- May 2013
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of red-hot tunes for May, featuring Twigs, Cayucas, Chance The Rapper, King Tuff, Deafheaven and more.
- Best Songs In Odd Time
Listen to the new Noise Pop mix of songs with uniquely odd time signatures, featuring Elliott Smith, Broken Social Scene, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Pink Floyd, and more!
- April 2013
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of the 10 best April tunes, featuring Chvrches, Har Mar Superstar, Danny Brown, Majical Cloudz, and more.
- Fauxchella
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of music from the influx of bands playing San Francisco before they descend on Coachella. Featuring Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse, Yeasayer, Bat for Lashes, Japandroids, and more.
- March 2013
Listen to the newest Noise Pop mix of springtime songs, featuring Rhye, !!!, Atoms for Peace, and Hello Ocho.
- Most Anticipated Records of 2013
Listen to the new Noise Pop mix of their most anticipated records of 2013, featuring The Strokes, Missy Elliot, David Bowie, Youth Lagoon, Phoenix, and The Knife.
- February 2013
Listen to the Noise Pop new music mix for the month of February, featuring Tegan and Sarah, Thee Oh Sees, My Bloody Valentine, and Youth Lagoon.
- Noise Pop 21 Roundup
Listen to tracks from much-anticipated artists of the 21st annual Noise Pop festival, including Toro y Moi, YACHT, Rogue Wave, Damian Jurado, and The Thermals.
- January 2013
Listen to the Noise Pop new music mix for January 2013, featuring music by Sky Ferreira, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Frank Ocean, IceAge and more.
- Best Songs of 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop Podcast mix of 2012's best songs, featuring Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Fiona Apple and more.
- December 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's final 2012 new music mix featuring Chromatics, School of Seven Bells, Brainstems and more.
- Thanksgiving: Unsung Songs of 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of unsung or overlooked songs of 2012, featuring Magnetic Fields, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Dylan, Deerhoof and more.
- November 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop mix for November 2012, featuring El Perro Del Mar, Kendrick Lamar, Cody Chestnutt, Earl Sweatshirt and more.
- Six Degrees... Halloween Edition
Listen to the second edition of Noise Pop's Six Degrees game, identify the songs and how they are connected and win tickets to see Salem at Elbo Room on Saturday, October 27.
- October 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of new music for October 2012, featuring Tame Impala, Mountain Goats, Purity Ring and Young Buffalo.
- Six Degrees of Kevin Barnes
Listen to Noise Pop's new "Six Degrees" game, post the connections between the songs on the playlist and win Noise Pop merch.
- September 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of fresh new tunes by K Flay, Kisses, David Byrne, AC Newman and more.
- Indie Song of the Summer, 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop podcast of 2012's songs of the summer, featuring Twin Shadow, Diplo, Purity Ring, Japandroids and more.
- August 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop mix for August 2012, featuring new songs by Bob Mould, Riff Raff, Tame Impala and more.
- Food and Music
Listen to the Noise Pop discussion on music to eat by with The Dodo's Meric Long, Flour + Water's Katie Mathis and graffEats' Blair Warsham, featuring tunes by Craft Spells, Taken by Trees, Pillowfight and more.
- July 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop indie music mix for July 2012, including new tunes by Cat Power, Divine Fits and the ubiquitous Frank Ocean.
- Indie-Approved Pop
Listen to the Noise Pop mix of pop songs that appeal to the indie ear. You know what we're talking about, the songs you sing in secret, when no one else can hear.
- June 2012
Listen to the Noise Pop podcast of new music for June 2012, featuring The Walkmen, Dan Deacon, Twin Shadow and Icky Blossoms.
- Tracing The Noise Pop Sound
In this mix, the Noise Pop (music fest and more) gang expounds on "noise pop" (the musical genre) in response to an NPR Music challenge to name the 100 classic noise pop songs of all time.
- May 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's May 2012 mix featuring music by Death Grips, Here We Go Magic, Royal Headache and Sonny and the Sunsets, plus a tune that may be an early contender for song of the summer.
- Coachella 2013 Predictions
Listen to Noise Pop's report back on the 2012 Coachella festival and hear the gang's predictions for the bands that will appear in 2013.
- April 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's latest new music mix, featuring Moonface, Ty Segall and White Fence, Japandroids, AU, and more.
- March 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's latest new music mix, featuring Perfume Genius, Geographer, Cloud Nothings and more.
- Leap Year Mix
Listen to Noise Pop's second new music mix for February 2012, featuring Class Actress, Memoryhouse, Jack White, Chromatics and more.
- February 2012
Listen to this month's Noise Pop Podcast featuring new tunes by Lower Dens, Chairlift, Cloud Nothings and more.
- Comedy and Music
Listen to this week's podcast exploring the relationship between music and comedy with guests Shawn Robbing and Ivan Hernandez.
- January 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's first new music mix of 2012, featuring brand new tracks by Sleigh Bells, We Are Pirates, Guided By Voices and more.
- 13 Best Songs of 2011
Listen to Noise Pop's mix of their favorite tracks from 2011, chosen by the podcast team with the help of friends, music industry insiders and artists.
- Noise Pop 2012 Lineup
Listen to Noise Pop's mix of 13 of their favorite tracks from the 2012 Noise Pop Festival lineup.
- November 2011
Listen to the Noise Pop podcast of the 10 best tracks currently circulating on the web, featuring Boy Crush, Surfer Blood, Magic City and more.
- New Music Holiday Survival Guide
Listen to Noise Pop's new music soundtrack for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday experience.
- October 2011
Listen to Noise Pop's latest selection of their current favorite songs featuring Youth Lagoon, Tennis, Phantogram and more.
- Video: Dominant Legs Perform "Hoop of Love" Acoustic
Watch an intimate performance by Dominant Legs, one of San Francisco's most promising bands.
- September 2011
Listen to the Noise Pop podcast for September 2011, featuring a batch of new songs that range from fuzzy guitar rock to light summery dance pop and beyond.
- August 2011... The Second
Listen to the Noise Pop gang's picks for the 10 best tracks of August 2011.
- August 2011
Listen to the Noise Pop crew's picks for the 10 best new tracks currently circulating on the web.
- Treasure Island Festival Lineup
Listen as the Noise Pop team goes through the 2011 Treasure Island Music Fest lineup and plays their favorite songs from various artists.
- Song of the Summer
What will be this year's indie song of the summer? Listen to the Noise Pop gang's list of possible contenders.
- Video: Shannon & the Clams at Cakeland
Watch a little something sweet from Noise Pop and Echolocale: Shannon and the Clams perform "Done With You" at Cakeland in Oakland.
- Record Labels
Listen to this week's Noise Pop episode for a discussion about record labels, what they do, who they are and why they exist.
- June 2011
Listen in as the Noise Pop Podcast team forgoes the blabbering this week and just jockeys discs. Sometimes it's just about the music.
- Covers
The Noise Pop gang explore recent covers of everything from the Velvet Underground to Kermit the Frog with the help of A.V. Club Editor-in-Chief Josh Modell.
- May 2011, The Antlers Interview
This week on the Noise Pop Podcast, the team tackles a range of new music and interviews The Antlers.
- R&B Indie Music
This week on the Noise Pop Podcast, the team tackles the new trend of popular R&B taking root in indie music.
- April 2011
TV on the Radio, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fleet Foxes and Panda Bear all have albums coming out. Listen to the Noise Pop gang discuss their favorites.
- SXSW Hangover & Melted Toys Interview
Listen to the Noise Pop podcast featuring battle stories from the SXSW music festival, a debate about the merits of James Blake and an interview with local band Melted Toys.
- March 2011
Listen to this month's Noise Pop podcast for a mix of highlights from the 2011 Noise Pop Music Fest and a couple of brand new tunes from bands that we love.
- Some Underground Music
Listen to the Noise Pop podcast featuring underground bands Purity Ring, Cloud Nothings, The Seedy Seeds and more.
- February 2011
Listen to Noise Pop's latest mix, featuring new music Panda Bear, Deerhoof, Mr. Dream, Young Mammals and more...
- January 2011
Listen to Noise Pop's new music podcast featuring Cut Copy, Destroyer, Wu Lyf, Gauntlet Hair and more...
- Best of 2010
Noise Pop and friends pick their favorite tunes of 2010.
- 2011 Noise Pop Festival Preview
Noise Pop returns to KQED with a mix of songs from nine of the bands that will be playing the 2011 Noise Pop Festival in February.
- Animal Collective, Neko Case, Grand Lake and More!
May 2009 Noise Pop New Music Podcast featuring Animal Collective, Neko Case, Grand Lake and more.
- 2009 Noise Pop Festival Edition
This special expanded edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast takes you through each day of music from the 2009 Noise Pop Festival (Feb 24-Mar 1). The episode features music from Antony And The Johnsons, The Submarines, Themselves, and many more.
- Deerhoof, Megapuss and More
The January 2009 Noise Pop New Music Podcast opens up the year with new tracks from Megapuss, Gregory & The Hawk, Deer Tick, Love Is All, Oranger, Her Space Holiday and more.
- November 2008 featuring Of Montreal, Vivian Girls, and more!
This month's Noise Pop New Music Podcast features brand new tracks from Of Montreal, Manda Rin, Vivian Girls,Crystal Stilts, Facing New York, Bye Bye Blackbirds, Swann Danger, and more!
- October 2008 featuring The All Girl Summer Fun Band, Alias and More!
The October 2008 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features new music from Seattle's These Arms Are Snakes, New York City's Marnie Stern, Anticon Records' resident beat doctor Alias, as well as Bay Area locals Little Teeth, Ole Hole, and ex-Street To Nowhere front man Dave Smallen. Brought to you by new host, Spenser Cooper Russell-Snyder.
- Treasure Island Music Festival
Listen to some selections from the Treasure Island Music Festival, which features 28 bands over one weekend. The fest runs Saturday and Sunday, Sept 20-21, 2008.
- July 2008 featuring The Hold Steady, Mates of State and more!
The July 2008 episode features brand new tracks from The Hold Steady, Mates Of State and Architecture In Helsinki.
- June 2008 featuring The Night Marchers, Ladytron and more!
The June 2008 edition of the New Music Podcast features brand new tracks from The Night Marchers, adytron, Free Kitten, The Foxboro Hot Tubs and more!
- May 2008: Death Cab For Cutie, Colin Meloy, and more
May 2008's episode features a new Death Cab for Cutie single, a live track by Decemberists front man, Colin Meloy, Brooklyn's Tim Fite, So Cal's Thee Makeout Party, SF's Ian Fayes and much more.
- April 2008: Man Man, Witch, The Morning Benders and more
The April 2008 edition features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music, including Philadelphia's Man Man, Witch (featuring members of Dinosaur Jr. and Feathers), Olympia, WA's The Old Haunts, Toronto's Crystal Castles and more!
- February 2008 Featuring The Mountain Goats, Quasi and more!
The February 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast exclusively features songs by artists performing at the upcoming Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco, including The Mountain Goats, Helio Sequence and more! Hosted by Christopher Appelgren.
- January 2008 featuring Blitzen Trapper, Tilly and The Wall and more
Noise Pop's January podcast -- a little late in coming -- features tracks by artists that will be playing at the upcoming 2008 Noise Pop Festival, including Blitzen Trapper, Panther and Tilly and the Wall. Hosted by Christopher Appelgren.
- December 2007 featuring Magnetic Fields, Cursive and more
The December 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features some tracks from artists playing the 2008 Noise Pop Festival including Magnetic Fields and Cursive. Plus new tracks from Oakland's Why?, San Francisco's Minipop, Los Angeles's Great Northern, Olympia's Tender Forever and more!
- November 2007 featuring Thurston Moore, Grizzly Bear, Beirut, Subtle and more.
This episode includes a new track from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Beirut, Jason Schwarzman's Coconut Records, an alternate version of a Grizzly Bear song, as well as songs from upcoming artists Audrye Sessions, Nicole Atkins and The Sea, The Blakes, and more!
- Oct. 2007: Les Savy Fav, Black Lips, The Fiery Furnaces and more
Christopher Appelgren hosts the October 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast, featuring The Fiery Furnaces, Black Lips, Les Savy Fav, The New Amsterdams, American Steel and more.
- Sept. 2007: Treasure Island Music Festival Special
The Sepetember 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast is dedicated to Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment's new music event in San Francisco, the two-day long Treasure Island Music Festival, Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16. Hear music by performers, Earlimart, Dengue Fever, Zion I, Au Revoire Simone, Flosstradamus and more.
- August 2007: Stars, Stereo Total, Los Campesinos and more
Noise Pop selects ten tracks of the best new indie music releases each month, hosted by Christopher Appelgren.
- July 2007: Spoon, John Vanderslice, Rogue Wave and more
Noise Pop's New Music Podcast, hosted by Christopher Appelgren, features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music, meaning a brand new band or a current or upcoming album release. The July 2007 edition includes a number of excellent Summer album releases including Spoon from their album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, an exclusive new track by Rogue Wave, Hella's Aaron Ross from his first solo album, plus the latest from San Francisco's own Film School, John Vanderslice and much more.
- June 2007: Rocky Votolato, Dntel, Frank Black, 1990s, Calvin Harris and more
It's the New Music Podcast for June 2007 -- 10 tracks of new independent and underground music -- meaning a brand new artist or a song from a current or upcoming album release. This month's episode includes new music by Calvin Harris, Dntel, Rocky Votolato, 1990s, Bottom Of The Hudson, Frank Black and more.
- May 2007: Two Gallants, Elliot Smith, Frog Eyes and More
May 2007 Edition includes new music by Rogue Wave from the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack, The Mary Timony Band, Two Gallants from their new EP The Scenery Of Farewell, former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard, Elliott Smith from a new collection of rare and unreleased music, Papercuts and more.
- April 2007: Bright Eyes, Feist, Voxtrot & more
Tune in to the Noise Pop New Music Podcast, featuring ten of the best new indie music releases each month. April's episode features music by Bright Eyes, Dntel, Feist, You Say Party! We Say Die! and more. Hosted by Christopher Appelgren.
