I will be on the air and the web on Saturday November 16^th from 1:00-300PM.  There will be the usual garagepunk tunes you have come to know and love. Listening is as easy as tuning to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or going to the live stream at http://witr.rit.edu.

Oh yeah, Rob Ford would def have a place in Chicago/Illinois politics. He could run for governor -- he's got the crim skills!

I ALREADY TOLD BLOODSHOT BILL TO DO IT. IT'S HIS COUNTRY THAT'S BEING PUT TO SHAME , NOT MIN E(NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE OTHERS DOING THAT , HERE. WANTED TO LIKE EMMANUEL , BUT , SHEEE!!!) . WE KID AND JOKE ABOUT IT , BUT IT'S A FUCKED UP SITUATION , TO THE NTH DEGREE.  I did'nt know Rob  Ford , until recently , but , I could'nt name the mayor of Cleveland or Phoenix , EITHER .

 

iF LECKIE WANTS TO RUN , I SAY GOOD ON HIM. HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT BE ?

 

"iF YOU SEE POSSIBILITIES , I'M LECKIE , VOTE FOR ME. IF YOU SEE POSSIBILITIES , THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU AND ME".

 

NARDWUAR FAKED HIS WAY INTO AN AUDIENCE WITH GORBACHEV AND (GERALD ) FORD. HOW MUCH HARDER WOULD IT BE TO GET A MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF THIS DENIAL - ADDLED PARTY BOY ( WHOM CHICAGO WOULD LOVE , BTW.).

here here -- Give Ford the Gentleman John Battles treatment! Oh, I'm sure you can get that done! :D

John.....who woulda had a clue who Rob Ford was just a coupla weeks ago....now the world knows who/what he is!!! He's such a fucking embarassment to all of Canada and you're right, it's time to get Nardwuar in there!!  And speaking of Steven Leckie, there's a Viletones reunion coming up next month, maybe, just maybe there's a major announcement regarding Steven's mayor campaign!

 

You should get that song out there John, there's a market for it, but you gotta be quick!!!

Thanks , Melissa. I don't write this stuff to make myself look good. I THOUGHT THIS THREAD WOULD HAVE BEEN FLOODED , BY NOW , yes , but not to make myself feel better. As a GARAGE PUNK FAN , THE NEWS MADE ME FEEL LOUSY. We can only hope he's getting the best care available. Dick Dodd and The Standells were the state of the art mid-60's Garage band. The one most people think about when considering the genre. We've lost some of the true greats in the last few years......

This is sad and makes me angry because CANCER SUCKS AND I FUCKING HATE IT. So sorry to have read this news when it hit FUBook. I wish him healing and sending good thoughts his way -- a legend.

Radio What Wave Playlist....November 13/2013

1. Fireball Grant...All Write Now....from his latest demo. One man band outta Watford Ontario who we had live on RWW Oct 31st.

 

 

Fireball Grant on Radio WW

 

 

2. Dave Rave and The Governors....Light In The Window...from the Ashtray Makeup CD. We had Dave Rave on RWW on Aug 1st.

 

Dave Rave on Radio WW

 

3. Sean Byrnes...Rock'n'Roll Nights and Honky Tonk Days....from the Cold Beans and Broken Eggs CD.

 

4. Eddie Coffin and the Invisible Men...Hold That Ghost...Vestron Blues CD and from Hamilton Ontario.

 

5. King Beez...Dia Da Muertos....from Death Proof 2 CD. From the northern outskirts of Toronto Ontario.

 

6. Dragsville....Smile...from a soon to be released CD. London Ontario's version of The Flying Burrito Brothers.

 

7. Hurricane and Able...Leaves On The Ground...from the Last Temptation download. Local combo that has not played out live yet. Features Sean Larouge, who is also in Dragsville and previously in The Fine Print.

 

8. The Fine Print...Hanging Over Me...from their only CD, self titled.

 

 

The Fine  Print at Brennan's, London Ontario, Nov 5 2011

 

 

9. The Fine Print...Get You Alone...from their Record Store Day cassette from 2011, on What Wave Records.

 

10. The Smugglers...Pirate Ships...from the Mutiny In Stereo CD. Singer Grant Lawrence will be in town on Nov 26th to read from his latest book.

 

11. The Seeds...Pushin' Too Hard...from their debut LP which has been recently re-issued on GNP Crescendo.

 

12. Los Chicos Problema...Perdiendo (Humg Up)...from their new CD, EstremeceteY Rueda! 2 piece combo from Mexico.

 

13. The Higher State...No Feeling At All...from their latest CD, which is self titled and on 13 O'Clock Records from Austin,yet they are from the UK.

