The Overnightscape Underground

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2:10:02 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Advertising works!, Cincinnati Magazine, ultra obscure game (Bandit – A Family Card Game by Nancy E. Wenker, 1979, Cincinnati, Ohio), my card game Flea Devil Solitaire, astrology, the pocket, eagle art, front door art dream, Rush Limbaugh, Taco Dumbo, Pure CBD Exchange – Hemp Extract, owl sculpture update, mini greeting cards, Onsug Radio Trips, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:29:18)… Ignition, Set, GO! by Bomb Boy [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], HBO Sign-Off (1979) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pistachio Ice Cream Ragtime by The Piano Lady [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], A tangerine juice ! Please ! by Tubular Tos [Soundclick, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Bluffcosm ID #2 (7/31/03) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], R. J. Reynolds Sampling (excerpt) [Archive.org] , Triumph of Time by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], WSNS Channel 44 – Summit Series Game 8 (Commercial Break, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Magic Timeline (fake Boards of Canada song, origin unknown) [collection] , Junkett by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], Laserium – London laser show – radio ad 1979? [YouTube], Gregorian Spring by Karibean [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], This Is Jerk by Juanitos [Jamendo, CC BY 3.0] , Apollo 8 – First Closeup Account Of Moon’s Surface [collection], Carseat by Pinny’s House [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0].

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2:18:55 – The worlds of anime are discussed by Chad Bowers, Doc Sleaze, Rubinerd, and Frank Edward Nora!! PQ Ribber is your tardy but determined host!!

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Released February 2020 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.

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3:14:03 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Transit meltdown, air conditioning units, mind control, Iowa Caucus meltdown, soapsuds, alternate timelines merging, Grateful Dead, economic concepts, Zoogz Rift – Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979), Robin George – Dangerous Music (1985), maddening recycling, the owl scultpure larger than expected, Quarks of the Snout, protest update, Vessel incident, Super Bowl LIV, Mister Peanut, Mister Salty, Doctor Who, Jethro Tull, Raymond Scott: The Chesterfield Arrangements: 1937-38 – The Metropole Orchestra featuring The Beau Hunks Saxtette (1999), Quibi, Mrs. Doubtfire, album review – Right Around the Bend EP by A Fraction of a Dot (2018), Harley Quinn event in Times Square, lame celebrity sighting (Margot Robbie), Jersey Strong, Obi-Wan Kenobi, interdimensional protection, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:33:19)… This Place by Wead [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Games of Starcade – Moon Patrol [YouTube], Katie Morey by Roger McGuinn [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Congrizzle 4evzzz by The Very Most [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Clara Bow Breakfast Scene (Dangerous Curves, 1929) [YouTube], LV Nuova (fake Boards of Canada song, origin unknown) [collection], Porcho Patcho 4 (1/11/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Apollo 11 Launch [collection], Sunrise on the Meadows by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WPWR Channel 60 – “The Beatles Cartoon” (Commercial Break #1, 1984?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], In Extremis by George Sterling [LibriVox, public domain], Rodgers: Circus on Parade (The Grand Finale) by Bensenville Municipal Band [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0 US], The Famous Cameracorder [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]. License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com

Onsug Radio Update – January 2020 Added

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1:33:28 – Join Smidge as he brings in 2020 for Gunkcast with another all-out music extravaganza! Fot this one he meets with very special guest Balthazar de Ley in the studio. Balthazar was the frontman for (as some have referred to them) the greatest band you’ve never heard! Menthol came from the humble origins of a college town in Champaign-Urbana, IL. Originally know as Mother, they were part of the wave of bands on the scene following the explosion of grunge… when the likes Indie Rock, punk, & shoegaze all were finding a home together under the umbrella of “Alt Rock.” Balthazar relates a fascinating tale of how the very unlikely chance that his band’s demo ended up on a record label executive’s desk in LA changed everything for the band. Suddenly Menthol found themselves thrust into the spotlight! Signed to a major label they released their big budget debut LP as Menthol and were off on a whirlwind tour for a few years (supporting some big name bands from that era)! Then came time for their follow-up LP, and Menthol (who were by then evolving as a band) went into the studio and fully finished an album inspired largely by a retro 80’s New Wave sound. Hear the unbelievable account of what happened next. We don’t want to give away too much here… so you will just have to listen!

This episode is packed with many cool & interesting tales of what Balthazar encountered on his music journey. From taking music lessons from one of the members of REO Speedwagon in his youth, to playing bass in the band Hum, developing crazy guitar tunings as his signature sound, playing at the legendary CBGB’s in NYC and running into a big-name actor in quite the unlikely spot in the famous punk bar, & working for Billy Corgan to maintain the studio equipment that the Smashing Pumpkins were doing their best to destroy! And just how could a series of bizarre events & Courtney Love have had an impact on how things played out for Menthol in the end? Yes, you will just have to tune-in to this episode for all these details & much more!

Balthazar later became a sound engineer, played in another band called La Scala, was a studio repair tech, and presently designs and builds custom guitar amps with his Chicago-based biz called Balthazar Audio Systems. Also, the BIG news here is that Menthol are reuniting on May 24th this year for a reunion show! To find more on Menthol online you can find their music on Discogs, Amazon, & iTunes. Also check out a Facebook Page as well as and another really cool podcast a guy named Marc with a C did several years ago! Cheers!

Also, please share the love and listen to some of our favorite podcasts at: Onsug, Static Radio, Insignificast, The Hustle, Rock Solid, The Not New Review, & The Real Congregation.

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Released February 2020 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts.

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1:19:12 – Dave in Kentucky with the final five chapters of the I Love a Mystery adventure The Thing that Cries in the Night, plus Athena Lorde, Jerry Booker, Gloria Blondell, Joan Blondell, Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, Cafe Trocadero, Ted Healy, the Three Stooges, Ellery Queen, Jim Hutton, breaking the fourth wall, fair play in the detective story, Shakespeare, soliloquies, Greek & Shakespearean tragedy, tragic flaws, Mercedes McCambridge, All the King’s Men, The Exorcist, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, John Markle, Salomon Brothers, Stephens Inc., Jack and Witt Stephens, Betsy Palmer, I’ve Got a Secret, Mrs. Voorhees, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Harry Leopold, Emil Albrecht, Fake News from the United Press, and a few other odds and ends.

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Show art: Russell Thorson (Jack) stands by while Athena Lorde and Jim Boles (Doc) act out a scene, circa 1951.