The Overnightscape Underground

2:28:15 – Dave in Kentucky provides a prologue, then is joined by Eddie Murray (at 22:39), Chad Bowers (at 52:34) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:39:56) for some monologues about monologues, some simulated dialogues and the premiere of a new musical epilogue. Next month’s topics: The Enduring, the Evolving and the Extinct. Record about one, two […]

3:47:36 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Listening to music on a cassette Walkman, The Beatles, Baroque Hoedown, Opaque Hoedown, this circus Earth, Knicks game, bus is late, listening to Boards of Canada – Inferno on cassette, World Cup, reality blam, The Firesign Theatre, O.C. and Stiggs (1985), later, The […]

1:18:31 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! This is a wild one! Synchronicities: Mandela Effect, alternate realities, paintings. Ref: 904-08, 102-41, 613-18, 958-27, 971-43, 958-06, 944-23, 997-12, 104-093, 970-19, 116-54, 118-04, 241-02, 1016-23, 1003-11, 1001-08, 137-31, 601-11, [&...

2:52:22 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: My car is in the shop, Gravity’s Rainbow, Flying Down to Rio (1933), Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, car repairs, plans changing, robot barista, vegan junk food lunch, Roxy Music, glamour, mac and cheese, the difficult park, lawn care, NBA Finals, mystery event, […]

Fusebox 279: “POLITICAL KAYFABE” 27:35- COLD OPEN: “Does Size Matter?”:: Show Open :: For Whom The Piano Tolls :: Kayfabe Content :: Fusebox Liner :: Grindhouse Resurrection Spot 3 :: Fusebox Bit ID: Shrunken Headed Steve :: Kayfabe in the Ballroom :: Speaking Of Water Rats :: Lying Liars That Lie: Something Fishy at the […]

2:26:41 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lawn situation, another situation, Boards of Canada – Inferno, Backrooms (2026), Mr. Pibb, sultan synchronicity, the nature of our world, consciousness and the quality of experiencing, overlay of meaning, psithurism, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026), Severance, Italiamo Cedrata, Koyaanisqatsi (1982),...

1:20:23 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! This one is extra random. Ref: 958-34, 1015-18, 915-01, 920-11, 957-08, 223-1, 916-13, 104-078, 126-26, 404-02, 233-251, 120-27, 503-52, 541-28, 962-34, 921-31, 1004-24, 971-07, 451-43, 711-07, 997-13, 441-05. License for […]

32:49 – Welcome back to the world of ‘After Hours’. In our latest journey through the dark hours, we ask whether a pair of brown flannel trousers can be possessed by evil, as ‘The Man in the Pub’ recalls his cousin’s traumatic experiences with some haunted trousers. Elsewhere, ordinary people ruminate over their amourous celebrity […]

3:02:52 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Listening party later today at Rough Trade Below in Rockefeller Center for the new Boards of Canada album Inferno, “You Look Mabus”, religion, showbiz, 1979, Backrooms (2026), visions, Gravity’s Rainbow, constructed world, higher dimensional geometry, the template of experiential cognition, the...

3:01:59 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Candy review (Dr Pepper Cotton Candy, A&W Root Beer Cotton Candy), Boards of Canada & Inferno, Hare Krishna synchronicity, organizing Onsug, The Amazing Digital Circus, Dungeon Crawler Carl, stop motion animation, Mad God (2021), archive news, dish-wallahs article, the experiential factor, Where’s My Fortune Cook...

1:20:47 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! This one has a really laid back vibe. Synchronicities: too much money, foul language, the pandemic. Ref: 133-10, 961-34, 979-22, 122-37, 1002-20, 1001-08, 997-11, 964-38, 108-66, 1012-01, 404-45, 955-09, 910-49, […]

2:31:09 – Frank on the road in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Off to Rockaway to see Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026), Highway Rituals, Lock ‘n’ Chase, moods, coffee, Onsug Archive, motor went crazy, obscure/lost fonts (Dingaling, Rocket Gothic), National Geographic hologram issue (December 1988), lost my way again, my review of […]

2:38:33 – Dave in Kentucky proudly presents Part One of Dashiell Hammett’s Poisonville. The fourteen mini-chapters in this installment are summarized by fourteen complete songs written by Dave and implemented by Suno.ai (v4.5). Several musical genres are represented, including country, bluegrass, folk-rock, Latin pop, reggae, doo-wop and jazz. There’s also a new Killer Serials Th...

