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Where does the time go? That's the question that came to mind after Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak emailed me earlier this week informing me that last Friday was the third Friday of the month and he was supposed to be in for his monthly hit of new releases.

It's oldies night on Radio M! One of the great turns in global music in the last few years are the numerous re-issues of wonderful sounds from the past thanks to all those crate diggers around the world.

Who out there is familiar with the Frisian language? Honestly I'd never heard of it until I received the latest album from Dutch artist Nynke Laverman.

Last year around this time, listeners called into my other show on WBEZ called the Morning Shift for a Cinco de Mayo grito throw down.

Tonight on Radio M we pay homage to "Possum", that was the nickname of the great country legend George Jones, who died Friday.

 It's the third Friday of the month and on Radio M that means a visit from Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak.

Well this is the third Friday of month and on Radio M that means the dulcet tones of Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak.Peter is in the house to turn us on to a few new tracks that are getting his heart racing including something new from Anoushka Shankar.Radio M host Tony Sarabia also has m