Dark Meat 51: G*ddamn It
Muslims have all the fun... where's OUR religious-outrage-based riots? In the interest on bringing mankind closer together, we present songs to anger fundamentalist Christians.
* Steely Dan - Godwhacker
* They Might Be Giants - Kiss Me, Son of God
* Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus
* Primus - The Devil Went Down To Georgia
* XTC - Dear God
* Sugarplastic - Jesus Is His Name
* Jethro Tull - My God
* Elvis Costello - God's Comic
Dark Meat 52: Lawyers, Guns and Cheney
Hey, this bandwagon rides real smooth! Dark Meat joins the rest of the American News Media and the blogesphere in focusing on a hunting accident ... which happens to involve the Vice f***in' President of the United States!
Jimmy Rogers All Star Blues Band - Gonna Shoot You Right Down (Boom Boom)
Beatles - The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Duran Duran - View to a Kill
Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Warren Zevon - Lawyers Guns and Money
Chicago Soundtrack - We Both Reached For The Gun
Dresden Dolls - Missed Me
Dark Meat 53: The Cryin' in Winter
As the baby boom goes bust, as gravity finally gets the upper hand, as you get another chance to see your parents (in the mirror!) Dark Meat salutes the aging process in all its wrinkly glory.
* Randy Newman - Shame
* The Pixies - I Can't Forget
* Ben Folds - Fred Jones Part 2
* Joe Jackson with Marianne Faithful - Love Got Lost
* The Blanks - A Little Polish
* The Who - Silas Stingy
* Stan Ridgway - That Big 5-0
* Robert Forster - Tower of Song
Dark Meat 54: Little Miss Ogeny
The Old ball-and-chain wants to make sure I tell you this: even though this is a show about contempt for women, I personally love them. Consider this an archival exercise, a roundup, a study. How's that dear?
Ha ha, seriously, women are great, aren't they?
* ELO - Evil Woman
* Jack Jones - Wives and Lovers
* Sebastian Cabot - Like a Rolling Stones
* Dramarama - Visiting the Zoo
* Frank Zappa (with Moon Unit Zappa) - Valley Girl
* Bob Peck - Cigarette Girl
* Elvis Costello - Brilliant Mistake
* The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
* Mr. Blackwell - Whatever Happened to Woman
Dark Meat 55: A Song of Me
Who is the enigmatic, mysterious host of Dark Meat? How has the hard potholed road of life shaped him? This show may give you some answers. More likely, it's vague enough that you can make up a much better story than he's tellin.
* Stan Ridgway - Mama Had A Stove
* Randy Newman _ I Want Everyone to Like Me
* Kevin Ayers - Star
* Tenacious D - Wonderboy
* Dramarama - Modesty Personified
* Soul Coughing - Screenwriter's Blues
* The Who - Melancholia
* Nick Drake - One Of These Things First
* Rupert Holmes - Soap Opera
Dark Meat 56: Podsafety
It's all indies this week, as I work through my guilt about violating the RIAA rules. Listen to great but unheralded music, and go onto iTunes and buy a few of these will ya?
* Song of the Sinking Woman - Revolving Doris
* Do Whatever - Scooters
* Goldfish and Cigarettes - Rich Grant
* Paragon of Mediocrity - Andrew Podos Orchestra
* All I Want is Misery - Selters
* Oil and Water - Withdrawal
* Chiron Beta Prime - Jonathan Coulton
Dark Meat 57: Seas, the Day
Avast, ye hearties! Hoist yourself aboard the podcast this week for a look at sea travel, above and below the surface. (Description not too precious, I hope - if it is, please don't make me walk the plank. Yaaaaaaaaarrr.) Enjoy these songs - they're all nicely written with strong hooks.
* Procol Harum - A Salty Dog
* Residents - Ships A'Goin' Down
* TMBG - Cowtown
* Papas Fritas - Words To Sing
* Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Come Sail Away
* Ani Di Franco - Little Plastic Castles
* Sugarplastic - Underwater
* Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads
* Donavan - Atlantis
Dark Meat 58: I Am So An Animal
Dark Meat, friend to man and beast alike, hopes that you enjoy this tribute to the animal kingdom, though most analysts now agree it's more of an anarchist collective. Nuzzle up to a loved one and have them rub your belly as you enjoy these songs.
* Al Caiola - Baby Elephant Walk
* Theodore Bikel - Piggies
* Jim Carrey - I Am The Walrus
* Erin McKeown - Blackbirds
* Prince (TAFKATAFKAP) - Pussy Control
* The Mountain Goats - Baboon
* Boyce & Hart - Monkees Demo
* Captain Beefheart - China Pig
* April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger
* The Blanks - Underdog
Dark Meat 59: Get Me A Title, Will Ya?
Dark Meat is tired and doesn't want to write an introduction. Okay, fine. Songs about laziness and staying indoors. Now leave me alone.
* David G. Moore - Lazy River
* Brian Wilson - In My Room
* Avenue Q - There is Life Outside Your Apartment
* Joe Jackson - Passacagalia (A Bud and A Slice)
* Andrew Podos Orchestra - The Darknet King
* Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething
* The New Main Street Singers - That Kind of Day
* Kevin Ayers - Am I Really Marcel?
Dark Meat 60: A Show Out Of A Hat
Need a little more magic in your life? Overdo it with this week's Dark Meat! Marvel as I misdirect you from the fact that I didn't do a show last week - and don't forget to tip your waitresses.
* ELO - Strange Magic
* Sugar Ray - Abracadabra
* Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me The Magic
* Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman
* Ben Folds Five - Magic
* M.Y.M.P - Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic
* Blind Melon - 3 Is A Magic Number
* Lou Reed - This Magic Moment
* Cheap Trick - Magical Mystery Tour