 

14. The Mystics...Get Away...from their cassette demo. Picked this up at Hammer City Records (Thanx Matt!) in Hamilton Ontario.

 

15. The Chob...We're Pretty Quick...from The Chosen Few Volume 1, and the start of our 60's snot punk set.

 

16. Mourning Reign...Satisfaction Guaranteed....from The Finest Hours of US 60's Punk.

 

17. The Charles...Motorcycle...from Scum Of The Earth.

 

18. Fantastic DJ's...Fight Fire...from Hipsville 29 BC and the end of our 60's punk set. Just found a zine/picture booklet about the Fantastic DJ's that had lots of fab pics of the band and their DJ manager who wrote and assembled the booklet.

 

19. Flying Squad...Brian Mulroney....local rabble rousers who borrowed Louie Louie (and actually asked Richard Berry's estate if it was OK to do this, and got turned down as they changed the 'lyrics' to Louie Louie) to dishonour one of our former prime ministers.

 

 

KP of Flying Squad at CTO...early 90's.

 

 

20. Arson...Motor City Suicide...from the Not Always About You CD. Late 70's Toronto punkers who have reformed and we caught them opening up for The Flamin' Groovies last week.

 

 

Arson at Lee's Palace, Nov 6 2013

 

 

21. Terror Lake....Emergency Poncho...demo from about a year ago. Toronto 3 piece who mix surf, garage, a little psyche and art school attitude to come up with a very cool sound.

 

22. Marshmallow Overcoat...The Knights Of Fuzz....from 26 Ghosts: The Best of 1986 to 2005. We had lead singer Tim Gassen onair a few weeks back when he was in fund raising mode to create a double vinyl LP best of The Marshmallow Overcoat, which was not only successful, but is presently at the record pressing plant! The Knights Of Fuzz is also the name of Tim Gassen's encyclopedia of 80's garage rock, which will be going into it's 3rd edition sometime in 2014.

 

Free Press listing for The Marshmallow Overcoat's only London Ontario show.

 

 

23. The Pack AD....Build...from the Mixtape LP. Think there was a Pack AD promo in  there as well, as we've had them in the studio and at our place many times over the years.

 

Pack AD, Moon Over Marin, London Mar 31 2010

 

24. Honey B and The T-Bones...Poison Train....from the 1990 On The Loose LP. From Finland and played London many times back in that era.

 

25. The Penetrators....Rock and Roll Face....from the Slovenly LP, Kings Of Basement Rock.

 

 

 

Thanx for all the phone-ins,  emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! All much appreciated!!!  Back again in  the same time slot next week with lots more noise!

Here's a link to the podcast for this show:

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

Click the film icon above the text box, then paste the video URL into it.

 

Anyway, killer song!  You know, I have Volume 4 of this series on vinyl, but it's not the same album as "Part 4" (CD?) pictured above.  Weird...

 

 Is this what you were trying to post? 

i like.  I loved the movie title "The Weird Lovemakers' , so , I thought , if I ever started another band , I'd use that name. Of course , someone else beat me to the punch.            Years ago , I had "Brian Jones' Kids" MANY years before that other band.   Recently I thought of "The Empty Hearts". Probably been used already. We tried to start a band in college with , like , eight people , all from different backgrounds. I wanted to call it "THE MUSHROOMS THAT TURNED INTO PEOPLE". It did'nt get past the practice stage. We did have Patrick "Taz" Bentley , later with Reverend Horton Heat , signed on as Drummer.  When I'd sit in with THEE Shitty Beatles (That was before Wayne's World and all the bands that stole the name.) , and I'd been playing out as Elvis From Hell , we were called The Shitfaced Beatles from Hell. Horton Heat sat in with us once , and David Thomas from Pere Ubu walked in . From the word go , he hated it , but , was persuaded to stay. We began doing "Non Alignment Pact" by Pere Ubu. I never saw a man his size run so fast , since Gleason !   When Bloodshot Bill and I have performed together, in the past , I called it BLOODSHOT BATTLES OVERDRIVE. I have'nt seen him since the ban was lifted , hopefully there'll be a reunion performance.   

Somebody needs to grab this one NOW: The Craigslist Killers

I agree with John Battles. In the flick, all the bands make it clear that they are fully committed to their bands and won't be stopping anytime soon. They all make it clear that it has been a lot of work and they don't expect to make it big. All the bands express they enjoy what they do, but agree it is constantly challenging and gratifying at the same time.

