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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Yma Sumac Jungla Mambo! Capitol R.I.P. Yma
Miriam Makeba Pata Pata 2000 Homeland Putumayo R.I.P. Miriam
Miriam Makeba Masakhane Homeland Putumayo Major figure in South African music. She died a few days ago after collapsing on stage.
* Terne Chave Miri Pirani (Natasa) More, Love! Indies Scope New from the Czech Republic. Transalates to "My Love (Natasha)"
* The Matthew Herbert Big Band Regina There's Gonna Be A Storm !K7 Samples in this song include: The state visit of the king of Saudi Arabia to the UK in '07, a ww1 gas attack alarm rattle, toy soldiers & cowboys & indians, and a parliamentary division bell. So say the liner notes...
Dirty Little Heaters Mexico Way Fatty Don't Feel Good self-released New 7-inch! Release party at Duke Coffeehouse on East Campus this Saturday night, Nov 15th
Free I'm A Mover Ton Of Sobs Island Their first album, 1969. UK band later famous for the big hit "All Right Now."
* Paul Kossoff with Black Cat Bones Help Me Paul's Blues Sunbeam Kossoff was the guitarist for Free. This is a newly-released recording from earlier, 1967, with his previous band. He was only 16 but kickin' already.
* Caltrop Bloodtoot World Class Holidays for Quince More new local music
* Curtains of Night Total Domination Lost Houses Holidays for Quince More new local music again!
* Freedom's Children Tribal Fence Astra Shadoks More from South Africa. 1970 acid-rockers, little heard outside their own country back then...
* Fotheringay Two Weeks Last Summer Fotheringay 2 Fledg'ling more 1970. Sandy Denny's amazing voice...
* Michael Chapman Caddo Lake Time Past and Time Passing Electric Ragtime UK legend back with his 4,000th album.
Calexico Hot Rail Hot Rail Quarterstick Their 2000 release. Calexico is at Cat's Cradle tonight.
* Marianne Dissard Trop Exprés L'Entredeux self-released Dissard has worked with Calexico. This is her new debut CD.
Roland Alphonso James Bond (VA) Deep Ska: 80 Original Ska Classics Proper
* Carolina Ramblers String Band Johnson City Hop (VA) In The Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes. Old-Time Music of North Carolina, 1926-1936 Old Hat 1932, Mitchell County.
Dixon Brothers & Mutt Evans Are You Sure? (VA) In The Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes. Old-Time Music of North Carolina, 1926-1936 Old Hat 1936, Richmond County. These guys were cotton mill workers.
Alternative TV How Much Longer? (VA) Babylon's Burning: The Rough 'n' Ready Rise of Punk Rawk 1973-1978 Castle
Slaughter & The Dogs Cranked-Up Really High (VA) Babylon's Burning: The Rough 'n' Ready Rise of Punk Rawk 1973-1978 Castle
Wire Lowdown (VA) Babylon's Burning: The Rough 'n' Ready Rise of Punk Rawk 1973-1978 Castle
The Undertones True Confessions (VA) Babylon's Burning: The Rough 'n' Ready Rise of Punk Rawk 1973-1978 Castle
* XX Teens The Way We Were Welcome To Goon Island Mute New one, dunno where from...
* Screamin' Mee-Mees Gas For All Plastic Hong Kong Door Bell Finger Gulcher New Mee-Mees
Loretta Lynn Before The Next Teardrop Falls Homeland MCA 1976