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Friday, October 09, 2009

Altrok's FM Showcase #243 Preview

The Altrok Radio FM Showcase once again holds forth tonight at 11pm Eastern (remember, that's a new time) at 90.5 The Night.

Bombay Bicycle Club is represented tonight, as are The Bravery and Malcolm Midleton, plus new Kasabian and The Answering Machine. There's also a rather long, interesting and danceable track from Music Go Music that isn't all that far a stretch from Blondie (who, yes, you'll also hear.)

There's also classic tracks from Happy Mondays, New Order and Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, and the earliest example of a song about music piracy that I know of (and considering it's by Bow Wow Wow, it shouldn't be a surprise that it comes out squarely in favor of it.) You'll even hear some Bruce Springsteen...recontextualized, of course.

Tune in and fill yer ears...

The Altrok Radio FM Showcase
Fridays, 11PM-1AM Eastern
90.5 FM in Central NJ
90.5thenight.org worldwide

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