Desert Island Jukebox
Jim and Greg have handed control of the Desert Island Jukebox over to some of their favorite guests. Members of LCD Soundsystem, Wild Flag, Slayer and more talk about albums and songs they can't live without.
Desert Island Jukebox
All year long Jim and Greg hog the Desert Island Jukebox and play you songs they can't live without. In this episode, they flip the script and hand over the jukebox quarters to some of their musical guests. Slayer, LCD Soundsystem, Wild Flag and more took on the age-old rock question "What record would you take with you if stranded on a desert island?":
- Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - Louis Armstrong, "On the Sunny Side of the Street"
- Alexei Perry of Handsome Furs - Doctor Alimantado, Best Dressed Chicken in Town
- Dan Boeckner of Handsome Furs - Sonic Youth, Sister
- Sam Beam of Iron and Wine - Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson
- Naomi Yang and Damon Krukowski of Damon & Naomi - Fairport Convention, Liege and Lief
- Lily Allen - Squeeze, "Up the Junction"
- Kerry King of Slayer - Ozzy Osbourne, Blizzard of Ozz
- Dave Lombardo of Slayer - Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
- Rebecca Cole of Wild Flag - Bill Withers, Just As I Am
- Janet Weiss of Wild Flag - The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main St.
- James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem - Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure
Featured Songs
- The Saints, "(I'm) Stranded," (I'm) Stranded, EMI, 1977
- Trombone Shorty, "For True," For True, Verve, 2011
- Louis Armstrong, "On the Sunny Side of the Street," Essential Louis Armstrong, Sony, 2004
- Handsome Furs, "No Feelings," Sound Kapital, Sub Pop, 2011
- Dr. Alimantado, "Best Dressed Chicken in Town," Best Dressed Chicken in Town, Greensleeves, 1978
- Sonic Youth, "Hot Wire My Heart," Sister, SST, 1987
- Sonic Youth, "(I Got A) Catholic Block," Sister, SST, 1987
- Iron and Wine, "The Trapeze Swinger," Around the Well, Sub Pop, 2009
- Harry Nilsson, "Coconut" Nilsson Schmilsson, RCA, 1971
- Harry Nilsson, "Driving Along" Nilsson Schmilsson, RCA, 1971
- XTC, "Desert Island" Mummer, Virgin, 1983
- Weezer, "Island in the Sun," Weezer, Geffen, 2001
- Damon and Naomi, "The New Historicism," The Wondrous World of Damon and Naomi, Sub Pop, 1995
- Galaxie 500, "Tell Me," On Fire, Rough Trade, 1989
- Fairport Convention, "Matty Groves," Liege & Lief , Island, 1969
- Lily Allen, "Smile," Alright Still, Regal, 2006
- Squeeze, "Up the Junction," Cool for Cats, A&M, 1978
- Slayer, "Angel of Death," Reign in Blood, Def Jam, 1986
- Ozzy Osbourne, "I Don't Know," Blizzard of Ozz, Jet, 1980
- Amy Winehouse, "Me and Mr. Jones," Back to Black, Island, 2006
- LCD Soundsystem, "Home," This is Happening, DFA, 2010
- The Magnetic Fields, "Desert Island," Holiday, Merge, 1994
- Wild Flag, "Romance," Wild Flag, Merge, 2011
- Bill Withers, "Grandma's Hands," Just As I Am, Sussex, 1971
- The Rolling Stones ,"Torn and Frayed," Exile on Main St., Atlantic, 1972
- LCD Soundsystem, "Dance Yrself Clean," This is Happening, DFA, 2010
- Roxy Music, "Editions of You," For Your Pleasure, Island, 1973
- Poi Dog Pondering, "So Real," In Seed comes Fruit, Premonition, 2003
- Austra, "Lost It," Feel It Break, Domino, 2011
- The Civil Wars, "20 Years," Barton Hollow, Sensibility, 2011
- Van Hunt, "What Were You Hoping For?" What Were You Hoping For?, Godless Hotspot, 2011
- The Head and The Heart, "Coeur D'Alene," The Head and The Heart, Sub Pop, 2011
Dear Listeners,
For more than 15 years, Sound Opinions was a production of WBEZ, Chicago's public radio station. Now that the show is independent, we're inviting you to join the band and lend a hand! We need your support more than ever because now we have to do all the behind-the-scenes work that WBEZ handled before (like buying insurance and paying for podcast hosting, ugh). Plus, we have some exciting ideas we'd like to try now that there's no one to tell us no!