Just a few short months ago we lost Jim Dickinson. And now another Memphis rock’n’roll legend left the planet. Dickinson and Chilton are actually much more than Memphis rock’n’rollers. They are an epitome of a true rock’n’roll star anywhere in the world. Beautiful, uncompromising, larger than life but at the same time. Alex Chilton also epitomizes a sad, defeated rock’n’roll star, enormous talent that had difficulties finding its audience. When Chilton was 16 he had an early success with The Box Tops, but that was a little too much, a little too early. Â Alex simply did not feel free to do his own thing. When he was ready to conquer the world in his twenties with The Big Star, he created a musical landscape that audience did not understand – as it was at least twenty years ahead of its time. Then Alex battled addiction to drugs and alcohol and recorded albums that were about to de-construct the very fabric of rock’n’roll – his solo albums were a diary of a man who’s sending signals from some other reality and his work with Tav Falco we all about striping the pop music from all the glitz and glitter to something rugged and rough, but much more honest and longer lasting. He then became an in-demand music producer, moved to New Orleans and eventually left all his vices. In New Orleans, after Katrina, he went missing for awhile and luckily he resurfaced. But just four and a half short years after, in Chilton got a heart attack in his home in New Orleans and that was it. He was only 59 years old, but his music is some of the most inspiring ever laid on tape. This is a two hour tribute to this great man. Even this double deck of Chilton’s music is not enough, so please check out another tribute to Chilton below, Igor’s Sympathy for Rock’n’Roll (look for the Panther on fire logo).
The Replacements – Alex Chilton;
The Box Tops – The Letter;
The Box Tops – (The) Happy Song;
The Box Tops – I See Only Sunshine;
The Box Tops – Since I Been Gone;
Alex Chilton – Free Again;
Big Star – September Gurls;
Big Star – The Ballad Of El Goodo;
Big Star – Back Of A Car;
Big Star – She’s A Mover;
Big Star – Thank You Friends;
Big Star – Holocaust;
Big Star – Kanga Roo;
Lesa Aldridge – Story Of My Life;
Alex Chilton – My Rival;
Alex Chilton – Hey! Little Girl;
Alex Chilton – Walking Dead;
Alex Chilton – All Of The Time;
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – Train Kept A Rollin’;
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – She’s The One That Got It;
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – Burgeous Blues;
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns – Snake Drive;
Scott Adams – Torso Tourinado;
The Cramps – What’s Behind The Mask;
The Cramps – I’m Cramped;
The Gories – Smashed;
The Gories – Stranded;
Lorette Velvette – Eager Boy;
Alex Chilton – No Sex;
Alex Chilton – Thing For You;
Alex Chilton – Magnetic Field;
Alex Chilton – Guantanamerika;
Alex Chilton – Gavotte;
Alex Chilton – I’ve Never Found a Girl;
Alex Chilton – Lipstick Traces;
Alan Vega, Alex Chilton & Ben Vaughn – Candyman;
Alan Vega, Alex Chilton & Ben Vaughn – Promised Land;
Big Star – Dony;
Big Star – A Whole New Thing;
Alex Chilton – It’s Your Funeral.
 Today’s show is dedicated to Mark Linkous, a guy that contributed a lot to the 90s rock’n’roll with his band Sparklehorse and who committed sucide last Saturday. We pay a very special tribute in this show to Mark Linkous with an unexpected song selection. Hear Mark foot stomping with Bryan Harvey, playing with Susanna Hoffs and rocking out with his 80s band Dancing Hoods. We also have the new Roky Erickson and a new Jason and The Scorchers tune. We have a Cleveland band Whiskey Daredevils who have their debut album out these days. They have a song on it dedicated to Johnny Cash. Which reminds me, there’s the sixth volume of his American recordings out.
Grant Hart – My Regrets;
Roky Erickson – Stand For The Fire Demon;
Roky Erickson w/ Okkervil River – Goodbye Sweet Dreams;
Pierced Arrows – Tripped Out;
House of Freaks – This Old Town;
Dancing Hoods – Not The Only One;
Dancing Hoods – Falling Down;
Sparklehorse – Rainmaker;
Susanna Hoffs – Enormous Wings;
Kris Kristofferson – For The Good Times;
Johnny Cash – For The Good Times;
The Godfathers – Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues;
Whiskey Daredevils – Never Saw Johnny Cash;
Jason & The Scorchers – Mona Lee;
Jack Oblivian – Make Your Mind Up Part II;
Glossary – Trembling Boy;
Outrageous Cherry – Anymore;
Uzi – Pale Light.
We dedicate this show to Dale Hawkins – a guy who wrote a rock’n’roll anthem Suzie Q. Hawkins died at the age of 73 on February 13th this year. We also have one new band here at The Little Lighthouse. Their name is The Len Price 3, they come from Medway UK and there is a lot of talk about them in the garage rock world these days. Eddie Current Suppression Ring is back with the new album entitled Rush To Relax.
William Bell – Born Under A Bad Sign;
The Who – Pictures of Lily;
The Len Price 3 – Pictures;
The Buff Medways – Dustbin Mod;
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Suzie Q (Pt. 1);
Dale Hawkins – Susie Q;
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Suzie Q (Pt. 2);
Dale Hawkins – Baby What You Want Me To Do;
Tommy McLain – Grow Too Old;
Joe Strummer – Silver and Gold (Grow Too Old);
City of Cool – Loud And Clear;
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush To Relax;
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Memory Lane;
Special Pillow – Poison Apples;
Soft Canyon – We Threw Our Love Into the Universe;
Holiday Rain – Powerless;
Satin Gum – Running Red Lights.
Today we say goodbye to the rock’n’roll pioneer Bobby Charles who died on January 14. Bobby Charles is one of those authors that kick-started the entire rock’n’roll, the way we know it today. After Bill Haley with his Comets recorded Bobby’s See You Later Alligator rock’n’roll ghost was out of the bottle forever. In 1972, Bobby Charles resurfaced and recorded a masterpiece record with Rick Danko and The Band. Songs that Bobby wrote will stay forever. This show is dedicated to him. We also presented some new records here at The Little Lighthouse. Miro Kusacic of Messerschmitt is back with a new band Junkers 5, fronted by the new name on the scene – Elizabeta Petric. Sarah Borges covered Clive Gregson’s Yesterday’s Love and Javier Escovedo had a really great new record in 2008, but for some reason, it fell through the cracks and I only got a chance to hear it now. It’s called City Lights and it’s truly exceptional.
John Hiatt – Have a Little Faith In Me;
Koja and Djura – Crveno;
Junkers5 – New Orleans;
Messerschmitt – Have A Little Faith In Me;
The Zeros – Wimp;
Javier Escovedo – See You Around;
True Believers – Tell Her;
Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles – Yesterday’s Love;
Any Trouble – Yesterday’s Love;
Goree Carter & His Hepcats – Rock Awhile;
Bill Haley & The Comets – See You Later, Alligator;
Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans;
Clarence “Frogman” Henry – (I Don’t Know Why) But I Do;
The Band – Down South In New Orleans;
Bobby Charles – Street People;
Bobby Charles – Grow Too Old;
Bobby Charles – Small Town Talk;
Bobby Charles – Take It Easy Greasy;
Bobby Charles – I Ain’t Gonna Do It No More;
Bobby Charles – See You Later Alligator.
Today’s show is dedicated to Jay Reatard and Vic Chesnutt. These two important characters on the modern rock’n’roll scene died recently. Jay Reatard died in his sleep on January 13 this year and Vic Chesnutt died from a muscle relaxant overdose on December 25. Jay was 29 and Vic was 45. We lost much more than just two rock’n’roll musicians. We lost leaders of the scene, relevant guys who moved and shook things around with every record they put out. On the other hand, the two are diametrically opposite. Jay wrote short, loud songs, did great singles and recently injecting some healthy dose of reformation of the rock album format. On the other hand Vic was a leader of the loose pack of new folk authors and singer songwriters, finding a new way to tell the old stories of despair and pain. They left shoes that will be impossible to fill in.
Vic Chesnutt – Dying Young;
The Reatards – Blew My Mind;
The Reatards – Lick on My Leather;
Jay Reatard – Man Of Steel;
Jay Reatard – Another Person;
Jay Reatard – It’s So Useless;
Jay Reatard – Blood Visions;
Jay Reatard – Oh, It’s Such A Shame;
Final Solutions – Poderimo Rock;
The Reatards – When I Get Mad;
The Reatards – Out of My Head into My Bed;
The Reatards – Runnin’ Free;
Jay Reatard – I’m Watching You;
Jay Reatard – There Is No Sun;
Vic Chesnutt – Sleeping Man;
brute – George Wallace;
brute – Blight;
brute – Snowblind;
Vic Chesnutt – Dodge;
Vic Chesnutt – Flirted With You All My Life;
Vic Chesnutt – Gravity of The Situation.
In the new episode, we continue our last week’s tribute to Jim Dickinson, Ellie Greenwich and Willy Deville.
Mud Boy And The Neutrons – Bo Diddley;
Willy DeVille – Right There, Right Then;
Ellie Greenwich – Goodnight Goodnight;
Ellie Greenwich – The Sunshine After The Rain;
Elkie Brooks – Sunshine After The Rain;
Jim Dickinson – Asshole;
Jimmy Dickinson & the Cramps – Red Headed Woman;
Willy DeVille – Slave To Love;
Karen Verros – Little Boy;
Shangri-Las – The Train From Kansas City;
Mink DeVille – Mixed Up Shook Up Girl;
Mink DeVille – Just To Walk That Little Girl Home;
Willy DeVille – Storybook Love;
Willy Deville – Every Dog Has Its Day;
James Luther Dickinson – Ballad Of Billy And Oscar;
James Luther Dickinson – When You Wish Upon A Star.
Everybody, welcome to the third season of The Little Lighthouse at Zagreb’s Radio SC! We begin this season with bad news unfortunately. The Summer of 2009 was one of the most devastating Summers for rock’n’roll history. Some really important rock musicians died recently: Jim Dickinson, Ellie Greenwich, Willy DeVille and Jim Carroll. Jim Dickinson was a legendary father-figure of the Memphis rock scene and beyond. He started in the 60s as a musician and eventually learned how to run them knobs and became one of the worlds most appreciated record producers and engineers. But, more importantly, he instinctively understood rock’n’roll better than most other people, channeling that spirit with each and every project he worked on. Allow me to be personal and say that he is one of the very few people which I count as personal heroes. Ellie Greenwich was one of the most significant singer songwriters, writing (or co-writing) many timeless rock anthems (Be My Baby, The Train To Kansas City, River Deep Mountain High)for countless 60s vocal groups. Her dream to have records where she sings, produces and writes also came true a few times, but not as much as it should have. Willy DeVille was a musician from New York City who also died this summer. It is interesting that he has ties to both Dickinson and Greenwich. Dickinson produced one of DeVille’s strongest albums The Horse of A Different Color and DeVille performed some of Ellie Greenwich songs – Little Girl. But DeVille is also a unique character in rock’n’roll, always faithful to rock’n’roll roots but at the same time original, adventurous and different from album to album. Jim Carroll started as a punk/new wave musician in New York and San Francisco, but is probably better known as the author of the The Basketball Diaries, for which he won a Pulitzer prize. His best known song is called People Who Died. Well ladies and gentlemen – these are indeed, the people who died this summer.
1. Jim Carroll – People Who Died;
2. James Luther Dickinson – O How She Danced;
3. Mink DeVille – Let Me Dream If I Want To;
4. Ike and Tina Turner – River Deep Mountain High;
5. Jesters – Cadillac Man;
6. Willy DeVille – Across the Borderline;
7. Jim Dickinson – Across The Borderline;
8. Willy Deville – Little Girl;
9. Ellie Greenwich – You Don’t Know;
10. The Ronettes – Be My Baby;
11. Neko Case – Train From Kansas City;
12. Reigning Sound – Uptight Tonight;
13. Drive By Truckers – People Who Died;
14. Willy Deville – One Way Street;
15. James Luther Dickinson – John Brown;
16. Jim Carroll – City Drops Into The Night.
Today’s show is dedicated to three rockers that died in the last few days: Lux Interior of The Cramps, Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield and John Martyn. John Martyn was a singer songwriter that emerged from the British scene of the late 60s. Good friend of this radio show, Kim Simpson, introduced me to him just mere days before Martyn died, so this posthumous homage to Martyn is also his debut at the Little Lighthouse. Buffalo Springfield on the other hand, is a very well known band that sprung up careers of Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Drummer in that band was Dewey Martin who had a decent voice himself. Dewey had some solo efforts after Buffalo Springfield, but these are difficult to come across. However, the biggest rock’n’roll loss that we commemorate in this show is definitely Lux Interior. Legendary singer of The Cramps died of the heart failure on February 3rd 2009. Although he was born as an Ohio boy name Erick Purkhiser, he died as Lux Interior, who might as well been from outer space…
John Martyn – Sing a Song of Summer;
Buffalo Springfield – Burned;
The Cramps – Human Fly;
The Cramps – Green Fuzz;
The Cramps – I’m Cramped;
Buffalo Springfield – Good Time Boy;
John and Beverley Martyn – John The Baptist;
John Martyn – May You Never;
The Cramps – Natives Are Restless;
The Cramps – All Women Are Bad;
Buffalo Springfield – Leave;
Buffalo Springfield – On the Way Home;
John and Beverly Martyn – Give Us A Ring;
Buffalo Springfield – Mr. Soul;
The Cramps – Bikini Girls With Machine Guns;
The Cramps – Cornfed Dames;
The Cramps – Garbageman;
The Cramps – Can Your Pussy Do The Dog;
The Cramps – She Said;
John Martyn – Hello Train.
