1/28/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

“Best of 2008.”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Torche – Speed Of The Nail – Meanderthal
Pink Skull – Gonzo’s Cointreau – Zeppelin 3
Prisonshake – It Was A Very Good Year – Dirty Moons
Dayton Sidewinders – Funky Chicken Stew – S/T – 1967.
Oxford Collapse – The Birthday Wars – Bits
Giant Sand – Without A Word – proVISIONS – With Neko Case.
Jay Reatard – An Ugly Death – Matador Singles ’08

Obits – Put It In Writing – 45
Jennifer O’Connor – Daylight Out – Here With Me
Parts & Labor – Nowheres Nigh – Receivers
Big Dipper – Wrong In The Charts – Supercluster
Double Dee & Steinski – The Payoff Mix – What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
Ego Summit – Illogical – The Room Isn’t Big Enough – Don Howland! Jim Shepard! Ron House! Other dudes!
The Old Haunts – Out Of Sight – Split 7″ with Red Eyed Legends

Cause Co-Motion! – This Just Won’t Last – It’s Time!
Public Record – Comfortability – S/T
Mission Of Burma – Devotion – Signals, Calls & Marches
Fire Room – Broken Music 1 – Broken Music – N – Ken Vandermark, Lasse Marhaug & Paal Nilssen-Love.
Fucked Up – Days Of Last – The Chemistry Of Common Life
Franciene Thomas – I’ll Be There – Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels – C
What To Wear – The Robbery – Messthetics #104 – C – South Wales/Z-Block scene.

Warbringer – Total War – War Without End
The La Drivers Union Por Por Group – Trotro Tour Of Ghana – Por Por: Honk Horn Music Of Ghana
Bottomless Pit – Red Pen – Congress
Hank IV – My Anger – Refugee In Genre
Figures Of Light – Why Not Knock Yourself Off? – Smash Hits
Clarence Curvan & His Mod Sounds – Calypsoul – Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979 – C
No Age – Male Masturbation – Eraser – Urinals cover.

Mudhoney – I’m Now – The Lucky Ones
Isobel Campbell & Mark Langegan – Fight Fire With Fire – Sunday At Devil Dirt
Prowler – Ahead Of The Pack – En Garde
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – End Time – All Critters
Diacon-Panthers – Days Of Wonder – Make It Feel Better
The Pagans – She’s A Cadaver – The Blue Album – 1988 live recording.
Nodzzz – I Don’t Wanna (Smoke Marijuana) – 45

Metropack – Looking – Messthetics #105 – C – Scottish D.I.Y.
Levitts – Fun City – We Are The Levitts – 1968.
Black Taj – Only For A Moment – Beyonder
Constantines – Brother Run Them Down – Kensington Heights

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"Local Support" podcast episode 070.

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

This show sets the right tone for 2009. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Arc In Round – “II” – mp3
Reef The Lost Cause – “I Ain’t No Rapper” – A Vicious Cycle
St. John’s Alliance – “My Last Girl” – Swiftwater Sessions 86/87
Alka – “Subset Sixteen” – Building A Better Robot (c)
Evening Magazine – “On The Corner” – The Ride Across Lake Constance

Illinois – “Are You Coming With Me?” – The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe: Chapter 3
Alphabet Army – “Anna “Indie Anna” Indiana” – People Are Alone & Happy
Rarebirds – “Be Cruel” – Flight Patterns
Rare Birds – “R&B Of Memory (demo)” – mp3
Das Black Milk – “Likeable Music” – Split single with Kid Icarus

Brown Recluse Sings – “Foreign Correspondent” – Selected Hymns (Of The Evening Tapestry)
The National Football League Marching Band – “The Eagles’ Victory Song” – The National Football League Marching Songs
Bridge Underwater – “New Dish” – The Music In Your Mind
Frank Clement – “Dutch & Spades: One Night Only” – Cdr
Andrew Lipke – “The Barker Song” – Motherpearl & Dynamite

Pilot Cloud – “Ex Astris Scientia” – In Transition
Hakujin – “Kechak II” – mp3
Upsincefriday – “Latent Ability vs. Patent Technology” – We’ll Raise This Bell Now Any Day

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“The Jon Solomon Blah Blah Blah Sandwich.”

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

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Tom Scharpling from “The Best Show On WFMU” discussed a certain item on the Blue Sky Cafe menu on last week’s show…

For the record, It’s a Veggie Stir, not a sandwich.

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"Local Support" podcast episode 069.

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

The Local Support Biannual Report, looking back at favorite songs/records/bands of 2008. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Prowler – “Ahead Of The Pack” – En Garde!
The Classic Brown – “Modulation” – Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality (c)
The War On Drugs – “Show Me The Coast” – Wagonwheel Blues
Whales & Cops – “Futuro Futuro” – Great Bouncing Icebergs
The Spinto Band – “Vivian, Don’t” – Moonwink

Von Hayes – “Boo Hoo” – Evident Eyelid
Public Record – “Heavy Ornament” – S/T
Kurt Vile – “Breathin Out” – Constant Hitmaker
Tuff Crew – “Northside Posse (feat. Emcee Mechanism)” – DJ Too Tuff’s Lost Archives
Gildon Works – “Forth But First” – Artful Rifle

Man Man – “Easy Eats Or Dirty Doctor Galapagos” – Rabbit Habits
Mincemeat Or Ten Speed – “Accident Prone” – All Critters 12″
Pink Skull – “Cry For Meee” – Zeppelin 3
Lillie Ruth Bussey – “Heart You Protect” – Truthful Little Ditties
National Eye – “Dread Flight Of The Crimson Bee” – The Farthest Shore

Adam Arcuragi – “The Belgian” – Soldiers For Feet
Windsor For The Derby – “Forgotten” – How We Lost

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