6:58am | Procol Harum “Shine On Brightly” (A&M 1968) —Everything comes together on this, keyboards, vocals, guitar - what a great band.Buy it! |
7:02am | Small Faces “Here Comes the Nice” from Here Come the Small Faces (Atom 2004) —What is this nice bringing with him?Buy it! |
7:05am | Delaney & Bonnie & Friends “I Don't Want to Discuss It” from On Tour With Eric Clapton (Atlantic 1970) —Last week I played this by Rod Stewart - I hadn't heard the Delaney & Bonnie version, but Tony C hepped me to it, and I like this one even more.Buy it! |
7:10am | Little Richard “I Don't Want to Discuss It” from The Explosive Little Richard (Edsel 1967) —Then there's this version, which I also learned about from Tony C. Where would this show be without Facebook?Buy it! |
7:16am | Robin Rogers “Don't Walk Away Run” from Back In the Fire (blind pig blindpigrecords.com 2010) N —An amazingly talented blues singer & harp player who has sadly been diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer.Buy it! |
7:22am | David Johansen “Frenchette” from David Johansen (Razor & Tie 1978) —Let's just dance! I stole this idea from Bob Reuter, who posted an incredible live version he found on youtube. This album was one of the first I fell in love with in my nascent new wave days back in 78, with the radio barely picking up KWUR every weekendBuy it! |
7:29am | Richard Barone “1-2-3. . . Infinity” from The Glow (bar none 2010) N —1-2-3 . . . infinity and all the stuff in between. That's a lot of stuff. Brings me back to when I was 7 or 8, and some older kid was holding court on the subject of infinity.Buy it! |
7:34am | Tom Verlaine “Cry Mercy, Judge” from Flash Light (Collectors Choice 1987) —First track on my fave post-Television solo record by one of America's greatest songwriters/guitarists.Buy it! |
7:39am | Psychedelic Furs “No Tears” from Talk Talk Talk (Columbia 1981) —Thanks to Dominic Schaefer for putting this gem back in my head the other day. Still love the Furs.Buy it! |
7:43am | Ike Reilly “Girls in the Back Room” from Hard Luck Stories (Rock Ridge 2009) N —The promise of a happy ending is all in the palm of their hands.Buy it! |
7:47am | Heart “There You Go” from Red Velvet Car (Eagle 2010) N —I'm not really sure that a velvet car is practical. But it makes for a good record.Buy it! |
7:50am | Robert Plant “The Only Sound That Matters” from Band Of Joy (Rounder 2010) N —What an astoundingly beautiful cut - I'm not familiar with this song, but I absolutely love it.Buy it! |
7:55am | Justin Townes Earle “Wanderin'” from Harlem River Blues (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2010) N —Sounds like one of those lost Woody Guthrie songs, but young Mr. Earle wrote it himself.Buy it! |
8:01am | Tim Easton “Hummingbird” from Break Your Mother's Heart (New West 2003) —A lot of times I forget to play music from the last 10 years before the current one. This is such a great song to remember.Buy it! |
8:05am | Dave Alvin & Christy McWilson “Here in California” from Live at KDHX Vol. 8 (KDHX kdhx.org 2010) N —If you support us during the membership drive next week, you get one of these nifty live CDs w/lots of great artists.Buy it! |
8:11am | Leonard Cohen “That Don't Make It Junk” from Songs From the Road (Columbia 2010) N —I fought against the bottle but I had to do it drunk / Took my diamond to the pawn shop but that don't make it junk.Buy it! |
8:17am | Neil Young “Surfer Joe & Moe the Sleaze” from Re-ac-tor (Reprise 1981) —More cowbell kicks off with this under-recognized gem from Neil Young.Buy it! |
8:21am | Humble Pie “The Fixer” from Smokin' (A&M Records 1972) —Humble Pie probably belong in the cowbell hall of fame for devotion above & beyond the call of duty to that little clanger.Buy it! |
