The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday August 24th from Noon-2:00PM EST. Set your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live from the link at http://witr.rit.edu.

Playlist 08-10-19

Stooges - Real Cool Time
Paul Revere and the Raiders - Hungry
Musc Machine - Talk Talk
Mad Daddys - Take Me Back To Woodstock
Damned - Teenage Dream
MC5 - The Human Being Lawnmower
Mr. T Experience - What Went Wrong
Meanies - Paranoid
Jonny Manak & The Depressives - ZOEY
Nasty Rumours - I'm Not Okay
Los Pepes - Anyway
X-Ray Eyes - E.V.I.L.
Shirts - I'm Not One of Those
B-52's - 52 Girls
Joe Jackson - Got The Time
Suzanne Fellini - Love On The Phone
Mal Thursday with Neal Ford and the Fanatics - Every Night A New Surprise
Laissez Fairs - Phantom Stranger
Mark Maibu and the Wasagas - Fuzzy Love
Satelliters - Into Your Eyes
Dean Landew - Top Down
Peawees - A Reason Why
Rollin Machine - Double Dutch
Dogmatics - Summertime
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads - Kelly's Gone Insane
Touch - You're The One
Coolies - Blueberry Crumble
Zombina & The Skeletones - Red Planet
Cassette Apes - Johnny Mnemonic
Amyl and the Sniffers - Got You
Ultra Sect - Stolen Lands
Briefs - Underground Dopes
Lucy and the Rats - Stick To You
Broken Bottles - California Sun
Stacy Crown - Oblivion
Stranglers - Five Minutes
Buzzcocks - Fast Cars
Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

WITR's live stream is back! The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday August 10th from Noon-2:00PM EST. Tune your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live from the link at http;//witr.rit.edu.

I'm not going to sell you a truck load of crap. I'm going to be playing some high quality punk and garage tunes on the radio. Tune your dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live from the link at http://witr.rit.edu from Noon-2:00PM on Saturday July 27th.

Check out this garage punk band called The Prickly Grapes from Tasmania, Australia. "Bosnia" is one song from them id reccomend.

Playlist 07-13-19

Tempests - Rockin' Rochester USA
Fleshtones - Girl From Baltimore
Hi-Risers - ATM Inside
Harmonica Lewinski - Bikini Beach
Nasty Rumours - Austerity Plan
Briefs - Bad Vibrations
Justine and the Unclean - Passive Aggressive Baby
Lucy and the Rats - Stick To You
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads - Baby Baby
Dead Frequency - I Don't Wanna Know
Cassette Apes - TV Dinner
Les Freres Tyran - Frankenstein 19
Droogs - Other Side of Town
Manic Hispanic - Manic Hispanic
Angry Samoans - Haizman's Brain Is Calling
Fiendz - Don't Point
Amyl and the Sniffers - Gacked On Anger
Fret Rattles - Kick Out The Jams
Jonny Manak & The Depressives - Anybody Wanna Skate
Los Pepes - Ain't Life Easy
Glen Robinson - I Don't Wanna Be A Ramone
Fox Sisters - Uum Uum Uum
Televisionaries - No Return
Dirty Fences - I Can't Sleep At Night
Dean Landew - Kissin' In The Midnight Rain
Andy Smash & The Rust Belt Hotrods - Undercover of The Night
Carambolage - Soupeur
Duck & Cover - Stand Corrected
Chats - Pub Feed
Dirt Byrds - Gone Daddy Gone
Moons of Saturn - Gimme Some Moore
Ultra Sect - Violent Acquisition
Dictators - Search & Destroy
Naked Soul - Helicopter Man
Swingin' Neckbreakers - The Girl Can't Help It
SLRB - Fight Fight Fight
Cretins - Haven't Got A Clue
Big Eyes - When Midnight Comes
Night Times - I Got My Mind On You
Barracudas - Don't Let Go
Hüsker Dü - Keep Hanging On
Godfathers - Gone to Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be Rockin' Rochester and the world on Saturday July 13th from Noon-2:00PM EST. Tune your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM if you're in Rochester or stream it live from the link at http://witr.rit.edu

Playlist 07-06-19

Upper Crust - We're Finished With Finishing School
Dickies - Communication Breakdown
D Generation - No Way Out
Electric Frankenstein - Face at the Edge of the Crowd
Amyl and the Sniffers - Got You
Chats - Pub Feed
Jonny Manak & The Depressives - Sticks and Stones
Ultra Sect - Power Through Victory
Nasty Rumours - I'm Not Okay
Briefs - Underground Dopes
Fret Rattles - One Step Ahead
Cowboys - Pie In My Eye
Andy Smash & The Rust Belt Hotrods - Undercover of the Night
Cassette Apes - Cold Caller
SLRB - Fight Fight Fight
Dirt Byrds - Birth School Work Death
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads - Kellys Gone Insane
99ers - Sweet Strawberries
Dead Frequency - I Don't Wanna Know
Big Eyes - At The Top
Dirty Fences - Love For Higher
Lucy and the Rats - True Romance
Los Pepes - Action
Dean Landew - Money
Serpent Power - Black Angel Rider
Les Freres Tyran - Génération code
Night Time - I Got My Mind On You
Les Bof! - Formidable
Schizophonics - Welcome
Cretins - Haven't Got A Clue
Moons of Saturn - Gimme Some Moore
Tweens - Rattle + Rollin'
Toxenes - Fingertips
Bad Beats - What You Trying To Say
Avengers - The American In Me
Weirdos - Life Of Crime
Pegboy - Hardlight
Bullet LaVolta - X-Fire
Ramones - Don't Come Close
Wonderstuff - A Wish Away
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday July 6th from Noon-2:00PM EST. Tune your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live from the link at http://witr.rit.edu

Playlist 06-15-19

Troggs - I Can Only Give You Everything
Nomads - I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time
Other Half - Mr. Pharmacist
Love - 7 and 7 Is
Jonny Manak and the Depressives - Sick of Feeling Sick
Lucy and The Rats - Stick To You
Ultra Sect - Stolen Lands
Briefs - Dumb City
Dirty Fences - Goodbye Love
Cowboys - Some Things Never Change
Los Pepes - Let Me Tell You Something
Descendents - Marriage
Cretins - Haven’t Got Clue
99ers - Girl Eyes
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads - Pretty Little Rachel
Dead Frequency - I Don't Wanna Know
SLRB - Fight Fight Fight
Suck - Basement Buzz
Beggar Belief - All Our Know Devices
Dick Dastardly's - All My Friends
Night Times - Watch Your Step
Serpent Power - In Her Mind I Am Me
Les Bof! - Fin De Monde
Jonny Magus & The Bursting Bubbles - Intergalactic Superlove
Fadeaways - Nowhere To Hide
Les Breastfeeders - Ma Mort Davant Ma Mort
Bad Beats - What You Trying To Say
Schizophonics - Streets of Heaven and Hell
Wipes - In the Park
Slow Faction - UDI
Klammer - Being Boiled
Jet Buzz - Mr Eugene
Big Eyes - When Midnight comes
Constant Mongrel - Action
Lane - Winnepeg
Dirt Byrds - Look Me In The Eyes
Badass Motherfuzzers - I Can't See
Godfathers - If I Only Had Time
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be bursting at the seams with new punk and garage tunes for your listening pleasure. Tune your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live from the link at http://witr.rit.edu from Noon-2:00PM EST.

Chewbacca's album, "The Return From Echo Lake" will be available on LP, CD and digital download from 14th September 2019. The album was recorded in Valencia, Spain, and was produced by Brian Scott Teasley (Birdstuff), a founding member of Man or Astro-man?

The album is available for pre-order now, including an exclusive bonus download track during the pre-order period - a cover of Por Un Tubo by Lost Acapulco.

https://chewbaccas.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-from-echo-lake

Been a while since i've posted here, but here is a recent episode of my radio program Revolution Rock.  This show featured music from Mark Sultan's latest album Let Me Out, Oh Sees, Light Bulb Alley, Pow Wows, Teenanger, MC5, The White Stripes and many others.  

Show 787 Playlist (David Berman, Mark Sultan, B Boys, The White Stripes):

1. Silver Jews - Honk If You’re Lonely 
2. Purple Mountains - All My Happiness Is Gone
3. Wilco - Red-Eyed And Blue 
4. The Unintended - Beautiful Things
5. Smokey & The Feelings - Chores 
6. Rheostatics - I Wanna Be Your Robot
7. Aweful - Lucid Dream 
8. Oh Sees - Heartworm 
9. Mark Sultan - Coffin Nails 
10. Mark Sultan - Everybody Knows 
11. Mark Sultan - The Problem 
12. The Original Sins - Making Up For Lost Time 
13. Light Bulb Alley - Walking Backwards On The Moon
14. Pow Wows - Hidden Future 
15. The Black Lips - Noc-A-Homa 
16. Shotgun Jimmie - 401
17. The Exits - Cheam 
18. The V.I.P.'S - Who Knows
19. B Boys - I Want 
20. B Boys - Cognitive Dissonance 
21. Parkay Quarts - The Map
22. Ronald Regean Story - (Your Love Has Turned My Heart Into A) Hand Grenade
23. Psychic Void - Internet Human 
24. Teenanger - Teenanger 
25. PIL - Annalisa
26. Simply Saucer - Here Come The Cyborgs (Part 1)
27. The Pointed Sticks - The Witch 
28. Danny & The Darleans - Soul On Ice
29. MC5 - Lookin' At You
30. The White Stripes - Stop Breaking Down 
31. The White Stripes - Broken Bricks 

Download/stream this episode here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20190810-1900-t1565460000.mp3

Check out a blog post about Mark Sultan's Let Me Out here:  http://revrock.blogspot.com/2019/08/mark-sultan-let-me-out-shows-785-786-787.html

