Radio What Wave Playlist July 2/2015   All Canadian Show

Since July 2nd is the day after Canada Day, we decided to do an all Canadian show.

1. No  Canada.....Nihilst Spasm Band....cut this one short as it meanders on for about 7m total. NSB are the grandfathers of noise and reside right here in London Ontario.

2. No Means No....Living Is Free....from their Mama CD.

3. Vertical Struts....Stab Stab Stab....from their self titled debut CD 2005. Guitarist vocalist Raymond went on to for The Famines who have played here in London many times over the years.

4. Terror Lake....Emergency Poncho....demo from a couple years ago. 3 piece artwrok combo from Toronto.

5. Frankie and Jimmy.....Who Do You Love?....from their Scream The Blues LP.  Frankie and Jimmy are a blues duo from Hamilton and we will have them for a live to air on July 9th. They will also be playing at CTO after their live to air.

6. Frankie and Jimmy....Gallis Pole.... as above.

7. Terror Lake...Jinx....as above, pressed the wrong button as i didn't intend to play this CD. Shit happens during live radio!

8. Andre Ethier.....Little Saddy...From the Pickles and Price CD.  Andre was a member of The Deadly Snakes from Toronto.

9. David Vest...Freight Train...from the recent Roadhouse Revelation CD.  David is an American that now calls Canada home.

10. Walter Ostanek....E I E I E I  O!!!!   from their Non-Stop Dancing CD. There used to be a commercial for Walter Ostanek's Polka show and this is the song that would play. It's ingrained into many of our brains. I will never play this again on the radio...promise.

11. 5 Man Electrical Band....Signs....from their Absolutely Right CD.  Ottawa based pop rockers from the 70's.

12. Junkhouse....Fuzz...from their Fuzz CD. Tom Wilson band from the 90's that did well on mainstream FM radio here in Canada.

13. The Demics....New York City....from the CD of the same name. This topped the list of Canadian singles several years back.

14. B Sides....Underground Radio Stars....from the Vancouver Independence LP from the early 80's. This one sums up the music we play here at Radio WW.

15. Raving Mojos.....Yeah Yeah Uh Huh....from The Last Rock and Roll Show Ever CD.  Toronto late 70's/early 80's combo that put on killer live shows. Bassist Ken Fox is now in The Fleshtones.

16. Polymorphines....A New Scandal....from their self titled CD. Ottawa based garage rockers that were on Radio WW several years  back.

17. Gerry Alvarez....No Man's Island...from this Omega Tea Time CD from 2010. Many will remember Gerry as The Gruesomes guitar and sometimes vocalist.

18. Klaatu.....Anus Of Uranus...from their self titled debut LP from 1976.  When this first came out, rumours abounded about this being The Beatles as there was no info on the LP cover and the production/songwriting could be compared to The Beatles. Actually Klaatu were from Toronto.

19.UIC....Anything At All....from the Wiseman Sessions. Started in Exeter Ontario and moved to Toronto seeking fame and fortune.

20. Weirdies....We Are The Weirdies...from their In 3D CD from 2008. Features Stacey Case on drums who has since joined the Noble Savages from Hamilton.

21. The Statues....Distance/Duration...from their Terminal Bedroom CD. Sudbury Ontario based angular power poppers.

22. Panic....Tear Off Your Flesh....from their debut CD from a year or so ago. Toronto based artwrockers that have a proto punk feel.

23. The Subhumans....I Got Religion....from their New Dark Age Parade CD.

24. Maow....Wank....from The Unforgiving Sounds Of....CD from 1996. Neko Case played in this band prior to her solo years.

That's a wrap for our All Canadian special. Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!

Back again next week with Frankie and Jimmy doing a live to air.  They will also be playing at Call The Office right after their live to air.

You can catch the archived show at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist for July 9/2015. Frankie and Jimmy Live To Air

1. Newport Electric....Wayout Is In....from their brand new CD, So It Goes. These guys opened the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party last weekend and put on a really good show.

2. Frankie And Jimmy....Smokestack Lightning.....Live To Air.

3. Frankie and Jimmy....Minglewood Blues....live to air.

4. Frankie and Jimmy....John Hardy....live to air.

5. Frankie and Jimmy...Shake Sugaree....live to air.

6. Frankie and Jimmy....Just Like A Woman...live to air.

7. Routes....At The Bottom...from their brand new CD, Skeletons on Groovie Records. The Routes are a garage rock trio based in Japan and have many releases on many different labels.

8. The Routes...Don't Talk On Down To Me.... as above.
Right around here Frankie and Jimmy came into the onair booth and yammered about all stuff Frankie and Jimmy.

9. 24th Street Wailers....Cursed...from their recent Where Evil Grows CD. Canuck rock'n'blues combo now based in Texas. We caught them at the London Music Club last weekend and they put on a great high energy show.

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

11. Frankie and Jimmy.....Hard Time Killing Floor....live to air.

12. Frankie and Jimmy....Sweet Home Chicago....live to air.

13. Frankie and Jimmy...Stand Your Test In Judgement....live to air.

14. Frankie and Jimmy...Baby What's Wrong...live to air.

15. Frankie and Jimmy....Spread The News....live to air.

16. The 905s....Hamilton Head...from their recent Shake Down CD.

17. Wild Raccoon...Weapon Of Love...from their Mount Break cassette on Howlin' Banana Records.

18. Volage....Touched By Grace....from their self titled CD also on Howlin' Banana.

19. Vintage Experience....For Your Love....London/Oneida based combo and from a recent demo.

20. The Shakers...Out The Door....from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1. Tomorrow night for The Shakers reunion in Hamilton, Ontario.

Huge thanx to Frankie and Jimmy for taking the time to play live to air on this week's show. And thanx to Alex and his crew for making everything work so work so well.
And thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! 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 July 16/2015

1. Mere Humans....Big Dog....from a download and eventually will be a vinyl release. 2/3's of The Evil Farm Children come back with a new band and a more rock'n'roll approach.

2. The Revillos....instro....live at Fryfogles Tavern 9/3/1981. From The Revillos only appearance here in London. This weekend 3 of them return in The Rezillos and that happens saturday night at Call The Office...a show NOT to be missed!!

3. The Revillos...You've Got A Man...as above. Fryfogles was downtown on Dundas St, approx where the entrance to the public library presently is.

4. The Rezillos....Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In...from Can't Stand The Rezillos LP from 1978. One of my all time fave LP's from that era!!

5. The Rezillos....Top Of The Pops....as above.

6. Black Fever....Destroy The Heart...brand new release from this Toronto psych combo.

7. Dave Rave and The Governors.... Sweet American Music...from the CD of the same name and this goes out to Dave Rave and The Shakers as they had an amazing reunion show last saturday in Hamilton!! The place was sold out and people were up dancing all night long!! Fun times!!

8. Newport Electric...One Of A Million...from their So It Goes CD that came out recently. London based combo that have added keyboards since this release and are a fun live band.

9. Steven R Stunning...Bleed...from his recent Punk Rock Soldier LP. Singer for long time running 63 Monroe.

10. 905s...Stale Mate....from the recent Shake Down CD.

11. Mi-Sex....Graffiti Crimes...from the 1978 LP of the same name. Australian powerpop combo from the late 70's early 80's. You can find this LP in dollar bins and well worth it!!

12. The Routes...El Asesino...from their brand new Skeletons CD on Groovie Records. Japanese garage punkers that can do a lot more and prove it on this instro.

13. Archaics...Black Bamboo...from their cassette. Edmonton based and passed through Grooves Records a coupla weeks back.

14. The Sweet....Blockbuster....from a self titled LP from 1976. UK glam poppers from the 70's till mid 80's.

15. 24th Street Wailers... Spitfire...from Where Evil Grows CD. Caught this band at the London Music Club a coupla weeks back and they put on a really good live show!!

16. Hiroshima Hearts...Rust...from their brand new release. Local combo we had live to air on Radio WW a month or so ago.

17. Stolen Minks...Batman...from the Family Boycott CD from 2006. Halifax combo with a love song to Batman!!

18. Poisoned Aeros...T Rex...from the Turbulance CD from 2003. Hamilton based combo.

19. The Connexions....Ridin' On The Streetcar....from a self titled CD from a year ago. Newfoundland powerpoppers.

20. David Quinton...Make Up Your Mind....from his Bombs and Lullabies CD that collects songs from 81 to 86. David drummed for The Mods and Stiv Bators and presently Arson. And he's a big wig lawyer to the stars in his spare time.

21. Pointed Sticks....1 2....from their debut LP from 1979. Vancouver power poppers.

22. Sparks...Big Boy...from their Big Beat Lp from 1976...art rock decadance!!!

Hope you enjoyed the show!! Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! Back again next week with lots more noise to annoy and don't forget to hit Call The Office saturday night to catch The Rezillos!!!

You can catch the archived show and some blogs here:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist July 23/2015

1. The Rezillos....No. 1 Boy....from their brand new Zero CD. The Rezillos were at Call the Office on saturday night and put on a great show!!!

2. Dany Laj and the Looks...Queen St West...from their recent Word On The Street CD.

3. Cirrone....Uplands Park Road....a download from Pop Geek Heaven. 3 brothers from Italy with the Cirrone surname make some excellent power pop.

4. Vintage Experience...Love Her Madly....from a recent demo from this Oneida/London based band.

5. 63 Monroe (First Date)....Good In Bed...live recording from the Cedar Lounge 10/15/1981. 63 Monroe went under the name First Date for a short time in late 81/early 82 after some major member changes. This goes out to Mike, nephew of UIC.

6. The Terminals....D Generation....from the We Killed CD, studio sessions from 5/5/1984. Local band that played the Cedar Lounge many times.

7. Mere Humans....He Don't Dance....from their latest download and soon to be an LP. Ottawa combo of which 2 members were in the Evil Farm Children.

8. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages....Incarceration.... from a soon to be released LP. BW and the Savages play Call The Office on Wednesday August 19th.

9. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages...Girl From Outer Space....from the Call Of The Wild Lp from 1987.

10. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages...Mama Get The Hammer....from their debut LP from 1984.

11. Frankie and Jimmy....Smokestack Lightning....from a recent demo. F&J were live to air on Radio WW a couple weeks back.

12. Ugly Ducklings....She Ain't No Use To Me...from their Somewhere Outside Lp from 1966.

13. Rolling Stones....Satisfaction....from the Get Your Ya Ya's Out CD re-issue from 2009. This is a box type set with 3 CDs and a DVD and lots of unreleased gems including this song we played.

14. The Routes....Skeletons....from the CD of the same name.

15. Chesterfield Kings....Stop....from the Stop LP. There's now a real Chesterfield Kings group on facebook started by singer Greg Prevost.

16. The Inseminoids....They Come To Mate....from a South American compilation called Teach Children Rock'n'Roll.

17. 905s....What Are We Receiving....from their recent Shake Down CD.

18. The Shanks....Killing Time...from The Dark Richard Show CD from 2010. Orangeville Ontario based power duo who do extremely well in Germany.

19. Tuff Darts....All For The Love Of Rock'n'Roll...from their 1978 debut LP on Sire Records. NYC based power pop/punk combo that never got their deserved attention.

20. Simply Saucer....Low Profile....from their Cyborgs Revisited CD.

21. The Dragons....Cry...from their Rock'n'Roll Kamikaze CD and goes out to bass player Steve Rodriguez who passed away earlier this week.

22. The Bardos...Evil Weed...demo from a year or so ago.

23. Dwight Twilley....Black Eyes....from Between The Cracks Volume 1 compilation of rare and unreleased Twilley material on Munster Records.

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! All greatly appreciated.

Next week, it's going to be only bands that we saw play at the Black Shire Pub, which just happened to close down for good earlier this week. We put on a load of shows including our many Battle of the 2 Piece Bands at the Black Shire!
Here's a quick list of some of the bands we may be playing next week; catl, Speaking Tongues, Pack AD, Bucket Seat, Cordcalling, Shanker and Romps, Will Crumb, Skirt Chasers, Can Too's, Hot Kid, Standstills and these are just the 2 piece bands!! We also brought in out of towners like; The 905s, Angry Dragons, Puff Forbes, Evil Farm Children, Light Bulb Alley, The Hook Up, Gerry Alvarez, Meisha and the Spanks, The Barracudas, Polymorphines and loads more! Might have to make this a 2 part special!!

Here's a link to last week's show and some of our blogs on the CHRW page:

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

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

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 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 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  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 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 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 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 October 8/2015

1. 24th Street Wailers....Cursed...from the Where Evil Grows CD.

2. Sonny Vincent....Faster Pussycat....from the brand new Bizarro Hymns CD on Get Hip Records.

3. Sonny Vincent....Till There Was You.... as above.

4. Sonny Vincent...Tear It Into Pieces... as above.

5. Century Palm....Reasons...from their recent self titled debut.

6. Bastons....Decay...from the recent Gesture CD....from France.

7. Deadbeat Poets...She Is With Me....from their recent 7" and features Frank Secich on vocals/guitar. Frank was in Blue Ash as well as Stiv Bators powerpop combo and recently released a book called Circumstantial Evidence.

8. Lord Almightys....White Denim...from their recent download...Toronto powerpoppers featured Miles Deck on the tubs.

9. Archie and the Bunkers...I Wish I Could...from their brand new LP on Dirty Water Records. 2 teenage brothers from Cleveland who sound WAY beyond their years.

10. X....Adult Books....Dangerhouse 7" and different version than the later LP. This goes out to regular listener Danny P!

11. X....Los Angeles....as above.

12. Eugene Ripper....End Of The Highway....from the Fast Folk Underground CD.

13. Black Holes...Big Sky....from their Live At The Brunswick CD from 2002.

14. Black Holes...I'm A Hobo.... as above. Black Holes were playing their last show for awhile at the APK right after this show aired.

15. Frankie and Jimmy....Spread The News....recorded live on Radio WW back in July of this year.

16. GTV's....Organ Donor....brand new 7" on Hidden Volume Records out of Baltimore. We'll be playing some more recent releases from this label on next week's show.

17. Hook Up....Silver Kiss....from their Tomorrow and Today CD. The Hook Up have moved to Saskatoon and are back playing live shows again.

18. The Gruesomes....Out Of Our Tree....from the Hey CD on Ricochet Sound and we had to fade this one out as we ran out of time.

Big Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Back again next week with a full 90m show with lots of new stuff.
You can find us at the Collector Show at Centennial Hall on Sunday Oct 11th with a table full of comics and records and other stuff.

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

Radio What Wave Playlist October 15/2015

1. Junkhouse....Be Someone....from the Birthday Boy CD from 1995. Tom Wilson is on lead vocals and guitar and returns to London this weekend as Lee Harvey Osmond.

2. Dave Campbell....This Is Now...from the Finding The Real CD from 2013. Local London Ontario artist.

3. The Sons Of Mod....Hamburg Stomp....from an about to be released album from this Australian mod combo.

4. The Bon....Static Electricity....title song from their only CD on Boppa Do Down Records, 2012. Toronto combo that featured a Leather Upper in the band.

5. Flying Squad....Brian Mulroney....demo from this London biker rock combo that tells why they love Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada. Timely as monday is election day so don't forget to vote if you haven't already.

6. 63 Monroe....She's Electric...from the recent Punk Rock Soldier CD.

7. Powerfist....I'm Not Like Everybody Else....demo from Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants who are playing saturday night at Call The Office with The Strike and Noble Savages.

8. Emergency....What You Gonna Do...from their 2005 1234 LP. Vancouver based combo that featured Fergus Macleod who has reformed his old band, The Strike. Conveniently playing at Call The Office on Saturday night.

9. Noble Savages....The Music Will Kill You....from a demo....they have a brand new 7" out on Transistor 66 Records.

10. The Tranzmitors....Dancing In The Front Row....from a 7" and Fergus Macleod played bass on this track.

11. Young Canadians....Losers....from the 1995 No Escape CD compilation. Vancouver based punk/new wave combo that featured Art Bergmann.

12. The Stooges....Fun House...from the LP of the same name and for Steve Mackay who passed away early this week. Steve played sax on this track, as well as several others on this LP.

13. The Demics...Let's Watch The News....live recording from the Cedar Lounge, probably late 78/early 79.

14. The Stents...Nobody Loves The Hulk....brand new single on Hidden Volume Records out of Baltimore.

15. The Routes...Meant To Be....from the recent Skeletons CDon Groovie Records.

16. The Reverberations....Lost In Tyme....another brand new single on Hidden Volume Records.

17. Dany Laj and the Looks.... We Know....from the Word On The Street CD...Montreal based powerpoppers.

18. Dynamite Pussy Club....Power.....brand new demo from this UK based trio.

19. Hiroshima Hearts....Who Do You Love....from their recent self titled CD....local combo that we've done a live to air with.

20. JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound....Baltimore Is The New Brooklyn....from their 2009 Beat Of Our Own Drum LP on Vampi Soul. Chicago based soul combo who are now on Bloodshot Records.

21. Bastons....Sword...from their recent Gesture CD. Rockers from France.

22. Century Palm....White Light...from their recent self titled CD. Toronto based artwrockers featuring Paul Lawton from Myelin Sheaths and many other combos.

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!!Next week we'll probably be playing lots of records as the London Record Show is happening on Sunday October 25th at Centennial Hall....i'll be at the CHRW table as usual.

You might be able to catch the archived show at:

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

They are in the process of updating the CHRW website.

Radio What Wave Playlist Oct 22/2015

This was an almost all vinyl show as the London Record Show is happening on Sunday Oct 25th at Centennial Hall in London Ontario.

1. Marcellus Wallace...It Ain't Easy....from their self titled debut CD. London Ontario's finest soul combo.

2. The Ballantynes....PMA...from their recent Dark Drives, Life Signs LP on La Ti Da Records out of Vancouver. They've also released a couple of singles and a 12" that are just as good as this LP.

3. The Ballantynes....Let's Go....as above.

4. Vintage Experience....Little Bit Of Soul...from their latest demo. VE are playing saturday night at Jimbo's here in London.

5. GTV's....Organ Donor....new 7" on Hidden Volume Records. The label is from Baltimore, but the GTV's are from Philly.

6. Jr. Gone Wild....It Never Changes...from their debut LP, Less Art More Pop from 1987 on BYO Records. Jr Gone Wild are from Edmonton and reformed a year or so ago due to interest in the band. And now, there's a crowd funding going on to raise money to create a documentary on the band. See the link on the Radio WW facebook page for more info.

7. Jr. Gone Wild...Drivin' Thru Texas....as above. Jr played London several times in the late 80's and always put on a really entertaining show. There just might be some pics from the London shows in the documentary.

8. Elk...Shaking Hands...from the Balm Beach 7" EP from 2011. St Catherines/Welland/Toronto based combo that have some really nice poppy garage sounds.

9. Deadly Snakes...I Can't Sleep At Night...from a double 7" on In The Red Records from 2004. The last time they played Call The Office, Greg Cartwright of Oblivians fame was in the band on guitar and vocals.

10. 24th Street Wailers....Spitfire...from their Where Evil Grows CD.

11. Shirley Matthews... Big Town Boy....from her 1964 single on Tamarac Records. Top 10 in Canada right as The Beatles hit the airwaves.

12. Vibrating Beds....Baby Tell Me...from a 2010 7" on Transistor 66 Records from Winnipeg.

13. Angry Dragons....Love You Tonite....from a 2009 7" EP on Transistor 66 Records.

14. Chica Boom Boom....Just Like Me....from a brand new download from Transistor 66 Records which is celebrating it's 100th release!! A milestone in today's world!! Congrats Art!!

15.  Excelsior...Black Top Pilot...live recording on CHRW 10/2/2015 from It's Trash.

16. Evil Eyes....Good As Gold...2012 7" from this Hamilton/Toronto based combo. Featuring Count Brockula on guitar and vocals.

17. Evaporators...Brainwashed....from a 1992 7" on Nardwuar Records.

18. Evaporators...Detroit 69...as above.

19. Jim Ashby....Speed City....1970 7" that made the airwaves here in London Ontario. My favourite record to come out of London Ontario!

20. The Sinners....No Brains Required....1980 7" from London Ontario. We had these guys on  air for an interview about 10 years ago, when they did a reunion at Call The Office.

21. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons...Are You Really Gone....from a 7" called Four Whom The Bell Tolls that came free with What Wave zine #16 1988. Singer Tom Dunphy is now in The Rizdales, a country band that backs Wanda Jackson whenever she tours Ontario. Drummer Andrew Lewis is now a world famous poster designer and even did a cover for What Wave zine many years ago!

22. The Government....Drive My Car....1979 7" from this Toronto art/punk combo.

23. The Improbables....Gotta Calm Down....from a brand new 7" on Hidden Volume Records.

24. The Reprobettes...Leave My Kitten Alone...brand new 7" on Boppa Do Down Records from Toronto. The band is actually from Australia and this is their first release.

25. Fuad And The Feztones...Little Sally Walker...2002 7" EP on Ricochet Sound Records out of Montreal. The band is from Egypt....LOL....

26. Blue Demons....Goodbye Stinktown...2012 7" on Boppa Do Down Records. The band is from parts unknown and wear matching blue wrestling masks.

27. Magic Christian....Let's Shake....2012 7" on Schizophrenic Records out of Hamilton Ontario. This version of the band included; Cyril Jordan (guitar, Flamin' Groovies), Eddie Munoz (bass, Plimsouls), Clem Burke (drums, Blondie), Gord Lewis (guitar, Teenage Head), Dave Rave (vocals, Shakers), and Michael Fonfara (keyboards, Lou Reed). A SUPER group if ever such a thing existed!!

Hope you enjoyed the overload of 7" records!! It's always fun to spin records and you get to hear some sounds you don't always hear on the radio.   Big thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what makes it all worth while!!

Come say HEY at the CHRW table at the London Record show this sunday at Centennial Hall. I'll have some copies of What Wave 24, Graphic Underground books and a coupla crates of records.
Next week's show is going to be almost all new releases as there's been a stack of stuff hitting my mailbox in the last little while!

You might be able to catch the archived show here, they're still working on updating the webpage:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist October 29/2015

This was an all new show (with 2 exceptions) as so much cool new stuff has come out recently. And this is only the new stuff we've been exposed to, tons more hidden away waiting to be listened to.

1. The Mongrels...Do It....from their last Radio WW session. And they will  be playing at the monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party happening this sunday from 5 till 8PM at the Richmond Hotel in downtown London.

2. Dustbin Flowers...My Little World....brand new recording of this tune that's going to be on their next CD.

3. Hiroshima Hearts...14 Floors...from their debut CD which just happens to be number one on the CHRW Radio charts this week! Congrats to HH!!

4. 30 Helens...The Deep....from their recently released Vague Rants EP. Brand new local combo that features the bass player from Hiroshima Hearts.

5. M&M Meats... Runners Love....from the brand new Transistor 66 download to celebrate the 100th release on this Winnipeg based label. M&M are not associated with the food chain of the same name and come from Winnipeg.

6. The Zorgs...Milkshake....another track from the Transistor 66 download. The Zorgs also come from Winnipeg and the download is free from the T66 website.

7. The Ativans....Jump The Shark...as above, but this band comes from Calgary.

8. The Noble Savages....I Don't Wanna Be A Boy No More....from their brand new Four Off The Floor 7" on Transistor 66 Records. Hamilton based combo we've played many times on Radio WW!!

9. The Noble Savages...Lobotomy City.... as above. When this band first formed, our good pal and former Londoner Rob Munro (RIP) was on guitar.

10. Dynamite Pussy Club...Power....from their album that should be out next month....from Bath UK.

11. The Government...PhD on Beat....from a brand new 7" on FOLC Records out of Spain which is where this combo comes from. Not to be confused with the Canuck combo of the same name from the late 70's/early 80's.

12. The Government....Old New Age... as above.

13. Macumba Brothers....Preacher Man....from a brand new EP on FOLC Records and these guys are also from Spain!

14. The Trip Wires...Come On and Do The Swim....from We Want To Be Black Volume 4 on FOLC Records. West coast combo on this 7" compilation from Spain.

15. MFC Chicken....Study Hall....from the brand new Solid Gravy LP on Dirty Water Records from the UK. MFC are from the UK and have also just released a couple of singles on FOLC Records.

16. MFC Chicken...14 Girls.... as above.

17. Archie and the Bunkers...Sally Lou....from their brand new album on Dirty Water Records. Two teenage brothers from Cleveland that sound WAY beyond their age!!!

18. Flesh Rag...I Gotta Go....from the brand new Noise Pollution 7" EP on It's Trash Records. 4 song EP of all Hamilton combos.

19. Jimmy And The Jerks...Critical Mass, Critical Trash... as above. The Jimmy in this combo, is the same as Frankie and Jimmy, the blues duo we've played many times on Radio WW. And we had them do a live to air session back a couple months.

20. The Scenics...O Boy....from the brand new In The Summer CD on DreamTower Records. A remixing of recordings done back in 77/78. The Scenics were a Toronto based combo, who really didn't fit in with the rest of the punk/new wave combos of their time period. They were way more artier, but had a tough edge to their sound which doesn't sound dated at all.

21. The Scenics...Do The Wait... as above.

22. Dead Beat Poets....In My Iron Lung....brand new 7" that features Frank Secich who played with Stiv Bators in The Dead Boys and Stiv's later powerpop bands.

23. Sons Of Mod....This Is Sound....from a soon to be released LP. Australian combo with lots of mod and garage influences.

24. Sons Of Mod....Ghost Train.... as above.

25. 63 Monroe....Bloodstains...from their recent Punk Rock Soldier CD. Recent recordings from this band that has been around longer than many of our listeners!

26. The Cramps....The Crusher....from the 12" EP of the same name. This goes out to Danny P and to everyone that celebrates Halloween.

27. Sonny Vincent....Faster Pussycat...from his brand new Bizarro Hymns on Get Hip Records.

All brand new releases today, except The Mongrels and Cramps. Hope you enjoyed all the new sounds! Back again next week with more noise to annoy.

Since the CHRW website is still under construction, you can get to the archived show with the following link, then scroll down to thursday and you'll see Radio What Wave:

http://129.100.145.33/archive/
 

Radio What Wave Playlist November 5/2015

1. Hiroshima Hearts....Rust...from their debut CD. Last week they were number one on the CHRW charts, this week, not.

2. Louis Jordan....Caledonia....from a Mercury CD called Rock'n'Roll released in 1989. These are the Mercury sessions recorded back in 56/57 with the fabulous Mickey Baker on the guitar. Man can that guy play and so far ahead of his time!! An earlier version of this song was a hit for Louis Jordan back in the 40's. Most Louis Jordan compilations just collect his work from the chart topping work from the 40's, as great as it was, this later stuff was even better but didn't do as well in the charts.

3. Louis Jordan...Let The Good Times Roll... as above....again, Mickey Baker kills it!

4. The Limboos....Good Times....from a compilation 7" called We Want To Be Black Volume 4 on FOLC Records out of Spain.

5. King Biscuit Boy....Georgia Slop....from the Mouth Of Steel Lp from 1984 on Red Lightnin' Records and Distro'd in Canada via Stony Plain. King Biscuit Boy was from Hamilton and Canada's greatest harp player for many years running. He started out with Ronnie Hawkins, leaving to form Crowbar then went solo releasing many solo records and playing countless sessions for others. He passed away in 2003 after battling the bottle.

6. Muscle Souls....Nothing Today....download from a Toronto mod/soul combo who have played many gigs with...

7. The Reply.... I Must Stop...from their Downtown Soul CD from 2013. Toronto mod/soul combo that we've had play here in London a coupla times and they put on a fantastic live show!

8. The Balantynes...Argent...from the recent Dark Drives Life Signs Lp on La Ti Da Records out of Vancouver. A current fave of mine and a band i'd love to see live, but it probably won't happen as they are based in Vancouver and the logistics of touring across Canada aren't agreeable. So for now, i've got this record, a 12" EP and 2 singles.

9. Marcellus Wallace....Movin' On Up....from their self titled debut CD. Local soul/funk combo who put on a Killer live show!!

10. After Funk....Rage And Chuff...from the brand new download Til The Sun Comes Up. Toronto soul/funk combo who just happened to be in town at Call The Office the day this show aired.

11. The Scenics....In The Summer....from the brand new CD, In The Summer on Dream Tower Records. Studio recordings from 1977/78 that have been sonicly tuned and sound better than ever! You can catch live footage of The Scenics back in the day on The Last Pogo Jumps Again documentary.

12. Dany Laj and The Looks...Where's The Love....from the Word On The Street CD. The vinyl version of this is now available, just go to the band's facebook page for details on how to order. Hopefully we get the band back to London before year end as promised...hint hint.

13. Human Switchboard....Saturday's Girl....from the 1981 LP, Who''s Landing In My Hangar? on Faulty Products. Cleveland based combo that formed in the late 70's and survived until the mid 80's releasing only one studio LP, coupla singles, a live LP, and a compilation on ROIR cassettes after the fact. Huge Velvet Underground fans but not really obvious from this track as it sounds more like early 60's girl group sounds in the Blondie style.

14. Flamin' Groovies.... Shake Some Action....from a 1980 single on Line Records out of Germany. Slightly different than the version on the LP of the same name. FG's are scheduled to hit This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton on the 17th and Toronto on the 18th....

15. Flamin' Groovies....Let That Boy Rock'n'Roll....1975 7" on Philips Records from France.

16. Flamin' Groovies...River Deep Mountain High....1981 7" on Underdog Records from France. Recorded at Gold Star Studios and Chris Wilson has to strain a little bit to reach those high notes but sounds like he's having fun while doing it.

17. Long Day's Journey....The Oracle....recent download from this one man psychedelic band from Hamilton Ontario. And there's a brand new full length just released today called The Further Adventures Of The Electric Trip.

18. Hunger....Workshop....from the Strictly From Hunger! LP from this late 60's/early 70's combo from Portland.

19. Hank and Frank... Nancy Sinatra....from the cassette, Garunge that came with What Wave zine #14 in 1987. Current combo, Tuerto Loco play this song and they are playing at the St Regis on Saturday night.

20. Chris Houston....Girls Are Swell....from his 1986 LP, Hate Filled Man on Caucasion Records. Chris was in the Forgotten Rebels, a punk band, back in the late 70's and currently does the occasional solo acoustic gig, where he plays the odd song from that era.

21. Frankie and Jimmy....Maggie Camp Blues.... a demo from this Hamilton Ontario based blues combo and it looks like we've run outta time way before we've run outta tunes to play this week!

Big thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages, facebook thanx (there were quite a few this week!!!) and all the Heys!!!! That's what makes it all worthwhile!!!
Back again next week with more noise to annoy.
The CHRW website is all new and improved. Check it out after you check out the archived show (and blogs) at this link:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist November 12/2015

One hour show due to a sporting event starting at 7PM....didn't get to really start our Allen Toussaint tribute, so that'll be next week along with some early Motorhead for Phil Taylor.

1. Dave Rave and the Governors...Sweet American Music....from the recent CD of the same name. Dave Rave is part of the Gord Lewis Band who open up for The Flamin' Groovies on Tuesday at This Ain't Hollywood.

2. Dany Laj and the Looks...Where's The Love....from the recent Word On The Street CD which is now available on vinyl. Played this song last week and it's been stuck in my head since, repeated plays is the only form of musical exorcism i'm aware.

3. Ten Heads...You Clean Me Up...from the Swimming and Singing CD from 2001. Local combo who have reformed with a few changes and are playing saturday at the APK here in London.

4. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants...El Camino...from their first 7" from 2007. They are also playing at the APK on saturday night, as well as Lucky 6's.

5. Sonny Vincent....Sink Hole...from his recent Bizarro Hymns CD on Get Hip Records.

6. The Flamin' Groovies....Shake Some Action....from a promo only 12" and it goes out to Rob the retired Mailman!

7. The Flamin' Groovies....First Plane Home...from the 1979 LP Jumpin' In The Night.

8. The Flamin' Groovies...Yeah My Baby....from the 1978 LP Now. And right around here i hit the wrong button and played part of a tune by Sonny Vincent....sorry Sonny!!!Meant to play a Flamin' Groovies commercial. Way too much crazyness happening in the onair studio with the phone a-ringing and 2 guests!!  All for fun!!!

9. The Flamin' Groovies....Teenage Head....from the 1971 Teenage Head LP

10. The Flamin' Groovies...Have You Seen My Baby....as above. We played all these Flamin' Groovies tunes as we're off to see The Groovies on tuesday at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton Ontario.

11. The Noble Savages....She's So Serious...from the brand new Noise Pollution compilation EP on It's Trash Records.

12. The Noble Savages....Fire In The World...from the brand new Four Off The Floor EP on Transistor 66 Records.

13. The Noble Savages...Take Some PIlls... as above.

14. Eve Hell.....The Truth....from the new Transistor 66 download to celebrate their 100th release. T66 is the finest record/CD label in Winnipeg Manitoba!!

15. The ArtWoods.... I Feel Good....from the 100 Oxford Street LP that collects most of their releases. This particular song was written by Allen Toussaint and released in 1966 and was to be the start of our Allen Toussaint memorial but we ran out of time.

Thanx for all that tuned in, all those crazy phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Back again next week, with a full 90m of rock action!!

You can catch the archived show and some blog posts here:
https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 19, 2015

1. Long Day Journey....Lady and the Sun....from the not yet released The Further Adventures Of The Electric Trip. One man psychedelic band from Hamilton Ontario.

2. Oh! Gunquit....Head Bites Tail...from their recent Eat Yuppies and Dance! CD on Dirty Water Records. UK R&B based combo.

3. Oh!Gunquit....Hope In Hell.... as above.

4. The Hypnotics....New Wave Monday...from the brand new Modern Art Entertainment CD on New Values Records. Windsor based combo's second release and this will be released upon vinyl in the new year. Features our good pal Dave Konstantino on guitar/bass/vocals, host of CJAM's Revolution Radio, heard on saturday's at 7PM and one of our sister radio shows!

5. The Secrets....I'll Cry Tomorrow...from the CD Teenage Rampage on OPM Records. Late 70's frat/garage/doowop combo that came out of the Toronto punk scene. They are re-uniting for a show saturday night at This Ain't Hollywood.

6. Johnny Rivers....Secret Agent Man...from his Golden Hits Live LP as we pay tribute to P F Sloane, writer of this classic tune. PF passed away earlier this week and wrote many a classic tune and was involved behind the scenes on many hits of the 60's.

7. The Turtles....Eve Of Destruction....from their Greatest Hits CD and another classic P F Sloane tune.

8. The Searchers... Take Me For What I'm Worth....from a compilation CD called We Love The Pirates (47 Fab 40 hits) and yet another classic P F Sloane tune.

9. Hiroshima Hearts...14 Floors.... from their self titled debut and they will be playing monday night at the London Music Hall.

10. catl...Working Man's Soul....from the With The Lord For Cowards You Will Find No Place LP. Catl will be playing tonite at Call The Office and then they are off for their first of hopefully many European tours.

11. catl...Save Myself...from This Shakin' House LP, their latest LP.

12. The Scenics...Wild Trout.... from the In The Summer CD, studio recordings from 1977-78, another band that came out of the Toronto punk scene.

13. Teenanger.... Cheap Thrills....from their Frights LP and they were in town playing at Call The Office when this show aired.

14. The Leeches...Sluggish Orbit...from the Krampus Records Volume 2 download. From Sweden.

15. The Skeletors.... End Of The World.... as above.

16. Motorhead.... Train Kept A Rollin'...from a self titled LP released on Attic Records and has an added sticker that says their first British LP. No matter, this whole LP kicks ass and these 3 Motorhead tunes go out to Phil Taylor, who passed away last week.

17. Motorhead....  Leaving Here....from a Stiff 7" from 1978, part of the original Stiff Box set.

18. Motorhead.... We Are The Road Crew....from the Ace Of Spades LP from 1980.

19. Dany Laj and the Looks.... Best Thing In Town....from the Word On The Street CD.

20. Hurricane and Able.... Day More Day...from The Thin Edge Of The Wedge download. Toronto/London combo that features band junkie Shawn Larouge.

21. The Thrashers...Zombie Twist....from the Transistor 66 100th release download.

22. The Fleshtones....Ride Your Pony....from the Roman Gods LP and written by Allen Toussaint who passed away last week.

23. Allen Toussaint....Tequila....from the compilation LP New Orleans Funk Volume 2. Way different than your usual version of Tequila as it's done by the master!!

24. Dr John.... Right Place Wrong Time....from In The Right Place LP that is produced by Allen Toussaint and features his keyboards and congo playing on this particular tune. Had to fade this one out as we ran outta time.....

Big Thanx for all the phone calls tonite, much appreciated!!! And a Big thanx for the emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what keeps us going!!!
Back again next week with lots more noise to annoy!
You can catch the archived show here:

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

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 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 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!!!!

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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.

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