Mid-Valley Mutations

Dimestore Radio Theater: The 3rd Annual Elgin Watch Christmas Day Show From 1944!

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33.) That Dr. Demento Sensibility (“Merry Christmas Santa Claus,” Chrysalis Records, 1986)

Once your star is ascending, it’s only a matter of time before someone realizes that the next logical step is to have your work the holiday angle, with a Special and a Holiday Single that will be on TVs and in stores… just in time for you and your loved ones to spend this special time of year with your new favorite celebrity. And this is how Max Headroom’s 7″ Single — “Merry Christmas Santa Claus” b/w “Gimme Shades” — came to underwhelm all of us in 1986.

Heather is really hung up on the lyrics, and can’t seem to think of anything else.

Austin wants to set the record straight, and thank Blank Johnny in the UK for sending a copy of the single to The Lava Lamp Lounge!

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, we will be offering either some additional Maxis, or our promised conversation about a selection of commercials that Max has appeared in. You can find a link to this collection – about a half-hour of material – at this link: https://youtu.be/QU31hFSbgAY

20 Minutes Into The Future: That Dr. Demento Sensibility (“Merry Christmas Santa Claus,” Chrysalis Records, 1986)

Once your star is ascending, it’s only a matter of time before someone realizes that the next logical step is to have your work the holiday angle, with a Special and a Holiday Single that will be on TVs and in stores… just in time for you and your loved ones to spend this special time of year with your new favorite celebrity. And this is how Max Headroom’s 7″ Single — “Merry Christmas Santa Claus” b/w “Gimme Shades” — came to underwhelm all of us in 1986.

Heather is really hung up on the lyrics, and can’t seem to think of anything else.

Austin wants to set the record straight, and thank Blank Johnny in the UK for sending a copy of the single to The Lava Lamp Lounge!

(This show was originally a part of our Podcast, 20 Minutes Into The Future.)

Giving Everything For X-Mas (by univac & Austin)

Austin’s Annual Holiday Program For Mid-Valley Mutations takes an unusual turn, as he desperately tries out something new, in an effort to make his show the best in the tri-county area. It’s a Holiday Horror Story, written by univac and Austin! Guest voices! Music! And a story about the places where dreams and technology intersect in the worst possible way.

Playlist & Live WFMU Chat.

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Dimestore Radio Theater: Holiday Film Fest!: “Remember The Night” & “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar”

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UB Radio Salon #831 – 4th Sunday Players: Simultaneous Semi-Super-Group…17 December 2023 on DFM.nu

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It’s A Very Cerebus Christmas!

Here are all six episodes of the short-lived “Cerebus” radio show, as it was originally heard on Shockwave Radio Theater, on KPAI, in the 80’s.

Playlist & Live WFMU Chat.

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Dimestore Radio Theater: Holiday Film Fest!: “Little Women” & “Bold Venture”

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20 Minutes Into The Future: “What Gives Our Lives Meaning?” (Warner Bros., “Blade Runner,” 1982)

Probably one of the more legendary and divisive opinions on our show: one of us did NOT like Blade Runner, and one of us is rather fond of it for it’s impact and influence on cinema, culture, and specifically, Max Headroom. Wanna hear us get into it, with a tid-bit recorded with Steve Roberts, who offers his thoughts on all of it?

Heather is reminded of the way certain men like to behave.

Austin argues about Class Consciousness. Again.

(This was originally released as an episode of 20 Minutes Into The Future.)

32.) “What Gives Our Lives Meaning?” (Warner Bros., “Blade Runner,” 1982)

Probably one of the more legendary and divisive opinions on our show: one of us did NOT like Blade Runner, and one of us is rather fond of it for it’s impact and influence on cinema, culture, and specifically, Max Headroom. Wanna hear us get into it, with a tid-bit recorded with Steve Roberts, who offers his thoughts on all of it?

Heather is reminded of the way certain men like to behave.

Austin argues about Class Consciousness. Again.

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, we will be offering either some additional Maxis, or our promised conversation about a selection of commercials that Max has appeared in. You can find a link to this collection – about a half-hour of material – at this link: https://youtu.be/QU31hFSbgAY