Rural Ledge-ucation #48: Alex Chilton

It was two years ago yesterday that we lost Alex Chilton, and The Ledge will continue to commemorate his career as long as the show exists. Today's show features primarily the quieter side of his career, with lots of covers by Americana artists, including Kelly Willis, Wilco, and John Doe. There's also some power pop, and lots of Chilton-related rarities, including a trio of tracks recorded at a 1987 Philadelphia concert.
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1. Alex Chilton, Come On Honey
2. The Box Tops, Soul Deep
3. Paul Collins, The Letter
4. The Posies, What's Goin Ahn
5. Teenage Fanclub, Free Again
6. The Loud Family, Back Of A Car
7. Young Fresh Fellows, She Might Look My Way
8. The Walkabouts, Big Black Car
9. Wilco, Thirteen
10. Evan Dando, The Ballad of El Goodo
11. Alex Chilton, B-A-B-Y
12. Alex Chilton, September Gurls
13. Alex Chilton, Take It Off
14. Head Candy, Thank You Friends
15. Jill Sobule & John Doe, I'm In Love With A Girl
16. Juliana Hatfield, Don't Lie To Me
17. Kelly Willis, When My Baby's Beside Me
18. Big Star, Femme Fatale
19. Big Star, Kanga Roo
20. Alex Chilton, Sugar, Sugar/I Got The Feelin'
21. The Replacements, Alex Chilton

Live Ledge #57: Paddy O'Ledge

Yes, I realize that St. Patrick's Day is actually tomorrow...but why not start tonight? Tonight's show is divided into two categories - Irish rock and Irish music. The first category consists of rock and punk band's that just happen to come from Ireland (Undertones, Them, etc.), while the rest of the show features Celtic flavors from all over the world...including Japan, Germany, and Belgium!
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1. The Commitments, Take Me To The River
2. Them, Mystic Eyes
3. Belfast Gypsys, Gloria's Dream
4. Thin Lizzy, Romeo And The Lonely Girl
5. Boomtown Rats, Looking After Number One
6. Undertones, Family Entertainment
7. Stiff Little Fingers, Alternative Ulster
8. The Waterboys, The Return of Pan
9. Dropkick Murphys, Going Out In Style
10. Flogging Molly, Revolution
11. The Mahones, Drunken Lazy Bastard
12. Smoking Popes, You'll Never Walk Alone
13. Bap Kennedy, Dirty Old Town
14. Damien Dempsey, The Rocky Road To Dublin
15. Greenland Whalefishers, Ramones
16. Blaggards, Big Strong Man
17. The Nips, Nervous Wreck
18. The Pogues, Streams Of Whiskey
19. The Pogues, London Calling
20. Shane MacGowan & The Popes, Paddy Rolling Stone
21. The Cherry Coke$, Rude Boy
22. Modern B Beard, The Leaving Of Liverpool
23. Mr. Irish Bastard, Holidays In The Sun
24. Craic, For The Man
25. The Tossers, Buckets of Beer
26. The Fisticuffs, In Heaven There Is No Beer
27. The Bloody Irish Boys, Pass Out On the Floor
28. Bastards On Parade, Pipes And Drunx
29. The Black Tartan Clan, White Crosses
30. The Blue Casket, The Irish Witchsbroom
31. The Skels, Song From Debtors' Prison
32. The Dreadnoughts, Katie Bar The Door
33. The Pogues, Danny Boy

Rural Ledge-ucation #47: Daylight Savings Time

I woke up this morning angry at the time change. Within five minutes into this show, I was angry at much, much more. Not only did I lose an hour of sleep last night, but the program that I use to broadcast these dumb little shows decided to not properly work. Immediately, the tunes were full of stutters and skips. I restarted the program, and there was no change. I restarted the entire laptop, and while a bit better it was still not up to snuff. So this is a hugely flawed show, with the songs quite often sounding like garbage. I uploaded it anyway, mainly so my friends can point and laugh at my idiocy.
The theme was supposed to be a simple one - songs about time. There's a few songs about Sundays, another group are about mornings. I should have made it an anti-technology show!
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1. Rank Strangers, Daylight Savings
2. Cheap Trick, Good Morning Good Morning
3. The Velvet Underground, Sunday Morning
4. The Feelies, Morning Comes Here
5. Bob Dylan, New Morning
6. Johnny Cash, One Too Many Mornings
7. Flag With Hank, Running Out Of Time
8. Graham Parker, Back In Time
9. The Go-Betweens, The Clock
10. The Stereotypes, Our Time
11. Neutral Milk Hotel, I Will Bury You In Time
12. Madness, Saturday Night Sunday Morning
13. 13th Floor Elevators, She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)
14. The Jesus & Mary Chain, I Can't Find The Time For Times
15. Uncle Tupelo, Wipe the Clock
16. Son Volt, Dust of Daylight
17. The Bottle Rockets, Kit Kat Clock
18. The Rolling Stones, Time Is on My Side
19. Pretenders, Time The Avenger

Live Ledge #56: Not-So-Pure Pop

Yes, I realize I'm late in posting this week's Live Ledge, but I have an excuse. Right after my show ended, I immediately jumped onto the Mojo Workout ship, and by the time their three-hour tour concluded it was bedtime. It was definitely worth the extended on-air duties, though, as I was able to successfully induct Alex Chilton into the REAL Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
Back to my show, though. I didn't intend to have a power pop show, but that's really what it became...especially as I collected favorite songs on a number of great garage-pop new releases. 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for music, and you'll agree with me if you enjoy the majority of this week's show.
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1. Violet, Porpoise Song
2. The Suicide Commandos, Attacking the Beat
3. Howler, This One's Different
4. High On Stress, Lost My Invitation
5. The Tough Shits, Cats and Dogs
6. Sleeper Agent, Force a Smile
7. Thee American Revolution, Haircut
8. Chris Devotion and The Expectations, Tell The Girl
9. The Plimsouls, Zero Hour
10. Vertebrats, Left In The Dark
11. The Barreracudas, Numbers
12. The Rippers, She Drives Me Mad
13. The Thanes, Can't Stop Thinking About Her
14. Kurt Baker, Don't Steal My Heart Away
15. Muck and the Mires, King Of The Beat
16. The Reckless Hearts, Personal Property
17. The Dictators, 16 Forever
18. Electric Frankenstein, Cant Keep A Bad Man Down
19. The Hellacopters, Pack Of Lies
20. The Men, Turn It Around
21. The Men, Please Don't Go Away
22. Personal and The Pizzas, I Don't Wanna Be No Personal Pizza
23. Personal and The Pizzas, Pepperoni Eyes
24. Transistors, Two Shadows
25. The Avengers, The American In Me
26. Dmz, Watch For Me Girl
27. F.U.2, Come On Strong
28. The Wynona Riders, The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle
29. Mr. Irish Bastard, God Save The Queen
30. Sex Pistols, Bodies
31. Sid Vicious, Something Else (1st mix)
32. Shrapnel, Sunset Strip
33. Secret Affair, The Young Ones
34. Thee Vicars, I Don't Wanna Be Like You
35. The Shimmys, Don't Slander Me
36. The Little Killers, Jenna Lee
37. The Mansfields, Hell On Wheels
38. Guitar Gangsters, Bad Bad Girl

Rural Ledge-ucation #46: Down With Wilco

Since their formation in the mid-90's, Jeff Tweedy and Wilco have been one of rock's busiest bands. Besides nine full-length albums, they have served as a backing band for a number of other artists...and have made guest appearances on tons of other projects. Add a handful of side projects and you have the makings of a Rural Ledge episode!

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1. Wilco, Box Full Of Letters  

2. Uncle Tupelo, Gun  

3. Son Volt, Windfall  

4. The Bottle Rockets, Indianapolis 

5. Golden Smog, Until You Came Along  

6. Wilco, Cruel to Be Kind (feat. Nick Lowe) 

7. Charlie Louvin, Great Atomic Power  

8. Rosanne Cash, Long Black Veil  

9. Mavis Staples, You Are Not Alone 

10. The Minus 5, (I've Got A) Lyrical Stance  

11. The Minus 5, Where Will You Go?  

12. Steve Forbert, My Time Ain't Long 

13. Billy Bragg & Wilco, All You Fascists  

14. Wilco, Kamera (alternate version)  

15. Wilco, I'm the Man Who Loves You (alternate version) 

16. Beck, Little Hands 

17. 7 Worlds Colllide, Too Blue  

18. Tommy Keene, Long Time Missing  

19. Loose Fur, The Ruling Class  

20. The Hilltops, Broke Down And Busted  

21. Titanic Love Affair, Oh 

22. Jay Bennett & Edward Burch, My Darlin'  

23. The Geraldine Fibbers, Pills  

24. Jeff Tweedy, Heavy Metal Drummer 

25. Deerhoof & The Raccoonists, Behold Jeff Tweedy in the Darkness  

26. Wilco w/Fleet Foxes, I Shall Be Released

Live Ledge #55: RIP Davy Jones

I'll always have a place in my heart for The Monkees. Throughout my childhood, I can recall one of the TV networks taking a break from Saturday morning cartoons for reruns, and one of my first albums ever was their self-titled debut. So, yes, I was a little sad when I heard the news that Davy Jones had died of a heart attack earlier this year, and their presence just had to be felt in this show.
There's more to this week's Live Ledge than Beatles-esque pop songs, though. Besides lots of new releases and a few blog finds, I talk about Lou Reed's 70th birthday and give an update on the health of former Replacements' guitarist Slim Dunlap.
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1. Paul Westerberg, Daydream Believer
2. Paul Westerberg, You Just Might Be the One
3. The Monkees, She
4. Sex Pistols, (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
5. Deer Tick, Born At Zero
6. Kevn Kinney & The Golden Palaminos, Gotta Move On (Again)
7. High On Stress, Bite Your Tongue
8. Howler, This One's Different
9. Pink Mink, Booby Prize
10. The Magnolias, Where Do You Go?
11. Sugar, If I Can't Change Your Mind
12. Chris Devotion and The Expectations, I Need Your Touch
13. Mind Spiders, Beat
14. Cloud Nothings, Cut You
15. The Velvet Underground, Run Run Run Peel
16. David Bowie, White Light/White Heat
17. The Celibate Rifles, I'm Waiting for the Man
18. Guitar Gangsters, Scrape Me Off your Shoe
19. 78 RPM's, The Longest Way Home
20. Classics Of Love, Bandstand
21. Thanes, Can't Stop Thinking About Her
22. Wyldlife, Invisible Boy
23. The Barreracudas, Baby Baby Baby
24. The Plimsouls, Good Times
25. Skangkots, Dance Sucka
26. The Borstal, Wake Up Boys
27. The Dragons, Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
28. Cannibals, I Can't Control Myself
29. DM Bob & The Deficits, Jeepster
30. The Monkees, For Pete's Sake

The Ledge #88: Philly Punk With AngryHugo

Just over a year ago, Michael Gibbons (aka AngryHugo) appeared on The Ledge to school me on the greatness of Dischord Records. Gibbons returns this week to detail the history of Philadelphia punk rock (along with a little bit of indie rock). A couple of tracks include the talents of Mr. Gibbons; others involve musicians he has worked with. The vast majority of the selections, though, are the bands that were the late-night soundtrack of the late 80's club scene. Hugo is a great, great cohost, and I can't wait for him to come up with a theme for a future Ledge.
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1. McRad, In My Forever
2. Little Gentlemen, Reflections
3. Officer Roseland, Cracked Harmonies
4. Ruin, White Rabbit
5. Electric Love Muffin, A Better Song
6. Flag Of Democracy, That’s the Deal
7. Jim McMonagle and The Dangerbirds, A Riot On The Cul-de-sac
8. Frank Phobia, Kabuki Girl
9. Ink And Dagger, Creatures Like Us
10. Kid Dynamite, Gate 68
11. Loved Ones, Last Call
12. The Gerunds, Gill
13. Weston, Indie Rock Star
14. Man Like Machine, Smoking Gun
15. Menzingers, I was Born
16. Dr. Dog, Stranger
17. Psalmships, Carrying Stones
18. Jukebox Zeroes, City of Bother and Loathe
19. The Holy Mess, Captain We’re Drinking
20. New Motels, Miss Juanita
21. Alec Ounsworth (CYHSY), South Philadelphia (Drug Days)
22. Kurt Vile, Baby’s Arms
23. Man Man, Trunk Eyes
24. One Star Hotel, Can’t Be Trusted
25. Scram, Here Tonight
26. Formula 43, Funeral