And with the episode, we conclude our show…forever. IT’s the last installment of Mutant Radio as Iceman leaves for greener pastures, but there’s still time to explore more punk rock, incredible covers, and more of the coolest music you’ll never hear anywhere else. Thanks so much to everyone who listen in—or has ever tuned in.

You can catch up with Iceman elsewhere: on Tumblr (samriedel.tumblr.com) or Twitter (@samusmcqueen), for example.

Excelsior!

PLAYLIST:
Powerglove – X-Men
AC/DC – Can I Sit Next to You Girl
Bad Religion – God’s Love
Bad Wizard – Mean Nite, Tonite

Green Day – Scattered
Cherri Bomb – Let It Go
The Clash – London Calling

Arctic Monkeys – When the Sun Goes Down
The Cat Empire – The Chariot
Reel Big Fish – Take On Me (A-ha cover)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Chasing the Sun Away
Moxy Fruvous – Morphee

Peter Breiner Chamber Orchestra – Concerto Grosso #2 (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Girl,” “And I Love Her,” “Paperback Writer” & “Help” in the style of Vivaldi)
The Beatles – Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (“I Want to Hold Your Hand”)

SPECIAL FEATURE: Cris Riedel – Why Possum Has a Naked Tail

Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends
NoFX – I’m Going to Hell For This ONe
They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng

(Mom’s website is www.storiesconnect.com—check her out!)

This week, we explored the intricacies of hair metal, made our usual pilgrimage to the land of punk, and heard from my mother the storyteller! Thanks to everyone who tuned in!

PLAYLIST
Powerglove – X-Men
Infected Mushroom – Riders on the Storm
They Might Be Giants – The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix)

Patton Oswalt – 80s Metal
Van Halen – Somebody Get Me a Doctor
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Van Halen – Ice Cream Man

Isle of Rhodes – Oceans
Wolfmother – White Unicorn
The Clash – Clampdown
The Ramones – Every I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You
Bad Religion – I Want to Conquer the World

SPECIAL FEATURE: Cris Riedel – Wylie and the Hairy Man (traditional African-American folk tale)
The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Master and Slave
Of Monsters and Men – King and Lionheart

This week, we helped WHRW celebrate Vinyl Week with a heapin’ helpin’ of oldies—plus some newies too! And of course, the thrilling conclusion of Batman’s Great Mystery! Thanks to everyone who tuned in!

PLAYLIST
Powerglove – X-Men
Lunachicks – Apathetic
The Ramones – Too Tough to Die
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Fetish

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – A.C.D.C.
Young Fresh Fellows – Suck Machine Crater
The Rolling Stones – Some Girls

Dread Zeppelin – When the Levee Breaks
Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin) – I Need a Man to Love
Frank Zappa – Dirty Love

The Beatles – Sie Liebt Dich
Warren Zevon – Excitable Boy

SPECIAL FEATURE: The Superman Adventures: Batman’s Great Mystery (Episode 11)

Less Than Jake – Look What Happened
Reel Big Fish – I’ll Never Be…
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – 7 Ways to Sunday