July 19, 2008 - Fire Works for Free Kicks
Just a simple al fresco summer edition of the Free Kick show this weekend ... but perfectly suited to accompany any array of loud & colourful explosions, in your hosts' humble opinion.

The artists on the playlist included such earthshakers as:

Sizzla, Marcia Griffiths/Tony Rebel/Beenie Man/Mad Cobra/Buju Banton, Tenor Saw, Michigan & Smiley, Jah Cutta & Determination (feat. Luciano), Burning Spear, Santogold, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, Hardrock Gunter & The Pebbles, Ray Condo & his Ricochets, The Cockroaches, Jeffrey Lewis, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, Mark Ronson (vocals: Amy Winehouse), Marianne Faithfull, Ivor Cutler, Elfin Saddle, Ennio Morricone, Rallizes Denudes, Van Shipley, Lata Mangeshkar, Harris Newman, Geordie Haley's Sea of Song Trio, Wire, Schandmaul, In Extremo, Alamaailman Vasarat, Finntroll, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, and Intercom !

Hey, why not relive that sensation by listening to the whole damn thing over again! The fireworks will be up to you, but you can download the show as an mp3 thusly:

• OK quality 64 kbps (about 55 MB)

Or just stream it from the CKUT archives page: ask for the show for Sat July 12, from 21:02 - 23:03.

The next Free Kick show is Saturday August 2 from 9-11 pm eastern on CKUT 90.3 fm. Tune in and help us blow the place up!

Oh, and don't forget to check out Jamaica Day at Jean Drapeau park this Saturday (July 26), from noon till 11 pm - featuring names like Louie Culture, Joshua, and Little Hero from Kingston JA along with a whole heapa local legends!

bye
Dave

EXTRA!
Shawn and I continued on for another hour to fill in for Wag's Skewing the Waves right up till midnight. So for a limited time only, here's the link to get this Free Skew (or Kicking the Waves) special featuring X-Ray Spex, Afrirampo, The Ex, The Fall, American Devices, Flipper, Fear and more!

• 64 kbps/27 MB

and... what's more... here's the return of... THE FREEKICK VIDEO LOUNGE !!!!!

Links to awesome videos, kinda sorta related to the show playlist:

• 1986 Stereo Mars, PNP Rally - Tenor Saw
• Ray Condo Band: "Cure My Blues"
• IVOR CUTLER "Looking for truth with a pin"
• Elfin Saddle: Live at Pop Montreal (Part One)
• Les Rallizes Denudes Open Air 1976
• Mehbooba Mehbooba (Sholay)
• Finntroll Trollhammaren
• In Extremo - Vollmond