THIS IS'NT REALLY A LIST , BUT , BEING AS HOW THE YEAR IS ALMOST OVER....

Best Shows in 2015.

Dead Moon (Two Gigs).

Fred and Toody Cole (One show as a duo , and an amazing live interview , downtown ,  in what looked like JFK's study !) .

REZILLOS.

Girlschool.

Damned.

Vibrators (This lineup is hot ! Never thought I'd like them again without Knox.).

CYNICS ( USUAL PATHETIC TURNOUT FOR THE USUAL SAVAGE SHOW.). 

SONICS , BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES ( Also BWATS , headlining.).

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS.

REVEREND HORTON HEAT , ADICTS.

NICK LOWE WITH LOS STRAITJACKETS , BUT , SADLY , NOT IAN MACLAGAN , WHO DIED JUST AS THE TOUR WAS COMMENCING. (Actually Dec. '14).

Best shows I missed (I offer no excuses except *) - Simply Saucer , Rocket From The Tombs , Wanda Jackson , Woggles w/ Vendettas reunion (San Francisco.) *  Chocolate Watchband w/ Daryl Hooper from The Seeds , Powder (San Jose , San Francisco . ) * ( I was in the Bay Area the week of the previous three shows , but , did'nt get there til two days after the fact.).

My most recent episode of Revolution Rock featured an interview with a member of the Vancouver garage-psych band Dead Ghosts.  They just put out their new album Love And Death And All The Rest.  Lots of otehr punk/garage/surf featured on the program as well such as Protomartyr, The Kinks, The Iguanas, Jack Wood, The Revels, Gun Club and more.  Check out hte playlist and listen to the show/podcast below.  

The playlist:

1. Newtown Neurotics - Hypocrite
2. Chris Knox - Honesty’s Not Enough
3. Beliefs - Colour Of Your Name
4. Sunwolf - Follow The Dreamers
5. Holy Ruth & The Grey Jays - Little One
6. The Locusts Have No King - This And That (CJAM Session January 2008)
7. Protomartyr - I Forgive You
8. W-X - The Lurk
9. Dead Ghosts - Another Love

Bryan Nicol of Dead Ghosts Interview

10. Dead Ghosts - Rat Race
11. The Kinks - Anytime (Lola vs. Powerman Outtake)
12. Plagues - I’ve Been Through It Before
13. The Iguanas - Again & Again
14. The Revels - Commanche
15. Jack Wood - Born To Wander
16. Johnny Cash - There You Go
17. Ray Condo & His Hardrock Goners - Greenback Dollar
18. Leonard Coen - Love Calls You By Your Name
19. The Scenics - Not Dead Yet
20. Fuzz - Pipe
21. Death - Where Do We Go From Here???
22. The Revs - Just Ask Why
23. Steph copeland - Straight In A Heap
24. The Sylvia Platters - The Girl With Curious Hair
25. The Cramps - It’s Just That Song
26. The Gun Club - Carry Home

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151128-1900-t1448737200.mp3

My blog post on Dead Ghost's new album here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/11/dead-ghosts-love-and-death-and-all-rest.html

Last week Revolution Rock featured an interview with Andy Meyers of teh Toronto punk/new wave band The Scenics.  The Scenics have recently released In The Summer, which is a remastered collections of studio recordings made in 1977/1978.  

The Playlist:

1. Archie & The Bunkers - I’m Not Really Sure What I’m Gonna Do
2. Juice Box - Rat Therapy
3. Neil Young - The Losing End (When You're On)
4. Big Mama Thornton - Black Rat (Take Two)
5. Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter
6. Pointed Sticks - Broke
7. The Scenics - O Boy

The Scenics Andy Meyers Interview

8. The Scenics - Great Piles Of Leaves
9. Talking Heads - The Book I Read
10. Pere Ubu - Misery Goats
11. What Seas What Shores - Blank Of America
12. Gram Parsons - The Return Of The Grievous Angel
13. The Pogues - Jesse James
14. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny "Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
15. Allen Toussaint - Brickyard Blues
16. Ought - Celebration
17. Deerhunter - Duplex Planet
18. Paul Jacobs - Still Waiting
19. The Velvet Underground - Satellite of Love (Demo)
20. The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (Early Version Remix)

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151114-1900-t1447527600.mp3

Check out my blog post about In The Summer here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/11/the-scenics-in-summer-andy-meyers.html

Here are two recent episodes/podcasts of the Revolution Rock radio program.  

These programs featured music from Tommy Stinson (of The Replacements), The Triffids, Ty Segall, The Damned, The Gruesomes, The Wipers, Neil Young, Link Wray, Mudhoney, Pointed Sticks and more.

October 24th, 2015 playlist:

1. Coke Weed - New Jive
2. Cellos - The New Religion
3. KEN Mode - The Owl...
4. Shellac - Spoke
5. Protomatyr - Uncle Mother's
3. The Dead Weather - Lose The Right
6. Tommy Stinson - Not This Time
7. Deerhunter - Snakeskin
8. Meghan Hamilton - 4am
9. Long Distance Runners - Wolves
10. The Triffids - In The Pines
11. Snake River - I Saw You
12. The Deadly Hearts - Moon Walk
13. Fire Engines - Hungry Beat
14. Mick Futures - You Want It All
15. Titus Andronicus - Dimed Out
16. The Fits - Just Lust
17. The Scenics - Gotta Come Back Here
18. Public Image Limited - Selfish Rubbish
19. Joy Division - Colony (John Peel Session 1979)
20. The Pixies - Motorway To Roswell (John Peel Session 1991)
21. Elvis Costello - Mystery Dance (John Peel Session 1977)
22. The Undertones - Top 20 (John Peel Session 1977)
23. Ty Segall - Mr. Face
24. Link Wray - White Lightning
25. The Zils - Don't Ever Change
26. The Terminals - Do It Today
27. Mike Krol - La La La
28. The Damned - Stab Your Back

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151024-1900-t1445709600.mp3

Check out my blog post on Mike Krol's Turkey album here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/10/mike-krol-turkey-show-583.html

October 17th, 2015 Playlist:

1. Pangea - Looked In Too
2. Kieran Douglas - Something To Bleed
3. Lime Spiders - Nine Miles High
4. Born Ruffians - Stupid Dreams
5. The Nips - All The Time In The World
6. The Standells - Why Did you Hurt Me
7. The Gruesomes - One Good Reason
8. The Chandelles - El Gato
9. Cold Country - A Letter To My Daughters
10. Holy Ruth & The Grey Jays - What More
11. The Deslondes - The Real Deal
12. The Sadies - Another Year Again
13. Indian Wars - George Ellis
14. Neil Young - It Might Have Been (Live)
15. Shannon & The Clams - Corvette
16. Teenanger - Alone On Acid
17. The Stooges - 1970 (Take 1)
18. The Wipers - Over The Edge
19. Mudhoney - Not Goin’ Down That Road Again
20. What Seas What Shores - The Ibex
21. Chris Crossroads - The Wolf
22. Tay Falco’s Panther Burns - Come On Little Mama
23. Thee Rum Coves - Nasty Evil Sickness
24. The D4 - Running On Empty
25. The Pointed Sticks - Real Thing (Alternate Version)
26. Buzzcocks - Lester Sands (A Drop In The Ocean)

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151017-1900-t1445104801.mp3

Check out my blog post on The Nips (Shane MacGowan of The Pogues first band) here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/10/bops-babes-booze-nips-show-582.html

Thanx for plugging Jerry Jerry and The Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra!! A great band that knew how to entertain!!!

Haven't posted here in awhile, but are are the two most recent episodes of Revolution Rock.  

The most recent episode that aired October 10th, featured music Elvis Costello, 3-D invisibles, The Goires, The Saints, The Boys Next Door as well as new music from La Luz.

October 10th, playlist:

1. Babysitter - Exploding Youth
2. Tough Age - Flying Carpet
3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Living In Paradise
4. The Riptides - 77 Sunset Strip
5. Sunnyboys - Love To Rule
6. Alex G - Kicker
7. Kurt Vile - I'm An Outlaw
8. Tea Leaves - I Want To Live In The Dirt
9. The Hellbound Hepcats - Black Cats
10. X-Ray Cat Trio - Rockero Fantasma
11. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Exit From Vince Lombardi High School
12. U.S Girls - Sed Knife
13. Slim Twig - Live In, Live On Your Era
14. The Boys Next Door - The Night Watchmen
15. The Boys Next Door - The Voice
16. Courtney Barnett - Shivers
17. Mike Krol Cactuses
18. Blind Doctors - You've Got A Drinking Friend
19. Middle Sister Finer Things Cries Of The Wild
20. The 3-D Invisibles - The Blob
21. Ought - The Combo
22. The Famines - Attack Machine Blues
23. The Gories - Hidden Charms
24. The Leftovers - I Only Panic When There’s Nothing To Do
25. The Saints - (I’m) Stranded
26. The Saints - A Minor Aversion
27. La Luz - I Don’t Wanna Be Anywhere
28. La Luz - Black Hole, Weirdo Shrine

Download/Listen to hte podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151010-1900-t1444500000.mp3

Check out my blog post on La Luz's newest album Weirdo Shrine:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/10/la-luz-weirdo-shrine-show-581.html

On October 3rd, I played music from Jerry Jerry & The Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra, The Dirty Pretty Things, The Sadies, Johnny Cash and The MC5.

October 3rd playlist:

1. Jerry Jerry & The Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra - Gospel Surfer
2. Jerry Jerry & The Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra - Rhythm Crazy
3. The Syndicats - Crawdaddy Simone
4. The Dirty Pretty Things - Don’t Bring Me Down
5. Monomyth - Transmission
6. Telstar Drugs - Pulley
7. Ought - Celebration
8. The Buttons - I’ve Been Lookin’
9. The Colonials - Crawdad
10. The Sadies - The First 5 Minutes
11. The Sadies - Leave This World Behind
12. Johnny Cash - Train Of Love
13. Richard “Rabbit” Brown - James Alley Blues
14. The Space Plan - Tread Lightly
15. The New Dimensions - Chicky Run
16. The Sentinals - Exotic
17. The Libertines - Heart Of The Matter
18. The Intelligence - Refuse To Pay The Dues
19. Shannon & The Clams - It’s Too Late
20. Rock “N’ Roll Monkey & The Robots - Love Is Chemical
21. Neon Boys - High Heeled Wheels
22. Simply Saucer - I Take It (Demo)
23. The Verlaines - You Say You
24. David Kilgour - Living In Space
25. The Slit Plasters - The Dung Fly
26. Fake Tears - Heart Break Loud
27. MC5 - Baby Won’t Ya

Download/listen to this podcast here:http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20151003-1900-t1443895200.mp3

Check out my blog post on Jerry Jerry & The Sons Or Rhythm Orchestra's Road Gore album:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/10/road-gore-band-that-drank-too-much.html

Radio What Wave Playlist December 3 2015

This is an all London Ontario show with the emphasis on late 70's/early 80's as we were broadcast live at the opening night for Andrew Lewis' Pop Up Poster Show and Sale happening at Westland Gallery here in London Ontario. We played several requests by Andrew Lewis as well as a few selections from Andrew's former combo Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons.

1. The Mongrels.... All Systems Go....from a 2013 demo. The Mongrels are doing their monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party on Sunday December 6 from 4 till 7 PM at the Richmond Hotel.

2. The Demics....New York City....from the New York City CD on OPM.  Probably the most known song to come out of this city for a certain age group.

3. The Demics....Heart Of The City....live at the Cedar Lounge 1978. Remember The Demics covering this one many times live. When The Demics first started, their sets consisted mostly of covers, assisting many of us in filling out our record collections!

4. The Demics...7 and 7 Is....live in Toronto in 1980/81, venue unknown.

5. Orie Hitt Machine....Killer Inside Me....recorded in somone's bedroom and featuring poet John Cone on vocals?

6. Uranus....'53 Buick...from their very first 7" EP. Recorded at Awes Studio here in London Ontario back in about 1978.

7. Uranus....Dixie Fried....live from CFNY, Toronto 1980 and recorded at a car show.

8. The Stoves...Just My Style....live at the Cedar Lounge 1979. One of those bands that had it all; good song writing, good musicianship, 3 part harmonies, great live show but never got around to releasing anything in their short lifespan.

9. The Regulators....Sherry Share-It....recorded live at The Polish Hall 1979. Heavily influenced by the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed, this combo did release one 7" and played out many times.

10. NFG....Cyanide.....early demo featuring original guitarist Simon. Found this at the end of a cassette that someone gave me. Sound quality is piss poor, but the overall sound of the song is so different than what came out later. NFG morphed into 63 Monroe which still exist to this day.

11. Radio 4....Is God A Man....early 80's demo from this band that features Mark Deroux on bass.

12. Sheep Look Up....Burning....from their cassette. This band evolved from Radio 4 and featured Mark Deroux on bass. Sheep were around for several years, released a 12" EP, appeared on a couple of compilations, moved to Toronto and appeared headed for bigger things until it all fizzled out.

13. 10 Heads....Solid On The Funky Bass....demo that was written for Mark Deroux when he passed and features the early 00 lineup of 10 Heads.  10 Heads have reformed as Ten Heads on Ten and we saw them last week and they put on a great live show!!!

14. Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons.... A Piece Of Me....from the cassette What's All The Fuzz About that came with What Wave Zine 17 back in 1989. The Scar, as they were commonly called, were a 3 piece with Andrew on the drums, Ian on the bass (now a high school teacher) and Tom Dunphy on guitar and vocals (now in internationally known country band The Rizdales).

15. Legend Killers....Shoot Magoo....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls...the 7" EP that came with What Wave zine #16. Meant to play the flip side with Capt Scarlet....ooopppsss!!!

16. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons....Wednesday Rain.....late 80's demo.

17. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons....Are You Really Gone....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls, the 7" EP that came with What Wave zine #16 1988.

18. Purple Toads....40 Pounder Blues.....from their first LP on Star Records and a request by Andrew. The only non-London band we played on this show, but the Purple Toads did play London many times in the late 80's. They were from Oshawa Ontario.

19. UIC....Cropdusting....recorded live at Call The Office 3/16/1985. UIC were from Exeter, just north of London on Highway 4, later moving to Toronto. This particular live recording has appeared with video but has been removed from youtube.

20. Boy From Nowhere.... Teenage Head....late 80's demo. Boy From Nowhere played at the Toys For Tots show last weekend and absolutely killed it!!! Check out the pictures on the Radio What Wave facebook page.

21. Flying Squad.... Think For Yourself.....mid 80's demo. London Ontario's only biker rock band!

22. Generics....Rockers....early 80's demo....they released one 7" EP that has been bootlegged a couple of times.

23. The Hippies....Nuclear Disaster....from their only 7" record.

24. Ukase....Jealousy....late 80's demo. This song was originally done by The Zellots, another London Ontario combo, of which a couple are members of Ukase.

Big Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, Facebook messages and Heys!!! And to Andrew Lews, Poster Artist of the Highest Degree, for playing Radio What Wave in the background at the opening night party for his Pop Up Poster Show and Sale. The Show and Sale continues until Sunday at the Westland Gallery here in London Ontario.
Next week, it's all female voices as we commemerate the Montreal Massacre, a 1989 shooting of female engineering students at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. If you tune in, you might just hear female led bands like; The Angry Dragons, Vibrating Beds, The Zellots, Hiroshima Hearts, Terror Lake, Twin Fin, Nikki and The Corvettes and so much more.

You can catch the archived show at:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 19, 2015

1. Long Day Journey....Lady and the Sun....from the not yet released The Further Adventures Of The Electric Trip. One man psychedelic band from Hamilton Ontario.

2. Oh! Gunquit....Head Bites Tail...from their recent Eat Yuppies and Dance! CD on Dirty Water Records. UK R&B based combo.

3. Oh!Gunquit....Hope In Hell.... as above.

4. The Hypnotics....New Wave Monday...from the brand new Modern Art Entertainment CD on New Values Records. Windsor based combo's second release and this will be released upon vinyl in the new year. Features our good pal Dave Konstantino on guitar/bass/vocals, host of CJAM's Revolution Radio, heard on saturday's at 7PM and one of our sister radio shows!

5. The Secrets....I'll Cry Tomorrow...from the CD Teenage Rampage on OPM Records. Late 70's frat/garage/doowop combo that came out of the Toronto punk scene. They are re-uniting for a show saturday night at This Ain't Hollywood.

6. Johnny Rivers....Secret Agent Man...from his Golden Hits Live LP as we pay tribute to P F Sloane, writer of this classic tune. PF passed away earlier this week and wrote many a classic tune and was involved behind the scenes on many hits of the 60's.

7. The Turtles....Eve Of Destruction....from their Greatest Hits CD and another classic P F Sloane tune.

8. The Searchers... Take Me For What I'm Worth....from a compilation CD called We Love The Pirates (47 Fab 40 hits) and yet another classic P F Sloane tune.

9. Hiroshima Hearts...14 Floors.... from their self titled debut and they will be playing monday night at the London Music Hall.

10. catl...Working Man's Soul....from the With The Lord For Cowards You Will Find No Place LP. Catl will be playing tonite at Call The Office and then they are off for their first of hopefully many European tours.

11. catl...Save Myself...from This Shakin' House LP, their latest LP.

12. The Scenics...Wild Trout.... from the In The Summer CD, studio recordings from 1977-78, another band that came out of the Toronto punk scene.

13. Teenanger.... Cheap Thrills....from their Frights LP and they were in town playing at Call The Office when this show aired.

14. The Leeches...Sluggish Orbit...from the Krampus Records Volume 2 download. From Sweden.

15. The Skeletors.... End Of The World.... as above.

16. Motorhead.... Train Kept A Rollin'...from a self titled LP released on Attic Records and has an added sticker that says their first British LP. No matter, this whole LP kicks ass and these 3 Motorhead tunes go out to Phil Taylor, who passed away last week.

17. Motorhead....  Leaving Here....from a Stiff 7" from 1978, part of the original Stiff Box set.

18. Motorhead.... We Are The Road Crew....from the Ace Of Spades LP from 1980.

19. Dany Laj and the Looks.... Best Thing In Town....from the Word On The Street CD.

20. Hurricane and Able.... Day More Day...from The Thin Edge Of The Wedge download. Toronto/London combo that features band junkie Shawn Larouge.

21. The Thrashers...Zombie Twist....from the Transistor 66 100th release download.

22. The Fleshtones....Ride Your Pony....from the Roman Gods LP and written by Allen Toussaint who passed away last week.

23. Allen Toussaint....Tequila....from the compilation LP New Orleans Funk Volume 2. Way different than your usual version of Tequila as it's done by the master!!

24. Dr John.... Right Place Wrong Time....from In The Right Place LP that is produced by Allen Toussaint and features his keyboards and congo playing on this particular tune. Had to fade this one out as we ran outta time.....

Big Thanx for all the phone calls tonite, much appreciated!!! And a Big thanx for the emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what keeps us going!!!
Back again next week with lots more noise to annoy!
You can catch the archived show here:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 12/2015

One hour show due to a sporting event starting at 7PM....didn't get to really start our Allen Toussaint tribute, so that'll be next week along with some early Motorhead for Phil Taylor.

1. Dave Rave and the Governors...Sweet American Music....from the recent CD of the same name. Dave Rave is part of the Gord Lewis Band who open up for The Flamin' Groovies on Tuesday at This Ain't Hollywood.

2. Dany Laj and the Looks...Where's The Love....from the recent Word On The Street CD which is now available on vinyl. Played this song last week and it's been stuck in my head since, repeated plays is the only form of musical exorcism i'm aware.

3. Ten Heads...You Clean Me Up...from the Swimming and Singing CD from 2001. Local combo who have reformed with a few changes and are playing saturday at the APK here in London.

4. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants...El Camino...from their first 7" from 2007. They are also playing at the APK on saturday night, as well as Lucky 6's.

5. Sonny Vincent....Sink Hole...from his recent Bizarro Hymns CD on Get Hip Records.

6. The Flamin' Groovies....Shake Some Action....from a promo only 12" and it goes out to Rob the retired Mailman!

7. The Flamin' Groovies....First Plane Home...from the 1979 LP Jumpin' In The Night.

8. The Flamin' Groovies...Yeah My Baby....from the 1978 LP Now. And right around here i hit the wrong button and played part of a tune by Sonny Vincent....sorry Sonny!!!Meant to play a Flamin' Groovies commercial. Way too much crazyness happening in the onair studio with the phone a-ringing and 2 guests!!  All for fun!!!

9. The Flamin' Groovies....Teenage Head....from the 1971 Teenage Head LP

10. The Flamin' Groovies...Have You Seen My Baby....as above. We played all these Flamin' Groovies tunes as we're off to see The Groovies on tuesday at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton Ontario.

11. The Noble Savages....She's So Serious...from the brand new Noise Pollution compilation EP on It's Trash Records.

12. The Noble Savages....Fire In The World...from the brand new Four Off The Floor EP on Transistor 66 Records.

13. The Noble Savages...Take Some PIlls... as above.

14. Eve Hell.....The Truth....from the new Transistor 66 download to celebrate their 100th release. T66 is the finest record/CD label in Winnipeg Manitoba!!

15. The ArtWoods.... I Feel Good....from the 100 Oxford Street LP that collects most of their releases. This particular song was written by Allen Toussaint and released in 1966 and was to be the start of our Allen Toussaint memorial but we ran out of time.

Thanx for all that tuned in, all those crazy phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Back again next week, with a full 90m of rock action!!

