Chai Me Up, Dec. 12, '12

Here it is, your moment of Zen. Here's the link to the podcast, and here's the playlist:

1. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
2. Amazing Grace cover medley by The Corsairs
3. Blue velvet by Thomas Truax
4. Feather by Etherine
5. Guaranga by Gipsy Kings
6. The Donkey's Fiddle Machine by The Violet Tribe
7. Swing a Cat by The Corsairs *
8. Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante
9. London, 1856 - A Steampunk Adventure (structure finished) by Walid Feghali
10. What's the State of the Union? by Shakespeare Wallah
11. Hely Meli by Hamid El Shaeri
12. Running Up That Hill by Gregorian
13. Chaplin Nonsense Song by Vagabond Opera
14. Sunlight Dancing by Deuter
15. Godspeed by Shayfer James
16. Caravan (Single Version) by Rush
17. Lyset by Leaves' Eyes
18. Into the Narrow Pass by Maximalism
19. Old Calcutta by Birds Of Chicago
20. There'll Be Time For Loving by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
21. I'll Still be a Geek After Nobody Thinks it's Chic by Marian Call *
22. Made For You by OneRepublic
23. Mehenatta by Sxip Shirey
24. When Breath Becomes Visible (Mission 13 Remix) by Sci-Fi Romance & Mission 13
25. Medina (Album Version) by Rachid Taha
26. The Miser's Will IV: The Engineer by Tom Slatter
27. Search & Destroy by Skunk Anansie
28. Der Heyser Bulgar by Klezmer Conservatory Band
29. Not Because by Jordan Reyne aka Dr. Kevorkian & the Suicide Machine
30. Shabbos Waltz by Andy Statman & David Grisman

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 4 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these tracks as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.
 

The Steam Rocker, Dec. 8, '12

Two of three. Here's the link to the podcast, and here's the playlist:

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Scala & Kolacny Brothers
2. Aviary by Ego Likeness
3. Awake Ye Scary Great Olde Ones by The Arkham Carolers
4. I Say 2 mmm by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
5. Obsession by Animotion
6. Cover My Face by Miranda Sex Garden
7. Primitive Girl by M. Ward
8. Gothic Lolita (Bad Poetry Mix By Sieben) by Emilie Autumn
9. Cruel Summer by Bananarama
10. Relief Next To Me by Tegan And Sara
11. Memento Mori by The Bastard Fairies
12. Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello
13. Noah's Ark by CocoRosie
14. Silent Night Chant by Rotary Connection *
15. You're My Best Friend by Auscultate
16. Poison Arrow by ABC
17. My Clock Explodes (When I'm Alone) Pt. 2 by Aeon Now
18. The Infernal Clockwork by Sonic Area
19. One Thing Leads To Another by Fixx
20. Fancy a Tipple (Feat. Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer) by Dutty Moonshine
21. Love Is the Drug by Carla Gugino & Oscar Isaac
22. Just Dance by Vitamin String Quartet
23. Good King Wenceslass by Abney Park
24. Voulez Vous by The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
25. Coraline by Rasputina
26. Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance by Jonathan Coulton
27. Script Language by HUMANWINE
28. Automatonic Electronic Harmonics by Steam Powered Giraffe *
29. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
30. One More Circumnavigation by Alexandra Hamer
31. Genghis Khan by Coppelius
32. Ganka's Song (Gankino) by Chavo

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 9 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these tracks as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.
 

Chai Me Up. Dec. 5, '12

Things you can do while you're sick, #327: Try to catch up on your blog. Yep, that's right, some bug's caught hold of me and my guts are twisting around and I've got flop-sweats. But I can still sit at a computer and try to line words up for you fine folks. Please pardon me if these posts will be as bare-bones as they come.

Here's the link to the podcast, and here's the playlist:

1. Happy Ever After by Gin Wigmore
2. Secretly by Skunk Anansie
3. Rats by Sunday Driver
4. The Ultimate Fling (The Impromptu Alternate Version) by Poets of the Fall
5. Let Us Go Then You & I by Misophone
6. Bachelor(ette) by Voltaire
7. Baba Jinde by Babatunde Olatunji
8. Delicious Cabaret by This Way To The Egress
9. Scary World by Steam Powered Giraffe
10. Raven Chant by Of the Wand & the Moon
11. Brandenburg by Beirut *
12. Good Company by Good Co.
13. Where are the Young Men by Vernian Process
14. A Piece of my Mind by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
15. Drumheart by Michael Vee
16. Intertwine by Beats Antique *
17. Hollywood by The Puppini Sisters
18. Summit (featuring Dan Donahoo) by Ben Steed
19. Bad Moon Rising by Jonah Knight
20. Linus and Lucy by Dave Brubeck
21. Recurring Dream by Tankus the Henge
22. Take One (v2 mix down] by Joseph C.R. Vourteque
23. Start Wearing Purple by Gogl Bordello *
24. The Ballad of Captain Robert by Abney Park
25. Droog & Devotchka by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
26. Eliza May by White Ghost Shivers
27. The Royal Dreadnought Arrival by Steamgunk
28. Tsugaru by Uttara-Kuru
29. Witchfinder General by Paul Roland
30. A Heathens Lament by The Bastard Fairies
31. Lilacs From Canada by Rhubarb Whiskey
32. Genghis Khan by Coppelius

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 20 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these tracks as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.
 

The Steam Rocker, Dec. 1, '12

And here's part three of tonight's fol-de-rol. I won't promise when the next batch up, since every time I say something about it, I get clobbered with something and fail again. Here's the link to the podcast, and here's the playlist:

1. Innuendo by Auscultate
2. Perhaps Love by John Denver
3. Bachelorette by Bjork
4. Haunt Me by Caravan of Thieves
5. Rockaliser Baby by The Bonzo Dog Band *
6. I Was Here by Beyonce *
7. Sail by AWOLNation *
8. The Boy Next Door by The Bastard Fairies
9. Ministry Of Steel by The Violet Tribe
10. Change by Tears For Fears
11. Down on the Quay by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillains
12. Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode *
13. Fascination by Human League
14. Victory (Mike Batt Mix) by Bond
15. Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
16. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club
17. Praying Hands by Devo *
18. Bogeyman Boogie by Dr. Steel *
19. I Have A Dream by The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
20. Postcards From Italy by Beirut
21. Loverboy by The Cog is Dead
22. Lonlon (Ravel's Bolero) by Angelique Kidjo
23. Crazy Chick by Charlotte Church
24. The Circle by The Cripple & The Tramp
25. Never Met a Girl Like You by Edwin Collins *
26. Under The Milky Way by The Church
27. L'Envol by Caravan Palace
28. Telephone by Vitamin String Quartet
29. Telephone by Pomplamoose *
30. Tripping Billies by Dave Matthews Band
31. Frank Sinatra by Cake
32. Gaslight (The Ballad of Dorian Gray) by Corset
33. Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work
34. The Endless by Razed In Black
35. How Soon is Now by The Smiths *
36. Middle of Nowhere by Blue Skies *
37. Hung Up by Madonna*
38. Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia *
39. Ride by The Vines *
40. Silent Hedges by Bauhaus
41. Live And Let Die by David Garrett
42. Unicycle Blues by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
43. Mack The Knife by Shirley Horn
44. The Ragtime Song by Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 54 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link tothe iTunes playlist

Chai Me Up, Nov. 28, '12

On to the second part of today's trilogy: Here's the link to the podcast, and here's the playlist:

1. The Sexy Data Tango by Voltaire
2. The Quiet Self by Gregorian
3. The Keys by Unwoman
4. Who Do You Love by Mary Shelley Overdrive
5. Shabbat Medley (Usa/Morocco) by Zohar
6. The Mummers' Dance by Loreena McKennitt
7. Rememorix by Ojos De Brujo
8. Saddest Factory (featuring IG88) by Ben Steed
9. Carousel by The Shanklin Freakshow
10. Locura (Madness) by Yasmin Levy
11. Pale Golden Flecks by Victor Sierra
12. Breton Medley (Instrumental) by Azam Ali
13. The Dance Master by Veronique Chevalier
14. Here's To Misery (A Toast) by Of the Wand & the Moon
15. Whiskey Drinker by Joseph C.R. Vourteque
16. Pala Tute by Gogol Bordello *
17. Trade Mistakes by Panic! at the Disco
18. Chassidic Medley: Adir Hu / Moshe Emes by Andy Statman & David Grisman
19. Pin Cushion by Dr. Carmilla
20. Snow-Hen Of Austerlitz by Rasputina
21. Can't Stay Good (remix) by Mixman Shawn & Vagabondage
22. Nokta (Point) by Rachid Taha
23. Unreliable Narrator by Shakespeare Wallah
24. Everyone Has a Secret by The Bastard Fairies
25. Ne'oul Aih by Amr Diab
26. Ma'bud Allah by Hassan Hakmoun & Adam Rudolph
27. Canvas Wonderland by Midnight Syndicate
28. Penda Yoro by Ali Farka Touré
29. Reine De La Rocca by Vagabond Opera

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 2 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link tothe iTunes playlist

The Steam Rocker, Nov. 24, '12 - Been a while, hasn't it?

Well, I can say that RL has been... eventful for the last few months and it's kept me drained of the brain-power I need to put together these little missives. But I'm here now with the first in a trio of posts to start trying catch us up to date.

Let's get going, shall we? Here's the link to this podcast and here's the playlist:

1. Levon by Elton John
2. Surfin' Bird by Ramones
3. White Blank Page by Mumford & Sons
4. Face To Face by Siouxsie & The Banshees
5. Take Me To The River by Talking Heads
6. All I Really Want by Alanis Morissette
7. House of the Rising Sun by Unwoman
8. This Is The Time by Epica
9. Cry Little Sister by Carfax Abbey
10. Closer To Fine by Indigo Girls
11. What You Need by INXS
12. Mr Soot's Black Book by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
13. Lionheart by Angels Of Venice
14. Rats by Sunday Driver
15. Ireland's Call by Celtic Thunder *
16. Crucify (Remix) by Tori Amos
17. Lagian (Joyful Bhangra Dance) (Indian) by Shabaz
18. Scholdren by Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys
19. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) by Jim Croce
20. So You Want to be a Rock & Roll Star by Patti Smith *
21. Angry White Boy Polka by Weird Al Yankovic *
22. Apart by Assemblage 23
23. Brian Wilson by Barenaked Ladies
24. Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows *
25. One Hundred Years From Now by The Byrds *
26. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park by Tom Lehrer *
27. Barrel of a Gun by Guster *
28. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd *
29. Freebird by Richard Chees *
30. Freebird by The Toyes *
31. Sky is Over by Serj Tankian ft. Aukland Philharmonic Orchestra *
32. Again & Again by The Bird & The Bee *
33. Wild Night by Van Morrison
34. Trampoline by Birds of Chicago *
35. Fly Like an Eagle by The Steve Miller Band *
36. Brotherswing by Caravan Palace
37. Kodo [Inside the Sun Remix] by Yoshida Brothers
38. Oh Very Young by Cat Stevens
39. Too Much by Dave Matthews Band
40. You're All I Have by Snow Patrol
41. White Ghost Shivers Ball by White Ghost Shivers
42. Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might be Giants *
43. In Heaven There is No Beer by The Pogues & The Dubliners *
44. An Electric Libertine by Steamgunk
45. Irish Rover by The Pogues & The Dubliners *
46. Midnight by The Birthday Massacre
47. Eat You by Caravan of Thieves

* = Request

Running time = 3 hours 11 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link tothe iTunes playlist