Radio What Wave Playlist March 1/2021
- Gruesomes….What Wave….from Mr Garager’s Neighbourhood from 1989.
- UIC….Superstar….from the recent FM Hill release and the word is that the live show (no audience, just a live band taping) has been re-scheduled for June….details closer to the date.
- Killer Kin…Narrow Mind…from their recent 7” and from new England.
- Sick Thoughts….Drug Rock….from a recent 7” on Goodbye Boozy Records.
- Social Distance…The Masses…from their recent Stay Away release and from right here in London Ontario.
- Full Throttle….Lockdown….a brand new release from this trio of 14 year olds that have been using this lockdown time to make some great music!!
- Thunder Queens….And Then We Go….from their 7” on Yeah Right that came out about a year ago. 2 pre-teens from right here in London Ontario.
- Spodee Boy….Rides Again….from a recent Goodbye Boozy single and really dig the vibe on this one.
- The Goldstars….With This Ring….from a recent single and these guys are from Chicago. They spent time backing Andre Williams when he first started playing again, so they’ve paid their dues!
- Cunts…Date With Disaster….from their 1988 A Decade Of Fun release and they are on Pravda, same label as The Goldstars.
- Midways….Just My Kind….from their Manners Manners release from 2006 and from Toronto.
- Fleshtones….Alex Trebek….from the Face Of The Screaming Werewolf which has just been released again on Yep Rock Records. This is the start of a Fleshtone set as you can never have enough Fleshtones!
- Fleshtones…The Show Is Over…from the Face Of The Screaming Werewolf.
- Fleshtones…..The World Has Changed….from their 1981 7”.
- Fleshtones….Soul Struttin’….from the Blast Off cassette that came out on ROIR in 1982. This was recorded for Red Star Records back in 1978, but due to financial issues, wasn’t released by Red Star.
- Fleshtones…The Dreg….from their 1981 Roman Gods release. We’ve seen the Fleshtones live countless times and they’ve never once put on anything but a super rock show!!
- U-Roy….Natty Kung Fu….from his 1976 Natty Rebel release and this is our short trib as U-Roy passed away very recently.
- U-Roy….Babylon Burning….as above.
- Laurel Aitken….Skinhead Train….from a compilation called Reggae Invasion from 1970 and was actually released here in Canada.
- Soulsteppers….You Won’t Believe…from their 2001 One Last Time release and believe they are from the west coast.
- Randall Pee Coltrane….Open Up My Heart….from his brand new The Gnu Normal release. Randall may have been in one of Exeter Ontario’s first punk bands, The Verge, who used to play the Cedar Lounge here in London. 5 4 3 2 1….
- Gene Taylor….live instrumental…..this was recorded at The Other Side Of 5 here in London 8/23/1990. Gene passed away about a week ago and this is the beginning of a trib to him. This was the only time we ever saw Gene without The Blasters.
- Gene Taylor….It’s All Over Now….from his 1986 Handmade release.
- Blasters….Rock’n’Roll Will Stand….from their 1985 Hard Line release and features Gene Taylor on the 88’s.
- Blasters…Border Radio….from their 1981 self titled release on Slash Records, again featuring Gene.
- Gruesomes…Way Down Below…from their 1987 Gruesomania release.
- Enigmas…Teenage Barnacle…from their self titled 1983 release and from Vancouver.
- Terminal Sunglasses….The Coyote Finally Wins…from their 1985 Wrap Around Cool release and from Montreal.
- Dik Van Dykes…Pterodactyl….from their 1987 Nobody Likes release and from Hamilton Ontario.
- The Mongols…. Chicken Walk….from their 1086 Sleepwalk release and from Montreal. Unfortunately singer Kim Shadow passed away not too long after this was released.
- Lost Patrol….Walking The Dog….from their first single from 1986 and from Windsor. Only Paul Langan remained with the band when they released….
- Lost Patrol….What Colour Are Your Eyes….from a 1991 single and features Karen Marero on lead vocals.
- Mr Haney’s Revenge….Justine….from a 1990 7” and features a couple Lost Patrol members.
- Minstrels….Work All Day….demo from about 1989. Minstrels were from Quebec City and released their Come Out To Play EP on What Wave Records.
- Cheshyres….Little Girl…..mid 80’s demo from this Toronto combo who had Ken Anderson on drums (later in Optic Nerve and Ultra 5) and Wayne Pattern on drums who moved to London and joined the Evil Hoodoos for awhile.
- Legend Killers….Stepping Stone….from a 1986 demo and from London Ontario. They appeared on every compilation that we’ve put out over the years.
- Flying Squad….I’m So Cool….from their 1988 Come and Play release and from London Ontario. This song is about some of the DJ’s that used to be on CHRW.
- Mongrols….Play My Guitar….10/87 demo and from right here in London Ontario. Not to be confused with the present London Mongrels (note spelling difference), these guys appeared on a few What Wave compilation cassettes and the 7” Four Whom The Bell Tolls (as did Legend Killers and Flying Squad).
Hope you enjoyed the show!! Big Thanx for all the phone calls, messages, emails, texts, etc etc. etc….
Back again next week at 6PM EST on Monday on CHRW 94.9 FM out of London Ontario Canada