Flashlite #412 – The Best Albums in 2016 (Part Two)

Best of 2015Last we presented positions 35-14 of what I think were the best albums in 2016. Today we continue with that business and we present Top 13 best albums this year. It doesn’t mean that these any worse than the ones we will put in top 13, it’s just a matter of personal taste. This year was not an easy one, but it brought us some records that will stay with us for many years I think. The top part of the list is reserved some some incredible comebacks (Sylvia Juncosa, Dinosaur Jr, Jody Stephens), new comers (Honeymoon Disease, Honey, Blaak Heat, Connections). But the album that marked year from me, is Julie Christensen’s new project Stone Cupid. She sang better than ever, on a record that is rocking, grungy and rootsy at the same time. A killer span of genres that can only be brought by one of the Divine Horsemen. Dive into my selection of the top 13 records and hopefully you will find something for yourself. See you next year!


BEST OF 2016 AT THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE

1 Stone Cupid - The Cardinal
2 Connections - Midnight Run
3 Those Pretty Wrongs
4 Blaak Heat - Shifting Mirrors
5 Lilly Hiatt - Royal Blue
6 Lydia Loveless - Real
7 Bad Luck Jonathan
8 Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
9 Honeymoon Disease - The Transcendence
10 Disciplin A Kitchme - Opet
11 Jack Oblivian and The Sheiks - The Lone Ranger Of Love
12 Sylvia Juncosa - Wanna Gotta
13 Honey - Love is Hard
14 Meet Your Death
15 Jonathan Richman - Ishkode Ishkode
16 Dan Stuart - Marlowe's Revenge
17 Zig Zags - Running Out of Red
18 Apache - Alcatraz
19 Faux Killas - Time In Between
20 Erotic Biljan And His Heretics - The Devil Stole My Record
21 Seger Liberation Army - Innervenus Eyes
22 Javier Escovedo - Kicked Out Of Eden
23 The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab
24 Scarcity Of Tanks - Ringleader Lies
25 Flesh Panthers - Willows Weep
26 Faz Waltz - Callin loud
27 Purling Hiss - High Bias
28 Radkey - Delicious Rock Noise
29 DON'T - Fever Dreams
30 Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate
31 Ray Mason - The Shy Requester
32 Thee Melomen - Chinatown
33 Bernays Propaganda - Politika
34 Datura 4 - Hairy Mountain
35 Medicine Boy - Kinda Like Electricity

Honey – White Noise;
Sylvia Juncosa – Gamblin’ Fool;
Jack Oblivian And The Sheiks – Fast Friends;
Disciplin A Kitchme – Biti imun na ovaj nemar;
Honeymoon Disease – Rock ‘N’ Roll Shock;
Dinosaur JR. – Tiny;
Bad Luck Jonathan – Bonehead;
Lydia Loveless – Midwestern Guys;
Lilly Hiatt – Get This Right;
Blaak Heat – Sword Of Hakim;
Those Pretty Wrongs – Thrown Away;
Connections – Raise Awareness;
Connections – Kate;
Connections – Gross Lake;
Stone Cupid – Gasoline;
Stone Cupid – The Cardinal;
Stone Cupid – Anthem.

Flashlite #411 – The Best Albums in 2016 (Part One)

Best of 2015We start today with the countdown to my list of favorite albums in 2016. Today we cover positions 35-14. It doesn’t mean that these any worse than the ones we will put in top 13, it’s just a matter of personal taste. This year was not an easy one, but it brought us some records that will stay with us for many years I think. In this bottom end of the list you will find two bands that did really well in our list last year, with their new albums (Datura4 and Faux Killas). Some of the old friends returned (Ray Mason, Descendents, Westerberg, Jonathan Richman, Javier Escovedo and Apache) and there are a few records from what used to be Yugoslavia (Bernays Propaganda, Thee Melomen, Erotic Biljan). Plus a healthy dose of new bands. It all makes a good playlist! Come back in 7 days to find out what’s in top 13!

Medicine Boy – You’re an Animal Now;
Datura4 – Mary Caroll Park;
Bernays Propaganda – Lazi me, lazi me;
Thee Melomen – Criminals;
Ray Mason – I Gave Up Giving Up Drinking;
Descendents – Feel This;
Don’t – Fever Dreams;
Radkey – Le Song;
Purling Hiss – Fever;
Faz Waltz – Dynamite Sam;
Flesh Panthers – Let It Die;
Scarcity Of Tanks – Into Your Activities;
The I Don’t Cares – Dance To The Fight;
Javier Escovedo – Bad And Good;
Seger Liberation Army – Chain Smokin’;
Erotic Biljan And His Heretics – Wham Bam;
Faux Killas – Laura’s Song;
Apache – Hey Medusa;
Zig Zags – No Brains No Balls;
Dan Stuart – The Whores Above;
Jonathan Richman – Outside O’ Duffy’s;
Meet Your Death – Tracking The Dog.

Flashlite #410

Blue Arrow RecordsToday we feature music from the newest record label in Macedonia: Balkan Veliki. we spin remixes from Fonija, Bernays Propaganda and Esteban Gabridge. Also, we have new stuff from Cleveland’s Blue Arrow Records! Jonathan Richman has a new mp3 download which we hear is going really hot (lots of downloads) and Ethan Daniel Davidson has a new 45. We check both of these out in today’s show. We also feature new music from Jeff Beck and Personal And The Pizzas. We also have some new band: Pale Lights from Montreal, Canada, Sculpture Club from Salt Lake City and Lemon Twigs from Long Island. Lots of excitement also live in CLE: Radkey had a really cool gig. Hear an excerpt of it in today’s show.

Jeff Beck – Shrine;
Personal and the Pizzas – Concentration Camp;
Pale Lips – Romanne;
Fresh – Revolution;
Sculpture Club – My Favorite;
Fonija – Ovoj den;
Bernays Propaganda and Mark Heaney – Povekje;
Esteban Gabridge – If;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – My Crows;
Radkey – Marvel;
Dinosaur Jr – Goin Down;
J Mascis – Tell the Truth;
Jonathan Richman – People Are Disgusting;
The Lemon Twigs – Hi+Lo;
The Lemon Twigs – Soothe;
Co-Pilgrim – Sweet Murmur Of;
Chook Race – Start Anew.

Flashlite #409

Bash and PopToday’s show is full of supergroups. There’s a new album by Datura4 (Dom Mariani and Greg Hitchcock), new song from the ex-Yugoslavian supergroup Trese.Lupa.Udara lead by Koja and Tommy Stinson’s Bash and Pop are back with the new tunes. Gartrells is a new supergroup from Georgia with members from Black Lips, Legendary Shack Shakers, Black Linen and The Gaye Blades. We also hear a new tune from Eamon McGrath and a new one from Wild Billy Childish – this time with his band CTMF.

Wesley Fuller – Change Your Mind;
Datura4 – Too Much (Or Not Enough);
Trese.Lupa.Udara. – Beži!;
Djuro i Tragaci – Trese lupa udara;
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers – Old Spur Line;
Black Lips – Lean;
The Gartrells – Truth Will Rise;
Bash and Pop – Tiny Pieces;
Bash and Pop – On The Rocks;
Eamon McGrath and The Hills Mover – Shadows On The Night;
Eamon McGrath – Ontario By Night;
Andy Bopp – Broken Ties;
Terry Malts – Used to Be;
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials – I’ll Cry Tomorrow;
Flesh Panthers – The Lotus Eaters;
Wild Billy Childish & CTMF – Turn and Run.

Flashlite #408

Mose AllisonToday we pay a tribute to one of the greatest jazz musicians and songwriters that the world had ever known. Mose Allison. We will explore his influence to the classic and contemporary rock’n’roll and at the same time we will listen to his original jazz versions. A special treat is a three song chain from his 2007 concert in Cleveland that completely changed my life. Allison passed away three days after his 89th birthday on November 15th this year.

Pixies – Allison;
Blue Cheer – Parchman Farm;
Mose Allison – Parchman Farm;
John Mayall – Parchman farm;
Yardbirds – I’m Not Talkin’;
Mose Allison – I’m Not Talking;
Mose Allison – If You Live;
Paul Butterfield’s Better Days – If You Live;
Meet Your Death – If You Live;
Leon Russell – Smashed;
The Gories – Smashed;
Mose Allison – Smashed;
Mose Allison – Look here;
The Clash – Look Here;
Brian Auger – Foolkiller;
Mose Allison – Foolkiller;
Mose Allison – Live in Cleveland;
Mose Allison – Certified Senior Citizen;
Mose Allison – Young Man’s Blues;
The Who – Young Man Blues.