“Surround Sounds”

Surround Sounds

Tune in every Friday at 6PM with Julia Bemiss!
Who: Julia Bemiss
Where: Originally from the Midwest
What: Lifetime learner & proud USD staffer
Show: Surround Sounds = assorted music stylings + spoken word + arts goings-on

Playlist for April 16, 2010
It’s April in Paris with Surround Sounds! April is a special month. It’s National Poetry Month, National Jazz Appreciation Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Month and more. I mainly think about the song “April in Paris,” performed by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Billie Holiday to the late Alex Chilton and beyond. Look up these chansons and take an aural headtrip to the City of Light.

1. “L’Anamour” – Ivy
2. “Les Portes du Souvenir” – Les Nubians
3. “Heart of Glass” – Nouvelle Vague
4. “A Bicyclette” – Yves Montand
5. “I Love Paris” – Dean Martin
6. “Tout Doucement” –  Feist
7. “La Valse d’Amelie” – Yann Tiersen
8. “Couleur Cafe” – Serge Gainsbourg
9. “Le Fou” – Plume
10. “Mal” – Johnny Hallyday
11. “Quel temps fait-il a Paris” – Gus Viseur
12. “Moulin Rouge” – Michel Legrand
13. “Ainsi soit-il” – Paris Combo
14. “Love Made Me Drunk” – Gregory Page (from San Diego!)

Playlist for March 26, 2010
“Surround Sounds” encourages you to raid your family’s record collection (or CDs, or, if your fam’ is really hip, their iPods). Learn more about your family by listening to their music. Thrown into the mix are She & Him and the very cool Brooklynite band The Paper Raincoat.

1. “One Note Samba” – Edie Gormé
2. “Flight to Jordan” –  Tito Puente and the Golden Latin Jazz All-Stars
3. “The Way You Look Tonight” – Frank Sinatra
4. “Central Park West” – John Coltrane
5. “I’ll Remember April” – Dave Brubeck
6. “Trouble in the Lowlands, Backwater Blues” – Dinah Washington
7. “Right Angles” – The Paper Raincoat
8. “La Vie en Rose” – Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Angelique Kidjo
9. “Samba de Uma Nota So” – Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
10. “Saturday Night Fish Fry” –  Lou Rawls
11. “Desafinado” – Ella Fitzgerald
12. “In the Sun” – She & Him

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Flight to Jordan


Playlist for March 5, 2010
Tonight we listen to a few more selections from classical and rock violinist David Garrett, as well as songs from a few of his influences, plus much more.

  1. Ain’t No Sunshine – David Garrett covers a Bill Withers classic
  2. Undo – Björk
  3. Two Lonely Hearts (on the Subway) – Meshell Ndegeocello
  4. Paganini Caprice #24 in A Minor – Itzhak Perlman
  5. Some Cold Rainy Day – Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Cory Chisel
  6. Keep the Dog Out – Owen Pallett
  7. If Not Now, Whenever – The Books
  8. When the Levee Breaks – Led Zeppelin
  9. Guitar Town – Steve Earle
  10. When Water Comes to Life – Cloud Cult
  11. This Land is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

Playlist for February 26, 2010
This show is all about mini-moos, or rather, half-n-half. In the first half-hour we’ve got lyrics and spoken word and in the second half we have wordless music. Put some cream in your coffee and take a listen!

  1. Dropout Boogie – Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band
  2. California All the Way – Luna
  3. Day 7…I’m Shedding this Skin – Bridget Gray
  4. The Night Flight from Huston – Laurie Anderson
  5. Coffeelocks – Gavin Castleton
  6. Peace & Love – Juliana Hatfield
  7. Halt alle Uhren an – Tommy Finke
  8. Corinne Died on the Battlefield – Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Tom Waits
  9. New York is Killing Me – Gil Scot-Heron
  10. Smooth Criminal – David Garrett (orig. Michael Jackson)
  11. Movement III: Linear Tableau with Intersecting Surprise – Sufjan Stevens
  12. Rock Prelude – David Garrett

Olympian Playlist for February 19, 2010
“Surround Sounds” celebrates the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia with some cool Canadian bands and artists. Ok, we’ve got tunes from other countries, too. GO CANADA!

  1. Hunted – Cowboy Junkies (CANADA)
  2. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne (CANADA)
  3. Je Tombe aux Genoux – BeauSoleil (USA)
  4. Balinese Ceremonial Music II: Gambangan – Colin McPhee (CANADA/SCOTLAND)
  5. Gling-Gló – Björk Gundmundsdottir (ICELAND)
  6. The Coffee Boy Song – Nive Nielsen (GREENLAND)
  7. Coffee Spoon – Cold War Kids (USA)
  8. Sweet Little Cherokee – k.d. lang (CANADA)
  9. Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk – Rufus Wainwright (USA/CANADA)
  10. Requiem Pour Un Con – Serge Gainsbourg (FRANCE)
  11. Wavin’ Flag – K’naan (SOMALIA/CANADA)
  12. Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast – Broken Social Scene (CANADA)
  13. The Canadian Snack Time Trilogy: iii) Vegetable Town – Barenaked Ladies (CANADA)
  14. Every Hour Every Day – Steve Poltz (CANADA/USA & USD alum!)
  15. Tower of Song – Leonard Cohen (CANADA)

Playlist for February 12, 2010
It’s Valentines Day this weekend. We’re celebrating at USD Radio with an interview with Ms. Hatfield as she preps the Feb. 16 release of her new album “Peace & Love.” We’ve got a batch of songs by Juliana and a few of her collaborators plus new treats and old. Share the (peace &) love, y’all.

  1. Beijing – Patrick Watson
  2. Live on Tomorrow – Juliana Hatfield
  3. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt – Owen Pallett
  4. The Strangers – St. Vincent
  5. Heart of Steel – Galactic
  6. The End of the War – Juliana Hatfield
  7. Alison’s Starting to Happen – The Lemonheads
  8. Love’s Not Worth It – Lee and Willbee
  9. La La Love You – Pixies
  10. On My Back – Some Girls

Julia’s Interview with Artist Juliana Hatfield:

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Playlist for December 18, 2009
What did we play? I lost the playlist. But you can bet your candy canes we played some holiday jams.

Playlist for December 4, 2009
These songs are in no particular order, as I cannot remember the particular order. Hey Santa, I’d like some of my memory back for Christmas, please!

Cello Song by The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
Bryn – Vampire Weekend
Being An Artist – Ellyn Maybe
Gin Rummy – Nellie McKay
Epistemology – M. Ward
Jailer – Asa
Throw Down Your Arms – Sinéad O’Connor
I Will Get to You – Derek Papa
Symphony 2 & the Click Boom Boom – Emily Wells
The World Expands and Collapses as We Breathe - Aíme
Weather Systems – Panic Attract
Fangela – Here We Go Magic
One of those tunes from Sufjan Stevens’ “Songs for Christmas Singalong”

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