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    • January 18, 2014 2:55 AM CST
    • I rarely post my playlists here, but what the hell? Here's last Sunday's show:

       

      Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 
      KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M. 
      10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time 
      Host: Steve Terrell
      Webcasting!
      101.1 FM
      email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org

       OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
      Drop Dead Baby by Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin

      Sweet n Sour by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
      School is For Donkeys by Will Crum
      Blue Cirque by The Bell Rays
      Music Tribalist by Wild Billy Chyldish & CTMF 
      50 Foot Queenie by PJ Harvey
      Bite the Bed by Glambilly
      Too Hot Blues by Heart Attack Alley
      Politicians in My Eyes by Death

      Working Man's Friend by Hickoids
      Car Crash by Churchwood
      Be So Fine by Left Lane Cruiser
      Thunderbird Esq by The Gories
      Cranked Up Really High by The Grannies
      Sittin' Shotgun by Daddy Longlegs
      Into the Primitive by The Future Primitives
       
      Man in the Box by Les Claypool's Duo de Twang
      Block of Ice by Thee Oh Sees
      Gris by Holy Wave
      I Want You by David Lynch
      Down on Me by Big Brother & The Holding Company
      Border Town Blues by Long John Hunter
       
      The Times They Are a Changin' by The Beach Boys
      Obviously Five Believers by Big Foot Chester
      Sho is Cold by Chuck E. Weiss
      Those Four Walls by Irma Thomas
      Divorce Decree by Doris Duke
      The Gypsy by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs
      Come on Up to the House by Tom Waits
      True Love by Tiny Tim with Miss Sue (This was inspired by recent forum posts here about Mr. Tim)
      CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

    • January 17, 2014 2:16 PM CST
    • Thanx for playing the Spiral Scratch song!!!

    • January 15, 2014 10:10 PM CST
    • First show of 2014, with music from Big Star, Those Rogues, Wire, Lost Patrol, Buzzcocks, new black lips and more.

       

      The Play List:

       

      1.  Those Rogues – Wish I Could See You Again

      2.  Power Of Beckett – Lost Soul In Disillusion

      3.  Spiral Scratch – Still Rockin’

      4.  Lost Patrol – That’s Your Style (Early Version)

      5.  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – People Don't Get What They Deserve

      6.  The Twisters – 9 Times Out of 10

      7.  Johnny Burnett – Tear It Up

      8.  Big Star – The Ballad Of El Goodo

      9.  Johnny West – He Was Saved By Poultry From The Shadow Of Beef

      10. Neil Young – Bad Fog of Loneliness (Live)

      11. Dog Day – Joyride

      12. Crystal Stilts – Nature Noir

      13. Speed – She’s All There

      14. Space Trees – I Need You

      15. Dick Dale – Surfin’ Rebel

      16. Tay Falco’s Panther Burns – Snatch It Back

      17. Moods – Rum Drunk

      18. In-Sect – Let This Be A Lesson

      19. The Black Lips – Boys In The Wood

      20. Alex Chilton – I Wish I Could Meet Elvis

      21. Gang Of Four – In The Ditch

      22. Hookworms - ii

      23. Wire – 40 Versions

      24. Buzzcocks – Breakdown (Live At Lesser Trade Free Hall – July 21, 1978)

      25. Buzzcocks - What Do I Get (Live At Lesser Trade Free Hall – July 21, 1978)

       

      Listen/download podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20140114-1030-t1389695400.mp3

      Blog post with some music vids here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2014/01/show-491.html

    • January 17, 2014 2:10 PM CST
    • Radio What Wave Playlist Jan 16 2014



      1. Tony Low...Winter Of Black Ice...from the Time Across The Page CD. Tony was bassist in the NYC based garagepop combo The Cheepskates


      2. Thee Hypnotics....Half Man Half Boy....from the Come Down Heavy CD from 1990. Jim Jones (of Jim Jones Revue) was the vocalist in this Stooge worshipping combo.


      3. Dustbin Flowers...Start Out With Nothing....demo from this current London combo


      4. Light Bulb Alley...Eye....demo for an upcoming release on Ricochet Sound. Montreal based garage combo who play out fairly often


      5. Freddie Fingers Lee....I Really Wanna Boogie...from a 7" EP on the Finnish Goofin' Records label. UK based rock'n'roll pianist who passed away earlier this week.


      6. Fireball Grant...All Write Now...from a recent demo. One man band we had live on Radio WW on Oct 31st of this year


      7. Dave Campbell....My Way...from the Finding The Real CD. London based artist who recorded this CD by himself in his home studio.



