This Twenty-sixth of December, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Artistry in Jazz

• Grant Green; The Kicker (6:23) from Solid
• Dizzy Gillespie; Night in Tunisia (9:13) from Salt Peanuts
• Duke Ellington; Charlie the Chulo (3:05) from Jazz Tribune No. 60: The Indespensible Duke Ellington and the Small Groups, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1946)
• Fats Waller; Everybody Loves My Baby (2:53) from Jazz Tribune No. 71: The Indespensible Fats Waller, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1943)
• Cannonball Adderley; What's New? (5:04) from Verve Jazz Masters
• Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli; Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (2:58) from Le Hot Club De France
• Glenn Miller; In a Little Spanish Town (2:33) from I Got Rhythm
• Glenn Miller; I Got Rhythm (3:04) from I Got Rhythm
• Glenn Miller; Community Swing (2:50) from I Got Rhythm
• Oscar Peterson; Place St. Henri (3:56) from The Will to Swing
• Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan; The Way You Look Tonight (7:19) from Two of a Mind
• Jelly Roll Morton; Black Bottom Stomp(3:12) from An Introduction To
• Jelly Roll Morton; Ponchartrain (2:54) from An Introduction To
• Ella Fitzgerald; My Melancholy Baby (3:06) from Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah!
• Miles Davis; Four (5:36) from The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
• Django Reinhardt; I Got Rhythm (2:44) from Djangology
• Cab Calloway; Dinah (3:11) from Best of the Big Bands
• Anita O'Day; Anita's Blues (3:29) from An Evening With Anita O'Day
• Anita O'Day; Miss Brown To You (4:04) from Trav'lin Light
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; Ring Dang Dilly (2:19) from Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; Rockhouse (2:19) from Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; That's A Pretty Good Love (2:36) from Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; No More Trouble Out Of Me (3:26) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; I've Got a Feelin' (2:55) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; I'm Getting 'Long Alright (3:33) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
• "Big Maybelle" Smith; Ocean Of Tears (2:31) from The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55

and here's a little show we liked to call,

This Week in Braille or At the end of all things 2008

• Bessie Smith; Me And My Gin (2:51) from Classic Blues
• James Brown; I Got To Move (7:19) from In The Jungle Groove
• James Brown; Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise) (3:00) from In The Jungle Groove
• Little Jackie; Cryin For The Queen (3:26) from The Stoop
• Beck; Sissyneck (3:53) from Odelay
• Polysics; MS-17 (2:46) from Neu
• The Stooges; Down on the Street (3:45) from Coffee And Cigarettes
• Iggy Pop; Louie, Louie (3:55) from Coffee And Cigarettes
• The Kinks; People Take Pictures of Each Other (2:26) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• Ima Robot; Let's Talk Turkey (3:07) from Ima Robot
• Blitzen Trapper; Saturday Nite (2:08) from Furr
• The Tragically Hip; I'll Believe In You (Or I'll Be Leaving You Tonight) (4:04) from Up To Here
• Tenacious D; Kyle Quit the Band (Demo) (2:10) from D Fun Pak
• The White StripesTake, Take, Take (4:19) from Get Behind Me Satan
• CAKE; Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (2:24) from Fashion Nugget
• CAKE; When You Sleep (3:58) from Prolonging The Magic
• Broken Social Scene; Windsurfing Nation (4:36) from Broken Social Scene
• Mr. Something Something & Ikwunga the Afrobeat Poet; DNDABP (10:07) from Deep Sleep
• The Souljazz Orchestra; Kapital (9:41) from Manifesto
• Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa 70; Black Man's Cry (11:51) from Live!
• James Brown; Blind Man Can See It (2:21) from Black Caesar
• The Tragically Hip; Blow At High Dough (4:37) from Up To Here
• The White Stripes; Hotel Yorba (2:10) from White Blood Cells
• Tegan & Sara; Burn Your Life Down (2:22) from The Con
• Paul & Linda McCartney; Dear Boy (2:15) from Ram
• Bob Dylan; Can't Wait (5:48) from Time Out Of Mind
• The Tragically Hip; New Orleans Is Sinking (4:18) from Up To Here
• Malvina Reynolds; You'll Be a Man (2:34) from Malvina
• Johnny Cash; Tear Stained Letter (3:41) from American IV: The Man Comes Around
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Brain Cloudy Blues (2:50) from San Antonio Rose
• Mississippi John Hurt; Nobody's Dirty Business (2:54) from Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings
• Bill Haley & His Comets; In A Little Spanish Town (2:21) from The Decca Years and More
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Cherokee Maiden (3:00) from Anthology (1935-1973)
• Murphy Gribble, John Lusk & Albert York; Christmas Eve (4:27) from Deep River of Song: Black Appalachia - String Bands, Songsters and Hoedowns
• [Unknown Prisoner]; Prettiest Train (3:44) from Negro Prison Blues and Songs
• James Brown; It's A New Day (6:26) from In The Jungle Groove
• Seu Jorge; Queen Bitch (3:43) from The Life Aquatic - Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge (iTunes Exclusive)
• Bill Callahan; The Wheel (4:04) from Woke On A Whaleheart
• Françoise Hardy; J'suis D'Accord (2:05) from The "Yeh-Yeh" Girl From Paris
• David Bowie; Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (6:13) from Space Oddity
• Shirley Bassey; Light My Fire (3:27) from Blue Break Beats - Volume 3
• Bob Dylan; Everything Is Broken (3:16) from Oh Mercy
• David Bowie; I Keep Forgetting (2:35) from Tonight
• The Tragically Hip; Boots Or Hearts (3:44) from Up To Here
• The White Stripes; Hello Operator (2:37) from De Stijl
• Monty Python; Bookshop (4:23) from Contractual Obligation Album
• Richie Havens; Down in the Valley (3:57) from Richie Havens' Record
• Fiona Apple; Window (5:34) from Extraordinary Machine
• Iron & Wine; Lovesong of the Buzzard (4:26) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Peter, Bjorn and John; Collect, Select, Reflect (3:32) from Peter Bjorn and John
• Lovage; To Catch A Thief (3:17) from Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
• Caribou; Pelican Narrows (3:50) from The Milk of Human Kindness
• FemBots; The End Of The Day (4:44) from Calling Out
• Beirut; The Long Island Sound (1:19) from Lon Gisland EP
• Neutral Milk Hotel; The Fool (1:53) from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
• Fleet Foxes; Oliver James (3:24) from Fleet Foxes
• Belle & Sebastian; Expectations (3:35) from Juno
• Nina Nastasia; Been So Long (1:30) from The Blackened Air
• Gordon Downie; Boy Bruised By Butterfly Chase (3:10) from Coke Machine Glow
• John Prine; Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) (5:20) from Anthology: Great Days
• Rebekah Higgs; Don't Mind Me (4:07) from Rebekah Higgs
• Archers of Loaf; Chumming The Ocean (5:07) from All The Nations Airports
• Joni Mitchell; Cactus Tree (4:39) from Song To A Seagull
• Johnny Cash; Hurt (3:39) from American IV: The Man Comes Around
• Bill Callahan; Day (4:33) from Woke On A Whaleheart

We play any requests, consider any feedback, and grow from any messages sent to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This Nineteenth of December, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

In order to better provide a more complete experience, we have decided to include the track listings for the jazz program Artistry in Jazz that precedes the show proper. For those of you not interested in jazz, please scroll down for the listings for This Week in Braille. 

Enjoy!

Artistry in Jazz

• Benny Goodman; Jam Session (2:55) from Jazz Tribune No. 47: The Indespensible Benny Goodman, Vol. 3/4 (1936-1937)
  
• Pink Martini; City Of Night (4:19) from Hey Eugene!
• Ella Fitzgerald; Too Darn Hot (3:48) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald; One Side of Me (3:19) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Ella Fitzgerald; You Do Something To Me (2:22) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald; Sugar Blues (2:50) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Grant Green; It Ain't Neccessarily So (10:23) from The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark
• Oscar Peterson Trio; My Heart Stood Still (5:59) from Live at CBC Studios, 1960
• Count Basie Orchestra; Cottontail (4:13) from Count Plays Duke
• Duke Ellington; Dear Old Southland (3:26) from Jazz Tribune No. 60: The Indespensible Duke Ellington and the Small Groups, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1946)
• Benny Goodman; Honeysuckle Rose (13:56) from Live At Carnegie Hall
• Miles Davis; Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) (9:32) from Kind Of Blue
• Benny Goodman; When You and I Were Young, Maggie (2:23) from Jazz Tribune No. 47: The Indespensible Benny Goodman, Vol. 3/4 (1936-1937)
• Nina Simone; Love Me or Leave Me (4:09) from Let It All Out
• Billie Holiday; For Heaven's Sake (3:29) from Lady in Satin
• Cannonball Adderley; Love For Sale (7:07) from Somethin' Else
• Carmen McRae; Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (3:03) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Ella Fitzgerald; Undecided (3:17) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Ella Fitzgerald; After I Say I'm Sorry (2:53) from The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
• Sarah Vaughan; Too Little Time (3:50) from Sings The Mancini Songbook
• Grant Green; Nancy (With The Laughing Face) (6:25) from The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark
• The Dave Brubeck Quartet; One Song (5:01) from Dave Digs Disney
• Miles Davis; Hand Jive (First Alternate Take) (6:52) from Nefertiti
• Nostalgia; 77 Cheney Lane (4:42) from The Garden
• Nostalgia; 77Only Hush (4:40) from Songs For My Funeral
• Henry Mancini & His Orchestra; Snowfall (3:40) from Days of Wine and Roses

and here's a little show we liked to call,

This Week in Braille or Winter solstices and picture postcards

• Nina Simone; Sinner Man (10:21) from Pastel Blues
• MSTRKRFT; The Looks (4:57) from The Looks
• M.I.A.; Jimmy (3:29) from Kala
• M.I.A.; Paper Planes (3:24) from Kala
• The Streets; Same Old Thing (3:22) from Original Pirate Material
• The Streets; Let's Push Things Forward (3:52) from Original Pirate Material
• Lily Allen; Shame For You (4:12) from Alright, Still
• Monty Python; Crocodile (2:35) from Contractual Obligation Album
• The Aggrolites; Prisoner Song (3:53) from The Aggrolites
• Jimmy Cliff; Sitting In Limbo (4:57) from The Harder They Come
• Desmond Dekker; Jamaica Ska (2:31) from ...In Memoriam 1941 - 2006
• Syd Dale; Gunning for Danger (1:52) from [The Interweb]
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; Before You Accuse Me (3:29) from Cosmo's Factory
• Frank Zappa; Joe's Garage (Single Version) (4:09) from Strictly Commercial
• David Bowie; Stay (6:15) from Station To Station
• Kings Of Leon; Soft (2:59) from Aha Shake Heartbreak
• Bill Haley & His Comets; Jamaica D.J. (2:40) from The Decca Years and More
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; My Baby Left Me (2:21) from Cosmo's Factory
• Bob Dylan; Dirt Road Blues (3:36) from Time Out Of Mind
• Paul & Linda McCartney; Ram On (2:30) from Ram
• The Beatles; All Together Now (2:11) from Yellow Submarine
• The Tragically Hip; Twist My Arm (4:06) from Live Between Us
• The White Stripes; Broken Bricks (1:51) from The White Stripes
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; Travelin' Band (2:09) from Cosmo's Factory
• The Kinks; Village Green (stereo mix) (2:12) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• The Poets; That's The Way It's Got To Be (2:36) from Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969
• Betty Davis; Git In There (4:46) from They Say I'm Different
• James Brown; Shades of Brown (2:45) from Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
• Funkadelic; Hit It And Quit It (3:50) from Maggot Brain
• Funkadelic; Nappy Dugout (4:35) from Cosmic Slop
• Gil Scott-Heron; Waiting For The Axe To Fall (4:47) from Real Eyes
• Bill Withers; Kissing My Love (3:49) from Still Bill
• The Monks; Nice Legs Shame About Her Face (2:01) from Bad Habits
• The Monks; Dear Jerry (4:29) from Bad Habits
• The Monks; Drugs In My Pocket (3:12) from Bad Habits
• The Undertones; The Way Girls Talk (2:30) from Hypnotised
• The Kinks; Monica (2:16) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• John Williams; Cantina Band (2:47) from Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope
• Syd Dale; Rhythmic Action (2:44) from [The Interweb]
• Monty Python; Bells (2:23) from Contractual Obligation Album
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Wagon Wheel (4:30) from Troubles Up and Down the Road
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Trouble that I'm In (3:11) from EUTAW
• Fela Kuti; Look and Laugh (4:18) from Underground Spiritual Game
• Syd Dale; Portobello Market (2:24) from Ready Steady Boogaloo
• Wilco; Spiders (Kidsmoke) (10:47) from a ghost is born
• Rogue Wave; Man-revolutionary! (2:05) from Out of the Shadow
• Wolf Parade; Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts (3:40) from Apologies To The Queen Mary
• Beirut; Forks And Knives (La Fete) (2:22) from The Flying Club Cup
• Feist; Gatekeeper (2:16) from Let It Die
• Dusty Springfield; Long After Tonight Is Over (2:38) from Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
• Stars; The Face (4:39) from Dead Child Stars
• Ron Sexsmith; Hands Of Time (3:17) from Time Being
• Jens Lekman; Psychogirl (5:28) from When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog
• Smog; Truth Serum (7:29) from Supper
• Kimya Dawson; Some Beans & Sumbeams (3:43) from AlphaButt EP
• The Tragically Hip; Scared (5:08) from Day For Night
• Marissa Nadler; Photographs (1:37) from The Saga of Mayflower May
• Neutral Milk Hotel; Holland, 1945 (3:13) from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
• Nick Drake; Three Hours (6:16) from Five Leaves Left
• Bob Dylan; Day Of The Locusts (4:01) from New Morning
• Bob Dylan; A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (6:55) from Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
• Regina Spektor; Us (4:52) from Soviet Kitsch
• Odetta; Jack O' Diamonds (3:16) from Sings Ballads and Blues

As always, your questions, comments, requests, and other correspondance can be sent to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This Eleventh of December, 2008

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This Twenty-eight of November, 2008

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This Twenty-first of November, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

This week's show has been cancelled due to shakespearean tragedy. Our deepest sympathies go out to the Montague and Capulet families in their time of woe.

Condolences may be sent to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

Hear you next week!

This Fourteenth of November, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Well, this show has been an ongoing experiment with the music that I am exposed to during a given week, and this week the biggest event musically had to be the concert put on by Bob Dylan at the Sudbury Arena. Our dear friend Angelo has conveniently provided the setlist if you are interested, and naturally the show this week reflects a good chunk of the music still rambling through my head like a drunken preacher. Bob took some criticism in the local papers for the concert, but frankly, I felt the majority of the complaints were largely unmerited.

Why people should complain about not recognizing the songs when the only Dylan they've listened to since 1970 was Blood on the Tracks or songs about Alicia Keys and Wonder Boys. It is also ironic to me to hear people complain about not being able to understand the lyrics or his singing...isn't that what you paid to go see? This is Bob Dylan you paid for! Perhaps they expected that at the end of his career, Dylan would suddenly become Pavarotti or some crystal clear annunciating machine with the diction of a Shakespearean actor. I, on the other hand, paid to see a legendary rebel play music (any music), and I wasn't disappointed. He played keyboards, he played harmonica, and best of all, he played guitar! He played classics and he played new stuff, he mumbled and he scowled, he shuffled and he paced. He cut songs off, and he directed his outstanding band with crabby gusto. That is the stage show that is the legend of Bob Dylan. Who would want anything more?

My opinion is that if you want to see the young Bob Dylan, invent a time machine or retreat to your memories. I was just thankful to have had the opportunity to see in the flesh a man whose name will live a lot longer than any of ours will. The concert for me was summed up perfectly by the people sitting in front of me. A middle-aged couple was seated in front of us with their two young children. At first I was worried the kids would spend the whole concert complaining or being otherwise childishly distracting. To my heartwarmed joy, not only did the children not act bored, they danced and clapped and loved it right along with their parents. Every once in a while I would catch the husband and wife hold each others' gaze, their eyes communicating as loudly as Dylan's crooning. Here was an unknown and unspoken shared past being kindled in front of me through the music they so clearly loved and wanted to share with their children. When Bob Dylan came to Sudbury, it was a chance for them to recapture part of the past, and a chance for their children to pick up the mantle and carry with them, into the future, the music of a man who has left an idelible mark on his artform.

So here's a little show that we like to call

This Week in Braille or There'll be no mercy for you once you've lost

• Edith Piaf; La foule (2:58) from 35eme Anniversaire
• Edith Piaf; Le droit d'aimer (3:36) from 35eme Anniversaire
• She & Him; Sweet Darlin' (2:41) from Volume One
• Ryan Adams; I See Monsters (3:58) from Love Is Hell, Pt. 2
• Odetta; Trouble In Mind (4:27) from The Best Of The M.C. Records 1999-2005
• Bill Haley & His Comets; One Sweet Ltter From You (2:14) from The Decca Years and More
• Bill Haley & His Comets; Forty Cups Of Coffee (2:37) from The Decca Years and More
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Texas Blues (2:25) from Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
• Bob Dylan; Like A Rolling Stone (6:13) from Highway 61 Revisited
• Bob Dylan; Highway 61 Revisited (3:30) from Highway 61 Revisited
• Andrew Bird; Scythian Empire (4:32) from Armchair Apocrypha
• Tom Waits; Martha (4:31) from Closing Time
• Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys; I Hear You Knockin' (2:52) from Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys
• Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys; Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of Me (2:57) from Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies; Down By The O-HI-O (2:50) from Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys, Volume One: The Eyes of Texas
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies; My Galveston Gal (3:00) from Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys, Volume One: The Eyes of Texas
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies; Right or Wrong (2:44) from Smile & Jive Kings of Western Swing
• The Light Crust Doughboys; Just Once Too Often (2:23) from Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing
• Henry Mancini; Far East Blues (3:27) from Combo!
• Grant Green; Minor League (7:06) from Solid
• Morcheeba; Tape Loop (4:23) from Who Can You Trust?
• Fiona Apple; O' Sailor (5:37) from Extraordinary Machine
• Duke Of Iron & Chorus; Calypso Invasion (2:30) from Calypso at Midnight!
• Oscar Peterson; C-Jam Blues (3:24) from The Will to Swing
• Devendra Banhart; Be Kind (3:06) from Niño Rojo
• Bob Marley & the Wailers; War (3:35) from Rastaman Vibration
• Richie Havens; Daddy Roll 'Em (2:38) from Richie Havens' Record
• Brownie McGhee; Betty And Dupree (4:02) from The Folkways Years, 1945-1959
• Sam Cooke; Please Don't Drive Me Away (2:15) from Night Beat
• Flight of the Conchords; Pencils in the Wind (4:05) from Folk the World Tour
• Kimya Dawson; I Love You Sweet Baby (2:06) from AlphaButt EP
• Bob Dylan; New Pony (4:40) from Street - Legal
• Liz Phair; Flower (2:03) from Exile in Guyville
• Jack Nitzsche; The Last Race (2:40) from Death Proof Soundtrack
• Devendra Banhart; An Island (2:04) from The White Session
• Iron & Wine; House by the Sea (4:22) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Iron & Wine; The Devil Never Sleeps (2:07) from The Shepherd's Dog
• David Bowie; Criminal World (4:25) from Let's Dance
• David Bowie; Black Country Rock (3:36) from The Man Who Sold the World
• The Beatles; I've Got a Feeling (3:38) from Let It Be
• My Morning Jacket; Rollin' Back (7:51) from It Still Moves
• B.B. King; Rock Me Baby (Live) (3:29) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• B.B. King; Sweet Little Angel (3:50) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• B.B. King; Never Make Your Move Too Soon (5:31) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• B.B. King; How Blue Can You Get? (3:35) from Live At The Regal
• B.B. King; Better Not Look Down (3:22) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• Bill Haley & His Comets; Shaky (2:05) from The Decca Years and More
• Bob Dylan; Only a Pawn In Their Game (3:33) from The Times They Are A-Changin'
• Bob Dylan; Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) (3:30) from Blonde on Blonde
• Bob Dylan; Mr. Tambourine Man (5:34) from Bringing It All Back Home
• Bob Dylan; It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (7:32) from Bringing It All Back Home
• Bob Dylan; Girl from the North Country (3:23) from Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
• Beirut; In The Mausoluem (3:34) from The Flying Club Cup
• Beirut; Elephant Gun (5:49) from Lon Gisland EP
• Metric; Calculation Theme (3:32) from Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
• Mae West; A Guy What Takes His Time (2:42) from Flashbacks, Vol. 3 - Copulation Blues 1926-1940: Hot & Sexy
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Texas Drummer Boy (2:32) from Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Keeper of My Heart (2:43) from Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
• M. Ward; So Much Water (4:02) from End of Amnesia
• M. Ward; Flaming Heart (3:54) from End of Amnesia
• M. Ward; Sweethearts On Parade 2:12 Transistor Radio
• M. Ward; Regeneration 1 V.2 (1:19) from Transistor Radio
• M. Ward; Big Boat V.3 (2:46) from Transistor Radio
• M. Ward; You Still Belive in Me (2:24) from Transistor Radio

Letters to the Eidtor, concert refunds, and general reviews can be sent to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This All Hallow's Even, 2008

Hello [UNDEAD] radio listeners!

It's Halloween! Can you say themed show?


Here's a little show we like to call


This Week in Braille or Only the Celts would try and placate evil spirits with bonfire barbecues and costume parties!

• Benny Goodman; Sing, Sing, Sing (8:56) from Jazz Tribune No. 47: The Indespensible Benny Goodman, Vol. 3/4 (1936-1937)


• Bob Wills; The Devil Ain't Lazy (2:38) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs
  
• Duke Ellington; Haunted Nights (3:16) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Coleman Hawkins; I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (2:58) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs
  
• Pee Wee King & his Golden West Cowboys; The Ghost and Honest Joe (2:38) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Rod Morris; The Ghost of Casey Jones (2:41) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• The Spiders; Witchcraft (2:30) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Jelly Roll Morton; Dead Man Blues (3:15) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs
  
• Louis Prima; Mr. Ghost Goes to Town (3:08) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Roy Newman & His Boys; The Devil with the Devil (2:33) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Cab Calloway; The Ghost of Smokey Joe (2:45) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra; The House is Haunted (2:42) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs
  
• The Magics; Zombie Walk (2:38) from Doo Wop Halloween


• The Nightmares; Headless Ghost (1:44) from Doo Wop Halloween


• Denny & Lenny with the Hollywood Ghouls; Monster's Love (1:58) from Doo Wop Halloween


• Nostalgia 77; Dirge (3:37) from Songs For My Funeral


• Nina Simone; I Put A Spell On You (2:36) from Verve Jazz Essentials


• Charles Gounod; Funeral March of a Marionette (performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) (3:38) from Chiller


• AC/DC; Hells Bells (5:12) from Back in Black


• The Kinks; Wicked Annabella (2:44) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society


• The Coasters; Bad Blood (2:21) from The Ultimate Coasters


• The Aggrolites; Grave Digger (3:49) from The Aggrolites


• Mark Snow; X-Files Theme (Main Title) (3:25) from Songs in the Key of X


• Edgar Allen Poe; The Raven (read by Christopher Walken) (8:30) from Closed On Account of Rabies


• The Clash; Straight To Hell (5:32) from Combat Rock


• The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast; Time Warp (3:19) from Rocky Horror Picturen Show Soundtrack


• The Beatles; Helter Skelter (4:29) from The White Album


• Beck; Devil's Haircut (3:14) from Odelay


• The Beatles; Devil In Her Heart (2:28) With The Beatles


• Blitzen Trapper; Devil's A-Go-Go (3:02) from Wild Mountain Nation


• Ray Parker Jr.; Ghost Busters (5:28) from Ghosbusters Soundtrack


• Squirrel Nut Zippers; Hell (3:13) from Hot


• Michael Jackson; Thriller (5:58) Greatest Hits - History, Vol. 1


• The Guess Who; Clap For The Wolfman (4:20) from Road Food


• Edgar Allen Poe; The Tell-Tale Heart (read by Orson Welles) (16:45) from Japanese Audiobook Sessions


• White Zombie; More Human Than Human (4:31) from Astro-Creep: 2000


• Judas Priest; The Ripper (2:51) from Sad Wings of Destiny


• King Khan & The Shrines; Land of the Freak (3:33) from The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines


• King Khan & The Shrines; Shivers Down My Spine (5:00) from Smash Hits


• The Sonics; Psycho (2:18) from Here Are the Sonics


• The Who; Boris the Spider (2:30) from A Quick One


• The Jazz Butcher; Zombie Love (3:56) from In Bath of Bacon


• John Carpenter; Theme Song (3:03) from Halloween Soundtrack


• Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; Halloween Spooks (2:19) from High Flying With The Isaacs Trio


• Clint Mansell; Ghosts (1:22) from Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack


• Creedence Clearwater Revival; I Put A Spell On You (4:32) from Creedence Clearwater Revival


• The Deadly Snakes; Graveyard Shake (3:34) from I'm Not Your Solider Anymore


• The Doors; The Soft Parade (9:38) from The Soft Parade


• Fela Kuti; Zombie (12:26) from The Best Of Africa


• The Decemberists; Shankill Butchers (4:40) from The Crane Wife


• Edgar Allan Poe; The Conqueror Worm (read by Ken Nordine) (3:01) from Closed On Account of Rabies


• Wayne Raney; Jolie Blon's Ghost (2:31) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Cecilia Costello; The Grey Ghost (1:34) from Folk songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales: Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland, Volume 2


• Charlie Daniels Band; The Devil Went Down to Georgia (3:37) from THe BEst of Charlie Daniels


• North American Hallowe'en Prevention, Inc. (NAHPI); Do They Know It's Halloween? (5:54) from Do They Know It's Halloween? single


• Dead Kennedys; Halloween (3:35) from Plastic Surgery Disasters


• Animals; I Put A Spell On You (2:57) from Inside Looking Out: The 1965-1966 Sessions


• Blue Öyster Cult; (Don't Fear) The Reaper (5:10) from The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper


• CAKE; Satan Is My Motor (3:12) from Prolonging The Magic


• Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers; Monster Mash (3:14) from The Original Monster Mash


• Edgar Allan Poe; Annabel Lee (read by Marianne Faithfull) (2:25) from Closed On Account of Rabies


• Marissa Nadler; Annabelle Lee (5:15) from Ballads of Living and Dying


• Mrs. Texas Gladden; The Devil's Nine Questions (2:34) from 1930s & 1940s Halloween Songs


• Moriarty; Jimmy (4:25) from Gee Whiz but this is a Lonesome Town


• Moriarty; Motel (3:11) from Gee Whiz but this is a Lonesome Town


• Bjork (with Thom Yorke); Chopin's Funeral March (9:14) from [The Interweb]
  
• Edgar Allen Poe; The Raven (read by Garrison Keillor) (9:32) from Horrors! A Prairie Home Companion

As always, email your death letters, funerary incantations, gypsy curses, and all other diabolical machinations to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This Twenty-Fourth of October, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

This week we're happy and extremely proud to announce that we have taken over the dormant Artistry in Jazz program on CKLU. The show (I believe!) is the longest running show on the station, and has been as big a part of Sudbury's auditory landscape as the smokestack is of the physical one. Adding to that already enormous pedigree, the show was hosted for over twenty years by the legendary Sigfried Bjorn. We will talk about 'Siggy' more at a later date, but for now all those interested in hearing more jazz can now tune in at 8pm for what we hope will continue to be some of the best jazz in Sudbury.

Here's a show we liked to call

This Week in Braille or Dark Halls and Old Flames

• Django Reinhardt; Nuits de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (3:08) from Jazz in Paris: Nuits de Saint-Germain des-Prés
• Count Basie Orchestra; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (3:05) from Count Plays Duke
• Count Basie Orchestra; Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (4:40) from Count Plays Duke
• Count Basie Orchestra; The Star-Crossed Lovers (4:09) from Count Plays Duke
• Cannonball Adderley; Love For Sale (7:07) from Somethin' Else
• Cannonball Adderley; Alison's Uncle (5:05) from Somethin' Else
• Cannonball Adderley; Spontaneous Combustion (10:09) from Presenting Cannonball
• Cannonball Adderley; Caribbean Cutie (7:05) from Presenting Cannonball
• Cannonball Adderley; Autumn Leaves (11:01) from Somethin' Else
• Cannonball Adderley; Straight, No Chaser (8:23) from Verve Jazz Masters
• Renaud Garcia-Fons; Rosario (5:16) from Entremundo
• Grant Green; You and the Night and the Music (8:17) from Standards
• Carmen McRae; Nice Work If You Can Get It (2:52) from Velvet Soul
• Carmen McRae; It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling (3:50) from Velvet Soul
• Carmen McRae; Hey John (3:26) from Velvet Soul
• Carmen McRae; Straighten up & Fly Right (3:02) from Velvet Soul
• Carmen McRae; Imagination (4:24) from Velvet Soul
• Carmen McRae; All the Things You Are (4:03) from Velvet Soul
• Carmen McRae; You And I (4:51) from Velvet Soul
• Miles Davis (featuring Stan Getz); Out Of The Blue (5:46) from The Birdland Sessions
• Peggy Lee; I've Got You Under My Skin (2:32) from Black Coffee
• Funkadelic; Qualify & Satisfy (6:17) from Funkadelic
• The Aggrolites; Prisoner Song (3:53) from The Aggrolites
• The Aggrolites; Heavier Than Lead (3:28) from The Aggrolites
• The Aggrolites; 5 Deadly Venoms (3:15) from The Aggrolites
• The Beatles; Savoy Truffle (2:55) from The White Album
• Bob Marley & the Wailers; Roots, Rock, Reggae (3:34) from Rastaman Vibration
• Gogol Bordello; Not A Crime (4:31) from Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
• Gogol Bordello; Passport (4:22) from Voi-la Intruder
• Limp Bizkit; Faith (2:27) from Three Dollar Bill, Y'All
• Led Zeppelin; Whole Lotta Love (6:13) from BBC Sessions
• The Electric Prunes; I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (3:00) from Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
• Violent Femmes; New Generation (2:39) from Freak Magnet
• B.B. King; Help The Poor (2:41) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Sankofa Strings; Black-Eyed Blues (3:22) from Colored Aristocracy
• Elliott Brood; Johnny Rooke (4:22) from Ambassador
• Odetta; Bourgeois Blues (4:34) from The Best of the M.C. Records
• Iron & Wine; Boy With a Coin (4:06) from The Shepherd's Dog
• The Tragically Hip; Titanic Terrarium (4:34) from Day for Night
• Cat Stevens; I See A Road (2:11) from Matthew & Son
• Carla Bruni; Ballade At Thirty-Five (3:03) from No Promises
• Amy Winehouse; Take the Box (3:20) from Frank
• Sia; Get Me (3:14) from Healing Is Difficult
• Kimya Dawson; My Heroes (3:13) from Hidden Vagenda
• Elliott Smith; Big Decision (2:00) from New Moon
• Arcade Fire; Old Flame (3:59) from Arcade Fire [EP]
• Immaculate Machine; No Caution (3:13) from The View
• Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin; Glue Girls 3:26 from Pershing
• Metric; Between The Bars (2:16) from the Rolling Stone sessions
• Au Revoir Simone; Dark Halls (3:27) from The Bird of Music
• Peter, Bjorn and John; People They Know (3:33) from Peter Bjorn and John
• Devendra Banhart; Heard Somebody Say (3:21) from Cripple Crow
• Flight of the Conchords; Episode One (29: 40) from The Complete BBC Radio Series
• The Mighty Boosh; Episode Four: Mutants (26:50) from The Complete BBC 4 Radio Series
• Caribou; Melody Day (4:11) from Andorra
• Caribou; Sandy (4:09) from Andorra
• Caribou; After Hours (6:15) from Andorra
• Caribou; She's the One (4:00) from Andorra
• Caribou; Desiree (4:12) from Andorra
• Caribou; Eli (3:05) from Andorra
• Caribou; Irene (7:55) from Andorra
• Caribou; Niobe (8:51) from Andorra
• Beirut; Forks And Knives (La Fete) (2:22) from The Flying Club Cup
• Beirut; A Sunday Smile (3:36) from The Flying Club Cup
• Bell Orchestre; THROW IT ON A FIRE (4:47) from Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light
• Bell Orchestre; Salvatore Amato (6:39) from Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light
• Two Hours Traffic; Nighthawks (3:15) from Little Jabs
• Two Hours Traffic; No Advances (3:17) from Little Jabs
• Two Hours Traffic; Stuck For The Summer (3:08) from Little Jabs
• Two Hours Traffic; Heroes Of The Sidewalk (3:19) from Little Jabs
• Two Hours Traffic; Jezebel (3:28) from Little Jabs
• Two Hours Traffic; Backseat Sweetheart (3:29) from Little Jabs
• Basia Bulat; Before I Knew (1:13) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; I Was a Daughter (2:54) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; Little Waltz (2:53) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; December (2:50) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; Snakes and Ladders (3:09) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; Oh, My Darling (1:24) from Oh, My Darling
• Nick Drake; Road (2:03) from Pink Moon
• Bob Dylan; Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (2:01) from Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
• Bob Dylan; Dirt Road Blues (3:36) from Time Out Of Mind
• Bob Dylan; North Country Blues (4:34) from The Times They Are A-Changin'

Email your song requests, questions, compliments, criticisms, and other written communiqués to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

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This Seventeenth of October, 2008

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This Tenth of October, 2008

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This Third of October, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Here's a little show we like to call

This Week in Braille or We All Lose One Another

• Billie Holiday; It's Too Hot for Words (2:49) from Quintessential: Volume One
• The White Stripes; There's No Home For You Here (3:44) from Elephant
• Smog; Justice Aversion (4:50) from Dongs Of Sevotion
• The Monks; Spotty Face (3:14) from Bad Habits
• The Glass Family; House Of Glass (3:14) from Hallucinations
• The Misty Wizards; It´s Love (2:10) from Hallucinations
• Arcade Fire; (Antichrist Television Blues) (5:10) from Neon Bible
• The Hives; Tick Tick Boom (3:25) from The Black and White Album
• The Hives; You Dress Up for Armageddon (3:10) from The Black and White Album
• The Hives; You Got It All...Wrong (2:42) from The Black and White Album
• The Sonics; Hitch Hike (2:46) from Boom
• The Sonics; The Hustler (2:12) from Boom
• The Sonics; Psycho (2:18) from Here Are the Sonics
• You Say Party! We Say Die!; He! She! You! Me! They! We! Us! OK! (2:30) from Hit The Floor!
• Polysics; Plaster Caster (2:24) from Neu
• Polysics; Baby BIAS (2:54) from Now is the Time!
• Tenacious D; Cave Intro (0:46) from D Fun Pak
• Tenacious D; Explosivo (5:02) from D Fun Pak
• M.I.A.; Sunshowers (3:18) from Arular
• The Mountain Goats; San Bernardino (3:19) from Heretic Pride
• Frank Zappa; San Ber'dino (5:57) from Strictly Commercial
• The Leaves; Hey Joe (2:51) from Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
• Flight of the Conchords; Bernard from EMI (2:13) from Flight of the Conchords BBC Series
• Flight of the Conchords; Hotties (3:12) from Folk the World Tour
• Fishbone; Shakey Ground (3:46) from Fishbone & the Familyhood Nextperience
• Kings Of Leon; The Bucket (2:56) from Aha Shake Heartbreak
• OutKast; Roses (6:10) from The Love Below
• Jason Collett; We All Lose One Another (4:22) from Idols of Exile
• The Tragically Hip; New Orleans Is Sinking (4:18) from Up To Here
• Gordon Downie; Blackflies (3:58) from Coke Machine Glow
• Sly and the Family Stone; Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) (4:43) from The Best Of Sly & The Family Stone
• Feist; Flight #303 (2:49) from Monarch
• Funkadelic; Can You Get To That (2:50) from Maggot Brain
• The Jacksons; The Love You Save (3:05) from Motown's Greatest Hits 1969 - 1975
• Torngat; Suite a) Steps to a Lively Dance (4:03) from You Could Be
• Compay Segundo; Macusa (4:21) from Gracias Compay
• The Coasters; Brazil (2:23) from a 7" Single
• Henry Mancini; The Return Of The Pink Panther (Parts I & II) (5:10) from The Return of the Pink Panther Soundtrack
• Eartha Kitt; Ain't Misbehavin' (3:30) from That Fabulous Eartha Kitt
• The Doors; Roadhouse Blues (4:06) from Morrison Hotel
• Creedence Clearwater Revival; I Heard It Through The Grapevine (11:06) from Cosmo's Factory
• Gogol Bordello; Illumination (3:52) from Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
• Tegan & Sara; Relief Next To Me (3:00) from The Con
• Fiona Apple; Paper Bag (3:41) from When The Pawn...
• Bob Dylan; It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (4:09) from Highway 61 Revisited
• David Bowie; TVC 15 (5:34) from Station To Station
• Kings Of Leon; Slow Night, So Long (3:54) from Aha Shake Heartbreak
• Outkast; B.O.B. (5:04) from Stankonia
• The Streets; On the Edge of a Cliff (3:03) from Everything is Borrowed
• Michael Jackson; Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (6:06) from Off the Wall
• The Fembots; My Hands are a City (4:48) from Calling Out
• Morcheeba; Over and Over (2:21) from Big Calm
• James Brown; Maybe I'll Understand (3:17) from Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
• Bill Withers; The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (3:22) from Justments
• Nick Drake; Free Ride (3:07) from Pink Moon
• Sufjan Stevens; For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti (3:57) from Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State
• Eleni Mandell; Just a Dream (3:13) from Afternoon
• Nina Nastasia; Treehouse Song (2:17) from On Leaving
• Beck; Lost Cause (4:10) from a bootlegged acoustic show, Tokyo 31.03.03
• Iron & Wine; Bird Stealing Bread (4:21) from The Creek Drank the Cradle
• Jens Lekman; Kanske Ar Jag Kar I Dig (4:44) from Night Falls Over Kortedala
• Clint Mansell; Marion Barfs (2:22) from Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack
• Odetta; You Gotta Know How (3:40) from The Best Of The M.C. Records 1999-2005
• Neko Case; I Wish I Was The Moon (3:35) from Blacklisted
• Bob Dylan; Buckets of Rain (3:22) from Blood on the Tracks
• Bob Dylan; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (3:40) from Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

As always, your requests, questions, and nominations for leadership of the Republican National Party can be sent to us at thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

Hear you next week!

This Twenty-sixth of September, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Here's a show we like to call

This Week in Braille or This Week in 1687: Bombast and Bluegrass Blew the Roof off the Parthenon

• Nina Simone; Blues for Mama (3:56) from Nina Simone Sings the Blues
• Morphine; You Look Like Rain (3:39) from Good
• Cannonball Adderley; Au Privave [Alternate Take] (4:25) from Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners
• The Souljazz Orchestra; Insurrection (3:40) from Freedom No Go Die
• Meatloaf; Paradise By The Dashboard Light (8:28) from Bat out of Hell
• Mel Tormé; Midnight Swinger (2:10) from Ultra Lounge, Volume 18
• The Format; Dog Problems (4:11) from Dog Problems
• Hayden; Stem (2:12) from Live At Convocation Hall
• The White Stripes; Truth Doesn't Make A Noise (3:15) from De Stijl
• Grant Green; Wives And Lovers (9:01) from Solid
• Funkadelic; Wake Up (6:30) from America Eats Its Young
• Tegan & Sara; Are You Ten Years Ago (3:18) from The Con
• Phoenix; Courtesy Laughs (3:15) from It's Never Been Like That
• Phil Woods; Greek Cooking (3:12) from Greek Cooking
• Anita O'Day; Love Me or Leave Me (2:34) from Verve: The Diva Series
• James Brown; Hell (5:08) from Hell
• James Brown; What The World Needs Now Is Love (4:15) from The Godfather Returns
• Morphine; Buena (3:20) from Cure For Pain
• Feist; Past In Present (2:54) from The Reminder
• Sven Libaek; Open Sea Theme (2:02) from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Soundtrack
• Kobayashi; Shasta (6:43) from Strange Lights & Resolutions
• Bill Withers; Ain't No Sunshine (2:06) from Just as I Am
• The Tragically Hip; Goodnight Josephine (3:27) from In Between Evolution
• The Pinker Tones; Piccolissima Descarga (0:32) from The Million Colour Revolution
• Bessie Smith; He's Got Me Going (3:14) from Classic Blues
• CAKE; Italian Leather Sofa (5:52) from Fashion Nugget
• Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim; End Credits (5:06) from West Side Story
• The Sonics; Boss Hoss (2:24) from Here Are the Sonics
• Sufjan Stevens; All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace! (4:34) from Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State
• The Be Good Tanyas; Reuben (4:24) from Chinatown
• Neko Case; Lion's Jaws (2:28) from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
• Huddie "Lead Belly" Leadbetter; Rock Island Line (2:40) from Alabama Bound
• M. Ward; Fuel for Fire (4:12) from Transistor Radio
• Otis Redding; Nothing Can Change This Love (3:04) from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
• Miles Davis; Aos Pes Da Cruz (4:19) from Quiet Nights
• Aretha Franklin; Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (3:14) from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
• Son House; Louise McGhee (6:14) from The Original Delta Blues
• Cuff the Duke; I Really Want to Help You (3:38) from Cuff the Duke
• Elliott Brood; My Friend (3:07) from Ambassador
• Iron & Wine; The Night Descending (3:14) from The Sea and the Rhythm
• M. Ward; Paul´s Song (3:11) from Transistor Radio
• Morphine; Whisper (3:31) from Yes
• Nostalgia 77 Octet; The Cat (12:25) from Borderlands
• Floratone; Floratone (5:10) from Floratone
• Henry Mancini; A Shot in the Dark (2:34) from A Shot in the Dark Soundtrack
• Quincy Jones; Charade (3:19) from Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
• Radiohead; Just (3:54) from The Bends
• Neutral Milk Hotel; Oh Comely (8:18) from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
• The National; Fake Empire (3:27) from Boxer
• The National; Start a War (3:18) from Boxer
• Fats Waller; Everybody Loves My Baby (2:53) from Jazz Tribune No. 71: The Indespensible Fats Waller, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1943)
• Fela Kuti; Mr. Follow Follow (5:53) from Underground Spiritual Game
• Fela Kuti; Na Poi ( Part 1 & 2) 1976 Version (25:18) from Yellow Fever
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Rub Alcohol Blues (4:36) from Troubles Up and Down the Road
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Big Sciota (4:09) from Troubles Up and Down the Road
• Carolina Chocolate Drops; Starry Crown (2:58) from Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
• Carolina Chocolate Drops; Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind (2:48) from Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
• Carolina Chocolate Drops; Georgie Buck (3:01) from Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
• New Buffalo; Cheer Me Up Thank You (3:13) from Somewhere, anywhere.
• Bob Dylan; Ballad In Plain D (8:17) from Another Side Of Bob Dylan
• Bob Dylan; Arthur McBride (6:22) from Good As I Been To You

Requests, comments, and all sea-to-land telegrams can be sent via thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com

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This Nineteenth of September, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

This week I was joined in studio for the first half of the programme by my good friend, Mr. Nelson Lafreniere, who also happens to be one of the co-hosts of Non-Sequitor Radio. His show airs at CKLU on Monday nights from 10pm to 2am. With Marcus Aurelius still out-o'-commish, I brought in some vinyl and spun some of the ol' black gold, while Nelson kicked out his jams Steve Jobs-style. The conversation of music was both beautiful and ridiculous.

So here's a little show we like to call

This Week in Braille or Wierd Fishes and Autumn Allegros

Luke said initially

• Big Maybelle; Maybelle's Blues (3:10) from The Okeh Sessions
• Feist; Lonely, Lonely (4:10) from Let it Die
• Iron & Wine; Love and Some Verses (3:40) from Our Endless Numbered Days
• Iron & Wine w/ Calexico; Sixteen, Maybe Less (4:49) from In the Reins
• M. Ward; Eyes on the Prize (2:39) from Post-War
• M. Ward; Magic Trick (1:45) from Post-War

To which Nelson replied

• John Murphy (ft. Perri Alleyne); Taxi (Ave Maria) (2:08) from 28 Days Later Soundtrack
• The Cardigans; Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath (4:32) from Emmerdale
• Alexis Weissenberg; Debussy's Suite Bergamasque: 3. Clair de Lune (4:57) from The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack
• Ratatat; Loud Pipes (3:46) from Classics

Incredulous at this gallant display, Luke retorted with

• Radiohead; Wierd Fishes/Arpeggi (5:18) from In Rainbows
• Talking Heads; The Great Curve (6:26) from Remain in Light
• Radiohead; Subterranean Homesick Alien (4:28) from OK Computer
• Interpol; Stella Was a Diver and She was Always Down (6:30) from Turn on the Bright Lights

Yet, never one to accept the status quo, Nelson shouted

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Piano Sonata 11 in A Major - Menuetto (6:18) from Piano Sonatas in A Minor, K310 (performed by Wilhelm Kempff)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Piano Sonata 11 in A Major - Alla Turca: Allegretto (3:36) from Piano Sonatas in A Minor, K310 (performed by Wilhelm Kempff)
• Gnarls Barkley; Run (I'm a natural Disaster) (2:44) from The Odd Couple
• Shad; The Old Prince Still Lives at Home (3:32) from The Old Prince
• Xavier Rudd; Come Let Go (6:52) from White Moth
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Mbube (Wimoweh) from The Very Best of - Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain

Intrigued by his compatriot's technique, Luke tapdanced

• Bob Dylan & the Band; Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) (3:40) from The Basement Tapes
• The Black Keys; My Mind is Ramblin' (6:45) from Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough
• The Black Keys; The Breaks (2:38) from The Big Come Up
• Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band; Dropout Boogie (2:32) from Safe as Milk

At this point, Nelson, faced with his growing fatigue, withdrew from the station so that he could dilligently begin work on what he liked to refer to as "Catching the Z Train to Dreamsville." Undeterred, Luke continued on, his heart heavy with longing for his old friend (yet buoyant with the knowledge that he'd be back to the station on Monday). After a deep sigh filled with both regret and hunger, Luke sang

• Wolf Parade; Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts (3:40) from Apologies to the Queen Mary
• Broken Social Scene; Looks Just Like the Sun (4:23) from You Forgot It In People
• Broken Social Scene; Pacific Theme (5:09) from You Forgot It In People
• Broken Social Scene; Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl (4:35) from You Forgot It In People
• Arcade Fire; Neighbourhood 1 (Tunnels) (4:48) from Funeral
• You Say Party! We Say Die!; Midnight Snack (4:04) from Hit the Floor!
• Controller.Controller; Disco Blackout (5:23) from History
• Goldfrapp; Oh La La (3:24) from Supernature
• James Brown; Hot Pants (8:42) from Hot Pants
• Stevie Wonder; Master Blaster (Jammin') (5:08) from Original Musiquarium I
• Grant Green; No. 1 Green Street (7:21) from Green Street
• John Coltrane; Spiral (5:56) from Giant Steps
• Herbie Hancock; Bring Down the Birds (1:50) from Blow-up Soundtrack
• The Dave Brubeck Quartet; Everybody's Jumpin' (4:25) from Time Out
• Nina Simone; Stompin' at the Savoy (2:05) from The Amazing Nina Simone
• Nina Simone; Funkier than a Mosquito's Tweeter (5:21) from It Is Finished - Nina Simone 1974
• Fiona Apple; Get Him Back (5:26) from Extraordinary Machine
• Feist; Mushaboom (3:44) from Let it Die
• Feist; My Moon, My Man (3:48) from The Reminder
• David Bowie; Rosalyn (2:27) from Pin Ups
• David Bowie; Here Comes the Night (3:09) from Pin Ups
• She & Him; Sweet Darlin' (2:41) from Volume One
• She & Him; I Should Have Known Better (3:39) from Volume One
• Kimya Dawson; Better Weather (1:48) from Remember that I Love You
• Kimya Dawson; Underground (3:52) from Remember that I Love You
• Radiohead; No Surprises (3:49) from OK Computer
• Antonio Lucio Vivaldi; Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): 1. Allegro (5:30) from Festivo Series: "The Four Seasons"
• Antonio Lucio Vivaldi; Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): 2. Adagio molto (2:18) from Festivo Series: "The Four Seasons"
• Antonio Lucio Vivaldi; Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): 3. Allegro (3:40) from Festivo Series: "The Four Seasons"
• Nicola Piovani; La Diva Salgarian from Intervista Soundtrack
• Joanna Newsom; Emily (12:09) from Ys. {Part One; Part Two}
• Joanna Newsom; Only Skin (16:53) from Ys. {Part One; Part Two}
• Bob Dylan; Girl from the North Country (3:23) from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

The End (Unless, of course, you would like to email your questions, requests, and other correspondence to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com).

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This Twelfth of September, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Sad news this week! Our beloved co-host, Marcus "the iPod" Aurelius, has died. Our small stoic friend was the major guiding force in changing this show from a completely random and inconsistent show to the critical wonder - and indie darling - that it still is not today. So we pay homage to that little square of electronics who had more heart than half the population of Sudbury. Always good for a sad song when wallowing, or a lively danceable when in the mood for some hot-stepping, Marcus was a true original on CKLU. We thank him for his year of constant service, and all hope that when he is replaced, it is by a commodity that is no Commodus.

So here's a little show we like to call

This Week in Braille or “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

• Ella Fitzgerald; Too Darn Hot (3:48) from The Very Best of Cole Porter
• Sarah Vaughan; Hi-Fly (8:23) from In the City of Lights
• Nostalgia 77 Octet; Changes (7:30) from Sevens & Eights
• ReBirth Brass Band; You Move, Ya Lose (7:29) from Rollin'
• New York Ska Jazz Ensemble; Prime Suspect (4:05) from Live in Europe
• New York Ska Jazz Ensemble; Elegy (7:21) from Live in Europe
• The Aggrolites; Thunder Fist (2:51) from The Aggrolites
• The Aggrolites; Countryman Fiddle (3:50) from The Aggrolites
• Los Campesinos; We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives (2:19) from Sticking Fingers into Sockets
• Los Campesinos; It Started with a Mixx (1:20) from Sticking Fingers into Sockets
• Beastie Boys; Suco de Tangerina (3:17) from The Mix-Up
• Amy Winehouse; Rehab (3:35) from Back to Black
• Amy Winehouse; You Know I'm No Good (4:17) from Back to Black
• Vampire Weekend; Oxford Comma (3:24) from Vampire Weekend
• Two Hours Traffic; No Advances (3:17) from Little Jabs
• Vampire Weekend; The Kids Don't Stand a Chance (4:03) from Vampire Weekend
• Two Hours Traffic; Backseat Sweetheart (3:29) from Little Jabs
• Of Montreal; Art Snob Solutions (3:24) from The Sunlandic Twins Bonus EP
• Of Montreal; Requiem for O.M.M. 2 (2:19) from The Sunlandic Twins
• Of Montreal; Forecast Fascist Future (4:23) from The Sunlandic Twins
• You Say Party! We Say Die!; Giant Hands (3:25) from Lose All Time
• You Say Party! We Say Die!; Dancefloor Destroyer (3:15) from Lose All Time
• Flight of the Conchords; Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous (ft. Rhymenocerous & Hiphopopotamus) (2:09) from Flight of the Conchords [SubPop]
• Sia; Buttons (3:18) from Some People Have Real Problems
• Fembots; Can I Be Your Mirror? (3:40) from Calling Out
• Fembots; JL Recalls his Amazon Adventure from a Comfortable Chair in the Window of No. 5 the Kingsway (3:45) from Calling Out
• Okkervil River; Lost Coastlines (5:31) from The Stand Ins
• Okkervil River; Calling and Not Calling My Ex (4:21) from The Stand Ins
• The Black Keys; Strange Times (3:10) from Attack & Release
• The Black Keys; Psychotic Girl (4:10) from Attack & Release
• Modest Mouse; Tiny Cities Made of Ashes (3:42) from The Moon and Antarctica
• Sunset Rubdown; Up on Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days (4:47) from Random Spirit Lover
• Sunset Rubdown; I'm Sorry I Sang on Your Hands that Have Been in the Grave (5:32) from Shut Up I Am Dreaming
• Wax Mannequin; Everything Proper (3:23) from Orchard & Ire
• Wax Mannequin; Tell the Doctor (3:55) from The Price
• Monty Python; I'm So Worried (3:18) from Contractual Obligation Album
• Iron & Wine; Boy with a Coin (4:06) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Iron & Wine; The Devil Never Sleeps (2:07) from The Shepherd's Dog
• Basia Bulat; I Was a Daughter (2:54) from Oh, My Darling
• Basia Bulat; In the Night (2:58) from Oh, My Darling
• Old Man Leudecke; In the Beginning (5:26) from Proof of Love
• Tom Waits; Ice Cream Man (3:06) from Closing Time
• The Weapons of Mass Seduction; Hey Hey Mama (2:53) from Weapons of Mass Seduction
• The Weapons of Mass Seduction; Please, Please, Please (1:54) from Weapons of Mass Seduction
• Sheesham and Lotus; Cutting at the Pines from Everytime!
• Rupa & the April Fishes; La pêcheuse (5:39) from Extraordinary Rendition
• Rupa & the April Fishes; Mal de mer (4:39) from Extraordinary Rendition
• Rupa & the April Fishes; Les abeilles (5:40) from Extraordinary Rendition
• Rupa & the April Fishes; Plus que moi (4:01) from Extraordinary Rendition
• The Tragically Hip; Chagrin Falls (4:11) from Phantom Power
• B.B. King; Never Make Your Move Too Soon (5:31) from His Definitive Greatest Hits
• Elliott Smith; Independence Day (3:05) from XO
• Elliott Smith; Thirteen (2:43) from New Moon
• Beirut; The Canals of Our City (2:21) from Gulag Orkestar
• Beirut; St. Apollonia (3:33) from The Flying Club Cup
• Elliott Brood; Fingers and Tongues (5:05) from Mountain Meadows
• Elliott Brood; Write It All Down for You (3:58) from Mountain Meadows
• Elliott Brood; Without Again (3:25) from Mountain Meadows
• Iron & Wine; Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song) (3:05) from Woman King
• Neko Case; Maybe Sparrow (2:38) from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
• Joanna Newsom; Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie (4:02) from Joanna Newsom and the Ys. Street Band
• Nick Drake; Pink Moon (2:07) from Pink Moon
• Bob Dylan; Arthur Mcbride (6:22) from As Good As I've Been To You

