Flashlite #486

Anna Von HausswolffWe first check out two recent tracks for the Patsy’s Rats, the band of Patsy Gelb, daughter of Howe. We introduce the new band for from Chicago, The Safes. Their latest album Tasty​ Waves has excellent reviews. We also have two new bands that are still waiting for the proper release: Quarx from Baton Rouge recorded a song live at KLSU and my sister’s band Rent Party contributed one song to the Tom Petty tribute Howling At The Full Moon, now digitally available at The Mooster Records. Anna Von Hausswolff is a young singer songwriter from Sweden and that’s another new name for us today. Finally, we check out the new releases from Wreckless Eric and Sarah Shook.

The Tonys – Border Radio;
Patsy’s Rats – Burnin’ Honey;
Patsy’s Rats – Is It Alright;
Kathy McCarty – City Song;
Grapefruit – Elevator;
The Safes – Mind of Its Own;
Quarx – Otherside;
Falling Stars – Live in CLE;
Bat Fangs – Mercury (Live);
Anna Von Hausswolff – The Mysterious Vanishing Of Electra;
Rent Part – Feel A Whole Lot Better;
The New Lou Reeds – Beautiful Women;
Margo White – I’m Not Ashamed;
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Over You;
Wreckless Eric – They Don’t Mean No Harm;
I Am The Polish Army – Gene;
Everly Brothers – Amanda Ruth;
Alejandro Escovedo – Chip N’ Tony.

Flashlite #485

Harriet Bevan of Black MothToday we open up with a new band called The Fadeaways form Japan. Melvins have a new record with two bass players, Jeff Pinkus (ex Butthole Surfers) and Steven McDonald (of Redd Kross). We introduce two hard rock bands, Black Moth lead by Harriet Bevan and a feminist quartet War On Women from Baltimore. Zerodent of Perth Australia are back with the new album and so are Umreti Fit (Szeged, Hungary). Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards is going solo on a new record and Rich Hopkins has a new song with his Luminarios. Tune in next week for more!

The Well Wishers – Come Out and Play;
The Fadeaways – I’m Gonna Make You Mine;
Melvins – I Want to Hold Your Hand;
Melvins – I Want to Tell You;
Brett Smiley – I Want To Hold Your Hand;
Dream Syndicae – Tell Me When It’s Over (Live in CLE);
Black Moth – Istra;
War On Women – Dick Pics;
Greg ‘Stackhouse’ Prevost – Too Much Junk;
Relativity – Trusted You;
Zerodent – Divine Sonata;
Umreti Fit – Kaži mi;
Chip Kinman and PCH – Ladybird;
John Doe – Hotel Ghost;
Imperial State Electric – Break It Down;
Erika Wennerstrom – Twisted Highway;
Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios – Acoma Mary.

Flashlite #484

A Place To Bury StrangersToday we first visit Scandinavia, where we check out the new tunes for the Sweden’s Ghost and Norway’s Death By Unga Bunga. Then we visit Ohio. We hear the new music from Guided By Voices and Public Squares who we caught live at Blue Arrow Records. Elsewhere in America, we hear new music from Brooklyn’s A Place To Bury Strangers. We also introduce The Sueves from Chicago and The Katellas, lead by Dewey Peek, who we heard last week with Ford Madox Ford. The episode this week is dedicated to the memory of Mike Harrison of Spooky Tooth, who passed away recently, on March 25.

Minutemen – It’s Expected I’m Gone;
Death By Unga Bunga – Haunt Me;
Ghost – Rats;
Total Control – Nervous Harvest;
Public Squares – Don’t Let Me Down;
Public Squares – Go Medium;
Guided By Voices – Game of Pricks;
Guided By Voices – Grey Spat Matters;
I Am The Polish Army – Setup;
Kathy Mccarty – Turn Myself Away;
Bad Moves – Shitty Tomorrow;
The Sueves – Green White;
A Place To Bury Strangers – Never Coming Back;
Kamo Sutra – Rodeo;
Painted Doll – Together Alone;
Starbuck – Let Your Hair Hang Long;
Stream Of Consciousness – Till You’re Through;
The Katellas – New Kid;
Spooky Tooth – I Am The Walrus;
Tortoise and Bonnie Prince Billy – It’s Expected I’m Gone.

Flashlite #483 – A Tribute to Tony Kinman

Tony KinmanTony Kinman and his brother Chip grew up in Carlsbad, CA, just North of San Diego. They started a band called Dils at the tail end of the 70s and were one of the first and strongest punk bands from the first American wave of punk. They moved from San Diego, to San Francisco and then finally Los Angeles. Uncompromisingly left wing political messages they delivered were true to heart and securely wrapped in equally uncompromising loud and explosive rock’n’roll sound. Tony had a deep baritone a Chip was a high tenor. Left wing politics and rough musical backdrop made their musical vision stood out in contrast to what the industry wanted from the very beginning. Rebelling against the punks, Tony and Chip formed a new project in the 80s called Rank & File in an adopted home of Austin TX. Teaming up with Alejandro Escovedo, they basically invented what would later be dubbed first cow punk and then alt country, but again, a few years too soon. Punks rejected the old brothers and country music scene just didn’t know what to make out of the left wing cowboys. Their next project started at the end of the 80s and went into the 90s. Just two brothers, one loud guitar and one metronome drum machine became ingredients for their next band called Blackbird. It was a minimalist approach, but nevertheless an approach that put their poetry up in the center and also Tony’s voice. Indeed, his deep dreamy baritone became the focus of the performance. Punk audience was not ready for the drum machine, so Kinmans decided to throw something else at the crowd. Remembering their childhood joy of listening to the old traditional cowboy songs. the brothers reinvented themselves as Cowboy Nation. Again, Tony’s voice was the focus attention. But with lyrics like in their songs Rebel and Revolution, they were rejected by the niche western scene and in the new millennium, Kinmans started family lives. The music was still there. Tony formed his own band called Los Trendy in Los Angeles and he also joined Smash Fashion for one album. Good news came this year that Chip formed his new band Ford Madox Ford with his son Dewey Peek and with Tony helping in the studio as a producer. But like in a bad novel, good news is always followed by a sad one. Tony was diagnosed with cancer in March and then fell to it on May 4th this year. His past music continues to inspire, but also, may Chip’s and Dewey’s future music be a reminder on Tony’s legacy just as well. This episode of The Little Lighthouse goes to Tony Kinman, our fallen comrade.

Cowboy Nation – Entrada;
Blackbird – Hold Me;
Dils – Class War;
Dils – Red Rockers Rule;
Dils – It’s Not Worth It;
Rank & File – Coyote;
Rank & File – The Conductor Wore Black;
Rank & File – Hot Wind;
Rank & File – John Brown;
Rank & File – Golden Age;
Blackbird – More;
Blackbird – Big Train;
Mike Watt – Big Train;
fIREHOSE – Quicksand;
Cowboy Nation – Cowboy Nation;
Cowboy Nation – Two Miles From Town;
Cowboy Nation – Revolution;
Cowboy Nation – Rebel;
Los Trendy – Sunny;
Smash Fashion – Superglam;
Smash Fashion – Runs In The Family;
Ford Madox Ford – Dark American Night;
Cowboy Nation – Salida.

Flashlite #482

Kelly WillisToday we open up with the new album for Mr. Airplane Man and for Earthless. We check out the new compilations for the Turkish surf band Hayvanlar Alemi and another one for the rascals from New York, The Fleshtones. We also check out the new tune for Kelly Willis. New bands for this week are The Well Wishers, Jackie Daytona and Kottarashky with his Rain Dogs. We also check out two recent releases from Savage Magic Records, Motherfuckin’ Motherfuckers from UK and the new live album for Imperial State Electric, who rose from the ashes of The Hellacopters.

Queens Of The Stone Age – Misfit Love;
Mr Airplane Man – Never Break;
Earthless – Black Heaven;
Imperial State Electric – Empire of Fire;
Imperial State Electric – It Ain’t What You Think (It’s What You Do);
Motherfuckin’ Motherfuckers – Subterranean Sickfuck Blues;
Anne MCCue – Rock’n’Roll Outlaw;
The Sadies – Dark Eyes Dying (Live in CLE);
Hayvalnar Alemi – Adventures in Addis;
The Fleshtones – Everywhere Is Nowhere;
Ruby Boots – It’s So Cruel;
Rainer and Das Combo – Where’s That At;
The Well Wishers – Gravity Waits;
Jackie Daytona – Uptown Baby;
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs – Opa Hey;
Kelly Willis – Back Being Blue.