Live Ledge #348: Odds and Ends

The vast majority of the time Live Ledge has some sort of theme. Once a month it's nothing but new releases, but other shows have some sort of running thread that unites all of the tracks. Some times it's a year; other times it's a label or genre or a topic that collects various songs from all genres.

Every now and then, though, it's just smart to go through the library and pull out 30 or so songs that I just want to hear tonight. That's the case with tonight's show. While the majority of selections are from the last year or two, there's no rhyme or reason for any of the songs other than they are fabulous little rockers.

However, there are a couple of thematic mini-sets. The Buttertones and Wild Wing get a spotlight to preview their September 30 show at Total Drag in Sioux Falls, SD. There's a set devoted to the great Rum Bar Records and a female rock and roll set is set off by two tracks from the Damaged Goods Records label. There's also an interesting A/B comparison of two versions of "I Wanna Be Sedated" from the new Road to Ruin box set by The Ramones. Does the new mix add anything? Is it necessary? Listen to both to find out. (Note: Yes, I called the album Rocket to Russia on the show. I'm a dummy.)

As always, I hope everybody discovers a band or two they've never heard before! You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher. Or...


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1. Rich Show, Trudy
2. Wreckless Eric, Wow & Flutter
3. Low Cut Connie, All These Kids Are Way Too High
4. Mike Nicolai, Cruel Kids
5. Guadalcanal Diary, Watusi Rodeo (Live)
6. Naked Giants, We're Alone
7. Kelley Stoltz, How Psychedelic of You
8. The Brokedowns, Pardon
9. The Right Here, More Delusions
10. The Buttertones, Sadie's a Sadist
11. The Buttertones, Midnight in a Moonless Dream
12. Wild Wing, Sound The Alarm
13. Wild Wing, More Room For Us
14. Ramones, I Wanna Be Sedated (Remastered)
15. Ramones, I Wanna Be Sedated (40th Anniversary Road Revisited Mix)
16. Damian O'Neill And The Monotones, The Love Parade
17. Walter Lure & The Waldos, You Talk Too Much
18. The Walk Offs, Slim Dunlap
19. Archie and the Bunkers, The Roaring '20s
20. Subsonics, Baby and Chita
21. The Connection, Color Me Unimpressed
22. Kurt Baker Combo, Foolish Stuff
23. Duck & Cover, Wasted
24. The Laissez Fairs, Like Mrs. Peel in Leather
25. Thee Dagger Debs, Black Book
26. Miss Ludella Black, I'm Not Playing Your Game No More
27. BBQT, Golden Twenty
28. Patsy's Rats, Rock & Roll Friend
29. Peach Kelli Pop, Black Magic
30. The Courettes, Come Inside
31. Chris Richards + The Subtractions, No Action
32. The 1984 Draft, Jan Kawolski
33. The 16 Eyes, Stupid Little Girl
34. The Sound Explosion, Girl Of My Dreams Girl Of My Life
35. The Trash Templars, Dancing With The Bull