We are always alert when cosmic alignments suggest themes for the show. Of late we have found ourselves enjoying that classic Gershon Kingsley tune, Popcorn, and in particular some moustache-twirling interpretations of said tune. We thought it therefore appropriate to devote this week's show to some of these extraordinary arrangements.
As well as all the hot buttery goodness of popcorn, we also have a couple of tracks from Italian library music supremo, Giampiero Boneschi, some Enoch Light, some Bruce Haack re-imagined by Brother Cleve and possibly the first example of chiptune on vinyl (or at least flexi-disc) from all the way back in 1983.
This show also sees the start of an occasional series whereby we drag our listeners one at a time into the Moonbase Experimental Lounge of Music (The M.E.L.M.) and subject them to various auditory and psychological tests. After which they are allowed to dedicate a track on the show to a loved one. This week sees the appearance of that much-loved long time listener, Squig.
MC Zirconium for his part tells us it is the largest of scaly animals, and it has the following nine characteristics. Its head is like a camels, its horns like a deer's, its eyes like a hare's, its ears like a bull's, its neck like an iguana's, its belly like a frog's, its scales like those of a carp, its paws like a tiger's, and its claws like an eagle's. It has nine times nine scales, it being the extreme of a lucky number.
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The Music
| 1. | The Brass Menagerie: Touch Me from The Brass Menagerie |   |  | |
| 2. | Scharlatan: Popcorn |  | ||
| 3. | Jonny Trunk: Wife Swapper from Scrap Book |  | | |
| 4. | Heaven 17: Key to the World (on C64) | | ||
| 5. | Giampiero Boneschi: Moogy Dayz from Moogy Dayz, Vol. 1 |  | | |
| 6. | Barking Classics: Popcorn from The Classics |  | | |
| 7. | Little Ukulele Monster: Popcorn | | ||
| 8. | Brother Cleve: Music 4 Robots from Dimension Mix: A Tribute To Dimension 5 Records |  | | |
| 9. | Giampiero Boneschi: Metamorphosis from Metamorphosis & Italian Folk Big Band |  | | |
| 10. | Edward Simoni: Popcorn: Edward Simoni from Das Beste |  | | |
| 11. | Gershon Kingsley: Pop Corn from Music To Moog By Gershon Kingsley |  | | |
| 12. | Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra: Caravan from 100 Jazz Legends |  | |
The Unnecessary News
- Fake Faxes Help Prisoner Escape from Jail Twice
- Horse boarding is an extreme sport that's crazy enough to be real
- Surgical robot builds tiny paper airplane (video)
- Castle employes resident dragonologist… really
- Man Uses Donkeys to Tow Faulty Luxury SUV Back to Dealership
- Chilean Taekwondo Instructor Opens Real-Life Jedi Academy
Today (10 April 2011) marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the giants of exotica, in fact one of the creators of exotica, namely Mr Martin Denny. So on the show this week you'll be hearing the sultry sunlit sounds of Martin Denny as well as music by some of his proteges and some most interesting arrangements of some of his tunes. To fully appreciate this edition of the show, we recommend Bermuda shorts or grass skirt, a Hawaiian shirt or pair of judiciously placed pair of coconut shells and if you insist on wearing sandals, please, no socks.
