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Edition #25: Groove Theory with DJ Spooky - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast September 11, 2006 Darrell McNeill sits and does a rearview dash with the ever-analytical Paul Miller, infamously known as DJ Spooky a.k.a That Subliminal Kid. The two wax groovy and philosophic about beats, rhymes and life and the theories behind beats rhymes and life. |
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Edition #24: Reunion of The Family Stand - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast August 14, 2006 This show features a lively session with the newly reformed Family Stand. All original members, V. Jeffrey Smith, Peter Lord, and Sandra St. Victor chat with BRC hosts LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill, about their reunion and their new album, Supa Soul Nova. The BRC will play first-ever-heard cuts from the record, some old favorites and a special live acoustic performance with the band exclusive to BRC @ WPS1. Also check out the myspace.com pages for The Family Stand and the Black Rock Coalition with these links. Playlist 01 Supa Soul Nova 02 Sometimes (Live) 03 Getting Happy 04 Dangerous (Live) 05 The Education of Jamie 06 In The Name of What 07 Undiscovered Country (Live) 08 Ghetto Heaven |
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Edition #23: Burnt Sugar and 20 Years of the BRC - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast July 31, 2006 This show features a conversation with Darrell McNeill and Greg Tate, co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition, noted journalist and founder and leader of Burnt Sugar, freeform, improvisational ensemble. Burnt Sugar will be the center of a major all-star performance at Lincoln Center Plaza on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. commemorating the BRC's 20th Anniversary. This episode also features choice Burnt Sugar cuts. Also visit the BRC myspace.com page. Playlist 01 Bas (Kiss) 02 Funky Rich Medina 03 Other Arrangements 04 Stephanie's Moodring 05 Wretched of the Earth (Page 88) 06 Mermaids, Angels & Rainbows |
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Edition #22: Afro-Punk Festival, Year Two - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast June 26, 2006 LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill talk with James Spooner, director of the indie film phenom Afro-Punk, in anticipation of the second annual Afro-Punk Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The festival will feature five days (June 30 - July 4, 2006) of cutting edge films and music throughout Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. Spooner brings in music from several of the bands who will be performing in the festival. (57 minutes) |
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Edition #21: The Riot and The Fall of The Poet - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast June 12, 2006 LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill talk about the final comedown of tragic genius Sly Stone and his mea culpa, There's A Riot Goin' On, with author/editor Miles Marshall Lewis. As part of Continuum Books' 33 1/3 series, Lewis chronicles the rise and fall of Sylvester Stewart and his stalwart band, The Family Stone---which also served as a metaphor for the close of 60s optimism and the ushering of the political strife and bleakness of the 70s--all encapsulated in the landmark LP, Riot. Of course, the BRC plays choice cuts from the album. (58 minutes) |
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Edition #20: Rock 'N Roll Reparations Also Rans - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast May 29, 2006 LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill play the judges' favorite tracks that were oh-so-pleasing, but couldn't quite fit on the BRC's latest compilation CD, Rock 'N' Roll Reparations, Vol. 1. (58.5 minutes) Playlist 01 Psycho Therapy - D-Xtreme 02 The Heist - Jungli 03 I Will Judge You - X is X 04 Baron Von Rockabitch - Juneteenth 05 All At Once, Let's Take Turns - The Ace Annihilation 06 Brooklyn - Rahj 07 Recognize - Monique Debose 08 Gift Of Life - Dominick Marcano 09 Black Star - Hanifah Walidah 10 Bomb Song - Soma Mestizo 11 My Becoming - Kudisan Kai 12 I'm Not Talking About Love - Gordon Hayden 13 Abuse Us - Demolition Pit |
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Edition #19: More New Releases - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast May 15, 2006 LaRonda Davis, Earl Douglas and Darrell McNeill showcase more brand new Black rock releases. Playlist 01 Fury - Prince 02 Engraved Invitation - Ben Harper 03 Never Destroy Us - The Dears 04 Chainsaw - The BellRays 05 Blacked Out White - Swain 06 Face The Day - 24-7 Spyz 07 Everything - Micah 08 Cover Me - Dr. Israel Presents Dreadtone International 09 Ziggy Stardust - Seu Jorge 10 Skin - Three5Human 11 Upside Down - Kristin Mack 12 Mean Sleep - Van Hunt 13 Wretched Of The Earth, Page 88 - Burnt Sugar 14 Too Late - Sparlha Swa |
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Edition #18: More New Releases - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast February 20, 2006 LaRonda Davis, Earl Douglas and Darrell McNeill showcase more brand new Black rock releases. Playlist 01 New York Doll- Michael Hill 02 Brother Fucker - Mad Man Films 03 Hangin' Tree- Now Time Delegation 04 The Beginning Of Always - Chocolate Genius 05 Down and Out - Suffrajett 06 Powers - Blackalicious 07 Take My Heart - Danielia Cotton 08 AIDS and Armaggedon (Live) - Fishbone 09 Four Elements/Anthem - Brazz Tree 10 My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - Dirty Dozen Brass Band |
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Edition #17: Black History Month 2006 Special - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast February 6, 2006 The Black Rock Coalition celebrates its fifth year in residence at the BAMCafe performance space inside the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fridays throughout the month of February (Black History Month). This show features music from the scheduled performers, such as Keziah Jones, 24-7 Spyz, Shaka Zulu Overdrive, Martha Redbone, Dr. Israel and Dreadtone International, Phil Moore Browne and others. Playlist 01 Manifesto - Corey Glover 02 Run - Stiffed 03 What Can You Do - Soulive featuring Reggie Watts 04 Ninety Nine and One Half - Buddy Guy 05 Skin - Martha Redbone 06 If I Could - 24/7 Spyz 07 Time - Funkface 08 Alpha Male - Shaka Zula Overdrive 09 Last Call - Rachid 10 Shangri-La - Susan Cagle 11 Sing A Simple Song - Sly & Family Stone w/Chuck D, D'Angelo and Isaac Hayes |
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Edition #16: Rock 'N Roll Reparations, Pt. 2 - listen | listen with RealPlayer First broadcast September 19, 2005 Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill premier selections from the Black Rock Coalition's brand new promotional CD of new bands entitled Rock 'N Roll Reparations, Volume 1 slated for September 25, 2005 release. This is the second of a two part show. Playlist 01 Spit At It - Honeychild 02 Woe To The Conquered - Screaming Headless Torsos 03 Spidergut - Chango Malo 04 Boxes - Arts & Sciences 05 Ain't You Fine - Austin Willacy 06 Venom - Cipher 07 Rebel Radio - Younglao 08 Kriminel - D-Fe 09 Back To The Rebels - The Exit 10 Neon Graveyard - KUDU 11 Epo - Opus Akoben 12 Trapped - G*A*M*E Rebellion 13 Drama Fiction Fiend - Pillow Theory |
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Edition #15: Rock 'N Roll Reparations, Pt. 1 - listen | listen with RealPlayer Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill premier selections from the Black Rock Coalition's brand new promotional CD of new bands entitled Rock 'N Roll Reparations, Volume 1 slated for September 25, 2005 release. This is the first of a two part show. Playlist 01 More Than You Do - Sananda Maitreya 02 Hot Lava - KUDU 03 The I.R.S. - Martin Luther 04 Mr. Man - Suffrajett 05 On My Mind - Joshua Murphy 06 Boot - Tamar-kali 07 Nigga Spectacle - Mutilated Mannequins 08 Satisfied - Imani Coppola 09 (Red) T-Model Ford - Thaylo Bleu 10 Brasilian Pants - Phil Moore Browne 11 Broken Heart - Graph Nobel 12 Stabilah - Keziah Jones |
