Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - April 7th

"If you've ever beat someone at Magic just so you could sell him your winning deck, you might be a geek..."

This week, I'm fighting a cold, but the best radio voices are the ones that sound like you've been smoking a pack a day for the last 20 years, so... My reading of RPG stats for creatures mentioned in songs last week was a bit of a hit, so I'm gonna keep doing that. It's a good way to transition into songs. I'm also trying out new features to better fill the last half-hour. If you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, I supply the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Ouverture du Gala para académique - Justin Guitard (by popular demand because he's a friend of ours who wrote and sang a parody of the year in review - excuse the sound, it was recorded in a closet)
Geek News: This week's headlines include the Eisner nominations and how there isn't a New Series category this year despite DC putting out 52 of them.
Furr - Blitzen Trapper (+TORG stats for the werewolf)
Flash Theme - Songs and Stories of the Justice League
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews
Me Party - Amy Adams and Miss Piggy
TV recommendation: Greg the Bunny
U.S. Movies - Les Sherpas (sadly, this band has no Internet presence, booo, because their music is awesome)
Movie anti-recommendation: Having fun with the blaxploitation film Hot Potato
The Wrestler - Bruce Springsteen
Geek Band: Ookla the Mok
Secret Identity - Ookla the Mok
Super Powers - Ookla the Mok
Super Skrull - Ookla the Mok
I'm the One That's Cool - The Guild
Geek 101: CCGs
The Judoon Song - DrGaz (+DWAITAS stats)
Featurette: Deus ex Machina, why geeks are more wary of this device than most
Silmarils - Mackina
Featurette: Cryptozoology (the following song is about legendary lake monsters from Nessie to Poénégamook)
Boisson d'avril - Groovy Aardvark (+GURPS stats)
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme of the week (with wonderfully sad lyrics):
Doctor Who Zer0sen Remix - Patrick Wade Runyan

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE. (Note that there won't be a show next week as the station is doing special programming around the East Coast Music Awards. As it turns out, I had to give my time to a charity event anyway.)

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - March 31st

"If you married someone you met in the World of Warcraft, you might be a geek..."

New feature this week: When I play a song that features some kind of monster, I try and read its D&D (or other RPG) stats on air. Order of the day is to just make things GEEKIER. And since there are gaps in my Geek knowledge (I'm as surprised as you are), my Geek 101 feature this week has a guest lecturer! It's my KFF/RPG/Improv pal Marty, and he talks about video gaming competitions. I've no idea. If you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, I supply the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Black Sheep - Metric
Geek News: This week's headlines include Scott Pilgrim in color (explains above song choice), Doctor Who's new trailer and other spoilage
Triton - Les Rita Mitsouko (+AD&D stats)
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews
Cargué dans ma chaise - Radio Radio (local Atlantic boys, which ties into my next recommendation)
Comics recommendation: Local (which my featured Old52 book this week)
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive - Brad Paisley
TV recommendation: Republic of Doyle
No Change in Me - Ron Hynes
Geek Band: Joss Whedon
Walk through the Fire from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
A Man's Gotta Do from Dr. Horrible
Better (Than Neil) from Commentary! The Musical
Up, Up, Down, Down - Kirby Krackle
Geek 101: Competitive video gaming with special guest Marty Léger
Nancy the Tavern Wench - Alestorm
Loup Garou - Edgar Bori (+Werewolf the Apocalypse stats; the song isn't available on the web)
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme of the week (with wonderfully sad lyrics):
Who Am I? - Terrence Chua AKA Khaosworks

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - March 24th

"If you treat action figures like statues, you might be a geek..."

Had to work last weekend and missed my show, so as a penalty, I've given myself a challenge: To play 7 songs that reference one of the 7 founding members of the Justice League of America. Hope you like my choices. If you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, I supply the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Wonder Woman Theme
Geek News: This week's headlines include news of a new Doctor Who companion, and Michael Bay's take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Ring Capacity - Kirby Krackle (that's Green Lantern down)
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews
Aquaman's Lament - The Motion Sick
Fais de moi un cowboy - WD-40 (not on the Internet, sadly)
TV recommendation: Justified
Long Hard Times to Come (Justified Theme song) - Gangstagrass and T.O.N.E.-Z
Movie recommendation: Young Adult
The Concept - Teenage Fanclub
Geek Band: Lemon Demon
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny - Lemon Demon (mentions Batman)
Geeks in Love - Lemon Demon
Atomic Copper Claw - Lemon Demon
Superman Song - Crash Test Dummies
Geek 101: Death and superheroes
The Ballad of Barry Allen - Jim's Big Ego (and with the Flash, I'm 6 out of 7)
Les Sentinelles de l'Air - Kermess (the title is the French name of the Thunderbirds)
U.F.O. - Kermess
Jon Jonez - ErbaKnight (and Martian Manhunter completes the set!)
Napster Voodoo - Les Martiens (not available on the Internet)
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Surfwho - Sobermo

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - March 10th

"If your lightsaber is always running out of batteries, you might be a geek..."

In episode 3, I played James Kochalka's Monkey vs. Robot, but didn't expect Twitter to light up like a Christmas tree with the debate. So episode 8 is a MvsR special, with most tunes and features aligned either with one or the other. Which will win in the end? I've also got a special guest this week as I and Fred Melanson have an old-fashioned throwdown in the Mighty Geeky Manner - Star Wars (him) vs. Star Trek (me). As always, the show endeavors to bring the geek experience to life. If you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, I supply the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Monkey vs. Robot - James Kochalka Superstar
Geek News: The headlines included Moebius' obituary and news of Earth-2 and other fashion faux-pas.
Hockey Monkey - James Kochalka Superstar feat. the Zambonis
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews
Hunt 'em All Down (Transformers Song) - Kirby Krackle
Comics recommendation: Jeffrey Brown's Incredible Change-Bots
The Robots - Kraftwerk
Feature: Top 10 Robots and Monkeys Geeks Care About (see below for the list)
Monkey Suicide - Jean Leloup
Geek Band: Abitibi (Quebec) rock band Gwenwed
Space 99 - Gwenwed (no video, but Grooveshark has it)
Gwen et les rats - Gwenwed
8mm - Gwenwed
Darth Vader's Imperial March - Richard Cheese
Chewbacca - Supernova
Geek 101: Star Wars vs. Star Trek with special guest Fred Melanson
Space Hippies Theme - Charles Napier (from The Way to Eden, representing Star Trek)
Monkey Gone to Heaven - The Pixies
Space Monkeys - The Dust Brothers
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Skaro or Bust v2.0 - Blacker

As promised, here are the Top 10 lists mentioned on the show:
Top 10 Monkeys Geeks Care About
10. Flying Monkeys of Oz
9. Annie's Boobs
8. Gorilla Grodd
7. Donkey Kong
6. Cheetah (Tarzan's sidekick)
5. Mugatu
4. Chewbacca
3. Monsieur Mallah
2. Damn Dirty Apes of the Planet of the Apes
1. King Kong
And not at all: Marcel from Friends

Top 10 Robots Geeks Care About
10. Johnny 5
9. Transformers (but not the movie ones; best possible single answer is Shockwave)
8. Terminators
7. Mechagodzilla
6. Robbie the Robot
5. Marvin the Paranoid Android
4. Cylons
3. Data
2. R2-D2 and C-3PO
1. Bender
And not at all: Red Tornado

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - March 3rd

"If you left a sonic screwdriver pen at my place last week, you might be a geek..."

Episode 7 and my 4000th post! As usual, two things: 1) #GeekOut is the hashtag on Twitter for the silliness of following a radio show live, and 2) if you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, here's the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Man or Muppet - Jason Segel & the Muppets
Geek News: The headlines included legal news on the newest Tintin au Congo decision and MacFarlane vs. Gaiman, as well as obituaries for Golden Age artist Sheldon Moldoff, and Monkee front man Davy Jones.
The Monkees Theme - The Monkees
Comics round-up: What starts as a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews turns into a rant about Justice League.
Henchman - Kirby Krackle
Comics recommendation: Robert Kirkman's Irredeemable Ant-Man (more in my most recent edition of Old 52)
Foux du Fafa - Flight of the Conchords
Film recommendation: Hirokazu Koreeda's After Life
The Fly - Les Mouches (not surprisingly, this indy Quebec song is not available on the 'Net)
Geek Band: William Shatner!
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - William Shatner
Real - William Shatner
Major Tom (Coming Home) - William Shatner
Kung Fu Dunk Theme - Jay Chou
Les Cryoliens arrivent en ville - L'Orbital Spoutnik (another indy song from Quebec, a short ska piece, that isn't on the web)
Geek 101: Audio plays, in particular, Big Finish's Doctor Who-related audio stories (I played a clip from Marc Platt's Spare Parts and the song following as examples)
Gallifreyan Buccaneer - Colin Baker (from the Big FInish audio Doctor Who and the Pirates by Jacqueline Rayner, somebody did a nice montage for it on You-Tube too!)
Psyché Rock - Pierre Henry (the original Futurama song!)
Astérix est là - Plastique Betrand (a druidic two-fer)
Le chant des druides - Manau
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Whorythmics - JeX

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - February 25th

"If you own and use a decoder ring, you might be a geek..."

Episode 6 of Geek-Out is a tribute to secret agents, which is the preferred Geek Term for "spies". My recommendations, features and music will mostly take their inspiration in that concept. #GeekOut is the hashtag on Twitter for the silliness of following a radio show live, and as usual, if you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, here's the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
Geek News: The headlines included a lucky man inheriting a 3.5 million $ comics collection, Community's return, and in keeping with my theme, some news on James Bond: Skyfall.
Le méchant de James Bond - Bénabard
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews, though particular attention is given to books with secret organizations in them.
Frankenstein P.Q. - Les secrétaires volantes
Comics recommendation: Matt Kindt's Super Spy (he takes over Frankenstein Agent of SHADE soon, which is the reason behind the previous song selection)
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
Mission Impossible Theme - Lalo Schiffrin
TV recommendation: Spooks (MI-5)
Douanier 007 - Sinsemilia
Geek Band: Instead of focusing on a single artist or group, I took a look at three rejected songs for James Bond films (playing less than a minute of the song actually used for comparison, but links included here)
Thunderball - Tom Jones vs. Thunderball - Johnny Cash
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton vs. For Your Eyes Only - Blondie (not available in all countries, this last one, so I've supplied a GrooveShark link)
Tomorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crow vs. Tomorrow Never Lies - Pulp
I Wish I Was James Bond - Scouting for Girls
Geek 101: The "Time Lord" theory of multiple James Bonds (my version was one of the first articles I ever wrote for the SBG)
Live and Let Die - Wings (this whole special episode happened because I was asked to play this song)
Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney (it's a Paul twofer!)
Brief intervention about the feeling of spy music
L'espion - Pagliaro
Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Docteur Qui - Dalekium

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - February 18th

"If you have more than two game consoles, and one of them requires cartridges you have to blow into, you might be a geek..."

Episode 5 tonight! More comics, more movies, more gaming, more music inspired by all that good stuff. If you're in the mood, the show also hijacks #GeekOut for the duration, where the silly comments fly. As usual, if you couldn't listen (the online feed was down) or understand the French interventions, here's the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Bulle, envole toi - Groovy Aardvark (based on a French claymation show from my youth, the show's on You-Tube, but the song isn't on the Nets)
Geek News: The headlines included Marvel's piracy leak and Benedict Cumberbatch's rise to stardom (if only because I love saying his name).
On est tous extra terriens - Sttellla (sorry, another one without web presence)
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews.
Aquaman's Story - Ookla the Mok
Wong Fei Hung (the Once Upon a China Theme)
Comics recommendation: Infinite Kung Fu (my capsule review)
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
Je t'aime tant - Julie Delpy
Movie recommendations: A trilogy of sorts from Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawk and Julie Delpy - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Waking Life
A Waltz for a Night - Julie Delpy
Geek Band: Kirby Krackle!
Comic Shop - Kirby Krackle (feat. GMK the Great & Kristina Horner)
Great Lakes Avengers - Kirby Krackle
Super-Powered Love - Kirby Krackle
Whatever Happened to Pong? - Frank Black
Geek 101: This week, we talk about the evolution of video games, with a particular focus on old school gaming
Génération Atari - Kermess
Le Cable de la TV - Cayouche (I promised the audience I'd asburdly play something from Acadian country star/beer drinker Cayouche - this is what I came up with, but I'm afraid it's not anywhere online)
Plateau-Télé - Aldebert (the second part of a "TV addiction" twofer)
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Doctor Who Theme (Live) - Orbital (a classic, and though it's not the performance I played, I'm giving you the link the one in which Matt Smith participated)

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - February 11th

"If you can speak Elvish or Klingon, you might be a geek..."

