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Favoriting August 6, 2014: Three Hours of Questionable Aesthetics and Moral Ambiguity

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Lee Morgan  Yes I Can, No You Can't (edit)   Favoriting The Gigolo  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Lane Steinberg  Nashville Suite   Favoriting Nashville Suite  0:03:28 (Pop-up)
Birdie  Spiral Staircase   Favoriting Hangover Lounge 2014 picture disc 45  0:08:41 (Pop-up)
Mickey Moonlight  Interplanetary Music   Favoriting And the Time Axis Manipulation Corporation  0:11:05 (Pop-up)
 
Karen Mantler  Business is Bad   Favoriting Business is Bad  0:19:34 (Pop-up)
Brian Harris  Quark, Strangeness, and Charm   Favoriting Can Yu Hear Me?  0:24:02 (Pop-up)
Glass Eye  Ruin   Favoriting Every Woman's Fantasy  0:27:19 (Pop-up)
Lijadu Sisters  Erora   Favoriting Horizon Unlimited  0:32:20 (Pop-up)
 
Super Wild Horses  You've Really Got a Hold on Me   Favoriting Crosswords  0:41:43 (Pop-up)
Sigrídur Níelsdóttir  Haleluja jeg er sa glad / Naggrisirnir / Kuarekstur / Reydarfjordur   Favoriting Grandma Lo-Fi  0:44:18 (Pop-up)
Cocoon vs. The Village People  Cocoon People   Favoriting Mighty Mike's Mild Thing(s) 2 - A Downtempo Compilation  0:52:31 (Pop-up)
 
Sébastien Tellier & Caroline Polachek  In the Crew of Tea Time   Favoriting In the Crew of Tea Time (single)  2:04:18 (Pop-up)
Florencia Gonzalez Big Band (ft. Hugo Fattoruso)  Hurry   Favoriting Woman Dreaming of Escape  2:07:32 (Pop-up)
The Peopletree featuring Milla Jovovich  Queen Electric   Favoriting New Electronic Folk Music: The Peopletree Sessions UK Edition  2:14:33 (Pop-up)
Al Eide  Caught in a Circle   Favoriting Caught in a Circle  2:17:54 (Pop-up)
The Peter Loland Orchestra  Pink Suite   Favoriting Crazy Cocktail Party  2:23:59 (Pop-up)
Madonna vs. Hendrix  Crosstown Groove   Favoriting Go Home Productions: Spliced Krispies Vol. 2  2:26:03 (Pop-up)
Roz Croney  How Low Does Lulu Limbo   Favoriting How Low Can You Go?  2:29:31 (Pop-up)
 
Jupiteria  Shut Them Off   Favoriting The Legend of Ross  2:36:55 (Pop-up)
Conniptions  House of Thrills   Favoriting The Legend of Ross  2:44:13 (Pop-up)
AK-Momo  Time for the Muse   Favoriting Return to N.Y.  2:43:51 (Pop-up)
Lou Christie  Canterbury Road   Favoriting Buddha single BDA-76  2:47:37 (Pop-up)
Durutti Column  Duet with Piano   Favoriting A Paean to Wilson  2:50:47 (Pop-up)
Jane Siberry  Marco Polo   Favoriting Jane Siberry  2:54:13 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 3:04pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

THOQAAMA !
- Yes We Blam.
Avatar 3:07pm
Sem Chumbo:

Hiya, Irwin. Hello, Rev.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
fred:

If it's not questionable, it's not aesthetics, it's PR. If it's not ambiguous, why bring morality into it?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:10pm
Ike:

From Twitter feed @BkPirateWatch late Mon. night, about Haitian pirate that interferes with FMU: "...some music in English on 90.9 pirate now, incl. profanity-laced hip-hop then Shania Twain (!), but DJ speaks Haitian Creole." "...Then back to hip-hop in French/Creole on 90.9 pirate... & now playing Greg Bates, a mainstream country artist (!!) (?)". Tweets failed to add #almostIrwinStyleFreeForm
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
rrg:

If this is the English 18-year-old singer, I think she spells her (stage) name "Birdy".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
fred:

@Ike: if Irwin does his mic break in Creole, the pirates might get confused into changing their frequency
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:13pm
Irwin:

Birdie the band has been around for over a decade.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:14pm
rrg:

Okay. You know, you hear one female voice, you've heard them all.
Avatar 3:14pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...when they're gone Ike - ironically you'll be their major historian (course, they ain't blocking my internet)...
- Wanna say Thanx ! Mr.Irwin again for the DrumSummit !; wouldn't mind even if got more technical - but that's my interest in this musicy thing...
Avatar 3:16pm
Sem Chumbo:

