Thematics

Thematics - 01-08-08 Electronic

Thematics — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Synth, artificial instruments, electrolysis.

Thematics - 01-13-09 K-Tel

Thematics — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT

The beautiful vinyl of K-Tel. It is time to celebrate this beautiful record label. Music snobs need not apply. K-Tel is pure pressed goodness.

Thematics - 01-15-08 Shout Outs

Thematics — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Someone introduced us to this and we respect them and give them shout outs and play the related recommendation.

Thematics - 01-22-08 The

Thematics — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The word \\\\\\\"the\\\\\\\". It is important. The art of this article in song, dance and culture. Maybe not dance.

Thematics - 01-29-08 Ices

Thematics — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Ice-t, ice cube, vanilla ice. Finally, the conference you\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ve all been waiting for. Ice as a name and a way of life.

Thematics - 02-05-08 Weather

Thematics — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Storms, winter, hail and the mystery of sleet. Dedicated to Welychka.

Thematics - 02-10-09 The ____s

Thematics — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:00:00 GMT

You know what we mean. Bands with THE and then a word that is plural. Is it a bottom of the barrel or cream of the crop thematic?

Thematics - 02-12-08 Celebrity Endorsements

Thematics — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Better than iTunes picks. This what Edna Garrett listens to. We cut the fat. Who does Tesh listen to?

Thematics - 02-17-09 The Message

Thematics — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:00:00 GMT

From Grandmaster Flash to the answering machine greeting. This week, \\\\\\\"The Message\\\\\\\" is the medium!

Thematics - 02-19-08 Fictional Characters

Thematics — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Unreal people in song and life. That sounds really pretentious.

Thematics - 02-26-08 Opposites

Thematics — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT

You know what Paula Abdul said. We present the facts of the case.

Thematics - 03-04-08 Alcohol

Thematics — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The drink.

Thematics - 03-11-08 Books

Thematics — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Literature and high-brow styles. The written word. Word.

Thematics - 03-18-08 Follow the Sample

Thematics — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT

How sound is used and abused. From one song to the next without a second thought of who it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s hurting.

Thematics - 04-01-08 The Funk

Thematics — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

We bring it. Funk in name and sound. Funk in walks, talks and high-tops with chops.

Thematics - 04-08-08 Dances

Thematics — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

The mash-potato, the locomotion, the funky chicken, the macarena, the twist, the YMCA, the loop de loop, the bird, the duck, the monkey, the boogaloo, the bony maraony...you get the idea.

Thematics - 04-15-08 The Comma

Thematics — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

More grammar rock. It is essential to proper communication.

Thematics - 04-22-08 Body Parts

Thematics — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Ears, eyes, noses and divets. Educational and semi-musical.

Thematics - 04-29-08 Harmonies

Thematics — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Armenonies and harmonies always make music better and radio shows.

Thematics - 05-06-08 Mind Melts

Thematics — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Letting loose. No more holding back. Pure shocking tracks that amaze.

Thematics - 05-13-08 Forgotten Letters

Thematics — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Q, W, X, Y, Z. We represent the underground letters.

Thematics - 05-20-08 Alan Thicke

Thematics — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

What everyone has been waiting for. An hour devoted to Thicke.

Thematics - 05-27-08 Alliteration

Thematics — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Mad marvelous music for lucky listeners.

Thematics - 06-03-08 Clothing

Thematics — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Long underwear underneath jeans were popularized by Chris Chelios\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' best friend Eddie Vedder.

Thematics - 06-10-08 Mispellings

Thematics — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT

You know this one. Misuse of letters, i.e. the Z as an S and other purposeful and creative letter abuse. Spelling is the new everything.

Thematics - 06-17-08 NxNE Wrap-Up

Thematics — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT

A radio reenactment of our insane weekend of venue jumping and watching bands all night at north by northeast. Definitely found some musical gems...get some tips on what to play at your dinner parties.

Thematics - 06-24-08 Title Tracks

Thematics — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Ya know, the name of the album is also a track on the album. Bonus points if there is a self-titled album with a track with the band name (dang!). Plus the usual cultured pop.

Thematics - 07-01-08 Can-Con Can-Can

Thematics — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Not simply playing Canadian music -- too easy. But cuts with references to Canada. We want you to celebrate with us...pre-party.

Thematics - 07-08-08 Coffee

Thematics — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Java joe and timmy ho. Caffeine for music fiends. Cultural for popular means.

Thematics - 07-15-08 Bill Cosby

Thematics — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

He is linked to everything...hopefully. A thematic high-end joust.

Thematics - 07-22-08 Just One Song

Thematics — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

In-depth cultural and musical analysis on only one song. We will present many different versions and get expert opinions.

Thematics - 09-02-08 Who\\\\\\\'s Got the Vocab

Thematics — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Verbose and mad diction. Learn new words through music. The way every teacher should do it.

Thematics - 09-30-08 Instrument-Nation

Thematics — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT

The words piano, guitar, bongo and triangle often appear in song titles, band names and mo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'. We unearth these penny-jars hidden in holes beneath your porch.

Thematics - 10-07-08 Genrefication

Thematics — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Jazz, blues, heavy metal, reggae...Genre names used as parts of song names/bands/ideas. This is genre-bending.

Thematics - 10-14-08 And Repeat

Thematics — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Repetition emphasizes a point. Repetition in song and life, this week on Thematics.

Thematics - 10-21-08 Onomatopoeia

Thematics — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Bzzz, beeeeeeeeeep, oink, bang, clakkka, meow...Songs representing words representing sounds.

Thematics - 10-28-08 Funding Drive

Thematics — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Time for giving! $108,000 goal in 2008. Keep CKCU alive and happy!

Thematics - 11-20-07 Thrift Stores

Thematics — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT

We go on the road. Comparing the musical and fashion finds in the Salvation Armies, St. Vincents, garage sales and garbrages. What is the vinyl surplus in this city (Collins? Humperdink? Chicago?)

Thematics - 11-27-07 Misplaced Dedications

Thematics — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Sending out songs to people that may not know but should.

Thematics - 12-04-07 Jokes

Thematics — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT

An interview based episode. We take the streets and gathers the ha-has and play back to an in-studio jury. Do you have a funny?

Thematics - 12-18-07 Bad Ideas

Thematics — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT

We often have ideas that we think about doing episodes on, but then we realize that there is no way they can sustain a whole show. These are the bad ideas, spread with love. A whole whack of them.

Thematics - 12-23-08 Christmas

Thematics — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Instead of choir ambient Christmas, have thematic ambient Christmas.

Thematics - 02-24-09 Straight from the Crate

Thematics — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:00:00 GMT

More records, more of the time. We pull wreck chords from the CKCU archive and from our home crates. An episode of platter turning.

Thematics - 04-14-09 Dream Sequence

Thematics — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Thematics puts the D-R-E- back in dreams. A look into sleep stories.

Thematics - 03-31-09 Sci-Fi

Thematics — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Robots, spaceships. Sometimes Thematics is stranger than science fiction.

Thematics - 04-21-09 Adjectives

Thematics — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Descriptors. The ones you may have used in Mad Libs, the best phrasal template word game out there.

Thematics - 04-28-09 Streets

Thematics — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Highways, roads, bi-ways and iconic street names.

Thematics - 06-02-09 Heart

Thematics — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT

The heart is an organ with a soundtrack. Sick guest-host promotes healthy living. Hearts and arts.

Thematics - 05-19-09 Positivity

Thematics — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Positive vibes. Happy hour.

Thematics - 05-12-09 Health

Thematics — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

A wealth of health. Medical music and mambo.

Thematics - 06-16-09 The 5 Ws

Thematics — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:27:00 GMT

A celebration of the who, what, where, when and why. Forget how.