Weekly Update - 2 Weeks Late

Hey folks,
Sorry I haven't been able to do this in a little while. I hope you haven't missed me too much. Here's some new CD's, music news, and charts for you all to consider when doing your shows next week. Continue rocking the new music, and I'll talk to you next week!
Corey

As always, feel free to email me with any suggestions, concerns, and whatnot:
music@wmua.org

New Music:

Alexis Gideon - Flight of the Liophant
If you dig the white boy rapping of Beck, Subtle, and Why?, you might want to check out Alexis Gideon. He's a pal of Dan Deacon, too, so he's got some street cred. And he was in the hip hop group Princess.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=57939272

Saturday Looks Good to Me - Fill up the Room
K recs. debut for one of the better bands I saw at CMJ.
http://www.myspace.com/saturdaylooksgoodtome

Jeremy Jay - Airwalker EP
Another band on K Recs. offers a strong 6-song EP. A full-length will be coming in the coming months.
http://www.myspace.com/jeremyjay

Viva Voce - Lovers, Lead the Way! Reissue
Asthmatic Kitty debut from 2003 reiussued. A couple from Alabama, they are recommended for fans of Yo La Tengo, The New Pornographers, and The Mendoza Line.
http://www.myspace.com/vivavoce

Michael Showalter Edits! - from Sandwiches and Cats
I love this guy's comedy, especially when featured in the troupe Stella. Now I have some edits for you to play on your shows, since most of the regular record was rather dirrrty. Also, I should have a legal ID up in spotbox from Mr. Showalter soon!
http://www.myspace.com/michaelshowalter

Why? - The Hollows EP
Single from their upcoming March release on Anticon. There's a bunch of clean versions on the latter half of the record, so pay attention when playing this stuff. Also, there are a bunch of covers from: Xiu Xiu, Nick from Islands, Boards of Canada, and Dump (James from Yo La Tengo).
http://www.myspace.com/whyanticon

Bonnie Prince Billy - Ask Forgiveness EP
8 song EP with a bunch of covers from the folk legend. Includes an R Kelly cover!
http://www.myspace.com/princebonniebilly

Woods - How to Survive in the Woods
2005 lo-fi debut reissued, initially recorded in 2 bedrooms on double casette. FFO: Animal Collective, Mountain Goats, Moldy Peaches
http://www.myspace.com/woodsfamilyband

Recently added to the new to WMUA section:
Why? - Oaklandazulasylum - Anticon - Their debut record!

Upcoming events:
The Magnetic Fields - Iron Horse - Northampton - February 11 and 12
Born Ruffians, Cadence Weapon - Iron Horse - Northampton - February 28
Why?, Cryptacize (ex-Deerhoof) - Iron Horse - Northampton - March 24

Les Savy Fev, Hallelujah the Hills, The Bunnies - Pearl Street Ballroom - Northampton - December 29

Tune in Saturday's program Two Birds and a Stone 11pm-1am for an exclusive interview with Prefuse 73!

Charts, the final of the year:

Rock:
1 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ask Forgiveness Drag City
2 SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME Fill Up The Room K
3 BAND OF HORSES Cease To Begin SUB POP
4 OLD TIME RELIJUN Catharsis In Crisis K
5 ALEXIS GIDEON Flight Of The Liophant Southern
6 WHY? The Hollows [EP] Anticon
7 MARS VOLTA "Wax Simulacra" [Single] Universal
8 JENS LEKMAN Night Falls Over Kortedala Secretly Canadian
9 TOKYO POLICE CLUB Smith [EP] Paper Bag
10 BLACK DICE Load Blown Paw Tracks
11 LAMPS Lamps In The Red
12 NEIL YOUNG Chrome Dreams II Reprise
13 SOUNDTRACK I'm Not There Columbia-Sony
14 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS A Place To Bury Strangers Killer Pimp
15 JOY DIVISION Closer Rhino
16 BATTLES Tonto [EP] Warp
17 WIRE Read And Burn 03 Pink Flag
18 THURSTON Trees Outside The Academy Ecstatic Peace
19 COHEED AND CAMBRIA Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. Two: No World For Tomorrow Columbia
20 GRIZZLY BEAR Friend [EP] Warp
21 SERJ TANKIAN Elect The Dead Reprise
22 SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE Shelter From The Ash Drag City
23 DREAM THEATER Systematic Chaos Roadrunner
24 WEEN La Cucaracha Rounder
25 WHITE RABBITS Fort Nightly Say Hey
26 DAVID BYRNE Knee Plays Nonesuch
27 DEGENERATE ART ENSEMBLE Cuckoo Crow Tellous
28 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Strawberry Jam Domino
29 THESE ARE POWERS Terrific Seasons Hoss
30 MV AND EE WITH THE GOLDEN ROAD Gettin Gone Ecstatic Peace

Jazz:
1 DIZZY GILLESPIE Live At The 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Jazz Fest
2 STANLEY CLARKE Toys Of Men Heads Up
3 TONY BENNETT The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 Columbia/Legacy
4 MARTY EHRLICH AND MYRA MELFORD Spark Palmetto
5 AMIR EL SAFFAR Two Rivers Pi
6 DAVID LIEBMAN/ROBERTO TARENZI/PAOLO BENEDETTINI/TONY ARCO Dream Of Nite Verve
7 MOUTIN REUNION QUARTET Sharp Turns Blujazz
8 FRED ANDERSON AND HAMID DRAKE From The River To The Ocean Thrill Jockey
9 JIM SNIDERO Tippin Savant
10 DIANA KRALL The Very Best Of Verve

World:
1 EILEEN IVERS An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas Compass
2 COLOMBIAFRICA Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land Riverboat
3 LENI STERN Africa
4 VARIOUS ARTISTS Roots Of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru Barbes
5 TONY ALLEN Afro Disco Beat Vampisoul
6 DEIRDRE NI CHINNEIDE Celtic Passage SOUNDS TRUE
7 MATT AND SHANNON HEATON Fine Winter's Night Self-Released
8 WAYNE GORBEA Introducing Wayne Gorbea's Salsa Picante worldisc
9 MARIA RITA Samba Meu Warner Music Latina
10 CLARA MORENO Meu Samba Torto Far Out

RPM:
1 PREFUSE 73 Preparations Warp
2 MUM Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy Fat Cat
3 BLACK DICE Load Blown Paw Tracks
4 TURZI A Kemado
5 MALIBU Robo-Sapiens Expansion Team
6 ERNEST GONZALES While On Saturn's Rings Exponential
7 SAN SERAC Professional Frog Man Jake
8 UNDERWORLD Oblivion With Bells Side One
9 DAEDELUS Fair Weather Friends [EP] Ninja Tune
10 SUPERMAYER Save The World Kompakt

Hip-hop
1 GURU "Cuz I'm Jazzy" [Single] 7 Grand
2 LUPE FIASCO The Cool Atlantic-1st & 15th
3 MEDIAN Median's Relief Halftooth
4 ANGIE STONE The Art Of Love And War Concord
5 TERMANOLOGY "Watch How It Go Down" [12-Inch] Brick
6 LITTLE BROTHER "life of the party" ABB
7 MUSIQ Teach Me
8 JILL SCOTT "Hate On Me" [Single] Hidden Beach
9 HEZEKIAH I Predict A Riot Soulspazm
10 AESOP ROCK None Shall Pass Definitive Jux