Radio What Wave Playlist Jan 1/2015 All 2014/late 2013 recordings
First off, Happy New Year from Radio What Wave!! This show will only be recordings from 2014 and late 2013 as we highlight some of the releases that made it to WW HQ's. This will NOT be a best of, nor top 10 or any of that crap! Simply some really cool music that we came across and hopefully you too will dig some of this!! Big Thanx to all the labels, bands, artists that still send us actual physical copies and links for downloads! Much appreciated!!
1. The Mogs....Swamp Love...from the El'Mogamundo! CD. Had to start the show with this one as our good pal Rob Munro played guitar/sang/wrote the songs and it was his long time dream to get this CD out. Luckily, Rob was able to get this out before his untimely passing this summer. We were pals with Rob for approx 25 years as I still remember him coming up to us at a Gruesomes show at Call The Office and raving and ranting about how good The Gruesomes were and how he and his pal James Bond were starting a band that was going to be similar...and the birth of the Frankenstein 5! Rob played a big part in the London Ontario scene for many years, playing in bands like the mentioned F5, The Mood, Groove Things, Scratching Post, solo and The Mogs prior to moving to Burlington Ontario several years ago. And then the bug caught him again and we re-connected in Hamilton, seeing many cool bands like Magic Christian, The Cynics, Ugly Beats and so many others. From there he helped form The Noble Savages which you can hear later on in this show. Miss your rambling Rob!
We also lost several other local musicians this past year, Jake Proctor, Rob Brent (The Demics, Mettle) and Jeff Depew (Legend Killers, 63 Monroe, Taplash, Hogbitch, Scratching Post and many more).
2. Lionel Lodge....Putting Down My Gun...from The Agitator CD. Lionel is presently in Austria where he plays regularaly, but promises to be back in London on Friday Feb 6th for a show at Fitzrays.
3. Roger Zuraw....Keep Your Mouth Shut...from a CD single and written on the front 'For The Downtrodden and the Oppressed' a timely message. And a big shout out to Roger as not only a regular listener, but a frequent phone caller to Radio WW!! Thanx Roger!
4. Dustbin Flowers...Saturday's Ashes...from their II CD. Local combo featuring the man of a 1000 bands, Jeffy B. They play out fairly often, so catch them if you can.
5. Eugene Ripper...Punks and Pushers...from the Hangman CD. Eugene was in the early 80's Toronto combo, Stark Naked and The Fleshtones, not to be confused with The Fleshtones from NYC.
6. WIlko Johnson....Going Back Home...from the CD of the same name in collaboration with Roger Daltrey. Wilko was diagnosed with terminal cancer and had just a few months left. Roger phoned him up and said 'wanna make a record', to which Wilko replied 'I've only got a little time left, so we gotta do it quick' which they did. Out popped this marvelous CD featuring Wilko's staccato guitar burst and Roger's hearfelt vocals. Miraculously Wilko had surgery and is cancer free and continued on playing after a recovery hiatus. For those not familiar, Wilko was the original guitarist in Dr Feelgood and Roger sings for The Who.
7. Jim Jones Revue....Catastrophe...from the Savage Heart LP. UK combo who finally made it to London Ontario and put on an absolute Killer show last January!! One of my fave shows of this past year! Since then, the band has decided to pack it in.
8. Vintage Experience...You Don't Look Good To Me....from a demo from this Oneida based combo. Guitarist vocalist Ryan In The Red, had a long time show on CHRW called In The Red and presently does a podcast on The Garagepunk Hideout called Rock City Madness. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.
9. The Mongrels....7 and 7 Is....recorded live at APK 8/3/14 as part of the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party that happens the first sunday of the month. Next one happens on Sunday Jan 4th at 3PM and features the next band....
10. Straight Jacket....Jesus Love Porn Stars....from a recent demo and as mentioned above, SJ will be playing at 3PM this coming sunday at APK in downtown London Ontario.
11. Holy Roller...Bicycle Day....recent demo fromt his 3 piece pop combo who recently played a Rock'n'Roll Rent Party.
12. Pacanomad....Heaven Can Wait....from their recent Restless EP CD. Yet another combo who has played the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party!
13. Frankie And Jimmy....Let It Rock....from their Scream The Blues LP. Hamilton based 2 piece blues combo.
14. catl....Save Myself....from This Shakin' House LP. 2 piece Toronto based rock'n'roll/blues combo that play London fairly regularly. And ALWAYS put on a killer show!!
15. O Lendario Chucrobillyman....Midnight Jungle....from his Man Monkey CD that came out on Off Label Records from Germany. One man band from Brazil that tours the world and is on my list of bands to see....maybe someday!
16. Vikki Vortex and The Cumshots....Countdown To A Breakdown....from the latest Garagepunk Hideout compilation download. This is their 10th download covering the world of garagepunk music and VV come from Germany.
17. Great Dismal Swamis....Loch Ness Lightning....from their Fandango 7" and this is another combo that i've connected via the garagepunk hideout. Check them out, it's free to join.
18. Delusionaires....The Scrump....a recent single on Hidden Volume Records from Philidelphia. This label has released a ton of cool singles and are well worth checking out. The Delusionaires come from Florida, hence the hot'n'greasy vibes!
19. Excelsior.....Pornos...from their brand new 7" EP on It's Trash Records from London Ontario. The record is called Punk Floyd EP and you can pick it up locally at Speed City, Grooves, Village Idiot etc....there's a rumour that a couple of these guys may have been in a combo called The Dropouts who left London several years ago and re-surfaced in Vancouver, releasing a couple of CD's during their existence.
20. Excelsior....Wildlife Death Match...from the It's From London 7" EP on It's Trash Records. BTW, It's Trash is also a radio show here on CHRW, broadcasting every 2nd friday at 6PM.
21. Heart Attack Kids...Eh Ok...from their recent 7" EP on Speed City/It's Trash Records. Local 2 piece garagepunk combo that might be appearing at the next Kissin' The Carpet show in Hamiton Ontario.
22. Noble Savages....Music Will Kill You...from the brand new Marshmallow Generation LP on It's Trash Records. Noble Savages as you should all know by now, call Hamilton Ontario home and have recently acquired legendary drummer Stacey Case for future draft choices.
23. Hurricane And Able....Day More Day....from their most recent download and the 3rd for this Toronto/London based combo. Still waiting for these guys to play here in London.
24. King Tuff....Headbanger....from the Black Moon Spell CD. Had to fade this out as we the bell rang and the ref stopped the show....back with more next week.
Big Thanx for the phone-ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! From the above listing, guess it was a pretty good year for music....at least for my ears! We'll continue with some more songs from 2014 next week and then maybe do a special on something or other....you'll have to tune in to find out as i haven't decided yet. Next week same time, same channel.
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http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave