Another in what promises to be a long line of repurposed entries from the old Millionaire’s Holiday page. This one originally aired on October 23, 2005. Here’s what I had to say about this show:
A really fun show this week where we hear all sorts of novelty oddities with just enough beats to tie it all together. Particularly rare gems include rap from Strawberry Shortcake, an excerpt from Devastating Dave the Turntable Slave, and a few thrift store home-made cassette finds. Oh, you better believe this is goodbad stuff. You’ll also notice either:
- A lack of announcing and PSAs in the first half of the program; or
- A sudden loss of audio quality in the second half of the show.
Again the stream capture gremlins were out in force and I dropped the first half of the program. However, this time I was able to recreate it from the audio master files on the laptop thus you get the full show this week. Lucky you. . . Speaking of the show, you can either nab it using the podcast link on the right or grab the direct link to the audio file.
Playlist after the jump
| Artist | Album | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combustible Edison | I, Swinger | Millionaire’s Holiday | The bumpers before and after, and actually throughout this first set, come from samples off devices built by Mike Walters, a fantastic circuit bender. You can check the coolness out yourself by visiting Mr. E Circuits |
| Devastating Dave, the Turntable Slave | Zip Zap Rap EP | Zip Zap Rap | It’s only an excerpt but that’s all I could find. It would make my month to find a full copy of this EP. |
| Robert Preston | Chicken Fat | That’s right, the full length, original version as commissioned by JFK and distributed to schools nationwide. As a kid we had a shorter version of the song on an album that also featured a couple of Alley Cat variations. I wonder what happened to that record… Gal Friday remarked that she had a copy of this song in her childhood home as well. | |
| Bobby Hughes Experience | The Outernational Sound | My French Brother | Here’s a little electronic chill out after sweating your way through Chicken Fat. |
| Emperor Penguin | Shatter the Illusion of Integrity, Yeah! | How Y’all Feel? | Highly recommended bit of bounce for the frog sample used if for no other reason. It’s also a great way to close out the first set. |
| Lemon Jelly | ’64-’95 | Only Want to Make Things Right | |
| The Daybreak Singers | Up With America | Which Way America? | The smell of these schmarmy do-gooders who sing this track rolls out of your speakers. |
| The Party Party | Dick Is a Killer | My Name is Rx | One of two we hear from The Party Party this set. These folks have some sort of deconstruction fetish as they use the words, as spoken by our leaders, but not in the order spoken to put out a slick, read-between-the-lines take on the message coming from the White House. |
| Thievery Corporation | The Outernational Sound | Lagos Communique | The producers behind this album in heavy rotation on this show included a track of their own. Good stuff, yo! |
| Strawberry Shortcake | New York New York Rap | I saved you the pain of her rendition of the show-tunes classic but brought you the berry goodness of the Strawberry Rap. It’s like I’m eating the Oreos but leaving you the creamy center. My prediction: you’ll be doing the Strawberry Rap all week. | |
| The Party Party | Dick Is a Killer | Dick Is a Killer | The title track and it made heavy use of the f*ck and *ss sample from Bush’s folksy, pre-press conference f-bombs. He’s you’re president, folks. Of course, I had to edit out the swearing because this very same administration elects to crack down on archaic FCC regulations. Just remember, folks, boobs are bad but violence is good. Oh, and it’s the end of the second set. |
| The Art of Noise | The FON Remixes | Roller 10 | |
| [I wish I knew…] | Down By the Station | Ha Ha the Clown | I would like to suggest that maybe Ha Ha is not so much a funny clown as he sounds like a scary, child molesting clown. Then again, I have a twisted imagination. Take my observation for what it is worth, I guess. You know: I report, you decide. |
| Dzihan & Kamien | Live in Vienna | Basmati | I’ve been waking up to this album a lot lately. The iPod really seems to like it anyway. |
| Dean Milan | Do It Like a Dog | ROFLcopter! This is also where we pick up with the stream capture. | |
| The Highend Sound | Urban Lounge Supreme | First Night | Introducing the return of the fabulous Gal Friday. She takes over the controls for a brief moment. |
| Krista Detor | Mudshow | Abigail | A Gal Friday pick, a local artist, and someone slightly out of place on this show. Nonetheless, a great track. |
| Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band | Utica Club Natural Carbonation Beer Drinking Song | An extended commercial for Utica Club beer—a beer rumored to be worse than malt fortified radiator fluid. | |
| George Garabedian Players and the Awful Trumpet of Harry Arms | Hooray for Hollywood / Spanish Flea | The trumpet is, well, truly awful. Although I’m a sucker for any version of Spanish Flea no matter how bad. | |
| Out Hud | Let Us Never Speak of It Again | It’s For You | Another hidden gem on the Internets. Check ’em out |
| Mark Savage | Do You Think I’m Sexy? | Rod Steward, eat your heart out! This one goes out to my mum and grandmum, both Rod Steward fans for some inexplicable reason. | |
| Myron Floren | Disco Accordian | The track title says it all. And how. . . Thus we break for another set. | |
| The Ripple Effect | Ancient Techno (Remix) | More downloadable music goodness. [this is good] | |
| Stereolab | Aluminum Tunes Disc 1 | Space Moment | I have never been able to figure out what they say here. Every time I listen to this track I come up with something different. Lately I’ve been hearing “The rabbit in the sauce”. |
| Bob Chance | The Van Man | Little girl, how would you like to take a ride? | |
| Willie Nelson | The Great Divide | Time After Time | Requested by Frankie who does a show on Wednesday mornings from 0100 – 0300, my new favorite show on WFHB. This cover is so freakin’ great! |
| Bob Vido | Boo-Bah-Bah | If ever someone was going to do a song called Boo-Bah-Bah, it would be someone named Bob Vido. This is quality kitsch here. | |
| Lendi Vexer | Suicidal Adage | ||
| Spkamoto Wooshie | Lady | I’m pretty sure this is a soundboard tape from a karaoke bar. It’s Lokken-tastic! | |
| Albert Kuvezin | Yat Kha | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Tuvan throat singers covering Joy Division is a fool-proof way to land one’s self on this show. I seriously love this track more than the original too. |
| John Herold | You Are What You Eat and What You Eat Is What You Is | The Family Dog | The album is more noted as Tiny Tim’s debut, but there are many unmined veins to discover, as this track demonstrates. |
| Tim Grimm | Gal Friday closes us out with another local artist off his latest album. Unfortunately I didn’t get the album or track title before we left the studio. I guess that’s how I’ll leave you hanging until next week. |
