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Signal:Noise Episode 13

Chuck Adams — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:06:03 -0700

The Disco-Synth Drizzle Episode. With a dollop of high society infiltrating the Signal:Noise studios, join an echoey Mr. Chuck the Friendly Ghost as he plays, in his own words, “discotheque along with some down-tempo and synth-pop” music. “Please, bear witness,” he says, laughing like a giddy schoolboy. If you decide to tune in, you might hear new music from the likes of Hercules & Love Affair, Cut Copy, Glass Candy (pictured), Crystal Castles, Daedelus, Friendly Fires, Stars, Dntel, of Montreal and Chromatics. Poison or remedy? And why not make it easy on yourself? iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE. Hit it, people.

Signal:Noise Episode 12

Chuck Adams — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:22:30 -0700

Blame it on The Beatles. Ever since they popularized the animal name in band names (along with their offshoot The Monkees), it's been downhill ever since. On Episode 12 of Signal:Noise, host Mr. Chuck explores recent bands that best embody the animal moniker in honor of our recent Pets Issue. Along the way he somehow manages to play actual human music by the likes of The Dodos, Wolf Parade, Sea Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Breathe Owl Breathe (pictured), New Buffalo, Dr. Dog, Monkey: Journey to the West, Bear Hunter, Animal Collective, White Rabbits and the band Eddie Vedder was in before Pearl Jam. And remember, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE.

Signal:Noise Episode 11

Chuck Adams — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:04:00 -0700

Photo by Tom Humphrey

Episode de la Musicfest Northwest (aka MFNW). In anticipation of the live music feeding frenzy that is MFNW, this 11th episode is devoted entirely to acts who will appear at the music fest (along with some who will play Eugene before or after MFNW). Check out this podcast's lineup: TV on the Radio, The Shaky Hands, The Old 97's, Port O'Brien, Britt Daniel (of Spoon), M Ward, Built to Spill, Rachel Taylor Brown, Battles, Les Savy Fav, Blind Pilot, Mirah and ~~Paul Simon cover band~~ Vampire Weekend. Go to the MFNW website to get all the details on the over 150 bands who will be playing in Portland Sept. 3-6. Also, check out EW! A Blog. for our coverage of MFNW.

Signal:Noise Episode 10

Chuck Adams — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:09:02 -0700

The Oregon Summer Episode. We just keep on steamrolling along with another dispatch of Signal:Noise, our 10th issue of semi-intelligible musings and musical selections. Join a sleepy Mr. Chuck as he crafts a podcast worthy of playing while cruising the gauzy nighttime streets of Eugene (or Portland), or speeding over half-moon-lit highways through forests, along coastal bluffs with your brights on or jetting across the open and rugged Oregon Outback in the scorching mid-day heat. Your soundtrack consists of Panda Bear, John Lennon/Yoko Ono Band, She & Him, MGMT, Blind Pilot, Gillian Welch, Billy Bragg & Wilco, The Cave Singers, Jose Gonzalez, Zach Condon and more! This one's a mellow one, balancing out Episode 9's dance freak-out. And remember, iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast by clicking HERE.

Signal:Noise Episode 9

Chuck Adams — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:23 -0700

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.

Signal:Noise Episode 8

Chuck Adams — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:04:58 -0700

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.

Signal:Noise Episode 7

Chuck Adams — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:47:27 -0700

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.

FOX TV Mayor Debate 5/14/08

Alan Pittman — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:40:28 -0700

Signal:Noise Episode 6

Chuck Adams — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 -0700

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.

Barack Obama at the University of Oregon

Alan Pittman — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:45:54 -0700