Radio What Wave Playlist December 1/2017 w/Frankie and Jimmy

1. Deke Dickerson…..Lady Killa….from a 4 song CD featuring Nikki Hill and The Bo-Keys that we picked up when Deke was in town last weekend! Deke, along with Teddy Fury on the tubs and Bloodshot Bill on the upright bass, put on a FANTASTIC show!!! Loads of old rockabilly and rock’n’roll tunes that had the kids up and dancing in the kitchen!
2. Randall Pee Coltrane….Let Your Freak Flag Fly….from the brand new Atomic Love Burrito CD that Pete DeKoker dropped off during last week’s show. Randall is also in Randall and The Rivieras who had their CD release party last weekend.
3. Twin Fin….Jungle Room….from their recent LP Whiskey Wine and Venom Love. Guitarist Paul is in the country band playing at the Richmond tomorrow afternoon.
4. Hiroshima Hearts….Got Me Movin’….from their recent 7” and they have a show on Thursday opening up for The Headstones at Rumrunners here in London.
5. Band Of Waves…..I’m Going To Fall…from their recent CD and they have a show on Dec 9^th at the London Music Club.
6. Teenage Head….Top Down….from a 1978 7” and my fave version of Top Down with backup vocals and sound effects. TH have their record release party tonight and tomorrow at This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton….long sold out!
7. Teenage Head….Little Girl….from a 1988 7” on Fringe Records and features our pal Dave Rave on the vocals.
8. Teenage Head….Down To The Underground…from the Head Disorder CD from 1995 and features Frankie Venom on vocals.
9. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants…..Only Game In Town….from the recent Half Wits LP on Speed City Records. JT and the Lieutenants have a show on Saturday night at SOHO with Gatgas.
10. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants…..The Grey and the Black….as above and this was originally done by The Demics.
11. Empty Hours….Primitive….from their recent It’s About Time LP and they are from Brantford Ontario.
12. Mountain Of Wolves…..Call My Name….from their recent Poison LP and they have a show at Eastside on Saturday December 9^th put on by the Jack Richardson London Music Awards group.
13. Deke Dickerson….Love Man….from a 7” on the Major Label Records label and also features The Bo-Keys.
14. Blind Rage and Violence…..UFO On Farm Road 318….from The End Of Rock’n’Roll CD on Switchblade Records from 2012….mystery masked combo.
15. The Mongrels….All Systems Go….from their demo and they have a Rock’n’Roll Rent Party on Sunday at the Richmond, 4 till 7 PM.
16. Amy Rigby….Dancing With Joey Ramone….from her Little Fugitive CD.
17. Ko and the Knockouts….Twistin’ Postman…from their self titled CD on SFTRI and from Detroit.
18. Bath Salts…..Tales Of The Bootlegger…..from the brand new Live To Air CD that guitarist Jeff Mittleholtz dropped off while we were on air….couldn’t persuade Jeff to yammer, but we’ve had him on prior.  Bath Salts have a show on Saturday December 9^th at the Richmond with Radio WW faves Coaching For Sara!
19. Ronnie Spector….I’d Much Rather Be With The Girls….from a 2016 CD called English Heart….the same Ronnie that was married to Phil Spector and was in the Ronettes.
20. The Stranglers… Walk On By….from 1978 and featured on a compilation called We Do ‘Em Our Way.  Right about this time, Frankie and Jimmy arrived as they have a show at Call The Office the day this show aired. For those that don’t know, Frankie and Jimmy are a demented blues duo from Hamilton Ontario Canada and have released one LP. Another one is due out soon on Transistor 66 Records out of Winnipeg.
21. Frankie and Jimmy….St James Infirmary….from a demo in which they had a full band.
22. Frankie and Jimmy….Spread The Word (think that’s what this was called) from a demo that Jimmy handed me.
23. Frankie and Jimmy….Just Like A Woman….from their self released Scream The Blues LP. They couldn’t decide which track to play, so it was my choice….or something like that, there could have been some wrestling involved.
24. Bloodshot Bill….Midnight On Mars….from a 10” LP on Squoodge Records and right when this was playing, Bloodshot Bill called in to yammer about tonight’s show at Call The Office. BB says it’s gonna be a Killer show, so you better drag your ass on out to Call The Office.
25. Frankie and Jimmy….Smokestack Lightning…..from a Live To Air on Radio WW from 7/9/2015.

And we’re out of time, but certainly not out of tunes to play….big Thanx to Frankie and Jimmy for taking the time to drop by the studio and yammer live to air on Radio WW!! And a big thanx to Bloodshot Bill for calling in to yammer about the show!!

And a big Thanx to all that phoned in today!! There were so many calls that I couldn’t answer the phone as it kept ringing off the hook!! That means we’re doing something really good, or really bad, hopefully the former! And a big Thanx for all the emails, FB messages and Heys!!

Next week it’s an all female voices show, as it’s the week of the Montreal Massacre Memorial. We’ll be spinning load of old soul, R&B, some funky jazz and who knows what else.

You might be able to find the archived show here;

http://www.radiowestern.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 24/2017 With Pete DeKoker as guest

1. Coaching For Sara….Stick With You….from their brand new CD and they did a live to air on Radio WW on the day of their CD release party!
2. Randall And The Rivieras….When I Fall….from their self titled debut CD and we had guitarist/vocalist Pete DeKoker in to talk about the CD release party happening on Saturday and loads of other things!
3. Randall And The Rivieras….Ghosts…as above.
4. 63 Monroe….Hijack Victim….live recording by John Gardi (longtime CHRW host, aka The Nitebat) from last year’s Toys For Tots Show. We were also plugging the Toys For Tots show that was happening the day after this show aired. Pete also plays bass (for approx. 36 years) for 63 Monroe….
5. 63 Monroe….High On Rebellion….as above, Pete does most of the vocals on this song. And they played this song at this year’s Toys For Tots show!
6. Boy From Nowhere….Wild In The Streets…live recording from last year’s Toys For Tots show.
7. Boy From Nowhere….Tonight….as above, and they played this song at this year’s Toys For Tots show!  We really, really want to get the Boy From Nowhere to do a live to air here on Radio WW, so if you see any of the members, bug them about it!
8. Randall And The Rivieras…..Wake Up Dreams Come True….from the debut CD.
9. TVD….Living Proof….from the Salvation Through Distraction CD and Pete plays bass in this combo. Also in the band are long time band vets Mike Timmins and Paul Venno.
10. TVD….I’d Kiss You Honey But You’re Standing On My Bottom Lip….as above. This song was originally done by Demics vocalist Keith Whittaker….around this time we yammered about The Cedar Lounge and going to see The Demics.
11. 63 Monroe….2:38….from the Last Exit To Rawk’n’Roll CD and one that Pete wrote about going to see the Demics and jumping around and letting off steam!
12. Osterberg….Burn It Down….from their 10” record (spotted this at both Grooves and Speed City recently) which features Earle Rutherford on lead vocals on this track. From the early to mid 90’s.
13. 10 Heads on 10….10 Heads On The Radio…..from a live recording at last year’s Toys For Tots show as 10 Heads are back once again but with former CHRW Director Mario Circelli on the drums this time.
14. Mack MacKenzie….The Devil Likes Me…from a live to air 6/16/2017 on Radio What Wave. Mack is at Fitzrays on Wednesday night, playing a set at 10PM. Come out and see a legend from Montreal!
15. Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons…..A Piece Of Me….from the London Crawling cassette that came with What Wave zine 22 back in about 1996. Played this as singer/guitarist Tom Dunphy played 2 gigs on the weekend with his award winning country combo, The Rizdales. Also, drummer Andrew Lewis (world famous poster artist, designer or stamps for countries around the world and so much more!) is in Bolivia at a Huge poster show!
16. Untamed Youth….She’s So Satisfyin’….from their Some Kinda Fun Lp from 1988. Guitarist/vocalist Deke Dickerson was in town for a private party and we finally got to meet him!! And the party was something else…see pics on the Radio WW FB page!
17. Louis Tillett….C’mon….from his new download retrospective called To Ride A Dead Pony.  Louis was in Australia’s Wet Taxis from the early 80’s on….
18. The Zellots….On The Dole….from their recent flexi that you can pick up at the local record stores.
19. Mean Motor Scooter….Wavespotting….from their recent Hindu Flying Machine release on Dirty Water Records out of the UK. This combo is from Austin Texas.
20. The Famines….. Free Love Is A Sales Technique….from their brand new collection of singles and they will be in Sarnia, Ontario very soon.  London show in the new year.
21. AC DC….Whole Lotta Rosie….from their Let There Be Rock Lp from 1977 and goes out to Malcolm who passed away this week….and to brother George who passed away last month.
22. Wayne Cochran…..Get Ready….from the debut LP on Chess Records from 1967 and goes out to Wayne who passed away earlier this week. Wayne was the owner/caretaker of the world’s greatest pomp! And a huge inspiration for the Blues Brothers and also known as The White Knight Of Soul!
23. Wayne Cochran….Boom Boom…. As above….
24. Destroy All Monsters….November 22, 1963….from the Rarities and Singles CD on Revenge Records and a timely song. DAM later became Dark Carnival and played Call The Office 10/12/1990 for an absolute killer show! Probably the only time any of The Stooges played at CTO, and we had the pleasure of 2, Ron and Scott for that show!!
25. 905s….Hamilton Head….from the Bash It Up CD and they were playing at This Ain’t Hollywood as part of the International Pop Overthrow this weekend!

