Thanx for letting me know about Molly Gene, Joe!!!  Gotta keep an eye out if she ever tours up this way!

Haven't had a chance to see her yet, unfortunately.  She tours relentlessly, though, so it shouldn't be long. 

Shes's dangerous. I live in Chicago , and I have'nt heard anyone work a Blues like that , here ,  since Honeyboy Edwards died.

I missed this thread the first time around.  Anyway, Molly Gene simply must be included in the list:

 

 

The Trip! Strummer-Mas Show!  Dec. 22 2013. 

 

Listen here:   http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/666-The_Trip_Joe_Strummer_Special-20131222-0030-t1387672200.mp3

The setlist: 

 

101er's - letsagetabitarockin
the clash - clash city rockers (live - bootleg)
the clash - brand new cadillac (live - bootleg)
keith levene - i'm looking for something
keith levene - taang! ting
the clash - what's my name
101er's - silent telephone
101er's - surf city
topper headon - leave it to luck
ellen foley - torchlight
ellen foley - the death of the psychoanalyst of salvador dali
joe strummer interview (from pistol shaped 45 record)
the equals - police on my back
the clash - police & thieves
keith levene - cops too
the clash - first night back in london
101er's - motor boys motor
ellen foley - m.p.h.
the equals - baby come back
the clash - time is tight

CHRIS ,i REPLIED TO THIS , IT MAY HAVE ONLY TURNED UP ON YOUR PROFILE (?)

I seriously doubt that Reed or Cale knew about the Oz Velvet Underground (Whose version of "She Comes in Colors" appears on the Arthur Lee and Love cover songs collection on Music Maniac.) . It's like the UK Folk - Rock group called The Chocolate Watchband. As obscure as THE AMERICAN CWB WAS IN THEIR TIME , the English band were that much more unknown. If they did'nt have the same name as a now - accclaimed cult band , I doubt anyone would have heard of them at all , today. But , there was a law that said if two bands had the same name , the less - established of the two had to relinquish the rights to the name - So , the LA - based group , Nazz ,  became Alice Cooper , after learning Todd Rundgren's band , Nazz, had a record out , first. Arthur Lee had to give up the band name , Grass Roots , when he found out another band had a single out under that name , changing the band's name to Love. Hey , Alice and Arthur both came out ahead , in terms of which name was better for them.

 

Plus , with very few exceptions , the Aussie scene was so isolated from The US (Tho' maybe not quite as much from The UK.) , it's possible , if not probable , that the Velvets from Oz were about as familiar with The US Velvets as the latter was with the former......

I've heard of the Aussie band of the same name. Why didn't JOHN Cale sue them?

Chris , Could have been a German band....I've never heard it , but heard both sides were more Pop - oriented than the originals. But , they had songs like that , which other bands could have recorded at the time , and , at least , brought in some revenue.....Of course , The Yardbirds'
"Waiting" only tuned up on a bootleg , years later , making that version of "Run ,Run , Run" (and the flip?) the first officially released Velvets cover(s).

It's also funny to note , there was actually a band in Australia, at the same time , called The Velvet Underground.  Maybe they sang about scoring Tim Tams instead of Heroin (Tim Tams are chocolate- covered wafer cookies from OZ that could deep - six the Heroin trade , if they ever put 'em on the market , here....).

http://youtu.be/a9Wie9U7ggM

Hey , Ian. I don't know for sure , but , I saw The Sloths at The Ponderosa Stomp , and they did a song that Holly Beth Vincent wrote for Joey , which he'd planned to record , but , he passed away before he could. I FORGET THE TITLE , BUT , IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TUNE. Sorry I could'nt really answer your question. 

I'm a collector of unusual, off the beaten path Christmas music.  Can anyone recommend any cool bands or comps?  Generally my tastes run towards the R&B side of the Garagepunk spectrum but I'll check out anything as long as it's good!  I'm especially interested in new releases.  CDs, vinyl, downloads, it doesn't matter!

Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs , how could I forget ! A lot of Americans don't know Thorpe was huge in Australia , going from Garage /R'N'B TO ACTUALLY DECENT BOOGIE ROCK to brief popularity in the states with effects - laden psuedo - Psychedelic FM Rock in the Late 70'S.

i could come up with some more , if I looked at some comps........Great songs, but the names escape me.

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVY !!! I - I - I - I- I'M NOT YOUR STEPPIN' PIRAHNA ! PIRAHNA !! PIRAHNA !!

 

MISSING LINKS !! Oh , OK , they got name checked , Blue Stars (NZ) , Masters' Apprentices , OK , GOT THEM , TOO , Easybeats (Just because they had hits , they're still tuff.) , Ray Columbus and The Invaders , Ed Kuepper solo and The Aints , The Hitmen , and the Daddy of them all , Johnny O'Keefe !

2 yr old thread.... bump... bands that ain't got a mention   The Exotics,  I Spit on Your Gravy, Foot and Mouth, The Fireballs, Seaweed Gorrillas,  Painters and Dockers, X, The Hard-Ons, Ratcat, The Hellmen, The Brady Bunch Lawnmower Massacre, Intoxica, The Corpse Grinders, The Shindiggers, The Shower Scene From Psycho, Reverb Mother Fucker, The Space Juniors, The Poppin' Momma's. .....  erm..I had me 15 beers already, maybe i comes back later and adds more shite,  Cheers

I heard their snotty version of Silent Night.

Cockney Rejects first album sounds particularly festive at Christmas time

" You've Got Another Think Coming" by The Mods, it's on Back From the Grave.

Got a hold of the second Death release of demos etc, its as great as "For the whole world" what an amazing band

I love Black Flag, i saw the Ginn/Reyes outfit a few months back and it was much better than expected. However if you like Black Flag dont miss the Keith Morris/Steve Macdonald project OFF!!, they are probably currently the best live band in the world and sound like very early Black Flag 

That's the best reason to watch those Beach Movies....But , Boris Karloff , for one , had a CAMEO ( Bikini Beach , I think....). Buster Keaton , I think , hada cameo in another, even tho' they were both in "Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" , as I recall...But , a lot of those bands got to pretty much do one or two songs in their entirety. Too bad , Dick Dale seemed exclusively contracted to do lame vocal numbers. I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CHEAP vhs COPY OF TAPEHEADS IF i'D KNOWN ALL THOSE PEOPLEHAD CAMEOS...... I had NO IDEA  Stiv was in it....I only ever knew him to "ACT"IN  "POLYESTER " , in which he was great....I JUST FOUND A COPY OF "aMAZON Women on The Moon" ,I had no idea all thee people were in it.....

 

Antenna was showing "It's a Bikini World " with Sid Haig , the Animals , Pat and Lolly Vegas (I think?) , and The Castaways , and I'd just got  a new - old VCR , and was only able to hook it up properly to tape part of it. I'm pretty sure I still have a copy....somewhere.

 

Oh , yeah...."Beyond" is an all - time classic. Wink and you'll miss Pam Grier. I THINK"i'M cOMING hOME " was the best thing the Strawberry Alarm Clock ever did....But that whole soundtrack was genius.   Some of Russ Meyer's stars came out of Grade - Z Beach movies , too. Michael Blodgett and Lori Williams both appear in "A Swingin' Summer" with Raquel Welch , Gary lEWIS AND tHE pLAYBOYS

YBOYS (actually frat - rockin' , pre - fame.), A STILL - ROCKIN' rIGHTEOUS bROS , AND , i THINK, tHE RIP CHORDS. SHOT ON A LAKE IN Jersey or Connecticuit or somewhere , gotta love it.

 

But , the Beach Party Movies were like the Happy Hunting Ground for aging legends - kEATON , kARLOFF , Rathbone , Vincent Price , who eally was'nt very old , mid - 50's or something......

I was flipping channels over the summer & a local station was running all those Frankie & Annette Beach movies ... Wow! it was cameo central.  Dick Dale, Stevie Wonder, The Castaways and tons more.  Tapeheads (w/ John Cusak & Tim robbins) is filled w/ cameos ... Jello as an FBI agent, Mike Nesmith, Stiv Bators and more.  Highway 61 is another oddball cameo flick ... Jello & Tav Falco are a few I remember.

Lunch Wagon features Missing Persons.  And I figure you've seen Beyond The valley of the Dolls ... Strawberry Alarm Clock.

I was a little surprised by the 14 year figure too, I was thinking more around 8 or 9. That article makes it sound like the break could be long, but then this showed up on their website:

 

 

Seems odd they would even bother to make an announcement for just a few months break.

Whoa! 14 years! That's a good innings! They are/were a great band - my wife & I saw them about 3 or 4 years ago on their first visit here to Adelaide - small, tightly-packed soldout gig - they were just AWESOME!!! - That show ranks as one of my all-time favourite gigs, and I've seen plenty over the years, all around the world! [and I'm guessing that due to that initial response, that's why they've happily been back here several times since! Lots of overseas bands don't get to come here coz all the promotors are East-Coast-centric!... but when they do, as with Thee Oh Sees, the response is usually great!]

Still... we have fond memories of live shows and a large stack of brilliant recordings to remember them by, cos they were nothing if not prolific! They were always friendly to people after their shows and 3D Radio broadcast some very cool iinterviews each time they visited.

It will be interesting to see where the various members go on from here and what new sounds we get to hear!

Radio What Wave Playlist Dec 19/2013

1. Dragsville....That Girl...from a soon to be released local product.

 

2. Dave Rave....Long Way To Go...from the Ashtray Makeup CD.

 

3. Hurricane And Able...Call On You...from The Last Temptation download. Local combo that still haven't played out.

 

4. Dustbin Flowers...Bayside Jenny...self released CD that you can pick up locally here in London Ontario.

 

5. Arson...Social Eyes...from the Not Always About You CD.

 

6. Los Chicos Problema....Ella Destrozo...from the Estremecete Y Rueda! CD. From Mexico and the start of our 2 person band set.

 

7. Lo-Lite....Black Beatle...from the Basics LP on Slovenly. Dutch duo who have released several LP's.

 

8. Left Lane Cruiser...Lost My Mind...from the Junkyard Speed Ball on Alive Records.

 

9. Pack AD...8...from the Unpersons LP and the end of our 2 person set.

 

10. Fireball Grant...All Write Now...from a demo. This is the start of our one man band set.

 

11. Bloodshot Bill..Shame On You Miss Lindy...from a 7" EP on Squoodge Records.

 

12. Hasil Adkins...Big Red Satellite...from a 7" on Norton Records.

 

13. Harmonica Frank...Rockin' Chair Daddy...from the Sun Box set. Early 50's country with an up your attitude.

 

14. The Dahlias...Love And Devotion... recent demo from this band that broke up right before coming to London. And the start of our garage rock set.

 

15. Marshmallow Overcoat...I Don't Want You...from a self titled LP on 360 Twist Records. This particular record is the download of the week at the Marshmallow Overcoat website.

 

16. Lords Of Altamont....Velvet...from the Lords Have Mercy LP on Gearhead Records.

 

17. Mere Humans....Temple...demo from this Ottawa combo, some of whom were Evil Farm Children.

 

18. Kensington Hillbillies...Push Up The Rain....from a brand new self released 7". Features former Londoner Pete Lambert on the drums.

 

19. The Reply...Midnight Moses...recorded live at Brennan's 4/21/12.

 

20. Sex Pistols...No One Is Innocent...from the Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle with vocals by recently passed Ronnie Biggs, a one time great train robber.

 

21. Eddie And The Hot Rods....Teenage Depression...from their debut LP of the same name 1977.

 

22. The Fast....Kids Just Wanna Dance...from the Fast For Sale LP, 1980.

 

23. Eddie And The Hot Rods...Quit This Town...from the Life On The Line LP, 1977

 

24. Sparks...Big Boys....from the Big Beat LP 1976

 

25. Mott The Hoople...One Of The Boys....from the UK single (which is different than the LP version)

 

And that's a wrap, we'll be back next week with an all Xmas Special and run a marathon show from 6 to 8:30PM....Thursday Dec 26th for the Xmas songs you won't hear anywhere else.

Thanx for all the phone-ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!

 

Here's a link to the archived show:

 

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

Voix de Garage #10 Special Christmas... We don't wanna fight tonight (18/12/2013)

Know Your Product / The Saints / Eternally Yours / 1978 / Australie (Brisbane)

Thee Headcoatees / Santa Claus / Sisters of Suave / 1999 / UK (Chatham)

Chickens for Christmas / The Ubangis / The Ubangis amazing Holiday/ 1993 / US

*Our personal lovestrucks in 2013*

     -Manu: Crime / Frustration / San Francisco’ Doomed (compilation LP) / 1991 / US (San Francisco)

     -Diégo: Keep On Knocking / Death / … For the whole world to see / Unreleased (2009) / US, (Detroit Drag City, Michigan)

     -Marlon: Get in the Car / The Lords of Altamont / Midnight to 666 / 2011 / US (LA, California)

     -Guy: Fine Now / Wonderflu / No End in the Sight / 2013 / France (Paris)

Father Christmas / The Kinks / single / 25/11/1977 / UK (London)

*French mood moment* (5' talk in French)*

New Year / The Breeders / Last Splash / 1993 / USA (Ohio)

Merry Christmas (I don’t wanna fight tonight) / The Ramones / Brain Drain / 23/03/1989 / US (NYC)

*The 60′s Chapel*: The Shadows of Knight / Shake / single / 1969 / US (Chicago area)

Super Rock Santa / The Fleshtones / Stocking Stuffer / 2008 / US (NYC)

*The Quiet Moment*: If Christmas Can’t Bring You Home (Baby Nothing Could) / The Reigning Sound / EP éponyme 7″ / 2004 / US (Memphis, Tenessee)

Let’s Just Fuck for Christmas / Bantam Rooster / Flying Bomb presents: Surprise Package (compilation) / 01/01/2002 / US (Lansing, Michigan)

*Listen to that glitter sound*: Revenge (of the North Korean Leader (of Rock and Roll)) / Kim Jong Four / Unreleased (yet) / 2012 / North Korea (Pyongyang suburbs)

*The Norway Lesson*: The Party Starts Now / Turbonegro (cover Manitoba’s Wild Kingdom) / single / Norway (Oslo)

Rockaway beach / The Ramones / Rocket to Russia / 04/11/1977/ US (NYC)

 

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