entire interview is included below. (Also, James mentioned his buddy does a podcast called Rocket Fuel. We had time to check it out, and it's worth the time. Go here.)

Sp please, check this one out, dig the Anchor Arms tunes along with the rest of the set, support these bands if you feel inclined to do so, and we'll check back in with you next week.

A to the Izzo:
Intro) Crass "Big A, Little A"
1) The Arrows "Bring Back the One I Love"
2) ABBA "King Kong Song"
3) The Arrivals "I'm Sorry for Saying I'm Sorry"
4) Army of Ponch "Why Don't We Meet Tonight We'll Sit on the Porch and Sing with Our Cans Raised High Arm in Arm Swinging Side to Side"
5) AC/DC "Can I Sit Next To You Girl"
6) Astrid Oto "Apology"
7) Abe Vigoda "Cranes"
8) Fiona Apple "Please Please Please"
9) Anchor Arms "Poison Arrows"
10) Anchor Arms "The Devil Can't Stop My Flow"
11) AVAIL "Not a Happy Man"
12) Adam & the Ants "Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios"
13) Akron/Family "Set Em Free, Pt. 1"
14) Ryan Adams "Dear Chicago"
15) Arctic Monkeys "Secret Door"
16) Arcade Fire "The Well and the Lighthouse"



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Episode Fourteen: Freeplay

Every couple goes through trouble. Case in point: Sam and I are tired of each other. We have trouble reconciling our differences and compromising our broadcasting ideals for our no-doubt, sometime-in-the-future Marconi-nominated show. Well, rather than dissolve our DJ duo marriage, we've invoked the gods of creativity and come up with a classic concept for this week's show: Play whatever the Hell we want. This week, we're not slaves to any format or theme, just good music that we want to jam for you and with you.

We hope the start of your holiday season has been safe and productive. Now's as good a time as any to get out there and support the artists--they are our lifeline. Enjoy the new, old, and favorites this week!

Do what you want to do:

Intro) John Coltrane "Ascension-Edition 1"
1) The Jam "But I'm Different Now"
2) The Marked Men "Stay Away"
3) Embrace "Money"
4) Marnie Stern "Absorb Those Numbers"
5) Wire "The 15th"
6) Loose Fur "Thou Shalt Wilt"
7) Mew "Beach"
8) Zumpano "Broca's Way"
9) Pete Wingfield "Hold Me Closer"
10) Nellie McKay "Identity Theft"
11) The Monks "Love Can Tame the Wild"
12) Crisco Thunder "Move Over Bacon, It's Sizzlean"
13) Madvillain "Great Day Today"
14) Nina Simone "Do What you Gotta Do"
15) Buffalo Springfield "Down to The Wire"



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Episode Thirteen: Songs We Love By Artists We Hate

We Two Dudes think you know the feeling: You hear a song; you enjoy the song; but the band, eh, they're just not cutting it for you. For everybody that has ever given into the sole reason they will ever pay attention to a bummer band, this show's for you. Two Dudes presents an episode filled with songs we like from bands we don't particularly care for.

So we celebrate the age of online digital retailers who offer us one song or one album. We've bought the song, downloaded it, and here it is for you to listen to. Enjoy it one song at a time, support the artists (even if it's one song at a time), and we'll see you next week.

One-Hit Blunders:

1) Kings of Leon "California Waiting"
2) Circus Lupus "Pop Man"
3) Oasis "Half the World Away"
4) Bobby Bare, Jr. "Snuggling World Championships"
5) Jonathan Edwards "Sunshine"
6) Ryan Adams "To Be Young"
7) Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"
8) Death Cab for Cutie "Sound of Settling"
9) U2 "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
10) Doobie Bros. "What a Fool Believes"
11) R. Kelly "Step in the Name of Love"



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Episode Twelve: The Education of Two Dudes

We had an idea what our audience was thinking by the time we got to our dozenth show: Where did Two Dudes come from? What formed them? Is this overwhelming mass of musical knowledge for real? Well, the answer is yes to all three questions, and today's episode will explain why. Two Dudes presents to you an autobiographical affair, with songs that define eras, drum up painful memories, cause paranoia, and everything in between. This show, for the Two Dudes audience, will be similar to reading Dylan's Chronicles, Volume 1: it all finally falls into place, and the picture is clearer yet more elusive than before (and it's in the ultimate bargain bin: the internet!).

Though most of these artists need it much less than musicians we usually play, please support them all (even if it's just through your viewership of their Behind the Music).

Here's what our lives sound like:

Intro) High Fidelity clip/Ted Leo "Biomusicology"
1) Bruce Springsteen "Born in the U.S.A."
2) Led Zeppelin "Traveling Riverside Blues"
3) Smokey Robinson "The Tears of a Clown"
4) The Rolling Stones" Hang Fire"
5) Public Enemy "911 is a Joke"
6) Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
7) Green Day "One for the Razorbacks"
8) AVAIL "Order"
9) Bad Religion "Stranger than Fiction"
10) Crass "Heard Too Much About"
11) Le Tigre "On Guard"
12) The Smiths "The Boy with a Thorn in His Side"
13) M. Ward "To Go Home"
14) XTC "Mermaid Smiled"



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Episode Eleven: You're Not Hardcore

Finally, a show dedicated to hardcore from Two Dudes. We break our song/show record and don't look back. Packed in this episode is almost 30 songs and our very first interview on Two Dudes with none other than Pink Eyes of F*cked Up. Yeah, we're excited too. Please bear with the audio as we try and get better at recording these things in the future. The whole interview's worth checking out, so after you've listened to the episode, we've done a nice thing and included both full parts of the segment for your streaming pleasure below.

And with that, it's a given that this is our biggest episode yet, and we've only just begun. Listen, enjoy, support the artists, and we'll catch you next week.

The legend of Two Dudes is way hardcore:

1) Gorilla Biscuits "Good Intentions"
2) Paint It Black "This Song is Short Because it's Not Political"
3) Dustheads "Lamprey"
4) Kid Dynamite "Sweet Shop Syndicate"
5) Trash Talk "Flood"
6) The Curse "April 15th"
7) Assholeparade "Nailed to the XboX"
8) Good Clean Fun "Positively Positive"
9) Ceremony "Every Corner a Liquor Store"
10) Descendents "My Dad Sucks"
11) Los Crudos "Que Paso Con La Paz (Different Version)"
12) Red Handed "My Rules"
13) Coalesce "On Being a Bastard"
14) Good Riddance "Favorite Son"
15) The Swing Kids "Line 1"
16) Palatka "Rate x Time = Distance"
17) AVAIL "Fix"
F*cked Up Interview, Segment 1
18) F*cked Up "Black Albino Bones"
F*cked Up Interview, Segment 2
19) F*cked Up "Royal Swan"
F*cked Up Interview, Segment 3
20) Black Flag "Rise Above"
21) Please Inform the Captain This is a Hijack "In the Service of Capital"
22) 7 Seconds "In Your Face"
23) Born Against "Mary and Child"
24) Twelve Hour Turn "How to Build"
25) Shai Hulud "My Heart Bleeds the Darkest Blood"
26) Bad Brains "Banned in D.C."
27) Minor Threat "Look Back and Laugh"
28) H20 "One Life, One Chance"

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Episode Ten: Death by Two Dudes

OK, so we made it to ten episodes. In honor of this, it being Halloween today, and Sam and I feeling festive as all get-out, we're posting this episode with a new press photo of us. You'll notice it above, as it is a clear homage to a great American songwriter and his one-time sidekick.

To also commemorate Halloween, we present to you a show based on death. Some of our favorite artists singing about our inevitable demise. What better way to contemplate 'what happens next' than hearing The Kinks wax post mortem or a Neko Case ghostly lullaby? I don't know. Interspersed through the set are sections from George Carlin's bit, "Death and Dying," and Nick Sawrdson's bit, "Dying." Support the artists, be safe in your trick-or-treating, and don't eat too much corn on macabre. Heh.

Say Goodbye:

Intro) AC/DC "Hells Bells"
1) The Kinks "What's In Store for Me"
2) Morrissey "The First of the Gang to Die"
3) Ghostface Killah "I'll Die for You"
4) The Thermals "When I Died"
5) Datarock "Fear of Death"
6) Hank Williams "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"
7) Jarvis Cocker "I Will Kill Again"
8) Misfits "Death Comes Ripping"
9) Jay Reatard "Death is Forming"
10) Hot Snakes "Suicide Invoice"
11) The Band "Long Black Veil"
12) The Velvet Underground & Nico "Black Angel's Death Song"
Excerpt) Avery Gordon Ghostly Matters (read by Sam)
14) Neko Case "A Widow's Toast"

*Please hang in there with the audio at the beginning; we had minor malfunctions but they were fixed.



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Episode Nine: Around the World, Part 1

Ever feel like expanding your musical horizons? If you feel insufficient in this way, Two Dudes Radio may very well be your beacon of hope. Sam and I are dedicating a special series we're calling "Around the World" to exploring the globe, finding artists from each country, and representing them with a hand-picked song from your amateur hosts. This week we hit a handful of "obvious" selections but also throw in a few jams you may not have heard yet. As the list of countries thins, we're probably all going to get educated more than we know. We hope you enjoy the set, and please support the artists as you see fit.

Global Domination:

*Intro) Daft Punk "Around the World"
1) Flight of the Conchords "If You're Into It" (New Zealand)
2) Mew "Introducing Palace Players" (Denmark)
3) Mulatu Astatke "Munaye" (Ethiopia)
4) Lord Fly "When Mi Look Upon Janie So; Ada; Time So Hard" (Jamaica)
5) Marvelous Darlings "Careerist" (Canada)
6) Bikini Kill "Reject All American" (United States of America)
7) eastern youth "A Moonlit Lamb" (Japan)
8) Charlotte Gainsbourg "The Songs that We Sing" (France)
9) Gruff Rhys "Con Cariño" (Wales)
10) The Twilight Sad "That Summer at Home I had Become the Invisible Boy" (Scotland)
11) Ungdomskulen "Feels Like Home" (Norway)
12) Monotonix "Body Language" (Israel)

*Yes, Daft Punk are from France, but they are here merely providing a theme song for our set, not representing a country.



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Episode Eight: Singer, Sing One for the Singer.

Here it is, the first episode culled from a suggestion out of our massive fanbase, songs about other singers. Thanks be to Noelle Gaughen. You have won nothing, but a name drop. With that said enjoy yourself, and make sure you turn down the speakers between Propagandhi and Ben Folds, a special suprise guest makes a very loud appearance. Support Art and tell your friends.

Intro Song) David Bowie "Song For Bob Dylan."
1) Cat Power "Aretha, Sing On For Me."
2) Tenacious D "Dio."
3) Wilco "Bob Dylan's 49th Beard."
4) Television "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives."
5) Gillian Welch "Elvis Presley Blues."
6) Jay-Z "The Takeover."
7) Nas "Ether."
8) Paul McCartney "Too Many People."
9) John Lennon "How Do You Sleep?"
10) Charles Mingus "My Jelly Roll Soul."
11) Joni Mitchell "Happy Birthday(1975)."
12) Propagandhi "Rock for Sustainable Capitalism."
13) Ben Folds "Late."



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Episode Seven: It Feels Like I'm Falling For Fall.

How's it going out there? As leaves begin crumbling under our feet and coats come out of closets, we're trying to remind you the warmth of summer never ends. Today we bring you gems and jams reminiscent of fall, so snuggle up with a warm drink and indulge your ears in the sounds of changing seasons. As always support these artists if you like what you hear, in fact, support art. Let us know what you think. Take Care.

1) Kings of Convenience "Homesick."
2) Rogue Wave "Be Kind- Remind."
3) Zombies "Hung Up On a Dream."
4) Jimi Hendrix "The Wind Cries Mary."
5) Nina Simone "Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out."
6) Belle & Sebastian "Put the Book Back On the Shelf."
7) The Cyrkle "Cloudy."
8) Rufus Wainwright "One Man Guy."
9) Elliott Smith "I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out."
10) Cat Stevens "Miles From Nowhere."
11) F*cked Up "Triumph of Life."
12) Buffalo Springfield "Expecting to Fly."
13) Chad Van Gaalen "Graveyard."



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Episode Six: Double Nickels on the Crime

In the spirit of certain elections going on around the world and the Mariners missing the playoffs again, we bring to you songs dealing with crime. Unsolved murders, teenage vandalism, inmate relations, and psycho killers are all on the menu today, and we've got a killer cast to spread the good word about bad deeds. So, we hope you enjoy the show, support the artists, and commit crimes (tastefully, of course).

