Today’s program is dedicated to Little Richard, Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk and Dave Greenfield from Stranglers, legendary rockers who we lost in a very short period of time. But the show must go on, and despite the losses, we gain with some exciting new releases. Our friends over at Blue Arrow Records have a brand new release with Stutter Steps from Pittsburgh. We also feature two singer songwriters for the first time at the show. First, Tommie Vaughn, the leader of Wall of Tom band and author of the Frankie Spencer trilogy. Second, Phranc’s guitarist Pie Smith is here with his new singer-songwriting project called simply Pie. We also check out the Vancouver’s own Dead Ghost and our Italian friends Cheap Wine from their most recent album Faces.
Kraftwerk – Ruckzuck;
Dead Ghosts – Blackout;
Cheap Wine – The Great Puppet Show;
Datura4 – Give;
Little Richard – Keep A Knockin;
Little Richard – Jenny Jenny;
Stutter Steps – Reeling;
Stutter Steps – Weak Restraint;
Suzanne Vega – Frank and Eva;
Piramid Scheme – Seen This Before;
Wall of Tom – Tornado;
Pie – Stand in the Sun;
Braden Bodensteiner – Where the River Meets the Soul;
Kraftwerk – Das Model;
The Stranglers – Golden Brown;
The Stranglers – No More Heroes.
Today we start off with a brand new tune from Cheap Wine’s new studio, directly from Pesaro, Italy. Motörhead and Replacements have post-breakup releases, and we check it out today. Pink Tiles from Australia have a really good new album, that showcases their great new leap in artistic maturity. Hidden Rifles are a new band for Matthew Wascovich, Mike Watt and Norman Westberg. We introduce Transit Method from Austin TX and three ladies from New York City, Baby Shakes.
We start off today with the new Swedish quartet Honeymoon Disease with a cool, denim-clad, straightforward rock’n’roll sound. Javier Escovedo, of Zeros and True Believers, brother of Alejandro has a new record as well. We introduce King Mud, a duet from from Fort Wayne, IN. Legendary Dan Stuart is back with a new band and a follow up to his great album Deliverance of Marlowe Billings hecho en Mexico. Our Italian friends Cheap Wine, who never shied away from naming Green On Red as their biggest influence are back with their second live album that contains longer, improvisational pieces. And in the end, we say goodbye to the rock’n’roll legend Giorgio Gomelsky who passed away in January. He helped the career of Yardbirds when we worked as their manager and producer over in the swinging 60s London.
Today we begin with some vinyl reissues from Superior Viaduct – 100 Flowers and Flesh Eaters. Then we hear a Sweet Apple B side, which is a cover of Scientists’ Frantic Romantic. Then we go to Italy, where our friends Cheap Wine have a new record, tenth in seventeen years! Jesse Winchester who passed away earlier this year, recorded an LP worth of stuff which has just come out and we check it out. Singer songwriter Kim Simpson returns with music set to the DuÅ¡ko Trifunović lyrics. And Maggie Björklund who we know well from her collaborations with Howe Gelb and John Doe has a record on her own. Also, Mike Watt and his Italian sailors visited my town, and we have it on a tape. Il Sogno Del Marinaio! The most famous musician out of Boise ID, Paul Revere passed away and we pay a small tribute to his legacy.
Today we open up with our good friends Cheap Wine from Pesaro in Italy, one of the best Americana band outside America. We also represent the new album from the Australian singer songwriter Paul Kelly. Sarah Borges joined forces with Los Straitjackets for a cover of The Rolling Stones Let’s Spend The Night Together. Buddy Miller joined forces with Jim Lauderdale for a new album together. And Trixie Whitley visited Cleveland with her band and totally rocked the house. We hear a portion of her snow in Beachland in our segment Live in Cleveland.
Exactly ten years ago in this show we introduced a little known Italian Americana band Cheap Wine. Since then, they became a constant in our show. Recently, they put out a 2CD live album called Stay Alive, worth of two full hours of dusty rock’n’roll. I’m glad to have them still next to us. Besides this, in our show today we have the brand new collaboration between Wanda Jackson and Jack White. We also introduce the amazing harpist and singer Stacie Collins. She is lucky enough to be backed by the legendary Jason and The Scorchers. Wanda with Jack and Stacie with Warren are lethal rock’n’roll amalgams! We also introduce The Jaybirds from Salzburg in Austria – a band that belongs to a 60s retro movement that’s always fun to listen to.
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