The doctor gets right into it with a serious look at society and its ills. Truth, the advancement of society and slavery are just a few of the topics discussed. Lester later mentions George W. Bush and what he’s up to in the last few months of his presidency. In music, Lester Diamond has released a new EP available on iTunes, entitled “Woodgrain EP” on Fila Brazilia’s Tora Digital label. Dr. Lester plays a few cuts and unreleased remixes from the EP along with some jungle, dub and hip hop.

Dr. Lester returns for the 1st show of the new year with a 100% exclusive underground transmission, with much of it being unreleased material for 2008.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Lester Diamond – Isolation Tank (Unreleased)
3. Lester Diamond – Wildside (dub) (Unreleased)
4. Lester Diamond – Tu No Eres De Aquí (Unreleased)
5. Hoodlum (Matt K & Gunjack) – 1000 Grams (instrumental) (Hoodlum 001 promo)
6. Lester Diamond – Savage Planet Theme (Lester Diamond Music 001
   Savage Planet EP)
7. Lester Diamond – American Dreams (Promo)
8. Gunjack – Ghosts of Cite Soleil (Planet Rhythm 064 Gunjack & Matt K
   Talk is Cheap EP)
9. Diamond Radio Promo

Diamond Radio returns with a brand new show and starts off with shout outs to Dennis in Brussels, Fila Brazilia, The Cutler, Proof of Concept, Darren Emerson, the Dublin massive, Weezer and Jake from Design by Emphasis. RIP and respect to Phil from Subhead. What’s America doing fucking with Iran when we have enough problems at home?! Take your country back!

Dr. Lester takes us on a musical journey with 4 original Lester Diamond exclusive tracks, a Prefuse 73/Dabrye megamix, Herbie Hancock, Flying Lotus and Jazzanova remixed by Forss.

Happy Holidays to all the listeners out there and stay safe!

After a week off in Acapulco, Lester is back with a hot new show. Lester discusses the film Zeitgeist, goes off on the I.R.S. (”TAXMAAAAAAAAN”), calls 9/11 an “inside job”, tells folks to stop paying taxes and plays music from The 9th Wonder, Flying Lotus, The Cutler, Marty McFly, Sun Ra, Soul Position, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G and Madlib.

Dr. Lester is back with a vengeance on the 11th edition of “the New American Exile.” Hilary Clinton and President Bush get a chewing out by Mike Gravel and Dr. Lester! U.S. out of the oil war business!!!

Music by:

Hampton Hawes
Flying Lotus
Prefuse 73
Madlib/Quasimoto
The Ray Brown Orchestra
Forss
Proof of Concept

and the Dr. Himself!

Music blog Mashit.com reports on an article from the Sydney Morning Herald about an Investigation into DJ piracy amid claims newcomers are stealing the show. From the article:

“…legitimate DJs were being undermined by pirates who could afford lower rates. “I’ve come across people that I’ve DJed alongside at various functions where their laptops have been filled with MP3s - they show it off,” he said.”If I’m going out buying vinyl and I’ve got some young buck with a computer full of 20,000 MP3s, it’s hard to compete.”

Everyone’s gotta use their talents to compete, whether its based on technology or skill. Check out the discussion on this forum too.

In a special 10th edition of The New American Exile, Dr. Lester demands the release of Floyd Caldwell, criticizes Alabama police for tasering a man who was having a diabetes attack! Les also calls for American governments to listen to their professionals!
Florida State Rep. Bob Allan caught soliciting sex in public restroom! President George Bush Jr. also gets a stern talking to…

This week’s show includes music from:

Jay-Dilla
Dabrye
Jim West
The Merchant of Death aka Data Complex

Original tracks and remixes this week include:
Lester Diamond “Herbal Wrap” (Exclusive)
The Notorious B.I.G. “Everyday Struggle” (Bootleg exclusive)
Ishikawa Sayuri “Anata No Watashi” (Lester Diamond mix) (exclusive)
Lester Diamond “C.O.K.E.” (exclusive)

Check out this new music video for the new Lester Diamond track entitled “Scorpio Capsule.” This video has been formatted for your iPod in h.264.

Watch this documentary on how Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was forced from office in 2002 and returned to power 48 hours later. This film records what was probably history’s shortest-lived coup d’état. It’s a unique document about political muscle and an extraordinary portrait of the man The Wall Street Journal credits with making Venezuela “Washington’s biggest Latin American headache after the old standby, Cuba.”

Back for the 9th episode, Dr. Lester puts his glitch remix touch on every song on this show. While the majority of tracks are original Lester Diamond productions, you can find a Lester Diamond remix of Sonar Kollektiv recording artist Forss.

100% Exclusive original tracks and remixes by Lester Diamond on this week’s show:

1. Intro
2. Smack Dat Sizzle
3. Scorpio Capsule
4. Forss - Paradigm Shift (Lester Diamond Mix)
5. East Side Riders
6. Finger Walk
7. Dis Jungle
8. Night Balla (Dub)
9. Musiq

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Flying Lotus accompanied by GasLamp Killer @ SF Space Gallery, Feb 2007. The sound and video are a little dirty but thats how we like it here at Diamond Radio.

Dr. Lester drops a mid-week radio show with a special classics mix on Diamond Radio, where good music never goes bad. Ranging from R&B, funk, soul, jazz and reggae, Lester drops some musical knowledge for listeners.

1. The Stylistics - “People Make the World go Round”
2. Jah Shaka - “Revenge Dub”
3. Bob James - “Night Crawler”
4. Herbie Hancock - “Fat Albert Rotunda”
5. Dizzie Gillespie - “A Night in Tunisia”
6. The O’jays - “I’ll Be Around”
7. Ricardo Tubbs and the Inner Thumb - “Citroens n’ Sitars”
8. Shaft In Africa OST/Johnny Pate/Stax Records House Band - “El Jardia”
9. Ricardo Tubbs and the Inner Thumb - “Fly Trap”

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In the 7th installment of Diamond Radio, Lester Diamond delivers a barrage of funk, soul, hip hop and more experimental sounding tracks. Lester introduces a new rapper/producer to the Diamond Radio camp: Merchant of Death aka Data Complex.  In the news, Governor Schwarzenegger says marijuana is a “leaf not a drug” and the Dr. agrees. An American solider in Iraq says, “I don’t think this place is worth another soldier’s life.” A Polish man is tasered and killed by TSA agents. Finally, what’s up with Isaac Hayes and Scientology?!

1. Flying Lotus - “Massage Situation“
2. Dabrye feat. Jay Dilla & Phat Kat - “Game Over“
3. Roy Ayers - “Running Away”
4. The Merchant of Death AKA Data Complex - “Diggin”
5. Lester Diamond - “Path to Destruction (Diamond Radio Exclusive REMIX)”
6. Curtis Mayfield - “Right On For the Darkness”
7. Isaac Hayes - “The Look of Love”
8. Jaylib - “Pillz”

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UK Music magazine The Wire has an in-depth interview with Underground Resistance on the state of music, DJing, Detroit, new blood and why making music is better than selling drugs. UR’s idea of future jazz has brought us an expansive library of timeless music without selling out.

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Take a minute and listen to the latest show from Conspiracy Worldwide Radio. Friday Night Live is a weekly hip hop podcast and features Run DMC, DJ Muggs, the author of Def Jam Records’ biography Stacey Gueraseva, Kidz In The Hall, Chester P,the legendary DJ Disco Wiz in their most recent episode. Direct download links are here, here, and here.

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A special collaboration between some of hip hop’s heavyweight hitters in celebration of the Nike (can you say SWEATSHOP?!) AF1’s 25th anniversary. The original song was produced by Rick Rubin and this hot remix has DJ Premier’s touch all over it. It’s great how he hooks up the MPC at the beginning like he is on a calculator.

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Dr. Lester is back with a new radio show featuring great hip hop, soul, reggae, downtempo and cumbia in this week’s edition of Diamond Radio, where good music never goes bad.

1. Willie Williams – Armagideon Time
2. Lester Diamond – You Must Learn
3. The Future Sound of London – We Have Explosive (7″ edit)
4. Blanquito Man y Control Machete – Cumbia Sobre el Rio
5. Gotan Project – El Capitalismo Foraneo
6. Dabrye – Hyped Up Plus Tax
7. Dillinger – Cocaine in my Brain (alternate take)
8. El-P – Deep Space 9mm
9. The Future Sound of London – The Far Out Son of Lung and the
   Ramblings of a Madman
10. Sam Cooke – A Change Gonna’ Come

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Breaking News: Twin babies murdered in South Africa by own mother, Nigerian woman brutalized for superstition, walk for Jay-Dilla in NYC fiasco/failure, Comcast charges US Gov. $1k for every wire tap, Horizon doesn’t worry about court orders - violates your privacy at will, Hillary Clinton cheats Marvel comic hero Stan Lee and co. out of $2 million, Hardees wants to kill you, and fuck the RIAA. Every 5 shows, we will bring you a Diamond Radio news edition. Leave a comment and let us know what you think.

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A classic song from Nightmares on Wax. UK innovator and Diamond Radio favorite.

In the 4th installment of Diamond Radio, Lester brings the funk with tracks from Forss, Madvillain, The Scientist, Tupac and exclusive new cuts from Lester Diamond entitled “Gaijinobushi” and “Back Catalog”.

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Lester Diamond Radio presents the third installment of the New American Exile with your host Dr. Lester Diamond! This show features music by Planet Asia feat. Madlib, Busta Rhymes, DJ Premier, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder and Lester Diamond himself. Diamond criticizes police brutality against minors in Florida and announces the birth of his daughter!

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Dr. Lester is back for episode 2! Diamond deftly guides us through songs by
Jay-Dilla, MF Doom, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Tupac, The Orb and
more! Look for shout outs and political opinion!

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A great video and song from Prefuse 73 directed by Aleix Pitarch in 2004. A brilliant cut-up hip-hop track with all the right influences.

Lester Diamond presents: Diamond Radio featuring Revolutionary Music for Revolutionary Listeners as played by Dr. Lester Diamond himself.

Never genre restricted and instantly classic there is never a dull moment on Diamond Radio where good music never goes bad.

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