"Where do you go when you need to download a classic (not new) tune like, say, Etta James' "At Last"? That is, when your public station doesn't have an account to buy from iTunes et al?..."

AROUND THE WEB 
• NPR's ad dollars jump 24% in 2011 - InsideRadio
• Neil Young Joins Dive Into Media (Conference) Next Week - AllThingsD
• Songlines Music 2011 Poll Results - SonglinesMusic

Promotions: WXPN PHILADELPHIA HOSTS ANNUAL MUSICIANS ON CALL BENEFIT CONCERT FEB. 29 WITH DIEGO GARCIA, MUTLU

TRIPLE A RADIO BUZZ CUTS
THE HEARTLESS BASTARDS "Parted Ways" - On WFUV NY, WXRV Boston, WXPN Philly, WYEP Pittsburgh, KBAC Santa Fe & more 
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "We Take Care of Our Own" - From new album "Wrecking Ball" releasing 3/6, Added everywhere
NILS LOFGREN "Love Stumbles In" - E Street Band guitarist from new "Old School" solo album dedicated to Clarence Clemons
DELTA SPIRIT "California" - Already added to WXPN Philadelphia; from third studio album due out 3/13, Appearing at SXSW
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE - "Look The Other Way" - Impacting 2/13 and album out 3/27, Free download on WXRT Chicago
THE WAR ON DRUGS "Brothers" - On WXPN Philly, KCSN Northridge-LA, WYEP Pittsburgh, XMThe Loft, KTBG KC, KBAC Santa Fe
THE SHINS "Simple Song" - On WXRT Chi, WFUV NY, KBCO Denver, SiriusXM Spectrum, KXT Dallas, KINK Portland, WTTS Indy
GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS "Easy Come, Easy Go" - Already on WXPN Philly, KCSN Northridge-LA, KOZT Ft. Bragg-Mendocino Co
7HORSE "Low Fuel Drug Run" - Early adds on WTMD Baltimore, WZEW Mobile, WTYD Williamsburg, WUIN Wilmington
GARY CLARK JR. "Bright Lights" - Added at VH1, Boston Globe
JOAN OSBORNE "Shake Your Hips" - #2 Most added R&R/BDS Indicator, from "Bring It On Home" album releases 3/27
TREVOR HALL “Brand New Day" - On Good Morning America, VH1's Basketball Wives, CBS-TV promo spots
MICHAEL KIWANUKA "Tell Me A Tale" – From Isle Of Wight Sessions EP, WXPN Philly Featured Album, BBC Sound of 2012 Poll
GRACE WOODROOFE "I’ve Handled Myself Wrong" - On KTBG KC, KUT Austin, World Cafe; produced by Ben Harper

Impacting January 30-31
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Onwards To the Wall (Dead Oceans)
DELTA SPIRIT "California" (Rounder/CMG)
CHRIS TRAPPER "Here All Along" (Starlit)
CHRYSTA BELL "This Train" (produced by David Lynch) (independent)
ELLIOTT BROOD "Northern Air" (Paper Bag)
FANFARLO "Shiny Things" (Canvasback/Atlantic)
FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS Volo Love (Domino)
FUN. (f/ Janelle Monae ) "We Are Young" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)
JOE LOUIS WALKER "Ride All Night" (Alligator)
JOHN BATDORF One Last Wish (independent)
LYLE LOVETT "Isn't That So" (Curb/Lost Highway)
ORBO AND THE LONGSHOTS "Magic" (Grappa/Rainmaker)
SINÉAD O'CONNOR "Old Lady" (One Little Indian/MRI/RED)
THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR "Heart Attack" (BMG/Chrysalis)
THE ELDERS "Building A Boat" (Pub Tone)
THE ESCAPE CLUB "God's Own Radio" (Whipped Cream)
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS "Andrew In Drag" (Merge)
THE PARLOTONES "Best Bits" (Sovereign)
TYRONE WELLS "Freedom" (Position Music)

Available January 31
ADAM ACURAGI Like A Fire That Consumes All Before It... (Moon/Thirty Tigers/RED)
ANA TIJOUX La Bala (Nacional)
BUXTON Nothing Here Seems Strange (New West)
ELISA Steppin' On Water (Decca)
GOTYE (aka Wally De Backer) Making Mirrors (Universal Republic)
HOSPITALITY Hospitality (Merge)
IMPERIAL TEEN Feel the Sound (Merge)
JOE LOUIS WALKER Hellfire (Alligator)
LANA DEL REY Born 2 Die (Interscope)
LEONARD COHEN Old Ideas (1st album of new material in 7 years) (Columbia)
MIKE DOUGHTY The Question Jar Show (2-disc live album from 2009 tour) (Snack Bar/Megaforce/RED)
PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL Clay Class (DFA)
RADIOHEAD The King of Limbs: Live From The Basement (DVD/BluRay)
RINGO STARR 2012 (w/ Dave Stewart, Benmont Tench, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Walsh) (Hip-O/Ume)
RUTHIE FOSTER Let It Burn (Blue Corn)
THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR Out Of Frequency (BMG Rights Mgmt/RED)
THE BIG SLEEP Nature Experiments (Frenchkiss)
THE PINES Dark So Gold (Red House)
THE SOUL REBELS BRASS BAND Unlock Your Mind (Rounder)
THE 2 BEARS (f/ Hot Chip's Joe Goddard) Be Strong (DFA)
VIRGIN FOREST Easy Way out (Partisan)

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