Today's highlights:
KJMS (Memphis, TN)
- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'-Michael Jackson (Of "Thriller"'s uptempo tracks, this one holds up best.)
- Slow Jam-Midnight Star (One of the better from-the-heart slow jams of the '80s. It segues well with DeBarge's "Time Will Reveal.")
WTUL (New Orleans, LA)
- Horizon-Peter Gregson (Cello-propelled, celestial-sounding new age music.)
- Aerial Troubles-Stereolab (Grim lyrics paired with uptempo instrumentation. That isn't the easiest combo to pull off.)
WWCF (McConnellsburg, PA)
- Instead I Chose-The Roches (Vocal harmonies that rival Crosby, Stills & Nash convey honest lyrics about finding the life that works for you.)
- Machine #2-Leo Kottke (Kottke's guitar playing mimics a locomotive in motion here. Also recommended: "Hear The Wind Howl.")
