7:04am

Mose Allison “Wild Man On The Loose” from Yet Mo' Mod Jazz (Kent 2000) —Written by Mose Allison & recorded in 1968Buy it!

7:09am

Georgie Fame “El Bandido” from Mod Classics: 1964-66 (Ace 2009) —Music bed. Instrumental written by Clive Powell (aka Georgie Fame) and recorded in 1965 for Columbia.Buy it!

7:17am

Funkadelic “Can You Get to That” from Maggot Brain CD ALBUM (westbound 1971) —Written by George Clinton & Ernest G. Harris, Jr. and found on their 1971 funk, soul & psychedelic landmark release.Buy it!

7:23am

Sly & The Family Stone “My Brain (Zig-Zag)” from Stand! (Expanded) (Epic 2007) —Music bed. Previously unreleased instrumental written by Sylvester Stewart & found on this 2007 expanded reissue of their 1969 release.Buy it!

7:27am

Dengue Fever “Durian Dowry” from Cannibal Courtship (Concord 2011) N  —Highly recommended new release from the L.A. band who mix Cambodian pop, surf, Ethiopian jazz & psychedelic rock. Featuring the vocals of Chhom Nimol.Buy it!

7:38am

The Staple Singers “You're Gonna Make Me Cry” from The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair 1955-1984 (Kent/ Ace 2004) —Mavis Staples just tears it up on this slow, soul-drenched 1971 Stax recording.Buy it!

7:45am

Harvey & The Phenomenals “Soul & Sunshine” from Local Customs: Burned at Boddie (The Numero Group 2011) N  —1972 soul & funk recorded at the Boddie Recording Company. Found on this new compilation of rare recordings that were made at this Ohio studio. They pressed over 1,000 titles ranging from soul to garage rock to polkas to recorded sermons.Buy it!

7:52am

Peter Wolf “Long Way Back Again” from Fool's Parade (Mercury 1998) —1998 song written by Peter Wolf & Will Jennings. Peter Wolf plays harmonica on this, as well. This release gets overlooked but is highly recommended. Also with liner notes by Peter Guralnick. And somewhere out there, somebody is wondering what "liner noteBuy it!

7:57am

The Sonics “Have Love Will Travel” from Here Are the Sonics (Norton 1999) —Reissue of their 1965 album. Pretty great cover version of the Richard Berry song.Buy it!

8:06am

Randy Newman “Harps and Angels” (Nonesuch 2008) —Written and arranged by Randy Newman & produced by Mitchell Froom & Lenny Waronker. This song is a lesson in songwriting -- interesting phrasing, more ideas in this song arrangement than you will hear in most albums & lyrics mere mortals couldn't write.Buy it!

8:13am

The Feelies “Again Today” from Here Before (bar none www.bar-none.com 2011) N  —Written by Glenn Mercer & Bill Million and found on their first album since 1991.Buy it!

8:20am

The Velvetones “Mr. X” from The Birth of Surf - Vol. 2 (Ace 2010) —Music bed. 1965 Southern California surf instrumental.Buy it!

8:23am

The Remodels “What Makes You Think You're The One” from The Remodels (The Remodels 2010) L —The Remodels are a local band made up of Toby Weiss & Steve Staicoff. This song was written by Lindsey Buckingham & was originally found on Fleetwood Mac's Tusk release.Buy it!

8:33am

Villagers “Set the Tigers Free” from Becoming a Jackal (Domino 2010) —Villagers is really Conor J. O' Brien and he is based out of Dublin, Ireland.Buy it!

8:39am

Lesley Gore “No Matter What You Do” from Hearing Is Believing: The Jack Nitzsche Story 1962-1979 (Ace 2004) —Written by Mike Post & Dick St. John and recorded for Mercury in 1966. Arranged by Jack Nitzsche.Buy it!

8:42am

Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 “Consider The Source” from Northern Aggression (Yep Roc 2010) —Appearing in June (Sat 6/11) at Blueberry Hill as part of Twangfest. Also on the action-packed bill that night are Marah & The Baseball Project.Buy it!

8:52am

Death In Vegas “Girls” from Lost in Translation ST (Emperor Norton 2003) —Music bed. Instrumental from the 2003 movie soundtrack.Buy it!

8:56am

Roy Orbison “Love Hurts” from The Monument Singles Collection (1960-64) (Sony 2011) N  —Written by Boudleaux Bryant & the b-side of the 1961 Running Scared single.Buy it!

9:05am

The Blasters “Marie Marie” from Testament - the Complete Slash Recordings (Rhino/Warner Bros. 2005) —Written by Dave Alvin & originally released in 1981.Buy it!

9:14am

Buddy Miller “Sneaky Snake” from I Love: Tom T. Hall's "Songs of Fox Hollow" (Red Beet www.redbeetrecords.com 2011) N  —Featuring the guitar of Duane Eddy and background vocals of Patty Griffin & Peter Cooper.Buy it!

9:19am

Jessica Lea Mayfield “Our Hearts Are Wrong” from Tell Me (Nonesuch 2011) N  —Appearing at Off Broadway next Friday (May 13).Buy it!

9:27am

Gene Clark “Train Leaves Here This Morning” from Flying High (A&M 1998) —Written by Bernie Leadon & Gene Clark and originally released in 1968 on The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark album.Buy it!

9:36am

O.V. Wright “That’s How Strong My Love Is” from The Goldwax Story (Kent 2001) —Written by Roosevelt Jamison and recorded in 1964 for the Memphis-based Goldwax label. As good as soul music gets.Buy it!

9:44am

Tom Waits “House Where Nobody Lives” from Mule Variations ALBUM (Anti- 1999) —Written by Tom Waits & featuring Marc Ribot on lead guitar.Buy it!

9:52am

Joe Henry “The Man I Keep Hid” from Blood from Stars (Anti 2009) —"Nobody knows the man that I keep hid / He's raised my face like a pirate's flag / Of any Nations tattered rag / Nobody knows the man that I keep hid"Buy it!