CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies

Happy Labour Day! With the influences of the 2000s genre electroclash popping up anew, along with the death of the French producer Kavinsky (1975-2026), this episode gets synthy & sleazy as we look back at this rebellious scene against strict techno norms. 01. Gina X Performance: Nice Mover (Nice Mover, 1978) Crystal/Electrola/Plastic Poison 02. Light Conductor: She Glitters the Dust (Sequence Three, 2026) Constellation 03. Mark Farina: Radio [Phil Weeks remix] (OM 10: A Decade of Future Music, 2006) Robsoul 04. Sasha: Xpander [edit] (Xpander EP, 1999) Deconstruction/Ultra 05. Sasha: Zodiac Pt 2 - Perpetual Dreamer (Da Vinci Genius OST, 2024) Night Time Stories 06. Bibi Club: Infinité (Amaro, 2026) Secret City 07. Tanya Tagaq: Razorblades (Saputjiji, 2026) Six Shooter 08. Active Dark Filament: Mechanization I (Adaptive Inference, 2026) WEATNU 09. Ladytron: I See Red (Paradises, 2026) Nettwerk 10. Snow Strippers: It's Goin' Bad (April Mixtape 3, 2023) Surf Gang 11. Incentive: Alone Again [and Again [and Again]] (Inner, 2026) Tri-Labs 12. CFCF: Ultra-Obscene! [Piel a Piel w.EQ] (L.U.V, 2026) BGM 13. Bassvictim: Air on a G String (Basspunk, 2024) self-released 14. Castle If: Ritual (Strip Mall OST, 2025) self-released 15. Brothel in Belize: Ephemeral (Machine Machine, 2026) Atlantic 16. Fischerspooner: Emerge (#1, 2000) For Those Who Know/International Deejay Gigolo/Capitol 17. Digitalism: Zdarlight (2005) Kitsuné Music 18. Miss Kittin & the Hacker: Stock Exchange (First Album, 2001) International Deejay Gigolo 19. Felix da Housecat: Silver Screen Shower Scene [w.Miss Kittin] (Kittenz & Thee Glitz, 2001) City Rockers 20. Dopplereffekt: Superior Race (Fascist State, 1995) Dataphysix Engineering 21. MU: Paris Hilton (Out of Breach [Manchester's Revenge], 2005) Output 22. Cobra Killer: Mund auf Augen Zu [Stecker Raus, Ich Breh' Durch] (76/77, 2004) Monika Enterprise 23. Black Sites: 707 (R4, 2025) Tresor 24. Vitalic: Ooey (Film Noir single, 2016) Correspondant 25. Demon vs Heartbreaker: You Are My High [Vitalic version] (You Are My High Remixes: The Luxury Pack, 2000) Small/20000st 26. Kavinsky: Wayfarer (1986 EP, 2007) Record Makers 27. Kavinsky: Testarossa [Sebastian remix] (1986 EP, 2007) Record Makers 28. Kavinsky: Odd Look [w.The Weeknd] (Odd Look EP, 2013) Record Makers 29. Kavinsky: Rampage (Outrun, 2013) Record Makers/Vertigo/Mercury/Universal France 30. Kavinsky: Pulsar (Reborn, 2022) Record Makers/Virgin 31. Kavinsky: Nightcall [w.Lovefoxxx] (Outrun, 2013) Record Makers/Vertigo/Mercury/Universal France 32. Cliff Martinez: Rubber Head (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 33. College: A Real Hero [w.Electric Youth] (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 34. Desire: Under Your Spell (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 35. Cliff Martinez: My Name on a Car (Drive OST, 2011) Record Makers/Lakeshore 36. Desire: Summer Skin (2026) Italians Do It Better 37. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Will the Wizard (Stranger Things 5: Original Score - Volume 1, 2025) Lakeshore 38. Le Matos: To Yesterday [instrumental] (To Yesterday single, 2025) Made by Mutant 39. Stéphane Primeau: Blue Flowers (Hell is Us OST [Ecstasy], 2025) Rogue Factor/Nacon 40. Stéphane Primeau: Scared Location [w.Sheenah Ko] (Hell is Us OST [Ecstasy], 2025) Rogue Factor/Nacon 41. Tiga: Ecstasy Surrounds Me (Hotlife, 2026) Secret City/Turbo [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

Life has been particularly cruel as of late, so losing both Dolly Parton (1946-2026) and Tim Curry hours apart this week feels extra mean. We'll mostly focus on Dolly and her long history with music & film along with the Vancouver concert listings as they grow & we continue with our Polaris Prize nominee profiles. 01. Slayyyter: Old Technology (Wor$t Girl in America, 2026) Columbia 02. Kilometre Club: February 6 on the Shore of Lake Ontario (It Doesn't Snow in Toronto Anymore, 2025) Imaginary North 03. Tim Curry: Paradise Garage (Fearless, 1979) A&M 04. Tim Curry: I'm Going Home (The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST, 1975) Ode/A&M 05. Tangerine Dream: Darkness [Film mix] (Legend OST, 2020) MCA 06. ZZ Top: Party on the Patio (El Loco, 1981) Warner Bros 07. 20Some: Home Run [avec Jacques Doucet] (Home Run, 2021) Joy Ride 08. Peter Cullen: Optimus Prime Final Message (The Transformers OST, 2007) Paramount 09. Vince DiCola: Death of Optimus Prime (The Transformers: The Movie OST, 2007) Scotti Bros/Legacy/Volcano 10. Shelley Fabares: Johnny Angel (Shelley! 1962) Colpix 11. Jaye P Morgan: Here is Where Your Love Belongs (Jaye P Morgan, 1976) Candor 12. Nash the Slash: Lake Ontario Suite Pts 1 & 2 (And You Thought You Were Normal [remastered], 2017) Artoffact 13. Doohickey Cubicle: Good At It (Good At It, 2026) self-released 14. Treewell: Sound of Your Skin (Star Shaped Wounds... [demo], 2026) self-released 15. Satin Jackets: Hollywood [live jam version w.Eric Cozier] (Late Summer Compilation Volume 2, 2021) Lagasta 16. Altın Gün: Zülüf Dökülmüs Yüze (Garip, 2026) Glitterbeat/Indigo 17. Tinariwen: Sagherat Assani [w.Sulafa Elyas] (Hoggar, 2026) Wedge 18. Nash the Slash: Lake Ontario Suite Pt 3 (And You Thought You Were Normal [remastered], 2017) Artoffact 19. Southern Culture on the Skids: Banana Puddin' (Plastic Seat Sweat, 1997) DGC/Telstar 20. Earth, Wind & Fire: You & I (I Am, 1979) CBS 21. Isabel Pine: Butterfly Lands on a Flower (Fables, 2026) Kranky 22. Les Louanges: La Journée va Être Chaude (Alouette! 2026) Bonsound 23. Begonia: In My Lifetime Pt 2 (Fantasy Life, 2025) Birthday Cake 24. Nash the Slash: Lake Ontario Suite Pt 4 (And You Thought You Were Normal [remastered], 2017) Artoffact 25. Abigail Lapell: Mockingbird [w.Dana Sipos] (Shadow Child, 2026) Outside Music 26. Dolly Parton: Dumb Blonde (Hello I'm Dolly, 1967) Monument 27. Carol Hall: Courtyard Shag (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas OST, 1982) MCA 28. Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds: Sneakin' Around (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas OST, 1982) MCA 29. Dolly Parton: 9 to 5 (9 to 5 OST, 1980) RCA/20th Century Fox 30. Georges Delerue: End Title (Steel Magnolias OST, 1989) Polydor 31. Dolly Parton: Butterflies (Rhinestone OST, 1984) RCA 32. Dolly Parton: Burning to Burned (Straight Talk OST, 1992) Hollywood 33. Parlor Greens: Jolene (Emeralds, 2026) Colemine 34. Dolly Parton: Travellin' Thru (Transamerica OST, 2006) Blue Eye/IFC 35. Dolly Parton: Girl in the Movies (Dumplin' OST, 2018) RCA/Dolly 36. Luc Sicard: Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe (The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom OST, 2011) DJ Bash 37. Luc Sicard: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind [w.Martha Wainwright] (The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom OST, 2011) DJ Bash 38. Luc Sicard: The Grass is Blue [w.Coral Egan] (The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom OST, 2011) DJ Bash 39. Hollie Kenniff: Around the Lake as Time Slows (For Those Who Stay, 2026) Imaginary North/Nettwerk 40. Lee Hazelwood: Dolly Parton's Guitar (For Every Solution There's a Problem, 2002) City Slang/Virgin 41. Hayden Panettiere: Consider Me (The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2, 2013) Big Machine 42. Michael Brook: Breakdown (Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium [remastered], 2026) 4AD 43. Tame Impala: Let It Happen [Soulwax remix] (Currents: B-Sides & Remixes, 2017) Modular [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

