By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 11, 2013
It’s simple – nothing but songs that include the word “what”.
Posted in archers of loaf, buzzcocks, cbgb's, clash, cramps, dead boys, elvis costello, kinks, muffs, music, naked ted, pagans, paul westerberg, Podcast, purple hearts, ramones, real kids, realpunkradio, rev horton heat, Scott Hudson, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, throbs, turbonegro, undertones, velvet underground, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 4, 2013
Surrounded by storms accurately forecast by Canadian Frankie McDonald, Hudson hosts two hours of new releases and blog finds.
Posted in bad shepherds, bare mutants, clash, future primitives, jeff tweedy, joan jett, joanna gruesome, lime spiders, live ledge, lorette velvette, lucero, music, obits, parquet courts, patterson hood, Podcast, radio birdman, replacements, rocketz, roky erickson, Scott Hudson, shambles, songs for slim, strypes, tommy keene, veronica falls, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 27, 2013
Nothing but music from 1988 tonight, along with some commentary from Scott on his recent interview with Big Brother cast member Amanda Zuckerman.
Posted in 1988, adolescents, alice donut, amanda zuckerman, bad religion, bb15, big brother, big brother gossip show, billy bragg, bongwater, camper van beethoven, dead milkmen, dinosaur jr, flaming lips, fugazi, graham parker, junk monkeys, lemonheads, live ledge, mudhoney, music, naked raygun, nick cave, Operation Ivy, pixies, Podcast, robyn hitchcock, social distortion, soul asylum, the fall
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 13, 2013
To celebrate the release of the Sound System box set, tonight’s show is all Clash-related!
Posted in anti-flag, banjoey ramone, billy bragg, bobby fuller, equals, Face to Face, hot water music, jesse malin, live ledge, manic street preachers, matthew ryan, Podcast, rancid, realpunkradio, saves the day, Scott Hudson, the clash, tommy stinson, toots & the maytals, vince taylor, willi williams, willie nile
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 6, 2013
There’s quite a few new releases of note, and Hudson samples them all!
Posted in avengers, babyshambles, bad sports, bags, black joe lewis, connection, dirtbombs, fat white family, hentchmen, julie ruin, king khan, music, mystic eyes, new releases, paley brothers, pixies, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, savages, Scott Hudson, sharks, suburbs, superchunk, terry malts, tommy keene, two car garage, ty segall, zeros
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 30, 2013
Director Gorman Bechard, author Caryn Rose, blogger Brad Searles, and music fan Jason Loeb join Scott Hudson to discuss last week’s reunion of the Replacements in Toronto.
Posted in brad searles, caryn rose, gorman bechard, ledge, music, paul westerberg, Podcast, Scott Hudson, tommy stinson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 16, 2013
It’s a show of nothing but covers, including a commemoration of the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley.
Posted in art brut, batmobile, chesterfield kings, cramps, crawdaddys, dead kennedys, dogs, elvis presley, flamin' groovies, frank black, jesus and marry chain, johnny thunders, Lemmy, live ledge, lyres, mahones, miracle workers, mummies, music, Podcast, primitives, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, saints, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, sloan, suicide commandos, vice principals, you am i
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 2, 2013
July may have been a slow month, but August is looking great as we preview some great new releases!
Posted in grant hart, hickoids, jason isbell, john doe, king khan, live ledge, music, new release, Podcast, realpunkradio, robert pollard, Scott Hudson, songs for slim, soul asylum, superchunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 26, 2013
Inspired by Steve Miller’s recent book, Detroit Rock City, tonight’s show is nothing but rock ‘n’ roll from that seminal music city.
Posted in alice cooper, amboy dukes, bob seger, death, detroit, detroit cobras, dirtbombs, gories, hentchmen, laughing hyenas, live ledge, mc5, meatmen, necros, negative authority, Podcast, rationals, realpunkradio, romantics, Scott Hudson, stooges, suzi quatro, von bondies, white stripes
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 19, 2013
Former Ramones drummer Richie Ramone was tonight’s special guest, chatting about not only his days with the Ramones but his upcoming solo album Entitled.
Posted in live ledge, music, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, richie ramone, Scott Hudson, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 5, 2013
Another month, another set of newly discovered music!
Posted in bots, criminal hygiene, dave edmunds, dee rangers, glen matlock, heliotropes, hellcats, inmates, miracle workers, mono men, music, new christs, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rifle sport, robert pollard, Scott Hudson, shivas, shods, strypes, thee cyberman, undertones, Wilco, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 28, 2013
Most of tonight’s show is a soundtrack of sorts to Hudson’s “Walking Rock Alphabet”.
Posted in am stereo, bronx, chevelles, clash, downliners sect, jonathan richman, lemuria, music, old 97's, pixies, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, suburbs, sugar, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 14, 2013
An almost all-interview show, with Gorman Bechard chatting about the Replacements reunion, and members of Cursive and Teenage Bottlerocket promoting upcoming Sioux Falls appearances.
Posted in bash & pop, clash, color me obsessed, cursive, gorman bechard, music, paul westerberg, pixies, Podcast, pretenders, ramones, replacements, slim dunlap, songs for slim, Teenage Bottlerocket, tommy stinson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 7, 2013
Another new month, another selection of new releases and blog finds.
Posted in clash, dave davies, dee dee ramone, devo, garage swim, hussy, kim deal, music, oblivians, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, roy loney, savages, Scott Hudson, sexy baby records, so so glos, supersuckers, vibrators, willie nile
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 31, 2013
A celebration of a year that was very important for host Scott Hudson – 1983!
Posted in billy bragg, call, cramps, crass, curtiss a, fleshtones, gg allin, husker du, jonathan richman, killer pussy, minor threat, music, phones, PIL, plimsouls, Podcast, r.e.m., ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slickee boys, subhumans, twintone, violent femmes, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 25, 2013
It’s been awhile since an all-covers show, so celebrate the holiday weekend with almost 2 1/2 hours of remade tunes!
Posted in bootlegs, bowie, brinsley schwarz, chesterfield kings, clash, covers, doors, flag, joan jett, lyres, milkshakes, mott the hoope, music, no direction, paul westerberg, Podcast, ramones, ray manzarek, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, siouxsie and the banshees, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 17, 2013
Tonight we celebrate the passage of the Marriage Equality Law in Minnesota.
Posted in bikini kill, billy bragg, bob mould, breeders, circle jerks, jim carroll, joan jett, lou reed, love is the law, marriage equality, music, new york dolls, patti smith, Podcast, realpunkradio, suburbs, tom robinson, vaselines
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 10, 2013
That beautiful 350 pound Seeburg Jukebox is the source of all the tunes tonight.
Posted in dogmatics, grandpaboy, husker du, jukebox, kinks, music, myron lee, nervebreakers, no direction, PIL, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, spooks, suburbs, twintone, undertones
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 5, 2013
Rural Ledge-ucation is taking a summer hiatus, so why not have a whole show of bootleg Paul Westerberg?
Posted in bootlegs, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 3, 2013
Another installment of an episode full of new releases and blog finds.
Posted in am stereo, art brut, black flag, black lips, cramps, deerhunter, del lords, dodge main, frank turner, guided by voices, ian rubbish, iggy and the stooges, joan jett, lucinda williams, lyres, melvins, music, new releases, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sloan, songs for slim, suburbs, tommy keene, vertebrats, zero boys
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 28, 2013
The death of George Jones has inspired Hudson to look back at some of the 80′s country-punk that led him on the path to understanding the greatness of old school country artists.
Posted in beat farmers, blasters, camper van beethoven, Cowpunk, dream syndicate, elvis costello, green on red, jason and the scorchers, jayhawks, long ryders, los lobos, music, Podcast, rank and file, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, uncle tupelo, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 26, 2013
Besides commemorating the passing of legendary country icon George Jones, tonight’s Ledge celebrates various anniversaries and birthdays of the past week.
Posted in chris mars, elvis costello, george jones, iggy, johnny thunders, misfits, music, new york dolls, Podcast, public image, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 21, 2013
The 3rd annual Record Store Day show includes not only some of the great music released yesterday but commentary on some of the issues that should be addressed.
Posted in best coast, big star, bob dylan, elliott smith, music, old 97's, Podcast, r.e.m., realpunkradio, record store day, rolling stones, rsd, Scott Hudson, songs for slim, ty segall, waylon jennings
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 19, 2013
Tonight’s show is a love letter to the great city, Boston, and features 50 years of seminal rock, garage, punk, and college rock!
Posted in bill janovitz, boston, cars, dick dale, dogmatics, dropkick murphys, lemonheads, lyres, music, pernice brothers, pixies, Podcast, realpunkradio, remains, Scott Hudson, scruffy the cat, sebadoh, standells, street dogs, young adults
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 14, 2013
Another carry-over from Friday’s Live Ledge – more tracks from the strangeness that was 1982!
Posted in cheap trick, clash, dave edmunds, db's, devo, dream syndicate, graham parker, jason & the scorchers, monochrome set, music, nick low, Podcast, producers, r.e.m., realpunkradio, richard hell, richard thompson, Scott Hudson, spongetones, squeeze, wire train, x, xtc
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 12, 2013
Another examination of the great music that came out in 1982!
Posted in adicts, angry samoans, bad religion, bauhaus, crash street kids, crass, cure, dead kennedys, descendents, elvis costello, english beat, fear, fleshtones, inxs, lords of the new church, mission of burma, music, plimsouls, Podcast, psychedelic furs, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, suburbs, translator, zero boys
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 7, 2013
Another continuation of Friday’s new release show, along with a big announcement on the future of the Sunday morning show.
Posted in billy bragg, bonnie prince bailey, edwyn collins, gene clark, hillybilly moon explosion, house of love, jake bugg, jello biafra, music, new releases, nouvelle, pickwick, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, steve earle, wonder stuff
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 5, 2013
It’s another episode of new releases and blog finds, along with a commemoration of the 19th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death.
Posted in chevelles, clash, dead ghosts, deervana, hillbilly moon explosion, jello biafra, kate nash, keith richards, limozine, messerschmitt, milkshakes, mummies, music, nirvana, nouvelle, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, spoons, surfur blood, telekinesis, thee old sees, thermals
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 31, 2013
Continuing on from Friday’s show with more old and new tracks!
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, dale watson, eels, josh rouse, music, phosphorescent, Podcast, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, Scott Hudson, son volt, steve earle
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 29, 2013
Two tracks per artist – one old and one new. It’s a simple concept, but fun!
