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Flashlite #880

Melodic show today for the winter blues with a long list of fresh new releases. We have new stuff from Daniel Romano over in Canada, Uni Boys over in LA, Nude Party and Kurt Baker both performers from New York. We introduce True Lies from Sweden, Dear Robin from Germany, Katy Guillen and The Drive from Kansas City. We finally learned a bit more about Twisted Teens. They are lead by Caspian Halliwell from New Orleans and have a new EP. Towards the end of the show, we check out a lovely new tribute to Cleveland’s own Raspberries!

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The Gnomes – Better With You
True Lies – Goddess
The Nude Party – Walk That Walk
The Nude Party – Shine Your Light
Kurt Baker – Undertow Afterglow
Daniel Romano – Autopoiet
Daniel Romano – Even If It’s Obscure
Twisted Teens – Graveyard
Uni Boys – I Don’t Wanna Dream Anymore
Uni Boys – Hiding In My Home
Katy Guillen & The Drive – Outcome
Dear Robin – Breakout
Raspberries – Play On
The Lemon Twigs – Play On
Bambi Kino – Please Let Me Come Back Home
raspberries – please let me come home
The Action – Get Back To Me
Left End – Loser

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Flashlite #876

Welcome to the crispy fresh new episode of The Little Lighthouse in the equally crispy and fresh new 2026! I’ve put together a collection of new tunes, kicking off with Superchunk’s new single, which is a Magnetic Fields cover. We follow that with some new music from Mad Dogs in Italy, Gnomes from Australia, Gil Owen from Nashville and Glyders in Chicago. J Mascis of Dinosaur JR has a new single, Lemon Twigs as well. Tony Molina, a fantastic, punk informed singer songwriter from San Francisco has a new album. We also check out the new music from Australia’s Tee Vee Repairmann and a brand new single from Cleveland’s own Bill Fox!

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Bonny Doon – Crooked Creek
Superchunk – ‘ Don’t Want To Get Over You
Mad Dogs – Nothing To Lose
Red Devil Ryders – Gotta Dance (to Keep From Crying)
Floral Image – Spiraline
Glyders – Stone Shadow
J Mascis – Say It On
J Mascis – Can’t Believe Were Here
Sharp Pins – I Could Find Out
The Gnomes – I’m Not The One
The Lemon Twigs – I’ve Got A Broken Heart
Ronnie D’Addario – Be Like Him (feat. Darian Sanahaja)
Starling Electric – The Magic Council
Tony Molina – Violets of Dawn
Bill Fox – Alaska
Eva Braun – Aljaska
Paul Kelly – Take It Handy
Gwil Owen – You’re Gonna Find a Friend
Tee Vee Repairmann – Only A Memory
Tee Vee Repairmann -2 Big 4 Mah Boots

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Flashlite #874

Couple of new very cool releases today. Lisa Mychols is back with a new album, Sylvia Rose Novak rocks on the new single, Guided By Voices have yet another countless new lp, Mo Troper is back with the new single. Ronnie D’Addario is father of D’Addario brothers of the Lemon Twigs fame. They help him out on a newly released material. The 66ers is a new project of Joe Queer of the Queers. Australian household name, Paul Kelly is back with the new album and legendary Holly Golightly also graces us with new music.

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Major Stars – Wrapped Up in Circles
Lisa Mychols – Miss Me When I’m Gone
Sylvia Rose Novak – Bellerophon
Sylvia Rose Novak – Broad Strokes
Broan D’Addario – This Summer
Lemon Twigs – What You Were Doing
Ronnie D’Addario – Not Today (feat. The Lemon Twigs)
Guided By Voices – (You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
Guided by Voices – Things I Will Keep
2nd Grade – Scheduled Explosions – Joan On Ice
Nazz – Only One Winner
The 66ers – Miss Summertime
Mo Troper – The Best Seat In The House
Mo Troper – A Piece of You Broken Through My Heart (Demo)
Diners – The Power
Paul Kelly – Don’t Start Me Talking
Paul Kelly – I Keep On Coming Back For More
Holly Golightly – Time
Holly Golightly – There’s An End
Shake Some – Two For Tea
Jim Basnight – Get It Out
The Reflectors – Just Can’t Get Enough Of It

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Flashlite #846

Today we check out the latest Lemonheads single. Brian D’Addario of Lemon Twigs has a solo record. Daniel Romano and Ezra Furman are back with the new single as well. Jim Basnight sent us a new tune. We introduce Democrash from Lisbon, Portugal, Garbayo from Spain, M. Ross Perkins from Dayton, OH, Jetstream Pony from Brighton UK and Sorrows from NYC.

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The Lemonheads – Pin Yr Heart
The Lemonheads – Deep End
Ezra Furman – I Need The Angel
Ezra Furman – I Wanna Destroy Myself
Suzanne Vega – Lucinda
Democrash – Important People
Garbayo – Como un huracán
The Penrose Web – Geraldine
Guided By Voices – Things I Will Keep
M Ross Perkins – Baby, My Bad
Daniel Romano – Sweet Dew Of The Kingdom
Daniel Romano – Hospitals And Graveyards
The Lemon Twigs – Soothe
Brian D’Addario – This Summer
Jetstream Pony – Sit And Wonder
The Stems – Man with the Golden Heart (live)
The Gypsy Moths – The Further Adventures Of Paul Villiard
Sorrows – Never Mind
Jim Basnight – Other Woman
Sunny War – Rise

Playlist, The Best of 2024

Flashlite #826 – The Best of 2024 Pt 2

Continuation of our review of best albums in 2024! As I mentioned last week, this time I won’t rate them in a form of a chart, but just simply list them without a special announcement for the record of the year. We continue with good tunes, this week featuring Doris Melton, Grace Cummings, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson, Daniel Romano, Lemon Twigs, Redd Kross, Best Bets, Leyla McCalla, Gabriel Naim Amor, Delta 21, Dale Crover, Cody Dickinoson, Rowdy, Jessica Boudreaux, Scott Reynolds, Madeleine Peyroux, Little Albert and The Resonars.

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Doris Melton – Getting It Even Pt 2
Grace Cummings – Common Man
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson – Do The Rump
Daniel Romano’s Outfit – Generation End
The Lemon Twigs – Rock on Over and Over
Redd Kross – What’s In It For You
Best Bets – Spooky Signals
Leyla McCalla – Tree
Gabriel Naim Amor – September Escapade
Delta 21 – Fly Trap
Dale Crover – Doug Yuletide
Cody Dickinson – Homewrecker
Rowdy – All In My Head
Jessica Boudreaux – Exactly Where You Wanna Be
Scott Reynolds – Barista
Madeleine Peyroux – Showman Dan
Little Albert – Blue and Lonesome
The Resonars – At Journey’s End


The Best Albums in 2024
Motorpsycho - Neigh!!
Guadalupe Plata - La Runa
The Hypos
Omni - Soubenir
Zerodent - Human Races
Makki Jones - Message From The Indigo Children
Sara Petite - The Empress
Corey Ledet Zydeco- M?é?dikamen
Colin Cutler - Tarwater
David Nance & Mowed Sound
Ty Segall - Three Bells
Charles Moothart - Black Holes Don't Choke
Osees - Sorcs 80
J Mascis - What Do We Do Now
Rosali - Bite Down
Lydia Loveless - Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again
Ann Savoy - Another Heart
Doris Melton - Reflected Perspective
Grace Cummings - Ramona
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson - Do The Rump
Daniel Romano's Outfit - Too Hot To Sleep
The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know by
Redd Kross
Best Bets - The Hollow Husk of Feeling
Leyla McCalla - Sun Without the Heat
Gabriel Naim Amor - Stories
Delta 21 - Live at Blues?-?Rock Festival Osijek
Dale Crover - Glossolalia
Cody Dickinson - Homemade
Rowdy
Jessica Boudreaux - The Faster I Run
Scott Reynolds - Magic Beans & Time Machines
Madeleine Peyroux - Let's Walk
Little Albert - The Road Not Taken
The Resonars - Electricity Plus

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Flashlite #745

Juliana Hatfield

Quite a few interesting releases today: Damned are back pretty much in classic line up with the new record. Ian Hunter is also back with first part of the new album. Juliana Hatfield has a new single (sharing sides with Emma Swift). Dynamic duo of brothers Lemon Twigs are back as well. Murlocs have a steady release of annual albums, and the new one just came out. Also from Australia and just as active, The On and Ons are back as well. Our recent favorite Gyasi has a new EP. Reverberations and Country Westerners are also some of the novelties we have today. Ohio is represented by Keith Harman and his project Good Looking Son.

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13th Floor Elevators – Baby Blue
The Reverberations – Fly My Kite
Gyasi – Baby Blue
Gyasi – You Don’t Love Me Like You Used To
Damned – I Just Can’t Be Happy Today
Damned – Bad Weather Girl
Ian Hunter – This Is What I’m Here For
Mott The Hoople – Black Scorpio
Juliana Hatfield – I See You
Juliana Hatfield – Lotta Love
Lemon Twigs – Ghost Run Free
Lemon Twigs – Queen of my School
The Murlocs – Growing Pains
The Murlocs – Superstitious Insights
The On and Ons – Games People Play
The On and Ons – She’s Leaving
Shake Some – Slow Down
Country Westerns – Speaking Ill Of The Blues
Good Looking Son – Long Form Girlfriend
Good Looking Son – She’s so Nice

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Flashlite #610

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2nd Grade

We have a nice powerpop oriented show today. We are starting with the new album for Greg Pope and follow up with yet another release by Daniel Romano this year (is anyone counting still?). Lemon Twigs are back with another shiny album. Built To Spill from Boise ID, return with an album that fully consists of Daniel Johnston’s reinterpretations. 2nd Grade is a new name that comes from Philadelphia. Their album is packed with short, catchy songs that are instant favorites. Speaking about short catchy songs, Guided by Voices are also back with a new one. Is anyone still counting those? Also from Ohio, we introduce Librarians with Hickeys. Cocktails from San Francisco released a wonderful little masterpiece this year entitled Catastrophic Entertainment. That and a bunch of other recent and not so recent pop tunes, today at the Little Lighthouse!

Guided By Voices – Motor Away;
Greg Pope – Blue Skies Above;
Daniel Romano – Laura Doesn’t Like Her Haircut;
Roling Blackouts Coastal Fever – The Second of The First;
The On And Ons – 9 Days;
Lisa Prank – Get Mad;
The Lemon Twigs – Live in Favor of Tomorrow;
Built To Spill – Life In Vain;
Kathy McCarty – Like a Monkey in a Zoo;
The Reflectors – Baby it’s You;
The Speedways – Daydreaming;
The Beatles – Eight Days A Week;
2nd Grade – Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider;
2nd Grade – Shooting From the Hip;
Guided by Voices – To Keep An Area;
Painted Doll – She Talks To Mirrors;
Jordan Jones – Be My Baby;
The Games – Why Can’t We Go Back;
Cocktails – Never Be Alone;
Librarians with Hickeys – And Then She’s Gone;
The Dates – Summer Girl.

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Flashlite #502

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Lena LovelandThe biggest news for this week is that Trotsky Icepick has a new single. Actually, the tune is already a bit old, but it popped up for me only recently. The Lemon Twigs now have their new album out. Chris Butler and Ralph Carney recorded an album about odd holidays, shortly prior to Carney’s death. We also check out the new one from the Austin’s White Denim, Lena Loveland from Berlin and Codgers from Detroit. James and The Ultrasounds come from Memphis TN. And we also do a little tribute to Aretha Franklin.

The Lemon Clocks – Floating In Space;
White Denim – It Might Get Dark;
Chris Butler and Ralph Carney – Bald and Free Day;
100 Flowers – Head No Heart.ogg
Trotsky Icepick – 1000 points of light;
Trotsky Icepick – World War X;
Lana Loveland – Strange Charms;
Oh Sees – Abysmal Urn;
The Woggles – Live in CLE;
Cat Poewer – Aretha, Sing One For Me;
The Codgers – Aretha;
Aretha Franklin – Save Me;
Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man (TheWay I Love You);
Husker Du – Can’t See You Anymore;
James and the Ultrasounds – Sidewalk Soup;
James and the Ultrasounds – New Subtraction;
The Lemon Twigs – Queen Of My School;
Beechwood – I Found You Out.

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Flashlite #479

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Sue FoleyToday we start with the new music for the three ladies in California, Midnite Snaxxx. Guided By Voices has yet another album and we check out a track that closes it. Mia Dyson from Australia is back with the new record and so are the Londoners Jack Sandham and Wednesday Lyle who are together in Cowbell. Oslobodioci from Serbia have an interesting new cover of the Husker Du tune Sorry Somehow. Lemon Twigs are back with a new song that sounds like a Todd Rundgren song and Lemon Clocks are back with their new psychedelic doings. Lovely Bad Things are a new band for us, lead by Lauren Curtius and Beechwood from New York City closes the show with their new album.

David Nance – Negative Boogie;
Midnite Snaxxx – Greedy Little Thing;
Guided By Voices – Flight Advantage;
Big Eyes – Stake My Claim;
Bat Fangs – Heartbeat;
Mia Dyson – Idyllwild;
Mia Dyson – Fool;
Cowbell – Downlow;
Cowbell – Love Got Me Down;
Earthmen and Strangers – Bartender;
Husker Du – Sorry Somehow;
Oslobodioci – Sto si mi to ucinila;
High Tension Wires – Lose Your Grip;
Jesus Sons – Blowin’ Down The Line;
The Greenhornes – Song 13;
Todd Rundgren – Slut;
The Lemon Twigs – Foolin’ Around;
The Lemon Clocks – Out Of The Grave;
Status Quo – Black Veils of Melancholy;
Lovely Bad Things – I Just Want You To Go Away;
Beechwood – Land of Nod.

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Flashlite #410

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Blue Arrow RecordsToday 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.

Jeff Beck – Shrine;
Personal and the Pizzas – Concentration Camp;
Pale Lips – Romanne;
Fresh – Revolution;
Sculpture Club – My Favorite;
Fonija – Ovoj den;
Bernays Propaganda and Mark Heaney – Povekje;
Esteban Gabridge – If;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – My Crows;
Radkey – Marvel;
Dinosaur Jr – Goin Down;
J Mascis – Tell the Truth;
Jonathan Richman – People Are Disgusting;
The Lemon Twigs – Hi+Lo;
The Lemon Twigs – Soothe;
Co-Pilgrim – Sweet Murmur Of;
Chook Race – Start Anew.