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Edition #14: Afro-Punk, the Movie - listen | listen with RealPlayer Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill interview and play choice tracks selected by James Spooner, director of the underground hit indie film Afro-Punk, which takes viewers through the Black punk and hardcore scenes. Playlist 1. I Will Burn - Building Better Bombs 2. This Is The Way To Rule - Ten Grand 3. The Smallest Title (How's The Air) - Phil Moore Brown 4. Independent Room - Uncredited mash-up featuring Fugazi and Destiny's Child 5. Far Away - El Toro 6. Back To The Rebel - The Exit 7. A Murder In The Shadow - Cutlery 8. ThunderstaAtEmEnt - The Jai Alai Savant 9. Venom - Cipher |
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Edition #13: New Releases - listen | listen with RealPlayer Hosts Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill of the Black Rock Coalition present another sampling of the best new Black rock jams--major label, indie and D.I.Y. release--in this must-hear, must-have show. Playlist 01 Woe To The Conquered - Screaming Headless Torsos 02 Like Eating Glass - Bloc Party 03 Don't Push - The Exit 04 The Benefit - Alana Davis 05 Children of the Nuclear Age - D-Xtreme 06 Plantation Fantasy - Mutilated Mannequin 07 Night Train - El Pus 08 Who's To Blame - Ozomatli 09 Pay It Back - Blood Sugar 10 We R In Need Of A Musical Revolution - Esthero 11 What Good Am I? - Soloman Burke 12 Indie Boy - i-Lash 13 Touching The Fantasy - Shaka Zulu Overdrive |
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Edition #12: The Long Song - listen | listen with RealPlayer The long song, extended play cuts. A special hour devoted to mini-musical opuses by rockers of color. Playlist 01 L'Via L'Viaquez - The Mars Volta 02 Coded Language - Saul Williams 03 No Quarter - Maktub 04 The World Is A Ghetto - WAR 05 Maggot Brain - Funkadelic 06 Love Is The Drug - Grace Jones |
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Edition #11: Women's History Month - listen | listen with RealPlayer Hosts Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill, of the Black Rock Coalition's BRC@WPS1 crew present an hour-long tribute to sistas who rock, in conjunction with Women's History Month. Featured artists include Tracy Chapman, Res, Dinah Washington, Me'shell NdegeOcello, Betty Davis, Jungli and Big Mama Thorton. Playlist 01 Miss Celie's Blues - Tata Vega as Shug Avery (Color Purple Soundtrack) 02 Plantation Radio - The Family Stand 03 Backwater Blues - Dinah Washington 04 I Was Made To Love Him - Fancy 05 Golden Boys - Res 06 Transparent Affection - Jungli 07 Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman 08 Jim Crow Blues - Odetta 09 Dead Nigga Blvd. (Pt. 1) - Me'shell NdegeOcello 10 Your Mama Wants Ya Back - Betty Davis 11 In The Ghetto - Candi Staton 12 Charlie Big Potato - Skunk Anansie 13 Hound Dog - Big Mama Thorton |
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Edition #10: Black History Month - BRC Showcase @ BAM - listen | listen with RealPlayer For Black History Month, the famed Black Rock Coalition is holding its fourth annual series of Friday night showcases at BAM Café, the restaurant/performance space in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Here BRC@WPS1 hosts Earle Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill present the latest from a fantastic lineup of participating bands, including Jeffrey Gaines, Seal, Zap Mama, David Ryan Harris, Pillow Theory, Brazz Tree, Dah Kah Hip Hop Orchestra, Handsome Boys Modeling School, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Kudu and Ananda & The Acoustic Roots. Plyalist 01 Drama Fiction Fiend -- Pillow Theory 02 In Your End (Live) -- Jeffrey Gaines 03 California Soul -- Da Kah Hip-Hop Orchestra 04 My Blues -- Brazz Tree 05 Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) David Ryan Harris 06 The Hours -- Handsome Boy Modeling School 07 Bandy Bandy -- Zap Mama 08 Eleventh Hour -- Ananda & The Acoustic Roots 09 Finish What You Started -- Kudu 10 Lips Like Sugar -- Seal 11 We Don't Stop -- Michael Franti & Spearhead |
