WFMU: Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from July 26, 2022

Listener comments!
	👻 6:47pm Austin Rich: Good Hello
	8:57pm Scott67: G'day Austin & Audiobots!🤖🎶📻 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🌏
	8:58pm Krys O.: Greetings! I've got my Robot Lilliput with me.
	8:58pm Kat in Chicago: You can say that again.
	8:58pm Scott67: Fucken Oath!!!
	👻 8:58pm Austin Rich: Good to see you, Scott67 and Krys O, and Kat in Chicago!
	8:59pm postconsumer: oh, hell yes! I love this.
	9:00pm Krys O.: It's a cookbook!
	👻 9:00pm Austin Rich: Hello, postconsumer!
	9:01pm Aitch: Took a minute to robot my avatar
	👻 9:02pm Austin Rich: Nice to see you, Aitch!
	9:02pm Aitch: buzz click
	9:03pm Geoff-U: I will try to enjoy the show over my stupid noisy air-con :D
	9:04pm Kat in Chicago: Haha, I've played Music for the DMV before on my show
	9:04pm Aitch: I'm a Cybernetic Hero, a great LinS Robot tune
	9:04pm Charles: Is it today that we'll find out if humans can co-exist with robots?
	9:04pm Aitch: No
	9:05pm ?: I am in possession of quite a few robots, actually. Wish I could post pictures.
	9:05pm Mr Fab: Here for the rockin robots. Or, as they pronounced the word in the '50s: ro-bits.
	9:06pm postconsumer: I am in possession of quite a few robots, actually. Wish I could post pictures.
	9:06pm Charles: Ro-butts hehehe
	9:07pm DJ Drue: What in the Ruth Bader Gisnburg is going on in here?! Robot Radio Revolution? I'm into it!
	👻 9:08pm Austin Rich: Nice to see you Mr. Fab, Charles and DJ Drue! Get ready for our robot overlords to take control!
	9:08pm Krys O.: This is what my Robot Lilliput looks like: imgs.michaels.com...
	👻 9:08pm Austin Rich: postconsumer: any links to those robots?
	9:08pm Mr. X: Buzz. Click.
	👻 9:08pm Austin Rich: Mr. X! Nice to see you! That is a beautiful bot, Krys O!
	9:08pm Barno in Akron: Does anyone remember the band, Manplanet?
	9:09pm postconsumer: They're just toys. Toy Ro-bits. 😆
	👻 9:09pm Austin Rich: I do not, Barno! But I'm curious.
	9:09pm Geoff-U: I am officially giving up and powering down the air-con bot and diverting all power to forward speakers! It will be 150°F in here soon
	9:10pm Geoff-U: WORTH IT
	9:10pm Krys O.: A month ago I came across a robot lawnmower. It was disconcerting to see this thing buzzing across a lawn on its own. I looked it up and it cost over $2K!
	👻 9:10pm Austin Rich: A big regret: I never got to see The Hanson Brothers. Saw a ton of Nomeansno shows, but never the Hanson Bros. I've heard they were a lot of fun. Hockey-Ramones!
	9:10pm Mr. X: NoMeansNo's other incarnation.
	👻 9:11pm Austin Rich: Kat: Did Elizabeth reach out to you, too? She sent me the "Music for the DMV" album, and I ended up really liking it! (Which is rare, for a cold solicit like that.)
	9:11pm Krys O.: Robot mower: www-static-nw.husqvarna.com...
	9:12pm Geoff-U: I would have loved to have seen the Hansen Brothers, but having to survive only on NoMeansNo live shows wasn't so bad
	9:12pm Barno in Akron: @Krys I had a robomower - it was one of the best purchases I ever made. Plus it was the talk of the neighborhood. It would draw onlookers to the edge of our lawn all the time. I'd throw open the front door - spread my arms out and declare "THE FUTURE IS NOW" to much laughter.
	👻 9:13pm Austin Rich: I think I saw NMN five or six times? Definitely five. I would have to check the journals to make sure.
	9:13pm Kat in Chicago: @Austin I bought it on Bandcamp on the basis of someone else in my feed buying it. I livetweet my show playlists and she did follow & retweet & said thank you :)
	👻 9:13pm Austin Rich: I mean, how much is a new lawn-mower, anyway? The last time I looked, it was almost $1500... getting a robot out of the deal too sounds pretty good.
	9:14pm Barno in Akron: @Austin Rich - Manplanet was described as a Devo+The Cars hybrid.
	👻 9:14pm Austin Rich: I do love Devo and The Cars. Hmmmmmm....
	9:14pm Kat in Chicago: Barno, what happened to it?
	9:15pm postconsumer: we have an all-electric push mower and it's pretty cheap, but it's working. ~375$
	9:15pm Barno in Akron: Every once in a while a neighbor would knock on the door to let us know the mower was trying to escape to the street - but it would initiate a kill switch
	9:15pm Mr. X: Trying to remember a factoid about Blondie. Did she help open up CBGB's to accepting rap music? Maybe donated some money to an early rapper?
	9:15pm DJ Drue: bust his tubes!
	👻 9:15pm Austin Rich: "Resistance Is Useless." Precursor to the Borg?
	9:16pm postconsumer: I thought the same
	9:16pm Barno in Akron: @Kat we moved and sold the mower with the house. I'd get another, but you have to have a flat yard. We currently live on a bit of a slope.
	👻 9:17pm Austin Rich: The story is about an entire planet, ruled by robots. Certainly the other Star Trek writers in the late 80's had grown up on 50's sci-fi.
	9:17pm Mr. X: Barno, ever shopped for music at Time Traveler in Akron?
	9:18pm postconsumer: this is awesome.
	9:18pm Mr. X: My band opened for the Flaming Lips before they were famous.
	👻 9:18pm Austin Rich: I do like this Flaming Lips album. It's pretty strange, and has a lot of robot content, for sure.
	9:19pm Barno in Akron: Hi Mr. X - I know Scott at Time Traveler record shop well.
	👻 9:19pm Austin Rich: That's right, Mr. X! I forgot about that detail.
	9:19pm postconsumer: Got any Daft Punk on deck?
	9:19pm Mr. X: ^5 Barno! Scott is my cousin!
	👻 9:19pm Austin Rich: Not for this show, postconsumer. But I might pull it out next week, or the week after.
	9:21pm Geoff-U: Avatar fixed
	9:21pm Geoff-U: Boxy is my favorite Futurama robot
	9:21pm Barno in Akron: @Mr. X - Very cool. His daughters and my daughters grew up as good friends... they played in the Akron music scene in different bands
	9:22pm postconsumer: The robots need our help. They don't act like it.
	👻 9:22pm Austin Rich: I love your avatar, Geoff-U!
	👻 9:23pm Austin Rich: This is the only "valuable" record that I own, which I got for my birthday from ramencitykid. Are you out there, in the chat?
	9:24pm Mr. X: @Barno, I love Small Wood House, and Emma Shepard's solo album. She is launching her own record store in Cleveland. And Marisa sings beautifully as well. One of my goals in life is to get Austin to play some Small Wood House.
	9:26pm Scott67: Robitt!!🐸🤖
	👻 9:26pm Austin Rich: Mr. X: We should be able to do that, one of these days. We have a few in the can that we need to get to first, I think?
	9:27pm Barno in Akron: Yes! @Mr. X "Small Wood House" is the name of Emma's band. I've lost touch since covid. The name of my daughters' band was ShiSho - (a cover for shut your piehole)
	👻 9:27pm Austin Rich: Lester Bangs has written some of my fave music reviews, and I used to be that guy that would quote a lester review at parties, or when someone would mention a band. I've calmed down, but I do love his writing. I feel very connected to it.
	9:29pm Mr. X: Yes, @Austin, a few cans of shows waiting to be sealed up.
	9:30pm Mr. X: @Barno I will look for ShiSho.
	👻 9:30pm Austin Rich: One of these days. Just have to get a few things sorted before I can dig in. But soon...
	9:30pm Mr. X: Hooray for the Android Sisters again!
	9:31pm Geoff-U: Haha wow this Android Sisters is neat
	9:31pm Krys O.: The X-Files reboot had a great episode that delved into what happens when you don't tip your robot waitstaff.
	👻 9:31pm Austin Rich: Oh: Happy Birthday to Marj, Mr. X! Tell her I said hello.
	9:31pm Heather: Android Sisters!!! 😍
	9:31pm Barno in Akron: Cool, @Mr X - ShiSho was an acoustic guitar/accordion duo - described as Kimya Dawson + They Might Be Giants
	9:32pm Krys O.: I first heard the Android Sisters on WFMU back in '82.
	9:32pm Mr. X: Awww, that's sweet, Austin. I will tell her.
	👻 9:32pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, Heather!
	9:32pm Geoff-U: I was trying to balance being able to hear the show vs. being steamed alive without the air-con... then I realized there's a pair of headphones 3 feet from me #facepalm
	9:32pm Heather: Hi everyone! FYI, I do want to smell like plastic.
	9:34pm Kat in Chicago: Yay Geoff-U
	9:35pm Krys O.: Without WFMU, I am nothing.
	9:35pm Barno in Akron: @Mr. X - here's the archive of when ShiSho performed a live set on WFMU wfmu.org...
	👻 9:36pm Austin Rich: Brian Hageman, from the "Thinking Fellers Union Local 282."
	9:36pm Mr. X: Thanks, Barno.
	9:37pm Barno in Akron: I loved Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - I wore out that cassette
	9:38pm Mr. X: Oooh, my favorite Minutemen song!
	👻 9:39pm Austin Rich: I went to see White Shark Shivers (which is "Fellers without being called the fellers), and I think they were creeped out by how much I knew about their songs.
	👻 9:40pm Austin Rich: Mr. X: I think the later stuff gets a little short changed, in the Minutemen catalog. There's some gems if you give it a chance. (But I'm a sucker for all of the Minutemen's stuff.)
	9:41pm Mr. X: Well, yeah, every Minutemen song is my favorite.
	👻 9:42pm Austin Rich: That's a good attitude to have!
	9:42pm Krys O.: When robots get caught in a speed trap: flic.kr...
	👻 9:43pm Austin Rich: A "Dante's Inferno" joke? This show is so weird...
	9:43pm Mr. X: Dantoe?
	👻 9:44pm Austin Rich: I love that image, Krys O!
	9:44pm Geoff-U: BTW did anyone ever see the 'band' Captured By Robots?
	👻 9:45pm Austin Rich: I was gonna shoehorn in some of their stuff either next week of the week after, Geoff-U! Their shows are as much chaos as they are a show, but there are real robots playing music! It's wild.
	9:45pm Kat in Chicago: Music for Airports? Or one airport, anyway.
	9:45pm xapnomapcase1: This song is really working for me.
	👻 9:45pm Austin Rich: Good to see you, xapnomapcase1!
	9:45pm Mr. X: Another great Servotron album cover art.
	9:45pm xapnomapcase1: God, I forgot Servotron. I loved their schtick.
	👻 9:46pm Austin Rich: I think they should have continued forever. But then again, I think they might be one of my fave bands, ever.
	9:47pm Geoff-U: A couple of pics of Captured By Robots I took at Berbati's flickr.com... flickr.com...
	9:47pm xapnomapcase1: They were a lot of fun.
	9:47pm icoelacanth∅: greetings Austin Rich and mutations
	👻 9:47pm Austin Rich: Greetings, programs!
	9:48pm Geoff-U: for those unfamiliar, Captured By Robots was a guy that built all these music-playing robots, and the story was he was 'captured' by them and he was their captive, and had to play music with them. It was nuts!
	9:48pm Scott67: Pre-Wifi Robot Invasion! We coulda had a chance!
	👻 9:48pm Austin Rich: Great shots, Geoff-U!
	9:50pm Geoff-U: Thanks!
	👻 9:50pm Austin Rich: One of the original "mission statements" from Servotron was that they would release something once every six months. And they actually kept that up, with compilation tracks, 7"s, and albums! However, when Proto-Unit V3 broke up with the person in the band that wrote all the songs, and... they just focused on Man... Or Astro-Man? after that.
	9:51pm Heather: Heck yessss!!!!
	9:52pm Barno in Akron: Akron's hometown heroes, Devo
	👻 9:52pm Austin Rich: Everyone love Devo.
	👻 9:52pm Austin Rich: Some just don't know it yet.
	9:52pm Heather: I quote that "lord, I am so tired" bit daily!
	👻 9:53pm Austin Rich: I quote, "How long can this go on?" all the time.
	9:53pm Mr. X: Akron has spawned some great music. After all, I was born there.
	9:54pm Heather: Jinx Austin!
	👻 9:54pm Austin Rich: I do love the "pre-Star Wars" era of robots, but really, I loved Sci-Fi as a kid, so I loved all robots.
	9:55pm Mr Fab: Weirdly enough, 'Working In A Coal Mine" was Devo's second-highest charting single.
	👻 9:56pm Austin Rich: I didn't realize that, Mr. Fab! It's a pretty amazing song, when anyone does it. But certainly I prefer their spin.
	9:58pm Mr Fab: Or third-highest. The generally-forgotten "Theme To Dr Detroit" was their other charting single. What a hodgepodge.
	👻 9:58pm Austin Rich: I love that theme song, but it is not the song I would have imagined was a hit for them. I still haven't seen that movie, but I understand I'm not missing much, as the theme song is already available elsewhere.
	9:59pm Barno in Akron: I remember "Working in a Coalmine" single 45, packaged as a surprise insert in The New Traditionalist LP when I bought it as a kid. I think I still have it.
	10:01pm Barno in Akron: At least it was a surprise insert to me
	10:02pm Scott67: I am Robotomized! 💨🧠🤖
	10:03pm egould: Dear god… what have I just tuned into?!?
	👻 10:03pm Austin Rich: Hello, egould!
	10:06pm egould: Hi Austin Rich! I’m flying solo tonight, so I look forward to enjoying dinner listening to this weirdness.
	10:06pm icoelacanth∅: i don't think working in a coalmine came in my new traditionalists. pretty sure i bought it separately, and it has the same track on both sides.
	👻 10:08pm Austin Rich: If you haven't seen it, the Coachwips DVD that they made - footage of them playing at house parties, where you can often barely hear of see the band - is probably one of the most amazing live documents I've ever seen.
	👻 10:09pm Austin Rich: The DVD came with this album: www.discogs.com...
	10:09pm icoelacanth∅: (but then i also got no lyrics in my plastic surgery disasters. the cover says "if you didn't get a lyric sheet with this, go back to the store and demand one." i didn't.)
	10:10pm Mr. X: "Somebody push a button." --Ringo
	👻 10:10pm Austin Rich: There needs to be a used record store where they sell all the bits that come with records, but might not be in your copy. You could also sell covers without the album, and albums without the covers, for people who have that problem.
	10:11pm egould: Unwound is touring this fall.
	👻 10:12pm Austin Rich: I have tickets for the Seattle and Portland shows. Some of the other dates still haven't sold out, but I'm not sure I can do that much traveling, reasonably.
	10:14pm icoelacanth∅: i have a few albums for sale on discogs that have beat-to-shit records but excellent covers. i figure someone might need a new cover
	👻 10:14pm Austin Rich: That's a good idea, i-coelacanthø.
	10:15pm Scott67: Love how in Dramatized situations Humans always seem to cooperate. But in reality we just blow fuck out of anything we feel threatened by.
	10:16pm Mr. X: This proposed business model should include DVDs, too. I damaged one disc from a large set. I don't want to have to buy the whole set again, just a replacement disc.
	10:16pm icoelacanth∅: in our dreams we aren't all dumbasses
	👻 10:17pm Austin Rich: Yeah. Realistically, Dantro and Slats would just go back to the ship, get all the guns they can carry, and nuke every bot they run into. Until they are killed, or something. They probably don't have all the violence to drag out the story, or something...
	👻 10:18pm Austin Rich: This mix of "Android's Lament" was done by the Master Control Unit for "Shot Reverse Shot" special for this broadcast!
	10:18pm Mr. X: Is the Galazy really worth conquering? All that commuting back and forth to administer it would be really expensive.
	10:19pm Heather: Hey all right!!! I know and love this one!!
	10:20pm ramencity: :wave:
	10:20pm Scott67: I get most of my dumbass ideas out in my dreams. So much so, that I seem to many as a Slacker who does nothing. But they're just dumbasses! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	10:20pm egould: Unwound in Seattle in Feb 23. My schedule changes every week, so I can’t commit to buying tix. Damn I want to see them. I was friends with Sarah back in college.
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, ramencity! We mentioned you earlier, and you appeared!
	10:20pm Scott67: This is you singing Austin!🍻😎🤙
	👻 10:21pm Austin Rich: Uhm... no it isn't. It's Vic Sputnik... Got me!
	10:22pm Aitch: Sigue sigue
	10:22pm Mr. X: Not just singing, Austin wrote everything and played all the instruments.
	👻 10:22pm Austin Rich: This reference to "Barrow The Robot" is a reference to a storyline that we haven't heard, from earlier in "The Planet Man's" run.
	10:22pm Scott67: Good shit Austin!🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	👻 10:22pm Austin Rich: This is when the show gets a little... sexy.
	10:22pm Heather: Vic Sputnik rocks!!
	10:23pm Scott67: By jingos!
	👻 10:23pm Austin Rich: The songs aren't available digitally, but you can order CDs and a 7" here: shotreverseshot.bandcamp.com
	10:24pm egould: Will Suzy the dingbat secretary make an appearance? She’d probably make the robots’ circuits meltdown.
	👻 10:24pm Austin Rich: I think the tension between Slats and his female companion is getting... thick.
	👻 10:24pm Austin Rich: For April 1st I should have Dimestore Radio Theater and Mid-Valley Mutations cross paths.
	10:24pm Heather: Hubba
	10:25pm icoelacanth∅: Mr.X there are lots of incomplete lp sets for sale on discogs, i'd bet there're dvd's too. might have to dig a bit
	10:26pm Mr. X: Thanks for the tip, icoelacanth∅.
	10:30pm Scott67: Is 'Kaiju' too cliche' as a Show Subject?🦑🦖
	10:31pm ramencity: Gelatinous cubes!
	10:32pm icoelacanth∅: nice and cool down the coalmine
	👻 10:32pm Austin Rich: Maybe I should just do a dramatic reading of the Monster Manual?
	10:33pm Heather: Oh..... yes. They are. Gonna go cry for a sec.
	10:34pm egould: Not just zombies…. Rob Zombies!
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: Ha! The Night of a 1,000 Rob Zombies!
	10:35pm icoelacanth∅: i don't think of king kong as a monster. i think of him as a victim of monsters (like frankenstein)
	10:35pm Mr. X: The Zerg and Protoss from Starcraft?
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: I'm with you, i-coelacanthø. Kong is just too charming.
	10:35pm Kat in Chicago: LOL it's a REM cover
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: It's a pretty great REM cover, too. Their covers were pretty amazing.
	10:36pm Mr Fab: that evil robot sounds like the "Oriental" voice in old-time radio. Guess the actor didn't know what a robot accent would be, so he went with a stock villain voice
	10:36pm Mr. X: Basil Wolverton monsters?
	10:36pm Heather: R as in Robot REM! Yeah!!
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: I think you're right, Mr. Fab. I didn't even think about that, but it does sound like that.
	10:36pm icoelacanth∅: i love rem but they also had some serious crap...and this version beats the original without contest
	10:37pm Kat in Chicago: I like this version better
	10:37pm Mr Fab: Robot Evil Monsters
	10:37pm ramencity: My 6th grade teacher said "ro-butt" and "math-medics" (for 'mathematics'). She was from "outta state."
	👻 10:37pm Austin Rich: REM could be... too serious. And their songs suffered. I liked later REM, where they were a little more relaxed, and had a lot of fun.
	10:37pm Kat in Chicago: Haha Fab!
	10:38pm egould: I’m at the bar at The Tav in Ellensburg, WA, and somebody (not me) is loading the jukebox with The Clash. And it’s loud!
	10:38pm Mr Fab: icoelacanth∅: "i love rem but they also had some serious crap." Everything after the '80s?
	10:39pm Kat in Chicago: I liked REM better when I couldn't understand the lyrics
	10:39pm ramencity: Isn't it civic law to play a lot of Screaming Trees in Ellensburg?
	👻 10:39pm Austin Rich: We all love different REMs! It's great!
	👻 10:41pm Austin Rich: I forgot about this band, until this show. Then it came rushing back... this album was on repeat at the radio station ALL THE TIME when it came out, and it was certainly a huge hit at a lot of parties in '06 / '07. It brought back a lot of memories of college for me.
	10:41pm icoelacanth∅: i like the first 4 rem albums the best by far but like a lot after that too, but. . .
	10:41pm egould: @Kat I agree. I like Mumblin’ Mike alot better than the later version.
	10:42pm icoelacanth∅: Kat @1039 yeah there's something to that!
	👻 10:42pm Austin Rich: I just listened to a NEW interview with Michael Stipe, where he was reflecting on his career, and it made me think that I should revisit REM. I think the stuff I'd like would be different than when I was a moody teen.
