Here’s the list of songs for this week’s show. Next week, there will be some good stuff. I think I’ll bring in some more Cab Calloway, maybe some Billy Eckstine or Johnny Hartman. There’s a crazy track out of Burundi that I’ve been wanting to play you, perhaps I’ll bring that in. I’ve got a week to get it together, I’ll figure out something, with all the good music out there, it shouldn’t be a problem.
--Henry

Bootsy Collins – Bootzilla: When Bootsy was sixteen, he played bass on James Brown’s Sex Machine. He is pedigree Funk. From JB to George and still going strong. All the Warner Bros. records are worth checking out, I think they’re in print. I got the not so great sounding Japanese versions years ago and have been upgrading as they become available. I saw him play once, he was amazing.

The Vibrators – London Girls: Not the version some of you might be used to from their very fine album, Pure Mania. I bought the LP for three bucks cutout many years ago, I think we all did. It’s a great album but at the time, they couldn’t give it away. I guess this is the single version from the singles CD. I played this album earlier today and it still holds up.

Alan Vega – Jajeemba: From Alan’s 2007 album. We play a lot of Alan Vega on this show and we do it because Alan Vega is the man. Many of you know him as the singer in Suicide. His solo albums are amazing. Check out Dujang Prang sometime.

Tin Machine – Prisoner of Love: Am I the only one with this record? I liked it when I got it as the critics destroyed it. I always like the Bo’s vocal on this song. This line-up of Bowie did two studio albums and one cool live album. I liked these guys. I saw a live video of them playing once on TV, they were playing at what looked like an airport and someone threw something at Bowie and it missed him by an inch.

The Weirdos – Solitary Confinement: Another genius track by LA’s Weirdos. On the first broadcast of this show, we listened to their song, Life of Crime. One of the great bands of the last century. Pick up their Weird World vols. 1&2 comps, great stuff.

Gene Chandler – The Duke of Earl: I’m a sucker for songs like this. Chandler’s a really good singer, not many people check him out past this song but if you pick up a best of, you will see. He had more good songs than just this one, but this one is so righteous.

Mad Season – River of Deceit: I promised Nancy, Layne’s mom, that I would get some Layne into the set at some point. I have every Alice in Chains and Mad Season bootleg I have ever been able to find and they never disappoint. It’s too bad that Layne couldn’t stick around. What a voice. This track is from the one-off project he did with one of the Pearl Jam guys, I forget his name. The album is called Above, easy to find and worth it because Layne Staley is on it.

Frank Black – (I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain: This is off the Teenager of the Year album. Frank Black can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned. Not everyone’s taste perhaps but I think he’s really amazing and I’m a fan of the Pixies and his solo stuff as well. He’s the real deal and puts out records all the time. These days he lays them down live with a live mix. Damn good band and really good records.

The Very Things – The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes: The Very Things singer, the very talented The Shend was also in a cool band called the Cravats. Both bands are great but it’s the Cravats who are out of print. The Shend is trying to get that together with a cool 2CD release. I wrote the band the other day and told them when they get the Cravats out, I will do my best to spread the word. I was surprised to get a letter back from none other than The Shend himself! How cool! There’s another Very Things track I want to get to soon and will also bring on some Cravats so you can get a taste of them. For those of you who already know these two bands, they so great, right?!

Inger Lorre – Yard of Blonde Girls: I have always been a fan of Inger’s and always very sure of her talent as an artist, singer and songwriter. I worked on the demos for this album in NYC a long time before the album, Transcendental Medication, that this song is contained on came out. TM is a great record. I wish she would record more stuff, she’s really great. I love this song.

The Dickies – Infidel Zombie: My favorite song off the Dawn of the Dickies album. The first two albums, The Incredible Shrinking Dickies and Dawn of, are great.

The Mark of Cain – Battlesick: This is from the first TMOC album Battlesick. Not a bad song on it as far as I can tell. I put it out on one of my labels years ago, you can find here and there pretty cheap. It’s a great one from this Adelaide Australia band. Also, we have heard Contender from their Ill at Ease album weeks ago. I produced that one many years ago. That was a great time. One of the most crushing live bands ever.

Cornell Campbell – I Shall Not Remove: I got this CD because I believe in label identity. If I get a few CDs from a label and they’re good, I get more CDs from that label even if I don’t know the artist because I trust them to give me the good stuff. It’s what you hope for. I got this CD not knowing a damn thing about Cornell Campbell because it’s on Blood and Fire. I didn’t lose. This is a great song and a great record. It’s a comp. CD of a few years worth of stuff. I will check him out and see if there’s any more good stuff to be found and if I find some, I’ll play it. I guess this record serves as an introduction.

Dr. Mix and the Remix – No Fun: Members of French noise men Metal Urbain formed this band who made grating versions of songs they loved. Two 12” records turned into one CD years later. Their versions of Black Cadillac and Out of the Question are great but nothing compared to their set-on-kill version of Sister Ray. Tonight, all you get is the single version of the Stooges classic No Fun. All their stuff has been re-issued on the very cool Acute Records.

Cab Calloway – The Jumping Jive: This is off one of my Cab Calloway bootleg CDs. It’s a testament to how much music was coursing through this guy at any given moment. The scatting at the end of the track is worth the price of admission. Most of the records you find of Cab are best of comps. Chuck Dukowski turned me onto to one of Cab’s songs called San Francisco Fan. Amazing lyric. (I’ll bring it in soon.) I was hooked and I haven’t gotten any better. There’s a serious doc. about Cab called Minnie the Moocher where’s he’s interviewed about the days, what a storyteller. A buddy of mine took the last photos of Cab and gave me a beautiful portrait shot.

Joe Meek – I Hear a New World: From the album of the same name. This album just got remastered and it’s worth it. The misunderstood and visionary producer/songwriter made quite the exit in 1967. Worth checking out. http://www.meeksville.com/

Robert Fripp – Exposure: From the Exposure album. This is my favorite Fripp solo record. He has some heavy friends I guess, here’s a few of the people who show up on this record: Daryl Hall, Peter Hammill, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Levin, Brian Eno. Want to know waaaaaayyyyy too much about this record? Check out this site I found! Awesome! http://www.elephant-talk.com/exposure/expoweb1.htm
The Piranhas – Jilly: I don’t know much about this band. I herd this song on a comp. album many years ago and then found a CD of all their stuff. Good band, this is my favorite song of theirs.

Joseph Spence – Will the Serpent Be Unbroken: Weeks ago we listened to Out on a Rolling Sea by Spence. I told you that eventually we would get to Spence again with his rippin’ version of Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Mr. Spence was perhaps taking requests this night and went at this classic song with everything he had. He’s like Fred McDowell, no bad songs, no bad albums.

The Prima Donnas – Nance Music Manifesto: One of the many great Austin Texas bands to come down the way. The CD is called Drugs, Sex and Discotheques is the name of the CD. Not a bad song on the whole thing. Ian turned me onto these guys a few years ago. http://www.peekaboorecords.com/primadonnas/ and a label homepage http://www.peekaboorecords.com/

Crisis – Frustration: From the double CD set We Are All Jews and Germans. Hard to find. I have all the vinyl of this band. Here’s the 77 pink site address for more info http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/crisis.htm

The Urinals – Ack Ack Ack: All the Urinals stuff can be found on one CD. Their two singles were really hard to find back in the day but the CD takes care of all that. The Minutemen covered this song.

Pere Ubu – Untitled: From the Terminal Towers CD. What a band, what a world of music. Here’s the address of the best Ubu site http://ubuprojex.net/ If you want to know about what that crazy name is all about, check out Alfred Jarry’s Ubu’s plays. Hilarious. Oh no, here we go, ok, let’s talk about Alfred Jarry for a second. He was a wise ass who thought differently. I have been reading his stuff for some time. He’s a madman. Here’s a great essay on Jarry http://www.ralphmag.org/jarry.html and here’s a good page of info http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc2.htm

Babs Gonzales – Capitolizing: From the Weird Lullaby CD. I can’t find much on this guy. Great vocals. His extremely hard-to-find book, I Paid My Dues is really cool.

Olympic Death Squad – Sometimes I Can Breathe: From their one and only album Blue, which I am listening to at this very moment. Another great Mark Robinson album from the mighty Teenbeat label.

Thanks for listening.