The Clockwork Cabaret

The sisters once again cannot bring themselves to come in doors due to the pleasant weather, but they didn't want to leave their listeners hanging without anything new to listen to... so this lovely episode was made.

05.08.12 playlist:

The Clash - The English Civil War

T-Rex - Dandy in the Underworld

The Damned - In Dulce Decorum

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing - Mutiny in the Common Soldiery

The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldier

The Decemberists - 16 Military Wives

Air Raid Warning Siren

Advert: Lord Evan's Drop Bear Cannon

Curtis Eller - The Curse of Cain

Amanda Palmer - Runs in the Family

Lemming Malloy - Brother Rabbit

Rasputina - Sweet Sister Temperance

DeVotchka - 100 Other Lovers

Django Reinhardt - I'n Confessin' (That I Love You)

The Magnetic Fields - (Crazy for you) But Not That Crazy

Gotye - State of the Act

The Cog Is Dead - Mechanical Menagerie

Tom Waits - What's He Building?

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The sisters have been soaking in the sun, and couldn't quite bring themselves indoors to do this week's podcast... so, we had to call on our friend, Lady Attercop, of Strange Fiction & the Ducole Company to help find someone to do the show. Unfortunately, it seems to have turned out to be one big tribute to Thaddeus von Clegg, the leader of CLANNG. Where does she find these people!?!

05.02.12 playlist:

Beirut - My Family's Role In The World Revolution

DeVotchKa - Head Honcho

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - I'm Not Evil

The Correspondents - Rogue

Adam Ant - Prince Charming

Biscuithead & The Biscuit Badgers - My Lovely Moustache

Rufus Wainwright - Rules and Regulations

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - I Am The Very Model [from 'The Pirates of Penzance']

Acoustix - When It Comes To Loving The Girls/They're All Sweeties

Colin Meloy - Cupid

Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

Joanna Newsom - Inflammatory Writ

Alan Cumming & Joyce Chittick - If You Could See Her [from 'Cabaret']

Bonzo Dog Band - Hunting Tigers Out in India

Jonathan Coulton - Skullcrusher Mountain

The Cog Is Dead - Let Me Be Your Man

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire [in German]

Eddie Izzard - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite [from 'Across the Universe']

Charles Trenet - Boum

Bing Crosby & Bob Scobey's Frisco Dance Band - Dream A Little Dream Of Me

The Andrews Sisters - Well All Right! (Tonight's The Night)

Jo Stafford - I'll Be Seeing You

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Mingan is feeling giddy with her purchase of a new clock & several gadgets much to the chagrin of Emmett. And, the sisters are a bit perplexed by the sudden technical difficulties... It can be only one thing - CLANNG!

04.24.12 playlist:

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Miss Brown to You

Over the Rhine - If A Song Could Be President

The Puppini Sisters - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

Tenth Stage - Travelogue

Circus Contraption - Over the Rails

Two Man Gentlemen Band - Stuff Your Ballot Box

They Might Be Giants - James K. Polk

Rickie Lee Jones - Woody & Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking

Muppet Folk Band - To Morrow

The Thornbills - Uncle Andrei

The Zutons - Railroad

The White Stripes - Jolene

Die Roten Punkte - The 4:15 to Spandau

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Mingan returns from her birthday travels to find that Emmett has a "guest", Lady Attercop of the Ducole Company. Lady Attercop has made herself quite at home in Mingan's room. What does this mean!?! Find out!

04.17.12 playlist:

Tom Waits - God's Away on Business

Florida Transfer - Get Out & Get Under the Moon

The Zydepunks - When My Ship Sails Away

Adam Ant - Friend or Foe

Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman

Florence & the Machine - Seven Devils

Birdeatsbaby - The Replacement

Bitter Ruin - A Brand New Me

The Slow Poisoner - This Little Light of Mine

Klaus Nomi - You Don't Own Me

The Gothic Archies - Scream & Run Away

Liza Minelli - Mein Herr (from 'Cabaret')

Tape Five - Far Far Away

Caro Emerald - I Know That He's Mine

April Smith & the Great Picture Show - Dixie Boy

Richard Cheese - Loser

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Emmett is left alone while Mingan is off preparing for the upcoming birthday extravaganza. So, Emmett salutes Mingan with songs that remind her of her younger sister.