	10:43pm Aitch: Blast Life's Rich Pageant and you'll feel all better
	10:43pm icoelacanth∅: they're all really excellent humans, those rems. makes me want to like the songs i don't like
	10:44pm Mr. X: I like the song "Michael Stipe" by P. That's about as close as I want to get to REM.
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: I forgot about P.! Thanks for the reminder, Mr. X.
	👻 10:45pm Austin Rich: Whenever I see that dumb "Amazon" arrow logo, I think of this Pyramids album, and I wonder if they have a case for trademark theft.
	10:46pm icoelacanth∅: Aitch life's rich pageant is a perfect album! "i believe" is one of the best songs made by earthlings!
	10:46pm Geoff-U: I gotta run - thank you so much for another great show Austin
	10:47pm Geoff-U: Oh also I saw REM on the "Pageantry" tour in 1986 and they were on fire!
	👻 10:47pm Austin Rich: Thanks Geoff-U! See ya next time!
	10:47pm Kat in Chicago: I do love "Cuyahoga"
	10:48pm Kat in Chicago: Keep cool, Geoff-U!
	10:48pm Scott67: After that Robots in Disguise, I wanna binge watch all The Mighty Boosh.
	👻 10:48pm Austin Rich: You can hear REM almost fight an audience member in a recording here: dangerousminds.net...
	10:48pm Kat in Chicago: King Khan!
	10:48pm Aitch: I have a very bad feeling about that Scott (Bollo)
	👻 10:49pm Austin Rich: I was OBSESSED with this King Khan album when it first came out, and listened to this album on REPEAT when I got it. I used to play it TOO much, so now I play it less often... and still LOVE it.
	10:49pm egould: Did Dan the Automator use some of this robot dialogue for the Deltron 3030 album?
	10:49pm Kat in Chicago: Great live band
	👻 10:50pm Austin Rich: I wouldn't be surprised, egould! I need to get some Deltron 3030 on the show, certainly.
	10:50pm Scott67: Hah!!!🦍
	👻 10:51pm Austin Rich: Scott67: if you don't have King Khan, you really need his albums. They are all great!
	👻 10:52pm Austin Rich: About to wrap up. I hope you all are well!
	10:53pm Scott67: Bollo meets King Khan!
	10:53pm Kat in Chicago: I guess it's about that time. Thanks, Austin!
	10:54pm egould: Thanks Austin Rich! Fun music to listen to while I ate one of the best burgers in my life.
	👻 10:54pm Austin Rich: Thanks Kat! (And everyone, really.) I do look forward to this show every week.
	10:54pm Mr. X: You always manage to find great stuff that I never heard of before, Austin! Thanks for another super show.
	10:54pm Scott67: Thanks Austin! A fun Robot Rampage Romp mate! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🔫🤖
	10:55pm Aitch: So do we Rich, thank you
	👻 10:55pm Austin Rich: Awwwww. That's sweet, Mr. X. See ya next time, Scott67!
	👻 10:55pm Austin Rich: Thanks Aitch!
	10:56pm icoelacanth∅: yes i'm Thankful i discovered this show!
	10:56pm Mr Fab: egould, do tell!
	👻 10:57pm Austin Rich: Yes! Recipes should be shared!
	10:59pm egould: Blue cheese bacon burger at The Tav in Ellensburg, WA. Stiff pour on the drinks, too. :-)
	10:59pm Heather: Hmu for a good peanut butter cookie recipe one of these days! Awesome show, Austin, and thank you! Have a great night, everyone!
	11:00pm icoelacanth∅: Thanks Austin! Thanks Rich! Thanks Austin Rich!
	👻 11:00pm Austin Rich: Send me that Peanut Butter Cookie recipe! I do love a good peanut butter cookie.
	👻 11:04pm Austin Rich: I love it when the stream rules when your show is over!
	11:05pm Scott67: Blue cheese & booze makes everything better!

Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from July 26, 2022

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A combination of collage, new experimental records and other bits and bobs, Mid-Valley Mutations is a tour through the mind of Austin Rich, who has been broadcasting in some form since 1998. Heavily influenced by Dr Demento, Don Joyce and old fashioned College Radio, Austin creates Audio Essays on a variety of subjects, and even just plays records, from time to time. Sometimes Live music and Interviews will grace the program, helping create a situation where you don't really know what you're going to hear, when you tune in. What you need to know is when you enter the Mid-Valley region, be prepared for the Musical Mutations... in whatever form they take.

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July 26, 2022: A Robot Civilization! (A Planet Man Saga! 2 of 4)

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
Mini-Mutations	Fuck The Supreme Court	Supreme Songs EP	Self-Released	2022
(This broadcast contains samples from, "The Planet Man," a Sci-Fi adventure serial that aired in syndication in the 50's, of which only 78 episodes aired. We sampled Episodes 70 - 72: "Takes Over," "Who Is Robot T21?," and, "Will T21 Help Dantro?")
Trapped "Trapped"
Monogamy Party	Cold Machine "Cold Machine" by "Monogamy Party"	False Dancers	Good To Die Records	2013	0:00:24 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Elizabeth Joan Kelly	Ghost in the Machine	Music for the DMV	Self-Released	2018	0:03:46 (Pop-up)
Hanson Brothers	No Emotion "No Emotion" by "Hanson Brothers"	Gross Misconduct	Alternative Tentacles	1992	0:09:15 (Pop-up)
Blondie	Just Go Away "Just Go Away" by "Blondie"	Parallel Lines	Chrysalis Records	1978	0:12:01 (Pop-up)
The Flaming Lips	Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2	Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots	Warner Bros.Records	2002	0:16:24 (Pop-up)
Circle Jerks ‎	Trapped "Trapped" by "Circle Jerks ‎"	Wild In the Streets	Faulty Products ‎	1982	0:20:13 (Pop-up)
The Wipers	Better Off Dead "Better Off Dead" by "The Wipers"	Better Off Dead EP	Trap Records	1978	0:22:47 (Pop-up)
Lester Bangs and the Delinquents	Give Up the Ghost	Jook Savages On The Brazos	Live Wire Records	1981	0:25:48 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	"Whose Nose?"	Ruby 1: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe	ZBS Records	1982	0:29:39 (Pop-up)

Workin' & Watchin' "Workin' & Watchin'"
Music behind DJ: Mayonnaise vs. Venn	The Mathematicians Are Pissed off (That The Robot Ran Away)	Search For The Past + Epic Saga	Self-Released	2007	0:32:30 (Pop-up)
Brian Hageman	Suicide Machine "Suicide Machine" by "Brian Hageman"	Duck, Duck, Chimp (Rarities 1987-2001)	Self-Released	2002	0:36:07 (Pop-up)
Minutemen	No One "No One" by "Minutemen"	3-Way Tie For Last	SST Records	1985	0:38:13 (Pop-up)
Servotron	People Mover (Hartsfield Central Routing Electro-Mix)	Spare Parts	One Louder Records	1998	0:43:46 (Pop-up)
Forgotten Rebels	Angry "Angry" by "Forgotten Rebels"	Killed By Death Vol. 26: 77-82 Canadian Punk	Redrum Records	1996	0:47:46 (Pop-up)
Devo	Working In The Coal Mine "Working In The Coal Mine" by "Devo"	Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology	Warner Bros.Records	2000	0:51:08 (Pop-up)
Jay Reatard	I'm Watching You "I'm Watching You" by "Jay Reatard"	Matador Singles '08	Matador Re	2008	0:54:48 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	The Android Sisters! (Part 1)	Ruby 7: Dream Weaver, Dream Deceiver	ZBS Records	2006	0:58:10 (Pop-up)

Take Your Chances "Take Your Chances"
Man Is The Bastard	Trapped Within Burning Machinery / Pain Of The Iron	D.I.Y.C.D.	Slap A Ham Records	1995	1:01:16 (Pop-up)
Neoboys	Give Me The Message "Give Me The Message" by "Neoboys"	History of Portland Punk Vol. 1	Zeno Records	2000	1:04:50 (Pop-up)
Coachwhips	Tonight's The Night "Tonight's The Night" by "Coachwhips"	Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine	Show and Tell Records	2002	1:07:34 (Pop-up)
unwound	Message Received "Message Received" by "unwound"	Repetition	Kill Rock Stars	1996	1:09:35 (Pop-up)
Crisis	Take Your Chances "Take Your Chances" by "Crisis"	Teenline Vol. 7	Hyped To Death Records	2007	1:13:42 (Pop-up)
Shot Reverse Shot	Android's Lament (July 2022 Remix)	Dimension X... Minus One!	WTBC Records	2020	1:18:15 (Pop-up)
Messer Chups	Good Night "Good Night" by "Messer Chups"	Crazy Price	Ipecac Recordings	2005	1:22:47 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	The Android Sisters! (Part 2)	Ruby 7: Dream Weaver, Dream Deceiver	ZBS Records	2006	1:25:10 (Pop-up)

March of the Androids "March of the Androids"
Music behind DJ: Machine Listener	Machine Perception	Sentient System	No Part Of It	2016	1:27:37 (Pop-up)
They Might Be Giants	The Army Is Tired Now	McSweeney's Music CD - Issue #6	McSweeney's Quarterly Concern	2001	1:32:41 (Pop-up)
Servotron	The Finest Worksong "The Finest Worksong" by "Servotron"	The Inefficiency Of Humans	Thick Records	1998	1:34:33 (Pop-up)
Robots In Disguise	La nuit "La nuit" by "Robots In Disguise"	Get RID!	President Records	2006	1:39:59 (Pop-up)
The Pyramids	Contact "Contact" by "The Pyramids"	Penetration! The Best Of The Pyramids	Sundazed Records	1995	1:44:46 (Pop-up)
King Khan & The Shrines	Destroyer	The Supreme Genius of...	Vice Records	2008	1:48:21 (Pop-up)
Stop It!!!	Captain Roboto "Captain Roboto" by "Stop It!!!"	Self Made Maps	Robotic Empire	2003	1:52:59 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Man... Or Astro-Man?	March of the Androids	Deluxe Men In Space	Touch & Go Records	1996	1:58:07 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	"Fool Around with a Frankie"	Ruby 1: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe	ZBS Records	1982	2:00:16 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	👻 6:47pm Austin Rich: Good Hello
	8:57pm Scott67: G'day Austin & Audiobots!🤖🎶📻 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🌏
	8:58pm Krys O.: Greetings! I've got my Robot Lilliput with me.
	8:58pm Kat in Chicago: You can say that again.
	8:58pm Scott67: Fucken Oath!!!
	👻 8:58pm Austin Rich: Good to see you, Scott67 and Krys O, and Kat in Chicago!
	8:59pm postconsumer: oh, hell yes! I love this.
	9:00pm Krys O.: It's a cookbook!
	👻 9:00pm Austin Rich: Hello, postconsumer!
	9:01pm Aitch: Took a minute to robot my avatar
	👻 9:02pm Austin Rich: Nice to see you, Aitch!
	9:02pm Aitch: buzz click
	9:03pm Geoff-U: I will try to enjoy the show over my stupid noisy air-con :D
	9:04pm Kat in Chicago: Haha, I've played Music for the DMV before on my show
	9:04pm Aitch: I'm a Cybernetic Hero, a great LinS Robot tune
	9:04pm Charles: Is it today that we'll find out if humans can co-exist with robots?
	9:04pm Aitch: No
	9:05pm ?: I am in possession of quite a few robots, actually. Wish I could post pictures.
	9:05pm Mr Fab: Here for the rockin robots. Or, as they pronounced the word in the '50s: ro-bits.
	9:06pm postconsumer: I am in possession of quite a few robots, actually. Wish I could post pictures.
	9:06pm Charles: Ro-butts hehehe
	9:07pm DJ Drue: What in the Ruth Bader Gisnburg is going on in here?! Robot Radio Revolution? I'm into it!
	👻 9:08pm Austin Rich: Nice to see you Mr. Fab, Charles and DJ Drue! Get ready for our robot overlords to take control!
	9:08pm Krys O.: This is what my Robot Lilliput looks like: imgs.michaels.com...
	👻 9:08pm Austin Rich: postconsumer: any links to those robots?
	9:08pm Mr. X: Buzz. Click.
	👻 9:08pm Austin Rich: Mr. X! Nice to see you! That is a beautiful bot, Krys O!
	9:08pm Barno in Akron: Does anyone remember the band, Manplanet?
	9:09pm postconsumer: They're just toys. Toy Ro-bits. 😆
	👻 9:09pm Austin Rich: I do not, Barno! But I'm curious.
	9:09pm Geoff-U: I am officially giving up and powering down the air-con bot and diverting all power to forward speakers! It will be 150°F in here soon
	9:10pm Geoff-U: WORTH IT
	9:10pm Krys O.: A month ago I came across a robot lawnmower. It was disconcerting to see this thing buzzing across a lawn on its own. I looked it up and it cost over $2K!
	👻 9:10pm Austin Rich: A big regret: I never got to see The Hanson Brothers. Saw a ton of Nomeansno shows, but never the Hanson Bros. I've heard they were a lot of fun. Hockey-Ramones!
	9:10pm Mr. X: NoMeansNo's other incarnation.
	👻 9:11pm Austin Rich: Kat: Did Elizabeth reach out to you, too? She sent me the "Music for the DMV" album, and I ended up really liking it! (Which is rare, for a cold solicit like that.)
	9:11pm Krys O.: Robot mower: www-static-nw.husqvarna.com...
	9:12pm Geoff-U: I would have loved to have seen the Hansen Brothers, but having to survive only on NoMeansNo live shows wasn't so bad
	9:12pm Barno in Akron: @Krys I had a robomower - it was one of the best purchases I ever made. Plus it was the talk of the neighborhood. It would draw onlookers to the edge of our lawn all the time. I'd throw open the front door - spread my arms out and declare "THE FUTURE IS NOW" to much laughter.
	👻 9:13pm Austin Rich: I think I saw NMN five or six times? Definitely five. I would have to check the journals to make sure.
