Today we check out the new work for the two former Beasts of Bourbon bandmates, Australian guys Kim Salmon and Spencer P. Jones. They have a very nice new album Runaways. We also introduce two new bands from Indiana. Hypocrite in A Hippy Crypt and Nomad Planets. We go back in past and dig out a lost album from the Cleveland band Coffinberry, which sounds pretty awesome. The new Mikal Cronin album MCII is in, and it really is grand. And, the last but not the least, we check out the new EP for the most exciting newcomers from Atlanta, Turf War.
Husker Du – All This I’ve Done For You;
Tuff Darts – Head Over Heels;
Wayne County And The Back Street Boys – Max’s Kansas City 1976;
The Replacements – Little Mascara;
The Replacements – Little Mascara (Live in Kent);
Turf War – Still Around;
The Dark Rags – It’s A Shame (Such A Shame);
Bazooka – Summer Song;
Coffinberry – New Color;
Spencer P. Jones And The Nothing Butts – Don’t You Worry About Me;
Kim Salmon and Spencer P. Jones – It’s All the Same;
Hypocrite in A Hippy Crypt – The Down;
Love – You Set the Scene;
Mikal Cronin – Change;
Nomad Planets – Charge of The Light Brigade;
The Godfathers – Primitive Man.
Today we present new albums by Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, which is one of his budget home recordings. Yet it sounds wonderfully intimate and we warmly recommend it. Thee Oh Sees experiment with some new styles for them on their new record store day release Moon Sick EP. New bands today are Miss Chain and The Broken Heels from Italy and Tijuana Panthers from California. I’m on a Mick Taylor kick, so we hear two of his amazing guitar solos today. Another great guitar legend who gets a spotlight in this show is Duane Allman. There’s a new 7CD set anthology dedicated to his work and career. And in the end, we are saying goodbye to one the greatest voices in music ever, George Jones who passed away last week at 81.
Devastating week for rock’n’roll… This time we have four obituaries to cover. Scott Miller was one of the most creative college rock musicians from the 80s. He was the leader of Game Theory, which had a series of very interesting albums back in the day and that was often played on college radio stations across the US. Then we have Storm Thorgerson, the leading artist in the Hipgnosis art collective who designed many of the iconic album covers throughout the 70s. Lead singer of the Australian band Divinyls, Chrissy Amphlett also died a few days ago at the age of 53. And the most recent news is that Richie Havens, who had a memorable live appearance at the original Woodstock, also passed away. Beside tributes to these artists, we also feature the new single for Turf War, new albums for Carla Olson and Todd Rundgren and a new band Bazooka from Greece.
Michael Tarbox used to lead a great band called Tarbox Ramblers. Hailing from the Boston area, Tarbox Ramblers were the leaders of the new blues revival for the past 15 years with a blend of academic and heartfelt approach that won our hearts. The first album for Rounder Records in 2000 was a furious collection of authentic and raw blues which relied on the primitive traditions on North Mississippi blues and Appalachian folk. The second album also for Rounder A Fix Back East was a step towards rock roots, split produced by one and only Jim Dickinson and Paul Q. Kolderie who we know best from his work with Morphine. Then, a long decade with sporadic limited edition discography followed.
Today we feature the new music for the long time rock legends Meat Puppets who have a new album Rat Farm. Our old friends from Australia, City of Cool have a new single and we pick one song in a string of demos by a musician from Šabac, Marko Artuković. Shannon McNally has a new album called Small Town Talk, which is a very nice tribute to late great Bobby Charles. Dirtmusic is also back with a new song. New band today James And The Ultrasounds from Memphis.
The central piece today is our large block in which we compare the music of famous rockers and their children. We paired up Ethan and Glyn Johns, Ambrose Kenny and Broderick Smith, Lilly and John Hiat and Trixie and Chris Whitley. We also listen to the Cynics live in Cleveland, new music for Jimbo Mathus and we have one new name – Diemonds from Toronto in Canada.
Most of our show today is filled with interesting new power pop bands. We start off with the Allrightniks from Virgina, then JoDee Purkeypile from Texas. The New Medicants is a duet formed by Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub and Joe Pernice, one of the Pernice Brothers. Mark Crozer, who used to be in Jesus and Mary Chain, now plays power pop with The Rels over in Charlotte NC. We also introduce Todd May from Columbus OH and Frank Bango from Delaware. Towards the end of the show we depart from the given genre and sample a new record for Timothy Presley aka White Fence.
Today we have two big comebacks. Mudhoney are back with the new album Vanishing Point after five years and Godfathers are back after 18 years wutg a new record Jukebox Fury. We also present the Rain, a new name from Norway, a trio obsessed with The Beatles. Another new name today is Purling Hiss from Philadelphia. We also have announcements for new records from Thalia Zedek (ex Come) and Michael Tarbox (ex Tarbox Ramblers). Mark Lanegan joined forces with London based musician Duke Garwood on a new record called Black Pudding.
A very heavy show tonight, folks. We start off with the new band from San Francisco, Hot Lunch. They have a new record on Tee Pee that is an awesome tribute to the old hard rock records that used to come out on Vertigo or Deram labels in England. Then we have the newly discovered Jimi Hendrix recordings. Then we introduce two new bands: John The Conqueror from Philadelphia and another heavy one Major Stars from Boston. Thee Oh Sees are back with the new record called Floating Coffin and Natural Child have another great single. Cheater Slicks come from Columbus OH, and we listen to their new music as well. Finally, Queens band Hollis Brown are here for the first time. And yes, they name come from a Bob Dylan tune!