Jon Solomon – WPRB dj

Here’s this week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show.

RIP Ray Manzarek, remembered by Exene Cervenka and John Doe of X.

Is Mikal Cronin the best pop songwriter in San Francisco?

The latest in free downloads: Adult Swim’s excellent Garage Swim compilation, a collection of Feelies live covers, something off the latest by Canada’s These Estates, unreleased Arthur Russell and a track from Sophie’s Dream.

The Buzzfeed piece that uses my mug can be found here. Oy.

Still reeling from the news Flaming Lips drummer Kliph Scurlock used to be in Panel Donor!

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Hussy – Woodland Creature – Pagan Hiss – [N]
Dillinger – Cocaine On My Brain – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Volume 2 – [C]
Peals – Floating Leaf – Walking Field – Members of Future Islands & Double Dagger. – [N]
X – The World’s A Mess, It’s In My Kiss – Los Angeles – RIP Ray Manzarek.
Mikal Cronin – Am I Wrong – MC II – Guitar solo c/o Ty Segall. – [N]
Shores – Hinges – Leavening
The Sleepers – Theory – Painless Nights – 1981 reissue. – [N]

Apache Dropout – Constant Plaything – Garage Swim – [C]
Sonic Liberation Front – Speak Joy – Jetpack 1
The Feelies – Take It As It Comes – Real Cool Time: 32 Years Of Feelies Covers – The Doors cover. RIP Ray Manzarek.
These Estates – Stone Cold Summer – The Dignity Of Man
Soccer Mom – Ginger – And I Forgot A Long Time Ago How You Feel – Lilys cover. – [C]
Arthur Russell – Oh Fernando Why – .mp3 – Unreleased.
Police Teeth – Victim Of Time – Outtakes – Elton Motello cover.

Morbid Angel – Nevermore – Illud Divinum Insanus – Divisive!
Q4U – Boring – Q1: Deluxe Edition 1980-1983 – Icelandic. – [N]
Big Black – Interview / Big Money (live) – Rema Rema
Shearwater – Immaculate – Animal Joy
Fire Engines – Meat Whiplash – 45
Yo – Deadbeat Sea – Charm World
Oxbow – Woe – King Of The Jews

Panel Donor – Bastard’s Uncle – Feast Of The Sybarites – [C]
Kitchen + The Plastic Spoons – Ice Cream To God – Screams To God – 1981, Swedish. – [N]
The Grifters – Spaced Out – Full Blown Possession
Creepoid – Golden String – Split 45 with Shores
The Monochrome Set – Hip Kitten Spinning Chrome – Platinum Coils – First record in 17 years. – [N]
Ted Leo / Pharmacists – The Great Communicator – 45
Mighty Caesars – Because Just Because – Cheapo Crypt Sampler – [C]

Iron Lung – A Victory For Polio – Sub Pop 1000 – [N] – [C]
Yo La Tengo – Two Trains – Fade
Belaboris – Yo Vanhassa Talossa – Once Upon A Time… – Finnish. 1984. – [N]
Smegma – F-85 Turborocket – Mirage
Zomes – Monk Bag – Time Was – Asa Osborne & Hanna Olivegren. – [N]
Alien Father – Bone On Bone – In The 21st Century – Local.
Sophie’s Dream – Prometheus & Io – .mp3

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Thee Oh Sees – Devil Again – Garage Swim – [C]
Eugene Mirman – The Will To Whatevs Book Tour & An Amazing Boy WIth Asperger’s – God Is A 12 Year Old Boy With Asperger’s
New Tongues – Age Of Backwards – We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For
Matt LeMay – Right Jacket Pocket – Digital single
Elma – Vatarno – S/T
Spurs (feat. Adam Arcuragi) – Cobra Tie – A Short Compilation Of Songs
Male Bondage – Do Me Again – Love Moon

Ladyhawk – I Don’t Always Know What You’re Saying – Shots
Xenia Rubinos – Pan y Cafe – Magic Trix – [N]
Mission Of Burma – Donna Sumeria – The Obliterati – Marking a year since Donna Summer’s passing.
Man Or Astroman? – Codebreaker Seventy Eight – Defcon 5…4…3…2…1 – [N]
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle – Saiyan Re Saiyan – You’ve Stolen My Heart – Songs from R.D. Burman’s Bollywood.
Arco Flute Foundation – Seymour Uncle Billy – Everything After The Bomb Is Sci-Fi
The Soulless – Without Heart – Isolated

Savages – She Will – Silence Yourself – [N]
Juma Sultan’s Aboriginal Music Society – AMS – Whispers From The Archive – 1978 recording.
Counter Intuits – Study Hall Art – Sheet Of Hits – Ron House & Jared Phillips.
Myron + E – Cold Game – Broadway – Backed by the Soul Investigators. – [N]
Miss Alex White & The Red Orchestra – On Time – S/T
Denison Witmer – Asa – S/T – [N]
Merel – The Weathering – S/T

Battleship – Buster Keaton – Hearts Addendum
Black Host – Gromek – Life In The Sugar Candle Mines – [N]
Peacock Dreams – Chrome Dreams – The Great Time – Lance Loud, I will miss you!
Overhang Party – Which Is The Shadow? – Complete Studio Recordings – [N]
Q And Not U – When The Lines Go Down – Different Damage
Menahan Street Band – Keep Coming Back – The Crossing – [N]
Risk Relay – Dead City – Curses Sing

Wolf Eyes – Confessions Of The Informer – No Answer: Lower Floors – [N]

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Thermals – The Sword By My Side – Desperate Ground – [N]
Slayer – Hell Awaits – Hell Awaits – RIP Jeff Hanneman.
Low – Plastic Cup – The Invisible Way – [N]
Taking Pictures – Dead Weight To Me – 2113 – Japanese import of this Chicago band’s second album.
Grappling Hook – In Their Waking Hours – …And Those Who Would Keep Us Safe
Public Enemy – She Watch Channel Zero?! – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back – RIP Jeff Hanneman.
Iron Lung – Brutal Supremacy I – III – White Glove Test – [N]

Superchunk – Void – 45
Slayer – Altar Of Sacrifice – Reign In Bloood – RIP Jeff Hanneman.
Dump – Grasshopper – The Silent Treatment
Monty Threat – Monty Threat – 45
Dis- – I’m Wearing A Hairnet – Live At Lounge Ax, 1996
Brown Recluse Sings – Raining Blood – Live on WPRB – Slayer cover.
Mind Spiders – They Lie – Garage Swim – [C]

Eleventh Dream Day – Making Like A Rug – New Moodio
Charles Bradley – You Put The Flame On It – Victim Of Love – [N]
Slayer – Ghosts Of War – South Of Heaven – RIP Jeff Hanneman.
Georgiana Starlington – Dry As A Bone – Paper Moon – [N]
The Family Ghost – Intro/A Series Of False Starts – Artifact 2012
Slayer – Chemical Warfare – Live Undead
Speedy Ortiz – Pioneer Spine – Major Arcana – Forthcoming.

(The) Control Group – Permanent Summer – Humiliator
Slayer – War Ensemble – Seasons In The Abyss – RIP Jeff Hanneman.
The Karl Hendricks Rock Band – The World Says – The World Says
Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Code Of Hammurabi – All Of Them Witches
Archers Of Loaf – Bones Of Her Hands – All The Nations Airports
Maple Stave – Hail Mary – EP 3
Minushuman – Evolve – Bloodthrone – French.

The Spoiled Brats – No I Don’t – The Early Ones – [C]
Jessamine – Say What You Can…Or What You Mean – The Long Arm Of Coincidence
The Stranglers – Peaches – Peaches: The Very Best Of – [R]
Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Hazy Morning – Two Weeks – [N]
Slayer – Skeleton Christ – Christ Illusion – RIP Jeff Hanneman.
Cex – Don’t Stop – Dannibal

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Bazooka – War Parade – S/T – [N]
16-17 – Browbeaten Beat – When All Else Fails…
Waxahatchee – Blue Pt. II – Cerulean Salt – [N]
Silkworm – The Grand Tour – New School / Old School – RIP George Jones.
Saltland – Hearts Mend – I Thought It Was Us But It Was All Of Us – Sounds like Pram! – [N]
Kraftwerk – The Robots – The Man Machine – Beep.
Chit Chat – Attitude – 7″ – [N]

Man Or Astro-Man? – Antimatter Man – Defcon 5..4..3..2..1 – Forthcoming.
The Wilma Pool – The Moon Undoes It All – Weary Engine Blues – [C]
Dirt Dress – The 15th – The Wiener Dog Comp – Wire cover.
Great Thunder – Just Dessert – Strange Kicks
Al Madrigal – Talking Back – Why Is The Rabbit Crying?
Thunderegg – A Fix Exists – Not What I Meant
Blacks – Asians – The “Max Dude” Session

Ed Schrader’s Music Beat – Radio Eyes – Sub Pop 1000 – [N] – [C]
Landing – Loft – Brocade
Lossmaker – Safari:embossed – S/T – [N]
Rainy Day Saints – Lose My Mind – All These Strange Ghosts
Glenn Jones – Like A Sick Eagle Looking At The Sky – My Garden State – [N]
New Salem Witch Hunters – Unnatural Blonde – Hotel Cleveland Vol. II – [C]
Black Bug – Midnight – Reflecting The Light – [N]

The Gary – QSB – Logan
Mission For Christ – Penny Dub – The Complete Sessions – [N]
Dan Friel – Ghost Town (Pt. 2) – Ghost Town
Lower Plenty – Friends Wait – Hard Rubbish – Members of Total Control & UV Race. – [N]
The Pedaljets – Measurement – What’s In Between – Forthcoming.
Via Vegrandis – Summer Of Love – S/R
Pink & Brown – Puddles Of Acid Part 3 / I Looked Into The Chi-Chi – Every Shade Of Pink & Brown

Major Stars – Turning For Home – Decibels Of Gratitude – [N]
Chris Abrahams & Melanie Oxley – The Way You See Me – Where Joy Kills Sorrow – Willie Nelson song. – [C]
The Whiles – Nothing To Do With You (Clouds) – Somber Honey – [N]
Miighty Flashlight – Several Water Cannons – S/T
Nihiti – Ghosts & Lovers – Ghosts & Versions – Zebrablood remix. – [N]

Here’s this week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show.

RIP Scott Miller from Game Theory/The Loud Family. You should read Mike Appelstein’s remembrance here and make a donation to the Scott Miller Family Memorial Fund.

Seven different Game Theory records are available here. Get lost in them.

Check out a brand new Girls Against Boys song!

Free downloads: Matt LeMay covers Game Theory and Sleepyhead does the same. Also, a long and live Earthless jam.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Girls Against Boys – It’s A Diamond Life – .mp3 – Brand new!
Game Theory – Rolling With The Moody Girls – 2 Steps From The Middle Ages – RIP Scott Miller.
Pop Zeus – Really Though – The Wiener Dog Comp – [C]
Matt LeMay – The Only Lesson Learned – .mp3 – Game Theory cover.
Earthless – Red – Scion AV Presents – Split release with White Hills.
Game Theory – The Waist & The Knees – Lolita Nation – RIP Scott Miller.
Double Dagger – No Allies – More

The New Pornographers – Letter From An Occupant – Mass Romantic – For BH & CH. Congratulations!
The Loud Family – Slit My Wrists – Slouching Towards Liverpool – Live at WNUR. RIP Scott Miller.
His Electro Voice – Kidult – Sub Pop 1000 – [N] – [C]
Home Blitz – Too Late For Tears – Live on WPRB – Game Theory cover.
Dreambook – Silent Plain – Only Shadows – Local. – [N]
Game Theory – T.G.A.R.T.G. – The Big Shot Chronicles – RIP Scott Miller.
Akron/Family – Holy Boredom – Sub Verses – [N]

Hypocrisy – Taste The Extreme Divinity – Metal For The Masses VIII – [C]
The Loud Family – I’m Not Really A Spring – Interbabe Concern – RIP Scott Miller.
Deniz Tek – Twilight Of The Modern Age – Detroit – He of Radio Birdman. – [N]
Sleepyhead – Like A Girl Jesus – Punk Rock City U.S.A. 7″ – Game Theory cover. – [R]
Albert Brooks – Memoirs Of An Opening Act – Part 2 – Comedy Minus One – RIP Richie Havens. Richie! Richie! Richie!
Game Theory – Here It Is Tomorrow – The Big Shot Chronicles – RIP Scott Miller.
Tommy Keene – Back To Zero Now – 45 – 1983 single reissued. – [N]

Big Dipper – Approach Of A Human Being – 45
Game Theory – 24 – Real Nightime – RIP Scott Miller.
Daily Life – Mindless Power – Necessary & Pathetic
Aimee Mann & Scott Miller – Inverness – Live at Bimbo’s – San Francisco, 1996. Loud Family cover.
Alpha Cop – I’m Going Down With The Ship & Others – I’m Going Down With The Ship & Others
Howard Draper – TX71 – Weary Engine Blues – For Jason Molina. – [C]
The Loud Family – The Second Grade Applauds – Plants & Birds & Rocks & Things – RIP Scott Miller.

Game Theory – Sleeping Through Heaven – Tinker To Evers To Chance – RIP Scott Miller.
National Park System – Flying Penguin – A Visitor’s Guide – [N]
Game Theory – Erica’s Word – The Big Shot Chronicles – RIP Scott Miller.
Sujo + Sun Hammer – Wolfshead – Fistula – [N]
Game Theory – Together Now, Very Minor – Lolita Nation – RIP Scott Miller. – [R]

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This is an interview from the April 17th, 2013 show with one of my favorites, the rock band Kinski. Check out their new album “Cosy Moments,” which came out last week on Kill Rock Stars.

Kinski – “Conflict Free Diamonds” – Cosy Moments

SEGMENT ONE

Kinski – “The Party That You Know Will Be Heavy” – Live on WPRB

SEGMENT TWO

Kinski – “Crybaby Blowout” – Down Below It’s Chaos

SEGMENT THREE

Kinski – “Semaphore” – Airs Above Your Station

SEGMENT FOUR

Kinski – “Long Term Exit Strategy” – Cosy Moments

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Thee Oh Sees – Tunnel Time – Floating Coffin – [N]
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – New England – S/T – With love.
Kurt Vile – Air Bud – Wakin On A Pretty Daze – [N]
Jonathan Winters – Audience Improvisation – …Wings It! – RIP.
Dump – Don’t Let On – I Can Hear Music – From 1993. – [N]
Master Musicians Of Bukkake – Illuminating The Ten Directions/Mahur – Totem Three
Literature – Boring – Esopus 19: Customer Service – [N] – [C]

Pile – Pigeon Song – Boston Hassle – [C]
Jeffrey Lewis – Farewell Transmission – Weary Engine Blues – Jason Molina song. – [C]
Minutes – I Have Literally Been In 1,000 Fights – Dirty Work
Brother J.T. – Celebrate Your Face – The Svelteness Of Boogietude – Forthcoming.
Rodan – Before The Train – Fifteen Quiet Years – Live at Lounge Ax.
Miracles Of Modern Science – Physics Is Our Business – MEEMS
Matthew Melton – Words I Never Learned – The Wiener Dog Comp – He of Bare Wires/Warm Soda. – [C]

Interview with Kinski – 55:18 – Pick up “Cosy Moments” on Kill Rock Stars! – http://www.kinski.net

Warbringer – Living In A Whirlwind – Metal For The Masses VIII – [C]
Thalia Zedek Band – Lucky One – Via – [N]
Jonathan Winters – Scratchy – DownTo Earth – RIP.
Game Theory – Not Because You Can – Lolita Nation – Just heard Scott Miller passed away. Very sad news.
The Heshoo Beshoo Group – Emakhaya – Next Stop…Soweto Vol. 3 – [C]
Blank Realm – Pendulum Swing – Go Easy – [N]

Here’s this week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show.

Presenting 21 incredibly angry songs about Margaret Thatcher.

RIP Annette Funicello. She’s got the hits.

Above, Lori Felker’s video for the final cut from the new Implodes album.

Let us get to the free downloads, beginning with this beauty of a T.W. Walsh tune. Follow that with a preview of something off the forthcoming Life Coach full length, a new David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights track, the complete Sun May Find demos, six different LAMC split singles, a complete Police Teeth album and a Canadian group I was unfamiliar with previously called Slates.

Finally, check out some previews of songs off the Dead Trend record.