I was a guest on WNYC’s national morning program The Takeaway earlier today, talking “great great” and “terrible great” Christmas music in advance of this coming Thursday’s 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show. You can listen to my appearance here.
I’m delighted with how it all went.
This week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show. As always, I’ve attempted to post them in the order they were played on-air.
RIP Jack Rose.
Writer Byron Coley remembers his friend on the Arthur Magazine web site.
Also passing away recently, Bruce C. Allen of The Suburbs.
Jawbox reunited to play “Savory” on Wednesday’s episode of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Watch two additional web-only live peformances (“68” and “FF=66”) here.
Download “Paranoia” from the forthcoming Pierced Arrows album on Vice.
Grab a live Pelt track from 2003 off the VHF Records web site.
DJ BC has made the holiday collection “Menorah Mashups” free for all.
The Go Betweens had a bridge named after them in their home town of Brisbane, Australia.
The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel
The Test Patterns – Back To You – Blackout – N
Mlimani Park Orchestra – Visa Vimenichosha – Zanzibara 5 – C
George Washington Brown – End Of The… – Searching For The Now 6 – N – C – Split single with The School.
Jack Rose – Kensington Blues – Kensington Blues – RIP Jack Rose.
El-G – Al-Kado – Tout Ploie – N
The Suburbs – Mommy – Credit In Heaven – RIP Bruce C. Allen.
Jawbox – Savory – For Your Own Special Sweetheart
Pierced Arrows – Paranoia – Descending Shadows – Forthcoming.
Otis Skillings – Love Can Work A Miracle – A Young World Musical – 1971.
Unearthly Trance – Phoenix Undead – Eleven Are The Voices – N
Pelt – Shackleton: Incinerator Wheel – Burning / Filament / Rockets – R – RIP Jack Rose.
King Kong Ding Dong – (You’re The) Drone Machine – Youth Culture Index – N
The Suburbs – Hobnobbin With The Executives – In Combo – RIP Bruce C. Allen.
El Jesus De Magico – Paha Sapa – 45 – N
Bassholes – Little Boy Blues – …And Without A Game – N
Faroff – House Of Klezmer – Menorah Mashups
The Go Betweens – The Ghost & The Black Hat – Liberty Belle & The Black Diamond Express – Visit the Go Betweens Bridge in Brisbane.
Jack Rose – Yarman Blues – Opium Musick – RIP Jack Rose.
Penthouse – Night Jar – 45
Dragon Turtle – Spill Out The Night – Split 12″ with Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air – N – C
The Hated – Anonymous Descriptions & Uncontrolable Urges – Every Song – R – Finally!
Detention – NJOK – Expelled – They reunited, played last month in New Brunswick and no one told this guy. Bah!
Pelt – Road To Catawba – Baltimore, March 2003 – RIP Jack Rose.
Fistula – The Master – For A Better Tomorrow
Jack Rose – Untitled (Part I) – 7″ – RIP Jack Rose.
9DW – Black Coffee – 45
Developer – Los Drivos – Meet The Widget
Pistol Whip – Whatchamacallit – Terminal – N
The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel
Jangletties – Happy All The Time – Messthetics #107 – N – C
Dar International Orchestre – Baba Anna – Zanzibara 5 – C
The Vulvettes – Frogs Mice Ants – This Is The Science We Believe In
Bram Rigg Set – You Don’t Love Me – Don’t Press Your Luck: Garage & Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios ’66-’68 – C
The Gaslamp Killer – Gunese Don Cicegim/Un Soir Chez Norris – All Killer – N – C – Finders Keepers releases remixed.
The Memories Attack – The Pattern – S/T
Converge – When Forever Comes Crashing – When Forever Comes Crashing
Chisel – Listen – 7″ – R
Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou – The Last Tears Of A Deceased – Ethiopiques 21
Meg Baird – Wave Crashed On Rocks – KRAAK Belguim Presents – N – C
Eddie Finley & The Cincinatti Show Band – Clean Up Man – Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 – C
Jackonuts – Cold Doggin’ (Eskimo Pie) – S/T
Negativland – A Unique Cultural Simulcast – Over The Edge Vol 7: Time Zones Exchange Project
The Convocation Of… – Eternal Dreamtime – Pyramid Technology
Jawbreaker – Boxcar – Etc. – R
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – My Man Is A Mean Man (DJ Spinna Remix) – Daptone Records Remixed – C
Tropa Macaca – Canos Serrados – Sensacao Do Principio – N
Dead Moon – Dead Moon Night – Echoes Of The Past – R
Coptic Light – Eat It High School – S/T
Ovens – Fired From The Vogue Pt. 1 & 2 – S/T
The Faintest Ideas – You’re Gonna Wake Up One Morning & Know What Side Of The Bed You’ve Been Lying On – Searching For The Now 5 – C – Swedish.
The Mantles – What We Do Matters – S/T – N
Raymond Scott – The Playful Drummer – Soothing Sounds For Baby Vol. 3
Tic War 1 – Il Ritorno – The Science Of Crisis – C
Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – The Phantom – The Funky 16 Corners – C
Rein Sanction – Every Color – Mariposa
Hello everyone!
I wanted to give ample warning that I will be doing my 22nd Annual 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB / wprb.com starting this Christmas Eve at 6:00 pm ET until Christmas day at 6:00 pm ET.
If you would like to submit music for airplay or make some requests, by all means get in touch.
To “RSVP,” check out the show’s Facebook event page.
Back to lugging boxes and boxes of cds down from the attic…
Thanks.
Happy Holidays (eventually)!
Jon Solomon
jon@wprb.com
This week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show. As always, I’ve attempted to post them in the order they were played on-air.
I was a guest on the latest episode of the Used Wigs podcast. A great “cultural roundtable,” and I don’t think I embarrassed myself too badly while talking about WPRB, comedy records, professional wrestling and many other disparate topics. Please download and let me know what you think.
Funkadelphia is the great label that put out “The Philly Sound You Never Heard Volume Two” and other excellent collections of lost local soul.
Download the new Gang ep “The Electronic” for free!
Did you know that former Born Against drummer Brooks Headley is now the head pastry chef at Del Posto?
Sailing Records is where you can find the Ben Lorber Cdr as well as many other limited edition hand-made releases.
I mentioned it last time out, but since I pulled a song from it for this week’s show as well – Beyond Failure has downloads of the entire Martians discography.
The great musician Chris Knox (Toy Love, Tall Dwarfs, The Enemy) was named a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate. You can buy the tribute record “Stroke,” proceeds from which go to Knox’s mounting medical bills after his stroke in June, here.
The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel
Home Blitz – Two Steps – Out Of Phase
Claudine Clark – Do You Do Loving – The Philly Sound You Never Heard Vol. 2 – N – C
Savage Republic – The Birds Of Pork – Customs
The Black Hollies – Run With Me Run – Softly Towards The Light – N
Gang – Why Can’t You Just Be – The Electronic – Download at http://www.myspace.com/xgangx.
Jad Fair & Naofumi Ishimaru – Dead Man – Half Monster
North Lincoln – My Summer Spent Indoors – Midwestern Blood – N
Lightning Bolt – Funny Farm – Earthly Delights – N
Bill Laswell – Zen’s Theme – Crooked: The Original Score – C
Tijuana Panthers – Red Headed Girl – The Golden Hour Box Set – N
Polvo – D.D. (S.R.) – Shapes
The King Khan & BBQ Show – Animal Party – Invisible Girl – N
Fela – Sorrow Tears & Blood – The Best Of The Black President
Bullet Lavolta – Mother Messiah/Birth Of Death – The Gun Didn’t Know I Was Loaded – Happy 50th birthday, Corey “Loog” Brennan.
Stolen Power – Little White Lies – Messthetics #107 – N – C – 1981.
The Evens – Mt. Pleasant Isn’t – S/T
The Mountain Goats – Psalms 40:2 – The Life Of The World To Come – N
The Shags – Breathe In My Ear – Don’t Press Your Luck: Garage & Psych Howlers From The Vaults Of Trod Nossel Studios ’66-’68 – C
Ben Lorber – From Afar – Etchings – N
Emperor Penguin – The Very Atractive Audio Engineer/The Cruise – Shatter The Illusion Of Integrity, Yeah
Born Against – Movin’ On Up – The Rebel Sound Of Shit & Failure – Drummer now head pastry chef at Del Posto!
The Martians – Bad Luck – mp3 – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Cold Cave – The Trees Grew Emotions & Died – Love Comes Close – N
Chris Knox – Engaged – Yes! – Laureate Award winner!
Pants Yell! – Cold Hands – Received Pronounciation – N
Ahleuchatistas – Brilliant Danderkovs – Even In The Midst…
The Woolen Men – Land Of Laughs – Pavilion – N
The Chosen Few – T.A.L.O.I.G.A. – Root & A Beer
Caterpillar – Opus – A 1,000 Million Micronauts – R
C. Spencer Yeh & Paul Flaherty – Untitled – New York Nuts & Boston Beans – N
Strand Of Oaks – New Paris – Leave Ruin
Crunt – Black Heart – S/T
The Mealworms – Cod’ine – Radio Cabinet Rabbit Hutch – Buffy St. Marie tune.
Clues – Ledmonton – S/T – N
Wreck’n Crew – Give’em A Fight – Hyped To Death #4 – C – 1980.
In addition to the nine live sets I engineered for my “opening ceremonies” program during the 2009 WPRB Membership Drive, there were a bunch of performances I recorded for other fine WPRB shows.
Since I’m not on the air this week (a basketball game will preempt my program), I’ve archived these miscellaneous sessions for your enjoyment.
Like what you hear? Then make a pledge to support freeform community radio on 103.3 fm WPRB. WPRB offers exclusive, unique live sessions like these to our listeners on a regular basis as part of the station’s commitment to keeping radio interesting.
Live performance #209 – Blues Control:
Live performance #208 – Niagara Falls:
Live performance #207 – Sian Alice Group:
Live performance #206 – Pierced Arrows:
Recorded for “Clean Yr Room.”
Live performance #205 – Kurt Vile:
Recorded for “Clean Yr Room.“
This week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show. As always, I’ve attempted to post them in the order they were played on-air.
Jerry Fuchs 1974-2009
Beyond Failure has downloads of the entire Martians discography and the lone Koncak album.
Nuci’s Space is a non-profit health and music resource center created after the suicide of Koncak member Nuci Phillips.
Henry Owings at Chunklet remembers his friend Jerry Fuchs.
Here’s an obituary from the New York Times.
Former Vineland drummer Dave McGurgan wrote an appreciation of Fuchs’ skills.
Andrew Beaujon at Washington City Paper shares some photos, links and stories about Jerry Fuchs.
Here’s a Facebook invitation to Thursday night’s memorial at Enid’s in Brooklyn. There will also be a memorial on Tuesday 11/17 at St. Anns Catholic Church in Marietta, Georgia.
Fuchs playing with MSTRKRFT and John Legend on Late Show with David Letterman.
The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel
Space Cookie – Rina – Your Cd Collection Still Sucks – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Bette Renee & The Thrillettes – Your Kinda Love – The Philly Sound You Never Heard Vol. 2 – N – C
Turing Machine – Bitte, Baby, Bitte – Zwei – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Occult Chemistry – Occult Chemistry – Messthetics #107 – N – C – London, 1980.
The Martians – Pawn Shop – Low Budget Stunt King – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Curtis Harvey – Borrowed Time – Box Of Stones – N
Knife Skills – Burn & Race – Ep – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
The Dickies – Manny, Moe & Jack – Great Dictations – R
Maserati – Inventions – Inventions For The New Season – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Buzzer – Teacher’s Pet – 45 – N
The Juan MacLean – Shining Skinned Friend – Less Than Human – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Hot Guts – Did You Not Go To The Dance Alone? – 7″ – N – Local.
!!! – Get Up – Take Ecstasy With Me – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
The Gears – Don’t Be Afraid To Pogo – Rockin’ At Ground Zero – N
Dog Faced Hermans – Hear The Dogs – Bump & Swing – Live.
Koncak – Organ Grinder – Only When The Right Side Glows – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Do May Say Think – Make – Other Truths – N
Panthers – Legally Tender – Things Are Strange – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
OOIOO – O O I A H – Armonico Hewa – N
Neu! – Hallogallo – S/T – R
Vineland – Obsidian – 7″ – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
The D.I.s – Mohawk vs. DA – Rare Cuts! – N – 1983. Produced by Billy Zoom.
Turing Machine – (Got My) Rock Pants On – A New Machine For Living – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Gianmarco Cilli – Hungry Heart – mp3 – Bruce Springsteen cover.
Javelin – Soda Popinski – 12″ – N
Maserati – Monoliths – Passages – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
Sun City Girls – Circus Haddam – Valentines From Matahari
Space Cookie – Grease – Your Cd Collection Still Sucks – RIP Jerry Fuchs.
