There are a lot of different Motown comps and greatest hits out there. I've never found a set that really sounds good. Either there's no bass, or the mix is muddy.

What is the best Motown collection out there?

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Radio What Wave Playlist Sept 24/2015. Mike 'Star' Shulga Tribute

This show is a tribute to Mike Star, owner of Star Records, Star Record Label and organizer of the Star Club, a long time fixture on the Oshawa Ontario scene. Mike unexpectedly passed away last week. This show we'll be playing only records on the Star label or live recordings from the Star Club.

1. Charlie Pickett and the Eggs.....American Travel Lust....recorded live at the Star Club 2/9/1985.

2. Charlie Pickett and the Eggs....Honey Hush/Train Kept A Rollin'... as above.

3. Forgotten Rebels...No Beatles Reunion....from their first LP, In Love With The System. Coincidentally, Forgotten Rebels will be at Call The Office on Oct 3rd.

4. Forgotten Rebels...Hello Hello...from their This Ain't Hollywood LP. Thanx to Star Records for keeping these LP's in print for so many years.

5. Forgotten Rebels....I Think Of Her...from In Love With The System.

6. The Paladins....E McDaniels....from their R&R LP. This is the Toronto Paladins who only released the one LP, not to be confused with the west coast US band of the same name. Former Bopcat Duane Wayne was guitarist.

7. The Paladins....Shake All Night... as above.

8. Dr Feelgood....Mad Man Blues...from the LP of the same name and was licensed on Star in 1988. This was recorded long after Wilko Johnson was guitarist but it's still a pretty decent LP.

9. Durango 95....Lose Control...from the LP of the same name. Local Oshawa combo of which at least one member of, worked at Star Records, prior to forming Rob's Records.

10. Durango 95....Maniac Rock...from their second and last LP, Mother's Day, which came out in 1990. long after the band had broken up.

11. Purple Toads....Gonna Have A Good Time....recorded live at the Star Club10/12/1985. 3 of the 5 members of Durango 95, along with a new drummer formed the Purple Toads. PT played many many times at the Key West Club here in London Ontario.

12. Purple Toads....40 Pounder Blues...from their self titled debut LP. This song was also featured on a What Wave cassette that came with WW zine back in the mid 80's.

13. Purple Toads....Wild Time...from their second and last LP, Love Songs For The Hard Of Hearing from 1988.

14. Raunch Hands....Ford....recorded live at the Star Club 10/12/1985. The Raunch Hands were from NYC and played the Star Club at least twice.

15. The Creeps....Down At The Night Club...from the Enjoy The Creeps LP. The Creeps were from Sweden and it was a licensing deal on Star Records. Mike also released the CD of the album in Canada, probably his first attempt at releasing CD's as Star was noted as a record store and didn't stock many CDs.

16. The Cynics....Creepin'...from their Twelve Flights Up LP, another licensing deal. The Cynics are from Pittsburgh and are still active to this day.

17. The Lyres...Here's A Heart....from the double LP, A Promise Is A Promise. The second LP has Star Bonus on the record. Yet another licensing deal.

18. The Lyres....She Pays The Rent...as above and this was on the Star Bonus LP.

19. The Cheshyres....She Treats Me Right....recorded live at the Star Club 9/20/1986. The Cheshyres were a Toronto based band. Singer Wayne Pattern later moved to London and sang for The Evil Hoodoos for awhile. Drummer Ken Anderson went on to The Ultra 5, the Optic Nerve and is presently in the folk duo Hungrytown that tours the world.

20. The Cheshyres....Route 66... as above.

21. Laurence Beall and the Sultans....Folsom Prison Blues...from Rockin' The Star Club, recorded at the Star Club.

22. Ben Vaughn Comb....M M Motor Vehicle....from the Many Moods Of... yet another licensing deal for Star Records. Ben was from New Jersey and later did television soundtracks for That 70's Show and 3rd Rock From The Sun.

23. Surf Trio....Hang 10...from their Safari In A Living Graveyard LP, another licensing deal for Star. Portland Oregon based surf band.

Over the years we bought a TON of records from Mike either at Star Records, or when he was out at the record shows, something he did for many many years. He always had the absolute best selection of new records at the shows!!  And he bought a ton of What Wave zines from us over the years, always selling out and asking for more!  Thanx for having such great musical taste Mike, you're already missed big time!!

Here's a link to the archived show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Back again next week with some Boneyard Devils, Mongrels, Excelsior, Wanda Jackson and lots more cool sounds!! Thanx for tuning in and hope you enjoyed the show!

Radio What Wave Playlist Sept 17/2015 With Bloodshot Bill

This show is dedicated to Mike 'Star' Shulga, owner of the Star Records Label and Star Records store in Oshawa Ontario. For those that aren't aware, Mike passed away suddenly earlier this week. Mike had been a mainstay of the Canadian record scene since opening his store back in 1974 and attending record shows across the province ever since. He was always the guy with multiple tables of cool records at the shows...ie imports, rare pressings, singles, bootlegs and videos. And if you ever needed to know anything about any of the records he was selling, he'd be able to give you details right off the top of his head! Over the years, we've bought literally TONS of records from Mike. Many of which are among my faves! And Mike would buy stacks of What Wave zines back in the days when we were publishing and would always want more! Thanx for everything over the years Mike, you're going to be sadly missed. Next week we'll be spinning a bunch of Star Records just for you!

1. Archie and the Bunkers....You're The Victim...brand new on Dirty Water Records out of the UK. This is a duo of Cleveland brothers, ages 14 and 16!! Fucking unbelievable!!!

2. Bloodshot Bill.....Man In Love....live in the studio and goes out to Mike Shulga.

3. Bloodshot Bill....Midnite On Mars....from the 10" The Out Of This World Sounds Of....on Squoodge Records from 2012

4. Bloodshot Bill....Rocket To The Moon....as above.

5. Bloodshot Bill....Pass It Back.... as above.

6. Bloodshot Bill....Satellite Rock... as above.

7. Bloodshot Bill....Don't Care Blues...from the So Blue CD from 2012 on Transistor 66 Records.

8. Bloodshot Bill...Wolf Call... as above.

9. Bloodshot Bill....Paradise.... from the Get High CD from 2009 on Transistor 66 Records.

10. Bloodshot Bill.... Gee Whiz....as above.

11. Bloodshot Bill....Shick Shack... as above

12. Bloodshot Bill....Look My Way.... as above.

13. The Sonics....Leaving Here....from the new This Is....LP. on Revox Records. Bill hadn't heard the new LP and requested it....actually everything played on this show was by Bill's request!! And we need to know the answer to the question, how do you spell Jerry (or is it Gerry) Roslie?  Thanx for the phone calls about this!

14. The Sonics....Look At Sister...as above.

15. The Sonics....I Got Your Number... as above.

16. Bloodshot Bill....All The Time....from the Thunder and Lightning LP from 2011 on Norton Records. Bill has a new one coming out on Norton fairly soon.

17. Bloodshot Bill....Be Mine Tonight... as above.

18. Bloodshot Bill....Crazy 'Bout The Girl.... as above.

19. Bloodshot Bill....Moon Is Hiding....from The Lonesome Road Lp from 2013 on Norton Records.

20. Bloodshot Bill....Oh Baby.... as above.

21. Bloodshot Bill....You Know Why.... as above.

22. Bloodshot Bill....Puppy Dog Love....from the Thunder and Lightning LP.

Huge Thanx to Bloodshot Bill for taking the time from his busy schedule to come on the radio live!! Thanx Tons Bloodshot!!! Hope everyone enjoyed this as it was totally unscripted and we were hoping Bill would want to play his guitar more, but he was having too much fun listening to records!!
Back again next week and we'll spin a bunch of Star Records as our proper tribute to Mike Star.

You can catch the archived show at:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist Sept 10/2015

1. The Faces....Flying...from their Greatest Hits CD. The 3 surviving members of The Faces re-united for a benefit show which showed up on Youtube!! Well worth searching out!

2. The Stooges....1970...from Funhouse and goes out to Steven Mackay who played sax on the LP. Steve's going through some rough times and we wish him the best.

3. The Routes....El Asesino....from their latest CD, Skeletons.

4. 63 Monroe...Bloodstains....from the latest Punk Rock Soldiers CD. This particular song was written back in the late 70's and originally performed by NFG.

5. Hiroshima Hearts.... Fool Me Twice...from their self titled debut CD.

6. Marcellus Wallace...Movin' On  Up....from their self titled debut CD.

7. Ballantynes....Argent...from their new Dark Drives Life Signs LP. Vancouver based soul combo.

8. Dead Beat Poets....In My Iron Lung....from a brand new 7".

9. Lord Almightys....Boys In Blue....from a recent download. Toronto based.

10. Dany Laj and the Looks...I Know You Want Out...from their recent Word On The Street CD.

11. Ducks Deluxe....Coast To Coast...from their Don't Mind Rockin' Tonite Lp from 1978.

12. King Creep....I Wanna Wear You....from a recent download. Toronto based.

13. Frankie and Jimmy....Smokestack Lightning... recorded live on Radio What Wave back in July.

14. Canned Heat....On The Road Again....from a Greatest Hits LP and they are in town on Sunday evening.

15. Roger Zuraw...We're Rockin'...from the Here Again, The Raw In Zuraw CD.

16. 24th Street Wailers....Don't Cross Me...from the Where Evil Grows CD.

17. Barrence Whitfield and The Savages....Incarceration Casserole...from the new Under The Savage Sky LP on Bloodshot Records.

18. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages... Angry Hands... as above.

19. The Temptations....Cloud Nine....from the Psychedelic Soul double CD.

20. Sly and The Family Stone...Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself....from a Rhino Funk CD.

21. Bloodshot Bill....Moon Is Hiding....from the Lonesome Road LP. Bloodshot Bill is scheduled to be our special guest next show.

22. Les Diables Noir....Guitar A Go Go....from Original Early Canadian Rockers Volumes 11 and 12. Mid 60's Quebec instro.

23. Les Diables Noir....Stick Shift... as above.

24. Les Megatones....Vivales Corans.... as above.

25. The Seeds....Pushin' Too Hard....from a GNP Crescendo Greatest Hits compilation CD.

26. The Seeds....No Escape... as above.

Thanks for all the phone calls, emils, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what makes it all worthwhile.
Next week, we've got Bloodshot Bill scheduled to come on air as he will be at Call The Office later that evening.
Here's the link for the archived show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist  September 3 2015

1. The Mongrels.....All Systems Go....May 2013 and The Mongrels host the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party happening Sunday Sept 6 at the Richmond Hotel 3PM....that's this sunday!

2. Dave Rave and The Governors...Night School...from the recent Sweet American Music CD.

3. Hiroshima Hearts....Rust...from their latest and this song is featured in their latest video which can be watched on the Exclaim website.

4. Hiroshima Hearts....The Well....from their latest CD.

5. The Black Frame Spectacle....Dodge and Run....from their Grady Sessions CD. Local 2 piece combo that's been around a few years and put on really good live shows.

