Playlist 19.06.09

I'm not exactly sure what 'Drinking In LA' means, but it sounds kind of seasonal. To my mind, it's about stepping aside from the sheer face of professionalism, duty and expectation. The alternative is to get royally soused and to watch the world go by. Bran Van 3000 came from Montreal and at some stage the focal character James Di Salvio was trying to break into the movie industry. It all went awry, he hit the bottle and he discovered a rock and roll career by misadventure. Sometimes, people, we have to lose ourselves to find the valuable stuff...

BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

Fridays, ten - midnight

Playlist 19.06.09

Eric Burdon, Billy Preston - Power To The People (E Squared)

Discovery - Orange Shirt (XL)

Chris Isaak - Mr Lonely Man (Warner)

Welcome Wagon - But You Who Fear My Name (Righteous)

Julie Feeney - Stay (Mittens)

Rufus - Tell Me Something Good (EMI)

Duke Special - Texarcana Baby (Universal)

Cookin On 3 Burners - Seen Through Your Disguise (Freestyle)

The Daintees Running Water (Kitchenware)

Lisa Hannigan - I Don't Know (Lisa Hannigan)

The Twang - Barney Rubble (B Unique)

REM - Pop Song 89 (Warner)

Amazing Baby - Invisible Place (V2 )

Bruce Springsteen - Because The Night (Columbia)

The Luvin Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic (Atlantic)

Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun (4ad )

Discovery - Can You Discover (XL)

Richard Hawley - Troublesome Waters (Righteous)

Phoenix - 1901 (V2)

Julie Feeney - Impossibly Beautiful (Mittens)

Disraeli Ghears - Only Gone (Crankin Groove)

Peter Gabriel - Father, Son (Real World)

Soulsavers - Sunrise (V2)

The Triffids - Hometown Farewell Kiss (Mushroom)

Emmylou Harris - Goin Back To Harlan (Grapevine)

Mel Wiggins - My Brother's Keeper (white)

Vince Taylor - Brand New Cadillac (EMI)

Buffy Saint Marie - No No Kesagesh (cv)

Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In LA (Capitol)