Playlist for 4/23/10: Dynamic Duos

Kent Record's fun new Westbound Detroit Northern Soul compilation, which has a couple of (short-lived) duos that went by first names alone, inspired the duo-only theme for the first half-hour of the show. New music this week from The Service Industry and the recently purchased The Complete Goldwax Singles, Volume 3, 1967-1970 and a John Prine set inspired by news of an upcoming tribute album featuring Those Darlins, the Drive-By Truckers and others.

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Ain't That Lovin' - Denise & Abe - Westbound Detroit Northern Soul
Gee Baby (Baby You're So Fine) - Joe & Ann - Return Of The Mac
Baby - Shirley & Lee - The Cosimo Matassa Story
No Good Lover - Mickey & Sylvia - In The '50s: Hit, Git & Spit
I Can't See Myself Doing Without You - Bob & Harold - Westbound Detroit Northern Soul

Houn’ Dawg - Homer & Jethro - Juke Joint Boogie – 33 1/3 Edition Bear Family Records – Country & Rockabilly Classics
Shorty Shorty - Bob & Ray - Bob & Ray - Hey Baby! The Rockin South
Cannibal Stew - Jerry & Mel - Cannibal Stew (WFMU, Fool's Paradise)
Heartattack - Don & Dewey - Heartattack! 1954-1965: Wild & Crazy L.A. R&B, Vol. 2
Wine Woogie - Marvin & Johnny - Flipped Out

Pretty Lady (Darkly) - The Midwest Beat - At The Gates
Hard Luck Games - Stud Cole - Burn Baby Burn
Medicine Man - William Morgan & The C's - The Complete Goldwax Singles, Volume 3 1967-1970
Isolation - Heavy Trash - Midnight Soul Serenade

Night Might - The Strange Boys - Be Brave
Sparxxx - The Love Language - The Love Language
Overnite - Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
I Get Nothin From My Girl - Mark Sultan - $
I Can Be a Jerk- Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Rush to Relax

Local Lunchbox
John the Revelator - Brian Ritchie - The Blend
Bad Daddy - The Frogs - Hopscotch Lollipop Sunday Surprise
Way Down in Old Alabam (partial)/Porky's Dad - Killdozer - Last Waltz

The Way Things Are - The Bamboo Kids - The Way Things Are
Suicide Blues - Brimstone Howl - Big Deal What's He Done Lately?
Akron Bureau - The Distant Seconds - Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010
This Town Makes My Skin Crawl - The Service Industry - Calm Down

Told You Once - The Apples In Stereo - Travellers In Space And Time
Paper Moon - Shout Out Louds - Work
Change4Me - Bettie Serveert - Pharmacy Of Love
U N Me - The Watson Twins - Talking To You, Talking To Me
Home - She & Him - Volume Two

Shore Patrol - Chuck Prophet - The Hurting Buisness
God Doesn't Like It - Steve Wynn - Crossing Dragon Bridge
My Lucky Day - Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks - It's Not As Bad As It Looks
Paradise - Greg Trooper - The Williamsburg Affair

Clay Pigeons - John Prine - Fair & Square
Me & Jiggs - Josh Ritter - Golden Age Of Radio
Glass To You - Those Darlins - Those Darlins
Daddy's Cup - Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South
Someday - Blaze Foley - Oval Room
All The Best - John Prine - The Missing Years

Bring Me A Heart Again - Graham Parker - Imaginary Television
The Other Side Of Love - Freedy Johnston - Rain On The City
Just Like She Loves Me - Chris DeMay - Bigger Than Small
Let Me Come Home - The Felice Brothers - Mix Tape

Playlist for 4/16/10: The Worst Show Ever Broadcast

With The Runaways in the the theaters, it seemed necessary to start with a tribute to the dirty old man who helped put them together, one Kim Fowley. Norton recently issued two outstanding and often wacky volumes of his 1959-1969 production work that are well worth your hard-earned dough.In mere minutes, I'm leaving to see the movie with my lovely wife. New music this week from Mark Sultan, the Baseball Project and Hipbone Slim & the Knee-Tremblers. Had a hell of a time at Record Store Day, both spinning tunes with Good John at the Exclusive Co. and purchasing music that will make its way on the airwaves soon enough.

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Moccasin - Blue Bells - Kim Fowley: One Man's Garbage
Dedication Time - Althea and the Memories - Kim Fowley: One Man's Garbage
Underground Lady - Kim Fowley - Kim Fowley: One Man's Garbage
Surf Pigs - Kim Fowley and Mars Bonfire - Kim Fowley: One Man's Garbage
Worst Record Ever Made - Althea and the Memories - Kim Fowley: One Man's Garbage

Polka Superstar - The Polkaholics - Wally!
The Monkey's Uncle - The Kongsmen - On Campus
I'm The Leg - Hipbone Slim & The Knee-Tremblers - The Kneeanderthal Sounds Of
If You Live Round Here - The Len Price 3 - Pictures

