Radio What Wave Playlist March 31/2016
1. The Mongrels....All Systems Go....from a demo and they are playing their regular Rock'n'Roll Rent Party on Sunday April 3rd, starting at 7PM at the Richmond Hotel.
2. Coaching For Sara.... Tonite's The Nite...from a soon to be released CD and they do an acoustic show at The Grinning Gator on Saturday night.
3. UIC....It's Alright...from the Witches In Credible CD from 1993. UIC is reuniting for the Mike Star Benefit Show in Oshawa on Saturday night.
4. UIC....Leave Me Alone...from the Wiseman Sessions CD released in 2002 and soon to be on vinyl (as if you haven't heard that one before).
5. Boy From Nowhere.....Ramblin' Rose....live at Mortz's and they open for Paul Collins Beat tonite at Call The Office.
6. Dany Laj and the Looks....Oh Dear...from The Match 12" EP on Boppa Do Down Records. Dany is opening for Paul Collins Beat tonite and around this time we had a phone interview with Dany talking about the band and the tour so far.
7. Dany Laj and The Looks....We Know...from the Word On The Street LP.
8. Dany Laj and the Looks...Best Thing In Town.... as above.
9. Paul Collins.... Doin' It For The Ladies....from the King Of Power Pop CD on Alive Records from 2010. This is the song in which Paul invites the ladies in the crowd to join him on stage!
10. Paul Collins....This Is America....also from the King Of Power Pop CD.
11. Paul Collins....You Tore Me Down...also from the King Of Power Pop CD and this is a Flamin' Groovies cover.
12. The Beat...Rock'n'Roll Girl.... from The Beat LP from 1979.
13. The Beat....I Don't Fit In....from The Beat LP from 1979. Last time Paul was through town, he had a T shirt with I Don't Fit In on it!
14. Breakaways....Everyday Things....from the self titled LP of the same name on Alive Records from 2009. This was a band that recorded, but never released anything and was shortlived between The Nerves and The Beat, approx 1978.
15. The Nerves....One Way Ticket....from the Alive Records LP of the same name from 2008. This was Paul's first recording band and this particular song was supposed to be their second 7" on Bomp Records, which never happened.
16. The Nerves...Paper Dolls...as above, and was supposed to be the flip side of The Nerves 2nd 7".
17. The Nerves....Hanging On The Telephone....from the One Way Ticket LP and this was the song that Blondie recorded later and had a bit of a hit with. It's easy to hear why....
18. 905s....Shake...from the recent Shake Down CD. Brampton's finest combo and these guys opened up for Paul Collins last time he played here in London.
19. Don't Touch The Dancers....Don't Be Shy....from a recent download and this local combo have since broken up.
20. Lord Almightys....White Denim.....Toronto combo who recently released a CD/record combo.
21. Hurricane and Able...Run Run Run....from their recent The Thin End Of The Wedge download.
22. Coaching For Sara....Look Around...from this local combo's soon to be released CD.
23. The Beat....Walking Out On Love....from The Beat LP from 1979 and one of my all time fave Paul Collins songs!!
24. Boy From Nowhere....Train Kept A Rollin'...from the Slippery's Club Hits cassette that came with What Wave zine 24.
Big thanx to Dany Laj for taking the time to talk with us, as he and his band were getting ready to play at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton. And a big thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! Back again next week with more noise to annoy.
Here's a link to the archived show:
https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave