RADIO BROADCAST #865
10–31–25
Fanatic! Check out our new time slot. This has been in the works for quite a while. As you might know, there’s been some changes at KCRW. This is a brief article about what’s been happening.
This newly implemented schedule allows us to have one more show in October. So, we decided to make it fun with quite a few tricks mixed in with the treats.
We’re stoked about being on Friday nights and look forward to starting off the weekend with you. If this time slot isn’t working for your schedule, please check us out on archive at the site.
Years ago, I told someone that because of the misery of high school, Friday turned into my favorite day of the week. It was the beginning of 48 hours away from the gulag. The person I told this to explained that this sentiment was probably felt by every single person who ever endured school. Oh. Nonetheless, it’s still my favorite day of the week. The challenge for me has been to make the weekend stand up to the expectation I weigh it down with. Sometimes, thinking about it, anticipating it, using it as an incentive to get through some of the more excruciatingly mundane tasks of the rest of the week is better than the actual time. It was for me to make the weekend as great as I thought it could be. I’ve been able to achieve the proverbial great weekend with some consistency by listening to a lot of music. Obviously, there’s myriad destinations of happiness, and whatever works for you is the one or ones to go with. For many years, music has been what’s made the weekends memorable for me. When I’m able, I plan ahead, down to the exact records to be played, records to be looked at and records to be thought about and written down to make sure they get played later. Also, thinking about places. As I’ve no doubt worn you out over the years, my thoughts while the music is playing on a weekend night, often go to where I first concluded that somehow, music was going to be a big part of my life, even if it was just going to the record store, listening to music or checking out a live show. Whenever I have the opportunity to visit Washington, DC, where I come from, I try to go to as many of my favorite landmarks as I can. It’s a lot easier to think of these places than to actually be there, so I do my best to remember the last visit. A few weeks ago, I was afforded a couple of days walking around in the old neighborhood in the great autumn weather. Those memories have been with me for the last few weeks.
Weeks ago, I journeyed it to DC in order to work on a great project. Ian MacKaye and I went to Inner Ear Studios, where we made our first records decades ago and mixed a four song session with the great Don Zientara at the board. This is the same studio, where the Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and many others recorded. It was amazing to be back there with Ian and Don. Part way through the mix, none other than Eddie Janney, he of the Untouchables, Rights Of Spring, One Last Wish, Happy Go Licky, Skewbald and other great bands joined us. The session benefited greatly by his presence. As to the tracks, I had them mastered several days ago, and I’m now working on the layout and design for the record. When it’s ready, I’ll let you know. We are extremely excited by this one.
We’re honored to be able to bring you a weekly show, and beyond grateful to be able to keep it happening, year after year. We’re looking forward to bringing you super cool music on Friday nights—the best night of the week.
We hope you enjoy tonight’s gathering of tunes and the stories that accompany many of them. Thank you so much for tuning in. Until next Friday, keep the jam session going and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Hour 1
01. The Misfits - Halloween / 12 Hits From Hell
02. Roky Erickson - I Think of Demons / The Evil One
03. Cedell Davis - She's Got The Devil In Her / Feel Like Doin' Something Wrong
04. The Damned – Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde / The Black Album
05. Nightmare - Great Balls of Fire / 7"
06. David Lynch - Static Theme Mystery / The Air Is On Fire
07. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power / Raw Power (remix version)
08. David Bowie - Breaking Glass / Low
09. Scientist - Dance Of The Vampires / Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
10. Wesley Willis - Vampire Bat / Rush Hour
11. Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds - Spider Baby / 7"
12. Dax Riggs - Demon Tied To A Chair In My Brain / We Sing Of Only Blood Or Love
13. Todd Tappin - We the People / tape
14. Robert Johnson - Me And The Devil Blues / The Centennial Collection
15. Lucifer - It's Lucifer! / Lucifer
16. Al Eide - Life On The Edge / Wild Fury
17. RaVeN - Sex Candy / CDR
18. The Misfits - Halloween II / 12 Hits From Hell
19. Hole - Halloween III / Celebrity Sin
Hour 2
01. Kosmetika - Special / new 2025
02. Sex Mex - Dragging Me Around / 2025 dl
03. Mark Stewart - Forbidden Dub / Mark Stewart
04. Upchuck - Pressure / I'm Nice Now
05. Howlin' Wolf - Evil (Is Going On) / The Genuine Article
06. Gee Tee - Ain't Dumb / Prehistoric Chrome
07. Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads - Goo Goo Muck / Mad Mike's Monsters Vol. 1
08. Guerilla Toss - Crocodile Cloud / You're Weird Now
09. Eno + Beatie Wolfe - Shudder Like Crows / Liminal
10. Wire - Fragile / Pink Flag
11. Osees - Glitter-Shot / Abomination Revealed At Last
12. Optic Sink - Golden Hour / Lucky Number
13. Loose Lips- Last Laugh / Last Laugh
14. The Fall - City Hobgoblins / The Fall Box Set
15. Joy Division - These Days / Substance
16. Buzzcocks - Friends Of Mine / Spiral Scratch EP
17. The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck / Bad Music For Bad People
18. Wolf Eyes - Burn Your House Down / Dread