Last night was Halloween! Hooray Halloween. Alexandra and Caitlin talk relive that wonderful night from the comfort of the Slope Radio studio and talk about the songs that relate to the animals, manimals, monsters (why wasn’t anyone a Space Jams MonStar! – next year!), CU Cinema ticket sellers, Lovebugs, fairies, fishbowls, etc. Oh me oh my – the songs that were played!

Ryan Adams “Halloween Head”
The National “Start a War”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Little Shadow”
The Low Anthem “Ticket Taker”
Ben Folds “Best Imitation of Myself”
The Flaming Lips “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot Part. 1″
St. Vincent “Just the Same But Brand New”
Jonas Brothers (yup) “Lovebug”
The Avett Brothers “I and Love and You”
Karen O and the Kids “All is Love”
Antony & The Johnsons “Bird Gerhl”
Death Cab for Cutie “Meet Me On the Equinox”
M.Ward “Fisher of Men”
Bishop Allen “Tiger, Tiger”
Animal Collective “Taste”
Say Hi “As Smart as Geek is Chic Right Now”
Noah and the Whale “Mary”
Langhorne Slim “English Tea”
Dinosaur Jr. “Let it Ride”
John Mayer “Comfortable”
The Dodos “Fools”
Vampire Weekend “Boston”

Allo! This week, Alexandra and Caitlin scoured their music libraries to bring you our favorite songs of 2009 so far. It is a wonderful show with wonderful songs. The show includes summer/spring concerts, a semi-obsession with St. Vincent, a visit from Mr. Kanye West, a heartbreak over the union of Ben Gibbard/Zooey Deschanel…Gibbard, and general camaraderie out the kazoo. We couldn’t be more pleased with our playlist and we hope you enjoy it!

Bon Iver- Blood Bank
Grizzly Bear- Deep Blue Sea
Kevin Devine- Time to Burn (Another Bag of Bones)
Bowerbirds- Northern Lights
Loney Dear- Airport Surroundings
The Antlers- Bear
Wild Light- California on My Mind
Conor Oberst + Gillian Welch- Lua
Passion Pit- Little Secrets
Metric- Gimme Sympathy Exclusive !
Nina Simone- Do I Move You?
Fun.- Walking the Dog
The Decemberists- The Rake’s Song
Harlem Shakes- Strictly Game
KANYE VISITS?!?!?!
Kanye + Tay Swift Mashup- You Belong with Me
Realpeople- My Night with the Prostitute
Feist + Ben Gibbard- Train Song
M. Ward- For Beginners
St. Vincent- Marrow
Wild Sweet Orange- 10 Dead Dogs
Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus

Peach Plum returns from a semester/summer hiatus to take on the job search with songs all about business casual. We couldn’t be happier to be back and we hope you enjoy the new tunes!

Playlist:

The Avett Brothers – Hardworker
The Format – Career Day
Death Cab for Cutie – The Employment Pages
Nellie McKay – Work Song
Elvis Costello – Welcome to the Working Week
Bowerbirds – Bright Future
Noah and the Whale – 5 Years Time
Grizzly Bear – Plans
Animal Collective – Daily Routine
Stephen Malkmus & the Million Dollar Bashers – Maggie’s Farm (Bob Dylan cover)
Metric – Handshakes
The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
Belle & Sebastian – Step Into My Office, Baby
Talking Heads – Found a Job
St. Vincent – Actor Out Of Work
Monsters of Folk – Ahead of the Curve
Bloc Party – Plans (acoustic)
Minus the Bear – Pantsuits….ugh!
Maria Taylor – Cartoons and Forever Plans
Ben Kweller – Living Life
Modest Mouse – This Devil’s Workday

Enjoy!

Click above for a full playlist. Enjoy the sweet X-mas tunes!

Sufjan Stevens – Come On! Lets Boogey to the Elf Dance!

Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal

Bright Eyes – Blue Christmas

Matt Pond PA – Snow Day

Jack’s Mannequin – Lights and the Buzz

Arcade Fire – Jingle Bell Rock

Stephen Colbert – Another Christmas Song

The Kinks – Father Christmas

The Leevees – Latke Clan

The Polyphonic Spree – Happy Christmas (War is Over)

Rosie Thomas – Why Can’t It Be Christmastime All Year

Brights Eyes – Maria Taylor White Christmas

The Ravonettes – Come On, Santa

Ugly Cassanova – So Long to the Holidays

Louis Armstrong – ‘Zat you, Santa Claus

Death Cab for Cutie – Christmas, Baby Please Come Home

Blitzen Trapper – Christmas is Coming Soon

Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschannel – All I Want For Christmas Is You

Olivia Olson – All I Want For Christmas is You

The Walkmen – In the New Year

Irene – Christmas On the Beach

Jason Collett – A Beguiled Christmas Sale

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – In This Home On Ice

Muppet Christmas Carol – It Feels like Christmas

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Listen to Caitlin Strandberg and Alexandra Perrotti speak with Bob Crawford from the Avett Brothers.

Catch them perform at the State Theater – November 14, 2008

Peach Plum – November 2
Songs from and about those swingin’ states. With two days until voting day – we just had to!
Click above for the full playlist

Modest Mouse – Florida
Ryan Adams – Oh My Sweet Carolina
Scissor Sisters – Laura
Gillian Welch – Look at Miss Ohio
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – We Can Win Missouri!!!
Rocky Volotalo – Montana
Langhorne Slim – She’s Gone
The Avett Brothers – Salina
The Raconteurs – Carolina Drama
Grizzly Bear – Colorado
Jordan O’ Jordan – Waverly, Ohio
The Frames – Ohio Riverboat Riot
The Mountain Goats – Commandante
Stereophonics – Dakota
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – German Motor Cars
Raise Up Roof Beams – Concept
Mem Shannon – Goodbye Mr. President (Time For You to Go)

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Peach Plum – Halloween 2008!

Click above for the full playlist! Enjoy our selection of Halloween songs + our mothers calling in!
Matt Pond PA – Halloween
Bloc Party – Hunting For Witches
M.Ward – Undertaker/Magic Trick
Josh Ritter – Monster Ballads
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s – Vampires in Blue Dresses
Bishop Allen – Ghosts are Good Company*
Ted Leo – Ghosts
Modest Mouse – Perfect Disguise
I’m From Barcelona – Little Ghosts
Kevin Devine – Go Haunt Someone Else
Ben Gibbard/Michael Jackson – Thriller
MGMT – Moons Birds and Monsters (Holy Ghost! remix)
M83 – Graveyard Girl
Tapes n’ Tapes – Demon Apple
Iron and Wine w/ Calexico – Dead Man’s Will
Ra Ra Riot – Ghost Under Rocks
Man Man – Banana Ghosts
Denison Witmer – Is There a Ghost (Band of Horses cover)
Tegan & Sara – Walking with a Ghost
Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper
Ryan Adams – Halloweenhead

Phew – Happy Halloween!

Peach Plum FUNLIST !!! Click the show title about to read the full playlist!

“i can’t believe the variety of great songs that you guys come up with. Stuff I would never otherwise here”

Random accumulation of wonderful songs that we have been enjoying in the dreary doldrums of paper deadlines and due dates. but

The Hold Study – Constructive Summer
Liam Finn – Better To Be
Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost?
With Engine (John Ryan) – I Don’t
Frightened Rabbit – Good Arms Vs. Bad Arms
Page France – Air Pollution
Mirah – The Garden
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Matt & Kim – Daylight
I’m From Barcelona – Music Killed Her
Margot & The Nuclear So So’s – As Tall As Cliffs
Her Space Holiday – Sleepy Tigers
Wolf Parade – The Grey Estates
Manchester Orchestra – I Can Feel a Hot One
Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
The Avett Brothers – Distraction #74
Ingrid Michaelson – Die Alone
Ingrid Michaelson – Chain Song
The Reindeer Section – Cartwheels
Tarkio – Weight of the World (Colin Meloy)
Fionn Regan – Be Good or Be Gone

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