Baby, it’s cold outside, so get under the covers with Alex (cover songs, that is) on the 34th episode of The Desperate Hour. Featuring covers of tunes from Love, Little Richard, Bobby Rydell, Slaughter & the Dogs, Springsteen, the Who, Danny & the Juniors and more.
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On the 33rd episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex goes ape with a mix-mash of tunage which will have you screaming, “THAT’S 44 MINUTES OF MY LIFE THAT I CAN’T HAVE BACK!!!”
On the 32nd episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex closes out the summer banging out tunes from the Surfaris, Malamondos, Jehosaphat Blow, The Flinchers, 13th Floor Elevators and more…
For the 31st episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex spins the decades from the ’50s through the 2000s. Featuring family favorites from Alien Christ, CoCoComa, Belchpop Frenzy, and the Shangri-Las, amongst others.
Here’s Alex of The Desperate Hour podcast taking his first turn at hosting the Surfcast. Some of the tuneage included on this one may well leave you scratching your head and asking “what’s this got to do with surf?” and others are spot-on. Featuring tunes by The Tritons, Gene Gray & The Starfires, Invisible Surfers, Satan’s Pilgrims and Monoman backed by members of Unnatural Axe and the Real Kids.
It’s time to get desperate, kids! On the 29th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex plays 57 minutes of easy-listening favorites from the likes of the Dirtbombs, Superchunk, the Ugly Beats, the Trashmen and many, many more…
On the 28th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex kicks off with some vital garage rockers of unknown origin then proceeds to rock the Acropolis with Greek garage punk and pop in honor of Greek Independence Day (kind of), 3/26/26… 1826, that is. Featuring tunes from the Wax Museums, Wildebeests, Frantic V, Forminx (with a pre-new age Vangelis) and more…
On the 27th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex cobbles together 51 minutes of outstanding tuneage spanning six decades—just like the previous 26 episodes. Featuring The Modern Lovers, The Cramps, The Defectors, the pre-Sensational Alex Harvey and a whole lot more…
For the 26th episode of The Desperate Hour, there are no themes but Alex still manages to play 61 minutes of great tunes about being great tunes. Featuring stuff by Armitage Shanks, Hell on Heels, The Boss Tweeds, The Flamin Groovies’ Chris Wilson and more. Enjoy!
For the 25th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex pays tribute to the Abbey Lounge in Inman Square in Somerville, MA. The Abbey was an integral part of the garage-punk revival earlier this decade and was home to many bands that would enjoy popularity outside Boston and New England. Featuring tunes from the Dents, Muck and the Mires, the Coffin Lids, the Marvels, the Downbeat 5, and more…
The 24th episode of The Desperate Hour is all about the money. Yesirree Bob, the denaro, filthy lucre, simoleans, scratch… or lack thereof. Featuring three different versions of “Money (That’s What I Want)” and other tracks featuring The Outsiders, Nomads, and early vocals from the likes of Sammy Hagar and Alice Cooper. Enjoy! It’s free…
The 23rd episode of The Desperate Hour packs and hour and eight minutes’ worth of tunes into 68 minutes (Huh?) Featuring ghoulish tunes by such horrifying acts as The Misfits, Screaming Lord Sutch, The Downliners Sect, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant and what is quite possibly thee creepiest and most appalling tune ever recorded… but you’ll have to listen to the show to find out what that tune would be, kids.
The 22nd episode of The Desperate Hour is only 36 minutes and 10 seconds long, but it’ll be the best 36 minutes and 10 seconds you’ve ever spent. Alex says so. Featuring tunes by The Yardbirds, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Midnight Shakes, and more.
The 21st episode of The Desperate Hour is all about me. Not you, me. All songs with “I,” “me,” or “my” in the titles, or tunes otherwise told in the first person. Featuring tuneage by the Unrelated Segments, the Hentchmen, the Urgencies, Busy Signals, and more.
The Desperate Hour turns 20 – episodes, that is. This episode features tunes from the Woggles, the Honkeys, Thee Headcoatees, the Hipshakes and more scrap from the musical heap on Alex’s computer.
On the 19th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex cleans house with a whole heap of unlabeled MP3s that he found in the music files of his PC. It’s all mixed in with tracks from artists everybody ought to identify like The Slow Slushy Boys, Armitage Shanks, Downliners Sect, The Real Kids, Little Killers, and King Curtis.
The 18th episode of The Desperate Hour features all tunes with girls’ names in the titles. Mary, Lorna, and a boatload of Lindas. Featuring tunes from the Lyres, Lightnin’ Hopkins, The Barbarians, and more.
In the 17th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex brings you more–no, not just tunes with “more” in the title, but more tunes about love gone bad, drugs and depravity, songs by the numbers, and stuff from CoCoComa, The King Khan and BBQ Show, Thee Headcoats, Wayne/Jayne County, and… more!
Triple Thick – Live in Somerville, MA (September 24, 2004)
This one comes courtesy of Alex Piandes of The Desperate Hour podcast! Boston’s legendary TRiPLE THiCK is captured live at the Abbey Lounge in Somerville, Massachusetts, on 9/24/04 as part of the third annual Coffee ‘n’ Smokes Benefit for WMFO.
