Deedlecast

A life lived to its fullest inevitably means the occasional broken heart.  The

immediate aftermath, the rebound, is guaranteed to be a touchy and

quixotic period.  DJDeedle brings you the unique sound of the rebound.

DJDeedle welcomes you to the wrong side of Hollywood.  A neighborhood

of  murders, where even the roaches spit out paperclips.  And outside

every porchway there is a small dish of food that is eaten by morning,

we presume by a cat.  It is the whorehouse district of Los Angeles,

which is right off of Hollywood Boulevard and Western.  An action

spot.

Though it's cold in DC right now, the globe is warming.  In this

Deedlecast, some like it hot, some find the heat of summer cruel, a few

may even find their roof is on fire, some may even take their clothes

off.  One interesting anecdote about this Deedlecast is that it features an original DJDeedle mashup of a song by Kofi B, a

popular highlife musician from Ghana.  DJDeedle had the good fortune to

hear Kofi B on a friendly New York cab driver's cd player. Your dj,

ever searching for the best music for Deedlecast, learned everything he

could about Kofi B and his music in the time it took to get from Penn

Station uptown to Columbia University.  Because music is a universal

language, this friendly cab driver and DJDeedle chatted like old

friends.If

you happen to be tuning in, friendly NY cab driver, thanks for exposing

me to Kofi B, and please let me know if what I've done to his tunes

amuses.

It's time to slow down, relax, take off all the harsh edges.  DJDeedle presents a Pan-Sonic Incident, capturing the rich, warm sound not often present in the age of digital jazz and hip-hop.  Although DJDeedle hasn't bought into this theory yet: for decades, audiophiles have believed that any sound piped through an amplifier using fragile, short-lived vacuum tubes becomes silkier and richer, even digital sound, and sound in compressed formats like mp-3.  Your humble DJ would be interested in hearing from any Deedlecast listener who happens to use a vacuum tube-based amplifier to listen to today's offering.

Very likely by the time you are reading this, the long suffering one and I will be well on our way to our annual pilgrimage to Kauai.No need to worry, though. Your superstar DJ has stocked up on Deedlecasts; and you can count on your weekly episodes even while DJDeedle basks on the beach.

What's this funny music on Deedlecast?  Shaking things up a bit, a rock show is what we've got for you.  A rock n' roll Deedlecast?  It may smell a little funny for a Deedlecast, but a little rock and metal is nice for a change. Note:  This rock show may have a couple of foul smelling words in it.

When the day's over and city's asleep and quiescent, DJDeedle finds his muse. Most people count sheep when they can't sleep.  DJDeedle counts beats and measures. This week's creation of Deedle insomnia is designed to remind you why we were all sleepless in the 80s.

Another 80s single.  Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" with a little help from Nelly, Ludacris, Luniz, et al.

Here's a special mix of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1980's classic "Relax," along with Etienne de Crecy, and David Craig (with a little help from G.H.P.).

We all benefit from a little constructive criticism from time-to-time.  Everyone has their own opinions and ideas about music, so believe me when I tell you DJDeedle gets plenty of criticism, constructive and otherwise.  This week, Queen Latifah speaks her mind.  Note:  Some of these critics use some harsh words.  If I can take it, I'm sure you can too.