By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 19, 2021
Loyalty is an important word in my life. I try to be as loyal as possible to not only friends and family, but also the bands that I love. I’m even loyal to certain record labels. In the 80’s it was Twin/Tone and SST. Merge and a few others fit that category in the 90’s, and I’ve got a handful of current labels these days whose artists I will always check out. One of those is Rum Bar Records. No label has been more loyal to what I do with The Ledge than Rum Bar Records. Head honcho “Malibu” Lou Mansdorf has not only kept me in the loop with his constantly growing stable of releases, but he also routinely tosses a care package of physical releases to my mailbox. It’s because of people like Lou that this show has continued to prosper for over a decade. But it also turns out that loyalty is an important word to Mansdorf, as proven by the testimonials from his artists that pop up throughout this marathon all-Rum Bar broadcast. Most have been his friends for decades, but even recent signing have nothing but glowing words for him. Tonight’s show features tracks from the entire […]
Posted in beebe gallini, brad marino, dirty truckers, electraluxx, garage, geoff palmer, indie, indonesian junk, justine and the unclean, Kurt Baker, lou mansdorf, malibu lou, music, Podcast, power pop, punk, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 6, 2020
In all the years of doing this monthly new release show, this may be the most varied I’ve ever done. After initial sets of folk-ish, acoustic rock, this month’s supersized show gradually built up the intensity until a final set of veteran h…
Posted in adolescents, descendents, eels, elvis costello, fleshtones, jeff tweedy, kevin morby, Kurt Baker, music, new releases, Podcast, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 27, 2020
I understood pretty early on this week that it was going to be impossible to come up with a new theme this week. The pandemic is the only thing any of us are thinking about these days, especially with the situation being more grim every day.
Since last…
Posted in cramps, husker du, Kurt Baker, music, nofx, pandemic, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, westerberg
By tommyunitlive on February 13, 2019
February 6, 2019. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #390…If you’re in love, tonight’s show is not for you! The Valentine’s Day Heartbreaker on Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! http://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive390.mp3 Subscribe to podcast HERE PLAYLIST: The Bonitos – The Break Up Song Bullet Proof Lovers – Not Your Toy … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #390 – Valentine’s Day Heartbreaker →
Posted in Kurt Baker, New York City, playlists, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, ramones, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Valentine's Day
By tommyunitlive on January 23, 2019
January 23, 2019. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #387…Tonight we got things rollin’ with some new stuff from Beluga Records with Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness, Kurt Baker, and The Reverberations! A BRAND NEW one from our friends Torpedohead! Plus a couple from the Gag Nasty split with Gag Order and The Nasties! Then went into … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #387 →
Posted in Beluga Records, Cash Registers, garage, Kurt Baker, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Spaghetty Town Records, The Sweet Things, Tommy Unit LIVE
By tommyunitlive on December 5, 2018
December 5, 2018. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #382…kicked the night off with a tribute to Stan Lee with a new one from Beebe Gallini! New Stuff from Beluga Records by Kurt Baker and Dalaplan! New stuff from Monster Zero Records with tunes by The Mugwumps, Jagger Holly and The Hallingtons! Then dove into rprbandsubmissions@gmail.com email account … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #382 →
Posted in Beluga Records, Christmas, Free Music, garage, Kurt Baker, Monster Zero Records, new releases, New York City, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Wanda Records, Xmas
By tommyunitlive on August 22, 2018
August 22, 2018. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #371…still ridin’ that Hellacopters high! Tonight’s show had new tunes from The Dahlmanns, Geoff Palmer, Thunder Vest, The Heiz, Shark Punch, Djävulen Möblerar Om, Reverend Beat-Man and Nicole Izobel Garcia, The Gods of Macho, Dirtbag Republic, Gulls, The Troubled, The Ringleaders and more kick ass punk rock’n’roll!! Turn it … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #371 →
Posted in Beluga Records, Kurt Baker, Live Ones, new releases, New York City, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, Reverend Beat-Man, rock and roll, Squidhat Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Voodoo Rhythm Records
By tommyunitlive on December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017. Tonight we spun some new tunes from K7, The Bloodstrings, MSGS, The Why Oh Whys, Dr. Boogie, The Sweet Things, Wonk Unit, Arvidson & Butterflies, and Dirty Trucckers! Rum Bar Records, Wolverine Records, Beluga Records and Spaghetty Town Records all represented! Along with some classics and a set of Xmas-ish tunes! Turn … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #344 →
Posted in Beluga Records, Kurt Baker, Live Ones, new releases, New York City, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, Rum Bar Records, Wolverine Records
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 4, 2013
The first show of 2013 is all new releases and new finds!
Posted in bad religion, beach fossils, bettie serveert, black lips, bob mould, chris wilson, craig finn, cremony, customs, dick dale, dm3, dragons, dropkick murphys, emotionals, flash boys, fuzztones, garage, guitar wolf, heroes, indie, Kurt Baker, masonics, mel-gators, memories, meteors, murlocs, music, nick cave, nude beach, Podcast, punk, road runners, squires, swearin, swingin' neckbreakers, talk, tempest, thee mighty caesars, thee vicars, twilights
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 10, 2012
Power pop dominates tonight’s show…at least the first half.
Posted in avengers, barreracudas, chris devotion, dictators, dmz, electric frankenstein, fu2, garage, guitar gangsters, hellacopters, high on stress, howler, indie, irish bastard, Kurt Baker, little killers, mansfields, men, muck and the mires, music, personal and the pizzas, plimsouls, Podcast, power pop, realpunkradio, reckless hearts, rippers, Scott Hudson, secret affair, sex pistols, shimmys, shrapnel, sid vicious, sleeper, suicide commandos, talk, thanes, thee american revolution, thee vicars, tough shits, transistors, vertebrats, violet, winona riders