Sunday, June 26, 2011

Playlist for 6-24-11: The Big Cover Up, Pt. 3









Zero’s Hour 3rd annual all covers party!

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We Got the Beat – Eddy Current Suppression Ring (The Go-Go’s)
Sea Cruise – Rude Norton (Huey “Piano” Smith/Frankie Ford)
Burnin’ Love – The Hickoids (Elvis Presley)
You Must Be a Witch – The Lost Sounds (The Lollipop Shoppe)
Bad Girl – New Bomb Turks (New York Dolls)

Funnel of Love – Southern Culture on the Skids (Wanda Jackson)
Palisades Park – Jan & Dean (Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon)
Hard Day’s Night – Los Primos (The Beatles)
Bad Reputation – Guitar Wolf (Joan Jett)
Slippin’ and Slidin’ – Mind Spiders (Little Richard)

Yard Sale – DM Bob & Deficits (Hasil Adkins)
She Thinks I Still Care – Hasil Adkins (George Jones)
Louie, Louie – Otis Redding (Richard Berry/The Kingsmen)
What’d I Say – Hound Dog Taylor (Ray Charles)
Money – Right of Way (Barrett Strong)

Way Over There – The Spitballs (The Miracles)
That’s How Strong My Love is – Chain Gang (O.V. Wright)
It’s Over – Demon’s Claws (Roy Orbison)

Local Lunchbox
Takin’ the City By Storm – Catholic Boys (The Haskels)
Backseat Love – The Leg Hounds (Nikki & the Corvettes)
The Switch – The Exotics (The Ventures)
Shakin’ All Over – Raylene & The Blue Angels (Johnny Kidd & the Pirates/The Guess Who)

Ollie Vee – The Reatards (Buddy Holly)
She’s My Baby Doll – The Revelators (Terry Clements & the Tune Tones)
The Last Time – The Penetrators (The Rolling Stones)
Miserlou – The Lonely Ones (Dick Dale)
Your Cash Aint’ Nothin’ But Trash – Billy Lee Riley (The Clovers)

Down in the Alley – The Gibson Bros. (The Clovers)
Red Hot – Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs (Billy “the Kid” Emerson/Billy Lee Riley & His Little Green Men)
Fortunate Son – The Quadrajets (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Wine, Wine, Wine – James Luther Dickinson (The Nightcaps)
Bring it With You When You Come – Abner Jay (Cannon’s Jug Stompers)

Citadel – Redd Kross (The Rolling Stones)
Please Go Home – The Wildebeests (The Rolling Stones)
Heart of Stone – The Pagans (The Rolling Stones)
Walkin’ Through the Sleepy City – The Parting Gifts (The Rolling Stones)
It’s All Over Now - The Pagans (The Rolling Stones/The Valentinos)

Restless – The A-Bones (The Cobras)
Night Train – Roy Head & the Traits (James Brown)
Work With Me Annie – Paul Revere & the Raiders (Hank Ballard & the Midnighters)
Domino (live) – The Cramps (Roy Orbison)
I Want You – The Spinns (The Troggs)
Alley Oop – The Boston Crabs (The Hollywood Argyles)

Try a Little Tenderness – Jack Webb (Otis Redding)
You Got Me Hummin’ – The Reigning Sound (Sam & Dave)
Mess Around – The Raunch Hands (Ray Charles)
Down Whittier Blvd. – The Ventures (The Midniters)
For the Love of Ivy – Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds (Gun Club)

Bacon Fat – Larry Bright (Andre Williams)
Dateless Night – Tav Falco & the Panther Burns (Allen Page w/ the Deltones/Cordell Jackson)
You’re the Only Girl, Delores – Cub Koda (Nolan Strong)
Don’t Mess Around With Cupid – Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers (Otis Redding)
Shake Some Action (live) – Charlie Pickett (The Flamin’ Groovies)
California Sun – King Uszniewicz & his Uszniewicztones

Monday, June 20, 2011

Playlist for 6-17-11: I Could Just Scream










New music this week from Cheap Time (Cass), Organs (Killer Diller) and more and a salute to Charles Beaumount Parker.

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Charles in Charge – Smudge
Shimmy Doll – Ashley Beaumont the 18th
June Teen – Robert Parker & His Band
The Boy – Shangri-Las
1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero – Bobby Russell
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow – McHale’s Navy Cast

Another Time – Cheap Time
I Gotta Rock’n’Roll – The Reatards
Trapped in Hell – The Carbonas
Nina – Wau Y Los Arrgs
Mama Rolling Stone – Wild Billy Childish & the Musicians of the British Empire
Nurse Julie – Billy Childish & the Friends of The Buff Medway Fanciers Association
Don’t Mess Up My Baby – The Black Lips

Girl I’m Thinking Of – Organs
Whiskey + Coke – Chicken Diamond
Police Beat – Rob K. & Uncle Butcher
Woman C’mon – Natural Child
Watsui – Heavy Cream
Layman’s Terms – Boomgates
Summer’s Gone – The Wrong Words

Local Lunchbox
Holes – Jonathan Burks
Wages of Sin – Semi Twang
Up Through the Floor – Jonathan Burks
It’s That Time Again – Semi Twang

I Can’t Find My Way Home – Jack O. & the Tennessee Tearjerkers
Heart – King Louie & the Loose Diamonds
Bad Luck Baby – John Paul Keith
Trouble Ain’t Never So Far Away – Mama Rosin with Hipbone Slim & the Kneetremblers
Slide Off Your Satin Sheets – DM Bob & the Deficits

Message on My Mirror – The Kidnappers
You Will Always Bring Me Flowers – Shannon & The Clams
Joanie – Personal & The Pizzas
Stop Me – The Baxx Sisi’s
Bambu Rollin’ – The Baxx Sisi’s

New York City Women – The Booze
It’s Too Late – New York Dolls
Back in the U.S.A. – Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry Holiday – No Bunny
Primitiv – Jack of Heart
Stealing Candy – Hell Shovel

Pumpkin Pie (live) – Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds
La Historia De Un Amour (live) – Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds
Stick Around – People’s Temples
Breadwinner Takes All – Needles//Pins
Louie Louie – Coba Seas

Baby Baby – The Church Keys
Hey-Sah-Lo-Ney – Mickey Lee Lane (RIP)
Trash Talkin’ Woman – The Electric Mess
Summertime Girls – Los Primos

Nashville Rash – Dale Watson
Wreck My Car – Scott H. Biram
The Race Is on (instrumental) – George Jones
Not Nearly Done - The Sixtyniners
Young At Heart – Wild Man Fisher (RIP)

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Playlist for 6-10-11: Chocolate Drop












New music this week from the Happy Thoughts, Natural Child, Chicken Diamond, Brian Olive, the Useless Eaters and more. Also a tribute to Howlin’ Wolf’s 101st birthday and a set featuring some of Voodoo Rhythm’s latest offerings.

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Chocolate Drop – Howlin’ Wolf
Commit a Crime – Big Foot Chester
Spoonful – Counts IV
You’ll be Mine – The Gories
Backdoor Man – T- Model Ford
Drinkin’ CV Wine – Howlin’ Wolf

Indiana Girls – The Happy Thoughts
This is How It Ends – The Beaten Hearts
I’m Too Square, You’re Too Round – High Tension Wires
Going Away Tonite – Mind Spiders
Big Street Time – Ramma Lamma
Sweet Dirty Love – The Happy Thoughts

Tribute to Charlie – Cute Lepers
Red Light – Sticks ‘n’ Stones
Summer Girl – The White Wires
With a Girl Like You – Paul Collins
Out in the City – The Kidnappers

Local Lunchbox
All Night Long – The Midwest Beat
Little Girl – The Sugar Stems
Sound Guy Introduction – Crappy Dracula
The Computer That Learned to Watch Television – Crappy Dracula

Natural Blues - Natural Child
Down on Your Luck – The Booze
Factory Smoke – Chicken Diamond
Lost My Mind – Left Lane Cruiser
Back Sliding Soul – Brian Olive

Louisiana Sun – Mama Rosin with Hipbone Slim and the Knee Tremblers
Send Me Some – The Pussywarmers
Back to the Country – Sixtyniners
Prophecy – Rev. Beat-Man & the Church of Herpes
Drive You Faster – John Schooley

You’re Under Arrest – Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs
Little Latin Lupe Lu – Wild Billy Childish & the Musicians of the British Empire

Girl I Don’t Know – Bloodshot Bill
You’re So Right For Me – Ronnie Self
Rockin’ the Joint – Dexterville
Please Mr. Sullivan – The Warner Brothers
Out of My Head, Into My Bed – The Reatards
Hills of Pills – Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds

How U Doing – Useless Eaters
Tina Goes to Work – Nobunny
All Night Right Away – Quintron
Nunca Sabras - Los Vigilantes
Everyday Boots – The Hussy

I’m Gonna Be Your Girl – The Love Me Nots
Dismissed With a Kiss – Spanking Charlene
Rural Route – The Bottle Rockets
I Feel So Good – Scott H. Biram

Sore Losers – The Jack Taylor Experience
Chocolate in My Milk – The Liminanas
Slit Wrist Rock-n-Roll – The Overnight Lows
Jailhouse – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Playlists for 5-27 and 6-3: C'mon Baby, Get On This Plane












Two weeks of playlists for you with new music from Los Vigilantes, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, The People’s Temple, Drugs Dragons, Lover!, the Baxx Sisi’s, the Wild Zeros, the Reatards and more. Plus interviews with Scott McCaughey from the Baseball Project and Tonys Sagger from Drugs Dragons!

Stream or download the complete shows right here.


Playlist for 6/3
Get on this Plane – The Premiers
Asked for Water – Mr. Airplane Man
First Plane Home – Thee Headcoatees
Airplane Song – Hadacol
Let That Big Plane Carry You – Ben Story

Bo Bo Boogaloo – Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds
I Found a Peanut (live) - Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds
Gorilla Rose - Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds
I’m Cramped (live) - Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds

(We’re Gonna Do It) Naturally – Pure Country Gold
Keeper of Souls – People’s Temple
Teachers – Gardens
Cadillac – The Renegades
Princess is the Spiders – The Spits
Dead Meat – Personal & the Pizzas

That Dollar – The Dexateens
Crying With the Red Light On – Henry Dunkle
LSD (Rock-n-Roll Prison) – Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Lazy Baby – John Wesley Coleman

Local Lunchbox
Interview with Tonys Sagger from Drugs Dragons
Milorganight – Drugs Dragons
Ghost Hunters – Head on Electric
Staring Into the Blue Screen – Drugs Dragons

I Wanna Be Your Man – The Wild Zeros
Head Over Heels – Cute Lepers
Toxic Revenge – Shannon & the Clams
A Ella – Los Vigilantes
Stick Around – Wheels on Fire

Everything Looks Better in the Sun – Obits
Baby Child – The Hussy
Sexi Ladi – The Hussy
You Think You Lost it All – The Wrong Words
You’ve Got the Wrong Man - Gentlemen Jesse & His Men
Ain’t it Strange – The Midwest Beat

You Devil You – John Paul Keith
End of the Line – The Love Me Nots
Hives – Those Darlins
What’d I Do – The Dyes

In Death – Lover!
Hypnotize – Demon’s Claws
Primitive Rock – Hipbone Slim and the Knee Tremblers
Road Runner (live) – Bo Diddley

Switchen in the Kitchen – Don Covay
Scratch My Back – Southern Culture on the Skids
Mule Train Stomp – Roy Buchanan
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Los Explosivos
I Need More – The Cynics
You’ve Got the Gamma Gochee – The Kingsmen
Walk Like a Man – The South Bay Surfers
Jump Children – Fats & Dave
What I See – Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Give Me One More Mile – Peter Case
Check Please – Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass Kickin’ Team

Playlist for 5/27
Tiger Don’t Change Its Stripes – Ramma Lamma
GoodTyme Johnny – Ramma Lamma
She’s a Tiger – The Ding Dongs
Tiger Tiger – The Sadies

Ven Vamos – Los Vigilantes
Un Tono Mas Siniestro (Paint it Black) - Los Vigilantes
Robacuna – Davila 666
Solo Pido Amor - Los Vigilantes

I’ve Got a Dollar – Baxx Sisi’s
Thee Crusaders – Sugar Shack
Hittin’ Bottom – The Lazy Cowgirls
Red Line Gurls – Beaten Hearts
Ruin Me – The Future Virgins

Home Alone – Lover!
Funny Girl – Games
Here’s Where You Belong – The Wrong Words
Everything is Different Now – The Wrong Words
Rumors in Town – The Exploding Hearts

Local Lunchbox
Alone Now – The Midwest Beat
Obliterated - The Midwest Beat
Firefly - The Midwest Beat
When She Came to Town - The Midwest Beat

California Sun – King Uszniewicz and His Uszniewicztones
Pool Hoppin’- Swingin’ Neckbreakers
Superpill – Forty-Fives
Yakety Yak – Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
Johnny – Supersnazz

Stop – Bloodshot Bill
Memphis Blues – The Reatards
Left for Dead – The Persuaders
Police Record, Boy – Walter Daniels with Chili Cold Blood
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (live) – Jerry Lee Lewis

Soggy Town City – Crappy Dracula
Saturday Night – The Dwarves
Mess Around – Trent Fox & the Tenants
Odd Duck – The Hussy
Devil’s Whore – Dynamite Pussy Club

Look Out Mom – The Baseball Project
Monkey Say – Young Fresh Fellows
Church of Wilson – Cotton Mather (Wilson Valdez, 1-0!)

Interview with Scott McCaughey from the Baseball Project

Harvey Haddix – The Baseball Project
That’s What You Always Say – Dream Syndicate
Later On – The Feelies

Amelia – The Insomniacs
Circles, Arcs & Swirls – The Cynics
CCTV – The Movements
Oscar Wilde – Jack of Heart

Beeline – The Ugly Beats
I’ve Got Privilege – Chain & the Gang


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