Monday, January 26, 2009

Private eyes, they're watching you watching you watching you watching you...



Thank you to all those who tuned in to listen to episode two of The Great Banana Hoax. And thanks to Andrew for calling in to say what a great job we've been doing. Thank you, indeed.

This week's show included musings on what was arguably the best Oilers PPV broadcast last week (Glenn Anderson Night), favourite all-star moments, Brett Hull GT Snowracer posters, the fighting debate and a retrospective on the first half of the Oilers' season.

Here is the list of songs played during The Great Banana Hoax. Once again, in no particular order (artist, song, album):

1. Santana - "You Just Don't Care" - Santana
2. Fairport Convention - "Jack O'Diamonds" - Fairport Convention
3. The Attack - "Mr. Pinnodmy's Dilemma" - MOJO Presents: Psych Out!
4. Procol Harum - "Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of) - MOJO Presents: Psych Out!
5. Orange Wedge - "From the Womb to the Tomb" - An Overdose of Heavy Psych
6. *Quiet Jungle - "Everything" - An Overdose of Heavy Psych
7. Weather Report - "Waterfall" - Weather Report
8. Kiriae Crucible - "Salem Witch Trial" - An Overdose of Heavy Psych
9. Loose Endz - "Easy Rider" - An Overdose of Heavy Psych
10. *The Collectors - "She (Will O' the Wind)" - The Collectors
11.Mulatu Astatqe - "Yekatit" - Ethopiques Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Music Instrumentale
12. Octopus Syng - "It's So Nice To Feel High in the Summertime" - Beyond the Karmadelic Coldness, There's A Lovedelic Warmth


*denotes Canadian artist

As always, everyone is encouraged to call in with opinions, facts, stats and stories. Next week's show will have a feature on former Oilers draftpick and European hockey god Tony Hand. We are also looking at having a member of the Golden Bears hockey team come in to the station to yak sports.

We are also working on posting audio clips of previous episodes here online. Hopefully we'll have the last two episodes for y'all soon.

Pzzzz.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Long time listener, first time caller



Welcome to the The Great Banana Hoax - a radio show dedicated to sports chat (re: hockey) and psychedelic music. Tune in every second Sunday (starting Jan. 11) from 2-4 p.m. MT on CJSR FM 88.5 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Turn your dial pretty much as far left as it can go, or go to www.cjsr.com to listen online.

You are invited to a psychedelic freakout. dale hunter cheapshots. imagining actually going to bret hart's house. could the jets come back? terry crisp. join IN for astute observations, witty banter and incoherant ramblings on anything and everything Oilers, hockey and sports and the mind-altering tickling clamboots, floating upon golden sheep skins. Thrown in the mix are favourite tunes of the psychedelic persuasion - past and present.

Yesterday was the first show. Thanks to Donald for calling in with a fun fact involving current Chicago Blackhawks' D-man Brent Sopel slipping on a cracker and injuring himself. Other topics discussed: The animated Glenn Anderson story in the Edmonton Journal, NHLers who look like Dali paintings, the tragic life of Clint Malarchuk, the 1987 World Junior brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union and the current situations plauging the Oilers lineup.

After each show, the topics of discussion, along with the playlist, will be posted. Here are the songs played on January 11 (artist, song, album) in no particular order:

1. Otis Waygood - "A Madman's Cry" - Love, Peace and Poetry: African Psychadelic Music
2. The Pretty Things - "Children" - Emotions
3. *The Guess Who - "Clock on the Wall" - It's Time
4. *Kensington Market - "Half-Closed Eyes" - Aardvark
5. Wooden Shjips - "We Ask You To Ride" - Wooden Shjips
6. Comets on Fire - "The Bee and the Crackin' Egg" - Blue Cathedral
7. Jefferson Airplane - "Let's Get Together" - Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
8. The Electric Prunes - "Antique Doll" - Underground
9. Cream - "Tales of Brave Ulysses" - Disraeli Gears
10. Alice Coltrane - "Journey in Satchidananda" - Journey in Satchidananda
11. *My Indole Ring - "Love People Everywhere" - My Indole Ring
12. Michel Polnareff - "Sous Quelle Etoiles Suis-Je Ne" - Sous Quelle Etoiles Suis-Je Ne

*denotes Canadian artist

The next broadcast will be January 25th. Feel free to call in (780-492-2577 ext. 1.) with opinions, facts and contributions.

Until next time.