Chasing the Essential

Chasing the Essential

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Chasing the Essential episodes

  • Episode 204: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 439 (My My)

    "They're here tonight, no fear tonight.
    And the hands on the faces have started to move,
    It's slow at first, but it's over to soon."

    The Vapors

    The Call Welcome To My World 

    Elephant Stone Going Underground 

    The Jack Rubies Read My Mind 

    The Connells Universal Glue 

    The Dandy Warhols Minnesoter 

    The Beths A Passing Rain 

    Glenn Tilbrook Reinventing The Wheel 

    Deadly Spirtis Brass knuckles boogaloo 

    Jules Shear All Through The Night 

    The Stone Roses Bye Bye Badman 

    The Vapors Sixty Second Interval 

    Bill Lloyd Aroma Dollarhead 

    PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY 3 x 3 

    Billy Bragg Sexuality 

    Cracker Satisfy You 

    999 Inside Out 

    Mad Caddies Dogs of War 

    Everclear Everything To Everyone 

    Hole Pacific Coast Highway 

    Be well!

    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 203: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 438 (Minnesota)

    "Here in my humble room at night, I often wonder what goes on out there" - Onigo Boingo

    The Shang Hi Los Op-Operator
    Hoodoo Gurus Out That Door
    The Damnwells 55 Pictures
    World Party Put The Message In The Box
    The Lemonheads It's About Time
    EZTV High Flying Faith
    Cage The Elephant Trouble
    World Party Best Place I've Ever Been
    The Suburbs Love Is the Law
    Soul Asylum Take Manhattan
    Sugar Your Favorite Thing
    Semisonic Don't Make up Your Mind
    Raspberries Ecstasy
    The Maureens High & Dry on the Backseat
    The Replacements Kiss Me On The Bus
    Marcy Playground Star Baby
    Oingo Boingo Private Life
    Modern English Long In The Tooth
    Real Estate Say No More
    World Party Nothing Lasts Forever

    Thanks Minnesota!


    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 202: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 437 (Stuff 2004)

    "We had everything vinyl and mono and we looked the other way" - Courtney Love

    Charlie Mars Silver Buttons

    matt pond PA Kc

    Melissa Ferrick The Other Side

    Morrissey Irish Blood, English Heart

    Old 97's The New Kid

    The Contrast Smart

    Ben Kweller The Rules

    Paul Westerberg What About Mine?

    Rilo Kiley Portions For Foxes

    The Thrills You Can't Fool Old Friends With Limousines

    Jesse Malin Mona Lisa

    Tommy Keene There's No One in This City

    A.C. Newman Miracle Drug

    Tegan & Sara Speak Slow

    The Telepathic Butterflies Sickly And The Awkward Gene

    Courtney Love Mono

    The Grip Weeds Salad Days

    The Forty-Fives Daddy Rolling Stone

    Ted Leo & The Pharmacists Walking To Do

    Elliott Smith Pretty (Ugly Before)

    I hope you enjoyed this visit back to 04!

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 201: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 436 (Mikes)

    "And all the days that I'm alive,  I strive to understand, not to be understood" - Mike Doughty

    The Figgs Step Back Let's Go Pop

    John Wesley Harding Gentleman Caller

    Kane & Potvin What Survives Us

    Strawberry Generation Iris (Eyelids)

    Extra Arms I Don't Wanna Surrender

    The Make Three Pay No Mind

    Michael Carpenter and The Cuban Heels Photo

    Elvis Costello Lip Service

    'Til Tuesday Voices Carry

    Spygenius Shall I Show You In My Mirror?

    Mike Doughty I Wrote A Song About Your Car

    Continental Drifters Spring Day In Ohio

    Real Estate Somebody New

    Elephant Stone The Spark

    Mike Viola Darling Darling Darlings Overseas

    Michael Penn On Automatic

    Liquid Mike Small Giants

    Hyperbubble Will You Spin For Me (Single Mix)

    Colin Hay Come Tumblin' Down

    Mark Mulcahy Making Money at the Airport


    Next week ... a look back at 2004!

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 200: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 435 (Cali)

    "This east coast sadness drove you into madness" - The Tisburys

    Liquid Mike Drinking and Driving

    The Bye Bye Blackbirds The Girls Walk

    Gigolo Aunts Half A Chance

    The Plimsouls Now

    Real Estate Somebody New

    The Electromagnates Airwave Hello

    The Weeklings Like We Used To Do

    Rain Parade Angel Sister

    The Boomtown Rats She's So Modern

    The Records Turn On The Radio

    Echo & The Bunnymen Life Goes On

    A Flock Of Seagulls Telecommunication

    Fantastic Cat C'mon Armageddon

    boygenius $20

    Kane & Potvin Make Your Own Miracle

    Social Distortion California (Hustle & Flow)

    Carolina Liar California Bound

    The Tisburys Back To California

    Cotton Mather California

    Jesse Malin Brooklyn

    Where to chase next?

    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 199: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 434 (Touch)

    Who's gonna pay attention to your dreams - Cars

    Superchunk Digging For Something

    Caper Clowns Be There (The Ever-Changing Tone)

    Toad The Wet Sprocket Rings

    dig The Fuzz

    Real Estate Water Underground

    Dolph Chaney Californiagain

    The Weeks Start It Up

    Romeo Void Chinatown

    Squeeze Someone Else's Bell

    Mark Mulcahy She Makes the World Turn Backwards

    Shoes Never Had It Better

    The Head And The Heart False Alarm

    The Campbell Apartment A Get Well Party

    The Bluebells Learn To Love

    Titanic Love Affair Always Around

    Green Day Suzie Chapstick

    Locksley Touch & Go

    Jason Falkner Touch and Go

    R.E.M. Just A Touch

    The Cars Drive

    Chase with me ... won't you?

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 198: Chasing the Essential - Episode 433 (Elvis)

    "No clocks, no." - Pylon 

    The Primitives Don't Know Where to Start

    Fantastic Cat The Gig

    Chuck Prophet What It Takes

    Lydia Loveless Sex and Money

    Dom Mariani Brothers & Sisters

    Michael Pink That's Her

    Wes Hollywood 11 Dandelion

    Fountains Of Wayne Joe Rey

    Mojo Nixon Elvis Is Everywhere

    Sons Of Elvis Formaldehyde

    Ed Ryan Elvis' World

    Human Radio Me & Elvis

    The Cyrkle Dance With Me Tonight

    Pernice Brothers Who Will You Believe

    Crowded House Oh Hi

    ISLA Hurricane

    Pylon No Clocks

    Caruso Modern Girl (Remastered)

    Nina Gordon Number One Camera

    Aimee Mann Say Anything

    Chase on!

    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 197: Chasing the Essential - Episode 432 (A Visit to 2003)

    "Let's tune out by turning on the radio" - The Format

    The Romantics Out Of My Mind (Into My Head)

    Pete Yorn Come Back Home

    The Shazam Shazam-Turnaround

    The Bangles Stealing Rosemary

    The Chesterfield Kings I Don't Understand

    Fountains Of Wayne Peace And Love

    The Fleshtones Do You Swing?

    The High Dials Morning's White Vibration

    Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Coma Girl

    Jesse Malin Wendy

    Joe Jackson Take It Like A Man

    JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl

    The Shins So Says I

    The Format Tune Out

    Owsley Be With You

    The Jessica Fletchers Let's Go

    Iggy Pop & Sum 41 Little Know It All*

    Rooney Sorry Sorry

    The Caesars Jerk It Out

    David Bowie Days

    I hope you enjoyed this essential visit to 2003!

    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 196: Chasing the Essential - Episode 431 (On Me)

     "People often change, but memories of people can remain" - The Kinks

    The Weeklings Falling Down A Flight Of Stairs

    Lydia Loveless Poor Boy

    The Jack Rubies Hark

    Blondie (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

    Superchunk Everybody Dies

    The Creachies Get Atomic

    The Maureens Warning Sign

    Christopher Peifer Left the Map

    The Wonders I Need You (That Thing You Do)

    The Overtures She Shines a Light

    The Umbrellas When You Find Out

    Cage The Elephant That's Right

    The Tragically Hip Fireworks

    Reno Bo Easy On Me

    Low Cut Connie Sleaze Me On

    The Dollyrots Brand New Key

    Starbelly When Will You See

    Erik Voeks & The Ghosters The One Before It

    Andy Bopp Greenback Dollar

    The Kinks Do You Remember Walter?

    for Walter

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 195: Chasing the Essential - Episode #430 (Lollygag)

    "Without my rock and roll heroes, I would be miserable" - Marcy Playground

    Green Day Corvette Summer

    Vegas With Randolph What If?

    The Spires Several Times

    Star Collector Halfway Home

    The Jack Rubies Heaven Shook Me

    Milltown Brothers Never Come Down Again

    Chains Fortune Teller

    Oasis She's Electric

    The Knack Pop Is Dead

    The English Beat Best Friend

    The Cars Since I Held You

    The Campbell Apartment You're On

    The Dumbanimals Lollygagger

    Raindogs Let's Work Together

    Marcy Playground Rock And Roll Heroes

    Elephant Stone Lost In A Dream

    Superchunk Highly Suspect

    Richard Turgeon Our Fair City

    The Dukes Of Stratosphere Collideascope

    The Maureens Fell in Love

    Don't be miserable, chase the essential instead.

    1 hr 10 min

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