Wed, Aug 14, 2024 - female artists/vocalists

Mike Park hosts "Music, It's Powerful Stuff" every Wednesday from 8 PM to 10 PM Pacific Time on KPCR 92.9 FM in San Jose, California, and globally via kpcr.org. This episode, airing on Wednesday, August 14th, was his third show, and its theme was female artists/vocalists.

Show Highlights:

• Personal Touches: Mike shares personal anecdotes, including his emotional reaction to the passing of Kim Shattuck of The Muffs, his newfound love for cats (specifically his cat, Alfie), his generalized anxiety disorder affecting his ability to attend live shows, and details about his family. He also mentions officiating a wedding at the Madonna Inn next year.
• Songwriting Credit: Mike reveals that he wrote "Foreign Land" for the band Softball, and they recorded it.

Music Played (in order of mention):

• The Muffs - "Lucky Guy"
• La Tigre - "Decepticon"
• The Go-Gos - "Vacation" (live in Japan, 1982, Sun Plaza Hotel in Tokyo)
• Pacing - "Bite Me" (new band from San Jose, California)
• Cub - "My Chinchilla" (believed to be from Canada, vocalist possibly Lisa Mar)
• The Avengers - "We Are The One" (San Francisco band)
• The Hot Totties - "Seattle" (from Oakland, California)
• Taco Cat - "Crimson Wave" (Mike's "new favorite band")
• Kitty Cat Fan Club - "You Got Me Modernized" (played due to the "cat" theme after Taco Cat)
• Sleater-Kinney - "Oh!"
• The Epoxies - "Need More Time"
• Scandal - "Goodbye to You" (Mike notes their hit "I Am the Warrior" and clarifies this is a different track he enjoys)
• Polysics - "Blackout Fallout" (from Tokyo, Japan; described as an amazing live band)
• Pizzicato Five - "Nada Di Marzo" (from Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy movie soundtrack)
• Kimya Dawson - "Tire Swing"
• The Bodysnatchers - "Let's Do Rock Steady" (the only ska song played)
• Pink Lady - "Kiss in the Dark" (from a 1970s variety show)
• Otoboke Beaver - "Don't Light My Fire" (from Japan, described as intense math rock/punk rock)
• Small Crush - "Chicken Noodle"
• The Breeders - "Driving on Nine"
• Softball - "Foreign Land" (from Chiba, Japan; Mike wrote this song for them)
• Fastbacks - "In The Summer"
• The Bangs - "I Want More"
• Peach Kelli Pop - "Hello Kitty Knife"
• Red Aunts - "Lethal Lolita" (early 90s band, possibly on Epitaph)
• Bruiser Queen - "Sugar High" (requested by Johnny from St. Louis)
• Millie Small - "My Boy Lollipop"
• Suzanne Vega - "Left of Center" (from Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack)
• Like Roses - (Song title not specified, but mentioned)
• Blondie - "Heart of Glass"
• Batboy - "Dakota Ring"
• City Mouse - "Bad Weather" (also mentioned "Dumb Dumb Dumb" initially)
• Holly and the Italians - "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" (requested by Jason Dwart from Chicago)