Radio What Wave Playlist August 9/2019

1. The Rizdales….. Honky Tonky Honeymoon….from the Lucky Enough release and they are playing the matinee at the Richmond today.
2. The Action….TV’s On The Blink….from the Slashing White Hot release on Rave Records. This is the Ottawa punk combo, first in the city and one of the first in Canada. One of the Fenton Brothers from the band is not doing well, this goes out to him.
3. Action….Downtown Girl…as above. And besides, these are my 2 fave Action songs that have been stuck in my head for 40 years as they appeared on a Montreco compilation way back then.
4. DOA….Rip This Joint…from the 1978 release on Sudden Death Records.
5. The Sinners….No Brains Required….from their only 7” and from London Ontario. As I’ve said many a time, this should be the theme for this radio show.
6. Cordcalling….When I Scream….from the release of the same name and from London. They are playing at the Raise The Roof outdoor event today in Melbourne, about 30m west of London.
7. Cordcalling…Ransomed Felon…latest release.
8. Cathedrale….Sometimes….from the recent Howlin’ Banana fanzine compilation Summer Sizzler.
9. Black Keys….Go….from their latest release, Let’s Rock.
10. The Sadies….The 400…from the Tales Of The Rat Fink release and heard a rumour they are coming back to London soon.
11. Celibate Rifles….Thank You America….from their self titled release from 1984 and from Australia. This goes out to vocalist Damien Lovelock who passed away earlier this week.
12. Celibate Riflges….Killing Time….from the Sideroxylon release from 1983.
13. Damien Lovelock…Over You….from his It’s A Wig Wig Wig Wig World release from the mid 80’s.
14. Dr Feelgood…Down At The Doctors….from the Private Practice release from 1978 and goes out to longtime Kink Ian Gibbons who supposedly played keyboards on this track.
15. Dashboard Rattle…Meat Draw….from their self titled release and from London Ontario.
16. Brother Leeds….Somehow….from their self titled release and also from London Ontario.
17. Lucy and The Rats….True Romance….from their latest release on Dirty Water Records.
18. Jordan Jones….Rumors Girls….from a brand new release on Beluga Records out of Sweden.
19. Modernettes….Little Girls….from the Get It Straight release and from Vancouver.
20. Bloodshot Bill….Take Me For A Ride….from his latest long player, Come Get Your Love Right Now.
21. John Schooley…Chicago Breakdown….from his JS and His One Man Band on Voodoo Rhythm Records. John did his very first show in Canada right here in London at the Victoria Tavern.
22. Thee Mighty Caesars….Lie Detector….from the John Lennon’s Corpse Revisited release on Crypt Records. Billy Childish is in this combo.
23. The Milkshakes….Shimmy Shake….from the After School Session release from 1983 and again, Billy Childish is in this combo. This was the first release I picked up by The Milkshakes 35 years ago….immediately went searching for more!
24. The Milkshakes….I Can Tell… as above.
25. The Secrets….All The Words…from the Teenage Rampage release on OPM Records. Toronto combo formed in 1978 as members of The Viletones deserted the singer and formed a brand new combo with the addition of a Diode. Great fratrock combo that should have gone on to big things.
26. The Viletones….Sign Of The Times….from the What It Feels Like To Kill release from the mid 80’s.
27. The Screwed….Last Pogo….from the Green Haired Girl release and features Steve Koch on guitar, as well, he’s on the track prior and after this one.
28. The Demics….I Love You….live recording from Toronto just after the full length was release.
29. Teenage Head….Picture My Face….from the Fun Comes Fast release, which is a band approved compilation and a great place to start if you want to check out this combo from Hamilton.
30. Eddie And The Hot Rods…..96 Tears….from the Live At The Marquee release from 1976.
31. Eddie and the Hot Rods….Get Out Of Denver…. As above.
32. 999…Homicide….from the High Energy Plan release from 1978. The last 4 tracks went out to Tim, who was supposed to be working and probably ended up bouncing around the office!
33. The Dropouts….Suckerpunch….from the After School Specials release and from London Ontario. This release is from 2005 and later they moved to Vancouver before packing it in.
34. Flying Squad….Brian Mulroney…..demo and their appreciation for former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who, like a really bad smell, just won’t go away.
35. Fine Print….Tonight…from their self titled release and from London. One of those bands that wasn’t around anywhere near long enough.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, messages, Heys and people that share this, and all the other posts plugging this radio show!!!

Back again next week, might even play some tunes by The King as it will be the anniversary of his passing.

