Break Out The Boat, It’s A Stream!

Or maybe just stay inside and listen to Tuesday’s show if ya missed it <3

Birds and Guitars

I so love this! And can very much imagine the swarms and herds of birds outside my windows creating an even more intense sound than currently in play…

Listening to Budding Trees Radio

It’s rather amazing! Last week I was noticing the bulbs laying out their greenery, getting read for that those bursts of color that make a person feel so hopeful this time of year. Looking out my window, the trees are following suit, new leaf buds starting to color their branches. Beautiful mornings lately too. Ahh Reminds me of this bit I read this afternoon “…if you are in love and you don’t know who you are in love with…” It’s a wonderful feeling.

So first, go watch Lost. Then listen to radio, 10 PM to midnight, streaming on the web here or on the left side of the dial here in Mendocino County, 88.1/90.7/91.5 FM. See you then <3

xoxoxoxoxox

Electrelane – Bells – Axes

Generationals – Wildlife Sculptures – Con Law
Enid Mosier and her Trinidad Steel Band – Tinga-Layo and Sweathearts – Hi High Calyso, Etc.
The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa f. Ezra Koenig
Feist – Sealion – The Reminder

Phoenix – 1901 – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Mirah – The Light – C’Mon Miracle
James Brown – I Don’t Mind – Excitement
Pavement – Range Life – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Galaxy 500 – Fourth of July – This Is Our Music
The Magnetic Fields – The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing – 69 Love Songs, Vol. 2
Spoon – Well-Alright – Dark Was The Night
Flamin’ Groovies – When I Heard Your Name – Slow Death

The Daredevil Christopher Wright – We’re Not Friends – Daytrotter Session 12/30/2009
Aretha Franklin – Don’t Play That Song – Spirit in the Dark
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Soul Typecast – Extra Width
King Khan & The Shrines – No Regrets – What Is?!

Brazos – We Understand Each Other – Daytrotter Session 01/21/2010
Radiohead – Electioneering – OK Computer
The Sonics – I’m a Man – Introducing The Sonics
50 Foot Wave – Long Painting – Golden Ocean

Monks – Monk Time – Black Monk Time
Woods – Military Madness – Songs of Shame
Thao and the Get Down Stay Dow – Beat (Health, Life, and Fire) – We Brave Bee Stings and All
Oddjobs – Oscillations at 40hz – Absorbing Playtime

*Under the Covers*
Pixies – Winterlong – Complete ‘B’ Sides [UK]
Neil Young – Winterlong – Decade
David Rawlings Machine – To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) – A Friend of a Friend
Ryan Adams – To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) – Heartbreaker

Cars & Trains – The Leaves – (Bleubird Version)

I loved tonight for some reason. Even with the unmentioned Turntable 1 being down again. I made it work – Thanks TIm Gunn!

Couple of awesome calls! First, the “Did you say wildlife scupltures?! I was just putting chisel to a beatle sculpture…” Love those coincidences of sharing time And then call from a fellow programmer leaving the area – really appreciated him taking the time to let me know that the show introduced him to some new music, even though we have some dissimilar music tastes! Super cool!

Deer were out in pairs, being sly around the corners. Nice to see some familiar stars out. The air smells so good.

Beware

“As long as the Arctic stays cold…”

Some dang catchy theme music. And such a great concluding quote, good job 1958.

Born to Stream

Here’s the stream of Tuesday’s show. It’s a tolerable mono version after I edited out the wonky hot left channel and clipped a few of the worst tech difficulties Live radio is full of surprises!

Born to Amplified Mixtape

Been loving the repetitive sound of the rain, broken up by spectacular displays of thunder and lightening. Lots of lovely music has come around, much redeeming of holiday gift certificates, mixes from friends, and the fun that internet wandering brings. Dodging debris to head over for some radio tonight, 10 pm to midnight on KZYX&Z, available streaming here or at various points on the dial 88.1/90.7/91.5 FM depending where ya are. Hope to see you there <3

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Devotchka – You Love Me – How It Ends

Frank Black and the Catholics – Velvety – Devil’s Workshop
The Fleshtones – One Less Step – Laboratory Of Sound
David Bowie – Queen Bitch – Hunky Dory

Vic Chesnutt – In Amongst the Millions – Left To His Own Devices
Vic Chesnutt – Look At Me – Left To His Own Devices
Gospel Supremes – Sinner Man – Local Customs: Downriver Revival 026
Coleman Family – Peace ON Earth – Local Customs: Downriver Revival 026

Flaming Lips – It Over Takes Me – At War With the Mystics
That Ghost – Never Have Fun
Peter Bjorn & John – Let’s Call It Off – Writer’s Block
Husnu Ozkartal Orkestrasi – Su Derenin Sulari – Psych Funk 101

P.O.S. – Optimist (We Are Not for Them) – Never Better
Tune-Yards – Real Live Flesh – 4AD
Iron & Wine – Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car – The Shepherd’s Dog
Yo La Tengo – You Can Have It All – And Then Nothing Turned Iteself Inside-Out

Camera Obscura – French Navy – My Maudlin Career
The dB’s – Black and White – Stands for Decibels
Lou Barlow – One Machine, One Long Fight – Goodnight Unknown
Times New Viking – No Time, No Hope – Born Again Revisited

Dr. Dog – Jealous Man – Toothbrush
Otis Redding – Ole Man Trouble – The Best of Otis Redding
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – May This Be Love – Are You Experienced?
Jeff Buckley – What Will You Say – Live A L’Olympia

*Under the Covers*
Kelly Willis – When My Baby’s Beside Me – Big Star, Small World
Big Star – When My Baby’s Beside Me – #1 Record

The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing – Louder Than Bombs
Theophilus London – Humdrum Town - Green Label Sound
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Roses – Stonesthrow Records

Stormy stormy, inside and out. The ride over was calm relative to the setup of the levels and turntables at the studio. Turntable 2 was outta commission, which means the mostly back to back LPs I had needed to be broken up. Tried to use the computer and YouTube to compensate only to encounter some crazy static. And the right/left channel levels were all outta wack. Grumble. All will be better next time, thx for listening

Took a call on a lost dog in Philo (poor pup), Laytonville calling in and enjoying the show, and some east coast appreciation, thanks!

Ready to traverse the fog and worship in my blessed bed.

Jump Into the Stream

If you couldn’t catch Tuesday’s show, you can listen to the stream here. It’ll be up until the next show in a couple weeks.

Raptor Radio

Two amazing-for-me raptor stories. Sadly, not of the dinosaur variety though.

1) I’ve know for some time that I have a hawk living near the house. Mostly because I hear him/her. Occasionally because I catch a glimpse of a shadow soaring when I’m in the field. The other day I was sitting on my floor listening to music (doesn’t everybody *grin*) and from that angle I saw two hawks sitting in the tree next to the window. Amazing! And it was as if they had posed just so that I could identify them in my bird book. Front and back. I concluded red-shouldered and just was in awe of seeing such up-close detail of these beautiful raptors.

2) Christmas Day I was out in Redwood Valley for afternoon dinner at me ma’s house. It was a busy day for the birds in the yard so I was often looking out the window to see what was happening in their world. Suddenly a young Cooper’s hawk swooped onto a post near the massive mock orange bush that serves as a major congregation, hiding, nesting, and all-round bird central area. He proceeded to stalk the birds trapped inside the bush, worrying them by jumping from post to branch, until finally a bird tried to escape. Escaped right into the talons of the hawk and off he flew – IT WAS SO AMAZING! I had never seen this happen before, and it truly made my Christmas.

Tonight I swoop over the hill, not as sharp as a hawk by any means after a late night yesterday. But excited to listen and share music over the radio waves. Hope you can listen 10pm to midnight, streaming at kzyx.org or on the dial at 88.1/90.7/91.5 FM.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

The Ocean Floor – Pillows and Molasses – Tall Tales and Small Tales

The Spinto Band – Later On – Moonwink
Agent Ribbons – Chelsea, Let’s Go Join the Circus – On Time Travel and Romance
The Shins – Australia – Wincing the Night Away
Grenadine – I Only Have Eyes For You – Goya

Sleater-Kinney – Get Up – The Hot Rock
The Flaming Lips – I Can Be A Frog – Embryonic
Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul – Feelin’ – Judgement Night Soundtrack
Dump – I Wanna Get Next to You – Jennifer O’Connor & Dump 7″

David Garza – Say Baby – Overdub
Iron & Wine – Each Coming Night – Our Endless Numbered Days
Mirah – Make It Hot – Advisory Committee
Girls – Hellhole Ratrace – Album

Pavement – Two States – Slanted and Enchanted
Thee Oh Sees – Ruby Go Home – Daytrotter Session 12/09/09
Throwing Muses – Him Dancing – The Real Ramona
The Pixies – Dancing the Manta Ray – Complete /B/ Sides

Belle & Sebastian – The State I Am In – Tigermilk
Pillows – See You There – Two Step
Douglas Shepherd – Lay Quiet Awhile – Mass Amount of Love
Jason Traeger – Love, Love, Love – My Religion is Love

M. Ward – Poison Cup – Post-War
James Brown – Signed, Sealed, and Delivered – Prisoner of Love
Floating Action – 50 Lashes – S/T
Neil Young – Motion Pictures – On The Beach

*Under The Covers*
Nirvana – Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam – MTV Unplugged In New York
The Vaselines – Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam – The Way Of The Vaselines
Robert Pollard and Kim Deal – Love Hurts – Love & A .45 Soundtrack
Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris – Love Hurts – Grievous Angel

Caspar called in enjoying the harmonies in a number of the songs; it’s always so neat to hear what other people get out of the songs we listen to. It was nice to go back to some songs I haven’t listened to in a while, like the Nirvana. And I came into a few soundtracks (thx Andrew!) that were pretty dang rad.

Only one sly deer on the way over. But millions of stars shining their historic light on us. Beautiful.

Running With Wolves; My 2009 Top Ten

I’ve read so many top ten lists lately on my RSS feeds I just can’t help but reflect on what I really enjoyed this year. I like when I see some of mine pop up on other people’s lists that way I have a frame of reference to then check out the unknowns on their lists and perhaps find something lovely and new.

In no order (maybe):

1. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster

2. Lou Barlow – Goodnight Unknown

3. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs

4. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

5. The Maldives – Listen To The Thunder

6. Ryan Bingham – Roadhouse Sun

7. Generationals – Con Law

8. Girls – Album

9. Alela Diane – To Be Still

10. Floating Action – S/T

What were your favorites in 2009?

Stream of 12-22-09

If ya missed Tuesday’s show here’s some Last Chance Radio that you can listen to streamed here. Comments are always welcome

Hope you enjoy <3