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Music inspired by life and current events

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East Orange, NJ

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Music inspired by life and current events

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English


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"Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated and this was an immutable law."--James Baldwin, "Notes of a Native Son" from Sep 27, 2025

9/27/2025
The Doors - "Indian Summer" - Morrison Hotel [0:00:00] Twice as Nice - "Thoughts of You" - Maybe I'm Dreaming [0:02:14] Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts and Pete Johnston - "Màiri nighean Dòmhnaill (Mary, Daughter of Donald)" - Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia [0:05:35] Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester - "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" - Live recording [Composer Claude Debussy] [0:11:29] Clip - "ABC Australia-Controversial fireworks display in Himalayas" - MP3 [0:21:50] Francesco Tristano - "Strings Of Life" - Strings Of Life [Also appears on the Beats motion picture soundtrack produced/curated by JD Twitch; R.I.P.: https://futurismrestated.substack.com/p/mixes-digest-22-remembering-optimos] [0:22:22] Clip - "7News-Australian national broadcaster ordered to pay Antoinette Lattouf $150,000 for illegal termination" - MP3 [More information: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly6dlpd332o] [0:29:36] Annie A - "The Wind That Had Not Touched Land" - The Wind That Had Not Touched Land [0:30:07] Raven Chacon - "Black Streaked Humming" - Black Streaked Hum [0:37:26] Richie Havens - "Just Like A Woman" - Mixed Bag [0:41:22] Akiko Tsuruga - "Harlem Nocturne" - Harlem Dreams [R.I.P.: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/arts/music/akiko-tsuruga-dead.html] [0:46:07] Open Yellow Circle / O Yuki Conjugate - "Cold Stars" - New Meridian [0:52:21] Double Edge: Edmund Niemann and Nurit Tilles - "Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos: I" - John Cage: Music for Two Pianos [1:07:57] Animal, Surrender! - "Poinciana" - A Boot For Every Bane [1:14:20] Tortoise - "Layered Presence" - Touch [1:21:48] Clip - "ABC Australia-Vietnam entry wins revived Intervision" - MP3 [1:24:56] Slowdanger - "Humble Bow" - Veil [1:25:46] Double Edge: Edmund Niemann and Nurit Tilles - "Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos: II" - John Cage: Music for Two Pianos [1:32:53] David Bowie - "Andy Warhol" - Hunky Dory [R.I.P. Joe Stevens: https://www.davidbowie.com/blog/2025/8/27/goodbye-joe-stevens] [1:52:55] Isa Gordon - "Parting Game" - For You Only [1:56:59] Clip - "CNN-State Dept blocks Iranian diplomats from shopping at wholesale stores" - MP3 [2:01:00] Tomorrow The Rain Will Fall Upwards - "Wreck His Days" - Wreck His Days [2:01:51] Clip - "KOKI-U2 awarded 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize" - MP3 [2:09:39] U2 - "Acrobat" - Achtung Baby [2:10:26] Music behind DJ: [It's Not That Bad with Jim the Poet] [2:14:57] The Hit Parade - "Here's What You Find In Any Prison" - Cease & Resist - Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-86 [2:27:21] Rentals - "New York" - JD Twitch's 60 Minutes Of Fear [2:30:22] Pere Ubu - "The Modern Dance" - The Modern Dance [2:33:19] David Bowie - "Kooks" - Hunky Dory [2:41:53] Editrix - "The Real Fire" - The Big E [2:44:45] Lipps Inc. - "Funkytown" - Mouth to Mouth [2:49:11] Clip - "Washington Examiner-Google plans to restore banned YouTube content creators" - MP3 [2:53:02] Big Thief - "All Night All Day" - Double Infinity [2:54:04] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/156522

Duration:03:08:42