This episode is a collaboration with Alexander Piterskiy, a Russian musician whose name you may remember from episode 19. Most of the five songs in this episode are in Russian, but they are fantastic songs even if you don't have the slightest idea what the lyrics are saying. The songs are "Bird" by alhimia, "Not For Everyone" by the Electric Guerillas, "Nantes" by Beirut, "So Dramatic Dance" by Au7um, and "Our Tanks" by Zakhar May.
In this episode, we'll hear five songs related to the Occupy movement. Songs in this episode are "Speak (Nothing to Lose)" by the Los Angeles-based UByK, F_Tape with "A Fair Warning", "I'm a 99" by the Nomadic Firs, "Work Is Hard To Find At The Bottom Of America" by Adam Lempel, and "A Luta Continua!" - some truly upbeat music by the MarchFourth Marching Band.
This is the third and final episode in my series of podcasts dedicated to the saxophone. The songs featured in this episode are "Some Lipstick" by Anita Coats, "Back to the Start" by Disco's Out (Murder's In), "Yes, Mom, I Saxed" by Alexander Piterskiy, "Ix'mant'sikka Dub" by Malox, and "Ciudad Salvaje" by Distryto 13.
In the last episode, I had five old school jazz songs that feature the saxophone. In this episode, we'll hear five newer songs that include a saxophone, and this isn't just jazz either. The songs in this episode are "Reconcile" by Brent Thompson, "Maple Street" by Ironwood Run, "bake" by The Beats and Pieces Big Band, "Besa Sorta" by The Montalban Quintet, and "No Words" by Dan Dectis.
In this episode, I have five old school jazz songs for you that feature the saxophone. The songs in this episode are "Smiles and Chuckles" by Six Brown Brothers, "Wringin' and Twistin'" by Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke, "I Got Rhythm" by Don Redmon and his Orchestra with Benny Morton, "Sittin' In" by Chu Berry, and "Someone To Watch Over Me" by Ike Quebec.
In this episode, I have five kind of off the beaten path, experimental songs for you - everything from dishwasher and movie samples to live performances and spoken word. The songs in this episode are "Get Smooth and Smash Things" by Stushido, "Lost At Sea" by Mannequin Races, "Closet Frequencies" by Rich La Bonte, "Paranormal Investigators Unite!" by Station!, and "Sputnik" by The Power Jack.
Episode 15: In this episode, I have five songs for you featuring the theremin. The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument and is unique in that it is the only instrument that is played without being touched. The songs in this episode are "Monsters In Rome" by Indie Folker, "The Lemonade Kid" by The T Town Bottlestoppers, "Hippie Hippie Manic Pulse" by Looney Buns, "The Tragic Adventures of StarQuake and the WarMaster" by The Bomb Tasty Yum-Yums, and "Benthic Tentacular" by Seth G Sam...
Episode 14: In this episode, I don't have a specific theme so much as five really good songs. The songs in this episode are "Merimehe surm/Sailor's Death" by Kihnu Poisid, "She Ain't Your Girl" by Tyler Fortier, "Gambling Bar Room Blues" by The Mighty Campfire Punks, "Price Check on Aisle 5 for Love" by Warner Drive, and "Been So Long" by Junkyard Groove.
This episode features five songs about books. Please note that the lyrics (and titles) to some songs are fairly explicit. The songs in this episode are "Books Say and I Say" by Adam Dubberly, "Librarian" by Jonathan Rundman, "George R R Martin is Not Your Bitch" by John Anealio, "Life is a Book" by Rich LaBonte, and "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury" by Rachel Bloom.
Episode 12: This episode follows up episode 4 with five more awesome nerd rock songs. The songs in this episode are "Super Powered Love" by Kirby Krackle, "Geek Love at First Sight" by Schroedinger's Cathouse, "This Fantasy World (Dungeons and Dragons)" by The Doubleclicks, "Nerd Party" by The Modrats, and "Curse of the Female Paladin" by Blue Turtle Shell.
Episode 11: This episode takes us from the beginning of Dixieland right up to the edge of what still fits in the genre. We get to hear some great music along the way. The songs in this episode are "Sensation Rag" by Original Dixieland Jass Band, "Uptown Lowdown" by Firecracker Jazz Band, "Yuppie Exodus From Dumbo" by Jed Davis, "Paradise Found" by Miff Mole and His Little Molars, and "Man In The Light Blue Suit" by Emersen.
Episode 10: For this episode, I have collected five upbeat chiptunes for you. What are chiptunes? A chiptune is synthesized music often produced with the sound chips of old computer and video game consoles, which means that a lot of the music was made on Game Boys. That's pretty cool! The songs in this episode are "General Error" by 047, "Baby Still Too Fat" by Starship Amazing, "Cheeky Girls Fast Food" by cerror, "Retrotune" by Souleye, and "Hexadecimal Genome" by Bit Shifter.
Episode 9: In this episode, you'll hear five songs about workers and unions in honor of May Day. The songs are "Rosie The Riveter" by The Four Vagabonds, "Union Makes Us Strong" by David Rovics, "Lads of the BLF" by Roaring Jack, "Banks of Marble" by The Mighty Campfire Punks, and "Libraries" by Richard March.
Episode 8: In this episode, you'll hear five funky tunes for your groovin' pleasure. The songs in this episode are "4th Floor" by Max Paparella, "Everything Is Broken" by Fatback, "Come Un Romanzo" by Calibro 35, "Stroke of Midnight" by Here Come The Mummies, and "New Funk In Town" by Heather Haze.
Episode 7: In this late April Fool's Day episode, you'll hear five songs that are clever, creative and fun, what I think makes a good April Fool's Day. The songs in this episode are "Charlie on the MTA" by The Pub Runners, "Only A Song" by Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore, "Kortsiruumis/In The Pub" by Kihnu Poisid, "Carnal Carnival" by Here Come The Mummies, and "A Fine Romance" by The George Gee Swing Orchestra.
Episode 6: In this episode, you'll hear five banjo-packed tracks that go from rockin' to old-timey. The songs in this episode are "Me Not The Devil" by the Alder Street All Stars, "Diamond Road" by Banjo Van, "Me and Old John Barleycorn" by The Low Tide Drifters, "Shake Hands and Tell Me Goodbye" by Old Sledge, and "Cripple Creek" by Bremen Town.
Episode 5: In this episode, you'll hear five celtic or celtic punk songs just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The songs in this episode are "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" by The Pubcrawlers, "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" by Paddy Goes To Holyhead, "One Legged Man" by Toad In The Hole, "Is This Bar Open Til Tomorrow" by The Mahones, and "The Fair Maid" by Ennis Clare.
Episode 4: In this episode, you'll hear five nerd rock songs about everything from video game characters to tiny, limbless fish-like animals. The songs in this episode are "Take It From Me" by Kirby Krackle, "Welcome to the Breakdown" by I Fight Dragons, "Cougar at the Con" by Norm Sherman, "Nerdy Girls" by Marc with a C, and "It's A Long Way To Amphioxus" by Sam Hinton.
Episode 3: In this episode, you'll hear five songs about love, just in time for Valentine's Day. The songs are "Pounds of Soul" by Betty Bibbs, "Mambo Like a Madman" by The Right Bastards, "Mario Kart Love Song" by Sam Hart, "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Louis Armstrong, and "Spancil Hill" by Toad In The Hole.
In this episode, you'll hear five songs all related to the 18th century English folk song "The Unfortunate Rake". "The Unfortunate Rake" is about a sailor who spends his money on prostitutes and then dies of a venereal disease. Doesn't ring a bell? You'll be surprised to find out how many well-known songs use the same theme, lyrics or melody. The songs in this episode are "Pills of White Mercury" by Ennis Clare, "Streets of Laredo" by Grannie Jans, "Saint James Infirmary Blues" by Louis Armstron...
This episode is entirely devoted to Cab Calloway and his fabulous, fun music. All the music from this episode is freely available from the Internet Archive's 78RPM and Cylinder Recording's page. Songs in this episode are "Minnie the Moocher", which was performed in the movie "The Blues Brothers", "You Ain't Done a Doggone Thing", "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" fom 1931, "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House", and "The Jumpin' Jive", which Cab Calloway performed with the two heade...
