Episode #49

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Nappyroots has always kept it real and that's why I love them. This is a bangin' album with some great music and quality rappin'. Check it out at Nappyroots.com!

I love exotic music and Beats Antique is a group I happened upon by accident and just loved their music from the start. They remind me of Niyaz but funkier, and they add so many wonderful flavors to their music. Check them out at BeatsAntique.com.

BT is my heart. I will always love BT and have done so for years. His music is so beautiful, polished and smooth. This is a wonderful album and I'll be playing more from this double album on urban Outside shows in the future! BTMusic.com is where you can find it.

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Playlist

1. Welcome To The Show - Nappy Roots

2. Do It Big - Nappy Roots

3. Transitions And Eras Ft. Busdriver - Haiku D'Etat

Break: New albums I bought this year that I'm playing on this show are The Pursuit of Nappyness by Nappy Roots, Contraption by Beats Antique, also a song from an EP (Les Enfants Perdus) all proceeds from this particular song go to support the rebuilding work in Haiti, and These Hopeful Machines by BT.Bt's music can be found on BTMusic.com. The background song during the break is Better Days by Lisa Shaw. Music by Haiku D'Etat can be found on their website.

4. Oriental Uno Ft. Fanfara Kalashnikov - Beats Antique

5. Les Enfants Perdus (The Lost Children of Haiti) - Beats Antique

6. Vardo - Beats Antique

7. The Emergency - BT

8. Forget Me 1 - BT

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Announcement!

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Episode #48 - New Albums!

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~ ALBUM REVIEWS ~

I have a couple of album reviews that I'm bringing to you today. The first is Layers by R&B /Electronic artist Minh. Released on the Jayden Records label, Minh's music is both smooth and soulful yet futuristic modern. His style reminds me of Maxwell with a soulful, sensuous style and the beautiful and layered electronic sound reminiscent of BT. Some favorite tracks of mine are Fresh and Star. Layers will be released on November 23rd, 2010. You can preview tracks on the album at the artist's website and the Jayden Records label website. His past works have been used in films and tv shows, with a song on the upcoming Layers album already licensed to the indie film Herman & Shelly. His music from his previous works are available on iTunes. Check him out!

Love Darling is another independent band whose music has been featured in television media, as a theme song for the TV show "The Real L Word" on Showtime. Many have said that their musical style channel's groups like The Smashing Pumpkins and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. Well, I'm going to add two more rock groups that I like that their style reminds me of: The Dandy Warhols and The Donnas. They can be edgy, hard driving, fun and bluesy all at the same time and their latest album Sunshine Dust is one of those albums that you can sit down and listen to it all the way through. However some of my favorites on this album are Cadence and Dust In My Pocket. Love Darling rocks! You can find out about their music, touring information, media and more at their website and you can buy their music directly from them there as well. Check out Sunshine Dust and also their previous album Pawnshop Radio ON. Check them out!

Playlist:

1. Big Dreamers - Static Selektah Ft. Reks

2. Mr Opto Mystic - Autolect

3. Star - Minh

4. Don't Wanna leave - Minh

Break: Album reviews for independent R&B artist Minh an indie rock band Love Darling. Music playing in background is "Beng Beng" by Ministry of Sound Ft. Femi Kuti.

5. Cadence - Love Darling

6. Dust In My Pockets - Love Darling

Remember to always support independent artists! Enjoy the show!

Episode #47 - Upcoming Album

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1. Water No Get Enemy - Femi Kuti Feat. D'Angelo & Macy Gray

2. It's A Beautiful Day - Club Des Belugas

3. Kissez in Gallop - Club Des Belugas

4. Drawing Roses - Karen Rockower

Break: Singer songwriter Karen Rockower is coming out with a solo album August 25th. Her album is called Whales Standing. I play two songs from this album on the show. You can find out more about her work at www.karenrockower.com. It's a great album so check it out!

The song playing in the background during the break is called Same Old Thing by The Black Keys.

5. Tralala - Karen Rockower

6. Washed Away - Underwhelmed

7. Caviar At 3 a.m. - Club Des Belugas

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Episode #46

New episode play list! Download the show!

1. Put It In The Air - (Feat. Young Nick & KaiZen)

2. Sambinha - Marie So

3. Crickets Sing For Anamaria - Marcos Valle

4. Bahia - Marie So

5. Elle S'en Va - Camille Bazbaz

6. Harmonix - Surfer Blood

Sorry for the late playlist. Enjoy the show!

Episode#45

Here is this week's show!

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1. U and I - Emily King

2. Spaced Out - Go Ask Alice

3. A Little Trouble - Brotherly

Break: I mention The pop group The Bird and the Bee and their latest album Interpreting The Masters Vol. 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall and John Oates. Great album and I play part of one of the tunes in the background - I Can't Go For That. Great Album!

4. Walk - Adrina Thorpe

5. Out On The Dancefloor - Planet Funk

6. Grains de Beaute - Ceu

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Episode #44

Well here is the long awaited (if anyone is still listening) show that was supposed to be here two months ago. I am really sorry but I explain what happened during the show.

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Anyway I am really excited to showcase Jive Ass Sleepers, one of my new favorite artists!

The first few songs are from his second album, New Jazz Galaxy:

1. Funk In A New Galaxy

2. Keep Me Warm

3. Take Me Home

4. What Dreams She Dreams

Break: I ramble on about my poor excuses for such intermittent shows - again, I'm sorry. The background song is called Curtain Call by Aya. You can find Jive Ass Sleepers albums and mp3s on Magnatune and Amazon.com.

Interesting side note: I first found out about Jive Ass Sleepers from a podcast I listen to called Snapecast - a great podcast. If you like Harry potter check it out however be forewarned - they are VERY SERIOUS SNAPE fans.

5. Back At The Blue Note

6. More Than She'll Ever Know

7. Just You And Me

From the album Gettin' Down To Business

8. Private Eye

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Episode #43

I have been remiss with my electronica extravaganza but it will be posted Wednesday! So anyway, here is episode 43 of Urban Outside. I will be posting the playlist tomorrow! Hope you don't mind hearing a little bluesy rock from The Black Keys because they are so freakin' awesome! I just had to play a couple of songs from them!

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Electronica Extravaganza!

I'm going to have an all electronica show coming up near the end of this month so stay tuned for that! The next Urban Outside episode will be out next weekend!