The Overnightscape Underground

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

The Overnightscape 2196 – It’s a Theater Ceiling (2/13/25)

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

posted by Frank at 3:24 pm filed in Feb25,Frank  

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Overnightscape 2195 – The Outsider (2/11/25)

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

posted by Frank at 2:55 pm filed in Feb25,Frank  

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Overnightscape Central – Borders, Barriers & Boundaries (2/11/25)

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).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky & Guests.

posted by Dave at 10:02 am filed in Chad,Dave,Eddie,Feb25,Frank,OvernightscapeCentral,ramplers,song  

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Tape Land 180 – Moodbruck – Nightstation (April–July 2012) [released 2/8/25]

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

posted by Frank at 5:31 am filed in Feb25,Frank  

Friday, February 7, 2025

The Midnight Citizen 275: “When the Cult Comes to Town”

Join Mike in the studio on a Friday night, just in from seeing “The Brutalist”, a 4-hour long movie about a guy who builds a community center. Hear his thoughts, and stick around for more thoughts on his favorite movie of the year, “Saturday Night”. Also, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” goes to Washington, and Birmingham’s citizens get invited to join a cult.

Be sure to join the Facebook page and find me on Instagram! …”Is there no better description of a cube than that of its construction?”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2025 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and February 2025 The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 3:22 pm filed in Uncategorized  

Thursday, February 6, 2025

The Overnightscape 2194 – Dark, Far Out, Hard Rock, Modern Age (2/6/25)

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

posted by Frank at 2:41 pm filed in Feb25,Frank  

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Fusebox 263: “Reich N’ Roll”

Fusebox 263: “REICH N’ROLL”

25:14 – Show Open :: Marching To A Deranged Drummer :: Roman For A Zeik Heil :: You Got Some Susplainin’ To Do :: Fusebox Liner :: Grindhouse Resurrection Magazine Spot #9 :: Fusebox ID :: “Eclipsoid Man” Stats  :: Hot Wire Of Science: Mice Save The World? :: Fusebox Liner ID: ELON :: A Grindhouse Minute: “El Condor” (1970) :: Show Close

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posted by Marc at 9:59 am filed in Feb25,Marc  

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Overnightscape 2193 – Lane Adored in Dream (2/4/25)

2:45:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Business monkey bottle, Generation X, snow, early bus, hotel demolition, CRTs, cat wheel training, condo association, Trout Fishing in America, vegan scrambled eggs, comic shop, Comfort Cuckoo CD Collection, Star Magic, Cingular Wireless, Dungeon Crawler Carl, AI, subtle graffiti, new arcade in Port Authority, Saturday Night (2024), Paul Simon, Star-Ledger ends print edition, Lane Adored in Dream, train dream, geese turn, missed the Wienermobile, and much more…plus the Other Side (at 2:04:29)… KNXT-TV2 (1972) THE BIG NEWS Promo [Obsolete Video/YouTube], All that Matters by Professor Kliq [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Some Creatures by Magic Bread [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Wrong Girl by In Isolation [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Yellow Denim Arcade Situation [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Solid Men to the Front by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Weebles Tree House by Romper Room (Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], 1982 World’s Fair Energy Express Theme Song [YouTube], L’eggs Sheer Energy (Commercial, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Five retro technology commercials from the 90’s [YouTube], Technopagan by Choston Bands & Junkard Sane [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

posted by Frank at 2:24 pm filed in Feb25,Frank  

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Onsug Radio Update – January 2025 Added

posted by Frank at 12:56 pm filed in News  

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