Iveroni : Gogom Ghimili Machuka [ purchase ] The Republic of Georgia was in the headlines in 2008, and it wasn't in regards to the...

The Feelies : Loveless Love [Purchase] Just across the river from New York City lies a small city just two square miles in si...

Malam Maman Barka : Amairam [ purchase ] From southeastern Niger, Malam Maman Barka is a teacher, musician and poet. Barka has been p...

Maia Hirasawa : Gothenburg [ purchase ] Ten years ago this week, I lost my grandfather.  It wasn't a shock as he had been ill for so...

Dolapdere Big Gang : Another Day in Paradise [ purchase ] Turkey – Istanbul in particular – deserves its name as a crossroads of cultu...

Talking Heads : Life During Wartime [ purchase ] I just finished reading a great book, Love Goes To Buildings On Fire by Will Hermes [ ...

Gerry Colvin: Revolution [it's a creative commons download] I am writing/posting once again about The Age of Aquarius at this l...

Merle Haggard : Okie from Muskogee [ purchase ] No compilation of hippie music is complete without acknowledging its counterpart, the...

The Youngbloods : Get Together [ purchase ] Talk about a period piece. It's hard to imagine "Get Together" making a ma...

Di Leva : Vi Har Bara Varandra [ purchase ] Funny thing about hippies: they tend to be right.  Oh sure, it's easy to sneer at the ea...

Quicksilver Messenger Service : Fresh Air [ purchase ] In the late 1960’s, Quicksilver Messenger Service was a popular Bay Area band, bu...

Blind Faith: Do What You Like [ purchase ] I happened to be in Seattle in the summer of 69, and although I was just barely a teen (14...

Crosby, Stills, and Nash: Almost Cut My Hair [ purchase ] Yes, that's me up there, in 2002: prep school teacher, daddy, and long hai...

David "Honeyboy" Edwards: Catfish Blues [ purchase ] My wife's diet changes in the past year or so have meant that we ...

A Tribe Called Quest : Ham ‘n’ Eggs [ purchase ] So, when was the last time you heard a rapper worrying about cholesterol?  Back in the ...

Meat Puppets : Enchanted Pork Fist [Purchase] Before Star Maker Machine looks like a series of Yesterday and Today  Butchers Cover ou...

Don Dixon & Marti Jones : Praying Mantis [ purchase studio version ] I just finished spending the day smoking a pork butt, creat...

Ry Cooder: Pigmeat [ purchase ] A belated start to this week's theme, but not as late as all that, really, given how closely connected...

Little Feat: Dixie Chicken  [ purchase ] While we're stuck on the animal kingdom and temporarily focused on fowl (and the plural...

Tom Russell : Gallo del Cielo [ purchase ] Due to my love of country and folk music, I have 68 horse mp3s in my collection. But since I...