The Fall ... or the Laff?

No.139, aired September 21, 2011, featuring a live reading from the opening chapter of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake.

Part 1

1. The Fall – Nomeansno
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Things That Look Like Meat – Frank Zappa
4. The Sky Is Falling – Junkhouse
5. Orphans Of Living – Augury
6. Rebonds A pour set de percussion – Iannis Xenakis (comp.) / Pedro Carneiro – percussion

Part 2

1. It Ain’t The Fall That Kills You – Guitar Shorty
2. Bottom Of The Barrel – Grant Green
3. Simian Cattle – Augury
4. All Fall Together – Ford Pier
5. Exit Plexit – Simply Saucer

Dumitrescu + Songs Of Experience

No.138, aired September 14, 2011, featuring a reading of William Blake’s Songs Of Experience with music by Iancu Dumitrescu.

Part 1

1. Portland – Bill Bourne
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Stop It – Nomeansno
4. Movemur et Sumus (III) – Iancu Dumitrescu

Part 2

1. Hunt The She Beast - Nomeansno
2. The Things I Used To Do – Guitar Slim
3. Whadiddy Do – Bill Bourne
4. Basoreliefs Simphonique – Iancu Dumitrescu
5. Freeway Babe – Bill Bourne
6. Obsessed – Nomeansno

Yo' Mama

No.137, aired September 7, 2011, the sixth in the Orgazmo-Cozmik Ascension series (see no.123 for details), featuring Frank Zappa’s astral-incredible xenochronous guitar surgery in Yo’ Mama, plus the whole of side 2 of the Sheik Yerbouti album, which I am inclined to call the “castration suite.” And to enhance the mail castration anxiety in Zappa, strong female voices (Little Miss Higgins, The Pack A.D., American Flamewhip, L7) were heard throughout the program.

Part 1

1. Gather My Fruit – Little Miss Higgins
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Jones Crusher – Frank Zappa
4. Fast And Frightning – L7
5. What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World / Rat Tomago – Frank Zappa
6. Kick It – American Flamewhip
7. Hardtack Saloon #1 – The Pack A.D.
8. Wait A Minute / Bobby Brown – Frank Zappa
9. Shiny Things – The Pack A.D.
10. Rubber Shirt – Frank Zappa

Part 2

1. Tornado Song – Little Miss Higgins
2. Sheik Yerbouti Tango – Frank Zappa
3. Blackout – The Pack A.D.
4. Yo’ Mama – Frank Zappa
5. Black Cat – American Flamewhip
6. Fingertight – American Flamewhip

Enigmatic Nocturnal Waves Phosphoresce On The Moonlit Shore Of An Inland Ocean

No. 136, aired August 31, 2011, during a Regina & area thunderstorm, featuring a live reading of Christopher Dewdney’s Time Wind. The following was read as lightning lit up the sky: “Fireworks explode in the summer night. Pyrotechnic blossoms of silver and gold ... lightning blossoms in the purple strata of distant storms.” Another happy accident was hearing the Animal Slaves sing “thoughts fall like rain” as heavy showers pelted the CJTR window.

Part 1

1. Beauty And The Beast – Tandoori Knights
2. The Lord Is A Monkey – Butthole Surfers
3. Nocturne No.1 In B-flat Minor – Frederic Chopin / Yundi (piano)
4. Thoughts Fall – Animal Slaves
5. You’re Gonna Change Or I’m Gonna Leave – MonkeyJunk
6. Nocturne No.2 In E Flat – Frederic Chopin / Yundi (piano)
7. L.A. – Butthole Surfers

Part 2

1. Right Now – MonkeyJunk
2. Nocturne No.3 In B – Frederic Chopin / Yundi (piano)
3. My Brother’s Wife – Butthole Surfers
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. Roam The Land – Tandoori Knights
6. Happy Time – Odyssey The Band
7. Hip Hug-Her – Booker T. Jones & The MGs
8. Sailing – Ripcordz