Ash and Matt of Merit Badge Records ( www.meritbadgerecords.com ) join me for the first half of this show. They are also in the band the Hot Damn. Ash and Matt play some of their favorite local bands and talk about their plans for their record label, which has already issued an impressive, downloadable sampler called Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 1.

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Here's the list:

1. Thunderwear - I'll Be Your Janitor    myspace.com/thunderwearband
2. Great Northern - Low Is A Height    myspace.com/greatnorthern
3. I've Got A Ghost - Stranger Danger    myspace.com/ivegotaghost
4. This Is My Suitcase - Two Expletives    myspace.com/thisismysuitcase
5. Gretchen King - In This Town    myspace.com/gretchenking
6. Darynyck - Chaotic (Under Control)    myspace.com/darynyck
7. Tin Armor - The Misanthrope    myspace.com/tinarmor
8. Melty Melty - Same Situation    myspace.com/meltymelty
9. The Cabdrivers - Bleeding Archaic    myspace.com/thecabdrivers
10. The Hot Damn - We Call This A Cycle    myspace.com/ohhotdamn
11. Young Marble Giants - Credit in the Straight World    Colossal Youth
12. Rosehips - Bright    One Inch To the Mile 7"
13. Grafton - Never Had Less    Jumpstart Wire
14. Cheater Slicks - Run, Run, Run    Walk Into The Sea
15. Sarah Asher - Half Moon    So This Is Love