Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist – 06.24.09

“Ah, man, I love this song!” I must make this remark a lot during the show. Last night, as I was marveling out loud about one of the tunes — I’m not sure which one, but I think it might’ve been “Skinny” by Scaffolding — Andy pointed out the obvious:…

Dialed In: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is…

Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout again

Sonic Youth’s new album, The Eternal, grabbed the top slot for the second week in a row while George Harrison’s new greatest hits collection, Let It Roll, came in second for the week ending June 21. Steve Earle’s Townes, Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown and Mos Def’s Ecstatic rounded out…

Grizzly Bear top seller at Wax Trax

Grizzly Bear’s latest disc, Veckatimest, nabbed the top slot at Wax Trax for the week ending June 21. The late-’70s Colorado punk compilation Rocky Mountain Low continues to stay in the top ten while new albums from Mos Def and Sonic Youth also grabbed spots in the top five. See…

Eminem grabs top spot at Independent Records again

For the fifth week in a row, Eminem’s Relapse grabbed the top spot on Independent’s best seller list for the week ending June 21. Tech N9ne’s Sickology 101, which has been a top seller since it was released April 28, moved up the second spot while new discs by Black…

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist – 06.17.09

Turned in an economy version of the show last night. No guests, no co-host. Not much to report really. Just one guy, one mike and two dozen handpicked tunes. Where was my faithful sidekick, you ask? Why Mr. Thomas had a show last night at the Larimer Lounge, as he…

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist – 06.10.09

With all the Showcase hoopla last week, a few of our normal features slipped through the cracks, including this one, wherein I provide you with a rundown of the radio show and then offer up the playlist for your consumption. A week removed, honestly, I can’t really remember too much…

Dialed in: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is…

Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout

After two decades on Geffen Records, Eternal, Sonic Youth’s Matador Records debut released last week, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 14. Mos Def’s The Ecstatic,  Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca, both released last week, came in at the second and fourth slots while…

Dave Matthews top seller at Twist and Shout

The Dave Matthews Band’s brand new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 7. Albums released last week by 311, Rancid and Elvis Costello debuted on the store’s top ten as well. See the full breakdown after…

Rocky Mountain Low top seller at Wax Trax again

Rocky Mountain Low, a compilation of Colorado underground bands from the late-’70s, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending June 7. The album, which was the top seller a few weeks ago, beat last week’s top seller, Sunn O)))’s Monoliths & Dimensions and Rancid’s new album,…

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist – 06.03.09

Over the weekend, we entered all of the songs that we’ve played on the show into a database. It was quiet eye-opening. Since launching back in December, we’ve played somewhere around 450 songs. Minus the songs we’ve played more than once, we’ve played more than 350 songs by 350 artists,…

Dialed in: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only (except for this week: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, Alf ended up assembling a flashback show on the fly),…

Sunn O))) top seller at Wax Trax

Monoliths & Dimensions,  the brand new release by Sunn O))), grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending May 31. New releases by the Monks, Fishcherspooner, Clues and Eminem also placed in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump…

Grizzly Bear top seller at Twist and Shout

Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest, released last week on the Warp imprint, knocked Green Day down to the second slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending May31. Phoenix’s new album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, grabbed the third slot while Steve Earle and Bob Dylan rounded out the top five. See the…

Eminem grabs top spot at Independent Records

Eminem’s Relapse grabbed the top spot for the second week in a row at Independent Records for the week ending May 31. Marilyn Manson’s High End Low, released last week on Interscope, came in second while Tech N9ne, Method Man & Redman and Busta Rhymes rounded out the top five…

Dialed in: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is…

Green Day top seller at Twist and Shout

After coming in second to Steve Earle’s Townes last week, Green Day moved took over the top spot with 21st Century Breakdown at Twist & Shout for the week ending May 24. New releases by Tori Amos, Eminem, Iron & Wine and Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood rounded out the…

Metric grabs tops spot at Wax Trax

Metric’s Fantasies grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending May 24. St. Vincent’s Actor,  Peaches’ I Feel Cream and the Colorado late-’70s punk compilation Rocky Mountain Low each held ground in the top ten. See the full breakdown after the jump…

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist – 05.20.09

For those of you that managed to catch the show last night, apologies for the train wreck that was the segue (ahem, read dead-air) between the first and second song and the second and third song. Evidently, there was some button on the board that wasn’t engaged, which caused us…