TOTR 38: Utopia, Dystopia, and the Troubled Economy

Rather than get stuck in the massive moment that was last week, we are moving on. Tonight, we are going to the Big Rock Candy Mountain and beyond. We offer a special nod to Sound Tribe Sector 9 (photo above by Landin E. King) since we saw them last week at an amazing Thursday night show in Nashville (review here). This week, we are talking about utopia, dystopia, and so much more. The troubled economy is a dystopia--or is it?

Assassins - Unworthy of Your Love
Zero Cult - Utopia Train
Bill Laswell - Dystopia
Bassnectar - Heads Up
Femi Kuti - Eh Oh
STS9 - Regeneration
STS9 - Beyond Right Now
STS9 - Empires
STS9 - The New Soma
STS9 - Late For Work
The Smiths - Work Is A Four Letter Word
The Layabouts - Work to be Done
The Layabouts - Ballad of Donna Lewis
The Layabouts - Don't Talk
Julie Delaney - Big Rock Candy Mountain
Demolition Doll Rods - Big Rock Candy Mountain
Infernal Noise Brigade - goat eyes
Infernal Noise Brigade - psa no. 11
Infernal Noise Brigade - uskudar
The Clash - Career Opportunities
The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death
Neil Young - Welfare Mothers
The Highwaymen - Welfare Line
John Lee Hooker - Welfare Blues
Yo-Yo Ma - Simple Gifts