5/07/06 James Brown 1970
A year in the life of JB, when he made the Collins Brothers (Bootsy and Catfish) and a couple more kids from Cincinnati his de facto band. Also we get a taste of JB's productions of other artists from the same year. Yeow!

5/17/06 Funk Grab Bag
Obscure funk and soul. Yum.

5/24/06 40th Anniversary: Blonde on Blonde
We attempt to nail down that thin, wild mercury sound of Dylan's landmark album. Alternate takes and mono mixes abound. Also some of the original blues material Bob nicked some of his songs from.

5/31/06 Talking Heads Outtakes
Bizarre outtakes and alternate versions from one of America's most bizarre and goofy bands. We mine the bonus tracks featured on the spectacular-sounding reissues/remasters.

6/07/06 Billy Preston R.I.P.
This guy played on everything (except Blood on the Tracks, no matter what you read) and you could make a convincing case that he was the 5th Beatle, at least for 1969. Let us mourn him together.

6/14/06 Remixes and Mashups
Tasty morsels from people with no musical talent, but oh my, they do know their way around a laptop.

6/21/06 McCartney at 64
The poor bastard turns his fated 64 and his floozie wife left him holding the bag. We intend to cheer him up by playing his good stuff from when he still mattered, back when he spent no more than $400 recording an album.

6/28/06 Bay Area Funk
Oakland and San Francisco check in to lay down some funk. Hard to beat.

7/05/06 Chef's Surprise
Enjoy your meal. I know I will.

7/12/06 Steely Dan Invades Texas
It's unavoidable: you either love them or hate them. If you can learn to love them, your outlook on life will improve dramatically, at least in your ability to make fun of other people. Do it now.

7/19/06 1976
A thirty-year anniversary of the spirit, or spit of '76. Featuring the action-packed ridiculous 1976 medley.

7/26 thru 8/2/06 Chicago Soul Spectacular
Two weeks of digging up gems from Chicago's unsung soul heroes. For a town that's pretty famous for just about everything, it never gets its due when it comes to its musical background outside of blues.

8/9/06 Gil Scott-Heron
KOOP's star relief-pitcher, Matt Daley, spins Scott-Heron's magic potion of health food for the soul.

8/16/06 War
Southern California's premiere band of progressive-minded and positive-thinking soul-funk. An outstanding way to brave the summer heat.

8/23/06 40th Anniversary: Revolver
What many consider to be the greatest album, not just by the Beatles, but of all time. Lots of fun with backwards guitars and glorious mono mixes.

8/30/06 21st Century Dylan
Bob's brand-new album, Modern Times, is featured on this episode in which we focus on Dylan's most recent, and at times, transcendent, material.

9/6/06 Funk Grab Bag
Another installment of rare and obscure funk and soul. When Indie labels really meant something.

9/13/06 Blood & Chocolate / King of America
We celebrate Mr. Costello's twentieth anniversary of perhaps his greatest two albums. Outtakes, demos, the whole shebang.

9/20/06 The Staple Singers
From basic gospel to sanctified soul. If they can't ease your pain, no one can.

9/27/06 Psychefunkadelic Temptations
From the late '60s to the early '70s, Motown's Temptations began hanging out with the hippies. Which is to say, their clothes became even more fabulous and their songs much, much longer and freakier. Featuring the fat bass lines of James Jamerson and the fuzz guitars of Dennis Coffey. Not to be missed.

10/4+11/06 Membership Drive
Reviews and Previews.

10/18+19/06 Rolling Stones
In honor of the world's greatest rock and roll band's visit to Austin, we're dusting off the rare and dirty records you never hear on the radio. We'll be covering their entire output, from 1962 until now.

11/01/06 Aretha Franklin's Maturation
The early '70s saw a new, more mature Aretha. We'll follow her muse and crown the Queen at the end of her reign.

11/08/06 Booker T. & the MGs
We explore some recently unearthed buried treasure from the Stax vaults. The good news is that there's plenty to go around--enough for another show perhaps?

11/15/06 Tom Waits: Orphans
Imagine a three-disc set of outtakes, one-offs, soundtrack and tribute tunes, b-sides, and odd noises from the barn. It's an actual radio scoop--the album won't be released until 11/21!

11/22/06 Thanksgiving Feast
We're loading up on the fattening stuff.

11/29/06 Philly Soul Spectacular pt.1
Once upon a time, the city of brotherly love was chock-full of soul food dynamite. A little later, they practically invented disco. We'll dig up the vintage funk and soul gems from before the fall.

12/06/06 Philly Soul Spectacular pt.2
Even more Philly mayhem, with a special spotlight on the People's Choice, the Spinners, and the fabulous O'Jays.

12/13/06 Warner Brothers Funk Spectacular
We're nipping freely from the new Rhino box set, What It Is!, in a massive funk explosion from the vaults of WEA--Warners, Elektra, and Atlantic.

12/20/06 No Christmas Crap Here
Excavation Nation will leave the holiday music to somebody that gives a damn. You already have enough of that stuff on your hands--you don't need more from me. Instead, hop on board for a wild ride of funk, soul, and r&b.