KGNU Playlists Top Releases week ending 9.15.2003 Weekly Report from Boulder Have you heard how Colorado has the highest rate of West Nile Virus around? Well it’s hit home here, as I have known a few people to get it. One was a very healthy volunteer who said it knocked him down for over two weeks. Some people are saying up to five weeks. I’m wondering if that’s what has hit some of my DJs who have wound up calling in to bail out of shows that same day Last week KGNU hosted Jim Hightower at the Flatirons Theater on the Hill. (At least that place is still open! Tulagi’s closed down for non-payment of taxes though we keep hoping that the Fox will be taking them over.) A sold-out crowd listened to Jim’s populist viewpoint. I caught him here in the morning and was able to get a nice photo of him with station manager Marty Durlin and news director Sam Fuqua. Thursday night Jim Lauderdale was in town with Donna the Buffalo. I was at home making dinner when I got a call from him to confirm that we were doing an interview here in the morning. When he offered tickets for the show I couldn’t turn him down so I came into town and got to the Fox right when he hit the stage. Jim is a good writer and performer, not to mention a snappy dresser. Donna the Buffalo was good though I far preferred Tara Nevins on vocals to the male singer. Friday morning I ran over to the hotel to pick up Lauderdale for his on air interview. There he sat in my car with his bowl of granola and cup of yogurt. We had fun chatting about Boulder on the drive over. So many musicians I talk to really feel a big difference in this town from so many of the other places they visit. It’s a good reminder for those of us who are here all the time. We talked some too about the loss of Johnny Cash and how it didn’t seem too surprising for him to follow his wife June this year. I loved the quote of Cash that he isn’t going to hell as he’s already seen enough of it! It’s hard to believe that this Saturday is the culmination of our prairie dog art project. We’ll be gathering all the decorated dogs for a silent auction at 7pm at the Boulder Odd Fellows Hall on Pearl Street. All the details are here http://www.kgnu.org/prairiedogs/index.html. Sadly someone has absconded with what is one of my favorite of the prairie dogs, the Prairie Dove, decorated by Cathy Melio, from WERU in Maine. There is a photo of it on our website so do let us know if you have seen this dog anywhere. It’s ironic to me that a piece of art dedicated to peace is the one to get stolen. Elaine C. Erb KGNU Music Director <º))))><. - - - <º))))>< email: KGNU main page Playlists Recent Plays See what's playing now! TOP 10 CHARTS New World (international) Jazz RPM Report (techno,dance) Beatbox (hiphop,R&B) Americana Ñ Alternative Latin (hiphop,R&B) ©2003 KGNU

# ARTIST CD TITLE LABEL  OVERALL TOP 30 1 Devotchka Una Volta Cicero 2 Nina Simone Anthology Heritage Records 3 Various Artists Verve/Remixed2 Verve Records 4 Ugly Duckling Taste The Secret Emperor Norton 5 Michael Franti & Spearhead Everyone Deserves Music Artist Direct 6 Juana Molina Segundo Domino 7 Bela Fleck And The Flecktones Ten From Little Worlds Columbia Records 8 Tim O' Brien Traveler Sugar Hill Records 9 Various Artists Frida Universal Music Group 10 Gillian Welch Soul Journey Acony 11 Solomon & Socalled Hiphopkhasene Piranha 12 Bonobo Dial M For Monkey Ninja Tune 13 The Blue Series Continuum Goodandevil Sessions Thirsty Ear Communication 14 Amon Tobin Verbal Remixes & Collaborations Ninja Tune 15 David Byrne Lead Us Not Into Temptation Thrill Jockey 16 Various Artists Yes New York Atlantic Records 17 Ween Quebec Sanctuary 18 Loop Guru Bathtime With Loop Guru Hypnotic 19 Various Artists The Rough Guide To South African Gospel World Music Network 20 Marcia Ball So Many Rivers Alligator Records 21 Bruce Cockburn You've Never Seen Anything Rounder 22 Various Artists Branches And Routes Fat Cat 23 Pepe Deluxe Beatitude Emperor Norton 24 Various Artists Arabian Travels 2 Six Degrees 25 Various Artists Alan Lomax Popular Songbook Rounder Select 26 Dj Brokenwindow Parallel Universe #1 Violent Turd 27 Snuggles - Various Artists Free Speech For Sale Self Produced 28 Various Artists Arabia - Oxfam World Music Network 29 Gaby Kerpel Carnabailito Nonesuch Records 30 Thinking Plague A History Of Madness Cuneiform Records Add: Mojave 3 Spoon And Rafter 4ad Add: Reptile Palace Orchestra We Know You Know Omnium Add: Various Artists Telluride Bluegrass Festival Reflections Vol 1 Planet Bluegrass  New World Chart (international)                back to top 1 Solomon & Socalled Hiphopkhasene Piranha 2 Various Artists The Rough Guide To South African Gospel World Music Network 3 Various Artists Arabia - Oxfam World Music Network 4 Various Artists French Caribbean Putumayo 5 Cibelle Cd Six Degrees 6 Various Artists Rough Guide To Thailand World Music Network 7 Ishan Al-Mounzer In A Beirut Mood Piranha 8 Various Artists Drop The Debt World Village 9 Robert Mirabal Indians Indians Silver Wave Records 10 Various Artists The Rough Guide To The Music Of China World Music Network  Jazz Chart                back to top 1 Nina Simone Anthology Heritage Records 2 The Blue Series Continuum Goodandevil Sessions Thirsty Ear Communication 3 Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals Nonesuch Records 4 Charlie Parker Remix Project Bird Up Savoy Jazz 5 William Parker Violin Trio Scrapbook Thirsty Ear Communication 6 Lizz Wright Salt Verve Records 7 Django Reinhardt Crazy Rhythm Iris Music 8 Miles Davis Plays For Lovers Prestige Records 9 Dave Holland Quintet Extended Play Ecm Records 10 Curlew Mercury Cuneiform Records  Beatbox (Hiphop,R&B)                back to top 1 Ugly Duckling Taste The Secret Emperor Norton 2 Michael Franti & Spearhead Everyone Deserves Music Artist Direct 3 Pig In A Can You Can't Poison A Pig Fedora 4 Yerba Buena President Alien Razor & Tie 5 Robert Randolph & The Family Band Unclassified Warner Bros Records 6 Les Nubians One Step Forward Omtown 7 Talib Keweli Quality Rawkus 8 Massive Attack 100th Window Virgin Records 9 Eddy The Chief Clearwater Rock 'N Roll City Bullseye Blues 10 Various Artists Grand Theft Auto Vice City Ost, Vol 5: Wildstyle.. Epic Records  RPM Report (techno,dance)                back to top 1 Various Artists Verve/Remixed2 Verve Records 2 Bonobo Dial M For Monkey Ninja Tune 3 Amon Tobin Verbal Remixes & Collaborations Ninja Tune 4 Loop Guru Bathtime With Loop Guru Hypnotic 5 Various Artists Arabian Travels 2 Six Degrees 6 Snuggles - Various Artists Free Speech For Sale Self Produced 7 Gaby Kerpel Carnabailito Nonesuch Records 8 Four Tet Rounds Domino 9 Dj Cheb I Sabbah As Far As… A Dj Mix Six Degrees 10 Various Artists Den Of Thieves Eighteenth Street Lounge Music  Americana                back to top 1 Bela Fleck And The Flecktones Ten From Little Worlds Columbia Records 2 Tim O' Brien Traveler Sugar Hill Records 3 Gillian Welch Soul Journey Acony 4 Marcia Ball So Many Rivers Alligator Records 5 Bruce Cockburn You've Never Seen Anything Rounder 6 Various Artists Alan Lomax Popular Songbook Rounder Select 7 Various Artists Johnny's Blues Northern Blues 8 Bryan Sutton Bluegrass Guitar Sugar Hill Records 9 Various Artists Flowers In The Wildwood Trikont 10 Danny Barnes Dirt On The Angel Terminus Records  Ñ Alternative Latin Charts (Hiphop,R&B)                back to top 1 Juana Molina Segundo Domino 2 Gaby Kerpel Carnabailito Nonesuch Records 3 Cibelle Cd Six Degrees 4 Yerba Buena President Alien Razor & Tie 5 Ibrahim Ferrer Buenos Hermanos World Circuit/Nonesuch 6 La Mosca Tse-Tse Tango Latino Emi Latino 7 Los Lonely Boys Real Emotions Or Music 8 Cafe Tacuba Cuatro Caminos Mca Records 9 Tribalistas Tribalistas Metro Blue 10 Quetzal Worksongs Vanguard