XHM #792 - "The science ball goes into BC Place for one point" (2026 June 08)

With another large sports event coming to Vancouver, we'll talk both soccer & football as the world's most beautiful game has a tournament with 7 games in town. We'll talk about a couple films, Bend It Like Beckham & Shaolin Soccer, along with some other ephemera tied to kicking a ball around. We also talk about the recent Canadian Screen Awards & mourn CBS News. 01. Fundido & Emma Dufaux: Get a Grip [original mix] (SC Distribution, 2026) DFA 02. Tim Hecker: Whitecaps of White Noise I (Harmony in Ultraviolet, 2006) Kranky 03. Mink DeVille: Stand by Me (Each Song is a Beat of My Heart, 1983) Atlantic 04. Peabo Bryson: Give Me Your Love (Don't Play with Fire, 1982) Capitol 05. Olivier Bernet: Adieu (Persepolis: Bande Originale du Film, 2007) EMI/Delabel/Amanita 06. Anthony Stewart Head: Standing (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling OST, 2002) Rounder/Mutant Enemy/Fox/Decca 07. Anthony Stewart Head & Alexa Vega: Let the Monster Rise (Repo! The Genetic Opera OST, 2007) Lionsgate 08. Geologist & DS: Ripper Called (A Shaw Deal, 2025) Drag City 09. Gang Gang Dance: Mindkilla (Eye Contact, 2011) 4AD 10. Nirvanna the Band: The Alphabet Song (Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie OST, 2026) self-released 11. Todor Kobakov: Nice Piece of Land (40 Acres OST, 2025) self-released 12. Marci: Entertainment (Marci, 2022) Arbutus 13. Frankie Flowers: Let's Talk about Last Night (My Love is a Dog from Hell EP, 2026) Tiger Tongue 14. Erratic City: Fountain (Erratic City EP, 2026) Moon King 15. Trim: Coconut Water (2026) BuVision 16. CFCF: Bad Song [w.Cecile Believe] (2026) self-released 17. Jacques Greene: What You Say [w.Umru] (2026) Luckyme 18. Pacific Coliseum: Distort the Colour (Distort the Colour EP, 2026) Permanent Vacation 19. Afrotronix: Ai Rede (KÖD, 2026) Productions SIA 20. Yuki Aizawa: June Forest (Whispers of the Distant Past, 2026) Enmossed 21. Jessie Reyez & Elyanna: Illuminate (Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, 2026) Def Jam/Salxco Uam/FIFA Sound 22. Isabella Lovestory, Fito Blanko, Alx Veliz & Canada Soccer: El Dorado [w.Boi-1da] (What If It All Goes Right?, 2026) Infinty & Records 23. Khotin: Tropique 707 (KIND 013, 2026) Khotin Industries 24. Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe: Ted Lasso Theme (Ted Lasso: Season 1 OST, 2020) Watertower 25. Joe Loss Orchestra: World Cup March (1966) His Master's Voice 26. Martyn: No One Plays the Game (Music for Existing, 2026) 3024 27. Mind Enterprises: Tuttosport (Negroni Love, 2026) self-released 28. Air Miami: World Cup Fever [Trevor Kampmann mix] (World Cup Fever EP, 1998) Teenbeat 29. Anže Rozman & Camilo Forero: The Red Card (Beckham OST, 2024) Netflix 30. Victoria Beckham: I Wish (Bend It like Beckham OST, 2003) Virgin/Milan 31. Bina Mistry: Hot Hot Hot (Bend It like Beckham OST, 2003) Virgin/Milan 32. Raymond Wong: 1st Half (Shaolin Soccer OST, 2002) Cutting Edge 33. Raymond Wong & Lowell Lo: Opening (Shaolin Soccer OST, 2002) Cutting Edge 34. Raymond Wong: Battlefield (Shaolin Soccer OST, 2002) Cutting Edge 35. Raymond Wong: Victory (Shaolin Soccer OST, 2002) Cutting Edge 36. The Fall: Theme from Sparta FC (Country on the Click, 2003) Action 37. Sheffield Ecclesall Road Co-op: Fridge Drone (2026) self-released 38. Iobono & OK Cam: Ensemble (2026) Get Loose 39. Charles Mingus/CBS World News Today: Meditation [for a Pair of Wire Cutters]/1942 Nov 15 "Algiers is a Beautiful City" (1942+1964, 2026) gak 40. Young Neighbours, Sarah Houston & Eric Pauls: 08.06.2020 (2025) self-released 41. Sun Ra: Names/Ancient Aiethopia [abridged] (Do the Impossible OST, 2026) Modern Harmonic radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire