The Big Takeover Show – Number 609 – September 21, 2026
This week’s show, after a 1955 Billy Boy Arnold/Yardbirds yank: brand new Royal Blunder, Black Watch, Perennial, Morning Line, Death Cab For Cutie, Bosses, United States of Existence, and Burning Limos, plus Clydie King, Remo Four, Loretta Lynn, Junior Murvin, Beatles, Pretty Things, Rolling Stones, and Lalo Schifrin; Special Set: The British Invasion Live, 1965-1967; and R.I.P. Rocket From the Tombs/Dead Boys’ Cheetah Chrome (1955-2026) and Martha & the Vandellas’ Rosalind Ashford (1943-2026)
Episode 142: Greg Hetson x Turbojugend Radio
After a looong and extended summer break, TJ Radio is back with Erik the Rad! This new episode features Greg Hetson of Bad Religion and Circle Jerks fame! We dive into music, stories from the scene, and more, including his connection to Turbojugend.
Redox #466 – Wake Up [Alternate Mix / Bearsville Version]
Originally Published 8/17/20
It's the Fourth Coffee Show - why am I all worked up? It's the Caffeine baby!!!
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Redox #463 – First Glimmer
Originally Posted On 6/15/20
Tonight it is all 2 wheelers - Motorcycle, Bicyles, Pushbikes!
The Ledge #734: RIP Cheetah Chrome
Once I learned of the death of legendary guitarist Cheetah Chrome last Sunday (9/13), it became pretty obvious that he deserved a special show devoted to his great career. The first half of the broadcast is devoted to his time with not only the Dead Boys but also the infamous Rocket From The Tombs.
The second half deals with his post-Dead Boys tenure, which varied between solo recordings, other projects utilizing the Dead Boys name, and a few where he was a sideman. The collaborations included recordings with Ronnie Spector, Cherie Curie, UK Subs, Sonny Vincent, and many others. Many of these releases were also cover tunes, and the artists they tackled included Robert Gordon, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, Ramones, and…well, shockingly, Taylor Swift.
Much credit must also go out to the second volume of Steven H. Gardner’s groundbreaking series, Another Tuneless Racket: Punk and New Wave In the Seventies. His chapters on Rocket From the Tombs and Dead Boys are extensively quoted tonight.
What’s your favorite Cheetah Chrome recording?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
RNRM827
A tribute to the late Cheetah Chrome, new stuff from Charger, and COFFIN, some rockabilly, rhythm n blues and more.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 608 – September 14, 2026
This week’s show, after a 1996 Descendents demolition: brand new The Tubs, Social Distortion, Stephen Egerton, Effigies, Railcard, Metric, Lemon Fog, and Squeeze, plus Jimi Hendrix Experience, Zombies, Lemon Fog, Porter Wagoner, Enos McLeod, Trashmen, Bobby Rydel, and Cascades; and Special Set: Kinks covers Part 16!
Four Records Episode 28 – Kira Roessler (dos, Black Flag and more)!!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Kira Roessler, from dos and Black Flag. Her latest solo record is Enigma released on Org Music.
Kira Roessler’s Four Records:
Teenage: Billie Holiday - Music for Torching / David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Thirties: Shakira - Donde Estan los Landrones
Forties: The Evens - S/T
Recent Record: Bright Eyes - Digital Ash In a Digital
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RNRM826
New stuff from the Trouble Seekers, Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders and Jagger Holly!! Crank it up!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 607 – September 7, 2026
This week’s show, after a waste of 1958 Larry Williams: brand new Soft Science, Interpol, Smug Brothers, Grebes, Westside Cowboy, Vida Eterna, DIIV, and Teenage Fanclub, plus The Beatles, Edward Hamilton, Manfred Mann, Barry Brown, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Majority, Honeycombs, and Larry Williams with Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson; Special Set: Kinks covers Part 15; and R.I.P. Dolly Parton (1946-2026) and Trashcan Sinatras’ John Douglas (1963-2026)
RNRM825
Episode 825 has classic hardcore and punk bands covering, "oldies," a partial Exile on Main Street reimagining, some power pop, glam and even some swing. Another roller coaster ride, as it should be.