Cry Baby - Sugar Stems - Demo
Tongue Tied - Tina & The Total Babes - Alright, This Time Just the Girls Volume 2
Dream Girl - Nick Curran And The Lowlifes - Reform School Girl
Mecca - The Royal Pendletons - Oh Yeah, Baby

I Am The End - Mark Sultan - $
Tell Me So - Miss Derringer- Winter Hill
Baby Don't Go - Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
Laugh At Me - The Devil Dogs - No Requests Tonight

Local Lunchbox
Marlena - Lackloves - Cathedral Square Park
Whipped Cream - The Exotics - Lost Album
Driving All Night - Trapper Schoepp & The Shades - Lived & Moved

Pluto Is Polluted - Boston Spaceships - Camera Found The Ray Gun
Where Was My Brain? - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks
Everybody Ruins - Q And Not U - Different Damage
Stripper Sunset - Harlem - Hippies
Dark Globe - Robyn Hitchcock - Madcap Laughs Again

Broke Down the Door/The Treme Song - John Boutté - Good Neighbor
Liquor Pang- Galactic feat. Josh Cohen & Scully - Ya-Ka-May
Voodoo Mens And Voodoo Dolls - The Bluerunners -Honey Slides
Flame On The Iguanas - Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart
Ya Ya - Buckwheat Zydeco - Buckwheat Zydeco Party

I Put a Spell On You Shane MacGowan feat. Johnny Depp, Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie, Glen Matlock, Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Paloma Faith & Eliza Doolittle - Single
You Win Again - Mike Ness - Cheating At Solitaire
Electrify Me - The Plugz - You Electrify Me
Zero Hour - The Plimsouls - Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal
Cubs 2010 - The Baseball Project - Broadside Ballads

Rocketship - Frank Brown - Out Of The Blue
Smell the Taste of Love (live) - The Bis-quits- The Bis-Quits
My Name Is Mud - Tommy Womack - Circus Town
Crazy With Loneliness - Harlan T Bobo - Sucker
Gimmie Little Joy - Paul Westerberg - PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys

Read My Mind - The Hanks - 420 Bickett Blvd.
All Washed Up - Patty Hurst Shifter - Too Crowded on the Losing End
Circuit Rider - Finger - Still In Boxes 1990-1994
Game Of Life - Earth Murchants - Escape From The Emerald City
Waking Up Drunk - The Spider Bags - A Celebration of Hunger

Playlist for 4/9/10: My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama

Have you bought your special someone something for International Guitar Month? That’s right - those wonderful little noisemakers are recognized during the month of April, so I gave a big one-hour salute to the gee-tar and some of its best abusers. Guitar Wolf kicked off the ear-killin’ good time. New music this week from Harlem, Jason & The Scorchers, the Strange Boys and a selection from the excellent new Finger compilation.

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Bad Reputation - Guitar Wolf – 7”
Kung Fu Ramone – Guitar Wolf – Jet Generation
Planet of the Wolves – Guitar Wolf – Planet of the Wolves
Murder by Rock - Guitar Wolf – Golden Black: Greatest Hits

Big Guitar - The Morells – The Best Bar Band Ever
Guitar Army - Big Guitars From Texas – Trash, Twang & Thunder
Happy Guitar Boogie – Bodeco – Bone, Hair & Hide
Rhythm Guitar – Ben Vaughn- Mood Swings ('90-'85 & More)
King of the Surf Guitar - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones – King of the Surf Guitar: The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

The Monkey – Guitar Crusher – Talkin’ Trash: Lookey Dookey
Space Guitar – Johnny “Guitar” Watson – The Very Best Of
Guitar Slim – Guitar Slim – Sufferin’ Mind
The Buzzard - Little "Guitar" Pickett & His Fabulous Rockin' Fenders – The Big Itch, Vol. 8
Rock ‘n’ Roll Guitar – Johnny Knight – Sin Alley
Guitarville – Roland Janes - Lux and Ivy's Favorites, Vol. 4

You Shouldn’t Have Smashed Your Guitar – Bricks
Guitar Was the Case – Mono Puff - Unsupervised
Sold Yer Guitar Blues – Tripwires - Makes You Look Around
Mr. Guitar – Flat Duo Jets - Two Headed Cow
This Could Go On Forever – Guitar Gable – Sound of the Swamp, The Best of Excello Records, Vol.1

Local Lunchbox
Soul Revolution – Wanda Chrome & The Leather Pharaohs – Live at WMSE, Vol. 2
She Helps Me Celebrate – The Nice Outfit - Live at WMSE, Vol. 3
Gwyneth – Nick Pipitone & The Four Forces of Evil - Live at WMSE, Vol. 7
Angel Dog – Testa Rosa - Live at WMSE, Vol. 10

Spray Paint – Harlem – Hippies
Dare I Say –The Strange Boys – Be Brave
Lipstick Burn - The Overnight Lows – City of Rotten Eyes
It Only Takes One Night – Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
Bad Boyfriends – Harlan T. Bobo – Sucker

Richman, Richman – ’68 Comeback – Mr. Downchild
Whole Lotta Woman – The Compulsive Gamblers – Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing
Dixie Speedway – Quadrajets – Alabama Hip Shake
Shirt Jac - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Jukebox Explosion

Good Girls Don’t – Finger – Still in Boxes 1990-1994)
Earthquake – Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Buried Behind the Barn
Gettin’ Nowhere Fast – Jason & The Scorchers –Halcyon Times (Courageous Chicken)
Guillotine – Vulture Whale- S/T
Six Nights a Week - Peter Case - The Man Of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney
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Heaven is a Truck – Pavement - Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement
Web in Front (demo) - Archers of Loaf – The Speed of Cattle
Nothing’s Going to Happen – David Kilgour – Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox
Morning Lights – Glenn Mercer – Wheels in Motion

I’m Sorry I Can’t Rock You All Night Long – The Wild Seeds –Mud, Lies & Shame
Cocktail Desperado – Terry Allen - The Silent Majority
Whoop & Holler – Ray Wylie Hubbard - A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C)
Jole Blon – The Flatlanders – More a Legend than A Band
Malmo Mama – Doug Sahm – S.D.Q’ 98
In Heaven There is No Beer – The Texas Tornados – Esta Bueno

Open All Night – Impala –El Rancho Reverbo
Takin’ State – The City Champs – Safecracker
Doin’ It to Death – The Bo-Keys – The Royal Sessions
Mumblin’ Guitar – Bo Diddley – The Chess Box

Playlist for 4/2/10: The Doc is In

The 2010 MLB season begins Sunday night, so I was required by law to begin the show with a baseball theme. I gave a tip of the hat (with an excellent instrumental courtesy of Philly's - by way of D.C. - late, great Delta 72 ) to Roy Halladay, my Phils' celebrated offseason acquisition to kick things off. It was pretty quiet around the WMSE studios with the business office closed for Good Friday, but I managed to scare a listener into thinking a Dead Milkmen member had died by playing a set of their songs. Sorry, no Milkmen murdered or otherwise done in – DM guitarist/vocalist/founder Joe Jack Talcum is coming to Milwaukee on April 7 to play with the Goodnight Loving at the Bay View Brewhaus.

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The Doctor is in – Delta 72 - OOO
Go Pilots Go – Young Fresh Fellows
All Future & No Past – The Baseball Project – Broadside Ballads (free download available on ESPN.go.com)
Reggie Jackson – The Phillistines Jr. – Greenwich, CT
Ace, Radio & Baseball – Kenny Roby – Mercury’s Blues
Hermanos Alou - Teisco Del Rey - Plays Music For Lovers

Little White Horse - Quasi – American Gong
Gimme the Wire - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks
The Pharmacy - Bettie Serveert – Pharmacy of Love

Me Va Muy Mal – Davila 666 - Pingorocha Y La Diva Rockera
On the Move – Pierced Arrows – Descending Shadows
I Was Lead to Believe – Thee Mighty Caesars – I am the Billy Childish
Year Old Wine – BBQ – Tie Your Noose
That’s for Sure – The Mustangs - Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
Sock it to Me – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels – DynoVoice Story

Gettin’ Drunk – The Yayhoos – Put the Hammer Down
Lusty Lil Lucy – Nick Curran & the Lowlifes – Reform School Girl
I Want You Back – The Plimsouls - Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal

Local Lunchbox
Smoke & Mirrors - Goodnight Loving – Cemetery Trails
Over You – The Goodnight Loving – S/T
Land of 1,000 Bars – Crooked Lake
Dead Fish On The Banks – Goodnight Loving - Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blosssom Clinic 6/27/09

Sex Sting – Joe Jack Talcum
I Hate You, I Love You - Dead Milkmen – Metaphysical Graffiti
Tiny Town - Dead Milkmen – Death Rides a Pale Cow
Ringo Buys a Rifle – Dead Milkmen - Beezlebubba
Manny, Moe & Jack – The Dickies – We Aren’t the World

Nothing Like You - Len Price 3 - Picture
What Can I Do – The Rosebuds – Old Enough To Know Better: 15 Years of Merge Records
Yearbook – Splitsville - Ultrasound
Venus is Her Name – Freedy Johnston – Rain on the City
Ned Beatty’s in Love – The Tripwires – House to House
So Long – Visqueen – Message to Garcia

Swimming Against the Tide of Reason – Wreckless Eric – Believer Music Issue
Man in Me – Chris DeMay – Bigger than Small

Barstool Boys – Marah – Kids in Philly
Torn Apart - Kasey Anderson – Nowhere Nights
Adalee - The Deadstring Brothers - Sao Paulo
Speak Plainly, Diana - Joe Pug – Messenger
Bee Sting – Chip Robinson - Mylow

Magpies – Overmountian Men – Glorious Day
Precious - Bo Ramsey – In the Weeds
Black Dog – Kevin Gordon – East Nashville, Vol. 3: More Music From the Other Side

Little Town Tramp – Bobby Charles – Timeless
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home – Amy LaVere w/Preservation Hall Jazz Band - An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program
Gonzo – James Booker - 45
Dark Water - Galactic feat. John Boutee – Ya Ka May
Cool Turkey – James Booker - 45