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About Me

The Think Tank can now be heard on the air @ KAOS 89.3 FM--Olympia, WA--every Sunday from 10 am-noon PT! (Can also be heard online, same time, here .) History of The Think Tank: The Think Tank debuted on KAOS in October of 2001. From that time through April 2005, the show aired Monday mornings from 10 am-noon. In May 2005, The Think Tank moved to a new time-slot of Monday evening from 6-8 pm. Almost a year and a half later -- in September 2006 -- it moved yet again, to Thursdays from 9-11 pm. Finally, in March of 2007, the show moved once again to its current Sunday morning time. It's good to be back in a 10-noon slot, and this time we plan to stay there! The Think Tank is programmed and hosted by Tammy Tillinghast. Approximately once per month, Merwyn Haskett comes in to take over hosting duties and bring the show a different edge. The Think Tank can be classified very broadly as a "singer-songwriter" show, but it's definitely an eclectic program! Predominantly we feature independent pop -- but with a liberal sprinkling of rock, folk, country and all points in between. Live guests and phone interviews are always welcome on the show; previous guests include Buddy Miller, Phil Keaggy, Terry Scott Taylor, Kate Campbell, Michael Zapruder, Ray's Vast Basement, Paula Frazer, The High Strung, and actor Kevin Corrigan. If you would like to appear on the show, please feel free to send us a message here.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Listeners, people who like our music, stand-up comedians with CDs (possibly to be played on the show) and other artists who want to be played on the Think Tank.
If you are a band or artist, though, please be aware that you won't necessarily be added to this profile if you send a blind request. It doesn't make much sense to have you on our friends list if you're never going to be played on the show! If you're a friend of somebody we trust -- or if you have already been played on the show -- most likely we will add you. Otherwise, get in touch with us and send a CD! We'd love to include you if we think you'll fit (and if you don't quite fit on The Think Tank, there are plenty of shows on KAOS where you will).

Music:

Singer-songwriter, power pop, smart pop, Britpop, L.A. underground, sixties, seventies, new, old, folk, antifolk, indie rock, alt-country, Norwegian, Celtic, punk, blues, jazzy, soulful, literate, Olycentric, independent, sometimes not-so-independent, music that can't be classified.

Heroes:

Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Jon Brion, Ray Davies, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Elliott Smith, Tim Buckley, Paul Simon, Dusty Springfield, Karen Carpenter, Kristian Hoffman, Todd Rundgren, Phil Ochs, Terry S. Taylor, T Bone Burnett, Mark Heard.

My Blog

Playlist for March 30, 2008

Programmed by Tammy and Merwyn!(italic = Merwyn’s sets)(bold = new release)***Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Sixteen Horsepower - "My Narrow Mind"Drive-By Truckers - "The Righteous Path"Over th...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:08:00 PST

Playlist for March 23, 2008

(there is no playlist for last week, as The Think Tank was pre-empted for some special programming)(bold = new release)Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Nick Lowe - "Rollers Show"Todd Rundgren - "Couldn...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:16:00 PST

Playlist for March 9, 2008

Second Spring Membership Drive Show ... programmed and hosted by Tammy and Merwyn!(bold = new release)(italic = Merwyn sets)Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Daniel Amos - "Can’t Take My Eyes Off ...
Posted by The Think Tank on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:14:00 PST

Playlist for March 2, 2008 (All Women Show)

Also the first of the two Spring Membership Drive shows...(bold = new release)Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*The Essex Green - "Our Lady in Havana"Fabienne Delsol - "I’m Gonna Haunt You"Over th...
Posted by The Think Tank on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:05:00 PST

Playlist for February 24, 2008

(bold = new release)Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Orange Peels - "California Blue"Moldy Peaches - "Anyone Else But You"M. Ward - "Let My Love Open the Door"The Left Banke - "Pretty Ballerina"*Jill S...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:57:00 PST

Playlist for February 17, 2008

(Programmed and hosted by Merwyn)Nick Drake - "Hazey Jane II"Tom T. Hall - "The Little Lady Preacher"Daniel Amos - "Grace is the Smell of Rain"Stephen Malkmus - "I’ve Hardly Been"*Yo La Tengo - ...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:44:00 PST

Playlists for February 3 and February 10, 2008

(bold = new release)PLAYLIST FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2008Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Magnetic Fields - "I Think I Need a New Heart"British Sea Power - "Down on the Ground"Firewater - "Anything At All"Cat...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:31:00 PST

January Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR JANUARY 27, 2008(bold = new release)Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Liam Finn - "Lead Balloon"Sam Phillips - "Baby I Can’t Please You"Magnetic Fields - "California Girls"Beach Boys ...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:12:00 PST

Best of 2007 Playlist

(Sorry, most of the December playlists got lost in the shuffle.)Margo Guryan - "Sunday Morning"*Spoon - "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb"Rilo Kiley - "Breakin’ Up"A Band of Bees - "Who Cares What the Que...
Posted by The Think Tank on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:11:00 PST

October Playlists!

Again, I'm not sure what happened to my October 28th (Halloween!) playlist, but if I find it, I will edit it in! *** PLAYLIST FOR OCTOBER 21, 2007 (Breast Cancer Awareness Show!): (bold = new release)...
Posted by The Think Tank on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:10:00 PST