Stella's in the studio and Jojo calls in to talk travel turkey. Also featured are some field recordings from San Francisco's Chinatown and New England's trains on guest etiquette and festival revelry.

Khruangbin- So we won’t forget’
Joan Osborne- What if god was one of us

That is right, this is a six-hour Neon Shrines broadcast. I am joined in the studio by my friend Pat, and we talk about noise music, travel, and irony. We also play some of the choicest tunes ever created by humankind.

We dive into the music of Hank & Dad, an experimental performance project by one of the OSGH grandmasters. The music carries listeners back to the 1990s, a realm of fantasy which Stella & Jojo discuss along with a very special guest caller.

Playlist
Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force - "Planet Rock"
Culture Beat - "Mr. Vain"
Madness - "One Step Beyond"
Toots & the Maytals - "Pressure Drop"
Hank & Dad - "Enemy Kids"
Hank & Dad - "Invite me over"
Hank & Dad - "Don't Do Snacks"
Hank & Dad - "Catchin' a Cold"
Hank & Dad - "College Years Old"
Hank & Dad - "Meet my Friends"
Hank & Dad - "When I am Smart"
Hank & Dad - "Pass the Test"
Hank & Dad - "Spending the Night"
Hank & Dad - "This Clever Man"

Solo in the studio again, Stella muses on what a Hell Camino might look like after listening to a report from Jojo about Moby Dick and the thumping of life. Guests Sam & Sara join from Joshua Tree to talk desert landscapes and powerspots.

Playlist
Mort Garson- Plantasia
Mort Garson- Symphony of a Spider Plant
Mort Garson- Baby Tears Blues
Ataraxia- Tarot

It's Stella solo in the studio but never gear, Jojo calls in with an East Coast report. Then Stella dives into her long-standing loves of the moody lives of saints, before turning to Henry Miller's reading-on-the-toilet musings.


Talking Heads: "Once in a Lifetime"
Pixies: "Wave of Mutilation"
The Flaming Lips: "Are you a Hypnotist"
Anna Karina: "Sous Le Soleil"
Joanna Newsom: "the Book of Right-on"
Kate Bush: "Hounds of Love"
Fiona Apple: "Hot Knife"
The Unicorns: "Child Star"
Philippe Katerine: "Louxor j'adore"
New York Dolls: "Personality Crisis"
Nouvelle Vague: "Eisbear"

Stella is in the studio, mixing up a series of audio recordings the OSGH made while walking the Dutch section of the Camino. It is a wild ride.


Lou Reed- Walk on the Wild Side
Talking Heads- Road to Nowhere
Buck Owens - Amsterdam
David Bowie - Amsterdam

We are back from yet another trek on the Jakobweg, the Dutch segment of the Camino de Santiago. However, we never get around to talking about it because of the rip-roaring time we were having in the studio with our special guests, Mac & Thoth. We discuss renaissance image magic, hearing loss, the spectacle, the philosophies of boredom, Albrecht Dürer's Melancholia & Knight, the meaning of dreams, and memory & memoirs.


track list:
Nina Hagen: "Tv Glotzer ((White Punks on Dope)"
The Wake: "O Pamela"
Van Der Graaf Generator: "The Sleepwalkers"
Eurythmics: "Sweet Dreams"

Just Sarah joins us again this week to provide a rundown on her latest travels. Talk turns to what art should do (make us horny; provide fun).

playlist
Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison''
Scientist - "Steppers"
The KLF- "3 AM Eternal"

We finally get into what the title of this show means, and follow the lines of association until we arrive at something unexpected, & marvelous. We then dive into a few Camino books, celebrating brilliance & razzing the duds.

Monogatari- "Renai Circulation"
Hikaru Station & Trifect - "Bubblegum K.K."
Cham- "Angel of Love"
Dali- "Moonlight Legend"
The Pillows- "Brand New Love Song"
Penpals- "Tell me why"
Leat'eq : "tokyo"

Stella is back, and the universe rejoices. We discuss Tolkien, Rush, and go deep into elaborating the occult art of automatic writing.


Hi-Lo's : "O Pato"
Elvis Costello - "pump it up"
javelin - "mossy woodland"
modest mouse - "summer"
Spinal Tap- "stonehenge"
Rush - "the Trees"
Kinks - "come dancing"
Blind Melon- "No Rain"
Yelle- "a cause des garcons"
hampshire and float- "End song"
Night Beats - "No cops"

I have two guests this week, starting off strong with a member of the Order calling in to walk us through some lost psychedelic lore based in Michigan and reflections on being a pilgrimage industry hustler. We had the cut the conversation short, as Dr. Yoni paid a visit to the studio. We discussed the art of seeing, without letting the main get in the way.

playlist
Fifty Fifty: "Cupid"
Bloc Party: "This Modern Love"
Curtis Mayfield: "(Dont Worry) If there is a hell below we're all going to go"
Curtis Mayfield: "Pusherman"
Curtis Mayfield: "Freddy's Dead"

With Stella out of town, Jojo teamed-up with a friend of the show, Mac, to discuss djinn, tutelary spirits, & dreams.

playlist
Danzig: "Mother
Cilla Black: "You're My World"
Curtis Mayfield: "(Don't Worry) If There is a Hell Below We're All Going to Go"
David Bowie: "Up the Hill Backwards"
Dion: "Runaround Sue"
Fleetwood Mac: "Dreams"

A technological issue prevented the first 45 minutes of the show from being recorded. Stella leads a deep-dive into the heart of Arthur Kingsley Porter's research on the holy road, and at the end of the tunnel we found a new means of conceptualizing our research on pilgrimage, "Camino Modernism." The second half of the program is given over to musings on OSGH iconography.

Phoenix - "Lisztomania"Pulp -  "Common People"Hall & Oates - "I Cant Go For That"Donovan - "There is a Mountain"
Jimmy Cliff - "Guns of Brixton"Nouvelle Vague - ""Guns of Brixton"

With Stella out of town, jojo hosts a special episode devoted to discussing the master travel writer, Bruce Chatwin. I follow the lead of my special guest Will, a life long Chatwinnian, as we make our way into "In Patagonia," amongst the greatest travel books of the modern era.

Stella & JoJo attempt to figure out how to respond to the question, "how was your pilgrimage?" Turns out, we just have to trip the light fantastic and eff the ineffable.


Eek - a - Mouse - "Ganja Smuggling"
Isa - "Anti-Hero"
Barrington Levy - "Here I Come"
Ramones - "Sheena is a Punk Rocker"
The Clash - "Police & Thieves"

Stella is in the studio by her lonesome this week, rapping about hostels, their vibes and her history staying in them across the world. Great tunes!

Serge Gainsbourg - "Requiem pour un con"
Hélène April - "Je m'ennuie"
Liz Brady - "un garcon dit a une"
Alice Coltrane - "My Favorite Things"
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - "Dream Starts"
Odetta- "No Expectations"
Mythos - "When the Show's Just Begun"
Virgin Sleep - "Halliford House"
Lulu - "Love Loves to Love"
Brigitte Bardot - "Ecoute le temps"
Gullivers People - "Splendour in the Grass"
Roland Alphonso - "Zapatoo The Tiger"
Vicki Anderson - "I want to be in the land of milk and honey"
John Cale, Lou Reed, & Nico - "Femme Fatale"

Much to our delight, our guest Kunda shares her deep knowledge of Earth Mysteries, lay-lines (or "energy lines"), powerspots, and planetary kundalini networks. We also discuss travelin the world, learning everything all over again, and the Sedona airport vortex.

Tracks:
Federal Duck - "Peace in my Mind"
Earth, Wind, & Fire - "Come on Feet"
Hi-Lo's - "The Duck"
Vivien Goldman - "Launderette"
Yuya Uchida & The Flowers - "Greasy Hearts"

We have returned from the Camino & are itching to unpack our experiences with the other members of Order of St. George's Horse. We are joined in the studio by Roxy, a master pilgrim & scholar of the world's holy roads.

tracks:
Colleen - "Geometria del Universo"
Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"
Mr. Oizo - "Flat Beat"
Bizarre Inc - "I'm Gonna Get You"
Dangerzone - "Please Don't Go"

Stella and Jojo were walking the Holy Road this week, and in their stead they programmed some Camino music. Enjoy!

Miles Davis- Sketches of Spain [entire album]
Oliver Schroer - Camino [entire album]
John Williams - "Suite Espanola op. 47, No. 5: Astyurias"
John Williams - "Seville"

We are one week out from our yearly pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago, and to mark the occasion, Stella & Jojo crack jokes, listen to tunes, and reflect on their love of this pilgrimage broadcast program.

Melvin Bliss - "Synthetic Substitution"
Leopards - "Psychedelic Boy"
Vincent Price - "Wine is Elegance"
Toots & the Maytals - "Broadway Jungle"
Donny Hathaway - "Come Little Children"
The Raincoats - "Honey Mad Woman"
Vampire Weekend - "Campus"
Mort Garson - "Killing of the Witch"