Suburban Underground

Who likes to hear songs about dancing?  This week, Steve picked two sets of songs about dance crazes. Or dances anyway.  No, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" is not included, but it would fit the bill.  In this show you will hear Star Collectors, The Vaccines, St. Vincent, Wire, The Wallflowers, The Dead Weather, Split Enz, Goo Goo Dolls, Frank Turner, Rilo Kiley, The All-American Rejects, Public Acce...

The last Suburban Underground episode of September is here and contains a set of songs about circles.  You will hear these artists this week: Planet P Project, Lush, Two Door Cinema Club, New Order, Ocean Colour Scene, Thomson, Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey, Vinyl Kings, Norah Jones, Cold War Kids, Fawns Of Love, Real Estate, Double Naught Spies, Starbelly, Toad The Wet Sprocket, The Rezillos...

This week, in observance of International Talk Like A Pirate Day (9/19), Steve has an hour of pirate songs.  We will hear the artists Adam & The Ants, Stephen Malkmus, The Duke Spirit, The Pogues, Norah Jones, The Shins, Mad Caddies, Cool Ya Jets, The Darkness, Pulp, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Abney Park, Thomas Dolby (with E. Van Halen), Iron Maiden, The Vandals and George Harrison. On the Air on Be...

This week, Steve picked a 4-song set of cover songs along with a bunch of great tunes.  You'll hear: ABC, The Dead 60s, The Marias, Nouvelle Vague, Meaghan Smith, Damone, Gladhands, Dreamers, Chicano Batman, Catfish & The Bottlemen, The Church, The Lemonheads, Kaiser Chiefs, Robert Palmer, The Katies, Wire Train.   On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sund...

This week, Steve picked a set of "magic" songs.  These artists are in this week's installment: The Issue, The Gaslight Anthem, The Blakes, Longpigs, U2, Computer Magic, Peter Gabriel, Reverend Horton Heat, M.O.T.O., The Smashing Pumpkins, Remy Zero, The Black Keys, The Mighty Lemon Drops, JoBoxers, Garageland, Cowboy Mouth. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am...

This week, Steve picked an hour of songs about summertime, just in time for the unofficial end of summer.  We'll hear the artists: Barracudas, Go-Go's, Fountains Of Wayne, Kiwi Jr., Public Access T.V., Bad Lieutenant, The Sighs, emmet swimming, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Malarians, The Pretty Things, Jet, Bobby Mahoney, Baio, Freezepop, Pajama Slave Dancers and Eddie Cochran. On the Air on Bedford...

In this episode of Suburban Underground, Steve picked an entire hour of coffee and/or cigarettes songs.  You'll hear the artists: Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cage The Elephant, The Smithereens, Spoon, Squeeze, Ben Lee, Frank Sinatra, Rilo Kiley, Badfinger, Otis Redding, Cheap Trick, Sylvan Esso, Reverend Horton Heat, Patty & Selma Bouvier, MASI MASI, Glen Glenn. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 F...

This week, Steve picked 2 sets of songs by artists that have a U.S. state in their name.  We will hear from Robert Palmer, The Heavy, Blondshell with Bully, Matt Pond PA, Michigander, The Maine, Missouri, Montana, Rilo Kiley, The Reflectors, 86TVs, Ultravox, Menswear, The Nines, The Rifles, The Posies. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8...

This week, Steve picked an hour of mirror and shadow songs.  We will hear the artists: Big Country, Alvvays, The Wombats, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Oasis, Death Cab For Cutie, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Billy Idol, Joywave, The Human League, The Psychedelic Furs, Def Leppard, Queensryche. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday...

This week is full of songs that say "sorry".  Apology songs from beginning to end.  From the artists: R.E.M., Nerf Herder, Tears For Fears, Michael Guthrie Band, Nirvana, Nothing But Thieves, 10,000 Maniacs, Paramore, The Smithereens, Travoltas, The World, Husker Du, Brenda Lee. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream liv...

This week, Steve picked a set of "obsession" songs.  We'll hear the artists: Ume, White Denim, Slowdive, The Godfathers, Icehouse, 20/20, Suede, The Lemonheads, Lucius, Chestnut Grove, Ian McCulloch, Better Than Ezra, Metric, Alice Merton, The Blakes, Ultimate Fakebook. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream live at http...

Check out this week's Suburban Underground.  Amongst the hour of great songs, Steve picked a set of "boyfriend" songs and a set of "girlfriend" songs.  These artists are featured in this episode: The Charlatans, Popfilter, Girl In Red, The Ramones, Garbage, Talking Heads, Teen Machine, The Boomtown Rats, Travis, Billy Idol, Slothrust, Pulp, Local Natives, Kaiser Chiefs and MKH (Michael Hutchence a...