You can catch the archived show and some blog posts here:
https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 5/2015

1. Hiroshima Hearts....Rust...from their debut CD. Last week they were number one on the CHRW charts, this week, not.

2. Louis Jordan....Caledonia....from a Mercury CD called Rock'n'Roll released in 1989. These are the Mercury sessions recorded back in 56/57 with the fabulous Mickey Baker on the guitar. Man can that guy play and so far ahead of his time!! An earlier version of this song was a hit for Louis Jordan back in the 40's. Most Louis Jordan compilations just collect his work from the chart topping work from the 40's, as great as it was, this later stuff was even better but didn't do as well in the charts.

3. Louis Jordan...Let The Good Times Roll... as above....again, Mickey Baker kills it!

4. The Limboos....Good Times....from a compilation 7" called We Want To Be Black Volume 4 on FOLC Records out of Spain.

5. King Biscuit Boy....Georgia Slop....from the Mouth Of Steel Lp from 1984 on Red Lightnin' Records and Distro'd in Canada via Stony Plain. King Biscuit Boy was from Hamilton and Canada's greatest harp player for many years running. He started out with Ronnie Hawkins, leaving to form Crowbar then went solo releasing many solo records and playing countless sessions for others. He passed away in 2003 after battling the bottle.

6. Muscle Souls....Nothing Today....download from a Toronto mod/soul combo who have played many gigs with...

7. The Reply.... I Must Stop...from their Downtown Soul CD from 2013. Toronto mod/soul combo that we've had play here in London a coupla times and they put on a fantastic live show!

8. The Balantynes...Argent...from the recent Dark Drives Life Signs Lp on La Ti Da Records out of Vancouver. A current fave of mine and a band i'd love to see live, but it probably won't happen as they are based in Vancouver and the logistics of touring across Canada aren't agreeable. So for now, i've got this record, a 12" EP and 2 singles.

9. Marcellus Wallace....Movin' On Up....from their self titled debut CD. Local soul/funk combo who put on a Killer live show!!

10. After Funk....Rage And Chuff...from the brand new download Til The Sun Comes Up. Toronto soul/funk combo who just happened to be in town at Call The Office the day this show aired.

11. The Scenics....In The Summer....from the brand new CD, In The Summer on Dream Tower Records. Studio recordings from 1977/78 that have been sonicly tuned and sound better than ever! You can catch live footage of The Scenics back in the day on The Last Pogo Jumps Again documentary.

12. Dany Laj and The Looks...Where's The Love....from the Word On The Street CD. The vinyl version of this is now available, just go to the band's facebook page for details on how to order. Hopefully we get the band back to London before year end as promised...hint hint.

13. Human Switchboard....Saturday's Girl....from the 1981 LP, Who''s Landing In My Hangar? on Faulty Products. Cleveland based combo that formed in the late 70's and survived until the mid 80's releasing only one studio LP, coupla singles, a live LP, and a compilation on ROIR cassettes after the fact. Huge Velvet Underground fans but not really obvious from this track as it sounds more like early 60's girl group sounds in the Blondie style.

14. Flamin' Groovies.... Shake Some Action....from a 1980 single on Line Records out of Germany. Slightly different than the version on the LP of the same name. FG's are scheduled to hit This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton on the 17th and Toronto on the 18th....

15. Flamin' Groovies....Let That Boy Rock'n'Roll....1975 7" on Philips Records from France.

16. Flamin' Groovies...River Deep Mountain High....1981 7" on Underdog Records from France. Recorded at Gold Star Studios and Chris Wilson has to strain a little bit to reach those high notes but sounds like he's having fun while doing it.

17. Long Day's Journey....The Oracle....recent download from this one man psychedelic band from Hamilton Ontario. And there's a brand new full length just released today called The Further Adventures Of The Electric Trip.

18. Hunger....Workshop....from the Strictly From Hunger! LP from this late 60's/early 70's combo from Portland.

19. Hank and Frank... Nancy Sinatra....from the cassette, Garunge that came with What Wave zine #14 in 1987. Current combo, Tuerto Loco play this song and they are playing at the St Regis on Saturday night.

20. Chris Houston....Girls Are Swell....from his 1986 LP, Hate Filled Man on Caucasion Records. Chris was in the Forgotten Rebels, a punk band, back in the late 70's and currently does the occasional solo acoustic gig, where he plays the odd song from that era.

21. Frankie and Jimmy....Maggie Camp Blues.... a demo from this Hamilton Ontario based blues combo and it looks like we've run outta time way before we've run outta tunes to play this week!

Big thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages, facebook thanx (there were quite a few this week!!!) and all the Heys!!!! That's what makes it all worthwhile!!!
Back again next week with more noise to annoy.
The CHRW website is all new and improved. Check it out after you check out the archived show (and blogs) at this link:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist October 29/2015

This was an all new show (with 2 exceptions) as so much cool new stuff has come out recently. And this is only the new stuff we've been exposed to, tons more hidden away waiting to be listened to.

1. The Mongrels...Do It....from their last Radio WW session. And they will  be playing at the monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party happening this sunday from 5 till 8PM at the Richmond Hotel in downtown London.

2. Dustbin Flowers...My Little World....brand new recording of this tune that's going to be on their next CD.

3. Hiroshima Hearts...14 Floors...from their debut CD which just happens to be number one on the CHRW Radio charts this week! Congrats to HH!!

4. 30 Helens...The Deep....from their recently released Vague Rants EP. Brand new local combo that features the bass player from Hiroshima Hearts.

5. M&M Meats... Runners Love....from the brand new Transistor 66 download to celebrate the 100th release on this Winnipeg based label. M&M are not associated with the food chain of the same name and come from Winnipeg.

6. The Zorgs...Milkshake....another track from the Transistor 66 download. The Zorgs also come from Winnipeg and the download is free from the T66 website.

7. The Ativans....Jump The Shark...as above, but this band comes from Calgary.

8. The Noble Savages....I Don't Wanna Be A Boy No More....from their brand new Four Off The Floor 7" on Transistor 66 Records. Hamilton based combo we've played many times on Radio WW!!

9. The Noble Savages...Lobotomy City.... as above. When this band first formed, our good pal and former Londoner Rob Munro (RIP) was on guitar.

10. Dynamite Pussy Club...Power....from their album that should be out next month....from Bath UK.

11. The Government...PhD on Beat....from a brand new 7" on FOLC Records out of Spain which is where this combo comes from. Not to be confused with the Canuck combo of the same name from the late 70's/early 80's.

12. The Government....Old New Age... as above.

13. Macumba Brothers....Preacher Man....from a brand new EP on FOLC Records and these guys are also from Spain!

14. The Trip Wires...Come On and Do The Swim....from We Want To Be Black Volume 4 on FOLC Records. West coast combo on this 7" compilation from Spain.

15. MFC Chicken....Study Hall....from the brand new Solid Gravy LP on Dirty Water Records from the UK. MFC are from the UK and have also just released a couple of singles on FOLC Records.

16. MFC Chicken...14 Girls.... as above.

17. Archie and the Bunkers...Sally Lou....from their brand new album on Dirty Water Records. Two teenage brothers from Cleveland that sound WAY beyond their age!!!

18. Flesh Rag...I Gotta Go....from the brand new Noise Pollution 7" EP on It's Trash Records. 4 song EP of all Hamilton combos.

19. Jimmy And The Jerks...Critical Mass, Critical Trash... as above. The Jimmy in this combo, is the same as Frankie and Jimmy, the blues duo we've played many times on Radio WW. And we had them do a live to air session back a couple months.

20. The Scenics...O Boy....from the brand new In The Summer CD on DreamTower Records. A remixing of recordings done back in 77/78. The Scenics were a Toronto based combo, who really didn't fit in with the rest of the punk/new wave combos of their time period. They were way more artier, but had a tough edge to their sound which doesn't sound dated at all.

21. The Scenics...Do The Wait... as above.

22. Dead Beat Poets....In My Iron Lung....brand new 7" that features Frank Secich who played with Stiv Bators in The Dead Boys and Stiv's later powerpop bands.

23. Sons Of Mod....This Is Sound....from a soon to be released LP. Australian combo with lots of mod and garage influences.

24. Sons Of Mod....Ghost Train.... as above.

25. 63 Monroe....Bloodstains...from their recent Punk Rock Soldier CD. Recent recordings from this band that has been around longer than many of our listeners!

26. The Cramps....The Crusher....from the 12" EP of the same name. This goes out to Danny P and to everyone that celebrates Halloween.

27. Sonny Vincent....Faster Pussycat...from his brand new Bizarro Hymns on Get Hip Records.

All brand new releases today, except The Mongrels and Cramps. Hope you enjoyed all the new sounds! Back again next week with more noise to annoy.

Since the CHRW website is still under construction, you can get to the archived show with the following link, then scroll down to thursday and you'll see Radio What Wave:

http://129.100.145.33/archive/
 

Radio What Wave Playlist Oct 22/2015

This was an almost all vinyl show as the London Record Show is happening on Sunday Oct 25th at Centennial Hall in London Ontario.

1. Marcellus Wallace...It Ain't Easy....from their self titled debut CD. London Ontario's finest soul combo.

2. The Ballantynes....PMA...from their recent Dark Drives, Life Signs LP on La Ti Da Records out of Vancouver. They've also released a couple of singles and a 12" that are just as good as this LP.

3. The Ballantynes....Let's Go....as above.

4. Vintage Experience....Little Bit Of Soul...from their latest demo. VE are playing saturday night at Jimbo's here in London.

5. GTV's....Organ Donor....new 7" on Hidden Volume Records. The label is from Baltimore, but the GTV's are from Philly.

6. Jr. Gone Wild....It Never Changes...from their debut LP, Less Art More Pop from 1987 on BYO Records. Jr Gone Wild are from Edmonton and reformed a year or so ago due to interest in the band. And now, there's a crowd funding going on to raise money to create a documentary on the band. See the link on the Radio WW facebook page for more info.

7. Jr. Gone Wild...Drivin' Thru Texas....as above. Jr played London several times in the late 80's and always put on a really entertaining show. There just might be some pics from the London shows in the documentary.

8. Elk...Shaking Hands...from the Balm Beach 7" EP from 2011. St Catherines/Welland/Toronto based combo that have some really nice poppy garage sounds.

9. Deadly Snakes...I Can't Sleep At Night...from a double 7" on In The Red Records from 2004. The last time they played Call The Office, Greg Cartwright of Oblivians fame was in the band on guitar and vocals.

10. 24th Street Wailers....Spitfire...from their Where Evil Grows CD.

11. Shirley Matthews... Big Town Boy....from her 1964 single on Tamarac Records. Top 10 in Canada right as The Beatles hit the airwaves.

12. Vibrating Beds....Baby Tell Me...from a 2010 7" on Transistor 66 Records from Winnipeg.

13. Angry Dragons....Love You Tonite....from a 2009 7" EP on Transistor 66 Records.

14. Chica Boom Boom....Just Like Me....from a brand new download from Transistor 66 Records which is celebrating it's 100th release!! A milestone in today's world!! Congrats Art!!

