WRFL 88.1 FM Alumni Show, 16 October 2018


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WRFL 88.1 FM Alumni Show, 16 October 2018

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Kerosene by Big Black
Just Too Bloody Stupid by Close Lobsters
Planet Of Sound by Pixies
Digital Meltdown by Pop Will Eat Itself
Ambition by Velvet Elvis
Misinformed by Overhead
Somewhere by Scissor Sisters
Fait Accompli (Single Version) by Curve
The Upstairs Room by The Cure
Pity For The Self by Poesie Noire
Control I’m Here by Nitzer Ebb
If You Want by Depeche Mode
This Boy’s In Love by The Presets
Hot Doggie by Colourbox
Give Me Back My Man by The B-52’s
The Big Sky by Kate Bush
Feurio! by Einsturzende Neubauten
Now, An Explosive New Movie by Severed Heads
Love’s Secret Domain by Coil
This Corrosion (Single Version) by The Sisters Of Mercy
You Often Forget (Benign) by Revolting Cocks
Rise by Public Image Limited
Academic by New Order
September Song by The Young Gods

“I was born in this town, lived here my whole life…”

During a recent trip to my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, I had the opportunity to go back on the air at WRFL 88.1 FM for an alumni show. Co-host Brian Manke joined me for two hours of classic college rock (with a few new things thrown in), and reminiscing about my time at the station.

(Full disclosure: I didn’t mention this on the air, but I was in the band Overhead. The song Misinformed was written by Brian Fifield and myself, recorded and self-released in 1995. Brian is singing lead.)


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The Beat Bash – 27 February 2014


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Hot Doggie by Colourbox
Go! by Tones On Tail
Moan Bloody Moan by Son Of Sam
Your Love Takes Me Higher by The Beloved
Wise Up! Sucker by Pop Will Eat Itself
More & Faster by KMFDM
Kool-Aid by Big Audio Dynamite II
This Corrosion by The Sisters Of Mercy
Higher Than The Sun by Primal Scream
Blissed by Jesus Jones

“My brightest star’s my inner light, let it guide me…”

I learned how to mix records in the production booth at WRFL by using two copies of the same 12″ single, getting them synched up, and crossfading between them. I thought I was pretty good, and tried doing it live on the air starting with my very first show, but man, I sucked.

However, I’d already been doing general format shows for a couple of years, and they were not mixed. I did non-mixed sets on The Beat Bash too, and that’s what we have here. Beatmixing only works when songs are about the same speed, or beats per minute. Sometimes I wanted to put songs together that varied wildly in speed, but told a story…maybe not in the literal sense, but certainly in tone and mood.

Hot Doggie was the first song in the very first promo for the show, back when Brian and Michelle were the hosts. Higher Than The Sun was frequently my first song when I would pick up early morning shifts (6am-8am) at the station during summer and/or winter breaks. Kool-Aid is a big shout-out to Brian F., and This Corrosion is for Ned and Kate (oh no, The Beat Bash has been Raggetted!).

Gospel, Glitter, & Glamorous Glue

Show #43 – Gospel, Glitter, & Glamorous Glue
(Original upload date 13 April 2006)

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Dick Around by Sparks
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us by Sparks
Killer Queen by Queen
Boys Keep Swinging by David Bowie
Virginia Plain by Roxy Music
Same Old Scene by Roxy Music
Discotheque by U2
Karmadrome by Pop Will Eat Itself
Underground by David Bowie
Counting The Rosaries by Book Of Love
Music Is The Victim (Live) by Scissor Sisters
Another Excuse (DFA Remix) by Soulwax
Bloke by Republica
Professional Widow (AVH Remix) by Tori Amos
Controversy (Housetrap Dub Mix) by Prince
Qu’ran by Brian Eno & David Byrne
In The Future When All’s Well by Morrissey
Moonlight Serenade by Benny Goodman

Glam rock, gospel choirs, and religious ecstasy. Somehow, it all seemed to fit.

Covered

Show #18 – Covered
(Original upload date 15 November 2005)

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Never Say Never by Romeo Void
Everything’s Gone Green by New Order
Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads
Love Action (I Believe In Love) by The Human League
Kerosene by Big Black
Wise Up! Sucker by Pop Will Eat Itself
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head by Electric Light Orchestra
Let Me Give The World To You by Smashing Pumpkins
Tattooed Love Boys by Pretenders
Take Me by Kiss
Fashion by David Bowie
The Upstairs Room by The Cure
Let Me Entertain You (Live) by Queen
The Perfect Kiss by New Order
The Rainbow Connection by Kermit The Frog
American Freak by Pause

A collection of songs I either have or have always wanted to cover, wrapped up with an original by my band Pause (’98-’03).