Here's a podcast.  I'm actually really proud of this playlist.  For those of you in the NYC area, I hope you enjoy this with a warm cup of tea, perhaps spiked with rum, during this rainy week.


-Kiani

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Track List:
If #1 - Ty Segall
Wild Love - Atlas Sound
Miles - Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Write Me A Letter - Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Bell - Screaming Females
Bodies - Smashing Pumpkins
Clear Spirits - Les Savy Fav
Mexican Special - Rebirth Brass Band
My Wife, Lost In The Wild - Beirut
Caught A Light Sneeze - Tori Amos
Lovesong - Adele
Lovesong - The Cure
Solar Puff - The Armchairs
Headlights - Sean Lennon

First of all, my sincere apologies for the delay this week.  I encountered an absurd number of technical difficulties which prevented a timely posting.  Nonetheless, this podcast was, in fact, recorded on Monday.

One of my favorite things about putting these casts together is that very often I'll have one idea when they start, and then it evolves into something else.  In this case, I realized how often the word 'say' appears in the title of some of my favorite songs.  This simple, three-letter word contains in it a simple command.  To say "say" is an imposition.  "Say yes," "Say no," "Say please," etc.  Or we often use it to segue into an example of something. "Let's say, for instance..." or "Say there's a watermelon..." and so on.  These simple nuances are what drew me to writing and creating in the first place.  Noticing small, simple words that make big sounds.

Enjoy the cast!
-Kiani

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Track List:
Sweetness - Pear & The Beard
One And Only - Adele
Good Things - Aloe Blacc
What More Can I Say - Nina Simone
What More Can I Say - Jay-Z
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
So Says I - The Shins
People Say - The Dixie Cups
Say Yes - Elliot Smith
SPy - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

Death Or Glory

Well, what's done is done.  Osama Bin Laden has been killed during a siege of his hide-out in a mansion in Pakistan.  And while many are rejoicing in this triumph, I can't help but feel a certain uneasiness about it.  For one, there's no doubt that retaliation is on the agenda for the terror organization he's left behind.  And then there's the question of whether Pakistan knew of his whereabouts to begin with.  So, where does it end?  At what point do we throw up our arms and realize that none of us, none of this, is right?

This week's show is a meditation of sorts on these things.

Peace.

-Kiani

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Track List:
I Thought By Now - Emily Arin
Sexy Sadie - The Beatles
Death Or Glory - The Clash
Shankill Butchers - The Decemberists
When The President Talks To God - Bright Eyes
Imagine - John Lennon
When God Made Me - Neil Young
High Hawk Season - The Mountain Goats
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Knockin' On Heaven's Door (live) - Bob Dylan
Pretty Good Year - Tori Amos
Philadelphia - Peter Gabriel
Heroes - David Bowie

Oh, hello!  Well, it's been quite sometime, now, hasn't it?  A bit too long, I'm afraid.  As I logged in today I was painfully reminded that I have been away for three whole months!  I don't suppose I should even attempt to begin to explain my absence, not to mention there is no real 'beginning' or 'end' to it all.  It's just one continuous noise, and every now and then a joyful sound arises from the din: music.  Here's some.

-Kiani

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My Show: Have You Seen Me Lately
Have You Seen Me Lately? - Counting Crows
Pow Pow - LCD Soundsystem
Temptation - New Order
Turn! Turn! Turn! - Nina Simone
Pretty Girl From Locust - The Avett Brothers
Black And White - Emily Arin
The Lament Of Coronado Brown - Pearl And The Beard
With Or Without You - U2
Ex Factor - Lauryn Hill
Yes, So On and So On - Thao And The Get Down Stay Down

When you've been in the rut of under-employment I've been in the past few months, you have to try every little thing to stay positive and motivated in your daily tasks, goals, and ambitions.  Today was one of the many days I found myself less than thrilled to be putting myself out there in to the job market.  So I did what I do best.  I made a mix.  Here's some of the songs that kept me going:

All Star - Smash Moth
Get On The Good Foot - James Brown
Respect Yourself - Staple Singers
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown
Beautiful - Carol King
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
No One Is Alone - Into The Woods (Sondheim)
Change -Blind Melon
Changes - Seu Jorge
Change Is Gonna Come - Otis Redding
You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff

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Well, it's a day late, but it's here.  The third annual Valentine's Day Break-Up Mix.  Special thanks to everyone who participated this year, and my sincere apologies for the delay.  To say my personal and professional life are in complete chaotic flux would be an understatement, hence my passion projects, such as this, are taking a back seat. 

I very nearly had the cast finished on time, only to get a call from our good friend Emily Arin, who has recently relocated to Philadelphia, and has a new album coming out.  Greatness abound!  More on that later.

And as for romance, I feel inclined to give updates on this day each year since what inspired this tradition was my first dumping just days before Valentine's Day in 2009.  I was dumped again last summer, and have remained single and dating casually ever since.  My first dumper and I are on the mend, mostly as friends, which is really nice.  Those of us who have the opportunity to maintain our affections for each other in all their forms are very lucky. 

In the meantime, I'm enduring in my aloneness.  It's wonderful. 

Here's your break-up mix:

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Here's the tracks on it, and the names of the folks who requested them:

Unbreak My Heart - Toni Braxton (Alex L.)
Black - Pearl Jam (Stephanie)
Here's Looking At You Kid - The Gaslight Anthem (Al & Pete)
The Big Fight - (Suzanne)
With Every Heartbeat - Robyn (Joanna)
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley (Joanna & Suzanne)
Eminem fea. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie (Kyle Rapps)
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Liz)
Pretty Girl From The Airport - The Avett Brothers (Mara)
Cologne - Ben Folds (Jill)
Landed - Ben Folds (Joanna)
Song For The Dumped - Ben Folds Five (Stephanie)
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette (Andromeda)

Due to extensive renovations in Studio K, My Show will take a hiatus until further notice.  Let it me noted that in less than two weeks, we will celebrate the two-year anniversary of this podcast by putting together the third annual Valentine's Day Break-up mix.  I am also planning a renovation of this site, including a change in format and name. 

Move with me!  Go with the flow!

-Kiani

Due to even more extenuating circumstances, I had to skip another week of My Show.  The past two years seem to be one extenuating circumstance after another.  But My Show must go on.

Alas, the second installment of the Save Your Soul sessions.  This time, albums, artists, and songs with the word 'soul' in them.  The result is this wonderfully eclectic set of music.  Enjoy:

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And here's the list of songs:

Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel
Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing
Soul Suckin' Jerk - Beck
Soul Power - Wu Tang Clan
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles
Souls Like The Wheels - The Avett Brothers
Satisfy My Soul - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Soul Love - David Bowie
Soul Kitchen - The Doors
Mr. Soul - Neil Young
Soul Meets Body - Death Cab For Cutie
Old Soul Song - Bright Eyes
All That You Have Is Your Soul - Tracy Chapman
Soul Of A Man - Fontella Bass

The cold weather very often makes my soul sore, and puts me in a funk.  With the second big snow storm of the season slamming NYC between today and tomorrow, I'm stuck once more with no one else by own sorry self.  But whenever it comes time to try to shake it all of and get over myself, there's two little bottles on the top shelf labelled 'soul' and 'funk' that, when taken liberally, can cure any funk your soul gets into. 

In the process of putting this cast together, I discovered the theme for next week's, so stay tuned for Save Your Soul: Part 2.  In the meantime, get snowed in with some soul music!

Here's the podcast:

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Here's the track listing:

Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
I Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rebirth Brass Band
Eleanor Rigby - Aretha Franklin
Rip Off - Laura Lee
Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient
A Natural Man - Lou Rawls
Work To Do - The Isley Brothers
Work Song - Nina Simone
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

From now on, My Show will be posted on Tuesday nights instead of Mondays.  As more than a few Mondays have gotten away from me, it seems to be the best option. 

With this said, see you tomorrow!

-Kiani