(image swiped from http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/08/worlds-greatest-radio-listening-post/.)

Jim O’Rourke, I’m Happy, and I’m singing and a 1, 2, 3, 4 2CD (Editions Mego)
Small Faces, First Step CD
John Lee Hooker, Hooker n’ Heat 2CD
Kurt Vile and the Violators, Hunchback CD (Richie Records)
Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation CD
Cold Sun, Dark Shadows CD
John Fahey and his Orchestra, Of Rivers and Religion LP
The Inner Space, Agilok & Blubbo mp3s
39 Clocks, Zoned mp3s (Destijl)
Nomo, Invisible Cities CD
Queens of the Stone Age, Era Vulgaris CD
Obits, I Blame You CD (Sub Pop)
Can, Ege Bamyasi CD
Savath & Savalas, La Llama CD (Stones Throw)
Naked Lunch, s/t CD
Roky Erikson, I Have Always Been Here Before 2CD
Pink Floyd, Meddle LP
The Bengal Minstrel, The Music of Bauls LP
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, The Voudon Effect: Funk & Sato from Benin’s Obscure Labels 1972 – 1975 2LP (Analog Africa)
Spirit, The Family That Plays Together LP
Mahmoud Ahmed and the Ibex Band, Ere Mela Mela LP
Tyvek, s/t CD
V/A, Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project CD
Fred Fisher Atalobhor & His Ogiza Dance Band, African Carnival 2CD
Passion Pit, Manners CD
Grizzly Bear, Vekatimest CD
Group Doueh, Treeg Salaam LP
Christopher Tignor, Core Memory Unwound CD
Traffic, Mr. Fantasy LP
Spirit, Clear LP

Last posted on Sunday, May 24, 2009.

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Thunderclap Newman, Hollywood Dream LP
Patto, s/t LP
V/A, Nigeria Special: Part 1 2LP
Fleetwood Mac, Tusk 2LP
Bishop Perry Tillis, In Times Like These mp3s/LP
Tyvek, s/t mp3s
TwinSisterMoon, The Hollow Mountain mp3s
Rhys Chatham, A Crimson Grail (For 400 Electric Guitars) CD
DJ Shadow, Diminishing Returns CD
Alela Diane, To Be Still CD
Kurt Vile and the Violators, The Hunchback EP CD
Monks, Black Monk Time CD
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, The Kings of Benin Urban Groove 1972 – 1980 CD
Vaselines, Enter the Vaselines 2CD
El Michels Affair, Enter the 37th Chamber CD
Magik Markers, Balf Quarry LP and Baltimore Trust mp3s
Woods, Songs of Shame CD
Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle CD
Double Dagger, More CD
Mix Master Mike, Anti-Theft Device CD
Portishead, Third CD
Isis, Wavering Radiant CD
Omar Souleyman, Dabke 2020 CD
Trembling Bells, Carbeth CD
Don Cherry, Eternal Rhythm LP
Moebius & Plank, Rastakraut Pasta CD
V/A, Hammond Street 3 CD
Monks, The Early Years CD
La Dusseldorf, s/t LP
Townes Van Zandt, Flyin’ Shoes CD
Madlib, Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4 CD
V/A, Nigeria Rock Special 2LP
Kurt Vile/BJ split 7″
Steely Dan, Katy Lied LP
Faust, IV LP

Last updated on Saturday, May 9, 2009.

Daniel Higgs, Bill Nace and Shakey live at Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge
This Heat, Out of Cold Storage 5CD box set
Cluster, 2 CD
Clockcleaner, Nevermind CD
Monoshock, Runnin’ Ape-Like from the Backwards Superman: 1989 – 1995 CD
Incredible String Band, Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air CD
Wooden Shjips, Dos CD
Deerhunter, Microcastle CD
Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle CD
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz CD
Lungfish, Rainbows from Atoms CD
Obits, I Blame You CD
Gary Higgins, Red Hash CD
Pink Floyd, Relics LP
Royal Trux, Thank You LP
Can, Soundtracks LP
Das, Non-Chalant LP
Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage CD
Fred Neil, s/t CD
Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program, Ghetto Sci-Fi CD
V/A, 1970’s Algerian Proto-Rai Underground CD
Rodriguez, Coming from Reality CD
Kraftwerk, Computer World LP
V/A, Love Is Love LP
The Green Arrows, 4 Track Recording Session 2LP
Nick Drake, Five Leaves Left LP
Air Conditioning, I’m In the Mountains, I’ll Call You Next Year LP
Dojo Cuts, s/t CD
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Segu Blue CD
Mayer Hawthorne promo CD
Peter, Bjorn & John Living Thing CD
Doug Paisley, s/t CD
Monks, Black Monk Time CD
V/A, Local Customs: Downriver Revival CD
Orchestre Regional de Kayes, s/t LP
Group Bombino, Guitars from Agadez vol. 2 LP
Double Leopards, Halve Maen 2LP
Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics, Inspiration Information 3 CD
Camera Obscura, My Maudlin Career CD
V/A, Stax: The Soul of Hip-Hop CD
Mastodon, Crack the Skye CD

Last updated on Sunday, May 3, 2009.

(all apologies to the Allman Brothers)

In an attempt to increase the content of this blog (and perhaps gain a reader or two in the process), I’m embarking on a new, weekly feature with this, the inaugural installment of Tie Me to the Listenin’ Post. It’s pretty simple: all this feature will entail will be, y’know, a post chock-full of what I’ve listened to in the past week (including live shows), updated daily (for as long as I don’t get bored with it). Eventually, I may even get around to asking guests what they’ve been listening to, since that would be far more interesting. Anyway, let’s get to it. I’m starting the week on a Saturday — this past Saturday, April 18th (aka Record Store Day) to be exact. Given that I work at a record store, see if you can spot which selections were either picked by my fellow employees and/or required in-store listening!

The Week That Was, April 18 – 25:

Rude Weirdo, The Teeth, Mothertongue — live at the Pour Haus
Shedding — live at ear X-tacy
Wooden Shjips, Dos CD
Death, …For the Whole World to See CD
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz CD
Extra Golden, Thank You Very Quickly CD
The Juan MacLean, The Future Will Come CD
Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life CD
Roland P. Young, Isophonic Boogie Woogie LP
Eno, Music for Airports LP
Blues Control, Puff LP
Psychedelic Horseshit, Magic Flowers Droned LP
The George-Edwards Group, 38:38 LP
Kurt Vile, God Is Saying This to You LP
Tom Rapp, s/t LP
The Blue Note 7, Mosaic CD
Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle CD
V/A, Ninja Tune Fall 2008 Sampler CD
Pontiak, Maker CD
V/A, Dillanthology: Volume 1 CD
Mercury Rev, Deserter’s Songs CD
Barbara Manning, In New Zealand LP
Walter Marchetti, Per La Sete Dell’Orecchio LP
Throbbing Gristle, Emeralds — live at Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago
Blues Control, s/t CD
The Howling Hex, 1-2-3 CD
The Early Years, s/t CD
Sir Richard Bishop, Salvador Kali CD
The Fall, 458489 A Sides CD
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, “The Vodoun Effect”: Funk & Sato from Benin’s Obscure Labels CD

Updated on Monday, April 27th, 2009.