Okkervil River Frontman Guest DJs On NPR

This week's session included:

Carlton & The Shoes - Never Give...
Dion - Your Own Back Yard
Selda - Ince Ince

View all of Will Sheff's picks here.

MP3: Okkervil River - Live On WOXY

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Morrissey To Guest DJ On KCRW

Wondering what tunes he'll choose?

Set your calendars for August 29th.

Listen to KCRW here.

MP3: Morrissey - I'm Not Sorry

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Siren Festival 2008 Reveals Guest DJ Sets

The following folks will be spinning throughout the day:

Ted Leo
Deadheat

View the full line-up here.

Siren Fest takes place on 7/19 @ Brooklyn's Coney Island.

MP3: Ted Leo - Bomb Repeat Bomb

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Amy Winehouse Spearheads London DJ Night

NME reports: *Amy Winehouse is set to launch her own club night tomorrow night (July 10) at the Camden Monarch venue in London. The night is named 'Snakehips At The Monarch'. Winehouse is set to have a DJ battle with DJ Bioux during the evening. She is expected to play a selection of songs that have influenced her own musical output so far.* Download Back To Black's 'Rehab' at bottom of post.

Enjoy Boy George's advice to the singer here.

MP3: Amy Winehouse - Rehab

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The Music Slut Will Be DJing Man In Gray's Final Gig

This Thursday (6/19) @ NYC's Delancey. Full line-up is as follows...

8:00pm: Zero Spanish
8:50pm: Gold Streets
9:40pm: Mancino
10:30pm: Man In Gray

We'll be spinning between all sets. Heckle us.

Visit Man In Gray on MySpace.

MP3: Man In Gray - Stranded

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Andy Rourke Reveals US DJ Gigs

Catch for the former Smith at:

Jul 1 Riverside - Seville
Jul 3 Emo’s - Austin
Jul 5 Rev Room - Little Rock
Jul 8 Ghost Bar - Dallas
Jul 9 MJQ - Atlanta
Jul 10 Wasted Space - Las Vegas
Jul 11 Lip Gloss - Denver
Jul 12 Sky City - Augusta
Jul 15 GBH (Trashion) - NYC

Visit Andy on MySpace.

MP3: The Smiths - Panic

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Kim & Kelly Deal Guest DJ On WOXY

We gave you advance warning to take a listen!

If you forgot to tune in, here's some of what they selected:

Joy Division - Warsaw
Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do?
Devo - Mongoloid
Radiohead - The National Anthem
X - Riding With Mary

Listen to WOXY here.

MP3: The Breeders - Bang On

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The Breeders Set To DJ On WOXY

Shivvy shares the following tidbit: *I'm pleased to announce that Kim & Kelley Deal of The Breeders are going to drop by the studio on Monday afternoon (5/19) to hang out and select some of their favorite tunes. They are on a quick break from their worldwide tour to support the new Mountain Battles release.* MP3 at bottom.

Listen to WOXY here.

MP3: The Breeders - Bang On

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Four Tet Drops DJ Mix

Track listing is as follows:

1. Four Tet - Ringer
2. Liquid Liquid - Bell Head (Harvey Edit)
3. Avus - Tear
4. Burial - Raver
5. Sam Clarence - Sextant Daktari
6. Wookie - Manchu 2
7. Autechre - Play Neu!
8. Matt John - Olga Dancekowski
9. Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck
10. Plastikman - Helikopter
11. Siobhan Donaghy - Carl Craig (Remix)
12: The Field - Action

Visit Four Tet on MySpace.

Enjoy his Andrew Bird reinterpretation here.

MP3: Four Tet - DJ Mix

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Portishead Guest DJs On NPR

Selections included:

Jimi Hendrix - If 6 Was 9
Public Enemy - Rebel...
Kraftwerk - Model

Enjoy the full playback here.

