This Is A Disaster

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April 07, 2021 Episode 45: Apollo 13
By 1970, flying to the moon was boooooooring... at least, if you asked the People of Earth. Nothing like a spot of near-death to revive public interest! Dropped oxygen tanks, explosions in space, floating pee bags, and Jerry... fuckin' Jerry...

Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting
https://open.spotify.com/track/5xYZXIgVAND5sWjN8G0hID?si=0ccf9d33e5314bd5

Leigh's song pick:: We Took The Wrong Step Year Ago by Hawkwind
https://open.spotify.com/track/33pv5efEwueISKYakOifMb?si=84027c91b97b4580

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Very special thanks to Craig Baird of Canadian History Ehx for helping with the research for this episode.
Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 27 min
December 29, 2020 Episode 44.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] TIDAL
As a follow-up to his Tragedy Tuesday about the Pono Player, Leigh brings us up to speed on TIDAL, the "audiophile" streaming service. Less disaster, more questionable money grab? Also, a round-up of our favorite albums and songs of 2020 to round out the year before heading into our hiatus!

Leigh's song pick:: When I Was Small by Jesu
https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdzxPEpVY7SPV0ofszd44
Peter's song pick:: Regurginated Communion by Of Feather And Bone
https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/track/regurginated-communion
Try-All Andy's song pick:: Cue Synthesizer by Destroyer
https://open.spotify.com/track/4yjtPnUdMlhZiBPNtZmQ8Q
Nuclear Norm's song pick:: Trust Me by Sincere Engineer
https://open.spotify.com/track/72rJBBioVhxm4A3XajM3Yn

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53 min
December 23, 2020 [Announcement] End of the First Era
Peter and Leigh announce the end of the first phase of this disaster and our triumphant return in April 2021! A temporary pause in our regular weekly releases, some teasers of what's to come, and our sincerest thanks. We'll see you all on April 7, 2021 (and for a disaster or two before then)...

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11 min
December 15, 2020 Episode 43.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Curious Case of Adolphe Sax and his Saxophone
If the history of the saxophone's invention had a soundtrack, it certainly wouldn't be smooth jazz. An inventor that just wouldn't quit, despite the world doing its best to stop him in his tracks. Blunt force trauma, poisoning, drowning, viciously jealous rivals, and a giant cannon.

The Cornu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IlZgj2FAHA&ab_channel=AbrahamCupeiro
The Shofar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJwfsYxDgJ4&ab_channel=Word-Spirit-Life
The Pentatonic Scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk&ab_channel=WorldScienceFestival

Peter's song pick:: Hell by Clown Core
https://open.spotify.com/track/3iNJUrTTqODoKapRzameCI

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51 min
December 09, 2020 Episode 43: [Album Autopsy] Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines
In this edition of Album Autopsy, Try-All Andy joins us as we are collectively baffled by a supposed radical departure in musical genres. An album not reviled, but hardly beloved... what happens when an artist endeavors to try something different, but doesn't quite make it off the beaten path?

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50 min
December 01, 2020 Episode 42.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Pono Player
What do you get when you go on a quest for high-fidelity portable audio, but forget to bring the design sensibilities? Neil Young's Toblerone Player... I mean, Pono Player. Is that triangular prism in your pocket, or are you just pretending to hear the difference? FLAC, MP3, too much money, too little product.

Leigh's song pick:: Piece of Crap by Neil Young
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovum-GjYWKQ&ab_channel=neilyoungchannel

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44 min
November 25, 2020 Episode 42: The Laki Eruption
In the late 18th century, the Netherlands really had it out for Iceland. Maybe it was all the red-hot magma, acid rain, and sulfur-filled air, courtesy of the Laki craters? Fire, brimstone, a Dutch hate-boner, and a fire priest.

John's song pick:: Mars by Gustav Holst
https://open.spotify.com/track/6azDDykaIBHmZQFEFTKycC

Peter's song pick:: Burning Worlds of Excrement by Svartidaudi
https://open.spotify.com/track/2t4UAANtwLlx2Ghs2mAI0q

Leigh's song pick:: Sudden Death by Mr. Bungle
https://open.spotify.com/track/6VRu6EN2lRBQiXxEy5rU8Z

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 7 min
November 17, 2020 Episode 41.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Third Wave Experiment
Why teach a class about 1930s German's descent into fascism when you can just show the whole school how it's done? Not-so-secret salutes, rigorous discipline, a nation-wide underground, and a magnificent leader...

Peter's song pick:: Neuropunk Boostergang by Expander
https://expander.bandcamp.com/track/neuropunk-boostergang

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37 min
November 11, 2020 Episode 41: [Album Autopsy] Lulu
Leaning into "... and the music they make us listen to" from our tagline, Leigh and Peter discuss where universally panned albums went wrong. In this inaugural edition, we talk about what happens when you seemingly pull two artists out of a hat and mash them together. "I am the table". Lou Reed, Metallica, and Lulu.

Listen to the album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3FgLMfp5o2h2rAny7S6h57?si=hYeornR8SK2oztB6fLezzw

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44 min
November 03, 2020 Episode 40.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Station Nightclub Fire
In a time after hair metal was king, Great White were still carrying the flame... unfortunately, it was right into a venue filled with highly flammable material and no sprinkler system. Made up words, pyrotechnics, heavy black smoke, and a reason to never go to a live show again...

Leigh's song pick:: You Fucked Up by Ween
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gnvI2vSWIacE3hgLbuWtn

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42 min