7:01am | The Who “Substitute” from A Quick One (Decca 1966) —That thunderous bass just kills me every time. And Moon's drums. And, well, all of it, really.Buy it! |
7:04am | The Boomtown Rats “Joey's On the Streets Again” from The Boomtown Rats (Mercury 1977) —Once upon a time, these guys made great records - a little Thin Lizzy here, a little Springsteen there, and voila! Classic pastiche.Buy it! |
7:10am | The Fabulous Poodles “Mirror Star” from Mirror Stars / Think Pink (American Beat 2009) —One of the more tuneful bands allowed on commercial radio back in the late 70s - pub rockers with a Kinks fixation & a violin, very nice.Buy it! |
7:16am | The New York Dolls “Fool For You Baby” from Dancing Backwards In High Heels COMP (429 2011) N —David Johansen just makes me happy.Buy it! |
7:18am | North Mississippi Allstars “The Meeting” from Keys to the Kingdom (Songs of the South www.nmallstars.com/ 2011) —It's always a good idea to ask Mavis Staples to join you on a record - this duet works great!Buy it! |
7:22am | Solomon Burke & De Dijk “I Gotta Be With You” from Hold On Tight (Verve Forecast 2011) N —Solomon Burke had lost none of his vocal skill for this final recording of his career - this song is a thriller.Buy it! |
7:27am | Blind Boys of Alabama “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” from Take The High Road (Saguaro Road 2011) N —The great country singer Jamey Johnson takes the lead on this beautiful Gospel number.Buy it! |
7:32am | Grease Band “All I Wanna Do” from The Grease Band (Shelter 1971) —Peter Holsapple posted this song on Facebook the other day - this was the band that had backed Joe Cocker on the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour. Great song.Buy it! |
7:36am | Roky Erickson “Bermuda” from Don't Slander Me (Restless 1986) —I grew up near Bermuda Road, and boy, was I confused when I heard about the Bermuda Triangle. Roky, however, was never confused about it. "It's just the innocent Devil's triangle."Buy it! |
7:40am | The Dead Boys “Sonic Reducer” from Yound Loud and Snotty (sire 1977) —Just about a perfect punk rock record.Buy it! |
7:44am | The Baseball Project “Twilight of My Career” from Volume 2: High and Inside (Yep Roc 2011) N —In honor of opening day yesterday, let's sing about Roger Clemens.Buy it! |
7:48am | Edwyn Collins “What Is My Role?” from Losing Sleep (Heavenly 2010) N —A more rockin' number from Mr. Collins' new one.Buy it! |
7:52am | Aztec Camera “Oblivious” from High Land, Hard Rain (Sre 1983) —Once upon a time, Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera and Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice were among the brightest young songwriters of a generation.Buy it! |
7:55am | Ocean Colour Scene “The Riverboat Song” from Moseley Shoals (MCA 1996) N —A new deluxe reissue of this collection reminds me that I heard almost no more exciting riff-rock song in the 90s than this one.Buy it! |
8:03am | The Small Ponds “Loneliness” from Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas Are The Small Ponds (Last Chance 2011) N —I'm always happy to check out something new from Caitlin Cary.Buy it! |
8:07am | The Kinks “Oklahoma USA” from Muswell Hillbillies (RCA 1971) —One of the most beautiful songs Ray Davies ever wrote, about dreaming about a musical.Buy it! |
8:10am | Simon & Garfunkel “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” from Bridge Over Troubled Water (Columbia 1970) N —One of those quiet numbers in between the big giant hits.Buy it! |
8:16am | Paul Revere & The Raiders “Let Me” from The Essential Paul Revere & the Raiders (Legacy 2011) N —It's all about knowing the value of the cowbell!Buy it! |
8:20am | Paul Revere & The Raiders “Just Seventeen” from The Essential Paul Revere & the Raiders (Legacy 2011) N —The sheer number of great records these guys made boggles the mind - with and without a cowbell!Buy it! |
8:24am | Peter Bjorn & John “Second Chance” from Gimme Some (Columbia 2011) N —Maybe they'll do for the modern cowbell what they did a few years ago for the modern whistler.Buy it! |
8:30am | Duran Duran “Safe” from All You Need Is Now (Tape Modern 2011) N —Bonus cowbell song, featuring guest vocals by one Ana Matronic.Buy it! |
8:34am | Any Trouble “As Lovers Do” from Wheels In Motion (Stiff 1981) —These guys should have been stars - they had so many great songs that we should all be singing with warm nostalgia.Buy it! |
8:38am | Poi Dog Pondering “Sweet Thing” from Audio Love Letter (Platetectonic 2011) N —I haven't heard anything from these guys in years, and here's a nice Van Morrison cover on their new EP.Buy it! |
8:43am | Ha Ha Tonka “Problem Solver” from Death of a Decade (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2011) N —There are a lot of things to love about this song, but it's the backing vocals that really elevate it in my mind.Buy it! |
8:47am | Buddy Miller “God's Winged Horse” from Buddy Miller & the Majestic Silver Strings (New West 2011) N —That's Buddy Miller, Marc Ribot & Bill Frisell playing acoustic guitars together, with Gred Leisz on pedal steel, and Buddy & Julie Miller singing. That's some talent, folks.Buy it! |
8:51am | Abigail Washburn “Divine Bell” from City of Refuge (Rounder 2011) N —Washburn doesn't do a lot of folk stuff on this record, but this is a corker.Buy it! |
8:54am | Gibson Brothers “Walkin' West to Memphis” from Help My Brother (Compass www.compassrecords.com 2011) N —It's always nice to hear from one of my fave bluegrass outfits.Buy it! |
8:57am | Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers “Rare Bird Alert” (Rounder 2011) N —And a rousing instrumental from the biggest selling act in bluegrass.Buy it! |
9:03am | Tracy Nelson “I Know It's a Sin” from Victim of the Blues (Delta Groove 2011) N —This woman sure can sing - this Jimmy Reed song sounds incredible here.Buy it! |
9:07am | Lucinda Williams “Copenhagen” from Blessed SINGLE (Lost Highway www.losthighwayrecords.com 2011) N —I love the breathless quality of the verses, and the loving sound of the chorus, and that nasty guitar tone against the sweet pedal steel.Buy it! |
9:12am | Steve Earle “Meet Me In the Alleyway” from I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (New West 2011) N —Steve Earle goes for the T Bone Burnett production - new album due out Apr. 26.Buy it! |
9:16am | Brad Mehldau “Exit Music (For A Film)” from Live in Marciac (Nonesuch 2011) N —He'll be at Jazz at the Bistro next Wednesday & Thursday.Buy it! |
9:24am | Charlie Haden Quartet West “If I'm Lucky” from Sophisticated Ladies (Decca 2011) N —Melody Gardot sings this lovely ditty opening up the latest from Charlie Haden and his always enjoyable Quartet West.Buy it! |
9:32am | Christine Collister “Hynm to Grace” from Into the Light (Topic 2003) —A riveting, compelling version of the Roddy Frame solo song.Buy it! |
9:36am | Elvis Costello “The Spell That You Cast” from National Ransom (Hear Music 2010) —Elvis C. rocks out.Buy it! |
9:38am | Rum Drum Ramblers “Hometown Blues” from Mean Scene (self-released 2011) N L —Go ahead, just try to resist these guys. I certainly can't.Buy it! |
9:42am | Bessie Smith “Jail-House Blues” from The Essential Bessie Smith (Columbia Legacy 1997) —One of the greatest vocalists of the 20th Century.Buy it! |
9:46am | Jimmie Dale Gilmore “Your Love Is My Rest” from One Endless Night (Rounder 2000) —Gilmore owns this version so much that I actually forgot it was a John Hiatt song until I just pulled it out.Buy it! |
9:50am | Joe Bonamassa “Tennessee Plates” from Dust Bowl (J&R Adventures 2011) N —I never forget John Hiatt's perfect original of this, but he and Vince Gill join Bonamassa on a pretty nice new version here.Buy it! |
9:54am | The Beau Brummels “I'm a Sleeper” from Bradley's Barn (Collector's Choice 1968) —Thanks to Spencer Marquart for putting this one in my head the other day via the magic of Facebook.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.
