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• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #6: The Girl-Getters

  by Mal Thursday June 27, 2010
  Host: Mal Thursday Originally posted July 31, 2008, this episode of The Mal Thursday Show was inspired by Michael Winner's 1964 film, The System, released in the US two years later under the title The Girl-Getters, and starring the one and only Oliver Reed. The film concerns the misadventures of ...

• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #5: Live 'n Wild

  by Mal Thursday June 27, 2010
  Live 'n Wild Host: Mal Thursday Live recordings of rock ‘n’ roll bands from the mid-’60s are often a mixed bag of out-of-tune guitars, screaming girls, and questionable mic placement. Witness the Rolling Stones’ Got Live If You Want It and The Kinks’ Live at Kelvin Hall, to name but two. Then the...

• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #4: Songs the Lyres Taught Us, Vol. 1

  by Mal Thursday June 27, 2010
  Songs the Lyres Taught Us, Vol. 1 Host: Mal Thursday A collection of vintage ’60s nuggets covered by Boston’s longest-running garage band, (The) Lyres, led by Jeff “Monoman” Conolly. A couple of these date back to Jeff’s days in the legendary DMZ, but all of ‘em have been heard at one time or ano...

• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #26: Songs the Lyres Taught Us, Vol. 4

  by Mal Thursday May 24, 2010
  In honor of Lyres' upcoming appearances in Boston (Friday June 4 with Mal Thursday and the Cheetahs and the Coffin Lids) and Worcester (Friday June 11 with the Malarians and the Immolators), Mal presents Volume Four of "Songs the Lyres Taught Us." More great records from Jeff Conolly's secret stash...
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• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #25: Kim Fowley's Trainwreck a Go Go

  by Mal Thursday March 26, 2010
    Mal Thursday welcomes legendary producer, provocateur, and scenemaker Kim Fowley to the program for the first of two episodes dedicated to the wildest recordings in his massive back catalog, which contains over 5000 songs. Currently being portrayed by Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon in the ...
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• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #24: Texas Tyme Machine, Vol. 2

  by Mal Thursday March 1, 2010
  Mal Thursday sets the controls for the heart of the Lone Star State, as he takes y'all on another trip in a Texas Tyme Machine. The second volume in the series features tracks from Norton Records' essential Fort Worth Teen Scene series, killer cuts from bands out of Austin, Tyler, Sherman, and San ...
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• THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #23: Texas Tyme Machine

  by Mal Thursday January 29, 2010
  Host: Mal Thursday Mal Thursday initiates a quarterly series of episodes dedicated to Texas rock 'n roll past and present and the music of "the all-time greats from the Lone Star State." The first installment features mind-blowing tunes from 60s legends Kenny & the Kasuals, 13th Floor Elevator...
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• FLORIDA ROCKS AGAIN! #1&2: The I-4 Corridor Battle of the Bands

  by Mal Thursday January 4, 2010
  The I-4 Corridor Battle of the Bands Host: Mal Thursday Host Mal Thursday takes you on a monophonic journey down Interstate 4, a rockin’ route that runs from Daytona Beach to the Tampa Bay, as a slew of mid-’60s garage bands do battle for your listening and dancing pleasure. Among the participant...

• FLORIDA ROCKS AGAIN! #5&7: Sunshine State Garage Revisited

  by Mal Thursday January 4, 2010
  Sunshine State Garage Revisited Host: Mal Thursday Mal Thursday brings you more garage band greats from the swamps, beaches, and backwaters of Florida, including such ’60s combos as the Legends, the Impacs, and the Beau Heems, as well as modern day bands like the Heatseekers, the Evidents, and Th...

• FLORIDA ROCKS AGAIN! #8:Tampa Bay Teen Scene

  by Mal Thursday January 4, 2010
  Tampa Bay Teen Scene Host: Mal Thursday This week’s rockin’ installment of Florida Rocks Again! some of the area’s greatest bands of the ’60s, including the Tropics, the Split Ends, and Blues Image, as well as a tribute to the late, great John Delise (Rovin’ Flames, Outsiders, etc.). There’s also...