This week's issue of the Agit Reader features an interview with John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees. We hear three songs from Help by Thee Oh Sees, as well as music from the Fruit Bats, Okie Dokie, and the Jayhawks. Plus Pat and Stephen reveal their ignorance of Central American geography.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_14.mp3

Play List:
Amanda Blank- "DJ" from I Love You
Black Mold- "Uke Puke" from Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz
War Tapes- "Love Me" from New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets
A Place to Bury Strangers- "The Light" from New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets
Fruit Bats- "Tegucigalpa" from The Ruminant Band
The Jayhawks- "Waiting for the Sun" from Music from the North Country
Okie Dokie- "Capital Glad Passion" from Okie Dokie EP
Thee Oh Sees- "Meat Step Lively" from Help
Thee Oh Sees- "Go Meet the Seed" from Help
Thee Oh Sees- "Soda St. #1" from Help

Matt Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces calls the approach to their latest record "casual". Click on the image to the left to read Kevin Elliott's full interview with Matt, in which Friedberger describes several other more ambitious Fiery Furnaces projects. Hear three more tracks from I'm Going Away below, as well as new music from Cale Parks, Zola Jesus, and Amadou & Mariam.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_13.mp3

Play List:
James White & the Blacks- "Contort Yourself" from Ze 30: Ze Records 1979–2009
Zola Jesus- "Clay Bodies" from The Spoils
Julian Plenti- "Skyscraper" from ...Is Skyscraper
Sian Alice Group- "Close to the Ground" from Troubled, Shaken Etc.
Cale Parks- "Knight Conversation" from To Swift Mars EP
Amadou & Mariam- "Combattants" from The Magic Couple
Eyedea & Abilities- "Junk" from By the Throat
Fiery Furnaces- "I'm Going Away" from I'm Going Away
Fiery Furnaces- "Drive to Dallas" from I'm Going Away
Fiery Furnaces- "Keep Me in Dark" from I'm Going Away

Tortoise is back with a new album, Beacons of Ancestorship, which will challenge new listeners and old fans alike. We hear three tracks from it. Also, the review section of the show has something for everybody, from the folk-pop of Wye Oak to the lo-fi power of Pens.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_12.mp3

Play List:
Wye Oak - "Take It In" from The Knot
She & Him - "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" from (500) Days of Summer: Music from the Motion Picture
Wheat - "Living 2 Die vs. Dying 2 Live" from Black Ink White Ink
Ty Segall - "Standing at the Station" from Lemons
Pens - "High in the Cinema" from Hey Friend! What You Doing?
Pens - "Networking" from Hey Friend! What You Doing?
Fiery Furnaces - "The End Is Near" from I'm Going Away
Tortoise - "Northern Something" from Beacons of Ancestorship
Tortoise - "Minors" from Beacons of Ancestorship
Tortoise - "High Class Slim Came Floatin' In" from Beacons of Ancestorship

L.A. Punk revivalists Mika Miko are the featured band this week on Agit Radio. Click on the image to the left to read Kevin Elliott's interview with the band. Stephen and Pat also cover bands reviewed on The Agit Reader this week, including The Dead Weather, Tiny Vipers and Summer Cats.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_11.mp3

Play List:
The Dead Weather - "Rocking Horse" from Horehound
Tiny Vipers - "Dreamer" from Life on Earth
The Morning After Girls - "The General Public" from Alone
Summer Cats - "Fulton Girls" from Songs for Tuesdays
Wale - "Pot of Gold" from Back to the Feature
The Polyamorous Affair - "New York City" from Bolshevik Disco
Book of Love - "I Touch Roses" from Book of Love
Roman Soldiers - "Warmer" from "Warmer" single
Mika Miko - "Totion" from We Be Xuxa
Mika Miko - "Blues from Speed" from We Be Xuxa
Mika Miko - "I Got a Lot (New New New)" from We Be Xuxa

Stephen stayed up late to interview Robert Scott of The Bats. Click on the picture to the left to read his interview on agitreader.com. We hear two songs from the Bats' latest, entitled The Guilty Office. We also listen to tracks from Cass McCombs, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and Oneida, among others.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_10.mp3

Play List:
Cass McCombs - "Prima Donna" from Catacombs
Bowerbirds - "Teeth" from Upper Air
We Were Promised Jetpacks - "Conductor" from These Four Walls
Discovery - "Orange Shirt" from LP
The Builders and the Butchers - "Golden and Green" from Salvation is a Deep Dark
Well
Oneida - "I Will Haunt You" from Rated O
The Scene is Now - "Bunk" from Total Jive
The Bats - "Made Up in Blue" from Completely
The Bats - "Countersign" from The Guilty Office
The Bats - "Satellites" from The Guilty Office

Austin's The Strange Boys are the featured band on Agit Radio and The Agit Reader this week. We hear three songs from their latest record And Girl's Club. Also, the latest from Regina Spektor, Moby and Coffinberry are reviewed, among others.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_9.mp3

Play list:
Regina Spektor - "Eet" from Far
God Help the Girl - "Musicans, Please Take Heed" from God Help the Girl
Moby - "Walk With Me" from Wait For Me
Cage - "Found My Mind in CT" from Depart From Me
Coffinberry - "Monster" from Coffinberry
Smith Westerns - "Be My Girl" from Smith Westerns
The Strange Boys - "A Man You've Never Known" from And Girl's Club
The Strange Boys - "Woe is You and Me" from And Girl's Club
The Strange Boys - "This Girl Taught Me a Dance" from And Girl's Club
Michael Jackson - "Rock With You" from Off The Wall

Twenty years after the success of Starfish, Australian band The Church are still going strong, releasing records regularly and touring. We hear three songs from their latest, entitled Untitled #23. Stephen and Pat also examine the latest from Dinosaur Jr., Sunset Rubdown, and Major Lazer, among others.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_8.mp3

Play List:
Dinosaur Jr. - "I Don't Wanna Go There" from Farm
Sunset Rubdown - "Silver Moons" from Dragonslayer
Brian Olive - "The Day is Coming" from Brian Olive
Rhett Miller - "Refusing Temptation" from Rhett Miller
Major Lazer - "Can't Stop Now" from Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do
Renata Lu - "Faz Tanto Tempo" from Black Rio, Vol. 2: Original Samba Soul 1971-1980
Bebeto - "Princesa Negra De Angola" from Black Rio, Vol. 2: Original Samba Soul 1971-1980
The Church - "Happenstance" from Untitled #23
The Church - "Pangaea" from Untitled #23
The Church - "Deadman's Hand" from Untitled #23

Stephen and Pat play songs the latest Sonic Youth, Dirty Projectors, and Tiny Masters of Today, among others this week. To read Kevin Elliott's interview with David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors, click on the picture at the left.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_7.mp3

Play List:
Pisces - "Mary" from A Lovely Sight
Mos Def - "Twilite Speedball" from The Ecstatic
Sonic Youth - "Anti-Orgasm" from The Eternal
Tiny Masters of Today - "Skeletons" from Skeletons
Quest for Fire - "Bison Eyes" from Quest for Fire
Mannequin Men - "Chopper" from Lose Your Illusion, Too
Miike Snow - "Animal" from Miike Snow
Dirty Projectors - "Stillness is the Move" from Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors - "Temecula Sunrise" from Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors - "No Intention" from Bitte Orca

Ron Wadlinger joins Pat and Stephen this week and talks about his conversation with Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets. We also hear two songs from the Meat Puppets' latest album, Sewn Together. Also, we've been talking about it for weeks now, but the Agit Reader 1st birthday shows are upon us, Thursday at the Summit in Columbus and Saturday at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Tracks from the Mad Scene, Flu Faker, Times New Viking, El Jesus de Magico and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments round out the show.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_6.mp3

Play List:
Meat Puppets - "Blanket of Weeds" from Sewn Together
Meat Puppets - "Rotten Shame" from Sewn Together
Flu Faker - "Blood in Your Mouth"
Flu Faker - "You've Always Had It In For Me"
El Jesus de Magico - "Camelot V Oz" from Scalping the Guru
El Jesus de Magico - "Xmas at Wounded Knee" from Funeral Home Session
The Mad Scne - "Strange to Be Here" from Sealight
The Mad Scene - "Transatlantic Telephone Conversation" from Sealight
Thomas Jeffereson Slave Apartments - "Baboon's Liver" from Negative Guest List
Thomas Jeffereson Slave Apartments - "Outside My Scene" from Straight to Video
Times New Viking - "Dance Walhalla" from Dig Yourself
Times New Viking - "Devo & Wine" from Present the Paisley Reich

This week the Agit Reader reviews new releases by Deerhunter, Blank Dogs, and the High Strung, among other. We hear tracks from those records plus three songs from the recently released collection of music by the influential Scottish band, The Vaselines. Click on the cover image on the left to read Stephen Slaybaugh's interview with the Vaselines.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_5.mp3

Play List:
Deerhunter - "Disappearing Ink" from Rainwater Cassette Exchange
Blank Dogs - "Setting Fire to Your House" from Under and Under
The Disciplines - "Best Mistake" from Smoking Kills
The High Strung - "Rope" from Ode to the Inverse of the Dude
Apostle of Hustle - "Eazy Speaks" from Eats Darkness
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll (Weird Tapes Version)"
Ducktails - "Beach Point Pleasant" from Ducktails
caUSE co-MOTION! - "Because Because Because" from Because Because Because
The Vaselines - "Rory Rides Me Raw" from Enter the Vaselines
The Vaselines - "Molly's Lips" from Enter the Vaselines
The Vaselines - "Slushy" from Enter the Vaselines

We play tracks this week from Grizzly Bear's Vekatimest, Tim Easton's Porcupine, and Savath and Savalas' La Llama, among others. Kevin also tells us about Black Moth Super Rainbow, the featured group this week, who are coming to Columbus on June 6 at Skully's. We hear three tracks from their album Eating Us.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_4.mp3

Play List:
Bachelorette "Mindwarp" from My Electric Family
Baby Neal "I'm Not Ashamed" from Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace
Tim Easton "7th Wheel" from Porcupine
Savath and Savalas "La Llama" from La Llama
Frederico Aubele "Luna Y Sol" from Amatoria
Grizzly Beat "While You Wait for the Others" from Vekatimest
Ganglians "Voodoo" from Monster Headroom
TV Ghost "The Fiend" from Columbus Discount Records Single of the Month
Black Moth Super Rainbow "American Face Dust" from Eating Us
Black Moth Super Rainbow "Born on a Day the Sun Didn't Rise" from Eating Us
Black Moth Super Rainbow "Twin of Myself" from Eating Us

Stephen talks to Joshua Third of The Horrors. Plus, we've got the usual weekly round-up of new and recent releases.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_3.mp3

Play List:
Akron/Family - "Many Ghosts" from Set Em Wild, Set Em Free
Pontiak - "Aestival" from Maker
John Vanderslice - "Too Much Time" from Romanian Names
Jarvis Cocker - "Leftovers" from Further Complications
Maximo Park - "The Kids are Sick Again" from Quicken the Heart
White Rabbits - "They Done Wrong We Done Wrong" from It's Frightening
The Horrors - "Do You Remember" from Primary Colours
The Horrors - "New Ice Age" from Primary Colours
The Horrors - "Primary Colours" from Primary Colours

This week Stephen fills us in on Peter Kember, aka Sonic Boom. We hear from Sonic Boom's seminal band, Spacemen 3 and his continuing project, Spectrum. Be sure to read the full interview at Agit Reader. Pat and Stephen also share their thoughts on the latest from the New York Dolls, The Field, and The Crystal Method, among others.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_2.mp3

Play List:
The Beets - "Happy But On My Way" from Spit On The Face Of People Who Don't Want To Be Cool
Ear Pwr - "Future Eyes" from Super Animal Brothers III
The Crystal Method - "Falling Hard" from Divided by Night
The Field - "The More That I Do" from Yesterday & Today
New York Dolls - "Trash" from Cause I Sez So
The Chrome Cranks - "Lo-End Buzz" from The Chrome Cranks
Spacemen 3 - "Revolution" from Playing with Fire
Spectrum - "Over and Over" from War Sucks

In this inaugural edition of Agit Radio, Stephen Slaybaugh chats with Glenn Mercer and Dave Weckerman of the Feelies. Glenn and Dave each pick a song to play, and there's some lively debate about the possible meaning of Neil Young's "Powderfinger". Pat and Stephen also discuss and play tracks from albums reviewed on Agit Reader this week.

Download: http://www.agitradio.com/podcast/09/agit_radio_1.mp3

Play List:
Depeche Mode - "Corrupt" from Sounds Of The Universe
Fischerspooner - "Danse En France" from Entertainment
Tyvek - "Summer Things" from Tyvek
Magik Markers - "Don't Talk In Your Sleep" from Balf Quarry
Pink Mountaintops - "While We Were Dreaming" from Outside Love
Tara Jane O'Neil - "A Vertiginous One" from A Ways Away
The Feelies - "Away" from Only Life
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Powderfinger" from Rust Never Sleeps
The Feelies - "Raised Eyebrows" from Crazy Rhythms