Big Thanx to Pete DeKoker for taking the time to drop by and yammer live on Radio WW!!! Hope you enjoyed listening to two old farts yammer about the so called good old days…LOL!!!

And Congrats to the 4 winners of the Randall and The Rivieras CD’s that we gave away on the show…..Kevin, Tyler, Katie and forgot the name of the last winner, but his name went on the official list at CHRW!

 And Thanx for all the crazy phone calls, emails, facebook messages during the show! That’s what makes it all worthwhile!!!

And next week, we’ve got Hamilton’s demented blues duo, Frankie and Jimmy coming on to yammer about their big show at Call The Office that night. And Bloodshot Bill is going to try and drop around as well, or we might just do a phone chat with him….timing is everything!  And on the December 8^th show, we’re doing an all women’s special as it’s the week of the Montreal Massacre anniversary. CHRW has a full day of all women’s voices on December 6^th.

You might be able to catch the archived show here….website work is in progress:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 17/2017

1. Randall and the Rivieras….Heartbreak and Sorrow….from their recently released CD and the release party is coming up next Saturday at the St Regis. We’ve got singer/guitarist Pete Dekoker coming in next week to talk about the band, the CD release party and we’ll probably ask a few questions about his almost 40 year career in the London music scene! Any questions for Pete, just send them to the Radio WW facebook page.
2. The Zellots….Let’s Play House….from their just released flexi disk of 1978/9 recordings. We had Jane Colligan, bass player on a few weeks back to talk about this release.
3. The Demics….Factories…..1978 live recording from the Cedar Lounge. First set of this show was all combos that played the Cedar Lounge, London’s home of punk rock and was at the north west corner of King and Talbot.
4. Forgotten Rebels….Save The Last Dance For Me…live recording from the Cedar Lounge 3/13/1982 and supplied by ace photog Reg Quinton. And the Forgotten Rebels play Call The Office tonight, Saturday November 25^th.
5. 63 Monroe….Hijack Victim…..from the LP of the same name that came out on Rave Up Records from Italy. Only band from London Ontario to have a release on the infamous Rave Up label so far….And next week’s guest is Pete Dekoker who still plays bass for 63 Monroe.
6. Certain General….Hello My God…..from the Holiday Of Love EP from 1982 and the end of our bands that played the Cedar set. Certain General were from NYC (they do reunion shows every now and then, including one recently) and included London Ontario drummer Marcy Saddy, formerly of the B Girls and many London bands. They played a wedding party at the Cedar in August of 1981 and blew a lot of minds in the process!
7. Jackie Mitto…..Henry The Great….from his brand new The Keyboard King At Studio One double LP on Universal Sound imprint.  Here’s a guy that was at the beginnings of reggae music, ska music, keyboard whiz kid and phenomenally talented. He left his home country of Jamaica and settled in Toronto in the late 60’s and was highly influential in the soul/reggae scene there. He died way too young in 1990.
8. Louis Tillett….Buzzard Luck….from the brand new download called To Ride A Dead Pony.  Louis was in the influential early 80’s combo Wet Taxis from Australia and has produced a ton of work since! The downloads are somewhat of an overview of a musical career that has moved in many directions, always maintaining a high level of quality. This particular track is more soul/funk oriented and fit quite nicely in this little set.
9. Mandala…..Mellow Carmello Palumbo….from their 1968 LP Soul Crusade and goes out to drummer Penti/Whitey Glan who passed away last week. Penti moved to Toronto from his homeland of Finland and started in bands from the early 60’s on. He’s recorded with Alice Cooper, Bette Midler, John Kay, Klaatu, David Wilcox and….
10. Lou Reed… Sweet Jane…..from the Rock’n’Roll Animal Lp from 1974 and my initial introduction to Lou Reed all those years ago! Upon hearing this for the first time, I was blown away by this heavy mix of jazz, rock and pure NYC decadence that helped bring in the punk scene that was awakening under the mire. This live LP also features the guitar wrangler Dick Wagner and Toronto based bass wizard Prakash John amongst others!
11. Suffer Machine…..Suffer Machine….from their 1986 LP Deprogram and from London Ontario.
12. Sheep Look Up…..Civil Disobedience….from their self released cassette from about 1982 and re-released on the cassette that came with What Wave Zine 24. SLU were inducted into the Jack Richardson London Music Hall Of Fame last year and were one of many London Ontario combos that should have made it…
13. Lollipop Shop…..You Must Be A Witch…from their only Lp from about 1967 and features a young Fred Cole on lead vocals. Fred passed away last week and this is the start of our trib to a man that kept his vision and played some amazing music in his career. Long time accomplice/wife Toody was with him for almost all his journey, being the only grandparents on the punk rock touring circuit.
14. Dead Moon….Black September….from the 1989 7” on Tombstone Records (Fred and Toody’s label). Dead Moon released many many records over their career, many being released in Europe and North America. They played London only one time, at Call The Office many years back.
15. The Rats….Defiance….from their 1981 Lp Intermittent Signals and features Toody on vocals. She was the featured vocalist on a few Dead Moon tracks as well as the long time bass player for many of Fred’s bands.
16. The Sadies….Black Sheep….from their Tales Of The Rat Fink release and finishes our trib to Fred Cole.
17. The Sadies….Another Year Again….from the Darker Circles Lp from 2010 and features the line ‘growing old is always hardest on the outcast’ which rings so true!
18. The Sadies….Pretty Polly….from a CBC recording from 10/27/2001 and from there, we went to an interview done on the same show with our pal James Booth/Lord asking the vital questions.  We tried to work out a live interview with the band, but things didn’t work out, and with their permission, we aired this long ago interview. Things haven’t really changed that much for the band, as they are still staying true to their original version and pumping out some mighty fine music! They played live at Call The Office last night and we couldn’t make it….hopefully next time.
19. The Sadies and Andre Williams…..America….from the 2012 Night and Day Lp on Yep Roc Records. First time I really got into The Sadies, was hearing them back Andre up on a bootleg record from Europe that has some crazy mind warping tunes!  When Andre finally played London about 15 or so years ago, it was a Toronto combo called The Strap backing him up. Andre put on a phenomenal show to a less than dismal turnout of diehards! We even got invited up to Andre’s ‘dressing room’, prior and after the show. A word of advice, it you’re going to get Andre to autograph something, do it before the show! Thanx to Kelly Mulvey for being Andre’s chaperon during that part of the tour.
20. Underground Divas….This Train Is Running Out Of Faith…..recent demo from this Montreal collective and fits in near perfect with the Andre and Sadies tune.
21. Jackie Shane…..Sticks and Stones…from the brand new Any Other Way double LP. This LP was long awaited here at WW HQ’s and collects the live LP from the mid 60’s along with many singles and a few unreleased tracks. There’s a huge LP sized booklet with the full story of Jackie written by Grammy winner Rob Bowman and it’s one of those reads you just can’t put down! So much that I had no idea about as I thought Jackie was just a Toronto based soul singer from the early to mid 60’s, but he/she released records across North America and did countless gigs both sides of the border, even playing right here in London Ontario!!!!  HUGE Thanx to Elaine Banks for getting the Jackie train rolling a few years back with her special on CBC about Jackie!
22. Jackie Shane….Any Other Way….from the LP of the same name.
23. Jackie Shane….New Way Of Lovin’….as above. Just couldn’t play a single track from this LP, had to play a few and you’ll be hearing lots more on future Radio WW’s.
24. Mountain Of Wolves…..Poison….from the Poison Lp that came out quite recently and these guys are from right here in London and released the record on their own Forest City Records imprint.
25. Wild Evel and the Trashbones…..Bugs On My Back….from the recent Digging My Grave release on Dirty Water Records and the band is from Austria.
26. Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons…..Suneal….from the brand new Ain’t No Pussy release on Dirty Water Records and this band is from the UK.
27. Untamed Youth…..Some Kinda Fun…..from the Some Kinda Fun Lp from 1988 on Norton Records. This features Deke Dickerson on guitar and we might be talking to him next week as he was the west coast hillbilly I referred to during the show.
28. Empty Hours…..Primitive….from the recent It’s About Time Lp from this combo that comes to us from Brantford Ontario, just east of London.
29. Pack AD….Because Of You……from the brand new Dollhouse CD and Pack AD were in town recently and put on another great show at Call The Office.

Big Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!   Back again next week with special guest Pete Dekoker and maybe another….

