Revolutionary Plastics Hour

Revolutionary Plastics Hour

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  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Six

    Oh, my friends, my good, good friends! What a time it’s been. We apologize for the break in service & would like to assure you that systems will be fully operational again as soon as possible.

    Meanwhile, here’s the most recent entry into the Revolutionary Plastics Hour canon; it’s from December 11, 2012, & I don’t have to tell you that I’m thrilled to finally get this out into the world. Dig, if you will, a picture:

    • A non-album track from Neon Neon, the—well, what do you call a super-group if the members aren’t all that amazing but are still something more than just also-rans? Oh, right!—the Avengers-group of Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) and Boom Bip (that whole Anticon scene from the late nineties), whose album was a concept piece centering around the (high) life & (hot) times of John Delorean. This song brings Johnny Carson into the mix; why? Can’t say for sure, but it’s catchy as feezy, yo.

    • A song from that single that Prime Minister Louis Farrakhan released, back when he was still going by Louis X.
    • A song featuring bassist David Hood, a member of the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and the father of Patterson Hood, one of the primary driving forces behind the Drive-By Truckers.
    • A really fun remix of a great song by Brick, called “Dazz” (which I’ve played on this show in the past) by the also legendary Latin Rascals. It’s from the era when a hell of a lot of high-profile remixes were being done by Arthur Baker, who was certainly cool; but this sounds different, which is great.
    • A song that Walter Becker & Donald Fagen wrote for Barbra Streisand, back when they were jobbing songwriters-for-hire.
    • The only song Ice-T & Ice Cube did together (at least, until recently; I don’t know if they’ve made a hott collabo anytime in the last, say, ten years, because I haven’t been checking their albums very closely in that time) (oh, like you have).

    So—all that, plus even more, ladies & gentlemen. If you want to skip the standard PSA nonsense, start at about 2:50, so you get the setup for the astounding John Oates composition that kicks off this awesome & long-delayed set. Hope you like it.

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Six

    Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy—Language of Violence (instrumental)

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    Hall & Oates—The Emptyness [sic] (live)
    Helmet Boy—I Know What You Did Last Night
    Posh—Mermaid
    Neon Neon—Wheels
    Louis X—A White Man’s Heaven is a Black Man’s Hell (aka Prime Minister Louis Farrakhan)
    Witch Queen—Got the Time (ft. David Hood, aka Patterson Hood’s dad)
    Brick—Dazz (The Def Mix by the Latin Rascals)
    Richard Pryor and Diana Ross—So You Wanted to See the Wizard (from The Wiz)
    Barbra Streisand—I Mean to Shine (written by Becker/Fagen, aka Steely Dan)
    Frank Sinatra—I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
    Von Haze—His Love is Fine
    Ice-T & Ice Cube—Trespass
    MC Serch—Daze in a Weak
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    Ronny Jordan—A Brighter Day (instrumental) (prod. by DJ Spinna)

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: I Remember Halloween

    Ghoul afternwhoooooon—it’s the haunted edition of the Revolutionscary Plastics Howl!

    This week is fundraiser week at the station, so, for your listening pleasure, I’ve eviscerated (without anesthesia!) the chunks of the show that consist of me asking for money, leaving you with a tidy, uninterrorupted half-hour-long mix of seasonally*-appropriate tunes by some of the most highly-respookted names in the (horror) business.

    I hope this mix will enhance your evening’s enterpainment, and that your Halloween night is an unMittigated triumph.

    * of the witch

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: I Remember Halloween

    Cinema (recorded music library)—Music Box

    Disneyland—The Haunted House
    Kid Koala—Tricks N’ Treats
    Dictators—Science Gone Too Far
    The Damned—Video Nasty
    Glenn Danzig—Spook City, U.S.A.
    The Misfits—Die, Die, My Darling
    Samhain—To Walk the Night
    Turbonegro—Nihil Sleighride
    Chromatics—Into the Black
    Poolside—Harvest Moon

    34 min
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Four

    This week: a sort of loosely thematic collection of songs about… well, judge for yourself, friends.

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Four

    RJD2—Get Off My Spaceship, Bitch

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    Rose Royce—You Can’t Please Everybody
    Brooklyn Dreams—That’s Not the Way That Your Mama Taught You to Be
    Grace Jones—Bullshit
    Santogold—Shove It
    Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder—Good-bye Bad Times
    Active Child—High Priestess
    The Sweat—Why’d You Have to Lie?
    Club Nouveau—Jealousy
    Mark Ronson—Toxic (ft. Tiggers & ODB)
    Latyrx—Bad News
    Remy Ma—Whuteva
    Ghostface Killah—Be Easy (ft. Trife)
    Apocalypse Now—Dialogue (from OST)
    Hom—You Won’t Get It (instrumental) (Peter Gabriel/Laurie Anderson sample)
    Minor Threat—Betray
    Scrotum Grinder—Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Project Reagan
    Aeroplane—The Point of No Return

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Three

    Some awkward novelty rap (ft. Tommy Boy’s Monica Lynch as a sassy Around-The-Way Girl, as well as 3rd Bass’ penultimate release & another Mix-A-Lot gem), some charming country gentlemen, some other assorted items of broadly general interest & that’s a wrap, folks!

    (I know I’m not really selling it, here, but if you give it a listen, you’ll find that this stuff sells itself.)

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Three

    Mike Post—Theme from “L.A. Law”

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    The Hagers—Break My Mind
    Roy Clark—Thank God & Greyhound
    Jack Reno—Barroom Habits
    Petula Clark—Resist
    Maxine Sullivan & the Blue Notes—She’s a Rank Chick
    Nick Gilpin—We’ll Work it Out
    Bryan Ferry—Kiss & Tell
    Terminator X—Buck Whylin’ (ft. Chuck D)
    Hambo—First Rap Part II
    3rd Bass—Gladiator
    Sir Mix-A-Lot—My Hooptie (Still Runnin’ Mix)
    Montreal Sound—Music (Original Version)
    Bert Lahr (Wizard of Oz)—If I Were King of the Forest
    Jennifer Hall—Ice Cream Days
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    Irene Cara—Flashdance… What a Feeling (remix) (instrumental)

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Two

    As is becoming standard operating procedure, the run-down on the wrap-up is on its way; in the meantime, here’s the music…

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Two

    Stevie Wonder—Part-Time Lover (instrumental)

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    Foxy—Lady of the Streets
    Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & Stevie Wonder—Pops, We Love You
    M—M Factor
    Bird & McDonald—The Candy Rapper
    Lil’ Louis & the World—I Called U
    Straight Edge—Things You Could Have Said
    Dead Letter Office—The Girl in the Green Uniform
    New Model Army—Brave New World
    The Hanson Brothers—Brad (NoMeansNo “Dad” cover)
    The ‘Tone—Lost Generation
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    Michael Jackson—Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (instrumental)
    Giorgio Moroder—Madeline’s Theme
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    Cee-Lo Green—Closet Freak
    Jazze Pha & Cee-Lo Green—Man of the Hour
    The Faint—The Conductor
    Duran Duran—A View to a Kill
    LeToya—All Eyes on Me (instrumental)

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-One

    Yes: Musical descriptions, lyrical observations & ponderous musings yet to come…

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-One

    Jimmy Spicer—The Bubble Bunch (instrumental)

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    Evolutionary Control Committee—Rebel Without a Pause (Whipped Cream mix)
    Chromeo—Needy Girl (Bloc Party’s High School Prom remix)
    Breakwater—Do It Till The Fluid Gets Hot
    Mayday—This Girl’s On Fire
    Southern Culture on the Skids—Eight Piece Box
    Southern Culture on the Skids—Girlfight
    Maxine Sullivan & the Blue Notes—It’s Bigamy
    Verdelle Smith—Sexy
    Frankie Stubbs—Old Elvis
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    Blackalicious—Deception (instrumental)
    Blackalicious—Deception Pt. 2 (El-P instrumental)
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    Nocera—Summertime, Summertime (Radio Mix)
    Ui—Piñata
    Crazy Otto—Indiana (Back Home in Indiana)
    Deryle Hughes—I Found Freedom
    Oliver—Angelica

