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02 May 2008

Radio b - We call upon the author to explain Two hours of odds and sods, including covers of Marvin Gaye, The Magnetic Fields and Led Zeppelin. Where else are you gonna hear that mix? Nowhere* but here, starting at 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST / I'm too tired to look up the GMT.

*No guarantee of exclusivity is made or implied. C'mon, it's a big internerd out there - someone else might be stupid enough to do it.

post by: bmarkey at: 11:24 | 35 comments

Who's doing the Marvin Gaye cover??

I'm going to be in transit while you're on, but if I get home in time I'll tune in!

posted by BoringPostcards 02 May | 12:40

Donny Hathaway. (Oooh, I hope I didn't give away too much.)

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 12:44

Rolling now.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:01

I was messing with this mix all last night after work, and I'm still not 100% satisfied that it works. Kinda too late now, though.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:09

Our story so far:

Joe Strummer – BBC World Service
Hank Ballard – Finer Poppin’ Time
Danny Zella And His Zell Rocks – Wicked Ruby
Sugarpie Desanto – The Whoo Pee
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (with Marie Knight) – Didn’t It Rain
The Patti Smith Group – Privilege (Set Me Free)
Sun Ra – Enlightenment
The Hold Steady – What a Resurrection Really Feels Like
Dead Meadow – Ain’t Got Nothin’ (To Go Wrong)

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:28

not currently broadcasting?

posted by gaspode 02 May | 13:38

Well that's weird. I've somehow lost the connection to Shoutcast....

and now it's back. Sorry about that.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:40

ah, there it goes...

posted by gaspode 02 May | 13:40

or not.

posted by gaspode 02 May | 13:40

Is it out again, pode? It says it's still going on my end.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:42

it was out again, but very briefly. It's fine now. Yay!

posted by gaspode 02 May | 13:43

Out for me too, for a bit, but fine now.

posted by goo 02 May | 13:46

How very strange. I've had things go bad before, but usually it's been something I fucked up. I've no clue what happened today.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:47

I was just rocking out and now you go mellow me out. :)

posted by gaspode 02 May | 13:50

Sorry. It picks up in a bit.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:52

Out again - what's goin on :)

posted by goo 02 May | 13:55

Or it would if the fucking connection would stay up. Grrrr.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:55

I was actually across the room when it went out, looking at a squirrel on the deck. Not my fault.

Ah, it's back. We'll see how long this lasts.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:57

Woot! Squirrel-watching is a valid excuse, I say.

posted by goo 02 May | 13:58

good song to come back with

posted by gaspode 02 May | 13:58

Ann Sexton – You’re Losing Me
Maktub – 20 Years
Green On Red – Death and Angels
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – We Call Upon The Author
Donny Hathaway – What’s Going On
The Replacements – Unsatisfied

"Unsatisfied" is now the official theme song for today's show.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 13:59

Re: the squirrel - the furry little pig was hanging upside down from the gutter, gorging himself on the suet cake we have there for the birds. It's not enough that they hoover up all the birdseed.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 14:04

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by taz 02 May | 14:14

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by taz 02 May | 14:16

"I'm more in love with this cigarette than I'll ever be with you" has to be one of the harshest lines in recorded music.

taz - our guys look like this.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 14:17

I'm a little afraid of the squirrel in your pic, bmarkey.

posted by gaspode 02 May | 14:22

Fortuantely they're too stupid to be much of a danger to anyone but themselves. But yeah, that guy was ready to throw down.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 14:25

hahaha! He totally made me giggle.

agreed about "I'm more in love with this cigarette than I'll ever be with you" - but it also made me giggle.

posted by taz 02 May | 14:29

Fountains Of Wayne – Sink to the Bottom
Chuck Prophet – Freckle Song
Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands – The Last Leaves
Carolyn Mark – 2 Days Smug and Sober
Kelly Hogan – Papa Was A Rodeo
Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson and Christine Collister – Hickory Wind
The Lovemongers – Battle of Evermore
Robert Plant & Allison Kraus – Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 14:32

I love this song.

Oh now, oh now, oh now, oh now, oh....

posted by goo 02 May | 14:37

Oh, the squirrels are kyoot!

posted by goo 02 May | 14:41

Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Jimmy Giuffre 3 – In The Mornings Out There
Earth – The Bees Made Honey in the Lions’ Skull
Laurie Anderson – Sharkey’s Day

...and that's today's show. Thanks for hanging in there, what with all the dropouts and whatnot.

posted by bmarkey 02 May | 14:58

Thanks!

posted by gaspode 02 May | 14:59

I missed the beginning, but what I caught was totally the awesome. Thanks, too!

posted by taz 02 May | 15:08

Thanks bmarkey. I'd not heard the Jimmy Giuffre 3 track before, and I love me some clarinet and piano. Great!

posted by goo 02 May | 16:03

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