Radio What Wave Playlist August 2^nd 2019

1. Steel Pulse….Black and White Oppressors….from the recent Mass Manipulation release.
2. Jack Oblivian and the Dream Killers….Scarla….from the recent Lost Weekend release on Beluga Records. Remember when Jack played with The Deadly Snakes at Call The Office here in London 6/19/2000? Great show as far as I can remember.
3. Baston….Honda….Beach Boys cover from the recent Howlin’ Banana Summer Sampler. For those that don’t know, Howlin’ Banana is a print fanzine covering the world of garage punk, that used to be available locally here in London.
4. Lowdown Dirty Mojos….Voodoo Doll….from their recent Screamin’ Hoodoo R’n’B release.
5. The Mongrels….Do It….first Sunday of the month, so The Mongrels have their monthly gig at the Richmond Tavern.
6. Mohair Sweets….The Green Light….from An Introduction To…. Release and they’ve recently relocated to Windsor after years in Winnipeg.
7. The Guess Who….It’s My Pride….from their self titled album on Birchmount.
8. Evil Farm Children….Hangover….from The Evilling release and from Ottawa. This trio played London many times, even doing a live to air on CHRW somewhere around 10 years ago.
9. Hiroshima Hearts….Wreckage….most recent demo and they had a gig the evening this show aired. And another on Sunday down in Port Stanley.
10. TVD….I’d Kiss You Honey But You’re Standing On My Bottom Lip….from the Salvation Through Distraction release and they have a show tonight at the Richmond, along with….
11. Running From Daylight….Dead Man’s Crossing….from their recent 7” and they will be playing along with….
12. Randall Pee Coltrane….Riptide….from the Fort Likkerdale release and all  3 of these bands are at the Richmond tonight.
13. The Polymorphines….Camaro Cowgirl….from their self titled  release from 2008 and from Ottawa.
14. Cinecyde….Enemy Man….from their I Left My Heart In Detroit City album from 1982 and goes out to bass played Chris Girard who passed away earlier this week. Cinecyde also had their own record label, Tremor, which released many Detroit compilations all through the 80’s.
15. Cinecyde….Tough Girls….from the Detroit Defaces The Eighties compilation and is from 1980.
16. The Boners….Cool Teenagers from Planet X….from another Detroit compilation on Tremor Records called Mandatory Music from 1981.
17. The Cubes….Rockin’ Right….from the Detroit Defaces the Eighties compilation and this has production my Wayne Kramer (MC5). I really liked the early Cubes sound with it’s tough synth and abrasive female vocals….a fave track of theirs is On A Leash from their Spaceheart 7”.
18. Vertical Pillows….I Am The One….from the Tremor compilation Folk Songs From The Twilight Zone on Tremor Records. Rob Tyner (MC5) was helping out this all female combo behind the scenes and even appeared on stage with them a few times. Vertical Pillows appear on several other Tremor compilations and released a 7” that is quite good.
19. Chris Houston…..Mean To Me….from the recent Hazrds Of Glitter release and this features Lori Yates on vocals with Chris.
20. Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra…..How Can People Be So Wrong….from his Don’t Mind If I Do release. JJ and company played London many times, always drinking way more than any other band and always putting on a great show!
21. Light Bulb Alley…..Problems….from their most recent release and from Montreal.
22. Larry Wallis….Police Car….from a 1977 Stiff 7” and the flipside is On Parole….
23. Larry Wallis….Leather Forever…..from a 7” on a French label and found this when digging for Police Car.
24. The Touch….Stop Stop….from the recent Lost and Found release. The Touch were a UK mod band that formed in the late 70’s, released an album and disappeared. Magically re-appeared about a year ago, started work on this release and have a reunion show happening later this month in the UK.
25. Dr Feelgood….She Does It Right….from the Down At The Jetty release from 1974. Features the phenomenal Wilko Johnson on guitar! Wilko has his own unique style; no pick, all fingers simultaneously slashing the lead and rhythm sounds out of his Telecaster.
26. Count Bishops….I Take What I Want….from The Bishops release from 1979.
27. Boy From Nowhere…..Lift Up Your Hood…..live recording from the long gone Brunswick Hotel.
28. Etta James….Good Rockin’ Tonight….from a Greatest  Hits compilation and originally from 1956.
29. The Mods….Step Out Tonight….from the Twenty 2 Months release on OPM Records. 1978 recording from this Toronto combo and a song that used to go through my noggin’ before heading out to the clubs.
30. The Jam…..In The Crowd…from the All Mod Cons release and the first Jam album I bought. Saw them right after this in Toronto!
31. The Scenics….Great Piles Of Leaves….from the In The Summer release of 1977/78 recordings of this Toronto trio who played London several times in the Cedar Lounge days. Several years later, Andy (guitar/bass/vocals) opened up a record store here in town, and if memory serves correct, it was at the south east corner of Queens and Clarence.

Thanx to all who tuned in, phoned in, emailed in, messaged in, and dropped by the studio to say Hey!!!!

