The Steam Rocker, Dec. 22, '12

We're finally getting close to the last podcast of 2012, but we're not there yet. Here's the link for today's set and here's the playlist:

1. Happy XMas War Is Over by Gregorian
2. He Won't Go by Adele
3. Help Me by Joni Mitchell
4. Dead Is The New Alive (Album version) by Emilie Autumn
5. Little Drummer Boy by Protea
6. Silent Night by Lindsey Stirling
7. World In A Bottle by Anavae
8. Stomping On Your Christmas Cheer by A Halo Called Fred
9. Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen
10. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fish-Men by Andrew Leman
11. Mele Kalikimaka by The Puppini Sisters
12. Big in Japan by Alphaville
13. Superstar by Sonic Youth
14. Something I Can Never Have (Edited & Extended) by Nine Inch Nails *
15. Goodbye to Love by Carpenters *
16. Fox by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
17. Habibi Min Zaman by Balkan Beat Box
18. Kidnap the Sandy Claws by The Nightmare Before Christmas *
19. Disappear by INXS
20. Daniel by Bat for Lashes
21. Rio by Duran Duran
22. Kidnap the Sandy Claws by Korn *
23. What's This? by Danny Elfman *
24. The Reflex by Duran Duran *
25. Can't Stop the Show by Stan Ridgway *
26. Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney *
27. Through Your Eyes on Christmas Eve by Abney Park
28. Enola Gay by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
29. Jingle Bell Rock (Pussy Galore Mix) by Bond
30. Free by Cat Power
31. Invisible Sun by The Police
32. SlitWrist for Christmas by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
33. She's Leaving Home by The Beatles
34. Smooth Criminal by David Garrett
35. Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton
36. Rabat by Beats Antique
37. A Sunday Smile by Beirut
38. Moonlight Sonata by E.S. Posthumus *
39. Between the Bars by Madeleine Peyroux *
40. Seven Days by Sting *
41. Elvis was a Black Belt by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
42. Violente Valse by Caravan Palace
43. Catch of the Day by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillains
44. I'm in Love With my Car by Queen *
45. Entertain Jenny Tonight by Circus Contraption

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 54 minutes

Steam Rocker, Dec. 15, '12

Hello, again. Yes, I'm back. No, I'm not going to explain. Too long and complicated. Here's the link, and here's the playlist:

1. 30,000 Days by Bethany Weimers
2. Captain Jack by Billy Joel
3. The Final Reflection by Vernian Process
4. Borino by Beats Antique
5. The Monkees (Theme From)  by The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica
6. Sometimes by Erasure
7. A View to a Kill by Duran Duran
8. True Faith by New Order
9. Too Shy by Kajagoogoo 
10. Outhouse Blues by White Ghost Shivers
11. Steampunk Revolution by Abney Park
12. I Got A Name by Jim Croce
13. The Keys [Deconstructed Rmx By Deconbrio] by Unwoman
14. Something About You by Level 42
15. What is Christmas? by Trans-Siberian Orchestra *
16. Dexter Main Title by Rolfe Kent
17. Always on my mind by Pet Shop Boys
18. Answers by Aeon Now
19. Dance the Cultists by The Arkham Carolers
20. Quixote by Bond
21. I Believe in Father Christmas by Emerson, Lake & Palmer *
22. It's My Life by Talk Talk
23. Unclothed Nocturnal Manuscript Crisis by Bellowhead
24. Gravity Drive by Set Prometheus Aflame
25. Julie With ... by Brian Eno *
26. Never Let Me Down Again by Depeche Mode
27. Love My Way by The Psychedelic Furs
28. And She Was by Talking Heads
29. O Valencia! by The Decemberists
30. Powderfinger by Neil Young *
31. Clockwork Maid by The Clockwork Dolls
32. Candy by Caravan of Thieves
33. Hoochie Coochie Girls by Circus Contraption

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 18 minutes

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.
 

