CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies

As the reality of Covid-19 forces CITR to move away from live programming, this prerecorded episode profiles the actor Max von Sydow (1929-2010) and scores from the two films he received Oscar nominations for: Pelle the Conqueror and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. 1. The Chemical Brothers: We've Got to Try (No Geography, 2019) Virgin EMI 2. Kalte: Offworld (2019) self-released 3. Zero 7: The C...

For the final live episode of Exploding Head Movies -- at least for the next little while as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold and self-isolation is finally explored in North America -- we profile the Brazilian producer Amon Tobin and his early + recent techno work, including some video game music and art installation pieces. 1. Deltron 3030: Virus (Deltron 3030, 2000) 75 Ark 2. Marja Ahti: Chora (...

With the recent death of the actor Kirk Douglas, we profile Alex North's score to the 1960 epic Spartacus along with some songs from the 1954 film adaptation of 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea. We also pay tribute to legendary producer Andrew Weatherall & upcoming rapper Pop Smoke amongst other material as gak gets older and occasionally wiser. 1. Primal Scream: Movin' on Up (Screamadelica, 1991) Cre...

With International Women's Day coming this Sunday, this all-female episode has a profile on Fatima Al Qadiri's score to the 2019 film Atlantics. 1. Basia Bulat: Your Girl (Are You in Love?, 2020) Secret City 2. Cherushii: In Defence of Colours (Queen of Cups 12", 2013) 100% Silk 3. Forever: Blur (Close to the Flame EP, 2020) Cascine 4. Biawanna: Partner in Crime (2019) self-released 5. CEP: Pupil...

Break out the pancakes and beads; we finally have a Mardi Gras episode for y'all! After a little summary of live music in Vancouver, we dive deep into Cajun country with a festive time out based on the sounds of Louisiana, winding up with a profile on some of the tunes from the 1986 film The Big Easy. Laissez les bon temps rouler! 1. Bob James: Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Two, 1975) CTI 2. Éric Nor...

It's Black History Month, so with the film award season ending earlier that usual this year, we can finally have a timely funky episode with a long overdue profile on Isaac Hayes' score to the 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft! Can you dig it? 1. Red Circle: Red Blood Blues (Petrified, 2019) self-released 2. Ted Quinlan: Cheticamp (Absolutely Dreaming, 2019) self-released 3. Sudan Archives: Glorio...

Fundrive 2020 is here at CITR, as is our Oscar recap! After weeks of profiling the nominated scores & songs, we listen to the winners along with Jung Jae Il's soundtrack to the 92nd Academy Awards best picture Parasite. 1. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: Smile (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower 2. Jung Jae Il: Conciliation I (Parasite OST, 2019) Milan 3. S...

The 92nd Academy Awards will be handed out next Sunday, so for our fourth chapter on the 2020 Oscars, we have profiles on nominated scores that we've profiled already: Hildur Guðnadóttir's Joker & John Williams' The Rise of Skywalker. We also share a nominated song from Breakthrough and pay tribute to composer Joel Vandroogenbroeck, guitarist Andy Gill, actor Danny Aiello & basketball player Kobe...

It's Week 3 of our annual Oscar profiles as we hear Randy Newman's nominated score to Marriage Story. Newman also has a nomination for best original song for Toy Story 4, so we'll hear that along with a nominated song from Frozen 2. We also music from Parasite & Motherless Brooklyn and eulogize actress Anna Karina (1940-2019), singer-songwriter Norma Tanega (1939-2019) & comedian Terry Jones (1942...

Part 2 of our 92nd Academy Awards profile looks at Thomas Newman's nominated score from 1917 along with Cynthia Erivo's nominated song from Harriet. We also pay tribute to trumpeter Jack Sheldon (1931-2019) amongst old & new tunes. 1. Holy Fuck: Luxe [w. Alexis Taylor] (Deleter, 2020) Last Gang 2. Jayda G: Stanley's Got Down [No Parking on the DF, Honey Dijon remix instrumental] (Significant Chang...

With the recent death of poet John Giorno, gak returns to 24 Hours of Radio Art with a tribute to his landmark yet accessible Dial-a-Poem service. In lieu of having a series of landlines connected to answering machines, we will parallelize the experience by having multiple poems read simultaneously as additional orders are barked via megaphone. "A circus of verse for the normal adverse!" Prepare f...

The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced this morning so gak celebrates his twelfth anniversary on air at CITR, Oscar season begins proper. We'll profile Alexander Desplat's nominated score to Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women along with a nominated song from Rocketman. We'll also have tributes to Carroll Spinney, René Auberjonois & Neil Peart. 1. Hans Zimmer: Main Title (12...

For our first profile for the year 2020, we'll re-enter the Lucasfilm universe by listening to John Williams' final score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We'll also hear cues from Ludwig Göransson's recent work from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian and pay tribute to Diahann Carroll, Neil Innes, Allee Willis, Kelly Fraser & Gershon Kingsley. MMXX begins! 1. Christophe Beck: Angel of Verdun...

From a numerical perspective, we bid adieu to the 2010s with a modest selection of some of the defining songs from the decade about to pass. Though attempts were made to wedge in multiple previously unprofiled soundtracks, we'll focus mostly on one: Jonny Greenwood's score to the 2018 film You Were Never Really Here. 1. Robyn: Dancing on My Own (Body Talk Pt. 1, 2010) Konichiwa 2. Kalte: Vostok St...

This Christmas episode originally aired 2014 December 15, devoted to the then-rerelease of Ryuichi Sakamoto's score to the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie before his far-too-sudden death. Full details: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20141215/ radiofreegak@gmail.com twitter.com/hundredaire https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies

As per tradition, it's time for our annual alternative Yuletide episode! Consider this your festival prescription to escape the carols that you are being bludgeoned to senselessness elsewhere. Our counter-Christmas programming primarily focuses on John Debney & Leon Redbone's music from the 2003 modern holiday classic Elf, so now you can know Santa too. 1. Ray Conniff: Holiday Greetings 1 (Holiday...

With the year drawing to a close, it's time to summarize the past twelve months; in lieu of a best-of/festive playlist, consider this simply a review. Main soundtrack profile will be on Emile Mosseri's The Last Black Man in San Francisco but we also tackle unprofiled music from Motherless Brooklyn and Us amongst other recent faves. 1. Matias Aguayo: 2019 (Support Alien Invasion, 2019) Cómeme/Cramm...

As winter sets in the northern hemisphere, it's time to think of colder places, like space. James Gray's film Ad Astra will be profiled, scored primarily by Max Richter with some assistance from Lorne Balfe. We also try to tackle as much of the Vancouver concert scene in advance of Christmas, the end of the year and the end of the decade (for some). 1. Blue Hawaii: Prepare for Flight (Tenderness,...

Batten down the hatches, crew! This boat lists towards Mark Korven's score to the 2019 film The Lighthouse so all hands on deck as we weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! O and there are sports updates, cap'n. 1. Spirit of the West: Save This House (Save This House, 1990) WEA 2. Jacques Greene: Say Nothing (3024 FYE3 12", 2019) 3024 3. Sudan Archives: Iceland Moss (Athena, 2019) Stones Throw 4. Moon...

Cellist & composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has had a busy 2019, so we'll profile some of her recent scorework, primarily from the recent Batman film Joker and the HBO historical drama Chernobyl. 1. Ellis Drane & His Jazz Orchestra: The Live! with Murray Franklin Theme (Songs from Live! with Murray Franklin EP [from 'Joker'], 2019) WaterTower 2. Negativland: Limbo (True False, 2019) Seeland 3. LOUVER: C...

In honour of Remembrance Day, we go back to 1993 to cover the stark effects of war as we profile John Williams' score to Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Schindler's List. 1. The Avalanches: Saturday Night Inside Out [w. David Berman & Father John Misty] (Wildflower, 2016) Astralwerks 2. Devours: Avalon (Avalon EP, 2015) self-released 3. Lightning Dust: 3AM/100 Degrees (Spectre, 2019) Western Viny...

gak's back from Europe and quite jetlagged. In honour of one of the countries he visited, we profile the music from the German television series Babylon Berlin. Let the music be awesome for you as your host learns to get out of the damn way. 1. The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: Stars and Rockets [David Holmes mix] (Come Get It I Got It, 2002) 13 Amp 2. Kim Gordon: Air Bnb (No Home Record, 2019) Ma...

As a bonus to recent podcast listeners, this Hallowe'en episode from 2016, set to re-air in 2019 but didn't due to technical issues, is available. "WOLFMAN GAK guesthosts this All Hallowed Eve episode as regular host gak is asleep somewhere. All manners of spooky sounds from this raspy-voiced legend of radio as he overpowers all procedures, though he ran low on whiskey and throat lozenges." Full d...

gak's on the road for work so this prerecorded episode features Mica Levi's eerie score to the 2019 South American film Sonos. Not horror in concept but totally in sound. Plenty of Thom Yorke here too since he plays in Vancouver the night this airs on the radio. 1. Sloan: Money City Maniacs (Navy Blues, 1998) Murderecords 2. Concubine: Decenter (2018, 2018) self-released 3. Thom Yorke: Not the New...

On this Canadian Thanksgiving episode, we continue with our October horror theme by delving into some of the music tied to the teenage werewolf film series Ginger Snaps. Keep your turkeys safe outdoors; gobble gobble! 1. Stereolab: Brakhage (Dots and Loops: Expanded Edition, 2019) Duophonic 2. Yu Su: Words without Sound (Roll with the Punches 12", 2019) Second Circle 3. Little Eva: Let's Turkey Tr...