October 7th 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #466……TONIGHT we premiered the upcoming Mud City Manglers album! RPR Band Submissions, Tributes, New Releases, and more!! Spaghetty Town Records, Beluga Records, Ghost Highway Recordings, Rum Bar Records, Cleopatra Records, Avenue Recordz, Sound Flats records, Surfin’ Ki Records, and Mom’s Basement Records!! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
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PLAYLIST
Mud City Manglers – Give Me the Hammer
Criminal Kids – Little Bitch
Fast Eddy – Lost
Motosierra – Todo va a salir mal
Pale Lips – Show Me Another Way to Your Heart
Killer Hearts – 24-7 Action
The Peawees – Wild About You
Cromm Fallon – Breathe The Air
Jittery Jack & Amy Griffin On Guitar – Let’s Get Loose
Natalie Sweet – Lip Service
Mud City Manglers – Bring It Down
Mud City Manglers – Twist And Burn
Adolescents – Just Say Yes (The Dickies)
The Sino Hearts – Mandarin A-GOGO
Brad Marino – Outsider
SPUNK VOLCANO & THE ERUPTIONS – Hard as nails
The Vapids – You’re Tearin’ Me Apart
The Vapids – Lucy Potato
MAGA Youth – Wake Up America
MAGA Youth – Trump’s In
Mud City Manglers – Better off Dead
This Week Dave Coop has brand spankin, new music from Antagonizers ATL, The Templars, Alien Nose Job and more, Bruja’s WORLD NOISE has Ramenami from Chile, Bombardment from France, Gerk from Argentina, Oi Polloi from Scotland, Feud from Philippines, Los Fastidios from Italy, Mister X from Belarus, Golpe Justo from Brazil, Perkele from Sweden and Rust from Australia, Benny Brujo’s HEAR THE DARKNESS features New tracks from the brand new Paranoid LP and the new Tortür 12″ and another new track off the new Sawblade demo tape. Also featuring a comp track from Grade 2, another track from that killer Loss Prevention 7″, along with faves from Slant, GAG, Asylum, Generacíon Suicida and The Domestics! Plus Jason and Russ SMASH THE DISCOS (Replay)
We´ve all had our fair amount of cold ones in the course of our lifetime(s). However, as we are a special breed of humanoids with passion for Jeans jackets, beer and Turbojugend define a delicate and pronounced relationship that needs to be evaluated in a rather distinguished and professional way: enter TJ Wellington´s one and only Keef Scum.
Southern Culture On The Skids- Roadside Wreck
Del Reeves- A Dime At A Time
The Carter Administration- Heart Of The City
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys- Grand Isle
Pine Leaf Boys- Pour La Derniere Fois
Son Volt- Medicine Hat
Drive By Truckers- The New OK
The Short Fuses- The Pink
Hoodoo Gurus- Hung Out To Dry
The Scrimshanders- SXMW
The Magnolias- American Dream
The Small Faces- Baby Don’t You Do It
Black Market Baby- Back Seat Sally
New Bomb Turks- Jukebox Lean
The Dexateens- That Dollar
The Left- Youngster On The Force
The Bloody Hollies- Hard Bitten
Scott Morgan’s Powertrane- RIP Rock n Roll
Slobberbone- Dunk You In The River
This week, after snatch of 1975 Elvis Costello: brand new Sloan, Hoodoo Gurus, The Spits, Furious Seasons, Black Watch, and Doves, plus Davy Jones (David Bowie), Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown, Lynn Tait & the Jets, Small Faces, Judee Sill, and Little Richard; plus R.I.P. Mac Davis (1942-2020), and Helen Reddy (1941-2020)
It’s always a lot of fun when Gorman Bechard appears on The Ledge, and this week was no exception. He’s got two brand new documentaries that were released this past Tuesday, and both are pretty fantastic. Pizza: A Love Story is all about the legendary New Haven pizza, and the award-winning trio of family businesses that created the edible delights that I’ve personally heard Gorman ramble on and on about for well over a decade. New Haven historian Colin M. Caplan sits in on this portion of the show to talk about the research that went into the creation of this film.
The other film, Seniors: A Dogumentary is as perfect of a feel-good story as one can possibly make. How can you not love a film that collects a number of tales involving such amazing elderly dogs? Much of the film centers around the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, an organization that houses and fosters elderly dogs, but there’s other fabulous dog tales such as the heartwarming tale of Chaser, who proves why he is generally considered the smartest dog in the world. Dean Falcone, who created the music on both films, also chats about his innovative idea to use nothing but toy instruments on the film soundtrack.
As always, Gorman is also giving the key to the Ledge soundtrack this week, and his choices not only includes some of Falcone’s soundtrack work but recent releases by Lydia Loveless, Todd May, Soccer Mommy, and S.G. Goodman.
September 30th 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #465……RPR Band Submissions, New Releases, Classics, Fuck-You-to-Donald Trump, and more!! New stuff from Mom’s Basement Records/Striped Records, Damaged Goods Records, Merge Records, Elephant Arch Records, Cleopatra Records, and Bad Luck Records. Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
Benny and the No-Goods – Donnie
The Manges – Chinese Dragons
The Lurkers – London Jeepster
Bob Mould – Next Generation
THE BANNANOS – Tan salvaje
City Saints – Peter and the Test Tube Babies on the Radio
Soft Jocks – Lemon
X – The Hungry Wolf
The Buzzcocks – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
The Clash – Rudie Can’t Fail
The Blowies – Tiny Hands
Dead Kennedys – Nazi Punks Fuck Off
MAGA Youth – MAGA Youth
Oi Polloi – Donald Trump Fuck You
MDC – John Wayne Was A Nazi
MALA VISTA – Relegated Lover
The Fuzztones – New York, New York
Hershguy – DM GIRL
The Hangmen – Man In Black’s Hand
The Dave Brubeck Quartet- Unsquare Dance
Bracey Everett- Lover’s Curse
Legendary Shack Shakers- Curse Of The Cajun Queen
Belfast Gypsies- Hey Gyp
Gene Vincent- Bird Doggin’
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- One Dark day
Dave Gardner- Mad Witch
The Gypsy Moths- We Can’t Go Home
The Thigh Scrapers- Shatter
Dexateens- Bleeding Heart Disease
Slobberbone- Stumblin’
*The Orange Julius Ceaser Special*
The Devil Dogs- Big Fuckin’ Party
The Exploited- Fuck The USA
Black Market Baby- Strike First
Ministry- Antifa
Drive-By Truckers- What It Means
Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires- Born In The USA
The Black Angels- Currency
Sex Pistols- Anarchy In The UK
Del Reeves- Must Be The Bottom
This week, after a lilbit of (topical) 1971 Moody Blues: brand new Shins, Bob Mould, Tommy & the Commies, Asteroid No.4, and (both) Tobin Sprout and Guided By Voices, plus The Zombies, Weavers, Standells, Safaris, George Jones, Max Frost & the Troopers, and Willie Nelson; plus R.I.P. Kaleidoscope guitarist Eddie Pumer age 73, and Toots & the Maytals’ “Toots” Hibbert (1942-2020)
This week Dave Coop, Diana (La Bruja) and Benny Brujo go down memory lane from the begining of the show 4 years ago to now!! Awesome music from all past guests and lots of great stories!!
September 23rd 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #464……RPR Band Submissions, New Releases, bands from Shimane Jetfest 2020, and more!! New stuff from Going Underground Records, No Front Teeth! Records, Rum Bar Records, Avenue Recordz, Hobo Wolfman Records, and Bad Luck Records. Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
Gluecifer – My Card Says Typhoon Killer
2 Headed Dog – Sacrisfaction
Deseos Primitivos – Todo Todo
Deseos Primitivos – Triste Cancio╠ün
Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions – Only Got Eyes for You
New Bomb Turks – End Of The Great Credibility Race
Guitar Wolf – Teenage U.F.O.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Bad Reputation
The 5.6.7.8.’s – Bomb The Twist
The Short Fuses – The Pink
Natalie Sweet – I Still Want You
The Scrimshanders – SXMW
The Devil Dogs – Radiobeat
Oblivians – Memphis Creep
Rip Offs – She Said Yeah
The Schizophonics – In Mono
Poison Boys – Mean Queen
Hershguy – Time Control
Satanic Overdrive – Satanic Overdrive
This week, after a glob of 1965 Everly Brothers: brand new Bats, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, Maximo Park, Doves, and Typewriter (Mark Bandola), plus Fats Domino, The Creation, Charlie Parker, Flying Burrito Brothers, June Tabor, The Equals, and Marty Robbins
The last few months have seen a ton of great compilation records come out. Some have been all covers. Many have been label or genre samplers. Others have been benefits for great causes. What unites them all is that so many of them have been full of great tunes.
Today sees the release of one of those records. Stardumb Records is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and they have just released a compilaton consisting of 28 artists covering another of the great bands that have been on the label over the last two decades. This is a comp all Ledge fans should own!
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
September 16th 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #463……RPR Band Submissions, New Releases, Classics and more!! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
The Ramones – I Don’t Want To Grow Up
Lucy Luvs Fur – Welcome To My Head
WONK UNIT – You’re Sick
RAMENAMI – Prisionero
Hakan – Tempuras Never Come
Fast Eddy – Game Of Love
Fast Eddy – Dead Eyes
The Girls – My Body Hurts
The Girls – Turbocharged
Social Distortion – She’s A Knockout
Dwarves – Salt Lake City
D Generation – She Stands There
The Crazy Squeeze – ALL LIES
Missile Studs – Spazz Out
Fret Rattles – Thanks For Nothing
Tiger Touch – Problems
JJ & the Real Jerks – Split Decision
Frontier Dan and the Hickoids – One Night of Sin
The Side-Bets – Feeln’ Bad
The Side-Bets – NO Way
Rum Lad – In The Gutter
The Supersuckers- I Say Fuck
Slobberbone- Bright Eyes Darkened
Bottle Rockets- Rural Route
The Bloody Hollies- Mona
CW Stoneking- We Gon Boogaloo
Bare Jr- Faker
Slobberbone- I Can Tell Your Love Is Waning
*The Orange Julius Cesar Special*
Tony Joe White- Willie & Laura Mae Jones
Bob Mould- American Crisis
Stiff Little Fingers- Law & Order
Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine- We Created Putin
The Chesterfield Kings- Long Ago, Far Away
The Little Willies- I Gotta Get Drunk
Larry & His Flask- Shake Down
The Redwalls- You’ll Never Know
Junior Kimbro- Done Got Old
Sloan- 13 (Under A Bad Sign)
Scott Morgan- Mystically Yours
The Carter Administration- These Boots Are Made For Knockin’
The Skeptics- Coldest Stone
This week, after a zittle zlice of 1964 Zombies: brand new Bob Mould, Throwing Muses, Bad Religion, Harry Shearer, Herb Alpert, and Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine, plus Bee Gees, Millennium, Bill Justis, Byrds, Eric Idle/George Harrison/Neil Innes, Carl Smith, and Bert Kaempfert; and R.I.P. Toots Hibbert of Toots & the Maytals (1942-2020) and The Sliver Apples’ Simeon Coxe (1938-2020)
Bringing out another 2+ hours of the good stuff again with greatness from Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Condo, Big Mama Thornton, Oblivians, Telekrimen, Amyl & The Sniffers, War On Women, and more.
Git it.
Buck Owens | Ruby | Ruby (Are You Mad)(Capitol Records)1971
Eddie Noack | Psycho: The K-Ark And Allstar Recordings,1962-1969 | Beer Drinkin' Blues | (Bear Family Records)2013
Lefty Frizzell | Steppin' Out | Cigarettes And Coffee Blues | (Bear Family Records)2008
Onie Wheeler | Onie's Bop [1953-1959] | Going Back To The City | (Bear Family Records)1991
Johnny Cash | Essential 1955-1983 | Tennessee Flat-Top Box | (Columbia)1992
Hank Thompson | Capitol Hillbilly Vol 2 | A Six Pack To Go | (Cactus)
Ernest Tubb | The Yellow Rose Of Texas [1954-1960] | Thirty Days | (Bear Family Records)1993
Ray Condo & His Hardrock Goners | Hillbilly Holiday | This Is The Night | (Fury Records)1993
Hillbilly Moon Explosion | Buy, Beg Or Steal | She Kicked Me To The Curb | (Jungle Records)2011
Carlos & The Bandidos | The Usual Bandidos | Jockey Full Of Bourbon | (Part Records)2003
Omar Romero | Hog Wild | Watch Gonna Do | (Wild Records)2006
Bloodshot Bill | Get Loose Or Get Lost | Movin' Faster | (Goner Records)2020
Al Foul | The Blue Front Trio | Ballad Of A Long Haired Country Boy | (Self Release)2105
Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Cow Fingers And Mosquito Pie | You Ain't Foolin' Me | (Epic)1991
Big Mama Thornton | Hound Dog / The Peacock Recordings | Rock-A-Bye Baby | (MCA Records)1992
Rosco Gordon | Sun Records Recording Artist - Rosco Gordon | Let's Get High | (Sun Records)2012
Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues | It Ain't Right | (Chess)1974
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | The Authorized Sister Rosetta Tharpe Collection | That's All | (Airline Records)2018
Memphis Minnie | Killer Diller Blues | Kissing In The Dark | (Blues Classics)2018
The Juke Joint Pimps | Boogie The Church Down | Eat For Me | (Voodoo Rhythm)2011
The Goon Mat & Lord Benardo | Take Off Your Clothes | Because Of You | (Voodoo Rhythm)2018
Daddy Long Legs | Lowdown Ways | Pink Lemonade | (Yep Roc Records)2019
Trixie & The Trainwrecks | Too Good To Be Blue/Get Busy Living | Too Good To Be Blue | (Voodoo Rhythm)2019
Oblivians | Desperation | Call The Police | (In The Red Recordings)2013
Crankshaft And The Gear Grinders | What You Gonna Do? | Fill It Up | (SlabTown Music Productions)2013
The Bone Machine | Sottoterra | Saro Andato Gia Via | (Billy's Bones Records)2010
Telekrimen | El Rey De Los Incendiarios | Chicano | (Grabaxiones Alicia)2012
Los Peyotes | Cavernicola! | Fuego | (Rockaway Records)2005
Wau Y Los Arrrghs!!! | Canten En Espanol | Te Voy A Odiar | (Voodoo Rhythm)2005
The Monsters | I Still Love Her | Blues For Joe | (Soundflat Records)2007
The Dirtbombs | Ultraglide In Black | Underdog | (In The Red Recordings)2001
Teen Cobra | Social Piranha | Christina | (Hidden Volume)2020
Amyl & The Sniffers | Amyl & The Sniffers | Starfire 500 | (Rough Trade)2019
Turbo A.C.'s | Automatic | Substance | (Gearhead Records)2003
Fret Rattles | Pedal to the Metal and Damn the Consequences | Can't Find It | (Self Release)2016
The Pleasure Fuckers | Ripped To The Tits | El Carajillo | (Roto Records)1994
Nashville Pussy | Let Them Eat Pussy | 5 Minutes To Live | (Amphetamine Reptile Records)1997
The Restarts | System Error | Frustration | (Active Distribution)2003
Subhumans | Internal Riot | Supermarket Forces | (Pirates Press Records)2019
The Voids | Sounds Of Failure, Sounds Of Hope | Romance And Heartbreak | (Dr. Strange Records)2007
War On Women | War On Women | Second Wave Goodbye | (Bridge Nine Records)2015
Naked Aggression | Naked Aggression: Recordings 1991-1994 | Right Now | (Broken Rekids)1998
The Krays | Inside Warfare | Too Lazy | (Tribal War Records)1998
Buck Owens | Ruby | Corn Liquor | (Capitol Records)1971
As it’s my birthday today it’s only fitting that I put together another in my series of favorite songs of all time. This time around, it’s primarily songs from the 90’s, although a handful of songs actually come from records released in the next decade.
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
September 2nd, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #462……Shootin’ from the hip tonight! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
Devil Dogs – Gonna See You Tonight
Angry Samoans – Not Of This Earth
Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders – Dirty Thoughts & Busted Hearts
The Smugglers – Especially You
X – I Gotta Fever
The Exploding Hearts – Thorns In Roses
The Bronx – Los Angeles
Green Day – Walking Contradiction
Dickies – Fan Mail
The Interrupters – Outrage
MC5 – Gotta Keep Movin’
Boys – No Money
The Joneses – Graveyard Rock
Dirty Fences – White Lies
The Humpers – Hey Shadow
The Lillingtons – I Need Some Brain Damage
Nine Pound Hammer – County Mattress
The Riverboat Gamblers – Hey! Hey! Hey!
