Was wäre das eigentlich für eine Welt ohne uns selbst ernannte Scharfrichter der Musik? Eine Welt fern von Diskriminierung und Intoleranz, eine Welt, in der man einfach das hören würde, wonach einem gerade ist? Kurzum: Eine bessere Welt? Ganz sicher nicht! Dass unser Magazin das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung noch über das Persönlichkeitsrecht stellt, davon kann man sich auch diese Woche überzeugen. Wir haben keine Gnade walten lassen und jede Art von journalistischer Objektivität zu Gunsten unseres erlesenen Geschmacks verloren. Auf dem Schafott lagen deshalb: Herman Düne, kosmopilot, Caracho, Cold War Kids, Ra Ra Riot, Tori Amos, Spank Rock & Benny Blanco, Hawnay Troof, Sickboy, Randy Newman, Raglani, Beautiful leopard, Metallica, Mogwai, Rose Kemp, HK119, The Script, illScarlett und der DVD-Sampler “Keane Curate A Night For Warchild. Dass dabei wieder ein paar Köpfe rollen mussten, war abzusehen.

Hier gehts weiter ...

Amy Speace – Songs for Bright Street
2006, Wildflower Records
http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2008/07/cd-review-amy-speace-songs-for-bright.html

What I find impossible to believe is that I have not heard of Amy Speace before now. To think that an album like Songs For Bright Street has been out on the market for two full years and has not been written up/played/trumpeted on every available bit of popular media is unthinkable. Amy Speace is an inimitable talent, and Songs For Bright Street is a masterpiece.

Let’s get the comparisons out of the way. Yes, there is a vocal resemblance to Rosanne Cash, but as a songwriter Amy Speace is non-pareil. Delving into the heartbreak and melancholy of country music with a folk/rock sensibility and a class and reserve reflective of the best of Alison Krauss, Amy Speace has created an album full of classic tunes that cannot be ignored or denied.

The Real Thing is the sort of country/rock anthem that should support Ms. Speace for the rest of her life. It has a universality and classic feel to it that should make it covered by other artists for generations to come (ala These Boots Are Made For Walkin’). Step Out of the Shade is the sort of feel-good song that tends to do very well on country/pop radio these days. The song itself is outstanding, and pales in comparison to much of the remaining material on Songs For Bright Street. Two is the sort of song that gets chosen as first-dance material at country-themed weddings, and is quite simple, a beautiful ballad.

Other highlights include Make Me Lonely Again, Shed This Skin, Right Through To Me and Double Wide Trailer. Songs For Bright Street closes out with the pensive Home, which serves as an exclamation point on Speace’s lyric ability. The fact is that Amy Speace is one of the most exquisite talents I’ve had the pleasure to review thus far. As a songwriter I would put her in a class with the likes of Jason Plumb, Lyle Lovett or Randy Newman.

Songs For Bright Street is a Desert Island Disc. In a perfect world Amy Speace could buy all the desert islands she wanted from the proceeds of this disc. If you don’t own this album then you can’t think of your music collection as being complete. Songs For Bright Street gets Wildy’s World’s highest recommendation.

Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5)

On this, my 38th birthday (birthday wishes to Roger Waters here), I thought it would be fun to revisit that great year of 1970 that brought us not only a whole bunch of great people :D but more importantly for the SotD Journal, so much great music!

Credit where it's due: This list of my favorite songs of 1970 was originally sparked by a timely entry earlier this week from the same guy that posted up that idea of using album market statistics and awards to compute a list of Top 20 Albums (a favorite of Grant's!) No worries, Grant, that one is totally subjective!

Below is my own submission to his call for our own favorite songs of 1970, slightly edited and with some additional commentary.

But I don't want to stop there¹! One day for 1970 isn't enough, so I thought it would be good to have a full week celebration of 1970: starting tomorrow and for each of the next 7 days, I will choose seven² of my Top 10 of 1970 as a SotD, and then cap it off with the first of what I have been talking about publishing for, well, a looong time: sablespecter's Album of the Year awards. If you've been a careful, longtime reader of SotD, I think I've actually said what my Album of the Year for 1970 is, and it shouldn't be hard to guess once you've reviewed the list below and consider my favorite artists. But I'll post it officially, and the rest of the AotY awards will follow.

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Ah, 1970! A lot of spectacular things entered the world that year. (I did, too!)

The "Best of 1970" and my personal favorites may not be (and likely aren't) the same thing. This list is the best of 1970 in my own opinion. A couple of notes:

• This takes into account global release dates. Not everything was released everywhere at the same time. Readers of SotD know that I have always used the date that an album was first released anywhere as the date of reference.

• Be flexible with release dates, especially since we're considering songs as opposed to albums. Led Zeppelin provides a prime example: yes, Led Zeppelin II was released in October 1969, and "Whole Lotta Love" was released as a single twice that fall (uncut in October, edited in November), but it was one of the biggest singles of 1970. It didn't enter the U.S. charts until December and actually spent more weeks on the chart in 1970 than in 1969. And if you think globally, it was one of the biggest singles around the world in 1970, hitting #1 in at least three countries in that year.

• I have listed alternate arrangements/covers separately.

• I have generally tried to select no more than one song from an album, though in a few instances I just can't!

Favorites of 1970 (alphabetically, *denotes Top 10 selection):
• The Allman Brothers Band: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
• Badfinger: Come and Get It (technically released before the album as a B-side to Rock of All Ages in Dec 1969...but be flexible)
• The Beatles: Let It Be
[Can I also include Don't Let Me Down? Damn Phil Spector for cutting it from Let It Be! (Although I do like what he did with the title track, which IMHO is superior than the "intended version" released on Let It Be...Naked.) "Don't Let Me Down" was released on the Hey Jude compilation a couple of months in advance of Let It Be anyway, but regardless, including it is probably being a little TOO flexible, since it was actually first released as the B-side to Get Back in April 1969.]

• Black Sabbath: Wicked World (only available on North America releases in 1970), *Planet Caravan (released in the UK in 1970, US 1971)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival: Run Through the Jungle
• Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
• Deep Purple: *Child in Time
• Derek and The Dominos: Layla
• The Doors: Peace Frog
• Funkadelic: Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
• Grand Funk Railroad: Sin's a Good Man's Brother
• George Harrison: *Art of Dying
• Jimi Hendrix: *Ezy Ryder
• Led Zeppelin: Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song (and it's single B-side Hey Hey What Can I Do), *Since I've Been Loving You
• John Lennon (with Plastic Ono Band): *God and *Working Class Hero
• Dave Mason: Sad and Deep as You and Look at You, Look at Me
• Paul McCartney: Maybe I'm Amazed
• Randy Newman: Mama Told Me Not to Come (or Three Dog Night - take your pick, though I prefer Newman's over 3DN's bigger hit version)
• Pink Floyd: Atom Heart Mother
• Santana: Hope You're Feeling Better
• Wishbone Ash: *Errors of My Way and *Phoenix
• Neil Young: Southern Man

Favorite Alternate Arrangements/Covers (original):
• Black Sabbath: *Warning (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, 1967)
If you're listening on vinyl, best served paired with the preceding track Sleeping Village, which is how they're tracked together on the CD releases anyway.

• Creedence Clearwater Revival: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1967; Marvin Gaye, 1968)

• Santana: Black Magic Woman (single version, or Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen from Abraxas) (Fleetwood Mac, 1968)
There's a reason Santana's version is the definitive IMHO: the added conga, timbales and other percussion, and Gregg Rolie's organ and piano, provide that awesome "voodoo" element, but in truth I actually prefer Peter Green's original. Especially done live, such as captured on Live At The Boston Tea Party...recorded in early February 1970!

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¹I've had a hard time staying timely and on track this past summer, whether because of an awesome-busy First Life summer, changes to the site & server problems here on Last, my own PC problems, whatever...sheesh. Now, I'm hoping the problems have been sorted out, and we're back to a bit more of a normal routine - though there is one crazy twist about to come (stay tuned Tuesday for the announcement of another of my "what-was-I-thinking?" ideas...).

I've been busy this week again, but using the offline time plotting & scheming. As we enter this, my favorite time of year, I am today bringing SotD out of Minimal Mode (hopefully for awhile), and have lined up what I hope proves to be quite an interesting editorial calendar for the fall & early winter blogging season!

²Of my Top 10 of 1970, one has been chosen previously as a SotD (just last month, in fact). Three artists contribute two songs, so I will choose just one from two of those, and one of them is a remake, so I will honor it specially.

THE BASICS:

* The CMU Social is the monthly networking and showcase night for readers of the CMU Daily, the UK music business' biggest and most popular daily news service.
* On Tuesday 9 Sep the fifth episode of the CMU Social will feature performances from two of CMU's favourite new artists of the moment, Josh Weller, fresh from supporting The Maccabees on tour, and The Deer Tracks, who will be performing their first UK gig to showcase their debut album, 'Aurora'.
* As well as the music, the CMU Social is a real opportunity for music business people to meet, network and generally socialise - or prove their pop trivia knowledge with the CMU Pop Quiz (past winners include Sunday Best, something in construction and Olswangs/Glastonbury).
* On top of that, there's a happy hour and well-priced food available from 7pm to 8pm.
* Entry is free to CMU Daily readers, who just need to email the names of themselves and their guests to social@cmumusicnetwork.co.uk. Tickets will also be available on the door for £5

MORE INFO:

CMU ON THE SOCIAL
For nearly ten years CMU has been reporting on and writing about and bigging up all kinds of great new music. Among the artists to get some of their earliest coverage in CMU over the years include Stereophonics, Eminem, Snow Patrol, The Dandy Warhols, Delays, The Streets, Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, McFly, Kasabian, The Killers and Arctic Monkeys to mention just a few. To mark its tenth year, CMU launched its own monthly night meaning we can now not only talk about but also showcase the new bands we're most exciting about – and just three months in we’ve had some storming sets from bands and artists like Vessels, Maths Class, Sportsday Megaphone, Big Strides, Penny Black Remedy, A Human, RestLessList and Infadels. And this month, we'll add two more brilliant bands to that list.

CMU ON JOSH WELLER:
Josh Weller has been a firm favourite at CMU ever since we stumbled across him by mistake at The Secret Garden Party a few years ago. His catchy tunes, great lyrics, eclectic tastes and amiable personality make him instantly likeable. Comparisons have been drawn to Elvis Costello and Randy Newman, which should give you some idea of the songwriting pedigree we're dealing with here. He takes time out from new recording sessions to be with us, and with only moments to catch his breath after returning from Bestival.

www.myspace.com/joshweller

CMU ON THE DEER TRACKS:
Our first international CMU Social band, The Deer Tracks join us all the way from Sweden to showcase their recently-released debut album, 'Aurora'. The album is a mix of epic electronica and glacial cool, with an emotional resonance not normally association with such a sound. The album has been spinning in the CMU office so much that we're slightly worried that the laser might burn through the CD. So, we’re delighted to be able to see them in the flesh.

www.myspace.com/thedeertracks

CMU SOCIAL LISTINGS:
CMU Social - Josh Weller (live), The Deer Tracks (live) + CMU:DJs
Tuesday 9 Sep 2008, 229, Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN. 7pm-11pm.
Tickets £5, available in advance from Ticketweb
Free for CMU Daily readers who register to social@cmumusicnetwork.co.uk

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September 08 - Herbstkräftig die gedämpfte Welt

1) James - Hey Ma
2) The Gaslight Anthem - Old White Lincoln
3) Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Buriedfed
4) Randy Newman - A Piece Of The Pie
5) Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Shot Gun Blues
6) Calexico - Two Silver Trees
7) Silver Jews - What is not but could be if
8) Rocky Votolato - Crabtree & Evelyn
9) Inara George & Van Dyke Parks - Duet
10) Ben Sollee - How To See The Sun Rise
11) Conor Oberst - Eagle On A Pole
12) Fleet Foxes - Your Protector
13) Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree
14) The Automatic - Steve McQueen
15) Late of the Pier - Space And The Woods
16) Bloc Party - Biko
17) Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance
18) The Real Tuesday Weld - Bathtime In Clerkenwell
19) Son, Ambulance - A Girl In New York City
20) Wilson Pickett - Stagger Lee

Ok, kids, just like 365 days ago I’m going to celebrate my second year of being on last.fm by counting down the artists I’ve scrobbled the most. Unlike last year, we’re counting down from 30 (not 20) and we’ll also keep track of total scrobbles per artist and how they’re moving relative to the rest of the list. (Now, since I only kept track of the scrobble numbers in the top 20, the change in rank compared to last year past the top 20 is only a guesstimate, hence the "about" in the descriptions.)

One year after my first list, I am starting to notice that there’s much more separation between the artists towards the top. There’s still room for artists to move, but quite a few artists seem to have a comfortable placement in the top ten. (The further you go down the list, especially past the top 50, the numbers are closer and tighter.) Anyhow, we'll note take of some stats and then count the list down.

(all figures as of 8pm CST 8/29/08)
total tracks scrobbled = 43,526
total artists in my library = 1,191
total friends = 16

30) Idaho (234 plays, up about 10)

Although lumped in the "slowcore" genre along with Red House Painters, Low, Rex and Codeine, Idaho have always been an island to themselves. From their four-string guitar philosophy to the deep, brooding vocals of founder and sole mainstay Jeff Martin, Idaho had a distinctive sound from the get-go. Nowadays, the rock leanings of the past has altered to more atmospheric, instrumental mood pieces. For my money, their 1996 album Three Sheets to the Wind is one of the best of the 90s and I still listen to it regularly.

29) Johan (236 plays, waaay up)

Speaking of bands who never got their due in the States, this Dutch quartet has only seen their debut issued over here, and that was 10 years ago! They have released two albums since then (2001's Pergola and 2006's THX JHN) and thanks to my emusic subscription, I've discovered them both in the past 12 months. Anyone looking for smart, adult guitar pop shoudl definitely check them out if the name doesn't ring a bell...they may end up in your top 30, too!

28) Foo Fighters (250 plays, down about 6)

One of the few current top 40 acts I have time for. Dave Grohl always seems to *gasp* ENJOY being a rock star and also geniunely loves making music for a living. That said, I wasn't exactly bowled over by last year's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace but the Foos still have a pretty stellar track-for track batting average by my ears, so I would think they'll stick in the top 30.

27) Steely Dan (256 plays, down about 5)

Music fans tend to find the Dan a pretty polarizing band, some not able to get past the easy listening background to hear the great jazzy chord changes and eyebrow raising lyrics. Of course, this is my page and I say their 70s output remains as captivating today as they were when I first heard them in high school/college. Can't say much for their two "comeback" albums released this decade, except that sounds like it was formulated by people in white lab coats....

26) They Might Be Giants (257 plays, down about 3)

TMBG were a huge fave of mine back in high shcool and early college, and it took the Gigantic documentary to put some of their stuff in my iTunes library. I still don't listen to an album's worth of their matieral, but their short, quirky ditties work well in a shuffle context.

25) De La Soul (258 plays, down 10)

De La take quite a tumble, yet still are still the only hip-hop act in my top 30. Which is ironic because I've been listening to my fair share of hip-hop, but from a rather wide gamut (Wale, The Roots, Starpower, the new Ice Cube, etc) I keep meaning to get De La's latest, and once I do, I'm sure they'll rocket back up the charts.

24) Eric Mattthews (259 plays, up about 3)

After making 2 of my fave LPs of the 90s, Mr. Matthews took a eight year sabbatical. Considering he's released two EPs and two LPs in the last 3 years, it's safe to say he's making up for lost time. This year's The Imagination Stage returns to the formula that made him an act to watch ten years ago, with Eric's smoky croon wrapping around elegant chamber pop.

23) Gomez (261 plays, down 7)

I'll be honest; I forget about these guys sometimes. I like 'em just fine and none of their albums are out and out bad, but they fall out of my rotation and have a hard time getting back in. Maybe a new album will correct my oversight...

