When I started this show six years ago, I always intended to occasionally throw some world music in, even though it's not really my thing a lot of the time, because one of the things that really attracts me to drinking music is that it's universal. Every culture interacts with alcohol, has music, and makes music about their interactions with alcohol. There are probably a few exceptions, but even the cultures that currently disallow boozing still have a historical relationship with the stuff.

I didn't follow up on that intention much, because I don't really speak any other languages and I don't really know what to look for. When I've encountered stuff, I've thrown it up, and that's been cool, but ethnic/world/folk (in the true sense) music has not really been a big part of Mother's Milk. Until tonight! We're celebrating the recent release of a mass of Alan Lomax's recordings with two hours of songs that were classified as 'Drinking Songs' by his organization, Cultural Equity. Or all of them. I'm not sure if it's going to be less than two hours worth of music, or more than two hours worth, but we're going to play as much of it as we can, anyways. From Appalachia to the Carribean to the Soviet Union, we'll be listing to folks. Who drink. Do music. For drinking.

Aww… a little over an hour in, it stopped working, so I had to do something else. Oh well! Maybe we'll revisit this font of drunken world music in later weeks… it was an interesting show. If you like world music, you'll love the first hour. If you like punk-rock, rock, metal, blues and/or jazz, you'll like the second hour. If you like all that shit, you'll like ALL the hours! If you fall into any of those categories, download the episode by clicking here. As always, feel free to check out our Facebook by clicking here. 

— devlocke

We are gonna do some clean-up, after we play a bunch of new stuff. So best of all possible worlds, right? Drink up!

UPDATE: Kick-ass! Managed to be mostly new stuff, thanks to the bunch o' stuff from fellow WRIR DJ Tommy Atrien (be sure to check out his show on Tuesday nights, from 1AM to 3AM) of the goth-industrial persuasion, and the new Blackout Shift stuff is totally awesome as well. If you missed it, after kicking yourself, pour yourself a dozen shots and click here to download it from Radio4All. As per usual, you can check us out on Facebook by clicking here. 

— devlocke

We're gonna play with the 80s tonight, for a bit… This photo of Shane MacGowan has nothing to do with the 80s at all, but it is awesome. So it is there. Revel in his glory! By the time you're done revelling, it's possible it may be time for this month's Rum Doings episode, which was fun. 

UPDATE: I really liked my show tonight. I hope you did too. If you missed it, download it from Radio4All by clicking here. As per always, if you Facebook, check out our Facebook page by clicking here. 

— devlocke

Rock like the Partridge Family! After last week's mope-fest, I'm going for fun-vibes n' good times this week. Drink up!

UPDATE: It was happy! Download it from Radio4All by clicking here – you will be happy too! As per always, check out our Facebook page, if you like Facebook pages, by clicking here. 

— devlocke

One of my two female best friends goes by the name 'Mope' and the other one only likes mopey music. Tonight, we celebrate the birthday of the latter with two hours of mopey drunken awesomeness. Mostly indie-rock, and mostly old Mother's Mik stand-bys, you won't be hearing much you haven't heard before, but it's all time-tested and stellar.

UPDATE: Solid show! It wasn't as mopey as I planned/feared, and managed to cover a lot of bases. Lots of big chunks of artists, and a good time. Download it from Radio4All by clicking here. As always. you can click here to check out our Facebook. 

— devlocke

… but that works, cuz' my show is all about drinking. I think the warm weather is getting close to being here to stay – finally found some Summer Shandy in the store, tonight! It's weird, for a beer I hated the first time I had it, it's become something I get intense cravings for occasionally. Super-refreshing.

We got some new stuff and some old stuff. Startin' out kinda Americana-ey, but we will see where the gremlins take us.

UPDATE: We lost the internet at the station for most of the second hour, which was weird. If you were listening to the webstream and it went away, that's why. Thankfully, you can listen to what you missed (whether it was just that bit, or the whole gosh-darned thing because you can't get drunk with us on Monday nights) by clicking here and downloading it from Radio4All. I encourage you to do so; it was solid. There were some long-sets-by-the-same-band to start out the show, but after getting all of that (brand spanking new) stuff on the air, we bounce around all over the place, and almost all of it was new to the show. 

— devlocke

… shall cause your weekly dose of aural libations to be withheld! Drinking songs from all kinds of eras tonight… Including some Nick Cave by request and some David Tibet by serendepitest. 

UPDATE: You know you want to download the podcast. The first full two hours of songs selected solely by me, at quasi-drunken-random, since February! Cuz' Live Album Month is, y'know, over. Hope you had a good March. I did. Click here to download the podcast and enjoy some awesome. No, I didn't leave a word out, there. Click here for our Facebook page, for the record. 

— devlocke

Live Album Month finale! Rum Doings for March! Lots of exciting long-format things going on tonight, with some March-released drunken-tunes filling in the gaps. The live album tonight is from Boob. How about boobs, eh? Boob is even better than Spock-boobs. So you're in for a treat. 

UPDATE: You can download the podcast of this episode by clicking here. For the record, you really should, because I'm doing something different this time around. Usually, I don't include the live album in the podcast, because that seems like a dick move to everyone involved – my live albums are generally available for free on the internet anyway, and stealing hits/taking credit for that would be douchey. But this live album is different: As far as I know, unless you know a member of Boob or the guy who I got this from (I don't know if he was in the band, or tangentially connected or what, I don't remember, it was years ago), this album is completely unavailable anywhere. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get. Or was. Until now. You can get it by downloading this podcast. And by crikey, "Take It Out" alone is worth infinitely more than the cost of admission (i.e. free). 

— devlocke

An undoubtedly stellar performance from Hayes Carll occupied the second hour, with a selection of drinkin’ songs released in the past two weeks takin’ up the first. Stay tuned, stay drunk… Download the first hour by clicking here. The Hayes Carll performance can be downloaded from www.archive.org – check it out, it’s a doozie.

— devlocke

TANSTAAFL, people! Your ears only get drunk thanks to your kind contributions. Which I would be happy to accept via telephone, or which you can throw at the radio station via convenient online form. DOOOOO EEEEEEETTTTTTT! Unless you are poor and don't have any money, I guess. It's kind of socialist in nature, this community radio thing. You listen according to your desire, and contribute according to your ability. Just make sure you fulfill both halves of the bargain! In honor of this mutually beneficial relationship, we have a special edition of Mother's Milk in store, featuring our very favorite guest, Herschel Stratego! It is March, which on Mother's Milk means Live Album Month – to make room for our Heschel Extravaganza, we selected a short but poignant set from Kimya Dawson, shortly before she had her first kid. 

Herschel was joined in the studio by Shannon Keeter of "It's Actually Shannon!" (who can be found on Facebook by clicking here) and Ear Theory (who can be found on Facebook by clicking here and are heading out on tour shortly!), and Andy Wilson of The Precious Fluids who are ALSO on Facebook, here. 

The in-studio performance of some Herschel-greats and the near-hour of err… talk radio? Kind of, I guess… have to be heard to be believed. Luckily, you can hear them. By clicking here and downloading the podcast of the show from Radio4All!

— devlocke