AlTruistic Radio

Technical is Difficulty

2008-04-22T12:08:00.002-06:00

Greetings Earth Peers! Unfortunately I've been having some technical difficulties with the hour. These don't make the show impossible to do, just incredibly aggravating, as I have been having to record each episode at least three times to get it to come out right. I have the next show recorded, but it still sounds godawful in a number of spots, so it will have to be re-re-recorded. In the meantime, I'm looking for better solutions. So hang in there, and I promise to get you some good music again at some point.

Al Truistic Hour No.25: Repeating Ourselves All Over Again

2008-02-22T17:19:00.003-06:00

Oh Hello. I didn't see you come in. Oh Hello. I didn't see you. Oh... Hello. We started a little while ago. But that's all over now. Everyone woke up, so the dream is over. Here it is: Reality! Behold the waste of your life. Your life in ruin. Your music interrupted.

Affected Areas:
The White Lodge- Lost Season
Naked Raygun- The Web
Sort Sol- Walking on Red
the Damned- Edward the Bear
Gary Numan- Me I Disconnect from You
the Scientists- Frantic Romantic
Asa-Chang- Xylophone
Milk Cult- Clown Party 3
the Red Krayola- the Jewels of the Madonna
the United States of America- Stranded in Time
Square Pusher- Fat Controller
the Rezillos- Flying Saucer Attack
Spacemen 3- Mary Anne
Dog Faced Hermans- Blessed are the Follies
Porest- We Eat the People
the Crucifucks- the Savior
the Lewd- Magnetic Heart
the Shapes- Kids' Stuff
KUKL- Assassin
Sons of Sun- the Pirate Kid's Adventure

Al Truistic Hour No. 24: How Can the Future be in Two Places at Once?

2008-02-03T22:32:00.000-06:00

Go back out the way you came in. Inverse reverse perverse. Think of it this way, you're gaining an hour and a half of death. Good on ya! Time is everything. A moody episode. An omitted episode. Who is lost?

List of Mysteries:

Rapoon- Dusk Red Walls
Magic Carpet- the Phoenix
Zoviet France- Feel the Warmth
Jesus Cadaver- Suicide by Werewofl
Beatnigs- Nature
Burning Spear- Free
White Noise- My Game of Loving
UNKLE- Unreal
Jedi Mind Tricks- Death March
Test Dept.- Kick to Kill
23 Skidoo- IY
Killing Joke- Unspeakable
Severed Heads- the Ant Can See Legs
Jean-Michel Jarre- Oxygene Part 4
Tuxedomoon- Volo Vivace
Second Layer- Courts or Wars
Minimal Man- Stop Running

Al Truistic Hour No.22: Purchase History

2008-01-17T22:36:00.000-06:00

AT&T is a company with a tradition of delivering on our promises. I'm pleased to report that in 2006, we continued that tradition. We promised to increase stockholder value, and we did. We promised to position our company for long-term growth, and we did.

Constituents:
Flower Travellin' Band- Saotori Part I
Mentally Ill- Gacy's Place
Alternative TV- How Much Longer?
Desperate Bicycles- Smokescreen
the Clash- Career Opportunities
Joy Division- Interzone
the Cure- Hanging Garden
the Monks- Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
Medieval- I Don't Like You
Really Big Balls- Music Editor
Angry Samoans- the Todd Killings
the Velvet Underground- Lady Govinda's Operation
Shellac- Be Prepared
Throbbing Gristle- the Worm Waits Its Turn
Aphrodite's Child- the Four Horsemen
Snivellingshits- Terminal Stupid
Poison Idea- Star of Baghdad
Scratch Acid- the Greatest Gift
Ruins- Anaclasis
Bauhaus- God in an Alcove
Boyd Rice- Sunset

Al Hour No.21: All Hail the New Jeer

2008-01-03T00:24:00.000-06:00

Yes all hail the New Jeer. Were you aware of products. Did you know they exist, and can already help you in ways unimaginable. Products can even help you imagine new ways to use products. This is not what you think, no. I love you. But never mind that now. We're one year closer to annihilation. All Hail Discordia. Begin digging holes to place your heads in.

