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  • Sep 02
    Forget You!

    Cee Lo (of Gnarls Barkley fame) has cleaned-up his latest single so now XPN play it on the air. The re-done version is called “Forget You” & maybe you heard Michaela play it on the XPN Morning Show today.

    Here’s the very entertaining video.

    -BB

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    Sep 02
    My Morning Download 9/2/10 – Pete Yorn

    We’re big fans of Pete Yorn and are excited to hear the news of a new album coming out in September on Vagrant Records. But wait. Vagrant? Not Sony? So what’s up with that? Sources tell us that he’s still on Sony, however Pete’s new record is coming out on Vagrant on September 28th. The album is self-titled and was produced by Frank Black around the time Pete recorded his last album Back And Fourth. Here’s a track from the album via Magnet.

    Download: Precious Stone – Pete Yorn

    Sep 01
    My Morning Download 9/1/10 – Laetitia Sadier

    Y’all remember Laetitia Sadier, right? Of course you do! She of Stereolab (and a side project called Monade Ms. Sadier is releasing a solo album called The Trip on Drag City on September 21st. This new tune is pretty classic; patience is rewarded when it begins to pick up full-on hypnotic ‘Lab” style then comes down just slowly enough for a walk along the beach. This is nice.

    Download: One Million Year Trip – Laetitia Sadier

    Aug 31
    Making Time RADio w/ Dave P – Volume 2!


    The last Friday of every month, from 11P-1AM, right after Robert Drake’s Land Of The Lost, Making Time RADio w/ Dave P hits the XPN and Y Rock airwaves. Last week’s show is now archived and you can listen here. And check out this totally RAD playlist.

    Les Rallizes Denudes – Black Sad Straw Raincoat
    Field Mice – Holland St. (Shinkansen Recordings)
    The Drums – Down by the Water (RCRD LBL)
    Fever Ray – Mercy St. (New Musical Express)
    Chris Carter – The Beat (Optimo Music)
    Dunes – Armor (Mexican Summer)
    Air – Sexy Boy (Astralwerks)
    Villa – Beats of Love (Abracada Records)
    The Cars – Good Times Roll (Elektra)
    Visti & Meyland – Stars (Rodion remix) (Bear Funk)
    Blamma Blamma – Beyond 17 (The Walls Have Ears)
    Admiral Freebee – Always on the Run (Villa remix) (Playout Music)
    Rebolledo & Daniel Maloso – Colt Seavers (Comeme)
    Shit Robot – Triumph!!! (DFA)
    Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (Merge Recordings)
    Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere (Warner Brothers Records)

    Hour Two

    Crocodiles – Sleep Forever (Fat Possum Records)
    Grauzone – Iced Bear (Mike Simonetti edit) (Not on Label)
    Husky Rescue – Sound of Love (Catskills Records)
    Boredoms – Super Now (Thrill Jockey)
    LCD Soundsystem – Home (EMI)
    Midnight Magic – Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault remix) (I’m a Cliché)
    Aeroplane – Superstar (The Krays remix)
    Teengirl Fantasy – Cheaters (True Panther)
    Gold Panda – Snow and Taxis (Wichita Records)
    Broken Social Scene – All to All (Sebastien Granger remix) (Arts and Crafts)
    School of Seven Bells – Heart is Strange (Ghostly International)
    Chilly Gonzales – I am Europe (Phantasy Sound)
    Chilly Gonzales – Don’t Stop (Erol Alkan re-edit) (Phantasy Sound)
    Koen Groenveld – Gotta Move (Abzolut)
    Riton – Banana Song (no label)
    Late of the Pier – Best in Class (Soulwax Remix) (Phantasy Sound)
    Phoenix – 1901 (Glassnote)
    Waaves – King of the Beach (Fat Possum)
    LCD Soundsystem – All I Want (EMI)

    Aug 31
    Have you experienced Turtle Island Quartet?

    Classical musicians meet classic rock as chamber music group Turtle Island Quartet releases “Have You Ever been…?” - A multiple-string approach to some Jimi Hendrix classics. NPR Music’s All Things Considered did an interview with the group which includes performances of “Hey Joe” & “All Along The Watchtower”. Click here to get experienced!

    In the meantime: Hendrix playing “Hey Joe” & “Purple Haze” live-1967

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    Aug 31
    My Morning Download 8/31/10 – Deer Tick


    Deer Tick announced a Fall tour that starts early October and goes through November 3rd right here in Philly at the First Unitarian Church. Tickets are on sale now. Here’s a song from their recent album The Black Dirt Sessions

    Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame – Deer Tick

    Aug 30
    Helen Leicht’s Local Pick of the Day 8/30/10 : Tin Bird Choir

    Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day

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    Pick of the Day 8/30/10

    “I Want My Truck Back”

    by Tin Bird Choir

    Tin Bird Choir were part of the XPN Philly Local Showcase at the Philly folk festival. Shared the stage with Jake Snider, Mason Porter, Dave Quicks Trio and Ben Arnold Band

     

    It’s a revival, this Barn Rock, a soulful meander through life’s richness and darkness. The opening plea of “(I want my) Truck Back,” an electric ode to a Toyota SR-5 truck they sold for a dollar, weaves the history of the truck from the Poconos to Chinqeteague (maybe the only time that word appears in a rock and roll song).

    Upcoming Shows:

    Sept 19 2010 – Jenkintown Festival of the Arts, Jenkintown, PA, USA

    Oct 2 2o1o – Lancaster Dispensing Company, Lancaster, PA, USA

    Nov 20 2010 – Capitol Theatre, York, PA, USA

    Aug 30
    Listen to a new Bruce Springsteen song from the Darkness sessions

    Click hear to hear the new (old) Bruce Springsteen song, “Save My Love” that we wrote about here. Bruce’s ‘The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story’ will be released on November 16th. Everybody form a line (to buy it).


     

    Aug 30
    “Music of Ireland”- chuid deux

    As The World Cafe with David Dye & friends get ready for a trip to Ireland, the 2nd installment of PBS’ “Music of Ireland” documentary series will air on public TV stations this month & continue through the fall. “Music of Ireland-Welcome to America” will feature profiles, interviews & performances from U2, Glen Hansard of the Swell Season, Damien Rice, Sinead O’Connor, The Cranberries & others.

    Here’s a quick peak of what you can expect.

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    Aug 30
    My Morning Download 8/30/10 – Ra Ra Riot


    Here’s one of the many highlights from the new Ra Ra Riot album The Orchard. Below the MP3, in case you missed it, check out the band’s live broadcast from WXPN and NPR Music that you can listen here.

    Download: Boy – Ra Ra Riot

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