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rev R. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2011, 8:32 pm
radioenigma.ca has officially opened and as a result, The Recluse Show Blog will go into archive mode. For all readers of the blog since 2007, thank you and I hope you follow me over to the new site (and new station feed) to see and hear pretty much what you've expected here for the last 4 years. T...
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"Lay Me Down (Live in Spokane, WA)"- The Swell Season

rev R. posted an article on - Sep 13, 2011, 2:02 am
Hypnotic:
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"Route 66"- Bobby Troup

rev R. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2011, 3:02 am
This is how you play it smooth and hip, kids:
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"We're All Boat People"- ART

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2011, 2:00 am
I bought a copy of this on the advice of a nameless record store clerk in Cleveland in 1983:
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"Pretty Close to the Truth"- Jim Lauderdale

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2011, 1:57 am
Way underrated songwriter, and the best thing he's ever done:
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Jack Layton (1950-2011)

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2011, 2:22 am
Safe Passage, Jack:
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"A Better Place"- The Setters

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2011, 4:52 am
The best moment off The Setters, w/ words to live by:
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"What I've Found"- Red Heart The Ticker

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2011, 2:43 am
One beautiful Yes:
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"Hear The Birds Cry"- Varnaline

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2011, 2:33 am
Anders Parker's greatest song:
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Recording Of "Teenage Kicks"- The Undertones

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 16, 2011, 2:12 am
It's not often that you see a classic song being recorded for the first time. EDIT: I spoke too soon; see the comments:
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"Elegy for Gump Worsley"- The Weakerthans

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 13, 2011, 4:35 am
Gump Worsley was the last goalie in the NHL to play without a mask, and his face was as lived-in and told as many stories as Charles Bukowki's:
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"The Calvary Cross"- Peter Laughner

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2011, 1:50 am
Yes:
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"Confession" - Richard Buckner

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2011, 8:14 pm
Richard Buckner's new album Our Blood is a maasterpiece, all shadows, melancholy, and layered emotions as w/ his best work. "Confession" is brilliant:
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The Collins Kids - Like A Rolling Stone (Shindig! 1965)

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2011, 2:35 am
The Collins Kids have had a fascinating 50+ years in music, and this sidetrack is it's most interesting:
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Heavenly Bodies - 1920

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2011, 12:54 am
Trance-like and utterly fascinating:
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"Do The Jellyfish" Sting Of Death (1966)

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2011, 11:44 pm
Neil Sedaka's hilariously over the top song fits the Mondo feel of this Grade Z camp classic quite nicely:
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"Talk About The Passion"- R.E.M.

rev R. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2011, 4:50 am
The IRS-era R.E.M. really were The Beatles of College Rock and in it's history arc, "Talk About The Passion" is "All My Loving":
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"Wipe The Clock"- Uncle Tupelo

rev R. posted an article on - Jul 25, 2011, 2:41 am
"And everything comes in threes/but your face shows two..":
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"Burn In Hell"- Junior Kimbrough

rev R. posted an article on - Jul 19, 2011, 2:53 am
One of my eternal regrets is that I never had an ice-cold Mickey's Malt Liquor at Junior's Juke Joint and watched his pulverizing blues drone in person:
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"I Want To Go Where Things Are Beautiful"- Nimrod Workman

rev R. posted an article on - Jul 18, 2011, 3:19 am
Pure grain tenor and a union man:
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Afghan Whigs - Mr Superlove

rev R. posted an article on - Jul 9, 2011, 4:45 am
The best version of The Ass Ponys' classic, and even Chuck Cleaver agrees:
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A Short Vision (1956)

rev R. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 2:48 am
Brilliant, sombre, and melancholy genius:
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Bob Crane KNX Interview With Rod Serling (1961)

rev R. posted an article on - Jul 5, 2011, 3:21 am
In his pre- "Hogan's Heroes" days, Bob Crane had a gig at KNX AM in Los Angeles in the morning drive slot and interviewed any number of guestsbetween spinning the platters of the day; this snippet of an interview Crane did w/ Rod Serling, where they talk about the classic Twilight Zone episode "The ...
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"Let Me Dream Of The High Country"- Willy Vlautin

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 30, 2011, 2:36 am
Richmond Fontaine has a new album coming out sone called "The High Country" and Willy's in good form here singing the title track:
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"Sway"- Catherine Irvin

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 28, 2011, 2:53 am
Catherine Irwin's voice is the grain of the soul:
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"I Was A Teenage Mummy"- The A-Bones

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 27, 2011, 8:21 pm
Very underappreciated band:
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"Sank"- Concealer

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 23, 2011, 3:31 am
Mark Davis is Edmonton's best songwriter and his side project, the electro-folk Concealer is one of Edmonton's best bands:
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"Fan Letter"- Charles Bukowski

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 22, 2011, 2:46 am
He hated these things of course, and he's absolutely smashed and chippy w/ the hecklers and adoring crowd. But he's Bukowski:
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HB3's "From The Laboratory"

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 20, 2011, 4:27 pm
Radio Enigma will be premiering a brand new From The Laboratory Saturday June 25 at 8pm ET/5pm PT w/ my brother HB3 to coincide w/ the release of his multimedia (CD/Book) "Magic Circles". You can listen to Radio Enigma HERE; until then here's some HB3:
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"String Me Out a Line"- Viva Saturn

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 17, 2011, 3:07 am
Steven Roback's work going back to The Rain Parade (one of the best bands ever to come out of LA) has been full of bittersweet lyrics and melancholy chord changes that hit the proverbial sweet spot of the soul, and his band Viva Saturn carried on w/ that model:
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HB3 Live At The Folly Bowl June 25th

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 13, 2011, 11:55 pm
My brother HB3 is playing June 25th at The Folly Bowl in Altadena, CA in support of his brand-new multimedia (CD and book) release, "Magic Circles". Besides being one helluva writer he's also one of the best (and most slyly innovative) musicians out there, and the music he creates is just as express...
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Eliminate The Toxins- Mark Davis (2011)

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 9, 2011, 12:39 am
Former Old Reliable co-frontman (and Edmonton's best songwriter) Mark Davis has a new CD called Eliminate The Toxins, a controlled, electric set of songs that snake through Folk, Downtown, and a pinch of Electronica that's as compelling as arresting:
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"The Rough South of Harry Crews Part Two" (1992)

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 7, 2011, 2:10 am
Harry Crews is a goddamn genius:
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"The Rough South of Harry Crews Part Two" (1992)

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 7, 2011, 2:10 am
Harry Crews is a goddamn genius:
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"America"- Vigilantes Of Love

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 6, 2011, 2:09 am
Bill Malonee is one of the greatest songwriters alive:
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"Just Like Heaven"- The Watson Twins

rev R. posted an article on - Jun 3, 2011, 3:02 am
Up there w/ Dinosaur Jr.'s awesome cover:
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Randy Ferbey To Coach Russian Men's Curling Program?

rev R. posted an article on - May 31, 2011, 11:30 pm
Wow, I never saw this one coming. My friend Al Cameron of the Calgary Herald has a story up on his excellent curling blog saying that Randy Ferbey is in talks to coach the Russian Curling Program w/ an eye on whipping them into shape just in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. given ...
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Leonora Carrington (1917-2011)

rev R. posted an article on - May 27, 2011, 2:12 am
Safe passage, Miss Carrington:
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"Say Goodbye"- Falcon

rev R. posted an article on - May 26, 2011, 12:52 am
The excellent Brooklyn band Falcon have a new record out, and it's the best album of 2011 so far:
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"Jimmy Reeves"- Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra

rev R. posted an article on - May 23, 2011, 8:18 pm
Classic Edmonton music:
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"Shake Some Action"- The Flamin' Groovies

rev R. posted an article on - May 23, 2011, 1:38 am
The greatest power-pop song ever, and it's not close:
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"The Union"- Matewan (1987)

rev R. posted an article on - May 23, 2011, 1:07 am
My favorite scene from one of my favorite films:
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"The Main"- Grant Hart

rev R. posted an article on - May 22, 2011, 4:00 am
Grant Hart is a fucking genius, and I'll stand on Bob Mould's Flying V in my Chuck Taylor's and speak it proudly:
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"Monday Monday"- Mrs. Miller

rev R. posted an article on - May 20, 2011, 2:15 am
There's never been anyone like Mrs. Miller:
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"Pay To Cum"- Bad Brains with Leonard Nimoy

rev R. posted an article on - May 20, 2011, 1:38 am
This is taking me away to a wonderful place:
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"Alabama Blues"- Jeffery Lee Pierce

rev R. posted an article on - May 17, 2011, 2:47 am
Yes:
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Slave Lake, AB Wildfires (5-15-2011)

rev R. posted an article on - May 17, 2011, 2:44 am
The horrible wildfires that destroyed 40 percent of Slave Lake, AB Sunday is a disaster that we here in Alberta (and all of Canada) are still trying to process:
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"Taking Away the Fire"- Dos

rev R. posted an article on - May 11, 2011, 1:37 am
Hypnotic:
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