Space Rock for Astronomy Day! Featuring interviews with Gerry Boyle, president of Ottawa Chapter of RASC; and with Melanie Hall, Education Co-ordinator and astronomy whiz with the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology; plus SPACE ROCK!
| Heavy Heavy Heavy Geraldo Pino and the Heartbeats - Afro Rock - Kona 02009 |
| Space Truckin' (feat Johnny Winter and Ian Paice) William Shatner - Seeking Major Tom - Cleopatra 02011 
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| Moon Lament Cano - Eclipse - A&M 01976
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| Interview with Gerry Boyle, Chapter President of Ottawa's RASC. Participating in Astronomy Day events at program air time at Helen Hogg Observatory at CMST, 1867 St Laurent Blvd; next events include monthy meeting with accessible talks June 6 at CMST; star parties in Carp Library Parking lot - check their website for these events, which are weather dependent: www.rasc.ca or http://ottawa-rasc.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Ottawa_Centre,_RASC, or find them on facebook. |
| Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennae to Heaven Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennae to Heaven - Constellation 02000
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| Saturn of Chagrin HRSTA - Ghosts Will Come and Steal Our Eyes - Constellation 02007
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| Recap of prior interview with Melanie hall, Education Co-ordinator at Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, about their events for Astronomy Day; and events for budding astronomers throughout the year including starviewing at Helen Hogg Observatory, tonight; next on May 18 for Museum Day; July 26, and August 12 for Perseid Showers; solar observing including June 21, solstice. Family Astronomy programs throughout the year; check calendar at http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/astronomy-programs.cfm |
| Mercury Retrograde Purling Hiss - Water on Mars - Drag City 02013 |
| Venus Shaver Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers - Teenage Torture - Knitting Factory 02010 |
| Thing from Venus Mummies - Never Been Caught - Telstar 01992 |
| One Way Ticket to Pluto Dead Kennedies - Bedtime for Democracy - Alternative Tentacles 01986 |
| Pluto Bjork - Homogenic - One Little Indian 02008 |
| Oceans of Venus Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth - M08 02008 |
| To See More LIght Colin Stetson - New History of Violence No III: To See More LIght - Constellation 02013
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| setlist plus discussion of things to look for in the skies in May and June.
Mars continuing big, bright and retrograde in Virgo (south west horizon) until June 1st May 14: full moon May 22/23: meteor shower from comet 209P at 2:30 p.m. May 31-June 3: line up of Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, with waxing crescent moon also check out shows tonight with CKCU stars: Dave Faught on lineup at Cafe Dekuf and Dick Altavista on lineup at Atomic Rooster. And then a turn to more traditional space rock |
| Kali Yuga Blues Bardo Pond - Peace on Venus - Fire 02013 |
| untitled - improv Damo Suzuki and the Band Whose Name is a Symbol - Gonna Take us to Saturn? - Birdman 02013
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| Hidden Spheres Sun Ra - Astro Black - ABC 01973 |
| Heads up on some additional shows of note:
Bardo Pond - June 14th at Sala Rossa Damo Suzuki with TBWNIAS and Heavy Mental - May 15th at House of Targ Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra with Ratchet Arkestra - May 15th at FIMAV Magik Markers - June 6 at Casa del Popolo June 9 - Daniel Higgs at Casa June 10 - Die Like a Dog featuring P Brotzmann, William Parker, Hamid Drake, at Casa June 23 - Colin Stetson with Hamid Drake at Ottawa Jazz Festival July 8 - Man Forever with So Percussion at Casa |
| Phone Home Elliot (Uncle Nik and the E.T.'s) Hawkwind Friends and Relations - Twice Upon a Time - Flickknife 01983 |
| The Isle of Everywhere Gong - You - Virgin 01974 |
| Alien Abduction Linus Pauling Quartet - All Things Are Light - Camera Obscura 02007 |
| Astrogasm from the Inner Space Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso - Astrogasm from the Inner Space - Important 02014 
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8:06 PM, May 10th, 2014