Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Local & New Releases + Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
+ Philip Bauer’s Summer Top 40 Favorites!

1. Sonny & The Sunsets – “dark corners”
from: Antenna To the Afterworld / Polyvinyl Records / June 11, 2013
[San Francisco based 5-piece band that list The Clash and Amy Goodman as influences. Helmed by the acclaimed singer / songwriter, playwright, author & onetime troubadour piano man Sonny Smith, The Sunsets have featured a revolving door lineup that became permanent with Kelley Stoltz, Tahlia Harbour, Ryan Browne and Zack Ehrlich.]

2. California Wives – “Purple”
from: Art History / Vagrant Records / Sept. 4, 2012
[Debut full-length from Chicago based 4-piece band, formed in 2009.]

[California Wives play the recordBar, tonight, July 10, with My Gold Mask, and Field Day Dreams]

11:10 – Underwriting

3. Mavis Staples – “Can You Get to That”
from: One True Vine / Anti Records / June 21, 2013
[Mavis Staple’s 13th studio album, and the second on which she collaborated with record producer and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Their 2010 collaboration, “You Are Not Alone” won a Grammy in the category of Best Americana Album. Tweedy also played most of the instruments on the album, with the exception of the drums, which were played by his son, Spencer Tweedy. The album was recorded at the Wilco Loft in Chicago, and while working on it, Staples commuted back and forth between the Loft (on Chicago’s North Side) and her home on Chicago’s South Side.]

[“Can You Get to That” was originally written by George Clinton and Ernie Harris and recorded for “Maggot Brain,” the third studio album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1971.]

10:15 – Interview with Madisen Ward & Ruth Ward

4. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – “Runaways” (LIVE)

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, performed LIVE in our 90.1 FM studios. Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear are Madisen Ward and Ruth Ward. They are a modern soulful/folk music duo. Performing mostly all original music.

Madisen Ward was born in Oklahoma, and grew up in the outskirts of Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 2007. Madisen’s journey to become a musician, was “melodically passed down” through the songs of his mother. Last year Madisen Ward and “The Mama Bear” (his mom) – Ruth Ward recorded and released their EP, “We Burned The Cane Field.”

Madisen wrote about the release “We Burned the Cabe Field” saying, “My Mother and I play music together; not because of the relation, but because it’s what works best. This is the sound that naturally emerges when we play together, so we went with it.”

Ruth and Madisen talked about how they ended up recording with Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios.

The cover of “We Burned The Cane Field,” is a black and white photograph of a woman and three small children, each holding a box of cracker jacks, in the narrow street of an Japanese neighborhood market area. The photo is of Madisen’s paternal grandmother, his father, aunt and uncle.

10:27

5. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – “Down in Mississippi” (LIVE)
also available on: We Burned The Cane Field / Independent / October 6, 2012

Madisen is also involved with HitRECord.org

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – Upcoming Live Performances at:

Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club on Monday, July 15, 2013, at 7:15pm.

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play the Main Street Coffee House, 107 S Main, Independence, Missouri on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 7:00pm

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play the Great Day Cafe, 7921 Santa Fe Dr Overland Park, KS on August 10.

The new recording from Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear, “We Burned The Cane Field” is available through i-Tunes, CD Baby, Amazon, and other musical outlets.

10:39

6. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – “Whole Lotta Problems”
from: We Burned The Cane Field / Independent / October 6, 2012
[Singer songwriter, Madisen Ward graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri in 2007. He plays live and records with his Mother, Mama Bear, both on guitar, with Mama Bear harmonizing with her son. Their debut EP was recorded in Kansas city’s Element Recording by Joel Nanos.]

7. David Bryne & St. Vincent – “I Should Watch TV (M. Stine remix)”
from: Brass Tactics EP / Self Released / May 28, 2012
[Companion EP to their collaborative 2012 record, Love This Giant. The EP collects a previously unreleased Giant bonus track, two remixes, and two live tracks: versions of St. Vincent’s “Marrow” and Talking Heads’ “Road to Nowhere”.) The pair are on tour across North America, before heading to Europe in August.]

[David Byrne & St. Vincent play Kansas City, – FRIDAY NIGHT! – July 12 at Crossroads KC]

8. Gentleman Savage – “Today I Realized”
from: Demo Recordings / Independent / 2012
[The band’s EP debut: Gentleman Savage was released Oct. 12, 2012. Psychedelic-pop band from Kansas City with: Holden Simpson on Vocals/Guitar/Keys, Kyle Anthony on Bass, and Nick Talley on Drums/Percussion.]

