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Flashlite #617

Sarah Harmer

Good songwriting today! We have new music by Sarah Harmer and Eamon McGrath, both from Canada, Adam Weiner and his Low Cut Connie on a new album. We also have one of the most legendary ones: Bruce Springsteen. Talking about legends, John Mayall has just celebrated his 86th birthday with a new single, collaborating with Buddy Miller. Willie Nile had a good record this year and there’s also a tribute organized in his honor. Shemekia Copeland has a lovely new feminist cover of Under My Thumb. Finally, Templo Diez is a new band from Netherlands that we introduce in today’s show.

Daniel Romano – Natural Lover;
Sarah Harmer – New Low;
Low Cut Connie – Help Me;
Swampmeat Family Band – Mother’s Lies;
Molly Tuttle – She’s a Rainbow;
The Rolling Stones – Under my Thumb;
Shemekia Copeland – Under My Thumb;
John Mayall – I’m as Good as Gone (Feat. Buddy Miller);
John Mayall – Curly;
Bette Smith – I Felt It Too;
Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap;
Any Trouble – Growing Up;
Bruce Springsteen – Last Man Standing;
Eamon McGrath – Sparkle & Bleed;
Dan Penn – Edge of Love;
Templo Diez – 305 South;
Graham Parker – One Guitar;
Willie Nile – the Fool Who Drank the Ocean.

Flashlite #567

Saba Lou

Today we introduce the newest album from King Khan’s 17 year old daughter Saba Lou. Also new to us is Tucson AZ one-man-band Diners lead by Tyler Broderick. Great new albums with loads of catchy songs are released by More Kicks from London UK and The Whiffs from Kansas City. Willie Nile is back with a new record and so are Tim Lee and Susan Bauer, together this time as Bark. Schizophonics new LP is also finally in our hands, it’s called People in the Sky. We also introduce a relatively new track from Julie Christensen. Next week, we begin our review of best albums in 2019!

Rodney Crowell with Billy Gibbons – 56 Fury;
Willie Nile – Somewhere It’s Raining;
Bark – Drilla Hole;
Bark – Signal;
Trixie Whitle – Danger Mind;
More Kicks – What You Thinking;
The Whiffs – Seventeen;
Lisa Prank – Truth About You;
The Bevis Frond – Blew Me Out;
The Magnolias – When I’m Not;
Diners – You’ve Got It;
The Schizophonics – Like a Mummy;
Faz Waltz – Oh Penny;
Trotsky Icepick – Trust;
Scarcity of Tanks – Gentlemen On Junk;
Longport Buzz – Who Is He;
The NoMen – Salvage My Youth;
Saba Lou – On The Fields;
Julie Christensen – Breaking Open.

Flashlite #498

Jack Torera of The JacketsToday we bring you the new music from Kelley Stoltz, Peter Holsapple, Willie Nile and Boz Scaggs. We also introduce Jack Torera and her Jackets from Switzerland, Nick Piunti from Detroit, Saucers from Cleveland and Ben De La Cour from Nashville, TN. Willie Nile is also in our Live in Cleveland segment.

Eamon McGrath – Just Kids;
The Jackets – Queen of the Pill;
Kelley Stoltz – My Friend;
Kelley Stoltz – (My Baby Always Knows) What Time It Is;
The dB’s – We Should Be In Bed;
Peter Holsapple – Them Changes Sing Lady Sing;
Willie Nile – I Defy;
Willie Nile (Live in CLE);
Boz Scaggs – Rich Woman;
Boz Scaggs – Little Miss Night And Day;
Nick Piunti – Deep Freeze;
Kevin Gordon – Right On Time;
Jackie DeShannon – Sleepin’ with Love;
Saucers – She’s Alright;
Ben De La Cour – Face Down Penny.

Flashlite #321

Wax IdolsSeveral new names today for the first time at the Little Lighthouse. We have two bands that successfully mix lighter notes with electric guitars: Hushdrops from Chicago and Dick Diver from Melbourne, Australia. Life Sized Maps come from Brooklyn and play music heavy on synthesizers. We also have Wax Idols for the first time at the Little Lighthouse, with an older song that appeared on Suicide Squeeze Records sampler. Willie Nile is back with a piano oriented record and Jon Spencer also has a new record. We say goodbye to John Renbourn of Pentangle, who passed away recently.

Cargoe – I Love You Anyway;
The Eighty Eights – What Would Your Mother Say;
Hushdrops – Fight Fire With Rain;
Waddy Wachtel – You’re The One;
Life Size Maps – Strange Obsession;
Dick Diver – Waste The Alphabet;
Evan Dando – No Backbone (Live in CLE);
Willie Nile – Lost;
Pentangle – No Love Is Sorrow;
Little Walter – Boogie (Blues Alphabet);
Sonny Vincent and Spite – Clouds;
Jon Spencer’s Blues Explosion – Born Bad;
Wax Idols – Schadenfreude;
Bernays Propaganda – Dodeka krstot ne go zgasne;
My Name – Voice Of A Generation Gap;
Germ House – Best Laid Plans;
Zig Zags – Down The Drain;
Jennifer – I Am Waiting.

