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Flashlite #239

Motel MirrorsA ton of new things today. A lot of it comes from advanced downloads that artists made to promote their upcoming records, so search, stream and download. Amy LaVere and John Paul Keith have a new duet together called Motel Mirrors. Howe Gelb has a new tune that he recorded together with Will Oldham. City of Cool from Australia also have a new tune and so does Eamon McGrath. His new song Exile is meant to announce a three part series of eps that will eventually comprise his future LP. R. Stevie Moore has a new hilarious song as a support for Pussy Riot and he has a reissue of his 1978 record called Delicate Tensions. Alejandro and Javier Escovedo together with Jon Dee Graham reunited into True Believers and prepared a newly recorded song as an advance for their future new record. Talking about reissues, The Replacements are back together and I saw that over in Toronto. They sounded great and we have three songs bootlegged at the reunion show today. Two new exciting records are also out Bras by Bad Sports and Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere by Terry Malts. And Dirtbombs! Two new records, one with brand new records done in bubblegum rock style and the other – a compilation of B sides and singles.

The Replacemetns – Achin’ To Be;
The Replacements – Takin’ A Ride;
Modernettes – Rebel Kind;
True Believers – Rebel Kind;
True Believers – Gipsy Son;
Bad Sports – Would You Wait For Me Too;
Bad Sports – Nothing In This World;
Terry Matls – I Was Not There;
Terry Malts – No Good for You;
Amy LaVere – Killing Him;
Motel Mirrors – Meet Me On The Corner;
Howe Gelb – Vortexas;
R. Stevie Moore – Schoolgirl;
R. Stevie Moore – Free Pussy Riot;
The Dirtbombs – Hot Sour Salty Sweet;
The Dirtbombs – Candyass;
City of Cool – Controlled;
Eamon McGrath – Exile;
The Replacements – IOU.

Flashlite #187

Dob LybanSinger singwriters today… some of the greatest ever. Dan Stuart, founding member of the Green On Red is finally back with with his second ever solo album, the first since his excellent debut Can O’Worms in 1995. The new album is called The Deliverance of Marlowe Billings. Italian band Sacri Cuori backs him up for this effort. Then we have Patti Smith who also has a new record out called Banga. Grant Hart is preparing a new solo double album called The Argument based on Milton’s poem Paradise Lost. The album is still not out, but two songs from it came out on a 45. Jon Dee Graham was recently in Cleveland, at Beachland Tavern and he’s in our Live in Cleveland segment. He also has a new album out Garage Sale which I picked at the show. And then there’s the new album from the guy on the picture. We say goodbye to Scott McKenzie, who sadly died recently. Finally, we have an exclusive new tune from a Zagreb band Vex And The Voxtones, who will participate on the upcoming tribute to The Records.

Patti Smith – Mosaic;
Sacri Cuori – El Gone;
Dan Stuart – What Are You Laughing About;
Dan Stuart – Waterfall;
Grant Hart – So Far From Heaven;
Nova Mob – Space Jazz;
Scott McKenzie – No, No, No, No, No;
Scott Mckenzie – What’s The Difference;
Jon Dee Graham – Sleep Enough To Dream (Live In CLE);
Jon Dee Graham – Just Like That;
The Rubinoos – Leave My Heart Alone;
Vex and the Voxtones – Not So Much The Time;
The Records – Not So Much Time;
Spitballs – Boris The Spider;
The Flatlanders – Number Sixteen.

Flashlite #166

John McCauleyNew names in today’s show is the Portuguese duet called New Kind of Mambo and The Horrors from Cedar Rapids in Iowa. New Kind of Mambo has a new ep on their bandcamp page (free download) and Horrors have a new album called Vent produced by one of the heroes of this show Greg Cartwright. Tough Shits is another new band today with a self titled album. Deer Tick have new ep called Tim and we check it out in today’s show, by exploring connections between John McCauley and Paul Westerberg. Howe Gelb expanded the line up of his Giant Sand and now they are Giant Giant Sand – 12 people total in the new line up. Giant indeed. Freedy Johnston, Jon Dee Graham and Susan Cowsill put the record out as The Hobart Brothers and Lil’ Sis Hobart. We heard them all together for the first time a year ago in Flashlite 123 and now their first official album At Least We Have Each Other is out.

