Street Life will kick off Memorial Day Weekend at Akbar on May 23! Chris Muckley and Marion Hodges will be spinning the music, and there will be $4 vodka wells.
Street Life Playlist 5/9/13
Street Life Playlist
May 9, 2013
Akbar
(Muckley)
XTC – This Is Pop
Art Brut – We Make Pop Music
Zen Mantra – Change
The Strokes – Hard To Explain
Gang Of Four – I Found That Essence Rare
Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Cure – A Forest
Interpol – Evil
Metronomy – Heartbreaker
Blur – Girls & Boys
Tin Tin – Kiss Me
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream (RAC Mix)
Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better
Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (PPRR Dance Remix)
Citizens! – True Romance (Gigamesh Remix)
Chico Mann – Same Old Clown (feat. Kendra Morris)
Blondie – Heart Of Glass (Oliver & Thee Mike B Remix)
Phoenix – Trying To Be Cool (RAC Mix)
YACHT – Second Summer
Daft Punk – Get Lucky (JackLNDN Remix)
CSS – Move
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. – Record Collection (CSS Remix)
Robyn – Fembot
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
New Order – Confusion
Plus One – Nevermore
Calvin Harris – Acceptable In The 80’s
(Hollywood Julio)
The Chemical Brothers – Saturate
LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum
Peter Bjorn & John – Second Chance
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (Tommie Sunshine Remix)
The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Foals – Hummer
Late Of The Pier – Space And The Woods (Cenzo Townshend Mix)
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity Of Huge
The Bollock Brothers – Harley David (Son Of A Bitch)
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
The Rapture – Whoo! Alright – Yeah… Uh Huh
Phoenix – Trying To Be Cool (The Chainsmokers Remix)
Disclosure – White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge)
Blondie – Heart Of Glass (Oliver & Thee Mike B Remix)
(tobi.)
Poolside – Harvest Moon
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
Duran Duran – Girls On Film
& The Centurions – The Other People
Peaches – Downtown
Har Mar Superstar – Body Request
Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover
Cameo – Word Up
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. – Bang Bang Bang
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
Madonna – Holiday
Daft Punk – Get Lucky (feat. Pharell Williams)
Foster The People – I Would Do Anything For You
Miami Horror – Holidays
Swiss Lips – U Got The Power
Hercules And Love Affair – My House
Chromeo – Fantasy (Breakbot Remix)
Breakbot – Fantasy (feat. Ruckazoid)
Dreams – Feelings 4 U
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
Flight Facilities – Foreign Language (feat. Jess)
May 9 Street Life with Guest DJ Hollywood Julio
May 9 is our next Street Life party at Akbar. DJ Hollywood Julio will be our guest. Julio is a long-time member of the KROQ street team, and sets the tone between bands at local concert venues such as On The Rox at The Roxy.
Street Life Playlist 4/25/13
Street Life Playlist
April 25, 2013
Akbar
(tobi.)
Cocteau Twins – Iceblink Luck
Empress Of – Hat Trick
Flight Facilities – Clair De Lune
Basement Jaxx – Jus 1 Kiss
The Black Ghosts – Any Way You Choose To Give It
The Knocks – Dancing With The DJ
Van She – Calypso
Yaz – Don’t Go
New Order – Loveless
Robert DeLong – Global Concepts
Tom Vek – Aroused
The Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep
The Rapture – Need Your Love
The Smiths – This Charming Man
General Public – Tenderness
Modern English – I Melt With You
Party Club – Hidden Heart
The Housemartins – Happy Hour
Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
The Jackson 5 – ABC
Prince – Get Off
Beck – Hell Yess
Rick James – Super Freak
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Depeche Mode – People Are People
(Eric J. Lawrence)
Deadly Avenger – We Took Vegas
Burning Sensations – Belly Of The Whale
Electronic – Get The Message
Re-Flex – The Politics Of Dancing
Bob Cobert – The $25,000 Pyramid
Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
EMF – Unbelievable
The Three O’Clock – Jet Fighter
Killing Joke – Follow The Leader (dub)
Robert Palmer – Looking For Clues
David Bowie – Shake It
Lynn Ahrens – Interplanet Janet
Frankie Smith – Double Dutch Bus
Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me (extended)
ELO – Boy Blue
(Muckley)
Supergrass – Alright
Suede – Metal Mickey
Blur – There’s No Other Way
Vampire Weekend – Diane Young
YACHT – Second Summer
Prodigy – Breathe (Zeds Dead Remix)
Everything Everything – Cough Cough (Cats Hero Remix)
Pulp – After You
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden
Hello – Bend Me Shape Me
XTC – Generals And Majors
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
Daft Punk – Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Thomas Azier – Metropolitan Tribe
Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work
Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better
Starfucker – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Morrissey – Sing Your Life
The Cardigans – Carnival
Belle And Sebastian – I Want The World To Stop
Du Tonc – Darkness
April 25 Street Life with Guest DJ Eric J. Lawrence
Coming up on April 25, Street Life unleashes Eric J. Lawrence on the DJ booth! Eric is the esteemed music librarian at KCRW, responsible for maintaining the iconic radio station’s massive music collection. He also is a long-time member of KCRW’s airstaff, hosting a weekly Sunday-evening program. Eric’s DJ sets are always diverse and interesting, so we’re excited to hear his spin on Street Life! We know he’ll play The Fall, but beyond that, we can only guess.
