This episode, The Little Lighthouse is a love letter to the city where I live now. Cleveland. For those who are out of town, Cleveland is currently leading a tough battle to save their beloved college radio station WCSB from the jaws of public media conglomerate Ideastream who colluded with Cleveland State University in a police action after which students were denied access to programming and their vast physical and digital library/archive. For my listeners outside of Cleveland, please hear in this episode true sounds of Cleveland. Among the music from the past, I also included fresh releases from the local bands. The quality of the stuff these people had put out is astonishing. These bands are all doing it DIY without publicists. Please help them out. Spread the word of this hostile takeover in your town. Preserve your local radio, support your local musicians. Be vibrant and not a stale repeater. Folks I bring you fresh, strong and defiant Cleveland from 2025: Forming Division, Non-Bruises, Red Devil Ryders, Stereo Burlesque, Xanny Stars, Lavender Jets, Suitor and Bill Fox. And some great stuff from the past.
Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
Forming Division – Bring Them Down
Non Bruises – How to Feel Alright
Pere Ubu – The Fabulous Sequel
The Girls – The Elephant Man
Red Devil Ryders – Escape From New York
Stereo Burlesque – The Shady Grove Boys
Death of Samantha – Harlequin Tragedy
Cobra Verde – Montenegro
Xanny Stars – Mega Convenient
Lavender Jets – Spaulding Street
The New Salem Witch Hunters – Kiskis
The Choir – I’d Rather You Leave Me
Suitor – Prize Horse
Bill Fox – Got Her On My Mind
The Mice – Not Proud of the USA
Peter Laughner – Sylvia Plath
The Safeties – Evidence