Episode 73: Broadway of America, Part 4

This is the fourth of a multi-part musical trek across the United States down U.S. Highway 70, the former "Broadway of America" that once ran from Los Angeles to the Atlantic coast in North Carolina but now ends in Globe, Ariz., a bit east of Phoenix. The series started with Episode 70 and has continued in each regular Wednesday episode since then.

Here's what you'll hear today (direct download here):

Ms. Brown Sugar & the Even Change Band (Memphis, TN), "Two Keys"
Muck Sticky (Memphis), "Educated"
Chris Gonterman (Memphis), "Another Day"
The Adversary (Memphis), "Army of One Million"
The Front Row (Bartlett, TN), "Liquid Luv"
deMori (Bartlett), "You and Her"
The Unbearable Hand Fate Dealt (Bartlett), "Goodbye from Here"
Taco and Da Mofos (Jackson, TN), "Chill Right Now"
Steve Griffin (Jackson), "Never Too Late to Play the Blues (Cold Day)"
Alyson Gilbert & Southbound (Jackson), "All the Man I Need"
One Less Reason (Jackson), "Really Bad Analogy"



Track 8 was graciously submitted by the band and is the lead-off single for its new album, Bud, Sweat & Beers. Track 4 was found at the band's MySpace page; all other tracks were found at Garageband.com.

The series continues into the new year -- hope to see you back then. Have a safe celebration as you kiss 2007 goodbye.

Allison Crowe: "The First Noel"

Simply beautiful.



And the song ain't bad, either.

Episode 72: Broadway of America, Part 3

This is the third in a multi-part musical trek across the United States down U.S. Highway 70, the former "Broadway of America" that once ran from Los Angeles to the Atlantic coast in North Carolina but now ends in Globe, Ariz., a bit east of Phoenix. Previous installments may be found in episodes 70 and 71.

Here's what you'll hear today (direct download here):

William Lloyd (Durant, OK), "'69"
Lil Krucial (Hot Springs, AR), "Someday"
Crash Meadows (Hot Springs), "Pacify Me"
Max Output (Benton, AR), "Paint by Numbers"
6 Feet Deep (Little Rock, AR), "We From the A"
Idle Hands (Little Rock), "Single Blue Female"
Shannon Brooks & Voodoo Highway (Little Rock), "Hard Woman to Hold"
Dr. Linda Holzer (Little Rock), "Fantasy in F" (composer: Chopin)
7 Day Sun (West Memphis, AR), "Say Goodbye"
Auditory Underground (Memphis, TN), "Apex"



Tracks 5 and 8 come courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. All other music was found at Garageband.com.

Brian Setzer Orchestra: "Run Run Rudolph"

A cool cover of the Chuck Berry classic.



And don't forget: You can still purchase the three iTunes mixes I've created for this holiday season, whether you look at this time of the year from a spiritual, secular or silly point of view.

Gustav Bertha: "The End of the World"

Fucking amazing, this is. If you're not listening to Gustav's podcast, "Way Past Bedtime," you're depriving yourself -- get thee to his Web site and subscribe. You can also buy downloads of all his albums, or order physical copies at the Amazon link below if you like what you hear in this video, past videos and several past shows.



New episode coming Wednesday, of course, continuing the trek across American on U.S. 70.

Kristin Mainhart: "Comfortable"

The first video from the Khromozomes singer:



Click the tag below to find past episodes where her music has been featured.

Bad Religion: "Silent Night"

Episode 71: Broadway of America, Part 2

This is the second of a multi-part musical trek across the United States down U.S. Highway 70, the former "Broadway of America" that once ran from Los Angeles to the Atlantic coast in North Carolina but now ends in Globe, Ariz., a bit east of Phoenix. The series started with Episode 70 last week and will run into January.

Here's what you'll hear today (direct download here):

Liquid Cheese (Las Cruces, N.M.), "No Originality"
New Mexican Erection (Las Cruces), "Slob"
Lifestraight Productions (Alamogordo, N.M.), "Rumors"
PTG (Los Alamos, N.M.), "Smithareens"
Fast Time Constant (Portales, N.M.), "Streets of Portales"
J.D. Rogers (Clovis, N.M.), "When Mama Wasn't There"
Lee Perez (Plainview, TX), "Open"
Texas Jack (Vernon, TX), "Country-lingus"
The BeatMeUps (Ardmore, OK), "Back Too Fast"
Audio Blasphemy (Durant, OK), "It's Just Another Day"



All tracks in today's show were found at GarageBand.com.

Jonathan Coulton: "Chiron Beta Prime"

Another of those music videos made using footage from World of Warcraft:

Steve Earle and Allison Moorer: "Comin' Around"

The first time I saw Steve Earle perform, it was an outdoor show with Southern Culture on the Skids and another act whose name escapes me opening for him. He sang a couple of tunes with Allison Moorer -- whom he introduced as his opening act for the upcoming The Revolution Starts Now tour -- and a couple with Emmylou Harris.

I thought Allison sounded good, but come on -- Emmylou Harris was also up there for a couple of tunes. No one compares to that goddess.



The second time I saw Earle, it was at the end of the tour. He and Allison had fallen in love on the road and had married by that point or would do so soon after. She sang quite a few more of the numbers with him during his portion of the show, and he played mandolin on a song during her set.

Grammy nominations were announced yesterday. His album Washington Square Serenade was nominated in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category, and their duet "Days Aren't Long Enough" was nominated in one of the song categories.

Episode 3: In Loving Memory (remastered, bonus tracks)

Here's a remastered, resequenced take on episode 3, with new material, in honor of my friend Stephanie Kay Jackson. She left the world entirely too soon, nine years ago today.

Here's what you'll hear in this episode (direct download here):

Manic Street Preachers, "Autumnsong"
BeebleBrox, "Lost But Not Forgotten"
R-Three, "Little Bitter Love"
Luis Rizzo Cuarteto, "Tristesse"
Dessau, "Isolation" (Joy Division cover)
Mellow Rex/The Kid Pro, "Winter Mourning"
Ainslie Henderson, "While They Wait"
Rick Wakeman, "Eleanor Rigby" (Beatles cover)
Manic Street Preachers featuring Nina Persson, "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"

As I said when I posted the original version of this show on March 9, her birthday: She and I had been out of touch for a few years when she died, but even in that time after we drifted apart, I'd occasionally think to myself at the really low points, "At least Kay's still out there, so the world's not a total loss."

There are other friends who give me the same comfort in knowing they're out there, but losing one still hurts.

If you're at the end of your rope, call the Hopeline at 1-800-SUICIDE.





Tracks 4, 5 and 8 come courtesy of the IODA Promonet; track three comes from CD. The remainder of today's show comes to you courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.

Dessau
"Isolation" (mp3)
from "Dessau"
(Mausoleum Classix)

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Luis Rizzo Cuarteto
"Tristesse" (mp3)
from "Tristesse"
(Materiali Sonori)

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Rick Wakeman
"Eleanor Rigby" (mp3)
from "The Classical Connection 2"
(President)

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Dessau: "Isolation"

Joy Division cover -- this track is featured in tomorrow's remaster of episode 3.



The friend whose death was nine years ago tomorrow wouldn't have liked this, I imagine. Too noisy. But Ian Curtis' story and hers ended similarly, and those who are left alive are the ones charged with the task of remembering, so there you have it.

Episode 70: Broadway of America, Part 1

The first of a multi-episode musical trip across America on U.S. Route 70, the former "Broadway of America" that once ran from Los Angeles to the Atlantic coast in North Carolina but now ends in Globe, Ariz., a bit east of Phoenix.

Here's what you'll hear today (download here):

Bitter:Sweet (Los Angeles, Calif.), "Dirty Laundry (The Hunting Game Remix)"
Larry Winfield (Los Angeles), "Subterranean Beat"
Abby Kincaid (Los Angeles), "Sister"
Cooldaddy (San Bernardino, Calif.), "Cooldaddy"
Blame It on Society (Phoenix, Ariz.), "Deep Space Jam"
Jeremy Gratton (Phoenix), "Post Mortem Blues of Succession"
Rising Conviction (Phoenix), "A War of Ghosts"
Benjy Rivas and the BBR Band (Las Cruces, N.M.), "Just You and Me"



Track 1 comes courtesy of the IODA Promonet. Tracks 2, 5-7 come courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. The remaining tracks were found at GarageBand.

Come back tomorrow for a special episode, a remastered and remixed presentation of episode 3.

Bitter:Sweet
"Dirty Laundry" (mp3)
from "Dirty Laundry (Single)"
(Quango)

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Taco and Da Mofos: "Chill Right Now"

The band's new album, Bud, Sweat & Beers, is being released today. Learn more at their MySpace page.

Manic Street Preachers: "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"

Featuring Nina Persson of The Cardigans.



New episode will be here tomorrow, starting a multi-part musical trip across the United States on Highway 70. And that will be followed on Thursday by a remastered take on episode 3 -- featuring the studio cut of this song, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network, plus other new material.