Flashlite #228

PondWe start off today with Pond – a band from Australia with ties to Tame Impala. We continue with another song from the Pop Depression compilation album Pesme ispod pokrivaca, this time it’s ŽeneKese from Belgrade with their version of the Hüsker Dü classic Flexible Flier. Then we check out the new albums for Willie Nile and Queens of The Stone Age. We also have Neko Case as a guest singer on the new musical written by Stephen King, T Bone Burnett And John Mellencamp. Finally, we introduce the new duet from Belgium Iris and the Deadly Flowers, which consists of a 16 year old girl and her father.

Dancing Hoods – Impossible Years;
Pond – Hey Joe;
Pond – Fantastic Explosion Of Time;
Tame Impala – Elephant;
Hüsker Dü – Flexible Flyer;
ZeneKese – Supersonicne sanke;
Willie Nile – Welcome to my Head;
Willie Nile – This Is Our Time;
Cobra Verde – Was It Good (Live in CLE);
Queens of The Stone Age – If I Had A Tail;
My Boddy Moose – Lack Of Imagination;
Neko Case – That’s Who I Am;
The Band of Blacky Ranchette – Getting It Made;
The Stan McMahon Band – Crystal;
Iris and the Deadly Flowers – Stop Me;
Turf War – 100 Years.

Flashlite #110

Willie NileFirst of all, let me say hi to all the listeners from Kragujevac. There is a brand new radio station over there called Radio Centar 987 and starting from today, they will broadcast The Little Lighthouse every Thursday from 10pm (Central European Time). Kragujevac, welcome to the show! Today we have three new albums. We don’t have English bands on the show as often as some other shows and podcasts, but today we have two of them. British Sea Power is a name that brings Brit pop associations, but their sound somewhat stiffer over all, especially on the opening song of their new album called Valhalla Dancehall. London band Singing Loins however is as far from the Brit pop as you can be (which is a compliment of course!) and they have a new album too called Stuff. Third new album for this week is The Innocent Ones by the legendary New York outsider Willie Nile. We also represent one new band today. Their name is The Plastic Pals and they come from Sweden. Apparently, they belong to a movement called paisley vikings, and the syntagm sounds great and brings great associations, but I wish I knew more of the bands from the movement.

Devin Hill – Run Like Hell;
Happy Birthday – I Want to Stay (I Run Away);
British Sea Power – Who’s In Control;
Rolling Stones – (Walkin’ Thu A) Sleepy City;
The Parting Gifts – Sleepy City;
Green On Red – Rainy Days And Mondays;
The Slummers – Last One Out;
The Plastic Pals – She’s Going Back;
The Singing Loins – Where’s My Machine Gun;
The Singing Loins – The Topless Twins Of Allhallows-On-Sea;
Willie Nile – Topless Amateur;
Willie Nile – Old Men Sleeping On The Bowery;
Tim Lee 3 – Salty Tears;
The Sports – When You Walk In The Room;
Beachwood Sparks – Sister Rose;
Siluete – Uhvati vetar;
Sid Selvidge – Try And Catch The Wind;
Peter Isaacson – Catch The Wind;
Bill Fox – The Story Of You.

Flashlite #53

Greg KoonsAfter four-week break, The Little Lighthouse is finally back. But not for long. In two weeks Radio SC is taking a summer break with re-runs, so this show will resume when they return in September. But let’s see what we have on today! Dinosaur Jr are back with a new album called Farm and it’s a good one! I must admit, I did not expect too much, since it seemed to me that their reunion was motivated by anything but pure artistic inspiration. I guess I was wrong. Greg Koons, who we praised for his great LA on TV song, finally has a debut record out. It’s called Welcome to the Nowhere Motel and it represents him as already developed singer-songwriter with a nice rock edge. Another songwriter, Willie Nile, who wrote some of the most engaging lyrics about New York City, is also back. The new album is called House of a Thousand Guitars. And then we have one more singer-songwriter, Ray Mason, the hardest working man in rock’n’roll who puts out at least two records per year, is back again with the new record Like Bugs Chewing on Paper and this time it’s a solo deal. Predrag Delibasic, multi-instrumentalist from Perth, Australia recently recorded a demo and a single, and it’s filled with very approachable, danceable but imaginative instrumentals, played on weird instruments. We end things up today with two live bootlegs that I’ve recorded in Pittsburgh using my mp3-player: Ed fROMOHIO and Grant Hart – two legendary SST musicians who need no introduction.

Clive Gregson & Christine Collister – As Lovers Do;
Scarce – Scorpion Tray;
Dinosaur Jr – Over It;
Dinosaur Jr – No Bones;
Cedars – For your information;
Elektricni Orgazam – Glave;
Predrag Delibasic – Leaves Falling on Lisbon;
Modern Lovers – Egyptian Reggae;
Greg Koons And The Misbegotten – Here She Comes;
Willie Nile – Run;
Willie Nile – Hide Your Love;
Ray Mason – They Don’t Make Records Like That Anymore;
Ray Mason – Sin Eater;
Lemonheads – I Just Can’t Take It Anymore;
Gram Parsons – I Just Can’t Take It Anymore;
Jack-O & The Tennessee Tearjerkers – Ditch Road;
The Moaners – Elizabeth Cotton’s Song;
Ed fROMOHIO Trio – In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton;
Grant Hart – I Knew All About You Since Then.