If you don't send your requests, questions, or comments to thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com, this blog cannot be legally held responsible for any calamities that may follow.

Hear you next week!

This Fifth of September, 2008

Hello Radio Listeners!

Grand news! CKLU, our beloved little university and community radio station has gone worldwide! That's right, you can now get a live audio broadcast stream from our glorious official website!

The web redesign was done by local artist and beard expert, Jeff Littlejohn, and the whole CKLU team of Directors and technical staff deserve a huge amount of credit! The station has also gone to a 24-hour schedule, so now you can listen to CKLU literally all the time! So tune your web browser over to CKLU.ca and give the station a try!


Here's a little show we like to call

This Week in Braille or You can find out more about the International Luddite Society by signing up for our Facebook Group today!

• Bessie Smith; Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (2:58) from Classic Blues
• James Brown; Top of the Stack (2:48) from It's a Mother
• The Coasters; Three Cool Cats (2:11) from The Ultimate Coasters
• James Brown; It's Too Funky in Here (3:59) from JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection
• Funkadelic; Some More (2:59) from Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow
• The White Stripes; Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine (3:18) from Elephant
• The White Stripes; Seven Nation Army (3:52) from Elephant
• The White Stripes; I'm Bound to Pack it Up (3:10) from De Stijl
• The White Stripes; Hotel Yorba (2:10) from White Blood Cells
• Bob Dylan; Outlaw Blues (3:07) from Bringing It All Back Home
• Bob Dylan; I Can't Get You off of My Mind (2:57) from Timeless: A Tribute To Hank Williams
• Bob Dylan; Honest With Me (5:49) from "Love and Theft"
• Bob Dylan; Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (4:38) from Blonde on Blonde
• Smog; Song (4:57) from Rain On Lens
• The Kinks; People Take Pictures of Each Other (2:26) from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
• Lily Allen; Not Big (3:17) from Alright, Still
• Los Campesinos!; You! Me! Dancing! (6:14) from Sticking Fingers into Sockets
• Throw Me the Statue; Lolita (3:38) from Moonbeams
• MGMT; 4th Dimensional Transition (3:58) from Oracular Spectacular
• Of Montreal; The Party's Crashing Us (4:53) from The Sunlandic Twins
• Man Man; Top Drawer (3:28) from Rabbit Habits
• Polysics; Electric Surfin' Go Go (3:40) from Karate House
• OK Go; Do What You Want (3:06) from Oh No
• The Streets; Fit But You Know It (4:14) from A Grand Don't Come For Free
• Ludwig van Beethoven; X (0:41) from Eroica - Variationen op. 35
• The Coasters; Brazil (2:23) from an old 7" Single
• Miles Davis; Just Squeeze Me (7:29) from The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
• Adele; Best For Last (4:19) from 19
• Cannonball Adderley; The Way You Look Tonight (4:28) from Verve Jazz Masters
• Amy Winehouse; Me & Mr Jones (2:33) from Back to Black
• Carmen McCrae; The Ballad of Thelonius Monk (3:29) from The Great American Songbook
• Nouvelle Vague; Ever Fallen In Love? (3:20) from Bande a' Part
• The Pinker Tones; Beyond Nostalgia (4:20) from The Million Colour Revolution
• M.I.A.; Bucky Done Gone (3:48) from Arular
• M.I.A.; Bamboo Banger (4:58) from Kala
• The Dø; Tammie (3:16) from A Mouthful
• Manu Chao; Peligro (3:09) from Radio Bemba Sound System
• Hot Chip; Over and Over (5:46) from The Warning
• Herbert; Something Isn't Right (3:45) from Scale
• Phoenix; Second To None (3:25) from It's Never Been Like That
• Death from Above 1979; Black History Month (3:48) from You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
• The Doors; The Soft Parade (9:38) from The Soft Parade
• Van Morrison (feat. Them); I Can Only Give You Everything (2:42) from Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969
• The Who; The Seeker (3:11) from Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy
• King Khan & The Shrines; Torture (3:08) from Smash Hits
• King Khan & The Shrines; On a Brass Bed (in Paradise) (3:57) from Mr. Supernatural
• James Brown; Maybe I'll Understand (3:17) from Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
• Devendra Banhart; I Feel Just Like A Child (4:46) from Cripple Crow
• Devendra Banhart; Chinese Children (5:18) from Cripple Crow
• Immaculate Machine; Jarhand (3:27) from Fables
• The Dø; On My Shoulders (5:21) from A Mouthful
• Yeasayer; Red Cave (4:59) from All Hour Cymbals
• Panda Bear; Comfy in Nautica (4:05) from Person Pitch
• Radiohead; Jigsaw Falling into Place (4:11) from In Rainbows
• Elliott Smith; Almost Over (2:12) from New Moon
• Modest Mouse; Fire It Up (4:37) from We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
• Kimya Dawson; The Competition (2:50) from Remember That I Love You
• Kimya Dawson; I Like Giants (2:39) from Remember That I Love You
• Barry Louis Polisar; All I Want Is You (2:38) from Juno Soundtrack
• Kimya Dawson; Chemistry (2:30) from My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess
• Andrew Bird; Spare-Ohs (4:07) from Armchair Apocrypha
• Basia Bulat; Oh, My Darling (1:24) from Oh, My Darling
• Moriarty; Private Lily (3:53) from Gee Whiz but this is a Lonesome Town
• Moriarty; Oshkosh Bend (3:13) from Gee Whiz but this is a Lonesome Town
• Bob Dylan; Arthur McBride (6:22) from As Good As I Been To You

As always, your requests, questions, and offers of marriage can be sent to us at thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com.

Hear you next week!