[Gentleman Savage play The Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd, Friday, July 12, at 7:00 pm]

[Gentleman Savage play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Sat, July 13, at Bottleneck w/ Y[our] Fri[end], Cloud Dog, Pale Hearts, Scruffy & the Janitors, Millions of Boys, Monsoon Lazer, Something & the Whatevers]

9. Sneaky Creeps – “Tired”
from: Bell St. Radio / Independent / January 5, 2013
[3rd release from Sneaky Creeps. Recorded in the Sneaky Creeps living room/practice space (A.K.A. Bell St. Radio) with a single AKG 414. It was later overdubbed with vocals and professionally mastered by Joel Nanos of Element Recording Studios. Max – Drums & Yell/Talk, Isaac – Bass, Andy – Guitar & Yell/Talk.]

10. The Bad Ideas – “Dead in My Head”
from: Lesson #1 / Independent / March 8, 2013
[Full length debut recording from the Kansas City based punk band, formed in October 2011. They’ve written all original songs and are influenced by post-hardcore, punk, and early pop punk. Their EP, Worse Thoughts, was one of our favorite recordings of 2012. Breaka Dawn on lead vocals; Britt Adair on Guitar, Back Up Vocals, Caitlin on Bass, back up vocals. The Bad ideas joined s last year on July 11.]

[The Bad Ideas play Czar, Friday, July 12, with Snake island, The Lucky, and The Pale Hearts.]

11. Schwervon! – “Cougar Pride”
from: Courage / Olive Juice Records / September 28, 2012
[Schwervon! is Nan who plays drums and Matt who plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and have just relocated to KC. Last year they opened for both The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, Cat Power.]

[Schwervon! play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 12, at The Bottleneck w/: Radkey, Bloodbirds, Nature Boys, Many Moods of Dad, JOCKS, Going to Hell in a Leather Jacket, Bad, Kids To The Front.]

[Schwervon! play Czar on Tuesday, July 16, with Speedy Ortiz, and Lazy.]

11:00 – Philip Bauer’s Summer Top 40 Favorites!

Philip Bauer, is one of KKFI’s incredible volunteers, who donates hundreds of hours each year helping 90.1 FM Community Radio. Philip brought his rich, deep voice to our airwaves to play his Summer Top 40 Favorites!

12. Rush – “Finding My Way”
from: Rush / Mercury Records / 1974
[Debut album by Canadian band. Original drummer John Rutsey performed all drum parts on the album, but was unable to go on extended tours because of diabetes and left the band after the album was released. Rutsey wrote some lyrics for the debut, but never submitted them to the band and some new lyrics had to be thrown together. He was soon replaced by Neil Peart. Rush was inducted into the rock and roll Hall of fame this year.]

13. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – “The Sky is Crying”
from: The Sky is Crying / Epic / November 5, 1991
[Released about one year after Vaughan’s death in 1990, the album features ten previously unreleased tracks, originally recorded between 1984 and 1989. Only one title, “Empty Arms” (complete reprisal), appeared on any of the group’s previous albums. The tracks were compiled by Vaughan’s brother, Jimmie Vaughan, in an effort to release the title track. The Sky Is Crying illustrates many of Vaughan’s musical influences, including songs in the style of traditional Delta blues, Chicago blues, jump blues, jazz blues, and Jimi Hendrix. The album’s tone alternates primarily between uptempo pieces and gritty, slow blues. The album includes a Grammy-winning extended instrumental cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing.”]

14. Santana featuring Rob Thomas – “Smooth”
from: Supernatural / Arista Records / June 15, 1999
[17th album by Santana. It went 15 times platinum in the US and won nine Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year as well as three Latin Grammy Awards including Record of the Year. Conceived by Clive Davis it was a big global hit, eventually selling more than 30 million copies. It is the most successful album by Santana, charting in ten countries, including in the United States, at number one. Supernatural debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 on July 3, 1999 but topped (after 18 weeks) the chart on October 30, 1999 and stayed there for 12 non-consecutive weeks. It included the hit single “Smooth”, which featured Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas on vocals, and was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks.]

15. The Rolling Stones – “Far Away Eyes”
from: Some Girls / Rolling Stones / June 9, 1978
[14th British and 16th American studio album, peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, and became one of the band’s biggest-selling albums in the US, and has been certified as having six million copies sold as of 2000. Many reviewers called it a classic return to form, and their best album since 1972’s Exile on Main St. With the advent of punk rock, The Rolling Stones were targeted by some in the movement as cultural dinosaurs. Mick Jagger felt invigorated by the provocations and was determined to answer them lyrically. It helped, however, that almost all the punks had, openly or not, idolized the Stones in the 1960s and were heavily influenced by the band’s rebellious records from that era. At least as important was the addition of Ronnie Wood to the line-up, as Some Girls was the first album recorded with him as a full member.]

11:26 – Underwriting

11:27

16. Michael Jackson – “Black or White”
from: Dangerous / Epic / November 26, 1991
[1st single from Jackson’s 8th studio album. Dangerous sold over 35 million albums worldwide, and has been cited as one of the best-selling albums of all time that produced 4 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100. To prepare the audience for the TV premiere of the “Black or White” video, Epic records released the song (without the accompanying images) to radio stations just two days in advance. In a period of 24 hours, “Black or White”, described by the record company as “a rock ‘n’ roll dance song about racial harmony”, had been added to the playlists of 96 percent of 237 of the USA’s top 40 radio stations the first day of release. “Black or White” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 35. A week later it shot up to number three and in its third week, December 7, 1991, it ascended to #1, making it the fastest chart topper since The Beatles’ “Get Back” also won the Hot 100 in just three weeks in 1969. It remained at the top of the singles chart into 1992 for a total of seven weeks, making Michael Jackson the first artist to have #1 popular hits in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the UK, the single became the first single by an American to go into the singles chart at #1 since 1960, when “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley did in the same manner. “Black or White” hit #1 in 19 countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The single was certified platinum in the US, selling over one million copies and became the second best selling single of the year. Reviews of the song varied. Rolling Stone’s Allan Light in his Dangerous review, compares the song unfavorably to “Beat It”: “Neither this slow-burn solo nor the Stones-derived riff on ‘Black or White’ offers the catharsis of Eddie Van Halen’s blazing break on ‘Beat It'”.]

17. The Prodigy – “Firestarter”
from: The Fat of the Land / XL Recordings / July 1, 1997
[1st single from their 3rd album The Fat of the Land, and their 10th single. It featured Kieth Flint’s punky vocals which showcased him as the group’s frontman. Band members Liam Howlett & Keith Flint share songwriting credits with Kim Deal of The Breeders. The looped wah-wah guitar riff in “Firestarter” was sampled from The Breeders’ track “S.O.S.” from Last Splash. Because of the use of a sample from the 1984 single “Close (to the Edit)” songwriting credits also list Art of Noise’s then-members: Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley. The album title comes from the old English phrase ‘living off the fat of the land.’ The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide as of 2012. The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The album has since gone double platinum, selling over 2 million copies.]

18. The Red Elvises – “Closet Disco Dancer”
from: Your Favorite Band – Live / Shoobah Doobah / May 1, 1999
[Russian-American band that performs rock & roll, surf, rockabilly, reggae, lounge and traditional Russian styles of music. They were founded in California in the mid-1990s and are based in Venice Beach.]

19. Ugly Kid Joe – “Everything About You”
from: As Ugly As They Wanna Be / Island Def Jam Records / August 31, 1992
[American rock band from Isla Vista, California, formed in 1990. The band’s name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe’s sound includes a range of styles, including rock, hard rock, funk metal and heavy metal. To date, Ugly Kid Joe have released three full-length albums, two compilation albums and two EPs. Their best selling records are As Ugly as They Wanna Be and America’s Least Wanted, were both certified double platinum by the RIAA. The band broke up in 1997, but announced a reunion in 2010.]

20. No Doubt – “Different People”
from: Tragic Kingdom / Interscope / October 10, 1995
[3rd studio album from Anaheim, California, band that formed in 1986. Between 1995 and 1998, seven singles were released from it, including “Just a Girl” and “Don’t Speak”, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide; and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and Canada, platinum in the United Kingdom, and triple platinum in Australia. It helped to initiate the ska revival of the 1990s, persuading record labels to sign more ska bands and helping them to attract more mainstream attention. No Doubt embarked on a tour to promote the album. The tourlasted two and a half years.]

21. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Higher Ground”
from: Mother’s Milk / EMI America Records / August 16, 1989
[“Higher Ground” was written by Stevie Wonder for his 1973 album Innervisions. The Red Hot Chili Peppers released a cover as the second single from their fourth studio album Mother’s Milk.]

22. Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now”
from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]

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