      Right around this time, Rupert Orton, guitarist for The Jim Jones Revue, called in to talk about the big show that was happening at Call The Office, here in London. The band was in transit from Chicago, fighting weather on the highway. Then Jim Jones came on to talk a bit....Thanx to The Jim Jones Revue for making the time to talk on Radio WW!



      8. Jim Jones Revue....High Horse...from the Burning Your House Down LP.


      9. Jim Jones Revue...Foghorn....as above


      10. Jim Jones Revue...Big Len...as above. Just giving you a taste of the action that was about to happen that evening at Call The Office...Jim Jones tore the roof off Call The Office as anyone who was there can atest to!


      11. Jim Jones Revue...Never Let You Go....from The Savage Heart CD


      12. Jim Jones Revue...Catastrophe...as above.


      13. The Mogs...Swamp Love....from their about to be released CD, on What Wave Records!!!  Hamilton based trio who will be playing at Doors Pub in Hamilton Sat Jan 25th



      About this time, the Radio WW studios were invaded by Dead City Soul Review (Dave, Jaime and Ryan) who came in prior to their big opening slot at Call The Office, for The Jim Jones Review.


      14. Dead City Soul Review....Burnin'...demo


      15. The Hook Up (previous name of DCSR)....Skin and Bones....live recording at Grooves Records, Sept 8, 2012. This was the last time the band played London and the Jim Jones Revue show was the first time playing London under the new name.


      16. The Hook Up...Church Belles....as above




      Big Thanx to The Jim Jones Revue for taking the time to talk to us here at Radio WW on their treacherous wintery drive from Chicago to London. And Big Thanx to Dead City Soul Review for coming onair prior to their opening slot on the show!

      Thanx to everyone for listening, especially those that listen each and every week!! Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!


      Next week we've got an abbreviated show, as Western Mustangs have a 7PM hockey game being aired on CHRW.

       

      And here's the link to the archived show:


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

    • January 10, 2014 7:19 PM CST
    • Radio What Wave Playlist, Jan 9th 2014



      1. Evil Farm Children....Hangover....from the Evilling CD from 2008. This was going to be the opener for our post New Years show on Jan 2nd, which didn't happen due to complications.

       

      2. Hurricane and Able....Who's That Girl....from The Last Temptation download. Hurricane and Able make their live debut Saturday at Wrongbar in Toronto. It's a half London/Toronto combo who will hopefully bring the show to London if all goes well at this debut show.

       

      3. Dynamite Pussy Club...Nutbush City Limits....recent demo this UK combo sent us. They also did a Radio WW Session just over a year ago and have our seal of approval.

       

      4. Los Readymade...Cat Blue...from the Automar CD. Brand new from this Argentinian combo who are on the Garagepunk Hideout.

       

      5. Drug Dealerz....Mayor Ford....demo from this Toronto combo who are also on the Garagepunk Hideout.

       

      6. Dave Campbell...The Time Is Now...from Finding The Real CD. Brand new London artist, who recorded this CD by himself at home. This particular song blew me away when i first heard it. Picked this up at Grooves Records here in London, it was a freebie with the fliers up at the front of the store. This was the world radio premier for this CD.

       

      7. Faces....Pool Hall Richard....from their Greatest Hits CD. This kinda reminds me of Dave Campbell, the track prior.

       

      8. Jim Jones Revue...Elemental.....from the Burning Your House Down CD. UK combo who will be at Call The Office next thursday as their first Canadian date on this tour. This is a show you don't want to miss!!

       

      9. The Everly Brothers...Rip It Up....from the LP of the same name on Ace Records. This set goes out to Phil Everly who passed away the other day.

       

      10. The Everly Brothers...Poor Jenny...from the All They Had To Do Was Dream LP on Rhino. This demo track has some Phil and Don audio interaction prior to the start of the track.

       

      11. The Everly Brothers....Problems....from the Rip It Up LP. All 3 songs together tell a nice 50's teenage story.

       

      12. The Mogs....Run Like Hell....from the about to be released CD from this Hamilton based 3 piece. There's a London Ontario connection here, with singer/guitarist/sometime bassist Rob Munro, who was in London combos Frankenstein 5, The Mood and Scratching Post. The official release party is Jan 25th at Doors Pub in Hamilton Ontario. And this release is going to be on What Wave Records!

       

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      The Mogs at Doors Pub, Hamilton Nov 8 2013.

       

       

      13. Basements...Stop Rolling....from a brand new 7" on Lost In Tyme Records from Greece, the label of the way cool fanzine, Lost In Tyme.

       

      14. Masked Boy....Cool....brand new demo from this one man band that might have some connections to Weirdonia!

       

      15. The Mogs....Hate.....another tune from the above mentioned Mogs CD on What Wave Records

       

       

      294

      The Mogs at Doors Pub, Hamilton Nov 8 2013

       

       

      16. The Knaves...Fashion Police....demo from a local combo from a coupla years back. There may have been a former CHRW DJ on the drums!

       

      17. David Bowie...Panic In Detroit....from the Aladdin Sane LP and this goes out to everyone who is feeling hardship due to Detroit claiming bankruptcy.

       

      18.Andy Shernoff and Gord Lewis....Master Race Rock....recorded live at Call The Office 6/11/2010. This is The Dictators song played acoustic by the writer and Gord Lewis, Teenage Head's guitar hero. Andy mentioned that this was the smallest crowd he had ever played to! Makes me proud to live in this sleepy city!!

       

      19. Agnelli and Rave...Company Man...from the Rave On CD, a tribute to The Reducers.

       

      20. Boy From Nowhere....Heart Of The City....recorded live at The Town and Country Tavern, 10/5/2013. The Hippies reunion was also that night.

       

      21. The Hypnotics....Soul At Seven...from the CD of the same name. This one features David Konstantino, who hosts a radio show called Revolution Rock on CJAM, Tuesdays 10:30 AM to noon outta Windsor Ontario.A really cool show in a similar vein to this. And we stole Allison Brown from CJAM and brought her back to CHRW to be our new program director.

       

      22. Kensington Hillbillies....Push Up The Rain....from a brand new 7" that features former Londoner Pete Lambert on the kit.

       

      23.Los Chicos Problema....El Plan...from their EstremeceteY Rueda! CD. 2 piece from Mexico.

       

      24. The Weirdies....Salt Shaker...from their in 3D CD.

       

      25. The Baketones....That Boy....from their Unite CD. Halifax combo who played London Aug 26/2010 and completely destroyed the Black Shire Pub.

       

      26. Black Rainbows....2 Day Rule...from their I Met This Chick CD....Toronto trio that put on an amazing live show!

       

       

      Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Much Appreciated.

      Back again next week with more noise to annoy.

       

      The archived show is at:

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

    • January 17, 2014 2:08 AM CST
    • THAT IS TERRIBLE. MANY'S THE TIME I WAS ALMOST KILLED , MYSELF , BY SUVs AND MONSTER TRUCKS WHOSE OWNERS GO BLIND WHEN YOU PUT A WINDSHIELD IN FRONT OF THEM.......BUT WE PEDESTRIANS , AND PEOPLE LIKE JACKSON , WORKING IN THE STREET , NOT STANDING OR WALKING IN MOVING TRAFFIC , LIKE IDIOTS WE SEE DAILY , who'll live to be 100 , WELL , WE HAVE NO RIGHTS. IT'S VERY SAD.

       

      PS , EXCUSE THE LARGE CAPS. IT'S 2:00 am.

    • January 16, 2014 9:12 PM CST
    • Fundraiser for the family. https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/fgGY8

    • January 16, 2014 3:40 PM CST
    • Fuck. This is some terrible news...

       

      http://dcist.com/2014/01/man_killed_after_drivers_loses_cont.php

       

      RIP, Travis.

       

      Windian Records

       

    • January 16, 2014 8:38 PM CST
    • Hey all.. The Stems book is due end Febuary and I'm taking pre orders now which get FREE BONUS stuff.. CD and postcard/poster pack.  Don't miss out on this one.. link for pre order is here:

       

      http://zerohourrecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-stems-illustrated-biography-1984-1987

       

      Cheers

    • January 15, 2014 7:19 PM CST
    • Has this band ever had a proper interview/history published anywhere? I've become kind of obsessed with the song and the band itself as of late, and have turned up nothing but brief liners on "Pebbles Vol. 6" and a photo on the old G45 Central forum.

    • January 15, 2014 1:48 PM CST
    • Pretty wild!  Can't wait.

       

       Could this be their big break? (i'm only half kidding.)

    • January 10, 2014 8:20 AM CST
    • Check this out: http://get-action.net/

       

    • January 15, 2014 6:00 AM CST
    • All the albums I've seen posted so far are great! Many of them my absolute favourites. Anyone mentioned Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables yet? 1980 so it just makes the cut. Love that album. Personally I think this 'first era' started a bit earlier than '76 though... Can we count Kick Out The Jams as early punk?

