Broadcast: INDIE1031 Coup d'état Show • 09/21/2010

As a way of introduction; this was my special guest spot on INDIE 1031's Coup d'état show, the week that my band Wild Colonials was releasing a single, "Heaven & Hell" from the Hilary Swank film CONVICTION. Preparing for the show, I was inspired by the knowledge that this was an internet world-wide broadcast. I had to send out numerous emails to friends and family about the show that included their specific time zone. Not knowing what to play besides some favs (Cash, Bowie, Beatles, Strummer), I saw it was Leonard Cohen's birthday that week (great!) I knew Johnny Cash had covered him. It was the end of summer so I did a search on iTunes under "Summertime" and found the cool version by Sam Cooke, and to discover not only was it released this same week, it was also song-writer Gershwin's birthday this week as well! WOW, this ties in nicely with the concept of time-zones across decades. I wanted to spin Bryan Ferry's "Let's Stick Together" and (guess what?)... it came out this week as well! I knew I wanted to play a track from Joe Strummers debut solo LP, did a Google search and (guess what?!?) it came out this very week as well!!! I wanted to play the German version of Bowie's "Heroes" and (I am not making this up)... It was released this same week!!! So then I looked in a RnR Diary book, found a few other birthdays (plus the birth and death of Marc Bolan within two weeks), and knew the rare cool original, "Tainted Love" was by Marc's wife Gloria. And now the entire show was musically and historically tapped into this week in time!

Half way through my show, INDIE Program Director Nick asked if I was interested in hosting my own radio show on INDIE. I said yes! He said, "This is going great and the TIME idea is a great concept for a show." And within the hour, the concept was fully formed as ALL TIME IS NOW! 

Here is my guest spot, enjoy...

INDIE1031 • Coup d'état Show

My playlist from September 21st 2010
the fourth week of September...
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1. PAYOTTET by Yvette Horner

[music bed under introduction]

La Légende française d'accordéon!

2. REVOLUTION (Mono) by The Beatles

THIS WEEK in 1968: the first Television broadcast of "Revolution" on Top Of The Pops. "Revolution" was the B-Side to "Hey Jude" the first single on the band's new record label, Apple Record Corp.

3. LET'S  STICK TOGETHER by Bryan Ferry

THIS WEEK in 1976: Bryan covers the old R&B chestnut. 
From Bryan's third solo Long Player, Let's Stick Together.

HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY to Bryan on Sept 26th

4. "HEROES" (German version) by David Bowie

THIS WEEK in 1977: David Bowie release's the classic single simultaneously in English, ("Heroes"), French, ("Héros") and German, ("Helden").

5. BIRD ON A WIRE (Live) by Johnny Cash

Leonard Cohen's classic song performed by Johnny Cash live with a full Orchestra, from the Cash Unearthed box set.
HAPPY 76th BIRTHDAY to Leonard Cohen on Sept 21st

— Wild Colonials' singer Angela McCluskey, Johnny Cash and Shark
 at the Pantages after party in Hollywood 1995 —

6. ISLAND HOPPING by Joe Strummer

THIS WEEK in 1989: Joe Strummer release's his debut solo Long Player, Earthquake Weather.

 

 
7. SUMMERTIME by Sam Cooke

THIS WEEK in 1957: Sam Cooke releases his first single (under his own name) "You Send Me". The B-Side was this Gershwin classic from Porgy and Bess.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to George Gershwin on Sept 26th (1889)

8. TENHERT by Tinariwen

Dig the cool desert blues from the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa. From the compilation, Desert Blues and their great Long Player, Imidiwan : Companions, UNCUT magazine's BEST ALBUM of 2009.

9. HEAVEN and HELL (from Conviction) 

by Wild Colonials

The new Wild Colonials single from the new Hilary Swank film CONVICTION.

10. SONGBIRD by Oasis 

The first and only Oasis single written by singer, Liam.
HAPPY 38th BIRTHDAY to Liam Gallagher on Sept 21st

• SONIC HISTORY LESSON: Bolan Killed in Crash
THIS WEEK in 1977: Just two weeks shy of his 30th birthday, Marc Bolan and love, Gloria Jones were in a fatal car crash when their Mini driven by Jones, hit a tree. Bolan died instantly, while Jones suffered a broken arm and broken jaw and spent time in hospital; she did not learn of Bolan's death until the day of his funeral.

11. TAINTED LOVE by Gloria Jones

The original from 1965! 

This was the B-Side to the 45, "My Bad Boy's Coming Home". Picked from the used crates of the US to find new life in the clubs of 1970's England. Northern Soul!

12. METAL GURU by T.Rex

LONG LIVE MARC BOLAN!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Marc Bolan on Sept 30th (1946)

13. EAST L.A. (remix) by WAR con y José Feliciano

THIS WEEK in 1997: WAR released the compilation, Calección Latina featuring the remix version of "East L.A." 
HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY to José Feliciano on Sept 10th

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But now you never miss the water,

'till your well runs dry,

Come on baby give our love a try,

’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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