Baby, Yer the Best: 2016 (Pt. 1)

Stream or download the entire Dec. 30 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr. Pt. 2 of my favorites from 2016 coming next week! Check out all of the 2016 favorites from me and other WMSE DJ's over here.

Zero Hour Top 5 - 2016:
1. Tyler Keith & the Apostles, Do It For Johnny, self-released
2. Jack Oblivian & the Sheiks, The Lone Ranger of Love, Mony
3. Meet Your Death, s/t, 12XU
4. Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders, Blood & Treasure, Hound Gawd!
5. Javier Escovedo, Kicked Out of Eden, Saustex Media

Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self
Archie and the Bunkers “The Thin Man” from Mystery Lover - EP (2016) on Dirty Water Records
The Bad Beats “Up at Night” from His Vengeful Hand (2016) on Soundflat Records
Friends of Cesar Romero “According to Vixen Daily” from Times Three Triads (2016) on Doomed Babe
The Coffin Daggers “Wake up Screaming” from Aggravatin' Rhythms (2016) on Cleopatra Records
MFC Chicken “Blackout Drunk” from Goin' Chicken Crazy (2016) on Dirty Water
The Missing Souls “Got to Have Your Lovin'” from Got to Have Your Lovin' single (2016) on Hidden Volume
Nick Waterhouse “I Had Some Money But I Spent It” from Never Twice (2016) on Innovative Leisure
Alex Maiorano & The Black Tales “Decontrol” from Decontrol (2016) on Off Label
Zorton and the Cannibals “Long Pork” from Strange Delights (2016) on Badgerow
The Pristeens “The Hound” from Demos & Rarities (2016) on Girlsville
New Mystery Girl “Crawl Through Your Hair” from Crawl Through Your Hair (2016) on Gutsy Dame
Javier Escovedo “Beaujolais” from Kicked out of Eden (2016) on Saustex Media
Dex Romweber “Midnight At Vic's” from Carrboro (2016) on Bloodshot Records
CTMF “A Glimpse of Another Time” from Sq 1 (2016) on Damaged Goods
The Monsters “You Will Die” from M (2016) on Voodoo Rhythm
Rev. Tom Frost “Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine” from Mysteries & Manners (2016) on self-released
The Pukes “They'll Never Find You” from The Revenge Of (2016) on Tire Fire Records
Holly and the Nice Lions “Dance This Mess” from Your Favorite Ghost (2016) on Memorized Dictionary
The Grovelers “Drying Out” from Romeo vs. Juliet (2016) on self-released
Beach Patrol “Flower in the Dark” from Eudaimonia (2016) on Barely Standing
Trolley “Thursday Girl” from Caught In The Darkness (2016) on Easter
Jack Oblivian & the Sheiks “Hey Killer” from The Lone Ranger of Love (2016) on mony
Mr. Airplane Man “Over That Hill” from Wild Angels (2016) on Girlsville
Andre Williams “Meet Me at the Graveyard” from I Wanna Go Back to Detroit City (2016) on Bloodshot Records
Churchwood “You Let the Dead In” from Hex City (2016) on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders “Gone are the Days” from Blood & Treasure (2016) on Hound Gawd!
Tyler Keith & the Apostles “Blindfold and a Cigarette” from Do it for Johnny (2016) on self-released
Meet Your Death “I Don't Care If Tomorrow Never Comes” from Meet Your Death (2016) on 12XU
Hickoids “Dead in a Motel Room” from The out of Towners - EP (2016) on Saustex Media
Chicken Diamond “Body Snatchers” from The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (2016) on Beast
Paint Fumes “Die Strasse Disaster” from If It Ain't Paint Fumes It Ain't Worth a Huff (2016) on Get Hip
Descendents “Spineless and Scarlet Red” from Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016) on Epitaph
Juliette Seizure & the Tremor-Dolls “Do Your Duty” from Chewing Out Your Rhythm on My Bubble Gum (2016) on Off The Hip
The Darts “Revolution” from The Darts EP (2016) on self-released
Watts “Up All Night” from The Black Heart of Rock-n-Roll (2016) on Rum Bar
Bloodshot Bill “Bad Bad Girl” from Guitar Boy (2016) on Norton
Million Sellers “My Last Paycheck” from Sufficiently Rude (2016) on Wanda
Jeremy & The Harlequins “Big Beat” from Into the Night (2016) on Yep Roc Records
The Phantoms “Baby Loves Her Rock N Roll” from The Phantoms (2016) on Rum Bar
Party Lights “He's Gonna Hurt Ya” from He's Gonna Hurt Ya (2016) on Hidden Volume
Danny and the Darleans “Girl” from Bug Out (2016) on In the Red
The Monkees “Birth of an Accidental Hipster” from Good Times! (2016) on Rhino
Southern Culture On The Skids “Grey Skies” from The Electric Pinecones (2016) on Kudzu Records
The Above “Just Can't Forget About That Girl” from There is a Reason (2016) on Hidden Volume
The Stents “Crawler” from Invisible Sounds (2016) on KOTJ/Ghost Highway
The Forty Nineteens “Dance With Me” from Rebooted (2016) on Rock Ranch Records
The Fleshtones “Suburban Roulette” from The Band Drinks for Free (2016) on Yep Roc Records
The Smoggers “Cavegirls Don't Like Your Taste” from Shadows in My Mind (2016) on Soundflat
The No-Things “The Dollar Bills” from Here come the NO-THINGS!! (2016) on CopaseDisques
The Senior Service “Snake Charmer” from The Girl In the Glass Case (2016) on Damaged Goods

Playlist for 12.23.16: Mama Says It's Naughty

Stream or download the entire Dec. 23 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr.

Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” on Self
The Martinis “Holiday Cheer”
Amos Milburn “Christmas Comes but Once a Year”
The Classic Four “Limbo Under the Christmas Tree”
El Vez “Feliz Navidad”
Clarence Carter “Back Door Santa”
The Fleshtones “Hooray for Santa Claus”
Santo & Johnny “Twistin Bells”
Bobby Lloyd and the Skeletons “Do You Hear What I Hear/You Really Got Me”
The Cartridge Family “Sad on Christmas Day”
Johnny And Jon “Christmas In Viet Nam”
Hickoids “We Got the Eggnog If You Got the Whiskey”
Hasil Adkins “Blue Christmas”
The Trashmen “Dancin' With Santa”
Cordell Jackson “Beboppers' Christmas”
The Forty Nineteens “Frosty the Snowman”
Dead Moon “Christmas Rush”
Gary US Bonds “Call Me for Christmas”
The Mistreaters “Santa Stole My Baby”
Ramma Lamma “Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme”
Xposed 4heads “Sing Along Again (The All Holiday Song)”
Trolley “It's Christmas”
Billy Childish “Christmas Lights”
Holly Golightly “Christmas Tree On Fire”
Bob Seger & The Last Heard “Sock It to Me Santa”
The Untamed Youth “Santa's Gonna Shut 'em Down”
The Cadillacs “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
The Pristeens “Christmas Is a Time for Giving”
Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team “Eggnorant”
The Bad Detectives “Keep the Receipt (This Christmas)”
Dom Mariani “Christmasonic”
The New Mendicants “A Very Sorry Christmas”
Luna “Egg Nog”
George Jones “My Mom and Santa Claus”
Jimmy Donley “Santa Don't Pass Me By”
The Youngsters “Christmas in Jail”
Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors “Sleigh Ride”
Joe Turner “Christmas Date Boogie”
The Sonics “Santa Claus”
Los Straitjackets “Christmas in Las Vegas”
Luis and the Wildfires “Who Likes Christmas Anyway?” on Norton
The Reverend J.M. Gates “Gettin' Ready For Christmas”
James Brown “Santa Claus Is Definitely Here To Stay (Vocal)”
Southern Culture On The Skids “Silver Bells”
Nathaniel Mayer “Mr. Santa Claus”
Mike Ireland “Merry Christmas From A Bar”
The Del Lords “Merry Christmas Baby”
The Go Getters “Run Rudolph Run”
Maddox Brothers & Rose “Mama Says It's Naughty”
Kris Rodgers & the Dirty Gems “Can't Spend Another Christmas Without You”
Arfur “Homeless for Christmas”
Jimmy Liggins “I Want My Baby for Christmas”
Homer and Jethro “Santa Claus The Original Hippie”
Carla Thomas “Gee Whiz It’s Christmas”
Soupy Sales “Santa Claus Is Surfin' to Town”
Wall Of Voodoo “Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun For Christmas”

Playlist for 12.16.16: Soul on Ice

Stream or download the entire Dec. 16 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr. 12:30 start this week.

Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self
Ray Peterson “Tell Laura I Love Her” from 24 Great Tear Jerkers (1976) on K-Tel
Carl Perkins “Hambone” from Carl Perkins on Harmony
Danny & the Darleans “Soul On Ice” from Bug Out (2016) on In the Red
Wilson Pickett “Stagger Lee” from I'm In Love (1968) on Atlantic
13th Floor Elevators “Roller Coaster” from The Psychedelic Sounds Of (1966) on Sundazed
The Feelies “Away” from It's Only Life (2015) on Bar None
Fox Face “Tar” from Teen Wiccan (2016) on Chop Haus
The Pukes “Do What Diddy” from The Revenge Of (2016) on Tire Fire Records
Tigernite “Motorcycle Burnout” from Live on WMSE See You On The Radio (2013) on Self
Calliope “Little Smoke” from Chapel Perilous (2016) on self-released
The Rebel Set “Falling Spart” from 4 Song EP (2016) on Hidden Volume
The Fleshtones “Rick Wakeman's Cape” from The Band Drinks for Free (2016) on Yep Roc Records
The Bad Detectives “Christmas on Plastic” from The Western Star Rockabilly Christmas Party (2016) on Western Star
Exotic Adrian Street & the Pile Drivers “Sadist in Sequins” from Shake, Wrestle 'n' Roll (2016) on Burger Records
Million Sellers “Cyanide Cyanide” from Sufficiently Rude (2016) on Wanda
The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All the Time” from All Anxious, All the Time (2017) on Rum Bar
Phil Seymour “Let Her Dance” from Let Her Dance (1980) on Boardwalk
Dwight Yoakam “Please, Please Baby” from Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars… (2016) on Sugar Hill
Elvis Costello & The Attractions “King Horse” from Get Happy!! (1978) on Columbia
Little Murders “I Love the Chemicals” from Hi-Fab! (2016) on Off The Hip
Miss Chain & the Broken Heels “Uh Huh” from Uh Uh/Standing in the Night (2016) on Bachelor/Dirty Water
Hege V “Matter of Fact” from House of Tears (1987) on MTM
The Everly Brothers “'till I Kissed You” from All They Had to Do Was Dream (1985) on Rhino
John Wesley Coleman III “Television” from Greatest Hits (2015) on Super Secret Records
Tyler Keith & the Apostles “Dangling On a Wire” from Do it for Johnny (2016) on self-released
Dave Dudley “Talk of The Town” from Talk of the Town (1964) on Mercury
Jack Lee “Bird in a Cage” from Anthology: Bigger Than Life (2016) on Alive Naturalsound
Rev. Tom Frost “Wile E. Coyote” from Mysteries & Manners (2016) on self-released
Howlin' Wolf “All Night Boogie (All Night Long)” from Moanin' In The Moonlight on doxy
Churchwood “Hallelujah” from Hex City (2016) on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Catherine Irwin “Pale Horse / Pale Rider” from Little Heater (2012) on Thrill Jockey
Charlie Feathers “Give Me Back All the Love You Gave” from Honky Tonk Kind: Rare and Unissued Recordings, Vol. 2 (2008) on Norton
The Oblivians “Little War Child” from Desperation (2013) on In the Red
Gloria “Braindead” from In Excelsis Stereo (2016) on Howlin Banana Records
The Royal Hangmen “Groovadelic” from Hanged, Drawn & Quartered (2016) on CopaseDisques
Gene Vincent “Woman Love” from The Bop That Just Won't Stop (1974) on CAPITOL
The Original Sins “Can't Feel a Thing” from Big Soul (1987) on Bar/None Records
The Stents “El Salto Dos” from Invisible Sounds (2016) on KOTJ/Ghost Highway
The Revox “Sick of You” from Talk About Her / Sick of You - Single (2016) on Voodoo Rhythm

Playlist for 12.9.16: Something Went Wrong Again

Stream or download the entire Dec. 9 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr.

Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self
Maddox Brothers And Rose “New Step it Up & Go” from Country & Western Stars on Design
Images “My Kinda Woman” from Fort Worth Teen Scene, Vol. 2 (2006) on Norton
Thee Headcoats “Something Went Wrong Again” from Elementary Headcoats (2000) on Damaged Goods
Powersolo “Salty Lick” from The Real Sound (2014) on Crunchy Frog
Girl Trouble “Night Life” from Blood Red Battle Royale (1998) on Blood Red
Savoy Motel “Everyone Wants to Win” from Savoy Motel (2016) on What's Your Rupture
The Chrome Cranks “Nightmare in Pink” from Live in Exile (1997) on Au Go Go
Nameless Frames “Too Late to Lose” from Nameless Frames (2016) on Super Secret Records
Empty Markets “Pink & Barren World” from Stainless Steel (2016) on 12XU
Harlan T. Bobo “Mlle. Chatte” from Sucker (2010) on Goner
Thee Oh Sees “The Axis” from A Weird Exits (2016) on Castle Face
The Systemaddicts “Wall of Time” from Broken Hearted on the Nullarbor (2016) on Off The Hip
Electric Eels “Cards and Fleurs” from God Says F&&K You (1991) on Homestead Records
Terry Randall “S.O.S.” from Pebbles, Volume 8: Southern California 1 (1996) on AIP
Descendents “Without Love” from Hypercaffium Spazzinate (2016) on Epitaph
Prix “Girl” from Historix (2016) on Hozac
The Fleshtones “Respect Our Love” from The Band Drinks for Free (2016) on Yep Roc Records
Goodnight Loving “Easier Than It Is” from Cemetery Trails (2006) on Dusty Medical Records
Holly and the Nice Lions “Your Favorite Ghost” from Your Favorite Ghost (2016) on Memorized Dictionary
Mad Trucker Gone Mad “Slab City Rocket” from Mad Trucker Gone Mad (Black Cover) (2000) on Crustacean
The Mighty Lumberhorn “Crow Can Fly” from Blood Is Thicker Than Moonshine (2004) on The Mighty Lumberhorn
Friends of Cesar Romero “Sick Triads” from Times Three Triads (2016) on Doomed Babe
Bullet Proof Lovers “Breaking Down” from Bullet Proof Lovers (2016) on Rum Bar
The Hares “I Ain't Going Home Alone” from Smoking in Bed (2014) on Saustex Media
The Forty Nineteens “Frosty the Snowman” from Frosty the Snowman - single (2016) on Bongo Boy Records
Rachael Gordon “Thirteen” from Rock'n'Roll Girl (2006) on Wizzard In Vinyl ‎
Dinosaur Jr. “Tiny” from Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016) on Jagjaguwar
Volebeats “318” from Country Favorites (2004) on Turquoise Mountain
Gloria “In the Morning” from In Excelsis Stereo (2016) on Howlin Banana Records
The Jangle Band “Love You Too” from Edge of A Dream (2016) on Off The Hip
Straitjacket Fits “Dead Heat” from Hail (1988) on Flying Nun Records
Howe Gelb “Terribly So” from Future Standards (2016) on Fire Records
The Handsome Family “The Red Door” from Unseen (2016) on Milk & Scissors
Hickoids “At the Crossroads” from The out of Towners - EP (2016) on Saustex Media
The Dad Horse Experience “Waiting at the Turnpike (Remastered)” from Best Of - Seine schönsten Melodien 2008-2014 (2015) on Off Label Records
Rev. Tom Frost “Dead Fun” from Mysteries & Manners (2016) on self-released
Bob Log III “Rumi” from Bump or Meow, Vol. 1 (2016) on Bloat Records
The No-Things “J'vais Etre Riche” from Here come the NO-THINGS!! (2016) on CopaseDisques
The Blind Owls “Squeeze Me” from All Day and Night (2016) on Soundflat
Hipbone Slim and The Knee-Tremblers “Bald Head, Hairy Guitar” from Ugly Mobile (2016) on Dirty Water
C.W. Stoneking “Good Luck Charm” from Gon' Boogaloo (2016) on C.W. Stoneking
Sunset Society “The Land of Make Believe” from Lost Souls, Vol 1 (2007) on Psych of the South
Dirty Trainload “What” from Trashtown (2011) on Otium Records
Whiskey Kiss “Vixen” from Retro. Revamped. (2016) on self-released
The Bad Detectives “When the Levels Break” from The Curious World of the Bad Detectives (2015) on Western Star
Jon and the Vons “Goodbye” from Gratest Hits, Vol. 1 (2016) on Soundflat Records
Birds of Paradise “Beehive State” from Beehive State (2016) on Hidden Volume
Allah-Las “Mausoleum” from Calico Review (2016) on Mexican Summer
Viv and the Sect “Blues Days” from This Will Pass (2016) on Get Hip
Guided By Voices “Starfire” from Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012) on GBVi
Look Park “Get on Home” from Look Park (2016) on Yep Roc Records

