This First of August, 2008

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This Twenty-Fifth of July, 2008

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This Eighteenth of July, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

I don't seem to have a log sheet for this show, nor do I remember doing anything else that would cause my absence at the show, so we'll chalk this miss up to an alien abduction.

Yes, that wraps that up nicely.

Hear you next week!

This Eleventh of July, 2008

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This Fourth of July, 2008

Coming as soon as I can find what I did with the log sheet!

This Twenty-Seventh of June, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Continuing our series of guest co-hosts, this week we invited fellow CKLU host Kayla Turpin (A Shot in the Dark, 10pm to Midnight, every Thursday night) to swing by the show and serve up some of her musical knowledge for us.

Here's a little show we like to call

This Week In Braille or You'll Always Be My Turpin Hero

• Aretha Franklin; Do Right Woman, Do Right Man from Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings


• Otis Redding; Nobody Knows You (When you're Down and Out) from The Soul Album


• Bessie Smith; Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out) from Classic Blues


• Elliot Smith; Waltz #2 from XO


• Yeasayer; Sunrise from All Hour Cymbals


• Rubén González; Prestame la bicicleta from Momentos


• Bob Dylan; Arthur McBride from As Good As I've Been To You


• Ludwig van Beethoven; XIV-XV from Eroica - Variationen Op. 35


• John Prine; Saddle in the Rain from Anthology: Great Days


• Funkadelic; I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing from Funkadelic


• Oscar Peterson; Younger than Spring Time from The Will to Swing


• Ben Folds Five; Army from The Unauthorized Biography


• Ted Leo and the Pharmacists; Biomusicology from The Tyranny of Distance


• Adam and the Ants; Apoll 9 from The Very Best of


• Ryan Adams; So Alive from Rock 'N Roll


• Leonard Bernstein; I Feel Pretty from West Side Story Soundtrack


• Leonard Bernstein; Gee Officer Krumpke from West Side Story Soundtrack


• The Weakerthans; Plea From a Cat named Virtue from Reconstruction Site


• The Weakerthans; Bad Time to be Poor from Rheostatics Tribute: The Secret Sessions


• The Weakerthans; Virtue the Cat Explains Her Departure from Reunion Tour


• Rocky Horror Show Original Cast; Time Warp from Rocky Horror Show Soundtrack


• The Hives; Inspection Wise 1999 from Veni Vidi Vicious


• The Format; Dog Problems from Dog Problems


• The Apples in Stereo; She's Telling Lies (Bryce's Mix) from Velocity of Sound


• Dusty Springfield; Bring it Back from Where Am I Going?


• Dusty Springfield; Come Back to Me from Where Am I Going?


• Parliament; Ride On from Chocolate City


• MGMT; The Youth from Oracular Spectacular


• Spoon; Something To Look Forward To from Kill the Moonlight


• OK GO; Antmusic from Pink EP


• Elliott Brood; Second Son from Ambassador


• Elliott Brood; Wolfgang from Ambassador


• Elliott Brood; Oh, Alberta from Tin Type


• Tegan and Sara; Dancing in the Dark from Songs for Christoff


• Colin Meloy; Turpin Hero from Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins


• Rogue Wave; Everyday from Stubbs the Zombie Soundtrack


• Of Montreal; Jimmy from


• Arcade Fire; This Must Be the Place from


• Matthew Sweet; Magnet & Steel from Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Album


• Jimmy Clift; The Harder They Come from The Harder They Come Soundtrack


• Esthero (ft. Sean Lennon); Everyday is a Holiday (With You) from Wikked Lil' Grrrls


• Anita O'Day; Señor Blues from Verve: The Diva Series


• Amy Winehouse; Stronger Than Me from Frank


• Modest Mouse; Tiny Cities Made of Ashes from The Moon and Antarctica


• Weezer; Pink Triangle from Pinkerton


• Leona Naess; Charm Attack from Comatised


• The Dodos; Walking from Visiter


• Beirut; Elephant Gun from Lon Gisland


• Matt Pond PA; Measure 3 from The Green Fury


• Ed Harcourt; Shadowbozing from The Beautiful Lie


• Ryan Adams; Amy from Heartbreaker


• Bright Eyes; The First Day of My Life from KEXP Radio Seattle Sessions


• Feist; The Park from The Reminder


• Gordon Downie; Trick Rider from Coke Machine Glow


• Gordon Downie; Chancellor from Coke Machine Glow


• She & Him; I Was Made For You from Volume One


• She & Him; You Really Got a Hold On Me from Volume One


• Nancy Sinatra; In My Room from Boots


• Peter Sarstedt; Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? from The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack


• The Divine Comedy; A Lady of a Certain Age from Victory for the Comic Muse


• Joni Mitchell; Cactus Tree from Song to a Seagull


• Rebekah Higgs; Parables from Rebekah Higgs


• Janis Joplin; Kozmic Blues from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again, Mama


• Jeff Buckley; Lilac Wine from Grace


• Bob Dylan; Arthur McBride from As Good as I've Been to You

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Hear you next week!

This Twentieth of June, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

This week, to celebrate the close of a wonderful little outdoor version of ol' Bill's A Midsummer Night's Dream, we had a special guest in the studio by the name of Jason Simac. Now Jay played Bottom, and I the mischievious Robin Goodfellow, and together we were bound to make an interesting pair! I was determined to get as much Nina Simone and Henry Mancini at him as I could, and he in turn threw everything under the sun at me! Bonus points for you if you pick which were Jay's choices and which were mine!

Here's a little show we like to call:

This Week in Braille or Bottom Gets His Groove Back

1. Kirk Hunter; Opening Titles from Final Approach Soundtrack
2. Future Sound of London (FSOL); We Have Explosives (6:19) from Dead Cities
3. Fluke; Atom Bomb (5:45) from Risotto
4. Junkie XL; Crusher (5:28) from Radio JXL - A Broadcast From The Computerhell Cabin
5. Manic Street Preachers; Everything Must Go (Chemical Brothers Remix) (6:33) from the Everything Must Go [SINGLE] {and a shade of nostalgia}
6. Nina Simone; Satin Doll (3:37) from Nina Simone Sings Duke Ellington
7. Henry Mancini; Chicken Little Was Right from The Party Soundtrack
8. Henry Mancini; A Shot in the Dark from the A Shot in the Dark Soundtrack
9. Modern Jazz Quartet; Baden Baden (4:03) from Coffee and Cigarettes Soundtrack
10. The Ventures; James Bond Theme (3:51) from 60's Rock Instrumental Collection, Vol. 3
11. Forgotten Rebels; England Keep Yer Stars from This Ain't hollywood...
12. Distillers; Gypsy Rose Lee (3:54) from Distillers
13. McLusky; Forget About Him, I'm Mint from The Difference Between Me and You
14. Sonic Youth; Dirty Boots (5:00) from Goo
15. Jack Off Jill; I Touch Myself (3:18) from <INTERWEB!>
16. Dick Hyman; The Minotaur from Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman
17. The Tragically Hip; Boots or Hearts (3:44) from Up to Here
18. The Doors; The Soft Parade (9:38) from The Soft Parade
19. CAKE; You Part the Waters (2:50) from Motorcade of Generosity
20. The Beatles; Hey Jude (4:21) from Anthology 3
21. Nina Simone; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (2:42) from Pastel Blues
22. James Brown; Sportin' Life (3:51) from Black Caesar Soundtrack
23. Vampire Weekend; Oxford Comma (3:15) from Vampire Weekend
24. The Cramps; I Was a Teenage Werewolf (3:05) from Songs the Lord Taught Us
25. Warren Zevon; Werewolves of London (3:27) from Excitable Boy
26. The Cramps; The Surfin' Dead (4:12) from Return of the Living Dead Soundtrack
27. Stray Cats; Rock this Town (3:24) from Greatest Hits
28. Stray Cats; Stray Cat Strut (3:15) from Greatest Hits
29. Peerless Four; Trouble in My Way (6:44) from Alan Lomax Collection: Southern Journey Volume 08: Velvet Voices
30. Mississippi John Hurt; Got the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied) (2:52) from Avalon Blues: The 1928 Okeh Sessions
31. Mississippi John Hurt; Candy Man Blues (2:47) from Avalon Blues: The 1928 Okeh Sessions
32. Roy Orbinson; In Dreams (2:50) from Blue Velvet Soundtrack
33. Lead Belly; Pick a Bale O' Cotton (2:59) from Midnight Special
34. Liz Phair; Divorce Song (3:20) from Exile in Guyville
35. Dusty Springfield; Oh No! Not My Baby! (2:53) from Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
36. Nina Simone; Ain't No Use (3:05) from Pastel Blues
37. Syd Dale; Come One, Come All (2:44) from Ready Steady Boogaloo
38. Sparks; Bon Voyage from Propaganda
39. Stump; Charlton Heston from A Fierce Pancake
40. Talking Heads; Wild Wild Life (3:40) from True Stories
41. Camper Van Beethoven; Take the Skinheads Bowling from Telephone Free Landslide Victory
42. Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra; El Manisero/Me Odias from Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra
43. The Cat Empire; The Rhythm from On the Attack
44. Julie London; Come on-a' My House (2:57) from The Magic of Julie London
45. Henry Mancini; Something for Sellers (2:47) from The Pink Panther Soundtrack
46. CAKE; Mahna, mahna (2:54) from B-Sides and Rarities {Why? You ask? Why not? is my reply!}
47. Barry Louis Polisar; All I Want is You (2:38) from Juno Soundtrack
48. Basia Bulat; Little Waltz (2:53) from Oh, My Darling
49. Basia Bulat; La-da-da (3:19) from Oh, My Darling
50. Adele; Right as Rain (3:17) from 19
51. Billie Holiday; I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (2:11) from Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah!
52. Nils Landgren; Dancing Queen from Funky Abba
53. Dinah Washington; Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby (Rae and Christian remix) from Verve Remixed
54. Nina Simone; See-Line Woman (Masters at Work remix) (10:06) from Verve Remixed
55. CAKE; War Pigs (3:54) from B-Sides and Rarities
56. She & Him; I Should Have Known Better (3:39) from Volume One
57. Jens Lekman; Into Eternity (3:45) from Night Falls Over Kortedala
58. Joanna Newsom; Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie (4:02) from Joanna Newsom and the Ys. Street Band
59. Nina Simone; Be My Husband (3:25) from Pastel Blues
60. Miles Davis; Saeta (5:08) from Sketches of Spain
61. Peter Gabriel; Solsbury Hill (4:21) from Car
62. Janis Joplin; Kozmic Blues (4:24) from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

As always, let us know what you think at thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com !

Hear you next week!