Power Hour Hiatus

Until further notice, Sam and Grant's Power Hour on WNUR's Continental Drift 89.3 FM is off the air. Expect our triumphant return to the airwaves come early April. Huzzah!

December 12th Playlist

THERE WAS AN ALIEN IN MY NOSE, IT WAS GROSS, GROSS, GROSS BUT THEN IT GAVE ME PRESENTS IT WAS A SANTA CLAUS ALIEN SO EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, YOU SCHMUCKS!

Artist	Track	Album	Label (Year)
Camille	Ta Douleur	Le FIl	Virgin France
Orquesta De La Luz	Salsa Caliente Del Japon	Hot Salsa From Japan	CBS Discos
SIlverchair	Straight Lines	Young Modern	Eleven Music Company
Paris Combo	Calendar	Calendar	Polydor/Universal
Yelle	A Cause Des Garcons	Pop-Up	Caroline
Prasanna	Dark Sundae in Triplicane	Electric Ganesha Land	Susila Music
Kate Nash	Pumpkin Soup	Made of Bricks	Interscope
Fela Kuti	Fefa Naa Efe	Confusion / Gentleman	N/A
Oysterband	Everybody’s Leaving Home	Oysterband	Omnium
Jade Bridge	The Moon Reflected at Second Springs	Ambush On All Sides	Henry Street
Caetano Veloso	Let’s Face the Music & Dance	Homage to Federico & Giulietta	Nonesuch Records
Petty Booka	These Boots Are Made For Walkin’	Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian	Weed Records
Balkan Beat Box	Sunday Arak Feat. Dana Leone	Balkan Beat Box	Essay Recordings
Fiamma Fumana	Immagina (Transglobal Underground Remix)	Onda	SRO Artists
Frank Berendt & The Polka All-Stars	Miss You Polka	American Polka	Trikont
Trout Fishing In America	Alien in My Nose	My Best Day	Trout Records
Panda	CarSickCars	Look Directly in the Sun	Bloodshot
The Queen’s Royal Pipers	Alien Pipes	The Journey Continues	ARC Music
Joseph Spence	Santa Claus is Coming To Town	Think Global: World Christmas	World Music Network

December 4th Playlist

Our final song was from Petty Booka, picture above. They are epic and awesome.

Oysterband	My Mouth	Oysterband	Omnium
Brian Bender	Long Island Groove	Little Shop of Horas	Face The Music
Quinteto Tango Extremo	Mato Negro Tex	Dutch Jazz 2008	Buma Cultuur
Fia Na Roca	Marchina	Vente Vindo	Radio Galega
Sergio Mendes	Yes, Yes Ya’ll	Timeless	Concord Records
David Skidmore	Ritual Music	Ritual Music	Third Coast
Haale	Morning	Morning	Haale/Darya
Fiamma Fumana	Check In	Putamayo Grooves	Putamayo World Music
Balkan Beat Box	Shushan	Balkan Beat Box	Essay Recordings
Chumbawumba	Jacob’s Ladder	Putamayo Grooves	Putamayo World Music
Dr. Rudolf Volz	He Is Mad	Hamlet in Rock OST	Whale Songs Ltd
Tony Allen w/ Afrika 70	Progress	Make The Most Of Your Time On Earth	World Music Network
Moondog	Enough About Human Rights	Viking Of Sixth Avenue	Astralwerks
Babu Band	I’m A Disco Dancer	Disco Bhangra	Avant
John Breen	Easy and Slow	Promotional Radio Copy	AMG
Oysterband	Shouting About Jerusalem	Oysterband	Omnium

Arthur's Playlist From Thanksgiving

Before enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday, I (Samuel B. Prime) left Arthur a stack of CDs that he should use to play on the air for today's show. I did get a chance to listen in for a bit and by the looks of it, he played a lot of what I recommended but then also brought some of his own music flair into the mix. All in all, it seems like it was a pretty successful show, though I don't know what the Thanksgivings Day Parade Clip was. Can anybody help me out?

