Summary: Is it June, already?! Hard to believe that 2011 is very much near the midway point. Already, lots of fine music, plenty of good albums, and things will just keep moving forward. This week's broadcast starts with a tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, who passed away very recently. Most of us, including yours truly, know him as the voice behind the landmark song, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' while others might have been introduced to him via his critically-acclaimed album that was released last year. Unfortunately, I haven't had the pleasure of listening to the album, nor do I pretend to know much of his work. There has been spots of music here and there that I've heard, most notably "B-Movie" in the 1980's. If you've never heard much of his music, I think you're going to be blown away by just how powerful, and how so very relevant, his words have been, and still are, whether he's signing or speaking with his intense voice. If you have been fortunate to have known him well musically, then I hope that this tribute does him justice...there's just so much body of work he's amassed, it'll take more than an hour to wade through the tunes. Before I leave you, I just want to let you know that I'm going to make a bit of a switch from this month through late September. I'm going to fall back to a bi-weekly schedule, so the show will still go on, and you'll get some fresh sounds. There's a good chance that some exclusive mixes will be part of the package...mixes that will not be part of the show. Don't worry though, you'll still get the kind of show you know and love, mixes included. With that, enjoy this week's selection. As ever, thanks to everyone for your continued support of the show. Peace. Velanche Presents Urban Landsacpes - Show 14.15 Thursday June 9, 2011 Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) Song - Album - Label The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Early Version) - Ghetto Style - BMG Ain't No New Thing - Free Will - RCA Pieces of a Man - Ghetto Style - BMG Paint It Black - Small Talk at 125th and Lenox - RCA Message to the Messengers - Spirits - TVT ..and then he wrote "Meditations" - Free Will - RCA Me and the Devil (NYC Orchestra Version) - XL Whitey on the Moon - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - RCA Home is Where the Hatred Is - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - RCA Lady Day and John Coltrane - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - RCA The Needle's Eye - Pieces of a Man - RCA When You Are Who You Are - Pieces of a Man - RCA Black History/The World - Moving Target - Arista Winter in America - Home is Where the Hatred Is - Flying Dutchman Small Talk at 125th and Lenox - Ghetto Style - BMG I Think I'll Call It Morning - Ghetto Style - BMG REST IN PEACE Song - Artist - Title - Label My No. 1 Fan - Gary Reader - Moja - Superficially Deep Who's Playing - Gary Reader - Moja - Superficially Deep Pzazz - Sqaramouche - Tutu - Nonine promo Sullen Sultriness - Sqaramouche - Tutu - Nonine promo Hey Kids - Ta-ku - Brownswood electr*c 2 - Brownswood promo Step In - Funk Ethics - Brownswood electr*c 2 - Brownswood promo By My Side - Jack Dixon - Brownswood electr*c 2 - Brownswood promo Rise - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - From Africa with Fury: Rise - Knitting Factory You Can Run - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - From Africa with Fury: Rise - Knitting Factory The Things - Randa & The Soul Kingdom - EP - Freestyle promo END SHOW
