Sundown Lounge
This is a laid back (and often explicit - you bet your ass!) weekly podzine, of music, spoken word, progressive politics, weird science, interesting audio goodies, and occasional vignettes from the west coast open mic scene.
no. 108 - July 27th, 2K7 - 42:02


00:29 open mic stage - "Summer Night" - Alfred Lord Tennyson
01:41 welcome
02:15 Geeknotes: 2007 Chicago Poetry Fest, 5K Hits, The Trouble With Book Reviews
05:57 open mic stage intro
06:26 open mic stage - "Every Link In The Chain" - Oh No Not Stereo
09:19 open mic stage - "Somebody Save Me" - Gina Villalobos
15:17 open mic stage - Karate America Kick-a-Thon Promo
16:16 open mic stage - "Triforce" - The Mad Titans
19:18 open mic stage - "Brittle" - Aaron English
23:45 open mic stage - "It's Alright" - The Midnight Hours
26:59 Map Room: Sleep Patterns Affects Teen Behavior, Newly Declassified Window Film Keeps Out Hackers, Phone Calls, EMPs, Chips: High Tech Aids or Tracking Tools?
33:38 Venue Verite
34:31 "Swollen Fortunes" - William Jennings Bryan, "Social and Industrial Justice" - Theodore Roosevelt
40:21 Music Bed: "Two Zombies Later" Compilation, Comfortstand
40:53 Closing comments
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no. 107 - July 20th, 2K7 - 50:00


00:26 open mic stage - "I Ate My Tie" - Bongart
05:01 welcome
05:39 Geeknotes: 2007 Chicago Poetry Fest, 5K Hits, The Trouble With Book Reviews
09:06 open mic stage intro
09:46 open mic stage - "Till Death Do Us Part" - Gone For Good
13:58 open mic stage - "El Momentito" - Pulsions du Moi
16:51 open mic stage - "White Hot Stereo" - Hung BY Halos
21:04 open mic stage - Living in Vegas Promo
21:38 open mic stage - "Question Mark" - Soulogic
29:08 open mic stage - "Money" - W H Davies
30:13 open mic stage - "Cheers" - Holding On To Sound
34:28 Map Room: Carbon Nanotubes Strengthen Artificial Muscles, Hydrogen-Powered Racecar, Evolution Occurs in the Blink of an Eye, The Secret to More Useful Robots: Tai Chi Training
42:52 Venue Verite
43:38 "When Wars Backfire" - Mumia Abu Jamal
47:56 Music Bed: Las Vegas Casino Ambience
48:28 Closing comments
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no. 106 - July 13th, 2K7 - 44:55


00:28 open mic stage - "The Sandpiper" - Celia Thaxter
02:02 open mic stage - "Jihad Theme" - The Happy Happy Jihads
04:45 welcome
05:27 Geeknotes: Jared Smith leaving Chicago, Poetry Fest is on, Brother Love Fan Club, Virtual Book Tour Update
08:31 open mic stage intro
09:06 open mic stage - "Spinout" - Glamor Puss
12:47 open mic stage - "Surf Goddess" - This Spy Surfs
16:30 open mic stage - Ask The Mac Expert Promo
16:55 open mic stage - "Sunrise, Sunset" - D.E.J.A. Jazz
22:50 open mic stage - "On The Beach At Night" - Walt Whitman
24:44 open mic stage - "Surf's Up" - Madness Again
31:03 Map Room: Microholography and the 500 GB Disc, Using a Robot to Teach Human Social Skills, Prince Points the Way to a Brighter Future for Music, NASA Contractor Designs Lunar Habitat
39:36 Venue Verite
40:01 "The Beating of Black Lawyers" - Mumia Abu Jamal
42:48 Music Bed: Venice Beach Ambience
43:23 Closing comments
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no. 105 - July 6th, 2K7 - 39:36


00:27 open mic stage - "Now is the winter..." - Richard III, Shakespeare
03:03 welcome
03:55 Geeknotes: Elsie Escobar Made the Cover of PUM, Traffic Court Frowns Upon Bikers, Virtual Book Reading on TalkShoe
07:43 open mic stage intro
08:20 open mic stage - "A Summer Night" - Elizabeth Stoddard
09:04 open mic stage - "Like Smoke" - Aaron English
13:49 open mic stage - Supernatural Existence Promo
14:50 open mic stage - "When he that is my husband now..." - Richard III, Shakespeare
16:36 open mic stage - "Mistakes and Regrets" - And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
20:23 Map Room: Study Shows Wine Prevents Tooth Decay, Wind-Powered Mobile Phone Charger, Don't Be Fooled by the Swaddling Clothes: Babies Are Liars
26:11 Venue Verite
28:13 Keith Olberman's July 4th Smackdown
38:08 Music Bed: "Farandola" - 15, "Detuned Love" - Neurokin - "Butano Beats" by Various Artists (2007)
38:32 Closing comments

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"America The Beautiful" - Douglas Spotted Eagle, "Fighting Back" - John Edwards

Geeknotes: Farewell Redemption, Chicago Poetry in July, The Podcast Peer Awards, New Book Promo

Open Mic Stage: "Can't Trust Anyone" - Oh No Not Stereo, "Do You Have Sex in Bed or the Floor?" - Bernadette Mayer, Thoughts on the 2007 SCOTUS term, "In The City" - Audible Mainframe, "Ain't It Something" - The Midnight Hours, "Spaceport Bar Band Blues" - Beeblebrox

Map Room: World's First Commercial Tidal Energy Generator To Be Built In Northern Ireland, Brain Scans Reveal Why Meditation Works, Scientists find way to separate HIV virus from cells

Venue Verite: Ch. 9 from "Democracy in America Volume I" by Alexis De Tocqueville

Music Bed: "Unconscious Alliance," "Leave No Trace" - "Red Balloon" by General Fuzz (2007)
Direct download: Sundown104.mp3
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