Strange Currency mixes and matches the old with the new, the familiar with the less familiar. Though we can all build our own playlists, it's still fun when someone does the heavy lifting for us. Host Jedd Beaudoin scours the wild terrains of new releases and searches the outback of classic cuts to bring you a thought-provoking listening experience each time.
Ode To Joy is the latest release from Wilco and is being heralded as one of the group’s best records within the last decade. We’ll hear selections from it as well as songs from the latest by Texas band Fastball from the album The Help Machine.
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(Photo: Wilco’s album Ode to Joy)
Released in the United States on October 1, 1969, Abbey Road stands among the most beloved latter-day Beatles’ albums. The original album features staples such as “Come Together,” “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something,” the set has just been reissued in deluxe form with a variety of outtakes and demo versions. We’ll hear from the newly-released set as well as music from Ringo Starr’s 1970 album, Sentimental Journey.
Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
(Photo: The Beatles Abbey Road album cover – Fair use)
We’ll remember legendary drummer Ginger Baker, who died Sunday at age 80 after a lengthy illness. Baker is perhaps best known as the drummer for Cream, featuring Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. But he was a versatile player who favored jazz and whose musical life saw him collaborating with African music legend Fela Kuti, post-punk icons Public Image Ltd., and space rock outfit Hawkwind. We’ll hear selections from throughout Baker’s career on this episode, including his work with Masters of Reality.
Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
(Photo: Ginger Baker - Zoran Veselinovic [CC BY-SA 2.0])
Creedence Clearwater Revival performed at Woodstock on August 16, 1969 but the band’s leader, John Fogerty, blocked the release of the performances for more than 50 years and wanted the group excluded from the popular 1970 Woodstock film. The quartet’s full performance is finally available in the form a live album. Listen for selections from it as well as selections from jazz guitarist John Scolfield’s take on country music, Country For Old Men.
Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
(Photo: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fantasy Records [Public domain])
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