For Don’s Mom…..

This show goes out to Don’s mom. May she rest in peace.

Middle-Aged Blues, Saffire
Lightnin’ in these Thunder Thighs, Saffire
Shakin’ All Over, the WHO
Bargin, the WHO
Bony Moronie, the WHO
Let’s See Action, THE who
Locomotive Breath, Jethro Tull
You’ve got me Rockin’, Carl Palmer PM
Skin it Back, Littlefeat
That Ain’t Right, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
This is Us, Knopfler & Harris
Little White Lines, Shooter Jennings
Few & fer between, Ms. Shannon Curfman
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Jonny Lang
Something you’ve got, B.B. King & Koko Taylor
Whole nutha Thang, Keb Mo
Viva la Revolution, Tony Tyler trance
Hot Cookin’, G Love
we’ll dance on the ashes..,the beautiful girls
these are the armies of the tyrannized, Kaki King
Millennium Theater, Ani DiFranco
Searching for Something, Michelle Lewis
Cold December, Matt Costa
Oh Dear, Matt Costa
From the Bottom Up, Dayna Kurtz
Railroad Earth, Railroad Earth
Bittersweet, galactic
mercamon, Galactic
Debbies Jungle Boogie, Skeebo Knight
Cold Duck Time, Drive-by Leslie
the Harmonious G8, Banco De Gaia
the JB Grove, Julien Kasper Band

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Toby Marks is Banco de Gaia.

I had the distinct honor to chat with Mr. Toby Marks (A.K.A. Banco de Gaia) about his new album FAREWELL FERENGISTAN as well as where he lives and a little about the attempt to Free Tibet. Here is a bit of info for you and then listen to our conversation.
We live at a time when we face some of the greatest challanges of our history. Can we afford to lose a people and culture which has understood and lived for thousands of years in harmony with an eocsystem which we seem to be fighting a losing battle with? Can we afford to let a vast repository of spiritual and human understanding which could benifit us all be destroyed to make way for more mines and factories which would only benefit some? The Tibetans will not use violence in their opposition to their oppressors – can we afford to wash our hands of them and accept that it is alright for the strong and ruthless to dominate the weak and principled? Our governments may not be prepared to stand up for what they say they believe in – freedom, human rights, democracy – for fear of rocking the trade boat, but we as individuals can; we can show our support for the Tibetan people, we can push for our public servants to do something to help, and at least the Tibetans will know that they are not alone in their fight to preserve their culture and beliefs, that others around the world also believe in the spirit, the heart and the dream of a world free of power-weilding bullies and their silent allies who look the other way.

For more information on the historical and present situation in Tibet, and details of what you can do to help, contact:

International Campaign For Tibet
1735 Eye Street
NW, Suite 615
Washington D.C.
20006

U.S.A.
Tel: 202 785 1515
Fax: 202 785 4343
Free Tibet Campaign
1 Rosoman Place
London EC1R 0JY.

Email: tibetsupport@gn.apc.org

Listen here to our conversation

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7/22/06 a wild week ahead.

I love my Baby, Canned Heat
Sniper at the Gates of Heaven, Black Angels
Sin’s a good man’s Brother, Gov’t Mule
Break on Through, S.T.P
Underwater Fall, the Doors
Hot Lava, Perry Ferrell & Wyclef
Be the Rain, Neil Young
Gimme one Reason, Clapton & Chapman
Gypsy Woman, George Clinton & P Funk
go go, Galactic
Percussion interlude, Galactic
Everybody Wants Some, Galactic
Chocolate City, the Clinton Administration
Good Friends Good Music, Skeebo Knight
East West, M.Clark/P.Jackson,M.Wagnon
Jacket full of Bees, Julien Kasper band
Uncle Sulky, Club d’Elf
Space Rooster, Cosmic Farm
Mama was an Opium Smoker, Rasputina
Barracuda, Rasputina
The 1st Vietnamese War, Black Angels
Safe Bet, Sweet Leaf Boys
Mind your own Business, Delta 5
Never Cried for you, Michelle Lewis
Hyacinth House, the Doors
U.B. Jesus, David Byrne
Love you like a Woman, Koko Taylor
I love a love like you, Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle, Koko Taylor
Another Joe, Melvin Sparks
All Day All Night, Melvin Sparks
Money, Melvin Sparks
2% Body Fat, Robert Walters
Scarlet Begonias, Jazz is Dead

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Melvin Sparks…talk to me Melvin.

