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Schedule in brief, scroll down for details:
Wednesday 9 p.m.: WILD BUNCH, “Story of a Sound System: Mixed by DJ 
Milo” on the Inside Track
Thursday 9 p.m.: WOMEN, "BITCHES," AND HIP-HOP on the Thursday Night 
Feature
Friday 9 p.m.: Various Artists, “HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY” on the 
Inside Track
Sunday 1-2 p.m.: CHRISTMAS FIDDLE on Hell or High Water
Sunday 2-3 p.m.: CARAVAN, “In the Land of Grey and Pink” on the Classic 
Inside Track
Monday 9 p.m.: PHOTON BAND, “It’s a Lonely Planet” on the Inside Track

WILD BUNCH, “Story of a Sound System: Mixed by DJ Milo” on the Inside 
Track, Wednesday 9 p.m.
Fresh new mix on Strut imprint shows what rolling with the Wild Bunch 
was like in the early '80s.  That's to say, Roni Size, Tricky, Krust, 
and future members of Massive Attack, as part of Bristol's boldest
soundsystem, spread it thick with underground club jams and early hip-
hop, and there was no letting up.  DJ Milo spins the slick web of tunes 
that are this set, including a track by Younger Generation (supposedly
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and one of their uberdopest, 
too), as well as a vintage electro and a string of invincible disco 
bits with crunchy beats.

WOMEN, "BITCHES," AND HIP-HOP on the Thursday Night Feature, Thursday 9 
p.m.-midnight
Somewhere along rap’s climb to the top of the popular music charts, 
words like "bitch" and "ho" became synonymous with females, and 
misogyny began to define virtually all relationships presented in rap 
music. Now, rap music is selling more than ever, and in turn negative 
images of women in rap music continue to spread. Are all rappers so 
hardcore that they don’t need love?  Tune in this Thursday for hip hop 
that represents women in a positive manner, with some hip hop love 
songs thrown in as well. Everyone has a "soft" side, even the most 
hardcore gangsta rapper. Set your tape deck recorders for some of the 
most sensitive hip hop you’ve never heard.

Various Artists, “HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY” on the Inside Track, 
Friday 9 p.m.
Virginia old-time reissue label County unveils a gem-laden collection of
vintage recordings (dating from 1927 through 1938) lamenting the 
hardships of life in the rural south during the era of the Great 
Depression, incorporating varying degrees of humor in their 
presentations. Artists include Uncle Dave Macon, Frank Hutchison, 
Clarence Ashley and the Carolina Tar Heels.

CHRISTMAS FIDDLE on Hell or High Water, Sunday 1-2 p.m.
Tune in to here some of your favorite Christmas tunes from some local 
and not so local yokels.

CARAVAN, “In the Land of Grey and Pink” on the Classic Inside Track, 
Sunday 2-3 p.m.
This 1971 release is considered by many to be the pinnacle album by 
Caravan, the late-60s and early-70s prog rock juggernaut whose 
popularity soared in continental Europe during the time, while 
receiving little more than a cult following in their native England. 
The album contains an undeniable and decidedly European sense of humor 
and charm.  They are able in many places to blend jazz and folk with 
fantastical elements and mythic storytelling with pastoral qualities 
and motifs all throughout, nothing uncommon for the band seeing as JRR 
Tolkien was always cited as one of their biggest inspirations. 

PHOTON BAND, “It’s a Lonely Planet” on the Inside Track, Monday 9 p.m.
The forth release from Philadelphia's The Photon Band is your perfect
comfort on these cold fall evenings.  Reminiscent of some sort of Marc
Bolan/Brian Wilson collaboration, the album is an engaging listen
highlighting the Band's articulate play.  Wilson-esque melodies break
through the deceiving lo-fi recording, proving The Photon Band is truly 
in tune with their better pop sensibilities.  "Its a Lonely Planet" is a
lush, psychedelic album, and not lonely at all.