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The Noise Pop Podcast

The Noise Pop Podcast is a monthly series showcasing new music discoveries and a diverse slate of guest artists from the independent music scene and beyond. Produced by Noise Pop, San Francisco’s go-to indie music, arts and film festival for over 25 years and hosted by music journalist Adrian Spinelli (Paste Magazine, SF Chronicle, etc..), we deliver engaging episodes that are always rooted in the music that we love and that we know you will too. Past guests have included: Khruangbin, Thao Nguyen, Quantic, Wye Oak, Helado Negro, Speedy Ortiz, Rexx Life Raj, Shigeto, Låpsley, Thievery Corporation and more.

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October 2008 featuring The All Girl Summer Fun Band, Alias, Dave Smallen, and More! Oct 15, 2008

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The October 2008 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features new music from Seattle's These Arms Are Snakes, New York City's Marnie Stern, Anticon Records' resident beat doctor Alias, as well as Bay Area locals Little Teeth, Ole Hole, and ex-Street To Nowhere front man Dave Smallen; all brought to you by new host, Spenser Cooper Russell-Snyder. Playlist: Dave Smallen- America- Digital Single- www.davesmallen.com Alias- Death Watch- Resurgam- Anticon Records All Girl Summer Fun Band- This Will Never End- Looking Into It- AGSFB Records These Arms Are Snakes- Red Line Season- Tail Wallower and Dove-Suicide Squeeze Adventure-Loredo- S/T- Carpark Records Alphastates- Angel Kisses- Digital Single- www.alphastates.com Little Teeth-Japanese Candy- Child Bearing Man- Absolutely Kosher Ole Hole- OSTINATO- Hole Mole- Underground Communique Records Lake- Oh, The Places We'll Go- Oh, The Places We'll Go- K Recs Marnie Stern- Transformer- This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That- Kill Rock Stars

Treasure Island Music Festival 2008 Special Edition, featuring: Justice, CSS, Fleet Foxes, Okkervil River, and more! Sep 19, 2008

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This compact special edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast exclusively features tracks from bands playing the Second Annual Treasure Island Music Festival. This month features Saturday headliners Justice as well as Okkervil River, Sao Paulo's CSS, Seattle's Fleet Foxes, San Francisco's Or, The Whale, plus more! Playlist: CSS- Rat Is Dead (Rage)- Donkey- Sub Pop Records Or, The Whale- Call and Response- Seany Records Fleet Foxes- White Winter Hymnal- S/T- Sub Pop Records Foals- Balloons- Antidotes- Sub Pop Records Okkervil River- Lost Coastlines- The Stand Ins- Jagjaguwar Records Justice- Phantom Pt. II- Cross- Vice Records

July 2008 featuring The Hold Steady, Mates of State, Abe Vigoda and more! Jul 24, 2008

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The July 2008 episode features brand new tracks from The Hold Steady, Mates Of State and Architecture In Helsinki, plus a track from Mirah's new B-sides album and a MSTRKRFT remix of a Chromeo Song. Not to mention tracks from up and coming artists Gina Young, Shy Child, Abe Vigoda and more! Playlist Architecture in Helsinki- Beef In Box- Like It Or Not EP- Polyvinyl Records Gina Young- You Didn't See Me Love You- 3AM Voice- Self Released Thee Oh Sees- Visit Colonel- The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In- Castle Face Records The Hold Steady- Sequestered In Memphis- Stay Positive- Vagrant Records Shy Child- Astronaut- Noise Won't Stop- Kill Rock Stars Mirah- Lone Star- The Old Days Feeling- Modern Radio Record Label Chromeo- Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)- Fancier Footwork- Vice Records Marching Band- For Your Love- Spark Large- U & L Records Abe Vigoda- Dead City Waste Wilderness- Skeletons- PPM Records Mates of State- My Only Offer- Rearrange Us- Barzuk Records

June 2008 featuring The Night Marchers, Ladytron, Wolf Parade and more! Jun 24, 2008

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The June 2008 edition of the New Music Podcast features 10 brand new tracks from The Night Marchers (featuring members of The Hot Snakes and Rocket From The Crypt), Electro-Rockers Ladytron, Free Kitten (featuring members of Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, and Boredoms), The Foxboro Hot Tubs (Green Day's latest side project), and more! Playlist: The Night Marchers- Who's Girl R U- See You In Magic- Vagrant Records Ladytron- Black Cat- Velocifero- Netwerk Records The Charlatans- You Crossed My Path- You Crossed My Path- Cooking Vinyl Vetiver-Blue Driver-Thing of the Past- Gnomonsong Records Free Kitten- Sea Sick- Inherit- Ecstatic Peace Records The Notwist- Good Lies- The Devil, You, & Me- Domino Records The Black Angels- Doves- Directions To See A Ghost- Light In The Attic Records Natalie Walker- Over & Under- With You- Dorado Records The Foxboro Hot Tubs- Stop Drop & Roll- Stop Drop & Roll- Jingletown Records Wolf Parade- Language City- At Mount Zoomer- Sub Pop Records

May 2008 Featuring Death Cab For Cutie, Colin Meloy, Tim Fite and more! May 18, 2008

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The May 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. On this month's podcast we feature an extended mix of the new Death Cab For Cutie single, a track from The Decemberists front man Colin Meloy’s new live album, Brooklyn’s Tim Fite, Southern California’s Thee Makeout Party, San Francisco’s Ian Fayes, and more! Playlist: "We Both Go Down Together" by Colin Meloy, Sings Live "Wreckless Epic" by Thee Makeout Party, Play Pretend "Lemon Tree" by The Ian Fayes, Dylan's Lost Days "Big Mistake" by Tim Fite, Fair Aint Fair "Doing Our Part" by The Carrots, Upcoming Elephant Records 7" "Kensington Heights" by Constantines- Hard Feelings, Arts & Crafts Records "Gravestones & Christmas Trees" by Maybe It's Reno, S/T "Les Artistes" by Santogold, S/T "The Arcs of Eagles End in Skeletons" by Desa, Routes To Rapture "I Will Possess Your Heart (Extended Version)" by Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs

April 2008 featuring Man Man, Witch, Crystal Castles The Morning Benders and more Apr 10, 2008

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The April 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. On this month's podcast we feature Philadelphia's Man Man, Witch (featuring members of Dinosaur Jr. and Feathers), Olympia Washington's The Old Haunts, Toronto's Crystal Castles and more! Playlist:Beach Bum From the album Flowers Forever By Flowers ForeverTop Drawer From the album Rabbit Habits By Man Man Run To Your Grave From the album Hillyh By The Mae ShiCrosseyed From the album Talking Through Tin Cans By The Morning BendersVolatile From the album Poisonous Times By The Old HauntsCosmic Sing-A-Long From the album Dig That Treasure By Cryptacize-Eye From the album Paralyzed By WitchMy From the album Huggable Dust By OkayCourtship Dating From the album Crystal Castles By Crystal Castles Sympathy for Miss Veronica From the album Red Meadows By Death of A Party

February 2008 Featuring The Mountain Goats, She & Him, Quasi and more! Feb 19, 2008

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The February 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast exclusively features songs by artists performing at the 2008 Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco from February 26th through March 2nd including The Mountain Goats, Helio Sequence, The Gutter Twins, She & Him, Mika Miko, and more!

January 2008 featuring Blitzen Trapper, Tilly & The Wall, Holy F*ck and more Feb 19, 2008

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The January 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. With The 2008 Noise Pop Festival just around the corner, we continue to feature tracks from artists playing the fest including Blitzen Trapper, Panther, Tilly And The Wall, and Holy F*ck. We also have new tracks from Dengue Fever, Drag The River, Solar Powered People and more!

December 2007 featuring Magnetic Fields, Cursive, Why?, Minipop and more Dec 20, 2007

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The December 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. We’ve begun to feature some tracks from artists playing the 2008 Noise Pop Festival including Magnetic Fields and Cursive. We also have new tracks from Oakland’s Why?, San Francisco’s Minipop, Los Angeles’ Great Northern, Olympia’s Tender Forever and more!

November 2007 featuring Thurston Moore, Grizzly Bear, Beirut, Subtle and more Nov 20, 2007

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The November 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. This episode includes a new track from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Beirut, Jason Schwarzman’s Coconut Records, an alternate version of a Grizzly Bear song, as well as songs from upcoming artists Audrye Sessions, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, The Blakes, and more!

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