Widge’s Sonic Emporium on Louder Than War Radio – 7 October 2023

Episode 17
“Don’t Bring Tomorrow to Justify Tonight”

Welcome. Here are what passes for show notes. The reason the playlist is in the format you find it is because I really need a life. The very overwrought explanation can be found here.

Format is:
Artist/Band Name – “Song Name” – Album Name – (Band’s/Artist’s Country of Origin, Year of Song’s Original Release)

Now with Bandcamp links (where available), and if they’re not, I include Amazon links.

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John Carpenter – “This is Not a Dream” – John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – (USA, 1987) – Amazon

I was trying to find a video snippet of that sequence to include in here…but they all seem to have the final sequence included. And I know some of you haven’t seen it yet. So for spoilers’ sake, I abstained.

Tom Waits – “The Black Rider” – The Black Rider – (USA, 1993) – Amazon

So here’s a trailer from a recent production. Just to give you an idea of how weird this show is—it didn’t even occur to me that the face masks were a COVID-era addition. I just figured they were part of the costuming. That’s how damn weird it is.

Beats Antique ­– “The Grand Bizarre” – (USA, 2019) – Bandcamp

Concrete Blonde – “The Sky is a Poisonous Garden” – Bloodletting – (USA, 1990) – Amazon

The Cramps – “Surfin’ Dead” – Smell of Female – (USA, 1983) – Amazon

Bear Ghost – “Necromancin’ Dancin’” – Blasterpiece – (USA, 2016) – Bandcamp

Sonic Boom Six – “Strange Transformations” – Rude Awakening – (UK, 2010) – Bandcamp

The Roaring Girl Cabaret – “I Scare You” – In Last Night’s Party Clothes – (Canada, 2008) – Amazon

Blue Kid – “The Dismemberment Song” – Upright, Love ­– (USA, 2012) – Bandcamp

Ashnikko – “Halloweenie IV: Innards” – (USA, 2021) – Amazon

Mad Marge and the Stonecutters – “Shallow Grave” – Mad Marge and the Stonecutters – (USA, 2015) – Amazon

The Meteors– “Corpse Grinder” – Don’t Touch the Bang Bang Fruit – (UK, 1987) – Amazon

The B-52s – “Devil in My Car” – Wild Planet – (USA, 1980) – Amazon

Sparks – “Eaten By the Monster of Love” – Angst in My Pants – (USA, 1982) – Amazon

Jonathan Coulton – “re: Your Brains” – Thing a Week Two  – (USA, 2006) – Amazon

The Spookshow – “All I Want is to Poke Your Eyes Out” – Psychosexual Part 2 – (Sweden, 2007) – Amazon

Spike Jones feat. Thurl Ravenscroft – “(i was a) Teenage Brain Surgeon” – (USA, 1959) – Bandcamp

A sample of what I was talking about in the show. Spike Jones performances are basically what the inside of my brain looks like. And yes, Billy Barty is a hero.

Tom Lehrer – “I Hold Your Hand in Mine” – Songs by Tom Lehrer – (USA, 1953) – Amazon

Tom performing the song live.

Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees – “With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm” – The Old Sow Song b-side – (USA, 1937)

The Blenders – “Graveyard” – It Takes Time b-side – (USA, 1962) – Amazon

The Poets – “Dead” ­– (USA, 1958) – Amazon

Lord Kitchener – “Love in the Cemetery” – (Trinidad & Tobago, 1962) – Amazon

King Horror – “Creature From the Moon” – Trojan 50 – (Cuba, 2018)

Alas, couldn’t find a video of this being performed live. How cool would that be?

Tijuana Panthers – “Creature” – Max Baker – (USA, 2010) – Bandcamp

The Ramones – “Pet Sematary” – Brain Drain – (USA, 1989) – Amazon

Phish – “Wolfman’s Brother” – Hoist – (USA, 1994) – Amazon

Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra – “Ghost Train” – Ghost Train – (Hungary, 2016) – Amazon

Rubio – “Hacia el Fondo” – Pez – (Chile, 2018) ­– Bandcamp

La Mecánica Popular – “Noche triler” – (USA, 2015) – Bandcamp

Toadies – “Summer of the Strange” – Play.Rock.Music. – (USA, 2012) – Amazon

Pink Floyd – “Lucifer Sam” – Piper at the Gates of Dawn – (UK, 1967) – Amazon

Weird Al Yankovic – “Nature Trail to Hell” – in 3-D – (USA, 1984) – Amazon