Irreverently – Be Defined By What You Do, Not What’s Happened To You

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0:00:01) Last & Final Days by Eric McM’s Caravan Discordia off of Eric McM’s Caravan Discordia

0:00:45) How’s It Gonna End by Tom Waits off of Real Gone

0:05:35 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 1: year that trembled and reel’d beneath me by cars & trains off of we are all storms)

Welcome to that uniquely strange day caught between yesterday and tomorrow. Somehow both the most reflective and mindless square on the calendar. The very last-night when we throw another 365 back over our shoulders onto our ever-growing pile of Past. Tom Waits knows nothing lasts forever hence him asking “How’s It Gonna End.” But always always try and remember, like Imani Coppola, we can always try to have Hope For The Future.

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0:06:35) Hope For The Future by Imani Coppola off of Afrodite

0:10:40) The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton off of Joco Looks Back

0:14:25) Fear The Future by St. Vincent off of Masseduction

0:16:50) If Tomorrow Ever Comes by Cop Shoot Cop off of White Noise

0:22:10 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 2: Beginning of Elegy for a Solitary Year by Jill Tracy off of A Medicine for Madness: The 2020 Isolation Piano Recordings)

That was Cop Shoot Cop from their White Noise record. Before which we heard St. Vincent telling us to Fear The Future, which following after Jonathan Coulton’s sci-fi ballad The Future Soon, so perhaps she has good reason to be afraid. And we started with one from Imani Coppola’s Afro-dite album. And now here’s Ray Charles and Willie Nelson covering Frank Sinatra.

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0:23:30) It Was A Very Good Year by Ray Charles & Willie Nelson off of Duets

0:28:25) Time by David Bowie off of Aladdin Sane

0:33:25) Sour Grapes (New Year’s Eve Song) by This Way to the Egress

0:37:00 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 3: Beginning of Elegy for a Solitary Year by Jill Tracy off of A Medicine for Madness: The 2020 Isolation Piano Recordings)

That group was called This Way to the Egress. And that was Sour Grapes (New Year’s Eve Song). Immediately preceding that we had an ode to our greatest teacher and worst enemy, Time by that insane lad David Bowie, who must’ve been going through a Jacques Brel phase at the time.

This time of year it’s pretty impossible not to think about the things we want to change in the upcoming year. The idea is like the air, so ubitiquous you hardly notice, but still seeps into you… And one can’t live without change. But did you ever notice the “Self-improvement” goals everyone trades back and forth never involve helping other people. Donating money to charity, or volunteering at the food pantry. Or giving up something the less well-off might call a “luxury” that causes pollution. I wonder why we never include those things when we talk about bettering ourselves? Must be something in the air.

0:39:25)Air by Hair Film Cast off of Hair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

0:40:50) New Year’s Resolution by Otis Redding (with Carla Thomas) off of Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding [Box Set]

0:44:00) Forever No More by Mary J Blige off of No More Drama

0:45:40) There’ll Be No Next Time By Louis Prima (feat. Sam Butera) off of Collector’s Series

0:48:50) 365 Days by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones off of Question The Answers

0:51:50 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 4: 4 O’clock Reprise by Emilie Autumn off of Fight Like a Girl)

From Question The Answers that was The Mighty Mighty Bosstones with a number called 365 Days. Right before that we heard Louis Prima featuring Sam Butera talking about how There’ll Be No Next Time. Then jumping back we had Mary J Blige telling us ForEver No More from No More Drama. Then was Otis Redding and Carla Thomas singing about their New Year’s Resolution. That was where I was going to start that set but I played Air from the Hair. Sometimes you just got play a musical.

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0:53:00) Last Midnight by Bernadette Peters from Into The Woods

0:56:05) Goodbye To Another Year by The Urban Voodoo Machine off of Goodbye To Another Year

0:59:35) II. earth: the oldest computer (the last night) by Childish Gambino [feat. Azealia Banks] off of because the internet

1:04:15) Yesterdays by DEAD BY WEDNESDAY off of Democracy is Dead

1:07:05 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 5: Goldberg Variation #17 by Glenn Gould off of Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1955 Version)

If you’ve been here before you’ve heard from the many sides of Ceschi Ramos, but that was the first time we played metal-Ceschi. That was the Ramos Brothers and DEAD BY WEDNESDAY with Yesterdays from Democracy is Dead. Before which we heard II. earth: the oldest computer (the last night) from Childish Gambino feat. Azealia Banks. Before which heard from The Urban Voodoo Machine helping us say Goodbye To Another Year. And we started off with a number from the original broadway cast of Into The Woods. That was Bernadette Peters belting out Last Midnight.

So here’s to a new year and taking all those things we put off throughout last and to putting them off for Another Year

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1:08:45) Another Year by Amanda Palmer off of Who Killed Amanda Palmer

1:14:40) The Human Game by Alan Watts off of This Is It

1:17:35) Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) by Guy Lombardo off of Enjoy Yourself – The Hits of Guy Lombardo

1:20:50) Tomorrow, Today by Piñata Protest off of El Valiente

1:23:45 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 6: Sweat Set by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

That was Piñata Protest. From El Valiente that was Tomorrow, Today. Before that we heard the Guy Lombardo version of Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think). And yes I remember I played the Louie Prima version back in August for Happiness Happens Day. Just before that we heard from Alan Watts. And we began it all off with one from the person Who Killed Amanda Palmer, that one was entitled Another Year.

I guess it’s time to start winding down. You’ve got a whole new year to prepare for, and it’s been too long a December.

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1:25:25) The Party’s Over by The Scarring Party off of End Times

1:26:45) It’s Just A Ride by Bill Hicks off of Revelations

1:28:55) End Of The Road by Dog Fashion Disco off of Sweet Nothings

1:35:30) I Am The Ride by Chris Smither off of Up On The LowDown

1:39:20 (Music Rev. ruins by talking over 7: Had Enough by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

That was Chris Smither, who you may remember form October’s Food Day episode when he sang about a veritable cart and having No Love Today. But here he realized I Am The Ride. Before that we had a bluesy Dog Fashion Disco tribute to Bill Hicks with End Of The Road. Then before that, from the man himself telling us that life is It’s Just A Ride, from his Revelations special in London from 1993. And we began it all off with The Scarring Party telling us that The Party’s Over, from their End Times album. And they are right, that’s about it. I am going to leave you with DeVotchKa Telling us How It Ends

Before I do though I want to say thank you for spending your time with me and giving me that greatest gift. Remember that you are loved so take good care of yourselves and each other. As always it’s been perfection talking at you. So until nest time or never whichever comes first. I am Rev. You are wonderful, and though its been a bit of a clusterfuck, together we’ve been Aurally Fixated.

Thank you. I love you.

1:41:10) How It Ends by DeVotchKa off of How It Ends

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Bonus: Auld Lang Syne by The Black on White Affair off of In The Christmas Groove

Bonus: Auld Lang Syne by The UK Subs off of Bollocks To Christmas

Bonus Bonus: We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn off of Dr. Strangelove SoundTrack

Music for the Fourth Friday in November

November 26, 2021 November 26, 2021 by Rev.

0:00:01) Black Friday by Faith No More off of Sol Invictus

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0:03:10 (The first piece of music Rev. ruins by talking over: First Prelude by Factor & The Chandeliers off of Factor & The Chandeliers EP)

Thanksgiving was yesterday. Today is a different holiday, and if Faith No More singing about Black Friday isn’t clue enough, let me spell it out. In the United States the fourth Friday in November is always Buy Nothing Day. And in that spirit…

0:04:40) A Place For My Stuff by George Carlin off of A Place For My Stuff.

0:06:25) First Announcements by George Carlin off of A Place For My Stuff

0:07:25) Fuck Your Stuff by P.O.S off of We Don’t Even Live Here

0:11:15) Mountains o’ Things by Tracy Chapman off of Tracy Chapman

0:15:45 (The second piece of music Rev. ruins by talking over: The Dance Of The Sugar Plumb Fairies by The Vandals off of Oi To The World)

0:17:05) Five-Finger Discount by Choking Victim off of No Gods, No Managers

0:19:40) Shoplifting by The Slits off of Cut

0:21:10) Marketing & Advertising by Bill Hicks off of 1997 Arizona Bay

0:22:25) Been Caught Steelin by Jane’s Addiction off of Ritual De Lo Habitual

0:25:50) To Catch A Thief by Lovage off of Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By

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0:29:00 (The third piece of music Rev. ruins by talking over: 4 O’clock Reprise by Emilie Autumn off of Fight Like a Girl)

As you know we started off with a song off Choking Victim’s only album with a a song called Five-Finger Discount. Then came the Slits, shoplifting. Then was Jane’s Addiction’s most popular song, Been Caught Steelin. And finally we had To Catch A Thief by Lovage, off their only album. Do you remember that name from last time – World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims?
Ya know, music is one of the only things I buy first-hand. And I try to give my cash as close to the band as I can. Hand it to them while their working their own march table at shows. Or see if they have a BandCamp page. Most everything else I get from rag-and-bone-shops.

0:30:20) Rag & Bone by The White Stripes off of Icky Thump

0:34:05) Thrift Shop (featuring Wanz) by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis off of The Heist

0:37:40) Second Announcements by George Carlin off of A Place For My Stuff.

0:38:20) Vodka Beer Commercial from Family Guy

0:38:40) Garbage Man by Ike Turner & The Family Vibes off of In Yo’ Face! The History Of Funk – Vol. 1

0:41:30) Rags And Old Iron by Oscar Brown Jr. off of Sin & Soul… And Then Some

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0:45:10 (The fourth piece of music Rev. ruins by talking over: First Track by Paper Tiger off of Made Like Us)

That was the: actor, poet, playwright, activist, songwriter, and singer, Mr. Oscar Brown Jr. from his flawless record Sin & Soul… And Then Some that was Rags And Old Iron. Before him we had a song that took me years to find, perhaps because I was looking under Ike Turner rather than The Family Vibe but eventually I found the Garbage Man. And immediately previous to that was Macklemore & Ryan Lewis preaching fiscal conservatism with Thrift Shop (featuring Wanz). And at the top we had The White Stripes with Rag & Bone.

Weather today you’re; cutting up you’re credit cards, going to something free, donating old stuff, or just staying home trying not to buy anything online, it can be tough. Greed is insidious and can grab ahold of your brain, and before you know it, for some reason, like The Magnetic Fields, you want a Zebra.

0:47:10) Zebra by The Magnetic Fields off of 69 Love Songs, Vol. 3

0:49:20) Diamond Mind by Rasputina off of How We Quit the Forest

0:50:30) Fifth Announcements by George Carlin off of A Place For My Stuff

0:50:55) Fingernails for Cash From Family Guy

0:51:30) Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend by Marilyn Monroe Vs. Swing Cats off of Psychobilly Box

0:56:00) Diamond Ring by Coco, Kike off of The Electro Swing Revolution Vol. 2

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0:59:20 (The fifth piece of music Rev. ruins by talking over: Prelude by Bonobo off of Black Sands)

Those who just electro-swing danced their way through your brain-meats were Coco & Kike. I’m not sure which, but one was trying to get a Diamond Ring out of the other. Before that we had a song introduced to the world by the comedian and actress Carol Channing. That however was a spiced up take by Ms. Marilyn Monroe Vs. Swing Cats from the Psychobilly Box compilation. That was Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend. Prior to that there was Rasputina from their strangely beautiful album How We Quit the Forest. That was Diamond Mind. Now I’ll let Nina Simone take it as she bumps together 2 songs from the musical Hair. And counts what she Ain’t Got No of, then reminder herself that still, “I Got Life”

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1:00:40) Ain’t Got No/I Got Life by Nina Simone off of Remixed & Reimagined

1:03:50) Favorite Things by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes off of Are a Drag

1:05:45) Sixth Announcements George Carlin off of A Place For My Stuff

1:06:10) Log Commercial from Ren & Stimpy

1:06:45) I Got The Sun In The Morning And The Moon At Night by Dean Martin off of Just For Fun

1:09:35) Goin’ Down Slow by Howlin’ Wolf off of His Best – Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

1:13:35 (The Final piece of music Rev. ruins by talking over today: Mano De Mono by Corrosion Of Conformity off of Deliverance)

That was the one-of-a-kind voice of Howlin’ Wolf (accompanied by Bobby Bland) Goin’ Down Slow. Before that we had Dean Martin with I Got The Sun In The Morning And The Moon At Night from his Just For Fun record. Then we had some of my Favorite Things from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Are a Drag. And as I’ve mentioned there was the too-good-for-this-world Ms. Nina Simone with Ain’t Got No/I Got Life.

Now friends, you can trust me when I tell you that I’m playing this next song because I love it and it fits perfectly with today’s theme. And It’s not just because I left out a syllable when I said their name in The 4th day of July show. This is Conor Oberst with his other band Desaparecidos.

1:15:05) $$$$ by Desaparecidos off of Read Music / Speak Spanish.

Music for the Sixteenth Day of October

October 16, 2021 October 15, 2021 by Rev.

0:00:01) Eggs And Sausage by Tom Waits off of Nighthawks At The Diner

0:06:00) Vegetable Omelet by Maggie Estep off of No More Mister Nice Girl

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0:06:35 (Music for Rev’s First Interruption: Egg Circus Theme by Friendly Rich And The Lollipop People off of The Friendly Rich Show)

Good morning dear ones, it’s so nice breaking our fast together. Sharing a lovely breakfast, just you, your Rev. – Tom Waits, Maggie Estep. Too bad I already used Breakfast by Le Le to open the last day of Black History Month. That also woulda been great here, and I’m sure I coulda found an equally great way to begin that. But no sense living in the distant past. We started this episode of off with Tom Waits ordering Eggs And Sausage from Nighthawks At The Diner. Then came Maggie Estep’s turn, and it’s No More Mister Nice Girl so she demanded a Vegetable Omelet. I hope you’ve got room for more because today, the 16th day of October, is World Food Day. And we’re gonna try to keep it moving with the Hi De Ho Man himself, Mr. Cabell Calloway III

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0:08:00) Everybody Eats When They Come To My House by Cab Calloway off of Hi De Ho Man

0:10:40) Food And Creative Love by Rusted Root off of When I Woke

0:14:50) Eat It by Shonen Knife off of Dr. Demento Covered In Punk

0:19:00) Chic ‘N’ Stu by System Of A Down off of Steal This Album!

0:21:20 (Music for Rev’s Second Interruption: Unsweet Meat by Man Man off of Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between)

That was Chic ‘N’ Stu fromSystem Of A Down’s Steal This Album! A nod to the Abbie Hoffman counterculture Bible Steal This Book. Before SOAD we had Shonen Knife telling us to Eat It covering that Weird Al Yankovic. That was from the album Dr. Demento Covered In Punk. One with the likes of; The Dead Milkmen covering the Marx Brothers, Joan Jett doing Science Fiction / Double Feature, Weird Al covering the Ramones, William Shatner doing the Cramps. The Vandals, Adam West, Misfits, and Rasputina singing Those Two Dreadful Children, (I prefer the original which you may remember from back on March 14th) Prior to all that we heard Rusted Root. And we began it Everybody Eats When They Come To My House by Cab Calloway. You may remember him as Curtis inThe Blues Brothers. But if you wanna see something crazy-fun watch the couple of Max Fleischer cartoon with him. Betty Boop and Snow White and The Old Man and the Mountain.

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0:23:55) Salad of Doom by S.J. Tucker off of Mischief

0:26:40) No Meat by Stephen Lynch off of Lion

0:30:40) Onions by John Lee Hooker off of The Blues Biography

0:32:45) Converting Vegetarians by Infected Mushroom off of Converting Vegetarians

0:38:05 (Music for Rev’s Third Interruption: Abide With Me [Take 1] by Thelonious Monk Septet off of The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings)

First we started with S.J. Tucker making some Mischief with Salad of Doom. Then came Mr. John Lee Hooker to add some Onions. Then Stephen Lynch saying No Meat. And lastly we had Infected Mushroom with the title track off of Converting Vegetarians.

