The People Who Died

The People Who Died: 2022 Edition

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The People Who Died: 2022 Edition (#238) (847)

2022 has been hard on all of us already, and we’ve lost a number of excellent artists and performers that touched all of us quite a bit. With that in mind, here’s two hours of songs in tribute to those we have lost and loved, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Enjoy!

 

Live Playlist & Comments

 

Artist Track Album

The People Who Progged
The Ventures He Never Came Back Ventures In Space
Steven Sondheim No More Into The Woods
Budgie Make Me Happy Squawk
King Crimson I Talk To The Wind In the Court of the Crimson King
Procol Harum Cerdes Outside the Gates Of Procol Harum

Electronique Fantastique
Peanuts Briefcase A Charlie Brown Valentine
The Ventures Journey To The Stars Ventures In Space
Dr. Johnny Fever Drunk Test WKRP in Cincinnati
Garry Bradbury Memory Lane Panspermia Plus
Vangelis Main Titles Blade Runner Soundtrack
Michaelangelo Antonioni Opening Title Sequence La Notta Film

Land of Broken Hearts
Peanuts I Haven’t Seen Your Name Yet A Charlie Brown Valentine
The Ventures Lullaby of The Leaves “Ginchy” b/w “Lullaby of The Leaves”
Erik Muller First Poem Live At A Reading
Erik Muller Second Poem Live At A Reading
The Five Satins Land of Broken Hearts
The Dixie Cups Iko Iko Chapel of Love
Dr. Johnny Fever Pink Floyd WKRP in Cincinnati
Betty Davis They Say I’m Different They Say I’m Different
Peanuts Refreshments Will Be Served In The Back A Charlie Brown Valentine
MX-80 Halloween Theme Das Love Boat

A Phone Call From Pete da Fraser
Pete da Fraser Phone Interview 11 February 2022
The Long Division Trio House Live at Sprout, Springfield, Oregon, 9-11-2015
Remember Valsetz Percussion/Log Jam Live at the Butte Tavern, Nov 21, 1989
The Long Division Trio Fifty-Nine Live at Sprout, Springfield, Oregon, 9-11-2015

Pure, Unprocessed Worm
The Giant Worm Moment Paging Dr. Pavlov
Pete Remembers
The Giant Worm Off The Shelf Soundcloud Selections
Xeres Bit
The Giant Worm Do Not Panic Soundcloud Selections
Xeres Bit
The Giant Worm Invisible Paging Dr. Pavlov
The Giant Worm The Goldfish Goes Hungry protoWorm
Xeres Bit
The Giant Worm Cheese / Abandon Ship Live at the Space, 5/28/17

Elegy For Those We Lost
Xeres Bit
Brian Eno Prophecy Theme The Dune Soundtrack (1984)

The People Who Died Part VII (#224)

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The People Who Died Part VII (#224)

After a long diversion of playing nothin but Ken Nordine, we continue our journey through the people who we lost in the last few years.

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died

Part I:

01.) Nut Rocker * B. Bumble & The Stingers

Part II:

02.) Any Other Way * Jackie Shane
03.) Just Want A Little Lovin’ * Andre Williams
04.) Hey Baby (Live on KRVS) * Lil’ Buck Sinegal

Part III:

05.) I’m Not Your Stepping Stone * The Monkees
06.) Dignified And Old * The Modern Lovers
07.) Waters Part * Let’s Active
08.) Gotta Keep A Runnin’ * The Godz

Part IV:

09.) Who Do You Love? * Juicy Lucy
10.) Up Against The Wall * Tom Robinson Band
11.) Two Swords * The Beat
12.) Eye of The Tiger * Survivor
13.) Twix Commercial
14.) Nightmare * Viper * The Killera Sword (1985)
15.) Perfect Murder * The Glove

Part V:

25.) Madame Dulac’s Daughter * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 12 February 1950

The People Who Died Part VI: Ken Northrine (#223)

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The People Who Died Part VI: Ken Northrine (#223)

The third / fifth installment dedicated to the work of Ken Nordine.

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died:

This show contains excerpts from a documentary on Book Television (2005), on a show called “The Word This Week,” with a show the called, Stare With Your Ears.

Part I:

01.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 3 & 4)

Part II:

02.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 5)
03.) Amber * Ken Nordine * Colors
04.) Bathtub * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
05.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 6)
06.) Turquoise * Ken Nordine * Colors
07.) Envelope * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
08.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 7)
09.) Fuscia * Ken Nordine * Colors
10.) Cracks In The Sidewalks * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
11.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 8)

Part III:

12.) Green * Ken Nordine * Colors
13.) Cellophane Shoes * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
14.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 9)
15.) Crimson * Ken Nordine * Colors
16.) Lampshades * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
17.) Word Jazz Episode Four (Except 1)
18.) Russet * Ken Nordine * Colors
19.) Pea * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
20.) Word Jazz Episode Four (Except 2)

Part IV:

21.) Azure * Ken Nordine * Colors
22.) When You’re Born * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
23.) Word Jazz Episode Four (Except 3)

24.) Word Jazz Episode Three (Except 10)

Part VI:

25.) An Air of Death * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 5 February 1950

The People Who Died Part V: Ken Mordine (#222)

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The People Who Died Part V: Ken Mordine (#222)

The second installment dedicated to the work of Ken Nordine.

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died: Ken Mordine

This show contains excerpts from a documentary on Book Television (2005), on a show called “The Word This Week,” with a show the called, Stare With Your Ears.

Part I:

01.) Word Jazz Episode Two (Except 1)

Part II:

02.) Hunger Is From * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
03.) Eyelashes * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
04.) Gold * Ken Nordine * Colors
05.) Word Jazz Episode Two (Except 2)
06.) What Time Is It? * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
07.) Ping Pong * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
08.) Ecru * Ken Nordine * Colors
09.) Word Jazz Episode Two (Except 3)

Part III:

11.) Looks Like It’s Going To Rain * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
12.) Word Jazz Episode Two (Except 4)
13.) Chimney * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
14.) Muddy * Ken Nordine * Colors
15.) My Baby * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
16.) Sounds In Space (The Rite of Spring) * Ken Nordine * Sounds In Space
18.) Rollerskate * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
19.) Maroon * Ken Nordine * Colors

Part IV:

20.) Word Jazz Episode Two Except 4
21.) Suede * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
22.) Yellow * Ken Nordine * Colors
23.) Word Jazz Episode Three Except 1
24.) Clock * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
25.) White * Ken Nordine * Colors
23.) Word Jazz Episode Three Except 2

Part VI:

18.) An Air of Death * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 29 January 1950

The People Who Died Part IV: Ken Nordine (#221)

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The People Who Died Part IV: Ken Nordine (#221)

This show is dedicated to the work of Ken Nordine.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

The People Who Died: Ken Nordine

This show contains excerpts from a studio tour that Ken offered WBEZ.

Part I:

01.) Word Jazz Episode One (Excerpt 1)

Part II:

02.) A Thousand Bing Bangs * Ken Nordine w/ Tom Waits & David Grisman
03.) The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 1 * Billy Vaughn & Ken Nordine
04.) Roger * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
05.) Puce * Ken Nordine * Colors
06.) Great * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
07.) Six Commercials In Search of A Client * Ken Nordine

Part III:

08.) Word Jazz Episode One (Excerpt 2)
09.) The Movie * Ken Nordine & Tom Waits
10.) The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 2 * Billy Vaughn & Ken Nordine
11.) Flibberty Jib * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
12.) Brown * Ken Nordine * Colors
13.) Dream * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure

Part IV:

14.) Word Jazz Episode One (Excerpt 3)
15.) The Vidiot * Ken Nordine * Jazz Horizons
16.) Gabberdine * Ken Nordine * Ken Nordine Does Robert Shure
17.) Word Jazz Episode One (Excerpt 4 & 5)

Part VI:

18.) The Face of Diana * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 22 January 1950

The People Who Died Part III (#220)

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The People Who Died Part III (#220)

It is astonishing how many artists passed in the last three years. Here’s even more that deserve remembering at least one more time.

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died

Part I:

01.) Sentimental Journey * Doris Day
02.) Air * Cecil Taylor * The World of Cecil Taylor

Part II:

03.) Oh What A Night * The Dells
04.) The Way You Look Tonight * The Lettermen
05.) Don’t Have To Shop Around * The Mad Lads
06.) I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire * The Ink Spots
07.) Port of Call * Cecil Taylor * The World of Cecil Taylor

Part III:

08.) Ain’t That A Shame * Fats Domino
09.) Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Here To Stay * Danny & The Juniors * Live on American Bandstand
10.) C’est Pas Serieux * Les Chats Sauvages * Les Meilleur
11.) Help! (Live) * The Beatles * Blackpool Night Out, ABC Theater
12.) The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore * The Walker Brothers
13.) Ain’t Got The Time * The Charlatans

Part IV:

14.) The Wedge * Dick Dale
15.) You’re Gonna Miss Me * 13th Floor Elevators
16.) Right Place Wrong Time * Dr. John
17.) Feet Start Walking * Doris Duke
18.) Diddy Wa Diddy (Live) * Leon Redbone * Live On The Tonight Show
19.) Lazy Afternoon * Cecil Taylor * The World of Cecil Taylor

Part V:

20.) Invaders! * Hal Blaine * Have Fun!!! Play Drums!!!
21.) On The Road Again * Canned Heat
22.) Whatcha See Is What You Get * The Dramatics
23.) Oh, What A Feelling * Crowbar

24.) Revolution Blues * Neil Young

Part VI:

25.) The Loomis Affair * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 15 January 1950

The People Who Died Part II (#219)

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The People Who Died Part II (#219)

We are continuing our run-down of people and artists who have passed in the last three years, and play the work that they left behind.

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died

Part I:

01.) J’entends cette musique * France Gall * Les années Philips 1963-1969
02.) Cell Walk For Celeste * Cecil Taylor * New York City R&B

Part II:

03.) Rip It Up * Billy Haley & His Comets
04.) Corrine Corrina * Sven-Ingvars
05.) Happy Without You * The Strangers
06.) Incense And Peppermints * Strawberry Alarm Clock * Strawberries Mean Love
07.) Cindy’s Main Mood * Cecil Taylor * New York City R&B

Part III:

08.) 3/5ths of A Mile In 10 Seconds * Jefferson Airplane
09.) Maiden of the Cancer Moon * Quicksilver Messenger Service
10.) Grim Reaper Of Love * The Turtles
11.) California Dreamin’ * the Mammas & The Pappas.
12.) The Old Country * Nancy Wilson & The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
13.) Cindy’s Main Mood * Cecil Taylor * New York City R&B

Part IV:

14.) He’s A Rebel * The Crystals * Twist Uptown
15.) Ain’t Too Proud To Beg * The Temptations * The Best of Motown

Part IV:

16.) Supersonic Rocket Ship * The Kinks
17.) All the Young Dudes * Mott The Hoople
18.) Dinosaurs Mambo * The Beakers
19.) Tick Tock * The Celibate Rifles
20.) Good Times Roll * The Cars
21.) Everywhere I Go * The Muffs
22.) Like Like the the the Death * Silver Jews

Part V:

23.) Smoke Screen * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 8 January 1950

The People Who Died (#218)

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The People Who Died (#218)

We offer a run-down of the people who died over the last three years, and play some selections of their music.

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died

Part I:

01.) loss of a loved one * The Residents * God In Three Persons
02.) O.P. * Cecil Taylor * New York City R&B

Part II:

03.) Cheap Tragedies * Avengers * Avengers
04.) Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t Have) * Buzzcocks * Singles Going Steady

Part III:

05.) Starry Eyes * The Records * The Records
06.) Shifting Heart * The Plugz * Better Luck
07.) Iron Fist * Motorhead * Iron Fist
08.) Nightmare * Merciful Fate * Don’t Break The Oath

Part IV:

09.) Cell Walk For Celeste * Cecil Taylor * New York City R&B
10.) The Mercy Seat * Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds * Tender Prey
11.) Sparta #2 * The Fall * The Real New Fall LP
12.) Give A Damn * The Staple Singers * The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1968-1971
13.) Take Your Heart * Betty Willis * “Take Your Heart” b/w “Someday You’ll Need My Love”
14.) He’s A Rebel * The Crystals * Twist Uptown
15.) Ain’t Too Proud To Beg * The Temptations * The Best of Motown

Part IV:

16.) Lousy Weekend * Daniel Johnston * Fun

Part V:

17.) The Man From Cairo * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 1 January 1950

The People Who Died (#86)

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The People Who Died (#86)

There was a point where I used to acknowledge a lot more of those we have lost recently, and I called the series The People Who Died, natch, which seemed funny and a great way to pass the time. But as the years add up, and more people pass, the idea seems less fun to me. Going through the lists of people who have gone, dredging up the memories… it just feels like a lot less of a “cool” idea, and more of an emotional drain.

However, there are so many we have lost recently – many of whom I actually quite enjoy as artists – that it seemed like I needed to press forward. We are all coping with loss of some kind, and maybe through the celebration of art that we enjoy, we can find a way to process all of this loss and feel good about it, even if in some small way.

This program includes samples of Leonard Cohen, Katherine Dunn, a PBS special about Sam Shepard, Monty Hall, and an interview with / lecture by Sir Terry Pratchett. During the podcast-only bonus section of the program, there are also samples of Roger Moore, Adam West & June Foray, too. They are not credited below, and I’m starting to think that, aside from absolutely essential credits, I may just start doing something like this. Obviously, I would love your input. How would you like to see the show notes written in the future?

Regardless, I think it works for the flow of this show, and I think it’ll work for you, too. Give it a shot. And, of course:

Enjoy!

Spinitron Playlist

 

The People Who Died

HOUR 1

Part I: That’s The Way It Goes

01.) Everybody Knows * Leonard Cohen * I’m Your Man * Columbia Records (1988)
02.) Austin FM Theme * Paco Jones * Austin FM Theme * Self-Released (2016)
03.) Excerpt 1 (Live 16 March 2013) * Tres Gone * What’s This Called? * KPSU Radio (2013)

Part II: I Don’t Go Out Much Anymore

04.) Ever Since The World Ended * Mose Allison * Ever Since The World Ended * Blue Note (1987)
05.) Night People * Allen Toussaint * Motion * Warner Bros. Records (1978)

Part III: All Night Long
06.) Excerpt 2 (Live 16 March 2013) * Tres Gone * What’s This Called? * KPSU Radio (2013)
07.) Maybellene * Chuck Berry * “Maybellene” b/w “We Wee Hours” * Chess Records (1955)
08.) I’m Walkin’ * Fats Domino * “I’m Walkin'” b/w “I’m In The Mood For Love” * Imperial Records (1957)
09.) All Night Long * Keely Smith * Live TV Performance * YouTube.com (1956)
10.) Hands On The Wheel * Harry Dean Stanton * Partly Fiction * Omnivore Recordings (2014)
11.) People Say I’m Not Good * Charles Manson * Lie: The Love and Terror Cult (1970)

Part IV: Running Out of Time

12.) Excerpt 3 (Live 16 March 2013) * Tres Gone * What’s This Called? * KPSU Radio (2013)
13.) Full Circle * Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Leibezeit * Full Circle * Virgin Records (1982)
14.) Running Out of Time * Dead Moon * Nervous Sooner Changes * Tombstone Records (1995)

HOUR 2

Part V: Timeless

15.) Excerpt 4 (Live 16 March 2013) * Tres Gone * What’s This Called? * KPSU Radio (2013)
07.) Timeless * John Abercrombie * Timeless * ECM Records (1974)

Part VI: Virtue

08.) Excerpt 5 (Live 16 March 2013) * Tres Gone * What’s This Called? * KPSU Radio (2013)
09.) Maiden Voyage * Roswell Rudd * Flexible Flyer * Arista Records (1975)
10.) Virtue * Sonny Murray * Sonny’s Time Now * Jihad Productions (1965)

Part VII: Le Voyage

11.) Titan’s Might * Z’EV * Schönste Muziek * Dossier Records (1986)
12.) Après La Mort 1 (Fluide Et Mobilité D’un Larsen) * Pierre Henry * Le Voyage * Philips Records (1967)
13.) Excerpt 6 (Live 16 March 2013) * Tres Gone * What’s This Called? * KPSU Radio (2013)

Ghost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned (#23)

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evil-ghostGhost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned (#23)

I have to say, I’ve been doing Halloween Radio for years now, but these Ghost Stories episodes are some of the most fun things I’ve ever done for any radio program.  There was something about the idea of people calling in to talk about their own experiences that I knew would go over well, but I had no idea what it would be like until we were live.  In a way, that’s the beauty of radio; you never know, until its happening, what you’re going to get.

3d7c74ea271988c879356158a5abe0b0However, we starting things off this week on a somber note, even for a Halloween Broadcast, as we must tend the horror business of John Zacherle himself passing from this universe on Thursday Evening.  While dying at the age of 98 after a long and incredible career such as his is certainly not a tragedy – and The Cool Ghoul himself would probably make some tasteless jokes about his own passing – it does mark the end of an era, for sure.  Zacherle was not only the second ever horror host in the late ’50s (of which you can see some samples over here), but a key figure in Halloween Music, almost creating the genre with his novelty record, “Dinner With Drac.”  To kick off the show, I bring you a mini-mutation of my favorite Zacherle tracks.  While I don’t usually like to get political on this program, I do urge you to vote Zacherle in the coming election, and remember the Cool Ghoul the way we all should: laughing at a crude monster joke he just made on the spot.

new-adBut that’s not all!  The meat of this program are a pair of phone calls.  One, from our good friend horridus of devilsclub, who calls to offer two true stories of experiences he had that must be heard to be believed.  horridus is a good friend of the program, and is always welcome, especially if we get stories like this.  I would also urge people to see him perform LIVE, in Salem Oregon at The Space, along with Uneasy Chairs, Remy Gnol, Justin Smith, and Nathan Pepperoni w/ CEOs Incorporated.  This is a show like no other, and it would be a bummer to miss it.

10259725_672919829469070_1501348555310748445_nOur second call is from James Warren, a regional ghost hunter who has been investigating in the area for three years.  James started Oregon Paranormal Pack out of interest in what else is out there, and we barely scratched the surface in terms of what he would have talked about, and other true stories of experiences he’s looked into.  You can find out more information, and see videos of their work, over here on their page.  When it comes to Ghost Stories, and the unexplained, James came to mind almost immediately, and I was very pleased to get him on the program.

All that, and we touch base with Uneasy Chairs again.  What a great way to celebrate the season!

We dropped a wide range of retrocasts and other Holiday Programming all throughout the month of October, and we have one more on Monday Night, proper, before we leave the Spook-tacular Season behind us.  If you want to catch up on all the programs this month, this handy link allows you to peruse at your leisure, and find one that is best suited to the party you’re having.  I guarantee that all of them will work as the perfect soundtrack to any party you might want to attend.

Enjoy!

 

Spinitron Playlist.

ghost-iiGhost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned

Part I: It’s Time To Start Telling Stories

01.) Austin FM Theme * Paco Jones * Austin FM Theme * Self-Released (2016)
02.) Let It Go To Hell * Uneasy Chairs * EXIT * Bandcamp.com (2016)

Part II: A Tribute To Zacherle, The Cool Ghoul (The People Who Died) (A Mini-Mutation)

03.) Dinner With Drac * John Zacherle * Dinner With Drac * Cameo Records (1958)
04.) Zacherle For President * John Zacherle * Spook Along With Zacherle * Elektra Records (1960)
05.) Happy Halloween * John Zacherle * Scary Tales Featuring John Zacherley * Parkway Records (1962)

Part III: Austin Is Fine

06.) Halloween Sound Collage [Excerpt I] * Arvo Zylo * Halloween Sound Collage * Self-Released (2016)
07.) The Right Shadow * The Giant Worm * 26 June 2015 Olympia Experimental Music Fest, Eagle’s Ballroom * Self-Released (2015)

Part II: horridus of devilsclub

08.) Live At Occult Sciences * devilsclub * 1/3/15 at Josephine, Seattle, WA. * Soundcloud.com (2015)
09.) The horridus Phone Call

Part III: Present At A Hanging

10.) Halloween Ambience (Remix) * Austin Rich * Halloween Ambience (Remix) * Self-Released (2015)
11.) Universal Telephone Ring Sound Effect * Universal Sound Effects Department * Universal Telephone Ring Sound Effect * Universal Studios (1970)
12.) The Weather Computer Phone Call (Again)
13.) Present At A Hanging * Austin Rich * The Ways of Ghosts * WTBC Records (2015)

Part III: James Warren of Oregon Paranormal Pack

14.) Halloween Ambience (Remix) * Austin Rich * Halloween Ambience (Remix) * Self-Released (2015)
15.) The James Warren Phone Call

Part IV: This Is Certainly Austin Rich

16.) Ghosts (New York, 1964) [Excerpt] * Albert Ayler * Holy Ghost * Revenant Records (2004)
20.) The Uneasy Chairs Phone Call
21.) To Raise The Dead * Vincent Price * Tales Of Witches, Ghosts And Goblins * Caedmon Records (1972)
22.) The Austin Rich Phone Call?

The Time Zones Exchange Project: A Tribute To Don Joyce (#9)

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600x600bbThe Time Zones Exchange Project: A Tribute To Don Joyce (#9)

In the last year I’ve written quite a bit about Don Joyce, who was not only my favorite DJ, but hosted the incredible Over The Edge program for 34 years, until he passed at exactly one year ago, today.  Over The Edge was not only near and dear to my heart, and a weekly part of my life for a large chunk of it, but was the exact influence that showed me what my radio programs could be like, and how they could take shape.  The story that won me over as a fan is the one that appears on the program today, and is an excellent entry point into the weird world of his kind of experimental radio.

“The Time Zones Exchange Project” is a story edited from several OTE Broadcasts that were on KPFA Radio from 1989 – 1992.  The story is… complicated, but immediately converted me into a fan.  But it took the CD Release for me to hear it in the most easily accessible form; the narrative played out over weeks and years, and became some of the mythology of OTE as it developed over the last 20 or so years.

To have lost Don was to loose an inspiration and a friend, one that I never met and never spoke with, save for a brief e-mail exchange in 2008.  It was the first time I cried over a celebrity death since High School, and not only showed me how much he was an influence, but how the loss of a radio personality that I became familiar with as I grew into an adult seemed far too symbolic, especially during the weekend where I had turned 40 and celebrated a bachelor party.

As mentioned on the show, archive.org has created a nearly-complete collection of Over The Edge Broadcasts, and I wrote about the release of this collection and offer some suggestions as to places you can start listening.

Don was 71, when he passed, and spent almost 50 years of his life in the service of making radio.  A single hour of my program cannot begin to do justice to this singular radio voice.  But, hopefully, it can serve as a place to start for people who never got to know how great he was.

Enjoy!

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The Time Zones Exchange Project: A Tribute To Don Joyce

Part I: “This Is The Piddle Diddle Report”

01.) The Time Zones Exchange Project Part I * Don Joyce (Edited by Austin Rich) * Over The Edge Vol. 7: Time Zones Exchange Project * Seeland Records (1994)
02.) Arbory Hill [Excerpt] * Negativland * Deathsentences of the Polished And Structurally Weak * Seeland Records (2002)

Part II: “This Fabled Island”

03.) [01] [Excerpt] * Negativland * Negativland * Seeland Records (1980)
04.) The Time Zones Exchange Project Part II * Don Joyce (Edited by Austin Rich) * Over The Edge Vol. 7: Time Zones Exchange Project * Seeland Records (1994)

Part III: “Eaten By A Black Hole”

05.) Don’t Fool Me [Excerpt] * Negativland * Deathsentences of the Polished And Structurally Weak * Seeland Records (2002)
06.) The Time Zones Exchange Project Part I * Don Joyce (Edited by Austin Rich) * Over The Edge Vol. 7: Time Zones Exchange Project * Seeland Records (1994)
07.) Soapbox Cutter * Porest * Modern Journal of Popular Savagery * Nashazphone (2016)

The People Who Died: June 2014 Edition

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We Will Miss You, One And All
We Will Miss You, One And All

The People Who Died: June 2014 Edition
(Miss Rikki & I sit down to do a tribute show to some of the incredible artists we have lost this year, only to find ourselves visited by three callers.)

Miss Rikki & I pay tribute to some of the incredible artists that have passed.  There were a number of excellent artists of many varieties who we lost in the not-too-distant past, and we thought it would be a good opportunity to play some music and clips by these incredible artists.  We are also visited by three callers who are all dead?

Enjoy!

 

The People Who Died

 

Part I: Clutching A Pair Of My Husband’s Shorts

01.) Peek-A-Boo (DEVO Dub) * Devo * Peek-A-Boo 12″
02.) “Word Salad” * Miss Rikki
03.) Death * Rik Mayall
04.) Deal With It * Beastie Boys * Aglio E Olio
05.) Concertos No. 1 in E flat and No. 2 in A [Excerpts] * Liszt (performed by Samson Francois)
06.) A Phone Call From Elvis Presley

 

Part II: When The Music’s Over

07.) When The Music’s Over * The Doors * Strange Days
08.) A Phone Call From Bob Dylan
09.) 13 Women (And Only One Man In Town) * Bill Haley & His Comets * 45

 

Part III: Silence Is More Compelling

10.) European Son * The Velvet Underground * The Velvet Underground & Nico
11.) “Word Salad” * Miss Rikki
12.) Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in “Almost Famous”
13.) Casey Casam & Jerry Lewis
14.) Concertos No. 1 in E flat and No. 2 in A [Excerpts] * Liszt (performed by Samson Francois) [Excerpts]
15.) A Phone Call From Kurt Cobain

The Judith Gennett Memorial Broadcast

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Judith Gennett
Judith Gennett

The Judith Gennett Memorial Broadcast
(Featuring DJ Victrola of The Guitar Shop, John B. Jones of  Hello Cruel World, and myself as we pay tribute to Judith Gennett, a radio personality who we all miss dearly.)

Judith Gennett, a long-time DJ a KPSU, and radio personality since 1995, passed away on 24 November 2011.  Her shows – The Raggle Taggle Gypsy Hour, Euro Roots and Suspect Terrene – were wholly singular in their form, and was and inspiration to anyone who worked in the studios of either KPSU and KEOS (where she also volunteered).  Judith was an excellent person, who would light up a room with her upbeat personality, and her incredible insight into music and life.  While I only interacted with her in one capacity, it has been a real treat to learn a lot about her and her life in the process of preparing for this show.  She will be missed.

John, Austin & Vicky
John, Austin & Vicky

DJ Victrola helped arrange this, and John B. Jones (who appears both on KZME and KBOO) and I decided to join in.  The show really speaks for itself, and as we tell stories and play music from her old shows, we offer a chance to say goodbye to someone who was always wonderful and great to anyone and everyone she met.

What was amazing about this program was that, while the reason for getting together was quite sad, this actually offered us a chance to catch up and spend some time together.  We want to thank Judith’s family for pushing us to get this program produced, in spite of the various delay’s that cropped up in the time since she passed.  In particular, a special thanks to Ian, who recorded this program and forwarded the link to us.  Thanks again.

Hopefully this show will give you a taste of what her program was like.  She was really special, and we miss her.

The Judith Gennett Memorial Broadcast

01.) Raggle Taggle * John Palmes
02.) The Battle of Evermore * Led Zepplin * IV
03.) I Shot the Sheriff * Marley Grass
04.) Plaza de Toros * Twilight Odyssey
05.) Raggle Taggle Gypsy * The Waterboys
06.) White Christmas * Los Reyes
07.) The Gypsy Laddie * Jean Ritchie * Ballads
08.) Rox in The Box * The Decemberists

Episode 157: Talk Talk

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How Did I Miss Sean Boniwell's Death In December? Yikes!
How Did I Miss Sean Boniwell’s Death In December? Yikes!

