Ballrooms of Mars - A Very Final Episode (aka BoM XVII, or the Lost Episode)

Ballrooms of Mars, R.I.P.

It was a great ride...historical, even, as our BoMrades were the first to set foot on a distant planet. This recently unearthed final transmission comprises the final Ballrooms of Mars episode, in its original, intended format.

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Intro:
Donnie Iris - "Ah! Leah!

Michael:
George McGregor and the Bronzettes - "Temptation is Hard to Fight"
Sly and the Family Stone - "Runnin' Away"
The Miracles - "(You Can) Depend on Me"

Peter:
The Merry-Go-Round - "Live"
Moby Grape - "Omaha"
The Monkees - "Auntie's Municipal Court"

Jud:
Isa Vermehren - "Das Original von der Wasserkante"
Lothar Röhrig - "In der Bar zum Krokodil"
Joseph Schmidt - "Wenn Nicht die Hoffnung Wär"

Michael:
Chico Buarque - "O Que Sera"
Milton Nasciemento & Lo Borges - "Cravo E Canela"
Chico Buarque - "Voce Vai Me Seguir"

Peter:
Large Professor - "Kick Da Habit"
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - "Worldwide"
Frank Ocean - "Lost"

Jud:
Professor Longhair - "Bye Bye Baby"
Cheap Trick - "Say Goodbye"
Tim Rose - "Fare Thee Well"
Trio - "Bye Bye"

Michael:
Prefab Sprout - "Diana"
Destroyer - "Blue Eyes"
Prefab Sprout - "Cars & Girls"

Barrett:
Still Caves - "Great Recession"
Ty Segall Band - "Slaughterhouse"
The Weirdos - "Life of Crime"
Pajo - "Teenagers From Mars"

Peter:
War - "Nappy Head"
Mandrill - "Fat City Strut"
Macondo - "Almendra"

Jud:
Joe Strummer - "Burning Lights"
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - "Happy Land (w/ vocal)"

Barrett:
Cave - "Made In Malaysia"
Wimps - "Stop Having Fun"
France Gall - "Only Friends"

Outro:
T.Rex - "Ballrooms of Mars"

miniBoM4: (Finally) Letting the Music Speak for Itself...

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Intro:
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - "The Mother"

Peter:
Jackie Mittoo - "Black Organ"
Augustus Pablo - "Chant To King Selassie I"
Brentford All-Stars - "Greedy G"

Jud:
Regis Philbin - "Where Or When"
Robert Mitchum - "What Is This Generation Coming To?"
Kurt Russell - "Dizzy"

Peter:
Ray Barretto - "007"
Under The Sun Orchestra - "Under The Sun (Instrumental Theme)"
Jack Costanzo & Gerrie Woo - "Jive Samba"

Jud:
Blumfeld - "Draußen Auf Kaution"
Die Welttraumforscher - "Deine Allerschönsten Dinge"

Peter:
The Rhine Oaks - "Tampin"
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns - "Four Play"
Menahan Street Band - "Make The Road By Walking"

Jud:
godheadSilo - "Nuts to You"
Karp - "Flourpus"

Outro:
The Beach Boys - "Let's Go Away For Awhile"

Ballrooms of Mars - Episode XVI: Resurrection (in Reverse)

After six long BoM-free months, we rise again and broadcast at full strength - indeed, our fullest strength yet.

This latest episode debuts our newest BoMrade, Barrett, who has been with us from the outset as one of the original inspiradors. His presence propels us to new, uncharted heights.

But a light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. And you have burned so very, very brightly, Barrett. Your sudden, rapturous departure only fuels your mystique.

...And Michael, not to be outshined, ascends again, and nips at your heels.




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Intro:
Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Pungi"

Michael:
티아라 (T-ARA) - "Lovey-Dovey"
버스커버스커 (BuskerBusker) - "벚꽃 엔딩 (Cherry blossom Ending)"
SHINee - "Sherlock (Clue + Note)"

Jud:
Sly Fox - "Let's Go All The Way"
Art Of Noise - "Legs"

Barrett:
Googoosh - "Talagh"
Dead Meadow - "She's Mine"
Broadcast & The Focus Group - "Love's Long Listen-In."
Bernard Estardy - "Cha Tatch Ka"

Peter:
Prince - "Gotta Stop (Messin' Around)"
Devo - "Beautiful World"
Sparks - "Angst In My Pants"

Barrett:
Matt Berry - "Lay Your Love On Me"
Wax Tailor - "Ungodly Fruit"
Love Live Life+One - "Love Will Make A Better You"

Michael:
Stéphane Blet - "3 Gymnopédies"
Stéphane Blet - "3 Gymnopédies"
Stéphane Blet - "3 Gymnopédies"

Peter:
Aerosmith - "Sick As A Dog"
Kiss - "Shout It Out Loud"
Thin Lizzy - "Waiting For An Alibi"

Jud:
ZZ Top - "Rough Boy"
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - "If You Leave"
Howard Jones - "No One Is To Blame"

Peter:
The Meters - "Same Old Thing"
Curtis Mayfield - "Mother's Son"

Jud:
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - "Reuben"
Rusty York & The Kentucky Mountain Boys - "Cripple Creek"
Steve Martin - "The Crow"

Outro:
Meco - "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"

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"