Live Ledge #374: New Releases (Pt. 1)
There’s so much great new music out there that this month’s new release episode has been expanded to two weeks. Part 1 is highlighted by a number of tracks from a great triple disc set designed to help pay off the medical bills of legendary rocker Sonny Vincent.
Live Ledge #373: First Quarter Report
The first three months of 2019 has seen a ton of great new records. Tonight Scott Hudson plays tracks off those who have caught his ear.
Live Ledge #371: Partytime
Celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day weekend with these booze-oriented tracks.
Live Ledge #370: Boxes and Compilations
Two hours of the best tracks from recent box sets and other sorts of compilations.
Live Ledge #369: New Releases
The first Friday of every month is devoted to new releases, and there’s a ton of great music to check out this month.
Live Ledge #366: 5 Songs 6 Labels
Five acts from six different indie labels are highlighted this week.
Live Ledge #365: British Punk January – May 1979
A look at British punk rock singles released in the first half of 1979.
Live Ledge #364: 1st Annual Ledge Awards
With the help of Live Ledge listeners, awards are given out to the best music of 2018.
Live Ledge #363: New Releases
The first show of 2019 is also the first new release episode of the year!
Live Ledge #362: 2018 Runner Ups
Many great records of this year did not make last week’s “Best of 2018” list. Here’s a sampling of them.
Live Ledge #356: 1968
An extended episode taking a look at some of the classic music celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Live Ledge #352: Covers
Emptying the folder, so to speak, of cover tunes collected over the last few months.
Live Ledge #350: New Releases Pt. 1
It’s been such a great few weeks of new releases that this is part one of a two part series. Tune in next week for the rest of the great new tracks!
Live Ledge #349: 2013
It’s not the usual nostalgic look at the past as we only go back five years on this episode, but there was so much great rock and roll that year.
Live Ledge #347: New Releases
The first Friday of every month is devoted to nothing but new releases, and this month is no different!
Live Ledge #345: More 1978 UK
Continuing the series of shows looking at the great music of 1978, tonight’s episode focuses on more UK tracks from the year.
Live Ledge #344: The Revolution Starts Now
A look at political themes throughout the history of rock and roll.
Live Ledge #342: 1983
This week we take a look back at the great indie, punk, and college rock from 1983!
Live Ledge #341: East Coast U.S. & Canada 1978
Continuing the series of shows focused on the magical year of 1978, this episode share classic punk tracks from New York, Boston, Washington, DC, and Canada.
Live Ledge #338: 2018 Archive Releases
We’re almost halfway through 2018 so it’s a good time to compile all the best archive releases for the year so far.
Live Ledge #335: New Releases
The first Friday of every month is always devoted to new releases, and this supersized June 1 edition is no different!
Live Ledge #334: Covers
Two hours of some great recently discovered covers of great tunes, including a few surprises!
Live Ledge #332: New Releases
A week later than usual host Scott Hudson goes through the latest new releases.
Live Ledge #331: Record Store Day
Host Scott Hudson goes through a wide variety of Record Store Day exclusive releases.
Live Ledge #330: Numerology
With tax day approaching, host Scott Hudson as picked a playlist of tracks with numbers in the titles.
Live Ledge #321: 1978
A momentous year in music for host Scott Hudson, as it was for music freaks everywhere.
Live Ledge #319: Mark E. Smith
Tonight’s show is a tribute to the legendary leader of The Fall, Mark E. Smith, who passed away earlier this week.
Live Ledge #318: Found Gems
Host Scott Hudson has scoured dozens of year-end lists to find this show full of records he missed through the course of 2017.
Live Ledge #316: Drunk on Sunday
The final show of 2017 compiles drinking tunes perfect for New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Live Ledge #307: Halloween Hootenanny
Punk rock and Halloween go together like my favorite whiskey and Coke, so here’s another edition of the annual Halloween show.
Live Ledge #303: Number Nine
A look at some great ninth tracks of primarily recently-released favorite albums.
Live Ledge #302: Grant Hart
This week’s show is dedicated to the late, great Grant Hart from Husker Du.
Live Ledge #301: Jay Bennett
Where Are You, Jay Bennett directors Fred Uhter and Gorman Bechard are this week’s guests.
Live Ledge #299: Skiffle
Inspired by Billy Bragg’s new book, tonight’s Live Ledge is two hours of skiffle music!
Live Ledge #293: Best of 2017 (So Far)
It’s been a great year for music, as evidenced by this marathon look at the first six months of 2017.
Live Ledge #288: 1967
Celebrating 1967 with fifty tracks, including little heard garage rock nuggets and legendary superstar highlights.
Live Ledge #286: Matthew Ryan
Matthew Ryan chats with host Scott Hudson about his new album, “Hustle Up Starlings”.
Live Ledge #285: New Releases
It’s a supersized episode of brand new material on tonight’s Live Ledge.
Live Ledge #283: Ray, Jayhawks and Kinks Covers
To celebrate the release of the new Ray Davies album, tonight’s Live Ledge is primarily Kinks covers, along with tracks from Americana.
Live Ledge #282: NE-HI
Host Scott Hudson talks to vocalist/guitarist Jason Balla to promote their upcoming show at Total Drag in Sioux Falls, SD.