The Clash – Gates Of The West
Teenage Bottlerocket – Bitchface
Pale Lips – The Kids
Turbonegro – City Of Satan
This week Bruja has a all new World Noise featuring, Kobra (Russia), Oily Boys (Australia), Svetlanas (Russia/Itay), Staid (Philippines), Terveet Kädet (Finland), 80’s all female HC band The Nurse, Dutch HC band, No Pigs, The Natterers (London), Perkele (Sweden) & Lion’s Law (France) Benny Brujo’s Hear The Darkness will be spinning only the best starting with Dedicated to Riley Gale of Power Trip featuring: Riley Gale tribute (moment of silence+Power Trip+Wipers song at the end), another track off the latest ACxDC, new tracks from Hurana (MX) and Kobra (ITA) from their new EPs on Iron Lung Records, more new tracks from Sissyfit & Cadenaxo (MX), and classics from Iron Lung, A.N.S, the Lewd and Impalers & more. Jason and Russ Smash The Discos (REPEAT) plus Dave Coop has tracks by Los Brigands, Krimewatch, Nip Drivers, Last Rites, Billy Batts and the Made Men and lots more!!
X- The New World
*Orange Julius Ceasar Special*
Steve Earl- The Revolution Starts Now
Two Cow Garage- This Little Light
Circle Jerks- Wild In The Street
MC5- Future Now
Angry Samoans- Right Side Of My Mind
Clutch- Electric Worry
Bare Jr- You Blew Me Off
The Ripe- Be Adventurous
Throwing Muses- Dark Blue
Nervous Eaters- Just Head
The Woggles- You Only Have Yourself To Blame
The Lyres- I’m Telling You Girl
The M-80’s- Hell Hath No Fury
Sonny Vincent- The Voodoo Box
Pow Wows- I Can see But You Don’t Know
The Makers- Tear Apart
The Makers- Razor Blade
13th Floor Elevators- You Don’t Know
This week, after a 1936 standard gets warbled: brand new Flaming Lips, Flower, Joe Pernice, Gretchen’s Wheel, Nat Birchall & Al Breadwinner, and Smokescreens, plus The Impressions, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mary Wells, Booker T & the MGs, Love, The Smoke, and (Little) Jimmy Dickens
It’s another great month of new releases. I know I say that every month but we are living in a time where somehow artists are still creating fabulous, vital music. Just take a listen to this two hours of rock, folk, punk, surf, indie, and a few other genres. You just can’t say rock and roll is dead.
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
After skipping Weltturbojugendtage this summer due to The Plague, the ever so positive TJR talked to the WTJT organizers about the status of next year’s worldwide Denim gathering, also explaining what led to the necessary cancellation and announced the planned Line-Up for WTJT 21.
September 2nd, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #461……TONIGHT we we spun stuff from Spaghetty Town Records, Saustex Records, Rum Bar Records, Cleopatra Records, Hidden Volume Records, and Avenue Recordz! Two sets of RPR Band Submissions, some surf, some classics, and more! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
Sick Bags – Only The Young Die Good
Harvey McLaughlin – Ghosts On Mars
HAMELL ON TRIAL – Social Distancing
Frontier Dan and the Hickoids – You’re Gonna’ Miss Me
Muck and the Mires – It Takes Time
Geoff Palmer & Lucy Ellis – In Spite of Ourselves
Gallows Birds – Local Girls
Toilet Boys – Heartstopper
Theo & The Skyscrapers – Lay ‘Em Out
Opulence – Ritual
Jet Jaguars – Tiger 90
The Spiratones – The Walnut Whip
TOXIC RIDERS – Blood, Sweat & Amphetamines
Stiff Little Fingers – Nobody’s Hero
Husker Du – Pink Turns To Blue
The Clash – Armagideon Time
James Williamson & Deniz Tek – Jet Pack Nightmare
Teen Cobra – Stranger Danger
Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions – Barry Milner is Thick
This Week All new show with our new segment HEAR THE DARKNESS hosted by Benny Brujo, this week Featuring tracks from the new LP’s from GELD, Gulch, GAG, and the new 7″ from Long Knife plus classics from Capitalist Casualities & Bl’ast!, a Krimewatch track from a killer benefit comp for the VERA all-ages project in Seattle, and the On The Nod debut of Sawblade, a new Minneapolis-based Japanese-style hardcore band featuring members of Hive and Weekend Nachos, Bruja’s WORLD NOISE has tracks by Mister X (Belarus), Super Punk (Canada), a new track from Kobra (Italy), Oi Polloi (Scotland), past guests on our interviews Rubella Ballet and an all female 80’s Japanese punk band Kyah! An all new SMASH THE DISCOS with Jason and Russ plus tracks by Rude Pride, Not Part of It, The Young Ones, Classic FU’s and so much more!!
The DT’s- Turn Loose
The Rumors- Phone Calls
Pussycat And The Dirty Johnsons
Fret Rattles- Thanks For Nothing
Vacuum- Wrapped In Plastic
Slander Tongue- Lucifer
Hank III- Drink It, Drug It
The Giant Robots- Hold Her Tight
De Maskers- Three’s A Crowd
The Scorpions- Hey Honey
The Outsiders- Do You Feel Alright
The Service Industry- Have To Go To Work
Carsickness- 10 Dull Days
Glossary- Shaking Like A Flame
Greg ‘Stackhouse’ Prevost- Stoned To Death
The Flaming Groovies- Slow Death
*The Orange Julius Special*
The Circle Jerks- Coup D’Etat
Heath Haynes- Get Sick And Die
Minor Threat- In My Eyes
Death- Politicians In My Eyes
This week, after a 1971 Badfinger refrain: brand new Doves, Andy Bell, Sad Lovers and Giants, Guided By Voices, Frankie Stubbs, and Furious Seasons, plus Syd Barrett, The Miracles, Emer Bernstein, The Paragons, Tina Turner, George Jones, and The High Numbers; and R.I.P. Walter Lure of (Johnny Thunders’) The Heartbreakers, 1949-2020
Another 2+ hours of the good stuff with red hot rocknroll from Big Boys, D.O.A., The Weirdos, Bishops Green, The Gonads, Surfin' Wombatz, Batmobile, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Redskins, and more.
Git it.
Dwarves | The Dwarves Must Die | Fefu(Sympathy For The Record Industry)2005
Big Boys | The Fat Elvis | Were Not In It To Lose(Touch And Go)1993
Bad Brains | I Against I | I Against I(SST Records)1986
The Showcase Showdown | Pemanent Stains | Tonight, Tonight(Damaged Goods)1999
Reagan Youth | A Collection of Pop Classics | Reagan Youth(New Red Archives)1994
Dayglo Abortions | Holy Shiite | Let's Get Drunk(Unrest Records)2007
D.O.A. | Last Scream Of The Missing Neighbors | Wish I Was In El Salvador(Alternative Tentacles)1995
D.I. | Horse Bites Dog Cries | Johnny's Got A Problem(Reject Records)1987
Agent Orange | Living In Darkness | Bloodstains(Posh Boy)1980
Dead Boys | Young, Loud, And Snotty | Sonic Reducer(Sire)1977
Angry Samoans | The Unboxed Set | My Old Man's A Fatso(Triple X Records)1995
The Weirdos | We Got The Neutron Bomb: Weird World Volume 2 | We Got The Neutron Bomb(Frontier Records)2003
The Undertones | The Undertones | Girls Don't Like It(Sire)1979
Newtown Neurotics | The Punk Collection | The Mess(Captain Oi!)2001
Bishops Green | Bishops Green | The Crow(Pirates Press Records)2013
Lion's Law | A Day Will Come | Lafayette(Contra Records)2013
Major Accident | Clockwork Heroes | Man On The Wall(Captain Oi!)1994
Grade 2 | Mainstream View | Forever(Contra Records)2016
The Krays | Sangre | Vida Profunda(GPS Prod)2010
The Old Firm Casuals | Holger Danske | Casual Rock-N-Roll(Pirates Press Records)2019
The Skinflicks | Lies, Damned Lies And Skinhead Stories | What I Am(Blind Beggar Records)2000
Hard Skin | Hard Nuts & Hard Cunts | ACAC(Helen Of Oi!)1996
The Gonads | Live Free, Die Free | Frankenskin(Empty Records)2009
Toy Dolls | Episode XIII | She's A Worky Ticket(Randale Records)2019
Peter & The Test Tube Babies | That Shallot | Say What You Want(Punk Empire)2017
Anti-Heros | American Pie | Rock And Roll Fantasy(Taang! Records)1997
Stage Frite | Scarier Than Swans | Sunrise(Western Star Recording)2017
Numbskulls | Back Fae The Deid | The Hunger(Diablo Records)2017
Surfin' Wombatz | More Macabre Monstrosities | You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover(Western Star Recording)2018
Henry & The Bleeders | Toeing The Line | Let It Slide(Western Star Recording)2013
The Hillmans | Kings of the Weald Frontier | Swamp Devil(Western Star Recordings)2015
The Mutilators | Hot Rod Whore! | No Cure(Self Release)2003
The Rusty Robots | Sweethearts, Kisses, Bloody Knives | Sweethearts, Kisses, Bloody Knives(Killjoy Records)2018
As Diabatz | 1st Degree Crazy Psychos | Bat Attack(Drunkabilly Records)2012
The Trillionairs | 10.16 | Girls Girls Girls(Self Release)2017
Batmobile | Batmobile Is Dynamite | Rollin' Dynamite(Count Orlok Music)1990
The Nevrotix | New Worlds | Voodoo Blues(Crazy Love Records)2019
Godless Wicked Creeps | Smile | Bad Brains(Crazy Love Records)2001
Ronnie Self | Bop-A-Lena | This Must Be the Place(Bear Family Records)1990
Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Cow Fingers And Mosquito Pie | Frenzy(Epic)1991
Marcel Bontempi | Witches, Spiders, Frogs, & Holes LP | Bull Frog(STAG-O-LEE)2015
Southern Culture On The Skids | White Trash | I'm Branded(Demolition Derby)1994
Link Wray | Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray | Hang On(Rhino Records)1993
The Raymen | Sinister Funtime | Barroom Burnout(Hound Gawd! Records)2013
The Redskins | Neither Washington Nor Moscow... | Kick Over The Statues(Decca)1986
The calendar may have a different definition, but summer to me has always been the months of June, July, and August. With that in mind, since tonight was my last show for August I decided to put together a show of nothing but my favorite new records from the summer of 2020.
And as I tend to always say, it’s been a fabulous period for new tunes. There’s all kinds of stuff guaranteed for any type of rock and roll fan. From elderly artists such as Bob Dylan to the teen rock of Hinds, it’s a summer of punk, garage, indie, power pop, post-punk, and Americana. In other words, Ledge music.
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
August 26th, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #460……TONIGHT we gave the middle finger to death! On a happier note…we spun some new stuff from Beluga Records, Rum Bar Records, Wanda Records, and Hound Gawd Records! A tribute to the late/great Walter Lure, and more! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
The Heartbreakers – All by Myself
Fuzzstainz – Thinking ´bout me!
Gallows Birds – My Lambretta
Freddie Dilevi – Teenager’s Heartbreak
Walter Lure & The Waldos – Damn Your Soul
Walter Lure/The Vibrators – View from My Cadillac
The Waldos – Party Lights
Berlin Blackouts – Slay The Demons
Nerve Button – Thirty Days
Vacuum – Fixated
Jenny – Stupid Band
Pussycat and The Dirty Johnsons – Lying In My Bed
Guerrilla Teens – Mad Love
Zodiac Panthers – Primal Astrology
Porter Hall Tennessee – People Who Died
Huntingtons – I Don’t Wanna Die Alone
Reverend Beat-Man – Then We All Gonna Die
Social Distortion – Live Before You Die
This week all new Bruja’s World Noise, Benny Brujo’s Hear The Darkness, Jason and Russ Smash The Discos plus music by The Reapers, Hate It Too, Perkele, 21 Gun Salute, Circle Jerks and much, much more!!
This week, after little Jim plays and sings a 1978 Rutles tune: brand new Smokescreens, Toots & the Maytals (with Ziggy Marley), Beths, Los Straitjackets, Persian Leaps, and Neil Young, plus Shocking Blue, Temptations, Eddie Fontaine, Fats Waller, Merry-Go-Round, Brenda Holloway, and Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
This week Bruja & Benny Brujo have new segments of World Noise and Hear The Darkness, Jasons got a sweet replay of Smash The Discos and Dave Coops got new music by The Slackers, Strike First, Noi!se and much, much more!!
Geraldine Fibbers- Dragon Lady
Son Volt- Carydit Easy
Supersuckers- Rock and Roll Records
Supersuckers- Rock That Ass
The Peewees- Don’t Give A Fuck
Indonesian Junk- Wild Wild Party
The Yeah You Rights- Lucy Anna
*Interview With Malibu Lou*
The Phantoms- Ditch Digger
Madcaps- High School Troublemaker
Lou Reed- Vicious
*The Orange Julius Caesar Special*
The Honey Drippers- Impeach The President
Sunday Valley- Folded Flag
Symarip- Skinhead Moonstomp
Beausoliel- Courtableu
Steve Riley- Zarico Est Pas Sale
Joe Bonsall- Hip Et Talaut
Boozoo Chavis- Dance All Night
The Swinging Neckbreakers- Papa Done Lost His Mojo
The Maggie’s Marshmallows- Incredible Beauty
The Bloody Hollies- Good Night, Sleep Tight
Left Lane Cruiser- Sweat Love To Shine
Marty Stuart- Miss Marie & The Bedford Blaze
This week, some 1982 Comsat Angels trilling: brand new Damned, Exploding Flowers, Jayhawks, Furious Seasons, Gretchen’s Wheel (with Matthew Caws & Ira Elliot), and Joe Pernice, plus Junior Wells (with Buddy Guy), The Beatles, Howlin’ Wolf, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Keith West, and Loretta Lynn
Tearing it up again with another 2+ hours of the best rocknroll on earth. This week we had a new one from Fret Rattles off the upcoming RNR Manifesto 7" plus more greatness from Legendary Shack Shakers, The Nitros, Raygun Cowboys, Batmobile, Subhumans, Krum Bums, Zounds, and more.
Git it.
The Legendary Shack Shakers | Cockadoodledon't | Shake Your Hips(Bloodshot Records)2003
Beat Devils | Another Dream | We Gonna Get It(Crazy Love Records)2011
Stressor | No More Panic | 200 Bones(Crazy Love Records)2014
The Trillionairs | 10.16 | Without A Lighter(Self Release)2017
The Test Pilots | Parachute Party | Deadly Rhythms(Martin's Garage)2015
Tasteless | The Bad Taste EP | Imposter(Self Release)2019
The Nevrotix | Alive | Nervous Beat(Crazy Love Records)2018
Skitzo | Love 'n' Hate | Love 'n' Hate(Diablo Records)2013
Griswalds | Who Framed The Griswalds? | Psycho Tendencies(Nervous Records)1989
Guana Batz | Held Down.... At Last! | Nightmare Fantasy(Radiation Reissues)1985
The Nitros | Nightshades - Something's Gotta Give | Love 'em 'n' Leave 'em(Cherry Red)2009
Lost Souls | Chasin' A Dream | Prisoner (Of Love)(Nervous Records)1990
The Frogs | Witch! | Last Of The Teenagers(Razmataz Records)2012
Long Tall Texans | Headless | Countdown To A Breakdown(Western Star Recordings)2017
The Raygun Cowboys | The Cowboy Code | It's Coming Down(Stomp Records)2017
The Peacocks | It's Time For The Peacocks | For You(Crazy Love Records)2004
The Caravans | Saturday Nite's Alright | Restless Heart(Crazy Love Records)1999
Batmobile | Bambooland | Bambooland(Count Orlok Music)1987
Rochee And The Sarnos | Understanding Sarno | Aw, C'mon Baby(Nervous Records)1985
Kings Of Nuthin' | Fight Songs | Drive All Night(Disaster Records)2002
Ross Kleiner & The Thrill | Kingdom | Terrified(Self Release)2016
MFC Chicken | Fast Food and Broken Hearts | Fresh Chicken, Straight From The Trash(Dirty Water Records)2020
King Salami & The Cumberland 3 | Cookin' Up A Party | The Monkey Beat(Dirty Water Records)2013
The Bad Companions | 12 Bars | Let's Boogie(Sideshow Sound)2015
The Baboons | Back Scratch | Bungalow(Drunkabilly Records)2011
Phantom Rockers | Rise Up | Rockin'(Drunkabilly Records)2002
Gutter Demons | Enter The Demonz | Playground Horror Peepshow(Pirate Records)2003
Damage Done By Worms | Tonight | Psycho Visions(Streetmusic Berlin)1999
The Untamed | Strange Unknown | Meet Me At Midnight(Heptown Records)2005
The Spastiks | Go To Hell | Big Black Bug(Crazy Love Records)2020
As Diabatz | Nightmares In Red | You Go On(Drunkabilly Records)2018
Subhumans | From The Cradle To The Grave | Reality Is Waiting For A Bus(Bluurg Records)1983
Bad Brains | Bad Brains | Sailin' On(ROIR)1982
Mass Arrest | Power | Urban Blight(Iron Lung Records)2019
Dead Kennedys | Plastic Surgery Disasters | Trust Your Mechanic(Alternative Tentacles)1982
Zero Boys | Vicious Circle | Human Body(Toxic Shock)1982
D.I. | Horse Bites Dog Cries | Spiritual Law(Reject Records)1987
Sniper 66 | Sniper 66 | Let's Go Have A Drink(Muerte Negra Discos)2012
Krum Bums | Same Old Story | Sons Of Nothing(TKO Records)2009
Thug Murder | Thirteenth Round | Brand New, I Feel(TKO Records)2001
The Krays | A Battle For The Truth | Gone(Temperance Records)1999
Cock Sparrer | Here We Stand | Spirit Of '76(Pirates Press Records)2007
The Crack | All Cracked Up | The Troops Have Landed(Captain Oi!)2000
Fret Rattles | Rock N' Roll Manifesto 7" Series Vol. 1 | Thanks For Nothing(RNRManifesto)2020
Zounds | The Curse of Zounds Discography | Can't Cheat Karma(Active Distribution)2007
This may be a second part of a new release series, but there’s certainly no drop in quality. How could it be when the beginning of the show features a sneak peak of the upcoming Replacements’ “Pleased to Meet Me Deluxe Edition” set? Tonight I played the already-released teasers from that box set, and also celebrated former guitarist Slim Dunlap’s birthday with a trio of tracks from the brand new “Thank You Dancers” live album.
Adding to the greatness of the show is the advance I recently received from my friend Greg Lonesome of his new “Rock N Roll Manifest 7″ Single Series, Vol. 1”. Of course I played all four tracks from that great single which Greg says will be available September 1. Click here for more info!
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
August 12th, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #459……TONIGHT we brought it LIVE from Rockaway Beach! The Beach Police couldn’t shut me down, but the NYPD could make me wrap it up pronto! Tunes about Summer, the beach, the heat, and more! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
The Beggar Belief – Roll On The Summer
Tommy And The Rockets – Let’s Have Fun (In The Summer Sun)
The RATBOYS – Summer School Girl
Wanna-Be’s – Summer Vacation
The Delstars – Catalina Beach
DeeCracksm – Beach 90
The Othermen – Beach Blanket Boner
Apa State Mental – Beach Boy
Lovesores – Hot Pants!
CHEAP FUR – Heat Lightning
The Hip Priests – Evil Sweat
Dead Kennedys – Funland At The Beach
Groovie Ghoulies – Blood Beach
Jagger Holly – At The Beach Tonight
The Split Seconds – Get The Hell Off The Beach
Double Cheese – Summer Dress
Real Sickies – Summer Fun
Tomomi Nabana/The Vibrators – Turn Up the Heat
Wonk Unit – Ode To Summer
Guitar Wolf – Summertime Blues
Teenage Bottlerocket – Summertime
The Putz – Summer’s Here
Night Birds – Killer Waves
Sahara Hotnights – Rockaway Beach
This week, a smidgen of 1972 Bee Gees: a special guest set by KGLT DJ Ron Sanchez, plus brand new Bad Religion, Hoodoo Gurus, Cloud Nothings, Tobin Sprout, No Joy, and Tanya Donelly & the Parkington Sisters, plus Smoky Robinson & the Miracles, Paul McCartney (with Ringo Starr & Jeff Lynne), Duke Ellington, George Jones, Rolling Stones (with Jimmy Page), and Leo Graham
It’s another super-busy month of new music. In fact, once again the new release series has to be split into a two-part extravaganza.
Part one features previews of new records by Ledge favorites such as Son Volt and Lydia Loveless. There’s the surprising returns of The Psychedelic Furs and The Go-Go’s. Great returns by young acts such as Public Eye, Paint, and Dehd. And finally there’s a full 30 minutes of great new rock and roll from Rum Bar Records!
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
August 5th, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #458……TONIGHT we scoped out the tracks on the upcoming Rock N Roll Manifesto, 7″ Single Series, Vol. 1 rekkid! Also spun new tunes from Fat Wreck Chords, Zodiac Panthers, ZipGun Bomber, Nana, The Laissez Fairs, The Idolizers! And more! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
The Turbo A.C.’s – Kill Everyone
Zodiac Panthers – Outside Of The World
Frank Turner – Perfect Government
NOFX – Glory Hallelujah
Fret Rattles – Thanks For Nothing
JJ & the Real Jerks – Split Decision
Missile Studs – Spazz Out
Tiger Touch – Problems
Jeffie Genetic And His Clones – Scooter Queen
Sonic Surf City – My Scooter
Motorgirl – Motorgirl
ZipGun Bomber – Chase That Feeling
Nana – Annoy
The Laissez Fairs – Somewhere Man
The Idolizers – Exile on Pain Street
The Ramones – Somebody Put Something In My Drink
Reagan Youth – Degenerated
Social Distortion – Telling Them
Supersuckers – The Captain
Märvel – Sultans of Swing
New stuff from Ramallah, Foxycontin, Nikki Hill, Cold Callers, Stinking Polecats, Paul-Ronney Angel, Guerrilla Teens, Wet Specimens, Cartridge and more.
This week a hard dose of music with a brand new Smash The Discos and they’re tribute to Donna D’erricco, Brujas World Noise has 80’s Japanese Punk band Stalin, Swedish hardcore from Totalitar, Bishops Green, Los Fastidios and more! Hear The Darkness with Benny Brujo will be spinning some Peace Talks, A killer new Poison Idea cover by APMD, Vis Vires, Coke Bust and more! Dave Coops got some music from the Unborn, The Business, Controlled Substance (NY), GG Allin and the Murder Junkies, Dragster, brand new Lost Ones and much more!!!
The Falcons- Swim
Jerry Reed- Amos Moses
Lords Of Altamont- It Ain’t Revolution
Drive-By Truckers- Sea Island Lonely
Jerry Joseph- Days Of Heaven
Slobberbone- Springfield IL
Bottle Rockets- Kit Kat Clock
Cynics- I Want It All
The Jackets- Demolition Girl
Flaming Sideburns- 13 Women
The Greenhorns- Show Me Love
Real Kids- Small Town
The Bloody Hollies- Right Between The Eyes
The Hentchmen- Messed Up My Brain
The Maharajas- Remember Our Love
Thee Wyld Oscars- What About Me
Dale Watson- My Baby Makes Me Gravy
Kelly Willis- Truck Stop Girl
The Idolizers- Golden Days
ZipGun Bomber- Chase That Feeling
Mark Porkchop Holder- Be Righteous
King Mud- Smoked All My Bud
This week get all the dirt on the On The Nod crew! Bruja has a KILLER new World Noise, Jasons jealous rage on Smash The Discos, Benny Brujo shows off his new hat on Hear The Darkness and Dave Coop enjoys Oprahs company with tracks by Fear, Grade 2, Vicious Cycles, La Tuya and much, Much more!!!
This week, after a small bit of 1970 Shocking Blue: brand new Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Rifles, Hoops, Wolfhounds, and Christopher Paul Stelling, plus The Coasters, Lemon Pipers, (Little) Jimmy Dickens, Buffalo Springfield, Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd, and Jackie Opel; and R.I.P. Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green (1946-2020), Misfits’ Joey Image (1957-2020), Ben Fabric (1924-2020), and The Cardiacs’ Tim Smith (1961-2020)
Once again, here we go! Episode 370 bringing another 2+ hours of the greatest rocknroll ever heard. Pure greatness from Deadbolt, Rip Carson, Jesse Dayton, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Ponx Attax, Eater, D.O.A, Liquor Beats Winter, a brand new track from The Spastiks, and more!
Git it.
Deadbolt | Voodoo Moonshiner(Found Him In) El Paso(Voodoobilly Man Records)2011
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys | | Can't Stop Buying Records(Self Release)2020
Bloodshot Bill | Get Loose Or Get Lost | Baby Oh Baby(Goner Records)2020
Carlos & The Bandidos | For A Few Dollars Less | Kiss You Goodnight(Noose Records)1999
Marcel Bontempi | Witches, Spiders, Frogs, & Holes LP | Lovesick Stroll(STAG-O-LEE)2015
Rip Carson | My Simple Life | I'm Not Free(Golly Gee Records)2005
Rockin' Ryan & The Real Goners | Cry Of Midnight | Cry Of Midnight(Golly Gee Records)2006
Robbie Fulks, Linda Gail Lewis | Wild! Wild! Wild! | I Just Lived A Country Song(Bloodshot Records)2018
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars | El Rancho Azul | Drink Drink Drink(Continental Record Services)2013
Jesse Dayton | One For The Dance Halls | Texas Bound(Stag Records)2010
Hellbound Glory | Damaged Goods | Lost Cause(Rusty Knuckles)2012
Old 97's | Hitchhike To Rhome | Doreen(Big Iron)1994
Hillbilly Casino | Tennessee Stomp | Psycho(Self Release)2010
The Spastiks | Go To Hell | Human Blob(Crazy Love Records)2020
Coffin Nails | Who's He? | Carling Black Label(Nervous Records)1990
Mad Sin | Chills And Thrills In A Drama Of Mad Sins And Mystery | 2, 3, 4(Maybe Crazy Records)1988
Krewmen | Into The Tomb | Let Loose(Lost Moment Records)1987
Frantic Flintstones | A Nightmare On Nervous | Monte Carlo Or Bust(Nervous Records)1988
Dypsomaniaxe | One Too Many | Bad Habit(Tombstone Records)1992
Eddie & The Hot Rods | Do Anything You Wanna Do: The Best Of | Teenage Depression(Spectrum Music)2012
Cock Sparrer | Guilty As Charged | Tough Guys(Bitzcore)1994
The Avengers | We Are The One | I Believe In Me(Superior Viaduct)1977
Berlin Blackouts | Nastygram Sedition | I Live In My Own Movie(Wanda Records)2019
Chubby & The Gang | Speed Kills | Blue Ain't My Colour(Static Shock Records)2020
The Devil Dogs | 30 Sizzling Slabs | Time Enough For Love(Crypt Records)1992
Lion's Law | A Day Will Come | For My Clan(Contra Records)2013
Oldfashioned Ideas | Don't Believe A Word They Say | Punks & Skins(Contra Records)2014
The Oi! Scouts | Boots For The Beatdown | Oi! Punx(Squigtone Records)1999
Ponx Attax | Pogo Split | Ponx On The Bus(Joe Pogo Records)2010
The Erections | Stand Up Fuckin' Punks | Noise For The Boys(Joe Pogo Records)2013
The Virus | Still Fighting For A Future | Throwaway Kids(Charged Records)2000
Terminus City | Justice Isn't Always Fair | Harold Was A Hooligan(TKO Records)2000
The Exploited | Totally Exploited: The Best Of The Exploited | Alternative(Taang! Records)2001
Eater | The Complete Eater | You(Anagram Records)1993
Agression | Agression | Dear John Letter(Mystic Records)1985
Special Duties | 77 In '82 | Violent Society(Captain Oi!)1982
Discharge | Early Demos - March - June 1977 | I Don't Care(Radiation Reissues)2018
One Way System | All Systems Go | Victim(Captain Oi!)1994
Puke | Back To The 30:s | Cellen Ellen(Arne Moller Records)1985
D.O.A. | Murder | The Agony And The Ecstasy(Restless Records)1990
Mass Arrest | Power | Black Identity Extremist(Iron Lung Records)2019
Peter & The Test Tube Babies | Fuctifano | Tales Of The Bleedin' Obvious(Arising Empire)2020
U.S. Bombs | We Are The Problem | Hammered Again(Sailor's Grave Records)2006
The Pleasure Fuckers | For Your Pleasure | Super Real Fuck(Semaphore)1996
Liquor Beats Winter | Liquor Beats Winter | Journey To The Center Of The Vagrant(Self Release)2014
The Wheelz | Top 10 Super Hits | I'm So Tired of Living in the USA(Wanda Records)2018
What is power pop? According to the dictionary, it’s “a style of pop music characterized by a strong melody line, heavy use of guitars, and simple rhythm”. Yeah, that works. I prefer to just call it “revved up pop music”.
Tonight’s show features over 50 years of power pop, from The Who single “Pictures of Lily” that Pete Townshend described as “power pop” to some great new bands that are powering that sound into the future. Lou from Rum Bar Records even helped us out with some great gems from the early days of his label.
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
July 29th, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #457……TONIGHT WAS MY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW! Turbujugend and TJ Related bands tonight! All killer, no filler! We even went 90 minutes! I got erection! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
Turbonegro – Prince Of The Rodeo
Jonny Manak & The Depressives – Sticks and Stones
Dead Furies – Gimme Shock
Bitch Queens – R-Rated
Governess – Leather Pounder
Thunder Vest – How Lucky You Are
The Cheats – It’s Alright
Razorbats – Subway Grinder
The Stripp – Ride On
Bastard Nörth – Battle Ready
Zodiac Panthers – 666 Feet Away From My Love
KILLER KIN – BAD, BAD, MIND
The Inbred Bastards – All In, Black out
The Riverboat Gamblers – Bite My Tongue
Gluecifer – Under My Hood
Peter Pan Speedrock – New Rose (The Damned)
Lucifer Star Machine – Breakdown (Youth Brigade)
TurbonegrA -Zillion dollar sadist
The Turbo A.C.’s – Fired Up
The Hip Priests – Alls Well In Hell
Chuck Norris Experiment – Spin It Around
Electric Frankenstein – Neurotic Pleasures
The Brassieres – Hoy toca luchar
Against the Grain – Surrounded By Snakes
V8 Wankers – Harden The Fuck Up!
MC5- American Ruse
MC5- Empty Heart
Blue Cheer- Second Time Around
Jerry Joseph- Sugar Smacks
The Hounds Of Baskerville- I Am Death
Lydia Loveless- Love Is Not Enough
Radio Moscow- 250 Miles
Echocentrics- Death Of A Rockstar
Night Beats- No Cops
The DT’s- Freedom
Chesterfield Kings- Yesterdays Sorrows
Chesterfield Kings- Come Back Angeline
The Makers- Good As Gold
The Cynics- The Warning
*Mellow Joy Boys Coffee Break*
The M-80’s- Get The Story Straight
The Greenhorns- Going To The River
Dave Edmunds- From Small Things Big Things Come
Nick Lowe- Heart Of The City
John Paul Keith- Smoke In A Bottle
Nick Curran- Reel Rock Party
Gene Taylor & Nick Curran- Golden Rule
This week, after a refrain of 1972 Neil Young: brand new Bob Mould, Jeffrey N Pezzati, Flower, Willie Nelson, Black Watch, and Shirley Collins, plus The Fenmen (with Jimmy Page), Sonny Boy Williamson [II], The 1st Battalion of The Black Watch, The Move, Tim Hardin, and Louis Armstrong; and R.I.P. Emitt Rhodes (1950-2020)
Earlier this year I featured a show that focused on British punk rock from 1980. Tonight, I do the same thing but featuring nothing but tunes from American punk bands from that same year.
It’s kind of interesting how the focus of the punk scene (at least as far as releases went) moved from New York to the West Coast. It was quite a year for California bands, with many veteran acts still pumping out new music, but also a ton of brand new bands with their first single or album. X, The Plimsouls, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Red Cross, Minutemen, and so many more made their debuts that year. (And yes, there is one error as a non-1980 track was discovered to have aired.)
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
July 22nd, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #456……TONIGHT we played new tunes from Torpedohead, The Dirty Denims, The Schizophonics, The Uppers, Wyldlife, and The Fill Ins!! Some classics from Gang of Four, The Jam, and 999! And more! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
Torpedohead – Shot On Mars
The Dirty Denims – Band Not A Brand
The Girls= – Our Generation
The Schizophonics – Black to Comm (MC5)
The Chats – Heatstroke
The Spectres – Hell Ain’t Hot Enough
The Boys – Global Warming
The Uppers – Bad Dog Pound
Wyldlife – Year of the Snake
The Briefs – She’s The Rat
Gang Of Four – I Found That Essence Rare
The Jam – Modern World
999 – I’m Alive
The Hellacopters – Toys And Flavors
The Hip Priests – Losers Of The Faith
Bitch Queens – Sucker For The Blues
The Clash – Know Your Rights
The Fill Ins – Dramatic
On today’s show all new Smash The Discos, World Noise has a tribute to Chi Pig of SNFU and a brand spanking new track from Maid of Ace, Hear the Darkness has tracks by Entry, Moscow Death Brigade, new tracks from Street Weapon and Snuff, plus Japanese HC classics, Dave Coop has tracks by Stratford Mercenaries, Party Force, Violent Traditions, Rated X, Class System and much, much more!!
This week, after a short tribute to 1966 Left Banke: brand new Beths, Doves, Cut Worms, David Newtown, Wolfhounds, and Toots & the Maytals, plus The Who, Lovin’ Spoonful, Everly Brothers, Charlie Rich, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and The Eyes; and R.I.P. The Left Banke’s Tom Finn (1948-2020), Emitt Rhodes (1950-2020; we heard right after I played the track, oddly!), and S.N.F.U.’s Mr. Chi Pig, 57
Gone Mental Episode 369 here to blow out your ear holes. Come get over two hours of the greatest rocknroll on earth from The Dwarves, The Spectres, The Spastiks, Battle Of Ninjamanz, The Hex Dispensers, Cock Sparrer, Swingin' Utters, Hillbilly Casino, and more!
Git it.
Dwarves | The Dwarves Are Born Again | The Dwarves Are Still The Best Band Ever(MVD Audio)2011
The Spectres | Rubber Room Rock | Bad Juju(My Checkbook)2003
The Raymen | Sinister Funtime | Barroom Burnout(Hound Gawd! Records)2013
Ian Spider Cubitt | Sunshine In Reverse | Death Of The Bride(Crazy Love Records)2019
Krewmen | The Adventures Of The Krewmen | Night Shift Blues(Lost Moment Records)1986
The Moonshine Stalkers | Look Who's Stalking Ep | Stomp 'em Dead(Self Release)2011
Guitar Slingers | One Man Freakshow | Hang Em High(Crazy Love Records)2010
The Spastiks | Sewer Surfing | Hatchet(Crazy Love Records)2016
Alphabet Bombers | Panic Attack | Jekyll'n'hyde(Self Release)2011
Vulture Club | Roadkill Cafe | Darkling(Self Release)2008
The Goddamn Gallows | Gutterbilly Blues | Gutterbilly Blues(GBC Records)2007
Gutter Demons | Unfinished Business | Gutter Kings(Falsetto Records)2015
Thee Flanders | Back From Hell | Stupid Over You(Halb 7)2005
Battle Of Ninjamanz | Bastard | Outlaw In The Sun(Big Rumble Productions)2004
Mad Sin | Dead Moon's Calling | Point Of No Return(People Like You)2005
The Minestompers | Porno Mags & Body Bags | Bone Breaking Beat(Crazy Love Records)2019
Kryptonix | L'appel Du Sang | Fuckin Monster Fuckin Castle Rock(Crazy Love Records)1997
The Tazmanian Devils | Evil Boppin' | Mean Mean Man(Razmataz Records)2005
Teenage Exorcist | Year of the Witch | Soul Coffin(Self Release)2019
Archie & The Bunkers | Songs From The Lodge | She's A Rockin' Machine(Dirty Water Records)2018
The Hex Dispensers | Hex Dispensers | Are You an Assassin?(Alien Snatch! Records)2007
Thee Minks | Unreleased | Element 119(Self Release)2018
Fuck Bomb | Wreck Your Party! | Meatman(Self Release)2020
The Spits | The Spits (2000)Suzy's Face(Slovenly Records)2000
Bad Mojos | I Hope You OD | Commit a Crime(Voodoo Rhythm Records)2018
Toy Dolls | Wakey Wakey! | Pot Belly Bill(Receiver Records Limited)1989
Flash Kicks | 2nd Rough Mix [Cut] | Generation Porn(Self Release)2018
Control Freaks | Mindless Entertainment | No Desire(Slovenly Records)2017
Cock Sparrer | England Belongs To Me | Runnin Riot(Taang! Records)2001
Menace | G.L.C. R.I.P. The Best Of Menace | I'm Civilised(Captain Oi!)2000
Angelic Upstarts | Teenage Warning | Im An Upstart(Warner Bros. Records)1979
Stiff Little Fingers | Inflammable Material | Wasted Life(Rough Trade)1979
Swingin' Utters | A Juvenile Product Of The Working Class | London Drunk(Fat Wreck Chords)1996
Sloppy Seconds | Knock Yer Block Off | The Mighty Heroes(Taang! Records)1993
The Peacocks | Flamingo | I've Had Enough(Concrete Jungle Records)2017
Cookie | All Hell Can't Stop Us | The Way You Look Tonight(Last Chance Records)2000
Spellbound | Write My Name On The Wall | Smash It Up!(Diablo Records)2016
Hillbilly Casino | Tennessee Stomp | Tennessee Stomp(Self Release)2010
Hank III | Damn Right, Rebel Proud | Six Pack Of Beer(Sidewalk Records)2008
The Damned Crows | Unholy Gospel | Dark Waters(Self Release)2014
The Zipheads | Prehistoric Beat | Back To The Barracks(Self Release)2013
The Rocketz | We Are... | Label On The Bottle(Self Release)2009
Aces & Eights | Aces & Eights | Black Cloud(Raucous Records)2008
Motorhead | Hammered | Brave New World(Steamhammer)2002
It was a few weeks ago when Sonic Youth’s “Teenage Riot” came up in a Spotify playlist, and it spurred my feeble mind into this week’s show format. This week is a countdown of my 15 favorite double albums of all time. As always, I do have too many rules. No live albums. No compilatoins. No single albums expanded to two pieces of vinyl by nefarious ways (bonus tracks, 45 speed, etc.). Real double albums.
So the results is an interesting mix spanning over 50 years. From top sellers by the world’s biggest bands to landmark college rock albums to a few more recent masterpieces. Feel free to comment on YOUR favorite double albums as I certainly acknowledge there are so many seminal records missing from this list.
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
July 15th, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #455……TONIGHT we played new tunes from The Speedways, The Fill Ins, Atom & The Splits, Muck and the Mires, Spanking Charlene, The Idolizers, and The Clockworks!! Plus a tribute set to Johnny Thunders, The Stooges (Iggy Pop), and MC5!! Turn it up! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
The Speedways – This Ain’t A Radio Sound
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
The Heartbreakers – All by Myself
Johnny Thunders – ondon Boys
Gangwar (Johnny Thunders & Wayne Kramer) – Hey Thanks
The Girls – Running From The Law
The Fill Ins – Thinkin’ About You
Atom & The Splits – FIGHT BACK!
Muck and the Mires – Take Me Back To Planet Earth
Spanking Charlene – Burn It Down
The Idolizers – Golden Days
The Stooges – Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
Iggy Pop & James Williamson – Kill City
Iggy Pop- -Repo Man
MC5 – Gotta Keep Movin’
The Humpers – Rocket Reducer No. 62
Total Passover – Looking At You
The Clockworks – Can I Speak To A Manager Please
This week get all the dirt on the On The Nod crew! Bruja has a KILLER new World Noise, Jasons jealous rage on Smash The Discos, Benny Brujo shows off his new hat on Hear The Darkness and Dave Coop enjoys Oprahs company with tracks by Fear, Grade 2, Vicious Cycles, La Tuya and much, Much more!!!
PLAY LOUD!!
STAY HOME U.S. LISTENERS and WEAR A FUCKIN MASK!!! #dumptrump #stopbeingaselfishprick
The Makers- Matter Of Degrees
James Leg- All But Gone
The DTs- April Holesco
The Bottle Rockets- Waiting On A Train
Dave Alvin- Haley’s Comet
Drivin N Cryin- Keys To Me
Guadalcanal Diary- Watusi Rodeo
Hoodoo Gurus- Hayride To Hell
REM- Pretty Persuasion
Thad Cockrell- Susie From The West Coast (Live)
The Cynics- Turn Me Loose
The Last Vegas- Seal The Deal
The Bamboo Kids- She Got Off
The Mainliners- Bring On The Sweetlife
King Eye & The Squirts- Zombie Baby
The Caballeros- Another Day
Blue Balls Deluxe- 3 Days Drunk
Boozoo Chavez- Uncle Bud
Cedric Watson- Cochon De Lait
Ghostwriter- SOB
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Effigy
This week, after a refrain of 1964 Del Shannon: brand new Rifles, Cloud Nothings, Successful Failures, Joe Pernice, Snowgoose, and Guided By Voices, plus Procol Harum, The Electric Banana (Pretty Things), Johnny Cash (and June Carter Cash), Johnnie Taylor, Frank Sinatra, and Carl Belew; and R.I.P. Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), age 91
Another 2+ hours coming at you alive and loud! Only the best rocknroll for you from Del Moroccos, Lavern Baker, MFC Chicken, Satan's Pilgrims, Psycho Tendencies, Henry & The Bleeders, Newtown Neurotics, Mass Arrest, and more!
Git it.