15.  Excelsior...Black Top Pilot...live recording on CHRW 10/2/2015 from It's Trash.

16. Evil Eyes....Good As Gold...2012 7" from this Hamilton/Toronto based combo. Featuring Count Brockula on guitar and vocals.

17. Evaporators...Brainwashed....from a 1992 7" on Nardwuar Records.

18. Evaporators...Detroit 69...as above.

19. Jim Ashby....Speed City....1970 7" that made the airwaves here in London Ontario. My favourite record to come out of London Ontario!

20. The Sinners....No Brains Required....1980 7" from London Ontario. We had these guys on  air for an interview about 10 years ago, when they did a reunion at Call The Office.

21. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons...Are You Really Gone....from a 7" called Four Whom The Bell Tolls that came free with What Wave zine #16 1988. Singer Tom Dunphy is now in The Rizdales, a country band that backs Wanda Jackson whenever she tours Ontario. Drummer Andrew Lewis is now a world famous poster designer and even did a cover for What Wave zine many years ago!

22. The Government....Drive My Car....1979 7" from this Toronto art/punk combo.

23. The Improbables....Gotta Calm Down....from a brand new 7" on Hidden Volume Records.

24. The Reprobettes...Leave My Kitten Alone...brand new 7" on Boppa Do Down Records from Toronto. The band is actually from Australia and this is their first release.

25. Fuad And The Feztones...Little Sally Walker...2002 7" EP on Ricochet Sound Records out of Montreal. The band is from Egypt....LOL....

26. Blue Demons....Goodbye Stinktown...2012 7" on Boppa Do Down Records. The band is from parts unknown and wear matching blue wrestling masks.

27. Magic Christian....Let's Shake....2012 7" on Schizophrenic Records out of Hamilton Ontario. This version of the band included; Cyril Jordan (guitar, Flamin' Groovies), Eddie Munoz (bass, Plimsouls), Clem Burke (drums, Blondie), Gord Lewis (guitar, Teenage Head), Dave Rave (vocals, Shakers), and Michael Fonfara (keyboards, Lou Reed). A SUPER group if ever such a thing existed!!

Hope you enjoyed the overload of 7" records!! It's always fun to spin records and you get to hear some sounds you don't always hear on the radio.   Big thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what makes it all worth while!!

Come say HEY at the CHRW table at the London Record show this sunday at Centennial Hall. I'll have some copies of What Wave 24, Graphic Underground books and a coupla crates of records.
Next week's show is going to be almost all new releases as there's been a stack of stuff hitting my mailbox in the last little while!

You might be able to catch the archived show here, they're still working on updating the webpage:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist October 15/2015

1. Junkhouse....Be Someone....from the Birthday Boy CD from 1995. Tom Wilson is on lead vocals and guitar and returns to London this weekend as Lee Harvey Osmond.

2. Dave Campbell....This Is Now...from the Finding The Real CD from 2013. Local London Ontario artist.

3. The Sons Of Mod....Hamburg Stomp....from an about to be released album from this Australian mod combo.

4. The Bon....Static Electricity....title song from their only CD on Boppa Do Down Records, 2012. Toronto combo that featured a Leather Upper in the band.

5. Flying Squad....Brian Mulroney....demo from this London biker rock combo that tells why they love Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada. Timely as monday is election day so don't forget to vote if you haven't already.

6. 63 Monroe....She's Electric...from the recent Punk Rock Soldier CD.

7. Powerfist....I'm Not Like Everybody Else....demo from Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants who are playing saturday night at Call The Office with The Strike and Noble Savages.

8. Emergency....What You Gonna Do...from their 2005 1234 LP. Vancouver based combo that featured Fergus Macleod who has reformed his old band, The Strike. Conveniently playing at Call The Office on Saturday night.

9. Noble Savages....The Music Will Kill You....from a demo....they have a brand new 7" out on Transistor 66 Records.

10. The Tranzmitors....Dancing In The Front Row....from a 7" and Fergus Macleod played bass on this track.

11. Young Canadians....Losers....from the 1995 No Escape CD compilation. Vancouver based punk/new wave combo that featured Art Bergmann.

12. The Stooges....Fun House...from the LP of the same name and for Steve Mackay who passed away early this week. Steve played sax on this track, as well as several others on this LP.

13. The Demics...Let's Watch The News....live recording from the Cedar Lounge, probably late 78/early 79.

14. The Stents...Nobody Loves The Hulk....brand new single on Hidden Volume Records out of Baltimore.

15. The Routes...Meant To Be....from the recent Skeletons CDon Groovie Records.

16. The Reverberations....Lost In Tyme....another brand new single on Hidden Volume Records.

17. Dany Laj and the Looks.... We Know....from the Word On The Street CD...Montreal based powerpoppers.

18. Dynamite Pussy Club....Power.....brand new demo from this UK based trio.

19. Hiroshima Hearts....Who Do You Love....from their recent self titled CD....local combo that we've done a live to air with.

20. JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound....Baltimore Is The New Brooklyn....from their 2009 Beat Of Our Own Drum LP on Vampi Soul. Chicago based soul combo who are now on Bloodshot Records.

21. Bastons....Sword...from their recent Gesture CD. Rockers from France.

22. Century Palm....White Light...from their recent self titled CD. Toronto based artwrockers featuring Paul Lawton from Myelin Sheaths and many other combos.

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!!Next week we'll probably be playing lots of records as the London Record Show is happening on Sunday October 25th at Centennial Hall....i'll be at the CHRW table as usual.

