Art Decade

James Carr: A Message to Young Lovers Howard Tate: Hold Me Tight

David Kilgour: Wooden Shed

"Tell the Mahareesh to Keep It Warm" Thought it was long enough since the last post of Flo & Eddie . Enjoy.

Nick Lowe: So It Goes At first you want to start singing: You know that chick that used to dance a lot Every night she'd be on the floor...

The Byrds: He Was a Friend of Mine President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 46 years ago in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

You didn't hear? The 80th installment of our Viva Radio show drops today at 2 PM, featuring some new-to-me stuff (including a hot ...

David Holland Quartet: Conference of the Birds "While living in London I had an apartment with a small garden. During the summer around...

emmett's october playlist Le Nozze Di Figaro (Overture) - Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Wind - Sons Of The Pioneers Holiday On Saturn - Del...

Our latest show for Viva Radio , entitled "Midnight Rainbows", premieres today at 2 PM. See comments for tracklist. Archived shows...

WAITING FOR RECORDS IN THE MAIL The October playlist is coming soon, pending the arrival of some records in the post. Soon come, rastas; soo...

Ever wonder what to do with some of your old tape cassettes? Brian Dettmer, Cassette Tape Skeletons

New Viva show drops today at 2 PM! Entitled "First Day in L.A.", this one is guaranteed to blow your mind... anytime. Listen live...

Lee Michaels: Do You Know What I Mean? This always reminds me of an outtake from the Born in the USA sessions. Not high praise perhaps, but...

I think these songs fit together nicely. Bowie: The Supermen Broadcast on the BBC, October 4, 1971. Midlake: We Gathered In Spring Broadcast...

Lou Reed: Endlessly Jealous Oh beware, my Lord, of Jealousy It is the green-eyed Monster which doth mock The Meat it feeds on.

Leo Sayer: When I Need You Co-written by Albert Hammond Sr. And this from 1978 definitely deserves your attention. Though it does raise more...

Note: Our latest program for Viva Radio premieres to-day at 2 PM. Featuring some new-to-me stuff, some old favorites, and a handful of dusky...

Brigitte Fontaine: Il se passes des choses Following in the footsteps of Mrs. Fontaine's last visit to AD .

Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes: Summer Days It doesn't feel like summer anymore, not today anyways, but that doesn't me...

The Stranglers: Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front) ...only country where the clouds are interesting "Too much time to think, too l...

Billy Bragg: The Marriage From Talking with the Taxman about Poetry .

Melanie: Brand New Key On the hunt to track down the facts regarding my Mom's alleged attendance at a Melanie concert which she can'...

Steve Forbert: Goin' Down to Laurel Off Alive on Arrival , Forbert's debut produced by John Simon (who did the same for The Band). F...

Sonny Rollins: Blue 7 Off of Saxophone Colossus . This cooks. The players: Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone Tommy Flanagan — piano Doug Watki...

Woody Allen: I Shot a Moose... The moose mingles. Just a classic bit of comedy for this Saturday afternoon.

Dire Straits: Walk of Life Remember how we all bought this tape in Caldor's and couldn't wait to wrestle it from its cumbersome medi...

EMMETT'S SEPTEMBER PLAYLIST Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie - Buddy Holly Love Hurts - Everly Brothers Wonderful Summer - Robin War...

Zakarrias: Cosmic Bride The last song from the only release by Zakarrias. [Thanks to my bro for this find.]

The Clean: Linger Longer From my fave Clean album 'Modern Rock'. Image courtesy of Adrian Tomine .

"can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself" Rick Nelson: Garden Party For the curious, story behind the song here .

Joni Mitchell: Twisted With Cheech and Chong. Yes, Cheech and Chong. Flip city.

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: Forest Fire it's just a simple metaphor...

Al Hirt: Music to Watch Girls By Recorded on December 12, 1966, New York City. Yes, that's Jumbo, Sugar Lips, call him what you will .

Archie Shepp: In a Sentimental Mood Shepp's take on Ellington. Recorded August 12, 1965. "In this performance he reveals another di...

Angelo Badalamenti: The Nightingale Music from Twin Peaks . Vocals by Julee Cruise, lyrics by David Lynch.

FROM THE ARCHIVES The Mike Curb Congregation - Sweet Gingerbread Man Original air date 12/2/07. Reposted by request from I Spy. Taken from t...

Morton Feldman, excerpt from Rothko Chapel "The example of the painters was crucial. Feldman’s scores were close in spirit to Rauschen...

The Carpenters: I Kept on Loving You A sunny Sunday morning...take it Richard!

Charles Mingus: Remember Rockefeller at Attica From Changes One . The song was not originally written with this title. Mingus changed it, ...

Charlie Smalls: Never Felt Like This Before More Faces related music. I need to thank Festus von Gunsmoke for this rip of the Faces sound...

Oscar Brown, Jr: Brother Where Are You? Recorded live at The Cellar Door, Washington DC, late 1964. Pop quiz: Which writer said that 'ce...

How's everybody doing tonight? The latest musical odyssey I've crafted for Viva Radio, entitled Trustafarian Vibration, departs the ...

Tom Waits: Jersey Girl Down the shore everything's alright, you and your baby on a Saturday night.

John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him That 1:19 moment has just been getting me recently.

Marvin Gaye: Is That Enough? So I've been getting into Here, My Dear , Marvin Gaye's album that documents the unraveling of his marr...

FROM THE ARCHIVES John Cazale as Sal by Greg Condon Elton John: Amoreena Original air date 1/23/07 . Prompted by a recent screening of Dog ...

Lucio Battisti - Anima Latina A paean to the human spirit. Big thanks to The Bin for the rip. also available on compact disc

Ithaca - "Times" (Seven Seasons-The Path-Given Time) Delving into the mushrumps archives for this one. This is a tight jam. Words...

Cargoe - I Love You Anyway

Dave Brubeck: In Your Own Sweet Way The line up: Dave Brubeck, piano Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone Jack Six, bass Roy Haynes, drums From A...