STRICTLY GLOBAL

SNOW!!!  It's getting in the way of everything!  Except for Strictly Global of course, cause we managed to dig ourselves out of the ice-caves cocoon-ing our homes and modes of trasnport, hiked it to the studio, and created an episode jam-packed with requests received from you during our unwanted ice age hiatus.  In your face Snow Queen!! In your face...

Other than giving back the love we've received via ya'll this past week, we'll also be showcasing a ton of new goodies from one of my fave labels- Matador; including the latest from Kurt Vile, Spiral Stairs, Cold Cave, and Fucked Up.  Having been around since about 2001, the Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up have put out a boatload of 7" records over the years, and even won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Chemistry of Common Life.  All the members have awesome aliases too, like 10,000 Marbles (lead guitarist), Father Damian (singer), Slumpy (bassist), Gulag (guitarist), Guinea Beat (drummer), etc.  And even cooler, last December they put together a collaborated single cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas" featuring appearances by Tegan and Sara, Andrew W.K., Yo La Tengo, David Cross and more.  Profits from the sale of the single are going to several Canadian charities working to bring an end to the epidemic of missing and murdered Native women. 

This week's show will also feature our Nextwave artist of the month: Age of Stones. A Latvian rock band, they claim to combine elements of rock, jazz and funk together in a unique blend, adding a bit of their sense of humor.  Most importantly they want to entertain the public, and are willing to do a headstand and ballet on stage for you, and only you.   

Anyway.... next week, my bags are packed and I'll be saying aloha to Oahu!  Oah-yeaaah!  Screw you snow- I'm gonna go surf the North Shore and rescue the cast of Lost!  I also want to check out the local music scene, so if you know of any awesome Hawaiian bands and shows going on next week, hit me up at StrictlyGlobal@mhznetworks.org.  Mahalo!