A top spins playlist is supposed to reflect a finely tuned balance of what's good and what is very good. Take 90.3FM, KUSF in San Francisco during the week ending May 9th, 2003 for instance. Top 30 throwing muses, "throwing muses" (4ad) prefuse 73, "one word extinguisher" (warp) deadly snakes, "ode to joy" (in the red) the kills, "keep on your mean side" (rough trade/sanctuary) deerhoof, "apple o" (kill rock stars) novex, "kleptophoneca" (0-1) the postal service, "give up" (sub pop) the melvins, "26 songs" (ipecac) the bellrays, "raw collection" (uppercut) a band of bees, "sunshine hit me" (astralwerks) calexico, "feast of wire" (quarterstick) yeah yeah yeahs, "fever to tell" (interscope) el guapo, "fake french" (dischord) the white stripes, "elephant" (third man/v2) henry jacobs, "radio programme no. 1: henry jacobs' music and folklore" (locust) lightning bolt, "wonderful rainbow" (load) guitar wolf, "ufo romantics" (narnack) coachwhips, "get yer body next ta mine" (narnack) v/a, "requiem for a dream remixed" (thrive) ralph carney, "this is!" (black beauty) extra action marching band, "live" (s/r) a frames, "s/t" (s-s records) bottles and skulls, "born in a black light" (sickroom) thrust reverser, "war on all fours" (s/r) arab strap, "monday at the hug & pint" (matador) yeah yeah yeahs, "date with the night!" (polydor) roscoe holcomb, "an untamed sense of control" (smithsonian folkways) air/ baricco, "city reading" (astralwerks) fruit bats, "mouthfuls" (sub pop) rak smey khemera, "light from heaven" (s/r) Rock throwing muses, "throwing muses" (4ad) deadly snakes, "ode to joy" (in the red) the kills, "keep on your mean side" (rough trade/sanctuary) deerhoof, "apple o" (kill rock stars) the bellrays, "raw collection" (uppercut) a band of bees, "sunshine hit me" (astralwerks) yeah yeah yeahs, "fever to tell" (interscope) the white stripes, "elephant" (third man/v2) guitar wolf, "ufo romantics" (narnack) coachwhips, "get yer body next ta mine" (narnack) Dance/Electronic prefuse 73, "one word extinguisher" (warp) v/a, "requiem for a dream remixed" (thrive) aphex twin, "26 mixes for cash" (warp) pigface, "easy listening..." (underground) numbers, "death" (tigerbeat6) mira calix, "skimskitta" (warp) v/a, "idiom creek presents: the after dinner collection" (samplistic) rework, "fall right now" (playhouse) pelican city vs. scanner, "s/t" (space foundation) tussle, "12"cdr" (cdr) Loud the melvins, "26 songs" (ipecac) lightning bolt, "wonderful rainbow" (load) motorhome, "commando/burn down/raw deal" (s/r) the blood brothers, "burn, piano island, burn" (artist direct) dirty power, "s/t" (dead teenager) deadbodieseverywhere, "buy a bullet rent a gun" (showpost/intolerant messiah) infinite 7, "iz." (ekim music) tomahawk, "mit gas" (ipecac) turbonegro, "scandinavian leather" (burning heart/ epitaph) v/a, "black on black a tribute to black flag" ()

Local deerhoof, "apple o" (kill rock stars) novex, "kleptophoneca" (0-1) coachwhips, "get yer body next ta mine" (narnack) ralph carney, "this is!" (black beauty) extra action marching band, "live" (s/r) bottles and skulls, "born in a black light" (sickroom) thrust reverser, "war on all fours" (s/r) the cliftons, "sex, drugs & alcohol" (superspeedway music) numbers, "death" (tigerbeat6) angry amputees, "slut bomb" (dead teenager) Other novex, "kleptophoneca" (0-1) the postal service, "give up" (sub pop) calexico, "feast of wire" (quarterstick) el guapo, "fake french" (dischord) ralph carney, "this is!" (black beauty) extra action marching band, "live" (s/r) thrust reverser, "war on all fours" (s/r) arab strap, "monday at the hug & pint" (matador) roscoe holcomb, "an untamed sense of control" (smithsonian folkways) air/ baricco, "city reading" (astralwerks) Experimental Jazz/Blues dave douglas, "freak in" (bluebird) albert king, "talkin' blues" (thirsty ear) lead belly, "absolutely the best vol. 2 (live)" (fuel 2002) tony allen, "homecooking" (narada world/ virgin/ comet) orchestre national de jazz, "charmediterraneen" (ecm) go-go fightmaster, "s/t" (pax) steve james, "fast texas" (burnside) the jim cifelli new york nonet, "tunnel vision" (short notice) dave brubeck, "the essential dave brubeck" (sony/columbia/legacy) theo jorgensmann quartet, "to ornette - hybrid identity" (hat hut) World rak smey khemera, "light from heaven" (s/r) niney the observer presents, "king tubby in dub" (heartbeat) burning spear, "live at montreux jazz festival 2001" (burning spear music production) red hot chachkas, "family album" (s/r) dennis brown, "the promised land" (blood and fire) v/a, "amandla!" (ato) v/a, "la musica della mafia vol. ii" (pias) rahmatollah badiyi, "sounds of the violin and kamancheh" (amity) najite olokun prophecy, "africa before invasion" (sofa) ja-man all stars, "in the dub zone" (blood and fire) Hip-Hop rjd2/ deadringer, "the horror" (definitive jux) awol one and daddy kev, "slanguage" (mush) azeem vs. hydroponic sound system, "family man" (bomb hip-hop) nostalgic progression, "phonograph timepod" (samplistic) beans, "tomorrow right now" (warp) common, "electric circus" (mca) v/a, "amoeba music compilation vol. iv" (hip hop slam) busdriver & radioinactive with daedelus, "the weather" (mush) t-love, "long way back" (virgin/astralwerks) bizzart, "l.a. approach/ wax" (sounds are active)