Scott Crow came by to talk about his work organizing disaster relief in New Orleans post-Katrina and how music has influenced his anarchist worldview.

Music Played:
The Road to Bled – Shooglenifty
L’eponge – La Patere Rose
Ni Lion Fein – Kila & Oki
Carmencita – Devandra Banhart
Dub Be Good to Me – Beats International
Music and Politics – Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Cuss Cuss – Lloyd Robinson
Fight Dem Back – Linton Kwesi Johnson
Fight the Power – Public Energy
Radiation (original 1988 mix) – Lesson Seven
Jacob’s Ladder – Chumbawumba
London Calling – The Clash
A New Beginning – Dead Prez
The Killing Type – Amanda Palmer
In the Ghetto – Big Joe
Oye Company Juan – Ska Cubano
Mirror in the Bathroom  – The Beat
Sunscreen – Baz Luhrmann
Spare Parts – Peggy Sue and the Pirates
Start Over Again – Indigo Moss
Cinnamon Girl – Dunkelbundt
Lubenica – Emir Kusterica
Loaded – Primal Screm
Digital Moneky – Balkan Beat Box
Mishto – Gogol Bordello

Music Played
Cumbia – Mexican Institute of Sound
Got the Hunger? – Alice Russell
Tequila Sexo Y Marijuana – Amparanoia
Guajira Boogaloo – Coco Lagos Y Sus Orates
Fatback – Link Wray
Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – Pigbag
Sweet Potato Gravy – Maurice Simon & The Pie Men
Burning Down the House – Tom Jones & The Cardigans
Jolene – The White Stripes
Northern Skies – Sonic Boom Six
Drown In The Now – Crystal Method ft Matisyahu
Move Yourself – Headmix
Twyford Down – Galliano
Midnight in a Perfect World – DJ Shadow
6 Underground – Sneaker Pimps
Revenge of the Number – Portishead
Wash My Soul – Tricky
A Hidden Forest – Gordyboy (Mashup)
King Rock – KJ Dubs
Happy Up Here – Royksopp
Ballad of Bilbo Baggins – Leonard Nimoy
Brand New Key – Melanie
Kamoukie – Salif Keita
Slipped Disc – Luke Vibert
It Ain’t Right – Swing Zazou
Get Up Carmen – Waldeck
Calgary Capers – Peatbog Faeries

Music played:
Sit & Listen – Wax Tailor
Waiting is a Drug – K’Naan
These Chains – Hot Chip
Chained – The XX
Youth – Daughter
All Night – Parov Stelar
Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman
7 Bit Blues – Kid Koala
Black Tambourine – Beck
Venus in Furs – The Velvet Underground
Safe from Harm – Massive Attack
Stars – Roses Gabor
Middle of the Road (Daliee’s Rmx) – Lucy Rose
Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris
Gold Dust – DJ Fresh
Racing with the Sun – Chinese Man
Orang Utan – Nabula
Lost in Laos – Dengue Fever
Cannibal Courtship – Dengue Fever
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Dinah Washington
East of the River Nile (DJ Spooky Rmx) – Augustus Pablo
Todos los dias sale el sol – Bongo Botrako
Freedom – Richie Havens
Smoke on Water – Senor Coconut
Sexual Healing – Hot 8 Brass Band

Music Played:
Roncos de Son – Xose Manuel Budino
The Beat That My Heart Skipped – Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
African Way – K’Naan & Mwafrica
Say yes – Wax Tailor
La Revedere – Dunkelbunt
Drumming Song – Florence & The Machine
Sugar Man – The Free Association
Aint Got No – Nina Simone vs Groovefinder
Big Chief – Professor Longhair
Express Yourself – Byron Lee
Funky Kingston – Bootsy Collins & The Roots
Dance on the Radio – Basement Jaxx vs Selector
Wakaru – DJ Dolores
Gypsy Part of Town – J.U.F.
Valley of Jehosaphat – Max Romeo
Gypsy – Oi Va Voi
Unza Unza – Emir Kustarica
L’Accordeoniste – Gadjo
Knockin’ – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Is This The Life? – Cardiacs
Jumping Someone Else’s Train – The Cure
Bikini Girls With Machine Guns – The Cramps
Sell Out – The Levellers
Bondage – X Ray Spex
Gangsters – Special AKA
Uptown Top Ranking – Althia & Donna
One In Ten – UB40

Thanks to Hillary Lehr for joining me on the show to talk about ways to wrestle these elections back from corporate greed-mongers. Find out more about her campaign here.

This week’s playlist:

Storm – Django Django (Scotland)
The Nosebleed Section – Hilltop Hoods (Australia)
Going Through Hell – The Streets (England)
Z-Beware of the Boys – Punjabi MC (England)
Monkey Fight Snake – The Bombay Royale (Australia)
My Favorite Mutiny – The Coup (U.S.)
Thou Shalt Always Kill – Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (England)
Spying Glass (Live In The City) – Massive Attack (England)
It’s A Pity – Tanya Stephens (Jamaica)
Karma Police – Easy Star All-Stars (U.S.)

Interview with Hillary Lehr: Occupy The Elections!

Bucky Skank – Upsetters (Jamaica)
Hip Hop Barrio – Up, Bustle & Out (England/Cuba)
Neacsu In Africa – Shrine Synchro System (England)
Zombie – Fela Kuti (Nigeria)
Yuri – Oi Va Voi (England)
Taxman – Junior Parker (U.S.)
Blank Generation – Richard Hell (U.S.)
There’s No other Way – Blur (England)
Wuthering Heights – The Puppini Sisters (Italy/England)
Jacqueline – Alabama Three (England)
All In The Mind – Verve (England)

Tune into Radio Valencia today at 4pm for the latest Beats & Pieces, with DJ Starbuck playing you tunes and news from all over the globe.

This week’s special guest is the delightful Hillary Lehr of Global Exchange, who heads up a campaign to ‘Occupy the Election and Elect Democracy!’ We’ll be diving into the murky world of Citizens United, PACS and SuperPACs while discussing whether voting actually matters in the corporate-controlled world of 2012.