Episode 33: The 3rd Annual Christmapodtacular

Not really one for all the holiday hubub the Christmapodtacular has never actually featured Christmas music... until now. The main reason I switched it up this year is because I stumbled across Otis Redding's version of White Christmas and a Kermit Ruffins Christmas album in the same day and decided there has to be enough decent music out there to actually do a holiday album. So I suppose it was a challenge of sorts to find the goodins mixed in with all the same ol crap. Well, there are some standbys on here, but I couldn't really resist putting Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash in this episode.

Think of this playlist as a fine alternative to the same ol same ol Xmas music you're usually forced to hear that may perk you up enough to deal with those family members you're fine only seeing once a year, in-laws, or driving through traffic. Or maybe you love Christmas music and this'll fall into that line. Either way, hope you like it and happy holidays.


Start Time – Artist / Track / Album

0:42 – Tenacious D & Sum 41 / Things I Want / Christmas Calling
4:17 – My Morning Jacket / Xmas Curtain / At Dawn
9:01 – The Temptations / Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / Merry Christmas
11:56 – The Specials / Holiday Fortnight / Alternative Rock X-Mas
14:37 – The Pipettes / Santa's On His Way / Santa's On His Way
18:04 – Andy Williams / It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - A Shrift Remix / Christmas Remixed
22:04 – David Bowie & Bing Crosby / The Little Drummer Boy, Peace On Earth / Bing Crosby Christmas Special
26:17 – Tom Waits / Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis / Used Songs
31:02 – Kermit Ruffins / What Will Santa Say When He Finds Everybody Swingin' / Have A Crazy Cool Christmas
34:31 – Johnny Cash / Blue Christmas / Christmas With Johnny Cash
36:51 – Weezer / We Wish You A Merry Christmas / Christmas With Weezer
38:14 – Mason Jennings / Santa Claus is Coming To Town / The Warm December
40:18 – The Decemberists / Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) / Alternative Rock X-Mas
43:37 – Wynton Marsalis / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Crescent City Christmas Card
47:52 – Fiona Apple / Frosty The Snowman / Christmas Calling
50:00 – The Flaming Lips / Christmas At The Zoo / Clouds Taste Metallic
53:01 – Frank Sinatra / Winter Wonderland / Christmas Songs by Frank Sinatra
55:03 – Otis Redding / White Christmas / Soul Christmas


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Episode 32: It Feels Alright

Though winter's yet to really show its teeth here in Chicago I'm gearing up for the cold crisp air, snow fall, extra lights and all the gloriousness that comes with the winter season. Next week will mark the third annual Christmapodtacular, but will actually feature Christmas music this year. Though I barely celebrate the holiday I stumbled on some gems from some great artists I'd really like to share. If nothing else it'll offer a great alternative on xmas morning for all the gift openin if that's what you're into.

But, that's next week. There haven't really been any podcasts I don't like, but some of them get me all sorts of giddy and force me to bob my head like a moron wherever I may be. This week's episode most definitely falls into the latter category and is one of my favorites in the past couple of months. I should probably play The Mumlers a little more, but tend to lose them in the shuffle of week to week searching. Hoping you dig their slightly New Orleans style as much as I do. Also really happy to get some updated Piers Faccini in this week. When I first saw him a few years back he was touring the Tearing Sky album, which is beautiful, but kind of lacks oomph. The same cannot be said for his releases since, especially Two Grains of Sand (the album featured in this episode). Lastly there's Ten Years After, a band that seems to have been lost in the decades since their height, but certainly holds up. I was lucky enough to find them in my dad's old record collection (Best. Christmas. Gift. Ever.) several years back and have been loving them ever since.

Anyway, enough ramblin. Here's what you'll be listening to this week.

Start Time – Artist / Track / Album

0:20 – Ashanti Afrika Jah / Onyame / Nigeria 70 – Lagos Jump
5:08 – The Temper Trap / Drum Song / Conditions
8:23 – Wolfmother / Sundial / Cosmic Egg
12:06 – Thom Yorke / FeelingPulledApartByHorses / FeelingPulledApartByHorses
18:24 – Aloe Blacc / I Need A Dollar / Good Things
22:26 – Tom Waits / Step Right Up / Small Change
28:03 – Drive-By Truckers / Danko/Manuel / The Dirty South
34:06 – Piers Faccini / Your Name No More / Two Grains of Sand
37:35 – Sam Bush / Roll On Buddy, Roll On / Circles Around Me
40:02 – Fabulous Wailers / Tall Cool One / Original Golden Crest Masters
42:27 – The Mumlers / Raise The Blinds / Don't Throw Me Away
46:45 – The Dansettes / I've Got a Feeling (feat. Leah) / Oh My!
49:29 – Black Lips / It Feels Alright / Good Bad Not Evil
52:11 – The Budos Band / Rite of the Ancients / The Budos Band III
55:51 – Ten Years After / One Of These Days  / Recorded Live



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Episode 31: No Problema

No talky talky, just listen!

Start Time – Artist / Track / Album

0:27 – The Naked And Famous / Cheek / No Light
3:37 – Forro In The Dark / Bandinha / Light A Candle
6:31 – Soulive / Flurries / Next
12:16 – Man Man / Knuckle Down / Life Fantastic
15:19 – David Bowie / Panic In Detroit / Aladdin Sane
19:32 – Black Prairie / Ostinato Del Caminito / Feast of the Hunter's Moon
23:45 – moe. / Where Does the Time Go / The Conch
29:32 – The Black Keys / Lonely Boy / Lonely Boy
33:13 – Jerome Richardson / No Problema / Blue Juice Vol. 1
41:46 – Abigail Washburn / Coffee's Cold / Songs of the Traveling Daughter
44:30 – Freddie King / Have You Ever Loved A Woman / Blues - Gold
47:30 – Abacothozi / Theme Maboneng / Kon & Amir Present Off Track Vol: 2 Queens
53:47 – Elton John & Leon Russell / A Dream Come True / The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversay Edition



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