Brainwaves – July 23, 2024 – space the final (musical) frontier
Written by Brian Blum on 21/07/2024
It’s time to blast into space with this week’s Brainwaves. Space music from Michael & Shimrit Greilsammer, Avocado Club, the Tubes, Smashing Pumpkins, John Williams, Camera Obscura, A Flock of Seagulls, David Bowie and Steven Wilson. Plus two punk covers of our favorite songs from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Ruth’s Hat.
| Band | Song |
| Michael & Shimrit Greilsammer | I Want to Live with You |
| Michael & Shimrit Greilsammer | Spaceships (cover: Barry Sacharov) |
| John Williams | Theme from “Lost in Space” (TV show, second version) |
| Avocado Club | Too Much Space to Walk Away |
| The Tubes | Space Baby |
| Smashing Pumpkins | Space Boy |
| Camera Obscura | Arrangements of Shapes and Space |
| A Flock of Seagulls | Space Age Love Song |
| Steven Wilson | Collecting Space |
| David Bowie | Dancing Out in Space |
| Josh Ritter | Orbital |
| The Shins | A Comet Appears |
| Brett Dennen | Darlin’ Do Not Fear (“Parenthood” soundtrack) |
| The Envy Corps | Rhine Maidens |
| R.E.M. | All the Way to Reno (You’re Going to be a Star) |
| The Records | Starry Eyes |
| Edgar Winters Group | Frankenstein |
| Hot Butter | Popcorn |
| Ruth’s Hat | Superheroes (Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show) |
| Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s | Science Fiction Double Feature (Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show) |
| Blind Pilot | I Know |
| Passion Pit | Sleepyhead |
| The Cure | Kyoto Song |
| Japan | Quiet Life |
| The Vapors | Turning Japanese |
| Berlin | The Metro |
| Kraftwerk | The Model |
| Uncle Kracker | I Don’t Know |
| Keane | To the End of the Earth |
| Haircut 100 | Love Plus One |
| Belle and Sebastian | I Don’t Love Anyone |
| Red House Painters | Have You Forgotten |
| Deaf School | What a Way to End it All |
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