    • January 14, 2014 10:16 AM CST
    • The Trip!  Jan. 12th Show! 

       

      Listen here:   http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20140112-0030-t1389486600.mp3

       

      The setlist: 

       


      THE WHO- OUT IN THE STREET 
      THE SPARKLES - THE HIP 
      NOLAN STRONG & THE DIABLOS - JUMP, SHAKE AND MOVE 
      OLE MISS DOWNBEATS- GERALDINE 
      THE SEARCHERS - OHH WEE 
      THE RATIONALS - SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING/ INSIDE LOOKING OUT 
      JOHN LEE HOOKER - GOING MAD BLUES 
      MR. QUINTRON - PLACE UNKNOWN 
      68 COMEBACK - PAPERBOY BLUES 
      GINO WASHINGTON - I GOTTA MOVE ON 
      ROLLING STONES - MERCY MERCY 
      THE SWAMP RATS - IT'S NOT EASY 
      DAVID BOWIE - LAUGHING GNOME 
      DJ SHADOW AND THE AUTOMATOR - GANGES A GO-GO 
      THE TANDOORI KNIGHTS - DRESS ON 
      THE SPACESHITS - JUNGLE BEAUTY 
      KING KHAN & THE SHRINES - THE MASHED POTATO ITCH 
      THE TRASHMEN - HENRIETTA 
      THE SOUL SURVIVORS - CAN'T STAND TO BE IN LOVE WITH YOU 
      GERT WILDEN & ORCHESTRA - BEACH PARTY 
      THE GUN CLUB - SHE'S LIKE HEROIN TO ME 
      THE BEARCATS - THE FUZZ 
      ROY MONTRELL - THE MELLOW SAXOPHONE 
      COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS - MIND IN THE GUTTER 
      PEGGY LEE - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

    • January 14, 2014 10:14 AM CST
    • Thanks Dave.  Greg did a helluva job! 

    • January 13, 2014 9:03 PM CST
    • That was one of those shows where his best friend's band blew the headliner off the stage.

      Very sad , about Grimshaw. His use of color and imagery was comparable to , yet far removed from , San Francisco's better - known poster artists of the day. He was able to take the same approach , without becoming archaic , into the future ( The cover art for Iggy Pop's "Instinct" would be one of his better - known later pieces.). I'd say his influence has been felt more in Detroit's own Mark Arminski than Kozik or Coop , but , I think it reached a lot of Artists from many different fields......

    • January 12, 2014 2:05 PM CST
    • Voix de Garage #11 – Special lazy-bitchy-only classics (08/01/2014)

      You really got me / The Kinks / single / 4/08/1964 / UK (London)

      Chinese Rocks / Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers / LAMF / 3/10/1977 / US (NYC)

      Human Fly /  The Cramps / single / 1978 / US (Ohio)

      *Quiet moment* Under my Thumb / The Rolling Stones / Aftermath / 15/04/1966 / UK (London)

      I’m Eighteen / Alice Cooper / Love it to Death / 21/02/1971 / Detroit (USA)

      New Rose / The Damned / Damned Damned Damned / 18/02/1977 / UK (London)

      *5' French talk*

      (I’m) Stranded  / The Saints / (I’m) Stranded / 21/02/1977 / Australie (Brisbane)

      *60’s Chapell* My generation / The Who / single / 05/11/1965 / UK (London)

      No Fun / The Stooges / The Stooges / 05/08/1969 / US (Ann Harbor, Detroit)

      Sheena is a Punk Rocker / The Ramones / Rocket to Russia / 04/11/1977 / US (NYC)

      *Listen to that greasy glitter sound* Children of the Revolution / T-Rex / single / 8/09/1972 / UK (London)

      *Norway moment* Get it on / Turbonegro / Apocalypse Dudes / 1998 / Norway (Oslo suburbs)

      Ace of Spades / Motörhead / Ace of Spades / 8/11/1980/ UK (London)

       

      - See more at: http://www.trensmissions.ens.fr/voix-de-garage-11/#sthash.F3cRRRkD.dpuf

    • January 11, 2014 4:04 PM CST
    • Playlist 01/11/14

       

       

      Launderettes  Just Dropped In 
      Stupidity  King Midas 
      Mummies  Land of 1000 Dances 
      Mojomatics  Losin' Time 
      101'ers  Keys To Your Heart 
      Dr. Feelgood  Baby Jane 
      Eddie and the Hot Rods  Do Anything You Wanna Do 
      Graham Parker  Mercury Poisoning 
      Thee Oh Sees  Devil Again 
      Cosmonauts  Shaker 
      Harmonica Lewinski  Running Wild 
      Pack AD  Haunt You 
      Cherrypops  Wette Dagegen 
      April March  Laisse Tomber les Filles 
      Family Fodder  Savoir Faire 
      Lene Lovich  Lucky Number 
      Generation X  Kiss Me Deadly 
      Records  Teenarama 
      Elvis Costello  Goon Squad 
      Dexy's Midnight Runners  Geno 
      Fuzz  This Time I've Got A Reason 
      Ghost Dance  Reptar 
      White Fence  Mr. Adams/Who Feels Right? 
      Spacemen 3  Take Me To The Other Side 
      Barbacoa  Captain 20 
      Deadbolt  El Segundo 
      Sir Bald Diddley  Hirsuite Wetsuit 
      Infrared Radiation Orchestra  The Munsters Really Got Me 
      Adolescents  Wrecking Crew 
      Freeze  Trouble If You Hide 
      Dils  Blow Up! 
      Gang of Four  I Found That Essence Rare 
      Jam  Bricks and Mortar 
      Fabulous Poodles  Mirror Star 
      Buzzcocks  I Look Alone 
      Ar-Kaics  She Does Those Things To Me 
      Ace  Don't Go Baby 
      Godfathers  Gone To Texas 

    • January 11, 2014 9:28 AM CST
    •  

      I will on the air and the web on Saturday January 11th from 1:00-3:00PM EST.  In addition to the usual punk and garage, I will be playing a few sets of 80’s new wave.  You can listen at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or steaming live at http://witr.rit.edu

    • January 10, 2014 12:42 AM CST
    • .....THE PEOPLE WRITING THESE ADS FOR THE FILM , OR EVEN THAT NEW CAR COMMERCIAL WITH ACTORS PLAYING THE RAMONES' FEET , NEED TO REALIZE , WHAT CREDIT ?! IF AND WHEN THE RAMONES GOT THEIR JUST DUE , IT WAS NOT AS LONG AGO WAS PEOPLE SEEN TO THINK. IN THE 80'S AND 90'S , IT WAS'NT COOL TO LIKE THE RAMONES AT ALL. THEY BREAK UP , KEY MEMBERS START DYING , "OH , YEAH ! THE RAMONES STARTED IT ALL ! LET'S INDUCT THEM IN THE ROCK 'N'ROLL HALL OF FAME , AND NOT GIVE JOEY'S MOM AND BROTHER HIS AWARD."...THE RAMONES BEGAN , IN EARNEST , IN 1974. DEATH STARTED OUT , WHEN , IN '73 ? NOT SO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN TIMES. DEATH MANAGED TO TAKE SOME MAINSTREAM ROCK INFLUENCES , COMBINE THEM WITH DETROIT STANDBYS , THE STOOGES , MC5 , AND THE ALICE COOPER GROUP , AND COME UP WITH AN UNCONSCIOUS PRECURSOR TO TEH NEW YORK PUNK SOUND. HAD TEHY MOVED TO NEW YORK , THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND THEIR WAY. IN DETROIT , A BLACK BAND PLAYING INTENSE HARD ROCK MUSIC MET WITH AS MUCH RESISTANCE , OR MORE , FROM THEIR OWN , AS THE AVERAGE WHITE ROCKER.   NEW YORK HAD THE PLANETS , NEON LEON , DIG WAYNE , PURE HELL , IVAN JULIAN , BARRY JONES , BLAQUE , JEAN BEAUVOIR , AND A RELOCATED BAD BRAINS , WHO , INITIALLY , DEATH WERE BEING COMPARED TO , TO THE DEGREE THAT IT WAS SAID BAD BRAINS MIMICKED DEATH , WHEN IT WAS NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE THEY'D EVER HEARD THEIR 45.  A LOT OF BANDS DID'NT KNOW HOW WELL THEY'D HAVE DONE IN NEW YORK.....UNLESS THEY TRIED.

    • January 10, 2014 12:26 AM CST
    • GOOD CLIP. Rough Francis was featured in the documentary.....I knew of Death many years ago , because they were comped somewhere (I wanted to say KBD , but , I think that's wrong) , and written up on the Black Punk Time Page , which I've contributed to. But , I would'nt have guessed there was a whole (short) album of material. I missed them the first time they played in Chicago. CONFIDENTIALLY ,I HEARD IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY GREAT , as the HACKNEYS WERE STILL GETTING OUT OF THE PROCESS OF BEING STRICTLY A REGGAE BAND. I'm sure this was'nt so , when they played on NYE. BUT , ROKY ERICKSON WAS ALSO PLAYING , AND , WITH NO CRAMPS , ANYMORE , ROKY TAKES #1 PRIORITY WITH ME (THEY SHARED THE #1 SPOT , PREVIOUSLY.) 

    • January 9, 2014 8:50 PM CST
    • Great stuff from Burlington VT, the three sons of Bobby Hackney have a great band called Rough Francis 

       

    • January 9, 2014 3:29 PM CST
    • Has no one , including me, mentioned that "Garbageman" is widely believed to be lifted from , or at least , inspired by "Boss" by The Rumblers ?

       

      The "Smell of Female" show (Which incorrectly listed Kid Congo on second guitar , I guess , as a means of severence pay. Nick's Cousin , Mike Metoff , from The Pagans (Better known as Ike Knox at the time) replaced Kid for a short time , then was replaced by Click Mort for about a month (He turned up later in The Loafin' Hyenas with T. Tex Edwards of The Nervbreakers and Rob Ritter of Gun Club. Their record is recommended IF you can find it.)>

       

       SOURCES SAY THAT IT WAS METOFF ON GUITAR , THAT'S HIM IN THE PROMO VIDEO. . The gig was attended by two of my friends. One was only 13 at the time , her sister acted as guardian , and , well , that was her baptism by fire. THE OTHER GOT THERE BEFORE DOORS OPENED , SO HE WENT DOWN THE STREET TO A ROLLER RINK "WHERE THIS WOMAN CALLED "MADONNA" WAS SINGING , KARAOKE STYLE TO TAPED BACKING TRACKS. IT WAS AWFUL !! I WANTED TO BE WATCHING THE CRAMPS !!!" Which , of course , he did , after they opened the doors. I went to The Peppermint Lounge a year later. It looked really cool , just like on the back of that Cramps EP , BUT , IT WAS JUST THE OPPOSITE , THEY drove me out with Rap music , and ,  i ENDED UP AT dANCETERIA ,WHERE AT LEAST , THAT NIGHT , I COULD LISTEN TO PUNK ROCK , AND SEE THE "GARBAGEMAN" VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME......

       

      btw , nICK kNOX HAS BROKEN AN ALMOST 25 YEAR SILENCE BARRIER TO PLAY DRUMS ON A NEW CD BY CHEEZE BORGER AND TEH CLEVELAND STEAMERS (Get it?). He's on 3 or 4 songs. MikE HUDSON FROM tHE Pagans and John Morton from the electric eels ALSO TURN UP . iT'S A GOOD , MINIMALIST ROCK/PUNK effort that'll probably appeal to fans of teh first two Cramps LPs.

       

    • January 9, 2014 3:06 PM CST
    • i HAVE A friend who used to work for The Cramps. He told me "Exotica" (sic. Sorry, I like "Fiends of Dope ISLAND" , but , don't play it often.)or"Taboo', is that it? ,my friend gave me a rundown of some of the songs , before the record was released. He said "Taboo" was an out and out remake of Rumble , with lyrics. I did'nt but that , once I heard it....Besides , I'm sure that's been done several times (The Suicide Twins "Coming Down Slow" , for one.). Anyway , Taboo was a cover , right? It's embarrassing , I know, but , when Lux died , I did'nt listen to their later stuff , much.

      Of course , as covers go , they also did "Hang Up" by The Wailers on that LP , too.....

      THERE'S a video from San Fran Oct. 31 , late 90's or early oughts , of The Cramps doing "You're Gonna Miss Me". I know Lux was a huge Elevators fan , it's too bad , it seems , they never did the song in the studio....nor that barely any versions of "Hungry" by Paul Revere and The Raiders seem to have turned up . I THINK i HEARD ONE VERSION THAT WAS ALMOST UNLISTENABLE.

       

      Sorry if I brought this up , some people think "Saddle Up A bUZZ bUZZ" WAS LIFTED FROM "EVIL HOODOO" BY THE SEEDS. I DON'T BUY I T, THOUGH IT'S SIMILAR. Not any more than I would believe the same of "Misty Mountain Hop" , and , in spite of his own music , Robert Plant has great taste in music. I f you'd have put he and Lux in a room togethe r, they would have had much to talk about , outside of their own music.