4:14:39 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mini heatwave, fire chief, Tape Land Video, Video Loaf, VHS Forever on Criterion, Videoheaven (2025), video rental stores, massive morning detour through Secaucus Junction, Penn Station, subway, VHS logo font (Lee), Roxy Music, grand Central, Marilyn Monroe, In the Credits of MTV’s House […]

1:18:57 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! Synchronicities: cosmic theories, synthesizers, travel. Ref: 823-033, 711-58, 122-52, 903-10, 801-139, 301-53, 985-01, 985-33, 1006-03, 752-50, 921-65, 941-04, 916-10, 980-03, 994-09, 969-07, 686-023, 111-076, 451-26, 118-20, 140-22, 253-04...

2:02:45 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives. My synthesizer versions of old ragtime songs are finally collected in one place! Polar Lion (an anagram of “piano roll”) began when I discovered the website pianola.co.nz, which had a huge […]

2:56:03 – Frank in New Jersey,2:56:03 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The new garbage crew, can robots eliminate garbage, Forza Horizon 6, new book work, hey mac, Lynch/Oz (2022), Wizard of Oz synchronicities, Linda’s Coffee Pot, walnuts and pistachios, always windy for recycling, Other Side synchronicity, demolition progress, Rex Reed dead at […]

2:38:01 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Two personal mysteries solved last night, one major (book from which song titles from my 1987 tape were taken: There Is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce (1942)), and one minor (forgotten font Ter Gast), what a card!, Dungeon Crawler Carl Book […]

4:19:20 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show. Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Frank’s brother John, Nate in Wisconsin, Jan Erik from Norway, Bob LeMent from Morning […]

3:10:31 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Randy from California (at 43:22), Eddie Murray (at 54:10), Chad Bowers (at 1:19:10) and Frank Edward Nora (at 2:15:47) for a discussion of G.I.’s, P.I.’s and A.I.’s. Next month’s topics: Prologues, Monologues & Epilogues. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or […]

1:02:07 – In this episode: We are joined for a very special interview with Fran Weinstein, author of the new book, Tortured Souls: High Heels, Low Expectations, and the Hollywood Gossip Mill! Fran details her 35 year run as producer and reporter for huge hit TV series Entertainment Tonight, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and [&#8230...

1:03:51 – In this episode: aborted Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, rewatching 1960’s The Avengers series, Death of Superman comic books, celebrity death: Chuck Norris, Delta Force theme song, Val Kilmer’s A.I. movie, celebrity death: Nicholas Brendon, WPLJ-FM Scott and Todd Show “Blame it on Hussein” parody, Topps trading cards based on movies and TV shows in the 1980s, Pee-Wee documentary,...

1:19:45 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! Synchronicities: blood, coffee, movies, clarinet/saxophone, Nightstation. Ref: 713-01, 996-23, 126-49, 988-09, 908-29, 976-24, 109-23, 1002-01, 1011-25, 117-32, 103-079, 990-09, 915-06, 631-03, 910-49, 621-018, 1012-017, 995-15, 984-41, 224...

3:28:54 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: New Boards of Canada single Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz, 16mm projectors, nuts, worshipping, Deadwood Sweet Jane cigars, the gift, The Terminator, Chainsaw Man, Fantasy Island, Bond villains, Star Trek, Section 405 shirts, the birds, Theme Restaurant Design, Entertainment Destinations, genetically engineered glowing f...

3:39:44 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Boards of Canada tickets, base 36, my epic poem New Whychock Revival, vehicles, Dadaism, Times Square Skywalk, James Bond, The Monks, Middlesix of the poem, The Reality Siren, conspiracy theories, vertical hold, time warps, Reason mastering, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), Rabbit […]