Friday, January 23, 2009

Today's Five O'Clock Rock (Episode 66) Addendum
Year of the Ox looking very un-bullish, seers say (IHT)
[Four is] a number the Chinese deem extremely unlucky, because "four" is pronounced the same as "death" in Chinese.
Movies That Presumably Flopped in China
  • Fantastic Death
  • Death Weddings and a Funeral
  • Lethal Weapon Death
  • Death Wish Death: The Crackdown
  • Deathest Gump
  • Pay It Deathward
  • North Dallas Deathy
  • Nineteen Deathy-Death
Album That Presumably Flopped in China
  • Huey Lewis and the News, "Death!"
Today's Five O'Clock Rock (Episode 66) Ah, crap.
Year of the Ox looking very un-bullish, seers say (IHT) Chinese soothsayers see a deepening recession, millions more losing their jobs, and stocks and home prices continuing to fall. ... [S]ome fortunetellers are throwing in other dire predictions — massive earthquakes, rising U.S.-Russian tensions and trouble for President Barack Obama. ... Obama, born in the Year of the Ox, is taking office in a particularly bad year for his Chinese astrological sign. ... Obama also is the 44th president, a number the Chinese deem extremely unlucky, because "four" is pronounced the same as "death" in Chinese. Year of the Ox
Intro
Rocks Off / The Rolling Stones
The Ox / The Who
Brainbox Pollution / Hawkwind
"B" Movie Box Car Blues / The Blues Brothers
Looking For A Fox / Clarence Carter
When My Boy Walks Down The Street / The Magnetic Fields
Fort Knox, King Solomon / Bob Mould
The Boxer / Waylon Jennings
Knocks Me Off My Feet / Stevie Wonder
Glory Box / Portishead
Wild Ox Moan / Taj Mahal
Evel Talks Of The Future/Reprise: Ballad of Evel Knievel / Evel Knievel
This Friday's Mix: Year of the Ox

Friday, January 16, 2009

Today's Five O'Clock Rock (Episode 65) Here's to fresh faces.
Change of Personnel

Intro
Long Time Coming / Aloe Blacc
This Land Is Your Land / Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Walk Of Life / Shooter Jennings
Many Rivers To Cross / The Walkmen
Little Wing / Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Last Train To Clarksville / Cassandra Wilson
Iron Man / The Cardigans
Superman / Roger Troutman
Little Honda / Yo La Tengo
I Love Trash / Steven Tyler
Straight Out Of Compton / Nina Gordon
This Friday's Mix: Change of Personnel