Radio What Wave Playlist July 26/2019

1. The Underground Divas….This Train Is Running Out Of Faith…From Montreal and certainly have their ear on the ground as to what’s happening in this crazy world we all live in.
2. DOA….Woke Up Screaming….from the recent 1978 release and originally came out in 1978 as a 7”.
3. Sheep Look Up….Civil Disobedience….from Slippery’s Club Hits, the cassette that came with What Wave zine 24. Originally released as a cassette circa 1983 and blows my mind as much then as now.
4. The Zellots….Soldiers…..also from Slippery’s Club Hits and originally recorded back in about 1981 at EMAC.
5. 63 Monroe…..Drums Beat in the Background….from the recent Faded Glory release. London’s longest running glam/punk/whatever combo and they still play out every now and again.
6. The Rizdales….One More Beer….from their most recent, Lucky Enough release and regulars at the Richmond Tavern here in London.
7. Dashboard Rattle….Little Miss Selfie Taker….from their recent self titled debut and also from London Ontario.
8. Genya Ravan….Don’t Go Into The Bathroom….from her recent Icon release and a true story if you ever tried to go to the washroom when at CBGBs. Genya’s been around since the early 60’s and one of her claims to fame is producing the first Dead Boys album.
9. Hiroshima Hearts….Wreckage….their latest and they have a gig coming up next weekend at the Ribfest here in London.
10. O Lendario Chucrobillyman….Midnight Jungle….from his Man Monkey release and he’s a one man band from Brazil. And had a show at Duggan’s the night of this broadcast.
11. Weird Omen….A Place I Want To Know….from their recent Surrealistic Feast on Dirty Water Records and goes out to Lionel Haug.
12. Electric Cows….Frenzy….from the recent Wheatfield Fuzz release and from Winnipeg.
13. Andy Butler….I’m Crushed….from his recent Garage Heartbreak release and yep, it’s the same guy from the Legendary 905s out of Brampton.
14. Long Day Journey…..Spreads Of The Psychedelic Sandwich…..from a recent 7” from this Hamiltonian who is constantly releasing and recording.
15. Bill Haley and the Comets…..13 Women….this goes out to Dick Boccelli, aka Dick Richards, the drummer for Bill from about 1953 to 1955. Dick passed away very recently at the ripe old age of 95 and probably the last of the Comets from that era. And 13 Women is also my fave Bill Haley track, check out the absolute Killer version of this track by Sweden’s  Renegades from 1966!
16. LeRoi Brothers…..Ballad Of A Juvenile Delinquent….from their 1983 Check This Action release. Had to toss this one in after Bill Haley as his fans were considered JD’s back in the band’s early days.
17. Positively Stompin’….Ain’t I’m A Dog…..from the Cat O Nine Tales cassette that came with What Wave zine 21 from 1992. The boys in Stompin’ found this track on the above LeRoi Brothers release and loved it so much they had to record it.
18. LeRoi Brothers….Check This Action….from the album of the same name and a song that sums up being a LeRoi.
19. David Clayton Thomas…..Brainwashed….Came out as a single back in 1966 and features Freddy Keeler on guitar. Freddy passed away recently and was one of a few shit hot guitar players out of Toronto! A master of the telecaster!
20. David Clayton Thomas….Boom Boom…this version is from DCT’s solo LP, and not the earlier recorded version which features an even better guitar solo by Freddy. DCT calls out Freddy to take the solo on the version we played.
21. Betty Harris….12 Red Roses….from New Orleans Funk Volume 2 on Soul Jazz Records and originally from 1968.
22. Artwoods….Can You Hear Me….from the Art Gallery release on Repertoire Records and originally from 1966. This track features a young Jon Lord on keys, eventually to find fame in Deep Purple. Art Woods,  from whom this band takes its name is the brother of Faces/Birds/Stones guitarist Ron Wood.
23. The Touch….You’re The One….from the brand new Lost and Found release. The Touch were a late 70’s/early 80’s UK mod/pop combo who released one album back then and ended up breaking up. Due to its rarity, the band decided to get back together and this recording is a result of that. Reunion show coming up in August!
24. The Touch….Grey Day…..as above.
25. The Meters….Ease Back…..from a Greatest Hits comp and goes out to keyboardist Art Neville who passed away earlier this week. Art started his career in the 50’s and remained a New Orleans resident up to the end.
26. The Meters…Chicken Strut….as above and love the chicken yells on this one!
27. The Meters….They’d All Ask’d For You…. As above. All 3 tracks from the late 70’s/early 80’s and Art went from here to the Neville Brothers.
28. The Fleshtones…..You’re Tearing Me Apart….from the Hitsburg Revisited release and a tune they always play live in Hamilton…and The Fleshtones are in Hamilton tonite at This Ain’t Hollywood and tomorrow at the Horseshoe in Toronto.
29. The Fleshtones….Remember The Ramones….from the Wheel Of Talent release and another live fave.
30. The Fleshtones….5 New Fleshtones…..from the Angry Years release.
31. The Fleshtones….Girl From Baltimore….from the Up Front release from 1980. The Fleshtones have been around since 1976, with 2 original members, drummer Bill joined shortly after the band formed and bassist Ken Fox has been with the band close to 30 years. And they’ve still got more energy than pretty much any band out there! My fave live band!
32. The Fleshtones….Watch This….from the Angry Years release.
33. The Fleshtones…..The Dreg….from the Roman Gods release.
34. The Fleshtones….I’ve Gotta Change My Life….as above and had to fade this as we ran outta time.

Big Thanx to all who tuned in, called in, emailed, messaged and the others that said HEY!

Back again next week with more noise to annoy.

Radio What Wave Playlist June 28/2019

1. Coaching For Sara….Haunted…brand new recording from these locals.
2. Sex Pistols….Holiday In The Sun….from their first LP.
3. Evan Johns….Vacation Time….from his Rollin’ Through The Night release on Alternative Tentacles. Got to see Evan a coupla times, Hamilton and definitely Oshawa a couple times. Always a Great live show!
4. JJ Burnel…..Do The European…from his 1979 Euroman Cometh release. Solo release from The Stranglers bass stomper.
5. The Vikings…Let’s Go….from their Go Berserk! Release on SFTRI.
6. Light Bulb Alley….I Don’t Owe You A Thing….latest recordings from this Montreal trio.
7. Chris Houston…Out Of The Blue….from his recent Hazards Of Glitter release.
8. Chris Houston….War Of Da Dudes….this one’s been stuck in my noggin’
9. Teenage Head….Kissin’ The Carpet…from their debut album and this is a 1981 pressing on OPM, different mix on this one. And that’s Kelly Jay on the piano on this one. RIP to Kelly Jay.
10. Crowbar….House Of Blue Lights….from their Bad Manors release from the early 70’s. Sounding a bit like the Roy Loney version of The Flamin’ Groovies.
11. King Biscuit Boy….Shout Bama Lama…from the With Crowbar release.
12. Crowbar….Oh What A Feeling….from their Bad Manors release and the song that got them lots of radio play.
13. Daddy Long Legs….Death Train Blues…from their Evil Eye On You release on Norton Records and they are playing Tuesday night at This Ain’t Hollywood.
14. Frankie and Jimmy….Shakemondown….from their Blues On The Brain release and they usually open for Daddy Long Legs, but recently broke up.
15. Daddy Long Legs….Comin’ After Me….from the Evil Eye On You release.
16. Pack AD….Build…from their Funeral Mixtape release from 2007
17. 63 Monroe….Hot Mess…from their recent Faded Glory and they were at Call The Office last night.
18. DOA….Whatcha Gonna Do….from their recent 1978 release on Sudden Death.
19. Subhumans….I Got Religion….from their New Dark Age Parade release and so timely these days.
20. The Dogs….Call My Name….from the Sonny Vincent benefit CD.
21. The Gruesomes….Three Men One Coffin….from the Live In Hell release and also on the 7” EP that came with What Wave zine #18.
22. The Gruesomes…..What Wave…..from the Mr Garager’s Neighbourhood release from 1989.
23. The Gruesomes….radio advert and then went into Hey, from the release of the same name. This one got lots of video play on Much Music. All The Gruesomes music is available now on Ricochet Sound out of Montreal.
24. Bad Beats….Ain’t No Friend Of Mine….from their recent Off The Hook release and from Vancouver.
25. Simply Saucer….Dance The Mutation…..from the Cyborgs Revisited release and playing Sunday at This Ain’t Hollywood.
26. Dr John…..Right Place, Wrong Time…..from a Greatest Hits release and the song that got Dr John on the radio. RIP to Dr John.
27. Dr John….Mama Roux…..from the same release as above.
28. Ko and the Knockouts….You’re On My Mind…from one of The Coolest Songs In The World release put together by Little Steven, who happens to be coming to London on Tuesday.
29. Cocktail Slippers….Rock’n’Roll Babe…as above and from Norway.
30. Fondas….Wanna Be…as above and from Detroit.
31. Lost Patrol…..Roast Beef Song….from the Mr Garager’s compilation and they were from Windsor Ontario.

Thanx for all the messages, emails, phone calls, Heys etc!!! That’s what makes it all worthwhile!!

Back again next week….with some Dave Bartholomew who passed away this week.

Radio What Wave Playlist June 14/2019

Back on the airwaves, dedicated this show to my Mother, Dr John and Roky Erickson. And the second half of the show is a Roky special as we’ve been fans for way too many years!

1. Tony Low….Abomination….from the brand new To NY release. Some of you may remember Tony from his days in The Cheepskates, a great 60’s pop combo that lasted from the early 80’s to late 80’s releasing a couple of amazing LP’s. ‘Run Better Run’ should have been a radio hit!
2. Lucy and the Rats….True Romance….brand new release on Dirty Water Records and this track Lucy doesn’t sing, just plays bass.
3. TVD….I’d Kiss You Honey But You’re Standing On My Bottom Lip….from the Salvation Through Distraction release and TVD will be playing Call The Office Thursday night along with 63 Monroe and Swearcrow. Thanx to Pete Dekokker for calling in and giving us the complete info!
4. Brother Leeds….Somehow….from their self titled debut release and from London Ontario,
5. 63 Monroe….Hot Mess….from the recent Faded Glory release. Archie Gamble has rejoined the band on the tubs.
6. Roger Zuraw….I Gotta Hunch….from his There’s Life, Then There’s Song release and goes out to Jocko.
7. Dashboard Rattle….1979….from their self titled debut and they are playing next weekend at Victoria Park along with several other local bands…Thing From Outer Space, Twin Fin and more.
8. Chris Houston….Out Of The Blue…from the Hazards Of Glitter release from earlier this year.
9. Lowdown Dirty Mojos….Can’t Have Enough Good Luck….from the recent Screamin’ Hoodoo R’n’B release and features former Londoner Paul Wootton.
10. DOA…..Liar For Hire….from the recent 1978 release on Sudden Death Records.
11. Boy From Nowhere…..You’re Gonna Miss Me….snippet from the Mt Pleasant demos circa 1985 and transitioned into….
12. Boy From Nowhere….Testify….as above and then transitions back into You’re Gonna Miss Me. Boy are still active on the local circuit and well worth checking out live if you get the chance.
13. Reverb Syndicate….Clubfoot The Avenger….from the Last of the V8 Interceptors. They were in town recently and put on a phenomenal show according to all sources.
14. UIC….You’re Gonna Miss Me….live recording from Bullwinkles 2/14/1986. If memory serves me correct, that was the first time Shark Graffitti came to London and Purple Toads were also on the bill. Purple Toads also covered You’re Gonna Miss Me.
15. Roky Erickson…..KSAN interview from 1978 to start our Roky special.
16. The Spades….You’re Gonna Miss Me…..from 1965 and the original version of this song. Roky left The Spades to join 13^th Floor Elevators and brought this song along.
17. The Spades….We Sell Soul….flip side of the above.
18. 13^th Floor Elevators….You’re Gonna Miss Me…from an IA 7” pressed in Canada by Quality Records. This one looks beat but plays with minimal noise….real quality vinyl, not like today’s records!
19. 13^th Floor Elevators……Roller Coaster….from the Psychedelic Sounds Of….Their first LP and one from that era that still sounds as good, if not better than when first released.
20. 13^th Floor Elevators….Fire Engine….as above. Always loved Roky’s lead vocals and the background siren vocals on this one!
21. 13^th Floor Elevators…..Reverberation…as above.
22. 13^th Floor Elevators….Tried To Hide….as above.
23. 13^th Floor Elevators….Don’t Fall Down… as above.
24. 13^th Floor Elevators….Everybody Needs Somebody….live recording Summer 1966 at La Maison Ballroom in Houston and on the Elevator Tracks release. Live they sounded like no one else….Roky’s unmistakable vocals, Stacy Sutherland’s killer guitar riffs and the jug!
25. 13^th Floor Elevators….Satisfaction…. as above. They take this one into a jam session, something the Stones probably hadn’t thought of at this time.
26. 13^th Floor Elevators….I’m Down…. As above.
27. 13^th Floor Elevators….I’ve Got Levitation….from the Easter Island release.
28. 13^th Floor Elevators….Living On….from the Bull Of The Woods release.
29. Roky Erickson….Bermuda….from a 1977 Virgin Records 7” and features Duane Aslaksen on lead guitar, a guy who stayed with Roky for a few years.
30. Roky Erickson…..2 Headed Dog….from the I Think Of Demons release.
31. Roky Erickson…Don’t Shake Me Lucifer….. as above.