22) Eels (270 plays, down 5)

Like Gomez above, I haven't had much occasion to blast their stuff en masse. Unlike Gomez, I haven't been keeping up with their discography as there's their b-side comp Useless Trinkets-B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarieties and Unreleased 1996-2006 as well as their live album Live At Town Hall. (There's also a greatest hits album, but since I have all the LPs I think I'll pass on that.)

21) PJ Harvey (271 plays, waaaaay up)

Well, I finally got around to hearing White Chalk and I quite liked it, as PJ's sudden burst up my charts can attest to. Add in that I found the Dry / Demonstration bonus disc and am shocked at how much I prefer it to the actual album. So, miss Polly may climb higher yet... stay tuned.

T19) Suede (272 plays, down 5)

As I said last year, I have so much Suede material in my ITunes library, they're bound to stay towards the top of my charts, even 5 years after they broke up. Maybe I'll remove their stuff from the library one day, but I still get a kick out of them when they show up on my shuffle.

T19) The Who (272 plays, down 2)

Most of the time an artists moves up the charts, it's because I'm listening to full albums quite a few times (yes, some people still do listen to albums straight through!) This poses a problem for the Who because all their albums in my library are at least an hour, and I'm been gravitating towards shorter LPs. But when a Who kick arrives, it's gonna hit harder than Keith Moon used to.

18) Randy Newman (278 plays, up about 17)

Rather than credit his new one Harps And Angels which I have yet to hear, the main reason for Randy's big leap on my charts is getting the Guilty: 30 Years Of Randy Newman box set in my grubby mitts. Weird but true fact: Randy was quoted in the latest Rolling Stone is being really impressed by the lyrics of one Steven Patrick Morrissey....

17) Neil Young (288 plays, up about 8)

He puts out about an album a year, that humungazoid box set is finally set to come out, and even at his worst (the Human Highway soundtrack, anyone?) he's extremely interesting. That's how you stay at the top of my charts. And the above talley doesn't even factor in his Crazy Horse collaborations...

16) Idlewild (295 plays, down 5)

I finally did manage to get Promises/warnings (side note: that whole copyright control crap embedded in the disc which makes it very hard to put on an iTunes library makes you hate the album before you even hear it!) but their 2 classics remain 100 Broken Windows and The Remote Part so it remains to be seen if they can keep Idlewild towards my chart's upper reaches.

T14) Broadcast (302 plays, up about 7)

One of my favorite currently active bands... I love how they come out with a new sonic approach each album yet still remain a core sound and identity all their own. When they FINALLY release a new LP, expect them to soar up the charts.

T14) The Smiths (302 plays, down 1)

See my post last year....their songs still ring true, two decades after they pulled the plug. It says something their stature continues to rise every year. Reminds me of some Liverpool band of the 60s...

13) The Magnetic Fields (342 plays, down 6)

Unless my library searches become more fruitful, I figure Distorstion will be on my 2008 halo list, and considering I took off about 4 albums of theirs, they may slip further.

12) Pernice Brothers (344 plays, down 2)

Joe and company still get lots of plays here, and a new album would greatly assist in that regard, Er, hint, hint?

11) Blur (345 plays, down 2)

They only dipped a little (like Suede, there's a lot of their stuff in my library) but my enthuiasm for them continues to wane. I'm not even sure they'll still a band yet, with all of Damon Alburn's side projects and Graham Coxon out of the picture seemingly forever.

10) Morrissey (371 plays, down 2)

The Randy Newman-approved Pope of Mope won't have an album out now til the beginning of next year, and his Greatest Hits album released earlier this year comically overstates the staying power of his last two efforts, but Morrissey will always be a sentimental fave of mine, so don't expect him to dip much.

9) American Music Club (420 plays, up 10)

Another big gainer, much of it thanks to this year's The Golden Age. Mark Eitzel and co. have quite a few albums in their past that won't gather dust in the recesses on my iTunes.

8) Supergrass (431 plays, up 4)

See? Release a new album like the 'Garse (this year's Diamond Hoo Ha) and you move up the chart. Of course, it helps that it was a really good album, but then again, I've come to expect nothing less from them.

7) The Beach Boys (445 plays, down 1)

Another act who benefits by having a giant catalogue trapped in my ITunes, but I still discover new things from them. Plus, you have to figure Pet Sounds should get a few plays between now and next year...

6) Wilco (488 plays, down 3)

Wilco take a bit of a dip, but it's more other artists racking up much more plays than Wilco actually losing any. It may be a while before a new Wilco LP gets onto the shelves; hopefully it won't affect Wilco's position too much.

5) Radiohead (489 plays, up 14)

Yeah, how a year chages things, eh? You may not have heard about it, but Radiohead released a new album this year. In Rainbows, I think it was called. They released it on the net, and it bombed. Nobody heard it except for me, I think. I heard Thom Yorke had to sell his spleen on eBay to make back some of the money. I hope a 14 slot advance is a bit of a consolation, and hopefully the boys in Radiohead will learn that deserting the major labels will only hurt you in the end.

4) XTC (597 plays, down 2)

I'm noticing an ongoing phenomenon, that current bands are moving up the chart, whereas bands that no longer exist are going down the chart. It is so bizarre, there's no way to explain it. But all that aside, don't expect XTC to fall too far -- I enjoy their approach and craft too much for them to do an utter nosedive.

3) R.E.M. (626 plays, up 2)

Hard to say a lot more about a band I've loved since, what, 7th-8th grade? Well, the new one's (Accelerate) pretty great, and their older stuff still hits me in the right place. So there.

2) The Beatles (647 plays, down 1)

The Fab Four finally abdicate their number one slot, and while I wouldn't go so far as saying the Beatles should pass a torch to the new number one act, it is fitting that both acts emphasize a band as a united front and each member sings different songs. The Beatles have sold a few more records, though.

1) Sloan (754 plays, up 3)

With enjoying both a new album and an album I haven't gotten around to yet, Sloan leapfrog into the number one position with a nice 100 track buffer between them and the former champ. Sloan stand for all the things I love about pop music: caring about the end product, yet not taking yourself too seriously. Each member getting a chance to create, but enough democracy to not become torn apart by ego. They're on their ninth album....am I selfish enough to humbly request at least one more?

Well, *whew* that's it....seeya next year!

For all day now, I've been listening to songs about/from California, mostly the ones eekgeekface once sent me, plus the ones everyone knows and the ones I always had just because.
So well, staring at the screen all day, including Google Earth distances to LAX for the AI flightplan for the Flight Simulator I'm working on right now, and listening to that music, you get somehow carried away. And when I look out now and see the grey, dark, rainy sky, I know I'm at home. And it makes me sad. I would be sad without the music anyway, but it makes me feel like the moment of getting ripped out of this enviroment has just been. You could say it keeps me close to the memories. You could also say it keeps the wounds open, not letting them scar. Open wounds hurt, and they could get infected and get worse, as we all know.
It's only been ten days since I left L.A. but it feels like an eternity. On one side, I don't want to let go of it, to accept that it's over and will drift further and further away into my memories to finally be something I once did for summer holidays. On the other side, I don't like open wounds.

But to keep the topic connected to what Last.fm is all about, here are the songs that are so brutal to me:

Randy Newman - I Love L.A.
Roll down the window put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till we just can't ride it no more

From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody's very happy
'Cause the sun is shining all the time
Looks like another perfect day

2Pac - California Love
Her Space Holiday - Sleepy California
But I just hope they know
..
How much I really care
..
How I want the best for them
..
Even though I'm hardly there

Kings of Leon - California Waiting
Mates of State (Phantom Planet) - California
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around the World
I know, I know for sure
That life is beautiful around the world
I know I know it's you
You say, "Hello" and then I say, "I do"

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Parallel Universe
Christ I’m a sidewinder I’m a
California King
I swear it’s everywhere
It’s everything

Rufus Wainwright - California
Hawk Nelson - California
I'm not falling for anymore of these tricks
I'm so tired of everthing here
The sun is calling me to the west
Everyone's having fun out there
My bags are packed as im looking out the window
Everything is so outdated here
I wanna move west to were the sun is shining
I want my friends to all be there

Let's pack up and move to California
She's got lots of friends out there
We'll never get bored cuz we can go boardin'
Let's let the sunshine take us there

Sugarcult - Back to California
Leave it all the fights and all the summer's getting colder.
Drive all night to hold you tight.
Back to California.
Days went by we waited and i guess we're getting older.
We couldn't win in the end.
You're gone.
I'm miles away turning out your lights.
Ten different ways i could end this night.
Can't do this anymore.
Won't feel you anymore

Wave - California
I'm on my way (I'm on my way)
Heading for the sun
Thats where I'll stay (that's where I'll stay)
I'm never going back home
Do you ever feel like
You need a change
Hang out where no one knows your name

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles
Susan Raye - L.A. International Airport
Eagles - Hotel California
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave

Frank Sinatra - L.A. Is My Lady
The music she moves to, is music that makes me a dancer
I brought her my wildest of dreams, and she came up with the answer
I leave behind a part of myself, whenever I leave her
But oh, when I'm back in her arms
She smiles and then - I am home again

'Cause L.A. is my lady
She's always there for me
L.A. is my lady
She knows how to care for me

SOUND AWAKE broadcasts every Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5 PM Central on KPFT 90.1 FM (Pacifica Radio) in Houston. You can listen online at http://kpft.org. More information (and full setlists with weblinks) can be found at http://myspace.com/soundawakeradio.

3 PM:
[BBC News Headlines]
Dennis Wilson / Thoughts of You / Pacific Ocean Blue (Caribou/Epic/Legacy 77)
Tearwave / Nothing's Wrong / Different Shade of Beauty (Projekt 08)
Cocteau Twins / Summerhead / Four-Calendar Cafe (Capitol 93)
Portishead / The Rip / Third (Mercury 08)
Björk / Heirloom / Vespertine (Elektra 01)
Bridge Music: Anthony William Herndon / the adventure of L / Dig It (Somnium Creations 04)

3:30 PM:

JERRY WEXLER 1917-2008:
Aretha Franklin / Drown in My Own Tears / I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (Atlantic/Rhino 67)
Dusty Springfield / The Windmills of Your Mind / Dusty in Memphis (Atlantic/Rhino 69)
Bob Dylan / Man Gave Names to All the Animals / Slow Train Coming (Columbia 79)

Vampire Weekend / Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa / Vampire Weekend (XL/Beggars Group 08)
Erasure / Solsbury Hill / Other People's Songs (Mute 03)
Stereolab / Three Women / Chemical Chords (4AD/Beggars Group 08) [released today]
Bridge Music: Anthony William Herndon / trip from the hip / Dig It (Somnium Creations 04)

4 O'CLOCK 80s BLOCK:
Blotto / I Wanna Be a Lifeguard / Collected Works (One Way 80/94)
Men Without Hats / Pop Goes the World / Pop Goes the World (Mercury 87)
Magazine / About the Weather / Magic, Murder and the Weather (I.R.S. 81)
Bananarama / Shy Boy [Extended Mix] / Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites, v.2 [Various Artists] / Oglio (82/93)
Art of Noise / A Time for Fear (Who's Afraid) / (Who's Afraid of?) the Art of Noise! (ZTT 84)
[4:20 DRUG WAR NEWS with DEAN BECKER]
The Stone Roses / Elephant Stone / The Stone Roses (Silvertone 89)
Bridge Music: Anthony William Herndon / A HIT REALITY PROGRAM / Dig It (Somnium Creations 04)

4:30 PM:
MGMT / The Youth / Oracular Spectacular (Columbia 08)
Slik / Forever and Ever / Slik (Bell UK 76)
Manic Street Preachers / Indian Summer / Send Away the Tigers (Red Ink 07)
Red State Update / Noodles, Powder, Water, & Meat / How Freedom Sounds (Dualtone 08)
Randy Newman / A Few Words in Defense of Our Country / Harps and Angels (Nonesuch 08)
The Spinners / Games People Play [AKA They Just Can't Stop It] / Pick of the Litter (Atlantic 75) [PERVIS "12:45" JACKSON 1938-2008]
Exit Music: Anthony William Herndon / 4play / Dig It (Somnium Creations 04)