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JITM: At it Again
Submitted by imaginary stella on June 13, 2007.Several months ago, KEXP DJ John in the Morning sent me spinning as he played an hour-plus of music all from 1987 – purely for the sake of answering a listener’s question (“What came out in 1987?”).
Today, he’s at it again. John’s been playing tracks from stellar debut albums all morning…We’ve heard Depeche Mode, Sunny Day Real Estate, Public Enemy, Pearl Jam, Liz Phair, The Cure (from TIG’s favorite-ever collection, “Three Imaginary Boys”), and on and on and on. The music continues. I’ll update this with a setlist when he’s through – if he ever stops. I for one hope he doesn't – ever.
Update: Sounds like he plans to continue this tomorrow!
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MC "Big Freak" Estey said on June 13, 2007:
This really sweet, nice, smart guy came into the offices here at Light In The Attic yesterday, and seemed really interested in what we were doing and was very excited for something The Saturday Knights had just accomplished. He was introduced to me as "John" and was so engaging and humble I thought he might just be a really polite but passionate music fan. It was really a pleasure meeting him. My boss told me after he left that it was John Richards. Such a crazy day yesterday ... what did David Byrne sing? "First impressions are often correct."
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Joseph Riippi said on June 13, 2007:
I find it surprising that "Big Freak" didn't know John already.
The Saturday Knights? I'm an honorary member of that band!
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imaginary dana said on June 13, 2007:
Where's that setlist, stella? I wanna see which Exile in Guyville track he picked (and am too lazy to check the playlist myself... ;)
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imaginary stella said on June 14, 2007:
Ok! I think this is where he started...just a bit after the 6 a.m. shift began…It really kicked into full swing about 7 a.m. or so. I’m keeping the times (in PST, natch) in place so that you can go back to the archives and set the player for the exact moment you want to start listening.
6:19 Radiohead Stop Whispering Pablo Honey EMI
6:27 Elliott Smith Miss Misery[Early Version] New Moon[Disc 1] Kill Rock Stars
6:30 Mazzy Star Fade Into You So Tonight That I Might See Capital Records
6:35 Sunny Day Real Estate The Blankets Were the Stairs Diary Sub Pop
6:40 The Aliens I am the Unknown Astronomy for Dogs EMI
6:47 Ned's Atomic Dustbin Grey Cell Green God Fodder Columbia
6:50 The National Mistaken For Strangers Boxer Beggars Banquet
6:54 Ramones Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Ramones WB
6:56 Tim Armstrong Wake Up A Poet's Life Hellcat
7:02 DJ Shadow Midnight In A Perfect World Endtroducing..... Mo Wax
7:07 Portishead Sour Times Dummy Go! Discs Ltd.
7:11 Tricky Ponderosa Maxinquaye Island
7:15 Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy Blue Lines Virgin
7:20 Tribe Called Quest Push It Along People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Jive
7:28 The Smiths This Charming Man The Smiths Sony
7:31 The Shins Know Your Onion Oh, Inverted World Sub Pop
7:33 Belle & Sebastian She's Losing It Tigermilk Matador
7:37 Oasis Live Forever Definitely Maybe Epic
7:41 Blur She's So High Leisure SBK Records
7:46 The Stone Roses I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses Silvertone
7:51 The Jesus & Mary Chain Just Like Honey Psychocandy WMG
7:53 Echo & The Bunnymen Rescue Crocodiles Rhino Records
8:01 Television See No Evil Marquee Moon[Bonus Tracks] Elektra
8:05 Patti Smith Gloria Horses Columbia
8:10 The Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog The Stooges Elektra
8:14 The Clash White Riot The Clash Epic
8:18 U2 I Will Follow Boy Island Records
8:21 Pixies Levitate Me Come On Pilgrim 4AD/Elektra
8:24 Nirvana Love Buzz Bleach Sub Pop
8:28 Pearl Jam Alive Ten Epic Records
8:36 Pavement Summer Babe (Winter Version) Slanted and Enchanted Matador
8:39 Liz Phair Johnny Sunshine Exile in Guyville Matador
8:43 PJ Harvey Sheela Na Gig Dry Too
8:46 The Strokes The Modern Age Is This It? RCA
8:52 Public Enemy Public Enemy No. 1 Yo! Bum Rush the Show Def Jam
8:56 The Beastie Boys Hold It Now, Hit It Licensed To Ill Def Jam Recordings
8:59 Wu-Tang Clan Shame On A Nuh Enter The Wu-Tang RCA Records
9:02 Chemical Brothers Chemical Brothers Exit Planet Dust Astralwerks
9:08 Nine Inch Nails Head Like A Hole Pretty Hate Machine TVT
9:13 Ministry Effigy With Sympathy Arista
9:17 The Cure Grinding Halt Three Imaginary Boys WEA/Fiction
9:19 Depeche Mode Just can't Get Enough Speak & Spell Reprise Records
9:27 Weezer The World Has Turned And Left Me Here Weezer Geffen
9:33 They Might Be Giants Don't Let's Start They Might Be Giants Bar None
9:31 Violent Femmes Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes Slash/Rhino
9:36 Dead Milkmen Tiny Town Big Lizard In My Back Yard Fever
9:40 Devo (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Warner Bros.
9:42 Sex Pistols Holidays In The Sun Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols Warner Bros.
9:45 X Sex And Dying In High Society Los Angeles Rhino Records
9:48 Smashing Pumpkins I Am One Gish EMD/Virgin
9:52 Spoon Towner Telephono Matador
9:55 Leonard Cohen So Long Marianne Songs of Leonard Cohen Columbia
9:59 Björk Human Behavior Debut Elektra/Asylum
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sally said on June 13, 2007:
i am over jitm with his inflated salary and cocky ego