We start today with the countdown to my list of favorite albums in 2016. Today we cover positions 35-14. It doesn’t mean that these any worse than the ones we will put in top 13, it’s just a matter of personal taste. This year was not an easy one, but it brought us some records that will stay with us for many years I think. In this bottom end of the list you will find two bands that did really well in our list last year, with their new albums (Datura4 and Faux Killas). Some of the old friends returned (Ray Mason, Descendents, Westerberg, Jonathan Richman, Javier Escovedo and Apache) and there are a few records from what used to be Yugoslavia (Bernays Propaganda, Thee Melomen, Erotic Biljan). Plus a healthy dose of new bands. It all makes a good playlist! Come back in 7 days to find out what’s in top 13!
Medicine Boy – You’re an Animal Now;
Datura4 – Mary Caroll Park;
Bernays Propaganda – Lazi me, lazi me;
Thee Melomen – Criminals;
Ray Mason – I Gave Up Giving Up Drinking;
Descendents – Feel This;
Don’t – Fever Dreams;
Radkey – Le Song;
Purling Hiss – Fever;
Faz Waltz – Dynamite Sam;
Flesh Panthers – Let It Die;
Scarcity Of Tanks – Into Your Activities;
The I Don’t Cares – Dance To The Fight;
Javier Escovedo – Bad And Good;
Seger Liberation Army – Chain Smokin’;
Erotic Biljan And His Heretics – Wham Bam;
Faux Killas – Laura’s Song;
Apache – Hey Medusa;
Zig Zags – No Brains No Balls;
Dan Stuart – The Whores Above;
Jonathan Richman – Outside O’ Duffy’s;
Meet Your Death – Tracking The Dog.
Today we feature music from the newest record label in Macedonia: Balkan Veliki. we spin remixes from Fonija, Bernays Propaganda and Esteban Gabridge. Also, we have new stuff from Cleveland’s Blue Arrow Records! Jonathan Richman has a new mp3 download which we hear is going really hot (lots of downloads) and Ethan Daniel Davidson has a new 45. We check both of these out in today’s show. We also feature new music from Jeff Beck and Personal And The Pizzas. We also have some new band: Pale Lights from Montreal, Canada, Sculpture Club from Salt Lake City and Lemon Twigs from Long Island. Lots of excitement also live in CLE: Radkey had a really cool gig. Hear an excerpt of it in today’s show.
Today’s show is full of supergroups. There’s a new album by Datura4 (Dom Mariani and Greg Hitchcock), new song from the ex-Yugoslavian supergroup Trese.Lupa.Udara lead by Koja and Tommy Stinson’s Bash and Pop are back with the new tunes. Gartrells is a new supergroup from Georgia with members from Black Lips, Legendary Shack Shakers, Black Linen and The Gaye Blades. We also hear a new tune from Eamon McGrath and a new one from Wild Billy Childish – this time with his band CTMF.
Today we pay a tribute to one of the greatest jazz musicians and songwriters that the world had ever known. Mose Allison. We will explore his influence to the classic and contemporary rock’n’roll and at the same time we will listen to his original jazz versions. A special treat is a three song chain from his 2007 concert in Cleveland that completely changed my life. Allison passed away three days after his 89th birthday on November 15th this year. 
Today we have several brand new bands for us here at The Little Lighthouse. Medicine Boy come from South Africa and it’s a duet with powerful modern sound. Nudity come from Leeds, Australia, and over there in the same neck of the woods we have The Prophet Hens from New Zealand. Radkey are three brothers from Missouri. Let’s not forget an awesome performance from the sold out show by Thee Oh Sees in Cleveland.
Sadly, in the past week we lost three important characters in this play we call rock’n’roll. Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell and Billy Miller. Leonard and Leo need no description, but Billy Miller might not be well known to a casual rock consumer. Yet, he was one of the founders of Norton Records – a greatly influential label in the past 20 years or so that brought us many of the hidden rock gems. In addition to that we hear new music from Å tajner Bend in Zagreb, Croatia, Bad Beats, from Vancouver, Doyle Bramhall II and James McMurtry, both from Texas. Also we introduce The Mobbs in UK and Happiness – an offshoot of Deer Tick lead by brothers Chris and Dennis Ryan.
Today we have the new music from Alejandro Escovedo who found his new collaborators in Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. Will Oldham is back together with Trembling Bells, of course using his moniker Bonnie Prince Billy. His friend from many projects, Angel Olsen is also back with some new tunes. In addition to that we introduce Italian singer-songwriter Giulia Millanta, who nowadays lives and creates in Arizona. We also introduce new music from Purling Hiss and Mannequin Pussy (both bands from Philadelphia) and Bob Reuter’s Alley Ghost from St. Louis. We also pay respect to the country music songwriter Curly Putnam who passed away at the age of 85 last week.
Today’s show is on a quieter side. We have new music from Leonard Cohen, Suzanne Vega, Rachel Haden and one new tune from Amy Rigby played live in Cleveland. We finish the show with the new tune from the German film maker and guitarist Philipp Viruss. His band is called Wild Style Lion.
Today we have new music from Danny Kroha and his Darleans and the new record for Terry Malts. We also introduce Wesley Fuller from Australia and French Boutik from Paris France – all of them showcasing their upbeat feel-good style. We also have a block in which we say goodbye to the legendary founder of Chess Records, Phil Chess, who passed away recently at the age of 95. Lil’ Ed and his Blues Imperials continue traditions of Chess Records out in Chicago.
We start off with an exceptional new opening track from Aaron Neville’s new record. We also have a new one for Jim Lauderdale. We introduce Toys That Kill, Co-Pilgrim, Flesh Panthers and singer songwriter Andy Bopp from Baltimore. Yvan Serrano is an interesting London based producer that puts records under the moniker of Dustaphonics with the help of many of his London pals.