Hard And Shiney

This week's show is best listened to by angry teens, drunk adults, during a backyard BBQ, or in a dank and disgusting bar. Ob-soive:

Episode 074: METAL
(Featuring an hour of stoner, sludge, doom, proto, and just plain old Metal.)

Playlist & Footnotes

This show reminds me of when I was in High School. Across the street was an empty lot with a single tree in it, and all the stoners and metalheads would congregate there because it was off of School Grounds, so they could smoke and pick up on each other. I remember constantly being drawn to those kids, thinking they were really cool, wondering what it must be like to hang out with them. Good times.

I also came in a couple hours early today, and featured a pair of retrocasts from years gone by. Ob-soive:

An Hour Of Nuggets (27 September, 2005)
(Featuring rock music from the '60's and '70's, mostly culled from the Nuggets Compilations, a record dedicated to proto-punk bands.)

Playlist & Footnotes.

Around this time period (2005) I had just discovered the Nuggets comps, where were a real eye-opener for me. I went through months and months of doing only Nuggets shows, doing research, ordering CDs, going to the library, etc. Every time I listen to a show from this era, I'm instantly transported to that year, with all the good (and bad) connected to it.

A Math-ternoon of Rock (30 May, 2006)
(Featuring a selection of tunes in the Math, Punk, and Rock genres)

Playlist & Footnotes.

Less than a year later, I was going through a HUGE math-rock phase, and was getting regular care packages from Buck Rothy (ex-Danava drummer, who was working at KPSU at the time). In the end it conspired to put some pretty strange records in my hands, and I always jumped at the chance to feature everything at the same time. The results were often like this: strange, intense, and wonderful. This is one of the better shows I did during this era.

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From the, "Wait, there's actual news?" Dept.:

As some of you may have noticed, there is a new link under the "radio" section to the right. Now, available primarily as a podcast, we are featuring Blasphuphmus Radio Retrocasts. Our archives now go back to 1998, and there is a literal cornucopia of musical selections begging to be heard again. As often as possible, we will feature a Retrocast from these archives, presenting shows as they were originally heard through the modern technology that is RSS feeds. Ain't the Inter-Web-A-Tron amazing?

While these shows will be primarily available as a podcast, these will also be occasionally featured live, on KPSU. However, given that these will not always happen, or will be at random (and often confusing) times, your best bet will be to use the podcast feed. It's quick, it's easy, and it allows you to relax and listen to the show at your leisure. What more could you ask for?

These shows may come sporadically, so don't be surprised if they are updated more or less often that the usual weekly show. When we include a new installment of a recurring feature, most often the previous episodes will be available as a Retrocast. You get the idea.

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That does it for us this week. See ya in seven.