good thread. are there any good current blues punk bands? i play drums in one here in sf (link in profile, shameless self promo) and we're having some trouble finding bands to network/play with.

Man , I almost forgot .  GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY pUNK bLUES 45 WOULD BE  THE UNCALLED FOUR'S "Grind Her Up" b/w "Cotton Fields". Based in Waco (!) , the band centered around marrieds ,  Randy and Donna Reeves , two Rock'n'Roll lifers (Sadly , Donna left this life a few years ago. She was a great , great lady). RANDY WOULD GO ON TO WRITE FOR NEXT bIG tHING , AND PLAY A CRUCIAL FACTOR IN GETTING Ronnie Dawson's classic  material released on vinyl. HE ALSO RECORDED JACK STARR'S LAST SESSIONS , MADE VIDEOS ON HIM , AND LED NOTORIOUS THE ROBERT TILTON FAN CLUB.The Reeves dropped out of performing upon starting  a family. Donna hosted a Rockabilly program on KNON radio in Dallas....THE BAND WAS ORIGINALLY JOINED BY JEFF SATAN , later with Sata's Cheerleaders and Satan's Satellites , and aspired to a sound something akin to The Cramps ,Tav Falco and early solo Alex Chilton , but , came up with something entirely their own , a truly fucked up car-crash blend off PUNK AND BLUES that foresaw the rise of The Gibson Bros. THE BAND MADE A VIDEO FOR "GRIND HER UP" a few years later. Look it up on You Tube.

Violent Love (OTIS rush) Dr. Feelgood.    Homework ( Otis Rush) Fleetwood Mac , Dr. Feelgood.

Boogie Chillun (John Lee Hooker) - John Fred and The Playboy Band.   The Hunter (Albert King) Blue Cheer .

Catfish Blues (Muddy Waters) Groundhogs.     Reconsider Baby (Lowell Fulsom) - Elvis Presley , Rockin' Johnny Band. 

When I was a Cowboy (Leadbelly)  Standells.

Plain Spoken - The Seeds as The Sky Saxon Blues Band  (  Written for them by Muddy Waters , who , apparently , never recorded a version of his own.).

Cocksucker Blues ( Rolling Stones ) Pork Dukes (It IS a Blues.).

I Can't Be Satisfied (Muddy Waters ) Billy Hancock , Rolling Stones.

Cadiilac Jack (Andre Williams ) Cub Koda.... I can think of more.

Bands - Gibson Bros. , '68 Comeback , Gories , Knoxville Girls , Jack O' Fire ,  (Count) Bishops , Dr. Feelgood , Little Bob Story , Cub Koda and The Points ,  Stack Waddy , Pretty Things , Downliners Sect , and especially Hound Dog Taylor and The House Rockers.

What are your favorite garage-blues bands or songs? What old blues songs covered by garage/R&R bands (of ANY era), or original songs done by garage acts, are at the top of your lists?

I'll start with one by Poison 13:

Listen here:

The setlist:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20150222-0000-t1424563200.mp3

 HUEY NEWTON - POWER TO THE PEOPLE 
THE TEMPTATIONS - BALL OF CONFUSION 
MALCOLM X - STOP SINGING AND START SWINGING 
JAMES BROWN - SAY IT LOUD I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD 
HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNITERS- BLACKENIZED 
GIL SCOTT HERON - THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED 

HUEY NEWTON - THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY CALLS FOR 
THE LUMPEN - FREE BOBBY NOW 
THE LUMPEN - NO MORE 
H. RAP BROWN - VIOLENCE IS AS AMERICAN AS CHERRY PIE 
BLACK MERDA - PROPHET 
PARLIAMENT - CHOCOLATE CITY 
STOKELY CARMICHAEL - SO MUCH STRENGTH 
THE CHI-LITES - (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 
STOKELY CARMICHAEL - BLACK UNITY 
THE LAST POETS - WHEN THE REVOLUTION COMES 
STOKELY CARMICHAEL - WE WANT BLACK POWER 
THE WATTS PROPHETS - PART -E, S 
MALCOLM X - STANDING AND FIGHTING 
AMIRI BARAKA - WHO WILL SURVIVE AMERICA? 
S.O.U.L. - TELL IT LIKE IT IS 
KATHLEEN CLEAVER - CHANGE IT 
GETTO KITTY - STAND UP AND BE COUNTED 
DERRICK HARRIOTT- MESSAGE FROM A BLACK MAN 
ANGELA DAVIS - WE'RE THREATENING THE OPPRESSORS 

SONS OF SLUM - RIGHT ON 
CURTIS MAYFIELD & THE IMPRESSIONS - WE'RE A WINNER 
MIRIAM MAKEBA & BONGI - DO YOU REMEMBER MALCOLM? 
SYL JOHNSON - I'M TALKIN' ABOUT FREEDOM 
GIL SCOTT HERON - WHO'LL PAY REPARATIONS FOR MY SOUL?

The Trip! Feb. 08 2015

Listen to this week's show here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20150208-0000-t1423353600.mp3

The setlist: 

THE SONICS - CINDERELLA 
LIPSTICK KILLERS - HINDU LOVE GODS 
KING LOUIE ONE MAN BAND- SUCKIN' ON THE GRAPEVINE 
ROD MCKUEN - REFLECTION ON A PLANE TRIP HOME 
FARON WARMER - CRUISIN' CENTRAL 
MARK MARKHAM & THE JESTERS - I DON'T NEED YOU 
WILD BILLY CHILDISH AND THE SPARTAN DREGGS - FORENSIC R N B 
ROD MCKUEN - BAK TO SAULSALITIO 
MR. QUINTRON - THE BEACH 
THE MONSTERS - IN AND OUT 
THE SWINGIN' NECKBREAKERS - I WANNA BE YOUR DRIVER 
THE CRAMPS - SHE SAID 
FRANK ZAPPA - DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW 
JOHNATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS - ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN IN THE MARKET 
ROD MCKUEN - CO-EXISTANCE 
KING KHAN & THE BBQ SHOW - INTO THE SNOW 
JAN DAVIS - SNOW SURFIN' MATADOR 
THE A-BONES - I'M SNOWED 
RON WINTERS - SNOW GIRL 
BELFAST GYPSIES - SKI STORM 
HASIL ADKINS - CHICKEN SHAKE 
ROD MCKUEN - LIFE IS LIFE 
THE TROGGS - FROM HOME 
THE GORIES - DETROIT BREAKDOWN 
THE KING BEEZZ- I GOTTA MOVE 
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS- BLACK BAG 
THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS - GREEN EYED WOMAN 
THE KINKS - MILK COW BLUES 

DAVE BARTHOLOMEW- SHRIMP & GUMBO 

Great news. So glad to hear this. Thanks, John.

KOPPER , YOU'RE WELCOME. I have a good feeling about this. Fred knew how long , roughly , it'd take to get back to work , and he set himself a realistic goal , and took good care of himself in the meantime. OF COURSE , TOODY'S TAKEN GOOD CARE OF HIM , TOO. THE LION AND tHE LIONESS ARE NOW POISED TO STRIKE. 

Thanks for the update, John!

MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW , FRED IS RETURNING TO THE STAGE , SOON , WITH THE REFORMED DEAD MOON. SOON SOON SOON , MOON MOON MOON , THEY'RE GONNA GET YOU SOON....

HE IS GOOD KING COLE. HE'S GOT A DEEP , DEEP SOUL.

MAY 14 - HELENDOORN , NETHERLANDS DAUWPOP FEST 2015.

JULY 10 - EMPTY BOTTLE , CHICAGO.

I don't think any other dates have been listed, yet. Biut , watch this space.

No one? Seriously?

Post here if and when you got your tickets!

Burger Boogaloo

It's from a year and a half ago, but I just discovered it so i wanted to share. One of my favorite bands ever...

http://horrorpedia.com/2013/09/11/the-mummies-garage-rock-band/

Dig it,
kopper

Last week's episode of Revolution Rock was comprised entirely of bands from Toronto's past and present.  Tehre's a lot of early obscure garage such as The Secrets, The Ardels nad punk/post punk like A Neon Rome, The Leather Uppers, The Diodes and The Government.  

The play list:

1. A Neon Rome - The Magical Summer Of 85 (New Heroin - 1987)
2. Cardboard Brains - Living Inside My Head (White EP - 1977)
3. Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month (You're A Woman, I'm A Machine - 2004)
4. Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs - Get Pumped Up (Gates Of Hell - 2014)
5. Supreme Bagg Team - If You Could Read My Mind (The Supreme Bagg Team - 1989)
7. PONY - Somethin’ About You (Somethin' About You - 2013)
8. Mexican Slang - Double Trouble (Twerp EP - 2013)
9. The Secrets - Crying Over Her (Wyld Canada Volume 1: Crazy Things - 2005)
10. Canadian Squires - Leave Me Alone (Wyld Canada Volume 3: Endless Dream - 2005)
11. Bobby Kris & The Imperials - A Year From Today (She Belongs To Me/A Year From Today - 1966)
12. Buddy Burke & The Canadian Meteors - That Big Old Moon (That Big Old Moon/Street Of Sorrows - 1957)
13 Jay Sad - Noodle & Egg (Jay Sad Goes - 2009)
14. Papermaps - There Are Wolves (Interior Ghost EP - 2012)
15. Change Of Heart - There You Go (Smile - 1992)
16. Actual Water - Floorboard Speculation (Double Negatives - 2008)
17. Actual Water - Brighton (The Paisley Orchard - 2010)
18. Actual Water - Take The Stairs (Call 4 Fun - 2014)
18. Actual Water - 647-445-1141 (Call 4 Fun) (Call 4 Fun - 2014)
19. Actual Water - Waldo Jackson (Call 4 Fun - 2014)
20. The Viletones - Screaming Fist (Screaming Fist EP - 1977)
21. No Hands - Conquerors (Conquerors/Dirty Water - 2015)
22. Leather Uppers - Carne Mysterioso (Carne Mysterioso - 1993)
23. Arson - Coho Coho (Smash The State: Volume One - 1994)
24. The Government - Flat Tire (The 33 1/3 EP - 1979)
25. The Fits - Bored Of Education (Smash The State: Volume One - 1994)
26. The Diodes - Tennis (Again) (Tired Of Waking Up Tired: The Best Of The Diodes - 1998)
27. Teenanger - Frights (Frights - 2011)
28. Pow Wows - Hidden Future (Broken Curses - 2015)
29. The Ugly Ducklings - Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (Somewhere Outside - 1966)
30. The Underworld - Love 22 (Unreleased Single - 1968)
31. The Ardels - Piece Of Jewelery (Wyld Canada Volume 2: Shake Yourself Down - 2005)
32. Handsome Ned - One Hundred Miles Of Open Road (The Name Is Ned: Anthology - 2000)
33. Hooded Fang - Too Late Night (Album - 2010)
34. The Poles - CN Tower (CN Tower/Prime Time - 1977)
35. Zro4 - Gimme Attention (Punk History Canada Presents: Only In Canada, Eh 77-81 Volume 1 - 2005)
36. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie Compromise (Savvy Show Stoppers - 1988)

Download/listen to the podcast/program here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150214-1900-t1423940400.mp3

Check out my blog post on Toronto's Actual Water here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/02/actual-water-calls-4-fun-show-547.html

January 31st Play List:

1. The Raevins - The Edge Of Time
2. The Nocturnals - Detroit
3. The Black Angels - Waterloo Waltz
4. The Go-Betweens - Lee Remick
5. Reverend Horton Heat - Bales Of Cocaine
6. Run Coyote - Stranger (In My Own Home)
7. Peter Doherty - Broken Love Song
8. Muelkik - Savage Company
9. Energy Slime - Bustin’ Up
10. Nocturnal Projectors - Moving Forward
11. Five Pound Snap - I Tell Myself
12. Buzzcocks - Don’t Mess Me Around
13. Guided By Voices - Fly Into Ashes
14. REM - Pretty Persuasion
15. Reigning Sound - Falling Rain
16. The Prehistoric Cave Strokers - Make You Mine
17. The Velvet Underground - There She Goes Again (Live)
18. The Pointed Sticks - My Little Red Book (Live 1980)
19. The Gruesomes - Cry In The Night
20. Johnny & The Canadians - A Million Tears Ago
21. Light Bulb Alley - Roll Over Hang Over
22. The Bell Peppers - Rhinestone Rock
23. The Unusuals - Saving My Best
24. Jets - Original Terminal
25. The Dark - John Wayne
26. Subway Sect - Watching The Devil (BBC Session)
27. The Cramps - Beautiful Gardens
28. The Damned - Melody Lee
29. Richard Hell - You Gotta Lose (Live at CBGB 1978 with Elvis Costello)

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150131-1900-t1422730801.mp3

Check out my blog post on The Black Angels and R.E.M. here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/01/waterloo-persuasion-show-545.html

If you have a Mac, just use GarageBand. It's perfect and works great. It also integrates with your iTunes library so it's really easy to drop in songs, sound effects, sound bytes, etc.

I love the podcasts on GRGPNK and I've been inspired to learn how to make one. However, I really have no idea where to start. What program and/or app is best/easiest to use (I have a Mac)? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Also , the press has been keen to call this the first - ever Elevators reunion , when , besides the '84 shows (Doing mostly Roky's solo material.) , the band played a one  - off gig in '77 (Minus Roky and Tommy.) , and several gigs in '73 (With Roky , Ronnie , John Ike and Stacy, but , not Tommy.). 

