7:09am

Bob Delevante “Like a Meadowlark Blues” from Columbus and the Colossal Mistake (Relay 2005) —Talented songwriter with Buddy Miller playing guitar - yep, that works.Buy it!

7:22am

Slade “My Town” from Old New Borrowed & Blue (Polygram 1974) —Somebody sold us pert near the whole Slade catalogue at the record store, so we've listened to a lot of Slade the past few weeks. Man, those guys were working class rock geniuses.Buy it!

7:31am

A Band of Bees “Hourglass” from Free the Bees (EMI 2004) —I don't know how I missed these guys until recently, but I'm slowly catching on - this is as strong a rock/pop outfit as the millenium has produced.Buy it!

7:38am

Eleni Mandell “Needle and Thread” from Artificial Fire (Zedtone 2009) —I know she has a new album out, but this song from her previous record just called to me the other day.Buy it!

7:46am

Lesley Gore “You Don't Own Me” from It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology (Mercury 1996) —As powerful a feminist anthem as you'll find.Buy it!

7:51am

Derek “Cinammon” from Classic Rock: 1968 - Blowin' Your Mind (Time Life 1991) —Tastes good.Buy it!

8:01am

Fiona Apple “Extraordinary Machine” (Epic 2005) —Another case where the previous album has a song calling me while the new album sits on the shelf. Nothing wrong with the new one, but this one is so good.Buy it!

8:09am

The Vertigo Swirl “Eulplonn Sunrise” from Swirl 3 (Rubberstamp 2012) L —Brian Marek writes great songs.Buy it!

8:18am

Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials “Moratorium on Hate” from Jump Start (Alligator 2012) N  —At first, I thought the idea of declaring a moratorium on hate was just silly pie-in-the-sky thinking, but damned if Lil' Ed doesn't convince me through this powerful driving song that at least it's worth a shot.Buy it!

8:28am

Redd Kross “Researching the Blues” (Merge www.mergerecords.com 2012) —This isn't as great as classic Redd Kross was, but it's still pretty nice to have something even in the ballpark.Buy it!

8:37am

Thin Lizzy “Wild One” from Dedication: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy (Mercury 1991) —And opening riffs don't entice much better than this one.Buy it!

8:44am

The Frost “Black As Night” from Best of the Frost (Vanguard vanguardrecords.com 2003) —Of course this could only have come from Detroit in 1970.Buy it!

8:52am

The Clash “Train In Vain” from London Calling CD ALBUM (Sony Legacy 1979) —I remember my confusion when this track wasn't listed on the album jacket - I don't think I'd ever seen a bonus cut before, and the title was etched into the groove between the end of the song and the label.Buy it!

9:03am

Los Straitjackets “Bobsleddin'” from Jet Set (Yep Roc 2012) N  —Yep, it rocks.Buy it!

9:08am

The Viceroys “Yayo” from The Viceroys at Studio One: Ya Ho (Heartbeat 1995) —16 men and a deadman's chest.Buy it!

9:16am

Bettye Swann “You Gave Me Love” from The Money Recordings (Kent 2001) —One of the least heralded but sweetest of the many Bettys who made soul records in the 60s.Buy it!

9:22am

Major Lance “Get My Hat (Nothing Can Stop Me)” from Everybody Loves a Good Time! The Best of Major Lance (Epic 1995) —Curtis Mayfield wrote so many brilliant songs he could farm many of them off to other talented singers. Major Lance was one of his finest interpreters.Buy it!

9:29am

Robert Cray Band “A Memo” from Nothin' But Love (Provogue 2012) N  —This is my fave Robert Cray record in a long time.Buy it!

9:38am

John Scofield “Simply Put” from A Moment's Peace (Decca 2011) —Stunning and quietly exquisite.Buy it!

9:49am

John Prine “The Great Compromise” from Diamonds in the Rough (Atlantic 1972) —Much to my surprise when I opened my eyes I was a victim of the great compromise.Buy it!