Radio What Wave Playlist Sept 26 2013.....Interview with Timothy Gassen of The Marshmallow Overcoat

 

 

1. The Gruesomes....You're Not The Boss Of Me....from the Cave In CD from 2000. Since this show is an almost all garage special, we started with the band the world associates with the garage scene here in Canada, The Gruesomes, The Teen Tyrants of Trash!!

 

3 of the 4 Gruesomes at WW HQ's, late 80's.

 

 

2. The Gruesomes...What Wave...from Mr Garager's Neighbourhood LP from 1989. We used to start the show each week with this tune and it's only fitting we bring it out tonite.

 

3. Marshamallow Overcoat...She's So Satisfyin'....from the Inner Groove LP from 1987. Tried to get the Frankenstein 5 cassette playing, but i couldn't get the cassette deck working. Luckily Adulis, our Program Director was around and pointed out my obvious screwup!!

 

4. Marshmallow Overcoat...Echoes In Time....From the Try On....LP from 1987. At this point, we were joined by Timothy Gassen on the hotline from Tucson, to tell us all about the Kickstarter Campaign to raise funds to release a double LP, gatefold sleeved, coloured vinyl best of The Marshmallow Overcoat. We also talked about Timothy's Knight's Of Fuzz book, whose 3rd edition he hopes to have out later this year. This is the bible for 80's garage/psych fans!! And we talked about Tim's involvement in the WHA Hall Of Fame, as he's not only the president, but the founder. This is a Canadian show, so we had to talk some hockey from the good old days!!

Here's a link to Timothy's kickstarter campaign

 

http://kck.st/15q22tn

 

5. Marshmallow Overcoat....Ahhhhhhhh.....recorded live at Call The Office April 11/1989. This was the only time The Marshmallow Overcoat played here in London Ontario.

 

 

Timothy at Call The Office, 4/11/89.

 

 

6. Purple Merkins...Get On This Plane....a 7" that came with WW zine 22. The Purple Merkins were The Marshmallow Overcoat with a few slight changes....fuzzier, noisier and a roving cast of members. There is an excellent best of Purple Merkins on Dionysus Records that is worth searching out.

 

7. Boy From Nowhere....Train Kept A Rollin'....from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette that came with WW #24. Available locally at Grooves, Speed City, LA Mood, The Village Idiot and Phantastica. The Boy From Nowhere were the first 80's garage band from London Ontario, formed in the early 80's after The Hippies broke up and lasted to about 1990. They are doing a special reunion gig on Saturday Oct 5th at the Town And Country Tavern for Kelly Hippys Birthday Bash! I'll be DJ'ing and all are invited to this special night!

 

Boy From Nowhere....prmor shot, mid 80's

 

 

8. Boy From Nowhere...Heart Full Of Soul....from Thee Cave Comes Alive LP on Action Records. This is a compilation LP of some of the garagiest tunes that were on the WW cassettes that came free with the zine.

 

9. Boy From Nowhere....Hot Smoke And Sassafrass....recorded live at Langarth Bar and Grill Nov 1/1986.Boy From Nowhere got their name from the DMZ song of the same name.

 

10. Boy From Nowhere...Shake....as above.

 

11. UIC...Anything At All....from the Wiseman Sessions CD. UIC shared many  a stage with Boy From Nowhere.

 

12. Flying Squad...The Letter....a mid 80's demo and like UIC, these guys shared many a stage with Boy From Nowhere.

 

 

The Flying Squad 1989, Civitan Club

 

 

13. The Mongrols...Play My Guitar...1987 demo from another band that shared many a stage with Boy From Nowhere.

 

The Mongrols late 80's

 

 

14.The Hippies....Can Teens...from Slippery's Club Hits cassette.

 

15. Tenement 13...Underworld...early 80's demo. This is the Hippies under a different name...why? Who knows.

 

16. The Hippies....Nuclear Disaster....from their only 7".

 

17. Young Fast And Scientific...You Told Me....a demo from this band that features Kelly Hippy on lead vocals.

 

18. The Mongrels...No More Tears....from their Radio WW session that aired 5/2/13.

 

19. Lost Patrol....No Escape...from their first 7". Windsor based garage combo who played London many times.

 

 

Lost Patrol at Call The Office May 12/1989. Notice that ultra suave T-shirt Dave is wearing!

