The Friday Night Parkdale Special

The FNPS: Episode 98 - they f*ck you up, your mum and dad (02-25-2022)

This was not the episode I'd planned on doing this week, but sometimes things come up, and all you can do is play some music about it. Title is from Philip Larkin's "This Be The Verse".
Supertramp - The Logical Song
Gowan - Dedication
Howard Jones - Look Mama
The Grapes of Wrath - All The Things I Wasn't
Gary Numan - Not The Love We Dream Of
Jesus Jones - Idiot Stare
New Order - Ruined In A Day
Genesis - Mama
Pet Shop Boys - Rent
Nine Inch Nails - I Do Not Want This
Depeche Mode - In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)
Stabbing Westward - What Do I Have To Do?
Rev - Shanty Bay
Pearl Jam - Once
Ministry - You Know What You Are
Peter Gabriel - Digging In The Dirt
Marillion - The Great Escape, The Last Of You, Fallin' From The Moon
How To Destroy Angels - The Space In Between
The Cure - Homesick
Dream Into Dust - Bruises Never Fade (web mix)
The New Law - Tired Of Feeling Like This
Skylar Grey - Invisible
Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

The FNPS: Episode 97 - A Savage Evening, pt.4 (02-19-2022)

We're not quite done with the gothy nostalgia, I'm afraid. Gothstalgia? Anyway, here's another sampling of tunes that got a lot of play at Savage back in 2003...plus one from 2004 that gets a special pass.
Juno Reactor - Pistolero
Brainbug - Nightmare (Sinister Strings Mix)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Francois Kevorkian's Pump Mix)
Covenant - Like Tears In Rain (Extended)
Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Tiesto Mix)
Neuroticfish - Wake Me Up (Extended Dance mix)
VNV Nation - Legion
Icon of Coil - Former Self
State Of The Union - Black City Lights
Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
Orgy - Blue Monday (single mix)
De/Vision - Dress Me When I Bleed (DJ Ram's Day By Day Mix)
Seabound - Watching Over You (Haujobb Remix)
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Edit)
Portishead - Glory Box
Alien Sex Fiend - I Walk The Line
Covenant - Call The Ships To Port (Kaylab Remix)
Blur - Song 2 (White Label Import Mix)
Abba - Dancing Queen

The FNPS: Episode 96 - A Savage Evening, pt.3 (02-11-2022)

In lieu of a live broadcast, you're getting the podcast at the same time I'd ordinarily go live! We're going to enjoy this bit of nostalgia a little bit longer, if you'll indulge me...
Technoir - Requiem
VNV Nation - Beloved (Hiver & Hammer Full Vocal Mix)
Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Tiesto Remix)
De/Vision - Strange Affection (Mesh Remix)
Icon Of Coil - Floorkiller
Apoptygma Berzerk - Mourn (APB Mix)
Fiction 8 - Let Go
Schiller mit Heppner - Dream of You
Fictional - Blue Lights
Fischerspooner - Emerge
Ladytron - Seventeen
Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin Sugar (Armand van Helden's Dark Garage Mix)
Backlash - Blind (Slot B mix)
Silke Bischoff - Under Your Skin
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peekaboo
Boole - Everyday Is Halloween
Covenant - Dead Stars
Beborn Beton - Another World
Wolfsheim - Once In A Lifetime
And One - Wasted (Naghavi Mix)
Body Count - Body Count's In The House

The FNPS: Episode 95 - A Savage Evening, pt.2 (02-05-2022)

We're going to hang out in 2003 for a little while longer, so pull out your Tripp pants and your Demonias and let's have some fun. Oh--and also some education. There's at least one artist in this bunch who's got the stank of racism on them, and while it would be easy to just not play their stuff, I don't want to be dishonest about what we were listening to then, and I think it's important to contextualize that in modern terms. Goth is supposed to be welcoming. Goth is political. It always has been. Racism and sexism is contemptible. It's beneath us. We can do better. We need to do better. 
For more in-depth information, check out It's Midnight Somewhere's episode on problematic artists, and be sure to watch the excellent piece by Ad·ver·sary and Antigen Shift which I reference in this episode. Coilhouse also has a fantastic post on misogyny in industrial music which I highly recommend.
The Grid - Swamp Thing
Underworld - Cowgirl
The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl
Filter & The Crystal Method - (Can't You) Trip Like I Do
White Zombie - More Human Than Human
Project Pitchfork - Steelrose (Apoptygma Berzerk remix)
Rammstein - Du Hast
Nitzer Ebb - Join In The Chant
Front 242 - Headhunter v1.0
Pop Will Eat Itself - Ich Bin Ein Auslander
Garbage - #1 Crush
Portishead - Strangers
Lo-Fidelity Allstars - Battleflag
The Prodigy - Poison
Computorgirl - Could You Ever Ignore
:wumpscut: - Wreath Of Barbs
Wolfsheim - Touch
De/Vision - Drifting Sideways (T.O.Y.Toburger Wald Mix)
Merge - Lost In Eternity (radio edit)
Seabound - Hooked (Radical Mix)
Covenant - Bullet (radio edit)
The Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion (12" Vinyl version)
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart

The FNPS: Episode 94 - A Savage Evening, pt.1 (01-28-2022)

When the day job consumes all your time, what do you do? Well, your intrepid host pulled out an old hard drive and found a box set of tunes that were popular at a favourite goth club in 2003. If you liked EBM, classic gothy tunes, industrial, and all that jazz back in the day, you'll enjoy tonight's episode. Dust off your skullies and your UV-reactive accessories, put on your black eyeliner and get ready for some old favourites.
Project Pitchfork - Timekiller (And One Remix)
1000 Homo DJs - Supernaut
Razed In Black - Oh My Goth!
Rob Zombie - Dragula (Charle Clauser's Si Non Oscillas Noli Tintinnare Mix)
KMFDM - Juke Joint Jezebel
Apoptygma Berzerk - Kathy's Song (Ferry Corsten Remix)
Assemblage 23 - Document (Echo Image's Ultimate Gloom Mix)
Namnambulu - Now Or Never (Distant Mix)
Bruderschaft - Forever (Dracos' Harlem Hardstyle Remix)
Golden Boy ft. Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin (Glove Tension Club Mix)
Frontline Assembly ft. Kristy Thirsk - Justify My Love
Rammstein - Stripped
Mlada Fronta - XB-33
Sinead O'Connor - I Am Stretched On Your Grave
Dead Can Dance - The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
The Chameleons UK - Swamp Thing
Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up
Conjure One ft. Marie-Claire d'Ubaldo - Sleep (Ian Van Dahl Remix)
Cruxshadows - Tears (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)
Plus an extra seekrit bonus track! XD

The FNPS: Episode 93 - Giallo Soundtracks (01-21-2022)

This week's show is a crossover episode with our friends at Prophecy's podcast It's Midnight Somewhere! We're talking all about giallo, an Italian movie genre. They tackle much of the modern sounds, and I get into the history of it. There are some echoes of the sounds of space age pop, and you can hear how the sound of 80s slasher flicks developed.
 
The Girl Who Knew Too Much; Mario Bava, 1963:
Roberto Nicolosi - Morte Di Edith E Aggressione Notturna
Roberto Nicolosi - Un Ospite Inatteso El I Delitti Dell'Alfabeto
Blood & Black Lace; Mario Bava, 1964:
Carlo Rustichelli - Atelier (Titoli)
Carlo Rustichelli - Brutale Aggressione
Carlo Rustichelli - Assassinio
Carlo Rustichelli - Attacco Notturno
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage; Dario Argento, 1970:
Ennio Morricone - Corso Sui Tetti
Ennio Morricone - Silenzio nel Caos
Ennio Morricone - Violenza Inattesa
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh; Sergio Martino, 1970:
Nora Orlandi - Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh, Seq. 10
Nora Orlandi - Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh, Seq. 23
Nora Orlandi - Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh, Seq. 29 
Nora Orlandi - Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh, Seq. 30
Nora Orlandi - Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh, Seq. 31
Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key; Sergio Martino, 1972:
Bruno Nicolai - Il Tuo Vizio é una Stanza Chiusa e solo Io ne ho la Chiave, Seq. 1 
Bruno Nicolai - Il Tuo Vizio é una Stanza Chiusa e solo Io ne ho la Chiave, Seq. 4 
Bruno Nicolai - Il Tuo Vizio é una Stanza Chiusa e solo Io ne ho la Chiave, Seq. 10 
Bruno Nicolai - Il Tuo Vizio é una Stanza Chiusa e solo Io ne ho la Chiave, Seq. 12 
All The Colours Of The Dark; Sergio Martino, 1972:
Bruno Nicolai - Magico Incontro
Bruno Nicolai - Insidia
Bruno Nicolai - Ipnosi
Bruno Nicolai - Sabba
Bruno Nicolai - Medium
Death Descends Lightly; Leopoldo Savona, 1972:
Lallo Gori - La Morte Scende Leggera, Seq. 3
Lallo Gori - La Morte Scende Leggera, Seq. 7
Lallo Gori - La Morte Scende Leggera, Seq. 15 
Lallo Gori - La Morte Scende Leggera, Seq. 17
AMUCK!; Silvio Amadio, 1972:
Teo Usuelli - Alla Ricerca Del Piacere, Seq. 3
Teo Usuelli - Alla Ricerca Del Piacere, Seq. 8
Teo Usuelli - Alla Ricerca Del Piacere, Seq. 13
Teo Usuelli - Piacere Sequence, M36
The Perfume Of The Woman In Black; Francesco Barilli, 1974:
Nicola Piovani - Il Profuma Della Signora In Nero
Nicola Piovani - Silvia's Nightmare
Nicola Piovani - Mimsy (#6)
Deep Red; Dario Argento, 1975:
Goblin - Profondo Rosso
Goblin - Death Dies
Tenebrae; Dario Argento, 1982:
Goblin - Tenebre
Demoni; Lamberto Bava & Dario Argento, 1985:
Claudio Simonetti - Demon
Claudio Simonetti - Cruel Demon [sidebar: Lamberto Bava is the son of Mario Bava!]

We Interrupt This Broadcast: 2021 Wrap Up

A little later than I'd intended, but better late than not at all. This is a thank you to everyone who tuned in from around the world last year. I'm always excited to see people from around the globe show up in the stats, and while world domination isn't my goal, I'd love to see a pin in every country! Thanks again for listening, and I hope 2022 is good to you. 

The FNPS: Episode 92 - Ronnie Spector (01-15-2021)

On this week's show, we're taking a look at the life and legacy of Ronnie Spector.
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
The Students - I'm So Young
The Ronettes - I Want A Boy
The Ronettes - I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Ronettes - Baby I Love You
The Ronettes - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up
The Ronettes - Walking In The Rain
The Ronettes - Is This What I Get For Loving You?
The Ronettes - I Can Hear Music
The Ronettes - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
The Beatles - It Won't Be Long
The Rolling Stones - Tell Me
George Harrison ft. Ronnie Spector - Try Some, Buy Some
The Ronettes - I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes ft. Bruce Springsteen & Ronnie Spector - You Mean So Much To Me (live)
Ronnie Spector & The E-Street Band - Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Ronnie Spector - Any Way That You Want Me
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Eddie Money ft. Ronnie Spector - Take Me Home Tonight
Ronnie Spector - Good Love Is Hard To Find
Ronnie Spector - Don't Worry Baby (live)
Ronnie Spector - She Talks To Rainbows
The Misfits with Marky Ramone & Ronnie Spector - You Belong To Me
Ronnie Spector - Girl From The Ghetto
Ronnie Spector - Back To Black
Ronnie Spector - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

The FNPS: Episode 91 - PS3, Concept Albums in Space Age Pop (01-07-2022)

On this week's show, we're looking at concept albums that predated Pet Sounds, in a little-known genre called Space Age Pop. This episode is not a deep dive on space age pop, but a look strictly at some of the concept albums within the genre. Pardon the late upload; I was in bed sick for a couple days, but - to quote Night Court - I'm feeling much better now!
Esquivel! - Blue Danube
Esquivel! - April In Portugal
Esquivel! - In A Persian Market
Esquivel! - El Carro del Sol (Venetian Love Song)
Les Baxter - Moonscape
Les Baxter - Mr. Robot
Les Baxter - Winds of Sirius
Les Baxter - Saturday Night on Saturn
Jimmie Haskell - Rockin' In The Orbit
Jimmie Haskell - Moon Mist
Jimmie Haskell - We Get Messages
Jimmie Haskell - Moonlight Cha Cha Cha
Jimmie Haskell - Asteroid Hop
Russ Garcia - Volcanoes of Mercury
Russ Garcia - Venus
Russ Garcia - Red Sands of Mars
Russ Garcia - Monsters of Jupiter
Russ Garcia - Lost Souls of Saturn
Russ Garcia - Frozen Neptune
Marty Manning - The Twilight Zone
Marty Manning - Forbidden Planet
Marty Manning - You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Marty Manning - The Unknown
Marty Manning - Night On Bald Mountain
Russ Garcia - Mermaid
Russ Garcia - Lost/Hallucinations
Russ Garcia - Atlantis
Russ Garcia - Fight With Giant
Frank Comstock - Stella By Starlight
Frank Comstock - On The Dark Side Of The Moon
Frank Comstock - When You Wish Upon A Star
Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo - Moon Gas
Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo - Maid of The Moon
Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo - Stella By Starlight
Ferrante & Teicher - The James Bond Theme
Ferrante & Teicher - Goldfinger

The FNPS: Episode 90 - An Ode To The Year That Was (12-31-2021)

I was going to keep going with the concept albums this week, but with it being new year's eve, I was feeling introspective. So I went through all my shows and playlists from the year and selected a few that spoke to the sort of year it's been, at least for me.
CHVRCHES - Under The Tide
The National - I Am Easy To Find
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Last Beat Of My Heart
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Zola Jesus - Soak
Miserable - Damned To Love You
The Cinematics - A Strange Education
Lamb - The Silence In Between (acoustic)
Emma Ruth Rundle - Shadows Of My Name
Drab Majesty - Ellipsis
Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld - Still Smiling
Depeche Mode - Halo
The Sundays - A Certain Someone
Frightened Rabbit - Still Want To Be Here
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Genesis - Follow You Follow Me
Hundred In The Hands - Pale Moon Out
Jean-Michel Jarre & Gary Numan - Here For You
Lana Del Rey - Mariner's Apartment Complex
The Tiny - Closer
Editors - Sugar
Placebo - Loud Like Love
CHVRCHES - Asking For A Friend
INXS - Don't Change
London Grammar - Bones Of Ribbon
Gang Of Youths - Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane
Neil Finn - Wherever You Are