For the first time in BSOTS history, a new year has started without an episode posted in January. Forgive me if I don't shed a tear, but the first three minutes of this episode will give you some idea of how I've been feeling lately regarding podcasting and all things new media.

This show dives into the selections that I've been finding over at Ahead PR, an incredible resource for quality music. Things get started with a chill downtempo cut from Michael DeVellis and quirky glitch electronics from Meienberg. J57 brings the tough punch with some instrumental hip-hop, which slides nicely into Burton L's "Feel The Love" from a great compilation on the Revolutionary Music label. Julie Crochetiere belts out a tune from her Steady Ground album coming out in March while Ammoye and Rise Ashen join forces for a head-nodding dancehall/hip-hop hybrid. Shareholder Tom comes through with some killer afrobeat from his upcoming album as well. Paul Mac Innes is featured on the show for a second time, but this cut comes from a full-length released back in 2007 as a Japan-only album on P-Vine. Thankfully, it was released worldwide a year later. Right after that, Benfay drops a bonafide found sound banger.

I think Ahead PR came into my life just so that I could be reminded to play more house music on the show. For the first two or three months, I kept coming across some lovely house artists, such as Jaidene Veda. Her Pieces Pendulum album is worth every penny and "Sunday" is just one example of the ocean floor deep treats that await you. Two older cuts from the Third Ear label follow Ms. Veda courtesy of Wbeeza and Roland Schwarz, respectively. (Apologies to Mr. Schwarz: I foolishly forgot to mention him in my recap towards the end of the show.) Lighterthief's "Falling Into The Future" comes from the Apehouse label, founded by Andy Partridge of XTC fame. Andy also provides lead vocals for this song.

Ahead PR was also my introduction to my favorite label of 2010: Tokyo Dawn Records, responsible for "Dirty soulclaps since 1997," as their slogan boasts on their website. Georgia Anne Muldrow's version of "Roses" was featured on their compilation The Heart that dropped last year. Back in 2009, they released Comfort Fit's Polyshufflez album. "Fuh Real" is one of the standout tunes from that album. Tamara Wellons is responsible for the gorgeous cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Andy Compton of The Rurals put out his debut solo album last year and "As Sweet As Love" is its closer. I absolutely love the saxophone solo on this one.

In addition to running the Stilnovo label and spinning DJ sets in various locales, Eleonora Cutaia is the founder of Ahead PR. At last year's end, she shared her remix of Dezaray Dawn's "Chameleon" through the service and it's available as a free download via Bandcamp (please see tracklisting below). That song concludes the episode along with "City of God" by Andrea Guzzoletti. It's a wonderful piece from his Invisible Cities album, dedicated to the memory of Hector Zazou. I consider Ahead PR to be the new sonic dope supplier around these parts and you will definitely hear more from artists and labels who are receiving promotional support through this service. Here's hoping that you enjoy the show...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. Background music includes "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and the instrumental version of "hot on both sides" by Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of Fave, India of Astronauts of Antiquity, EJ Flavors, and The Hired Gun.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
solipsistic NATION podcast
Friday Night Dance Party Week #240 - I Do

