We have a lot of new music from our heroes today. Matthew Sweet has a new album and so does Holly Golightly with her Brokeoffs. Krist Novoselic returned as a bass player and accordionist of a new band called Giants In The Trees. Jillian Raye, however, is the front woman of the band. We also introduce Chris Price from LA. Also from LA, we have Groovy Movies. Shirley Davis from Madrid, Spain and Bottle Kids from Chicago, IL are also here for the first time. We also pay respect to Ralph Carney, instrumentalist from Akron OH, who passed away back in December. We know him well from his work with Tom Waits on Rain Dogs.
Glenn Branca – Bad Smells;
Giants In The Trees – Sasquatch;
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs – Jinny Mule;
Kelly Willis – Don’t Step Away;
Tommy Keene – I Belong To You;
Matthew Sweet – I Belong to You;
Chris Price – Discount Love;
Ford Madox Ford – How Does Your Horn Sound Today;
Groovy Uncle – The moon And Back;
Heather Lynne Horton – Did You Feel That;
Shirley Davis & The SilverBacks – Smile;
The Rent Party – Tango Till They’re Sore (Live in CLE);
Tom Waits – Jockey Full Of Bourbon;
Tom Waits – Union Square;
Things To Come – Come Alive;
The Well Wishers – There Goes My Gun;
The Bottle Kids – She Put The Rock In Roll;
Groovy Movies – Don’t Take Her Love Away.




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.
Several new things today… John Wesley Coleman III has yet another record out this year, so when you add it all up together, it’s his forth this year: two solo, one duet and one with The Golden Boys (we