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Ep 180 – armshtrong
gts180 “armshtrong” Gimme my Tang! 01-01 Patti Smith – Easter 102 – Space Monkey (1978) — best song off this album is one we can, unfortunately, no longer play on the radio. 01-02 2001 Sprach Kazoostra — ahhh, finally some kazoo! 01-03 Deodato – Prelude 101 – Also Sprach Zarathustra (1973) — appearance in the…
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Ep 179 – misshile
gts179 “misshile” The weather ain’t been the same since they started shootin’ up them rockets. 01-01 Tom Lehrer – That Was The Year That Was 206 – Wernher Von Braun (1965) — desperately wanted a quiet academic career, but people kept demanding he play his funny songs. Eventually opened an office in New York where…
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Ep 178 – bovitish
gts178 “bovitish” Still think they should’ve paid Bo Diddley. 01-01 Bo Diddley – The London Bo Diddley Sessions 202 – Do The Robot (1973) — this LP came out on Chess, like most of his best stuff. 01-02 8 Eyed Spy – 8 Eyed Spy 101 – Diddy Wah Diddy (1981) — Of course, this…
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Ep 177 – droidish
gts177 “droidish” Iron eyes can never weep. 01-00 clip from “The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951) — the female vocal is Patricia Neal, four years after winning the very first Tony Award ever given for Best Actress. Here, she delivers a message which saves our planet, to Gort, the protector robot of alien visitor…
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Ep 176 – shmegabyte
gts176 “shmegabyte” You should follow Wynken Blyken and Nod, not Hewlett Bitcoin and Jobs. 01-00 The Shadow – The Computer Calculates But The Shadow Knows (1964) — a note about the opening piece: The radio show “The Shadow” started in 1937 with Orson Welles in the title role. He left after a year when Hollywood…
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Ep 175 – shock
gts175 “shock” Aha, NOW I get what those giant humanostorage chambers were doing in The Matrix! 01-01 Benny Goodman Sextet – 1939-11-27 Waldorf-Astoria, NYC, NY 08 – AC-DC Current (1939) — critics didn’t like it, but reportedly, Benny “was fond of it himself.” 01-02 AC/DC – High Voltage 104 – Live Wire (1976) — band…
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Ep 174 – devlish
gts174 “devlish” Had a tune by the band Stuffed Babies On Wheels, but ran out of time. 01-01 The Lumberjack With The Northwood Singers – Coach 6557 – Hell Bound Train (1965) — with the boiler full of lager beer, bound to be a fun trip! 01-02 cast – Hadestown OBC 09 – Way Down…
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Ep 173 – vampish
gts173 “vampish” Not bangers, they’re fangers. 01-01 Archie King – Dayhill 2003 – The Vampire (1959) 01-02 Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 10 – Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But… (2006) 01-03 Duponts – Roulette 4060 – Screamin’ Ball (At Dracula Hall) (1958) — 1958 to 1960…
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Ep 172 – moodish
gts172 “moodish” Highlights of the work of John Lodge, not a founding member of The Moody Blues, but but an important piece of the machinery. 01-01 The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour 101 – Procession (1971) — meant to evoke the evolution of music, one of the band’s inspirations for this piece…
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Ep 171 – harvesht
gts171 “harvesht” Gives me a shiny coat. 01-01 Leslie Sarony – His Master’s Voice B2714 – Don’t Be Cruel To A Vegetabuel (1928) — when you eat brussels sprouts, you’re depriving a cabbage of her young. 01-02 2Minute Minor – Back In Our Day 02 – Veggie Tales (2021) — unnannounced, in rough draft this…