A deep dive into theater technology and Belzerian conspiracy theory via unnecessary orchestral versions, covers, metal and glitch.
Not American Top 40 #010 – MMMM Your Radio Is Not Broken
Your radio is not broken. It’s delicious ice premium ice cream.
SCUMBAG BASTARD – I WANT A BIG TRUCK
I’m gonna park on that bridge.
Signal path:
Casio SK-1 > Eiki 7070 Cassette Recorder
Eiki 7070 Cassette > CD-R
CD-R on Eiki 7070 CD Player + MIC + ZOOM 505 > Eiki 7070 Cassette Recorder
No cassette tapes were harmed in the production of this track
Not American Top 40 #009: Perfect Sound Forever
CDs are back, we hear, so this week we pay tribute to the format that promised Perfect Sound Forever. But first, we fondly remember Dr. Johnny Fever a/k/a Howard Hesseman (RIP)
Not American Top 40 #008: No Theme – Great Equipment
This week’s show has no theme, but you can’t expect great music unless you have great equipment.
Not American Top 40 #007 – Greatest Hits of ’22
It’s been a heck of a year, so let’s take a look back and count down the Greatest Hits of ’22.
Not American Top 40 #005 – 9 Dec. 2021 – Who Listens to the Radio?
Who listens to the radio? We explore this question with a four-part inquiry into the origins and history of radio.
Not American Top 40 #004 – 25 Nov. 2021 – Buy Nothing Day Eve
Celebrating Buy Nothing Day 2021 with deals on electronics, tapes and CDs.
Not American Top 40 #003 – 11 Nov. 2021 – Not Yacht Rock
A 69-part investigation into the cultural fraud that is called “yacht rock.”
Not American Top 40 #002 – 28 Oct. 2021 – In the Chapel, in the Moonlight
It’s not Halloween, so this is not a Halloween show. But we will dance, in the chapel, in the moonlight, with all of Black Sabbath’s lesser singers. Dino approves.