Saturday, April 25, 2020

Playlist for 4.24.20: In the Parking Lot

Loads of new music this week from Tyler Keith, The Sanitzers, James Godwin, The Volcanics, Dramarama, Theatre Royal, Big Al Staggs, the Harmed Brothers, Don Bryant and much more! X Ray Cat Trio review up at The Big Takeover!






Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
The Bleach Boys "Wine, Wine, Wine" from Pebbles, Vol. 4 on AIP
Tyler Keith "In the Parking Lot" from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt
Jerry Lee Lewis "Lewis Boogie" from Live At the Star-Club, Hamburg on Mercury Nashville
THE SANITIZERS "Sa-Ni-Ti-Zin" from Sa​-​ni​-​ti​-​zin - Single on Folc

James Godwin "Down to the Valley" from Down the the Valley - single on Self-released
Larry Bright "Bacon Fat" from Shake That Thing! on Del-Fi
Hipbone Slim & His Crown Toppers "The Hump" from The Toppermost Sounds of .. on Folc
Los Straitjackets "Hey Lupe" from Rock en Español, Vol. 1 on Yep Roc Records
The Volcanics "Freakout" from Freakout - EP on Hi-Tide
The Fox Sisters "Honestly Darling" from Under the Stars on The Fox Sisters
Teen Cobra "Putty in Your Hands" from Social Piranha - EP on Hidden Volume
Zorton and The Cannibals "Witch Doctor" from Unfavourable Offerings - EP on Badgerow Records

The Breadmakers "Witchdoctor Blues" from The Breadmakers on Soundflat Records
Demolition Doll Rods "Got A Little Lovin'" from TLA on Matador
Puppy and the Hand Jobs "I'm a Beat Off" from I Hate Everything on Slovenly Recordings
The Gay Sportscasters "Derby Crush" from Sample This on Saustex Media
X Ray Cat Trio "Terrordactyl" from Love, Blood & Monsters on Trash Wax
Urban Junior "Backdoor Boogie" from The Truth About DR. S and Mr. P - an Electro Trash One Man Synthony in E Minor on Voodoo Rhythm

Midnight Reruns "Scorpion" from Spectator Sports on Forged Artifacts
The Shivvers "Rhonda Wrote to Rita (Remastered)" from The Shivvers [Reissued, Remastered, Stereo] on Rerun Records / Bachelor Records
Ravi/Lola "Neighbors with Pools" from Shape up Shoulders on Activities
Random Rex "Yesterday Knows for Sure" from Random Rex on Internal Combustion

Dramarama "Up to Here" from Up to Here - Single on Pasadena Records
The Long Ryders "Time Keeps Traveling" from Native Sons on Prima Records Ltd.
Theatre Royal "TV Blind" from TV Blind on Vacilando '68
TV Sound "Klaus Kinski" from Telecommando on Killing Horse Records
Waxing Poetics "Workers Playtime" from Workers Playtime - Single on Clairevoyant Records
Big Al Staggs "Shine in My Moon" from So Lo on Big Al Staggs
The Dirty Truckers "Help You Ann" on Rum Bar
The Backdoor Men "Out Of My Mind" from Södra Esplanaden 4 on Subliminal Sounds

Dan Montgomery "Fun" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records
Hound Dog Taylor "Kitchen Sink Boogie" from Live At Joe's Place on Last Call
Bo Diddley "Road Runner" from Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Recorded Live) on Sundazed
Wire Troop "I Need A Girl" from Trio Power on Wire Troop
The Bumblebats "Lucy in the Sky with Linus" from The Bumblebats on Self-released

Gino and the Goons "Off the Rails" from Off the Rails on Big Neck
The Prissteens "You're Gonna Lose" from Neon Maniacs on Girlsville
Muck and the Mires "Lesley" from Quarantine Age Kicks on Dirty Water/Rum Bar
The Paybacks "Just You Wait" from Knock Loud on Get Hip
Soraia "Wild Woman" from Dig Your Roots on Wicked Cool Records

