It’s that time of the year when we begin our year-end review. Our first show in this three-part series will cover best small forms, 45s, EPs and downloads and some of the snippets from the best live shows in Cleveland last year. Also we check out my favorite reissues this year, Savage Young Dü by Hüsker Dü and In My Room by The Gun Club. Check it out!
Mike Watt (Live in CLE);
Disciplin A Kitschme – No One;
Thee Melomen – Bez Prevoda;
Wasted Potential – Curt Murder Face Rip;
Hüsker Dü – Can’t See You Anymore;
Hüsker Dü – Sore Eyes;
Hüsker Dü – Picture Of You;
The Cairo Gang – A Heart Like Yours (Live in CLE);
Lost Balloons (Live in CLE);
Red Kross (Live in CLE);
Gorrila – Oh Tonight;
Bash & Pop with Nicole Atkins – Too Late;
Last Daze – Nothing But Trouble;
Part-Time Lover – Monday Hill;
Patsy’s Rats – Little Rat Charm;
Meat Puppets – I’m Ragged but I’m Right (Live in CLE);
Zerodent – Overbite;
Krstina Gorovska and Vasko Atanasoski – Doagja voda;
The Gun Club – Shame and Pain;
The Gun Club – Zonar Roze;
Paul Roessler – Galatea.
Today we introduce the new hope of Burger Records, Mattiel Brown, from Atlanta Georgia and Cojones from Zagreb, Croatia. Two new exciting power pop records came out in Canada, it’s by Chris Church and it’s called Limitations of Source Tape and in Portland OR, by Mo Troper, entitled Exposure and Response. We also welcome back Stereo Soul Future from Boston with their new single. Also, First Base are back with the new record. But the most exciting new thing this week is the new EP by Terry Chambers and Colin Moulding of XTC. Their new duet is called TC&I. This episode is dedicated to Bora OslovÄan, bass player of PekinÅ¡ka Patka who passed away recently in the age 57.
What a year for Matthew Melton. He put out four albums, one with Warm Soda, two with Dream Machine and one new solo. His lovely Yugoslavian wife Doris got unjustly accused for fascism, Castle Face them both out of their label and then they relocated from Austin to Netherlands. And one of those Dream Machine albums is also new. We check that out in today’s show and wish them better luck with the new label. We also have new music from The Golden Boys (also from Austin) and Steelism. We also introduce The Hooten Hallers. But the biggest new album this week is the brand new one from Harlan T. Bobo. It’s called Hector, The History of Violence, and it’s perfect. At the end of this episode, we say goodbye to Johnny Hallyday who passed away last week after a long battle with colon cancer.
Here we go! After some time another episode of our wonderful series called Vinyl Junkyard. This is all about me finding a long forgotten but still excellent album sitting in some bargain bin dirt cheap, just waiting to be picked. Those with good memory maybe remember that in our 
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.
Today we introduce Bully, a new band from Nashville, that doesn’t sound like a Nashville band, lead by Alicia Bognano on vocals. Then we check out the Canadian duet The Pack A.D. who are back with the new record. Lydia Loveless reissued her old singles into a compilation album and we sample that today. The On And Ons from Australia are also back with the new record. Also from Australia, we have Last Leaves. Electric Six are back with the new album, and so is Van Morrison. Today’s show is dedicated to Fats Domino, who passed away on October 24th.
The first part of the show today is a loving tribute to Fred Cole, the leader of Dead Moon, a true embodiment of rock’n’roll independence, who passed away on November 9 after losing a battle with cancer. Then we also introduce the new records for Legendary Shack Shakers, Cotton Mather and Samantha Fish, who rejoined forces with Luther Dickinson for her new album, already second this year. We introduce Proto Idiot from Manchester UK, for the first time at The Little Lighthouse. In honor of Fred Cole, today’s show is mixed mono.
Today we start off with a new band, Arts And Leisure from Sacramento, CA lead by Gerri and Tim White. Fernando Perdomo is a producer that many compare to the modern day Todd Rundgren. We also have the new music from David West, who we know from Rat Columns, but this time he is with his new band Teardrops. Tin Foil come from Detroit and Street Hassle are from Minneapolis. Ghalia Vauthier comes from Brussels and she joined forces with Mama’s Boys from New Orleans, forming a new exciting roots rock band.
Today we have a few international bands that are presented for the first time here at our little show. Sir Bald Diddley and his Ripcurls come from UK. Motorpsycho are a veteran group that rocks out from Norway using a wide array of styles and influences. Wolfmother are quite popular over in Australia, but we have them here debuting. Suzanne Santo usually plays together with Benjamin Jaffe in Honeyhoney, but this time we check out her solo record. Lee Ann Womack made quite a career in pop and country crossover a decade ago, but this time she’s returning to the roots. And finally, we introduced Dori Freeman not so long ago, and she is already back with a new record.
Honey, a mysterious band from Brooklyn that we liked last year with the album Love is Hard, is back with a new record called New Moody Judy. Excellent blues duet from Boston, Mr. Airplane Man are back with a new single after a long hiatus. Another female blues duet, Larkin Poe is back with a new record. We introduce Dead Heavens from New York, Bonnevilles from Northern Ireland and Flat Worms from Los Angeles. The Yawpers are live in Cleveland.