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July 29, 2010
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This is 'The Conversation', Chapter 4 of 23, from the mashup movie 'Floydatar' compiled by Phineas Narco and The National Cynical Network. Synopsis: paraplegic veteran, and active soldier, Jake Scully goes to sleep in his avatar body and awakes to have a conversation with Colonel Miles Quaritch who offers him a deal. Jake will report directly to him (apart from the scientific team) information needed to move forward the military side of the mission. In exchange for this, the Colonel tells Jake, he will make sure get Jake gets his real legs back. Back in the Avatar body, Jake helps protect the scientific team head as they head into the jungle to get samples. This sequence is set to the song 'Welcome to the Machine' written by Roger Waters and performed by Pink Floyd from their album 'Wish You Were Here'. This piece is part of a larger mashup movie project, and is made in accordance with the provisions of fair use, and is for the purpose of critical commentary and artistic expression. Not for profit. The entire DVD-R of the project is now available at http://bit.ly/cFkysh as a thank you gift for a donation to NCN. WARNING - Might contain visual SPOILERs for the 2009 movie AVATAR.
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National Cynical Network, Avatar, Pink Floyd, Floydatar, Mashup, movie, mashup movie, mash-up movie
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July 25, 2010
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Part 1 of 4. (For Information on obtaining entire program, see the links associated with this podcast at the homesite). This was originally broadcast on KPFA in March of 1994 on Negativland's radio show 'Over the Edge', and has since been digitally re-mastered. Fidelity is far superior to other versions that are 'out there'. This on-air live party features most of Negativland (The Weatherman, Mark Hosler (by phone in the part 2 of 2 segment), Don Joyce) and most of NCN (Phineas Narco and Ronald Redball) and celebrated the then new release of Over the Edge Vol. 6 - The Willsaphone Stupid Show which presented mixes and collages made up of The Weatherman's actual childhood and family recordings. This segment includes a visit from The Wheel of Fortune, mixes of cd outtakes, and many many probing questions asked of The Weatherman by Narco, Redball, and many callers. 79 min. long in 128kbps mp3 format.
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National Cynical Network, Negativland, Over the Edge, The Weatherman
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July 23, 2010
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Narco Edit of the 7/9/10 KPFA show, sans Hal and Phil, recorded just after X-Day, in which Puzzling Evidence and Phineas Narco talk about various movies including the Watchmen Director's Cut, Avatar and other movies with blue people, take calls and have flashbacks to previous shows. This is the first half of the show, see the associated links of this podcast in the archives section at the Home Site to get the complete download package of the show.
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National Cynical Network, Puzzling Evidence, KPFA, Radio Show, Phineas Narco
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July 20, 2010
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This is 'The Run', Chapter 3 of 23, from the mashup movie 'Floydatar' compiled by Phineas Narco and The National Cynical Network. The entire DVD-R of the project is now available at http://bit.ly/cFkysh as a thank you gift for a donation to NCN. Synopsis: paraplegic veteran, and active soldier Jake Scully tries out his new Na'vi body, his avatar, by taking it on a run, against medical advice. A slight psychedelicism is added to the video footage when the avatar first looks at its hands. This sequence is set to the song 'Astronomy Domine' by Pink Floyd from their album 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn', written by Syd Barrett and sung by Barrett and band keyboardist Richard Wright. This piece is part of a larger mashup movie project, and is made in accordance with the provisions of fair use, and is for the purpose of critical commentary and artistic expression. Not for profit. This video podcast can be viewed in full screen and streaming at the home site and is in .mov format there. WARNING - Might contain visual SPOILERs for the 2009 movie AVATAR.
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National Cynical Network, Avatar, Pink Floyd, Floydatar, Mashup, movie, mashup movie, mash-up movie
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July 14, 2010
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Part 2 of 2 - A collage / mix / salute to the Subgenius X-Day Celebration on July 5th, 2010 at Brushwood, NY when the X-ists were supposed to come and spirit away the true believers in their pleasure saucers taking them away to Planet X. As heard on Plundercast and DFM streams. A dense music mix featuring clips from The Swinging Love Corpses, Hal and Stang at Brushwood, collages by Fernandinande Lemur and Norelpref, songs and pieces by National Cynical Network, work by Susie The Floozie, much UFO-related material, Puzzling Evidence Show, Subgenius Show from the 90's, Hour of Slack clips, Papa Joe Mama, much more! Full program available through the links associated with this podcast in the archives of the home site.
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National Cynical Network, subgenius, comedy, mix, radio, collage, sound collage, phineas narco, x-day, ncn, song parody, satire
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July 12, 2010
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This is 'The Arrival', Chapter 2 of 23, from the mashup movie 'Floydatar' compiled by Phineas Narco and The National Cynical Network. The DVD of the project is now available through the donate link at the home site or through the links for this podcast at the NCN site in the archives section. Synopsis is Jake Scully arrives on the planet Pandora and meets the military and scientific teams there. He views the Na'vi avatar he will use, and spiritually inhabit, to gain the trust of the natives in the spirit of diplomacy and scientific understanding. At the end of the piece, he goes into the pod that will project him into the Na'vi avatar. Edited footage is set to the song 'The Gunner's Dream' by Pink Floyd from their album 'The Final Cut', sung and written by Roger Waters. This piece is part of a larger mashup movie project, and is made for the purpose of critical commentary and artistic expression. Not for profit.
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National Cynical Network, Avatar, Pink Floyd, Floydatar, Mashup, movie, mashup movie, mash-up movie
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July 11, 2010
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Originally mixed and broadcast on 7/9/10, live on Negativland's radio show 'Over the Edge' on KPFA 94.1 in the SF Bay Area, this show featured Don Joyce of Negativland, Otis Fodder of The Bran Flakes, TradeMarkG from The Evolution Control Committee, Wobbly (Jon Leidecker) and Phineas Narco of The National Cynical Network mixing and creating music about Money. This is part 1 of 2 of the post-produced Narco edit. The complete download package of this show is available as a thank you gift for a donation through the NCN home site donations link or links associated with this podcast in the home site's archives section. Some post-show production, editing and tweaking was done on this version of the program. The original running time of the show was 3 hours. This first half is in one 128kbps mp3 file running around 78 minutes in length. Available here for a limited time.
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National Cynical Network, Evolution Control Committee, Negativland, Don Joyce, Wobbly, Jon Leidecker, TradeMarkG, Phineas Narco, Over the Edge, KPFA, live performance, OTE
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July 07, 2010
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This is chapter 1 of 23 from the DVD now available. After the opening credits, Jake Scully wakes up from suspended animation as his ship arrives at Pandora set to 'Is There Anybody Out There?' from Pink Floyd's 1979 release 'The Wall'. Take the Donate Link at www.nationalcynical.com and, scroll down a bit for the Floydatar DVD listing in the thank you gift catalog. Or see the links for this podcast at the NCN site under archives.
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National Cynical Network, Pink Floyd, Avatar, Floydatar, mashup movie
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July 01, 2010
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A lone man in Toronto protests his inability to go shopping at a mall during a time of rioting and civil unrest during the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto. Truly a metaphor for our times.
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Toronto, g20, protests, new, music video, video, National Cynical Network
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May 27, 2010
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Material mostly broadcast, originally, on DFM and Plundercast on 5/23/10, this is a dynamic and eclectic mix of variations (almost all of them mashups) of the work of the electronic music duo known as Daft Punk who's influential popularity peaked in the late 1990's. Includes remixes by Soulwax, Neptune, and Peaches as well as mashups by Bass 211, Party Ben, A Plus D, DJ Morgoth, DJ M.I.F., DJ Payroll, Team9, Go Home Productions, Dan Mei and Marc Johnce, The Kleptones, Loo and Placido, DJ Moule, DJ Earworm, DJ Schmolli and more. About 79 min. 128kbps, may not be safe for work or terrestrial radio play. Full information in ID3 tags.
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National Cynical Network, Daft Punk, mashups
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May 10, 2010
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Part 2 of 2 of a collage show on mental illness. Originally broadcast July 1st, 2007, this program is at the date of posting, the most popular program on the NCN site. It has been re-edited, remixed and re-mastered for 2010. Includes NCN's 'Doctor Laura's Rap', 'The Monkeys Are Asleep Today', Phinny talking to Frank Zappa on KPFA about the mental health system, a piece by Judy From Texas, Rev. Crawford of The Church of the Subgenius, more pieces about ADHD, and the song 'Jello' (a parody of Coldplay's 'Yellow') as well as a visit from NervousMan. About 70 minutes in length in 128kbps. See links associated with this podcast for further information.
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mental illness, medication, adhd, ncn, national cynical network, podcast, new, mental disorders
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May 10, 2010
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Part 1 of 2 of a collage Show on mental illness. Originally broadcast July 1st, 2007, this program is at the date of posting, the most popular program on the NCN site. It has been re-edited, remixed and re-mastered for 2010. Includes NCN's 'Self-Conscious Guy', a really nice NIN remix of 'Violent Heart', 'On My Meds Again', 'Jerky Turnstiles', and a song by 'Pocketful of Songs' called 'Prognosis' as well as the long collage for 'ADHD' by NCN and a radio adaptation for 'Passion of the Christ'. Some portions of this program appear in other programs by The National Cynical Network, others are exclusive to this episode. This version is generally not safe for radio play unless perhaps played in Safe Harbor hours. Some pieces appear on the newly released 'Straight Outta Klonopin' available on iTunes and Amazon (see links associated with podcast). Features an appearance by Alexander T. Newport. About 67 minutes in length in 128kbps. Continued in Part 2.
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mental illness, psychiatry, adhd, add, medication, mental disorders, NIN, That National Cynical Network, Pocketful of Songs
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May 04, 2010
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Part 1 of 2. This program was broadcast live on KPFA at 12am on 4/24/10 in Berkeley, California on the Negativland show 'Over the Edge'. The original cut was 3 hours, but the performance has been adapted for Needle in the Red by Phineas Narco, and edited down to fit on two cd-r's (about 160 min. total) in two parts. Some post-production work and editing has been done on this show but almost all of what you hear is as it came out at the time. Participants were Phineas Narco of National Cynical Network, Wobbly, TradeMark G of ECC (Evolution Control Committee) and Don Joyce of Negativland. Sources were much and various from The Beatles and material related to The Beatles. This project is based on The Beatlerape album by Big City Orchestra. The first section of this show (about 30 minutes in this edit) is the same set we did at the Big City Orchestra 30th Anniversary Show at Cafe DuNord earlier in 2010.
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National Cynical Network, Evolution Control Committee, Beatles, Negativland, Don Joyce, Wobbly, Jon Leidecker, TradeMarkG, Phineas Narco, Over the Edge, KPFA, live performance, OTE
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April 26, 2010
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Mashups and versions of The Beatles' music is almost a genre unto itself, and this mix is a collection of some of our faves from that body of collective work. This is the first of 3 programs chronicling some interesting Beatles 'variations': mostly mashups, some covers, parodies, and audio experiments all put together in one continuous stream-of-consciousness mix by NCN. Includes excerpts of works by the Fab Four, as well as re-constructions and pieces by Hank Handey, Go Home Productions, DJ BC, DJ Tripp, Beatallica, Sol Messiah, NCN, Cracked Pepper, 'Hippocamp Ruins Sgt. Pepper', Unscrew, The Evolution Control Committee, Phineas Narco, DJ Aristocat, Bjork, Little Roger and The Goosebumps and others. This is an uncut NSFW and probably not safe for terrestrial radio, please review before broadcasting. 79 min. long, 128kbps.
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National Cynical Network, The Beatles, mashups, covers, versions, version medleys, ncn, plundercast, mix
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April 06, 2010
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A companion collage program to 'Money is a State of Mind' (Needle in the Red 38), this program is an exploration into the fate of money and whether it's value has already peaked for the last time and what it means if it has. An audio snapshot in time of the state of money now, and in the future, in a world where everyone is in debt to everyone else, and no one can afford to pay. Will the dollar collapse? Will a new dollar take it's place? Isn't our national economy almost always in crisis? What lessons can we learn from the collapse of other economies? Is socialism the answer? Does Money Make the World Go Around? Just what IS our money worth, after all? And what will we do when it's worth less? or even... worthless? NONE of these questions will be answered in this program, which is in one 79 min. Director's Cut program. 128kbps 79 min.
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National Cynical Network, money, economy, peak money, ncn, plundercast, needle in the red
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March 31, 2010
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This is Episode 54 of Needle in the Red titled 'The Joy of Nothing', a 3 hour program exploring being and nothingness, and everything in between. Sources for the entire collage program include Dead Can Dance, NIN, Ivan Stang of the Church of the Subgenius, Midnight Voicejail by NCN featuring Ronald Redball and Alexander T. Newport, Massive Attack, Dr. Laura, Kate Bush, TOOL, Current 93, Jack Canfield, Coldplay, Dr. Quantum, Rush Limbaugh, KMFDM, lots of material on the hadron collider, Tom Petty, Warbear's piece from Emoporn, Alice in Chains Unplugged, Eckhart Tolle, The Orb, Wayne Dyer, Abraham Hicks, The Dalai Lama, The Beastie Boys, George Carlin, Eric Bogosian, Ray Charles, Donovan, The Evolution Control Committee, Bob Rivers, The Normal, NoSound, mashups by NCN DJ Matt Hite, Nemozob and Party Ben! . The implied 'subtext' of this program: NervousMan starts out 'in the hole' brooding morbidly about 'nothing'. His thoughts slip into ethereal new age musings of non-duality. This makes him feel better, for a while, but his higher vibration cannot be sustained. This whole and blissful state collapses into the hollow void of its own cynical duality. These daydreams and moodswings wear NervousMan out. He finds he is back to square one, but now pondering his own cynicism's effect on the world at large. Looking up, he appreciates the sunshine on his face, making him feel inspired. Eventually, the sun sets, and NervousMan falls asleep, dreaming sweet and peaceful dreams.
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nervousman, ncn, needle in the red, philosophy, mashups, collage, commentary, criticism
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March 30, 2010
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This is the 'Pump up the Volume' remix for our take on this year-old meme called 'Stop Calling me a Homo!' in which an angry young man proclaims he 'will not have it' with rumors promoting any sort of alleged, er, homo-ness. Enjoy.
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National Cynical Network, Stop Calling Me a Homo, remix
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March 29, 2010
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Part 2 of The Devo Show as heard on WBCQ and Plundercast and DFM out of Amsterdam. Includes some covers of 'Beautiful World', some lesser heard songs by the spud-boys, including TV show themes as well as a versions medley of 'Be Stiff', songs about and inspired by The Sixties and well as more covers and parodies.
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National Cynical Network, Plundercast, Devo
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February 27, 2010
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A NSFW deconstruction of the world and culture of Star Trek, just for us nerds. New edit adapted for Needle in the Red. Includes NCN material and the Midnight Voicejail episode 'Fascinating' sprinkled throughout featuring Joe Sledgehammer, Mr. 1:15, and Ronald Redball... also many musical remixes and ancillary remixes and collages, Puzzling Evidence Show, Nimoy and Shatner singing. Much more hilarity and weirdness. 80 min. long 128kbps mp3 file. NSFW.
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National Cynical Network, Star Trek, remix, midnight voicejail
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February 27, 2010
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A tribute to the spud boys and their comeback in 2010! This is a new edit of this show with new songs by Devo, also mash-ups covers, parodies, and remixes, more obscure Devo songs than usually heard, as well as classic stuff that was re-mastered in 2008. Includes work by Go Home Productions, ToTom, DJ Smakc!, The Dogs, NCN, OCCUPANT, Dananananaykroyd, Devo 2.0, A Plus D, Philip Steir, and The Illuminoids. This is the new 2010 version of this show. This program is NSFW and not safe for terrestrial airplay, probably. Please review before broadcasting, or else get the radio edit version (see links below, might not be up yet). 80 min. 128kbps mp3 file.
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National Cynical Network, Plundercast, Devo
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