Radio Base Camp kicks off Tuesday morning (7am-8:55am) with a nod to new 'under the radar' music and a salute to Black History Month that will inform all of Radio Base Camp shows this month- but not exclusively. That said i want to highlight the serendipity of music- for example I have Nigerian drummer Tony Allen linked up with the late South African musician Hugh Masekela with some unearthed tracks that were recorded back in 2010. I also have one of the great young UK drummers- Moses Boyd- in the mix twice- drums & bass as well as a new track with singer Peppy Ajudha. RBC listeners know I love London sax player Shabaka Hutchings and his bands The Comet is Coming and Sons of Kimet. Here is a new release from another of his bands Shabaka and the Ancestors.

Other Black History month nods go to a new release from Sudan Archives, Chew Fu and Bootsy Collins, The Hempolics, and a 1969 Meter's track that was left off of their LP Soul Machine.

Also loads of new stuff and older gems too: artists include: Arp, Mondo Cozmo, Octo Octa, Calibro 35, Madelline, Yo La Tengo, The Mystery Lights, Willam Tyler, Hollow Ship, Electronic, Supergrass, Male Bonding, Alternative TV, The Fall, Dan Deacon, Eyelids and a two-song tribute to the late Andy Gill who passed away a few days ago at the age of 64 - leader of an amazing band from Leeds, England - The Gang of Four.

PLAYLIST

ARTIST                                                       SONG
Arp	Kalimboid
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela	We've Landed
Swamimillion	Cioccolato
Mondo Cozmo	Bittersweet Symphony - Jim Eno Sessions
Octo Octa	Power To The People
Calibro 35 with Mei	Black Moon feat. MEI
Sudan Archives	Iceland Moss
Madelline	Timing Is Everything
Yo La Tengo	Shades of Blue
The Mystery Lights	Goin' Down
Shabaka and the Ancestors	Go My Heart, Go To Heaven
Poppy Ajudha+Moses Boyd	Shades of You
The Meters	Soul Machine
Chew Fu/ Bootsy Collins+ Rev. Al Sharpton	JB's The Man  feat. Rev. Al Sharpton
Bootsy Collins	JB-Still The Man
Ashley Henry, Binker & Moses	Battle (featuring Binker & Moses Boyd)
William Tyler	Alpine Star
The Hempolics	Bongadashi
Hollow Ship	We Were Kings
Shadow Show	Charades
Electronic	Get The Message
Supergrass	Pumping On Your Stereo
Gang of Four	Ether
Gang of Four	I Found That Essence Rare
Alternative TV	Action Time Vision
The Fall	Psycho Mafia
Dan Deacon	Become a Mountain
Eyelids	Found at the Scene of a Rendezvous That Failed

• Radio Base Camp hosted by Steve di Costanzo is NOW heard every Tuesday morning from 7am to 9am

 My friend Howard Thompson is doing his show 'pure' on 1st & 3rd  Fridays as I've shifted during the day to being the GM of WPKN. . Just bear in mind that the last Friday of the month is reserved for Chris Frantz and his show- "Chris Frantz the Talking Head"

 

• I have given up my late night show Radio Base Camp-Late Night on the 2nd & 4th Monday nights from 11:00pm to 2:00am. Because of my new weekly morning music show.  See seperate related episodes
  

 

• RADIO BASE CAMP focuses on the newest indie rock, 60s beat-punk,psych, garage-fuzz, surf, 70s punk, 60s greasy soul & r'n'b shakers, 50s R&R, exotica, afrobeat, jamaican ska/rocksteady and beyond We play deep tracks and unpolished gems, songs you may remember and ones you might not have heard, along with demos, rarities, alternative takes and all kinds of great music that doesn't get played that often.  We also feature new music by current bands, many of whom are influenced by the 60's (and beyond). We do live and telephone interviews with musicians, producers, and chroniclers of an era spanning from the 1950's to present day. We aim to highlight and focus on music with great song writing, sounds and production, having a lot of fun in the process...
  

 

• a little history....RADIO BASE CAMP is a radio show that I started in 2007 on live365.com internet radio.  It became a weekly WPKN  "overnight" in early 2008  from Sunday into Monday for two years before moving to Friday afternoons  in September 2009 with my part-time co-host, Eric Cocks.  In early 2010,  I decided to focus on my own programming and me and Eric reconfigured our weekly radio show into two seperate and distinct shows: Radio Base Camp with hosted Steve di Costanzo and Connections ...With Eric Cocks.  Starting July 1, 2012 I became the paid GM of WPKN and phased out my "working hours" show.  I now can be heard every Tuesday morning from 7am to 9am.
  

 Radio Base Camp is hosted by Steve di Costanzo 

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Interviews/Special Shows on RADIO BASE CAMP available on archives:

• Bill Lincoln from U.S. duo EUPHORIA whose sole album has been called "one of the most important ever"
• Charlie Karp- DJ for The Day- Radio Base Camp Late Night
• Barry Tashian from The Remains with Fred Cantor producer of "America's Lost Band"
• MELANIE the noted singer-songwriter  (Steve di Costanzo)
• Andy Bracken from Fruits de Mer Records in London & Virginia  (Steve)
• Ron Sanchez from Donovan's Brain, Career Records and KGLT in Bozeman, NT   (Steve)
• Felix Cavaliere from The Rascals (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Tommy James from Tommy James and the Shondells
• Carol Kaye (noted session player)   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Singer and songwriter Sam Phillips  (interviewd by Eric Cocks)
• Andrew Sandoval from Rhino Records  (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Merrell Fankhauser from HMS Bounty and Farkopady   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Singer-Songwriter Don Cooper  (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Sky Saxon from The Seeds   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Peppy Castro from The Blues Magoos   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Johnny Echols from Love   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Richie Unterberger (noted Rock author and reviewer)   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)
• Tom Moon (1,000 Recordings...) (Steve di Costanzo
• Mark Naftalin (Butterfield Blues Band-special DJ Show)
• Rusty Ford (Lothar and the Hand People)  (Steve)
• Hilton Valentine from The Animals  (special program with Germaine)
• James Lowe and Mark Tulin from The Electric Prunes   (Steve di Costanzo & Eric Cocks)

and many more....