The Executioner’s Rite Of Spring

No.163, aired March 21, 2012, the annual “Rite Of Spring” Episode, where an innocent audiobook is sacrificed to the punishing rhythms of Stravinsky’s violent modernist ballet. This year’s sacrificial victim “The Four Disciplines Of Execution,” a corporate manifesto by Steven R. Covey and Chris McChesney, was rudely interruped with songs by The Subhumans, Capleton, and some tracks from Voivod’s recently uncovered early masterpiece, To The Death ’84.

Part 1

1. Stop And Go – Emetics
2. Young Girl’s Dances – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
3. Bursting Out – Voivod
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. Mock Abduction – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Danger Zone – Capleton
7. Round Dances – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Death To The Sickoids – Subhumans
9. Games Of Rival Tribes / Wise Elder’s Procession – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10. Live For Violence – Voivod
11. Dance Of The Earth – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Part 2

1. Dance Of The Earth / Mystic Circles – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. Apt Urbane – Emetics
3. The More Them Try – Capleton
4. Glorification / Summoning The Ancients – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
5. No Productivity – Subhumans
6. Ancients’ Ritual – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7. Condemned To The Gallows – Voivod
8. Sacrificial Dance – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
9. Pissed Off ... With Good Reason - Subhumans

The Liberal Hater's Rite Of Spring

No.115, aired March 23.

This was my annual Rite Of Spring episode, in which I sacrifice an audiobook to the pagan death ritual of Igor Stravinsky’s violent 1912 ballet.

This year’s sacrificial victim was Ann Coulter’s How To Talk To A Liberal (If You Must), which fought bravely before fainting under a barrage of angry modernist hornblast & percussion, heckling from various birds (from a BBC sound effects CD), and rude interruptions from various punk rock bands. For overall sonic violence combined with accidentally appropriate song choices, this one gets a nomination for “best episode ever” honours.

Part 1

1. Rite Of Spring (Introduction) – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. I Hate You – D.O.A.
3. Young Girl’s Dances – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4. U-J3RK5 Work For Police – U-J3RK5
5. Mock Abduction – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Sorceress – Cancer Bats
7. Round Dances – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Bullshit – Dishrags
9. Games Of Rival Tribes – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10. Wise Elder’s Procession – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11. Mothra – Anvil
12. Dance Of The Earth – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Part 2

1. Mystic Circles – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. Nuan Gabo – U-J3RK5
3. Glorification – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4. Harem Of Scorpions – Cancer Bats
5. Summoning The Ancients – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Gasoline – American Flamewhip
7. Ancients’ Ritual – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Heat Sink – Anvil
9. Sacrificial Dance – Igor Stravinsky (comp.) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10. Fuck You – Subhumans
11. Pissed Off ... With Good Reason - Subhumans

Spring Equinox Blow-Out

No. 67, March 24, 2010.

Naval Aviation in Audio celebrated the Spring in 2010 with its second annual playing of Igor Stravinksy’s Rite Of Spring. This time the sacrificial audiobook was Peggy Klaus’s Brag! The Art Of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, and supplemental thunder was supplied by the mixed CD Winnipeg Riot: 18 Killers From Canada’s Musical Murder Capital. Corporate careerism enmeshed in scenes from Pagan Russia collides with jolts of Winnipeggan punk.

Part 1

1. The Adoration Of The Earth (Introduction) – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. Flux Capacitor – The Surfadelics
3. Robbin’ A Bank – Hot Live Guys
4. Young Girl’s Dances – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
5. Mock Abduction – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Show Me – American Flame Whip
7. Naval Aviation in Art? – Frank Zappa
8. Round Dances – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
9. Games Of Rival Tribes – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10. Wise Elder’s Procession – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11. Dance Of The Earth – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
12. I’m A Wild Thing – The Wild Things

Part 2

1. The Sacrifice (Introduction) – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. The Sinister Urge – The Rockadoras
3. Mystic Circles – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4. No Competition – The Insaniacs
5. Glorification – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. I, Robot – Turnbull AC’s
7. Ancient’s Ritual – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Do The Manic – The Sleepless Knights
9. Sacrificial Dance – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10. Fuck Knob – The Quiffs
11. Summoning The Ancients – Igor Stravinsky (composer) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Golfer's Rite of Spring

Aired March 25, 2009. This episode celebrated the Vernal Equinox by recasting Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. In place of the virgin dancing herself to death was sportswriter & virgin caddy Rick Reilly's death-dance for the primadonnas of pro golf - Reilly's audiobook Who's Your Caddy was played with Stravinsky's violent modern ballet. And just to keep things interesting, tracks from two Victoria, BC punk bands, The Dayglo Abortions & Nomeansno, were played between movements.

Part 1

1. Young Girl's Dances - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. Wake Up - Nomeansno
3. Naval Aviation in Art? - Frank Zappa
4. Wake Up America - Dayglo Abortions
5. Mock Abductions - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Stupid Songs - Dayglo Abortions
7. Round Dances - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Ashes - Nomeansno
9. Games of Rival Tribes - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10. Inside My Head - Dayglo Abortions
11. Wise Elder's Procession - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
12. Stupid World - Dayglo Abortions
13. Dance of the Earth - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Part 2
1. Mystic Circles - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. I See a Mansion in the Sky - Nomeansno
3. Glorification - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4. Mr. in Between - Nomeansno
5. Ancients' Ritual - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Bedtime Story - Dayglo Abortions
7. Sacrificial Dance - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. 'Till I Die - Nomeansno