Category Archives: Obituaries

Flashlite #615

Dumb Punts

Coming back to us, today we bring you Zvonka Obajdin and Svemir with a live in the studio cover of Neil Young, along with Plastic Pals from Sweden with a truly catchy new single. We introduce more catchiness from Dumb Punts over in Australia and Spyrals from California. Over from the Iberian peninsula we check out Ded Routines from Spain and D3O from Portugal with a killer cover from Dead Moon. This episode goes form Spencer Davis and Ken Hensley who left this godforsaken world recently.

Kinks – This Is Where I Belong;
Dumb Punts – Up All Night;
The Spyrals – Goodbye;
Motorpsycho – The All Is One;
The Plastic Pals – More than an icon;
Svemir – Motion Pictures;
Neil Young – Motion Pictures;
The Spencer Davis Group – Morning Sun;
The Spencer Davis Group – Time Seller;
The Gods – Long Time, Sad Time, Bad Time;
The Gods – Maria;
Percewood’s Onagram – Braindrops Won’t Kill The Fire;
Ded Routines – Not available blues;
D3O – Unknown Passage;
Dead Moon – Unknown Passage.

Flashlite #613

Justin Townes Earle

Today we lead in with uncontested rock legends Blue Oyster Cult who are back with the new record. And then, James Williamson of the Stooges and Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman join forces. Phil May passed away earlier this year, but prior to that, he recorded an album with Pretty Things and that album is out now. Nick Lowe joins forces with Los Straitjackets and Paul Kelly is with Paul Grabowsky. Slim Dunlap’s live recordings surface and we check one of the tracks. We pay respects to Justin Townes Earle who passed away on August 20th this year.

Blue Oyster Cult – Hot Rails To Hell;
Blue Oyster Cult – That Was Me;
James Willamson and Deniz Tek – Progress;
Stooges – 1970;
Radio Birdman – t.v. eye;
Stooges – Search And Destroy;
Pretty Things – Midnight To Six Man;
Pretty Things – I’m Ready;
Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets – Crying Inside;
Brinsley Schwartz – Funk Angel;
Kipington Lodge – I Can See Her Face (Parlophone R5776);
Paul Kelly – Crosstown;
Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky – sonnet 138;
Slim Dunlap Band – Ain’t Exactly GoodSlim Has Left the Building;
Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait;
Justin Townes Earle – Can’t Hardly Wait;
Justin Townes Earle – Talking To Myself;
James Willamson, Mark Lanegan and Alison Mossheart – Wild Love.

Flashlite #605

Bully

Straight forward rock’n’roll episode today. From two corners of Canada, we greet Dangereens and Dead Ghosts. From the West of the US, we have a new, really good tune from David Nance, new album from L.A. Witch trio and Feral Ohms new single. On the East of the US, Germ House is here with the new album. Nick Waterhouse covers The Seeds and we pay a tribute to their guitarist Jan Savage who passed away on August 8th.

Hayvanlar Alemi – News of the World;
Feral Ohms – I Fall;
Dead Ghosts – Blackout;
Bad Sports – Cardboard Suits;
David Nance – Poison;
David Nance – When The Covers Come Off;
L.A. Witch – I Wanna Lose;
L.A. Witch – Drive Your Car;
Gyasi – Sugar Mama;
Apache – Wild Life;
Husker Du – Diane;
Germ House – Nothing Is Like They Wanted;
Dangereens – Streets of Doom;
Black Lips – Dishonest Man;
Leaving Trains – Payday;
Lyres – I’ll Try You Anyway;
Nick Waterhouse – Pushin’ Too Hard;
The Seeds – Pushin’ Too Hard;
The Seeds – Rollin’ Machine.

Flashlite #604

Bully

Today we start off with a track from the new album for Alaicia Bognano’s Bully. Then we introduce Tough Age from Toronto. Also, new to us are Manarays from Brisbane and Beans from Melbourne. Australians, of course. Then. We have two solo musicians hiding between the band names. Tommy Marolda is The Toms and Dishelved Cuss is Nick Reinhart. Schizophonics have a new single covering Roxy Music and Trotsky Icepick is back yet again with another new release. They are so prouctive in the past year and a half and it’s to everyone’s delight! We dedicate this episode to Martin Birch, an extraordinary music producer and engineer who passed away on August 9th this year.

The Fluid – Big Brother;
Bully – Let You;
Tough Age – Possession;
Petrified Max – Hole in the Sky;
Trotsky Icepick – End Effected;
Manarays – Troubled by the Moon;
Zana – Sweeta;
Electric Light Orchestra – Nightrider;
The Toms – One Man Girl Parade;
Beans – Stride;
Queen – You’re My Best Friend;
The Z-Boys – Too Slow;
Roxy Music – Re-Make Re-Model;
The Schizophonics – Re-Make Re-Model;
Disheveled Cuss – Oh My God;
W/Jayne County and The Electric Chairs – Man Enough to Be a Woman;
Faces – Bad’N’Ruin;
Jeff Beck Group – Spanish Boots.

Flashlite #602

Lelee

Today we begin with two bands based in Slovenia: Čao Portorož and Lelee. In addition to their local tongue, in the best tradition of Slovenian bands, they also mix in Serbocroatian. And Lelee also does lyrics in Macedonian. That sort of panslavism is welcome at the Little Lighthouse. Another thing welcome is Todd Rundgren. Two recent bands released songs that sound a lot like his tunes: The Nude Party from North Carolina and Green Seagull from London. Son of Gene Clark, Kai Clark has released a tribute to his father and we check it out today. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has a new single. We close the show with two tributes to fallen heroes. Emitt Rhodes has passed away on July 19 and Peter Green six days after that.

Peter Bardens – Homage To The God Of Light;
ÄŒao Portorož – Å est;
Lelee – Fasciniran (sum od mnogu lugje);
Todd Rundgren – Izzat love;
Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer;
Todd Rundgren – I Saw the Light;
The Nude Party – Shine Your Light;
Green Seagull – Dream You’re Living;
The Rolling Stones – Scarlet;
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Honey;
Kai Clark – Eight Miles Higher;
Byrds – Eight Miles High;
Merry-go-round – Early in the Morning;
Emitt Rhodes – Live Till You Die;
Fleetwood Mac – Homework.

Flashlite #599

Judy Dyble

Today’s show is dedicated to the wonderful Judy Dyble, the founding vocalist of Fairport Convention and the early singer for the band that grew into King Crimson. She passed away from lung cancer on July 12, this year. Other than that, we check out the new tunes from the 80s underground legends: newly reformed Divine Horsemen, Smudge, Dream Syndicate and The Jayhawks, including their renegade member Mark Olson, with his most recent partner in crime, Ingunn Ringvold. Cherry on top are newly discovered vault music from possibly some of greatest rock’n’roll bands in the history: The Rolling Stones, The Replacements and a project of the Yardbirds members Keith Relf and Jim McCarty called Together. If this doesn’t turn out to be a great listening, then nothing you ain’t a true rocker.

The Replacements – Alex Chilton;
The Dream Syndicate – Hold Brother Hold;
The Rolling Stones – Criss Cross;
The Rolling Stones – She Said Yeah;
CFM – Black Cat;
The Jayhawks – Dogtown Days;
Mark Olson and Ingunn Ringvold – April In Your Cloud Garden;
Bob Dylan – My Own Version Of You;
The Third Mind – Journey in Satchidananda;
Dave Alvin – Guitar Rumba;
Divine Horsemen – Mystery Writers;
The Flesh Eaters – The Youngest Profession;
Together – Henry’s Coming Home;
The Lemonheads – The Outdoor Type (Live in CLE);
Smudge – Gotta Pull Myself Together;
Judy Dyble – Faded Elvis;
Fairport Convention – One Sure Thing;
Fairport Convention – Portfolio.

Flashlite #597

Steve Priest of Sweet

Good pop music today. We introduce new music from Nite Sobs, from Austin TX, On and Ons from Sydney AU, Reflectors from LA, Reverberations from Portland OR, Honeywagen from Kansas City, MO, Robbing Banks from Utrecht, NL, John Dowler from Melbourne AU and Andy Bopp from Baltimore, Maryland. The show is dedicated to the memory of Steve Priest, the bassist of Sweet, who passed away on June 4th this year.

