A lovely update today with the new music from the legendary Robyn Hitchcock of the Soft Boys. We also check out new tunes from Ruby The Hatchet from New Jersey, Futurebirds deliver a solid cover of Roky Erickson, Hooten Hallers are back with the new album and so is The Intelligence and Lithics. We introduce Amplifier Heads for the first time at the show. We also check out a new colab between Mike Watt, Jim Keltner and Mike Baggetta. We close the show with the new single from the Zagreb band B. Confidential & The Secret Four. We also pay a tribute to Bob Neuwirth, a legendary singer songwriter, originally from Akron, who passed away on May 18 this year.
Tropical Fuck Storm – Stayin’ Alive;
Ruby The Hatchet – Deceiver;
Robyn Hitchcock – The Shuffle Man;
Soft Boys – Insanely Jealous;
Roky Ericson – I Think Of Demons;
Futurebirds – I Think of Demons (Roky Erickson);
The Hooten Hallers – Back In Business Again;
The Hooten Haller – Further From Shore;
Peter & The Silhouettes – Claudette Jones;
The Amplifier Heads – Space Cadette;
Bob Neuwirth – Rock And Roll Time;
Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz – Janis Joplin;
The Intelligence – How to Improve Your Hearing Without Listening;
The Intelligence – My Work Here is Dumb;
Lithics – Lost Signal;
Minutemen – Maybe Partying Will Help;
Mike Baggetta, Jim Keltner, Mike Watt – Everywhen We Go;
B. Confidential & The Secret Four – Satan Is Her Name;
Crveni koralji – Johnny Guitar.
Today we have new singles from Speedways, Breanna Barbara, Sunfruits, More Kicks and Ruby The Hatchet. Harlan T Bobo has a great new record called Porch Songs. Over in Hoboken, NJ, in the earliest episodes of our show, we were listening to The Special Pillow quite frequently. They are back with the new album. Introducing today Crossword Smiles from Michigan. We also pay a tribute to Van Christian, legendary Tucson musician who passed away on July 6th this year.
Strange Notes – Scene of the Crime;
The Speedways – Shoulda Known;
Breanna Barbara – Diamond Light;
The Americans – The Day I Let You Down;
Tony Molina – Not Worth Knowing;
Crossword Smiles – Parallel Lines;
Deslondes – Ways & Means;
Gentleman Jesse – The Best;
Sunfruits – Sunfruits;
Sunfruits – Made To Love;
More Kicks – The Wind Up;
3rd Secret – Right Stuff;
Dream Machine – Prisoner of His Mind;
Ruby The Hatchet – Thruster;
The Special Pillow – Access Denied;
The Special Pillow – Poison Apples;
Harlan T Bobo – Free;
Naked Prey – Rawhead;
Friends of Dean Martinez – All the Pretty Horses;
mssv – June 16th.
The Little Lighthouse presents best albums in 2017. A good way to usher the new year is to put together a list of best albums in the previous one. We’ve been doing this for a long time with more or less discipline, but the criteria is always personal and the lists simply collects albums that I’ve kept coming back to most frequently. This time we cover positions 35-15 and tune in next week for the top 14. Today we cover one of four albums that was put together by the productive and controversial Matthew Melton (Warm Soda), heavier rock records from The Obsessed, Elder, Motorpsycho All The Witches and Ruby The Hatchet show a modern approach to head banging, twisted Americana of Ethan Daniel Davidson, Yawpers and My Buddy Moose represent a fresh approach to a genre that needs reinvention badly. Strong lyrical works from Daniel Romano and John Wesley Coleman III are the best to enjoy while reading and musing on the inner sleeves. Bully, Lost Balloons, Sheer Mag, Needles//Pins show that indie rock still has something to say. Beautiful vocals of Dead Rock West are to admire. Ty Segall had an album of his career. Baby Shakes simply have short and fun record that makes you wanna play on and on. Newcomers Improbables and experienced Golden Boys hail from their garages with high octane garage rock and of all experiments from King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, their Microtonal Banana was the most fun.
15 Baby Shakes - Turn It Up
16 Daniel Romano - Modern Pressure
17 John Wesley Coleman III - Microwave Dream
18 Ty Segall
19 Lost Balloons - Hey Summer
20 The Improbables - Object To Be Destroyed
21 All Them Witches - Sleeping Through The War
22 The Obsessed - Sacred
23 Motorpsycho - The Tower
24 Golden Boys - Better Than Good Times
25 The Yawpers - Boy in a Well
26 Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
27 My Buddy Moose - IV
28 Dead Rock West - More Love
29 Needles//Pins - Good Night, Tomorrow
30 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana
31 Warm Soda - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
32 Ruby The Hatchet - Planetary Space Child
33 Sheer Mag - Need To Feel Your Love
34 Ethan Daniel Davidson - Crows
35 Bully - Losing
Bully – Either Way;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Beast;
Sheer Mag – Just Can’t Get Enough;
Ruby The Hatchet – Killer;
Warm Soda – To Be With Ramona;
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Melting;
Needles//Pins – Time and Tide;
Dead Rock West – Boundless Fearless Love;
My Buddy Moose – After The Feeling Has Gone;
Elder – Thousand Hands;
Yawpers – Reunion;
The Golden Boys – So Cowboy;
Motorpsycho – The Maypole;
The Obsessed – Be The Night;
All Them Witches – Don’t Bring Me Coffe;
The Improbables – Crawl With Me;
Lost Baloons – Not My Time;
Ty Segall – Freedom;
John Wesley Coleman – Shovel;
Daniel Romano – Dancing With The Lady In The Moon;
Baby Shakes – Baby Blue.
We listen to the Russian surfers and B movie fans, Messer Chups. Aslo the new album by The Singles from Detroit as well as Ruby The Hatchet from New Jersey. Ariel Pink has a new album dedicated to an odd 60s singer songwriter Bobby Jameson. Check out also the new introductions, The County Liners from Olympia, OR and New Candys from Italy. Finally, we also introduce Porcupine from Minneapolis. Greg Norton recently joined the line up on bass.
Tin Foil – Give A Try;
Messer Chups – Fantomas Theme;
Porcupine – I’m Next to You;
Arts & Leisure – Third Party;
Fernando Perdomo – I Feel (Therefore I Am);
The Singles – I Can’t Believe What I Got Myself Into This Time;
The Singles – Nicole;
New Candys – Mercenary;
Flat Worms – Goodbye Texas;
Ruby The Hatchet – Demons;
Ruby The Hatchet – Killer;
The County Liners – Love Letter;
Dori Freeman – If I Could Make You My Own;
The Bonnevilles -\ Machine Born To Think;
Baby Shakes – Turn It Up;
Ariel Pink – Dedicated To Bobby Jameson;
Chris Lucey – That’s the Way the World Has Got to Be (Pt. 1).
It’s a heavy show today, at least in the beginning. We begin by introducing Ruby The Hatchet fronted by Jillian Taylor, from New Jersey. Then from Maryland, via the new Heavy Nuggets compilation, we check out The Obsessed. Then we pay a tribute to Rick Parfitt, the rhythm guitarist of Status Quo who passed away on December 24th. Then we introduce two brand new bands, one from Australia – The Rhinehearts and the other one Tyler and The Names, fronted by Tyler Bejoian from Boston. At the very end of the show, we hear two bonus songs from the brand new reissue of the legendary album Dixie Friend by Jim Dickinson.
Always August – Flatland;
Ruby The Hatchet – Vast Acid;
The Obsessed – Be the Night;
American Sharks – Satan’s Overture Pt. 1;
Nudity – Now I’m Resting;
Status Quo – Drifting Away;
Status Quo – Pictures Of Matchstick Men;
Camper Van Beethoven – Pictures of Matchstick Men (Live in CLE);
Rinehearts – By Himself;
Tyler & the Names – Orange Van;
The Infidels – Summertime Sucks;
Giant Sand – Milkshake Girl;
Babe Ruth – Sad But Rich;
Goodnight Loving – Dead Fish on the Banks;
The Prophet Hens – I Might Not Be Right;
The Mobbs – G-Type;
Occult Detective Club – The Way It Goes;
James Luther Dickinson – Old Time Used To Be (Christmas Tree);
James Luther Dickinson – Clap Your Hands.
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).