Art Decade

December 9, 2008 The North Charleston Performing Arts Center North Charleston, SC David Byrne - Intro Strange Overtones I Zimbra One Fine Da...

Governors Island, NY Air - Planet Vega

Brooklyn, NY Hermigervill - Ganamana

Broadcast: Before We Begin, Again

Near Palm Springs, CA Rumpistol - G.T.

Near Prescott, AZ Chris Joss - Riviera 69

Robert Fripp / Brian Eno: Evening Star Thanks to my bro for reminding me of this treasure...

Near Jerome, AZ Tussle - Blue Beat

Outside Page, AZ Julee Cruise - Falling

1975 WLYX, Memphis Alex Chilton - Femme Fatale Oh Dana Take Me Home and Make Me Like It Jesus Christ Death Cab For Cutie Kizza Me I Will Alw...

The Bee Gees - Sweet Song of Summer I'm finding that this one has more psychic resonance in the evil darkness of January than it did whe...

Big Star - Untitled Instrumental Thirteen (alternate mix) Available on this bootleg . Thanks to Clunk for the tip, and to Mike for the sync...

Big Star - In The Street (Alternate take) I Got Kinda Lost (Demo with Alex Chilton on vocals)

Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter Traditional arrangement by Simon Jeffes . Happy Birthday Miss A .

B:Dum B:Dum Sound - Istanbul Can't resist ruling another one from this , the most inspirational release of 2008. B:Dum B:Dum on MySpace

Neon - Skydiver Why was this not an international chart-topper?

Alex Chilton - Let Me Get Close To You Take It Off

Billy Preston - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Alex Chilton - My Rival I've Had It This site has seen a couple of Big Star posts, and a handful of Alex Chilton references (all courtes...

July 16th, 1979 Montreux Jazz Festival Montreux, Switzerland Peter Tosh - 400 Years > Stepping Razor African Get Up Stand Up Don't Lo...

FROM THE ARCHIVES Public Image Ltd. - Ease Originally aired December 19, 2006

Bill Summers and Summers Heat - Walking on Sunshine Featuring Tony Lewis on drums, Bill Summers on percussion, and Scott Roberts on rototoms...

Brian Bennett - Holy Mackerel! If you watched a lot of rugby on English television thirty years ago (which, for any number of reasons, I did...

Holger Czukay & Jah Wobble - How Much Are They?

Daevid Allen & Euterpe - Children of the New World Wise Man in Your Heart I finally got around to listening to side one of this album a...

Apollis - What It Is Pt. 1 & 2

Emitt Rhodes: Really Wanted You Facts on the picture here . Eggleston's retrospective Democratic Camera leaves the Whitney on the 25t...

The Power Station - Some Like It Hot One of the quintessential Tedward jams. This one got my in-laws dancing at a recent family Christmas g...

Don Agrati - Hollywood Song This is from Don's 1973 Elektra LP Homegrown , "recorded at home with Keith Olsen's homemade 8-trac...

Information Society - Tomorrow

February 5th, 1993 The Ritz New York Ritz Power Jam - Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith) Born Under a Bad Sign (Albert King) Let It Roc...

Shirley Bassey - Moonraker I listened to this about a hundred times before I realized that the triangle in the backing track is meant to ev...

Aretha: Day Dreaming Some soul to melt any winter blues... Featuring Donny Hathaway on electric piano. Remind yourself why you miss Donny ...

Major Swellings - Spit and Dip Taking the Way-Back Machine to 2005 tonight for this rowdy jam from Major Swellings . It's a re-edit, of ...

Hey gang, just a reminder that we still do an hour-long show for Viva Radio every week (more or less). This week's webisode drops toda...

Todd Rundgren - Everybody's Going to Heaven Thanks to Jude for the tip on this one. Note: I'm cutting it off before King Kong Regga...

Ruth - Mots Mike introduced me to Ruth with this post . Now, two years and one day later, she or they make her or their triumphant return to...

Flayer - Wanna Get Back Your Love Happy New Year, first of all. Isn't it good to be back in an odd-numbered year? Here's another one...

Eugene Blacknell - We Can't Take Life For Granted Thank you, Preston.

Bob Dylan - Corrina Corrina Corrina Corrina

August 18, 2000 Bizarre Festival Weeze, Germany Moby - Machete Porcelain Find My Baby James Bond Theme Go Next is the E Everything Why Does ...

Charles De Goal - Synchro

Kevin Ayers - Blue

The Pop Group - Colour Blind

FROM THE ARCHIVES Antony & Lou Reed - Candy Says Berlin in Brooklyn 12.16.2006 Original air date: 12.21.2006

Ben & Spence: You're The One For Me Shout out to Rick Hall's production.

Jeremy Steig - Ouanga

June 20, 1998 Loreley Festival Germany Beastie Boys - Big Shot Sure Shot What's the Time Egg Man Pass the Mic Body Moving Get it Togethe...

Marcos Valle - Não Tem Nada Não (pt. 2)