 

 

20. The Evil Hoodoos...Mary Had A Little Lamb....early 90's demo. Some of the Boy From Nowhere and Frankenstein5 were in this combo.

 

 

21. The Evil Hoodoos...Beg and Plead....as above. This song appeared on a WW cassette at one time.

 

Big thanx to Timothy Gassen phoning in to yammer about his upcoming record, book and all things garage as he knows his stuff!!!

And thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! Back again next week with lots more tunes!!

Here's a link to the archived show::

 

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

Radio What Wave Playlist September 19/2013......from 6 to 7:30 PM

Big thanx to Colin from Fast and Bulbous who filled in last week's show!

 

1. Almighty Rhombus....Even Though....Sudbury popsters who played London the day after this show aired.

 

2. Black Rainbows...Bareback...from the CD, I Met This Chick. Toronto combo who put on a really fun live show.

 

 

Black Rainbows, This Ain't Hollywood 8/30/13

 

 

3. The Seatbelts...Joy Ride...from the CD of the same name. Detroit late 70's/early 80's combo who recently reformed, recorded and released this CD. The Seatbelts played London at least once at the Cedar Lounge. Members went on to such Detroit combos as The 3D Invisibles, The Cubes and Flirt among others.

 

4. 905s...NYC....from a Radio WW Session originally aired May 16 2013. Original bass player Ryan Snoek has rejoined the band and they should be back playing live again shortly.

 

Ryan Snoek of the 905s 11/14/08 Black Shire Pub

 

 

 

5. Tuerto Loco...Nancy Sinatra...from a live to air on Radio WW, originally aired 5/12/2011 and they are playing tonight at The St Regis Hotel.

 

 

Tuerto Loco live on Radio WW

 

 

6. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants...Please Don't Touch....from a live recording at Call The Office 7/27/12.

 

 

Fergus Tranzmitor joins J Terrien 11/14/08 at The Black Shire Pub

 

 

7. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants...Attack On Glen Arden Shores...from a 2009 demo.

 

8. The Alcohollys....from a live recording at Call The Office 7/23/12.

 

9. Rock and Roll Monkey and The Robots...Robot Trash....from the recently released LP of the same name.

 

10. The Gimmies....No Ambition....from the Rave Up tribute CD to The Reducers. The Reducers were a New London Connecticut combo who recently lost their bass player. This CD is a fund raiser for his family.

 

11. Agnelli and Rave....Company Man...as above.

 

12. Stark Naked and the Fleshtones....I Wanna Marry Your Mom....Toronto based combo from the late 70's/early 80's who reformed a couple of years ago and released this CD.

 

13. Stark Naked and the Fleshtones....I Broke Your Heart....as above.

 

14. Dave Rave and The Governors....She Likes Rock'n'Roll...from the recent Ashtray Makeup CD. We had Dave Rave live on the airwaves back on Aug 1st and he talked rock'n'roll stories and played some tunes live for us.

 

 

Dave Rave live on Radio WW 8/1/13

 

 

15. Pleasure Seekers...What A Way To Die...from the Norton 7" that i picked up at Star Records in Oshawa the other day. Star Records will be celebrating their 40th anniversary soon and is one of the best record stores around!

 

16. Magic Christian...Tomorrow Never Knows...from a 2011 7" on Get Hip Records. Magic Christian was Cyril Jordan's combo prior to reforming The Flamin' Groovies.

 

17. Gene Vincent...Double Talkin' Baby...from the Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps re-issue LP. Features legendary guitarist Cliff Gallup who was only in the band for a short time in 1956.

 

18. Hurricane And Able...11 On The Dial...local combo who have still not played out live yet....

 

19 The Draughtsmen...Lightning Strikes....a demo from a local band who were once known as The Nasty Rashes.

 

20. Dustbin Flowers...Bayside Jenny...a demo from another recent London combo.

 

21. Smokestack Lightning...Volcano....demo from a fairly new band with members formerly in The Purple Toads, UIC and El Speedo, speaking of which...

 

22. El Speedo...Hot Rod Rally...from a mid 90's cassette release.

 

23. Mott The Hoople...Drivin' Sister...from the 1973 LP, Mott.

 

24. Marc Bolan...My Mustang Ford...from the You Scare Me To Death LP. This is a 1966 recording, well before Marc found fame in T Rex.

 

25. Greg Prevost...Rolling Stone....from a 7" on Mean Records from Spain. Greg Prevost was the singer for The Chesterfield Kings and is now doing solo primal blues material.

 

 

Thanx for all the phone-ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! Hope you dug the show as we covered lots of different styles of cool music this week.

Next week, we've got special guest Timothy Gassen calling in. Tim was in The Marshmallow Overcoat, wrote The Knights Of Fuzz, is president of the WHA Hall Of Fame and is a huge supporter of garage music! Tim will be phoning in to talk about his Kick starter campaign to release a double LP of the greatest hits of The Marshmallow Overcoat. As we've known Tim for over 25 years, who knows how this conversation might go....it'll be fun for sure!

 

 

L to R, Whatwave dave, Timothy Gassen and Gerry Alvarez (The Gruesomes) at Black Shire Pub 9/20/08

 

 

The archived show is available at:

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

Just learned this past week that when the Ramones covered "Come on lets go" with the Paley Brothers on vocals, it was in 1977 with TOMMY on drums! I always thought it was recorded with Marky in '78 or '79. But apparently it was in 1977. Even says "produced by T-Erdelyi" on the single version. Mind blown

Mc5-Back in the USA is one of my favourite albums of all time.

So for one singular album, I choose Mc5.

 

But if i were to make a best of mix, I think the Stooges have better material spread overall.  "I got a right", "gimmi some skin", "raw power", "You're pretty face is..", "Search and destroy", "Shake appeal", "Loose", "Tv Eye", "No Fun", "1969", "1970"...phew! The list goes on.

 

 

MC5's "Kick Out the Jams" is one of my favorite songs ever, and it's infinitely more playable than any one individual The Stooges song.  However, I think The Stooges are a better band, and I'd listen to a whole The Stooges album any day over a whole MC5 album.  Any of the original three The Stooges records are just absolute monsters.  Don't know if I could pick a favorite.

MC5 for me. Much cooler in my book.

The Trip! Sept 22nd 2013!  

 

Listen here!  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20130922-0030-t1379806201.mp3

The setlist!

 

LLOYD PRICE - STAGGER LEE
RONNIE LOVE - DETROIT MICHIGAN
PAT & THE WILDCATS - THE GIGGLER
BRAEN'S MACHINE - FLYING
BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS - 13 WOMEN
THE ANSWER - WHY YOU SMILE
THE SOUL SURVIVORS - HEY GYP
THE ADVENTURERS - MASHED POTATOES
THANE RUSSELL & THREE - SECURITY
THE EXTREMES - LONG DARK COLLAR
CARL PERKINS - TENNESSEE
BILLY STORM & THE VALIANTS - SCREWDRIVER
MAC CURTIS - IF I HAD ME A WOMAN
13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - SHE LIVES (IN A TIME OF HER OWN)
THE RED KRAYOLA- PARABLE OF ARABLE LAND
THE MONKS - OH HOW TO DO NOW
THE GRAHAM BOND ORGANISATION - NEIGHBOUR NEIGHBOUR
THE CREATION - BIFF BANG POW!
THE AVENGERS - CAR CRASH
THE OBLIVIANS - CALL THE POLICE
DETROIT COBRAS - NOW YOU'RE GONE
MACK SELF - I VIBRATE
TAKESHI TERUACHI & THE BLUE JEANS- SORAN BUSHI
THE ZOMBIES- STICKS AND STONES
KING KHAN & THE SHRINES - SABA LOU
PHIL PHILLIPS - THE EVIL DOPE

Liked the Ty set.  And the Cream song.

