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January 5, 2003 | host Jim Shearer |
January 12, 2003 | host Jim Shearer |
January 19, 2003 | Division of Laura Lee |
January 26, 2003 | The Soundtrack of Our Lives |
February 2, 2003 | Josh Rouse |
February 16, 2003 | Morcheeba |
February 23, 2003 | The Flaming Lips |
March 2, 2003 | Sahara Hotnights |
March 9, 2003 | Fischerspooner |
March 16, 2003 | host Jim Shearer |
March 23, 2003 | The Streets |
March 30, 2003 | Blur (from SXSW) |
April 6, 2003 | Folk Implosion |
April 13, 2003 | Spoon |
April 20, 2003 | Ben Kweller |
April 27, 2003 | Tegan and Sara |
May 4, 2003 | Series Finale: Dave Kendall, Matt Pinfield |
Ours, "Leaves"
Beth Orton, "Anywhere"
Sahara Hotnights, "Alright Alright"
Catro Salsa Experience, "Deadbeat"
Howie Beck, "Maybe I Belong"
Badly Drawn Boy, "You Were Right"
Wilco, "Heavy Metal Drummer"
Beck, "Lost Cause"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives, "Sister Surround"
The Raveonettes, "Attack of the Ghost Rider"
Underworld, "Two Months Off"
Royksopp, "Poor Leno"
Piebald, "American Hearts"
Arlo, "Linger On"
Ours, "Leaves"
The Walkmen, "Wake Up"
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Contributions to this playlist from: Keith S., Brian G.
Host: Jim Shearer
(no guest this week)
Howie Beck – Maybe I Belong
Beck – Lost Cause
The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Sister Surround
Ivy – Let's Go To Bed
Scapegoat Wax – Aisle 10 (Hello Allison)
Thievery Corporation – The Richest Man In Babylon
Piebald – American Hearts
The Music – Take The Long Road and Walk It
Moby – In This World
The Catheters – Nothing
gusgus – Desire
The Call – The Walls Came Down
?? (something in Spanish, can't figure out the title, never played again: the title was incorrectly labeled as Tegan and Sara – I Hear Noises)
Oasis – Morning Glory
Urge Overkill – Sister Havana
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Contributions to this playlist from: Keith S.
Host: Jim Shearer
Guest: Division Of Laura Lee
Johnny Cash – Hurt
Badly Drawn Boy – You Were Right
Piebald – American Hearts
Queens Of The Stone Age – Monsters In The Parasol
Division of Laura Lee – Need To Get Some
Ours – Sometimes
Jellyfish – New Mistake
Add N To (X) – Take Me To Your Leader
Josh Rouse – Miracle
Fischerspooner – Emerge
Howie Beck – Maybe I Belong
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Source for this playlist: Jim Shearer
Host: Jim Shearer
Guest: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The White Stripes, "We're Going to Be Friends"
Gusgus, "Desire"
Sahara Hotnights, "Alright Alright"
Piebald, "American Hearts"
Fischerspooner, "Emerge"
Underworld, "Two Months Off"
The Music, "Take the Long Road and Walk It"
Royksopp, "Poor Leno"
Tegan and Sara, "I Hear Noises"
Cato Salsa Experience, "Deadbeat"
Oasis, "Morning Glory"
Badly Drawn Boy, "You Were Right"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives, "Sister Surround"
Urge Overkill, "Sister Havana"
Moby, "In This World"
Adam Green, "Dance With Me"
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Source for this playlist: Nikki
Host: Jim Shearer
Guest: Josh Rouse
Album: Under Cold Blue Stars
The Raveonettes – Attack Of The Ghost Riders
Iggy Pop f/ Kate Pierson – Candy
The Datsuns – In Love
Guster – Fa Fa
The Music – Take The Long Road And Walk It
Venus Hum – Hummingbirds
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
The Streets – Let's Push Things Forward
The Catheters – Nothing
Spandau Ballet – Gold
The Elms – Speaking In Tongues
Howie Beck – Maybe I Belong
Piebald – American Hearts
Josh Rouse – Miracle
Johnny Cash – Hurt
Coldplay – Clocks
Sahara Hotnights – Alright Alright
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Source for this playlist: Nikki
Host: Jim Shearer
Guest: Morcheeba
Album: Charango
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Sister Surround
The Datsuns – In Love
Spoon – The Way We Get By
Morcheeba – Part Of The Process
Sahara Hotnights – Alright Alright
Fischerspooner – Emerge
Add N To X – Take Me To Your Leader
The Music – Take The Long Road And Walk It
The Walkmen – We've Been Had
Morcheeba – Otherwise
Richard Ashcroft – The Science Of Silence
Morcheeba – Way Beyond
Suzanne Vega – Blood Makes Noise
The Raveonettes – Attack Of The Ghost Riders
Thievery Corporation – The Richest Man In Babylon
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Source for this playlist: Nikki
Host: Jim Shearer
Guest: The Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Pulp – Bad Cover Version
Interpol – PDA
Beck – Lost Cause
Richard Ashcroft – Science Of Silence
The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize?
Sondre Lerche – You Know So Well
The Catheters – Nothing
The Datsuns – In Love
The Walkmen – We've Been Had
Cracker – Low
The Flaming Lips – Race For The Prize
Spoon – Small Stakes
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Piebald – American Hearts
Vendetta Red – Shatterday
Johnny Cash – Hurt
The Streets, "Let's Push Things Forward"
Fischerspooner, "Emerge"
Richard Ashcroft, "Science of Silence"
Longwave, "Everywhere You Turn"
Ben Kweller, "Commerce, TX"
Spoon, "The Way We Get By"
The Walkmen, "We've Been Had"
Cato Salsa Experience, "Deadbeat"
The Elms, "Speaking In Tongues"
Frou Frou, "Breathe In"
Hot Hot Heat, "Bandages"
Vendetta Red, "Shatterday"
Sahara Hotnights, "Alright Alright"
The Datsuns, "In Love"
The Catheters, "Nothing"
The Warlocks, "Baby Blue"
Ben Kweller, "Commerce, TX"
Robbie Williams, "Feel"
Ms. Dynamite, "It Takes More"
Thievery Corporation, "The Richest Man in Babylon"
D4, "Get Loose"
French Kicks, "When You Heard You"
Piebald, "American Hearts"
The Velvet Teen, "Radiapathy"
Spoon, "The Way We Get By"
Sondre Lerche, "You Know So Well"
Kathleen Edwards, "Six O' Clock News"
Ben Harper, "With My Own Two Hands"
Fischerspooner, "Emerge"
Howie Day, "Sorry So Sorry"
The Walkmen, "We've Been Had"
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Sources for this playlist: Michael G., Eric G.
Watch the full episode on archive.org
Host: Jim Shearer
Guest: None
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone
Shane McGowan & Sinead O'Connor – Haunted
Johnny Cash – Hurt
D4 – Get Loose
Burning Brides – Arctic Snow
k-os – Superstarr Pt. Zero
The Streets – Let's Push Things Forward
Calla – Strangler
The Walkmen – We've Been Had
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
The Alarm – Rescue Me
The Velvet Teen – Radiapathy
Kathleen Edwards – Six O'Clock News
Tegan and Sara – I Hear Noises
Bettie Serveert – Co-Coward
Simian – LA Breeze (announced as The Sun – Carry It All)
Morrissey – Sing Your Life
Bright Eyes – Bowl of Oranges
Frou Frou – Breathe In
D4, "Get Loose"
Supergrass, "Rush Hour Soul"
Kinky, "Mirando De Lado"
Folk Implosion, "Brand of Skin"
Ranier Maria, "Ears Ring"
Ben Kweller, "Commerce, TX"
Tegan and Sara, "I Hear Noises"
Nada Surf, "Inside of Love"
The Sun, "Carry It All"
The Walkmen, "We've Been Had"
Travis, "Driftwood"
Howie Day, "Sorry So Sorry"
K-os, "Superstar"
Massive Attask, "Special Cases"
Blur, "M.O.R."
The Streets, "Let's Push Things Forward"
Simian, "LA Breeze"
The Velvet Teen, "Radiapathy"
Sigur Ros, "Untitled"
The Datsuns, "In Love"
Blur, "There's no Other Way"
Hot Hot Heat, "Bandages"
Blur, "Tender"
Kathleen Edwards, "Six O' Clock News"
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone"
Calla, "Strangler"
Supergrass, "Rush Hour Soul"
French Kicks, "When You Heard You"
Blur, "Coffee & TV"
The Sun, "Carry It All"
Blur, "Girls and Boys"
Ben Harper, "With My Own Two Hands"
Bright Eyes, "Bowl of Oranges"
Turin Brakes, "Underdog"
Rainer Maria, "Ears Ring"
Folk Implosion, "Natural One"
Liam Lynch, "United States of Whatever"
The Datsuns, "In Love"
Kinky, "Mirando De Lado"
Hot Hot Heat, "Bandages"
Cave In, "Anchor"
Burning Brides, "Arctic Snow"
Spoon, "The Way We Get By"
Dandy Warhols, "Boys Better"
The Shins, "The Past and Pending"
Folk Implosion, "Insinuation"
Groove Armada, "Purple Haze"
Folk Implosion, "Brand of Skin"
The Flaming Lips, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots"
The Elms, "Speaking in Tongues"
Pulp, "Bad Cover Version"
Blur – "Crazy Beat"
Supergrass – "Rush Hour Soul"
Spoon – "Everything Hits At Once"
Tahiti 80 – "1000 Times"
Pete Yorn – "Come Back Home"
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Date With The Night"
Groove Armada – "Purple Haze"
Beck – "Lost Cause"
Kathleen Edwards – "Six O'Clock News"
Spoon – "Small Stakes"
Tegan and Sara – "Monday, Monday, Monday"
Spoon – "The Way We Get By"
The Datsuns – "In Love"
The Coral – "Dreaming of You"
Nada Surf – "Inside Of Love"
Hot Hot Heat – "Bandages"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Date With The Night"
Ben Kweller – "Wasted and Ready"
The Libertines – "Up The Bracket"
Blur – "Crazy Beat"
Longwave – "Everywhere You Turn"
The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"
Electric Six – "Danger! High Voltage!"
Cave In – "Anchor"
Cat Power – "He War"
Ben Kweller – "Commerce, TX"
Simian – "LA Breeze"
The Dandy Warhols – "Bohemian Like You"
Ben Kweller – "Lizzy" (Live on 120 Minutes)
Bright Eyes – "Bowl Of Oranges"
Dredg – "Same Ol' Road"
Ladytron – "Seventeen"
Blur – Crazy Beat
Beck – Lost Cause
Tegan and Sara – I Hear Noises
The Velvet Teen – Radiapathy
Interpol – Obstacle 1
The Libertines – Up The Bracket
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Date With The Night
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
Nada Surf – Inside Of Love
Tegan and Sara – Monday Monday Monday
The Sun – Carry It All
Longwave – Everywhere You Turn
Tegan and Sara – Not Tonight (Live on 120 Minutes)
The Elms – Speaking In Tongues
Folk Implosion – Brand of Skin
Kinky – Marindo De Lado
Tegan and Sara on 120 Minutes: Part 1
Tegan and Sara on 120 Minutes: Part 2
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120 Minutes Series Finale (1986-2003)
Watch the full episode and read the transcript
Host: Jim Shearer
Guests: Dave Kendall and Matt Pinfield
Nine Inch Nails – Head Like A Hole (Dave's pick)
Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing (Dave's pick)
Blur – The Universal (Matt's pick)
The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (Matt's pick)
R.E.M. – Driver 8 (Dave's pick)
Pixies – Here Comes Your Man (Dave's pick)
Sisters of Mercy – This Corrosion (Dave's pick)
Radiohead – Just (Matt's pick)
Supergrass – Alright (Matt's pick)
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus (Dave's pick)
Massive Attack – Safe From Harm (Dave's pick)
Oasis – Supersonic (Matt's pick)
Descendents – I'm The One (Matt's pick)
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Kiss Them For Me (Dave's pick)
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