Well, we’ve had all manner of crazy shit go down in the last few months, and this show has not be as well documented, performed, posted, or heard because of that. But the wait is over, as we are back in business, and ready for action with five hours of downloads, including a special New Year’s Day broadcast, some live electro-glitch, and actual profanity. Yeah, you know you want it.
I should point out that I haven’t had a chance to write a proper footnoted playlist in many moons, which is why this is a big deal.
While this was scheduled as a live Levator performance, due to a tech problem, we could not bring you a live set by the band. However, we did get to interview them, have them plug their show that evening, and provide a bit of a DJ set with stuff selected by the band.
Episode 098: A New Coat of Paint (Featuring a meditation on the color of music these days, with a little help from Ken Nordine.)
I discovered Ken Nordine a number of years ago, through Negativland mostly, though my en-co-host DJ Revolting Earwig was the first to direct my attention specifically to this particular album, Colors. Nordine has a wonderfully sleepy, and atmospheric tone to his voice, and as you explore his other work, you’ll find that while his primary instrument is the human voice, his verbal meanderings are fun to follow, or let wash over you. However you enjoy it, his attempt to create music around the idea of colors is so completely ludicrous, it is perfect for radio.
I must confess that I had little belief that this show was going to be recorded or archived for the future, and so I put very little thought into what I would play. In many ways this is an accidental show: by not thinking about it too much, I ended up liking it a lot.
Enjoy
A New Coat Of Paint
01.) Begin The Beguine * Art Tatum
02.) Harmonium * Stereolab * Refriend Ectoplasm
03.) Olive * Ken Nordine * Colors
04.) Fourth Shot * Cabaret Voltaire * Mix-Up
05.) Electric Atlamira * Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic
06.) Maroon * Ken Nordine * Colors
07.) Rosetta * Art Tatum
08.) Hundreds of Years * Thinking Fellers Union Local #282
09.) Chartreuse * Ken Nordine * Colors
10.) Ella Guru * Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
11.) The Admiral * Shellac
12.) Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride * Steel Pole Bath Tub
13.) Crimson * Ken Nordine * Colors
14.) Indiana (Back Home Again In) * Art Tatum
15.) ?? * Don Caballero
16.) Blue * Ken Nordine * Colors
17.) Simian Fever * Six Finger Satellite
18.) Shaking Hell * Sonic Youth
19.) Magenta * Ken Nordine * Colors
20.) Wee Baby Blues * Art Tatum
21.) Bodies * Nomeansno * You Kill Me
22.) Flesh * Ken Nordine * Colors
23.) Hey Cops * Crain *
24.) The Fixed Orbit * Antioch Arrow * In Love With Jetts
25.) Booby Trap * godheadSilo * Skyward In Triumph
26.) Tron * Rodan * Half-Cocked Soundtrack
27.) Brown * Ken Nordine * Colors
28.) Stompin’ At The Savoy * Art Tatum
29.) Life * Flipper
30.) Meet Me In Lacey * KARP * Suplex
31.) Disappoint * Unwound * The Future Of What
32.) Black * Ken Nordine * Colors
33.) Last Goodbye Blues * Art Tatum
34.) Soul Giver * Opal * Happy Birthday Nightmare
This is one of the few shows that I do not have a recording of.
Like This & Like That
# Title * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (Medley) * Louis Prima * Capitol Collectors Series * Capitol Records
02.) Song 5 * George and Caplin * 05 August 2006 Live Performance * KPSU
03.) Forget You * Cee-Lo Green * The Lady Killer
04.) I Learned The Hard Way * Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings * I Learned the Hard Way
05.) Think For Yourself * The Beatles * Rubber Soul
06.) One [Excerpt] * Krandroid The Friendly Robot * 01 July 2005 Live Performance * Blasphuphmus Radio
07.) Now That I Know * Ted Lucas * Ted Lucas
08.) One Night Stands * The News * Hot Off The Press
09.) See The Leaves * The Flaming Lips * Embryonic
10.) Shadowplay * Joy Division
11.) Carcass * Siouxsie & the Banshees * The Scream
12.) Two * Krandroid The Friendly Robot
13.) I Hate The ’80’s * The Vaselines * Sex with an X
14.) Seeking Love * Bare Wires * Seeking Love
15.) Beat On The Brat * The Vacants * “Pushin’ Too Hard” b/w “Beat On The Brat” * Beat Records
16.) I’m Warning You With Peace And Love * None More Black * Icons
17.) Hate Your Generation * The Automatics * 20 Golden Greats * Mutant Pop Records
18.) 24 Hour Donut Shop * Hairspray Blues * Sick Little Package
19.) Triforce Of Boom * Krandroid The Friendly Robot
20.) Insane * The Wipers * “Insane” b/w “Resist” Single
21.) Faking It * Jay Retard * Watch Me Fall
22.) Fever Dreaming * No Age * Everything In Between
23.) Reel * Uz Jsme Doma * Caves
24.) Dancing With The Moon * Balkan Beat Box * Blue Eyed Black Boy
25.) Castlevania * Krandroid The Friendly Robot
26.) Paleosonic * Brian Eno * Small Craft On A Milk Sea * Opal Records
27.) #9 * Moodring * Scared of Ferret
28.) On And On * Nice Nice * Extra Wow
29.) Found In Nature * Nels Cline & Devin Sarno * Edible Flowers
30.) Mask Talk * Tolouse Low Trax * Mask Talk
31.) SIGINT * Kabutogani * Bektop * Intergroove Records
32.) You Doped [Excerpt] * Sister Iodine * Flame Desastre
33.) Three * Krandroid The Friendly Robot
DJ Swill has made a few appearances on our show in the last few years, and when he is on the show, it is most often a Grumpy Punk show. This particular show is of interest in that this one has never been available to our podcast listeners. It did go out live, but the recording that was captured was horribly distorted, and was missing a number of songs. This Remastered Version is an attempt to bring this show back for a different audience. Better recordings of the music has been found, the voice overs have been cleaned up a little, and everything is present and sequenced the way it should be. It took a lot of hard work to get this show back from the grave, and hopefully it is worth the effort.
In it, DJ Swill and I made an effort to expand our usual Grumpy Punk aesthetic, and feature areas of our collections that are weirder and further left of center. Swill got on my case about always pushing Punk Music when we get together, and insisted that he wasn’t a one trick pony when it came to his interests. As the opening King Crimson song should suggest, we’re exploring other territory with this one. Hopefully you will enjoy where we go.
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Thanksgiving Leftovers w/ DJ Swill
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Sheltering Sky * King Crimson * Discipline * EG Records
02.) Someone’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight * The Rezillos * Can’t Stand the Rezillos * Warner Bros. / Sire Records
03.) Penguin In Bondage * The Mothers of Invention * Roxy And Elswhere Live * Discreet Records
04.) 2 Forms Of Anger * Brian Eno * Small Craft On A Milk Sea * Opal Records
05.) Crab Louie * Sandabs * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ To! * Romulan Records
06.) I Only Said * My Bloody Valentine * Loveless * Sire Records
07.) Sherlock Holmes * The Sparks * Angst In My Pants * Atlantic Records
08.) Porcelain * The Pretenters * Extended Play * Sire Records
09.) Price of Paradise * Meat Puppets * Our Band Could Be Your Life * Little Brother Records
10.) Hot Cross Buns * Paul Gayton * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ To! * Romulan Records
11.) Instant Karma * Tater Totz * Sgt. Shonen’s Exploding Plastic Eastman Band Request * Gasatanka Records
12.) Sounds of Laughter * T.S.O.L. * Rat Music For Rat People Vol. 1
13.) Hybrid Moments * The Misfits * Legacy Of Brutality * Caroline Records
14.) Institutionalized * Suicidal Tendencies * Suicidal Tendencies
15.) Target * Fugazi * Red Medicine * Disocrd Records
16.) Lucky Acid * Unwound * Want Comp Uno * Wantage USA Records
17.) Tacos * Royaltones * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ To! * Romulan Records
18.) Dog Food * Wes Dakus * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ to! * Romulan Records
19.) Waiting For Butterflies * Corgo Cult * Strange Men Bearing Gifts * Touch & Go Records
20.) ha ha ha * Flipper
21.) Cholo Charlie * Fantômas
22.) You Always Hurt The One You Love * Spike Jones & His City Slickers
23.) Mah-Na-Mah-Na * Piero Umiliani
24.) Have Love Will Travel * The Nomads * The Rebel Kind * Interesting Records
25.) Chop Suey Rock * The Instrumentals * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ to! * Romulan Records
26.) Green Light, Red Light * Plain Wrap * Original Music For A Generic World * Enigma Records
27.) Johnny’s Got A Problem * D.I. * Flipside Fanzine Vol. 2 * Gasatanka Records
28.) Die By The Sword * Slayer * River’s Edge Soundtrack * Enigma Records
29.) The Imposter * Elvis Costello & The Attractions * Concerts For The People of Kampuchea * Atlantic Records
30.) Secret Agent Man * The Plugz * Repo Man (Soundtrack)
31.) Bricklayer * Hüsker Dü * Land Speed Record * New Alliance Records
32.) Tired of Doing Things * Hüsker Dü * Land Speed Record * New Alliance Records
33.) Mohawk Town * The Vandals
34.) Garlic Bread * Gary and Larry
35.) Spot Barnett * Sweetmeats
36.) Swan Lake * Public Image Ltd. * Second Edition
37.) Praying Hands * Clawhammer * Q: Are We Not Men? Dork * Sympathy For The Record Industry
38.) Candle * Sonic Youth * Daydream Nation
39.) Touched * My Bloody Valentine * Loveless * Sire Records
40.) I’ll Be Your Mirror * Rainy Day * Rainy Day * Rough Trade Records
DJ Swill has made a few appearances on our show in the last few years, and when he is on the show, it is most often a Grumpy Punk show. This particular show is of interest in that this one has never been available to our podcast listeners. It did go out live, but the recording that was captured was horribly distorted, and was missing a number of songs. This Remastered Version is an attempt to bring this show back for a different audience. Better recordings of the music has been found, the voice overs have been cleaned up a little, and everything is present and sequenced the way it should be. It took a lot of hard work to get this show back from the grave, and hopefully it is worth the effort.
In it, DJ Swill and I made an effort to expand our usual Grumpy Punk aesthetic, and feature areas of our collections that are weirder and further left of center. Swill got on my case about always pushing Punk Music when we get together, and insisted that he wasn’t a one trick pony when it came to his interests. As the opening King Crimson song should suggest, we’re exploring other territory with this one. Hopefully you will enjoy where we go.
Thanksgiving Leftovers w/ DJ Swill
Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Sheltering Sky * King Crimson * Discipline * EG Records
02.) Someone’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight * The Rezillos * Can’t Stand the Rezillos * Warner Bros. / Sire Records
03.) Penguin In Bondage * The Mothers of Invention * Roxy And Elswhere Live * Discreet Records
04.) 2 Forms Of Anger * Brian Eno * Small Craft On A Milk Sea * Opal Records
05.) Crab Louie * Sandabs * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ To! * Romulan Records
06.) I Only Said * My Bloody Valentine * Loveless * Sire Records
07.) Sherlock Holmes * The Sparks * Angst In My Pants * Atlantic Records
08.) Porcelain * The Pretenters * Extended Play * Sire Records
09.) Price of Paradise * Meat Puppets * Our Band Could Be Your Life * Little Brother Records
10.) Hot Cross Buns * Paul Gayton * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ To! * Romulan Records
11.) Instant Karma * Tater Totz * Sgt. Shonen’s Exploding Plastic Eastman Band Request * Gasatanka Records
12.) Sounds of Laughter * T.S.O.L. * Rat Music For Rat People Vol. 1
13.) Hybrid Moments * The Misfits * Legacy Of Brutality * Caroline Records
14.) Institutionalized * Suicidal Tendencies * Suicidal Tendencies
15.) Target * Fugazi * Red Medicine * Disocrd Records
16.) Lucky Acid * Unwound * Want Comp Uno * Wantage USA Records
17.) Tacos * Royaltones * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ To! * Romulan Records
18.) Dog Food * Wes Dakus * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ to! * Romulan Records
19.) Waiting For Butterflies * Corgo Cult * Strange Men Bearing Gifts * Touch & Go Records
20.) ha ha ha * Flipper
21.) Cholo Charlie * Fantômas
22.) You Always Hurt The One You Love * Spike Jones & His City Slickers
23.) Mah-Na-Mah-Na * Piero Umiliani
24.) Have Love Will Travel * The Nomads * The Rebel Kind * Interesting Records
25.) Chop Suey Rock * The Instrumentals * Frolic Diner: 18 Wild Instros fer Eatin’ & Strippin’ to! * Romulan Records
26.) Green Light, Red Light * Plain Wrap * Original Music For A Generic World * Enigma Records
27.) Johnny’s Got A Problem * D.I. * Flipside Fanzine Vol. 2 * Gasatanka Records
28.) Die By The Sword * Slayer * River’s Edge Soundtrack * Enigma Records
29.) The Imposter * Elvis Costello & The Attractions * Concerts For The People of Kampuchea * Atlantic Records
30.) Secret Agent Man * The Plugz * Repo Man (Soundtrack)
31.) Bricklayer * Hüsker Dü * Land Speed Record * New Alliance Records
32.) Tired of Doing Things * Hüsker Dü * Land Speed Record * New Alliance Records
33.) Mohawk Town * The Vandals
34.) Garlic Bread * Gary and Larry
35.) Spot Barnett * Sweetmeats
36.) Swan Lake * Public Image Ltd. * Second Edition
37.) Praying Hands * Clawhammer * Q: Are We Not Men? Dork * Sympathy For The Record Industry
38.) Candle * Sonic Youth * Daydream Nation
39.) Touched * My Bloody Valentine * Loveless * Sire Records
40.) I’ll Be Your Mirror * Rainy Day * Rainy Day * Rough Trade Records
Episode 095: The Grumpy Punk Part V: Vinyl Soultion Part IV (Featuring a two-for-one deal with an installment of The Grumpy Punk, all on vinyl.)
Due to an unfortunate technical problem at KPSU this weekend, Episode 095 of Blasphuphmus Radio was not recorded, and was only available to those who listened live at 98.1 FM on the PSU campus, and at kpsu.org.
Hopefully, some of you caught it. And, if you by chance caught a recording of it too, I would love to hear it. But chances are, this one is lost to the ether. This was a two-for-one episode is some ways: it was the fifth installment of The Grumpy Punk, AND the fourth installment of Vinyl Solution. I may try to do a recreation of it someday, as it was a really fun show to DJ. But for the time being, I’ll just have to let this one go.
Next week, tune in for a very special appearance by my good buddy Will. It’s been almost a year since we teamed up for a radio show, and I think this one will be a doozy. It may even be another Grumpy Punk show. It just depends on how it all plays out.
See ya then.
The Grumpy Punk Part V: Vinyl Soultion Part IV
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Puncher * The Ventures
02.) Rosemary * The Dickies
03.) In A Jar * Dinosaur Jr.
04.) (The Original) Neutron Bomb * The Controllers
05.) Teenage * The Weirdos
06.) Victims * The Skulls
07.) I’m In Love With Your Mom * VOM
08.) Don’t Talk To Me * The Eyes
09.) Communist Eyes [Live] * Germs
10.) Cathy’s Theme * The Ventures
11.) I Don’t Care * Ramones
12.) When My Baby’s Beside Me * Big Star
13.) Doctor Please * Blue Cheer
14.) Un-Huh * Thee Headliners * We Made These Songs * We Made These Records
15.) Jesus And Tequila * Minutemen
16.) Runnin’ Strong * The Ventures
17.) Flame On! / CYBERFORCE * The 1, 4, 5s
18.) I Don’t Want To Hear It * Minor Threat
19.) I Hate Everything * Defiance
20.) Officer * Murder City Devils
21.) Coup D’etat * Circle Jerks
22.) Dripper * Brainwashers
23.) Repo Man * Iggy Pop
24.) Bamba * The Ventures
25.) Punishment Farm / Our Secret / World I Never Made * Oswald Five-O
26.) Rapunzel’s Unrest * Klorox Girls * I’m One Me Too 7″ * Grinning Idiot Records
27.) Wailer’s House Party * Satan’s Pilgrims * Haunted House Party 7″ * EmPtY Records
28.) Caroline * Pierced Arrows
29.) Wild Action * The Ventures
30.) Drinking Song * Ashtray
31.) The Loudest Voice * Straitjacket
32.) Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More * Mudhoney
33.) Recall * Jonestown
34.) Caterpillar * Unwound
35.) In Half * Sleep Capsule
36.) Vast Deference * The Miss
37.) The End Of All Things * NoMeansNo
38.) Jigsaw Feeling * Siouxie and the Banshees
39.) When The Shit Hits The Fan * Circle Jerks
40.) Lonely Karen * The Ventures
41.) I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive * Hank Williams
This week, Blasphuphmus Radio has been taken over by Detective Dexter Roland, Private Investigator. Join him with Humphrey Bogart, The Pink Panther, Mr. Lucky, Mary Astor, Peter Gunn, Richard Diamond, Sidney Greenstreet, Pete – The King of Detectives, Frankie Machine, Richie Dagger and some genuine femme fatales for a two-hour presentation of The Maltese Falcon. Listen as Dexter rambles about skirts and twists, intermixed with edited selections of a 1946 radio adaptation of the popular film The Maltese Falcon.
Enjoy.
The Maltese Falcon
Part I
01.) Peter Gunn Theme Song * Henry Mancini
02.) Mr. Lucky * Elliot Eastion’s Tiki Gods * Shots In The Dark
03.) The Maltese Falcon Part I
04.) Touch Of Evil (Main Title) * Joseph Gershenson & The Universal-International Orchestra * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
05.) Femme Fatale * The Velvet Underground & Nico
06.) Goldfinger * Shirley Bassey
Part II
07.) The Stu Bailey Blues * Warren Barker Orchestra * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
08.) Watching The Detectives * Elvis Costello & The Attractions
09.) The Maltese Falcon Part II
10.) Frankie Machine * Elmer Bernstein And Orchestra * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
Part III
11.) Contract With Depravity * Kenyon Hopkins * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
12.) Experiment In Terror * Davie Allen And The Arrows * Shots In The Dark
13.) The Maltese Falcon Part III
14.) Stool Pigeon * Irving Joseph * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
15.) Life of Crime * The Spits * School’s Out
Part IV
16.) The Pink Panther Theme * Oranj Symphonette * Shots In The Dark
17.) The Maltese Falcon Part IV
18.) Cool * Stan Kenton * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
Part V
19.) Softly * Henry Mancini
20.) Studio Di Colore [Excerpt] * Ennio Morricone * Crime And Dissonance
21.) (She Was A) Hotel Detective * They Might Be Giants * They Might Be Giants
22.) The Maltese Falcon Part V
23.) The Street (Main Title) * Elmer Bernstein * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
24.) Don’t Tell The Detectives * The Zipps * Messthetics Vol. 4
25.) Boy Detectives * Famous Explorers * Messthetics #103
26.) The Maltese Falcon Part VI
27.) Richard Diamond * Buddy Morrow * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
Part VI
28.) Fallout * Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
29.) Pete, King of the Detectives * Big Black * Headache
30.) The Maltese Falcon Part VII
31.) Echo Four-Two * Johnny Gregory And His Orchestra * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
32.) Richie Dagger’s Crime * The Germs * GI
33.) A Shot In The Dark * Naked City * Naked City
34.) The Maltese Falcon Part VIII
35.) Le Fotografie (From Verushka) * Ennio Morricone * Crime & Dissonance
36.) Re-Enact The Crime * Unwound * The Future Of What
37.) Magic Pig Detective * The Melvins * Stoner Witch
38.) The Maltese Falcon Part IX
39.) Naked City * Mundell Lowe * His All Stars * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree
The Black Cat & Other Frightening Tales (Featuring a four hour Halloween presentation of Diamanda Galás reading Edgar Allen Poe’s The Black Cat! Originally broadcast on 30 October 2010 on KPSU, and re-aired in 2015.)
Playlist & Footnotes:
Join me for a special extended edition of Blasphuphmus Radio, just in time for the Holidays! That’s right, tune in for a special re-telling of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat” (read by Diamanda Galás), mixed with Ed Wood samples, Vampires, Bob & Ray, Werewolfs, Lux & Ivy’s Favorite Hits, Ghosts, a Mad Monster Party, a handful of Zombies, a trip to the Graveyard, and four hours of Halloween madness. It’s everything you need to set your mood for the Halloween soiree in your future!
That’s a Halloween Spook-tacular, only on Blasphuphmus Radio.
The Black Cat & Other Frightening Tales
001.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle
002.) KPSU Halloween
003.) A Night In A Haunted House
004.) Haunted House * Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
005.) The Baron * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
006.) Dead Moon Night * Dead Moon
007.) The Black Cat 1
008.) A Night In A Haunted House
009.) Haunted House Blues * Bessie Smith
010.) Monster Surfing Time * Deadly Ones * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 05
011.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 1
012.) The Haunted House Sounds
013.) The Haunted House * Vic Crume
014.) Strolling Spooks * Ken Nordine
015.) The Haunted House Sounds
016.) The Black Cat 2
017.) Mad Monster Party * Maury Laws w/ Ethel Ennis * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
018.) It’s Halloween! * The Shaggs * Philosophy Of The World * Third World Records
019.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 2
020.) Monster Mash * Bobby “Boris” Picket & The Crypt-Kickers
021.) The Headless Horseman * Bing Crosby
022.) A Night In A Haunted House
023.) The Black Cat
024.) Scream * Ralph Neilsen & The Chancellors * Back From The Grave Part 1
025.) The Boogie Monster * Gnarls Barkley * St. Elsewhere * Downtown Records
026.) The Haunted House Sounds
027.) Anxiety!: Poison Coffee * Bob & Ray * The Lost Episodes, Vol. 3
028.) A Night In A Haunted House
029.) The Black Cat 4
030.) Waltz For A Witch * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
031.) El Monstruo * Los Shains
032.) Jack The Ripper * The One Way Streets * Back From The Grave Part 1
033.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 3
034.) Ghost Hop * The Surfmen * Wild Surf!
035.) The Haunted House Sounds
036.) Mr. Ghost Goes To Town * The Five Jones Boys * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 04
037.) Ghost Wanted * The Carl Stalling Project * The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2
038.) Ghost Train * Electro-Tones * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 04
039.) A Night In A Haunted House
040.) The Black Cat 5
041.) The Spook * The Tomkos
042.) Sir Roderic’s Song * William Schwenck Gilbert
043.) Grim, Grinning Ghosts – The Haunted Mansion * Disneyland
044.) The Haunted House Sounds
045.) The Black Cat 6
046.) Dark Shadows Main Title Theme
047.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 4
048.) The Mummy’s Bracelet * Lee Ross * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 10
049.) The Mummy * Bob Mcfadden * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
050.) The Way Out Mummy * Bob Ridgley * Lost Treasures
051.) The Mummy * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
052.) Anxiety!: Commander Nelville Putney * Bob & Ray * The Lost Episodes, Vol. 2
053.) A Night In A Haunted House
054.) The Black Cat 7
055.) The Wolf Wobble * Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti * 1920’s And 1930’s Sides Remastered * JSP Records
056.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 5
057.) Frankenstein Walk * Gene “Bowlegs” Miller
058.) Over At The Frankenstein Place * The Cast * The Rocky Horror Picture Show
059.) The Haunted House Sounds
060.) Werewolf Watusi * Don Hinson And The Rigamorticians
061.) The Haunted House Sounds
062.) The Black Cat 8
063.) Night Of The Vampire * The Moontrekkers * It’s Hard To Believe It: The Amazing World Of Joe Meek
064.) Raving Vampire Pt. I * Souls Unlimited
065.) Dinner With Dracula * Zacherle * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 02
066.) Dracula’s Daughter * Screamin’ Lord Sutch * I Hear A New World
067.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 6
068.) A Night In A Haunted House
069.) The Black Cat 9
070.) Do the Zombie * The Symbols * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 03
071.) Zombi * Los Sleepers * Mas Rock and Roll – 26 Rare 60’s Teen-Punk
072.) Zombie Lou * Johnson Bros.
073.) Zombie Jamboree * Kingston Trio
074.) Watusi Zombie * Jan Davis * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 11
075.) The Thing Strikes [Excerpt] * Henry Mancini
076.) The Haunted House Sounds
077.) The Twilight Zone Main Title Theme
078.) The Midnight Zone * Bob & Ray * The Lost Episodes, Vol. 2
079.) A Night In A Haunted House
080.) The Black Cat 10
081.) Mad Monster Party Instrumental * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
082.) Sinister Purpose * Zacherle with Southern Culture On The Skids
083.) Graveyard Shift * Bobby “Boris” Picket & The Crypt-Kickers
084.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 7
085.) Morgus The Magnificent
086.) Jungle Madness * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
087.) The Haunted House Sounds
088.) The Black Cat 11
089.) The Night Of The Phantom
090.) Graveyard * Dead Moon
091.) Rockin’ In The Graveyard * Jackie Morningstar * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 02
092.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 8
093.) Graveyard * Blenders
094.) Cementario * Los Saicos
095.) Cemetery Blues * Bessie Smith
096.) A Night In A Haunted House
097.) The Black Cat 12
098.) Till The Following Night * Screamin’ Lord Sutch
099.) Finale * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
100.) The Great Pumpkin Waltz * Vince Guaraldi
101.) Happy Halloween * Zacherle
Join me for a special extended edition of Blasphuphmus Radio, just in time for the Holidays! That’s right, tune in for a special re-telling of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat” (read by Diamanda Galás), mixed with Ed Wood samples, Vampires, Bob & Ray, Werewolfs, Lux & Ivy’s Favorite Hits, Ghosts, a Mad Monster Party, a handful of Zombies, a trip to the Graveyard, and four hours of Halloween madness. It’s everything you need to set your mood for the Halloween soiree in your future!
That’s a Halloween Spook-tacular, only on Blasphuphmus Radio.
The Black Cat
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
001.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle
002.) KPSU Halloween
003.) A Night In A Haunted House
004.) Haunted House * Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
005.) The Baron * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
006.) Dead Moon Night * Dead Moon
007.) The Black Cat 1
008.) A Night In A Haunted House
009.) Haunted House Blues * Bessie Smith
010.) Monster Surfing Time * Deadly Ones * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 05
011.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 1
012.) The Haunted House Sounds
013.) The Haunted House * Vic Crume
014.) Strolling Spooks * Ken Nordine
015.) The Haunted House Sounds
016.) The Black Cat 2
017.) Mad Monster Party * Maury Laws w/ Ethel Ennis * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
018.) It’s Halloween! * The Shaggs * Philosophy Of The World * Third World Records
019.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 2
020.) Monster Mash * Bobby “Boris” Picket & The Crypt-Kickers
021.) The Headless Horseman * Bing Crosby
022.) A Night In A Haunted House
023.) The Black Cat
024.) Scream * Ralph Neilsen & The Chancellors * Back From The Grave Part 1
025.) The Boogie Monster * Gnarls Barkley * St. Elsewhere * Downtown Records
026.) The Haunted House Sounds
027.) Anxiety!: Poison Coffee * Bob & Ray * The Lost Episodes, Vol. 3
028.) A Night In A Haunted House
029.) The Black Cat 4
030.) Waltz For A Witch * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
031.) El Monstruo * Los Shains
032.) Jack The Ripper * The One Way Streets * Back From The Grave Part 1
033.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 3
034.) Ghost Hop * The Surfmen * Wild Surf!
