Top 20 Rolling Into Thanksgiving 2009

Here they are based on listener purchases, wishlists & track ratings. Happy Thanksgiving - may your plate be full of oyster dressing and your ears full of Gram Parsons!


1. Cowboy - Livin' in the Country (Reach for the Sky 1970) - The Best of Cowboy - A Different Time
2. Son Volt - Methamphetamine - The Search
3. Patty Loveless - Patty Loveless / Abraham - Mountain Soul II
4. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind (Single Version) - The Doings - Disc 1
5. The Cosmic Americans - Cry Lonely - Live @ The Cave 8/15/09
6. Son Volt - Cocaine and Ashes - American Central Dust
7. Deer Tick - Diamond Rings 2007 - War Elephant
8. Bobby Bare Jr. - Painting her Fingernails - Young Criminals Starvation League
9. Edwards, Kathleen - Six O'clock News - Failer
10. Old Californio - CALIFORNIA GOODNESS - Westering Again
11. The Band - Whispering Pines - Across The Great Divide Disc 1 of 3
12. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today - Super Hits
13. Deer Tick - These Old Shoes - War Elephant
14. Stovall - Stay Up Late - True Story...
15. The Youngers - Downtown - Heritage
16. Wrinkle Neck Mules - Liza
17. WILCO - WALKEN - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
18. WILCO - IMPOSSIBLE GERMANY - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
19. The Who - Relay - The Who: BBC Sessions
20. The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - The Who: BBC Sessions

I'm Loving Me Some Deer Tick

I was given a copy of War Elephant recently from my friend John. How is it that I have not been hipped to the DT before now. Regular CAR listeners have noticed several tracks from this record in the playlist of late. I don't know much about them except I missed them in October right here in the ATL. By buddy Billy will be at the upcoming New Orleans show with Neko Case. I don't think I would miss that one as it should be outstanding. Check them out and buy the record - there will be no musical disappointment.

Nolan McKelvey Adds

As most CAR listeners remember I was big on Nolan McKelvey's Sound of the Crash when it came out. Well I got a new one in the mail yesterday, tore it open, and have listened to it repeatedly since then. In trying to pick some tracks to add I finally gave up and am adding the whole record. I Love This Guy & I Don't Know Much About This Guy!

The disc came from Arizona so he has obviously moved operations from Boston to the West. The info sheet included with the disc refers to Nolan as "the mountain west's Bruce Springsteen". Now that is like people using Nazi references which are never correct - but I'll say this his stuff is right up my alley.

Check him out and enjoy - if you don't enjoy the tracks from A Matter of Time then you should give up music because you have no taste. Peace.

Top 20 Tracks From Last Week

Here they are based on listener purchases, wishlists & track ratings.

1. Son Volt - Dust of Daylight - American Central Dust
2. Mark Olson & Gary Louris - Turn Your Pretty Name Around - Ready For The Flood
3. Levon Helm - Poor Old Dirt Farmer - Dirt Farmer
4. Billy Joe Shaver - Old Chunk Of Coal - Storytellers - Live At The Bluebird 1992
5. Kathleen Edwards - In State - Back To Me
6. Dixie Chicks - Lubbock Or Leave It - Taking The Long Way
7. Son Volt - Down To The Wire - American Central Dust
8. Gob Iron - Hard Times - Death Songs for the Living
9. Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness - GP/Grievous Angel
10. Darrell delk - If it's up to me - If it's up to me...
11. NEIL YOUNG - LOVE IN MIND - NEIL YOUNG - LIVE AT MASSEY HALL 1971
12. Mando Saenz - Pittsburgh - Bucket
13. The Sammies - Cornerstone - Self Titled
14. Richard Julian - Cheap Guitar
15. Mark Olson & Gary Louris - Bicycle - Ready For The Flood
16. The Hideaways - Don't Try & Love Me - The Whiskey Tango Sessions
17. The Bottle Rockets - Young Lovers In Town - The Brooklyn Side
18. Cowboy - All My Friends (5'll Getcha Ten 1971) - The Best of Cowboy - A Different Time
19. Rooney - Losing All Control - Rooney
20. Roger McGuinn - Mr. Tamborine Man - Out Of the Nest

Jennifer Van Meter

I got a tasty disc in the mail last week titled Should've Been A Weathergirl. Gave it a listen and found it enjoyable and thought I would add a few for the loyal listeners of Cosmic American Radio.

I don't know much about her but she appears to hail from the Baltimore area and I saw where she is doing a couple of shows with two of my favorites - Sarah Borges and Mobile's own Will Kimbrough. Oh and she's very cute.

I'm adding The Habit, Illegal, Keep On & the title track to the playlist tomorrow. Enjoy.

Del McCoury Band Adds

I'm adding a few tracks from the latest Del McCoury Band record later tonight. The new record is titled Family Circle and features Del's high lonesome vocal and some good bluegrass strokes. I am adding Sweet Appalachia, I'm Justified, Bad Day For Love, Does My Ring Burn Your Finger (yes the same one we all know and love from Buddy & Julie Miller), White Pass Railroad & Honey Hurry Home.

You can check out more on Del, Ronnie, Rob, Jason & Alan at http://www.mccourymusic.com/.

Top 20 Tracks Last Week

Here they are again based on listener purchases, wishlists & track ratings. Thinking about changing the name to Wilco/Whiskeytown Radio! Keep listening and pass the word.


1. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind (Single Version) - The Doings - Disc 1
2. Mark Olson & Gary Louris - My Gospel Song For You - Ready For The Flood
3. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today - Super Hits
4. The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - The Who: BBC Sessions
5. Randy Newman - Birmingham - Guilty: 30 Years Of - Disc 1
6. Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter - The Definitive Collection
7. Derek And The Dominos - Little Wing - Live At The Fillmore (Disc Two)
8. WILCO - WHAT LIGHT - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
9. WILCO - WALKEN - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
10. WILCO - Airline To Heaven - Kicking Television - Disc 2
11. WILCO - Jesus, Etc. - Kicking Television - Disc 1
12. WILCO - I'm The Man Who Loves You - Kicking Television - Disc 1
13. The Who - The Seeker - The Who: BBC Sessions
14. Whiskeytown - My Hometown - Pneumonia
15. Whiskeytown - Mirror, Mirror - Pneumonia
16. Whiskeytown - Crazy About You - Pneumonia
17. Whiskeytown - Mirror, Mirror - Lost Highway New Music Sampler Volume 3
18. Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting for the Man - The Best of the Velvet Underground
19. The Velvet Crush - Why Not Your Baby - Teenage Symphonies To God
20. Jesse Harris - It Will Stay With Us - The Hottest State

Top 20 Tracks Last Week

Here they are based on listener purchases, wishlists & track ratings. Still crazy for the WILCO I see. I think some CAR listeners might need some therapy! The Cosmics in the Top 10 - that's a first. Thanks for listening.


1. Son Volt - Beacon Soul - The Search
2. LaMontagne, Ray - Trouble - Trouble
3. Levon Helm - Poor Old Dirt Farmer - Dirt Farmer
4. Johnny Cash - It Takes One To Know Me - Personal File I
5. The Cosmic Americans - Last Time - Live @ The Cave 8/15/09
6. Will Hoge - She Don't Care - Again Somewhere Tomorrow
7. Will Hoge - Long Tall Sally - Again Somewhere Tomorrow
8. Wilco - Country Disappeared - Wilco - Wilco (the album)
9. WILCO - WHAT LIGHT - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
10. WILCO - WALKEN - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
11. WILCO - IMPOSSIBLE GERMANY - WILCO - SKY BLUE SKY
12. WILCO - One By One - Kicking Television - Disc 2
13. WILCO - Hummingbird - Kicking Television - Disc 2
14. WILCO - Heavy Metal Drummer - Kicking Television - Disc 2
15. WILCO - The Late Greats - Kicking Television - Disc 1
16. WILCO - Shot In The Arm - Kicking Television - Disc 1
17. WILCO - Jesus, Etc. - Kicking Television - Disc 1
18. WILCO - I'm The Man Who Loves You - Kicking Television - Disc 1
19. WILCO - Hell Is Chrome - Kicking Television - Disc 1
20. Whiskeytown - My Hometown - Pneumonia

Michael Pink Is Getting It Done!

I don't know anything much about him or the record except it some righteous power alt pop rock. Is that a description? Who knows but I know I can't shake the disc from my player. My buddy Billy down at the best indie record shop in the Southeast (Bay Sound) dropped a copy in the mail to me and told me to make sure and give it a listen. He's never been more right about something I would love. It's like Matthew Sweet meets Paul Westerberg then runs into Todd Rundgren then gets a DUI with the Raspberries.

While Cosmic American Radio is usually heavy on the alt-country it will take a very slight detour with some power pop for the next week or so. I am adding 11 tracks from "As Is" tonight. Those tracks will be The Wait, Northern Girls (a definite favorite), Loved Ones, Bide My Time, Won't Look Back, Cross My Heart, ID, That's Her, Stars, Adore and lastly another of my most favorites on the record - When I'm With You.

I hope regular CAR listeners will give Mr. Pink a fair listen and get back in touch with the power chord, snare drum & lovesick lyrics and TURN UP MICHAEL PINK AND SPREAD THE WORD. There is a new Pop Meister in town (some town) and his name is Michael Pink!

P.S. Michael Come To Atlanta!

Angela Easterling Adds

I added 7 tracks from the latest Angela Easterling record - Blacktop Road. The tracks are American I.D., Better, A.P. Carter's Blues, Blacktop Road, Helpless (the Neil Young classic on which she does an excellent job) & Big Wide World.

Blacktop Road is produced by CAR favorite and expat Mobilian Will Kimbrough. It also includes Ken Coomer on Drums & Percussion as well as other great musicians.

Hailing from Greer, SC she laments the fact that they cut a "Blacktop Road" through her old family farm but gave them a street sign as a thankyou.

Checkout her website and listen for the tunes. Looking forward to the feedback.