With episode 4, I'm having a guest-star over, my good friend Furn (master of the Battle Shovel) who will be playing Skyrim live in the studio. By the time this post is up, it'll have been either a brilliant move of geekery or a complete, noisy disaster. We'll see! To go with the Skyrim idea, most of the show is Swords & Sorcery themed in both features and music. As usual, if you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, here's the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Talk to the Wookie - James Kochalka Superstar (one of Furn's claims to fame is a memorable improv in which he played a Wookie, so this is by way of introduction)
Geek News: The headlines included new movie trailers in the wake of the Superbowl and the controversy surrounding Ghost Rider's creator
Hara Kiri - Kevin McIntyre
Comics recommendation: Joe the Barbarian
Super Héros - Les Castafiores
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews.
Into the West - Annie Lennox
Movie recommendations: Furn and I list various good Sword & Sorcery films under various categories (epic, romance, spoof, pure cheese, etc.)
Rivendell - Rush
Geek Band: Quebec Medievalist prog rock band Bakküs whose one album, Avatar cannot be found on You-Tube but IS on GrooveShark.
Spectres - Bakküs
Venin - Bakküs
I Am Murloc - L70ETC
Geek 101: This week, I explain MMORPGs to the Mundanes, and follow it up with a little He-Man and the Masters of the Universe block:
He-Man Theme Song
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA - VJ He-Man cover
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes (the original song HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA covers)
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
The Doctor's Theme (for Amanda) - Matthew Jason Walsh

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Screencaps from Furn's Skyrim game
His challenge was to do the opening dungeon and dragon battle using only his FISTS, and in under 90 minutes too. Does he make it?
Why yes, yes he does. And only died once, during the dragon battle. Even time to spare to use PowerWord TableClear in the castle. Way to go Furn! And thanks for attempting this odd little feature on the radio show!

Follow "Geek Out"'s entire journey on Furn's Photobucket account.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - February 4th

"If you hear the Achievement Unlocked sound every time you accomplish something, you might be a geek..."

Episode 3! I was stoked to find that modifications I'd made to the studio (just switching clock positions and better settings on the software) stayed in use since I made them. Hopefully, the kids at the station think my presence is beneficial. This week, I decided to mix things up a little as far as the show's structure goes AND changed the theme song to better bookend the program (also, because it's simpler to use a short tune than to fade out of one), but still not ready to welcome guests into my studio. Maybe next week. As usual, if you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, here's the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Doctor Who IX - Murray Gold
Introductions
Chepa Boogie - Les Païens (here's a live version. Local band, good guys, this was the theme song of a weird local SF anthology tv show I starred in back in the early 90s - I played a postapocalyptic mutant)
Geek News: The headlines included Matt Smith proposing to his girlfriend and Before Watchmen.
Space Walk - Lemon Jelly
Albator theme song
Movie recommendation: Moon (capsule review available on That Week in Geek)
Starman - David Bowie (Moon's director, Duncan Jones, is Bowie's son)
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews.
Comic Strip - Serge Gainsbourg feat. Brigitte Bardot
Comics recommendation/Geek Band: James Kochalka (combined two features into one since I love Kochalka's comics AND music)
Bitten to Death by Rats - James Kochalka Superstar
God - James Kochalka Superstar
Britney's Silver Can - James Kochalka Superstar
Monkey vs. Robot - James Kochalka Superstar
Up next, continuing the Robot/Monkey feud with two songs:
Robots - Dan Mangan
King Kong Five - Manu Chao (different live version)
Couple of French-language rap songs with geeky connections:
Jacuzzi - Radio Radio
Super Mario - Loco Locass
Voodoo Child - Rogue Traders (fan-made Doctor video, seems more appropriate here)
Geek 101: This week, I attempt to explain Doctor Who to the Mundanes. If Voodoo Child puts the pop in New Who, then the next song was the original Who pop:
Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Unreal Who (I Am a Time Lord) - Miguel F. Ettema

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - January 28th

"If you're wearing earrings made from polygonal dice, you might be a geek..."

Second show of the season, getting into the groove of things. Last week, I was getting used to the (in places jury-rigged) studio, and those new-fangled computers they now use instead of, you know, CD players and turn tables. I also didn't know how badly I would want to run at the mouth on geek subjects, so I've made adjustments there as well. As usual, if you couldn't listen or understand the French interventions, here's the episode's playlist, with You-Tube links where available.

Intro tune: Threshold 8-bit version - Brian LeBarton (seemed to work out last time)
Introductions
White and Nerdy - Weird Al Yankovic
Geek News: The headlines included Captain Marvel's rebranding as Shazam, Tintin snubbed at the Oscars, and Monty Python get back together in animation.
L'Aventurier - Indochine (about pulp/comic hero Bob Morane)
Les Daltons - Joe Dassin (Lucky Luke's main antagonists even show up in the 1970s video!)
Comics recommendation: Locke & Key (made my point clear in this week's Old 52)
Particle Man - They Might Be Giants
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews.
Scott Pilgrim - Plumtree
Movie recommendation: Norwegian Ninja (capsule review later today in This Week in Geek)
Norwegian Ninja (Cosmic Disco Remix) - music by Gaute Tønder, remix by Disco Chris
Geek Band: Trocadero, hightlighting their album Roses are Red, Violets Are Blue, and its links to the Red vs. Blue web series
Blood Gulch Blues - Trocadero
A Girl Named Tex - Trocadero
Steady Ride (Gun Metal Green) - Trocadero
Up next, the two French songs from Guitar Hero III:
Radio Song - Superbus
Mauvais garçon - Naast
D&D - Stephen Lynch
Geek 101: This week, I attempt to explain tabletop role-playing to the Mundanes.
This Fantasy World (D&D) - The Doubleclicks
A bit of science fiction...
Intergalactic - Beastie Boys
Intergalactic (original unpublished version) - Beastie Boys (MUCH geekier)
Dans un spoutnik - Daniel Bélanger
Goodbyes and your Doctor Who theme remix of the week:
Scooby Who - JeX

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.

Siskoid Radio: Geek Out! - January 21st

"If your Spider-Man collection is worth more than your house, you might be a geek..."

Got back into radio yesterday (after a false start last week) with a show on campus radio called Geek Out! It's all about comics, movies, tv, rpgs, and other geek niches, accompanied by music inspired by all of these. It's in my native French, of course, but the music is split maybe 60/40 and I thought it might be interesting to keep a record on this here blog of what I might talk about and play. You can't exactly follow along, but at least you're not missing any potential "bonus content". Cough.

Intro tune: Threshold 8-bit version - Brian LeBarton (we'll see if it sticks, seemed to work here)
Introductions
T'é Triss - Groovy Aardvark
Geek News: The headlines included D&D going to a 5th edition, DC's new logo, and the 10 million dollar reward for inventing the medical tricorder.
Batdance - Prince (he doesn't want his music on You-Tube, but you know the song I mean)
(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar - The Guild
Comics recommendation: The Guild comics from Dark Horse, charming and funny, and a must for fans of the popular web series.
Game On by - Guild
Comics round-up: Basically a few of the week's tweeted comic book reviews.
To lead into the next song, a short discussion on how I haven't seen Tintin yet because of the damned 3D, and which books the sequels will be about. (No mystery to me. There are two other 2-book stories, so it has to be Prisoners of the Sun and Tintin on the Moon.)
On a Marché sur la Lune - Ralph et les Baronics
Movie recommendation: Hard Core Logo (see my capsule review in This Week in Geek)
Who the Hell You Think You Are? - Swamp Baby (as Hard Core Logo)
Rémi - Pénélope
Geek Band: Every week, I'll highlight an artist or group who make extensive use of geekery, or have a particular geek cachet. This week, Cavaliers Noirs, a rap group from Montreal who use a lot of samples from genre movies, or rather, their French dubs.
Amèr Rica - Cavaliers Noirs (can't identify the sample)
Le Pouvoir - Cavaliers Noirs (sample from 1984)
Dernier Souper- Cavaliers Noirs (sample from Blade Runner)
Hail to the Geek - Dead Pedestrians
Geek 101: A series to help you embrace your inner geek, or understand the geek in your life. Though I'll be exploring some of the more obscure niches in the future, I start with simple definitions of what "geek" means, contrasting with other words like "nerd", "freak" and "hipster".
A musical block of tunes from Chuck and why you really should be watching it (from the beginning, not in the middle of its last season, of course). The next songs are associated with some of the women in Chuck's life (cue walk-into the BuyMore with wind blowing).
Short Skirt Long Jacket - Cake (the show's theme is really Sarah's song)
Keep Yourself Warm - Frightened Rabbit (for his treacherous ex, Jill)
L'Amoureuse - Carla Bruni (for Kristin Kreuk's Hannah, whom he initially met on a trip to Paris)
I make my goodbyes and invite listeners to return next week, and I end on a Doctor Who theme song remix, something I plan to do every time:
Who Rocks the Party That Rocks the TARDIS - Angel Mendez

The show's on CKUM Radio every Saturday between 7 PM and 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (-4 GMT) on 93,5 FM in the Moncton area, or online, while capacity isn't exceeded, HERE.