Alphabet Soup!

Playlist 11/10 (O Week!)

2011-11-15T15:25:00.001-05:00

MGMT ... "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters"

Neil Young ... "Old Man"

Barenaked Ladies ... "ONE WEEK"

Dispatch ... "Open Up"

Jason Mraz ... "ONLY HUMAN"

Company of Thieves ... "Oscar Wilde"

Garbage ... "Only Happy When It Rains"

Yeasayer ... "ONE"

PJ Harvey ... "One Line"

Architecture In Helsinki ... "The Owls Go"

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton ... "Our Hell"

Dr. Dog ... "The Old Days"

Regina Spektor ... "Ode to Divorce"

Interpol ... "Obstacle 2"

Peter Bjorn and John ... "Objects of My Affection"

Tegan and Sara ... "THE OCEAN"

Anaïs Mitchell ... "Old Fashioned Hat"

Gregory and the Hawk ... "Olly Olly Oxen Free"

The Decemberists ... "O New England"

Ingrid Michaelson ... "Overboard"

Best Coast ... "Our Deal"

Bloc Party ... "One Month Off"

Chris Chavez ... "The Observer"

The Kooks ... "Ooh La"

Paramore ... "The Only Exception"

Billy Boy On Poison ... "ON MY WAY"

The Beatles ... "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da"

2011-11-14T00:36:00.003-05:00

OH MY LORD!!

They make petite lap giraffes

http://www.petitelapgiraffe.com/

Playlist from 11/3 (F Week!)

2011-11-08T15:45:00.001-05:00

Parenthetical Girls ... "Forward to Forget"

Tilly and the Wall ... "Fell Down the Stairs"

Broken Social Scene ... "Fire Eye'd Boy"

Blonde Redhead ... "Falling Man"

Magic Magic ... "French Song"

Modest Mouse ... "Float On"

Wolf Parade ... "Fancy Claps"

WHY? ... "Fatalist Palmistry"

Velvet Underground ... "FEMME FATALE"

Tegan and Sara ... "Fix You Up"

Frightened Rabbit ... "Fast Blood"

Iron & Wine ... "Fever Dream"

Kurt Vile ... "Freeway"

The Shins ... "Fighting In a Sack"

Charlie Mingus Sextet ... "Fifty-First Street Blues"

Brother Ali ... "Forest Whitaker"

The Beatles ... "FROM ME TO YOU"

The Gypsy Moths ... "The Funk"

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ... "Fault line"

The Maccabees ... "FIRST LOVE"

Grizzly Bear ... "Foreground"

Alicia Keys ... "Fallin'"

PHOENIX ... "Fences (Home Demo)"

Thao ... "Fixed It!"

Andrew Bird ... "Fake Palindromes"

Led Zeppelin ... "Fool In The Rain"

Band of Horses ... "The Funeral"

The Fratellis ... "For The Girl"

The Temper Trap ... "Fader"

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova ... "Falling Slowly"

Kate Nash ... "Foundations"

Fergie ... "Fergalicious"

Playlist from 10/27 (P Week!)

2011-10-28T15:41:00.000-04:00

Portugal. The Man ... "People Say"

All-Time Quarterback ... "Plans Get Complex"

Elliott Smith ... "Pitseleh"

Rilo Kiley ... "Paint's Peeling"

Zoe ... "Poli (feat. Anni B Sweet)"

Clare and the Reasons ... "PLUTO"

Tune-Yards ... "Powa"

Feist ... "Past In Present"

The Smiths ... "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs ... "PIN"

Corinne Bailey Rae ... "Put Your Records On"

Middle Brother ... "Portland"

Neon Indian ... "Psychic Chasms"

Devendra Banhart ... "Pumpkin Seeds"

The Mountain Goats ... "Pale Green Things"

Damien Jurado ... "Pear"

Beirut ... "The Penalty"

The Bird and the Bee ... "Polite Dance Song"

Norah Jones ... "Painter Song"

Dead Man's Bones ... "Pa Pa Power"

Cake ... "Palm Of Your Hand"

Regina Spektor ... "Poor Little Rich Boy"

The Vaccines ... "Post Break-Up Sex"

The Dandy Warhols ... "Plan A"

The Beatles ... "Please PLease Me"

Talking Heads ... "Psycho Killer"

Tegan and Sara ... "Proud"

Playlist from October 20th

2011-10-21T12:29:00.002-04:00

T For TIRED, TESTS, TRIUMPH

Norah Jones..... Turn me on
Maroon 5..........This Love
Ra Ra Riot ..........Too Dramatic
The Temptations..........Treat Her Like a Lady
The Beatles ...............Twist And Shout
Death Cab for Cutie ..........Title and Registration
Thao ...............Tallymarks
First Aid Kit ..........Tangerine
Cat Stevens ...............Tea for the Tillerman
Monsters of Folk ...............Temazcal
Bright Eyes ..........Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
Pariah Beat ..........Temporary Love
Regina Spektor ..........Two Birds
Andrew Bird ..........Tables and Chairs
Stars ..........Take Me To The Riot
Architecture In Helsinki ..........Tiny Paintings
CocoRosie ..........Tekno Love Song
The Hood Internet ..........two weeks of hip hop
FINAL FANTASY ..........This Is the Dream of Win and Regine
Tegan and Sara.....Take Me Anywhere
St. Vincent ..........These Days
Neko Case ..........This Tornado Loves You
Mates of State ..........Think Long
Johnny Flynn & Laura Marling ..........Travel Light
Dapo Torimiro ..........Text Book Stuff
Two Door Cinema Club ..........This Is The Life
Sondre Lerche ..........To Be Surprised
Lykke Li ..........Tonight

Playlist from October 13th

2011-10-21T12:20:00.002-04:00

The letter of the week was G!!

Babyface.......... Grown & Sexy
Ray Charles .........Georgia on my Mind
Iron and Wine......... Glad Man Singing
Sun Kill Moon .........Glenn Tipton
Mountain Goats......... Going to Georgia
Of Montreal .........Gronlandic Edit
Lightning Love .........Girls Are Always Wrong
Pixies .........Gigantic
The New Pornographers......... Go Places
Tune-Yards .........Gangsta
Mirah .........The Garden
Bombay Bicycle Club .........Ghost
Heartless Bastards .........Gray
Kanye West .........Good Morning
The Faint .........Glass Danse
Modest Mouse .........Gravity Rides Everything
M83......... Graveyard Girl
Beck .........Girl
Beach Boys .........Good Vibrations
Flo Rida .........Good Feeling
Will Smith .........Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Mando Diao......... God Knows
Freelance Whales......... Generator (First Floor)

Playlist from October 6th

2011-10-21T12:15:00.002-04:00

The letter of the Week was L!

Kanye West.....Lost In The World
Camera Obscura.....Let's Get Out of This Country
CocoRosie .....Lemonade
Lykke Li ..........Let It Fall
New Order .....Love Vigilantes
Belle and Sebastian.....Like Dylan In the Movies
Mirah.....Lone Star
St. Vincent .........Laughing With a Mouth of Blood
Tune-Yards ..........Lions
Talking Heads .........Love Goes To A Building On Fire
Backstreet Boys .....Larger Than Life
Barenaked Ladies .........Light Up My Room
Nina Simone .........Love Me or Leave me
Cat Stevens .........Longer Boats
Sun Kil Moon ..... .....Last Tide
Delta Spirit ..... .....Lover's Waltz
Coldplay ..... .....Lovers In Japan
Beck ..... .....Loser
Priscilla Ahn .........Leave the Light On
Fleet Foxes ........Lorelai
The Dodos .........Longform
The Head And The Heart .........Lost In My Mind
Citizen Cope ..........Let the Drummer Kick
Pete Townshend .........Let My Love Open the Door
Natasha Bedingfield ..........Little Too Much

Head and the Heart concert 9/30/11

2011-10-18T19:33:00.008-04:00

Cats!

2011-10-13T23:29:00.002-04:00

Check out this link to Cooper: Photographer Cat. To check out some sweet cat photography.

And you should probably check out the entire Chemistry Cat meme. But this is the best one:

Playlist 9/29 - Special Alphabet Themed Show!

2011-09-30T15:59:00.001-04:00

Vitamin String Quartet ... "ABC"

Little Eva ... "The Loco Motion"

Nat "King" Cole ... "L-O-V-E"

Kid Cudi ... "Simple As..."

Kermit the Frog ... "African Alphabet"

Fergie ... "Glamorous (feat. Ludacris)"

Otis Redding ... "RESPECT"

Hall and Oates ... "Method of Modern Love"

Gwen Stefani ... "hollaback girl"

Village People ... "YMCA"

The Magnetic Fields ... "Washington, D.C."

Naughty By Nature ... "O.P.P"

Bay City Rollers ... "SATURDAY NIGHT"

The Kinks ... "Lola"

Kesha ... "Dinosaur"

Justice ... "D.A.N.C.E"

Ashlee Simpson ... "L.O.VE"

Lady GaGa ... "Born This Way"

Patti Smith ... "GLORIA"

The Guess Who ... "American Woman"

Noah and the Whale ... "LIFEGOESON"

Missy Elliot ... "spelling bee"

Paul Whiteman ... "constantinople"

MIA ... "uraqt"

OMD ... "abc auto industry"

The Jackson 5 ... "abc"

Watch This!!!

2011-09-29T23:13:00.000-04:00

Playlist from 9/22 (C Week!)

2011-09-23T15:56:00.001-04:00

Sparks ... "cool Places"

Foster the People ... "Call It What You Want"

Sufjan Stevens ... "CHICAGO"

The Postal Service ... "Clark Gable"

David Bowie ... "changes"

THE BEACH BOYS ... "Catch A Wave"

Patsy Cline ... "CRAZY"

The Gypsy Moths ... "Cats Game"

Donavan ... "CATCH THE WIND"

Elvis Presley ... "CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE"

Laura Stevenson and the Cans ... "Caretaker"

Death Cab for Cutie ... "Crooked Teeth"

First Aid Kit ... "Cross Oceans"

Beirut ... "The Canals of Our City"

Bjork ... "crystalline"

Natalia LaFourcade ... "Cursis Melodias"

Tegan and Sara ... "The Con"

Architecture In Helsinki ... "City Calm Down"

Pavement ... "Cut Your Hair"

Arcade Fire ... "cars and telephones"

Coldplay ... "Clocks"

Bombay Bicycle Club ... "Cancel On Me"

FINAL FANTASY ... "The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead"

Interpol ... "C'Mere"

We Were Promised Jetpacks ... "Conductor"

Local Natives ... "Camera Talk"

Metric ... "Combat Baby"

Playlist from 9/15 (B Week!)

2011-09-16T15:51:00.001-04:00

Of Montreal ... "Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider"

Michael Jackson ... "BILLIE JEAN"

The XX ... "Basic Space"

Tegan and Sara ... "Back In Your Head"

The Ataris ... "Boys Of Summer"

Emily Haines ... "Between the Bars"

Radiohead ... "The Bends"

Destiny's Child ... "Bills, Bills, Bills"

Feist ... "BRANDY ALEXANDER"

Lady GaGa ... "Boys Boys Boys"

Regina Spektor ... "Blue Lips"

The Dresden Dolls ... "BackStabber"

Fleetwood Mac ... "Big Love (Live)"

The Beatles ... "BIRTHDAY"

Blind Pilot ... "The Bitter End "

Arcade Fire ... "Black Mirror"

Leona Lewis ... "Bleeding Love (Album Version)"

Rilo Kiley ... "Breakin' Up"

Corinne Bailey Rae ... "BREATHLESS"

Talking Heads ... "Burning Down The House"

Monsters of Folk ... "Baby Boomer"

The Rural Alberta Advantage ... "The Ballad of the RAA"

Weezer ... "Buddy Holly"

Britney Spears ... "baby one more time"

*NSYNC ... "BYE BYE BYE"

Playlist from 9/8 (A Week!)

2011-09-09T15:36:00.000-04:00

The National - Abel (Alligator)

Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This (I Had the Blues But I Shook them Loose)

Final Fantasy - Adventure.exe (Has a Good Home)

The New Pornographers - All for Swinging You Around (Electric Version)

Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater (I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One)

Lady Gaga - Alejandro (The Fame Monster)

Regina Spektor - Ave Maria (Demo)

Blink 182 - All the Small Things (Enema of the State)
Magnetic Fields - All the Umbrellas in London (Get Lost)

Ben Folds - Annie Waits (Rockin' the Suburbs)

Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl (You Forgot it in People)

Dean Martin - That's Amore

Yeasayer - Ambling Alps (Odd Blood)

New Order - Age of Consent (Power Corruption and Lies)

Talking Heads - And She Was (Once in a Lifetime)

Chiddy Bang - All Things Go (The Preview)

Amadou & Mariam - Artistiya (Dimanche a Bamako)

Marvin Gaye - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Greatest Hits)

Local Natives - Airplanes (Gorilla Manor)

Devendra Banhart - At the Hop (Nino Rojo)

James Brown - Any Day Now (It's a Mother)

Damien Juradoa - Arkansas (Saint Bartlett)

Madeline Payroux - Always a Use (Dreamland)

Mountain Man - Animal Tracks (Made the Harbor)

Deer Tick - Ashamed (War Elephant)

Mike Noyce - Arrested (Fey 7" Series)

Frank Sinatra - As Time Goes By (Frank Sinatra Sings His Greatest Songs)

The Beatles - All You Need is Love (Magical Mystery Tour)

Karen O and the Kids - All Is Love (Where the Wild Things Are)

The Spinners - Ain't No Woman Like the One I've Got (100 Essential Funk and Soul Hits Live)

Alphabet Soup is BACK!!!

2011-09-08T22:40:00.002-04:00

Kayleigh and Claire have returned from a year in Spain, and a Semester in Hawai'i to bring you fun and friendship this semester on Alphabet Soup!!

This week's letter is A. (But not for A+, because we're both a little rusty on the whole radio station thing) We got into the Building and we're playing Music. We're missing all of our Alphabet Soup Buddies but we're looking forward to having interns soon!

There were three whole Albums in the rotation binder that I wanted to take, and I'm pretty excited about it!

Oopsies

2011-02-22T00:05:00.004-05:00

Hello friends, followers and lovers.

Firstly, I would like to apologize for not giving you the heads up that our show was TODAY (Monday) because BU does this funny little switcheroo sometimes where Tuesdays become Mondays (they also don't believe in snowdays).

So for those of you who didn't see any of our frantic tweets or Facebook posts, tonight's theme completed the trifecta of French/foreign words P for Parler/Parlare (translation: to speak)

Second, here is what we played!!!!!!!! Song-Artist(Album)

Twist and Shout- The Beatles (Please Please Me)
Shout- The Isley Brothers (The Essential Isley Brothers)
Say It Ain't So- Weezer (Blue Album)
How To Say Goodbye- Paul Tiernan (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist)
California English- Vampire Weekend (Contra)
The Dangling Conversation- Simon and Garfunkel (The Best of Simon and Garfunkel)
I Just Called to Say I love You- Stevie Wonder (The Definitive Collection)
Shut Up- Black Eyed Peas (Elephunk)
Girl Talk- TLC (Girl Talk)
Put It In a Love Song- Alicia Keys/Beyoncé (The Element of Freedom)
Heard 'Em Say- Kanye West (Late Registration)
Speak Now- Taylor Swift (Speak Now)
We Speak No Americano- Yolanda Be Cool (Ultra 2011)
Say My Name- Destiny's Child (The Writing's on the Wall)
Say Hello- Jay-Z (American Gangster)
Watcha Say- Jason Derulo (Jason Derulo)
Run My Mouth- Ra Ra Riot (The Rhumb Line)
Don't Speak- No Doubt (Tragic Kingdom)
Say it All- Sondre Lerche (SXSW Daytrotter Session)
Sing Teresa Says- Greg Laswell (Daytrotter Session)
You Talk Way Too Much- The Strokes (Room on Fire)
Napoleon Says- Phoenix (It's Never Been Like That)
Camera Talk- Local Natives (Gorilla Manor)
Screaming Infidelities- Dashboard Confessional (The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most)
Conversation 16- The National (High Violet)
Relator- Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson (Breakup)
Superstar- Lupe Fiasco (The Cool)
My Prerogative- Britney Spears (Greatest Hits)

G for Garçon

2011-02-12T13:37:00.002-05:00

We know all the fellas felt left out last week...so this Tuesday, Let's Hear it For the Boy!

All boy names, for the whole show.

In case you want more information about the Backstreet Boys... click here

TUNE IN: TUESDAY 6-8 PM WWW.WTBURADIO.ORG

fun fact: no one on Alphabet Soup speaks French

F is for Femmes

2011-02-08T09:14:00.002-05:00

Feminine, fille, girl, senorita.

All girly names tonight. So tell me whatcha want, what you really really want.

TONIGHT FROM 6-8 PM. WWW.WTBURADIO.ORG

J for:

2011-01-29T00:38:00.003-05:00

What is on all of our minds right now JOBS!

And Jackson 5.

Topics: Our "You majored in WHAT??" stories, monster.com, and how to tailor "I am awesome" to a cover letter for any job listing.

Tune in this Tuesday from 6-8pm www.wtburadio.org

We Heart NY

2011-01-24T21:32:00.003-05:00

It's the concrete jungle where dreams are made oh,

I want to be a part of it.

It's not as if it burned to the ground when you drove away.

Their cops ain't too smart.

I love it but it's bringing me down.

We're takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson river line.

Can you see where we're going with this?

This week's letter is N FOR NEW YORK. That magical city that never sleeps, so bring your Ambien (no MDMA pls.) and groove over the 59th st. bridge with us. TOMORROW NIGHT, 6-8 PM EST (for those of you in less frosty time zones) www.wtburadio.org . you know the drill.

And remember.

No sleep til Brooklyn.

WHO'S READY FOR SOME ALPHABET SOUP??

2011-01-07T13:34:00.008-05:00

You are, you know you are.

We're back, but this is a post with mixed emotions. In Sad/We're Really Proud and Jealous of Her news our beloved DJ Claire is studying in Hawaii (yep) this semester. This is what it will be like:

(Chelsea and I creeping from afar while Claire is a cool cat as always, click to imbiggen)

Never fear! Ashley, newly minted DJ (note the promotion on the sidebar), will be joining AS again this semester!!

When is this all going down, you ask?

TUESDAY NIGHTS from 6-8 PM

Here's photo representations of what you can expect to hear:

Summa this

maybe this:

and definitely this:

SO TUNE (stream?) IN: TUESDAY NIGHTS 6-8. www.wtburadio.org

Anyone know a good wedding singer?

2010-11-30T15:31:00.003-05:00

No? Ok then.

Listen in for our hotly anticipated wedding show. (W for Wedding) Expect lots of songs that will make you go "awww", a few tears, and a little Billy Idol.

No chicken dance. Ever.

TONIGHT 10pm-Midnight. www.wtburadio.org

M for MAGIC!

2010-11-15T23:14:00.002-05:00

Magic, Harry Potter, Wizard Rock, GET EXCITED.

S

2010-11-09T19:11:00.003-05:00

S FOR SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE IT!!!

Oh is it Tuesday?

2010-11-02T19:12:00.004-04:00

Are we like supposed to do a radio show on Tuesday night?

L for Last Minute, Time, Time Ticking Away, Time to go back to studying.....

LETTER OF THE WEEK!!!

2010-10-24T16:40:00.003-04:00

F for:
That is correct welcome to the Halloween episode of ALPHABET SOUP!!! FEAR. Are you afraid of not picking a costume in time? We are!!

Listener of the Week.

2010-10-19T23:18:00.007-04:00

RACHEL HENRICH!

Listener of the week Rachel Henrich came through in a pinch and found us the Darkwing Duck Theme song, for D for Dark! Rachel is an Oregonian currently living in Texas. She is one of Claire's long time friends and the kind of person you want on your side. She's not afraid of breaking bones: yours or hers. She is an avid dancer and rugby player.

Want to be Listener of the week? Listen to the show. Call us, IM us. Help us pick next week's theme. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TELL US WHAT TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN.

P for Prom

2010-10-19T22:28:00.006-04:00

A little late, but as promised from our pretty in pink show.

Claire: Blue Weave, Ohhhh hey prom!!!

D! For DARK!

2010-10-19T12:52:00.003-04:00

DARK: Nights, Chocolate, Winter. I don't know. When we know we'll let you know. It is going to be dark.

P!

2010-10-11T12:35:00.001-04:00

P for PRETTY IN PINK!!

