Wednesday, December 29, 2010

What Are We Gonna Do in '11?

Real Cool Time Podcast, 12/28/2010:  Year-end round-up of faves.








Paul Collins – Kings Of Power Pop

The Poppees--I'll Be Loving You
The Sorrows—Want You Tonight
*Mother’s Children--Bad Side of Town
*The Marvelous Beauhunks–City Sleep
*The Pointed Sticks–She’s Not Alone Anymore

The Ugly Beats–All Comes Back
The Frowning Clouds–Purple Heart 
The Loons–Diamonds and Garbage and Gold
Los Explosivos–Lo Que Me Exita!!
The Naked Eye–She Can Do No Wrong
The Swingin' Neckbreakers--Great Jones
*Christopher Dignan–Gonna Move
*The Ding Dongs–What’s That Sound
*The Tandoori Knights--Her Many Arms

Annie Philippe--C’est la mode [From Ace's C'est Chic.]
The Wildcats--What Are We Gonna Do in '64? [From Ace's Califia: The Songs of Lee Hazelwood.  Some "technical difficulties" at the start, sorry!]
The Supremes--Surfer Boy [From Ace's Hey, Beach Girls.]
*The Von Drats–Tube City
Johnny "Guitar" Watson--Posin' [From R&B Hipshakers.]

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Wanna tell ya 'bout mah bay-beh, y'know he's away in a manger

Real Cool Time Podcast, 12/21/2010:  Real Yule Time








*The Fleshtones–Canadian Christmas

The Fleshtones–Christmas With Bazooka Joe 
*The Pointed Sticks–Power Pop Santa
Beatles 1965 Christmas Message excerpt
*Patty Surby and The Canadian V.I.P.'s–I Want A Beatle For Christmas
Little Lambsie Penn--I Wanna Spend Christmas With Elvis
*Ralph – Christmas is Nice/C’est Jolie Noel
Shirley Field--Ski Rock
*Sadies–Snow Squad

The Tryfles–Gloria
Shindiggers Christmas message
The Media Whores–All I Want For Christmas Is You
The Kinks--All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth/The Hollies--Winter Wonderland
The Ventures--Snow Flakes
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos--Christmas Shopping
Solomon Burke--Presents for Christmas

The Barbary Coasters—I’ve Been Naughty (and Nice)
Spinal Tap—Christmas with the Devil
The Youngsters—Christmas in Jail
The Yobs—Rub-a-Dub-Dum
*The Poppy Family—Free From the City

Thursday, December 16, 2010

You'll feel it in your sacroiliac

Real Cool Time Podcast, 12/14/2010: Dance Party









*Jenny Rock—Dansez

Ronnie Fuller—Do the Dive
Little Bobby Moore—Do the Ginger Snap
*Fuad & the Feztones--The Camel Walk
The Flame 'N King—The Whip
The Del-Mars—Snacky Poo Part 1
*Don Norman & the Other Four—Do the Bounce

Surf detergent ad
Bernadette—The Slosh
*The Laundronauts—Stop, Drop, Fluff and Fold
*The Midways--Dish Rag
*Les Sexareenos – Everybody Sexareeno
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars—Do the Boomerang
Little Genie Brooks—The James Brown Bougelou
Little Emmett Sutton—Mom Won’t You Teach Me to Monkey
Race Marbles—The Switch

Sonny Dublin--The Pigmy Grind Pt. 1
Jimmy Troy--The Brain 
Oscar Bishop—Oscar’s Dog
The Royal Kings—The Tighten Up
*King Khan & His Shrines--Mash Potato Itch 
*Michael Rault & the Mixed Signals--Justine and Don’t Twist, Get Twisted

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Thundah from Down Undah

Real Cool Time Podcast, 12/7/2010:  Aussie stuff.



The Saints–I’m Stranded

Radio Birdman–I-94
The Hitmen–Big Love
The Sunnyboys–Alone With You
The Naked Eye–Going All The Way
The Scientists–It Came out of the Sky

Le Hoodoo Gurus--Be My Guru
The Screaming Tribesmen–No Chance
The Stems–The Other Side
The Eastern Dark–Walking
The Breadmakers–Outta Gas
The Puritans–Coming Home

*Les Sultans--Va T’en
*The Jaybees--Who Do You Think You are
*David Clayton-Thomas–Barbie Lee
*Jack London and the Sparrows–Take It Slow and Easy 
*John Kay and the Sparrow–Twisted (version 2)
*Steppenwolf--Tighten Up Your Wig
*Les Monarques--Elle est si belle ["No Reply" en francais.]

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

And you've got time to rectify

Real Cool Time Podcast, 11/30/2010:  Recent acquisitions and some George and John commemoration.












*The Marvelous Beauhunks—Fantasy Merry-Go-Round
*Christopher Dignan--Move Them Bones [C.D. release party at the Lula Lounge tonight.]
*The Midways--Have Your Way 
*Suckerpunch--Overdose
*Andy Butler and the 905s--Sucker-punch
*UIC – Wanna Go?

The Ugly Beats--Harm’s Way
The Swingin’ Neckbreakers—Same All Over the World
The Lolas--Garden Of My Mind
The Loons—Red Dissolving Rays of Light
*The British Modbeats--LSD [Check out Fraser Loveman's Facebook photo album for a whole mess of Ontario '60s garage pics and artifacts!]
Paul Messis--When You Pass Me By
Groovy Uncle—Got Any Mantras

The Beatles--Sheila [Live at the Star Club 1962.]
The Beatles--Don’t Bother Me
The Beatles--I’m Happy Just to Dance With You
The Beatles--Think For Yourself
The Beatles--Bad Boy
The Beatles--You Can’t Do That [Alt. take from Anthology.]
The Beatles--When I Get Home 


I see no indication that WNED will be broadcasting LENNONYC anytime soon, so check it out at pbs.org.