This episode, The Little Lighthouse is a love letter to the city where I live now. Cleveland. For those who are out of town, Cleveland is currently leading a tough battle to save their beloved college radio station WCSB from the jaws of public media conglomerate Ideastream who colluded with Cleveland State University in a police action after which students were denied access to programming and their vast physical and digital library/archive. For my listeners outside of Cleveland, please hear in this episode true sounds of Cleveland. Among the music from the past, I also included fresh releases from the local bands. The quality of the stuff these people had put out is astonishing. These bands are all doing it DIY without publicists. Please help them out. Spread the word of this hostile takeover in your town. Preserve your local radio, support your local musicians. Be vibrant and not a stale repeater. Folks I bring you fresh, strong and defiant Cleveland from 2025: Forming Division, Non-Bruises, Red Devil Ryders, Stereo Burlesque, Xanny Stars, Lavender Jets, Suitor and Bill Fox. And some great stuff from the past.
Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
Forming Division – Bring Them Down
Non Bruises – How to Feel Alright
Pere Ubu – The Fabulous Sequel
The Girls – The Elephant Man
Red Devil Ryders – Escape From New York
Stereo Burlesque – The Shady Grove Boys
Death of Samantha – Harlequin Tragedy
Cobra Verde – Montenegro
Xanny Stars – Mega Convenient
Lavender Jets – Spaulding Street
The New Salem Witch Hunters – Kiskis
The Choir – I’d Rather You Leave Me
Suitor – Prize Horse
Bill Fox – Got Her On My Mind
The Mice – Not Proud of the USA
Peter Laughner – Sylvia Plath
The Safeties – Evidence
We check out some new well tempered tunes by Superchunk, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and others. Jessica Hoop covers a Giant Sand tune. Eamon McGrath is back, collaborating with Oldseed from Germany. We also introduce Loose Lips and Michel Beach from Melbourne, Moon from Netherlands, Splitsville from Chapel Hill NC, Cleveland’s Stereo Burlesque and Chelsea Curve from Boston Mass.
Ekko Astral – Make Me Young
Loose Lips – Don’t Mess Me ‘Round
Mooon – Modulation Baby
Atlantic Thrills – Heart Attack
Splitsville – Beth Steel
Superchunk – Bruised Lung
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Mycelium
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Deadstick
Stereo Burlesque – Still Hangin’ On
Giant Sand – Warm storm
Jassica Hoop – Warm Storm
Michael Beach – Poison Dart
John Larson and The Silver Fields – Turn Around, Girl
The Chelsea Curve – 7000 Hours
Eamon McGrath & Oldseed – East of Adelaide
Avi C. Engel – familiar
Today we begin by rocking out to the new tunes from Barrence Whitfield and Low Cut Connie. There’s a new band Stereo Burlesque featuring Frank Vazzano (of Cobra Verde) and Dave Cintron (both of Downside Special). Jay Gonzalez joined forces with Pete Smith in a new band called Gonzalez Smith. Mitski is also back with another new album. We introduce new names too: Stars Like Ours and Hi-End from Boston, Radio Field from Dusseldorf, Germany and Lunar Laugh from Oklahoma. At the end of the show, we pay a tribute to Gethway brothers from Monstrous. Alex passed away recently and Ken back in 2010.
The Optic Nerve – Sunshine Girl
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – Hey Miss Glynis
Low Cut Connie – Big Boy
Swampmeat Family Band – Right Here
Purling Hiss -Yer All In My Dreams
Stars Like Ours – What’s Going Wrong
Stereo Burlesque – Speed Away
Cobra Verde – Haunted Heavens
Chinese Herbal Medicine – Grief
The Radio Field – The Version
Lunar Laugh- Born Weird
Mordecai Smyth – Out In The Stars
Danny The K – Cigarettes & Silhouettes
The Hi-End – Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Gonzalez Smith – She’s My Girl
Babaganouj – Shiny Shiny Shiny
Chris Church – bomb (by Flat Earth)
Mitski – Buffalo Replaced
Monstrous – Until The Words Are
Lemon Twigs – Every Day Is The Worst Day Of My Life
Podcast made in Cleveland, Ohio. Syndicated by Prvi Prvi na Skali in Kragujevac, Serbia. Sponsored by Blue Arrow Records and Baby Next.
