Thursday 13/12 Broadcast Playlist

This was a great show. I just love it when people keep me company on the chat and digg the set! It was a rather rock n roll/ garage-ish kinda broadcast and it suited our mood just well!

Next week, the mood will be lighter, since it will be 4 days before x-mas...In other words, It will be family-friendly!
Thank you All for listening, see you next week!

TREMENDOUS SONG OF THE SET: Tool- The Pot

Song of the Day: Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill

Artist of the Day: The Jolly Boys

Album of the Week: Graveyard- Lights Out

Duane Eddy- Rebel Rouser

The Jolly Boys- Passenger

Wolly Bully- Sam the Sham and the Pharaos

The White Stripes- Blue Orchid

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Stop

Arctic Monkeys- Brick by Brick

Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze

The Doors- Love me two times

Graveyard- An industry of murder

Neil Young and the Crazy Horse- Psychedelic Pill

Golden Animals- The steady roller

Them crooked vultures- Scumbag Blues

Bass Drum of Death- Heart attack kid

FIDLAR- Carnivore Girls

The High Hats- Luca Brasi

Ramones- Sheena is a punkrocker

Monsters of Folk- Losing yo Head

Delta Spirit- Bushwick Blues

The Bronx- Safe Passage

Baroness- March to the sea

Helms Alee- Rogues Yarn

Tool- The Pot

In flames- Metaphor

The Cribs- Shoot the Poets

Cheers,

Captain

Fuck it, Dog, Life's a Risk.

In the same spirit as a true LA, West Coast punk band, the new band FIDLAR takes the ground. They are in my ears like a punk- popish version of the later days of Black Lips. Tuning in with demi distorted guitars,  catchy riffs, simple singalong lyrics and a surf rock spirit, I truly dig FIDLAR. 

You can easily distinguish the band's influences, and I guess since coming from the same town as Black Flag, it would be nothing else but expected. They represent the surfier style though...At least in my ears. Influenced in many ways by bands such as, The Germs, Black Flag, The Ramones, The Cramps and so on. 

I do believe, that FIDLAR, will become the new favourite. And for you free people, they are now playing in the UK. 

Check out digitaly their new 7'' here. 

And then Came...The High Hats.

One of the good things I will remember about this summer is the great music I stambled upon. A whole bunch of new interesting bands and music, filled my "basket". One of the bands I came across was the swedish pop-punk band The High Hats. Thing is that I dont like giving stamps and genrerize bands about the music they're playing, and I believe this comes to the surface even more with the High Hats' new release, And then came Cancer.  

 The first taste of the album was a rather catchy teaser single Lou Reed (perhaps someone in the band is a fan of drugabusive Velvet Underground).  But to the point. Comparing to their two previous releases, And Then Came Cancer gives the right dose of feeling in each song.The whole album has an excellent equilibrium. We are talking about a 12 track long 2side release that has it all.. Do you want a true Saturday uplifting song that can go on repeat all night long? Listen to Television, or Heartbeaten by the Police..Or, neee just listen trough the A-side. ( Which BY THE WAY has my absolute autumn favourite song, Drillher Killher, boy that beat in combination with the vocals  scream desperation, addiction, melancholy. A bittersweet feeling...) Do you want to sack down into your loneliness and just embrasse the darkness of a true depression? Ryssby is something for you.

I can't say that this album has a true innovative sound, but it sure has something that new releases lack these days, sincereness and creativity.

I wanted to give you a taste, but it was tough to just pick one song. So, I picked Purple Hearts. (a song that reminds me pretty much of that 70s desert police movies..a little retro, a little desert in sepia, sexy men in Camaros and ladies with a bosson to kill for...)

Enjoy, Captain.

Snake Playlist 22/11

The last broadcast was all about new releases in 2012. This time, I figured, that it would be interesting with debuts instead. So, I went through a bunch of discography, searched among old and forgotten memories, and ended up with a rather non-indie setlist... Indiegrounds music, will  always be in the spotlight though, since its by my opinion one of the best online radiostations. 

Oh! And I almost forgot, this broadcast had a little opening too! Dumb ways to Die, will now officially be the intro of Captain On Air.

Best New Release Award:  Landscapes with Life Gone Wrong

Best Debut Album: Strike Anywhere with Change is a Sound

Silly Memory Song Award: Millencolin- The Ballad

Black Flag- TV Party

Bouncing Souls- Old School

Ignite- Bleeding

Section 8- Who are you to blame?

Descendents- Silly Girl

Social Distortion- Another state of Mind

Misfits- Violent World

Strike Anywhere- Laughter in a police state

Satanic Surfers- My decision

Anchor- In the throes of passion

Ignite- Ash Return

Millencolin- Kemp

59 Times the Pain- Turn at 25th

CHOPPER- Birds of Prey

Refused- Back in Black

Audioslave- Shadow on the Sun

Hopesfall- Escape Pod for Intagibles

Angry Samoans- It's raining today

Chron Gen- Chronic Generation

Joy Division- Shadowplay

Buzzcocks- Love you more

Climates- Letting Go

Landscapes- Providence and Coming of Age

Thank you all for listening yet, another Thursday! See you again next thursday, same time, same place.

Odd 15/11 Playlist

It was a rather challenging broadcast. I think I got punished for playin' alternative music.. (bad joke) For all of you who listened, you know what I mean. But, as in the hilarious picture below, it was an odd selection of various songs, stickin' out from what Captain on Air is usually about... That doesnt make it less funny though...

Anyway, the last broadcast was all about new releases...It just happened... By new I mean released in 2012.. Songs from albums such as the great Failed States by Propagandhi,  "gee it has been a while" Exister by Hot Water Music, the rather repetitive release Babel by Mumford and Sons, the nostalgic/ depressive/ honeycute Observator by The Raveonettes  and a new favourite And then Came Cancer by High Hats, hit our speakers.

So, to all of you who would like to see the setlist of the last broadcast, Thursday 15th of November, on Indieground, I present you the playlist. Thank you all for listening, you are great!!

Suprise of the Week: Ben Howards EP, Burgh Island

One Good Song in the whole album award: The Big Pink, Future this.

The Romantics- What I like about you

Nirvana- School

Propagandhi- Lotus Gait

Hot Water Music- Drag my Body

Deftones- Leathers

Converge- Cruel Bloom

Tom Waits- Walking Spanish

The Black keys- Strange Times

Eagles of Death Metal- Bad Dream Mama

Monsters of Folk- Whole lotta losin'

Black Moth Super Rainbow- Gangs in the Garden

John Maus- Quantum Leap

2 Door Cinema Club- Do you want it all?

The big Pink- Stay Gold

The Raveonettes- Curse the Night

Empire of the Sun- Walking on Dream

DIIV- Human

Ben Howard- Burgh Island

Florence+ the machine- What the water gave me

High Hats- Drillher Killher

Mumford and Sons- Holland Roads

Pearl Jam- Black

Depeche Mode- Black Celebration

Cheers,

Captain.

Coming Clean.

Goodmorning everyone!

The days go by in chaotic Athens, yet remains everything pretty much the same. The crisis, the societal breakdown, the holistic corruption of the "conductive" system, a general distortion... One thing that is changing though, is my MP3/  Smartphone.. ( I feel a little wicked drawing a parallel like that! BUT I do hope you know what I mean)
Since I've received a lot of comments about my not- so consistent choices of genres and music in general during my broadcasts, I think that I must reveal a little secret about me. I am NOT so consequent myself when it comes to music. I can remember growing up and all the different kinds of music I was listening to.

AGE 5-12
Classical Music mostly. I got this great Vivaldi Album, The Four Seasons from my grandma on Christmas 95'. In between I mostly listened to Michael Jackson. I was so touched by his lyrics about the planet and saving the poor children in Africa. I was a true eco-lover as a child, so he was like a spokesman to me.. After that came old rock rock. My father was as we call them here in Greece a Rocker in young age (as I do believe that most of my friends' fathers were) and he had these collection CDs with Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and so on. This is where is discovered Nirvana. I was caught up by Nevermind. But, my friends listened to Ricky Martin, so it was embarassing to me...
AGE 13-15
As most of the teenagers in early stage, so did I lose my sences...You know when you just follow the flow, without reflecting so much about what you do..Yes, I was a SPICEGIRL. I was definitely Melanie C, or was it B who was the athletic one? In some strange weird way though, I managed to combine this with what we call here in Greece low bap. Bands like TXC, F.F.C, Active Member were streaming from my 90s CD player, or from my friends pickup... I don't think that I must go further on about this period of my life.
AGE 16-17
I found what was for me true Hip Hop...or rap. Wu Tang Clan, Nas, The Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill when it came to the "mainstream". Of course, without some of my friends I would have stayed to that..The underground scene seemed more sincere to me though..So just went on searching for swedish hip hop elements, in various online communities....
AGE 17.5-18
Then came reggae, dub, true ragga muffin'... Dreads, kinda ditched school, drunk alot and just had fun. Swedish reggae acts (yes I know it's ironic) had their place in my ears... Kultiration, Svenska Akademien, Kapten Röd, Skalman, and many others..
AGE 18- now...
I was fed up with the smoothness of reggae, and went off to punk rock...Thats when I discovered Against Me! and I do believe that this is were it all started.... I started going to music festivals and gigs way before that, but I think that this is the period were I actually felt I needed it. Seing Against Me! in 2006, was like a marker to me.. I will always remember that live. Not, because of the band, but because it was the first time I actually felt that I belonged...
Today I actually don't focus on the kind of music I listen to.. I prefer to focus on the quality, and on the way the music makes me feel. It can be a variety of genres, but if I have to chose one genre for let's say, a week, then it might be old classic rock.

