Today Little Lighthouse turns into little mortuary. We say goodbye to several great rock musicians who all passed away recently. Guitarist of MC5, Wayne Kramer passed away of pancreatic cancer on February 2nd. Singer of Jeff Beck Group, The Gass and Hummingbird, Bobby Tench passed away on February 19th. Denny Laine who was a founding member of The Moody Blues and played with Paul McCartney in Wings passed away on December 5th last year. Dex Romweber of Flat Duo Jets passed away on Februay 16h. Mojo Nixon died on February 7th. Scott Kempner who was in Dictators, Del Lords and Brandos passed away on November 29th last year. The last one we pay tribute to this time is Melanie, who passed away on January 23rd.
MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
Wayne Kramer – Danground Madness
MC5 – Teenage Lust
MC5 – Miss X
The Jeff Beck Group – Highway
The Jeff Beck Group – Going Down
The Gass – Black Velvet
The Moody Blues – And My Baby’s Gone
Wings – Again and Again And Again
Paul McCartney and The Wings – No Words
The Flat Duo Jets – Wild Trip
The Flat Duo Jets – Rock House
The Flat Duo Jets – Stalkin
Mojo Nixon And Skid Roper – Burn Down The Malls
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – Amsterdam Dog Shit Blues
Mojo Nixon – Girlfriend in a Coma
The Del-Lords – True Love
The Del-Lords – Mercenary
The Del-Lords – Cheyenne
Melanie – Maybe Not For A Lifetime
Melanie – Don’t Wait By The Water
Doug Gillard has a new record out called Parade On and we check out the new single. His old band-mate from Death of Samantha, John Petkovic and his new band with J Mascis, Sweet Apple, finally have their long-awaited second record out, and we check out one track from it. Holly Golightly and her Brokeoffs are back with another LP, All Her Fault. Luther Dickinson of The North Mississippi Allstars also has a new record called Rock’n’roll Blues. Dex Romweber from Flat Duo Jets returned with Images 13 plus there’s a recent reissue of the back catalogue on Third Man Records. We introduce three new names. Little Murders from Australia and Lydia Loveless from Columbus. Muck and The Mires come from Boston.
I will be playing a DJ set at Blue Arrow Records on Sunday at 5pm, just before the Alejandro Escovedo show at The Beachland Ballroom. Come join us, Alejandro will be there too. See you there.
Swell Maps – Midget Submarines;
Alejandro Escovedo – Real As An Animal;
Muck And The Mires – Three Steps Closer;
Mozes And The Firstborn – Time’s a Headache;
Doug Gillard – Ready For Death;
Sweet Apple – I Surrender;
Nick Lowe – Raining Raining;
Haden Triplets – Raining;
Holly Golighthly And The Brokeoffs – Slc;
Luther Dickinson – Mojo, Mojo;
North Mississippi Allstars – Live in CLE;
Flat Duo Jets – Go Go Harlem Baby;
Dex Romweber Duo – Roll On;
Fabulous Thunderbirds – The Monkey;
Leadfinger – It’s Much Better;
Little Murders – White Train;
Lydia Loveless – Verlaine Shot Rimbaud.
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