perhaps by the middle of 2007, i'll actually have my own best of 2006 list done. as for now, here are several others worth reading by Mark Anthony Neal, the always opinionated staff of Other Music (it's an exhaustive list, seems to get larger every year, but always worth reading), and the irreverent and wacky station members of WFMU.

and as an added bonus, a very funny article from comedian Baratunde looking back on the year in racism.

episode number 6 of endless shouting matches with yourself has been posted.

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much respect to Marcus Couch of Podshow Music Rewind for reaching show #50. For this special episode, he featured 15 of the most memorable entries from other podcasters. yours truly was included, reppin' for my man Hired Gun. if memory serves me correctly, this is my first submission to PMR.

you can check out the show at the Rewind homepage. just look for show #50 in their feed player...

if i sound kinda "no nonsense" on this one, it was because i wanted it that way. this is a themed show, and i wanted to be about my business for this episode. so it's quite simple, really: three artists from the u.k. two songs from each. all three artists can be found on the podsafe music network.

the other reason for my "no nonsense" tone is...i was recording my voiceovers in the morning before heading off to work, so i was being very conscious of the time. also, it was my first time trying out my new microphone, an M-Audio Nova. MACEY LIKE. can't believe how crisp the voiceovers sounded in comparison to past episodes. the age of the craptacular microphone could very well be over...

gotta do more themed shows - this one just feels right...

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my toys like me*sick couple
my toys like me*all over my face
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urbanspacelab*bossanova
urbanspacelab*picture perfect
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damien shingleton*don't lie to me
damien shingleton*over england
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background music is the instrumental version of "hot on both sides" by techniken defunkus. you can download the full vocal version here.

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when Amadou Diallo was shot to death by the NYPD, black life was worth 41 shots. with the recent shooting death of Sean Bell by the same firing squad, black life has apparently increased by 10 shots.

if this keeps up, we'll be up to 100 shots by 2012. should i be morbidly flattered by this?

Breathing While Black by CHRISTOPHER RABB

part two of the one-year anniversary. i announce that there's a show from late april of this year that has the most listeners, but according to libsyn.com, two other shows have surpassed it. one's from september and i think the other's from june, both of which have been listened to at least 170 times by last count. NOICE.

seeing as how i say "welcome to camp lo-fi" during my introduction, it's rather cool that i get to play camp lo on the show (gotta love promonet...). "luchini" comes from their uptown saturday night album. recently found out that two albums followed their debut: let's do it again and a piece of the action. my black cinema buffs out there already know the deal, but for those who aren't in the know, camp lo named all three albums after a trilogy of '70s flicks starring sidney poitier and bill cosby.

that's pretty much it. some good music on this episode...hip-hop, soul, electronic, even some rock and gospel. listen closely to the sister gertrude morgan joint: is it just me or does she drop her tambourine during the song? oh yeah, you may notice a slight drop in pitch about a minute into it - i'm pretty sure that's part of the recording. everytime i've heard it (from different sources), it has included that digital slur.

last but not least, don't sleep on the opener from maspyke - it spanks. enjoy...

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maspyke*step

alice smith*love endeavor

roisin murphy*if we're in love

camp lo*luchini

blackalicious*powers

phil moore browne*the smallest title

sister gertrude morgan*let us make a record

background music:
jason hogans - peter and the rooster
techniken defunkus - bathing
intaprize/grand hustle*minwitdropz

opening theme includes the closing portion of "hot on both sides" by techniken defunkus. you can download the entire song here.

other key info:
the most popular radio bsots episode thus far (or so i thought...)
official blackalicious web site
alice smith on myspace
roisinmurphy.com
digivegas podcast

promonet links:

Static

Maspyke

Bukarance/ABB Records

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Download "Luchini" (mp3)
from "Best Of Camp Lo"
by Camp Lo
Perspective Music, Inc.

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Download "The Smallest Title" (mp3)
from "Baggage Smasher"
by Phil Moore Browne
Hot Dog City Record Co.

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Download "Let Us Make A Record" (mp3)
from "Let's Make A Record"
by Sister Gertrude Morgan
Ropeadope Records

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please note: the old voice mail line was deactivated. a new one has been put in place.

the new number is 206-337-0281.

i've only been 33 for five days and i'm tired of it already. as of late, i have become extremely conscious of my weight. i've gone up a size in pants and it has really been bugging me. haven't been able to get to the gym as much due to parental duties at home. 30 minutes at the gym downstairs at work isn't enough. abs and ass need serious work. post-halloween candy binges at the office haven't been helping matters, i'm sure. downright counteractive, really, but this place is stressful without halfway trying to be.

(i sound like a girl, don't i?)

everybody's got a vice. the one habit, quirk, something or other that they know they need to learn to live without, but everytime you turn around, you're right back in the thick of it. it has its tendrils in you and it will not let go.

we all have it. what's yours? you don't have to tell me, because i'm not about to tell you mine. just own up to the fact that you have one.

there's too much in me that i'm ashamed of. thirty-three and a customer service rep...that's nothing to be proud of. i tend to quickly change the subject when asked about my job. if i'm still doing this at 35, suicide has to be justifiable.

(not like this should have has to be explained, but i wouldn't off myself. i'm just saying that as far as i'm concerned, avoidance of such a pitiful existence is justifiable by taking oneself out. God doesn't see it the same way, of course, so it looks like i'm stuck here until he sends for me. and then there's family, namely beth and simone. and that's not "stuck", that's solace. three more minutes and i can go home to them...)

show #46 show notes

i was working on this show alongside the last show, so i figured i should probably post them to the site around the same time. this one's another continuous mix, mostly hip-hop. the joint from presto's my jam right now. constant rewinds whenever i have it on. the cut from ghetto children kills me, mainly due to the label that it was released on. the compilation's called classic elements, which was released on K Records. during the early-mid 1990s, this label was an indie rock kid's dream, releasing albums from artists like beat happening, mecca normal, heavenly, and others. somewhere around the late '90s, they started to release some rap material. classic elements was one of those releases.

i would keep writing, but i can barely keep my eyes open. later, y'all...

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project move*love gone wrong

fair one*fame (feat. el da sensei) {pmn link}

baba israel & yako*tell me your story {purchase album at cdbaby.com}

braille*antenna (feat. speech)

presto*right here (feat. mr. j. medeiros & kim hill)

ghetto children*hip-hop was {purchase song here}

j dilla*love (feat. pharoahe monch)

georgia anne muldrow*leroy

hired gun*originated (feat. statistics) {pmn link}

BSOTS shoutout from jonny sonic

mark de clive-lowe*heaven (buylink information below)

other key info:
endless shouting matches with yourself

promonet links:

Love Gone Wrong / The Butterfly Theory

Project Move

Sun Moon Records

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Magic LP

Presto

Concrete Grooves

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Tide's Arising

Mark de Clive-Lowe

ABB Records

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