A Happier Planet Than This One: Transmission 440, 2018 December 26

Welcome to our final program of 2018, a "quiet" year in which, as I remark during this broadcast, we did "only" 52 episodes. In my defense, there was a year where we did, like, 91 or something. I really have slowed down in my old age and malaise. At any rate, Lady Catharsis rides shotgun here, and provides plenty of tunes and, uh, other qualities, if a certain listener is to be believed. She drops an Oswald the Octopus reference, is cracked up by Xmal Deutschland, and unironically extols the virtues of Mrs. Miller.

I am openly happy to be doing the last "themed" episode of this run, and to be "minimizing didacticism" in the near future; our rambling discussions here sparked a couple of disappointing internet research excursions. First, I can't find any evidence of a second volume of Hillbilly Music...Thank God! If you know of something, hit up Lady Catharsis on the bird-themed website. (Or better yet, alert me so I can buy it for her and score some much-needed points!). Second--were you aware that Nico was a horrible racist? Good lord, first Morrissey and now this. Simon Reynolds describing her death as "bathetic" is just about right. She is, as the kids say, cancelled.

On a lighter note, it's absolutely true that we have been watching a lot of Hallmark movies; for more in-depth commentary, you should listen to this, which is, like, the only other podcast I listen to.

Technically--the show did have only one bad segue, as I guess I was a little bit anxious to hear Sandie Shaw. Who wouldn't be? Content-wise, it doesn't feel very balanced to me--I never did get to dub music, with the exception of Scientist, and generally I'm probably overreacting to the "failed" techno set from last time out. But it seemed to go over really well with the station's resident drunk volunteer, who texted in to say that Lady Catharsis's presence improves my show IMMEASURABLY (all caps his, not mine), which is a left-handed compliment if I ever saw one. Elsewhere, someone (maybe the same person? IDK) seems to have taken offense to my Miss Rosie impersonation, remarking that Juke in the Back is one of the three best programs that WRFI airs (mine is apparently not in the top three).

Thanks for listening in 2018, everyone, and anytime you'd like to provide me with some constructive feedback, or, better yet, praise, hit me up somewhere.

BOMBAST playlist, 2018 December 26, 2100-2300:

1. "John, John, Put Your Trousers On" | Mr. Billy Williams | The Pig's Big 78s - A Beginner's Guide | Trikont
2. "Boxing Day" | AFX | Chosen Lords | Rephlex
3. "Snowfall" | Esquivel | merry xmas from the space-age bachelor pad | Bar/None
4. "You're For Me" | Buck Owens | Hillbilly Music... Thank God! Vol. 1 | Bug - Capitol
5. "Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree" | The Flaming Stars | The Six John Peel Sessions | Vinyl Japan
6. "Bye Bye Baby" | Wanda Jackson | There's a Party Goin' On | Rumble
7. "18 Drumalie Avenue Dub" | Scientist | In the Kingdom of Dub | Superior Viaduct
8. "There You Go" | Bongwater | Double Bummer | Shimmy Disc
9. "Incubus Succubus II" | Xmal Deutschland | Lilliput | 4AD
10. "All Tomorrow's Parties" | Nico | Live in Tokyo 1986 | Radiation Reissues
11. "Big Sex" | T.A.G. | Big Sex | Sweatbox
12. "Dance of Love" | Tom Jones | This Is Tom Jones | Parrot
13. "Alcoholiday" | Teenage Fanclub | Bandwagonesque | DGC
14. "I Like To Booze It" | Neal Merritt | UFO On Farm Road 318 | Trailer-Park
15. "Drugs" | Talking Heads | Fear of Music | Sire - Rhino
16. "Violence" | The Durutti Column | Tempus Fugit | Kooky
17. "I Hate Men" | Little Carolyn Sue | UFO On Farm Road 318 | Trailer-Park
18. "Hunk of a Punk" | Red Atkins | Presage(s) | 4AD
19. "Sweet Pea" | Mrs. Miller | Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?! | Capitol
20. "Blue Tango" | Ray Martin & His Orchestra | The Pig's Big 78s - A Beginner's Guide | Trikont
21. "Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself" | Sandie Shaw | Sandie Shaw | Reprise
22. "Nate Will Not Return" | The Fall | Ersatz GB | Cherry Red / MVD
23. "On a Bicycle Built for Two" | Merle Travis | Walkin' The Strings | Capitol
24. "(There Ought To Be) A Moonlight Savings Time" | Bob Richardson & His Orchestra | The Pig's Big 78s - A Beginner's Guide | Trikont
25. "Happy Holiday" | Hermine | It's A Crammed, Crammed, Crammed World! | Crammed Discs

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