This Twenty-third of May, 2008

Hello Radio Listeners!

My humble apologies for the delay in posting these, and for my absence these last two weeks, but Post-Secondary education doesn't get paid for in charm, so I had to take a two-week contract to make some moolah.

Anyhoo, we are most definitely back, and here's what Alex has been waiting for!

Featured Artist: Okkervil River
Featured Album: Weapons of Jazz Destruction by Nostalgia 77 Octet

Okkervil River I just heard about last month, and I'm really starting to get into the band. Their 2007 album the Stage Names got great reviews, and made many best of '07 lists, and with good reason. Nostalgia 77 Octet is the live version of Nostalgia 77 (aka Ben Lamdin), one of the most innovative jazz artists performing today. Nostalgia 77 Octet is, in my opinion, the best jazz being made right now, and if you like complex pieces, with swinging rhythyms, and an all-star lineup of musicians, than this is the band for you!

Here's a little show we liked to call:

This Week in Braille or Old Love 'Em and Leave 'Em Luke Strikes Again!

1. Peggy Lee; Black Coffee (3:10) from Black Coffee
2. The Angels; Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? (4:05) from The Angels
3. The Coasters; Down in Mexico (3:23) from Death Proof Soundtrack
4. The Amboy Dukes; Baby, Please Don't Go (5:39) from Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
5. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich; Hold Tight! (2:47) from Death Proof Soundtrack
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Cheated Hearts (4:00) from Show Your Bones
7. Shiny Toy Guns; Le Disko (3:21) from We Are Pilots
8. Annie; Chewing Gum (3:57) from Anniemal
9. The Dø; Coda (1:58) from A Mouthful
10. Rilo Kiley; The Moneymaker (2:52) from Under the Black Lights
11. Esthero; Bad Boy Clyde (3:37) from Wikked Lil' Grrrls
12. Lily Allen; Knock 'Em Out (2:54) from Alright, Still
13. Outkast; Rosa Parks (5:24) from Aquemini
14. M.I.A.; 10 Dollar (4:04) from Arular
15. M.I.A.; Come Around (feat. Timbaland) (3:53) from Kala
16. Outkast; Skew it on the Bar-B (3:15) from Aquemini
17. Of Montreal; Jimmy (3:51) from
18. M.I.A.; Jimmy (3:29) from Kala
19. B.B. King; Ghetto Woman (5:15) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
20. The Deadly Snakes; Graveyard Shake (3:34) from I'm Not Your Soldier Anymore
21. Cuff the Duke; Belgium or Peru (3:22) from Cuff the Duke
22. Old Crow Medicine Show; Hard to Love (2:31) from O.C.M.S.
23. Levon Helm; Single Girl, Married Girl (3:19) from Dirt Farmer
24. [Featured Artist:] Okkervil River; You Can't Hold the Hand of a Rock and Roll Man (4:54) from The Stage Names
25. [Featured Artist:] Okkervil River; Unless It's Kicks (4:39) from The Stage Names
26. Barry Louis Polisar; All I Want is You (2:38) from Juno Soundtrack
27. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas; Tramp (3:06) from King & Queen
28. Fela Kuti; Mr. Follow Follow (5:53) from Underground Spiritual Game
29. James Brown; Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing (Remix) (7:46) from In the Jungle Groove
30. Funkadelic; Eulogy and Light (3:31) from Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow
31. Parliament; Unfunky UFO (4:24) from Mothership Connection
32. New York Ska Jazz Ensemble; I Mean You (4:03) from Live in Europe
33. [Featured Album:] Nostalgia 77 Octet; Chola (4:04) from Weapons of Jazz Destruction
34. [Featured Album:] Nostalgia 77 Octet; Journey Home (6:39) from Weapons of Jazz Destruction
35. Glenn Gould; G.f. Handel. Suite No.3 In D Minor, Hwv 428_Variatio 3 (0:41) from The Glenn Gould Edition: Handel
36. Django Reinhardt; Hallelujah (3:07) from Djangology
37. Iron and Wine; Free Until They Cut Me Down (4:35) from Our Endless Numbered Days
38. Donovan; Barabajagal (3:26) from Barabajagal
39. Carole King; Where You Lead (3:20) from Tapestry
40. The Format; Matches (2:10) from Dog Problems
41. Raising the Fawn; The Matador (5:51) from The Maginot Line
42. Beirut; Nantes (3:50) from The Flying Club Cup
43. Radiohead; Airbag (4:44) from OK Computer
44. Ludwig van Beethoven; Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3, I - Allegro (8:55) from Piano Sonatas Op. 31 Nos. 1-3 - Brendel
45. Bill Whithers; Another Day to Run (4:38) from Still Bill
46. Sam Cooke; Summertime (2:23) from Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
47. Big Brother & the Holding Company; Summertime (4:01) from Cheap Thrills
48. Bessie Jones & Hobart Smith & The Georgia Sea Island Singers; The Titanic (3:34) from The Alan Lomax Collection - Southern Journey Volume 08: Velvet Voices
49. Unknown Singer; Rock Me Mama (3:35) from The Alan Lomax Collection - Negro Prison Blues and Songs
50. Os Mutantes; A Minha Menina (4:42) from Os Mutantes
51. Funkadelic; I'll Stay (7:19) from Standing on the Verge of Getting it On
52. Bat for Lashes; The Wizard (4:17) from Fur and Gold
53. Miles Davis; It Never Entered My Mind (5:27) from The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
54. Cannonball Adderley; Yours Is My Heart Alone (6:04) from Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners
55. [Featured Album:] Nostalgia 77 Octet; Stars (6:17) from Weapons of Jazz Destruction
56. [Featured Album:] Nostalgia 77 Octet; Solstice (4:19) from Weapons of Jazz Destruction
57. Nina Nastasia; Dumb I Am (2:01) from On Leaving
58. [Featured Artist:] Okkervil River; A Leaf (3:32) from Julie Doiron/Okkervil River Split EP
59. [Featured Artist:] Okkervil River; He Passes Number Thirty-Three (5:59) from Julie Doiron/Okkervil River Split EP
60. New Buffalo; It's True (3:33) from Somewhere, anywhere.
61. Regina Spektor; Lady (4:45) from Begin to Hope
62. Bob Dylan; Buckets of Rain (3:22) from Blood on the Tracks
63. Iron and Wine; Radio War (1:56) from Our Endless Numbered Days

Happy listening, and, as always, email your requests, comments, anonymous love letters, and suggestions to us at thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com !

Hear you next week!