The W's: "Write It All Down for You," Elliott Brood

From the album Mountain Meadows

Elliott Brood:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: They're (Elliott Brood is a band name, not a singer's name) Canadian. Not "I would have moved to Canada if McCain got elected" Canadian, but actually Canadian. — cwc

The W's: "We Are Not Who You Think We Are," Kunk

From the self-titled single

Kunk:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Nice name. — cwc

The W's: We Are Scientists, "Cash Cow"

From the album With Love and Squalor

We Are Scientists:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Science! — cwc

The W's: "Wendy," Descendents

From the album Enjoy!

Descendents:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: I always imagined Milo was singing about Wendy the fast food restaurant girl. — cwc

The W's: "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" Ted Leo + the Pharmacists

From the album Hearts of Oak

Ted Leo + the Pharmacists:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: What a fun song. — cwc

The W's: "Where the Devil Don't Stay," Drive-By Truckers

From the album The Dirty South

Drive-By Truckers:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: This one goes out to my cousin Kevin Clair (my Penn State cousin Kevin, not my Arizona cousin Kevin), who just had a birthday on Monday. He requested some DBT, since he is going to see them tonight rather than sitting by his computer listening to the show. What a jerk! Go Hawks! :) — cwc

The W's: The Watson Twins, "How Am I To Be?"

From the album Fire Songs

Watson Twins:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Thank you, Jenny Lewis, for giving these gals great exposure. — cwc

The W's: "Who Needs the Peace Corps?", Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

From the album We're Only In It for the Money

Frank Zappa:   Web site

DJ comments: Hippies. Ha. — cwc

The W's: Ween, "The Stallion Pt. 3"

From the album Pure Guava

Ween:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Geen and Dean Ween aren't mean. — cwc

The W's: "What I Meant to Say," Film School

From the album Hideout

Film School:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: I still have nice memories of Film School/Airiel's show in Iowa City last spring. — cwc

Studio video of a different song, "Compare":



Live footage of "Compare":

The W's: "A Way to Survive," Snowpony

From the album The Slow-Motion World of Snowpony

Snowpony:   Wikipedia

DJ comments: If you like My Bloody Valentine and Stereolab, you'll like Snowpony...kinda by default. Both of those groups have a member in Snowpony. They didn't do a lot, which is why you won't see many links/video in this post. — cwc

The W's: Way Out West, "Melt"

From the album Don't Look Now

Way Out West:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Yes, my first time hearing this song was on The O.C. — cwc

The W's: "We Float," PJ Harvey

From the album Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

PJ Harvey:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Hot. — cwc

The W Episode: "Wild Nights," Van Morrison

From the album Best of...

Van Morrison:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: You've heard. It rocks. If they tell me it's too mainstream, so I can't play it, I will show them all the Beatles songs that have ever been played.

Van Morrison RULES! — BJ

I couldn't find a video to this song... how has no one made a video?

The W Episode: "The Woman With The Tattooed Hands," Atmosphere

From the album Lucy Ford

Atmosphere:    Rhymesayers   MySpace

DJ comments: Atmosphere, Blueprint and others at The Englert tonight. Doors open at 7. Should be a good one. — BJ

The W Episode: "With Arms Outstretched," Rilo Kiley

From the album The Execution Of All Things

Rilo Kiley:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: I'm still just amazed that there are former child stars who aren't crank addicts living in a gutter in LA. — BJ

The W Episode: "Wish Resign," Circa Survive

From the album Juturna

Circa Survive:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Apparently the band members met at the Burning Man music festival a few years ago. The members are from This Day Forward, Saosin and Taken. — BJ

The W Episode: "Will You Come And Fetch Me," Of Montreal

From the album Satanic Panic in the Attic

Of Montreal:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: They be crazy. I've heard that their live shows are unbelievable because they truly are insane. Unfortunately, they, like a lot of other bands, scheduled NOTHING in the Midwest this fall. Bastards. — BJ

The W Episode: "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?," She & Him

From the album Volume One

She & Him:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Apparently this album is a love letter for the artists who inspired it (if you've listened to it -- the songs are covers). In all honesty, M. Ward could shit in a bag and I would think it was a rainbow hand-crafted by God himself. It really doesn't matter what he does or why he does it... I dig him. — BJ

The W Episode: "Which Way Your Heart Will Go," Mason Jennings

From the album Boneclouds

Mason Jennings:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: If you haven't heard all of Boneclouds, buy it immediately. — BJ

The W Episode: "Where Has Sally Gone?," Caroline Smith and The Good Night Sleeps

From the album Backyard Tent Set

Caroline Smith and The Good Night Sleeps:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: OK... this is what some random iTunes person said when reviewing this album:

This band shattered everything I knew till there were too many pieces to put back together or even glue. Then I felt so sublime like I was riding the backs of monsters. And then big too, like I was the monster with the last pair of headphones in the world and wanted nothing more than to share them with everyone left uneaten.

Right... — BJ

The W Episode: "A Well Respected Man," The Kinks

From the album Juno

The Kinks:   Wikipedia

DJ comments: The Kinks Wikipedia page says they're regarded as one of the most important bands in rock 'n' roll history...

Discuss. — BJ

The W Episode: "Weatherman, Section Two," Page France

From the album Sister Pinecone

Page France:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Just in case there is any confusion, Page France is not a person -- it's a band. Michael Nau is the dude behind Page France. He and others come from Maryland. That is Page France. — BJ

The W Episode: "Weight of the World," B.R.M.C.

From the album Howl

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: I recently had a friend tell me they refuse to listen to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club because they have the "worst band name ever." I told him he was an ignorant fool just before he exploded. True story.

Oh yeah, they just had new material come out on November 1. It's an independent release entitled The Effects Of 333. — BJ

The W Episode: "The Weather," Built To Spill

From the album Ancient Melodies of the Future

Built To Spill:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: I'm kind of curious as to where this band got its name. I'd say a reference to New Orleans, but they were putting music out before that whole Katrina incident. Any ideas as to what is Built To Spill? — BJ

The W Episode: "We Won't Need Legs to Stand," Sufjan Stevens

From the album Seven Swans

Sufjan Stevens:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: No one really talks about Seven Swans... I suppose Illinois took all the light off any other Sufjan album. I think because he talks about Little Boys and Murder and stuff. I guess that will put shame to direct Bible references. — BJ

The W Episode: "Wake Up," Dr. Dog

From the album

Dr. Dog:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: I've honestly never heard a Dr. Dog song I didn't like. They're just so good.

They're also from Philadelphia, the city where my favorite TV show, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, takes place. — BJ

The W Episode: What Made Milwaukee Famous, "Next To Him"

From the album Trying to Never Catch Up

What Made Milwaukee Famous:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: Check out the new WMMF album What Doesn't Kill Us, which was released earlier this year. I still haven't heard it, but it's received a ton of positive reviews. — BJ

The W Episode: Wyclef Jean, "Gone Till November"

From the album The Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars

Wyclef Jean:   Web site   Wikipedia

DJ comments: I guess he's back then? — BJ

For the real video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBHHtpTwJeM&feature=related