May
8
2012
Hello and welcome to episode 32 of Sonic Tonic. And cor blimey Charles, have we been busy! What with rebuilding the orphanage and helping out at the YMCA, we’ve just about managed to bring you this one. Featured album is The Rising Of The Lights by the wonderful William D. Drake. Deepest, darkest Elliot Butler from deepest, darkest Devon has his choice listened to and the silent one gets a face full of Audrey’s curried pasty.
So, as the great Tommy Cooper said, on his last performance…”Curt…Curtains…UGGGGGG!”
TripleT & the Silent Monkey
In this episode…
Gratitude - Beastie Boys
Daybreak - Harry Nilsson
Featured Album :: The Rising Of The Lights :: Super Altar - William D. Drake
Get Yo Shit – Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Tengu ~ A Long-nosed Goblin - Osama Kitajima
Listener’s Choice :: Elliot Butler from Deepest, Darkest Devon :: Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters
The Malkin Jewel - The Mars Volta
My Ideal - Chet Baker
Children’s Story – Tom Waits
Your Dreams – Vic Mizzy
Ali Baba – John Holt
Maybe Your Baby – Stevie Wonder
Some Velvet Morning – Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra
Faulty Frogs treading tightropes of shame – ZnO
The Power Of Positive Drinking – Lou Reed
Featured Album :: The Rising Of The Lights :: In an Ideal World - William D. Drake
Download – Super Furry Animals
New Year’s Eve/Bill’s Dream – MC 900 Ft Jesus
Slush – The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Caledonia – Cromagnon
Play The Drum – Zeph & Azeem
The Crunge – Led Zeppelin
Powerplay – Hötter-Zimmermann Group
Lunch Box/Odd Sox – McCartney & Wings
Folk Ghost – Douglas Wood
Chittam Irangaayo – Ruins
True Love Will Find You In The End – Daniel Johnston
Elevator – Grapefruit
Featured Album :: The Rising Of The Lights :: The Rising Of The Lights - William D. Drake
Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited – The Move
Mother Nature’s Rum – The Beastles
R I P M C A
April
27
2012
Download the Woman Sour titbit
That’s right folks, the gorgeous and talented Audrey (that’s not her in the picture BTW) has given us a taster of what’s to come. 20 minutes of vintage vigour! Enjoy
Hello and welcome to the promo of Woman Sour, a titbit if you will. I do hope you enjoy it and show me your support. Now I know it’s not an hour long but if you like it…next time it will be. Happy listening folks!
Audrey
I love Paris – Ella Fitzgerald
Come by Sunday – Diana Dors
Minnies You hoo - Leo Zollo & his Orchestra
Nobody – Judy Garland
All by Yourself in the Moonlight – Whispering Jack Smith
I’ll be Seeing You – Billie Holiday
April
17
2012
“Issa’ naice, just like mama used to make…EUGGHH!”.
Welcome to episode 31 of what we now call Sonic Tonic. The nights are getting longer, the birds are chirping in the trees, all Easter eggs have been half eaten and we can now see a light (be it dim) at the end of a long and frozen yogurt. What better than to lounge in the dulcet tones of The Melvins, Jake Thakaray and Johnnie Lee Willis. Featured album is Teddy Boys Don’t Knit by the one and never again Viv Stanshall and lucky plucker Stan Bunting from London, England has his choice listened to.
So, eagerly open your energy drink, make sure your laces are properly tied and enjoy.
TripleT & the Silent One
In this Episode…
Ice Birdy – Battles/Tweets
Strychnine - The Sonics
Featured Album :: Teddy Boys Don’t Knit :: Terry Keeps His Clips On – Viv Stanshall
Lah-Di-Dah - Jake Thackray
When I turn off the living room light – The Kinks
Listener’s Choice :: Stan Bunting from London, England :: Grimly Fiendish – The Damned
Momma Miss America - Paul McCartney
Two Time Slim [Explicit] - Snatch And The Poontangs
Bodybuilding - Orchester Werner Müller
Komm’ In Fahrt - Christian Brühn
Strictly Genteel – Frank Zappa
P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - Parliament
Chinna Veedu/Chittu Kuruvi - Raaja, Gansesh, Hamsalekha
Thank You Space Expert – Mogwai
Let It All Be – The Melvins
Comic Strip - Serge Gainsbourg
Featured Album :: Teddy Boys Don’t Knit :: King Kripple - Viv Stanshall
A Kiss From An Old Flame (A Trip To The moon) - Mercury Rev
Buck Fever – Estradasphere
The Thingamajig - Johnnie Lee Willis And His Boys
Fletcher Honorama – Sparks
Ape Shuffle - Lalo Schifrin
Evil – Tom Jones
Dancing In The Moonlight - The Young Generation
The Witness - Babla & His Orchestra
Doing That Scrapyard Thing - Cream
Featured Album :: Teddy Boys Don’t Knit :: The Cracks Are Showing - Viv Stanshall
Softly Softly – Equals
Valleri – The Monkees
RIP David Thomas “Davy“ Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012)
January
26
2012
“30? really? you don’t look a day over 68″ Welcome to episode 30…Sonic Gold! That’s right, it’s a listen back to all of our fave tunes from the last 29 shows. It was also recorded in the kitchens of Tonic Towers, as I cooked Dean Ween’s famous Sunday sauce (pictures below).
So, sharpen your finest Sabatier knife, pour yourself a nice glass of cooking sherry and enjoy the show
TripleT & the Silent Monkey
In this episode…
Diodo - Blue Phantom
Run Shaker Life - Paul Nicholas
The Clapping Song - Shirley Ellis
That’s Who - Mike Reid
Next - Alex Harvey
Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul McCartney
Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa
The Beast In Me – Nick Lowe
Cool In The Pool - Holger Czukay
Anthem for the Earnest - The Bad Plus
Observatory Crest - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
(Si, Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star – Bill Wyman
March Of The Beggars - Ennio Morricone
The Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Fiery Furnaces
Abergavenny - Marty Wilde
Who Does She Hope To Be? – Sonny Sharrock
At The Grass Roots - Sri Darwin Gross
Perles De Cristal - André Popp
Lucretia MacEvil - Bruce Forsyth
Gozel Guzler - Lloyd Miller
Resurrection Shuffle – Tom Jones
Love Me - Dudley Moore
After The Fox - Peter Sellers (With The Hollies)
Tap Turns On The Water – CCS
Sea Song - Robert Wyatt
Aa Dekhen Jara - R.D. Burman w/ Asha Boshle & Kishore Kumore
Sen Varsin - Bulent Ortacgil/Benimle Oynar Misin
Maria Bethania - Scott Walker
My Resistance Is Low - Bernard Cribbins
Me and The Elephant - Terry Wogan
December
13
2011
Good tidings one and all and welcome to a seasonal spectacular, sprinkled with saucy songs and stupid speakings. Featured album is good ol’ Ween with good ol’ Pure Guava, We have a new section where we delve into our massive sack and read some of our fan based internet letters. Loads of great music too from the likes of John Zorn, Sunn O))) and friend of the show, the self-proclaimed noisy man…ZnO.
So, put down the Radio Times, pour yourself a nice glass of cherry wine and enjoy
Triple T & the Silent Monkey
In this show…
The Brooke Bond Beat - Cliff Adams
Merry Christmas - Wesley Willis
Featured Album::Pure Guava:: Push Th’ Little Daisies – Ween
The Beat Goes On - Buddy Rich
I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - The Fall
Hang Myself From The Tree - The Vandals
Forty Thousand Headmen – Traffic
Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Merry, Merry Christmas – Star Wars
Space March – John Barry
Obscured By Clouds - Pink Floyd
The Rip – Portishead
When I Was In My Prime - Nina Simone
Featured Album::Pure Guava:: The Stallion Pt. 3 – Ween
Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa - De La Soul
Belphegor Theme - Antoine Duhamel
The Thing - ZnO
Creature Lives - Mastodon
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - John Zorn
Under Wah-Wah - Ennio Morricone
Panis et circenses - Os Mutantes
First Snowfall - The Coctails
Photosynthesis - Sean Lennon
Hey, Santa Claus - The Moonglows
The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) - Sunn O))) & Boris
My Little Drum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Featured Album::Pure Guava:: Poop Ship Destroyer – Ween
Together we’ll be OK - Cannon and Ball
September
30
2011
Hello dear listeners. Sorry it’s been a while but we’ve had alot on our plates lately. What with the local orphanage being turned into a giant Nandos and Silent Monkey’s decision to “GO GREEN” we’ve had a bit of a – how do you say – “PROBLEM“. But we’ve cleaned out our pipes and polished our finest knobs to bring you a cracker of a show. And this one’s full of the laydeez music, cos here at Tonic Towers we love the laydeez.
So, run the bath, take the phone off the hook and make sure not to electrocute yourself while listening to this.
All the best TTT & SM
In this episode…
Tempura Soul - Fuka Vicente
He’s Gonna Step On You Again - John Kongos
I’m the One - Annette Peacock
Ruby Tuesday – Franco Battiato
Memo From Turner – Mick Jagger
Listener’s Choice – Dick “Swift” Jones from Cardiff, Wales – Elevator Operator – The Rays
Chase The Devil - Eagles Of Death Metal
Nobody But Me – The Human Beinz
Tar and Cement – Verdelle Smith
Baby Let Me Kiss You – Fern Kinney
Rock On – David Essex
Bombay Talkie – Shankar Jakishan
Svackorpoängen - Samla Mammas Manna
Jungle King - Ananda Shankar
Love You Till Tuesday - David Bowie
Stepping Stones - Johnny Harris
The Four Horsemen - Aphrodite’s Child
He’s Very Good With His Hands – Barry Booth
Erosion of Time - The Advisory Circle
By This River - Brian Eno
Where Are They Now? - Wyatt, Atzmon, Stephen
Charlie ‘n Charlie - Slapp Happy
(Oh No! Not) The Beast Day - Marsha Hunt
Yeah Yeah – Blackrock
It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal – Frank Zappa
Blue Sway [With Richard Niles Orchestration] - Paul McCartney
The More Things Change – John Barry
A Doll’s House - John Barry
Moonraker (End Title) - John Barry
February
14
2011
New Year! New You! New Body! New Sonic Tonic!
Fear not dear listener here at the Sonic tonic we shun change and frown upon progress. You can always depend on us to stay firmly rooted in the past. You can keep your iThings, we prefer cassette!
So fire up the ZX80, fix yourself a soda stream and relax….
Triple T & The Silent Monkey
In this Episode:
The Witch – The Rattles
Taxi To Bombay – Pete Winslow And The King Size Brass
::Featured Album:: At War With The Mystics::Free Radicals – The Flaming Lips
Do You Think It’s An Accident – The Tape-beatles
I Can’t Do It – The Tape-beatles
Fucking Ada – Ian Dury & The Blockheads
::Listeners Choice:: Will Steen from the internets:: Walk The World Away – Teddy Brown
The Oud And The Fuzz – John Berberian
March Of The Sinister Ducks – The Sinister Ducks
Go In A Good Way To A Better Place – Eyvind Kang
Gogol – Gonzales
Take Me To Broadway – Gonzales
Harujanta – Von Zamla
Regyptian Strut – Frank Zappa
Care – Kaada
::Featured Album:: At War With The Mystics::Mr. Ambulance Driver – The Flaming Lips
Robodog – Ennio Morricone
The Martian Hop – The Ran Dells
Thingumybob – The Black Dyke Mills Band
Friggin’ In The Riggin’ – The Sex Pistols
Little Message – Jody Grind
Children Laughing – Wendy & Bonnie
You Can Fall – Broadcast
Ride Captain Ride – Blues Image
::Featured Album:: At War With The Mystics::It Overtakes Me/The Stars Are So Big, I Am So Small…Do I Stand A Chance – The Flaming Lips
March Of The Phantom Faces – The Smiles And Frowns
December
23
2010
“JOYYYY TO THE WUUURLLLD, DA DAAA DOO DAAA”
Hello one and all and welcome to our Christmas special. Featured album is Faust IV by Faust, The Hungry Barometer from London tells us about his recent star spotting and we have a festive taste test to keep away the winter willies.
