"It's a Sin to miss The Dark Forest." Those are the words that begin the tenth broadcast of my favourite radio programme. Prior to the Pet Shop Boys' sassy opening tune was Thurl Ravenscroft voicing an advert for Chung King from 1966. From that point on, I knew this broadcast was going to kick ass and kick ass it did with tracks from The Bhundu Boys (of Zimbabwe), The Dead Kennedys, Wayne Newton, Kate Bush (a Rickster Rick fave), and The The.
Especially featured was Depeche Mode with several live songs, the best of which was Halo. Chit chat and random jibber jabber was threaded throughout the show and the recent Penguin Awards was the evening's hot topic. There was even a performance by nominee Hem with their cover of Johnny Cash & June Carter-Cash's Jackson.
As is always the case with The Dark Forest, it was a delight from start to finish. Rickster Rick keeps spinnin' those albums and keepin' us waiting for more!
Especially featured was Depeche Mode with several live songs, the best of which was Halo. Chit chat and random jibber jabber was threaded throughout the show and the recent Penguin Awards was the evening's hot topic. There was even a performance by nominee Hem with their cover of Johnny Cash & June Carter-Cash's Jackson.
As is always the case with The Dark Forest, it was a delight from start to finish. Rickster Rick keeps spinnin' those albums and keepin' us waiting for more!
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I heard the broadcast was recently purchased by a conglomerate who is shifting the format to all Miley Cyrus all the time.
ReplyDeleteAnd wherever did you get that FAAAAAAAbulous photo?!?!?!?
ReplyDeletethe day that the dark forest is taken over by miley all day every day is the the day i take a flame thrower to that place.
ReplyDeleteas for the cover art - i scanned it at Mum & Da's house! but i don't know who the fella is in the pic. I do know who is responsible for the graffiti...the sheldrake room reference gave you away!!
Awwww drat! I wasn't stealthy enough!
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