6. The Reprobettes....Leave My Kitten Alone....from a brand new 7" on Boppa Do Down Records outta Toronto...this 5 piece all female combo hails from Australia.

7. The Routes....Into A Hole...from the recent Skeletons CD on Groovie Records outta Portugal.

8. The Rezillos....Life's a Bitch...from their recent Zero CD.

9. The Fleshtones....Bigger and Better....from the 2005 Beachhead CD and goes out to Alex and Kim.

10. Deadbeat Poets....Iron Lung...from a brand new 7" and features Frank Secich on guitar who just released a book called Circumstantial Evidence based on his life playing in bands. Frank was most notably in Blue Ash and Stiv Bators band....both excellent powerpop combos!

11. Blind Doctors....Carousel Lovebird...brand new from this Detroit combo that features a Rock'n'Roll Monkey in the band lineup.

12. The Smithereens....Behind The Wall Of Sleep....from the 1986 Especially For You Lp.

13. White Wires....Girly Girly....from their debut LP. Ottawa powerpoppers!

14. Lord Almightys....White Denim....latest download from these Toronto powerpoppers. Myles Deck is a member of the band....formerly of Myles Deck and The Fuzz.

15. Dany Laj and the Looks....We Know...from their recent Word On The Street CD. And this song is their latest video, released today on the Exclaim website.

16. The Fevers....Dance...from the Love Always Wins LP....features Travis Ramin who has been in several powerpop combos.

17. The Hook Up....65 Has No Blues....recorded live at the Spoke (Western University club0 11/25/2011. The Hook Up are back with a new drummer and are now based in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada....maybe a tour this way in the next year or so?

18. The Hook Up....Tomorrow and Today....from their debut CD of the same name on Ricochet Sound from Montreal.

19. Light Bulb Alley....Who Do You Love....from their The Sound Of Things CD on Ricochet Sound.

20. The Gruesomes...Thanks For Nothing....from their Hey CD on Ricochet Sound...seeing a pattern?

21. The Diodes....Plastic Girl...from their Best Of CD. The Diodes are coming to this area (but not London) the week of September 13th. Check their facebook page for all the details.

22. The Demics....Posers....recorded live at the Cedar Lounge, late 70's.

23. The Demics....Anarchy In The UK.... as above.

24. Noble Savages....Fire....from their brand new 7". Official record release party is this saturday at This Ain't Hollywood.

Big Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! And thanx to all our loyal listeners out there!!!  Back again next week at the same time with more noise to annoy.

You can catch the archived show at:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist August 27/2015

1. 30 Helens....The Deep...from the brand new Vague Rants EP CD. Fairly new local punk combo release their first.

2. Steven R Stunning....Bleed...from the Punk Rock Soldier LP. 63 Monroe frontman's solo outing.

3. The Terminals....Plastic World....from their We Killed CD. Local punk rock combo's studio sessions from May 5/1984.

4. Terminal Wallys...The East End...from their 2007 CD The New Old School.

5. Jim Ashby....Speed City....from the 7" on Speed City Records. My all time fave record that came out of London!!

6. Lionel Lodge...Smile...from The Agitator CD. This goes out to Lionel who had a rough start to his UK tour due to car issues. Hopefully things are going fine by now.

7. Kim Fowley and Ben Vaughn....The Kings Of Saturday Night....from the CD of the same name.

8. King Tuff....Black Holes....from their Black Moon Spell CD.

9. The Tubes....White Punks On Dope....from their Greatest Hits CD.

10. Eugene Ripper....Vincent's Lament....from Fast Folk Underground 4.0 CD.

11. Mere Humans....This Is Rock'n'Roll....from their brand new download that will eventually be available as a vinyl LP.

12. The Routes...You Ain't Got Soul...from their Skeletons CD. Japanese combo who have a release on Greece's Groovie Records.

13. Vintage Experience.....You Don't Look Good To Me...from their latest demo and features Ryan In The Red on guitar and vocals. Ryan is the host of the Rock City Madness podcast.

14. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages....The Klaw....from the brand new Under The Savage Sky Lp on Bloodshot Records. Barrence and company killed it when they played Call The Office a couple weeks back!

15. Marcellus Wallace...Dollar Bill....from their self titled debut CD. Local soul combo who put on Killer live shows!!

16. The Reply....I Must Stop....from their Downtown Soul CD. Toronto based soul combo featuring former Londoner James Bond on the keyboards.

17. The Ballantynes....PMA....from their brand new Dark Drives Life Signs LP on La Ti Da Records out of Vancouver.

18. The Ultra 5....Mommy Wants To Rock...from their House Of Fun CD from 1992.

19. The Reprobettes....Danger....from their brand new 7" on Boppa Do Down Records. Australian all girl combo on a Toronto based record label!!

20. The Ugly Beats....Take A Stand....from the CD of the same name from 2007. Austin based garage combo that adds some powerpop to their sounds.

21. The Midways....Just My Kind....from their Manners Manners CD from 2006. Toronto based garagepunk combo.

22. 905s...Hamilton Head...from their latest CD, Shake Down. Brampton's finest!

23. Teenage Head....Teenage Beer Drinkin' Party....from the With Marky Ramone CD.

24. New York Dolls....7 Day Weekend....from the A Hard Night's Day CD on Norton Records. We sent this one out to Norton co-head honcho Billy Miller as he recovers in hospital from his recent surgery. All the best Billy!!!!

25. New York Dolls....Showdown.... as above.

26. Screamin' Jay Hawkins....Feast Of The Mau Mau....from the Real Life CD on Charly Records. 1983 recordings done in France with a full band.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what makes it all worthwhile. Back again next week with some brand new recordings and some Hiroshima Hearts as they play here in London next friday.

Here's a link to listen to the archived show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist Aug 20/2015

 

Still revved up from seeing Barrence Whitfield and The Savages last night....best live show we've been at in ages!!!

1. Moondog Uproar....American Land....from the Sunrise CD. These guys played the last Rock'n'Roll Rent Party and put on a really good show. Reminder...the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party is the first sunday of the month and we've changed locations....now at the Richmond Tavern in downtown London.

2. Hiroshima Hearts....14 Floors....from their latest CD.

3. Steve Stunning....Punk Rock Soldier...from the LP of the same name.

4. Heart Attack Kids....Platonic Love Bomb...from their 7" on It's Trash Records.  HA Kids are presently on tour and had a big article in Saturday's London Free Press.

5. Rezillos....Groovy Room....from their recent Zero CD.

6. The Routes....El Asesino...from their Skeletons CD which is now offically out on Groovie Records in Greece.

7. Mere Humans.... Ain't All Gone....from their brand new download. Former members of Ottawa's Evil Farm Children.

8. Barrence Whitfield and The Savages....Incarceration Casserole....from the brand new Under The Savage Sky LP.

9. Barrence Whitfield and The Savages....Willow...as above.

10. Barrence Whitfield and The Savages...I'm A Full Grown Man... as above.

11. The Esquires....Electrocution...from Original Canadian Rockers Volumes 6 and 7 on Collector Records.

12. 24th Street Wailers... Cursed....from their recent Where Evil Grows CD.

13. Marcellus Wallace....Movin' On Up...from their recent debut CD. Excellent local soul band that put on Killer live shows!!!!

14. Frankie and Jimmy....Spread The News....recorded live on Radio WW 7/9/2015 as part of a live to air.

15. Bo Diddley....Rock'n'Roll....from Greasy Rock'n'Roll Volume 1.

16. Burt Blanca....Long Black Jacket....as above.

17. Dany Laj and the Looks.... Small Town Kid....from the Word On The Street CD.

18. The Cry.....Think I'm In Love....from their first CD.

19. The Sweet ...Blockbuster....from their self titled LP from 1976.

20. Nick Lowe....So It Goes....from his Greatest Hits CD.

21. Dave Rave and the Governors....Sweet American Music...from the CD of the same name. Dave Rave opens for the Flamin' Groovies when they play Hamilton in October.

22. Archaics....Black Bamboo....from their cassette.

23. Intrusions....WSIB....from their recent demo and they are from Aylmer Ontario.

24. Noble Savages...Lobotomy City....from their upcoming record.

25. Flesh Rag....Sufragette City....from their cassette.

26. Nick Lowe.....Heart Of The City....from his Greatest Hits CD.

27. Radio 4....I Don't Wanna Go To New York City....from Slippery's Club Hits that came with What Wave zine #24 and we had to fade this out as time ran out.

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

You can catch the archived show at:

http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist Aug 6/2015. Part 2 of Bands We Saw At The Black Shire Pub

1. 905s....Direction...from their latest CD, Shake Down. Andy Butler and the 905s played one of our Teenage Rock'n'Roll shows and impressed quite a few folks here in London.

2. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants....Back To The Beach...from a demo they sent us. JT played many shows at the Black Shire, including the above mentioned Teenage Rock'n'Roll Show as well as opening for Jeremy Gluck and the Barracudas, impressing one Jeremy Gluck!

3. Legendary Dirt Bikers.... First Dog In Space...from their only 7". Fried Dirtbiker's psych combo after the demise of the Chickens.

4. Oily Birds...Love Me Till The Sun Shines....recorded live on Radio WW 4/29/2010. Local combo who played at just about every venue in this town.

5. Oily Birds....Second Cousin.... as above.

6. Puff Forbes....John Oster Hairdryer...from a self titled CD. Stratford art rockers who dressed head to toe in white coveralls and had red wool hats covering their faces while playing.

7. Puff Forbes....Song 665... as above...had to play 2 tunes by these guys as they are so good!

8. Barracudas....I Wish It Could Be 1965 Again...1980 7". Jeremy Gluck and the Young Barracudas played one of 3 Canadian dates right here at the Black Shire! Jeremy lived up to expectations and played lots and lots of early Barracuda faves!

9. Barracudas....The Way We've Changed....1983 7".

10. Barreracudas....Diet Coke....from a live WFMU broadcast on Terre's Cherry Blossom Clinic radio show. Although they played on the same show as the Barracudas, they were in no way a tribute or homage to them....straight power pop from Atlanta and one of the best bands we ever saw at the Black Shire!

11. Bad Bad Bad....Fucked Up....live recording from the Black Shire 3/29/2012. 2 piece band from Halifax who tore up the house!

12. Eliza and The Strange...Baby Don't Be Nice....live recording from the Black Shire 3/29/2012. Eliza were from Halifax and morphed into Bloody Diamonds making several repeat visits here to London.

13. Baketones....I'm A Caveman...from their Unite CD. Amazing 60's style garagepunk from Halifax who came on air prior to their show at the Black Shire. Nothing could prepare me for the devastation of their live show. The keyboard player had a small Farfisa on legs that got a little too close to the edge of the stage during the action. The keyboard went airborn over the edge and the keyboard player jumped over top of the keyboard, somehow landing on the floor with the keyboard on top of him and continued to play!! Real rock'n'roll!!

14. Myles Deck and The Fuzz....El Mariachi...from the You Can't Heal A Sick Riff CD. Yet another garagerock combo from Halifax....must be something wrong with the water there. This band played only to me and the other band that was on the bill....sorry about the turnout but it was a week night. BTW, Myles Deck is getting married real soon and also has a really cool new combo called The Lord Almightys! See ya at the Barrence Whitfield and the Savages shows Myles!!

15. Giggleswitch....How Good You Look...from their VII CD. Another good local combo that played just about every venue in this town.

16. Wormwood Scrubs....Too Late To Go Home...from their self titled CD from 2010.

17. Duke Sedan and the Hi Tones....Real Cool Daddy...from their only CD. Local combo who played a Lux Interior tribute at the Black Shire and caused a bit of damage to the place. They were banned from the Black Shire for some time....the ghost of Lux was present at the tribute.

18. Apecassete....Ambiguous....from a self titled CD....Windsor Ontario combo.

19. Terror Lake....Shit Storm...from a demo CD. Toronto trio who played the Black Shire at least twice and both times blew me away. Artwrock infused psych meets surf from this low profile trio.

20. Sphinx.... Bad Head....from a split LP with Miesha and The Spanks. They played together at a show at the Black Shire.

21.  Miesha and the Spanks....MMMMMade For Me....from the CD of the same name and come from Edmonton.

22. Polymorphines....Billy Hates Sunday....from a self titled CD. Ottawa garage/cowpunk combo who seemed to change members every time they played here.

23. Polymorphines....Poor Sicko...from The Slip EP CD and produced by legendary Tim Kerr in Austin Texas.

24. Frankie and Jimmy....Smokestack Lightning....recorded live on Radio WW 7/9/2015. Hamilton Ontario based blues duo.

25. 905s...Under A Spell....from the Radio WW Session and we had to fade this one out as we ran outta time.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!

Here's a link to the archived show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Richard Moule will be filling in on next week's Radio WW as i'm on vacation. See ya in 2 weeks!

Radio What Wave Playlist July 30/2015 Black Shire Pub Special Part 1

Long running club The Black Shire Pub closed down about a week ago. It started well over 10 years ago as The Last Drop prior to it taking the name Black Shire Pub. We put on many a show here, including the infamous Battle Of The 2 Piece Band series that lasted at least 5 battles. This, and the next edition of Radio WW, we are going to be playing only bands that we saw at the Black Shire Pub. And that's a heck of a lot as you'll be hearing.

1. Nasty Rashes....Hot Rod Hearse....from the CHRW EP recorded on Radio WW 5/1/2008. This was the first band we ever saw at the Black Shire, back in the days when it was a sit down at tables type of venue.

2. Legend Killers....Slow Death....from the We're Workin On It CD. The Legend Killers were the second band we saw at the Black Shire as Nasty Rashes opened for them.

3. Gorgon....Girl Gang...from the Presents Corpse Whale CD. From Winnipeg and they shared a member with Angry Dragons who were on the same bill at the Black Shire.

4. Angry Dragons...Love You Tonite...from their self titled CD. From Winnipeg and a killer 60's garage punk meets 60's girl group kinda outfit. Well suited for dancing and making a fool of yourself while having a really good time. One of my fave bands to play the Black Shire.

5. Standstills...Blues Radio...from a demo and one of the many 2 piece combos that played our infamous Battle Of The 2 Piece Bands shows! Now based in Oshawa, Standstills are presently on a cross Canada tour.

6. Speaking Tongues....Run To My Door...from their self titled debut CD. First time i saw this band, danced so hard i blew the bottom of my shoe!! Luckily the shoe repair shop could put my shoe back together! Another 2 piece combo as are the next bunch of bands.

7. Speaking Tongues...Graveyard Blues...as above.

8. Pack AD....Stray...from their debut CD, Tintype. From Vancouver and they've visited London at least a dozen times since playing a Battle Of The 2 Piece Bands!

9. Can Too's....I Don't Wanna Shake Your Hand....from their Le Can Too's CD.

10. catl....Ragged And Dirty....from their debut cassette. catl made their very first London appearance at a Battle Of The 2 Piece Bands. They had just become a 3 piece (Sarah had just joined on keyboards) prior to coming to London, but we let them play anyway and became instant fans of their sound!

11. Cordcalling....Wicked Desire...from a Live To Air on Radio WW 3/26/2009.

12. Lonesome Ghost....Haunted By God...from their Empty Church Rough Cuts CD. Coolest band to ever come out of Aylmer Ontario. Drummer Brandon is now in Intrusions on vocals.

13. Lonesome Ghost...Girl U Want....as above.

14. Bucket Seat.... Colt 45...from their self titled cassette. Victoria BC via London Ontario for this 2 piece band.

15. Will Crum....Pretty Baby...from the Will Crum and the Blue Maroons CD. California based duo who played wild rock'n'roll with the lights out!

16. Hot Kid...Get On The Road...from the Got It To Give CD....Kitchener area based 2 piece.

17. Skirt Chasers...Motor Man....from their self titled debut CD. Toronto based 2 piece.

18. Shanker and Romps....Super Dude...from their Pancakin' CD. Last of the 2 piece bands and they came from Ottawa.

19. Sunday Sinners....It's So Lonely....from their Sweet Jam CD and from Montreal.

20. Hotel Lobbyists....Building Complex...from their Jurassic Beaver CD and from Vancouver.

21. Light Bulb Alley....Pepper Spray...from their The Sound Of Things CD. From Montreal and played many more shows here in London.

22. Hook Up....Silver Kiss...from their Tomorrow and Today CD. From Montreal, then moved to Hamilton and now way out west in Saskatchewan with a new name and sound.

23. Evil Farm Children...Border Blaster....from the Evilling CD and from Ottawa.

24. Gerry Alvarez....Voices From The Sky....from his Omega Tea Time CD. Gerry was once a member of the infamous Gruesomes.

Thanx to all the phoners, emailers, facebook messagers and people who way HEY!! Back again next week with Part 2 of Bands We Saw At The Black Shire Pub.

Here's a link to the archived show:

http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Saw Joan Jett on a Friday night in Las Vegas, then saw George Thorogood in LV the next night... I hadn't seen either one live in 30 years. Yeah, I've been living under a rock.

Digger and The Pussycats at the Retreat in Brunswick

Lately ? The Rezillos , Girlschool , Dead Moon (Twice) , NoBunny , Cynics , Real Kids , Sonics , Barrence Whitfield and The Savages , Blue Coup (Dennis Dunaway from The Alice Cooper Group and The Brouchard Bros. from BOC.)....BUT THAT'S IN 6 OR 8 MONTHS TIME. PRETTY DEAD , NOW. 

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web at its new time 12:00-2:00PM EST on Saturday September 26th. You can listen at 98.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

Playlist 09-12-15

Scared of Chaka - A Lie and a Cheat
F.U.'s - Young, Fast Iranians
Danko Jones - Body Bags
D Generation - Hatred
Mono Men - Mystery Girl
Mysteios - Va Va Va Va Va Va Voodoo Bay-Beee
Pandoras - That's Your Way Out
Lyres - Don't Give It Up Now
Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch The Landlord
Zeros - Wild Weekend
Circle Jerks - Coup D'Etat
Dils - Mr. Big
Broken Guru - Like A Whore
Youth Worship - No Summer
Wand - Self Hypnosis in 3 Days
Sonic Youth - Bubblegum
Dead Frequency - Your Love
UK Subs - Artificial
Bleed - Dissatisfied
Spacemen 3 - Take Me To The Other Side
Beyond Veronica - Crazy Girl
Captain Storm - Too Much Fun
R.A.F. - (It's A) Modern World
Thee Mighty Uptight - Voodoo Love
Fleshtones - I Surrender
Fox Sisters - Right Hip Pocket
Routes - Don't Talk on Down To Me
Grip Weeds - Follow Me Blind
Go Betty Go - Tartamudo
Potty Mouth - Truman Show
Slim Wray - The Way I Got By
McFadden's Parachute - Robin Gibb is Dying
Hook-Up - Dialtones
Gino and the Goons - I Like It Like That
Joey Miserable and the Worms - Gerbil on the Wheel of Love
Rollin Machine - Dirty Rock n Rolla
Maggots - I Wanna Go Home
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

NEW TIME! The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be moving to its new time slot on Saturday September 12th and will be on from Noon to 2:00PM EST. The usual garage-punk tunes can be heard at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

Playlist 08-22-15

Iron Prostate - Bring Me The Head of Jerry Garcia
Mad Daddys - Take Me Back To Woodstock
Billy West - Larry Fine at Woodstock
Dead Milkmen - The Think That Only Eats Hippies
Shattered Faith - Right Is Right
Fiendz - Don't Point
Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb
Mr. T Experience - Supersonic
Go Betty Go - By Your Side
Bully - Reason
Sonic Youth - Starpower
McFadden's Parachute - Robin Gibb is Dying
Thee Mighty Uptight - Voodoo Love
Baron Four - Walking Out
Slim Wray - Take It or Leave It
Routes - Skeletons
Hoodoo Gurus - The Right Time
Clash - Guns on the Roof
Saints - One Way Street
Dictators - Search & Destroy
Sir Bald Diddley - Hirsuite Wetsuit
Hollywood Vines - When Johnny Comes Slidin' Home
Astronauts - Baja
Sunrays - I Live For The Sun
Danko Jones - Gonna Be Fight Tonight
Bleed - Something To Believe In
Hits - G-Banger
Night Marchers - Loud Dumb and Mean
Nai Harvest - Melanie
Wand - Self Hypnosis in 3 Days
Youth Worship - Eternal Scene
R.A.F. - (It's A) Modern World
Fox Sisters - Right Hip Pocket
Rollin Machine - Dirty Rock n Rolla
Captain Sensible - Back to School?
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web from 1:00-3:00PM EST on Saturday August 22nd. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or steaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

Playlist 08-15-15

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reation - Prime Mover
Circle Jerks - American Heavy Metal Weekend
Cult - Love Removal Machine
Rode Weezls - Love Slave
Gluecifer - Shotgun Seat
Danko Jones - Body Bag
Fox Sisters - Right Hip Pocket
Dead Boys - Son of Sam
Hits - G-Banger
Bleed - Dissatisfied
Gino and the Goons - I Like It Like That
UK Subs - Suicidal Girl
Talk In Tongues - She Lives In My House
White Reaper - Last 4th of July
Titus Andronicus - I Lost My Mind
Flesh World - Stawberry Bomber
Husker Du - Pink Turns To Blue
Funeral Oration - Never Die
Mission of Burma - That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate
Devil Dogs - Time Enough For Love
McFadden's Parachute - My Mary Jane
Wild Raccoon - To Build A Fire
Routes - Skeletons
Slim Wray - Ride
Ramones - Havana Affair
Heartbreakers - Pirate Love
Knots - Action
Stranglers - Hanging Around
Baron Four - Walking Out
Beatpack - (She's) All Dessed in Black
Rollin Machine - Pick Up The Pieces
Televisionaries - The Sun and You
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages - The Corner Man
Go Betty Go - Tartamudo
Wand - Self Hypnosis in 3 Days
Pegboy - Strong Reaction
MC5 - Looking At You
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be back on the air on Saturday August 15th from 1:00-3:00PM EST. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

sORRY , i KNOW I'm here , somewhere.....My faves from the 70's- EARLY 80's Punk era (Fair enough?) include , but are'nt limited to-

The Cramps - Songs The LORD tAUGHT US.

The Real Kids (Self Titled.).

Alan Vega - Collision Drive.

Dickies - Dawn of The Dickies.

Ramones - FIRST FOUR ALBUMS  (PLUS "tOO Tough To DIE", EVEN I IT CAME OUT IN '84.).

Saints  "Eternally Yours''

X-RAY Spex " Germ Free Adolescence.

X - Los Angeles , Wild Gift.

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks......

Los Punk Rockers - Never Mind The Bollocks.

Radio Birdman - Radios Appear. 

Vibrators - First two albums.

Damned - FIRST LP.

Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus , Black and White Album.

EATER - the Album

Hartbreakers - DTK , LAMF (YES , PREFERABLY THE REMIXED VERSION) ,  Thunders - "So Alone".

DEAD BOYS  - Young Loud and Snotty.

Dictators - Every album to date ,except "Manifest Destiny" ( I like about half of it.).

Stiff Little Fingers - Inflamable Material.    Produced by Mayo Thompson (Red Krayola , Pere Ubu)

REZILLOS - ALL THREE ALBUMS , TO DATE.. GO SEE 'EM , BUY THEIR SHIT.

NERVEBREAKERS - my Girlfriend is a ROCK (RAVE UP , iTALY) Hijack The Radio (Get Hip , US.) - BOTH RELEASED POSTHUMOUSLY. THE REFORMED BAND STILL PLAYS , ON OCCASION....

hubble bubble (BOTH ALBUMS).

Hammers of The Gods -

Roky Erickson and The Aliens (Self - titled or TEO , OR EVEN FIVE SYMBOLS) .

Kenny and The Kasuals -Garage Kings. (It varies. When they're on , it's Stiff Records - good .)

Ugly Ducklings - Off The Wall.

Downliners Sect - Showbiz. Plus the 45 of "Showbiz" on Raw Records , a far superior version.

Sir Douglas Quintet - Border Wave (If their Ramonesified version of The Kinks' "WHo'll be The Next in Line" DON'T GIT IT , NUTHIN' WILL.)

T Rex "Celebrate Summer". The Groover's LAST STAND.

MICK FARREN and The Deviants "SCREWED UP"  - Farren delivers the 70's Punk goods , joined by a cross - section of Pink Fairies and Deviants members, plus a future Heartbreaker , Ty Styx. Larry Wallis' Punk - Psych leads are the muthahumpin' shit.

Sky Saxon , Stars New Seeds Hale Fruitarians , ORPHEUS THEATRE , , 1977.  (Bootleg.).  Not flat- out Rockin'. More improvsational. Fans of The Seeds and some 70's Psych Space Rock should dig it. Some of The Child Molesters were on it , and Debbie Harry is rumored to have been in the sparse audience....

The Troggs - Live , Whisky A - Go Go ,1980 OR '81(?) (BOOTLEG_ Better than the Max's Kansas ity set , but , never officially released.....which is a goddamned pity. The Troggs are tearing shit UP , just for a change.....

This week CJAM FM did a week long broacast celebrating the first show at Ramones played at CBGB's in 1974 as a four-piece band.  I did two programs focusing on ramones influence.  One program was an hour long and was dedicated to the Toronto punk scene.  It also featured i did with Colin Brunton of the Last Pogo Jumps Again documentary.

Radio Brain Drain Playlist:

1. Ramones - Judy Is A Punk (Live At The Roxy 1976)
2. Ramones - Cretin Hop
3. Ramones - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
4. The Seeds - Try To Understand
5. Shangri-Las - Hate To Say I Told You So
6. Ronettes - Why Don’t They Let Us Fall In Love
7. The Beach Boys - 409 (Original Mono Long Version)
8. Frank Black - I Heard Ramona Sing
9. Ramones - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
10. Tom Waits - The Return Of Jackie & Judy
11. Tom Waits - Danny Says
12. Teenage Head With Marky Ramone - Let's Shake
13. Teenage Head With Marky Ramone - Some Kinda Fun
14. Ramones - Everytime I Eat Vegetables I Think Of You
15. Ramones - I Need Your Love
16. The Strokes - Life’s A Gas
17. Sonic Youth - Beat On The Brat
18. The Who - I'm A Boy
19. New York Dolls - Trash
20. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Born To Lose
21. Ramones - Chinese Rock
22. Ramones - I Can’t Get You Outta My Mind
23. The Undertones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Live At The Casbah 1977)
24. The Dishrags - I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
25. The Action - TV's On The Blink
26. Lowlife - Thinking Naturally
27. Stark Naked & The Fleshtones - I Broke Her Heart, She Broke My Arm
28. The Real Mackenzies - Dropping Like Flies
29. Sleater-Kinney - I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
30. Ramonetures - I Wanna Be Well
31. Elvis Presley - Trying To Get To You
32. Ramones - Slug (Demo)
33. Ramones - Chainsaw
34. Ramones - Teenage Lobotomy

Download/listen to this episode here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150822-1900-t1440266400.mp3

LPJA Playlist:

1. The Diodes - Shapes Of Things To Come
2. The Secrets - Rock Music
3. The Poles - Prime Time
4. The Dishes - Summer Reaction (Crash & Burn)
5. The Curse - I Accuse You (Demo)
6. The Fits - Bored of Education

COLIN BRUNTON: THE LAST POGO JUMPS AGAIN INTERVIEW

7. The Government - Flat Tire
8. The Scenics - I”m Hurt
9. Cardboard Brains - Babies Run My World (Live)
10. The Mods - Step Out Tonight (Live)
11. The Viletones - Possibilites

Download/listen to this episode here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/883-Revolution_Rock_Presents_Toronto_Punk-20150818-2000-t1439924400.mp3

Check out my blog post for more information on my Radio Brain Drain programming here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/08/revolution-rock-radio-brain-drain.html

 

 

Here are the three most recent episodes of Revolution Rock.  Playlists and links to download/stream them below:

August 1st, 2015 Playlist:

This program featured music from Leonard Coen, garage music from The Mach V, The Savages, Ty Segall, Dead Ghosts as well as music from Roxy Music and Daniel Romano.

1. The Mach V - If I Could
2. The Savages - The World Ain’t Round It’s Square
3. The Bell Peppers - Soda Pop
4. Roxy Music - Editions Of You
5. Night Terrors - All Right Now
6. Leonard Coen - I’m Your Man
7. Jim O'Rouke - Half Life Crisis
8. The Bellfuries - Bad Seed Sown
9. Allison Brown - All Our Emergencies
10. Daniel Romano - The One That Got Away (Came Back Today)
11. Violent Femmes - Telephone Book
12. The Who - The Punk And the Godfather
13. The Who - Bell Boy
14. Titus Andronicus - No Future Part IV, No Future Triumphant
15. Neil Young - Sedan Delivery
16. Dead Ghosts - I Want Your Love
17. Nap Eyes - Oh My Friends
18. She Serpent - In Slow Motion
19. Doug And The Slugs - Day By Day
20. Flesh Rag - Is This Real? (Demo)
21. Charlie Pickett & The Eggs - If This Is Love Can I Get My Money Back
22. The Cure - Accuracy
23. Ty Segall - Circles
24. Ty Segall - I Am With You

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150801-1900-t1438452000.mp3

Check out the blog post about Daniel Romano/Dead Ghosts here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/08/daniel-romano-when-it-comes-to-you-show.html

July 25, 2015 Playlist:

This program featured a repeat of an interview I did with Ryan of the Toronto garage band Pow Wows.

1. The Honeycombs - Can’t Get Through To You
2. The Angels - Get Away From Me
3. Demolition Doll Rods - Lil Darlin
4. Pearls Mahone - Blow Your Top
5. The Delmonas - I Did Him Wrong
6. The Z-Rays - Number Nine
7. The Cramps - Domino
8. Pow Wows - Fire Song
9. Pow Wows - Car Cemetery

Pow Wows Ryan Rothwell Interview

10. Pow Wows - Rebel Stomp
11. BA Johnston - You Can Love Someone And Hate The Things They Love
12. Dum Dum Girls - Yours Alone
13. X Ray Spex - Obsessed With You
14. Diamond Rugs - Voodoo Doll
15. Brat Kings - Good Drugs (Pinball Session)
16. Paul Jacobs - Pop Can Ashtray
17. The Curse - No More Ice Cream (Live)
18. The Dishrags - Can’t Wait
19. Colleen Green - I Want To Grow Up
20. Sleater-Kinney - A New Wave
21. A Place To Bury Strangers - Straight
22. Ricked Wicky - Guts
23. Alex Chilton - Just To See You
24. JD McMpherson - It Shook Me Up
25. Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse (Live In San Francisco)
26. Ty Segall Band - Skin (Live In San Francisco)
27. Ty Segall Band - Standing At The Station (Live In San Francisco)
28. The Replacements - Seen Your Video

Download/listen to the podcast here: http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150725-1900-t1437847200.mp3

Check out my blog post on Pow Wows here: http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/07/revolution-rock-revisited-pow-wows.html

July 18, 2015 Playlist:

This program featured a focus on The Rolling Stones 1971 album Sticky Fingers which was reissued in June.

1. The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Alternate Version)
2. The Rolling Stones - Sway
3. The Routes - At The Bottom
4. The Black Angels - Twisted Light
5. Breakker - Faze Game
6. Super Visas - What I Can
7. Pere Ubu - Humor Me (Live)
8. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - I Been Sleeping On It
9. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany 1962)
10. Thirsty Souls - Don’t Know What I Don’t Know (Yeah!)
11. Buddy Selfish - It’s Only Make Believe
12. Bloodshot Bill - Don’t Bug Me Baby
13. Bloodshot Bill - Come Back To Me
14. The Rolling Stones - You Gotta Move
15. The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers (Alternate Version)
16. Wilco - Random Name Generator
17. Shotgun Jimmie - Summer Sound
18. Mick Futures - Tentative Issue
19. Grounders - Bloor Street And Pressure
20. Meat Puppets - Leaves
21. Martha Wainwright - When The Day Is Short
22. The Mighty Swells - Runaway
23. New York Dolls - Don’t Mess With Cupid (Demo)
24. Television - Friction
25. Cowboy Junkies - Dead Flowers (Live)
26. Shotgun Jummie - Impossible Popcycle
27. The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile

Download/listen to the podcast here: http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150718-1900-t1437242400.mp3

Check out my blog post on The Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/07/sticky-fingers-show-569.html

I'm looking for garage (or psychpop, retro-yé-yé etc) with female vocalists that sings in french. Preferably contemporary stuff. The Limiñanas is a good example of the kind of stuff that I'm looking for.