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Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 28 September 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (5) Yo La Tengo: Avalon Or Someone Very Familiar
2 (6) Fiery Furnaces: I’m Going Away
3 (7) Shonen Knife: BBQ Party
4 (8) The XX: Infinity
5 (9) The Shaky Hands: Allison & The Ancient Eyes
6 (10) The Clean: Tensile
7 (11) The Gossip: 2012
8 (12) Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down: Cool Yourself
9 (13) Memory Tapes: Plain Material
10 (14) Califone: Funeral Singers
11 (15) Panda Bear: Guys Eyes (Live at ATP, 9/11/9)
12 (17) Chew Lips: Solo
13 (16) Total Babe: Bearbones
14 (18) Sugar: A Good Idea
15 — Alice in Chains: Check My Brain
16 — Shonen Knife: Jet (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)
17 — Vivian Girls: The End
18 — Atlas Sound: Quick Canal (with Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab)
19 — La Roux: In For The Kill (Lifelike Remix)
20 — Yo La Tengo: Periodically Double Or Triple (live, walking down a street)

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 21 September 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (5) Flaming Lips: Silver Trembling Hands
2 (6) Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down: When We Swim
3 (7) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Go All The Way (Raspberries cover)
4 (8) MF Doom: Saffron
5 (9) Yo La Tengo: Avalon Or Someone Very Familiar
6 (10) Fiery Furnaces: I’m Going Away
7 (11) Shonen Knife: BBQ Party
8 (14) The XX: Infinity
9 (15) The Shaky Hands: Allison & The Ancient Eyes
10 (16) The Clean: Tensile
11 (17) The Gossip: 2012
12 (18) Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down: Cool Yourself
13 (19) Memory Tapes: Plain Material
14 (20) Califone: Funeral Singers
15 — Panda Bear: Guys Eyes (Live at ATP, 9/11/9)
16 — Total Babe: Bearbones
17 — Chew Lips: Solo
18 — Sugar: A Good Idea
19 — Illyah Kuryahkin: Romeo
20 — Morcheeba: Part Of The Process

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 7 September 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (4) Rancid: Last One To Die
2 (5) The Gossip: 8th Wonder
3 (6) Veronica Falls: Found Love In A Graveyard
4 (7) Cornershop: Who Fingered Rock-n-Roll?
5 (8) Radiohead: These Are My Twisted Words
6 (9) Deerhunter: Famous Last Words
7 (10) Wavves: Cool Jumper
8 (13) The XX: Basic Space
9 (14) Sonic Youth: Massage The History
10 (11) Atlas Sound: Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac cover)
11 (15) Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down: When We Swim
12 (16) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Go All The Way (Raspberries cover)
13 (17) Flaming Lips: Silver Trembling Hands
14 (18) MF Doom: Saffron
15 (20) Destroyer: Bay of Pigs
16 — Yo La Tengo: Avalon Or Someone Very Familiar
17 — Fiery Furnaces: I’m Going Away
18 — Shonen Knife: BBQ Party
19 — Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Sugar Magnolia (Grateful Dead cover)
20 — No Age: You’re A Target

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 31 August 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (3) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: All The Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople cover)
2 (1) Yo La Tengo: Here To Fall
3 (5) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Bell Bottom Blues (Derek & the Dominoes cover)
4 (7) Rancid: Last One To Die
5 (10) The Gossip: 8th Wonder
6 (12) Veronica Falls: Found Love In A Graveyard
7 (11) Cornershop: Who Fingered Rock-n-Roll?
8 (13) Radiohead: These Are My Twisted Words
9 (15) Deerhunter: Famous Last Words
10 (14) Wavves: Cool Jumper
11 (16) Atlas Sound: Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac cover)
12 (17) Bat For Lashes: Pearl’s Dream
13 (19) The XX: Basic Space
14 (20) Sonic Youth: Massage The History
15 — Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down: When We Swim
16 — Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Go All The Way (Raspberries cover)
17 — Flaming Lips: Silver Trembling Hands
18 — MF Doom: Saffron
19 — Magik Markers: Risperdal
20 — Destroyer: Bay of Pigs

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 24 August 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (6) Yo La Tengo: Here To Fall
2 (8) Flaming Lips: Convinced of the Hex
3 (9) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: All The Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople cover)
4 (10) Sunset Rubdown: Black Swan
5 (11) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Bell Bottom Blues (Derek & the Dominoes cover)
6 (12) Dead Weather: Will There Be Enough Water
7 (13) Rancid: Last One To Die
8 (15) Iron & Wine: Love Vigilantes (New Order cover)
9 (16) Dorrough: Ice Cream Paint Job
10 (17) The Gossip: 8th Wonder
11 (18) Cornershop: Who Fingered Rock-n-Roll?
12 (19) Veronica Falls: Found Love In A Graveyard
13 — Radiohead: These Are My Twisted Words
14 — Wavves: Cool Jumper
15 — Deerhunter: Famous Last Words
16 — Atlas Sound: Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac cover)
17 — Bat For Lashes: Pearl’s Dream
18 — Golden Filter: Favourite Things
19 — The XX: Basic Space
20 — Sonic Youth: Massage The History

TOP 300 SONGS OF THE 00s

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Since a) I’m laid up in bed this week, and b) Pitchfork is posting their best-of-the-decade list week, here’s my top 300 of the 2000s list:

1. MIA: Paper Planes
2. LCD Soundsystem: Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
3. Clinic: Walking With Thee
4. Ladytron: Destroy Everything You Touch
5. Lali Puna: Faking The Books
6. Avalanches: Frontier Psychiatrist
7. Ted Leo / Pharmacists: Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?
8. Dizzee Rascal: Fix Up, Look Sharp
9. The Go! Team: Bottle Rocket
10. Santigold: L.E.S Artistes
(more…)

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 17 August 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (3) Black Francis: All In My Mind (Love & Rockets cover)
2 (5) Sonic Youth: No Way
3 (7) Atlas Sound: Walkabout (with Panda Bear)
4 (6) Vivian Girls: When I’m Gone
5 (8) Rainbow Bridge: Big Wave Rider
6 (10) Yo La Tengo: Here To Fall
7 (11) Delorean: Seasun
8 (12) Flaming Lips: Convinced of the Hex
9 (13) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: All The Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople cover)
10 (14) Sunset Rubdown: Black Swan
11 (15) Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Bell Bottom Blues (Derek & the Domines cover)
12 (16) Dead Weather: Will There Be Enough Water
13 (17) Rancid: Last One To Die
14 (18) Pylon: Crazy
15 (19) Iron & Wine: Love Vigilantes (New Order cover)
16 (20) Dorrough: Ice Cream Paint Job
17 — The Gossip: 8th Wonder
18 — Cornershop: Who Fingered Rock-n-Roll?
19 — Veronica Falls: Found Love In A Graveyard
20 — Mogwai: Scotland’s Shame (2009-05-17 – Grand Ballroom at The Regency Center)

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 10 August 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (6) Rancid: New Orleans (acoustic version)
2 (7) Times New Viking: No Time, No Hope
3 (8) Black Francis: All In My Mind (Love & Rockets cover)
4 (9) 24-Carat Black: untitled
5 (10) Sonic Youth: No Way
6 (11) Vivian Girls: When I’m Gone
7 (12) Atlas Sound: Walkabout (with Panda Bear)
8 (13) Rainbow Bridge: Big Wave Rider
9 (14) Bikini Kill: New Radio
10 (15) Yo La Tengo: Here To Fall
11 (16) Delorean: Seasun
12 (17) Flaming Lips: Convinced of the Hex
13 — Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: All The Young Dudes
14 (19) Sunset Rubdown: Black Swan
15 — Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs: Bell Bottom Blues
16 — Dead Weather: Will There Be Enough Water
17 — Rancid: Last One To Die
18 — Pylon: Crazy
19 — Iron & Wine: Love Vigilantes (New Order cover)
20 — Dorrough: Ice Cream Paint Job

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 3 August 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title

1 (3) Wilco: You & I (with Feist)
2 (4) Moby: Study War
3 (5) King Khan & His Shrines: No Regrets
4 (7) The Gossip: Heavy Cross
5 (6) Real Estate: Green River
6 (8) Rancid: New Orleans (acoustic version)
7 (9) Times New Viking: No Time, No Hope
8 (10) Black Francis: All In My Mind (Love & Rockets cover)
9 (12) 24-Carat Black: untitled
10 (17) Sonic Youth: No Way
11 (16) Vivian Girls: When I’m Gone
12 (18) Atlas Sound: Walkabout (with Panda Bear)
13 (19) Rainbow Bridge: Big Wave Rider
14 (20) Bikini Kill: New Radio
15 — Yo La Tengo: Here To Fall
16 — Delorean: Seasun
17 — Flaming Lips: Convinced of the Hex
18 — John Talabot: Sunshine (original mix)
19 — Sunset Rubdown: Black Swan
20 — Mission of Burma: 1, 2, 3, Party!

Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 27 July 2009:

This week/last week/artist/title
1 (3) Wilco: You Never Know
2 (4) Iron & Wine: Peng! 33 (Stereolab cover)
3 (9) Wilco: You & I (with Feist)
4 (8) Moby: Study War
5 (10) King Khan & His Shrines: No Regrets
6 (11) Real Estate: Green River
7 (12) The Gossip: Heavy Cross
8 (13) Rancid: New Orleans (acoustic version)
9 (14) Times New Viking: No Time, No Hope
10 (15) Black Francis: All In My Mind (Love & Rockets cover)
11 (16) The Very Best: Rain Dance (with MIA)
12 (17) 24-Carat Black: untitled
13 (18) Deer Tick: Ashamed
14 (19) Grizzly Bear: Cheerleader
15 (20) Tortoise: High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In
16 — Vivian Girls: When I’m Gone
17 — Sonic Youth: No Way
18 — Atlas Sound: Walkabout (with Panda Bear)
19 — Rainbow Bridge: Big Wave Rider
20 — Bikini Kill: New Radio