Schizo Setlist - 05/30/11

The debut of Radio Schizo! I'll let the setlist speak for itself:

1. Rudimentary Peni - Radio Schizo
2. Crass - Upright Citizen
3. Aus-Rotten - They Ignore Peaceful Protest
4. Reagan Youth - I Hate Hate
5. Fear - Foreign Policy
6. The Adicts - Straight Jacket
7. Dead Kennedys - M.T.V. - Get Off the Air
8. The Nation of Ulysses - A Comment on Ritual
9. Fugazi - Repeater
10. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicide's an Alternative, You'll Be Sorry
11. Anti-Cimex - Warmachine
12. Witch Hunt - Plastic Dream
13. The Mob - Our Life Our World
14. Comadre - 18 Wheels (feat. Glasses and Trainwreck) (Murder City Devils cover)
15. Touché Amoré - Honest Sleep
16. Madball - Live or Die
17. Amebix - Slave
18. Subhumans - Black and White

Talk-Over Music: Bad Brains - I Luv I Jah

Summer Schedule

Mondays, 10-11PM

Radio Schizo:

Format: Punk

First off among my new shows is punk. Radio Schizo is just an hour-long platform for punk bands of all creeds, colors and sub-genres. Expect to hear bands such as Amebix, Rudimentary Peni, The Nation of Ulysses, The Queers and The Wipers.

Wednesdays, 4-6PM

Sounds of the Animal Kingdom:

Format: Metal

Sounds of the Animal Kingdom isn't so far off from Metal Up Your Ass. I do not feel right taking that name up for the show, though, without my co-host's presence. Sounds of the Animal Kingdom has more of a focus on extreme and doom metal. You're likely to hear High on Fire, Brutal Truth, Carcass, Rwake and YOB.

I'll also be taking up a 2-6PM timeslot on tuesday, which may evolve into a prog/jazz show, so stay tuned for information on that.

Song of the Week #3

Sun Ra - Images

Album: Space is the Place

Year: 1973

Genre: Avant-garde Jazz

This is an odd piece for Sun Ra. By that I mean it's fairly normal compared to most of his avant-garde work. Images has such a good balance between big band and avant-garde sounds, though. The rich and full composition is underlined by the points in which it deviates from its own formula. This song is a prime example of Sun Ra's ability to control chaos. With this song, he tips his hand and shows us just how much power he commands over his music. The result is both beautiful and eerie.

Song of the Week #2

The Mountain Goats - Satanic Messiah

Album: Satanic Messiah EP

Year: 2008

Genre: Indie

The Mountain Goats are one of my favorite bands of all time and this song helps to demonstrate why. First off, let it be known that I consider John Darnielle the lyrical genius of this generation. Satanic Messiah is the title cut off of one of the Mountain Goat's lesser known EPs and it is the most beautiful song you will hear about the return of the antichrist. The character of this song wants to see fire rain down upon the earth, but there is a sense of hesitation. The melancholy of the music and the hesitance in John's voice, though, lead us to hear a bit of regret. The kind of regret you feel when you first realize just how hot fire really is. What makes this song so great, though, is its ability to make you feel that regret. That is what makes Satanic Messiah such a powerful song.

Song of the Week #1

In an attempt to liven things up around here, I'm installing a lame song of the week feature! I'm not just going to post a song and leave, though, as many others do. You get to choose to ignore my ramblings about the selected songs as well! But enough introduction, let's cut the ribbon already with...

Moss Icon - Lyburnum Wit's End Liberation Fly

Album: Lyburnum

Year: 1994

Genre: Punk, Emo

This song is long, static and beautiful. In its lack of movement it is captivating and works well to convey pure apathy, nihilism and feelings of futility in the face of an increasingly hedonistic and self-cannibalizing world. It's cynical and honest, full of sincere emotion and for that it shines magnificently.

Summertime

As the summer sun seeks to consume the land in a conflagration of of lethargy and leisure, one may make a minor misjudgment in believing that I, too, am just as oppressed. What exactly am I saying? I don't know, but I am going to be around doing radio during the off season! I may try to get a scheduled show or two, so stay tuned for more information.

If I have nothing to setlist, I will try to keep things interesting by reporting on my random musical observations, though do not take this as a guarantee. Maybe I'll install a lame song of the week feature or something...

NRCM Setlist - 05/11/11

The final episode of Nasal Retentive Calliope Music this semester! I decided to make it a tribute to my one and only lord and savior, Frank Zappa. Yes, the grand finale this semester was a grand Zappa extravaganza. The final full setlist of the semester (All tracks are Frank Zappa, of course):

1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy
2. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
3. Baby Snakes
4. Excentrifugal Forz
5. Cletus Awreetus Awrightus
6. Montana
7. Little House I Used to Live In (Live at Fillmore East version)
8. Dog Breath, in the Year of the Plague
9. Son of Mr. Green Genes
10. What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?
11. My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama
12. Cheap Thrills
13. Igor's Boogie, Phase One/Overture to a Holiday in Berlin/Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich/Igor's Boogie, Phase Two/Holiday in Berlin, Full-Blown/Aybe Sea
14. Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink
15. Waka/Jawaka
16. Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
17. Drafted Again
18. Night School
19. The Duke of Prunes/Amnesia Vivace/The Duke Regains His Chops
20. What's The Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Reprise)
21. Stink-Foot
22. America Drinks and Goes Home
23. Peaches III