1 post from July 2008

Hey gang - EJL here.

So as a new feature of this here blog (which I really need to post more to, I admit), I'll post the weekly charts for KCRW's music broadcasts.  And here is the latest:

KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 07/28/2008

1 BECK == Modern Guilt >> [Interscope]

2 RATATAT == Lp3 >> [Xl]

3 FAINT == Fasciinatiion >> [Blank Wav]

4 GNARLS BARKLEY == Odd Couple >> [Downtown/atlantic]

5 MERCURY REV == Senses On Fire >> [Yep Roc]

6 JEM == Down To Earth >> [Ato]

7 BLIND PILOT == Three Rounds & A Sound >> [Expunged]

8 CSS == Donkey >> [Sub Pop]

9 SAADIQ, RAPHAEL == Way I See It >> [Columbia] 10 COLDPLAY == Viva La Vida >> [Capitol]

11 COLD WAR KIDS == Something Is Not Right With Me >> [Downtown]

12 LEVI, POP == Never Never Love >> [Counter]

13 SIGUR ROS == Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust >> [Xl]

14 MATES OF STATE == Re-arrange Us >> [Barsuk]

15 HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR == Hercules & Love Affair >> [Mute/dfa]

16 BOOKA SHADE == Sun & The Neon Light >> [Get Physical]

17 CALEXICO == Two Silver Trees >> [Quarterstick]

18 BLOC PARTY == Mercury >> [Atlantic]

19 BLACK KIDS == Partie Traumatic >> [Almost Gold] 20 HALSTEAD, NEIL == Oh Mighty Engine >> [Brushfire]

21 COSTA, NIKKA == Pebble To A Pearl >> [Stax]

22 DANDY WARHOLS == Earth To The Dandy Warhols >> [Beat The World]

23 GEORGE & PARKS == An Invitation >> [Everloving]

24 REAL TUESDAY WELD == End Of The World >> [Six Degrees]

25 AMOR, NAIM == Sanguine >> [Atmospheriques]

26 BAJOFONDO == Mar Dulce >> [Decca]

27 MY MORNING JACKET == Evil Urges >> [Ato]

28 MOBY == Last Night >> [Mute]

29 FOALS == Antidotes >> [Sub Pop]

30 M83 == Saturdays Equal Youth >> [Mute]

31 AKIKO == Little Miss Jazz & Jive Goes Around The >> [Verve]

32 SUB POP COMPILATION == Sub Pop 300 >> [Mojo]

33 MILANO LOUNGE COMPILATION == Milano Lounge >> [Wagram]

34 NOMO == Ghost Rock >> [Ubiquity]

35 SPARRO, SAM == Sam Sparro >> [Universal Republic]

36 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE == Narrow Stairs >> [Atlantic]

37 VERVE REMIXED COMPILATION == Verve Remixed 4 >> [Verve]

38 LITTLE JACKIE == Stoop >> [S-curve]

39 RADIOHEAD == Best Of >> [Capitol]

40 PACIFIKA == Asuncion >> [Six Degrees]

41 RIZZO, CARMEN == Ornament Of An Imposter >> [Self Release]

42 GOLDFRAPP == Seventh Tree >> [Mute]

43 VAMPIRE WEEKEND == Vampire Weekend >> [Xl]

44 MOGWAI == Hawk Is Howling >> [Wall Of Sound]

45 CHEMICAL BROTHERS == Midnight Madness >> [Virgin]

46 RADIOHEAD == Rip >> [Promo]

47 LAMONTAGNE, RAY == Gossip In The Grain - Sampler >> [Rca]

48 MOSTAR DIVING CLUB == Mostar Diving Club >> [Advance]

49 LENKA == Show >> [Epic]

50 TRICKY == Council Estate >> [Domino]

KCRW SPECIALTY CHARTS - 07/28/2008

WORLD

1 AMOR, NAIM == Sanguine >> [Atmospheriques]

2 BAJOFONDO == Mar Dulce >> [Decca]

3 MILANO LOUNGE COMPILATION == Milano Lounge >> [Wagram]

4 LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE == 2008 >> [Terra]

5 SIDESTEPPER == Buena Vibra Sound System >> [Palm]

6 TURNER, GECKO == Remixes >> [Quango]

7 JACKSON CONTI == Sujinho >> [Mochilla]

8 KUTI, SEUN == Fela's Egypt 80 >> [Promo]

9 ALLA == Es Tiempo >> [Crammed Disc]

10 VALENZUELA, FRANCISCA == Muerdete La Lengua >> [Feria]

RPM

1 RATATAT == Lp3 >> [Xl]

2 HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR == Hercules & Love Affair >> [Mute/dfa]

3 BOOKA SHADE == Sun & The Neon Light >> [Get Physical]

4 MOBY == Last Night >> [Mute]

5 FOALS == Antidotes >> [Sub Pop]

6 SPARRO, SAM == Sam Sparro >> [Universal Republic]

7 VERVE REMIXED COMPILATION == Verve Remixed 4 >> [Verve]

8 CHEMICAL BROTHERS == Midnight Madness >> [Virgin]

9 SIDESTEPPER == Buena Vibra Sound System >> [Palm] 10 TURNER, GECKO == Remixes >> [Quango]

JAZZ

1 ALEXANDER, MONTY == Good Life >> [Chesky]

2 FRISELL, BILL == History Mystery >> [Nonesuch]

3 HARGROVE, ROY QUINTET == Earfood >> [Groovin High]

4 DAVIS, MILES - TRIBUTE == Miles From India >> [Times Square]

5 MEHLDAU, BRAD - TRIO == Live >> [Nonesuch]

6 JAMES, JOSE == Dreamer >> [Brownswood]

7 SILVER, HORACE == Live At Newport 58 >> [Blue Note]

8 COHEN, AVISHAI TRIO == Gently Disturbed >> [Raz Daz]

9 BARSH, SAM == I Forgot What You Taught Me >> [Raz Daz] 10 CARTER, JAMES == Present Tense >> [Emarcy]