This week's playlist:

• Another Day by Ruby James from a forthcoming CD entitled Ruby James, much of which can be downloaded free from RubyJames.com. For more information, visit Ruby's MySpace page or the RubyJamesFans page at MySpace. Ruby is touring the United States this fall - some dates are confirmed and others are pending, so check Ruby's MySpace page for specifics.

• Party On The Levee by Mean Gene Kelton & The Die Hards from Mean Guitar (2003), available at GeneKelton.com. Gene's album Most Requested (2000) is available at the iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com.

• Never Gonna by Beau Hall, from his album UNH! (2005), available at CD Baby and the iTMS. For information about upcoming gigs and other news, visit BeauRocks.com or Beau's MySpace page.

• Busted by The Hitman Blues Band from their 2000 album Blooztown, available at CD Baby and the iTMS. Also available from CD Baby is their 2003 album Angel In The Shadows, which is dedicated to the memory Ray Alexander, father of guitarist Russell "Hitman" Alexander. For more information about The Hitman Blues Band, visit HitmanBluesBand.com.

• Tell Me Baby by EB Davis & the Superband from I Wanna Talk About You (1999), one of a number of CDs available at EBDavis.com. EB also has a track on a German album called Jazz & Blues Award 2004 that's available from the iTMS. And like almost everyone in the world, EB has a MySpace page that includes a gig list.

• Looking Out 4 #1 by The Mescal Sheiks, from This World Is Not My Home (2006), available at CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information about the Sheiks, visit MescalSheiks.com and/or their MySpace page (which includes a list of upcoming shows).

• Mark My Words by Gregg Martinez & The Rolling Thunder from Big Bad Daddy (2006), available at GreggMartinez.com, CD Baby and the iTMS. An upcoming gig list is available at Gregg's site.

• Sweet As Sin by Ruby James from the soon-to-be-released CD Ruby James, currently available as a free download from her MySpace page. There is an alternate, acoustic version of Sweet As Sin available on a seven-song EP entitled Loaded (2002) that's available at the iTMS.

Mentioned on tonight's Murphy's Saloon: The Podfather Adam Curry and his uncharacteristic, illogical belief in overblown conspiracy theories, and Gerald Posner's book Case Closed (the logic of which is an excellent antidote to all such conspiracy theories). The audio clip at the beginning of this episode is from the 1987 film The Untouchables, directed by Brian DePalma and starring Robert DeNiro, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith. The Untouchables is available for just $9.99 from Amazon.com.

Keeping the blues flame burning bright on the Web: the Blues Foundation, the Delta Blues Museum, and the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues.

Check out No iPod Required to learn how you can enjoy podcasts, including Murphy's Saloon, without owning an iPod.

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(Music on Murphy's Saloon #36 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, where I downloaded some of these tracks)