The Del Moroccos | Blue Black Hair | Daddy You Lied To Me(Hi-Style Records)2008
Piney Brown | Single | Sugar In My Tea (Cream In My Coffee)(Mad)
Dolly Cooper | Hey DJ Play Some R'N'R Jivers Vol 1 | My Man(HDR)
LaVern Baker | Real Gone Gal | Hey Memphis(Charly R&B)1984
Nick Curran & The Nitelifes | Player! | Honey Bee(Blind Pig Records)2004
Kings Of Nuthin' | Get Wrecked With... Demo Tape '99 | Had Enough(Crazy Love Records)2018
Sasquatch And The Sick-A-Billys | Storming The Gates | Someone's Been Telling You Lies(Self Release)2007
King Salami & The Cumberland 3 | Fourteen Blazin' Bangers | I Smell A Rat(Dirty Water Records)2010
MFC Chicken | Fast Food And Broken Hearts | Shell Of A Man(Dirty Water Records)2020
King Kurt | Ooh Wallah Wallah | Zulu Beat(Stiff Records)1983
Screamers & Sinners | Hypnosia | Ratman(Diablo Records)2019
The Frogs | Witch! | I WIll Catch You With My Tongue(Razmataz Records)2012
The Rusty Robots | Tighten Your Screws And Dance To | Crazy Spaceman(Razmataz Records)2016
Bottlenose Koffins | Gayzilla! | Sith's Up!(GetWeird! Records)2013
The Trillionairs | 10.16 | Cantina Psychobilly(Self Release)2017
Doyley & The Twanglords | Twang Wars Return... | Imperial Death March(Diablo Records)2019
Lost Acapulco | Las Mejores Olas | Calaveras Del Justicio(Montrissimo Records)2015
Satan's Pilgrims | Psychsploitation | In The Past(SP Records)2009
The Treblemakers | Flippin' The Bird With Treblemakers | Annihulation(Gee-Dee Music)1998
Gutter Demons | Room 209 | Buried Alive(Pirates Records)2005
Mad Sin | Burn & Rise | Cursed(People Like You)2010
The Arkhams | Road To Arkham | Bulldog(Self Release)2009
Psycho Tendencies | EP | Alone In The Moon(Get Stomped Records)2019
The Mutilators | Hot Rod Whore! | Bad Bad Man(Self Release)2003
The Zorchmen | Attack Of The Zorchmen | Reloaded(Diablo Records)2013
Calamitiez | Calamitiez | Ballad Of The One Eyed Jacks(Crazy Love Records)2006
The Charmin Bastards | Play With Fire | Play With Fire(G-Point Records)2006
The Tremors | Invasion Of The Saucermen | Workin' Overtime(Brain Drain Records)2006
The Deadcats | Bucket O' Love | Hank's Cadillac(Flying Saucer Records)1996
Henry & The Bleeders | Looking Backwards | H.A.T.B.(Western Star Recording)2018
Graveyard Johnnys | Songs From Better Days | Never Get Me(Wolverine Records)2011
Peter & The Test Tube Babies | Soberphobia | Everytime I See Her(Dojo)1986
Newtown Neurotics | The Punk Collection | When The Oil Runs Out(Captain Oi!)2001
The Adverts | Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts | One Chord Wonders(The Devils Own Jukebox)2002
Chron Gen | Chronic Generation | Jet Boy Jet Girl(Secret Records)1982
Zero Boys | Vicious Circle | New Generation(Toxic Shock)1982
Rezillos | Can't Stand The Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos | Bad Guy Reaction(Sire)1993
The Stitches | 8x12" | Amphetamine Girl(Vinyl Dog Records)1999
The Showcase Showdown | Pemanent Stains | Tonight, Tonight(Damaged Goods)1999
The Murderers | The Murderers And The Jerkoffs Split CD | Go Away(Beer City Records)1999
Mass Arrest | Power | Pass Me The Dossier(Iron Lung Records)2019
Those Unknown | Those Unknown | No Prevail(GMM Records)1995
Oxymoron | Fuck The Nineties.....Here's Our Noize | Dead End Generation(Helen Of Oi!)1995
Voodoo Zombie | Reviresco | Esquizomortal(Batcave Records)2018
Americana, country-punk, No Depression, alt-country. Whatever you want to call this twangy-ish sort of music it’s been a part of my life since the early 80’s. Nope, not after the scene exploded with Uncle Tupelo. The country influence has always been a part of college rock, which is the first half of this week’s look at my favorite songs of all time.
The second half does kick off with Uncle Tupelo and the wonderful spinoffs Wilco and Son Volt, along with quite a few fantastic singer/songwriters and revved up Gram Parsons acolytes. Actually, acolyltes of both Parsons AND The Replacements!
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
July 8th, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #454……Premiered a new track TONIGHT by Killer Hearts courtesy Spaghetty Town Records! Also spun new tunes from Tommy and the Commies, Cheap Fur, The Dirty Denims, The Venomous Pinks, The MSGS, The Owen Guns, Noi!se, The Yum Yums, and Greg Hoy & the Boys! Plus a post 4th of July set and a set from the soundtrack The Night of the Living Dead!! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
PLAYLIST
The Girls – Hot Mess
Tommy and the Commies – One Arch Town
The Buzzcocks – I Don’t Mind
Tommy and the Commies – Hurtin’ 4 Certain
Killer Hearts – Get Some
CHEAP FUR – Like A Mother
The Dirty Denims – Thunder from Down Under
Team America: World Police – Fuck Yeah
Dillinger Four – Minimum Wage Is A Gateway Drug (Live)
Anti-Flag – Good And Ready
The Cramps – Surfin’ Dead
T.S.O.L. – Nothing For You
45 Grave – Partytime (Zombie Version)
The Venomous Pinks – I Really Don’t Care
The MSGS – Tarantula
THE OWEN GUNS – It’s Too Late
NOi!SE – Price We Pay
NOi!SE – Lost
The Yum Yums – She’s Got Everything
Greg Hoy & The Boys – Leaving While You Stay
This week music by Los Creepers, Perjury, Out of Order, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Bruja’s World Noise, Jason’s Smash The Discos and Benny Brujo’s Hear The Darkness!!! So much Punk Rock your ears will bleed!!
Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine- Taliban USA
The Left- State of Mind
Scott H Biram- White House Blues
Flaming Sideburns- Up In Flames
The Bottle Rockets- Wave That Flag
The Skeptics- Ghost of Abraham Lincoln
Hellacopters- Truckloads of Nothing
Truckadelic- Truckin’ Loving Man
The Makers- Lover Lover
The Makers- Soft Leather Walking shoes
The Mellow Joy Boys Theme Song & Boogie
The Lyres- How Do You Know
Radio Birdman- New Race
Greg Stackhouse Prevost- Death Rides With The Morning Sun
The Saints- Orstralia
The Cynics- Tears Are Coming
The Bloody Hollies- Good Night, Sleep Tight
JP Harris & The Tough Choices- Gear Jammin’ Daddy
This week, after little Jim sings and plays a 1972 Badfinger classic: brand new Toots & the Maytals, Archers of Loaf, Shirley Collins, Coriky, Jayhawks, and Tobin Sprout, plus Harry Nilsson, The Hollies, The Chantays, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Haskel (Cool Papa) Sadler, Dusty Springfield, and Carl Smith
This is another of those new release episodes that featured some last minute additions. Thanks to another Bandcamp day where 100% of all proceeds go to the artists, a number of artists surprised fans with new music. There was a new Cloud Nothings album. A return by The Baseball Project. A great new sampler to help save the rewnowned Cat’s Cradle club in North Carolina.
All of these great surprises just made what was already a fabulous collection of new music even that much better. This month sees the return of The Jayhawks, some great new bands such as Country Westerns, and a lengthy set of the usual awesomeness that routinely comes from Rum Bar Records!
After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.
July 1st, 2020. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #453……Started off with an unreleased demo from Dee Dee Ramone! Also spun some RPR Band Submissions from Idolizers, The Black Tape, The Usurpers, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Dalai Lama, and Reverse! Classics brought to you by the word DICK with tunes from The Dicks, Dick Dale, and The Dickies! Plus lotsa’ killer tunes shootin’ from the hip with the iPod/iPhone shuffle!! Tommy Unit LIVE!! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Dee Dee Ramone – What About This?
The Turbo A.C.’s – High by the Beach
The Dead Boys – Caught With The Meat In Your Mouth
The Replacements – I.O.U.
Idolizers – Stranded (Again)
The Black Tape – Down
The Usurpers – Light the Fuse
Jeffrey Dahmer and the Dalai Lama – Paid Vacation
Joey Ramone – I’ve Got A Spirit In My House
The Dictators – Baby Let’s Twist
Turbonegro – Rendezvous With Anus
THE DICKS (US) – Hope You Get Drafted
Dick Dale – Misirlou Twist
Dickies – Fan Mail
Lonesome Kings – Sweet Little Succubus
The Exploding Hearts – Boulevard Trash
The Crazy Squeeze – The Boys Are Gonna Be Here Soon
Rocket from the Crypt – Straight American Slave
Bad Religion – Quality Or Quantity
Motörhead – I’m So Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)
Reverse – Empty Spaces