Melvin Sparks is the Essential Guitar Player! He’s The Master Of The Groove! The Acid-Jazz Pioneer! The Originator of Soul Jazz, Old School Acid Jazz & BarbecueFunk(FUNKJAZZ). Sparks recorded seven albums of his own and played on over 100 other albums. As a session man for Blue Note and Prestige Records, Sparks laid his signature guitar work on many other musician’s albums without ever being in spotlight. It was during this time that Melvin defined the jazz-guitar sound of a generation. Melvin Sparks is still a much sought-after studio player, both new and old talents seek him out now more than ever. He continues to perform with the greats of this genre such as Leon Spencer Jr., Mike Clark and Idris Mohammed and is now breaking out his legendary guitar wizardry with many younger bands and artists such as Galactic, The Greyboy Allstars, Karl Denson’s Tiny Univers, Derek Trucks and Robert Walter’s 20th Congress. Melvin is geared up to show us all what he does better than anyone else. Groove hard and in the pocket. Melvin Sparks has perhaps the most inspiring and soul-energizing guitar chops on this planet or another. He is admired by many performers, and audiences old and young alike, but continues to be a hidden treasure for music fans worldwide. He is Soul-Jazzy and Funky to the core!

Listen to Melvin Sparks and I talk about his shows here.

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Galactic’s Jeff Raines talks shop.

Galactic was born in the early ’90s, after two Washington DC punks – guitarist Jeff Raines and bassist Robert Mercurio – relocated to New Orleans and found themselves intoxicated by the sounds of the scene that nurtured The Meters, Professor Longhair, the Neville Brothers and Dr. John. Galactic has created a far-reaching canon informed by ongoing influence from a wide range of genres, including hip-hop, blues, pop, and electronica. Now, with six albums and countless landmark live shows to its credit, now, once again headed to new territory—for now, as an instrumental powerhouse. While the band has always embraced stylistic changes and relished its musical adventures, its instrumental chops have never wavered. On the road and in its own New Orleans studio, Galactic continues to reinvent itself, inspiring its ever-growing fan base with ongoing artistic evolution, synthesizing the most thrilling elements of vintage and contemporary styles to keep the party rolling. Galactic will be at Toad’s Place Friday July 21.


Listen to Jeff talk about Katrina and music.

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A quick Cello w/Rasputina’s Melora.

A very brief chat with the founder of one of the coolest bands without a guitar since Morphine( at least for me). Melora was on her way from upstate NY to her next destination with a stop over at the infamous Toad’s Place in New Haven. Rasputina is a “cello-rock” ensemble. Founded by Melora Creager in 1891, they have long held true to their mission of enlightening the common man as to the power and versatility of the mighty cello. Historically influenced, and constantly costumed, Rasputina keeps a small legion of incredibly passionate admirers enthralled with their earnest musicianship.

Listen to our short talk here.

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7/15/06 WOMEN IN MUSIC….

So, I decided to do a featute this week on WOMEN IN MUSIC, not really my list of the greatest women to perform but more of a collection of voice/music/sounds all created and presented by women. I featured a wide range from Ms. Aretha to Queen Janis, rocker Joan Jett to the duel cello-sounds of Zoe and Melora of RASPUTINA. Newcomers Susan Cagle, Mandi Perkins and in studio guest Michelle Lewis certainly have awakened a new mucial beast, one the listeners have responded to well. We ended the show w/ the beautiful voice of Kimber Manning from her album Eventually, her classy rendition of WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD reminds us why we wake.

