"Fisting for Compliments", 17th February 2005

The second in a series of six episodes of my old radio show Fisting for Compliments, and indeed the second time we transmitted to a large part of the Glasgow area on a real-life FM frequency.

Of note during this episode: more weird preamble from "Family Affair"'s odd competition feature; our improv cover of "Hey Joe"; a clean version of "Fuck the Border" by Propagandhi which, on reflection, kind of removes the point a little; the radio debut of Desert Island Dicks; me attempting to read the entire playlist phonetically backwards and misidentifying Jersey's WFMU as a New York station; a tantalising glimpse of Hyper Kinako; more broken equipment and on-air bickering and rubbish singing and unprofessionalism.

Also on this day: President George W. Bush names John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director; British Nuclear Fuels appear to lose enough plutonium to make seven nuclear bombs; the deaths of Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy and Argentinian footballer Omar Sívori.

Fisting for Compliments 17/02/2005

87.7 FM or http://www.subcity.org

Zombina and the Skeletones – "Leave My Brain Alone"
Propagandhi – "Fuck the Border" (bowdlerised)

The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra – "Kazooed on Klassics"
Desert Island Dicks – "Bitches Brew"

Mission of Burma – "Secrets"
Liars – "There's Always Room on the Broom"

Pico – "Chard"
Ani DiFranco – "Fuel"

Jefferson Airplane – "Volunteers"
Beck – "Steve Threw Up"
TV on the Radio – "Satellite"

Bingo Gazingo – "Every Day I Leave Ten Dollars on the Table"
Twin Zero – "Monolith Parts 1 & 2"

Butthole Surfers – "Something"

Red: My picks
Blue: Lach's picks
Purple: Mutual pick
Green: Can't remember who chose this one

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Previously: [10th February]

LJB December mix: 40 Shades of Brown

Well, Life Just Bounces mixtapes were pretty sporadic this year. It started strongly enough, with an early hiccup in March and, then, er, May, and by July everything had basically gone to the dogs. Oh well: in a spirited last-minute effort, here's a mix for December, themed for no good reason around the colour brown.

Solid, reliable brown is the color of earth and is abundant in nature. Light brown implies genuineness while dark brown is similar to wood or leather. Brown can also be sad and wistful. Men are more apt to say brown is one of their favorite colors.

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1. Roni Size & Reprazent – "Brown Paper Bag (full vocal mix)" ("Brown Paper Bag" 12", 1998)
2. Don Cherry – "Brown Rice" (Brown Rice, 1975)
3. The Coasters – "Charlie Brown" (7", 1959)
4. Butthole Surfers – "The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave" (Brown Reason to Live, 1983)
5. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown – "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" (San Antonio Ballbuster, 1965)
6. Dianogah – "My Brother Wore Brown" (Battle Champions, 2000)
7. Foetus – "Free James Brown (So He Can Run Me Down)" (Butterfly Potion EP, 1990; more on the incident that inspired this track)
8. Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s – "Doing It to Death" (7", 1973)
9. Woodstock Brown Acid Warning
10. Pink & Brown – "Puddles of Acid Part 1 And 2" (Shame Fantasy II, 2003)
11. Black Star – "Brown Sugar (raw)" (Brown Sugar OST, 2002)
12. Coleman Hawkins – "Sweet Georgia Brown" (At Newport, 1957)
13. Hella – "Brown Medal 2003" (The Devil Isn't Red, 2004)
14. Ken Nordine – "Brown" (Colors, 1967)
15. Joe Zawinul – "Brown Street" (Brown Street, 2006)
16. The Mountain Goats – "Song for Dennis Brown" (The Sunset Tree, 2005)
17. Dennis Brown – "Three Meals a Day" (The Promised Land 1977-79, 2002)
18. Mclusky – "Gareth Brown Says" (Mclusky Do Dallas, 2002)
19. Death By Stereo – "Fear of a Brown Planet" (Death Is My Only Friend, 2009)
20. DJ Shadow & The Automator – "Fear of a Brown Planet" (Bombay the Hard Way, 1999)
21. Roy Brown – "I've Got the Last Laugh Now" (Battle of the Blues, Vol. 1, 1959)
22. Sun City Girls – "Lord Brown of Due South" (Flute and Mask, 2002)

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