http://youtu.be/Q-UTQFFeNsQ

Just to play a little catch-up ball, here are the three most recent episodes of The Mal Thursday Show:

 

THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #50: High, Live, and Dirty

 

THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #51/MAL THURSDAY'S TEXAS TYME MACHINE #15: Houston Revisited

 

THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW #52: The Ballad of Mal Thursday Pt. 9

No used records at Rough Trade, eh? That's too bad, I usually spend 90% of my time in the used section. To my mind, a good used section is a sign of a good record store - it's much harder to keep a nice used section than to just order titles out of a distributor's catalog to keep the new stuff stocked. I'm guessing that, because of who they are, that Rough Trade does a good job of representing smaller labels and non-mainstream bands? Still saddened about half of the RT record label going to Universal the behemoth....

 

I've got another great shop for the "Best Of" list: Rock 'n Roll Heaven, in Orlando. Had a conference down there 10 years ago or more, and searched them out because they were the only ones in the area that had a website at the time (remember those days?). It's an amazing collector-based record shop, almost like a museum. I've never seen so many pristine rarities under one roof - priced accordingly, but how can you complain when the shelves are full of holy grails? I think I spent about $400 in an hour. Not sure if they're still the same or not, but they blew my mind back in the day.

Yeah its a decent shop, no second hand and they can be a wee bit expensive too, however I like that they stick a little synopsis of each individual album on their CD's and LP's, it helps when deciding to buy an album that I've never listened to before.  Its a shame I never visit it as much as I should as when I buy records I enjoy crawling through numerous shops so I head to Soho or Camden, no other record shops near Rough Trade :(

 

I should go back there next time I go looking for some new records as I'm listening to a lot of alt rock at the moment and they are well stocked in that genre.  And they seem to be the only record store in Lonodn which stock Thee Oh Sees LP's which has to be a plus.

Danny said:

They have the wrong picture of Rough Trade East, they have Rough Trade West there which is a tiny shop, East is more modern in design and has a coffee shop in there and is a decent gig venue.

 

 

I regularly go there myself, the choice is excellent.

Reviving this old topic to post that one of my favorite 'zines from a few years back, CHOKE, is planning a new issue for late October 2013. Great news! http://www.chokemediaempire.com/

 

I guess Gearhead is still being printed, right? I honestly haven't seen an issue in forever so I'm not sure. One thing that bugged me about Gearhead, though, was that they never printed negative reviews. If they didn't have something positive to say about a certain release, they just didn't review it. Odd.

 

Does anyone remember the Fang Club 'zine that Jesse Lortz (Boom Boom Records of Renton) used to put out? That was a good read for the toilet, too. A couple others I miss are Brian Marshall's Noises From the Garage and Blair Buscareno's Teen Scene 'zine from the '90s. And, of course, Norton's Kicks and Deke Dickerson's Show-Me Blowout. All great reads.

Thanks Kopper they rock!

I once saw Theoretical Girl in New Cross once and she was excellent.

Playlist 08/24/13

 

 

Tempests	Rockin' Rochester USA
Little Richard	Rip It Up
Link Wray	Jack The Ripper
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages	Corner Man
Kyuss	Green Machine
Curse	Superficial Jerk
Cro-Mags	Sign of the Times
Motorhead	Rock 'N' Roll
Amy Gore and Her Valentines	Send Me A Postcard
Persian Claws	Warm Chills
Mysteios	Biker Girl In Love
Fabulous Miss Wendy	Love Song
Roky Erickson and the Explosives	Bloody Hammer
Hellacopters	Murder On My Mind
JJ and the Real Jerks	The Future is Now and It Stinks
Mal Thursday and the Cheetahs	Get Outta Dallas
Mobbs	When You Find Out
Len Price 3	If I Ain't Got You
Les Breastfeeders	Qui A Deux Femmes
War Party	Every Day I Bite The Hook
Broncho	Pick A Fight
Missing Monuments	Grizzly Star
Nomads	The Bad Times Will Do Me Good
Hunx and His Punks	You Think You're Tough
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction	Prime Mover
Backyard Babies	Let's Go To Hell
Cult	Love Removal Machine
MC5	Tonight
Black Flag	Gimme Gimme Gimme
Lillingtons	War of the Worlds
Agent Orange	Bloodstains
Devil Dogs	Time Enough For Love
Superchunk	FOH
Hussy	Blame
Human Eye	Gettin' Mean
Lemuria	Scienceless
Diarrhea Planet	Emmett's Vision
Harmonica Lewinski	Code Green Jellyfish
Godfathers	Gone To Texas

Playlist 08/10/13

 

 

Caroline and the Treats	Tonight
Fabulous Miss Wendy	Love Song
Amy Gore and Her Valentines	Send Me A Postcard
Josie Cotton	Maneaters (Get Off The Road)
Iron Prostate	Bring Me The Head of Jerry Garcia
Cramps	Faster Pussycat
Gripweeds	You're Not Walking Away
Bongos	The Bulrushes
Devastation Masters	Dog Threw Up
Tonio K	Funky Western Civilization
Superchunk	Cruel Summer
Persian Claws	Weeping Willow
Mal Thursday and the Cheetahs	That's Your Problem
Willie Nile	Magdalena
Skafish	Obsessions of You
Damned	Lovely Money
Nomads	Don't Kill The Messenger
Hunx and His Punx	You Think You're Tough
Human Eye	Gettin' Mean
Acid	Dead
Broncho	Pick A Fight
Missing Monuments	Grizzly Star
Lemuria	Scienceless
Stranglers	Lowlands
Supersnazz	Hardcore
Meanies	Never
Manic Hispanic	Manic Hispanic
Hoodoo Gurus	The Right Time
Brood	Leave Me Alone
Zeros	She's Just A Girl On The Block
Die Toten Hosen	Do Anything You Wanna Do
Will and the Bushman	Shake Some Action
Iggy & the Stooges	Burn
King Tuff	Kind of Guy
Godfathers	Gone to Texas

Playlist 07/27/13

 

 

Ramones	I Just Wanna Have Something To Do
Misfits	Skulls
Anti-Nowhere League	Pig Iron
D.O.A.	The Prisoner
Fabulous Miss Wendy	Love Song
Charms	Boys Room
Shoutless	I Tell No Lies
Sinners	High Risk Investment
Rocket From the Tombs	What Love Is
Human Switchboard	Who's Landing In My Hangar
Eyes	TAQN
M.D.C.	John Wayne Was A Nazi
Let's Active	Every Word Means No
Yachts	The Yachting Type
Bishops	Free To Do What You Want
X	The Hungry Wolf
Lemuria	Scienceless
Purling Hiss	Lolita
Savages	City's Full
Human Eye	Gettin' Mean
Dickies	Rosemary
Mono Men	Burning Bush
Iggy Pop	Little Know It All
Bad Brains	Let Me Help
Devastation Masters	Looking For Elvis
Dead Kennedys	California Uber Alles
Angry Samoans	Haizman's Brain Is Calling
Suicidal Tendencies	Institutionalized
Hussy	Zzuf
Secret Colours	Blackbird (Only One)
King Tuff	Kind of Guy
Stranglers	Lowlands
MC5	Kick Out The Jams
UK Subs	Endangered Species
Wire	Too Late
Clash	English Civil War
Hunx and His Punx	Egg Raid On Mojo
Bass Drum of Death	Crawling After You
Godfathers	Gone to Texas

Playlist 07/13/13

 

 

999	Fun Thing
Woggles	Ramandan Romance
Cult Hero	I Dig You
Fleshtones	Inside Looking Out
Gang of Four	What We All Want
Adverts	On Wheels
Magazine	Rhythm of Cruelty
Undertones	Boys Will Be Boys
Black Angels	Don't Play With Guns
Dirty Fences	Kilsythe
Hussys	Zzuf
King Tuff	Kind of Guy
Higher State	You Can't Forget About That
Flamin' Groovies	I'll Cry Alone
Paul Revere and the Raiders	Hungry
Stomach Mouths	I Leave
Penetrators	Shopping Bag
Runaways	Cherry Bomb
Real Kids	Out of Time
Plugz	Achin'
Iggy & the Stooges	Burn
Thermals	Born To Kill
Warm Soda	Violent Blue
Stranglers	Boom Boom
Deniz Tek	Growing Dim
Lemuria	Scienceless
Secret Colours	Blackbird (Only you)
Harmonica Lewinski	Code Green Jellyfish
Dictators	Master Race Rock
New York Dolls	Jet Boy
EMF	Search & Destroy
D Generation	Degenerated
Mysteios	Go Get It Somewhere Else
Wonder Stuff	A Wish Away
Dils	Mr. Big
Modern Lovers	Modern World
Godfathers	Gone to Texas

I will be on the air and the web on Saturday Agust 24th from 1:00-3:00PM EST. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu .

Done. And now I have, a Reddit account.

*BUMP*

 

So, over 40 views but no votes up? C'mon, people! I'm sure SOME of you have a reddit account, right? Sign in and vote that sucker up!