 

Striking it big time like The White Stripes is a one in a million shot. I love The White Stripes, but it still boggles my mind that they blew up the way they did, considering there are so many other similar and great bands out there that hardly "made it big" from that White Stripes explosion.  Another reason I think it is amazing to me that The White Stripes got as big as they did: I would wager that the first three White Stripes records (being quite fuzzy/raggety garage) were very challenging for the masses, considering people tend to like slick and radio-ready stuff more along the lines of Strokes and other more "commercialized" bands. 

Side note: I also saw The Cynics when they toured a couple years back (they played Ann Arbor) and they performed to only about 40 people at that show, too. It was an amazing bill which included The Sights and The Hentchmen, from the nearby early 2000's neo-garage explosion "hotbed" of Detroit.  It was a great show chock full of legit garage acts, but it was sadly under-attended. 

Those are all people who KNOW , if they're all still together , they're not going to make it to the top....But , there's no dishonor in that , if you've worked your butt off , and maybe had some fun along the way , to at least be in an as good , or better place , than you were 20 years ago. Not everybody (Inexplicably.) GETS TO BE AS big as The White Stripes , Strokes , etc.  But , then again , for every Woggles who are still out there , buggin' , there were a lot of 90's Garage bands that were good , but threw in the towel , and are barely remembered , now. Last time I saw The Cynics , there were about 40 people there , and they still killed it like they did in the 80's , just as The Fleshtones always do , but , how many of their peer bands stuck it out this long (I grant you , the Cynics had split up for about 7 years.) , regardless of demand ? THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS ONLY RECENTLY SPLIT UP ,  and The Lyres and The Fuzztones have perservered through various lineup changes. Regardless of whether you do or don't like some of these bands , the point is , a handful of 'em stuck with it. There was a time you could'nt get arrested playing Garage Rock. On many levels , that still rings true.

Just checked out the trailer.  I need to get the DVD.

Ha! Yeah, that became one of the jokes the Supersuckers were laughing about when they were asked what they thought of the concept "Its A Long Way To The Top" (they cited AC/DC as a major influence on their music).  They came back with "Its a long way to the middle...", they couldn't fathom what it would be like "at the top".

Not familiar with it , but , I will watch out for it....I'm reminded of something Damita (?)from L7 once told me , "We've clawed our way to teh middle". And tehy were pretty popular at that time , but , still , about the same as teh people you mentioned , somewhere in the middle.

I just watched the DVD by ETiT Productions called "It's A Long Way..." (2010) which features live footage and interviews of some great bands: Andre Williams, Dirtbombs, Nashville Pussy, Southern Culture On The Skids, and Supersuckers. 

 

Basically, it is their "take" on being in a hardworking/touring/recording band these days. I found it pretty entertaining, and it was only about an hour long. 

 

I'd never heard of the flick before, and there isn't much info online about it. 

 

What did you think?

 

If any of these bands interest you, you'll find it interesting. I was hoping for more live footage and just more of the bands' music, in general. 

 

 

More details here: http://www.amazon.com/Dirtbombs-Nashville-SOuthern-Supersuckers-Williams/dp/B004D0AMQU

 

"AC/DC's Bon Scott sang in the late 1970's the words ""It's a Long Way to the Top if you wanna Rock and Roll"". Thirty years later Andre Williams, Dirtbombs, Nashville Pussy, Southern Culture on the Skids and the Supersuckers tell you what it's like to be in a Rock and Roll band, to be on the road, to have record contracts, to lose record contracts and if it truly is a Long Way."

 

This week program featured a block of songs from Lou Reeds later 70s and early 80s albums.  I mainly focused on 1978's Street Hassle.

 

The Play List:

 

1.  The Rolling Stones – Dear Doctor (Alternate Version)

2.  The Folk Implosion – Waltzin’ With Your Ego

3.  Real Kids – Common At Noon (Live)

4.  Holy Wave – The Pass

5. Obits – Spun Out

6.  Invasions – Rosy

7.  Silent Movie Type – Pickpockets

8.  Daniel Romano - Chicken Bill

9.  James OL – Sk8 Or Die

10. Twin Library – They Have No Fallen

11. U.S. Girls – 28 Days

12. The Mo-Dettes – White Mice

13. TV Smith’s Explorer’s – I Live For Everything

14. Paul Jacobs - Frustration

15. Brazilian Money – Long Black Veil

16. Famines - TWA Flight 553

17. Lou Reed – Average Guy

18. Lou Reed – Don’t Talk To Me About Work

19. Lou Reed – Gimme Some Good Times

20. Lou Reed – Street Hassle

 

Download/listen to the show here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20131112-1030-t1384252200.mp3

 

Check out my blog post on Street Hassle here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2013/11/street-hassle-show-481.html

So, I was wondering if anyone knows about any new music from Ron Ward from Speedball Baby (In The Red Records). I am a big fan of that band, but it seems like Ward has just disappeared. Please let me know if you have heard any new developments or news from the Ron Ward front.

What is he doing these days?

Has he made any new music or poetry?

Thanks.

See also:

http://www.intheredrecords.com/pages/speedball.html

Hi guys,

 

Sorry if I'm being a bit slow, here, but is there a way that we can view the tracklists that is similar to that on the old site (i.e. is there a webpage for each of the shows that holds the tracklists, and where we can express appreciation of the music contained in the podcasts, please)?

 

I find that the track listings that are on the actual GPPR player don't make it easy to see where the details of one track ends and the next one starts, and the listings by the side of the player are incomplete.  Do we need to go to mevio to see the lists?

 

Thanks,

 

Pete

Sorry about my double post , too.

 

But , while I'm here.....

 

Hubble Bubble (s/t) - Yes , the same Belgian Punk band that Plastic Bertrand got his start with (On bass). For all the grief Elastica got for lifting "Connection" from that Fall song , or that one song that sounds nothing like "No More Heroes" by The Stranglers from "No More Heroes" by The Stanglers , it's amazing no one noticed how uncannily "Annie " sounded like "Freaks....Out" by Hubble Bubble. Then again , when I first heard "Connection" on the radio , I thought it was "Message To Charlie" by Lithium Xmas.

The Nervebreakers' "We Want Everything" , tho' it was released about 15 years after it was recorded.

 

 F.U.2 (First LP) - The second greatest hoax in Punk Rock History. Members of The Downliners Sect and mates pose as a Punk band , and make a better show of it than most of the competition.

 

Los Punk Rockers (Only LP) - Thee greatest hoax in Punk Rock History.  A cheapie label in Spain hits on the big , bright idea to do a Punk exploitation record , covering the whole of "Never Mind The Bollocks".    A thoroughly inept studio band grapples with the English language ( I can relate . I'd be hopeless trying to sing in Castillian Spanish , too .) and with their instruments. They lose on both counts . In other words , Punk as fuck.  You may never listen to The Pistols the same way , again.

 

"Are We Too Late For The Trend" - Does'nt look like this remarkably consistent Dallas /Ft. Worth comp from '79 will even see reissue , which is a damned shame. I hope I'm wrong. The Nervebreakers , Telefones / E=MC2 , Superman's Girlfriend , Vomit Pigs , Control , Plastic Idols , Smegma , Barry Kooda , even Blindate , who look like they should be playing at a fern bar , or opening for the likes of Savvy , Shotgun or The U.S. Kids , all deliver the goods. 

The Nervebreakers' "We Want Everything" , tho' it was released about 15 years after it was recorded.

 

 F.U.2 (First LP) - The second greatest hoax in Punk Rock History. Members of The Downliners Sect and mates pose as a Punk band , and make a better show of it than most of the competition.

 

Los Punk Rockers (Only LP) - Thee greatest hoax in Punk Rock History.  A cheapie label in Spain hits on the big , bright idea to do a Punk exploitation record , covering the whole of "Never Mind The Bollocks".    A thoroughly inept studio band grapples with the English language ( I can relate . I'd be hopeless trying to sing in Castillian Spanish , too .) and with their instruments. They lose on both counts . In other words , Punk as fuck.  You may never listen to The Pistols the same way , again.

 

"Are We Too Late For The Trend" - Does'nt look like this remarkably consistent Dallas /Ft. Worth comp from '79 will even see reissue , which is a damned shame. I hope I'm wrong. The Nervebreakers , Telefones / E=MC2 , Superman's Girlfriend , Vomit Pigs , Control , Plastic Idols , Smegma , Barry Kooda , even Blindate , who look like they should be playing at a fern bar , or opening for the likes of Savvy , Shotgun or The U.S. Kids , all deliver the goods. 

Hi , Mina . I'm not sure if I follow you , but "Punkabilly" has been used as a catch - all phrase to describe early bands that had their roots in Rockabilly and Punk , like , obviously , The Cramps , X , Alan Vega , even The Nips. Then , the whole Psychobilly thing happened , and changed the playing field.

It's still "Correct" to say something is "Punkabilly" if it fits that description.   Voodoo Rhythm , that was Axel Gieseking's label , right?