Tag Archives: Soft Boys

Flashlite #715

Ruby The Hatchet

A lovely update today with the new music from the legendary Robyn Hitchcock of the Soft Boys. We also check out new tunes from Ruby The Hatchet from New Jersey, Futurebirds deliver a solid cover of Roky Erickson, Hooten Hallers are back with the new album and so is The Intelligence and Lithics. We introduce Amplifier Heads for the first time at the show. We also check out a new colab between Mike Watt, Jim Keltner and Mike Baggetta. We close the show with the new single from the Zagreb band B. Confidential & The Secret Four. We also pay a tribute to Bob Neuwirth, a legendary singer songwriter, originally from Akron, who passed away on May 18 this year.

Tropical Fuck Storm – Stayin’ Alive;
Ruby The Hatchet – Deceiver;
Robyn Hitchcock – The Shuffle Man;
Soft Boys – Insanely Jealous;
Roky Ericson – I Think Of Demons;
Futurebirds – I Think of Demons (Roky Erickson);
The Hooten Hallers – Back In Business Again;
The Hooten Haller – Further From Shore;
Peter & The Silhouettes – Claudette Jones;
The Amplifier Heads – Space Cadette;
Bob Neuwirth – Rock And Roll Time;
Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz – Janis Joplin;
The Intelligence – How to Improve Your Hearing Without Listening;
The Intelligence – My Work Here is Dumb;
Lithics – Lost Signal;
Minutemen – Maybe Partying Will Help;
Mike Baggetta, Jim Keltner, Mike Watt – Everywhen We Go;
B. Confidential & The Secret Four – Satan Is Her Name;
Crveni koralji – Johnny Guitar.

Flashlite #564

Hitchcock and Partrigde

Today we start off with a hard rock band from Melbourne called Power. Then we check out the new stuff Daniel Romano’s Ancient Shapes. There’s a neat relatively new tribute to the Nuggets Part Two compilation on The Active Listener and we check out Blondi’s Salvation from France, Exploding Eyes from Ireland, The NoMen from UK covering great sixties garage rock tunes. Mozes and the Firstborn from Netherlands also has a new record, and we introduce Fastball from Austin and Night Times from LA. Two legendary new wave warriors came up with a record together: Robyn Hitchcock & Andy Partridge and we check out a tune from it.

Tako – Lena;
Power – The Fool;
Ancient Shapes – Separation Anxiety;
Mikal Cronin – Lost a Year;
Blondi’s Salvation – War or Hands of Time;
Exploding Eyes – Bad Little Woman;
Masters Apprentices – War Or Hands Of Time;
The Wheels – Bad Little Woman;
The Factory – Path Through the Forest;
The NoMen – Path Through the Forest;
Mozes and the Firstborn – If I;
Robyn Hitchcock & Andy Partridge – Turn Me On, Deadman;
Soft Boys – Positive Vibrations;
XTC – Buzzcity Talking.ogg’
The Bevis Frond – Story Ends;
Parlor Snakes – Wonderland;
Fastball – Doesn’t It Make You Feel Small;
Night Times – Bad Luck;
Grupa SOS – Trazim.