The last two episodes of Revolution Rock were both very different.  The most recent episode was a show full of 100% surf music.  The other episode was devoted to songs from Bob Dylan & The Band's Basement Tapes Sessions.

February 28 Revolution Surf Play List:

1. The Metalunas – X-Minus One (X-Minus One - 1999)
2. The Marketts – Other Limits (Outer Limits! - 1964)
3. 9th Wave – Time Tunnel (Time Tunnel - 2003)
4. The Nation Rockin’ Shadows – Anesthesia (Diggin' Out - 1997)
5. The Newport Nomads – Blue Mallard (Diggin' Out - 1997)
6. The Goldtones –Gutterball (Diggin' Out - 1997)
7. Jan Davis - Snow Surfing Matador (Jungle Exotica Vol 1- 1997)
8. The Urban Surf Kings – The Phantom Riders Of The Back Lot (Bang Howdy Partner - 2008)
9. X-Ray Cat Trio – I Was Cruel To You (Medium Stop) (Bloody Deeds - 2014)
10. The Orions – El Don Compressor (Always Clean And Fresh EP - 2012)
11. Les Fanatics – The Spotnick Theme (Portuguese Nuggets Vol 3 - A Trip To 60's Portuguese Psych, Surf And Garage Rock - 2007)

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 Segment:

12. Langhorns - Awesome (Langhorns - 1998)
13. The Majestics - Big Noise From Makaha (The Surf Creature - 2000)
14. The Original Surfaris - Ghost Riders in The Sky (Surfs Up! At Banzai Pipeline - 1963)
15. Pastel Six - Take it Off! (The Cinnamon Cinder/Bandido - 1963)
16. Fathoms - Groovy Boots (Fathomless - 1996)

17. The Twilight Stringers – Pale Face Twist (Sleazy Surf Vol 1 - 1995)
18. The Telstars – Topless (Sleazy Surf Vol 1 - 1995)
19. The A-Jacks – Fury (Sleazy Surf Vol 1 - 1995)
20. The Mockers – Maledona (Sleazy Surf Vol 2 - 1995)
21. The Zombie Surfers – Zombie Drums (It Came From The Garage Vol II - 1987)
22. This Machine Kills Robots – Salty Wave (This Machine Kills Robots - 2011)
23. James O-L & The Villains – Kill The Devil (On The Banks Of The Detroit River - 2014)
24. The Revels - Six Pack (Intoxica!!! The Best Of The Revels - 1995)
25. Ramblin’ Ambassadors – Standoff At Califobe Bridge (Ramble On - 2012)
26. La Luz – TV Dream (Brainwash/T.V. Dream - 2013)
27. The Challengers –Kamikaze (Surfbeat - 1963)
28. The Challengers – Ramrod (Surfbeat - 1963)
29. The Challengers – Surf Beat (Surfbeat - 1963)
30. The Echo Tones – Lowdown Guitar (Inland Surfer/Lowdown Guitar - 1963)
31. The Pharohs – The Friendly Martian (The Friendly Martian/Unknown Planet - 1964)
32. Davie Allan & The Arrows – Sulkin’ (Cycle-Delic Sounds - 1968)
29. The Plugz – Reel Ten (Repo Man: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 1984)
30. The Traditional Fools – Layback!!! (The Traditional Fools - 2008)
31. Dead Ghosts – Tea Swamp Rumble (Can't Get No - 2013)
32. The Huaraches – I Guano Rock (The Huaraches Steal Second - 2014)
33. The Sentinals – Big Surf (Big Surf! - 1963)
34. The Torpedoes – The Snake (Good For The Country - 1996)
35. Jim Messina & The Jesters – Yang Bu (Bustin' Surfboards - 1996)

Download/listen to this podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150228-1900-t1425150000.mp3

Check out my blog post on The Challengers album Surfbeat here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/02/the-challengers-surfbeat-show-549.html

February 21st Bob Dylan & The Band Basement Tapes Play List:

1. 900 Miles From My Home (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
2. One Too Many Mornings (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
3. Bells Of Rhymney (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
4. Under Control (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
5. This Wheels On Fire (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
6. Open The Door Homer (Take 1) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
7. Tears Of Rage (Take 1) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
8. Tupelo (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
9. Kickin' My Dog Around (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
10. See You Later Allan Ginsberg (Take 1) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
11. See You Later Allan Ginsberg (Take 2) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
12. I'm Your Teenager Prayer (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
13. Song For Canada (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
14. Don't Ya Tell Henry (The Basement Tapes - 1975)
15. Don't Ya Tell Henry (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
16. Apple Suckling Tree (Take 2) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
17. Lo And Behold! (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
18. Sign On The Cross (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
19. Belshazzar (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete – 2014)
20. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 2) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
21. Bonnie Ship The Diamond (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
22. Million Dollar Bash (Take 2) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
23. Odds & Ends (Take 2) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
24. Instrumental Jam (Even A Tomato) (A Tree With Roots - The Genuine Basement Tapes – 2001)
25. I'm Not There (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)
26. I Shall Be Released (Take 1) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Complete - 2014)

Download/listen to the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150221-1900-t1424545200.mp3

Check out my blog post on The Basement Tapes here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/02/bob-dylan-band-basement-tapes.html

Last week's episode of Revolution Rock was comprised entirely of bands from Toronto's past and present.  Tehre's a lot of early obscure garage such as The Secrets, The Ardels nad punk/post punk like A Neon Rome, The Leather Uppers, The Diodes and The Government.  

The play list:

1. A Neon Rome - The Magical Summer Of 85 (New Heroin - 1987)
2. Cardboard Brains - Living Inside My Head (White EP - 1977)
3. Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month (You're A Woman, I'm A Machine - 2004)
4. Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs - Get Pumped Up (Gates Of Hell - 2014)
5. Supreme Bagg Team - If You Could Read My Mind (The Supreme Bagg Team - 1989)
7. PONY - Somethin’ About You (Somethin' About You - 2013)
8. Mexican Slang - Double Trouble (Twerp EP - 2013)
9. The Secrets - Crying Over Her (Wyld Canada Volume 1: Crazy Things - 2005)
10. Canadian Squires - Leave Me Alone (Wyld Canada Volume 3: Endless Dream - 2005)
11. Bobby Kris & The Imperials - A Year From Today (She Belongs To Me/A Year From Today - 1966)
12. Buddy Burke & The Canadian Meteors - That Big Old Moon (That Big Old Moon/Street Of Sorrows - 1957)
13 Jay Sad - Noodle & Egg (Jay Sad Goes - 2009)
14. Papermaps - There Are Wolves (Interior Ghost EP - 2012)
15. Change Of Heart - There You Go (Smile - 1992)
16. Actual Water - Floorboard Speculation (Double Negatives - 2008)
17. Actual Water - Brighton (The Paisley Orchard - 2010)
18. Actual Water - Take The Stairs (Call 4 Fun - 2014)
18. Actual Water - 647-445-1141 (Call 4 Fun) (Call 4 Fun - 2014)
19. Actual Water - Waldo Jackson (Call 4 Fun - 2014)
20. The Viletones - Screaming Fist (Screaming Fist EP - 1977)
21. No Hands - Conquerors (Conquerors/Dirty Water - 2015)
22. Leather Uppers - Carne Mysterioso (Carne Mysterioso - 1993)
23. Arson - Coho Coho (Smash The State: Volume One - 1994)
24. The Government - Flat Tire (The 33 1/3 EP - 1979)
25. The Fits - Bored Of Education (Smash The State: Volume One - 1994)
26. The Diodes - Tennis (Again) (Tired Of Waking Up Tired: The Best Of The Diodes - 1998)
27. Teenanger - Frights (Frights - 2011)
28. Pow Wows - Hidden Future (Broken Curses - 2015)
29. The Ugly Ducklings - Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (Somewhere Outside - 1966)
30. The Underworld - Love 22 (Unreleased Single - 1968)
31. The Ardels - Piece Of Jewelery (Wyld Canada Volume 2: Shake Yourself Down - 2005)
32. Handsome Ned - One Hundred Miles Of Open Road (The Name Is Ned: Anthology - 2000)
33. Hooded Fang - Too Late Night (Album - 2010)
34. The Poles - CN Tower (CN Tower/Prime Time - 1977)
35. Zro4 - Gimme Attention (Punk History Canada Presents: Only In Canada, Eh 77-81 Volume 1 - 2005)
36. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie Compromise (Savvy Show Stoppers - 1988)

Download/listen to the podcast/program here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20150214-1900-t1423940400.mp3

Check out my blog post on Toronto's Actual Water here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2015/02/actual-water-calls-4-fun-show-547.html

....It seems , too , that a lot of the original bands who have reformed , AND were still really good , have broken up again.....But , there's still ? and The Mysterians , The Alarm Clocks ,The Rezillos , Eddie and The Hot Rods , The Gizmos , Downliners Sect , Chocolate Watchband * , Dictators NYC ( It's still The Dictators , from where I stand . ) , Buzzcocks , Ty Wagner (Tho' he's not playing out , much.), Bubble Puppy , The Nervebreakers , The Mentally Ill , Strawberry Alarm Clock , Davie Allan and The Arrows , Thee Midniters , Electric Prunes , Blues Magoos , Powder , Syndicate of Sound ....some of these bands may have retired from performing , but , most , if not all , of them are still active.

*The Chocolate Watchband was on hiatus for several years. Then , they were scheduled to play in San Francisco , last April . My Girlfriend and I had tix , but , the show was cancelled with no explanation. Several months later , Mark Loomis , original Guitarist , passed away. He'd only played with the reformed group when he was available.   Whether or not they're planning to play out again , I could'nt say. 

YEAH , The Boys are BACK (Sounds like a song....), tho' I don't think they ever officially split , just went on hiatus , maybe , because they've been doing club dates and Punk fesivals, off and on , since THE 9O's.

They've got a new release , "Punk Rock Menopause". I don't have it , but , I'm sure it's very good. They played in Chicago about six months ago , and they were ON FIRE.  The band was tight , the harmonies were spot on . and they were very professional.  They said they plan to come back here , within the year , so , if you don't live TOO far away , it would be worth the trip , if that happens.....I'M sure they'll do more US dates , but , this one was the 5th or 6th US show , ever , and you could tell they were blown away by the response.

Dead Boy said:

The Boys ?

I had totally missed that they were back. Have to check that out, The Boys are great. Thanks!

The Boys ?

Anyone know of any good bands from the sixties and seventies that are active today? Mainly looking for garage, psych or punk. I just know of a couple of bands like The Pretty Things, The Sonics, Radio Birdman.

hi we are the crawlin' hex from the uk. we play rnr trash and garage. we are currently recording our debut album and are looking for a label......please check out our version of who do you love...thanks

https://soundcloud.com/fred-11-1/who-do-you-love

X

Playlist 02/28/15

Pylon - Cool
Kleenex - Ain't You
Flesheaters - Wedding Dice
Jesus and Mary Chain - Blues From A Gun
Junk Monkeys - All In A Day
Real Kids - No Place Fast
Love Battery - See Your Mind
Droogs - Other End of Town
Saffron Sect - A Pinch of Chalk
Thee Wylde Fuzz Show - Stunner
St. Phillip's Escalator - Elevation
13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
Ty Segall - Skin
Colleen Green - Grind My Teeth
Concord America - Hippie Trash
Fairy Bones - Slide
Bleed - Something To Believe In
Rancid - Malfunction
UK Subs - Party In Paris
Captain Bedderz - I Want You
Fashion - Sodium Pentathol Negative
Magazine - Rhythm of Cruelty
Only Ones - Oh Lucinda
Rings - I Wanna Be Free
Chris Pope - Dedicated Follower of Fashion
AJ Davila Y Terror Amor - Vamonos Lejos
Arrogants - Mr. Devil
Galileo 7 - One Lie At A Time
Charms - Gimme Your Love
Audio Kings of the Third World - You're The Only Woman
Thee Jezabelles - Black Book
Vegas 6 - Dead Man's Shoes
Harmonica Lewinski - Titty City
Fuzztones - 1-2-5
Leonard Nimoy - Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
Big Hair - Punk as Filardo
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

On Saturday February 28th, The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will broadcast its last show from WITR’s Studio A in the basement of RIT’s Student Alumni Union. In two weeks the new home will be upstairs in the brand new Studio X. You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or streaming live at http://witr.rit.edu from 1:00-3:00PM EST. Goodbye Studio A. It has been a fun 25 years.

Ian Donahue said:

good thread. are there any good current blues punk bands? i play drums in one here in sf (link in profile, shameless self promo) and we're having some trouble finding bands to network/play with.

Check out John Schooley's last couple albums... Dead Mall Blues and The Man Who Rode a Mule Around the World. Good stuff!

good thread. are there any good current blues punk bands? i play drums in one here in sf (link in profile, shameless self promo) and we're having some trouble finding bands to network/play with.

Man , I almost forgot .  GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY pUNK bLUES 45 WOULD BE  THE UNCALLED FOUR'S "Grind Her Up" b/w "Cotton Fields". Based in Waco (!) , the band centered around marrieds ,  Randy and Donna Reeves , two Rock'n'Roll lifers (Sadly , Donna left this life a few years ago. She was a great , great lady). RANDY WOULD GO ON TO WRITE FOR NEXT bIG tHING , AND PLAY A CRUCIAL FACTOR IN GETTING Ronnie Dawson's classic  material released on vinyl. HE ALSO RECORDED JACK STARR'S LAST SESSIONS , MADE VIDEOS ON HIM , AND LED NOTORIOUS THE ROBERT TILTON FAN CLUB.The Reeves dropped out of performing upon starting  a family. Donna hosted a Rockabilly program on KNON radio in Dallas....THE BAND WAS ORIGINALLY JOINED BY JEFF SATAN , later with Sata's Cheerleaders and Satan's Satellites , and aspired to a sound something akin to The Cramps ,Tav Falco and early solo Alex Chilton , but , came up with something entirely their own , a truly fucked up car-crash blend off PUNK AND BLUES that foresaw the rise of The Gibson Bros. THE BAND MADE A VIDEO FOR "GRIND HER UP" a few years later. Look it up on You Tube.

Listen here:

The setlist:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20150222-0000-t1424563200.mp3

 HUEY NEWTON - POWER TO THE PEOPLE 
THE TEMPTATIONS - BALL OF CONFUSION 
MALCOLM X - STOP SINGING AND START SWINGING 
JAMES BROWN - SAY IT LOUD I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD 
HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNITERS- BLACKENIZED 
GIL SCOTT HERON - THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED 

HUEY NEWTON - THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY CALLS FOR 
THE LUMPEN - FREE BOBBY NOW 
THE LUMPEN - NO MORE 
H. RAP BROWN - VIOLENCE IS AS AMERICAN AS CHERRY PIE 
BLACK MERDA - PROPHET 
PARLIAMENT - CHOCOLATE CITY 
STOKELY CARMICHAEL - SO MUCH STRENGTH 
THE CHI-LITES - (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 
STOKELY CARMICHAEL - BLACK UNITY 
THE LAST POETS - WHEN THE REVOLUTION COMES 
STOKELY CARMICHAEL - WE WANT BLACK POWER 
THE WATTS PROPHETS - PART -E, S 
MALCOLM X - STANDING AND FIGHTING 
AMIRI BARAKA - WHO WILL SURVIVE AMERICA? 
S.O.U.L. - TELL IT LIKE IT IS 
KATHLEEN CLEAVER - CHANGE IT 
GETTO KITTY - STAND UP AND BE COUNTED 
DERRICK HARRIOTT- MESSAGE FROM A BLACK MAN 
ANGELA DAVIS - WE'RE THREATENING THE OPPRESSORS 

SONS OF SLUM - RIGHT ON 
CURTIS MAYFIELD & THE IMPRESSIONS - WE'RE A WINNER 
MIRIAM MAKEBA & BONGI - DO YOU REMEMBER MALCOLM? 
SYL JOHNSON - I'M TALKIN' ABOUT FREEDOM 
GIL SCOTT HERON - WHO'LL PAY REPARATIONS FOR MY SOUL?

Great news. So glad to hear this. Thanks, John.

KOPPER , YOU'RE WELCOME. I have a good feeling about this. Fred knew how long , roughly , it'd take to get back to work , and he set himself a realistic goal , and took good care of himself in the meantime. OF COURSE , TOODY'S TAKEN GOOD CARE OF HIM , TOO. THE LION AND tHE LIONESS ARE NOW POISED TO STRIKE. 

Thanks for the update, John!

MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW , FRED IS RETURNING TO THE STAGE , SOON , WITH THE REFORMED DEAD MOON. SOON SOON SOON , MOON MOON MOON , THEY'RE GONNA GET YOU SOON....

HE IS GOOD KING COLE. HE'S GOT A DEEP , DEEP SOUL.

MAY 14 - HELENDOORN , NETHERLANDS DAUWPOP FEST 2015.

JULY 10 - EMPTY BOTTLE , CHICAGO.

I don't think any other dates have been listed, yet. Biut , watch this space.

No one? Seriously?

Post here if and when you got your tickets!

Burger Boogaloo

It's from a year and a half ago, but I just discovered it so i wanted to share. One of my favorite bands ever...

http://horrorpedia.com/2013/09/11/the-mummies-garage-rock-band/

Dig it,
kopper

If you have a Mac, just use GarageBand. It's perfect and works great. It also integrates with your iTunes library so it's really easy to drop in songs, sound effects, sound bytes, etc.

I love the podcasts on GRGPNK and I've been inspired to learn how to make one. However, I really have no idea where to start. What program and/or app is best/easiest to use (I have a Mac)? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Also , the press has been keen to call this the first - ever Elevators reunion , when , besides the '84 shows (Doing mostly Roky's solo material.) , the band played a one  - off gig in '77 (Minus Roky and Tommy.) , and several gigs in '73 (With Roky , Ronnie , John Ike and Stacy, but , not Tommy.). 

THIS TIME , HELL HAS REALLY FROZEN OVER....I'd heard loose talk about this a few months back , but , it was only just confirmed . i'm not sure how I feel about it. John ike and Ronnie tried to get Roky to perform with them in the Early 90's ., and the three of them did two gigs in 1984.  But , not only is Roky's heart more into playing out , his sets tend to consist of at least half Elevators songs , whereas , for decades , he only did "You're Gonna Miss Me" and "Splash One". If you saw the other article , this week , Tommy Hall rambles at length about mathematics ,drugs , and other topics , but has little to say about THE eLEVATORS' MUSIC , EXCEPT THAT HE'S ANXIOUS TO DO THE SHOW , AND WILL HAVE TO START PRACTICING THE JUG , As he claims he has'nt been in a band of any kind in eons (Roky said he was in a traditional jug band in the 70's...).So , how they're all going to get along personally , as well as musically , remains to be seen.

IT'LL ALSO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO THEY GET TO PLAY LEAD GUITAR....while Stacy Sutherland can't be replaced , I'm sure they can find someone who'd give their left nut to play tehse songs , AND do 'em justice......It's looking very much like a Hippie camping fest , to me , but , the impossible is happening. We should all be glad , whether we can go , or not.