Playlist for 12.2.16: Grown Up Wrong

Stream or download the entire Dec. 2 show right here. Find Zero Hour also on Facebook,Twitter and Tumblr.
Ramma Lamma “Zero Hour theme” from Zero Hour theme (2013) on Self
The Real Kids “Grown Up Wrong” from Grown Up Wrong (1993) on Norton Records
Ricky Nelson “A Teenage Idol” from The Very Best of Ricky Nelson (2011) on Seniors
Jack Lee “Good Times” from Anthology: Bigger Than Life (2016) on Alive Naturalsound
Jon & The Vons “Stick Around” from Gratest Hits (2016) on Soundflat
The Coffin Daggers “The Spy” from Aggravatin' Rhythms (2016) on Cleopatra Records
The Sorrows “I Want You So Bad” from Bad Times Good Times (2010) on Bomp
Befour Three O'Clock “Mind Gardens” from Happen Happened (2012) on Frontier Records
The Royal Hangmen “Groovadelic” from Hanged, Drawn & Quartered (2016) on CopaseDisques
Sonny Knight & The Lakers “How Long Until Someday” from Sooner Or Later (2016) on Secret Stash
The Dustaphonics “Q Sounds Groove” from Johnny & Bo (2016) on Dirty Water Records
The Darts (U.S.) “Running Through Your Lies” from The Darts - EP (2016) on The Darts (U.S.)
The Pristeens “Christmas is a Time for Giving” from Christmas EP (2016) on Girlsville
Friends of Cesar Romero “Not Excluding Admissions” from Times Three Triads (2016) on Doomed Babe
The Buttshakers “Soul Kitchen” from Soul Kitchen - Single (2015) on CopaseDisques
Watts “The B-Side” from The Black Heart of Rock-n-Roll (2016) on Rum Bar
Stupidity “He's Coming (feat. Keith Streng (Fleshtones))” from Move (2011) on GoFast Records
Nick Waterhouse “Tracy” from Never Twice (2016) on Innovative Leisure
Allah-Las “Autumn Dawn” from Calico Review (2016) on Mexican Summer
Couch Flambeau “We'll Go Through the Windshield Together” from I Did A Power Slide In The Taco Stand: Anthology 1982-2001 (2004) on self-released
Beach Patrol “Line Em Up” from Eudaimonia (2016) on Barely Standing
Holly and the Nice Lions “Foxes” from Your Favorite Ghost (2016) on Memorized Dictionary
Bleed “Devil Woman” from Motor Psycho (2000) on MuSick
Amy Allison “Hate at First Sight” from The Maudlin Years (1996) on Koch International
The Silos “Teenage Prayer” from Florizona (2011) on Sonic Pyramid
The Minus 5 “Robert Ryan Is Among Us” from Of Monkees and Men (2016) on Yep Roc Records
Look Park “Aeroplane” from Look Park (2016) on Yep Roc Records
Waco Brothers “Lucky Fool” from Going Down in History (2016) on Bloodshot
The Mosleys “Tell Me What You Say” from Bonafied & Pixelated (2016) on mosleys
Southern Culture On The Skids “Given to Me” from The Electric Pinecones (2016) on Kudzu Records
Dex Romweber “I Don't Know” from Carrboro (2016) on Bloodshot Records
Jack Oblivian “American Slang” from American Slang (1997) on Sympathy For The Record Industry
Tyler Keith & the Apostles “Criminal Gene” from Do it for Johnny (2016) on self-released
Nicole Garcia “Baby OK” from 30 Years Anniversary: Tribute Album for the Monsters (2016) on Voodoo Rhythm
Dan Melchior “Terse and Taciturn” from Filthy Frozen River Rag (Part 1) (2016) on Stolen Body Records
The Gospel Truth “Set it on Fire” from Jealous Fires (2016) on 12XU
Dark Blue “Subterranean Man” from Subterranean Man - Single (2014) on Katorga Works
Chook Race “Hard to Clean” from Around the House (2016) on Trouble In Mind Records
Holy Sons “In the Garden” from In the Garden (2016) on Partisan
The Chills “Frantic Drift” from Kaleidoscope World (Expanded Edition) (2016) on Flying Nun Records
Hooton Tennis Club “O Man, Won't You Melt Me?” from Big Box of Chocolates (2016) on PIAS America
The Alloy Six “Impossible Dream” from Turn out the Lights (2016) on CopaseDisques
Teenage Fanclub “Connected to Life” from Here (2016) on Merge
Ultimate Painting “Lead the Way” from Dusk (2016) on Trouble In Mind Records
The Senior Service “Psyclone” from The Girl In the Glass Case (2016) on Damaged Goods
The Electric Mess “She's Got Something to Say” from House on Fire (2014) on Soundflat
The No-Things “The Norvin” from Here come the NO-THINGS!! (2016) on CopaseDisques
1-800-Band “Rhubarb Kids” from High Beams (2016) on Almost Ready Records
The Phantoms “Coming After You” from The Phantoms (2016) on Rum Bar
Washboard Hank “You're Not Here” from Human Beans (2016) on self-released
Black Joe Lewis “Jesus Took My Hand” from Scandalous (2011) on Mercury Nashville
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends “Lonely Old Lies” from The Virginian (1997) on Mint Records