133: 1-2-3-4
Everyone knows a great way to start a song is with a "1 2 3 4!" The hard thing for me is choosing just one Ramones song.
1. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
2. The La's - I. O. U. (Live)
3. The Ramones - Commando
4. Wire - Surgeon's Girl
5. James Brown - Cold Sweat
(1234 photo by rustman)
1. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
2. The La's - I. O. U. (Live)
3. The Ramones - Commando
4. Wire - Surgeon's Girl
5. James Brown - Cold Sweat
(1234 photo by rustman)
112: Work
1. The Futureheads - First Day
2. Elvis Costello - Welcome To The Working Week
3. Sicko - On The Clock
4. James Brown & Marva Whitney - You Got To Have A Job (If You Don't Work, You Don't Eat)
5. Bloquera - Back To The Grind Again
Bonus: A Song To Help You Keep Your Job
2. Elvis Costello - Welcome To The Working Week
3. Sicko - On The Clock
4. James Brown & Marva Whitney - You Got To Have A Job (If You Don't Work, You Don't Eat)
5. Bloquera - Back To The Grind Again
Bonus: A Song To Help You Keep Your Job
Labels: all, alternative, funk, punk, rap
105: Guns
Liz Quilty brings us this week's guest podcast: "I've rediscovered Belly these days, so am starting there, and I just ticked off the rest. A sort of negative theme -- guns -- but all good songs!"
1. Belly - Slow Dog
2. The Clash - Guns of Brixton
3. Prince - Sign o' the Times
4. The Beatles - Happiness is a Wam Gun
5. Liz Phair - Divorce Song
1. Belly - Slow Dog
2. The Clash - Guns of Brixton
3. Prince - Sign o' the Times
4. The Beatles - Happiness is a Wam Gun
5. Liz Phair - Divorce Song
Labels: all, alternative, funk, guest, rock
100
Somehow I managed to do one hundred episodes of Sinko! (You can browse them all here...)
1. Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash
2. Blur - End Of A Century
3. Sunny Day Real Estate - 100 Million
4. Man Or Astro-man? - 100 Individual Magnets
5. The Cure - One Hundred Years
Photo credit paolo.r
1. Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash
2. Blur - End Of A Century
3. Sunny Day Real Estate - 100 Million
4. Man Or Astro-man? - 100 Individual Magnets
5. The Cure - One Hundred Years
Photo credit paolo.r
Labels: all, alternative, funk
74: Jazz
1. Gang Starr - Jazz Thing
2. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Jazz
3. The Clash - Jimmy Jazz
4. fIREHOSE - Relatin' Dudes To Jazz
5. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got)
2. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Jazz
3. The Clash - Jimmy Jazz
4. fIREHOSE - Relatin' Dudes To Jazz
5. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got)
Labels: all, alternative, funk, rap
73: Yeah!
1. Yvonne Fair - Say Yeah Yeah
2. The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)
3. They Might Be Giants - Yeh Yeh
4. Zwan - Yeah!
5. small factory - Yeah
("Yeah!" artwork from The Drawing Project)
2. The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)
3. They Might Be Giants - Yeh Yeh
4. Zwan - Yeah!
5. small factory - Yeah
("Yeah!" artwork from The Drawing Project)
Labels: all, alternative, funk
70: Impeach The President
Well, it's probably too late to do anything about the actual president right now. So instead here's the song by The Honeydrippers and four others that use its often-sampled beat.
1. The Honeydrippers - Impeach The President
2. Nice & Smooth - Funky For You
3. EPMD - Total Kaos
4. De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
5. Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
1. The Honeydrippers - Impeach The President
2. Nice & Smooth - Funky For You
3. EPMD - Total Kaos
4. De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
5. Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
62: Wire
Not the band Wire, but simply songs with "wire" in the title.
1. The Meters - Live Wire
2. U2 - Wire
3. Sahara Hotnights - Walk On The Wire
4. Pixies - Hang Wire
5. fIREHOSE - Chemical Wire
1. The Meters - Live Wire
2. U2 - Wire
3. Sahara Hotnights - Walk On The Wire
4. Pixies - Hang Wire
5. fIREHOSE - Chemical Wire
Labels: all, alternative, funk, rock
54: Rap Influences
For this episode, I selected some songs that had a large impact on the formation of rap music. From Kraftwerk's influence on electro and funk, Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" (which spawned almost as many DJ's as the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearance spawned bands), Art Of Noise's sampling, and of course often-sampled beats like "Funky Drummer" and "The Big Beat".
1. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
2. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
3. Art Of Noise - Beat Box
4. James Brown - Funky Drummer
5. Billy Squire - The Big Beat
1. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
2. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
3. Art Of Noise - Beat Box
4. James Brown - Funky Drummer
5. Billy Squire - The Big Beat
Labels: all, alternative, electronic, funk, instrumentals, jazz, rock
48: Instrumentals 1
No words this time...just some funk.
1. The Meters - Cissy Strut
2. The J.B.'s - Hot Pants
3. The Upsetters - Popcorn
4. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Soul Drums
5. Billy Preston - Outa-Space
1. The Meters - Cissy Strut
2. The J.B.'s - Hot Pants
3. The Upsetters - Popcorn
4. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Soul Drums
5. Billy Preston - Outa-Space
Labels: all, funk, instrumentals
40: Theme Songs
Jack Spade: [looks at musicians] "Who are these guys?"
John Spade: "They're my theme music. Every hero's got to have some."
1. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
2. Schoolly D - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme
3. Chisel - Theme For A Pharmacist
4. Man Or Astro-man? - Theme from Eeviac
5. Squarepusher - Squarepusher Theme
John Spade: "They're my theme music. Every hero's got to have some."
1. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
2. Schoolly D - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme
3. Chisel - Theme For A Pharmacist
4. Man Or Astro-man? - Theme from Eeviac
5. Squarepusher - Squarepusher Theme
Labels: all, alternative, electronic, funk, rap
27: Weekdays
We covered the weekend back in Sinko #23. Here's the rest of the week...
1. NOFX: Thank God It's Monday
2. Stevie Wonder: Tuesday Heartbreak
3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Wednesday Week
4. Asobi Seksu: Thursday
5. Joe Jackson: Friday
1. NOFX: Thank God It's Monday
2. Stevie Wonder: Tuesday Heartbreak
3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Wednesday Week
4. Asobi Seksu: Thursday
5. Joe Jackson: Friday
Labels: all, alternative, funk, punk, rock
26: Sinko's Back
Hey, Sinko's back with more podcasts! Enjoy the mixes...
1. Rakim: Guess Who's Back
2. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: Jimmy's Back
3. Prefuse 73: Back In Time
4. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones:
He's Back (live)
5. Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town
1. Rakim: Guess Who's Back
2. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: Jimmy's Back
3. Prefuse 73: Back In Time
4. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones:
He's Back (live)
5. Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town
Labels: all, alternative, funk, rap, rock