Tuesday April 29 2025

Post election special and tribute to Mike Peters of the Alarm;

ALICE COOPER ~ "ELECTED";


IGGY POP ~ "I'M BORED";


THE DILS ~ "CLASS WAR";


THE REPLACEMENTS ~ "KISS ME ON THE BUS";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Alice Cooper ~ Elected ~ Billion Dollar Babies ~ WEA
2. Iggy Pop ~ I'm A Conservative ~ Soldier ~ Arista
3. Ruder Than You ~ Taxman ~ Skandalous I Gotcha Covered (comp) ~ Shanachie
4. The Replacements ~ Election Day ~ All For Nothing/Nothing At All ~ Reprise
5. Death ~ Democracy ~ For The Whole World To See ~ Drag City
6. DOA ~ Class War ~ War On 45 ~ Sudden Death ~ cc

7. Random Killing ~ Take Our Flag ~ Thoughts Of Aggression ~ Black Mark ~ cc
8. The Damned ~ Democracy ~
9. The Alarm ~ For Freedom ~ The Alarm ~ IRS
10. L'Etranger ~ War Zone ~ Running Out Of Funtown ~ Ground Zero ~ cc
11. The Alarm ~ The Stand ~ The Alarm ~ IRS
12. L'Etranger ~ Today's Papers ~ Innocent Hands ~ Sensible ~ cc
13. The Ripcordz ~ Free Trade ~ Ripcordz Are Go! ~ Og! ~ cc
14. The Dils ~ Class War ~ 198 Secomds Of The Dils ~ Dangerhouse
15. The Ripcordz ~ Gary Gilmore's Eyes ~ The Ripcordz Are Go! ~ Og! ~ cc
16. The Alarm ~ Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke ~ Declaration ~ Sire
17. The Ripcordz ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ Re-Cordz ~ En Guard ~ cc
18. The Alarm ~ 68 Guns ~ Declaration ~ Sire
19. DOA ~ Smash The State ~ Bloodied But Unbowed ~ Sudden Death ~ cc


DOA ~ "THE PRISONER";


THE RIPCORDZ ~ "ANARCHY";


L'ETRANGER ~ "ONE PEOPLE";


THE ALARM ~ "THE STAND";


THE ALARM ~ "68 GUNS";



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Tuesday April 22 2025

Early Versions of Rock Stars;


THE TWO TONES (GORDON LIGHTOOT) ~ "SWEET POLLY";


THE MYNA BIRDS (RICK JAMES & NEIL YOUNG) ~ "IT'S MY TIME";


JOHN KAY & THE SPARROW (STEPPENWOLF) ~ "TWISTED";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Iguanas ~ I Don't Know Why ~ The Iguanas ~ Norton

2. The Two Tones ~ Sweet Polly ~ Gordon Lightfoot Box Set ~

3. The Myna Birds ~ It's My Time ~ (45) ~ VIP ~ cc

4. John Kay & The Sparrow ~ King Pin ~ Tighten Up Your Wig ~ EMI ~ cc

5. The Myna Birds ~ I Got You In My Soul ~ (45) ~ VIP ~ cc

6. The Moving Sidewalks ~ 99th Floor ~ The Complete Sesseions ~ Liberation Hall

7. The Prime Movers ~ I'm A Man ~ The Prime Movers Blues Band ~ Sundazed

8. The Primitives ~ Sneaky Pete ~ Lou Reed at Pickwick Records (comp) ~

9. Davy Jones & The King Beez ~ Louie Louie Go Home ~ Laughing With Liza ~ Deram

10. Cap'n Swing ~ Come Down Now ~ The Demos ~ Indie

11. Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers ~ Heard It Thorugh The Grapevine ~ Real Gone Aragon (comp) ~ Bear Family ~ cc

12. John Kay & The Sparrow ~ Twisted ~ Tighten Up Your Wig ~ EMI ~ cc

13. The Iguanas ~ Mona ~ The Iguanas ~ Norton

14. The Spiders ~ Don't Blow Your Mind ~ Back From The Grave (comp) ~ Crypt

15. Dave Jones & The King Beez ~ Liza Jane ~ Laughing With Liza ~ Deram

16. The Moving Sidewalks ~ I Want To Hold Your Hand ~ The Complete Sessions ~ Liberation Hall

17. Tiger Lily ~ Monkey Jive ~ (45) ~ Gull

18. Stark Naked & the Fleshtones ~ Rave On ~ Buddy Holly Tribute (comp) ~ Indie

19. Stark Naked & the Fleshtones ~ I Broke Her Heart She Broke My Arm ~ Stark Naked & the Fleshtones ~ Indie ~ cc

20. Screaching Weasel ~ Used Cars ~ Boogedaboogedaboogeda ~ Roadkill


THE IGUANAS ~ "MONA";


THE PRIMITIVES (LOU REED) ~ "SNEAKY PETE";


THE SPIDERS (ALICE COOPER) ~ "DON'T BLOW YOUR MIND";


MOVING SIDEWALKS (ZZ TOP) ~ "99th FLOOR";


DAVY JONES (DAVID BOWIE) & THE KING BEES ~ "LIZA JANE";


CAP'N SWING (THE CARS) ~ "COME BACK DOWN";


TIGER LILY (ULTRAVOX) ~ "MONKEY JIVE";



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Tuesday April 15 2025

With Guest Johnny Gunner & Tributes to Tommy Hunt of the Flamingos, Ray Harrison of Downchild Blues Band, Dickie Damron, Nino Tempo & Mike Berry

THE FLAMINGOS ~ "I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU";


THE FLAMINGOS ~ "JUMP CHILDREN";


DICKIE DAMRON ~ "ROCKIN BABY";


NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS ~ "LAND OF 1000 DANCES";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Downchild Blues Band ~ Stagger Lee ~ A Case Of The Blues ~ Attic ~ cc

2. Johnny Gunner & the Raiders ~ Return Of The Reaper ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Foot Tapping Love

3. Mike Berry ~ Tribute To Buddy Holly ~ Joe Meek Box Set ~ Castle

4. Johnny Gunner & the Raiders ~ The Grim Reaper ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Foot Tapping

5. Johnny Gunner & the Raiders ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Foot Tapping

6. Nino Tempo & April Stevens ~ Land Of 1000 Dances ~ Hey Baby! ~ ATCO

7. Downchild Blues Band ~ Flip Flop & Fly ~ A Case Of The Blues ~ Attic ~ cc

8. The Flamingos ~ Crazy Crazy Crazy ~ Flamingos ~ Checker

9. Dickie Damron ~ Gonna Have A Party ~ Early Candian Rockers Vol.1 (comp) ~ Collector ~ cc

10. The Flamingos ~ Jump Children ~ Flamingos ~ Checker

11. The Swinging Pussycats ~ Stepping Stone ~ Going Out With ~ s/r ~ cc

12. The Flamingos ~ Hey Now! ~ Flamingos ~ Checker

13. Dickie Damron ~ You're So Square ~ Unreleased Demos ~ s/r ~ cc


THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "IT'S BEEN SO LONG";


THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "bOP TIL I DROP";


JOHNNY GUNNER & THE RAIDERS ~ "THE GRIM REAPER";


JOHNNY GUNNER & THE RAIDERS ~ "LET 'ER ROLL";



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Tuesday April 8 2025

With tributes to Clem Burke of Blondie, Dave Allen of Gang Of Four and George Oliver of the Five Rogues and the Mandala;

THE COASTERS ~ "SEARCHIN";


THE FIVE ROGUES ~ "CAN'T HOLD OUT NO LONGER";


THE MANDALA ~ "SOUL STEPS";


THE MANDALA ~ "OPPORTUNITY";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Blondie ~ Hanging On The Telephone ~ Parallel Lines ~ Chrysalis

2. Blondie ~ X Offender ~ Blondie ~ Chrysalis

3. Gang Of Four ~ At Home He's A Tourist ~ Entertainment ~ EMI

4. Blondie ~ Call Me ~ Best Of ~ Chrysalis

5. Gang Of Four ~ I Found That Essence Rare ~ Entertainment ~ EMI

6. Blondie ~ Denis ~ Plastic Letters ~ Chrysalis

7. Gang Of Four ~ Natural's Not In It ~ Entertainment ~ EMI

8. Blondie ~ Dreaming ~ Eat To The Beat ~ Chrysalis

9. Gang Of Four ~ Anthrax ~ Entertainment ~ EMI

10. Gang Of Four ~ To Hell With Poverty ~ Another Day Another Dollar ~ WEA

11. Blondie ~ Angels On The Balcony ~ Autoamerican ~ Chrysalis

12. The Mandala ~ Opportunity ~ Classics ~ WEA ~ cc

13. The Cadets ~ Stranded In the Jungle ~ Rockin & Reelin' ~ Crown

14. The Five Rogues ~ I Can't Hold Out No Longer ~ Classics ~ WEA ~ cc

15. The Coasters ~ Bad Detective ~ 50 Coastin Classics ~ Rhino

16. The Mandala ~ Love-itis ~ Soul Crusade ~ WEA ~ cc

17. The Mandala ~ Help Me ~ Classics ~ WEA ~ cc

18. Bloodshot Bill ~ Moon Rocketin' ~ The Out Of This World Sounds Of ~ Hi-Tide ~ cc

19. Bloodshot Bill & the Hick-Ups ~ Slewfoot Sue ~ This Is It ~ Sleazy ~ cc

20. Bloodshot Bill ~ Never Wanna See That Face Again ~ Trick Or Treat ~ Ghost Highway ~ cc


BLONDIE ~ "HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE";


BLONDIE ~ "DREAMING";


GANG OF FOUR ~ "DAMAGED GOODS";


GANG OF FOUR ~ "TO HELL WITH POVERTY";



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Tuesday April 1 2025

With Tributes to Keven Staples of Rough Trade and Paul Belmare of Danger;

ROUGH TRADE ~ "CRIMES OF PASSION";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "ALL TOUCH";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Rough Trade ~ What's The Furor About The Furher ~ Avoid Freud ~ True North ~ cc

2. Rough Trade ~ High School Confidential ~ Avoid Freud ~ True North ~ cc

3. Danger ~ Charlie Dog ~ Danger ~ Telson ~ cc

4. Simply Saucer ~ She's A Dog ~ Cyborgs Revisited ~ Sonic Unyon ~ cc

5. Danger ~ Du Coat Du Demese ~ Danger ~ Telson ~ cc

6. Rough Trade ~ Crimes Of Passion ~ Shaking The Foundations ~ True North ~ cc

7. Simply Saucer ~ Bullet Proof Nothing ~ Cyborgs Revisited ~ Sonic Unyon ~ cc

8. Rough Trade ~ All Touch ~ Shaking The Foundations ~ True North ~ cc

9. Night Chill ~ Crypt Of Forgtten Bones ~ Demos Of Darkness ~ s/r ~ cc

10. Johnny Gunner & the Raiders ~ Grim Reaper ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Foot Tapping

11. Night Chill ~ Burial Ground ~ Demos Of Darkness ~ s/r ~ cc

12. Simply Saucer ~ Mole Machine ~ Cyborgs Revisited ~ Sonic Unyon ~ cc

13. Johnny Gunner & the Raiders ~ Return of The Reaper ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Foot Tapping

14. Danger ~ La Ballade Bentale ~ Danger ~ Telson ~ cc

15. Simply Saucer ~ Dance The Mutation ~ Cyborgs Revisited ~ Sonic Unyon ~ cc

16. Johnny Gunner & the Raiders ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Atom Bomb Love ~ Foot Tapping

17. Night Chill ~ Theatre Of Blood ~ Demos Of Darkness ~ s/r ~ cc

18. Simply Saucer ~ Instant Pleasure ~ Cyborgs Revisited ~ Sonic Unyon ~ cc

19. Night Chill ~ Oblong Box ~ Demos Of Darkness ~ s/r ~ cc


DANGER;


SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "ELECTRO ROCK";


SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "MOLE MACHINE";


NIGHT CHILL ~ "7 DOORS TO DEATH";


NIGHT CHILL ~ "QUEEN OF BLOOD";



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