Posted in bad brains, bad religion, biters, bowie, dinosaur jr, guided by voices, husker du, indie, mudhoney, music, pedal jets, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, redd kross, replacements, Scott Hudson, soul asylum, strokes, telekinesis, wire
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 24, 2013
A companion piece of sorts to Friday’s “rock” show. Nothing but songs about country music. Or almost nothing but.
Posted in bottle rockets, country, hank williams iii, johnny otis, lloyd cole, mekons, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, rem, rolling stones, Scott Hudson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 22, 2013
It’s an obvious topic that should have been explored years before, but tonight’s show is all songs about “Rock”!
Posted in flamin' groovies, fortunate sons, hasil adkins, jesus & mary chain, music, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rock, rolling stones, rubinoos, Scott Hudson, sleater-kinney, supersuckers, tom petty, tommy conwell, velvet underground, wreckless eric, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 17, 2013
Nothing but traditional Irish tunes today. Well, as traditional as Scott will get.
Posted in irish, music, Podcast, st. patrick's day
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 15, 2013
A very special episode of Live Ledge, highlighted by a phone interview with Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner!
Posted in craig finn, dave pirner, irish punk, paul westerberg, Podcast, replacements, slim dunlap, songsforslim, soul asylum, steve earle
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 10, 2013
We all hate it, so why not a show dedicated to daylight savings time?
Posted in boomtown rats, bottle rockets, byrds, cheap trick, elvis costello, gear daddies, jam, jayhawks, jesus & mary chain, music, paul westerberg, phones, Podcast, rank strangers, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, stems, talk, tommy keene, uncle tupelo, vic chesnutt
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 8, 2013
Tonight’s show debuts the entire new Replacements EP, Songs For Slim, along with the original versions of the covers. Plus, tracks from future Songs For Slim contributors.
Posted in craig finn, curtiss a, deer tick, ethel merman, frank black, jayhawks, joe henry, john doe, leon payne, lucero, lucinda williams, minus 5, music, nico, paul westerberg, Podcast, replacements, slim dunlap, songs for slim, songsforslim, steve earle, suicide commandos, tommy keene, x, you am i, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 3, 2013
Nothing but the quieter new tunes Hudson has discovered in recent weeks.
Posted in Americana, courtney love, david bowie, eels, emmylou harris, johnny marr, michael stipe, music, new amsterdams, new mendicants, Podcast, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, rodney crowell, roger knox, ron wood, Scott Hudson, shane mcgowan, son volt, townes van zandt, u.k. subs
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 1, 2013
It’s that time of the month again – almost nothing but new releases and blog finds, including one of the tracks from the upcoming new release by The Replacements!
Posted in agent orange, bad religion, bronx, clerks, crazy cavan, david bowie, fidlar, heartbreakers, low culture, music, nude beach, paul westerberg, Podcast, pretenders, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, simpletons, slim dunlap, songsforslim, strypes, tommy stinson, undertones, warm soda
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 24, 2013
Legendary session pianist Nicky Hopkins would have been 69 today, so today’s show includes some of the classic songs that features his work.
Posted in beatles, cyril davies, graham parker, jackie lomax, jayhawks, jefferson airplane, john lennon, kinks, move, music, nicky hopkins, Podcast, pretty things, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, talk, who
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 24, 2013
To celebrate the 100th episode, Hudson took the show on the road to Falls Landing to play nothing but his favorite songs of all time.
Posted in argus leader, buzzcocks, chuck luden, damned, dead boys, flag with hank, flamin' groovies, husker du, ill bill, indie, jam, modern lovers, music, myron lee, new york dolls, no direction, pat lalley, phones, punk, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sham 69, soul asylum, suburbs, suicide commandos, t. rex, undertones, vince taylor
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 17, 2013
A companion piece to Friday’s “lonely” episode, this morning is nothing but “bitter” tunes.
Posted in amy rigby, beatles, big star, bob dylan, elvis costello, graham parker, harry nilsson, indie, jam, joy division, kinks, marianne faithfull, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, smiths, talk, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 15, 2013
To “commemorate” a phony holiday, tonight’s show is an anti-Valentine’s Day show with nothing but “lonely” songs.
Posted in argus leader, buzzcocks, cheap trick, f-units, garage, gentleman jesse, heartbreakers, husker du, indie, king khan & bbq show, lonesome kings, lurkers, me first and the gimme gimmes, music, naked ted, nomads, old 97's, Podcast, police, punk, quakes, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sham 69, social distortion, sorrows, spits, supersuckers, talk, thee headcoats, thin lizzy, ups & downs, Valentine's Day, violet, voodoo dolls, Wanda Jackson, whigs, willie nile, wylde mammoths, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 10, 2013
Today’s show is a companion to last Friday’s Live Ledge. That show consisted of my noisier new finds. Today we focus on the quieter new releases.
Posted in camper van beethoven, eels, frightened rabbit, indie, johnny marr, low, matt pond, music, nick cave, pere ubu, Podcast, realpunkradio, ron sexsmith, Scott Hudson, talk, the jam, tim easton, yo la tengo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 8, 2013
It’s that time of the month again! More new releases and blog finds!
Posted in al bundie's army, bad religion, beat merchants, bronx, california x, clash, cramps, desaparecidos, devil dogs, drones, dwarves, fidlar, garage, gun club, hart lake mystery, indie, jam, joy formidale, kaisers, lux interior, muffs, music, new releases, nick cave, night marchers, nude beach, parquet courts, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, reg presley, replacements, Scott Hudson, shods, shoes, sky saxon, social distortion, suburban nightmares, talk, three o'clock, warm soda
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 3, 2013
BoDeans leader Kurt Neumann is interviewed in this special episode!
Posted in argus leader, bodeans, butch vig, eieio, fire town, kurt neumann, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, Sioux Falls, talk, violent femmes
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 25, 2013
Inspired by a Lydia Loveless song called “Steve Earle”, tonight’s show is nothing but songs about other artists.
Posted in Americana, amy rigby, anthemic pop wonder, art brut, big dipper, billy bragg, brian jonestown, centro-matic, dandy warhols, david bowie, drive-by truckers, firehose, hamell on trial, house of love, indie, j church, johnny thunders, jonathan richman, lucinda williams, lydia loveless, minutemen, music, nick lowe, old 97's, pavement, Podcast, posies, realpunkradio, redd kross, replacements, robyn hitchcock, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, shonen knife, sleater-kinney, slobberbone, steve westfield, supersuckers, talk, they might be giants, tommy womack, uncle tupelo, wesley willis
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 20, 2013
Burlap Wolf King, aka Thomas Hentges, stops by The Ledge studio to chat about his new EP!
Posted in Americana, argus leader, burlap wolf king, joni mitchell, music, neil young, no depression, Podcast, Scott Hudson, songs: ohia, talk, thomas hentges, townes van zandt
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 13, 2013
Music critic David Menconi, the author of “Ryan Adams: Losering, a Story of Whiskeytown”, talks about his new book and does a reading of the chapter that focuses on Stranger’s Almanac.
Posted in Americana, david menconi, music, Podcast, raleigh, realpunkradio, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, talk, whiskeytown
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 12, 2013
Music journalist David Menconi reads selections from his book, Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown.
Posted in david menconi, music, Podcast, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, whiskeytown
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 12, 2013
Blues guitarist Hadder Sayers is interviewed during an all-Texas show!
Posted in 13th floor elevators, alejandro escovedo, bad sports, big boys, buick mackane, butthole surfers, daniel johnston, dicks, flame trick subs, hadder sayers, harlem, hickoids, mouse & the traps, music, nervebreakers, old 97's, Podcast, positive 13 o'clock, rank and file, realpunkradio, reverend horton heat, roky erickson, Scott Hudson, sfjb, Sioux Falls, skunks, sons of hercules, strange boys, t. tex edwards, talk, tenderloin, true believers, wig
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 6, 2013
America founding member Dewey Bunnell calls in to today’s show to share stories about his 40 year music career.
Posted in america, Americana, dandy warhols, dewey bunnell, graham parker, music, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, talk, Wilco
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 December 30, 2012
Here’s your soundtrack to your New Year’s Eve festivities!
Posted in billy joe shaver, bottle rockets, breeders, camera obscura, chuck prophet, indie, jimi hendrix, liquor giants, madder rose, mountain goats, music, new year's eve, otis redding, paul westerberg, Podcast, ray wylie hubbard, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, singer/songwriter, talk, todd snider, tom waits, van morrison
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 28, 2012
Pat McIntyre and Martin Dill from Janitor Bob join Scott, followed by an hour of old Sioux Falls indie rock.
Posted in ac/dc, argus leader, cheap trick, dale gregory, dave scarbrough, flag with hank, garage, government center, habitual groove of it, harvesters, ill bill, indie, inspectors, janitor bob, music, myron lee, naked ted, no direction, pat o'brien, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, rich show, Scott Hudson, state birds, talk, violet
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 23, 2012
Friday was the punk rock Christmas show; today is dedicated to blues, Americana, and other more laid-back genres.
Posted in Americana, baby jane, buffalo killers, Christmas, chuck berry, clyde lasley, country, danny barnes, decemberists, dropkick murphys, Eddie Cochran, evan johns, guadalcanal diary, jerry lee lewis, jimmy reed, kay martin, loretta lynn, mark lanegan, music, otis gibbs, paul bain, paul kelly, Podcast, realpunkradio, sabres, Scott Hudson, scott miller, titus turner
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 22, 2012
Besides talking about the St. Paul Graham Parker concert Scott saw earlier this week, tonight is all about punk rock Christmas songs. For the 3rd straight year, Hudson ignores the sentimental garbage and piles on the edgier side of the holidays.
Posted in angry snowmans, atoms, bantam rooster, bloody muffs, brainless wonders, Christmas, graham parker, hilbilly casino, indie, jacobites, jukebox zeroes, kinks, kobanes, lemonaids, mansfields, mark lanegan, matthew ryan, music, nimrods, paul westerberg, Podcast, pogues, punk, ramonas, renfields, rocket 455, sonics, talk, thee headcoatees, vice squad, yobs
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 16, 2012
Friday night, I unveiled my list of best 2012 albums. This morning, it’s all about the reissues, box sets, and other compilations of the past 12 months.