	9:13pm Kat in Chicago: @Austin I bought it on Bandcamp on the basis of someone else in my feed buying it. I livetweet my show playlists and she did follow & retweet & said thank you :)
	👻 9:13pm Austin Rich: I mean, how much is a new lawn-mower, anyway? The last time I looked, it was almost $1500... getting a robot out of the deal too sounds pretty good.
	9:14pm Barno in Akron: @Austin Rich - Manplanet was described as a Devo+The Cars hybrid.
	👻 9:14pm Austin Rich: I do love Devo and The Cars. Hmmmmmm....
	9:14pm Kat in Chicago: Barno, what happened to it?
	9:15pm postconsumer: we have an all-electric push mower and it's pretty cheap, but it's working. ~375$
	9:15pm Barno in Akron: Every once in a while a neighbor would knock on the door to let us know the mower was trying to escape to the street - but it would initiate a kill switch
	9:15pm Mr. X: Trying to remember a factoid about Blondie. Did she help open up CBGB's to accepting rap music? Maybe donated some money to an early rapper?
	9:15pm DJ Drue: bust his tubes!
	👻 9:15pm Austin Rich: "Resistance Is Useless." Precursor to the Borg?
	9:16pm postconsumer: I thought the same
	9:16pm Barno in Akron: @Kat we moved and sold the mower with the house. I'd get another, but you have to have a flat yard. We currently live on a bit of a slope.
	👻 9:17pm Austin Rich: The story is about an entire planet, ruled by robots. Certainly the other Star Trek writers in the late 80's had grown up on 50's sci-fi.
	9:17pm Mr. X: Barno, ever shopped for music at Time Traveler in Akron?
	9:18pm postconsumer: this is awesome.
	9:18pm Mr. X: My band opened for the Flaming Lips before they were famous.
	👻 9:18pm Austin Rich: I do like this Flaming Lips album. It's pretty strange, and has a lot of robot content, for sure.
	9:19pm Barno in Akron: Hi Mr. X - I know Scott at Time Traveler record shop well.
	👻 9:19pm Austin Rich: That's right, Mr. X! I forgot about that detail.
	9:19pm postconsumer: Got any Daft Punk on deck?
	9:19pm Mr. X: ^5 Barno! Scott is my cousin!
	👻 9:19pm Austin Rich: Not for this show, postconsumer. But I might pull it out next week, or the week after.
	9:21pm Geoff-U: Avatar fixed
	9:21pm Geoff-U: Boxy is my favorite Futurama robot
	9:21pm Barno in Akron: @Mr. X - Very cool. His daughters and my daughters grew up as good friends... they played in the Akron music scene in different bands
	9:22pm postconsumer: The robots need our help. They don't act like it.
	👻 9:22pm Austin Rich: I love your avatar, Geoff-U!
	👻 9:23pm Austin Rich: This is the only "valuable" record that I own, which I got for my birthday from ramencitykid. Are you out there, in the chat?
	9:24pm Mr. X: @Barno, I love Small Wood House, and Emma Shepard's solo album. She is launching her own record store in Cleveland. And Marisa sings beautifully as well. One of my goals in life is to get Austin to play some Small Wood House.
	9:26pm Scott67: Robitt!!🐸🤖
	👻 9:26pm Austin Rich: Mr. X: We should be able to do that, one of these days. We have a few in the can that we need to get to first, I think?
	9:27pm Barno in Akron: Yes! @Mr. X "Small Wood House" is the name of Emma's band. I've lost touch since covid. The name of my daughters' band was ShiSho - (a cover for shut your piehole)
	👻 9:27pm Austin Rich: Lester Bangs has written some of my fave music reviews, and I used to be that guy that would quote a lester review at parties, or when someone would mention a band. I've calmed down, but I do love his writing. I feel very connected to it.
	9:29pm Mr. X: Yes, @Austin, a few cans of shows waiting to be sealed up.
	9:30pm Mr. X: @Barno I will look for ShiSho.
	👻 9:30pm Austin Rich: One of these days. Just have to get a few things sorted before I can dig in. But soon...
	9:30pm Mr. X: Hooray for the Android Sisters again!
	9:31pm Geoff-U: Haha wow this Android Sisters is neat
	9:31pm Krys O.: The X-Files reboot had a great episode that delved into what happens when you don't tip your robot waitstaff.
	👻 9:31pm Austin Rich: Oh: Happy Birthday to Marj, Mr. X! Tell her I said hello.
	9:31pm Heather: Android Sisters!!! 😍
	9:31pm Barno in Akron: Cool, @Mr X - ShiSho was an acoustic guitar/accordion duo - described as Kimya Dawson + They Might Be Giants
	9:32pm Krys O.: I first heard the Android Sisters on WFMU back in '82.
	9:32pm Mr. X: Awww, that's sweet, Austin. I will tell her.
	👻 9:32pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, Heather!
	9:32pm Geoff-U: I was trying to balance being able to hear the show vs. being steamed alive without the air-con... then I realized there's a pair of headphones 3 feet from me #facepalm
	9:32pm Heather: Hi everyone! FYI, I do want to smell like plastic.
	9:34pm Kat in Chicago: Yay Geoff-U
	9:35pm Krys O.: Without WFMU, I am nothing.
	9:35pm Barno in Akron: @Mr. X - here's the archive of when ShiSho performed a live set on WFMU wfmu.org...
	👻 9:36pm Austin Rich: Brian Hageman, from the "Thinking Fellers Union Local 282."
	9:36pm Mr. X: Thanks, Barno.
	9:37pm Barno in Akron: I loved Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - I wore out that cassette
	9:38pm Mr. X: Oooh, my favorite Minutemen song!
	👻 9:39pm Austin Rich: I went to see White Shark Shivers (which is "Fellers without being called the fellers), and I think they were creeped out by how much I knew about their songs.
	👻 9:40pm Austin Rich: Mr. X: I think the later stuff gets a little short changed, in the Minutemen catalog. There's some gems if you give it a chance. (But I'm a sucker for all of the Minutemen's stuff.)
	9:41pm Mr. X: Well, yeah, every Minutemen song is my favorite.
	👻 9:42pm Austin Rich: That's a good attitude to have!
	9:42pm Krys O.: When robots get caught in a speed trap: flic.kr...
	👻 9:43pm Austin Rich: A "Dante's Inferno" joke? This show is so weird...
	9:43pm Mr. X: Dantoe?
	👻 9:44pm Austin Rich: I love that image, Krys O!
	9:44pm Geoff-U: BTW did anyone ever see the 'band' Captured By Robots?
	👻 9:45pm Austin Rich: I was gonna shoehorn in some of their stuff either next week of the week after, Geoff-U! Their shows are as much chaos as they are a show, but there are real robots playing music! It's wild.
	9:45pm Kat in Chicago: Music for Airports? Or one airport, anyway.
	9:45pm xapnomapcase1: This song is really working for me.
	👻 9:45pm Austin Rich: Good to see you, xapnomapcase1!
	9:45pm Mr. X: Another great Servotron album cover art.
	9:45pm xapnomapcase1: God, I forgot Servotron. I loved their schtick.
	👻 9:46pm Austin Rich: I think they should have continued forever. But then again, I think they might be one of my fave bands, ever.
	9:47pm Geoff-U: A couple of pics of Captured By Robots I took at Berbati's flickr.com... flickr.com...
	9:47pm xapnomapcase1: They were a lot of fun.
	9:47pm icoelacanth∅: greetings Austin Rich and mutations
	👻 9:47pm Austin Rich: Greetings, programs!
	9:48pm Geoff-U: for those unfamiliar, Captured By Robots was a guy that built all these music-playing robots, and the story was he was 'captured' by them and he was their captive, and had to play music with them. It was nuts!
	9:48pm Scott67: Pre-Wifi Robot Invasion! We coulda had a chance!
	👻 9:48pm Austin Rich: Great shots, Geoff-U!
	9:50pm Geoff-U: Thanks!
	👻 9:50pm Austin Rich: One of the original "mission statements" from Servotron was that they would release something once every six months. And they actually kept that up, with compilation tracks, 7"s, and albums! However, when Proto-Unit V3 broke up with the person in the band that wrote all the songs, and... they just focused on Man... Or Astro-Man? after that.
	9:51pm Heather: Heck yessss!!!!
	9:52pm Barno in Akron: Akron's hometown heroes, Devo
	👻 9:52pm Austin Rich: Everyone love Devo.
	👻 9:52pm Austin Rich: Some just don't know it yet.
	9:52pm Heather: I quote that "lord, I am so tired" bit daily!
	👻 9:53pm Austin Rich: I quote, "How long can this go on?" all the time.
	9:53pm Mr. X: Akron has spawned some great music. After all, I was born there.
	9:54pm Heather: Jinx Austin!
	👻 9:54pm Austin Rich: I do love the "pre-Star Wars" era of robots, but really, I loved Sci-Fi as a kid, so I loved all robots.
	9:55pm Mr Fab: Weirdly enough, 'Working In A Coal Mine" was Devo's second-highest charting single.
	👻 9:56pm Austin Rich: I didn't realize that, Mr. Fab! It's a pretty amazing song, when anyone does it. But certainly I prefer their spin.
	9:58pm Mr Fab: Or third-highest. The generally-forgotten "Theme To Dr Detroit" was their other charting single. What a hodgepodge.
	👻 9:58pm Austin Rich: I love that theme song, but it is not the song I would have imagined was a hit for them. I still haven't seen that movie, but I understand I'm not missing much, as the theme song is already available elsewhere.
	9:59pm Barno in Akron: I remember "Working in a Coalmine" single 45, packaged as a surprise insert in The New Traditionalist LP when I bought it as a kid. I think I still have it.
	10:01pm Barno in Akron: At least it was a surprise insert to me
	10:02pm Scott67: I am Robotomized! 💨🧠🤖
	10:03pm egould: Dear god… what have I just tuned into?!?
	👻 10:03pm Austin Rich: Hello, egould!
	10:06pm egould: Hi Austin Rich! I’m flying solo tonight, so I look forward to enjoying dinner listening to this weirdness.
	10:06pm icoelacanth∅: i don't think working in a coalmine came in my new traditionalists. pretty sure i bought it separately, and it has the same track on both sides.
	👻 10:08pm Austin Rich: If you haven't seen it, the Coachwips DVD that they made - footage of them playing at house parties, where you can often barely hear of see the band - is probably one of the most amazing live documents I've ever seen.
	👻 10:09pm Austin Rich: The DVD came with this album: www.discogs.com...
	10:09pm icoelacanth∅: (but then i also got no lyrics in my plastic surgery disasters. the cover says "if you didn't get a lyric sheet with this, go back to the store and demand one." i didn't.)
	10:10pm Mr. X: "Somebody push a button." --Ringo
	👻 10:10pm Austin Rich: There needs to be a used record store where they sell all the bits that come with records, but might not be in your copy. You could also sell covers without the album, and albums without the covers, for people who have that problem.
	10:11pm egould: Unwound is touring this fall.
	👻 10:12pm Austin Rich: I have tickets for the Seattle and Portland shows. Some of the other dates still haven't sold out, but I'm not sure I can do that much traveling, reasonably.
	10:14pm icoelacanth∅: i have a few albums for sale on discogs that have beat-to-shit records but excellent covers. i figure someone might need a new cover
	👻 10:14pm Austin Rich: That's a good idea, i-coelacanthø.
	10:15pm Scott67: Love how in Dramatized situations Humans always seem to cooperate. But in reality we just blow fuck out of anything we feel threatened by.
	10:16pm Mr. X: This proposed business model should include DVDs, too. I damaged one disc from a large set. I don't want to have to buy the whole set again, just a replacement disc.
	10:16pm icoelacanth∅: in our dreams we aren't all dumbasses
	👻 10:17pm Austin Rich: Yeah. Realistically, Dantro and Slats would just go back to the ship, get all the guns they can carry, and nuke every bot they run into. Until they are killed, or something. They probably don't have all the violence to drag out the story, or something...
	👻 10:18pm Austin Rich: This mix of "Android's Lament" was done by the Master Control Unit for "Shot Reverse Shot" special for this broadcast!
	10:18pm Mr. X: Is the Galazy really worth conquering? All that commuting back and forth to administer it would be really expensive.
	10:19pm Heather: Hey all right!!! I know and love this one!!
	10:20pm ramencity: :wave:
	10:20pm Scott67: I get most of my dumbass ideas out in my dreams. So much so, that I seem to many as a Slacker who does nothing. But they're just dumbasses! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	10:20pm egould: Unwound in Seattle in Feb 23. My schedule changes every week, so I can’t commit to buying tix. Damn I want to see them. I was friends with Sarah back in college.
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, ramencity! We mentioned you earlier, and you appeared!
	10:20pm Scott67: This is you singing Austin!🍻😎🤙
	👻 10:21pm Austin Rich: Uhm... no it isn't. It's Vic Sputnik... Got me!
	10:22pm Aitch: Sigue sigue
	10:22pm Mr. X: Not just singing, Austin wrote everything and played all the instruments.
	👻 10:22pm Austin Rich: This reference to "Barrow The Robot" is a reference to a storyline that we haven't heard, from earlier in "The Planet Man's" run.
	10:22pm Scott67: Good shit Austin!🍻😎🤙💨🍺
	👻 10:22pm Austin Rich: This is when the show gets a little... sexy.
	10:22pm Heather: Vic Sputnik rocks!!
	10:23pm Scott67: By jingos!
	👻 10:23pm Austin Rich: The songs aren't available digitally, but you can order CDs and a 7" here: shotreverseshot.bandcamp.com
	10:24pm egould: Will Suzy the dingbat secretary make an appearance? She’d probably make the robots’ circuits meltdown.
	👻 10:24pm Austin Rich: I think the tension between Slats and his female companion is getting... thick.
	👻 10:24pm Austin Rich: For April 1st I should have Dimestore Radio Theater and Mid-Valley Mutations cross paths.
	10:24pm Heather: Hubba
	10:25pm icoelacanth∅: Mr.X there are lots of incomplete lp sets for sale on discogs, i'd bet there're dvd's too. might have to dig a bit
	10:26pm Mr. X: Thanks for the tip, icoelacanth∅.
