July 24th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #610 – Tonight …..Tommy Unit LIVE!! turns 14 fuckin years old. That’s 84 to you and me. All kindsa good shit……you won’t be disappointed. Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
July 17th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #609 – Tonight …..TONS of NEW STUFF! INCLUDING a special sneak peek into the new FASTBACKS rekkid For What Reason! (after 25 years?!?) with the track “Come On”….straight from Kim herself! Check out the video here. Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
The second episode of this month’s new release series focuses heavily on single releases. I’m talking the traditional sort of single, with an a-side and b-side. Not the modern streaming-era lone song that doesn’t even necessarily promote an upcoming album.
Nope, this week we have quite a few two (or more) track singles, and the majority of them are available on traditional 7″ vinyl. There’s a split single feauring two tracks from The Drolls and Gentlemen Rogues. There’s an all-covers “supergroup” that sees members of the U.K. Subs and The Dead Boys covering a trio of 60’s classics. There’s fabulous punky garage-rock from The Legendary Swagger. You also get to hear the first new tunes in four years from Wyldlife. And you also get a trio of releases from a fantastic label called I-94 Recordings. Their series of releases features a brand new A-side, along wiht a cover of a Detroit artist on the flip. This is a perfect format for fans of The Sleeveens, Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, and Norcos Y Horchata.
Along with these releases are the usual mix of punk, garage, power pop, and much more! Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have close to 450 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
Doing some pretty good rocknroll. Maybe worth checking out?
Give it a try?
Mojo Nixon | Whiskey Rebellion | Promised Land II(Self Release)2009
Hillbilly Casino | Tennessee Stomp | Ballad Of Psycho Steve(Self Release)2010
Sasquatch And The Sick-A-Billys | Enjoy The Blood | My Dark Side(Self Release)2016
The Tremors | Old Fashioned Hillbilly Feud | Why I Cry(Brain Drain Records)2014
Henry & The Bleeders | Gone To Pot | Gone To Pot(Western Star Recordings)2024
The Waltons | Goin' Rodeo | Too Much Drinking(Korea)1987
The Deadcats | Bucket O' Love | Hank's Cadillac(Flying Saucer Records)1996
Stressor | Trip To Mad City | Gravity(Crazy Love Records)2012
The Zorchmen | Attack Of The Zorchmen | Reloaded(Diablo Records)2013
The Moonshine Stalkers | Splatterhouse | Slingshot(Diablo Records)2015
Mad Sin | Chills And Thrills In A Drama Of Mad Sins And Mystery | Brainstorm(Maybe Crazy Records)1988
Radiacs | Hellraiser | Radiac Wrath(Link Records)1989
The Rusty Robots | Tighten Your Screws And Dance To | Spiders In My Bed(Razmataz Records)2016
Surf Rats | Trouble | Trouble(Lost Moment Records)1988
Demented Are Go | The Day The Earth Spat Blood / Go Go Demented | Country Woman(Dojo Limited)1993
King Kurt | Ooh Wallah Wallah | Bo Diddley Goes East(Stiff Records)1983
Kings Of Hong Kong | Primitive | Ancient Land(Self Release)2018
The Hillmans | Baby Loves To Fight EP | My Baby Loves To Fight(Self Release)2011
The Hypnophonics | Last Band On Earth | Abducted(Stomp Records)2009
Material Support | Terror Prone Nation | Ang Lupa Ang Dahilan(Aklasan Records)2018
Subhumans | Internal Riot | Culture Addict(Pirates Press Records)2007
Icons Of Filth | Onward Christian Soldiers | Dividing Line(Mortarhate Records)1984
MDC | Magnus Dominus Corpus | Going Nowhere Faster Than You(Sudden Death Records)2004
Bad Idea | Sonic Hellride | Balance Of Terror(Minneapolis Everywhere)2022
Demoted | Shit For Brains | Lazy Guy(Bad Channels Rcords)2023
Black Flag | Damaged | Depression(Unicorn Records)1981
Los Fastidios | Siempre Contra | Johnny & The Queer Boot Boys(KOB Records)2004
Klasse Kriminale | Strength & Unity | Ribelli(Havin' A Laugh Records)2007
Vanilla Muffins | The Drug Is Football | The Pride Of The North I(Knock Out Records)2003
Toy Dolls | A Far Out Disc | Carol Dodds Is Pregnant(Volume Records)1985
The Briefs | Singles Only In 3D | Like A Heart Attack(Strange Club Records)2022
The Adicts | Life Goes On | Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out(People Like You)2009
When it comes to going big, Turbojugends of Sweden sure know how to set the stage. Have you ever seen a TJ celebrating its 25 year anniversary with a Turbonegro tribute on vinyl? An own coffee table patch-book? A kick arse party with 7 bands? Well, here you go.
Punk rock & punk rock accessories. Get it now before I forget to post the next epi.
I said git it now.
Reverend Beat-Man & Nicole Izobel Garcia | Baile Bruja Muerto | Black Metal(Voodoo Rhythm Records)2018
A Pony Named Olga | The Black Album | Girl Taller Than Me(G-Records)2014
Crazy & The Brains | Forever | East Side(Self Release)2023
Erazerhead | The Rumble Of The East | No One Sees Me Now(Flicknife Records)1982
The Hex Dispensers | Winchester Mystery House | I've Got My Doppelganger On(Douchemaster Records)2009
The King Khan & BBQ Show | Bad News Boys | Killing The Wolfman(In The Red Recordings)2015
The Undertones | Hypnotised | There Goes Norman(Sire)1980
Bad Idea | Breakout | Too Good To Die(Self Release)2024
D.I. | State Of Shock | Colors And Blood(Intercord Record Service)1994
Zero Boys | Vicious Circle | Hightime(Toxic Shock)1982
Avengers | Avengers | The American In Me(Superior Viaduct)2015
Circle Jerks | VI | Patty's Killing Mel(Relativity)1987
Gang Green | Older... Budweiser | Why Should You Care(Emergo)1989
John Schooley | John Schooley And His One Man Band | Drive You Faster(Voodoo Rhythm)2005
The Devils | Let The World Burn | Shake 'em(Go Down Records)2024
Bob Log III | Log Bomb | Wigglin' Room(Fat Possum Records)2003
Reverend Beat-Man And The Un-Believers | Get On Your Knees | Come Back Lord(Voodoo Rhythm)2011
The Nut Jumpers | Boogie In The Shack | Love Truck(Rock Paradise)2018
Mad Trucker Gone Mad | Mad Trucker Gone Mad | Train(Crustacean Records)1997
Cosmic Psychos | Go The Hack | Back In Town(Sub Pop)1989
NOBRO | Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar | Til I Get It All(Dine Alone Records)2022
Lexicon Devils | Vegetative State | Boredom Product(Self Release)2014
The Spits | The Spits | Nuclear Bomb(Dirtnap Records)2003
The Showcase Showdown | Appetite Of Kings | The Story Of Marjorie(Elevator Music)1996
SA90 | Overkill | Overkill(Screwball Productions)2019
Angerboys | Against A Wall | Bombe Atomique(Rilrec)2023
Eater | The Complete Eater | No More(Anagram Records)1993
Poison Idea | Pajama Party | Doctor, Doctor(Vinyl Solution)1992
The Freeze | Calling All Creatures | Scum Dries(Slope Records)2019
G.B.H. | Church Of The Truly Warped | Leather Coffin(Futurist)1992
Agression | Don't Be Mistaken | It Can Happen(Trust Records)1983
M.I.A. | Lost Boys | Turning Into What You Hate(Alternative Tentacles)2001
Earlier this week, fans of Minneapolis rock and roll were stunned by the news that former Zuzu’s Petals leader Laurie Lindeen had passed away on July 1 due to a brain aneurysm. Besdies that wonderful 90s band, Lindeen later published her memoirs, Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story, in 2008. Of course, we had to memoralize her passing with a few tracks from her band.
Since it’s also the first Friday of the month, it’s also new release night, so the second half focuses primarily on “friends of the show”. There’s the monthly new tracks by White Rose Motor Oil, Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin, and Moss’ other project, ROBOTOM, Ltd. There’s a trio of brand new tunes from our friends at Rum Bar Records, and towards the end of the show there are two cuts from records that are bound to do very well on my end of the year charts!
Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have close to 300 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
Earlier this week, fans of Minneapolis rock and roll were stunned by the news that former Zuzu’s Petals leader Laurie Lindeen had passed away on July 1 due to a brain aneurysm. Besdies that wonderful 90s band, Lindeen later published her memoirs, Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story, in 2008. Of course, we had to memoralize her passing with a few tracks from her band.
Since it’s also the first Friday of the month, it’s also new release night, so the second half focuses primarily on “friends of the show”. There’s the monthly new tracks by White Rose Motor Oil, Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin, and Moss’ other project, ROBOTOM, Ltd. There’s a trio of brand new tunes from our friends at Rum Bar Records, and towards the end of the show there are two cuts from records that are bound to do very well on my end of the year charts!
Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have close to 300 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
July 5th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #50 – Since I missed my show last night (my voice has been lost somewhere?), I’m going waaaay back into the vault to July 5th…….2000-fuckin-11 when a young and hopeful Tommy Unit debunks ‘Merica! Who knew? Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Vacation is up and running and I lost track of time which is why this is coming out a day late (as if you care). On the playlist you'll find punk, alternative, hard rock, stoner rock, hip-hop, grindcore and my favorite crooner Bobby D. You can find me in front of the television in the coming weeks considering that both Euro 2024 in soccer and Wimbledon is on.
Besides the monthly new release episodes, another regular feature of this show is the “quarterly recap”, where I play tracks from the best albums released over the last three months. This month features a wide variety of rock, punk, power pop, Americana, and a few other sub-genres. Everybody should be able to find a new favorite record in this expanded episode.
Before we get to the highlights of the quarter, though, I’ve got a tribute to arguably the greatest rock and roller my state has ever produced. Myron Lee, the leader of Myron Lee & The Caddies, passed away just days before his 83rd birthday. Along with airing a handful of his late 50s/early 60s hits, I come clean about the simple fact that for the longest time I was completely unaware of his true rockin’ sound. In fact, it was due to an appearance on another Real Punk Radio broadcast that I finally understood that rockabilly and punk fanatics have been collecting his singles for decades! RIP Myron!
Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have close to 300 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
Besides the monthly new release episodes, another regular feature of this show is the “quarterly recap”, where I play tracks from the best albums released over the last three months. This month features a wide variety of rock, punk, power pop, Americana, and a few other sub-genres. Everybody should be able to find a new favorite record in this expanded episode.
Before we get to the highlights of the quarter, though, I’ve got a tribute to arguably the greatest rock and roller my state has ever produced. Myron Lee, the leader of Myron Lee & The Caddies, passed away just days before his 83rd birthday. Along with airing a handful of his late 50s/early 60s hits, I come clean about the simple fact that for the longest time I was completely unaware of his true rockin’ sound. In fact, it was due to an appearance on another Real Punk Radio broadcast that I finally understood that rockabilly and punk fanatics have been collecting his singles for decades! RIP Myron!
Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have close to 300 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
June 26th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #608- Tonight Sweden invades Real Punk Radio! ALL SWEDISH PUNK ROCK’NROLL! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
As today is the first day of summer, putting together a show of summer-related songs seemed like a natural plan. Utilizing primarily new(er) releases, accompanied by a handful of old faves or covers, you have over two hours of songs about not only the season but the sun, baseball, surfing, and other similar seasonal higlights.
Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have close to 300 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
It´s that time of the year: the Weltturbojugendtage are approaching rapidly and that´s exactly the case why we present you all the bands and things you need to know. Prepare yourself emotionally, mentally and also physically by listening to this pod. The Asscalator did it, again. No oops.
The second episode of this month’s new release series picks up right where last week’s ended. Bracketed by two wonderful singles by Hayley and the Crushers, the two hour broadcast features almost a dozen tracks from our friends at Rum Bar Records, a handful of tunes from a great new tribute to Dischord Records, returns from veteran artists such as The Loons, Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, and Johnny Moped, and a ton of punk, power pop, and straight ahead rock and roll.
Also, please head to YouTube and subscribe to our channel – Public Domain Classics 888. We have over 250 classic films from over 110 years of releases!
Doing it again with your daily recommended dose of punk, thrash, & just a splash of too much whiskey. The perfect recipe for a ruined Friday, just like grandma used to make.
Git it.
Mommy Long Legs | Life Rips | Life Rips(Youth Riot)2015
Sailing Camp | Entertainment For Women | I'm Not Elvis(1442022 Records)2019
Cheap Perfume | Burn It Down | It's OK To Punch Nazis(Snappy Little Numbers)2019
Fea | Fea | Mujer Moderna(Blackheart Records)2016
Alice Bag | Blueprint | The Sparkling Path(Don Giovanni Records)2018
Bikini Kill | Pussywhipped | Star Fish(Kill Rock Stars)1994
Mad Trucker Gone Mad | Mad Trucker Gone Mad | Psycho Bully(Crustacean Records)1997
The Revelevens | Welcome to Baltimore | Baltimore Fire(Self Release)2010
The Filaments | Look To The Skies | No Men To Parade(Pirates Press Records)2018
The Hip Priests | Stand For Nothing | Social Hand Grenade(Speedowax Records)2019
The Onyas | Heterospective | Live For Rejection(Dropkick)2000
Chubby & The Gang | The Mutt's Nuts | It's Me Who'll Pay(Partisan Records)2021
Doug & The Slugz | Wreck The Neighborhood | Hazardous Headlines(Longshot Music)2024
The Templars | The Return Of Jacques De Molay | The Waiting Is Over(Templecombe Records)2024
Lion's Law | Si Le Ciel Vient à Tomber | Fidèle(Une Vie Pour Rien)2020
Cran | Natë | La Fete(Une Vie Pour Rien)2023
Bishops Green | Pressure | Night Terror(Pirates Press Records)2014
Mess | Under Attack | Fueled By The Rage(Mendeku Diskak)2023
The Beltones | Cheap Trinkets | Set 'em Up, Stevie(TKO Records)2001
Noi!se | Pushing On | Brothers In Arms(Pirates Press Records)2012
Those Unknown | Those Unknown | Another Face In The Crowd(GMM Records)1995
Menace | G.L.C. R.I.P. The Best Of Menace | I Need Nothing(Captain Oi!)2000
The Crack | In Search Of... | Don't You Ever Let Me Down(Puke N Vomit Records)2022
Vanilla Muffins | The Greatest Sugar Oi Swindle | My Angel(Sexmachines Records)2005
Turbonegro | Retox | You Must Bleed/All Night Long(Cookoing Vinyl)2007
The Meatmen | Savage Sagas From The Meatmen | The Dwarves Are The 2nd Greatest Band In The World(Self Destructo Records)2014
Dayglo Abortions | Feed Us A Fetus | Stupid Songs(Beer City Records)1986
Vacant | We Wear Our Traumas Well | Pig or Dog(Self Release)2023
Pizzatramp | Blowing Chunks | Pizza Slut(TNS Records)2016
Acidez | Don't Ask For Permission | Kaos(Unrest Records)2015
Pornstore Janitor | Porn Again | Death Made Easy(Scooch Pooch)2002
This week Dave Coops playlist starts things of with Tracks by the Generators, Doug and The Slugz , Violent Way, 2 from the Take, The Coffs, Violent Disorder.
I don’t think anybody is surprised that once again the monthly new release episode is a two parter. That’s the way this excellent year in music has gone, and will hopefully carry on all the way through December.
This week’s episode kicks off with a “friends of the show” series of tracks. There’s the latest in White Rose Motor Oil’s “pre-owned songs” series, along with the monthly releases of new tracks by Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin and Rob’s side project Robotom, LTD.
But there’s also the exciting news that fellow RealPunkRadio DJ Greg Lonesome, host of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Manifesto, has a new project called Intrusice Thoughts. As legendary blogger Lord Rutledge wrote on his Faster and Louder blog, “the band’s debut single ‘Daytime Drama’ is a ferocious shot of rockin’ old school punk with a very important message. Greg wrote the lyrics as a reflection of how he felt starting therapy…of course ‘Daytime Drama’ is a dark song, but it ends with a glimmer of hope.”
Along with these great tunes from our pals, there’s a set devoted to the fantastic Jem Records Celebrates Jagger & Richards, along with new music by Buffalo Tom, Memo PST, Ultrabomb, Micah Schnabel, and two full sets of ferocious female-fronted rock and roll!
Cover Me! I'm going in... to the stacks of vinyl at the Pinhead Studios - I'll be diffusing a Timebomb, grounding a Jett and stopping each and every Henchmen in their tracks with a Nine Pound Hammer and a Shonen Knife!
June 5th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #607– Tonight we bend the ear to bands playing @fearcityfunfest ‘s Oh Bondage, Up Yours festival! THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, June 7th and 8th at @tveyenyc ….$30 for single day tix / $50 for Weekend Pass.Doors at 7pm! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Giving you the good stuff once again with 2 hours of that punk rock fix you know and love. Bonus helping of local TC Punk Rock including a sneak preview off Bad Idea's upcoming record.
Git it.
The Explosion | Flash Flash Flash | Conniption Fit(Jade Tree)2000
The Freeze | Freak Show | Paralyzed(Lost And Found Records)2013
D.I. | State Of Shock | What Is Life?(Intercord Record Service)1994
Germs | Mia - Anthology | Circle One(Slash)1993
Gorilla Angreb | Gorilla Angreb | De Kommer Ud Om Natten(Hjernespind)2007
Fuck Bomb | Wreck Your Party! | Skate and Drink(Self Release)2020
Bad Idea | Breakout | My Last Nerve(Self Release)2024
The Murderers | Pirates | Pirates(No Label)2021
Quincy Punx | Were Not Punx... But We Play Them On TV | Kamikaze(Recess Records)1994
Big Fuckin Skull | Skulls Rule Ok | Real Skulls(Self Release)2009
Virgin Whores | Whiskey Girl | Walk Away(Two-Bit Records)2010
Menstrual Tramps | No Hesitation, No Defeat | Pro-Choice(Self Release)2006
The Subversives | From Here To Nowhere | Get Subverted(Charged Records)2001
Old Salt | Going Out Tonight | Midwest Stomp(Self Release)2023
Victory | SOS | Enemy Of The State(Pirates Press Records)2017
Doug & The Slugz | Smash! Hits Vol.1 | Boots, Braces & Bad Attitude(Step-1 Music)2020
Templars | La Premiere Croisade | War On The Streets(Templecombe)2021
Los Gatos Locos | Even Sociopaths Get the Blues | Stark Raving Normal(Zodiac Killer)2011
Elvis Hitler | Disgraceland | Ten Wheels For Jesus(Wanghead Records)1987
The Minestompers | The Minestompers | Mama's Clit(Crazy Love Records)2015
Alphabet Bombers | Wreckless | Flat Tire(Self Release)2003
Radiacs | Going Strong | Going Strong(Tombstone Records)1991
Skitzo | The Glove | Beatin' My Drum(Fury Records)1995
The Termites | Overload | Who's That Chick(Link Records)1990
Cookie | Sweat Soaked & Satisfied | Double Shot(Infect Records)2002
Long Tall Texans | Texas Beat The Best Of The Long Tall Texans | I Get So Excited(Anagram Records)1994
Tasteless | Rotten To The Core | Morning Mist(Self Release)2020
Dead Bundy & The Neat Neat Neats | The Thirst | Gunslingin' Man(Self Release)2014
Raygun Cowboys | The Cowboy Code | Skitzo Frame Of Mind(Stomp Records)2017
Southern Culture On The Skids | Ditch Diggin' | New Cooter Boogie(Safe House)1994
May 29th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #606 – Posting htis waaaaaaay late! This week we had Stephen, the man behind punkrockers-radio.de, swing by to school me on some killer German punk rock’n’roll! The master has become the student. But for some reason it seemed like every translation referred to “shit”?!? LOL! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Summer vacation is right around the corner and I can't WAIT! Nothing big planned but I am hooking up for a beer with fellow podcaster Michael Butler when he swings by town in early August (playing bass for Handsome Dick Manitoba). But that's a long way away and right now there's music to be listened to. On this month's playlist you'll find some punk, thrash, hard rock and alternative.
Anyone who has listened to recent episode of The Ledge has heard me wax (somewhat) poetically about Steven H. Gardner’s four-part series of Another Tuneless Racket – Punk and New Wave In The Seventies books. They are quite possibly the greatest documents of late 70’s punk and new wave music. Gardner is a master at combining strong (at times atypical) opinions with deep, deep research.
Volume one of this series is subtitled “Origins”, and deals with artists that had their first records out by 1976. Tonight’s show includes one or two tracks by the 18 artists he profiles, along with snippets of his commentary on the bands and/or the individual tracks. Admittedly, most of these acts are no stranger to this show, but there are a handful of groups who I had to research to put this broadcast together. (Later volumes include a plethora of performers I had no knowledge of prior to reading about them, which for me is the greatest treat with books of this sort.)
This week the show starts off with two new tracks by the Tribulators, No Heads, War Lovers, Squared Off, brand new La Tuya Classics by X, Fear, and X-Ray Spex.
ALL NEW WORLD NOISE w/ BRUJA
and BENNY BRUJO’s HEAR THE DARKNESS IS ALL NEW AS WELL!
Track Listings for WN and HTD will be posted within the next day.
This week Dawn and Dave Coop bust out some James Brown, The Music Machine, The Blasters, we down on some conspiracy rock with BOC, The Bittersweets and so much more!!
WAKE UP THE ELDERLY!!! (don’t do that, that’s us.)
This week Dave Coop plays classics by The Dead Kennedys, RKL, and Agression. Plus Tracks by Starving Wolves, River City Rejects (brand new), new Cock Sparrer, Kevin McGovern (the Trouble Seekers) solo release, Brand New stuff from Bad Idea, and Dee Cracks.
The May 7 death of musician/engineer/producer/ranconteur Steve Albini shocked music fans all over the world. What may have surprised fans even more is the discovery of just how much classic records he helped create in his four decade run. Besides famously successful records by superstars such as Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and others, Albini worked with a wide range of artists, big and small. The discography is literally impossible to navigate, as his credits include over a thousand different sessions.
So tonight’s look at Albini’s career is indeed not complete. Some of his most well-known projects aren’t included. Instead, this show tries to show that wide variety I already mentioned. There are singer/songwriter types that worked with on a number of records (Robbie Fulks, Magnolia Electric Co.), quite a few well-known acts that were looking for a different sound (Guided By Voices, Fleshtones), and some more recent bands that certinly benefitted from his wisdom (Cloud Nothings, Screaming Females). There’s also a set devoted to Albini’s own musical career, including a couple of tracks from a brand new Shellac album, To All Trains, that was posthumously released today (May 17).
Tittyshakers, rockin' billies, honky tonks, coffee time rock'n'roll, & a-hole lot more. Settle in & shake that booty as hard as you can.
Do it for Jesus.
P. Paul Fenech | Skitzofenech | This Fuckin World(People Like You)2008
Pancho Villa & The Bandits | Loc-A-Li (Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 11) | Ain't That Bad(Stag-O-Lee)2018
The Masonics | Oop Boomp (The Return Of Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 13) | Call It A Day(Stag-O-Lee)2022
Art Neville | Oop Boomp (The Return Of Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 13) | Arabian Love Call(Stag-O-Lee)2022
The Vigilantes | Rat-A-Ma-Cue (Even More Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 14) | Caterpilar Crawl(Stag-O-Lee)2023
Willie Wright | Gibble Gobble (The Return Of Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 05) | Gibble, Gobble(Stag-O-Lee)2022
Bobby Sharp | Boom Stix! (Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 10) | Baby Girl Of Mine(Stag-O-Lee)2016
Charlie Hightone & The Rock-It's | Small But Loud | Hangover Blues(Sleazy Records)2014
Omar Romero | Hog Wild | Hog Wild(Wild Records)2006
Dusty Chance & The Allnighters | Savage | Lost My Marbles(Wild Records)2013
Alley Dukes | Northern Rednecks | Fuckin' In The Butt(Flying Saucer Records)2006
The Meteors | Wreckin' Crew | Zombie Noise(I.D. Records)1983
Screaming Kids | Hasta Luego Mi Amor | Le Bruit Des Anges(Crazy Love Records)2017
Boozehounds | Bottle Up And Go | Shall I Drink That Bottle Down(Red Five Records)2006
The Caravans | Saturday Nite's Alright | Restless Heart(Crazy Love Records)1999
The Quakes | Western Bop | Another Hole In My Heart(Self Release)2024
Bang Bang Bazooka | Hell Yeah!!! | I'm The Devil(Crazy Love Records)2007
Frantic Flintstones | Freaked Out & Psyched Out | Chasin' Da Dragon(Drunkabilly Records)2012
Henry & The Bleeders | Out Of Luck, Out Of Cash, Out On Bail | Hillbilly In A Psycho Band(Western Star Recordings)2009
The Ricochets | On Target | Migraine(Count Orlok Music)1992
Batmobile | Bail Set At 6.000.000 | Calamity Man(Nervous Records)1988
The Trillionairs | 10.16 | Trouble Kid(Self Release)2017
The Pharaohs | Blue Egyptian | Rich Girl(Diablo Records)2014
The Wigsville Spliffs | The Wigsville Spliffs | I Ain't Lonely No More(Raucous Records)1996
The Waltons | Goin' Rodeo | Shoot On You(Korea)1987
Bob Wayne | Outlaw Carnie | Ghost Town(People Like You)2010
Gallows Bound | Gallows Bound | Black Widow Woman(Self Release)2014
.357 String Band | Fire & Hail | Two White Horses(Pistols Beat Aces Music)2008
Los Duggans | Hard Ways | Little Black Train(Self Release)2009
Thee Scarecrows AKA | Ten Heads Are Better Than One | Somebody's Diggin' My Potatoes(Rub-A-Chicken Records)2017
Another year, another great Turbojugend documentary. TJ Kolding´s Capt. Deppe Jr. used all of his energy and endless power and came with the exclusive, funny, sexy and dangerous behind-the-scenes footage of WTJT 2023 in St. Pauli. Sit back, relax and get to know everything about the project and find out how you can get your free copy of this epic mASSterpiece.
This month’s second part of the monthly new release series is bookended by a pair of…well, let’s be honest…pretty bizarre cover albums. The first set contains tracks from the “new” duets album by Glen Campbell. How can it be new when he’s been dead since 2017? Well, in 2011 he released an album, Ghost On the Canvas (his 61st!), that featured his versions of songs by artists you would never think he’d even acknowledge. For this new one, Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost on the Canvas Sessions, the producers have brought in other artists to add their vocals. I just couldn’t stomach the idea of Sting singing a Paul Westerberg song, so I went with a couple of different tracks. How did Exene and John Doe from X end up on “Any Trouble”? And does anyone really believe that country star Eric Church has even heard of Guided By Voices? It just doesn’t seem possibe.
As if that’s not crazy enough, the last main set of the show features a handful of tracks from a new tribute album released by Cleopatra Records. Punk Floyd – A Tribute To Pink Floyd features exactly what the title says – punk bands covering tunes by that awful band that was one of the reasons punk rock even happened in the late 70s. Oh well. At least the versons are fun.
But there’s some great covers also included. There’s two tracks from the upcoming tribute to the Rolling Stones called Jem Records Celebrates Jagger & Richards. There’s also a fabulous duet between Tom Baker and the late Justine Covault on Steve Earle’s “You’re Still Standing There”. It’s not just a covers show, though, as there’s some great Americana, power pop, punk, and good ol’ rock and roll.
As we have done all throughout 2024, this month’s new release show is once again a two-part extravaganza. This thrills me, as that obviously means it’s a super great year so far, and I hope this is the case each and every month.
This episode’s personal highlight is the first half hour or so of the broadcast, as it features “friends of the show” – artists that routinely send me their latest tunes. I cannot be happier than to share their music with all of you, and if you enjoy them as much as I do please head to their bandcamp pages and purchase them!
There’s also some wonderful new power pop from The Reflectors, Kate Clover, and The Lemon Twigs (among others). There are veteran acts such as The Members, Woodentops, and surviving members of The Fall. There’s new “power folk” from Frank Turner. And, of course, a ton of great high energy rock and roll.
Nothing fancy this go around. Just two solid hours of punk rock and punk rock accessories.
Get it while I'm hot.
