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Schedule in brief, scroll down for details:
Wednesday 9 p.m.: ORCHESTRA BAOBAB, "Specialists in All Styles" on the 
Inside Track
Thursday 9 p.m.: COMMAND RECORDS on the Thursday Night Feature
Friday 9 p.m.: Various Artists,  "MUSIC FOR DANCEFLOORS: The Cream of 
the Bosworth Library Sessions" on the Inside Track
Sunday 2-3 p.m.: GALAXIE 500, "Today" on the Classic Inside Track
Sunday 5-7 p.m.: THE MILITARY IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM on Northern 
Hemisphere Live
Sunday 7-8 p.m.: GLENN BOOTHE on the Backyard BBQ
Monday 9 p.m.: TODAY IS THE DAY, "Sadness Will Prevail" on the Inside 
Track

ORCHESTRA BAOBAB, "Specialists in All Styles" on the Inside Track, 
Wednesday 9 p.m.
On the heels of the highly lauded "Pirate's Choice" reissue on Nonesuch,
original members of the storied Senegalese dance band Orchestra Baobab
have reunited for their first studio recording in fourteen years. Along
with featured guests Youssou N'Dour and Ibrahim Ferrer (of the Buena 
Vista Social Club), they revisit some of their vast repetoire exploring 
the intersections of African and Cuban musics. Out on Nonesuch.

COMMAND RECORDS on the Thursday Night Feature, Thursday
9 p.m.-midnight
This show will feature music released on the Command Records label, 
which operated in New York City from 1959 to 1972.  This is the label 
that brought us Persuasive Percussion, solo records by Dick Hyman, lots 
of early Moog recordings -- and numerous other surprises.  Though 
Command Records are valued today mostly for their kitschiness (& their 
minimal, modernist cover art & sprawling liner notes), the label 
provided an important creative outlet for highly talented but largely 
unacknowledged musicians: NYC's commercial session players.  Expect to 
hear some high kitsch, but also some extremely impressive playing, 
arranging and recording work by the New York pros.

Various Artists,  "MUSIC FOR DANCEFLOORS: The Cream of the Bosworth 
Library Sessions" on the Inside Track, Friday 9 p.m.
One full hour of European funk, breakbeat rare, and exotic jazzed 
ditties, emanating from library LPs released by the London music 
publishers Bosworth in the '70s.  Library music was created as a 
resource for folks needing tunes for their jingles, soundtracks, 
advertisements, and the like.  The artists were close to anonymous, but 
the music could be so good.  Now those who dig deep for samples are all 
about these records, and so they're rare.  This disc is a solid 
listener, and creamy too. Out on the Strut label from the UK.

GALAXIE 500, "Today" on the Classic Inside Track, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
Released in 1988, Galaxie 500's debut LP "Today" introduced their unique 
style blending psychedelic rock, post-punk, and British slowcore, 
establishing a precedent for future dreamy rock bands. Galaxie 500 would 
go on to release two more albums before splitting up to form Luna and 
Damon and Naomi. "Today" also features a cover of Jonathan Richman and 
the Modern Lovers' "Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste."

THE MILITARY IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM on Northern Hemisphere Live, Sunday 
5-7 pm.
This Sunday we will be discussing the global military buildup in the age 
of terrorism with peace activist Lenore Yarger, UNC graduate student 
Matthew Smith, and Lt. Col. Riley of UNC's Air Force ROTC.  We will also 
discuss the School of the Americas on the date of the annual protest.

GLENN BOOTHE on the Backyard BBQ, Sunday 7-8 p.m.
Glenn Boothe will be hosting this week's BBQ.  For the latest version of 
this week's menu, which is updated religiously as the dishes become 
available, always check our website:  
http://www.unc.edu/~jenseits/BBQ/BackyardBBQmenu.html

TODAY IS THE DAY, "Sadness Will Prevail" on the Inside Track,
Monday 9 p.m.
Brainchild of guitar wiz, producer and generally tortured soul Steve
Austin, Today is the Day have released a slew of albums over the past
eight years on Amphetamine Reptile and Relapse - and this 2-disc 
excursion (conveniently condensed onto one disc for us radio 
broadcasters) is perhaps their most intense soundtrack to your worst 
nightmare, a sample-dotted affair that combines classic grindcore, 
noir-ish atmospherics and even piano balladry into a moody and striking 
whole. They will be performing Tuesday, November 26 at Go! Studios - 
don't miss it!

Also this week and every week:
-THE INSIDE TRACK:  a new release played in full Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, 9 p.m.
-ORANGE COUNTY SPECIAL: traditional and neo-traditional music of the 
world, Sunday 10 a.m.-1 p.m
-HELL OR HIGH WATER: music from UNC's Southern Folklife Collection 
Sunday 1-2 p.m.
-CLASSIC INSIDE TRACK: a classic release in full, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
-BROKEN MUSIC: longer, more "difficult" pieces Sunday 3-4 p.m.
-MAKING CONTACT and COUNTERSPIN: news programs from F.A.I.R. (Fairness 
and Accuracy In Reporting) Sunday 4-5 p.m.
-NORTHERN HEMISPHERE LIVE: issues-based live talk Sunday 5-7 p.m.
-BACKYARD BARBEQUE: North Carolina music culled from the fresh produce
from Chapel Hill's finest, as well as older records from N.C. bands of 
the past, Sunday 7-8 p.m.
-THE NEW MUSIC SHOW: spotlight on new releases right out of the mail 
bin, Sunday 8-9 p.m.
-SPORTS RAP: live UNC sports talk, Sunday 9-10 p.m.
-NEW SCIENCE EXPERIENCE: a live electronic mix, Sunday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

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