2007/02/08

Up, stream!

Just when I was starting to think it wouldn't happen...

The part of the world beyond the reach of KGNU's AM signal (aka everywhere but Denver) (though we love Denver too) can now hear TerraSonic live on the web. To do so, go here and click for the AM mp3 stream, or copy the link and paste it into your music player of choice. Big thanks to those intrepid KGNUers who withstood a gauntlet of IT issues and other obstacles in order to plug us in.

With this giant leap closer to full speed (¡Proxima estacion: FM!), this space will get back to actually talking about music instead of about a radio show that plays said music. To that end, I'd like to put in a word about this new Caetano Veloso record, . Simply put, I cannot stop listening to it. It had me from the opening "Outro" and now I catch myself humming this track (often "Odeio") or that one (sometimes "Nao Me Arrependo") a lot of the time. "Rocks" and the closing "O Heroi" are exceptionally solid too.

I'm not really a rock guy, so maybe I'm missing something here, but this is the best r'n'r record I've heard in a while; bonus that it's sung in Portugese by Brazil's answer to Bob Dylan (only musically more relevant today). It's the perfect balance and sequence of kick-ass to heartfelt to heartbroken. With guitar, killer guitar.
Produced by his son Moreno and guitarist Pedro Sa, and recorded live-to-tape (no edits) 's warm, stripped down sound gives it a real yesteryear feel. But Caetano, now 64, is still very much at the forefront of now.
As promised on last Saturday's show, I'm going to attempt a podcast giveaway of Caetano Veloso's new record,
. Here's how it works:

Download or stream the 3 Feb show from this site or Underheard, or get the podcast from iTunes. Listen for the key word I inserted into the podcast and be the first to email me with it and I'll send you a brand new copy of this very excellent new record. Be sure to include your mailing address when you write.
This outstanding, TerraSonic-friendly CD is definitely worth a few keystrokes. Start emailing now. Good luck.

I'll leave it at that for now, friends. Thanks for reading (and for tuning in). Feel free to get in touch no matter how you're tuned in. I'm always happy to hear from you.

TerraSonic - 03 February 2007

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