First up,
Rilo Kiley's
Jenny Lewis and
The Watson Twins (who are also from Los Angeles) collaborated for a new album called
Rabbit Fur Coat (
iTunes,
Amazon) from which we heard one of my favorite songs, "Rise Up with Fists!!". Next was
WFMU dj
Ed Shepp and his song "Partydance" from his most recent release
Five (
iTunes,
Amazon). Then Britain's ever-producing
Saint Etienne did "Side Streets" from their new album (which, sadly, just isn't very good)
Tales from Turnpike House (
iTunes,
Amazon). And we finished up with a couple of tracks from the awesome and underrated R&B legend
Billy Paul. First a great cover of
Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", then "Am I Black Enough for You?" both of which can be found on
Me and Mrs. Jones: The Best of Billy Paul (
iTunes,
Amazon).
This episode features a clip from The Rachel Maddow Show from Air America Radio, as well as snippet from Bill Maher's I'm Swiss (Netflix, Amazon) standup comedy routine. His show, Real Time, will be back with a new season on HBO starting this Friday, the 17th!