While the season is still in session, we jump on a genre coined from the Beyond Yacht Rock podcast: Camaro Summer with all its 1980s hard rock simple ambitions. This embraces the five pillars of freedom: summer, cars, nights, weekends & rock'n'roll. gak runs you to paradise and back so buckle. 01. Judas Priest: Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days (Turbo, 1986) Columbia 02. Union Suit: August August (Held Onto, 2014) self-released 03. Worrywart: Pretty (Hail Mary Baby, 2024) self-released 04. Boymoder: Suffocation Summer (648Queenswailing, 2023) self-released 05. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Fish Sauce (2Kindsa Love single, 1996) Matador 06. Mock Media: Built for Speed (Rat Bastard, 2026) Mac's Record Label 07. Wine Lips: Fried V (TV Dinner, 2026) Stomp 08. Elliott Easton's Tiki Gods: Monte Carlo Nights (Jackie Brown OST, 1997) Maverick/A Band Apart/Warner Bros 09. PUP: Hunger for Death (Who Will Look After the Dogs? 2025) Rise 10. Peaches: Grip (No Lube So Rude, 2026) Kill Rock Stars 11. Barbacoa: Pharoah's Camaro (Pharoah's Camaro, 2021) self-released 12. The Beaches: Last Girls at the Party (c, 2025) AWAL 13. Suzi Quatro: Can the Can (Suzi Quatro, 1973) RAK 14. Jake Holmes: Camaro (Music from Building a Better Way, 1974) Chevrolet 15. Joan Jett: Do You Wanna Touch Me [Oh Yeah] (Bad Reputation, 1980) Blackheart 16. Pat Benatar: All Fired Up (Wide Awake in Dreamland, 1988) Chrysalis 17. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet: Having an Average Weekend '78 (Sport Fishin' Accessories single, 1993) Cargo/Jetpac 18. Girlschool: Up All Night (Take a Bite, 1988) GWR 19. 45 Grave: Partytime (Sleep in Safety, 1983) Enigma 20. Huevos Rancheros: Branded (Cindy with an S 7", 1992) Lucky 21. Chrissy Steele: Love You 'till It Hurts (Magnet to Steele, 1991) Capitol/Chrysalis 22. Lee Aaron: Danger Zone (Call of the Wild, 1985) Attic 23. Van Halen: Intruder (Diver Down, 1982) Warner Bros 24. Darby Mills: Never Look Back (Flying Solo, 2015) self-released 25. Toronto: Girls Night Out (Girls Night Out, 1983) Solid Gold/MCA 26. Edward Van Halen: Donut City (The Wild Life OST, 1984) MCA 27. Vixen: Streets in Paradise (Rev It Up, 1990) EMI 28. Vixen: Runnin' (Rare Vintage, 2018) Renaissance 29. Journey: 1990's Theme (Tron OST, 1982) CBS/Disney 30. The New Pornographers: Your Daddy Don't Know (Fubar the Album, 2002) Aquarius 31. Night Ranger: This Boy Needs to Rock (Explorers OST, 2026) MCA/Island/Intrada 32. Richard Berhke: Vega GT, Corvette, Camaro (Building a Better Way to See the USA, 1972) Chevrolet 33. Y&T: Summertime Girls (Open Fire, 1985) A&M 34. Hot Date: Do It to You (Spring Break OST, 1983) Warner Bros 35. Elmer Bernstein & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Getting Bombed (Heavy Metal [expanded score], 2024) La-La Land/Asylum/Columbia 36. Don Felder: Heavy Metal [Takin' a Ride] (Heavy Metal OST, 1981) Full Moon/Asylum 37. Riggs: Radar Rider (Heavy Metal OST, 1981) Full Moon/Asylum 38. Sigur Rós: Untitled (Route One, 2017) Krúnk/XL 39. Bonnie Tyler: Here She Comes (Metropolis OST, 1984) Columbia/CBS 40. The Puppini Sisters: Total Eclipse of the Heart (The Birthday Party, 2026) Millionaire 41. Howard Shore: Prologue - One Ring to Rule Them All (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring OST, 2001) Reprise 42. Howard Shore: Main Title (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1 OST, 2022) Amazon/Mondo/Sparks & Shadows 43. Bear McCreary: Nobody Goes Off Trail (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1 OST, 2022) Amazon/Mondo/Sparks & Shadows 44. Bear McCreary: Our History is Now (Outlander: Season 7 [highlights] OST, 2023) Sony Classical 45. Bob & Doug McKenzie: Time for Another Song (BBC Rock Hour Special, 1982) London Wavelength 46. Loverboy: Working for the Weekend (Get Lucky, 1981) CBS What is a weekend, dear dowager? [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire

It's been a while since we've had some funk and/or blaxploitation, though Donny Hathaway's score to the 1972 film Come Back Charleston Blue veers occasionally into ragtime so there may be saloon lunacy afoot later in the show. We also continue our Polaris Prize nominations profile amidst all the soul. 01. Deadmau5: Fabienk [Angine de Poitrine rework] (Fabienk single, 2026) Third Side 02. Tangerué: Doin' Your Own Thing (Tangerué, 1979) Unidisc 03. Charlotte Day Wilson & Saya Gray: Lean (Patchwork, 2026) Stone Woman/XL 04. Rochelle Jordan: The Boy (Through the Wall, 2025) Empire 05. Badge Epoch: Consensus Reality (Scroll, 2021) Telephone Explosion 06. Aquakultre: Gallows (1783, 2026) Next Door 07. Cadence Weapon, Junia-T & DijahSB: Step Out (Forager, 2026) Six Shooter 08. The Sorcerors: Kaunas Baltic Connect (The ATA Library Archive, 2024) ATA 09. Wordburglar: Secret Storigin (Words with Drawings single, 2026) self-released 10. De la Soul, Q-Tip & Yummy Bingham: Day in the Sun [Gettin' wit U] (Cabin in the Sky, 2025) Mass Appeal 11. Federale: Thirsty's Turn (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night OST, 2015) Death Waltz/Mondo 12. Dead Perry: '83 Canadian Hollow Tips [w.P-Dirt, Raz Fresco & Daniel Son] (Acoustic Shadows, 2025) Below System 13. The Allergies: Dig It Up [w.Andy Cooper & Blabbermouf] (All the Time, 2026) Jalapeño 14. Anthéne: Ash Fall (Cloudburst, 2024) Home Normal 15. Birmingham Jubilee Singers: What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire (Have You Heard About the World Coming to an End? 2025) Death is Not the End 16. Mamas Gun: Had Me at Goodbye (Dig! 2026) Candelion/Blue Élan 17. Oskar Merikanto: Kesäillan Valssi (Finlandia Sound Souvenir 12: Piano Favourites, 1998) Finlandia/Warner 18. Denver Cuss: Crossed My Mind (Crossed My Mind 7", 2026) LRK 19. Durand Jones & the Indications: Let's Take Our Time (2026) Colemine 20. Georges Garvarentz: Soft Rag (Dance & Mood Music: Volume 14, 1969) Chappell 21. Mike Van Eyes Big Band: Yield Not to Temptation (Ain't That Loving You Baby, 2025) Northern Electric 22. Billy Nomates: Metalhorse (Metalhorse, 2025) Invada 23. Dorothy Provine & the Music of Pinky and Her Playboys: Am I Blue?/Let's Do It/Nagasaki/The Roaring Twenties (The Roaring '20s OST, 1960) Warner Bros/Point 24. The Sha La Das: If You Want You Can Be My Girl (Your Picture, 2026) Diamond West 25. Nachtschade: Birdman (2017) TCBYML 26. Basil Poledouris: Cowboys Down the Street (Lonesome Dove OST, 1998) Cabin Fever/Sonic Images/Varèse Sarabande 27. Roberta Flack: Back Together Again [w.Donny Hathaway] (Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway, 1980) Atlantic 28. Donny Hathaway: A Song for You (Donny Hathaway, 1971) ATCO/Atlantic 29. Jelly Roll Morton: Wolverine Blues (Jelly Roll Morton 1923-1924, 1974) Milestone 30. Donny Hathaway: Vegetable Wagon (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 31. Donny Hathaway: Hearse to the Graveyard (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 32. Donny Hathaway: Gravedigger Jones & Coffin Ed's Funeral (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 33. Donny Hathaway: Scratchy Record (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 34. Donny Hathaway: Little Ghetto Boy (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 35. Donny Hathaway: Liberation (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 36. Donny Hathaway & Margie Joseph: Come Back Charleston Blue (Come Back Charleston Blue OST, 1972) ATCO 37. Lalo Schifrin: Cotton Candy (Rollercoaster OST, 1977) MCA 38. Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds: Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama [w.Catherine Russell] (Cat & the Hounds, 2025) Turtle Bay 39. Rufus Wainwright: I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (The Aviator OST, 2004) Columbia/Sony 40. Bernard Purdie: Alexander's Rag Time Band (Soul Drums, 1968) Date 41. Sarah Vaughan & her Trio: Shulie a Bop (Images, 1954) Emarcy 42. Jérôme Sabbagh: Mosh Pit (Stand Up! 2025) Analog Tone Factory 43. Freddie Hubbard: Eclipse (The Black Angel, 1969) Atlantic 44. Cordovas: Wings [w.Kamasi Washington] (Back to Life, 2026) Yep Roc/Red Eye 45. Dinner Party: I Wonder [w.Phoelix] (Whatchu Bringing? 2026) Sounds of Crenshaw/Empire 46. Colin Stetson: Fireflies (When We Were That What Wept for the Sea, 2023) 52Hz 47. Cannonball Adderley: Leo ["Rosebud" w.Rick Holmes] (Love, Sex & the Zodiac, 1974) Fantasy Yes, saloonacy was raised but kept to a minimum. [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire