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Cory Frye reflects on one full year of "It's 1985, Good Morning," and he ain't even mad. MUSIC (Anchor Only): Madlib, "The Come Up (The Comedown)"; Gary Numan, "Cars": Fireparty, "Engine."
Cory Frye discusses "The Shining," "Doctor Sleep," carpet and the Tony Martin Black Sabbath (not exactly in that order). FEATURED MUSIC (ANCHOR ONLY): Black Sabbath, "The Shining"; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, "Utrenja Part II: 'The Resurrection of Christ'"; Shelley Duvall, "He Needs Me"; The Power Station, "Some Like It Hot (7" Mix)"; The Newton Brothers, "The Shining"; and Al Bowlly, "Midnight, the Stars and You."
Cory Frye discusses his two-month sabbatical and reviews some movie. MUSIC (Anchor Only): Gangstagrass, "Long Hard Times to Come" Angelo Badalamenti, "'Twin Peaks' Theme" ELSEWHERE: Purple Planet Music, "Get Happy" (Music: https://www.purple-planet.com) ("New View Makeover") MUSIC: "The Gatekeeper" by Shane Ivers -- https://www.silvermansound.com (Movie review)
You know those stories about the older kid on the bus who introduced younger kids to different styles of music? Cory Frye has found him. FULL SONG: PanuMoon, "Famous Last Words" MUSIC (Anchor Only): The Rolling Stones, "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" Terry Riley, "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band" Eddie Cochran, "Somethin' Else" Hoyt Axton, "On the Natural"
Cory Frye stumbles into a local moment downtown. His scattered report follows. AUDIO (Anchor Only): Aretha Franklin with the Eurythmics, "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" Peter, Paul & Mary, "If I Had a Hammer"
Cory Frye watches television and sees a trailer for the ultimate journalism movie. AUDIO: Natural field recordings, downtown Albany, OR (Jan. 10-11, 2019) "Don't you call me a demimonde," from "The Pay-Off" (RKO, 1930, directed by Lowell Sherman; public domain) Flipping channels Donald Trump press conference (Jan. 9, 2019) MUSIC (Anchor only): Ben Taylor (vocals; track credited to Rudy Ray Moore), "Dolemite (Film Version)" The Four Tops, "Are You Man Enough?" The Chi-Lites, "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" The Impressions, "Three the Hard Way (Chase and Theme)" Curtis Mayfield, "Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here" William DeVaughn, "Be Thankful for What You Got" James Brown, "Down and Out in New York City" Cory Frye performs portions of "Be Thankful for What You Got" and Willie Hutch's "Have You Ever Asked Yourself Why (All About the Money Game)." FULL SONG: Snake Oil Salesmen, "Beat Poets," from "Snake Oil Salesmen" (2012). Website: http://snakeoilsalesmen.bandcamp.com.
Cory Frye visits new plunderables we can legally steal from 1923, focusing on one song in particular and the pair of comic geniuses who wrote it. They later starred in the most insane comedy of all time. MUSIC (Anchor only): Moby, "Honey" "Oh! Gee, Oh! Gosh, Oh! Golly I'm in Love" as performed by Eddie Cantor The Garber-Davis Orchestra Chris Carlisle AUDIO: "Hellzapoppin'" (1941, Universal Pictures)
Cory Frye tells an old family story about a snowball's chance in Kansas.
Cory Frye and Les Gehrett discuss The Police on the occasion of an all-encompassing 6-LP boxed set.
Cory Frye, author of "Murder in Linn County, Oregon: The True Story of the Legendary Plainview Killings" is my guest. He tells two stories. On June 21, 1922, Linn County sheriff Charles Kendall and Reverend Roy Healy drove out to arrest a moonshining farmer named Dave West. By the end of the day, all three men were dead. William Dunlap replaced him, but was also killed on duty within a year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices