The Spartacus Roosevelt Hour

I have said many times that this show was started after I participated in the MetafilterMeFiSwap, where you make mix CDs for people and send them through the mail. This week, show listener Panoptican…

Congratulations to Rob from Colorado! He won the Menomena CD from last episode by answering Japancakes to the question. So many of the songs from the last couple of episodes were so noisy and…

First official episode of 2008. If you missed the 2007 retrospective, look in your feed for the last show. It is a feed only download. Listen to the post show for the listener contest to win the…

A burst of surreal holiday drone/noise for your holidays. Errand running during my vacation seemed oh so surreal when I was working up this show. Listen to the post show for details about our end of…

I like the cold, but I am cold everywhere now. So here is the cold oriented show. "The Man with the Shovel, is the Man I'm Going to Marry" by To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie from The Patron. Courtesy of…

I have been a mass of fevers, congestion, and headaches lately. Then my wife's computer had a meltdown and I was only connected sort of from the house. But enough of my whining. "Zum Schweigen…

This episode is downright pretty at times. Of course they are all pretty to me. "You Don't Know Me" by Apparat from Walls. Courtesy of Shitkatapult. Apparat MySpace. "Mystic Prism" by White Rainbow…

Not only is it episode 80, I did some rough math with some old stats and some new stats and realized that I have passed the terabyte mark some time in the past couple of months. Now I know show like…

This is another abstract episode, even for me. I have put some videos up by this week's artists in the Tumblr Blog. Soon I think some of the older archived episodes may have to go away because of…

This is a rather amorphous episode until some structure comes along toward the end. I am really proud of this episode. You can really get lost in it. "Kapituli" by Ektroverde from Ukkosslama.…

Lee... Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee. "Junassa" by Hannu from Worms in my Piano. Courtesy of the artist. MySpace. The untitled second track by Sunburned from Z. Courtesy of the artist. MySpace. Ecstatic Peace.…

Sorry for the delays. It is hard to do the show wearing the facecage. Notice the return of voicemail. Call 206.339.3578 and breathe heavily, give bigups or do your own intro to the show ("I'm so and…

George from Eclectic Mixhas nominated me for a Podcast Peer Award for Music, so if you are a podcaster, feel free to head over and cast a vote. "Waltz for M.P.B." by Food Brain from A Social…

This seems like a bunch of Summer songs to me. Sort of. Maybe a strange fever dream sort of Summer. Here at the thirty-second parallel, it is always like a fever dream. "Toumast" by Tinariwen from…

The swap is winding down. I will be contacting everyone next week to make sure that CDs were sent and received like they should be. One of the swappers sent me a great package, including an…

When I was young I came to believe that the natural lifespan for a human was 72 years old. Anything after that was extra you lucked into. "Gum" by Cornelius from Sensuous. Courtesy of Everloving…

Montana Wildhack gets 24hr coverage from Cable "News" but the passing of Billy Pilgrim is barely noticed. Sigh. "Ghost in the Graveyard" by A Sunny Day in Glasgow from Scribble Mural Comic Journal.…

It is true. My first ipod, a 4G bought mere moments before the release of Generation 5 has bit the dust. I am trying to Frankenstein one together until I get a new one so if you have a dead 4G laying…

People are signing up for the CD swap. Some are from the US, others from international locations, including New Zealand and Belarus (hey Dmitri, I am going to finally send you that DVD I owe you).…

I screwed up this file twice now so I figured I would force everyone to get the new one. Sorry. The first upload of this show was screwy. Sorry. Besides a great show, this week I introduce the…

Crazy show this week, as typical all over the map. "Uma" by OOIOO from Tiaga. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. OOIOO MySpace. Title track from Love Your Abuser by Lymbyc System. Courtesy of Mush Records.…

From my basic setlist, SIX songs had to be changed this week. The result has a really nice krautrock/prog feel to it after beginning with some great horn-centric pieces. "Pluk A Dub (remixed by M.…

I won't even begin to bemoan the story of woe why this is the first show in three weeks. But you probably have noticed the new site. Coming soon will be interviews and reviews. "The Waiting" by…

This turned out to be a really great show. The rights and clearances process is still kicking my ass, but this show turned out great. Look out for some major changes to the website. Reviews,…

I really had a great time with this show. The Tim Hecker might be my favorite track. The whole new Tim Hecker CD might be the best of the year. The opening quote is only meant to advocate wide eyed…