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"40ft Chickens" with Kelly (archive)

Saturday, May 17, 2008 | 07:00 to 16:00 | Playlist

New Artist Song Album Label Comments
The Smiths Panic 12" Rough Trade i dreamt about stew last night
* Barry Adamson The Beaten Side of Town Back to the Cat Central Control
Paul Weller Heavy Soul Live Classics Island bonus live cd packeged in UK version of '98 greatest collection "Modern Classics"
Midnight Oil When the Generals Talk Red Sails in the Sunset Columbia these days Garrett is the Australian Minister for Environment, Heritage and Arts
* M83 Kim & Jessie Saturdays = Youth Mute
The Triffids Jerdacuttup Man In The Pines Domino
Billy Bragg Days Like These (DC Remix) Live and Dubious EP LP Elektra More Red Wedge and other such sympathizers!
Woody Guthrie Pretty Boy Floyd Dust Bowl Ballads Rounder
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem Kelly the Boy from Killanne The Rising of the Moon Tradition while I usually find the Clancy's unbearably cheesy ... this is a pretty nice collection of straight-ahead traditional tunes
* Justin Townes Earle Lone Pine Hill The Good Life Bloodshot
* Eric Chenaux Old Peculiar Sloppy Ground Constellation
* Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Albert Goes West Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Anti
* Noncanon Come Dumb King Sampler s/t
The Anomoanon As I Walked By Myself The Derby Ram Box Tree Records
Golden Smog Please Tell My Brother Weird Tales Rykodisc again... GS often veers dangeroulsy into roquefort area... but I really like this song
Uncle Tupelo I Wanna Be Your Dog March 16-20, 1992 Columbia Longview Farm acoustic demo from 91 -- bonus on album reissue
Iggy Pop China Girl The Idiot Virgin original version about Pop\'s lust for Kuelan Nyugen ... Bowie brushed it up to help Pop (they co-wrote it) out of some difficult financial times ...
David Bowie (Pet Shop Boys remix) Hallo Spaceboy Hallo Spaceboy single RCA
* Caliber 38. I Felt For Your Love Sensacional soul Vampisoul
Zapata Do Your Thing Texas Funk 68-75 Jazzman
Modern English Life in the Gladhouse After the Snow Sire
* Indian Jewelry Bird is Broke (won't sing) Free Gold We Are Free
* Secret Shine Cafe Crash all of the stars claire
* glissade further further glissade music
* Howlin Magic Lord Jagannath The Dreaming Lal Lal Lal
* Vernon Elliot Ensemble Curising Theme Ivor the Engine & Pogles Wood Trunk