Friday, January 23, 2015

Playlist for 1.23.15: Do It for Johnny


Stream or download the entire Jan. 23 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on FacebookTwitter and Tumblr.

12:03PM Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self Local
12:05PM Gino And The Goons “Check This Out” from Shake It! (2014) on Slovenly
12:09PM Quintron “Do the Raid (feat. Miss Pussycat)” from Spellcaster II: Death In Space (2014) on Pizza Burglar Records
12:12PM Hickoids “Queen of the Bar-B-Q” from Waltz-A-Cross-Dress Texas (1989) on Saustex Media
12:15PM Walter Daniels, Oblivians & Monsieur Jeffrey Evans “Dearest Darling” from Melissa's Garage Revisited (1995) on Sympathy For The Record Industry
12:22PM Tyler Keith “Do It for Johnny” from Alias: Kid Twist (2014) on Tyler Keith New
12:26PM The Plastic Pals “Riding With Elvis” from Riding With Elvis - Single (2015) on World Wide Vibe New
12:29PM Dex Romweber Duo “Roll on” from Images 13 (2014) on Bloodshot Records
12:32PM South Filthy “Bullet for Ramona (Live)” from Crackin' Up (2005) on Licorice Tree Records
12:37PM Tyler Keith “Kid Twist” from Alias: Kid Twist (2014) on Tyler Keith New
12:46PM The Royal Pendletons “Get Off Your High Horse, Baby” from Oh Yeah, Baby (1998) on Sympathy For The Record Industry
12:50PM The Parrots “Loving You Is Hard” from Loving You is Hard/I am a Man (2014) on Bachelor
12:51PM The Improbables “Bad Vibrations” from Bad Vibrations/Giving You a Key (2014) on Hidden Volume
12:55PM Miriam “Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind” from Rolling Stones Singles Series (2014) on Norton
12:57PM The Outta Sites “Never Have I Seen” from Rock and Roll Dance Party (2014) on The Outta Sites
12:59PM Curlee Wurlee “Tripsi woman” from Tripsi woman on Moody Monkey
01:04PM Drunk Drivers “weekend” from It's Always Weekend (2015) on Crustacean Local
01:06PM The Hussy “I Told You So” from Pagan Hiss (2013) on Southpaw Local
01:08PM X-posed 4Heads “Nice Guy” from Lest We Forget: Our Night to Remember (2013) on Milwaukee Rock Posters Local
01:12PM Xposed 4heads “Rewind Your Behind” from Dumb Music for Smart People (2014) on Internal Combustion Local
01:18PM Magnetix “Comme des bêtes” from Drogue Électrique (2011) on Slovenly
01:21PM King Khan & the Gris Gris “It's Just Begun” from Murder Burglars (2014) on Self
01:25PM Delaney Davidson “Girl in White” from Ghost Songs (2008) on self-released
01:27PM DM Bob & Country Jem “Bar-B-Q Bob” from Bum Steer (2005) on Hazelwood Records ‎–
01:30PM The Reverse Cowgirls “Bad Luck and Trouble” from Bucking (2014) on Off Label
01:33PM The Jam Messengers “Beat Down Puppy” from Guilty! (2014) on Thick Syrup Records
01:35PM John Schooley “Snowdrop” from The Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World (2014) on Voodoo Rhythm
01:39PM The Kneejerk Reactions “out of Reach” from The Indestructible Sounds Of.. (2014) on Dirty Water Records
01:41PM The Felines “Haunted Beach Party” from Want (2014) on Soundflat
01:45PM Prima Donna “Deathless” from Nine Lives & Forty-Fives (2015) on Alive Naturalsound
01:47PM The Martinets “If We’re Going Down” from Rock and Roll Will Probably Never Die (2014) on MuSick Recordings
01:51PM The Insomniacs “Mr. Yesterday” from Today's The Way/Mr. Yesterday (2014) on Hidden Volume
01:53PM The Empty Hearts “Soul Deep” from The Empty Hearts (2014) on Savoy
01:57PM The Baron Four “5 to 4” from Out of The Wild Come (2014) on Soundflat
01:59PM The Youth “You've Done Me Wrong” from I'll Call Your Bluff/You've Done Me Wrong (2014) on State
02:04PM Loose Pills “The Boy Mechanic” from Rx (2014) on Off The Hip
02:08PM Gutterball “Over 40” from Weasel (1995) on Enemy
02:11PM Urban Junior “New Life” from The Truth About Dr. S and Mr. P – An Electro Trash One Man Synthony in E Minor (2014) on Voodoo Rhythm
02:14PM The Grannies “Wade in Bloody Water” from Ballsier (2015) on Saustex Media
02:17PM The Blind Shake “Old Lake” from Breakfast of Failures (2014) on Goner
02:23PM Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness “Vanilla Revisted” from Tastes Good (2014) on KOTJ
02:26PM Friends of Cesar Romero “Teisco Telstar Stomp” from The Hold / Teisco Telstar Stomp - Single (2014) on Snappy Little Numbers
02:28PM Baby Woodrose “Bubblegum” from Kicking Ass & Taking Names (2014) on Bad Afro
02:30PM The A-Bones “Just a Little Bit of You” from Ears Wide Shut (2014) on Norton Records Inc.
02:33PM The Soulphonics “Heartbreak in the First Degree” from Heart Full of Soulphonics (2014) on The Soulphonics
02:38PM Lyres “I'll Try You Anyway” from A Promise Is a Promise (1988) on Ace of Hearts
02:43PM The Tripwires “Gratitude” from Get Young (2014) on Folc Records
02:46PM The Vaselines “Single Spies” from V For Vaselines (2014) on Rosary Music
02:51PM Ultimate Painting “Ten Street” from Ultimate Painting (2014) on Trouble in Mind
02:55PM John Wesley Coleman “Thief” from The Love That You Own (2014) on Burger Records



Friday, January 16, 2015

Playlist for 1.16.15: Worst Record Ever Made


Stream or download the entire Jan. 16 show right here (12:30 p.m. start this week). Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr.
12:34PM Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self Local
12:36PM Jack Oblivian “Milkshake Baby” from Saturday Night Part 2 (2009) on Big Legal Mess Records
12:40PM Sandy and the Sophomores “Walk Away Girl” from Girls on 45 Volume 3 (2014) on Teensville
12:43PM Danny & the Darleans “May-ree Mack” from Stink (2013) on Nero's Neptune
12:44PM Roy Loney & The Longshots “She's the One” from Drunkard In the Think Tank (2004) on Career Records
12:50PM Flamin' Groovies “Love Have Mercy” from Supersnazz (2000) on Legacy Recordings
12:53PM Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey “Ice On the Motorway” from GOING BACK HOME (2014) on UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
12:56PM The Neckbones “Nobody Gets Me Down” from The Lights Are Getting Dim (1999) on Fat Possum Records
01:06PM Indonesian Junk “Crimes” from Crimes-Single (2015) on self-released Local, New
01:10PM Rev. Norb & the Onions “(She Got) Thoughtcrime” from s/t (2014) on Certified PR Local, New
01:11PM Platinum Boys “Candy” from Candy (Single) (2014) Local, New
01:15PM Whips “Switchblade” from Turn It On (2014) on self-released Local
01:23PM Lovesores “Mata hari” from Focke-Wulf vs. Spitfire - EP (2014) on Hound Gawd! Records
01:26PM Bloodshot Bill “Tear it Apart” from Shook Shake (2014) on Norton New
01:27PM The Grannies “Hillbilly With Knife Skills” from Ballsier (2015) on Saustex Media
01:31PM Cyanide Pills “Mail-Order Bride (Live)” from Live 'N' Nasty in Frankfurt (2014) on Damaged Goods
01:33PM The Muffs “Like You Don't See Me” from Whoop Dee Doo (2014) on Burger Records
01:35PM The Nerve Scheme “Lose This Girl” from Artificial Wonderland (2013) on Jailhouse Records
01:40PM The Love Me Nots “You Gotta Go” from Sucker (2014) on Atomic A Go Go Records LLC
01:43PM Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness “Dying on the Vine” from Tastes Good (2014) on KOTJ New
01:45PM The Soulphonics “The Letter Home” from Heart Full of Soulphonics (2014) on The Soulphonics
01:48PM The Above “Broken Soul” from Waterbury Street (2014) on Teen Sound
01:51PM The Ar-Kaics “Gone” from The Ar-Kaics (2014) on Windian Records
01:53PM Mark Sultan “Dandelion” from Rolling Stones Covers Series (2014) on Norton New
01:56PM The Liminanas “Tu es a moi” from I've Got Trouble in Mind: 7" and Rare Stuff 2009/2014 (2014) on Trouble In Mind Records
02:07PM Kim Fowley “Bubblegum” from Impossible but True: The Kim Fowley Story (2003) on Ace
02:08PM The Runaways “Cherry Bomb” from The Runaways/Queens of Noise (2008) on Mercury
02:10PM The Rangers “Justine” from Impossible but True: The Kim Fowley Story (2003) on Ace
02:12PM The Renegades “geronimo” from Another Man's Gold (2009) on Norton Records
02:14PM Muck and the Mires “Doreen” from Doreen 7" (2008) on Dirty Water
02:17PM Kim Fowley “Night of the Hunter” from Animal God of the Streets (1974) on Jungle Records
02:18PM Ariel Pink “Jell-o” from pom pom (2014) on 4AD
02:20PM Althea and the Memories “Worst Record Ever Made” from One Man's Garbage (2009) on Norton Records
02:28PM Freaks Of Nature “Let's Freak Out” from Impossible But True - The Kim Fowley Story (2003) on Ace
02:30PM U.S. Rockets “Bodacious” from One Man's Garbage (2009) on Norton Records
02:33PM Mick Collins & Danny Kroha “Winter Blues and Greens” from Winter Blues and Greens (2013) on Norton Records
02:37PM The Murmaids “Popsicles & Icicles” from Impossibe But True - The Kim Fowley True (2003) on Ace
02:39PM Kim Fowley “Young America Saturday Night” from Only in America (1995) on Arf, Arf
02:41PM Kim Fowley “Big Sur, Bear Mountain, Ciro's, Flip Side, Protest Song” from Another Man's Gold (2009) on Norton Records
02:43PM The Gamblers “Teen Machine” from Another Man's Garbage (2009) on Norton
02:48PM Kim Fowley “The Trip” from Impossibe But True - The Kim Fowley True (2003) on Ace
02:50PM Kim Fowley “International Heroes” from International Heroes (2007) on EMI Catalog (USA)
02:54PM Hollywood Argyles “Long Hair, Unsquare Dude Called Jack” from Another Man's Gold (2009) on Norton Records
02:56PM The Rivingtons “Papa Ooh Mow Mow” from Impossibe But True - The Kim Fowley True (2003) on Ace
02:59PM The Vaqueros “Vaquero Beat” from Another Man's Gold (2009) on Norton Records

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Playlist for 1.9.15: Baby, Yer the Best 2014



Better late than never here's my Top 50 for 2014 and the show featuring songs from these albums along with assorted singles from the past year! Stream or download the entire Jan. 9 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr.

Top 5 Albums for 2014

1. Reigning Sound, Shattered, Merge
2. Miriam, Nobody’s Baby, Norton
3. Ramma Lamma, Ice Cream, Certified PR
4. The Electric Mess, House On Fire, Soundflat
5. The Singles, Look How Fast a Heart Can Break, Sound Artifacts

Rest of the Top 50 (In no particular order)

6. The Fleshtones , Wheel of Talent, Yep Roc
7. Sugar Stems, Only Come Out at Night, Dirtnap
8. Stupidity, Fore, GoFast
9. Empty Hearts, S/T, Savoy
10. The Muffs, Whoop Dee Doo, Burger
11. The Real Kids, Shake … Outta Control, Ace of Hearts
12. Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Dereconstructed, Sub Pop
13. Midwest Beat, Free of Being, Waterslide
14. The A-Bones, Ears Wide Shut, Norton
15. Daddy Long Legs, Blood From a Stone, Norton
16. The Hares, Smoking in Bed, Saustex
17. Churchwood, 3:Trickgnosis, Saustex
18. A Pony Named Olga, The Land of Milk and Pony, Saustex
19. Ugly Beats, Brand New Day, Get Hip
20. Obnox, Louder Space, 12XU
21. The Sleepwalkers, Lost My Mind in Stereo, Self
22. Talbot Adams, S/T, Spacecase
23. Cowbell, Skeleton Soul, Damaged Goods
24. Lydia Loveless, Somewhere Else, Bloodshot
25. Dex Romweber Duo, Images 13, Bloodshoot
26. The Rich Hands, Out of My Head, Fountain
27. Paul Collins, Feel the Noise, Alive Naturalsound
28. The Concussions, Break Up With the Concussions, Double Crown
29. Ross Johnson & Jeff Evans, Vanity Session, Spacecase
30. Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs, All Her Fault, Transdreamer
31. Jonah Gold & His Silver Apples, Pollute the Airwaves, Off Label
32. Jam Messengers, Guilty!, Thick Syrup
33. The Tripwires, Get Young, Folc
34. MFC Chicken, Solid Gravy, Dirty Water
35. Catl, This Shakin’ House, Blood & Water
36. The Bama Lamas, Going Up?, Self
37. The Forty-Nineteens, Spin It, Heyday
38. The Above, Waterbury Street, Teen Sound
39. The GTVs, Sh’Bang!, Teen Sound
40. The Reprobettes, S/T, Off The Hip
41. The Felines, Want, Soundflat
42. Loose Pills, Rx, Off the Hip
43. Bobby Patterson, I Got More Soul!, Omnivore
44. Muck & the Mires, Dial M for Muck, Dirty Water
45. Gino & the Goons, Shake It!, Slovenly
46. John Schooley, The Man Who Rode The Mule Around the World, Voodoo Rhythm,
47. Cozy, Button by Button, Hozac
48. John Wesley Coleman, The Love That You Own, Burger
49. The Martinets¸ Rock and Roll Will Probably Never Die, MuSick
50. The Outta Sites, Rock and Roll Dance Party, Self

12:04PM Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self Local
12:05PM Reigning Sound “North Cackalacky Girl” from Shattered (2014) on Merge
12:08PM Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “The Kudzu and the Concrete” from Dereconstructed (2014) on Sub Pop Records
12:11PM Catl “Lamplight the Way” from This Shakin' House (2014) on Blood and Water
12:13PM Jonah Gold & His Silver Apples “Neanderthal Beat” from Pollute the Airwaves (2014) on Off Label
12:20PM The Muffs “Because You're Sad” from Whoop Dee Doo (2014) on Burger Records
12:24PM The Martinets “Rock and Roll Probably” from Rock and Roll Will Probably Never Die (2014) on MuSick Recordings
12:27PM The Real Kids “I Can't Shake That Girl” from Shake...Outta Control (2014) on Ace of Heart Records
12:31PM The Hares “Wreck Dat Party Dress” from Smoking in Bed (2014) on Saustex Media
12:33PM The Outta Sites “The Mongoose” from Rock and Roll Dance Party (2014) on The Outta Sites
12:36PM The Fleshtones “Roofarama” from Wheel of Talent (2014) on Yep Roc Records
12:43PM A Pony Named Olga “We Had Some Fun” from The Land of Milk and Pony (2014) on Saustex Media
12:47PM MFC Chicken “White Leather Boots” from Solid Gravy (2014) on Dirty Water
12:49PM Stupidity “go” from Fore (2014) on GoFast Records
12:53PM Bobby Patterson “I Got More Soul” from I Got More Soul! (2014) on Omnivore Recordings
12:55PM The GTVs “Just About to Lose Your Clown” from Sh'bang! (2014) on Teen Sound
12:57PM The Concussions “Wray Conniff” from Break Up With the Concussions (2014) on Double Crown Records
01:03PM Sugar Stems “Radio Heartthrob” from Only Come Out At Night (2014) on Dirtnap Records Local
01:05PM The Sleepwalkers “Primetime Syndication” from Lost My Mind in Stereo (2014) on self-released Local
01:09PM The Midwest Beat “High up in the Alps” from Free of Being (2014) on Waterslide Local
01:12PM Ramma Lamma “ice cream” from Ice Cream (2014) on Certified PR Local
01:19PM Paul Collins “I Need My Rock N' Roll” from Feel the Noise (2014) on Alive Naturalsound
01:21PM The Rich Hands “home” from Out of My Head (2014) on Fountain
01:24PM The Singles “Inamorata” from Look How Fast a Heart Can Break (2014) on Sound Artifacts Music
01:27PM The Tripwires “How in Heaven's Name” from Get Young (2014) on Folc Records
01:30PM Miriam “Questioningly” from Nobody's Baby (2014) on Norton Records Inc.
01:38PM Obnox “Prime Time Sista” from Louder Space (2014) on 12XU
01:40PM The Great Dismal Swamis “I Wanna Get Ripped” from Phantom Tollbooth (2014) on RZO
01:43PM Gino And The Goons “You Won't Get Away with Murder” from Shake It! (2014) on Slovenly
01:45PM The Delusionaires “The Scrump” from The Scrump/The Worm Whispers (2014) on Hidden Volume
01:48PM Batman & Garagekid “I Was on Holiday in Ouagadougou” from Batman & Garagekid (2014) on Batchelor
01:52PM Ross Johnson & Jeffrey Evans “Dateless Night” from Vanity Session (2014) on Spacecase Records
01:56PM Daddy Long Legs “Heart to Heart” from Blood From A Stone (2014) on Norton Records Inc.
02:05PM John Wesley Coleman “Money in my pocket” from The Love That You Own (2014) on Burger Records
02:08PM Cowbell “Oh Yolande” from Skeleton Soul (2014) on Damaged Goods
02:10PM The A-Bones “Catahoula Stomp” from Ears Wide Shut (2014) on Norton Records Inc.
02:12PM The Electric Mess “Better to Be Lucky Than Good” from House on Fire (2014) on Soundflat
02:15PM The Above “We Could Be Together” from Waterbury Street (2014) on Teen Sound
02:19PM The Ugly Beats “Up on the Sun” from Brand New Day (2014) on Get Hip
02:22PM The Empty Hearts “90 Miles an Hour Down a Dead End Street” from The Empty Hearts (2014) on Savoy
02:28PM The Forty Nineteens “Modern Romance” from Spin It (2014) on Heyday Records
02:30PM Talbot Adams “I Wanna Have Some Fun” from Talbot Adams (2014) on Spacecase Records
02:34PM Lydia Loveless “Wine Lips” from Somewhere Else (2014) on Bloodshot Records
02:37PM Loose Pills “please” from Rx (2014) on Off The Hip
02:41PM Cozy “Sweet Snowflake” from Button By Button (2014) on Hozac
02:44PM The Reprobettes “I Don't Love You No More” from s/t (2014) on Off The Hip
02:47PM The Felines “Pretty Boy” from Want (2014) on Soundflat
02:50PM Muck and the Mires “Bad Omen” from Dial M for Muck (2014) on Dirty Water
02:53PM Dex Romweber Duo “Blackout!” from Images 13 (2014) on Bloodshot Records
02:56PM John Schooley “It's Git Down Time!” from The Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World (2014) on Voodoo Rhythm
02:58PM Churchwood “Chemtrailer Trash” from 3: Trickgnosis (2014) on Saustex Media


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