PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (07/25/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you dig it, be sure to follow the show on Facebook and Twitter.

Artist - Song - Album

NBC - Monitor Beacon - N/A

Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit - Single

Ray Cathode - Time Beat - Single

Bernard Estardy - A Tombeau Ouvert - Electro Sounds Vol. 1

Bernard Estardy - Marche À L'Echafaud - Electro Sounds Vol. 1

Tangerine Dream - Phaedra - Phaedra

Dirty Sound System - Alan Parsons Project "I Robot" (Pilooski Edit) - Dirty Edits Vol. 1

Kraftwerk - Techno Pop - Electric Cafe

Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop - Electric Cafe

Shakin' Street - I Want To Box You - Shakin' Street

Can - Mother Sky - Soundtracks

Van Der Graaf Generator - House With No Door - H To He, Who Am The Only One

Van Der Graaf Generator - Pioneers Over C - H To He, Who Am The Only One

Gong - You Can't Kill Me - Camembert Electrique

Debris - Witness - Static Disposal

Debris - Leisurely Waiting - Static Disposal

Sonic Youth - Star Power - EVOL

Sonic Youth - Green Light - EVOL

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven - Doolittle

Pixies - Debaser - Doolittle

Nirvana - Aero Zeppelin - Incesticide

Nirvana - Son Of A Gun - Incesticide

Jeff The Brotherhood - Hey Friend - We Are The Champions

Jeff The Brotherhood - Health And Strength - We Are The Champions

Stephen Malkmus - Jo Jo's Jacket - Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus - Pink India - Stephen Malkmus

Of Montreal - Forecast Fascist Future - The Sunlandic Twins

Of Montreal - The Party's Crashing Us - The Sunlandic Twins

FEATURE: True Skool Continues its Mission of Empowerment Through Hip-Hop, Art and a Good Party

I catch up with True Skool, Inc. co-founder Sarah Dollhausen-Patterson to find out more about their bi-annual block party, happening tomorrow, Saturday July 20th. True Skool does a lot of amazing work supporting creative kids in our community, so it only follows that we should support them at events like this, but that makes it sound like a burden; it's more like a blowout. 

Read the full piece here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (07/18/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you enjoy it, you can also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter.

Artist - Song - Album

Prince And The Revolution - Paisley Park - Around The World In A Day

Herbie Hancock - Rockit - Future Shock

Herbie Hancock - Future Shock - Future Shock

Prince And The Revolution - Tamborine - Around The World In A Day

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - Of All Time/Classic Collection

Satisfaction Unlimited - Bright City Lights - Think Of The Children

Satisfaction Unlimited - Somebody Else's Woman - Think Of The Children

Curtis Mayfield - Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here - Of All Time/Classic Collection

Mystic Minds - It's Real - Mind Over Matter

Mystic Minds - Funky Business Games - Mind Over Matter

L.T.G. Exchange - Stone Broke - Susie Heartbreaker

L.T.G. Exchange - Susie Heartbreaker (Ghetto Child) - Susie Heartbreaker

Devils Wielding Scimitars - Devil Disease - Curious Soul

Bootsy's Rubber Band - The Pinocchio Theory - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

Bootsy's Rubber Band - Rubber Duckie - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) - Mothership Connection

Parliament - Unfunky UFO - Mothership Connection

The Fuzz - I Think I Got The Making Of A True Love Affair - The Fuzz

The Fuzz - I'm So Glad - The Fuzz

The Fuzz - Search Your Mind - The Fuzz

Dusty Springfield - Wasn't Born To Follow - Dusty In London

Dusty Springfield - Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone - Dusty In London

Dusty Springfield - Crumbs Off The Table - Dusty In London

Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength - Golden Greats

Gene McDaniels - You Can Have Her - Golden Greats

The Chimes - Who's Heart Are You Breaking Now - Collector's Records Of The 50's And 60's - Vols. 19 & 20

The Everly Bros. - Devoted To You - Collector's Records Of The 50's And 60's - Vols. 19 & 20

The Cure - A Forest - Seventeen Seconds

The Cure - In Your House - Seventeen Seconds

Love And Rockets - Mirror People - Earth, Sun, Moon

Love And Rockets - The Telephone Is Empty - Earth, Sun, Moon

Spacemen 3 - Walking With Jesus - Sound Of Confusion

Spacemen 3 - Feel So Good - Sound Of Confusion

Sonic Youth - She Is Not Alone - Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth - The Burning Spear - Sonic Youth

Public Image Ltd - Memories - Second Edition

Public Image Ltd - Swan Lake - Second Edition

Suicide - Rocket USA - Suicide

Suicide - Cheree - Suicide 

UPDATE: "Vibraphone Hero: Lionel Hampton" on the Huffington Post

If you missed its previous appearances on the Network Awesome Magazine and WFMU's Beware of the Blog, my article about jazz great Lionel Hampton also found its way onto the Huffington Post!

Read the full piece here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (07/11/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you dig it, you can also find the show on Facebook and Twitter. Big thanks go out to this week's special guest, Juiceboxxx, and be sure to check out his upcoming LP, I Don't Wanna Go Into The Darkness, due out July 31st! 

Artist - Song - Album

Les Edits Du Golem - Eden Roc - A.L-T.'s Summer Outing

Patrick Cowley - Megatron Man - The Ultimate Collection

Patrick Cowley - Right On Target - The Ultimate Collection

Green Velvet - Sleepwalking - Whatever

Green Velvet - Genedefekt - Whatever

A Guy Called Gerald - To The Other Side - Automanikk

A Guy Called Gerald - I Won't Give In - Automanikk

Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It - Screamadelica

Primal Scream - Loaded - Screamadelica

Gordon Jenkins - The Nightmare - Seven Dreams

Yoko Ono - Midsummer New York - Fly

Yoko Ono - Mind Train - Fly

Juiceboxxx - Like A Renegade - I Don't Wanna Go Into The Darkness

Cypress Hill - Boom Biddy Bye Bye (Fugees Remix) - 12'' Single

Godheadsilo - In The Air Tonight - Share The Fantasy

Onyx - Slam (Glow In The Dark Frustration Mix) - CD Single

DJ Craze - Tekmasta Anthem - Crazee Musick

2 Ton Bug - Follow The 2 Ton Bug - Wedding Of The Century

Belle & Sebastian - The Blues Are Still Blue - The Life Pursuit

Belle & Sebastian - For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea - The Life Pursuit

The Go! Team - Buy Nothing Day - Rolling Blackouts

The Go! Team - Yosemite Theme - Rolling Blackouts

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy - Dandelion Gum

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Jump Into My Mouth And Breathe The Stardust - Dandelion Gum

Super Furry Animals - [A] Touch Sensitive - Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals - Shoot Doris Day - Rings Around The World 

The Beta Band - Al Sharp - Hot Shots II

The Beta Band - Human Being - Hot Shots II

Gorillaz - 5/4 - Gorillaz

Gorillaz - 12D3 - G Sides

Blur - X-Offender (Damon/Control Freak's Bugman Remix) - CD Single

Blur - Coyote (Dave's Bugman Remix) - CD Single