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First in the news, the state of Illinois may impose a tax on digital music and film downloads in order to help bail out its $13 billion deficit. If the legislature approves Governor Quinn's proposal, Illinois would join 19 other states that currently have such a tax and be able to get $10 million revenues annually. Per usual, this has prompted partisan debate, but Jim and Greg doubt either party is much concerned with the music fan's perspective.
One of rock's biggest stars, Paul McCartney, is going indie. The former Beatle has announced a plan to take his solo catalog from major label EMI and move it to the independent Concord label. McCartney previously worked with Concord as part of his now defunct Starbucks Hear Music deal. EMI is one of 4 big music companies dominating the industry these days, and as Jim and Greg explain, these labels depend on back catalog revenue. It takes little overhead to repackage an album from an artist like McCartney, and they can reissue it over and over again to new consumers.
Jim and Greg next discuss rapper Guru who died last week. The hip hop artist moved to New York City just in time for the genre's golden age. He developed alongside Public Enemy, Run DMC and Tribe Called Quest, to name a few. Guru joined up with DJ Premier to form Gang Starr, a duo with a revolutionary sound fusing rap with jazz. This, along with his fluid vocal style, made Gang Starr one of hip hop's most influential acts. To honor the late artist, Jim and Greg play "Jazz Thing," a track from the Mo' Better Blues soundtrack featuring jazz musician Branford Marsalis.
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Featured Songs
- Cheap Trick, Taxman Mr. Thief, Cheap Trick, Epic/Legacy, 1977
- Paul McCartney, Band On The Run, Band on the Run, Parlophone, 1973
- Gang Starr, Take It Personal, Daily Operation, Alliance, 1992
- Gang Starr, Jazz Music, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Wild Pitch, 1989
- LCD Soundsystem, Drunk Girls, This is Happening, Virgin Records, 2010
- LCD Soundsystem, All I Want, This is Happening, Virgin Records, 2010
- LCD Soundsystem, Home, This is Happening, Virgin Records, 2010
- LCD Soundsystem, One Touch, This is Happening, Virgin Records, 2010
- Roky Erickson, John Lawman, True Love Cast Out All Evil, Anti, 2010
- Roky Erickson, Please Judge, True Love Cast Out All Evil, Anti, 2010
- High on Fire, Fire, Flood and Plague, Snakes for the Divine, E1, 2010
- MGMT, Flash Delirium, Congratulations, Columbia, 2010
- MGMT, Brian Eno, Congratulations, Columbia, 2010
- Brian Eno, The Big Ship, Another Green World, EMI, 1975
- Hole, Pacific Coast Highway, Nobody's Daughter, Mercury, 2010
- Hole, Samantha, Nobody's Daughter, Mercury, 2010
- Bjork, It's Oh So Quiet, Post, Elektra, 1995
- Johnny Thunders, Get Off the Phone, L.A.M.F. Revisited, Receiver, 1984
- Soul Coughing, Is Chicago Is Not Chicago, Ruby Vroom, Warner Bros., 1994
- The Clash, Brand New Cadillac, London Calling, Epic/Legacy, 1979
Featured Songs
- Van Morrison, Sweet Thing, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Prince and the Revolution, Take Me With U, Purple Rain, Warner Bros., 1984
- Van Morrison, The Way Young Lovers Do, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Them, Gloria, Baby Please Don't Go (single), Decca, 1964
- Van Morrison, Brown Eyed Girl, Blowin Your Mind!, Bang, 1967
- Modern Jazz Quartet, Willow Weep For Me, Fontessa, Atlantic, 1956
- Modern Jazz Quartet, Track C - Group Dancers, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Impulse!, 1963
- Van Morrison, Astral Weeks, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Van Morrison, Ballerina, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Van Morrison, Beside You, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Van Morrison, Cypress Avenue, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Van Morrison, Madame George, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- Van Morrison, Slim Slow Slider, Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968
- PJ Morton, First Began, Gumbo, Morton, 2017
- Lou Reed, Halloween Parade, New York, Sire, 1989
- Lou Reed, Busload of Faith, New York, Sire, 1989
- The Regrettes, Seashore, Feel Your Feelings Fool!, Warner Bros., 2017
- Big Star, Thirteen, #1 Record, Ardent, 1972
- Big Star, In the Street, #1 Record, Ardent, 1972
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, If We Were Vampires, The Nashville Sound, Southeastern, 2017
- Ben Howard, I Forget Where We Were, I Forget Where We Were, Republic, 2014
- Was (Not Was), Knocked Down, Made Small, Born to Laugh at Tornadoes, Geffen, 1983
- Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil, Speak No Evil, Blue Note, 1966
- Hinds, The Club, I Don't Run, Mom + Pop Music, 2018
- Bob Dylan, Mama, You Been on My Mind, The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991, Columbia, 1991
- Dead Ghosts, When It Comes To You, S/T, Floridas Dying, 2010
- Ted Leo, Can't Go Back, The Hanged Man, Super Ego, 2017
- Michel Pagliaro, Lovin‘ You Ain’t Easy, Pagliaro, Much, 1971
- Amanda Shires, Eve's Daughter, To The Sunset, Silver Knife, 2018
- Van Morrison, Twilight Zone, The Philosopher's Stone, Polydor, 1998
- Gang Starr, Code of the Streets, Hard to Earn, Chrysalis, 1994
- Little Feat, Rock & Roll Doctor, Feats Don't Fail Me Now, Warner Bros., 1974
- Public Enemy, By The Time I Get To Arizona, Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black, Def Jam, 1991
- Dead Kennedys, Short Songs, Feats Don't Fail Me Now, Alternative Tentacles, 1987
- Janis Joplin, Me and Bobby McGee, Pearl, Columbia, 1971
- Game Genie Sokolov, Agrume, Argume (single), Lisbon Lux, 2018