E2TG 11/23/2021 - The Return - Roofdancer Mix (James Dean Remix)

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I am back.  I got in late tonight so there was no Ear to the Ground radio show this morning.  

Here is the details of last Thursday's Greetings from Nashville - ARCHIVE HERE 

6:01am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:01am In the Room by Paul Zografi on In the Room (Zografi Music)

6:04am Hip Replacement by Andy Peake on Mood Swings (Biglittle Records)

6:09am No Truth Pt. 1: Loping by Carrus & Kurtz on The Genius of… Vol 1: There Are No Words (Halfway Rock Music)

6:14am Invisible Scars (feat. Irakli Gabriel and Anana Kaye) by The Tasty Brothers on Single (The Tasty Brothers)

6:18am Let It Be by Mt Vice on Let It Be – Single (Mt Vice)

6:21am Dream by Mac Gayden on Come Along (Arena Recordings)

6:25am Before Love and War by Jason Ringenberg on Rhinestoned (Courageous Chicken Entertainment)

6:32am The Death of James Dean by Mighty Joe Nolan on The Death of James Dean – Single (Mighty Joe Nolan)

6:34am Childish Things by Will Payne Harrison on The Stratford Sessions – EP (Will Payne Harrison)

6:38am Down the Stretch They Come by Tim Carroll on Slippery Slope (594509 Records DK)

6:41am Raymond and the Wires by Robyn Hitchcock on Robyn Hitchcock (Yep Roc Records)

6:46am It’s a Sin by Will Kimbrough on I Like It Down Here (Daphne Records)

6:50am Lovely Lady by Father Sunn on Emblem EP (Father Sunn)

6:53am I Want You Around by Sour Ops on X (Feralette Media)

6:57am Searchlight (Live) by Jack Silverman on Live at the 5 Spot (Centripetal Force)

I am planning a special Thanksgiving edition of Greetings from Nashville on Thursday morning. Not all the songs are specifically about Thanksgiving but they fit in my mind - you'll see...

Thursday morning at 6am only on WXNA 101.5FM or wxnafm.org

Today's shuffle below....

 

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E2TG 7/1/2021 - July Begins - Play Mix (Freedom Remix)

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We are now officially half way through 2021....  what is this year? A transitional year, a calm before more storms - it is hard to say for sure... But, we are just moving forward in courage and in fear. 

The world can be a harsh, hard, brutal, and cold place. Driving - to me -  brings out the worst in people (including myself sometimes) pettiness, cruelty, impatience, anger, fear.... 

The pandemic also seemed to bring out the worst - selfishness especially. 

But, and it is a big "but", goodness and kindness are out there. To the extent possible - surround yourself with kind people.  

As divided as we are - I think it is possible to co-exist in this country and on this planet.  Too often, though, the portrayal is that "the other side" is by nature cruel or selfish or unkind. But taken to a more refined level - there are people who believe differently than I do who I know to be good and kind people.  We may disagree vehemently on things that are very important to each of us - but these are not fundamentally cruel or heartless people.  So, maybe don't let a social media persona define a person and don't let the bad behavior color your opinion of someone who shares a similar opinion as the bad actor. 

It is - I think okay to see and recognize trends in public opinion. But, I see danger in personifying a group of people and then assigning people to that group and by default judging an individual on the behavior of the group.  (i.e. "woke" Twitter or conservatives or liberals). 

Just my thoughts as we head into the second half of this strange new year... 

We wrap up this week's super-long Featured Friday Playlist with two final posts... 

Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 8) (songs 53-59):

53.  "San pedro - Toulon" by Hifiklub

We finish up this twenty minute plus instrumental that ended yesterday's post - an international collaboration from France and San Pedro, California. Featuring Mike Watt & the Secondmen 

54. "Nymphea" by Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band

From the just released Banned album by this experimental band from Montreal, Canada.

55. "Longest Day of the Year" by Paul Cafcae

Singer-songwriter Paul Cafcae returns to the Playlist with his latest single. Great stuff.

56. "The Grape Prophet Speaks" by L.S. Underground

Next up, we have a track from the just reissued The Grape Prophet album which had been out of print for nearly 30 years. 

57. "Chelsea Is a Mermaid and She's Soaking In" by Light by the Sea

Next up, the third and most recent single from this Dutch duo that formed during the quarantine. Great stuff. 

58. "Play" by Brent Seavers

Next up, we have a track from the solo debut from Brent Seavers of the Sacremento band The Decibels. This solo project came about when Covid derailed plans for a new album from the band. 

59 .New Era" by Ender Bender

And, we close this penultimate segment of the playlist recap with the title track from the sophomore EP by this indie-pop artist who is based in Rome after years spend in L.A. Yet another example of COVID spurring creativity. A great tune to take us into our final segment of music for this week's playlist which you can catch after the jump.

 

    Featured Friday Playlist