Hellllooo! Maybe you should consider Wimple Winch, these guys are ace!

Another Bobby Fuller song "Another Sad and Lonely Night".

one of my favorite intros of all time - but was never a fan of the song as a whole... FREDDI said:

Ok,the drummer is not properly keith moon.....

I guess he and Buddy Holly could have some power pop songs. I just thought that originally you were calling The Bobby Fuller Four a power pop BAND. Don't forget about "Let Her Dance" by the way. troggy said:

Yes, exactly. "Rave On", "Oh Boy", etc. I still maintain Bobby Fuller's stuff like "The Magic Touch", "Take My Word", "Never To Be Forgotten" and "It's Love, Come What May" can be categorized as power pop.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I kinda was thinking over the past couple of weeks that I was a little hasty on Buddy Holly not being a power pop originator, cuz when you think about it, some songs, Rave On, Maybe Baby, It's So Easy, Everyday, Think It Over, have the melodies that most songs of the era didn't have and could easily be done by power pop bands of today and the last thirty years. Didn't The Real Kids do a cover of Rave On?

Yes, exactly. "Rave On", "Oh Boy", etc. I still maintain Bobby Fuller's stuff like "The Magic Touch", "Take My Word", "Never To Be Forgotten" and "It's Love, Come What May" can be categorized as power pop. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I kinda was thinking over the past couple of weeks that I was a little hasty on Buddy Holly being a power pop originator, cuz when you think about it, some songs, Rave On, Maybe Baby, It's So Easy, Everyday, Think It Over, have the melodies that most songs of the era didn't have and could easily be done by power pop bands of today and the last thirty years. Didn't The Real Kids do a cover of Rave On?

* Like Flies on Sherbert by Alex Chilton. I downloaded this the night after Alex died. I'm still coping with the concept of losing Jim Dickinson and Alex Chilton within a few months of each other. What a loss for Memphis music -- though I'm sure Memphis not only will endure but prevail.

I was a fan of the Box Tops -- "The Letter" was a hit when I was in junior high and somehow memories of the Oklahoma State Fair are tied up in that song for me. And I was a fan of lots of the bands Alex produced -- The Replacements, The Cramps, etc.

But I wasn't that huge of a Big Star fan. Their sound always seemed just a little too pretty for me.

If you agree with me on that -- and please spare me the hate mail if your don't-- this album, recorded in the late '70s, is a twisted treat. It's roots rock for the criminally insane -- mutant blues and inspirational slop. True AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called this "a front-runner for the worst album ever made." I don't care. I like it.

Chilton obviously foresaw the rise of punk-blues here. Jon Spencer, Bob Logg and half the bands on Voodoo Rhythm probably owe him a debt of gratitude. I love the lazy boogie shuffle of "My Rival" colored by Ubu-like electro-noise and "Hey! Little Child" which almost sounds like he hired The Shaggs' drummer Helen Wiggin to sit in.

The title song sounds like some Electric Light Orchestra tune being torn apart by wild dogs.
He also does a cowpunk assault on country music on songs like "Waltz Across Texas," "No More The Moon Shines On Lorena," (an old Carter Family song about slaves I suspect has roots in minstrelry) and "Alligator Man," in which Chilton sounds more like Alfred E. Neuman than Jimmie C. Newman.

But my favorite here is "Baron of Love Part II" feature a crazed Ross Johnson, Tav Falco's drummer, on a stoned rant. (This song also is available on Johnson's own compilation Make It Stop!: The Most of Ross Johnson.)

R.I.P. Alex. You rarely failed to surprise.

* His Guitar, His Sons And The Congregation Of St. Luke's Powerhouse Church Of God In Christ by Rev. Louis Overstreet. Here's some raw, rocking gospel from Arizona (!) recorded in the early '60s by Arhoolie Records' Chris Strachwitz.

Before he settled in Phoenix, Overstreet, a Louisiana native traveled throughout the South and West as a street preacher and musical evangelist. He sang playing electric guitar and bass drum, backed up by a joyful vocal group made up of his four sons . In 1961, he became pastor of the St. Luke's Powerhouse Church of God in Christ. (I don't think that particular congregation exists anymore. I found 10 other Churches of God in Christ in Phoenix, but no St. Luke's Powerhouse.)

"Powerhouse" was a fitting name. Overstreet bellowed his praises of the Lord. It's no exaggeration to say that you can hear the spirit at work, especially in the lengthy and frenzied "Holiness Dances."

This version of the album includes the original 1962 recordings, but some additional recording by Strachwitz, including several recorded at Overstreet's home in which the preacher plays acoustic guitar.

