A little more stability in the charts as only 4 songs from last week's Top 15 do not reappear here, and the lower entries from a week ago have disappeared off the charts as well, perhaps signifying a bit of upcoming normality. Who stayed on? Who debuted? What surprising reentries were there? We'll find out next on iTunes -- Ian's Top 25 Airplay for ( Read more... )

Egad, even more new entries this week! When will it end? We'll find out on this edition of iTunes -- Ian's Top 25 Airplay for the Week! To show you how you can be tall and slender and still not look anorexic, heeeeeere's IAN ( Read more... )

Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Parts & Labor - "Brighter Days" from Mapmaker
Lord Cobra and Pana-Afro Sounds - "Rocombey" from Panama! Soul, Calypso, and Funk from the Isthmus 1965-75
The Zenith - "The Hooker" from The Maps of Unlife
Wax Poetic - "Morning Prayer" from Istanbul
Throbbing Gristle - "Rabbit Snare" from Part Two: The Endless Not
The Third Eye ( Read more... )

A newfound threat to chart stability discovered? We'll find out on this edition of iTunes -- Ian's Top 25 Airplay for the Week! To show you how you can have a big nose and glasses and still not be accused of infringing Mr. Potato Head's copyright, heeeeeere's IAN ( Read more... )

Saturday, 7 July 2007
Band of Susans - "Elizabeth Stride (1843-1888)" from Here Comes Success
Chrome - "Eyes on Mars" from Red Exposure
John Foxx - "Systems of Romance" from The Garden
Richenel - "L'Esclave Endormi (Ivo Remix)" from the L'Esclave Endormi single
Cocteau Twins - "In the Gold Dust Rush" from Head Over Heels
Swervedriver - "Never Lose That ( Read more... )

I must say, I feel like I've done waaaay more than 125 DJ shifts since the first of July last year, when I started compiling these Songs of the Day from my broadcasts.

Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Alias & Tarsier - "9:24 Cigarette (Version 2)" from Alias' Collected Remixes
Standing Nudes - "Rita" from Ghost Story
The Cat's Miaow - "Phoebe" from The Long ( Read more... )

"Souvent pour s'amuser les hommes d'equipage,
And it's like talking to a stranger,
Remember the panic in its delectable face when I touched it,
It was like talking to a stranger,
Venetian candles penetrated its heart,
It trembles like talking to a stranger,
And oh, Miss Jesus, tell me where are your black eyes?
Your baby was talking to a stranger, no, no ( Read more... )

Some re-entries after a week in stagnation, some drops in airplay, some consistencies, some big gains, and some bright new debuts, but the charts are gradually developing more stability. Who would YOU like to see stay on the charts? Who would you like to see vanish from the charts? What makes you happy about the charts? What makes you go, "WTF, ( Read more... )

1. No lyrics today. I'm not inspired to post any, but there's some music below.
2. Oh fuck, I want this. A box set of all the early Mute singles! Yes! And I didn't realize that Die Doraus und Die Marinas' "Fred Vom Jupiter" was released by Mute in the UK. Interessant.
3. I watched An Angel at My Table today, the film that Jane Campion did (I wish I ( Read more... )

"Throw off those gimmicks to the boys ( Read more... )