In true collegiate fashion, we're cramming to get that thesis done by the deadline. We haven't come up with a topic yet, and it's due Friday, but we're sure something will come to us if we just watch a little bit more of the History Channel. This go-round we bring you some quality, mid-major a cappella, music that DOSEN'T make you wonder if it is, indeed, actually made entirely by singers. This is the bread and butter of collegiate a cappella, the backbone if you will, the sort of salt-of-the-earth, middle-class a cappella that this university was built on. Well, not really, but that sounded good, right? Right On (Hartford College L'Shir) St. Theresa (Wisconsin Redefined) Taken Up (St. Olaf Limestones) Walk Away (Hartford College Vocal Explosion) Someone to Fall Back On (USC Reverse Osmosis) The Seed (3.) (Brown Jabberwocks)

This weeks episode of A Cappella U is a special tribute to Virginia Tech and features information on the "For Today" CD Compilation put together by your guest host from a few weeks ago, Matt Bolling. Some great music for a great cause. All proceeds from the subscriptions for this podcast will also be donated to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund at Virginia Tech. Please pick up a copy at www.fortodaycd.com.


Counting Blue Cars by The Madison Project (JMU)
Tonight, Tonight by Choeur du Roi (Richmond)
This Side by The Octaves (Richmond)
Meaning by The Hullabahoos (UVA)
Spiderwebs by Low Key (JMU)
Prayer of the Children by Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech)

Hola, amigos!! What's that? You don't habla espanol? No problemo! I will translate. . . no, no, it's not cultural appreciation day here at Acappella University, nor is it Spanish 201. It's just my hangover from a week spent south of the border, down Mexico way. Hey - I bet I could write a song about that. I hope ya'll liked Matt Bolling as a substitute prof, 'cause you're going to get another healthy dose of him for EP. 38. Matt, a Va Tech alumni, will be playing some tracks next time from For Today We Are All Hokies: An A Cappella Tribute, which is a double CD fundraiser that's available on acatunes. For now though, we're up to our usual shenanegains (sp?), including a MONEY interview with some dude from the HOTTEST group at UMass, the Dynamics. The Playa list. . . "Blurry" (Puddle Of Mudd/Va Tech Juxtaposition) "Wake Me Up" (Wham!/Cornell Last Call) "Everywhere" (Michelle Branch - UMass Dynamics) "Such Great Heights" (The Postal Service - UMass Dynamics) "Vogue" (Madonna - Wisconsin Tangled Up In Blue)