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“Local Support” podcast episode 021

The Local Support Holiday Spectacular, eighty minutes of Christmas music from a wide variety of area acts. 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.

Atom & His Package – “What WE Do On Christmas” – The My Pal God Holiday Record (C)
The Bigger Lovers – “For Christ’s Sake” – This Affair Never Happened…
The Young Werewolves – “Werewolf Wonderland” – mp3
King God – “Synthetic Christmas” – mp3
The Lucys – There’s A Dog In That Snowman” – Happy Holidays From Miner Street (C)
The Ray Gradys – “Run Run Rudolph” – Christmas On South Street

Zen Guerrilla – “Little Drummer Boy” – Rainbow Covers The Holidays (C)
Johnny & The High Keys – “The Christmas Game” – Absolutely Allentown (C)
Nate Ruth – “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)” – Cdr
The Baird Sisters – “Snow” – mp3
Lenola – “Yule Log” – Happy Holidays From Miner Street (C)
Good For Nothing – “Oh Holy Night” – Cdr

Adam Arcuragi – “The Christmas Song” – S/T
Caterpillar – “Winter’s Come” – 45
Eltro – “The Color Of Snow” – Happy Holidays From Miner Street (C)
Conor Meara – “Elvis’ Organ” – mp3
Bullette & Hangnail Phillips – “The Finest Gifts” – mp3
Walleye – “Deck The Halls” – Rainbow Covers The Holidays (C)

Swearing At Motorists – “Inadvertent Christmas Song” – Number Seven Uptown
The Marinernine – “The First Noel” – Happy Holidays From Miner Street (C)
Chiaki – “Empty Christmas” – Cdr
Panda Riot – “The Jesus Demeanor” – Cdr
Los Hombres Mas Mucho Del Mundo Rock – “Jingle Bells” – Rainbow Covers The Holidays (C)

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12/13/06 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Goblins – (The Police Are) Just Doing Their Jobs – Goblin Pride
Silent City – Barely Fisticuffs – S/T – N – With Richard Lloyd.
Phleg Camp – Besides…Why It Tastes Fine – Ya’red Fair Scratch – Canadian.
Hidden Cost – Bo Did It (Long Version) – MFSB – C – N – 1973.
Painted Faces – Don’t Say She’s Gone – Anxious Color
Fine Day – Soot – 45 – R
Red Max – King Of Sex – We Will Bury You – N – Killdozer tribute record.

Love Is All – Busy Doing Nothing – Busy Doing Nothing – N
Rhythm Of Black Lines – Jeep Jackson – Set A Summery Table
P.A.F. – You Know – Fingerprints, Medicine – N
The Philadelphians – Coming Home To You – The Best Of Melron Records – C – “The early Philly sound.”
Polvo – When Will You Die For The Last Time In My Dreams – Exploded Drawing
Scrawl – Major/Minor – He’s Drunk

The Sky Drops – Live on WPRB – 20:37 – www.theskydrops.com

Dead Moon – A Fix On You – Echoes Of The Past – N – Sadly, they’re breaking up.
Greg Weeks – The Pale Shade – Fire In The Arms Of The Sun
Frick The Cat w/ Mark Dagley – El Gato – 45 – N – A man. A cat. A record.
Sedia – Mabuse – S/T
Modulations – This Old World Is Going Down – Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal – C – N
Von – Wedding Dirge – S/T
The Softs – The Poison Tree – S/T – Members of Rodan & For Carnation.

Lee, Jae Won – Whacks On/Whacks Off – The Black Ropes – R – N
Blue Cheer – Second Time Around – Vincebus Eruptus
Cynthia G. Mason – Quit While You’re Misled – Quitter’s Claim – N
The Original Sins – Get You There – Skeletons In The Garage – R
Dead Meadow – Sleepy Silver Door – S/T – N – Reissue of a 1999 album.
The Law – What Did Santa Claus Bring You For Christmas – The My Pal God Holiday Record – See you on Christmas Eve!

Frank Wright – Unity Part I – Unity – N – June 1974.

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Live performance #145 – TK Webb.

Engineered 12/12/06.

O Baby No/The Spade/The Desert/Sunday Nite/You Got Faded/Classy/Which Witch

33:46

TK Webb web site

The Social Registry Records

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Live performance #144 – The Sky Drops.

Engineered 12/5/06.

Green To Red/The Go Go Go/You Don’t Crawl/Long Way/Stonewhite

20:39

The Sky Drops web site

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11/29/06 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Dirtbombs – Stuck In Thee Garage – Dangerous Magical Noise
DK3 – Monte’s Casino – Neutrons
Mustafa Ozkent – Dolana – Genclik Ile Elele – N
The Crust Brothers – Spanish Harlem Incident – Chokes! – Bob Dylan cover.
Glenn Branca – 6th Movement – Symphony #5 – 1984.
Zuhura Swaleh & Mombasa Party – Tweta – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Kenya – C
Johnny Casino’s Easy Action – Treatin Me Kind – S/T – N

The Vulvettes – Same Dark Clothes – This Is The Science We Believe In
Gang – Dance This Mess Around – Guess What You’ll Find… – N – B-52s cover.
DM Bob & The Deficits – Two Headed Woman – Bush Hog’n Man
Primordial Undermind – Blinding Stars – Loss Of Affect – N
Electroputas – Kaptain Crazy Of The Crazy Crazy Game – 3
Big Nurse – Hey Hey – 7″ – Still great.

Black Taj – Live on WPRB – 30:08 – www.myspace.com/blacktajrock

Suicide – Harlem – Martin Rev – R
The Alarm Clocks – Nobody But You – The Time Has Come – N
Alter Boys – Piles – 45
The Psychic Paramount – Microphone II – Origins & Primitives vol. 1&2 – N
Willie Welch’s Band Feat. Sharron Ellis – What’s Ever Fair – Rare Funk Uncut – C
The Ladybug Transistor – Everybody’s Missing The Sun – Here Comes The Rain – N – Grin cover.
Unsane – Concrete Bed – Singles 89-92

The Sky Drops – The Go Go Go – Clouds Of People – N – Live on this radio show in two weeks.
The Tower Recordings – Harvester – The Galaxies’ Incredibly Sensual Transmission Field Of…
The Shot Heard Round The World – Harvest Bread – Ten Songs For Town & Country – N
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – 23 Kings Crossing – The Funeral Pudding
Barzin – Acoustic Guitar Phrase – My Life In Rooms – N
Phil Moore Browne – Brazillian Panties – Motel Moore
French Toast – Fork In The Road – Ingleside Terrace – N

Slumber Party – Madeupmind – Musik – R – N

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“Local Support” podcast episode 020

The Local Support Year In Review, looking back on my favorite bands, records and songs released in 2006 by Delaware Valley artists. Hit after hit. 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.

King Kong Ding Dong – “Heya” – S/T
Kenneth Masters & Cramske – “Pop!aganda” – The Urban Legend Complex
Man Man – “Engwish Bwudd” – Six Demon Bag
Sherwoods – “(Broken Hearts Are) Cheaper By The Dozen” – Philly Soul Girls (C)
Armalite – “I Am A Pancreas (I Seek To Understand Me…)” – S/T

National Eye – “Invisible Raincoat” – Roomful Of Lions
Yah Mos Def – “Yah Mos Def Is A Gang” – 12″
A Sunny Day In Glasgow – “The Best Summer Ever” – The Sunniest Day Ever
Mountain High – “Co-op Schmo-op” – 45
Home Blitz – “Stupid Street” – Live Outside

Adam Arcuragi – “1981” – S/T
Handsome & Krash – “Sandwich” – The Hambone Sessions
Espers – “Children Of Stone” – II
Gang – “Rat Poison” – Guess What You’ll Find…
Danielson – “Did I Step On Your Trumpet” – Ships

Bardo Pond – “FCII” – Ticket Crystals

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Live performance #143 – Black Taj.

Engineered 11/18/06.

Woke Up Tired/Cold Comfort/Beyonder/Broken Textures/Move Me

30:05

Black Taj web site

Amish Records

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“Local Support” podcast episode 019

Here we go! Here we go! 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.

Grammar Debate! – “Dr. Tiger” – S/T
Hidden Cost – “Bo Did It (Long Version” – MFSB (C)
Eric Carbonara – “By The Sound Of Your Voice, I Will Swim To You” – Seven Pieces For Solo Guitar
Stellarscope – “Let Me Feel” – Fingerpaint The Colour Of Sound
The Green Chair – “Swallowed By A Whale” – Music For A 24-Hour City

Dragon City – “KKDD” – S/T
diMazza – “The Moon Song” – Cdr
Jedi Mind Tricks – “Put Em In The Grave” – Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
My Dad Is A Dinosaur – “Ghostrunner On Second” – S/T
Saint Johns Alliance – “No One Sees” – Allentown Aufspring (C)

Northern Liberties – “Communicator” – Erode & Disappear
Big Truck – “Ascent” – Blowout
Ex Reverie – “Perennial” – Phronesis
Jamie Harrison – “Pretty Beautiful” – The Normal Abnormal
Tickley Feather – “Hanging With Cooly” – Danger! Danger! (C)

Vibrolux & Brother J.T. – “Comet” – Music For The Other Head

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11/15/06 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Unnatural Helpers – Ugly Things – S/T – N
King Coleman – Hang It Up – It’s Dance Time!
The Gizmos – Gizmos World Tour – Live In Bloomington – 1977/1978 – N
Appreciation – Feelings As Messengers – Healing The Fatherwound
Richard Buckner – Town – Meadow – N
Allegheny Highlanders – A Trip To New York Part 1 – You Ain’t Talking To Me – C
Corruption Is King – Final Market – We Will Bury You – C – N – Killdozer tribute record.

Juno – Magnified & Reduced By Inches – 7″
Moreno + 2 – Sertao – Luaka Bop Remix – C – Takako Minekawa remix.
Blood Feathers – Cat Can Coo Too – Curse & Praise – N – Local.
Feathers – Skara Brain – Synchromy – Forthcoming.
Memphis Minnie – My Strange Man – Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937)
Marianne Nowottny – Springtime Of Desire – Springtime Of Desire – N – “Contemporary solos for the Chinese zither.”
New Town Animals – Forgotten Generation – Dirtnap Across The Northwest – C

Brown Recluse Sings – Live on WPRB – 23:10 – www.myspace.com/brownreclusesings

Sludgeworth – Anytime – Losers Of The Year
Defiance, Ohio – Oh, Susquehanna! – The Greatest Depression – N
Arsenal – Momento Mori – Manipulator
The Gazetteers – Twenty-four Hour Ska Festival – Landlocked! – Frank Bosco’s new band.
Final – Spinning Top – Final:3 – N – J.K. Broadrick.
TK Webb – Classy – Phantom Parade – Forthcoming.
Benjy Ferree – Dogkillers! – Leaving The Nest – N

Standing Nudes – Fight Song – Demo – Live in two weeks on this radio show.
The Four Tops – Bernadette – Hitsville USA – C
Christina Carter – Second Death – Electrice – N
Scott Taylor – Droner – Spire: Organ Works Past Present & Future – C
Tony Allen – Road Close (Dance Dub) – Africa Funk – C – 1984.
Smashing Orange – Flower Kisses – The Glass Bead Game

Wadada Leo Smith – The Zebra Goes Wild – Kabell Years: 1971-1979 – N

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