Regrets:
Suicidal Tendencies- Suicide's an Alternative
Reagan Youth- New Aryans
Detention- Dead Rock n' Rollers
Table- Sex Cells
Adolescents- Word Attack
Bad Brains- Riot Squad
Propaghandi- And We Thought the Nation States Were a Bad Idea
Inanimate Objects- Intellicide
the Molls- White Stains
Josie McDermott- Collier's Reel
Brion Gysin- Junk
Amon Duul II- Rattlesnakeshake
CAN- Come Sta: La Luna
Einsturzende Neubauten- Der Weg ins Freie
Simon and Garfunkel- Leave that are Green
the Rolling Stones- I am Waiting
Fred Neil- Badi Da
the Godz- Like a Sparrow
Os Mutantes- Jogo da Calcada
Sun City Girls- Vomiting Diamonds
the Buzzcocks- You Say You Don't Love Me
Frank Sumatra and the Mob- the Story so Far

Unwanted Down Time

2007-12-23T01:00:00.000-06:00

A fine ahoy to you all out there. Unfortunately for me, I have upgraded my computer's operating system, which means everything is running great... except for my audio software. So I'm currently on the ropes as far as recording a new episode, which is a shame because I've got a really good one on deck. A double shame because I've already recorded it twice, but it sounds like shit (totally, not just a little bit, if it was a little bit it would be up right now). But third time, and working software should be the charm. Until that happens, my buddy Carl has tipped me off to this little gem.

These chaps, Komar and Melamid, and Dave Soldier began a project a number of years ago to produce true art for the people. They conducted extensive surveys with literally hundreds of individuals of countries all over the world and produced alternately the most wanted and most un-wanted paintings of each nation.

They then went further and sought out what people wanted from their music. After exhaustive research, they ended up producing one gem and one absolute piece of crap. I have only put up the "un-wanted" song because I believe, quite frankly that it is one of the best and funniest pieces of music I have ever heard. I am apparently one of only a postulated 200 people in the entire world who will think this. I have another two already accounted for, so that leaves another 197 slots still available to enjoy this piece of music... er, umm, crap.

A note from the composer:

This survey confirms the hypothesis that today’s popular music indeed provides an accurate estimate of the wishes of the vox populi. The most favored ensemble, determined from a rating by participants of their favorite instruments in combination, comprises a moderately sized group (three to ten instruments) consisting of guitar, piano, saxophone, bass, drums, violin, cello, synthesizer, with low male and female vocals singing in rock/r&b style. The favorite lyrics narrate a love story, and the favorite listening circumstance is at home. The only feature in lyric subjects that occurs in both most wanted and unwanted categories is “intellectual stimulation.” Most participants desire music of moderate duration (approximately 5 minutes), moderate pitch range, moderate tempo, and moderate to loud volume, and display a profound dislike of the alternatives. If the survey provides an accurate analysis of these factors for the population, and assuming that the preference for each factor follows a Gaussian (i.e. bell-curve) distribution, the combination of these qualities, even to the point of sensory overload and stylistic discohesion, will result in a musical work that will be unavoidably and uncontrollably “liked” by 72 plus or minus 12% (standard deviation; Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic) of listeners.

The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and “elevator” music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commericals and elevator music. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance—someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example—fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece.

Art for the people—
Your pal, Dave Soldier
June 1997

So without any further reading to do on your part, here is the most unwanted song in the world!

Al Truistic Hour No.20: Our Horde and Savior

2007-11-25T19:29:00.000-06:00

Money money money money! You'll feel better after the bill. For now, just believe in your health. You may already be healthy. The biggest trick man ever played was convincing himself that god exists. Christ, he is risen. Go back to sleep reason. Sounds of silence.

the Holy of Holies:

Public Enemy- Party for Your Right to Fight
Psychic TV- Higher and Higher
the Psychedelic Furs- No Tears
Third Guitar- Baby Don't Cry
the Rangers- Akaku Akaku Heart Ga
Notsensibles- I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher
New Bomb Turks- Hapless Attempt
Butthole Surfers- Jingle of a Dog's Collar
the Roots- Double Trouble
Hemdale- Succulent Torso Crescendo
Combat Wounded Veteran- Watching Stock Car Racing
SPK- Mekano
Honest John- Do the Honest John
Adams- Hill of Greece
Glen Campbell- It Ain't me Babe
Agitation Free- Sahara City
the Nomads- Mainstream
Ah Ah Allen- Montana I'm Sure Proud of You
Johnny Cash- Cocaine Blues
Frank Zappa- Let's Make the Water Turn Black
Nancy Sinatra- How Does that Grab Ya Darlin?
the Speakers- La Banda La Hace
the Savage- Kazeyo Kazeyo
Seems Twice- Wish It Is
New Model Army- Vengeance