	10:30pm Scott67: Is 'Kaiju' too cliche' as a Show Subject?🦑🦖
	10:31pm ramencity: Gelatinous cubes!
	10:32pm icoelacanth∅: nice and cool down the coalmine
	👻 10:32pm Austin Rich: Maybe I should just do a dramatic reading of the Monster Manual?
	10:33pm Heather: Oh..... yes. They are. Gonna go cry for a sec.
	10:34pm egould: Not just zombies…. Rob Zombies!
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: Ha! The Night of a 1,000 Rob Zombies!
	10:35pm icoelacanth∅: i don't think of king kong as a monster. i think of him as a victim of monsters (like frankenstein)
	10:35pm Mr. X: The Zerg and Protoss from Starcraft?
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: I'm with you, i-coelacanthø. Kong is just too charming.
	10:35pm Kat in Chicago: LOL it's a REM cover
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: It's a pretty great REM cover, too. Their covers were pretty amazing.
	10:36pm Mr Fab: that evil robot sounds like the "Oriental" voice in old-time radio. Guess the actor didn't know what a robot accent would be, so he went with a stock villain voice
	10:36pm Mr. X: Basil Wolverton monsters?
	10:36pm Heather: R as in Robot REM! Yeah!!
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: I think you're right, Mr. Fab. I didn't even think about that, but it does sound like that.
	10:36pm icoelacanth∅: i love rem but they also had some serious crap...and this version beats the original without contest
	10:37pm Kat in Chicago: I like this version better
	10:37pm Mr Fab: Robot Evil Monsters
	10:37pm ramencity: My 6th grade teacher said "ro-butt" and "math-medics" (for 'mathematics'). She was from "outta state."
	👻 10:37pm Austin Rich: REM could be... too serious. And their songs suffered. I liked later REM, where they were a little more relaxed, and had a lot of fun.
	10:37pm Kat in Chicago: Haha Fab!
	10:38pm egould: I’m at the bar at The Tav in Ellensburg, WA, and somebody (not me) is loading the jukebox with The Clash. And it’s loud!
	10:38pm Mr Fab: icoelacanth∅: "i love rem but they also had some serious crap." Everything after the '80s?
	10:39pm Kat in Chicago: I liked REM better when I couldn't understand the lyrics
	10:39pm ramencity: Isn't it civic law to play a lot of Screaming Trees in Ellensburg?
	👻 10:39pm Austin Rich: We all love different REMs! It's great!
	👻 10:41pm Austin Rich: I forgot about this band, until this show. Then it came rushing back... this album was on repeat at the radio station ALL THE TIME when it came out, and it was certainly a huge hit at a lot of parties in '06 / '07. It brought back a lot of memories of college for me.
	10:41pm icoelacanth∅: i like the first 4 rem albums the best by far but like a lot after that too, but. . .
	10:41pm egould: @Kat I agree. I like Mumblin’ Mike alot better than the later version.
	10:42pm icoelacanth∅: Kat @1039 yeah there's something to that!
	👻 10:42pm Austin Rich: I just listened to a NEW interview with Michael Stipe, where he was reflecting on his career, and it made me think that I should revisit REM. I think the stuff I'd like would be different than when I was a moody teen.
	10:43pm Aitch: Blast Life's Rich Pageant and you'll feel all better
	10:43pm icoelacanth∅: they're all really excellent humans, those rems. makes me want to like the songs i don't like
	10:44pm Mr. X: I like the song "Michael Stipe" by P. That's about as close as I want to get to REM.
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: I forgot about P.! Thanks for the reminder, Mr. X.
	👻 10:45pm Austin Rich: Whenever I see that dumb "Amazon" arrow logo, I think of this Pyramids album, and I wonder if they have a case for trademark theft.
	10:46pm icoelacanth∅: Aitch life's rich pageant is a perfect album! "i believe" is one of the best songs made by earthlings!
	10:46pm Geoff-U: I gotta run - thank you so much for another great show Austin
	10:47pm Geoff-U: Oh also I saw REM on the "Pageantry" tour in 1986 and they were on fire!
	👻 10:47pm Austin Rich: Thanks Geoff-U! See ya next time!
	10:47pm Kat in Chicago: I do love "Cuyahoga"
	10:48pm Kat in Chicago: Keep cool, Geoff-U!
	10:48pm Scott67: After that Robots in Disguise, I wanna binge watch all The Mighty Boosh.
	👻 10:48pm Austin Rich: You can hear REM almost fight an audience member in a recording here: dangerousminds.net...
	10:48pm Kat in Chicago: King Khan!
	10:48pm Aitch: I have a very bad feeling about that Scott (Bollo)
	👻 10:49pm Austin Rich: I was OBSESSED with this King Khan album when it first came out, and listened to this album on REPEAT when I got it. I used to play it TOO much, so now I play it less often... and still LOVE it.
	10:49pm egould: Did Dan the Automator use some of this robot dialogue for the Deltron 3030 album?
	10:49pm Kat in Chicago: Great live band
	👻 10:50pm Austin Rich: I wouldn't be surprised, egould! I need to get some Deltron 3030 on the show, certainly.
	10:50pm Scott67: Hah!!!🦍
	👻 10:51pm Austin Rich: Scott67: if you don't have King Khan, you really need his albums. They are all great!
	👻 10:52pm Austin Rich: About to wrap up. I hope you all are well!
	10:53pm Scott67: Bollo meets King Khan!
	10:53pm Kat in Chicago: I guess it's about that time. Thanks, Austin!
	10:54pm egould: Thanks Austin Rich! Fun music to listen to while I ate one of the best burgers in my life.
	👻 10:54pm Austin Rich: Thanks Kat! (And everyone, really.) I do look forward to this show every week.
	10:54pm Mr. X: You always manage to find great stuff that I never heard of before, Austin! Thanks for another super show.
	10:54pm Scott67: Thanks Austin! A fun Robot Rampage Romp mate! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🔫🤖
	10:55pm Aitch: So do we Rich, thank you
	👻 10:55pm Austin Rich: Awwwww. That's sweet, Mr. X. See ya next time, Scott67!
	👻 10:55pm Austin Rich: Thanks Aitch!
	10:56pm icoelacanth∅: yes i'm Thankful i discovered this show!
	10:56pm Mr Fab: egould, do tell!
	👻 10:57pm Austin Rich: Yes! Recipes should be shared!
	10:59pm egould: Blue cheese bacon burger at The Tav in Ellensburg, WA. Stiff pour on the drinks, too. :-)
	10:59pm Heather: Hmu for a good peanut butter cookie recipe one of these days! Awesome show, Austin, and thank you! Have a great night, everyone!
	11:00pm icoelacanth∅: Thanks Austin! Thanks Rich! Thanks Austin Rich!
	👻 11:00pm Austin Rich: Send me that Peanut Butter Cookie recipe! I do love a good peanut butter cookie.
	👻 11:04pm Austin Rich: I love it when the stream rules when your show is over!
	11:05pm Scott67: Blue cheese & booze makes everything better!

Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from July 26, 2022

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