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Ska Talk – 08 Mar

2010/03/11 by Jim Leave a Comment

This is a post from Aaron’s Radio Gen1us site, archived here. The following is the text of his original post. We are talking and playing a lot of Ska today, with recent shows on our minds by Fishbone, The English Beat and The Aquabats (with Mustard Plug). Desmond Dekker — Get Up Edina — 2:40 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: bob marley, desmond dekker, fishbone, hepcat, madness, mighty mighty bosstones, mu330, mustard plug, operation ivy, the aquabats, the clash, the english beat, the ethiopians, the pietasters, the slackers, the specials, the toasters

The Road Most Traveled

2009/01/16 by Jim Leave a Comment

Just your basic mix of cover songs. Ska covers! Bluegrass covers! Metal covers! Punk covers! I know, it’s been done, but dammit it’s MY TURN. It was brought to my attention though that on a few of these, the original songs may be less well known, so I’ve created a second mix containing the same … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: apocalyptica, bon jovi, boney m, bonnie prince billy, david bowie, dinosaur jr., duran duran, fishbone, five iron frenzy, iron horse, jawbreaker, kiss, lucero, manowar, melvins, metallica, modest mouse, peter paul and mary, ratt, reel big fish, robert tepper, seu jorge, smokey robinson and the miracles, sublime, the clash, the cure, the english beat, the meat purveyors, the protomen, the ramones, the searchers, the slackers, the urge, tom jones, turisas, van canto

IRON DJ: No, let’s just be enemies!

2008/05/29 by Jim Leave a Comment

…in which I take you on a sonic adventure through the beginning, end, and aftermath of a trainwreck relationship. No one relationship in particular, I’ve been married so long I don’t remember any others, really. 🙂 But this is a mix that not only progresses through a series of moods but which also purports to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: …and you will know us by the trail of dead, aretha franklin, beach boys, ben folds five, bill withers, david bowie, ELO, iggy pop, iron dj, matthew sweet, pulp, queen, stevie wonder, the police, the slackers, unbunny

Restless Leg Syndrome

2008/03/01 by Jim Leave a Comment

“People with RLS feel uncomfortable sensations in their legs, especially when sitting or lying down, accompanied by an irresistible urge to move about.” Like they got ants in their pants and they just gotta dance? “…often described by people as burning, creeping, tugging, or like insects crawling inside the legs.” So, that’s a yes. Am … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: andrew vincent and the pirates, bad brains, cloak/dagger, clutch, fishbone, glittertind, les savy fav, mojo nixon, music, ooioo, podcast, primus, radio gen1us, return to forever, the big bopper, the buzzcocks, the cure, the dismemberment plan, the mountain goats, the slackers, the thermals, thomas dolby

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