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DJ Ben hails from the Midwest originally, and brings his salt-of-the-earth snark to your ears along with a mixed bag of punk, power-pop, emo, noise, and rock music.
Visit the Cracked Machine blog and show archive for past interviews with Protomartyr, PUP, Their/They're/There, Sonny & the Sunsets, Hot Lunch, Nightmare Air, The Singles, and more!
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Playlist
1′40″ I am a Cracked Machine by Brainiac on Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (Touch and Go)
6′35″ Bacteria by Archers of Loaf on The Speed of Cattle (Alias)
12′52″ Tragic Carpet Ride by Polvo on Celebrate the New Dark Age (Merge)
16′00″ The Plan by Built to Spill on Keep It Like A Secret (Warner Bros. Records)
19′27″ Transatlantic Foe by At the Drive-In on In/Casino/Out (NA)
26′27″ Killing a Camera by Braid on Frame & Canvas (Polyvinyl Record Company)
28′56″ Windshield by Enginekid on Angel Wings (NA)
32′19″ Wail by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on Now I Got Worry (Matador Records)
35′23″ Sugar Won't Let You Sleep by Fletcher Pratt on Nine by Nine (Ruby Quartz)
42′06″ Dynamite Chair by Poster Children on Tool of the Man (Sire)
45′03″ You Must Be Stopped by Chavez on Ride The Fader (Matador)
48′14″ Soft on the Name by Garden Variety on Knocking the Skill Level (Headhunter Records)
58′01″ Divine Hammer by The Breeders on Last Splash (4AD)
60′39″ Erin Go Bragh by Eggs on Exploder 96 (Teenbeat)
63′48″ Song #1 by Fugazi on Repeater +3 (Dischord Records)
66′49″ Reel by Jawbox on For Your Own Special Sweetheart (Atlantic)
73′09″ Pacific231 by Burning Airlines on Mission: Control! (DeSoto)
76′17″ In the Clear by Cap'n Jazz on Analphabetapolothology (Jade tree)
78′17″ You Are Invited by The Dismemberment Plan on Emergency & I (deSoto)
86′10″ Muck by Dinosaur Jr. on Green Mind (Warner Bros.)
89′45″ So Long by The Doughboys - on When Up Turns to Down (NA)
92′21″ Psychatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles by The Flaming Lips on Clouds Taste Metallic (Warner)
100′07″ Godspeed by The Numbers on Ready, Steady, No! (NA)
103′47″ Never Take the Place of Your Man by Goo Goo Dolls on Hold Me Up (Metal Blade Records)
107′34″ Do You Still Hate Me by Jawbreaker on 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (Communion Label)
114′08″ Dine Alone by Quicksand on Slip (Polydor)
116′06″ Gladiator by The Jesus Lizard on Liar (Touch And Go)
Check out the full archives on the website.
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Playlist
I am a Cracked Machine by Brainiac on Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (Touch and Go)
9′56″ Waking Up In The Morning by Pile on You're Better Than This (Exploding In Sound)
13′53″ Cave In by Wand on Golem (In The Red)
22′32″ Escaping Alive by Renny Wilson on Punk Explosion/Extension (Mint Records)
25′08″ Sheila by White Reaper on White Reaper Does It Again (Polyvinyl Record Company)
28′38″ Weirdoz Everywhere by The Prefab Messiahs on Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive (Burger Records)
31′21″ Dishwasher by Westkust on Last Forever (Luxury)
40′27″ On My Chest by Froth on Bleak (Burger)
42′29″ Mr. Wrong by Male Gaze on Gale Maze (Mt. St. Mt.)
46′12″ What a Man by Robert Pollard on Faulty Superheroes (Guided By Voices Inc.)
49′40″ Be What You Are by The Cairo Gang on Goes Missing (God? Records)
51′44″ Made My Mind Up by Mikal Cronin on MC III (Merge Records)
58′56″ Laced by The DMA's on The DMA's (Mom and Pop Records)
61′59″ This is Life by Heat on Rooms (Kitsune)
65′02″ Mommy by Gateway Drugs on Magick Spells (Cobraside Distribution)
70′34″ Snakes & Ladders by Tough Age on I Get the Feeling Central (Mint Records)
73′23″ Boston by Moose Blood on I'll Keep You In Mind, From Time to Time (No Sleep)
79′39″ Fuck Cops by Fist City on Everything is a Mess (Transgressive Records)
82′37″ Into the Night by Strange Lot on Another Mind (Strange Records)
82′37″ Into the Night by Strange Lot on Another Mind (Strange Records)
86′19″ City On The Hill by Desaparecidos on Payola (Epitaph)
89′22″ Autodidact by Swervedriver on I Wasn't Born To Lose You (Cobraside Distribution)
97′44″ Aimee by Bearhug on So Gone (Spunk)
100′58″ Together or Alone by Eternal Summers on Gold and Stone (Kanine Records)
104′41″ Burnt Black Cars by Slow Down Molasses on Burnt Black Cars (Culvert Music)
110′14″ Deeper than Love by Colleen Green on I Want to Grow Up (Hardly Art)
110′17″ Point of No Return by Surfer Blood on 1000 Palms (Joyful Noise)
Check out the full archives on the website.
Last week, in solidarity with The Singles I wanted to play one of my first interviews on BFF.fm. I talked to Vince Frederick, who makes up…
Who knows? Maybe he'll show up! I've got the tunes ready, and plan to quiz him on whether he thinks tunes are from the 90's or…
On the occasion of the 1st birthday of the Cracked Machine radio show, I've gone back to the beginning and put together an ALL-Ohio set of…
I'm just gonna play my favorite songs, talk about Margaret Cho's good deeds , and make a plea to CB Tarver and Matt Sweeney of Chavez…
We took the first half of the show to explore my 6 Degrees of Women Rockin' project, in which I attempt to map out the relationships…
All new music from Merge Records, Sub Pop, Goner, Burger, Carpark, and a bevy of other indie labels! I also praise Perfume Genius for a very…
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Playlist
3′16″ Headbanger by King Tuff on Black Moon Spell (Sub Pop)
6′43″ Debonair by The Afghan Whigs on Gentlemen (Elektra)
7′10″ The True Wheel by Brian Eno on Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy (Island)
10′25″ Nothing Ever Happened by Deerhunter on Microcastle (Kranky)
15′48″ Gates of Steel by Devo on Freedom of Choice (Warner Bros.)
24′23″ My Love Is Real by Divine Fits on A Thing Called Divine Fits (Merge Records)
27′36″ Wide Eyes by Local Natives on Gorilla Manor (Frenchkiss)
30′22″ Lola Stars and Stripes by The Stills on Logic Will Break Your Heart (Vice)
34′49″ Swim by Surfer Blood on Astrocoast (Kanine)
44′36″ Watery Hands by Superchunk on Indoor Living (Merge)
47′37″ Yes She Is My Skinhead Girl by Unrest on Isabel Bishop (Warner Bros.)
52′02″ Soul Kitchen by X on Los Angeles (Slash)
56′21″ Eyes of the Muse by King Tuff on Black Moon Spell (Sub Pop)
63′08″ The Long Cut by Uncle Tupelo on Anthology 89/93 (Legacy Recordings)
67′14″ Little Golden Age by Wolf Parade on Expo 86 (Sub Pop)
70′26″ Manipulator by Ty Segall on Manipulator (Drag City)
77′51″ Beast by Ex Hex on Rips (Merge Records)
81′52″ (are you) The Rinda by Fa Bonx
85′00″ Sleepless in Silverlake by Les Savy Fav on Root for Ruin (Frenchkiss)
87′17″ The Good In Everyone by Sloan on One Chord to Another (murderrecords)
93′17″ Divine Hammer by The Breeders on Last Splash (4AD)
95′18″ Vampires by S. on Cool Choices (Hardly Art)
97′58″ Love & Other Electrical Storms by Outrageous Cherry on The Digital Age (Burger)
104′52″ Hey Linda by The Go on The Go (Burger)
108′30″ Positive Bleeding by Urge Overkill on Saturation (Geffen)
111′10″ Boys in Her Fanclub by Sweet Apple on The Golden Age of Glitter (Tee Pee Records)
114′25″ Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on Hearts of Oak (Lookout! Records)
Check out the full archives on the website.
I had a couple too many mezcals during the "Spirits of the World" Culture Collide San Francisco Creative Summit panel... yadda yadda yadda... I invited Norwegian…
My tribute to Dischord Records. I include bands from across their roster and the last three-plus decades! DISCHORD RECORDS SHOW - Cracked Machine 10/8/2014 by Cracked…
Detroit. San Francisco. Vinyl records! Hello Records. People's Records. Bay Area Record Fair - BARF SF. Rock n' Roll. Indie Rock. Punk Rock. Detroit vs. San…
THE RENTALS INTERVIEW - Cracked Machine - BFF.fm by Cracked Machine on Mixcloud Matt Sharp, the brainchild and synth-savant behind The Rentals calls into the show…
White Reaper Interview - Cracked Machine - Show Archive by Cracked Machine on Mixcloud The guys from White Reaper call into the show and we have…
Show Archive 2014-07-16 - Cracked Machine - Hot Lunch by Cracked Machine on Mixcloud Aaron Nudelman from Hot Lunch stopped by the show to talk about…

















