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#4 Up On The Download Radio Show

john — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:10:42 +0000

On the 1st Sunday of every month I host and program a show called “Up on the Download”. I usually play roots/blues/gospel/country, anything that can be described as Americana from the station music library or, as the show title suggests, was downloaded from the web. However, as it is International Women’s Day March 8, as a tribute I played songs only by women from all over the world.

Here’s the set list for my membership drive show on March 7, 2010

Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Nobody knows you when you’re down and out- Bessie Smith
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey
Sometimes Always – Hope Sandoval & Jesus & Mary Chain
Trouble – Kristin Hersh
The Whores Hustle & The Hustlers Whore – PJ Harvey
I Want To Take You Higher – Gougoush
Cielo Rojo – Lila Downs
Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Nation – Queen Latifa & De La Soul
Fujiyama Mama – Wanda Jackson
Your Cheatin’ Heart – Patsy Cline
Angel From Montgomery – Bonnie Raitt
Back On the Chain Gang – The Pretenders
Someone To Watch Over Me – Lena Horne
One – Aimee Mann

Link to all archived shows

PJ Harvey & John Parish Announce US Tour Dates

john — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:30:36 +0000

Am happy she’s out on the road again, but nothing remotely close to Austin or Texas for that matter…aaarghh.

Come on down Polly Jean, we’ll be ever so enthusiastic and respectful…promise!

They will be performing songs from their current album A Woman A Man Walked By and their previous collaboration Dance Hall At Louse Point. The pair will be backed by Eric Drew Feldman, Giovanni Ferrario and Jean Marc Butty. Polly and John are currently on tour in the UK, where their opening night show in Brighton has been receiving rave reviews from the Independent and Guardian amongst others.

Dates confirmed so far are

June 2nd, Centre Stage, Atlanta GA www.ticketmaster.com 17/4

June 3rd, Madison Theatre, Covington KY www.ticketmaster.com from 25/4

June 5th, Warner Theatre, Washington, DC www.ticketmaster.com from 17/4

June 6th, House of Blues, Boston, MA www.ticketmaster.com from 24/4

June 7th, Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA www.ticketmaster.com from 24/4

June 9th, The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY www.ticketmaster.com from 24/4

June 12th, The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL www.ticketmaster.com from 25/4

June 13th, Weesner Amphitheatre, Apple Valley, MN www.ticketmaster.com from 8/5

June 19th, The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA www.ticketmaster.com from 26/4

June 20th The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA www.livenation.com from 1/5

New PJ Harvey & John Parish

john — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:50:02 +0000

The ever imaginative PJ Harvey has teamed up with John Parish again for another new album, A Woman A Man Walked By, available to us general punters at the end of March. The 10-song collection was produced by Harvey, Parish, and Flood.

I was able to obtain a copy of the one of the new songs from the record, Black Hearted Love. I hope it’s available on vinyl, as this track has that wonderful, relentless, almost lazy guitar fuzz that seems so effortless and obvious….after you’ve heard it.

Enjoy, and go buy/download the collection asap. Support those artists who make this world a better, more interesting place.