We're going to be a little bit like this

We hope you are enjoying our playlist:

2010-10-05T22:48:00.001-04:00

Here is a list of the Top 50 Craziest Musicians. Just to put you in the mood.

C for CRAZY

2010-10-04T21:59:00.003-04:00

Crazy exes? Crazy boyf/gf sitch? Crazy in love? ACTUALLY crazy??

We don't discriminate at alphabet soup.

No matter the degree of cray-cray, you are welcome to tune in tomorrow from 10pm-12am to get yer ya-yas out.

See you on the radio (expect some Whitney Houston songs)

HOORAY FOR .gifs!!!

R for Ridin' Solo

2010-09-26T13:03:00.003-04:00

Riding solo? Holler at your...... Best friend? Sister? Bro? Holler at Riding Solo this week on Alphabet Soup!

H for HEAT

2010-09-20T20:22:00.002-04:00

Pretty self-explanatory. Maybe we'll play some songs about Lebron, disappointment, selling-out, etc. (get it? Miami HEAT??).

More likely: songs about heat, hotness, hotties, plus a little bit of good songs that start with the letter H.

Get your requests ready, and we'll see you tomorrow (at 10 pm, www.wtburadio.org)

M for Movement (not wedding songs)

2010-09-18T20:39:00.002-04:00

Ta-dah!! Now you can relive the magic of Alphabet Soup broadcasts over and over again. Although you should still listen in to catch our witty commentary and hilarious anecdotes.

We're still perfecting our "Songs that will play at my wedding" playlists...so keep watching the blog to learn what songs to blast with a boom box held over your head outside of our windows to automatically win our hearts. (Are you listening, John Cusack??)

See you on the radio!! (TUESDAY, AT 10PM)

M for Movement

2010-09-07T23:44:00.004-04:00

That is right soupers. We are changing things up just a little bit. This semester we are going to pick a letter with a corresponding word theme. Next week it will be M for mmmooooovvvment! We are going to be more flexible about the letter each song starts with in exchange for a more thematic show. At least for now!

S is for:

2010-09-06T22:57:00.003-04:00

Start!

Hello, hello. It has been quite a while since I've posted. Kayleigh and Claire held it down while Chelsea and I were abroad, but we're back and better than ever!.* Since it's a new semester, we figured we'd shake things up a little bit on Alphabet Soup. At least for tomorrow, the theme of the show is Start, as in beginnings, new stuff, etc. Maybe by the end of the semester we'll pick harder words to improve your vocabulary (the GRE words are fresh in a certain DJ's mind), or maybe half an hour in we'll run out of themed songs, and revert back to our old ways of playing songs that start with S. WHO KNOWS?? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!!

In case you've forgotten, stream us LIVE tomorrow (TUESDAY) from 10pm-12am on www.WTBUradio.org, IM us at WTBUradioDJ or call us in the studio at 617-353-6400 if you can think of any Start themed songs.

*We think.

Examine Your Zipper!

2010-03-21T14:33:00.003-04:00

That's right folks X,Y,AND Z What we think of next?! Hint: It starts with Q and Ends with U. Alternately it starts with 1 and ends with infinity.

The letter of the Week is:

2010-02-28T10:47:00.001-05:00

The letter of the Week is:

2010-02-20T15:57:00.002-05:00

L for Love or Lack thereof!

2010-02-16T17:55:00.003-05:00

You know the Drill! Highlights!
-Lounge Piano: Babaar. I’ve been told this is more complicated to make than a mash up. So I don’t know what it is but I like it!
-Last Request: I had no idea Paulo Nutini was so young! Wow! And I think Kayleigh is right he has an accent. You can really hear it in the video!
-Laundry Room: I gave you the WHOLE tiny desk concert. Laundry Room is first but why just a little Avett Bros when you can have a lot?
-Bonus!! Passion Pit Sleepyhead ft. PS22 CUTEST EVER!! (Props to Kelsey former video playlist guru)
-Love You Madly: Cake’s music video… cooking pumpkins? I kid you not.

For the way you Listen to Alphabet Soup...

2010-02-11T12:42:00.005-05:00

The letter of the week is L!

Can you guess why? Perhaps it is because Sunday is February 14th! My second least favorite holiday after New Years! Don't worry we won't just play love songs- but we will just play L songs!

K for Know, Knot, and Silent Ks everywhere!

2010-02-10T19:58:00.005-05:00

Alright friends here is it! I know I know it is only Wednesday but we had a "Snow" day and I made the Video playlist. Shhhh don't tell anyone but we've already picked the letter for next Sunday Too! We're super on top of it.... I promise I'm getting my homework done too!

-Knotty Pine: The Dirty Projectors, not with David Bryne, but you lean a little bit about Dark Was The Night. There is a sing along And Vincent Moon (of the Take Away Shows) did the filming.
-Keep Fishin’ Weezer with MUPPETS! It does not get better than Muppets.
-Know your Onion: We played The Shins but I wanted to show you the of Montreal cover.
-Kate: Ben Folds Five. The video is literally just three of them in a bed.
-Keep me in Mind: Little Joy. These guys opened for Regina, they do it unplugged I like it.

Ohhhhhh.......

2010-02-07T14:12:00.006-05:00

Tonight's letter is K! And this is our 100th post to the blog!

M for Midnight Monday!

2010-02-06T23:59:00.004-05:00

Here is is folks the M video playlist.

Highlights:
-I Can See The Pines are Dancing: AA Bondy is too folk for a twitter and too folk for youtube so you'll have to settle for "I Can See The Pines are Dancing" instead of "Murder of Roses." The good news is he is beautiful!
- Mambo No. 5: Lou Bega is super fly the video is super fly.
- The Who: My Generation, apparently there is a very famous explosion at the end of this video.
- Machine: Anni Rossi sings and plays the viola.
-Modern Girls and Old Fashioned Men: We love Regina. Regina + Hugging The Strokes = enough said.

I for Indeed!

2010-01-31T01:14:00.004-05:00

This took me longer than I intended. I know you've been waiting for it! The Letter I!

Highlights:
-In the Aeroplane over the sea: A tribute to Anne Frank (Someone got an A on this project)
-Islands: When there were still four members of their band.
-I'm Gonna Be (500 miles): The Proclaimers are some cool cats.
-Into Your Arms: The Lemonheads on "The Jon Stewert Show" Jon is super young!

The letter of The Week is....

2010-01-29T12:06:00.003-05:00

This week's letter is...

2010-01-23T13:02:00.004-05:00

B! For the Big Bang!

2010-01-20T21:21:00.003-05:00

Here it is the video playlist for the first show of 2010! Highlights include:

-Bellatrix is Rubbish: The wizard rock song of the week. The Remus Lupins don’t have a music video, this is a mash up of movie clips.
-Bennie and The Jets: Elton John and Cher. Enough Said.
-Bruises: Chairlift Live. Super Cute.
-Better: Because it is Regina x100
-Blowin’ in The Wind: A very young Bob Dylan.

Alphabet Soup Returns!

2010-01-16T12:01:00.002-05:00

Hey there, Soupers! Alphabet Soup is back this semester, now on Sunday nights from 10PM-12AM. Tune in tomorrow night for

Y! For wherefore art thou Romeo?

2009-12-28T23:35:00.004-05:00

Presenting the long awaited Cram Jam play list! Y!! Stay tuned for next semester's day and time!! Get Excited for the new segment: Wizard Rock song of the week! And be proud because this is Claire's first ever post to the blog!

Highlights include:
-Ani DiFranco: A home made music video for "You Had Time"
- Lacrosse "You can't say no forever" arguably the CUTEST video ever.
- Jackie Wilson performing "Your love keeps lifting me Higher and Higher"
- Bright eyes doing a live "You Will" if you know the song you will find Mr. Oberst's changes very interesting.

CRAM JAMS!

2009-12-16T21:18:00.003-05:00

Tune in this week at the normal time for...

Souper Special:

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We're breaking all the rules for the last show. This gets a little complicated, so read carefully.

From 10pm-11pm this Thursday, 12/10: the letter is

for: "Awwww, shucks, this is the last Alphabet Soup show." and "Auf Wiedersehen" or "Adios"

THEN. from 11-12am, in honor of the departing DJ's, we will have multiple letters:

Because, I know we've been pretty secretive about this, our names are Chelsea, Devon and Kelsey. (Ps. that fact about the letter K is definitely true.)

So grab a box of tissues, snuggle up to your laptop, and listen to Alphabet Soup: the Finale (as we know it) TONIGHT from 10-12am. If you begin to feel like your life is over or like there will be a void in your heart every Thursday night from now on, we're providing this link for use in case of an emergency. It will make you feel better, we promise.

Later skaters. It's been a pleasure blogging for you this semester.

12/3 aka Intern Takeover

2009-12-06T23:55:00.002-05:00

I know you all think they did a fabulous job. And for the letter V:

-Madonna at the 1990 VMA's. This was her Marie Antoinette phase.
-Damien Rice at Abbey Road. Watch it.
-Another fantastic MS paint animation for Harry and the Potters. as one commenter says: this has a mgmt vibe, or maybe mgmt has a vibe of this. haaahahahhahahahaha.
-The real reason Kelsey loves the interns: they played Dashboard Confessional. And she wasn't even there!!
-Billy Joel's still got it. Honestly, I thought it was a joke when it said he performed on Conan. Where the heck was I in April?
-Anni Rossi sings and plays the violin at the same time. Succeeds at both.
-Live Sea Wolf!!

enjoy! and try to hold back your tears this week. it's our last show of the semester, and the last for Devon, Chelsea and Kelsey before they spread the AS love in Europe. Not to worry though, we'll keep you posted for Claire and Kayleigh's Cram Jams sesh. Plus, the end of fall semester 09 can only mean one thing: JANE'S COMING BACK! So everybody has that to look forward to.

Did you miss us?

2009-12-06T23:23:00.005-05:00

Good.

Sorry it's been a while since we've updated. Here's the vidlist from 11/19. the letter O:
-Why?'s "One Rose" apparently doesn't exist as a video. Instead, "Axl Rose in Court Part 1/2" should suffice.
-"One Great City!" is apparently Toronto
-"O tannenbaum" featuring the Peanuts special. obvi.
-Pulled a little switcheroo for Discovery's "Orange Shirt". Enjoy a mash-up of "Osaka Loop Line" and 50 Cent's "Got Money"= I Got Money in Osaka. Surprisingly good.
-Oh, you've been looking for Alvin and the Chipmunks covering Hootie and the Blowfish? Don't even worry about it. We've got you covered.
-Raise your hand if you think Regina Spektor would be a baller elementary school teacher.
-Blind Pilot live in Oregon. Blind Pilot also live in Oregon. Get it? it's the same word, two different meanings.
-A cover of "O Oregon". The runner-up was Oregon Gutters Clogged After Rain.

ENJOY!

If things go well tonight

2009-11-17T23:45:00.003-05:00

inappropriate?
i don't think so.

11/19=

D-lite-full

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Highlights:
-10 minutes of Robert Plant in 1970
-Avett Brothers short film created with all found footage
-the Dr. Dog video is kind of crappy quality, but the sound quality and their awesomeness makes up for it.
-just take a peek at the Bishop Allen Grrr... album cover. I think it's one of my faves of all time. Oh hang on, I'll just post it here. Save you some time:-Gwen Stefani circa her pink hair days
-Twofer: Sly and the Family Stone performing "Everyday People" AND "Dance to the Music"
-The Morning Benders acoustic at a Puma store. Don't get too excited, Puma like the shoes, not as in wild cat.
-THE creepiest Buddy Holly video you will EVER SEE. Moving still photographs. Bad idea.
-Primus' claymation version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Not, as apparently most people search for it, "the Devil Went Down to GEORGE". I'm not even going to touch that one.
-Bettlejuice Day-O scene. It's the best part of the movie, admit it.
-the Courtney Cox version of "Dancing in the Dark". Wait, there are more versions? Yes. There's a live clip of the Boss pulling his mother on stage to dance with him. So he's dancing in the dark......with his mother?

I'll leave you with that, soupers. Tune in on Thursday at ten for our last show before Thanksgiving break!! Thank god for those crazy turkey chemicals that will make you fall asleep before 10 pm so you won't miss us too much.

Two things:

2009-11-11T21:56:00.002-05:00

1) the letter for tomorrow is D
2) Here's the H video playlist
-watch the of Montreal video. Actually, just watch the first 20 seconds of the of Montreal video.
-Donnie Darko montage for "Head Over Heals"
-check out the last video of Regina Spektor. seriously. do it.
-"Hold You in My Arms" by Ray LaMontagne is pretty good too.

.....to the izzo

2009-11-03T22:10:00.003-05:00

that's an H. not a K.
we here at alphabet soup want to keep the spirit of Halloween alive with zombie letters.

catch you Thursday

T Vid List:

2009-11-03T16:11:00.002-05:00

Highlights:
-The first four minutes of "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
-The Dirty Projectors discussing "Temecula Sunrise"
-"If you watch any of these watch this video..." of the week: "Tim, I Wish You Were a Girl"
-Ferris Bueller shaking up the Chi ("Twist and Shout")
-We played "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne, but instead the video is his cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". Sue me. Compare it to the Kooks cover from last week's playlist.
-Squeeze- "Tempted". As KingofAllWhites says: Look at the hot sluts in the background!!!
-Pee Wee Herman gets into trouble at a biker bar, dances to "Tequila" (at the 2:30 mark) to win all the "dudes" over.
- Ra Ra Riot performing in an attic in Syracuse, NY (upstate NY, hollaaaa)
-who knew Wheatus was popular in Germany?

Stuff Alphabet Soup Likes:

2009-11-03T12:55:00.002-05:00

Here we have some fun videos that hit the interwebs last week, but in case you missed them, we present AS favesies Sondre Lerche, Tegan and Sara, and Vampire Weekend teaching you how to play their songs on guitar!!

Sondre Lerche: (How) "To Be Surprised"

(Tegan and Sara's) Sara Quin: "Walking with a Ghost"

(Vampire Weekend's) Ezra Koenig: "A-Punk"

Addendum to the S video playlist

2009-10-28T21:30:00.003-04:00

Whilst sitting in gridlock traffic on Comm. Ave today on the BUS in the rain, I found this video on my ipod and couldn't believe I didn't include it as the video for "Strange Vine" by Delta Spirit.

Devon talked about La Blogotheque in a post last semester...so if you didn't then, I highly recommend you check out their site and check out vids from AS favorites. Lykke Li's "Dance Dance Dance" take away show put me in a great mood today while watching a traffic light change 12 times before the bus was able to go through the intersection.

In conclusion: traffic sucks, la blogotheque RULEZ
and here's "Strange Vine"

Delta Spirit - Strange Vine from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Keeping it Alphabetical on Alphabet Soup:

2009-10-26T23:46:00.004-04:00

In the past, we haven't limited ourselves by choosing letters in order. For some reason, this semester, October in particular, we're picking letters alphabetically.

Hence, October 29th is hereby declared:And we're going to challenge ourselves this week by not being lame and picking songs that start with "The...".
Songs you won't hear include:
The Call-Backstreet Boys
The Repudiated Immortals- of Montreal
The Face that Launched 1000 Shits- Death Cab for Cutie
etc. etc. it's not really a "challenge", let's just say we're avoiding a cop out.

see you Thursday!

Spectacular S Week.

2009-10-25T19:07:00.003-04:00

First of all: major props to Kayleigh for editing the html so that now you can in fact see the youtube box in its entirety. As a reward, we let her list her last.fm tracks to the right. Check it out to see what everyone's listening to.
Just in case you are confused, this is a playlist. There are more videos that you can skim through using the arrow buttons on either side of the youtube box or from the thumbnail list along the bottom. There is a lot more greatness, if you can imagine, past "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.

I switched up a few things this week. One, the last song we played on air "She Moves in Her Own Way" by the Kooks has been completely replaced by the Kooks covering "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley live wandering the streets of Paris. Courtesy of La Blogotheque. It's just better.

High schoolers rock at covering the New Pornographers, lots of other people don't. The Wizard Rock MS paint video for "Save Ginny Weasley" is worth your time, too.

Also, for "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit, there are two clips. One plain old live version for TV, another is a home video clip acoustic version with the PS 22 kids chorus and Michael Angelakos.

Special thanks to VH1 Classic for coming through in the clutch with a video for "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies.

Old Folks Review MGMT

2009-10-22T22:25:00.002-04:00

Here's what we were just talking about on air. It's worth the watch.

via Stereogum.

The most exciting part of your week

2009-10-21T23:17:00.003-04:00

admit it. Here's the Alphabet Soup Video Playlist: R edition.
Here arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr the highlights:
-Revolution live. No matter how good I get at Beatles RockBand, nothing beats the real thing. And I'm pretty damn good at Beatles RockBand.
-Aretha Franklin. turn up your speakers.
-Amy Winehouse + David Letterman. I decided to pick a video where you can understand what she is singing.
-There's something funny going on with "Raspberry Beret", and its not just Prince's cloud-print blazer
-Nelly featuring City Spud (?)!
-Freddie Prinze Jr. doing the dance Ursher taught his entire high school in She's All That
-Elvis Costello sabotaged (get it?) the Beasties on SNL--breaks into "Radio Radio". Get Well Soon MCA!!
-a clip of the prank that did poor Andy Bernard in. Featuring "Rockin' Robin" and a cell phone thrown into the ceiling. Ignore the arabic. In fact it's pretty FREAKING unfunny.

october twenty-Second iS:

2009-10-20T22:37:00.001-04:00

Great G Playlist

2009-10-14T21:06:00.000-04:00

And here's the link so you can search through the videos

10/15 is.......

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for

RUMPUS!!!

W Week Playlist.

2009-10-06T21:55:00.004-04:00

Look for:

the Colin Firth tribute video synced with "Wild Night" by Van Morrison
Zooey and Joseph Gordon- Levitt's video for "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here"
to keep the crazy female performer kick going- Amy Winehouse live
Vampire Weekend performing "Walcott" with a Parisian tinge...on the streets of Paris (courtesy of La Blogotheque)
As promised, The Very Best and Ezra Koenig @ Le Poisson Rouge (Check out The Very Best in Boston on November 1st)
The Supremes.
Another hilarious video; of "We Didn't Start the Fire". Think of it as more of a visual history lesson.
Aerosmith & Run DMC- Walk This Way. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

or CLICK HERE FOR W

check back soon and/or listen in on Thursday night to hear about Ra Ra Riot's show this past Saturday.

au revoir

Ain't nothing but a G thang on Alphabet Soup!

2009-10-05T22:59:00.002-04:00

10/8 = Gifted Gargantuan Girlfriends Galloping Gratuitously to Grenoble.

It might be a few before we have this week's playlist up...

2009-10-01T23:43:00.002-04:00

so. for all of you who can't seem to find Ezra Koenig performing with F***** Up, here it is!

try to contain your excitement for a few days...we'll have the Dubya vid playlist up soon, we promise.

Highlights from Regina Spektor:

2009-09-28T18:58:00.005-04:00

Here are some amateur photographs and videos from the Regina show at the House of Blues you heard us raving about on Thursday. Little Joy opened (above). Nothing better than a good fake mustache and some good tunes before an amazing headliner.
Here's a DJ and one of our fantastic Interns (you can guess which ones) waiting patiently for Regina to start. We aren't quite sure what was going on with the girl behind us.
And here she is, the lady of the hour(s). A good time was had by all. We forgot to mention that she PLAYED THE SHOFAR during the show. The new album (Far) sounded great live, and some old favorites (Apres Moi, Ode to Divorce, Poor Little Rich Boy) were just as fabulous.

Don't forget to get your W posts ready!!
see you Thursday
-K,C,D,C and K.
!!HOLY CRAP OUR INITIALS ARE A PALINDROME. awesome.

EDIT: I know I promised videos above, but vimeo won't let me embed the player code. here's the urls if you're really interested:
Little Joy- No One's Better Sake clip
Regina Spektor- Samson (full)

2009-09-26T21:23:00.002-04:00

10/1=W.

2009-09-25T17:13:00.003-04:00

hey ya'll. here's the video playlist for C week. I've noticed that the width of our blog is not big enough to hold the greatness that is your weekly dose of the Soup. I'll post the links below. Don't fret.
Highlights for the week:
-C is for CONTROVERSY/CREEPY: Natalie Portman in Carmensita/ Liv Tyler's role in her fajah's video for Crazy.
-Speaking of Crazy, Fiona Apple performs live, again circa 1997.
-the Joanna Newsom video is a different song than what we played on the show (which was Casiopeia). However, the song in the video still starts with C.
-check out the Beatles as babies in 1964 performing Can't Buy Me Love.
voila.

and here are zee links:
The Letter C (9/24)
The Letter E (9/17)
The Letter N (9/10)

And the letter for 9/24 is:

2009-09-22T23:04:00.001-04:00

Get all of your requests ready. See you Thursday.

EXCELLENT WEEK

2009-09-18T13:50:00.002-04:00

I present to you the video playlist from last night's E show. I have a couple of personal highlights you should definitely check out:
a) if you watch any video at all, watch Linus sing "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
b) Cascada falls for a hot MALE librarian in "Every Time We Touch". Who knew those existed.
c) Jeff Lynne in 1975. Enough said.
d) Relive the early 2000's with LFO's faux-MTV Cribs episode-turned-music-video. Keep it up Homegirl...
e) Matt Lauer introducing Fiona Apple's performance on the Today show. This win's the award for the WTF Performance of the Week.
f) Belle and Sebastian's accents!!!
g) Neil Young kicking ass in HD

ENJOY. and check back soon for the next letter.

N Playlist (boring edition)

2009-09-15T10:05:00.002-04:00

Here's the List from 9/10(boring style, because I'm bored at work):
Needy Girl- Chromeo (Fancy Footwork)
No Sleep Till Brooklyn- Beastie Boys (Licensed to Ill)
No Diggity- Blackstreet ( Another Level)
No One- Alicia Keys (As I Am)
Nikorette- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band (Outer South)
No Sunlight- Death Cab for Cutie (Narrow Stairs)
Never Had a Dream Come True- S Club 7 (7)
New Feeling- Talking Heads ( Talking Heads 77)
No Action- Elvis Costello (This Year's Model)
No Reply (demo)- The Beatles (Anthology Disc One)
Airport Taxi Reception- Sondre Lerche (Phantom Punch)
Nowhere Man- the Beatles (Yellow Submarine Soundtrack)
Nightrain- Guns n' Roses (Appetite For Destruction)
New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down- LCD Soundsystem (Sound of Silver)
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You- James Morrison (Songs For You, Truths For Me)
Natalie Portman's Rap- the Lonely Island (Incredibad)
A New Name For Everything- The Weakerthans (Reconstruction Site)
No One's Better Sake- Little Joy ( Little Joy)
Way I Am- Ingrid Michaelson ( Girls and Boys)
New Slang- the Shins (Oh, Inverted World)
Never Think- Rob Pattinson ( The Twilight Movie Official Soundtrack)
No Rain- Blind Melon ( Nonstop 90's Rock)
(Night time is) The Right Time- Ray Charles (Night time is the right time)
Never Gonna Happen- Lily Allen (It's Not me it's You)
Naive- the Kooks ( Inside In/ Inside Out)
No Matter What You Do- Badfinger (The Very Best of Badfinger)
Nineteen- Tegan and Sara (the Con)

E in honor of an EXCELLENT CONCERT

2009-09-14T22:09:00.003-04:00

We hope you were able to see Sondre Lerche this past Sunday night at the Paradise like our lucky listener Hilary. Kelsey and Chicken Lips were also there, we got some okay pics, like the one above.

As for this week. The letter is E. Get those requests ready!! And tune in for Devon's interview with the Weakerthans.

Catch ya Thursday.

NEW FEATURE ALERT:

2009-09-12T18:10:00.003-04:00

What is up Soupers? Did you miss this week's addition of the Soup? Did you tune into the Soup but you still can't get enough?

If either of those apply, here's a youtube playlist of the songs* we played on Thursday.

Think of it as an AS Bonus: they're uncensored (because everyone loves when Natalie Portman says the f word) and some are

live videos, some are even animated (take a break from playing Beatles RockBand and watch Nowhere Man from Yellow

Submarine what whatttt).

We're going to post a new playlist every week, so keep an eye on Alphabet Soup!!

*barring YouTube search failure

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see more Lolcats and funny pictures

sorry folks. due to my recently obtained blog posting abilities...i give you Gargoil Cat.
that is all.

Nebekenezer Never Nullified Nothing.

2009-09-08T23:41:00.004-04:00

This Thursday night from 10-12 EST is brought to you by: you guessed it, the letter N

New semester (come on, last week didn't really count anyway), New intern, New giveaway!! Get your requests ready because this week's letter is the fourteenth, better known as N.

Don't forget to call in to win VIP tickets to SONDRE LERCHE this Sunday at the Paradise (see 9/5 entry for details)

Stream live here: www.wtburadio.org
Call here: 617-353-6400
IM us @: WTBUradioDJ

see you on the radio
Chelsea, Kelsey and Devon

Giveaways on Alphabet Soup? GOOD Giveaways?

2009-09-05T12:21:00.001-04:00

WTBU & (RED)TM are giving away a pair of VIP tickets to two (RED)NIGHTS shows this time: Ingrid Michaelson and Sondre Lerche!

Ingrid plays the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday 9/12 and Sondre follows at the same venue the next night, on Sunday 9/13.

As a VIP for either show, you'll get to meet the artist, score some (RED)NIGHTS goods and check out the concert.

Here's how this one is going to work. The first TWO fans to call in to the show ALPHABET SOUP on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, from 10pm-12am, will win the VIP tickets!

Good luck, WTBUers! The contest winner will be announced here on Friday (Sept 11) morning.

(RED)NIGHTS is a concert series that saves lives. A portion of the proceeds from every (RED)NIGHTS show goes directly to Africa to help those affected by AIDS.

Must be 18 or older and a legal resident of Boston or the surrounding areas (within 75 miles) to win. Please click here to view official (RED)TM sweepstakes rules.

Playlist for AS's First Birthday!

2009-09-04T00:01:00.003-04:00

Here it is, folks. It's a good one, if we do say so ourselves. Not quite sure where we put our L, N & O tracks, buuuuut we know you have plenty of your own to substitute. :)

1) The Beatles - All My Loving (With the Beatles)
2) The Ronettes - Be My Baby (Ultimate Collection)
3) Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River Justified
4) Matt & Kim - Daylight (Grand)
5) Regina Spektor Eet Far
6) Alicia Keys - Fallin (Songs in A Minor)
7) Paul Simon - Graceland (Graceland)
8) Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down (A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar)
9) Al Green - I'm Still in Love With You (Definitive Collection)
10) House of Pain - Jump Around (Fine Malt Lyrics)
11) Queen - A Kind of Magic (A Kind of Magic)
12) Ted Leo and the Pharmacist - Me and Mia (Shake the Sheet)
13) Irving Berlin - Puttin' on the Ritz
14) Death Cab for Cutie - Quit Smoking (The Photo Album)
15) Adele - Right as Rain (19)
16) The Unicorns - Sea Ghost (Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?)
17) Sondre Lerche - The Tape (Phantom Punch)
18) No Doubt - Underneath it All (Rock Steady
19) The Decemberists - Valerie Plame (Always the Bridesmaid vol. 1)
20) The Killers - When You Were Young (Sam's Town)
21) The Submarines - Xavia (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist)
22) Mountain Goats - Yoga (Devil in the Shortwave)
23) Dr. Wily and the Robot Masters - Zelda theme
24) Foy Vance - 1st of July (Hope)
25) Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy (In the Aeroplane Over the Sea)
26) Blind Pilot - 3 Rounds and a Sound (3 Rounds and a Sound)

Because everyone wants to have a SOUPER THURSDAY

2009-09-02T20:39:00.005-04:00

Why be thirsty when you have Alphabet Soup from 10-12 on Thursday nights?
Your favorite Chefs (minus dino-loving Jane who has gone to the land "where Women glow and men plunder" for the semester) are cooking up a special Anniversary edition of the Soup.