* Born Losers by The Stomachmouth. Before there was The Hives, The Stomachmouths were your favorite band --at least for garage rock fans in Sweden in the 1980s.

This is a compilation of Stomachmoth hits, plus a couple of tunes from frontman Stefan Kery's post-Stomachmouths bands, The Mongrels and The Toneblenders. (Thus the "various Artists" tag by eMusic.)

The music is good basic Fuzz & Farisa very Seedsy, very Standellish, with proper nods to The Yardbirds and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone." My favorite tune has to be the appropriately titled "Wild Trip."

For a history of The Stomachmouths CLICK HERE

* Showtime by Ry Cooder. Here's one I remember from the mid '70s. Following his wonderful Chickenskin Music album, in which he introduced Flaco Jimenenz and Hawaiian giants Gabby Pahinui and Atta Isaacs, Cooder took to the road with The Chicken Skin Revue, a band that included Flaco and soul singers Terry Evans, Bobby King, and Eldridge King.

There's a sad, slow version of Blind Alfred Reed's "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Time and Live?" I still like The Del-Lords' stomping version the best, but this version hits from another direction. Also worthy is "Dark End of the Street" featuring Evans and Bobby King on vocals and Ry's slide guitar. And you can't go wrong with "Jesus on the Main Line," a longtime Cooder favorite.

But the reason I downloaded this is because of the ones in which Flaco and his magic accordion are spotlighted -- "Volver, Volver" (almost as good as the version by the late Chris Gaffney with Billy Bacon) and the medley of a polka called "Viva Seguin" and Woody Guthrie's "Do Re Mi." Woody surely would have appreciated his Okie migration classic being slyly transformed into an anthem for a new group of California-bound migrants also lacking in the Do-Re-Mi.

PLUS:

* Two songs featuring the team-up of The Dubliners & The Pogues. I picked up "The Rare Auld Montain Dew" and "Irish Rover," which I played on my Irish music special on Terrell's Sound World a couple of weeks ago.

Loads of bands get a push from commercials. if they get paid then good for them, If Joe Strummer can validate selling "london calling" to Jaguar then all bets are off. So who do you think got the royalties Sam and Dave or Reigning Sound?

See. That's what I believe. Young people who recognize great songs. The "get it for cheap" only makes it into the equation when it comes time to pitch it to the boss. BLACKCAT69 said:

I can still hear"Like a Rock". Fuckin' hell!

I agree with the hook premise. I work in advertising too and we are looking for energy!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Well, that could possibly be the final part of the process....but I have to believe that the seed that starts it all is some cool person who decided to go into advertising stating "People have got to hear this song! and it would work so well." Otherwise we'd still be hearing "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger.

I can still hear"Like a Rock". Fuckin' hell! I agree with the hook premise. I work in advertising too and we are looking for energy! Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Well, that could possibly be the final part of the process....but I have to believe that the seed that starts it all is some cool person who decided to go into advertising stating "People have got to hear this song! and it would work so well." Otherwise we'd still be hearing "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger.

Well, that could possibly be the final part of the process....but I have to believe that the seed that starts it all is some cool person who decided to go into advertising stating "People have got to hear this song! and it would work so well." Otherwise we'd still be hearing "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger.

Yeah, I can understand that, but i feel like most of the time they're really just looking for a good hook. Hank's probably right when he said that it's ideal driving music and makes people wanna drive. And add on top of that, people working in advertising that have their finger on the pulse of cool music and figure, "we could get this for cheap!" All you've gotta do is sell it to your bosses, right? Feels like it's all a combination of everything. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

But wouldn't it make more sense to grab a band like the Shins(McDonalds) or Arcade Fire than The Reigning Sound or Flaming Sideburns? They are not big stars but those KEXP bands (college rock? alternative?) are much more popular.

No. I think what a friend told me is that there a lot more hip people working in advertising these days than there were in the 80s and 90s. Monktime got used in a Gatorade ad, and even though it was a studio group with female singers, All Kindsa Girls by the Real Kids was used, and when a team was assembled to find real songs about Chevorelets, Brand New Chevy by the Devil Dogs made it into the mix. I don't think it has anything to do with being able to pay somebody less money than a bigger star.

ryan said:

A friend of mine and I were talking about this, and how a lot of it probably has to do with being able to pay small bands less - big stars mean big payouts.

Hey Andy, The Superfuzz by Voodoo Labs isn't a Superfuzz; it's a modified clone of Jordan Boss Tone which is a very cool fuzz in it's own right. I have never heard any complaints about it's reliability but I wouldn't be surprised if the switches wear out as they are a mechanical part and on an effect pedal they tend get all sorts of rough treatment from drunk feet! If you want a Superfuzz copy look at the Watson Classic Fuzz, Pretty much a dead on copy of the original Superfuzz http://www.wattson-fx.com/products.html Andy Rampage said:

really 'Glad' that i stumbled Onto this!! had a 'X' take-Off with a BUNCH Of my Guitar stuff!!
Yeah, The B*t*h should DIE! ..But that's a subject for another forum... I'm looking at a SUPERFUZZ by VOODOO labs. But ALL YOUS Guys Singin' the Praises Of The: "BIG MUFF" has me Second guessing that decision! ..which is alright by me!! Cause ANOTHER REASON I'm swawin' On THE SUPERFUZZ areits apparrent "ISSUES" with "Reliability" .. seems the switches can (and do!) wear-out fairly FAST!! So What do Ya like (SO MUCH!!) about it? ~that BIG MUFF ..WHO does it make Ya sould like?? PERKS, .. downfalls?? discuss discuss!! FANKX & Cheers

That's interesting. A little pricey though. I've been wondering what fuzz Billy used on "The Green Hornet" and "Can't Seem To Love That Girl". I don't think this fuzz was around then.

Anyone heard about a France built fuzz by Roadrunner,and called Supersonic? It is "sponsored"by some garage players as Billy Childish,DM Bob,Mooney Suzuki,Jon Spencer. This trade makes lots of non-conventional shape guitars and basses too.. http://roadrunner.guitars.free.fr/index.php?page=home

Check yours now!

Fugazi - Waiting Room
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song
White Stripes - 7 Nation Army (they don't play it on a bass, but all covers do)
The Stooges - 1970
MELVINS - Night Goat
Flipper - Sex Bomb Baby
Sly and the Family Stone - Dance To The Music
Iggy Pop - Mask
Funkadelic - Back In Our Minds

Okay I hate to say this but... Earth Wind and Fire's "Lets Groove Tonight". I know, I know, it gets stuck in my head all the time.

The introduction of Crawdaddy Simone!

i don't think adding up podcasts is a great average... people get music in many ways. Me? Recordstores and mainly - music swaps with friends. Thrift stores. Last week an o.g. bo diddley 45 for 20 cent at a hospice. it's worth $30-80 bucks. (i'd have t go look at it for label - side a Crawdaddy.)
plus are we just adding up garage purists or people that count garage music among other music genres as listening favorites? Where I live- garage is pretty dead. I don't understand since "indie music" newest term is for ye old "Emo"- a dead pulse. "hey guys let's see how slowwwwww we can get the mandolin on this track." Guys I know are pumping this overhyped crap- i ain't buyin'! "oh man - that shits old - get with the current." I don't ride waves of shit - fuck your current! I, personally, don't go with the flock just because it's the new "cool". It's anything but cool and you know - time wil tell. Those bands won't be remembered and neither will the people listening to it. Because they suck and they are lame. "Oh man, i don't listen to rock n' roll anymore!" Then go listen to the "Low Anthem" and go watch them fall asleep to their snoozealicious tunes at the funeral home! At least there are people that still love rock n' roll. People still buy rock n' roll records. And youngr kids are getting into great rock n roll - like "Harlem". They just put out a killer new LP "Hippes." Listen to the song "faces", it's a testament that great music can still be rock n' roll.

Their website said that they were much happier with their album than they were with their demos (which they recorded for Polydor). I've never heard them so I don't know. Are their any MP3s on line?

First album. The rest is sometimes interesting rock. Actually the pre-1st album demos are probably closer to capturing their true sound, without CBS' conservatism taking some of the balls out of their recordings...

Meghan already knows this, but for you other DJs, you should check out the discussion over at the Shameless Self Promotion forum "Any bands interested in some radio airplay?" I've hooked up with several cool bands, some of which I've played on my radio show and/or podcast. Discussion there still is active, so check 'em out.

Hi,Mardy, well,let me know if you try this.. High Lord Mardy Pune said:

Thanks for that Freddi.

FREDDI said:

Check this interesting mod/kit to convert a Epiphone valve JR into a Reverb unit

I think Go-Go Dancers are freakin' cool! I mean really, how awesome is it to watch some chic in a 60's go-go get up, dance on stage or in a cage, while the band is playing? It's just all the more entertaining in my book. It gives the show a bit more UMPH! =)

HAW! Now that looks like a book I wanna read!