Heavy Trash "That Ain't Right" from Going Way Out With Heavy Trash on Yep Roc Records
The Claudettes "Creeper Weed" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records
The Shangri-Las "Past, Present and Future" from Remember (Hits and Rarities from the Bad Girls of 60S Pop) on Charly
Young Fresh Fellows "Never Had It Bad" from Never Had It Bad - Single on Yep Roc Records
The Shazam "Always Tomorrow" from Meteor on New Boss Sounds
The Resonars "A Smile and a Promise" from Extended Play - EP on Hidden Volume
Miriam "Cut and Come Again" from Nobody's Baby on Norton Records Inc.

The Ugly Beats "Beataroo" from Brand New Day on Get Hip
The Harmed Brothers "All the Same" from Across the Waves on Fluff and Gravy
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs "The Future's Here" from Sunday Run Me Over on Transdreamer
The Monsters "I'm a Stranger to Me" from I'm a Stranger to Me - single on Slovenly Recordings
Stupidity "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" from Fore on Gofast Records
Don Bryant "Is It Over" from Is It over - Single on Fat Possum

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Playlist for 4.17.20: This Girl of Mine

Greetings. New music this week from Teen Cobra, Kitchen People, Green/Blue, John Dowler's Vanity Project, Hawk, The Resonars, Possessed by Paul James, Mal Thursday Quintet, X-Ray Cat Trio, the Howling Hex, and Acid Baby Jesus! And I've got a review of the new one from Possessed by Paul James over at bigtakeover.com!







Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
The Plugz "La Bamba" from Electrify Me on Restless Records
Kitchen People "Guitar Mag" from Planet Perth on Self-released
The Undertones "Smarter Than You" from The Undertones on Salvo
Teen Cobra "This Girl of Mine" from Social Piranha -EP on Hidden Volume

Archie and the Bunkers "Sunglasses after Dark" from Mystery Lover - EP on Dirty Water Records
Red Mass "To Fall From Grace (feat. King Khan)" from A Hopeless Noise on Label Etiquette
Demon's Claws "At the Disco" from The Defrosting Of on In The Red
Green/Blue "Way Down" from Green/Blue on Slovenly Recordings
The Gories "You Done Got Wrong" from I Know You Be Houserockin' on Crypt Records
Mean Motor Scooter "Put Me Down Like a Dog" from Mr. Sophistication on Dirty Water

Rexxx "Dead to Me" from Pure Pleasure II on None
Brat Sounds "Sloop John B" from Bad Luck on Gain Castle
Hughes Family Band "Death of Me" from Death of Me - Single on Good Land Records
Florida Brothers Band "Rick the Brick" from You Will Hate Us on Self-Released

Sin City "Big City Streets" from Welcome to Sin City on Dirty Water
Kit Convict & Thee Terrible Two "Convict Blues" from Cobra's Blood on Off The Hip
John Dowler's Vanity Project "Work of Art" from 12 Stitches on Half a Cow
The Clean "Gem" from Vehicle on Flying Nun Records
The Resonars "Nobody Can Tell You What to Do" from Extended Play - EP on Hidden Volume
Holly Golightly "Frozen In Time" from Slowtown Now! on Damaged Goods

Possessed By Paul James "Don't Tell Me" from As We Go Wandering on Independent
The Moaners "When We're Dead & Gone" from Blackwing Yalobusha on Yep Roc Records
Datura4 "You're the Only One" from West Coast Highway Cosmic on Alive Naturalsound
The Baseball Project "Long Before My Time" from Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails on Yep Roc Records
Hawk "I Believe in You" from Fly on New Garden
Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team "Had Me At Get Lost" from National Champions (Digital Only,Bonus Tracks) on Doublenaught Records
ROOKIE "Sunglasses" from ROOKIE on Bloodshot Records

The Mal Thursday Quintet "Rotting" from Rotting - Single on Chunk Archives
The Bad Beats "His Vengeful Hand" from His Vengeful Hand on Soundflat Records
The Sellwoods "Stay Away Papers" from Eight Great Shakers on Chaputa
X Ray Cat Trio "Death Race 2000" from Love, Blood & Monsters on Trash Wax
Zorton and The Cannibals "You're Going Away" from Unfavourable Offerings - EP on Badgerow Records
Acid Baby Jesus "Amalia" from Selected Outtakes - Single on Slovenly
Daddy Long Legs "Flesh Eating Cocaine Blues" from Rides Tonight on Norton Records
THE BOBBY LEES "Move" from Skin Suit on Alive Naturalsound

The Claudettes "You Drummers Keep Breaking My Heart" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records
John Paul Keith "True Hard Money" from Memphis Circa 3AM on Big Legal Mess Records
The Plastic Pals "Plastic Pal" from Plastic Pal - Single on Polythene Records
The Replacements "Rattlesnake" from Sorry Ma! Forgot to Take Out the Trash! on Twin/Tone
Watts "When The Party Ends" from Seventeen b/w When the Party Ends on Rum Bar
The Ramones "Babysitter" from Leave Home on Sire
The Zemblas "Join the Gang" from Live it Up! on Dangerhouse Skylab
The Senders "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel" from Outrageous & Contagious on DEVILS JUKEBOX RECORDS

The Hypnotics "Here She Comes Now" from Static Fuzz Radio on New Values Records
Glambilly "Bite the Bed" from White BBQ Sauce on Saustex Media
The Howling Hex "Mr Chicken" from Knuckleball Express on Fat Possum
Wussy "Death By Misadventure" from Wussy on Shake It Records

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Playlist for 4.10.20: Dear John

Adds from Sin City, the Fleshtones, the Sellwoods, Norfolk Nightmares and Nick Lowe, a tribute to John Prine, plus much more! Meanwhile, check out my review of the Sellwoods' cool new 10'', read this break down of Adam Schlesinger's unreal songwriting talents by Robbie Fulks and this amazing review of John Prine by Roger Ebert from 1970.






Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
The Real Kids "All Night Boppin'" from We Don't Mind If You Dance on Crypt Records
Eugene Church "Pretty Girls Everywhere" from Pretty Girls Everywhere
The Fleshtones "Alex Trebek" from Alex Trebek - Single on Yep Roc Records
Joe Boot "Rock-n-Roll Radio" from Rock-n-Roll Radio

Sin City "Dear John" from Welcome to Sin City on Dirty Water
Flamingo Tours "Savages" from Lucha Libre on Soundflat
Mojo Brothers "The Man" from The Man / Good Bye Baby - Single on Off label records
The Cadets "I Got Loaded" from The Cadets Meet The Jacks on Ace
The Sellwoods "Dizziness" from Eight Great Shakers on Chaputa
The Titty Twisters Orchestra "I Got the Itch" from Gorf Pow Bang Tump! on Soundflat Records
The Gruesomes "Someone Told a Lie" from Someone Told a Lie on KOTJ
Gore Gore Girls "Pleasure Unit" from Get the Gore on Bloodshot Records

Norfolk Nightmares "Gimme Blood" from Gimme Blood - EP on Self-released
The Fadeaways "Ain't Got No Your Love" from Teenage Hitsville!! on Soundflat Records
Creatures of the Golden Dawn "Doin' Me In" from 1000 Shadows on Dionysus Records / Bacchus Archives / Orange Sky / Hell Yeah
Jacques Le Coque "Outsider" from Positively... on King Pizza Records
Total Rejects "She Is Bad" from Total Rejects on Slovenly Recordings

The Midwest Beat "Need You Badly" from At the Gates on Dusty Medical Records
Brat Sounds "Sunny D" from Bad Luck on Gain Castle
The Hussy "Baby Child" from Cement Tomb Mind Control on No Coast Recordings
The Grovelers "Suicide Rockers" from Cream City Nights on The Grovelers
Certain Stars "Bbq King (Demo)" from The Devil Made Whiskey on Cuba Libre Records

Muck and the Mires "This Town Makes Me Feel So Lonely" from Quarantine Age Kicks on Dirty Water/Rum Bar
Ramones "Outsider" from Subterranean Jungle on Rhino/Warner Records
The No Ones "No One Falls Alone" from The Great Lost No Ones Album on Yep Roc Records
Powder "Ruby Red Lips (Alternate mix)" from Ka-Pow! An Explosive Collection on Big Beat
Nick Lowe "Lay It On Me Baby" from Lay It On Me - Single on Yep Roc
Conway Twitty "Mona Lisa" from Gold: Conway Twitty on MCA Nashville
The Coffin Daggers "Ringo Mura Kara" from Eleki Album on Cleopatra Records

Dan Montgomery "Nervous Boy" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records
They Might Be Giants "Lucky Ball and Chain" from Flood on Rhino
The Prefab Messiahs "21st Century Failure" from 21st Century Failure - Single on Self-released
The Vacant Lot "Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight" from Smiles, Vibes & Harmony: A Tribute to Brian Wilson on Demilo Records

The Claudettes "I Swear to God, I Will" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records
The Bo-Keys "Bling Bling" from The Royal Sessions on Electraphonic
The Zemblas "Sixty Minutes" from Live it Up! on Dangerhouse Skylab
The Raunch Hands "Respect" from Fuck Me Stupid on Crypt Records
Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders "A New Pair of Eyes" from The Past Came Callin' on Hound Gawd! Records

The Chatham Singers "Main Line" from Kings of the Medway Delta on Damaged Goods Records
Pure Country Gold "Don't Blame Me" from Pure Country Gold on Empty Records US
The Ghost Wolves "Let's Go to Mars" from Let's Go to Mars B / W Last Man - Single on Dirty Water Records
The Moaners "Blue Moon (Cold Hard Stone)" from Nocturnal on Holidays for Quince

John Prine "Big Fat Love" from Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings on Oh Boy Records
John Prine & Iris DeMent "Let's Invite Them Over" from In Spite of Ourselves on Oh Boy
John Prine "Other Side of Town" from Fair and Square on Oh Boy Records
John Prine "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" from The Missing Years on Oh Boy Records

Steve Train's Bad Habits "Wide Open Road" from Wide Open Road / Just for Tonight - Single on Off label records
Rev. Tom Frost "Trashcan" from Mysteries & Manners on STGW Rec
The Electric Mess "Too Far" from The Electric Mess V on Soundflat
Vicky and the Vengents "Almost There" from Cry Now Smile Later on Vicky and the Vengents
MFC Chicken "I Couldn’t Say No" from Fast Food & Broken Hearts on Dirty Water Records
The Concussions "Mrs. Beasley's Lament" from Fall in Love With the Concussions on Double Crown Records
Popular Creeps "Metal Kid" from Bloodshot Red on Gangplank
The Sights "How Do You Sleep?" from Most of What Follows Is True on The Sights

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Playlist for 4.3.20: Never Had it Bad






Great new music this week from Young Fresh Fellows, The No Ones, Dan Montgomery, Waxing Poetics, Bloodshot Bill & the Televisionaries, Rookie, Mean Motor Scooter, the Bumblebats, the Jack Cades, and Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin! More about Dan Montgomery's Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) in my review over at Big Takeover.

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
6 String Drag "Bottle of Blues" from High Hat on E-Squared
ROOKIE "Hold on Tight" from ROOKIE on Bloodshot Records
Porchsleeper "Jumping Someone Else's Train" from Porchsleeper on Fort Awesome
Dan Montgomery "The Winter of the Summer of Super Freak" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records

Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs "Karate" from Coulda Shoulda Woulda on Transdreamer
Bill Withers "Who Is He (and What Is He to You)?" from Still Bill on Columbia/Legacy
Andre Williams "The Monkey Speaks His Mind" from The Monkey Speaks His Mind - Single on Norton Records
MFC Chicken "Fresh Chicken, Straight from the Trash" from Fast Food & Broken Hearts on Dirty Water Records
The Five Blobs "From the Top of Your Guggle (To the Bottom of Your Zooch)" from Great Googly Moo on Ace
Powersolo "Speedway" from Seven Inches from Heaven on Crunchy Frog
Flat Duo Jets "Michelle" from White Trees on Sky Records
Bloodshot Bill & Televisionaries "Give Me Something" from Spit on My Rubber - EP on Hi-Tide Recordings

Young Fresh Fellows "Never Had It Bad" from Never Had It Bad - Single on Yep Roc Records
The Insomniacs "Maryanne Lightly" from Switched On! on Estrus
The No Ones "(Going Back To) Stockholm Syndrome" from The Great Lost No Ones Album on Yep Roc Records
Kevin Johnson and the Linemen "The Killer Pillow" from Parole Music on SAM Records
Fountains Of Wayne "Firelight Waltz" from Sky Full of Holes (Bonus Version) on Yep Roc Records

Hughes Family Band "Death of Me" from Death of Me - Single on Good Land Records
Cashfire Sunset "Strata" from Strata - Single on Elf Records
Warhola Cats "Angel of Bay View" from Eros + Vibes on 750191 Records DK
Random Rex "Yesterday Knows for Sure" from Random Rex on Internal Combustion

Waxing Poetics "Workers Playtime" from Workers Playtime - Single on Clairevoyant Records
Quake Orphans "Real Bad Habit" from Quake Orphans on self-released
Theatre Royal "A Marvellous Death" from A Marvellous Death - Single on Vacilando 68 Recordings / Medlar Records
The Flying Burrito Brothers "To Ramona" from Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology (1969 - 1972) on A&M
The Sadies "The Most Despicable Man Alive" from The Sadies / King Khan - Single on Khannibalisim / Ernest Jenning Record Co.
catl "Superfly Lady" from Bide My Time Until I Die on Catl. Records

The Claudettes "One Special Bottle" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records
Willie Nelson "Take Me In Your Arms" from You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker on Lost Highway Rec
Imperial Sound w/ Sally Timms "Love Is Real" from Love is Real - Single on Pravda
The GTVs "Sleeper Agent" from Sh'bang! on Teen Sound
Messer Chups "Das Boot" from Mondo Harp on MuSick Recordings

The Sellwoods "Two Stroke Smoke" from Two Stroke Smoke on Chaputa
Mean Motor Scooter "Zombie Cop" from Mr. Sophistication on Dirty Water
Charm Bag "Babaluba Girl" from From Hell on Kizmiaz
The Smoggers "Lo Que Daría Yo" from Lo Que Daría Yo - Single on Soundflat Records
Otoboke Beaver "Don't Light My Fire" from Itekoma Hits on Damnably
The Scaners "X-Ray Glasses: On" from Alien Boy on Spaghetty Town
The Bumblebats "Theme From the Cartridge Family" from The Bumblebats

The Zemblas "Mojo Woman" from Live it Up! on Dangerhouse Skylab
The Dyes "Sun's Come Up" from The Dyes on The Dyes
The Artakees "Illusion" from Rush on Off label records
X "Because I Do" from Under the Big Black Sun (Remastered) on Fat Possum
Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin "Pop Song" from Pop Song on Goodbye Boozy
Obnox "America in a Blender" from Templo del Sonido on Monofonus Press/Astral Spirits

The Fiction "Boytown" from Ramona on Off the Hip
Mark Sultan "You To Be Mine" from Bbq on In The Red
The Jack Cades "Run Paulie Run" from Perfect View on Beluga Music
The Jades "Leave Her for Me" from All Tomorrow's Dance Parties - EP on Norton Records
The Forty Nineteens "Tell Me" from Tell Me - Single on Big Stir Records
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires "Centreville" from There Is a Bomb in Gilead on Alive Naturalsound

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