Playlist 09/21/13

 

 

Bob Mould	Star Machine
New Bomb Turks	(The Cure For) The Common Cold Shoulder
Buzzcocks	Harmony In My Head
Saints	One Way Street
Q'65	Cry In The Night
Birds	Say Those Magic Words
Mike Burnett	Saying Things
Daniel Paul Revelation	Reflections of Mine
Nomads	20,000 Miles
Wyldelife	The Right!
Superchunk	FOH
Diarrhea Planet	Hammer of the Gods
Lyres	How Do You Know
Miracle Workers	Infected With You
Stems	Jumping to Conclusions
Mal Thursday and the Cheetahs	That's Your Problem
Richard Hell & the Voidoids	Blank Generation
Jawbreaker	Iminginary War
X	Universal Corner
Divine Horseman	What is Red
True West	Lucifer Sam
Watermelon Men	Back In My Dreams
Vipers	Medication
Silver Chalice	(I Wanna Hear Some) Lies
War Party	Different Definition of Love
Woggles	Say Goodbye to a Dream
Mysteios	Biker Girl In Love
Persians Claws	You're Gonna Leave
Mighty Lemon Drops	Happy Head
Primitives	Crash
Mobbs	When You Find Out
Cosmic Psychos	Alright Tonight
Walking Who	Have You Seen The Clours
Bailterspace	Tri5
King Khan & The Shrines	Born To Die
Hunx and His Punx	Mud In Your Eyes
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages	Corner Man

 

 

I will be on the air and the web from 1:00-3:00PM EST on Saturday September 21^st. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu.

Someone has a copy for sale?

Thanks in advance!

http://www.boo-hooray.com/2013/08/12/back-from-the-grave-available-for-trade/

 

 

Bruno

 

I ordered mine!!!

https://www.facebook.com/notes/mort-todd/back-from-the-grave-limited-edition-silk-screen/495071917239177

http://getvex.com/grave.html

 

Bruno

Dead Boy said:

Hello.  Have you heard Big Foot Chester's 7" "Harpoon Man"?  "What Have I Done" on the B-side is killer cover version of Jimmy Rogers!!!

Though, I heard the original version for the first time today.

http://youtu.be/D4TnLWd06ag

 

How about the Outsiders' "Won't You Listen"?

http://youtu.be/17756cDZ1E4

 

 

First time hearing Big Foot Chester and I dig it, first thing that came up for Harpoon Man was a live video of them with dualing harps, super sick. 

Jimmy Rogers is the man! And That Outsiders track kicked ass. Great suggestions!

Thanks guys, these are great! Much appreciated!

Hello.  Have you heard Big Foot Chester's 7" "Harpoon Man"?  "What Have I Done" on the B-side is killer cover version of Jimmy Rogers!!!

Though, I heard the original version for the first time today.

http://youtu.be/D4TnLWd06ag

 

How about the Outsiders' "Won't You Listen"?

http://youtu.be/17756cDZ1E4

 

 

You bet.  Another amazing song from a current band:

 

Awesome track, thanks alot Joe.

Welcome to the Hideout!  Coincidentally, I was just listening to this tune while reading your post:

 

The Rip 'em Ups are fantastic.   I'm going to see them next weekend in Massachussetts, as a matter of fact.  As far as bands in a similar vein, I can recommend the Delta Bombers, along with many of their labelmates on Wild! Records (Luis & The Wildfires, Don Juan y los Blancos, et al).

I know this is really really really weird, but for some reason, sometimes I wake up with Olivia Newton John's "Let Me Be There" stuck in my head. I'm not joking. My mom had it on a mixed tape when I was a kid and who knows what that means. 

Just thought I'd let everyone know that Cheap Trick was awesome:)  Saw Adam Ant too, and I didn't care much for him, but Prima Donna put on a great show as his opening band.  CT played on a Wednesday night at Stage AE, and Adam Ant and Prima Donna played at the same venue the following Friday, and Kevin (Prima Donna's lead singer) gave me this very cool souvenir from the Cheap Trick concert. 