Artist	Track	Album	Label (Year)
Arlo Guthrie	Alice’s Restaurant	Alice’s Restaurant Massacree	Warner Bros. / WEA
Celso Fonseca	The Night We Called It A Day	Natural	Zirguiboom/ Crammed Discs
Baha Men	Home Sweet Home	Junkanoo!	Atlantic
Jackson County Barn Owls	Bake That Chicken Pie!	Black and White Hillbilly Music	Trikont
Louis Jordan	Beans and Cornbread	Malcolm X Soundtrack	Qwest / WEA
Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters	How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?	Black and White Hillbilly Music	Trikont
Llego Van Van	Mi Chocolate	Van Van is Here	Atlantic
Brazzaville	Hoover St.	21st Century Girl	Bus Stop Label
Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters	Ham Beats All Meat	Black and White Hillbilly Music	Trikont
N/A	Thanksgiving Day Parade Clip	N/A	N/A
Ed Sanders	Yodeling Robot	Rough Guide To Yodel	World Music Network
Saskia Laroo	Jazzn Jamz	Dutch Jazz Music 2008	Buma Cultuur
Reptile Palace Orchestra	Catwoman	Iguana iguana	Omnium Recordings
Toxique	My Dear	Toxique	RGM Entertainment
Prasanna	Bowling For Peace	Electric Ganesha Land	Susila Music
Johnny Cash	Thanks A Lot	Essential Volume 1	N/A

Power Hour Takes The Day Off!

Say hello to...

ARTHUR!

Ladies and gentleman, please allow me to inform you that because both Grant and I cannot pass up the opportunity to engorge ourselves with turkey, cranberry sauce and heated debates between our respective extended families (we're not related), the Power Hour won't be running tomorrow.

Instead longtime Chicago disc jockey and part-time employee at the Schaumburg Roller Rink, Arthur Birnthistle, will be taking over for the duration of our Continental Drift hour and a half. Birnthistle, while I've never met the man, is said to have exquisite taste in music, though he often finds himself at a loss for words to describe the music (that is, unless you count onomatopoeia).

So, even though we won't be there tomorrow, please tune in for Arthur's show. I'm sure it'll be a riot. I don't know if he'll have any kind of a Thanksgiving theme, but time will tell, I suppose!

Overtime! [Updated]

The Tribute Show usually operates under the mantra of "Power and a half for an hour and a half"; today's show was an exception. Due to factors outside of our control, our show went on for another 45 minutes; which made "Over twice the power for more than two hours" a bit more fitting. Luckily, we were prepared for just such an occasion. Sam and I had both brought extra music for no logical reason and I'm glad I finally seized the opportunity to play some ELO. If anyone kept listening after our regular sign-off time, I hope you enjoyed the bonus tracks. They won't be posted as a playlist, so "The Day the Show Couldn't Die" may just become an urban legend. At 2:45 we decided to turn off the transmitter, so anyone who turned in after that found dead air. Sorry, but it was necessary. The dead air playlist will also not be added to the blog.

I believe the Beatles show was a success, even though it was the first time we've never had a caller. We learned more about the power of bacon sandwiches and the mighty Bowie. I for one am anxious to see Sam's skills in wizardry develop. Perhaps he will learn to remove the curse put upon him that prevents him from enjoying an absolutely brilliant film: The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra.

One bit of business that was left unfinished this afternoon was the matter of last week's theme-guessing contest. We discussed the merits and shortcomings of the technically-oriented guesses, but didn't call to attention the two more artistic suggestions. The first runner-up in this category was "Sarah Palin". A few weeks ago this might have won, but at the Tribute Show we are on the cutting edge of topicality, unlike Mrs. Palin.

That just leaves the winner. The solution that made me laugh most was that I am unable to speak Italian, no matter how long I've been studying it. Impressively, the young lady that provided this answer cataloged contextual evidence as well. For the most entertaining answer, Alaina Andzelewski has won the chance to have me come to her home and cook mashed potatoes.

11/24 Update: On Saturday night our winner claimed her prize, and the potatoes were delicious.

November 20th Playlist

The theme was Beatles. It wasn't a mystery. There's no contest this week. Wah!

Artist	Track	Album	Label (Year)
BeatleJazz	I Am The Walrus	A Bite of the Apple	Video Arts Japan
Ray Charles	Eleanor Rigby	Ray Charles Anthology	Rhino / Wea
Arthur Mullard	Yesterday	Silly Beatles	N/A
The Beladies	Eight Days A Week	Not Available	N/A
The Travelers	Hoppla-di, hoppla-da	Silly Beatles	N/A
Rita Lee	All My Loving	Bossa’n Beatles	Ghordo Music
Peter Sellers	She Loves You	Silly Beatles	N/A
Tango + Liverpool Project	Across the Universe	Tango + Beatles	N/A
DJ Danger Mouse	Encore	The Grey Album: Jay-Z Meets the Beatles	DJ Dangermouse
The Beatles	Got To Get You Under My Knife	Hell	N/A
David Bowie	Imagine	Bowie Sings The Beatles	N/A
Kathe Beberian	I Want To Hold Your Hand	Silly Beatles	N/A
BeatleJazz	Come Together	A Bite of the Apple	N/A
Ariel	Lezghinka (With A Little Help From My Friends)	Beatles in the Russians	N/A
Beastie Boys V. Beatles	Ladies Do Love Me	Let It Beast	N/A
Teddy Lee	Maxwell’s Silberhammer	Silly Beatles	N/A
Mae West	Day Tripper	Silly Beatles	N/A
Jason Falkner	Hey Jude	Bedtime With The Beatles (Part 2)	N/A
Ariel	Lady Madonna	Beatles in the Russians	N/A

November 13th Playlist + Contest!

Today's show had a theme -- oh yes, it most certainly did. But that theme was a complete and utter mystery deftly kept a secret by both Sam and Grant from the listening audiences. You, the audience, can guess what the theme is. If you do, win a prize. Post what you think the theme was and we'll let you know!

Artist	Track	Album	Label (Year)
Psycho Grass	3rd Stone From The Sun	Like Minds	Sugar Hill
Smarnamisa!	Ta-do z te biske jasane	Folk Songs and Dance from Northeast Italy	Avant
Kevin Burke	The King of the Fairies	Sweeney’s Dream	Smithsonian Folkways
Prasanna	Snakebanger’s Ball	Electric Ganesha Land	Susila Music
Pops Mohammed	Shona Dawn	Ancestral Healing	B&W Music
Fiamma Fumana	Immagina	Onda	SRO Artists
Infantry Rockers	Sheila	Boombala	Revolucion Disks
Shantel	Disko Partizani	Disko Partizani	Essay Recordings
Stranz and Sarah	Laleh	Desert Guitars	Selva
Celia Cruz	El Cacahuatero	The Rough Guide to…	World Music Network
Fiamma Fumana	Mercy is Dead	Home	Omnium
Infantry Rockers	Sheila	Boombala	Revolucion Disks
Jody Stecher, Kate Brislin and Larry Hanks	Kneelin’ Down Inside The Gate	Out On The Rolling Sea	Green Linnet
Bitman & Roban	El Hechizo	Rough Guide to Latin Funk	World Music Network
Rahim Alhaj	Taqsim Maqam Ajam	When The Soul is Settled	Smithsonian Folkways

November 6th Playlist!

Live in the studio today, we had the extreme honor of interviewing Dr. Rudolf Volz, composer of Faust I, Faust II and Hamlet in Rock. In the studio also with Volz was Andreas Stockhausen, who played Osric, The Killing Soldier and other roles in Hamlet in Rock.

Artist	Track	Album	Label (Year)
Dr. Rudolf Volz	The Uses of This World	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	To Be or Not To Be	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Frailty	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	I Do Not Know	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Taken To Wife	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Er Liebt Mich	Faust I	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	We Should Do	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	The Readiness Is All	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Your Sister is Drowned	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	He is Mad	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Hexen-Einmaleins	Faust I	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Take These Again	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	Conscience of the King	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	The Rest is Silence	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions
Dr. Rudolf Volz	To Be Or Not To Be	Hamlet in Rock (OST)	Xdra Productions