Just like my cover show series, I have another folder where I throw in some tracks that I’ve listened to over the course of my day to day life. They’re primrily the vinyl I’ve either recently acquired or have pulled out of the archives. The Great Hudson Basement Excavation continues to influence these shows, but there’s also plenty of albums that I haven’t thrown on the turntable for quite some time.
This show is also inspired by this week’s death of Marianne Faithfull. She lived quite the life. Discovered at a party by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, she had a British hit with the Jagger/Richards tune “As Tears Go By”. She famously dated Mick Jagger for a number of years, but had to fight him and Keith to get her share of songwriting credit for “Sister Morphine”. After breaking up with Mick, she had a decade of addiction that saw her homeless for a period of time before coming back with 1979’s hit album Broken English. Our thoughts go out to her family, friends, and fans.
January 29th, 2025. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #623 – Songs from records i got over the holidays!! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
I’ve always said that I have a folder on my laptop where I toss any great cover version that I encounter, and when that folder is “full” it’s time for an all-covers show.
Well, I noticed earlier this week that said folder was close to that level, but I also was made aware that Monday, January 20, was the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s Blood On the Tracks album. Surely, I had a few remakes of tunes from that classic record.
Add a handful of Dylan tunes and I was ready. Yet I received another little surprise just a few hours before this week’s broadcast. Our friends at Big Stir Records sent their upcoming Sorrows album. Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow is an unreleased record that the original lineup recorded back in 1981. With the reunited group now signed to the label, it certainly makes sense that Big Stir would let us finally hear this power pop classic!
Swapping poutine for panang, TJ Chiang Mai's Michael McDastardly has called Thailand home for over 12 years and is dedicating his work to helping clients dealing with trauma through EMDR. Currently residing in Krabi, Michael McDastardly talks to Turbojugend Radio about the music landscape in Thailand, debunking stereotypes and understanding mental health through his craft.
We lost two Minneapolis icons in the last month, and this week’s episode is a tribute to both.
After suffering a sever stroke in 2012, Slim held on for well over a decade before passing away on December 18, 2024. Besides a couple of great tributes to the man by The Mad Ripple and The Walk Offs, this episode features music Slim created with Curtiss A, The Replacements, and as a solo artist. There’s also a couple of sets of cover tunes from the wonderful Songs For Slim tribute series, along with a surprising superstar cover that debuted on Sirius shortly after his death.
On January 5, 2025, former Suburbs singer/guitarist Beej Chaney accidentally died during a swim in the Pacific Ocean near Hermosa Beach, California. The last half hour of the broadcast features a sampling from all of the groundbreaking band’s releases on Twin/Tone and A&M Records.
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the passing of these legends.
Two weeks ago, I unveiled my list of the 40 best albums of 2024. To get to that number, though, I considered over 100 different records that came out over those 12 months. Tonight’s episode is devoted to those records that almost made the list.
Just like with that show, there’s a lot of my favorite genres, most notably power pop. There’s two fabulous sets of that type of music, but there’s obviously plenty of indie, garage, and good old punk rock. There are plenty of new artists, yet 2024 also saw the revival of quite a few great bands from the past, such as The Dictators, The Chesterfield Kings, and Fastbacks.
Next week, I’m looking at putting together a tribute to two great Minneapolis musicians who recently passed away – Slim Dunlap and Beej Chaney. What tracks would you like to hear during this broadcast?
January 8th, 2025. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #622 – Songs that “float my boat” from 2024! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
It may be a new year, but it’s the same great formula for the first Friday of the month. Yes, it’s nothing but new releases for the first show of 2025, and it’s highlighted again by what we like to call “friends of the show”. White Rose Motor Oil have yet another great cover. The wonderful two-piece The Ex-Bombers have a magnificent new seven-inch single. Numb Surprise, The False Positives, E\ric Hisaw Band and many others have strong new tracks.
Of course, there is also the latest lineup from our friends at Rum Bar Records. Miss Georgia Peach returns with another collaboration with Nashville Pussy. The Legendary Swagger follows up their reissue of Sinners, Harlots & Hooligans with an upcoming new record, Broke And Broken. Plus, we have two tracks from Brad Marino’s new rarities album, On The Brink: Rarities, Remixed & Unreleased!
Kicking off 2025 with a bang, the first International Correspondent of Turbojugend Radio, Erik the Rad, interviews Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre as they gear up for their upcoming tour. A New Year´s treat shoved by TJ Minneapolis.