Jake’s Inferno Episode 494
Fall is in the air (already?) and that kinda sucks. I'll take a heat wave over a cold front anyday of the week. But hey, I guess that means spending more time at home in front of the stereo (yes I'm old school on SO many levels). On the playlist for this episode you'll find some punk, hard rock, pop, blues and hardcore,
The Big Takeover Show – Number 606 – August 31, 2026
This week’s show, after a 1978 Nerves nuking: brand new Peel Dream Magazine, Social Distortion (with Lucinda Williams), Slow Fiction, Haroula Rose, Sunken Planes, Bloococoon, Tremolo Beer Gut, and Gene, plus The Human Expression, Small Faces, Moody Blues, Ernestine Anderson, Big Youth, Chocolate Watchband, Frankie Laine, and The Remains; Special Set: Kinks covers Part 14; and R.I.P. Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
The Ledge #731: 1996
1996 was a great year for me. I had a comfortable day job, I still worked a couple of nights a week at the record stores, and I was the music editor for a local newspaper. This was quite possibly the peak year for live music in my city. Local bands were selling out clubs and releasing great albums, and more national acts were hitting town than ever before.
Besides the local upswing, it was a great year for new music. Americana was on the rise, with lauded albums by the likes of Wilco, Golden Smog, Steve Earle, and others. Songwriters such as Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, Vic Chesnutt, and others released surprisingly great albums. And good ol’ punk rock was also on the rise, with fantastic records by Bad Religion, Descendents, and Chixdiggit.
Tonight’s show is certainly not a complete rundown of every great album of that year, but it’s a pretty thorough snapshot of those 12 months (along with a couple of mis-tagged 1995 tracks). What record was your favorite of 1996?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Four Records Episode 27: Dr. Daryl Wilson (The Bollweevile, Pressure Set)!!!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, our guest is Daryl Wilson from the bands the Bollweevils and Pressure Set. Pressure Set's self-titled record will be released on October 2nd. You can pick up a physical copy through Dr. Strange Records. See Daryl at one of the shows below:
10/23/2026 - Vivid Music Hall - The Fest w/ A Wilhelm Scream, Pulley, Toys That Kill and more - Gainesville, FL
10/24/2026 - The Backyard @ Boca Fiesta & Palomino - The Fest
12/12/2026 - Concord Music Hall w/ Face to Face, Sparta, and Sludgeworth
Daryl Wilson's Four Records:
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Spiderman. Rock N Roll High School turns 47. Remembering Dolly. Happy birthday Rob Halford and Elvis Costello. Goodbye Tim Curry. Unheard Cramps, and more.
Red Red Wine On A Sunday #579 – Swingin’ Party (Ed Stasium Mix)
Jukin' and Dancin' and Partyin' on this one!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 605 – August 24, 2026
This week’s show, after some sad 1993 Swervedriver slurring: brand new Fontaines D.C., Soft Science, Feeders, Echo & the Bunnymen, Death Cab For Cutie, Tammy Shine, Messthetics, and Decemberists, plus The Hollies, Mary Saenz, Graham Nash, Ernest Tubb, Ernest Wilson, Burl Ives, Straitjacket Fits, and Sloan; a special guest set by writer/radio host Elizabeth Klisiewicz; and R.I.P. The Mad’s singer Screaming Mad George (AKA Joji Tani) (1956-2026)
Redox #460 – Can’t Hardly Wait (Live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go)
Originally Published 5/25/20
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The Ledge #730: Even More New Releases & Other Treats!
I ended last week’s new release episode with a good dozen or so songs I did not find time to air. How could I handle that? That’s not enough new tunes for a third show of new tunes? Should I just keep them in storage for the September series?
But then I remembered that today (8/21/26) was a momentous day for rock and roll. It’s the day that Gravest Graves by The Cramps was coming out. For those living under a rock, here’s the short story. After Lux Interior died in 2009, his partner Poison Ivy became a complete recluse. Reportedly, she didn’t even open the mail containing the royalties from the inclusion of “Goo Goo Muck” in the Netflix show Wednesday.
At some point, In the Red Records head honcho Larry Hardy was visiting Ivy, and was stunned to find boxes and boxes of studio reels in her garage. He contacted Henry Rollins, who dropped everything to head across the country to bring them back to proper storage in Nashville. There they discovered reels and reels of recordings from the 1977 sessions with Alex Chilton that resulted in their first couple of singles.
Now this material has been released, and it’s the archive find of the year. Seriously, there’s no way that upcoming Beatles box set can compete with what should have been the very first Cramps album. So tonight’s show kicks off with five tracks from this record, and I dare anyone to disagree that this is what rock and roll is supposed to be.
Besides the Cramps tracks, and the leftover new releases, I’ve got a ton of other archive and live tunes. There’s also a set devoted to the 27th edition of the International Pop Overthrow series. There’s a wonderful remix of a 46 year old power pop tune by the underrated Code Blue. And lots more!
What’s your favorite recent reissue?
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50 years of Stiff Records, new Jonny Manak and the Depressives, my Dad's birthday, 25 years of No Front Teeth Records, and more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 604 – August 17, 2026
This week’s show, after a pitiful 1964 Gladys Knight & the Pips party: an interview with author/musician Tony Fletcher; brand new The Black Watch, Sonny Wilsons (with Jon Auer), Sansyou, Young Sinclairs, Blue Herons, Isuzu, Underbites, and deary, plus The Action, The Attack, Debonaires, Sandi Sheldon, Howling Wolf, Phil Ochs, Ray Sanders, and Alice Cooper; and R.I.P. Flyboys/Choir Invisible’s John Curry (Jon Boy) (1958-2026) and Teardrop Explodes’ Gary Dwyer (1960-2026)
Four Records Episode 26: Round Eye’s Chachy Englund!!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, our guest is Chachy Englund from the band Round Eye. Round Eye recently released a single with a super cool video made in using Taishan shadow puppets.
Chachy Englund’s Four Records:
0-10: Good Morning Vietnam Soundtrack
Teenage: Green Goblin Project - Earth Must Be Destroyed
Twenties: Minutemen - What Makes Man Start Fires?
Recent Record: The Instigation - No Way Out E.P.
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Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, our guest is Chachy Englund from the band Round Eye. Round Eye recently released a single with a super cool video made in using Taishan shadow puppets.
Chachy Englund’s Four Records:
0-10: Good Morning Vietnam Soundtrack
Teenage: Green Goblin Project - Earth Must Be Destroyed
Twenties: Minutemen - What Makes Man Start Fires?
Recent Record: The Instigation - No Way Out E.P.
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August 13th, 2026. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #662 – We go LIVE!! Thursday nights at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
The Drowns – Have a Heart
KILLER KIN – ONE WAY
KILLER KIN – POWER ‘N PLEASURE
Peter Pan Speedrock – Dead End
The Chuck Norris Experiment – Earth is Shakin’
RNRM822
Tonight we had brand new tracks from Wine Lips, Cindy Lawson, Killer Kin, the Limit and more, plus birthday shout-outs to Joe Jackson, Porter Wagoner and Buck Owens.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 603 – August 10, 2026
This week’s show, after a botched 1974 Big Star belt: brand new The Tubs, DIIV, Deep Sea Diver, Johnny Marr, Sunday Mourners, Real Numbers, Richard Thompson, and Paul McCartney, plus The Regents, Temptations, Pretty Things, Nazz, Burl Ives, Dave Robinson, Fred Neil, and Johnny Cash & June Carter; and R.I.P. Trashcan Sinatras’ guitarist/singer John Douglas (1963-2026)
The Ledge #728: New Releases Pt. 1
Last month may have been a little shy of new music, but this month’s two-part new releases series may be the best ever. Tonight’s part one, as always, is pretty much a “friends of the show” episode as it’s filled with artists who regularly supply the show with new tunes. There’s not one but four new tracks by Vista Blue, and new tracks from Numb Surprise, The Rockerati, The New Brutarians, The Dear Boys, Phil Cook, and the ChrisVandalay Project. There’s another cool split covers single by Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin, this time with The James Clark Institute on the b-side. Plus two great new records from our pals at Big Stir Records.
There’s also new records by veterans such as Robyn Hitchcock, The Mountain Goats, Nine Pound Hammer, and many others. My local buddies Off Contact also celebrate the release of the full-length album we previewed the last two months. And there’s also the second fantastic album released this year by Twisted Teens. Plus much, much more.
What’s your favorite new album?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Tommy Unit LIVE!! #661
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August 6th, 2026. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #661 – Tonight, NE…Dee Cracks, Criminal Kids, Nine Pound Hammer….and more!! We go LIVE!! Thursday nights at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
DeeCracks – Revenge
Criminal Kids – Bad Blood
Criminal Kids – Revolution
SC-60 – King of Punk
SC-60 – Johan
RNRM821
A tribute to Jeff "Mono Mann" Connolly of DMZ, the Lyres and more, plus new stuff from the Limit, the Judex, Westside Sheiks and Criminal Kids.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 602 – August 3, 2026
This week’s show, after a cringey 1968 André Popp/Pierre Cour classic: brand new Soft Science, New Age Healers, Feeders, Robyn Hitchcock, Sharp Pins, Mo Troper, Sansyou, and Teenage Fanclub, plus The Beatles, Davie Jones & the Lower Third (David Bowie), Skeeter Davis, Little Walter, Barry Mann, and The Ruts; and R.I.P. Freddie “Boom Boom” Cannon (1936-2026) and The Lyres’ Jeff “Monoman” Conolly (1956-2026)
Jake’s Inferno Episode 493
Jam packed weekend seeing six bands in two days. Back at work again though so it's not all shits and giggles. On the playlist you'll find some punk, rap, thrash, power pop, hardcore, hard rock and Mr. Isaak keeping things cool.
The Ledge #727: Even More From the Hudson Compound
One of my favorite occasional theme for this show is the “Hudson Compound” series, where I play nothing but tracks from records I’ve been listening to in my humble abode. It’s been awhile, so I figured it was the perfect time to do this again.
The core of this week’s tracks comes from a little personal theme I’ve been following for the past week, where I have been playing almost nothing but great Minneapolis rock and roll that I’ve otherwise ignored in the last couple of years. There are great bands that should be much more recognized (Crash Street Kids, Loose Rails). There are original Twin/Tone Records legends (Suburbs, Magnolias, The Phones, Curtiss A, Soul Asylum). And there’s a few artists that rarely are far from my turntable (Paul Westerberg, Husker Du, The Hypstrz).
Besides those two sets, there are sections devoted to 60s legends, garage rock bands whose albums I’ve acquired in recent months, and a few odds and ends. It’s the perfect weekend listen!
What’s your favorite Minneapolis band or album?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Tommy Unit LIVE!! #660
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July 30th, 2026. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #660 – Tonight, grab yer longboards and yer Ouija boards cuz surf’s up in Studio B as Sir Joseph Voodini swings by to promote the new EP “Death Comes Stripping“.…out now! We go LIVE!! every Thursday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Voodini – I’ll Turn into a Bat
Young Canadiens – Hawaii
Candypants – Dishy
JFA – Walk Don’t Run
The Turbo A.C.’s – Fired Up
The Delstars – 400 Hawaiian Shirts
Four Records Episode 25: Suburban Life’s Todd Smailes!!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, our guest is Todd Smailes from the bands Suburban Life and formerly Gentlemen Prefer Blood. In 2024, Suburban Life put out their debut EP, Sympathy Tracks.
Todd Smailes's Four Records:
0-10: Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
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On tonight's show we had a sneak peek at the upcoming Westside Sheiks album, a set about teeth, some power pop, soul, punk and rock n roll.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 601 – July 27, 2026
This week’s show, after a killer 1957 Carole King klassic: Hurrah! Special Show #600 Lookback Edition, Part 2 of 2! 30 Songs Originally Aired on the Last 300 Editions of “The Big Takeover Show, 2020-2026
The Ledge #726: Covers
You guys all know my rules about the cover version episodes – once the folder is full it’s time for a show. This time around, it’s also perfect timing. As I was putting this week’s show together, I discovered that Trash Kickers had put out a live video of them covering “Can’t Hardly Wait” at their May album release show.
Oh, yeah, I had to include that. Here’s why I love this band so much. Over the years, I’ve received dozens and dozens of press releases stating that this band or that album is reminiscent of The Replacements. They rarely are. In fact, many tracks on their debut record, Way Out Somehow sound like discarded Paul Westerberg tunes. Very good Paul Westerberg tunes, in fact.
And while I was at it, another Facebook post reminded me that in 2013 Paul Westerberg had produced a band called The Silks, and on the b-side to their 7 inch had played guitar and sang on an obscure Rolling Stones song called “One More Try”. Yep, I had to pull that out of the archives.
Overall, this is one of the most interesting cover shows I’ve ever put together. You have the return of Strawberry Alarm Clock. You have Public Image Ltd’s Jah Wobble covering the Beatles. There are more tracks from the upcoming Jem Records Celebrates Bob Dylan album. There’s The Routes covering the Velvet Underground. There are tracks from the third volume of Drunk Dial’s Fake series. The list goes on and on.
There’s also an eye witness account of the live show included on Camper Van Beethoven’s reissue of II & III, as I was there!!!
What’s your favorite cover?
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RNRM819: 16 Years of the Manifesto
Tonight I dug through the archives of the last 16 years and played songs from most of the 25 releases I helped put out into the world, whether they were digital comps, sponsorships, alternate covers or Manifesto versions with OBI strips. Lots of great music. So much, I had a hard time narrowing down the songs to a manageable bunch.
I hope you enjoy this look back at RnRM history.
Do you have any memories from the show? I would love to hear them.
Redox #455 – Silent Film Star
Originally Published 4/19/20
Star Bright, Star Light - all about the Stars tonite...
Redox #454 – Dance On My Planet
Originally Posted 4/12/20
Time to tour the Planets!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 600(!) – July 20, 2026
This week’s show, after Jim plays and sings (with Dad’s help) a 1992 Sloan song: Hurrah! Special Show #600 Lookback Edition, Part 1 of 2! 30 Songs Originally Aired on the First 300 Editions of “The Big Takeover Show, 2015-2020
The Ledge #725: 1986
I wish I could say I have vivid memories of 1986, but I really don’t. Look, it was the year after I graduated from college, and life was a party. I was working in a record store during the day at night I was a club DJ. Quite often the club followed me to the home I shared with a couple of friends with similar lifestyles.
I do remember the music, though, and tonight’s show celebrates the soundtrack of that glorious year. What surprised me as I was preparing this show, though, is that this was a year where roots rock dominated my life. Sure, there was plenty of traditional punk and alternative music, too, and that will probably be the focus of a sequel, but jangly guitars seemed to the be the sound of the times for me.
What was your favorite record of 1986?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Four Records Episode 24: Channel 3’s Mike Magrann
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, our guest is Mike Magrann from the band CH3. Mike recently released his new book, Tin Knocker, documenting the recording of CH3's record Last Time I Drank… You can purchase the book at DiWulf Publishing House, or get signed copies from the CH3 store. CH3 has some shows coming up:
August 7th - New Cross Inn - London, UK
August 9th - Winter Gardens - Blackpool, UK (Rebellion Fest - 14:30-15:10, Opera House Stage)
August 9th - Winter Gardens - Blackpool, UK (Rebellion Fest - 17:00 - 17:30, Literary Stage) (Mike Magrann only)
August 29th - The WayFarer - Costa Mesa, CA
Mike Magrann's Four Records:
0-10: The Beatles - Meet The Beatles
Teenage: Starz - Violation
Twenties: The Clash - London Calling
Recent Record: The Beautiful South - 0898 Beautiful South
Email: fourrecordspodcast@gmail.com
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RNRM818: Birthdays
We celebrated some birthdays tonight: Johnny Thunders, Roky Erickson and your favorite radio show host named Greg. We had some power pop, country, soul, R&B, hardcore, punk rock and more.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 599 – July 13, 2026
This week’s show, after a Wipers wipeout: brand new Social Distortion, Professor & the Madman, Ups and Downs, Flying Vipers, Squeeze, Underbites, Gene, and Rolling Stones, plus Gene Vincent, Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra, Jack & the BeanStalks, Orchids, Danny & the Counts, Frank Morgan, Jim Reeves, and Frankie Laine (happy 100th birthday Mel Brooks!)
RNRM817: 2026 The Music So Far
Everything tonight was released in the first half of 2026, or will be released slightly later this year. It was fun looking back on all the great stuff that has been released so far. Of course, this only scratches the surface of all the music that came out, but this is the stuff that made its way across my eardrums, and by extension, yours. I also had brand new stuff from Trash Culture and Bart and the Brats (or Brat and the Barts, LOL) , and Knights of Molino. Crank it up!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 598 – July 6, 2026
This week’s show, after a Simon & Garfunkel garroting: brand new Royal Blunder, Dinosaur Jr., Thermals, City Gates, Kristin Hersh, Junipers, Disappearing Act, and Antietam, plus Jimmie & Vella Cameron, Standells, Graham Nash (with David Crosby & Stephen Stills), Johnnie Clarke, Herman’s Hermits, Buck Owens & Rose Maddox, Preservation Hall Jazz Band featuring Clint Maedgen, and Madeline Kahn (happy 100th birthday Mel Brooks!)
The Ledge #723: New Releases Pt. 1
It’s that time of the month once again! It’s another set of new release episodes, and this one includes a lot of familiar faces. There are the usual submissions by the likes of Numb Surprise, Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs, Ricky Rochelle, and others, but there’s also some great covers from The Routes and the latest Drunk Dial Records’ Fake series. There’s also strong new stuff from Jon Spencer, The Jukeez, and The Paranoyds, along with a wonderful compilation of bands playing this month’s Punk Rock Raduno festival in Italy.
But I’m especially happy to once again premiere some new local music. Off Contact’s new album, Cab You?, is set to be released in a few weeks, and this Sioux Falls-based post-punk outfit deserves plenty of attention. I also have a couple of tracks from Chicago’s Trash Kickers, who I highlighted last week as my favorite new record of the month. I can’t wait for the vinyl version to be released later this year.
What’s your favorite new release?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Four Records Episode 23: Formative Soundtrack Roudntable with Jennie Cotterill and Andy Bechdolt!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, we are doing something a little different. Forrest has gathered a round table of past guests to go over their favorite movie soundtrack. Jennie Cotterill (Reckoner, Jennie Bakes), Andy Bechdolt (The Rad Skulls), Jason Stone (Dying Scene Editor) and Forrest talk about the movies themselves and how the music formed them.
