80-Minute Mix-Up

This week’s Wog has bas actually been sitting on my iPod for over a year. The Magic Blender is one of the first Wog-a-Thons I put together, but because it lacked a specific theme or genre I put off putting it online. But make no mistake: this Brisk collection of songs is one of my favorites, kicking off with Bring On the Night by the Police, concluding with Mark Knopfler’s Boom Like That, and including such classics as Stevie Nicks’ Talk To Me, My Sharona by The Knack, and REO Speedwagon’s Don’t Let Him Go. So go to Podwogging.com and stick this wog in your blender!

Jog, Where is Thy Sting?

Before he went on to a solo career, British singer Sting fronted the Police, a New Wave band that blended catchy reggae rhythms with a little progressive rock, interesting lyrics, and an edgy delivery that always kept its balance. This week’s wog features 8 songs from them, including the pop-reggae standard Don’t Stand So Close to Me and the irresistible, progressive Synchronicity II. It’s 34-minute, Very Vigorous set, the details of which can be found at Podwogging.com.