Welcome to the first regular show of 2025! We have some new tunes for you. We start with The Jackets from Bern in Switzerland. Then we go to California and hear the new single from Javier Escovedo of Zeros. Ambrose Kenny Smith is busy with Morlocs and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Now he is with a third band, Gum. We check that out today. Des Demonas are from Washington DC and have a new, exceptionally sounding record. Syd Straw is back with a new single. David Nance has an album of outtakes. We also introduce The Gypsy Moths from Boston and Spyrals from California. Show closes with a special tribute to Slim Dunlap, legendary guitarist of Replacements and many other configurations from Minneapolis.
Buzz Barker and The Atomic Bums – Land of The Free
The Jackets – Coco Loco
Javier Escovedo – Work It Out
Beachwood Sparks – Wild Swans US Radio Mix
Gum – Old Transistor Radio
Des Demonas – Restructuring
Golden Palominos – Diamond (Ney York City 1986)
Syd Straw – Take Back the Night
The Gypsy Moths – Heart To Break
Pelazo – Ten Feet Deep
David Nance – I Stood Alone In The Grocery Store
The Spyrals – UH HUH
Bound Beggars – All Over Again
The Replacements – Achin’ To Be
Spooks – Laugh It Up
Bob Dunlap and Symphonic Fuzz – Loud Loud Loud Guitars
Slim Dunlap – Ain’t Exactly Good
Slim Dunlap – Cozy
Today we start with the new tune from LA band Berries. We check out a couple of more California artists. Tony Molina, for instance, who just announced his new album. Petrified Max, with LA punk legends Vitus Mataré and John Rosewall is back with their third album Everything’s Beautiful Now which sounds flawless. La Luz from Seattle have two new releases, a new single and a new instrumental album. From Australia, we check out L.A. Mood. Over in Helsinki, Finland, we check out Black Lizard. In Boston, we introduce The Gypsy Moths and in Chicago, we introduce Dedh.
The Berries – Heavy Rain;
The Berries – Prime;
Black Lizard – Trouble Ahead;
Trotsky Icepick – Love Song With Migraine;
Petrified Max – Three Times Gone;
Petrified Max – Formerly Mr. Softy;
L.A. Mood – Catch the Sun;
Replacements – Unsatisfied;
So Gung Ho – Unresolved;
Best Bets – Whataworld;
Tony Molina – The Last Time;
The Gypsy Moths – The Continuing Story Of Arthur Duffy;
The Junior League – Library Bar;
Chris Cacavas – On My Back;
Guided By Voices – Alex Bell;
Dehd – Bad Love;
La Luz – San Fernando Shadow Blues;
La Luz – Spider House;
Evie Sands – Don’t Look Back, Don’t Look Down.
Podcasting from Cleveland, Ohio. Broadcasting on Radio Kragujevac, every Sunday from 4-5pm (Central European Time). Streaming on Rock XS every Thursday at Midnight (Eastern European Time).
