Citr -- Exploding Head Movies

Though Adam Schlesinger (1967-2020) was best known as being a member of Fountains of Wayne, he parlayed his songwriting prowess into film & television routinely. In his honour, we'll profile his music from the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and films like that Thing You Do and Music & Lyrics. It's also 420/2020 so we'll start under a green cloud. 1. Frank Ocean: Dear April [Justice remix] (Dear April + Cayendo single, 2020) Blonded 2. johnny_ripper: Stoner (Epilogue OST, 2014) self-released 3. King Krule: Stoned Again (Man Alive! 2020) True Panther/XL/Matador FOUR. Zuzu's Petals: Smokin' Weed (The Fire Breathing Dragon, 2013) self-released 5. Reverend Horton Heat: Marijuana (Smoke'em If You Got'em, 1991) Sub Pop 6. Special Costello: Ivory Wallet (Stoner Nights, 2013) self-released 7. Babe Rainbow x Wavves: Weed Demon [Surf-Step edit] (Shaved mixtape, 2010) Rico Uno/Fader 8. Merlune: Yellowstoned (Yellowstoned EP, 2007) Dusted Wax 9. Kruder & Dorfmeister: Deep Shit Pt. 1 & 2 (G-Stoned EP, 1993) G-Stone/Quango

With Easter in the unorthodox tradition this weekend, this rogue gospel episode profiles music from the film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar along with excerpts from Monty Python's The Life of Brian. Now please rise for our opening hymn. 1:1 Yves Tumor: Gospel for a New Century (Heaven to a Tortured Mind, 2020) Warp 1:2 Joseph Shabason: West of Heaven (Anne EP, 2019) Western Vinyl 2:1 Priests: Jesus' Son (The Seduction of Kansas, 2019) Sister Polygon 2:2 Konig: "Jesus Wept" [w.Graham] (Puberty, 2015) Yellow K 2:3 Jale: Jesus Loves Me (Closed EP, 1995) Murderecords 2:4 Flying V Temple: Hymne (Temple Volant, 2013) God Athletics 3:1 Banshee Beat: Sister of Faith/Sister of Change (Le Sucre du Sang, 2014) Alright Tapes 3:2 The Choir Practice: Believe in Something (The Choir Practice, 2007) Mint 3:3 A Winged Victory for the Sullen: A Minor Fifth is Made of Phantoms (The Undivided Five, 2019) Ninja Tune 3:4 Storc: Lord (II, 2019) Birdface 3:5 John Oswald: Power (69 Plunderphonics 96, 2001) Fony/Seeland 3:6 P

Quarantine time continues as the pandemic persists, so this odd bifurcated episode goes acoustic at first with a profile on William Tyler's score to the 2020 film First Cow, then goes into the usual sprawl before settling on Blanck Mass' soundtrack to Calm with Horses. We also eulogize Kenny Rogers, Jan Howard, Cirstina, ManuDibango and Bill Withers. Stay safe & sane, y'all! 1. Constantines & Feist: Islands in the Stream (Islands in the Stream 7", 2008) Arts & Crafts 2. No Shoes & One Sock: Solar Gazing (Ruins, 2020) self-released 3. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition: Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town (Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town, 1969) Reprise 4. Jan Howard: What Time Tomorrow (The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974, 2019) Bear Family 5. Lizzy Hoyt: Jubilee Reel (New Lady on the Prairie, 2014) self-released 6. John Prine: Angel from Montgomery (John Prine, 1971) Atlantic 7. Kassi Valazza: Cayuse (Dear Dead Days, 2019) self-released 8. Fireside Collective: Night Sky from Here

Self-isolation continues, so this prerecorded episode focuses on the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson with his score to the 2013 film Prisoners and then the posthumous score to his own directoral film Last and First Men with Yair Elazar Glatman. 1. Björk: Jóga (Homogenic, 1997) One Little Indian 2. Khotin: Piano Theme (Rhythms of the Pacific: Volume 4, 2020) Pacific Rhythm 3. Harley Small: Covid-19 (2020) self-released 4. Howard Moon [aka Julian Barratt]: Isolation (The Mighty Boosh OST, 2005) BBC 5. Angelo Badalamenti: Wash Your Hands (Twin Peaks Archive, 2012) David Lynch 6. Chromeo: Nice 'n' Clean (Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is Awesome, 2009) Filter US 7. Strap: Quiet Advice (Strap, 2020) self-released 8. Frozen Rabbit: Isolate Now (26 000, 2005) Dehausset 9. Cult Babies: Buried Alive (Not a Holiday, 2020) self-released 10. War Baby: Never Marigold (You are Not Here, 2020) Bummer/Kingfisher Bluez 11. Flying Hórses: Isolation (Reverie, 2019) Bonsound 12. Lucky: Better Alone (We'll Find the Time, 2020)

As the reality of Covid-19 forces CITR to move away from live programming, this prerecorded episode profiles the actor Max von Sydow (1929-2010) and scores from the two films he received Oscar nominations for: Pelle the Conqueror and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. 1. The Chemical Brothers: We've Got to Try (No Geography, 2019) Virgin EMI 2. Kalte: Offworld (2019) self-released 3. Zero 7: The Colour of Spring [w.Only Girl] (EP3 12", 2015) Make 4. Hilary Woods: Orange Tree (Birthmarks, 2020) Sacred Bones 5. Four Tet: Something in the Sadness (Sixteen Oceans, 2020) Text 6. Rolemodel: Room for Silence [Nailbiter remix] (2020) self-released 7. Patrick Holland: Up to You (2019) self-released 8. Project Pablo: Intro (Come to Canada You Will Like It, 2018) Verdicchio 9. Pelada: Ten Cuidado (No Hay 7", 2016) Mind 10. Tennis: I'll Haunt You (Swimmer, 2020) Mutually Detrimental 11. Mike Simonetti: Midnight or Late Afternoon (Mike Feel Love 12", 2017) 2MR 12. Yumi Zouma: Right Track/Wrong Man (Truth or Consequences

For the final live episode of Exploding Head Movies -- at least for the next little while as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold and self-isolation is finally explored in North America -- we profile the Brazilian producer Amon Tobin and his early + recent techno work, including some video game music and art installation pieces. 1. Deltron 3030: Virus (Deltron 3030, 2000) 75 Ark 2. Marja Ahti: Chora (Vegetal Negatives, 2019) Hallow Ground 3. Nazar: Bunker [w.Shannen SP] (Guerilla, 2020) Hyperdub 4. Minimal Violence: Virus Prophecy (InDreams, 2019) Technicolour/Ninja Tune 5. Cliff Martinez: Affected Cities (Contagion OST, 2011) Watertower 6. A Tribe Called Red: The Virus [w.Chippewa Travellers & Saul Williams] (We are the Halluci Nation, 2016) Radicalized/Pirates Blend 7. Machinefiend: The Virus (Divider, 2015) Darkness Hides 8. Patrick Doyle: Inhaling the Virus (Rise of the Planet of the Apes OST, 2011) Varèse Sarabande 9. Throbbing Gristle: What a Day (20 Jazz Funk Greats, 1979) Industrial 10. Adult. Silent Pr

With the recent death of the actor Kirk Douglas, we profile Alex North's score to the 1960 epic Spartacus along with some songs from the 1954 film adaptation of 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea. We also pay tribute to legendary producer Andrew Weatherall & upcoming rapper Pop Smoke amongst other material as gak gets older and occasionally wiser. 1. Primal Scream: Movin' on Up (Screamadelica, 1991) Creation/Sire 2. The Future Sound of London: Papua New Guinea [Andrew Weatherall mix] (Papua New Guinea 12", 1992) Jumpin' & Pumpin' 3. The Sabres of Paradise: Smokebelch II [Beatless mix] (Sabresonic, 1993) Warp 4. Andrew Weatherall: Between Stations (Qualia, 2017) Höga Nord Rekords 5. Two Lone Swordsmen: Glide By Shooting (Swimming Not Skimming EP, 1996) Emossions Audio Output 6. A Tribe Called Red: Land Back [w.Boogey the Beat & Chippewa Travellers] (2020) self-released 7. Southpacific: Depths (2020) self-released 8. Years: 44 (Years, 2009) Arts & Crafts 9. Isobel Campbell: The National Bird of India (There is No Ot

With International Women's Day coming this Sunday, this all-female episode has a profile on Fatima Al Qadiri's score to the 2019 film Atlantics. 1. Basia Bulat: Your Girl (Are You in Love?, 2020) Secret City 2. Cherushii: In Defence of Colours (Queen of Cups 12", 2013) 100% Silk 3. Forever: Blur (Close to the Flame EP, 2020) Cascine 4. Biawanna: Partner in Crime (2019) self-released 5. CEP: Pupil (Drawing the Target Around the Arrow, 2017) Pannonica 6. Opal: Fell from the Sun (Early Recordings, 1989) Rough Trade 7. Mazzy Star: Still (Still EP, 2018) Rhymes of an Hour 8. PJ Harvey: Descending (All About Eve OST, 2019) Invada 9. Mecca Normal: Man Thinks "Woman" (International Hip Swing, 1993) K 10. Brutal Poodle: Broadcast (Demo for Music Waste, 2017) self-released 11. White Ring: For Rotation (Chaind: Volume 2 - Flooded, 2019) self-released 12. Jorja Chalmers: Human Again (Human Again, 2019) Italians Do It Better 13. Lightning Dust: Joanna (Spectre, 2019) Western Vinyl 14. Wendy Carlos: Title Music from Woun

Break out the pancakes and beads; we finally have a Mardi Gras episode for y'all! After a little summary of live music in Vancouver, we dive deep into Cajun country with a festive time out based on the sounds of Louisiana, winding up with a profile on some of the tunes from the 1986 film The Big Easy. Laissez les bon temps rouler! 1. Bob James: Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Two, 1975) CTI 2. Éric Normand: Baron Samedi (Mattempa, 2016) Tour de Bras 3. Lié: Digging in the Desert (You Want It Real, 2020) Mint 4. Babe Corner: Alone at the Party (demo, 2018) self-released 5. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Lonesome Rambler (Vista Cruiser Country Squire, 2008) Mint 6. Be Afraid: Rumble (One More Year, 2017) self-released 7. Princess Apparently: Drip (Demo/lition, 2018) self-released 8. Aphex Twin: Pancake Lizard [Peel session] (Peel Session 2 12", 2019) Warp 9. Woolworm: Might as Well (Awe, 2019) Mint 10. Andy Shauf: Things I Do (The Neon Skyline, 2020) Anti-/Arts & Crafts 11. Dream Dior: The Colour Red (2014) self-releas

It's Black History Month, so with the film award season ending earlier that usual this year, we can finally have a timely funky episode with a long overdue profile on Isaac Hayes' score to the 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft! Can you dig it? 1. Red Circle: Red Blood Blues (Petrified, 2019) self-released 2. Ted Quinlan: Cheticamp (Absolutely Dreaming, 2019) self-released 3. Sudan Archives: Glorious (Athena, 2019) Stones Throw 4. Alicia Clara: Closing Time at the Gates (2020) Interstreet 5. Kronos Quartet: Terry Riley's The Electron Cyclotron Frequency Parlour (Sun Rings, 2019) Nonesuch 6. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges: C-Side (Texas Sun EP, 2020) Dead Oceans/Columbia/Night Time Stories 7. Antibalas: Fist of Flowers (Fu Chronicles, 2020) Daptone 8. K-Rec: Jealous (Chapel Sound Compilation: Volume 1, 2015) Chapel Sound 9. Funk Schwey: Summertime (Sh'qweyla single, 2014) self-released 10. The Slakadeliqs: The Other Side of Tomorrow (The Other Side of Tomorrow, 2012) Do Right! 11. Badbadnotgood: Boogie No. 69 (Vel

Fundrive 2020 is here at CITR, as is our Oscar recap! After weeks of profiling the nominated scores & songs, we listen to the winners along with Jung Jae Il's soundtrack to the 92nd Academy Awards best picture Parasite. 1. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: Smile (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower 2. Jung Jae Il: Conciliation I (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan 3. Segue: Sunrise over Malaspina (The Island, 2019) Silent Season 4. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Arthur Comes to Sophie (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower 5. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Hiding in the Fridge (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower 6. Hildur Guðnadóttir: Escape from the Train (Joker OST, 2019) Watertower 7. Elton John & Taron Egerton: [I'm Gonna] Love Me Again (Rocketman OST, 2019) Virgin EMI/Interscope 8. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: That's Life (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower 9. Luke Lalonde: Winners & Losers (The Perpetual Optimist, 2019) Paper Bag 10. The Jets: Crush on You (The Jets,

The 92nd Academy Awards will be handed out next Sunday, so for our fourth chapter on the 2020 Oscars, we have profiles on nominated scores that we've profiled already: Hildur Guðnadóttir's Joker & John Williams' The Rise of Skywalker. We also share a nominated song from Breakthrough and pay tribute to composer Joel Vandroogenbroeck, guitarist Andy Gill, actor Danny Aiello & basketball player Kobe Bryant. 1. Mickey & the Soul Generation: Football (Football 7", 1969) Maxwell 2. The Good, The Bad & The Queen: Merrie Land (Merrie Land, 2018) Studio 13 3. Project Pablo: Wildest Way to Go (Low Wings 12", 2018) Verdicchio 4. Shaquille O'Neal: 3 X's Dope [w.Sonja Blade & Kobe Bryant] (Respect, 1998) T.W.IsM. 5. Domo Genesis: Shaq Carried Kobe [w.Phonte Coleman] (Aren't U Glad You're U, 2018) OFWGKTA 6. Maurice Jarre: High Fever (Jacob's Ladder OST, 1990) Varèse Sarabande 7. U.N.K.L.E: Rabbit in Your Headlights [w.Thom Yorke] (Psyence Fiction, 1998) Mo Wax 8. Gang of Four: Natural's Not in It (Entertainment! 1979) EM

It's Week 3 of our annual Oscar profiles as we hear Randy Newman's nominated score to Marriage Story. Newman also has a nomination for best original song for Toy Story 4, so we'll hear that along with a nominated song from Frozen 2. We also music from Parasite & Motherless Brooklyn and eulogize actress Anna Karina (1940-2019), singer-songwriter Norma Tanega (1939-2019) & comedian Terry Jones (1942-2020). 1. Algiers: There is No Year (There is No Year, 2020) Matador 2. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Intemporel (Intemporel, 2019) Black Sweat 3. Fucked Up: Year of the Rat (Year of the Rat 12", 2009) What's your Rupture? 4. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Rat Creek (Vista Cruiser Country Squire, 2008) Mint 5. The Walkmen: The Rat (Bows + Arrows, 2004) Record Collection 6. Juice Box: Rat Therapy (Tetra Pak, 2015) Fan Club 7. The Righteous Brothers Band: Rat Race (Rat Race 7", 1966) Verve 8. Anna Karina & Jean-Paul Belmondo: Ma Ligne de Chance (Pierrot Le Fou: Bande Originale du Film, 1965) Universal France 9. Norma Taneg

Part 2 of our 92nd Academy Awards profile looks at Thomas Newman's nominated score from 1917 along with Cynthia Erivo's nominated song from Harriet. We also pay tribute to trumpeter Jack Sheldon (1931-2019) amongst old & new tunes. 1. Holy Fuck: Luxe [w.Alexis Taylor] (Deleter, 2020) Last Gang 2. Jayda G: Stanley's Got Down [No Parking on the DF, Honey Dijon remix instrumental] (Significant Changes: Remixes 12", 2019) Ninja Tune 3. Georgia: Never Let You Go (Seeking Thrills, 2020) Domino 4. Matty: Butter (Déjàvu, 2018) self-released 5. Plains Apparition: Out of Focus (Encrypt, 2019) self-released 6. Daniel Caesar: Entropy (Case Study 01, 2019) Golden Child 7. Emma Frank: I Thought (Come Back, 2019) Justin Time 8. Project Pablo: Boingo Myth (Sofware EP, 2019) Verdicchio Music Publishing 9. Pat Lok & Party Pupils: From the Back [w.Dances with White Girls] (Corazón EP, 2019) Kitsuné 10. Electric Youth: Memory Emotion (Memory Emotion, 2019) self-released 11. Woolworm: Soon (Awe, 2019) Mint 12. Haviah Mighty: Wis

With the recent death of poet John Giorno, gak returns to 24 Hours of Radio Art with a tribute to his landmark yet accessible Dial-a-Poem service. In lieu of having a series of landlines connected to answering machines, we will parallelize the experience by having multiple poems read simultaneously as additional orders are barked via megaphone. "A circus of verse for the normal adverse!" Prepare for the transmundane or assemble the show yourself with occasional noise announcements. Channel A: A1\ Vladimir Mayakovsky: Listen (Russian Futurism, 1920) A2\ John Giorno: I Resigned Myself to Being Here (Sugar, Alcohol & Meat: The Dial-a-Poem Poets, 1980) Giorno Poetry Systems A3\ Ken Nordine: Roger (Word Jazz, 1957) Dot A4\ The New Verbal Workshop: Ben Johnston’s Visions and Spels [side 1] (Sonnets of Desolation/Visions and Spels, 1984) Composers Recordings A5\ Lydia Lunch: What It Is [w.Clint Ruin] (Better an Old Demon than a New God, 1984) Giorno Poetry Systems A6\ bpNichol: Not What the Siren Sang but What

The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced this morning so gak celebrates his twelfth anniversary on air at CITR, Oscar season begins proper. We'll profile Alexander Desplat's nominated score to Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women along with a nominated song from Rocketman. We'll also have tributes to Carroll Spinney, René Auberjonois & Neil Peart. 1. Hans Zimmer: Main Title (12 Years a Slave: Score, 2013) Columbia 2. Alan Silvestri: Trumpet Fanfare (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST, 2018) Intrada/Mondo 3. The Pointer Sisters: Pinball Number Count [DJ Food re-edit] (C is for Cookie 12", 2003) Ninja Tune 4. Yu Su: Tipu's Tiger (Roll with the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle 5. Oscar the Grouch: I Love Trash (The Sesame Street Book & Record, 1970) Columbia 6. Buffy Sainte-Marie & Big Bird: Different People, Different Ways (Sesame Street, 1977) Sesame Street 7. CFCF: Re-Utopia (Liquid Colours, 2019) BGM Solutions 8. René Auberjonois: Les Poissons (The Little Mermaid OST, 1989) Walt Disney 9. Denn

For our first profile for the year 2020, we'll re-enter the Lucasfilm universe by listening to John Williams' final score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We'll also hear cues from Ludwig Göransson's recent work from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian and pay tribute to Diahann Carroll, Neil Innes, Allee Willis, Kelly Fraser & Gershon Kingsley. MMXX begins! 1. Christophe Beck: Angel of Verdun [main titles] (Edge of Tomorrow OST, 2014) WaterTower 2. Segue: Galaxies (The Island, 2019) Silent Season 3. Faith Healer: 2020 [extended mix] (2020) self-released 4. Ross from Friends: Epiphany (Epiphany 12", 2019) Brainfeeder 5. Dialect: Waterfront Epiphany (Gowanus Drifts EP, 2015) 1080p 6. Paul Whiteman & His Ambassador Orchestra: Whispering (Whispering 10", 1920) Victor Talking Machine Company 7. Gershon Kingsley: Hey, Hey (Music to Moog By, 1969) Audio Fidelity 8. Perrey & Kingsley: Pioneers of the Stars (Kaleidoscopic Vibrations, 1967) Vanguard 9. Kelly Fraser, Marc Meriläinen & Aqqalu Berthelsen: Rebound G

From a numerical perspective, we bid adieu to the 2010s with a modest selection of some of the defining songs from the decade about to pass. Though attempts were made to wedge in multiple previously unprofiled soundtracks, we'll focus mostly on one: Jonny Greenwood's score to the 2018 film You Were Never Really Here. 1. Robyn: Dancing on My Own (Body Talk Pt. 1, 2010) Konichiwa 2. Kalte: Vostok Station (Phages, 2019) self-released 3. Frank Ocean: Sweet Life (channel Orange, 2012) Island/Def Jam 4. Kendrick Lamar: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (good kid, mAAd city, 2012) Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope 5. Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto: 0322 (Flumina, 2011) Touch 6. YG: FDT [w.Nipsey Hussle] (Still Brazy, 2016) 4Hunnid/CTE/Def Jam 7. Beyoncé: Formation (Lemonade, 2016) Parkwood/Columbia 8. Gabe Knox: The Tomorrow People (EP: B, 2017) Aumega 9. Marie Davidson: La Chambre Intérieure (Working Class Woman, 2018) Ninja Tune TEN! Tegan & Sara: Don't Believe the Things They Tell You [They Lie] (Hey, I'm Just Like You, 2019) S

This Christmas episode originally aired 2014 December 15, devoted to the then-rerelease of Ryuichi Sakamoto's score to the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie before his far-too-sudden death. Full details: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20141215/ radiofreegak@gmail.com twitter.com/hundredaire https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies

As per tradition, it's time for our annual alternative Yuletide episode! Consider this your festival prescription to escape the carols that you are being bludgeoned to senselessness elsewhere. Our counter-Christmas programming primarily focuses on John Debney & Leon Redbone's music from the 2003 modern holiday classic Elf, so now you can know Santa too. 1. Ray Conniff: Holiday Greetings 1 (Holiday Greetings Voice Tracks 7", 1966) Columbia 2. Wordburglar: My Christmas Catalogue Number (2019) Props Dept 3. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Winter Astral (Keyboard Fantasies, 2017) Invisible City/Seance Centre 4. The Beatles: The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record (1969) Lytone 5. Marvin Gaye: I Want to Come Home for Christmas (You're the Man, 2019) Motown/Universal 6. Andrew Bird: Christmas is Coming (Hark! EP, 2019) Loma Vista 7. Phoebe Bridgers: Christmas Song [w.Jackson Browne] (2018) self-released 8. Kathleen Edwards: It Must Have Been Love (2013) New Rounder 9. Joshua Van Tassel: Winter (Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada: Volume 10,