Flashlite #512

Tony Joe WhiteWe reported earlier this year that Porcupine over in Minneapolis had recruited Greg Norton from Hüsker Dü as a bass player. Their new album is out and there’s a cover of a Hüsker Dü song Standing By The Sea among other really good originals. Tav Falco also has a new record out. Thalia Zedek is very productive this year. After an album with her new band E, there’s also a new one of her own. We introduce Dee Rangers from Sweden, Grip Weeds from New Jersey, Caddy from Norway and Warm Drag, a duet from Los Angeles. We pay a tribute to Tony Joe White who passed away on October 24th this year.

Cowbell – Nothing but Trouble;
Dee Rangers – Gotta Have a Good Time;
The Grip Weeds – Someone;
Husker Du – Standing By the Sea;
Zuzu’s Petals – Standing By The Sea;
Porcupine – Standing By The Sea;
Caddy – Miracle Turn;
Electric Six – (It Gets a Little) Jumpy;
The Gun Club – Fire of Love.ogg
Warm Drag – Cave Crawl;
Tony Joe White – Soul Francisco;
The Fleshtones – Touch and Go;
R. Stevie Moore – Sentimental Ties;
Snooze In Motion – Sound Trigger;
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – French Monday Afternoon;
E – Hollow;
Thalia Zedek Band – Tower;
Tav Falco – Sleepwalk;
Rainer and Das Combo – Sleepwalk.

Flashlite #511

MuertosToday we continue listening to the stuff we found on Roadkill records over in UK. We check out Muertos and Sly Persuaders. The Fadeaways over in Japan have a new record. We introduce All-Seeing Eyes, a boogie band from Cincinnati, OH, Gabriella Cohen from Canada, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs from Newcastle, UK and Tommy and the Commies, also from Canada. Gabriella Cohen is also in our Live in Cleveland segment.

Broadway Lafayette – Méchante;
The Fadeaways – Nothin’;
All-Seeing Eyes – Terraplane Blues;
Mr. Airplane Man – Good Time;
Harlan T. Bobo – Last Step;
The Sly Persuaders – Control;
Muertos – She is the Crawling Eye;
Ruby Boots – Believe in Heaven;
Gabriella Cohen (Live in CLE)
Gabriella Cohen – Hi Fidelity;
The I Don’t Cares – Dance To The Fight;
Painted Doll – Painted Doll;
Andromeda – Day of the Change;
Wreckless Eric – Forget Who You Are;
Tommy and the Commies – Suckin’ In Your 20’s;
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – GNT;
Obits – New August.

Flashlite #510

Tess ParksWe have a new tune from the productive band out in Nashville called All Them Witches. Paul Kelly out in Australia is also back with a new record called Nature. Peter Holsapple has a weird new album, which was recorded back in the 70s as a demo in Memphis at the same time when Alex Chilton was recording Like Flies on Sherbet so his record label decided to combine demos from both works on a single album. Å umski from Zagreb also have a new record and we introduce new names for us Les Lullies, Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe. Out in England we check out stuff out on Roadkill records, Weird Sex and Projector.

Dan Stuart – Tucson;
Weird Sex – Trevor;
Projector – Break Your Own Heart;
A Place To Bury Strangers – Was It Electric;
Black Moth – Screen Queen;
All Them Witches – Guess I’ll Go Live On The Internet;
All Them Witches – Fishbelly 86 Onions;
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – Please Never Die;
Dommengang – Going Down Fast;
Earthless – Volt Rush;
Del Fuegos – Friday Night;
Paul Kelly – With The One I Love;
Peter Holsapple – The Death Of Rock;
Alex Chilton – Marshall Law;
Les Lullies – Let It Out;
Å umski – Pravi izlaz.

Flashlite #509

Dream MachineThe highlight of today’s show is interview with Doris and Matthew Melton of Dream Machine. I decided to inspect their interesting histories. You can find out where they come from, how they got together, what got them to switch from love songs to more abstract themes, what equipment they use to make records and what in the world it all has to do with Yugoslav 70s rock. But that’s the second part of the show. The firs part introduces new music from Sick Thoughts, Bad Sports and Platinum Boys. From Greece, we hear the new tunes of their legendary band The Last Drive. Ty Segall, the most productive rock musician ever just finished yet another album this year and it’s one of those cover albums. Today we check out his cover of Dils’ Class War.

Thin White Rope – Hunter’s Moon;
Sick Thoughts – Black Leather Glove;
Bad Sports – Don’t Deserve Love;
Mission of Burma – Class War;
Dils – Class War;
Ty Segall – Class War;
The Last Drive – The Wave;
The Last Drive – Gone Gone Gone;
Andy G and The Roller Kings – Bad Indian;
Bare Wires – Psychic Wind;
Warm Soda – Tell Me Your Story;
Dream Machine – Lose My Place In Time;
Maja De Rado i Porodicna manufaktura crnog hleba – Nesto;
S vremena na vreme – Cudno drvo
Dream Machine – Run of The Mill;
Platinum Boys – We Don’t Dance (Anymore).

Flashlite #508

Death Valley GirlsDavid Nance who made a big splash with a series of very interesting Internet projects and a masterpiece album entitled Do The Negative Boogie is back with the new record which he calls Peaced and Slightly Pulverized. Handsome Jack, over in Buffalo NY is also back with the new album and so is Bim Thomas with Obnox. Electric Six have a new record and so do Death Valley Girls. Matthew Houck leads Phosphorescent to the new release as well. We also introduce the one-man band for Justin Sullivan of Flat Worms, which he calls Night Shop.

Jim Lauderdale – Violet;
Handsome Jack – Getting Stronger;
Obnox – I Hate Everything;
King Khan – Live in CLE;
David Nance – When I Saw You Last Night;
David Nance Group – Stalled Out;
Texxcoco – No Beach;
Thee Dagger Debs – Without You;
Death Valley Girls – Wear Black;
Electric Six – Bride of the Devil;
Electric Six – One;
The Fleshtones – R-I-G-H-T-S;
The Second Time – Listen To The Music;
Phosphorescent – Around The Horn;
Night Shop – The One I Love;
Boz Scaggs – Rock And Stick.