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It's the weekend!!! And in the latest episode of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have the concluding part of our interview with American academic Professor Richard Spence about Aleister Crowley - this week the weirdness embraces the Nazis, Russians spies and even L. Ron Hubbard of the Scientologists. We also have a number of shorter items including the most haunted house in Ireland being up for sale, the urban myths surrounding Phil Collins - yes the guy from Genesis, the Medieval impotence inspectors who were only too willing to lend a hand, and why a 900-years dead Irish saint may have predicted an imminent apocalypse.
Time for another Americana Music Radio Show – here's the <Player> + the Playlist + the Featured Videos. Enjoy...
The Playlist
01. Jeremiah Johnson - Unemployed & Highly Annoyed 02. Ida Mae - Deep River (ft. Marcus King) 03. The Winnie Blues - Coming Home To You + VIDEO 04. Low Cut Connie - Wild Ride + VIDEO 05. Gráinne Duffy - Voodoo Blues 06. Kelsea Ballerin & Shania Twain - Hole in the Bottle 07. Grayson Jenkins - Downtown Devil 08. Lake Street Dive - Making Do 09. Cordovas - High Feeling 10. Kathleen Edwards - Hard On Everyone 11. Sturgill Simpson - I Don't Mind 12. Tom Petty - Leave Virginia Alone 13. Steve Hill - Follow You Down 14. Roanoke - Dancing in the Night + VIDEO 15. Robert Jon & The Wreck - Don't Let Me Go Sad news as NASA Curiosity Rover falls off Martian crater edge while trying to take a selfie (probably).
So people ask: how do simple facts get twisted into wacko conspiracy theories? Well you start with raw data...
More tales from my misspent youth – and more Rock music journalism – enjoy...
It was 20 years ago, almost to the day, that Hunter S. Thompson wrote this piece about American politics – also applies to the UK today.
In this week's episode of the Weird Tales Radio Show #139 we have the first part of an interview with Professor Richard Spence about everyone's favourite bogey man – Aleister Crowley – was he really a British secret agent – and what is the connection between espionage and the occult?
In this week's Americana Music Radio Show with Charles Christian, we take a break from our usual format to play back-to-back cover versions. Some are new, some are old, all are great. Here's the <Player> + the Playlist (including the originals) + Featured Videos
The Playlist
01. Devon Allman & Samantha Fish - Stop Dragging My Heart Around (Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty 1981) 02. Tom Petty - Feel A Whole Lot Better (The Byrds 1965) 03. The Be Good Tanyas - When Doves Cry (Prince 1984) + VIDEO 04. Emma Swift - Queen Jane Approximately (Bob Dylan 1965) 05. Karen O & Willie Nelson - Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie 1981) 06. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails 1995) 07. Sass Jordan - Still Got the Blues (Gary Moore 1990) 08. Pi Jacobs - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Led Zeppelin 1969 - first recorded by Joan Baez 1962) + VIDEO 09. Molly Tuttle - She's a Rainbow (Rolling Stones 1967) 10. Lake Street Dive - Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles 1969) + VIDEO 11. Becky Buller - Woodstock (Joni Mitchell 1970) 12. Larkin Poe - In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins 1981) 13. Sheryl Crow - The First Cut Is The Deepest (Cat Stevens - first recorded by P.P. Arnold 1967) 14. Mavis Staples & The Memphis Horns - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Sad Song (Otis Redding 1966) 15. Vintage Trouble - War (Edwin Starr 1970) |
Charles Christian was an English barrister, Reuters correspondent-turned editor, author, blogger, podcaster, award-winning tech journalist, storyteller, and sometime werewolf hunter, who sadly passed away in 2022.
Prior to his sudden death he completed one of his largest works to date: The Witches Almanac, the definitive guide on the history of magic and folklore, including 359 of the most important witches and sorcerers in history. This site also has links to Charles' books and the Weird Tales Show videos and podcasts. Latest Video PostLatest book: The Wold Newton TriangleVirtual Tip JarYou can now support Urban Fantasist, its podcasts and its new video channel through our Virtual Tip Jars on PayPal and Patreon, giving you a choice of ad hoc or regular payments.
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