Outlaw Music:

Intro) Walt Whitman "Leaves of Grass" (excerpt)
1) Uncle Tupelo "Criminals."
2) Elvis Costello "Kinder Murder."
3) Talking Heads "Psycho Killer."
4) Misfits "Who Killed Marilyn?"
5) Black Flag "Spray Paint the Walls."
6) Dead Kennedys "Stealing People's Mail."
7) (Young) Pioneers "Downtown Tragedy."
8) The Standells "Have You Ever Spent the Night in Jail?"
9) The Germs "Richie Dagger's Crime."
10) Notorious B.I.G. "Gimme the Loot."
11) The Clash "Jail Guitar Doors."
12) Warren Zevon "Frank and Jesse James."
13) The Zombies "Care of Cell 44."
14) Johnny Cash "I Hung My Head."



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Episode Five: Shut Up

Today we present to you our instrumental show. The sole criterion for the show is simple: no lyrics or vocal accompaniment to this music. You get a little drum n' bass, a little metal, a whole lotta jazz, and some other stuff thrown in. To be honest, upon listening to this episode, I must say it's a clear frontrunner for my favorite musical show yet. We'll see what Sam thinks of it when he gets back from Austin (if you attended the Monotonix show at Emo's last night, Sam was the one in the back pretending it was his 18th birthday). On that note, keep supporting the artists, keep listening to Two Dudes, and keep it real. Here are your tracks:

Intro) Les McCann & Eddie Harris "You Got It in Your Soulness"
1) L. Hollis & The Mackadoos "Bui Bui"
2) Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass "Whipped Cream"
3) Squarepusher "Boneville Occident"
4) El Michels Affair "This Song's For You"
5) Mastodon "Bladecatcher"
6) Yusef Lateef "Trouble in Mind"
7) Fugazi "Arpeggiator"
8) Against Me! "A Brief Yet Triumphant Intermission"
9) Booker T. & the MG's "Something"
10) Bill Evans "Waltz for Debby (Take 2)"
11) Shirley Scott "The Very Thought of You"
12) Vince Guaraldi "Charlie Brown Theme"
13) John Fahey "Knoxville Blues"



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Episode Four: Don't Let Me Down.

The premise is easy, let our Ipods rip on shuffle and see what plays, fortunately nothing too embarrassing popped up. As always support the artists if you like them and tell your friends about the show, tell your family too, in fact tell anyone who will listen to listen. Let us know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

1) Propagandhi "Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz)."
2) Pearl Jam "Immortality."
3) The Police "Secret Journey."
4) Grandaddy "El Caminos in the West."
5) Golden Smog "Until You Came Along."
6) She & Him "Got Me."
7) Red Rockers "Running Away From You."
8) The Pogues "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday."
9) Bob Dylan "Workingman's Blues #2."
10) O Pioneers "I Have a Major Weightlifting Problem."
11) XTC "Grass."
12) Blonde Redhead "23."



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Episode Three: Behind the Kit

Hot off the digital press, this edition is dedicated to those keeping the beat, our favorite drummers and/or drum performances. Sorry if this episode seems a bit self-indulgent, it is. Any questions, comments, or concerns let us know. Please support these artists, if you like what you hear then go buy it, don't steal music, just because it isn't tangible doesn't mean it isn't theft. Keep listening, it's good for you and it's good for us. See you next weekend.

1) The Police "Driven to Tears."
2) Avail "Cross Tie."
3) Sleater-Kinney "The Professional."
4) The Clash "Capital Radio Two."
5) Burning Airlines "Pacific 231."
6) Shudder to Think "Earthquakes Come Home."
7) Otis Redding "Love Man."
8) The Band w/Van Morrison "Caravan (Live)."
9) Yes "Sweet Dreams."
10) The Bad Plus w/Wendy Lewis "Long Distance Runaround."
11) Deerhoof "Spirit Ditties of No Tone."
12) Animal Collective "We Tigers."
13) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band "Rosalita (Live)."
14) Billy Joel "Get it Right the First Time."



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Episode Two: A Gang of Names

As always drop us a line with questions, comments, or concerns. All of the featured artists are worth your time and exploration so if you have it then give it. Thanks for the support.

1) XTC "Making Plans for Nigel."
2) All Girl Summer Fun Band "Jason Lee."
3) Spoon "Jonathon Fisk."
4) Genesis "Harold the Barrel."
5) Thin Lizzy "Sweet Marie."
6) Lightning Dust "Antonia Jane."
7) Sun Kil Moon "Salvador Sanchez."
8) Harry Nilsson "Joy."
9) Sufjan Stevens "John Wayne Gacy Jr."
10) Hot Water Music "Us & Chuck."
11) Palatka "Mark's Shit."
12) Television Personalities "World of Pauline Lewis."
13) Elton John "No Shoestrings on Louise."



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