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

Godspeed You CJTR!

No.141, aired October 5, 2011, Special Radiothon 2011 Episode

This episode saw NAIA moving more toward a free-form radio art format, particularly in the second half, where Godspeed! You Black Emperor’s Static formed a foundation onto which was added 3 guitar pieces by Regina’s Bob Evans, spoken word from Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits, BBC Sound Effects, and a live reading of the opening of the incredible Cape Hattaras sequence in Hart Crane’s The Bridge.

Part 1

1. Spinning Plates – Radiohead
2. Sally – Gogol Bordello
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Transcendental Medication – Dog Eat Dogma
5. Jelly 292 – Jimi Hendrix
6. Dance Of The Headless Bourgoisie - Nomeansno

Part 2

1. 001 Loser’s Club – D.O.A.
2. Static – Godspeed! You Black Emperor -- Dune / Khamenkule / Yesterday – Bob Evans
3. Midnight Show – The Horribles

1-2-SNFU!!

No.131, aired July 27, 2011. This was a primer episode for the SNFU concert that was supposed to have taken place Saturday Night – see August 3 for details. Spoken word component was from Steven R. Covey’s 7 Habits.

Part 1

1. Broken Toy - SNFU
2. Valse De Chopin – Arnold Schoenberg
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. She’s Not On The Menu – SNFU
5. The Alphabet Poised Like 26 Frozen Ducklings – Hession / Wilkinson / Fell
6. You Can’t Take It With You – Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson
7. I’m Real Scared – SNFU
8. 48 Hours In A Resolute Atmosphere – Hession / Wilkinson / Fell
9. Money Matters – SNFU
10. Circle With Tangets I – John Beckwith

Part 2

1. Too Tired – Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson
2. Ochre Ringlet – Eugene Chadbourne
3. Get Off Your Ass – SNFU
4. The Walking Dead – Eugene Chadbourne
5. Loser At Life/Loser At Death – SNFU
6. Madonna – Arnold Schoenberg
7. Bodies In The Wall – SNFU
8. Circle With Tangets II – John Beckwith
9. This Is The End – SNFU
10. Exit Plexit – Simply Saucer

Orgazmocosmic Arcanamerican Gunslinger

No.128, aired July 6, 2011, the third in the Cosmo-Orgasmic Ascension series (see No.123 for more info). The featured piece this time was Edgar Varese’s Arcana, accompanied by more bits from Stephen R. Covey’s Seven Habits. The second half featured Varese’s Ameriques, in honour of American Independence day, with readings from Ed Dorn’s American “pop epic” Gunslinger.

Part 1

1. Corrupted - Pericardium
2. I Meditation - Pericardium
3. Arcana – Edgar Varese
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. Red Stone Rocks – Tangiers

Part 2

1. Keep The Living Bodies Warm – Tangiers
2. Ameriques – Edgar Varese
3. Here Come The Pieces – Tangiers
4. March Of The Crabs – Anvil

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

Disciplines of Execution

This episode is named after The Four Disciplines of Execution by Stephen R. Covey and Chris McChesney, and featured selections from the book-on-cd of that work mixed in with various musical tracks, as well as some live-in-the-studio readings from A Concise History of Capital Punishment in Canada by Frank W. Anderson mixed with the Jack in the Box suite by Erik Satie. Erred November 26, 2008

Part 1:

1. Intro -- Jack in the Box 1 - Erik Satie / CBC National Orchestra
2. Naval Aviation in Audio – Frank Zappa
3. War Ensemble – Slayer
4. Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie - Nomeansno
5. Games of Rival Tribes - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Raining Blood - Slayer
7. Mock Abduction - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Angel of Death – Slayer
9. Young Girl's Dances - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Part 2:

1. I Can't Stop Talking – Nomeansno
2. Jack in the Box 1 - Erik Satie / CBC National Orchestra
3. Disappear – Nomeansno
4. Jack in the Box 2 - Erik Satie / CBC National Orchestra
5. Blimey – Gwar
6. Jack in the Box 3 - Erik Satie / CBC National Orchestra
7. Altar of Sacrifice – Slayer
8. Sacrificial Dance - Igor Stravinsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra