"Soap for sore eyes/ Need a little vision/ If looks could kill/ I'd kill your television"

Well, kiddies, I'm still on for the solo show this week, but it'll only be half-time before I have to head off to a work meeting. What that means for you is that you get a double dose of Mike Sher and the A-Ok Soiree, who will be taking over at 7 this week instead of 8. Be sure to tune in this week, it promises to be a grand ol' time!

"You hobo humpin' slobo babe/ Get off, get off, get offa me!": Setlist 11-14-05

Another week, another setlist. This time, I was joined by PLAYBACK:stl theatre editor and fellow Bellevillian Tyson Blanquart for yet another phenomenal show, setlist below. Be sure to tune in next week, when my special guest will be....NO ONE! That's right, no one signed up for this week, so I'll be taking a week to enjoy the thrill of solo radio once again. Don't get too used to it, though, because the guest stars come back fast and furious starting on the 28th with PLAYBACKer Cory Hoehn. I wonder...is his name pronounced "Hane"? That's how *I*'ve been pronouncing it, and that'd be cool if I'm right. Cuz then his name would sound like Corey Haim. And that'd be cool.

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Dinosaur Jr. "Never Bought It" Hand it Over
Wolf Parade "Shine a Light" Wolf Parade EP
Fiona Apple "Better Version of Me" Extraordinary Machine
Dungen "Panda" Ta Det Lungt
The Coral "So Long Ago" Invisible Invasion
Low Skies "Five's Gone Quiet" I Have Been To Beautiful Places
Doves "There Goes the Fear" Last Broadcast
Hum "Stars" You'd Prefer An Astronaut
Whale "Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe" We Care
Flaming Lips "Turn it On" Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
Qui*x*otic "Sitting in the Park" Mortal Mirror
Sufjan Stevens "Come on Feel the Illinoise" Illinois
Morrissey "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" Vauxhall and I
Big Star "Best Chance We've Ever Had" In Space
Son Volt "Jet Pilot" Okemah and the Melody of Riot
Son Volt "Drown" A Retrospective
Sleater-Kinney "Rollercoaster" The Woods
Sleater-Kinney "Little Babies" Dig Me Out
Franz Ferdinand "Do You Want To" You Could Have It So Much Better
Pixies "Where Is My Mind (live)" Sell Out
Shame Club "Rivas Gunna" Volume
Supergrass "Jesus Came From Outta Space" Supergrass
Pete Yorn "Murray" musicforthemorningafter
Sonic Youth "Kool Thing" Goo (deluxe edition)
Nirvana "About a Girl (demo)" Sliver: the best of the box
Alkaline Trio "Mercy Me" Crimson

"Do ya do ya want my love" -- FU:EL setlist for 11-7

Aaaaaand catching up, here's the setlist for yesterday's show. My special guest this week was Kaylen Hoffman, and this week's episode was, far and away, the closest to what an old school Jason-and-Brad edition of FU:EL would sound like. What can I say? The lady's got some damn fine taste. This one is probably about half me and half her, but I would just like to state my wholehearted approval of every song played this week. Especially the ELO one. Jeff Lynne is god, and don't let anyone tell you any different!

Be sure to tune in next week, when I'll be joined by Playback:stl theatre editor Tyson Blanquart

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Big Star "When My Baby's Beside Me" #1 Record
The Go Team "The Power Is On" Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Velvet Underground "Beginning to See the Light" Velvet Underground
David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" Ziggy Stardust
Sloan "Try To Make It" A Sides Win
Sufjan Stevens "Chicago" Illinois
Guster "Happier" Lost and Gone Forever
Modest Mouse "Float On" Good News For People Who love Bad news
Matt Pond PA "Several Arrows Later" Several Arrows Later
The Killers "Indie Rock n' Roll" Hot Fuss (UK)
The Zutons "You Will You Won't" Who Killed the Zutons
Electric Light Orchestra "Do Ya" A New World Record
Ozma "Spending Time" Spending Time on the Borderline
The Pillows "Terminal Heaven's Rock" Penalty Life
Rooney "Stay Away" Rooney
Weezer "My Best Friend" Make Believe
New Pornographers "Twin Cinema" Twin Cinema
The Postal Service "We Will Become Silhouettes" Give Up
Spoon "Sister Jack" Gimme Fiction
Bright Eyes "First Day of My Life" I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Hockey Night "For Guys Eyes Only" Keep Guessin
The Cloud Room "Hey Now Now" The Cloud Room
Tegan and Sara "Speak Slow" So jealous
Interpol "Slow Hands" Antics
Longwave "Everywhere You Turn" The Strangest Things
Minus the Bear "Hooray" Menos el Oso
Stereophonics "Dakota" Language, Sex, Violence, Other?
The Strokes "Someday" Is This It?
Stereogram "Walkie Talkie Man" Schmack
LCD Soundsystem "Daft Punk is Playing at My House"LCD Soundsystem

"Ow, my Flander-doodles!": FU:EL setlist for 10-24

The above quote is from this weekend's Simpsons Halloween episode. If you missed it, you missed a good 'un.

Here, slightly delayed (sorry!) is the setlist from October 24th, when my special guest-hosts were Laura Hamlett and Jim Dunn, the head honchos at Playback:stl. Thanks to them for stopping by, and for having such good taste! This setlist was probably 80% or so them, so it was an atypical week at FU:EL, but discovering great new bands (like Hockey Night...these guys kick ass!) makes it all worth while.

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The Sea and Cake "Jacking the Ball" Sea and Cake
Q and Not U "Wonderful People" Power
Rob Dickinson "Bathe Away" Fresh Wine for the Horses
Matt Pond PA "Halloween" Several Arrows Later
Hard-Fi "Hard to Beat" Stars of CCTV
Franz Ferdinand "Walk Away" You Could Have It So Much Better
Koufax "Stephen James" Hard Times are in Fashion
Secret Machines "Nowhere Again" Now Here is Nowhere
Elbow "Mexican Standoff" Leaders of the Free World
Hockey Night "For Guys Eyes Only" Keep Guessing
Sloan "Keep On Thinking" Navy Blues
PJ Harvey "Janet and Johnny and James" live on the BBC
Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos "Quiet as a Mouse" The Dust of Retreat
Clearlake "Can't Feel a Thing" Cedars
Sugar "Feeling Better" Beaster
Big Bad Zero "Closer" Your Beautiful Mistake
The Fall "Blindness" Fall Heads Roll
A-Ha "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" Minor Earth - Major Sky
Minus the Bear "Hooray" Menos El Oso
Lifter Puller "Plymouth Rock" The Entertainment and Arts
The Libertines "The man who would be king" Libertines
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "The Hardest Button to Button" NME Awards 2004
Matthew Good "Weapon" In a Coma
Broken Social Scene "7/4 Shoreline" Broken Social Scene
Spouse "Here Comes the Headache" Are You Gonna Kiss or Wave Goodbye
Blue October "Balance Beam" Consent to Freedom
Ok Go "Oh Lately It's So Quiet" Oh No