The 2009 didn’t start right. Reboot please! They year barely started and we lost Ron Asheton, the legendary guitar player of The Stooges. Definitely one of the most influential “shredders” around. Dave Dee of Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich also left this ugly world. This former policeman was patroling when Eddy Cochran died in his car crash and had later on a few big hits with his band. Songs Band It! and Zabadak! are forgotten now, but back when I was a small kid, these two were my favorites. Besides our tributes to Dave Dee and Ron Asheton, we also have some new tunes. Satin Gum is a promising new band from Pittsburgh PA with influences in the melodic grunge. Variety Show is a duet from Chicago with a rich songwriting talent. We also have two ladies, Heather Waters, who was Delbert McClinton’s protege. We also have Jenny Scheinman for the first time, although her CD is almost a year old now. But it’s never too late for rock’n’roll!
Alejandro Escovedo – I Got A Right;
The Stooges – I Got a Right;
The Stooges – No Fun;
The Stooges – Loose;
The Stooges – Raw power;
Partibrejkers – Veceras;
Heather Waters – Wherever You Go;
Jenny Scheinman – Come On Down;
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich – Hold Tight;
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich – Bend It;
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich – Zabadak!;
Satin Gum – … Naming Our Kids After Ikea Products;
Variety Show – Mary Doesn’t Need You Anymore;
Elektricni Orgazam – Vi;
Green On Red (The Serfers) – Wishful Thinking;
Mike Therieau – Devil Make My Bed.
When Jody Reynolds appeared in the 50s with Endless Sleep he hit the charts on high positions. But it was a different time, when an underground rocker could really shake things up. And that’s what Jody was, he was the prototype for underground rockers. The sad news comes to us that Jody Reynolds died last month in California at 75. Complications with liver cancer, they say. We remember him in this show in the first half. The second half is reserved for Jody’s sons and daughters – the new underground rockers with great new records. We have Magnetix from France with the new record called Positively Negative and we have The Love Me Nots who recorded their new record in Detroit with Jim Diamond. We also have powerpoppers Mystery Girls and the Villanueva brothers who come from San Antonio with their band Hacienda.
Oh yeah… The Little Lighthouse will be taking a short break over the holidays. We will resume with the regular programming in January 17th. Happy New Year!
Endless Boogie – The Manly Vibe;
The Gun Club – For The Love Of Ivy;
Jody Reynolds – Fire of Love;
The Gun Club – The fire of Love;
Kim Simpson – Fire of Love;
Jody Reynolds – (The Girl With The) Raven Hair;
Jody Reynolds – Endless Sleep;
Tav Falco – Endless Sleep;
Marshall Crenshaw – Endless Sleep;
Robert Gordon – Endless Sleep;
Jody Reynolds – Tarantula;
Brimstone Howl – A Million Years;
Magnetix – Positively Negative;
The Love Me Nots – Secret Pocket;
George Reeves – Motor Scootors;
Le Fleur Fatale – Sister Fatale;
Julie Ocean – Complications;
Mystery Girls – We Are The Death Cult;
Hacienda – She’s Got a Hold On Me;
Jody Reynolds – Making out.
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Just a few short months ago we lost Jim Dickinson. And now another Memphis rock’n’roll legend left the planet. Dickinson and Chilton are actually much more than Memphis rock’n’rollers. They are an epitome of a true rock’n’roll star anywhere in the world. Beautiful, uncompromising, larger than life but at the same time. Alex Chilton also epitomizes a sad, defeated rock’n’roll star, enormous talent that had difficulties finding its audience. When Chilton was 16 he had an early success with The Box Tops, but that was a little too much, a little too early. Â Alex simply did not feel free to do his own thing. When he was ready to conquer the world in his twenties with The Big Star, he created a musical landscape that audience did not understand – as it was at least twenty years ahead of its time. Then Alex battled addiction to drugs and alcohol and recorded albums that were about to de-construct the very fabric of rock’n’roll – his solo albums were a diary of a man who’s sending signals from some other reality and his work with Tav Falco we all about striping the pop music from all the glitz and glitter to something rugged and rough, but much more honest and longer lasting. He then became an in-demand music producer, moved to New Orleans and eventually left all his vices. In New Orleans, after Katrina, he went missing for awhile and luckily he resurfaced. But just four and a half short years after, in Chilton got a heart attack in his home in New Orleans and that was it. He was only 59 years old, but his music is some of the most inspiring ever laid on tape. This is a two hour tribute to this great man. Even this double deck of Chilton’s music is not enough, so please check out another tribute to Chilton below, Igor’s Sympathy for Rock’n’Roll (look for the Panther on fire logo).
 Today’s show is dedicated to Mark Linkous, a guy that contributed a lot to the 90s rock’n’roll with his band Sparklehorse and who committed sucide last Saturday. We pay a very special tribute in this show to Mark Linkous with an unexpected song selection. Hear Mark foot stomping with Bryan Harvey, playing with Susanna Hoffs and rocking out with his 80s band Dancing Hoods. We also have the new Roky Erickson and a new Jason and The Scorchers tune. We have a Cleveland band Whiskey Daredevils who have their debut album out these days. They have a song on it dedicated to Johnny Cash. Which reminds me, there’s the sixth volume of his American recordings out.
We dedicate this show to Dale Hawkins – a guy who wrote a rock’n’roll anthem Suzie Q. Hawkins died at the age of 73 on February 13th this year. We also have one new band here at The Little Lighthouse. Their name is The Len Price 3, they come from Medway UK and there is a lot of talk about them in the garage rock world these days. Eddie Current Suppression Ring is back with the new album entitled Rush To Relax.
Today we say goodbye to the rock’n’roll pioneer Bobby Charles who died on January 14. Bobby Charles is one of those authors that kick-started the entire rock’n’roll, the way we know it today. After Bill Haley with his Comets recorded Bobby’s See You Later Alligator rock’n’roll ghost was out of the bottle forever. In 1972, Bobby Charles resurfaced and recorded a masterpiece record with Rick Danko and The Band. Songs that Bobby wrote will stay forever. This show is dedicated to him. We also presented some new records here at The Little Lighthouse. Miro Kusacic of Messerschmitt is back with a new band Junkers 5, fronted by the new name on the scene – Elizabeta Petric. Sarah Borges covered Clive Gregson’s Yesterday’s Love and Javier Escovedo had a really great new record in 2008, but for some reason, it fell through the cracks and I only got a chance to hear it now. It’s called City Lights and it’s truly exceptional.
Today’s show is dedicated to Jay Reatard and Vic Chesnutt. These two important characters on the modern rock’n’roll scene died recently. Jay Reatard died in his sleep on January 13 this year and Vic Chesnutt died from a muscle relaxant overdose on December 25. Jay was 29 and Vic was 45. We lost much more than just two rock’n’roll musicians. We lost leaders of the scene, relevant guys who moved and shook things around with every record they put out. On the other hand, the two are diametrically opposite. Jay wrote short, loud songs, did great singles and recently injecting some healthy dose of reformation of the rock album format. On the other hand Vic was a leader of the loose pack of new folk authors and singer songwriters, finding a new way to tell the old stories of despair and pain. They left shoes that will be impossible to fill in.
In the new episode, we continue our last week’s tribute to Jim Dickinson, Ellie Greenwich and Willy Deville.
Everybody, welcome to the third season of The Little Lighthouse at Zagreb’s 
Today’s show is dedicated to three rockers that died in the last few days: Lux Interior of The Cramps, Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield and John Martyn. John Martyn was a singer songwriter that emerged from the British scene of the late 60s. Good friend of this radio show, 
The 2009 didn’t start right. Reboot please! They year barely started and we lost Ron Asheton, the legendary guitar player of The Stooges. Definitely one of the most influential “shredders” around. Dave Dee of Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich also left this ugly world. This former policeman was patroling when Eddy Cochran died in his car crash and had later on a few big hits with his band. Songs Band It! and Zabadak! are forgotten now, but back when I was a small kid, these two were my favorites. Besides our tributes to Dave Dee and Ron Asheton, we also have some new tunes. Satin Gum is a promising new band from Pittsburgh PA with influences in the melodic grunge. Variety Show is a duet from Chicago with a rich songwriting talent. We also have two ladies, Heather Waters, who was Delbert McClinton’s protege. We also have Jenny Scheinman for the first time, although her CD is almost a year old now. But it’s never too late for rock’n’roll!
When Jody Reynolds appeared in the 50s with Endless Sleep he hit the charts on high positions. But it was a different time, when an underground rocker could really shake things up. And that’s what Jody was, he was the prototype for underground rockers. The sad news comes to us that Jody Reynolds died last month in California at 75. Complications with liver cancer, they say. We remember him in this show in the first half. The second half is reserved for Jody’s sons and daughters – the new underground rockers with great new records. We have Magnetix from France with the new record called Positively Negative and we have The Love Me Nots who recorded their new record in Detroit with Jim Diamond. We also have powerpoppers Mystery Girls and the Villanueva brothers who come from San Antonio with their band Hacienda.