Mourning Sun – Benashaw Glenn;
The Hobart Brothers and Lil Sis Hobart – Ballad Of Sis (Didn’t I Love You);
Continental Drifters – Spring Day In Ohio;
Cheyenne Marie Mize – Wishing Well;
fIREHOSE – Formal Introduction (Live);
Mike Watt – The Glory of Man Anxious Mo-Fo;
The Horrors – Block Of Wood;
Reigning Sound – Since When;
Love Me – Sadly Beautiful;
The Replacements – Never Mind;
Deer Tick – Main Street;
Lee Ranaldo – Off The Wall;
James And Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet;
The Tough Shits – She’s a Loner;
Giant Giant Sand – Tucson;
New Kind Of Mambo – New Kind Of Mambo.

Flashlite #123

Sonny VincentA ton of new records today… We have a new band called Sonny And The Sunsets. Album is called Hit By Hit and it’s out on Fat Possum. Robyn Hitchcock is also here with a new album called Tromsø, Kaptein. Steve Earle also has a new record out called I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive. Ad Hoc Detroit super group The Witches had put out a compilation record called A Haunted Person’s Guide To The Witches, which ranks as a seriously strong candidate for the best reissue of this year. A very pleasant surprise is the brand new collaboration between Susan Cowsill, Freedy Johnston and Jon Dee Graham in a band they call The Hobart Brothers And Lil’ Sis Hobart. The new songs are in progress, we got one from their website. We also have a new band today, Swedish hopefuls Bäddat för trubbel. I find it amusing how Swedish language when its sung sounds like gibberish English… Anyway, great stuff!

Lulu – After All (I Live My Life);
Bäddat För Trubbel – TvÃ¥ SpÃ¥r Av StÃ¥l;
Sonny And The Sunsets – Reflections on Youth;
The Soft Boys – Angelpoise Lamp;
Robyn Hitchcock – August In Hammersmith;
Steve Earle and Allison Moorer – Heaven or Hell;
Allison Moorer – Work To Do;
Steve Earle – Angry Young Man;
Continental Drifters – Snow;
Jon Dee Graham – (Let’s Get It) While It’s There;
Freedy Johnston – On The Way Out;
The Hobart Brothers And Lil’ Sis Hobart – I Am Sorry;
The Witches – Lost With The Real Gone;
Mandible Chatter- Psychotic Reaction;
Thin White Rope – Elsie Crashed The Party;
Zeitgeist – She Digs Ornette.

Flashlite #72

Lorette VelvetteToday’s editions brings you the newest album for The Kropotkins, band fronted by Lorette Velvette and Dave Soldier. This is their third album, and listeners of this show their two first albums very well if they followed our past episodes. We also have A. A. Bondy with his new album Daytrotter Session volume 2, Suzanne Vega with her new album Close-Up Vol. 1 Love Songs. Jon Dee Graham is also here with his brand new album It’s Not As Bad As It Looks. We know him previously as the member of The Skunks, True Believers and The Resentments. He recently had an accident that nearly took his life, and we’re glad to see him back raging full on. John Wesley Coleman III is the new name at the Little Lighthouse. In this show you can hear a tune from his new album called Steal My Mind, Coleman’s version of Warren Zevon’s Lawyers, Guns And Money.

Ivica Percl – Dobar Dan;
Kropotkins – Little Drag Racer;
Kropotkins – Cold Wet Steel;
Kropotkins – Junior’s Groove;
A.A. Bondy – Among The Pines;
A.A. Bondy – I Can See The Pines Are Dancing;
Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy – Back Back Train;
Warren Zevon – Lawyers, Guns And Money;
John Wesley Coleman III – Lawyers, Guns & Money;
True Believers – Sleep Enough To Dream;
Jon Dee Graham – My Lucky Day;
Javier Escovedo – The Music Keeps On Playin’;
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – Maggie May;
Suzanne Vega – I’ll Never Be Your Maggie May;
The Boomtown Rats – (She’s Gonna) Do You In;
The Vibrators – Sweet Sweet Heart.