Flashlite #373

Andrew LoomisToday we introduce Fernando Viciconte and Mean Jeans from Portland, OR. Also, from England, we have the three ladies from Thee Jezebels and afro-punk by The Heavy. Charles Moothart from San Francisco is a buddy of Ty Segall and we hear his band CFM for the first time today. Guida from Italy are back with a new album called Guida Speaks Evil. The news comes to us that Andrew Loomis, drummer of the legendary Dead Moon passed away on March 8, so we prepared a block of Dead Moon songs to remember him by.

Manfred Mann – Still I’m Sad;
The Heavy – What Happened to the Love;
Giuda – It Ain’t Easy;
Barreracudas – Long Explanations;
The Reducers – Your Mother;
Elvis J Kurtovic and His Meteors – Djevojka bez cinela;
Fernando – Burned Out Love;
Mean Jeans – Forever Young;
Sparks – Forever Young;
Robert Pollard – My Daughter Yes She Knows;
Thee Jezebels – Black Book;
Mystic Braves – Now That You’re Gone;
Yardbirds – Still I’m Sad;
Dead Moon – Out Of Reach In A Graveyard It’s OK;
Jack Oblivian And The Sheiks – Fast Friends;
Them – Just A Little Bit;
Marshall Crenshaw – Monday Morning Rocl;
Sylvia Juncosa – Some Love;
CFM – Glass Eye.

Flashlite #372

Sheer MagToday we start off with Sheer Mag from Philadelphia with their new, third EP. Then we go to Australia and check the new album for The Murlocs, lead by Ambrose Kenny Smith from King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Then we visit Moscow, Russia and their new quartet Nikola Tesla and Thee Coils. All Them Witches from Nashville have a new album called Lightning At The Door. Bob Mould from Hüsker Dü also has a new record, called Patch The Sky. We are still very excited by Lilly Hiatt’s new record Royal Blue, and she surprised us pleasantly with four previously unavailable songs. We pay respect to Keith Emerson and George Martin. And, we also have a special announcement, my sister Snežana Žabić has a new book out on Punctum – get it! There’s a lot of incriminating stories involving yours truly inside the book.

All Them Witches – Talisman;
Sheer Mag – Nobody’s Baby;
The Murlocs – Young Blindness;
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – God is In The Rhythm;
Nikola Tesla & Thee Coils – Na Vstrechu;
All Them Witches – When God Comes Back;
The I Don’t Cares – Born For Me;
Paul Westerberg – Born For Me;
Mega City Four – Storms To Come;
Bob Mould – Lucifer and God;
Javier Escovedo – Beaujolais;
Janiva Magness – As Long As I Can See The Light (Live in CLE);
Lilly Hiatt – Haunt You;
The Nice – Flower King Of Flies;
The Beatles – A Day in the Life.

Flashlite #371

Uncle AcidA few new names today. First, Uncle Acid and The Deadbeads, a hard rock band from England. Also from over there, Desert Mountain Tribe. The Cherry Drops are a power pop band from Florida and Cherie Currie from Runaways had a new album recently, so we check it out. Dan Baird from Georgia Satellites joined forces with Warner Hodges of Jason and The Scorchers and had a live show in Cleveland.

Pezband – Crash And Burn;
Jonathan Richman – Ishkode Ishkode;
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Waiting for Blood;
Dan Baird And The Homemade Sin – Two for Tuesday (Live in CLE);
Dan Baird – Thin Disguise;
Desert Mountain Tribe – OC Dream;
Wendy and the Rockets – No Control;
Honeymoon Disease – Bellevue Groove;
Cherie Currie – American Nights;
The Cherry Drops – I Need you, I Love You;
Olivia Tremor Control – Green Typewriters Suite (Excerpts);
Andy Gabbard – Octoman;
Pink Floyd – Astronomy Domine;
The Equals – Diversion;
Ty Segall – Diversion.

Flashlite #370

Meegan Voss and Steve Jordan - The VerbsToday we start off with the new Jack Oblivian record. He’s back with the new band The Sheiks and the new album The Lone Ranger of Love. Bazooka is a new band from Greece. Robert Pollard has another new album and we lost the count long time ago. Also from Ohio, we check out the new music from Rocket From The Tombs. The Verbs are Steve Jordan who we know from his collaboration with Keith Richards and Meegan Voss who was with the Poptarts and they have a new cover only album. Jay Gonzales, who we know from his collaboration with Drive By Truckers and who had a nice power pop album in 2012. We listen to The Sadies live in CLE.

Los Lobos – Nachas
Jack Oblivian – Hey Killer;
Bazooka – Achristi Genia;
Spoon – Tear Me Down;
King Mud – Take A Look;
The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man;
Robert Pollard – Long Live Instant Pandemonium;
Rocket From The Tombs – Welcome to the New Dark Ages;
Cheese Borger and The Cleveland Steamers – Cleveland;
Motorhead – Victory Or Die;
The Sadies – (Live in CLE);
The Byrds – You Showed Me;
The Verbs – You Showed Me;
Jay Gonzalez – Shenorock Lane;
Jay Gonzalez – The Will;
Holly Golightly – Slowtown;
Stooges – Dirt;
Milk Lines – Can I Stand in Your Sun.

Flashlite #369

Kat ArthurToday we start off with Sylvia Juncosa, legendary SST artists, who is back with her excellent new record Wanna Gotta. Kat Arthur, who was in Legal Weapon plays with her new band Los Pistolas Coyotes in and around the L.A. scene. Ronnie Lane’s band Slim Chance reformed recently and made a new album. Ethan Daniel Davidson is in our Live in CLE  segment. Today;s show is dedicated to my friend Branko who passed away suddenly.

To Damascus – Night Surfing;
Sylvia Juncosa – Something In This Picture;
Sylvia Juncosa – Flint and Steel;
Honeymoon Disease – Break Up;
Legal Weapon – The Stare;
Los Pistolas Coyotes – Gun on My Shoulder;
Twin Tones – Flor Del Desierto;
Dan Stuart – Over My Shoulder;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Muddy Water (Live in CLE);
Ethan Daniel Davidson – If Not Now When;
Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance – The Poacher;
Slim Chance – The Poacher new;
Javier Escovedo – Drivin’ Around;
Javier Escovedo – Tonight Is Gonna Be Better;
Drago Mlinarec – Polja.