The Earth Hotel

Our feature presentation comes from a May Day celebration, courtesy of Jasper Lee at Sweetwreath for hosting and Paul Wilm of Psychic Tuesday for recording. The companion episode, Swarming Nights at the Nick, can be found here. 0.00.00 - All Having Said That 0.01.46 - Silica Gel Trio - Invocation Noble: 0.06.06 - “Yellow Blood” 0.08.58 - “Sun’s Goin’ Down” 0.12.49 - “Will I?” Cleers: 0.18.55 - “Ho...

Were you planning on sleeping tonight? An inside look at the spooky pictures that make us remember where we are. The Society of the Spectacle Solar Sands: “Liminal Spaces (Exploring an Altered Reality)” ”Fake Liminal Spaces” Jacob Geller’s Youtube Channel PBS Idea Channel “Are All Hotels the Same Place?” Kitty Horrorshow

I invite you inside a more virtual room, in this case J167 – a conversation between myself and an esteemed entertainer in Birmingham, Jermaine “Funnymaine” Johnson. Links to all of his projects in the description, including his podcast available on Facebook called “We Got Bills,” with B Brian Crawford. He is the comedian who took a stand last summer which led to the removal of the Confederate Stat...

Jacquie jumps into the propaganda contest and we dissect some lines from the Mayor's Office. Magic City Spotlight Podcast: https://magiccitymondays.libsyn.com/website Episode 5? 15? "Superpowers and Storytelling": https://magiccitymondays.libsyn.com/website/superpowers-and-storytelling Woke Vote: https://wokevote.us/

A music mix from our friends in this between time. Happy Solstice. 0.00.00 - David's Welcome & About the Music / 0.07.38 - “Behold” - Mother Harmony / 0.10.41 - “Dahlia” - Mel Crozby and Richard Daniel / 0.12.12 - “Marina” - Osla / 0.15.27 - “frozen iguanas, bless their hearts” / - J Hamilton Issacs / 0.16.38 - “This is Not a Carol” - Anne LeBaron / 0.19.05 - “Inauguration Day” - Black Plastiq...

Join us for this watchdog conversation detailing the unusual budget process that has defunded Birmingham City Services for the profit of investment firms. People across the city are suffering due to the Mayor’s apparent manipulation of this process and his alleged misleading of the City Council and the People. The research and diligence of these grassroots heroes in piecing this story together is...

0.00.00 - On Carlo Gesualdo / 0.03.46 - "Chiaro Risplender Suole" / 0.08.09 - State of Birmingham and Future Magick / 0.19.21 - "Fat Mama Kick" (by the Walker Brothers) - JC and JMW at the Nick / 0.28.18 - Support the Magick - Night Hunting Pt 2 Redux / “Chiaro Risplender Suole” performed by l’Ensemble Métamorphoses de Paris

0.00.00 - Welcome to Your Very News Cycle / 0.04.30 - NSAID Headlines / 0.07.19 - "Unfair" by Nabeel / 0.09.49 - Interview / 0.57.17 - Improv - "Ways of Seeing" /

More music from friends around the dark, and part two of our five-week ritual of Night Hunting. 0.00.00 - Thanks to Substrate Radio / 0.02.22 - "Naming My Boat" - Colamo / 0.05.22 - "Purge for All Explosives" - Davey Williams + Joel Nelson / 0.07.18 - "The Cactus" - Flesh Narc / 0.13.11 - "Zoooooted" - Rumin8 / 0.16.39 - "I Don't Mind" - Future Trees / 0.20.56 - "Metro (full wash)" - BlipVert / 0....

A tour of the sound halls from new and old friends of the podcast 00.00 - Welcome and Invocation of Euterpe / 02.32 - Report from the Operator / 05.33 - "You Should've Been There Too" - Vira Tuis Spunyarn / 10.34 - Introduction to Music 1 / (All music listed can be found at "artist's name" .bandcamp.com unless otherwise noted) 12.12 - "Mama, I'm Coking Again" - Condor Club / 16.21 - "Could You Lie...

The working-class mayoral candidate for Huntsville, AL joins us to discuss his platform and the nature of control leading up to the election on August 25. Learn more about his platform and support the campaign if you wish at Andy4thepeople.com 0.00.00 - Lines from the Lobby / 0.02.22 - Message from the Operator / 0.04.02 - "Objections and Answers Respecting the Administration" - Alexander Hamilton...

0.00.00 - "Exclaves of Beligum" - TOTM / 0.04.07 - "Darb's Whistle TRACK" - LoFi / 0.09.51 - "Hellacious RAM Pt 1" (JC and TOTM) / 0.21.02 - Three Leo Tarot / 0.28.12 - "LIMBS" - TOTM / https://www.rumin8erade.bandcamp.com https://www.treesonthemoon.bandcamp.com https://www.joelnelson.bandcamp.com https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/davey-williams

0.00.00 - Cheerful Welcome / 0.01.50 - "Earth Hotel Sonata v178" / 0.02.47 - Substrate Schedule / 0.03.55 - NLS Bumper / 0.05.04 - NSAID Headlines Aug 1-8 / 0.06.41 - Newsletter Promo / 0.07.54 - Five Giant Local Release Steps / 0.09.00 - "Hopeless Curtains at the Wrong Time" - Joel Nelson and Davey Williams / 0.15.28 - "The Dream-Ritual of the New Nacirema" / 0.29.36 - "Dinosaur Teeth" - TOTM / 0...

Put on your lead-lined party hats and let’s be a solemn number. 75 years after we let the demon core do the dirty work, we hold this brief moment to reflect and listen into the dark. 0.00.00 - This is Not a Test (Welcome) / 0.03.17 - "Earth Hotel Sonata v287 (Steep Decision)" / 0.05.49 - Journada Del Muerto - Necessary Evil / 0.14.28 - Equipment test / 0.15.16 - Thanks to Substrate Radio / 0.15.40...

0.00.00 - Introduction / 0.07.09 - Curse Go Back / 0.08.56 - A Word from our Sponsor / 0.09.36 - Introduction to Brad 0.10.43 - "Placid Small Thoughts" - Brad Davis and Joel Nelson / 0.14.45 - Interview with Brad Davis / 0.51.57 - "Twin Titanics" - Spinflex M / 0.55.13 - Closing Spurious Monologue / 1.03.01 - "The Earth Hotel Sonata" (v285) /

Our man of the daytime night this time is your friend and mine Tony, who’s been heard on the show with his band Rollo, and has now released his first solo record, Pimp Ice. This marvelous album gets a workout in this episode, alongside new music from the EH house band, the Dizzy, and a special NSAID report from our friend Jony Cashe. Featuring words by E. E. Cummings in his own voice, and a short...

Our friend on the mic this week is Andy, a painter and instructor who joins me in a conversation about the purpose of art and happiness, what down time is for, and why cats are a gift to us all. 0.00.00 - A Message from NSAID, Your Surreal News Service/Episode Introduction 0.05.37 - “Dig to China” - Early James and the Latest 0.09.25 - Interview with Andy Jordan 0.49.54 - ”Dumps Like a Truck” - Th...

This is a magical and inspiring interview with a man who is of the bravest of hearts I have had the pleasure of knowing. Bob McKenna operates the Clubhouse on Highland, an elegant wedding destination in Southside Birmingham, which, we come to find out, also serves as a nexus of loving and expansive endeavors of all kinds during the week. Bob has worked as a clinical psychologist, and according to...

From the Desk - #1 (III-23-74_2019) I didn't go away, friends. . . . As I bring this operation back into equilibrium, I hope that you remain open to the transition. I seek to sew up the gaping wounds in the body of our operation, and help them heal and reform. I have a few practical changes to make: As we re-establish this remote base of operations, we will be finding active agents and recalling p...

3t-6h-8t-(1h-2h)-4t-7h-5t 0.00.00 - Introduction to the Podcast & “The Inner Lobby 3: Rabbits Part 1 (X 8/73)” // 0.02.54 - “The Earth Hotel Sonata (translated) v130” // 0.07.07 - Opening Monologue: “Imaginary Solutions” // 0.09.16 - “Evil” - Joel Nelson et al // 0.14.13 - News from the EH // 0.21.23 - Dates // 0.26.13 -“The Cost of It All” - Flag Day (Brad Davis, Joel Nelson) // 0.30.34 - Int...

Bibliography Bailey, Derek, “Improvisation: its nature and practice in music”, (New York: Da Capo Press, 1993), 132 Choucha Nadia, “Surrealism & the Occult Shamanism, Magic, Alchemy, and the Birth of an Artistic Movement”, (Destiny Books One Park Street Rochester, Vermont 05767, 1992) Hagberg L. Garry, “Ensemble Improvisation, Collective Intention, and Group Attention”, in vol. 1 of The Oxford...

The seat across the from the Operator desk is filled this week by Calliope Pettis, a songwriter and performer from the old Montevallo days who has come into her own since those Eclipse Open Mic nights. To recap after a joint gig at Tropicaleo in Birmingham, and in preparation for her appearance at Fork and Spoon Recordings in Panama City Beach, we sat down and had a vibrant chat about music, creat...