Radio What Wave Playlist February 18/2016. All Black Show

Since it's Black History Month, it's time to do an all Black Show!!  First time we've done this and it wasn't easy getting the show down to 90m....SO many artists that should have been played!!

1. Marcellus Wallace.....Dollar Bill....from their self titled debut CD. Local combo that put on killer live shows!! The picture above is singer Ajay in action at Call The Office opening up for Barrence Whitfield and the Savages.

2. Jo Jo and The Fugitives....Chips Chicken Banana Split...from the CD Jamaica To Toronto Soul Funk and Reggae 1967-1974. Thanx to Alicks Gee for introducing me to this song back in 2006 as Alicks was our Music Director here at CHRW and used to play this one fairly often on her Magical Mystery Mondays show!

3. Wayne McGhie....Fire...from his lone LP from 1970. Another  combo from Toronto and this LP is extremely rare as many copies were lost in a warehouse fire. Light In The Attic re-ished this one in 2004.

4. Jackie Mitoo...Grand Funk...also from the CD Jamaica To Toronto. Toronto had lots of ex-Jamaica and Barbados who got together and formed combos back in that era (late 60's) producing some mighty fine tunes!

5. Danko Jones...Who Got It?...from the Garage Rock! CD from 2014. Also from Toronto but now lives in Europe where he can make a living doing music. Danko and band were in town a week or 2 ago.

6. The Dice....Typical Lies....from the 12" EP on Nardem Records. The Dice were from Toronto, late 70's/early 80's and would play places like The Cedar Lounge here in London. Not really punk, they sounded more like mid 70's Stones primed on 60's garage rock before moving in a more commercial direction. Singer Gary Lima was head of the MIA program at Fanshawe College here in London and drummer Hayden Vialva plays in several bands and is involved behind the scenes here in London. Hayden was a guest on Radio WW a couple of years back due to his involvement with The Kards.

7. The Cult Heroes....Lexington....from the compilation LP Cruisin' Ann Arbor from 1982. Cult Heroes played here in London at least twice and put on memorable shows! Lead singer Hiawatha was a maniac on stage!!

8. Death....Keep A Knockin'...from the For The Whole World To See Lp that came out in 2009. This was recorded back in the mid 70's and was never released at the time. The band consists of 3 brothers who have since put the band back together and play every once in awhile.

9. Funkadelic....Super Stupid....from the 1971 Lp Maggot Brain. Big Chief released a version of this song on their first LP back in 1981.

10. Curtis Mayfield.....Pusherman...from the Super Fly soundtrack CD on Rhino. The double Rhino CD has some unreleased and instros used in the movie.

11. Last Poets...When The Revolution Comes....from their debut LP from 1970. The beginnings of Hip Hop!!

12. Little Jackie Shane....Papa's Got A Brand New Bag...from the Jackie Shane LP from 1967. Toronto singer who dressed in drag and got away with it. Tough to do back in the 60's!! Jackie disappeared for many years, but was found alive a couple of years back living in the southern states. This LP has been re-released recently on the OPM label out of Toronto.

13. James Brown....Night Train...from the Feels Good LP from 1966.

14. The Isley Brothers....Twist And Shout...1962 recording from a greatest hits LP. This is the version The Beatles used for their hit record.

15. Aretha Franklin....Think...from an LP called Star-Collection that has some of her 60's Atlantic sides on it.

16. Gary US Bonds...Star...from the Rhino LP Certified Soul which collects some of Gary's late 60's singles onto one LP. This particular song should have been covered by The New York Dolls not only for it's lyrical content, but it's overall feel. Instead, The Dolls opted to cover 7 Day Weekend, another very cool Gary US Bonds tune!

17. The Temptations....Cloud 9....from the double CD Psychedelic Soul. My fave Temptations release as this collects some phenomenal psych soul!!

18. Sly and The Family Stone....Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)...from a greatest hits CD. Magazine covered this back in about 1980.

19. Shirley Matthews...Big Town Boy....7" on Tamarack Records from the mid 60's. Remember this one being a hit on CHUM AM back in the day!

20. Mighty Popo....Turaje....from the 2003 CD Ngagara and some nice Afrobeat. Saw this guy at Sunfest many years ago.

21. Fela Kuti....Zombie....from the 1977 Zombie LP.This song takes a whole side of the LP and we ran out of time before getting to the part where the vocals kick in.  This is the first LP of Fela's that i picked up and made me a fan for life!!

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! All greatly appreciated and that's what makes it all worthwhile!!!

Next week, we're doing a special on former CHRW DJ Peter Moore (known onair as Simon Less) and Jan Haust. Both former Londoners and they shared a Grammy Award the other day for their work on Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Volume 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. Congrats to both!! Peter lived in London in the late 70's/early 80's and was often seen in the clubs recording bands with his white mannequin head with mics in the ears. He went on to fame recording the first Cowboy Junkies LP. Jan was involved in London record store, Records on Wheels, the first place you could get punk/new wave records here in London. I spent a lot of money and time at that store!!
Here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist  February 11/2016  Fund Raising Show

This is an all local show, featuring recordings from about 1978 to the present. It's a real mixture, mainly unreleased and live recordings, some of which have never been aired prior. And a HUGE thanx to all that took time to call in to pledge their support for CHRW....Dan, Kerry and Rena!!  Much appreciated!!

1. The Demics....Factories....from the NYC CD on OPM Records and this is The Demics first time in the studio, Feb 78 Awes Studio in downtown London Ontario.

2. The Demics...New Rose....live recording from 78/79 at The Cedar Lounge, London's first punk/new wave club.

3. Uranus....Industrial Love....from a live to air on CHRW March 22/1982 from the Embassy Hotel. I remember recording this direct from the radio onto my Akai cassette deck back 34 years ago!!

4. Orie Hitt Machine....Killer Inside Me....a 90's recording that might just have a member of Uranus on guitar.

5. Frank Ridsdale....Little Red Riding Hood....recorded as part of a live to air on Radio What Wave 9/10/2010. Frank was in Uranus, The Sci-Phonics and many many other combos over the years. He has a weekly show at the Legion on Adelaide St every friday afternoon.

6. Rockin' Bobby Harris....Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor...from a live CD called With Two Dollar Bill and His Bad Pennies. Local rockabilly legend who actually did some recording back in the days of real rockabilly (late 50's). Last time we saw Rockin' Bobby was at The Victoria, he had a walker to help him get to the 'stage'. Once he strapped on his guitar he was a Wildman!!! Singing and strumming and have a real cool time!!

7. Black Holes....Miss Pearl...a recording from the Brunswick Hotel. Features local artist/guitar strangler Tom Hilborn ripping up the frets! These guys still get out and play every once in awhile and are a must see!

8. The Dropouts....6 Feet Under...from the After School Sessions from 2005.  Sort of a cowpunk combo that moved to Vancouver and tried to make a go of it there. Some of them came back a coupla years later and are in a couple of bands, Gatgas and Excelsior here  in town.

9. Duke Sedan and The Hi-Tones....Blue Jean Bop...from their only CD from 2008. Members have gone on to Twin Fin and The Thing From From Outer Space here in town.

10. Dragsville....Royal Drag....killer instro from some songs they sent me a year or 2 ago. Only saw these guys twice and they've morphed into another combo who just played at the St Regis Hotel.

11. Tuerto Loco....Nancy Sinatra....from a live to air on Radio What Wave 5/12/2011. Hank the Bookman and his combo come out of hiding now and again and play at the St Regis. This song originally appeared on a What Wave cassette back in the late 80's by Hank and Frank. One of my fave songs to come out of London Ontario!!!

12. The Fine Print....Get You Alone...from a What Wave cassette from about 5 years ago. They did release one CD that is in this same vein of poppy 60's garage and is well worth searching if you dig that kinda sound like me! One of the few London Ontario bands to get a write up in The Knights Of Fuzz book (2014) by Timothy Gassen!

13. The Standstills...Blues Radio...demo from 2008. The Standstills are a 2 piece combo who were living in London while they attended Fanshawe Music Industry Arts. Since then, they've moved back to Oshawa and now get regular airplay on the commercial stations across Canada and are doing quite well for themselves! Congrats!!

14. Dave Campbell...The Time Is Now...from the CD Finding The Real from 2013. Picked this one up at local record store Grooves, as a giveaway at the front door. This song is an absolute masterpiece and reeks of the Faces mid 70's when they rocked like no one else!

15. The Zellots...Lets Play House...from about 1979 when they briefly lived in Vancouver. This features Vancouver singer Heather Haley on lead vocals. Heather ended up singing in many Vancouver punk combos and is still active to this day.

16. The Zellots...Do Me A Favour...from a live recording at Call The Office 10/27/2012 and was part of our Graphics Underground: London 1977-1990 opening party. This was the last time The Zellots played out and was supposed to be the first of a few live shows....we're still waiting. That's Kathy Destun on vocals, who sang with the band for their London years which is just about all of their lifespan. A band that coulda and shoulda.....

17. The Stoves....Look Through Any Window....1979 live recording at the Cedar Lounge. This is The Hollies hit from the mid 60's done so sweetly with the harmony vocals!! Another band that coulda and shoulda...

18. Radio 4...PTL....demos from the rehearsal room. This band morphed into Sheep Look Up, another band that coulda and shoulda....Both bands featured longtime bassist Mark Deroux  RIP!

19. Flying Squad....Radiation Receiver.....from a 1988 demo. London's only biker rock combo and featured the over the top vocals (and facial antics) of Tim Murphy RIP!

20. Boy From Nowhere...Borderline....90's live recording from Mortz's Place, also known as Leadbellys and now is a strip club! Long running combo who only did cover tunes and did them well!! They're back out playing and are as good, if not better than they were back in the mid 80's!! A personal fave local combo and not just because they played our wedding many moons ago!

21. UIC....What I Want....live recording from Call The Office from 1985. There has been video of this show that's appeared on Youtube. and features a much younger version of me dancing like a fool up front of the band! These guys played our wedding too, but don't hold that against them!  Reunion show happening April 2nd in Oshawa as part of the Mike Star Tribute Show!

22. NFG....Media Junkie....live recording possibly at the York Hotel in the late 70's. A fine power pop band that was ahead of its time and didn't know it. They've since morphed into 63 Monroe that still play out now and again.

23. The Mogs....See The Mornin'....mid 90's recording from this Rob Munro (RIP) band. A couple years back, Rob reformed the band (with new members) in Hamilton and released a CD on What Wave Records.

24. Hurricane and Able....Who's That Girl?....from a download called The Last Temptation from 2013.  Features local scenester and member of many bands, Shawn Larouge. We're still awaiting the London live debut of this combo!

25. Marcellus Wallace....Brothers and Sisters....from their self titled debut CD. Soul fueled combo that put on absolute Killer live shows!!

Ran out of time, certainly not material! Hope you enjoyed this all local show as it was a blast to assemble and had to leave off so many essential London combos!!!

And a HUGE thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! And thanx fo all that pledged their support to CHRW during the show....Dan, Kerry and Rena!!

Back again next week with an all black artist show as this is Black History Month and CHRW is doing an all black day on Feb 23rd.

Here's a link to the archived shows:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

We've had requests to see a video clip sizzle reel highlighting some of The Beachnuts Light of Day
Jan. 16, 2016 performance at the Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, to help raise
money for the fight against Parkinson's Disease. Features a memorable
band intro by the Sirius Underground Garage/WFMU DJ and Garage Band Guru
Bill Kelly.   Here you go.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0WJzZy774&feature=youtu.be

Go to cd baby, I tunes or amazon to download The Beachnuts recordings of Nature's Company and Iconoclastic Life.... 

Marv Gellman

Drummer, The Beachnuts

Radio What Wave Playlist February 4  2016

1. The Hypnotics....Lost In The Details....from the recent Modern Art Entertainment CD and soon to be on vinyl  From Windsor Ontario and features David Konstantino of Revolution Rock Radio show, every saturday from 7 till 9PM on CJAM radio out of Windsor.

2. Hiroshima Hearts....14 Floors....from their only CD and congrats on winning CHRW's Airwaves Favourite award at last week's CHRW awards show!

3. Stone Soul...Mona Lisa...from a brand new demo. This band was known as Vintage Experience and features our pal Ryan in The Red of Rock City Madness podcast fame.

4. Alex Maiorano and the Black Tales....Man With Soul....from their recent Off Label CD Everything Boom!! From Germany.

5. Detroit Cobras....Insane Asylum...from their Seven Easy Pieces CD 2003.

6. Jefferson Airplane....Blues From An Airplane....from the Worst Of LP. This goes out to Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson both of whom passed this week. Signe was the original vocalist and is featured on this track.

7. The Mokkers....Wildman....from the brand new Off Label complilation called Werkschau and The Mokkers are an all female band from Germany.

8. The Vagoos....Vendetta...from their recent Love You release, also on Off Label from Germany.

9. The Surfdusters....Gruesome... from their 1998 CD, Surf After Dark. From the west coast of Canada and were featured on a What Wave cassette or 2 back then.

10. Ugly Ducklings....Hangman....from the Thump and Twang CD which is their unreleased 1967 LP featuring Mike McKenna on lead guitar. He went on to Mainline and is still playing to this day. This is the end of our special on Toronto's Ugly Ducklings from the last show. You can get the full story of The Ugly Ducklings from lead singer Dave Bingham's recent book, Noise From The Northland.

11. Ugly Ducklings....Love Is A Liar....from the Inducktion recordings done in the 90's and features original lead guitarist Roger Mayne.

12. Ugly Ducklings...That's What You Said....as above.

13. Ugly Ducklings...Don't Bug Me... as above.

14. UIC....Green Lady...from the Wiseman Sessions CD from the late 80's. UIC will be reuniting for the Mike Star Tribute show happening April 2 in Oshawa Ontario.

15. Sonny Vincent....Picture Album....from the Bizarro Hymns on Get Hip Records.  Sonny's son, daughter in law and grandson all suffered major burns in a gas explosion recently. There's a fund raising page on the internet, please donate to help Sonny and his family get through this tragedy.

16. Sir John A MacDonalds.....I Don't Wanna Go...from the recent Quit School CD. Ottawa based band of misfits.

17. The Ramones....Somebody To Love....from the Acid Eaters CD and goes out to Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson.

18. The Noble Krell....The Velvet You....brand new 7" on 13 O'Clock Records from Austin Texas. This is their 2nd 7", the first being on Hidden Volume Records from Baltimore. Seems to have some Marshmallow Overcoat sounds on this release, and speaking of which, we'll have a special on the MO in a few weeks as they celebrate their 30th anniversary.

19. Long Day Journey....Talkin' Good Lovin'....from their recent God Bless Mind Expansion CD. Hamilton based psych combo.

20. Chocolate Watchband....No Way Out....from the double CD, Melts In Your Brain...Not On Your Wrist on Big Beat Records. A great package with lots of unreleased tracks, tracks with updated vocals and superb liner notes by Alec Palao!!

21. The Stance....Kiss Me Kiss Me....from The Stance Shall Inherit The Earth CD on Just Friends Records from 2006. We put on a coupla shows with this Halifax based combo around 10 years ago here in London....a great live band!!

22. Delta  72....Great Paper Chase....from their 3rd and final CD on Touch and Go Records. Washington DC based combo that mixed high energy soul with garage and punkrock.

23. Paul Collins....Kings Of Power Pop... from the Kings of Power Pop CD on Bomp Records. Paul is coming to Call The Office on Friday April 1st along with the next band....

24. Dany Laj and the Looks....We Know... from their recent Word On The Street release and we had to fade this out as we ran out of time but not tunes.

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Next week is fund raising time here at CHRW, so don't forget to call in during the next show with your pledges! We'll be doing an all local show with lots of unreleased stuff!!!   Tune in for the fun!!

Here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Dave , Ugly Ducklings , coooool. I played a show a few weeks ago and did "Nothin'". There's an excert on You Tube , but , not of me doing that song..... IT'S UNDER   John Battles , Shake Rattle 'n' Read.  John.

Radio What Wave Playlist January 28/2015   Ugly Ducklings Special

1. The Madcaps....Something You Got...from their recent Hot Sauce release on Howlin' Bananas Records. From France and this song starts the show with some nice soul sounds!

2. The Madcaps...Too Big For Your Boots....as above and more of a garage type sound that you would expect from this band. You'll be hearing lots more from this one!

3. Harry Violet and the Sharks....Dance At The Korova....brand new 7" on Dirty Water Records, one of the most prolific garage/rock/trash/whatever labels out there!

4. US Depressed....Motorized....demo that features Orin Portnoy, former member of The Outta Place, a teen garagepunk combo from NYC's mid 80's garage scene.

5. Dead Boys....Sonic Reducer....from the Younger Louder and Snottier LP on Bomp Records. Guitarist Cheetah Chrome is in this area for the weekend with shows in Hamilton and Toronto.

6. dRivin' bEats....Your Man Is Back....brand new download from this band that rarely plays out.

7. Los Bengala....La Caza...from the Incluso Festivos release on Dirty Water Records. 2 piece combo from Spain that really rock out!

8. Los Bengala....Se A Donde Voy....as above.

9. Immortal Lee County Killers....Boom Boom....from These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again CD from 2005.

10. Hiroshima Hearts...The Well....from their self released CD from last year.

11. Pacanomad....Heaven Can Wait....from the Restless CD from 2014.

12. Sheep Look Up....Jumper....from their self released cassette from the early 80's.

13. The Demics....Queen Bitch....recorded live at The Cedar Lounge here in London Ontario in 78/79.  Proof that David Bowie influenced our local punk scene.

14. XTC....Statue Of Liberty.....from the Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 LP.

15. Talking Heads....Pulled Up....from Talking Heads 77 LP,  prior to Eno working with the band.

16. The Scenics...I'm Hurt....from the recent In The Summer CD, Studio Recordings 1977-78. There's definitely some similarities in The Scenics and the 2 combos played prior....that art pop thing!!

17. The Ugly Ducklings....Nothin'....from their first 7" from 1966. This is the beginning of our Ugly Ducklings special, as Dave Bingham (lead singer/harp for the entire run of the band) has written and just released a book, Noise From The North End, The Amazing Story of The Ugly Ducklings. It's well over 500 pages and packs in tons of stories about the band, the times, recording, playing live and living the life of an Ugly Duckling. A Great read for fans of the band or just if you're into the music of that era!

18. The Ugly Ducklings...She Ain't No Use To Me....from their second 7" 1966.

19. The Ugly Ducklings...Just In Case You Wonder...from their third 7" 1967. This was one of the first records I ever bought and it still gives me the same kick listening to it as 49 years ago!!! You probably could say this one has influenced my musical tastes over the years!

20. The Ugly Ducklings....Gaslight....their fourth 7" from 1977 and this made #1 on CHUM AM, the Toronto radio station!!!

21. The Ugly Ducklings....10:30 Train....the B side of their second single.

22. The Ugly Ducklings...Rimb Nugget....the B side of their fourth single.

23. The Ugly Ducklings....Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut...from Somewhere Outside, the only LP the band released in its lifetime.

24. The Ugly Ducklings....Just Another Rock'n'Roll Band...from their 1979 7" on Razor Records when the band reformed. There is also an LP from this time called Off The Wall, also on Razor Records.

25. The Ugly Ducklings....Don't Bug Me....from the Inducktion recordings done in the 80's.

Out of time, but certainly not out of tunes. We'll continue with some more Ugly Ducklings on next week's show!  Big thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!

Here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist January 21/2016

1. The Mongrels....All Systems Go....demo from 2013 that's been re-mastered and they might be playing somewhere this weekend. Thought i saw a poster, but can't find it now.

2. Stone Soul....Fire In My Veins....brand new demo from the combo formerly known as Vintage Experience. Our pal Ryan In The Red (used to do In The Red on CHRW and now does the Rock City Madness podcast) plays guitar and sings in this band.

3. Split Squad....Now Hear This....brand new and features members of The Plimsouls, Fleshtones and drummer for just about everyone, Clem Burke!!!

4.  Flamin' Groovies....Shake Some Action....live recording from NPR Radio 1/6/2016. There's 3 or 4 other songs they recorded as well and sound just as good!

5. Rolling Stones....Diddly Daddy....very first recordings from 1963. This is the beginning of our Georgio Gomelsky special as he passed away very recently. Georgio started the Crawdaddy Club which is where the Rolling Stones first played and got their most known lineup together. When they first started, Georgio had to bribe people with free meals to get them out to see the Stones. After a short time, the Stones were selling the place out and were too big to play here. He also managed the band prior to Andrew Loog Oldham taking over the reins.

6. Rolling Stones...Roadrunner....as above, both songs are on a bootleg called Bright Lights Big City.

7. The Yardbirds....Smokestack Lightning.....recorded live at The Crawdaddy Club 1963. The Yardbirds took over residency of The Crawdaddy Club and Georgio Gomelsky proceeded to manage them and produce their albums. He also gave Eric Clapton the Slowhand nickname that has stuck with him for life!

8. The Animals....Boom Boom....1964 Decca Audition Recordings. Georgio Gomelsky invited The Animals down to London to play his club and arranged for The Yardbirds to play Newcastle, which was the home of The Animals, getting both bands much needed exposure.

9. Steampacket...Can I Get A Witness....from the Steampacket LP. UK supergroup arranged by Long John Baldry that featured Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll, a very young Rod Stewart and others, produced by Georgio Gomelsky.

10. Julie Driscoll....Tramp....from the Open LP that also featured Brian Auger and was on Georgio Gomelsky's label, Marmalade Records and of course, he produced it. From here, he started to work with more progressive, experimental and jazz oriented combos that aren't really in the vein of this show. Once a band became popular and started to attract a lot of attention Georgio Gomelsky lost interest as he was more into the small club type of band. He later moved to NYC which is where he resided until passing and worked with many upcoming bands. His eccentricities often worked against him.

11. Mott The Hoople.....All The Young Dudes....from All The Young Dudes from 1972. This goes out to Buffin, (Dale Griffin) longtime and original drummer for Mott who passed away earlier this week. And we'll also send it out to Bowie as he wrote this song for Mott and it saved their career!

12. Mott The Hoople....All The Way From Memphis....from Mott 1973. Mott The Hoople also featured vocalist Ian Hunter who went on to a successful solo career after his Mott days.

13. Ralph...I'll Remember....from the Sophisticated Boom Boom CD 1997. Ralph is a long time music industry guy that's done just about everything (except have a hit record) and presently has an art/music gallery in Montreal called BBAM Gallery that host cool events.

14. Little Games....Muswell Hill Ray....from the Guitar Damage CD and obviously dedicated to Ray Davies from The Kinks. Vancouver based 60's influenced combo that features Tom Harrison on vocals, who coincidentally sang on the previous song.

15. The Hypnotics....Isn't It Fun....from the Modern Art Entertainment CD. Windsor based combo who are about to release this on vinyl very soon. And you can hear bassist David Konstantino on CJAM (Windsor Ontario University Radio) every Saturday night at 7PM with his Revolution Rock radio show!

16. Don't Touch The Dancers....Don't Be Shy.....download from a local combo who have since broken up unfortunatly. Some nice glam and powerpop influences in some of their stuff!

17. Sir John A MacDonalds.....Quit School....from the Quit School CD....Ottawa based garagepunkers who are all named after Canada's first Prime Minister.

18. The Minstrels....It Isn't True....from the Come Out To Play EP on What Wave Records. Quebec City based garage pop combo who moved around a lot after releasing this, their first record back in 1989.

19. Whipping Wind....Don't Get Into It....from a 7" and is local powerpop from a couple of years back. This is also available on a 4 track CD.

20. The Finks...Can't Say No....from a 7" and more local powerpop, this time from the late 80's and these guys did quite well on local AM radio here in town.

21. Second Thoughts....Wound Up....from a 7" and even more local powerpop, this time from the very early 80's. Remember seeing this band at the Cedar Lounge, maybe The Firehall and maybe Fryfogles way back then.....had to fade this out as we ran out of time but not tunes.

Thanx for all the phone calls, facebook messages, emails and Heys!!!  Back again next week with more noise to annoy!

And here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist January 14/2016  David Bowie RIP

This is a short David Bowie special with a quick look at the late 60's mod years and then a quick overview of the 70's glam years as we had a short show due to a sporting event.

1. David Bowie....I Dig Everything....from a compilation called This Is Mod. Back in David's 1966 mod days and definitely sums up his musical taste.

2. David Bowie and The Lower Third....Can't Help Thinking About Me....from a compilation called We Love The Pirates. More 1966 mod sounds!

3. Davy Jones and The Lower Third....You've Got A Habit Of Leaving Me....1965 Parlaphone 7" produced by Shel Talmy. You can hear some Who influences on this one!

4. Davy Jones and The Lower Third...Baby Loves That Way....flip side of the above, again with some Who sounds coming through at the very end.

5. David Bowie....Black Country Rock....from The Man Who Sold The World LP

6. David Bowie....The Man Who Sold The World.....as above.

7. David Bowie....Changes....from Hunky Dory LP.

8. David Bowie....Friday On My Mind....from the Pinups LP.  This also goes out to Stevie Wright, vocalist for The Easybeats, who originally recorded this song, as Stevie passed away about 3 weeks ago. Pinups was Bowie's LP of 60's covers and he was probably the first artist to do something like this in the 70's, to actually pay homage to his influences and fave tunes!

9. David Bowie....Queen Bitch....from Hunky Dory LP...The Demics used to cover this live back in the Cedar Lounge days here in London Ontario.

10. David Bowie....Suffragette City....from the Ziggy Stardust LP.

11. David Bowie....Panic In Detroit....from the Alladin Sane LP

12. David Bowie...Cracked Actor....from the Alladin Sane LP

13. David Bowie....Rebel Rebel...from the Diamond Dogs LP

14. David Bowie....Diamond Dogs....from the Diamond Dogs LP

15. David Bowie....Sorrow....from the Pinups LP and this is probably my fave Bowie tune!

16. David Bowie....Rock'n'Roll With Me....from the Diamond Dogs LP

Hope you enjoyed our short tribute to David Bowie, a huge influence on just about every musical scene!  Thanks for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!
Back again next week with a full length show and we'll do a short special on Giorgio Gomelsky, founder of the Crawdaddy Club where The Rolling Stones, Yardbirds and many others first got their start.

Here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist December 31st

Happy New Year!!! This show was a look back at some of our fave music from 2015 and paying our respects to the departed, this time; Carson Van Osten (bass for Nazz), John Bradbury (drummer for The Specials), Stevie Wright (vocals for The Easybeats) and Lemmy of Motorhead infamy. We also ran right through till 8:30 so this is an extra long 2.5 hour show and we still ran outta time well before tunes....

1. The Mongrels....Do It....from their 2013 demo and they are playing sunday at the Richmond Hotel from 4 till 7 as part of the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party.

2. Sloan...Good In Everyone....from their One Chord To Another CD from 1996. Sloan were playing Victoria Park as part of London's New Year's activities.  Don't let this power pop sound fool you, these guys are real tough as one of them was just wearing a short sleeve tee shirt outside while playing....it's winter here in London!!!

3. Sloan....Penpals....from their Twice Removed Cd from 1994.

4. Sloan...Underwhelmed....from their Smeared CD from 1992, this is the song that people remember.  Jack Rabid's Big Takeover Zine had an in depth interview w/Sloan in the last couple of issues.

5. The Nazz....Open My Eyes....from the Best Of Lp on Rhino....a vehicle to bring Todd Rundgren to mass exposure and this was the last band that Carson Van Osten was involved in. From here, he went on to work for Disney and Todd went on to international stardom.

6. The Easybeats....Gonna Have A Good Time....from the Best Of LP on Rhino Records....a song covered by many, here's the original written by the team of Vanda/Young who went on to produce the first LP's of AC DC and brought them to stardom. The Easybeats featuring Stevie Wright on vocals, were the first of the super groups to emerge from Australia in the mid 60's.

7. The Easybeats...For My Woman....from the Easy As Can Be Lp on Fan Club Records....killer tune!!!

8. The Easybeats....Wedding Ring.... as above.

9. The Easybeats....Friday On My Mind....from the Best Of Lp on Rhino....absolute killer tune that we can all identify with and still stands to this day almost 50 years after it's release! RIP Stevie Wright!!!

10. Motorhead.....Overkill....from the Take No Prisoners CD.  By now, everyone should know that Lemmy passed away earlier this week. I can't top any of the tributes you can find on the internet....just do a search and there are literally TONS of glowing tributes. We'll stick to playing the tunes at Radio WW.

11. Motorhead....Dead Men Tell No Tales....as above.

12. Wendy and Lemmy....Stand By Your Man.....from a 7" on Bronze Records. Wendy is Wendy from The Plasmatics, a band similar to Motorhead in that they were like by punks and metalheads for their destructive behaviour and do it their own way approach to the music. RIP to Wendy, Lemmy and Phil who were all involved in this recording.

13. Motorhead....Leaving Here....from a Stiff 7" from 1978. This song was  done by The Birds (UK combo that Ronnie Wood was in from 1965).

14. Motorhead.....Motorhead.....from the LP of the same name....talk about marketing!!RIP Lemmy!

15. The Specials....Rude Boy....recorded live at Hurrahs New York 2/1980. This is for drummer John Bradbury who passed away earlier this week. He was involved in the band right at the beginning, left after a few years, then rejoined and was involved right to the end.

From here on, we play some of our fave tunes/bands from 2015...

16. Hiroshima Hearts....14 Floors.... from their self titled CD. Local combo who we had live to air earlier this year and put on a great performance!! They've got a show coming up later this month and we'll give you details when the time is closer!

17. Newport Electric....One Of A Million....from the So It Goes CD. Local combo who played a Rock'n'Roll Rent Party earlier this year and they have a show this saturday night at the APK with our good pal Fireball Grant!

18. 63 Monroe....She's Electric....from their Punk Rock Soldier CD. Local combo that has been around longer than most of the people involved in CHRW!

19. Red Arms....Chorus Of Life....from their recent CD, Welcome To The New Cold War. This has been available as a download for awhile, but was made a physical product for a recent show at Grooves Records. Caught the show and the band was super tight and sounded almost exactly like the recorded product!! Check them out if you get a chance!

20. Red Arms....Quiet Resolution... as above.

21. The 905s....What Are We We Receiving....from the Shake Down CD. Our fave band from Brampton Ontario and this CD got a lot of airplay this year on Radio WW and deserved it all!!

22. The Hypnotics....Modern Art Entertainment....from the Modern Art Entertainment CD. Windsor Ontario based rock'n'roll combo that features David Konstantino of our sister radio show, Revolution Rock, heard saturday eve from CJAM on the University Of Windsor radio station. A really cool CD that you'll be hearing lots of in the new year!!   And it'll be out on vinyl shortly!!!

23. Mere Humans...Ain't All Gone....from their download and they are from Ottawa. Former members of The Evil Farm Children and they hope to have this out on vinyl in the near future.

24. Dave Rave and the Governors....Sweet American Music.....from the CD of the same name. We had Dave Rave live on Radio WW this past fall and as always, he had loads of great rock'n'roll stories and songs for us. Dave also got to open  for The Flamin' Groovies when they played Hamilton recently, a life long dream of his!!!!

25. Noble Savages.....Fire In The World....from the Four Off The Floor 7" EP on Transistor 66 Records. Hamilton's oldest teen punks finally get a proper vinyl release!!

26. Noble Savages....She's So Serious....from Noise Pollution 7" EP on It's Trash Records, a 4 song EP of Hamilton bands. It's Trash is also a radio show heard alternate fridays at 6PM right here on CHRW.

27. The Sir John A MacDonalds....Beer And Ignorance....from the Quit School CD. Brand new and from Ottawa this features our good pal Patrick on vocals and guitar. This is as Canadian as can be as the band is named for our first Prime Minister....and for some weird reason, all the band members are named Sir John A......

28. Dynamite Pussy Club....Power....from their most recent CD and they are from Bath UK. They were featured on our first ever Radio WW Session a couple of years back.

29. Sons Of Mod....Hamburg Stomp....from their brand new self titled release and they are from Australia.

30. The Reprobettes.....Danger....all female combo from Australia who have released a 7" on Boppa Do Down Records from Toronto. On shiny purple vinyl.

31. Alex Maiorano and The Black Tales....Black Snake....from the Everything Boom CD on the Off Label from Germany. Cool R&B influenced sounds.

32. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages.....Willow....from the Under The Savage Sky LP on Bloodshot Records. Barrence and company came through London this past summer and were absolutely KILLER on stage!!! Easily one of the best shows of the year that we saw!!

33. Dany Laj and the Looks.....Mr Rebound....from the Word On The Street Lp....one of my faves from this year and it's finally out on vinyl. The band came through to a really small crowd this past spring and are due back April 1st opening up for Paul Collins at Call The Office here in London. Don't miss this band that plays powerpop that way it was played in the late 70's!!!

34. The Routes.... It's My Time....from the Skeletons CD.....another of my faves of this year and this trio is from Japan. Recently did a tour of Europe where they went down really well!!

35. Archie and The Bunkers....Sally Lou....self titled on Dirty Water Records....another of my faves of the year, this is 2 teenage brothers from Cleveland who are mature way beyond their years and understand rock'n'roll. Drums, keyboards and vocals is all it takes as these kids have the chops to actually open up for the likes of The Sonics and others in their home town!! Would Love to see these guys live!!

36. The Ballantynes....Argent....from the Dark Drives Life Signs LP on La Ti Da Records out of Vancouver. Another of my faves of the year and this LP has to be played all at once to really appreciate it. It's got a great late night soul vibe that goes down really really nice!!!

37. The Scenics....Do The Wait....from the In The Summer CD on Dream Tower that just came out. Re-masterings of recordings done in the late 70's of this Toronto combo that was lumped in with the punk scene, but had more in common with bands like The Talking Heads and XTC for their quirky pop sounds.

38. Bloodshot Bill.....Man In Love....recorded right here at Radio WW when Bill dropped by prior to a show at Call The Office that evening. Bill played some of his fave tunes and told some rock'n'roll stories during that show.

39. Twin Fin.....Jungle Room....from their brand new CD Whiskey Wine and Venom Love. Local combo that has a late 50's R&B influence to its sound. Some of the members were in the local rockabilly combo Duke Sedan and the Hi-Tones and few years back.

40. The Vagoos.....I Guess You're My Girl.....from their brand new release on Off Label from Germany.

As always, we ran out of time well before we ran out of tunes. Big thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!!  
Back again next week with more Rock'n'roll action here on Radio What Wave.....
Happy New Year!!!!

Here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist December 17/2015    Xmas Special!

1. Marshmallow Overcoat....Santa Fuzz...from the 2008 CD The Light Show.  Recorded in Garageadelic 360 Stereo!  From Tucson Arizona.

2. Bitchlove.....All I Want For Christmas Is Some White Stuff.....demo from a local 2 piece combo.

3. Bitchlove....Santa Eats Your Cookies While You Sleep.... as above.

4. 63 Monroe....White Christmas....1984 7" from this local combo that is still active.

5. Urban Surf Kings....Jingle Bells....download from this east coast surf combo.

6. Thee Evil Tones..... It's Christmas...download from this UK based combo.

7. The Gruesomes....Santa Claus....from their Unchained EP on Primitive Records.

8. The Fleshtones... Santa Claus Hooray....from the Stocking Stuffer LP  on Yep Roc Records.

9. The Fleshtones.... Super Rock Santa....as above.

10. The Turtles...Santa and the Sidewalk Surfer....from the Turtles Greatest Hits double LP on Sire Records from 1974.

11. Mojo Nixon and the Toad Liquors....Trim Yo' Tree.... from Trailer Trash Christmas compilation CD.

12. Patsy Raye and the Beatniks....Beatnik's Wish....from the compilation LP Swing For A Crime on GMG Records. A compilation record of late 50's/early 60's trashy instros and gangster type rock'n'rolla swing.

13. The Youngsters....Christmas In Jail....from the compilation CD Black Christmas....there's a message in this song!!

14. Jack Scott....There's Trouble Brewin'... as above.

15. Vel Mars.... Jingle Bells.... as above. Somehow i downloaded this CD from a Cramps fan site many years ago.

16. Lazy Cowgirls....Sock It To Me Santa....from a 1986 7" on Bomp Records. Yep, it's the Bob Seger song from the 60's.

17. MX 80 Sound....Christmas With The Devil....from the We're An American Band CD from 2005. Proto punk band from the mid 70's that reformed and rumour has it they just recoreded and released some more material.

18. Deja Voodoo....Bugs For Christmas....from the Too Cool To Live Too Smart To Die EP on Midnight Records from 1985. Sludgeabilly duo from Montreal, formed in 1982, created the OG Records label, toured Canada way too many times, released records by The Gruesomes, Dik Van Dykes, the It Came From Canada series and many others before retiring in 1990. They did it all and retired from the music industry when arriving at the age of 30.

19. The Razorbacks...All The Girls Look Prettier At Christmastime....from a 7" on Tradition Records from 1987.

20. The Shanks...Christmas Star....from The Dark Richard Show from 2010. The Shanks are a 2 piece from Orangeville Ontario and we've had the pleasure of their guest appearances on Radio WW at least once, if not more. And they have the pleasure of opening for Cheetah Chrome when he plays Toronto in a couple of weeks!!

21. The Legendary Stardust Cowboy.....with his annual Christmas message!!!

22. The Ramones....Merry Christmas.....from the Brain Drain LP....it wouldn't be a Radio WW Christmas Special without playing this tune!!

23. Shonen Knife.... Space Christmas....from a 7" from 1991.

24. Chris Peck....Christmas Eve Without You....from the Chris Peck Sings Exit to 32nd St and Other Holiday Favourites CD from 2013. Our good pal Dave Rave sings backup on several tunes on this CD!

25. The Tryfles....Gloria.....from Midnight Christmess Volume 1 LP from 1984. The Tryfles were a NYC based garage combo in the mid 80's who released an LP and a 7" on Midnight Records before breaking up and members forming many other combos.

26. Screamin' Jay Hawkins....It's Xmas....as above. Yep, it's the same character famous for I Put A Spell On You....and famous for exiting a coffin on stage!!!

27. The Droogs....Silent Night.... as above. These are The Droogs from the west coast who released many singles and LP's and were around from the early 70's pre-dating most other second wave garage combos.

28. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet....Winterfresh....from a CBC Christmas recording from the mid 80's. Shadowy Men were a Toronto based instro combo most famous for having their work used in the comedy TV series Kids In The Hall.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!! Hope you enjoyed the Xmas tuneage!!!

We're not onair Dec 24th, but back on Dec 31st for a special 2.5 hour show running from 6 till 8:30 PM!!!  Think we'll be doing lots of tunes from 2015 and lots of new stuff we haven't aired yet. A great way to start your New Years Eve partying!!!

Here's a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist December 10th 2015

All female led combos tonite as we do our commemoration for the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre that happened in 1989.

1. The Johnnys.....Motorcycle Mama....from their 3rd CD, Rock from 2013. Toronto via North West Territories and led by the leather clad 6 foot tall Veronica Johnny! We've had Veronica on for an interview a couple of years back, probably around the time this CD was released.

2. American Flamewhip....Show Me...from the Winnipeg Riot CD compilation on Dionysus Records and features Joanne Rodriguez on vocals/guitars. Compiled by our fave Winnipeg artist Darren Merinuk, watch out for his next compilation coming out very soon!

3. Angry Dragons....Girlfriend....from their only 7" on Transistor 66 Records and also from Winnipeg and also featuring Joanne Rodriguez on vocals/guitars.

4. 24th Street Wailers....Spitfire....from their recent Where Evil Grows CD.  From Toronto but constantly on tour across North America, this combo features Lindsay Beaver on vocals and drums.

5. Twin Fin....Let's Get Drinkin'....from a soon to be released CD, as in the CD release party is set for Dec 19th at Call The Office. Local combo featuring Dana Hartman on the vocals.

6. Chica Boom Boom....Just Like Me....from the recent Transistor 66 100th Release download. Winnipeg combo that again features Joanne Rodriguez.

7. Vibrating Beds....Baby Tell Me....from their only 7" on Transistor 66 Records and came out in 2010. Features Jenna Diubaldo on vocals and guitars.

8. Detroit Cobras....Cha Cha Twist....from their Mink Rat Or Rabbit Lp on SFTRI. No date, but would guess late 90's as they played at Call The Office in 2002. Feature Rachel Nagy on vocals.

9. Big Maybelle....Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On....from the double OKEH Sessions LP  This particular session is from 1955 and pre-dates Jerry Lee Lewis' hit version of the song.

10. Ellen McIlwaine....Higher Ground....from The Real Ellen McIlwaine LP from 1975. She got her start in the NYC coffee houses playing blues and even playing with Jimi Hendrix, then came up to Toronto where she stayed for many years. Used to play at places like The Firehall here in London  and now lives out west, rarely playing live.

11. Betty Harris....Ride Your Pony....from a compilation called Soul Cellar. An Allen Toussaint cover, we played a version of this tune a few weeks back by The Fleshtones.

12. Aretha Franklin....Satisfaction....from Aretha Arrives....her second LP on Atlantic from 1967.

13. Lost Patrol....Pushin' Too Hard....from a cassette called Rarities 1986-1991. Lost Patrol were from Windsor Ontario but played London many times over their career, and this particular song was recorded at Dan Brodbeck's London studio when it was still in his parent's house. Lost Patrol released many cassettes, records and appeared on many What Wave releases and featured the vocals of Karen Marrero.

14. The Zellots....Soldiers....from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette that came with What What zine 24 (available at Village Idiot). The Zellots were a local combo from the late 70's that lasted until the early 80's and were a band that coulda and shoulda but didn't. Their full story is in a zine called Mongrel Zine out of Vancouver.

15. Tyranna....Back Off Baby....from a 7" on Boppa Do Down Records. Late 70's Toronto based combo that have since released an LP of just about everything they ever recorded. Featured Vera Skye on vocals.

16. Living Deadbeats....Lost...from their only self released LP. Vancouver based combo featuring Lindsay on lead vocals. London connection in Peter Gripp on bass.

17. White Lung...Sleep Creep....from their first LP It's The Evil. Vancouver based punk combo featuring Mish on lead vocals and facial contortions.

18. Bush Tetras....Too Many Creeps....from a 1980 7" on 99 Records.....NYC based funk/dance/postpunk combo that released several records and cassettes, all worth checking out.

19. Delta 5....Mind Your Own Business....from Singles and Sessions 1979-81 CD. UK postpunk/funk political/feminist band that was fairly influential in the big picture.

20. Venus Fly Trap One Girl Band....Mean Old Negro Nudist....from a download and from France. Like the band name suggests, one person band that defies all musical conventions.

21. The Shangri-Las....Sophisticated Boom Boom....from a Greatest Hits CD....Mid 60's girl group that was supposedly influential in the sound of the NYDolls....just a Killer song!!!

22. The Whyte Boots....Nightmare....from Girls In The Garage Volume 2, mid 60's girl garage groups. Just listen to the song, that sums it up perfectly!

23. Palmyra Delran....Baby Should Have Known Better....from Volume 8 of Little Steven's Underground Garage  Presents The Coolest Songs In The World. Palmyra was in the all female combo The Friggs and did several projects with Ben Vaughn and presently has her own radio show on Sirius Radio. Check it out if you are able, i'm sure it's cool!

24. Vancougar....Mine First....from the Losin' It CD on Scratch Recordings from Vancouver 2006. An all female combo from Vancouver and they win the prize for the best band name ever!! There's a new release coming out in the new year, probably on Mint Records, their home for the last few.

25. Young Fast and Scientific.....You Told Me....demo from a local combo from the early 90's and appeared on a What Wave release. Features former Hippie Kelly Mulvey on vocals.

26. Patti Smith.... Ask The Angels....from Radio Ethiopia.....had to fade this as we ran outta time but certainly not tunes.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!! All greatly appreciated!!!  Hope you enjoyed the show and had as much fun as I did putting this one together! There were so many more bands that I wanted to include, but time restraints won out!
Next week, it's all Xmas tunes.....get your requests in now!!

Here's a link to to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist December 3 2015

This is an all London Ontario show with the emphasis on late 70's/early 80's as we were broadcast live at the opening night for Andrew Lewis' Pop Up Poster Show and Sale happening at Westland Gallery here in London Ontario. We played several requests by Andrew Lewis as well as a few selections from Andrew's former combo Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons.

1. The Mongrels.... All Systems Go....from a 2013 demo. The Mongrels are doing their monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party on Sunday December 6 from 4 till 7 PM at the Richmond Hotel.

2. The Demics....New York City....from the New York City CD on OPM.  Probably the most known song to come out of this city for a certain age group.

3. The Demics....Heart Of The City....live at the Cedar Lounge 1978. Remember The Demics covering this one many times live. When The Demics first started, their sets consisted mostly of covers, assisting many of us in filling out our record collections!

4. The Demics...7 and 7 Is....live in Toronto in 1980/81, venue unknown.

5. Orie Hitt Machine....Killer Inside Me....recorded in somone's bedroom and featuring poet John Cone on vocals?

6. Uranus....'53 Buick...from their very first 7" EP. Recorded at Awes Studio here in London Ontario back in about 1978.

7. Uranus....Dixie Fried....live from CFNY, Toronto 1980 and recorded at a car show.

8. The Stoves...Just My Style....live at the Cedar Lounge 1979. One of those bands that had it all; good song writing, good musicianship, 3 part harmonies, great live show but never got around to releasing anything in their short lifespan.

9. The Regulators....Sherry Share-It....recorded live at The Polish Hall 1979. Heavily influenced by the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed, this combo did release one 7" and played out many times.

10. NFG....Cyanide.....early demo featuring original guitarist Simon. Found this at the end of a cassette that someone gave me. Sound quality is piss poor, but the overall sound of the song is so different than what came out later. NFG morphed into 63 Monroe which still exist to this day.

11. Radio 4....Is God A Man....early 80's demo from this band that features Mark Deroux on bass.

12. Sheep Look Up....Burning....from their cassette. This band evolved from Radio 4 and featured Mark Deroux on bass. Sheep were around for several years, released a 12" EP, appeared on a couple of compilations, moved to Toronto and appeared headed for bigger things until it all fizzled out.

13. 10 Heads....Solid On The Funky Bass....demo that was written for Mark Deroux when he passed and features the early 00 lineup of 10 Heads.  10 Heads have reformed as Ten Heads on Ten and we saw them last week and they put on a great live show!!!

14. Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons.... A Piece Of Me....from the cassette What's All The Fuzz About that came with What Wave Zine 17 back in 1989. The Scar, as they were commonly called, were a 3 piece with Andrew on the drums, Ian on the bass (now a high school teacher) and Tom Dunphy on guitar and vocals (now in internationally known country band The Rizdales).

15. Legend Killers....Shoot Magoo....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls...the 7" EP that came with What Wave zine #16. Meant to play the flip side with Capt Scarlet....ooopppsss!!!

16. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons....Wednesday Rain.....late 80's demo.

17. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons....Are You Really Gone....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls, the 7" EP that came with What Wave zine #16 1988.

18. Purple Toads....40 Pounder Blues.....from their first LP on Star Records and a request by Andrew. The only non-London band we played on this show, but the Purple Toads did play London many times in the late 80's. They were from Oshawa Ontario.

19. UIC....Cropdusting....recorded live at Call The Office 3/16/1985. UIC were from Exeter, just north of London on Highway 4, later moving to Toronto. This particular live recording has appeared with video but has been removed from youtube.

20. Boy From Nowhere.... Teenage Head....late 80's demo. Boy From Nowhere played at the Toys For Tots show last weekend and absolutely killed it!!! Check out the pictures on the Radio What Wave facebook page.

21. Flying Squad.... Think For Yourself.....mid 80's demo. London Ontario's only biker rock band!

22. Generics....Rockers....early 80's demo....they released one 7" EP that has been bootlegged a couple of times.

23. The Hippies....Nuclear Disaster....from their only 7" record.

24. Ukase....Jealousy....late 80's demo. This song was originally done by The Zellots, another London Ontario combo, of which a couple are members of Ukase.

Big Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, Facebook messages and Heys!!! And to Andrew Lews, Poster Artist of the Highest Degree, for playing Radio What Wave in the background at the opening night party for his Pop Up Poster Show and Sale. The Show and Sale continues until Sunday at the Westland Gallery here in London Ontario.
Next week, it's all female voices as we commemerate the Montreal Massacre, a 1989 shooting of female engineering students at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. If you tune in, you might just hear female led bands like; The Angry Dragons, Vibrating Beds, The Zellots, Hiroshima Hearts, Terror Lake, Twin Fin, Nikki and The Corvettes and so much more.

You can catch the archived show at:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

We've had requests to see a video clip sizzle reel highlighting some of The Beachnuts Light of Day
Jan. 16, 2016 performance at the Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, to help raise
money for the fight against Parkinson's Disease. Features a memorable
band intro by the Sirius Underground Garage/WFMU DJ and Garage Band Guru
Bill Kelly.   Here you go.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0WJzZy774&feature=youtu.be

Go to cd baby, I tunes or amazon to download The Beachnuts recordings of Nature's Company and Iconoclastic Life.... 

Marv Gellman

Drummer, The Beachnuts

A few weeks ago I interviewed Nick Jones of the Vancouver punk band Pointed Sticks.  You can check hear that interview plus several other bands in this episode.  

Playlist:

1. Chips & Co. - Let The Winds Blow
2. Natives From Earth - How Can I Miss You (If You Won’t Go Away)
3. Archie & The Bunkers - Sally Lou
4. Bob Dylan I Want You (Take 4)
5. Chastity - Manning Hill
6. Hook And Eye - Poacher Of The King's Deer
7. Dirty Ghost - Cataract
8. The Milk Monitors - Drag You Down
9. The Victims - I Understand
10. Pointed Sticks - La La La

Nick Jones Pointed Sticks Interview

11. Pointed Sticks - You’re Not The One
12. Patti Smith - Wicked Messenger
13. Charlie Pickett & The Eggs - Overtown
14. Indian wars - Eight Feet High
15. George Jones - No Money In This Deal
16. Andre Williams - My Tears
17. Alex G - Bug
18. Pylon - Volume
19. X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
20. Nervous Talk - Different Person
21. Young Rival - Living Like You Should

Download/listen to this podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151205-1900-t1449342000.mp3

Read an article that was written about Pointed Sticks here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/12/pointed-sticks-nick-jones-interview.html

My most recent episode of Revolution Rock featured an interview with a member of the Vancouver garage-psych band Dead Ghosts.  They just put out their new album Love And Death And All The Rest.  Lots of otehr punk/garage/surf featured on the program as well such as Protomartyr, The Kinks, The Iguanas, Jack Wood, The Revels, Gun Club and more.  Check out hte playlist and listen to the show/podcast below.  

The playlist:

1. Newtown Neurotics - Hypocrite
2. Chris Knox - Honesty’s Not Enough
3. Beliefs - Colour Of Your Name
4. Sunwolf - Follow The Dreamers
5. Holy Ruth & The Grey Jays - Little One
6. The Locusts Have No King - This And That (CJAM Session January 2008)
7. Protomartyr - I Forgive You
8. W-X - The Lurk
9. Dead Ghosts - Another Love

Bryan Nicol of Dead Ghosts Interview

10. Dead Ghosts - Rat Race
11. The Kinks - Anytime (Lola vs. Powerman Outtake)
12. Plagues - I’ve Been Through It Before
13. The Iguanas - Again & Again
14. The Revels - Commanche
15. Jack Wood - Born To Wander
16. Johnny Cash - There You Go
17. Ray Condo & His Hardrock Goners - Greenback Dollar
18. Leonard Coen - Love Calls You By Your Name
19. The Scenics - Not Dead Yet
20. Fuzz - Pipe
21. Death - Where Do We Go From Here???
22. The Revs - Just Ask Why
23. Steph copeland - Straight In A Heap
24. The Sylvia Platters - The Girl With Curious Hair
25. The Cramps - It’s Just That Song
26. The Gun Club - Carry Home

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151128-1900-t1448737200.mp3

My blog post on Dead Ghost's new album here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/11/dead-ghosts-love-and-death-and-all-rest.html

We've had requests to see a video clip sizzle reel highlighting some of The Beachnuts Light of Day
Jan. 16, 2016 performance at the Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, to help raise
money for the fight against Parkinson's Disease. Features a memorable
band intro by the Sirius Underground Garage/WFMU DJ and Garage Band Guru
Bill Kelly.   Here you go.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0WJzZy774&feature=youtu.be

Go to cd baby, I tunes or amazon to download The Beachnuts recordings of Nature's Company and Iconoclastic Life.... 

Marv Gellman

Drummer, The Beachnuts

Have we ever had a forum for favorite R'N'R movies ?  we're starting one, now. 

It DOES'NT HAVE TO BE A MOVIE ABOUT ROCK'N'ROLL , AND A MOVIE WITH JUST ONE OR TWO OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE.

Overlap is inevitable , and encouraged. Documentaries are ok , too.

The Girl Can't Help It , Riot on Sunset Strip , Rock'n'Roll High School , Let The Good Times Roll , It's a Bikini World , The World's Greatest Sinner , Blue Suede Shoes (UK) , The Sore Losers , HEAD , King Creole , Jailhouse Rock , Don't Knock The Rock , Hot Rod Gang , The London Rock'n'Roll Show.........

I FORGOT TO MENTION ,    STRANGLERS - No More Heroes.   LURKERS - Last Will and Testament - Greatest Hits.   The Boys - (First Album.) . 

More Hammers of The Gods -    Arthur Lee and Love "Girl on Fire" ,  Chocolate Watchband "Love For $" (Unreleased.) , SVT ( w/ Jack Casady . ) "Wanna See You Cry", D- Day (w/David Fore from Bubble Puppy) -Too Young To Date. , Fred Cole (Anything.),  Sonics Rendezvous Band - Sweet Nothin' ,  Jesse Hector (Pretty much anything.) , Roky Erickson and The Nervebreakers - "LIVE , DALLAS , 1979.".

the Press - Fodder For The Critics LP

Aussie band, this LP came out in '79. Fast paced stuff, sounded sort of like the fast songs on "Machine Gun Etiquette" meets the Saints.

Speedtwins - It's More Fun To Compete LP

Swedish band put out this thrasher in 1978.

the Rude Kids - Safe Society LP

another Swedish band who did this LP in 1979. this band was pissed!

Here's our bandcamp site, have a go

https://motownfiredepartment.bandcamp.com/

IS it alright to just blow in here and start promoting ourselves with music links? 

cheers!

It's been a while since I was on here, but can I ask you something:

Are you in a band?

Do you come from south London?

Did you start in south London?

Do you have any tales of rock'n'roll derring do?

If your answer is "yes", then read on.

since I was last here, I started doing a book on the south London music scene, Old Kent Road To The World, so would you be interested in contributing stories and photographs to my project?

If you're interested, please contact me.

Contact me on the following, if your story should be told:

Phone: (07702)009745
Email: Chris.henniker@icloud.com
Skype: Chris.henniker

THERE WAS LES TERRIBLES , I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY WERE FRENCH OR FRENCH - CANADIAN.

THIS IS'NT REALLY A LIST , BUT , BEING AS HOW THE YEAR IS ALMOST OVER....

Best Shows in 2015.

Dead Moon (Two Gigs).

Fred and Toody Cole (One show as a duo , and an amazing live interview , downtown ,  in what looked like JFK's study !) .

REZILLOS.

Girlschool.

Damned.

Vibrators (This lineup is hot ! Never thought I'd like them again without Knox.).

CYNICS ( USUAL PATHETIC TURNOUT FOR THE USUAL SAVAGE SHOW.). 

SONICS , BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES ( Also BWATS , headlining.).

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS.

REVEREND HORTON HEAT , ADICTS.

NICK LOWE WITH LOS STRAITJACKETS , BUT , SADLY , NOT IAN MACLAGAN , WHO DIED JUST AS THE TOUR WAS COMMENCING. (Actually Dec. '14).

Best shows I missed (I offer no excuses except *) - Simply Saucer , Rocket From The Tombs , Wanda Jackson , Woggles w/ Vendettas reunion (San Francisco.) *  Chocolate Watchband w/ Daryl Hooper from The Seeds , Powder (San Jose , San Francisco . ) * ( I was in the Bay Area the week of the previous three shows , but , did'nt get there til two days after the fact.).

That's right a new Big Enchilada podcast episode is here: The Android Baby Boogie

There is a set featuring a tribute to The Seeds (and their new documentary Pushin' Too Hard); there is an "Around the World in a Daze" set of rocking songs from around the word; and a basic set of (mostly) new songs by Jello Biafra, Acid Baby Jesus, The Vagoos, J.J. & The Real Jerks and more.

So make the android babies boogie and take a bite of this delicious Big Enchilada!

BIG ENCHILADA 90: Android Baby Boogie by Steve Terrell on Mixcloud