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• Zero Hour Playlist for 8.9.13: All the Bugs Are Growing

  by Andy Turner August 9, 2013
  12:02PM Wussy "All the Bugs Are Growing" from "Wussy" on Shake It Records  12:04PM Spitballs "Boris The Spider" from "Spitballs" on Beserkley 12:07PM That Petrol Emotion "Belly Bugs" from "Babble" on UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 12:08PM Hank Williams "Fly Trouble" from "The Complete Hank Wi...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 8.2.13: Hamburger Radio

  by Andy Turner August 7, 2013
    Stream or download the entire Aug. 2 show right here.   The Wimps "Hamburger Radio" from "Shake Some Action,Vol.8" (2003) on Shake Some Action  Clarence Brewer "Fast Food Slow Death" from "American Music: The Hightone Records Story" (2006) on Hightone  Blaze Foley "Big Chees...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 9-2-11: Stick It

  by Andy Turner September 4, 2011
  Teddy Roosevelt-approved opening set, phone interview with Molly Gene One Whoaman Band (and a new song from her forthcoming album), an especially scratchy 7” Six-Pack, and new music from Stupidity, Glambilly, Michael Hurtt & the Haunted Hearts and more. Good John is sitting in for me next week. ...
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• Zero Hour Playlist for 8-26-11: He Was Rock-n-Roll

  by Andy Turner August 27, 2011
  One of those wild-and-crazy-beginning-of-the-semester meetings made me late for the show, but fortunately Good John was there to blast away with a bunch of his nutty 45’s (thanks, sir, that makes up for skipping out on Andre Williams!). New releases this week from Bobby Marchan, the Bloody Hollies a...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 8-19-11: Pulling Time With Andre Williams

  by Andy Turner August 20, 2011
  Other than a few technical difficulties to begin the interview (and a little this-is-really-cool stuttering on my part), talking to Andre Williams was as amazing and fun as I expected! His show at the Cactus Club last night delivered as well. I guess the next time I’ll see Mr. Rhythm is as one of th...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 8-12-11: Rocket to New Jersey

  by Andy Turner August 15, 2011
  Download or stream the Aug. 12 show at http://wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120. Dead Meat – Personal & the Pizzas Brass Knuckles – Personal & the Pizzas I’m in Love With Myself – The Bad Sports Planet Failure – The Spits I Was on (The Bozo Show) – No Bunny Cruisin’ – Hunx & ...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 8-5-11: Her Love Shows Even After She's Gone

  by Andy Turner August 6, 2011
  Interviews this week with the Bad Sports and Wax Museums, an interview and performance by The Booze, and new music from DM Bob & The Deficits!   Download or stream the August 5 show in its entirety at http://wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120.   Trash Talkin’ Woman – The Electric Mess...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 7-29-11: ... 'Cause That'll Never Happen Again

  by Andy Turner August 2, 2011
  Download or stream the July 29 show at http://wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120.   Past, Present & Future – The Shangri-Las Leave All Your Old Loves in the Past – The Liverbirds Present Joys – Alabama Sacred Heart Singers No Future – Rockin’ Sidney Past, Present & Future – Ronnie...

• Zero Hour playlists for 7-15 and 7-22: It's Smile or Die, Darlin'

  by Andy Turner July 24, 2011
  Two weeks of playlists, featuring new music from Lover!, Missing Monuments, The Juke Joint Pimps, Bloodstains Across Ontario, Midnite Snaxx, Beach Patrol, Dex Romweber Duo and more! Download or stream either show in its entirety (or subscribe to Zero Hour) at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 7-8-11: Sung Heroes of Zero Hour

  by Andy Turner July 8, 2011
  Download or stream the complete show (or subscribe to Zero Hour) at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120.Lollipop Mama – Wynonie HarrisWalking Blues – Amos MilburnDouble Crossin’ Liquor – Stick McGheeI’ve Got a Rocket in My Pocket – Jimmy LloydDirty Boogie – Roy HallOpen Up the B...

• Zero Hour playlist for 7-1-11: It's all in the caffeine

  by Andy Turner July 1, 2011
  New music from the Night Beats, Light Bulb Alley, Molly Gene One Whoaman Band, the Wax Museums, the Routes and more!   Stream or download the complete show at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120   Homicide – Myron Lee & the Caddies Superstar Chevrolet – The Neckbones Help! M...

• Zero Hour on WMSE playlist for 6-24-11: The Big Cover Up, Pt. 3

  by Andy Turner June 26, 2011
  Zero’s Hour 3rd annual all covers party!   Stream or download the complete show at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120   Go to http://zerohourradio.blogspot.com/ for videos and links galore!   We Got the Beat – Eddy Current Suppression Ring (The Go-Go’s) Sea Cruise – Rude Norton...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 6-17-11: I Could Just Scream

  by Andy Turner June 20, 2011
  New singles this week from Cheap Time (Cass), Organs (Killer Diller)and more and a salute to Charles Beaumont Parker!   Stream or download the complete show at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120   Go to http://zerohourradio.blogspot.com/ for videos and links galore!   Charles i...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 6-10-11: Chocolate Drop

  by Andy Turner June 11, 2011
  New music this week from the Happy Thoughts, Natural Child, Chicken Diamond, Brian Olive, the Useless Eaters and more. Also a tribute to Howlin’ Wolf’s 101st birthday and a set featuring some of Voodoo Rhythm’s latest offerings.   Stream or download the complete show at http://www.wmse.org/archive/n...

• Zero Hour playlists for 5-27 and 6-3: C'mon Baby, Get On This Plane

  by Andy Turner June 4, 2011
  Two weeks of playlists for you with new music from Los Vigilantes, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, The People’s Temple, Drugs Dragons, Lover!, the Baxx Sisi’s, the Wild Zeros, the Reatards and more. Plus interviews with Scott McCaughey from the Baseball Project and Tonys Sagger from Drugs Dra...

• Zero Hour playlist for 5/20/11: 100 Proof

  by Andy Turner May 21, 2011
  New music this week from the Cynics, Personal & the Pizzas, Songs the Hideout Taught Us - The Best of the GaragePunk Hideout, Vol. 2 and more.   Download the entire show or stream it at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120.   www.zerohourradio.blogspot.com     100 Proof – The...

• Zero Hour playlist for 5/13/11: Cause I Love and I Live Primitive

  by Andy Turner May 14, 2011
  Lots of new music this week, including a batch of releases from Oxford, Mississippi’s Big Legal Mess: John Paul Keith, Paul Collins and Henry Dunkle. Also new singles and albums from the likes of Jack of Heart, the Movements, the Love Me Nots, the Cute Lepers, the Ugly Beats, Gardens, the Fred Wolf ...

• Playlist for 5/6/11: Woo ee ah ah! It's 25 years of Norton Records

  by Andy Turner May 6, 2011
  Three hours (minus the Local Lunchbox) of nuthin’ but Norton Records in celebration of the label’s 25th anniversary! It was the final day of the pledge drive, but you can still donate at www.wmse.org.  While you're listening, check out the Q&A I did with Miriam Linna and Billy Miller over at Son...

• Zero Hour playlist for 4/29/11: Have Primate, Will Donate

  by Andy Turner April 30, 2011
  It was a mess cleaning up after a full primate playlist for three hours during the first week of the pledge drive.  Go to www.wmse.org to donate!   Stream or download the show as always at http://wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120   www.zerohourradio.blogspot.com   C’mon Monkey With Me – ...

• Zero Hour playlist for 4-22-11: The World is Out to Destroy You

  by Andy Turner April 23, 2011
  New releases this week from Peter Case, the Shangri-Las, the Sir Douglas Quintet, Allen Toussaint and R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 2: Scratch that Itch!   Download or stream the show at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120%2F   www.zerohourradio.blogspot.com Earth is Crying – Link Wr...

• Zero Hour playlists for 4-18-11 and 4-15-11: My Sins Have Come Home to Roost

  by Andy Turner April 20, 2011
  New releases the last two weeks from the likes of Bloodshot Bill, The Feelies, King Uszniewicz & His Uszniewicztones, the South Bay Surfers , the Smithereens, Exene Cervenka and Crappy Dracula!   Download or stream either show at http://www.wmse.org/archive/new.php?dow=Fri&hour=120   www.zer...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 6/25/10: The Big Cover Up, Pt. 2

  by Andy Turner June 27, 2010
  It was my second annual all covers show, and good garden peas, I had fun. Again started with a Summerfest theme, which for some reason was slightly tougher to put together this year. Kevin Meyer, head honcho of Dusty Medical Records, stopped by to talk about the label's fifth anniversary. Erin Wolf,...

• Playlist for 6/18/10: That's My Bobby

  by Andy Turner June 20, 2010
  While walking my dog recently, I thought of a great old local commercial that aired in the Greenville, NC, area featuring a guy named Bobby in a wheelchair reducing prices in his furniture store while his wife tried to figure out where he was. "He's slashing prices," she said with a deep twang. "Tha...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 6/11/10: Psycho Pledge Drive, Pt. 2

  by Andy Turner June 14, 2010
  WMSE had a one-day pledge drive last Friday to make up for the remaining $5,000 needed for the spring. As of today, the station is still about $2,400 short, so support the station and freeform radio with a pledge right now! New music this week from Teenage Fanclub, King Louie's Missing Monuments, Da...

• Zero Hour Playlist for 6/4/10: Adrift in a World of My Own

  by Andy Turner June 7, 2010
  Alright, it's Andy and I'm going to try to be a little more active around these parts. I do a show on WMSE in Milwaukee called Zero Hour (named after the Plimsouls song) that airs on Fridays noon to 3 p.m. on 91.7 FM or online at wmse.org. My show has been airing for just about a year and a half, bu...