Sunday, August 29, 2010

Feel The Spin Playlist, August 29th...

FEEL THE SPIN airs on Sirius 109/XM 98 radio every Sunday at 2pm ET/11am PT/7pm UK, with a replay the same day at 9pm ET/6pm PT/2am Monday UK.

Hour 1
Microphone - Darin
Love Killer - Darin
All Time Low - The Wanted
Obsession - Sky Ferreira
Looking For An Angel - Kylie Minogue
Give A Little More - Maroon 5
I Want Your Love - Diddy-Dirty Money
Religious - Gravitonas
U Should Know Better - Robyn with Snoop Dogg
Hands - The Ting Tings
All I Wanna Do - Methods of Mayhem
Leave It All Behind - Jason Walker

Hour 2
American Slang - The Gaslight Anthem
Macon - Jamey Johnson
The Reason Why - Little Big Town
Kiss Goodbye - Little Big Town
Galileo - Indigo Girls
Buttercups - Fran Healy
Believe In Yourself - Brad
Put Your Lovin' On Me - Tim McGraw
Like A Virgin (Live at Sirius XM) - Kiki
San Antonio Fault - Natalie Merchant
Love - Matt Morris
Free - Zac Brown Band

Hour 3
The Flood - Katie Melua
A conversation with Katie Melua
Twisted - Katie Melua
The House - Katie Melua
Drowned World/Substitute For Love - Madonna
Strong - Bailey Tzuke
Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding
Wonderful Life - Hurts

Hour 4
Like A G6 - Far East Movement
A chat with Far East Movement
Girls On The Dancefloor - Far East Movement
Holijandro (Barry Harris Mash-up) - Madonna vs. Lady Gaga
I Got My Freedom (DJ Bill Bennett Mash-up) - Erasure vs. Pepper Mashay
ABC - Freemasons vs. The Jackson 5ive
Your Love Is My Drug (Dave Aude Mix) - Ke$ha

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Feel The Spin Playlist, August 15th...

FEEL THE SPIN airs on Sirius 109/XM 98 radio every Sunday at 2pm ET/11am PT/7pm UK, with a replay the same day at 9pm ET/6pm PT/2am Monday UK.

Hour 1
(Brand-new/current releases. It's all about Bright Light Bright Light for me right now. Rod Thomas, the act's mastermind, is giving me fond '80s flashbacks, but he's also keeping me grounded in the here and now. I love that he can do it. It's proof that someone is still capable of that kind of unabashed pop musical glee - and, no, I'm not referring to the increasingly tired TV show!)

Summer Song - Leddra Chapman
Beautiful Monster - Ne-Yo with Lady Gaga
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (Jump Smokers Mix) - Usher
Love Part II - Bright Light Bright Light
Cry At Films - Bright Light Bright Light
All Time Low - The Wanted
Last Ones Standing - Example
Our Summer - Dragonette
Get Outta My Way - Kylie Minogue
Breathe - Ryan Star
Without You - Alex Band
Lying - Amy Meredith Band

Hour 2
(I have had a crush on Fran Healy for the longest time. His blue eyes, sensitive spirit, and cute giggle are disarming. His first solo album, "Wreckorder," is everything I wanted it to be.)

Buttercups - Fran Healy
A conversation with Fran Healy
Sing Me To Sleep - Fran Healy with Neko Case
Anything - Fran Healy
Secrets - OneRepublic
The Reason Why - Little Big Town
The Diamond Church Street Choir - The Gaslight Anthem
Shine - Anna Nalick

Hour 3
(Robyn is a tough chick to interview. She is SMART, and she has that "I'm not in the mood for fools" demeanor that can be intimidating. She and I have talked a bunch of times over the years, and I have enormous affection for her, including the fact that she makes me work HARD in our interviews. I was actually a little thrown by how uniquely relaxed and almost giggly she was during this most recent visit. She is undeniably in a happy, happy place.)

Dancing On My Own - Robyn
A conversation with Robyn
Hang With Me - Robyn
Don't Fucking Tell Me What To Do - Robyn
White Room (The Art Remix) - The Dirty Disco
Like A G-6 - FM
C.L.U.B. - MNDR
Brave - Kelis
Real Close (Tony Moran/Guiesseppe D. Mix) - Danielle Staub
Saturday Night - Basshunter

Hour 4
(Trippin' the disco fantastic)

Come To Me - France Joli
MacArthur Park Suite - Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams
Take Me Home - Cher
The Boss - Diana Ross
Found A Cure - Ashford and Simpson
Vertigo/Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman
Hit N' Run - Loleatta Holloway

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Feel The Spin Playlist, August 8th...

FEEL THE SPIN airs on Sirius 109/XM 98 radio every Sunday at 2pm ET/11am PT/7pm UK, with a replay the same day at 9pm ET/6pm PT/2am Monday UK.

Hour 1
(Brand-new/current releases. There are so many songs that I'm excited about right now that I can't single anything out this week. Just luxuriate in all of them. They are gorgeous for so many different reasons.)

American Slang - The Gaslight Anthem
The Diamond Church Street Choir - The Gaslight Anthem
Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
Mine - Taylor Swift
Pack Up - Eliza Doolittle
All Time Low - The Wanted
Guillotine - Yadi
Like A G-6 - FM
Hang With Me - Robyn
Love Part II - Bright Light Bright Light
Middle Distance Runner - Chicane with Adam Young
One (Wawa Mix) - Sky Ferreira
Eleven Days - David Byrne and Fatboy Slim with Cyndi Lauper

Hour 2
(It's been several years since I last spoke with KT. I liked her instantly last time. She was brash and aggressive and no-bullshit. She still has those traits, but she's also more centered, more serene. Her intensity comes from confidence now, not insecurity. Love that.)

Fade Like A Shadow - KT Tunstall
A conversation with KT Tunstall
Suddenly I See (Live at Sirius XM) - KT Tunstall
To Sir, With Love (Live) - Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant
Sing Me To Sleep - Fran Healy with Neko Case
Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine
Come Undone - Robbie Williams
Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Hour 3
(It's funny to me now how super-shy Andy Bell was when we first met so many years ago. It's also funny to me how terrified I was to speak with him. I was a diehard fan of Erasure, and Andy was my equivalent to Adam Lambert for so many these days. He epitomized fearlessness and a willingness to be himself, despite the fact that the world wasn't particularly interested in someone SO gay. What is funniest to me now is that Andy and I are actual friends. We talk off-mic regularly. He's a dear fellow. Funny, irreverent, and anything but shy. I adore him.)

Call On Me - Andy Bell
A conversation with Andy Bell
Touch - Andy Bell
Honey, If You Love Him - Andy Bell with Perry Farrell
Head Rush - Ollie Wride
White Room (The Art Remix) - The Dirty Disco
Any Which Way - Scissor Sisters
Close To You - The Venue Stare

Hour 4
(Trippin' the disco fantatic, with a funk flava!)

Behind The Groove - Teena Marie
Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) -GQ
Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players
Brick House - The Commodores
Whodunit - Tavares
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
That's Where The Happy People Go - The Trammps
Runaway - Linda Clifford
Dreaming - Loleatta Holloway
Pow Wow - Cory Daye
Forbidden Love - Madleen Kane