Sweet – Action;
Nite Sobs – Mixed Signals;
The On and Ons – Change Of Heart;
The Resonars – All These Hats;
Any Trouble – Yesterday’s Love;
The Reflectors – Champagne;
The Reverberations – Palm Reader;
Lawson and Four More – Halfway Down The Stairs;
Hot Dogs – Take The Time To Let Me Know;
True Believers – Sleep Enough To Dream;
Honeywagen – Running Out Of Time;
Robbing Banks – Not The One;
The Whiffs – Please Come Home;
Dirty Looks – 12 O’ Clock;
John Dowler’s Vanity Project – Time To Leave;
Andy Bopp – I Am a Jetfighter;
Cargoe – Time;
The Ar-Kaics – She Does Those Things To Me;
Sweet – Blockbuster;
Sweet – Fox On The Run.

Flashlite #593

Maggot Heart

Today we start with the new singles Maggot Heart (Sweden) and Bad Moves (Washington DC). Then we have Guardian Singles from New Zealand with their new music and also on that side of the world, Rob Griffiths from Melbourne has a new solo album. He is usually with Little Murders. On this side of the world, Daniel Romano in Canada has several new releases and we sample them in this episode. Over in Europe, we hear a solo project of Alberto Piccolo (also in Messa). The band is called Little Albert. In UK, we hear new music from Document and Hightown Pirates. This episode of the show is dedicated to Richard Lane from The Stems, who passed away on May 12th this year.

The Stems – Love Will Grow;
Maggot Heart – Mercy Machine;
Bad Moves – Party With The Kids Who Wanna Party With You;
Mission of Burma – Fame and Fortune;
Elektricni Orgazam – Nebo;
Guardian Singles – Can’t Stop Moving;
Rob Griffiths – Wait ‘Til The Summer Comes;
Built to Spill – Jokerman;
Daniel Romano – Jokerman;
Daniel Romano – Empty Husk;
Daniel Romano – Natural Lover;
Little Albert – Mary Claire;
Messa – Leah;
Document – Uncle Sam’s Daughter;
Hightown Pirates – When the Soldiers Come;
The Stems – The Other Side.

Flashlite #592

Sylvia Rose Novak

Today we start off with the new single from Bully. Sofia Bolt from LA has a new single out as well. Also, legendary California punk rocker Alice Bag has a new record and we check it our. Becky Black and Maya Miller of Vancouver, better known as The Pack AD are also back with new music. Eileen Rose’s new album is recorded in Muscle Shoals and so is the new Nicole Atkins album. We introduce a new artist for us, Sylvia Rose Novak who really has an astonishing new album. Tami Neilson over in Canada has a new retro inspired record. Today’s show is dedicated to Betty Wright who passed away on May 10th this year.

Betty Wright – Girls can’t do what the Guys do;
Bully – Turn to Hate;
Alice Bag – Sister Dynamite;
X – Water and Wine;
Mary May – A Lot;
The Pack AD – Soul Warden;
Tami Neilson – Any Fool with a Heart;
Big Hogg – Thanks For The Roses;
Ashley McBryde – Martha Divine;
Eileen Rose – Get Up;
Sylvia Rose Novak – Bad Luck;
Beth Bombara – Upside Down;
Aubrey Sellers – One Town’s Trash;
Whitney Rose – I’d Rather Be Alone;
Sofia Bolt – Fixture Picture;
Nicole Atkins – A Road To Nowhere;
Piramid Scheme – Modern World;
Betty Wright – Secretary.

Flashlite #591

Phil May of Pretty Things

Don Howland (ex Bassholes and Gibson Brothers) is back with a spectacular new project and album A Burning Bus. We also check out the new music from Mark Lanegan (who also has a book out), Faux Killas, A Place to Bury Strangers and Magnetic Fields. On a new tribute to the Cramps, we discover a Southern California band Retox. From Spain, we have a new name Pablo Solo. Today’s show is dedicated to Phil May, the frontman of Pretty Things who passed away on May 15th, following complications from hip surgery.

Pretty Things – Walking Through My Dreams;
Night Beats – Bad Love;
A Burning Bus – Faith Healer;
Bassholes – Bowling Ball;
The Cramps – Garbageman;
Retox – Garbageman;
Pablo Solo – Gus, you Dog;
Serge Gainsbourg – En Melody;
Mark Lanegan Band – Hit The City (Live in CLE);
Mark Lanegan – Ballad of A Dying Rover;
A Place To Bury Strangers – Hit The Ground;
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Like A Comet;
Swans – (She’s A) Universal Emptiness;
Magnetic Fields – Love Gone Wrong;
Faux Killas – Pick You Up;
Ty Segall – 5 Feet Tall;
Pretty Things – Old Man Going.