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Episode 177 – Mid Year Needle Drop #1

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Four months worth of new vinyl arrived at our doorstep, including- Slauson Malone 1, Jan Jelinek, JK Flesh, JJ Doom, Sote, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Dennis Coffee, Kevin Martin, Austin Peralta, African Head Charge, and Lekhfa. Plenty of Leftovers to make a second episode soon! Back to the stacks!!!!  We have had considerable numbers of records … Continued


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Episode 176 – Digital Downloads Vol 12

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This is episode 176 – Digital Downloads  Vol 12 on A Box of Toys.  Our round of sampling this time is from the digital archives featuring noise and jazz like Batman Kabab, MUD, Earth Logoff, Arve Heinriksen, Low Leaf, SIHR, Small Medium Large, Aquaserge, Saint Abdulla & Eomac, Adrian Sherwood, Nick Didkovsky, Unknown to Known, … Continued


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Episode 175: Digital Downloads Vol. 11

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Episode 175: Digital Downloads Vol. 11 includes pairings from bands swept onto the hard drive over the last five months: The Night Monitor, Jan Jelinek, Bogdan Raczynski, Slauson Malone 1, KRMU, Flame 2, PANSTARRS, Ensemble Volcanic Ash, and Pange de Futura. Curator Chris Cory: “It has been five months since we did a digital downloads … Continued


On today’s show, I’ll speak to award winning, investigative journalist Rebecca Raney.  Her her latest article in U. S. Right To Know (usrtk.org) discusses the fudged numbers surrounding the nationwide bee population. In her article entitled, “Are the Bees Okay or Not.  USDA Bee Colony Numbers Disputed”, Rebecca Raney states: “Beekeepers and honey producers are … Continued


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Episode 174 – Cairo Revisited

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In episode 174 Cairo Revisited, we return to the Cairo Underground for a tour of the left field via the Mostakell and Nashazphone Labels who include in their roster: Lekhfa, ZULI, Maryam Saleh, Sister Iodine, 7ajee, Panstarrs, Kayann, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Drissi Al-Abassi, LaBombe, Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler. Curator Chris Cory: “It has been a couple of months now since our Straight Out of Cairo show (Episode … Continued


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RERUN Ep89: The South African Century

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A journey through South Africa primarily through the Gallo Records imprint, whose A&R through 1950 was run by Griffiths Motseiloa. We explore the mystery of “Rae Gae”, published in 1939, a full 30 years before Reggae became a genre, Mirabi music, Amapiano, and much more.


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Episode 173 – Vietnam, Cambodia, Appalachia, Mississippi

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Episode 173 explores the color and fabric of folk music from two disparate regions: SE Asia and SE United States, including folk recordings from Vietnam, Cambodia and Appalachia. Most artists are unidentified, except: GB Grayson, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, and Sylvester Weaver and a few others. “One evening, approximately 30 years ago, I went to a … Continued