04.10.12 playlist:

Ladi Geisler - Baby Bear's Birthday

Antony & the Johnsons - You Are My Sister

The Decemberists - I Was Meant For the Stage

Bat For Lashes - Travelling Woman

Angelique Kidjo - Little Boxes

Karen Elson - The Truth is in the Dirt

CocoRosie - Werewolf

Adam Ant - Kings of the Wild Frontier

Fable Cry - More?

The Bastard Fairies - Apple Pie

Amanda Palmer - Runs in the Family

Alan Cumming - Wig in a Box/Wicked Little Town

Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers - The Custard Song

They Might Be Giants - Older

The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing - Free Spirit (LIVE)

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The sisters escape a spider & snake pit, thanks to Mingan's many talents. They decide to share the love/hate feelings about April Fool's Day in song.

04/03/12 playlist:

Rufus Wainwright - April Fools

The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

St. Vincent - Laughing with a Mouth Full of Blood

Vagabond Orchestra - Don't Fool Yourself

Astrud Gilberto - My Foolish Heart

DeVotchka - I Cried Like a Silly Little Boy

Magnetic Fields - Very Funny

Tiger Lillies - My Funny Valentine

Seanan McGuire - Evil Laugh

Miss Li - Don't Try to Fool Me

Penrose Charles - The Laughing Policeman

Django Reinhardt - Ain't Misbehavin'

Elvis Costello - Let's Misbehave

Mary Louise Wilson - It Couldn't Please Me More (from ' Cabaret')

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And, with the sound of the cuckoo, we give you the CLANNGwork Cabaret... hosted by Thaddeus Von Clegg, the fearless leader of CLANNG much to the sisters' dismay.

03.28.12 playlist:

Man Man - Haute Tropique

Dengue Fever - Cannibal Courtship

Helena Bonham Carter & Johnny Depp - A Little Priest (from 'Sweeney Todd')

Cary Ann Hearst - Are You Ready to Die?

The Decemberists - The Rake's Song

The Drowning Lovers - Kill Her

Dolly Parton - Jolene

Karen Elson - Cruel Summer

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - John Finn's Wife

Disemballerina - Thieve's Oil

Cher - Gypsy, Tramps & Thieves

Tiger Lillies - Lending Song

Hellblinki - All For You

Tom Waits - T'Ain't No Sin

Chris Randall - Sin Eater

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The sisters are giddy over the fact that they may have solved their microphone issue & will never need to share again.

03.20.12 playlist:

Steam Powered Giraffe - Sound of Tomorrow

Head & the Heart - Sounds Like Hallelujah

White Stripes - Truth Doesn't Make A Noise

Mighty Tiny - Misery

Voltaire - The Happy Song

Stars - Sad Robot

Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers - Requiem in a Key I Don't Know

Frenchy & the Punk (Formerly Gypsy Nomads) - It's OK

Tiger Lillies - Your Suicides

Ode Hazelwood - The Good Life

The Decemberists - Calamity Song

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below

Blair Crimmins & His Hookers - Mean, Mean Man

The Cog Is Dead - Let Me Be Your Man

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Emmett & Mingan are feeling a bit of the cabin fever and antsy for Spring to arrive after a week of miserable weather, so hopefully this will brighten your day as it did theirs.

03.13.12 playlist:

Arthur Askey - The Bee Song

Howard Keel et al. - Spring, Spring, Spring (from '7 Brides for 7 Brothers')

John Pryce-Jones - The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring (from 'The Mikado')

Tom Waits - You Can Never Hold Back Spring

Murder By Death - Spring Break 1899

Tori Amos - In the Springtime of His Voodoo

Grinderman - Honeybee (Let's Fly to Mars)

Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers - Rose

Vermillion Lies - First the Bees

Nick Story - Springtime Can't Come Soon Enough

Baby Dee - Big Titty Bee Girl (From Dino Town)

Curtis Eller - Daisy Josephine

Jolie Holland - Springtime Can Kill You

Tiger Lillies - Trampled Lily

The Decemberists - California One/Youth & Beauty Brigade

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