NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
IKE REILLY . . . . . The War On The Terror And The Drugs . . . . . The War On The Terror And Drugs
JENNY LEWIS . . . . . Acid Tongue . . . . . Acid Tongue
ELVIS PERKINS . . . . . Shampoo . . . . . Elvis Perkins in Dearland
THE WALLFLOWERS . . . . . 6th Avenue Heartache . . . . . Bringing Down the Horse
OASIS . . . . . I’m Outta Time . . . . . Dig Out Your Soul

JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS . . . . . Mega Bottle Ride . . . . . Global a Go-Go
SHEA SEGER . . . . . May Street . . . . . May Street Project
THE STROKES . . . . . Soma . . . . . Is This It
THE MINDERS . . . . . Right As Rain . . . . . Golden Street
THE ORANGE PEELS . . . . . Mystery Lawn . . . . . So Far
THE WHITE STRIPES . . . . . We’re Going To Be Friends . . . . . White Blood Cells
THE SHINS . . . . . Know Your Onion . . . . . Oh, Inverted World
LLOYD COLE & THE NEGATIVES . . . . . Impossible Girl . . . . . The Negatives
PULP . . . . . Bad Cover Version . . . . . We Love Life
NICK LOWE . . . . . Between Dark And Dawn . . . . . The Convincer
TAJ MAHAL . . . . . My Creole Belle . . . . . Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt
BOB DYLAN . . . . . Floater (Too Much To Ask) . . . . . "Love and Theft"
THE MINUS 5 . . . . . Your Day Will Come . . . . . Because We Hate You/Let the War Against Music Begin

GEORGE HARRISON . . . . . Any Road . . . . . Brainwashed
DAVID BOWIE . . . . . Everyone Says Hi . . . . . Heathen
LEMON JELLY . . . . . Nice Weather For Ducks . . . . . Lost Horizons
THE FLAMING LIPS . . . . . Do You Realize? . . . . . Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
SUPERGRASS . . . . . Grace . . . . . Life on Other Planets
BRENDAN BENSON . . . . . You’re Quiet . . . . . Lapalco
THE SIGHTS . . . . . It’d Be Nice (To Have You Around) . . . . . Got What We Want
RICHARD HAWLEY . . . . . Something Is . . . . . . . . Late Night Final
WILCO . . . . . Jesus, Etc. . . . . . Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . . . . . Waiting On A Sunny Day . . . . . The Rising
BETH ORTON . . . . . Concrete Sky . . . . . Daybreaker
INTERPOL . . . . . Obstacle 2 . . . . . Turn on the Bright Lights
MARIANNE FAITHFULL . . . . . Like Being Born . . . . . Kissin' Time

Ike Reilly writes songs that combine the personal and the political, and adds a healthy dose of social commentary and humor. Once upon a time he would have been full-blown rock star because of his talent, back when that label wasn't achieved almost solely through marketing and hype, but those days are long gone and we should be happy that he's able to put his work out there for those of us interested enough to go looking for it. After opening with one from his new disc, we heard Jenny Lewis and Elvis Perkins with a couple of tunes that lean much more to the personal, although in a somewhat more obscure manner than the tracks from the Wallflowers and Oasis that closed out this set.

The remainder of this program was devoted to the years 2001 and 2002, as we continue to look back at the past decade in music before all the sands run out. The parameters I've concocted for this can be found in the notes that accompany Program #639, and they're not extensive at all so it might be worth the extra couple of minutes of your time if you're curious about the details. So far I've been enjoying the results (Yeah, I listen to my own show, but it makes sense if you think about it—after all, I only play music I like.) and I hope you have as well.