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Hello and welcome to episode 32 of nerd monster radio, with me your host Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net Continuing from last episode, this week's episode features many contemporary tunes from around the globe, with this week featuring many songs calling back to the 90s alt scene. With that in mind that set starts off with a song from 90s main stays 10,000 Maniacs and finishes with one of my favorite tunes of 2015 Soy Yo from Bogota's Bomba Estereo. This set is a bit louder and routier than usual, but still entirely listenable. Enjoy!0. Song - Artist - Album1. Dont Go Back To Rockville - 10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants2. Naked Patients - Happyness - Weird Little Birthday3. 200% - Akdong Musician - Play4. Story of Sally - The Pancakes - Sometimes When We Cry5. Tick - Weaves - Tick (Single)6. La Chica Vampira - Papa Topo - La Chica Vampira Single7. Echo Beach - Ausmuteants - Mates Rates (7" Single)8. Money - The Drums - Portamento9. Getaway - Jaill - Brain Cream10. Nomeolvides - La Monja Enana - Humo y

Welcome to episode 31 of Nerd Monster Radio with me your host Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net. This week is a trip around many genres and many places. The track list is everywhere and everything, from hipster spanish pop, to korean hipster pop, and some other bits in between. It has everything from Japanese anime to DC rap. Its probably the least approchable episode, and yet the most diverse. Loud and brassy this gets really quick, so be prepared.0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1.Tiempo Al Viento - Natalia Lafourcade - Hu Hu Hu2. Staring Contest - Mates Of State - You're Going To Make It3. I’m In Love (Coucheron Remix) - Noonie Bao4. ??????? (Orange Mint) - ????? (Saori Hayami) - Tsukimonogator OP5. Happy With Me - Holychild - Mindspeak EP6. Gol (Feat.Julieta Venegas) - Anita Tijoux - Kaos7. Go For The Gold (Prod. Else) - Lyrx - n/a8. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LeMarquis Remix) - Indeep -n/a9. Christine (Paradis Remix) - Christine and the Queens - n/a10. Oola - Little India - Oola - Single11. ????(Comes And Goes

Hello and welcome to Episode 30 of Nerd Monster Radio, with me your host, Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net. This week's episode is littered with new music. So much so that its a bit all over the place, but its all quite well worth it. Lots of stuff that you know i love, French and Spanish pop, with some English tunes. The show starts off with some ernous tunes from SOAK, works its way up, keeps going, and cools down with a bit of new music from chilean duo Dënver. This week is entitled confetti, because like confetti its fun and all over the palce. 0. TRACK - ARTIST - ALBUM1. Sea Creatures - SOAK - Before We Forgot How To Dream2. Como es - Carla Morrison - Mientras tú dormías...3. René - Teen Men - Teen Men4. Hémisphère - Paradis - Hémisphère b/w Je m'ennuie5. Desire - Years & Years - Communion6. Gamine - Perez - Perez - EP7. El Techo es el Suelo - Quiero Club - El Techo es el Suelo8. Confetti - Julia Jean-Baptiste - Confetti - Single9. Ba$$in - Yelle - Complètement Fou10. Noche Profunda - Dënver - Los Va

Welcome to episode 29 of nerd monster radio, with me your host Jose Aparicio of Nerd Monster dot net. This week is completely themeless unlike last episode. Really I came in only knowing I wanted to play the last track on the set and just created a list that had some songs I was in the mood to listen to. The Niki & the Dove Goldroom mix i'm particularly enjoying at the moment so I decided to start if off with that, and go from there. Lots of boy lead pop in this set. Enjoy!0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1. Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix) - Niki & The Dove - Instinct2. Please Ask For Help - Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines3. Fences - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix4. Tomorrow Has To Wait - Peter Bjorn and John - Gimme Some5. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest6. Little Bit - Lykke Li - Youth Novels7. Don't Ask Me To Explain - Of Montreal - Cherry Peel8. Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days9. How it Ends - DeVotchka - 2005 Showcasing Artist10. Hirami - Rose Windows - Ro

Welcome to episode 28 of Nerd Monster radio, with me your host, Jose Aparicio, of nerdmonster.net. This episode was inspired by the Art Brut song that starts off the playlist, Moving to LA. I live here, and love it, and I though I would make a play list that sort of encompasses moving and living here. I tried extra hard to not do any typical LA songs, though many are super great. 0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1. Moving To LA - Art Brut - Brutlegs September 20032. L.A. County - Lyle Lovett - Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man3. Electrolite - R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi Fi4. Hollywood Hopeful - Loudon Wainwright III - Unrequited5. Drinking in LA (JPOD & The Funk Hunters Remix) - Bran Van 30006. Los Angeles Guitar Dream (RAC mix) - Spanish Prisoners - Los Angeles Guitar Dream7. Wannabe In LA (Gatos' Extended Rrr-mix) - Eagles of Death Metal - Wannabe in LA EP8. Van Nuys (Es Very Nice) - Los Abandoned - Mixtape9. Sleepless in Silverlake - Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin10. The Only Place - Best Coast - The Only Place11.

Welcome to Episode 27 of Nerd Monster Radio, with me your host, Jose Aparicio of NerdMonster.net. I'm back from a forced hiatus due to tonsil surgery. Today I wanted to go chronologically through a couple songs that have been on heavy rotation for me as of late. Some old 80s college alt rock and some new tracks. Ultimately I decided to go chronologically through the decades. Not a clear progression of styles, but a fun experiment. Of course I did cheat with Mrs Dolly Parton. While the song is technically from a compilation album released in the late 2000s it was originally recorded by her ages before. Still it is timeless and fits right in.0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1.Take the Skinheads Bowling - Camper Van Beethoven - Telephone Free Landslide Victory2. What Goes On - The Feelies - Only Life3. Pies Descalzos - Shakira - Pies descalzos4. Shorty - The Wannadies - Bagsy Me5. Foreign Affair - Maggie Reilly - There and Back Again6. Le Monster - My Favorite - The Happiest Days of Our Lives7. Sweet Summer Lovin' - Doll

This a great time for new music. This episode will feature many new tracks from yet unreleased records. Not everything is brandspanking new, but not everything coming out right now really fit into this particular playlist, so maybe you'll get them next time. Either way, enjoy all the new sounds.0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1. Another Man (Original Mix) - Bakermat - Another Man2. I Want A House - Twin Sister - Vampires with Dreaming Kids3. Disparate Youth - Santigold - Master Of My Make-Believe4. CanSeeCanDo - MIA5. Be Good - Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson In Crime6. Comme toi - ArielAriel7. Never Gets Old - Penguin Prison - Lost In New York8. Emily - San Fermin - Jackrabbit9. Adelaïde - Requin Chagrin10. The Heart of the Matter - India.Arie - Testimony, Volume 1: Life & Relationship11. Darlin - Tim Korenich - What a Weird Thing

Welcome to episode 25 of nerd monster radio, with me your host Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net. This week's episode came about from wanting to do two things, feature two new tracks, one from Sufjan Stevens, and one from Passion Pit, and match those with wanting to also feature some 90s female led tracks that had a loungy yet moody aspect to them. To bridge them, I included a great Bosanova track from Maria Rita, that were later echoed in the electro lounge tracks from Telepopmusik and April March.No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross - Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & LowellEncontros e despedidas - Maria Rita - Maria RitaEarth and Sky - Tea Leaf Green - Living in BetweenFalse Alarm - The Wooden Birds - MagnoliaAtoms for Peace - Thom Yorke - The EraserIt's Not Up to You - Björk - VespertineMilk - Garbage - GarbageSmile - Télépopmusik - Genetic WorldPabadam (Paul Légère remix) - Yonderboi - Room Service, Volume 1Nothing New - April March - Chrominance DecoderWhere the Sky Hangs - Passion Pit - Kindred

Welcome to Episode 24 of Nerd Monster Radio, with me your host Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net This week i have for you a haphazard mix of old and new tracks. Originally the set was dark and broody, but it just wasn’t working and it took a turn towards something a bit more bright, though still lingering with a bit of angst. SONG- ARTIST - ALBUMPrecious Little Diamond (Fox the Fox Cover) - HeidrikDesire As - Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueenUnder The Pressure     - The War On Drugs - Lost In The DreamVessel     - Dan Mangan & Blacksmith - Club MedsStrawberries - Asobi Seksu - CitrusLightning - The Sea and Cake - EverybodyEverybody Knows - Iska Dhaaf - Even the Sun Will BurnRun On - Moby - PlayRemember (yoruba old school mix) - Teresa Jenee - Remember EPYou Go Down Smooth - Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits

Welcome to Episode 23 of Nerd Monster Radio, with me your host Jose Aparicio of NerdMonster.net. This week we have lots of new music to get the near year off on a great sonically beat. Some older songs snuck in here, but in general this is lots of music from 2015 the most notable exception being Way Too Good by Figurines which is 11 years old but can still hang with the new kids. 0. SONG - BAND - ABUM1. Why Don't You Believe In Me - Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass2. Love & Exhale - AirLands - AirLands3. Soft Offering (For the Oft Suffering) - Hey Rosetta! - Second Sight4. When We're Fire - Lo-Fang - Blue Film5. Jackrabbit - San Fermin - Jackrabbit6. Reflections - MIsterwives - Reflections EP7. Dani's Blues (It Was Beyond Our Control) - Bop English - Constant Bop8. The One (How To Dress Well's Version) - How To Dress Well9. Way Too Good - Figurine - The Heartfelt10. Style - Taylor Swift - 1989 (Deluxe Version) 11. I Was a Fool - Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob

Welcome to Episode 22 of Nerd Monster Radio with me your host Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net.0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1. Nada Mio Es Fake - Los Abandoned - Mixtape2. Bag of Hammers - Thao - We Brave Bee Stings and All3. I Am Not a Robot - Marina & The Diamonds - The Crown Jewels EP4. Indian Summer - Blood Cultures - n/a5. Your Planet - Young Ejecta - The Planet6. Let Em Say - Lizzo and Caroline Smith - n/a7. Aló - Plastilina Mosh - Hola Chicuelos8. So Down Low - The Elwins - Play For Keeps9. Pumped Up Kicks (Bridge & Law Remix) - Foster The People - n/a10. Side 2 - Dressy Bessy - Electrified11. Nada es gratis en la vida - El Cuarteto de Nos - Raro

Welcome to episode 21 of Nerd Monster Radio, with me your host Jose Aparicio of nerdmonster.net. This week's tracks are coming from preparing for a dance party i'm hosting in a couple weeks. Already 2015 has been feel of som tribulations for me. I had to wipe my computer's hd and lost a bunch of stuff, and then I got really sick. That adding to the fact that these shows are actually very time consuming to produce means that I'll be moving to an every other week schedule. I really do appreaciate your listening in, and hope these songs get your body moving.0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. I’m Gonna Be - Down By Law - Punkrockacademyfightsong2. Nite Life - Adult.3. I Don't Know (Herbert Rmx) - Chelonis R. Jones - 5 Years Get Physical4. Earth Intruders (Spank Rock remix) - Björk - Earth Intruders5. Office Boy (CSS remix) Bonde do Rolê - Office Boy6. La Negra Tiene Tumbao (Moombahton Remix) - Celia Cruz - La Negra Tiene Tumbao7. Parentheses (Rory Phillips remix) - The Blow - Cue the Bugle Turbulent: The 2007 Believer Musi

Welcome to Episode 20 of Nerd Monster Radio with me your host, Jose Apariio of nerdmonster.net. Not much to say about this episode except its our super delux best of 2014 extra long episode. Been having a blast bringing these to you so as always i hope you enjoy.0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. The Body Electric - Hurray for the Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes2. Under The Blanket (The Smoking Popes) - Owen - Other People's Songs3. Terminal Beach - YACHT - Where Does This Disco4. Psylla - Glass Animals - ZABA5. Coffee - Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso6. Somewhere - Tape Waves - Let You Go7. Skeleton Dance - Teleman - Breakfast8. Ghost Of A Chance (RAC Mix) - Young & Sick - Young & Sick9. Digital Witness - St. Vincent - St. Vincent10. Lover/Killer - My Brightest Diamond - This is my Hand11. Next of Kin - Alvvays - Alvvays12. First Regrets - For Tracy Hyde - In Fear Of Love13. Seasons (Waiting On You) - Future Islands - Singles14. I Try To Talk To You - Hercules and Love Affair - I Try To Talk To You EP15. When You Walk

Welcome to episode 19 of Nerd Mosnter radio with me your host, Jose Aparicio or nerdmonster.net. This week's epsidoe is entirely inspired by a new band out of the UK that I immediately fell in love with. Their sounds and this week's tracks embrace a fairly straightforwad pop rock sound that I really love, and I hope you do too.0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... 2. Bubble in my Bloodstream - Martha - Courting Strong3. Local God - Everclear - Romeo + Juliet4. Guitar Date - The 5.6.7.8's - Bomb the Twist5. La Pinta - Cafe Tacuba - Re6. All Fired Up - Interpol - Our Love to Admire7. Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger - Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?8. The Wonder - Figurines - Skeleton9. ?????? (Akai Buranko)- PUFFY - NICE.10. Venus Of The Avenue - Radiator Hospital - Torch Song11. Separate Bodies - The Head - Hang On12. Dust, Juice, Bones and Hair - Martha - Courting Strong

Welcome to Episode 18 of Nerd Monster Radio, with me your host, Jose Aparicio, of NerdMonster.net. This week's episode is late, due to the holidays and because I had more or less prepped this playlist last week, but the whole Furgeson thing bummed me out. So this week with rain in LA I'm once again feeling the twee aspect of this playlist. Mostly some older tracks with a few new items, one Japanese song, and several old K Records tunes are sprinkled in here for your enjoyment. For those who would like to learn more about Twee music check this article out: http://www.pitchfork.com/features/articles/6176-twee-as-fuck/0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying - Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister2. I Don't Do Crowds - Camera Obscura - Biggest Bluest Hi-FI3. Tell Her No - The Zombies - The Zombies4. First Regrets - For Tracy Hyde - In Fear of Love5. Somewhere - Tape Waves - Let You Go6. You and Me Song - The wannadies - Romie + Juliet7. I Wish For You - Lake - The World Is Real8. Yo

Episode 17 of Nerd Monster Radio by me, your host, Jose Aparicio is here to delight your ears. This week there’s no theme, just wanted to build a playlist around some new music I’ve been enjoying. Things start off a bit folky, and slightly dark, then move into a happy punky, and ending with some slightly electronic stuff from spoon and yacht. Enjoy!0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. Rosie - Kendl Winter - It Can Be Done!2. The Littlest Birds - Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse3. Strange Things - Apollo Sunshine - Hot New Shit4. The Party Punch - Oh No Oh My - Between the Devil and the Sea5. You Can Have It All - Yo La Tengo - Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-20036. You Make Me Wanna Die - The Shivas - You Make Me Wanna Die7. Fell in Love With a Girl - The White Stripes - White Blood Cells8. Mujer Gala - Aterciopelados - El Dorado9. Gray Ghost - The Fever - Red Bedroom10. Inside Out - Spoon - They Want My Soul11. Terminal Beach - YACHT - Where Does This Disco? EP

Episode 16 is here! Sorry for the technical difficulties from the previous episode. I finally resolved them by just reuploading the episode. Then I skipped an episode because I went to see Julie Ruin and Sexteens (who's lead singer was in bratmobile and who are featured on this set). So now I am back with an epsidoe I had been itching to do for some time now: COVERS! Gotta love a good cover. i think you'll see that I get excited about them too.0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. Dreams - Passion Pit - Manners (Re-issue Deluxe Edition)2. Unravel (thumbs down version) - Radiohead - In Rainbows3. Free Man In Paris - Sufjan Stevens - A Tribute To Joni Mitchell4. Blood Of Eden - Regina Spektor - Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours5. Crosses - José González - Veneer6. Faith - The Boy Least Likely To - Q Covered: The Eighties7. Heard It On The Radio - The Bird And The Bee - Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall and John Oates8. Top of the World - Shonen Knife - If I Were a Carpenter9. Where Eagles Dar

Welcome to Episode 15 of Nerdmonster radio. we have a bit of a delay due to my traveling. Part of this podcast was recorded at a coffee shop in san francisco so I apologize for the ambient noise. This week’s songs are mostly new and up coming songs from bands on some of my favorite record labels, mixed in with some of my old favorites.0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. For Today I Am A Boy - Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now2. Problem (Ariana Grande Cover) - Bea Go - N/A3. Under The Blanket (The Smoking Popes) - Owen - Other People’s Songs4. Goat Shepard - MIrah - Changing Light5. Ghost Of A Chance (RAC Mix) - Young & Sick - Young & Sick6. Diamond Mine - Pillar Point - Dimond Mine LP7. You Sleep Alone - Hellogoodbye - Would It Kill You?8. C.P.U. - The Apples in Stereo - Travellers in Space and Time9. Medio Tiempo - Los Bonsáis - Medio Tiempo10. Le Project Citron - Eux Autres - A House Full of Friends11. Exit Only - Deerhoof - La Isla Bonita

Episode 14 of Nerd Monster Radio is at your finger tips. This weeks playlist was inspired by the random song selections coming out of my podcast while driving. With that in mind the songs in this playlist don’t relate to each other much, and jump back and froth between different genres and styles.0. SONG - BAND - ALBUM1. Los Angeles - They Might Be Giants - Venue Songs2. Trust vs. Mistrust - The Spinto Band - Nice and Nicely Done3. Love Today- MIKA - Life In Cartoon Motion4. Maneater - Nelly Furtado - Loose5. Call It What You Want - Foster The People - Torches6. V.G.I. - Julie Ruin - Julie Ruin7. She Will Only Bring You Happiness - Mclusky - The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire8. Icicle - Operator Please - Get What You9. I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked - Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart10. The Way That I Found You - Ladytron - 60411. Let Them Ring The Bells - The Little Ones - Sing Song12. When We First Kissed - Hellogoodbye - Would It Kill You?13. Luno - Bloc Party - Silen

Episode 13 of Nerd Monster Radio is a day late. However another set of songs to please your ears is here. This week's podcast is a little bit of a foil on last week's woman powered songs. These songs carry a power of sincerity.0. SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM1. Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad - People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World2. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah3. Rusted Guns of Milan - Art Brut - Live @ Los Paradiso, Amsterdam 13/11/044. I’m Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico5. North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver6. Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - We Are Scientists - With Love and Squalor7. Paper Thin Walls - Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica8. Off the Record - My Morning Jacket - Z9. Someone Somewhere - The Wannadies - Bagsy me10. ...And We Exhale and Roll our eyes in Unison - Los Campesinos! - Hold on Now, Youngster...