An ode to an alternative America
| episodes | |
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| 2nd May 2011 Part Deux of "The Ride"+ Save The Ramshorn Theatre listen | |
| 25th April 2011 The ride, by robin davis + pina + larkin listen | |
| 18th April 2011 The Dead Man's Waltz | Hal Duncan listen | |
| 4th April 2011 Arrington De Dionyso listen | |
| 28th March 2011 Blackout | Patrick Wolf | Etta Dunn listen | |
| 21st March 2011 Theatre Uncut | Outdoors and Indoors Shenanigans listen | |
| older Initial Itch episodes | |
Initial Itch // 1200-1300 29.01.10
an ode to an alternative america
This week, two men died who will be sorely missed. This edition of Initial Itch is dedicated to J.D. Salinger and Howard Zinn. Salinger you will probably know as the reclusive author of the era-defining Catcher in the Rye, though you may not have heard of Zinn, an American historian and civil rights activist who spoke alot of truth in his lifetime.
As memorial to these two visions of an alternative america, we've decided to broadcast Allen Ginsberg's epic, beautiful cry of a poem 'Howl' in it's entirety. It often feels, living as an artist in the UK, that culture here (not to mention politics) looks perpetually across the pond for guidance, and sometimes it can be difficult to countenance that view without being violently sick. This show is perhaps intended to be a little reminder that it ain't all bad.
Also, in addendum to Steve's poem Whimper, I'd like to say fuck you Howard and fuck you J.D.
Fuck you very much.
We'll be back next week.
Posted at 21:09, 29th January 2010
playlist
| Brothers | |
| Hot Chip | Moshi Moshi |
| Intro | |
| 'America' by Allen Ginsberg | |
| American English | |
| Idlewild | Parlophone |
| 'Empire or Humanity? What the classroom didn't teach me about the American Empire' by Howard Zinn read by Viggo Mortensen | |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | |
| Tom Waits | Asylum |
| You don't need an IQ test to be in the senate | |
| Can't you line 'em | |
| Leadbelly | RCA Victor |
| 'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg | |
| The Black Angel's Death Song | |
| The Velvet Underground | Verve |
| 'Whimper' by Stephen Redman | |
| Letter from God to Man | |
| Dan le Sac VS. Scroobius Pip | Sunday Best |