Airwaves top ten

by Brian Goslow

1. Martin Sexton -- Wonder Bar (Atlantic)

2. John Hiatt -- Crossing Muddy Waters (Vanguard)

3. Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks -- Beatin' the Heat (SurfDog)

4. Johnny Cash -- American III: Solitary Man (American)

5. Merle Haggard -- If I Could Only Fly (ANTI)

6. Valerie and Walter Crockett -- Emily's Angel (Big Bark)

7. Eliza Gilkyson -- Hard Times in Babylon (Red House)

8. Mark Olson -- My Own Jo Ellen (HighTone)

9. Chuck Brodsky -- Last of the Old Time (Red House)

10. Mary Ann Rossoni -- Down City (Wall Street Music)

Submitted by Nick DiBiasio, who'll host his Saint Nick's Acoustic Christmas/Solstice Radio Concert, featuring Valerie and Walter Crockett, Colleen Sexton, Terry Kitchen, Nell Bryden, and the Becky Chase Band, next Thursday, December 21, on the Contemporary Cafe show at 8 p.m. on WICN (90.5 FM).

Your top ten

1. The Who -- Blues to the Bush (Who)

2. Kevin K -- Oriental Nights (Vicious Kitten)

3. Garry Knoxx -- Love Is Gone (Batcave)

4. Huck -- Nothing but a Grudge (Orcaphat)

5. Rolling Stones -- No Security (Virgin)

6. David Peel -- Anarchy in New York City (Orange)

7. Primevil Unknown -- Primevil Unknown (Skyclad)

8. Lucy Knight -- Anthology (Lucky)

9. Frank Zappa -- Joe's Garage (Barking Blumpkin)

10. The Doors -- An American Prayer: Jim Morrison (Elektra)

Submitted by Rick Blaze, lead vocalist for the Ballbusters, who perform tracks from their upcoming Something's Gotta Give CD this Friday, December 15, at Ralph's.

Web site of the week

www.heavens-above.com

We love to stare up at things flying overhead. Here, you can get the schedules for local flyovers by the International Space Station, the newly-placed solar panels of which reportedly make it the third brightest object in the nighttime sky. Also, it'll help you get a glimpse of satellites, the space shuttle, and the final days of MIR. Heads up!