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

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.

Pretty wild!  Can't wait.

 

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

Check this out: http://get-action.net/

 

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?

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

Thanks Dave.  Greg did a helluva job! 

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......

This is sad news.  From the Detroit News:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140113/OBITUARIES/301130096/Detroit-rock-poster-artist-Grimshaw-dies-67?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp

Share your favourite Grimshaw images on this thread.  Here's one he did for a Cream gig at the Grande Ballroom. 

 

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

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

 

I will on the air and the web on Saturday January 11^th 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

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!

 

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

 

 

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

.....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.

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.) 

Great stuff from Burlington VT, the three sons of Bobby Hackney have a great band called Rough Francis 

 

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.

 

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.

......WOW , Tiny Tim and Wayne Newton? No disrespect , but that sounds like an address on a Chinese Kibbutz - 2 Katz Fukien .

sTILL ,, COULD HAVE BEEN HISTORICAL. Who knows if someone wa being pranked or not? Maybe he tried to get on stage , and they did'nt believe he was who he was (I know , could there have been any mistaking?) . Ken Goodman's a cool guy. I remember , once we met BLOWFLY BACKSTAGE , AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY HI , AND LET HIM REST UP BEFORE HIS SHOW. bUT HE SAID "nO , IT'S ok , stay a while fellas , and I'll tell you the story of Blowfly !". 20 minutes later , Ken and i LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SAID , "mAN ! i FEEL LIKE I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE SHOW !".

 

i WAS GOING TO MENTION PRAVDA RECORDS , BUT , I COULD'NT REMEMBER IF KEN OWNED IT OR WAS ONE OF THE HIGHER - UPS. PRAVDA HAD THEIR OWN RECORD STORE NEXT TO THE METRO , ONCE THEE HAPPENING VENUE IN CHICAGO. IT WAS A GOOD STORE , BUT , IT WENT THRU SEVERAL NAME AND OWNERSHIP CHANGES. KEN WAS IN THE SERVICE , OF COURSE , THE NEW DUNCAN IMPERIALS , AND A GREAT ONE - SHOT NOVELTY BAND RIGHT BEFORE THEM. NOW , HE'S IN THE GOLD STARS , BACKING ANDRE WILLIAMS , AND HE WAS IN THE GREASY WHEELS , ALSO BACKING ANDRE.    BUT , THE BAND ON THAT BUGHOUSE CD WAS THE ALTAMONT COWBOYS - KLAUS FLOURIDE (DKs) , JAY ROSEN (SPEEDFREAK RAB/C&W GUITARIST.....He did'nt tell me what bands he's been in) , The Drummer (Whose name I forget.) told me he was briefly in The Cramps , on an as needed basis , bu t, never made a member . I THINK THE LEDGE STILL PLAYS JUST ONE SHOW A YEAR , WHEN HE FEELS LIKE IT.

I SAID , IN A REVIEW , HE WAS LUBBOCK'S #2 SON, SECOND ONLY TO BUDDY HOLLY. HE SAID "ME? WHAT ABOUT JOE ELY ?" I SAID "NOPE !".

And speaking of that great Bughouse series, I reviewed the Legendary Stardust Cowboy's CD for the old No Depression magazine magazine. It's still online here: http://archives.nodepression.com/2000/01/legendary-stardust-cowboy-live-in-chicago/  

 

I got to see him live in Austin around this time. Crazy crazy fun!

I met Tiny Tim in the early 80s at a Wayne Newton concert in Albuquerque. This is true. I was freelancing for this little paper there and was covering the Wayne show, which was at the University of New Mexico basketball arena. I ran into this campus cop I knew and we were yacking when he looked up and said, "That's the weirdest-looking son of a bitch I've ever seen." Sure enough, it was Tiny, with a purple tint in his hair.

 

I approached him, told him I was a reporter and started inteviewing him. He was in town because he was singing at some car show. And of course, he was a huge Wayne Newton fan. I'd always assumed that Tiny's strange demeanor was just part of the act, but talking to him, I began to realize there was just something off about him. He seemed bitter about his fall from the limelight ("Johnny Carson quit returning my phone calls," he complained) He told me about his latest single, which was a love song to British actress Koo Stark, who'd recently been in some kind of scandal with some royal family member. But he said he knew he'd never really make a comeback until they legalized gambling in Florida. I didn't quite follow his logic then, but now ai realize he was predicting the rise of the casino circuit, which has been a blessing for many a washed-up pop star.

 

As it turned out, Tiny and the woman he was with were sitting a few rows in front of me during the show. Somebody came up and said something to Tiny, who got up and started walking toward the stage. Oh my God, I thought, Tiny's going to do a song with Wayne Newton! So I got up and tried to follow him. When I finally made it to the gate to the backstage area I had lost him in the crowd. I asked the security guy if he had seen Tiny Tim. "That's who he was?" the guy said. "Yeah, he was here a couple of minutes ago saying that someone had told him Wayne wanted him on stage. But nobody told me about that. I couldn't let him in."

 

Either it was a cruel set-up to humiliate Tiny or that security guard stopped the duet of the century.

 

I have that Bughouse album with The New Duncan Imperials as his backup band. I was talking to the guy at Pravda Records who's sent it to me and he said Tiny would "go play anywhere for $500." When I released my own album on CD in '96 and was planning my CD release party I actually thought of bringing in Tiny to play. But sure enough, he died just afew days later. Another great duet that never happened. 

Johnny Lurg - AS you know , there were a lot of faux - Asian Novelty songs......Some potentially less offensive that others. Almost the sole province of R'n'B....."Ling Ting Tong" by The Five Keys , arguably the best , does'nt seem particularly offensive. Great Asian instrumentation , but no racial impersonations.

The song , to me , always seemed to be about an Opium den (References to kicking the gong around , ala Cab Calloway.) , admittedly ,a negative stereotype. The ultra catchy chorus "Ling Ting Tong , sing this song - Tai smoke'um boon dai yea , Tai smokeum boo.". It always sounded like a thinly veiled drug reference - "I smoke 'um Buddha ( Opium) and I smoke'um Boo (Pot) !". In fact , that's pretty much how The Human Beings  said it on their criminally uncomped version. Wolfman Jack even did a version , with a spoken intro about "A funky , groovy lookin' cat named Ling Ting Tong.....HE HAD THESE FUNNY CIGARETTES , WE'LL I TRIED ONE .....( Joint - sucking noise.) I SAID - TAI SMOKE'UM BOON DAI YEA ! TAI SMOKE 'UM BOO !".

 

I saw The Five Keys a few years ago. They claimed the Chinese musicians on the record taught them the chorus , saying it meant , in Mandarin , "The fragrance of the flowers. The sound of the music." UH - HUH.

I'll pre-apologize for this, but since I've been a fan for 25 years, I have to mention the Dwarves:

"Old enough to bleed, old enough to breed?
Old enough to pee then she's old enough for me!"
>Let's Fuck, Blood, Guts And Pussy (1990)

 

A trifecta of political incorrectness: lyrics, song title and album title

 

Actually, you could pull any song randomly from their catalog and probably say the same thing.

Playlist from 1.3.14: 2014 faves

12:04PM Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self Local 
12:06PM The Oblivians “Call The Police” from Desperation (2013) on In the Red 
12:09PM Hickoids “Fruit Fly” from Hairy Chafin' Ape Suit (2013) on Saustex 
12:13PM John Paul Keith “Baby We're a Bad Idea” from Memphis Circa 3AM (2013) on Big Legal Mess Records 
12:16PM Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders “Dirty Thoughts & Busted Hearts” from 14th & Nowhere... (2013) on Rankoutsider Records 
12:19PM La La Brooks “I Broke That Promise” from All or Nothing (2013) on Norton Records Inc. 
12:26PM King Salami And The Cumberland 3 “Yosemite Sam” from Cookin' Up a Party (2013) on Off The Hip 
12:28PM Wau Y Los Arrrghs!! “Malditos Modales” from Todo Roto (2013) on Slovenly 
12:31PM The Stents “Limbs” from Limbs - Single (2013) on Hidden Volume 
12:35PM Barrence Whitfield and The Savages “Turn Your Damper Down” from Dig Thy Savage Soul (2013) on Bloodshot Records 
12:38PM The Ogres “Private Detective” from The Acrid & Misanthropic Sounds Of ... (2013) onHillsdale 
12:40PM The Outta Sites “Little Girl” from Shake All Night With the Outta Sites (2013) on Spinout Records 
12:45PM Churchwood “Weedeye” from 2 (2013) on Saustex Media 
12:50PM The Dunhill Blues “It's Gotta Look Like a Murder/Suicide” from Hulacide (2013) on Off The Hip 
12:54PM Organs “California Blues” from Headin' for the Door (2013) on Killer Diller 
12:56PM The Blind Shake “Red River Visionaries” from Key To a False Door (2013) on Castle Face Records 
12:58PM Becky Lee and Drunkfoot “Cook That Sugar” from One Take Session (2013) onVoodoo Rhythm 
01:03PM Animal Magnets “The Sea of Red” from Step on Your Neck (2013) on Easter Local 
01:06PM Static Eyes “Trouble” from Trouble (2013) on Windian Local 
01:08PM The Hussy “Hate This Town” from Pagan Hiss (2013) on Southpaw Local 
01:10PM Thriftones “She's Too Hip” from Thriftones (2013) on Fox Cry Local 
01:13PM Midnight Reruns “Chewing Ice” from Midnight Reruns (2013) on Good Land RecordsLocal 
01:20PM Lovesores “Bubblegum Riot” from Bubblegum Riot EP (2013) on No Front Teeth/Rapid Pulse 
01:23PM Nightmare Boyzzz “My Body Breaks Down” from Bad Patterns (2013) on Slovenly 
01:27PM Missing Monuments “Answer The Call” from Missing Monuments (2013) on Dirtnap Records 
01:30PM Bad Sports “Let Me In” from Bras (2013) on Dirtnap Records 
01:33PM The Rich Hands “Bad Girl” from Dreamers (2013) on Fountain Records 
01:35PM Wyldlife “The Right!” from The Time Has Come to Rock & Roll (2013) on Self 
01:38PM Dirty Fences “Heaven Is Tonight” from Too High to Kross (2013) on Volcom Entertainment 
01:39PM Shannon And The Clams “Hey Willy” from Dreams in the Rat House (2013) on Hardly Art 
01:44PM Miss Chain & the Broken Heels “Don't Look Back” from The Dawn (2013) on Dusty Medical/Bachelor 
01:47PM The Go “No More Stars” from Fiesta (2013) on Burger 
01:51PM The Sensibles “I Want Your Blood” from A Bunch of Animals (2013) on Rijapov 
01:53PM Gravy's Drop “I Get Down” from Gumball (2013) on Burger 
01:57PM The Dirtbombs “Jump And Shout” from Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! (2013) on In the Red 
02:00PM Cyanide Pills “Sit Tight” from Still Bored (2013) on Damaged Goods 
02:05PM The Great Dismal Swamis “Canadian Tuxedo” from Great Dismal Swamis (2013) onRZO 
02:07PM The Future Primitives “You Lied” from Into the Primitive (2013) on Voodoo Rhythm 
02:09PM Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds “Killer Diller” from Haunted Head (2013) on In the Red 
02:13PM The Ribeye Brothers “Damaged Goods” from Call of the Scrapheap (2013) on Main Man Records 
02:16PM The Liminanas “My Black Sabbath” from Costa Blanca (2013) on Trouble In Mind Records 
02:19PM Twin Guns “Motorcity” from Sweet Dreams (2013) on self-released 
02:22PM The Blues Against Youth “Three Headed Demon” from Trapped In The Country (2013) on Off Label Records 
02:26PM Talbot Adams “Red Diamonds” from 7" (2013) on Spacecase 
02:31PM Stupidity “King Midas” from King Midas - Single (2013) on GoFast Records 
02:34PM The Woggles “Baby, I’ll Trust You When You’re Dead” from The Big Beat (2013) onWicked Cool Records,Inc. 
02:37PM The Above “Georgia Peach” from Georgia Peach/Imprisoned (2013) on Boppa Do Down 
02:40PM High Learys “Idolise Your Woman” from Here Come the High Learys (2013) on Soundflat Records 
02:43PM Neighbours “Green Shoes” from Prime Numbers (2013) on Get Hip 
02:47PM The Black Hollies “Benevolent Beacon” from Somewhere Between Here and Nowhere(2013) on Ernest Jenning Record Co. 
02:51PM The Copper Gamins “Silver Monkey” from Los Niños de Cobre (2013) on Saustex Media/Cosmica Records 
02:53PM The Bamboo Kids “Dumb for Life” from Safe City Blues (2013) on Drug Front Records 
02:55PM The Connection “Crawling from the Wreckage of a Saturday Night” from Let It Rock(2013) on Ghost Highway 
02:57PM Helen Love “New Boy In Town” from New Boy In Town - Single (2013) on Damaged Goods

Zero Hour's Top 50 Albums for 2013:

 

1. Oblivians – Desperation (In the Red)
2. Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders – 14th and Nowhere … (Rank Outsider)
3. La La Brooks – All or Nothing (Norton)
4. Hickoids – Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit (Saustex)
5. John Paul Keith – Memphis Circa 3 AM (Big Legal Mess)
6. Lovesores – Bubblegum Riot EP (Rapid Pulse)
7. Barrence Whitfield & the Savages – Dig Thy Savage Soul (Bloodshot)
8. Miss Chain & the Broken Heels – The Dawn (Bachelor/Dusty Medical)
9. Ogres – The Acrid and Misanthropic Sounds of... (Hillsdale)
10. King Salami And The Cumberland 3 – Cookin’ Up a Party (Dirty Water/Off the Hip)
11. Dirtbombs – Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! (In the Red)
12. The Bamboo Kids – Safe City Blues (Drug Front)
13. Copper Gamins- Los Ninos De Cobre (Saustex) 
14. Missing Monuments – S/T (Dirtnap) 
15. Future Primitives – Into the Primitive (Voodoo Rhythm)
16. Churchwood – 2 (Saustex) 
17. Becki Lee & Drunkfoot – One Take Session (Voodoo Rhythm)
18. Cyanide Pills – Still Bored (Damaged Goods) 
19. The Connection – Let It Rock (Ghost Highway)
20. Nightmare Boyzzz – Bad Paterns (Slovenly)
21. The Blind Shake – Key to a False Door (Castle Face)
22. Ribeye Brothers – Call of the Scrapheap (Main Man) 
23. Wau Y Los Arrrghs!! Todo Roto (Slovenly)
24. Great Dismal Swamis – S/T (RZO)
25. Dunhill Blues – Hulacide (Off the Hip)
26. Black Hollies – Somewhere Between Here and Nowhere (Ernest Jenning)
27. The Liminanas – Costa Blanca (Trouble in Mind) 
28. The Sensibles – A Bunch of Animals (Rijapov)
29. The Woggles – The Big Beat (Wicked Cool)
30. Bipolaroid – Twin Language (Get Hip)
31. Plastics Pals - Turn the Tide (Polythene)
32. Bad Sports – Bras (Dirtnap)
33. Neighbours – Prime Numbers (Get Hip)
34. Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – Haunted Head (In the Red)
35. Organs – Headin’ For the Door (Killer Diller)
36. Rich Hands – Dreamers (Fountain)
37. Wyldlife - The Time Has Come to Rock & Roll (Self)
38. Gravy’s Drop – Gumball (Burger)
39. The Hussy – Pagan Hiss (Southpaw)
40. Left Lane Cruiser – Rock Them Back to Hell (Alive Naturalsound)
41. High Learys – Here Come (Soundflat) 
42. Thee Spivs – The Crowds and the Sounds (Damaged Goods)
43. Twin Guns – Sweet Dreams (Self)
44. Dirty Fences – Too High to Cross (Volcom Entertainment)
45. Night Beats – Sonic Bloom (The Reverberation Appreciation Society )
46. Blues Against Youth – Trapped in the Country (Off Label)
47. The Outta Sites – Shake All Night With the Outta Sites (Spinout)
48. Johnny Casino – Live at the Hanging Tree (Off the Hip)
49. The Go – Fiesta (Burger)
50. Shannon and the Clams – Dreams in the Rat House (Hardly Art)