Radio What Wave Playlist for Aug 22/2013

 

This was my first show back after a 2 week hiatus and Jesse Trash (It's Trash, Fridays from 6 to 8PM on CHRW) filled in quite nicely!

Also this is my first attempt at posting in the new Garagepunk Hideout!

 

1. The Crashtones (featuring Dave Rave)...Rock The Party.... from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1. Big THANX to Dave Rave coming in on Aug 1st to yammer about all the amazing bands he's been in...ie Shakers, Teenage Head, Agnelli and Rave....

 

2. The Draughtsmen...Lightning Strikes....brand new from a newly named band from London Ontario...they were known as The Nasty Rashes a few years back and now they've decided to reform the band with a new name.

 

3. Hurricane and Able....Who's That Girl....more brand new local stuff, this band hasn't even played out yet!

 

4. Dustbin Flowers...Bayside Jenny....again, another brand new London Ontario band. This one features Jeffy B, who is in more bands than i have fingers and toes (and no, i'm not an amputee!). Great pop sounds here.

 

5. Gatagas...Don't Wanna...more new London Ontario stuff....these guys are playing Sat Aug 31 at Call The Office.

 

6. Bitchlove...Picket Fences....more new local stuff. 

 

7. Bath Salts...don't now the name of this one, but it was recorded from Just Another Punk Show (Fridays 8 to 10PM on CHRW) and was a live to air on 8/16/2003. Yet another new London band....must be something in the air.

 

8. Lisa Doll.... Bubblegum Boy...from a soon to be released EP and Lisa is playing Sat Aug 24th at the Bovine in Toronto.

 

9. Lisa Doll...Outsider....as above.

 

10. Black Rainbows....Boring On The Phone...from a demo and they will be playing with Lisa Doll and then again on Aug 30th with the Blue Demons below.

 

11.Blue Demons...Cougar Country....from their only 7" and they will be playing at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton on Friday Aug 30th.

 

12. The Evil Eyes...Good As Gold...from their only 7" and they will be playing with the Blue Demons above.

 

13. Agnelli and Rave...Company Man....from the Rave On CD, tribute to The Reducers, the 80's band from Connecticut.

 

14. Fran Fried w/The Backstabbers....Out Of Step....as above.

 

15. Barrence Whitfield and The Savages...The Corner Man...from their brand new CD on Bloodshot Records. Found that one in the CHRW onair library. Barrence is back w/Peter Greenburg, one of my fave guitarists. Peter served time in The Customs, DMZ, Lyres and many others.

 

16. Shark Week....Go West...from their brand new 7". From DC, this band opened up for Sonny Vincent at Call The Office a coupla weeks ago and blew me away!! This band is way better live and i'd recommenc seeing them if you ever have a chance!

 

17. Rock and Roll Monkey and The Robots...Ginger Snap...from their brand new LP, Rocket Trash. This is their first release on vinyl and like the 4 CD's prior, it's great stuff!

 

18. Light Bulb Alley....Jemon's Jaws...from their soon to be released CD on Ricochet Sounds outta Montreal.

 

19. Wastrel...Stop Me Before I Kill Again...brand new and features the son of Deja Voodoo's Gerard van Herk. This band has only played out once so far.

 

20. Rosy Red...Cavin' In....Brantford band that broke up and has reformed with a few changes and a new name...can't remember the name, brain fart.

 

21. Ray Condo.....Big Dog, Little Dog....from the 7" memorial CD that came out a few years ago. There is a book being written about Ray Condo, by Gayle Hurmuses. It's going to be called Ray Condo's Rock'n'Roll Party. There's a facebook group for it.

 

22. Ray Condo and His Hardrock Goners...Sweet Love On My Mind...from the A-Billy 7" we released with What Wave 18 way back in 1989.

 

23. Blue Oyster Cult....This Ain't The Summer Of Love...from the Agents Of Fortune Lp and a tribute to Alan Lanier who passed away last week.

 

24. Blue Oyster Cult...Cities On Flame...from their self titled LP.

 

25. Blue Oyster Cult...Revenge Of Vera Gemini...from Agenst Of Fortune LP.

 

26. The Scams....Me And The Boys....from the One Night Of Mayhem CD on Zorch Productions outta Sweden. Thanx Tobba!!!

 

 

Big thanx to all the crazy phone calls, emails, facebook messages etc....Yep, my eye is much better and big thanx to Dr Tom ane the staff at Ivey Eye Clinic for putting all the pieces back where they should be.

 

Back again next week with another 90 minutes of rock action!

 

Here's a link to the podcast:

 

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

 

Just click on previous shows and go to Aug 22nd.

I don't think anyone with sense would be offended by somebody not knowing Akron is'nt part of Cleveland....Many years ago , I met David Thomas , and he took offense , for real , because I did'nt know Pere Ubu was'nt from Akron.....Akron was so closely associated with Cleveland , back then (The 80's) , and I'd heard and read , at the time , that they were from The Rubber City. It's like not knowing Ann Arbor is'nt part of Detroit. Common knowledge , yes , but , if you don't live there , and have never been there , you might not care so much. We have about a hundred suburbs  here in Chicago. I could probably name 8 or 10 , off the top of my head. It's not personal , if I'm never there , I don't give it much thought.......On the other hand , the best (In my oft - contested view.) Chicagoland Punk Rock band was/ is The Mentally Ill , and they're from Deerfield. 

8/23/13 Zero Hour Playlist

 

12:31PM Roy & the Devil's Motorcycle “When We Were Young” from Because of Women (2013) on Voodoo Rhythm

12:36PM Doo Rag “Bam” from What We Do (1996) on Dependability

12:40PM The Neckbones “Dead End Kids” from Souls On Fire (1997) on Fat Possum Records

12:45PM Demolition Doll Rods “U Look God” from Tasty (1999) on Matador

12:49PM The Dictators “Teengenerate” from Go Girl Crazy (1975) on Epic

12:53PM The Wheel Men “School is a Gas” from Pebbles, Volume 4 Surf N Tunes! (1992) on AIP

12:55PM The Torquetts “Who's Got the Tortillas” from El Vampiro (2013) on Norton

12:57PM Los Chicos “Sportman's Paradise” from In the Age of Stupidity (2012) on Off The Hip

12:59PM Thee Midniters “Empty Heart” from In Thee Midnight Hour (2006) on Norton

01:00PM The Outsiders “Oh! How It Hurts” from Capitol Collectors Series (1991) on Capitol Records

01:05PM Tim Schweiger “Walk Away” from 4 Song Sampler (2013) on self-released

01:12PM Pete Donnelly “Hunger Like” from Face the Bird (2013) on Pete Donnelly

01:25PM The Waco Brothers “Baba O'Reilly” from Down To The Promised Land - 5 Years of Bloodshot Records (2000) on Bloodshot

01:28PM Hickoids “Fruit Fly” from Hairy Chafin' Ape Suit (2013) on Saustex

01:34PM Green Circles “I Can't See the Day” from Mr. Cocking's Descent (2013) on Off The Hip

01:36PM Bed Wettin' Bad Boys “DEVOtion” from Ready For Boredom (2013) on R.I.P Society

01:40PM Living Eyes “Up and At Them” from Living Eyes (2013) on Anti-Fade

01:44PM The Bottle Kids “Yes You Can” from Such a Thrill (2013) on Kool Kat Musik New

01:47PM The Undecided by Default “I'll Write Your Number in My Book” from The Records Tribute: Starry Eyed (2013) on Zero Hour

01:50PM Any Trouble “Foolish Pride” from Where Are All the Nice Girls? (1980) on Stiff Records

01:54PM The Connection “Girls in This Town” from Let It Rock (2013) on Collectors Club Records / King Yum

01:58PM Dom Mariani & The Majestic Kelp “Gin And Tonic” from Turn Up the Sun (2013) on Head Records New

02:14PM Waxing Poetics “Needle in the Camel's Eye” from Manakin Moon (1988) on Roadrunner

02:17PM Big Star “Thirteen” from #1 Record/Radio City (1992) on Stax

02:20PM Talbot Adams “Red Diamonds” from 7" (2013) on Spacecase

02:23PM Reigning Sound “If You Can't Give Me Everything” from Too Much Guitar (2004) on In the Red

02:28PM Ramma Lamma “We All Know” from Gang 7" (2012) on Dusty Medical

02:31PM Th' Losin Streaks “The End” from Sounds of Violence (2004) on Slovenly Recordings

02:34PM Mal Thursday and the Cheetahs “Get Outta Dallas!” from It's All Going By Too Fast (2013) on Chunk Archives

02:37PM Thee Headcoats “Thoughts of a Hangman” from Elementary Headcoats (2000) on Damaged Goods

02:39PM The Saints “Just Like Fire Would” from Big Hits on the Underground (1999) on Last Call

02:42PM The Senders “Devil Shootin' Dice” from Do the Sender Thing (1989) on Midnight

02:45PM The Lost Crusaders “There Used to Be a River” from Have You Heard About the World? (2008) on Everlasting

