It’s hard to do a radio show in a vacuum, which is why this autumn’s media mayhem is great for sparking interesting musical choices. The interesting new artist of this week’s Bubble Wrap show was Chicago Farmer, aka Cody Dickoff (pronounced Dee-cough! — you can see why he calls himself Chicago Farmer.) The record, Midwest Side Stories aims to be the voice of the working class, and with a lot of heart and a healthy dose of off-kilter humor, he does that. We played Skateboard Song and Farms and Factories.
We went through a spell of excess — Edith Piaf leading off followed by Susan Hyatt’s cover of Young Americans and Oasis’ Morning Glory. My Tribe Your Tribe stood out of pack of newer stuff. Fun new track: Witches in a Ritual by Tenement (kind of like southern rock meets the Stones). Strange cover: TBH’s Penny Lane.
Oh, and yours truly learned that Solange is related to Beyonce! You can see I’m a little out of touch with the mainstream, as usual.
October 12, 2016
Moonlight People
Edith Piaf – Je Ne Regrette Rien
Trouble Funk – Dancin’
Susan Hyatt – Young Americans
Bernie Worrell – Don’t Piss Me Off
Oasis – What’s the Story, Morning Glory
SoutIISoul – Back to Life (vocal a capella)
Candy Butchers – Cupid Complained To Venus
Red Hot Chili Peppers – American Ghost Dance
Tenement – Witches in a Ritual
Wendy and Lisa – Crack In The Pavement
Bis – Tell It to The Kids
Stevie Wonder – Superstition (Flexican & Sir OJ Moon Remix)
Solange – Cranes in the Sky
Visions of Tomorrow – Galaxy
Chicago Farmer – Skateboard Song
Solex – Shady Lane
AJJ – American Garbage
Wild Child – Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Edit)
Barbara Panther – Moonlightpeople
Warp 9 – Light Years Away
Chicago Farmer – Farms and Factories
Ultraista – Small Talk (Four Tet Remix)
My Tribe Your Tribe – Will To Survive
TBH – Penny Lane
Sampa the Great – 2 4