Flashlite #564

Hitchcock and Partrigde

Today we start off with a hard rock band from Melbourne called Power. Then we check out the new stuff Daniel Romano’s Ancient Shapes. There’s a neat relatively new tribute to the Nuggets Part Two compilation on The Active Listener and we check out Blondi’s Salvation from France, Exploding Eyes from Ireland, The NoMen from UK covering great sixties garage rock tunes. Mozes and the Firstborn from Netherlands also has a new record, and we introduce Fastball from Austin and Night Times from LA. Two legendary new wave warriors came up with a record together: Robyn Hitchcock & Andy Partridge and we check out a tune from it.

Tako – Lena;
Power – The Fool;
Ancient Shapes – Separation Anxiety;
Mikal Cronin – Lost a Year;
Blondi’s Salvation – War or Hands of Time;
Exploding Eyes – Bad Little Woman;
Masters Apprentices – War Or Hands Of Time;
The Wheels – Bad Little Woman;
The Factory – Path Through the Forest;
The NoMen – Path Through the Forest;
Mozes and the Firstborn – If I;
Robyn Hitchcock & Andy Partridge – Turn Me On, Deadman;
Soft Boys – Positive Vibrations;
XTC – Buzzcity Talking.ogg’
The Bevis Frond – Story Ends;
Parlor Snakes – Wonderland;
Fastball – Doesn’t It Make You Feel Small;
Night Times – Bad Luck;
Grupa SOS – Trazim.

Flashlite #563

The Shivas

LA band Flat Worms opens today with a song from their new album. The Shivas from Portland OR follow up with their own new song. Indian Goat has a new record and so does Bubblegum Lemonade from Scotland. Barrence Whitfield got together a new band as a rock’n’roll tribute to Sun Ra. New Madness from Berlin Germany is the new name. Over in whatever is left of Yugoslavia, we have Punčke from Vinkovci and KBO! from Kragujevac with new singles. Australian singer-songwriters Liz Stringer,  Jen Cloher and Mia Dyson formed a new trio simply calling it Dyson Stringer Cloher. Beyondeers are live in Cleveland.

UV-TV – Hide;
Flat Worms – Into The Iris;
The Shivas – Gloria;
The Pink Tiles – Simply;
Mooner – Takana;
Altin Gun – Leyla;
Punčke – CHK CHK;
KBO! – Vikend;
Beyondeers (Live in CLE);
Gyasi – Colorful;
Indian Goat – Be Your Seer;
Bubblegum Lemonade – Barely Regal;
Paint Fumes – Heavy Night;
Jen Cloher – Shoegazers;
Dyson Stringer Cloher – Falling Clouds;
Liz Stringer – Feel It Now;
Mia Dyson – She Can’t Take The World;
The New Madness – Go My OWn Way;
The Barrence Withfield Soul Savage Arkestra – Black Man.

Flashlite #562

Lisa Prank

Hex Dispensers from Austin TX are back with the new album and so are the Parlor Snakes from Paris and New York City. Red Mass from Montreal are also back with some new tunes and so is Tall Juan from Queens. We introduce Lisa Prank from Seattle, Charlie Parr from Duluth and Mordecai Smyth from Reading, UK. Remember Satin Gum from Pittsburgh? They had a record last year that fell through the cracks, and we catch it today. Redd Kross is in our Live in Cleveland segment and we pay a special tribute to Little Feat’s Paul Barrere who passed away on October 26 this year.

Lemonheads – Postcard;
Hex Dispensers – Obit;
Tall Juan – Wake up daddy;
Tall Juan – It’s True;
Redd Kross (Live in CLE);
Parlor Snakes – Serpent;
Red Mass – Take a chance;
South Filthy – L.A. County Jail;
Jack Oblivian – Good Time Bad Girl;
Lisa Prank – Next Girl;
Charlie Parr – Twenty-five Forty-one;
Grant Hart – Twenty Five Forty One;
Satin Gum – Call You;
Satin Gum – Bats;
Mordecai Smyth – Paint It Black;
Rolling Stones – Paint It Black;
Little Feat – Time Loves A Hero;
Little Feat – Down On The Farm.

Flashlite #561

Margaret Airplaneman

Today’s we start with The Baby Shakes from New York City and their new album. Mikal Cronin also has a new record out called Seeker. Signing Loins from UK are also back. Pink Tiles from Australia, Big Bite from Seattle and Scarcity of Tanks from Cleveland have new songs out. Margaret and Tara from Mr. Airplaneman have a new ep and we also check out Margaret’s live solo recording. Speaking of live stuff, in our Live in Cleveland segment, we have Mike Watt from his latest visit to our town.

Those Pretty Wrongs – It’s About Love;
Baby Shakes – Modern Girl Renegade;
The Pink Tiles – Have You Heard;
Redd Kross – Fighting;
Criminal Hygiene – Dangers of Convenience;
Mikal Cronin – I’ve Got Reason;
Big Bite – The River (Single);
The See No Evils – Falling;
UV-TV – World;
Mike Watt – She Don’t Know Why I’m Here (Live in CLE);
Mr. Airplane Man – Get On A Plane;
Margaret Airplaneman – Surferliner;
Go-Betweens – dive for your memory;
Vukovar – Dive For Your Memory;
Scarcity of Tanks – Slang Pro;
The Singing Loins – This One.