8:26am | The Byrds “You Got a Reputation” from Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Legacy Edition) (Columbia / Legacy 2003) —A rare use of cowbell on a Byrds rarity.Buy it! |
8:29am | Janiva Magness “Slipped, Tripped & Fell in Love” from The Devil is an Angel Too (Alligator 2010) N —It was a great week for cowbell - every time I turned around I heard some more of it - this blues cut is chock full.Buy it! |
8:34am | Raul Malo “Sinners & Saints” (Fantasy 2010) N —I like an album that opens with a great fanfare.Buy it! |
8:39am | El Guincho “FM Tan Sexy” from Pop Negro (Young Turks 2010) N —Spanish dj who mixes up some tasty grooves that sound like actual songs.Buy it! |
8:46am | Dungen “Vara Snabb” from Skitt I Allt (Kemado 2010) N —Absolutely love this gorgeous jazzish instrumental that opens this album.Buy it! |
8:49am | Geri Allen “Four By Five” from Geri Allen & Timeline Live (Motema Music 2010) N —Thanks to Jen Eide for hepping me to this incredible new record from one of our greatest pianists.Buy it! |
8:54am | John Legend & The Roots “Hard Times” from Wake Up! (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia 2010) N —You want funk? You want incredible soulful vocals in a variety of styles? You want some of the best r'n'b protest songs of the 70s reinterpreted? It's here!Buy it! |
9:03am | Roy Hargrove Quintet “Mr. Clean” from Earfood (Universal International 2008) —I threw this album on the other day - I'd forgotten this funky little gem hidden in there - like an acoustic version of Bitches Brew.Buy it! |
9:09am | Lee Dorsey “You Better Tell Her” from Funky As I Can Be! (Great American Music Company 2008) —Just a blast of a song.Buy it! |
9:11am | Mavis Staples “Don't Knock” from You Are Not Alone (Anti 2010) N —Opening the album with a classic Staples feel.Buy it! |
9:16am | JJ Grey & Mofro “The Sweetest Thing” from Georgia Warhorse (Alligator 2010) N —Papa Ray convinced me to check these guys out - very sweet & soulful. They'll be at Taste of St. Louis one week from tonight.Buy it! |
9:20am | Macy Gray “The Sellout” CD ALBUM (Universal/Concord 2010) N —A sweet song of longing and loss.Buy it! |
9:24am | Michael Franti & Spearhead “Hey hey Hey” from The Sound of Sunshine (CAPITOL 2010) N —My fave hippie!Buy it! |
9:29am | John Hiatt “Thank You Girl” from Bring the Family (A&M 1987) —Ry Cooder plays some amazing guitar on this one.Buy it! |
9:33am | Elvis Costello “So Like Candy” from Mighty Like a Rose (Warner Bros. 1991) —Elvis C sings one heck of a great torch song.Buy it! |
9:38am | Big Star “Feel” from #1 Record (Ardent 1972) —Looking forward to an excellent evening at Off Broadway tonight as all sorts of local musicians pay tribute to Alex Chilton.Buy it! |
9:42am | Alejandro Escovedo “Silver Cloud” from Street Songs of Love CD ALBUM (Fantasy 2010) N —Alejandro rocks!Buy it! |
9:45am | MARY WELLS “Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do To Me)” from Ultimate Collection (Motown 2008) N —One of the most heart-wrenching Motown records ever!Buy it! |
9:48am | Barbara Lynn “You're Gonna Need Me” from You'll Lose a Good Thing (ITP 1962) —The b-side to "You'll Lose a Good Thing" is a cool & confident expectation of ultimate triumph.Buy it! |
9:50am | Baby Washington “Move On” from Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD (Oxford American 2009) —A classic song about speeding and avoiding the cops.Buy it! |
9:52am | Shirley & Lee “Feel So Good” from New Orleans (Time Life 2000) —One of the most truthfully titled songs ever.Buy it! |
9:55am | Ken Cook “Don't Be Runnin' Wild (Problem Child)” from The Best of Sun Rock 'n' Rll Vol. 1 (SAAR 2000) —Sounds like Ooby Dooby by Roy Orbison, but it isn't.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.
