Live documentation of performances on Closet Radio, with additional material shot by Miss Rikki & Tunacan Jones.
Step inside the incredible world of Miss Rikki’s Closet Radio, and witness the strange and bizarre happenings that await you inside! Rock & Roll music, tempting your hips to move and shake! Secret gatherings with loud, rhythmic blasts of teenage libido! Orchestrated by none other than Miss Rikki herself! This is: The Closet Radio Video Jukebox!
This collection contains a wide range of performances from the number of artists who swept through the studios, including one field trip to The East End. A dozen artists spread out over 60 minutes, this collection wraps up Series 1 of our VideoZines, and brings you some of the wildest moments from Closet Radio’s history. Drink deep, and enjoy some of the greatest Rock & Roll to grace the airwaves.
The Closet Radio Video Jukebox: A Journey Into The Radio Unknown
Gobstopper, performing LIVE on Closet Radio, 19 April 2014. Directed by Miss Rikki & Tunacan Jones. Edited and Engineered by Austin Rich.
Closing our week of new video releases, we bring you a playlist of songs by the incredible Gobstopper, the only Jawbreaker cover band performing in the Portland Oregon area. They performed on Closet Radio in April, and that episode is worth checking out, and the band is chatty, and quite funny, too. However, this playlist is just the songs, and available for your enjoyment (with remastered sound) for the first time ever.
I should point out that this is just a sampling of the songs they performed. We are rapidly editing the footage, and are nearly done. However, we couldn’t wait to let you see the bulk of the performance, and hope it whets your appetite enough to keep checking back for the last four songs. But this seemed like a good way to end the week, and we hope you enjoy it.
You wanted it, and now you’ve got it. Miss Rikki Lee and I produced another blast of rock and roll know-how in the form of bringing you the furious furor of Estocar! Miss Rikki always has her eye on what’s what, and the pairing of her perspective on music with the fantastic feistiness of this band was a match made in radio. Fortunately, I was tapped to help bring these sounds to the airways, and what happens is two hours of Closet Radio goodness, brought to you by kpsu.org.
Estocar’s new record – Faux Fiction – is the kind of album you play when you want to ignore the fact that fall and winter are here, and instead pretend you’re on a road trip to meet friends and have adventures. They put fury and fun side by side, and pack it into little song forms that are perfect for any afternoon. As you stream this show, you will want to turn it up as you listen along. The link above offers an opportunity to buy the album on bandcamp, but this show offers a good example of what you’ll hear in that album. Either way you win.
Estocar
I wanna thank Miss Rikki for inviting me to do sound for this show, and the guys in Estocar for being really cool, and super friendly. It’s shows like this that remind me of how cool people actually can be. I had a lot of fun, and can’t wait to do it again.
01.) Just Like Honey * The Jesus And Mary Chain * Psychocandy
02.) Emergency Room * The The The Thunder
03.) Live Performance * Estocar * 10 November 2012
04.) I Will Dare * The Replacements
05.) Interview * Estocar * 10 November 2012
06.) Leave Me Alone * Chappaquiddick Sky
07.) Warm Leatherette * The Normal
08.) Years Later * Cactus World News
09.) American Beat * Fleshtones
10.) Baby Ran * 54-40
11.) Attempt To Steal * Night Mechanic
12.) I Am A Fly * Wire
13.) Corner Soul * The Clash
14.) You Must Be A Witch * Lollipop Shoppe
15.) Henry Rollins Don’t Dance * Allo Darlin’
16.) Protect Your Daughters * Sawyer Family
17.) Downtown At Dawn * Richard Hell & The Voidoids
18.) Constant Waiting * Johnny Dowd
19.) Cost of Living * Downliners Sect
20.) I’ve Been Through It Before * The Plagues
21.) Saturday Night * Suede
Estocar, performing LIVE at East End on 24 July 2013. Miss Rikki was on hand to film and record the entire performance.
Continuing the theme of a show from 24 July 2013 at East End, today we present the entire live set by Estocar. If you are, for some reason, unfamiliar with Estocar, you are missing out. These guys are high-energy psychedelic pop with a lot of chops and an incredible sense of humor. Estocar are a powerhouse of a band, recording and touring incessantly, and have the live chops to really get crowds dancing. You should see them the next time they’re in town. You will not be sorry.
La Fin Absolute Du Monde, performing LIVE at East End on 24 July 2013. Miss Rikki was on hand to film and record the entire performance.
Somewhere between cabaret, post-punk, industrial and loud rock, La Fin Absolute Du Monde was a surprise treat for me the evening in question, and a band I’ve checked in on a few times since I first saw them. Their albums are incredible, and they are a good old-fashioned band in that they tour constantly, they depend on making music to make a living, and they live ON TOUR. Check them out when they come around again. They’re great.
Joined by Austin Rich, DJ Victrola, The Professor, with a live audio card from Ricardo Wang, Lennon, and Ryan Ray, Closet Radio airs it’s last broadcast from the KPSU Studios for a final hurrah before moving to the BlasphuphmusRadio.com network. This show, in some ways, was a combination of all the different podcast forms that have been brewing lately, and as we mashed up Closet Radio, The Guitar Shop, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, & The Secret True History of Rock & Roll, we provide a wealth of tunes to keep everything lively. Stay tuned for the new version of Closet Radio, coming soon.
Overture:
Living Too Long * The Fall
WKRP In Cincinatti
Part I: Coming Home
The Blue Condition – “Coming Home”
The Boys Next Door * ??
Part II: Experiment Below (AMLOR 1)
Mystery, Hosted by Vincent Price * 14 May 1980 Mutual Radio Theater
Miss Rikki Selections
Side B [Excerpts] * Hovercraft * Experiment Below
Part III: “I’m Against It”
?? * ??
I’m Against It * Groucho Marx
Heaven * Robyn Hitchock & The Egyptians
Part IV: Grappling With The Homonids (AMLOR 2)
Fishing With John * John Lurie & Tom Waits
Mystery, Hosted by Vincent Price * 14 May 1980 Mutual Radio Theater
Miss Rikki Selections
Side B * Sinking Body * Grappling With The Homonids
Part V: The Secret True History of Rock & Roll w/ DJ Victrola
Bernadette * The Four Tops
?? * Joe Meek & The Blue Men
Part VI: The Exotic Sounds of Miss Rikki & Austin Rich (AMLOR 3)
Side B * The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny * Primitiva
Miss Rikki Selections
Mystery, Hosted by Vincent Price * 14 May 1980 Mutual Radio Theater
Side B * Les Baxter * The Sounds of Adventure
Part VII: An Announcement
Part VIII: A Phone Call From Ricardo Wang, Ryan Ray & Lennon
Rikki Don’t Loose That Number
Epiloge: Time To Say Goodbye to KPSU
Keys To Your Heart * The 101ers
In certain circles, Jawbreaker is the equivalent of The Rolling Stones or The Who: a revered band that taught some people how to love, make friends, host parties, have a good time, get sad, and ultimately, find your place in the world around you. What was surprising to me wasn’t that there is a Jawbreaker cover band – wonderfully named Gobstopper, I should add – but that there aren’t more bands like this.
Gobstopper Tells It Like It Is
As part of the final Pledge Drive 2014 broadcast, Gobstopper dropped by the KPSU studios to give Closet Radio Listeners a magnificent taste of what it is like to have grown up on a band like this. These guys were high energy, friendly, excited to be playing, and really embody a DIY aesthetic that is as much fun as it is impressive. Using coconuts and duct tape, we were able to get them on the air in a fashion that matched this aesthetic, and created a two-hour broadcast that is not to be missed.
First, the bad news: while we had arranged for an entire live set by the powerhouse that is Monogamy Party, a series of behind-the-scenes problems and tech issues led to a slim 7 minute live performance by this incredible band at the top of hour number two. However, a blown fuse on the guitar players amp make this two-song performance all that you can hear in today’s show. For this, we feel bad.
However, this is, of course, Closet Radio, and even the loss of their full performance does not mean that this show is anything less than amazing. With Tunacan Jones, a brief appearance by The Professor, and, of course, myself, Miss Rikki DJed an incredible show that offers cuts from their record, great songs that complement their style and, of course, an interview with the bad boys of monogamy.
As usual, it is always great to hang out on Closet Radio, and I had a lot of fun recording and filming these guys. Hopefully you got to check them out at Dante’s last night, and if not, now you know what you need to save your milk-money for next time they come through. These guys are incredible, and this is worth your time.
Enjoy!
Closet Radio
01.) Inside The Line * Warsaw
02.) The Dawning of This Night Divine* Ninety Pound Wuss
03.) It’s Everywhere, Yr Going To Die * Tyrants
04.) Livereaters * Chesty Malone & The Slice ‘Em Ups
05.) Rock & Roll Damnation * Dr. Know
06.) We Must Bleed* The Germs
07.) Feel The Beat * Crime
08.) Last Rockers * Vice Squad
09.) Pleasure Avalanche * The Birthday Party
10.) I Feel Voxish * The Fall
11.) Occam’s Razor * Run With The Hunted
12.) Dead Sex * STNNG
13.) Gra * Eye For An Eye
14.) Do You Mind My Dream * Liliput
15.) Live In-Studio Performance * Monogamy Party * KPSU
16.) Crimes * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
17.) Ordinary Things * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
18.) Ashamed * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
19.) Wasted Time * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
20.) Walls * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
21.) Show and Tell * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
22.) Blood Monogamy Party * False Dancers
23.) Terrible Mistake * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
24.) Cold Machine * Monogamy Party * False Dancers
25.) Suck * Cake Like
26.) Skin of My Teeth * The Sherlocks
DJ DIrty Mollie calls in LIVE from SteamCon in Seattle to bring some of the newest and greatest steampunk bands. Featuring a few words from Frenchy and The Punk, and a handful of Steamy friends and fans at the Con. Hour 2 features a set of Tunacan’s favorite old-fashioned Halloween tunes for your spiritual pleasure.
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VooDuo – Maddest Story Ever Told
Crispin Glover – Ben
The Nourishment – Paranormal Pair O Pants
Sharron Kraus – “Song of the Hanged Man”
Round Robin – “I’m The Wolfman”
Dandilion Junk Queens – “Halloween”
Nu Trends – Spooksville
Rube Bloom and His Bayou Boys – St. James Infirmary (feat. Rube Bloom and his Bayou Boys) (3:16)
Artie Shaw – Skeleton in the Closet (feat. Artie Shaw) (2:42)
Arden & Ohman – Dancing the Devil Away (feat. Arden & Ohman) (3:02)
Rosemary Clooney – The Wobblin Goblin (feat. Rosemary Clooney) (3:18)
Glenn Miller – The Little Man Who Wasn’t There (feat. Glenn Miller) (3:00)
Jim Stafford – Swamp Witch
The American Quartet – The Skeleton Rag (feat. The American Quartet) (2:06)
Buddy Moss – Undertaker Blues (feat. Buddy Moss) (3:09)
Alvino Rey – The Bat (feat. Alvino Rey) (1:55)
Jack Turner – Nightmare (feat. Jack Turner) (2:04)
Halloween Radio Spot – Bing Crosby (feat. Halloween Radio Spot) (0:58)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Little Demon (feat. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins) (2:24)
Walt Disney Studios – The Unsafe Bridge (1:18)
The Five Jones Boys – Mr. Ghost is Going to Town (feat. The Five Jones Boys) (2:56)
Revels – Dead Man’s Stroll (2:32)
Jelly Roll Morton – Dead Man Blues (feat. Jelly Roll Morton) (3:19)
Duponts – Screamin’ Ball (2:20)
The New Orleans Owls – White Shivers (feat. The New Orleans Owls) (2:46)
Walt Disney Studios – The Martian Monsters (1:41)
Bing Crosby & Boris Karloff – The Halloween Song (feat. Bing Crosby & Boris Karloff) (2:32)
Cab Calloway – Nightmare (feat. Cab Calloway) (2:41)
Joined by Tunacan Jones, we discuss Portland State of Mind, the origins and current status of A-HA, The Red God of Sex, Donald Sutherland’s scream and so much more!
The Montesas – “Oh Death”
The Creepshow – “Take My Hand”
The Revillos – “Graveyard Groove”
Oingo Boingo – “Dead or Alive”
Southern Culture on the Skids – “Devil’s Stomping Ground”
The Gravetones – “On A Pale Horse”
Circus – “Burn Witch Burn”
The October Country – “My Girlfriend is a Witch”
The Lollipop Shoppe – “SIn”
The Reg Guest Syndicate – “Underworld”
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The Incredible Staggers – “Zombies of Love”
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Manual Sex Drive – “The Living Dead”
Bill Cardille – “Chilly Billy’s Vamp”
The Deviants – “Billy the Monster”
Bobby Gray – “Devil Eyes”
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Blue Faces – “Nights Out In The Graveyard”
Link Wray – “The Shadow Knows”
Nu Trends – “Spooksville”
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The Only Ones – “The Beast”
The Stranglers – “Death and Night and Blood”
Roky Erikson – “Night of the Vampire”
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – “The Cannibals”
Bessie Smith – “Devil’s Gonna Get You”
The Damned – “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
The Halloween madness continues with an EPIC 5 hour episode over three KPSU shows brought to you by your local Closet Radio DJs!
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Hour 1 :
1. ClosetRadio – LimitClub (0:17)
2. Cody Rich – CLoset Radio Warning (0:30)
3. Groovie Ghoulies – Vampire Girl (2:14)
4. Morgus & the Daringers – Morgus Creep (2:35)
5. Gene Moss – “I Want to Bite Your Hand (2:26)
6. Soupy Sales – My Baby’s Got A Crush On Frankenstein (2:00)
7. Kitty Cat Spy Club – Hot Lava Monster (1:57)
8. Greenskeepers – Lotion (Radio Edit) (3:46)
9. Wayne Bell & Tobe Hooper (1974) – Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Opening Titles (3:22)
10. Zombina & the Skeletones – The Kids Are All Dead (2:14)
11. The AQUABATS! – Tarantula (3:42)
12. Los Gatos Locos – Headhunters (2:46)
13. Messer Chups – Vincent Price Bible (4:29)
14. Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (3:19)
15. Route 66 Killers – Ghoul Tango (2:40)
16. The Poets – Dead-Poets (2:07)
17. Bloody Hollies – Satanic Satellite (3:07)
Hour 2:
1. Cody Rich – Closet Radio Warning (0:30)
2. Dr. Phibes trailer (2:33)
3. The Moon-Rays- Skeletoons In The Closet (3:09)
4. The Chimps – It’s The Mummy (2:31)
5. Hellcat and the Prowl – Betty Bones (3:00)
6. Frantic Flintstones – Rock ‘N Roll Zombie (2:02)
7. Jamie Horton – Robot Man (1:49)
8. Monotones – LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW – 1958 (2:11)
9. The Slow Poisoner at UCSF Mission Bay Halloween 2012 (2:34)
10. Weird Al Yankovic – Attack Of The Radioactive Hamsters From A Planet Near Mars (3:28)
11. Blood Feast (1963) – Trailer (2:23)
12. Blair Crimmins and The Hookers – A Demon Like Me (3:25)
13. Stephen Lynch – Halloween (2:47)
14. The Stranglers – Waltz In Black (3:36)
15. Wild Evel and the Trashbones- It’s A Monster (2:28)
16. Civet – Horror Business (3:01)
17. Theo & The Skyscrapers – Spider (2:42)
18. Screeching Weasel – Chainsaw (1:57)
19. Happy Halloween- Silver Shamrock Commercial (1:35)
Night Shift: 10/19/13:
1. Nine Inch Nails – Sin (remastered) (4:22)
2. Nekromantix – Where Do Monsters Go (3:21)
3. Creature Feature – A Corpse In My Bed (3:24)
4. Dr. Steel – Bikinigram From Satan (5:43)
5. crisis captin howdy (3:36)
6. Faith And The Muse – Through The Pale Door (The Haunted Palace) (4:09)
7. Lebanon Hanover – Cadaverously Quaint (3:44)
8. LYDIA LUNCH & CLINT RUIN – DON’T FEAR THE REAPER (5:16)
9. Midnight Configuration – Decline & Fall (The Fall Of The House Of Usher) (6:17)
10. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Black Crow King (5:05)
Hour 4:
1. Kolchak- The Night Stalker(opening intro) (1:01)
2. Woolworth Woolco Halloween Commercial 1978 (0:29)
3. Eels – Fresh Blood (4:25)
4. Jellyfish – The Ghost at Number One (3:36)
5. Dead Kennedys – Halloween (3:35)
6. The Sonics – The Witch (2:40)
7. Screaming Lord Sutch – Jack The Ripper – SPECIAL version (2:43)
8. Buck Owens – It’s A Monster’s Holiday 1974 Original version of the Halloween song (2:33)
9. Blood Feast (1963) – Trailer (2:23)
10. Tobin Sprout – Cereal Killer (3:18)
11. The Specials – Ghost Town (4:06)
12. The Orwells – Halloween All Year (3:36)
13. Jack Blanchard – Dance of the Living Dead Chickens (2:05)
14. Stanley Holloway -With Her Head Tucked Under Her Arm (4:42)
15. Half Japanese – Ouija Board Summons Satan (1:00)
16. Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell (live) (3:14)
17. Pan’s Labyrinth – Lullaby (Music Box) (1:17)
Hour 5 (chiptune):
1. Dr. Von Pnok – Welcome to Microhorror (1:34)
2. 8-bit- Gwar – Sick of you (3:05)
3. Albino Ghost Monkey – Halloween (3:24)
4. This is Halloween – The Chiptune (2:58)
5. Dethklok – Hatredcopte 8-bit (2:54)
6. Dot.ay – Zombie face eaters (3:49)
7. Gargoyle’s Quest – Introduction (1:30)
8. Alice Cooper – Only Women Bleed (8 Bit) (5:53)
9. Mark Cooksey – Ghosts’n Goblins (3:51)
10. letavetatu – Gravestone Troupe (1:20)
11. Death – Evil Dead 8-bit (2:29)
12. Nordloef – Trick and/or Treat (the candy raid is on!) (2:42)
13. MonsterVision – Ode to Father Dagon (4:08)
14. Rob Zombie – Dragula (8 Bit) (3:42)
15. 1978 Halloween Theme 8-Bit (2:57)
Well well well. After the marathon performances of Towers & DEAD, the only thing that was left to be done was to hang out for another excellent episode of Closet Radio on KPSU.org. Getting to work with Miss Rikki is always the highlight of any week, and for this episode we talk about music, Hellblazer, Charles Bukowski, & CRIME! (The band.) This is a good introduction to the Closet Radio phenomena, and if this is your bag, then you really should be subscribing to the show in iTunes!
There’s not much to say about this one. Miss Rikki let me pick some songs, hang out with her and The Professor, and enjoy the magesty of her program. The least you could do is the same.
Enjoy!
Outstanding On Corners
01.) Wait A While * The Remaining Few
02.) Propaganda / At Home, At Work, At Play * Sparks
03.) Another Desert Story * The Bizarros
04.) The Laughing Heart * Charles Bukowski (Read by Tom O’Bedlam)
05.) Here To Go * Devo
06.) Whatcha Gonna Do Tomorrow? * King Salami & The Cumberland Three
07.) Don’t Be Square (Be There) * Adam & The Ants
08.) Three Evils (Embodied in Love and Shadow) * Coheed & Cambria
09.) Downtown At Dawn * Richard Hell & The Voidoids
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10.) Blundertown * The Birthday Party
11.) I Call Your Name * The Boys
12.) The Galaxie IV – Don’t Lose Your Mind
13.) Are You Gonna Be There? * The Chesterfield Kings
14.) Right or Wrong * Batallion of Saints
15.) Like A Dream * Ex-Cels
16.) Time To Dream * The Lost Agency
17.) Ooh Ooh Pah * Professor Morrison’s Lollipop
18.) I Lost You In My Mind * Painted Faces
19.) The Trip * Park Avenue Playground
20.) 16 Pins * Mistakes
21.) ?? * Mojo Nixon
22.) Stop It * Pylon
23.) Hollow Eyes * Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
24.) Production Consumption Frontier * Iarvles
25.) Outta Sight * The Riverdales
26.) Have A Nice Day * Ramones
27.) Pure Hell * Noise Addiction
28.) Feel The Pain * Crime
29.) Reptile Brain * Big Black Cloud
30.) Loud Fast Rules * The Stimulators
On the 24th of August, I joined Miss Rikki Lee of Closet Radio to put on an incredible metal double-feature in the KPSU studios. Towers & DEAD, on tour supporting the release of DEAD’s new album, Idiots, decided to come on in to put on live performances for discerning radio listeners. The good news: you get to enjoy these performances, too, here, NOW!
Towers
To kick things off, Towers stepped up to lay down a nice, sludgy base for this epic radio event. Mining a decidedly psychedelic vein of stoner metal, Towers lay down loud piles of thick riffs and pounding percussion. These guys were a pleasure to watch play, and I can’t wait until the video is ready. In the meantime, enjoy this recording.
DEAD
Then, stay tuned for a live set my Australia’s DEAD, on tour and ready to bring the rock. It’s hard to know what’s more impressive about the duo, but the way they lock into each other and bring incredible performances is probably the most important in their case. These guys are ready to bring the noise, and they do it quite excellently. This will give you a taste of the kind of rock they are so eager to bring.
For this show, we are in the KPSU studios, and Miss Rikki is hosting, and doing a fine job of it, too. After these guys packed up, we continued to bring you an incredible episode of Closet Radio, which should be available to download soon. In the meantime, you can enjoy this excellent metal show. These guys are all excellent, and you owe it to yourself to reap the awesomness they sew.
The great thing about Closet Radio and Blasphuphmus Radio joining forces is that I can just swing by Miss Rikki’s show to sit back and enjoy some fun. While I had little to do with the selection of music for this episode (that was all Rikki), we had an excellent time shooting the shit, enjoying the tunes, and doing what radio does best.
For this show, Tunacan Jones was there to join us for our rambling conversations about the most important thing we never address directly. Tunacan is a stella force in the world of Closet Radio, and I only regret that I was on the mic longer than him.
I had a great time at this show, and I hope you enjoy our work together, too. This will be happening much more often in the coming years, and I’m really excited to be a part of this show. While I got all of that out of this two hours, you get to benefit even more by hearing some amazing music.
Enjoy!
Playlist:
01.) Soap Theme Song
02.) Soho Hobo * The Soho Heroes
03.) Black Ship In The Underworld * Current 93
04.) As John Belushi Said * Television Personalilties
05.) Sister Found The Cure * The Limit Club
06.) Mata Delores * The Screamers
07.) Joe Meek Warns Buddy Holly * Thomas Truax
08.) Donnie Darko * Tim Minchin
09.) Strange Movies * Troggs
10.) I’m Not An Animal * The Blind Shake
11.) Twinkie Insanity Verdict * Blenderhead
12.) Step Right Up * Dr. Octopus
13.) Bardot’s Dance * Bertrand Burgalat
14.) Kerouac Never Drove Alone * Hypermarket f/ Richard Meltzer
15.) Higgs Boson Blues * Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16.) Checkers Speech * Mr. T Experience
17.) Gary Gilmore & The Island of Dr. Moreau * Chain Gang
18.) Gangster Funk * Crime
19.) Cha Cha Heels * Bronski Beat f/ Eartha Kitt
20.) German Film Star * Sushi Robo
21.) No Quarter * Led Zepplin
22.) I’m Gonna Dig Up Howlin’ Wolf * Mojo Nixon
This was an insane day. Starting at 12 Noon, I went through an eight hour marathon of radio, which included special coverage for What’s This Called?, no less than three live performances (one of which was the incredible Gaytheist), a three-way DJ Throwdown with Jonathon Boober and Miss Rikki, and then three hours of rock a la The Night Shift and Closet Radio. It was a whole lost of rock and roll for one day, and I was really excited to be a part of the show. Now, finally, after all this time, you can now hear the results.
Working with Miss Rikki is always a pleasure, and when she wants to book a band to play her show, you know that you are in for a treat. For this particular performance, we had two bands on tour from San Francisco: Sweat Lodge, who were touring on their most recent demo tape, and No Bone, who had to strip down their set to a slim five minutes to make it “radio friendly.” Needless to say, the studio was full of ne’er do wells and rock and rollers, all focused on having a good time. Fortunately, I was able to catch most of it on film.
This show contains all the usual bells and whistles: live music, DJing, interviews, and the assistance of Tunacan Jones, a new friend who is a great addition to the world of Closet Radio. This program is one of the best blasting forth from the speakers of young folks all over the world, and I’m always really happy to engineer shows like this.
You wanted it, and now you’ve got it. Miss Rikki Lee and I produced another blast of rock and roll know-how in the form of bringing you the furious furor of Estocar! Miss Rikki always has her eye on what’s what, and the pairing of her perspective on music with the fantastic feistiness of this band was a match made in radio. Fortunately, I was tapped to help bring these sounds to the airways, and what happens is two hours of Closet Radio goodness, brought to you by kpsu.org.
Estocar’s new record – Faux Fiction – is the kind of album you play when you want to ignore the fact that fall and winter are here, and instead pretend you’re on a road trip to meet friends and have adventures. They put fury and fun side by side, and pack it into little song forms that are perfect for any afternoon. As you stream this show, you will want to turn it up as you listen along. The link above offers an opportunity to buy the album on bandcamp, but this show offers a good example of what you’ll hear in that album. Either way you win.
Estocar
I wanna thank Miss Rikki for inviting me to do sound for this show, and the guys in Estocar for being really cool, and super friendly. It’s shows like this that remind me of how cool people actually can be. I had a lot of fun, and can’t wait to do it again.
01.) Just Like Honey * The Jesus And Mary Chain * Psychocandy
02.) Emergency Room * The The The Thunder
03.) Live Performance * Estocar * 10 November 2012
04.) I Will Dare * The Replacements
05.) Interview * Estocar * 10 November 2012
06.) Leave Me Alone * Chappaquiddick Sky
07.) Warm Leatherette * The Normal
08.) Years Later * Cactus World News
09.) American Beat * Fleshtones
10.) Baby Ran * 54-40
11.) Attempt To Steal * Night Mechanic
12.) I Am A Fly * Wire
13.) Corner Soul * The Clash
14.) You Must Be A Witch * Lollipop Shoppe
15.) Henry Rollins Don’t Dance * Allo Darlin’
16.) Protect Your Daughters * Sawyer Family
17.) Downtown At Dawn * Richard Hell & The Voidoids
18.) Constant Waiting * Johnny Dowd
19.) Cost of Living * Downliners Sect
20.) I’ve Been Through It Before * The Plagues
21.) Saturday Night * Suede
Brand spankin’ new band from the hairy depths of Portland, Not Now, Not Ever, joined Closet Radio live in the KPSU studios for an instrumental whiplash of dark-post-prog-with-a-steaming-side-of-strings experience that you’ll thank me for later!
This fierce foursome is immensely talented at bringing epic tales of adventure to any ear brave enough to slip into their web of cinematic audio bliss. But that’s not all, because the interview portions of this episode are equally entertaining as we discuss gaming, sci-fi movies, Portland music, and how this beast of a band came to life. If you’ve gone to the dark side of the moon and were able to come back, then this is definitely and episode you won’t want to miss!
Our good pal and righteous dude, Austin Rich of Blasphuphmus Radio was also on hand to plug things in, turn knobs, push buttons, provide commentary, ask the important man questions, and of course, proving once again to be the best co-host and sound guy a Rikki could ask for! I haven’t even mentioned that he also took photos (including the one below), video, and wrote an awfully nice two-cents worth over at his portion of the web-o-tron! Be sure to check out his show as well if you haven’t already to have a spot of tea, a good listen, say hi and thanks!
Austin’s Notes:
It’s not just that Miss Rikki Lee always has her finger on the pulse of what is great and wonderful in this world. If you tune in to Closet Radio with any frequency, then you know that she is on a mission to present all that is beautiful and fun in this world, both new and old. And this logic extends to both music new and old. It’s not enough that when she books touring acts that she picks some of the finest bands that she’s come to know and love over the years, but when she picks local artists, she manages to find them before just about everyone else. Case in point: Not Now, Not Ever, a Portland band who performed for an audience for the first time the other day on her program, and I was lucky enough to engineer the sound.
