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In the debut episode of Signal:Noise, join host Mr. Chuck as he charts a course through the loosely defined theme of NEW, makes unfunny quips using the F-word, plays a song that contains both "the news" and "nudity," forces himself to forget the date of a band's upcoming show in Portland, plugs the EW's blog and new personals site, Wink + Kink, thereby unwittingly announcing that he's single, and features a whole lot of great music from Los Campesinos!, The Teenagers, Beach House, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Muke, Cat Power, Handsome Furs and more.

DDDANCEEEE! Episode 2 of Signal:Noise collects songs with “dance,” “dancing,” or similar dance-related words in their titles for an arbitrary show that may or may not be full of dance music. As always, host Mr. Chuck trips over his words, nearly calls Austin, Texas Oxford, Texas, fails to pronounce Portland music venue Berbati’s Pan (and doesn’t even try), realizes the Sasquatch Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend is absolutely going to kick ass, and plays new and old music from Ghostland Observatory, Justice, The Pipettes, The Cave Singers, Lucy Bland, The Breeders, Black Kids, Basia Bulat, Beck and other bands starting with the letter B.

PDX I Love You. Episode 3 of Signal:Noise gives a shout-out to the Portland music scene (reminding listeners that many of P-town’s better musicians have paid their dues in the Southern Willamette Valley) with an all-Portland show. Recording in the wee hours of the morning, host Mr. Chuck explains his connection to the band YACHT and plays some lovely tunes from Horse Feathers, Eskimo and Sons, The Thermals, Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Colin Meloy, Chores, Loch Lomond, Chromatics, Mirah, The Soft Tags, Quasi and presents to you, dear listeners, the song that started it all: the birth-song of indie rock! Can you take a guess? PLUS: Exciting news to make your digestion of Signal:Noise go down smoother: iTunes users can now subscribe to the podcast here!

The Sick Show. On the fourth installment of Signal:Noise join an ill Mr. Chuck as he charts you through the latest murky depths of electro-pop, bubble pop and just pop. He makes no apologies for leaving the B’s off his words because that’s what colds do to you! An F-bomb may make an appearance somewhere on the show. Every effort was made to obliterate such filth with the antibiotic bleeping tool, however: Parental discretion is advised. Wash your hands with the likes of Handsome Furs, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Animal Collective, Wolf Parade, Caribou, Portis-f**king-head!!!, Port O’Brien, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ghosties, WHY?, LCD Soundsystem, Rilo Kiley and more! And remember, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE.

Welcome to the fifth installment of Signal:Noise, where nothing is sacred. Join a one-eyed Mr. Chuck in the land of fourths and fifths as he checks out the European subcontinent (perhaps unintended), discovers the many shows he can "see" in Portland (especially the Doug Fir Lounge) in the upcoming months, describes Ladytron as a French band (it isn't) and plays music by the likes of Tapes N Tapes, Au, Blake/e/e/e, My Morning Jacket, The Dodos, The Long Blondes, El Perro Del Mar, Free Blood, The Boss REMIXED and more! And remember, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE.

The LP Show. A show in which Mr. Chuck plays really, really, really long songs in honor of his bout with Mono, the viral infection, and subsequent road trip to Southeastern Utah for R&R and where he says the word “songs” incessantly … probably because he’s feverish and delirious. But he does play long-playing songs from the likes of Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Beck, Explosions in the Sky, Islands, Yo La Tengo, Animal Collective and more for a show that breaks out the jams and busts time zones. And remember, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE.

Hey there friendly peeps: it's the Happy Healthy Episode. While host Mr. Chuck won't be playing any health rock on the seventh installment of Signal:Noise, he will be espousing the glories of box wine, gazing wistfully out his studio window upon the crashing ocean waves (of noise along Willamette Street), yearning for an advance-advance copy of Sigur Rós' Gobbledigook and playing some brand-spanking new tunes from the likes of The Blow, The Bird and the Bee, Tu Fawning, CSS, Ratatat, Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning, Death Cab for Cutie, Sigur Rós, Jamie Lidell, Bat for Lashes and a special bootleg recording of The Cure's Sasquatch 2008 performance (which hit will we play?). As always, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE. And we promise to try and keep episodes under 50MB for your fast downloading needs.

Out! Out! Damned Clouds! Welcome to the 8th episode of Signal:Noise, your favorite local music podcast (as voted on by listeners like you!), and join host Mr. Chuck as he prays on hand and knee for the parting of the Constant Gray and plays music that has a light, summery feel to it, as well as words like "summer" and "sun" in the title. Featuring the likes of The Decemberists, Caribou, Grandaddy, Beach House, Yann Tiersen, Yeasayer, Le Tigre (pictured), A Sunny Day in Glasgow, M.I.A. and some dude who directed Moulin Rouge — but hasn't been heard from since — who sings of the perils of sunlight and the pitfalls of graduating in the year 1997. And remember, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE.

This is it, folks. Episode 9: The Epic Dance Mix & Mash Spectacular! In which I make a Girl Talk Sandwich stuffed with the following ingredients:

Beck
Aphex Twin
Bel Biv Devoe
Diplo
Justice
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
The Knife
Of Montreal
Notorious B.I.G.
MGMT
Dmitri from Paris
Crystal Castles/HEALTH
Peaches
Radiohead
Justice
Britney Spears
Hercules & Love Affair
Daft Punk
Hot Chip
Ratatat
The Avalanches
Spank Rock
Timbaland
CSS
Groove Armada

This is your perfect party-starter. With special guests DJs Cara and Ida from KWVA's Sunday Night Sleepover program.
BONUS: Over six minutes of pointless banter included at the end of the program. No apologies. This episode is dedicated to all who have ever been the only one dancing at a club and could give a care in the world.