chuck berry - reelin' and rockin' or johnny b goode

i'm a sucker for that back beat and chuck just tares shit up

OBLIVIANS : BAD MAN


great song!!!!

My current favorite is "Running with the Wasters" by the Takeover UK.

However, like Kopper just said, this can change from day to day, week to week, month to month, year to year, decade to decade. I'm just picking that one because they are one of my favorite local bands.

paint it black....nuff said

either the crusher by the novas or flash and crash by rocky and the riddlers

Definetly. The most technically gifted musicians put out the worst music on earth. You mentioned Prog Rock earlier. ixnayray said:

You do make a very good point actually Rod. This is something I often bring up in conversations about music. Certain musicians may be technically gifted BUT... it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I think we really are a bunch of snobs when we are really condemning a style of music we truly hate and calling it the worst bands. Yes the music is wretched and the ideas are stupid but damn, the musicianship is good compared to what we listen to. Sorry but it's true. So really, are these the worst BANDS in the world or just the worst ideas?

For the really worst bands, I just got done seeing Top 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80s on VH-1 Classics. Horrid.

That's aweful. Looks like the ripped the idea for the vid after ply too much god of war. Giannis KRI said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkmlujV-TvU

You do make a very good point actually Rod. This is something I often bring up in conversations about music. Certain musicians may be technically gifted BUT... it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing! Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I think we really are a bunch of snobs when we are really condemning a style of music we truly hate and calling it the worst bands. Yes the music is wretched and the ideas are stupid but damn, the musicianship is good compared to what we listen to. Sorry but it's true. So really, are these the worst BANDS in the world or just the worst ideas?

Good fun making fun of this stuff? HELL YEAH! ixnayray said:

I don't know enough about this type of music for my opinion to be taken seriously. So yeah Rod, I guess you're right. It's like me slagging off Opera/Classical or Prog Rock... my opinions are gonna be based on innaccuracies.

It's good fun though, is'nt it?

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I think we really are a bunch of snobs when we are really condemning a style of music we truly hate and calling it the worst bands. Yes the music is wretched and the ideas are stupid but damn, the musicianship is good compared to what we listen to. Sorry but it's true. So really, are these the worst BANDS in the world or just the worst ideas?

I don't know enough about this type of music for my opinion to be taken seriously. So yeah Rod, I guess you're right. It's like me slagging off Opera/Classical or Prog Rock... my opinions are gonna be based on innaccuracies. It's good fun though, is'nt it? Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I think we really are a bunch of snobs when we are really condemning a style of music we truly hate and calling it the worst bands. Yes the music is wretched and the ideas are stupid but damn, the musicianship is good compared to what we listen to. Sorry but it's true. So really, are these the worst BANDS in the world or just the worst ideas?

I think we really are a bunch of snobs when we are really condemning a style of music we truly hate and calling it the worst bands. Yes the music is wretched and the ideas are stupid but damn, the musicianship is good compared to what we listen to. Sorry but it's true. So really, are these the worst BANDS in the world or just the worst ideas?

That wasn't a soundcheck...that was the show. High Lord Mardy Pune said:

That's pretty funny. I had trouble not choking on my snack food watching that one!

I'll put this one forward for worst band ever: http://tinyurl.com/op89h

I feel the same way about KISS and Motley Crue. FREDDI said:

I'm regretting TWISTED SISTER or WASP..(I saw both them live when I was Kid :D ..shame on me!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkmlujV-TvU

That's pretty funny. I had trouble not choking on my snack food watching that one! I'll put this one forward for worst band ever: http://tinyurl.com/op89h

I have the first four on Redrum, but there are so damned many out there... which volumes (outside of the first four, obiously) are the best? Have the best selections, best quality, etc.

Thanks!
kopper

All of my friends pretty much made up their minds a long time ago as to what they like and don't like, so no, I've stopped trying to convert people a long time ago. Then again, I'm pretty much stuck in my ways too.

Wish we had a store like that where i live....London Ontario Canada...if i play any music at work (i work in an environment where it's pretty much all guys and we each have a computer and small work area to do our job) all i hear is 'turn that shit off' or 'what the fuck is that noise?'. Needless to say, i've given up and only play my music when no one else is around...70's classic schlock still rules around here... ixnayray said:

I work in an alternative clothing and music merchandise store and I have the privelage of blasting music out all day. Fortunately as i'm in charge, I get to play music from my collection.

I play bands like The Beguiled, The Cramps, The Staggers, Bloodshot Bill, old school rockabilly and surf every day. Of course, I play the GP Podcasts too and I often get people commenting to me that they like my store because we always play such unusual music and it creates such a cool vibe. And when they ask me, "Hey, who is this band you're playing?", I get a pen and paper and jot down the GP web address and tell them to check us out.

I guess it's not that I "feel the need" to spread the wealth... I'm just lucky enough to play what I want. I think everyone digs savage rock 'n' roll - they just don't know it yet!

I work in an alternative clothing and music merchandise store and I have the privelage of blasting music out all day. Fortunately as i'm in charge, I get to play music from my collection.

I play bands like The Beguiled, The Cramps, The Staggers, Bloodshot Bill, old school rockabilly and surf every day. Of course, I play the GP Podcasts too and I often get people commenting to me that they like my store because we always play such unusual music and it creates such a cool vibe. And when they ask me, "Hey, who is this band you're playing?", I get a pen and paper and jot down the GP web address and tell them to check us out.

I guess it's not that I "feel the need" to spread the wealth... I'm just lucky enough to play what I want. I think everyone digs savage rock 'n' roll - they just don't know it yet!

OK, so what's this Radio What Wave thing all about?

Well, it actually started in about 1979 or so, by a fellow by the name of Al Cole. He started a zine called What Wave (remember, those were the days where music was new wave, old wave, country wave so the so called music reviewers could call this stuff something besides punk...hence what wave). And he started a radio show on CHRW called Young Fast And Scientific to play the music he loved...obviously Dictators, Flamin' Groovies, 101'ers, Count Bishops, pure rock'n'roll stuff for the few that could really dig it! And few listeners there were, as that was when CHRW was only carried on cable TV and very few could actually tune in. Well, i was tuned in every week (or was it every other week?) absorbing the noise and taking notes.

Al burnt out after a couple of years and moved away, we (my wife Rena and i) took over What Wave zine from issue 5 (Oct 84) onwards to the end around 1996 when we burnt out. But somewhere in there (approx 1989 to 1993) we did a short (45m) bi-weekly radio show on CHRW called What Wave Radio that we made on a cassette at home. We always started these shows with The Gruesomes doing What Wave and played tunes from bands that were featured in What Wave zine. Not many heard this show as it aired bi-weekly sometime around 1AM on monday mornings.

And now up to Radio What Wave  (a tribute to Radio Birdman, Radio Ethiopia etc) which started in Feb 2005 and originally was hosted by Speedy Mike and myself alternating weeks. Speedy Mike actually did a show on CHRW for many years called Speed City, playing punk, hardcore and lots of other crazy stuff during the 90's.

Speedy Mike had to bow out after a coupla years, but he still has the finest vinyl shop in London Ontario...

http://www.speedcityrecords.com/

So this show has been going on a coupla years now, we seem to have at least a few regular listeners who phone in and request stuff that they know they won't hear anywhere else, so they (and hopefully lots of others) actually get what we spin.

We put on shows around London Ontario, some of which have included: Paul Collins Beat, The Young Barracudas, Simply Saucer, Gerard van Herk (Deja Voodoo), Gerry Alvarez (Gruesomes), The Famines, The Hook Up, Mother's Children, 905's, The Pack AD, Bloodshot Bill, John Schooley, Speaking Tongues, Evil Farm Children, Stolen Minks, The Stance and many many others.

We've had a TON of really cool guests on the show, everyone from The Diodes, Edgar Breau (SImply Saucer), Gerard van Herk (Deja Voodoo), Dex Romweber Duo, Liz Worth, Andy Ramesh Meyers (Scenics), NFG (late 70's punk combo from London Ontario), Invasions, Sonic Avenues and loads more. You have to be invited to be on this show, and if you are invited that means you're cool! At least by our standards!

Every once in awhile we do an actual live to air, where we get a band into the studio and hope everything works out, as we're live! We've had The Hook Up, Nasty Rashes, Standstills, Tuerto Loco, Oily Birds, Frank Ridsdale, Pink Cadillac Scat Cats and others and so far, they've all worked out great!

We also do a lot of specials...everything from all 2 person band shows, to all Canpunk shows, to all local shows, to all women led band shows to cassette only shows. Anything to challenge the listener and me, the host digging up all of those records!

And if you haven't figgered it from all of the yammering above, Radio What Wave plays: garagepunk (everything from 60's to 80's to modern), powerpop (70's and modern), protopunk, surf, Canpunk (Canadian punk from the late 70's to mid 80's), rockabilly (50's and 60's and some modern demented stuff), rock'n'roll and just about anything else we deem cool! We have a HUGE record, CD and live tape library that i'm constantly digging through, finding stuff that was forgotten or misfiled for years.

And because we air on Canadian airwaves, we have to play a percentage of Canadian tunes which makes us a little different from most garagepunk shows.

So you want to give the show a listen? Well you can tune in every thursday from 7 to 8:30PM EST at 94.9FM if you're in the London Ontario area, or you can listen on the net at:

http://chrwradio.com/listen/

Or, you can listen to the archived show at this link:

http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/ 94-9CHRWThu1900.mp3 

The shows are archived for 1 week only, then they are overwritten by the next week's show.

There's also a facebook page for Radio What Wave that has playlists, links to cool happening stuff and tons of pictures from shows.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/21164844915/

a fuckin shame.. terry six still rips for the 'nice boys' though

Yeah, this was pretty big news on the old GaragePunk Forums message board back when it happened. Tragic loss. Great band.

I have two tickets to the gories show on 7/17, but only need one since I'm going by myself.  Anyone have a place I could crash?  After I figure out travel expenses to get there, I probably won't be able to afford a hotel or even a motel, just want to get into town on friday or saturday, see the show and then bounce.  In exchange, one free ticket for you.  I'm a relatively normal, sane, 26 year old from Portland, just trying to get this trip done on a budget.  Give me a shout if you can help out.  thanks!

#9 Teen Jangler Blowout featuring the incredible "I'll Be In" by the Answer!