You might be able to catch the archived show at:

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

They are in the process of updating the CHRW website.

Radio What Wave Playlist October 8/2015

1. 24th Street Wailers....Cursed...from the Where Evil Grows CD.

2. Sonny Vincent....Faster Pussycat....from the brand new Bizarro Hymns CD on Get Hip Records.

3. Sonny Vincent....Till There Was You.... as above.

4. Sonny Vincent...Tear It Into Pieces... as above.

5. Century Palm....Reasons...from their recent self titled debut.

6. Bastons....Decay...from the recent Gesture CD....from France.

7. Deadbeat Poets...She Is With Me....from their recent 7" and features Frank Secich on vocals/guitar. Frank was in Blue Ash as well as Stiv Bators powerpop combo and recently released a book called Circumstantial Evidence.

8. Lord Almightys....White Denim...from their recent download...Toronto powerpoppers featured Miles Deck on the tubs.

9. Archie and the Bunkers...I Wish I Could...from their brand new LP on Dirty Water Records. 2 teenage brothers from Cleveland who sound WAY beyond their years.

10. X....Adult Books....Dangerhouse 7" and different version than the later LP. This goes out to regular listener Danny P!

11. X....Los Angeles....as above.

12. Eugene Ripper....End Of The Highway....from the Fast Folk Underground CD.

13. Black Holes...Big Sky....from their Live At The Brunswick CD from 2002.

14. Black Holes...I'm A Hobo.... as above. Black Holes were playing their last show for awhile at the APK right after this show aired.

15. Frankie and Jimmy....Spread The News....recorded live on Radio WW back in July of this year.

16. GTV's....Organ Donor....brand new 7" on Hidden Volume Records out of Baltimore. We'll be playing some more recent releases from this label on next week's show.

17. Hook Up....Silver Kiss....from their Tomorrow and Today CD. The Hook Up have moved to Saskatoon and are back playing live shows again.

18. The Gruesomes....Out Of Our Tree....from the Hey CD on Ricochet Sound and we had to fade this one out as we ran out of time.

Big Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Back again next week with a full 90m show with lots of new stuff.
You can find us at the Collector Show at Centennial Hall on Sunday Oct 11th with a table full of comics and records and other stuff.

You can catch the archived show at:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

That's right a new Big Enchilada podcast episode is here: The Android Baby Boogie

There is a set featuring a tribute to The Seeds (and their new documentary Pushin' Too Hard); there is an "Around the World in a Daze" set of rocking songs from around the word; and a basic set of (mostly) new songs by Jello Biafra, Acid Baby Jesus, The Vagoos, J.J. & The Real Jerks and more.

So make the android babies boogie and take a bite of this delicious Big Enchilada!

BIG ENCHILADA 90: Android Baby Boogie by Steve Terrell on Mixcloud

Steve , I tried , unsucessfully , to bring this up , earlier. It's the computer , not you (But , you knew that.). WE'LL TRY TO LISTEN TO IT , LATER....Roky is playing Hallowe'en in San Francisco. HE PLAYED HERE , ONCE , ON THE HIGH HOLIDAY. John.

Boo!

Yes it's Halloween again, which means it's the anniversary of The Big Enchilada podcast! I started this silly thing in 2008 and now I have 8 Spooktacular episodes under my proverbial belt.

This ones's a good one with songs by Roky Erikson, The Nekromantix, Angry Johnny & The Killbillies, Kay Martin, plus lots of bands I've met through this Hideout of ours ... Horror Deluxe, The Blue Giant Zeta Puppies, Fire Bad!, The Nevermores and more. Check out the entire playlist HERE.

Have a safe holiday and don't take any razor blades in your apples!

BIG ENCHILADA 89: Spooktacular 2015 by Steve Terrell on Mixcloud

He is great! I saw him in Santa Fe a couple of years ago. Taped a song

Last Wednesday, he was great!

OK, so I've started a new podcast on GPPR. It's called Carburetor Dung (obvious tip o' the hat there to Lester Bangs, yo). It's a mixtape-style podcast (complete with cassette tape SFX) and you won't be hearing me blathering on about the music or anything else, for that matter. The only times you might here my voice will be when I occasionally do some sort of station ID or soundbytes... goofy shit like that. Actually, on this first episode, you won't hear my voice at all! That's because I started working on it before I knew what the title would be and then after I'd figured that out, I wasn't around a microphone. So anyway, another thing that's different about this show is it's gonna be all NEW music... stuff basically recorded and released in the past 5-10 years or so. Why? Because I think we need a lot more of that on the network. I dig the old shit, too, I just get tired of hearing ALL old shit and virtually none of the new punk/garage trash that's out there. So maybe we'll get some new listeners to the network with this one. Hope so, anyway. I hope you dig it, but I really couldn't care less if you don't. You can hear the first episode HERE.

www.trashwax.com

The 4th album from Scots garage veterans Mondo A Go Go is now out on Trash Wax !

A beautiful package which includes double printed inner, download code, extensive liner notes and the album comes pressed on heavy weight translucent red vinyl.....300 copies only !

Mondo A Go Go  'In Go Go We Trust'

New album out on 23rd October.

Their 4th outing and this release takes a look back over their 20 year career so far.

Get the lowdown at Trash, Garage Garbage & Other Delights  Or head on over to www.trashwax.com.

Good question!

I'd like to hear the answers, too.

There are a lot of different Motown comps and greatest hits out there. I've never found a set that really sounds good. Either there's no bass, or the mix is muddy.

What is the best Motown collection out there?