Don’t Be Too Flirty, Caroline

Amy Sings With Prince For Caroline – Taken from the archives of The Professor’s Audio Kitchen, this bizarre gem was found by the Professor via Napster. This is apparently the opening track of a mix cd made by a girl named Amy for her girlfriend Caroline. Amy sings along with the Prince song “Kiss” and makes flirtatious and occasionally creepy remarks over the music. Amy seems so genuinely in love with Caroline, but I have a sneaking suspicion that Caroline’s affections are nowhere near as intense. I can’t shake the feeling that Caroline eventually broke poor little Amy’s sincere, earnest heart. But hey, I may just be projecting.

Yvonne’s Answering Machine – This answering machine tape is another interesting recording from the Audio Kitchen found by The Professor. In thirteen minutes, the messages create a surprisingly complex portrait of this troubled young woman’s life. I really hope that Yvonne broke up with that overbearing, possessive asshole who kept calling her, and that when she did, he didn’t cause her any further grief.

Radio announcement of a Velvet Underground concert, circa 1968 – This is a brief selection from the WFMU compilation Radio Archival Oddities, and it is fairly self explanatory.

Radio Beijing – This was also taken from the Radio Archival Oddities tape. This is a portion of an English language radio account of the events of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4, 1989. It followed shortly by the party line being restored at the station a few days later.