Friends, it’s time once again for our annual appreciation of spooky sounds and scary songs!  We’ve put together a formidable lineup of Halloween music for this year, and we cap it all off in the best way possible… with a 13-minute recording of a Satanic ritual.  Enjoy!

What Was Played:
(click on the links to buy!)

• GWAR – Carry On Wayward Son
• Sheldon Allman – Children’s Day At The Morgue
• Spike Jones – Monster Movie Ball
• John Zacherle – Coolest Little Monster
• Ghost – Year Zero
• Dissolution – Undead Cybernetic Life
• Iced Earth – Frankenstein
• VikingGuitar – Within (The Thing)
• Robert Curzon & Wade Matteson – The Shape (Halloween)
• ansgaros – Scared Much? (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
• Coven – Satanic Mass

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who commands the youth of the world to egg any houses that give out pencils, erasers and dimes instead of candy on Halloween.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Friends, you might have noticed recently that the sun’s been shining and the temperature has been rising, which, along with people talking about “bikini season” is an indication that summer is now firmly upon us.  To honor this, (and because we need a break from talking about E3), we’ve decided to bust out another music special, this time it’s summer themed!  We’ve crafted this show to be the perfect soundtrack if you’re taking a road trip, spending a day at the beach, or sharing ice cream with that special someone.  So tune in, turn on, and let The Arcade be your soundtrack to the summer!

Dennis’s Nickname:  The man who commends you that t’is a fine barn, but surely t’is no pool, English.

What was played:

• The Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer In The City
• Seals and Crofts  – Summer Breeze
• Lighthouse – Sunny Days
• Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues
• Blue Cheer – Summertime Blues
• The Flying Lizards – Summertime Blues
• The Dandy Warhols – Summertime Blues  (To answer your question, yes it is necessary to play the same song four times when it’s done in four distinctly different ways.)
  
• The Beach Boys – Surfin’ Safari
• The Surfaris – Wipe Out
• Jan & Dean – Surf City
• Dick Dale and the Del-Tones – Surf Beat
• The Drifters – Under The Boardwalk
• Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
• Chad & Jeremy – A Summer Song
• Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Hey friends!  Earlier this month, you heard us talk about how updating the archives here on the site led us to realize that it’d been far too long since we did a Frank Zappa music show.  Similarly, we were reminded of a show that we did two years ago and meant to be the start of a new, annual tradition.  Unfortunately, we sometimes have the memory span of goldfish and totally forgot about it last year.  But this year, things will be different.  With this being Easter weekend, we proudly present to you our second ever “Easter with Al” music special.  Set out another plate, because Al is coming for dinner!

What was played:

• Frank’s 2000-inch TV  (Alapalooza – Oct. 1993)
• Traffic Jam  (Alapalooza – Oct. 1993)
• My Baby’s In Love With Eddie Vedder  (Running With Scissors – June 1999)
• Slime Creatures From Outer Space  (Dare To Be Stupid – June 1985)
• One More Minute  (Dare To Be Stupid – June 1985)
• I Want A New Duck  (Dare To Be Stupid – June 1985)
• Albuquerque  (Running With Scissors – June 1999)
• Party In The C.I.A  (Alpocalypse – June 2011)
• Living With A Hernia  (Polka Party! – Oct. 1986)
• Syndicated Inc.  (Bad Hair Day – Mar. 1996)
• Spam  (UHF – July 1989)

Dennis’ Nickname:  The man who is “Made as a March hare”

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Hey friends!  Recently, we’ve been going through and filling in the holes of the shows archive here on the site.  And when doing so, we couldn’t help but notice that it’s been a damn long time since we had a show dedicated to one of the most prolific musical composers of the 20th century, the incomparable Frank Zappa.  Thankfully, this realization motivated us to action and we put together a brand new Frank Zappa special for this week.  Bon appétit!

What was played:

• Montana  (Over-Nite Sensation – Sept. 1973)
• Camarillo Brillo  (Over-Nite Sensation – Sept. 1973)
• Village of the Sun / Echinda’s Arf (Of You)  (Roxy & Elsewhere – Sept. 1974)
• Son of Orange County  (Roxy & Elsewhere – Sept. 1974)
• The Legend of the Illinois Enema Bandit  (Läther – Sept. 1996)
• City of Tiny Lites  (Sheik Yerbouti – March 1979)
• Translyvania Boogie  (Chunga’s Revenge – Oct. 1970)

Dennis’ Nickname:  The Zomby Woof

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Friends, we start this new year off on the right and musical foot with a show dedicated entirely to the music of MAGFest!  For the unaware, MAGFest is a four-day video game convention that puts together a huge lineup of video game cover bands, chiptune artists, DJs, and a whole lot more.  As we’ll be attending this years event, we figured we’d share with you some of what we’ll be hearing while down there.

What was played:

• Powerglove – Gotta Catch Em All (feat. Tony Kakko)
• Yuzo Koshiro – Spin On The Bridge (Streets of Rage 2: World 2-1)
• Virt – Incident Zero
• Cheap Dinosaurs – Hot Plates
• Kris Keyser – Acidjazzed Evening
• Inverse Phase – Atariable Lie
• Professor Shyguy – Doctor Who Am I?s
• My Parents Favorite Music – Thousand Dreams
• On Being Human – Battletoads Medley
• Random – River City Rhymin’
• Those Who Fight – Walking In The Dark
• The Protomen – Scandal

Dennis’ Nickname:  The Man Who Sneers at the Mayans and All Other Doomsday Conspiracy Theorists, as He Survived the Quote-unquote “Apocalypse”, if Narrowly.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

T’is the season when we forgo our usual format in favour of taking a sleigh ride through the snowy fields of odd, obscure, and some downright bizarre Christmas music.  If this show doesn’t fill you with the spirit of the season, then expect to receive coal in your stocking!

What was played:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Splinter) – Twelve Days of Christmas
• The Vandals – My First X-Mas (As A Woman)
• The Towels – Godzilla Christmas
• The Swedish Chef – Christmas Smorgasbord
• Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem – Run, Run Rudolph
• Floyd, Animal and Zoot – The Man With The Bag
• Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem – ‘Zat You, Santa Claus?
• The Beach Boys – Santa’s Got An Airplane
• Tom Waits – Silent Night
• Bob Dylan – Christmas Island
• Jimi Hendrix Medley: Little Drummer Boy, Silent Night, Auld Lang Syne
• Robert Goulet – O Holy Night
• Robert Goulet – Hurry Home For Christmas
• Robert Goulet – White Christmas
• Robert Goulet – Do You Hear What I Hear?
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – We Wish You A Turtle Christmas

Dennis’s Nickname:  The Man Who Is Looking Forward To A Hearty Christmas Meal With The Family, Without The Plum Pudding Of Course.  Good God, What The Hell Is Plum Pudding?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

This week we break from the standard formula and work to bring a little bit more “Weird Al” into your life!

What was played (click on the links to buy!):

• Smells Like Nirvana
• She Never Told Me She Was A Mime
• Cavity Search
• Germs
• Polka Power
• Polkas On 45
• Hooked on Polkas
• Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung
• Nature Trail To Hell
• Dog Eat Dog
• (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long
• Fat

Dennis’s Nickname: The man who finds it hard to believe that “Smells Like Nirvana” and in turn “Smells Like Teen Spirit” are both over 20 years old now

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Our annual trip down the dark and gloomy road of scary sounds and audio oddities!

What was played (click on the links to buy!):

• MC Hammer – Addams Groove
• “Weird Al” Yankovic – Nature Trail To Hell
• HP Lovecraft – At The Mountains Of Madness
• Dissolution – Incorporeality
• Death – Open Casket
• King Diamond – From The Other Side
• The Creepshow – The Sermon & Creatures of the Night
• The Hellfreaks – Boogie Man
• Hellcat & The Prowl – Grave Mistake
• Ghoultown – Drink With The Living Dead
• Coven – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
• Mercyful Fate – Evil

Dennis’s Nickname: The Gunslinger

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

What was discussed: The anticipation of PAX and the musical artists who will be performing at PAX, featuring MC Frontalot, Jonathon Coulton, Supercommuter and the Protomen.

Dennis’s Nickname: The man who is PAX-ward bound.

Blast From the Past: N/A

Also worth a look:

Jonathan Coulton

MC Frontalot

Supercommuter

The Protomen

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Download:  Here

What was played:  Our annual tradition continues as we take a unique sleigh ride through the land of Christmas music, playing a diverse range of songs from an assortment of artists including Jonathon Coulton, MxPx, SpongeBob SquarePants, Rodney Dangerfield, and Bootsy Collins!

Dennis’s Nickname:  THE Ghost of Christmas Past

Blast From the Past:  N/A

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS