41:08 – Guest host Patrick Stewart introduces another selection of thoughts from Doc Sleaze, which include an exploration of just where British newspapers get their stories from, why AI generated entertainment would be good for your mental health and a digression into toilet humour. Plus, a Spanish monster movie and some European cinematic eroticism examined. All accompanied by interludes of Patrick Stewart relating some of his favourite acting memories. Includes:
Patrick Stewart Introduces the Show ¦ Artificial Entertainment ¦ ‘The Sea Serpent’ (1985) trailer (in Spanish) ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Sea Serpent’ (1985) ¦ Patrick Stewart on Swearing ¦ Toilet Humour ¦ Patrick Stewart on ‘The Love Boat’ ¦ Confidential Sources ¦ ‘Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade’ (1978) trailer (in Italian) ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade’ (1978) ¦ Patrick Stewart on Pornography ¦ Conspicuous Non-Conformism ¦ Patrick Stewart Closes Out the Show
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Feb 2025 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
14:22 – Bit of a weirder one today; talking about the time last week when the trolls won! But I got some amazing feedback and some help, so maybe there are lessons here I can pass on. Have you heard of this thing called the block button? I should do that! Thanks again, will be a more normal episode next time.
Released February 2025 on Rubenerd and The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts; this one notwithstanding.
3:06:07 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Faerie on the shoe incident, invisible beings, SNL50 – 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, SNL50 Concert, ABM at SNL 15th, Starbucks dream, Dungeon Crawler Carl series, Macho Condor Palms (2/18/25), A View From Space, Onsug Radio 811 – The Obtuse Angle, The 1988 Anomaly Theory, Elon Musk on AI, yyxy, Morningstar Commune, Bridget St. John, So Have We, A Hard Day’s Night (1964), Theda Bara in the news, free speech, Rainforest Cafe at Menlo Park Mall closing, WATMM forum shutting down, computer simulation, save scumming, Earth addicts, Jacksons, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:24:48)… Out Of by Little Frankie Nora [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Powerlush by Sluttrigger [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Route One (1976) [FedFlix, public domain], Welcome to Xenon [YouTube], Ripple Boogie by Simon Stålenhag [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], ABC Fall promos 1976 [YouTube], NBC Lineup Promos 1978 [YouTube], The Mental Saloon Intro [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Overnightscape 784Ff Ghost Office 5/29/11 (excerpt) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
“A man with one functional brain cell expounds upon life, liberty and the pursuit of coherence.”
“Steve Dupont was known for his rants on the Obtuse Angle podcast. After publishing his debut novel Therein Lies the Problem in 2007, Steve left the literary world behind, returning to graduate school and ultimately becoming a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist.”
Steve Dupont, from Birmingham, Alabama, produced his podcast, The Obtuse Angle, from May 2005 to June 2007. After the show ended, Steve pursued a new career as a registered dietitian. You can still find him today at stevedupont.com
In those early days of podcasting, I was a fan of The Obtuse Angle, and Steve also listened to my show, The Overnightscape. We would mention each other’s shows, send in comments and emails, and occasionally record audio for the other show.
A few months back, I thought of The Obtuse Angle and started looking to see if any of the episodes were preserved. I was immensely pleased to find that a near-complete archive had been posted to The Internet Archive by archivist “apphands” in December 2021. I found few early episodes which were missing, in another archive posted by archivist Sketch the Cow in March 2019. Then, using the Wayback Machine, I was able to build a full list of episodes, along with show notes. In the end, the archive was complete, except for four episodes. If anyone has copies of these episodes, let me know, and I will add them to the archive.
I contacted Steve Dupont, and he gave his blessing to this new collected archive of The Obtuse Angle.
The show fits in extremely well with the other shows here in Onsug Radio, and I am thrilled to preserve The Obtuse Angle for future generations.
6:07:38 – Macho Condor is a concept show, last heard over 10 years ago, which helped inspire the creation of the Other Side of The Overnightscape.
I recently thought of the idea of listening to a whole month’s worth of Other Sides, and I chose May 2024, because it contains a very special audio piece called “Audio Collage Poetry Soundscape” which I was thinking of. (It also starts with a space launch, and ends with cavemen learning to fly, very “2001”.) And at around 6 hours, it relates to the concept of “what can a night of audio be?” So I figured I’d bring back Macho Condor for this one-off release.
Previous Macho Condor editions were called Deluxe, Gold, and Julius – so for this one I wanted another kind of superlative identifier. I chose “Palms”, partially inspired by the TV show “Wild Palms”, and also the whole “vaporwave” vision of a fake 1980s with palm trees. And, I suppose, the invocation of exotic places the phrase “Palms” suggests.
So this then is a collection of all the Other Sides from May 2024, from The Overnightscape episodes 2114–2122. Recontextualized as a “night of audio” it makes for quite an interesting listen of night comfort and mystery.
License for this compilation: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Macho Condor – more info at onsug.com- see show notes for license and attribution info for all the individual tracks
2:50:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: What’s in the box?, Birchwood Palace Industries, Corwood Industries, Jandek, fonts, Delphin, Delphian, Palatino, publications from Birchwood Palace Industries (Videoland: A Visual Catalog of American Video Store Logos, 1980-1995, Private Worlds: A Visual Catalog of Progressive Toy Designs, 1970-1990, Trust Me, I’m a Doctor: A Visual Catalog of Generic Dr Pepper-Style Soft Drink Logos, 1995-2020, Sealand: A Visual Catalog of International Shipping Container Logos, 1965-2020), SoBe Mr. Green, obliviana.com. Severe Repair, my personal universe of failed projects, Chambers of MUON update, long lost Onsug hosts, PQ Ribber update, seeing Jack White 3 nights in a row (Irving Plaza, Kings Theater, Brooklyn Paramount), Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 nominees, Gustaf, Grinderman, nightmare snowy outer borough drive home, reality blam, Bodega, Roni Size, Kruder & Dorfmeister, It’s a Theater Ceiling, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:09:33)… Telporsyndrome by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Headbone by Sally Ride [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Believe by Qsign [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Dreamworld by Spell 336 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], David Letterman Drops stuff off a five story tower [YouTube], Crotchbuckle And Friends Play The “Music” Of Fnij by GST Mugwump And Friends [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 2.0], Beublin 06 – Parking Lot (Season One – 1990) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Pine Apple Rag by Scott Joplin [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US], Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Van 1 by Bumbard [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
2:48:10– Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: More snowstorms, charging port woes, Family Feud, Super Bowl LIX, bad words, SCTV, paper straws, end of the penny, Tape Land 180 – Moodbruck – Nightstation (April–July 2012), seeing Jack White 3 nights in a row (Irving Plaza, Kings Theater, Brooklyn Paramount), Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Liquid Diamonds, Gentle Giant, George Washington Day, tsunami warning, The Outsider, van culture, collecting old TV sets, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:07:22)… The Starlost – original TV opening [YouTube], Swimming (Waves Of Experience) by Webmadman [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Jean Shepherd – Ice Cream War (7/5/63) (excerpt) [collection], Drink My Drums by DJ RUSH [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Home-tune new [via Webm8 productions], Leaving Sector X – Equinox by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WTHR Channel 13 – Editorial – “Urban Homesteading” (1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Sinfonietta Op.60 – I. Allegretto by Leos Janacek [musopen.org, public domain], College of Automation (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Locust Avenue West by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], The Caravan by Clark Ashton Smith [LibriVox, public domain], PerK-O-Later by PolloGuitar [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Weird Little Highway: Major Smoko (2/10/25) [Onsug Radio, CC BY 4.0], Ride Until Dawn by Archie Vetters & Drumsdick [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Colossal Rick’s Cafe by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Inconstancy by Plastique Noir [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Welcome Animation (from Drive-In Movie Ads) [Archive.org, public domain].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
2:52:21 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 32:34), Chad Bowers (at 1:31:55) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:56:32) for an examination of the concepts of borders, barriers and boundaries. Congratulations to Chad on reaching the milestone of 400 Central episodes, thereby crossing a border, breaking a barrier, and expanding our boundaries!
Next month’s topics: Planes, Trains & Other Conveyances. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by the deadline: 6pm Central Time on March 10, 2025.
Show art: Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts a sneaky time traveler listening to the Overnightscape Central in an automat while cleverly concealing her air buds with her hat brim.
Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Featured song (at 26:22) and bumper clips: “A Deal with the Devil” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).
7:45:33 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.
“This is Moodbruck, my series of notes on the Overnightscape system.”
I used to record audio notes on the various ideas I was working on, which were not meant for release. However, in retrospect, these are very interesting recordings, and I feel they fit perfectly into Tape Land. This series of recordings is about the idea for a version of a project called “Nightstation”.
Though it’s now 13 years later, Nightstation continues to be an enigma to me. It’s a project that has never been fully realized, though it always seems to have so much potential. However, many of its multitudinous versions and ideas have informed my main project, Onsug Radio.
—Frank Edward Nora, Feb. 8, 2025
Notes:
4/26/12, 6:14 PM, Thursday, Rainy late afternoon, 40th Street, NYC. Searching for ideas. Nightstation with Frank: Southbound, vision, speaking from the heart, a flow of personality information into the future, digital preservation, transcending time and space, visit another world, a new kind of medium, going on a journey, magical energy, patching in, Weasel Village Mall, Nightstation domain names, Audiodicals.
4/27/12, 6:44 PM, Friday, in Central Park, by the pond, Richard Gere, the new Nightstation idea, baby crocodile, the wind stirring the surface of the pond, The Rampler, issues of control, Rampler Commons, databases, Weasel Village Mall vision, patches, the Nightstation idea – a new kind of broadcasting.
4/30/12, 9:40 AM, popularity, an idea not owned by anyone, nightstation.com domain, Nightramp, The Great Recycle, patching in to Nightstation, “I miss the smart people”, weird sound, perception, “Trapped in the Cracks”, traffic light box, audio gifts for the future, I Ching, 7:01 PM, on Broadway by 11th Street, getting the subway at 8th Street.
5/1/12, 6:27 PM, nightstation.com, delving into the Nightstation idea, frustrated, the virtual studio, Pontiac Aztec.
5/3/12, at the bus stop, Nightstation has been heavy on my mind, the header, in the city, concept of a “show”, later, giving directions, struggling with the idea, Zagnut, Jean Shepherd.
5/8/12, in NYC, walking crosstown, the idea from last week – Nightstation as a radio station transcending time and space, mainstream DJs, protection from mockery, “no facade” radio, print on demand book, the platform, 6:04 pm, 5th Ave. and 59th St, Nightstation – The Book, randomness.
5/10/12, morning, new idea for Nightstation, patches as playlists, Nightweek, 1Q84.
5/17/12, 8:57AM, Deep in the Heart of Nightstation, sunny morning, Texas songs, yellow roses, Nightstation is suspended with no certain future, transcending time and space, The Overnightscape 876: Jugo De Paraguas (5/16/12), day world vs. night world, leaf blowers, patching in, Port Authority Bus Terminal, god smock, subway, the trouble with “anything goes”, subtle graffiti, more annoying noises, Stereolab, dividing people into groups, 3rd Ave., Nightstation idea is evolving, flaws in the system, station identity, festival booth aspect, “extreme audiobook”, Abu Dhabi, your unique situation, introduction to and rules of Nightstation.
5/18/12, 5:54 PM, “Oceana Plaza” (Madison at 54th), nightstation.com domain name auction, Nightpool, alarm, Obliviana, the trip aspect.
6/4/12, at my bus stop in New Jersey, conditions needed to release this recording, the ongoing saga of Nightstation, horrible umbrella, audio streaming, on the bus, music, agonizing over the nightstation.com domain name auction, Port Authority Bus Terminal, I won the auction!, more thoughts on Nightstation, Times Square, Nightweek.
6/8/12, 8:45 AM, a tribal subtext in radio, short features, the grand loop with exits, subversive but comfortable, station identity, premier and secondary tiers, repetition, more ideas.
6/14/12, the status of Nightstation, finally got nightstation.com, music, tonal shift, patching in, interesting locations, tonally consistent.
6/26/12, 6:01 PM, latest version of Nightstation, “what can a night of audio be”, doors, the word on the door is “Frangipani”.
6/27/12, 9:49 AM, 42nd St. at 7th Ave., beautiful morning, a breezy, cool summer morning, some thoughts on Nightstation, an imaginary radio station broadcasting in the night, presenting an audio gift to all the people of the future, getting to know you, we want your real personality to shine through, Creative Commons, non-commerciality, music, guidelines.
7/2/12, morning, bus stop, my latest idea for Nightstation, new sunglasses – Oakley Jupiter Squared, the acticity of patching in, context.
7/3/12, just left work, where I’m at, Macho Condor, Nightstation is on hold.
7/5/12, afternoon/evening, some notes on the system, difficult time with Nightstation, fuel for the meanderings of the narcissistic mind, what can a night of audio be, day world vs. night world, topics, movie?, yoga, go, complete works.
Previously: Tape Land 100 – Moodbruck #1 (8/5/10) Tape Land 104 – Moodbruck – Greetings (3/16/12) Tape Land 107 – Moodbruck: Nightweek Notes (9/22/11) Tape Land 137 – Moodbruck Ideation – The New Nightstation (Feb-Mar 2012)
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
1:54:47 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trash can question, perspectives, snow, The Alan Parsons Project, Freudiana, “Dark, Far Out, Hard Rock, Modern Age”, Pelter CD-ROM, Super Bowl, tracking Wienermobiles, One Battle After Another (2025), Thomas Pynchon, Brooklyn, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:14:05)… Renee Zellweger Develops Spicy New Series [Dailymotion], Doxa Sinistra – The Other Stranger (sample sources) [YouTube], Steel Dawn (1987) trailer [YouTube], Hot To Trot (1988) [YouTube], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 14, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], Radio Movie Spots 45rpm – Fillmore [Archive.org, public domain], For Tomorrow by Emerald Park [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Ah the Highlands (for Sender) by Lofiuser [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], King Kong Man by MrJuan [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0], King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Godzilla vs. King Kong (Grateful Dead – 1970-11-08 – Capitol Theater) [Archive.org], Burger Chef – “King Kong Glasses” (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], What You Need To Know by Jelixa [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Look by Thoola [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], “Eye On” – Computer graphics – from late 1982!!! [YouTube].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
