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Twitch Radio will return after the holidays. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and that Santa is good to you all!!!

Episode 5: Not Human!

The new Twitch is one of my favorites so far. New and classic tunes from Tear Garden, Depeche Mode, Modulate, Cephalgy and more, plus Emmi's "Guilty Pleasures" bringing us the emo antics of My Chemical Romance. Enjoy!

"Not Human" - S.P.O.C.K. (from the album Assignment: Earth)
"In Search of My Rose" - The Tear Garden (from the album To Be An Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide)
"Nothing Stays" - Cyberaktif (from the album Tenebrae Vision)
"Leave In Silence (Longer)" - Depeche Mode (from the Leave In Silence MCD)
"Herzschlag" - Cephalgy (from the album Herzschlag)
"Mensch" - Noyce TM (from the album Mensch MCD)
"Cold Massive Blue (Frozen Mix by FGFC820)" - Wynardtage (from the album Praise The Fallen)
"Bass Alert" - Modulate (from the album Detonation)
"Sent To Destroy (Suicide Commando Remix)" - CombiChrist (taken from the Frost EP: Sent To Destroy EP)
"Never Trust the Outline" - Massiv In Mensch (taken from the album Meanwhile Back In The Jungle)
"Welcome To The Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance (taken from the album Welcome To The Black Parade)
"A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins (taken from the A Girl Like You MCD)

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Twitch Radio is simulcast every other Sunday at 10 PM on NYC's WFKU Radio, right after Communion After Dark!!!

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Werewolves of London....

This weekend, I'll be flying to London for a few days on business, so I've been thinking about the first time I travelled to the UK. It was in the mid-80s and I went there with members of my high school English class (pretty cool, yeah). While most of my classmates were excited to see the usual monuments and attractions, all I cared about was getting an opportunity to go record shopping. As one of three "punks" in my entire high school, I was often lambasted by my friends for my musical tastes. The bands I picked up on this trip were just fuel for the fire: The Teardrop Explodes, Japan, Fine Young Cannibals, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Thompson Twins, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Buzzcocks....still have each of those records in my collection to this day. On the plane home, my friends were loaded up with souvenirs from the trip. Me, I had a backpack full of wax.

New episode debuts tomorrow, featuring the return of "Guilty Pleasures" with my 12-year-old daughter and emo/pop punk "expert," Emmilee.

Episode 4: Times Are Tough

This week's episode of Twitch features new music from Panic Lift, Imperative Reaction and more, as well as classics from such bands as Blancmange and The Cure. Episode 4 also marks the debut of Twitch's new segment, "Guilty Pleasures." Co-hosted by our very own teenaged in-house emo/punk "expert," Emmi (who just also happens to be my daughter), each week "Guilty Pleasures" will feature tracks from new bands in her CD collection. Should I feel ashamed to like some of the same music as my daughter...maybe...but at least it's not rap!

"A Million Miles Away" - The Plimsouls (from the album Everywhere At Once)
"Failsafe" - The Panic Lift (from the album Witness To Our Collapse)
"Minus All " - Imperative Reaction (from the album Minus All)
"Humans=Cunts" - Alien Vampires (from the album No One Here Gets Out Live)
"The Perfect Girl" - The Cure (from the album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
"I Want You Back" - HooDoo Gurus (from the album Stoneage Romeos)
"Das Oontz" - Sebastian Komor (from the compilation album Endzeit Bunkertracks Act III)
"My Little Sexy Bitch" - DVJ Bazuka (from the album Mistress of Electro)
"How Does It Feel? (Theme from Techno Blues)" - Electroset (taken from the How Does It Feel? 12")
"On A Ragga Tip" - SL2 (taken from the On A Ragga Tip 12")
"Misery Business" - Paramore (taken from the album Riot!)
"Head On" - The Jesus & Mary Chain (taken from the album Automatic)
"Best of Both Worlds" - Midnight Oil (taken from the album Red Sails in the Sunset)
"Living on the Ceiling" - Blancmange (taken from the recently reissued, remastered album Happy Families)

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Twitch Radio is simulcast every other Sunday at 10 PM on NYC's WFKU Radio, right after Communion After Dark!!!

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Episode 3: If You've Got A Black List, I Wanna Be On It

This week's episode of Twitch, in recognition of the election, is politically active! New and classic tracks from across the alternative music spectrum, all with a political agenda of one kind or another. If you didn't like the results of the election or worse, if you didn't vote, soothe yourself with the dynamic underground sounds of the Twitch Radio Collective!!!

"The Lebanon" - The Human League (from the The Lebanon 12")
"The Heart of America" - FGFC820 (from the album Law & Ordnance)
"Xfixiation (Hellfire Mix by S.I.T.D.)" - Tactical Sekt (from the album Burn Process)
"Soilbleed" - Grendel (from the Soilbleed EP)
"Dear God" - XTC (from the album Skylarking)
"Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" - Billy Bragg (from the album Workers Playtime)
"Two Tribes" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (from the Two Tribes 12")
"Tötungsmaschine Mensch (Tactical Sekt Remix)" - Feindflug (from the compilation When Angels Die)
"Non-stop Violence" - Apoptygma Berzerk (taken from the album 7)
"This Is A Collective" - Consolidated (taken from the album The Myth of Rock)
"Fuck The Police" - N.W.A. (taken from the album Straight Outta Compton)
"Free Tyson Free" - Holy Gang (taken from the Free Tyson Free! EP)
"Holiday In Cambodia" - Dead Kennedys (taken from the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables)

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Special Election Episode Debuts Friday

This week's episode will be dedicated to Election '08 and will feature songs which run the political gamut from personal politics, legislative politics, the politics of meat....etc. From a musical genre perspective, expect the same eclecticism as always!

The episode will go live Friday as usual, with syndication through the Communion After Dark Radio Network.

Twitch Radio is also broadcast on NYC's WFKU Radio on Sunday nights at 10 PM.

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Episode 2: Can't Stop A Riot

Twitch is back with an all new episode featuring new tracks from Neuroticfish, State of the Union and more.

"Safety Dance" - Pain Station (from the album Nod's Tacklebox O' Fun)
"Here I Stand" - Solar Fake (from the album Broken Grid)
"Appetite (Intuition Mix)" - Iris (from the album Infacted Vol. 4)
"Goodbye Seventies (Black Light Odyssey Mix)" - Yazoo (from the Reconnected 12")
"Hypocrite" - Frozen Plasma (from the maxi single Hypocrite)
"Strongman" - Luscious Jackson (from the album Natural Ingredients)
"Ask Me Jon" - The Ocean Blue (from the album The Ocean Blue)
"Jennifer, She Said" - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions (from the album 1984-1989)
"Can't Stop A Riot" - Neuroticfish (taken from the album A Greater Good: History 1998-2008)
"Knives (Club Mix)" - Colony 5 (taken from the album Infacted Vol. 4)
"Radio Man" - State of the Union (taken from the album Evol Love Industry)
"Fall Apart" - Ikon (taken from the album In The Shadow Of The Angel)

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FGFC820 "L&O"/New Episode Out Friday

The sophomore album from FGFC820, Law & Ordnance (NoiTekk/COP International/Gravitator!) will be released this Friday, October 24th!

We'll be celebrating here in NYC by playing live at the 1st Annual Halloween Blood Orgy at Don Hills (511 Greenwich Street, at the corner of Greenwich and Spring). DJs Wintermute, Chris#2, Xris Smack! and Dvlsadvct will be spinning and copies of the new album will be available for sale after the show. If you're in the NYC metro area, come out and say "what's up!"

Episode 2 of Twitch will also debut on Friday and features new and classic tunes from Solar Fake, Neuroticfish, The Ocean Blue, Yazoo and more...so be sure to sync your Ipods! I've got some cool stuff lined up for future shows that I'm excited about, so I hope you'll tune in.

Big game this weekend between the best team in football and the G-men.

Go B&G!
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FGFC820 Live @ Blood Orgy in NYC!

FGFC820, the harsh electro/EBM project from DJ Rexx Arkana and Dräcos, will be performing a short live set at the 1st Annual Halloween Blood Orgy on Friday, October 24th, at Don Hills in New York City.

The performance marks the Europe and Americas release of the band's second album, "Law & Ordnance" (NoiTekk/COP International/Gravitator! Records). Copies of the new album will be available for sale after the show.

Entertainment for the evening will also include DJs Wintermute, Chris#2, Xris Smack and Dvlsadvct and live/undead Zombie Go Go Dancers.

Admission to those scantily clad and covered in blood is FREE before 11:30. (Presumably, clothed and clean patrons can also benefit from the early admission policy.) After 11:30, it's $6 with flyer/$10 without. 21 and over only please.

Don Hills is located at 511 Greenwich Street, at the corner of Greenwich and Spring.

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Twitch Radio Joins the Communion After Dark Radio Network

Twitch Radio is very proud to announce that the show will be syndicated by the Communion After Dark Radio Network.

Every Monday, the Communion After Dark program brings an hour of the latest music from the realms of EBM, dark electro, synth pop, goth, and power noise. Based in Tampa, Florida, the show is hosted by DJ Mark Paradise (of Ybor City’s dark electro club The Castle), DJ Bryant Griffin (of the band Ien Oblique), and DJ Tom Gold (Resident DJ of The Castle).

"I have spun often at The Castle and it's a phenomenal club," Twitch Radio's host, DJ Rexx Arkana, explains. "And I've enjoyed working with Tom and Mark over the years. This is just another great opportunity to partner with people whose work and dedication to the scene I really respect."

Tune in to Twitch or Communion After Dark at www.communionafterdark.com or sync up at the iTunes music store (use the iTunes search feature and type in "Communion After Dark"). The latest four shows are offered in the store, so make sure you stop by weekly.

While on the website, join discussions in the comments sections, or explore various links offering playlists, RSS options, where to find CDs, monthly artist picks from the DJs, information/links to featured artists and more. For those in Florida, track local concert information and events at The Castle. Also, join Communion After Dark on MySpace.

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Episode 1: Rumpelstiltskin Awakens

After nearly two decades off the air, Twitch returns with an all new episode.

"Alleinesein" - Peter Heppner
"Double Feature" - Luna
"Meds" - Placebo
"Alpha Omega (Wynardtage Remix)" - Nurzery Rhymes
"The Siren" - Aesthetic Perfection
"Feuer Frei (ReAdjust Remix)" - Nachtmahr
"Deceit" - Noise Unit
"Everywhere" - The Cranes
"My Sister" - The Juliana Hatfield Three
"Less" - Haujobb
"Insect Calm" - Ayria
"Ssik" - Sow
"Forsaken" - FGFC820

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Enjoy. Or not.

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Welcome to Twitch!

In the late 1980s, I launched my very first solo broadcast program, "Twitch," on Syracuse University's WERW radio station. Things were pretty meager then. The station emitted a whopping 10 watts of power, which more or less meant it could be heard within a ten block radius of the campus. We simulcast through the University television network, with cartoons and old horror and sci-fi movies serving as the visual backdrop. Upon my graduation from college in 1991, "Twitch" went off the air. Though I have made several guest appearances on other stations in the years since --- including the legendary WLIR on Long Island --- and have DJed clubs from Munich to Mexico City, I longed for the experimental, open format that defines "college radio." Now, twenty years after it began, "Twitch" returns on the web. Expect to hear a somewhat wide selection of electronic and alternative music, depending on how the mood strikes me. New music will always be the main focus, but expect to hear forgotten classics, too, as well as a few other surprises. Thanks for tuning in...and feel free to email me your requests at: rexxarkana@gmail.com

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