And all this time you thought some specific body part was making the decisions for you – it’s a chemical! Join us for a look at the the world’s most influential chemical compound! Songs about male behavior. Got a problem with that?
Once in a while in Southern California, we get this phenomenon where water falls from the sky. I’m not kidding! Very weird. Anyway, it’s expected this weekend so I’m doing the show about it. Remember if you look up at the falling water, keep your mouth closed.
* Scott Walker – It’s Raining Today
* Joe Jackson – A Place In The Rain
* The Anderson Council – Hole In The Sky
* Cracker – Rainy Days And Mondays
* Tom Waits – More Than Rain
* They Might Be Giants – Snowball In Hell
* Spinal Tap – Rainy Day Sun
* ELO – Mr. Blue Sky
Need a little more magic in your life? Overdo it with this week’s Dark Meat! Marvel as I misdirect you from the fact that it’s a rerun – and don’t forget to tip your waitresses.
No emotional through-line this week: just songs with either the word NOW or AGAIN in the title. Still, there’s a kind of sweet pop vibe to the proceedings. You might want to rim your glass with rock salt to cut it a little.
* The Tubes – I Want It All Now
* Spinal Tap (with Cher) – Just Begin Again
* Buzzcocks – Something’s Gone Wrong Again
* The Forum – The Time Is Now
* The Masticators – This Time Right Now
* Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again
* Material Issue – Out Right Now
* Velvet Underground – There She Goes Again
* Katie Melua – On The Road Again
Step Right Up! Dark Meat returns from a month in the hinterlands of rerunville with a show about that creepiest of American entertainments, the circus. Today’s show features an ultra-rare Human League vinyl track too, for people who are desperate to hear everything the Human League ever did.
* Combustible Edison – Carnival Of Souls
* Tom Waits – Circus
* Kinks – Death Of A Clown
* Kevin Ayers – Unfairground
* Stan Ridgway – Running With the Circus
* Leonard Cohen – Bird On A Wire
* Peaches – Tent In your Pants
* Beatles – Being For the Benefit Of Mr. Kite
* Human League – Circus Of Death (per album notes: recorded directly into Sony 2-track Jan 78 at Devonishire Lane Workshop, Sheffield – produced & engineered by The Human League – mono – first released 17/6/78)
Dark Meat, friend to man and beast alike, hopes that you enjoy this tribute to the animal kingdom, though most analysts now agree it’s more of an anarchist collective. Nuzzle up to a loved one and have them rub your belly as you enjoy these songs.
This week while I’m busy rehearsing my little murder mystery, Dark Meat brings you Harry Nilsson’s BBC television special, circa 1971. Sporting a 3-octave range and a host of abandonment issues, few artists can lay claim to Dark Meat territory like Harry. Additionally note that on-camera appearances by the artist were rare, but rarer still were live ones. And yet, he made (and lost) a huge amount of money in the music business. Hat tip to For the Love Of Harry for the video.
For many the arrival of the new year represents hope and renewal – but this is music for depressives, honey. We look at January 1st and think, it is the end of time. Okay, a period of time; still, why not indulge a little apocalyptic thinking? Enjoy the last music anyone will ever hear!
* Barry Gray Orchestra – Space 1999 (Main Title)
* Tom Waits – Earth Died Screaming
* The Move – Morning Dew
* Little Girls – The Earthquake Song
* Sparks – Change
* Spinal Tap – Just Begin Again
* Laurie Anderson – World Without End
* Scott Walker – The Seventh Seal
* Steely Dan – The Last Mall
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