Anyway, I  decided to wright up the Artists I've got on my playlist in my phone today.. uncensored. 
Just to show you, what I am talking about.

Alkaline Trio

Alcest

Band of Horses

Beyond Perception

Black Sabbath

Bombshell Rocks

Bon Iver

Breach

Cave In

Chickenpox

Chopper

Converge

Ellie Golding

Florence+ the Machine

Fugazi

Full of Hell

Gaza

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Grateful Dead

Gutter Snipe

High Hats

Intronaut

Janis Joplin

Jefferson Airplane

Joy Division

Kylesa

Le Cigare

Liberator

Mastodon

Millencolin

Mudhoney

Mönster

New Order

Nine

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Propagandhi

Puffball

Raised Fist

Randy

Refused

Samiam

The international noise Conspiracy

The big Pink

The Hives

Tragedy

Trap Them

Trash Talk

Unknown Artist

Wolfbrigade

Woman's Joy.

Exactly what a woman may need from times to times. 

1st November Playlist

The set might have been a little mixed for today, but at least it had a pretty nice flow. I must emphasize the fact that things are getting worse for each day here in Greece, and I've been pretty influenced by all this shit happening. This is not an excuse of course, if i could I would play Death/ Black Metal and heavy slugde everytime, BUT  there is no need to bring everyone down!

So, here you have the playlist for today's broadcast of Captain on Air. I want to thank you all for listening, and dont forget to check us out on Indieground, once in a while!

Album of the week: Graveyard- Lights Out

Nostalgic Song of the day: Millencolin -Penguins and Polarbears

Graveyard- Goliath

Kylesa- Running Red

Corrosion of Conformity- Broken Man

DOWN- Witchripper

Dozer- Man of fir

Queens of the stone age- In my head

Black Flag- Forever Time

Dead Kennedys- I kill children

Descendents- Parents

Joy Division- Warsaw

Against Me!- Pints of guiness makes you strong

Millencolin- Penguins and Polarbears

Bouncing Souls- Ship in a bottle

Atlas Losing Grip- Never Grow Apart

Rise Against- Re-education (through labour)

Pennywise- Homesick

Refused- Pump the brakes

Comeback Kid- Symptoms and Cures

Defeater- Dear Father

Alcest- Havens

Pg.Lost- Yes, I am

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Captain.

Horsy Playlist Tuesday 23/10

Thank you for listening on Indiegroundradio! See you next week again.

Discovery of the Week: CHOPPER

Song of the Week: Fugazi- Brendan #1

Eric Clapton- Cocaine

Jefferson Airplane- Somebody to love

Doors- Break on Through

Jeff Beck Group- Ice Cream Cakes

MC5- Tonight

The Who- My generation

The Kinks- You really Got me

Nancy Sinatra- These boots are made for Walking

Hellacopters- Sometimes I dont know

The Hives- I want more

Black Lips- Take my heart

Graveyard- Buying Truth (tack och förlåt)

Left Lane Cruiser- Hillgrass Bluebilly

Beyond Perception- Million Earning Whore

Queens of the Stone Age-Gonna leave you

Misfits- Last Caress

Adolescents- Amoeba

Zounds- Demystification 

The Bronx- History's Stranglers

CHOPPER- Heed the Call

Nightstalker- Just a Burn

Clutch- The regulator

The International Noise Conspiracy- Smash it Up

UNKLE feat. Josh Homme- Restless

Fugazi- Brendan #1

Joy Division- Dead Souls

Live.Love.Listen.

A curious mind, or a rather brave one, might be able to try living in a musicless world. Im afraid, Ι'm not brave enough to make such a bold experiment. I do believe that music, is the optimal human expression of feelings and thoughts. And by music, I do not mean  an organised attempt to follow out a song or a composition, but every compatible sound, that can actually cause, express, enhance or even supress an emotion. I have discussed many times with friends, about the notion of music. And we always conclude by the unanswered dilemma/ question,

- If you could chose, what would you rather be, blind or deaf? 

Needless to say that I am greatful for my fully functional organs and senses, but I think, (and may I never (and noone else for that matter) need to chose), that I would rather go blind, than have to live the rest of my life without my music. A can not play an instrument, I do not sing, I can not read notes, and I am clueless when it comes to the practical implementation of music, BUT music is the first thing I listen to when I wake up, and last thing before going to sleep. I can not recall one single day without listening to an album, or for the really lazy days, just adjusting to shuffle, and whoops a little private suprise music party has been thrown. From Converge to Jack Johnson, back to Black Sabbath, over to Refused and some Lykke Li in the middle.

I am definitely not a genre lover. I do prefer listening to everything, without boundaries. I prefer listening to the music that express me just that moment, and it wouldnt be timid saying that I am moody. I prefer searching for what seems qualitative in my ears, what seems sincere and genuine. 

I dont know what the purpose of this post is, I guess I just needed to get it out of my system. And I am pretty sure, that I am not the only one feeling the same way. (no I do not believe that I am a unique music lover)

Just as the rain drops seem to play their own concert on the crappy built road outside, I would like to share an equally broody music section with the great Robert Cray and his band, from the Tiny Desk Concert.

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Playlist 11/10

It has been a while, but it's time to make it up to you. Today's broadcast started off as it should, and the support was great as always. I've been thinking about giving out the Best rtist Award for every broadcast, but I think that Ill give out an Artist of the Week award, a Best Album Award and a New Discovery award instead.

So here you have today's playlist of Captain on Air from Indiegroundradio.

Artist of the Week Award: High Hats

New Discovery Award: DIIV

Best Album Award: Alps by Motorama

BRMC- What ever happened to my Rock and Roll

Obits- Naked to the world

Duke spirit- Send a little love token

Cloud Nothings- Wasted days

The Hives- Here we go again

Marked Men- Locked up

High Hats- S.N.A

Tilly and the Wall- Pot Kettle Black

The Clash- London Calling

Sex Pistols- God save the Queen

Black Flag- Six pack

Adolescents- Amoeba

The Stooges- 1970 (I feel Alright)

The Zounds- Demystification

Bauhaus- Double Dare

Joy Division- Isolation

DIIV- Doused

Jacuzzi Boys- A Strange Hand

Motorama- Northern Seaside

Now, Now- Prehistoric

Thrice- Exile

Alberta Cross- Song three Blues

Black Keys- Im not the one

Florence + the Machine- Girl with one eye

Father John Misty- Hollywood forever cemetery sings

See you all next thursday!

First In Line

Last thursday was the kick off for the Captain On Air broadcasts. Actually it was the first week of broadcasts for the whole station. As before, I will upload the setlist for every broadcast so you can check out the bands and songs you liked. See you at Indieground!

Magazine's Funniest award goes to: Lowrider, "..convincing Kyuss Clones Award", Kerrang!

Desert Sessions- You think I aint worth a dollar, but I feel like a millionaire

ASG- Low end insight

Mogwai- Batcat

Lowrider-Flat Earth

Feistodon- Black Tongue

Black Sabbath- The warning

UNKLE feat. Duke Spirit- Mayday

Black Keys- Howling for you

Arctic Monkeys- Potion Approaching

The papermaps- Complicate Things

School of seven Bells- Low times

She Wants Revenge- Walking Away

Lilly Wood and the Prick- No, no Kids

Lykke Li- I'm good, I'm Gone

Peter, Bjorn and John- Young Folks

The kills- Black Balloon

Bon Iver- Skinny Love

Best Coast- Boyfriend

Now, Now- Dead Oaks

Ben Howard- Wolves

Supergrass- St. Petersburg

Monsters of Folk- Baby Boomer

Father John Misty- Well you can do it without me

Buffalo Springfield- For what it's worth

New Band in Mind award: Now, Now

Thank you all for listening! See you next thursday!

Dreaming Night.

The first taste.

Laughter for Starters.

It was an amazing feeling to start the broadcasts on Indieground again! I think that once you've entered the studio there is no turning back, especially when the station you get to play for rocks! The new season for indieground started off this monday, and I think that all the producers feel the trigger after this summer's vacation. Loaded with new music, new shows, new parties, events and great gigs, I believe this autumn will be more than creative and inspirational.

Captain on Air, will be broadcasted every thursday at 14.00. The music will be mixed.. I suppose we can call it mood depended. The yellow autumn leaves corresond to slightly depressive and yet calm acoustic folk music in one hour, and in the other you feel the thunder of sludge and doom metal. 

For music all day everyday, dont hasitate, just visit us!

Welcome, Captain.