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Edition #9: New Releases - listen | listen with RealPlayer Hosts Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill of the Black Rock Coalition present another sampling of the best new Black rock jams-major label, indie and D.I.Y. releases in this must-hear, must-have show. Playlist 01 New Health Rock - TV On The Radio 02 Zimzallabim - Mos Def 03 6:53AM - Audio Dyslexia 04 TV - Yohimbe Brothers 05 Untitled Track - Latasha N. Nevada Diggs 06 List Of Demands (Reparations) - Saul Williams 07 Funk & Soul - Digg Deep 08 Shake 'Em On Down - R. L. Burnside 09 Satisfied - Imani Coppola 10 We Want It All - Zack de la Rocha 11 Back and Forth - Mach 22 12 Break Down - Younglao 13 Trippin' II - Tar Mack 14 Wicked Man - Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama |
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Edition #8: Hispanic Heritage Month - listen | listen with RealPlayer The Black Rock Coalition team, LaRonda Davis, Darrell McNeill and Earle Douglas, salutes Hispanic Heritage Month (October) with a nod to Latino rockers and rockettes. Featuring music by The Mars Volta, P.O.D., Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Sophia Ramos, Los Lobos and Carlos Santana. Playlist 01 Boom - P.O.D 02 Torn Down - Sophia Ramos 03 Inertiatic E.S.P. - The Mars Volta 04 Rock Superstar - Cypress Hill 05 Tiempo De Soleá - Ojos de Brujo 06 Piazzola - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs 07 Chango - Ozomatli 08 Abu Jamal - Ricanstruction 09 In A Boom Bam Bam - King Chango 10 Havana Moon - Carlos Santana featuring BookerT. 11 Sunshower - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band 12 Is This AllThere Is? - Los Lobos 13 Manifold de Amour - Latin Playboys 14 People of the Sun - Rage Against The Machine |
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Edition #7: New Releases, Pt. 2 - listen | listen with RealPlayer Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill of the Black Rock Coalition weed out the best new black rock jams-major label, indie and D.I.Y. releases-of recent months. Playlist 01 Maybe - N*E*R*D 02 Love/Hate Sensation - Kenna 03 Dickin' Around - David Ryan Harris 04 Paradise - Three5Human 05 Scene - Hashbrown 06 Afrosurrealismfortheladies - Keziah Jones 07 Second Guess - The Butchies 08 Are You Experienced? - Musiq 09 Dan's New Shoe - Chango Malo 10 Black Gurl - Velvet Catfish 11 Life -Daniel Bernard Roumain 12 I Believe In You - Amp Fiddler 13 It Ain't Easy - Bettye LaVette 14 What Can I Do For You? - LaBelle |
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Edition #6: New Releases, Pt. 1 - listen | listen with RealPlayer Hosts Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill, of the Black Rock Coalition, present the best rock jams - major label, indie and D.I.Y. releases - released by black recording artists in recent months. You've really heard nothing till you've heard this. Playlist 01 The I.R.S. - Martin Luther 02 Winter in the Summertime - Apollo Heights 03 Need One - Martina Topley-Bird 04 Power of Soul - Bootsy Collins featuring George Collins and the P-Funk All-Stars 05 Funky Kingston - Toots & The Maytals featuring Bootsy Collins and The Roots 06 Guns Are Drawn - The Roots 07 Roses - The Division Group 08 Say What You Mean - The BellRays 09 Save Me - G*A*M*E Rebellion 10 California - Lenny Kravitz 11 Hold My Hand - Van Hunt 12 Paranoia - Dionne Farris 13 Someday - Los Lobos featuring Mavis Staples 14 I Wonder U - Prince & The Revolution |
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Edition #5: Songs in the Key of Life - listen | listen with RealPlayer The BRC@WPS1 crew does a second tribute to Stevie Wonder, with highlights from the BRC Orchestra's sold-out Symphony Space performance of Songs In The Key Of Life from May 21, 2004 and music by the artists who participated in a wildly successful recreation of the entire album at Central Park Summerstage in New York on August 7, 2004. Playlist 01 Living for the City - Ray Charles 02 I Wish - BRC Orchestra featuring GTO 03 Psychopathia Mojosexualis - Yohimbe Brothers 04 Do You First, Then Do Myself - Corey Glover 05 Saturn - BRC Orchestra featuring Tonni Smith 06 Elegwa - Omar Sosa Quintet featuring Will Power 07 Noodling - Gene Williams 08 Ordinary Pain - BRC Orchestra featuring Kelli Sae 09 Just For Now - Screaming Headless Torsos 10 Boot - Tamar-kali 11 Blue Is The Color of Pain - Caron Wheeler 12 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Syreeta Wright |
