miniBoM3: Legalize It

"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded."

Abraham Lincoln, December 1840

"For someone who doesn't smoke marijuana, I sure do feel strongly about it."

PG, October 2011


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Intro:
The Horrors - "Still Life"

Jud:
Falco - "Der Kommissar"
Nena - "99 Luftballons"
Peter Schilling - "Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)"

Peter:
The Modern Lovers - "Pablo Picasso"
Television - "Days"

Jud:
Rheingold - "FanFanFanatisch"
Rheingold - "Augenblick"
Rheingold - "Dreiklangdimensionen"

Peter:
Cypress Hill - "Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk"
Tha Alkaholiks - "Mary Jane"
Artifacts - "Lower da Boom"

Jud:
Joachim Witt - "Ich Hab' So Lust Auf Industrie"
Markus - "Ich will Spaß"
Fehlfarben - "Ein Jahr (Es Geht Voran)"

Peter:
The Replacements - "Little Mascara"
Hüsker Dü - "Could You Be The One?"
Soul Asylum - "Sometime To Return"

Jud:
After The Fire - "One Rule For You"
Gary Numan & Tubeway Army - "Are 'Friends' Electric?"

Peter:
The Chambers Brothers - "Funky"
The Pazant Brothers - "Chick A Boom"
The Brothers Johnson - "Strawberry Letter 23"

Outro:
EXTRABREIT - "Polizisten"

Ballrooms of Mars - Episode XV: A Topical Ointment

BoM is nothing if not topical. We like to think we are a remedy for the common form of indirect media ingestion. A local anesthetic; an effective treatment providing temporary reduction in aural-odious inflammation.

An earworm-retardant.










Apply liberally.


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Setlist
Intro:
Rockwell - "Somebody's Watching Me"

Peter:
Joakim - "Forever Young (Extended Afro Mix)"
Cat Stevens - "Was Dog A Doughnut?"

Michael:
Washed Out - "Echoes"
Memory Tapes - Offers"
Small Black/Washed Out - "Despicable Dogs"

Jud:
Neil Young - "After The Gold Rush"
Klaus Nomi - "Total Eclipse"
Bon Iver - "Holocene"

Peter:
Emitt Rhodes - "Fresh As A Daisy"
Dan Penn - "If Love Was Money"
Dennis Wilson - "River Song"

Michael:
The Cure - "A Short Term Effect"
The Cure - "Lament"
The Cure - "The Funeral Party"

Jud:
Scott Fagan - "South Atlantic Blues"
Scott Fagan - "Tenement Halls"
Scott Fagan - "In Your Hands"

Peter:
AC/DC - "Rock 'N' Roll Damnation"
Sweet - "Fox On The Run"
Cheap Trick - "Southern Girls"

Michael:
Bruce Springsteen - "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"
Roxy Music - "She Sells"

Jud:
Shocking Blue - "Love Buzz"
The Clique - "Superman"

Outro:
Hawkwind - "Reefer Madness"

miniBoM2: Left Behind

The only explanation Peter and I can accept for Michael's absence from this episode is that he must have ascended to Heaven.

We are proud to have known Earth's only winning entry into the global Rapture 2011 contest. You lucky devil.


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Setlist

Intro:
The Notorious B.I.G. - "Hypnotize"

Jud:
Run-D.M.C. - "It's Like That"
Juvenile feat. Jay-Z - "Ha (Remix)"
Dead Prez - "Behind Enemy Lines"

Peter:
Blondie - "Rapture"
Time Zone - "World Destruction"

Jud:
The Monks - "Blast Off!"
The Birthday Party - "Blast Off!"
Rivers Cuomo - Blast Off!"

Peter:
Deerhunter - "Desire Lines"
TV On The Radio - "Will Do"

Jud:
Ross MacManus - "Patsy Girl"
Elvis Costello - "Jump Up"
Scott Fagan - "In My Head"
The Magnetic Fields - "Grand Canyon"

Peter:
Flash and the Pan - "Waiting For a Train"
The Nashville Ramblers - "The Trains"
Straitjacket Fits - "Train"

Jud:
Lou Christie - "Lightning Strikes"
Klaus Nomi - "Lightning Strikes"

Peter:
Roots Manuva - "Son Of Bodda"
DJ Vadim feat. Emo - "Watch That Sound"

Outro:
The Notorious B.I.G. - "Big Poppa"

Ballrooms of Mars - Episode XIV [ 日本との連帯！]

BoM is well-versed in tragedy. We've read Shakespeare. We read the news. We have day jobs.

We publish this podcast for crying out loud.

But very little can prepare even the most overworked/underpaid, world-weary BoMrade for the insane amount of adversity facing Japan for the last couple of weeks and for years to come.

As you're enjoying episode XIV, we encourage you to donate to the Red Cross or Give2Asia or your preferred charity to help Japan rebuild.

Then climb into your BoM-shelter, and do your best to protect yourself from the onslaught.


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Setlist

Intro:
"Yagibushi" (Traditional)

Jud:
Sympathy Nervous - "Polyester 35 Micron"
Sympathy Nervous - "Quick Starttype"
Sympathy Nervous - "Oh! My Apple Head"

Peter:
J Dilla - "Won't Do"
Frank-n-Dank - "Okay"
Slum Village - "Faster"

Michael:
R. Kelly - "Love Letter Prelude"
R. Kelly - "Love Letter"
R. Kelly - "Number One Hit"

Jud:
The Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor - "Sensation/No Sensation"
Robert Marlowe - "Claudette"
Seona Dancing - "Bitter Heart"

Peter:
Ryan Adams - "Love Is Hell"
The Jayhawks - "I'd Run Away"
Blitzen Trapper - "Country Caravan"

Michael:
The Style Council - "Headstart For Happiness"
The Style Council - "Long Hot Summer"
The Style Council - "Shout To The Top"

Jud:
Rail - "Hello"
Queensrÿche - "Queen of the Reich"
TKO - "Give into the Night"

Peter:
Edwin Starr - "Easin' In"
Clarence Reid - "It Was Good Enough For Daddy"
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - "The Way They Do My Life"

Michael:
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas - "I'm Ready For Love"
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas - "I Promise To Wait My Love"
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas - "Tear It On Down"

Outro:
Group From Miyagi Prefecture - "Saitara Zinku/Toshima Zinku"

Ballrooms of Mars - Episode XIII: Un Pueblo Unido

Ballrooms of Mars expresses its solidarity with the public workers' unions of Wisconsin that have been shamefully stripped of their bargaining rights. This episode is dedicated to those working to restore these rights.

If you have the means, please donate what you can to help recall the Republican state senators in Wisconsin who cynically exploited parliamentary procedure to attack American public workers.

My stand with Wisconsin public workers = $

Now put away your wallet and bust out your dancing shoes, because this episode is a barn-burner...


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Setlist

Intro:
The Almanac Singers - "Roll The Union On"

Michael:
Calvin Harris - "Limits"
Calvin Harris - "Ready For The Weekend"
Destroyer - "Blue Eyes"

Jud:
The Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor - "Is All I Need?"
Greg Vandike - "All Of The Girls"
The Messengers - "I Turn In (To You)"

Peter:
Eddie Murphy - "Party All The Time"
The System - "Don't Disturb This Groove"
Nu Shooz - "I Can't Wait"

Michael:
Toro y Moi - "Low Shoulders"
Memory Tapes - "Graphics"
Washed Out - "Belong"

Jud:
39 Clocks - "Shake the Hippie"
39 Clocks - "Aspettando Godot"
39 Clocks - "What Never Happened"

Peter:
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band - "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)"
Aloe Blacc - "If I"

Michael:
Dinosaur Jr. - "In A Jar"
My Bloody Valentine - "Lips Like Sugar"
Cocteau Twins - "Cicely"

Jud:
The Monks - "We Do Wie Du"
39 Clocks - "78 Solider Dead"

Peter:
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - "Promise Of A Fisherman"
José Roberto - "Crioula Multicolorida"
Jorge Ben - "Ponta De Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma)"

Outro:
Billy Bragg - "There Is Power In A Union"

Ballrooms of Mars - Episode XII: Laying Down Arms

As BoM marks its first dozen shows, we agreed that for all of our record-spinning firepower, it's time to melt the guns. We're trading in our mp3-shooters for audio diplomacy: the ultimate act of musical disobedience.

What are we talking about? Just look out your window, friend. It's a mad world outside. Might as well log in, BoM on, and tune the rest out...because those fuckers are crazy.


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Setlist

Intro:
Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street"

Peter:
The Yardbirds - "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"
Led Zeppelin - "The Ocean" (Live)

Michael:
The Style Council - "My Ever Changing Moods"
Simply Red - "Holding Back The Years"
The Blow Monkeys - "Digging Your Scene"

Jud:
39 Clocks - "DNS"
LiLiPUT - "Die Matrosen"
Trio - "Drei Mann Im Doppelbett"

Peter:
Bill Nelson - "Do You Dream In Colour?"
Bill Nelson - "Flaming Desire"

Michael:
Steely Dan - "Peg"
Washed Out - "Feel It All Around"

Jud:
Devo - "Booji Boy's Funeral"
Guided By Voices - "A Portrait Destroyed By Fire"

Peter:
Kanye West - "All Of The Lights"
Das Racist - "Rappin 2 U"

Michael:
10cc - "Somewhere In Hollywood"
10cc - "Silly Love"

Jud:
Guided By Voices - "Trap Soul Door"
Guided By Voices - "Trampoline"
Guided By Voices - "Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim)"
Guided By Voices - "Wished I Was a Giant"

Outro:
Waylon Jennings - "Baker Street"