The KLF

But I don't think they were particularly interested in situationism.

Who was a bit more influenced by situationism was the group that would come to be known as the KLF.

In fact, it's often said that the KLF stood for Copyright Liberation Front.

Of course, they were misspelling copyright, spelling it with a K if that's the case.

But that was a whole thing at the time.

Uh, Temple of Psychic Youth, et cetera, uh, being, you know, another group that liked the letter K very much.

The KLF, uh, they had this big hit, uh, under the name The Timelords with their sampledelic, uh, pop song, pop track, we should say really, Doctorin' the TARDIS, which ...

Does it sample? Does it simply steal, uh, the melodic line from Gary Glitter's, uh, glam rock pop hit Rock and Roll from the early '70s? Uh, it uses these sort of sampled voices to make, uh, the s- the, the words of the song go, "Doctor who? Doctor who?" To the tune of Gary Glitter's Rock and Roll.

Richard, in your neck of the woods, I've got a couple on the list here.

City of Victoria, I see that a KLF supporter has jumped in the race for mayor.

Mike Harris running against...

the incumbent mayor of Victoria.

The British broadcaster the BBC banned Bobby Boris Pickett's novelty track The Monster Mash because they deemed it, quote, too morbid, end quote.

The band lasted for over a decade before the song finally hit the UK charts in 1973.

In 1964, at just 19 years old, a young Rod Stewart entered a London studio to cut his very first solo track.

He recorded a cover version of the Blue Standard Good Morning Little Schoolgirl for Decca Records.

In 1965, the folk rock pioneers The Byrds began doing their recording session for their famous rendition of Pete Seeger's song Turn, Turn, Turn at Columbia Studios in Hollywood, California.

Unlike their first hit, the band members were permitted to play their own instruments instead of relying on studio musicians.

In 1966, the song Cherry Cherry gave Neil Diamond his first appearance on the upper echelons of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The song established him as a new force in popular songwriting and performing.

Because I just, I think, well, maybe before I weigh in on the Millibar party, I'll just say that there's a big fork in the road on September 26th.

KLF wins or if KLF loses.

That's right.

That's, I think, the next big milestone.

So if KLF wins, and I don't think anyone thinks it's a sure thing that she's going to win, then what? Well, she wins, she consolidates, she gets a job that pays her money from the legislature.

She keeps her core group probably together.

She might lose some MLAs at that point still who

know

Don't judge me for how much I miss that.

Hell's Ditch by The Pogues was released in 1990, the same year as Depeche Mode's Violator, Fugazi's Repeater, Sonic Youth's Goo, and classic albums by Megadeth, Public Enemy, Primus, John Zorn, and the KLF, not to mention blockbuster releases from Whitney Houston, New Kids on the Block, and Garth Brooks.

Moviegoers were treated to Edward Scissorhands, Dances with Wolves, Kindergarten Cop, and Back to the Future Part III, which, again, I wanna remind you, listener, gets the science all wrong.

Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the Hubble Telescope was launched, Margaret Thatcher resigned, and Archie, the first internet search engine, was created.

On Weirdo's Inc. record on his own label.

From the... soundtrack album tonight i'm the only one alive that was come down and that's what you've been listening to when we come back we're going to hear from the nrg once again at sheffield with a track called the klf uh then more from tony buntana uh tacoma park gg girls of the internet and answer code request it's going to go in a few directions you listen to stinky cruise on 95 bfm and i'll send this next one out very special request to irene

Climb out of your winter hovel and catch real-life rock band Magic Factory and the Gang of Four DJs for a live broadcast at the Claddagh.

Friday, September 11th from 7 to 9pm.

We started off with the NRG, and that's just the initials NRG.

From Sex, Drugs, and Ambient, which is the greatest hits for a group that never actually really existed, and I love all that nonsense.

The track was called The KLF, of course it was.

Good stuff.