Live Ledge #281: New Releases
It’s a super-strong 2 hours of brand new music by old and new artists!
Live Ledge #280: 1987
Tonight is a celebration of a momentous year for indie and alternative rock – 1987.
Live Ledge #279: Chuck Berry RIP
It’s a supersized episode in tribute to the real King of Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry.
Live Ledge #278: Cory Branan
Bloodshot Records singer/songwriter Cory Branan chats about his upcoming album, Adios.
Live Ledge #275: The Incident In Sweden
In support of the fine folks that have suffered due to that incident in Sweden, tonight’s show is a telethon of sorts.
Live Ledge #274: Robert Ellis
Along with continuing on from last week’s incomplete New Release episode, host Scott Hudson also interviews singer/songwriter Robert Ellis.
Live Ledge #272: More 1977
Scott Hudson’s look back 40 years to 1977’s music scene continues in this episode.
Live Ledge #271: 1977
It’s the first of two episodes that looks back 40 years to the magic year of 1977!
Live Ledge #268: Runner-Ups
Tonight’s show is all about the records that did not make Scott Hudson’s Best of 2016 list!
Live Ledge #267: New Releases
After a one-week delay, Hudson finally presents his final New Release episode of 2016!
Live Ledge #265: Little Hypocrite
The title means nothing, or does it? Another show of nothing but female-led rock and roll bands.
Live Ledge #264: Leonard Cohen RIP
The first half is a tribute to the late, great songwriter, while the second half is a wide selection of new releases.
Live Ledge #263: Tommy Stinson
Tommy Stinson talks to Scott Hudson about the rebirth of Bash and Pop, the Replacements reunion tour, and many other topics regarding his long career.
Live Ledge #262: Trump Nose Candy
Inspired by my social media feed on the nights of both debates, tonight features two hours of songs about peruvian marching powder.
Live Ledge #260: Number Nine
Like a few previous shows, this one is dedicated to an individual track of an album. In this case, it’s “number nine”.
Live Ledge #259: DBT’s Patterson Hood
After some technical difficulties, Hudson was able to mix his interview with Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers with other great recent Americana releases.
Live Ledge #258: More Forgotten Treasures
Another collection of artists, albums, and songs that your airheaded host forgot was in his library.
Live Ledge #256: New Releases
The first show of September means it’s time for a first glance at fall new releases, including upcoming records by Wilco and Drive-By Truckers!
Live Ledge #255: Random Noise Generator
It was a busy night, so Scott put his iTunes on shuffle (and edited out a few unworthy tracks).
Live Ledge #252: New Releases
It’s a fabulous time to be a music buyer, as tonight’s collection of new tracks by Lydia Loveless, Descendents, Drive-By Truckers, and so many more prove.
Live Ledge #251: More Songs About Other Artists
Since so many truly important tracks were not played last week, it was decided to dedicate one more show to songs with other artists in the title.
Live Ledge #250: Songs About Other Artists
Two hours of songs that mention other artists in the title!
Live Ledge #249: Track 7
Over two hours of the seventh tracks of host Scott Hudson’s favorite records.
Live Ledge #248: Punk 45
This week’s show examines the six volumes of Soul Jazz Records’ Punk 45 series.
Live Ledge #247: New Releases
The new month always commences with a show featuring nothing but new releases!!!
Live Ledge #246: Covers
Two hours of primarily brand new cover songs, along with a couple of tracks from Wreckless Eric’s performance at Total Drag Records.
Live Ledge #244: Wreckless Eric
An overview of Wreckless Eric’s career just hours before his Sioux Falls appearance. Show also includes Scott’s phone interview with Eric.
Live Ledge #243: New Releases
A pretty rocking set of new music highlights this look at recent and future album releases.
Live Ledge #242: 1966
Part one of a series of shows investigating whether author Jon Savage is correct in calling 1966 the greatest year of rock and roll.
Live Ledge #241: Compilations
Box sets, tribute records, and other sorts of compilations are the subject of tonight’s show.
Live Ledge #240: New Releases
A super-sized show highlighting some of the great music that has been released in the past few weeks.
Live Ledge #238: Prince
Tonight’s show is a tribute to Prince, plus some fabulous Record Store Day finds.
Live Ledge #237: Who Is a Dog Named Gucci?
Director Gorman Bechard visits with host Scott Hudson about next Tuesday’s DVD release of A Dog Named Gucci, and gives an update on the upcoming Who Is Lydia Loveless? documentary.
Live Ledge #236: Burger Records
A look at one of Scott Hudson’s favorite record labels, Burger Records.
Live Ledge #235: New Releases
Host Scott Hudson samples a ton of new music in his monthly show highlighting recent releases.
Live Ledge #234: Minneapolis
50 years of great music from the Twin Cities of Minnesota are celebrated tonight.
Live Ledge #233: The Pogues
Sorry for the delay – there’s been RSS issues. Even though the big day was yesterday, why not continue the St. Patrick’s Day celebration with a ton of Pogues covers (and much more).
Live Ledge #232: 1986
Host Scott Hudson shares some of his favorite bands and tracks from a very underrated 1986.
Live Ledge #231: New Releases
Another month, another show of nothing but brand new or recently discovered tunes!
Live Ledge #227: New Releases
The first Friday of the month means it’s a show of nothing but new releases!
