87: The Mother of All Shows

Happy Mother's Day. No Mom Day theme here except for the show's title, but you're welcome to try and find one if you'd like.

A special thanks to James Deem of the Charlotte Popfest and Popcast for including Suitcase Full of Dimes amongst the Popfest's official sponsors. Also special thanks to Mike Clark of The Smith Brothers, The Goldbergs, and Kool Kat Records. And last, but by no means least, thanks to Michael McCartney of The Time Machine for allowing me to take the mic Saturday before last.

Dime No. 87: The Mother of All Shows

Andy Davis "Brown Eyes" (from Let The Woman, 2008)
JJ Appelton "Today, Today, Today" (from Black and White Matinee, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Goldbergs "Please Won't You Please" (from Under The Radar, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
The Smith Brothers "How Wrong You Are" (from Charlotte Popfest 2008 Compilation, 2008) Pre-order the CD @ charlottepopfest.com
Codaphonic "Never Slows Down" (from The Ballad of Codaphonic, 2008)
Chris DeMarco "It's Inevitable" (from Lost and Found, 2008) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Collective Soul "All That I Know" (from Afterwords, 2008)
Stratocruiser "Shimmer and Fade" (from revolutions, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Josh Fix "Rock And Roll Slut" (from Free At Last, 2007)
Vic Kingsley "Numbers Are Rearranging" (from These Frequencies, 2008)



Total Time—36:33

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Andy Davis
"Brown Eyes" (mp3)
from "Let the Woman"
(bigHelium Records)
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86: Let Me Go Places Beyond My Means

A couple late breaking things that weren't mentioned in the podcast. First, listen to The Time Machine tonight between 8 and 8:30pm to hear a quick promo I recorded this week. You can access the web stream at http://www.manaoradio.com. Second, James Deem emailed me today regarding a companion CD that's being released in conjunction with the Charlotte Popfest. You can pre-order the disc starting Thursday at http://www.charlottepopfest.com and receive four bonus songs on mp3. That's 29 songs for $10, all of which goes to the World Vision charity. As my dad used to say, "You can't beat that with a stick."

Dime No. 86: Let Me Go Places Beyond My Means

Tally Hall "Good Day" (from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, 2008)
Yael Naïm "New Soul" (from Yael Naïm, 2008)
China Forbes "Everybody Needs Somebody" (from '78, 2008)
Presidents of the United States of America "Sharpen Up Those Fangs" (from These Are The Good Times People, 2008)
The Portraits "Pie In The Sky" (from Kin, 2006) Buy the CD @ CD Baby
Humane Society PSA
Nada Surf "Whose Authority" (from Lucky, 2008)
The White Tie Affair "The Letdown" (from Walk This Way, 2008)
Paul Collins Beat "Always Got You On My Mind" (from To Beat Or Not To Beat/Long Time Gone, 2004)
Geoff Smith "Loving On A Big Hill"
James Deem "I Could Fall In Love" (from jamesdeem.com, 2007) Buy the CD @ CD Baby


Total Time—36:39
Presidents Of The United States Of America
"Sharpen Up Those Fangs" (mp3)
from "These Are The Good Times People"
(Cooking Vinyl)

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China Forbes
"Everybody Needs Somebody" (mp3)
from "'78"
(Heinz Records)

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Today is Record Store Day

Locally, here in the DC Metro area, you can visit Olsson's. Click on the Record Store Day banner above to find participating independent record stores in you vicinity.

Feel free to post your experiences and great finds in the comments here.

85: Getting Back On Track

Sorry for the long absence. Just been really busy, among other things, upgrading some of my equipment after the old computer committed suicide. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a few more shows out this month. Stay subscribed. The show is anything but dead.

Dime No. 85: Getting Back On Track

Josh Fix "Don't Call Me In The Morning" (from Free At Last, 2007)
Bob Mould "Stupid Now" (from District Line, 2008)
The Hilotrons "Dominika" (from Happymatic, 2008)
Codaphonic "Sun Vs. Moon" (from The Ballad of Codaphonic, 2008)
Chris Trapper "Wish I Was Cool" (from Hey You, 2006)
Stratocruiser "Stuck To You" (from Revolutions, 2006)
The Parlour Steps "Only Mystery" (from Ambiguoso, 2007)
Young*Husband "Could They Be Jealous?"
One Small Step For Landmines "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (from One Small Step For Landmines, 2007)
SideFields "Bitter Taste" (from SideFields, 2007)


Total Time—37:41

We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties...

Sorry it's taking so much time to get a new show up, folks. I've been upgrading the podcasting setup with a new laptop for (eventual) mobile shows, a new mixer, and a groovy new mike. I had set aside some time this weekend to record a new show on the old setup, but the old setup was apparently older than I thought. It's now moved on to the great beyond where it frolic in the clouds with TI99-4As, Commodore 64s, and Apple 2Cs for eternity.

I'm going to try and salvage the hard drive tonight so I might conceivably get a new show out within the next few days. As for replacing the desktop, our association will be auctioning off their old computers in the next couple weeks, so I may be able to snag one cheap that way.

Bear with me. I have some really awesome tracks lined up for the next few episodes.