It’s that time of year once again. I’ve spent weeks going through all of the new releases of the past 12 months, and tonight I unveil what I have decided are the 40 best albums of 2024. What a great year! Just like the last few years, my initial list was right around 100 different albums. But I was also more organised than usual. I actually kept a spreadsheet this year of the releases that potentially could make an appearance. Just like Casey Kasem, here are the results in “countdown” order:
We devote this final episode of 2024 to our beloved Lugswaffe from TJ Brisbane as we talk to his sweetheart The Cheeky Butcher about life and love. Rest in Peace and Power, Lugsy.
Overdue in posting this one up. At this point, probably an oldie but a goodie. Lots of good & meaty thrash, trash, and more.
Go git it.
Tankard | Hymns For The Drunk | We Still Drink The Old Ways(AFM Records)2018
Testament | First Strike Still Deadly | Disciples Of The Watch(Spitfire Records)2001
Toxic Holocaust | An Overdose of Death... | Endless Armageddon(Relapse Records)2008
Hellripper | The Affair Of The Poisons | Blood Orgy Of The She-Devils(Peaceville)2020
Crisix | From Blue To Black | Journey Through The Fire(Listenable Records)2016
Gama Bomb | Speed Between The Lines | We R Going 2 Eat U(AFM Records)2018
Skeleton Pit | Chaos at the Mosh-Reactor | Tits To Die For(Gegentrend-Records)2015
Discharge | Why | Ain't No Feeble Bastard(Clay Records)1981
Icons Of Filth | Not On Her Majesty's Service | Politricks(Get Back)2002
Pizzatramp | Late Night At Nettys | Emmy The Chemist(Self Release)2016
Dayglo Abortions | Armageddon Survival Guide | Aliens From Outer Space(Unrest Records)2016
In Defence | Party Lines And Politics | Democracy Hi-Five(Profane Existence)2010
Niis | Must Be… | Bad(Saigon Drugs)2022
Amyl & The Sniffers | Cartoon Darkness | Jerkin'(Virgin Music Group)2024
Mr. Dinkles | Self Titled | Gucci Skrt(Self Release)2020
The Vee Bees | Roots And Blues | Port Kembla Knee Trembla(Ocker Records)2010
The Chats | High Risk Behaviour | 4573(Cooking Vinyl Australia)2020
The Hangmen | No Happy Endings | (I Was A) Teenage Suicide(Ripper Records)2003
The Shockers | KC Promo 4/5 | Eat Your Heart Out(Self Release)2010
Cosmic Psychos | Loudmouth Soup | Feeling Average(Go The Hack Records)2018
Crazy & The Brains | Where The Juice Drips | Brown Rice(Crash Assailant Records)2020
The Adicts | Smart Alex | Crazy(Razor Records)1985
The Boys | The Collection | Classified Susie(Taang! Records)2003
The Vibrators | Pure Mania | She's Bringing You Down(Epic)1977
Cyanide Pills | Cyanide Pills | Only You(Damaged Goods)2010
Berlin Blackouts | Bonehouse Rendezvous | Slay The Demons(Wanda Records)2020
Spellbound | Stir It Up | Old School Boogie(Drunkabilly Records)2011
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers | Still Crazy | New Politician(Big Beat Records)1980
Reverend Elvis and the Undead Syncopators | Desperation | They Know What You Do(SuzyQ Records)2013
Bloodshot Bill | Guitar Boy | Big Eyes, Crazy Curls(Norton Records)2017
Rip Carson & The Twilight Trio | Savage American Rock | Don't Hold My Baby(Rollin' Rock Records)1999
Carlos & The Bandidos | A Fist Full Of Carlos | Reputation(Noose Records)2001
I don't know what to say about this one. Just listen and think of something clickworthy to say about it.
Go git it.
Stressor | No More Panic | Beautiful Bird(Crazy Love Records)2014
Manic Pistoleros | Silver Bullet | Something Strange(Self Release)2011
The Spastiks | Sewer Surfing | My Baby Was Abducted By Aliens(Crazy Love Records)2016
Pickled Punks | Wake Up Dead | Devils Got Your Soul(Self Release)2008
Demented Are Go | Hellucifenation | Reptile Queen(Crazy Love Records)1999
Gutter Demons | Unfinished Business | Pieces(Falsetto Records)2015
Lonesome Kings | Legendary Suffering | Let Me Die(Kaiser Records)2006
Nashville Pussy | From Hell To Texas | Dead Men Can't Get Drunk(Steamhammer)2009
Electric Frankenstein | Conquers The World | Just Like Your Mom(Get Hip Recordings)1997
Tiger Touch | Rock N Roll Manifesto 7" Series Vol. I | Problems(Stamp Out Disco)2020
The Pleasure Fuckers | Ripped To The Tits | Ripped To The Tits(Roto Records)1994
Fret Rattles | Pedal To The Metal And Damn The Consequences | Can't Find It(Self Release)2016
Supersuckers | How The Supersuckers Became The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World | Ron's Got The Cocaine(Sub Pop)1992
The Hives | Barely Legal | Whats That Spell? ...Go To Hell !(Burning Heart Records)1997
The Gospel Swingers | The Gospel Swingers | Bastard In You(Lonestar Records)2005
Oblivians | Soul Food | Sunday You Need Love(Crypt Records)1995
The Dirtbombs | Ultraglide In Black | The Thing(In The Red Recordings)2001
The Onyas | Heterospective | Hit You Up The Guts(Dropkick)2000
Pure Hell | Noise Addiction | Rot In The Doghouse(Puke N Vomit Records)2021
The Peacocks | And Now What? | Stop(Concrete Jungle Records)2024
Newtown Neurotics | Suzi | Suzi Is A Heartbreaker(Captain Oi!)1984
The 4 Skins | Complete History | Yesterday's Heroes(Taang! Records)2003
Bromure | Bromure | Ma Lettre(Insurgence Records)2018
Fuera De Sektor | Juegos Prohibidos | Viejas Trampas(La Vida Es Un Mus)2024
Bishops Green | Bishops Green | The Crow(Pirates Press Records)2013
The Briefs | High Society | High Society(TKO Records)2024
Cocks In Stained Satin | Welcome To The Trasher Dome | We Are Deaf & You Are Sick(X-Mist Records)1985
Peter & The Test Tube Babies | Piss Ups | Gay Bar(Randale Records)2012
The Dirty Scums | Dirty Songs From The Dirty Scums | The Biggest Pile Of Shit(Dirty Records)1985
Icon A.D. | ...Lest We Forget | Say No(Overground Records)2006
Gorilla Angreb | Gorilla Angreb | Der Skal Drikkes Mere End Før(Hjernespind)2007
Silly billies, rough & tough punk rocks, the hardest of cores, and mores.
Go git it.
Hank Robot & The Ethnics | Elvis-Jello Mojo | Where Are You Gonna Go?(Moody Monkey Records)2016
The Peacocks | It's Time For The Peacocks | I Wanna Be A Cop Too(Crazy Love Records)2004
Kings Of Hong Kong | Primitive | Weirdo(Self Release)2018
The Hillmans | Baby Loves To Fight EP | Crash The Party(Self Release)2011
Henry & The Bleeders | Toeing The Line | Public Enemy Number One(Western Star Recording)2013
The Ricochets | On Target | Just One Hour(Count Orlok Music)1992
Skitzo | Vertigo | Killer Love(Nervous Records)2003
Thee Scarecrows AKA | Ten Heads Are Better Than One | Ten Heads Are Better Than One(Rub-A-Chicken Records)2017
Adios Pantalones | Clash of the Primitives | Hairy Tits(Drunkabilly Records)2013
The Waltons | Goin' Rodeo | Acting Wild(Korea)1987
The Pharaohs | Blue Egypt | Keep On Running(Nervous Records)1986
The Deltas | Good Times | Aligator Wine(Diablo Records)2015
The Frogs | Witch! | It's So Hard To Be A Frog(Razmataz Records)2012
Ian Spider Cubitt | Sunshine In Reverse | The Boy With Jets On His Heels(Crazy Love Records)2019
The Meteors | Undead Unfriendly And Unstoppable | Charlie, Johnny, Rawhead, And Me(Anagram Records)1989
Sasquatch And The Sick-A-Billys | Burning Miles Of Sin | Almost Forgotten(Self Release)2005
The Cremators | The New Breed | When Demons Come Around(Heptown Records)2012
Damage Done By Worms | Psycurity Inc. | Horror(Damage Records)2015
Nekromantix | Hellbound | Blood Tide(Tombstone Records)1989
Hard Skin | Same Meat Different Gravy | Copper Cunt(Household Name Records)2004
The Wednesday Night Heroes | Guilty Pleasures | All On The Outside(Better Youth Organization)2007
Big Fuckin Skull | Six Skulls Against The World | Four Skulls And Seven Ears Ago(Self Release)2000
G.B.H. | Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys... | Lycanthropy(Clay Records)1982
The Freeze | One False Move | Kiss And Kill(Dr. Strange Records)1999
Gang Green | Another Case Of Brewtality | Don't You Know(Taang! Records)1997
The Reacharounds | Living In the Future | I Got Nothing(Self Release)2014
The Partisans | The Partisans | Bastards In Blue(Captain Oi!)2005
Agent Orange | Living In Darkness | America(Posh Boy)1980
The Baboon Show | Radio Rebelde | Holiday(Kidnap Music)2017
Rumkicks | Born Rude | On Your Side(Self Release)2023
Oxymoron | Feed The Breed | What's Going On(Knock Out Records)2002
It has become an annual tradition for The Ledge to put together at least two hours of (mainly) brand new holiday music that does NOT suck. That’s the key word here. While most commercial Christmas music is banal, saccharine nonsense designed to annoy mall and fast food shoppers, every year sees a plethora of new rock and roll-based songs to get us through this pressurized time of the year.
Sure, many of these tunes are full of humor and snark, but none of them can be called novelty songs. Yes, there’s also more than a few covers, but how can one not resist redoing the Ramones or Slade?
There’s also quite a few tracks from what I like to call “friends of the show”. Jeremy Porter once again has a new Christmas tune. Vista Blue has their usual monthly free EP. White Rose Motor Oil continues their year of classic covers, and Numb Surprise continues to…well, surprise us with spooky tunes that literally creep into my tiny brain. And yes, our pals at Rum Bar Records have their usual spot in the show with some heartfelt tracks.
December 18th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #621– Tonight…the Count stepped in to bring you a very special Xmas Craptacular! LIVE from the Xmas tree in Rockefeller Center! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
We devote this final episode of 2024 to our beloved Lugswaffe from TJ Brisbane as we talk to his sweetheart The Cheeky Butcher about life and love. Rest in Peace and Power, Lugsy.
Part two of the December new release series also is noteworthy for being the final new release episode of the year! What a fantastic 12 months of tunes we’ve enjoyed, and this episode is a perfect exmple. There’s a ton of new tracks from our friends at Rum Bar Records, including the fabulous new album by Dirty Truckers’ leader Tom Baker. Justine & Me is inspired by Baker’s partner Justine Covault, who tragically passed away in the summer of 2023.
There’s also fabulous new tracks by veteran rockers such as Ike Reilly, Lucinda Williams, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and many others. There’s a handful of D.O.A. covers from a fantastic new tribute album, No Escape From What You Are. And, as always, there’s always some brand new bands getting their first airing on my show.
Oh yeah, and there’s also a sampling of some classics from a number of reissues from The Green Pajamas, Talking Heads, and the long-awaited (I’m) Stranded box set by The Saints!
December 11th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #620– Tonight…we made it thru without any technical difficulties!!! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
It’s a testament to the quality of 2024 new music that even in December The Ledge’s monthly new release series is again a two-part extravaganza. Tonight’s part one features the usual new tunes by “friends” of the show, along with great punk, garage, indie, and Americana from artists both new and old.
Given that it’s Thanksgiving weekend, I thought it was high time to have a show consisiting of nothing but tracks from albums that I’ve been playing around the house. Yeah, not exactly a novel idea, but it’s a great soundtrack for a weekend of record shopping, partying, or even putting up the dreaded holiday decorations. (Ok, probably best for the partying category.)
Sure, it’s nothing but old material but it’s not the type of old material you normally hear. There’s classic garage rock from 60s legends such as The Sonics and The Who. There’s edgy singer/songwriter tunes from Jesse Malin and Graham Parker. There’s a whole set devoted to highlights from the ill-fated Sex Pistols film, The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. Naturally, there’s all kinds of material from the much-lauded “Hudson Basement Excavation Project”.
The special folder on my hard drive was full, so it was once again time to have a show devoted to cover songs. This time around there are fantastic remakes of songs by the likes of the Stones, Pink Floyd, Small Face, Pretty Things, The Cure, Joy Division, and tons of others.
Most importantly, there’s a generous helping of Jesse Malin covers from the new triple album benefit album, Silver Patron Saints. Two years ago, Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke, and his friends gathered together for this wonderful set of Malin’s own tunes. It’s a rare tribute album that stands proudly with the original versions, and this is one of them.
Fall is the time for the record industry to unleash a torrent of reissues, box sets, live albums, and all kinds of other sorts of vault releases. Yes, it’s admittedly a bit of a chase for easy cash, but as a collector I love it. Give me that compilation of pre-Velvet Underground songs Lou Reed wrote as a songwriter for Pickwick Records. Give me those box sets versons of my favorite records featuring demos and live tracks. Give me straight ahead compilatons and live albums. Give me all of this stuff!
If you are anything like me, you’ll love this overview of those sorts of releases. And yes, there is one track here that doesn’t really fit the format…yet it sort of does. I recently picked up Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain, the memoirs of J&MC brothers Jim and William Reid, and I was intrigued to find out that a few years after the band broke up they both helped out their sister, Linda, in a musical project called Sister Vanilla. Yes, you can certainly tell that she learned a lot from her big brothers. This needs to also be reissued!
On this episode TJ Montreal´s Quill Driver calls in to talk about the newly set up "SAFE TJ" movement, and explains why Turbojugend is offering a Safe Harbor for Sailorettes and Sailors in situations when harassment and uneasy moments are developing. TJ Radio also discusses why and how situations seem to get out of hand at times and why TJ SAFE is offering a solution where local presidents and Jugends don´t seem to get a hand on a situation.
November 13, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #619– Tonight…all turbo rock’n’roll in honor of Salcedo Dave. We’re LIVE every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
So here we go with the second half of this month’s set of new tunes. This time around we have the usual set of fabulous releses from our friends at Rum Bar Records, along with the returns of old faves such as The Lemonheads, Julian Cope, Chesterfield Kings, and Japandroids. Plus some new (to me at least) bands such as The Deflators, Tuxedo Cats, and The Zack Static Sect. And there’s also a set devoted to some favorite bands that are featured on the Cardinals At The Window charity comp!
From angry political punk rock and hardcore to power pop and new releases from Street Sweeper and Manchild, plus a chance to win the new Mesa Lanes LP, “Chainsaw Lullabies,” and more.
A bunch of the good stuff, waited to long to post it up to remember much more about this one.
Go git it.
The Magnetix | Boo-Bop-a-Boo | Woman Eater(Crazy Love Records)2011
Blue Demon | The High Falutin' | Who Walks In When I Walk Out(Self Release)2009
Mad Dog Cole | Son of Satan | High Heels(Crazy Love Records)2012
Gorilla | Genetic Joke | Planet Of Apes(Crazy Love Records)2000
Evil Devil | Breakfast At The Psychohouse | All Around The World(Crazy Love Records)2003
The KDV Deviators | Lost Contact | Dogbite(Drunkabilly Records)2012
The Rusty Robots | Tighten Your Screws And Dance To | Go Psycho!(Razmataz Records)2016
Killer Tone Jones | The Reserection Doktor | The Girl From Planet X(Crazy Love Records)2023
The Falls | Unreleased | Evil '56(Self Release)2008
Memphis Morticians | Play Primitive Trashman and 13 Other Lovesongs | Donner Party Boogie(Kaiser Records)2006
The Grave Diggers | Move It! | Come See Me(Crypt Records)1989
The Monsters | The Hunch | Day Of The Triffids(Voodoo Rhythm Records)1991
Splatter | ...From Hell To Eternity | It Was Love(Sector 2 Records)1994
The Briefs | Steal Yer Heart | Getting Hit On At The Bank(Better Youth Organization)2005
Sloppy Seconds | Endless Bummer | Shut Up And Pour Me A Drink(Kid Tested Records)2008
Bad Cop/Bad Cop | Warriors | Retrograde(Fat Wreck Chords)2017
The Bodies | Addicted To You | Addicted To You(Radio Records)2004
The Beltones | On Deaf Ears | Fuck You Anyway(TKO Records)1999
Amyl & The Sniffers | Comfort To Me | Maggot(Rough Trade)2021
Bad Idea | Sonic Hellride | The Fall(Minneapolis Everywhere)2022
The Freeze | Crawling Blind | Pressure(Lost And Found Records)1994
D.I. | What Good is Grief to a God? | Witch in the Canyon(Triple X Records)1988
D.O.A. | Murder | Banana Land(Restless Records)1990
Dwarves | Keep It Reel | Nobody Fucked You(Greedy)2024
Murder City Devils | In Name And Blood | I Drink The Wine(Sub Pop)2000
The Spits | The Spits (2011) | Im Scum(In The Red Recordings)2011
Hood Rats | Crime, Hysteria, & Useless Information | M-39(Self Release)2024
Sore Points | Not Alright | Not Coming Back(Slovenly Records)2019
Poison Idea | War All The Time | Romantic Self Destruction(American Leather Records)2016
Dayglo Abortions | Corporate Whores | Urinal Disk Sandwich(God Records)1996
Broken Bones | Dem Bones/Decapitated | Crucifix(Fallout Records)1990
Once again, the monthly new release episode is expanded to a two part extravaganza! This week’s show is split between “friends of the show” and long time veterans of the business. The “friends” sections include hometown heroes (Off Contact), a fellow Real Punk Radio personality (Intrusive Thoughts vocalist Greg “Rock ‘n’ Roll Manifesto” Lonesome), a couple of Big Stir Records new tunes, and quite a few email submissions.
As for the “veterans”, it’s amazing how much material some of these artists have put out over the years. The new one by Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly is his 29th abum. The Fleshtones have probably put out an equal amount of material. Only Ones leader Peter Perrett is back with a new album, and the Pixies, The Effigies, Nick Piunti, and others have a lengthy discography. Plus, we have the monthly new freebies by Friends of Cesar Romero and Vista Blue!
The annual Halloween show is yet another Ledge tradition. Every year I gather up whatever new scary tunes have been released, and fill up whatever time is left with tracks I call “new to me”. Thanks to a plethora of subissions this year, I didn’t have to do a lot of searching. It’s great that so many artists, labels, and/or PR companies think that this show is a worthwhile outlet to get the word out about new releases!
October 23rd, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #618- Tonight…the count rises from the grave a week early to plug your earholes with another killer Halloween Spooktacular!!! Turn it up! We go DEAD!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Ass we mourn Hank´s passing on November 19th 2021, Turbojugend Radio´s Audio Slave#3 from Singapoore and Tschebesta peek in the rearview mirror and disect Hank von Hell´s first album EGOMANIA. Ass we analyse all of the tracks we surely didn´t forget to rate the album with Chris Crusoe´s infamous Deathpunk index: Sexy/Dangerous/Funny - which should be the common practise. True Turbo magic happening here.
October 16th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #617– Tonight…we promoted a couple of local shows, scoped out the Action Rock Jukebox 45 Series, Vol. 1 compilation, and a whole lotta Detroit!! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
If you follow me on the various social media platforms (paulisded) you’ve probably seen a variety of pictures with the tagline “The Hudson Basement Excavaton Project”. A little explanation is needed. Decades ago, my son needed a rack to store his records as he had followed in the old man’s footsteps and put together his own sizable library. As I did not at that point even own a turntable, my records were all boxed up and stored in the basement.
A few years later, home renovatons meant that these boxes were joined by more boxes of CD’s, books, magazines, and other junk that needed to be moved out of the way of new carpet and paint. The original boxes of records were now buried. When I returned to vinyl a decade ago, I had a feeling that somewhere there just had to be a bunch of albums. I mean, come on. I would never sell or give away Replacements records, right?
This feeling carried on whenever I saw a good stash of used records at local stores, or when a classic album was reissued. There just has to be records somehwere/anywhere! I would take tentative searches while doing laundry from time to time, but just a few weeks ago I hit the jackpot. I found some good ol’ Taco Bell shredded lettuce boxes. You may laugh at that, but those were the perfect boxes to store records. And sure enough, as I moved other boxes around, and squeezed in between other barriers (old lawn furniture, etc.) it was indeed what I’ve been looking for. One great box of vinyl, with another couple right next to it. A few weeks later there was another discovery!
So tonight’s show is all about some of the gems discovered during this process. Some are quite rare. Others could be pretty easily found in most good used stores. But it’ sover two hours of fantastic old faves from the 70s, 80s, and even a couple from the 90s!
October 9th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #616– Tonight…we promoted three upcoming Brooklyn shows and shit-ton of month-old tunes from Slovenly Recordings! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
By now, most of you know the routine. The first episode of every month features nothing but new releases, and this month is no different. Wait, there is one major difference. Due to a scheduling conflict, there will not be a show next week so for the first time this year there is not a two part new release series.
So this month there is one super action-packed episode, full of the usual garage, punk, indie, post-punk, Americana, and whatever other category is out there. There are the usual veterans mixed with brand new acts. There are “friends” of the show, such as Jeremy Porter & The Tucos, who have a fabulous new album called Dynamite Alley. Of course, there’s also a set devoted to our buddies at Rum Bar Records, but there’s another blistering set devoted to new tunes from Slovenly Recordings!
The end of September also means it’s the end of the third quarter of the year, so tonight’s show celebrates the great music that has come out these last three months. There’s a little something for everyone tonight, from the melodic goth tones of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to savage garage punk from The Putz and Stiff Richards. There are veteran bands that have been around for 45-50 years (The Dictators, Nervous Eaters), along with a ton of new blood. There’s friends of the show (Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin, Tamar Berk) next to a plethora of artists I wish were my friends.
I also begin the festivities with a very personal story, and I would like to thank those that have reached out to offer me encouragement. It’s very appreciated and brings a smile to this old curmudgeon.
September 25th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #615– Tonight…we promoted four upcoming shows! Cold Dice gig at Berlin, Punk Magazine’s 500th Issue blowout at Tompkins Square Park, Get Weird at Otto’s Shrunken Head, AND….the Mummies at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City! Also sunck in a couple of new ones from Guerrilla Teens and The BellRays! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
GRUMPERS – Mr. Police ¡Vamanos! – Electric Shocker Shining Faces – Idolize This Cold Dice – Drive All Night MALA VISTA – NY Groove
Bad Vacation – Glam Bone Licks – American Pie The Stivs – Movement Movement! Toxic Tito – Se Va el Caimen Labretta Suede and the Motel 6 – Do The Savis
September 18th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #614 – Tonight….two weeks in a row!! New tunes from The Bambies, The Peawees, and Gloriuous Bankrobbers! 2024 remastered tracks from Decry and Nekromantix…..re-issued essential Electric Frankenstein + more! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
Proceed with caution episode may contain ska and ska residue. May be inappropriate for some listeners.
Pikidup.
Sugar Pie DeSanto | In The Basement: The Chess Recordings | Slip-In Mules(Geffen)2017
The Slackers | Redlight | Married Girl(Pirates Press Records)1997
8°6 Crew | Working Class Reggae | Baisse d'un ton(Grover Records)2017
Hepcat | Push 'N Shove | Comin' On Strong(Hellcat Records)2000
The Aggrolites | Reggae Now! | People Win(Pirates Press Records)2019
Desmond Dekkar | The Israelites | Problems(Pyramid)1969
Symarip | Skinhead Moonstomp Revisited | You're Mine(Burning Sounds)2017
Jaya The Cat | A Good Day For The Damned | Wreckage(Bomber Music)2017
Bad Manners | Loonee Tunes! | Lorraine(Magnet)1980
Buster Shuffle | Our Night Out | Our Night Out(Do Nothing Records)2020
Rude Pride | Be True To Yourself | Living A Lie(Spirit Of The Streets Records)2015
Los Fastidios | Let's Do It | Corri Rudeboy(KOB Records)2014
Klasse Kriminale | Vico Dei Ragazzi | Vico Dei Ragazzi(Randale Records)2020
Fatal Blow | Victimized | Spirit Of 69(Mad Butcher Records)2019
Noi!se | Pushing On | On The Outside(Pirates Press Records)2012
Bishops Green | A Chance To Change | Defiance(Pirates Press Records)2015
Cran | Rejet | Mort Aux Traitres(Une Vie Pour Rien) Une Vie Pour Rien)2024
Rixe | Collection | A Contre-Courant(La Vida Es Un Mus)2017
Lion's Law | A Day Will Come | It's A Shame(Contra Records)2013
Starving Wolves | True Fire | Broken Arrows(Self Release)2020
Maid Of Ace | Maid In England | Made In England(Self Release)2016
Sniper 66 | Caput Lupinum | Anxiety(Self Release)2014
Last Target | One Shot One Kill | Don't Shine Your Boots With Half-Baked Will(Luck Records)2003
Brain Failure | American Dreamer | Played(People Like You)2005
Virgin Whores | Last Chance To Dance | Save Me (Don't)(Two-Bit Records)2023
The Bruisers | Anything You Want It's All Right Here...: The Authorized Bruisers 1988-1994 | Borrowed Time(Cyclone Records)1998
Mess | Fuego, Fuego, Fuego | Fire, Fire, Fire(Mendeku Diskak)2022
U.K. Subs | Brand New Age | Barbies Dead(GEM)1979
Antidote | Back In Year Zero | Geen Beweging(Dirty Faces)2003
The Restarts | Uprising | Uprising(Pirates Press Records)2019
Acidez | Revolution Has No Borders | Donald Trump Must Die(Bambam Records)2017
Part two of this month’s new release series is highlighted by long-awaited returns by legendary veteran bands. The Dictators celebrate their 50th anniversary with their first album in 25 years. The Fastbacks are back after a 23 year hiatus. Peter Noone of 60’s pop idiols Herman’s Hermits is back with vocal contributions to a Buffalo Springfield-Rolling Stones hybrid cover created by The Weeklings. Other veteran artists with new tunes include Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Jon Spencer.
There’s also a plethora of brand new tunes from our friends at Rum Bar Records, including the kickoff of a new monthly singles campaign by The Dogmatics. There’s hot new singles from Rum Bar regulars The Laissez Fairs, Cheap Cassettes, along with Junior Varsit, Joe Jennings MVP’s, and a Dogmatics side project called Hotbox.
Besides all of those hot acts, there’s a ton of female voices heard on this episode. Cherrie Currie collaborates with the Dead Boys on a “believe it or not” cover of Taylor Swift. Lura Jane Grace is back with a wondefully angry new EP. There’s also new music by The Bell Rays, The Dahlmanns, Vicious Dreams, and many others!
Trying to ease our rattled souls into fall, TJ Radio´s Tschebesta sat down with Kevin von Helvete and shot the breeze about all things Turbojugend, WTJT 24, snow chains on wheelchairs, Herbert´s natural given authority - just a good ol´ conversation, ya know?
September 11th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #613 – Tonight we didn’t forget 9/11! Lots of NYC bands…plus somethin new by The BellRays….some Chuck Norris Experiment….and more! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
The BellRays – Ball of Confusion The BellRays – Down On My Knees The BellRays – All the Rage
Ramones – Little Bit O’Soul Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers – One Track Mind New York Dolls – Chatterbox Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Blank Generation Blondie – Eat To The Beat
As we have all year long, this month’s new release eisode is once again a two part series. This week’s first part features a ton of “friends of the show”. There’s the monthly tracks by White Rose Motor Oil, Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin, and Numb Surprise. There’s new material byperennial Ledge favorites Dave Strong, The Beatersband, and The Trouble Seekers.
And there’s a ton of power pop this week, including a trio of new releases from Big Stir Records. There’s also a sample of tracks from the 25th volume of the International Pop Overthrow series.
Amy Rigby’s wonderful new record, Hang In There With Me, is also featured, as is Lydia Loveless’ piano reworking of her classic Somewhere Else album, titled Something Else.
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1984 was a magical year for your favorite podcast host. It was my senior year of college, and I had worked my way up the ranks to be the music director of KAUR. This was the perfect gig for me, along with the record store job I had in my spare time.
Of course, gigs like this would mean little if the music business was in a bad way. But it wasn’t. It was one of the greatest years ever for the sort of material I loved. College rock was more popular than ever. British pop had moved away from the “New Romantics” garbage, and guitars were once again popular. Australia was again pumping out energetic rock and roll. And here in America, there was a grass roots movement that saw the beginnings of what would eventually become Americana, along with two labels, SST and Twin/Tone, that were regularly releasing classic records.
It’s a holiday weekend, so why not celebrate the material that changed my life 40 years ago? These are all records I loved then, and still love today!
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August 28th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #612 – Tonight we spun new tunes from The Peawees, X, Rockafella, Guerrilla Teens, and The Budget Boozers! And gave a shout out to Turbojugend Buffalo’s Analversary 2024! Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right!
The Peawees (w/ The Detroit Cobras) – You’ll Never Be Mine Again The Peawees – Plastic Bullets The Peawees – The Wolf
Rockafella – Early Release Rockafella – On the Lam The Chuck Norris Experiment – Dead Central The Chuck Norris Experiment – Psycho Man (Feat. Texas Terri)
