Artificial Radio Hour with Rev. Dr. Dr. Phill Part 21

A nice, compact length for this one.

I listed the source of the regular opening sound effect in the playlist this time, just for the heck of it. Tom Baker is my favorite Doctor, btw.

I've just noticed there are more than a few cuts from television, I swear that wasn't planned.

I always thought the Henry Mancini track was named after an island in the Pacific, but I was thinking of Luzon. "Lujon" is the percussion instrument which opens the piece. It's a wooden box metallophone designed by William Loughborough of Sausalito. Jazz musician John Lewis got the first one, so it was named after him.

Wow, really, as I'm writing this I'm noticing all the television stuff. Weird.

• Doctor Who, to start.

• New Wave Theatre was a music showcase that started in Los Angeles and later aired nationally on USA Network's Night Flight.

• The Mancini track was from the album Mr. Lucky Goes Latin which was a follow-up to his album of music from the 1960 show Mr. Lucky, although "Lujon" wasn't on the show.

• Saved By The Bell, natch.

• Toronto's Shadowy Men From A Shadowy Planet (who are not a surf band, thanks) are probably best know for the track "Having A Lovely Weekend" which was used as the theme for the Canadian sketch comedy show "The Kids In The Hall".

• A short ~20second news theme by an unknown artist from a Wisconsin UHF station. I have the coolest music you guys.

• Steven Universe is maybe the best cartoon on TV, I haven't watched the latest episodes because it gets too emotionally intense. I don't remember cartoons being about death as much when I was a kid.

• Psyché Rock by Pierre Henry was NOT the theme to Futurama, but it was obviously the model.

 
As usual, leave a comment on the blog or reply to the email to let me know how much you hate Ruby, or how much you love local news theme music or Steven Universe.

Until next week, enjoy!

- Rev. Dr. Dr. Phill

(P.S. - if you do love news theme music, do let me know because I have got sooo much of it...)



Pouring Crystals (from Doctor Who - "The Stones of Blood") - Elizabeth Parker (1978)

Intro #1 - Peter Ivers (Best of New Wave Theatre) (1981)

Lujon - Henry Mancini (1961)

CoolGames Inc. Episode 28: THUDDS 8/19/2016

slms_sample6 - Unknown  

sp061m01_t#01 (Rev. Dr. Dr. Phil edit) - Rameses III (20??)  

Ruby: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe Part 31: Teru Tangos with the Moles - ZBS Foundation (1982)

The Man in Me - Bob Dylan (1970)

Ruby: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe Part 32: More Mole Puns - ZBS Foundation (1982)

 We're Not A Fucking Surf Band - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet (1993)

Ruby: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe Part 33: Surfing on Magnetic Waves - ZBS Foundation (1982)

WDJT 58 Milwaukee, WI 1996 News Package - Primary Open - Unknown Artist (1996)  

Q U A D R I N O M E T R Y - THE SECRET OF THE WAVE LIES IN C R E A T I O N (Steven Universe: Ocean Gem) - Aivi & Surasshu (2014)

We Are The Crystal Gems (Pilot) - Zach Callison (2013)

Messe pour le temps présent II. Psyché Rock - Pierre Henry (1967)

War Rocket Ajax Episode 318 - Rackin' Up Enemies f/ Fred Van Lente 8/22/2016

Tights and Fights Ep. 3: Peak Wrestling (and Other Fulfilled Desires) 8/18/2016

Complete Rumpfed Runyon - Blechtum From Blechdom (1999)

Tread Perilously -- The Rockford Files: Irving the Explainer 8/18/2016

The Rockford Files Theme - Mike Post (1974)

Snowflake - Poetic (1980)

Blood on the Atlas - Unknown (Best of New Wave Theatre) (1981)

I Think I Found It - Unknown (Best of New Wave Theatre) (1981)

Steely Blues - Dan Deacon (2015)

After The Gold Rush - The Flaming Lips (1998)