Flashlite #173

Robin GibbToday we say the last goodbye to the great banjo player Doug Dillard and one of the Bee Gees – Robin Gibb. Both of them passed away recently and we owe a lot to each of them for the development of rock’n’roll and popular music in general. Other than that, we check out mainly some new singles, eps – short form in general. John Doe and Exene have a new one, recorded with minimal arrangements in the studio. Richard Buckner has a new three-track ep called Willow. And then come the rockers. The Intelligence from Seattle and Nobunny have new 45s. The Paperhead from Nashville sport a lovely Syd Barrett styled single from a split EP with Mikal Cronin (among others). King Khan also splits a 45 with Mikal. Only LP tracks are by the Dillard and Clark and The Beegees today!

Dillard And Clark – Train Leaves Here This Mornin’;
Bee Gees – Massachusetts;
Dillard And Clark – She Darked The Sun;
Tom Trocolli’s Dog – Girl from the North Country;
John Doe And Exene Cervenka – Never Enough;
Richard Buckner – Willow;
The Intelligence – (They Found Me In The Back Of) The Galaxy;
The Paperhead – Stacey Grove;
Ty Segall and White Fence – I Am Not A Game;
King Tuff – Hole In My Head;
Nobunny – La La La La Love You;
King Khan – Bite My Tongue;
Suzi Chunk – Tripwire;
Cozy – Sugar On My Mind;
Noel Black – Why Not Your Baby;
Velvet Crush – Why Not Your Baby;
Dillard And Clark – Why Not Your Baby;
Bee Gees – New York Mining Disaster.

Flashlite #172

Donald Duck DunnToday we say goodbye to one of the truly greatest bass players in rock’n’roll, legendary Donald Duck Dunn of the Booker T And The MG’s. He passed away on May 13, 2012 in his sleep after a gig with his old band mate Steve Cropper. We also have a new band in the show called Catl from Toronto. Jim Diamond produced their brand new album called Soon This Will All Be Gone. Gabriel Fulvimar hails from Cleveland. He has an interesting band called Gap Dream and we check that out today. The dB’s are back together with a full original line-up and we check out a new tune from the new lp called Falling Off the Sky. Guided By Voices have yet another new lp as well.

Gile – Mladi luk;
Free – The Hunter;
Delaney And Bonnie – Just Plain Beautiful;
catl – 5 Miles;
Dax Riggs – Lungs (Live in Kent);
Townes Van Zandt – Lungs;
Mikal Cronin – I Enjoy Being a Boy;
Gap Dream – Go Ahead;
Starry Eyed And Laughing – Chimes Of Freedom;
The Bevis Frond – Preservation Hill;
Guided By Voices – All of This Will Go;
The dB’s – Write Back;
The dB’s – Black And White;
Kevn Kinney – Bird;
Kevin Gordon – One I Love;
Booker T. And The MG’s – Burnt Biscuits;
Booker T. And The MG’s – Cleveland Now.

Flashlite #171

King TuffOne two three four! Today we rock hard. There’s a new album featuring Joey Ramone’s vocals recorded over the years called “Ya Know”. King Tuff, after the new single presented a few weeks ago in this show, is back with the new self-titled album. Natual Child from Nashville TN, are also back with the new record called For The Love of The Game. Mission of Burma toil on with a new record as well called Unsound. New names in today’s show are fun time rockers Low Cut Connie, retro pop duet Quantic and Alice Russel and a mysterious retro glam band Cozy.

The New Lou Reeds – Stranded in Ashland (Live in CLE);
Dan Sartain – Indian Massacre;
Joey Ramone – I Couldn’t Sleep;
The Vibrators – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker;
Happy Birthday – Fun;
King Tuff – Bad Thing;
New Kind Of Mambo – Land of 1000 Dances;
Gentleman Jesse – You Give Me Shivers;
Quantic And Alice Russell – Boogaloo 33;
Low Cut Connie – The Cat And The Cream;
Johnny Throttle – Lost Sputnik;
Cozy – Cola Shock Kids;
Natural Child – 8 AM Blues;
Natural Child – Natural Blues;
Mikal Cronin – Am I Wrong;
Mission of Burma – Second Television;
Mission of Burma – All World Cowboy Romance;
The Long Ryders – Man of Misery;
The Tough Shits – Hombre de la Cocaina.

Flashlite #170

Suzi Chunk Today we pay respect to Beastie Boy MCA and Flying Burrito Brother Chris Ethridge. We also have a new name at the show, a singer from Cardiff in England, Suzi Chunk. Another new name today is a Basque artist called Petti. He joined forces with the legendary Boston’s singer Barrence Whitfield and did a very nice record over in the Basque land, which still happens to be part of the Northern Spain. Naim Amor is back with a new album Dansons and Italian rockers Mojomatics are also here with a new record which the call You Are The Reason For My Troubles. The volume two of Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s tribute record is out and Tav Falco’s Panther Burns have a nice song on it.

Fairfield Parlour – Aries;
Beastie Boys – Sabotage;
Beastie Boys – Johnny Ryall;
The Horrors – Three Scale Burden;
Whitehorse – Passenger 24;
Rich Hopkins and Luminarios – Dark Side of the Spoon;
The Flying Burrito Brothers – Hot Burrito #1;
The Flying Burrito Brothers – Hot Burrito #2;
Gram Parsons – She;
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – The Jungle Book;
Mojomatics – Behind the Trees;
Cockney Rebel – What Ruthie Said;
Suzi Chunk – Look Back And Laugh;
Barrence Whitfield Eta Petti & The Bloodyhotsak – Sugar Falls;
Barrence Whitfield And The Savages – Georgia Slop;
Pierced Arrows – Paranoia (Live In CLE);
Naim Amor – The Other Step.

Flashlite #169

Levon Helm Today we have new songs for the Sub Pop band Beachwood Sparks who were a big surprise some ten years ago when they first appeared. They are back with the new music after almost a decade of silence. King Tuff aka Kyle Thomas has a new single out and we check it out today. Ty Segall joined forces with White Fence on their new album together called Hair. New name in today’s show is a Nashville group of musicians go by the moniker The Altered Statesman. In our segment Live In Cleveland we have Joe Grushecky. Today’s show is dedicated to Levon Helm, legendary drummer of The Band who died recently.

Don Nix – My Train’s Done Come And Gone;
The Band – The Weight;
The Band – Jemima Surrender;
Beachwood Sparks – Forget The Song;
The Altered Statesman – All Your Goodies Are Gone;
Parliament – All Your Goodies Are Gone;
Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers – Hideaway;
Mike O’Neill – This Is Who I Am;
The Inbreds – Tell The Truth;
King Tuff – Wild Desire;
Gentleman Jesse – Covered Up My Tracks;
Bill Fox – I Only Did It Cuz I Felt So Lonely;
Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians;
Ty Segall and White Fence – Time;
Fotomaker – Pain;
Janis Joplin – A Woman Left Lonely.