Posted in 2012, alex chilton, archers of loaf, box sets, elvis costello, english beat, garage, indie, joe strummer, kinks, lyres, moe tucker, muddy waters, music, my bloody valentine, nervebreakers, paul mccartney, plimsouls, Podcast, reissues, rolling stones, ryan adams, small faces, t. tex edwards, talk, tempests, velvet underground, woody guthrie, world party
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 14, 2012
It’s an expanded episode of Live Ledge this week, as Hudson plays tracks from his “40 Best Albums of 2012″ list.
Posted in aimee mann, alejandro escovedo, allah-lahs, babies, best of 2012, biters, bob dylan, bob mould, cheap girls, chuck prophet, cloud nothings, dinosaur jr, father john misty, gentleman jesse, guided by voices, howler, Jack White, jaill, japandroids, jay farrar, jeff the brotherhood, jim jones, jimmy cliff, king tuff, legendary wings, lucero, mahones, mark lanegan, matthew ryan, midn spiders, mission of burma, music, neil young, OFF!, orwells, Podcast, redd kross, Scott Hudson, spiritualized., talk, the man, tim armstrong, titus andronicus, waxahatchee, white wires
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 7, 2012
Director Gorman Bechard returns to Live Ledge to discuss the DVD releases of Color Me Obsessed and What Did You Expect?, and to also talk about his next project, A Dog Named Gucci.
Posted in a dog named gucci, cheap trick, color me obsessed, gorman bechard, graham parker, indie, jerry lee lewis, jim jones revue, jim reid, king khan, Little Richard, mahones, matthew sweet, mono men, music, orwells, pipe, Podcast, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, swearin, talk, tom waits, waxahatchee
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 2, 2012
Part two of the weekend’s sampling of new releases focuses on the quieter tracks that Hudson has found intriguing.
Posted in acoustic, Americana, banjoey ramone, bettye lavette, buddy miller, cowboy junkies, folk, graham parker, high lonesome, jesse malin, jim lauderdale, lloyd cole, mike doughty, minnesota, music, my morning jacket, Podcast, pogues, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, tracey thorn
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 30, 2012
It’s become a monthly feature for Hudson to showcase almost an entire show of new releases and blog finds. This is one of those episodes.
Posted in adrian edmundson, archers of loaf, babies, bad brains, bang bang rock and roll, banjoey ramone, barreracudas, camper van beethoven, cavedogs, cheater slicks, chris spedding, draghounds, evens, exploding hearts, flag with hank, garage, golden smog, ian mackaye, indie, jesse malin, king tuff, legendary wings, mahones, murlocs, music, natural kicks, new releases, Podcast, pogues, prime movers, prisoners, punk, realpunkradio, rites of spring, rolling stones, scott hudosn, straight arrows, talk, vidbrators
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 29, 2012
In the most rural episode to date, Hudson has compiled a show of nothing but good ol’ country girls. There’s lots of lyin’, cheatin’, and drinkin’ throughout this wonderful episode.
Posted in bonnie jo spears, bonnie owens, country, davis sisters, dolly parton, dottie west, jean shepard, jeanie c riley, johnny cash, julie young, june carter cash, june stearns, kitty wells, lefty frizzell, leona williams, loretta lynn, miss delois, music, patsy cline, Podcast, realpunkradio, rose maddox, Scott Hudson, talk, tammy wynette, wanda allred, Wanda Jackson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 23, 2012
Two hours of songs against the travesty of Black Friday, and the cretins who make it out to shop when they should still be sleeping.
Posted in alex chilton, archers of loaf, babes in toyland, bad religion, billy bragg, black friday, clash, dashboard saviors, dead kennedys, devo, fugazi, gang of four, garage, guadalcanal diary, guided by voices, indie, jam, jim jones revue, jonathan richman, juliana hatfield, killing joke, kinks, mekons, meyerman, mojo nixon, monkees, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, saints, Scott Hudson, slits, talk, testors, tom waits, weezer, x-ray specs
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 18, 2012
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving a bit early, with songs about not only the big day but the wonderful food we’ll all be pigging out on.
Posted in blade babies, bo diddley, cracker, david bowie, drive-by truckers, elliott smith, graham parker, hayes carill, hoodoo gurus, jay bennett, leadbelly, music, noble watts, Podcast, ray davies, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, Thanksgiving, the fall, the soft boys, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 16, 2012
A jam-packed show tonight, full of new tunes, blog finds, and discussions of the Hostess situation and the new Rolling Stones documentary, Crossfire Hurricane.
Posted in adverts, babies, biters, bryan ferry, carrie & the dirty pillows, cheater slicks, contras, crossfire hurricane, danko jones, fastbacks, forgetters, garage, god's favorite band, guided by voices, hasil adkins, headaches, husker du, indie, jawbreaker, jets to brazil, king tuff, music, nervebreakers, Norton Records, paranoiacs, Podcast, punk, replacements, rolling stones, soul asylum, suzy quatro, talk, torpedohead, tv smith, undertones, velvet underground
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 11, 2012
Carrying on from Friday’s show, Hudson shares some of his quieter new discoveries.
Posted in Americana, camper van beethoven, crazy horse, dan stuart, deer tick, grant-lee phillips, hank williams, kelly stoltz, kevin seconds, mike doughty, music, neil young, nick lowe, nico, peter buck, Podcast, quiet ones, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 9, 2012
Lots and lots of new releases and blog finds, plus Siri co-hosts a segment and picks a song.
Posted in bad religion, bent back tuplips, biters, cars, chris bell, crash street kids, david bowie, descendents, devo, Face to Face, fear, four year beard, garage, gigolo aunts, graveyard school, heart attacks, indie, jello biafra, l'assassins, legendary wings, lyres, mallard, millions, music, new releases, newtown neurotics, Podcast, punk, purrbox, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, soul asylum, stairs, strutter motherfuckers, supersuckers, swingin utters, talk, velvet underground
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 4, 2012
Two days away from the U.S. elections, Hudson compiled some of his favorite politician-related tracks.
Posted in billy bragg, bob dylan, election, folk, ian hunter, indie, john lennon, jonathan richman, music, neil young, pathos, phil ochs, Podcast, politicians, president, replacements, robyn hitchcock, rock, ry cooder, stephen malkmus, talk, talking heads, the move, the numbers, tom morello, Wilco, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 2, 2012
Health issues prevented me from celebrating Chuck Berry’s 86th birthday on October 18, so we celebrated it tonight with rarities and great cover versions.
Posted in backbeat, british invasion, Cannibals, chocolate watch band, chuck berry, crawdaddys, dave alvin, dave edmunds, david bowie, downliners sect, flamin' groovies, garage, gene vincent, groovie ghoulies, headcat, indie, jerry lee lewis, kinks, masters apprentice, music, neatbeats, Podcast, punk, regents, remains, replacements, rockpile, rolling stones, ronnie lane, suicide commandos, talk, tenpole tudor, thee headcoats, vince taylor, Wanda Jackson, yardbirds
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 28, 2012
Two days before the release of his excellent new album, In the Dusk of Everything, Matthew Ryan woke up early on a Sunday to talk about the new album and share some of his favorite bands and tunes.
Posted in bruce springsteen, clash joe strummer, color me obsessed, constantines, In the heart of everything, indie, jimmy scott, kevin salem, matthew ryan, music, neil young, new order, Podcast, pretenders, punk, ramones, replacements, rod stewart, Scott Hudson, songwriter, talk, the national
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 26, 2012
For the third straight year, host Scott Hudson compiled two hours of the scariest songs ever! Play this when the trick or treaters come to your door.
Posted in 45 grave, agent orange, alice cooper, alkaline trio, anti-flag, apocalypse hoboken, chuck prophet, cramps, dead brothers, flesheaters, garage, gazmen, groovie ghoulies, guitar gangsters, Halloween, horny wackers, howler, Klingonz, me first and the gimme gimmes, meteors, misfits, music, Podcast, punk, radioactive chicken heads, realpunkradio, redd kross, reverend horton heat, Scott Hudson, sharks, shonen knife, sleeper agent, sunburns, talk, thee greavemen, thee holy ghosts, types, voronas, wednesday 13
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 17, 2012
Author Caryn Rose joins the show to discuss her new book, Raise Your Hand: Adventures of an American Springsteen Fan in Europe.
Posted in bruce springsteen, caryn rose, clarence clemons, e street band, music, paul mccartney, Podcast, talk, tom morello
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 14, 2012
Along with some of Scott’s walking soundtrack, there’s lots of new releases to air today.
Posted in ac newman, Americana, bettye lavette, holly golightly, indie, jason collett, jayhawks, mark eitzel, matthew ryan, music, neil young, old 97's, paul westerberg, peter buck, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, tim rogers, Wanda Jackson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 12, 2012
This week marked plenty of rock ‘n’ roll anniversaries, both good and bad. We plow through them all.
Posted in allah-las, circle jerks, clash, damned, eyes on film, garage, gene vincent, guitar gangsters, hard-ons, hellacopters, hickoids, hold steady, holly golightly, hoodoo gurus, howler, husker du guided by voices, hypstrz, indie, jim jones revue, lemonheads, libertines, meteors, music, old 97's, Podcast, punk, quakes, ramones, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sid vicioius, soul asylum, splashh, talk, ty segall, Wanda Jackson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 11, 2012
This is a re-up of last Friday’s Live Ledge, as for some reason it’s not working on the original feed.
Posted in Podcast
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 7, 2012
Yesterday was Tommy Stinson’s 46th birthday, so it is only natural for us to celebrate it with music from all periods of his career.
Posted in bash & pop, guns & roses, music, paul westerberg, perfect, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, talk, tommy stinson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 5, 2012
No real theme for this week – just some random tracks and irritated babbling from Scott.
Posted in against me!, agent orange, avail, barreracudas, challenger 7, circle jerks, cramps, crass, dwarves, eater, eddie & the hot rods, eddie spaghetti, elvis costello, exploding hearts, eyeliners, f.u.2, felt, firehose, forgotten rebels, frank black, garage, gas huffer, gentleman jesse, genya ravan, god's favorite band, goo goo dolls, gories, grandpaboy, grant hart, indie, l'assassins, music, my bloody valentine, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, shoes, talk, television personalities, titus adronicus
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 30, 2012
Scott has plenty of things to whine about today, but also some great recent releases.
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, byrds, dave alvin, dwight yoakam, flamin' groovies, honeydogs, indie, justin townes earle, muddy waters, music, Podcast, r.e.m., realpunkradio, rolling stones, ryan adams, sadies, Scott Hudson, soft pack, talk, todd snider, velvet crush, Wilco, world party
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 23, 2012
Debut plays of new tracks by Paul Westerberg and Matthew Ryan highlight this playlist of primarily “fall” songs.
Posted in Americana, bob dylan, bob mould, church, indie, jerry lee lewis, johnny cash, kinks, leonard cohen, lloyd cole, matthew ryan, music, nick lowe, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, vic chesnutt, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 21, 2012
Ash from The Big Brother Gossip Show joins Scott tonight to discuss the merits of the new Green Day album, Uno.
Posted in adicts, adolescents, al bundie', angry samoans, bags, black flag, corin tucker, fastbacks, garage, gits, Green Day, indie, mike watts, muffs, music, natural child, Podcast, polar bear club, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, soft pack, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 16, 2012
All new releases today, bracketed by covers of White Light/White Heat from the Lawless soundtrack.
Posted in aimee mann, Americana, avett brothers, bill fay, bob dylan, calexico, ian hunter, indie, juliana hatfield, kinks, mark lanegan, music, patterson hood, Podcast, ralph stanley, ry cooder, talk, trypes, waxahatchee
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 14, 2012
Besides the usual new releases, blog finds, and old faves, tonight’s show features a number of “family trees” – sets that include spinoffs and solo projects of some of my fave bands.
Posted in bob mould, cheap trick, chris mars, drive like jehu, electric frankenstein, freddy lynxx, garage, grant hart, hellacopters, hot snakes, husker du, ian dury, ian hunter, indie, jeff dahl, jon spencer blues explosion, lou reed, music, night marchers, nomads, paul westerberg, Podcast, punk, raveonettes, realpunkradio, replacements, robert pollard, rocket from the crypt, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, sonny vincent, soul asylum, stooges, strutter motherfuckers, sugar, sultans, supersuckers, talk, tommy stinson, whigs
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 9, 2012
The conclusion of the year-by-year musical analysis of host Scott Hudson’s life starts with 1995 and ends with a release that coincides with his birthday!
Posted in Americana, arcade fire, art brut, bob dylan, built to spill, decemberists, golden smog, hold steady, ike reilly, jayhawks, joe strummer, music, neutral milk hotel, paul westerberg, peter bruntnell, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, tom waits, violet, whiskeytown, white stripes, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 7, 2012
With a big day coming up this week, host Scott Hudson has selected one song per year that he has been alive. Sunday’s Rural Ledge-ucation will conclude the series.
Posted in archers of loaf, beatles, big star, bob dylan, boomtown rats, clash, david bowie, dinosaur jr, flamin' groovies, garage, guided by voices, husker du, indie, jam, kinks, love, mc5, monkees, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, r.e.m., ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, reverend horton heat, rocket from the crypt, rolling stones, ronettes, scott hudosn, sex pistols, stooges, supershunk, sweet, t. rex, talk, tommy keene, translator, uncle tupelo, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 2, 2012
It’s a celebration of Labor Day, but we also mourn the of the end of summer on today’s Rural Ledge-ucation!
Posted in alex chilton, Americana, baseball project, db's, earlimart, frank black, graham parker, indie, jim carroll, john wesley harding, johnny cash, kinks, lemonheads, lou reed, members, music, peter case, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, todd snider, walkabouts, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 31, 2012
The roots of punk rock are explored tonight, with tunes that cover the 50′s, 60′s, and 70′s!
Posted in Podcast
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 26, 2012
Friday’s Live Ledge was all about the noisier releases I’ve acquired in recent weeks. Today’s Rural Ledge-ucation focuses on the quieter new stuff.
Posted in afghan whigs, Americana, andre williams, blur, dinosaur jr, felice brothers, flatlanders, graham parker, indie, kinks, los lobos, music, old crow medicine show, Podcast, realpunkradio, rodriguez, ry cooder, sadies, Scott Hudson, talk, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 24, 2012
Tonight’s show features a ton of new and upcoming releases, along with quite a few rare finds.
Posted in black pistol fire, black randy, bob mould, brewers, clash, dead boys, divine fits, garage, gaslight anthem, hollywood brats, hypstrz, indie, jam, jeff the brotherhood, jesus and mary chain, kinks, magic christian, minutemen, mummies, music, new releases, only ones, paul westerberg, phones, pixies, Podcast, professionals, punk, realpunkradio, reverend horton heat, saints, Scott Hudson, sugar, supersuckers, sweet, talk, the bad lovers, the orwells, the rip-offs, the wall, the white wires, thee oh sees, ty segall, wolfmen, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 19, 2012
This Tuesday would have been Joe Strummer’s 60th birthday. Today’s show features his post-Clash career in celebration.
Posted in billy bragg, clash, joe strummer, johnny cash, mescaleros, mick jones, music, Podcast, punk, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 17, 2012
In response to NBC’s idiotic decision to not air Ray Davies at the Olympic Closing Ceremonies, tonight’s show is nothing but tunes by The Kinks!
Posted in 13th floor elevators, big star, bob hocko, cheap trick, chocolate watch band, condo fucks, cud, david bowie, elvis costello, fall, fastbacks, garage, gary myrick, indie, jam, jonathan richman, kinks, kwyet kings, liquor giants, lyres, marky ramone, matthew sweet, minus 5, mod fun, music, nbc, olympics, Podcast, punk, ray davies, records, roky erickson, southern culture on the skids, stranglers, t. tex edwards, talk, yo la tengo, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 12, 2012
A mishmash of sounds this morning, including a birthday tribute to Elliott Smith.
Posted in andre williams, bottle rockets, braham parker, elliott smith, indie, jesse jarnow, jimmy cliff, kinks, knitters, music, paul westerberg, peter tosh, Podcast, ray davies, realpunkradio, rhett miller, sadies, Scott Hudson, talk, tim armstrong, yo la tengo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 10, 2012
Continuing with the Peel Sessions theme, tonight’s show includes not only great Brit acts but American bands who contributed to the series.
Posted in babes in toyland, big black, bratmobile, breeders, brian jonestown massacre, chris spedding, close lobsters, cramps, damned, detroit cobras, frank black, fugazi, garage, generation x, hole, hot snakes, indie, john peel, meteors, mudhoney, mummies, music, new bomb turks, nirvana, pavement, peel sessions, pixies, Podcast, pogues, shadowy men on a shadowy planet, shellac, siouxsie and the banshees, sonic youth, soundgarden, squeeze, stiff little fingers, sugarcubes, talk, teenage fanclub, the cure, the fall, velocity girl, vibrators, wedding present, ween, white stripes, young marble giants
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 5, 2012
Nothing but live recordings and studio demos for this short Sunday morning set!
Posted in afghan whigs, bob dylan, bootleg, demo, elvis costello, gaslight anthem, indie, jayhawks, johnny thunders, justin townes earle, music, neil young, nick cave, paul westerberg, Podcast, radio session, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, tom petty, waterboys, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 3, 2012
Nothing but tunes from the late, great John Peel archive!
Posted in 999, bbc, billy bragg, boomtown rats, bow wow wow, crass, drones, elvis costello, english beat, gang of four, garage, gary numan, housemartins, indie, j mascis, jam, jesus & mary chain, joe jackson, john peel, joy division, killing joke, lurkers, magazine, moondogs, music, only ones, Podcast, punk, rezillos, selector, skids, slits, smiths, stranglers, talk, thin lizzy, undertones, wire, x-ray spex
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 29, 2012
Having missed a few Rural Ledge timeslots, new material has piled up. Today we preview quite a few of them.
Posted in afghan whigs, aimee mann, alejandro escovedo, Americana, blasters, brendan kelly, chip taylor, drivin' n crying', exene cervenka, felice brothers, indie, james mercer, kevin bowe, langhorne slim, leroy staggers, muddy waters, music, old crow medicine show, Podcast, realpunkradio, rolling stones, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, singer-songwriter, talk, tommy stinson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 27, 2012
A show dedicated to our fine comrades across the pond, along with a celebration of one of their prime exports, Sir Michael Phillip “Mick” Jagger!
Posted in adverts, bob hocko, clash, creation, david bowie, dead boys, devo, dramarama, fall, flamin' groovies, graham coxon, groovie ghoulies, gunfire dance, hickoids, indie, jesus and mary chain, jim jones revue, jimmy cliff, joe strummer, meteors, mick jagger, music, olympics, pagans, patti smith, paul westerberg, Podcast, pogues, primitives, public image, punk, ramones, replacements, rolling stones, sex pistols, small faces, social distortion, stiff little fingers, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 20, 2012
After another short break due to remodeling, Hudson is back with almost all new releases!
Posted in bureacrats, cute lepers, d.o.a., dear landlord, dirt box disco, disctractions, future primitives, garage, gents, godfathers, guided by voices, hard-ons, hoodoo gurus, indie, jaill, jam, jeff the brotherhood, knack, lipstick homicide, mixtapes, music, nervebreakers, normals, Podcast, punk, raw nerves, realpunkradio, riverboat gamblers, Scott Hudson, shane macgowan, shattervox, sloan, straight up, talk, teenage bottlerockets, terry malts, tim armstrong, tommy stinson, tours, ty segall, veronica falls, willie nile
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 15, 2012
Woody Guthrie would have been 100 on July 14, so today’s show celebrates this day with some of his great tunes.
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, bob dylan, crazy horse, flatlanders, folk, indie, jay farrar, jayhawks, jules shear, music, neil young, old crow medicine show, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, the band, the byrds, uncle tupelo, Wilco, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 8, 2012
Still giddy over his new purchase, Scott continues to babble and play songs about jukeboxes.
Posted in benny joy, bill haley, boy green, brian setzer, carl perkins, country, dave edmunds, flirts, hank williams, hardrock gunter, jukebox, kitty wells, lattie moore, merdel floyd, music, nick curran, onie wheeler, pete nantz, Podcast, realpunkradio, rockabilly, Scott Hudson, snookum russell, talk, whitey morgan
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 6, 2012
A new jukebox and a pile of new releases inspires this week’s show!
Posted in alan vega, alejandro escovedo, dick seaton, fall, gallon drunk, goldblade, henry clay people, indie, jukebox, karen elson, kevin rowe, kinks, mike ness, mission of burma, music, nervebreakers, patti smith, payolas, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, redd kross, replacements, scientists, Scott Hudson, son volt, soul asylum, talk, Teenage Bottlerocket, tim armstrong, urban voodoo machine, vibrators