Al Truistic Radio No. 19: Bags of Hell

2007-11-09T13:49:00.000-06:00

What is to become of us when all the landlords are murdered? Well, peace and freedom of course. Kill them in their sleep. They are parasites who subsist on the lives of others. Existential dead ends. We support their death habit. Time to cut them off! ...It must be that time of the month. Play this to them.

Oh, and you want to know what you're hearing probably.

The Victims:
Charlie Parker- Koko
Foetus- Free James Brown
Morbid Angel- Chapel of Ghouls
Coil- Slur
13th Floor Elevators- You're Gonna Miss Me
Agent Orange- the Last Goodbye
Clothing- Walking Accomplishment
Deicide- Bastard of Christ
Born Against- Albany Academy
Ignite- Slow
the cult- She Sells Sanctuary
Duran Duran- Hold Back the Rain
the Peechess- Grease
Garmonbozia- Hopes Turned Black
Sex Pistols- Pretty Vacant
Goblin- Wampyr
Gorilla Biscuits- Big Mouth
Government Issue- Plain to See
Savage Republic- Spice Fields
Crucial Youth- I'm Straight
Swell Maps- Let's Buy a Bridge
Talking Heads- Houses in Motion
Pere Ubu- Laughing
John Zorn- Sex Magic

Al Truistic Hour No.18: Goddamned Music

2007-10-28T17:30:00.000-06:00

All Hallows Heave! Hurl your lifeless bodies into the bonfire! Blood orgies of the dead. This is the soundtrack to better things. Nicer things that have rounded edges, and minute details. Turn on each other and stop breathing. This is the music of the end of all things.

List of the Damned:

Yes- Your Move/ I've Seen All Good People
Rod Stewart- Maggie May
Mission of Burma- New Nails
the Vandals- Birthday Bash
the Shivvers- Teen Line
Rich White Males- We Ain't No Musicians
Kid606- Woofer Wrecker
Pigface- Hips, Tits, Lips, Power
the Fugs- Ah Sunflower
Bauhaus- Hair of the Dog
Warren Zevon- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Henry Pierre/ Marcel Duchamp- Limonaire
Alien Sex Fiend- Lickin' Ma Bone
the Screamers- the Beat Goes On
the Rolling Stones- 2000 Man
the Fall- How I Wrote Elastic Man
Lake of Dracula- Piss 2
Dead Kennedys- Halloween
Miles Davis- Capricorn\

the Hour No.17: Stars and Stripes

2007-09-27T18:37:00.000-06:00

Space out, fall down. Don't get up. Don't get up unless you raise your fists. Or to turn up the volume. Kick your own damn teeth in.

Comrades:
the Fried Abortions- Joel Selvin
Inuit- Katajjait
This Heat- A new Kind of Water
the Incredible String Band- the Eyes of Fate
Vashti Bunyan- Hebridean Sun
the Residents- Picnic Boy
AG Geige- Nach Hause
Shock- Spoiled
Laughing Sky- Take It
Rockfield Chorale- Jingle Jangle
Sons of Sun- Vagrant Elegy
African Head Charge- High Protein Snack
Gang of Four- Guns Before Butter
Vertebrats- Left in the Dark
Electric Prunes- Hey Mr. President
Tully- Follow Me
the Pop Group- Words Disobey Me
Fela Kuti- Ako
Celibate Rifles- 24hrs
Seems Twice- Look at it
Tarts- All the Girls in the World
KSMB- Atom Reggae
DMZ- Busy Man
the Spiders- Dynamite
the Hollies- Look Through any Window
Dead Kennedys- Stars and Stripes of Corruption
John Zorn- the Latin Trip

Hour No.16: Love and Destitution

2007-09-16T12:04:00.000-06:00

I will spare you any hackneyed parallels between love and riches. God knows I talk enough during this hour. All you need to know is that I got married, and I'm really really poor (oh, because I don't have a job).

Guest List:
Killdozer- Daddy's Boy
Nation of Ulysses- Today I Met the Girl I'm Gonna Marry
the Replacements- Love You Till Friday
CRACK- Country Cat
Arab on Radar- Birth Control Blues
Captain Beefheart- My Human Gets Me Blues
O Level- Everybody's on Revolver Tonight
Fang- The Money Will Roll Right In
Flipper- Ha Ha Ha
the Damned- Anti Pope
Scorn- the Snow Hill
Brian Jonestown Massacre- This is Why You Love Me
Johnny Thunders- I Love You
Belle and Sebastian- Dog on Wheels
Paul Simon- Duncan
Forcefield- Endless Dribbler
the Ramones- I Wanna be a Good Boy
Freda Payne- This Girl is a Woman Now
Minutemen- Viet Nam
the Lemonheads- Rabbit
PiL- Low Life
Syd Barrett- It Is Obvious

Al Truistic Podcast No.15: Background Music

2007-08-15T09:18:00.000-06:00

Listening to podcasts in no more an accomplishment than making them. Lift a finger and fight a real fight. This is background music to the supposed revolution.

Suspects:
Alex Mauer= Blastor First Level
the Cougars- Teku Teku Tengoku
D.I.- Nuclear Funeral
the Screamers- 122 Hours of Fear
Death in June- Come Before Christ and Murder Love
Chugga Chugga- ADHD
X- Los Angeles
Citizen Fear- We Need Another Vietnam
Deerhoof- Crow
Make Up- Hey! Orpheus
Creepy John Thomas- This is My Body
Boredoms- Bocabola
Dead Voices on Air- Wet Fire Cotton
Submission Hold- Tuesday Evening at the Dinner Table
DEVO- Penetration in the Centerfold
Melvins- Roadbull
Capitalist Casualties- You Explode
the Gun Club- Ghost on the Highway

the Hour No.14: Drug of the Nation

2007-07-31T11:22:00.000-06:00

Forcefed drugs by a nation gone mad. Music is the antidote. Music is the weapon. Fight back. Kick the habit and take up arms.

Ingredients:
Holy cow- Outsider
the Birthday Party- Mutiny in Heaven
AfroElectric- Jerkmusic
O Level- Storybook Beginnings
Adam and the Ants- Digital Tenderness
Electric Eels- Cyclotron
Fields of the Nephilim- Celebrate
Violent Femmes- Hallowed Ground
Olatunji- Akiwowo
Laila- This Song
Minor Threat- Think Again
the Beatnigs- Television
Minutemen- Straight Jacket
Melt Banana- Rough Dogs Have Bumps
Negativland- Christianity is Stupid
the Golden Cups- Hiwa Mata Noboru
Ennio Morricone- Lonesome Billy
the Velvet Underground- the Black Angel's Death Song
Henry Cow- Half Asleep Half Awake

the Al Truistic Hour No.13: Goddamnit!

2007-07-20T14:18:00.000-06:00

It's been a long time coming what with getting the music server cooking, getting a hard driver to handle all that music, and trying to get my software to run it all, but I'm back-ish. Low tech until I figure something better out. But fuck you until then.

Stop listening to music and go do something! Goddamn you lazy apathetic tuned out human ATMs! Have sex, and have fistfights, and jam the Pentagon's phone lines, and start bands (that aren't cool) and rip this world up and start again!

Smut:
Klaus Schulze- Ophyelissen
Amon Duul II- Ludwig
the Pagans- Eyes of Satan
the Godz- 1 + 1 =?
13th Floor Elevators- She Lives (in a Time of Her Own)
Faust- Picnic on a Frozen River
the Proletariat- Voodoo Economics
Zoo Nee Voo- Hold on, I'm Comin'
Crime & the City Solution- I Have the Gun
Dead Kennedys- Straight A's
Zeni Geva- Death Blows
the Fall- Prole Art Threat
the Locust- Backbones of Jackasses
Brainticket- Palaces of Light
the Weirdos- Solitary Confinement
Fuck on the Beach- Tammy Fuck Off
Los Olvidados- Pay Salvation
Crime- I Stupid Anyway
Clark- Vengeance Drools
the Germs- Caught in My Eye
Middle of the Road- Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Ennio Morricone- Corse Sui Tetti

the Hour No.12: Working Stiff

2007-06-20T19:43:00.000-06:00

Mellow out with some relaxed gems from your No.1 cool cat Albert Truism. Sink into that velvet couch and drift off into that glass of crystal. Maybe touch hands with your best lady. Who knows. Anything is possible when you are ignoring good music.

X Ray Spex- I am a Cliche
No Alternative- Rebel Youth
Gray Matter- Chutes and Ladders
Mars Volta- Drunkship of Lanterns
T. Rex- Monolith
Savage Republic- 1938
Einsturzende Neubauten- Kalte Sterne
Hedwig- Exquisite Corpse
James Brown- Get on the Good Foot
Wipers- Is This Real?
Wesley Willis- Johnny Depp
the Who- Rael 1
the Velvet Underground- Venus in Furs
Shack- Hazy
Kraut- Don't Believe
This Heat- The Fall of Saigon
Foetus- Verklemmt

the Hour No.11 Beat Surrender

2007-06-04T16:42:00.000-06:00

Grow old with some crispy classics. Surrender to the Beat, and trade in your mind for music. Sounds substituted for common sense. Right substituted for wrong.

Hit List:
Silky Vincent- Breezin
Jonathan Richman- Roadrunner
DOA- General Strike
the Zombies- Tell Her No
Jorge Ben- Hermes Trimegistro Escreveu
John Cale- Mercenaries
Count Five- Psychotic Reaction
Iggy Pop- I am a Passenger
the Dave Clark Five- Can't You See that She's Mine
Hasil Adkins- No More Hot Dogs
the Rolling Stones- the Last Time
the Electric Prunes- I Had too Much to Dream Last Night
? and the Mysterians- 96 Tears
Joe Cocker- Feeling Alright
New York Dolls- Jet Boy
Dead Milkmen- The Thing that Only Eats Hippies
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch, and Tich- Hold Tight
the Jam- Beat Surrender
Rambo First Blood- It's a Long Road

the Hour No.10 Blood Cumming out Yer Eyes!

2007-05-25T15:13:00.000-06:00

Punk rock is the name of the game this week, and plenty of it! Chip yer teeth on full-throttle, gut rippin’ eye gougin, head stompin, novel writin’ rock and roll.

Learn how to do backflips in ten easy steps. Ruin advertising. Burn economies. Listen to punk.

List of ruin:
Descendants- Suburban Home
Tactics- Standing By the Window
Dieter Meier- Cry for Fame
Void- Think
the Flesh Eaters- Because of You Every Legend Dies a Quick Death
Charles Bronson- As Fucked as a Gator
Circles Takes the Square- Crowquill
the Undertones- There Goes Norman
the Cramps- Primitive
Teenage Jesus- Orphans
the Ramones- I Don't Wanna be Learned
Nick Lowe- So it Goes
Gang Green- Sell Out
Romantic Gorilla- Try My Chance
Negative Trend- Meat House
Chrome- Future Ghosts
Scream- Human Behavior
Violent Femmes- Prove My Love
Christ on a Crutch- North Richland
Sweet Rot- Drug Fiend
Teengenerate- Little Girl
Killdozer- Daddy's Boy
Savage Republic- Machinery
Gasoline- Radio Flic
the Saints- This Perfect Day
the Jam- I've Changed My Address
Zero Boys- Outta Style
Toxic Reasons- War Hero

the Hour No.9

2007-05-17T15:24:00.000-06:00

Another punch to the brain from Al Truistic Radio. Bite down on No.9 of The Hour. Enjoy what you can. Check the site to find out what you like.

Quakedown:
Cradle of Filth- Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
Laibach- Tanz Mit Laibach
Lords of the New Church- Open Your Eyes
DEVO- Going Under
Eyes- Topological Lines
Propagandhi- Middle Finger Response
Wolf Eyes- Dead Hills 2
Oxbow- Is this What Sleep Looks Like
Butthole Surfers- Sea Ferring
De Policia- Policia
Rock n' Roll Swindle- Who Killed Bambi
De La Soul- Tread Water
the Teardrop Explodes- Ha Ha I'm Drowning
Manic Street Preachers- Faster
UXA- UXA
Dead Kennedys- I am the Owl
the Lemmonheads- Belt
Husker Du- Books About UFOs

Hour No. 8 (hail Satan)

2007-05-03T18:51:00.000-06:00

Smash your head on the punk rock, but don't get cut on the metal. Al Truistic Hour No.8 belching out another delicious mix of music you have hopefully never heard in one sitting before. That's all I strive for. That's all I'll ever hit. Have the fun. Rock the roll. Worship the Devil. Sell your soul on eBay!

The Elements:
Sleep- Dragonaut
Gorgoroth- Procreating Satan
Pink Floyd- Lucifer Sam
the Dead Boys- What Love Is
Angel Hair- Witch Hunt Scene from Star Trek
Electric Hellfire Club- Psychedelic Sacrifice
the Maggots- Let's Get Tammy Wynette
Front 242- Don't Crash
Nation of Ulysses- Perpetual Motion Machine
GG Allin- Bite it You Scum
Big Black- Precious thing
Government Issue- Puppet on a String
Motorhead- Sacrifice
Kylesa- Descend Within
the Gun Club- She's Like Heroin to Me
Iron Maiden- Sun and Steel
Jihad Jerry and the Evil Doers- The Time is Now
Joy Division- They Walked in Line
Huggy Bear- Dissthentic Penetration
Ah Ah Allen- Kick the IRS
Dayglo Abortions- My Girl
Nitzer Ebb- Hearts and Minds
Rikk Agnew- OC Life

the Hour No.7

2007-04-26T15:47:00.000-06:00

Brain Damage the Al Truistic Way! Ruin every thing you've ever believed in with a new hour long injection of music served hot and spicy. Mild available upon request. If you enjoy this hour as much as I did, we should get together. Have the fun. As per the deal, check the site for the goods.

Beatdown:
Guitar Wolf- Jett Love
Eyes- TAQN
James Knight and the Butlers- Save Me
Nervous Norvus- the Fang
Claude Francois- Si J'avais un Marteau
Amon Duul II- Holy west
PiL- Rise
Black Randy and Metrosquad- I Slept in an Arcade
Zounds- War Subvert
Os Mutantes- Ando Meio Desligado
Lewis Clark- Red Man's Revenge
Throbbing Gristle- What a Day
Reagan Youth- Queen Babylon
the Germs- What We Do is Secret
Crass- Punk is Dead
Sonic Youth- Hey Joni
Silver Apples- I Have Known Love
Ruins- Stonehenge
Naked Raygun- Walk in Cold
Mr. Fab- Cannibal Zombie Mom

And a very special thanks to all the following wonderful blogs:
Neapolitan Funk
Mutant Sounds
UFO Mystic
Music for Maniacs
Killed by Death Records
7inch Punk
I couldn't have done the future without you guys, my unwitting allies. Have the fun everybody. Until the next time I'm feeling randy.

-AL

Al Truistic Hour No.6

2007-04-18T13:55:00.000-06:00

A scorching celebration of health boils over and overfloweth with rock n' roll devilry. Audio overdrive with Al Trusim. Protection required.

Menu:
John Carpenter- Halloween Theme
April MArch- Chick Habbit
TSOL- Abolish Government
Da Lench Mob- Freedom Got an AK
Lake of Dracula- Biographers of the Flaming Vampires
Redd Kross- Tatum O' Tot and the Fried Vegetables
Snog- On the Rise
Shellac- Canada
Mission of Burma- Learn How
the Jesus Lizard- Nub
the Cramps- Garbageman
Old Time Relijun- Giant Boat
Nomeansno- Life in Hell
the Melvins- Night Goat
MIA- 10 Dollar
Liars- We Live NE of Compton
Hieroglyphics- Let it Roll
Las Rights- Chunks
Black Eyes- Deformative
Drive Like Jehu- Caress
Goblin- Profoundo Rosso

Al Truistic Hour No.5

2007-04-12T13:53:00.000-06:00

Music for the sick, the dead, and the dying. I have fallen violently ill, this is as close to tolerable as I can get at the moment. Hopefully you will find the light rays of hope shining through the blackness therapeutic , otherwise I suggest looking elsewhere for you pep. Check the site for the rundown of the playlist.

Rundown:
Coil- Ravenous
Bauhaus- the Three Shadows Part 2
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Idiot Prayer
Rites of Spring- Hain's Point
Nancy Sinatra- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
the Minutemen- History Lesson Part 2
Peter Gabriel- Mercy Street
Make-Up- Grey Motorcycle
Lydia Lunch- Mechanical Flattery
Gary Numan- Down in the Park
Peter Murphy- Crystal Wrists
Leonard Cohen- the Partisan
King Crimson- I Talk to the Wind
Moondog- All is Lonliness
John Cale- Charlemagne
David Bowie- Word on a Wing
the Ramones- Danny Says
Coil- Dark River

Al Truistic Hour No.4

2007-04-05T17:27:00.000-06:00

Now 40% Louder! Crank it up and rock out with old and new, black and white, wrong and right, and all due diligence. The 4th iteration of the hour kicks off with some obvious heavy-hitters, but dives below the surface and ends deep under the earth of sounds. My Dad used to get in trouble for listening to the Animals, I got in trouble for listening to Fuck on the Beach. I hope somewhere somebody is still getting in trouble for rock n' roll. Have the fun.

Shakedown:
Rolling Stones- Jumpin' Jack Flash
Pl+us- Avarice: Daddy's Thing
Bob Dylan- Maggie's Farm
X- Under the Big Black Sun
the Animals- Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Bad Moon Rising
Warren Zevon- Excitable Boy
Eliza Carthy- Rollin' Sea
the Saints- A Minor Aversion
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Nature Boy
Loudon Wainright III- the Good Ship Venus
Psychic TV- Paradise Lost
Lydia Lunch and Roland S. Howard- In My Time of Dyin'
This Heat- Independence
Magazine- Shot by Both Sides
Einsturzene Neubauten- Morning Dew
Baroness- Vision

AlTruistic Hour No.3

2007-04-02T10:08:00.000-06:00

Hour 3 kicking in here. Music from alien worlds and parallel dimensions. Demonic dances of frenzied last resort. Tune in and tune out. Have the fun.

Breakdown:
Goblin- Suspiria
Bad Brains- Fearless Vampire Killers
Fela Kuti- Suffering and Smiling
Random Killing- Kill Your Parents
Richard Hell and the Voidoids- Who Says? (It's Good to Be Alive?)
Richard H. Kirk- Freezone
Ethyl Meatplow- Suck
Wire- Options R
SPK- Contact
PiL- Swanlake
CAN- I'm So Green
Christian Death- Figurative Theater
Flipper- Ever
Doo Rag- Mop Down
the Fall- No Bulbs
Claudine Longet- Both Sides Now
Patti Smith- Rock N' Roll Nigger
the Lounge Lizards- My Clown's On Fire

Hour No.2 Post Op Addendum

2007-03-27T17:46:00.000-06:00

I have verifiable proof that mp3's are an inferior format. I am aware that this is something that we have been told for years, but I never realized the extent of it until posting Hour No.2 yesterday. And I must apologize, for I feel the entire hour suffers for lack of adequate audio quality. This is not because I'm some nitpicky audiophile out to change the world through high fidelity, this is because on one particular gem of a song, MP3 compression has robbed me, and everyone listening of a vocal track. It's amazing really, but that three minutes that should be the wonderful and highly irreverent "Boobs A Lot" by the Fugs, comes across as three minutes of jangly guitar and a quarter note rhythm. This simply is not fair. I believe that I am going to file a formal complaint with the Czar of Digital Media Compression and demand lots and lots and lots of money for emotional damages, not only to me, but my three listeners as well (who probably didn't even make it to the song in question). Anway, what I'm actually going to do, because I'm such a nice guy is post a free standing version of that great song right here and now, so you can stop the hour at the appropriate time, play this, and still get the full effect. I must caution that this audio is exclusively for use in this situation, and any violation of this one-sided agreement will be regarded as forfeiture of life and 50% of the posessions of the offending party. Enjoy... within the terms I have outlined punks!