Radio UTD Playlist from XMU Student Exchange...Up Next Chico State

Satellite radio station XMU continues to feature college radio stations every Sunday (1-3pm Pacific, 4-6pm Eastern) on their show "the Student Exchange." Last Sunday, XMU fave Radio UTD, the Internet-only station from University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas, was on the air sharing their selections. I caught a bit of the show and this time they had a team of DJs talking about the music.

I'm pretty excited to see that they played one of my all-time favorite bands Beat Happening! Not only that, the track they chose, "Red Head Walking," has been my 2-year-old daughter's theme song ever since she was born, because it's such a great song about bad ass redhead girls. I took my daughter to see an all-ages Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, K Records, and so many other projects) show in San Francisco last summer and I told Calvin about "Red Head Walking" being her theme song and he seemed pleased. He was super sweet to her and signed her CD. All in all, a fantastic first concert for the little lady. Lucky girl, she saw a music show at a much younger age than I ever did. And it was Calvin Johnson!! So, right on Radio UTD for featuring one of my music heroes.

Next week XMU will feature KCSC from Chico State. And, if you want to try to get your station on XMU in the fall, email studentexchange@xmradio.com . On to the playlist:

Radio UTD on XMU Student Exchange
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Of Montreal - Don't Ask Me To Explain - Cherry Peel
The Dodos - Fools - Visiter
Parts & Labor - The Gold We're Digging - Mapmaker
Pattern is Movement - Bird - All Together
Dosh - Wolves - Wolves and Wishes
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Alisa - Haunted Graffiti
John Maus - Just Wait 'Til Next Year - Songs

El Perro Del Mar - God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) - El Perro Del Mar
Lykke Li - Little Bit - Little Bit EP
BLOW - The Big U - Paper Television
The Radio Dept. - Pulling Our Weight - Marie Antoinette
Portishead - The Rip - Third

The Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences - Dusk at Cubist Castle
The Strange Boys - Drugs Iggy Drugs - The State's Newest Noise Makers
Beirut - Elephant Gun - Elephant Gun
The Magnetic Fields - Swinging London - Holiday
M83 - Kim & Jessie - Saturdays = Youth
Crystal Castles - Vanished - Crystal Castles LP

Modest Mouse - Custom Concern - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About
The Flaming Lips - This Here Giraffe - Clouds Taste Metallic
Beat Happening - Red Head Walking - Dreamy
Cass McCombs - What Isn't Nature - A
Taken By Trees - Sweet Child O' Mine - Sweet Child O' Mine

Boris - Flower Sun Rain - Smile
Mall - Acrid - Emergency at the Every Day
Songs: Ohia - Farewell Transmission - The Magnolia Electric Co.