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James Leslie

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yep, you guessed it....i'm changing it up again..


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part 3 in the "roadtrip monologues". this rounds out the trilogy...with a slight twist of emo

again, you won't hear me drone on except about anchor.fm in the beginning.

let me know if I should continue this format style or leave a comment as to what you'd like to hear

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songs that we played:


Panic! At The Disco - Nicotine (from Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die)

My Chemical Romance - Disenchanted (from The Black Parade)

Cursive - After The Movies (from Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes)

Circa Survive - Get Out (Acoustic) (orginal version on Blue Sky Noise)

Sunny Day Real Estate - Killed By An Angel (from The Rising Tide)

††† - †his Is a †rick (from †††)

Hot Hot Heat - Touch You Touch You (from Knock Knock Knock)

Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint (from Clarity)

Radiohead - My Iron Lung (from The Bends)

Lou Reed - The Bed (from Berlin)

Ultra Vivid Scene - Medicating Angels (from Rev)

Mew - Comforting Sounds (from Frengers)

The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like (from Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?)


as always, if you like what you hear, consider purchasing something by the bands listed. either merch or a physical/digital copy of the album listed (Amazon & discogs are your friend here since my tastes can be a bit left of center sometimes). if the band is actively touring, go see them live and help support them as well. musicians gotta eat & pay bills just like the rest of us.


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Episode 9 failed to upload so I'm posting this first....

The following tracks were played...

Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself

Joy Division - Isolation

Eagles Of Death Metal - Stuck In The Metal

Anthrax - I'm The Man (Def Uncensored Version)

Panic! At The Disco - (Fuck A) Silver Lining

Lard - Forkboy

The Replacements - Bastards Of Young

Jesus Jones - The Devil You Know

Meat Beat Manifesto - Dog Star Man

The Gruesome Twosome - Hallucination Generation

Green Day - Longview

A Perfect Circle - Thinking Of You

Jellyfish - He's My Best Friend

Shakespear's Sister - Stay

(played under my babbling) Smashing Pumpkins - I'm Going Crazy

As always, if you liked what you heard, I strongly suggest you purchase the albums these songs appear on and help support the bands by going to gigs and buying merch (after the quarantine obviously...but you can always buy merch from their site). 

Stay Safe, Stay Well

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all tracks played were ripped from vinyl. no click/pop removal made so if you hear clicks/pops, realize that it's FROM A RECORD THAT'S PROBABLY OLDER THAN YOU!

Since I announce each track, I'm not going to give a tracklisting

As always, if you liked what you heard, I strongly suggest that you purchase the albums these songs appear on and help support the bands by going to gigs and buying merch (after the quarantine obviously...but you can always buy merch from their site).

Stay Safe, Stay Well, Wash Your Grubby Hands and STAY HOME!!

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https://anchor.fm/twistedviewlabs

patreon.com/twistedviewlabs

facebook.com/twistedviewcreative

youtube.com/twistedviewlabs (I'll be launching this shortly!)


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part 2 in the roadtrip monologues (this is probably going to be a trilogy). This continues the same theme as the previous episode. might do 1 more to make it a trilogy. again, you won't hear me drone on except about anchor.fm in the beginning. (anchor.fm is actually pretty awesome and easy to setup. i wouldn't mention them if I didn't like them...)

let me know if I should continue this format style or leave a comment as to what you'd like to hear

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songs that we played:


The Dresden Dolls - Good Day (from The Dresden Dolls)

Failure - The Nurse Who Loved Me (from Fantastic Planet)

Pizzicato Five - Groovy Is My Name (from Bossa Nova 2001)

Cheap Trick - He's A Whore (from Cheap Trick)

Ruby - Heidi (from Salt Peter)

The Joy Formidable - Liana (from Hitch)

Siouxsie and The Banshees - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (from Through The Looking Glass)

(segue is from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever. it's a pre-gap track right after Runnin' Down A Dream and right before Feel A Whole Lot Better. it's an easter egg for those people that purchased the CD. obviously wasn't on the casette or record...you'll hear why)

Split Enz - Poor Boy (from True Colours)

XTC - Making Plans For Nigel (from Drums and Wires)

She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart (from She Wants Revenge)

INXS & Jimmy Barnes - Good Times (from The Lost Boys Soundtrack)

The Afghan Whigs - Debonair (from Gentlemen)

Missing Persons - Words (from Spring Session M)

M - Popmuzik (from New York-London-Paris-Munich)


as always, if you like what you hear, consider purchasing something by the bands listed. either merch or a physical/digital copy of the album listed (Amazon & discogs are your friend here since my tastes can be a bit left of center sometimes). if the band is actively touring, go see them live and help support them as well. musicians gotta eat & pay bills just like the rest of us.


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during this episode, you won't hear a peep from me (other than the obligatory ad for anchor) as to fit the theme. it's supposed to be like you just popped in the ultimate mix tape (or as you youngesters call it, the ultimate playlist) because making mix tapes or even mix cd's is a sort of lost art. I used to lovee compiling stuff from my existing collection, whether it be from vinyl, CD or cassette. designing the J-Card or CD jewel case art. it was loads of fun!

let me know if I should continue this format style or leave a comment as to what you'd like to hear

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Here's what was played tonight:


Pigface - Asphole (from Notes From Thee Underground)

Naked Eyes - Fortune & Fame (from Burning Bridges [UK]/Naked Eyes [US])

The Human League - The Lebanon (from Hysteria)

Archive - Fuck U (from Noise)

Queens of The Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu (from Era Vulgaris)

The Smithereens - A Girl Like You (from 11)

Generation X - One Hundred Punks (from Generation X)

London After Midnight - Innocence Lost/Kiss (from Psycho Magnet)

Sparks - iPhone (from A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip)

(this album was just dropped! definitely worth a listen! glad they're still doing what they do by making really awesome yet quirky art pop that borders on avant-garde)

Romeo Void - Never Say Never (from Warm, In Your Coat)

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Talk About The Weather (from Talk About The Weather)

Tom Waits - Hang On St. Christopher (from Franks Wild Years)

Ultra Vivid Scene - Blood & Thunder [Remix Edit] (from Genrecide: A Compilation, Volume 1)

(full 8+ minute version of this track appears on Rev, chose this version to meet time constraints)


as always, if you like what you hear, consider purchasing something by the bands listed. either merch or the album listed (that Genrecide comp will be pretty hard to find, just fyi). if the band is actively touring, go see them live and help support them as well. musicians gotta eat & pay bills just like the rest of us.


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Greetings Deviants!

i'm giving my initial reaction to Pearl Jam's new album. Keep in mind, I'm hearing this album in its entirety for the first time so I haven't had time to digest it all. It's pretty good. Different in ways but still good.


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Greetings Deviants!

So we're going back to the original format where I listen to music and discuss what I'm playing. My thoughts, opinions, how the song affects me, etc.

The tracks I rambled over were as follows:

(in this actual order...)

Big Star - Feel (Album: #1 Record)

Comsat Angels - Gone (Album: Sleep No More)

Split Enz - Poor Boy (Album: True Colours)

Japan - Methods of Dance (Album: Gentlemen Take Polaroids)

Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria (Album: Micro-Phonies) NOTE: This is NOT track 12 it's track 9 so it's not the last track as I erroneously indicated

Gary Numan - This Wreckage (Album: Telekon)

The Chameleons - Soul In Isolation (Album: Strange Times)

The Cure - Like Cockatoos (Album: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)

Joy Division - New Dawn Fades (Album: Unknown Pleasures)

Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic (Album: Ferment)

Xymox - Shame (Single: Blind Hearts. Also appears on the 2018 reissue of Twist Of Shadows on the 2nd disc)

Jellyfish - Calling Sarah (Album: Bellybutton)

if you enjoyed any of the songs you heard, look them up on your favorite streaming service or purchase the album they appear on

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in this episode, we'll be listening to some slightly obscure covers by well-known artists. can you figure out the original? listen to the whole thing, there'll be a quiz after....


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Switching up the format again....

This time, I just let the music play...

Played the following tracks:

Intro music was Mew - Ending (Album: Half The World Is Watching Me) [This was a pre-gap hidden track found in initial original and reissue pressings]

Ladytron - Seventeen [Soulwax Remix] (Album: Light & Magic)

Client - Overdrive [featuring Martin L Gore] (Album: City)

Chris Connelly - Candyman Collapse (Album: Shipwreck)

Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Stuck (Album: brainbloodvolume)

Nitzer Ebb - Warsaw Ghetto (Album: So Bright So Strong)

Meat Beat Manifesto - Strap Down (Single: Strap Down)

Club Kids - Money, Success, Fame, Glamour (Album: Party Monster Soundtrack)

Bigod 20 - One [Kingdoms Of The Radio Edit] (Single: One) [full version originally appeared on Supercute]

Blaqk Audio - Stiff Kittens (Album: Cex Cells)

Front 242 - Headhunter [Version 1.0] (Album: Front By Front)

Hanzel Und Gretyl - Starfucker (Album: Transmissions From Uranus)

Flobots - Handlebars (Album: Fight With Tools)

Nirvana - tourette's (Album: In Utero)

Pixies - La La Love You (Album: Doolittle)

long winded outro by yours truly....

as always, if you like the music you heard, please help support the artists by purchasing the albums/singles listed. I did. If they happen to be touring, go see them live and buy merch at the gig. They have to eat too....


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Started off with playing a couple tracks by Throbbing Gristle & Psychic TV in honor of Genesis P-Orridge then continued down the industrial/goth/punk rabbit hole.  


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In this episode, I decided to try to play DJ and spin the following tracks:

K's Choice - Not An Addict (Album: Paradise In Me)

Guano Apes - Open Your Eyes (Album: Proud Like A God)

The Joy Formidable - Dance Of The Lotus (Album: AAARTH)

Max Q - Way Of The World (Album: Max Q)

Coil - Tainted Love (Album: Scatology)

Faith No More - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (Compilation Album: Plagiarism [This album is officially a Sparks release with various artists covering their songs])

Windemere - Coast Is Clear (Compilation Album: Never Lose That Feeling, Volume One)

12 Rounds - Pleasant Smell (Album: My Big Hero)

All About Eve - Strange Way (Album: Touched By Jesus)

Bernard Butler - I'd Do It Again If I Could (Album: Friends & Lovers)

Human Drama - Wave of Darkness (Compilation Album: Scream- The Compilation)

Deftones - To Have & To Hold (Compilation Album: For The Masses)

Voltaire - When You're Evil (Album: The Devil's Bris)

Bauhaus - Crowds (Album: In The Flat Field)

if you dug any of these songs, please purchase the albums via legitimate means and support the bands for releasing all this stellar music. I suggest for physical copies, try Amazon, eBay, discogs or if you have a good independent record shop. The more obscure selections will be found probably on the online retailers I mentioned.

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In this episode I review and play select tracks from the following albums: The Front - The Front (1989) Bakers Pink - Bakers Pink (1993) Split Enz - True Colours (1980) I also discuss why I subscribe to streaming audio services and why I was booted from my last band.


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I ramble on about the new singles from Lady Gaga & Pearl Jam as well as droning about nothing at all. Should be a fun ride.


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