CDH 2.2 - Secret Agent!

Back on the air today for a new installment of the Civil Disobedience Hour. Joined in the studio this time around by my new partner in rhyme, the Duke of digital music, the Viscount of vinyl, the Archduke of anarchy, Joe Alfonso. Joe brought a world of goodness to the m-i-c today and significantly enhanced the show with a nifty set of bass-heavy and socially conscious tunes. I especially enjoyed hearing "Sound of da Police" by the inimitable KRS-One.

At the top of the show, we kicked off with a wicked string of Afrobeat, compliments of Tony Allen. Tony was a member of Fela Kuti's band, once upon a time.  In fact, Fela was quick to point out in many interviews, "There would be no Afrobeat without Tony." Lovers of Afrobeat and, indeed, anyone with an ounce of groove in her bones will definitely want to check out the latest album, Secret Agent, whose title track got us off to a thumping start. Like being in Lagos, but without the exploding pipelines and paramilitary goons!

I tracked down this interview with Tony Allen from PRI (May 2010):

http://www.theworld.org/2010/05/06/tony-allen/

Click here for a full set list from today's show (9/24/10).

CDH 2.1 Playlist

Just wrapped up the first show of the season. Came out swinging with Hip-Hop (Ancient Astronauts/Pharcyde) and Afrobeat (Kokolo), but settled into a stream of PUNK ROCK after the first break. Heart rate coming back down to earth after 45 minutes pegged in the red. I may be 40 now, but damn if sometimes I don't feel 37 again!

As ever, the full playlist is available through the station website: http://wrcufm.com/showPlaylist.php?id=1154&playlist=20100917.xml

Punk's Not Dead: CDH Back on the Air!

Civil Disobedience Hour returns to the airwaves in Fall 2010!

Fridays, Noon to 1 PM, WRCU 90.1 FM - Hamilton New York.

AND STREAMING, TOO: http://www.wrcufm.com

Like Chucky, CDH keeps coming back for more.

The Politics of Palestinian Rap

Rappers in Gaza. Words versus weapons in the fight against the occupation. A critcial (or at least thoughtful) take on extremism: "Hamas is a product of the occupation."

Hip-hop was always politcal. Always will be, too. Link to the original article
via Adbusters: https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/88/palestinian-rap.html

Blank Generation (1980) Coming to DVD

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/classic-1980-punk-film-blank-generation-starring-richard-hell-coming-dvd

Birthday Pony: Dischord Records Turns Thirty

My admiration for the Dischord label is already well documented here. As Dischord pulls up on its thirtieth anniversary, here comes another great opportunity to climb aboard and learn more about the scene in DC.

As of 1.28.10, Dischord will makes its box set anthology available at the extraordinary price of $16. The 3-CD retrospective (originally offered as a 2-CD set to mark Dischord's 20th anniversary in 2000) includes seventy-six songs from fifty-plus bands who have recorded their work on Dischord since the label was founded in 1980.

The box set comes with a 134-page booklet documenting the history of the label and the bands who have issues their music on the Dischord imprint. There are also six video clips and a coupon for .mp3 downloads of the "rare and unreleased" tracks included on disc three.

Full track listing is as follows:

Disc 1

1. Teen Idles Get Up and Go
2. The Untouchables Nic Fit
3. State of Alert Public Defender
4. Minor Threat Screaming at a Wall
5. Void Dehumanized
6. Youth Brigade Barbed Wire
7. Government Issue Rock 'n' Roll Bullshit
8. Scream Fight/American Justice
9. Iron Cross Live for Now
10. Red C Pressure's On
11. Deadline Stolen Youth
12. Artificial Peace Suburban Wasteland
13. Faith Subject to Change
14. Skewbald Sorry/Change for the Same
15. Marginal Man Missing Rungs
16. Gray Matter Oscar's Eye
17. Rites of Spring Drink Deep
18. Beefeater Just Things
19. The Snakes Snake Rap
20. Dag Nasty Circles
21. Embrace Money
22. Soulside Punch the Geek
23. Egg Hunt We All Fall Down
24. One Last Wish This Time
25. Fire Party Cake
26. Ignition Rebuilding
27. Three Domino Days
28. Shudder to Think Red House
29. Happy Go Licky Twist and Shout

Disc 2

1. Fugazi Blueprint
2. Lungfish Friend to Friend in Endtime
3. Fidelity Jones Destructor
4. The Nation of Ulysses Spectra Sonic Sound
5. Holy Rollers Perfect Sleeper
6. Jawbox Motorist
7. Severin People are Wrong
8. The High-Back Chairs Summer
9. Autoclave I'll Take You Down
10. Circus Lupus Pop Man
11. Branch Manager Mr. Weekend
12. Slant 6 What Kind of Monster Are You?
13. Hoover Cable
14. Trusty Goodbye, Dr. Fate
15. Smart Went Crazy A Good Day
16. The Crownhate Ruin Piss Alley
17. The Warmers Poked it With a Stick
18. The Make-Up They Live By Night
19. Bluetip Castanet
20. Faraquet Cut Self Not
21. Q and Not U Hooray for Humans

Disc 3

1. Teen Idles Get Up and Go
2. Teen Idles Deadhead
3. Untouchables Stepping Stone
4. State Of Alert Draw Blank
5. Minor Threat Straight Edge (live)
6. Minor Threat Understand
7. Government Issue Snubbing
8. Government Issue Asshole (with Ian)
9. Minor Threat Asshole Dub
10. Youth Brigade I Object
11. Rozzlyn Rangers Rozzlyn Rangers
12. Void Black, Jewish and Poor
13. Void Authority (take 1 and 2)
14. Scream Search for Employment
15. Deadline No Revolution
16. Faith No Choice
17. Marginal Man Manipulator
18. Dag Nasty All Ages Show
19. Fugazi The Word
20. Fugazi Burning (live)
21. Shudder to Think Drop Dead Don't Blink
22. Circus Lupus We Are The One (Rare)
23. Slant 6 Are You Human?
24. Interview 6 live video clips (Teen Idles, Untouchables, S.O.A., Faith, Void, and Deadline)

Alive, She Cried: D-E-V-O!

I've bitched and moaned endlessly about the return of the 1980s and the stupid profusion of synth-rock on the radio, but now I'm forced to eat my words.

A new Devo album to be released in spring 2010!

And a tour to boot!



See: http://www.clubdevo.com/home