Ran outta time at this  point, but had a number of Roky songs I really wanted to play….Bloody Hammer was all cued up and ready to go!!

Thanx for all the crazy phone calls and requests for the next show. And Thanx for all the emails, texts, FB messages and Heys!!

Back in 2 weeks as next Friday is National Aboriginal Day in Canada and there will be a day of special programming to celebrate!   And CHRW has a fundraiser at the London Brewing Co-op on Sunday from 11 till 3PM. Fuse is also involved and there will be food vendors, DJ’s, beverages and local record store Odyssey onsite.

Radio What Wave Playlist May 31/2019

1. Bloodshot Bill….Hook Me….from his recent Come Get Your Love Right Now release.
2. The Mongrels….Do It….another first Sunday of the month means another Rock’n’Roll Rent party at the Richmond….4 till 7PM on Sunday.
3. Electric Cows…..Frenzy….from the recent Wheatfield Fuzz release and from Winnipeg on the Dub Ditch label.
4. Flesh Rag….Inside Your Mind….from their Inside Your Mind release and sounding a bit Stooge like.
5. The Stooges….1969….50 years later and it still sounds as good as ever!!
6. Destroy All Monsters….You’re Gonna Die….1978 recording on the November 22^nd 1963 release and features Ron Asheton on stun guitar.
7. Long Day Journey….You’re An Algorithm….from the CD that came with the brand new 7” LDJ just released! Very limited quantities on this brain warper.
8. The Move….I Can Hear The Grass Grow….1967 recording on The Best Of The Move compilation.
9. Dogmatics….Sister Serena….from the 1984 Thayer St release from this bunch of drunken hoodlums outta Boston. Coupla O’Halloran’s in this combo, most likely related in some bizarre way as they’ve got that look! Relatives are starting work on a documentary on this somewhat overlooked band, we’ve sent our pics down for consideration in the doc.
10. Jr Gone Wild…..It Never Changes….from the Less Art More Pop release from 1986. Another combo that is getting a documentary produced and this one should be getting near completion. Again, sent pics from the first time Jr played at the long gone Key West venue here in London.
11. Washington Squares….Can’t Stop The Rain…..from their 1987 self titled debut release and timely as we’ve had more than our share of rain recently.
12. Jill Porter….Just Ask….from her 2005 release and some really nice rock’n’powerpop.
13. Jill Porter….Rock’n’Roll Songs…. As above….Jill is from Newfoundland and has a bit of a Real Kids edge to some of her material.
14. Cool Blue Halo….Throw Me Down….from the Kangaroo re-ish that came out a couple years back on DWR Records out of Toronto.
15. Andy Butler….You Go Girl….from the recent Garage Heartbreak release and Andy is from the 905s, but you knew that.
16. B Girls….Mystery….from the recent Sonny Vincent tribute 3 CD package that you can get direct from Sonny via FB.
17. Sorrows….Bad Times Good Times….as above. Believe this is the late 70’s NYC based beat/pop combo that released a record on Bomp Records. There’s no band notes with this compilation.
18. Chris Houston….Psychadelic Igloo….from the recent Hazards Of Glitter release on DWR Records. For those that don’t know, Chris was an early bass player in The Forgotten Rebels and was responsible for the song that most attribute to the band, Surfin’ On Heroin. Since those days, Chris hasn’t released a lot of material, but what has come out, has that cool outsider sound and imagery. On this track there’s references to the early Toronto punk scene, Chris seeing his first band and some of the Toronto sound shapers are mentioned. There’s a who’s who of guest musicians; Steve Koch, Cleave Anderson, Gordie Lewis and so many more! We’re gonna cover a bit of his keyboard players history in the upcoming songs, that being Michael Fonfara.
19. Chris Houston…..Kill Your Sons….also from Hazards of Glitter….Lou Reed composition from the Sally Can’t Dance release from 1974 on which Michael Fonfara was band leader and keyboardist.
20. Lou Reed….Sally Can’t Dance….from the same named LP and of course features Michael Fonfara on keyboards.
21. Rhinoceros…Apricot Brandy….from their self titled release from 1968 and again features Michael Fonfara on the keyboards. One of these days we’ll have to do a special on MF as we’ve seen him a coupla times at This Ain’t Hollywood backing up bands.
22. Guadalcanal Diary…Watusi Rodeo….from the 1985 Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man release and goes out to guitarist Jeff Walls who passed away this week. Jeff was most recently in The Woggles out of Atlanta.
23. Shoobies….Girl Or Gator….from the recent Nevermind The Hardcore, Here’s Shoobies release and they are playing at Call The Office on Thursday night with Isolation Party.
24. Marshmallow Overcoat….Wait For Her….from the recent All You Need Is Fuzz soundtrack release.
25. Long Ryders….10-5-60…..from the 10-5-60 release and the Long Ryders are back touring and releasing material. This release is from 1983.
26. Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men….American Music….from the Out In California live release and The Blasters hit London in October….not with Dave, but most likely will play this song.
27. The Makers….Intro….from the Rock Star God release from 2000.
28. Joan Jett….Roadrunner….from a Greatest Hits compilation.
29. Big Star….In The Street….from the Live At Missouri University 4/25/1993 release. Caught part of a Big Star doc on TVO the other night and they went into a bit of depth on Alex’s involvement with The Cramps and Panther Burns.
30. Big Star….Thank You Friends….from the Third release.
31. Panther Burns…..Hey Little Mama….from the Behind The Magnolia Curtain release from 1981 and features LX Chilton on guitar. And Tav Falco was just in this area recently…speaking of, last time I can remember Panther Burns here in London was about 1981 when they strolled onstage at Fryfogles and proceeded to tear the joint down!! Wish I had some pics from that gig!

Huge Thanx for all the crazy phone calls, emails, FB messages and Heys!!!

Next week we’ll be doing at least part of the show on Roky and the major influence his work has had on so many others!

Dave , well , focus on your health , hoss. You gotta lotta rockin' to do. Yes , it was very busy , here , until.....NOW. I don't have plans to see anybody , tho' Stiff Little Fingers and The Avengers are in October. I failed to mention , I saw The Mentally Ill in a cool dive bar. Rediscovered Power Pop zealot , Julian Leal was on the bill , too , but , I had to haul ass out of there to try to make it to Daddy Longlegs' show , just up the street. I missed them , but , we went out for Mexican food , anyway.

Horton's doing two shows , but one is in the suburbs , inaccessible by train. Th eothe rone is later , He's playing at The City Winery , a place with dinner seating.  Perfect for stretching your neck to see the back of your neighbors' head. But , when he played there last , with Robert Gordon (Who did "Heart Full of Soul"and "Move it" by , guys......CLIFF !!!),they took thetables and chairs out .. We can hope.

Hey John:  Still here, just haven't been very active on this board recently due to health and my Mother passing last month. Haven't been out to a show for awhile and hope to be better in the near future to get out again....but certainly can't top the combos you've been seeing lately John!

Dave , are you there? I recently saw The Flesheaters (Chris D. w/ John Doe , Bill Bateman , Dave Alvin , D.J Fontana , Steve Berlin.) , X with The Damned , Southern Culture on The Skids , Mott The Hoople '74 , Danny Harvey and Head Cat 13 , and , several months ago , Roky Erickson's last - ever Chicago appearance  )`;  

i went to The Nashville Boogie , Highlights included Ronnie Spector , The Planet Rockers , Linda Gail Lewis (With ALL of Los Straitjackets plus Danny Harvey !),Nikki Hill (Tho' I missed most of her set.), Deke Dickerson (With J.M.Van Eaton on Drums !) , and two sets by your own Bloodshot Bill , one featuring Deke , The Stomping Riff Raffs from Japan and a full rhythm section. He also did a shorter set with a guest appearance by Bloodshot Battles Overdrive ( Bloodshot Bill and myself.).

Dave , are you there? I recently saw The Flesheaters (Chris D. w/ John Doe , Bill Bateman , Dave Alvin , D.J Fontana , Steve Berlin.) , X with The Damned , Southern Culture on The Skids , Mott The Hoople '74 , Danny Harvey and Head Cat 13 , and , several months ago , Roky Erickson's last - ever Chicago appearance  )`;  

i went to The Nashville Boogie , Highlights included Ronnie Spector , The Planet Rockers , Linda Gail Lewis (With ALL of Los Straitjackets plus Danny Harvey !),Nikki Hill (Tho' I missed most of her set.), Deke Dickerson (With J.M.Van Eaton on Drums !) , and two sets by your own Bloodshot Bill , one featuring Deke , The Stomping Riff Raffs from Japan and a full rhythm section. He also did a shorter set with a guest appearance by Bloodshot Battles Overdrive ( Bloodshot Bill and myself.).

Check out this month's show, feauring a tribute to the late Roky Erikson