Four Records Soundtrack Roundtable choices:
Forrest Gaddis: Grosse Pointe Blank
Jennie Cotterill: Tank Girl
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Tonight we had some tracks from the new Dead Pioneers album, "Wagon Burner," plus some classic punk, metal, hardcore, rhythm & blues and more.
Jake’s Inferno Episode 492
Hot summer nights, World Cup in soccer, browsing in record stores and a cruise to Oslo. My vacation is off and running but if you're stuck at the office a little music might perk you up. On the playlist you'll find some punk, power pop, stoner rock, garage rock, alternative, jazz and grindcore. Enjoy!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 597 – June 29, 2026
This week’s show, after a Little Jimmy Dickens debacle: brand new Soft Science, Desario, Sugar, Trashcan Sinatras, Johnny Marr, Sansyou, Bevis Frond, and Sharp Pins, plus The High Numbers, Los Shakers, The Shakers, Anita Humes & The Essex, Abyssinians, George Jones, Leon Russell, and Paul McCartney; and a special guest DJ set from Jeff Kelson!
The Ledge #722: Second Quarter Recap
With tonight’s show the final episode of June, it’s time to look back at the new music released over the past quarter year. These three months have been simply fantastic. There’s been followups to records that were at the top or near the top of previous year end lists (The Sleeveens, Memo PST, The Bevis Frond, etc.) There’s surprise albums by veteran bands (Eddy Current Suppression System, Natural Child). There’s the returns of longtime fave bands (Social Distortion, Oddfellows, High On Stress, etc.) And there’s plenty of brand new bands, including a kickass Chicago group, Trash Kickers, that I just discovered a few days ago. What’s especially great is that these 40 albums are just a fraction of the fine tunes that have been released in recent weeks.
What’s your favorite album of the last quarter?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Redox #453 – Shiftless When Idle
Originally Published 4/5/20
Got some favs for you - in the Punk, Ska, 60's Garage and Glam genres!
RNRM815
Punk rock, country, doo wop and garage, oh my! Plus, new stuff from C.O.F.F.I.N and XCOMM.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 596 – June 22, 2026
This week’s show, after a Buckinghams botch: brand new Tift Merritt, Nyte Skye, Guided By Voices, Social Distortion, Sonny Wilsons (with Jon Auer), Toilet Rats, School of Design, and The Black Watch, plus The Buckinghams, Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Bullwackies All Stars, Ray Sanders, David Porter, Goldie & The Gingerbreads , and Bo Diddley
The Ledge #721: More Big Ten Inch Records
A little over two years ago, I put together a show based only on songs released on the ten inch EP format. I’m still wondering why there aren’t more ten inchers released these days. It’s the perfect format for the EP’s that waste way too much space on most twelve inch releases.
Anyway, since that previous show, I’ve not only acquired a few more of these type of records, but I’ve expanded my knowledge of the format. For new titles, there’s the live Replacements EP that accompanied preorders of the box set reissue of Let It Be. There’s also a couple of Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs EPs, and a reissue by The Delmonas.
For older titles, I must give a bit of praise to my record collecting geek friend Phil. Over the years, he’s handed me a few titles that he knew that I’d enjoy. One of those was a record by a 90s band called Speedway. As I was looking at it the other day, I was pleasantly shocked to see that this was an early band by Miss Georgia Peach! I definitely needed to air a couple of tracks off that.
Phil also alerted me to a various artists ten inch that featured legendary South Dakota punkers Dissent, who went into our state’s Rock and Rollers Hall of Fame two years ago! Along with those tracks are a ton of records put out by Sympathy For The Record Industry, SST, and Estrus Records.
What’s your favorite 10″?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Four Records Episode 22: Onesie’s Ben Haberland!!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Ben Haberland, singer and songwriter of the band Onesie. Their newest album, Way Thousand Bump To The Sky, is out now on Sell the Heart Records. To celebrate the release, Onesie is playing a show:
July 9th - Main Drag Music - Brooklyn, NY
Ben Haberland’s Four Records:
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June 18th, 2026. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #657 – Tonight, we all over the road! We go LIVE!! every Thursday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Nine Pound Hammer – Too Outlaw for Outlaw Country (single)
The Hellacopters – Faraway Looks
Hookers – Back Alley Trash
The Nomads – Miles Away
Ravagers – Shake the Reaper
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Just a heads up, this one starts out a bit heavy, and I don't mean music-wise. Beyond that, we had new stuff from Golden Shitters and Bad Idea, plus lots of songs about this Hellscape we call home.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 595 – June 15, 2026
This week’s show, after a Graham Nash gutting: brand new Linda Lindas, Hurry (featuring Gerard Love), Death Cab For Cutie, Kristin Hersh, Gene, Flying Vipers (with Roger Miller), Kelley Stoltz, and Belle & Sebastian, plus Graham Nash, Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett), Moody Blues (Denny Laine), Connie Smith, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood, Toggery Five, John & Ernest (/Dickie Goodman), and George Martin Orchestra
Red Red Wine On A Sunday #577 – We’ll Inherit The Earth (Matt Wallace Mix)
Turning Green this week!
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Tonight we had some music in celebration of Pride Month and Black Music Month, we checked out the new Ugly Pop Records compilation, "Left Without Much Fuss," and more.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 594 – June 8, 2026
This week’s show, after Jim belts a Beths beauty: brand new Feeders, Social Distortion, Jack Grisham & the Life Undone, Guest Directors, Telephone Numbers, Lemon Twigs, she’s green, and Endless, plus The Beatles Pete Townshend (The Who), Marianne Faithful, Jim Reeves, John Barry, Moody Blues, Duster Bennett, and Steve Darbishire; and R.I.P. Suicide Commandos bassist Steve Almaas (1956-2026)
The Ledge #719: New Releases Pt. 1
I have long described the contents of the first episode of my monthly new release series as “friends of the show” Well, that is more true than usual this month. Yes, there are the usual suspects (Numb Surprise, Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs, etc.) but there is also the debut single from an upcoming album by my hometown friends Off Contact. “Heart and Mind” is the first look at Can You?, their third album, and you can expect to hear more off that album as the summer progresses.
Besides those tracks, there is a set devoted to a cool concept record called Pets Sounds, an album of songs about…well, pets! There’s a sneak peak at an upcoming Jesse Malin tribute record, and tunes from two of my favorite new releases of the past month – Memo PST and The Lemon Twigs. Plus, lots of other power pop, garage rock, and some good ol’ rock and roll!
What’s your favorite track from this week’s episode?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Four Records Episode 21: Martin Wong (Giant Robot, Razorcake)
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Martin Wong. Martin was one of the founders and editors of Giant Robot Magazine, which ran from 1994 to 2011. Since 2019, he has been a contributor to Razorcake magazine, providing interviews and reviews. From 2013 to 2022, he raised money to help save music programs in Los Angeles schools with a series of afternoon matinees called Save Music in Chinatown. Follow him on Instagram, where you can find dates of DJ sets and upcoming events throughout LA.
Martin Wong’s Four Records:
0-10: Cheap Trick - Live At Budokan
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This show had a lot of underlying themes which I probably don't need to spell out here. Sorry it was a day late. Hope you dig it.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 593 – June 1, 2026
This week’s show, after a McCartney mangling: brand new Gene, Guided By Voices, Sharp Pins, Crocodiles, Magic Castles, Black Watch, Buzzcocks, and Paul McCartney, plus Small Faces, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ethiopians, Fats Domino, Jean Shepard, Fairytale, Five’s Company, and Gordon Lightfoot; and R.I.P. producer Jack Douglas (1945-2026)
Jake’s Inferno Episode 491
Three more weeks and then VACATION! Heading down to Belgium (for the first time ever) to catch the last day of Sjock in mid July and there's some other fun stuff planned here and there too. The Infernos will keep coming but maybe not on the 1st every month during summer. On the playlist for this episode you'll find some punk, hard rock, alternative and thrash.
The Ledge #718: Record Store Day
In the days following last month’s Record Store Day extravaganza I spent hours digitizing a number of titles I purchased that day. I also went through my archives to grab tracks from the many reissues that came out. A couple of weeks later, I was all set to do a show based on this work.
Unfortunately (for the show at least), I had a last minute family function to attend, so I had to set that folder aside for a future episode. Well, the future is now.
In my eyes, it was a great Record Store Day as there were plenty of rarities that I was excited to add to my collection. And as I don’t go after the pop titles that so many are standing in line to find these days, I was pretty successful in my efforts. There’s a shelved album by power pop maestro Tommy Keene. There’s a live album by The Muffs. Soul Jazz Records has another fabulous compilation. There’s expanded editions of a ton of classic albums. There’s something here for everyone. Well, everyone who has taste.
What was your favorite Record Store Day release?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Redox #452 – Go (Live at Maxwell’s)
Originally Published 3/29/20
Let's have a One Night Stand -what do you say?
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Tonight we had new stuff from the almighty Cyanide Pills, and some great listener requests including a Crypt records set and a Dirtnap records set. It was also World Dracula Day/Halfway to Halloween, so we had some vampire songs as well.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 592 – May 25, 2026
This week’s show, after a 2003 Belle & Sebastian botch: brand new Kiwi Jr., Lucy Dacus, Hanging Stars, Pete Fij, Social Distortion, Sera Cahoone, Rallies, and Idaho, plus The Hollies, Johnny Osbourne, Matadors, Eddy Drake, The Knack (U.K.), Gates of Eden, The Ugly’s, and Luis Bacalov; and R.I.P. Claudine Longet (1942-2026)
The Ledge #717: 70s Punk Debut Albums
With this being a holiday weekend, I was determined to do a very listener-friendly “fun” episode. Of course, when I say listener-friendly, I’m not talking about the sort of nonsense on commercial radio. Not, what that means for The Ledge is the sort of legendary bands and songs that all Ledge listeners enjoy…or should.
The actual theme came together this past Sunday when I was listening to the first Stiff Little Fingers album, Inflammable Material. It was at that moment that I decided that I was only going to listen to debut albums this week. That idea naturally transformed into a theme for tonight’s show. There’s nothing but the first full-length releases of 70’s punk rock bands. These are primarily records that impacted me in a way that few records of the next 45 years would. From that first Ramones album that arrived at my house when I was suffering from the chicken pox through not only the true legends of that era to a record I purchased simply because I loved that the band was called The Drones.
Obviously, this is a theme that I will return to quite often in the next few months. I mean, come on, every band has a debut album! What’s your favorite of tonight’s picks?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
Four Records Episode 20: Gottleib’s Andrew Pescara!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest and Karina speak with Andrew Pescara of the anarcho-punk band Gottleib. Their debut album, The Far Fallen Fruit, was recently released on Quiet Panic records. Gottlieb has some tour dates coming up, check them out below.
May 23 - May 24 - 924 Gilman - Punk in the Bay - Berkeley, CA
June 11 - Central Arts Market - Phoenix, AZ
June 12 - 441 N Avenue - Grand Junction, CO (6 PM show)
June 12 - Unit 5 - Boulder, CO (11 PM show)
June 13 - Duffy's Tavern - Lincoln, NE
June 16 - Reggies Music Joint - Chicago, IL
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A proper Manifesto roller coaster ride, from R&B to hardcore and destinations in between. We had new stuff from Taste Testors, the Strains, Bad Idea, Backroad Burners, Iris Paralysis, Miscalculations, Ultrabomb, the Sleeveens, NOi!se, Brigata Vendetta, Total Massacre, MK Ultras and more.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 591 – May 18, 2026
This week’s show, after a 1947 Hank Williams honk: brand new Gene, Fast Camels, Trashcan Sinatras, Damned, Professor & the Madman, City Gates, Flying Vipers, and Rolling Stones, plus The Zombies, Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers, Byrds, Ray Charles, Mick & Malcolm, The Kynd, Bill Phillips, and Jack Jones
The Ledge #716: Covers
The “covers” folder is full. Overfull, to be honest. So tonight’s show is a supersized show of great remakes, and many of them are quite surprising. The Tubs covering Metallica? Social Distortion doing Chris Isaak? White Fence remaking Simply Red? The Hollywood Stars retaking their own song back from Kiss? Hell, even Ty Segall’s version of The Doors could be considered a surprise.
There are also quite a few more conventional remakes here tonight, but each and every one is what the kids today call a “banger”. (Oof, remind me to never use that term again.) I’m sure any Ledge listener will find a favorite. What’s your highlight?
For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com
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We did a deep dive into the new Social Distortion record tonight, plus we sampled the new Hillbillies in Hell comp, a great new Power Pop comp from Soul Jazz, and the new Strains LP, "Queen Death." All this and more on Manifesto 809.
Redox #451 – Merry Go Round
Originally Published 3/2/20
Festivals are celebrated tonight!
Redox #450 – I Can Help
Originally Published 3/8/20
It's all Covers this week! Got some Mats, Crushers and Connection for you, amongst others...
The Big Takeover Show – Number 590 – May 11, 2026
This week’s show, after a 1971 Badfinger boogie: brand new Social Distortion, Bevis Frond, Idaho, White Fence, Greg Amici, Riflebirds of Portland, Chris Stamey, and Sean O’Brien & His Dirty Hands, plus The Action, Al Campbell, George Jones, Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, Strangers, Beherits, and Bebel Gilberto
Four Records Episode 19: Comic creator Matt Rosenberg (Spawn, What’s The Furthest Place From Here)!
Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Matthew Rosenberg, the creator of the comics like What's The Furthest Place From Here, We're Taking Everyone Down With Us, and his newest book If Destruction Be Out Lot. Starting in June, Matt will be taking over writing duties on Spawn and King Spawn for Image Comics.
Matthew Rosenberg’s Four Records:
0-10: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
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