Don't Take a Bite

On this Memorial Day, let's remember the heights and depths to which Man's knowledge can lead him.

Knowledge is great. It's the APPLICATION of that knowledge that we sometimes take less responsibly than we should. Just ask Victor Frankenstein.

01 - Rockin' at Ground Zero - The Gears - 1980  (1:45)

02 - Ten More Shopping Days Till the Bomb - The Weeds - 1967  (3:02)

03 - A Letter from the Shelter - Planet P Project - 1984  (5:22)

04 - Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus) - The Stranglers - 1979  (3:32)

05 - No War No More - Uproar - 1982  (2:51)

06 - American Neutron - Citizen 23 - 1980  (2:14)

07 - Radiation - Perfect Gentlemen - 1987  (3:45)

08 - Missiles - The Sound - 1980  (5:26)

09 - Steps - Leningrad Sandwich - 1983  (5:06)

10 - Back in 1984 - Cerebral Hemorrhage - 1984  (4:56)

11 - Atomic Energy - Jimmy Womack - 1960  (2:13)

12 - Neutron Bomb - The Art Attacks - 1978  (2:58)

13 - Meltdown Boogie - The Buzzards - 1979  (2:54)

14 - Welcome to the Nuclear Age - The Hates - 1982  (2:53)

15 - Limited Nuclear War - Toxic Reasons - 1984  (2:20)

16 - Radiation Nation - Subverts - 1981  (1:44)

17 - Paint It Red - The Disco Zombies - 1980  (2:05)

18 - Prompt Critical - Insinuations - 1980   (2:51)

19 - Strontium 90 - Bobbie Warren - 1960  (2:24)

20 - Atomic Garden - Bad Religion - 1992  (3:12)

21 - Satan Ain't Nothing but a Bomb - Sister Pauline Trotter - 1976  (3:32)

22 - Shattered Glass - Paranoia - 1984  (3:04)

23 - Nuke Up Now! - Sado-Nation - 1983  (2:32)

24 - Holocaust Hop - The End - 1983  (2:16)

We start and end this depressing chronicle of fatalism with some dance steps.  Even though (so far) the most pessimistic fears of atomic angst haven’t come true, if it’s got a beat, you can dance to it!

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Thursday for our final installment.

  

Five of One

 

Yup, these songs are from the Eighties. and their song titles comprise only one word.

That's their blessing, or gimmick, or curse.

01 - Disneyland - The Dik Van Dykes - 1987  (1:26)

02 - Bubblegum - The Cichlids - 1980  (1:53)

03 - Dangerboy - Rough Cut - 1981  (2:15)

04 - Communication - Glass Torpedoes - 1982  (3:17)

05 - Security - Wendy and the Rocketts - 1983  (3:53)

06 - Telepathy - A-Heads - 1982  (1:49)

07 - Strangers - The Stripes - 1980  (3:05)

08 - Innocent - Grace Pool - 1980  (4:16)

09 - Dreaming - The Expelled - 1982  (2:28)

10 - Powerlines - Delta 5 - 1982  (3:14)

11 - Julie - Invaders - 1981  (2:56)

12 - Summer - The Take - 1980  (2:39)

13 - Espionage - Essential Bop - 1984  (2:46)

14 - Professionals - Ana Hausen - 1981  (2:49)

15 - Souvenirs - Second Language - 1984  (3:57)

16 - Spymaster - Jerry's Kids - 1989  (3:04)

17 - Wake - Leningrad Sandwich - 1982  (3:10)

18 - Normal - The Petticoats - 1980  (2:03)

19 - Chains - The Wad - 1980   (4:33)

20 - Vertigo - Standing Waves - 1981  (3:57)

21 - You - The Cold - 1980  (3:07)

22 - Augie - The Subjects - 1982  (2:25)

23 - Nemesis - Shriekback - 1985  (3:44)

24 - TV - The Judy's - 1981  (2:15)

25 - Beaverworld - The Shades - 1980  (3:30)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Monday for the final week of this Musical Month of May!

  

At Least Buy Us a Drink First

What is it about these outer-space types, anyway?  They think they got the right to probe ya ANYWHERE!

Well, while you're waiting for your test results, listen to this grope --- I mean, GROUP -- of way-out tunes.

01 - I Thought I Saw a Saucer - Ginny Millay - 1961   (2:46)

02 - Rock the Universe - Dell Vaughn and the Fortune Aires - 1958  (1:42)

03 - We'll Be Dancin' on the Moon - Trade Martin - 1962  (2:14)

04 - Lines - Eddie Maelov & Sunshine Patteson - 1981  (4:39)

05 - Space Monkey - Lisa Anders & the Victory Five - 1960  (2:20)

06 - Date with Sputnik - Leroy Thompson and His Swingtime Playboys - 1957  (2:14)

07 - Lookin' for That UFO - Calvin Boles - 1965  (2:15)

08 - Apollo 11 - Tim Adams Trio - 1969  (2:52)

09 - Mars Needs Women - Beluga and the Human Ashtrays - 1979  (3:18)

10 - This Island Earth - Mike Rep and the Quotas - 1975  (2:17)

11 - Satellite Love - Lil Randolph - 1958  (2:11)

12 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind - SST - 1978  (3:03)

13 - Virus X - Rhythm Method - 1981  (2:49)

14 - Space Ship - The Missles - 1960  (2:00)

15 - First Man on the Moon - Jean Alford - 1965  (2:13)

16 - Absolution - CE IV - 1983  (2:28)

17 - Flying Attack - The Surprises - 1979  (3:41)

17 - Six Little Men - Tony Lyzer - 1958  (2:17)

18 - Monkey Missile - Ric Masten with Larry King and the Five Hi's - 1964  (2:06)

19 - No Doubt About It - Hot Chocolate - 1980  (4:04)

20 - Redneck Woman from Planet Mars - Horny Mormons - 1992  (1:49)

21 - The Martian Band - Scottie Stoneman - 1968  (2:28)

22 - Chicken Spaceman - The Marathons - 1961  (2:05)

23 - Moon Man - Johnnie Howard - 1969  (2:38)

24 - Astronauts - Genocid - 1981  (2:07)

25 - Little Green Man Fever - The Negatives - 1979  (2:03)

26 - Please Mr Scientist - The Redwoods - 1961  (2:35)

28 - Dancing on Mars - What If thinking - 1983  (4:16)

29 - UFO Go Away - Chuck Robins - 1965  (1:49)

30 - White Light - Household Names - 1981  (2:52)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

  

Extra points if you recognize the source of the CD rear's art!  Until then, listen and come back on Thursday for another wild comp!