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• Figures Of Light - Smash Hits [Norton 2008]

  by Ed Post-Mortem August 28, 2008
  It's hard to imagine a band releasing one single in 1972 that barely saw the light of day, let a lone a record store shelf, and managing to come back some 35 years later with something interesting to offer. But, you don't need to listen to the Figures Of Light for very long to realize they're not yo...
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• UTM turns 3!

  by Ed Post-Mortem August 28, 2008
  My radio show turns 3 today! A small feat, but I'm pretty excited! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=68317027

• 5 Things I Can't Wait To Hear

  by Ed Post-Mortem August 13, 2008
  1. The Figures Of Light - Smash Hits (Norton 2008) 2. Chants R&B - S/T (?) (Norton 2008) 3. King Khan - It’s A Lie/Congratulations I’m Sorry (Norton 2008?) (I'm expecting something similar to his single on the KK and Jacuzzi Boys split. 4. "Hello Denver, I'm Bob Log the 3rd, and I'm gonna roc...

• The Urges - "Psych Ward" [Off the Hip]

  by Ed Post-Mortem December 30, 2007
  Debut full-length by Dublin, Ireland's manic garage/punk quintet The Urges. Recorded in the all analogue studio of Circo Perrotti in Gijon, Spain with Jorge Explosion on production duties (Billy Childish, The Cynics), Psych Ward (Off The Hip 2007) is a savage energy filled ode to the earliest days ...
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• Halloween Special

  by Ed Post-Mortem October 29, 2007
  'Tis the season... Yes everyone and their mother with a radio show or podcast is doin' or has already done a Halloween Special. Under The Mattress is no different. Actually, we look forward to this episode every year... Check it out if you're so inclined feed://underheard.org/podcasts/Under_The_Ma...

• Charlie Feathers - "One Good Gal/Cockroach (45 rpm)" [Norton]

  by Ed Post-Mortem September 13, 2007
  With two full-length Charlie Feathers releases under their belts already, Norton records chiefs Billy Miller and Miriam Linna just can't get enough! And they're not alone! The "One Good Gal/Cockroach" single serves as a teaser for Norton's upcoming third Feathers compilation, which will consist mo...

• Janis Martin R.I.P

  by Ed Post-Mortem September 3, 2007
  I heard that Janis Martin passed away today. She was possibly the greatest female rockabilly artist of all time and she'll be missed.

• Little Steven tells it like it is.

  by Ed Post-Mortem August 27, 2007
  little steven’s weekly Billboard column The greatest, most important, most successful oldies station in history, WCBS-FM, is back in New York and that should be cause for a big celebration. So why am I not exactly thrilled? After all, wasn't I the wise-ass that compared replacing the New Yor...

• Under The Mattress on Radio 1190 AM KVCU

  by Ed Post-Mortem August 8, 2007
  So I do a honky-tonk, rockabilly, R&B, surf, pop, garage, psych, beat & punk radio show on Radio 1190 AM. You're welcome to check out the myspace for the show (website link). We (me and my best buddy) post our playlists and links to podcasts made available by underheard.org. (thank you Under...