WFMU: This Is The Modern World with Trouble: Playlist from December 17, 2009

Listener comments!
	9:02am trouble: good silver morning!
	9:02am v k: welcome back, and good morning, Trouble - always a pleasure to spend the morning under ur trance
	9:03am annie: good morning trouble!! all fellow listeners!
	9:04am Parq: Is anyone else getting next to no volume? Or is that just the track?
	9:04am Adrian in London: Silver? It's a rather pathetic whiteout here in South London? A 20-second snowstorm. Hello to all and glad you're back, Trouble.
	9:04am texas scott: great to have you back in the dj chair. we love shiny silver trees. happy early christmas,everyone!
	9:06am annie: parq, i'm pretty sure it's you; i have fine volume.. it DID start out low..
	9:30am Maria D: Thanks for the Mike Heron! I forgot about this album.
	9:35am PMD: mornin' all. listening in happily. working hard...
	9:38am listener mark: good morning Trouble Good Morning World.
	9:38am PMD: oops, coming back just to say I love the sound of wood thrush
	9:45am Eric: Good morning from America's high five. Long time archive fan, first time live listener here.
	9:48am Dan: Garlands, wow that's a flash from the past!!
	9:49am trouble: good morning eric. welcome to live!
	9:50am Brian: Good morning from Madison. I'm sorry I missed the wood thrush. My favorite.
	9:51am v k: is it acceptable to ask my boss to leave my office so i can go back to listening to trouble?
	9:58am trouble: more wood thrush for the gentleman from madison! and yes ask your boss to leave but do it in finnish, it's more polite.
	10:01am dc pat: is it acceptable to ask my boss for an office?
	10:02am dale: morning trouble - still waiting for the condensation to evaporate from the windows of my country den. the mike heron warmed me up nicely though.
	10:03am trouble: yes, unless you are on an arctic expedition at the time.
	10:03am trouble: good morning dale. i imagine it must have been quite chilly up there this a.m....
	10:06am Brian: That's the Aunt Sophie bird: "Yoo hoo?"
	10:08am north guinea hills: Slowdive cover!!!!
	10:10am annie: brian, for years i thought that was the call of the phoebe, i was educated right here on trouble's show: it's the chickadee!! my favorite bird sound!!
	10:13am Brian: Yes, the black-capped chickadee. Love 'em.
	10:15am Cecile: Lurking today. Loads of work. Sounds great.
	10:18am annie: morning cecile... it's nice to see you lurking, even so!
	10:20am jgiles: oh geez, that's exactly what I need to hear. Thanks Trouble.
	10:23am Hon: Good morning Trouble, long time listener from East London (first time poster). Its always good to have you around when I pick and pack my orders for the day!
	10:25am Adrian in London: Hon: East London South Africa or east London Hoxton?
	10:26am dc pat: chikadee-dee-dee-dee
	10:27am dc pat: or East London, Baltimore?
	10:27am east london: or east london, ontario, canada
	10:28am trouble: good morning londoners! I fogot my tea this morning and am feeling all the more miserable for it. have a cuppa for me, please
	10:29am Hon: Hoxton WAS East London in 2004. I am in Hackney Wick, UK, apperently THE East London these days.
	10:30am dale: congrats on the new peepers, by the way. a clear window on the world...
	10:31am texas scott: gotta have that big blood album.! santa,are you listening!???
	10:31am Cecile: Trouble, if you have some Marlene Dietrich, that would be great...
	10:33am Adrian in London: Hon, I'm in south London, Hackney Wick might as well be in Middlesbrough for me… I get a headache if I go north of Highbury Corner. And yes, that Big Blood track was amazing.
	10:33am calumny: a touching cover of "she sells sanctuary", followed by "fairest of the seasons"... plus there was "wax and wane"... are you out to make broad swathes of gen x cry in their cubicles... sniff
	10:35am zazani: between that and the hs kids' grandmother.whatever happened to salem 66 is that a possibility?
	10:36am Rex: I was about to open my wrists like Christmas presents, until Nico followed by Delta Blues gave me a reason to live past lunchtime.
	10:38am Carmichael: Mornin' Trouble and fellow Trouble-Seekers. I'm with Cecile; this is the last day before the last day before vacation. Gotta do actual work.
	10:38am Kat: Rex - ME TOO.
	10:39am Cecile: I got that as an early Xmas present for my husband and he loves it. It's great!
	10:42am thecleef: This is my CHOICE Neon Indian song! Good Choice
	10:44am Cecile: I mean the dust to digital christmas collection. I also got him a John Waters Christmas which is also pretty cool.
	10:48am texas scott: yes,cecile.the john waters christmas IS cool!
	10:49am trs: J'aime ou j'emmerde ?
	10:49am Carmichael: I think Mr. Waters will be in everybody's sock this year.
	10:49am Cecile: the liner notes are almost as good as the music. That guy needs a radio show.
	10:52am texas scott: yes he does.
	10:54am Cecile: he lives in NYC, doesn't he? Just sayin'.
	10:58am 55rpm: trouble, will you be on next thur (xmas eve)?
	11:00am trouble: yes I am your chirstmas eve dj AND your new year's eve dj!
	11:00am dale: check youtube for the aunt barbara christmas special. no divine, but funny still. and when is the last time you heard peter lemonjello's name?
	11:01am Cecile: I will hear you on NYE, trouble.
	11:05am Maria D: Is the Big Star box set worth the money?
	11:06am Cecile: I love Talladega Nights. And Elf. And Anchorman. great stuff. I noes, I'm lowbrow.
	11:06am Maria D: Oh, Trouble just answered my question. Guess I need to splurge.
	11:06am Carmichael: I enjoy all the old claymation Christmas programs, as well as the Dr. Seuss Grinch show, which was on last night.
	11:06am DF: I thought you said you were not doing a "urine" special. I guess that's a Rhode Island accent?
	11:07am Chris: Ephemeral Artery is like the best title ever.
	11:08am Elias: Elf! That movie made me freeze my ass off! They were filming on the Queensboro Bridge (with NO advance warning) and I had to wait on my bicycle in the cold for half an hour! I hate that movie!
	11:12am thecleef: Ephemeral Artery is great, I also like Ephemeral Exhibits by Starkey
	11:15am trouble: RI accent: that sure is a possibility... is the big star box worth it? YES. but check around the web you can find it for less than the 70 clams...
	11:19am dc pat: hmm, I haven't checked out a new Xmas movie in years. Elf, huh? Anything that pisses Elias off that much must be good...
	11:19am Cecile: ooooh! Do you have the King by Steelye Span? It was a British folk song sung while people walked a dead bird in state from door to door to hasten the coming of spring around Christmas time.
	11:20am Carmichael: Wow, does Shirley Collins ever bring back memories .....
	11:20am Cecile: It's like a Wicker Man Holiday Special...
	11:20am dale: shirley must have really influenced jaqui mcshee of pentangle - so similar!
	11:21am Carmichael: ANY Steeleye Span or Brass Monkey would be great.
	11:25am Elias: In that case I've got a whole list of good stuff!
	11:33am annie: steeleye span's "gaudete"!!
	11:39am north guinea hills: wasn't davey graham on that shirley collin's track (or at least the rest of the album)?
	11:40am Cecile: Yes, ngh. He was on the whole record
	11:41am Cecile: I think.
	11:45am trouble: you are right cecile. It was a legendary collaboration of the two varied & great artists
	11:45am north guinea hills: jozef van wissem, always a joy live!
	11:59am Adrian in London: Such a great show today, and a lovely way of ending it.
	9:26pm Aja West: Thanks so much for rocking "Vicoden Reality" by The Mackrosoft (Waxpoetics 7). If you like this funky jazz stuff I can send you some CD's or LP's if you'd be interested in playing them or checking them out? Thanks again. Aja West.

This Is The Modern World with Trouble: Playlist from December 17, 2009

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December 17, 2009: music for shiny silver trees

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	New	Approx. start time
jane	swan "swan" by "jane"	berserker	paw tracks			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Molly Berg + Stephen Vitiello	E-VA	the gorilla variations	12k		*	0:15:00 (Pop-up)
harvey matusow's jew 's harp band	wetsocks	creative outlaws: uk underground 1965-71	trikont		*	0:22:45 (Pop-up)
julianna barwick	unt 1 "unt 1" by "julianna barwick"	sanguine	no label			0:25:37 (Pop-up)
mike heron	feast of stephen "feast of stephen" by "mike heron"	smiling men with bad reputations	elektra			0:26:31 (Pop-up)
marvin gaye	purple snowflakes "purple snowflakes" by "marvin gaye"	A Motown Christmas	motown			0:30:11 (Pop-up)
alicia keys live on stephen colbert show	empire state of mind part 2 with s. colbert		self released			0:33:26 (Pop-up)

au revoir simone	another likely story	still night still light	our secret record company			0:41:39 (Pop-up)
impressions	meeting over yonder "meeting over yonder" by "impressions"	definitive impressions	kent			0:45:56 (Pop-up)
cocteau twins	wax and wane "wax and wane" by "cocteau twins"	BBC sessions	rykodisc			0:47:50 (Pop-up)
vladimir cosma	abandoned factory "abandoned factory" by "vladimir cosma"	OST diva	rykodisc			0:52:51 (Pop-up)
samara lubelski	future hold "future hold" by "samara lubelski"	future slip	ecstatic peace			0:54:53 (Pop-up)
24 carat black	i'll never let you go	gone : the promises of yesterday	numero group			0:57:18 (Pop-up)
coralie clement	c'est la vie "c'est la vie" by "coralie clement"	toystore	compass records			1:02:03 (Pop-up)

ulrich schnauss	crazy for you "crazy for you" by "ulrich schnauss"	blue skied an' clear	morr music			1:07:39 (Pop-up)
kitty, daisy & lewis	say you'll be mine	kitty daisy & lewis	DH records			1:13:34 (Pop-up)
jackie shannon with the Cajuns	just another lie	good girls gone bad: wild weird & wanted	ace records			1:18:28 (Pop-up)
the lovett sisters	i don't want to set the world on fire	gals of the big "D" jamboree v/a	dragon street records			1:20:32 (Pop-up)
pastels/tenniscoats	about you "about you" by "pastels/tenniscoats"	two sunsets	domino		*	1:23:53 (Pop-up)
big blood	she sells sanctuary "she sells sanctuary" by "big blood"	undercovers	self released			1:26:37 (Pop-up)
nico	the fairest of the seasons "the fairest of the seasons" by "nico"	chelsea girl	polygram records			1:30:40 (Pop-up)
leroy carr	christmas in jail-ain't thata pain	Where Will You Be Christmas Day? v/a 24 recordings from 1917-1959	dust to digital			1:35:35 (Pop-up)

neon indian	ephemeral artery "ephemeral artery" by "neon indian"	Psychic Chasms	lefse records		*	1:42:30 (Pop-up)
san antonio	j'aime ou j'emm... "j'aime ou j'emm..." by "san antonio"	wizzz! psychorama francais 1966-70	born bad records			1:43:49 (Pop-up)
bruno E	dado bruno e remix "dado bruno e remix" by "bruno E"	gilles peterson in brazil V/A	ether records			1:46:55 (Pop-up)
charlie feathers	peepin eyes "peepin eyes" by "charlie feathers"	memphis rocks	smithsonian			1:49:43 (Pop-up)
dolores fredericks & rockin horses	jackpot	more great rockin girls v/a	collector records			1:51:46 (Pop-up)
broadcast & the focus group	intro/magnetic tales/the be colony	witch cults of the radio age	warp		*	1:54:48 (Pop-up)
big star	the ballad of el goodo ( alternate lyrics)	keep an eye on the sky (box set)	rhino		*	1:58:41 (Pop-up)

eyes like saucers	unheimlichkeit "unheimlichkeit" by "eyes like saucers"	crows of the world v/a	last visible dog		*	2:08:06 (Pop-up)
shirley collins	the cherry tree carol	folk roots, new routes	fledg'ling			2:17:52 (Pop-up)
mackrosoft	vicoden reality "vicoden reality" by "mackrosoft"		wax poetics	7"	*	2:21:14 (Pop-up)
the notwist	storm 1 "storm 1" by "the notwist"	Music For "Storm"	alien transistor		*	2:24:33 (Pop-up)
james brown	my rapp "my rapp" by "james brown"	hey america	king			2:28:11 (Pop-up)
john holt	love divine "love divine" by "john holt"	a love i can feel	studio 1			2:34:38 (Pop-up)

Josephine Foster	my life has stood-a loaded gun	graphic as a star	fire		*	2:40:26 (Pop-up)
jozef van wissem	it is all that is made	it is all that is made	important		*	2:45:09 (Pop-up)
matteah baim	wildness "wildness" by "matteah baim"	laughing boy	dichristina		*	2:48:47 (Pop-up)
mulatu astatke	mulatu "mulatu" by "mulatu astatke"	the story of ethio jazz 1965-75	strut		*	2:52:08 (Pop-up)
telepathe	in your line (dj/rupture & matt shadetek remix)	dj/rupture & matt shadetek solar life raft	the agriculture		*	2:57:40 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:02am trouble: good silver morning!
	9:02am v k: welcome back, and good morning, Trouble - always a pleasure to spend the morning under ur trance
	9:03am annie: good morning trouble!! all fellow listeners!
	9:04am Parq: Is anyone else getting next to no volume? Or is that just the track?
	9:04am Adrian in London: Silver? It's a rather pathetic whiteout here in South London? A 20-second snowstorm. Hello to all and glad you're back, Trouble.
	9:04am texas scott: great to have you back in the dj chair. we love shiny silver trees. happy early christmas,everyone!
	9:06am annie: parq, i'm pretty sure it's you; i have fine volume.. it DID start out low..
	9:30am Maria D: Thanks for the Mike Heron! I forgot about this album.
	9:35am PMD: mornin' all. listening in happily. working hard...
	9:38am listener mark: good morning Trouble Good Morning World.
	9:38am PMD: oops, coming back just to say I love the sound of wood thrush
	9:45am Eric: Good morning from America's high five. Long time archive fan, first time live listener here.
	9:48am Dan: Garlands, wow that's a flash from the past!!
	9:49am trouble: good morning eric. welcome to live!
	9:50am Brian: Good morning from Madison. I'm sorry I missed the wood thrush. My favorite.
	9:51am v k: is it acceptable to ask my boss to leave my office so i can go back to listening to trouble?
	9:58am trouble: more wood thrush for the gentleman from madison! and yes ask your boss to leave but do it in finnish, it's more polite.
	10:01am dc pat: is it acceptable to ask my boss for an office?
	10:02am dale: morning trouble - still waiting for the condensation to evaporate from the windows of my country den. the mike heron warmed me up nicely though.
	10:03am trouble: yes, unless you are on an arctic expedition at the time.
	10:03am trouble: good morning dale. i imagine it must have been quite chilly up there this a.m....
	10:06am Brian: That's the Aunt Sophie bird: "Yoo hoo?"
	10:08am north guinea hills: Slowdive cover!!!!
	10:10am annie: brian, for years i thought that was the call of the phoebe, i was educated right here on trouble's show: it's the chickadee!! my favorite bird sound!!
	10:13am Brian: Yes, the black-capped chickadee. Love 'em.
	10:15am Cecile: Lurking today. Loads of work. Sounds great.
	10:18am annie: morning cecile... it's nice to see you lurking, even so!
	10:20am jgiles: oh geez, that's exactly what I need to hear. Thanks Trouble.
	10:23am Hon: Good morning Trouble, long time listener from East London (first time poster). Its always good to have you around when I pick and pack my orders for the day!
	10:25am Adrian in London: Hon: East London South Africa or east London Hoxton?
	10:26am dc pat: chikadee-dee-dee-dee
	10:27am dc pat: or East London, Baltimore?
	10:27am east london: or east london, ontario, canada
	10:28am trouble: good morning londoners! I fogot my tea this morning and am feeling all the more miserable for it. have a cuppa for me, please
	10:29am Hon: Hoxton WAS East London in 2004. I am in Hackney Wick, UK, apperently THE East London these days.
	10:30am dale: congrats on the new peepers, by the way. a clear window on the world...
	10:31am texas scott: gotta have that big blood album.! santa,are you listening!???
	10:31am Cecile: Trouble, if you have some Marlene Dietrich, that would be great...
	10:33am Adrian in London: Hon, I'm in south London, Hackney Wick might as well be in Middlesbrough for me… I get a headache if I go north of Highbury Corner. And yes, that Big Blood track was amazing.
