There were atrocious sound problems with this show, and much of it had to be completely reconstructed from the library. The only unaffected parts were the mic sets, and I found those especially obnoxious after the fact (they haven't aged well either). Apologies to any Kevin Ayers fans for marring a tribute to the man with my amateurism. One note: t…

For some reason I was unhappy with this program and never assembled it into a podcast. Probably because it's a disorganized, unplanned mess. Enjoy! Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps). Ras Kommanda - "What is the Price?" Grouse sounds like he's throwing in the towel. The Mar-Keys - "Bush Bas…

Or as we old birds call it: eBay Eve! paDOW! (I'm pretty sure I'm stealing that joke from someone, possibly even a music writer I've met. Lars? Christopher R.W.?) Grouse is low on planning time these days, so we get to hear that tried and true lazy DJ mainstay: the Let's Listen to Records I Just Bought But Haven't Listened To! show. It's a talky sh…

Rakete bee bee, grouseketeers. Sorry it's taken me a week to post this. Show is also 30 minutes shorter than usual because of punctuality issues. Probably for the best. Mostly jazz, international sounds, and a little bit of easy listening. Enjoy yourself, if you survive the first ten minutes. Rakete bee zee. Download | Podcast Bold text indicates r…

I did two terrible shows in February that are possibly permanently stuck in the podcast queue (programs 35 and 36). They contributed to a general loss of élan for the show and for Radio CPR in the month of March. I quit the station, I re-imagined (but never implemented) the whole podcast, and then I unquit. I'm back. I'm still a mess, but EASGS is …

Snow was in the forecast when I did this show more than two weeks ago, but it never came. We've seen 70 degree days since then, but as if in direct challenge of the will of the God of Punxatawney, it's 20 degrees out and snowing now as I type this post. Enjoy some snow tunes, then warm up with some 2013 soca hits! Download | Podcast Bold text indic…

The Lady Katie joins the Mighty Grouse for an hour on the annual Radio CPR New Year's Eve Marathon. I think we showed up a little early for the party. Download | Podcast Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers - "Time Is Tight" (from Steel Vibrations) The Clash - "Time Is Tight" (from Super Black Market Clash) Booker T & the MGs - "Time Is Tight (extended intro…

All day I had the words "this world over" floating in my head, and only after doing this show did I remember that's a song title on my least favorite XTC record.* So it was left out of this impromptu apocalyptical set. A few months ago while reading about Kaoru Abe, I learned about his exploitative biopic. At the time, I joked that I should try to …

I feel like we haven't done a show this... stable?... in more than 6 months. Planning is caring, for my own sanity and for the ears of the discerning radio listener. The seed of this show was leftovers from the previous week (the dreaded 5th to 1st Thursday no-gap!). But toss in the unfortunate death of Dave Brubeck and some choice new material, an…

Radio CPR is broadcasting beyond its own backyard for the first time in the life of Experiencing a Significant Gravitas Shortfall, and the Grouse, as you might expect, crumbles under the pressure. Late start because of a DJ training session before the show. Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps…

Nearly every Thursday that I do this show, I bring a copy of something by Daniel Bachman to the studio in my bag of records, tapes, CDs and other tricks. Yet somehow, I've only played him once in the 29 previous shows (Sacred Harp, way back in Program 4). And it wasn't even an official broadcast; it was something I tacked on after the fact. Well I'…

Election day is almost here, much of the East coast is under water, and Halloween has come and gone without the Mighty Grouse making you listen to 15 versions of the Monster Mash. You come to us for satisfaction, and instead we give you these sadistic candles: a hurricane set, an atheist DJ acknowledging a Christian holiday, and a new track from Le…

A sentence begun and interrupted on 10.04.12 is finished (and slightly restated) in this program. Seeking proposals for anti-radio stunts to close out 2012. Please phone (READ-GROUSE on the dial) or email them to your friendly neighborhood Grouse. Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps). Adolfo …

Back on the air in our regular format of totally batshit disorganization. We've got baseball, we've got tape noise, we've got plinky indie rock and skronky horns. And it's all tied together with a tattered twine of logic that only a bird could understand. The last bit of this show felt truncated (I was kind of hoping Uncle Matt would come super lat…

DJ 86 and I decided to trade 3rd and 4th Thursdays this month. While it is not required by 86 or the station in anyway, I like to treat fill-in shows as a chance to cater to a different programming audience; doing a show that isn't exactly like The Cone of Noize but should hopefully find a way to appeal to its regular audience. Even though my show …

From Kollywood and Bollywood to a calypso boogaloo, with some artier stops in between, this hour long sojourn tries to make amends to everyone who tuned out on the first hour. But you're still gonna have to hear Steve Reich and Philip Glass and you're going to like it! Can my new nom de guerre be "Messiagh of roaratorios"? Download | Podcast Bold t…

On the spur of the moment, I decided that EASGS would unofficially take part in the John Cage Centennial Festival by airing Cage's ROARATORIO in its entirety. I swear it isn't because I forgot to plan this week's show (these back to back 5th and 1st Thursdays always sneak up on me!). For this program, I'm trying something different. I have a sneaki…

The dreaded fifth Thursday of the month, when all ideas run dry! Join the Mighty Grouse for songs long and short, and much much longer. Quiet and loud. Serious and not. Skronk and pop. I'm out of things to say. Back on the air the Thursday after Labor Day! Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps)…

The City of New Orleans is at risk of washing away for the second time in ten years, so EASGS presents a set of New Orleans music as tribute in this podcast, curated by the Lady Katie (though this show was actually recorded when the only Isaac on our minds was of the Hayes variety). And it's sandwiched by our ABSOLUTELY FINAL installment in a tired…

Bill Doss of the Olivia Tremor Control died a few days before this program aired. The Mighty Grouse remembers some of his favorite Thebilldoss tracks, along with some more speaking tracks, and a few things rotating around the OTC part of his brain. The end of the program didn't record due to a pulled power cord in the studio, but it's been assemble…

Feels like it's been a while since there's been a show without a grand theme. A return to normalcy? The new normal also apparently means I take 6 weeks and a day to process every podcast. Guess what, we're back on the air this Thursday/tomorrow at 7pm. Death is back, so expect their to be some sort of tribute to Bill Doss of the Olivia Tremor Contr…

It's the day-late July 4th show (and the week late podcast!). The Mighty Grouse pays tribute to his sister bird, The Cuckoo, who only sings "cuckoo" each year on Independence Day. Then it's on to a big America set, which in true Grousey fashion has to end up in Trinidad eventually. Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (inc…

The Mighty Grouse is a lazy bird. It is known. But I've been meaning to post this podcast for weeks. It almost went out right on the tail of the first half of the DEATH SET, but late night Audacity cleanup sessions can only take you so far before a 6 AM flight to Minneapolis. And now it's been in the can for a week waiting for Verizon to recover fr…

The Mighty Grouse looks back at several musicians who died while EASGS was off the air. This show came out with a prominent R&B focus, with a dash of pop. Program 20 will pay closer attention to the country/bluegrass musicians who died in May. Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps). Booker T & …

The Mighty Grouse has been out of town for about 2 months now. While stuck in New York I was hoping to make several appearances on Washington Heights Free Radio. Several became just one appearance last month. Here's a quick jump back into the past, a time when the Flyers still stood a chance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Another trip to Indonesia be…