Commence to trade insults w/ the pirates in their own patois: imtranslator.net...
Avatar 3:18pm
Sem Chumbo:

i.e., "Desann WFMU la fréquence, pirates ou!'
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:18pm
i k e:

These jerks have been around for years and years, RRN63. FCC needs sharper teeth. Much, much sharper.
  3:18pm
autumn:

meow, meow. (sneeze) ok, going back to sleep.
  3:19pm
autumn:

play some Claire. then I'll sleep.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
fred:

@Ike: be careful what you wish for, Ike. The FCC would be much more interested into giving WFMU's license to a religious/corporate donor than into going after broke pirates. Their teeth are sharp enough, they're just not using them in this case
  3:21pm
Listening Out There:

Will there be scratch and sniff cards to accompany the colonoscopy broadcast?
Avatar 3:23pm
Michael:

Hi Irwin and fellow travelers. Nice review of the new disc in the Times this week: tinyurl.com...
  3:23pm
Robert:

I haven't checked since, but when I junked my car in Nov. 2008, for about the preceding 2 yrs. there'd been an English-Caribbean (Jamaican or whatever) commercial pirate station on 91.3 whose QTH was somewhere around Burke Ave. in the Bronx. ISTR one person I recognized from WFMU who was featured on one program of this station's once. Hard to blame people for taking all the exposure they can get.
  3:25pm
P-90:

Hi DJ Irwin & commenteers. @ IKE sorry to hear there's just no relief from the interference form the unlicensed Haitian insurgents. I'm imagining what Joe Frank would make of the pirate radio problem. He'd do a show about tracking them down and confronting them face-to-face. Obsessively, but ultimately with hesitation and trepidation...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Irwin:

Quark: Hawkwind cover.
  3:26pm
Ted:

Long Live Bob Calvert!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
Irwin:

Oxford comma added.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Ike:

Fred, I know of no precedent of any such FCC behavior nor anything even remotely like it. Non-commercial stations are in much more danger from their owners (usually colleges selling to outside NPR chains or holy rollers) than from govt. And no, the FCC has few teeth for pirates. Rarely if ever even seizes equipment as far as I know -- or needs overly complicated arrangements w/local police to do so.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:30pm
Ike:

Robert, yep, heard that one from the G.W. Bridge in the past. Haven't gotten up there lately. OK, back to work, see y'all later.
Avatar 3:33pm
Sem Chumbo:

Long live the Oxford comma.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:33pm
Ike:

P.S. Fred, re: "broke pirates," no, they have $$$. Listen online to Radyo Independans (easily Googled) -- you'll hear ads. Tweet the above w/details if you can comprende the ads or any phone #s given out.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:35pm
fred:

@Ike: I'll trust you on this. I guess I just didn't think it through enough, thanks for correcting my mistake
  3:35pm
P-90:

The Haitian pirate station has an INTERNET STREAM?
  3:36pm
Listening Out There:

If I donate to a Haitian pirate station, do I get a tote bag?
  3:38pm
P-90:

Ha! I was about to ask what kind of premiums they have !
  3:40pm
Dean:

One meaning of the word "swag" is "A thief's plunder or booty."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:40pm
Mike East:

Lijadu Sisters track was great
  3:40pm
P-90:

Aaargh!
  3:42pm
Listening Out There:

DJs say the darndest things
  3:43pm
P-90:

The patient's family has long since been compensated and signed non-disclosure agreements
  3:45pm
LP FM:

@fred: What you've heard about happens more to noncommercial Low Power FM frequencies, on what used to be the Class D radio license. These small radio broadcasters are threatened with having their frequency revoked, if a corporate or churchy regular broadcaster challenges them to the FCC. WFMU is a full power station, so aren't at risk of that. And like Ike said, regular noncommercial stations are most threatened by their owners selling them--Ken F. and Auricle Communications keep us safe from that outcome.
Avatar 3:46pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Haiti of course the one nation where the slaves won a revolt - hence no one else would do business w/ 'em - hence the poorest nation in the WesternHemisphere - hence bound to have some dif. attitudes...not saying the pirates ain't a pain...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
rrg:

Irwin's careful attention to diacriticals warrants mention and praise.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
Irwin:

www.grandmalofi.is
  3:48pm
P-90:

Viva Auricle! @LP FM So are you saying that if FMU were to pursue a complaint about infringement on its licensed frequency, the FCC might follow-up?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:48pm
rrg:

Another resource to mine. It's a large world.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:49pm
Irwin:

Sigrídur has recorded over 650 songs. Started when she was 70.
  3:51pm
Phillip In Brookkyn:

Afternoon Irwin:) I am awaiting the joe frank episode
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:51pm
fred:

@LP FM: Thanks for the clarification, I must admit the important distinctions in those regulations are confusing to me as a foreigner. But I'm learning, thanks to you and Ike
  3:52pm
LP FM:

@P-90: I doubt WFMU has the multimillion dollar clout and political connections Clear Channel/Infinity/religious networks have to bully smaller outfits with the FCC's back. In fact, IIRC being on the bullied end of a WFUV frequency fight was a major cause of our long-running feud with them (Boo! Hisss!)
  3:52pm
Laura L:

Like the grandma songs--I see a mention on that site that there's a film too.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 3:53pm
rrg:

I will always hate WFUV because of that. Fuck them.
  3:54pm
LP FM:

No problem fred!
  3:58pm
P-90:

What Ike said about the Feds having to coordinate seizures, prosecutions, etc. with local law enforcement makes sense too; that might support the idea that you've gotta have a lot of commercial clout for it to be worth going after a local bootlegger on your behalf..?
  4:01pm
Robert:

It takes some doing just to gather evidence to make your case you're being interfered with. Before the turn of the century, there was another, less bothersome pirate on, I don't remember, maybe exactly 91.1 operating only at intervals. As close as I could determine from driving around, it was somewhere around the NE corner of Parkchester -- Castle Hill & Tremont Aves. -- probably several stories up with vert. polariz'n. Ken appreciated the info but explained they didn't have the resources to pursue it, because of what it takes.
  4:03pm
Phillip In Brookkyn:

YAY!!! Joe Frank! Joe Frank! Joe Frank:-)
  4:04pm
dc waters:

The ukulele's had more than its fair share of the limelight lately, especially in the incapable hands of "cute quirky girls." I say it's time to bid aloha to the uke on the world stage.
  4:04pm
Phillip In Brookkyn:

Shame seven second delay is a repeat:-( my afternoon would be complete:-(
  4:04pm
P-90:

Oh, sure, like Joe ever drove an 18-wheeler with a Confederate flag on the antenna...
  4:07pm
Robert:

Please, dc waters, don't give up on the ukulele until you've listened to some Poopy Lungstuffing.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:10pm
AnAnonymousParty:

This story sounds fishy to me.
Avatar 4:20pm
spoot:

Yahoozis?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 4:20pm
AnAnonymousParty:

Hey, it's hard to walk in a mermaid costume, let me tell ya.
Avatar 4:22pm
Sem Chumbo:

Hermetically sealed bed chamber: I could get behind that.
Avatar 4:24pm
Sem Chumbo:

That's a lot of tumblers. We like odd numbers.
  4:25pm
Phillip In Brookkyn:

It's near impossible to walk at all when you have a minor tear in your Achilles' tendon
  4:27pm
Phillip In Brookkyn:

This year is never gonna heal:-(
  4:28pm
Phillip In Brookkyn:

But in the good side:) they made a tv show from the movie "Constantine" I can't wait to see it
Avatar 4:28pm
spoot:

hah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:30pm
common:

wow
  4:37pm
P-90:

Ha! Joe goes Steven king one better on "hidden in plain sight" escape holes
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:44pm
Mike East:

Irwin, thanks again for bringing the Joe Frank
  4:53pm
Jack:

Constantine TV show? but no Keanu?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:54pm
Irwin:

Lots more episodes in the vault, Mike.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Mike East:

I could listen to the same ones over and over, but its great to know there's still a lot that I haven't heard. wnyc played the Garden of Eden episode on Sunday which is a favorite of mine.
  4:59pm
P-90:

Thanks Irwin!
Avatar 5:01pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...one might keep an eye on KCRW's 'Unfictional' for new ones :
feeds.kcrw.com...
...& even other interesting things there...
  5:13pm
Phillip in Brooklyn:

@Jack yeah I know the actor they picked out doesn't fit the part, but what can you do:-(
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:22pm
Irwin:

This Al Eide song may never end. You're caught in a circle!
  5:24pm
Alison Porchnik:

I'd so much rather be caught in a rhomboid.
  5:24pm
Laura L:

Seems kind of boxed in too.
  5:29pm
P-90:

OK I confess I like this. Maybe a lot.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:30pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Talk about weather alerts. I drove though downtown Poughkeepsie about two hours ago and there was a heavy downpour that included pea-sized hail. Happily, the sun is out again now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:32pm
dale:

was outside cutting wood and listening to joe frank. it had some great moments in it. ken from HP - i heard some serious thunderboomers over here in middletown - sullivan county always gets slammed.
Avatar 5:32pm
glenn:

i've come to realize i have a lot in common with madonna. she can't sing, dance or act, and neither can i.
  5:36pm
mg:

oh, glenn. what a fresh trope. =P
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:36pm
dale:

she probably looks better failing at those things than you glenn.
  5:38pm
Crap Judges:

We'll be the judges of that.
Avatar 5:38pm
steve:

its not the SSD where Andy has a joke translated to spanish and tries to read it to spanish speakers himself is it?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:39pm
Irwin:

If anyone knows the groups and/or titles for these tracks, please advise. I could not figure it out from the grainy j-card posted online. This is a legendary Union Pole cassette.
  5:40pm
Glenn =Madonna talent judges:

Again, this is OUR job.
  5:41pm
Phillip in Brooklyn:

Oh crap! These are good songs:( and you don't know the names
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:41pm
Irwin:

Phil: You can DL these for free on the Union Pole site. But ltd info provided.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:42pm
dale:

yeah, but that vocal was painful.
  5:42pm
Brendan:

I almost fell over just now hearing my very obscure band, Jupiteria, on wfmu. Awesome! Thanks Irwin
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:42pm
Irwin:

unionpole.com...

Actually not free - name yr price.
  5:43pm
Phillip in Brooklyn:

Union pole site? Never heard of if:-(
Avatar 5:43pm
glenn:

she DOES have a much better diastema than i do, i'll give her that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:43pm
Irwin:

JUPTERIA!!!! I thought it said "Supeteria." Thx Brendan. What was the title?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:43pm
rrg:

Track 2 might be "Jupiteria" (but whether artist or title I can't tell).
  5:43pm
Dean:

A little help here: http://unionpoletapes.blogspot.com/2010/08/up01-various-artists-legend-of-ross_7763.html
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:44pm
rrg:

Dean helps again!
  5:44pm
Listening Out There:

The trumpet is a difficult instrument to play, many agree...
  5:45pm
Phillip in Brooklyn:

I can't click on that link I'm on the iPod touch app:-(
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:45pm
dale:

hey brendan - i loved that vocal!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:45pm
rrg:

So track 2 is "Shut Them Off" by Jupiteria, and track 4 is "House of Thrills" by Conniption.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:46pm
Irwin:

Thanks, Dino.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:46pm
rrg:

None of us can click on that link because Dean (if that is indeed his real name) is NOT LOGGED IN.
  5:47pm
Dean:

And let me commend Jupiteria for its splendid name. I'd also like its reciprocal, Cafiter.

Yeah, it's my real name. No, I'm not logged in. That's the key to activating HTML?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:48pm
rrg:

No, just things that look like links become actual clickable links.
  5:49pm
Brendan:

Irwin, that's a good question... It's been a long time.. Maybe "Autopilot"? We recorded 5 songs ever, and that is the only one I don't have the name of
  5:50pm
Dean:

Have I been mistaken about WFMU's comments login? I have assumed it's linked to Facebook, but I've never heard of Facebook and I'm pretty sure I never will.
  5:50pm
Brendan:

Ha Dale! It has a certain charm, but not a lot of intonation. :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:50pm
dale:

my favorite lou christie tune is 'diary,' not to be confused with bread's 'diary.' this is pretty late
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:50pm
rrg:

It's not linked to Facebook unless you link it yourself.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:51pm
Irwin:

This tune is actually the Millennium's "There Is Nothing More to Say" with new lyrics by Bobb Goldsteinn.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:51pm
dale:

brendan - it's everything i love about fmu, so it was perfect!
  5:51pm
Dean:

Facebook? What's that?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:52pm
rrg:

Ask your kids.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:53pm
dale:

around 2000 i saw lou christie on a pbs oldies concert. he was thin and toned and tanned and wearing a skin tight silver lame jumpsuit with all his own hair and teeth. he made a point of asking if everyone thought he'd be bald and fat
  5:54pm
The Web:

Facebook is actually for middleaged and elderly people sharing kid pics.. The younguns want some breathing space and privacy, and have moved on to instagram etc
  5:58pm
Laura L:

Thanks, Irwin, that was a fine show--as usual.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 5:58pm
rrg:

What she said.
  5:58pm
Dean:

My kids are both sub-10. (I'm old enough to be their grandfather with years to spare.) The eldest is just beginning to get 'net concepts like wi-fi, cloud storage, etc. But they're too young for social media and all that.
  5:59pm
P-90:

Have a great week, DJ Irwin
  11:04pm
david:

Hey there, if anybody is interested, the Grandma Lo-Fi cassette is available from Hornbuckle Records: http://hornbucklerecords.com/#HORN009
Thanks for playing it, Irwin!
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