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Favoriting August 8, 2021: "Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late..."

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Artist Track Album Label Comments Approx. start time
Ramones  Times Has Come Today   Favoriting Subterranean Jungle  Sire  Chambers Brothers cover.  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Clash  I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.   Favoriting The Clash  CBS    0:04:42 (Pop-up)
Mekons  Memphis, Egypt   Favoriting Mekons Rock 'n' Roll  Blast First    0:07:43 (Pop-up)
Fontaines D.C.  Televised Mind   Favoriting A Hero's Death  Partisan/Rough Trade    0:10:34 (Pop-up)
n/a  Youtube bans Sky News   Favoriting n/a  n/a  audio clip  0:16:17 (Pop-up)
Gil Scott-Heron  The Revolution Will Not Be Televised   Favoriting Pirces of a Man  Flying Dutchman    0:16:19 (Pop-up)
Morphine  Sharks   Favoriting Yes  Rykodisc    0:19:17 (Pop-up)
n/a  Sharks found swimming in Florida canal   Favoriting n/a  n/a  audio clip  0:21:58 (Pop-up)
David Nance  River With No Color   Favoriting Negative Boogie  Badabing    0:23:31 (Pop-up)
Chris Forsyth and Garcia Peoples  Mystic Mountain - Live   Favoriting Peoples Motel Band  Prospect Heights Music    0:37:46 (Pop-up)
n/a  George Forss speaking   Favoriting n/a  n/a  Street photographer who passed away recently: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/nyregion/george-forss-dead.html  0:47:16 (Pop-up)
The Stooges  Down on the Street   Favoriting Fun House  Elektra    0:48:24 (Pop-up)
The Boomtown Rats  Joey's on the Street Again   Favoriting The Boomtown Rats  Ensign/Mercury    0:52:00 (Pop-up)
Pere Ubu  Street Waves   Favoriting The Modern Dance  Blank    0:57:28 (Pop-up)
Mission of Burma  This Is Not A Photograph   Favoriting Signals, Calls and Marches  Ace of Hearts    1:01:00 (Pop-up)
Blondie  Picture This   Favoriting Parellel Lines  Chrysalis    1:02:45 (Pop-up)
n/a  George Forss speaking   Favoriting n/a  n/a  audio clip  1:06:48 (Pop-up)
Wilco  Kamera   Favoriting Yankee Hotel Foxtrot  Nonesuch    1:06:51 (Pop-up)
Big Star  In the Street   Favoriting 45  Ardent    1:10:12 (Pop-up)
American Music Club  Away Down My Street   Favoriting Restless Stranger  Warner    1:16:23 (Pop-up)
Roxy Music  Street Life   Favoriting Street Life: Greatest Hits  Reprise    1:20:25 (Pop-up)
n/a  Eviction Moratorium/Homeless camps in NYC   Favoriting n/a  n/a  audio clip  1:24:21 (Pop-up)
Nirvana  Something in the Way   Favoriting Nevermind  Geffen    1:25:39 (Pop-up)
REM  Oddfellows Local 151   Favoriting Document  IRS    1:29:25 (Pop-up)
Steve Earle  Burnin' It Down   Favoriting The Low Highway  New West    1:40:27 (Pop-up)
Fairport Convention  Dear Landlord   Favoriting Unhalfbricking  Island    1:43:25 (Pop-up)
Tom Waits  Cold Water   Favoriting Mule Variations  ANTI-    1:47:19 (Pop-up)
Rickie Lee Jones  Chuck E's in Love   Favoriting Rickie Lee Jones  Warner Bros.  R.I.P. Chuck E. Weiss: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/arts/chuck-e-weiss-dead.html  1:52:42 (Pop-up)
Camera Obscura  Let Me Go Home   Favoriting Underachievers Please Try Harder  Merge    1:57:58 (Pop-up)
The Pogues  Dirty Old Town   Favoriting Rum, Sodomy & the Lash  MCA    2:01:30 (Pop-up)
Jim McCann  Grace   Favoriting Grace  Lunar Records    2:05:19 (Pop-up)
Jon Langford  Poor Valley Radio   Favoriting Four Lost Souls  Bloodshot Records    2:09:59 (Pop-up)
Sally Timms  Seminole Wind   Favoriting Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments... For Lost Buckaroos  Bloodshot Records    2:13:30 (Pop-up)
Mako Sica  Elastic Future   Favoriting Manifest Being  Feeding Tube    2:19:54 (Pop-up)
Dirtmusic  All Tomorrow's Parties   Favoriting BKO  Glitterhouse    2:32:24 (Pop-up)
Mountain Movers  Flock of Swans   Favoriting World What World  Trouble in Mind Records    2:39:20 (Pop-up)
Ellen McIlwaine  Higher Ground   Favoriting The Real Ellen McIlwaine  Kofai  R.I.P. Passed away in June.  2:46:48 (Pop-up)
Alice Coltrane  Yamuna Tira Vihara   Favoriting Turiya Sings  Impulse!/UMe    2:50:33 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:02am
Scott67:

G'day Brian & Topicals!
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  3:04am
Cooh John:

G'night, Scott67. Slipping into the void.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:05am
fred:

Hello Brian and listeners
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:08am
Brian D:

Greetings all. Thank you for joining me!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:08am
Scott67:

G'night Cooh.J, void thee well mate.✌😎
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:08am
Scott67:

G'day Fred.πŸ‘πŸ˜Ž
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:12am
Paulo AD:

My mates the sound engineer for these guys
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:12am
Paulo AD:

Hiya Brian, Hiya Fred :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:13am
Brian D:

Hey Paolo! That's cool. I really like this record.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:17am
Scott67:

Spot on Brian!! Fuck I fucken hate the Sky Network shit shivers for money.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:17am
Scott67:

Shovelers*
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:18am
Brian D:

Happy to oblige, Scott. We have our own Rupert Murdoch problems here in the States.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:19am
Paulo AD:

Stone cold classic here
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:19am
Scott67:

I know man, sorry about that. Fuck Fox, we don't want that scum back here.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:19am
Paulo AD:

ANyhin Murdoch, fucke em
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:20am
Paulo AD:

Brian, yeah it's a good one, but I think I've heard it too much now lol
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:20am
Scott67:

Love it always!!! 🌊🦈
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:27am
Scott67:

This is good!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:32am
Cooh John:

Thrilled to be listnin', Brian D.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:35am
Scott67:

Cooh.J, get to sleep! School tomorrow.
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Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:46am
Paulo AD:

Some of us are already in school, and waiting for school dinners :P
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:46am
Paulo AD:

Made myself a low carb Shepard's pie on the weekend
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:49am
Paulo AD:

one of my all time fav songs here
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:49am
Brian D:

George Forss obit here: www.nytimes.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:49am
Scott67:

Love a Shepard's Pie. I make a mean one with Roo meat & Sweet Potato.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:50am
Scott67:

Thanks for link Brian.πŸ“Έ
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:03am
Paulo AD:

Love a bit of roo meat. This one has a cauli crust which is crap
  4:15am
Myna Anderson:

in Gambka
rainong hard
wfmu app not lwtting me save shows...
sad
want to save this one
any idea why app is ot allpwing?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:17am
Brian D:

Myna, apologies, no, I don't. But we've been having problems with the stream off and on this week.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:23am
Paulo AD:

Hell of a tune, hell of an album
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:24am
Paulo AD:

Sorry Myna no idea, maybe try and reload it ?
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:31am
Paulo AD:

I bloody love early rem
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:32am
Scott67:

As a Gen-X Slacker, & still a Slacker, this set is doing strange things to me.
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Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:33am
fred:

Nice REM pick, Brian. It's not played often
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:33am
Brian D:

Slackers of the World Unite!
Avatar 4:35am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

wash off the blood
wash off the one five one
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:35am
Paulo AD:

I started reading Brighton Rock
  4:36am
pp:

i am slogging my way through twitter
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:37am
Scott67:

FMU Chat is my daily read lately.
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Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:37am
Paulo AD:

I'm halfway through about 4 books, I just cant seem to focus to finish
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:38am
Paulo AD:

Reddit is my daily read hahah Currently fantasy premier league. The league needs to start so I stop tinkering with my team
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:39am
Paulo AD:

I believe this happens with all stores, its shocking the amount of waste here
Avatar 4:40am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Supermodernity & Junkspace Dept.
...make food antifood...
Here is your Civilization.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:40am
Brian D:

Anna Sacks: www.theguardian.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:41am
Brian D:

@Paolo, I know how that goes. Hence my slog through the Ali bio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:42am
Scott67:

Here's a read to give me some City Pride.
www.theage.com.au...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:44am
Brian D:

Up Bendigo, @Scott!
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:47am
Paulo AD:

I love Bowie and a I recently slogged through a bad bowie bio. I ve omce to the realisation if i DONT ENJOY IT after 3 chapters its probably not worth it
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:47am
Paulo AD:

Scotty, I just remembered we. all called into Jims show a few weeks ago haha I have to listen to that again
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:47am
Scott67:

Tommmm!!!!!πŸ’œ
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:48am
Brian D:

My missus always chides me for sticking with books even if I'm not enjoying them. "Life is too short," she says. I'm liking the Ali bio, though.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:49am
Paulo AD:

I tied the Neil Young bio everyone always raves about, man that was a hard slog through some chapters, 5 chapters about his parents, cant be arsed
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:50am
Brian D:

Thankfully, Ali bio nothing like that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:51am
Scott67:

Hah! Yeah Paulo, I haven't listened to it either. I had a waffle on Marty's Show Tod/esterday too. I call in there most weeks.
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Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:53am
Paulo AD:

Ok I listened to it back, it wasn't that cringy haha Id be amazed if anyone understood me P
You were amazing as ever scotty
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:55am
Paulo AD:

We're currently addicted to pose on netflix
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:58am
Paulo AD:

So are you Green or Blue Brian ?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59am
Brian D:

Ah, you guessed it, Paolo. Green and proud of it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59am
Stanley:

Brian - sounding good this morning and, I as see, sporting a good looking set, so far.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59am
Scott67:

Haven't listened, but you sounded great live Paulo. You have a genuinely warm & humble voice.✌😎
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59am
Brian D:

Thank you, @Stanley
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:01am
Paulo AD:

What can I say Scott, I'm a funny guy haha
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:02am
Paulo AD:

Brian - Bet you're happy about Rangers finally loosing
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:02am
Scott67:

Kiss my Arse!!
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:02am
Paulo AD:

Hi Stanley, how are you buddie ?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:03am
Brian D:

Yes, @Paulo, I was a Dundee United supporter yesterday.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:03am
Scott67:

G'day Part 2 Stanley.πŸ‘πŸ˜‰
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:10am
dan in wisconsin:

This Pogues song hit home. I live within 3 square city blocks of a large brewery, an industrial bakery, a wastewater treatment plant, and the 2nd largest river in the USA. When all those aromas swirl together it reminds me of Dirty Old Town by The Pogues.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:11am
Brian D:

There are a lot of (lovely) Dirty Old Towns all over, @Dan.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:19am
Paulo AD:

Right, off to the gym Great show Brian. Talk to the rest of you reprobates in a bit :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:20am
Brian D:

Get your sweat on, Paulo. Thanks for listening and for the kind words.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:21am
Paulo AD:

Always dude, see you next week same bat time, same bat channel
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:24am
Ike:

Greetings, humans.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:25am
Scott67:

Pump it Paulo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:25am
Scott67:

G'day Ike.✌😎
  5:31am
Gnomon:

Hey, can anyone tell me the album this Mako Sica is on, if it’s on the playlist? I’m on mobile and can’t look at the moment but I need that track.
  5:32am
Gnomon:

(Also hello regulars I know from other time slots)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:33am
Brian D:

@Gnomon, I'll back announce in a bit but it's on Manifest Being.
  5:34am
Gnomon:

Thanks Brian!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:34am
Scott67:

G'day Gnomon.✌😎
  5:35am
Gnomon:

I’m a huge fan of all things doomjazz, and that sits nicely between Bohren and Kilimanjaro Orchestra
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:52am
Scott67:

Your chosen Track Titles tell a timely tale indeed Brian.🏑
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:56am
Brian D:

Trying, @Scott.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:57am
Brian D:

Once again, to all, thank you for joining me this week. Have a great Sunday and stay safe!
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:58am
fred:

Thanks Brian!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:58am
Stanley:

I got amoebic dysentry from drinking waters from the 'sacred' Yamuna river. But that's a story for another time. Great listening, Brian, thanks. Later everyone.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:00am
Scott67:

Thanks Brian.✌😎🌏
  6:00am
hoeg:

ooh what have i missed
have a great sunday Brian, i'll have to get up earlier next week...
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