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06/23/2009

"If Life Keeps Asking You the Same Questions, You Ain't Learning The Lessons ..."

I've posted the July Music Mix 2009 has been posted, available for download, you can listen to the individual tracks (below) or or the full mix here.

If you wanna' subscribe to the podcasts, the feed URL is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/.

Hope y'all enjoy the tunes!

July Music Mix 2009 Track List

  1. Djama - Amadou & Mariam
  2. Old Souls (feat. Blu) - Grouch & Eligh
  3. Man I Used to Be - K-OS
  4. Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester) - Cobra Spaceship
  5. Talk To Me - Peaches
  6. What We Know - Sonic Youth
  7. The Prowl - Dan Auerbach
  8. Sulphur To Sugarcane - Elvis Costello
  9. If It's Not Love - Rhett Miller
  10. Now We Can See - The Thermals
  11. Not Fair - Lily Allen
  12. The Key - Speech Debelle
  13. History (feat. Talib Kweli) - Mos Def
  14. Pretty Wings - Maxwell
  15. Cheeleader - Grizzly Bear
  16. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day
  17. Last One To Die - Rancid

05/30/2009

"Some People Tell me I Got The Blood Of The Land In My Voice ..."

The June 2009 Music Mix has been posted, with the normal motley mix of songs and styles and whatnot.

If you wanna' subscribe to the podcasts, the feed URL is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/. You can also listen to the individual tracks or the full mix here.

Hope y'all enjoy the tunes!

June 2009 Music Mix Track List

  1. Hold the Line - Major Lazer & Santigold (LehtMoJoe remix)
  2. Chillin' - Wale (feat. Lady Gaga)
  3. The Girl & The Robot - Röyksopp (feat. Robyn)
  4. Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  5. Warrior - Ebony Bone
  6. Black Hearted Love - PJ Harvey & John Parish
  7. Hang You From the Heavens - The Dead Weather
  8. Oh Oh - Friska Viljor
  9. Can't Get A Read On You - Tainted Windows
  10. You're Never Alone In New York - Mark Mallman (feat. Craig Finn)
  11. I'm Making Eyes At You - Black Kids
  12. Colour Dream - Seeland
  13. Memories- Charles Trees
  14. From My Heart To Yours- Laura Izibor
  15. 100 Yard Dash - Raphael Saadiq
  16. Lungs - Steve Earle
  17. I Feel A Change Comin' On - Bob Dylan
  18. Down Among The Wine & Spirits - Elivs Costello

04/29/2009

"We May Be Damned, But We're Not Done ..."

The May 09 mix has been posted, with the usual odd assortment of rock, country, hip-hop, etc., etc., etc.

If you wanna' subscribe to the podcasts, the feed URL is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/. You can also listen to the individual tracks or the full mix here.

Hope ya'll enjoy the tunes!

May 2009 Music Mix Track List

  1. DJ DJ - Zion I
  2. Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders
  3. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance - Vampire Weekend vs. Mike Snow
  4. Raindrops - Basement Jaxx
  5. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo & Kanye West
  6. My Foolish Heart - Jazmine Sullivan
  7. Actor Out Of Work - St. Vincent
  8. Be Somebody - Kings Of Leon
  9. Clear As Day - North Twin
  10. I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World - Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
  11. Meet Me In the Garden - Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
  12. The Johnsons - The Grey Race
  13. Angry At The Sun - The Lost Brothers
  14. Magic Man - The Aliens
  15. A Billion Heartbeats - Bubblegum Lemonade
  16. House of Mirrors - Doves
  17. Some Kind Of Kindness - Firewater
  18. The Get Down - The Destruments
  19. Reunion Time - Booker T. & the Drive-By Truckers

04/11/2009

"I Receive The Message And You Will Play The Sender ..."

So, there are many, many things that I love about hip-hop. The thing that originally pulled me, however, in was it's use of samples. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about Puff Daddy or MC Hammer repeating the chorus of some eighties hit over and over again, I'm talking about creative use of samples.

It really hit me was when I was listening to Public Enemy's 'Fear of a Blck Planet'. The first time I heard the LP (this was back-in-the-day) it was almost too much for me to take. It's like I was drowning in this see of audio. Pieces sounded familiar (a James Brown drum fill there, an Eddie Murphy line there, an Eddie Haskell guitar riff over there ...) but it took a while to adjust to hearing everything in that presentation.

The best use of sampling, and to a lesser extent mash-ups (i.e., Girl Talk, etc.), is to create a whole new world out of the found sounds. Use the rhythms, melodies and lyrics of the past to create a collage for the present day. Allow the samples to play off what is being rapped about or - sometimes - serve as a counter-reaction to the point being made.

And ... if all that fails, no one ever went broke looping James Brown's 'Funky Drummer' ...

So, last year, I put together a podcast of Jay-Z samples. For all of the silliness that goes along with Jay-Z, J-Hova, Jigga, whatever he's calling himself this month - he's always allowed producers (Neptunes, Kanye, Swiss Beats) to lay down interesting tracks for him to flow on. This time, I decided to focus on a group that has done more to drill-down into a specific groove (almost of their own) than anyone else - Tribe Called Quest.

Almost from their very first album, Tribe has dug deep into crates to create this audio landscape of pop oddities, rock, soul and - most of all - deep jazz cuts for Tribe and Phife to rap over. This podcast is ~90 minutes of songs, snippets and grooves that they built their vibe on. Hope you like it.

The podcast feed is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/ (if you wanna subscribe to it) or you can listen to the full mix here.

Tribe Called Quest - Samples, We've Got Track List

  1. Soul Virgo (snippet) used in 'Bonita Applebum' - Cannonball Adderley
  2. Memory Band used in 'Bonita Applebum' - Rotary Connection
  3. Daylight used in 'Bonita Applebum' - Ramp
  4. Inside Love (snippet) used in 'Electric Relaxation' - Brethren
  5. Mystic Brew used in 'Electric Relaxation' - Ronnie Foster
  6. Ain't No Sunshine (snippet) used in 'Everything Is Fair' - Willis Jackson
  7. Let's Take It To The People used in 'Everything Is Fair' - Funkadelic
  8. Uncle Willie's Dream used in 'What' - Paul Humphries
  9. Green Dolphin Street used in 'Jazz, We've Got' - Sonny Lester
  10. Vertical Invader (snippet) used in 'Mr. Muhammad' - Weather Report
  11. Brazilian Rhyme used in 'Mr. Muhammad' - Earth, Wind & Fire
  12. We've Gotta Find a Way Back to Love used in 'Ham 'n' Eggs' - Freda Payne
  13. Funky used in 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo' - The Chambers Brothers
  14. Sueno used in 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo' - The Young Rascals
  15. Martins Funeral used in 'We Can Get Down' - Bill Cosby
  16. Still Good / Still Like It used in 'Description of a Fool' - B.T. Express
  17. We Gettin' Down used in 'Award Tour' - Weldon Irvine
  18. Road Work used in 'Keep It Moving' - Howard Roberts
  19. Who's Gonna Take The Weight used in 'Oh My God' - Kool & the Gang
  20. Think Twice used in 'Footprints' - Donald Byrd
  21. Down Here On The Ground used in 'Vibes and Stuff' - Grant Green & Dianne Reeves
  22. The Soil I Tilled For You (snippet) used in 'Excursions' - Shades of Brown
  23. Love Your Life used in 'Can I Kick It' - Average White Band
  24. Fried Okra used in 'Can I Kick It' - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
  25. Walk on the Wild Side used in 'Can I Kick It' - Lou Reed
  26. Rain Day, Dream Away used in 'Go Ahead in the Rain' - Jimi Hendrix
  27. Forty Days used in 'Luck of Lucien' - Billy Brooks
  28. Jagger the Dagger used in 'Interludes' - Eugene McDaniels
  29. Oblighetto used in 'Scenario' - Brother Jack Mcduff

03/29/2009

"This is a recording ..."

The Music Mix for April has been posted. You can grab it for your iPod (the podcast feed is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/ ), listen to the individual tracks, or the full mix.

Hope y'all enjoy tht tunes ...

Track List:

  1. This Is A Recording - Circle Research
  2. Move (if You Wanna') - Mims
  3. Just Do it - Copacabana Club
  4. Zero - Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
  5. Roscoe (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Remix) - Midlake
  6. Wet And Rusting - Menomena
  7. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - U2
  8. However Long - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
  9. People Got A Lotta Nerve - Neko Case
  10. Quiet Dog - Mos Def
  11. Fatima - K'naan
  12. Elixer - Bria Valentine & Prince
  13. Dull To Please - Junior Boys
  14. Wrong - Depech Mode
  15. I'M Confused - Handsome Furs
  16. I'M Ok By Myself - Morrissey

03/15/2009

"I was put on by my neighbor named Oliver .."
Hey ya'll, I've posted a mix for March.

The mix is available for you to throw on your iPod (the podcast feed is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/ ), listen to the individual tracks, or the full mix.

Track List:

  1. Chasing 1988 - Mick Boogie & 6th Sense
  2. Up In The Club (Remix) - Swiss Beats, Lil' Wayne, Busta Rhymes & Cross
  3. Like You Better Before - Little Jackie
  4. Rave On - M. Ward
  5. Microphone - Coconut Records
  6. Take On Me - A.C. Newman
  7. Harsh - Baskery
  8. Dance, Dance, Dance - Lykke Li
  9. Love, etc. - Pet Shop Boys
  10. I Decided (Pt. I) - Solange
  11. Pigeon Hole - PPP & Coultrain
  12. Dread Natty Congo - Sister Carol East
  13. Hey Luci - Pablo
  14. Girls & Boys - The Subways
  15. 4 to the Floor - Bang bang Eche
  16. Miles Davis & the Cool - The Gaslight Anthem
  17. Ulysses - Franz Ferdinand

02/26/2009

"Come And Get These Memories ..."

This latest podcast is inpired by a bunch of things, but mostly this excellent issue of Mojo. Come And Get These Memories is nearly two hours of great lesser played Motown songs. Because, lets face it, 'My Girl' is great and all - but do we ever really need to hear it again?

mix is available for you to throw on your iPod (the podcast feed is cruelnailsradio.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/ ) or you can listen to the the entire mix here

Come And Get These Memories Track List:

  1. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
  2. Shake and Fingerpop - Jr. Walker and the All Stars
  3. Do I Love You (Indeed, I Do) - Frank Wilson
  4. You Made A Fool Out of Me - Mable John
  5. Come And Get these Memories - Matha Reeves & the Vandellas
  6. Baby, Baby Don't Cry - The Miracles
  7. Hunter Gets Captured By the Game - The Marvelettes
  8. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
  9. Helpless - Kim Weston
  10. Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes
  11. Who's Loving You - Jackson 5
  12. Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins
  13. It's A Shame - The Spinners
  14. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
  15. Number One In Your Heart - The Monitors
  16. Can I Get A Witness - Little Stevie Wonder
  17. Take Some Time Out For Love - The Isley Brothers
  18. Didn't You'd Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
  19. Shoe Shoe Shine - The Dynamic Superiors
  20. Sad Tomorrows - Marvin Gaye
  21. I'm Livin' In Shame - The Supremes
  22. Let Your Hair Down - The Temptations
  23. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
  24. Easin' In - Edwin Starr
  25. Maybe Your Baby - Stevie Wonder
  26. Gimme' My Mule - The Commodores
  27. Bustin' Out (On Funk) - Rick James
  28. Girl, You Need A Change Of Mind - Eddie Kendricks
  29. Walk Away From Love - David Ruffins
  30. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
  31. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
  32. Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson

Enjoy the tunes!