"Bottle of Smoke!" F'n brilliant, man. One of my all-time favorite songs. Well done, man.

The show keeps getting better and better.

a fellow pogue-devotee! well this is just a fantastic turn of events. they're my favourite band of all ever.

and thanks for the compliments, man. Truth be told, i thought this instalment sucked. I've listened to it a few times, though, and i think i'm maybe starting to like it, slightly.

Oh, the Pogues are just on a superior plane of music: you can't even compare them to anyone, really.

I was walking around Las Vegas with an old friend of mine last year, which kind of turned out to be a spontaneous boy's weekend as the respective ladies were back home on two coasts... when I heard the most marvelous music. It was a Pogues coverband, but they were insanely good. We stopped and listened in for several hours. I kept calling for "Bottle of Smoke" but people kept looking at me like I was a) drunk (which I kind of was b) a moron or c) perhaps they had played it already. Anyway, it was great.

And the show's getting more polished, Duke. You're definitely leading the way on the BlogCritics Radio Network.

The Duke's podcast reminds me of when I used to play radio DJ in the basement of our house on an old RCA reel to reel tape deck. I'd bring friends in and interview them, then play some of the few records my parents would let me have and then bitch about them and why at the advanced age of 12 I wasn't allowed to listen to anything but The Beatles and folk music and only had enough allowance to buy one pack of gum a week and could never save enough to actually buy a record - actually i did manage to save up 75 cents and buy a 45 single once, but I had no idea what I was doing, so it sucked. If only the podcast technology had been around in 1970 I'd probably have taken over the broadcast world, but now the DDM gets to, and that's ok.

BTW, I irresponsibly let my 13 year old daughter listen to the latest podcast - i figure all the swearing will cure her of ever wanting to use those words herself - and she concurs with the DDM in admiring Bright Eyes. Personally I find Bright Eyes gay as hell, but I liked most of the rest of the music.

Dave

Ah, and Duke: Police on My Back! My favorite Clash song (at least over the last six months). I listen to it over and over again in the car at times... (and okay, at the gym sometimes too... it's motivating, goddamnit...).

Okay, at the risk of foaming at the mouth: brilliant playlists going on with The Duke.

I think I might need to move to the UK to avoid prosecution from the damnable RIAA shock troop police.

Oh yes, Arc of Time is the finest song off of Digital Ash, which I agree is not getting the attention it deserves.

Let's see now, it's 130 in the morning and I'm drunk and there's no one left to talk to. I don't believe there's any finer circumstances for listening to a Duke Podcast.

Thoughts as I listen:

Lover I Don't Have To Love is fucking awesome, so I would have been happy with that, too. But Arc of Time is great, as well. Either way, good times.

I would love to buy a record by Hard Ass McBright-O, by the way.

Oh shit man, loved the radio play.

Once again, the Duke rocked. And the timer worked!
Outstanding playlist as usual too. Did you edit that Bush stuff yourself?

hey folks.

Dave - I used to do that too! Except it was my sister's tape deck and i usually played SEXY MF by Prince on account of the "oooh, he said a fuck word". Podcasting is indeed the digital variant of such tomfooley. In fact, it was Pump Up The Volume which inspired my adolescent yackings in the good ol' days. If only i could be arrested, like Jack Nicholson was.

And i support the letting your daughter hear the podcast, although to be honest, i wouldn't even let ME hear it. This week's was certainly the most vulgar there's been, and the first one had Derek And Clive for gods sakes.

Eric - That Pogues story is just great, man. I recall shouting for bottle of smoke at the real shane macgowan, when he played in dublin with The Popes a while back. I don't believe i got my request, either. Oh, and there's a best-of just released here in the United UK which, as a bonus, has a live CD recorded at one of the reunion shows. Its fantastic, and well worth the price of yet another compilation.

Joel, i do believe the drunken melancholy is best for to enjoy the wretched misery evident in the podcast. I don't drink anymore, but certianly i understand that sometimes at half one in the morning, a man needs to hear someone say the c word over and over. And thanks with regards the radio play. heh. painful autobiographical asides make for hilarious sketches, i've concluded.

And Chris, are you Chris from the mondo guestbook? Becuase if indeed you are, you'll be glad to know i went out of my way this time to ensure that the timer thingy worked, on account of your message.

And yeah, the Bush and Baldwin stuff was the result of yours truly and his cutting and pasting.

I'd actually love to buy that compilation (if it's up to snuff) as I don't own nearly the Pogues collection that I should.

Oh, and Joel: my Mondo podcast party was after midnight as well. Got the wife to listen in and turned her into a fan as well. She's a sucker for a colorful spin on cussin', I'm afraid to say.

it was Pump Up The Volume which inspired my adolescent yackings in the good ol' days

the scenes of slater bashing around down there in the basement are EXACTLY what comes to mind when i hear those punky chords you use as segment punction (or whatever the fuck you want to call it)

That's Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out," Mark, and everytime the Duke plays it I want to hear the whole bloody song! But it works remarkably well as a little breaker-breaker.

ok, that's it...gotta get Franz Ferdinand at lunch.

keeerist, that Duke is a trouble-maker!

Duke, your podcasts make me smile. And, my roommate wants to know what kind of editing software you use.

ok, i promise, some time in the future i will play take me out in its entirity. Great album, incidentally.

