Radio What Wave Playlist July 4/2013....All Canadian Show as Canada Day was July 1 with some pokes at the US as it was July 4th.
1. The Smugglers...Canadian Ambassadors...from the In The Hall Of Fame CD on PopLlama Records. Singer Grant Lawrence is a Huge supporter of the Canadian music scene and is now on the CBC as a host.
2. Evil Farm Children...Hangover...from the Evilling II CD. This is a cover of 70's Canadian band, Max Webster's Hangover. A cult favourite, but only in Canada.
The Evil Farm Children after playing live on Shakin' Cats Radio at CHRW 5/23/2009.
3. DOA...Liar For Hire...from the War On 45 LP. Canada's longest surviving punk band, with The Forgotten Rebels not far behind.
DOA at Fryfogles, London Ontario 1983
4. Flying Squad...Ronnie's Raygun...from the Come And Play cassette. Local combo poking at Ronald Reagan.
The Flying Squad, Civitan Club, London Ontario 19899
5. The Subhumans....Canada's Favourite Sport...from the No Wishes, No Prayers LP from 1983 on SST Records.
The Subhumans, Sept 11/2010 Call The Office, London Ontario
6. No Means No....Oh Canaduh!...single on Allied Records and originally done by The Subhumans.
7. The Hippies...Can Teens...from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette that came with What Wave 24.
8. Popular Mechanix....Ice Box City...late 70's demo from this Winnipeg combo. It was definitely not ice box city at the radio station during this show.
9. The Poles...CN Tower...1978 7" from this Toronto combo.
10. Pointed Sticks...American Song....from the Perfect Youth LP.
11. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet...The Allouette She Was Canada's First Satellite, Way Before The Americans Even...from a 7" on Estrus Records and one of the longest song titles around.
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Call The Office, mid 80's
12. The Sadies...Horseshoe...from the Rat Fink Soundtrack CD. This song is dedicated to the club of the same name in Toronto.The Sadies are coming to Home County Festival in London in a couple of weeks.
The Sadies, Aeolian Hall, London Ontario 7/17/09
13. Ralph...Maybe Ontario...from the Sophisticated Boom Boom CD There's a reference to clothes shopping on Richmond St in London Ontario in this one.
Ralph and Liz Worth at the London Record Show, 2/14/2010. Treat Me Like Dirt display.
14. Stompin' Tom Connors...Stompin' Grounds...from a 7" on Boot Records.
15. Frank Ridsdale and Slugfest...Water Road...from The Port CD. This features Jack Whiteside on vocals and refers to a Lake Erie crossing between Port Stanley and Cleveland.
Frank Ridsdale, Key West?? Late 80's.
16. Gordon Lightfoot...Black Day In July...from a single and is talking about the late 60's Detriot riots. This one was banned on most radio stations in the US at the time. The US had the MC5 with Motor City Is Burning, and we had a folkie yammering about the riots.
17. Jerry Jerry and The Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra....Living On Top...from the Road Gore LP. This band could outdrink just about any other band and do it nightly!
Jerry Jerry, Guelph? Mid 80's
18. Evil Hoodoos...Back In The USA....local combo who were on a couple of WW tapes back in the day.
19. Evaporators...Winnipeg '64...from a 1993 7" on Nardwuar Records.
20. Twitch...Pickup Is Illegal on 401...from a 7" on Supreme Echo Records that came out recently. Early 70's unreleased material.
21. The Bureaucrats...She's An American...from the CD compilation, Only In Canada, Eh 77-81. Ottawa combo.
22. Dik Van Dykes...Birthday Song...from the Nobody Likes LP on OG Records and goes out to Rena.
Dik Van Dykes, mid 80's
23. Dik Van Dykes...Americans In My Backyard...as above.
24. UIC...Crop Dusting....from the Our Garage LP. Cropdusting could be a national sport in some locations across Canada. What is it? Buncha people hop in a car, armed with a bag of pot and a case of beer and off you go through the country backroads. I remember once, driving through a corn field in a very large orange truck!! Had to get rid of the evidence stuck to the truck the next morning before work started!! Youth plus alcohol usually results in stupidity (not the band from Sweden).
A sweaty post show UIC. Mid 80's
25. Deja Voodoo...Vegtables...from the Worst Of LP on OG Records.
Deja Voodoo at Key West, late 80's
Thanx for all the requests, phone calls (both Piper brothers at the same time!!), emails, facebook messages and HEYS!! Back again next week with more noise to annoy!
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