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Flashlite #240

HickoidsSome sweet new americana today, or maybe it’s better to call it roots rock, since americana is really a worn out term these days. Neko Case has a new record, as well as her bandmate from the Blacky Ranchette project, Richard Buckner. Mark Lanegan is back as well with a new record consisting entirely of covers aptly called Imitations. Let’s not forget the cow punk legends Hickoids from Austin who recently gave us two new records, one a cover record called Kicking It With The Twits and also Hairy Charin’ Ape Suit that contains new songs. Finally Dickinson brothers have a new record with the North Mississippi Allstars, called World Boogi Is Coming, which were one of the last words of their father Jim before he died. The record contains a new version of Brownsville with Sid Selvidge who recently passed away and who many years ago sang this tune also with Jim in Mud Boy and The Neutrons.

Bee Gees – In My Own Time;
Hickoids – Say So Long;
Hickoids – Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow;
The Rolling Stones – Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow ;
Model Prisoners – Bad Attitude;
Sonny Vincent – Bad Attitude (Live in CLE);
The Wanton Bishops – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart;
North Mississippi Allstars – Goin’ to Brownsville;
Mud Boy And The Neutrons – Brownsville;
The Beatles – The Ballad of John and Yoko;
Games – (Baby) Put Down That Gun;
Neko Case – Man;
Richard Buckner – Foundation;
Richard Buckner – Hoping Wishers Never Lose;
The Connection – Nothing About Me;
King Khan and The Shrines – Luckiest Man;
Mark Lanegan – Deepest Shade.

Flashlite #237

Sid SelvidgeToday’s show is dedicated to Sid Selvidge. He was a part of the Mud Boy and The Neutrons, a group of highly influential Memphis musicians. Lee Baker on guitar and Jim Dickinson on piano both passed away relatively recently, and Sid, who was the lead singer, just died in May this year. He was an incredible talent and a great singer who did not put out a lot of records, but nevertheless, influenced many. We also have Bassholes with their new record called Boogieman Stew and King Khan also with his new record called Idle No More. We also introduce a new super-group, consisting of Eddie Munoz from Plimsouls, Clem Burke from Blondie and Keith Streng from Fleshtones. It’s called The Split Squad. Our Australian favorites, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard are back with a new Internet single, a cover of T. Rex song Lean Woman Blues.

Mud Boy And The Neutrons – Angel Band;
Mud Boy And The Neutrons – Bo Diddley;
Sid Selvidge – That’s How I Got to Memphis;
Sid Selvidge – Miss Eleana;
Sid Selvidge – By Your Side;
Mud Boy And The Neutrons – I’ve Goa A Secret;
Marcia Ball – Live in CLE;
The Groundhogs – Express Man;
Bassholes – Express Man
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Lean Woman Blues;
T. Rex – Lean Woman Blues;
King Khan – Come Levitate With Me;
King Khan – So Wild;
The Split Squad – Touch and Go;
The Split Squad – Teenarama.

Flashlite #102 – Vinyl Junkyard 1

Peter IsaacsonToday we have a special dedicated to one LP album. In fact, I will try to make this somewhat of a series whenever I stumble on an LP that sounds great and that I found sitting somewhere completely forgotten in a bargain bin of a record store. This is precisely what we have now. Peter Isaacson Sings is a completely strange folk album that gathers songs by Dylan, Donovan, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchel and others covered by some mysterious singer. On the record that I have, the mysterious singer is Peter Isaacson. On a different release that people mention here and there on the Internet, his name is Greg Lee. In any case, we have no clue who that person is and what is his real name, but he has a very beautiful voice and guitar style, all recorded what appears to be a single microphone. His voice is somewhere between Gordon Lightfoot at its weakest places and Sid Selvidge at its best parts. I am completely fascinated by this beautiful and mysterious record, and in this show we will hear nearly all cuts from it, along with the originals not just for comparison sake, but also because it makes one really rich playlist!

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Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now;
Peter Isaacson – Both Sides Now;
Peter Isaacson – Blowin’ In The Wind;
Bob Dylan – Blowin’ In The Wind;
Peter Isaacson – Lalena;
Donovan – Lalena;
Peter Isaacson – Trouble In Mind;
Lightnin’ Hopkins – Trouble In Mind;
Peter Isaacson – Threw It All Away;
Bob Dylan – I Threw It All Away;
Cher – I Threw It All Away;
Peter Isaacson – Ribbon of Darkness;
Peter Isaacson – I Shall Be Released;
Bob Dylan – I Shall Be Released;
Peter Isaacson – Black Sheep Boy;
Tim Hardin – Black Sheep Boy;
Peter Isaacson – Catch The Wind;
Donovan – Catch The Wind;
Peter Isaacson – Affair On 8th Ave;
Gordon Lightfoot – Affair On 8th Ave.