Saturday, June 27, 2020

Playlist for 6.26.20: I Love My Label - Damaged Good Records

A three-hour salute to the mighty Damaged Good Records this week - even with a few new songs from Rabies Babies, the Rellies, and the Sensible Gray Cells. Check it out and help out WMSE if you can!






Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
Halie Chace "Damaged Goods" from Trailer Trash on Red Devil Records
The Shadracks "Plastic Lives" from S/T on Damaged Goods
Armitage Shanks "Another Beer" from Shank's Pony on Damaged Goods

Rabies Babies "Rape is Rape, Even if the Rapist is in a Band That You Like" from Rabies Babies - EP on Damaged Goods Records
CTMF "Punk Rock Enough for Me" from Acorn Man on Damaged Goods
Thee Spivs "Straight Out of Art School" from The Crowds and the Sounds on Damaged Goods
The Revillos "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight (Live)" from Live From the Orient on Damaged Goods

Helen Love "Joey Ramoney" from Radio Hits on Damaged Goods
Helen Love "New Boy In Town" from New Boy In Town - Single on Damaged Goods
Johnny Moped "Ain't No Rock 'n' Roll Rookie" from It's a Real Cool Baby on Damaged Goods
The Rellies "Isabella Is Annoying" from Isabella Is Annoying - Single on Damaged Goods
Gorillas "Outa My Brain" from Message to the World on Damaged Goods

The Delmonas "Delmona (The Temptress of Love)" from Delmonas 5! on Damaged Goods
Vermin Poets "Like Poets Often Do" from Poets Of England on Damaged Goods
Holly Golightly "As You Go Down" from Slowtown Now! on Damaged Goods
Giuda "Wild Tiger Woman" from Let's Do It Again on Damaged Goods

The Shivvers "Please Stand By (Remastered)" from The Shivvers (Remixed and Remastered 2014) on The Shivvers
The Midwest Beat "Buffalina" from Incantations on Dusty Medical
Xposed 4heads "Ultracloud (The Quilz remix)" from XPosed 4heads/The Quilz on Internal Combustion
Certain Stars "The Devil Made Whiskey" from The Devil Made Whiskey on Cuba Libre Records

The Solarflares "Can't Get You out of My Mind!" from That Was Then… and so Is This on Damaged Goods
Cowbell "Tallulah" from Beat Stampede on Damaged Goods Records
Graham Day and The Forefathers "The Good Things" from Good Things on Damaged Goods
The Sensible Gray Cells "So Long" from So Long - Single on Damaged Goods
The Lurkers "Electrical Guitar" from Electrical Guitar - Single on Damaged Goods

The Brokeoffs "Brain Damage / Eclipse" from Brain Damage / Eclipse - Single on Damaged Goods
Holly Golightly "Ladies Excuse Me" from Do the Get Along on Damaged Goods Records
CTMF "It's All Gone Wrong" from Brand New Cage on Damaged Goods

Talulah Gosh "Beatnik Boy" from Was It Just a Dream? on Damaged Goods
Betty and the Werewolves "David Cassidy" from Noisy Round Plastic: 1998-2018 on Damaged Goods

Miss Ludella Black "Cruel Anniversary" from Till You Lie In Your Grave on Damaged Goods Records
The Milkshakes "One Day You Die" from In Germany on Damaged Goods
The Courettes "Want You! Like a Cigarette" from Want You! Like a Cigarette - Single on Damaged Goods Records
CTMF "A Glimpse of Another Time" from Sq 1 on Damaged Goods
Thee Dagger Debs "Ain't Worth the Time" from S/T on Damaged Goods
Cyanide Pills "Sit Tight" from Still Bored on Damaged Goods

King Salami and the Cumberland Three "Space Spy" from Kiss My Ring on Damaged Goods
Fabienne Delsol "The Face" from Four on Damaged Goods
The Singing Loins "Crying Out Loud" from Here on Earth on Damaged Goods Records
The Chatham Singers "Why Did I Destroy Our Love" from Kings of the Medway Delta on Damaged Goods Records
Piney Gir "Alone Again or" from Mouse of a Ghost / Tilt a Whirl (Bonus Track Version) - EP on Damaged Goods

Thee Headcoatees "Davey Crockett" from The Sisters Of Suave on Damaged Goods
Cowbell "New Kinda Love" from Haunted Heart on Damaged Goods
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads "C'mon Josephine" from C'mon Josephine - Single on Damaged Goods
The Severed Limb "Long Tall Girl" from If You Ain't Livin' You're a Dead Man on Damaged Goods
The Senior Service "Depth Charge" from The Girl In the Glass Case on Damaged Goods

The Buff Medways "You're Out the Band Sunshine" from Medway Wheelers on Damaged Goods
Thee Headcoats "Thoughts of a Hangman" from Elementary Headcoats on Damaged Goods
The Spartan Dreggs "Tower Block" from Forensic R 'n' B on Damaged Goods

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Playlist for 6.19.20: Don't Need Your Love

Make your way to new releases from the Ar-Kaics, Dexateens, the False Positives, Live Ones, Cherry Pickles, Scott the Hoople, the Royal Flares and much more music! Starts at about the 45-minute mark.






Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
Gino and the Goons "Summer Sun" from Off the Rails on Big Neck Records
Control Freaks "Psycho Magnet" from Mindless Entertainment on Slovenly Recordings
Bob & Lucille "Demon Lover" from Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe / Demon Lover - Single
Fender Benders "Drag Strip" from Some Kinda Nut - Missing Links Volume 3 on Norton Records Inc.

Beach Patrol "Battlestar Galactica" from Making Waves on Beach Patrol
Trolley "I'll Never Tell" from I'll Never Tell - Single on Easter Records
Primitive Broadcast Service "Chameleon" from Chameleon single on Self-released
Drugs Dragons "A Nightmare Melting In The Dark" from Highest Strangness on Dusty Medical

The Zodiacs "Jungle Beat" from The Primitive Instrumental Sounds of the Zodiacs - EP on Norton Records
Margaret Doll Rod "Psycho" from Margaret Doll Rod / Plutonium Baby ‎– 7" Split on Ghost Highway
Tyler Keith "Born Again Virgin" from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt Records, Inc
The Dictators "16 Forever" from Everyday is Saturday on Norton
Human Switchboard "(Say No to) Saturday's Girl" from Who's Landing in My Hangar? on Fat Possum
The Rolling Stones "Mother's Little Helper" from Singles Collection: The London Years on Decca Music Group Ltd.
The Ar-Kaics "Don't Need Your Love" from Ar-Kives: Volume 1 on DIG!

Dexateens "Neil Armstrong" from Live From Athens GA - Heathens Homecoming 2020 on Cornelius Chapel Records
Stephanie McDee "Call the Police" from Living the Blues on Sw-South West Label Group
Swamp Dogg "Don't Take Her (She's All I Got)" from Sorry You Couldn't Make It on Joyful Noise Recordings
C & the Shells "On Your Way Home" from Blame It on the Dogg - The Swamp Dogg Anthology 1968-78 on Kent

The False Positives "Favorite Things"
The Croissants "Summer School Again" from Summer School Again on Brat Mag
Live Ones "Right On, Sister" from SOMEBODY OUT THERE IS HAVING A PARTY VOL 2 on Rum Bar
The Dirtbombs "21st Century Fox" from Dangerous Magical Noise on In The Red
Cherry Pickles "The Girl Who Was Afraid of Gin" from The Girl Who Was Afraid of Gin / Uísque Breath - Single on PNKSLM Recordings

The Blind Owls "Something About That Girl" from Something About That Girl - Single on Red Room
The Zemblas "Live it Up" from Live it Up! on Dangerhouse Skylab
Screamin' Jay Hawkins "She Put the Whamee on Me" from Spellbound on Fuel 2000
Roman and the Rosarys "Wade in the Water" from Going Home With Roman and the Rosarys on Soul Sale/Soundflat Records
The Electric Mess "Speed of Light" from The Electric Mess V on The Electric Mess
The Fox Sisters "Windows Down" from Bust Out! on Dive Records
The Swingin' Medallions "She Drives Me Out of My Mind" from Double Shot on Smash

Scott the Hoople "Misery Dance" from Anything Is Better Than YOU e​.​p. on Self-released
The On and Ons "Menacing Smile" from Menacing Smile - EP on Citadel Records
The Royal Flares "Time Is a Tale" from Time Is a Tale - Single on Off Label
Teen Cobra "I Know You're Fakin' Your Love" from Social Piranha - EP on Hidden Volume Records
The Supremes "Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart (Early Versions - The Scratch It Mix)" from The Supremes a' Go-Go (Expanded Edition) on Motown (Capitol)
The Claudettes "You Drummers Keep Breaking My Heart" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Playlist for 6.12.20: Forever

Hello - another week filled with new releases, including Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat, Duncan Reid & the Big Heads, Friends of Cesar Romero, Terry Anderson, Nick Lowe, Kenny Roby & Gum Country. Please don't forget to check out my Q&A with Derek Davidson of the Electric Mess over at Quixotronic!






Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
The Vikings "I Need Your Lovin'" from I Need Your Lovin' / Such a Love - Single on Norton Records
South Filthy "Crackin' Up" from Crackin' Up on Licorice Tree Records
The Rockers "Blonde Debbie" from We Were Living in Cincinnati on Hozac

Duncan Reid and the Big Heads "Your Future Ex Wife" from Don't Blame Yourself on LBH Records
Slander Tongue "Soozie Stooge" from Slander Tongue on Slovenly Recordings
Friends of Cesar Romero "Roni Sue" from Change from the Cannibal Bake Sale - EP on ℗ 2020 Doomed Babe / © 2020 Fluorescent Brown Publishing (BMI)
Bobby Fuller "Lonely Sea / Lolita" from El Paso Rock: Volume 2 More Early Recordings on Norton Records
The Replacements "Another Girl, Another Planet (Live at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, 6/2/1989)" from Dead Man's Pop on Rhino/Warner Records
Watts "Seventeen" from Seventeen b/w When the Party Ends on Rum Bar
The On and Ons "Hold on Tight" from Menacing Smile - EP on Citadel Records
ROOKIE "One Way Ticket" from ROOKIE on Bloodshot Records
Visqueen "Lovely Guilty" from King Me on Local 638 Records

Terry Anderson "Party Line" from Party Line - Single on Doublenaught
Dan Montgomery "Nervous Boy" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records
Nick Lowe "Here Comes That Feeling" from Lay It On Me - Single on Yep Roc Records
Lulu "You Touch Me Baby" from Something to Shout About on Decca Music Group Ltd.

The Grovelers "Last Chance Blues" from Derelicts & Screw-Ups on The Grovelers
Holly and the Nice Lions "Your Boyfriend's Dead" from Black Moon on Memorized Dictionary
Space Raft "Transit Trash" from Positively Space Raft on Dusty Medical Records
Goodnight Loving "Pink Tombstones" from Crooked Lake on Dusty Medical Records

Turnstyles "Only Daddy" from Cut You Off on Black & Wyatt
Little Richard "Baby Face" from Gumbo Ya Ya : The Cosimo Matassa Story, Volume 2 on Proper
Trevor Lake "Quarantine Boogie" from Bunker Stew on WOW BEAT!
Hipbone Slim & His Crown Toppers "Indestructible Love" from The Toppermost Sounds of .. on Folc
Dee & Don "Fortune Teller" from The Heart of Southern Soul on Ace
Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat "Forever" from Forever - Single on Penrose
Swamp Dogg "I'd Rather Be Your Used to Be" from Sorry You Couldn't Make It on Joyful Noise Recordings
Don Bryant "I Die a Little Each Day" from You Make Me Feel on Fat Possum Records

The Gories "Ichiban" from Outta Here on Crypt Records
Teen Cobra "Girl of Mine" from Social Piranha - EP on Hidden Volume Records
Roy Loney & The Phantom Movers "Second Cousin" from Five or Six by Five Live - EP on Norton Records Inc.
DM Bob & The Deficits "FBI Top 10" from They Called Us Country on off label records
Tyler Keith "Have You Ever Gone Insane?" from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt Records, Inc
The Tough & Lovely "Little Star" from Teardrops on Spoonful
X Ray Cat Trio "Lonely Lonely Lonely Lonely Night" from Love, Blood & Monsters on Buzzards Claw Records

Kenny Roby "History Lesson" from History Lesson on Schoolkids Records
NRBQ "It Feels Good" from All Hopped Up (Deluxe) on Ominvore
Gum Country "The Queen Rules" from Somewhere on Dinosaur City Records
The Harmed Brothers "Born a Rotten Egg" from Across the Waves on Fluff and Gravy
Country Westerns "Tv Light" from Country Westerns on Fat Possum

The Breakup Society "Don't Let the Hipsters Catch You Crying" from Before the Intervention Ruined Everything on Onus Records
They Might Be Giants "Alienation's for the Rich" from They Might Be Giants on Idlewild Recordings
Hawk "She's an Angel" from Fly on New Garden
The No Ones "Saucerful of Nothing" from The Great Lost No Ones Album on Yep Roc Records
The Service Industry "Have to Go to Work" from Entry Level Positions: a Beginner's Guide to the Service Industry on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
The Fiction "Mess of Me" from Ramona on Off the Hip

The Breadmakers "Goodtime Charlie" from The Breadmakers on Soundflat Records
Roman and the Rosarys "(There's a) Ghost Inside This House" from Going Home With Roman and the Rosarys on Soul Sale/Soundflat Records
The Coffin Daggers "Ringo Mura Kara" from Eleki Album on Cleopatra Records
Spanking Charlene "Circles" from Find Me Out on Slacker Music
The Courettes "Won't Let You Go" from Dynamite on Groovie Records
Bloodshot Bill "Cookout" from Get Loose or Get Lost on Goner
Dynamite Platoon "S-W-I-M" from The  Fabulous Platoon on Self
Lucy and the Rats "Real Thing" from Get Lucky on Dirty Water

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Playlist for 6.5.20: Nightmare

Back this week with a bunch of new music: The Mings, Trevor Lake, Black Flamingos, Hammel on Trial, Trixie & the Trainwrecks, Asphalt Eaters, Country Westerns, Xposed 4heads, Lucy & the Rats, Outtacontroller, Roman & the Rosarys, the On and Ons, Faz Waltz, the Hula Girls & lots more! Please venture over to Quixotronic for my Tyler Keith interview.






Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
The Fox Sisters "Orangutan Is King" from Bust Out! on Dive Records
The Electric Mess "Speed of Light" from The Electric Mess V on The Electric Mess
Trevor Lake "Big City Girls" from Bunker Stew on WOW BEAT!
Teen Cobra "Casanova" from Social Piranha - EP on Hidden Volume Records

The Mings "Nightmare" from Can't Win on Soundflat Records
Hipbone Slim & His Crown Toppers "Tremblin' Out My Love" from The Toppermost Sounds of .. on Folc
Black Flamingos "Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" on Hi-Tide
Ken Fox & Knock Yourself Out "Love is in the Grave" from Ken Fox & Knock Yourself Out on Rum Bar
Hamell On Trial "All the Things I Miss" from The Pandemic Songs on Saustex Records
MFC Chicken "Shell of a Man" from Fast Food & Broken Hearts on Dirty Water Records
Trixie and The Trainwrecks "What Would You Do" from What Would You Do on Voodoo Rhythm
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds "Conjure Man" from Conjure Man - Single on In The Red

Asphalt Eaters "Sir, This License Is Expired..." from Sir, This License Is Expired... - EP on Self-released
Bloodshot Bill "Movin' Faster" from Get Loose or Get Lost on Goner
The Hypnotics "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" from Guess I'm Falling In Love​/​A Mansion On The Hill on Self-released
Country Westerns "It's Not Easy" from Country Westerns on Fat Possum
ROOKIE "Miss United States" from ROOKIE on Bloodshot Records

Xposed 4heads "Ultracloud (The Quilz remix)" from XPosed 4heads/The Quilz on Internal Combustion
Primitive Broadcast Service "City of Clocks" from Chameleon single on Self-released
Indonesian Junk "I Could Die" from Darkness Calling - EP on Rum Bar Records / Lost Cat Records
The Midwest Beat "Bring the Fire" from Incantations on Dusty Medical
The Breakup Society "All the Integrity Money Could Buy" from Before the Intervention Ruined Everything on Onus Records

The No Ones "Sweet Home Mississippi" from The Great Lost No Ones Album on Yep Roc Records
The Plastic Pals "Hangin' in the Louvre" from Hangin' in the Louvre - Single on Polythene Records
Lucy and the Rats "Lucky" from Get Lucky on Dirty Water
Sin City "Turn Out the Light" from Welcome to Sin City on Dirty Water
The Howling Hex "Cowboy Motors" from Knuckleball Express on Fat Possum

THE BOBBY LEES "Blank Generation" from Skin Suit on Alive Naturalsound
The Shall I Say Quois "Racist Attack (feat. CTMF)" from Shall I Say Quoi? (feat. CTMF) - EP on Damaged Goods
CTMF "In a Parallel World" from Brand New Cage on Damaged Goods
Outtacontroller "Solid State Heartbreak" from Sure Thing on Alien Snatch
Hayley and the Crushers "1039" from Cool / Lame on Surfin Ki
Roman and the Rosarys "Back for More" from Going Home With Roman and the Rosarys on Soul Sale/Soundflat Records
Bipolaroid "Hummingbird" from Paint It Blacker on Get Hip
Wyldlife "Tulsa Superstar" from Year of the Snake on Wicked Cool Records

Tyler Keith "Beat Temptation" from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt Records, Inc
Dan Montgomery "Missed Him" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records
The Service Industry "Hollywood Out of Austin" from Entry Level Positions: a Beginner's Guide to the Service Industry on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
The Claudettes "One Special Bottle" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records

The On and Ons "Menacing Smile" from Menacing Smile - EP on Citadel Records
Spanking Charlene "Burn it Down" from Find Me Out on Rum Bar/Slacker
Faz Waltz "Fighting On the Dancefloor" from Rebel Kicks on Spaghetty Town
The Fleshtones "Alex Trebek" from Alex Trebek - Single on Yep Roc Records
The Pretty Things "Walking Through My Dreams" from Singles '64-68 on Sundazed
The Zemblas "The Sweetest Thing" from Live it Up! on Dangerhouse Skylab
The Box Tops "Cry Like a Baby" from Cry Like a Baby on Mala
Don Bryant "I'll Go Crazy" from You Make Me Feel on Fat Possum Records

Dramarama "Up to Here" from Up to Here - Single on Pasadena Records
The Hula Girls "The Enchanted Sea" from The Hula Girls - EP on Hi-Tide Recordings
X Ray Cat Trio "The Fiji Mermaid" from Love, Blood & Monsters on Trash Wax
Big Al Staggs "Roadkill" from So Lo on Big Al Staggs

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