The Sonics | Here Are The Sonics | Have Love Will Travel(Etiquiette Records)1965
The Hellacopters | Cream Of The Crap! Collected Non-Album Works Volume 1 | Down Right Blue(Universal)2002
Dirty Fences | Too High Too Kross | White Lies(Volcom Entertainment)2013
The Baboon Show | Radio Rebelde | You Get What You Get(Kidnap Music)2017
Fret Rattles | Pedal To The Metal And Damn The Consequences | If This Is Love(Self Release)2016
The Vee Bees | Crack Us Anotha | Roo Bar(Ocker Records)2006
Turbo A.C.'s | Automatic | Denied(Gearhead Records)2003
Klasse Kriminale | Rude Club | Nessuna Speranza(Randale Records)2014
The Krays | A Time For Action | You Bastards(TKO Records)2002
Blanks 77 | Killer Blanks | Next Generation(Radical Records)1996
Rumkicks | Brutality | Goodbye Song(Self Release)2020
Bishops Green | Bishops Green | Alone(Pirates Press Records)2013
Rude Pride | Take It As It Comes | Our Pack(Contra Records)2018
Cock Sparrer | Hand On Heart | Rags To Riches(Randale Records)2024
Berlin Blackouts | Hightanic Socialites | Useless Money People(Wanda Records)2023
Chubby & The Gang | The Mutt's Nuts | Pressure(Partisan Records)2021
Rixe | Collection | Infatigables(La Vida Es Un Mus)2017
Cran | Natë | Nate(Une Vie Pour Rien)2023
Mess | Intercity | Street Boys(Mendeku Diskak)2020
Blitz | Voice Of A Generation | Propaganda(Anagram Records)2008
Infa Riot | Still Out Of Order | Still Out Of Order(Secret Records)1982
The Ejected | A Touch Of Class | What Am I Gonna Do(Captain Oi!)1994
The Partisans | The Partisans | 17 Years Of Hell(Captain Oi!)2005
Abrasive Wheels | When The Punks Go Marching In! | First Rule (No Rule)(Riot City Records)1982
The Exploited | Beat The Bastards | Law For The Rich(Triple X Records)1996
MDC | War Is A Racket | Follower(Cleopatra)2023
Demoted | Shit For Brains | Demoted(Bad Channels Rcords)2023
Dayglo Abortions | Here Today, Guano Tomorrow | Fuck My Shit Stinks(Fringe Product)1988
Dayglo Abortions | Feed Us A Fetus | Dogfarts(Beer City Records)1986
Total Massacre | Class War | Slapdick Grifters(Self Release)2024
Dummy Toys | War is Nightmare | Bus Of Death(Dirty Monster Club)2023
May 1st, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #605 – This week’s show kicks off in “turbo” speed with a special Turbojugend super set. Then promoted this Friday’s unofficial Spaghetty Town Records Showcase at TV Eye with tracks from The Dahmers, Paint Fumes, Fast Eddy and Mala Vista and more! See you there!! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
I know the event has plenty of naysayers, but I absolutely love Record Store Day. I love the ritual of standing in line with other record nerds of all ages, and discussing exactly what treats we’re looking for. Even standing in line to pay, a task I generally dread at any retailer, is full of great chats.
And then there’s the actual music. As somebody who loves vault material – demos, outtakes, live recordings, early mixes, etc. – it’s a day of treasures. There’s also a ton of records you never expected to see reissued, and there is always a number of 60s garage rock compilations.
This year was no exception, and tonight you see the results of last Saturday’s early morning search. What did you guys find? Let me know what treats you picked up!
Tomorrow (April 20) is a sort of unofficial holiday for those of us who are obsessed with music. It’s Record Store Day! To prime myself, and hopefully you fellow music nerds, tonight’s episode is devoted to songs about records, record stores, and the people like us who collect them!
It’s another wide range of material, from classic beat sounds of the 60s (Tweeds) to late 70s power pop (The Mumbles, Milk ‘n’ Cookies) to self-reverential 80s alternative rockers (The Jesus & Mary Chain) and current garage and punk along with plenty of singer/songwriters of all eras!
I’m hoping this fires you all up to get out there and find your wishlist tomorrow! What are y’all looking for? Let me know what treats you discover!
April 17th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #604 – Back after a couple weeks off with new tunes from Upploppet, The Peawees, Deathtraps, and Louis Lingg and the Bombs! Plus some classic Tommy Unit punk rock favorites along with set about “B” items. It’s good to be back! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
This week Dave Coop’s got all sorts of new stuff from Pirates Press, including tracks by Armada, Starving Wolves, The Complicators and 45 Adapters! Plus music by The Templars, Major Accident, CH3 and some of Dave Coops old bands! (for Dawn)
BRUJA has and all new WORLD NOISE! Bruja plays only the BEST music from around the world!! this week
Sintesis/Spain JJ & the A’s/England Cuir/France Brux/Spain Rabies Babies/England System of Slaves/England Oi Polloi/Scotland Left for Dead/England Active Slaughter/England Survet Skins/France Bishops Green/Canada Mister X/Belarus Cock Sparrer/England Lost Legion/Chicago
HEAR THE DARKNESS 150th EPISODE!!! Benny plays some of the hardest fastest shit out there! Benny blends HTD with the best of old and new bands. ALWAYS BRUTAL, ALWAYS BENNY!!!!!
1 fucking 50 brother! Cheers to another 150 episodes!!!
Hear The Darkness Episode 150 is here!!!! Benny Brujo kicks off the show with and Old-School set of his faves featuring: Infest
Like all of the new release episodes, the second part of this month’s series features a wide range of styles – a little bit Americana, some power pop, a touch of psych, and plenty of good ol’ punk rock. There are bands whose careers go back almost 50 years (Cock Sparrer), along with quite a few who are spotlighting their debuts. From Omaha to Sydney, with a couple of stops in France and Switzerland, this is a well-rounded collection of the best new music.
My hope for these new release shows, and honestly all of my broadcasts, is that you guys enjoy these tunes so much that you go out and purchase them. If you do, please let these artists and labels know where they heard them as it really helps shows like The Ledge continue to receive these great tracks!
April 3rd, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #603 – Holy smokes!!! Just realized I haven’t posted this show yet! Getter now!!!! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
After having to build a new PC and get everything installed, transferred over and dialed in, I honestly didn’t think I’d be doing a show tonight at all. I happened to get done with the setup in time to do … Continue reading →
Dave Coop starts of the show with a brand spanking new track from Cock Sparrer! plus lots of other killer tracks, Also La Bruja has a all new WORLD NOISE! and Benny Brujo’s HEAR THE DARKNESS is all new as well!!
Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page, and follow us on Instagram! Our last two interviews Brackett On the Nod some killer conversations with members of the Business and another one on one with The Templars! Both on our FB page and streaming on Instagram!
We have more killer interviews coming up with with Teenage Bottlerocket and Crown Court! keep your peeled!
I was close to finishing off the tracklists for this month’s two part new release series when I received an unexpected text message from an old friend. Rich Show, the legendary leader of three classic South Dakota bands (No Direction, Flag With Hank, and Violet), along with a number of side projects and solo releases, sent me the files for his upcoming record, Age Appropriate.
I could not have been happier with this shocking news, as he’s been a great friend for the over 40 years he’s been creating music. Obviously, I immediately sampled tracks from the record and inserted them into tonight’s show.
But Rich is not the ony friend whose music is featured tonight. White Rose Motor Oil sent me the second cover of their “pre-owned songs” series. Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin have contnued their series of monthly singles. Numb Surprise, who contributed to last year’s “52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks”, provided two newly-recorded tracks. There’s also fantastic tracks from our friends at Big Stir Records (The Half Cubes, The Speed Of Sound), Rum Bar Records (Beebe Gallini, Pavid Vermin, The Shang Hi Los), and many others!
My hope for these new release shows, and honestly all of my broadcasts, is that you guys enjoy these tunes so much that you go out and purchase them. If you do, please let these artists and labels know where they heard them as it really helps shows like The Ledge continue to receive these great tracks!
All of the rockin'est 'billy bops and as fuckin'est punk rockers. This one's a barn burner so put on your fire proof Spanx & get ready to shake your ass.
Bring a friend.
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers | Our Own Way Of Rockin' | Boppin' & Shakin'(Charly Records)1977
Marcel Bontempi | Crawfish Troubles Cats & Ghosts - Demos & Recordings 2015-2020 | Haunted House(Stag-O-Lee)2022
Carlos & The Bandidos | A Fist Full Of Carlos | Pinch Me(Noose Records)2001
Hi-Strung Ramblers | I'm A Rambler | Scorpion(Wild Records)2010
The Delta Bombers | 15 To Life | 15 To Life(Self Release)2019
Henry & The Bleeders | Gone To Pot | Back On The Bag(Western Star Recordings)2024
Hillbilly Casino | Sucker Punched | Shoe Leather(Self Release)2007
Zombie Space Pirates | Unreleased | Striken(Self Release)2012
Pickled Punks | Wake Up Dead | Happy Pickled Punks(Self Release)2008
Demented Are Go | Kicked Out Of Hell | Surf Ride To Oblivion(I.D. Records)1989
The Minestompers | Porno Mags & Body Bags | Bone Breaking Beat(Crazy Love Records)2019
The Meteors | Madman Roll | Chainsaw Boogie(Sonovabitch Records)1991
Dillberriezz | Dillberriezz | When I Am Drunk(Crazy Love Records)2011
Memphis Morticians | Dial 'M' For Mortician | Whistle And I'll Come To You My Lad(Trash Wax)2017
The Subversives | From Here To Nowhere | Law & Order(Charged Records)2001
Eight Balls | Eight Balls | Hamburger Jungs(True Rebel Records)2005
Doug & The Slugz | Boots, Braces & A Bad Attitude | Crown City Kids(Step-1 Music)2021
Perkele | Stories From The Past | I Want To Know(Blind Beggar Records)2004
Vanilla Muffins | The Greatest Sugar Oi Swindle | Tell Your Mum, That I'm Okay!(Sexmachines Records)2005
The Business | No Mercy For You | No Mercy For You(Burning Heart Records)2001
Cyanide Pills | Soundtrack To The New Cold War | It's Over(Damaged Goods)2023
Sloppy Seconds | Destroyed | Black Roses(Toxic Shock)1989
Bad Idea | Sonic Hellride | TV Brain(Minneapolis Everywhere)2022
Stiff Little Fingers | Inflammable Material | Breakout(Rough Trade)1979
Suburban Studs | Slam | Suburban Studs(Pogo Records)1978
Serious Drinking | The Revolution Starts at Closing Time | Hangover(Upright Records)2011
Crazy & The Brains | Let Me Go | Lindsay Lohan(Baldy Longhair Records)2013
The Showcase Showdown | Pemanent Stains | They Saved George The Third's Brain(Damaged Goods)1999
Toy Dolls | Bare Faced Cheek | Neville Is A Nerd(Nit Records)1987
Peter & The Test Tube Babies | Loud Blaring Punk Rock | Big Mouth(Hairy Pie Records)1985
Hard Skin | Hard Nuts & Hard Cunts | First Day Angry Song(Helen Of Oi!)1996
G.B.H. | City Baby Attacked By Rats | Maniac(Clay Records)1982
During the process of putting together tonight’s look back at the first three months of 2024 I suddenly realized that just by looking through the January and February releases I already had more than enough tunes for a two hour show. That’s without even taking a look at a jampacked March!
Obviously, that means I had to cut out quite a few fave songs for tonight’s show. My suggestion is for everyone to go back and listen to the new release episodes of the last three months to check out anything missed in tonight’s broadcast.
It has been a great year for music, although I confess that I say this each and every year. But the fact is that those who complain that rock and roll was only great in their teen years are just plain wrong. That’s a “you” problem. There’s something for everyone tonight – ferocious punk, hookladen power pop, a blast or two back to roots rock. There’s brand new bands and grizzled veterans. Take a chance and give them a shot!
I don't remember parts of this one. I was very charming and funny though. All the songs were bangers. Everyone had a good time.
Tell a friend.
Liquor Beats Winter | Lost in the Sauce | Bottleneck Betty(Self Release)2018
The Goddamn Gallows | The Maker | I Am Still The King(Farmageddon Records)2014
Black Eyed Vermillion | Hymns For Heretics | Bones To Pick(1332 Records)2009
Stringybark Mcdowell | Attack Of The One-Man Bands | Kyleeee(Rock N Roll Purgatory)2007
Guitar Fucker | Attack Of The One-Man Bands | Fuck Me I'm Poor(Rock N Roll Purgatory)2007
The Goon Mat & Lord Benardo | Take Off Your Clothes | Because Of You(Voodoo Rhythm)2018
The Devils | Let The World Burn | Teddie Girl Boogie(Go Down Records)2024
Molly Gene One Whoaman Band | Hillbilly Love | A Whoamans World(Solid Audio Productions)2010
Scott H. Biram | The Bad Testament | Long Old Time(Bloodshot Records)2017
Toothless George | Attack Of The One-Man Bands | I Fuckin' Suck (In G Maj.)(Rock N Roll Purgatory)2007
King Automatic | Automatic Ray | I Don't Giva Fuck(Voodoo Rhythm Records)2005
Archie & The Bunkers | Archie & The Bunkers | I'm Not Really Sure What I'm Gonna Do(Dirty Water Records)2015
Bad Mojos | Songs That Make You Wanna Die | Autobahn(Voodoo Rhythm Records)2022
Dwarves | Concept Album | We Will Dare(Greedy Media)2023
Svetlanas | Tales from the Alpha Brigade | Boss of the Lab(Altercation Records)2013
Dayglo Abortions | Armageddon Survival Guide | Velcro Shoes(Unrest Records)2016
Virgin Whores | Down Not Out | Down Not Out(One Track Mind)2013
D.O.A. | The Black Spot | Cut Time(Sudden Death Records)2007
The Freeze | Calling All Creatures | Office Of Family Design(Slope Records)2019
Cosmic Psychos | Dung Australia | Skirtlifter(Pitshark Records)2013
The Cripplers | One More For The Bad Guys | Working Man(Dionysus Records)2001
Juliette Seizure & The Tremor-Dolls | Seizure Salad | Be My Fred Cole(Dirtyflair Record Company)2017
Sore Points | Not Alright | One More Thing(Slovenly Records)2019
The Vee Bees | Roots And Blues | Long Neck(Ocker Records)2010
Bad Frog | Ti Auguro Tante Belle Cosce | Milano Spacca(Vagiaina Recorz)2015
Slapping Suspenders | Who The Fuck Is God | Love The Pain(Revel Yell Music)2003
The Tremors | Invasion Of The Saucermen | Somatose(Brain Drain Records)2006
Lost Souls | Chasin' A Dream | Death Bone Alley(Nervous Records)1990
Tabaltix | Sex, Pugs and Rock n' Roll | No Time To Dance(Crazy Love Records)2007
The Untamed | Strange Unknown | Postcard From The Grave(Heptown Records)2005
King Kurt | Ooh Wallah Wallah | Zulu Beat(Stiff Records)1983
This is another of those shows inspired primarily by what I’ve been listening to around the house. But it’s not just records this time, as the inspiration is coming from all sorts of media forms. The first main set, for instance, was inspired by the “Great Plains” section of Steven H. Gardner’s excellent Another Tuneless Racket: Punk and New Wave In the Seventies, Volume 5, The American Beat West. In late 70s Kansas City, there was a shortlived but extremely influential label called Titan Records. Gardner profiles the label, the principal owners, and the artists whose records were released in their short lifespan.
Also represented in tonight’s show is music from the legendary label, Good Vibrations. No, it’s not Beach Boys-related. Good Vibrations was a Belfast record store and label that existed in the late 70s, and is most known for discovering and releasing the first Undertones single, “Teenage Kicks”. I suggest that all music fans head right away to Freevee and watch the wonderful film, Good Vibrations. If you love the tunes of that era, you’ll enjoy this film as much as I did
The rest of the show consists of records I’ve thrown on my turntable the last couple of weeks, from 1968’s Disposable album by The Deviants to last fall’s latest record by The Dwarves, Concept Album. There’s also some late 70’s punk (The Vibrators, Suicide Commandos) and “new wave” (Boomtown Rats, Graham Parker), lots of 80s college rock (The Feelies, Del Fuegos, The Cult), and some fabulous recently-reissued garage rock from Subsonics. There’s a little something for anyone with good taste!
The Sweat Roast of Eternity, thats exactly what took place when Turbo played Grünspan at Weltturbojugendtage 2014. Life threatening heat, naked bodies, Hamburg Steamers, inner(pit)course - Two Hawks and Hans von Meinkrocht reflect on their remembrance . Definitely not for the faint of heart. Watch your feelings.
Ten inch records are the forgotten treasures of my library. They’re housed in a little side section of my entertainment center, and most are rarely touched. This is why a couple of weeks ago I decided to have a marathon listening session of those very records.
These sort of releases generally form a handful of different types of material. They can be extended singles filled with previously unreleased bonus tracks (Guided By Voices, Jesus & Mary Chain). They can be rarities collections of b-sides or outtakes (The Clash, Bad Brains). Or they can be fully-fledged brand new releses (Geoff Palmer & Lucy Ellis, The Coolies).
Plus, this theme allows me to celebrate the 11th year anniversary of the reunion of The Replacements! Songs For Slim came out on March 5, 2013, and this obviously led to their hitting the road a year later. Topping off their set, I also included the cover of “Route 66” that was the highlight of their 1987 “Alex Chilton” EP.
Thanks also must go to various folks that had suggestions for tonight’s show, including the band White Rose Motor Oil, who contributed the tracks of the last set of tonight’s broadcast.
March 13th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #602 – Tonight’s mission was to promote the upcoming record release party for MALA VISTA this Friday at TV Eye!! Plus a set about “shuttin’ up” and lots of other killer tunes! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!