[Postcard2] Taproot Radio News #162

[Calvin Powers]

 Taproot Radio News #162
 Rotation #162 - July 7, 2008
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Howdy,

Soul Jazz Records release a 2 volume set of soul songs from New Orleans
called "New Orleans Funk - The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75" and I've been
wallowing in it the past week. The bass lines are staggering. The horns are
at their peak. And the grunts and growls and moans have are delivered like
lyrics. I'm gonna be putting these songs into rotation for a long long time.
You have been warned!

I finally got aroung to picking up Elvis Costello's latest Momfuku.
According to the interwaeb (and you know if it's on the interweb it must be
true), Momofuku refers to the name of the inventor of instant nodles ala
Ramen Noodels fame. The name is supposedly a reflection of the fact that
Elvis Costello has jumped on the quick song writing band wagon. You know
writing the songs and  arranging the music in sthe studio as you go along.
Quick takes, mistakes and all, little to no post production. Momofuku shows
what top notch musicians can do on their own without alot of technical
asisstance. The only even remotely negative thing I can say about the CD is
that maybe some of the songs kinda sound the same after a while. But there's
plenty of good music on the CD. "Drum and Bone" is probably my favorite.
Anyway, I highly recommend the CD if you're into that jangly roots rock
sound that he's famous for.

In the mail this week I received the latest Kimmie Rhodes' CD, Walls Fall
Down. She's kind of a fixture of the Austin music scene and has done a lot
of work with Willie Nelson. She sounds to me a bit like Tift Merrit crossed
with Kasey Chanbers.  The best part of the music is her high feminine voice
which is always at the center of the music. Whlie she's got some good
original songs, notably the title track and "Shining Like A Sun." But by far
my favorit track is the cover of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You."

I finally caught up with the rest of the world and picked up the Band Of
Heathens CD. I'd always thought of them as an Austin band, but there many
references to places in Canada so now I'm not so sure. In any case, the
self-titled CD is full of good wide open spaces rock kinda like what you'd
hear from The Silos. But the surprise to me was how many of the songs have a
bluesy new Orleans base to them. "Second Line" is a good example as well as
"Jackson Station," and my favorite, "Cornbread."

I wanted to do something for the Fourth of July but didn't want to fill the
week with hours and hours of patriotic music because most of the week would
be after the 4th. but I am including in rotation this week Jack Ingram's
"Red White and Blues," which I think strikes a perfect balance of being
patriotic yet real-world and non-cheesy. Just goes to show you how good a
song writer Jack Ingram is, IMHO.

As always, the full rotation for this week is
online<http://www.taprootradio.com/2008/07/taproot-radio-news-162.html>at
the web site.

Dig Deep,
Calvin

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Recent Adds:
Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further / Lee Dorsey / New Orleans Funk: New
Orleans - The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 3:04
Hercules / Aaron Neville / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The Original
Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 4:12
I've Got Reasons / Mary Jane Hooper / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The
Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:34
Get Out Of My Life Woman / Allen Toussaint / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans -
The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 3:04
Tell Me What's On Your Mind / Cyril Neville / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans
- The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:09
Handa Wanda / Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indian Band / New
Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 3:17
Love Lots Of Lovin' / Lee Dorsey & Betty Harris / New Orleans Funk: New
Orleans - The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:59
Garden Of Four Trees / The Explosions / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The
Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:42
Dap Walk / Ernie & The Top Notes / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The
Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 3:09
Just Kissed My Baby / The Meters / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The
Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 4:40
Reborn / Marilyn Barbarin / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The Original
Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:26
Mama Roux / Dr. John / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The Original Sound Of
Funk 1960-75 / 2:59
Natural Soul Brother / Danny White / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The
Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:20
Hook 'N' Sling, Pt. 2 / Eddie Bo / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The
Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:20
Hip-Huggin / Robert Parker / New Orleans Funk: New Orleans - The Original
Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 2:43

If It's Good For You (It's Good For You) / Eddie Bo / New Orleans Funk Vol.2
/ 2:29
Right Place, Wrong Time / Ray J / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:55
Show It / Betty Harris / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:55
Four Corners [Part 2] / Lee Dorsey / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:51
You Keep Me Hangin' On / Bonnie & Sheila / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:42
Street Parade / Earl King / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 3:13
Mama Said We Can't Get Married / Warren Lee / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:54
12 Red Roses / Betty Harris / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:31
I'm Mr Big Stuff / Jimmy Hicks / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:33
Funky Bell / Warren Lee / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 3:03
Bo Diddley / Art Neville / New Orleans Funk Vol.2 / 2:42


Walls Fall Down / Kimmie Rhodes / Walls Fall Down / 4:20
If I Needed You / Kimmie Rhodes / Walls Fall Down / 4:21
Sex & Gasoline / Kimmie Rhodes / Walls Fall Down / 4:22
Shining Like A Sun / Kimmie Rhodes / Walls Fall Down / 2:25

We're All In This Together / Jack Ingram / Live At Billy Bob's Texas / 3:46
Flutter / Jack Ingram / Live At Billy Bob's Texas / 3:36
Red, White & Blues / Jack Ingram / Live At Billy Bob's Texas / 2:50
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) / Jack Ingram / Live At Billy
Bob's Texas / 4:51
I Won't Go With Her / Jack Ingram / Live At Billy Bob's Texas / 4:01

No Hiding Place / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 4:00
American Gangster Time / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 3:47
Drum And Bone / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 2:36
Flutter And Wow / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 4:24
Stella Hurt / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 4:46
Go Away / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 4:55

Don't Call On Me / Band Of Heathens / The Band Of Heathens / 5:16
Jackson Station / Band Of Heathens / The Band Of Heathens / 3:51
Second Line / Band Of Heathens / The Band Of Heathens / 3:45
Unsleeping Eye / Band Of Heathens / The Band Of Heathens / 4:48
Cornbread / Band Of Heathens / The Band Of Heathens / 4:43





This Week's Focus Tracks: Don't Call On Me / Band Of Heathens / The Band Of
Heathens / 5:16
No Hiding Place / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 4:00
Walls Fall Down / Kimmie Rhodes / Walls Fall Down / 4:20
Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further / Lee Dorsey / New Orleans Funk: New
Orleans - The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 / 3:04
Waitin' For Some Girl / Ry Cooder / I, Flathead / 3:49
The Screamin' Hollar Inn / Paul Evans / Agua Noir / 5:13
Gold / Emmylou Harris / All I Intended To Be / 3:32
Six Days On The Road / Mudcrutch / Mudcrutch / 3:28
Love A Little More / Jim Stringer & The AM Band / Triskaidekaphilia / 2:23
Lorena / R.G. Stark / Not Crazy Tonight / 3:19
Don't You Mind People Grinnin' In Your Face / Guy Forsyth / Calico Girl /
2:22
Woman On The Interstate / Yarn / Yarn / 3:42
Dirty Things / Mike Zito / Today / 4:06
Runaway Train / Eliza Gilkyson / Beautiful World / 4:21
Love Me Love You / The Loose Acoustic Trio / Sorrow Be Gone / 3:18
Rendezvous For The Bayou / Tab Benoit / Night Train To Nashville / 6:47
Hallowed Ground / I See Hawks In L.A. / Hallowed Ground / 4:25
She's Gone / Langhorne Slim / Langhorne Slim / 3:19
Willie And Laura Mae Jones / Shelby Lynne / Just A Little Lovin' / 4:10
Freeway View / James McMurtry / Just Us Kids / 3:38
Sad Stories / The Mountain Firework Company / Samurai / 6:13
Rockin' Bones / Flat Duo Jets / Two Headed Cow / 2:59
Mississippi Flatland Blues / Eden Brent / Mississippi Number One / 3:14
Hey Little Darlin / The Wilders / Someone's Got To Pay / 3:34
It's A Shame / Hayes Carll / Trouble In Mind / 3:48
Man With No Country / Flogging Molly / Float / 3:04
Success / Kelly Willis / Translated From Love / 3:45
God's Got It / The Black Crowes / Warpaint / 3:22
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) / Robert Plant & Alison Krauss / Raising Sand
/ 3:34
Walking To New Orleans / Neil Young / Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino
(Disc 2) / 3:15

DJ/Promo Tracks:
Lie No Better / JD & The Straight Shot / Right On Time / 3:36
New Twist On An Old Groove / Rebecca Lynn Howard / No Rules / 3:49
Unrequited Love / Girls Guns And Glory / Inverted Valentine / 3:46
Sky Blue Sky / Wilco / Sky Blue Sky / 3:24
Don't Hit Me No More / Mable John / Stax 1959-1968 #8 / 2:50
In The Middle of It All / Irma Thomas / After The Rain / 4:46
Cluck Old Hen / Mark Lemhouse / The Great American Yard Sale / 4:39
Joy / Bettye LaVette / I've Got My Own Hell to Raise / 3:56
Cryin' Dime / Malcolm Holcombe / Not Forgotten / 3:38
Does My Ring Burn Your Finger / Buddy Miller / No Depression: What It Sounds
Like, Vol. 1 / 3:16

Backfill: Good Golly Miss Molly / Jerry Lee Lewis / Live At The Star-Club,
Hamburg / 2:21
One Moment / Jon Dee Graham / New West Records 1 / 3:21
Fake It / Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers / Caution: Falling Boogie / 3:55
Sleepin' on the Job of Love / Robbie Fulks / The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks /
2:10
Dancing With The Women At The Bar / Whiskeytown / Strangers Almanac / 4:39
I Ain't Ready For Love / Joe Swank and the Mule Skinner Band / Cowpunk! /
2:10
Little Talk With Jesus / The Brothers In The Kitchen / Bring It Back Alive /
3:03
Look Out Heart / Rubin Russell / Bullet/Sur-Speed Soul:Music City Blues &
Soul 1960's / 1:59
Dissatisfied / Kevin Gordon / Cadillac Jack's #1 Son / 4:55
Mardi Gras Jig / The Bluerunners / Honey Slides / 2:06
Wishbone / Slaid Cleaves / KGSR Broadcasts Volume 12 / 3:35
Marie Laveau / Dr. John / N'awlinz: Dis, Dat Or D'Udda / 6:49
I've Lost My Heart To You / Dexter Romweber / Blues That Defy My Soul / 2:49
Blackberry / The Black Crowes / Three Snakes And One Charm / 3:27
I Flew Over Our House Last Night / Two Dollar Pistols / On Down The Track /
3:54
Poke Salad Annie / Captain Luke and Cool John / Outsider Lounge Music / 4:49
Old Five And Dimers Like Me / Billy Joe Shaver / Restless Wind: The
Legendary Billy Joe Shaver 1973-1987 / 2:45
Stars In My Life / The Flatlanders / More A Legend Than A Band / 3:03
Around And Around / Chuck Berry / From Clarksdale to Cleveland Vol.1 The
Roadhouse / 2:33
Last To Know / The Jayhawks / Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro
Escovedo / 5:08


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