Flashlite #507

Emma DeCorsey of I Am The Polish ArmyToday we have a brand new track from The Flesh Eaters, who reformed in their most notorious line up, featuring Chris D, Steve Berlin, DJ Bonebrake, John Doe, Bill Bateman and Dave Alvin. And it’s a cover of a lesser known Sonics tune! We also have the new tune from Emma DeCorsey of I Am The Polish Army from her new cassette Dream. Clara Engel from Toronto in Canada also has a new album A Shore Far From Any Prison. Clara will be playing live in Cleveland on December 7th at Euclid Tavern and on December 8th at The Whiskey Bar. Emma will be playing at Blue Arrow Records on November 10th at 3pm. Both of them are coming to Cleveland through a booking production of The Little Lighthouse. So that’s something new I’m doing and it would be appreciated if you all come and support the effort. Talking about Blue Arrow Records, new Jonathan Richman record is coming out today on that label and it’s called Sa. It features Jerry Harrison on keyboards, among others. We also introduce Maiorano from Berlin Germany, Michael Head from Liverpool, England and an older record that came on Ill In The Head Records by a Croatian band Gipps. On Numero, there is also a nice reissue compilation entitled Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground. We check it all out today.

Jesse Winchester – Neither Here Nor There;
Maiorano – Days in the Life;
The Flesh Eaters – Cinderella;
Sonics – Cinderella;
Thee Headcoats – Pocahontas Was Her Name;
Jonathan Richman – Alegre Soy;
The Belles – Melvin;
Hill Sisters – My Lover;
Joe Jack Talcum – Jellyfish Heaven;
Dead Milkmen – Somewhere Over Antarctica;
Gipps – Raspuce;
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Wild Mountain Thyme;
The Byrds – Wild Mountain Thyme;
The Lemon Twigs – Never Know;
Willie Nile – Don’t;
The Jaybirds – Over Your Shoulder;
Emma DeCorsey – Gold;
Clara Engel – A Shore Far From Any Prison.

Flashlite #506

Colleen GreenBilly F Gibbons from ZZ Top has a new solo record and so does Richard Thompson, the legendary guitarist of Fairport Convention. We also introduce some new names today: Dumb Punts from Melbourne Australia, Brandy from New York City and Ike Reilly from Chicago. Colleen Green is interesting, she released several cassette tapes in the past few years over in Los Angeles. As a loving tribute to John Wicks who passed away on October 7th, we play two songs by The Records. War on Women are live in Cleveland.

The Record Company – Roll Bones;
Dumb Punts – Stressed Out;
Colleen Green – Cold Shoulder;
Pink Fairies – Whipping Boy;
The DT’S – Big Bird;
Tav Falco = Gentleman in Black;
War on Women – Live in CLE;
Brandy – Urgent Blowout;
Billy F Gibbons – Second Line;
The Forty Nineteens – Not Forgotten;
The Records – Rumour Sets the Woods Alight;
The Records – Starry Eyes;
Townes Van Zandt – Who Do You Love;
Garage in July – Feniks;
Richard Thompson – You Can’t Reach Me;
Ike Reilly – Boltcutter Again.

Flashlite #505

Geoff EmerickToday we are saying goodbye to one of the greatest sound engineers in the world for rock’n’roll. Geoff Emerick passed away last week at the age of 72. We listen to some the music he recorded, but we also check out a good dose of new stuff. Alejandro Escovedo teamed up with Don Antonio Gramentieri from Sacri Cuori on a new album and Peter Perrett of The Only Ones is somewhere out there to help as well. Paul Collins of The Beat is back with the new record as well. Aaron Lee Tasjan, man from the heart of Ohio with a stellar biography of collaborations with Kevn Kinney and New York Dolls is also back with the new album. We introduce a retro band from California, The Sound Reasons, Luke Tuchscherer from UK via New York City, buddies of Paul Weller over in UK, Stone Foundation and the new singer songwriter Curtis Roush.

The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows;
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Set You Free;
The Sound Reasons – Window Payne;
Dinosaur JR – Live in CLE;
Alejandro Escovedo With Don Antonio and Peter Perrett – waiting for me;
Peter Perrett – How The West Was Won;
Chris Mars – Can’t Go Home Again;
The Successful Failures – For no One;
Luke Tuchscherer – Just Like Holden;
Stone Foundation – Next Time Around;
Paul Collins – Lost Again;
Curtis Roush – Getaway;
Tomorrow – Revolution;
Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos;
The Zombies – Friends of Mine;
Cockney Rebel – Psychomodo.

Flashlite #504

The Dagger DebsRaul Rudolph of the Pink Fairies still pushes on with the band, so we check out their new album. Instrumentalist from Memphis TN, Impala, are also back with a new album in almost 20 years. We introduce Thee Dagger Debs from UK, Echotest from Italy, Big Bite from Seattle and Velveteen Rabbit from New York City on Hozac Records. We pay a tribute to Johnny Strike, legendary frontman of Crime, who passed away on September 9th this year.

Hot Lunch – Killer Smile.;
Thee Dagger Debs – Ain’t Worth the Time;
The Pink Fairies – Monkey Chatter;
The Pink Fairies – Do It;
Cat Mother And The All Night Newsboys – Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll;
The Schizophonics – The Train;
Crime – Hot Wire My Heart;
Crime – Terminal Boredom;
Lana Loveland – Web Of Sound;
Dream Machine – Back To You;
Echotest – The Drift;
Big Bite – Paralyzed;
Giants In The Trees – Moving Targets;
Beck – Little Hands;
Rezonansa – Sa suncem ranim;
Velveteen Rabbit – Mind-Numbing Entertainment;
Impala – Hall of the Mountain King;
Impala – Last Tango In Turrell.