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A podcast about disasters and the music they make us listen to.
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Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
The prophecy foretold Quetzalcoatl's devastating return from the east, in the form of a pale-skinned and bearded man. Little did the Aztecs know how right the prophecy was...
Leigh's song pick:: Corpse on the Mesa by Journey to Ixtlan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8W2oBXrr0
Peter's song pick:: Mills by Altar of Plagues
https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/mills
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
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Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Bill and Vivian Swanson got a whole lot more than they bargained for on their fishing trip to Lituya Bay. If you thought high ground might save you from a megatsunami, think again...
Peter's song pick:: IRQ2 CASCADE by MASTER BOOT RECORD
https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/track/irq-2-cascade
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
In our first Film Fiasco feature, we discuss one of the greatest science fiction disaster movies of all time: Sunshine. Plus, a super special guest drops in to tell us all about the science behind the movie! Kaneda, what do you see?
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Peace, love, and motorcycle chains. Leigh tells the story of the 1969 Altamont Free Concert. Rolling Stones collect no moss, and neither do manhandled hippies...
Leigh's song pick:: Transmaniacon MC by Blue Oyster Cult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yNndiQMVk
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
We get swept away talking about the wall of water that pummelled northern Japan in 1896, plus a modern-day not-so-mini-disaster.
Leigh's song pick:: Autobody by Zeni Geva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYzKCr-8TE
Peter's song pick:: The Maiden by Electric Dragon
https://electricdragonuk.bandcamp.com/album/dark-water
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Welcome to Welkom! In this minisode, a group of South African gold miners have a terrible first day of work in 1987.
Peter's song pick:: Women & Children by Author & Punisher
https://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/track/women-children
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker... but mostly the baker. Things heat up as we discuss the fire that ravaged 17th century London.
Leigh's song pick:: Dragging the Streets by Grouper
https://grouper.bandcamp.com/track/dragging-the-streets-first-heart-tone
Peter's song pick:: Six Grey Mirrors by ROMANTIC
https://romanticizemusic.bandcamp.com/track/six-grey-mirrors-2003-prod-by-wrktngl
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Everything started off so well for Craig Smith. In this minisode, we take you on a journey from Smith to Kali, and hear how white-out brought us MTV.
Leigh's song pick:: Silk and Ivory by Maitreya Kali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XecGuimMnLM
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
We tell the story of the final flight of Old John Feather Merchant, a B-25 bomber that crashed into the side of an iconic New York City landmark in 1945.
Leigh's song pick:: Autobahn by Einstuerzende Neubauten
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnaG3BX3lw
Peter's song pick:: Ellipse by Oh Hiroshima
https://ohhiroshima.bandcamp.com/track/ellipse
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
In the inaugural episode of “This Is A Disaster”, Peter tells Leigh the story of the plague that ravaged Athens in 430 BC.
Leigh's song pick:: Bathory Erzebet by SUNN O)))
https://sunn.bandcamp.com/track/b-thory-erz-bet
Peter's song pick:: Repulsive Obscurity by Of Feather And Bone
https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/track/repulsive-obscurity
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com