0:38:55) Bananas by Shel Silverstein off of Essential Folk Masters

0:39:50) Bananas and Blow by Ween off of White Pepper

0:43:20) Yes, We Have No Bananas by Louis Prima off of Beepin’ & Boppin’

0:46:20) Watermelon Man by Oscar Brown Jr. off of Sin & Soul… And Then Some

0:48:50) No Love Today by Chris Smither off of Live As I’ll Ever Be

0:55:00 (Music for Rev’s Fourth Interruption: Dance Of The Sugar Plumb Fairies by The Vandals off of Oi To The World)

We began that with an enjoyable little fake-out with that funny Folk Master Mr. Shel Silverstei starting to sing about Bananas. Then we had Bananas and Blow with Ween from their White Pepper album. Then came Louie Prima Beepin’ & Boppin’ along to tell us Yes, We Have No Bananas. And then, from his practically perfect record Sin & Soul… And Then Some, we heard Oscar Brown Jr. introducing us to the Watermelon Man. And finally, a gentleman I just recently had the pleasure of seeing for the first time, Chris Smither telling us that he’s got No Love Today.

0:56:15) Eat Your Face by Humanwine off of The Folks Below

1:00:10) Animals And Cannibals by Garrison Keillor & Company off of A Prairie Home Companion: A Few More Pretty Good Jokes

1:01:10) Pork Chop’s Little Ditty by Primus off of Pork Soda

1:02:00) Eating The Father by Charles Bukowski off of Hostage

1:03:40) Cannibal by Ke$ha off of Cannibal

1:06:50 (Music for Rev’s Fifth Interruption: Magic Blood by Man Man off of The Man in a Blue Turban with Face)

We began with the wonderful Holly Brewer and Humanwine / The Folks Below with the sweetly disturbing Eat Your Face. Which we followed with some “Jokes” about Animals And Cannibals from A Prairie Home Companion. Then came a little ditty from Primus’s album Pork Soda which separated the jokes from Charles Bukowski Eating The Father. And lastly we had that Cannibal Ke$ha. Now, if you’ve ever been in an Italian Restaurant you probably remember Rosemary Clooney trying entice you into her lair with Come On-A My House. After which we’ll hear from those Famous Monsters the Ford Theatre Reunion also trying to lure us in with Tea & Cakes.

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1:08:20) Come On-A My House by Rosemary Clooney off of The Essential Rosemary Clooney

1:10:15) Tea & Cakes by Ford Theatre Reunion off of Famous Monsters

1:14:00 (Music for Rev’s sixth Interruption: Punanny by OPM off of Menace To Sobriety)

I’ve decided that today’s episode is going to run long. I promised to send you away full so I’m going to continuing filling your earholes until your brain bursts, and we’re going to start with another grand old mad-man from the 1930s, Fats Waller.

1:14:30) Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama?) by Fats Waller off of Fats Waller

1:16:45) Food, Wine & Vices by Dylan Moran off of Monster: Live at Dublin’s Vicar Street

1:23:05) Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) by Dee Dee Sharp off of It’s Mashed Potato Time

1:25:10) Squeeze Me Macaroni by Mr. Bungle off of Mr. Bungle

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1:30:00 (Music for Rev’s seventh Interruption: Goldberg Variation #28 preformed by Glenn Gould off of Bach: The Goldberg Variations)

I’ve heard Mr. Bungle recorded most of that, their first album, while still in high-school. That was Squeeze Me Macaroni. Before that we were graced with Ms. Dee Dee Sharp and her desire for Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes). Prior to which we heard that comedic Monster, Dylan Moran.

If one thinks about it, our culture is quite structured around food. When we get together with friends or for meetings it’s usually at; dinners, lunches, brunches, or around food of some kind. Which makes things difficult for those who have a hard time scrounging money for large feasts. Or who have an eating disorder, or difficult time around food for whatever reason. But most of us are lucky enough to be able to take food for granted. Hell, it’s obscene the amount of food we throw away. And many places rather lock up their dumpsters and prosecute anyone who dives into them instead of reducing selling “day-olds” or donating. So I suppose that’s a nice and friendly reminder to donating money, food, or time to our local food pantries, banks, or shelters. Besides helping is probably almost as good for us, as it is those brave enough to ask for help. This is more in line with what the UN had in mind when they declared today World Food Day. So the next next few tracks will be about that. So buckle-in we’re gonna start off with The Bunny The Bear’s Eating Disorder.

1:32:10) Eating Disorder by The Bunny The Bear off of Stories

1:35:10) Binge & Purge by Lunachicks off of Binge and Purge

1:37:45) Another Fat Song by Uncle Bonsai off of Myn Ynd Wymyn

1:40:55) Soup is Good Food by Dead Kennedys off of Frankenchrist

1:45:10) Ketchup Soup by Teen Idols off of Short Music For Short People

1:45:40) All Dogs Go To Heaven by Ceschi off of Ceschi / Pat The Bunny split 12″

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1:48:00 (Music for Rev’s eight Interruption: Misery Train by Legendary Shack Shakers off of Believe)

From the amazing split 12 Inch Ceschi did with Pat The Bunny that was All Dogs Go To Heaven. We led into that with about 30 seconds of some Teen Idols enjoying their meal of Ketchup Soup. Before which we heard from the Dead Kennedys assuring you soup. Soup is Good Food. Then from Myn Ynd Wymyn we heard Uncle Bonsai with Another Fat Song. Before that we had the Lunachicks with Binge & Purge. Which brings us back to The Bunny The Bear.

1:49:00) The Fat Man by Fats Domino off of My Blue Heaven: The Best Of Fats Domino

1:51:40) Fat by Violent Femmes off of 3

1:53:30) Fat Boys (A Love Song) by Uncle Bonsai off of A Lonely Grain of Corn

1:57:40) Fat Kidz by Twiztid off of The Green Book

1:59:15) I Like Food by Descendents off of Short Music For Short People

1:59:30) Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy by Howlin’ Wolf off of Howlin’ Wolf: His Best – Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

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2:02:30 (Music for Rev’s ninth Interruption: Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG’s off of Instant Party: Whole Lotta Soul)

We started that big beautiful block of music off with The Fat Man Mr. Fats Domino. Then came Fat by Violent Femmes off of 3. That was followed by Fat Boys (A Love Song) by Uncle Bonsai. Then we had Jamie Madrox from Twiztid rapping about Fat Kidz. Then about 15 seconds of Descendents shouting I Like Food. And lastly along came the indomitable Howlin’ Wolf and all his Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy.

Okay all you wonderful souls, I just wan to thank you yet again for keeping this connection, it means the world to me. And I hope that you are taking proper care of yourself, treating yourself right, and doing everything in your power to help yourself happy and healthy. Because you deserve that, and can’t really help anyone else if your not in the shape to. So I hope you are all nourishing, growing, sustaining, together and leaving the world and each other better than you found them. Because that is how we improve ourselves and everything. So, Intill next time or never, whichever comes first. Ive been Rev. You’ve pretty fucking perfect, and We’re aurally fixated.

I have one song from The New Duncan Imperials leftover that I’ll just throw here because that’s what one does with Gizzards, scrapple and tripe

2:04:20) Gizzards, scrapple and tripe By The New Duncan Imperials off of Tromeo & Juliet Soundtrack

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Bonus: Blueberry Pancakes by Lewis Black off of Anticipation

Music for the 30th Day of September

September 30, 2021 September 30, 2021 by Rev.

0:00:01) Psalm 69 by Ministry off of Psalm 69

0:05:30 (Rev.’s Blah, Blah, Blah #1: Qualms Of Conscience by Diablo Swing Orchestra off of The Butcher’s Ballroom)

In my opinion that was the perfect way to start the International Blasphemy Day edition of Aurally Fixated. So, welcome to the last day of September; we kicked it off with Ministry preaching Psalm 69. I’ve been dying to play that one since The First of May when I was possessed by it because I read from the Bible… for some reason. Now, up next we have Hank Williams III

0:06:45) Satan Is Real/Straight to Hell by Hank Williams III off of Straight to Hell

0:09:50) Christianity by Bill Hicks off of Rant In E-Minor

0:10:15) Go To Hell (ReMix) by Nina Simone off of Remixed & Reimagined

0:!4:40) Piss on Your Grave by The Tiger Lillies off of Two Penny Opera

0:17:55) No More Room by The Scarring Party off of Come Away From the Light

0:19:25 (Rev.’s Blah, Blah, Blah #2: Hero by Zion I off of Heroes In The City of Dope)

First came Hank 3 with the title track off Straight to Hell. Then followed the tiniest bit of Bill Hicks’ take on Christianity. After which we had the; singer, songwriter, and activist Nina Simone with a spiced up version of her already perfect Go To Hell. That was off Remixed & Reimagined. Then along came The Tiger Lillie to take her advice. In that pretty little ditty they went to Hell to Piss on Your Grave. And perhaps because of that The Scarring Party reported that there’s No More Room in Hell. Which is good because after today we’ll all have our reservations booked. But as Sam Kinison said, “If you’re going to miss Heaven, why miss it by 2 inches? Miss It!”

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0:20:55) God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind) by Etta James off of Gold

0:24:25) God Thinks by Voltaire off of Almost Human

0:28:45) American Jesus by Bad Religion off of Recipe For Hate

0:31:55) Newspapers And Religion by Dylan Moran off of What It Is Live

0:33:45) (Rev.’s Blah, Blah, Blah #3: Magic Blood by Man Man off of The Man in a Blue Turban with Face)

Welcome back to today’s tabernacle of tainted tones, for it is International Blasphemy Day, a day to remind us to question everything – especially the unquestionable. And in that spirit we started with the unparalleled Etta James singing God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind). Which we followed up with Voltaire telling us what God Thinks. After that came a little snippet of R. Lee Ermey from Full Metal Jacket which led rather nicely into a tune I didn’t have enough time to play this Independence Day. American Jesus by the barber-shop quartet of punk, Bad Religion. And now this next band is constantly touring and puts on an amazing show. This is the goddamn gallows.

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0:35:15) Ya’ll Motherfuckers Need Jesus by the goddamn gallows off of Seven Devils

0:38:45) Plastic Jesus by Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon off of Prairie Home Invasion

0:43:10) Ezekiel 25:17 by Samuel L. Jackson off of Pulp Fiction [MCA Collectors Edition]

0:44:00) Porcelain Judas by Diablo Swing Orchestra off of The Butcher’s Ballroom

0:48:00) Saint Judas by Mark Growden off of Saint Judas

0:51:20 (Rev.’s Blah, Blah, Blah #4: Check Your Tuning by DoomTree off of False Hopes)

Hopefully you can feel your inner iconoclast energizing. We started that slab of sound off with Ya’ll Motherfuckers Need Jesus off of Seven Devils from the goddamn gallows. And according to Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon the Jesus we need is Plastic Jesus (Which is actually a cover of an old Goldcoast Singers tune.) After that came Porcelain Judas by the glorious Swedish avant-garde-metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra out of their Butcher’s Ballroom. And lastly was Saint Judas by Mark Growden. That song makes me, like Catwoman here, Want to Be Evil.

KittWoman 0:52:55) I Want to Be Evil by Eartha Kitt & Henri René off of The Essential: Eartha Kitt

0:56:20) Religion and Sex by Garrison Keillor & Company off of Plenty of Pretty Good Jokes

0:58:35) Out Comes The Evil by Lords of Acid off of Voodoo-U

1:02:50) Adam And Evil by Elvis Presley off of SpinOut

1:04:40 (Rev.’s Blah, Blah, Blah #5: Larghetto by Rita Honti off of 66 Must-Have Spanish Guitar Masterpieces)

Thank you for using up 80 minuets or so of your life with me, appreciating these beautiful and bizarre unholy hymns. Eartha Kitt kicked it off with I Want to Be Evil. That was followed up with Lords of Acid singing Out Comes The Evil off Voodoo-U. Then finally Elvis Presley came to tell us about Adam And Evil. And now another preacher.

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1:05:40) Devil Boy by Tech N9ne off of Anghellic

1:10:10) Man With The Hex by The Atomic Fireballs off of Torch This Place

1:13:10) Religion by Dylan Moran off of Monster: Live at Dublin’s Vicar Street

1:15:50) The Gods of Science by The Coup off of Sorry To Bother You

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1:18:55 (Rev.’s Blah, Blah, Blah #6: Patchwork Quilt For Those Now Gone by Soldier String Quartet off of State Of The Union)

That blasphemous number from The Coup was called The Gods of Science, off Sorry To Bother You. Before which was The Atomic Fireballs warning us about the Man With The Hex. And we started it off with a song from Tech N9ne’s Anghellic telling us he’s not a Devil Boy. And now it’s time for me to leave you with the last, but certainly not least of this episode, Factor featuring one of my favorite musicians/performers Ceschi with their song Pray.

1:19:50) Pray (Feat. Ceschi) by Factor off of Chandelier
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Bonus Track: (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go (Live) by Curtis Mayfield off of Soul Classics Featuring James Brown, Gladys Knight, Curtis Mayfield and More

Music for the Eighth Day of August

August 8, 2021 August 8, 2021 by Rev.

0:00:01) Happy Little Toothbrush by Imani Coppola off of The Vocal Stylings of Imani Coppola

0:00:55) If Your Happy and You Know It by Leo Moracchioli off of Leo Metal Covers Volume 23

0:03:55 (Music to try and make Rev’s big mouth sound better 1: Had Enough by Lazerbeak of off Lava Bangers)

Greeting and welcome to Aurally Fixated, and thank you for sharing this magnificent, eighth day of August with me. It’s magnificent because we aren’t (completely) dead yet. We still get to appreciate; everyone we love, warm summer nights, kittens and puppies, shooting stars, lazy-days and exciting vacations, drugs and kinky-sex, and everything else great about life. Momento Mori my Aural family, and I hope that you have a most joyful Happiness Happens Day!

We began with The Vocal Stylings of Imani Coppola serenading us with a ballad of her Happy Little Toothbrush. Then came, from Leo Metal Covers Volume 23 and a compilation of just children songs, and Frog Leap Studios (and youtube) Leo Moracchioli with If You’re Happy and You Know It.

So yeah, now lets just get this out of the way

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0:05:45 Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin off of Simple Pleasures

0:10:30) I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown off of Out of Sight

0:13:10 Chemical Warfare (Don’t It Feel Good) a Katrina & The Waves and Slayer mash-up by Bill McClintock

0:16:35 (Music to try and make Rev’s big mouth sound better 2: Thimble Man by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

Aahhh, Walking On Sunshine … in that Chemical Warfare. Who knew all we needed was a little Slayer / Katrina & The Waves mash-up?! And once again by Bill McClintock. You may remember him from The Family Day Episode back in May with the Danzig/Temptations or June’s Anti Drug Abuse episode with Michael Jackson/Eric Clapton. Before that was James Brown with I Got You (I Feel Good). And naturally how could Happiness Happen without Bobby McFerrin’s Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Pursuing happiness is our most important natural right. In fact studies show that the only thing more important than your happiness – is mine.

0:18:00) Just Feels Good by Imani Coppola off of Hypocrites

0:21:35) Fresh Air by Brother Ali off of US

0:25:15) Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful by Prince off of LOtUSFLOW3R

0:30:15) Ring of Joy by Pansy Division off of Pileup

0:33:10 (Music to try and make Rev’s big mouth sound better 3: Bully by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

Threes a lot to unpack there. Butt first; we had Ms. Imani Coppola again, this one Just Feels Good and was from her Hypocrites album. After that we had Brother Ali. From US we heard Fresh Air. Then we were graced with Prince telling us to “Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful.” Then bringing up the rear came the Pansy Division giving us their Ring of Joy.

Unfortunately in life we often don’t count the little things that make us smile throughout our days. Our scared little monkey-brains remember the bad more because “Evolution” tells us being safe is more important than being happy, so we more often remember the hurt. I hope today reminds you to take note . The most blessed are those who remember to count their blessings. And in the spirit of that, this.

0:35:10) Potato Song (Cuz I Want To) by Kesha off of High Road

0:38:35) Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) by Louis Prima off of Beepin’ & Boppin’

0:41:10) Happy Phantom by Tori Amos off of Little Earthquakes

0:44:20) (Music to try and make Rev’s big mouth sound better 4: Eleventh Hour by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

We started that cluster of melodies off with She who is perfect for high-jinks and low-lives; Kesha reminding us to live life to the fullest. From her High Road we picked the Potato Song (Cuz I Want To). Then came King Louis Prima renovating the old tune, Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think). And that tiny seismic event that ended it all was the Happy Phantom herself, Tori Amos.

Now my loves I hope that on today, Happiness Happens Day, you take a moment or three to take stock of your life and think about the things that make you happy, and share some of your joys with others. This can be difficult though because happiness means different things to different people.