02:49PM Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders “Didn't Have Ta Die” from 14th & Nowhere (2013) on Rank Outsider

02:56PM Cal Peck and the Tramps “Letting it Go” from Cal Peck and the Tramps (2013) on Off The Hip

02:56PM The Bamboo Kids “Exile (Bonus Track)” from Safe City Blues (2012) on Drug Front Records

The whole punk thing in Britain pre dated Thatcher and the old fucker Callaghan before her. Britain was a fairly grim place post war. mass unemployment, the unions fuckin it up at every opportunity for honest workers A tax level at 95%. Successive governments seemed to have scant or no regard for people and their families. No different to today really. 'Thatch' just came along and gave it a face and an icon to hate. She was a real c**t but in a sea of real c**ts that have shit on us for years. The unrest in the inner cities in the 80's proved a real undercurrent of hatred and misgiving in the country. She did what every government does when they face this.... She went to war. The Pistols spouted anarchy. The british public couldn't even get that right. If you want to know how truly how we felt back then, listen to the album 'Never Mind The Ballots'. Chumbawamba for all their faults really hit it on the head with this one. Strummer and all his middle class schoolboy cohorts were spouting ' In God We Trust' by this time. as Lydon said... hahaha! Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

 

I KNOW MICK.   WE'RE NOT BESTEST BUDDIES , BUT , I'VE KNOWN HIM WELL ENOUGH , FOR YEARS , THAT THE IDEA OF HIS BAND DOING A BUBBLEGUM RECORDS DOES'NT SHOCK ME AT ALL.....THE IDEA OF A TECHNO ALBUM STILL SEEMS A LOT MORE UNLIKELY. I KNOW , PERSONALLY , I'M EXPECTED TO LOVE TECHNO , RAP , HOUSE , INDUSTRIAL (AS IN WAX TRAX THE LABEL , NOT WAX TRAX , THE LATE , GREAT RECORD STORE....NOT SO MUCH TG OR NURSE WITH WOUND , THO' I'M LOOOOOOOOONG OVER THAT , TOO.), AND DANCE (AS IN , YOU CAN'T DANCE TO IT !) - ANYTHING WITH NO BEATS , NO FEELING , NO SOUL. I DON'T CONSIDER DRUM MACHINES "BEATS" , BUT , I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS DISAGREE.....I THOUGHT IT WAS HUMOROUS , AND CHALLENGING TO THE HIPSTER MENTALITY (I.E. PEOPLE WHO PROBABLY SECRETLY LOVE TECHNO , ANYWAY.) WHEN MICK ANNOUNCED A (TEMPORARY) FLIRTATION WITH TECHNO......IT DOES'NT SURPRISE ME THAT MICK WOULD GO IN SUCH A DIRECTION , AT LEAST FOR ONE ALBUM , HE'S ONLY SOUNDED MUCH LIKE THE GORIES , TO ME , IN THE PAST 20+ YEARS , WHEN FRONTING THE REFORMED GORIES. THE DIRT BOMBS HAVE CHANGED THEIR GAME PLAN FROM TIME TO TIMES......PEOPLE WERE A BIT SHOCKED THAT HE'D HAVE TWO BASSISTS AND TWO DRUMMERS , VERY , VERY UN - GORIES LIKE , BUT , IT WORKED. THE EARLY DIRTBOMBS RELEASES SOUNDED MORE LIKE NOISE TO ME. NOT PUTTING IT DOWN , JUST SAYING I DID EXPECT SOMETHING DIFFERENT AT THE TIME.  MICK'S MOTIVATIONS ARE NOT SHALLOW , BUT, IT'S FAIR TO SAY HE LIKES TO FUCK WITH PEOPLE'S HEADS. GOOD ON HIM.

 

BESIDES , BUBBLEGUM KICKS ASS.

SWEEEEEEEEET stuff!!

Hey, I really like the the GaragePunk Pirate Radio Mr. Yuk Shirt & the Go-Go T-shirt, but they only come in Men's Tee Shirts.  Is there any way you can make dem in a purdy baby-T type wimmens cut?  And now a song  ....."cut it, press it, distribute it"

 

 

I would gladly pay (for the T-shirts).....

On Thursday, August 22^nd, WXYC's Thursday Night Feature will celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of that most blueswailing of British Invasion acts, the Yardbirds.  Host Blastoff Bob and returning guest Jeff Jarema will spin three hours of the fuzzy guitar fireworks that launched a thousand garage bands.  Thursday, August 22nd (9:00 PM to Midnight) WXYC 89.3 FM, or online http://www.wxyc.org 

What about the Barracudas? They were pretty "beachy"!