As always, the Nexus travels far and wide delivering sounds both obscure and common. This latest podcast is the first hour of a show from July 24. Write back and let me know if you prefer the 1 hour podcast. I will post hour 2 in a few days.
Some of the artists you will hear: James Brown, Freeway, Robyn, Ivy, Edan, Issa Bagayogo, Common & Holly Golightly.

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Complete track listing...

james brown - it's a new day
barney miller - theme song
freeway - where you been
robyn - konichiwa bitches
common - real people
ellen allien - erdbeermund
gang of four - natural's not in it
culture club - i'll tumble for ya
ivy - corners of your mind
cadence weapon - get in the chair, girl
eklipse soul - psicose
panico - guerra nuclear
edan - rock & roll (ft. dagha)
issa bagayogo - gnangran
broken social scene - shampoo suicide
the cyrkle - the visit (she was here)
holly golightly - wherever you were
Bossacucanova - Vai Levando (ft. Trio Mocoto)
his name is alive - last summer
technicolor - tinfoil cloud

Pack this show up with the sunscreen and your shorts and hit the road. This program originally aired July 10 and rolls on with a tight mix of old favorites and more new music. The Nexus is what radio should be.
Some of the artists you will hear: Mos Def, Tom Tom Club, Savath + Savalas, Fancey, Feist, A Tribe Called Quest, Mahjongg, Robert Plant, Rachid Taha, Saul Williams, Nobody and Out Hud.

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Complete track listing...

dj spooky - haunted battle breaks
ohno - get away (instl)
king britt - transcend (ft. bahamadia)
mos def - ms. fat booty
barrington levy & k-os - top of the world
tom tom club - genius of love
sly & the family stone - running away
city of god soundtrack - estoria da boca
savath + savalas - rolls & waves of ignorance / paths in soft focus
de la soul - long island wildin
maroons - matter of time
dj rupture - mole in the ground (ft. sindhu zagoren)
comfort fit - kurz vor danach ganz
fancey - magical summer
clap your hands say yeah - over and over again (lost & found)
leslie feist - gatekeeper
mahjongg - the wolf
a tribe called quest - electric relaxation
ronnie foster - mystic brew
diplo - piddle le he he
robert plant - another tribe
rachid taha - tekitoi
saul williams - track 04
nobody - wake up and smell the millenium
billy baron - communications is where it's at
four tet - smile around the face
led zeppelin - that's the way
out hud - old nude
snoop dog - drop it like its hot (ft. pharrell)
beck - still missing (royksopp remix)
luxury - greenhearts
nouvelle vague - teenage highs
zero tolerance - taken over
blondie - one way or another
bob dylan - she belongs to me
master musicians of jajouka - taksim

Back in the studio this Sunday with too many tracks reflective of the whole long, crazy weekend.
Some of the artists you will hear: DJ Rupture, Horace Andy, Big Daddy Kane, Brazilian Girls, Lee Renaldo, Comfort Fit, Leslie Feist, Four Tet, Sly Stone, Fellini, Isolee, Lippok & Morgenstern, Nouvelle Vague, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Jamie Lidell and Antena.

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Complete track listing...
(no longer posted. if you would like a copy send an email here)

dj rupture - overture: watermelon city (ft. E. Alexander)
bill conti - gonna fly now
m.i.a. - bucky done gun
diplo - haiti on blast
madvillian - rhinestone cowboy (doom & four tet remix)
fellini - rock europeu
lee renaldo - war
brazilian girls - lazy lover (free mix)
leslie feist - one evening
isolee - face b
comfort fit - freeze the cut (ft. blaktronics)
konono no.1 - masikulu
big daddy kane - smooth operator
four tet - sun drums and soil
lippok & morgenstern - sommer
nouvelle vague - marian
ghostface - save me dear (cadence weapon acerock remix)
roy ayers - everybody loves the sunshine
tralala - all fired up
kenny burke - keep rising to the top
clay your hands say yeah - upon this tidal wave of young blood
panico - que pasa wey
jamie lidell - newme
dj spooky - haunted battle breaks
lippok & morgenstern - otuskimi
the pretenders - message of love
quasimoto - shroom music
carleen & the groovers - hot pants
jorge ben - xica da silva
antena - sissexa
horace andy - skylarking
weldon irving - i love you
sly stone - you caught me smilin
percussion espanol - espana cani

It couldn't be any better at the front of the stage at Live8. Many unexpected twists & turns lie ahead.

Click on the Live8 - Philly link in the Categories section to see all the Live8 pictures.

This is the wrist band that got you into the pit. You could come & go from the pit all day with it. According to the dick & his fat little, annoying assistant working the entrance mine was "unacceptable" when I tried re-enter. This indirectly led to Jay getting punched (see below). We did get back in eventually.

Like a loaf of bread in times of famine, its amazing how important a little green wristband became to people (myself included).

Never saw the Kaiser Chiefs prior to this. Don't know how it looked/sounded at home but they were really good live. I was sold.

We wanted to see Jay-Z. Instead, my friend Jay got punched in the face by Live8 security.

Fuckin' dicks.

See more Live8 pics here: Live8 - Philly