035.) The Haunted House Sounds
036.) Mr. Ghost Goes To Town * The Five Jones Boys * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 04
037.) Ghost Wanted * The Carl Stalling Project * The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2
038.) Ghost Train * Electro-Tones * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 04
039.) A Night In A Haunted House
040.) The Black Cat 5
041.) The Spook * The Tomkos
042.) Sir Roderic’s Song * William Schwenck Gilbert
043.) Grim, Grinning Ghosts – The Haunted Mansion * Disneyland
044.) The Haunted House Sounds
045.) The Black Cat 6
046.) Dark Shadows Main Title Theme
047.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 4
048.) The Mummy’s Bracelet * Lee Ross * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 10
049.) The Mummy * Bob Mcfadden * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
050.) The Way Out Mummy * Bob Ridgley * Lost Treasures
051.) The Mummy * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
052.) Anxiety!: Commander Nelville Putney * Bob & Ray * The Lost Episodes, Vol. 2
053.) A Night In A Haunted House
054.) The Black Cat 7
055.) The Wolf Wobble * Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti * 1920’s And 1930’s Sides Remastered * JSP Records
056.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 5
057.) Frankenstein Walk * Gene “Bowlegs” Miller
058.) Over At The Frankenstein Place * The Cast * The Rocky Horror Picture Show
059.) The Haunted House Sounds
060.) Werewolf Watusi * Don Hinson And The Rigamorticians
061.) The Haunted House Sounds
062.) The Black Cat 8
063.) Night Of The Vampire * The Moontrekkers * It’s Hard To Believe It: The Amazing World Of Joe Meek
064.) Raving Vampire Pt. I * Souls Unlimited
065.) Dinner With Dracula * Zacherle * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 02
066.) Dracula’s Daughter * Screamin’ Lord Sutch * I Hear A New World
067.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 6
068.) A Night In A Haunted House
069.) The Black Cat 9
070.) Do the Zombie * The Symbols * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 03
071.) Zombi * Los Sleepers * Mas Rock and Roll – 26 Rare 60’s Teen-Punk
072.) Zombie Lou * Johnson Bros.
073.) Zombie Jamboree * Kingston Trio
074.) Watusi Zombie * Jan Davis * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 11
075.) The Thing Strikes [Excerpt] * Henry Mancini
076.) The Haunted House Sounds
077.) The Twilight Zone Main Title Theme
078.) The Midnight Zone * Bob & Ray * The Lost Episodes, Vol. 2
079.) A Night In A Haunted House
080.) The Black Cat 10
081.) Mad Monster Party Instrumental * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
082.) Sinister Purpose * Zacherle with Southern Culture On The Skids
083.) Graveyard Shift * Bobby “Boris” Picket & The Crypt-Kickers
084.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 7
085.) Morgus The Magnificent
086.) Jungle Madness * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
087.) The Haunted House Sounds
088.) The Black Cat 11
089.) The Night Of The Phantom
090.) Graveyard * Dead Moon
091.) Rockin’ In The Graveyard * Jackie Morningstar * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 02
092.) Now I Will Talk To The Wolfman And Mummy 8
093.) Graveyard * Blenders
094.) Cementario * Los Saicos
095.) Cemetery Blues * Bessie Smith
096.) A Night In A Haunted House
097.) The Black Cat 12
098.) Till The Following Night * Screamin’ Lord Sutch
099.) Finale * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party * Retrograde Records
100.) The Great Pumpkin Waltz * Vince Guaraldi
101.) Happy Halloween * Zacherle
Rock Out With Your Goth Out Part II
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) * * Sounds To Make You Shiver
02.) The Durrow Book * Dead Voices on Air * Piss Frond * Invisible Records
03.) Hurricane Fighter Plane * Alien Sex Fiend * The Impossible Mission * Passport Records
04.) You Know What You Are [Excerpt] * Ministry * The Land of Rape and Honey * Sire Records
05.) Stigmata * Ministry * The Land of Rape and Honey * Sire Records
06.) Tragedy For You [Neurodancer] * Front 242 * Tragedy For You 12″ * CBS Records
07.) Dissonance * Legendary Pink Dots * Nemesis Online * Soleilmoon Records
08.) Performance * Tones on Tail * Pop * Beggars Banquet Records
09.) Teenage Lightning 2 * Coil * Love’s Secret Domain * Wax Trax Records
10.) Monitor * Siouxsie And The Banshees * Juju * Polydor (UK) Ltd.
11.) Money Is Flesh * Swans * Greed / Holy Money
12.) * * Haunted House
13.) Holy War * Lords of the New Church * Lords of The New Church * IRS Records
14.) Chosen * Moth Hunter * Dust
15.) Suzy Q * Sheep On Drugs * Greatest Hits * Smash Records
16.) Eyes of Nature * Swans * Various Failures
17.) Church * Skinny Puppy * Bites
18.) Convulsion * Skinny Puppy * Too Dark Park * Universal Records
19.) Spasmolytic * Skinny Puppy * Too Dark Park * Universal Records
20.) I Hate You [Excerpt] * Christian Death * “I Hate You” b/w “All The Love” 12″ * Prophets Records
21.) Love’s Secret Domain * Coil * Love’s Secret Domain * Wax Trax Records
22.) Slavestate * Godflesh * Slavestate
23.) Trick Or Treat * Download * Charlie’s Family * Metropolis Records
24.) Blind * Swans * Various Failures
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) * * Sounds To Make You Shiver
02.) The Durrow Book * Dead Voices on Air * Piss Frond * Invisible Records
03.) Hurricane Fighter Plane * Alien Sex Fiend * The Impossible Mission * Passport Records
04.) You Know What You Are [Excerpt] * Ministry * The Land of Rape and Honey * Sire Records
05.) Stigmata * Ministry * The Land of Rape and Honey * Sire Records
06.) Tragedy For You [Neurodancer] * Front 242 * Tragedy For You 12″ * CBS Records
07.) Dissonance * Legendary Pink Dots * Nemesis Online * Soleilmoon Records
08.) Performance * Tones on Tail * Pop * Beggars Banquet Records
09.) Teenage Lightning 2 * Coil * Love’s Secret Domain * Wax Trax Records
10.) Monitor * Siouxsie And The Banshees * Juju * Polydor (UK) Ltd.
11.) Money Is Flesh * Swans * Greed / Holy Money
12.) * * Haunted House
13.) Holy War * Lords of the New Church * Lords of The New Church * IRS Records
14.) Chosen * Moth Hunter * Dust
15.) Suzy Q * Sheep On Drugs * Greatest Hits * Smash Records
16.) Eyes of Nature * Swans * Various Failures
17.) Church * Skinny Puppy * Bites
18.) Convulsion * Skinny Puppy * Too Dark Park * Universal Records
19.) Spasmolytic * Skinny Puppy * Too Dark Park * Universal Records
20.) I Hate You [Excerpt] * Christian Death * “I Hate You” b/w “All The Love” 12″ * Prophets Records
21.) Love’s Secret Domain * Coil * Love’s Secret Domain * Wax Trax Records
22.) Slavestate * Godflesh * Slavestate
23.) Trick Or Treat * Download * Charlie’s Family * Metropolis Records
24.) Blind * Swans * Various Failures
Episode 090: Lost In Space! (Featuring a journey through the stars, and on a rocket, with a little help from The Day The Earth Stood Still.)
Enjoy!
Lost In Space!
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) * * Excerpts from The Day The Earth Stood Still (Throughout)
02.) Interstellar Overdrive * Pink Floyd * Piper At The Gates Of Dawn * Tower / Capital Records
03.) Spaceman * Harry Nilsson * Son of Schmilsso * RCA Records
04.) Mayonnaise vs. Venn * Rocketman * Demo CD * Unreleased
05.) Galaxie 500 * Leave The Planet * On Fire * Rough Trade Records
06.) Space Odyssey * 101 Strings Orchestra * Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000 * Scamp Records
07.) Rocket Machine * Opal * Happy Nightmare Baby * SST Records
08.) Rocket 88 * Jackie Brenston
09.) Rocketship * Dead Milkmen * Bucky Felini
10.) I’m This Rocket * The Gun Club
11.) Music To Watch Space Girls By * Leonard Nimoy
12.) Spacecraft, 1967 [Excerpt] * MEV
13.) A Glorious Dawn * Carl Sagan ft Stephen Hawking
14.) Interplanet Janet * Man… Or Astro-Man? * School House Rock! Rocks
15.) Vixens In Space * The Dirtbombs
16.) Between Planets * The Jesus And Mary Chain
17.) Rockin’ In Orbit * Jimmie Haskell And His Orchestra
18.) Space Monkeys * The Dust Brothers * The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Fight Club”
19.) Cosmic Serenade * King Khan And The Shrines * What Is?!
20.) Silver Rocket * Sonic Youth * Daydream Nation
21.) Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons * The Pixies * Trompe Le Monde * 4AD Records
22.) Planet * Ken Nordine
23.) Space Junk * Devo
24.) Interstellar Overdrive / Ming’s Theme * C Average
25.) Space II * The Butthole Surfers
26.) Lost In Space * Faction * Collection 1982 – 1985
27.) Voices In My Spacesuit * Last of the Juanitas * Hawaii
28.) Rocket To Nowhere * Webb Wilder
29.) Interstellar Hardrive * Man… Or Astro-Man?
30.) Spacelab [Excerpt] * Kraftwerk
31.) Space Prophet Dogon * Sun City Girls
32.) Space Lonliness * Sun Ra
33.) Starless [Excerpt] * Jandek * Interstellar Discussion * Corwood Industries Records
34.) Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun * Pink Floyd
35.) Space Suit * They Might Be Giants
Episode 090: Lost In Space! (Featuring a journey through the stars, and on a rocket, with a little help from The Day The Earth Stood Still.)
Enjoy!
Lost In Space!
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) * * Excerpts from The Day The Earth Stood Still (Throughout)
02.) Interstellar Overdrive * Pink Floyd * Piper At The Gates Of Dawn * Tower / Capital Records
03.) Spaceman * Harry Nilsson * Son of Schmilsso * RCA Records
04.) Mayonnaise vs. Venn * Rocketman * Demo CD * Unreleased
05.) Galaxie 500 * Leave The Planet * On Fire * Rough Trade Records
06.) Space Odyssey * 101 Strings Orchestra * Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000 * Scamp Records
07.) Rocket Machine * Opal * Happy Nightmare Baby * SST Records
08.) Rocket 88 * Jackie Brenston
09.) Rocketship * Dead Milkmen * Bucky Felini
10.) I’m This Rocket * The Gun Club
11.) Music To Watch Space Girls By * Leonard Nimoy
12.) Spacecraft, 1967 [Excerpt] * MEV
13.) A Glorious Dawn * Carl Sagan ft Stephen Hawking
14.) Interplanet Janet * Man… Or Astro-Man? * School House Rock! Rocks
15.) Vixens In Space * The Dirtbombs
16.) Between Planets * The Jesus And Mary Chain
17.) Rockin’ In Orbit * Jimmie Haskell And His Orchestra
18.) Space Monkeys * The Dust Brothers * The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Fight Club”
19.) Cosmic Serenade * King Khan And The Shrines * What Is?!
20.) Silver Rocket * Sonic Youth * Daydream Nation
21.) Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons * The Pixies * Trompe Le Monde * 4AD Records
22.) Planet * Ken Nordine
23.) Space Junk * Devo
24.) Interstellar Overdrive / Ming’s Theme * C Average
25.) Space II * The Butthole Surfers
26.) Lost In Space * Faction * Collection 1982 – 1985
27.) Voices In My Spacesuit * Last of the Juanitas * Hawaii
28.) Rocket To Nowhere * Webb Wilder
29.) Interstellar Hardrive * Man… Or Astro-Man?
30.) Spacelab [Excerpt] * Kraftwerk
31.) Space Prophet Dogon * Sun City Girls
32.) Space Lonliness * Sun Ra
33.) Starless [Excerpt] * Jandek * Interstellar Discussion * Corwood Industries Records
34.) Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun * Pink Floyd
35.) Space Suit * They Might Be Giants
This episode also contains an A Family Affair mini-cast, as my brother calls in half-way through the show to discuss the Light The Night walk that was happening in PDX the day this show was broadcast. Two-for-one.
Enjoy!
1990’s Flashback
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Audrey’s Dance [Excerpt] * Angelo Badalamenti * Twin Peaks * Warner Bros. Records
02.) Red Wooden Beads * John and Mary * Victory Gardens * Rykodisk Records
03.) Native Son * The Judybats * Native Son * Warner Bros. Records
04.) “Smoking”
05.) Slow Dog * Belly * Star * Sire Records
06.) Edges [Excerpt] * Sonic Youth * SYR 4: Goodbye 20th Century * SY Records
07.) Freak Scene * Dinosaur Jr. * Bug * SST Records
08.) Surf Wax America * Weezer * Weezer * DGC Records
09.) Range Life * Pavement * Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain * Matador Records
10.) Gin and Juice * Sissy Bar * Statutory Grape * Sugar Fix Records
11.) Liquordelic * Tipsy * Trip Tease * Asphodel Records
12.) Cinnabar [Excerpt] * Tipsy * Trip Tease * Asphodel Records
13.) Noel, Jonah, and Me * The Spinanes * Manos * Sub Pop Records
14.) Creepy * Velocity Girl * “Crazy Town” b/w “Creepy” 7″ * Sub Pop Records
15.) A Family Affair Segment: Light The Night Plug * Kyle Rich * 09 October 2010 * Blasphuphmus Radio
16.) Over Now * Alice In Chains * Alice In Chains * Columbia Records
17.) Time Theory 11:11 * Miss Murgatroid
18.) Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth * The Dandy Warhols * …The Dandy Warhols Come Down * Capitol Records
19.) Wreck My Car * They Might Be Giants * Apollo 18 * Elektra Records
20.) Lump * The Presidents Of The United States Of America * The Presidents of the United States of America * Columibia Records
21.) Nitro Burning Funny Cars * The Dead Milkmen * Bucky Fellini * Enigma Records
22.) She Says What She Means * Sloan * Navy Blues * Murderecords
23.) Having Never Written a Note for Percussion [Excerpt] * Sonic Youth * SYR 4: Goodbye 20th Century * SY Records
24.) C’mon C’mon (We’re Gonna Get It Started) * Sloan * Navy Blues * Murderecords
25.) Gdelp Me * Cathead * Cathead: The Album! * Self-Released
26.) Welcome (Intro) [Excerpt] * Land of the Loops * Bundle of Joy * Up Records
27.) Our Happiness Is Guaranteed * Quasi * Featuring “Birds” * Up Records
28.) Dig Me Out * Sleater-Kinney * Dig Me Out * Kill Rock Stars Records
29.) Clean Up On Aisle #9 (Turn Up The Monitors) * Man… Or Astro-Man? * Is It… * Estrus Records
30.) Multi-family Garage Sale * Land of the Loops * Bundle of Joy * Up Records
31.) Slip * Carmina Piranha * Revenge Poems * Dublin Discs
32.) Awake In the Sand * Kaitlyn Ni Donovan * Songs for “Three Days” * Hush Records
33.) J’y suis jamais alle * Yann Tiersen * Amelie * Virgin Records
34.) Les jour TRISTES (instrumental) * Yann Tiersen * Amelie * Virgin Records
35.) La Valse D’Amelie * Yann Tiersen * Amelie * Virgin Records
36.) Drivin’ On 9 * The Breeders * Last Splash * 4AD Records
Due to a series of unfortunate events, Ricardo Wang couldn’t make it to bring you his weekly dose of Experimental Radio goodness. Which is a pity, because some of us need that regular fix of aural strangeness to help us get through the week. Fortunately for ya’ll, I’m not only listed as the co-host of What’s This Called?, but I’ve also become the station’s official Experimental Music Director. What this means for you is that I had an hour of radio to fill, and a huge crate of new weird things to send your way. It’s the perfect marriage or time and audio, methinks.
Admittedly, there are a few tracks played during this show that did not cross my desk as recent releases. (Ahem, Don Cherry, ahem, Albert Ayler), but they seemed to fit the mood I was in for this last-minute show, and personally, if you don’t instantly want to reach for them during an experimental hour of radio, then you need to seriously re-examine your priorities, anyway. My incidental music / mash-up album of choice this week was the new release by David First, who has issues a three album set of his Droneworks. It provided the cohesive thread that held the show together, and more to the point, is great for scratching, mixing, and everything else a DJ might need. I highly recommend it.
Ricardo should be back to his old self next week. So until then, keep on rockin’ in the digital world.
Enjoy!
How’s It Named? Again?
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Belt [Excerpt I] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
02.) Blue Sunday Morning * Out of Focus * Cloud Cuckooland * Finders Keepers Records
03.) Belt [Excerpt II] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
04.) Super Man – Super Cool (LP Version) * Jacky Chalard * Je Suis Vivant, Mais J’ai Peur de Gilbert Deflez * Finders Keepers Records
05.) Belt [Excerpt III] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
06.) Belt [Excerpt IV] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
07.) Kuril Probe * Kabutogani * Bektop * Intergroove Records
08.) A Bet on Transcendence Favors the House [Excerpt I] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
09.) Amejelo * Don Cherry * “Mu” First Part / “Mu” Second Part * BYG Recordings
10.) A Bet on Transcendence Favors the House [Excerpt II] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
11.) Snow Song * Nymph * Nymph * The Social Registry Records
12.) A Bet on Transcendence Favors the House [Excerpt III] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
13.) A Bet on Transcendence Favors the House [Excerpt IV] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
14.) Afternoon Non-Happenings no.2 * Phantom Payn Days * Phantom Payn Days * De Stijl Records
15.) A Bet on Transcendence Favors the House [Excerpt V] * David First * Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) * XI Records
16.) We Break Out * Antye Greie aka AGF Einzelkampfer * AGF Production
17.) Ghosts: Second Variation * Albert Ayler * Spiritual Unity * ESP Records
Moon Voyage
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Phantom Limb * Hovercraft * Experiment Below * Mute Records
02.) Moon Voyage [Excerpt 1] * Herb Galewitz * Moon Voyage * Sunset Records
03.) Manmtn * Thrones * Thrones * Kill Rock Stars Records
04.) Moon Voyage [Excerpt 2] * Herb Galewitz * Moon Voyage * Sunset Records
05.) Longer, Stranger * Universal Order of Armageddon * Universal Order of Armageddon * Gravity Records
06.) Moon Voyage [Excerpt 3] * Herb Galewitz * Moon Voyage * Sunset Records
07.) Black Sea * fennesz * Black Sea * Touch Records
08.) Moon Voyage [Excerpt 4] * Herb Galewitz * Moon Voyage * Sunset Records
09.) Pirates Mix * Bruce Gilbert * Meltaot / Souls On Board Split 12″ * Ash International Records
10.) One Lick Less * Unwound * Leaves Turn Inside You * Kill Rock Stars Records
11.) Au Clair de la Lune [1860] * Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville * Parlortone 7″ * Parlortone Records
12.) Title Music From “A Clockwork Orange” * Walter Carlos * A Clockwork Orange: Music From The Soundtrack * Warner Bros. Records
13.) Hole-Workers At The Mercies of Nature: The Ultimate Disaster (Won’t You Keep Us Working? / First Warning / Back To Normality? / The Sky Falls! / Why Are We Crying? / The Tunnels Are Filling / It Never Stops) * The Residents * Mark Of The Mole * Ralph Records
14.) Operating Room Of An Ancient Roman Doctor / The Slow Down / Flexible Skulls Flapping In Black Winds of Insect Agony [Excerpt] * Sinking Body * Grappling With The Homonids * Vermiform Records
15.) Moon Voyage [Excerpt 5] * Herb Galewitz * Moon Voyage * Sunset Records
16.) D: Contamination * Man… Or Astro-Man? * EEVIAC: Operational Index And Reference Guide, Including Other Modern Computational Devices * Touch and Go Records
17.) American Woman * Butthole Surfers * Rembrandt Pussyhorse * Touch & Go Records
18.) Big Eyed Beans From Venus * Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band * Clear Spot * Warner Bros. Records
19.) Vote Fraud On The Moon Base * Men’s Recovery Project * Resist The New Way * Vermiform Records
20.) Stratosfear [Excerpt] * Tangerine Dream * Stratosfear * Virgin Records
21.) Moon Voyage [Excerpt 6] * Herb Galewitz * Moon Voyage * Sunset Records
22.) Pharaoh’s Dance * Miles Davis * Bitches Brew
23.) 3 [Excerpt] * Negativland * Negativland * Seeland Records
24.) Favorite Things * John Coltrane * The Best Of John Coltrane: His Greatest Years * Impulse! Records
25.) Chemical Marriage * Mr. Bungle * Disco Volante * Plain Recordings
26.) Sister Ray [Excerpt] * Putting On The Ritz * White Light / White Heat * Hot Cup Records
Much of the usual fare on Blasphuphmus Radio runs fairly left of center, as I like to think that a weekly dose of my show is the right kind of subversion to keep the world on its toes. However, once in a while I like to pull out the big guns, and do a full-on noise assault. Enter Moth Hunter and Knuckle Children, experimental noise artists with a penchant for home-brewed electronics, to the KPSU studios, for a two-hour sonic attack that can only be described as wonderfully insane.
Moth Hunter
While I’ve known the primary mover and shaker of Moth Hunter for quite some time now, it wasn’t until about two months ago that I realized he made his own Circuit Bent gear for his live performances. As a fan of Circuit Bending (and all things noisy), I followed him into his lab where I found a fantastic assortment of crazy shit: weird bent keyboards, strange metal boxes with all sorts of switches and knobs, and an infinite well of ideas. I knew immediately we had to set up a radio appearance, and by the next week, we’d scheduled a radio gig.
As the show is two hours, he contacted his buddy, who with, together, are Knuckle Children. This particular pair made beautiful noise together a while back, but recent events have pushed Knuckle Children to the back burner. This, then, was a sort of radio reunion, bringing back together their particular blend of aural manipulation. I found the turn of events particularly amusing to me: while my radio co-hort Ricardo Wang usually has bands like this on his show quite often, during the week he is absent I put on my most What’s This Called?-sounding-show in months. I love it when a plan comes together.
To better suit the kind of performance these guys are used to, we made a couple of decisions about how we wanted to set up this gig: Moth Hunter wanted to start, and have Knuckle Children come in half-way through, uninterrupted. And in a way, bands like this lend themselves quite well to a long-form set. So we planned to incorporate my Legal ID for the 2 PM hour into the show; if listen at the beginning of hour two, you’ll hear Knuckle Children begin their set by mangling my own voice as I handle my top of the hour announcements. But the bulk of this two-hour show is a nearly hour and forty minute blast of pure electronic mayhem. Be warned.
I had a lot of fun with this show, and there’s already talk of some return appearances. (As live appearances, and to lend a hand DJing.) I’m pretty excited to see what the future will hold. Even after 12 years, I’m still excited to see where this show will end up.
See ya in seven.
Moth Hunter & Knuckle Children
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Cheezus Remix [Excerpt] * Moth Hunter * MySpace.com * Self-Released
02.) Kill Your Face [Excerpt] * Moth Hunter * MySpace.com * Self-Released
03.) Live Performance * Moth Hunter * 25 September 2010 * Blasphuphmus Radio
04.) Live Performance * Knuckle Children * 25 September 2010 * Blasphuphmus Radio
05.) Jade Planet Rain [Excerpt] * Knuckle Children * MySpace.com * Self-Released
A while back Hogwash called me and asked if I wanted to see Wizard Rifle at Duckett’s. By their second song, I turned to him and insisted that we get them on KPSU as soon as possible. The continued to kick out the jams, and while I don’t remember anything about the other bands that night, they managed to rock the airwaves for almost an hour, threw down a hilarious interview, and helped Hogwash DJ for the rest of the show. I was looking forward to this one for quite some time, and they really stepped up to the plate. For the evidence, you need to listen to this show.
Wizard Rifle
If you haven’t seen Wizard Rifle live, it’s really hard to define what kind of music they play. Metal? Rock? Noise? Confused Modern Fantasy? Fuck if I know. They’re one of those bands that will constantly get pigeon-holed as being a two-piece band, which sucks because they are so much more. Their musical prowess is only matched by their sense of humor and their energy. If they didn’t talk it up enough during the show, they’re kicking off the first night of the Fall Into Darkness on October 7th at Berbati’s Pan. Hopefully that’s not the only reason you go to the festival (ahem, Rabbits, Red Fang, Witch Mountain, ahem), but regardless, they’re awesome.
For this show, I ran the sound, and Hogwash ran the board. He, more or less, runs KPSU on Sundays, and has been in radio for quite some time. His show, Is This Music?, is a great way to wake up on a Sunday morning. I was really stoked to do a show with him, and I’m hoping to do more radio with him now that we’ve worked out this dynamic. He and I picked out some of the music for the DJ sets, but he basically ran the show for this one. We have pretty similar tastes, so it worked out great.
See ya in seven.
Wizard Rifle
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Glitter * No Age * Everything In Between
02.) That’s When I Reach For My Revolver * Mission Of Burma * The Definitive Collection
03.) Man Of Steel * Jay Reatard * Watch Me Fall * Matador Records
04.) Heathen Child * Grinderman * Grindman 2
05.) Live In-Studio Performance * Wizard Rifle
On a very special episode of Blasphuphmus Radio, we add another entry into the A Family Affair series, with an appearance by none other than my own mother, Marti Grissom!
I am one of those people that is instantly drawn to a record collection, where ever I go. When I reconnected with my friend Tara, I was always pawing through her husband Kris’ record collection, to the point that it was becoming annoying. As soon as Kris got back from the East Coast, I immediately asked them if they wanted to join me on my show, and they instantly said yes. Of course, it was just an excuse to get them to play a bunch of their music for me, and I was more than happy to let them. This show is the result of what happened.
I had very little influence on this show. Kris and Tara picked out everything, and aside from a handful of selections, it was nearly all records. There are a few rough transitions here and there, but it is always challenging to keep up with the pace of an actual DJ throw down. Kris and Tara were fantastic guests, lending a hand where needed, and I cannot wait to set up our next show. The current conversation revolves around our favorite comedy bits…
While I didn’t pick out any of these songs, there were quite a few that I was really exited to hear. I’m just starting to develop a pallet for Jesus And Mary Chain, and there were a number of surprises that I’m exited to track down. Kris is my favorite kind of record nerd, and really took a lot of time to plan this show out. I think the results speak for themselves.
See ya soon.
Mystery DJ, Will You Please Stand Up?
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) 45:33 (Prins Thomas Diskomix) [Excerpt] * LCD Soundsystem * 45:33 Remixes * DFA Records
02.) Sally Goodin’ * Steve Martin * The Steve Martin Brothers * Warner Bros. Records
03.) Pine Box * Slim Cessna’s Auto Club * Always Say Please and Thank You * Alternative Tentacles Records
04.) Country Death Song * Violent Femmes * Hallowed Ground * Slash Records
05.) Hey There Fancy Pants * Ween * Quebec * Sanctuary Records
06.) 45:33 (Prins Thomas Diskomix) [Excerpt] * LCD Soundsystem * 45:33 Remixes * DFA Records
07.) Lola * The Kinks * “Lola” b/w “Mindless Child of Motherhood” * Reprise Records
08.) House Full of Garbage * Shellac * Terraform * Touch & Go Records
09.) Howlin’ For You * The Black Keys * Brothers
10.) Sidewalking * Jesus & Mary Chain
11.) 45:33 (Prins Thomas Diskomix) [Excerpt] * LCD Soundsystem * 45:33 Remixes * DFA Records
12.) Things I Don’t Remember * Ugly Casanova * Sharpen Your Teeth * Sub Pop Records
13.) Bananas & Blow * Ween * White Pepper * Elektra Records
14.) She Went Black * Breakup Breakdown
15.) Gouge Away [Live] * Pixies * Death to the Pixies * Elektra Records
16.) 45:33 (Runaway Remix) [Excerpt] * LCD Soundsystem * 45:33 Remixes * DFA Records
17.) Telegram Sam * Bauhaus * Telegram Sam 12″ * Expanded Music Records
18.) Jeepster * T. Rex * Electric Warrior
19.) I’m Afraid of Americans * David Bowie * I’m Afraid of Americans 12″ * Virgin Records
20.) Blues From a Gun * Jesus & Mary Chain
21.) 45:33 (Prins Thomas Diskomix) [Excerpt] * LCD Soundsystem * 45:33 Remixes * DFA Records
22.) Diamonds on My Windshield * Tom Waits * The Heart of Saturday Night * Asylum Records
23.) Come Together * The Beatles * Abbey Road * Apple Records
24.) A.T.H.F. * Danger Doom * The Mouse And The Mask * Epitaph Records
25.) All My Friends * LCD Soundsystem
26.) Neckbrace * Ratatat * LP4
27.) Girls Just Want to Have Fun * Starfucker * Jupiter * Badman Records
28.) 45:33 (Prins Thomas Diskomix) [Excerpt] * LCD Soundsystem * 45:33 Remixes * DFA Records
29.) The Squirrel Song * Shellac * 1000 Hurts * Touch & Go Records
We have to deal with it every day: the capitalist backbone of our culture. It infiltrates nearly every aspect of our lives, and is the focus of some much energy in this world that it is on par with an addiction for some. We spend our days and nights toiling in jobs just to acquire a small amount of it, and spend the rest of the time pouring it into everything that matters: family, relationships, hobbies, and most strangely, survival. We are so concerned with it as a culture that it has become one of the ultimate rock and roll cliches: Gimme Some Money.
For this show, I decided to present all media about money. Rich, poor, new and old, everything in this show centers around cash in one form or another. At first I was initially concerned with taking on this theme, as I wasn’t quite sure if I could fill up a whole show. However, when all was said and done, I had to cut quite a few tracks, and found myself considering how I can probably stretch this out to a multi-part epic. While this might be all I can handle for the time being, it was good to know that this will be an inexhaustible well for ideas.
This show has a couple of firsts working for it. This was the first show that fully utilized the new, two-hour format that will be the usual presentation for Blasphuphmus Radio from here on out. While the show has been “officially” two hours for a number of weeks now, I have been out of town for most of that time, and when I was in town, had to catch up on shows I had fallen behind on. (Hence, the five hour radio event last week, with three new shows in a row.) With all the confusion and weirdness out of the way, this was the first time I could sit down and do a two-hour show that wasn’t an exception. It was just like old times, and while I won’t be using all two hours every week (I will occasionally fill that time with retrocasts), it is fun to have that time available for my use.
It is also one of the first shows that I fully utilized the new equipment that was installed at KPSU. While many DJs are very particular about what they can and can’t use on the air, I have found myself really enjoying the new digital toys that are available to make my show with. While I will never give up using turntables, or even cassettes, it is cool to have computers, iPods, and high-tech CD players at my disposal, too. This show has brought together a number of media sources, all on the fly, to present a pretty awesome show, and I was happy to see what the new equipment can do. Hopefully this will start to make my show even better, as time goes one.
But mostly, I was happy to fit Ray Charles and The Android Sisters into the same radio show. Hell yeah.
Enjoy!
Love Can’t Buy You Money
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Selections From “A Fistful of Dollars” [Excerpt I] * Thinking Fellers Loclal 282 * Porcelain Entertainments * Normal Records
02.) Money Money * Avengers * Avengers * CD Presents Records
03.) Big Money * Big Black * Atomizer * Homestead Records
04.) Way of The Money * Gouka * Chaos of Destruction * Dan Doh Records
05.) Money * Terrible Headache * Dewa Comp Tape * Dewa Records
06.) Greed, Money, Useless Children * Jay Retard * Blood Visions * In The Red Records
07.) Big Money * Village Pistols * Killed By Death #7 * Red Rum Records
08.) Big Money * Aunt Helen * Killed By Death #18 * Red Rum Records
09.) Money * Dead Person * Order of The Kite Vol. #2 * ???? (Cholera Records)
10.) Money Orgy * Ennio Morricone * The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to “Diabolik” * Pallottola Foro Records
11.) Love Can’t Buy You Money * Motörhead * Overnight Sensation * Steamhammer Records
12.) Money Makes The More Go * Conga Fury * Terror-Rhythm Vol. 3 * Terror-Rhythm Records
13.) Cashing In * Minor Threat * Complete Discography * Discord Records
14.) Five Dollars An Hour * Born Against * The Rebel Sound Of Shit And Failure * Vermiform Records
15.) I Spent The Rent * The Queers * A Day Late And A Dollar Short * Lookout! Reocrds
16.) Kill The Rich * Anti-Flag * Kill Kill Kill!!! Kill Kill Kill!!! EP * Ripe Records
17.) “Gimme The Cash” * Bruce Willis & Matthieu Kassovitz * The Fifth Element * Columbia Pictures
18.) I Hate The Rich * The Dils * “I Hate The Rich” b/w “You’re Not Blank” * What? Records
19.) Selections From “A Fistful of Dollars” [Excerpt II] * Thinking Fellers Loclal 282 * Porcelain Entertainments * Normal Records
20.) Rich Man’s Dream * Neoboys * History of Portland Punk Vol. 1 * Zeno Records
21.) Rich Bastards ($5 Show) * Steak Knife! * Steak Knife! * Self-Released
22.) “Where’s The Money Lebowski?” * Jeff Bridges & Mark Pellegrino * The Big Lebowski * Working Title Films
23.) Money * The Causey Way * Causey vs. Everything * Alternative Tentacles
24.) Government Money * Bonemen of Barumba * Homework #9 * Hyped To Death Records
25.) Money Money Money * 9th Life * 9th Life * Self-Released
26.) Money Is All I Need * The Kids * The Kids * Philips Records
27.) The Money Programme * Monty Python * Episode 29 * BBC Television
28.) Money Orgy * Ennio Morricone * The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to “Diabolik” * Pallottola Foro Records
29.) Money Rocks * The Scruffs * Angst: The Early Recordings 1974 – 1976 * Dominic Sciscente Records
30.) Stripping For Cash * Half Japanese * Greatest Hits * Safe House Records
31.) Dollar Signs In Her Eyes * The Dead Milkmen * Metaphysical Graffiti * Restless Records
32.) Feisty Millionaire Fills Potholes With Hundred-Dollar Bills * Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo * Strange But True * Matador Records
33.) If I Were A Rich Man * Chaim Topol * Fiddler On The Roof * United Artists
34.) Selections From “A Fistful of Dollars” [Excerpt III] * Thinking Fellers Loclal 282 * Porcelain Entertainments * Normal Records
35.) For The Love Of Money [Remix] * The O’Jays * The Funk Box * Hip-O Records
36.) How To Become Rich Immediately * Loren Howe * The Real Story of Money, Health, and Religion * YouTube.com
37.) Money Honey * Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters * Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 * Atlantic Records
38.) Money In My Pockets * The Mills Brothers * Chronological Vol. 2 (1932 – 1934) * JSP Records
39.) It’s Only Money * Groucho Marx & Frank Sinatra * Double Dynamite * RKO Radio Pictures
40.) I’ve Got Money * James Brown * Roots Of A Revolution * Polydor Records
41.) Money * Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings * I Learned the Hard Way * Daptone Records
42.) Greenbacks * Ray Charles * Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection * Rhino / Wea Records
43.) “Your Money Or Your Life?” * Jack Benny * The Stolen Oscar (28 March, 1948) * CBS Radio
44.) Get Rich Quick * Little Richard * The Formative Years 1951-1953 * Bear Family Records
45.) Money Orgy * Ennio Morricone * The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to “Diabolik” * Pallottola Foro Records
46.) Alienation’s For The Rich * They Might Be Giants * They Might Be Giants * Restless / Bar/None Records
47.) Treasury Wizards * The Android Sisters * Ruby 1: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe * ZBS Records
This one was sort of thrown together, which is a little obvious when you realize that very few of the songs actually get past the “D”s in my record collection. Nonetheless, this one came together pretty quickly, and I really enjoyed it.
While this isn’t particularly a unique (or new) insight, it occurred to me that the perspective presented in a love song could very easily be construed as crazy if you actually pay attention to what they are saying. While this might seem like a bit of a stretch, those of you who are thinking that this was just an excuse to play a mix of new and old songs that I’m into are probably closer to the truth.
More Songs About Madness & Girls
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Who Does She Hope To Be? * Sonny Sharrock * Ask the Ages * Axiom Records
02.) Little Latin Lupe Lu * The Righteous Brothers * Unchained Melody * Verve Records
03.) Heathen Child * Grinderman * Grinderman 2 * Mute Records
04.) Tender Heart * Alejandro Escovedo * Street Songs of Love
05.) She’s Long Gone * The Black Keys * Brothers
06.) Promises Kept [Excerpt] * Sonny Sharrock * Ask the Ages * Axiom Records
07.) Turquoise Jewelry * Camper Van Beethoven * Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart * Virgin Records
08.) Radio Blahs / Loser * The News * Hot Off The Press
09.) Pushin’ Too Hard * The Vacants * “Pushin’ Too Hard” b/w “Beat On The Brat” * Beat Records
10.) Jigsaw Feeling * Siouxie & the Banshees * The Scream * Polydor Records
11.) Promises Kept [Excerpt II] * Sonny Sharrock * Ask the Ages * Axiom Records
12.) Love Without Anger * Devo * New Traditionalists * Warner Bros. Records
13.) 1,000 Hours * Green Day * 1,000 Hours EP * Lookout! Records
14.) She’s Got You * KPANTS * Charmless * Grinning Idiot Records
15.) Once Upon A Time * Sonny Sharrock * Ask the Ages * Axiom Records
Never very far from my own heart, The Grumpy Punk returns with another hour of classic hits. I feel particularly bad this year, as many of the theme shows that I’ve been wanting to put together have been put on the back burner for a variety of reasons. While I haven’t been disappointed with the shows that I have done in place of them, it is a little frustrating that I have only done four Grumpy Punk shows in the last two years. I need to up those numbers, definitely.
This is also one of the laziest editions of The Grumpy Punk, where the music barely even makes it past the “D”s in my record collection. While this was not my initial intent, in a way it is entirely appropriate. There is a certain amount of inbred laziness among a lot of punks, and I could see this being used as a genuine excuse for why there is such a narrow range of tunes picked for any given show. In the end, though, I think it works, and is a testament to the amount of material that can fit into this theme. I may try to do a, “Brought To You By The Letter…” edition of The Grumpy Punk just to illustrate that point even further.
This is also the first Grumpy Punk show to be done since our broadcasting standards have been loosened. One of the upshots of being ditched by KBPS is that we are no longer answerable to FCC standards or guidelines when it comes to The Seven Words. Previously, I would do my own edits for songs I wanted to play that contained profanity, with the humorous side-effect that the swears in question became all that more noticeable. I’ve always thought that the acceptability of censor beeps was completely insane, in that the meaning is still conveyed in most instances, and in many cases, draws even more attention to the fact that there was something “inappropriate” about that word being used. When I listen to these songs, I never think of them as music that contains profanity, but rather as just music. It actually makes the songs worse when you have to beep them. So it was very nice to prep a show where I didn’t have to think about that kind of stuff, and instead could just play a lot of rad music. Subversive and profanity filled, yes. But you can deny that it rules, either.
This was also the first edition of The Grumpy Punk that didn’t contain a special guest, or movie samples. I’ll do my best to make sure the next one contains one, the other, or both, and also stretches to incorporate letters “E” through “Z” as well. Enjoy!
The Grumpy Punk Part IV
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Miserlou * Agent Orange * Living In Darkness
02.) Eniwetok * The Eyes * Dangerhouse Volume 2: Give Me A Little Pain! * Dangerhouse Records
03.) Class War * The Dils * 198 Seconds Of The Dils * Dangerhouse Records
04.) Career Opportunities * The Clash * The Clash * CBS Records
05.) Underground Babylon (Live, Oct / Nov 1979, Hong Kong Cafe) * Catholic Discipline * Underground Babylon
06.) Blank Generation * Richard Hell & the Voidoids * Blank Generation * Sire Records
07.) Can’t Stand Rock ‘n’ Roll * Anti-Nowhere League * We Are… The League * Dojo Records
08.) God Damned Rock ‘n’ Roll * The Cramps * Stay Sick! * Enigma Records
09.) Women Of The ’90’s * Hella * The Devil Isn’t Red * Kill Rock Stars Records
10.) Hellnation * Dead Kennedys * Frankenchrist * Alternative Tentacles Records
11.) World Up My Ass * Circle Jerks * Group Sex * Porterhouse Records
12.) Crypted Control * Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live * I Am That Great And Firey Force * Outpunk Records
13.) Screaming At A Wall * Minor Threat * Minor Threat EP * Dischord Records
14.) Blatz To The Future * Blatz * Cheaper Than The Beer EP * Lookout! Records
15.) Jordan Minnesota * Big Black * Atomizer * Homestead Records
16.) Open Your Eyes * The Avengers * The Avengers * CD Presents Records
17.) Theme * The Descendants * I Don’t Want To Grow Up * New Alliance Records
18.) Right Side Of My Mind * Angry Samoans * Inside My Brain * Bad Trip Records
19.) I Am The Walrus * Dead Milkmen * Bucky Fellini * Enigma Records
20.) Wasted * Camper Van Beethoven * Telephone Free Landslide Victory * IRS Records
21.) What I See * Black Flag * Damaged * SST Records
22.) Drinking Song * Ashtray * Ashtray EP * Self-Released
23.) Stuck On You * The Briefs * Steal Yer Heart * BYO Records
24.) Will You Go Out With Me? * The Automatics * 10 Golden Greats! EP * Mutant Pop Records
25.) Kingdom (Instrumental, Excerpt) * Prize Country * Dead Kingdom EP * Self-Released
26.) Tomorrow * Crimpshrine * Sleep, What’s That? EP * Lookout! Records
First off: I covered for What’s This Called? last week, which gave me three hours to work with. As I was a bit behind this summer from all my vacation travels, I decided to do three distinct shows in that three hour span. This was a bit insane (as I’m sure you can guess), and to make it even crazier, I showed up a couple hours early to bring you a couple of retrocasts, too. Yeah, it was a five hour radio event. Seriously.
Songs The Cramps Taught Us Part II
# Track * Artist * Album
01.) Train to Nowhere * The Champs * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Two
02.) Tight Skirt Tight Sweater * Versatones * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
03.) Bikini With No Top On Top * June Wilkinson and Mamie Van Doren * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Two
04.) Poon Tang * The Treniers * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
05.) Whistle Bait * The Collins Kids * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
06.) Palisades Park * Freddy Cannon * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eight
07.) 99 Chicks * Ron Haydock & The Boppers * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Five
08.) Baby Let Me Bang Your Box * The Bangers * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eleven
09.) The Lonely Surfer * Jack Nitzsche * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
10.) Where Yo Is * Fat Daddy Holmes * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
11.) Vip Vop * Marvin & Johnny * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Seven
12.) Baby Brother * Bill Carter * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Five
13.) Wanted For Questioning * Bob Lee * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
14.) Real Wild Child * Ivan * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
15.) (She Got A) Nose Job * Mike Russo, Jeanne Hayes & The Dellwoods * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Six
16.) Skull and Crossbones * Sparkle Moore * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
17.) Buzzsaw Twist * The Gee-Cees * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
18.) No Good Lover * Mickey & Sylvia * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
19.) All Women are Bad! * (The Trailer) * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Nine
20.) Teenage Riot * Portuguese Joe * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Four
21.) Nobody But Me * The Isley Brothers * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Five
22.) Do The Whip * Kitty and Sheeny Lanier * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eight
23.) Guitarville * Roland Janes * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Four
24.) If You Can’t Rock Me * The Strikes * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eight
While I normally like to let my music nerdery take the form of doing the legwork myself, when I first heard about the Lux & Ivy’s Favorites series, I decided that this was one case where I would let someone else do it for me. While I was already a fan of weird rock music from any era, my knowledge of late ’50’s and early ’60’s obscure rock oddities was sorely lacking until I read a handful of interviews with The Cramps, discussing things I’d never heard of. Fortunately, some other wonderful fan was just as intrigued, and set out to compile the music that is featured in today’s show.
As the story goes, Kogar the Swinging Ape (http://www.myspace.com/kogartheswingingape) put these comps together, from his own vast record collection, and through avid music fan friends. To be included in these comps, the song had to be something that either Lux or Ivy had mentioned being a fan of. Some tracks are complete versions of the songs that appeared on The Purple Knif Show release (a CD / LP version of a radio broadcast Lux Interior hosted in the mid ’80’s), and others show up on an official 3 CD release, cleverly titled Songs The Cramps Taught Us. In spite of repetitions, these compilations always stand very well on their own.
One of the coolest things about these comps is that they are not available in stores. Kogar has stated that he isn’t interested in making money, and just wants fans to have access to the music. Thus, these are only available via download, or through file sharing sites and software. Much of this music is very old by now, and there is a much smaller audience that is interested in obscure, oddball, non-mainstream rock music from way-back-when. These records didn’t sell very well originally, and it would be a foolish move to think releasing a series of comps like these would be a worth-while investment. It makes a lot of sense that Kogar would merely put them together, and plop them on the Inter-Web-A-Tron for fan appreciation. I know this fan has.
As for footnotes: I have to admit, there is precious little information about these artists online. I did three hours of research, just trying to find anything, and only came up with links for five. I did make sure to include which comp these songs were culled from, so they should be easy enough to find that way. But if you happen to have any information about the other groups I played, please let me know. It would be much appreciated.
For this batch of songs, I went for a sort of “exotic” sound. Much of the music has to do with Jungle themes, and in a few cases, the appeal of the orient. These aren’t exactly PC anymore, and to take the argument a little further, some people could even find some of this stuff offensive, or racist. (The song “Ah So!” comes to mind.) As I’ve stated before with similar content like this, I present the songs as documents of a time period that has long since passed. I’m not interested in this music because of the controversial nature, but because this is a really fascinating period in musical history that I am only just starting to learn more about. In many ways, this music was the punk rock of its time, and you can often get a bigger reaction if you push the boundaries as far as you can. That’s not a rationalization, but merely insight into the state of mind these artists had. I cringe a little when I hear those songs, too.
There is an almost inexhaustible well of music like this to dive into, so expect more shows like this in the future. There are so many more great songs to dig through, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Enjoy!
Songs The Cramps Taught Us Part I
# Track * Artist * Album
01.) RFD Rangoon * Forbidden Five * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume One
02.) Jungle * The Nitecats * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Six
03.) Tarzan * Bobby Williams * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eleven
04.) Safari * El-Capris * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
05.) The Legend Of Tarzan * The Grey Stokes * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Seven
06.) King Kong * Albert Elias * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
07.) Don’t Monkey With Tarzan * The Pygmies * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eleven
08.) Congo * Bo Diddley * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
09.) King of the Jungle * Wildmen * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
10.) Jungle Superman * Individuals * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eleven
11.) The Pigmy Song (Tikky Tikky Boom Boom) * Chaino * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eight
12.) Bwanina (Pretty Girl) * Tokens * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Seven
13.) El Monkey * Saxie Russel * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eleven
14.) Go Go Gorilla * The Ideals * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
15.) Bi-Aza-Ku-Sasa * The Mogambos * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
16.) The Rat * The Ventures * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
17.) Daddy Lolo * Ganim’s Asia Minors * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
18.) Ching Ching Wong * Bernie Turner & The Armorettes * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
19.) Ah So! * The Highlights * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Ten
20.) Froggy Went A Courtin’ * Danny Dell & The Trends * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
21.) Ballad of Thunder Road * Robert Mitchum * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Three
22.) Mope-Itty Moope Stomp * Bosstones * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Two
23.) Surfer’s Mood * Stingrays * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Four
A fact, tumbling alone in the universe, is meaningless. Only On The Hour can make it a news!
For this episode, I stitched together the first two episodes of the BBC Radio show, On The Hour, written and anchored by Chris Morris. I’ve been wanting to do something with these recordings ever since I first received them, but as there were so many other things I was trying to get to, it kept moving to the back burner. Finally, when I was casting around for a second vacation episode, I remembered this, and immediately knew what I was going to do. Throw in a little Radio Athens at the end to round it out, and you’ve got non-stop news satire. Can you dig it?
The recordings in this show come from the first episode, and the pilot, both of which contain main of the same segments. While I didn’t manage to get it perfect, I think I eliminated nearly all the duplicated jokes. However, I may have also cut out a few jokes entirely from both episodes, so after I have a chance to compare my notes, I’ll save the lost segments for a follow up. To round out the show, I included a few voice-over bits I improvised. While it did take a lot of time to produce, I really had a lot of fun putting this one together.
For those who haven’t heard of On The Hour, the show is a news-satire program, hosted by Chris Morris (who has gone on to do a number of things for BBC Radio, and TV). This show marks the introduction of Steve Coogan’s signature character, Alan Partridge.
This Is… On The Hour!
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Pilot Episode * Chris Morris * On The Hour * BBC Radio
02.) Episode 1 * Chris Morris * On The Hour * BBC Radio
03.) Radio Athens * Austin Rich * Radio Athens * Blasphuphmus Radio
As I relax at my island retreat, I thought it would be unfair to bask in the overwhelming opulence the entire time, and thus decided to produce a quick little Vacation-themed podcast to meditate on a single theme: the two-week Summer Vacation. What goes on? What does one do? How does one pass the time? All these questions, and more, are answered in this three-part episode.
As this show was assembled on-the-road, it may not sound like your average show. Couple that, with the three-part nature of the show, definitely puts this into the “its an experiment” category of show. If the technical specs didn’t give it away, the repetition of, “Holiday For Strings,” by two-different artists should have been a dead giveaway. But the song is sooooooooo good! Oh well, perhaps we’ll fare better next time.
I would like to thank my family (Karly, Kyle, Marti and Evelyn as my Sister, Brother, Mother and Grandmother, respectively) for hosting me during this vacation. Thanks again! You guys are amazing.
There should be one more of these before the next live show in August. Stay tuned!
See ya in seven.
Happy Holidays
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Paradise Found * Martin Denny * Quiet Villiage * Liberty Records
02.) Two Week Vacation * The Embarrassment * Heyday 1979 – 1983 * Bar / None Records
03.) Ha Ha Holiday * The White Wires * Girly Girly Girly * Going Gaga Records
04.) Holiday Song * The Pixies * Come On Pilgrim * 4 AD Records
05.) Holiday * Crackerbash * Holiday EP * Imp Records
06.) Holiday Harbor * The Phantom Surfers * Great Surf Crash of ’97 * Lookout! Records
07.) Payed Vacation: Greece * Camper Van Beethoven * Telephone Free Landslide Victory * IRS Records
08.) Doomsdayer’s Holiday * Grails * Doomsdayer’s Holiday * Temporary Residence Records
09.) Holiday For Strings [Live] * Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 * Duck, Duck, Chimp (Rarities 1987 – 2001) * Self-Released
10.) Holiday In The Sun * Los Punkrockers * Los Exitos de Sex Pistols por Los Punk Rockers * Dial Discos Records
11.) Paid Vacation * Circle Jerks * Group Sex * Porterhouse Records
12.) Holiday For Strings * Spike Jones And His City Slickers * Musical Depreciation * ASV Living Era Records
13.) Holiday In Waikiki * The Kinks * Muswell Hillbillies * RCA Records
14.) “Remember Ruby Sue” * Cast * National Lampoon’s European Vacation * Warner Bros. Records
15.) Holiday In Cambodia * Dead Kennedys * Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables * Alternative Tentacles Records
16.) Holiday For Strings * Sun Ra and His Arkestra * Holiday For Soul Dance * Evidence Records
17.) Holiday For Shakespeare * Sun City Girls * Dante’s Disneyland Inferno * Abduction Records
18.) On A Holiday * Brian Wilson * Smile * NoneSuch Records
19.) Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday * William Bell * The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959 – 1968 * Stax Records
20.) Holiday * Weezer * Weezer * DGC Records
21.) Sweet Charity [Excerpt] * Mr. Bungle * California * Warner Bros. Records
22.) Vacation’s Over * Lou Josie * The Chess Story: 1947 – 1975 * Chess Records
At this point, I’m running out of family members that have yet to make an appearance on this show. As Karly – practically a radio veteran at this point – was in town for a few scant hours, she managed to accomplish the previously-thought-impossible task of getting our brother Buck out of Oregon City, and into the KPSU studios. For an entire hour, members of the Rich clan (no connection to actual wealth) were picking the hits on the air, and this is the result. And, as if that weren’t enough, our brother Kyle makes a phone appearance near the end of the show. All four of us contained in one hour. Is it possible?
This show in particular seems to be a good example of what we listened to growing up. Beastie Boys, They Might Be Giants, DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince and “Weird Al” all manage to capture the kinds of things that were popular among all four of us growing up. On the whole, we had our particular interests, best represented by the songs that we each picked individually (Me: Devo; Kyle: Pearl Jam; Buck: Craig Morgan; Karly: Raconteurs). We were lucky, in that our parents were into music when we were growing up, and encouraged us to discover new music. While there were definitely musical journeys that we undertook that they refused to join us on (I’m thinking nearly all things Hip Hop), I don’t ever remember being told that there was something I couldn’t listen to. I think that openness helped all of us find the musical universes that served each of us the best.
I would like to point out that I also used this show to highlight two albums that I think are worth the time and effort to seek out: the new Devo album (Something For Everybody), and the new Black Keys album (Brothers). Both are fantastic releases that I’m really starting to groove on, and I highly recommend them to fans of the show.
We closed this show with, “The Biggest Ball of Twine In Minnesota,” something that is near and dear to all of our hearts. There was a time in my life where I could recite the entire song, without missing a word, in some some of Dionysian ritual on a regular basis, always feeling some sort of triumphant thrill when I made it to the end. While I have always loved Al’s parodys, there is something about his original compositions that capture his personal sense of humor in a way that nothing else does, and I’m mostly surprised at how good that song in, even after all these years. I have always wanted to play it on the show, but never felt right about it. The time has finally come.
For the next two weeks I will be out of town, and sadly Blasphuphmus Radio will have to go into podcast re-runs while Ricardo Wang covers for the show in that time. I hate to take any time off right now, as there are some great shows coming in the pipe for the remainder of the summer. But I have been offered a wonderful opportunity to spend time with my family in Seattle, and I don’t want to miss it. I will return August 7th for another live show to make up for it. I have a couple more absences in August that I also hate to miss, but after that I should be back to doing weekly shows for most of the rest of the year, Holiday Season not withstanding. Weird.
Keep your eyes peeled for a variety of retrocasts during the off weeks, and some possible podcast-only episodes, all in an effort to keep relevant in an ever-changing world. So it goes.
See ya in seven.
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Family Affair * Sly & The Family Stone * The Essential Sly & the Family Stone * Epic Records
02.) Rich Kid Blues * The Raconteurs * Consolers For the Lonely * Third Man / Warner Bros. Records
03.) Paul Revere * The Beastie Boys * License To Ill * Def Jam Records
04.) Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man) * Devo * Something For Everybody * Warner Bros. Records
05.) Just Breathe * Pearl Jam * Backspacer
06.) Sweet Georgia Brown * Django Reinhardt * Jazz Masters 38 * Verve Records
07.) This Ain’t Nothing * Craig Morgan * That’s Why * BNA Records
08.) Tighten Up * The Black Keys * Brothers
09.) Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head * They Might Be Giants * They Might Be Giants * Restless / Bar/None Records
10.) I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson * DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince * And In This Corner… * Jive Records
11.) Belleville * Django Reinhardt * Jazz Masters 38 * Verve Records
12.) Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) [Excerpt] * Django Reinhardt * Jazz Masters 38 * Verve Records
13.) One Last Woo Hoo * Sufjan Stevens * Illinois
14.) Sometimes Always * The Jesus And Mary Chain * Stoned and Dethroned * American Recordings
15.) The Day * They Might Be Giants * They Might Be Giants * Restless / Bar/None Records
16.) Daphne * Django Reinhardt * Jazz Masters 38 * Verve Records
17.) Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota * “Wierd Al” Yankovic * UHF Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff * Warner Bros.
It’s no secret that I love rock music, and without a guitar in the mix, I’m often uninterested. But the deep dark secret that I often have trouble admitting is that, at the end of the day, I really am a metalhead. All those jazz records, lo-fi indie cassette releases, hours of Old Time Radio, and Mancini albums are really just a smokescreen for wanting to listen to the Slayer and Sabbath with a lava lamp and a tightly rolled J. My years trying to front as a hipper-than-thou ex-punk with an extensive musical vocabulary entirely betrayed the fact that the Melvins were, secretly, one of my all time favorite bands. Where there is loud music, beer, and a love of the riff, I am sure to follow, banging my head along the way.
However, recent months have found my show lacking in Vitamin M, and as much as I tried to increase the sludge ratio of my shows, it just wasn’t happening. With that in mind, I set out to do a full-on Metal show, stopping only long enough to bring you between-song banter on why this stuff is meaningful to me. Some of my first live concerts were hair metal shows my mom took me to (Bon Jovi, Skid Row, etc.), and I grew up with a healthy dose of Led Zeppelin, The Who, and The Doors, all precursors to the music I would later learn to love. While I had a Sabbath album, and few other oddities here and there, it took a while for me to finally discover The Melvins, and after that, there was simply no hope. I was hooked for life, and have added this to the scads of other kinds of records I cannot live without.
This one rocks pretty hard, so I recommend grabbing a few Cold Ones, kicking it on the porch with a BBQ on the way, and thumb through the local paper with an eye for a dirty bar to rock out in. Really, it’s for your own good.
See ya in seven.
METAL
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Work Zombie [Excerpt] * Stinking Lizaveta * …hopelessness and shame. * Compulsive Records
02.) Another Fourth of July * Big Business * Here Come The Waterworks * Hydra Head Records
03.) Day One * Enemy Mine * The Ice In Me * Up Records
04.) Circle Of Servants Bodies * Saviours * Invaders * Kemedo Records
05.) Rip Van Winkle * Witch * Witch
06.) Nwobhm 2 * The Fucking Champs * IV * Drag City Records
07.) Be Forewarned * Pentagram * First Daze Here * Relapse Records
08.) Sweet Leaf * Black Sabbath * Master of Reality
09.) Serpent Venom * Bedemon * Child of Darkness
10.) Work Zombie * Stinking Lizaveta * …hopelessness and shame. * Compulsive Records
11.) Pink * Boris * Pink * Southern Lord Records
12.) Pistolwhipped / Plumbing Game * KARP * Freighty Cat EP * Atlas Records
13.) Elk Takes Night * Black Elk * Black Elk * Crucial Blast Records
14.) Nwobhm 2 [Excerpt] * The Fucking Champs * IV * Drag City Records
15.) The Bit * Melvins * Stag * EMI Records
Having spent his life dedicated to the preservation of musical taste in all of its inherent forms, Austin Rich dons his headphones every week to aid Blasphuphmus Radio in the never-ending battle against terrible radio in all of its inherent forms. This week Austin is faced with his toughest challenge yet, and he squares off with music that meditates on the nature of heroes and villains themselves. Will he succeed? There’s only one way to find out, by tuning in.
As I’m sure you can guess, I’m a big fan of Comics, and I have often been excited by those rare musical moments when the two converge. It is not very common, believe me; music loves to tell different kinds of stories than the ones you encounter in your typical staple bound beauty, and while I have always felt that there was a huge connection between Comics and Rock ‘n’ Roll (ahem, The Ramones, ahem), you don’t always think about the one when the other is mentioned.
But with a little digging, I was able to uncover a good hour’s worth of material that managed to follow and particularly four-color theme. The only inclusion that feels a little off is the Sabbath song; while I am a huge fan, it is the only representation from Marvel Comics in this particular show. My only defense is that I have always been a DC guy, and I get the references of their Distinguished Competition than I do the ones from the Bullpen. For anyone else who were able to follow those references: We meet at TFAW every Tuesday; where have you been?
As we move into the summer, there will be some scheduling snafus that will change the way we do things here at Blasphuphmus Radio. As usual, we will do our best to keep you entertained regardless. Stay tuned for more information.
See you in seven.
Who Was That Masked Man?
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Jump Into The Fire [Excerpt] * Harry Nilsson * Nilsson Schmilsson * RCA Victor Records
02.) We’re All Devo! [Excerpt] * Devo * Pioneers Who got Scalped * Rhino Records
03.) Satelite [Excerpt] * Kicking Giant * Halo * Spartadisc Records
04.) Batman * John Zorn * Naked City
05.) Heroes And Villains * Brian Wilson * Smile * NoneSuch Records
06.) Superman * R.E.M. * And I Feel Fine… The Best of the I.R.S Years 1982 – 1987 * E.M.I. / I.R.S. Records
07.) Supergirl * The Readymades * Homework #2 * Hyped 2 Death Records
08.) Greatest American Hero * Zoinks * Bad Move Space Cadet * Dr. Strange Records
09.) Green Lantern Theme * Announcer * The Superman / Aquaman Hour of Adventure * Filmation Records
10.) Doctor Who: Main Title * Delia Derbyshire * Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection * Rhino Records
11.) Superhumans * The Flaming Lips * Transmissions From The Satellite Heart * Warner Bros. Records
12.) My Hero, Zero * The Lemonheads * School House Rock! Rocks * Atlantic Records
13.) The Shadow Knows * Link Wray & His Wray-Men * Rumble! The Best of Link Wray * Rhino Records
14.) Iron Man * Black Sabbath * Paranoid * Warner Bros. Records
15.) The Lone Ranger (“March of the Swiss Soldiers”) * Gioachino Rossini / The Lone Ranger / Announcer * William Tell Overture * Mutual Broadcasting System Radio
16.) The Thunderbirds: Main Theme * Barry Gray * Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection * Rhino Records
17.) Doomed Metropolis * Bishop Of Battle * Prequel Plus * Know Wave Records
18.) Go Monkey Go * Devo * The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes and Villains * Rhino Records
19.) Monkey vs. Robot * James Kochalka Superstar * Monkey vs. Robot * The Orchard Records
20.) Taut * Gricer * Gricer * Taut Recordings
21.) Superheroes * Brad, Janet & The Criminologist * The Rocky Horror Picture Show * Ode Sounds & Visuals Records
22.) Taut [Excerpt] * Gricer * Gricer * Taut Recordings
Last year I prepped a show called “Summer Sounds,” which was going to include all my favorite songs that remind me of summer. Sadly, a series of circumstances let to a lot of other shows getting put together instead, and this Summer Sounds show wound up slipping through the cracks. I kept the playlist, imagining that I might get to do at some point down the road. That day has finally come.
The Breeders set the tone on this one: “Summer’s Ready When You Are.” I haven’t been feeling in a summer mood lately, in spite of the nice weather we’ve been having this week. Something feels off, as if something wasn’t quite in sync yet. Nearly all the elements were in place, but something wasn’t adding up. Even as I was getting ready to go down to the station today, I wasn’t sure that summer was really ready to start. Fortunately, as soon as I started up with the first song, I instantly started dancing. I guess all it took was a little musical push in the right direction.
I did update the playlist a bit from my first version of in last year, adding a few, subtracting a lot of others. I also tried to include music from summers over the years. Man… Or Astro-Man? always evoke the summer of 1997 for me, where Captain Beefheart seems rooted in 2006 for me. But nearly all of the bands evoke sunny skies, BBQs, drinking on porches, and close friends. In a way, it was an effort on my part to summon all those things.
This one also tries to tell a little story. In the first third of the show, Summer is starting, everyone is excited, and it’s sort of bacchanalian in a way: loud and excited. In the second third, we start to get into the groove a little. Dancing, telling stories, getting worked up, getting cooled off, etc. It’s all part of the part that’s brewing. In the last third, the sun is starting to go down. The real party is getting ready to kick into high gear, and it’s time to DANCE. Of course, every party has to end, and …Trail of Dead sort of caps off that party in a great meditation on the entire day. We end with The Ambiguity Song: because, the day after, everything seems to be up in the air.
There is also a little commentary (in the song selections) on our current situation with KBPS. While I hinted at it while on the air, I decided not to talk about it. While I’m very disappointed in KBPS for making a short-sighted (and poorly-timed) decision like this, the staff and volunteers at KPSU are united in their belief that this is the beginning of a new era for us. In a way, broadcasting on the AM signal was the last remaining part of a vestigial limb that was in bad need of amputating. While we are going to be in limbo in a lot of ways, in others, we get to make up our own future from here on out. In a way, that’s sort of a perfect place to be at the beginning of summer.
See ya in seven.
Summer Sounds
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Saints * The Breeders * Last Splash * 4AD Records
02.) Of Sex And Demise * Man… Or Astro-Man? * Destroy All Astromen! * Estrus Records
03.) Zig Zag Wanderer * Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band * Safe As Milk * Buddah Records
04.) Money Money Money * 9th Life * 9th Life * Self-Released
05.) Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t Have) * The Buzzcocks * Singles Going Steady * EMI Records
06.) Scuffle Town * Avail * Over the James * Lookout! Records
07.) Summertime * Ashtray * White Sugar Is The Devil
08.) Sex Euro And Elvis Pop * Messer Chups * Crazy Price * Ipecac Records
09.) Land Of 1000 Dances * Wilson Pickett * Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 * Atlantic Records
10.) Little Egypt * The Coasters * Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 * Atlantic Records
11.) Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) * The Andrews Sisters * Greatest Hits: The 60th Anniversary Collection * MCA Records
12.) Rocky Racoon * The Beatles * The Beatles (White Album)
13.) Blues X Man * The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion * Orange * Matador Records
14.) DANCE * Battles * B EP * Dim Mak Records
15.) There’s A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) * The B-52’s * The B-52’s * Island Records
16.) Let’s Spend The Night Together * David Bowie * Best Of David Bowie 1969-1974 * EMI Records
17.) Gargoyle Waiting * …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead * …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead * Trance Syndicate Records
18.) Ambiguity Song * Camper Van Beethoven * Telelphone Free Landslide Victory * Independant Projects Records
Episode 071: The Future (Featuring a selection of songs dwelling on a single, unified subject.)
For generations, mankind has always tried to make sense of what lies ahead of them because, as the old saying goes, it is where we will be spending the rest of our lives. Time and again, artists have hedged their bets on their particular version of what is to come, ironically leaving this train of creative evidence in the past. But what of us doomed to forever remain rooting in the now? As usual, we here at Blasphuphmus Radio have considered your needs, and thus have designed this show as a way of dealing with that very problem. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you: The Future.
I myself needed a show like this, as my own life seems to be resting on its own divide between the future and the past. As I lay suspended in that in-between place, attempting to chart new paths based on places I’ve been, it seemed very appropriate to meditate on other visions of The Future, to see if I could help make sense of where I might want to go myself. Often, there is a certain amount of Science Fiction associated with perceptions of The Future (with capital letters), and while this show veers into that territory occasionally, my interpretation seems to have more of the dream-like qualities or Blade Runner rather than the frantic, technological advances of Minority Report. Weather or not this differentiation is meaningful to anyone else by myself is something academics will have to argue at another point in time.
This one is perfect for – ahem – continued installments down the road, so keep your ears free of wax for other trips down this particularly predictive path. I had a lot of fun putting this one together, and even more performing it in KPSU’s brand-new broadcast studio (on which I’m blaming the technical errors this week). Special thanks again to Will for making sure I remembered to play a Devo song, something that completely slipped my mind somehow. (I know. I know. It shan’t happen again.)
Next, tune in at Noon for another two-hour show as I cover for What’s This Called? Until then, see ya in seven.
The Future
# Track * Artist * Album
01.) Sue’s Future * Refect Refect * The Future: Sue P. Fox & Matt E. Moon * Kill Rock Stars Records
02.) Scientist Of The Future * Stinking Lizaveta * Caught Between Worlds * At A Loss Records
03.) Five Years * David Bowie * The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars * RCA Records
04.) Lost In The Future Take 1 * The Stooges * 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions * Rhino Handmade Records
05.) Man Seeks The Future [Excerpt] * Attileo “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds * Subliminal Records
06.) Secret Agent Man * Devo * In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution * Rhino Records
07.) Talkin’ ‘Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever) * The Flaming Lips * Hit To Death in the Future Head * Warner Bros. Records
08.) N.O.U. Future Vision Hypothesis * The Nation Of Ulysses * Plays Pretty for Baby * Dischord Records
09.) Ingenious Scientist Invents Car Of The Future * Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo * Strange But True * Matador Records
10.) Future Right * The Fastbacks * Answer The Phone, Dummy * Sub Pop Records
11.) A Future Confronting The Past Which Is Our Future * Negativland * Over The Edge Vol. 7: Time Zomes Exchange Project * Seeland Records
12.) The Future, Wouldn’t That Be Nice? * The Books * The Lemon of Pink * Tomlab Records
13.) Future Myth [Excerpt] * Akron/Family * Angels Of Light & Akron/Family * Young God Records
14.) Matt’s Future * Refect Refect * The Future: Sue P. Fox & Matt E. Moon * Kill Rock Stars Records
15.) The Future Is The Past * NoMeansNo * All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt
16.) Man Seeks The Future [Excerpt] * Attileo “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds * Subliminal Records
While Ricardo Wang is out of town enjoying the Olympia Experimental Music Festival this week, I thought I’d look back at our working relationship, and bring you a host of Live Music that I recorded during various live events that happened on his very own What’s This Called? program in the last few years. Regular listeners (or either of our shows) know that our history goes back to 2005, when he was a guest on my show, which led to his return to radio as a host at KPSU. Since then, we’ve had a variety of amazing guests come in to play live on his show, and I’ve become his sound man of choice. While I love this kind of music, I don’t feature it nearly enough on my own show. With that in mind, I thought I’d take my favorite selections from these recordings for the most recent installment of, “It’s Alive!”
I didn’t have to go back very far to come up with more than enough material to fill two hours, and actually found myself cutting quite a bit of material anyway just to keep things moving. In fact, there is only one selection from before 2009: the extremely incredible performance by the Japanese group, Green Milk From The Planet Orange, who are sadly no longer together. I still can’t believe I got to run sound for them, and this is one of the recordings I’m the most proud of. Still, it was hard to believe how much great music I’ve had a chance to be involved with in only the last two years. Whenever he and I are in the laboratory together, really amazing things happen.
Summer is just around the bend, and that means anything can (and usually does) happen on Blasphuphmus Radio. As we start to prepare for the next couple months, rest assured that the usual cavalcade of cacophony will be coming your way, all with a decidedly summer-laden feel. I, personally, can’t wait.
See ya in seven.
Experimental Jive
# Track * Artist * Performance Date
01.) Excerpt * Toiletooth * 13 March, 2010 Broadcast
02.) Excerpt * Abusive Delay * 2 May, 2009
03.) Excerpt * EET * 14 March, 2009
04.) Excerpt * Knot Pine Box * 15 August, 2009
05.) Excerpt * Moodring * 21 March, 2010
06.) Excerpt * The Passengers * 7 November, 2009
07.) Excerpt * Million Brazilians * 6 June, 2009
08.) Excerpt * Death Worth Living * 4 April, 2009
09.) [A Song] * Santiago Latorre * 31 May, 2009
10.) Stockholm * Horde Of Two * 27 June, 2009
11.) Part I * New Red Sun * 3 October, 2009
12.) Excerpt * Mangled Bohemians * 12 September, 2009
13.) Excerpt * Green Milk From the Planet Orange * 14 October, 2006
Episode 069: Summon The Sun (In which I play a bunch of songs dedicated to Frith himself, in an attempt to keep him overhead in the coming months.)
There is a certain amount of logic to all the Festival of Lights cultures, who perform various religious rites in an effort to call back our absent friend, The Sun. I entirely agree with George Carlin, in that I am not religious, but if I were, I would worship The Sun. I regularly see direct evidence of the affects it has on the world around me, something I cannot say for anything else that is worshiped on this planet. I know, personally, that The Sun plays a huge role in my own life. My moods change with the seasons, and I find myself a much happier person in Spring and Summer, than I am the rest of the year.
With that in mind, I feel completely ripped off this Spring. The Sun has been suspiciously absent, making a handful of appearances this entire season. I am not against having a rainy season, and even enjoy the rain from time to time. If I was really against it, I would move. But this time, the season has gone much too far, and it time to perform some emergency Sun-Summoning Rituals, STAT.
Included in this show are a host of songs geared toward paying homage to that fiery ball of hydrogen that we all know and love. Spanning time, genres, and typical radio conventions, I pull out all the stops to bring you a variety of audio sunbeams to help keep us warm and dry, even when the weather isn’t feeling it. 60’s Psyche Rock, Punk Covers, Avant Rock and Discombobulated Pop join forces to create a bright and cheery soundscape, with the single purpose of trying to bring back The Sun from its extreme sojourn beyond the clouds. Plus: this one just plain old rocks, too.
This might also be the largest number of tracks I have played from reissues, compilations, Greatest Hits, and otherwise Non-Original releases in a single show. (I could be wrong, and will be again, even.) While my collection isn’t entirely comprised of re-issues, this show just happened to work out that way. You wouldn’t really know unless I told you, but I thought I should come clean. It’s just not that easy to find some of this stuff.
Hopefully this invocation will prove to The Sun that we are serious, and we would really enjoy his company at this time. Weather or not he listens, however, is entirely up to him.
See ya in seven.
Summon The Sun
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Sunology * Sun Ra and His Arkestra * Super-Sonic Jazz * Impulse! Records
02.) Section 2: It’s The Sun * The Polyphonic Spree * The Beginning Stages Of… * Good Records
03.) Sunshine Love * Rikki Lliong * Love, Peace & Poetry: African Psychedelic Music * Normal Records
04.) Sunshine Superman * Hüsker Dü * Everything Falls Apart * Reflex Records
05.) Biography of the Sun * Pink Mountain * Pink Mountain * Frenetic Records
06.) Sun Spots * No Age * Weirdo Rippers * Fat Cat Records
07.) Children of the Sun * The Misunderstood * Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond * Rhino Records
08.) California Sun * The Ramones * All The Stuff (And More) Vol. 1 * Sire Records
09.) Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) [Live] * They Might Be Giants * Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants * Rhino Records
10.) Blister In The Sun * Violent Femmes * Violent Femmes * Slash Records
11.) Sun God * Squirrel Bait * Gimme Indie Rock * K-Tel Records
12.) Sunshine * Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti * 1920’s And 1930’s Sides Remastered * JSP Records
13.) Sun City Girls From Ipanema * Sun City Girls * Box of Chameleons * Abduction Records
14.) Sun Zoom Spark * Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band * Clear Spot * Reprise Records
15.) Sunrise * Tidal Waves * Homework #102 * Hyped 2 Death Records
16.) The Sun Shines Down On Me * Daniel Johnston * Welcome To My World * Eternal Yip Eye Music
17.) Keep On The Sunny Side * Carter family * A Proper Introduction To The Carter Family: Keep On The Sunny Side * Proper Introduction Records
18.) Sunology [Excerpt] * Sun Ra and His Arkestra * Super-Sonic Jazz * Impulse! Records
19.) The Warmth of the Sun * The Beach Boys * Endless Summer * Capitol Records
While I love doing the thematic, structured, pre-planned shows that have become the staple of Blasphuphmus Radio in recent years, my first foray into the world of DJing was to grab a stack of records that I wanted to listen to, and then play them. A novel idea, I’m sure, but it seemed like the direction I should go today, given that there are a number of songs I’ve been wanting to play on the air, but haven’t been able to find a way to fit them in.
There’s a lot of diverse and strange stuff in this show, much of it seeming schizophrenic, and covering a lot of musical ground. It is rare that you could fit Sharron Jones, Ke$ha, Enemies of Carlotta, Roky Erickson, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Hüsker Dü all into the same show, and for many, I wouldn’t recommend trying. Still, somehow, this show seems to be exactly what I needed to hear, and that is good enough for me.
See ya in seven.
I Can’t Be In Love If It’s Plastic
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) John Hardy * Uncle Tupelo * No Depression * Rockville
02.) Snuff Box * Matt Berry * YouTube.com * Unreleased
03.) Rocketman * Red Elvises * 30 Greatest Hits
04.) Tik Tok * Ke$ha * Animal * RCA Records
05.) You Turn Me On * MX-80 * Big Hits * Atavistic Records
06.) Everything Falls Apart * Hüsker Dü * Everything Falls Apart * Reflex Records
07.) The Lie That Liars Know About * Half Eye * The Rose Mary Murders * Pecho Grande Records
08.) Dying Breed * The Ax * The Ax / Meny Hellkin Split 7″ * Hover Craft Records
09.) (a song) * Enemies of Carlotta * 24 March, 2010 Live Performance * Blasphuphmus Radio
10.) Triforce of Boom * Krandroid The Friendly Robot * 1 July, 2005 Live Performance * Blasphuphmus Radio
11.) Dang Me * Roger Miller * Dang Me * Smash Records
12.) Bloody Hammer / Every Time I Look At You * Roky Erickson * Love To See You Bleed * Swordfish Records
13.) You Don’t Know * Thee Headliners * Rain & Blood
14.) Suburban Relapse * Siouxsie and the Banshees * The Scream * DGC Records
15.) Suicide of a Flying Squirrel * Wildfires * Qualms * Self Released
16.) She Ain’t A Child No More * Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings * I Learned The Hard Way * Daptone Records
17.) I Remember How * White Wires * Girly, Girly, Girly * Going Gaga Records
18.) Intro * Deerhunter * Cryptograms
While the point is most definitely debatable, Rock Music – even songs that follow the, “Boy Meets Girl, Falls In Love, And Writes A Song About It,” variety – has always been about the deeper meanings and mysteries that we humans like to wrestle with. Music itself shares so many common themes with philosophy that it is difficult to make the argument that they aren’t, in fact, the same thing. Both construct reality while attempting to define it, both offer insights that are not obvious to the casual observer, and both attempt to get at abstract and difficult concepts through linguistic metaphor and syllogistic structures. But at the end of the day, I would much rather sit down with a Nomeansno record and a bottle of wine than any of the existentialists who have published over the years, which is, to this listener, the difference that gives music the slightest advantage. With that in mind, I felt it would be a good opportunity to coin a new genre – Philosophy Rock – and attempt to spend an hour defining it.
As philosophy is an extremely broad subject (for both a single hour, and radio in general), this particular show uses Truth as a thematic strand that runs through the music. It is, of course, not the only theme; God, the afterlife, and other spiritual interpretations of the universe also wend their way through as well. But the questions surrounding religion always seemed bound up in attempts to define Truth anyway, and seem wholly appropriate. There is also some humor running through this show, to which I can only say: if you don’t have a sense of humor about everything, then there’s no hope of making sense of it all anyway. To paraphrase Calvin & Hobbes, “If you can’t laugh at the things that don’t make sense, we can’t react to a lot of life.” So very, very true.
I suppose that any real philosophers in the audience may have some points to contest with my particular interpretation of how to define Philosophy Rock, and I encourage the debate. Discourse is the only tool we have at our disposal to get to the bottom of these kinds of things, and I would love to pin down this genre more precisely in the future. I already have two future guests lined up that want to go with my on this intellectual (ontological?) journey, and I plan to flesh out this particular genre in as much detail as possible. Watch spaces similar to this one for more information on that.
That does it for us this week. See ya in seven.
The Truth Is Marching In
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Truth Is Marching In (Germany, 1966) [Exerpt I] * Albert Ayler * Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost * Revenant Records
02.) Brand New Sack / Epistemology * Witchy Poo * Witchy Poo Salutes The Space Program EP * Kill Rock Stars Records
03.) Philosophy Of The World * The Shaggs * Philosophy Of The World * Third World Records
04.) Facts – Facts * MX-80 * Hard Attack * Island Records
05.) No God * Germs * (MIA) the Complete Anthology * Slash Records
06.) I Should Be Allowed To Think * They Might Be Giants * John Henry * Elektra / Asylum Records
07.) Truth Is Marching In (Germany, 1966) [Exerpt II] * Albert Ayler * Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost * Revenant Records
08.) Totality * Unwound * “Mkultra” b/w “Totality” * Kill Rock Stars Records
09.) Truth * The Dead C * Vain, Erudite And Stupid * Ba Da Bing! Records
10.) 0 + 2 = 1 * NoMeansNo * 0 + 2 = 1 * Alternative Tentacles Records
11.) Candle * Sonic Youth * Daydream Nation
12.) Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth? * Minutemen * Double Nickels on the Dime * SST Records
13.) Bruces’ Philosophers Song * Monty Python * Monty Python Sings * Virgin Records
14.) Truth Is Marching In (Germany, 1966) [Exerpt III] * Albert Ayler * Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost * Revenant Records
15.) Levitation * 13th Floor Elevators * Easter Everywhere * International Artists Records
16.) This Is Not A Photograph * Mission Of Burma * Signals, Calls and Marches * Ace of Hearts Records
17.) Fuck the Facts * Naked City * Torture Garden * Shimmy Disc Records
18.) Freedom Of Choice * Devo * Freedom of Choice * Warner Bros. Records
19.) Truth Is Marching In (Germany, 1966) [Exerpt IV] * Albert Ayler * Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost * Revenant Records
20.) Jellyfish Heaven * Dead Milkman * Bucky Fellini * Enigma Records
Having been absent from the airwaves for several months now, it was good to bring Karly back into the booth, to offer a selection of tunes that are near and dear to her heart. For this particular show, I really let her make all the big decisions, and while I always love hearing The Flaming Lips, this show really was all about her. Evelyn Evelyn, The Raconteurs, Gogol Bordello, and Beck are just some of the selections featured, and all the while I just got to sit back and make the radio happen. Sometimes, it’s the little things in life that help.
It’s always fun to have Karly on board, and I always find her musical perspective extremely fascinating. This one has a definite ebb and flow to it, and works really well as a backyard BBQ soundtrack, or just lazy afternoon music as you do a few chores. Either way, you’re in for a wonderful treat, courtesy of another member of the Rich Family Clan. Yeah, we’re all sort of like this.
See ya in seven.
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Family Affair [Excerpt] * Sly & The Family Stone * The Essential Sly & the Family Stone * Epic Records
02.) Best Clean Shirt * Railroad Jerk * Third Rail * Matador Records
03.) Have you Seen My Sister Evelyn * Evelyn Evelyn * Evelyn Evelyn
04.) Prey For Rock & Roll * Gina Gershon * Prey For Rock & Roll Soundtrack * Hybrid Recordings
05.) Sexx Laws * Beck * Midnite Vultures * Interscope Records
06.) Battle Without Honor or Humanity * Tomoyasu Hotei * Kill Bill Vol. 1 * Warner Bros. Records
07.) My Companjera * Gogol Bordello * Trans-Continental Hustle * Columbia Records
08.) Elephant Elephant * Evelyn Evelyn * Evelyn Evelyn
09.) Tired of Being Sorry * Ringside * Ringside * DGC Records
10.) Old Enough * The Raconteurs * Consolers Of The Lonely * Third Man Records
11.) Popcorn * Caustic Window * Joyrex J4 EP * Rephlex Records
12.) Watching The Planets * The Flaming Lips * Embryonic
13.) Universes Collide * Gogol Bordello * Trans-Continental Hustle * Columbia Records
14.) Malague’a Salerosa Chingon * Kill Bill Vol. 2 * Maverick Records
15.) MySpace * Evelyn Evelyn * Evelyn Evelyn
I’m pretty sure I say this ever time, but I really do love having guests on my show. And when you have one as good as Isosceles Diego, it really doesn’t get any better. He’s been making appearances on my show since the beginning, and between his various jaunts to Europe, he likes to make me incredible mix CDs and read books about languages I’ve never heard of. You may remember his appearance from over a year ago (Live From Circus Minimus!). This particular week he wanted to bring you a good long dose on New Wave from around the globe, and as usual, he delivered.
This will probably be the only time Dexy’s Midnight Runners got playing on the radio, and it wasn’t “Come On Eileen.” But that’s not all. Hidden gems like The Method Actors and Scars make appearances, as well as a healthy dose of the Rhino Records release, Crime Jazz. This is a pretty great BBQ kind of show, so bump this one to a CD and enjoy.
On a technical note: There was a problem with the turntable during The Twinkeyz song near the beginning of the show, and we were only getting sound out of one channel. Once Isosceles transitioned to his next song, I was able to fix the needle. From that point on, we got stereo. I should also mention that, on the whole, I did very little work on this show. Isosceles is a radio veteran from over 10 years ago, and I was basically just there to keep him company and eat an apple. If you like his style, why not send you e-mails that say as much, so I can use them to help get him back on the air.
See ya in seven.
Popcorn Party PM
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) The Wild One * Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra * Crime Jazz * Rhino Records
02.) Frankie Machine [Excerpt] * Elmer Bernstein & Orchestra * Crime Jazz * Rhino Records
03.) Aliens In Our Midst * The Twinkeyz * “Aliens In Our Midst” b/w “One Thousand Reasons” 7″ * Grok Records
04.) Ilya Kuryakin Looked At Me * Cleaners From Venus * Living With Victoria Grey * Cherry Red Records
05.) I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass * Nick Lowe * Pure Pop For Now People * Columbia Records
06.) Neobičan Dan * Haustor * Treći Svijet * Jugoton Records
07.) Dancing Underneath * The Method Actors * Rhythms Of You * Armageddon Records
08.) Kitchen Person * The Associates * Fourth Drawer Down * V2 Music
09.) Your Attention Please * Scars * Author! Author! * Pre Records
10.) No Place Called Home * The June Brides * Every Conversation: The Story of The June Brides & Phil Wilson * Cherry Red Records
11.) Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow * Felt * “Penelope Tree” b/w “Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow” 7″ Test Pressing * Cherry Red Records
12.) The Associate [Excerpt] * The Associates * Fourth Drawer Down * V2 Music
13.) The Funniest Thing * The Verlaines * “The Funniest Thing” b/w “You Forget Love” 7″ * Flying Nun Records
14.) Bad Year At UCLA * Game Theory * Distortion of Glory * Alias Records
15.) Tell Me When My Light Turns Green * Dexy’s Midnight Runners * It Was Like This * EMI Records
16.) Staccato’s Theme [Excerpt] * Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra * Crime Jazz * Rhino Records
17.) Video Video Hot Dog * Monty Cantsin First Aid Brigade * Panic Panic * Planetarium Records
I’m pretty sure I say this ever time, but I really do love having guests on my show. And when you have one as good as Isosceles Diego, it really doesn’t get any better. He’s been making appearances on my show since the beginning, and between his various jaunts to Europe, he likes to make me incredible mix CDs and read books about languages I’ve never heard of. You may remember his appearance from over a year ago. This particular week he wanted to bring you a good long dose on New Wave from around the globe, and as usual, he delivered.
This will probably be the only time Dexy’s Midnight Runners got playing on the radio, and it wasn’t “Come On Eileen.” But that’s not all. Hidden gems like The Method Actors and Scars make appearances, as well as a healthy dose of the Rhino Records release, Crime Jazz. This is a pretty great BBQ kind of show, so bump this one to a CD and enjoy.
On a technical note: There was a problem with the turntable during The Twinkeyz song near the beginning of the show, and we were only getting sound out of one channel. Once Isosceles transitioned to his next song, I was able to fix the needle. From that point on, we got stereo. I should also mention that, on the whole, I did very little work on this show. Isosceles is a radio veteran from over 10 years ago, and I was basically just there to keep him company and eat an apple. If you like his style, why not send you e-mails that say as much, so I can use them to help get him back on the air.
See ya in seven.
Popcorn Party PM
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) The Wild One * Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra * Crime Jazz * Rhino Records
02.) Frankie Machine [Excerpt] * Elmer Bernstein & Orchestra * Crime Jazz * Rhino Records
03.) Aliens In Our Midst * The Twinkeyz * “Aliens In Our Midst” b/w “One Thousand Reasons” 7″ * Grok Records
04.) Ilya Kuryakin Looked At Me * Cleaners From Venus * Living With Victoria Grey * Cherry Red Records
05.) I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass * Nick Lowe * Pure Pop For Now People * Columbia Records
06.) Neobičan Dan * Haustor * Treći Svijet * Jugoton Records
07.) Dancing Underneath * The Method Actors * Rhythms Of You * Armageddon Records
08.) Kitchen Person * The Associates * Fourth Drawer Down * V2 Music
09.) Your Attention Please * Scars * Author! Author! * Pre Records
10.) No Place Called Home * The June Brides * Every Conversation: The Story of The June Brides & Phil Wilson * Cherry Red Records
11.) Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow * Felt * “Penelope Tree” b/w “Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow” 7″ Test Pressing * Cherry Red Records
12.) The Associate [Excerpt] * The Associates * Fourth Drawer Down * V2 Music
13.) The Funniest Thing * The Verlaines * “The Funniest Thing” b/w “You Forget Love” 7″ * Flying Nun Records
14.) Bad Year At UCLA * Game Theory * Distortion of Glory * Alias Records
15.) Tell Me When My Light Turns Green * Dexy’s Midnight Runners * It Was Like This * EMI Records
16.) Staccato’s Theme [Excerpt] * Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra * Crime Jazz * Rhino Records
17.) Video Video Hot Dog * Monty Cantsin First Aid Brigade * Panic Panic * Planetarium Records
Nearly everyone of a certain age range has a little bit of Goth lurking in their past. And by Goth, I’m not talking about the modern conception thereof: ridiculous make-up, yards and yards of black clothing, smoking cloves and doing all of the spooky dances you can think of when you find a DJ that will play a healthy dose of Skinny Puppy. To me, Goth music has been best when it isn’t so much about fashion, but about a certain sound. It took me a long time to come to terms with this, and this was compounded by people I knew in the past who were more about the fashion and less about the music. During this hour, I try to feature bands that I think got it right.
Were you to ask me about Goth music even a few years ago, I would have rolled my eyes, laughed, and told you a story about certain ex-roommates I’ve had to deal with. But something happened when I finally listened to Joy Division, and soon enough all sorts of spooky music was beginning to bubble to the surface of my records. I would be hard pressed to identify myself as a Goth, by any stretch of the definition, mostly because I tend to laugh at everything, wear way too much brown, and quote “Weird Al” a little more often than the av-er-age bear. But I have to admit, there are overcast days and lonely evenings where there is nothing better in the world than wine and Cocteau Twins, and on those days, you will find me in full-batcave mode. When I put my mind to it, I can take brooding to hitherto unparalleled depths.
I’m sure there will be many of you who will challenge some of the selections I’ve picked for this show, and to that I have no real response other than: I don’t see you making an effort. While all the artists I picked for this show many not be cob-web-clearing dance moves, roots-re-dying, excessive eyeliner wearing Goth bands, I picked songs that I felt sustained the mood I was going for. I promise: if you didn’t know The Flaming Lips were the band, would it really bother you that much? Listen to the show first, then tell me where I went wrong.
This show featured a special guest, Anonymous 2, a new KPSU volunteer that I was training during the broadcast. Hopefully they will soon become publicly known, so I can refer to them by their real name, but in the meantime all I can say is that they will be on the air soon enough, and I have a feeling they will bring you exactly the kind of show you will need to hear, provided you are a radio listeners, and are tired of listening to crap when you tune the dial away from KPSU. Stay tuned for more information concerning that.
This show was also the second 2010 Pledge Drive show for Blasphuphmus Radio, and with that in mind, I did a lot of promotion during this show. KPSU is funded by PSU, but we also depend heavily on listener donations to make sure that we can operate. (Without them, we wouldn’t be on the air.) Even though the show is over, it is not too late to donate money. Just got to kpsu.org, and you can donate money electronically. And, my previous offer still stands: anyone who makes a cash donation to KPSU (because they heard it on my show) will receive a compilation CD called Good Morning Portland, featuring live music by artists that performed In-Studio at KPSU. You cannot hear these recordings anywhere else, and in some cases, only on my show. It’s one of the cool things that we offer to listeners of our show because we care, and hopefully you do, too.
That does it for us this week. See ya in seven.
Rock Out With Your Goth Out
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Man On Ladder * Nickname: Rebel * Offset Needles Radius VS. Nickname: Rebel * Wow Cool Records
02.) She’s Lost Control * Joy Division * Unknown Pleasures * Rhino/Wea Records
03.) Spellbound * Siouxie and the Banshees * Juju * DGC Records
04.) Some Kinds Of Geishas * Nitebrite * 23 March, 2007 In-Studio Performance * Blasphuphmus Radio
05.) See the Leaves * The Flaming Lips * Embryonic * Warner Bros. Records
06.) Print Through * Nickname: Rebel * Offset Needles Radius VS. Nickname: Rebel * Wow Cool Records
07.) It’s Not You * The Cure * Three Imaginary Boys
08.) Graveyard * Public Image Ltd. * Second Edition * Warner Bros. Records
09.) Romantic Space Dream * The Human Genome Project * 17 September, 2004 In-Studio Performance * Blasphuphmus Radio
10.) Steel Worker * Big Black * Lungs * Touch and Go Records
11.) Quarter Inch Jack * Nickname: Rebel * Offset Needles Radius VS. Nickname: Rebel * Wow Cool Records
12.) Blood Bitch * Cocteau Twins * Garlands * 4AD Records
13.) Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) * The Birthday Party * Junkyard * 4AD Records
14.) Reincarnation Blues * Grails * Doomsdayer’s Holiday * Temporary Residence Records
Ricardo Wang and I are often involved in each others projects; I’m usually his sound man when live acts appear on What’s This Called?, and he regularly keeps me on task when my mind starts to drift away from radio. We make a good pair. So it made sense that we should do more shows explicitly as a team, rather than just in theory. And thus, this episode was born.
The timing was perfect: my 12 Year Anniversary coincided with KPSU’s Pledge Drive, to make for an actual reason to be on the air for two hours solid. It also made sense to do a mere DJ set; as my show has evolved and developed over the years, it began as a place to play records that I loved, and that was our theme for this show. I tried to sneak in a little bit of a “religious / church” theme for the second hour, but on the whole this was about music that we love, that is meaningful, and connects to ourselves and our friends. And I must say, we did a pretty great job.
We did a sort of “trade off” style set-up. For the first hour, Ricardo was the pilot, and I made suggestions for things that would fit where he was going. For hour two, we switched. It was pretty excellent, and I think we both moved a little closer to each others usual sound in our selections. I definitely picked stuff that was more experimental for hour one, and he picked some rockin’ stuff for hour two. Of course, both he and I are all over the map with our tastes, and fortunately that is a map that I love to listen to.
Two things of note with this episode: I included the 9th Life song mostly because they are a Eugene band, and we were re-hashing old ground during the 11 AM hour. I miss those guys, and treasure their recordings immensely. The second hour is also full of a little more King Missile than I have included on my shows in recent years. All I can say is that we’re having a flashback to those early days I was at KWVA, when I was obsessively collecting all their albums. It fits.
Not much else to say for this one, as the music speaks for itself. And if you haven’t already downloaded Thursday Night’s interview with Exene Cervenka, you really need to check it out.
See ya in Seven.
01.) I Like You Too * Jandek * Portland Thursday
02.) Strychnine * Strychnine * Dead Rats And Oakland Dogs
03.) American Coffin * Thurston Moore * Trees Outside the Academy
04.) (Millionaire?) * ?? * ??
05.) Happy Day Scene 2010 * Ilima Considine’s Junkie Logic * MP3
06.) Forest Fire * Dead Kennedys * Plastic Surgery Disasters
07.) Spirit Ditties of No Tone * Deerhoof * The Runners Four
08.) Neat Neat Neat * The Damned * Damned Damned Damned
09.) Spirits Drifting * Brian Eno * Another Green World
10.) (Justify Your Actions?) * ?? * ??
11.) ?? * New Bomb Turks * ??
12.) Queen * Melvins * Stoner Witch
13.) Bad Houses * Big Black * Atomizer
14.) ?? * (Wamp Scut?) * ??
15.) Wait a Minute * The Wipers * Is This Real?
16.) Happy Hero * Negativland * Dispepsi
17.) Kill All The White Man * NOFX * I Heard They Suck Live!!
18.) Buckets of Rain * Wofgang Macivor * MP3
19.) Dance of the Blessed Spirits * Sunroof! * Bliss
20.) Treat Me Right * The Con Men * Live In-Studio
21.) Open Helmut Hurt Toiletooth Montevideo
22.) Titanium Exposé * Sonic Youth * Goo
23.) Theme * Los Mex Pistols Del Notre * ??
24.) What’s This Called? ID * Crank Sturgeon * Exclusive!
25.) This Is Radio Clash * The Clash * The Story Of The Clash
26.) Track 8 * Derek M. Johnson * aileron-Ist wing
27.) The Boy Who Ate Lasagna and Could Jump Over A Church * King Missile * Way To Salvation
28.) Excuse Me… * Unwound * The Future of What
29.) Spirit of Radio * Rush * Permanent Waves
30.) Hangin’ Tough * New Kids On the Block * Hangin’ Tough
31.) Tennesee Stud * The Wilderness Road & Jimmie Driftwood * The Wilderness Road & Jimmie Driftwood
32.) Fire Spirit * The Gun Club * Fire of Love
33.) ?? * Man… Or Astro-Man? * ??
34.) Critics * Tubeway Army * The Plan
35.) Victim of Your Life * Argumentix * Boss of Goth
36.) Time Travel (rough) * Ilima Considine * demo
37.) Zebra Hymn Tattoo * Sun City Girls * Static From The Outside Set: Carnival Folklore Resurrection Vol. 14
38.) Church Key * The Gonzos * Wild Surf!
39.) Side Of The Road * 9th Life * 9th Life
40.) Psalm * Skate Death * You Break It, You Buy It
41.) Spiritual * Dynamite Club * It’s Deeper Than Most People Think
42.) Blasphuphmus Hymn * The Pope Of The Church of Blasphuphmus (Not Jesus) * Disposable Grandparents Cassettee
43.) American Jesus * Bad Religion * Recipe For Hate
44.) Psalm * King Missile * King Missile
45.) Monkeys * Echo & The Bunnymen * Crocodiles
46.) Grapes at Home – Gallery 1412, Seattle 07/08 * L.A. Lungs * Bro-Mantic: L.A. Lungs Live
47.) Hymn For Kali Ma * Charles Gocher * Pint Sized Spartacus
48.) Prophet * Albert Ayler * Spirits Rejoice
49.) Part 2 * King Missile * The Way To Salvation
I was not able to snap any photos of my own, but I did get an entire hour-long interview with none other than the legendary Exene Cervenka! Holy Crap!
For those of you familiar with her work, I won’t even need to tell you anything else. Just tune in and listen. For those who aren’t, I recommend checking out her new solo album, Somewhere Gone, on Bloodshot Records. You’ll know instantly if you’re a fan.
I’m still sort of reeling about it, and had an incredible time meeting and talking to her. And I think the excitement comes through in the interview. All I can say is: awesome!
I have always been fascinated by all things related to space. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. I loved sci-fi movies and books, and found myself regularly interested in things that related to the idea of leaving this planet in favor of another one. For years I wanted to make a series of tapes with my favorite alien songs on them. These days, I just do a radio show.
As I was covering for What’s This Called? this week, I decided to bring in a lot of the experimental music that I skipped the last time I did a show like this. I think it worked; it gave me a chance to play a lot of samples from The Day The Earth Stood Still, and actually made for some compelling (and strange) radio.
Much of the music speaks for itself, and with this one, I recommend just sitting back and enjoying. It has ups and downs, and I will even admit to a fair number of production gaffs and flubs. These things happen. But on the whole, this was the closest I’ve ever come to sounding like an episode of Over The Edge, and that made me particularly happy.
Don’t forget to tune in Thursday night at 10 PM for a special 12th Anniversary Broadcast, featuring an interview with Exene Cervenka! I know, I can’t believe it either. Then it’s back to business as usual next week.
See ya in seven.
It Came From Outer Space
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Cosmic Introduction ~ Untitled Space * Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. * Live In Japan * AMT Records
02.) Audio Samples (Throughout) * Edmund H. North / Harry Bates * The Day The Earth Stood Still * 20th Century Fox
03.) Sputnik * Roky Erickson & the Aliens * The Evil One * 415 Records
04.) Aliens Of Gold * The Fucking Champs * V * Drag City Records
05.) SS Cygni * Chrome * Alien Soundtracks * Touch & Go Records
06.) Space Age Love * Zolar-X * Timeless * Alternative Tentacles Records
07.) Watching The Planets * The Flaming Lips * Embryonic * Warner Bros. Records
08.) Spacecraft, 1967 * MEV (Musica Elettronica Viva) * OHM: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music * Ellipsis Arts Records
09.) Space travel w/ changing choral textures (1983) * Alan R. Splet * An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music: Second A-Chronology 1936-2003 * Sub Rosa Records
10.) Space Drugz * Lamborghini * The New Lamborghini * Battlesnakesnow.com
11.) Space Dribs * Forcefield * Roggaboggas * Load Records
12.) Jupiter * John Coltrane * Interstellar space
13.) Quarantine The Aliens * Brown Supper * Duck, Duck, Chimp (Rarities 1987-2001) * Self-Released
14.) Circling the 7th Planet * Pink Mountain * Pink Mountain * Frenetic Records
15.) Interplanetary Music * Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra * Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth / Interstellar Low Ways * Saturn Records
16.) Deadly Alien Spawn * Half Japanese * Greatest Hits * Safe House Records
17.) Astrosonic * Jimmie Haskell And His Orchestra * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Twelve: The Lux Interior Memorial Edition (Journey into Outer Space) * Self-Released
18.) Take Me to Your Leader * Sam Space and the Cadets * The Purple Knif Show * Munster Records
19.) Walking on the Moon * Lucia Pamela * Into Outer Space with Lucia Pamela * Arf! Arf! Records
20.) Space Craze * Rick McGuire * Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume Eight * Self-Released
21.) Forbidden Planet: Main Titles – Overture * Louis And Bebe Barron * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection * Rhino Records
22.) Lakes In Space * Zach Hill And Mick Barr * Shred Earthship * 5 Rue Christine Records
23.) Voices In My Spacesuit * Last of the Juanitas * Hawaii * Flapping Jet Records
24.) Space Prophet Dogon * Sun City Girls * Live From Planet Boomerang * Majora Records
25.) Dribcots Space Boat * Joe Meek & The Blue Men * I Hear A New World * RPM Records
26.) Fear Of A Ghost Planet * Sonny Sharrock * Space Ghost Coast To Coast * Cartoon Network Records
27.) Mister Spaceman * Holy Modal Rounders * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection * Rhino Records
28.) Spaceman * Harry Nilsson * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection * Rhino Records
29.) Space Rock Part 2 * Baskerville Hounds * Ghoulardi Music * Self-Released
30.) Lost Planet * The Thunderbolts * It’s Hard To Believe It: The Amazing World Of Joe Meek * Razor & Tie Records
31.) Rampaging Fuckers Of Anything On The Crazy Shitting Planet Of The Vomit Atmosphere * Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 * I Hope It Lands * Communion Records
32.) Leaving Another Dead Planet * Merzbow and Bastard Noise * Voice Pie / Brave New World * Relapse Records
33.) Alien Visitors * Man… Or Astro-Man? * Is It… * Estrus Records
34.) Space Suit * They Might Be Giants * Apollo 18 * Elektra Records
I know he’s been absent from the airwaves recently, but with the end of 2009 being jam-packed with goings-ons, and the beginning of the year being a little chaotic, it took a while to get back into the Old-Time-Radio groove. But we’re back, and this one’s a doozy!
This serial was originally broadcast in April of 1940, exactly 70 years ago. (Episode 2 was originally aired on April 3rd.) The timing is fairly unique, as I will be celebrating my 12 year radio anniversary on the 15th of this year. (Weird, huh?) So, anniversaries are in the air.
See ya in seven.
The Adventures of Superman Part VI: The Emerald of The Incas!
Episode 22: Part 1 of 6 * 01 April 1940
Episode 23: Part 2 of 6 * 03 April 1940
Episode 24: Part 3 of 6 * 05 April 1940
Episode 25: Part 4 of 6 * 08 April 1940
Clark Kent goes to investigate Dr. Beecham and his daughter Elsie, who happens to have The Emerald of The Incas in a safe in his office. But two Asitlan priests feel very differently about the matter.
What happens when a group of teenage kids hook up with a friend of a college radio DJ that likes to host live music?
It’s always fun to have a live band in the studio, but when they’re this young and energetic, you start to feel a little younger yourself. Which is always nice.
Not one to turn down a favor for Ranger Mike, I was more than happy to render my sound services for an up-and-coming math-metal group comprised of a number of KPSU alum.
Both Sean and Johnny have made a number of appearances on KPSU in a variety of incarnations and permutations, so it was really excellent to see them in their latest form. Hopefully you’ll be seeing these guys around town more often, but for the time being you can enjoy them via this incredible on-air performance. Honest: you need to hear this one. It’s pretty much one of the best bands I’ve gotten to record.
Enemies of Carlotta
I’ll be appearing on the last two episodes of signal-to-noise ratio in two different capacities, and the episode on the 31st is a two-hour show (extending into All 7″). Ranger Mike will be leaving KPSU to pursue a wife and a job, and we hate to see him go. But life goes on, and we’ll have to enjoy the precious little time we have left with him. Honestly, all of radio will be suffering with his absence. I will do my best to work double-time in an effort to fill the void he will leave behind, but there really isn’t anything like the real thing. Good luck, where ever you end up.
Always looking to lend a hand for my good friends at signal-to-noise ratio, I stopped by KPSU last night to run sound for an excellent local band that were kind enough to grace The Station with their presence. Ob-soive.
I always enjoy working with Ranger Mike, but this band was more than worth the usual bribes and favors that he offers when I come in to run sound. I highly recommend checking out their record, Our Queen of Dirt, and look for a split 7″ they put out with a French group whose name escapes me. These guys not only rocked quite a bit, but were some of the nicest folks I ever met.
Ricardo Wang has connections to this band going back to his old radio show when he was based out of Olympia. This group was recently nominated as one of the top 20 bands out of Brazil by Rolling Stone magazine, and through a series of circumstances, found themselves wanting an on-air gig at KPSU. I was extremely excited to not only run sound for them, but meet a touring band from Brazil. They were incredibly friendly, very organized, and rocked quite a bit. I should point out that Ricardo and I tag-teamed this show, and I couldn’t have done it without him.
I also managed to snap a few images of them, which you can find here:
Sorry this one got posted late. Things have been kinda crazy lately. Hopefully we’ll be back up and running smoothly with our show this Saturday.
Episode 055: Cold Metal Radio
(Featuring a DJ Set of music selected by our special guests, Cold Metal, then two live sets of music by, you guessed it, the same.)
Live? Local? Two hours of audio? But of course. We here at Blasphuphmus Radio love all three, and that’s why we were particularly excited to kick off a new year of In-Studio performances with none other than a double-dose of a live and local trio.
Show’s like this are few and far between, and for genuine fans, a wonderful treat. Fire up the .mp3 player of your choice, and rock.
Stay tuned, because in two weeks you can expect a live performance by none other than the Dead Air Fresheners. In the meantime: who knows?
Going all the way back to the 20th of June, 2007, we bring you a recreation of a show that was lost in the hourglass of time… until today! I bring you appropriately-creepy music to accompany the appropriately-titled show, looking backward while most others are looking forward.
Chances are you missed the original broadcast for this one, but if you’re curious about where this show happens to wander to when I let it explore the stranger parts of my record collection, then this is the show for you. Promise.
Tune in next week for a live performance by Cold Metal, only here on Blasphuphmus Radio, and KPSU.
While I am out of town, and cannot do a live show this week, I was able to piece together a retrospective podcast-only show that I think does a great job at looking at 2009.
Special thanks to my sister and brother, for letting me record this in their apartment while I’m visiting. Couldn’t have done it without you.
Stay tuned for at least one-more podcast-only show. We’ll be back to business as usual on January 2nd. See ya then.
Join DJ Swill and I for an hour-long, Grumpy Punk exploration of Christmas Music for people who don’t like Christmas Music. We tag team through a number of X-Mas oddities, and talk about our interests as music fans, in this very special Grumpy Punk broadcast.
Aside from Halloween, there are very few holidays that we here at Blasphuphmus Radio celebrate. However, it is difficult to ignore the holiday season when the rest of the world is taken in its grip for the majority of the winter months. Sooner or later, the influence of these holidays reaches even us. Fortunately, DJ Swill and I are on the same page, and we decide to celebrate Christmas the Grumpy Way.
Below you will find a short video, shot by Wendy, of us in action, so you can get a visual of what this is all about. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: Christmas Music For People Who Don’t Like Christmas Music. Enjoy!
Join DJ Swill and I for an hour-long, Grumpy Punk exploration of Christmas Music for people who don’t like Christmas Music. We tag team through a number of X-Mas oddities, and talk about our interests as music fans, in this very special Grumpy Punk broadcast.
Aside from Halloween, there are very few holidays that we here at Blasphuphmus Radio celebrate. However, it is difficult to ignore the holiday season when the rest of the world is taken in its grip for the majority of the winter months. Sooner or later, the influence of these holidays reaches even us. Fortunately, DJ Swill and I are on the same page, and we decide to celebrate Christmas the Grumpy Way.
Below you will find a short video, shot by Wendy, of us in action, so you can get a visual of what this is all about. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: Christmas Music For People Who Don’t Like Christmas Music. Enjoy!
In the 13 years we’ve been on the air, try as we might, a handful of holiday programs have made it into our archives that offer holiday themes and content to our fair listeners. Given that the holiday season is upon us, is seemed only fitting to go through the vaults and dig out these rare gems.
For today’s show, I decided to delve into the archives again and pull out some selections from my favorite Holiday shows of the past. I’m not a big Christmas person (for the most part), and when I do get into Seasonal Music, it’s generally not what you would hear in the Mall. So consider this a snapshot of what I like to bump this time of year.
If nothing else, you should really listen to my rendition of The Cremation Of Sam McGee from 2006, near the end of the show.
Next week: tune in for the return of The Grumpy Punk, with a special co-host, who will be helping me pick the tunes for that hour. Should be pretty epic.
In the 13 years we’ve been on the air, try as we might, a handful of holiday programs have made it into our archives that offer holiday themes and content to our fair listeners. Given that the holiday season is upon us, is seemed only fitting to go through the vaults and dig out these rare gems.
For today’s show, I decided to delve into the archives again and pull out some selections from my favorite Holiday shows of the past. I’m not a big Christmas person (for the most part), and when I do get into Seasonal Music, it’s generally not what you would hear in the Mall. So consider this a snapshot of what I like to bump this time of year.
If nothing else, you should really listen to my rendition of The Cremation Of Sam McGee from 2006, near the end of the show.
Next week: tune in for the return of The Grumpy Punk, with a special co-host, who will be helping me pick the tunes for that hour. Should be pretty epic.
Join me as I explore an hour of music that I hadn’t gotten a chance to get to this year. Just after Thanksgiving there are always a number of leftovers lying around; things that you can’t finish in spite of your best efforts. This show covers that ground just as I was starting to think I would have to throw some stuff out.
Food is most definately on the menu for this one, and for that I would like to thank Isoceles Diego, who not only clued me into a number of the songs played during this show, but has been an inspiration to me for a number of years. He is the only person to have appeared on every incarnation of this show, as a Guest, DJ, and performer. While he was not in the studio with me during this one, much of the music was selected by, on inspired by, him.
All this food is making me sleepy. But one more slice of pie can’t hurt, right?
See ya in seven.
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Part I:
01.) Twilight In Turkey * Raymond Scott * Reckless Nights And Turkish Twilight’s
02.) Food Food Food * Harry Nilsson * Popeye Original Soundtrack
03.) Everybody Eats When They Come To My House * Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
04.) Wild Bill Hiccup * Spike Jones
05.) Turkey Hop * The Robins
Part II:
06.) Wild Turkeys
07.) The Origin Of Turkeys [Part I] * Robert Krulwich * NPR News
08.) Serenade For A Jive Turkey * The Nightlighters
09.) Lonesome Electric Turkey * Frank Zappa & The Mother’s Of Invention
10.) A Turkey Named Brotherhood * KARP * “A Turkey Named Brotherhood” b/w “I’d Rather Be Clogging” * Punk In My Vitamins Records
11.) The Turkey Doctor * The Fantomas Melvins Big Band * Millennium Monsterwork
12.) Buzzard Pie (Dig This Boogie) * Rudy Green Orchestra
13.) The Best Thanksgiving Ever / Bitchin’ Camero [Live] * The Dead Milkmen * If I Had A Gun EP * Hollywood Records
Part III:
14.) The Cafeteria
15.) The Origin Of Turkeys [Part II] * Rubert Krulwich * NPR News
16.) Sweet Potato Gravy * Maurice Simon And The Pie Men
17.) Turkey In The Straw * Billy Golden * Edison Record #4011
18.) Candied Yams * The West Siders
19.) My Sweet Potato * Booker T. & The MG’s
20.) All That Meat And No Potatoes * Fats Waller
21.) Mashed Potatoes (Do The) * James Brown
Thanksgiving Leftovers (Featuring songs about Turkey, Potatoes, Hiccups, and Food, Food, Food. Originally broadcast on 28 November 2009. Retrocast on 23 November 2016 as Mutation #26.1)
Join me as I explore an hour of music that I hadn’t gotten a chance to get to this year. Just after Thanksgiving there are always a number of leftovers lying around; things that you can’t finish in spite of your best efforts. This show covers that ground just as I was starting to think I would have to throw some stuff out.
Food is most definately on the menu for this one, and for that I would like to thank Isoceles Diego, who not only clued me into a number of the songs played during this show, but has been an inspiration to me for a number of years. He is the only person to have appeared on every incarnation of this show, as a Guest, DJ, and performer. While he was not in the studio with me during this one, much of the music was selected by, on inspired by, him.
All this food is making me sleepy. But one more slice of pie can’t hurt, right?
See ya in seven.
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Thanksgiving Leftovers
Part I:
01.) Twilight In Turkey * Raymond Scott * Reckless Nights And Turkish Twilight’s
02.) Food Food Food * Harry Nilsson * Popeye Original Soundtrack
03.) Everybody Eats When They Come To My House * Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
04.) Wild Bill Hiccup * Spike Jones
05.) Turkey Hop * The Robins
Part II:
06.) Wild Turkeys
07.) The Origin Of Turkeys [Part I] * Robert Krulwich * NPR News
08.) Serenade For A Jive Turkey * The Nightlighters
09.) Lonesome Electric Turkey * Frank Zappa & The Mother’s Of Invention
10.) A Turkey Named Brotherhood * KARP * “A Turkey Named Brotherhood” b/w “I’d Rather Be Clogging” * Punk In My Vitamins Records
11.) The Turkey Doctor * The Fantomas Melvins Big Band * Millennium Monsterwork
12.) Buzzard Pie (Dig This Boogie) * Rudy Green Orchestra
13.) The Best Thanksgiving Ever / Bitchin’ Camero [Live] * The Dead Milkmen * If I Had A Gun EP * Hollywood Records
Part III:
14.) The Cafeteria
15.) The Origin Of Turkeys [Part II] * Rubert Krulwich * NPR News
16.) Sweet Potato Gravy * Maurice Simon And The Pie Men
17.) Turkey In The Straw * Billy Golden * Edison Record #4011
18.) Candied Yams * The West Siders
19.) My Sweet Potato * Booker T. & The MG’s
20.) All That Meat And No Potatoes * Fats Waller
21.) Mashed Potatoes (Do The) * James Brown
Let the time and the season dictate what you listen to, and tune in to a miserific, two-hour episode of Blasphuphmus Radio featuring long songs, moody instrumentals, lonely droney audio, and one depressed DJ. What more could you ask for on a cold and stormy day?
As today’s show features songs of an unusual length (for radio), I decided to dig up a show from 2005, which also featured music with equivalent attributes, which got played during the 11 AM hour.
The claim made in the playlist for the retrocast is accurate: that is the fewest number of songs I’ve ever played in a single show. But, somehow, it works. Really.
Covering for What’s This Called? this week, our show expanded to a two hour block that is, for all intents and purposes, two different shows for the price of one. How, exactly, can we do that? By having an hour of rock music (picked out by myself and a bewildered member of our listening audience that wandered into the station), and then by having an hour of Electric Folk, selected by my good friend, DJ Sackbut. I hadn’t seen him in quite a while, so there were plenty of behind-the-scenes shenanigans. However, that in no way interfered with the awesome radio we were able to bring you.
Over the weekend we had some extreme radio craziness, which ultimately resulted in a Podcast-only broadcast from us, and a live performance by a local Portland two-piece. However, it took a little while for everything to shake itself out, so now, finally, I bring you the Saturday Radio report.
Tune in this coming Saturday for the first of many holiday guests on Blasphuphmus Radio. Who, and what you can expect, is something you’ll just have to tune in to find out about. (Oh yeah, I went there.)
How’s It Named? w/ The Passengers, LIVE! (Featuring DJing, musical selections, hosted by Ricardo Wang, and then a live performance by The Passengers, and an interview hosted by myself.)
I ran sound for What’s This Called?, which ended up being a two-hour episode of How’s It Named? Special thanks to Hao, our web-director, for accommodating us during all the craziness, and to Chad Clark, our tech-director who tag-teamed the live sound for The Passengers. Can I get a Hell yeah?
Pulling out all the stops for the last installment of our Spook-Tacular series this month, I joined forces with Ricardo Wang of What’s This Called? to bring you two hours of insanity to kick-start your Halloween Party Plans tonight. Ob-soive:
This has been a wonderful Holiday Season, and I really enjoyed getting back into the Halloween saddle. I’m not sure what’s on the docket for next week, but stay tuned! As the weather changes, and the year grinds to a close, I’ll be doing my best to bring you everything musical you need to cope. Pleasant Nightmares!
See you in seven.
How’s It Named? Halloween Spook-tacular!
01.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle
02.) Halloween At KPSU
03.) A Night In A Haunted House * Sounds To Make You Shiver
04.) Paint It Black * The Avengers * The Avengers
05.) Waltz For A Witch * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
06.) Witches And Devils * Albert Ayler
07.) Ghost Wanted * Carl Stalling * The Carl Stalling Project Vol. 2
08.) Hands In The Dark * Dark Day * Dark From Day One
09.) Bride Of Frankenstein * Quintron * The Frog Tape
10.) Doors Of Death * Chuck Swaim & The Dead Air Fresheners
11.) I Hear Voices * Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
12.) What’s This Called? ID * Crank Sturgeon
13.) Please Mr. Gravedigger * David Bowie
14.) Werewolf Watusi * Don Hinson And The Rigamorticians
15.) Still Walking * Throbbing Gristle * 20 Jazz Funk Greats
16.) Feeder * Coil
17.) The Boogie Monster * Gnarles Barkley
18.) Frankenstein Walk * Gene “Bowlegs” Miller
19.) Ghost Bitch * Sonic Youth
20.) At The Stake * Melvins * Stoner Witch
21.) Corpse Pose * Unwound * Repetition
22.) Look A Ghost * Unwound * Leaves Turn Inside You
23.) Graveyard * Butthole Surfers * Locust Abortion Technician
24.) Night Of The Vampire * Roky Erickson & The Aliens * The Evil One
25.) Happy Nightmare Baby * Opal
26.) C.R.E.E.P. * The Fall
27.) Gravedigging Blues * Beat Happening * Black Candy
28.) Devil Doll * X
29.) Spookmaster * The Ghastly Ones * A-Haunting We Will Go-Go
30.) Demon Sanctuary * Naked City * Naked City
31.) Mad Monster Part * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
32.) Happy Halloween * Zacherle
Pulling out all the stops for the last installment of our Spook-Tacular series this month, I joined forces with Ricardo Wang of What’s This Called? to bring you two hours of insanity to kick-start your Halloween Party Plans tonight. Ob-soive:
This has been a wonderful Holiday Season, and I really enjoyed getting back into the Halloween saddle. I’m not sure what’s on the docket for next week, but stay tuned! As the weather changes, and the year grinds to a close, I’ll be doing my best to bring you everything musical you need to cope. Pleasant Nightmares!
See you in seven.
How’s It Named? Halloween Spook-tacular!
01.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle
02.) Halloween At KPSU
03.) A Night In A Haunted House * Sounds To Make You Shiver
04.) Paint It Black * The Avengers * The Avengers
05.) Waltz For A Witch * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
06.) Witches And Devils * Albert Ayler
07.) Ghost Wanted * Carl Stalling * The Carl Stalling Project Vol. 2
08.) Hands In The Dark * Dark Day * Dark From Day One
09.) Bride Of Frankenstein * Quintron * The Frog Tape
10.) Doors Of Death * Chuck Swaim & The Dead Air Fresheners
11.) I Hear Voices * Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
12.) What’s This Called? ID * Crank Sturgeon
13.) Please Mr. Gravedigger * David Bowie
14.) Werewolf Watusi * Don Hinson And The Rigamorticians
15.) Still Walking * Throbbing Gristle * 20 Jazz Funk Greats
16.) Feeder * Coil
17.) The Boogie Monster * Gnarles Barkley
18.) Frankenstein Walk * Gene “Bowlegs” Miller
19.) Ghost Bitch * Sonic Youth
20.) At The Stake * Melvins * Stoner Witch
21.) Corpse Pose * Unwound * Repetition
22.) Look A Ghost * Unwound * Leaves Turn Inside You
23.) Graveyard * Butthole Surfers * Locust Abortion Technician
24.) Night Of The Vampire * Roky Erickson & The Aliens * The Evil One
25.) Happy Nightmare Baby * Opal
26.) C.R.E.E.P. * The Fall
27.) Gravedigging Blues * Beat Happening * Black Candy
28.) Devil Doll * X
29.) Spookmaster * The Ghastly Ones * A-Haunting We Will Go-Go
30.) Demon Sanctuary * Naked City * Naked City
31.) Mad Monster Part * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
32.) Happy Halloween * Zacherle
Corny music! And spook-tacular news concerning next week’s show! Can you believe all the exclamation points?! During the original broadcast, I was training a new KPSU volunteer, who shares this show with me. It’s a whole lot of Halloween fun packed into one hour.
See ya in seven.
Fromage de l’Halloween
01.) A Night In A Haunted House * Sounds To Make You Shiver
02.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle * Halloween Hootenanny
03.) Halloween At KPSU
04.) This Is Halloween * Danny Elfman * The Nightmare Before Christmas
05.) Dark Shadows Main Title Theme
06.) A Fistful Of Terror * The Bomboras * Halloween Hootenanny
07.) Tales From The Crypt Main Title Theme * Danny Elfman
08.) Gravewalk * Satan’s Pilgrims
09.) Treehouse Of Horror * The Simpsons
10.) Sir Roderic’s Song * William Schwenck Gilbert
11.) The Thing Strikes (Excerpt I) * Henry Mancini
12.) The Addams Family Main Title Theme
13.) Young Frankenstein Main Title Theme
14.) Dracula * Phillip Glass & The Kronos Quartet
15.) The Twilight Zone Main Title Theme
16.) Big Zombie * The Mekons
17.) The Simpsons / Addams Family Closing Title Theme
18.) The Thing Strikes (Excerpt II) * Henry Mancini
19.) Ghostbusters * Ray Parker Jr.
20.) Spectre Detector * The Tiki Tones * The Tiki Tones Play Songs For The Suburban Savage
21.) Man Seeks The Future * Attilio “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds
22.) Boo! (Hoo Hoo!) * The Famous Monsters
23.) The Munsters Main Title Theme
24.) Halloween (Live) * MX-80 * Always Leave ‘Em Wanting Less
25.) Gayway To Heaven * Attilio “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds
26.) The Haunted House * Vic Crume
27.) The Great Pumpkin Waltz * Vince Guarldi
28.) Happy Halloween * Zacherle
Jennifer Robin, hostess of Night Of The Living Tongue
Night of the Living Tongue on What’s This Called?, LIVE!
While I did not run live sound for this appearance by Night of the Living Tongue, I did perform as part of the show, playing the ukulele my mom gave me, and later, playing a Dead Air Fresheners CD case for percussion. Night of the Living Tongue was a show that used to appear on KBOO, that took an improvised form while it was on the air, hosted and run by Jennifer Robin, a current collaborator of the aforementioned Dead Air Fresheners. This one is full of spoken word and noise, so don’t say I didn’t warn you.
With only a spare few weeks left until Halloween Proper, I continue my holiday-season retrocasts with a fantastic episode from 2006, featuring a wonderful assortment of Creepy Monster Punk Songs, guaranteed to put you in the right mood for rampaging at night and stirring up trouble.
I hope as many of you as possible will be out at the Scion Garage Fest today, to enjoy some of the local Portland weather, and soak in the rock. I’ll be back next week with Fromage de la Halloween. See ya in seven.
Lost In The Punk-In Patch
01.) A Night In A Haunted House * Sounds To Make You Shiver
02.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle * Halloween Hootenanny
03.) Halloween At KPSU
04.) Dead Moon Night * Dead Moon
05.) Haunted House * Gang Green * You Got It
06.) Pumpkin * WWAX * 7″
07.) Chainsaw * Ramones * Ramones
08.) Halloween * Misfits *
09.) Halloween * Dead Kennedys * Plastic Surgery Disasters
10.) Spectra Sonic Sound * Nation Of Ulysses * 13-Point Program To Destroy America
11.) Octoberfleshed * KARP * Self-Titled LP
12.) All Souls Day * Unwound * New Plastic Ideas
13.) Spider Baby * Fantômas * The Director’s Cut
14.) (She’s My) Vampire Girl * The Groovie Ghoulies * Fun In The Dark
15.) Zombie * Screeching Weasel * Boogadaboogadaboogada!
16.) Do The Zombie * The Eyeliners * Here Comes Trouble
17.) Rapid Fire (Vampire Attack) * Los Cincos * Vampire Attack 7″
18.) TV Set * The Cramps * Songs The Lord Taught Us
19.) Halloween * The Dream Syndicate * The Days Of Wine And Roses
Episode 042: The War Of The Worlds (Where I rebroadcast the Mutual Network’s classic October 30th, 1938 episode of The Mercury Theater on The Air featuring Orsen Welles!)
Halloween is just starting to take off, and stay tuned next week for one of my favorite Halloween Theme Shows: Lost In The Punk-In Patch!
See ya in seven.
Playlist
01.) War Of The Worlds * The Mercury Theater * 30 October 1938
Halloween draws closer and closer each and every day, and if there’s one thing I love more than Halloween and Halloween Music, it’s Halloween Music (and radio) with a Sci-Fi bent. With that in mind, I tried to bring you creepy, Halloween-infused Sci-Fi radio, with an additional self-reflexive angle to kick-start the extravaganza. What would Blasphuphmus Radio‘s Halloween Spook-tacular be without a little Outer Space Shenanigans?
The Outer Limits
01.) The Outer Limits: Control Voice Introduction * Vic Perrin * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
02.) Frozen Neptune * Russ Garcia & His Orchestra * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
03.) Welcome To Tomorrow * Attilio “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds
04.) Man From Mars * Ferrante And Teicher * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
05.) Changing Channels I * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
06.) The Andromeda Strain: Desert Trip * Gil Melle * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
07.) Guitars In Space * Billy Mure * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
08.) One Step Beyond: Fear * Berlin Symphony Orchestra * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
09.) Doctor Who Main Title * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
10.) The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title * Bernard Herrmann (Conductor) / Sam Hoffman (Theremin) * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
11.) Changing Channels II * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
12.) Creature From The Black Lagoon Main Titles * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
13.) It Came From Outer Space: Visitors From Space * Dick Jacobs * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
14.) Fantastic Voyage: Main Title Sound Effects Suite * Leonard Rosenman * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
15.) Planet Of The Apes: Main Title * Jerry Goldsmith * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
16.) Changing Channels III * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
17.) On Planet X * David Garland and John Zorn * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
18.) Time Tunnel Main Title Theme * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
19.) Forbidden Planet: Main Titles – Overture * Louis And Bebe Barron * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
20.) On The Dark Side Of The Moon * Frank Comstock * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
21.) Changing Channels IV * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
22.) The Outer Limits: Control Voice Introduction * Vic Perrin * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
23.) Tone Tales From Tomorrow * Frank Coe * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
The War Of The Worlds (Where I rebroadcast the Mutual Network’s classic October 30th, 1938 episode of The Mercury Theater on The Air featuring Orson Welles! Originally available as a podcast for this program on 10 October 2009, and re-aired as “22.2” in 2015.)
Halloween is just starting to take off, and stay tuned next week for one of my favorite Halloween Theme Shows: Lost In The Punk-In Patch!
See ya in seven.
Playlist
01.) War Of The Worlds * The Mercury Theater * 30 October 1938
“The Outer Limits” (Where I do an audio-recreation of a lost episode of Blasphuphmus Radio from August 1st, 2007. This is also a retorcast of the recreation, originally on KPSU 10 October 2009, and re-aired in 2015.)
Playlist & Footnotes:
Halloween draws closer and closer each and every day, and if there’s one thing I love more than Halloween and Halloween Music, it’s Halloween Music (and radio) with a Sci-Fi bent. With that in mind, I tried to bring you creepy, Halloween-infused Sci-Fi radio, with an additional self-reflexive angle to kick-start the extravaganza. What would Blasphuphmus Radio‘s Halloween Spook-tacular be without a little Outer Space Shenanigans?
Postscript: This show was a favorite of mine from 2007, but the recording for it was lost. In 2009, I really wanted to re-air this show for the Halloween Spooktacular, and use the original playlist to re-create this show, song for song. Since I had some of the files I used to create the 2007 show, I used those when prepping the 2009 show. It worked out pretty well, and the “recreation” sounds just the like original 2007 show, anyway.
Enjoy!
The Outer Limits
01.) The Outer Limits: Control Voice Introduction * Vic Perrin * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
02.) Frozen Neptune * Russ Garcia & His Orchestra * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
03.) Welcome To Tomorrow * Attilio “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds
04.) Man From Mars * Ferrante And Teicher * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
05.) Changing Channels I * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
06.) The Andromeda Strain: Desert Trip * Gil Melle * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
07.) Guitars In Space * Billy Mure * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
08.) One Step Beyond: Fear * Berlin Symphony Orchestra * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
09.) Doctor Who Main Title * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
10.) The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title * Bernard Herrmann (Conductor) / Sam Hoffman (Theremin) * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
11.) Changing Channels II * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
12.) Creature From The Black Lagoon Main Titles * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
13.) It Came From Outer Space: Visitors From Space * Dick Jacobs * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
14.) Fantastic Voyage: Main Title Sound Effects Suite * Leonard Rosenman * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
15.) Planet Of The Apes: Main Title * Jerry Goldsmith * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
16.) Changing Channels III * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
17.) On Planet X * David Garland and John Zorn * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
18.) Time Tunnel Main Title Theme * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
19.) Forbidden Planet: Main Titles – Overture * Louis And Bebe Barron * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
20.) On The Dark Side Of The Moon * Frank Comstock * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
21.) Changing Channels IV * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
22.) The Outer Limits: Control Voice Introduction * Vic Perrin * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
23.) Tone Tales From Tomorrow * Frank Coe * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
What’s This Called? w/ New Red Sun, LIVE! (Featuring a live performance by, you guessed it, New Red Sun.)
This week, Ricardo Wang and I switched time slots so he could bring you a live performance by local experimental rockers, New Red Sun! (I keep thinking of Superman Comics when I hear that name.) Of course, I ran the sound for it, and have to say, this performance is a must-listen!
October is finally here, and that means I can finally stop resisting the urge to listen to Halloween Music all day long. As I build up to the big day, I decided to bring you a retrocast of one of my favorite Halloween shows from years past, a show from 2006 that was everything a Halloween-themed Radio Show should be.
That’s it for this week. Stay tuned for more Halloween Mayhem, more Live Performances, and more KPSU news you can use.
See ya in seven.
Classics From The Crypt
01.) A Night In A Haunted House * Sounds To Make You Shiver
02.) Halloween Hootenanny * Zacherle * Halloween Hootenanny
03.) Halloween At KPSU
04.) The Baron * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
05.) Haunted House * Jumpin’ Gene Simmons
06.) ‘Til The Following Night * Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages
07.) Mad Monster Party * Ethel Ennis & Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
08.) Cemetery Blues * Bessie Smith
09.) The Graveyard Shift * Bobby “Boris” Pickett
10.) Graveyard * Dead Moon
11.) Night Of The Vampire * The Moontrekkers
12.) Zombie Rockin’ * Mad Kenny’s Midnight Drinkers
13.) Do The Zombie * The Symbols
14.) Zombie Jamboree (Live) * The Kingston Trio * El Paso Concert 15 December 1958
15.) The Mummy * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
16.) Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard * Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
17.) The Headless Horseman * Bing Crosby * Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
18.) Planet Of The Wolves * Guitar Wolf * Planet Of The Wolves
19.) Monster Mash * Bobby “Boris” Pickett
20.) Finale * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party
21.) Happy Halloween * Zacherle
An obscure bit-player from radio history is the focus of today’s show, as we replay classic bits from his radio broadcasts from the late ’90’s, and from his one appearance in 2006. Ladies & Gentlemen, I speak of none other than Mr. Holden Craft himself (pictured here, on the left).
This one has a special place in my heart, as Holden is one of my oldest friends, and really knows how to craft a great Shaggy Dog story.
Tune in next week, as I present something that has yet to be determined at this point! Can you stand the excitement?
Another two-hour adventure today on the radio, this time with local experimental / ambient / drone artists, Mangled Bohemians!
Mangled Bohemians might win the award for one of the nicest bands I’ve ever met, though there are several groups vying for that position currently, so we’ll just say that you won’t be annoyed by any rock star pretension, or uncomfortable behavior from so-called “noise” artists. These guys love music, love making music, and love playing it for you. What more could you ask for?
Tune in next week for a special look back at an obscure character for Blasphuphmus Radio history, Mr. Holden Craft himself. Don’t know who he is? Well, tune in next week, and find out!
The Man of Steel is always vigilant, working night and day to keep America safe from evildoers everywhere, and this week, he’s trying to stop The Yellow Mask as he shows up again to wreck havoc in a town that could very well have been your own. Ladies and Gentlemen, covering for What’s This Called?, I bring you a two-hour, six-part extravaganza, The Mystery Of Dyerville!
See ya in seven!
The Adventures of Superman Part V!: The Mystery of Dyerville
Episode 16: The Prison Riot * 18 March 1940 Episode 17: The Steam Plant * 20 March 1940 Episode 18: The Wolfe vs the Yellow Mask * 22 March 1940 Episode 19: The Yellow Mask Escapes * 25 March 1940 Episode 20: The Mystery of Dyerville (1 of 2) * 27 March 1940 Episode 21: The Mystery of Dyerville (2 of 2) * 29 March 1940
The Yellow Mask, clearly having survived the airplane crash, has teamed up with The Wolfe and Keno, to begin causing “accidents” in the city of Dyerville, while Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent to investigate this jinxed town.
Episode 036: The Grumpy Punk Part II (In which I wax nostalgic with a lot of new and old “punk” songs, and the censor beep goes off far too often.)
Another extended block of radio yesterday, and this time filled with more music, “Like they usta make.” Ob-soive:
I like the fact that it took me two shows before I was actually able to get back on track with the schedule I had written for myself only a few weeks ago. Yeah, like I said, “tentative.” Hopefully, we’ll be on track until the end of the years.
Very rarely have I done shows that were over two hours long, so this week was quite a surprise for everyone. First, the listeners, who got a three hour version of a 60 minute show. Then, for myself, who had THE POPE of the Church of Blasphuphmus (featured to the right, with myself, in our old Cathead days) show up to join him for 2 1/2 of those three hours. And finally, the space time continuum was rocked as I retrocasted a show, the premise of which was about the past intersecting with the present and the future as it itself was already retrocasting material from a similar show. Confused? Well, you soon won’t be.
Next, we move on to another Live Performance by The Woolen Men, this time on my own show. This show is spread out over two hours to accommodate the band during sound check. The first 25 minutes of the first hour include PDX Pop Selections. Additionally, only the first 16 minutes of the second hour have Woolen Men antics.
Whew. I’m beat. Good thing radio like this only happens once a week.
First, we feature a live performance by Knot Pine Box on What’s This Called?, featuring some of the most incredible guitar improvisation I’ve seen in quite some time.
Episode 031: Handed Down From On High
(Where I play a bunch of stuff that I wanted to hear, despite that being a direct violation of an order from the heads of Blasphuphmus Radio.)
What happens when even a left-leaning media organization tries to impose ridiculous broadcasting suggestions to their lowly peons? The answer to that question lies in this week’s episode.
No theme, no gimmick, no special guests. Just a lot of awesome, awesome music, flying in the face of those who think they run the show. This one, fortunately, ROCKS!
To make up for missing my regular broadcast yesterday, I increased the cast of my show two-fold as I brought in two of my blood relations to help DJ the hour away. Let me introduce you to Karly and Kyle Rich, appearing during a special Sunday coverage broadcast (covering PDX Soundtracks, the show on Sundays at 3 PM).
Next week we’ll be back at our regular day and time, so tune in for a DJ set like none other.
On this date, Cam (a KPSU DJ and guitar player in the fantastic duo, Guyve) covered my program while I was out of town. Humorously, he introduced the show as Blasphuphmus Radio, and as our tastes run parallel (or, even, nearly identical), I found the results rather amusing. Cam is a great guy, and I wish our schedules were more compatible so we could do stuff like this more often.
Sound Collage consisting of much more audio than is listed here… Add one package of purplish hot dogs to blender. Blend until smooth. Spread on bread or your favorite friend and add Velveeta. Great with Shrimp flavored Ramen Noodles, too!
There was a time when Blasphuphmus Radio was two hours every week, and the chance to pick up an extra hour these days causes me to look back to where I’ve been before. Going back to the first show I did this year, which could have been sub-titled “Radio About Radio,” I thought I would revisit the subject and attempt to put a new spin on it in the process. The results: “A Sound Salvation,” a two-hour audio-essay on the nature of being a Radio DJ itself, with special insight by none other than author and DJ Mike Staff! Want to get started in radio? Then this is the place to start!
Back in January, I was only able to fit in a handful of songs I’d found that all deserved airplay, and this show seemed like a perfect chance to put those other songs on the air. One thing I found was a pair of narrated cassettes that purported to explain how to become a Radio DJ (and how to make a Demo Tape). I originally planned on including samples from these tapes in that first show, but a variety of factors left the tapes on the cutting room floor. One of the first things I reached for when I began work on this show were those tapes, and they make up the backbone of the show this week. This show could very well be sub-titled, “How To Become A Radio DJ,” but I feared that might create the wrong impression (either seriously, or sarcastically). I figured an Elvis Costello quote would not only send the right message, but hopefully put the samples in context.
I have to say, if it wasn’t already clear enough, this show forefronts my interest (and borderline obsession) with Negativland, and their own weekly radio show, Over The Edge. I’ve been a fan since the mid ’90’s, and have made an effort to listen as often as possible ever since. Over the years I’ve collected a number of recordings of their shows, and have often considered them a major influence on me. The problem is, to do a show like thier’s, you need a LOT of free time, and while I have made a lot of efforts to do something like they would do, it hasn’t always worked out that way. With a full week of free time at my disposal to prepare for this show, I was finally able to pick out and rehearse enough material to step up to the challenge. So, if you like what you hear, and you want to hear something weirder and / or more extreme, Over The Edge on KPFA (in Berkley, though they do stream and podcast it) is well worth your time and effort. Seriously.
This show includes a lot of music that wouldn’t normally appear on Blasphuphmus Radio, and while this isn’t a disclaimer (or even a warning), it seems that a bit of explanation might be in order. My musical interests range far and wide, and I’ve always imagined that at it’s most bizarre and cogent, my show enables a listener to draw a through-line between Bruce Springsteen, Shellac, Wall of Voodoo, Nirvana, Rudimentary Peni, Jet, Kraftwerk, Queens of The Stone Age, and Ornette Coleman. Of course, this is just my particular view of the musical universe, and I wouldn’t go so far as to claim that everyone can make those connections (or would even want to). For those more cynical than I, some of the cornier musical moments are included as “found sounds” that reinforce this Radio Essay; for those less cynical than I, the weirder and stranger moments are included as “found sounds” that, also, reinforce this Essay. I think the mish-mash makes perfect sense, if you consider the subject. Think about it…
I wanna thank Ricardo Wang for giving up his show this week so I could produce something like this, and Michelle Pecchia, Nil Admirari, Heather Hunt-Garrison, DJ Victrola, Steven Koriagin, Jennifer Howell, Shayna Proctor, Kyle Rich, Megan Kent, Reverend Marc Time (from our sister station, KWVA in Eugene), Alpha Protist, Heidi Stauber, Melissa Cooper, Jenna Lynn, Minded Rock Gate, and DJ Medusa, who all made suggestions for songs that should have been included in this show. If I didn’t use your suggestion, don’t sweat; I’ll probably use it next time. This series has some serious future potential.
Next week Blasphuphmus Radio will be coming to you 23 hours later than usual, as various schedule changes will temporarily move from from Saturday at 1 PM to Sunday at 12 Noon. But on Sunday, tune in for Part II of a previous series, A Family Affair, featuring not one, not three, but TWO of my siblings, joining me on the air. Can you believe the excitement?
See ya in seven.
A Sound Salvation (Playlist In Progress)
# Title * Artist * Album *
01.) How Radio Was Done I (Excerpt 1) * Negativland * Over The Edge Radio
02.) Excerpts Scattered Throughout * Mike Staff * How To Become A Radio DJ
03.) Turn It On * The Flaming Lips * Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
04.) Amateur Radio * Sonic Youth w/ Jim O’Rourke Clip 1
05.) Radio Nowhere * Bruce Springsteen
06.) Radio Song * Jet
07.) Radio Song * R.E.M.
08.) Amateur Radio * Sonic Youth w/ Jim O’Rourke Clip 2
09.) Radio Friendly Unit Shifter * Nirvana * In Utero * DGC Records
10.) Please Play This Song On The Radio * NOFX
11.) God Is In The Radio * Queens Of The Stone Age *
12.) Radio Schitzo * Rudimentary Peni
13.) Capitol Radio One * The Clash
14.) Transmission * Joy Division
15.) Radioland * Kraftwerk
16.) Radio 4 * Public Image Ltd.
17.) Amateur Radio * Sonic Youth w/ Jim O’Rourke Clip 3
18.) How Radio Was Done I (Excerpt 2) * Negativland * Over The Edge Radio
19.) Radio Transmissions * Man… Or Astro-Man?
20.) Video Killed The Radio Star * The Buggles
21.) Mexican Radio * Wall Of Voodoo
22.) On The Radio * The Selecter
23.) Amateur Radio * Sonic Youth w/ Jim O’Rourke Clip 4
24.) Radio Silents * Young Marble Giants
25.) Blasting Radio * Desperate Bicyles
26.) Radio * God Is My Co-Pilot
27.) Radio Gra * Unwound * Leaves Turn Inside You * Kill Rock Stars
28.) Amateur Radio * Sonic Youth w/ Jim O’Rourke Clip 5
29.) How Radio Was Done I (Excerpt 3) * Negativland * Over The Edge Radio
30.) I Heard It On The Radio * Ornette Coleman.
31.) The End Of Radio * Shellac
A slew of live performances prevented us from finishing The North Star Mining Company storyline from the classic radio serial, The Adventures of Superman. But fear not, for today we conclude this story in Part IV of our new series, and include a variety of music with this broadcast, all from the time period in question. It’s that extra step that we love to take to bring you your radio entertainment.
Not only will you find three episodes of vintage Old Time Radio from March, 1940, but contemporary commercials, too. Another shoutout goes to archive.org, my supplier for all these wonderful sounds. I should point out that I used a variety of recording methods to recreate the “Old Time” sound, so this episode in particular is going to sound a little strange. I think, by the time we get around to doing Part V, I will have perfected the style.
I also have to thank Ricardo Wang, not only for giving me ideas of how I could present this episode, but for being the excellent radio fill-in host that he always is. No Skinny Ties was great last week, and for that, I commend you. Lastly: thank you Isosceles Diego, who let me record this episode in his house while he was out of town. The echo was, at times, perfect.
This one’s a shocker, and includes a huge twist to the ongoing story at the very end! You won’t want to miss this.
Tune in and follow the story…
See you in seven.
The Adventures of Superman Part IV
Episode 13: The Steamship Madison * 11 March 1940
The crooks who work at The North Star Mining Company board the Madison to retrieve the documents that could blackmail them, but Superman arrives to rescue the captain of the steamship
Episode 14: Plane to Canyon City * 13 March 1940
Clark Kent takes a plane to Canyon City in order to stop the crooks who run The North Star Mining Company
Episode 15: Left to be Killed 15 March 1940
The crooks behind The North Star Mining Company have their plan entirely backfire, and everything winds up just fine. For now.
Even though I was out of town for my usual show this week, there was a two-fold treat for those who just can’t get enough Blasphuphmus Radio. Live, in the studio, Ricardo Wang did a special two-hour version of No Skinny Ties in honor of our Nation’s most important celebration. Those of you who tuned in live got to experience that. However, there is also an internet-only treat for the truly dedicated listener.
This is one of my all-time favorite shows, and now it can be yours, too, with a mere Inter-Web-A-Tron download. Can you believe it?
Tune in next week, when I actually DJ an hour of radio for a change of pace. What will happen? Who can say? Tune in and find out.
There are some days that actually contain a larger rock quotient than others. Today was one of those days. Whew! Where to begin? It’s always such a pleasure to see awesome live music performed by awesome people. Hell yeah.
As promised, this week Honey Vizer stormed the KPSU studios and took over for an entire hour. Relive the magic through the miracle of modern technology! Behold!
If ever there was a Blasphuphmus Radio podcast you needed to download featuring a Lizard Girl performing human-style country and folk music, this is the one. Seriously.
First, at noon, I guest hosted What’s This Called? today, which is always a treat. But in this case, it was extra-special, because we had a live guest, all the way from Barcelona, Spain: Santiago Latorre! While I wish I could take credit for booking this one, I did run sound, host the show, and conduct a short interview at the end. This was a lot of fun, and definitely not to be missed.
KPSU is in the middle of Pledge Drive this week, and because of that, I’ve got a double dose of Live Radio for you. No need to thank me; just go to your local Inter-Web-A-Tron Outlet, and down-load, download, dwnld. Ob-soive:
This week, on Blasphuphmus Radio, we redefine the meaning of the words “family radio” with a very special broadcast, with a very special guest: my sister, Karly.
This time, I let her run the show, and play all her favorite songs, inspired by the Ben Folds show we saw last night. Be prepared for the only hour of “family radio” that you might have to preview before playing for your children.
Looking for some new local music? Then look no further, because today’s special two-hour broadcast features two artists from the local Battlesnakes Collective!
I’d be careful if I were you. These snakes are dangerous.
Just because they didn’t this time, doesn’t mean they won’t! The perfect soundtrack to an alien invasion, UFO sighting, romantic evening for two, or merely something to put on when you’re bumming around the house.
I ran sound today for Abusive Delay during What’s This Called? It’s always fun to do sound for Ricardo’s bands, as they are generally off the beaten path, and not your typical musician anyway. If you want some weird, electronic, sometimes ambient, somethings aggressive noise, music, then this is the show for you.
Almost 11 years ago, Austin Rich & Holden Craft did the worst thing imaginable, live on the radio. But today, the past has (finally) caught up with him.
Follow me and Ken Nordine as we lead you on a wonderful trip through The Sound Museum!
This is one of the most personal episodes I’ve done since I got back to radio. Most of these songs are really important to me, for one reason or another, and while some of the transitions were a little faulty, the ending almost entirely makes up for that.
A couple of scheduling-problems later, we finally managed to get Mortal Engines on the air again, with new material, and an interview! I love doing live radio, and the main reason is when I can get bands on the air.
Mortal Engines is the perfect Sci-Fi Soundtrack Music, half down-tempo electro and half exploring the nebulae of deep space, so if that’s up your alley, then down load this baby now!
This one only just made it on the air, but when you’ve got Superman on your side, things just get done. I always love doing these Superman shows.
It’s been far too long since Blasphuphmus Radio Theater Presents! was on the air, and with a lull in my broadcast schedule, I decided to finally bring listeners Part III. At times various circumstances seemed to be conspiring against this broadcast, but in the end it all came together, and without a moment to spare.
I need to make a correction in the footnotes from Part II: “The Yellow Mask” storyline is only three episodes long, rather than the six I claimed. One thing I’ve noticed regarding Old Time Radio is that documentation is often hard to find, so I’m slowly piecing all of this together as I go. This things happen, but fortunately this means that this episode concludes that story, and begins a new one, referred to by some fans as “The North Star Mining Company.” Again, to keep with tradition, I included more music by Raymond Scott to use as a backing track, which is always a good addition to any broadcast.
To keep with tradition I dug up some Old Time Commercials, and also managed to get a couple of KPSU DJs to make a pair of drops that were debuted during this broadcast. These episodes are always fun to do, but are somewhat time-consuming to throw together. I can’t say when I’ll be doing another one, but hopefully it’ll be soon.
See ya in seven!
The Adventures of Superman Part III!
Episode 9: Threat to the Planet Building * 1 March 1940
Superman manages to stop The Yellow Mask’s plan, and causes his plane to crash. But The Yellow Mask’s body is not found among its wreckage.
Episode 10: Fire in the Sterling Building * 4 March 1940
Superman rescues a woman from a burning building, and takes her to a hospital.
Episode 11: The Stabbing of June Anderson * 6 March 1940
The girl that superman rescued – June Anderson – is stabbed in the hospital by two of the crooks who run The North Star Mining Company.
Episode 12: North Star Mining Company * 8 March 1940
June has given her brother – a captain on The Steamship Madison – some documents that will bring to justice the people who run The North Star Mining Company.
Running sound for Ricardo Wang’s show is always a blast. Death Worth Living is a sort of jazzy and droney, and was actually a lot of fun to do sound for.
Johnathan Boober, host of PDX Soundtracks, invited me to talk shop as we talked about some of our favorite Hits and Misses amongst bands that we are fans of. On tap: Deerhunter, Grails, The Jezebel Spirit, & Nick Cave. John and I thought it would be a great idea to give music-talk a chance at KPSU, and now you can tune in and tell us how we did.
My friend Georgette joins me for an hour of music by International female artists, representing six of the seven continents, and featuring only one American (singing in French, mind you). It’s a pretty interesting set, all courtesy of Georgette.
While you were probably a bit disappointed to find that Mortal Engines did not perform live on the air today (as I suggested they might), hopefully you weren’t too disappointed with the awesome selection of tunes the higher ups tossed down my way that needed to be played NOW! So, here it is.
This one rocks in a sort of mellow, late-at-night / existential kind of way, which actually doesn’t explain anything about what you can expect to hear, except that you won’t be surprised when you get to Nick Cave or Joy Division.
Put on your spurs, ’cause it’s time to go dancin’! Tune in for an hour of downhome, in-yer-face, just like grandma used to make Cow Punk this week on Blasphuphmus Radio, with special guest DJ Jazzy Joel of Alpha Protist! Yee-ha!
I had a really great time.
Whew. I’m all radio-ed out. I gotta say, it was a good day.
Check out today’s spine-tingling radio show, ready in popular “monophonic .mp3 download” format. As many of you probably know, this man has the coolest taste in music, is the most attractive man in the Portland area, and my oldest and dearest friend in the whole wide world. I wouldn’t be half the man I am without him. (The good half, that is.) We busted out an hour’s worth of tunes that you won’t soon forget, so download it now and be the first on your block to experience
Check out today’s spine-tingling radio show, ready in popular “monophonic .mp3 download” format. As many of you probably know, this man has the coolest taste in music, is the most attractive man in the Portland area, and my oldest and dearest friend in the whole wide world. I wouldn’t be half the man I am without him. (The good half, that is.) We busted out an hour’s worth of tunes that you won’t soon forget, so download it now and be the first on your block to experience
And while you’re at it: I ran sound today for What’s This Called?, because today Howlin’ Houndog and His Infamous Loosers played! It was a pretty damn cool show, so if you like Beefheartian-Roots Rock, then you should also download this show.
Due to the recent schedule change for Blasphuphmus Radio, I was unable to bring you Part II of “The Adventures of Superman” on February 17th. But fear not, because Part II is here, today, and not a moment too soon!
In this episode, we wrap up the first, six-part storyline, known to some fans simply as “The Wolfe.” Later, as the series progressed, individual episodes lost their names, and were merely titled “Storyline Title (Part x of y).” Since I felt it would be ideal to summarize the events brought to you in Part I, you also get a sample of authentic radio music from that period from the legendary Raymond Scott. What more could you ask for?
In Part II, we also begin the second six-part storyline, known to some fans as “The Yellow Mask.” As was typical in radio serials, the last episode of the previous storyline actually foreshadows the next storyline, making sure that each episode ends with a cliffhanger. If all goes well, we should be able to wrap up this storyline in Part III, which will be brought to you sometime in March (TBA).
It should be noted that I made a mistake in announcing “The Atomic Beam Machine,” merely calling it “The Atomic Beam.” One of the difficulties with the Inter-Web-A-Tron is that you get conflicting information depending on who you talk to. So, the correct name is “The Atomic Beam Machine,” regardless of what I say on the broadcast.
Also noteworthy about that episode is that it’s the first appearance of Lois Lane in the series. Originally played by Rollie Bester, she only stayed with the series for this particular storyline. She ends up being replaced starting with the next storyline. Even though there was a character named “Jimmy” in episode two (“Clark Kent, Mild Mannered Reporter”), Jimmy Olsen – the last of the show’s primary characters – has yet to make an appearance. I find it particularly interesting that none of the primary character – or even voice actors – appeared in the first episode (“The Baby From Krypton”). Since this kind of slow development would probably never happen in modern stories like this, I find it particularly noteworthy.
Again, I dug up some Old Time Commercials to flesh out the overall feel and sound of this broadcast. I think I managed to only use commercials from the year of – or before – these episodes were originally broadcast, but I don’t really know. If anyone else has and further information about these, please, let me know!
See ya in seven!
The Adventures of Superman Part II
Episode 5: Locomotive Crew Freed * 21 February 1940
Clark Kent overhears Keno & The Wolfe’s plans, waits for them to leave, then rescues the kidnapped train crew as Superman.
Episode 6: The Silver Clipper * 23 February 1940
Thanks to the work of Superman, Keno & The Wolfe are finally arrested. But Clark Kent receives a phone call from The Wolfes boss, The Yellow Mask!
Episode 7: The Atomic Beam Machine * 26 February 1940
The Yellow Mask steals The Atomic Beam Machine from Professor Sven Dalgren. Lois Lane is also introduced in this episode!
Episode 8: Fuel * 28 February 1940
While Clark Kent and Lois Lane are investigating Professor Sven Dalgren, The Wolfe threatens to destroy The Daily Planet.
Things have been pretty hectic in radioland lately, so I feel pretty bad about not plugging Wednesday’s live, on-air event before it actually happened. But, fear not! The Inter-Web-A-Tron offers the wonders of the past in the present… or the future! And in this case, it’s good that we can unite all three, because I was able to run sound for the only Cramps tribute band in Portland, Bikini Girls With Machine Guns!
With the recent passing of Lux Interior, there have been a number of radio tributes (including one on my own show, still archived here at the end of the hour), but with a live performance by an actual tribute band, you more or less can’t go wrong. Especially with the choice of musicians filling out the band: half of the sorely-missed Eat Your Heart Out combined with all of the still-amazing Hairspray Blues. Of course, hosting it on Ranger Mike’s signal-to-noise ratio was an excellent choice, and of course, having the wonderful Miss Meghan return to radio as Mike’s co-host was just the icing on the cake. (Meghan hosted the very-much-missed Songs The Lord Taught Us show before she decided to travel the world for a few years.) All in all, it was the COOLEST hour of radio that’s been broadcast in quite some time, and you would be remiss in your duties as an American not to listen.
I didn’t think it was possible either, but I managed to do an entire show on Valentine’s Day and not once did resorted to cynicism and irony! This was a really challenging show to program, but fortunately this year I actually have someone to celebrate with, and that helped point me in the right direction. Thanks babe!
Next week, stay tuned for the return of Blasphuphmus Radio Theater Presents! With the return of, “The Adventures of Superman, Part II.”
See ya in seven.
Songs For My Baby
01.) Sound Valentine [Excerpt I] * Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic
02.) Somewhere * Tom Waits
03.) Closer To My Baby * Dorothy Williams
04.) Can Your Monkey Do The Dog? * Rufus Thomas
05.) Birds And Bees * Carla & Rufus
06.) What A Man * Linda Lyndell
07.) A Man And A Half * Wilson Pickett
08.) Sound Valentine [Excerpt II] * Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic
09.) Bernadette * The Four Tops
10.) I Can’t Control Myself * The Troggs
11.) Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? * The Beatles
12.) Hit It And Quit It * Funkadelic
13.) Sound Valentine [Excerpt III] * Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic
14.) Boom Swagger Boom * The Murder City Devils
15.) Pablo Picasso * The Burning Sensations * Repo Man Soundtrack
16.) You Give Me Hot Pants! * The Agenda!
17.) Love Comes In Spurts * Richard Hell & The Voidoids
18.) Breathless * X
19.) My Funny Valentine * The Miles Davis Quintet * Cookin’ With…
New Day! New Time! Old Songs! This is a great show to start with, if you’ve been curious about Blasphuphmus Radio. It gives you the flavor of the kind of stuff I do in a new, Portland / Vancouver Metro Area kind of way.
Next week: I tackle the big VD with “Songs For My Baby.”
Today’s episode of Blasphuphmus Radio asks the question: where have all the Groundhog songs gone?
Well, there’s still six more weeks of winter according to February 2nd lore, so today I’m featuring songs about Ground, Hogs, and Shadows. Who knows how much longer this season will last? Only the Groundhog’s Shadow, knows! Bwahahahahahahahahaha!
I was absolutely shocked at how little Groundhog music there was to play for this show. Any musicians out there looking for something to write about, now’s your chance!
About halfway through the show I give a rambling and disjointed history of Groundhog Day. Most of the information was culled from several passes over the Inter-Web-A-Tron, so it’s as reliable as anyone else is these days.
I think I prefer the second half of the show myself.
Lastly: this is my last show during the 3 PM slot on Tuesdays. The powers that be have given me a chance to shine on the citywide broadcast signal, starting this Saturday, February 7th! So if you live in the Portland area, tune in at 1450 AM on Saturday in the Portland / Vancouver metro area (just after What’s This Called?), and 98.1 FM on the Portland State University Campus, to hear me do what I do best. You can also stream the show live at kpsu.org.
Those of you who podcast the show: nothing changes. You’ll just start getting the shows on Saturday instead of Tuesday.
Saturday’s show is tentatively titled, “Re-Introduction, Again.” Pleased to meet you… won’t you guess my theme?
Don’t forget audience participation: 503-725-4945. You, too, can be on the radio!
Last night, on Ranger Mike’s signal-to-noise ratio, The Vibrarians stopped by for a live set, and I was lucky enough to run sound and catch their awesome live set. Rumor has it that they’re playing at Rotture (with Hornet Leg, Wallpaper, & Lake), so if you like what you hear, you should totally check ’em out.
(Photo to the right by Ricardo Wang, on May 3rd, 2008, as they appeared on What’s This Called?)
In a new feature on Blasphuphmus Radio, we present the first four episodes of the 1940 radio classic, The Adventures of Superman! I’m an Old Time Radio fan, and have long lamented the fact that there are no stations (that I know of) that play any kind of Radio Theater anymore. (Outside of occasional NPR features.) To remedy this situation, once a month I’ll broadcast various Old Time Radio features, starting with one of my favorites.
Radio in the 1940’s was a very different medium than it is now. On WOR Radio (in New York), the popular shows included scripted features of various types and varieties, vaudevillian variety shows, news programs, and live Big Band music in the evenings. (These performances were then used as recorded music for the early morning broadcasts.) Since a lot of shows didn’t last long, writers and producers were constantly looking for new ideas to try out on the air. Eventually, Producer Frank Chase and Writer George Ludlum hit upon the idea to adapt the then-new Comic Book Character, Superman. Once they found Clayton “Bud” Collyer – who became the voice of Superman – they immediately began producing episodes.
On February 12th, 1940 a few voice actors and foley artists stood around a microphone and recorded the first episode of The Adventures of Superman. Humorously, this first episode lacks the primary characters and voices that would appear in all the future episodes, but by Valentine’s Day – with Bud Collyer voicing Clark Kent – the show became a hit.
The Adventures of Superman aired during the 5 PM hour on most of the stations that carried the show. (Depending on their schedules, it might be heard locally at 5, 5:15, 5:30, or 5:45.)
Most of the information here was pieced together from various different web resources, and I retrieved the episodes I broadcast today from archive.org, which hosts a lot of Old Time Radio using a Creative Commons License. Everything is available for download, free to all. The drawback of Old Time Radio Recordings online, however, is an issue of quality: the limitations of the technology of 1940, combined with the limitations in recording preservation over the years, combined with the limitations of primitive .mp3 encoding from whenever these files were created, have all conspired to create sub-par sounding audio. Of course, in many cases, we’re lucky to have these recordings at all, and as we’ll find out as this series progresses, there are many episodes from the WWII era that do not exist, in any form. (Shades of Dr. Who to come…)
As a Comic Book fan from way back, this show holds a special place in my heart. (Mostly because there was never a Green Lantern show, and this was the next best thing.) I used to have a series of four cassettes that contained at least 20 of the first episodes of the show, and I used to wonder how people could really love something that hokey. Now that I’ve had a few years to percolate on the subject, I’m wondering what I found hokey about them, then.
Throughout the show I inserted some Old Time Radio Commercials to add to the feel of the broadcast. The only commercial I know for a fact was actually broadcast during The Adventures of Superman was the Kellog’s Pep ad at the beginning. (They originally sponsored the show.) The others, unfortunately, could be from any time period (and region of the US – radio was extremely regional in those days), and therefore, may be anachronistic. (The Pepsi commercial, I realize after having done further research, may be from the early 1950s. My bad.) I hope no one calls me on it, and if they do, I hope they don’t feel too cheated. Really, I tried.
Unfortunately, I found two different ways to record my Old Time Voice Overs, and due to a crunch in production time, I had to leave them both in. I think second batch of recordings sound more Old Time-y, but then again, it might be completely unnoticeable with broadcast radio compression and podcasting .mp3 compression. We’ll see.
If there are any Old Time Radio aficionados that can help out a relatively newish fan, please, contact me! I would be most appreciative of a brain to pick about this fascinating time in Radio History.
This one was a lot of fun, and I can’t wait for Part II of the story, which will air on February 17th. Twice the excitement! Tune In, patient listeners!
The Adventures of Superman Part I!
Episode 1: The Baby from Krypton * 12 February 1940
Kal-El is sent to Earth by his parents from their home planet of Krypton.
Episode 2: Clark Kent, Reporter * 14 February 1940
Kal-El adopts the name Clark Kent, secures a job at The Daily Planet, and discovers that someone named The Wolfe is sabotaging a train called The Silver Clipper.
Episode 3: Keno’s Landslide * 16 February 1940
Keno, working for The Wolfe, uses a landslide to take out a train headed for Denver.
Episode 4: Clark Kent – Captured by the Wolfe * 19 February 1940
Keno and The Wolfe kidnap Clark Kent.
Obama-Rama! Inauguration Day Special, 2009! Political Music For Political Times!
I have to admit, I haven’t looked forward to an Inauguration Day for as long as I can remember, so it was really cool to put together a mix for a show like this. And, of course, a huge challenge, too. Having never gotten “political” on my show before, and having never put together a mix like this ever before, I was nervous and cautious as to what I should play. I wanted to focus on somewhat optimistic songs looking to the future, pausing only three times to really put in any amount of critique. It have to say, it was not easy; most of the time, when artists get political, the results are rarely pretty.
Suffice it to say, I think I managed to put together a really stunning selection of tunes to welcome our new President. I hope, if nothing else comes across in this broadcast, that I convey my sincere hope that the future is going to be all the more interesting with Mr. Obama in the White House.
Now, onto the show:
1.) Slightly Newish Opening. I’m still trying to get this right. I’ll probably fool around with new variations on this as the show develops. If anyone out there wants to try their hand at it too, I would be much obliged.
2.) “The American In Me.” (The Avengers) This might be difficult to believe, but I consider myself a patriot, and I think that almost anyone who is critical of the government needs to also come to terms with the fact that WE Are The Government. “Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do unto you.” I’m almost positive that the Avengers wanted that song to sound critical of the current government, but I like to think that it’s also loaded with a second meaning: WE are in control of who has the power, not the other way around.
3.) “Presidents Of The Past.” The first big segment of the show is dedicated to songs about Presidents of the past. There are two extremely critical songs in this segment (“Another Political Poem” & “Ronald Reagan”), and my only real defense is that they are both meant largely as jokes: King Missile III is described as, if anything, a Novelty Act, and Men’s Recovery Project wrote a song critical of Reagan in the mid 90’s, which can hardly be topical no matter how you analyze the lyrics. (Side note: reversing the swears from poorly-recorded seven-inch is hard enough, but I realized that in the process of doing so, I actually drew more attention to the swear than if I had just let it play on it’s own. Oh well.)
I guess the biggest problem with the songs featured here is that they are all presented as humorous. Even They Might Be Giants’ earnest attempt to tell the life story of James K. Polk is hard to take seriously when you consider this is the same band that brought us “Particle Man” and a hit single about a night light. Even when I try to take politics seriously, it’s hard not to go for the joke first.
I end this segment with a song by Elton & Betty White, “If I Were The President.” While I thank DJ Revolting Earwig on the air for introducing me to this particular song, I must thank Cheryl Albrect for introducing me to Elton & Betty originally. She came into a copy of their “Sex Beyond The Door” cassette when she used to be a journalist in the late 80’s, and has been turning people on to their music ever sense. DJ Revolting Earwig discovered Elton & Betty through her, and eventually uncovered another cassette album, “The Best Of Elton & Betty” through diligent Inter-Web research. Rumor has it that Elton & Betty will have a new boxed set released soon, despite a lack of input from Elton White’s manager. We’ll see if this ever comes to fruition.
4.) “Running For Mayor.” I went through a huge Jello Biafra phase when I lived in Eugene, and collected almost all of his albums when I worked at Barnes & Noble. I was so inspired by his “Runny For Mayor” story that I began a ‘zine campaign that required me to do some legal research at City Hall, and I toyed with the idea of running for a City Council position as part of a ‘zine project. At least, enough to start looking into the process. It wasn’t too much later that moving to Portland became an option, and so I quickly abandoned the idea in favor of setting up shop in PDX. However, the story has always stuck with me as one of my favorites, and it seemed appropriate given it was Inauguration Day. Hopefully, someone will be inspired to carry on the flame. The music behind Jello Biafra is from John Carpenter’s “Escape From New York” Expanded Soundtrack, which includes cues named, “President at the Train,” “Romero and the President,” and “The President Is Gone.” I felt it was appropriate, given the eerie paranoia present in both Biafra & Carpenter’s music.
5.) “Looking To The Future.” This is probably the most convoluted segment of the show. I was trying really hard to be optimistic, yet Patriotic, and it was really hard to walk that fine line without resorting to the kind of critical songs I played in the first segment. So, I went a little broad, and tried to include “America” in some way, while trying to grab some of that upbeat feeling I was trying to capture. (I did this with the background music throughout, too.) I don’t know if I entirely succeeded, but it’s a good mix of songs that I love, and sometimes that’s what counts. I was particularly proud of getting “Surf Wax America” in the set; I’m a huge fan of the first few Weezer albums, and this song in particular captures the bittersweet-pessimism-with-a-hint-of-hope that really embodies how I feel about politics as a whole.
Anyway, I hope you dug the show. Don’t expect too much more politics in the near future. It’s not my specialty, and more to the point, I’d much rather focus on other things.
Thanks again for everyone who tuned in. Next week, get ready for the premiere episode of “Blasphuphmus Radio Theater Presents,” which begins retrocasting the 1940 classic radio serial, “The Adventures Of Superman!” Audience Participation could be really, really promising on this one…
Part I
01.) The American In Me * The Avengers * The Avengers
02.) Tioga * The American Dream * Everything You Always Wanted To Know About 60’s Mind Expansive Punkadelling Garage Rock Instrumentals But Were Afraid To Ask.