THIS TIME , HELL HAS REALLY FROZEN OVER....I'd heard loose talk about this a few months back , but , it was only just confirmed . i'm not sure how I feel about it. John ike and Ronnie tried to get Roky to perform with them in the Early 90's ., and the three of them did two gigs in 1984.  But , not only is Roky's heart more into playing out , his sets tend to consist of at least half Elevators songs , whereas , for decades , he only did "You're Gonna Miss Me" and "Splash One". If you saw the other article , this week , Tommy Hall rambles at length about mathematics ,drugs , and other topics , but has little to say about THE eLEVATORS' MUSIC , EXCEPT THAT HE'S ANXIOUS TO DO THE SHOW , AND WILL HAVE TO START PRACTICING THE JUG , As he claims he has'nt been in a band of any kind in eons (Roky said he was in a traditional jug band in the 70's...).So , how they're all going to get along personally , as well as musically , remains to be seen.

IT'LL ALSO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO THEY GET TO PLAY LEAD GUITAR....while Stacy Sutherland can't be replaced , I'm sure they can find someone who'd give their left nut to play tehse songs , AND do 'em justice......It's looking very much like a Hippie camping fest , to me , but , the impossible is happening. We should all be glad , whether we can go , or not. 

... and will be playing the Austin's Levitation Festival (Psych Fest) this year!

Read more:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2015-02-12/13th-floor-elevators-to-reunite-at-levitation-festival/

Details: http://www.austinpsychfest.com/

Playlist 02/14/15

Damned - Love Song
Fabulous Miss Wendy - Love Song
Portugal Japan - Love You Baby
Caroline and the Treats - Rock and Roll Love Affair
Agent Orange - Somebody to Love
Gentleman Jack Grisham - Someone To Love?
Fluid - Our Love Will Still Be There
Charms - Gimme Your Love
Screaming Tribesmen - Ice
Silver Chalice - (I Wanna Hear Some) Lies
Flies - Say You Love Me
St Phillip's Escalator - Elevation
Harmonica Lewinski - Titty City
Harmonica Lewinski - Black Pussy Blues
Harmonica Lewinski - Har Har Bizarre
Saffron Sect - A Pinch of Chalk
Galileo 7 - One Lie At A Time
Thee Jezabelles - Black Book
Death By Unga Bunga - Love Itch
Captain Bedderz - Running
Audio Kings of the Third World - You're The Only Woman
Rancid - Malfunction
OBN III's - Running On Fumes
Thee Wylde Fuzz Show - Thinking
Improbables - Bad Vibrations
Jam - I've Changed My Address
D Generation - She Stands There
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - I Wanna Be Loved
Ramones - Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
Stupidity - King Midas
Social Distortion - Let It Be Me
Gorilla - Stuck On You
Shadows of Knight - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
AJ Davila Y Terror Amor - Vamonos Lejos
Arrogants - Mr. Devil
Methadones - Gary Glitter
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday 14th from 1:00-3:00PM EST. In addition to loads of garage-punk love songs in honor of Valentine’s Day, I will be joined in the studio by Harmonica Lewinski. They will be talking about their new record release and tonight’s show at the Skylark Lounge. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

Radio What Wave Playlist Feb /12 2015. The Last Pogo Jumps Again Part 4. The London Ontario Years

As the title suggests, this is the story of London Ontario punk/new wave from before ground zero, right up till 7:30 PM when we run out of time. This show covers the very early years, further shows will carry on from where we end on this one.

1. Nihilst Spasm Band....No Canada...from their very first record in 1967. Home made instruments, no musical experience, no talent and 50 years later these artists are still playing every now and then! Proof there is life in London Ontario.

2. Peter Tangredi....Life Is A Crazy Passion....from the Demics Tribute CD. Pete was in a band called Crash 80's whom we'll hear on the next part in this series. His outlook, as expressed by the lyrics in this song, summed up what life was like for us when punk started!! A breath of fresh air!!

3. Eddie And The Hot Rods....Ignore Them....recorded live at Fryfogles Tavern, London Ontario 11/7/1977. Part of a 3 night residency, and the very first 'punk' band from out of the country to play here.  These guys instructed us in how it was done. "Get outta your chairs and dance and stop watching your 21" colour television" Barry Masters shouted at the crowd. People listened and we started to get it! For those that aren't aware, the change to punk from mainstream was monumental in every way! Fashion, art, music, clothing, outlook, ideology. One of the biggest movements of the 20th century and overlooked for so many years by mainstream.

4. Eddie and The Hot Rods....Beginning Of The End....as above. Got an email from someone who was at the show and was blown away as he remembered the Hot Rods doing this song!! Only on Radio What Wave!

5. The Curse....Killer Bees....recorded live at Forest City Gallery, 11/25/1977. The first all female punk band to play London....in fact one of the very first all female punk bands. From Toronto, lots of attitude and a 7 song set. Unfortunatly The Ugly (also from Toronto) didn't arrive at the gig and The Curse had to play their same set 3 times. They changed the order of the songs for some variety. Watch out for that raw meat aimed at the band!!

6. The Demics....Get Me To The World On Time....recorded live at The Cedar Lounge fall 1978. Our first ever punk rock band here in London.  One of the few elements of London Ontario punk rock that all seem to remember. There was a lot more to see/hear/remember of the local scene and that's why we're doing these specials. Should mention, this is a cover of the Electric Prunes, a so called 60's garage band. Most of the 70's punk bands were influenced by the 60's garage sounds a decade prior.

7. Uranus....Cruisin'....recorded live off CFNY 1980. Our other major local band and the band that started it all! Uranus, the name is a piss take on the band names of the day, was a band with not only a sense of humour, but really good musical taste. They were around prior to the so called punk/new wave thing, playing real rock'n'roll when that was NOT the cool thing to do! Playing covers of Johnny Burnette, Ricky Nelson, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Flamin' Groovies and so much more, they had crowds up and dancing when this wasn't supposed to happen! They were the first band to play the Blue Boot, which became the Cedar Lounge and brought The Demics into this place. Ground Zero!!!  Believe it or not, they made the top 10 in Canada in 1980, a fact that is forgotten in London, except on Radio WW! I confess, this is THE BAND that did it for me!!! And they were the choice band of the bikers! The gangs, not the wannabees!

8. Uranus....Shake Some Action.... as above. One of my all time fave songs and in the top 10 lists of many music geeks!! Sometimes i indulge....

9. The Regulators....Bar Room Bore....recorded live at The Cedar Lounge 1979. Once the gates were opened, bands formed and this was one of the first. Heavily influenced by Velvet Underground and Lou Reed in look and sound these guys (and gal) released one 7" that didn't live up to their live sound. That's why we played a live track!

10. The Regulators....Sherry Share-It.... as above. Enjoy the live sound!

11. The Stoves...Look Through Any Window....recorded live at the Cedar Lounge. Another one of the first local combos. These guys had 3 part harmonies, tight instrumentation, could write great songs and then broke apart. One of the bands that could have and should have. As Demic singer Keith used to say when intro-ing them 'THIS IS THE BEST FUCKING BAND IN LONDON". And Keith was right!!

12. The Stoves....Roller Coaster... as above. Just couldn't get enough of these guys, and after The Hollies cover above, had to prove to you they could write great songs!!!

13. Nihilst Spasm Band....This Is A Test....from a CD whose title is hieroglyphics.  And this was the end of the show test.

Here's some books on the local scene well worth picking up, if you're interested:

1. At The York.....Wayne A Johnston    This is an oral history of The York Hotel, which is now Call The Office.

2. Treat Me Like Dirt.....Liz Worth....This is an oral history of the Toronto and area punk rising. There are many references to London and the story of The Demics forming is included.

3. Graphic Underground: London 1977-1990.....Brian Lambert. This was the book that accompanied our art display of the same name in Oct/Nov 2012. It covers the posters, zines, epherma of the mentioned time period.

4. What Wave 24.....O'Halloran....This is the band history of London Ontario from about 1976 up to about 1992. There are band trees, history, band members, look at the venues etc. Also comes with a 90m cassette of unreleased music from London  Ontario during the above time period.  Highly recommended, although i could be slightly biased on this one.

Huge Huge thanx for all the crazies that phoned in during this show!!! What a load of memories we all shared!! Who woulda thunk over 35 years later, we'd still be digging these sounds!!
And a HUGE thanx for all the emails,  facebook messages etc......we were overwhelmed and still are. Radio What Wave listeners are the ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!

Not on next week, our good pal, Ryan In The Red will be filling in and doing a bang up job as he always does!! Thanx Ryan!!
In 2 weeks, Feb 26th we've got a special guest on for the entire show....Mr Dave Rave!!!   Former member of The Shakes, Teenage Head, Dave Rave Conspiracy, Angelii and Rave and so many more!  We've had Dave on before, almost 2 years ago and that was one of our most highly listened to shows!!! So we're gonna do it again and Dave promises to bring his guitar along, so just about anything can and will happen.

In 3 weeks, Mar 5th, we'll be bringing the next part of the London Years to your ears. On that show, we hope to be playing; The Hippies, Crash 80's, Radio 4, Generics and so many more great local bands from that era!! Facebook event has been set up.

You can hear the archives here:

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