	10:33am calumny: a touching cover of "she sells sanctuary", followed by "fairest of the seasons"... plus there was "wax and wane"... are you out to make broad swathes of gen x cry in their cubicles... sniff
	10:35am zazani: between that and the hs kids' grandmother.whatever happened to salem 66 is that a possibility?
	10:36am Rex: I was about to open my wrists like Christmas presents, until Nico followed by Delta Blues gave me a reason to live past lunchtime.
	10:38am Carmichael: Mornin' Trouble and fellow Trouble-Seekers. I'm with Cecile; this is the last day before the last day before vacation. Gotta do actual work.
	10:38am Kat: Rex - ME TOO.
	10:39am Cecile: I got that as an early Xmas present for my husband and he loves it. It's great!
	10:42am thecleef: This is my CHOICE Neon Indian song! Good Choice
	10:44am Cecile: I mean the dust to digital christmas collection. I also got him a John Waters Christmas which is also pretty cool.
	10:48am texas scott: yes,cecile.the john waters christmas IS cool!
	10:49am trs: J'aime ou j'emmerde ?
	10:49am Carmichael: I think Mr. Waters will be in everybody's sock this year.
	10:49am Cecile: the liner notes are almost as good as the music. That guy needs a radio show.
	10:52am texas scott: yes he does.
	10:54am Cecile: he lives in NYC, doesn't he? Just sayin'.
	10:58am 55rpm: trouble, will you be on next thur (xmas eve)?
	11:00am trouble: yes I am your chirstmas eve dj AND your new year's eve dj!
	11:00am dale: check youtube for the aunt barbara christmas special. no divine, but funny still. and when is the last time you heard peter lemonjello's name?
	11:01am Cecile: I will hear you on NYE, trouble.
	11:05am Maria D: Is the Big Star box set worth the money?
	11:06am Cecile: I love Talladega Nights. And Elf. And Anchorman. great stuff. I noes, I'm lowbrow.
	11:06am Maria D: Oh, Trouble just answered my question. Guess I need to splurge.
	11:06am Carmichael: I enjoy all the old claymation Christmas programs, as well as the Dr. Seuss Grinch show, which was on last night.
	11:06am DF: I thought you said you were not doing a "urine" special. I guess that's a Rhode Island accent?
	11:07am Chris: Ephemeral Artery is like the best title ever.
	11:08am Elias: Elf! That movie made me freeze my ass off! They were filming on the Queensboro Bridge (with NO advance warning) and I had to wait on my bicycle in the cold for half an hour! I hate that movie!
	11:12am thecleef: Ephemeral Artery is great, I also like Ephemeral Exhibits by Starkey
	11:15am trouble: RI accent: that sure is a possibility... is the big star box worth it? YES. but check around the web you can find it for less than the 70 clams...
	11:19am dc pat: hmm, I haven't checked out a new Xmas movie in years. Elf, huh? Anything that pisses Elias off that much must be good...
	11:19am Cecile: ooooh! Do you have the King by Steelye Span? It was a British folk song sung while people walked a dead bird in state from door to door to hasten the coming of spring around Christmas time.
	11:20am Carmichael: Wow, does Shirley Collins ever bring back memories .....
	11:20am Cecile: It's like a Wicker Man Holiday Special...
	11:20am dale: shirley must have really influenced jaqui mcshee of pentangle - so similar!
	11:21am Carmichael: ANY Steeleye Span or Brass Monkey would be great.
	11:25am Elias: In that case I've got a whole list of good stuff!
	11:33am annie: steeleye span's "gaudete"!!
	11:39am north guinea hills: wasn't davey graham on that shirley collin's track (or at least the rest of the album)?
	11:40am Cecile: Yes, ngh. He was on the whole record
	11:41am Cecile: I think.
	11:45am trouble: you are right cecile. It was a legendary collaboration of the two varied & great artists
	11:45am north guinea hills: jozef van wissem, always a joy live!
	11:59am Adrian in London: Such a great show today, and a lovely way of ending it.
	9:26pm Aja West: Thanks so much for rocking "Vicoden Reality" by The Mackrosoft (Waxpoetics 7). If you like this funky jazz stuff I can send you some CD's or LP's if you'd be interested in playing them or checking them out? Thanks again. Aja West.

This Is The Modern World with Trouble: Playlist from December 17, 2009

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