this episode's tracklist:
1. Michael DeVellis - "Slowin' Down" (2010) {iTunes}
2. Meienberg - "Slow Dreamer" (2010) {Everest Records}
3. J57 - "Equilibrium" (2010) {Balanced Records}
4. Burton L. - "Feel The Love (feat Darcy)" (2010) {iTunes}
5. Julie Crochetiere - "Don't Make 'em Like This Anymore" (2011) {iTunes}
6. Ammoye and Rise Ashen - "New Recipe" (2010) {Balanced Records}
7. Shareholder Tom - "Stopover Abeokuta" (2011) {iTunes}
8. Paul Mac Innes and T.B.O.I. - "Even Though" (2008) {iTunes | Amazon MP3}
9. Benfay - "Fischer 2550" (2010) {Everest Records}
10. Jaidene Veda - "Sunday (Jason B rmx)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
11. Wbeeza - "He So Crazy" (2009) {iTunes}
12. Roland Schwarz - "The Crunch (Diesler Remix)" (2009) {iTunes}
13. Lighterthief - "Falling Into The Future" (2009) {iTunes}
14. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Roses" (2010) {Tokyo Dawn}
15. Comfort Fit - "Fuh Real (feat. Dyno & Naboobia)" (2009) {Tokyo Dawn}
16. Tamara Wellons - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (2008) {iTunes | CDBaby}
17. Andy Compton - "As Sweet As Love" (2010) {iTunes}
18. Dezaray Dawn - "Chameleon (Eleonora Stilnovo Remix)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Andrea Guzzoletti - "City of God" (2010) {iTunes}

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Last episode for 2010, featuring a pretty cool mixtape from Space Invadas (Steve Spacek & Katalyst) along with a few tunes from yours truly. And once you're done listening to this, scroll down for my Free Music Archive mix...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. Background music includes "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, "Truly" by Floating Points, "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, "Leave A Note (Instrumental)" by Silhouette Brown, and "Sounds Like Love (Instrumental)" by Illa J. ID drops courtesy of TGrundy, Darrenkeith Wyatt, and EJ Flavors.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Best of 2010 mixes on the Free Music Archive

this episode's tracklist:
1. Eliphino - "I Just Can't" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Bandcamp}
2. Fracture - "Outrageous" (2010) {iTunes | Amazon}
3. Slakah The Beatchild - "Down" (2010) {BBE Music | iTunes}
4. Just Plain Ant - "Way Back When (feat. Chuck D)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Bleep District - "Hooked" (2009)
6. Space Invadas - Follow The Signs Mixtape (2010)
7. Vandalyzm - "Get Dough" (2010) {iTunes}
8. Dannu (of the Visionaries) - "Free" (2010) {iTunes}
9. Opolopo - "Take It Slow (feat. Sacha Williamson)" (2010) {iTunes}
10. Psaul - "Catch U" (2010) {Bandcamp}

As an added bonus, here's a link to my Free Music Archive mix...

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The Thanksgiving holiday gave me the time that I needed to get this one done.  It's only been since August that the last "buckwild" show appeared through the BSOTS channel, but it feels like forever to me.  In that time, it has become apparent just how necessary this frustration release in audio form truly is.  Real talk: it's basically the difference between being hurting someone and not hurting someone, between being behind prison walls and being free to roam the earth.

People underestimate what people are capable of on a daily basis and that includes us underestimating ourselves.  I recently couldn't let go of the fact that a sanctimonious prick I deal with regularly by phone cut me off mid-sentence while I was trying to explain something to him.  Six hours later, I found myself having an extremely violent reaction to this just to get rid of the feeling I had.  It's that real.  Your whole perception of yourself can change drastically within the course of one workday: where your boundaries are, your idea of yourself at your worst, everything you thought you knew about yourself can be shaken to the core.

I fight for the time to create new episodes of this show because it's absolutely necessary.  The more time I do this is the less time I spend thinking about what I would like to do to certain people.  It's a mandatory process of allowing sonic bludgeoning to take the place of what could happen in the physical realm.  If you've never read Ephesians 4:26-27, just take a moment to do so.  It applies to this situation and it may apply to yours as well.  Just something to think about.  Enjoy the show...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru featuring Jonny Sonic on vocals.  Background music includes "Pop Champagne" by Jim Jones, "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and "Soul Bossa Nostra" by Quincy Jones.  ID drops courtesy of Anji Bee, Jonny Sonic, and Fave.  Special guest appearances from Steve Miller, Al Green, and Curtis Mayfield.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Zip File Inundation
Original version of Frank Zappa's "Zomby Woof"
blocsonic.com
Interview with Michael Gregoire on freezingprocess.net
Grey Area podcast on WFMU
Macedonia's Halloween special for Phuture Frequency
Camp Lo-Fi comes to Tumblr...