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

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
 

The Steam Rocker, Nov. 17, '12

OK, it's late (OK, early) for me, so I'm just posting two sets today. Here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Derivation by Beats Antique
2. All My Loving by Emilie Autumn
3. Young Americans by David Bowie
4. Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
5. Glutton by Dr. Steel
6. The Pretender by Jackson Browne
7. The Magic Storytellers by Sonic Area
8. Acadian Driftwood by The Band *
9. All the Way from Memphis by Mott the Hoople *
10. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett
11. Just Glue Some Gears On It (And Call It Steampunk) by Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esq.
12. Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix) by Coldplay
13. Stigmata Martyr by Abney Park
14. Splendid by Professor Elemental
15. Handy Man by James Taylor
16. The Steam Song (Instrumental) by The Violet Tribe
17. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates
18. You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Cocker *
19. Filth by Aluminum Voyage
20. Kiss by Prince & The Revolution *
21. That'll Be the Way Home by Steam Powered Giraffe
22. Red Hill Mining Town by U2
23. Sex Bomb (Peppermint Disco Radio Mix) by Tom Jones *
24. Sex Bomb by Max Raabe *
25. Rainbow Factory (Steampunk Remix) by Ray Mann
26. Deception by The Crüxshadows
27. Disarm by The Smashing Pumpkins
28. II B: Unrest in the House of Light by The Protomen
29. Dirty Old Silver by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
30. Hermitage Shanks by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
31. Orange Crush by R.E.M.
32. I Feel Pretty by The Puppini Sisters
33. Winter by Bond
34. Apples by Delhi 2 Dublin
35. Gingerbread Coffin by Rasputina
36. Stakes And Torches (The Uprising Of The Peasants) by Voltaire
37. Love The One You're With by Stephen Stills

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 29 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Nov. 10, '12

Yeah, I know. I'm behind again. You can blame bureaucracy and medical reasons for this time, though. But I'm back.

OK, here's the link to this recording, and here's the playlist:

1. Bullet The Blue Sky by U2
2. I Want It All/We Will Rock You Mash-Up (feat. Armageddon aka Geddy) by Queen
3. Leaving Las Vegas by Sheryl Crow
4. Mas Que Nada by The Black Eyed Peas
5. Queen Of Argyll by Emerald Rose
6. Mexico by James Taylor
7. Gimme Shelter (Feat. Joss Stone) by Angelique Kidjo
8. Stuff Your Ballot Box by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
9. This Dark and Twisty Road by Abney Park
10. Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction
11. Anticipation by Carly Simon
12. Slangoranutang (swing remix) by Professor Elemental and Mr & Mrs Swing
13. Alejandro by Vitamin String Quartet
14. Attack of the Steampunks by Professor Auerbach (aka Guy G)
15. Imagination by Dr. Steel
16. Clockwork Heart by The Wet-Glass RO
17. Transylvanian Concubine by Rasputina *
18. Winter Born (this Sacrifice) by The Crüxshadows
19. Monkey Man by The Rolling Stones *
20. Walking on the Moon by The Police
21. Tempest by Voltaire
22. Heart of Glass by The Puppini Sisters
23. Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
24. Policy Of Truth by Depeche Mode
25. Out In The Rain by Steam Powered Giraffe
26. Spaceballs by The Spinners *
27. As I Roved Out by Lreena McKennitt *
28. Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson
29. Run Runaway by Slade
30. Cherub Rock by The Smashing Pumpkins
31. Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne
32. Crucify by Tori Amos *
33. That Famous Ol' Spiced by Alestorm
34. I am the Doctor by Auguste Roberge
35. Ugly by ze frank (Jonathan Coulton)

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 26 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Nov. 3, '12

On to Saturday. Here's the link to the recording of the set, and here's the playlist:

1. She of the Sea by The Black Wreck Music Project
2. Karma Police by Radiohead
3. Wings of Steel by Collide
4. This Side by Nickel Creek
5. I Wish I Was Her by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillians
6. Butterfly by Jason Mraz
7. Freemont Street Stomp by Vagabond Opera
8. Before The Worst by The Script
9. Insectavera by Circus Contraption
10. Croatian Rhapsody by Maksim
11. Baby Got Back by Jonathan Coulton
12. Who'd Have Known by Lily Allen
13. Pornival by Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys
14. Flake by Jack Johnson
15. I'm Not Calling You A Liar by Florence + The Machine
16. Almost Human by Voltaire
17. Bad Influence by P!nk (aka Pink)
18. Waving Not Drowning by Foz and Vincent M.
19. Regret by Assemblage 23
20. The Ballad of the Traitor by The Cripple & The Tramp
21. Stand Inside Your Love by Smashing Pumpkins *
22. Honeybee by Steam Powered Giraffe *
23. Goggles by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing *
24. Brass Goggles by Steam Powered Giraffe *
25. Dominion-Mother Russia by The Sisters of Mercy
26. Red Red Robin by Curtis Eller's American Circus
27. If You Shout by eRa
28. Science Genius Girl by Freezepop *
29. Six Months in a Leaky Boat by Split Enz
30. Bicycle Race by Auscultate
31. The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne
32. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants *
33. Stronger Ghosts (Deadmau5 vs Daft Punk mashup) by Meh *
34. Any Way You Want It by Journey *
35. Call Me by Da Vinci's Notebook
36. Hypothetical Twist by A Halo Called Fred

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 34 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Oct. 27, '12

And rounding out the posts for today, here's the link for the shortest Steam Rocker on record, and here's the playlist:

1. Nights In White Satin by Collide
2. A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos
3. Idle Minds by Anavae
4. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy by The Benzedrine Monks Of Santo Domonica
5. Desire by Bethany Weimers
6. This Hollow World by Johnny Hollow
7. Nightmares (Day Dream Mix by Vincent Saletto) by The Last Dance
8. Halloween by Dandelion Junk Queens
9. Drunk On Skin by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillians
10. D'Oreste D'Adjace by Aesma Daeva
11. White Wedding by Abney Park
12. True Colors by Glee Cast
13. Here Comes the Rain Again by The Crüxshadows
14. The Fading Rain by Vernian Process
15. Glory (Vourteque's 1st Movement RMX) by The Clockwork Dolls
16. Steam-Powered Samurai [Shamidrum Mix] by Escape The Clouds
17. Thunderstruck by David Garrett
18. Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues
19. Flight of the Rocketman by Steamgunk
20. Another Bag Of Bricks (Acoustic) by Flogging Molly
21. Gone by Kelly Clarkson
22. The Inventor's Daughter by The Cog is Dead
23. Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) by The Icicle Works
24. Forty One Ways by Azam Ali
25. Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera *
26. Friend Is A Four Letter Word by Cake
27. The Land Hermit Crab by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
28. A Strange Device by Emilie Autumn
29. Steamboat Shenanigans by Steam Powered Giraffe
30. This Is The Life by Amy Macdonald

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 5 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Oct. 20, '12

And that brings us to the last post for today and the final recording from last week. Here's the link to that recording, and here's the playlist:

1. My Immortal by Gregorian
2. One-Way Ticket by Steam Powered Giraffe
3. Everlasting Light by The Black Keys
4. Welcome To The West Coast by Insomniac Folklore
5. Victory by Bond
6. Billie Jean by Unwoman
7. Look Away by Big Country
8. Sweatshop Fire by Curtis Eller's American Circus
9. Money Honey by Lady Gaga
10. Magic Dance by David Bowie
11. Oops I Did It Again (Tld Version) by The Last Dance
12. The Mason's Airship by Klaxton
13. The Crack Song by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
14. Mea Culpa by Enigma
15. Stutter by Maroon 5
16. I Love Your Glove by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
17. I Don't Understand by Emilie Autumn
18. Leviathan by Alestorm
19. Vodka Inferno by Diablo Swing Orchestra
20. All At Once by The Fray
21. The Nine Worlds by Achillea
22. Tambourine Man (2006) by Cloud Cult
23. Little Monsters (SWoN.4) by Corset
24. Heart Skipped A Beat by The XX
25. The Crimes Of Dr. Cream by Paul Roland
26. Something To Believe In by Citizen Cope
27. Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns
28. It's Not Over (Death Or The Toy Piano) by The Puppini Sisters
29. Mud by Aeon Now
30. The 99 by Vagabondage

Running time = 2 hours 3 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Oct. 13, '12

OK, here's the deal. There's no recording for Geared-Up Jazz because we had a mechanical breakdown in the recording process. In fact, we had one for The Steam Rocker, too, but we fixed it just as the second song in the set finished, so today's recording, which (finally) catches us back up, starts at that point. As always, you can request songs (and even dedicate them, if you wish) for upcoming sets by making a comment on one of the blog posts.

And now, the moment you've been waiting for. Here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Lucky Day by Bethany Weimers
2. Real Real by Nina Simone
3. Haunted by Poe
4. Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
5. Wicked Little Town by Hedwig & the Angry Inch
6. Pa'l Rumberos by Salsa Celtica
7. Claire's Ballad by Dandelion Junk Queens
8. Strawberry Avalanche by Owl City
9. Electric Blue by Icehouse
10. The Wake by Abney Park
11. Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello
12. Victorian Vigilante by Abney Park *
13. How We Quit the Forest by Rasputina
14. Happy Birthday by The Birthday Massacre
15. Hey Pretty by Poe
16. We Both Go Down Together by The Decemberists
17. Master and Servant by Depeche Mode
18. Falling For The First Time by Barenaked Ladies
19. I Think I Need a New Heart by The Magnetic Fields
20. Miss Lucy had Some Leeches by Emilie Autumn *
21. Icarus by Jason Webley
22. They by Jem
23. Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards
24. Out of Control by She Wants Revenge
25. Burn (From The Crow OST) by The Cure
26. A Thousand Years by Sting *
27. The Old Days by Dr. Dog
28. Roam by The B-52's
29. Rebels of the Sacred Heart by Flogging Molly
30. All Over Again (Demo) by Bat Country
31. The New Terk by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
32. Bad to the Bone (Bonus) by Van Canto
33. Ex-Lover's Lover by Voltaire

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 7 minutes (missing first two songs)

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

The Steam Rocker, Oct. 6, '12

Before diving into the links and playlist for this set, I do want to take a moment to remind you that you can make requests by posting a comment on one of these posts. I will put your requests in the pool and try to remember to call them out as requests when I play them. However, as I have a memory like a steel sieve, please forgive me if I miss out on that step.

Now, then. Here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Secret by The Birthday Massacre
2. Clockwork Angels by Rush
3. Radar Down by Escape The Clouds
4. The Devil At My Door by Emilie Simon
5. The Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields
6. Steady, As She Goes (Acoustic Version) by The Raconteurs
7. His, Yours, Or Mine [All Epiphanies] by Unwoman
8. Chaser by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
9. I do the Rock by Tim Curry *
10. Don't Let Me Get Me by P!nk (aka Pink)
11. Titanic: Why Does Celene Go On? (Live) by Kinsey Sicks
12. Nickelodeon by Circus Contraption
13. Find Me A Man by Emilie Autumn
14. Copper Calloway by Joseph Foster
15. Everybody by Backstreet Boys
16. Steampunk by Acid Asylum
17. Fuligin Cloak by Dandelion Junk Queens
18. Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
19. Dancing in the Nude by Martin Mull *
20. Naked if I Want To by Moby Grape *
21. Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches *
22. Down in the Bunker by The Steve Gibbons Band *
23. Looking for a Kiss by New York Dolls *
24. Pump it by Bond
25. Crow Waltz by The Be Good Tanyas
26. Dark Eyes by DeVotchKa
27. Hats of Incredible Height by Flying Chivaus
28. Butterfly by Andy Williams
29. The Difference Between Us by The Dead Weather
30. Best For Last by Adele
31. The Sign by Ace of Base
32. Shopping Carts & Trash by Aeon Now
33. Inbetween Days by The Cure
34. Dreaming by Blondie
35. The Vampire Club by Voltaire
36. Valentina by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
37. Mal o Mains by Sanseverino

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 25 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Sept. 15, '12

And to round out the podcasts for this block, one of the shortest parties we've had at the Charity Way Airship & Bar yet. Running (as you will see down to the bottom of this post) barely more than a quarter-hour past the 2 hours mark, here's the recording for this week's set, and here's the playlist:

1. Underneath It All (Feat. Lady Saw) by No Doubt
2. Out Of My Head by Fastball
3. The Industrial Revolution (And How It Ruined My Life) by Voltaire
4. The Tide Is High by Blondie
5. Fly Robin Fly by Bond
6. The Toy Symphony by Vernian Process
7. Born This Way (The Country Road version) by Lady Gaga
8. There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics
9. I Write Sins, Not Tragedies by PANIC! At The Disco *
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell *
11. Red Right Hand (Spooky remix) by Nick Cave
12. To The Land by Bethany Weimers
13. Shout by Tears For Fears
14. Overprotected by Britney Spears
15. Jealousy by Abney Park
16. Cruel Summer by Bananarama
17. First And Last And Always by The Sisters Of Mercy
18. Nevermind by The Birthday Massacre
19. Hourglass by Joseph Foster
20. Pepper by Butthole Surfers
21. The Passion of Lovers by Bauhaus
22. People Who Died by The Jim Carroll Band *
23. Hung Up by Madonna
24. Wuthering Heights by The Puppini Sisters
25. Kiss With A Fist by Florence + The Machine
26. Ode to My Employer by Circus Contraption
27. 9 Lives by Vagabond Opera
28. China Doll (live at Red Rocks, 1987) by Grateful Dead *
29. Black Betty by Spiderbait
30. Russian Farewell March by Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra
31. We Want A Rock by They Might Be Giants
32. Dig Ophelia by Rasputina
33. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 16 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Sept. 8, '12

Rounding out the week, the party that never wants to die, The Steam Rocker broke the 3 hour mark this week (again), giving it the first and second spot for longest sets amongst all the ones I've done in the last 12 months. So get ready to party, folks. Here's the link to the podcast, and here's the playlist:

1. Runaway by Angelzoom
2. The Monkees (Theme From)(Tokapis Radio Edit) by The Benzedrine Monks Of Santo Domonica
3. Pioneers by KK & The Steampunk Orchestra
4. Angel of Harlem by U2
5. Save a Prayer by Duran Duran
6. July, July! by The Decemberists
7. Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond
8. Toil by Flatfoot 56
9. Desolation Row by The Juggernaut Jug Band
10. Bullet for Vapid Beer by The Cherry Coke$ *
11. Tam Lin by Fairport Convention *
12. Bedlam Boys by Annwn *
13. Measurement by Jordan Reyne aka Dr. Kevorkian & the Suicide Machine
14. Holding Out for A Hero by Frou Frou
15. Dusty Bones by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
16. We're All Going to Hell by The Bastard Fairies
17. Rockin the Suburbs by Ben Folds
18. Automatonic Electronic Harmonics by Steam Powered Giraffe *
19. Honeybee by Steam Powered Giraffe *
20. Don't Unplug Me by All Caps *
21. The Rocky Road to Dublin by The Chieftains & The Rolling Stones *
22. I'm Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys *
23. No Guns Allowed in My Bar by The Clockwork Dolls *
24. The Irish Rover by The Pogues (feat. The Dubliners) *
25. It is Pitch Dark by MC Frontalot *
26. Anywhere by Evanescence *
27. Jump Around by House of Pain *
28. We Are Young by Fun. (feat. Janelle Monae) *
29. Hang on St. Christopher by Tom Waits *
30. Gay, Straight or Bi by Kinsey Sicks
31. Want You Gone by Jonathan Coulton
32. Jive Talkin' by Bee Gees
33. The Face of Destiny by Etherine
34. I Go To Extremes by Billy Joel
35. (Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy by The Magnetic Fields
36. 2 All Hands by The Black Wreck Music Project
37. Pompeii by E.S. Posthumus *
38. Tricked the Machine by Abney Park
39. Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA
40. Fool Says by M. Ward
41. My Best Friend's Girl by The Cars
42. Stand by R.E.M.
43. The Look Of Love (1990 Remix) by ABC
44. Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work
45. Can't Stand Losing You by The Police
46. Catch The Waves by Escape The Clouds
47. Kids In America by Kim Wilde
48. Stuck in the Middle with You by Da Vinci's Notebook

* = Request

Running time = 3 hours 18 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Sept. 1, '12

And rounding out the week, here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist (and your occasional reminder about the link to buy most of the music at the bottom):

1. A Letter to Michelle by The Cog is Dead
2. Land of a Thousand Dances by Rockapella
3. Fun Der Khuppe by Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra
4. I Will Survive by Cake
5. Sticking It to Myself by Jonathan Coulton
6. Golden Years by David Bowie
7. X Marks The Spot by Humanwine
8. The Amino Acids Song by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
9. Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
10. Belleville Rendez-Vous (English version) by M
11. My Real Hero by String Driven Thing *
12. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper *
13. Dragons by Caravan Palace *
14. My Heart Still Beats by Maria Mena *
15. Magical Potion by Robert Calvert (Lucky Leif & the Longships)*
16. Doctor Who on Holiday by Dean Gray (ft. Green Day & The Timelords) *
17. The Martian Boogie by Brownsville Station *
18. Short Skirt, Long Jacket by Cake *
19. Legs by ZZ Top *
20. Love Don't Roam by Murray Gold *
21. I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by Scissor Sisters *
22. Dumas Walker by Kentucky Headhunters *
23. (I Wanna Be) Your Underwear by Bryan Adams *
24. Galileo by Indigo Girls
25. Betrayed (Bonus) by Van Canto
26. All Through The Night by Cyndi Lauper
27. You Can Leave Your Hat On by Tom Jones *
28. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club
29. Washboard Highway by The Juggernaut Jug Band
30. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists
31. Chinatown by Emilie Simon
32. Dissolved Girl by Massive Attack
33. White Rabbit by Emiliana Torrini *
34. Karma Chameleon by Culture Club*
35. Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes
36. My Little Girl by The Jugtown Pirates
37. King of Pain by The Police
38. An Introduction by Dave Davesworth III
39. The Mummer's Dance (remix) by Loreena McKennitt *
40. A Little Respect by Erasure
41. Regarding The Moonlight In Eastbourne by Duke Special
42. Pearl's Dream by Bat for Lashes
43. Mamma Mia by The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
44. Vacation by Go Go's
45. Box Set by Barenaked Ladies
46. Little Bird by Annie Lennox *
47. Big Bang Theory Man by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillains
48. The Man by Ghostfire

* = Request

Running time = 3 hours 21 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Aug. 25, '12 - The fractured set

This set was special in that something was causing massive problems with the stream and I had the stream go down so many times I had to piece this recording together from nine (9!) different files to get something relatively coherent. So if things seem a little strange in the transitions on this one, it was probably caused by that. Enjoy! Anyway, here's the recording for this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Strange Theology by Flying Chivaus
2. Hope Eyrie by Leslie Fish
3. Ship Out on the Sea by The Be Good Tanyas
4. More Than a Woman by Bee Gees
5. East by The Black Wreck Music Project
6. Truth Or Dare (Radio Edit) by Brillig
7. Steph(v)enson by The Men That Will Not be Blamed For Nothing *
8. (Man With a) Clockwork Heart by The Dark Clan
9. The Styx by Ghostfire
10. If You Leave by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
11. Who Needs Sleep? by Barenaked Ladies
12. Chinese Translation by M. Ward
13. Michelle by Auscultate
14. Rapture by Blondie
15. The Watchmaker's Apprentice by The Clockwork Quartet
16. Manic Monday by Bangles
17. Armstrong by John Stewart
18. Steampunk by David Wezel
19. Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler *
20. Steampunk by Clockwork Boy
21. Pressure by Billy Joel
22. Suffragette City by David Bowie
23. Me & You (dirtyphonics remix) by Nero *
24. Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza *
25. Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up (Nirvana vs. Rick Astley) by DJMorgoth *
26. Daniel by Bat for Lashes
27. It's My Life by Talk Talk
28. I'll Stand by You by The Pretenders *
29. Conspiracy by Dr. Steel
30. Everyone Cares by Angelzoom
31. Cars by Gary Numan
32. Shake It Up by The Cars
33. Moonlight Sonata by E.S. Posthumus *
34. Cheese by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
35. Harpsichord Row by Bethany Weimers
36. Xylem and Phloem by Circus Contraption

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 51 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Aug. 11, '12

And here's we go with the second (and last) posting for the day, The Steam Rocker. Here's the link to last week's recording, and here's the playlist:

1. You Only Live Twice by Alvarius B.
2. Song for Jesse by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
3. Laughing by The Guess Who
4. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer
5. San Francisco by Scott McKenzie
6. Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
7. Kicks by Paul Revere & The Raiders
8. Love Will Find A Way by Pablo Cruise
9. Wild Boys by Duran Duran
10. Playboy Mommy by Tori Amos
11. Criminal by Fiona Apple
12. Bad Moon Rising by Rasputina
13. Dirty Sexy Kill Kill by The Bastard Fairies
14. White Bird by It's a Beautiful Day
15. It's My Life by The Animals
16. I: Hope Rides Alone by The Protomen
17. When I'm Sixty Four by The Beatles
18. Tainted Love (Where Did Our Love Go) by Soft Cell
19. Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac *
20. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly *
21. Oh, Well by Fleetwood Mac *
22. Invincible by Pat Benatar *
23. Mystic Eyes by Them *
24. Summertime Blues by Blue Cheer *
25. I Got A Line On You by Spirit
26. My Strange Uncles From Abroad by Gogol Bordello
27. Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) by Tom Waits
28. Ride Captain Ride by Blues Image
29. So Alive by Love & Rockets
30. Hope Eyrie by Leslie Fish **
31. I'm Free by The Who
32. Watch Rewind by Aeon Now
33. The Infanta by The Decemberists
34. Down On My Knees by Bread
35. Oh Atlanta by Little Feat
36. Ecce Gratum by Qntal
37. # 1 Fan by Voltaire

* = Request

** = In honor of the landing of Curiosity on Mars

Running time = 2 hours 48 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Aug. 4, '12

The musical experimentation continues with this recording on my musical forays into the intersection of Pop, Rock & Steampunk. Here's the link to the show, and here's the playlist:

1. Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band
2. I Am Not Alone by Steam Powered Giraffe
3. Red Noodle by Circus Contraption
4. Believe E.S.P. by Deerhoof
5. Precious And Few by Climax
6. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) by Arcade Fire
7. Seduces Me by Celine Dion *
8. Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb *
9. Man On The Moon by R.E.M.
10. Horse and I by Bat For Lashes
11. Burn down the pleasure by Etherine
12. Young Bride by Midlake
13. Walk Away by Joe Walsh (The James Gang)
14. Jilted by The Puppini Sisters
15. In the Shining Exile by Hieros Gamos
16. You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (Acoustic Version) by Rod Stewart
17. South City Midnight Lady by Doobie Brothers
18. Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic by Shawn Colvin *
19. Steampunk by Alex Baumgarten
20. The Doctor's Wife by The Clockwork Quartet
21. One Thing Leads To Another by Fixx
22. Spellbound by Siouxsie & The Banshees
23. Low by Flo Rida ft. T-Pain *
24. And When I Die by Blood, Sweat & Tears
25. Ventura Highway by America
26. Aurora Ave Motel by Bakelite 78
27. Open Your Heart by Unwoman
28. Collide by Carfax Abbey
29. Animal Magic by Professor Elemental
30. Still... You Turn Me On by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
31. Are 'Friends' Electric? by Gary Numan & Tubeway Army *
32. Out of Time by The Rolling Stones *
33. Bluebird by Buffalo Springfield
34. The Clockwise Witness by DeVotchKa
35. Werewolves of London by Paul Roland
36. A Sunday Smile by Beirut
37. Love The One You're With by Stephen Stills

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 27 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, July 28, '12

And that brings us to the third set of the week, the experimental set we call The Steam Rocker. Here's the link to last week's set, and here's the playlist:

1. We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel
2. Mustang Sally by The Commitments
3. Ride Sally Ride by Lou Reed
4. Cry Little Sister by Blutengel
5. Sailing by Christopher Cross
6. Winky In C Minor/Inspector Gadget by Dr. Steel
7. Feelin' Alright by Joe Cocker
8. Lost by Etherine
9. Attack of the Steampunks by Professor Auerbach (aka Guy G)
10. Carrie Anne by The Hollies
11. If You Were Here by Thompson Twins
12. Toy Shop Armageddon by Circus Contraption
13. 16 Military Wives by The Decemberists
14. Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
15. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions by Jonathan Coulton
16. Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Mama Cass Elliot
17. Season Of The Witch by Donovan
18. VCR by The XX
19. God Has A Voice, She Speaks Through Me by CocoRosie
20. Legend of a Mind by The Moody Blues
21. Leader Of The Band by Dan Fogelberg
22. Whenever I Call You 'Friend' by Kenny Loggins
23. How Long by Ace
24. Zina-Marina by Gogol Bordello
25. LoveGame by Vitamin String Quartet
26. Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco
27. Precious by Depeche Mode
28. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo by Lobo
29. Money by Flying Lizards
30. Kabulectro by Balkan Beat Box

Running time = 2 hours 3 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, July 21, '12

And this brings us up to date with one of the longest sets of Steampunk music I've ever done. I had so many requests on this set that we went..., well, check out the running time at the end. Here the link to the recording of the set and here's the playlist:

1. The Butterfly & The Entomologist by Thomas Truax
2. Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol
3. Ode to the Prostitute by The Bastard Fairies
4. House At Pooh Corner by Loggins & Messina
5. Take A Chance On Me by The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
6. The Greatest Show Unearthed by Creature Feature
7. Funeral for a Son by The Protomen
8. I'm Good, I'm Gone by Lykke Li
9. Steampunk Revolution by Abney Park *
10. Fighting Trousers by Professor Elemental *
11. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by Us3 *
12. More Kissing in Porn Please, We're British by Mr. B, The Gentleman Rhymer *
13. Birdland by The Manhattan Transfer *
14. Cup of Brown Joy by Professor Elemental *
15. Saltarello by Dead Can Dance
16. Pale Horse by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
17. Haiti by Arcade Fire
18. The Sound Of Silence by Gregorian
19. Haven't Got Time For The Pain by Carly Simon
20. Rockit by Herbie Hancock
21. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Harpsichord Rendezvous) by Emilie Autumn
22. Just Glue Some Gears On It (and Call it Steampunk) by Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esq. *
23. Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles
24. Marc Antony's Funeral Oration by Lord Buckley *
25. Personal jesus by Depeche Mode
26. The Monkees (Theme From) by The Benzedrine Monks Of Santo Domonica *
27. Anastasia by Voltaire
28. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Skafari *
29. Heart Full Of Soul by Yardbirds
30. Just Four Weeks by The Bad Things
31. I Wanna Be Just Like You (The Monkey Song) by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy *
32. I Want Only You by The Cog is Dead *
33. Up The Ladder To The Roof (live) by The Nylons *
34. On Top of the Universe by Steam Powered Giraffe *
35. You Can't Do That to Me by Bob Marley *
36. Venus by Shocking Blue
37. The Alchemist's Vision by Vernian Process
38. Deacon Blues by Steely Dan
39. Just A Girl by No Doubt
40. Robot Rock vs. Queen – We Will Rock You by Daft Punk *
41. Olga, Soft Upon Me by Alexandra Hamer
42. Graveyard by The Devil Makes Three
43. Animal Charm by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillians
44. Barracuda by Rasputina
45. My Other Half Is Gone by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
46. Head Like a Hole by Devo *
47. Hold On by KT Tunstall

* = Request

Running time = 3 hours 7 minutes

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