Today's episode: musings on the potential of HIMEKA and other artists spawned by the Animax Anison Grand Prix competition, gushing over 20+ year-old children's animal shows, ranting about ALI Project, and three all new requests (not recycled from the remnants of the old list). Also, Eryn talks way too fast for a good portion of the first segment or two. That's what happens when one records in a hurry, I guess. Sorry!

UPDATE: Oops, I didn’t see those photos of Catherine St. Onge correctly. I don’t know which restaurant she worked at, but it looks like it wasn’t McDonald’s.

Songs played today:

• Bleeding Edge: "Asu e no Kizuna" by HIMEKA (Valkyria Chronicles)
  
• Scar Tissue: "Stardust Boys" by Hironobu Kageyama (Uchuusen Sagittarius)
  
• Eryn's Pick: "Peony Pink" by ALI Project (CLAMP School Detectives)
  
• Request Flow #1: "Kao Dekaai" by FUNTA (Dr. Slump) *requested by cielmort!
  
• Request Flow #2: "Hikari no Rock" by Sambomaster (Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyouinmaru [Movie 2]) *requested by SexySesshyLover!
  
• Request Flow #3: "A Little Pain" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA [TRAPNEST] (NANA) *requested by sakuraslight/John Astle!
  

Song clips used:

• "Violence of the Flame" by Hironobu Kageyama (M.D. Geist)
  
• "Rara Shinseiki Eve" by ALI Project (Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo)
  
• "Otome no Inori" by ALI Project
  
• "Fukai Mori" by ALI Project
  
• "Wish" by ALI Project (Wish music video)
  

References:
- Let Me Google That For You - LMGTFY.com
- Animax Anison Grand Prix @ Wikipedia
- "Asu e no Kizuna" PV
- Musings on HIMEKA aka That Gaijin Anisong Singer @ THE JPOP MUSEUM
- Catherine St. Onge's 1st and 2nd Stage from Anison Grand Prix 2008
- "Sayonara Solitaire" cover on the B-side of "Asu e no Kizuna"
- Uchuusen Sagittarius opening sequence
- Sagittarius French opener ("Les Aventuriers de l'espace")
- Wish music video
- Code Geass R2 ED1 set to the B-side song from the same single, "Ara Gawa"
- 4chan 4evar
- Anime Music Podcast

I would prefer if you called me Sesshy, and not Sexy. XP

Duly noted. XD;;

HIMEKA is the very reason why I dislike talent shows/battle of bands in which the prize is a contract. Most of the time, labels will milk the artist until the novelty of them winning the contest wears off. HIMEKA will need to do an almost perfect album before that happens if she wants to keep going.