Life has been particularly cruel as of late, so losing both Dolly Parton (1946-2026) and Tim Curry hours apart this week feels extra mean. We'll mostly focus on Dolly and her long history with music & film along with the Vancouver concert listings as they grow & we continue with our Polaris Prize nominee profiles. 01. Slayyyter: Old Technology (Wor$t Girl in America, 2026) Columbia 02. Kilometre Club: February 6 on the Shore of Lake Ontario (It Doesn't Snow in Toronto Anymore, 2025) Imaginary North 03. Tim Curry: Paradise Garage (Fearless, 1979) A&M 04. Tim Curry: I'm Going Home (The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST, 1975) Ode/A&M 05. Tangerine Dream: Darkness [Film mix] (Legend OST, 2020) MCA 06. ZZ Top: Party on the Patio (El Loco, 1981) Warner Bros 07. 20Some: Home Run [avec Jacques Doucet] (Home Run, 2021) Joy Ride 08. Peter Cullen: Optimus Prime Final Message (The Transformers OST, 2007) Paramount 09. Vince DiCola: Death of Optimus Prime (The Transformers: The Movie OST, 2007) Scotti Bros/Legacy/Volcano 10. Shelley Fabares: Johnny Angel (Shelley! 1962) Colpix 11. Jaye P Morgan: Here is Where Your Love Belongs (Jaye P Morgan, 1976) Candor 12. Nash the Slash: Lake Ontario Suite Pts 1 & 2 (And You Thought You Were Normal [remastered], 2017) Artoffact 13. Doohickey Cubicle: Good At It (Good At It, 2026) self-released 14. Treewell: Sound of Your Skin (Star Shaped Wounds... [demo], 2026) self-released 15. Satin Jackets: Hollywood [live jam version w.Eric Cozier] (Late Summer Compilation Volume 2, 2021) Lagasta 16. Altın Gün: Zülüf Dökülmüs Yüze (Garip, 2026) Glitterbeat/Indigo 17. Tinariwen: Sagherat Assani [w.Sulafa Elyas] (Hoggar, 2026) Wedge 18. Nash the Slash: Lake Ontario Suite Pt 3 (And You Thought You Were Normal [remastered], 2017) Artoffact 19. Southern Culture on the Skids: Banana Puddin' (Plastic Seat Sweat, 1997) DGC/Telstar 20. Earth, Wind & Fire: You & I (I Am, 1979) CBS 21. Isabel Pine: Butterfly Lands on a Flower (Fables, 2026) Kranky 22. Les Louanges: La Journée va Être Chaude (Alouette! 2026) Bonsound 23. Begonia: In My Lifetime Pt 2 (Fantasy Life, 2025) Birthday Cake 24. Nash the Slash: Lake Ontario Suite Pt 4 (And You Thought You Were Normal [remastered], 2017) Artoffact 25. Abigail Lapell: Mockingbird [w.Dana Sipos] (Shadow Child, 2026) Outside Music 26. Dolly Parton: Dumb Blonde (Hello I'm Dolly, 1967) Monument 27. Carol Hall: Courtyard Shag (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas OST, 1982) MCA 28. Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds: Sneakin' Around (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas OST, 1982) MCA 29. Dolly Parton: 9 to 5 (9 to 5 OST, 1980) RCA/20th Century Fox 30. Georges Delerue: End Title (Steel Magnolias OST, 1989) Polydor 31. Dolly Parton: Butterflies (Rhinestone OST, 1984) RCA 32. Dolly Parton: Burning to Burned (Straight Talk OST, 1992) Hollywood 33. Parlor Greens: Jolene (Emeralds, 2026) Colemine 34. Dolly Parton: Travellin' Thru (Transamerica OST, 2006) Blue Eye/IFC 35. Dolly Parton: Girl in the Movies (Dumplin' OST, 2018) RCA/Dolly 36. Luc Sicard: Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe (The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom OST, 2011) DJ Bash 37. Luc Sicard: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind [w.Martha Wainwright] (The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom OST, 2011) DJ Bash 38. Luc Sicard: The Grass is Blue [w.Coral Egan] (The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom OST, 2011) DJ Bash 39. Hollie Kenniff: Around the Lake as Time Slows (For Those Who Stay, 2026) Imaginary North/Nettwerk 40. Lee Hazelwood: Dolly Parton's Guitar (For Every Solution There's a Problem, 2002) City Slang/Virgin 41. Hayden Panettiere: Consider Me (The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2, 2013) Big Machine 42. Michael Brook: Breakdown (Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium [remastered], 2026) 4AD 43. Tame Impala: Let It Happen [Soulwax remix] (Currents: B-Sides & Remixes, 2017) Modular [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

While the season is still in session, we jump on a genre coined from the Beyond Yacht Rock podcast: Camaro Summer with all its 1980s hard rock simple ambitions. This embraces the five pillars of freedom: summer, cars, nights, weekends & rock'n'roll. gak runs you to paradise and back so buckle. 01. Judas Priest: Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days (Turbo, 1986) Columbia 02. Union Suit: August August (Held Onto, 2014) self-released 03. Worrywart: Pretty (Hail Mary Baby, 2024) self-released 04. Boymoder: Suffocation Summer (648Queenswailing, 2023) self-released 05. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Fish Sauce (2Kindsa Love single, 1996) Matador 06. Mock Media: Built for Speed (Rat Bastard, 2026) Mac's Record Label 07. Wine Lips: Fried V (TV Dinner, 2026) Stomp 08. Elliott Easton's Tiki Gods: Monte Carlo Nights (Jackie Brown OST, 1997) Maverick/A Band Apart/Warner Bros 09. PUP: Hunger for Death (Who Will Look After the Dogs? 2025) Rise 10. Peaches: Grip (No Lube So Rude, 2026) Kill Rock Stars 11. Barbacoa: Pharoah's Camaro (Pharoah's Camaro, 2021) self-released 12. The Beaches: Last Girls at the Party (c, 2025) AWAL 13. Suzi Quatro: Can the Can (Suzi Quatro, 1973) RAK 14. Jake Holmes: Camaro (Music from Building a Better Way, 1974) Chevrolet 15. Joan Jett: Do You Wanna Touch Me [Oh Yeah] (Bad Reputation, 1980) Blackheart 16. Pat Benatar: All Fired Up (Wide Awake in Dreamland, 1988) Chrysalis 17. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Having an Average Weekend '78 (Sport Fishin' Accessories single, 1993) Cargo/Jetpac 18. Girlschool: Up All Night (Take a Bite, 1988) GWR 19. 45 Grave: Partytime (Sleep in Safety, 1983) Enigma 20. Huevos Rancheros: Branded (Cindy with an S 7", 1992) Lucky 21. Chrissy Steele: Love You 'till It Hurts (Magnet to Steele, 1991) Capitol/Chrysalis 22. Lee Aaron: Danger Zone (Call of the Wild, 1985) Attic 23. Van Halen: Intruder (Diver Down, 1982) Warner Bros 24. Darby Mills: Never Look Back (Flying Solo, 2015) self-released 25. Toronto: Girls Night Out (Girls Night Out, 1983) Solid Gold/MCA 26. Edward Van Halen: Donut City (The Wild Life OST, 1984) MCA 27. Vixen: Streets in Paradise (Rev It Up, 1990) EMI 28. Vixen: Runnin' (Rare Vintage, 2018) Renaissance 29. Journey: 1990's Theme (Tron OST, 1982) CBS/Disney 30. The New Pornographers: Your Daddy Don't Know (Fubar the Album, 2002) Aquarius 31. Night Ranger: This Boy Needs to Rock (Explorers OST, 2026) MCA/Island/Intrada 32. Richard Berhke: Vega GT, Corvette, Camaro (Building a Better Way to See the USA, 1972) Chevrolet 33. Y&T: Summertime Girls (Open Fire, 1985) A&M 34. Hot Date: Do It to You (Spring Break OST, 1983) Warner Bros 35. Elmer Bernstein & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Getting Bombed (Heavy Metal [expanded score], 2024) La-La Land/Asylum/Columbia 36. Don Felder: Heavy Metal [Takin' a Ride] (Heavy Metal OST, 1981) Full Moon/Asylum 37. Riggs: Radar Rider (Heavy Metal OST, 1981) Full Moon/Asylum 38. Sigur Rós: Untitled (Route One, 2017) Krúnk/XL 39. Bonnie Tyler: Here She Comes (Metropolis OST, 1984) Columbia/CBS 40. The Puppini Sisters: Total Eclipse of the Heart (The Birthday Party, 2026) Millionaire 41. Howard Shore: Prologue - One Ring to Rule Them All (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST, 2001) Reprise 42. Howard Shore: Main Title (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1 OST, 2022) Amazon/Mondo/Sparks & Shadows 43. Bear McCreary: Nobody Goes Off Trail (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1 OST, 2022) Amazon/Mondo/Sparks & Shadows 44. Bear McCreary: Our History is Now (Outlander: Season 7 [highlights] OST, 2023) Sony Classical 45. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Time for Another Song (BBC Rock Hour Special, 1982) London Wavelength 46. Loverboy: Working for the Weekend (Get Lucky, 1981) CBS What is a weekend, dear dowager? [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

It's been a while since we've had some funk and/or blaxploitation, though Donny Hathaway's score to the 1972 film Come Back Charleston Blue veers occasionally into ragtime so there may be saloon lunacy afoot later in the show. We also continue our Polaris Prize nominations profile amidst all the soul. 01. Deadmau5: Fabienk [Angine de Poitrine rework] (Fabienk single, 2026) Third Side 02. Tangerué: Doin' Your Own Thing (Tangerué, 1979) Unidisc 03. Charlotte Day Wilson & Saya Gray: Lean (Patchwork, 2026) Stone Woman/XL 04. Rochelle Jordan: The Boy (Through the Wall, 2025) Empire 05. Badge Epoch: Consensus Reality (Scroll, 2021) Telephone Explosion 06. Aquakultre: Gallows (1783, 2026) Next Door 07. Cadence Weapon, Junia-T & DijahSB: Step Out (Forager, 2026) Six Shooter 08. The Sorcerors: Kaunas Baltic Connect (The ATA Library Archive, 2024) ATA 09. Wordburglar: Secret Storigin (Words with Drawings single, 2026) self-released 10. De la Soul, Q-Tip & Yummy Bingham: Day in the Sun [Gettin' wit U] (Cabin in the Sky, 2025) Mass Appeal 11. Federale: Thirsty's Turn (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night OST, 2015) Death Waltz/Mondo 12. Dead Perry: '83 Canadian Hollow Tips [w.P-Dirt, Raz Fresco & Daniel Son] (Acoustic Shadows, 2025) Below System 13. The Allergies: Dig It Up [w.Andy Cooper & Blabbermouf] (All the Time, 2026) Jalapeño 14. Anthéne: Ash Fall (Cloudburst, 2024) Home Normal 15. Birmingham Jubilee Singers: What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire (Have You Heard About the World Coming to an End? 2025) Death is Not the End 16. Mamas Gun: Had Me at Goodbye (Dig! 2026) Candelion/Blue Élan 17. Oskar Merikanto: Kesäillan Valssi (Finlandia Sound Souvenir 12: Piano Favourites, 1998) Finlandia/Warner 18. Denver Cuss: Crossed My Mind (Crossed My Mind 7", 2026) LRK 19. Durand Jones & the Indications: Let's Take Our Time (2026) Colemine 20. Georges Garvarentz: Soft Rag (Dance & Mood Music: Volume 14, 1969) Chappell 21. Mike Van Eyes Big Band: Yield Not to Temptation (Ain't That Loving You Baby, 2025) Northern Electric 22. Billy Nomates: Metalhorse (Metalhorse, 2025) Invada 23. Dorothy Provine & the Music of Pinky and Her Playboys: Am I Blue?/Let's Do It/Nagasaki/The Roaring Twenties (The Roaring '20s OST, 1960) Warner Bros/Point 24. The Sha La Das: If You Want You Can Be My Girl (Your Picture, 2026) Diamond West 25. Nachtschade: Birdman (2017) TCBYML 26. Basil Poledouris: Cowboys Down the Street (Lonesome Dove OST, 1998) Cabin Fever/Sonic Images/Varèse Sarabande 27. Roberta Flack: Back Together Again [w.Donny Hathaway] (Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway, 1980) Atlantic 28. Donny Hathaway: A Song for You (Donny Hathaway, 1971) ATCO/Atlantic 29. Jelly Roll Morton: Wolverine Blues (Jelly Roll Morton 1923-1924, 1974) Milestone 30. Donny Hathaway: Vegetable Wagon (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 31. Donny Hathaway: Hearse to the Graveyard (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 32. Donny Hathaway: Gravedigger Jones & Coffin Ed's Funeral (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 33. Donny Hathaway: Scratchy Record (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 34. Donny Hathaway: Little Ghetto Boy (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 35. Donny Hathaway: Liberation (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 36. Donny Hathaway & Margie Joseph: Come Back Charleston Blue (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 37. Lalo Schifrin: Cotton Candy (Rollercoaster OST, 1977) MCA 38. Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds: Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama [w.Catherine Russell] (Cat & the Hounds, 2025) Turtle Bay 39. Rufus Wainwright: I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (The Aviator OST, 2004) Columbia/Sony 40. Bernard Purdie: Alexander's Rag Time Band (Soul Drums, 1968) Date 41. Sarah Vaughan & her Trio: Shulie a Bop (Images, 1954) Emarcy 42. Jérôme Sabbagh: Mosh Pit (Stand Up! 2025) Analog Tone Factory 43. Freddie Hubbard: Eclipse (The Black Angel, 1969) Atlantic 44. Cordovas: Wings [w.Kamasi Washington] (Back to Life, 2026) Yep Roc/Red Eye 45. Dinner Party: I Wonder [w.Phoelix] (Whatchu Bringing? 2026) Sounds of Crenshaw/Empire 46. Colin Stetson: Fireflies (When We Were That What Wept for the Sea, 2023) 52Hz 47. Cannonball Adderley: Leo ["Rosebud" w.Rick Holmes] (Love, Sex & the Zodiac, 1974) Fantasy Yes, saloonacy was raised but kept to a minimum. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

We pay tribute to the singer-songwriter Glen Hansard (1970-2026) and actor Sam Neill (1947-2026) as we hop around many of their associated films. gak's back and he's live again with hot topics. 01. Cat Power: Cherokee [Nicolas Jaar remix] (2012) Matador 02. Jan Garbarek: Bahia (Madar, 1992) ECM 03. Yard Act: You're Gonna Need a Little Music (You're Gonna Need a Little Music, 2026) Zen FC/Island 04. Kingfishr: Man on the Moon (Halcyon, 2025) B-Unique 05. The Durutti Column: Time Present & Time Past (Renascent, 2026) London 06. Daniel Caesar: Call on Me (Son of Spergy, 2025) Republic/UMG 07. Linda Perhacs: Parallelograms (Parallelograms, 1970) Kapp 08. Hania Rani: Wildfires [from Truth in Fire] (Music for Film & Theatre, 2021) Gondwana 09. Knitting: Gift Horse (Souvenir, 2026) Mint 10. Wallgrin: Dovetail (2026) self-released 11. Wands of the Minor Arcana: The Laughing Duke (Lud-in-the-Mist, 2025) self-released 12. La Sécurité: Hot Topic (Stay Safe! 2023) Mothland 13. Le Tigre: Hot Topic (Le Tigre, 1999) Wiiija/Mr Lady 14. SUSS: Sunset II (Counting Sunsets, 2026) Northern Spy 15. Kelvin Harrison Jr, Glen Hansard, Sam Amidon, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner & London Contemporary Orchestra: Close My Eyes (Cyrano OST, 2021) Decca/Universal 16. The Commitments: Destination Anywhere (The Commitments OST, 1991) MCA 17. Mark Takeshi McGregor: Jocelyn Morlock's Vespertine - II. Verdigris (Artemis Sleeps, 2026) Redshift 18. The Swell Season: I Have Loved You Wrong (Strict Joy, 2009) Anti- 19. Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová: Once (Once OST, 2007) Canvasback/Columbia/Sony 20. John Carpenter & Jim Lang: Main Street (In the Mouth of Madness OST, 2026) DRG/Terror Vision 21. Dervish: Leave a Light On (The Great Irish Songbook: Volume 2 - Poets & Storytellers, 2026) Down the Road 22. Glen Hansard: Shadows & Light (You Turn Me On...I'm a Radio: 15 Songs Inspired by the Genius of Joni Mitchell, 2019) Mojo 23. Michael Kamen & Orbital: The Event Horizon (Event Horizon OST, 1997) London 24. Moniker: Trifecta [Ricky Baker Song] (Hunt for the Wilderpeople OST, 2016) Majestical/Impressed 25. Graeme Revell: Finding John (Dead Calm OST, 2002) RAD 26. John Williams & Hollywood Studio Symphony: Journey to the Island [film version] (Jurassic Park OST, 1993) MCA/Mondo/Geffen/Amblin 27. John Williams & Hollywood Studio Symphony: The Encased Mosquito (Jurassic Park OST, 1993) MCA/Mondo/Geffen/Amblin 28. John Williams & Hollywood Studio Symphony: Hungry Raptor (Jurassic Park OST, 1993) MCA/Mondo/Geffen/Amblin 29. John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker: Theme from Jurassic Park (The Berlin Concert, 2022) Deutsche Grammophon 30. John Williams & Hollywood Studio Symphony: Welcome to Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park OST, 1993) MCA/Mondo/Geffen/Amblin 31. Weird Al Yankovic: Jurassic Park (Alapalooza, 1993) Scotti Bros/Phonogram 32. Jurassic 5: Concrete Schoolyard (Jurassic 5 EP, 1999) Rumble/Pickininny 33. Jurassic 5: Swing Set (Quality Control, 2000) Rawkus 34. Patrick Watson & Martha Wainwright: House on Fire (Uh Oh, 2025) Secret City 35. Charlotte Cornfield: Hurts Like Hell (Hurts Like Hell, 2026) Next Door/Merge 36. Jessica Moss: Washing Machine (Unfolding, 2025) Constellation 37. Mariel Buckley: Vending Machines (Strange Trip Ahead, 2025) Birthday Cake 38. Kim Deal: Summerland (Nobody Loves You More, 2024) 4AD 39. Patricio Fraile: Summerland [w.Anna Flodmark] (My Eternal Summer OST, 2025) self-released 40. Emily A Sprague: Sing To [Khotin remix] (Cyano, 2026) RVNG Intl. Remember to direct any dinosaurs away from your face. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

For your August long weekend, it's part 19.5 of our all ambient series, though this one gets the half point for bringing a jazz touch to the scene. Percussion will seep in in a few places but don't let that spook you. 01. V Vecker Ensemble: Contours of Wear (Acedia Phase, 2023) Hotham Sound 02. Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas: Clock No Clock (Totality, 2025) Drag City 03. Jon Hassell & Brian Eno: Charm [from Burundi Cloud] (Fourth World, Volume 1: Possible Musics, 1980) Editions EG/Polydor 04. Jon Bernoff & Marcus Allen: One Earth (Breathe, 1980) Rising Sun 05. Laraaji: All Pervading [Glimpse] (Glimpses of Infinity, 2024) Numero Group 06. Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Mean Solar Time (Different Rooms, 2025) International Anthem 07. The Cosmic Tones Research Trio: Photosynthesis (The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, 2025) Pyramid 08. Sadie Powers: Right After (Souvenir, 2025) Room40 09. Nathan Shubert: Dried Flowers (Iso, 2025) self-released 10. Linnéa Talp: Variations for Light Waves (Variations for Light Waves, 2026) Thanatosis 11. Charbel Haber, Nicolás Jaar & Sary Moussa: Part I (Crashing Waves Dance to the Rhythm Set by the Broadcast Journalist Revealing the Tragedies of the Day, 2025) Ruptured 12. Jonah Parzen-Johnson & Lau Nau: First Time Viewer (A Few We Remember, 2025) We Jazz 13. Jessica Williams: Blue Abstraction (Blue Abstraction: Prepared Piano Project 1985-1987, 2025) Pre-Echo 14. Michael Scott Dawson: The Treadmill of My Worries (The Tinnitus Chorus, 2024) We are Busy Bodies 15. Nick Storring: Parque Tingui (Mirante, 2025) We are Busy Bodies 16. Cole Pulice: A New Age (Across the Horizon, Volume 2: Drop 4, 2026) 17. Arborra: Where in the World (Mind Over Matter, 2025) !K7 18. Jóhann Jóhannsson: Industrial and Provident, We Unite to Assist Each Other (The Miners' Hymns, 2011) 130701 19. John Lurie & the Lounge Lizards: The First and Royal Queen (Painting with John OST, 2024) The Royal Potato/Strange & Beautiful Music 20. Angelo Badalamenti: Deer Meadow Shuffle [film version] (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch 21. Jeff Parker: After the Rain (Suite for Max Brown, 2020) International Anthem/Nonesuch 22. Masahiro Takahashi: I'm Your Mirror (In Another, 2026) Telephone Explosion 23. Don Cherry & Terry Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector [live in Köln] (WDR Radio, February 23 1975, 2023) WHP 24. John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer & Jack de Johnette: Timeless (Timeless, 1975) ECM 25. André 3000: This is Where My Room Used to Be [w.Carlos Niño, Alex Cline & Pablo Calogero] (Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires, 2025) Leaving 26. Kamasi Washington: Sageness (Lazarus OST, 2025) Milan/Cartoon Network 27. Laurence Pike: Possible Utopias (Possible Utopias for Jazz Quartet, 2026) Balmat 28. Gregory Hutchinson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Ron Blake, Jakob Bro, Emmanuel Michael, Gerald Clayton & Joe Sanders: Bitches Brew (Kind of Now: The Pulse of Miles Davis, 2026) Warner Music Arts 29. Miles Davis: He Loved Him Madly (Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974, 1998) Columbia 30. McCoy Tyner: Valley of Life (Sahara, 1972) Milestone 31. Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow: A Black Song (Electrical Field of Love, 2026) Pi [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

Vancouver Pride Week is upon us so with gak back in the saddle, it's time for LGBTQ+ themes galore with a profile on Gustavo Santaolalla's Oscar-winning score to the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. 01. Bonnie Tyler: If You Were a Woman [and I Was a Man] (Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire, 1986) Columbia 02. Cowboy Sadness: The Cowboy Way (Selected Jambient Works: Volume 1, 2024) People Teeth 03. L7: Shirley (Hungry for Stink, 1994) Slash/Reprise 04.Kim Gordon: Grass Jeans (2021) self-released 05. Caleb RK Williams: Dead Prairie Theme (Oracle, 2018) Eagle Stone Collective 06. Avalon Emerson & the Charm: Jupiter & Mars (Written into Changes, 2026) Dead Oceans 07. Suki Waterhouse: Weirdo (Loveland, 2026) Island 08. Laika & the Cosmonauts: Turquoise (Absurdistan, 1997) Evidence/Yep Roc 09. Otha: Baby I Forgive You (2026) self-released 10. Oklou: Harvest Sky [w.Underscores] (Choke Enough, 2025) True Panther Sounds 11. Robin Guthrie: Metropol (Atlas EP, 2024) Soleil Après Minuit 12. LCD Soundsystem: Get Innocuous [live] (Electric Lady Sessions, 2019) DFA/Columbia 13. Lil Nas X & Cardi B: Rodeo (7 EP, 2019) Columbia 14. Terre Thaemlitz: Trans Am [Transgendered American, edit] (Couture Cosmetique, 1997) Caipirinha 15. Zoon: You Can't See Me [This Low] (Happy Thought School, 2026) Paper Bag 16. Cindy Lee: Gayblevision (Diamond Jubilee, 2024) Realistik Studios 17. Dean McPhee: Sky Burial (Tim Peaks: Songs for a Late-Night Diner, 2019) Ace 18. Non La: Every Lie (Like Before, 2024) Mint 19. Woodpigeon: My Denial in Argyle (Die Stadt Muzikanten, 2010) Boompa 20. Matti Bye: Noir (Tove OST, 2021) Oona 21. Rising Appalachia: Speak Out [w.Ani DiFranco] (Leylines, 2019) self-released 22. Shawna Virago: Eternity Street (Blood in Her Dreams, 2024) Tranimal 23. Woody Jackson: An American Pastoral Scene (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Score, 2019) Lakeshore 24. Lavender Country: Don't Buy Her No More Roses (Blackberry Rose, 2022) Don Giovanni 25. Crystal Shawanda: Come Unto Me (Homesick Indian Blues, 2026) New Sun 26. Don Elliott: The Bull Speaks (Double Trumpet Doings, 1955) Riverside 27. kd lang: Jericho (Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004) Nonesuch 28. kd lang: Sweet Little Cherokee (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues OST, 1993) Sire/Warner 29. Laura Masotto: Dark Horse (The Spirit of Things, 2024) 7k! 30. Rae Spoon: Country Music Breaks My Heart (Assigned Country Singer at Birth, 2026) Coax 31. Orville Peck: Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other [w.Willie Nelson] (Stampede, 2024) Warner 32. Gustavo Santaolalla: The Blinding Sun (Babel OST, 2006) Concord 33. Gustavo Santaolalla: Closet (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 34. Willie Nelson: He Was a Friend of Mine (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 35. Rufus Wainwright: The Maker Makes (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 36. Gustavo Santaolalla: Opening (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 37. Gustavo Santaolalla: Brokeback Mountain #2 (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 38. Gustavo Santaolalla: Riding Horses (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 39. Gustavo Santaolalla: The Wings (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 40. Gustavo Santaolalla: Horse Love (Brokeback Mountain OST, 2005) Verve Forecast 41. Owen Pallett: The Sound of Engines (Island, 2020) Domino 42. Arthur Russell: Eli (Love is Overtaking Me, 2008) Rough Trade/Audika 43. Stefan Smulovitz: Perseids (Bow & Brush: 12 Scores of Nadina Tandy, 2024) Redshift 44. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Laughter in Summer (Laughter in Summer, 2026) Transgressive 45. Avi Engel: Garden of Earthly Delights (Seedhead, 2026) self-released forthcoming 46. Eldritch Priest: Iris (Dormitive Virtue, 2024) Halocline Trance 47. Margo Guryan: Goodbye July (Words & Music, 2024) Numero Group Some kids in a car with a megaphone were driving around campus after the show, ranking pedestrians on apparently gayness, which I misheard what was going on if they were for or against. Hence the importance of pride celebrations since there are still lunkheads about. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

Part 19 of our all-ambient series takes a look at Spencer Doran, one half of the environmental sound act Visible Cloaks, and his score to the 2023 video game Season: A Letter to the Future. 01. Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou: Film Still/The Sea (Reflections: Volume 3 - Water Poems, 2026) RVNG Intl. 02. Kuma: Everything Constantly Forever (To be Mutable and Fluid, 2026) self-released 03. Carlo Giustini: A Piediluco (Split w.Michele Andreotti, 2021) Élan Vital 04. Constance Demby: Om Mani Pedme Hum [excerpt from 1978's Skies Above Skies] (I am the Centre: Private Issue New Age in America 1950-1990, 2013) Light in the Attic 05. Hiroshi Yoshimura: Time Forest (Soundscape 1: Surround, 1986) Misawa Home 06. Susumu Yokota: Reflux (Magic Thread [remastered], 2025) Lo Recordings 07. Emily A Sprague: Osaka (Cloud Time, 2025) RVNG Intl. 08. Mirai No Hagaki & Arbee: Broken Psychic Waves (Croisements Un, 2026) Ondes Carréees 09. Shugorei: Yume (The Sounds of Uncertain Walls/Futashika na Kabe no Oto EP, 2026) self-released 10. Yuki Aizawa: Above the Treeline (Whispers of the Distant Past, 2026) Enmossed 11. Hollie Kenniff & Kazuma Okabayashi: Infinite Blaze (2026) self-released 12. Mad Sheer Khan: Crystal Wind (Talisman, 1996) Nomad 13. Transit Signal: Waiting for You (Waiting for You, 2026) self-released 14. Sunken Fence: Oxbow (Lentic, 2026) Adventurous Music 15. Negative Architecture & Plains Apparition: Setting Sail (Seafarer, 2026) Angel Earth 16. rRoxymore: Lows & Attractions (Juggling Dualities, 2025) !K7 17. Toni Dimitrov & Blanket Swimming: Hermetic (Hermetic, 2026) Mahorka 18. Visible Cloaks: Shapes [w.Yoshio Ojima & Satsuki Shibano] (Paradessence, 2026) RVNG Intl. 19. Ben Seretan & John Thayer: Watermelon Well (Sunbeam of No Illusion, 2026) AKP 20. Spencer Doran: Village Sleep Music Instrument (Season: A Letter to the Future OST, 2023) RVNG Intl. 21. Spencer Doran: Cycling in the Rain (Season: A Letter to the Future OST, 2023) RVNG Intl. 22. Spencer Doran: Tieng Winds (Season: A Letter to the Future OST, 2023) RVNG Intl. 23. Spencer Doran: Morning Song/Azen Islands [radio] (Season: A Letter to the Future OST, 2023) RVNG Intl. 24. Herne von Bòrmanvs: Etruscan Wave Odyssey (Synthergic, 2026) Assemblage 25. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: I Miss the Way You Swim (Thoughts on the Future, 2025) Nettwerk 26. Herbie Mann: In Tangier/Paradise Beach (Stone Fruit, 1971) Embryo Radio listeners got to experience twice, hope it felt so nice. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

In the midst of prerecorded shows or possible repeats, gak's back to do a proper light summer theme around pirates & sea shanties. We will not get all your favourites but we'll look into TV shows like Our Flag Means Death and do a brief run through some of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. We also try to cover a lot of what's going on in Vancouver festivals before he hits the high seas again for a couple weeks. Bottle of rum optional. 01. Blood, Sweat & Tears: Lisa, Listen to Me (B, S & T; 4, 1971) Columbia 02. Clavius: Sailor's Warning (OEM Compilation I, 2020) Ottawa Experimental Music 03. Marci: Butterfly Sticker (Mask Lady & Late Night Girl, 2026) Arbutus 04. Pearl & the Oysters: Doom Mood (Monkey Mind, 2026) Stones Throw 05. Goat: Field Raga (The Gallows Pole: Original Score, 2023) Rocket Recordings 06. Goat: Frisco Beaver (Goat, 2024) Rocket Recordings 07. Goat: Let It Burn [edit] (Headsoup, 2021) Rocket Recordings 08. Richard "Groove" Holmes: Song for My Father [live] (Onsaya Joy, 1975) Flying Dutchman 09. Tami Neilson: U-Haul Blues (Neon Cowgirl, 2025) Outside Music 10. 64 Funnycars: Boathouse (Happy Go Lucky, 1988) Bruiser Boy 11. Kim Oxlund: Older than the Sea (Very Special Things, 2023) Hotham Sound 12. Shn Shn: Outerlands [w.Queen Cee] (Serpent's Skin, 2025) Stadik 13. Braids: Ocean (Shadow Offering, 2020) Secret City 14. The Poly-Tones: Water (Sauna Music EP, 2024) Blake Markle 15. Chloe Moriondo: Girls with Gills (Girls with Gills, 2025) A Public Consumption/Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic 16. Sol: Blue Tattoo (Tribute to Hard Core Logo, 1996) BMG Music 17. Loscil: Nautical 2 (Stases, 2006) One 18. Ellie O'Neill: Seabird (Time of Fallow, 2026) St Itch 19. Kate Mäki: Song for a Sailor (Impossible Knot, 2025) Confusion Unlimited 20. Walt McClements: A Painted Ship (On a Painted Ocean, 2025) Western Vinyl 21. Judy Collins: Pirate Jenny (In My Life, 1966) Elektra 22. Tim Curry & Cast: A Professional Pirate (Muppet Treasure Island OST, 1996) Angel 23. Steve Gray: Billowing Sails (The Good Life, 1982) Bruton 24. Mary Wilson, Louis Killen, Stan Hugill & the X-Seamen's Institute: Sailboat Malarkey (Sea Songs, 1979) Folkways/Smithsonian 25. Mary Margaret O'Hara: The Cry of Man (Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, 2006) Anti- 26. Hank Snow: La Paloma (Sea Conditions: 32 Swell Songs & Shanties for Breezy People, 2022) Bear Family 27. Roger Wagner Chorale: Sailing, Sailing (Sea Conditions: 32 Swell Songs & Shanties for Breezy People, 2022) Bear Family 28. Joel Fry: A Pirate's Life (Our Flag Means Death OST, 2022) Watertower 29. Mark Mothersbaugh: Hus-band (Our Flag Means Death OST, 2022) Watertower 30. Mark Mothersbaugh: We Call Them Pirates Out Here (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST, 2004) Hollywood 31. Klaus Badelt: Skull & Crossbones (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl OST, 2007) Disney 32. Hans Zimmer: I've Got My Eye on You (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest OST, 2006) Disney 33. Hans Zimmer: The Brethren Court (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End OST, 2007) Disney 34. Rodrigo y Gabriela: The Pirate That Should Not Be (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides OST, 2011) Disney 35. Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean Suite, Pt I - Jack Sparrow (Live, 2023) Sony Classical 36. Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi: Coral Reef (Golden Apples of the Sun, 2023) Obliques/Atmospheric 37. Tolouse Low Trax: A Rushing into Water (A Rushing into Water EP, 2016) Themes for Great Cities 38. Andrew Weatherall: Fail We May, Sail We Must (A Pox on the Pioneers, 2009) Rotters Golf Club 39. Christopher Young: Shipping News (The Shipping News OST, 2001) Milan 40. Mattias Uneback: Sargasso (Voyage Beneath the Sea, 2019) Subliminal Sounds Privateers & buccaneers be welcome here, arrrr. And that was totally exotica jazz at the end, not new age. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

With gak elsewhere in Canada this week, this pre-recorded episode celebrates what this nation has with a profile on Michael Timmins' score to the 2016 biopic Maudie. Based on information available at the time of creation, no soundtrack announcements or weather synopses though an attempt is made to explain the Pacific waters map for future marine forecasts, which feels like someone trying to explain a map only if you know the terrain. 01. The Hello Darlins: Reasons to Cry (The Alders & the Ashes, 2024) Continental Song City 02. Placid Angles: Canada (Canada, 2026) Oath 03. Lynn Miles: Hockey Night in Canada (A Bouquet of Black Flowers [remastered], 2026) Must Have Music 04. Underpass: A Way to Fall (2025) self-released 05. Chxmeras: Memorial (Terminal City, 2024) self-released 06. Zoon: Atactic (Happy Thought School, 2026) Paper Bag 07. TJ Felix: Holding the Devil's Hand (Covers EP4, 2026) self-released 08. Wands of the Minor Arcana: Among the Fey (Into the Gloaming Isle, 2023) self-released 09. Status/Non-Status: Peace Bomb (Big Changes, 2026) You've Changed 10. Atsuko Chiba: Future Ways (Atsuko Chiba, 2026) Mothland 11. Light Blending In: Forest Service 1946 (Future Nostalgia, 2023) self-released 12. Grand Eugène: Loin [w.Miel de Montagne] (Deux Places du Cimetière, 2026) Lighter than Air/Délicieuse Musique 13. Nectar Palace: Chambre des Passions (Automate EP, 2026) Lisbon Lux 14. IKSRE & Anthéne: Remission (Seasons Shifting, 2023) Polar Seas 15. Maelydée: Sanzaru (2026) self-released 16. Jeanne Côté: Vent d'Sud (Nos Routes Pleines de Branches, 2025) self-released 17. Nathanial Robertson: Vista 44.1 (2025) self-released 18. Ora Cogan: The Smoke (Hard Hearted Woman, 2026) Sacred Bones 19. Mariel Buckley: Swim Practice (Strange Trip Ahead, 2025) Birthday Cake 20. Lubo Alexandrov: Echoes [from the Other Side] (Cracks, 2026) Lost Children 21. Leeroy Stagger: Dogwood Flower (Pilgrimage, 2026) Cordova Bay 22. Jessica Rhaye, Bill Preeper & Sandy MacKay: Rocky Hills (Wood & Wire, 2024) Scout Music Group 23. Aerie Trio: Vancouver Island Suite "Tidepools" (Water, Rock, Tree, Sky, 2026) Redshift 24. Cootie Catcher: From Here to Halifax (Something We All Got, 2026) Carpark 25. Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts & Pete Johnston: Peggy Gordon (Remembered in Exile: Songs & Ballads from Nova Scotia, 2025) Drag City 26. Terry Gadsden: Kingdom Coming (Hundreds of Beavers OST, 2024) Medium West 27. Ultan O'Brien: Banbha's Ruins [w.Nic Gareiss & Martin Green] (Dancing the Line, 2025) Nyahh 28. Cassie & Maggie: Let No Man Steal Your Thyme (The Willow Collection, 2016) self-released 29. Mark Haney & Meaghan Williams: Placentia Bay, Movement I "Tempest, Fire & Foe" (Placentia Bay: Summer of 1941, 2024) self-released 30. Le Vent du Nord: L'Ácadie (Voisinages, 2025) La Compagnie du Nord 31. Cowboy Junkies: My Little Basquiat (Open to Beauty: Best of the 21st Century, 2026) Cooking Vinyl/Latent 32. Michael Timmins: Everett (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 33. Michael Timmins: Maudie (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 34. Michael Timmins: Sold (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 35. Michael Timmins: Wedding (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 36. Michael Timmins: Documentary (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 37. Michael Timmins: She's Perfect (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 38. Michael Timmins: No Further (Maudie OST, 2017) Madison Gate 39. Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz: Fragrance (FRKWYS Volume 16: In a Word, 2020) Rvng Intl. 40. Nadah el Shazly: Dafaa Robaai (Laini Tani, 2025) One Little Independent 41. Jody Kruskal: The Log Driver's Waltz (Sing to Me, Concertina Boy, 2011) CDBaby 42. Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra: Tidal Currents (Tidal Currents: East Meets West, 2024) Chronograph 43. John Oliver: Time in the Pass (Time Capsule 2, 2025) self-released 44. [ówt krì] Encephala (IDIL Music Awards, 2024) Unexplained Sounds Group 45. Plains Apparition: Mist Chemist (Mist Chemist/Rapid Recall, 2022) self-released 46. Oscar Peterson Trio: Bag's Groove (Jazz 'round Midnight, 1992) Verve [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

With the Vancouver International Jazz Festival underway, it's time to get jazzy again as we look at some of the performing in one of this city's true highlights of summer. We'll pay tribute to pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (1934-2026) and saxophonist Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) and his only film score: 1966's Alfie. 01. Johnny Crawford & his Dance Orchestra: The Wilshire Grand Swing Suite "St Louis Blues" (The Thirteenth Floor OST, 1999) Milan 02. Joe Henderson: Tress-Cun-Deo-La (Multiple, 1973) Milestone 03. Yaeji: I'll Remember for Me, I'll Remember for You (With a Hammer, 2023) XL 04. Chopping Spree! Crayola (Anemoia, 2026) self-released 05. Jared Gold: Charcoal Blues (JG 3+3, 2014) Posi-tone 06. Wallgrin: Yolk (Yet Again the Wheel Turns, 2022) self-released 07. Devours: A Cruel Fate (2026) self-released 08. Richard Whiteman, Pat Labarbera, Harold Danko & Terry Clarke: The Things We Did Last Summer (Old Prose, 2020) Cornerstone 09. Honeybear, the Band: Leaving in Three Quarter Time (I was Wrong, 2025) self-released 10. Étran de L'Aïr: Erkazamane (100% Sahara Guitar, 2024) Sahel Sounds 11. Index for Working Musik: Clown Utopia (Bunker Intimations II, 2026) Tough Love 12. Laurence Pike: The Shame of Jazz to Come (Possible Utopias for Jazz Quintet, 2026) Balmat 13. The Ex: Spider & Fly (If Your Mirror Breaks, 2025) self-released 14. Gordon Grdina: Pendulum (Pendulum, 2021) Attaboygirl 15. Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few: Our Truth is Marching On (The World is on Fire, 2024) Division 81 16. The Peggy Lee Band: To the Point (A Giving Way, 2023) Songlines 17. Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds: Change for a Dollar (Horns Locked, 2025) Cellar 18. Cory Weeds meets Champian Fulton: It's All Right with Me (Every Now & Then, 2024) Cellar 19. Nancy Wilson: Alfie (Anyone Who had a Heart: The Art of the Songwriter, 1967) Universal/uMe 20. Stan Getz: Alfie (What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz plays Burt Bacharach & Hal David, 1968) Verve 21. Sonny Rollins: He's Younger than You Are (Alfie OST, 1966) Impulse! 22. Sonny Rollins: Transition Theme for Minor Blues [or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad] (Alfie OST, 1966) Impulse! 23. Sonny Rollins: Alfie's Theme [Differently] (Alfie OST, 1966) Impulse! 24. Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins: Conception (The New Sounds, 1951) Prestige 25. Sonny Rollins Quartet: Shadrack (Sonny Rollins Quartet 10", 1952) Prestige 26. Sonny Rollins: Airegin (Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, 1954) Prestige 27. Sonny Rollins: St Thomas (Saxophone Colossus, 1957) Prestige 28. Sonny Rollins: Keep Hold of Yourself (Next Album, 1972) Milestone 29. Dollar Brand Orchestra: Tintiyana Pt I (African Space Program, 1974) Enja 30. Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani: The Pilgrim (Good News from Africa, 1974) Cameo 31. Abdullah Ibrahim [fka Dollar Brand] Black Lightning (Black Lightning, 1976) The Sun/Rare Bid/Chiaroscuro 32. Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand: 81st Street (Freedom Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-82, 1968) Soul Jazz 33. Joe McPhee: Shakey Jake (Nation Time, 1971) CjR/Atavistic For more information on the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, check out http://coastaljazz.ca What is it all about? Miss you Gavin. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire