Radio What Wave Playlist June 2/2017
- The Mongrels….All Systems Go….from their only demo and they are playing on Sunday at the Richmond Hotel as part of their ongoing Rock’n’Roll Rent Party series.
- The Thing From Outer Space….FBI….from their recent CD and they will be playing on Saturday night at SOHO, formerly the Victoria.
- The Kingbeez….Swarm….from their latest and they will be playing Saturday night at SOHO.
- Blue Demons…..Penetration….from their self titled CD from 2009 and from Toronto.
- The Ventures….Wild Angels….from the Guitar Freakout LP, one of the first LP’s I ever bought back in 1967 and this is from my original 50 year old copy!
- Dirty Fences…..Keep Your Kitten….from their recent EP on Dirty Water Records out of the UK. The band is from New York and have several other releases.
- The Judys….Human Fly….from Vancouver and this is a brand new demo, not on the recent CD. Features former Londoner Pete Feend on the fuzz bass.
- Archie and the Bunkers…..You’re My Pacemaker….from their upcoming release, most likely on Dirty Water Records out of the UK. Archie and the Bunkers are 2 teenaged brothers from Cleveland who really have the early punk/proto punk sound and attitude down quite nicely.
- Playboy Manbaby…..Don Knotts In A Wind Tunnel….from their recent Don’t Let It Be release on Dirty Water Records and they are from Phoenix.
- Miesha and the Spanks….Motorin’…from their recent 7” and they just finished recording their latest LP in the UK with some of The Buzzcocks crew.
- The Buzzcocks….You Say You Don’t Love Me….from their A Different Kind of Tension LP from 1979.
- The Diodes….Child Star…from their Greatest Hits CD and it was 30 years ago this week, The Diodes opened Canada’s fist punk club, The Crash And Burn in Toronto. Also on the bill for opening night was….
- The Nerves….Hanging On The Telephone…from their 1976 EP and goes out to drummer Paul Collins who is on tour in Europe right now.
- Pale Lips….Hiding From The Moon….from the brand new Pentagon Black Compilation put out by The Famines. Pale Lips are from Montreal.
- The Betrayers…..For The Kill…..from the above compilation and from Edmonton.
- The Shiverettes…..Betty….from their recent Dead Mean Can’t Cat Call CD on Transistor 66 Records and from Calgary.
- 3 O’Clock Train….The Devil Likes Me…from their 1985 EP, Wig Wam Beach and features Mack MacKenzie on vocals and guitar. Mack is presently on a solo North American tour and will be our live to air guest on June 16th, 2 weeks from this show.
- Ray Condo and His Hardrock Goners….Burn Your Playhouse Down….just recently re-released on CD and from Montreal.
- Wanda Jackson….Tore Down…from her 2012 CD Unfinished Business. This goes out to her husband/manager Wendall Goodman who passed away recently.
- Randall and The Rivieras…..Drinkin’ From The Well….recent demo and from London via Exeter and Happy Birthday to Randall!
- Coaching For Sara….Tonight’s The Night….from their recent demo and from London Ontario.
- The Ramones…..The Shape Of Things To Come….from the Acid Eaters CD from 1994.
- The Methadones….Heart Of The City……from the 21st Century Power Pop Riot CD from 2006 and from Chicago.
- MC5…..Tonight….from the Greatest Hits CD on Rhino and a great way to start this summer weekend.
- MC5….Shakin’ Street….. as above.
- Evil Farm Children…..Border Blaster…..from the Evilling CD from 2008 and from Ottawa.
- Polymophines….Anna Lee….from their 2011 The Slip EP and recorded by Tim Kerr down in Austin. Polymorphines are from Ottawa Ontario.
- Bureaucrats…..She’s An American….from their self titled LP and probably from around 1979/80 and also from Ottawa.
- The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol…..Penguistics….from the Pathfinder LP and also from Ottawa. This features John from Birdman Sound Record Store/label on the skins.
- Artful Dodger….Think Think….from their 1975 debut LP. Used to hear this one on the Cleveland FM stations I listened to in the mid 70’s when London had nothing for radio and it wasn’t always possible to get the Detroit stations.
- 1910 Fruitgum Company….Goody Goody Gumdrops….from their Greatest Hits CD and from 1968. This is the kind of music that warped my mind as a kid.
- Fine Print….Last Night….from their only CD and from London Ontario. An amazing band that didn’t last long enough.
- The Figgs….Bus….from the Low Fi At Society High CD from 1994.
- The Odds….Jackhammer….from the Bedbugs CD from 1993 and they will be in Tillsonburg on June 16th. Melissa, who hosts the show prior to Radio WW is scheduled to interview the band next week.
- The Cokes….Love Elevation….from their First Album CD from 2003 and from Japan.
Big thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Heys!!!
Back again next week, with Ian Gifford, former CHRW host who is putting on London Railway Heritage Day on Saturday June 10th.
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