No Big Hair podcast #16 is dedicated to the upcoming return of our long-missing Ponytail guestcast-slash-interview from 2008. Why long-missing? It’s a boring story, and it’ll only make sense if you remember what media-streaming site “iMeem” was before it got sold to Myspace (well-timed!) and immediately shut down/locked out all of its accounts—as in the exact same day it was bought out, without notice, to the glee of everyone who’d spent months, if not years, building up a database. So, in short, not that you need another reason to make fun of them these days: it’s totally Myspace’s fault.

Anyway—we’ll be adding it to our Guestcast and Mixcloud pages a week from today. The mix serves as, according to the band, a portrait of their influences, including the Slits, Bruce Haack, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Brian Eno & John Cale, P-Model, Solex, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Craig Leon, and more.

Until then, enjoy a NBHcast lovingly curated for your last month-or-so of summer:

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[50:22]

1. Majical Cloudz :: “Your Eyes”
:: (0:01 – 4:16)
:: from II (Movie Star; 2011)
:: myspace.com/majicalcloudz

2. Jane Jane Pollock :: “Stuck on a Highway Island”
:: (4:17 – 8:25)
:: from Jane Jane Pollock (Self-released; 2011)
:: myspace.com/janejanepollock

3. BOBBY :: “Sore Spores”
:: (8:26 – 13:02)
:: from BOBBY (Partisan; 2011)
:: myspace.com/sickmilk

4. The Cyrillic Typewriter :: “Fellow Worker”
:: (13:03 – 16:09)
:: from The Cyrillic Typewriter (JAZ; 2011)
:: jasonzumpano.com

5. Amen Dunes :: “Lower Mind”
:: (16:10 – 19:56)
:: from Through Donkey Jaw (Sacred Bones; 2011)
:: myspace.com/amendunes

6. Skip Jensen :: “The Spirit of the Ghost”
:: (19:57 – 25:19)
:: from The Spirit of the Ghost (Red Lounge; 2011)
:: myspace.com/skipgendron

7. Cousins :: “Secret Weapon”
:: (25:20 – 28:11)
:: from Secret Weapon/Speech 7” (Noyes Records; 2011)
:: myspace.com/cousinscousins

8. Apache Dropout :: “Nothing in My Hand”
:: (28:12 – 30:54)
:: from Apache Dropout (Family Vineyard; 2011)
:: myspace.com/apachedropout

9. Pure X :: “Twisted Mirror”
:: (30:55 – 35:25)
:: from Pure Pleasure (Acéphale/Light Lodge; 2011)
:: myspace.com/purexmusic

10. Yohuna :: “Mateo”
:: (35:26 – 38:17)
:: from Revery (Self-released; 2011)
:: yohuna.bandcamp.com

11. New Animal :: “When They Come”
:: (38:18 – 41:15)
:: from Up! (Self-released; 2011)
:: newanimal.bandcamp.com

12. Dream Jefferson :: “Purple Hearts”
:: (41:16 – 44:58)
:: from Punch Perm EP (Self-released; 2011)
:: dreamjefferson.bandcamp.com

13. The Pattern Theory :: “Ideas of Fun”
:: (44:59 – 50:22)
:: from The Pattern Theory (Valeot; 2011)
:: myspace.com/thepatterntheory

Cover art source: http://thecollagejournal.com/5thyear/content/02_06_10_large.html