Katherine, i am glad beyond all reason that i make you smile :) as to the software, i use Cool Edit, but really, for all i use it for, it could be anything. cool edit just so happens to be the one i was introduced to back in the day, and i liked it. I'm guessing there's all sortsa creative shit could be done with it, but any program that lets you record and copy and paste, i imagine, would do the job just as well.

oh, and eric, the compilation is great, but pretty much the same as most of the other compilations out there. the best-of disc has the following tracklisting;

Rainy Night In Soho (which was gonna be the First Dance number at The Duke's wedding, until, oh, wait, there ain't gonna be one no more. sorry. thanks.)

Sally MacLennane
The Irish Rover
Dirty Old Town
Fairytale Of New York
Streams Of Whiskey (the video for which is my favourite music video ever. Shane sitting on a deck-chair in some godawful city dump, next to a big pile of rubble, with bright red y-fronts on and nothin else.)

If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Fiesta
Body Of An American
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
Repeal Of The Licensing Laws
Boys From The County Hell (best swearing on record EVER)
The Sunnyside Of The Street
A Pair Of Brown Eyes
Summer In Siam
The Sickbed Of Cuchulainn
London Girl
Tuesday Morning (pretty lovely tune from one of the post-shane records)
White City
Hell's Ditch
Young Ned Of The Hill
Thousands Are Sailing

Great tracklist, but i would've swapped Summer In Siam for Bottle Of Smoke.

The Live disc has Bottle Of Smoke though, as well of most of the above, and the wonderful Turkish Song Of The Damned.

What's the name of the comp, Duke?

And I'm sorry to dredge up bad times, but I think you wrote about your recent days of woe? If you did, and don't mind doing so, can you throw a link down here for those of us who sadly missed it?

the compilation is called The Pogues - The Ultimate Collection Including Live At The Brixton Academy

as to the days of woe...

i haven't talked about it overly explicitly except for a couple occasions.

Two of them are in song-format;

This Very Explicit Matter-Of-Fact Song By The Name Of "This I Will Say"

and

This Slightly Catchier, Very Explicit Matter-Of-Fact Song By The Name Of "My Best Friend"

and there's one on the new EP thing called Screamin And Then Stoppin, if all that whets the appetite.

In addition, i guess i yacked about on Blogcritics via

OOPS - TOO MANY LINKS, I'L DO ANOTHER COMMENT UNDERNEATH


and work your way up, the whole story will proabably unravel in varying degrees of explicitness. When i stop referring to The Duchess, probably that's about the point things get fucked.

to everyone else, apologies for this bout of moaning in public.

This Post About My Fourth Net-Record, I.E., The Bitter Tale Of It All, In Song

and

The Bitter Story Related Via A Musing On Shaun Of The Dead

and also, if you go to the bottom of the page at

The Duke's Journals

and work your way up, the whole story will proabably unravel in varying degrees of explicitness. When i stop referring to The Duchess, probably that's about the point things get fucked.

to everyone else, apologies for this bout of moaning in public.

Thanks Duke -- and I'm sorry to hear of your recent woe-times. I'm glad to see, of course, that you've obviously fueled your emotions into brilliant creativity and productivity. Most of us should be so lucky to be able to pull off that maneuver at the least.

for the record, i did go out and purchase the Franz Ferdinand disc at lunch. it totally kicks ass.

also got "Why The Long Face" by Maggie and Suzzy Roche, just to balance things out a little.

cripes, i've gotta get some more Pogues records.

Duke, yeah, I'm the Chris who pointed out the time clock thing. Thanks for fixin' it. I thought I'd add a last name - seeing how your fan base is growing out of control, first names may get confusing soon.

Incidently, I played the show to my friend who hasn't listened to radio for years because, well, it's shit. He loves your show, and in fact, his band toured with Mojo Nixon back in the 90's. Apparently the guy who accompanied Mojo played a bucket bass, (broom handle attached to an overturned bucket with a symbol attached to the top of the handle - I think, maybe someone here knows better). He said it also made a terrific kick drum sound when this guy picked it up and pounded it on the stage. Meanwhile, Mojo would be standed on an amp spraying beer on his fans.
Right then, cheers...

Mark, if you like the Franz, might i also reccomend the Kaiser Cheifs record. I intend to feature a track on next weeks show, actually, so maybe best to wait.

I believe Matinee may be my favourite FF track.

Chris, i knew it could only be your good self. And that Mojo tale rules beyond reason. Closest i can get to that is reading Mojo magazine whilst pissed one time back in the day.

i totally, totally enjoyed blasting FF on the way home from work.

this podcast thing is going to force me to starting keeping track of the 'records i need to check out' list, something i used to do back in my more organized days.

now i just go to the record store and stand there, jaw a-slack, drool dripping off my chin.

and i meant to ask - what did folks make of the libertines track? i feel i have no purpose whatsoever now that they've split up. i need to find another band for to drool over - damn it mark, you and your drool! ha

I'm a little late getting back here.

Eric--yes, late night seems to be the time to listen to a Duke podcast.

And Duke--your radio show is pretty much perfect for late-night drunken melancholy. Oh yes, indeed. I thank you for giving my mind something to do that tended less toward the destructive side.

Oh, and love the unending cursing. But then, I've always been a fan of foul upon foul language.

Well Joel, if you're looking for something in the morning to help you get over your hangover and late night over-excursions, stop on by Dumpster Bust Radio: Podcast #1!

i second that

what did folks make of the libertines track?

I really dug them, Duke. I've never heard of them before, so you've won over a new fan via Duke-vision Radio. Sadly, they've broken up now... but nonetheless.

I've downloaded it, Eric.

Now, you know, I just have to listen to it.

But I will, this I swear. At some point. When I actually have some time. And I'll let you know what I think, I tell you what.