Episode 116: Blue Halloween

This isn't really a Halloween episode, but a couple of tunes here do fit the mood of this week's holiday.

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

Goldstars: "Purple Girlfriend" (artist-submitted)
Koko Taylor: "Voodoo Woman" (Podshow)
Son Seals: "Landlord at My Door" (Podshow)
Elvin Bishop: "Night Time Is the Right Time" (Podshow)
Charlie Hunter: "Baboon Strength" (IODA Promonet)
Little Plastic Stars: "Welcome to the Fall" (Podshow)
G. Tom Mac: "Under Your Skin" (Ariel Publicity)
Noam Weinstein: "Planet" (Podshow)
Natives of the New Dawn: "No Mistakes" (Podshow)
Joe Pacino: "6 AM" (IODA)

"Planet" is Noam Weinstein's new single, and you can download it -- with a B-side! -- for free at his Web site.



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Charlie Hunter
"Baboon Strength" (mp3)
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Joe Pacino
"6AM" (mp3)
from "Halloween Lounge Party"
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Manze Dayila & The Nago Nation: "Change (The Barack Obama Song)" (new version)

Here's an updated version of the song I posted earlier today, referred to me by her manager:



Vote, baby, vote. The band plays a gig at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Joe's Pub in New York City, and will be featured on PRI's show "The World" soon.

Manze Dayila & The Nago Nation: "Change (The Barack Obama Song)"

I found this song on the Podsafe Music Network too late to get it into an episode of the podcast before the election, but hey -- found they did a video for it, so you do get to hear it before Nov. 4.

One week to go, folks. I voted yesterday -- and like this blogger says, I voted not just for Obama but in doing so, voted for everyone I care about and the well-being of all -- have you voted yet?

Hot Buttered Rum: "Busted in Utah (live)"

Hot Buttered Rum is a band whose influences include bluegrass and jam rock. And they wear their politics openly -- their Web site includes two free song downloads titled "Reckless Tex" (about George W. Bush) and "Guns or Butter" that are also worth a listen.

This band will be featured in a November episode of the podcast, but I thought I'd go ahead and give you a taste now.

Boy George: "Yes We Can"

Official video for Boy George's song in support of Barack Obama, which was featured in this week's episode of the Mental Nomad Podcast.

Episode 115: Rockin' All Over the World

Two episodes in a row where I actually take the time to introduce shows? Madness! And yet, here I am, talking in this episode.

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

Dashboard Confessional: "Bend and Not Break" (Podshow)
Buena Vista Social Club: "De Camino a la Vereda (live)" (IODA)
Kalliopi: "Naked" (Ariel Publicity)
Boy George: "Yes We Can" (Podshow)
Sophia Ramos: "Say You Will" (Podshow)
Sabrina Shaheen: "Look Into My Eyes" (Ariel Publicity)
Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer and Jefferson Pitcher feat. Vince DiFiore of Cake: "Gerald Ford - Now You See It, Now You Don't" (IODA)
Katy Mae: "You May Already Be a Winner" (Speakeasy PR)
Oppenheimer: "Look Up" (Planetary Group)
Sylvia Bennett feat. Boots Randolph, Ed Calle and Kirk Whalum: "Since I Fell for You" (Ariel Publicity)

Two podcasts will be coming from me next week: the next Mental Nomad Podcast will arrive Wednesday, as usual, then Pod Across America #2 -- featuring music from Pennsylvania artists -- will be released on Nov. 1.



IODA-sponsored tracks may be downloaded below.

Christian Kiefer, Matthew Gerken, Jefferson Pitcher
"Gerald Ford: Now You See It, Now You Don’t See It (feat. Vince DiFiore of Cake)" (mp3)
from "Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 US Presidencies"
(Standard Recording Company)
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Buena Vista Social Club
"De Camino a la Vereda" (mp3)
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Michael Franti and Spearhead: "Hey World (Don't Give Up)"

Another great tune from Michael Franti.

The Church: "Reptile (live)"

Here's a 1992 video clip from Steve Kilbey's biggest-known project, the Australian modern rock band The Church. I ought to fit him into an upcoming episode ... been awhile. Maybe by month's end, definitely by next month at the latest.

This video is from Kilbey's YouTube channel, by the way -- if you dig The Church, Jack Frost or Kilbey's solo work, you can find lots more there to enjoy.

Pod Across America 1: Delaware

The inaugural episode of Pod Across America (direct download here) features music from Delaware, the first state admitted into the Union, as well as facts about The First State -- its size, its people, famous folks from there and more.

Today's music includes:

Twin Ego: "Flooded" (Podshow)
Macabean the Rebel: "Ravenous Gratification" (Podshow)
Three Legged Fox: "Soul Thief (live)" (Podshow)
KingRobbie (Robbie King): "Wanting You" (Garageband)
Melissa Cox: "Goddess" (Podshow)
One Armed Bandits: "Hopelessly Wandering" (Garageband)
Bullette: "Little Bird" (Podshow)
Joe Campbell: "Get a Feel" (Podshow)
The Metrosexuals: "Magneto" (Podshow)

On Nov. 1, Pod Across America heads into Pennsylvania. (I may have said New Jersey in the episode, but if so, that's a mistake.) Visit the separate Pod Across America blog for posts related to Pennsylvania -- musicians from that state, maybe some travel video, and other material in advance of the next show.

The Mental Nomad Podcast resumes next Wednesday, Oct. 22.

Human People: "Count It All Good"

Human People is a Philadelphia band I've played once before, but singer Mike Robinson is a longtime fixture on this program, having rocked the mic with King God and Holland Boys before this group. The Human People blog features a lot of music videos and links to musicians they're digging, thus giving you sort of a glimpse into the band's influences.

Episode 114: Call Now for a Free Kitchen Sink

Another talk-free episode, eclectic perhaps to a fault. You can be the judge of that. I'd recorded a spoken bit to serve both this episode and the previous week's, but a technical glitch caused me to leave it out.

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

Nashville Session Players: "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" (Podshow)
Marcia Ball: "Louella" (Podshow)
Jack Jezzro: "I Got It Bad, And That Ain't Good" (Ariel Publicity)
Gustav Bertha: "Paper and Sand" (from the album TRUE NORTH)
United States Three: "Morning Breaks" (IODA Promonet)
Diane di Stasio: "On and On" (Garageband)
aJt: "Bordeaux Wine" (Podshow)
Steve Wynn: "Manhattan Fault Line" (Podshow)
Mr Russia: "XOXO" (IODA)
Lin McEwan: "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Ariel Publicity)
E.S. Posthumus: "Mosane" (Podshow)
Kasey Lansdale: "Back of my Smile" (from the EP by the same name)

Next week's Mental Nomad Podcast will not be a Mental Nomad Podcast; it's the first episode of my new spinoff show, featuring music from each of the 50 American states (plus the District in Columbia), in order of incorporation. Come back next week for sounds from Delaware.



IODA-provided tracks are available for download below.

Mr Russia
"XOXO" (mp3)
from "XOXO / Pretty Girls"
(Lens Records)
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United States Three
"Morning Breaks" (mp3)
from "Watergate"
(Flat Earth Records)
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Rachel Griffin: "This Beautiful Day, Today"

... This song's already been featured on the podcast, but the video's new. And the sentiments of the song are worth repeating.

Gustav Bertha: "Hurt"

A cover of a cover ... here's my favorite Swiss-residing Scottish expat covering Johnny Cash's arrangement of the song originally by Nine Inch Nails.

He's apparently been playing this live at some of his gigs for a while, or maybe at some of the Not the Sensational Alex Harvey Band gigs; I forget which he said. But yeah, this gave me fucking chills -- in a good way.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: "Red Right Hand"

Episode 113: Thou Shall Not Fall

Wrapping up the month with another no-talker. Like last week, I recorded a spoken bit -- unlike last week, technical problems and not a lack of sleep kept me from getting it added to the file. Oops.

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

G Tom Mac: "Cry Little Sister (2008 CaveClub Video Mix)" (Ariel Publicity)
Del the Funkyhomosapien and Dan the Automator: "Mastermind" (IODA Promonet)
Lovespirals: "Motherless Child (Hungry Lucy remix)" (Podshow)
Taco and Da Mofos: "Reggae Persuasion" (MySpace)
John Brown's Body: "Amplify" (IODA)
The Raveonettes: "Lust (Trentmeller remix)" (Podshow)
Jaime Heras: "Solar Wind" (Jamendo)
The Pimps of Joytime: "H20 (DJ Smash remix)" (Ariel Publicity)
Lee "Scratch" Perry: "Having a Party" (IODA)
G Tom Mac: "Cry Little Sister (original THE LOST BOYS version)" (Ariel Publicity)

This is largely a groove-driven episode, featuring rap, reggae and dance music, though oddly enough, the guy with arguably the most hip-hop-sounding name -- G Tom Mac, nee Gerard McMann -- is doing something in the ballpark of rock 'n' roll, and Jaime Heras' track would most accurately be categorized as New Age. He approached me through Jamendo, and I play him with thanks as a nice "breather" between the heavier tracks -- and I'll be playing more from him in the future.

And remember, folks: I'm taking title recommendations for my new state-by-state music podcast through Oct. 1. That show will launch Oct. 15.



IODA-sponsored tracks may be downloaded below.

Lee "Scratch" Perry
"Having a Party" (mp3)
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(Megawave)
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Del The Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator
"Mastermind" (mp3)
from "Deltron 3030"
(Deltron Projects)
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Amplify (mp3)
John Brown's Body
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