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Edition #4: Family Affair, Pt. 2 - listen | listen with RealPlayer Here is the second half of the Black Rock Coalition's delicious two-part special on the phenomenon of the musical family. Join hosts Earle Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill for the Staples Singers, the Jacksons, the Wailers, the Iseleys and other favorite sons (and daughters, moms, dads, cousins, etc.) of the great black music pantheon. Playlist 01 "Spanish Harlem," Aretha Franklin 02 "Respect Yourself," Staples Singers 03 "Joy & Blues," Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers 04 "Crazy Baldheads," Bob Marley & The Wailers 05 "I Want You Back," The Jackson 5 06 "Give In To Me," Michael Jackson 07 "What About That," Janet Jackson 08 "Bootzilla," Bootsy Collins 09 "Made You Look," Nas 10 "Your Lips," Olu Dara 11 "Waterfalls," Wendy & Lisa 12 "Harvest for the World," The Isley Brothers |
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Edition #3: Family Affair, Pt. 1 - listen | listen with RealPlayer In the first of this fantastic two-part special on families who make music together, Black Rock Coalition co-hosts Earle Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill give us the sounds of siblings. Here is their fabulistic playlist: 01 "Bas (Kiss) Super Grungy Mix," Burnt Sugar, Black Sex, Y'all, Liberation and Bloody Random Violets (Trugroid) 02 "Everybody's Falling Out Of Love (Why Don't We)," Shrine For The Black Madonna 03 "At The Movies," bad brains, Banned In DC: bad brains Greatest Riffs 04 "Strawberry Letter #23," The Brothers Johnson, Greatest Hits 05 "You've Gotta Believe," Rose Royce f/The Pointer Sisters, Car Wash 06 "Are You Still Having Fun," Eagle-Eye Cherry 07 "Buffalo Stance," Neneh Cherry 08 "Properties of Propaganda," Fishbone, Give A Monkey A Brain (And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe) 09 "Hollywood Swingin'," Kool & The Gang, Greatest Hits 10 "Tinseltown," The Veldt, Marigolds 11 "Funky," The Chambers Brothers, Greatest Hits 12 "Yellow Moon," The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon 13 "Piece of My Heart," Erma Franklin |
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Edition #2 - listen | listen with RealPlayer Hosts Earl Douglas, LaRonda Davis and Darrell McNeill preview the Black Rock Coalition's May 21st tribute to Stevie Wonder at New York's Symphony Space. The BRC will bring an expanded version of the concert to the Central Park Summerstage on August 7. Playlist 01 Maybe Your Baby - Stevie Wonder 02 My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder 03 Summer Soft - Stevie Wonder 04 Too High - Stevie Wonder 05 I Wish (Live) - Stevie Wonder 06 Fingertips, Parts I and II - Stevie Wonder 07 Tell Me Something Good - Rufus & Chaka Khan 08 It's A Shame - The Spinners 09 You Are My Heaven - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway 10 As - Stevie Wonder |
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Edition #1 - listen | listen with RealPlayer WPS1 is pleased to present Black Rock Coalition mainstays LaRonda Davis, Earl Douglas, and Darrell McNeill, who introduce the music of major and independent black artists on the progressive music scene in the US and abroad, irrespective of style or genre. Playlist 01 Soulcraft - bad brains 02 Movement In The Light - Fishbone 03 Tambourine - Prince & The Revolution 04 Staring at the Sun - TV On The Radio 05 Love Me More - Suffrajett 06 Siren - Kenna 07 What You Gonna Do - Stiffed 08 All Praises - Keziah Jones 09 It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers 10 Climbing Up The Ladder - The Isley Brothers 11 Fight The Power - The Isley Brothers 12 Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquadelamistic - Isaac Hayes |
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