Street Life Playlist 4-11-13
Street Life Playlist
April 11, 2013
Akbar
(Muckley)
Born Ruffians – Permanent Hesitation
Miniature Tigers – Sex On The Regular (Chrome Sparks Remix)
Reptile Youth – Morning Sun
The Vines – Outtathaway
Favored Nations – Most Girls
Soft Cell – Bedsitter
Supergrass – Alright
The Strokes – Welcome To Japan
Brakes – All Night Disco Party
Basement Jaxx – Yo-Yo
Metric – The Void
New Order – Round And Round
Hot Hot Heat – Talk To Me, Dance With Me
The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
YACHT – Second Summer
Missing Persons – Walking In L.A.
Blur – Girls & Boys
Blende – Fake Love
The Clash – This Is Radio Clash
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
(Wally Gagel)
New Order – Regret
Folk Implosion – Natural One
Big Pink – Dominos
Happy Mondays – Step On
Sinead O’Connor – I Want Your (Hands On Me)
Kitten – Cut It Out
Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
Blondfire – Where The Kids Are
The Jesus & Mary Chain – Head On
The Naked & Famous – Punching In A Dream
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
Major Lazer – When You Hear The Bassline
Icona Pop – I Love It
The KLF – 3 a.m. Eternal
Information Society – What’s On Your Mind
New Order – The Beach
Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam
Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette
EMF – Unbelievable
(tobi.)
Nite Jewel – One Second Of Love
Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood
Prince – Kiss
Swiss Lips – U Got The Power
Christoph Andersson – Tuxedo
Bag Raiders – Shooting Star
General Public – Tenderness
Calvin Harris – Acceptable In The 80s
Duran Duran – The Reflex
Blur – There’s No Other Way
Everything Everything – Kemosabe
Party Club – Footsteps
The Smiths – Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
The Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You
Prefab Sprout – Cars And Girls
Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers
April 11 Street Life with Guest DJ Wally Gagel
Anything can happen on April 11 at Street Life! The DJ booth will be taken over for a guest set by Wally Gagel. Wally is a prolific record producer, engineer and mixer, and half of the WAX LTD production and songwriting team. His credits include work with New Order, The Rolling Stones, Eels, Folk Implosion, Muse, Sebadoh, The Old 97′s, Juliana Hatfield, PJ Harvey, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, Family Of The Year, Best Coast, Blondfire, and more. We’ll also be celebrating Muckley’s birthday, so take a taxi!
View the Facebook Event Page Here
Street Life Playlist 3/28/13
Street Life Playlist
March 28, 2013
Akbar
(tobi.)
33Hz – Digital Lover
!!! – AM/FM
Alt-J – Something Good
Balthazar – Wire
The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another
Breton – Jostle
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug
California Wives – Blood Red Youth
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
The Dandy Warhols – You Were The Last High
Everything Everything – Kemosabe
The Faint – Desperate Guys
Swiss Lips – U Got The Power
Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
Jessie Ware – Running (Disclosure Remix)
Party Club – Hidden Heart
General Public – Tenderness
The Smiths – This Charming Man
Architecture In Helsinki – Contact High
New Order – Blue Monday
(DJ Maydoubt)
Teddybears – Rocket Scientist (feat. Eve)
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
Simian Mobile Disco – I Believe
The Cure – A Forest
Gary Go – Through The Walls
David Bowie – Suffragette City
Flight Facilities – Foreign Language
Earth Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
New Order – The Perfect Kiss
Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
DJ Shadow – Scale It Back (Party Ben Remix)
Poolside – Only Everything
Blondie – Rapture
Stone Roses – Fools Gold
Miami Horror – I Look To You
Depeche Mode – A Question Of Time
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
(Muckley)
Tones On Tail – Go!
The 2 Bears – Bear Hug
Tiga – You Gonna Want Me
The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So
The Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Fitz & The Tantrums – Out Of My League
The Charlatans – The Only One I Know
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. – Lose It (In The End)
Blondie – One Way Or Another
Cold War Kids – Miracle Mile
YACHT – Second Summer
Daft Punk – Around The World
James Curd – Think You Know
Junior Senior – Move Your Feet
Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk (Moulinex Remix)
The Virgins – Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix)
The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
The Supremes – The Happening
Everything Everything – Kemosabe
Blur – There’s No Other Way
The Smiths – The Headmaster Ritual
The English Beat – Save It For Later
Davie Bowie – Hang On To Yourself
Gang of Four – Damaged Goods
Robyn – Dancing On My Own
March 28 Street Life with Guest DJ Maydoubt
Thursday, March 28, brings another great Guest DJ to Street Life at Akbar! DJ Maydoubt is also known as Alex Luke. Alex is a long-time music-industry tastemaker, quite notably as the guy who was hand-picked by Steve Jobs to run iTunes. Alex also programmed and/or was a DJ at some of the country’s most forward-thinking alternative radio stations, and most recently did A&R at EMI, where he signed Capital Cities and Gold Fields. DJ Maydoubt is a recurring guest at School Night, and we’re really looking forward to his set at Street Life.
The music starts at 10:00, there’s no cover, and Akbar will be pouring $4 vodka wells at the back bar!
View The Facebook Event Page Here
Street Life Playlist 3/14/13
Street Life Playlist
March 14, 2013
Akbar
(Muckley)
Everything Everything – Kemosabe
Parenthetical Girls – A Note To Self
Parquet Courts – Borrowed Time
Blur – Park Life
Atlas Genius – Back Seat
The Killers – Somebody Told Me
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
Simple Minds – Up On The Catwalk
Echobelly – Great Things
Tonio K. – Trouble
The Strokes – Last Nite
The Drums – Money
Two Door Cinema Club – Costume Party
CSS – Move
YACHT – Second Summer
Shindu – Happy House
Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better
OMD – If You Leave
Du Tonc – Darkness
Poolside – Just Fall In Love
Playgroup – Front To Back (Fatboy Slim Remix)
Bloc Party – Helicopter (Weird Science Remix) (feat. Peaches)
The Dandy Warhols – Wonderful You
The Smiths – This Charming Man
David Bowie – Boys Keep Swinging
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
STRFKR – While I’m Alive
(Kat Corbett)
Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah
Jesus & Mary Chain – Far Gone & Out
Altered Images – Happy Birthday
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Date With The Night
Bloc Party – Banquet
Depeche Mode – Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
Electric Guest – This Head I Hold
Peace – Bloodshake
Capital Cities – Safe And Sound
Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)
The Noisettes – Never Forget You
The Colourfield – Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart
Icona Pop – I Don’t Care (feat. Charlie XCX)
M83 – Midnight City
The Pixies – Debaser
Smoking Popes – Need You Around
Everything Everything – Cough Cough (Cats Hero Remix)
(Marion Hodges)
Monaco – What Do You Want From Me
The Flirts – Jukebox (Don’t Put Another Dime)
The Shocking Blue – Send Me A Postcard
The Strokes – Take It Or Leave It
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
Romeo Void – Never Say Never
Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out
New Order – Age Of Consent
Plastic Bertrand – Ca Plane Pour Moi
The Wake – Pale Spectre
Stereolab – Ping Pong
Doves – Black & White Town
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
Blur – There’s No Other Way
Calvin Harris – Merrymaking At My Place
N.E.R.D. – She Wants To move (DFA Remix)
Pet Shop Boys – What Have I Done To Deserve This? (Shep Pettibone Remix)
Ladytron – Playgirl
Maximum Balloon – If You Return
Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better
Friendly Fires – Hurting (Tensnake Remix)
