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Flashlite #369

Kat ArthurToday we start off with Sylvia Juncosa, legendary SST artists, who is back with her excellent new record Wanna Gotta. Kat Arthur, who was in Legal Weapon plays with her new band Los Pistolas Coyotes in and around the L.A. scene. Ronnie Lane’s band Slim Chance reformed recently and made a new album. Ethan Daniel Davidson is in our Live in CLE  segment. Today;s show is dedicated to my friend Branko who passed away suddenly.

To Damascus – Night Surfing;
Sylvia Juncosa – Something In This Picture;
Sylvia Juncosa – Flint and Steel;
Honeymoon Disease – Break Up;
Legal Weapon – The Stare;
Los Pistolas Coyotes – Gun on My Shoulder;
Twin Tones – Flor Del Desierto;
Dan Stuart – Over My Shoulder;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Muddy Water (Live in CLE);
Ethan Daniel Davidson – If Not Now When;
Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance – The Poacher;
Slim Chance – The Poacher new;
Javier Escovedo – Drivin’ Around;
Javier Escovedo – Tonight Is Gonna Be Better;
Drago Mlinarec – Polja.

Flashlite #368

Trixie WhitleyIn today’s episode we hear new music from Trixie Whitley and Thee Oh Sees. W-X is a new band for Tim Presley of White Fence. Luther Dickinson, from North Mississippi Allstars is back with a solo record. Gary Louris from Jayhawks and Django Haskins from Old Ceremony formed a new duet called Au Pair. We introduce Doug Tuttle of MMOSS. After a short break, we are back with Live in CLE segment of our show. This time we feature a new song from Low Cut Connie.

Randy Winburn – Sunshine USA;
Thee Oh Sees – Fortress;
W-X – Steer Clear;
The I Don’t Cares – Hands Together;
Trixie Whitley – Hourglass;
Luther Dickisnon – Jackson;
Dirtmusic – Panther Hunting;
Au Pair – In Every Window;
Doug Tuttle – It Calls On Me;
MMOSS – Hands;
Olivia Tremor Control – NYC 25;
The Gun Club – Lupta Screams;
Alex Chilton – Hey Little Girl;
Low Cut Connie – Hey Little Child;
Low Cut Connie – Susie;
Dr. Feelgood – Stupidity.

DJ Set at Beachland Ballroom, Feb. 20 2016

BeachlandI played a DJ set at Beachland Ballroom on Saturday. It was a benefit for Waterloo Alley Cat organization with a ton of music, fundraising and two live sets, one was by Ethan Daniel Davidson and the headliners were The Sadies. Below is the setlist I delivered on that evening.

The Flesh Eaters – Satan’s Stomp;
The Babies – Burned on Fire;
The Babies – SOUL;
Treat Her Right – Backdoor;
John Mayall – Room To Move;
Tav Falco – Tina The Go Go Girl;
Link Wray – Fire And Brimstone;
Elektricni orgazam – Citadel;
Terry Manning – Savoy Truffle;
Martin Bisi – Money;
Divine Horsemen – Gimmme Shelter;
Giant Sand – All Along The Watchtower;
Elektricni orgazam – The Man Who Sold The World;
Windbreakers – Glory;
The Killer Shrews – Don’t Let The Bastards Wear You Down;
The Gods – Maria;
Brian Eno – Needle In The Camel’s Eye;
Mott The Hoople – Rock’n’Roll Queen;
Ty Segall – 20th Century Boy;
The Fuzz – Teen Rex;
Replacements – Color Me Impressed;
Mega City Four – Start;
Mega City Four – Pride and Prejudice;
Swa – Headphones;
Tony All – New Girl Old Story;
Husker Du – Girl Who Lives On The Heaven Hill;
The Gun Club – Carry Home;
Leaving Trains – Creeping Coastline of Lights;
Rank And File – Golden Age;
Nova Mob – Old Empire;
Meat Puppets – Rat Farm;
Rocky Erickson – If You Have Ghosts;
Cairo Gang – A Heart Like Yours;
Viv Akauldren – Looking At You;
Big Star – September Gurls;
Cobra Verde – Every God For Himself;
Andy Gabbard – More;
Glass Eye – I Don’t Need Drugs;
Tommy James – Moses And Me;
Cubist Blues – Candy Man.

Flashlite #367

Kevin Junior - The Chamber StringsWe start off today with the new Swedish quartet Honeymoon Disease with a cool, denim-clad, straightforward rock’n’roll sound. Javier Escovedo, of Zeros and True Believers, brother of Alejandro has a new record as well. We introduce King Mud, a duet from from Fort Wayne, IN. Legendary Dan Stuart is back with a new band and a follow up to his great album Deliverance of Marlowe Billings hecho en Mexico. Our Italian friends Cheap Wine, who never shied away from naming Green On Red as their biggest influence are back with their second live album that contains longer, improvisational pieces. And in the end, we say goodbye to the rock’n’roll legend Giorgio Gomelsky who passed away in January. He helped the career of Yardbirds when we worked as their manager and producer over in the swinging 60s London.

7-Odds – Run To Your Mama;
Honeymoon Disease – You’re Too Late;
Javier Escovedo – It Ain’t Easy;
Ricked Wicky – Guts;
Royal Headache – Electric Shock;
King Mud – War Dancers;
Dan Stuart – Hola Guapa;
Green On Red – Black Night;
Sacri Cuori – La Florida (feat- Evan Lurie);
Cheap Wine – Waiting On The Door;
Lilly Hiatt – Far Away;
Yardbirds – Got To Hurry;
Yardbirds – For Your Love;
Blossom Toes – Peace Loving Man;
Julie Driscoll – This Wheel’s On Fire;
Bernays Propaganda – Laži me, laži me.

Flashlite #366

Kevin Junior - The Chamber StringsToday we pay tribute to four artists that passed away in the recent days. Kevin Junior was an institution of the larger Cleveland and Chicago scenes. Music that he created with The Chamber Strings was much larger than the attention they were given. He passed away on January 17. Dale Buffin Griffin from Mott The Hoople passed away on the same day after 10 years struggling with alzheimer’s. Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane passed away on January 28 and the original singer of Jefferson Airplane Signe Toly Anderson passed away as well on the same day. But amidst of all those tragic news, we find time to hear some new music as well. Our friends at Blue Arrow Records released the new album by Jonathan Richman entitled Ishkode! Ishkode!. Ty Segall has a new record called Emotional Mugger. Night Beats come from Seattle and we check out their new album Who Sold My Generation. We open up with The I Don’t Cares, which is a new duet featuring Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield.

Mott The Hoople – Original Mixed Up Kid;
The I Don’t Cares – Wear Me Out Loud;
Night Beats – Last Train To Jordan;
Ty Segall – 20th Century Boy;
Ty Segall – Candy Sam;
Scarcity Of Tanks – Slowly Down Clifton;
The Pretty Things – Renaissance Fair;
The Byrds – Renaissance Fair;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Ain’t The Man I Used To Be;
Jonathan Richman – But Then Ego;
The Chamber Strings – Flashing Star;
The Chamber Strings – The Fool Sings Without Any Song;
Mott The Hoople – Crash Street Kidds;
Mott The Hoople – It Takes One to Know One;
Jefferson Airplane – Martha;
Jefferson Airplane – Wild Tyme;
Jefferson Airplane – Chauffeur Blues.

Flashlite #365: Vinyl Junkyard 17

Midnight RecordsHere we go, second Vinyl Junkyard special of The Little Lighthouse in a row. In these special episodes I play almost entire LPs that I found dirt cheap somewhere laying in some bargain bin at a record store.

Midnight Records is a label ran in the 80s by their boss J.D. Martignon over in New York City. Even today, there is a records store under the same name, just a few blocks down from where the old headquarters were. Midnight Records released a good number of 45s and LPs in the late 80s and some of the most interesting recordings on their label were compiled on an album called Hanging Out At The Midnight Records. This album is the main topic of today’s edition of Vinyl Junkyard and more, we spiced up the playlist with some of the other releases from the rich catalog of this label.

Midnight Records promoted a return to old basic rock’n’roll especially with releases by the greatest band that was on that label The Fuzztones.

Plan 9 – Gone;
The Mighty Mofos – I Need You;
The Cavemen – Labor Day;
The Woofing Cookies – Girl Next Door;
The Woofing Cookies – In The City;
The Wind – Good News Bad News;
Absolute Grey – No Man’s Land;
The Love Pushers – Radio Girl;
The Tryfles – No;
The Tryfles – Your Lies;
Frosted Flaykes – Waste Your Time;
Plasticland – Flower Scene;
The Vipers – Never Alone;
The Cheepskates – About You;
The Kingsnakes – So Good;
The Backbones – The Rain Won’t Stop;
Howard And Tim’s Paid Vacation – That Won’t Make You Leave Me;
The Mighty Mofos – Stranded;
The Outta Place – We’re Outta Place;
The Fuzztones – The Witch;
The Fuzztones – Bad News Travels Fast.

Flashlite #364: Vinyl Junkyard 16

The Best of Bomp vol 1It’s time for another Vinyl Junkyard special of The Little Lighthouse. In such special episodes I play almost entire LPs that I found dirt cheap somewhere laying in some bargain bin at a record store.

Bomp! An independent LA record label that operated since 1974. In first several years of their existence, they put out 45s with power pop and garage sounds. It was founded by Greg Shaw, who passed away in 2004. They also had some compilation records with the music from their label and today we will listen to two of those records, one called Waves Vol1 from 1979 and other one called The Best of Bomp Vol 1, from 1978. Neither of those records ever saw volume two. Bomp Records had a mission to bring the true simple values of the sixties rock into the seventies, which they felt were getting lost in the commercial pop market. Their influence on underground rock and how to run the business of underground rock will always be remembered.

Paul Collins – Walking Out On Love;
The Marshalls – You Don’t Care;
JJ 180 – ARL7;
The Invaders – She’s The Boss;
Tommy Rock – Dancing The Night Away;
20 20 – Drive;
The Human Switchboard – You’re Much Madder Than Me;
The Flashcubes – Christi Girl;
20 20 – Giving It All;
The Flamin’ Groovies – Him Or Me;
The Poppees – If She Cries;
The Wackers – Captain Nemo;
The Choir – I’d Rather You Leave Me;
Venus And The Razorbades – Punk-A-Rama;
Iggy And The Stooges – I Got A Right;
Snatch – I R T;
The Weridos – A Life Of Crime;
Will Alexander – Kerouac;
Shoes – Tomorrow Night;
The Zeros – Wimp;
DMZ – Busy Man.

Flashlite #363

Lilly HiattToday we check out the new album from Thee Melomen from Zagreb called Chinatown. Also, we have new music from the legendary Pretty Things, All Them Witches and Kropotkins. Lilly Hiatt, daughter of John Hiatt is back with a very good new album (great drum sound and lovely songs on it!). Bernays Propaganda from Skopje also have a new record called Politika and looks at the politics from a female view point. Royal Headache is a new band for us from Australia and their latest album called High rocks. Finally, a tribute to Lemmy.

Slumber Party – No Sleep Tonight;
The Babies – Ride;
Thee Melomen – More of what you got;
The Pretty Things – Old Man Going;
The Pretty Things – Dirty Song;
Royal Headache – Carolina;
Eamon McGrath – Big River;
Soldiers of Fortune – Which;
All Them Witches – Dirt Preachers;
Motorhead – Train Kept A Rollin’;
Hawkwind – Motorhead;
The Rockin’ Vickers – It’s Alright;
The Kropotkins – My Body Lies on the Mountain;
The Kropotkins – The Moon’s Already Down;
Patsy’s Rats – Nowhere Close;
Lilly Hiatt – Off Track;
Bernays Propaganda – Ne sum vekje ubava.

Flashlite #362

David BowieHere we are in our first regular show in 2016. We all heard the bad news – David Bowie passed away and we pay respects today. A less covered exit also happened recently – Brett Smiley, an American boy in the late 1970s who tried to become a glam rock star a-la Bowie, but failed. Still, he left a great album which only came out about ten years ago. Carson Van Osten also passed away. He is from Nazz, a legendary rock band formed by Todd Rundgren in the 60s.

But we also check out some new music. 76yo blues musician Ironing Board Sam has a new record, we introduce Milk Lines from Toronto. We also check out the new Sacri Cuori albums. Kevin Gordon, singer-songwriter from Louisiana is also back with the first new record in three years.

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Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes;
Ironing Board Sam – I Can’t Take It;
Kevin Gordon – GTO;
Kevin Gordon – Bus To Shreveport;
Nazz – Christopher Columbus;
Brett Smiley – Vava Voom;
Brett Smiley – Kooks;
David Bowie – After All;
David Bowie – Starman;
Milk Lines – Golden Torpedo;
Sacri Cuori – Bendigo;
Sacri Cuori – Side Of The Road (feat- Howe Gelb and Steve Shelley);
Patsy’s Rats – Let’s Stay Up All Night;
Shirelles – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow;
Evan Dando and Epic Soundtracks – Will You Love Me Tomorrow;
Leslie Grace – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.

Andy Gabbard – Fluff

Andy Gabbard - FluffAndy and Zach Gabbard are in a hard rocking, jammy band from Cincinnati called Buffalo Killers. As a band, Buffalo Killers delivered a string of five notable albums and both brothers wrote the songs. This year, Andy decided to try something on his own.

As a solo artist, Andy could expand his interests beyond the hard rock of Buffalo Killers. From love songs to a girl to a love song to his record collection, Fluff is a much more relaxing listen than any of the five he did with the band (and that’s not to say that Buffalo Killers records are a bore, au contraire).

Musically, there’s a lot of wonderful guitar solos on Fluff (Super National), great melodies (LYSM, Side B) and even an occasional Syd Barrett knockoff Octoman.

And while More sounds like the best song J Mascis never wrote, guitar riffing from the first minute of the record to the last minute record pays a wonderfully crafted homage to Nirvana. You might say, lots of bands pay an homage to Nirvana, but Andy Gabbard does it in a subtle, understated but loving fashion. I can only think of one band that did it so well: remember Monstrous from Rochester NY and their Mother Nature’s Slaves from 2006? Fluff is that good.

In contrast to its unpretentious title, Fluff stands out as the most well rounded and most thoughtful album of 2015.