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V8 Supercars - The V8 Supercars make their first trip to Bahrain. And while Rick Kelly stumbles, and Craig Lowndes makes up the deficit in the race for the championship. We've got coverage of all three races in this weeks show. Plus, rumors of Paul Dumbrells move to Supercheap next year may see seats swapping throughout the Holden teams.

ARC - Ford Australia confirms that Britek will take over it's rally team. Cody Crocker and Dean Herridge chasing drives in the PWRC for 2007.

APRC - The final event of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, the Rally China, was held in a mud-bath last weekend. Coming out the cleanest was the new series champ, Cody Crocker.




Don't forget to check out The Electrical Language Podcast. Gabor celebrates his 50th show, with regular listeners requesting their favorite tunes from the last 12 months of podcasting.


Tunes by:

Echo Blue - Fish. A Lapslide guitar driven roots, reggae rock trio. Echo Blue's unique and eclectic sound blends rock, funk and reggae flavors with a hint of dub 'n bass. Check out their latest recordings at Triple J Unearthed. (Sorry, I mixed up the bands name during the show. It is definately 'Echo Blue', not 'Blue Echo').


The Wellingtons - Tried and Lazy. We've had the Melbourne-based rockers, The Wellingtons, on the show before. I stumbled onto these guys at their MySpace page, and they have a great collection of hooky tunes. The band is currently touring Japan, and gig dates are on MySpace.


Stereomovers - Waiting. All the way from Montreal. The Stereomovers is Alex and Simon, and over the past two years the boys have working on their debut ep, which is now available for download on iTunes. Thanks to PMN for providing the track.


Lara - Thusund Fjoll. I should have got this track on the show sooner, but I managed to lose the flash drive it was sitting on. Having stumbled upon the drive earlier this week, I can tell you Lara is an Icelander who now resides in Spain. Check out her web site to hear more of her tunes, and my apologies for mucking up the pronunciation of the track.


Background music: Cargo Cult - 'Dirt' and 'Wed' (courtesy of Magnatune).

If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

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WRC - Marcus Gronholm gives the others a lesson in Rally NZ, while Ford take out their first manufacturers championship in 27 years. We've got the action from all three days right here.

V8 Supercars - It's another Toll HSV versus FPR Ford battle in race 3 of the Tasmanian round of V8 Supercars. And for a complete change of scenery, next weekend they're in Bahrain for the second last round of the season.


Tunes by:

Box of Rain - Get By. If you like your melodies hooky and your songs rocking, look no further! The boys are playing gigs around Sydney over the next few months.

Bachelorette - Down in the Street. Annabel really enjoys the feel of plastic keys on the end of her finger tips. It makes her so emotionless that she wants to sing over the top of herself. Her 7-track E.P., 'The End of Things', is available from Arch Hill Recordings, and a new, full-length album, 'Isolation Loops', will be released soon through Electroplate Recordings.

Amanda Baker - Throw it all Away. Born in New Zealand, raised Perth and now based in Sydney. Amanda has been entertaining from a very young age. Her debut CD, 'Superstitious Woman', is available from her web site, and gig dates are up on her MySpace page.

The Wyrd Sisters - Throw it all Away. Winnipeg’s 'The Wyrd Sisters,' aptly named ‘Canada's First Ladies of Folk’ by international music critics, are celebrating the release their fifth full-length studio recording 'Wholly'. Gig dates are up on their MySpace page.


Background music: Cargo Cult - Dirt (courtesy of Magnatune).

If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

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V8 Supercars - Race 1 and 2 of the V8 Supercars from Tasmania's Symonds Plains. Craig Lowndes gets lost in a dust storm, handing the championship lead to Rick Kelly, while Jason Bright and Garth Tander grab race wins.

A1GP - When is a hairpin too tight? When an A1GP car tries to get around it, after ripping open all the manhole covers. We check out the action from Beijing last weekend.

Champ Cars - Will Power grabs rookie honours with 3rd place, in the final race of the season.


All music from Tasmania, the 'Apple Isle'. Tunes by:

Unleash the Nugget - Bomb Diggity. Unleash The Nugget are a 9 piece HipHop outfit derived from the ‘burbs of Hobart, Tasmania. Nugget’s sound is grounded in HipHop/Rap but fuses influences drawn from funk, jazz, rock, reggae and latin. Gig dates are on their MySpace page.

Meegan May - You're the Wind. Meegan says; "I am a twenty year old singer/songwriter based in Launceston, Tasmania and have been playing the acoustic guitar for the past six years. I have gained success with the Unearthed competition, (making it to the final round of Tasmania in 2003) and the Australian Songwriters Association’s National Songwriting Competition (gaining 10th place in the Pop category for my song Stay in 2004)."

Waiter - Because. Waiter's unique sound draws upon a rich tapestry of ethnic folk weaved with an unmistakable rockin' core. Escalating vocal textures, driving rhythms and melodic guitar lines characterise the music of Waiter. They head back to Victoria in December for the Festival of Folk, Rhythm and Life 2006 and tour Queensland and WA in late 2006/early 2007.

Enola Fall - We Become Wolves. Enola Fall is a five piece band from Hobart, that has supported major Aussie acts like Grinspoon, Eskimo Joe, Something for Kate and Epicure. 'We Become Wolves' is a taken from the band's second studio album, 'Ghostpoems', which will be out out soon.


Don't forget to have a listen to AMPed, the Assoc. of Music Podcasting weekly music show. This week, it's hosted by Gabor from The Electrical Language Podcast.

Background music: Cargo Cult - Dirt (courtesy of Magnatune).

If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

Technorati Tags: Symonds Plains, Rick Kelly, Jason Bright, Garth Tander, Craig Lowndes, Will Power, A1GP, WRC, Australian Rally Championship, ARC, Australian Rally Championship, V8 Supercars, V8SC, Formula 1

F1 - A belated wrap-up of the Brazilian GP. Schumacher goes out in style, Alonso grabs his second championship, and Massa sends a message to Kimi.

V8 Supercars - Craig Lowndes is in hot water over comments he made after the Gold Coast race 3. Will Alan Gurr drive again for Morris Motorsport? Holden lifts the lid on its new VE race car, with improved areo all-round. Brad Jones from Team BOC talks about the aero differences between the Holden and Fords.

ARC - Is Darren Windus set to join the Ford rally team in 2007, in one of two Ford Fiesta Super 2000-spec rally cars?


Tunes by:

Sam Mellon and The Skylarks - The Bombs All Fall Around Me. Sam Mellon and The Skylarks are a Los Angeles based band that has developed a reputation as a unique hybrid of Americana, Vintage Country, and Folk music styles. Check out their 3-song sampler CD, available at CD Baby.

Opanoni and The Raindrops - Astro Boy. From right here in Sydney, that track is taken from their latest CD, 'EGBDF', which is available from their web site.

Jayson Bales & The Revival - Lazarus Banquet Table. We played them back in April, and Jayson Bayles and The Revival have just released their 4th CD, 'Cruel & Unusual'. They're playing launch gigs around Dallas over the next week or so, and you can buy the new CD here.

The Heys - Friday Night. I played them on show #37, The Heys are Tom, Mat, Jay, and Jordan. Not only have the band found airplay in the UK and the US, they've also garnered a following in Japan from their exposure on MySpace.


Background music: Cargo Cult - Dirt (courtesy of Magnatune).

If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!

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