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06 February 2008

Radio b - Why You Wanna Be Like That? More or less two and a half hours or your life that you'll probably want back, starting at 11 AM Pacific (or just under an hour from when I post this).

post by: bmarkey at: 13:07 | 23 comments

For anyone who wants to jump in after I'm done, this show runs 2:35:04.

For the rest of you, a Super Fun Mystery Rock & Roll Trivia Question/Time Waster: I used to work with the wife of the guitarist for one of today's bands. Can you guess which group he played in? For bonus points: what's his name? For ultra-mega bonus points: what's her name?

And now, on with the show...

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 13:59

AAAGH!!!!!!!!1 my head is asploding, no clue sorry, but am enjoying the music!

posted by Wilder 06 February | 14:19

Sorry for the 'slpodey head, Wilder, but I'm glad you like the set so far.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 14:23

Yay, I can tune in from work now.

posted by Eideteker 06 February | 14:26

Bitchin'!

Here's what we've heard so far:

Randy Newman – Lonely at The Top
Los Mirlos – Sonido Amazonico
Cuong Vu – Solitary Confinement
Big Dipper – Ron Klaus Wrecked His House
Liquor Giants – Mrs. Griffith
The Meices – We’re Freezing
Patty Hurst Shifter – Mr. Soul

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 14:29

"she said don't change cos you're strange, and I let her" works for me every time actually!

posted by Wilder 06 February | 14:31

I almost titled this show "Radio Dies Screaming", but I was afraid it would give people the right impression.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 14:34

yay, music!

posted by gaspode 06 February | 14:39

Welcome, 'pode! You're just in time for the music to slow down a bit.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 14:42

Nice and chill for a grey afternoon. Sweet.

posted by gaspode 06 February | 14:46

Well, it was, anyway.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 14:51

The Flesheaters – Radio Dies Screaming
True West – Lucifer Sam
Moby Grape – Omaha
The Band of Blacky Ranchette – Getting It Made
Kathleen Edwards – Hockey Skates
Jason & The Scorchers – Broken Whiskey Glass
Wyninnie Harris & The Lucky Millinder Orchestra – Who Threw The Whisky in the Well?
The Overton Berry Trio – Hey Jude

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 14:59

SHE SPEEDS!!!!

posted by gaspode 06 February | 15:02

heh. Straitjacket Fits is my favourite band. When it started playing I was all confused ("did I turn off bmarkey radio and start listening to my own music?")

posted by gaspode 06 February | 15:03

Heh. I got this off of a Flying Nun compilation that I recently, uh, found somewhere.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 15:04

Straitjacket Fits – She Speeds
Maktub – No Quarter
Chris Bell – Better Save Yourself
Joan Armatrading – Down To Zero
The Negro Problem – Bleed
John Coltrane – Impressions

Things will pick up a bit after Mr. Coltrane, I promise.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 15:28

Blues Image – Ride, Captain, Ride
Nick Lowe – They Called It Rock
The 101ers – Let’sagetabitarockin’
The Zoo Bombs – Hiway-A-Go-Go
The Charms – Pussycat
Laverne Baker – Voodoo Voodoo
The Bad Plus – 1980 World Champion
Tsunami – Be Like That
Aimee Mann – Deathly

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 16:00

Listening to Brad Mehldau is incredible, I've never heard him before. Wow!

posted by Wilder 06 February | 16:16

Yeah, I don't know that much about him myself. I first heard of him on a disc he did with Pat Metheny a couple of years ago. Here's his website.

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 16:20

The Eighteenth Day of May – Sir Casey Jones
Brad Mehldau – Knives Out
Professor Longhair – Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Gwenn Foster – Bay Rum Blues
Boz Scaggs – Loan Me A Dime

Boz Scaggs is gonna wrap things up. (By the way, that's Duane Allman on guitar there.) Thanks for listening, y'all.

Oh, and for those of you playing along at home, the answer to today's Super Fun Mystery Rock & Roll Trivia Question/Time Waster: back in the mid-80s, I worked with Theresa McGrath, wife of True West guitarist Richard McGrath.

You couldn't make this stuff up. Well, you could, but why would you?

posted by bmarkey 06 February | 16:24

So that's the story!

great! good timing, I have to pack for Dublin in the morning! yay!
Thanks!

posted by Wilder 06 February | 16:30

Thank you for making my work day fly by.

posted by Eideteker 06 February | 16:42

Sorry I missed this. Brad Mehldau is indeed excellent, I use him to turn my classical music friends on to jazz.

posted by chrismear 06 February | 16:58

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