There's way too many, but I'd go with Drop Out With The Barracudas!

hey Mike!

 

thanks a bundle!! I just saw your message, and it's EXACTLY the song i was looking for! i can't seem to grab it from here, so if you could send me an email with it, that would be awesome.

 

I sent you a PM with my email, 

cheers, Calle

(Jonah Gold & his Silver Apples)

I just posted to your profile. Wasn't sure how to attach the file to a response in this forum. I'm also not clear wether or not you can download that track I posted. Let me know if you need me to email it to you.

 

regards

Did another double podcast this week (next week will be the last time I do this).  The first hour and a hafl of music featured a mix of country and blues music.  The second featured many newer artists mixed in with garage and punk music. 

 

Part One: Revolution Rock (Country and Blues Edition):
1.  Cuff the Duke - Long Road (Sidelines of the City - 2007)

2.  Hank Williams - A Mansion On The Hill (40 Greatest Hits - 1978)

3.  Bob Dylan - House Carpenter (Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait - 2013)

4.  David Lynch - The Ballad of Hollis Brown (The Big Dream - 2013)

5.  Neko Case - Local Girl (The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You - 2013)

6.  Andre Williams & The Sadies - I Can Tell (Night & Day - 2012)

7.  Sam Coffey and The Iron Lungs - Nashville (Sam Coffey and The Iron Lungs - 2011)

8.  Prehistoric Cave Strokers - Jed's Rap (Unreleased Recording)

9.  Chuck Berry - Downbound Train (After School Session - 1957)

10. Chuck Berry - I Want To Be Your Driver (The Great Twenty-Eight - 1982)

11. Muddy Waters - Tiger In Your Tank (At Newport 1960 - 1960) 1

12. Sonny Boy Williamson - Alice Mae Blues (Country Blues Obscurities - 2009)

13. Little Sam Davis - Goin' To New Orleans (Country Blues Obscurities - 2009)

14. Robert Johnson - Me and the Devil Blues (King of the Delta Blues Singers - 1961)

15. The White Stripes - It's My Fault For Being Famous  (Conquest Single - 2007)

16. Neil Young - Mellow My Mind (Tonight's The Night - 1975)

17. Cowboy Junkies - Working on a Building (The Trinity Sessions - 1988)

18. Deer Tick - Houston, TX (Born On Flag Day - 2009)

19. The Locusts Have No King - Last Ride (THe Locusts Have No King - 2007)

20. Indian Wars - Missippi (Songs From The North - 2012)

21. Johnny Cash - Bottom Of A Mountain (Bootleg Series Vol. II - From Memphis To Hollywood - 2011)

22. Bob Dylan - This Evening, So Soon (Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait - 2013)

 

Stream/download part one here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/536-TBA-20130917-0900-t1379404800.mp3

 

Part Two: Revolution Rock:

 

1.  TV Freaks – Pusher

2.  Jacuzzi Boys – Hotline

3.  The Night People – We Got It

4.  The Canadian Rogues – You Better Stop

5.  The Premiers – Farmer John

6.  The Magic Mushrooms – It’s-A-Happening

7.  Ty Segall – The Keepers

8.  Pokey Lafarge – Pack It Up

9.  Curbside Sofa – Be My Girl

10. Holograms – Meditations

11. Crocodiles – Cockroach

12. Orphan Choir – Broken Upright Piano

13. Contradance – Black Preppies

14. Brazilian Money – Filthy Dreams

15. The Mark Inside – Dead Heart

16. The Mark Inside – Balloons

17. Papermaps – The Hedonist

18. The Beatles – Devil In Her Heart

19. The Beatles – Not A Second Time

20. Young Rival – Lost

21. Undertones – I Know A Girl

22. The Embarassment – Sound of Wasps

23. Link Wray – Dance Party Pt.1

24. Deerhunter - Back To The Middle

 

Stream/download part two here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20130917-1030-t1379410200.mp3

 

This week's blog post is on Chuck Berry:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2013/09/chuck-berry-trains-drivers-show-473.html