RADIO BROADCAST #867
11-14–25
Fanatic! I hope November’s been treating you well. I’ve been supplying the two crazy squirrels in my backyard raw almonds for most of this year. Up until a few weeks ago, they seemed quite happy with them. One of the squirrels, not seeing any almonds scattered on the back porch area would come up to the window and bang its paws on the glass, reminding me that I have to supply the demand. For the last few weeks, I’ve been leaving almonds out, thinking the squirrels might need to bulk up for the winter months. I’ve watched them, day after day, walk right over the almonds. I did some research and found that squirrels are very careful about their diet and after awhile, might back away from the almonds, unless they bury them for later. Well, then, I’m going to have to find something else to give them. Later: I switched to raw walnuts, and the squirrels are eating them.
I just finished listening to the In The Red album by the great Australian group the Prize. We’ve been playing tracks from the band on the show, but I just had a chance to sit and carefully listen to the record all the way through. It’s really good. https://theprizemelbourne.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-red-usa
Very cool band on the great Damnably label called BB Bomb. We’re checking them out in the first hour. https://bbbombband.bandcamp.com/album/practice-songs
You might notice at the beginning of our second hour, new music by Ekko Astral. Hopefully, there’s more to come. https://ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/horseglue
The new album by Black Eyes, Hostile Design, just came out on Dischord. There’s a lot of FCC unfriendly language in the tracks and I don’t need the aggravation of trying to excise everything so we’re going to give the record a miss for the most part, but it should be checked out, absolutely.
https://dischord.com/news/767/2025/8/black-eyes-hostile-design-out-on-oct-10th
https://blackeyes.bandcamp.com/album/hostile-design
The Morwan album we’ve been listening to over the last couple of weeks, Vse Po Kolu, Znovu, is really worth checking out. https://morwan.bandcamp.com/album/vse-po-kolu-znovu
You also noticed, that we’re listening to another track from that excellent Kid Congo & TNDE album Live @ St. Kilda . I’m sorry that we didn’t get into it more completely when it was first released. It’s so good and a great example of why you should never miss an opportunity to see Kid Congo.
https://kidcongopowerstheneardeathexperience.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-st-kilda
I just did a couple of podcasts with my longtime pal Paul Rieckhoff. If you wanna listen to them here they are.
Episode 372 - It’s Time to Bring Back Punk Rock
Episode 373 - On Venezuela: Show Me the Dope
I think we have a great mix of tunes for you tonight. I take the tracks to the gym with me and listen as I plot endlessly into the future on the treadmill, listening down before we subject you to do the same. It’s very helpful for final edits. It’s a multi-day process, but I think it’s worth it. I like what we have here and hope you do as well.
Thank you so much for tuning in, have a great weekend and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Hour 1
01. Kraftwerk – Computerwelt 2 / Computer Welt
02. Cluster – Caramel / Zuckerzeit
03. Einstürzende Neubauten - Jet'm / Kollaps
05. Die Haut And Nick Cave - Pleasure Is The Boss / Burnin' The Ice
06. Scorpions - Speedy's Coming / Gold
07. BB Bomb - Doctor / Practice Songs
08. Swell Maps - Steven Does / A Trip To Marineville (CD extra track)
09. Devo – Blockhead / Duty Now For The Future
10. American Lips - Cardboard Trash / On Strike!
11. Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love / Transformer
12. Sexfaces - Anti-Satanic Drugs / Bad Vibes
13. The Fall - Pilsner Trail (aka Plaster In The Hands) / Perverted by Language (CD extra track)
14. Joy Division - Insight / BBC Recordings
15. Nico - Purple Lips / The Drama Of Exile
16. Angry Angles - Blockhead / Angry Angles
17. The Shangri-Las - Sophisticated Boom Boom / Myrmidons Of Melodrama
18. Alan Vega - Jaxon Gnome / Dujang Prang
Hour 2
01. Ekko Astral - Horseglue / Horseglue Dl
02. Gun Club - Humanesque / Pastoral Hide & Seek
03. Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - Born To Lose / Born Too Loose
04. Morwan - Bez Obluchya / Vse Po Kolu, Znovu
05. Kid Congo & TNDE - Sophisticated Boom Boom / Live @ St. Kilda
06. The Vandals - My Friend / Work It On Out! - Northwest Killers Vol. 3
07. Kiki Dee - Supercool / Loving And Free
08. Lucifer (Mort Garson) - The Ride Of Aida (Voodoo) / Black Mass
09. Snooper - Blockhead / Wordwide
10. Automatic - Country Song / Is It Now?
11. Minutemen – Tension / The Punch Line
12. Loose Lips - Careful What You Wish For / Last Laugh
13. O/Pus - To The Sea / Out At Sea, The Water Is Deep
14. Keiji Haino + Shuta Hasunuma - Finger / U TA
15. Dax Riggs - Even The Stars Fall / 7 Songs For Spiders
16. Optic Sink - Lucky Number / Lucky Number
17. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete – Palabra / Corporal