Episode 157: Talk Talk

Topics Included:

The Music Machine & Sean Boniwell’s passing a few months ago, Cambodian Rocks!, Not in the FER Studios this week because Greg & Sarah were sick, Loosing An Hour, SxSW, Music Break, Paco Jones & The Infernal Connundrum or TiC (from Malaysia!), The Sounds of Portland Oregon, Moebius dead at 73, Peter Bergman dead at 72, An Ad For Rush Limbaugh, DJ JustanotherDJ is now DJ Really Sloppy, and his Segment is now called The ADD Minute And A H… Did I tell you this one is about the show Community?, Music Break, The Sounds of Portland Oregon, & Community Service Day 1.

This week, I’m flying solo, and in my home studio in Historic St. John’s as Greg & Sarah were both sick.  So it goes.  This seems to have been another installment of “The People Who Died,” in that I talk about three different deaths, all by people who were amazing.  Hopefully, you find them amazing, too.  Tune in Next Week for an interview with Miss Rikki of Closet Radio, among other things. Thanks for listening!

Talk Talk:

Opening Theme * Paco Jones & Austin Rich

Segment 1: Austin Rich, Curator of Taste

Talk Talk * The Music Machine * Original Sound Records * Released 1966 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Machine)
Cambodian Rocks! * Parallel World Records * 1996 (http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/12/cambodian-rocks.html)

Loosing An Hour

(Not Going To) SxSW

A Minute With The Pope 02: What You Think * The Pope * Recorded Entirely On An iPhone.

Segment 2: Starting Over Leftovers

01.) New Dreams * Naked Raygun * All Rise
02.) New Direction * The Black Lips * Arabia Mountain
03.) New Rose * The Damned * Damned Damned Damned
04.) Begin The Beguine * Esquivel * Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
05.) Window * Paco Jones & The Infernal Conundrum aka TiC (http://soundcloud.com/ticnoise)

Bus Stop In The Rain 09 February 2012 * The Sounds of Portland Oregon

Segment 3: The Grumpy Punk vs. The Music Nerd.

Moebius (Jean Giraud) dies at age 73 after a long battle with Cancer.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud)
01.) Tower Music / Let Us Pray * Wendy Carlos / The London Philharmonic Orchestra * Tron Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
02.) Miracle And Magician * Wendy Carlos / The London Philharmonic Orchestra * Tron Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Peter Bergman dies at age 72 due to complications from Leukemia treatment.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bergman_(comedian))
01.) Ralph Spoilport’s Going Out of Body Sale * The Firesign Theatre * Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death
02.) The News Drought Continues * The Firesign Theatre * Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death

Advertising For Rush Limbaugh
01.) Sledgehammer * Peter Gabrial
02.) Halloween Theme * John Carpenter

The ADD Minute And A … w/ DJ Really Sloppy.  “Community.”
01.) Short Attention Span * Fizzy Bangers * Short Music For Short People
01.) Spanish Key * Miles Davis * Bitches Brew
02.) Excerpts from “Allison Brie & Danny Pudi in ‘Too Many Feet’ ” & Selected Episodes of “Community.”

Segment 4: DJ Really Sloppy’s Set

01.) At Least It Was Here * The 88 * Community Soundtrack * 2011
02.) Dark Matter * Björk * Biophilia * 2011
03.) Coffins * Explode Into Colors * Quilts * 2010
04.) Glass * Joy Division * Substance 1977-1980 * 1978
05.) “Yay! We’re doomed!” * Gir * Invader Zim * 2001
06.) Cold Turkey * John Lennon * The John Lennon Collection * 1969
07.) “Nice party…” * Kaylie * Firefly * 2002
08.) Movement * LCD Soundsystem * LCD Soundsystem [Disc 1] * 2005

Cascade Mall 26 February 2012 * The Sounds of Portland Oregon

Segment 5: Odds & Sods

Community Service Day 1: Like Pulling Nails From A Board * Austin Rich & Ornette Coleman

I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts [Excerpt] * X

Thanks For Listening!

Episode 154: The People Who Died Part II

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The People Who Died
The People Who Died

Episode 154: The People Who Died Part II
(Featuring tributes to the number of talented performers that we’ve lost over the last few years.)

My original vision for Blasphuphmus Radio was to mix DJing and other radio reporting in the same show.  A little music, a little news, and little remixing, a little radio art, all in one.  Of course, this vision almost never occured.  In the early shows, I mixed in some music news, and occasionally would do a few talk segments.  But on the whole, talking about anything related to music just never happened.

Until Captain Beefheart died about a year ago, and I was completely overcome with the idea of doing a tribute… and not just to him, but to everyone who had recently passed that I had missed for one reason or another.  And thus, The People Who Died was born.  I knew instantly that I wanted to make this a regular feature on the show, which of course meant that when it came time to do part two, that it would have to be delayed for several weeks.  Nonetheless, it is ready for you, now.

This show is notable because friend and artist Paco Jones contributed some music to use in the show.  Paco and I had discussed the idea of doing a collaboration, and we were excited to see if we could work on something in the radio vein.  When I told him I was doing a tribute to people who have recently passed, he sat on the idea for about four hours, before sending the songs that I ended up using.  Paco has appeared on the show a few times, and I am a big supporter of his work.  The link above goes to his Soundcloud page, where you can enjoy even more of his work.  I also recommend picking up one of his discs, which you can find via CD Baby.  I’m excited to see if we can do more collaborations like this going forward, and in possibly more unusual ways.  (Do I hear a radio drama in our future?  Only time can tell.)  Regardless, we really want to thank Paco.  Keep up the good work.

This show mostly speaks for itself, and I really had a good time assembling this one.  While big tribute shows like this may not happen in the future, this segment will definitely make more appearances in our new format on Funemploymentradio.com.  Don’t forget: the 25th of February is the last show on KPSU.  If you want to join us during the show, either by phone or in person, please drop us an e-mail at austinrich@gmail.com.  We are hoping to have a bit of a party that day, and really enjoy the last show in a studio and at a station that I really enjoy.  Please, join us for this party.  For more information, you should check out this Facebook Page.

Thanks again for listening.  See you in seven!

The People Who Died Part II
# Title * Artist * Album

01.) I Left Her in Austin, Forever * Paco Jones
02.) Nobody But Me * The Isley Brothers * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 05
03.) You Know I’m No Good * Amy Winehouse * Back To Black
04.) IF * Dennis Hopper * The Johnny Cash Show
05.) If You Don’t Know Me By Now * Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes * Soul Spectacular!: The Greatest Soul Hits Of All Time

06.) Clip 1 * Harry Morgan * The Cat From Outer Space
07.) The James Bond Theme * John Zorn * Naked City
08.) Ann McCaffrey * Blöödhag * Hellbent For Letters
09.) Frazetta [Live] * Wizard Rifle * Blasphuphmus Radio on 18 September 2010
10.) Rainbow In The Dark * Dio
11.) Clip 2 * Harry Morgan * The Cat From Outer Space
12.) Doctor Dark * Captain Beefheart * Lick My Decals off Baby

13.) Somewhat Alone * Paco Jones
14.) No Surrender * Bruce Springsteen
15.) Knock-Down Drag-Out * Weezer * Weezer
16.) Wide Wide River * The Fugs * It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest
17.) Circle * Wild Man Fischer
18.) Can’t Find My Mind * The Cramps * Psychedelic Jungle

19.) I Know Your Whole Story * Peter Falk & Kermit The Frog * The Great Muppet Caper
20.) Floods of Spring (Rachmaninoff) * arr. Earl Wild
21.) Hulkamania vs. Macho Madness * Randy “Macho Man” Savage * Arsineo Hall
22.) Remember Me? * Randy “Macho Man” Savage * Be A Man
23.) Rocky Racoon * Lena Horne
24.) Titoro * Ed Thigpen

25.) Bullitt Car Chase (Full Scene)
26.) Democracy In America * Howard Zinn * BigThink.com
27.) The Revolution Will Not Be Televised * Gil Scott-Heron
28.) Track 09 * Deanne McAdams * Goodbye Deanne
29.) The World Today * Howard Zinn * BigThink.com

30.) Painting of a Mountian * Paco Jones
31.) Do The Clam * Elvis Presley * Elvis At The Movies
32.) I’m Looking For Trouble * Jane Russell
33.) Groovin’ * Willie Mitchell
34.) I Left Her in Austin, Forever * Paco Jones
35.) The Passage Of Time * Andy Rooney * 60 Minutes
36.) Later Aligator * Bobby Charles

Link Wray Tribute

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Link Wray
Link Wray

Link Wray Tribute Show (KPSU Phase I Episode 075)

In honor of Link Wray, who passed away on November 5th, I decided to do an all Wray show. All these tracks were taken from the Rhino CD, Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray, which is an excellent place to start if you’re interested in buying something. Or, you could download this show, which contained all the tracks from that disc, plus some voice-overs containing Wray trivia. We’ll miss you, Wray.  5 P.M. – 6 P.M.

Playlist:

01.) Rumble * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
02.) Ain’t That Lovin’ You Babe * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
03.) The Swag * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
04.) Big City After Dark * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
05.) Raw-Hide * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
06.) Ace Of Spades * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
07.) Dixie-Doodle * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
08.) Hidden Charms * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
09.) Jack The Ripper * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
10.) Switchblade * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
11.) The Black Widow * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
12.) Batman Theme * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
13.) Run Chicken Run * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
14.) I’m Branded * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
15.) Climbing A High Wall * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
16.) Deuces Wild * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
17.) The Shadow Knows * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
18.) Hang On * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
19.) Jack The Ripper (Live Excerpt) * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
20.) Ramble * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray