Radio What Wave Playlist December 18/2014  All Xmas Songs!!

1. Marshmallow Overcoat....Santa Fuzz....from their double Best Of LP that came out earlier this year. And vocalist Timothy Gassen also released the excellent Knights Of Fuzz book that makes a great Xmas gift for you or yours!

2. Joey Ramone....Merry Christmas ( I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)....from the 2012 Ya Know? CD.  Way different than the more known Ramones version.

3. Mack Rice...Santa Wants Some Lovin'...from Trailer Trash Christmas CD.

4. Mojo Nixon....Trim Yo Tree....as above. It's a 1999 compilation CD put out by Platinum Entertainment.

5. The Fleshtones....Canadian Christmas...from the Stocking Stuffer CD on Yep Roc from 2008. Bassist Ken Fox who just happens to be Canadian, penned this little upbeat number. Caught The Fleshtones live this spring in Hamilton Ontario and as always, the most energetic and real rock'n'roll band on the planet!!! And that was the last time I got to hang out with Rob Munro who passed away this summer!

6. The Fleshtones...Mr. Santa Claus...from the above.

7. The Fleshtones....Christmas with Bazooka Joe....from the above.

8.  The Gruesomes...Santa Claus....from the Unchained 12" EP on Primitive Records. They used to change the words a little bit when playing it live around us.....something about a new What Wave hahahahaha!

9. The Sonics....Don't Believe In Christmas...from the Black Christmas compilation.

10. Lazy Cowgirls....Sock It To Me Santa...from a Bomp 7" and originally done by Bob Seger back in the mid 60's.

11. 63 Monroe....White Christmas....from a single they released in 1984. One side mono, the other stereo and meant for radio play.

12. Bitchlove....All I Want For Christmas Is Some White Stuff....local 2 piece combo and from a demo.

13. Bitchlove...Santa Eats Your Cookies While You Sleep.... as above.

14. The Youngsters....Christmas In Jail....from the Black Christmas compilation.

Right around this time we had our usual Christmas message from The Legendary Stardust Cowboy!!! Thanx Ledge!!!

15. The Razorbacks....All The Girls Look Prettier at Christmas....1987 7" on Tradition Records. Toronto rockabilly combo who used to play London a fair bit.

16. MX 80 Sound....Christmas With The Devil....from their American Music CD from several years back.

17. Plan 9....Merry Christmas....from a 1984 7" on Midnight Records. Plan 9 made several trips to London from about the mid 80's to early 90's. Each time they had a slightly different lineup and a slightly different sound moving from 60's punk/psychedelic all the way to jazz rock with psychedelic overtones. Always a fun time to see Plan 9 playing live.

18. Thee Eviltones....It's Christmas...a demo from last year. UK combo.

19. Shonen Knife....Space Christmas....from a 1989 7"

20. Paul James Band...Run Run Rudolph....1986 7" from this Toronto combo.

21. Mach Bell....C'mon Santa....from the Gulcher Chrismas sampler CD. Mach was in Thundertrain, a Boston area combo that released at least one LP that is kinda proto-punk sounding.

22. The Shanks....Christmas Star....from their The Dark Richard Show CD from 2010. Orangeville Ontario duo who are big in Germany and almost unknown around these parts. Doesn't make sense at all....

23. The Cheepskates....Christmastime With You....from the Midnight Christmess compilation LP from 1984.

24. The Rooks....Christmas....from a 1992 demo CD. NYC based powerpop combo.

25. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet.....Xmas Medley.....from a CBC Radio special, probably 1989 or so and we had to fade this one out as time elapsed.

Big thanx for all the phonecalls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Taking next week off and Megan (from CHRW's Play Dead Radio) will be hosting and playing even more Christmas tunes.  Back on January 1st in the usual time slot!! Happy Holidays!!

 Here's a link to listen to the archived show and there's also blogs to read if you're bored:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist Jan 1/2015 All 2014/late 2013 recordings

First off, Happy New Year from Radio What Wave!! This show will only be recordings from 2014 and late 2013 as we highlight some of the releases that made it to WW HQ's. This will NOT be a best of, nor top 10 or any of that crap! Simply some really cool music that we came across and hopefully you too will dig some of this!! Big Thanx to all the labels, bands, artists that still send us actual physical copies and links for downloads! Much appreciated!!

1. The Mogs....Swamp Love...from the El'Mogamundo! CD. Had to start the show with this one as our good pal Rob Munro played guitar/sang/wrote the songs and it was his long time dream to get this CD out. Luckily, Rob was able to get this out before his untimely passing this summer. We were pals with Rob for approx 25 years as I still remember him coming up to us at a Gruesomes show at Call The Office and raving and ranting about how good The Gruesomes were and how he and his pal James Bond were starting a band that was going to be similar...and the birth of the Frankenstein 5! Rob played a big part in the London Ontario scene for many years, playing in bands like the mentioned F5, The Mood, Groove Things, Scratching Post, solo and The Mogs prior to moving to Burlington Ontario several years ago. And then the bug caught him again and we re-connected in Hamilton, seeing many cool bands like Magic Christian, The Cynics, Ugly Beats and so many others. From there he helped form The Noble Savages which you can hear later on in this show. Miss your rambling Rob!
We also lost several other local musicians this past year, Jake Proctor, Rob Brent (The Demics, Mettle) and Jeff Depew (Legend Killers, 63 Monroe, Taplash, Hogbitch, Scratching Post and many more).

2. Lionel Lodge....Putting Down My Gun...from The Agitator CD. Lionel is presently in Austria where he plays regularaly, but promises to be back in London on Friday Feb 6th for a show at Fitzrays.

3. Roger Zuraw....Keep Your Mouth Shut...from a CD single and written on the front 'For The Downtrodden and the Oppressed' a timely message. And a big shout out to Roger as not only a regular listener, but a frequent phone caller to Radio WW!! Thanx Roger!

4. Dustbin Flowers...Saturday's Ashes...from their II CD. Local combo featuring the man of a 1000 bands, Jeffy B. They play out fairly often, so catch them if you can.

5. Eugene Ripper...Punks and Pushers...from the Hangman CD. Eugene was in the early 80's Toronto combo, Stark Naked and The Fleshtones, not to be confused with The Fleshtones from NYC.

6. WIlko Johnson....Going Back Home...from the CD of the same name in collaboration with Roger Daltrey. Wilko was diagnosed with terminal cancer and had just a few months left. Roger phoned him up and said 'wanna make a record', to which Wilko replied 'I've only got a little time left, so we gotta do it quick' which they did. Out popped this marvelous CD featuring Wilko's staccato guitar burst and Roger's hearfelt vocals. Miraculously Wilko had surgery and is cancer free and continued on playing after a recovery hiatus. For those not familiar, Wilko was the original guitarist in Dr Feelgood and Roger sings for The Who.

7. Jim Jones Revue....Catastrophe...from the Savage Heart LP. UK combo who finally made it to London Ontario and put on an absolute Killer show last January!! One of my fave shows of this past year! Since then, the band has decided to pack it in.

8. Vintage Experience...You Don't Look Good To Me....from a demo from this Oneida based combo. Guitarist vocalist Ryan In The Red, had a long time show on CHRW called In The Red and presently does a podcast on The Garagepunk Hideout called Rock City Madness. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.

9. The Mongrels....7 and 7 Is....recorded live at APK 8/3/14 as part of the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party that happens the first sunday of the month. Next one happens on Sunday Jan 4th at 3PM and features the next band....

10. Straight Jacket....Jesus Love Porn Stars....from a recent demo and as mentioned above, SJ will be playing at 3PM this coming sunday at APK in downtown London Ontario.

11. Holy Roller...Bicycle Day....recent demo fromt his 3 piece pop combo who recently played a Rock'n'Roll Rent Party.

12. Pacanomad....Heaven Can Wait....from their recent Restless EP CD. Yet another combo who has played the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party!

13. Frankie And Jimmy....Let It Rock....from their Scream The Blues LP. Hamilton based 2 piece blues combo.

14. catl....Save Myself....from This Shakin' House LP. 2 piece Toronto based rock'n'roll/blues combo that play London fairly regularly. And ALWAYS put on a killer show!!

15. O Lendario Chucrobillyman....Midnight Jungle....from his Man Monkey CD that came out on Off Label Records from Germany. One man band from Brazil that tours the world and is on my list of bands to see....maybe someday!

16. Vikki Vortex and The Cumshots....Countdown To A Breakdown....from the latest Garagepunk Hideout compilation download. This is their 10th download covering the world of garagepunk music and VV come from Germany.

17. Great Dismal Swamis....Loch Ness Lightning....from their Fandango 7" and this is another combo that i've connected via the garagepunk hideout. Check them out, it's free to join.

18. Delusionaires....The Scrump....a recent single on Hidden Volume Records from Philidelphia. This label has released a ton of cool singles and are well worth checking out. The Delusionaires come from Florida, hence the hot'n'greasy vibes!

19. Excelsior.....Pornos...from their brand new 7" EP on It's Trash Records from London Ontario. The record is called Punk Floyd EP and you can pick it up locally at Speed City, Grooves, Village Idiot etc....there's a rumour that a couple of these guys may have been in a combo called The Dropouts who left London several years ago and re-surfaced in Vancouver, releasing a couple of CD's during their existence.

20. Excelsior....Wildlife Death Match...from the It's From London 7" EP on It's Trash Records. BTW, It's Trash is also a radio show here on CHRW, broadcasting every 2nd friday at 6PM.

21. Heart Attack Kids...Eh Ok...from their recent 7" EP on Speed City/It's Trash Records. Local 2 piece garagepunk combo that might be appearing at the next Kissin' The Carpet show in Hamiton Ontario.

22. Noble Savages....Music Will Kill You...from the brand new Marshmallow Generation LP on It's Trash Records. Noble Savages as you should all know by now, call Hamilton Ontario home and have recently acquired legendary drummer Stacey Case for future draft choices.

23. Hurricane And Able....Day More Day....from their most recent download and the 3rd for this Toronto/London based combo. Still waiting for these guys to play here in London.

24. King Tuff....Headbanger....from the Black Moon Spell CD. Had to fade this out as we the bell rang and the ref stopped the show....back with more next week.

Big Thanx for the phone-ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! From the above listing, guess it was a pretty good year for music....at least for my ears! We'll continue with some more songs from 2014 next week and then maybe do a special on something or other....you'll have to tune in to find out as i haven't decided yet. Next week same time, same channel.

Here's a link to the archived show:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist January 8/2015

1. 905's....Running Full Speed....from the Radio What Wave Sessions 5/16/2013. The 905's were playing The Rivoli the night this show aired and we here at Radio WW really dig the 905's!

2. Dave Campbell...Time Is Now...from the Finding The Real CD. Local and from late 2013 as we play more cool stuff that we came across in 2014. Dig The Faces/soul sound on this track!

3. Mess.... Alcohol...from a download. These guys are from Moscow and must really dig the NYDolls and early Stooges as they have that sound down quite nicely!

4. Legato Vipers...Spy Vs Spy...from their self titled CD and are from the Cambridge area. Shades of Shadowy Men!!

5. catl....Get Outta My Car...from the Soon This Will All Be Gone CD and will be playing This Ain't Hollywood tonite for a video release party.

6. Noble Savages....In The Basement....from their self titled debut CD and they will be playing with catl tonite!

7. The Living Deadbeats....Easy Peasy...from the Not Yer Buddies compilation Volume 4 from Vancouver. The Living Deadbeats featured former Londoner Pete Feend and just recently packed it in.

8. Fleshrag....Bad Attitude....from the Too Fucked Up download. Hamilton Ontario combo that feature a former Mystic and Rocket Reducer.

9. Excelsior....Shut In...from their brand new 7" on It's Trash Records.  From London and the have a really cool sound reminiscent of greasy 50's rock'n'roll meets early Dead Kennedys!

10. The Dropouts...Sucker Punch....from their After School Sessions CD that came out in 2005. Rumour has it, that a couple of these guys are now in Excelsioir. The Dropouts were from London and right after this CD came out, they relocated to Vancouver and hooked up with Pete Feend who we name dropped above.

11. The Dropouts...Bored Stiff...from their 2003 debut CD.

12. Flatt and Scruggs...The Ballad Of Jed Clampett....from a 7" on Columbia Records and goes out to Miss Elly May Clampett who is now resting out back beyond the cement pond.

13. The Untamed Youth....Hey Elly May...from the More Gone Gassers LP on Norton Records and from 1990. A dedication to our gal and for those that aren't aware, this is the combo that launched guitarist Deke Dickerson (then called Derek) to fame.

14. Don't Touch The Dancers....Make Me Sick...from the LDN CD put out last year by CHRW. BTW, Don't Touch The Dancers are playing on Friday Jan 16th at Call The Office with Teenanger and TV Freaks.

15. Mother's Children....Talk To Her....from the brand new Lemon LP on Mammoth Cave Records. Ottawa powerpop combo with all the right sounds! Easily one of my fave LP's of 2014!

16. The Real Kids...I Can't Shake That Girl...from the brand new Shake...Outta Control LP on Ugly Pop Records. We've waited way too long for this one and John Felice and Billy Cole still got the songs, sounds and move!! Dedicated to Alpo, The Real Kids longtime bass player who passed away way too soon.

17. The Real Kids....She Don't Take It....so good we had to play 2 tracks. You can pick it up locally at Speed City or most of the record shops in Toronto.

18. Marshmallow Overcoat...Groovy Little Trip....from The Very Best Of double LP. From Tucson Arizona and features vocalist Timothy Gassen, responsible for the recent and essential book, The Knights Of Fuzz, which is a gigantic history of the garagepunk band movement from the late 70's up to the present. There's even a Canuck section from your truly.

19. Flight Reaction.... Falling Through Colour....from their self titled debut CD on 13 O'Clock Records from Austin Texas. The band is from Sweden and features a former member of The Crimson Shadows (one of THE best 80's garagepunk combos) and The Maggots.

20. The Galileo 7...Don't Know What I'm Waiting For....from the False Memory Lane CD on 13 O'Clock Records. G7 come from the UK, and a couple members were in the highly acclaimed The Prisoners in the early to late 80's.

21. Heart Attack Kids....Platonic Love....from a recent 7" on It's Trash/Speed City and this local duo will be playing this Wednesday at Call The Office.

22. SFH....Mayor On Crack....7" on Ugly Pop Records covering Toronto's former (and disgraced) Mayor.

23. Simply Saucer....Low Profile....from the recent Baby Nova 12". Protopunk combo from Hamilton Ontario that is still viable 40 years later. Catch them live if you ever get the chance as live dates are getting fewer.

24. Radio 4....I Don't Wanna Go To NYC....from the compilation cassette, Slippery's Club Hits that came with What Wave 24. You can pick this up locally or contact me for info.

25. Panic....I'm Dead.....from the Bad Fantasies LP. Toronto doom combo whom several have compared to early Pere Ubu.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! All appreciated as that's what keeps the fires going!

Next week, we start a series of specials on The Last Pogo Jumps Again movie. It's a documentary of the Toronto and area punk scene from the very beginnings up until the Last Pogo event which happened in December 1978. The Last Pogo referred to the end of punk events happening at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.  It was a 2 night closing event and was filmed by Colin Brunton as a documentary, released for a very short time and then disappeared, returning several years  back. This new movie covers the scene right up to the event with some coverage of the later scene. We're going to start next week's show covering the bands that led up to the scene and then the early Toronto combos. From there, we'll cover the later Toronto combos, then delve into the Hamilton and finally the London scene. I'll be digging through our archives for lots of unreleased recordings for this series of specials.

You can hear the archived show at the following link:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist: Jan 15/2015 Part 1 of The Last Pogo Jumps Again Special

This is part 1 of our special on The Last Pogo Jumps Again and we start with the sounds/bands that were around prior to, that influenced the punk/new wave emergence. We also talk about some of the things that happen during the movie and many things that don't. In other words, lotsa yammering between tunes.

1. The Demics...New York City....from the CD of the same name and this is a live recording from June 1978 at the Cedar Lounge here in London Ontario. Played this as the movie opens with a studio version of this song.

2. Robbie Rox....Reeming Me....from his Construction Site LP. Robbie has a full fledged jazz/rock style of band that plays all original music that attacks modern society and the people in it. With song titles like "I'll Be Fucked" and "The World Is Mad" you know this guy is on our side....that being the wrong side of the tracks!! Robbie has been doing his thing since the mid 70's and continues to this day.

3. Rough Trade...Birds Of A Feather...from the Rough Trade Live! LP that is a direct to disc recording.  Rough Trade were a big inspiration to many of the early punk/new wave/art combos as they did all original music and did it their own way. And they combined theatrics and unconventional clothing (leather, whips, furs, etc) for their time period.  And there's a few words from Carole Pope (lead singer) as she became a little frustrated with her audience at the Spoke and RimTavern at Western University in the early 80's. And rightfully so....For some odd reason Rough Trade was never invited back to Western University! And there were some comments from Swine Flu about the latest Goddo record around here as well.

4. Simply Saucer.....Nazi Apocalypse....from the Cyborgs Revisited LP.  Hamilton combo who were creating what is now considered protopunk, taking influences from Syd's Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Krautrock and even English folk music to create their own sound. Big Thanx to Bruce 'Mole' Mowat for having the balls to release this record back in 1989 and opening the doors for Simply Saucer to become critical faves!

5. Simply Saucer....I Don't Care....from a demo that singer/guitarist Edgar Breau dropped off last time we had him on Radio WW. Simply Saucer are still active today and recently released the Baby Nova 12" EP recorded in Detroit with Jim Diamond.

6. The Ramones.....Blitzkrieg Bop....recorded live at CBGB's 1976. This was the band that came to The New Yorker Theatre in Toronto on 9/24/1976 and blew the doors wide open!! Rumours have it that all in attendance for the show went out and formed bands, hence the beginnings of the punk/new wave scene in Toronto.

7. The Dishes....Walky Talky....from the Fashion Plates 7" from 1977. Art rocker combo featuring Steven Davey, who persuaded many to get out and perform live and wrote key songs for several Toronto bands. Sadly we lost Steven this past year.

8. Zoom....Massacre At Central High....a 7" that featured a future Diode. Viletone and Secret.

9. The Diodes...Red Rubber Ball...from a 1977 7" on CBS Records. First Toronto punk/new wave band to be signed to a major label, and release an LP. Somewhere around here we had some words from manager Ralph Alfonso, who also founded the legendary Crash'n'Burn Club in Toronto in the summer of 1977.

10. The Diodes....DOA....from the 1998 Tired Of Waking Up Tired CD. This is a best of CD, and DOA is one of the songs that wasn't released until this CD came out.

11. The Dead Boys...Ain't It Fun....live at CBGB's 3/14/1978. NYC via Cleveland band that played Toronto many times including the Crash'n'Bun Club. They were infamous for stealing the girls and taking them back to NYC.

12. The Nerves...Stand Back....from the Live! LP on Alive Records. The Nerves were one of the very first punk/new wave bands to tour the continent and played the Crash'n'Burn Club. This recording was done in Cleveland, the day prior to their Toronto show.

13. The Nerves....Walking Out On Love....as above. The Nerves consisted of Jack Lee, Peter Case and Paul Collins, all of whom have had successful musical careers since. When Paul Collins played in London at Moon Over Marin a coupla years back, he stayed over at our place and we talked a bit about playing The Crash'n'Burn. Paul's most vivid memory was the young girls in short skirts at the show!!

14.  The Curse....Somethings You Can't Tell Your Mother....recorded live at Forest City Gallery 11/25/1977. The Curse were one of the very first punk bands to play here in London Ontario. The Ugly, also from Toronto were supposed to play with The Curse, but they no showed and The Curse ended up playing 3 sets....they only had 8 songs and had to mix them up between songs!!

15. The Curse...Shoeshine Boy....from their first 7".

16. Teenage Head....Picture My Face....recorded live at the Spoke Tavern here at Western University and features lots of smart ass comments from vocalist Frankie Venom.

17. Teenage Head....Top Down....from a 7" from 1978 and my fave version of this song due to it's background harmony vocals. Shoulda been a hit!!!

18. Teenage Head....Tearing Me Apart....from their very first 7".

Ran outta time as we had The Viletones all qued up and ready to go, so we'll start next week's show with some live Viletones from 1978...with lots of Leckie verbosage!! And next week we've got Colin Brunton, the man responsible for The Last Pogo and The Last Pogo Jumps Again movies for a phone in interview.

You can find the archived show at:

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

Thanx for the emails, facebook messages, facebook comments and all the other kind words!! Glad that so many enjoyed this special and we'll be back at 6PM ET on Thursday  Jan 22nd!

Radio What Wave Playlist Jan 22/2015  Part 2 of our special on The Last Pogo Jumps Again w/Colin Brunton

1. The Demics....New York City....original version as that's what is playing when the intro credits roll on The Last Pogo Jumps Again.

2. The Viletones....Look Listen Learn....1978 live recording from The Colonial in Toronto. Bootleg cassette quality, but where else you gonna hear this?

3. The Viletones....Screaming Fist...as above. And as Leckie says at the intro, this is the first live appearance of what was to become a Viletones standard.

Right about here we had Colin Brunton via the batphone to talk about the making of both the original Last Pogo and the just released on DVD The Last Pogo Jumps Again. Lots of trivia and Colin told the entire story with little prompting on my part. A true pro!! If only more interviews weren't this easy!!

4. The Viletones...Just For You...from A Taste Of Honey CD on OPM Records. Also mentioned the London Ontario connection w/Peter Moore doing the behind the scenes sound wizardry. And another London connection w/Jan Haust as OPM is/was his label.

5. The Ugly....No Place To Go...from the Disorder CD on OPM. Once again Peter Moore worked his wizardry. The Ugly were the real deal, no gangs to fight their battles and lead singer Mike Nightmare spent a fair bit of his life on the wrong side of the jail door.

6. The Ugly...Revenge...as above.

7. The Ugly....Stranded In The Laneway....from a 7" on Explosion Records. This is later material and much poppier than above.

8. Nash The Slash....Fever Dream...from the Bedside Companion 12" on Cut Throat Records. Nash played London many times and his brother ran the Madrigal, a classical music record store here in town for many years.

9. Bob Segarini....Gotta Have Pop...from the LP of the same name. One of my fave powerpop LP's from Toronto from this era. Bob came into the scene with loads of experience as he had recorded LP's with The Wackers and The Dudes. He helped many of the Toronto bands of the era behind the scenes.

10. Bob Segarini....Teenage Love...this was broadcast on Q107 11/10/1978 and later became an LP on Bomb Records, an important label in the Toronto and area scene.

11. The Scenics...Do The Wait...from the Protospunk download recorded long before they released any records. 3 piece art/damaged rock combo out of Toronto who didn't sound like any other band from this area. Almost protopunk, these guys were ahead of their time and appreciated later.

12. The Scenics...O Boy....from the Last Pogo CD.

13. The Secrets...Suzi Peroxide....from the Teenage Damage CD on OPM Records. This is basically The Viletones without Leckie and the addition of Diode John Hamilton. These guys were doing 60's fratrock/doowop/garage and shoulda been big but drugs and other things just didn't let it happen.

14. The Secrets...I'll Cry Tomorrow....as above. This one has an absolute killer bass run! One of my fave Toronto combos from this era.

15. The Poles...CN Tower...from their only 7" and a killer song that blows away everything else they released.

16. The Cads...Do The Crabwalk...from a 7" on  BI-R Records from 1978.

17. Cardboard Brains....Caesar Drives A Fast Car....from a 12' on Guilt Records. They also released a 7" and a live LP recorded at The Edge, the club that took over from where The Horseshoe left off band/sound wise. Again, promoted by The Garys.

18. The Mods....Step Out Tonight....from their only 7". There is also a CD on OPM Records that is recommended if you are a fan. Drummer David Quinton later released a solo LP and joined a later version of The Dead Boys, before joining Stiv Bators for some of his early solo recordings. David is now a very important entertainment lawyer in Toronto. In The Last Pogo Jumps Again, he's interviewed in his office, way up in the clouds!

That's a wrap for this week's edition. Thanx for all the crazy phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!! And a HUGE thanx goes out to Colin Brunton for calling in to yammer about the documentary. And thanx to his dog for being patient as the interview coincided with his daily walk!!

Back again next week for Part 3 of The Last Pogo Jumps Again Special as we play some more Toronto combos, probably starting with one of my faves, The Government and carrying on with Arson, Martha and The Muffins, B Girls (remember that name!!), Tyranna and lots more.

You can find the archived show at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist January 29/2015 Part 3 of The Last Pogo Jumps Again Radio Special

1. The Demics....New York City...live version from The Cedar Lounge and appropriate as this song plays during the opening credits of The Last Pogo Jumps Again.

2. Arson....Pretty Girls...from Smash The State Volume 1. This complilation LP was put out on Last Exit Records, the label that Frank Manley created to put out 70's Canpunk. Frank Manley wrote the book, Smash The State, which is a discography of the Canpunk scene....records only, no cassettes or CD's. The book came out in the very early 90's, a box of them came to London Ontario, which we sold at the record shows here. Many of the first press ended up in Germany as the vinyl collectors there were heavily into North American 70's punk at the time. Rumours there could be a second edition of the book have proven false so far as many corrections/additions have been submitted. Oh ya, Arson were from Toronto, released a 7" (the following 2 songs) and this particular track is a demo. Arson have reformed in recent years and put on an early 80's Stooge like affair. Ain't nothing wrong with that!

3. Arson...Coho Coho...from their only 7". Trivia, they were the first Toronto punk band i ever saw, probably summer 1978. At that point, i truly believed that London punk bands were superior to Toronto's!

4. Arson...White Folks....the flipside of the above 7".

5. The Government....Hemingway Hated Disco....1979 7" and the first by The Government. A band out of step with trends as they were into video and incorporated this into their live show well before MTV had been conceived in a board room. They released at least 2 singles, a 12" and 2 LP's, all of which still give me a boner to this day.

6. The Government....Sleeping...from their second 7" and my intro to the band. Still vividly remember hearing them for the first time on 6X, the radio station of Fanshawe College when they were the very first in this area to play new wave/punk rock! Drastically changed my record buying and listening habits!  As far as i know, The Government never made it to London Ontario, and finally got to see them in late 1981 at the Spadina Hotel. It was a major disappointment, as by this time, the band had evolved into a 4 piece and were mere shadows of the vision created in my mind via their records.

7.B-Girls....B Side...Bomp single. All girl new wave band who in later years featured Londoner Marcy Saddy on the kit. This is a  band that coulda and shoulda as Bomper Greg Shaw was rumoured to have an LP in the can and waiting for the right time to release it. Never happened as Greg may have misfiled it amongst his bazillions of records or it may have just been another rumour....asked him about it many years ago and never did get a proper response. B-Girls did go on to open for The Clash a time or 2, when it mattered!

8. Martha And The Muffins....Paint By Number Heart....from a 7", but also on their first LP. Martha and The Muffins were around right from the beginning, but didn't release anything until 1980. Echo Beach blasted out of radios everywhere and the band went on to fame.

9. Tyranna....Back Off Baby....from a Boppa Do Down 7" that came out a few years ago. Tyranna never released any records (but were on at least one compilation) during their lifespan, but this 7" and later, a full LP on Rave Records brought them the fame they deserved.

10. Battered Wives....Uganda Stomp....from a 7" and probably their most known song as it was played here on CHRW and 6X back in it's day. Battered Wives had issues with their name and femininists who arrived carrying placards to some shows.  

11. Battered Wives...Pass Out....from a 7". Battered Wives shortened their name to Wives to appease the critics. They also got to open for Elvis Costello in the fall of 1978 when he played Alumni Hall here in London Ontario....stupidly i did not go as it wasn't punk enough for me!!!

12. Forgotten Rebels....National Unity....from their 1978 12". Hamilton's bad boys have been around since day 1 and Mikey's got the scars and stories to prove it! A Canadian punk institution as these guys (and i'm using guys lightly, as this band has gone through dozens of members) have played everywhere in Canada to appreciative audiences. It's a rite of passage for so called punks in Canada to see the Forgotten Rebels.

13. Forgotten Rebels....You're A Rebel Too....from a 1978 cassette released by the band. One time when the Rebels (that's what fans call them...hahaha) were playing The Cedar Lounge in London, Mikey was asking me why the turnout was unusually low for them as it was a weekend. I said that Carl Perkins was up the street playing Fryfogles, and many of my friends were there. Mikey proceeded to give me shit for coming to see his band and not going to see Carl Perkins, a real rock'n'roll legend. And Mikey was right!!

Big thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!! And thanx for tuning in and reading this glob!!

Next week, we're taking a break from the Last Pogo Series of Radio Specials and we've got a live to air happening next week. We've got Lionel Lodge and his London Ontario band playing live over the airwaves sometime between 6 and 7:30 PM. It's gonna be great!!
And don't forget, it's The Rock'n'Roll Rent Party happening sunday at APK, 3PM bell time and Lionel Lodge and Jeffy B are going to start the show with a bang!! Lionel currently lives in Vienna Austria, and is visiting for a short time only, so try and catch the show. And as always, The Mongrels will be headlining, doing 2 rock solid rock'n'roll sets!! See ya there on sunday.

Here's a link to the archived show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist Feb 5 2015: Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies Live To Air

This show was a special live to air, featuring Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies. Lionel is a former Londoner who played in such outfits as The Catch, Nosmo King Jr, The Corndogs and many others while in London. He also ran a small afterhours club, coincidentally called Lionels back in the early 80's. You can hear the interview with Lionel towards the end of the show, and there's TONS of interesting info about London's musical history in there.
The Cheekies consist of Jeffy B, the man of 1000 bands, another long time veteran on London's music scene. 2 of his current combos, The Rumblebees and Dustbin Flowers have been played many times on Radio WW. We'd need a full book to list all the bands that Jeffy's been involved with over the years and he's a big part of London's musical history. On drums, Dave Gervais who plays with Jeffy in Dustbin Flowers. Should mention they are recording a live CD in a coupla weeks, and you too can partake in the live recording. And finally, on bass is Geoff Squire, another veteran of countless London Ontario bands. Should mention, The Cheekies are Lionel's London Ontario based band, his other band is back at his current home base of Vienna, Austria.

And this show was dedicated to Rose Pigott (nee Vasti) who passed away the morning of the show. Rose and her good pal Donna Parker, did the London Ontario based zine called Fringe Benefits starting in 1990. The zine lasted several years and came out at an extremely fast pace, sometimes monthly! If you've ever done a fanzine, you know how much work, time and sweat that would be!! Fringe Benefits put on many shows in London and the surrounding area, eventually releasing a CD compilation that featured many of the bands they loved! And they loved many local bands, often the only press for many at the time. Rose was also a huge fan of local combo, 63 Monroe and she would be there along with her husband Mark at all their shows! A huge supporter of local music that will be missed by all!!!  Rose's enormous smile and encouraging words will not be forgotten!!! RIP Rose!!

1. The Ramones....Do You Remember Rock'n'Roll Radio....from the End Of The Century LP and goes out to Rose.

2. The Ramones....We Want The Airwaves....from the Pleasant Dreams LP and for Rose.

3. Hiroshima Hearts....The Well...demo from this local combo that will be playing saturday night at Call The Office. More on HH in a future show.

4. catl....Save Myself....from This Shakin' House LP and they will be at Call The Office saturday night.

5. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies.....Resurrection of NV....live to air here on Radio What Wave. This song is also featured on Lionel's The Agitator CD.

6. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....Smile....as above.

7. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....Where Will They Go....as above.

8. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....1 2 3...as above.
Quick station break for some commercials and some background technical issues.

9. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....If...as above

10. Lionel Lodge and the Cheekies...Little Row Boat...as above.

11. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies...The In Between....as above

12. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....Dancing With The Moon...as above.

13. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....Over and Into Life....as above.

It was around this time, Lionel came into the onair studio and we had a bit of a yammerfest talking about the old times. There was a lot of London history here for you younguns.

12. Lionel Lodge.....The Resurrection of NV...from The Agitator CD....I messed up and played the wrong track as Lionel was running back into the studio to finish the set. On live radio anything can and will happen!

13. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....The Agitator....

14. Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies....Sheena/Rosie Is A Punk Rocker....this was a special song that went out to Rose Pigott. Jeffy B sang this one and it was a very last minute thing! Huge Thanx to the band for doing this!!

15. Lionel Lodge and  The Cheekies... Hold On. Another last minute addition as we had a tiny bit of extra time for the live to air.

16. Bo Diddley....Elephant Man....from the Drive By Bo CD and we faded this one out to end the show.

Big Thanx to Lionel Lodge and The Cheekies for taking the time to play live to air on Radio WW! There's pics posted on the Radio WW page to show how much effort it takes to do one of these things! And a big thanx to Alex and Taylor for working the sound and arranging for everything to happen!! And thanx to you, the listener for digging this and tuning in weekly for the madness that is Radio What Wave!!

And here's a link to the archived show, it will only be up 2 weeks from air time:

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

Next week, it's an all local show featuring the early years of punk/new wave in London Ontario. Lots of yammering as the history will be revealed between lots of unaired and unreleased music from the era as well as some records you may have heard prior. We'll be digging deep into the WW Archives for this one!

Radio What Wave Playlist Feb /12 2015. The Last Pogo Jumps Again Part 4. The London Ontario Years

As the title suggests, this is the story of London Ontario punk/new wave from before ground zero, right up till 7:30 PM when we run out of time. This show covers the very early years, further shows will carry on from where we end on this one.

1. Nihilst Spasm Band....No Canada...from their very first record in 1967. Home made instruments, no musical experience, no talent and 50 years later these artists are still playing every now and then! Proof there is life in London Ontario.

2. Peter Tangredi....Life Is A Crazy Passion....from the Demics Tribute CD. Pete was in a band called Crash 80's whom we'll hear on the next part in this series. His outlook, as expressed by the lyrics in this song, summed up what life was like for us when punk started!! A breath of fresh air!!

3. Eddie And The Hot Rods....Ignore Them....recorded live at Fryfogles Tavern, London Ontario 11/7/1977. Part of a 3 night residency, and the very first 'punk' band from out of the country to play here.  These guys instructed us in how it was done. "Get outta your chairs and dance and stop watching your 21" colour television" Barry Masters shouted at the crowd. People listened and we started to get it! For those that aren't aware, the change to punk from mainstream was monumental in every way! Fashion, art, music, clothing, outlook, ideology. One of the biggest movements of the 20th century and overlooked for so many years by mainstream.

4. Eddie and The Hot Rods....Beginning Of The End....as above. Got an email from someone who was at the show and was blown away as he remembered the Hot Rods doing this song!! Only on Radio What Wave!

5. The Curse....Killer Bees....recorded live at Forest City Gallery, 11/25/1977. The first all female punk band to play London....in fact one of the very first all female punk bands. From Toronto, lots of attitude and a 7 song set. Unfortunatly The Ugly (also from Toronto) didn't arrive at the gig and The Curse had to play their same set 3 times. They changed the order of the songs for some variety. Watch out for that raw meat aimed at the band!!

6. The Demics....Get Me To The World On Time....recorded live at The Cedar Lounge fall 1978. Our first ever punk rock band here in London.  One of the few elements of London Ontario punk rock that all seem to remember. There was a lot more to see/hear/remember of the local scene and that's why we're doing these specials. Should mention, this is a cover of the Electric Prunes, a so called 60's garage band. Most of the 70's punk bands were influenced by the 60's garage sounds a decade prior.

7. Uranus....Cruisin'....recorded live off CFNY 1980. Our other major local band and the band that started it all! Uranus, the name is a piss take on the band names of the day, was a band with not only a sense of humour, but really good musical taste. They were around prior to the so called punk/new wave thing, playing real rock'n'roll when that was NOT the cool thing to do! Playing covers of Johnny Burnette, Ricky Nelson, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Flamin' Groovies and so much more, they had crowds up and dancing when this wasn't supposed to happen! They were the first band to play the Blue Boot, which became the Cedar Lounge and brought The Demics into this place. Ground Zero!!!  Believe it or not, they made the top 10 in Canada in 1980, a fact that is forgotten in London, except on Radio WW! I confess, this is THE BAND that did it for me!!! And they were the choice band of the bikers! The gangs, not the wannabees!

8. Uranus....Shake Some Action.... as above. One of my all time fave songs and in the top 10 lists of many music geeks!! Sometimes i indulge....

9. The Regulators....Bar Room Bore....recorded live at The Cedar Lounge 1979. Once the gates were opened, bands formed and this was one of the first. Heavily influenced by Velvet Underground and Lou Reed in look and sound these guys (and gal) released one 7" that didn't live up to their live sound. That's why we played a live track!

10. The Regulators....Sherry Share-It.... as above. Enjoy the live sound!

11. The Stoves...Look Through Any Window....recorded live at the Cedar Lounge. Another one of the first local combos. These guys had 3 part harmonies, tight instrumentation, could write great songs and then broke apart. One of the bands that could have and should have. As Demic singer Keith used to say when intro-ing them 'THIS IS THE BEST FUCKING BAND IN LONDON". And Keith was right!!

12. The Stoves....Roller Coaster... as above. Just couldn't get enough of these guys, and after The Hollies cover above, had to prove to you they could write great songs!!!

13. Nihilst Spasm Band....This Is A Test....from a CD whose title is hieroglyphics.  And this was the end of the show test.

Here's some books on the local scene well worth picking up, if you're interested:

1. At The York.....Wayne A Johnston    This is an oral history of The York Hotel, which is now Call The Office.

2. Treat Me Like Dirt.....Liz Worth....This is an oral history of the Toronto and area punk rising. There are many references to London and the story of The Demics forming is included.

3. Graphic Underground: London 1977-1990.....Brian Lambert. This was the book that accompanied our art display of the same name in Oct/Nov 2012. It covers the posters, zines, epherma of the mentioned time period.

4. What Wave 24.....O'Halloran....This is the band history of London Ontario from about 1976 up to about 1992. There are band trees, history, band members, look at the venues etc. Also comes with a 90m cassette of unreleased music from London  Ontario during the above time period.  Highly recommended, although i could be slightly biased on this one.

Huge Huge thanx for all the crazies that phoned in during this show!!! What a load of memories we all shared!! Who woulda thunk over 35 years later, we'd still be digging these sounds!!
And a HUGE thanx for all the emails,  facebook messages etc......we were overwhelmed and still are. Radio What Wave listeners are the ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!

Not on next week, our good pal, Ryan In The Red will be filling in and doing a bang up job as he always does!! Thanx Ryan!!
In 2 weeks, Feb 26th we've got a special guest on for the entire show....Mr Dave Rave!!!   Former member of The Shakes, Teenage Head, Dave Rave Conspiracy, Angelii and Rave and so many more!  We've had Dave on before, almost 2 years ago and that was one of our most highly listened to shows!!! So we're gonna do it again and Dave promises to bring his guitar along, so just about anything can and will happen.

In 3 weeks, Mar 5th, we'll be bringing the next part of the London Years to your ears. On that show, we hope to be playing; The Hippies, Crash 80's, Radio 4, Generics and so many more great local bands from that era!! Facebook event has been set up.

You can hear the archives here:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist March 5/2015  The Last Pogo Jumps Again Part 5  London Scene Part 2

Back in the saddle after a few weeks off. This show is the continuing series on the documentary The Last Pogo Jumps Again and the second of the beginnings of the London Ontario punk/new wave scene.

1. Forgotten Rebels...Hello Hello...from This Ain't Hollywood LP. Good song for a comeback and there's no way in hell Gary Glitter will get played on this show after his conviction this week. The Rebels played their first of many shows at The Cedar Lounge in the summer of 1980. And they are coming back to town April 4th, Call The Office.

2. The Zellots...Object....recorded live at The Kent Hotel in Waterloo approx 1979.

3. The Zellots...Boots.... as above.

4. The Perks....Hollis Grand..from their only 7".

5. NFG... At The Boot....recorded live approx 1978. No details available on this one, as bass player Bob Gliddon found it a couple years back.

6. NFG...Media Junkie.... as above.

7. NFG...Hijack Victim... as above. One of my all time fave songs from London Ontario Canada!

8. The Sinners.... No Brains Required....from their only 7".

9. The Sinners... Attitude Is Everything... as above.

10. Crash 80's.... Waiting For The Heat....from their only 7". Anyone have any live or demo tapes of Crash 80's???  Please get in touch if you do.

11. Hot House...With My Fire...from the Burn It Down LP. Protopunk or cheap heavy metal? They switched gears and moved in a more punk direction and played the Cedar Lounge quite often.

12.  Generics....Oh Well...from a 1983 demo. Demics cover.

13. Generics...I Wanted To Be A Punk By My Mummy Wouldn't Let Me....from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette that came with What Wave 24.

14. Generics...Thoughts In The Brunswick...from a 1983 demo.

15. The Terminals....Spiderman....live recording 12/16/1983. Probably from The Victoria Tavern.

16. The Terminals...License to Swill...as above and lovingly dedicated to the engineering students at Western University!

17. The Hippies....Nuclear Disaster...from their only 7"

18. Dead Rabbits....I Don't Care...recorded live 9/21/1980 at the Cedar Lounge.

19. Dead Rabbits...Into The Future....as above.

20. The Hippies....How You Gonna Live...from their only 7"

Thanx for putting up with my screwups on this, my first show back in a few weeks. I was extremely nervous doing this one and hopefully that didn't come across onair. And HUGE thanx for all the supportive phone calls, messages and emails. Radio WW listeners are the best!!!
Back on March 12th with a regular show...ie lots of new music and an interview with The Intrusions, an Aylmer based hardcore combo.

Here's a link for the archived show:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist  Mar12/2015

This show had an interview with Jonathan Wall of Intrusions and Joe Bonasia of Nobody's Favourite Records record label. And then we added an extra hour to the show, playing Demics live from the Cedar Lounge 1978 (thanx to Keith Wilson for digging this up). For those that don't know, the Demics were London Ontario's first punk combo, heavily influenced by 60's garagepunk/Stooges/Bowie etc.

1. Demics....Heart Of The City....live from The Cedar Lounge 1978.

2. Buzz Deluxe...Contagious...brand new demo. They last appeared as a 2 piece, but after a hiatus, they are back playing live as a 3 piece.

3. Harmonica Lewinsky....Boy On Fire....from their brand new 7" and from Rochester NY.

4. OBGM's....Pill...from their brand new self titled CD and will be playing at CTO in London tonite.

5. OBGM's...I Just Wanna Love...as above, but meant to play Inclusions.

RIght around here we had a phone conversation with Jonathan Wall of Intrusions and talked about their show happening tonite at APK in London. From there, we had the world premier of an Inclusion song that was finished mere hours prior to this radio show.

6. Intrusions....Picture Void....brand new demo

7. Lonesome Ghost....Haunted By God....from a What Wave cassette released on Record Store Day 4/16/2011. Brandon, the drummer for Lonesome Ghost, is now the singer for Intrusions.

8. Excelsior....Undead Fourth Reich....from their recent 7" EP Punk Floyd EP. Another local combo well worth checking out.

9. Earl Vince and The Valiants...Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite....from British Archives Volume 4 on RCA Records. The original version of this tune featuring members of Fleetwood Mac.

10. Sister Rosetta Tharpe...Jericho...from the Gospel Train LP. The Godmother of rock'n'roll was born 100 years ago this month.

Right around this time Joe Bonasia came onair to talk about his new record label, Nobody's Favourite Records, that will be releasing some compilation records. Then we played a song by Astoria, a band that Joe just happens to be singer/guitarist for.

11. Astoria....Wake Up Sound...from their self titled debut CD.

12. Torquemadas....Teenage Head...from the compilation LP Positive Vibrations. Not to be confused with the Flamin' Groovies tune of the same name. This set of NZ music goes out to my daughter Rox, who is presently in NZ.

13. The Clean...Billy Two....from the compilation LP Beyond The Southern Cross. My fave tune by this NZ combo.

14. Chris Knox....I Wanna Look Like Darcy Clay...from the Beat CD. Chris is a veteran of many many NZ combos.

15. X....Slash Your Face...from X-Spurts, The 1977 Recordings LP on Ugly Pop Records. This is the Australian X, not to be confused with the US combo of the same name. We'll be having Simon Harvey from Ugly Pop Records on next week's show.

16. X...Hey You.... as above.

17. The Castor Troys....Come Hell Or High Water...from the brand new CD of the same name. Features former Londoner Chris Ledroit on guitar and vocals.

18. Bent Wind....Going To The City...from their re-issue of Sussex on Ugly Pop Records. Late 60's Toronto psych/guitar noise.

19. PF Commando...Rough Sound...from a 7" on Ugly Pop Records. Late 70's/early 80's punk from Sweden.

20. Instrusions....WSIB...another demo from this Aylmer combo who we talked to earlier in the show.

21. Delusionaires...The Worm Whispers...recent 7" on Hidden Volume Records. Florida combo on a Philly based record label.

22. Demics....Heart Of The City....from a 1978 recording at the Cedar Lounge here in London. Big Thanx to Keith Wilson for digging this up.

23. Demics...Let's Watch The News.... as above.

24. Demics...Guts...as above.

25. Demics...Cowboys Are Fags....as above.

26. Demics...Factories... as above.

27. Demics... Talks Cheap... as above.

28. Demics....Posers... as above.

29. Demics...Anarchy In The UK... as above.

30. Demics... Blitzkrieg Bop... as above.

31. Demics... The Kids Are Alright... as above.

32. Demics... Janie Jones...as above.

33. Demics... Queen Bitch....as above. I screwed up and played this song 2X.

34. Demics... Mystery Dance... as above.


Big Thanx to Jonathan Wall and Joe Bonasia for taking time to talk about what they are doing! And a big thanx for the encouraging phone calls, emails and facebook messages.
Next week, we've got Simon Harvey on a phoner to talk about Ugly Pop Records and maybe a surprise guest! Also, next week is our last show prior to the London Record Show happening March 22 at Centennial Hall. I'll be at the CHRW table with some local stuff for sale.

You can find the archived show at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist Mar 19/2015

This show featured an interview with Simon Harvey of Ugly Pop Records, one of the finest record labels in North America. And since the London Record Show is on sunday, it's an almost all record show today.

1. Tuerto Loco...Nancy Sinatra....recorded live on Radio What Wave 5/12/2011. Tuerto Loco are playing live at the St Regis on saturday night.

2. The Spy's....Underground...from an Ugly Pop 7". Windsor Ontario combo who played The Cedar Lounge here in London a coupla times, then morphed into The Nelsons.

3. A Passing Fancy....I'm Losing Tonight....another Ugly Pop 7". Late 60's Toronto combo.

4. The Real Kids....I Can't Shake That Girl...from their Shake...Outta Control LP on Ugly Pop Records.

Right around here Simon Harvey called to let us know how he was able to release The Real Kids LP, talked about the Spy's 7", some upcoming releases on Ugly Pop and lots more record geekery!!! You can get Ugly Pop records here in London at Speed City Records, or order direct from the Ugly Pop website. A great record label and it's right here in Ontario so get some of these releases for your aural sanity!!

5. The Real Kids...She Don't Take It.... as above.

6. Pointed Sticks...What Do You Want Me To Do?....yet another Ugly Pop release. Vancouver powerpop combo from the late 70's/early 80's that played London at least 2X.

7. The Northwest Company....Hard To Cry...another Ugly Pop release. Late 60's Vancouver punker.

8. Masters Apprentices....Undecided....another Ugly Pop release. Late 60's Australian punk thumper!

9. Giggleswitch...How Good You Look....from their VII CD. Local combo that may be playing tonight at the APK.

10. Buzz Deluxe....Stabbing Party....from a recent demo they sent us.

11. Noble Savages...Lobotomy City...recent demo that may appear on a Transistor 66 record.

12. Intrusions....WSIB....demo from this Aylmer Ontario combo whom we had on the show last week.

13. Noble Krell...Beware Of The Noble Krell...brand new release on Hidden Volume Records. This one arrived just prior to me heading to the radio station, and i didn't even have time to give it a listen prior. It's a good one, as our pal Timothy Gassen of the Marshmallow Overcoat was involved behind the scenes somehow.

14. Heart Attack Kids...Eh Ok....from their recent 7". Local duo who play around a fair bit.

15. Captain Bringdown and the Buzzkillers....A Dick Shin....from their only 7". Local combo who recently broke up.

16. Excelsior....Shut In....from their recent 7". Another local combo who play about infrequently.

17. Frankie and Jimmy....Mojo Working....from their Scream The Blues LP. Hamilton Ontario duo.

18. Supreme Bagg Team....Crankin' With Elvis...from Mr Garager's Neighbourhood. 1989 LP on OG/ What Wave Records. Found a few of these and will have them at the record show on sunday.

19. Flying Squad...Fie On You....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls, 1988 7" on What Wave Records.  We'll have a few of these at the record show on sunday as well.

20. Bryan Ferry....The In Crowd....from a self titled LP on Atlantic Records.

Big thanx to Simon Harvey of Ugly Pop Records for calling in to talk about his record label. Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, messages etc!!
You can catch me at the London Record Show on Sunday March 22nd at Centennial Hall....I'll be at the CHRW table and also have copies of What Wave 24 and the Graphic Underground: London 1977-1990 book for sale.

You can catch the archived show at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist March 26 2015

1. Lost Patrol....Long Long Night....from the Tell No Lies cassette 1990. Windsor Ontario combo who played many many times here in London back in that era! This particular cassette was mainly recorded at Dan Brodbeck's home studio. Dan has since gone on to win a Juno Award. Lost Patrol have re-united a couple of times over the years.

2. F.P. Tranzuilizer....Crispy Big Ones...from a split CD w/Microdot. FPT is the solo project of Bill Northcott, who also appears on Microdot as guitarist. Winnipeg.

3. Microdot....You Got Me In A Bind....as above. Microdot also features Jen Alexander on drums.

4. The Angry Dragons...Love You Tonite...from their only CD. This  features Bill on drums, Jen on guitar as well as vocalist/guitarist Joanne Rodriguez. Winnipeg garagepunk.

5. American Flamewhip... Show Me...from their Fingertight CD. This features Joanne on guitar and vocal. These few bands show how incestuous the Winnipeg music scene is.

6. Roger Zuraw....Public Transit Worker Blues....from Whose Blues Is It Anyway CD. Toronto outsider blues.

7. Fireball Grant...Perfect Score...from a live to air on Radio WW from 10/31/13. Fireball will be playing our next Rock'n'Roll Rent Party happening on sunday April 5th.

8. Pacanomad....Heaven Can Wait....from their Restless CD. Local combo who played a past Rock'n'Roll Rent Party.

9. Hiroshima Hearts...14 Floors....from a recent demo. Another local combo who will be playing a future Rock'n'Roll Rent Party.

10. The Chickens....25 Years....from the Prepare To Plug In CD.  This band evolved out of UIC, which just happens to be the next song....

11. UIC....Green Lady...from the Wiseman Sessions. Limited edition CD from about 1989 that we're still trying to get released on vinyl.

12. Legend Killers....You'll Get Yours...from the Better Than Hammerin' EP from 1989.

13. Castor Troys....Wolves Below....from the Come Hell Or High Water CD and features former Londoner Chris Ledroit on guitar.

14. PF Commando....Rough Sound....7" on Ugly Pop Records. We had Simon Harvey from Ugly Pop Records as a phone in guest last week and this is one of his many releases.

15. Hurricane And Able...Such A Star...from their newest download, The Thin End Of The Wedge.

16. Katrina And The Waves....She Loves To Groove...from The Original Recordings 1983-1984 on Bongobeat Records. Katrina will be playing at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton on Saturday night.

17. Katrina And The Waves....Walking On Sunshine....as above and the song everyone knows.

18. The Sadies...Lay Down Your Arms...from The Stories Often Told CD from 2002. The Sadies are in town tonight at Call The Office.

19. The Sadies...Why Would Anyone Live Here...from the Favourite Colours CD and features Robyn Hitchcock on vocals.

20. Andre Williams and The Sadies....Psycho...from the Red Dirt CD on Bloodshot Records.

21. Andre Williams and The Sadies....Surfin' To Country Hell....from the Hot As Hell semi-official bootleg LP recorded somewhere in Europe.

22. Andre Williams and The Sadies....Alleluia.... as above.

23. Andre Williams and The Sadies....Proud Mary.....as above and  we faded this one out as it was the end of the show.

Big thanx for all the phone calls, emails, messages and HEY's at the London Record Show last weekend. Back next week for more noise to annoy!!

You can catch the archived show at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist April 2nd 2015

1. NY Dolls.....7 Day Weekend....from the Norton CD, A Hard Day's Night, 1973 Studio demos.

2. The Mongrels....All Systems Go...from their 5/2/13 Radio WW Session. The Mongrels will be playing this sunday at the APK for the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party. The show starts at 3PM.

3. The Mongrels...Do It...as above.

4. Fireball Grant.... York Hotel...from a live to air 10/31/2013 on Radio WW. Fireball will be opening sundays show at the APK. He goes on at 3PM so drop by for the carnage!!

5. Intrusions....Picture Void...from their brand new demo. Aylmer Ontario hardcore.

6. Forgotten Rebels....Did You Miss Me..from a live show at The Cedar Lounge 3/13/1982. Big Thanx to Reg Quinton for supplying this and the next track.

7. Forgotten Rebels....No Beatles Reunion...as above. Forgotten Rebels play at Call The Office on saturday night.

8. Forgotten Rebels....New Wave Girl...from their very first cassette....and things went weird part way through this as background noises suddenly took over and the cassette started  cutting out.

9. Marvelous Beauhunks...Fantasy Merry-Go-Round...from their Do Not Resuscitate CD.

10. Excelsior....Pornos....from their recent Punk Floyd 7" EP on It's Trash Records.

11. Noble Savages....Boy No More....from their recent demo and may be on a 7" on Transistor 66 Records outta Winnipeg.

12. Bum....Weekend....from a 7"  record on Au Go Go records. From Victoria BC, record released in Australia and a cover of The Dictators song from NYC.

13. Lionel Lodge....Smile...from The Agitator CD. We had Lionel and band live onair a few weeks back for a live to air.

14. Eugene Ripper....End Of The Highway...from his brand new CD, Fast Folk Underground 4.0

15. The Fleshtones....The Dreg...from the Roman Gods LP. The Fleshtones play in Hamilton at This Ain't Hollywood next thursday. We're hoping to have Peter Zaremba on a phoner prior to the show.

16. The Fleshtones...Tearing Me Apart...from the Hitsburg Revisited CD. A cover of a Teenage Head song.

17. Teenage Head....Dance With Your Doll...from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1. We've got Dave Rave scheduled to come on live to air on April 16th.

18. The Shakers.... Out The Door...from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1.  The Shakers have a reunion show scheduled for July in Hamilton.

19. The 905s.....What Are We Receiving....from the brand new Shake Down CD that had it's world radio premier right here.

20. The 905s...Action Kicks... as above.

21. The 905s.... Hamilton Head... as above. This was the song that turned me on to The 905s when i heard the original version several years back.

22. The Noble Krell...Beware The Noble Krell....from a 7" on Hidden Volume Records.

23. FP Tranquilizer....East....from his self titled split CD with Microdot.

24.  Suspect Parts....Change Your Mind...from a 7" on No Front Teeth Records.

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, messages and Heys!! Back again next week with more noise to annoy!!

Here's a link to the archived show:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist April 9 2015. Double Header w/Steven R Stunning and Peter Zaremba

With this show, we had Steven R Stunning (63 Monroe and man about town) and Peter Zaremba (The Fleshtones) as guests....Steven was live in the onair studio and Peter called prior to the big show at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton.

1. 905s.... Stale Mate...from the Shake Down CD. Brand new and we gave it the world radio premier on last week's show!
Right about this time Steven R Stunning showed up to talk about his big record release happening at Call The Office on Saturday April 18th. And we gave the new record the world radio premier.

2. Steven R Stunning....Punk Rock Soldier....from the about to be released Punk Rock Soldier LP on Speed City Records. The first 3 songs are from the A side.

3. Steven R Stunning....Prostitute.... as above.

4. Steven R Stunning...Bleed.... as above

5. 63 Monroe...Bloodstains....from the AA side of Punk Rock Soldier.

6. 63 Monroe... Tattoo... as above.

7. 63 Monroe...She's Electric... as above

8. 63 Monroe... High On Rebellion... as above.

9. 63 Monroe...Party Like A Rock Star.... as above.

10. 63 Monroe... Bad Bad Rock'n'Roll....from a 7' from about 2 years ago. On Yeah Right Records.

11. Trouble Boys (Featuring Dave Rave)... Can't Help But Shake...from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1. We've got Dave Rave scheduled for a live appearance on next week's Radio What Wave.

12. Trouble Boys (Featuring Dave Rave)...Fun Booze and Corvettes.... as above.

13. Noble Savages....Fire In The World...recent demo. Noble Savages opened for The Fleshtones in Hamilton last night.

14. Fleshtones....Bigger and Better...from the Beachhead CD from 2005

Right about this time, Peter Zaremba, vocalist and keyboard player for The Fleshtones called in to talk abou the rock'n'roll show happening at This Ain't Hollywood. Peter had lots of memories of playing London during past tours.

15. Fleshtones....It Is As It Was...from Wheel Of Talent LP

16. Fleshtones.... Remember The Ramones... as above.

17. Fleshtones....Kingsmen Medley....from Speed Connection II LP.

18. Fleshtones....Hipster Heaven which we faded out as we ran out of time but not music.

Big Thanx to Steven R Stunning taking the time to come up to the Radio What Wave studio to talk about the new LP and release party. And a Huge Thanx to Peter Zaremba for taking the time to phone in and talk about all things Fleshtone!!!
And a big thanx for all the phone ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!
Next week we've got Dave Rave live on the airwaves from the Radio What Wave studio.

Here's a link to the archived show:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist April 16/2015

1. 63 Monroe....Party Like A Rock Star....from their brand new LP called Party Like A Rock Star. We had lead singer Steven R Stunning on air last week to talk about this release.

2. Roger Zuraw....Keep Your Mouth Shut...from the For The Downtrodden and the Oppressed CD.

3. Fireball Grant....All Write Now....from a demo CD that FG gave us. One man band from Watford Ontario.

4. catl....Hold My Body Down....from This Shakin' House LP. 2 piece blues/punk combo outta Toronto.

5. The Black Holes...Who Slapped John....from a live recording at The Brunswick and Black Holes play Saturday night at London Music Club.

6. Larry Lea...Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?....London Ontario rocker from the early 60's. Meant to play Odd Man Out as The Black Holes used to cover this song.

7. X Ray Cat Trio....I Was Cruel To You...from their Bloody Deeds CD. Leeds UK rock'n'roll'n'billy combo.

8. Skeptics...Lose My Cool....from a Dirty Water CD.

9. Bloody Diamonds...Bright Lights Darling....from a live to air on Radio WW 9/27/2012. Bloody Diamonds play the APK on saturday April 25th.

10. The Mogs....Swamp Love...from the El Mogamundo CD. This goes out to guitarist/vocalist Rob Munro who passed away in 2014. One of Rob's previous bands, The Noble Savages dedicated their set to Rob when they opened up for The Fleshtones last week. Rob was a HUGE Fleshtones fan!!

11. Excelsior...Pornos...from their  Punk Floyd EP. Local punk rock combo with some early 60's greasy rock'n'roll sounds.

12. Heart Attack Kids....Eh OK....from their recent 7". Local 2 piece combo that plays out quite frequently.

13.  The Zellots....Soldiers...from Sleepy's Club Hits, the cassette that came free with What Wave 24. This went out to Laurie McColeman who was birthday-ing!!

14. The Insomniacs....Mr Yesterday...from a recent single on Hidden Volume Records.

15. 905s....What Are We Receiving....from their brand new Shake Down CD.

16. Thundermug....Big City....from their Ta-Daa!! LP from 1974. From here on in, we just played local records as record store day is happening on Saturday.

17. Hot House....City Boy....from the Burn It Down LP from 1978.

18. Flying Squad...Fie On You....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls. 4 song EP that came with What Wave 16 form 1988.

19. Spiral Scratch....Tear Down The Borders...from their Zulu Syndrome LP from 1983.

20. Condo Christ....Weekend Alcoholic....from London Underground, a CHRW compilation from 1986.

21. Pelicans....New Wave...from a 7" on Shotgun Records. From Brantford Ontario, probably late 70's.

22. Finks....Can't Say No...from their only 7" from 1987. This was actually played many times on local AM station CKSL.

23. Spiny Anteaters....Motor....from their 1993 7"

24.   Whipping Wind....Don't Get Into It...from their Long Straws EP from 2011.

Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! All greatly appreciated. Back again next week with more noise to annoy.

 Here's a link to the archived show:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist April 23/2015

1. Bloody Diamonds.... She Ain't Pretty....from a live to air on Radio WW 9/27/2012. And they'll be playing live at APK Saturday April 25th. Great combo from Halifax that makes the effort to tour this way every year of so.

2. Black Frame Spectacle...A Line In The Sand...from their Grady Sessions CD. Dorchester 2 piece that will be playing with Bloody Diamonds on Sat nite.

3. 905s...What Are We Receiving....from their Shake Down CD that just came out. Brampton Ontario, just outside of Toronto is their home.

4. Intrusions.....WSIB...from their very recent demo. Aylmer Ontario combo who are hosting a big bash in their hometown on Saturday night!

5. Noble Savages...Fire In The World....latest demo from this bunch of Hamilton hoodlums. Saw them play a coupla weeks ago and new drummer Stacey Case really adds a whallop to their sound.

6. Mooney Suzuki...Electric Sweat....from the CD of the same name from 2002 and goes out to loyal listener Mike Baarda!

7. Demics....400 Blows...from their self titled LP. This was a song that used to get me up and dancing many years ago!

8. UIC....Pushed In To The Hole....from the Wiseman Sessions.  UIC at their finest and we're still waiting for this to come out on vinyl with pics and liner notes. The nephew of Dave Robinson (vocals) and Fred Robinson (guitar) phoned in to thank me for playing this one! And nephew Mike's kids were listening....that would make Fred and Dave their great uncles!! It's an incestuous situation happening here!

9. Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods....Shake 'Em On Down...from the Memphis Swamp Jam double LP from 1969. 2 guys with a guitar and a harmonica and it sounds like a steam engine taking off through a late night deserted downtown. Industrial noise at its finest!! And this song blows my mind every time i hear it!

10. John Hammond....Who Do You Love?...from his So Many Roads LP from 1965. Part of John's backup band is The Band, prior to, when they were up and coming cats that could play just about anything! That Robbie Robertson guitar solo sure does rip!!

11. Howlin' Wolf....I'm Evil...from a greatest hits record and recorded back in 1954. Next time you see Kerry Piper, ask him about the time he got Howlin' Wolf to autograph his menu!

12.  Speaking Tongues....What's Yer Story....from their debut CD. 2 piece blues/boogie/punk combo outta Toronto who played here a number of times before packing it in. Drummer Pete sometimes plays harp for catl when they do a Toronto show.

13. Skirt Chasers....Train Riding...from their only CD. Another 2 piece outta Toronto that fueled up on boogie/blues and punk to create a wild and exciting sound!

14. Immortal Lee County Killers...Boom Boom...from their These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again CD from 2005. And indeed the title is true every time i listen to this song and think about listening to Skip James. These guys blew through town just after releasing this one and were absolutely devastating on the stage of Call The Office. Then they promptly broke up.

15. Hiroshima Hearts...14 Floors...from a recent demo. HH are playing at the next Rock'n'Roll Rent Party on May 3rd and then again a live to air here on Radio WW on May 14th. You've been warned, so take appropriate action!

16. Larry Lee....Odd Man Out...from the Larry Lee and The Leesures LP. Early 60's and local and this song used to get covered by local rbilly combo, The Black Holes.

17. Mckenna Mendelson Mainline....Think I'm Losing My Marbles....from the Stink LP and features Mendelson Joe on the lead vocals on this one. There's a short documentary on MJ somewhere out in youtube land covering his present life and art.

18. Legend Killers....Strychnine....from their very first demos 1986. Local combo who appeared on every What Wave compilation cassette and also released a 7" on WW Records back in 1989.

19. Miracle Workers....I'm Hung Up....from the Moxies Revenge LP on Get Hip Records from 1989. Moxie was the original label that these some of these sessions appeared on back in about 1983.

20. Link Wray....Batman....from the Early Recordings LP on Ace Records. Link played Call The Office 9/17/1999.

21. The Cramps.... Don't Eat Stuff Off The Sidewalk....from the 1981 LP, Psychedelic Jungle. One of my all time fave LP's!!

22. The Cramps...Can't Find My Mind.... as above.

23. The Litter....Action Woman...from Pebbles Volume 1. Big Thanx to Greg Shaw of Bomp Records for starting the ball rolling with his Pebbles series of compilations of 60's garage punk. 27 volumes in total and then about 23 more of Highs In The Mid 60's LP's!!

24. The Satans.... Makin' Deals....from Pebbles Volume 2.

25. Count Bishops.... Teenage Letter....from the Speedball Plus 11 CD on Chiswick Records. 1975 protopunk'n'roll!!!

Big Thanx to all the phoners, emailers, facebook messagers and people saying HEY!!! Much Appreciated.
Back again next week with more noise to annoy.

And here's a link to the archived show:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist April 30/2015

1. The Mongrels....All Systems Go....from a May 2013 demo. The Mongrels play the monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party on Sunday May 3rd, 3PM at APK.

2. Hiroshima Hearts....Rust....from a recent demo. HH play the monthly R'n'R Rent Party with The Mongrels this sunday. They also have a live to air May 14th, right here on Radio WW!

3. Hiroshima Hearts...The Well....as above.

4. Eugene Ripper.... Vincent's Lament...from Fast Folk Underground 4.0. Eugene was in Stark Naked and The Fleshtones many moons ago.

5. Mendelson Joe....My Engine Won't Idle....from the Sophisto LP from 1975. Canadian icon and artist who was once in Mainline. On the Radio WW facebook page, there's a video of Canadian comedian Rick Mercer talking to Joe.

6. Tav Falco and Panther Burns.... Shade Tree Mechanic....from the 1986 Shake Rag EP.

7. Roger Zuraw....Grass Cutter...from the CD Whose Blues Is It Anyway? Sent this out to Danny P our resident lawn maintenance guy. And also out to Roger....get well real soon!!

8. Stunning....Punk Rock Soldier....from the LP of the same name. Steven R Stunning of 63 Monroe infamy is back.

9. 905s....Hamilton Head....from the recent Shake Down CD.

10. Teenage Head...Dance With Your Doll....from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1. And speaking of Dave Rave, we've got Dave on as special guest on next week's show!!

11. Agnelli and Rave....Let's Shake... as above.

12. Only Ones....Another Girl Another Planet....from the 1979 LP Special View. Only Ones were supposed to tour this area this weekend, but the entire tour was cancelled.

13. Small Faces....Me You And Us Too....from The Best Of The Immediate Years from 1969. Features Steve Marriot on lead vocals and Steve will make an appearance near the end of this show, in Humble Pie.

14. Kingsmen....Louie Louie....from their Greatest Hits LP. This goes out to vocalist Jack Ely who passed away this week. This is pretty much ground 0 for garage rock, frat rock and a song that everyone knows!

15. Lionel Lodge...Smile.....from The Agitator CD. Local hero who presently resides in Austria and is doing quite well there.

16. Alex Harvey....Gang Bang....from the Next.... LP. A little 70's debauchery for a thursday eve.

17. Guess Who....Heart Broken Bopper...from the 1972 Rockin' LP. This was right after Randy Bachman left the band and replacement Kurt Winter shows he has the guitar licks on this track.

18. FP Tranquilizer....Crispy Big Ones....from a self titled CD and out of Winnipeg as the Guess Who were.

19. XTC....She's So Square....from the B Sides LP that came free with the A Sides LP. This track is from 1977 and eludes to the upcoming garage revival of the early 80's

20. Hurricane and Able.... Me And You....from their latest download. London/Toronto combo.

21. Mother's Children....Gang Is Back...from their recent Lemon Lp. Ottawa based power poppers.

22. Humble Pie... Get Down To It....from the Eat It Lp from 1973.

23. Thin Lizzie....Jailbreak....from their Greatest Hits CD and this one stopped playing part way through for some odd reason.

24. Hurricane and Able... Martha Washington....from their latest download and had to get this one going fast as we had some dead air with Thin Lizzie stopping abruptly.

25. Cyril Davies.... Country Line....from the History of British Blues LP and released in 1962. Had to fade this one out as we ran outta time but certainly not tunes.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!
Next week, Dave Rave is our special guest and we'll talk about things like Teenage Head, The Shakers and their summer reunion, and LOADS more as Dave travels the world playing music.

The archived show is at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist   May 7/2015  With Dave Rave        

On this show, we had the pleasure of Dave Rave as our special guest. We talked all things Dave Rave...ie Teenage Head, The Shakers, Dave Rave and The Governors, Dave Rave Conspiracy, Agnelli and Rave and The Gord Lewis Group. We ran out of time as there is so much more that we could have talked about!

1. The Crashtones.....Rock The Party....from Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1 on Bullseye Records.

2. Dave Rave and The Governors.....Sweet American Music....from the brand new Sweet American Music CD.

3. Dave Rave and the Governors....Purple Velvet Valentine....as above.

4. Dave Rave and The Governors....St Paul....from the Ashtray Makup CD.

5. The Shakers....Shake Some Action....from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1.

6. The Shakers...Jump In My Car...from the In Time LP.

7. The Shakers...Feelin' Fine....from the Weekend LP.

8. Teenage Head....Dance With Your Doll....from the Dave Rave Anthology Volume 1

9. Teenage Head...Can't Stop Shakin'....from the Can't Stop Shakin' 12" EP.

10. Hailee Rose....Everything's Gonna.....from a soon to be released CD. Hailee is a young lady that Dave has been helping out.

11. Dave Rave... Anne-Marie...from the Live With What You Know CD.

Huge Thanx to Dave Rave for taking time out of his busy schedule to drop by and chat. And thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!

Next week we've got Hiroshima Hearts playing live over the airwaves.

You can catch the archived show here:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist May 14/2015 w/Hiroshima Hearts Live To Air

1. Dave Rave and The Governors....Trapped...from the brand new Sweet American Music CD. Big Thanx to Dave Rave for coming live on air last week!

2. Intrusions....WSIB...from a recent demo. Aylmer hardcore combo.

3. Bardos....Devil's Weed....Toronto 2 piece demo.

4. Stunning....Punk Rock Soldier...from the CD of the same name. Steven R Stunning is vocalist for local combo 63 Monroe.

5. 905s....What Are We Receiving...from their recent Shake Down CD. Power poppers from Brampton Ontario.

6. The Hippies....Can Teens....from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette that comes with What Wave 24.

7. Hiroshima Hearts....Rust....this was played live in the studio and direct to air!!

8. Hiroshima Hearts....Walking Away.... as above.

9. Hiroshima Hearts....Bad Reputation.... as above.

10. Hiroshima Hearts...Fool Me Twice... as above.

11. Hiroshima Hearts....The Well.... as above.

12. Hiroshima Hearts....Spend $...as above and it was the world premier for this song as Jenn was still writing the lyrics during sound check!
Around this point, drummer John, lead vocalist Jenn and bass player Mike joined me in the studio to talk all things Hiroshima Hearts.

13. The Hippies....How You Gonna Live....from their only 7". London combo from the late 70's/early 80's. The rest of the show is all female lead bands on 7" records.

14. Jane Doe....Dance With Me Henry....from a 7" that featured many of London's players from the early 80's.

15. B Girls....Fun At The Beach....Bomp 7" that features Londoner Marcy Saddy on the tubs.

16. Angry Dragons...Love You Tonite....from their only 7" on bright pink vinyl. Winnipeg combo who played London a couple of times about 5 years ago.

17. Vibrating Beds....What You Do To Me...from a 7" on Transistor 66 Records and from Winnipeg.

18. The Brood...Let's Talk About Boys...from a 7" on Primitive Records. Portland Maine based all girl garage combo from the mid 80's to early 90's.

19. Headcoatees....Johnny Jack...from a 7" on Damaged Goods Records.

HUGE Thanx to Hiroshima Hearts for coming to play live to air on Radio What Wave!! You can catch them Saturday at the Black Shire for their CD release party, and again on May 23rd at Norma Jeans.

Thanx for all the phone-ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!

You can catch the archived show at:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist May 21/2015

1. Hiroshima Hearts....14 Floors...demo and  probably the same version as their CD that is just out.

2. BB King.... Ain't Nobody Home...from a Greatest Hits LP on ABC/Dunhill. Also features Bobby Keys, who also recently passed away, on sax.

3. Paul James Band....Almost Crazy... from the LP of the same name 1984. Paul was in town on friday.

4.  Kinks....Milkcow Blues...from The Kinks Kontroversy LP, mid 60's. I was reading a recent Shindig magazine where they covered the Kinks in fair depth.

5. 63 Monroe...Bloodstains...from the brand new Punk Rock Soldier LP. This song was originally done by NFG, who sorta merged into 63 Monroe approx 1980.

6. Excelsior....Shut In....from their recent Punk Floyd EP on It's Trash Records.

7. 905s....City Tonite...from the recent Shake Down CD.

8. The Noble Savages...Boy No More...from a recent demo.

9. The Sonics....Don't Need No Doctor...from the recent This Is The Sonics LP. Bunch of old farts who prove they can rock harder than most twenty somethings!!

10. The Sonics....Be A Woman....as above.

11. Yardbirds...Lost Woman...from the Over Under Sideways Down LP.

12. UIC....Our Garage...from the LP of the same name from 1986. Exeter boys make good in Toronto!!

13.  UIC....Strange Sin.... as above.

14. The Barbarians... Are You A Boy?,,,from their self titled LP from the mid 60's. Sent this out to Ryan In The Red who was supposed to call in and talk about his latest combo, Vintage Experience. Ryan fell asleep on the couch, something that seems to happen to many of us at one time or another. BTW, Vintage Experience rocked hard last night at the London Ale House.

15. Duster Bennett....I Love My Baby....from the 12 DBs LP. Duster was a one man blues band from the UK in the mid to late 60's. This track features original Yardbird guitarist Top Topham and sounds very Yardbirds-ish.

16. The Matadors... Pink Lincoln...from The Devil's Music CD from 2004. The Matadors played at Call the Office last night.

17. Drastic Measures....Teddy Bears Picnic....1980 Toronto combo and the start of our songs about summer.

18. The Troggs...Summertime...from a 7". Mid 60's AM radio hit.

19. The Barracudas....His Last Summer...1980 7" that features Jeremy Gluck on lead vocals.

20. The Valves...Ain't No Surf in Portobello....1977 7" from this UK combo.

21. The Undertones....Here Comes The Summer...from their first LP from 1979.

22. Bevis Frond... Summer Holiday...1993  EP from Nick Saloman.

23. The Barracudas....I Wish It Could Be 1965 Again...from a 7" from 1980. Not really a summer time record, but my fave single by  The Barracudas.

24. Vintage Experience....Little Bit Of Soul....from a recent demo.

25. Vintage Experience...For Your Love...as above.

26. Vintage Experience...Love Her Madly... as above.

Big thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! Back again next week at the same time.

Here's a link to the archived show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist May 28 2015

On this week's show, it's all tracks from compilation albums (LP's and CD's) except the very first song.

1.  Labasheeda.....Head....from their brand new CD, Changing Lights. Labasheeda are from the Netherlands and have actually played here in London back in the summer of 2009.

2. Rat Bastards....Swamp Spree....from Cows Go Mu CD put out by our sister station in Hamilton, CFMU and selected by our good pal, The Mole! From late 1993.

3. Junkhouse....Small Town Romance....from 22 Original Hits 22 Original Stars, another Hamilton compilation CD. 1991 release and this song did NOT appear on any of Junkhouses CD's when they were big time in the mid 90's. And ya, that's Tom Wilson on vocals!

4. Coyote Shivers....Lust Never Sleeps....from the Cool Soundzine from 1992. Yet another Hamilton compilation CD.

5. Flamingo-gos.....Psychedlicide....from the 10,000 micrograms of Promo CD. Hamilton/Brantford all girl garage punk combo.

6. The Chessmen....Time Machine....from Mister Garager's Neighbourhood, a compilation LP on OG/What Wave Records from 1989. The Chessmen were from Hamilton/Brantford Ontario.

7. Dave Rave w/Ravens In The Woods.....Better Than Zero...from a brand new compilation called The Good Sponge Sampler Volume 3. Dave dropped this off last time he was in the studio with us.

8. Noble Savages...Music Will Kill You....from the Marshmallow Generation compilation LP that came out recently on It's Trash Records.

9. Familiar Fiends...The Scientist.... as above.

10. Shakey Jack.....I Won't See You No More....from the Demics Covers compilation CD from 1998.

11. The Stance....I Need A Reason...from the Just Friends Records sampler. 2006 and from Halifax Nova Scotia.

12.White Wires....I Remember How....from the Kelp 16 CD sampler from 2010.

13. American Flamewhip....Show Me....from the Winnipeg Riot compilation CD compiled by our good pal Darren Merinuk. The features J-Rod on vocals who was in The Angry Dragons.

14. Living Deadbeats....Easy Peasy....from the Not Your Buddy's Compilation Volume 4.  Recently broke up and features former Londoner Pete Feend.

15. Buzz Deluxe....Cheater...from the No Vinyl Records compilation CD. From 2006 and Buzz Deluxe have just recently got back together and our out and playing.

16. White Lung....Breaking Boxes...frin the compilation CD Hockey Dad Records Presents: Farm Team 2009.

17. Luke And The Apostles....Been Burnt....from Wyld Canada Volume 1. The Wyld Canada series is all 60's garagepunk material from Canada and is available as downloads. Luke and the Apostles did a few reunion shows last year, hopefully a few more this year.

18. Ugly Ducklings....She Ain't No Use To Me....from Wyld Canada Volume 2

19. Painted Ship....Little White Lies.....from Wyld Canada Volume 3.

20. Quiet Jungle....Everything...from Wyld Canada Volume 4.

21. JB and The Playboys....Leave My Woman Alone...from Wyld Canada Volume 6

22. Legend Killers....Shoot Magoo....from Four Whom The Bell Tolls 7" record that came with What Wave 16 in 1988.

23. Radio 4....I Don't Wanna Go To NYC....from Slippery's Club Hits, the cassette compilation that came with What Wave 24.

24. Excelsior....Pornos...from the Marshmallow Generation LP mentioned above.

25. The Cut Offs....Rock'n'Roll Soldier....from Sympathetic Sounds Of Montreal compilation CD 2004.

26.The Spaceshits....60 Nights....from the CD compilation Sultan, A Harem Of Hits.

Hope you enjoyed the almost all Canadian compilation show!! Next week, it's all powerpop as we have an interview scheduled with Dany Laj who is appearing in London at Call The Office on June 8th.
As always, thanx for all the phone calls, emails and facebook messages!

Here's a link to the download for the show:
http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Radio What Wave Playlist June 4/2015

Almost all Canuck powerpop with a couple of cool exceptions.  Dany Laj of Dany Laj and the Lookouts called in to talk about his big show at Call The Office happening Monday June 8th.

1. The Mongrels.....All Systems Go...from a demo.  The Mongrels and Myrtle Earle will be playing the Rock'n'Roll Rent Party happening Sunday June 7th at 3PM.

2. MC5....Human Being Lawnmower.....from the Back In The USA Lp from 1970 and a request.

3. 905s...What Are We Receiving....from the Shake Down CD. Brampton powerpoppers!

4. Holy Roller.....Bicycle Day....from a recent demo from this London Ontario combo.

5. Almighty Rhombus....She Didn't Want Me...demo from this Sudbury Ontario combo.

6. The React....Only Living....from a 7" on La Ti Da Records from 2012.

7. Cheap Speakers... She Has A System....from the Switches and Levers CD.

Right about this time, Dany Laj of Dany Laj and the Lookouts called in to talk about Monday's show at Call The Office.

8. Dany Laj....Small Town Kid.....from the brand new Word On The Street CD.

9. Hurricane and Able....New Song....from their latest download.

10. Magic Christian....Let's Shake....from their 7" recorded in Hamilton Ontario with Gordie Lewis and Dave Rave.

11. Dave Rave and The Governors...Night School...from the recent Sweet American Music CD.

12. The Shakers....In Time...from the album of the same name from the early 80's.

13. The Chickens....Summer Of Love....from the Prepare To Plug In CD from 2000.

14. The Diodes....Red Rubber Ball....from their Best Of CD on Sony Records..Late 70's powerpopers from Toronto.

15. Cirrone.....Uplands Park Road....from a Pop Geek Heaven dowload.

16. Popular Mechanix....Ice Box City....from their self titled debut LP approx 1979. Winnipeg combo who released at least one other LP.

17. The Connexions....I'll Get You In The End....from their Connect 4 CD. Newfoundland based powerpoppers.

18. The Minstrels...Can't She Be Mine....from the Ev'ry Which Way CD from 1992

19. Dany Laj and the Lookouts....Mr Rebound....from the brand new Word On The Street CD.

20. The Stoves....Look Through Any Window....from a live recording at the Cedar Lounge in 1979.

21. The Hi Fi's....Look What You've Done...from a 1980 7". This band went on to become Blue Rodeo.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!  Back again next week with some more powerpop

You can download or stream the archived show at:

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

Radio What Wave Playlist June 11/2015

1. Dustbin Flowers.....Plasticine Nicotine...from the II CD and DF are playing Norma Jeans on saturday night.

2. Mods....Reactions....from the Twenty Two Months CD on OPM Records. This is the beginning of our powerpop special that continues from last week.

3. Blue Peter....Living In The 80's....from their 1980 LP, Test Patterns For Living. Blue Peter played many many times here in London from the late 70's till their breakup.

4. BB Guns....Bang Bang....recorded live on CIUT 2/12/2013 Moondog's Ballroom show.

5. The Bon....Hey Suzette....from their Static Electricity CD on Boppa Do Down Records. Toronto based and from about 3 years ago or so.

6. Steve Blimkie and The Reason....It Only Happened Twice....from their self titled debut LP from 1979 on Ready Records.

7. The Numbers....Sunday Afternoon....from their 1979 LP, Add Up. Toronto based power/60's pop based combo.

8. Mother's Children....The Gang's Here...from their recent Lemon LP. Ottawa based powerpop meets glam combo!

9. Clockwise....Rich And Famous....demo from this Toronto based powerpop combo.

10. The Chains....Her Name Is Love...from their On Top Of Things Cd from 2002. Montreal based garage/powerpop combo.

11. Hiroshima Hearts....14 Floors...from their brand new debut CD. We had this combo live on Radio WW last month and they killed it!!

12. Vintage Experience...You Don't Look Good To Me...from their only demo. London based combo we caught a few weeks back at the Ale House.

13. Steven R Stunning...Punk Rock Soldiers...from their recent release of the same name. Steven R Stunning is from local punk/glam legends 63 Monroe.

14. Labasheeda....Wasteland...from their recent Changing Lights CD. Netherlands combo who played London several years back.

15. Castor Troys....Wolves Below....from their recent Come Hell Or High Water CD.

16. Legend Killers...Babysitter....from the Shoot Magoo cassette from 1989. London Ontario based garagepunk/hard rock combo who lasted from the mid 80's to early 90's and reformed in the early 2000's for a couple of years.

17. The Evil Hoodoos....Revenge....from a cassette recently found and all it has on it is Evil Hoodoos and 1992. Any info appreciated.

18. Evil Hoodoos....Help Me .... as above.

19. Dany Laj and the Looks...Queen Street West....from the brand new Word On The Street CD. Caught them monday night at Call The Office and they put on a top notch show!!

20. Fine Print... Time Is Right....from a 2011 cassette for Record Store Day. London Ontario based 60's powerpop combo.

21. The Cry....Dangerous Game...from the Pop Geek Heaven website. More powerpop than you can absorb in a lifetime!

22. Crawlin' Kingsnakes...T For Texas...from a cassette from 1987. Mid 80's rock/garage/country combo that still plays out once in awhile

23. Fleshtones....Gotta Get Away....recent demo that Peter Zaremba gave us for airplay.

24. Lonesome Ghost....Haunted By God....from a 2011 cassette for Record Store Day. The coolest band to ever come out of Aylmer Ontario.

25. Noble Savages....Boy No More....from their recent demo.

Big thanx for all the phone-ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! That's what makes it all worthwhile!!

You can catch the archived show here:

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Radio What Wave Playlist  June 18/2015

1. The 905s.....Action Kicks....from their recent Shake Down CD.

2. Dany Laj and the Looks....Best Thing In Town....from their brand new Word On The Street CD.

3. Elk....Rock And Roll...from their Balm Beach 7" from 2011.

4. Edward O'Connell... Every Precious Day....from a Pop Geek Heaven download.

5.Shark Week.....Baby Maybe....from a 2013 7".

6. Archaics....Nightwalking....from their recent cassette. Archaics were in town last saturday and put on an excellent psych show at Grooves Records.

7. Long Day's Journey....Mr Barrett's Vegtable Garden....brand new demo from this Hamilton based psych combo.

8. The Noble Krell.... Never Ever...from a recent 7" on Hidden Volume Records.

9. MFC Chicken....DJ Booth....recent download from UK based Dirty Water Records.

10. Atomic Suplex....14" Of Fist... as above.

11. Ohgunquit....Hope In Hell... as above.

12. Pretty Pretty...Too Kind....demo from this Ohio combo who were at Call The Office last night.

13. Excelsior....Shut In....recent 7" EP on It's Trash Records.

14. Noble Savages....Lobotomy City.....recent demo.

15. Flesh Rag....Suffragette City....from their recent cassette.

16. Rezillos....Flying Saucer Attack....from their Can't Stand The Rezillos Lp from 1978. The Rezillos come to London on July 18th.

17. Rezillos...No... as above.

18. The Sonics....I Don't Need No Doctor....from their brand new LP.

19.Evil Farm Children....Hangover...from the Evilling CD and a request.

20. Hiroshima Hearts...The Well....from their brand new CD.

21. Heart Attack Kids...Eh Ok...from their recent 7" EP.

22. Condo Christ....Weekend Alcoholic...from the London Underground LP from 1988.

23. Simply Saucer....Instant Pleasure...from the Cyborgs Revisited LP.

24. Von Zippers...Kill That Guy....from their Bad Generation CD, mid 90's on Estrus.

25. The Viletones....Sign Of The Times...from the What It Feels Like To Kill CD

26. The Scenics....Do The Wait....from their Sunshine World CD and had to fade this one out as we ran outta time.

Big thanx for all the phone ins, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!! The next 2 shows will be all Canadian as we celebrate Canada Day July 1st.

You can catch the archived show at:
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Radio What Wave Playlist June 25/2015   All Canadian show

1. Cub....Oh Canaduh....from Oh Canaduh! Volume 2. A collection of Canadian punk rock covers.

2. Joe Keithley.....When Power Came To Canada...from Joe Shithead and His Band Of Rebels CD from 2007.

3. The Smugglers...Canadian Ambassadors.... from their In The Hall Of Fame CD.

4. Max Webster...Toronto Tontos....from their debut LP 1975.  Kim Mitchell was vocalist/guitar player for this band that started in Sarnia Ontario.

5. Smugglers....Vancouver BC....from the In The Hall Of Fame CD.

6. Dik Van Dykes....Curling.....from It Came From Canada  Volume 3. This should be Canada's national sport!!  There were 5 volumes of It Came From Canada showcasing the best in underground music in Canada in the late 80's.

7. Flying Squad....Brian Mulroney.....demo from the early 90's. London Ontario based biker rock from the mid 80's up to early 90's. Some of the members are now in 44i.

8. Guess Who.... American Woman....from the Lp of the same name. This was the first song from a Canadian band to make number one on the US charts!!

9. Jerry Jerry And the Sons Of Rhythm....Living On Top...from their LP Road Gore: The Band That Drank Too Much. From 1985.

10. The Sadies....Horseshoe...from the Tales Of The Rat Fink Soundtrack CD.

11. The Sadies....Black Sheep...as above.

12.  Pagliaro....Some Sing Some Dance...from a self titled LP. This was a big hit across the entire country in the early 70's. Pagliaro was based in Quebec  and did most of his material in French.

13. Ralph....Maybe Ontario...from the Sophisticated Boom Boom CD. Notice the reference to shopping on Richmond Row on this one.

14. UIC....2 + 2 =....from the very first It Came From Canada LP.

15. Positively Stompin'....Nashville Dreamin'....from their Junk Drawer CD. Half of this band came from UIC.

16. Bachman Turner Overdrive....Gimme Your Money Please...from their first Lp from 1973.

17. Ugly Ducklings....Nothin'....from their Somewhere Outside LP from 1966. The finest garagepunk combo to come out of Canada.

18. Mandala....Love-itus....from their Soul Crusade LP from the late 60's.

19. Young Canadians....I Hate Music...from their No Escape CD.   Vancouver based late 70's punk featuring Art Bergman on vocals and guitar.

20. David Clayton Thomas....Brainwashed....from volume 1 of Made In Canada...DCT was to make it huge right after this with Blood Sweat And Tears.

21. Mainline.... Brain Damaged....from the LP, Canada Our Home and Native Land....late 60's/early 70's Toronto based combo.

22. Tom Wilson....In Love With The System....from the Dog Years CD from 2006.

23. The Gruesomes...What's Your Problem...from It Came From Canada Volume 2. The Gruesomes were our biggest export during the 80's garagepunk revival. All of their LP's have been re-ished on CD by Ricochet Sound based in Montreal.

24. Sloan...Pen Pals....from their CD Twice Removed from 1994. Sloan are still active and tour iregularly usually coming to London about once a year or so.

25. Midways... A Lot Like Me...from the Pay More and Get a Good Seat CD.

Hope you enjoyed our all Canuck show and we'll be doing part 2 next week.

Thanx for all the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!

Here's a link to the archived show:
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