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Casserole Celebrates F-READ-OM

Comments | Monday, September 27, 2010


This week marks the 29th annual Banned Books Week!

As a tribute to this recognizable occasion, The Casserole will be bringing you some tunes that were inspired by literary works. You'll get some Radiohead, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Led Zeppelin, Modest Mouse, and much more!!

This year, Banned Books Week runs from September 26th to October 3rd.
According to BannedBooksWeek.org, "During the last week of September every year, hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events."

This year's Ten most Challenged Books were:

ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (Series) by Lauren Myracle
And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Download the 2009-2010 Pamphlet for a full list of challenged/banned books for the year.


You can go to http://www.ala.org/ or http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/ for more information on Banned Books Week and what YOU can do to support the Freedom To Read!!

And tune in Thursday, September 30th for our Banned Books Week Playlist from 3-6PM right here or on WXAV 88.3FM Chicago!

Playlist 9/30/2010

Led Zeppelin- Ramble On [Lord of the Rings by: Leo Tolstoy]
Jefferson Airplane- White Rabbit [Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by: Lewis Carrol]
The Velvet Underground- Venus in Furs [Venus in Furs by: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Red Right Hand [Paradise Lost by: John Milton]
Franz Ferdinand- Ulysses [Ulysees by: F. Scott Fitzgerald]
Modest Mouse- Tiny Cities Made of Ashes [The Great Gatsby by: F. Scott Fitzgerald]
Metric- Front Row [Great Jones Street by: Don Delillo]
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Pink Floyd's "Animals" [Animal Farm by: George Orwell]
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Sheep
Pigs on the Wing (Part 2)
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David Bowie- Diamond Dogs [1984 by: George Orwell]
The Airborne Toxic Event- Innocence [White Noise by: Don Delillo]
The Smiths- This Charming Man [WWII novel Loving, by Henry Green]
Radiohead- Exit Music (For A Film) [Romeo & Juliet by: William Shakespeare]
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Howl [Howl by: Allen Ginsberg]
Bruce Springsteen- The Ghost of Tom Joad [Grapes of Wrath by: John Steinbeck]
Pearl Jam- Pilate [The Master and the Margarita by: Mikhail Bulgakov]
The Doors- Break on Through (to the other side)[The Doors of Perception by: Auldous Huxley]
The Rolling Stones- Sympathy For The Devil [The Master and the Margarita by: Mikhail Bulgakov]
The Beatles- Think For Yourself


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Playlist 9-23-10

Comments | Thursday, September 23, 2010

Theme: Peace Day
John Lennon- Give Peace A Chance
Elvis Costello- What's So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding
Doves- Here It Comes
Stevie Wonder- Higher Ground
Three Dog Night- Joy To The World
The Guess Who- Share the Land
Marvin Gaye- What's Goin On
Bob Marley- One Love
Depeche Mode- Peace
The Call- War Weary World
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Spread Your Love
Wilco- Ashes of American Flags
George Harrison- Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth
Dawes- Peace in The Valley
Bob Dylan- A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
Delta Spirit- People Turn Around!
Ten Years After- I'd Love to Change the World
Pearl Jam- Masters of War
John Lennon- I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier
Jeff Buckley- Eternal Life
The Flaming Lips- Love the World that You Find
Wilco- War on War
The Guess Who- American Woman
William Elliott Whitmore- When Push Comes to Love
Thom Yorke- Atoms for Peace
Simon and Garfunkel- Sound of Silence
The Beatles- All You Need is Love
John Lennon- Imagine


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Fresh Pick of the Week: Dr. Dog

Comments (0) | Tuesday, September 21, 2010



Dr. Dog "Shadow People" from Shame, Shame. If you don't know them by now, you should. Dr. Dog's last three albums have all been nothing short of perfect.
"Shadow People" can be used as a sample of their greatness.



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Cory Chisel In-Studio, September 17th!

Comments | Thursday, September 16, 2010


We are please to announce that one of Thursday Casserole's FAVORITE artists is coming In-studio.

Thursday Casserole presents this exclusive interview and performance with CORY CHISEL!
Tune in around 3pm (Central time) and listen right here or at WXAV.com. If you're in the area set that dial to WXAV 88.3 FM.

Cory Chisel will be playing later in the evening at Schubas. Friday, September 17, 2010 7:00 PM
21+ $15.00


Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons’ Death Won't Send A Letter was released September 29th of 2009 in the US. It's HIGHLY recommended.

For a full biography visit Cory Chisel's offical website.



Check out the interview the Casserole conducted with Cory from last year!


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Playlist 9-16-2010

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Airborne Toxic Event- Sometime Around Midnight
Cory Chisel & the wandering sons- Born Again
Bob Dylan- Ballad of a Thin Man
Jeff Buckley- Lover You Should've Come Over
My Morning Jacket- Sec Walkin
The Clash- Straight to Hell (Request)
John Lennon- Just Like Starting Over
Arcade Fire- Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)
The New Pornographers- Your Hands Together
ZZ Top- Cheap Sunglasses
The Black Keys- Unknown Brother
The Black Keys- I'll Be Your Man
The Greenhornes- It's Not Real
The Band- Whispering Pines (Request)
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Delta Spirit- Tomorrow Goes Away
Delta Spirit- Trashcan
Delta Spirit- People C'mon
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The Moondoggies- Night and Day
The Avett Brothers- Kick Drum Heart
Mumford & Sons- I Gave You All
Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/ Andrew Bird- Shake It and Break It
Simon and Garfunkel- America
George Harrison- Give me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth
Paul McCartney & Wings- Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five
Electric Six- Danger! High Voltage!
We Are Scientists- Inaction
The Duke Spirit- My Sunken Treasure
The Dead Weather- Blue Blood Blues
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Beat the Devil's Tattoo
Grinderman- Heathen Child
Eastern Conference Champions- Common Sense
Everest- House of 9's
Cory Chisel- What Do You Need
M. Ward- Magic Trick
Nat King Cole- Unforgettable


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Playlist 9-9-10

Comments (0) | Thursday, September 9, 2010

The Black Angels- Telephone
The Black Angels- Young Men Dead
Brian Jonestown Massacre- Wasting Away
Bob Dylan- Forever Young
The Velvet Underground- Venus in Furs
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Stop
The Whigs- Right Hand On My Heart
Kings of Leon- Closer
Delta Spirit- White Table
Dr. Dog- Stranger
The Clash- Lost In the Supermarket (Request)
The Clash- The Guns of Brixton
Arctic Monkeys- My Propeller
Eugene McGuinness- Fonz
Cold War Kids- Hair Down
Camera Obscura- French Navy
Simon & Garfunkel- The Boxer
Metric- Glass Ceiling
Broken Social Scene- All to All
Autolux- Here Comes Everybody
Radiohead- 2 + 2 = 5
We Are Scientists- Nice Guys
Pixies- La La Love You
Weezer- My Name is Jonas
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin- Back In Saddle (Request)
Wolf Parade- You Are A Runner & and I am my Father's son
Arcade Fire- Intervention
Spoon- My Mathematical Mind
The Black Keys- Goodbye Babylon
Band of Skulls- Fires
The White Stripes- The Big Three Killed My Baby
Death Cab For Cutie- Debate Exposed doubt
Jeff Buckley- Dream Brother


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