Mining the cinematic, progressive rock sound that has been labeled everything from “instru-metal” to “post-rock,” Not Now, Not Ever incorporates orchestral elements into their compositions while writing their songs using improvisation in equal parts, to create beautiful soundscapes that transport you to another realm without a single trace of lyrics. What shocked me was that that they did this as if they has been playing in front of crowds since the late ’90’s, and their competence clearly undermines the fact that they’ve only been at it for two years. And they’re so young! Not only is it easy to appreciate their skill as artists, but when they do start playing around town, you can still see them during their relative infancy.
In the meantime, I recommend enjoying this two hour blast of live music goodness. Not only do I run the sound, but Miss Rikki and I tag team the interview, getting at the heart of what makes this band tick. And as if that were not enough, Miss Rikki selects some stellar songs for the DJ portions of the show, rounding out this fantastic hour of Closet Radio. It’s everything you’ve always wanted, all in one concentrated blast of radio goodness.
Brand spankin’ new band from the hairy depths of Portland, Not Now, Not Ever, joined Closet Radio live in the KPSU studios for an instrumental whiplash of dark-post-prog-with-a-steaming-side-of-strings experience that you’ll thank me for later!
This fierce foursome is immensely talented at bringing epic tales of adventure to any ear brave enough to slip into their web of cinematic audio bliss. But that’s not all, because the interview portions of this episode are equally entertaining as we discuss gaming, sci-fi movies, Portland music, and how this beast of a band came to life. If you’ve gone to the dark side of the moon and were able to come back, then this is definitely and episode you won’t want to miss!
Our good pal and righteous dude, Austin Rich of Blasphuphmus Radio was also on hand to plug things in, turn knobs, push buttons, provide commentary, ask the important man questions, and of course, proving once again to be the best co-host and sound guy a Rikki could ask for! I haven’t even mentioned that he also took photos (including the one below), video, and wrote an awfully nice two-cents worth over at his portion of the web-o-tron! Be sure to check out his show as well if you haven’t already to have a spot of tea, a good listen, say hi and thanks!
If you’re not already listening to Closet Radio regularly, then you are probably some sort of Spy working a deep cover operation where you are pretending to be extremely out of touch with anything remotely cool. (In which case: you are still pretty cool by default, since you’re running covert ops.) But for those of you who are in so deep at this point that you can’t risk blowing your cover, I’ll explain: Closet Radiois the radio equivalent of eating four bowls of Sugar Frosted Bombs before skating to the park so you and your friends can get into some serious fuckin’ around. Always searching for the middle ground between “fun” and “mind=blown,” Miss Rikki likes to take listeners on a very serious journey into “Fuck Yeah,” and I’m a fool not to join her on these wild adventures. Especially when there’s a band like The Limit Club playing live.
Join Miss Rikki and I for a live performance, and extended interviews with, The Limit Club. I run sound while Miss Rikki DJs for the first 45 minutes, then the band rocks out with a 30 minutes set. Top that off with a sort of improvised conversation similar the Manual Sex Drive Potcast, and you’ve got nearly two-hours of Limit Club madness, and just in time for the It’s-Too-Hot-I’ll-Just-Listen-To-Podcasts heatwave that’s been hitting the Portland area. As usual, I want to thank KPSU and Miss Rikki for letting run the sound and participate in this show. As she took over my old time-slot, it’s a very comfortable place to be, and I had a tremendous amount of fun, even if the monitors were not working.
I’m sure this is not just a coincidence that I did these two shows with her recently, so stay tuned for more shows like this as the months continue. I always enjoy working with Miss Rikki, and it’s always nice to be a part of the show. In the meantime: stream some live rock and roll, why don’cha?
01.) The Limit Club * The Damned
02.) I’m The Wolf * Howlin’ Wolf
03.) Whatever Happens, I Love You * Morrissey
04.) herjazz * Huggy Bear
05.) China Girl * Iggy Pop
06.) The Tunnel * The Blue Cats
07.) Children of The Lord * Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
08.) Make A Circuit With Me * The Polecats
09 Club Country * The Associates
10.) Live Performance! * The Limit Club
11.) Interview * The Limit Club
12.) Viento * Caifanes
13.) Paradise * Manual Sex Drive
Join us for a full two hours of spooky, campy Rock n’ Roll hi-jinks with The Limit Club straight from the dark depths of Hell, Arizona!
The boys of The Limit Club popped into the KPSU studios on August 11, 2012 taking time from their West Coast Tour in support of “This is Cutthroat Business” to play a live set of their best jams, introduce us to a few of their favorite bands and chat a bit for all of you lucky Closet Radio listeners out there!
Also joining us for this episode was DJ Austin Rich of Blasphuphmus Radio to run sound (doing a smashing job as always despite having monitor issues) and hang out during the good times that happen when you cram so much awesomeness into a small broadcasting booth!
These types of episodes are always my favorite to do because I get to spend time with good friends and hopefully let all of you out there in on the secret of brilliant music and the people that make it. I’d like to give a huge thanks to Nick, Monty, Juan, NickDave, Austin, and KPSU for making this episode possible and of course, to everyone listening and supporting independent radio!
Live set starts at about 42 minutes in.
“The Limit Club” – The Damned
“I’m The Wolf” – Howlin’ Wolf
“I”m Ready” – Fats Domino
*Interview pt.1″ – Limit Club on Closet Radio
“Whatever Happens, I Love You” – Morrissey
“herjazz” – Huggy Bear
“China Girl” – Iggy Pop
“The Tunnel” – The Blue Cats
“Children of The Lord” – Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
“Make A Circuit With Me” – The Polecats
“Club Country” – The Associates
“Shake” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
“Bleeding Taper Candle” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
“Laugh Track” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
” ” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
“Pirate Love” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
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“Shadow Of Love” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
“Just A Mirage” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
“Condemned Vessel” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
“Seven Rusty Blades” – The Limit Club (in-studio)
*”Interview pt. 2″ – The Limit Club on Closet Radio
“Viento” – Caifanes
“Paradise” – Manual Sex Drive
* Notes and Links *
Original Playlist and 2-part download available at KPSU.org
Everything you could ever possibly want to know about The Limit Club (including where you can find their tunes and when they might be coming through your town) can likely be found HERE. LimitClub.com is actually regularly updated and easy to navigate.
Information on Manual Sex Drive can be found HERE and there is plenty more to find if you choose to seek it.
Newer episodes of their pod/ potcast are available via the Manual Sex Drive Soundcloud Page HERE.
When Miss Rikki Lee asked me to run sound for her show, I knew I would say yes before hearing anything further. I love meeting bands, especially touring ones, and running sound has been one of the most fun and fulfilling parts of being involved in radio. So the fact that it was with such a cool band like JJCnV only made the entire situation that much cooler. It’s sort of like being asked, “So, do you want to have fun for a few hours?” The answer can’t be anything but, “Uhm, duh?”
On tour to support a recent, self-released album, entitled Brainiac Handsome (and available on 12″ vinyl, or digitally), these guys are the kind of rock band with which you want to spend every Saturday. Funny, crass, rockin’, and loads of fun, they pack entertainment into every iota of their being. What comes across for most listeners is exactly how much fun they’re having. Within minutes of meeting them for the first time, we were all joking and crackin’ wise as if we’d been good friends for years, the kind of relationship that few sound engineers ever have with a band, let alone a touring one you met less than a quarter hour ago. I had a great time hanging out with them, and that’s mostly because they rocked the fuck out, too.
JJCnV perform three short live sets, help Miss Rikki Lee pick out the DJ portions, and chat us both up for the better part of two hours. I felt extremely honored not only to help run the sound, but perform the interview! Rikki insisted that I join her in the booth, and I hope I conducted myself like a true gentleman as I invaded her very own program. While I know that this is not the last time we’ll be working together like this, I have to say we started off with a bang.
JJCnV are on tour for another week or so, with shows in San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno and San Pedro before returning home. They have a number of websites, through which you can keep track of their various exploits, which include their personal website, a bandcamp page (where you can check out their back catalog), a MyFaceSter+ page (so you can keep up with them while you’re at work), and a variety of pages here and there, available exclusively through the search engine of your choice. (Your usual Inter-Web-A-Tron rates and fees still apply.) I should point out that if you pick up a copy of the LP, it comes with a download card, too, giving you no excuse to start up that record collection you’ve always wanted to ask your friends to help you move whenever you get kicked out. It is very much worth the purchase.
I could wax poetic until the frogs come home, but I think it’s probably best that you just check them out by streaming or downloading this show, and then watching them live when you get a chance. Special thanks, again, to Miss Rikki Lee, for not only booking these guys, but asking me to run sound. As always, a real treat.
In this episode, JJCNV, one of my favorite Phoenix bands, stopped into the KPSU studio during their recent West Coast Tour to play some songs and tell some stories. Not only will this band blow your stripey socks off, but they’ll also leave you in stitches and begging for more! I’m so thrilled that they took the time out of supporting their new album Brainiac Handsome to come down to the underground radio cave and show Closet Radio listeners a thing or two about what playing music is all about! They’ve promised to come back soon and I most certainly hope they hold to it.
Former Experimental Saturday co-hort, DJ Austin Rich took some time away from hatching his usual audio adventures on Blasphuphmus Radio to run sound and join in the hi-jinks. He also managed to nail the entire experience on the head, as it were, over on his blog as well as being kind enough to also host the download of this episode, so I’ll try not to ramble too much and recommend hopping on over to his website to get the full run down and to also hear both glorious hours of on-the-air magic for yourself.
Mid-Valley Mutations 