When Dead Milkmen came to Cleveland in 2013 to do Halloween Ball, but the power went out at the Cleveland Public Theater. I helped the band find a way to WCSB and they did a show there live over the air. I placed my zoom recorder in the studio booth. This January 10th Dead Milkmen return to Cleveland to help students get back into the operation after a hostile takeover conducted by NPR affiliate Ideastream and local public university CSU. Here’s the historic performance from 2013!
Roots rock update today with Easy Sevens from Houston TX, James Hunter Six from UK, Moses Patrou from New York and Rory Block from New Jersey. Tav Falco is back with a highly praised new record that features many surprising guests. Chambers DesLauriers from Canada is a duet that consists of Paul DesLauriers & Annika Chambers. Another duet, The Pack A.D. has a new single. Youngest son of Hill Country Blues legend R.L. Burnside, Gary Burnside, has new tunes.
Shotgun Sawyer – Going Down
Chambers DesLauriers – People Gonna Talk
The Pack a.d. – Little Ado (about nothing)
Left Lane Cruiser – Broke Down Lines
The Cinelli Brothers – So Far So Good
Cedric Burnside – Toll On They Life
Garry Burnside – Ramblin’
Easy Sevens – Cousin Matt
Delta 21 – Half Time
All Seeing Eyes – DaytonKY Train Kept A Rollin
Felix – Outside Woman Blues
James Hunter Six – A Sure Thing
Tav Falco – Gentleman in Black
Tav Falco – Pantherman
Lo-Lite – Big Cheater
Ghost Woman – Anhedonia
Moses Patrou – 7 Days and Counting
Rory Block – My Chauffeur
J.D. Short – Fighting for Dear Old Uncle Sam
This episode, The Little Lighthouse is a love letter to the city where I live now. Cleveland. For those who are out of town, Cleveland is currently leading a tough battle to save their beloved college radio station WCSB from the jaws of public media conglomerate Ideastream who colluded with Cleveland State University in a police action after which students were denied access to programming and their vast physical and digital library/archive. For my listeners outside of Cleveland, please hear in this episode true sounds of Cleveland. Among the music from the past, I also included fresh releases from the local bands. The quality of the stuff these people had put out is astonishing. These bands are all doing it DIY without publicists. Please help them out. Spread the word of this hostile takeover in your town. Preserve your local radio, support your local musicians. Be vibrant and not a stale repeater. Folks I bring you fresh, strong and defiant Cleveland from 2025: Forming Division, Non-Bruises, Red Devil Ryders, Stereo Burlesque, Xanny Stars, Lavender Jets, Suitor and Bill Fox. And some great stuff from the past.
Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
Forming Division – Bring Them Down
Non Bruises – How to Feel Alright
Pere Ubu – The Fabulous Sequel
The Girls – The Elephant Man
Red Devil Ryders – Escape From New York
Stereo Burlesque – The Shady Grove Boys
Death of Samantha – Harlequin Tragedy
Cobra Verde – Montenegro
Xanny Stars – Mega Convenient
Lavender Jets – Spaulding Street
The New Salem Witch Hunters – Kiskis
The Choir – I’d Rather You Leave Me
Suitor – Prize Horse
Bill Fox – Got Her On My Mind
The Mice – Not Proud of the USA
Peter Laughner – Sylvia Plath
The Safeties – Evidence
Today we have a well tempered new episode with Chelsea Curve from Boston, Greg Pope from Nashville, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard from Melbourne AU, Autumn Defense from Chicago, Street Eaters from California. Our good friend in San Francisco Leigh Gregory has a new album coming up so we check it out. Ezra Furman is back with a new single. And finally, Cleveland’s own Matthew Wascovich is ending this year with a few phenomenal singles, rounding up fantastic series that he started earlier this year with Flowers Destroy project. We check two of those new bands: Rational Cut with his friends from San Pedro CA and Repossession Time with his friends from 21 Vek in Skopje Macedonia.
The Plastic Pals – Flames of Fate
The Chelsea Curve – Rally ‘Round
Greg Pope – Fallen Star
Greg Pope – Blue Skies Above
The Galileo 7 – Crooked Smile
Hobsons Bay Coast Guard – Gust Gust
The Autumn Defense – Hearts Arrive
Mellow Drunk – From My Window
Leigh Gregory – All My Days
Leigh Gregory – Morning Rain
Ezra Furman – One Hand Free
The Sadies – Starting All Over Again
John Doe and Dave Alvin – Little Honey
John Doe and The Sadies – Night Life
Street Eaters – Cuts
Rational Cut – She Walks Alone
Repossession Time – Bury Our History
Flowers Destroy – Hawks Listen
Flowers Destroy – Contradictions
Oog Bogo – Before
International psych update today with new music from Palooka 5 and Brian Pills from UK, Kombynat Robotron from Germany, Atom Juice from Poland, ORB from Melbourne AU, Color Green from LA. We also check out Noman Potter’s work out of Austin who collaborated with Population II form Canada and Yoo Doo Right. Friends of this show, Davit Crave3n and Jon S Williams who we used to know as City of Cool are back with a new album Soup. Helicon made new music using lesser known solo tracks from the legendary Rolling Stone Brian Jones. We check it out today!
Eloy – Daybreak
Palooka 5 – Born In Berlin
Kombynat Robotron – Morast
Electric Citizen – Other Planets
Population II, Yoo Doo Right, Nolan Potter – La Perla
Nolan Potter – Commander of the Clowns
Japanese Television – Tabadaboum
Atom Juice – Hercules
O.R.B – End Times
Daiistar – Star Starter
Helicon & Brian Jones – Train Station Scene, Sitar
Color Green – Ball And Key
Goat – Golden Dawn
Brian Pills – Waste A Day
David Craven and Jon S Williams – Watching the clock – Copy
Hedvig Mollestad – Golden Griffin
Singer-songwriter update with new music from Kristina Murray and Kassi Valazza, Grey Delisle from California, Grace Potter from Vermont, Lydia Loveless from Columbus, Mackenzie Roark from Richmond VA, Kathleen Edwards from Ottawa. Emma Swift is back with new music, Imogen Clar has a new single, legendary Mary Chapin Carpenter has a new self-reflecting record, Betty Soo from Austin also has a new album and we close today with new music by Margo Price.
Tom Kell – The Girl With The Single Rose
Kristina Murray – You Got Me
Kassi Valazza – Market Street Savior
Patty Loveless – Blame It On Your Heart
Emma Swift – Beautiful Ruins
Grey Delisle – Reach For The Sky
Kelly Willis – Whatever Way The Wind Blows
Grace Potter – Before The Sky Falls
Imogen Clark – If I Want In
Mary Chapin Carpenter – He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Bitter Ender
BettySoo – Light It Up
Carlene Carter – Every Little Thing
Lydia Loveless – There Is a Beach on Walnut Street
Mackenzie Roark – Rich Man
Matraca Berg – Diamonds and Tears
Kathleen Edwards -Save Your Soul
Margo Price – Kissing You Goodbye
Maria Mckee – Only Once
Today’s show is dedicated to Mark Volman, who indebted rock’n’roll as a vocalist in Turtles, Flo and Eddie and background vocalist in T Rex. We also hear new music from Hux and His Punx, Daniel Romano and we hear a rare track by Marshall Crenshaw. Braden Bodensteiner is also back with a new album. We introduce Oog Bogo from LA, Octoberman from Toronto, Acapulco Lips from Seattle, and House and Hawk from Pittsburgh.
T Rex – Children of the Revolution
Hunx and His Punx – Wild Boys
Daniel Romano – Servo
The Whiffs – Satellites
Oog Bogo – Cowgirls
Octoberman – We Used to Talk of Death
The Berries – Vagabond
Superchunk – Bruised Lung
Marshall Crenshaw – Move Now
1-800-MIKEY – Lost In Translation
Acapulco Lips – Fuzzy Sunshine
House & Hawk – Rocket To The Tops
Jonathan Richman – Night Fever
Flo and Eddie – Another Pop Star’s Life, Just Another Town
Turtles – The Last Thing I Remember, the First Thing I Knew
Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart
Mothers – Dog Breath
In today’s heavy show dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, we hear some new hard rock bands for the first time at The Little Lighthouse. We introduce Crystal Spiders from Raleigh, NC, Thor from Vancouver in Canada (check out their heartful Yardbirds cover!), Bonnevilles from Belfast on the island of Ireland, Italia 90 from London UK, Greenleaf from Borlange in Sweden, Castle Rat from Brooklyn NY and Moe from Buffalo NY. We also check back with Hedvig Mollestad and Older Sun.
Black Sabbath – Rat Salad
Crystal Spiders – Blue Death
Thor – Heart Full Of Soul
Slade – Hear Me Calling
The Bonnevilles – Age Of Monsters
Older Sun – Misty Mountains
Margarita Witch Cult – Be My Witch
Hedvig Mollestad – See See Bop
Italia 90 – On The Scene
Tribal Sinfonia – Something Has You Turned Around
Rosetta Stone – Devil Woman
Castle Rat – Wizard
Motorhead – Vibrator
Moe. – Yellow Tigers
Black Sabbath – Warning
Our show this time brings new music from Lebende Tiere from Leipzig, Primitive Ring from LA, Silver Synthetic from Nashville, Major Stars from Boston, The Jive from Pennsylvania. We also have our good old friends from Sweden Plastic Pals, paying a tribute to Robbie Robertson. We hear a new track by Kevin Gordon and check out the new single from The Berries in LA. Howe Gelb of Giant Sand and M Ward collaborate in a new band Geckos. We pay a tribute to two members of The Victims, Hoodoo Gurus and Dubrovniks who passed away within a few weeks from each other: James Baker and Kimble Rendall.
The Scientists – Frantic Romantic
Lebende Tiere – Fernsehsüchtig(The Victims)
The Victims – television addict
XL-Capris – Dead Budgies
Le Hoodoo Gurus – Leilani (Original Version)
Primitive Ring – Rolling Greed
Silver Synthetic – Happy Ever After
The Vaselines – Son Of A Gun
No Tears – I Wanna Be With You (Tonight)
Major Stars – Blackout
The Jive – Good Time Call
Trotsky Icepick – Rubberband
The Chelsea Curve – 7000 Hours
The Berries – Angelus
Geckøs – Dance of the Gecko
Nelson Bragg – Glorious Days
John Larson and The Silver Fields – Turn Around, Girl
Kevin Gordon – Buddy Montgomery
The Plastic Pals -_The Blue Train
Gentleman Jesse – I Don’t Wanna Know (Where You Been Tonight)
This coming Saturday, September 13th as a part of Waterloo Arts Festival, I’ll be DJing at the Blue Arrow Records from 3:30 to 5pm. I’ll spin mostly a glam rock set on original vinyl from the 70s. If you’re in town, come hear it. As a part of promotion activity for that set, I was a guest at WCSB during the Highs in the Sixties time slot where I talked with the host about many different things to a two-hour playlist of glam rock hits and misses. So, this weak I bring you that guest spot instead of a regular show. I hope you dig it and I hope to see all the Cleveland listeners at the Blue Arrow on Saturday!
Rock Rebellion – Let’s Go
Alex Harvey – Vanmo
The Boston Boppers – Whirlwind
Suzi Quatro – 48 Crash
Blues Vamp – La Fureur De Vivre
The Move – Hello Susie
Bonnie St. Claire – Clap Your Hands
Sparks – Fa La Fa Lee
Jobriath – Street Corner Love
Alice Cooper – School’s Out
Sweet – Done Me All Wrong
Brett Smiley – Va Va Va Voom
Lou Reed – I Can’t Stand It
T Rex – Rip Off
Mike Chapman – Wig Wam Bam
Cozy Powell – Dancing With The Devil
Black Hawk – Little Suzie Looker
Darren Burn – Quick Joey Small
Rezonansa – Eno aviona
Rattles – The Witch
The Troggs – Feels Like A Woman
The Arrows – I Love Rock’n’roll
Tim Moore – Rock n Roll Love Letter
Patto – Loud Green Song
Osmonds – Crazy Horses
Mott The Hopple – Rock n Roll Queen
Winkies – Trust in Dick
T Rex – Children of the Revolution
Stray – Hallelujah
Brian Eno – Needles in Camel’s Eye