Today we have the new music from Alejandro Escovedo who found his new collaborators in Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. Will Oldham is back together with Trembling Bells, of course using his moniker Bonnie Prince Billy. His friend from many projects, Angel Olsen is also back with some new tunes. In addition to that we introduce Italian singer-songwriter Giulia Millanta, who nowadays lives and creates in Arizona. We also introduce new music from Purling Hiss and Mannequin Pussy (both bands from Philadelphia) and Bob Reuter’s Alley Ghost from St. Louis. We also pay respect to the country music songwriter Curly Putnam who passed away at the age of 85 last week.
Ezra Furman – Devil’s Haircut;
Purling Hiss – Everybody In the USA;
Mannequin Pussy – Pledge;
Wasted Potential – Two Pumps and a Quiver;
Javier Escovedo – Bad And Good;
Alejandro Escovedo – Heartbeat Smile;
Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince Billy – I Can Tell You’re Leaving;
Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince Billy – Goat & Ram;
Angel Olsen – Never Be Mine;
The I Don’t Cares – Back;
Goerge Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today;
Curly Putnam – Green Green Grass Of Home;
Paul McCartney – Junior’s Farm;
Bob Reuter’s Alley Ghost – Born There;
Giulia Millanta – 4th and vodka.
Today we feature three new artists that publish for V’68. They sent us a nice package and we for today we picked three artists that are have ties both to Europe and to Tucson AZ. Marianne Dissard and Naim Amor moved from France over to Tucson to live and create music. Still, they often sing in their mother tongue. The third is Susie Hug, who we introduced in 
The Baseball Project is a new “supergroup”, put together by Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Peter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (Minus 5) and Linda Pitmon (Zuzu’s Petals). They recorded a new album Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails completely dedicated to baseball. I know absolutely nothing about baseball, but I know a few things about rock’n’roll and this album definitely rocks. We check it out in this new edition of the Little Lighthouse. Also, Alejandro Escovedo is back with the second album after the horrible disease that nearly crushed him. This time, it seems, he is stronger than ever. His new album Real Animal is also a concept record, completely about his rock’n’roll experience – both as a fan of music and as an active participant. Filled with numerous musical and lyrical references and quotes, this record is a truly unique and heartfelt to the rock’n’roll lifestyle.