CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies

As Hallowe'en Horror Month continues, we'll double dip with selections from Pino Donaggio's score to the 1st ever Stephen King film adaptation, 1976's Carrie, then getting more recent, 2024's Longlegs by Zilgi. Twice the creepiness! 01. Paul Zaza & Carl Zittrer: Tonight is Prom Night (Prom Night OST, 1980) RCA 02. Sarah Davachi: The Crier's Choir (The Head as Form'd in the Crier's Choir, 2024)...

Zombies are the menu for Canadian Thanksgiving as we listen to selections of both European & North American soundtracks to George A Romero's 1978 satire Dawn of the Dead. 01. Pulp: Turkey Mambo Momma [1981] (The Peel Sessions, 2006) Island/Universal 02. George Thomson: Bold Turkey (Phood/Stay EP, 1998) Stickman 03. Contact Tetherball: Cold Turkey (The Real Songs were the Friends We Made Along...

October is at last here so it's time for our annual horror month in the countdown to Hallowe'en! We being with a profile on the odd prog rock soundtrack to the wonderfully bizarre 1977 Japanese film Hausu (House), originally intended for last year so amidst numerous acts performing in Vancouver this week, we start spooky season in a wild fashion. 01. Justice: One Night/All Night [w. Tame Impala] (...

Every year, Canada marks a National Day of Truth & Reconciliation based on the mistreatment of indigenous peoples, particularly with their children placed into settlers' residential schools to remove their culture. This episode features artists & themes associated with Turtle Island's inhabitants, with music from the films Black Robe & Killers of the Flower Moon. 01. Snotty Nose Rez Ki...

After one complicated yet fun trip to Los Angeles, gak profiles music associated with actor Alain Delon (1935-2024). The Vancouver International Film Festival starts on Thursday but there's a large live performance component this year so we profile musicians from film. There are other concerts happening and a swath of AOR/yacht rock/city pop here too in a very loose episode. 01. Dalida & Alain...

In the wake of more recent reissues from the vast discography of new wave icon Nash the Slash, this profile mostly dips into his post-FM days. On the soundtrack front, we recap the recent Emmy winners plus pay tribute to actor James Earl Jones (1931-2024) & kora player Toumani Diabaté (1965-2024). 01/ Jeff Bennett: The Morning Report [w. Rowan Atkinson, James Earl Jones & Evan Saucedo] (Th...

On any given Monday, gak presents an eclectic mix of music and boy howdy, we've got a doozy for you. In honour of Richard Horowitz (1949-2024), we profile his score to the 1999 film Any Given Sunday, so we're blending 4th world music with sports themes. Are you ready for some adventure? 01. André Mathieu & Victor Vogel: Olympic Chimes (Games of the XXI Olympiad - Montréal, 1976) Polydor 02. Sa...

School is almost back in session so this week's lesson looks at recent music from Thom Yorke, ranging from new projects, Radiohead covers and his score to 2024's Confidenza. We waltz around other academic subjects, Polaris Prize nominees, acts playing in Vancouver this week and another CITR's host's 25th anniversary on air. Books open, pencils out, devices away, laptops charged. 01. Soulwax: Teach...

Appropriate for the end of summer, gak finally tackles a long-promised episode devoted to the 1980s Japanese genre known as city pop. The entire playlist should be considered ultrasmooth with acts clearly inspired by this resurrected & imported style. Perfect for driving away from the city and to the beach. Ichi, ni, san, yon, go! 00. BGM 01. Miki Matsubara: Mayonaka no Door/Stay with Me (Para...

Tying back to ancestral lands, gak's back and he found a compilation of songs from the films of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki so you've got a dry pan, rollicking episode coming up. 01. The Chills: I Love My Leather Jacket (Kaleidoscope World, 1986) Flying Nun/Creation 02. Yoo Doo Right: SMB (A Murmur, Boundless to the East, 2022) Mothland 03. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers: Crawling Up...

For your belated British Columbia Day enjoyment, we pay tribute to music associated with the films of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland (1935-2024) & Shelly Duvall (1949-2024) amidst other mourning material in this pre-recorded episode. 01. Harvey Keitel & Tim Roth: Let's Get a Taco (Reservoir Dogs OST, 1992) MCA 02. DVTR: Les Olympiques (2024) Lisbon Lux 03. Kilometre Club: Jasper AB (Let...

It's Pride Week in Vancouver so amidst mostly LGBTQ+ programming, we'll profile the 1982 indie scifi film Liquid Sky. 01. Richard Simmons: Live It (Reach, 1982) Elektra 02. B Trust: I Hate My Body [extended instrumental] (2017) self-released 03. Honey Dijon: Le Femme Fantastique [w. Josh Caffe] (Black Girl Magic, 2022) Classic 04. Elkka: Right Here (Prism of Pleasure, 2024) Ninja Tune 05. Boney M:...

One of the widely consume scores this year is Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' industrial dance music from Challengers. Though tennis themes were thought of for this episode, amidst plenty of techno, gak's behind on some club classics from 2024 and it's time to prep the Polaris nominee profiles so we've got light summer vibes. 01. Rasputina: Saline the Salt Lake Queen (Frustration Plantation, 2004...

Ryan Faulconer (1976-2024) was a key friend all these years. We lost him too soon in January so in a celebration of his life, we feature some of his favourite songs and then Jeff Beal's score to 2001's Pollock, a film that spoke dearly to him. 01. Hayden: Trees Lounge (Trees Lounge OST, 1996) MCA 02. Phill Niblock: Two Lips 1 (Touch Five, 2013) Touch 03. Jonathan Richman: Government Centre (Jonath...

Going back to Canada Day 2013, this repeat broadcast gets all rural with the headbanger FUBAR film series, eh. Original details & episode: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20130701/ This one has been tightened up a bit and some birds got into it. Give'r! 1. Stompin' Tom Connors: Roll On Saskatchewan (Meets Big Joe Mufferaw, 1970) Dominion 2. Wayne Henderson & Freedom...

gak's in Utah for work & fun so this episode way off the active podcast feed from 10 years ago dives into spoken word with a spotlight on Ken Nordine (1920-2019) back when he was alive and still doing radio beat poetry. 00. gak & Gregory Gan yak it up 01. Potatohead People: Pete Sakes (Mellowtunes EP, 2012) Jellyfish 02. Calamalka: Auterzonik (Shredders Dub, 2006) Plug Research 03. Tom Wai...

Actress Cindy Morgan (1954-2023) provided a partial impetus to look at the world of Tron again and we'll combine Wendy Carlos' score from the 1982 original with Daft Punk's 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy as we project the future of this cult series. RUN * 10 Chaka Khan: Fate (What Cha' Gonna Do for Me, 1981) Warner Bros 20 Canadian Electronic Ensemble: Whale Oil (Canadian Electronic Ensemble, 2019) Arto...

Roger Corman (1926-2024) was a trailblazer in producing & occasionally directing American independent cinema, so we'll touch upon only a handful of cues from films that came from his studios. 01. Ramones: Rock'n Roll High School (Rock'n Roll High School OST, 1979) Sire/Warner Bros 02. Yoo Doo Right: The Failure of Stiff, Tired Friends (A Murmur, Boundless to the East, 2022) Mothland 03. The Sh...

gak's back from New York so as he dug through films set in the Big Apple, he opted for a Puerto Rican flair with the 1993 film Carlito's Way. For Vancouverites, Music Waste is this weekend so we also spotlight some of the local acts performing in this long-running festival. 01. Eli Escobar: NY So Hi (Up All Night 12", 2014) Night People NYC 02. Shabason & Gunning: Measures of Fog (Ample Habita...

This pre-recorded episode goes more new age than ambient, so consider this Part 14.5 of our sorta soothing & serene sounding series, mostly in a Greek vein as we profile some of the soundtrack work of Yanni. 0.1 Nathan Shubert: Maybe Borealis (2024) self-released 0.2 Terre Thaemlitz: Tranquilizer [excerpt] (Tranquilizer: 30th Anniversary Restored & Expanded Edition, 2024) Comatonse 0.3 Ric...

For your Victoria Day (or Whit Monday) enjoyment, we profile Montreal's CFCF and his score to the 2022 Canadian queer indie film You Can Live Forever. 01. Thundercat: Thousand Knives (A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto: To the Moon and Back, 2022) Milan 02. Ryuichi Sakamoto: 20220214 (12, 2023) Commmons/Milan 03. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Behind the Mask (Solid State Survivor, 1980) Alfa 04. Juicy Fruits...

Amidst a profile on some of Steve Albini's (1962-2024) recording work and tributes to other recently deceased folks, we profile an interesting collaboration between Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs & experimental musician Dean Hurley for the 2023 sci-fi film Divinity. 01. Shellac: Canada (Live at Cat's Cradle, Carrboro: August 30, 2006) self-released 02. Sunn O))): Novæ (Life Metal, 2019) Southern Lord...

In honour of the character actor M. Emmet Walsh (1935-2024), we profile Carter Burwell's score from perhaps Walsh's largest role (and the Coen Brothers' debut): 1984's Blood Simple in this deceptively neo-noir styled episode. 01. Clarence "Frogman" Henry & Paul Gayten: Ain't Got No Home (Ain't Got No Home 7", 1956) Argo 02. Bell Orchestre: Making Time (House Music, 2021) Erased Tapes 03. The S...

gak's back after a fortnight in a swamp with a profile on the Toronto band Absolutely Free and their score to the 2016 independent film Two Cares Due None. 01. Count Floyd: The Gory Story of Duane & Debbie (Count Floyd 12", 1982) RCA 02. Ian William Craig: Blue Suit Glitch (Music for Magnesium_173 OST, 2022) FatCat 03. Pierre Kwenders: No No No [w. Vanyfox] (No No No Remixes, 2023) Arts &...

gak's back from staring at things blocking the sun so the genres shift to mostly folk as we profile Jim Williams' songs from the soundtrack to the 2013 film A Field in England. 01. Waxahatchee: Right Back to It (Tigers Blood, 2024) Anti- 02. Amanda Whiting: Facing the Sun (The Liminality of Her, 2024) First Word 03. Rhiannon Giddens: Wrong Kind of Right (You're the One, 2023) Nonesuch 04. Rhiannon...