Tag Archives: Howlin’ Rain

Flashlite #495

Janiece GonzalezToday we check out the new music from Don Howland (ex Gibson Bros and Bassholes), and Purling Hiss (out of Philadelphia). Howlin Rain also have a new album and they also visited Cleveland on their latest tour, so we also hear them in our Live in Cleveland segment. We also introduce Tiger Touch from Portland OR, Wild Eyes from San Francisco CA, Nude Party from Boone NC, and Wild Honey from Baltimore. No No Instigator from Croatia make a tribute to a great Yugoslav movie Dečko koji obećava.

Schizophonics – World Of Our Own;
Tiger Touch – Every Action;
Wild Eyes – Amnesia;
Purling Hiss – Everybody In the USA;
Purling Hiss – Walkin’ with Jesus;
Nude Party – Feels Alright;
Howlin Rain (Live in CLE);
Howlin Rain – Rainbow Trout;
Don Howland – Buckeye Jim;
Bassholes – Broke Down Engine;
VIS Dobri Dečaci – Balda o tvrdim sisama;
No No Instigator – Dečko koji obećava;
Wild Honey – This Fire.

Flashlite #314

Miriam LinnaSecret star of this episode is Neil Young. Two of his songs recently saw inspiring covers. Kent State murders are having a 45 year anniversary this year. Neil wrote a song about the event and this year, Cleveland band Obnox recorded a cover. A totally different sounding Colleen Rennison’s new album is named after a Neil Young song See The Sky About To Rain from On The Beach. King Khan is very active these days. After his album with Gris Gris, he reunited with Mark Sultan in a new duet Bad News Boys. We also have Miriam Linna, once a member of Cramps and nowadays boss of Norton Records. She’s back into the “business” as a performer and has a solo album Nobody’s Baby. Howlin’ Rain led by Ethan Miller also has a new album Mansion Songs.

Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone;
Bad News Boys – Illuminations;
King Khan and the Gris Gris – Too Hard and Too Fast;
The Bevis Frond – Lights Are Changing;
Evan Dando – Green Eyes (Live in CLE);
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Ohio;
Obnox – Ohio;
Colleen Rennison – See The Sky About To Rain;
Neil Young – See The Sky About To Rain;
Eamon McGrath – Empire of Open Air;
Miriam – Questioningly;
Ramones – Questioningly;
Otis Spann – Got My Mojo Working (Blues Alphabet);
Ducks Deluxe – West Texas Trucking Board;
Howlin’ Rain – Big Red Moon.