this episode's tracklist:
1. Asphalt Orchestra - "Zomby Woof" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
2. James Pants - "Driftwood" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
3. Tobacco - "TV All Greasy (feat. Antipop Consortium)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
4. Quasimodo - "Come On Feet" (2000) {BBE Store | iTunes}
5. Blacastan - "The Life Of A Tape" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
6. Daedelus - "Fates Say" (2010)
7. Diversion Tactics - "Back To School (feat. J-Zone)" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
8. 3/5 Human - "WW4" (2010)
9. The Voodoo Trombone Quartet - "Hey You The Rocksteady Crew" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
10. Anika - "Yang Yang" (2010) {Stones Throw Store}
11. Jonny Sonic - "Date Night" (2010) {Jonny Sonic Store}
12. Madd Mary - "sk8r chick" (2010)
13. Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On" (2010) {iTunes}
14. J-Live - "Hush The Crowd" (1996) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
15. Pete Rock and Smif-N-Wessun - "Prevail (feat. Raekwon)" (2010)
16. BadboE - "Let's Get Ill (feat. Rabbi Darkside)" (2010) {iTunes}
17. Breton - "The Well" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
18. Daft Punk - "Derezzed" (2010) {iTunes}

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It is amazing how different one episode can sound from another, depending upon the podsafe resource that you gather material from. This show pulls selections from Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR. Maybe it's just me, but this one feels glossier, more spit-shine and polish than some previous episodes. Maybe it's the fact that this show is jam-packed with ID drops from the artists themselves. Maybe it's the inclusion of cuts like Mike Petrone's "Flaws," a cut that I can imagine hearing from mainstream media channels, but it was the honest lyrics that ultimately got to me. Or maybe it's the appearance of "Heat Or Paranoia," a song from a particular artist before making a name for himself on American Idol. I suspect that it's a little bit of each...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. Background music includes "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint and "hot on both sides (instrumental)" by Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of India from Astronauts of Antiquity, EJ Flavors, and all but one of the artists featured in this episode.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Camp Lo-Fi comes to Tumblr...
BSOTS 069 - love, hugs, and hip-hop...
BSOTS 083 - sistersounds: the art of intuition...

this episode's tracklist:
1. J-Punch and Dave Moonshine - "Hours Late" {iTunes}
2. Mike Petrone - "Flaws (feat. Iam)" {iTunes}
3. Lauren O'Brien - "Rose's Body" {iTunes}
4. P-Gutta - "Life Is So Strange" {iTunes}
5. Chapman - "Things Are Changing (One Fourty Four Remix)" {iTunes}
6. In The Cinema - "In Waves" {iTunes}
7. Julian Bachlow - "Desolate Place" {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
8. Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde - "Verdade Vencera" {iTunes}
9. Clara Bellino - "What's Too Much" {iTunes | CDBaby}
10. Alexis Foxe - "All The Stars"
11. Michael Lynche - "Heat Or Paranoia"
12. Wendy And Lisa - "Balloon" {iTunes}

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To anyone that's been waiting on the next episode of Radio BSOTS, I thank you for your patience more than I can even express.  Day job beatdowns have been relentless as of late, causing your camp counselor to crash at night...sometimes at the computer, sometimes before I can even get to the computer.

Perhaps it's those bouts with sleep and frustration with not getting more creative things done that have inspired this latest mix.  I was summoned by my man Guy over at Phuture Frequency to try my hand at putting together a mix for Halloween.  Somehow or another, I met the challenge and I'm grateful I did.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.

You can find the mix here and you like it, please retweet it or do the Facebook "like" thing as well.  Here's hoping your Halloween is both safe and fun.

And yes, BSOTS 106 coming SOON.  Promise...

