This episode, The Little Lighthouse is a love letter to the city where I live now. Cleveland. For those who are out of town, Cleveland is currently leading a tough battle to save their beloved college radio station WCSB from the jaws of public media conglomerate Ideastream who colluded with Cleveland State University in a police action after which students were denied access to programming and their vast physical and digital library/archive. For my listeners outside of Cleveland, please hear in this episode true sounds of Cleveland. Among the music from the past, I also included fresh releases from the local bands. The quality of the stuff these people had put out is astonishing. These bands are all doing it DIY without publicists. Please help them out. Spread the word of this hostile takeover in your town. Preserve your local radio, support your local musicians. Be vibrant and not a stale repeater. Folks I bring you fresh, strong and defiant Cleveland from 2025: Forming Division, Non-Bruises, Red Devil Ryders, Stereo Burlesque, Xanny Stars, Lavender Jets, Suitor and Bill Fox. And some great stuff from the past.
Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
Forming Division – Bring Them Down
Non Bruises – How to Feel Alright
Pere Ubu – The Fabulous Sequel
The Girls – The Elephant Man
Red Devil Ryders – Escape From New York
Stereo Burlesque – The Shady Grove Boys
Death of Samantha – Harlequin Tragedy
Cobra Verde – Montenegro
Xanny Stars – Mega Convenient
Lavender Jets – Spaulding Street
The New Salem Witch Hunters – Kiskis
The Choir – I’d Rather You Leave Me
Suitor – Prize Horse
Bill Fox – Got Her On My Mind
The Mice – Not Proud of the USA
Peter Laughner – Sylvia Plath
The Safeties – Evidence
Today we have a well tempered new episode with Chelsea Curve from Boston, Greg Pope from Nashville, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard from Melbourne AU, Autumn Defense from Chicago, Street Eaters from California. Our good friend in San Francisco Leigh Gregory has a new album coming up so we check it out. Ezra Furman is back with a new single. And finally, Cleveland’s own Matthew Wascovich is ending this year with a few phenomenal singles, rounding up fantastic series that he started earlier this year with Flowers Destroy project. We check two of those new bands: Rational Cut with his friends from San Pedro CA and Repossession Time with his friends from 21 Vek in Skopje Macedonia.
The Plastic Pals – Flames of Fate
The Chelsea Curve – Rally ‘Round
Greg Pope – Fallen Star
Greg Pope – Blue Skies Above
The Galileo 7 – Crooked Smile
Hobsons Bay Coast Guard – Gust Gust
The Autumn Defense – Hearts Arrive
Mellow Drunk – From My Window
Leigh Gregory – All My Days
Leigh Gregory – Morning Rain
Ezra Furman – One Hand Free
The Sadies – Starting All Over Again
John Doe and Dave Alvin – Little Honey
John Doe and The Sadies – Night Life
Street Eaters – Cuts
Rational Cut – She Walks Alone
Repossession Time – Bury Our History
Flowers Destroy – Hawks Listen
Flowers Destroy – Contradictions
Oog Bogo – Before
International psych update today with new music from Palooka 5 and Brian Pills from UK, Kombynat Robotron from Germany, Atom Juice from Poland, ORB from Melbourne AU, Color Green from LA. We also check out Noman Potter’s work out of Austin who collaborated with Population II form Canada and Yoo Doo Right. Friends of this show, Davit Crave3n and Jon S Williams who we used to know as City of Cool are back with a new album Soup. Helicon made new music using lesser known solo tracks from the legendary Rolling Stone Brian Jones. We check it out today!
Eloy – Daybreak
Palooka 5 – Born In Berlin
Kombynat Robotron – Morast
Electric Citizen – Other Planets
Population II, Yoo Doo Right, Nolan Potter – La Perla
Nolan Potter – Commander of the Clowns
Japanese Television – Tabadaboum
Atom Juice – Hercules
O.R.B – End Times
Daiistar – Star Starter
Helicon & Brian Jones – Train Station Scene, Sitar
Color Green – Ball And Key
Goat – Golden Dawn
Brian Pills – Waste A Day
David Craven and Jon S Williams – Watching the clock – Copy
Hedvig Mollestad – Golden Griffin
Singer-songwriter update with new music from Kristina Murray and Kassi Valazza, Grey Delisle from California, Grace Potter from Vermont, Lydia Loveless from Columbus, Mackenzie Roark from Richmond VA, Kathleen Edwards from Ottawa. Emma Swift is back with new music, Imogen Clar has a new single, legendary Mary Chapin Carpenter has a new self-reflecting record, Betty Soo from Austin also has a new album and we close today with new music by Margo Price.
Tom Kell – The Girl With The Single Rose
Kristina Murray – You Got Me
Kassi Valazza – Market Street Savior
Patty Loveless – Blame It On Your Heart
Emma Swift – Beautiful Ruins
Grey Delisle – Reach For The Sky
Kelly Willis – Whatever Way The Wind Blows
Grace Potter – Before The Sky Falls
Imogen Clark – If I Want In
Mary Chapin Carpenter – He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Bitter Ender
BettySoo – Light It Up
Carlene Carter – Every Little Thing
Lydia Loveless – There Is a Beach on Walnut Street
Mackenzie Roark – Rich Man
Matraca Berg – Diamonds and Tears
Kathleen Edwards -Save Your Soul
Margo Price – Kissing You Goodbye
Maria Mckee – Only Once
Today’s show is dedicated to Mark Volman, who indebted rock’n’roll as a vocalist in Turtles, Flo and Eddie and background vocalist in T Rex. We also hear new music from Hux and His Punx, Daniel Romano and we hear a rare track by Marshall Crenshaw. Braden Bodensteiner is also back with a new album. We introduce Oog Bogo from LA, Octoberman from Toronto, Acapulco Lips from Seattle, and House and Hawk from Pittsburgh.
T Rex – Children of the Revolution
Hunx and His Punx – Wild Boys
Daniel Romano – Servo
The Whiffs – Satellites
Oog Bogo – Cowgirls
Octoberman – We Used to Talk of Death
The Berries – Vagabond
Superchunk – Bruised Lung
Marshall Crenshaw – Move Now
1-800-MIKEY – Lost In Translation
Acapulco Lips – Fuzzy Sunshine
House & Hawk – Rocket To The Tops
Jonathan Richman – Night Fever
Flo and Eddie – Another Pop Star’s Life, Just Another Town
Turtles – The Last Thing I Remember, the First Thing I Knew
Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart
Mothers – Dog Breath
Podcast made in Cleveland, Ohio. Syndicated by Prvi Prvi na Skali in Kragujevac, Serbia. Sponsored by Blue Arrow Records and Baby Next.