03.) Another Political Poem * King Missile III * Royal Lunch
04.) Ronald Reagan * Men’s Recovery Project * Normal Man 7″
05.) Jimmy Carter Says Yes * Gene Marshall * The American Song-Poem Anthology
06.) Richard Nixon * Rod / The MSR Singers * The American Song-Poem Anthology
07.) James K. Polk * They Might Be Giants * Factory Showroom
08.) If I Were The President * Elton & Betty White * The Best Of Elton & Betty
Part II
09.) All American Twist * The Champs * All American
10.) Running For Mayor * Jello Biafra * I Blow Minds For A Living
11.) President At The Train * John Carpenter * Escape From New York Soundtrack
12.) Romero And The President * John Carpenter * Escape From New York Soundtrack
13.) The President Is Gone * John Carpenter * Escape From New York
Part III
14.) President King’s Theme * Brendan Smalls * Home Movies Soundtrack
15.) American Eagle * Bruce Haack * Listen Compute Rock Home
16.) The American Metaphysical Circus * The United States Of America * The United States Of America
17.) Love American Style * The Mr. T Experience * Milk Milk Lemonade
18.) Surf Wax America * Weezer * Weezer
19.) It’s My Thing * The Presidents * Sensacional Soul
As a long-time contributor to KPSU, one of the many skills I’ve picked up is that of running live sound. Between running Live Friday for two years, hosting bands on my own show – in addition to helping out other DJs with their bands – has given my a rather large musical portfolio that the Way-Back Machine gives me access to. I’ve always felt it was unfair to leave these recordings to lie in their musty storage bins, so I’ve decided to occasionally feature my best live recordings on this very show.
This week we have recordings by Tea For Julie & Derek M. Johnson. Tea For Julie is a new-ish indie-pop group that came into KPSU to perform on Rachelle’s “Anti-Apathy” show on November 24th, 2008. (Two days before Thanksgiving.) Normally they’re a full ensemble, but for this performance, they appeared as a two-piece for a spooky, reverb-drenched sound. Fans of the group will be excited to hear their songs stripped-down, and to hear their casual and friendly interview clips afterward. For more information, check out their page at http://www.myspace.com/teaforjulie.
Derek M. Johnson, however, is another matter entirely. As a solo experimental cellist, Derek skirts a much less mainstream sound that involves looping pedals, effects of all shapes and kinds, and when appropriate, actual cello sounds, too. Derek came to PDX on December 7th, 2008 (Pearl Harbor Day) to promote his show that evening, and to play a live set on Ricardo Wang’s “What’s This Called?” Program. Sadly, Ricardo could not appear on his own show (due to the all-encompassing financial crisis), and so I stepped in, not only to host but to run live sound as well. Derek performed three “pieces”: two short covers, prefaced by a longer (and awesome) improvised bit. While there wasn’t much of an interview, I included a few snippets of us talking that day, too. For more information about him, you can check him out at: http://www.myspace.com/derekmjohnson.
Incidental music and sounds in this episode provided by Man… Or Astro-Man?, Last Exit & found sounds from the public library.
PLUS!
“A Tribute To Ron Asheton Minicast”
As a huge Stooges fan, I couldn’t pass up the chance to do a small tribute to Ron, in honor of his unfortunate death. I was able to see them once in the Spring of 2007 at SxSW, and they were as good as advertised on stage, if not better. So I close the show with a “minicast” talking about my interest as a fan, will “Real Cool Time” & “1970” play on. I’ll be including occasional “minicasts” as they are appropriate or fit the show, and I will always try to draw attention to them for interested listeners.
Well, the first episode finished a couple hours ago, and I think it was quite a success. After a brief re-introduction to the medium of radio (and, to one degree, my previous radio incarnations), we jump into an episode that could just as easily have been called, “Radio About Radio.” All the hits (and a few misses) crop up throughout this audio-essay, complete with a Radio Recommendation, and Mr. Joel Gaddis co-staring as “Jerry.”
Some Interesting Factioids of Note: There are three clips from my previous radio broadcasts near the beginning of my show. The first was recorded on January 6th, 1999, exactly 10 years ago, with my then-co-host Holden Craft. That show was broacast at KWVA. The other two clips are from my tenure at KPSU: 06/29/04 (my first comeback show, with Dabney Coleman Knife Fight behind my talking), and 09/18/07 (my second-last show ever).
The “There Is Nothing Wrong With Your Radio” Clip comes from a mix-tape my friend (and ex-bandmate) Syd Louse made me in or around 1995. He recorded it off of a radio station he listened to obsessively as a kid in the ’80’s, the same time I grew up with radio (but in another rural town an hour away). I felt it was nice to play that a bring it full circle.
“WWED”: What Would Earl Do. As a member of the Church Of Blasphuphmus, you can always learn from Earl’s teachings.
“Talk Dirty To Me” is also sort of an inside joke between me and Syd, though in the years since it has taken on an additional significance for me, probably because of that.
“Night Court,” meanwhile, is a bit of an inside joke between myself & Holden Craft (dating back to Jr. High, practically). He and I played it on my show on January 6th, 1999. Again, I was going for the “full circle” effect.
While it’s a rather obvious pick, “This Is Radio Clash” was also important to me because I also played it on my first-ever broadcast when I started at KWVA.
“New Hit Radio”: My roommate of 15 years introduced me to Unwound. I never formally got to thank him for that, so I just play them a lot on my show and think of him.
The Parts & Labor song was picked only because I discovered that band via the Sound Opinions show.
Everything Else Not Already Cited / Credited: Mine Mine Mine!
Next week, stay tuned for It’s Alive: Part I, where I feature some of the recent live recordings I’ve made at KPSU.
As always, your input helps make the show, so please, feel free to send your comments and criticisms to: austinrich [at] gmail [ditty-dot] com. It’s the only way we learn.
This is a 60 Minute audio essay about the Holiday Season, with music, sound effects, voice-overs, and a few commercials. For those of you who have never heard the kind of shows I do, this is an excellent introduction to my radio style, and a wonderful hour of holiday sounds for those New Year’s parties around the corner. (Token mentions of X-Mas were, sadly, unavoidable.) Consider this my holiday gift to the city of Portland, and anyone else I forgot to get a gift for. Sorry.
Out With The New, In With The Old. (Special Is This Music? coverage for Hogwash while he’s out of town. Originally broadcast on 28 December 2008 on KPSU.)
This is a 60 Minute audio essay about the Holiday Season, with music, sound effects, voice-overs, and a few commercials. For those of you who have never heard the kind of shows I do, this is an excellent introduction to my radio style, and a wonderful hour of holiday sounds for those New Year’s parties around the corner. (Token mentions of X-Mas were, sadly, unavoidable.) Consider this my holiday gift to the city of Portland, and anyone else I forgot to get a gift for. Sorry.
“Out With The New, In With The Old.” This week, Austin Rich covers for Hogwash to bring you “Be That Song?” Today’s show featured an audio essay regarding the Holiday Season, and makes a great introduction to the kind of show I’ll start doing on January Sixth, 2009, when Blasphuphmus Radio premieres on KPSU. Tune in at 3 PM, won’t you?
For those of you who missed Derek Johnson’s great live performance on KPSU the other day, fear not! The wonder of modern technology has enabled us to capture sound recordings in a digital form, for your consumption. This brand new technology will no doubt revolutionize your life soon enough, but today it has allowed for this marvel to bring the past into the present at any future time of your choosing.
Thanks again to KPSU for letting me host, this, Ricardo Wang for being hard up and needing to make real money that day, and of course, Derek Johnson for rushing into the studio at the last second and still pulling off a great performance.
For those of you who missed yesterday’s episode of What’s This Called?, fear not! The power of the Inter-Web enables you to retrieve a recording of this broadcast at your leisure, and thus listen to it with the .mp3 playing device of your choice.
Nov 8th, 2008 Broadcast from noon – 1 PM. (Note: we went over by a few minutes, and so our last voice over may be recorded in the following hour.)
In preparation for the show, Ricardo created this really cool photo remix (featured right). This was included in all the promotion he did for this episode, and you can find more information about this photo (and viewer comments) here. If I were you, I’d check out the rest of his photos, too. Very, very cool.
Chris from Beta-lactam Ring Records sitting in the booth with his daughter Pia, playing stuff from the label that mostly has not even come out yet. Edward Ka-Spel CD giveaway!
The original, one-hour version of this program is lost, but this is a recreation from the original discs that I edited and used to mix the broadcast. You can hear the expanded re-creation that I did in 2011 here:
01.) The Outer Limits: Control Voice Introduction * Vic Perrin * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
02.) Frozen Neptune * Russ Garcia & His Orchestra * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
03.) Welcome To Tomorrow * Attilio “Art” Mineo * Man In Space With Sounds
04.) Man From Mars * Ferrante And Teicher * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
05.) Changing Channels I * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
06.) The Andromeda Strain: Desert Trip * Gil Melle * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
07.) Guitars In Space * Billy Mure * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
08.) One Step Beyond: Fear * Berlin Symphony Orchestra * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
09.) Doctor Who Main Title * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
10.) The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title * Bernard Herrmann (Conductor) / Sam Hoffman (Theremin) * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
11.) Changing Channels II * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
12.) Creature From The Black Lagoon Main Titles * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
13.) It Came From Outer Space: Visitors From Space * Dick Jacobs * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
14.) Fantastic Voyage: Main Title Sound Effects Suite * Leonard Rosenman * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
15.) Planet Of The Apes: Main Title * Jerry Goldsmith * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
16.) Changing Channels III * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
17.) On Planet X * David Garland and John Zorn * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
18.) Time Tunnel Main Title Theme * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
19.) Forbidden Planet: Main Titles – Overture * Louis And Bebe Barron * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
20.) On The Dark Side Of The Moon * Frank Comstock * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
21.) Changing Channels IV * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
22.) The Outer Limits: Control Voice Introduction * Vic Perrin * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
23.) Tone Tales From Tomorrow * Frank Coe * Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection
Based largely on a Negativland recording, and a mix CD I made for a friend of mine years ago, I present a time-traveling epic that includes me from several points in the timestream, and lots of excellent music. Enjoy!
01.) Theme From The A-Team * Mike Post and Pete Carpenter * The A-Team: Music From The Original Television Score
02.) Oskar Beck * The Ex * Dizzy Spells
03.) Soft Temple * Grails * Burning Off Impurities
04.) Corsa Sui Tetti [L’Uccello Con Le Piume Di Cristallo, 1969] * Ennio Morricone * Crime And Dissonance
05.) Summer Freeze * Unwound * Leaves Turn Inside You
06.) The A-Team Prepare For War * Mike Post and Pete Carpenter * The A-Team: Music From The Original Television Score
07.) Middle * Rocket From The Crypt * Scream, Dracula, Scream!
08.) Dope Smokin’ Moron * The Replacements * Stink
09.) Pachuko Soul * The El Caminos * Reverb Explosion
10.) Dueling Banshees * KARP * Moustaches Wild
11.) Be Forewarned * Pentagram * First Daze Here Too
12.) Black Cord * Bob Crane * His Mighty Hurrican Machine
13.) Petulant Bureaucrats Pummeled With Peanut Butter * Fat Worm of Error * Pregnant Babies w/ Pregnant Babies
14.) Philosophy Of The World * The Shaggs * Songs In The Key Of Z
15.) Nice B-O-R-E Guy & Boyoyo Touch * Boredoms * Pop Tatari
16.) Baby * OS Mutantes * Everything Is Possible
Me, Solo? Taking over the old Gumbo Ya-Ya show from Paul Ronan, I bring my particular brand of madness to the Wednesday night line-up.
Having been on Tuesdays up until this point, it was interesting to move to another night. However, I was among some incredible company, being on after Guitar Shop (still on the air), and before moss garden variety hour, hosted by Ranger Mike. While I did not stay in this spot for long, it was nice to temporarily hold this extremely excellent time slot, and the people who listened were always treated to some fantastic tunes. Wednesday, 6 PM – 7 PM.
Playlist:
01.) Astral Freakout * 101 Strings Orchestra * Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000
02.) Time Flies * The Ex * Dizzy Spells
03.) Retrofit * Hot Snakes * Live At ABC 5/10/05
04.) So Bored * The Exploding Hearts * Shattered
05.) Complete Control * The Clash * The Essential Clash
06.) Ready For More * Murder City Devils * Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts
07.) Sweet Georgia Brown * Django Reinhardt * Jazz Masters 38
08.) The Bit * Melvins * Stag
09.) Shoes Of Cement * Man Is The Bastard * D.I.Y.C.D.
10.) We Just Disagree * Anal Cunt * I Like It When You Die
11.) 01 * Boredoms * Super Roots 6
12.) The Witch * Roachclips w/ Ian Knox * Double Death
13.) Leave Me Alone * They Might Be Giants * Apollo 18
14.) Do The Milkshake * The Oblivions * Popular Favorites
15.) Peter Gunn * Poison Ivy * Shots In The Dark
16.) Dad Why Did My Friends Explode? * Deadbolt * Tijuana Hit Squad
17.) Zig Zag Wanderer * Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band * Safe As Milk
18.) Don’t Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) * Ween * Pure Guava
19.) Surf Session [Excerpt] * Moondog * Moondog
No special live guests for a few weeks, which means I can get down to playing some incredible recorded material. Prepare to be smoked. This is the last show of this year’s KPSU Pledge Drive, and it would be awesome if you called (503) 725-5945 and pledged your support for KPSU and What’s This Called? I promise to exceed your pledge in Thank You gifts. Seriously.
Twilight Furniture
This Heat
This Heat
Miami Morning Coming Down
Earth
hibernaculum
Let Rest Your Fragile Thoughts (excerpt)
Pop Culture Rape Victim
Let Rest Your Fragile Thoughts
Disc 2, Track 4
Earthmonkey
Be That Charge
South Tomorrow
L. A. Lungs
I’ve Called You Sexy Woman on a Tuesday Nigt Before
At this time, our program was on from 9 PM – 10 PM.
01.) Germ of Youth * Comet Gain * 7″
02.) Theresa * Bodines * ep
03.) Graveyard * Antietam * Rope-a-Dope
04.) Orange Moon * Eleventh Dream Day * Ursa Major
05.) Gather Up Your Wings and Fly * Felt * ep
06.) Every Conversation * June Brides * Every Conversation
07.) Roxy Girls * Yummy Fur * Night Club
08.) Fiesty Faust * Lumiere * it seemed like a good idea at the time
09.) Ala Bala * Revyu * Revyu
10.) Jr * Codeine * Barely Real
At this time, our program was on from 9 PM – 10 PM.
01.) Germ of Youth * Comet Gain * 7″
02.) Theresa * Bodines * ep
03.) Graveyard * Antietam * Rope-a-Dope
04.) Orange Moon * Eleventh Dream Day * Ursa Major
05.) Gather Up Your Wings and Fly * Felt * ep
06.) Every Conversation * June Brides * Every Conversation
07.) Roxy Girls * Yummy Fur * Night Club
08.) Fiesty Faust * Lumiere * it seemed like a good idea at the time
09.) Ala Bala * Revyu * Revyu
10.) Jr * Codeine * Barely Real
It’s the KPSU Pledge Drive – Call (503) 725-5945 and Pledge your support to KPSU and What’s This Called? Childhood Friends live in the studi for your inspirational dialing music.
Ricardo hosted the group Mortal Engines on What’s This Called?, and I got tapped to run live sound. Well, little did I know that three of these recordings would wind up on one of their albums: Sugar Skull. It was really cool to get credited again for some live sound work I’ve done, and the album is well worth checking out. Hopefully there won’t be nearly as much of a gap between this and the next radio appearance I make. This was just too much fun to put off this long again.
01.) Phillys’ Fridge * Evolutionary Jass Band * Change of Scene
02.) Devotion * Jefrey Leighton Brown * Change Has Got To Come!
03.) Swarm * The Unknown Instructors * The Master’s Voice
04.) Furniture Of Water * Project Perfect * pm+
05.) Asleep * Xiu Xiu * LIFE AND LIVE
06.) Aphid Text * Christmas Decorations * Communal Rust
07.) Dropout Boogies * Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band * Safe As Milk
08.) I’m A Midnight Mover * wilson pickett * Greatest Hits
09.) Chatterbox * Quintron & Miss Pussycat * Swamp Tech
10.) Quack * The Work * Rubber Cage
11.) Rainforest * This Heat * This Heat
12.) 2012 And Countless * Hella * There’s No 666 In Outer Space
13.) Proof Man * Amps for Christ * Every Eleven Seconds
14.) The Hat Collector * AIDS Wolf * The Lovers
15.) Gharaviss Perrdoh * Ruins * Pallaschtom
16.) Lightning Bulb * Dinosaur Jr. * Beyond
A crazy day of live music and extended time in the booth! This Saturday, April 7th, from Noon to 2 PM and from 4-5 PM there will be no less than 4 live musical performances on KPSU, brought to you by the What’s This Called program! From Noon to 1 PM, live from Seattle, Blue Light Curtain! From 1 PM to 2PM, live from Maine and from Montana, Crank Sturgeon with Pop Culture Rape Victim! and finally from 4 PM to 5 PM, live from Seattle, Joy Wants Eternity! A day full of earcandy not to be missed!
At this time, our program was on the air from 9 – 10 PM.
01.) Pierwszy * Wakacje w Rzymie * 7″
02.) Orange Song * Antietam * S/T
03.) Insincere Inspiration * Eleventh Dream Day * Zeroes and Ones
04.) You Can’t Be Funky * Bush Tetras * Boom in the Night
05.) You * Au Pairs * 7″
06.) Careen * Embarrassment * Heyday
07.) Really Strange and Weird Things * Sein Sah Thin * Princess Nicotine
08.) Nataque tempo * Pixinguinha * —
09.) Hoy amanecio * Los Gatos * Obras cumbres
10.) Que pasara * Cafe Tacuba * Cuatro caminos
11.) The Boogie Monster * Gnarls Barkley * St. Elsewhere
12.) For Your Infarmation * The Cedars * 7″
13.) O, O, O * Sarlo Akrobata * Bistriji ili tuplji
14.) Modern Modes * The Brogues * 7″
15.) I Had an Excellent Dream * The Dentists * Some People Are On The Pitch They Think It’s All Over It Is Now
16.) Gdy Nie Ma Dzieci * Kult
At this time, our program was on the air from 9 – 10 PM.
01.) Pierwszy * Wakacje w Rzymie * 7″
02.) Orange Song * Antietam * S/T
03.) Insincere Inspiration * Eleventh Dream Day * Zeroes and Ones
04.) You Can’t Be Funky * Bush Tetras * Boom in the Night
05.) You * Au Pairs * 7″
06.) Careen * Embarrassment * Heyday
07.) Really Strange and Weird Things * Sein Sah Thin * Princess Nicotine
08.) Nataque tempo * Pixinguinha * —
09.) Hoy amanecio * Los Gatos * Obras cumbres
10.) Que pasara * Cafe Tacuba * Cuatro caminos
11.) The Boogie Monster * Gnarls Barkley * St. Elsewhere
12.) For Your Infarmation * The Cedars * 7″
13.) O, O, O * Sarlo Akrobata * Bistriji ili tuplji
14.) Modern Modes * The Brogues * 7″
15.) I Had an Excellent Dream * The Dentists * Some People Are On The Pitch They Think It’s All Over It Is Now
16.) Gdy Nie Ma Dzieci * Kult
01.) Doing Research For An Autobiography * The Fucking Am * Gold
02.) Kanaan * Amon Duul II * Phallus Dei
03.) Coloured Water * The Work * Rubber Cage
04.) Discipline * Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Arkestra * Soundtrack To The Film “Space Is The Place”
05.) White Rice, Brown Heart * Man Man * Man Man
06.) Friends Don’t Let Friends Win * Hella * There’s No 666 In Outer Space
07.) Strawberry Phlegm Salad * Otto von Schirach * Maxipad Detention
08.) Sparrows And Wires * The Deviants * Disposable
09.) Free Radicals * The Flaming Lips * At War With The Mystics
10.) Horta * The Vulcan Freedom Fighters * Stardate Unknown
11.) Digital * Joy Division * Substance
12.) Rocket Roll * Zolar X * Timeless
13.) I’m So Bored With The U.S.A. * The Clash * The Essential Clash
14.) My Escape * Dead Moon * Echoes Of The Past
15.) Bride Of Rain Dog (Instrumental) * Tom Waits * Rain Dogs
16.) Cloak & Dagger * Empty Room * Space Monkey EP
17.) Like Hearts * The Prids * …Until The World Is Beautiful
18.) God Only Knows [Excerpt] * Beach Boys
Whew! This is quite possibly the longest playlist I’ve EVERY posted. My good friend Mr. Jonathan Savoie (Defstar) prepared two great mixes, and wanted a chance to debut them for all the world to hear. His Defstar project is… unusual, no doubt about it, but almost instantly he got my ass shaking. Exactly how, I’m not sure. I mean, from Yes to Don Lonie, to Zappa, Man Is The Bastard, & The Beatles on 45? If I had to sum it up in a word, I’d say: incredible. Check it out, if you dare!
Defstar Playlist:
01.) Tanguedia * Astor Piazzolla * Luna 02.) Wake Up [Excerpt] * NoMeansNo 03.) Wake Up [Excerpt] * Richard Simmons 04.) Lovely Hula Hands [Excerpt] * feat. The Maile Serenaders * “Let’s Hula” 05.) Our Earth’s Blood pt. 2 [Excerpt] * Man Is The Bastard 06.) Skeletor’s Revenge [Excerpt] * Masters Of The Universe 07.) Bus Stop [Excerpt] * Rah Bras 08.) Good Morning Portland [Re-Mix] * Austin Rich 09.) D * The Electric Company 10.) Mortality [Excerpt] * Radio Lab 11.) Damn That’s Smooth [Excerpt] * The Mayonnaise vs. Venn Jazz Ensemble 12.) Jelly Roll Gumdrop [Excerpt] * The Mothers Of Invention 13.) Economy Lunch [Excerpt] * Bob Booker And Earle Doud * The First Family 14.) Sesame Street Fever [Excerpt] * Irwin The Disco Duck and the Wibble Wabble Singers 15.) I Smell Almonds [Excerpt] * Dabney Coleman Knife Fight 16.) Chopsticks [Excerpt] * Living Guitars Play… 17.) Used Log Truck [Excerpt] * Buzz Martin 18.) Stock Cars [Excerpt] * The Big Sounds Of The Drags 19.) Sound As Touch [Excerpt] * Radio Lab 20.) Introduction [Excerpt] * Sharon Jones And The Drag Kings 21.) Dead Bass Thing * Rah Bras 22.) Jim, The Spelunker * Rah Bras 23.) Oui Oui Oui * Rah Bras 24.) Sunset In The Antipodes [Excerpt] * Carney And Thomas
25.) Sex-Tet * Astor Piazzolla * Luna 26.) [Excerpt] * Frank Zappa * Lumpy Gravy 27.) La Golondrina [Excerpt] * Johnny Johnson 28.) [Excerpt] * Don Lonie * Don Lonie Speaks Again 29.) Tico Tico [Excerpt] * Joanne Castle 30.) Heart Of The Sunshine * yes 31.) Tumbling Tumbleweeds Deep In The Heart Of Texas [Excerpt] * Billy Arnold & His Rangers 32.) Raindance [Excerpt] * Herbie Handcock 33.) The Bullit Theme [Excerpt] * Lalo Schifrin 34.) [Excerpt] * Don Lonie * Talks To Teenagers 35.) [Excerpt] * Peter Appleyard And Orchestra 36.) [Excerpt] * Uncle Moishi And The Mitzvah Men 37.) [Excerpt] * Danny Gould * Let’s Play Bongos 38.) ?? * ?? * ?? 39.) Garden Of Eden [Excerpt] * Kids Bible Club 40.) [Excerpt] * Apolo 11 Flight To The Moon 41.) Silver Apples To The Moon [Excerpt] * Morton Subotnik 42.) [Excerpt] * Ukie Sherin 43.) Opretta [Excerpt] * Dabney Coleman Knife Fight 44.) Hey Jude [Excerpt] * The Beatles 45.) Luna * Astor Piazzolla * Luna
01.) House On The Hill * Tijuana Homers * In-Studio Performance 11/30/04
02.) Too Fast For Love * The Donnas * Get Skintight
03.) Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap * Atomic Bitchwax * Spit Blood
04.) I Am The Walrus * Oingo Boingo
05.) King Of Pain * Alanis Morissette * MTV Unplugged
06.) Rock And Roll All Nite [Excerpt] * Toad The Wet Sproket * Kiss My Ass
07.) The Badge * Pantera * The Crow Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
08.) Fight Fire With Fire * Megadeth
09.) Rising Force * Hammer Fall * Crimson Thunder Special Comic Edition
10.) Mexican Radio * Celtic Frost * Into The Pandemonium
11.) The Usurper * High on Fire * 7″
12.) Godzilla * Fu Manchu * (Godzilla’s) Eatin’ Dust
13.) Ain’t It A Shame * Nirvana * With the lights out
14.) Moustache * Concrete Sox
15.) Baby One More Time * Travis * Turn
01.) Rumble * Link Wray & His Wray Men * The Best Of Link Wray
02.) That’s All Right * Elvis Presley * Elvis At Sun
03.) Raw-Hide * Link Wray & His Wray Men * The Best Of Link Wray
04.) Monk Time * The Monks * Black Monk Time
05.) The Daily Planet * Love * Forever Changes
06.) And She Was * Talking Heads * Best Of Talking Heads
07.) Jack The Ripper [Excerpt] * Link Wray & His Wray Men * The Best Of Link Wray
08.) Hide * Danse Society * Seduction: The Society Collection
09.) Mother Of Pearl * Roxy Music * Stranded
10.) Bomb Culture * Crack City Rockers * The Good Life
11.) Big City After Dark [Excerpt] * Link Wray & His Wray Men * The Best Of Link Wray
12.) Be Forewarned * Pentagram * First Daze Here
13.) Clash City Rockers (Original Version) * The Clash * The Essential Clash
14.) Horror Hotel * The Misfits * Boxset
15.) Who Knew? * Black Elk * Black Elk
16.) Everything’s Explodin’ * The Flaming Lips * Finally, The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid
17.) The Secret Of Life * The Dead Milkmen * Soul Rotation
Recreated using playlist information and the full hour that exists from this show, the original form of this broadcast was a two-hour special, featuring pre-recorded segments from the DJ after me, who would “appear” to discuss his VD plans with his girlfriend. Those segments, minus a handful of voice overs, are missing from this presentation.
However, what you do get is a fantastic DJ set by my friend Isosceles Diego, and the complete first hour, in all of it’s majesty and wonder. Thanks again buddy! You totally delivered a show when I was not ready to do one.
Enjoy!
Isosceles Diego’s Valentine’s Day Special
01.) Cudna suma * Disciplina Kicme * Ove ruke nisu male
02.) Pregenerate * June of 44 * In The Fishtank
03.) Treci vavilon * Darkwood Dugb * U nedogled
04.) Heroina savremenog doba * Jarboli * Budanje prolece
05.) Anarhija all over Bascarsija * Zabranjeno pusenje * Walter go brani sarajevo
06.) Voda u moru * Elektricni orgazam * Elektricni orgazam
07.) Ritam u kojem stojis * Presing * 600 nebo
08.) Generate * June of 44 * In the Fishtank
09.) Five Weetbix and Toast * Bird Nest Roys * –
10.) Wednesday She’s Coming Round * Able Tasmans * –
11.) Ash Grey * Verlaines * Hallelujah All the Way Home
12.) Crazy to Exist * josef k * entomology
13.) Oko moje glave * Sarlo Akrobata * Beograd – Paket Aranzman
14.) In the Fishtank * June of 44 * Modern Hereditary Dance
15.) Valentine * Tsunami * Deep End
16.) Valentine * Lois * Butterfly Kiss
17.) Valentine Card / Kantina / Were, Are And Was Or Is * Unwound * Fake Train
18.) Sing Blue Silver Interlude [Missing]
19.) Mozda ce pasti * Jarboli * Budanje prolece
20.) Gubitnik * Partibrejkers * Partibrejkers
21.) Sweet Smell * Eleventh Dream Day * Prairie School Freakout
22.) Mravalzhamieri * Choir of Shilda * Drinking Horns and Gramaphones
23.) You’ve Got To Be Modernistic * James P Johnson * King of Stride Piano
24.) Sleeping Through Heaven * Game Theory * Distortion of Glory
25.) Mocskos ido * Európa Kiadó * Love 82
26.) Sing Blue Silver Interlude [Missing]
27.) Fado Lisboa * Ercilia Costa * Ercilia Costa and Armandinho
What’s This Called?: 30 October 2010: Big City Orchestra, LIVE!
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