Sun Ship

No.152, aired January 4, 2012, still celebrating the Solstice season with three tracks from John Coltrane’s 1965 Sun Ship LP and the Phaithon episode from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (on audiobook), where the human son of Apollo usurps the sun chariot with disastrous consequences.

Part 1

1. Off The Deep End – Insex
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Dearly Beloved – John Coltrane
4. Nothing Holding You – Active Dog
5. Amen – John Coltrane
6. Awakening – Mahavishnu Orchestra
7. Suicide Ride – CPC Gangbangs

Part 2

1. Don’t Go Lookin’ For Trouble – Mose Scarlett
2. The Noonward Race – Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. (Right On) Thru – L7
4. Sun Ship – John Coltrane
5. Beautiful Sun – Little Miss Higgins
6. Room For Rent – Lungbutter
7. I Control, I Fly – Monster Magnet

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

Orgazmo-Cosmic Ascension + Bloomsday

No.125, aired June 15, 2011. This was the second installment in NAIA’s Orgazmo-Cozmic Ascension series – see No.123, June 1 for more info. Featured music was the first disc of Ascension’s Broadcast.

Featured audiobook was Stephen R. Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Successful People. Also, in honour of Bloomsday (June 16, the date in 1905 that James Joyce’s Ulysses was set), passages from Episode 3 “Proteus” of Ulysses were read).

Part 1

1. B.B. On Mars – Alice Cooper
2. Destination Unknown – Vacation On Mars
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Hope And Glory – The Class Assassins
5. As Above – Ascension

Part 2

1. As Above (continued) – Ascension
2. Just Like Me – L7
3. Air Traffic Control – Tristan Psionic
4. Medication – Vacation On Mars
5. Sailing On – Bad Brains

Times A-Changing / Mission Statement

No.120, aired May 11, 2011 - First ever episode at new 9 - 10 PM time slot.

Featured passages on how to develop a mission statement from Stephen R. Covey's audiobook The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful People, played simultaneously with instrumental tracks by Frank Zappa, Blah Blah 666, Sun Ra, King Cobb Steelie – and just to make sure things didn’t get dull, various animals were heard from a sound effects CD. In lieu of actually developing a "mission statement" for Naval Aviation In Audio," A poem from Sun Ra's Pathways To Unknown Worlds was read on-air.

Part 1

1. The Times They Are A-Changing – D.O.A.
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Chico Lympico – Blah Blah 666
4. Packin’ A Rod – L7
5. Pathways To Unknown Worlds – Sun Ra
6. Self Pity – Nomeansno

Part 2

1. What’s Going On – Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson
2. Pass The Goldon Falcon – King Cobb Steelie
3. Shove – L7
4. Untitled Track 2 (from Pathways To Unknown Worlds CD) – Sun Ra
5. Love Thang – Nomeansno
6. Jim & Tammy’s Upper Room – Frank Zappa
7. March Of The Crabs – Anvil -- poem from Pathways To Unknown Worlds CD booklet – Sun Ra
8. Sailing - Ripcordz

Candy-Bright Discs Trundled All Ways Thru Electric Air

No.111, aired February 23, 2011, featuring on air readings of the poetry of Margaret Avison.

Part 1

1. Jim & Tammy’s Upper Room – Frank Zappa -- Snow – Margaret Avison
2. Peeler – Red Hot Lovers
3. Camino Real – The Ramblin’ Ambassadors -- Perspective – Margaret Avison
4. Mastermind – Monster Magnet
5. Ass Ass Or Ass – Red Hot Lovers
6. Fratres For Strings And Percussion – Arvo Part -- The Iconclasts / Butterfly Bones / Meeting Together Of Poles And Latitudes (In Prospect) / Thaw – Margaret Avison
7. Broomstick – L7

Part 2

1. Redline – Red Hot Lovers
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Wo Xiang Tanbai – Immaculate Machine
4. Black Errors & Errors In Construction – Tim Hodgkinson -- Voluptuaries
And Others / Intra-Political – Margaret Avison
5. 100 Million Miles – Monster Magnet
6. Sunrise Redeemer – Frank Zappa -- Waking Up - Margaret Avison
7. Midnight Show – The Horribles

Visions Of A(Nightare)ica

No.85, aired August 25, 2010. Featuring on-air readings of the poetry of Winnipeg’s Werner “Van” Harder.

Part 1

1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy – The Mothers Of Invention
2. My American Partner – King Cobb Steelie -- The Unwelcome Critic – Werner “Van” Harder
3. Wake Up America – Dayglo Abortions
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. America The Beautiful – D.O.A.
6. Hatian Fight Song – Charles Mingus -- I Am Dick Dick / Afghanistan; Iraq; Iran (?): Some (Viet)Nambulism (we’ve sleepwalked through this nightmare before) - Werner “Van” Harder
7. Everything I Touch – American Flamewhip

Part 2

1. American Society – L7
2. Sad Statue – System Of A Down
3. It Can’t Happen Here – The Mothers Of Invention
4. Ronald McRaygun – Dayglo Abortions
5. Americanized – GWAR
6. Once Upon A Time There Was A Holding Corporation Called Old America – Charles Mingus -- Jumping Jingoism: Flag-nostic / Calamity Gain - Werner “Van” Harder
7. American Dream – Cat Rapes Dog

Ezekiel's Wheels

No.82, another double episode, this time featuring the first 15 chapters of the Book of Ezekiel on audiobook (chapters indicated below), including the opening prophetic vision of cherubim on wheels - the theme of motors, driving & speed followed from there. Aired August 4, 2010.

Part 1

1. Spokes For The Wheel Of Torment – Buckethead -- Ch.1
2. Theme From Peter Gunn – Bob Evans -- Ch.1 (con’t)
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Til The Wheels Fall Off – L7
5. Circle With Tangents 1 – John Beckwith -- Ch.6
6. The Wheel – GWAR
7. Ornithology – Jon Ballantyne -- Ch.2-3
8. Son The Father – Fucked Up -- Ch.3 (con’t)

Part 2

1. New Realms of Vibration – Hylozoists -- Ch.5
2. Devil’s Speedway – D.O.A.
3. Golden Seal – Fucked Up -- Ch.4
4. I’ll Drive – Motocaster
5. R.S.V.P. - Jon Ballantyne -- Ch.7-8
6. The Hammer – Motorhead

Part 3

1. Angelicus – Delerium –- Ch.10
2. Fast And Frightning – L7
3. Circle With Tangents 3 – John Beckwith -- Ch.11
4. Fast And Loose – Motorhead
5. The People Is Never Corrupt – Hylozoists -- Ch.9
6. Oblivion – Motocaster
7. Circle With Tangents 2 – John Beckwith -- Ch.12
8. Circle With Tangents 3 – John Beckwith -- Ch.12 (con’t)

Part 4

1. Escape Wheel – Buckethead
2. Circle With Tangents 4 – John Beckwith -- Ch.13
3. Right On Thru – L7
4. Serenity - Jon Ballantyne -- Ch.14-15
5. Fire, Fire – Motorhead
6. M4 – Derek Bailey
7. Immortal Corrupter - GWAR