Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a welcome for joyous noise, for those navigating what Beckett called “this bitch of an earth.”

Put shaving cream on 
your head and do the dishes.
Respond in terza rima.

Use the following 
words in a story: kryptonite, 
Mister Mxyzptlk, spinach, gonorrhea.

Hot Licks and Rhetoric

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1. “Rainbows” – John Travolta
2. “Identity Crisis” – Trees on the Moon
3. “Open or Close” – Nicole Glover
4. “Un” – Ghédalia Tazartès
5. “Dirty Grape” – Johnny “Hammond” Smith
6. “Vendetta (tema)” – Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats
7. “King Of The World” – Steely Dan
8. “A Lollipop for Papa” – Peter Zinovieff
9. “Curly Shuffle” – Don Rich
10. “Punch and Judy: War Cry” – Harrison Burtwistle, Jan DeGaetani
11. “2HB” – Roxy Music
12. “Scratch” – Kenny Barron, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Jonathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins
13. “Home Home Home” – Pokey LaFarge
14. “My Corpse, Your Dungeon” – La Suspendida, Kilter, Andromeda Anarchia, Growlers Choir, seven)suns
15. “Drinkin’ Stein” – Sylvester Stallone

Stephen McClurg (Episode 473) composes and improvises in Serenity Dagger, The Abdomen, and other projects. Along with session work for mid-Alabama singer/songwriters, he frequently collaborates with musicians across the state adding bass, guitar, and synths to friends’ recordings. He currently writes reviews for Horror DNA and is the substitute low end wrangler for Mobile-based punk rock band Future Hate. You can find out more about his work here.