The White Anxiety Of Our Sail

No.110, aired February 16, 2011, featuring readings from translations of the poetry of French Symbolist Stephane Mallarme. Unfortunately I had to return the book to the University Library before I got a chance to take down the titles that I had read (my notes only have page numbers).

Part 1

1. Toccata For Violin Player & Piano – Conlon Nancarrow
2. Cut – Headstones
3. The Stinger – King Cobb Steelie
4. Surf Of Syn – GWAR
5. Phone Calls – Vancouger
6. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
7. Fire In The Ocean – The Organ
8. Crush, Kill, Destroy – GWAR
9. Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima – Krzysztof Penderecki

Part 2

1. Absolutely – Headstones
2. Half-Bit Converter – King Cobb Steelie
3. Making Gestures – The Pack A.D.
4. Fire In The Loins – GWAR
5. Piano Concerto 1 – Einojuhani Rautavaara
6. It’s All Over – Headstones
7. Sailin’ On – Bad Brains

The Horror ... The Horror ...

No.109, aired February 9, 2011, reached end of Heart Of Darkness.

Part 1

1. Death Drone II – George Crumb
2. Heart Of Darkness – Headstones
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. I’m Real Scared – SNFU
5. Allegro Grazioso from 6 Bagetelles for Wind Quintet – George Ligets
6. Soul Dressing – Booker T. & The MGs
7. La Vocabulaire – Lederhosen Lucil
8. Silenzio II – Sofia Gubaidulina
9. Cannibal Cafe – SNFU
10. Tales (8 Whisps) – Cecil Taylor

Part 2

1. Danger Zone – Capleton
2. Beta – Jorgen Plaetner
3. Wykydtron – 3 Inches Of Blood
4. Shaker Loops, A Final Shaking – John Adams
5. Boot-leg - Booker T. & The MGs
6. This Is The End – SNFU
7. Herr Noit – Lederhosen Lucil
8. Room For Rent – Lungbutter
9. The More Dem Try – Capleton

Heart Of Darkness, Heart Of Pain

No.81, a double episode (10pm – 12am) featuring more passages from Chapters 1 & 2 of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Aired July 28, 2010.

Part 1

1. Doo’s – Evil Dick
2. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. 6:00 News – Thinktank Fish
5. Feio – Miles Davis
6. Hatred – Queasy

Part 2

1. Oh My God! – Headstones
2. From The Seven Days: Set Sail For The Sun – Karlheinz Stockhausen

Part 3

1. How Many More Years – Howlin’ Wolf
2. Losing Control – Headstones
3. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down – Miles Davis
4. From The Eastern Gate 6 – Alexina Louie (comp.) / Erica Goodman (harp)
5. Children Of The Grave – Black Sabbath

Part 4

1. Heart Of Darkness – Headstones
2. From The Seven Days: Communion – Karlheinz Stockhausen
3. Moanin’ At Midnight – Howlin’ Wolf
4. Sailing - Ripcordz

Ghosts In My Closet

No. 66, aired March 17, 2010. Featured prose & poetry from Regina writer George Merle’s Ghosts in my Closet. Two beer-themed tracks by bluesrockers The Perpetrators from Winnipeg were played to honour St. Patrick.

For more stories & poems set in Regina, order copies of George Merle’s Ghosts In My Closet or Me and the Hawk or a DVD of his television program ($10 for each item or $25 for all) – email George at originaljustgeorge@gmail.com, or send a cheque or money order to P.O. Box 3391, Regina, SK S4P 3H1.

Part 1

1. Tweeter And The Monkey Man – Headstones
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. My Girlfriend’s A Robot – Hanson Brothers
4. Last Nite – Muddy Waters –- Spirit of the Inner City / One Eye Open / God and Jesus Play Golf / The Gambling Bug – George Merle
5. Ace Of Spades – Motorhead
6. Six-Pack – The Perpetrators
7. Double Lunch – Tim Postgate -– The Medicated Society / Curwen and Margie – George Merle

Part 2

1. It’s All Over – Headstones
2. Instrumental – Muddy Waters
3. Malt Liquor – The Perpetrators
4. 903/4 – ISKRA 1903 -- The Raven / The Reality Police – George Merle
5. Who Are The Brain Police? – The Mothers Of Invention
6. M1 – Derek Bailey
7. Moanin’ At Midnight – Howlin’ Wolf

Talking to Death

Aired June 3, 2009. Featured text was Edgar Cayce: Channeling Your Higher Self: A Practical Method to Tap into Higher Wisdom and Creativity, an Audio Renaissance production written by Stanley Ralph Ross & read by Mark Thurston

Part 1:
1. Repons (Section 1) - Pierre Boulez / Ensemble InterComporain
2. It's All Over - Headstones
3. Naval Aviation in Art? - Frank Zappa
4. Death Was Too Kind - Subhumans
5. Oh My God! - Headstones
6. III Meditation - Pericardium
7. The Dead Speak From Beyond - Pericardium
8. The Walking Dead - Eugene Chadbourne
9. Losing Control - Headstones

Part 2:
1. Repons (Section 1) - Pierre Boulez / Ensemble InterComporain
2. Cut - Headstones
3. I Talked To Death In Stereo - Eugene Chadbourne
4. Death To The Sickoids - Subhumans
5. Cemetery - Headstones
6. Anime Eyes - The Awkward Stage