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WOMEN IN MUSIC SETLIST FOR 7/15/06
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Baby, I love you, Aretha Franklin
Trouble in Mind, Janis Joplin*
Ball & Chain, Janis Joplin*
Me & Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin*
My Best Friend, Jefferson Airplane
3/5 of a Mile in 10 seconds, Grace Slick
Oh Atlanta, Alison Krause
Get Right With God, Lucinda Williams
No Riders, Shannon Kurfman
The Weight, Shannon Kurfman
Riddles, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
A.C.D.C., Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Baby Blue, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Save Me, Ruth band
Why, Mandi Perkins
Shakespeare, Susan Cagle
Transitional, Susan Cagle
Picante, Charro
This Time Around, Michelle Lewis
Someday, Michelle Lewis
Caroline, Michelle Lewis#
5th Floor Song, Michelle Lewis#
Never Cried for You, Michelle Lewis#
The Sea, Morcheeba
Summertime, Morcheeba
Barracuda, Rasputina
Beloved, Thievery Corp w/Anoushka Shankar
Angels, T.C w/Wax Poetic feat. Norah Jones
Dreams, the Cranberries
Just Leave, Lisa Bourne
Sunday Girl, Blondie
Bold As Love, the Pretenders
What a Wonderful World, Kimber Manning
* Live at monterey Pop Festival
# At WHUS Studios

listen here to the entire in-studio visit.
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Sounds of the Streets…a fill in.

Greenarrowradio took over the Tuesday airwaves between 3-5PM EST and filled some new thirsty earholes with a 2 hour example of what can be expected every Saturday from 9am until HIGH noon. I want to thank all of the online listeners from all over the globe for tuning in and stay tuned, more music just for you. By the way, have you noticed the new look to OUR WEBSITE???

Nickel Bags, Digable Planets
Gone Daddy Gone, Gnarls Barkley
Eggman, the Beastie Boys
Mambo Sinuendo, Ry Cooder Manuel Galban
The Thing that I used to do, G Love & Special Sauce
Shooting Hoops, G Love & Special Sauce
Gin insted of Whiskey, Morning 40 Federation
God Help Me, Morning 40 Federation
Toodle, Morning 40 Federation
Rhythm and Booze, Treat Her Right
Tease Me, Treat Her Right
Come Back Treat her Right
Body in the Lake, Codetalkers
Devon, Dr. Didg
Ever increasing Circle, Dr. Didg
If you talk too much…, People in Planes
Space Rooster, Cosmic Farm
Sex God, Liquid Soul
Swamp Thing, Mike Clark & Paul Jackson
I like’s that, Skeebo Knight
Spain, Jake Shimabukuro
Angelina, the Tony Tyler Trance
Wine and Women, Pedro Arevalo
Calypso, Robert Randolph & the Family Band
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Sinner – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

After ten years without a new CD, Joan Jett returns to rock and roll with SINNER. (Ten years if you do not count her Japan-only release NAKED. Several of the songs on NAKED can be found here.) Joan not only looks great but sounds fantastic great! This one’s a rocker and you need to get it! The coolest tune is A.C.D.C., a song written by the band Sweet. This one kicks. Have you seen the video with Carmen Electra? As you can only imagine….HOTT
Ms. Jett is Rock and Roll in it’s raw sense. This album certainly brushes up against a few lines politcally, socially and sexually, but never really crosses any. The song Baby Blue hits me in all the right places, from the intentionally slow start to the slight pause between soft into hard, it just is the tune I keep playing.
Best line for me comes from the first track Riddles, where Ms. Jett speaks of the decision makers of the free world: ” Don’t claim that you represent me when I don’t believe a word that you say!”

But, don’t take my word on this album, go out and get it for yourself and make up your own minds. That is what this album is all about. As veterans of the punk scene, it’s only natural that Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will perform on The Vans Warped Tour 2006, as well as their own tour dates in support of the upcoming release. This summer Blackheart will also re-issue Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ catalog, completely remastered by Greg Calbi with enhanced elements and bonus tracks.

I am working on getting a brief conversation set up w/ Ms. Jett to hear it from her, hopefully we can make that one work out. She needs to be heard.

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Where did YOU sleep last night?

Blues Power, Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert
Bottle of Red Wine, Clapton’s Rainbow Concert
Crosscut Saw, Otis Rush w/ Eric Clapton
River Hip Mama, Charlie Musselwhite
That’s Right, Roomful of Blues
Honey Hush, Albert Collins
When a Guitar Sings the Blues, Roy Buchanan
Honk if You, Oteil & the Peacemakers
Rewind & Play it Again, Oteil
Let the Mermaids Flirt w/Me, Scrapomatic
My World is Round, Alvin Youngblood Hart
Little Wing, the Reptile Palace Orch.
Afours Afours, Tinariwen
Spirit of the Forest, Baka Beyond
I Go Ka, Ali Farka Toure/Taj Mahal
Cuban Connections, Outback
Water Drums 1, Baka Forest People
Why’s it so Hard, madonna
You’re Always the Sun, Supreme Beings of Leisure
Love Sweet love, Morcheeba
Be Yourself, Morcheeba
Baghdad Cafe, Liquid Soul
Hide Another Mistake, the 88
All Cause of You, the 88
Nobody Cares, the 88
You Belong to me, the 88
Long hair, Little Barrie
To Hell w/ Poverty, Gang of Four
Natural’s not in it, Gang of Four
I walk Alone, Los Lobos
Cousin Cupcakes got the Blues, Rev Billy C. Wirtz
Nice and Warm, kid Jonny Land & big bang
High Water Everywhere, Joe Bonamassa
One More Day, the Wood Brothers
Atlas, the Wood Brothers
Corinna, Taj Mahal

Remember the Others!

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Welcome to the world of the 88.

With their second album, Over and Over, The 88 refute the myth that art and the three-and-a-half-minute pop song can’t get along. While the new record shares the same rollicking spirit as its predecessor, Kind of Light, it also marks a sonic leap forward for the Los Angeles-based quintet. Once word of The 88’s irrepressible harmonies and hopping pianos – not to mention Slettedahl’s warm, saturated strains – began to spread among club-goers, Light slowly found its way to radio DJs and rock critics. The band became a staple on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, a clearinghouse for rising indie rock outfits, world music composers and underground acts hoping to cross over into the mainstream. Ultimately, 12 of the album’s 13 cuts made the spin list at NPR’s flagship station, opening the floodgates to movie and television offers. Today, the group’s TV resume includes segments on NBC’s Extra and ABC’s The Jimmy Kimmel Show, though it’s arguably their appearance on Fox’s hit series The O.C., whose soundtrack sales have now topped 300,000 copies, that put the troupe on their younger fans’ radar. Then, last year, the live track ‘Coming Home,’ which makes its studio debut on Over and Over, landed a plum spot in the Ben Affleck comedy Surviving Christmas (2004). Meantime, amid all the fanfare, The 88 quietly earned themselves a nod as L.A. Weekly’s Best Pop/Rock outfit in the city.

I had the chance to speak with Keith Slettedahl, singer/guitarist of the band. If you haven’t check The 88 out as of yet, you must not want to have any fun.

Listen to our chat here.

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7/01/06 SURREALISTIC PILLOW-HEAD

She has Funny Cars, Jefferson Airplane
Today, Jefferson Airplane
Plastic Fantastic Lover, Jefferson Airplane
Come Back Baby, Jefferson Airplane
Pride & Joy, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Don’t Stand so close to Me, the Police
Smoke 2 joints, Sublime
Scarlet Begonias, Sublime
Whole Lotta Love, Dread Zeppelin
Pomp & Pride, Toots & the Maytals
Funky Kingston, Toots & the Maytals
Reggae got Soul, Toots & the Maytals
Swampy Gas, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
I am the Cool, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Ice Cream Man, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
I’m in the Mood, John Hammond
I can Tell, John Hammond
Riddles, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Baby Blue, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Why, Mandi Perkins
Shakespeare, Ms. Susan Cagle
Transitional, Ms. Susan Cagle
Lint of Love, Cibo Matto
Gone Daddy Gone, Gnarls Barkley
Angelina, Tony Tyler Trance
Trouble, Pedro Arevalo
Young Funk, Derek Trucks Band
Deltaraga, Derek Trucks Band
Baby, you’re right, DTB w/Susan Tedeshi
Drown in my own Tears, DTB w/Gregg Allman
Feel So Bad, Derek Trucks Band live
Whole ‘Nutha Thang, Keb ‘Mo
3rd Stream, Jake Shimabukuro
Ambitious, Jeff Beck
People get Ready, Jeff Beck w/Rod Stewert
My Nadine, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

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