For about four out of five years that I've been doing this show, I've been pulling selections from IODA Promonet, a fantastic resource for bloggers, podcasters, and internet radio programmers featuring tens of thousands of pre-cleared songs just waiting to be featured. This episode's content is exclusively from that resource. ALL FEATURED SONGS ARE AVAILABLE AS FREE DOWNLOADS...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. Background music includes "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, and "hot on both sides (instrumental)" by Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of Jonny Sonic, Darrenkeith Wyatt, and Fave.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Camp Lo-Fi comes to Tumblr...

this episode's tracklist:
1. Hector Zazou - "Into Your Dreams" (2003) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
2. Kiyo - "Bear In. Warm-Noiz" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
3. General Elektriks - "Raid The Radio" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
4. Junk Culture - "West Coast" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
5. Unison - "Outside" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
6. Ja Prawn - "Soulja Boi" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
7. Los Sospechos - "Jano's Revenge" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Fat Beats}
8. Damn - "A La Misma Vez" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Napster}
9. Moto - "She's Everywhere" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
10. Presto - "Smooth Flow" (2008) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
11. Mux Mool - "Hog Knuckles" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
12. Matthew Dear - "I Can't Feel" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
13. Othello & DJ Vajra - "Same Team Suckas (feat. Theory Hazit)" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Fat Beats}
14. Trishes - "What You Do" (2005) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
15. Sessomatto - "Sesso Matto" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
16. Moussa Doumbia - "Keleya" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
17. Aquadrop - "Waves (feat. Vanelitne)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
18. Ini Kamoze - "Rapunzel (feat. Maya Azucena)" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
19. Harmonia Ensemble - "Theme From Lumpy Gravy" (1994) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}

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Between freaking out over chatty voiceovers, RSS feeds imploding into themselves, and the usual workday complaints, this show felt like more of a beast to put together than it should have. Even so, I think it's a killer playlist this time around and the more I hear it, the more I dig it. Certainly hope that you feel the same when all is said and done.

Things kick off with the latest from Shawn Lee before settling into a nice midtempo strut with Hint remixing Flevans. Dego & Akwasi turn in a lovely remix of Ty's "Emotions" and I get to rep for the Budabeats netlabel again (hadn't played anything from them in a while) with a serious mover from Klitbeats. The cut from The Carps comes courtesy of Afro- Punk Vol. 2 and definitely wins for the best song title for this episode, hands down.

I tried to hold off on playing Jed and Lucia, but "The Park" has become a constant rewind tune for me in a very short period of time. I finally start rocking some tunes from Cyber PR and give Luke Parkin some star time, then follow up with my brother that's been down with Camp Lo-Fi from day one, The Hired Gun. The Funk League keeps the shoulders rocking with "The Boogie Down Bombers," featuring live lyrics from Diamond D and Sadat X. The Cross Country Collective (C3) adds a little "contempojazzsoulhop" to the mix before Mark Ronson throws down the gauntlet with "Bang Bang Bang." Both Q-Tip and MNDR sound great on this and it's one of my absolute favorite songs right now.

Set no. 3 begins with new material from Christopher Willits, sun-drenched experimental electronics that make a path for Friends Or Whatever to click-clack upon. Special shout out to the good people at AheadPR: the cuts from Atjazz and Comfort Fit are courtesy of them. Consider AheadPR the new sonic dope supplier around these parts. Then there's the aptly titled "Heaven" by Matthew Larkin Cassell. Just think: if Madlib hadn't sampled this for that Madvillain remix album, we wouldn't have Cassell's Complete Works on Stones Throw right now. It's nice when the sample clearance thing actually turns out to be a win-win situation for all parties involved. Doesn't happen like that often.

Agape's "She Really Likes It" is another one of those songs on constant rewind in my MP3 player...so much fun. Things slow down after that with seductive selections from Washed Out, 7 Day Visa (Anji Bee's vocals are straight up sizzling on this one), and (gasp!) the Nu Shooz Orchestra, revisiting their biggest hit in a wonderfully mature fashion. We head on home with the S.S.O. Orchestra, a Belgian band that only made one album but managed to get lifted by Diamond D and Busta Rhymes for one song: "Faded Lady." God bless the crate diggers for sharing this one with the masses. And here's hoping that you share this show with the music fiends in your life. Regards and respect...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. Background music includes "Leave A Note" by Silhouette Brown.

other key info:
Sunday Soundtrack with Mr. Fresh
Label Love compilation on Bandcamp
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia's blip.fm page

this episode's tracklist:
1. Shawn Lee - Who Are You (feat. Bing Ji Ling) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
2. Flevans - Hold On (feat. Sarah Scott) [Hint Remix] {iTunes}
3. Ty - Emotions feat. Sarina Leah & Shaun Escoffrey (Dego & Akwasi's 2000 Black Remix) {iTunes}
4. Klitbeats - Gimme Good {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. The Carps - It's Raining In The Projects, But It's Sunny In Africa {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Jed And Lucia - The Park {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Luke Parkin - Fade To Black {iTunes}
8. The Hired Gun - Penmanship {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. The Funk League - The Boogie Down Bombers (feat. Diamond D & Sadat X) {iTunes}
10. C3 (Cross Country Collective) - Give It To Ya {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Bang Bang Bang (feat. Q-Tip and MNDR) {iTunes}
12. Christopher Willits - Sun Body {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
13. Friends Or Whatever - Everybody Stopped Calling Me {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Atjazz - Kidnapped In Kathmandu {m8m}
15. Comfort Fit - Your Next Incarnation feat. Caits Meissner (Boom Clap Bachelors Remix) {iTunes}
16. Matthew Larkin Cassell - Heaven {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
17. Agape feat. Nadia Harris - She Really Likes It {iTunes}
18. Washed Out - You And I (feat. Caroline Polachek) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. 7 Day Visa - Que Quiero (feat. Anji Bee) {iTunes}
20. Nu Shooz Orchestra - I Can't Wait (20th Anniversary Edition) {iTunes}
21. The S.S.O. Orchestra - Faded Lady

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Music fans familiar with Justin K. Broadrick tend to appreciate sounds on the darker and heavier side of things.  Some know Broadrick's name from his time spent in the band Godflesh.  Others know him from the distorted dub of Techno Animal (anybody remember their Brotherhood of the Bomb album?).  His latest work, however, is bound to throw fans for a loop.  Pale Sketcher came into creation as a result of songs birthed out of the Jesu project: songs which seemed out of place for its grinding wall of guitars philosophy.  For one thing, the music is predominantly machine-driven, giving the productions a different energy.  There's a darkness that's still present, but it's undercut with a hypnotic ambience.

Jesu: Pale Sketches Demixed will be released by Ghostly International on August 24, 2010.  Allow "Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)" to be the first of the "de-mixes" to prepare you for what's in store...

Pale Sketcher - "Plans That Fade (Faded Dub)"

A good friend of mine has been wanting me to do this for a while, but I just started uploading podcast episodes to Mixcloud.  I am completely floored by the fact that you can now timestamp your shows so that everyone will know exactly what song they're listening to in the mix.  Excellent tool.

I will be posting some select BSOTS blends sessions there as well as Us & Us episodes.  My first for Motion Radio gets the whole thing started.  If you haven't heard it already, you can check it out below...

I kept going back and forth with this episode. I didn't know whether it was going to be a mixtape type of show but with "buckwild" musical leanings, or if I would preserve the BGB format and keep the rants at the center. In the end, it's sort of this weird fusion of both. Talking is left to the rants, so it's not like I'm introducing songs or talking about the music at all. The show moves a lot faster, in my opinion. Besides, I figure the music is amazing enough to speak for itself, plus I could always express whatever thoughts I had about the songs here in the show notes.

While I save my rants for the "buckwild" shows, the music is still the main draw. I have ended many horrible days at work with M.I.A.'s "Born Free" and if I'm gonna give props to her, I have to show respect to the seminal electronic punk band, Suicide. "Born Free" samples liberally from Suicide's song, "Ghost Rider." Atari Teenage Riot's "Activate" is another one of those songs that helped me get the rage out. Interestingly enough, I play a song from CX Kidtronik right after "Activate" and it turns out that CX is the newest member of Atari Teenage Riot. Kidtronik's "School Sucks" is a song that I've always liked and speaks to the hopelessness some kids feel regarding their dealings with the public education system. It was only right to follow that one up with Rabbi Darkside's "Thank Hip Hop Remix," which features a number of MCs that are also educators (a number of whom I know personally). Very interesting backstory on why this song was created: you can find it at Rabbi Darkside's Bandcamp page.

My cop stop story (along with Richard Pryor's on-point commentary) seems rather timely in the midst of the verdict from the Oscar Grant trial. And considering that Independence Day just passed, I threw in a theory from the always irreverent and drop-dead funny Paul Mooney. While it might be just a hunch, he may just have a point. I've wanted to play Youngblood Brass Band's "Nuclear Summer" on this show for a while; it's the song that partially inspired this episode's title. Strangely enough, I had Jonny Sonic's "Decompressor" picked out for the show prior to knowing all of the lyrics. It was only after placing it into the show that I read the lyrics for the first time. He pretty much nailed my mental and emotional state as of late...so much so that it almost makes me uncomfortable because reading the lyrics was like looking into a mirror that put my soul on blast. Read the lyrics when you get a chance...100 percent real talk.

The show kicks off with a "Buckle Up" spot from the Ad Council, which was part of a campaign aimed directly at urban radio. I think some African-Americans got offended by it and all five spots were eventually pulled. They're all kind of twisted in a special way. Oh yeah, keep tabs on Homeboy Sandman, who provides the closing song for this episode. He's been getting love from Gilles Peterson recently on his World Wide show on BBC Radio 1. He even called for a rewind on one of Homeboy's cuts the first time he played it because he liked it so much, saying that the Sandman reminded him of Aceyalone from Freestyle Fellowship. Can't get a better ringing endorsement than that...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru featuring vocals by Jonny Sonic. Background music includes "Ghettoblaster (Marumari Remix)" by Kid 606, "Easy" by Mr. Meridies, "Abandoned Factory" by Vladimir Cosma, and "After The Gold Rush" by Ben Neill. id drops courtesy of Anji Bee and Jonny Sonic.

other key info:
Visioneers Trailer (NSFW)
Jonny Sonic's new son, Isaac
Summertime: The Cookout!
The Podcast You Need On Your iPod...Right Now
Friday Favecast: Summer Soundtrack
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia's blip.fm page

this episode's tracklist:
1. Rusko - "Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) (Sub Focus Remix)" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. M.I.A. - "Born Free" {iTunes}
3. Food For Animals - "Elephants" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Esquivel - "El Cable" {FREE DOWNLOAD | Napster}
5. Son of Bazerk and the No Self Control Band - "I Swear On A Stack Of Old Hits" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Kidkanevil - "ZoOoOoOp!!! (feat. Oddisee)" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Madvillian - "Papermill" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Core Rhythm - "No Need" {iTunes}
9. Atari Teenage Riot - "Activate" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. CX Kidtronik - "School Sucks (feat. Deuce Gangsta)" {iTunes}
11. Rabbi Darkside - "Thank Hip Hop Remix (prod. by Mista Mayday & Unpaid Bill)" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Youngblood Brass Band - "Nuclear Summer" {iTunes}
13. Jonny Sonic - "Decompressor" {Buylink}
14. People Like Us & Wobbly - "Bad News" {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
15. Shad - "Yaa I Get It" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Homeboy Sandman - "Yeah, But I Can Rhyme Though" {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}

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