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Episode 29 - 8-7-09 SNAKEFINGER - 'GREENER POSTURES'

Obscuro 8-7-09 featuring Snakefinger's 'Greener Postures' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Molly Roth - Plant Talk
The Screamers - She's the Girl
Joy Allan-Wisher - Nut Pumpkin
Silver Apples - Velvet Cave
The Seatbelts - Cat Blues
Riders of the Mark - The Electronic Insides and Metal Complexion that Make Up Herr Doktor Krieg
Philemon Wehbe - Hamburger
Dick "Two Ton" Baker - I'm a Little Weenie
Nash the Slash - Dead Man's Curve
YaHoWa 13 - Kind of Depressing
Sons of Thunder - Carpenter Man
Freddie Blassie - Pencil Neck Geek
Mr. Bungle - Pencil Neck Geek (Live)
Wayne Brunner - Smoked Fish
Renaldo and the Loaf - The Bathroom Song
Arch Oboler - I'm Hungry
?? - Skeet Surfing
Snakefinger - Golden Goat
Snakefinger - Don't Lie
Snakefinger - Man in the Dark Sedan
Snakefinger - I Come from an Island
Snakefinger - Jungle Princess
Snakefinger - Trashing All the Loves of History
Snakefinger - Save Me from Dali
Snakefinger - Living in Vain
Snakefinger - Picture Makers Vs. Children of the Sea
Dead Horse - Hank
The New Beginning - Jesus Never was a Sinner
Hot Blood - Soul Dracula
Gary Wilson - Cindy
Wicked Lady - Passion

Episode 30 - 8-14-09 TOMMY JAY - 'TALL TALES OF TRAUMA'

Obscuro 8-14-09 featuring Tommy Jay's 'Tall Tales of Trauma' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Woodstock Al - Communication Breakdown
Randy Rice - Mrs. Bitch
Mike Rep and the Quotas - Out
Raymond Scott - The Music Box (excerpt)
The Barbarellatones - I Had Sex with a C.H.U.D.
Vermonster - The Lions
Residents - You Yes Yes Yes Again
Stonehenge - Gloomy Sunday
Jem Targal - Luckey Guy
Alex Chilton - Walking Dead
Rick Mason and Rare Feelings - Dope
Wayne - Deep Bosom Woman
Joe Meek and the Blue Men - Dribcots Space Boat
Tommy Jay - Last Hurrah
Tommy Jay - Tough Luck Roy
Tommy Jay - I Was Here
Tommy Jay - Memories
Tommy Jay - Dreamland
Tommy Jay - Fear of Shadows
Tommy Jay - Ocean
Tommy Jay - Moving to Harrisburg
Tommy Jay - Old Hemmingway
Tommy Jay - Village Idiot
Tommy Jay - Lust, Honor and Love
Tommy Jay - Winter Nomad
Electric Wizard - Satanic Rites of Count Drugula
Eddie Callahan - Shake Your Woogie
Snakefinger's Vestal Virgins - 8 1/4

Episode 31 - 8-21-09 VIRGIN INSANITY

Obscuro 8-21-09 featuring Virgin Insanity by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Daniel Johnston - Rock and Roll/EGA
Ralph Carmichael and Kurt Kaiser - Natural High
Abner Jay - Cocaine Blues
Let My People Come - I'm Gay
Out of Favor Boys - Leaving You Behind
Chrome - You've Been Duplicated
Rita Lee - Sucesso Aqui
Hall and Reasons - Spaceship
Jandek - Can I See Your Clock
David Kelsey - Marijuana
Armand Schaubroeck Steals - Games
Kit Ream - Wines
Arcesia - Reachin'
Fred Frith - Hands of the Juggler
Clem Hutchins - Paisano
Virgin Insanity - The Ballad of Clifton T.
Virgin Insanity - I've Tried
Virgin Insanity - Time of Sorrow's Gone Soon
Virgin Insanity - Seeking Truth
Virgin Insanity - In the Eyes
Virgin Insanity - Lighter than Air
Virgin Insanity - Don't Get Down
Virgin Insanity - Livin' Lives
Virgin Insanity - Be My Friend
Virgin Insanity - The Thousand
Lucia Pamela - Flip, Flop and Fly
Ron McFarland - Biden My Time
The Shaggs - Things I Wonder
Tigerlillies - Larder
Vyto B - Death Warrant
Chris Korzen - Northern Eyes
Roky Erickson - Bloody Hammer

Episode 32 - 8-28-09 INTERVIEW W/ COPERNICUS

Obscuro 8-28-09 Copernicus Interview by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Copernicus - The Blind Zombies
Copernicus - Dust
Copernicus - Atomic New Orleans
Copernicus Interview
Yma Sumac - Cumbe Maita
Simply Saucer - Electro Rock
Beck - Special People
Dick Kent - Five Feet and a Half Inches Tall
Comus - Song to Comus
Shifted Grimm - Life in Minutes
Wendy and Bonnie - Children Laughing
Roger Rubin and Rotfree Anderson - Redneck Woman
First Chips - Pieces
Chrome - Pygmies in Zee Dark
Android Sisters - Elephants and Donkeys
Edgar Broughton Band - Evil
The Residents - Swastikas on Parade
Hapyp Monsters - Clap Your Tentacles
Dave Bixby - Drug Song
Grand Nutz Da Ladies Man - It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

NOTE: This was the first and only time someone contacted ME about an interview. I sought out all the other artists. This guy is a poet/musician from New York, and he sent a CD to WIDR along with an interview request. Naturally, it got passed on to me and my crazy-ass show. He was an interesting fellow to chat with, and I played his music semi-regularly after this.

Evvvennnn moooorrreee

Episode 17 - 5-9-09

Obscuro 5-9-09 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Butthole Surfers - Hurdy Gurdy Man
EPMD - Strictly Business
Residents - Smelly Tongues
AxCx - Surfer
AxCx - Hungry Hungry Hippos
AxCx - Whatever
Residents - Guylom Bardot
God Bullies - Book Report Time
Jandek - Feathered Drums
Blue Cheer - Parchment Farm
Cardiacs - Manhoo
Swans - (She's A) Universal Emptiness
Boredoms - Boredom Vs. SDI
Alex Chilton - Like Flies on Sherbert
Themselves - Paging Dr. Moon or Gun
Schneider TM - The Light 3000
Cherubs - Baby Huey
Mark-Almond - The City
Gogol Bordello - Sally
Tricky - Christiansands
The Dead C - Maggot
Alice Donut - War Pigs
R. Stevie Moore - I Not Listening
The O - One Time (4 Da Gurlz)
Hella - 1-800-Ghost-Dance
Protein - Slightly Bitchy Philosopher Dream Chick Meets the Insecure Martian Prophet
Jimmy Jones - Good Timin'
Danny Ben-Israel - Do You Believe in Fairytales?
Mr. Bungle - Everyone I Went to High School with is Dead
Muchacha - Lou Reed's Dead

Episode 18 - 5-16-09 LIVE PERFORMANCE BY JOE TUCKER, MEAN SUCKER

Obscuro 5-16-09 featuring Joe Tucker, Mean Sucker by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Entrance - Grim Reaper Blues
Joe Tucker - Artistic Merit (Live Performance)
Joe Tucker - Anonymous Bacon (Live Performance)
Jandek - House of the Rising Sun
**Interview with Joe Tucker, Mean Sucker**
Stephen David Heitkotter - I Don't Mind
Butt Trumpet - Kill Yourself
Beach Boys - Mike Slams 'Smile' LP
Charles Manson - Mechanical Man
Debris - Boyfriend
Abner Jay - The College Crowd
High Tide - Death Warmed Up
Cloroform - Self Destruct
Daniel Johnston - Hate Song
Heathen Dan - I Like
Dave Bixby - 666
Mark Tucker - Attractive
Armand Schaubroeck - Buried Alive
Wendell Austin - LSD
Alex Chilton - I'm So Tired (Parts I and II)
Gary Wilson - Chromium Bitch
Krackhouse - Side One of 'The Whole Truth'

NOTE: Joe Tucker is just my friend...he came in and did two drum solo 'compositions,' then I interviewed him in a fake British accent. Why? Dunno.

Episode 19 - 5-23-09 GIBBYTRONIX

Obscuro 5-23-09 Gibbytronix by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Cardiacs - Insect Hoofs on Lassie
Edgar Broughton Band - Why Can't Somebody Love Me
Sonny Cash - Psychic Cigarette
Gasoline Stew and the Dump - Stinking in the Stew
MC J'Ro'J - Let's Jump
Krackhouse - Burger King Town
Android Sisters - Ray-Dee-Oh
electric eels - Dead Man's Curve
The Novas - The Crusher
Xiu Xiu - Pox La Foret
Hampton Grease Band - Six
Basehead - Walking
Dr. Seuss - Elevator Song
Daniel Johnston - An Idiot's End
Beach Boys - Better Get Back in Bed
YaHoWa 13 - Making a Dollar
Samuel Pottle - Fur Monsters!
The Shaggs - It's Halloween
Shapeshifters - Rules of the Week
Daniel Johnston - Walking the Cow
Gabby Lala - On a Boat (Live)
R. Stevie Moore - Dates (Original Version)
Skip Spence - Keep Everything Under Your Hat
Ugly Cassanova - Things I Don't Remember
Bruce Haack - Song of the Death Machine
Michael Yonkers and the Blind Shake - Don't Even Try
Melt-Banana - Lost Parts Stinging Me So Cold
Moolah - The Hard Hit

NOTE: This episode marks the debut of the 'Gibbytronix' voice effects I used...from this point on the show only gets weirder.

Episode 20 - 5-30-09 UNCLE CHARLIE EDITION

Obscuro 5-30-09 Uncle Charlie Edition by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Charles Manson and the Family - Is There No One in Your Life
Charles Manson - Interview from San Quentin
Charles Manson - Devil Man
Charles Manson - Sick City
Charles Manson - Run for Fun
Lemonheads - Home is Where You're Happy
Red Kross - Cease to Exist
GG Allin - Garbage Dump
Guns N' Roses - Look at Your Game, Girl
Lemonheads - Clang Bang Clang
Beach Boys - Never Learn Not to Love
Charles Manson - Home is Where You're Happy
Charles Manson - Cease to Exist
Charles Manson - Garbage Dump
Charles Manson - Look at Your Game, Girl
Charles Manson - Big Iron Door
Charles Manson and the Family - Ra-Hide Away!
Charles Manson - Swamp Girl
Charles Manson - Computer Brain Baby
Charles Manson - 2007 Parole Hearing
Charles Manson - Mechanical Man
Charles Manson and the Family - First They Made Me Sleep in the Closet/I'm Scratchin' Peace Symbols on Your Tombstone
Charles Manson - Bet You Think I Care
Charles Manson - Arkansas
Charles Manson - Dream Train
Charles Manson and the Family - Look at Your Love
Charles Manson - My World
Charles Manson - I Once Knew a Man
Charles Manson - Night Life
Charles Manson - Eyes of a Dreamer
Charles Manson - Little Kids
Charles Manson and the Family - I'll Never Say Never to Always
Charles Manson - Maiden with Green Eyes (Remember Me)
Charles Manson - Ego
Charles Manson and the Family - Die to Be One
Charles Manson - 2007 Parole Denied

NOTE: Obviously, this one features all Charles Manson music. The set in the middle is covers of his songs. Some news clips dispersed throughout.

Full-lengths, installment 8

Alright, so this album wasn't technically played in its entirety on the program. I actually played a compilation of tunes from this album and the first album by the group. The group in question is Virgin Insanity, a lo-fidelity 1970's project of one Mr. Bob Long out of Texas. He and his wife made the Virgin Insanity recordings with a cheap Radio Shack reel-to-reel and whatever instruments they had lying around. The hope was to get successful musicians to buy the songs from them, but it didn't work out. These recordings are mostly known for how far ahead-of-their-time they are. To say they 'influenced' groups like Guided by Voices, Modest Mouse, the Violent Femmes, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, etc. would be untrue since it's unlikely any of those groups even heard Virgin Insanity's records. However, there are striking similarities. This is the second collection of recordings they did, even more lo-fi and oddball than the first, and is called "Toad Frog and Fish Friends." 

Tracklist:

1. Seeking Truth

2. Bright New Golden Day

3. Tarrant County Waterworks

4. In the Eyes

5. Lighter than Air

6. I've Tried

7. Love Is

8. She Ain't Nothin' Like I Dreamed

9. Poor Boy

10. The Ballad of Clifton T.

11. The Sun Reaches Out

12. Coming Home Happy

Numbers 4 and 6 are beyond awesome, and remind me of the angst of early Violent Femmes recordings. Just great music, overall. Tune in tonight for another fabulous edition of the program, midnight to 2.

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