You can catch the archived show here:

http://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 10/2017 Coaching For Sara Live To Air

The second in our CHRW Fundraising and live to air special as we play highlights of a few of the live to airs and special CHRW recordings made over the years. Thanks to all who donated to CHRW, but especially those who donated via Radio What Wave!!! Huge Thanx!!

1. Roger Zuraw….Remembrance Day….appropriate as this show was on the eve of Remembrance Day and a big Thanx to Roger for sending along this special song!
2. Frankenstein 5….Kill And Go Hide….January 1994 recording done here at CHRW and ended up on this combo’s cassette….and a What Wave cassette called Baloney Sandwich (although it was probably a different recording). Frankenstein Five were London Ontario’s only pure 60’s garage style combo during the 80’s garage rock resurgence
3. Nasty Rashes….Psychobilly Frankenstein….from a live to air on Radio WW 5/1/2008 and came out on a CD they released.
4. The Hook Up….Silver Kiss….from a live to air on Radio WW from 2/10/2011 and they drove all the way from Montreal to do this prior to some area gigs. Remember helping them load or unload and it was one of the coldest days that winter. The Hook Up sure warmed the airwaves that day!
5. The Hook Up….Weatherly Mansions….as above. The Hook Up now reside in Saskatoon, so that cold night probably helped them get used to Saskatoon winters! They released a brand new CD on Transistor 66 Records recently and still play out once in awhile as they have an addition to the family now.
6. Pink Cadillac Scat Cats….Joleena…from a live to air on Radio WW 7/21/2016 on the eve of drummer Nick’s big birthday bash.  We had these guys do another live to air about 10 years ago and they are always a fun band to catch live.
7. Bucketseat….Miss Asteroid….from a live to air on Radio WW 3/10/2011. This was a 2 piece combo, drummer Marcus from Victoria BC and the guitar player originally came from London. This was the start of a cross Canada tour, as they were heading west to Victoria BC.
8. Frank Ridsdale…I’m Ready….from a live to air on Radio WW10/13/2016 and a tribute to the recently passed Fats Domino. Frank and his fellow Uranus band members were inducted into the Jack Richardson London Music Hall of Fame this past spring.
9. Excelsior….Black Top Pilot…..from a live to air on It’s Trash 10/2/2015. Local combo who released one excellent 7” and then broke up.
10. Tuerto Loco…Robert Q Public….from a live to air 5/12/2011 on Radio What Wave. Tuerto Loco are back and playing with Jack Whiteside on bass. Jack was lead guitarist for Uranus, mentioned above.
11. Adam West….don’t know the name of this song, but it was from a live to air on CHRW  11/26/1993. Not to be confused with the band of the same name from Washington DC, this is a local combo who release a couple of CD’s.
12. Uranus….Ned The Killer Smelt….recorded live 3/22/1982 at the Embassy Hotel and broadcast over the airwaves by Simon Less whom we talked about last show. There’s a lot of local names tossed around in this song.
13. Blue Peter….Same Old Place….live recording at Fryfogles Tavern 5/16/1981 and broadcast on CHRW by Simon Less. Fryfogles was located on Dundas St downtown, right around where the entrance to the public library presently is.
14. Blue Peter….The World Stops Here….as above. Blue Peter were a powerpop combo from Toronto that deviated from the path and got some commercial radio play. These 2 songs go out to Reid Fleming, World’s Toughest Milkman who now resides here in London Ontario.
15. Captain Bringdown and The Buzz Killers….Folsom Prison….from a live to air on CHRW 5/10/2013 from the Just Another Punk radio show.
16. Heart Attack Kids….Platonic Love Bomb….from a live to air on CHRW from 3/10/2015 on the It’s Trash radio program.
17. Black Frame Spectacle….Around The Block….from a live to air on CHRW on the Shakin’ Katz Radio Show 4/16/2011 and this was on a cassette which the player decided to eat while onair live! Shit happens on live radio. Coincidentally, this was right at the time we found out that Fred Cole of Dead Moon fame passed. Coincidence or ???   We’ll be playing some Dead Moon, The Rats, Lollipop Shoppe and some of Fred’s other combos on next week’s show.
18. The Thing From Outer Space….Diamond Head….from a recording done by John Gardi (The Nitebat, long time host on CHRW) from The Dawghouse 11/26/2016 and recorded for airplay on CHRW.
19. 63 Monroe….Hijack Victim…. As above and part of the Toys For Tots show, an annual event to raise money and toys for less fortunate kids. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday November 25^th at The Dawghouse.
20. Alarm Cat….Notches….from a live to air on CHRW 1/20/2017 on the It’s Trash radio show.
21. The Stuntdoubles….no idea what the song is called, but another live to air on CHRW from 3/11/2011, probably from the Just Another Punk show, but not sure.
22. Randall and The Rivieras…..All Work and No Play….another recording from The Dawghouse 11/26/2016 and we’ve got at least one of The Rivieras coming on air on November 24^th show.
23. Coaching For Sara…..Matter Of Time….an actual live to air from this local powerpop combo who had their CD release party at the Eastside right after playing live here.
24. Coaching For Sara….Reality…. as above.
25. Coaching For Sara….Little Lady….as above.
26. Coaching For Sara….Receive….as above.
27. Coaching For Sara….She Comes In Waves…. As above.
28. Boy From Nowhere…..Wild In The Street…. Yet another recording from the above Dawghouse show and we’re working on getting the Boy From Nowhere in to the studios for a live to air.

Right around this time, Shane Sawyer came into the onair to talk about the live to air that just happened and plug the big show Coaching For Sara was about to do. The rest of the band came in and then we ran out of time…

Huge Thanx to Coaching For Sara (and our CHRW sound crew) for playing live to air and sounding so good!! Had a couple phone calls saying how good the band sounded out in radio land as it’s so hard to tell in the studio with a band blasting away, amps placed in various places and microphones all over the place!!! The fun was all worth it!!

Back again next week, big thanx for all the donations we received during Radio What Wave as fundraising continues for a few more days here at CHRW, so it’s not too late to donate either via the CHRW website or call the onair host.

The archived show should be here, but we’re currently working on the website so it could be delayed…

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist November 3/2017   Live to Air Fundraising Show

This is our first of 2 fundraising shows here at CHRW. This show is highlights of a very few of the countless live to airs that CHRW has broadcast since 1979. Back in the early days of CHRW, there wasn’t a lot of difference between it, and local rival CIXX out of Fanshawe College. Both stations were playing this new fangled punk/new wave whatever music. Fanshawe had a one up as they had been broadcasting to the public for about a year prior to CHRW, and already had me hook, line and sinker!

Then the game changed….CHRW was only available to part of the city via cable…meaning you had to hook up your FM receiver up to television cable to catch the sounds. Luckily, we lived in the right area, and the sound quality of CHRW pretty much beat their rival. And they had this DJ by the name of Simon Less (say that to yourself a few times and it’ll become evident) who used to go out to the clubs, record bands and then play the tapes over the airwaves. And he wasn’t recording the shit radio cover bands that played everywhere, he was down at places like The Cedar Lounge, then later The Embassy and Fryfogles. In the trenches recording the bands that I would go to see regularly. It was pretty evident when Simon was in the house, you’d see this white Styrofoam head with wires on it, in the middle of the club. That was his weapon of choice and supposedly his own invention….binaural recording!! Many a fine recording was played over the airwaves of CHRW back then! And Simon went on to win a Grammy last year, so obviously he knew what he was doing back then.

Another reason CHRW was my favourite, is they would sometimes broadcast live from the Spoke And Rim Tavern, bands that I couldn’t get into see. You had to be a student at the University Of Western Ontario, or a guest to get into the shows at the Spoke back then. I was neither, so if the timing was right (ie these live to airs were obviously late at night when I’d be downtown at the clubs) I’d be able to hear and sometimes tape these shows on my trusty cassette deck. Some of these shows would be laced with profanity and would be censored today, but these were live and not Memorex. The Teenage Head and Rough Trade shows were both prime examples of this.

Another reason I stayed with CHRW was this show called Young Fast And Scientific, which came on around 8 or so on most Saturday nights….right around the time I was getting primed to go out, so I didn’t always get to hear it. A guy by the name of Al Cole did this show and introduced me to a ton of crazy rock’n’roll combos that had eluded my conservative London Ontario upbringing. Bands like The Zantees. Real Kids, The Customs, Panther Burns, Weirdos, Fleshtones and so many more that I’ve not only become life long fans of these bands, but met most of them over the years!! And Al had started this little fanzine called What Wave…..but that’s a whole nother story for another time! And right after Young Fast And Scientific was Rock’n’Roll Dance Party hosted by local artist Dave Clarke! We rarely got to hear this, as the clubs and bands were beckoning our arrival for an eve of dancing, drinking and having way too much fun! The good old days!

And that’s a couple of the influences of Radio What Wave. You’ve got to look to the past to create the future and we try to do that each episode. This particular show, is all live recordings that have been broadcast over the airwaves of CHRW! Enjoy the archived show and feel free to help support this radio station and keep the artform of cool music going in this city!!

1. Teenage Head….Kissin’ The Carpet….recorded live at The Spoke and aired 2/18/1981. Many a choice comment at the outset by certain members of the band, but they do get the call letters correct. It’s not Gordie Lewis on stun guitar as he was recovering from the recent car accident, just north of London. And it wasn’t David Bendeth on guitar, it was Frankie Huff according to a trusted source. Parts of this recording have shown up on Teenage Head bootleg records.
2. 63 Monroe….Johnny B Goode….recorded live at The Cedar Lounge Easter weekend 1981 and broadcast later by Simon Less. This was prime 63 Monroe/NFG and if I remember correctly, was the name change from the notorious NFG (Not For Girls or was it Non Functioning Gear or maybe something else?) to 63 Monroe as it is mentioned on the recording. This was also the show that Steve R Stunning had a huge bucket of NFG pins that he was throwing into the crowd. Wish I had grabbed more than a couple as these still look mighty fine on a faded denim jacket! Burnaway was on the guitar, DeRoux on bass and Lamborghini (with his little tiny…) on the kit!! Mayhem ensued and we went back the next night and did it all again!
3. 63 Monroe…..Roadrunner…..as above and this combo introduced me to this song and many others that I still love to this day! Think Skyhooks ‘Good In Bed’ as a prime example! Think I may have returned the favour with Mental Moron by a certain NYDoll….back in the days when I went by the nickname of Dave Tape….LOL…
4. Lonesome Ghost….Haunted By God….recorded live to air 12/17/2009 by Aylmer’s finest combo ever!! A 2 piece noise and mouth of marbles combo that played around town, even opening for John Schooley’s first ever appearance in Canada!! There’s even an ultra rare cassette put out by What Wave Records of this combo, which gives you an idea of how cool we thought they were!
5. Bloodshot Bill…..Honky Tonk Angels….live to air on Less Talk More Rock on 12/17/2009 and host Paul gets to interview BB here and get the origins of his name! Think I was BB’s chauffer that night and got him up to CHRW and back down to Call The Office for that night’s show. And BTW, Bill is back in town at Call The Office on Friday December 1 and he says he’s gonna drop by Radio WW that day, so you’ve been warned.
6. Bloodshot Bill….16 Chicks… as above and a mainstay of BB’s live repertoire and a mighty fine tune that always gets the crowd yelling and screaming!
7. Frank Ridsdale…..Little Red Riding Hood….live to air on 9/16/2010. This was recorded right across the desk from me in the onair and Frank was sweatin’ up a storm and giving the wolf call like a maniac!! Frank as some may know, was a member of Uranus, the little London band that was inducted into the Jack Richardson London Music Hall Of Fame this spring. He’s currently in The Stetson Brothers amongst others and plays out a fair bit around our city. And he’s a real nice guy!
8. Rockin’ Bobby Harris…..Boppin’ The Blues….recorded live on Fred Smith’s Hardcore Country 12/12/2007 and mighta had Jeffy B as part of the backup combo. Bobby was from Simcoe and probably the last of the surviving rockabilly guys from this area. Remember seeing him at the Victoria Tavern right around this time and he used his walker to get to the ‘stage’ and then proceeded to turn into a rockabilly maniac! Anyone know if Bobby is still alive?
9. Mack MacKenzie….The Devil Likes Me….recorded live on Radio WW 6/16/2017 and Mack was in Montreal based 3 O’Clock Train, one of the first of the punk/country combos from that era. He’s scheduled to be back in London on November 29^th at Fitzrays with the band.
10. Frankie and Jimmy…..Smokestack Lightning…..recorded live on Radio WW 7/0/2015. Demented blues duo from Hamilton Ontario who are scheduled back in London at Call The Office on Friday December 1^st. They’ve warned me that they’re heading to Radio WW prior to their evening show that night!!
11. Rough Trade….Baptism Of Fire….recorded live at The Spoke and Rim on campus and aired over CHRW….probably around 1980 or so as I didn’t put a date on this tape. Carole let the university students know what was on her mind that night.
12. Cordcalling….Wicked Desires….live to air on Radio WW 3/26/2009. Local duo who are still together and recently released a vinyl record!
13. The Zellots…..Love Will Survive…..Simon Less recording from 1980/81 which is labelled as being at the Kent Hotel, but was told by Jane Zellot that they didn’t have a sax player the night they played The Kent. Judging by audience reaction on this recording, it could have been right here in London at some local venue.
14. Bloody Diamonds…..Bright Lights Darling…..recorded here on Radio WW 9/27/2012 right before they did a show at a venue called Black Shire Pub. They are from Halifax and believe it is the only live to air on Radio WW that has featured a keyboard!
15. Oily Birds….Yesterday’s Numbers…recorded live in the onair studio 4/29/2010 and just featured Jon Traut and Bryan Mcdonald from the band. Previously known as Boy From Nowhere, then B5 Blue, then Oily Birds and finally back to Boy From Nowhere. Easily one of London’s longest running combos as they’ve been around since about 1984. And one of London’s finest!!!
16. Oily Birds….Second Cousin….like above and also a Flamin’ Groovies cover!
17. Rackula….Up The Chicks….from a live to air 5/8/2010 and were an all female combo from Hamilton, with a former Londoner in the band….Lucy Fur
18. Hiroshima Hearts….The Well…recorded live on the previous show that aired in this time slot on Fridays. And we had HH’s on a year or so ago to do another live to air which was a lot of fun!
19. Jim Ashby….Speed City….from Radio WW from 9/14/2006 and back in the days when Mike Todd and I alternated weeks on this show. Jim explains where the song came from and how it made the charts here in London. My fave record to come out of London!
20. The Hypnotics….New Wave Monday….from our most recent live to air 9/22/2017 and this trio is from Windsor. They did a show later that day down at the Richmond Hotel and Dave from the band, hosts Revolution Rock, one of our sister shows, on CJAM out of Windsor Ontario.
21. 905s…..Under a Spell….not a live to air, but what was called the Radio WW Sessions, where several bands did recordings exclusively for this show. This track was recorded in 2013 and The 905s are playing the International Pop Overthrow in Hamilton at This Ain’t Hollywood towards the end of the month….details to follow soon.
22. Dynamite Pussy Club…..Under The Grooove….from Bath UK and another session recorded exclusively for Radio What Wave!
23. Dynamite Pussy Club….Boogie Shoes…. As above and these guys must be killer live as they’ve certainly got the groove!
24. The Mongrels….Piece Of Crap…..yet another session recorded for Radio WW and these guys are playing tonight at Fitzrays and their usual Sunday residency at the Richmond Hotel….Rock’n’Roll Rent Party!
25. Frankenstein Five….Writing On The Wall….recorded at CHRW  1/1994 and became a cassette the band released. This one goes out to Rob Munro, who was the bass player for the combo!

Big Thanx for all the emails, texts, facebook messages, phone calls and Heys!!!!Back again next week with more of these live to airs and an actual live, live to air with local combo Coaching For Sara! They are also playing at the Eastside that night for their CD release party!! Lots more details on that next week!!

And Thanx for all the donations received for our annual fund raising!!  Next week’s show will be our last fund raising show of this year, so don’t be shy, phone in your pledge during this, or any other show on CHRW….519 661-3600. Or if you don’t want to talk to anyone, you can do it online from the main CHRW page, top RH corner and even pick out a prize depending on how much you donate. There is literally a TON of cool incentives for donations.

And you can catch the archived show on our new website:

https://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist October 27/2017

1. The Famines…..The First World War….from the recently re-ished single collection on Pentagon Black out of Montreal. The Famines, Raymond Biesinger and Garrett Heath Kruger (at the time) used to play London fairly frequently and even played a CHRW benefit at the long gone Moon Over Marin venue here in London. And speaking of which, we’re now officially in  fund raising mode here at CHRW, so help us maintain our high level of eccentricity and fine musical taste for your hopefully receptive listening devices!!
2. The Routes….All I Find….from the about to be released Dirty Needles and Pins on Greenway Records. The Routes, one of Japan’s finest (if not the finest!) ongoing examples of the best of 60’s garage rock sounds!! And this is their second long player of 2017!! Check out their latest promo pics, looks like they’ve absconded with my old Vox Constellation IV bass and are putting it to great use!
3. The Brogues….Ain’t No Miracle Worker….from Mindrocker Volume 1, collection of mighty fine 60’s garage/psych sounds. And on vinyl as are many of today’s treats as the London Record Show is happening on Sunday October 29^th here in London and you can catch us at our table selling records, zines, CD’s posters and other ephemera. And I’m still looking for any of those 60’s garage rock compilations that I don’t yet have.
4. Baronen and Satan….Lady Creature….brand new from Sweden on the ultra suave Dirty Water Records label outta the UK.  Dirty Water, which now has a US division is pumping out literally tons of cool vinyl from some of the finest modern garage, soul and rock’n’roll combos out there!
5. Excelsior….Pornos….local 7” from a band that didn’t last long enough! Ran into vocalist Chris the other day and he gave me the rundown on why the band broke up. Really unique sounds as far as local punk combos go!
6. Mountain Of Wolves…Don’t Call My Name….from their brand new Poison LP released on the brand new Forest City Records imprint.
7. Hiroshima Hearts….Reach Out….another brand new local release, this a 7” from this band that seems to be getting some very interesting opening slots for some of the bigger touring combos that come here. And we had them on the air a few weeks back!
8. DT’s…..Wrap It Up…..from a 7” on the Groovie Records label outta France, this is Estrus head honcho Dave Crider’s rock’n’soul combo with Madame X on the vocals!
9. Downbeat 5….Radiates The Charm…from their self titled debut release on SFTRI from 2003. Former Lyre/DMZ JJ Rassler hands the guitar duties, so you know this is gonna be good!! And ya, that’s the Arthur Alexander tune that Teenage Head covered about 30 years ago with Dave Rave on the vocals.
10. Dead Moon….Don’t Burn The Fires….from a 7” on Tombstone Records from 1988 and goes out to singer/guitarist Fred Cole who is in the hospital and hoping for a full recovery. Fred has been active since about 1965 with The Lollipop Shop (You Must Be A  Witch),  The Weeds, The Rats, Zipper, Western Front, Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows and so many more!! Dead Moon played Call The Office many moons ago and put on a primal set of rock’n’roll tunes that is still talked about!
11. The Zellots…On The Dole….from their brand new flexi and recorded in the late 70’s. We had Jane Zellot onair to talk about this last week and the record will be available at the London Record Show from me.
12. Mean Motor Scooter….Sam The Homosapien…..from their brand new Hindu Flying Machine release on Dirty Water Records and they are from Austin Texas and about to tour with The Darts.
13. Kid Mojo…..Looking For A Change….UK based combo who just released this and sent us some tunes to play!
14. Empty Hours….Radio….from their brand new It’s About Time LP and they are from Brantford Ontario, just east of London. We’ve been bugging them to come to London to play and hopefully soon!
15. Coaching For Sara…..Look Around…from their recent remaster of their debut CD. We’ve got them scheduled for a live to air on November 10^th right here on Radio WW!     Right about this time, Mike Todd from Speed City Records, here in town, called us up to give all the details on the London Record Show happening on Sunday April 29^th here at Centennial Hall. Lots of new dealers this time, come drop by, put a coupla extra bucks in the CHRW fund raising jar at the front door and check out the show.  We’ll be at the Radio WW table at the show….
16. Jim Ashby…..Speed City…..7” on the record label of the same name and Mike promises to have some copies of this at the show! Easily my fave record to come out of London Ontario and this one for some reason, generates more phone calls than anything else we’ve played over the years….and this show was no different with 2 calls about the record!
17. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants….Only Game In Town….from their brand new Half Wits LP on Speed City records and again, available at the show!
18. Fats Domino….My Real Name….from a greatest hits LP and goes out to Fats who passed away earlier this week! Highly influential in the New Orleans sound and early rock’n’roll and locals, Slugfest and The Stetsons both cover his songs.
19. The Easybeats….Friday On My Mind…..this song may be 50 years old, but almost every Monday morning it still goes through my brain!! Possibly the greatest 60’s tune to bring the working week to weekend escape into focus! This goes out to guitarist/writer/producer George Young who passed away this week. His younger brothers formed AC/DC whom George went on to produce, write songs and mentor.
20. The Easybeats….For My Woman….second single from 1965 and the R&B noise of this one still sounds fucking amazing well over 50 years past!
21. The Easybeats….Gonna Have A Good Time….another classic, The Purple Toads covered this one about 30 years ago !
22. The Minstrels….Rhythm In Her Head….from the Come Out To Play EP from 1989 on What Wave Records. Since there’s a record show on Sunday, thought we’d spin a few of the records we put out many years back. This combo was form Quebec City, saw them at Call The Office doing 3 sets and we thought we gotta put something out by these guys. Hence this EP, which was their first release and they went on to release several CD’s and a single or 2. Check the runout grooves on this one for a little addition of mine….
23. 10 Commandments…..New Trip…..from Mr Garager’s Neighbourhood, a compilation album we curated for OG Records back in 1989. This was one of the last OG releases and did remarkably well across Canada. Cover art was done by David Clarke and we put the whole thing together at future Juno Award winner Dan Brodbeck’s studio, that was in his parent’s basement. 10 Commandments were from Toronto and released many LP’s and singles, with singer James Booth going on to a career with CBC.
24. The Gruesomes….I Try….from Thee Cave Comes Alive, an LP on the Action Records label out of Greece from 2004. This was a compilation LP of a very few of the songs that we released on cassette and came with What Wave zines in the 80’s and early 90’s. Action Records put up the money (thanx to George Rigas), did all the piecing together of the songs and we helped track down bands….this was way before facebook and a lot more difficult than you could imagine. There’s a real nice insert with band pics, bios and pics of some of the covers of What Wave zines. You see this record around at local stores now and again and was what propelled me to get on the air at CHRW and do Radio What Wave (along with Mike Todd from Speed City).
25. Legend Killers….You’ll Get Yours….from the Better Than Hammerin’ 7” that came out in 1989 on What Wave Records. This one allowed the band to tour Canada and find those pockets of appreciative fans spread across Canada! Legend Killers managed to be the only band to appear on every What Wave compilation (cassette, vinyl and CD!) and they have their own Facebook page with lots of old pics!
26. The Mongrols….Plastic Girl….from the 7” EP, 4 Whom The Bell Tolls that came with What Wave zine 15 back in 1988. This was our first vinyl release and we learned a lot from this one and got exposure for 4 talented bands from London….The Mongrols (not to be confused with the The Mongrels of today), Flying Squad, Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons and The Legend Killers. Sorry for the little bit of self indulgence....but you might be able to find these records at the record show. It won't happen again...the self indulgence that is as this show is ONLY about the music, the times and the fun!
27. Dirty Fences….Blue Screen…..from the about to be released Goodbye Love LP on Greenway Records. Some amazing powerpop sounds from this NYC area combo and they even have Tina of Sheer Mag on a song or two!
28. Blue Peter….Radio Silence…..from the 1980 LP Radio Silence and the beginning of their shift into mainstream music. First time we ever saw Blue Peter at the Cedar Lounge was fucking incredible!! The singer would jump onto the dance floor and dance up a storm with these power pop guitar chords just blasting away!! Such fun times and later on, they became the combo that did a Black Label beer commercial!
29. Jackie Shane….Sticks And Stones….from the just released Any Other Way double LP that collects the singles, the live LP from about 1963 and some unreleased songs. Huge booklet inside that covers the story (Elaine Banks did an excellent CBC bio on Jackie Shane a number of years back, and her work helped inspire this release) in great detail, all written by Rob Bowman (he did the Stax re-issue notes a few years back) and with so many pictures I’d never seen before!! This was long awaited by me as Jackie Shane was such a unique performer and amazing soul singer!!!

Big thanx to Mike Todd from Speed City Records for taking the time to talk about the London Record Show happening on Sunday October 29^th at Centennial Hall.

And a Huge thanx to all the crazy phone calls, emails, FB messages and Heys!!! Next week is fund raising here at CHRW and we’re doing a special and playing only highlights of Live To Airs from CHRW going all the way back to about 1980…..you’ll be quite surprised at some of the bands we might be playing next week!!

Here’s a link to the archived show:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist October 20/2017   Jane Zellot Colligan as guest

1. Tuerto Loco….Nancy Sinatra….recorded live on Radio WW 5/12/2011 as a live to air. Nancy Sinatra was originally done by Hank’n’Frank and released on a cassette called Garunge that came with WW zine #14 December 1987. One of my all time fave tunes to come out of London Ontario and Tuerto Loco just happens to be playing at the St Regis on Saturday October 21^st.  They may even play this song if you ask nice.
2. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings….Something’s On My Mind…..from the 2007 Let’s Frolic CD. This song was originally done by Teenage Head, and coincidentally, this week is the anniversary of Frankie Venom’s passing. Frankie, was the original singer for Teenage Head.  And Blackie and The Rodeo Kings are doing a double show on Thursday night at the Aeolian Hall here in London.
3. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings….Stoned….from the BARK CD from 2003 and sung by Tom Wilson.
4. Mountain Of Wolves….Poison….from the brand new LP of the same name. Released on the brand new record label Forest City Records and obviously from London Ontario. They’ve got a live to air scheduled for Saturday April 28^th here on CHRW to start our annual fund raising event.
5. Tragically Hip….Suzy Q…recorded live at Call The Office 3/3/1988 as they played that venue many times. Goes out to their singer Gord who passed away this week.
6. Mean Motor Scooter….Intro and Wave Spotting….from their brand new release on Dirty Water Records called Hindu Flying Machine and they are from Austin Texas.
7. Expanda Fuzz…..Last Of The Who Heads….from the Last Of The Who Heads release that just came out. From Ottawa Ontario.
8. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants….The Grey and The Black….from their brand new Half Wits Lp on Speed City Records.
9. UIC….Leave Me Alone….from the recent Wiseman Sessions LP on Yeah Right! Records. Recorded in 1989 and finally sees the light of day.
10. Coaching For Sara…..Tonight’s The Night….from their remastered CD and they are playing tonight at the 765 Old East and will be doing a live to air on Radio WW on Nov 10^th.
11. The Dahlmanns….Connie Converse….from their brand new split 7” on Beluga Records out of Sweden and the are from Norway. Reputable sources call this the best powerpop combo on the planet!
12. Escobar….Terrible Man….from their brand new The Biggest Sound release on Dirty Water Records USA and they are from France. They will be on tour with The Darts on their US tour for the next month or so.
13. Stunning….Party Like a Rock Star….from their Punk Rock Soldier release and are playing at the Eastside tonight.
14. The Saints….Follow The Leader….from the Casablanca LP from 1982 and goes out to drummer Iain Sheddon who passed away earlier this week. Iain picked up the sticks for The Saints when they moved to the UK and appeared on several albums. He was also a well respected music writer in Australia and had authored several books. He was not in The Saints when they played here in London a dozen or so years ago.
15. Randall and the Rivieras….Drinkin’ From The Well….from their recent self titled CD and composed of long time vets of the London scene….2 of them were in The Verge, one is in 63 Monroe and one was in The Hippies and Boy From Nowhere….all respected bands in London’s musical history. Check WW zine 24 for more details, available at Brown and Dickson on Richmond St.
16. Dirty Fences….One More Step….from their soon to be released Goodbye Love LP and this particular track features Tina Halladay of Sheer Mag. Dirty Fences are a NYC combo who started as more of a punk rock type thing, switching gears into one of my fave genres, powerpop. This whole new album comes highly recommended!!
17. NYDolls….Don’t Mess With Cupid…from the Rock’n’Roll CD on Polygram from 1994. Thought you’d heard it all by The NYDolls and here’s this little blistering number to make your ears smile….couple of other unreleased tunes on this one as well, all from 1974.
18. Empty Hours….Frankie and Delilah….from the It’s About Time LP and these guys are from Brantford Ontario. They were around 30 years ago, had a coupla tunes released on WW tapes and resurfaced a few years back. Gotta get these guys to come to London Ontario real soon.
19. Heather Haley…..3 Blocks West Of Wonderland….from a few years back and Heather was the original singer for The Zellots, when they started in Vancouver back in about 1978.
20. The Zellots…..On The Dole….from the brand new 7” of unreleased demos of The Zellots in their Vancouver days with Heather on vocals. You can pick this record up at Speed City Record here in town or at the London Record Show on the 29^th from me.
21. The Zellots….Vampyre Love…as above. These demos came from a cassette tape that someone found as the original reel tapes are long gone.
22. The Zellots….Let’s Play House….as above….and coincidentally Jane Colligan, who played bass on these tracks and was the only bass player for The Zellots, came into the studio to talk Zellots. Originally Chrissy DeVeber and Jane were scheduled to come in, but Chrissy couldn’t make it and we were going  to re-schedule…..live radio, so you go with whatever happens!!
23. The Zellots….1 Way Street….1980 recording done by Peter Moore from the Kent Hotel in the Kitchener area. This and the next 2 songs were broadcast on CHRW by Peter Moore (ya, the guy that won a Grammy last year and went under the alias Simon Less back in those days) and I taped them on my trusty cassette player.
24. The Zellots….Fire In Cairo… as above. Jane talked about the Kent, as it was a strip bar in the daytime and then band in the evening. The Zellots were on stage getting ready and were hassled a fair bit by the patrons as the 3 front members are all female.
25. The Zellots…I Love My Dog….as above and described as a fuck song by Jane as it was just something they made up…
26. The Zellots….One Or The Other….recorded live at The York Hotel (no known as Call The Office) probably by Mike Niederman on his little trusty cassette deck. Probably from 1980 or there abouts.
27. The Zellots…Blades….from a 1981 demo recorded at EMAC Studios in London. Coincidentally, this song was played the previous night on a TV show called Supernatural on the Space Channel. It was used in the background when a tattoo artist was at work! The things you learn on the fly from your guests!!!
28. The Zellots….Social Elite….from the above demo and a request by Jane. These demos have been released by the band in small quantities and were sold at the Graphic Underground show back in 2012, the last time the band played.
29. The Zellots….Let’s Play House….from August 1981 at the Cedar Lounge, and this was Doug and Rose’s wedding bash show…..also appearing that night were Certain General from NYC (with Marcy Saddy on the kit), Sheep Look Up (or were they Radio 4 that night) and the debut of Spiral Scratch. This was recorded by Dead Rabbit Kerry Piper on his trusty cassette deck and Doug is one of our regular listeners here on Radio WW as we played a couple of his requests a few weeks back.

Huge Thanx to Jane Colligan for showing up to talk about the brand new record and all things Zellots. You can pick the record up locally at Speed City Records, or at the London Record Show on Sunday October 29^th, Centennial Hall.

And speaking of the London Record Show, Mike Todd will be talking next week about it on this show!

Big Thanx for all the phone calls, emails and FB messages, you can catch the archived show here:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist October 13/2017

1. Pack AD….Build….from their Funeral Mixtape CD from 2008. Pack AD are at Call The Office on Thursday night.
2. DOA….They Hate Punk Rock….from their Talk-Action =0 CD  from 2010.
3. DOA….War….from their War On 45 LP from 1982. Right around this time, Joey Shithead from DOA called in to talk about tonite’s show at Call The Office. And he talked about their recent Asia and European tours and Joey now has his own guitar model that you can purchase.
4. DOA….I Hate You… as above.
5. DOA….War In The East…. As above.
6. The Thing From Outer Space….The Thing From Outer Space….from their self titled debut CD. These guys are putting on a big surf show on Saturday night at SOHO right here in London. 5 instrumental surf combos!!
7. The Thing From Outer Space….Too Drunk To Surf….from their latest demo.
8. Fridge Magnets….Hypodermic Beach….from Baloney Sandwich, the cassette that came with What Wave zine #19 back in 1990. Fridge Magnets are from the west coast.
9. Surfaris…..Surfer Joe….from a 7” on the Dot label and picked this up about 50 years ago when I was a kid. The flip side is Wipeout which is pretty well worn out from so many spins!
10. Agent Orange….Pipeline….from a 7” on Posh Boy Records from 1981 and probably my fave version of this song.
11. The Volcanos…Girls Girls Girls….from a 1997 7” on the Get Hip Label and from Detroit. 2 of these guys were in the 3D Invisibles that played London back at a wedding in 1986.
12. Mack MacKenzie….The Devil Likes Me….from a live to air from 6/16/2017 right here on Radio WW. Mack is due back in town on November 29^th at Fitzrays.
13. Underground Divas….This Train Is Running Out Of Faith….recent demo from this Montreal based combo.
14. Lee Harvey Osmond….Hell Boy…from a demo and Tom Wilson, the guy behind this combo, is coming to town on October 26^th with his Blackie and The Rodeo Kings to Aeolian Hall.
15. Birds Of Paradise…..Beehive State….recent 7” from this Montreal combo and it’s on Hidden Volume Records out of Baltimore.
16. Running From Daylight…..Coffin For Two…from their recent demo and these guys are at the Richmond Hotel tonight.
17. Hiroshima Hearts….Got Me Movin’….from their recent 7” and from London Ontario.
18. Cub….My Flaming Red Bobsled…from their Cuddlecore 94 CD on Mint Records and played this as the cover is a take off of DOA’s Hardcore 81 LP.
19. B Girls….Fun At The Beach….from their brand new LP on Bomp Records and they have a reunion show scheduled for next month in Toronto.
20. Oh! Gunquit….Walkin’ The Streets….from their recent Lightning Likes Me release on Dirty Water Records out of the UK.
21. Pack AD….This Terror….from their first release, Tintype from 2007. Pack AD played their first ever London show at the Brunswick Hotel, right after this was released. They were playing with another two piece combo, Paperboxes who were absolutely fantastic! Both bands went over so well, they played again at the Brunswick a week or so later!
22. Dirty Fences….I Can’t Sleep At Night…from their Goodbye Love release on Dirty Water Records and these guys are from NYC.
23. Julian Taylor Band….Heard Good Things….from their Desert Star CD from last year and they are at the Aeolian Hall this Thursday night. Right around this time we gave away a couple of tickets to this show, Rick Kelly was the lucky winner.
24. Flamin’ Groovies….Don’t Talk To Strangers….from the Fantastic Plastic CD and originally done by the Beau Brummels (I had a brain fart on air and couldn’t remember the BB’s).
25. Johnny Terrien and the Bad Lieutenants….Dougall’s Drop…from the brand new Half Wits LP on Speed City Records and we had singer/guitarist Paul on with us last week.
26. Mountain Of Wolves…..Don’t Call My Name….from their brand new Poison LP and from London Ontario.
27. Empty Hours….Radio….from the brand new It’s About Time LP and from Brantford Ontario.
28. Dr Feelgood….All Through The City….from their Down By The Jetty Lp from 1974 and leaders of the pub rock sound from the UK.
29. Dr Feelgood….Watch Your Step….from the Malpractice LP from 1975.
30. Dr Feelgood….20 Yards Behind….from the Down By The Jetty LP.
31. The Chickens….My Obsession….from their Prepare To Plug In CD from 2000 and 80% of the members of UIC. And my obsession seems to be Dr Feelgood, especially the really early stuff with Wilko Johnson on the guitar.
32. Godfrey and Company….Whittier Boulevard….from the East Side Sound LP on Dionysus Records and the sounds of East LA from the mid 60’s.

Big Thanx to Joey Shithead for calling in to talk about all things DOA prior to the show that night. And big thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!  Next week we’ve got Chrissy and Jane Zellot bringing in their brand new record, only 39 years in the making!!

You can find the archived show here:

https://chrwradio.ca/program/radio-what-wave

Earache Radio No 22

Playlist

Dead Moon – “Parchment Farm”

The Cows – “Slap Back”

The Melvins – “Night Goat”

The Onyas – “I’ll Be the Judge”

Lollipop – “Gotohell”

The Strangulated Beatoffs – “Lick My Butthole”

Big Black – “Things to do Today”

Tar – “Solution 8”

Qui – “Freeze”

Guzzard – “Glued”

Arcwelder – “Raleigh”

Vertigo – “Burnin’ Inside”

Silver Salute – “The Shit”

Surgery – “a.k.”

Estrella 20/20 – “Red/Green”

The Sleez Sisters – “Sleez Sisters Theme”

Right On – “Buried Alive”

The Hatchbacks – “Ain’t No Bitch”

The Nomads – “Primordial Ooze”

Dead Moon – “Dirty Noise”

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New episode No 21 - 

Earache Radio No 21

Playlist

Lecherous Gaze - "Animal Brain"

Lonely Moans - "Rockinerd"

Ich Bin Ein Esel - "Big Picture Man"

The Onyas - "Live for Rejection"

The Stooges - "1969"

Vertigo - "Murder By Guitar"

Bl'ast -  "School's Out"

Saccharine Trust - "Disillusioned Fool"

Lollipop - Half-dead Half-gone"

The Flesheaters - "The Divine Horseman"

The Psyclone Rangers - "Little Man with a Gun in His Hand"

The New Bomb Turks - "Good On Ya Baby"

The Pleasure Fuckers - "Los Angeles"

Black Flag - "Six Pack"

Motorhead - "Iron Fist"

Dead Moon - "Over the Edge"

The Victims - "Disco Junkies"

Mudhoney - "Thorn"

The Cows - "In the Mouth"

The Laughing Hyenas - "Candy"

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New Episode No 20:

Earache Radio No 20

Playlist

Gallon Drunk - "The Last Gasp"

The Psyclone Rangers - "Jack Kennedy"

Tar - "Hand"

Gnomes of Zurich - "Dispenser"

Greenhouse Effect - "Setting Suns"

The Jesus Lizard - "Mouthbreather"

Vertigo - "Shut Up and Sit Down"

Monroe's Fur - "Roast"

Gear Jammer - "Horsepower 2000"

Rapeman - "Hated Chinee"

Daddy Hate Box - "Close As Death"

Casus Belli - "Punishment"

Tumor Circus - "Swine Flu"

Olivelawn - "Beautiful Feeling"

Lollipop - "Bastard Son of Carburator Dung"

The Cosmic Psychos - "Neighbors"

Tractor Sex Fatality - "Braces"

Blunder Tongue - "Third Brown Eye"

The Chrome Cranks - "Lost Woman"

Jack O' Fire - "Asked For Water"

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New Episode:

Earache Radio No 19
Playlist

Poison 13 – “Ain’t Superstitious”
The Crows – “Crow Bar”
Drive Like Jehu – “Bullet Train To Vegas”
Kandi Coded – “Basement Lagoon”
Alice Donut – “Demonologist”
Gear Jammer – “Two Types of Chrome”
Pigmy Love Circus – “Beat on the Brat”
Killdozer – “The Pig Was Cool”
Icky Joey – “Marron Marron”
Mudhoney – “Need”
The Holez – “Circle 1”
The Kings of Rock – “I Like Drugs”
Electric Frankenstein – “I’m a Rock N’ Roll Kamikaze”
The New Bomb Turks – “Snap Decision”
Scratch Bongowax – “Straight Jacket”
Sweet J.A.P. – “I’m Only Moonlight”
The Tyrades – “On Your Video”
Headache City – “Teenage Grease”
The Pierced Arrows – “Today is the Day”
The Humpers – “Space Station Love”

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Playlist 11-18-17

AC/DC - Live Wire
Psychedelic Furs - Pulse
Sisters of Mercy - Alice
Joy Division - Twenty Four Hours
Professionals - Extremadura
Peter118 - Radio
Chinese Burn - Shut Your Mouth
Electric Eric - Outcast
Dead Moon - Dead Moon Night
Dead Moon - 54-40 or Fight
Dead Moon - Graveyard
Lollipop Shoppe - You Must Be A Witch
Jonny Magus and the Bursting Bubbles - Melody Delight
Crazy Squeeze - Let's Go Down
Ambassadors of Shalom - Death By Love
Nervous Twitch - She's So Hip
Woggles - Luminol Test
Forty Nineteens - Easy Come Easy Go
Routes - Dysphoria
Flat Worms - White Roses
Love Sculpture - In The Land of the Few
Wildebeests - She Lives In A Time of Her Own
Bevis Frond - She's In Love With Time
Lovely Eggs - Magic Onion
I Got Spiders - All I Wanna Do
Ambition Demolition - Us Against The World
Clayface - Only Guy In The World
Wipes - Allison
Electric Mess - Girl With The Exploding Dress
Harmonica Lewinski - The Slug
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Throwing Things
Hospital Food - Punk Rock Heart
Dog Party - Jet Pack
Lonely Dogs - Love Belongs To The Songs
Screaming Trees - She Knows
Godfathers - Gone to Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday November 18th from Noon-2:00PM EST. You know the drill: Just tune your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live at http://witr.rit.edu

Playlist 11-04-17

Ambition Demolition - You're The One
Chinese Burn - Long Live The Underdog
Peter118 - Wasting
Volcanics - Natural In A Way
Nomads - Bangkok
Amy Gore & Her Valentines - Send Me A Postcard
Klart Kent - Away From Home
Greenhornes - Saying Goodbye
Pagans - What's This Sh*t Called Love
Pagans - Dead End America
Pagans - Hopped Up
Routes - You'll See
Forty Nineteens - Crocodile Tears
Smoggers - Tu Maldad
Woogles - Waiting For The Rain
Aliens & Strangers - Teenage Vampire in 3D
Escobar - Misbehavior
Templars - Propaganda
Generators - Street Justice
Crazy Squeeze - Let's Go Down
Wave - Up Against
Miscalculations - Blurred Photographs
Wipes - One Chance
Nick Lowe - Heart of the City
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
Clash - Capital Radio Two
Anarchistwood - Body
Drag - Neurotica
Human Wreckage - Death Rattle
Sickfist - Get Out
Electric Eric - Outcast
Clayface - Only Guy In The World
Professionals - Some Play Dirty
Slow Faction - 59 Minutes Past 11
Buzzcocks - Harmony In My Head
Rings - I Wanna Be Free
Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch The Landlord
Circle Jerks - Coup D'Etat

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday November 4th from Noon-2:00PM EST. Just set your radio dial to 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live from http://witr.rit.edu.

Playlist 10-21-17

Crazy Squeeze - Let's Go Down
Wonderstuff - Unbearable
Woggles - Pitch A Fit
Mono Men - Burning Bush
Routes - My Hardened Skin
Forty Nineteens - Another Day
Escobar - Salvation
Smoggers - Razones Para Odiar
Peter118 - Wasting
Chinese Burn - Shut Your Mouth
Brix & The Extricated - Damned For Eternity
Wave - Up Against
Drag - Neurotica
Anarchistwood - Answer To War
Human Wreckage - Dying Inside
Killing Joke - Wardance
Electric Prunes - Get Me To the World On Time
Les Breastfeeders - Qui a deaux femmes
Teddybears - Cobrastyle
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Miscalculations - Tame The Ocean
Shemales - Bitch
SLT - Dirty Sleep
Terminal Rage - Where's Our Democracy
Slow Faction - Poundland Society
Sickfist - Let The Angels See Me
Wipes - One Chance
Templars - Propaganda
Volcanics - We Don't
Professionals - Some Play Dirty
Hospital Food - Intimidatin Man
Dead Boys - Down In Flames
Ramones - We're A Happy Family
Newtown Neurotics - Wake Up
Oh Sees - Jettisoned
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday October 21st from Noon-2:0PM EST. I have a bumper crop of new garage-punk bands and songs that have never been played on the show before today. Tune in at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live at http://witr.rit.edu

Playlist 10-07-17

Crass - Where Next Columbus
Flipper - Way of the World
Mob - Another Day, Another Death
UK Subs - Endangered Species
Woogles - Luminol Test
Hi-Risers - ATM Inside
Screaming Tribesman - Ice
Divine Horsemen - My Sin
Professionals - Some Play Dirty
Slow Faction - 59 Minutes Past 11
Hospital Food - Small Man In A Big World
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - Pirate Love
Wipes - One Chance
Jam - Funeral Pyre
Clapham South Escalators - Leave Me Alone
Flys - Love and a Molotov Cocktail
Oh Sees - Jettisoned
Death by Unga Bunga - Into the Night
Forty Nineteens - Easy Come Easy Go
Total Yuppies - Ever Ever
Miscalculations - Blurred Photographs
Mission of Burma - Hunt Again
Flat Worms - Motorbike
Mary's Kids - Time Has Come
Generators - Street Justice
Backyard Babies - U.F.O. Romeo
Shemales - Beat Generator
Volcanics - Eyes On A Better Day
Snaps - Polka Dotted Eyes
Miracle Workers - Infected With You
Link Wray - Ace of Spades
MC5 - Looking At You
Escobar - Misbehavior
Smoggers - Eres Asi
Cramps - Confessions of a Psycho Cat
Godfathers - Gone To Texas

The Jeff of the Future Radio Show will be on the air and the web on Saturday October 7th from Noon-2:00PM EST. Tune in at 89.7 WITR-FM in Rochester, NY or stream it live at http://witr.rit.edu.

Check out three most recent episodes of Revolution Rock for music from The Replacements, Parquet Courts, The Famines, Mark Sultan as well as tributes to Fred Cole (Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows), George Young (The Easybeats, Flash And The Pan) and Fats Domino.

Show 682 Playlist (Fred Cole and George Young Tribute)(Originally Aired On November 11th, 2017):

1. Lollipop Shoppe - It's Only A Reflection
2. Lollipop Shoppe - You Must Be A Witch
3. Dead Moon - I Hate The Blues
4. Pierced Arrows - Caroline
5. The Easybeats - She's So Fine
6. The Easybeats - No One Knows (Outtake)
7. Flash And The Pan - Welcome To The Universe
8. Thee Rum Coves - Behind Your Smile
9. Deja Voodoo - Lonesome Train (Live at The Backstage Club)
10. Tough Age - Me In Glue
11. Beef Boys - Drink=
12. Lost Durangos - Evil Town 
13. Modernettes - I Can Only Give You Everything
14. Safe Word - You & Me 
15. The Replacements - Red Red Wine 
16. The Replacements - Alex Chilton (Alternate Version) 
17. The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait (Alternate Version)
18. Fergus & Geronimo - No Parties
19. Parquet Courts - Tears O'Plenty 
20. Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts - Soul and Cigarette
21. A.Savage - Phantom Limbo 
22. Tea Leaves - Selfish 
23. Rusty - Warm House (Demo)
24. Flip City - Exiles Road (1974 Demo)
25. Aron D'Alesio - Answer To A Question
26. The Stoves - Can't Slow Down 
27. Chad VanGaalen - Pine And Clover 

Download/listen to this episode here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20171111-1900-t1510426800.mp3

Show 681 Playlist (Originally Aired On November 4th, 2017):

1. Deer Tick - Card House 
2. Deer Tick - Look How Clean I Am 
3. The Radiation Flowers - Sunrise 
4. Rolling Blackouts C.F. - Wither With You
5. Andreas - November Gates
6. The Replacements - I'll Buy
7. The Replacements - Left of The Dial
8. The Replacements - Kiss Me On The Bus (Demo)
9. JD McPherson - Undivided Heart & Soul
10. Motorhead - Jumpin' Jack Flash
11. The Outcasts - Love You Never
12. Menace - Screwed Up
13. Alternative TV - Life
14. The Famines - Fast Times
15. Coufleur Dessin - The Bad Thing
16. Destroyer - Tinseltown Swimming In Blood
17. Wolf Parade - You're Dreaming
18. Prime Junk - Dreams
19. Snake River - Dear Franklin Gabriel McCrebee
20. Neil Young - Human Highway
21. Paul the Tailor - She Said 
22. The 5.6.7.8.'s - Highschool Witch
23. The Black Lips - Time of the Scab
24. The Scientists - Nitro
25. Violent Femmes - Gimme the Car
26. The Replacements - Waitress in the Sky

Download/listen to this episode here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20171104-1900-t1509818400.mp3

Show 680 Playlist (Fats Domino Tribute)(Originally Aired On October 28th, 2017):

1. The Tragically Hip - Blow At High Dough
2. Gord Downie & The Sadies - Budget Shoes
3. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Silver & Gold
4. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - I Live My Life
5. Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame
6. Fats Domino - Don't Blame It On Me
7. Fats Domino - Before I Grow Too Old
8. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To)
9. Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds - Spider Baby
10. Dead Moon - Fire In The Western World
11. Mark Sultan - Let Me Out
12. Flat Duo Jets - I'm Sorry
13. The D4 - Evil Heart
14. Ornament & Crime - Academy of Birds
15. Ray Dafrico/Cait O'Riordan - Rejected
16. Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs - Pressure
17. Cub - The Day I Said Goodbye
18. The Potatomen - The Beautiful & The Damned 
19. The Courtneys - Virgo
20. The Courtneys - 25
21. Depruse - Caught Off Guard
22. Kim Gray - 90's Baby
23. Tough Age - Ghost
24. By Divine Right - Soul Shakedown Party
25. U-Men - Trouble Under Water
26. Ty Segall - Big Man
27. Revo - Too Much Paranoias (Live At The Press Club)
28. The Ride Theory - The Piper
29. Ricked Wicky - I'll Let You In

Download/listen to this episode here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20171028-1900-t1509213600.mp3

Check out my blog post on Fred Cole, George Young and Fats Domino here:  https://revrock.blogspot.ca/2017/11/fred-cole-george-young-fats-domino.html

On a recent episode of Revolution Rock, I featured a selection of tracks from Tom Petty, including music from his first band Mudcrutch.  

The Playlist:

Just saw this message now Dave.  The Real Kids are great!  Found out about them through Radio What Wave.

1977 was a good year for music!!!  But so were 1978 and 1979!!

Thanx for playing The Real Kids!!!

This weekend Revolution Rock did a program made up entirely of albums that were released in 1977.  Check out hte playlist and download links below:

1977 Playlist:

1. Buzzcocks - Boredom (Spiral Scratch - 1977)
2. The Damned - Neat, Neat, Neat (Damned, Damned, Damned - 1977)
3. The Clash - Career Opportunities (The Clash - 1977)
4. The Real - Kids She's Alright (The Real Kids - 1977)
5. Elvis Costello - Blame It On Cain (My Aim Is True - 1977)
6. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roller Coaster By The Sea (Rock 'N' Roll With The Modern Lovers - 1977)
7. David Bowie - Breaking Glass (Low - 1977)
8. David Bowie - Joe The Lion ("Heroes" - 9177)
9. Iggy Pop - Funtime (The Idiot - 1977)
10. Iggy Pop - Sixteen (Lust For Life - 1077)
11. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (Trans-Europe Express - 1977)
12. Suicide - Ghost Rider (Suicide - 1977)
13. The Stranglers - Goodbye Toulouse (Rattus Norvegus - 1977)
14. Neil Young - The Old Country Waltz (American Stars 'N' Bars - 1977)
15. Neil Young - Winterlong (Decade - 1977)
16. Leonard Cohen - Fingerprints (Death Of A Ladies Man - 1977)
17. The Diodes - Red Rubber Ball (The Diodes - 1977)
18. The Viletones - I Hate You - Without You (A Taste Of Honey - 1977)
19. The Dishes - Monopolies Are Made At Night (Fashion Plates - 1977)
20. Ramones - Commando (Leave Home - 1977)
21. Ramones - Rockaway Beach (Rocket To Russia - 1977)
22. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks (L.A.M.F. - 1977)
23. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts (Blank Generation - 1977)
24. Television - See No Evil (Marquee Moon - 1977)
25. Talking Heads - Uh-Oh, Loves Comes To Town (Talking Heads 77 - 1977)
26. Brian Eno - Kings Lead Hat (Before And After Science - 1977)
27. Wire - 12 X U (Pink Flag - 1977)
28. Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent (New Boots and Panties! - 1977)
29. The Saints - Kissin' Cousins ((I'm) Stranded - 1977)
30. Radio Birdman - Murder City Nights (Radio's Appear - 1977)
31. The Jam - In The City (In The City - 1977)
32. Sex Pistols - Liar (Never Mind The Bollocks - 1977)

Download/listen to this program here:http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20171007-1900-t1507399200.mp3

Check out my blog post for this episode along with playlists for two other episodes of Revolution Rock, including one that features a tribute to Charles Bradley and Grant Hart:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2017/10/the-40th-anniversary-of-1977-shows-675.html