Show #67: Destroy All Music

Apropos of nothing: Shelley Fabares kicks ass.

No show next week, kids. The Man is sending me to NYC for a few days. If you recall, the last time that The Man sent me to NYC, I got to see Big Star. So who's playing there this time? The Beebz at MSG. Exciting, yes, but not quite the same.

The Playlist:
Best Coast: That's The Way Boys Are
Alex Chilton: New Girl In School
The Wipers: No One Wants An Alien
The Replacements: Within Your Reach
Slant 6: Don't You Ever
Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out
Let's Active: Every Word Means No (R)
The Germs: No God
The Weirdos: Destroy All Music
The Avengers: Car Crash
Sonic Youth: Teen Age Riot
Darlene Love: A Fine, Fine Boy
Joe Jackson: Is She Really Going Out With Him?
The Users: Sick Of You
The Angels: My Boyfriend's Back
Generation X: Too Personal
The Ex: Little Atlas Heavyweight
X: The New World
Cheap Trick: High Roller
Social Distortion: So Far Away (R)
Bags: Survive
Buzzcocks: Something's Gone Wrong Again
Agent Orange: Bloodstains (R)
Devo: Gut Feeling
The Plugz: In The Wait
The A-Lines: Four
Television Personalities: Part Time Punks
Let's Active: Fell
Big Star: In The Street
The Ramones: Go Home Ann
Iggy Pop: Knocking 'Em Down In The City
Paul Collins Beat: Rock'n'Roll Girl
Detroit Cobras: Ain't Hittin' On Nothin'
The Dirtbombs: Underdog
The B-52's: Cake

Show #66: These Charming Men

Last week, on Friday the 13th, Needles + Pins life coach Morrissey posted his 13 favorite albums on British music blog The Quietus. Here's his list:

13. Jobriath: Jobriath
12. Jeff Buckley: Grace
11. Smoking Popes: Born To Quit
10. Damien Dempsey: Seize The Day
9. Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure
8. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico
7. The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
6. Sparks: Kimono My House
5. Iggy & The Stooges: Raw Power
4. Nico: Chelsea Girl
3. Patti Smith: Horses
2. Ramones: Ramones
1. New York Dolls: New York Dolls

This morning, I counted them down. Well, sort of. I left off Jeff Buckley and Damien Dempsey because it may be Morrissey's list but it's my show and those dudes are/were just too mellow for me that early in the morning. I know some folks like to start the day all Nick Drakeish.

Not me.

The playlist:
The Bobbyteens: Baby Doll
Devo: Girl U Want
20/20: Yellow Pills
Let's Active: In Between
Split Enz: I Got You (R)
The Crystals: He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
The Damned: Fan Club
Ciccone Youth: Into The Groovey
XTC: Making Plans For Nigel
The Zeros: Beat Your Heart Out
Black Flag: Damaged II
Motorhead: Ace Of Spades
Joy Division: She's Lost Control (R)
Iggy Pop: Dog Food
Gang Of Four: Return The Gift
Minutemen: There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight
Germs: Lexicon Devil
Richard Hell and the Voidoids: Down At The Rock and Roll Club
Pixies: Debaser (R)

Jobriath: Rock Of Ages

Smoking Popes: Need You Around

Roxy Music: Editions Of You

The Velvet Underground: I'm Waiting For The Man

The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat

Sparks: Amateur Hour

Nico: Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Patti Smith: Gloria

The Ramones: Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World

New York Dolls: Looking For A Kiss

The Modern Lovers: Old World
The Maids: Back To Bataan
Heart: Barracuda


The Heart song was my pre-concert warmup since I'm going to see them at the Ryman tonight. BarraCOOda!

Show #65: Take Home A Package Of Tennessee Pride

Well THAT was fun.

I think a Volume 2 may be in order sometime soon.

Thanks a ton to Barry Nelson, Kels Koch, Matt Swanson, John Davis, Trey Counce, Randall Brown, Cullen Murphy, Jeff Bills and Lynnpoint Records, Nashville80sRock.net and Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be for letting me beg, borrow or steal many of the tracks I played yesterday.

The 100% Volunteer State playlist:
Shadow 15: Trust Me
Wh-Wh: Away From You
Rednecks In Pain: We Don't Want You Here
Stupid Americanz: Lost Cause
The Ratz: Mental Block
Teenage Love: I Hate You
Johnny Panic and the Bible Of Dreams: The Girl With The Orange Hair
The Grinning Plowman: Where The Buffalo Roam
Blooshroom: 10 O'Clock In The Morning
Hank: Wretched Son
F.U.C.T.: Catastrophic Affliction
Koro: Nauseous
Whitey: Teenage Anthem
Committee For Public Safety: Pat's Theme
Balboa: Big Sleep
Wh-Wh: Church
Five Twins: Hi School
The Enemy: Jesus Rides A UFO
Charlie Brown On Acid: Non-Sensitive Use
Young Grey Ruins: School's End
1-900s: Without A Sound
Jet Black Factory: Three Poisons
Questionnaires: Slug City
Stupid Americanz: Zombies From The Stratosphere
Actuals: Today
Cloverbottom: Nuclear War
Shadow 15: So Far TOday
Teenage Love: Street Zombie
Johnny Panic and the Bible Of Dreams: Birdie and the Bluebird
Koro: Government
Rednecks In Pain: Uptight
Hank: Booze and Chicks
Three Ring Psychosis: Song 1
Pegclimber: Competition
Jesus Chrysler: Cheese Dip
Five Twins: Ballad Of Cedar Bluff
Cloverbottom: Battery
Balboa: Live Like This
1-900s: Grocery Store
STDs: Surf and Kill

Show #64: Queen Of The Bar-B-Q

Queen of the Bar-B-Q was what I felt like in the studio this morning. It is flat out hot in there, y'all. Nowhere near as hellish as it is outside today, but enough to work up quite a sweat. Too much information?

The long-awaited, much-talked-about homegrown old school punk show will be next week. It is gonna be deliciously good, much like my beloved Zero bar.

I can't wait!

The Playlist:
The Simpletones: T.V. Love
The Kinks: Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (R)
Poison Girls: Ideologically Unsound
The Smiths: Bigmouth Strikes Again (R)
Jesus and Mary Chain: In A Hole
Tones On Tail: Go! (R)
Eddie and the Hot Rods: Horseplay
Mink DeVille: Gunslinger
Dead Kennedys: Winnebago Warrior
The Mekons: I'll Have To Dance Then (On My Own)
Iggy Pop: The Passenger
The Replacements: We're Coming Out
The Rousers: Rock'n'Roll Or Run
The Real Kids: All Kindsa Girls
The Hickoids: Queen Of The Bar-B-Q (R)
The Ramones: I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
Modernettes: Barbra
The Lurkers: Ain't Got A Clue
The Rolling Stones: I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys
Jay Jays: Shake It Some More
The Ronettes: Be My Baby
Warthog: Needles+Pins
Nita Rossi: Untrue Unfaithful
Stiv Bators: Evil Boy
The Detroit Cobras: Stupidity
Mission Of Burma: Academy Fight Song
Martha and the Muffins: Echo Beach
Chris Bell: I Got Kinda Lost
Pylon: Crazy
The Velvelettes: He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
Mo-Dettes: White Mouse Disco
The Replacements: Rattlesnake
fIREHOSE: Sometimes
Radio Birdman: Do The Pop
Kimberly Rew: My Baby Does Her Hairdo Long
Jim Carroll: People Who Died
Husker Du: Sunshine Superman
The Flys: Love and a Molotov Cocktail
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers: Born To Lose
The Damned: Neat Neat Neat

Show #63: Yolk Of The Dumbwish

Sometimes I wish I had named the show Shake Appeal. Wouldn't that be a great name for a show? I love that song so much it is downright stupid. I got my $5 Stooges book in the mail this week and it is kick ass. SO many great pictures, but my favorite is this live shot from the famous peanut butter show in Cincinnati:

photo by Ted Copi

This is the coolest moment in recorded history. No. This is the coolest moment ever. If you're still trying to be cool, give it up already. There's just no point.


The Playlist:
The Spits: No Place To Live
Run Westy Run: Yolk Of The Dumbwish
The Fizzbombs: Beach Party
The Jam: Absolute Beginners
The Boyfriends: Boyfriend
Best Coast: Crazy For You
Dwight Pullen: Sunglasses After Dark
The Cramps: Sunglasses After Dark
New York Dolls: Jet Boy (R)
Echo and the Bunnymen: The Killing Moon
Stiv Bators: It's Cold Outside
The Velvet Underground: There She Goes Again
The Amps: Empty Glasses
Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi (R)
Zero Boys: Civilization's Dying
Naked Raygun: Never Follow
Wire: Surgeon's Girl
Dead Kennedys: Well-Paid Scientist
Joy Division: Isolation (R)
Wipers: What Is
Los Darts: Pregunto
The Fall: Rollin' Danny
The Everly Brothers: Claudette
Dum Dum Boys: Hold Me Tight
The Stooges: Shake Appeal
False Prophets: Good Clean Fun
The Weirdos: Message From The Underworld
Gobblinz: London
Tom Robinson Band: Up Against The Wall
The Replacements: I Don't Know
Husker Du: Makes No Sense At All
The Pretenders: Pack It Up
Ellie Greenwich: You Don't Know
The Raincoats: No Side To Fall In
Splinters: Dark Shades
The Flirtations: Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love In The End)
Toy Love: Fast Ostrich
Sadina: I Want That Boy
The Ramones: Rock'n'Roll High School
Nikki and the Corvettes: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
The Shangri-Las: Leader Of The Pack
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect: Stool Pigeon

Calling All Geezers

 (many more awesome early Knox band flyers at Lynnpoint Records)

So a month or so ago, I did that all-SST show, right? Well it got me all misty-eyed about back in tha day when I would construct elaborate lies so I could, say, go see Black Flag on a Tuesday night.

And that got me all misty-eyed about all the Knoxville bands that I loved back when I was a fresh-faced teen.

And then somebody called me up at the station wanting to hear some old school Nashville punk rawk.

And I thought, why not do a show devoted to homegrown punk-type rock? I'll probably do it a coupla weeks from now as I'm still gathering tunes.

 Which brings me to my point: if you have any Nashville/Knoxville/Chattanooga 80s/early90s stuff you wanna send me, shoot me an email. I'd love to have it.

Especially if you were in Bloo Shrooms.

Show #62: Way Out West

Yesterday, Big Star bassist Andy Hummel died at his home in Weatherford, Texas. He had battled cancer for a couple of years.

I gotta come clean: I've always hated The India Song. I skip it every time I listen to Radio City--just ask the hub. But I love Way Out West, which Andy wrote and which Jody sings. It contains one of my favorite lyrics: "Love me, we can work out the rest." Beautiful.

I knew that Andy Hummel lived in Texas, but I didn't realize he lived in Weatherford. My grandparents lived in Odessa and every summer we'd drive from Tennessee to West Texas to visit them. We'd always stop in Weatherford to eat breakfast at Jack's. They had the BEST blueberry pancakes. Wonder if Andy ever ate there with his kids? Wonder if Jack's is even still there? Anyway, 59 is way too young to be leaving. Safe travels, Andy Hummel.

Today's show was an abbreviated one since I had a 9 a.m. meeting. Being a grownup? Not all it's cracked up to be.
The Playlist:
The Easybeats: Come See Her
Lesley Gore: Live And Learn
Alex Chilton: Lost My Job
The Germs: Dragon Lady
The Heats: Remember Me
The Dickies: Got It At The Store
Del Shannon: Keep Searching
Dusty Springfield: Wishin' and Hopin'
UK Subs: Stranglehold
The Fall: My New House
The Monkees: The Porpoise Song (R)
Wayne County & The Electric Chairs: Wonder Woman
Bram Rigg Set: I Can Only Give You Everything
The Scientists: Shadows Of The Night
Suzi Quatro: Glycerine Queen (R)
Mott The Hoople: All The Young Dudes
Defex: Machine Gun Love
Talking Heads: Life During Wartime
Neon Boys: Time
Big Star: Way Out West
The Left Banke: I Haven't Got The Nerve
Agent Orange: Bored Of You
The Ramones: Animal Boy
The Shangri-Las: Heaven Only Knows
Minutemen: Retreat
Weirdos: Solitary Confinement
Suicide Commandos: Shock Appeal
Big Star: What's Going Ahn