Tomorrow night, 10pm-12am EST we're going alphabetical. 26 songs, one for each letter, in order. If you have something you want to hear, call (617-353-6400) or im (WTBUradiodj) ! Have you forgotten the best way to get in touch or tune in? here's a refresher:

Stream @: www.wtburadio.org >click the LISTEN LIVE NOW! button on the left
Listen/watch(?): BU cable channel 6

See you on the radio
Peace, Love and Pandas
-Kelsey, Chelsea and Devon

GUESS WHO'S BACK!

2009-08-19T00:41:00.002-04:00

That's right, Soupers, get ready to rumble. A new season of Alphabet Soup is returning to WTBU! Catch us live on THURSDAY NIGHTS, 10pm-12am EST on www.wtburadio.org! We're coming back with some sadness (goodbye, Jane and David...) and some new happiness--but we're not telling what, just yet! You'll have to tune in to find out! Stick with us to find out what our first week's letter will be!

Have a great rest of summer!

But Wait! That's Not All!

2009-04-27T12:31:00.002-04:00

We fooled you.

ALPHABET SOUP is having ONE MORE SHOW this upcoming Thursday 5/7 from 7-8pm! Okay, so maybe it's half a show, but you need your Soup fix, right? TUNE IN--OR ELSE!

peace, love, and little noodle letters,
devon, jane, chicken lips, and the NO-LONGER-INTERNS, Kelsey and David!

^^ another reason to listen in? ^^

Hold back those tears.

2009-04-23T13:54:00.003-04:00

It's true. This Friday is Alphabet Soup's last show. We've had a good year, but it's time for us to go our separate ways.
I (Jane) will be going off to Australia in the fall.
Devon will be rocking out solo, expanding your musical knowledge.
Chelsea and Kelsey plan to have a radio show about rhymes. Not really, but it should be considered.
David will be jamming? not jamming? I'm not really sure.

We'll keep you posted on when you can tune into our delightful DJs next semester on WTBU. If you want to hear my voice though you're going to have to get skype or something because I definitely won't be streaming live on wtburadio.org or here at BU on channel 6.

For our final show, we'll be playing songs that start with the letter E for the end.

Thanks for being loyal listeners, and don't forget you can listen to alphabet soup whenever you want by downloading mp3s of all of our old shows.

Coming soon: highlights of the past year

This week's letter

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is M for Marathon Monday in Boston!
Go Kenya!

DINOTASTIC

2009-04-10T17:37:00.002-04:00

FEAST YOUR EYES.

YOU WILL NEVER STOP DANCING.

2009-04-09T21:45:00.002-04:00

THIS WEEK'S LETTER= O! SHOW US YOUR O-FACE. ALSO LOOK AT THIS MOTHER OF AN AWESOME VIDEO. AND COME:

DR DOG LOVES THE LETTER D

2009-04-02T16:32:00.001-04:00

It's true -- Dr. Dog loves the sound of the letter d, and so does Alphabet Soup. Our letter this week is D for our special guest.

Gotta question for Dr. Dog? Post it here!

DR. DOG on ALPHABET SOUP!

2009-03-30T14:10:00.002-04:00

OH MY GOD, SERIOUSLY:

Tune in at 4pm EST (on the dot!) this FRIDAY to hear Alphabet Soup's live phone interview with Scott McMicken, aka Taxi, of the Philadelphia-based band Dr. Dog! You won't want to miss this!

-Devon

Let me explain

2009-03-26T17:57:00.002-04:00

Here's how we pick letters -- there is no system. My life motto is "I do what I want." I don't always do what I want, but on Alphabet Soup I do. We pick a letter based on how we feel the moment when we realize we need a letter for Friday. For instance, this week, Kelsey sent out a facebook message asking if we had done the letter R this semester, and we hadn't. So now I want to inform you that our letter this week is R.

Now at this moment when I realize that we'll need a letter for next Friday, April 3rd, I'll let you decide. Scroll through the blog or the facebook page and make sure we haven't used the letter yet this week. Otherwise, the choice is yours. You can have an adorable reason, but it's not necessary. In fact, a totally random selection will probably make you feel like you're the real deal Alphabet Soup DJ.

3/20 Playlist: The Letter C

2009-03-21T16:25:00.004-04:00

Note: "Cappuccino" is definitely from the album Remind Me in 3 Days..., and not just from the Harold & Kumar soundtrack...check out the blog for the show High Fidelity this weekend for the WTBU-exclusive interview with the Knux, before their awesome set last night at BU Central.

Many thanks and much love to guest Soup DJ, Chris Tiernan, for stopping by to jam with us!

This Week, on Alphabet Soup...

2009-03-17T13:12:00.001-04:00

LETTER OF THE WEEK: C
WE HAVE A GUEST DJ! Tune in to find out who!

-alphagirls...and david.

Old People+Young Jeezy+Animal Collective=GOLD

2009-03-13T02:40:00.002-04:00

Seriously, this is brilliant.

Scrapple.tv, Stereogum informs us, has come up with the genius idea of getting members of the elderly community to review current album/single releases. The little ol' man on the right is absolutely adorable. Reminds me DISTINCTLY of my granddad. Someone, please, please buy his Girl Scout cookies! Click here (or on the picture) to read the story and watch these FANTASTIC videos.

This has been your Spring Break Cool Thing of the Week.

-Devon

this week's letter is...

2009-03-04T00:16:00.003-05:00

F! for FUN SPRING BREAK MADNESS...er something.

sadly, i (devon) won't be on air to party with the gang, but i'll definitely be trying to call in all the way from the west coast!

listen in, soupers, then have a great new playlist for all the awesome places you're going over break!

LAST WEEK'S PLAYLIST+THIS WEEK'S LETTER=HEAVEN

2009-02-25T14:06:00.003-05:00

And this Friday, we'll be featuring the letter S! Now, get requesting, people!

<3

Relive Alphabet Soup Again and Again

2009-02-24T17:23:00.003-05:00

Can't get enough of alphabet soup? Want to hear it all the time? Just working on imitating my voice and bad jokes?

Now you can download our show and listen to it 24/7. Put that shit on your ipod! Never leave home without it!

Download Alphabet Soup!

Yessssssss! Helen Horstmann wins the prize for being Alphabet Soup's best listener cause she posted these files. What will you do this week for Alphabet Soup?