We (again) venture back in time to the 80’s and early 90’s, playing those sort of indie/college rock, power pop, garage type, slightly noisy and jangly combos that might or may not fall into some sub-genre depending on some archivist.
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Playlist (Artist -Title- Album – Year of song)
Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996
The Cold – Three Chord City – You/The Chord City – 1980
Material Issue – Out Right Now – International Pop Overthrow – 1991
Redd Kross – Peach Kelli Pop – Neurotica – 1987
The Plimsouls – How Long Will It Take? – Everywhere At Once – 1983
Dumptruck – Carcass – d Is For Dumptruck – 1983
The dB’s – Ask For Jill – Repercussion – 1981
World of Pooh – Playing One’s Piano – The Land Of Thirst – 1989
The Feelies – On The Roof – The Good Earth – 1986
The Salvation Army – For Hours – Befour Three O’Clock – 1982
The Hard -Ons – Girl In The Sweater – Hard-Ons – 1986
Green – Radio Caroline – Elaine MacKenzie – 1987
The Scientists – Sorry Sorry Sorry – Pissed On Another Planet – 1981
Dogmatics – You Say – Thayer St. – 1984
Bad Religion – Suffer – Suffer – 1988
Camper Van Beethoven – She Divines Water -Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart – 1988
The Long Ryders – And She Rides – Native Sons – 1984
The Beat Farmers – Gun Sale At The Church – Van Go – 1986
The Original Sins – Higher – Self Destruct – Native Sons – 1990
Opal – Rocket Machine – Happy Nightmare Baby – 1987
The Lyres – Don’t Give It Up Now – On Fyre – 1984
Died Pretty – Stoneage Cinderella – Free Dirt – 1986
Green On Red – Death And Angels – Green On Red – 1982
American Music Club – Rise – Everclear – 1991
The Chills – Pink Frost – Kaleidoscope World – 1984
The Meat Puppets – Swimming Ground – Meat Puppets II – 1985
Violent Femmes – Ugly – Ugly – 1983
Salem 66 – Love and Truth – A Ripping Spin – 1985
The Embarrassment – Drive Me To The Park – Heyday 1979-83 – 1983
The Replacements – Little Mascara – Tim – 1985
Husker Du – Sorry Somehow – Candy Apple Grey – 1986
Young Fresh Fellows – Searchin’ USA – Topsy Turvy-1985
Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997
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