MP3: Portishead - Over [alt link]

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Colin Meloy Guest DJs On NPR

Amongst yesterday's selections:

The Smiths - The Boy With The...
Anne Briggs - Willie O'Winsbury
Scritti Politti - Little Knowledge

Listen to the entire playback here.

MP3: Colin Meloy - We Both Go... (Live)

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Le Tigre's JD Samson To Embark On DJ Tour

Catch her at one of the following gigs:

Feb 1 STUDIO B: BROOKLYN, NY
Feb 2 HUGS: BROOKLYN, NY
Feb 12 BUDDHA BAR: CHICAGO, IL
Feb 20 NECTAR: SEATTLE, WA
Feb 21 HOLOCENE: PORTLAND, OR
Feb 22 NEUROLUX: BOISE, ID
Feb 23 URBAN LOUNGE: S.L.C., UT
Feb 24 HI DIVE: DENVER, CO
Feb 26 MOJO'S: COLUMBIA, MO
Feb 27 KITTY CAT: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Feb 28 SONOTEQUE: CHICAGO, IL
Feb 29 GROG: CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH
Mar 1 LEE’S PALACE: TORONTO, ON
Mar 2 LES SAINTS: MONTREAL, QB
Mar 3 GREAT SCOTT: ALLSTON, MA
Mar 4 NORTH STAR BAR: PHILLY, PA
Mar 7 BLACK CAT: WASHINGTON, DC
Mar 8 LOCAL 506: CHAPEL HILL, NC
Mar 9 VILLAGE TAVERN: MT. PLEASANT, SC
Mar 10 THE EARL: ATLANTA, GA
Mar 11 ONE EYED JACKS: NEW ORLEANS, LA

Visit JD on MySpace.

MP3: Le Tigre - Eau D'Bedroom Dancing

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The Glass Unveils Winter DJ Mix

A fab compilation from the electro trailblazers.

Complete track listing + MP3 below.

Vampy (The Glass Remix) - Telepopmusik
Fun Punch - Bag Raiders
Killer Application (Badunkadunk Mix) - Malente
I love It (Bag Raiders Mix) - Sneaky Soundsystem
Rebel Rebel (Soulwax Mix) - David Bowie
Cut The Dust - Coreo
Mad At You (Arveene & Misk Mix) - The Glass
Voyeur - Jordan Dare
I’m From New York - Nifty
Dangerseekers (Rolf Honey Mix) - Kap10Kurt
Prime Time Of Your Life (NF Mix) - Daft Punk
Sister Siam (JR Mix) - The Whip
Gasolina (Crookers Mix) - Bonde De Role
No Rockstars (Bass Clef Mix) - Hyper
Rave Dave (Bryan Cox Mix) - Ali Love
James Brown Is Dead - James Braun

Learn more about The Glass at their MySpace page.

MP3: The Glass - Winter DJ Mix

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From Arctic Monkey To DJ

NME reports: *Former Arctic Monkeys member Andy Nicholson is set to make his DJing debut in London this weekend (November 3). The bassist is now regularly to be found behind the decks, and has supported his friends Reverend And The Makers in the past. He will DJ for the first time in the capital at free night Filthy Few Live! vs Threads. The event takes place at Hoxton Square Bar between 7pm and 2am. The full line-up for the night is:

Andy Nicholson (Ex-Arctic Monkeys - DJ Set)
Gas Club (Live!)
Downfall Of Paris (Live!)
Rosie Oddie (Acoustic)
Firas (Filthy Few)
Threads DJs*

MP3: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (demo)

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Sluts Get Sirius Tonight

Our good friends over at ProductShop NYC have kindly invited The Sluts into the studio for tonight's edition of Left Of Center's Blog Radio on Sirius Satellite.

Tune in! What's that we hear? You don't have Sirius?

Not to worry - there's a free trial download on this page which will allow you to listen to tonight's broadcast.

Expect to hear a great combination of Music Slut faves as well as Product Shop faves. In other words, Tom Waits and Patrick Wolf - together at last.

MP3: The View - Face For The Radio

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