This week, Steve has a set of excellent "ship" songs in the middle of a show of great songs in their own right.  You will hear: Elastica, Mansun, Ride, The Rubs, Nieve Ella, Hippo Campus, Big Country, World Party, Michael Monroe, Dubstar, Texas, Magic Giant, Nirvana, Receiver, Agent Orange. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday **...

This weekend of celebrating our nation's birthday, Steve picked an hour of red, white and blue artists.  You will hear the artists: Blood Red Shoes, White Lies, The Blue Stones, The Red Button, Snowy White, Blue October, Girl In Red, Jack White, Blue In Heaven, King Crimson, Whitesnake, Blue Oyster Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Plain White T's, Deacon Blue, American Hi-Fi. On the Air on Bedford 105...

This week, Steve brings you two sets of "o'clock" songs.  You will hear the artists The Gufs, The Rifles, Jenna Raine, Cheap Trick, Eighth Route Army, The Donnas, U2, The Jam, MI-Sex, Nada Surf, Cary Brothers, The Warning, Placebo, Ric Ocasek (with Billy Corgan) and The Organ Beats! On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream...

Todd Rundgren's birthday is tomorrow and to acknowledge that, Steve picked an hour of Rundgren-produced songs.  Here are artists you will hear in this show: Sparks, New York Dolls, Patti Smith Group, New England, The Moondogs, The Psychedelic Furs, The Rubinoos, The Lords Of The New Church, Jules Shear, Cheap Trick, The Tubes, XTC, The Pursuit Of Happiness, Splender, Bad Religion and 12 Rods.   On...

In this installment of Suburban Underground, two sets of songs about balls.  Songs from these artists make up the show: Nothing But Thieves, Cherry Glazerr, Middle Kids, The Diodes, Thompson Twins, Keane, The Lightning Seeds, Matt Pond PA & Alexa Rose, Yard Act, XTC, No Doubt, Michael Carpenter, Lloyd Cole, Garland Jeffreys, Girl And Girl, The Simpsons. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio    ...

This week, Steve picked an hour of songs about being quiet and silent.  The artists featured in this installment are: Depeche Mode, Jim Kerr, Duran Duran, Japan, OK Go, Keane, Genesis, Be-Bop Deluxe, The Who, Failure, The Waking Hours, Tears For Fears, The Rifles, Crowded House. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream liv...

This week, Steve picked an hour of songs about home.  Or they include the word "home" in the song titles anyway.  You will hear the artists: Louise Aubrie, Two Door Cinema Club, Simple Minds, Concrete Blonde, Sonichrome, U2, Midge Ure, The Cure, Public Image Ltd., Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Curtis Harding, Depeche Mode, Yellowcard, Garbage, Robert LaRoche. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Rad...

This week, Steve picked two sets of songs about glass.  You will hear great songs from these artists: Soul Asylum, Fiction Factory, Black Pumas, David Bowie, Gary Numan, Michael Monroe, Foo Fighters, Bat For Lashes, Nick Lowe, St. Lucia, The Boo Radleys, Vinyl Kings, Franz Ferdinand, Liam Gallagher & John Squire. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday...

This week, Steve picked an hour of songs that mention someone or something being beautiful and/or pretty.  The artists this week: Blondie, Australian Crawl, Starbelly, The Church, Clem Snide, Neko Case, INXS, Manic Street Preachers, Modern English, Spacehog, The General Store, Wire Train, Weezer, The Heartbreaks, Van Go, Sex Pistols.   On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***  ...

This week we bring you two short sets about jobs and careers.  In this show you will hear the artists: Tuscadero, Tanya Donelly, Rook, Divine Fits, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, David Bowie, Japan, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, PJ Olsson, The Color And Sound, Royal Blood, Sleater-Kinney, The Clash. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Mon...

This week, Steve brings you the long-awaited Then & Now #8 with The Stone Roses, Oasis and Liam Gallagher & John Squire.  The rest of the artists this week are: Hubert KaH, Paul Weller, The Accidentals, Nada Surf, The Strumbellas, Smallpools, Squeeze, Belouis Some, Ladytron, July For Kings, Destroy Boys, Carmanah. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am S...

I'm going to keep the list of artists in this week's show a secret so as not to ruin the surprise of hearing who the artists are.  These are artists never before played on Suburban Underground. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream live at http://209.95.50.189:8178/stream Stream on-demand most recent episodes at https:/...

This is an interesting one.  Steve picked a bunch of short songs which separate a few long songs.  While some ask, "why?", Steve asks, "Why not?".  Artists in this show: The Damned, Carbonas, Wings, Arctic Monkeys, Porcupine Tree, Wire, Todd Rundgren, Splitsville, The Who, My Morning Jacket, T. Rex, The Boys (UK), Adult Mom, Queen, Genesis, Conor Oberst, Matt Pond PA, Nada Surf, The So So Glos, Ru...