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2022-03-12

Control Issues on KALX 90.7 fm this morning

“El Divisadero (The Telegraph)” – Chris Watson

“It’s Obvious” – Au Pairs

“Kush” – Dizzy Gillespie

“Square Pegs” – The Waitresses

“Level Off” – Night Tempo Feat. Super Brass

“Roll With the Changes” – REO Speedwagon [via "CI" via Pop Goes the Weasel]

“It’s All Too Much” – The Beatles

and (some of) Duck Fat Soup, with LSS

“Pata Pata” – Somi

“Stay Away” – Charles Bradley feat. Menahan Street Band

“Gonna Be” – Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy

“Pleasewakeupalittlefaster please…” – Carlos Niño & Friends feat. Jamael Dean

“Last Night The Moon Came” – Jon Hassell

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2022-03-08

more medley:

“Vaping on the Job” – Dougie Poole

“Everything is Scary” – German Error Message

“Slow Talkin’” – Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover

“Every Night” – Odetta

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“Liza Jane” – The Ebony Hillbillies

“Ethio Song” – Amen Dunes

“Love’s Refrain” – Jefre Cantu-Ledesma

“Tilt” – Whispering Songs

‘Shapes’ – Jan Pieńkowski

Little Simon Shapes ;-)

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veggie medley

on 90.7 KALX tonight

joined just after the start

 

“Atrophies” – Blank Mass

“In the Androgynous Dark” – Brambles

“Come Feel” – All Your Sisters

“Venetian Screens” – CCFX

“Swirl” – Clem

“This is Real” – Charles Webster feat. Shara Nelson

“Jupiterian Disco” – P89

“It’s Been Wrong” – The Lostines

“Psycho” – Eddie Noack

“Memories” – Swamp Dogg & John Prine

“Cold Blooded Old Times” – Smog

“I Lost Something in the Hills” – Sibylle Baier
 
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2022-02-26

“I’ll Be Seeing You”
‘Covers’ – Cat Power [2022/Domino]

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2022-02-22


take two:

two words

‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ [2022/Netflix]
act i: VISION
directed & produced by Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah







ge•nius \ˈjēn-yəs,ˈjē-nē-əs\ n, pl ge•nius•es or ge•nii \-nē-ˌī\ [L, tutelary spirit, natural inclinations, fr. gignere to beget] (1513) 1 a pl genii : an attendant spirit of a person or place b pl usu genii : a person who influences another for good or bad 2 : a strong leaning or inclination : PENCHANT 3 a : a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit b : the associations and traditions of a place c : a personification or embodiment esp. of a quality or condition 4 pl usu genii : SPRIT, JINNI 5 pl usu geniuses a : single strongly marked capacity or aptitude < had a ~ for getting along with boys — Mary Ross > b : extraordinary intellectual power esp. as manifested in creative activity c : a person endowed with transcendent mental superiority; esp : a person with a very high IQ syn see GIFT




just met:



tu•te•lary \ˈtü-tə-ˌlər-ē, ˈtyü-\ adj (1611) 1 : having the guardianship of a person or a thing < a ~ goddess > 2 : of or relating to a guardian

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

more, too…

'MORE D4TA' - MORERAT [2022/Monkeytown Records]
“Fast Land”

'III' - MORERAT [2016/Monkeytown Records]
"The Fool"
art by Pfadfinderei

‘II’ – Moderat [2013/Monkeytown Records]
"Milk"
art by Pfadfinderei

‘Moderat’ – Moderat [2009/BPitch Control]
No. 22
art by Pfadfinderei

to two-day

twos-day

twenty twenty-two, oh-two, oh-two

too much?

too bad ;-P

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2022-02-19

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“Corum” – Death In Vegas

“Arrival” – Johnny Greenwood

“All I Need Is a Miracle” – Mike + The Mechanics

“93 ‘Til Infinity” – Souls of Mischief

[2022-02-19]

“Misa Criolla (Version for Solo Violin, Vocal Quartet, Percussion and String Orchestra): I. Kyrie” by Ariel Ramírez – Daniel Hope, Palau de la Música Vocal Quartet, Michael Metzler & Zücher Kammerorchester

“Swing and a Miss” – Fake Fruit

“Stratospheric Clouds” – Remember Ecstatic Duo

“Everything You Want” – Rogér Fakhr

“Head Over Heels” – Tears for Fears

[2022-02-15]

“Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Hot 8 Brass Band

“Close to Me” – The Cure

“Atonal Poem” – Dummy

“Lilac Mask” – Bastian Void

[2022-02-15]

“Sparrow” – Mira Calix

“Pour Tois” – MUNYA

“Hocus Pocus” – Clinic

[2022-02-18]

“News About Heaven” – Marisa Anderson & William Tyler

“House in the Hills” – Session Victim

“Lullaby” – Hampshire & Foat

“The Lost Garden” – Joe Morris

[2022-02-19]

“Ou Pas” – A Man Called Adam

“Görünmez Hava” – Anadol

“Leaving on a Jet Plane” – John Denver

[2022-02-19]

“Mondo Anthem” – Chrome

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2022-02-18

fa•ble

(1) \ˈfā-bəl\ n [ME, fr. AF, fr. L fabula conversation, story, play, fr. fari to speak — more at BAN] (14c) : a fictitious narrative or statement: as a : a legendary story of supernatural happenings b : a narration intended to enforce a useful truth; esp : one in which animals speak and act like human beings c : FALSEHOOD, LIE

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

‘Spencer’ – (2021 / NEON/Topic Studios)

directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Steven Knight, cinematography by Claire Mathon, music composed by Jonny Greenwood

starring Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Whales

co-starring Sally Hawkins

and featuring… an SUV

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2022-02-15

 
 

par•a•ble

\ˈpa-rə-bəl\ n [ME, fr. AF, fr. LL parabola, fr. Gk parabolē comparison, fr. paraballein to compare, fr. para- + ballein to throw — more at DEVIL] (14c) : example; specif : a usu. short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

‘Parable of the Sower’ – Octavia E. Butler (1993)

cover design and art by Richard Bravery, © 2019 Hachette Book Group, Inc.

al•le•go•ry

\ˈa-lə-ˌgor-ē\ n, pl -ries [ME allegorie, fr. L allegoria, fr. Gk allēgoria, fr. allēgorein to speak figuratively, fr. allos other + -ērorein to speak publicly, fr. agora assembly — more at ELSE, AGORA] (14c) 1 : the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also : an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression 2 : a symbolic representation : EMBLEM 2

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

‘The Grapes of Wrath’ – John Steinbeck (1939)

cover design by Paul Buckley and cover art by Andrew Davidson, © 2002 Penguin Books

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2022-02-13

stayed up last night eating popcorn and rewatching the first few episodes of




(reminder: a little can go a long way)

woke up early – earlier than the day before

stayed up, too – by accident

oops…

“Journal of Ardency” – Class Actress

“Always” – Erasure

“Escoutas (Diga Diga Diga)” – Carolina Chocolate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii

“Electric Feel” – MGMT

“French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BMV 814: V. Menuets I-II” by Johann Sebastian Bach – Murray Perahia



“Cornbread and Butterbeans” – Carolina Chocolate Drops

“Peace Behind the Bridge” – Carolina Chocolate Drops

“Trouble In Your Mind” – Carolina Chocolate Drops

 

Photo by © 1978 Gene Trindl / mptvimages

 

“Satori Ways” – Web Web & Max Herre feat. Brandee Younger

“One of These Things First” – Nick Drake

“Prink Moon” – Nick Drake

 

photo by LSS & SG

 



“The Rain” – Eddie Gale

“If It Wasn’t for the Nights” – ABBA

 
 


“River Waltz” – Lang Lang, Prague Symphony Orchestra & Alexandre Desplat

“Kitty’s Theme” – Lang Lang, Prague Symphony Orchestra & Alexandre Desplat

“Sunrise on Lake Pontchatrain” – Alexandre Desplat



“rises the moon” – Liana Flores

“Kilby Court” – Husbands

“Proof” – Methyl Ethel feat. stella Donnelly

“Another Go Around” – Beach House

“Tristan and Isolde: Prelude” by Richard Wagner – Berlin Philharmonic & Claudio Abbado

“Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod” by Richard Wagner – Berlin Philharmonic & Claudio Abbado

“Masquerade” – Beach House

“Passenger” – Japanese Heart Software

“Quiet City, for Strings, Trumpet and English Horn” by Aaron Copland – John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra & Tim Morrison

“Quintet for Harp, Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello: I. Assez animé” – Isabelle Moretti, Michel Moraguès, Thierry Brodard, Dominique Lobert & Jean-Philippe Martignon

“Gloves for Garbage” – Damaged Bug

“What It Is” – Amber Mark

“She Lives In My Lap” – Outkast

“Spread” – Outkast

“Magazine” – Toro y Moi feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis

“Mt. St. Helens” – Mirah

“The Sun” – The Microphones

“Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks on You” – Ben LaMar Gay feat. Ohmme

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phenomena

chance

(1) chance \ˈchan(t)s\ n [ME, fr. AF, fr. VL cadentia fall, fr. L cadentcadens, prp. of cadere to fall; perh. akin to Skt śad- to fall off] (14c) 1 a : something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause b : the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : LUCK < an outcome decided by ~ > c : the fortuitous or incalculable elent in existence : CONTINGENCY 2 : a situation favoring some purpose : OPPORTUNITY < needed a ~ to relax > 3 : a fielding opportunity in baseball 4 a : the possibility of a particular outcome in an uncertain situation; also : the degree of likelihood of such an outcome < a small ~ of success > b pl : the more likely indications < ~s are he’s already gone > 5 a : RISK < not taking any ~s > b : a raffle ticket — chance adj — by chance : in the haphazard course of events < they met by chance >

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 
 










change


(1) change \ˈchānj\ vb changed; chang•ing [ME, fr. AF changer, fr. L cambiare to exchange, prob. of Celt origin; akin to Olr camm crooked] vt (13c) 1 a : to make different in some particular : ALTER < never bothered to ~ the will > b : to make radically different : TRANSFORM < can’t ~ human nature > c : to give a different position, course, or direction to 2 a : to replace with another < let’s ~ the subject > b : to make a shift from one to another : SWITCH < always ~s sides in an argument > c : to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency) < ~ a 20-dollar bill > d : to undergo a modification of < foliage changing color > e : to put fresh clothes or covering on <~ a bed > ~ vi 1 : to become different < her mood ~s every hour > 2 of the moon : to pass from one phase to another 3 : to shift one’s means of conveyance : to shift to lower register : BREAK 5 : to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution < winter changed to spring > 6 : to put on different clothes < need a few minutes to ~ for dinner > 7 : EXCHANGE, SWITCH < neither liked his seat so they changed with each other > — chang•er nchange hands : to pass from the possession of one owner to that of another < money changes hands many times >

syn CHANGE, ALTER, VARY, MODIFY mean to make or become different. CHANGE implies making either an essential difference often accounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another < changed the shirt for a larger size >. ALTER implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity < slightly altered the original design >. VARY stresses a breaking away from sameness, duplication, or exact repetition < vary your daily routine >. MODIFY suggests a difference that limits, restricts, or adapts to a new purpose < modified the building for use by the disabled>.

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 

inevitable

in•ev•i•ta•ble \i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl\ adj [ME, fr. L inevitabilis, fr. in- + evitabilis evitable] (14c) : incapable of being avoided or evaded < an ~ outcome > — in•ev•i•ta•bil•i•ty \-ˌne-və-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ nin•ev•i•ta•ble•ness \-ˈne-və-tə-bəl-nəs\ n

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 










luck


(1) luck \ˈlək\ n [ME lucke, fr. MD luc; akin to MHG gelücke luck] (15c) 1 a : a force that brings good fortune or adversity b : the events or circumstances that operate for or against an individual 2 : favoring chance; also : SUCCESS < had great ~ growing orchids > — luck•less \-ləs\ adj

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 

circumstantial

cir•cum•stan•tial \ˌsər-kᵊm-ˈstan(t)-shəl\ adj (1600) 1 : belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances < a ~ case > < ~ factors > 2 : pertinent but not essential : INCIDENTAL 3 : marked by careful attention to detail : abounding in factual details < a ~ account of the fight > 4 : CEREMONIAL — cir•cum•stan•ti•al•i•ty \-ˌstan(t)-shē-ˈa-lə-tē\ ncir•cum•stan•tial•ly \-ˌstan(t)-sh(ə-)lē\ adv

syn CIRCUMSTANTIAL, MINUTE, PARTICULAR, DETAILED mean dealing with a matter fully and usu. point by point. CIRCUMSTANTIAL implies fullness of detail that fixes something described in time and space < a circumstantial account of our visit >. MINUTE implies close and searching attention to the smallest details <a minute examination of a fossil >. PARTICULAR implies a precise attention to every detail < a particular description of the scene of the crime >. DETAILED stresses abundance or completeness of detail < a detailed analysis of the event >.

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 









serendipity


ser•en•dip•i•ty \ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē\ n [fr. its possession by the heroes of the Pers fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip] (1754) : the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for; also : an instance of this

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 

phenomenal

phe•nom•e•nal \fi-ˈnä-mə-nᵊl\ adj (1825) 1 : relating to or being a phenomenon: as a : known through the senses rather than through thought or intuition b : concerned with phenomena rather than with hypotheses c : EXTRAORDINARY, REMARKABLE syn see material — phe•nom•e•nal•ly \-nᵊl-ē\ adv

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)

 
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