So, on behalf of all at Tonic Towers (and Monkey Mansion) Have a merry Christmas and a merry new year and a merry popping down to the shops and a merry going to the loo and a merr…
TTT & the Silent Monkey
In this episo ho hode…
Iggy – Acoustic Ladyland
Batman Theme – Sun Ra & The Blues Project
::Featured Album:: Faust IV:: The Sad Skinhead – Faust
Easy – Beta Band
Flight Into Space – John Barry
::Listeners Choice:: The Hungry Barometer from London::Lady In Red – V/VM
Rawlinson End – The Bonzo Dog Band
Knickerbocker – Fujiya & Miyagi
Cannabis – Serge Gainsbourg
Deshominisation (I) – Alain Goraguer
Danse des Mouches Noires Gardes du Roi (Dance of the Black Flies, The K – Jean-Claude Vannier
4.33 – John Cage
::Featured Album:: Faust IV:: Picnic On A Frozen River – Faust
Unknown Happiness – Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Running Bear – Tom Jones
Toolin’ – fIREHOSE
I’m A Band Leader/Willie the Pimp – Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart
Lookin For Pussy – Dr Hook
The Anthem – Onra
Poor Moon – Canned Heat
Spill the Wine – Eric Burdon & WAR
Dead Dogs Two (Board Of Canada Remix) – cLOUDDEAD
Wala Dai – The Devils Anvil
::Featured Album:: Faust IV:: Jennifer – Faust
Nobody Knows – Paul McCartney
Goodbyee – Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
This episode is dedicated to the captain.
November
22
2010
It’s that time again peoples. Episode 25 is with us, here to warm the cockles of your cold, cold heart. It’s a bumper show folks! We’re joined by the ever glamorous Audrey as our researcher (although, I suspect it’s for the last time…).Featured album is the newly restored Band on the Run by Sir Paul McKenna and his Wings, we have a prematurely festive taste test and Aidan McAteer from Vancouver has his choice listened to.
So, sit forward, put your head between your knees and enjoy the crash.
Ohh! A huge thanks to the wonderful ZnO for providing us with his impressive ivories. There’s a link to his website over there to your right/my left.
TripleT, Audrey & the Silent Monkey
In this episode dot dot dot
Hi Wo Fuke Rider Ken – Shubsuke Kikuchi
Here Come the Bastards – Primus
::Featured Album:: Band on the Run – Paul McCartney & Wings
Kaounding Cissko – Toumani Diabaté
The Modern Dance – Pere Ubu
::Listener’s Choice:: Aidan McAteer in Vancouver:: Make it Rain – Tom Waits
Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op – Mark Mothersbaugh
Sunny Goodge Street – Donovan
Don’t – Elvis Presley
Sen Varsin – Bulent Ortacgil
Shark Ridden Waters – Gruff Rhys
I am an Astronaut – Ricky Wilde
Jungle Blues from Jupiter – Perrey & Kingsley
Scarborough Fair – Roundtable
::Featured Album:: Band on the Run:: Mrs Vandebilt – Paul McCartney & Wings
The Green Manalishi – Fleetwood Mac
The Jungler – Midlake
To the Door of the Sun – Al Martino
I Will Starve Myself to Death – Ros Serey Sothea
Stopover Bombay – Alice Coltrane
::WAG’s choice:: Toast – Street Band
San Tropez – Pink Floyd
Morecambe Bay – Ron Geesin
Wicky Wacky – Fatback Band
Who is he (and what is he to you)? – Bill Withers
White as They Come – Secret Chiefs 3
Way Down in the Hole – The Neville Brothers
Cheap Thrills – The Mothers of Invention
::Featured Album:: Band on the Run:: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five – Paul McCartney & Wings