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Flashlite #732

Elizabeth Moen

Today we check out new jams by Mythic Sunship from Denmark and Dead Meadow from Washington DC. Arizonians Naïm Amor and John Convertino collaborate on very interesting instrumentals. Introducing this week, Odd Men Out and Korb from London UK, Elkhorn from New York, Marcel Borrack from Melbourne Australia and Third Sound from Berlin.

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Ghost Funk Orchestra – Blood Moon;
Odd Men Out – Summer;
Mythic Sunship – Tempest;
Mike Baggetta, Jim Keltner, Mike Watt – Everywhen We Go (Slight Return);
Naïm Amor and John Convertino – Black Foot Shuffle;
Elkhorn – Wilderness;
David Craven & Jon S Williams – Mountain;
Korb – Android;
Marcel Borrack – Marcel Borrack – Stop Trippin’;
Daliborovo Granje – Mehana;
Dead Meadow – Valmont’s Pad;
The Third Sound – Ghosts of Memphis;
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Ice V.

Flashlite #138

Rainer PtacekAnd… we’re back from our usual Summer break. The break was long, but without huge shakes in musical world. Also, not too many great records happened in the past two months while we were gone. My favorite record this summer is definitely Rainer Ptacek session with Calexico members that came out now, but it was recorded way back in 1997, mere months before Rainer passed away. The cd is called Roll Back The Years, and I really wish I could. We lost a lot when Rainer left 14 years ago. From Austin, we have new records for The Krayolas and John Wesley Coleman. From Memphis, we have new records for Jack Oblivian and Bo-Keys. We also have new Brian Wilson, whose new record is centered around Disney movies.

In other news, we say goodbye to Zagreb’s Radio SC. The “flashlite” edition of The Little Lighthouse, that is, Internet edition recorded in my room, as opposed to being live in real radio studio, started back in 2008 on their initiative. I am thankful for bringing me back out into the public, but last spring I got a note from them that their funds got shortened and that the radio ceased to exist. All the best to their crew in future endeavors. In the mean time, we keep rocking the (un)free world on this website, and also in Kragujevac on Radio Centar and Athens on Rock XS.

Wolf People – Time;
The Krayolas – Catherine;
The Krayolas – Gonna Walk Down;
Tyla Gang – Styrofoam;
Housecoat Project – Styrofoam (San Francisco CA 1987);
John Wesley Coleman III – Werewolf Soup;
Jack Oblivian – Dark Eyes;
Rainer and Das Combo – Drop Down Mama;
Rainer with Joey Burns and John Convertino – Roll Back the Years;
Tommy Stinson – One Man Mutiny;
Bash and Pop – Friday Night (Is Killing Me);
The Beatles – Why Don’t We Do It In The Road;
Lowell Fulson – Why Don’t We Do It In The Road;
The Bo-Keys – I’m Going Home (feat. Charlie Musselwhite);
Brian Wilson – Kiss the Girl (From the Little Mermaid);
R. Stevie Moore with Dave Gregory – Dates;
Chris McKenna – Maximum Love Vibes;
Poni-Tails – Born Too Late.

Flashlite #112

Gary MooreIrish guitar player Gary Moore was a one time member of Thin Lizzy, which was an amazing band. He was in and out of the band many times, but their album Black Rose that featured Moore marked a new era for this band and it is one of their strongest. Moore was a kind of rock musician that put virtuosity ahead of everything. This is a thin line that can make you sound kitschy or really grand. Moore did both, but we will remember him for the best. This show goes to him. First half hour of the show is therefore loud and for the most part live. Still, we also introduce some new artists, Towerbrown from France and Susie Hug from London. Even though Susie lives in London, her sound is very American. This is not surprising since she’s raised in San Diego in a Japanese-American family. Just check our her latest album Tuscon Moonshine that she recorded with the help of Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico and Giant Sand fame. We also check in with North Mississippi Allstars – a band that we featured for the first time exactly 10 years ago. They have a new album called Keys To The Kingdom. We also check in with our good friend Huw Akiba Jones and his Akibas. They recorded another album pastorally titled The Cows on Donkey Hillin 2009 and it’s finally in our hands.

Nirvana and Zdenka Kovacicek – Klik tema broj 1;
Thin Lizzy – Toughest Street in Town;
Towerbrown – Let’s paint it brown;
Tim Lee 3 – Kerosene and Matches;
Cheap Wine – Rockin’ In The Free World;
The Godfathers – Blitzkrieg Bop (Live);
North Mississippi AllStars – Goin’ Down South;
Hill Country Revue – Zebra Ranch;
North Mississippi Allstars – The Meeting;
The Akibas – Should Nothing Come;
Susie Hug – Out of Nowhere;
Susie Hug – Amazed;
Bubblegum Lemonade – She’s Got A Gun;
The Singing Loins – Ascending Chatham Hill;
Rod Stewart – Tomorrow is a Long Time.