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WASMOPOLITAN RECORDS
New Music Produced by Don Was exclusively for this site
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COWBOY JACK CLEMENT & THE OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
"Just a Girl I Used to Know" b/w "The Spell of the Freight Train"
Jack Clement has written classic songs and the Old Crow Medicine Show are upstarts of American Roots Music.
MAIA SHARP
"Polite Society" b/w "John Q. Lonely"
Maia is a singer/songwriter whose songs have been cut by of Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, The Dixie Chicks and Art Garfunkel.
Rocket
"Suzanne" b/w "I Wanna Love You"
Rocket is one of the best rock 'n roll bands in LA - they combine '60s girl-group innocence with 80's pp punk exuberance.
Sweet Pea Atkinson
"Slow Down" b/w "Back In Love Again"
The mighty soul singer from Detroit has recorded with Bob Dylan, Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, and Was (Not Was).
Jackshit - The Band
"I'm Coming Home" b/w "Willow Garden"
Pete Thomas and Davey Faragher play with Elvis Costello. Val McCallum is a beloved LA musician.
COMMON SENSE
"Switchy Switch" b/w "Strange One"
Common Sense is a great Reggae Rock band based out of Laguna Beach, CA. Their live shows are a whole lot of energetic fun!
Jill Sobule
"San Francisco" b/w "Mom"
Jill is one of the greatest singer/songwriters around. This new song is about an unforgettable masseuse.
ANDY MILONAKIS
"Love Vegas"
The My Damn Channel supertsar wrote and performed this catchy song about an unforgettable evening in Las Vegas.
Stephen Bruton
"Getting Over You" b/w "Waiting For A Long Time"
Stephen's songs have been cut by Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat.
Wayne Kramer/ David Was
"Pat Tillman (All Been Planned)" b/w "Revolution in Apt. 29"
Wayne was a member of the The MC5...David is a founder of Was (Not Was)...

NEW THIS WEEK IN THE WASMOPOLITAN RECORD COLLECTION:
WAS (NOT WAS)
CRAZY WATER
The funk family from Detroit returns with "Boo!" - their first new album in 16 years on the Rykodisc label. Here is a sneak peek at their first single "Crazy Water" - taped at a rehearsal a few weeks ago.

Radio Was
THE PARTY SHUFFLE SHOW
Every week we put Don's MP3 player into Random Shuffle Mode for an hour - with a few stories and observations thrown into the mix.

THE NASHVILLE WASMOPOLITAN SONGWRITER'S CAVALCADE
featuring BUDDY MILLER, LORI MCKENNA, GUY CLARK, TREY BRUCE, SASS JORDAN, JONELL MOSSER, MARK ERELLI AND GORDIE SAMPSON

Live Concert Series:
THE WASMOPOLITAN DANCE PARTY
JILL SOBULE performs live from the Grand Showroom of our sponsor - The Furniture Outlet in North Hollywood! Great music and great bargains on love seats and 6 pc. dinette sets
THE DETROIT WASMOPOLITAN ROAD TRIP
We blew into the Motor City with microphones ablazing and recorded some of the best music you've never heard...featuring THE BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE, NOMO, THE SISTERS LUCAS, THE RAMRODS, BLACK MERDA, JOHN SINCLAIR, THE GO, DAVE McMURRAY, THE MULDOONS AND LUIS RESTO.
LINKS - Interviews
Conversations with cool musicians about music.



COWBOY JACK CLEMENT & THE OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
"Just a Girl I Used to Know" b/w "The Spell of the Freight Train"
Jack Clement has written and produced classic songs for artists like Johnny Cash, Charlie Pride, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and U2. The Old Crow Medicine Show are popular, young upstarts of American Roots Music.
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