Music Blog

Jacqueline / January 3, 2010
I was listening tonight (Jan 2 sat) and I loved everything Jeremy played. I had never heard of most of it, but I want it! That show is great. How can I get my hands on the playlist for tonight???

Jeremy Petersen / January 3, 2010
Hi Jacqueline- and thanks. Great to hear you've discovered us and enjoyed it. You'll find the full playlist for Saturday night here: http://opbmusic.org/playlists/2010/1/2/20 and you can also stream the show if you like in the archive here: http://opbmusic.org/shows/1-In-House/opbmusicarchive.pls Thanks again for listening!

Dan / January 3, 2010
Don't forget the great (new?) Portland band Inside Voices, and their fist record which came out this year. Really nice and genre-bending. And even though metal always gets short shrift, the album of the year in any genre is High On Fire's "Death Is This Communion", an absolutely undeniable peak of playing, songwriting and originality. They'll beat up W.A. Phoenix in a fight any day!

Jeremy Petersen / January 3, 2010
I liked what I heard of the Inside Voices record a lot-- saw them a couple of times live, too, and dug it. Definitely a band I'll be watching for in the future. I don't doubt High On Fire's ability to beat up Phoenix, but I haven't heard their record.

inmemoryofjohnpeel / January 2, 2010
Silence is broken. Heard you're going to play Dear Tick - they almost made my list - and that session was the best of the year - if anyone's going to listen to any session hear that one and listen to what he says... I suppose the big problem with end of year/decade lists and selections is the tendency towards the lowest common denomenator (but not LCD Soundsystem), plus the hype around an artist which won't sustain in years to come. Grizzly Bear's album is good, but that good? Is it even their best? Neko Case, knows how to charm and is v good, but the album lacks true quality. St Vincent - can't argue with that. W.A Pheonix - good time hype, poor album.

Jeremy Petersen / January 2, 2010
True, the lists are subjective and who knows what will carry on for years to come and what won't? I think of it as a snapshot of what's connecting with people right now.....as for a decade from now, we have to wait to see.

SaxonB / January 2, 2010
Great to hear you both on the air! Surprised that AA Bondy made it onto the list. Guess it just shows the good tastes that characterize Portlanders.

mlsalin / January 2, 2010
Bit of a guess, but seems like listener's pick list reflects dearth of entries (how does # entries compare to last year?). Also, surprised by only 2 local acts. I remember Blind Pilot was #1 for '08 and I think there were more Portland bands overall. Glaringly absent (to me) are Alela Diane, Weinland, Nurses. Keep up the great work.

inmemoryofjohnpeel / January 2, 2010
There you go - Geoff Norcross just blew Neko Case's cover... Listening to her is a sexual experience". I'm a Brit too and watching her manipulate every possible male radio host in the US was amusing. She was even on Prairie Home Companion fhs! Good song that about being a "Man Eater" but come on lads... get a grip.

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Jeremy Petersen / January 2, 2010
I think it was the album cover, IMOJP