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty

    The usual song descriptions, contextual revelations & rambling nonsense yet to come…

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty

    Knuckles O’Toole—The Old Piano Roll Blues

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    Journey—Any Way You Want It
    Patrick Juvét—I Love America
    Giorgio Moroder—Reach Out (ft. Paul Engemann)
    Class—Get Your Chic Together
    Heatwave—Beat Your Booty [by Rod Temperton]
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    Pamplemousse—Gitcha Down (slow)
    Pamplemousse—Love to Michelle (slow)
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    Bobby Jimmy & the Critters—Roaches (“Rumors” parody)
    Club Nouveau—Why You Treat Me So Bad
    Lil’ Flip—Haters Still Mad
    Roy Ayers—Tarzan
    Stevie Wonder—So What the Fuss (remix ft. Q-Tip)
    Clint Eastwood—I Still See Elisa (from Paint Your Wagon)
    Porter Wagoner—Eat, Drink & Be Merry (Tomorrow You’ll Cry)
    Phil Harris—Goofus
    Kirby Stone Four—Clyde

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Nine

    Descriptions, anecdotes, meandering nonsense still to come…

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Nine

    Tricky with DJ Muggs & Grease—Pop Muzik (M cover)

    Guido MCs—Bensonhurst, 86th St.
    DJ Greyboy—To Know You is to Love You (Stevie Wonder cover)
    Buck Owens & His Buckaroos—Waiting in Your Welfare Line
    Jerry Wallace—Ruby (Red Wine)
    Faron Young—Old Courthouse
    The Diamonds—Straight Skirts
    Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis, Jr.—The Summit
    Jim Copp & Ed Brown—Off to San Franciscy
    Kiss (Paul Stanley)—New York Groove
    Eddie Kendricks—Son of Sagittarius
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    Nightmares On Wax—Know My Name (instrumental)
    Farah—Chocolate & Martinis (instrumental)
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    Def-Soul & LSD—Motherfuck a Benz
    Wendy O. Williams—The Humpty Song
    Big Audio Dynamite—Bad (12″ remix by Rick Rubin)
    Sandra Bernhard—Boys Come Running
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    DJ Greyboy—To Know You is to Love You (instrumental)

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Eight

    Song info & verbose over-notation to come…

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Eight

    Direct Current—Everybody Here Must Party

    The Main Ingredient—Something Lovely (Stevie Wonder/? Wright)
    Cher—Bad Love
    Abigail—Smells Like Teen Spirit (The Guitar Vocal Version)
    Nile Rodgers—Stay Out of the Light (Lights Out Mix)
    Brooklyn Bridge—Glad She’s a Woman
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    C.I.A. (Criminals in Action) (Kasz Mix instrumental)
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    Thirstin Howl III—The Polo Rican
    Thirstin Howl III—I Still Live With My Moms
    Thirstin Howl III—Watch Dees (ft. Eminem)
    Foxy—Get Off (Special 12” Disco Remix)
    Charlie Brown & Lucy
    The Wizard of Oz
    Foxy—Tena’s Song (instrumental)

    1 hr
  • Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Seven

    Detailed commentary on the way…

    Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Seven

    Ramones—Judy is a Punk Rocker [end of Brian’s show]

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    Giorgio Moroder—Valley of the Dolls (from Foxes sdtrk.)
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    Citizen—You’re So Cool
    Louise Goffin—Kid Blue
    Dan Hartman—I Can Dream About You
    Desire—If I Can’t Hold You
    Grace Jones—Pull Up to My Bumper
    Patra—Pull Up to My Bumper
    Santogold—You’ll Find a Way
    Platinum Pied Pipers—Countless Excuses
    Active Child—Playing House (ft. How to Dress Well)
    Reflection Eternal—Fortified Live (ft. Mos Def & Mr. Man)
    Guido M.C.’s—Guido Rap
    Sir Mix-A-Lot—Cake Boy
    RJD2—Good Times Roll (white label promo with uncleared sample)
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    3rd Bass—Steppin’ to the A.M. (instrumental)

    1 hr