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0:45:35) Happiness Is by Violent Femmes off of Freak Magnet

0:49:45) I Feel So Good by John Lee Hooker off of We’re Cooking

0:53:54) Violently Happy by Bjork off of Debut

0:58:40) Feeling Good by Muse off of Origin Of Symmetry

1:01:50 (Music to try and make Rev’s big mouth sound better 5: Sweat Set by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

It feels like a sin to play other version than Nina Simone’s. Especially when its a bunch a pasty Brits doing the re-inovating, but admittedly the Muse put their own pretty little stank on it. Before we were Feeling Good we were Violently Happy with Bjork. And immediacy preceding that we had John Lee Hooker with I Feel So Good. And we began listing to the Violent Femmes trying to figure out just was Happiness Is.

Well, now how about something a little different, from Karsh Kale this is Smile.

1:03:30) Smile by Karsh Kale off of World Music – Summer Party

0:09:25) Gummy Bear Song (English) Remix by Gummibär off of I Am Your Gummibear

1:11:30) Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy by Wax off of Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits

1:15:00 (Music to try and make Rev’s big mouth sound better 6: Ghostdust by Lazerbeak off of Lava Bangers)

That was from a California band called wax, and a compilation album that was a tribute to, and titled, Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits. If you’ve heard the Sublime cover of Hong Kong Phooey, or Violent Femmes doing Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Means I Love You), or the Ramones Spider Man, it was from there.
Some other gems on it were; Face To Face – I’m Popeye The Sailor Man – Butthole Surfers – Underdog – Helmet’s Gigantor –Reverend Horton Heat’s Jonny Quest / Stop That Pigeon, et-cetera, et-cetera.

Before that, from Germany place-place of all gummy-bears, we had an I’m A Gummybear Remix, by Gummibär. Life is better when you don’t take yourself, or too many things, too seriously. And if and enjoyed that you might also like his cover of Blue (Da Ba Dee)

I hope Happiness Happened here for you today. If so go out and spread it! Make someone smile and acknowledge the folks who make you. You have the power to brighten peoples days. And so I’ll leave you with a Smile. Written by Charlie Chaplin and poured into this reality like silk-honey by ol’ Nat King Cole .

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1:16:55) Smile by Nat King Cole off of The Greatest Hits

Music for The 4th day of July

July 4, 2021 June 30, 2021 by Rev.

Spank 0:00:01) “My Country’s Calling Me” by Asylum Street Spankers off of What? And Give Up Show Biz?

0:00:50) The Shot Heard ‘Round The World by Ween off of Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks

0:03:55) Freedom by Paris off of Sonic Jihad

Paris flag 0:08:25 (Rev. Interruption background music 1. Swinging The Body by Mike Patton off of A Perfect Place Soundtrack)

Welcome yet again, or for the first time, and this is the show fr those Fixated with the Aural and eclectic music, not unlike the interesting clump of songs we just heard. We started it all off with an itty bitty ditty from the Asylum Street Spankers called “My Country’s Calling Me” off their very fun record What? And Give Up Show Biz? And unfortunately the answer for them way yes, yes we will. Then after that we heard Ween take us through a little history lesson with The Shot Heard ‘Round The World from a throughly 90s compilation called Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks where popular bands from the day cover songs from the one TV show. It’s got groups like: Blind Melon, Better than Ezra, Pavement, Lemonheads, Biz Markie, and Moby. It’s a nice album to have, if you’re old and gray like me. And lastly, what you just heard before I started talking at you, was a song called Freedom off Paris’s album Sonic Jihad. A very controversial one at the time, and not just because of the name, but because it came out just a couple years after September 11, 2001 and it had a cover with an airplane crashing into the White House – which, at the time, was still the home of the man who relied the 23rd letter of the English alphabet. King George the Second, the Boy King.

But I digress, as I’m sure you know, because that’s the sort of thing one can’t miss in the United States, today is the anniversary of our Independence Day. The day we relive the glory of our war for freedom, and all those sense, by blasting the night apart with small explosives. And with that in mind, here is George Carlin to explain all about Rockets And Penises In The Persian Gulf.

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05) Rockets And Penises In The Persian Gulf by George Carlin off of Jammin’ In New York

06) Die for the Government by Anti-Flag off of Die for the Government

07) (Rev. Interruption background music 2. Lisa by Morphine off of Good)

Friends, humans, countrymen, think you for lending me your ears, and your time. I am Rev. And this is Aurally Fixated, And that, if you couldn’t tell was a happy little number called Die for the Government from the album of the same name by Anti-Flag. And before that, of course, was St. Carlin with an offering off his Jammin’ In New York album. As funny and relevant today as it was back in 1992, under King George the First. Seeing as I blathered so long during the last music break, about cover art and such, I’m going to dive right into the next sound waves and pluck a song from the Tune-Yards. Off their second album, this is a tune called My Country.

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08) My Country by Tune-Yards off of W H O K I L L

09) Crime To Be Broke In America by Michael Franti & Spearhead off of Home

10) The Happiest Place On Earth by Desaparecidos off of Read Music / Speak Spanish

11) (Rev. Interruption background music 3. Interlude One by Cunninlynguists off of Southernunderground [Deluxe Edition])

Well dear friends, if you know Conor Oberst from his Indi-folk band Bright Eyes you may’ve recognized his very unique voice singing there with his much more raucous band Desaparecidos. They get their name from a South American word for a person who the government had made disappear. That was from their ill-times and ill-fated first record Read Music / Speak Spanish. They recorded that the same week the World Trade Center buildings were toppled, which sent this country into a jingoist furrier that lasted for… well, ever, maybe. So naturally, the record with its scathing critique of American; materialism, mixing of religions and politics, exploitations of developing nations, and overall greed, it didn’t exactly sell… Anything. But anyway, that was a song called The Happiest Place On Earth. Then before that was Michael Franti and his very first contribution with Spearhead and a song called a Crime To Be Broke In America. A tad different from the love songs and such they’re putting out these days, but, to each their own. And of course we started it all off with the very talented and unique Tune-Yards. And now as song that literally need no introduction.

12) Nations of the World by Animaniacs off of Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: 16 Original Songs From The Hit TV Series

13) Transcontinetal Bender (Vinyl Master) by The Ford Theatre Reunion

14) We’re From America by Marilyn Manson off of We’re From America

15) War by (hed) p.e. from Only in Amerika

16) (Rev. Interruption background music 4. El Borracho by FireWater off of The Ponzi Scheme)

Whoowh. I hope that testosterone-dripping crescendo wasn’t too much for anyone’s delicate sensibilities. What a strange cluster of songs. How did we get there from the Animaniacs? Well, I’ll tell you, that’s what I’m here for after-all. As you know, we started it all off with one of the Warner Bros. reminding us that there are indeed other Nations of the World. From there we went on a Transcontinetal Bender with the The Ford Theatre Reunion. Dearest listener, I say with all sincerity, that if you don’t have The Ford Theatre Reunion in your life, I pity you, and urge you to change that as quickly as possible. Go get ‘em! I’ll be right here waiting for when you get back. They’re on BandCamp and Patrion… Hun. Come to think about it, Patrion was where I got that last song. I wonder if that mean’s I wasn’t supposed to share it. Oh well, I guess now you’ve gotta go throw you money at them , or something.

Anyway, Transcontinetal Bender got me thinking about how us, Ugly Americans, get rowdy, and drunk, and inconsiderate when we’re traveling, so naturally, Mary Manson’s new-is song… Ok, well it was from 2009, but still long after anyone stopped paying attention. Anyway, the track was called We’re From America. Something my friends and I fairly have to say when we’re abroad, because, well, they can tell. Then came (hed) p.e. to fuck things up with War off their 2004 Only in Amerika. Shit. It’s little wonder David Bowie is Afraid Of Americans.

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17) I’m Afraid Of Americans by David Bowie off of Best Of Bowie

18) American by Lana Del Rey off of Paradise

19) Made In America [SD50 B-Boy Mix] by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien off of The Best Of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien [The Elektra Years]: The B-Boy Handbook

20) (Rev. Interruption background music 5. Sisterhood by Langhorne Slim off of When The Sun’s Gone Down)

My, that indeed was one Funkee Homosapien, but we’ll get to that later. Now, I know that I don’t have to tell you that we started that block off with David Bowie with I’m Afraid Of Americans by Bowie, but it seem to easiest way to say that we followed that up with Ms. Lana Del Rey encouraging us all to be as proud as an American. Then after that was Del Tha Funkee Homosapien with another more positive(?) song, as if trying to sooth Mr. Bowie with the B-Boy Mix of Made In America. And, now – this!

20) Please Mr. Columbus Turn The Ship Around by Lou Monte off of The Mixed Up Bull From Palermo

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21) Christopher Columbus Digs The Jive by John Drew Barrymore off of The Beat Generation, Volume 1

22) Where Next Columbus by Crass off of Penis Envy

23) (Rev. Interruption background music 6. Ghosts Of A Future Lost by Clint Mansell off of Requiem For A Dream Soundtrack)

Rev. Here again, and for the last time this month, and since I’m pretty sure I’m never going to have a Columbus Day show, I figured this would be a pretty good time to unload some of my Chris Columbus tracks. You know how people throw around the phrase “revisionist history” like it’s a bad thing? But the more you learn about the past, the more you should revise it. In my live we, Americans, have learned that history wasn’t just about the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant maelstrom. And one can certainly hear the difference in those 2 tracks. First we had John Drew (Barrymore) trying to be cool with a bit called Christopher Columbus Digs The Jive from the 1958 movie High School Confidential. And in contrast we ended wit the 1981 punk song by Crass asking Where Next Columbus off of Penis Envy. But I suppose that neither here nor there, nor in-between.

I’m sorry to say that yet again time has come, time to say good by to the Aurally Fixated. And alas it’ll be over a month until we meet again. That’ll be the first Friday in August. But the sorrow of parting can be sweetened, such that, I can leave you with one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. Off the album Our Lady of The Broken Spine, which I couldn’t recumbent more… well, maybe Black River Falls, but there damn close, this is practically perfect in every way Reverend Glasseye singing us Sleep Sweet Countrymen.

24) Sleep Sweet Countrymen by Reverend Glasseye off of Our Lady of The Broken Spine

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Bonus) The Expatriate Act by The World/Inferno Friendship Society off of Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1

Music For June Thirtieth

June 30, 2021 by Rev.

0:00: 01) Addicted to Bad Ideas by World/Inferno Friendship Society off of Addicted to Bad Ideas

00:03:15 (Rev’s interruption music 1: Clearly Nothing by Sixo off of The Odds Of Free Will)

As some of you know the not so gentle gentleman, myth, and legendary singer and ringleader of the World/Inferno Friendship Society, Mr. Jack Terricloth has Stage-dived off our World. He was proselytizer of; overdoing everything, befriending the friendless, general anarchy, and creating one’s-self despite, hell – in direct opposition to, what the world expects of you. And he certainly broke the mold when he made him. There will never be another like him.

But fear not, this is not to be a Jack Terricloth memorial show, for we have other things to do and celebrate. For I am Rev. your perfect example of… a bad example. And this is Aurally Fixated, my love-letter to you, and boy do I have some interesting vibrations for your aural canals, So welcome to Rev’s Day.

KrizzTech

0:04:50) Welcome To The Midwest by Tech N9ne off of Everready: The Religion

0:08:05) Sway (Quien Sera) by Dean Martin off of Dino The Essential Dean Martin

0:10:45) Clap Hands by Tom Waits off of Rain Dogs

0:14:20) Clap Hands by SixO & Leif Kolt off of Five Years of Freecember

0:17:00) Thank God I’m Pretty by Emilie Autumn off of Opheliac – The Deluxe Edition

0:20:55 (Rev’s interruption music 2: Heart (Instrumental) by Cunninlynguists off of Strange Journey Volume Two [Deluxe Edition] )

I hope you’re not trying wasting your time trying to decipher any pattern to today’s episode for today’s theme is just music for drowning out the static of the past and the blather of the future. Kinda like Just Because Day.

Be began with Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko welcoming us to the Midwest. After that we had Dean Martin urging us to Sway. Then, from Rain Dogs we Clapped Hands with Tom Waits. Moving on from there we heard the late, great SixO, from a compilation of free songs Fake Four Records gave away over it’s first Five years of its Freecember promotion. That song too was called Clap Hands. And we ended with Emily Autumn’s brilliant tune Thank God I’m Pretty, off her splendid Opheliac album. Now for a little different, equally valid, and more fun kinda of pretty.

0:23:00) Jerk Of All Trades by Lunachicks off of Jerk Of All Trades

0:25:20) I would Never Wanna Be Young Again by Gogol Bordello off of Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike

0:29:05) Childhood (Don’t) A Go-Go by Dr. Steel off of Dr. Steel II: Eclectic Boogaloo

0:33:35) Childhood by Samü off of Pieces In Space

0:37:05) Young Fashioned Ways by Muddy Waters off of The Chess Box

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0:40:00 (Rev’s interruption music 3: Last Nights Dream by Factor off of Chandelier)

From an amazing box set compilation from Chess Records that was Muddy Waters talking about the Young Fashioned Ways. And immediately presiding that, wading into those muddy waters, we heard from Samü or Sammus depending on her mood, sharing with us memories of her Childhood. From her album Pieces In Space. Jumping back to the track before that we had the now, unfortunately missing in action Doctor Phoineas Waldolf Steel and his robot army with Childhood (Don’t) A Go-Go. That was from his second album, Dr. Steel II: Eclectic Boogaloo. And before that we were graced with Gogol Bordello explaining why I would Never Wanna Be Young Again. From Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike. And we kicked that set off with the title track from the Jerk Of All Trades, by that lovely bunch of Minstrels the Lunachicks. And speaking of timeless classics, here’s The Clash, Calling from London and rallying against consumerism and Koka Kola

0:42:40) Koka Kola by The Clash from London Calling

0:44:25) Mark It Place by Solillaquists Of Sound off of As If We Existed

0:48:30) Jesus Saves, I Spend by St. Vincent off of Marry Me

0:52:25) Art-I-Ficial by X-Ray Spex off of Germ Free Adolescents

0:55:45) Thumb Cinema by The World/Inferno Friendship Society off of Addicted To Bad Ideas

0:59:05 (Rev’s interruption music 4: The Agony (Instrumental) by Deltron 3030 off of Event II [Deluxe Version])

Another one from Mr. Jack Terricloth and The World/Inferno Friendship Society, that too was from Addicted To Bad Ideas. That one was was called Thumb Cinema. Before that we had those amazing punk pioneers that sound as fresh and relevant today as they did back before even I was born, the X-Ray Spex. From Germ Free Adolescents we were blessed with Art-I-Ficial. And we slid into that with St. Vincent singing us a hymn of how Jesus Saves, I Spend. And all the way back before that we had a number from the practically perfect in every way Solillaquists Of Sound. They gave us Mark It Place from their incandescent record As If We Existed.

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1:02:20) Hellfire by CunninLynguists off of A Piece Of Strange

1:04:50) Let’s Burn Down The Cornfield by Etta James off of Gold

1:08:20) Settin’ the Woods On Fire by Hank Williams off of Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits

1:10:55) I Burn by The Toadies off of Rubberneck

1:14:25) Burn by Nine Inch Nails off of the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack

1:19:25 (Rev’s interruption music 5: Rotary Connection by Rocket Juice & The Moon off of Rocket Juice & The Moon)

We sparked that seyes off with A Piece Of Strange from the CunninLynguists called Hellfire. After which we were graced with the in-comparable Etta James suggesting Let’s Burn Down The Cornfield. Then Hank Williams answered that by Settin’ the Woods On Fire! and from those ashes came The Toadies with I Burn. And lastly, from The Natural Born Killers Soundtrack, we had Nine Inch Nails with a tune called Burn. Now, can I relate to Mr. Reznor wanting to burn the whole world down? I think Billie Holiday may’ve said it best, Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do.

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1:21:25) Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do by Billie Holiday off of From The Original Decca Masters

1:24:45) Ask Me by The Folks Below off of The Folks Below

1:27:45) Ain’t Yo Bidness by Insane Clown Posse off of The Wraith: Shangri-La

1:31:20 (Rev’s interruption music 6: Casella Walk off of Dap-Dippin’ with… Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings)

That last tune, as you probably figured out because he said it himself was the Insane Clown Posse with Ain’t Yo Bidness. Before that was Humanwine with Ask Me.

1:33:55) Shame by System Of A Down & Wu-Tang Clan off of Loud Rocks

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1:36:40) Mahindra Death Ride by The Bombay Royale off of You Me Bullets Love

1:40:15) Holy Water by Astronautalis off of This Is Our Science

1:43:10) Back Door Man by Howlin’ Wolf off of Howlin’ Wolf: His Best -Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

1:45:55) The Poet Game by Greg Brown off of The Poet Game

1:51:25 (Music # 7: Loulou Stardust by The Pinker Tones off of Nacional Amazon Sampler 2012)

We started off the Wu-Tang Clan and System of a Down from the album entitled Loud Rocks. It’s got some true legends on it; Dead Prez, Sick Of It All, Black Sabbath, Everlast, and of course Tom Morello. From there we went to Melbourne Australia to hear The Bombay Royale. From the work of art that is You Me Bullets Love we heard with Mahindra Death Ride. After that we had Astronautalis from the perfect record This Is Our Science we drank his Holy Water which we chased with that always amazing Howlin’ Wolf. Back Door Man. And we topped it all off with the title track from the Greg Brown Album The POrta Game. And now a very important disclaimer from our attorney – Saul Williams.

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1:53:40) Coded Language (Spoken) by Saul Williams

1:58:30) Can’t Help But Fly (the Poly Song) by Naima Infinity & Be Steady

2:03:20) Strigoi Waltz by Bella’s Bartok off of At The Kingmakers Ball

2:08:30) Freedom of Speech by Immortal Technique off of Revolutionary Vol. 2

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We were just graced with the Immortal Technique. Making the most of his Freedom of Speech. Before that, from Amherst Mass, we were blessed with some Bella’s Bartok teaching us the Strigoi Waltz. Before which we took the relatively short jaunt to Brooklyn to experience the knott that is Climbing PoeTree, or Naima Infinity & Be Steady. They gave us the (polly song) Can’t Help But Fly. And we began it with some Coded Language From Saul Williams.

2:13:05) Bipolar by Krizz Kaliko off of Genius

2:16:55) St. James Infirmary by the Bridge City Sinners off of The Bridge City Sinners

2:21:05) Black Mission Goggles by Man Man off of Six Demon Bag

2:26:05) Life Sentence by Dead Kennedys off of Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death

2:28:45) WARP 1.9 by The Bloody Beetroots off of WARP

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2:32: ( 9: Leave-Taking by Rocket Juice & The Moon off of Rocket Juice & The Moon)

Art is supposed to be challenging, yes, even for you! Or so obviously believes The Bloody Beetroots. That was WARP 1.9. And right before that was Dead Kennedys preaching about the Life Sentence, the verdict we’re “supposed to” bare down on ourselves. Before that we strapped on the Black Mission Goggles Man Man pulled our of their Six Demon Bag. And visited St. James Infirmary with the Bridge City Sinners. And then some more Krizz Kaliko telling us about his Bipolar

Ok. Time to say good night. Thanks you for sharing thins time with me on my day. And remember, times are tough at the moment, but this too shall pass. Nothing lasts forever. As Mr. Jack TerriCloth said, even Tattoos Fade. SO, intil next time off never, whichever comes frist .

2:34:05) Tattoos Fade by The World/Inferno Friendship Society off of East coast Super Sound Punk of Today!

Music for the 15th Day of May

May 15, 2021 May 14, 2021 by Rev.

0:00:01) We’re A Happy Family by Ramones off of Rocket To Russia

0:02:35 (Music behind Rev.’s First Interruption: Just Another Sucker On The Vine by Tom Waits off of Swordfishtrombones)

I’m sure I don’t have to tell you is that we rocketed our way into this episode with the Ramones assuring us that “We’re A Happy Family.” So happy fifteenth of May, family! The International Day of Families episode! And, thankfully, because of which we get to hear Ceschi love and appreciate his mama, because of course he does. But it’s still Ceschi so it has to come with the reminder This Won’t Last Forever.

0:04:20) This Won’t Last Forever by Ceschi off of Broken Bone Ballads

0:08:20) Runs In the Family by Amanda Palmer off of Who Killed Amanda Palmer

0:11:05) Bone Mother by The Ford Theatre Reunion off of Famous Monsters

0:17:30) Mama by My Chemical Romance off of May Death Never Stop You

0:22:00 (Music behind Rev.’s second interruption: The Bat by Alvino Rey off of Hipster Halloween)

We just got done hearing My Chemical Romance and their Mama. Right before that was the first song I ever heard from the always glorious Ford Theatre Reunion. It was on a Farmageddon Records Sampler they give away for free on bandCamp – a stand-out on a killer compilation! I bought the entire Ford Theatre Reunion discography for $28.80 the very next time I was around the internet. We heard Bone Mother. And leading into that we had Amanda Palmer with Runs In the Family. And we waltzed into that set to a Broken Bone Ballad from Ceschi entitled This Won’t Last Forever.

0:24:00) Daddy by AJJ off of Candy Cigarettes, Capguns, Issue Problems! and Such

0:25:50) Mother Was a Rolling Stone a Danzig and The Temptations Mash-up by Bill McClintock

0:29:35) Family Portrait by P!nk off of Missundaztood

0:34:25) Oh Mama by Run The Jewels off of RTJ3

0:38:05 (Music behind Rev.’s third interruption: Voyage to Tarnihan by Diego’s Umbrella off of Viva La Juerga)

We began with Andrew Jackson Jihad (which is long for AJJ) from Candy Cigarettes, Capguns, Issue Problems! and Such singing about their Daddy. After which we had The Temptations / Danzig mash-up “Mother Was a Rolling Stone“ by a Bill McClintock. Then came one from P!nk called Family Portrait. And we capped it off with Run The Jewels with Oh Mama, from their third album.

If you remember back to March our 3.14 / Numbers show, we teleported back to Northern Ireland in the early 80s to hear a group called Cruella De Ville. Well, I hope you liked them because here’s another gem of theirs about their Drunken Uncle John.

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0:39:35) Drunken Uncle John by Cruella De Ville off of Drunken Uncle John – Single

0:41:50) My Strange Uncles From Abroad by Gogol Bordello off of Super Taranta!

0:47:05) Third Uncle by Bauhaus off of The Sky’s Gone Out

0:51:10) Your Auntie Grizelda by The Monkees off of The Best Of The Monkees

0:53:35) I Fucked My Aunt by The Lonely Island featuring T-Pain off of The Wack Album

0:56:05 (Music behind Rev.’s fourth interruption: Something Wicked (pt. 2) by Squirrel Nut Zippers off of Beasts Of Burgundy)

As mentioned we started off with Cruella De Ville’s Drunken Uncle John. Then came (what Triumph The Insult Comic Dog must be up to these days) Gogol Bordello and their Strange Uncles From Abroad. Followed by a wonderful blast from the past with Bauhaus and their Third Uncle. Then shifting away from the avuncular we had The Monkees with Your Auntie Grizelda. And finally we heard one called I Fucked My Aunt by The Lonely Island and featuring T-Pain. Now we move ahead with Ms. Marilyn Monroe.

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0:57:30) My Heart Belongs To Daddy by Marilyn Monroe off of Let’s Make Love

1:02:25) Passive Manipulation by The White Stripes off of Get Behind Me Satan

1:03:00) Unplanned Parenthood by Busdriver off of Temporary Forever

1:04:35) Family Man by Black Flag off of Family Man

1:05:55) Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds off of Henry’s Dream

1:11:45 (Music behind Rev.’s fifth interruption: Shotgun (Re-Recorded / Remastered) by Billy Preston off of The ’60s Hits)

That of course was Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry. And before Henry’s Dream we had Henry Rollins with the titular track from the bizarre Black Flag album Family Man. And speaking of brilliant, often difficult-to-penetrate, avant-guardians of the underground, before waving the Black Flag we took a trip to Unplanned Parenthood with Busdriver. That was from his mind-blowing 2002 project Temporary Forever. Before all that madness we had Meg White taking the vocals with a very little ditty called Passive Manipulation. And finally, we started it all off with Marilyn Monroe confessing that “My Heart Belongs To Daddy.”

1:14:05) Mama’s Got A GirlFriend Now by Ben Harper off of Welcome To The Cruel World

1:15:30) Kissin’ Cousins by Elvis Presley off of 50 Worldwide Gold Hits Vol. 1

1:18:40) Banjo Odyssey by Dead South off of Good Company

1:21:55) I’m My Own Grandpa by Willie Nelson off of Rainbow Connection

1:25:15) Grandad’s Little Ditty by Primus off of Sailing the Seas of Cheese

1:25:45) GrandFather by Stephen Lynch off of SuperHero

1:28:20 (Music behind Rev.’s sixth interruption: Stay Crunchy by Ronald Jenkees off of Disorganized Fun)

We slid into that family-sized stack of sound-waves with Ben Harper from the first of his more than dozen releases, and all the way back in the mid-90s, that was the absolutely delightful Mama’s Got A GirlFriend Now. Following that we of course had Elvis Presley explaining his view on Kissin’ Cousins. And after that rationalization we went on a Banjo Odyssey, Dead South. Then Willie Nelson restored some sanity explaining how “I’m My Own Grandpa.” A song I first heard from the Muppets. Then from when people would have to listen to everything on an album we heard Grandad’s Little Ditty by Primus off their Sailing the Seas of Cheese record. And finally we caped it, with a true SuperHero, Stephen Lynch, singing us a sweet ballad about his GrandFather.

And finally, here’s GrlWood with I’m Yer Dad from Daddy. But that’s too negative to leave you with and too good not to play, so then will come Kirsten Nevig with Mama May.

1:32:25) I’m Yer Dad by Grlwood off of Daddy

1:34:50)Mama May by Kirsten Nevig

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Bonus) Yo Mama and More Mama by Garrison Keillor & Company off of Plenty of Pretty Good Jokes

Music for the Fifteenth Day of April

April 15, 2021 April 14, 2021 by Rev.

0:00:01) Star Spangled Benz by Mark Growden off of Lose Me in the Sand

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0:01:40 (Rev’s Interruption BackGround Music 1: Le Fakir de La Chapelle by Pascal Comelade off of Sampler Collector)

I hope Mark Growden’s rousing rendition Star Spangled Benz has got you feeling good and patriotic because today, the fifteenth day of April, your income taxes are due. I know there’s not much I can do to make it feel better handing over a big chunk of your hard-earned check to a government you’re sure is misusing it, but we’re going to try. So let’s dive head-first right into it with Ms. Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings planting the idea “What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?”

0:02:55) What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes? By Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings off of Soul Time!

0:07:20) Taxes by Chris Rock off of Born Suspect

0:09:10) Lost Touch by Ceschi off of Sad, Fat, Luck

0:12:30) Pumpin’ 4 the Man by Ween off of Pure Guava

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0:14:00 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 2: Dance Of The Gypsy Girls by Igor Stravinsky off of Petrushka)

That was Pumpin’ 4 the Man by Ween. And right before that Pure Guava we heard from Ceschi with Lost Touch from his beautifully soul-crushing album Sad, Fat, Luck. Before Ceschi we heard an old bit from Chris Rock entitled Taxes. And we started it off a protest song from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. But we all know what would happen if we Stopped Paying Taxes, we’d wind up on the news or Cops.

0:14:55) Cops Theme by H20 off of Show & Tell: A Stormy Remembrance of TV Themes

0:17:20) I.R.S. Bust by Bill Hicks off of Rant In E-Minor

0:18:30) I Paid My Income Tax Today by Gene Autry

0:19:55) Save Willie by Bill Hicks off of Rant In E-Minor

0:20:55) If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got The Time by Willie Nelson off of Willie Nelson: 16 Biggest Hits

0:22:55) Fast Money by Imani Coppola off of The Vocal Stylings of Imani Coppola

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0:25:15 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 3: Valses Venezolanos Carorá by Rita Honti off of 66 Must-Have Spanish Guitar Masterpieces)

Sometimes there’s nothing better than The Vocal Stylings of Imani Coppola. If you were here for New Years Day, or the last day of Black History Month, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear from her again. That was her giving us some Fast Money from one of her more difficult to find albums. But fortunately I was able to find a where you can get an obscene amount of her music, and stuff you can’t find anywhere else, so criminally cheep I felt bad about it. NimBitMusic.com. Throw her your money. She wasn’t joking about being a starving artist, and you know how we feel about our independent artists. If you want them to keeping making your life better with their stuff, support them!

Immediately preceding the marvelous Ms. Coppola we had Willie Nelson with “If You Get My Money, I Won’t Do Time” or something like that. Before which we had a couple of fun ones from Bill Hicks album Rant In E-Minor. And we began it all with a remake of the theme from Cops by the H20.

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0:27:15) The Taxman Cometh by Flora Greysteel off of Flora Greysteel EP

0:30:30) Pay the Price (Instrumental) by Deltron 3030 off of Event II (Deluxe Version)

0:33:25) Tax Man Max from SchoolHouse Rock!

0:36:25) Sunny Afternoon by Tom Jones [feat. Space] off of Reload

0:39:50 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 4: Swedish Wedding March by Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire off of Thrills)

I hope you’re enjoying our show today, and aren’t letting anyone give you shit about what you like, not even you! If you wanna dance around to Tom Jones who cares what anyone thinks. From his perfect time-capsule from the turn of the century Reload that was him with Space covering the old Kinks tune Sunny Afternoon. (In Britain, in the middle sixties, the Progressive government imposed new taxes on the wealthy, so a lot “progressive” bands like the Kinks, Beatles, and The Who wrote “protest songs” about it.) Before that we had an old-school Schoolhouse Rock warning about Tax Man Max. And previously to Max Man we had a lovely melody entitled Pay the Price from that perfect combination of Dan the Automator, Kid Koala, And Del the funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030. Like Cunninlynguists I always try to get the Deluxe Versions with the instrumentals, totally worth it. And we began it all of with the Flora Greysteel bashing their piano to The Taxman Cometh.

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0:42:20) Need Some Money by John Lee Hooker off of That’s My Story

0:44:40) Taxman by The Beatles off of Revolver

0;47:10) Ex-Millionaire Mambo by FireWater off of International Orange!

0:51:00) Self-made Man by Cable Ties off of Far Enough

0:54:40 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 5: I Work Hard (Instrumental) by Pillowfight off of Pillowfight)

We begin with Mr. John Lee Hooker, and I must admit it was the Beatles version of Need Some Money that I’d heard first, but originally its a Berry Gordy song. And Mr. Hooker’s come out 3 years before the Beatles. After thar came their song Taxman. After the Beatles we heard Firewater with Ex-Millionaire Mambo off International Orange!. And lastly we had Cable Ties telling us the story of The Self-made Man.

And what I’m talking over now is just the Instrumental part of the Pillowfight track I Work Hard.

0:58:10) Sales Tax by Mississippi Sheiks

1:01:15) Tha Payroll (Stay Strong) by Michael Franti & Spearhead off of Chocolate Supa Highway

1:06:25) I Did It For The Money by Hillbilly Hellcats off of Rev It Up With Taz

1:08:30) After Taxes by Johnny Cash

1:11:25) Shove by L7 off of Smell The Magic

1:14:30 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 6: To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament by Sufjan Stevens off of Come On Feel The Illinoise!)

We began sharing those strange and interesting sounds with the Mississippi Sheiks figuring out how to deal with Sales Tax. Then came Michael Franti & Spearhead telling us of all the things people have to do to get Tha Payroll (Stay Strong). After which we heard Hillbilly Hellcats admitting they just Did It For The Money. Then Johnny Cash Told us of all he has left After Taxes. And lastly were those old squares from L7 gicing us a laundry list of folks they want to Shove. And now some more Income tax blues.

1:16:10) Income tax blues by Ralph Willis

1:18:40) Me And The IRS by Johnny Paycheck off of Armed and Crazy

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1:21:15 (The music for Rev’s final interruption this episode: Valses Venezolanos: No.2, El Marabino by Rita Honti off of 66 Must-Have Spanish Guitar Masterpieces)

And now I will leave you with a John Lennon melody. But refit a bit to suit Ozzy Osbourne. Here is Working Class Hero.

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Working Class Hero by Ozzy Osbourne off of Under Cover

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