We sit down and talk about life, music, community, and the early hardcore scene with director/musician Drew Stone. Get down with xxxALL AGESxxx: The Boston Hardcore Film with screening info also avaiable on the film's website.

Rural Ledge-ucation #58: Birthdays & Stuff

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 27, 2012

This is a Goddess-approved episode that celebrates a bunch of birthdays and a few anniversaries!

Posted in afghan whigs, alternative, bob dylan, buddy holly, colin meloy, indie, jam, morrissey, mott the hoople, music, paul weller, pete yorn, pink floyd, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, siouxie and the banshees, siouxie sioux, smiths, specials, split enz, style council, talk, treepeople

Live Ledge #67: 1977

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 25, 2012

Is 1977 the greatest year in rock ‘n’ roll? Check out this show and judge for yourself.

Posted in 1977, adverts, boys, buzzcocks, cheap trick, clash, damned, dave edmunds, david bowie, devo, drones, eddie & the hot rods, elvis costello, garage, generation x, gizmos, graham parker, iggy pop, indie, jam, johnny thunders, jonathan richman, music, nerves, nick lowe, Podcast, punk, radio birdman, ramones, realpunkradio, rezilios, richard hell, runaways, saints, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, status quo, talk, talking heads, television, ultravox, vibrators, wire

Episode 122

By Joey Steel on May 24, 2012

NATO, Free Will, The Blood Brothers and A New Format

Rural Ledge-ucation #57: 3 Anniversaries & a Mick

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 20, 2012

We celebrate the anniversaries of 3 of R&R’s greatest albums, along with a discussion of Mick Jagger’s appearance on last night’s SNL.

Posted in Americana, arcade fire, beack boys, blonde on blonde, bob dylan, exile on main street, flaming lips, foo fighters, frank black, gaslight anthem, indie, jay farrar, jeff beck, mick jagger, music, old 97's, oldham brothers, pet sounds, Podcast, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, rocky top vapor, rolling stones, saturday night live, Scott Hudson, snl, soul asylum, talk, tom petty

Live Ledge #66: Heather Hellkitten

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 18, 2012

Heather Hellkitten, host of RPR’s Morning Poo and Happy Hour With Heather Hellkitten, sits in for two hours of music and talk…and more talk!

Posted in against me!, blondie, dodgems, e-cigs, happy hour, heather hellkitten, indie, jason snyder, joey ramone, joy division, morning poo, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, rocky top vapor, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, star fucking hipsters, talk, tim barry, uncle tupelo

The Ledge #90: Jed’s Dead

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 16, 2012

Jed’s Dead leader Edward Romero joins the show to talk about not only his band but his work in the film industry.

Posted in 16 horsepower, Americana, amilia spicer, billy bragg, bucksworth, dafni, dan janisch, edward romero, gear daddies, indie, jed's dead, mojave 3, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, uncle tupelo, whiskeytown

Episode 121

By Joey Steel on May 14, 2012

Mad men talking about MAD MEN, and Calder comes down to talk about the June 1st Punk Island Benefit show

Rural Ledge-ucation #56: Happy Mother’s Day

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 13, 2012

Besides a bunch of tunes about mommy’s, there’s a little set to commemorate my sister’s birthday. Happy birthday, Dawn!

Posted in band, beatles, billy joe shaver, bob dylan, bottle rockets, country, hi-fi guys, indie, jeff buckley, lemonheads, mother's day, music, neil young, paul westerberg, Podcast, ray wylie hubbard, realpunkradio, rex griffen, robyn hitchcock, rocky top vapor, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, talk, ted leo, troy hess, warren zevon

Live Ledge #65: Whine-Free

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 11, 2012

The goal was simple – to make it through an entire show without whining. Did I succeed?

Posted in alice bag, angry dead pirates, avengers, bags, blisters, cheats, cribs, dodson's dogs, elvis costello, free kitten, garage, hussy, indie, japandroids, joey ramone, kead dennedys, mansfields, master plan, mind spiders, movements, muck and the mires, music, my bloody valentine, nads, perfect, pete and the pirates, pixies, Podcast, primitives, punk, realpunkradio, rocky top vapor, Scott Hudson, sonic avenues, soundtrack of our lives, talk, teenager, tommy stinson, ty segall, undertakers, vapids, way-outs, weirdos, white fence, young fresh fellows

Episode 120

By Joey Steel on May 10, 2012

A WWIX Video Shoot and Gay Marriage

Episode 119

By Joey Steel on May 7, 2012

Filthy Phill has a shitty day and Movie Talk

Rural Ledge-ucation #55: Oh Susannah

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 6, 2012

Another show of new and upcoming releases, highlighted by a preview of the reunion of Neil Young and Crazy Horse.

Posted in bangles, best coast, billy bragg, diamond rugs, district attorneys, elvis costello, exene cervenka, garage, indie, Jack White, jerry jeff walker, john doe, m. ward, music, my bloody valentine, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, small faces, spiritualized., talk, tood snider, Wilco, woody guthrie, world party, x

Live Ledge #64: RIP Adam Yauch

By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 4, 2012

Besides a tribute to Adam Yauch from the Beasties, we celebrate Link Wray’s birthday and preview a ton of upcoming releases.

Posted in adam yauch, beastie boys, brian fallon, cheap time, dan vapid, deer tick, diamond rugs, die toten hosen, elvis costello, figgs, garage, gaslight anthem, gay sportscasters, graham parker, hickoids, hot rats, indie, jason and the scorchers, jason ringenberg, jawbreaker, joey ramone, link wray, music, nervebreakers, nomads, OFF!, Podcast, public image ltd, punk, replacements, small faces, t. tex edwards, talk, teenagers

Episode 118

By Joey Steel on May 3, 2012

Joey Plays A Bad Ass Show, More Punk Island, PC Punks

Episode 117

By Joey Steel on April 30, 2012

MAY DAY!! YAY! We talk with special guest Eric Ribellarsi who talks about the Everything for Everyone Fest and much more

Gone Mental Episode 42

By Dan on April 29, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 42

By Dan on April 29, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #54: Record Store Day

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 29, 2012

Hudson’s 3rd annual Record Store Day recap reviews the pile of music released on his favorite day of the year.

Posted in afrika bambaata, Americana, arctic monkeys, black angels, blitzen trapper, covers, devo, dinosaur jr, doomriders, flaming lips, garage, graham coxon, indie, joey ramone, justin townes earle, lydia loveless, m. ward, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, record store day, richard buckner, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, sweet cobra, talk, tommy stinson, white stripes

Live Ledge #63: Gorman Bechard

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 27, 2012

Author/director Gorman Bechard appears to talk about his upcoming Grant Hart documentary, along with updates on Color Me Obsessed and his Archers of Loaf concert movie.

Posted in archers of loaf, clash, cloud nothings, cobra verde, david bowie, deer tick, devo, diamond rugs, elvis costello, garage, gentleman jesse, gorman bechard, grant hart, gruesomes, husker du, indie, lonesome savages, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, record store day, replacements, revellions, Scott Hudson, specials, stoneage hearts, sunburns, t. tex edwards, talk, the men, ty segall, waco brothers, white fence, white wires

Episode 116

By Joey Steel on April 26, 2012

WWIX, The Confederacy, A Crazy Norwegan, Florence and the Machine and Punk Island,

Gone Mental Episode 41

By Dan on April 22, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 41

By Dan on April 22, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #53: RIP Levon

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 22, 2012

Today’s show celebrates the musical life of the late, great Levon Helm.

Posted in Americana, bob dylan, indie, johnny cash, levon helm, music, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, robbie robertson, ronnie hawkins, Scott Hudson, sissy spacek, talk, the band, the hawks, van morrison, Wilco

Live Ledge #62: 3 Deaths & a Dummy

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 20, 2012

Much happened in the music world this week, and Hudson covers them all tonight!

Posted in biters, Bouncing Souls, brian fallon, chords, dan vapid, dick clark, figgs, garage, gaslight anthem, gay sportscasters, indie, jam, jawbreaker, levon helm, low, magnolias, mekons, music, nashville pussy, nomads, P.I.L., pathos, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, sadies, saustex records, Scott Hudson, shimmys, shods, snowbyrd, souxsie and the banshees, t. tex edwards, talk, thee wylde oscars, x

Episode 114

By Joey Steel on April 19, 2012

Jamie Hamma from Abject stops by to chat.

Episode 113

By Joey Steel on April 16, 2012

The Will & Making Sandwiches

Rural Ledge-ucation #52: Tax Deductible

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 15, 2012

Nothing but songs about taxes and the government on this awful day where only accountants are happy.

Posted in bad religion, beatles, billy bragg, byrds, Cannibals, cheap trick, f.u.2, indie, johnny cash, johnny paycheck, kinks, mendoza line, music, music machine, nils, Podcast, realpunkradio, robert cray, Scott Hudson, sharon jones, spoon, talk, talking heads, tax, ten years after, the jam, the who, todd snider, unknowns

Live Ledge #61: Silly Rock News

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 13, 2012

This was one strange week in rock news, and host Scott Hudson covered them all!

Posted in babes in toyland, cheetah chrome, courtney love, damned, dead boys, dictators, elvis costello, garage, hold steady, hole, hoodoo gurus, indie, japandroids, jesus and mary chain, jim jones revue, johnny thunders, keith moon, madonna, mono men, music, patti smith, paul westerberg, plimsouls, Podcast, primitive souls, punk, radio birdman, real kids, rolling stones, screaming females, sex pistols, slaters, stems, sunburns, talk, titus andronicus

Episode 112

By Joey Steel on April 12, 2012

Welcome to Our Nghtmare and Community Organization

Episode 111

By Joey Steel on April 10, 2012

The Music We Make & Killing Tradition

Rural Ledge-ucation #51: Easter! Mitch Easter, That Is!

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 8, 2012

If you own any jangle-pop albums from the 80′s, chances are you own a Mitch Easter production. We celebrate Easter with a fine collection of his projects.

Posted in big troubles, bobby sutliff, chris stamey, connells, dinosaur jr, don dixon, game theory, garage, hummingbirds, indie, jangle, kimberly rew, let's active, love tractor, marshall crenshaw, mitch easter, mockers, music, pavement, Podcast, pylon, r.e.m., realpunkradio, ride, Scott Hudson, sneakers, talk, tim lee, velvet crush, velvet elvis, windbreakers

Live Ledge #60: 1987 (Again)

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 6, 2012

Scott once again goes back a half-life for songs from a decadent year.

Posted in alter boys, angry samoans, barfly, bobby sutliff, butthole surfers, cat heads, close lobsters, connells, cult, d.o.a., descendents, dinosaur jr, firehose, fleshtones, garage, goo goo dolls, hardo-ons, hoodoo gurus, husker du, indie, jazz butcher, jesus and mary chain, lemonheads, lime spiders, los lobos, mickey rourke, miracle legion, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, saints, Scott Hudson, scruffy the cat, smiths, talk, wedding present, x

Episode 110

By Joey Steel on April 5, 2012

Filthy Phill Wins the Lottery & The Homeless

The Ledge #89: High On Stress

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 4, 2012

Minneapolis roots-rockers High On Stress are interviewed and they also picked this week’s tunes!

Posted in big star, elliott smith, foo fighters, high on stress, indie, jets to brazil, johnny cash, minneapolis, music, nirvana, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, talk, the beatles, the who, they might be giants, tommy keene, whiskeytown

Episode 109

By Joey Steel on April 2, 2012

Chocolate and Getting Shit Done

Gone Mental Episode 40

By Dan on April 1, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 40

By Dan on April 1, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #50: April Americana

By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 1, 2012

New and upcoming Americana-related releases are the basis for this warm weather Sunday morning show!

Posted in Americana, andrew bird, billy joe shaver, centro-matic, decemberists, dr. john, great lake swimers, honeydogs, indie, jay farrar, jesus and mary chain, justin townes earle, lucero, moe tucker, music, new multitudes, Podcast, ray wylie hubbard, rich hopkins, rocky votolato, talk, todd snider, tommy womack

Live Ledge #59: Lottery Win!

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 30, 2012

Scott spends two hours figuring out how to spend his half-billion dollar lottery proceeds!

Posted in against me!, barreracudas, bastards of melody, black tambourine, de keefmen, dr. feelgood, druglords of the avenues, Dukes of Hamburg, garage, high on stress, holy shits, husker du, ian dury, indie, joe strummer, joey ramone, justin townes earle, kinks, launderettes, lottery, lucero, megamillions, moe tucker, muffs, music, paul westerberg, phones, Podcast, primitives, ramones, ray wylie hubbard, shods, shonen knife, soul asylum, talk, the booze, tommy womack, two cow garage

Gone Mental Episode 39

By Dan on March 25, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 39

By Dan on March 25, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #49: Happy Birthday Nick Lowe

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 25, 2012

Nick Lowe’s birthday is celebrated with some of his best tunes, covers, and production work.

Posted in brinsley schwarz, carlene carter, covers, damned, dr. feelgood, elvis costello, eric ambel, garage, glimmer stars, graham parker, indie, johnny cash, little village, lowe beats, music, nick lowe, Podcast, pretenders, pub rock, realpunkradio, richard hell, rockpile, Scott Hudson, steve earle, talk, Wilco, wreckless eric

Live Ledge #58: Kickstarter

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 24, 2012

Besides a setlist of primarily new finds, there’s also a discussion of the Kickstarter fund for a documentary on Grant Hart.

Posted in black tamourine, bloody hollies, centro-matic, connection, cynics, diamond dogs, dm bob & the deficits, fall, firehose, full fathom five, garage, gentleman jesse, grant hart, guided by voices, hillbilly hellcats, husker du, indie, jacuzzi boys, kickstarter, lee renaldo, mind spiders, minutemen, much and the mires, music, nivens, nova mob, pete donnelly, Podcast, punk, replacements, reverent horton heat, riviera playboys, robert pollard, rockpile, stranglers, talk, titus andronicus, uncle tupelo, unknowns, vibes, vibrators

Gone Mental Episode 38

By Dan on March 18, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 38

By Dan on March 18, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #48: Alex Chilton

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 18, 2012

We commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the death of Alex Chilton with a collection of covers and rarities.

Posted in alex chilton, Americana, big star, box tops, evan dando, garage, head candy, indie, jill sobule, john doe, juliana hatfield, kelly willis, loud family, music, paul collins, Podcast, posies, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, talk, teenage fanclub, walkabouts, Wilco, young fresh fellows

Live Ledge #57: Paddy O’Ledge

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 16, 2012

The perfect soundtrack to your St. Patrick’s Day festivities!

Posted in bap kennedy, bastards on parade, belfast gypsys, black tartan clan, blaggards, bloody irish boys, blue casket, boomtown rats, celtic, cherry cokes, commitments, craic, damien dempsey, dreadnoughts, dropkick murphys, fisticuffs, flogging molly, greenland whalefishers, indie, irish, irish bastard, mahones, modern b beard, music, nips, Podcast, pogues, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, shane macgowan, skels, smoking popes, steve earle, stiff little fingers, talk, them, thin lizzy, tossers, undertones, waterboys

Gone Mental Episode 37

By Dan on March 11, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 37

By Dan on March 11, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #47: Daylight Savings Time

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 11, 2012

The angriest Sunday show to date, as Scott not only hates daylight savings time but technology!

Posted in 13th floor elevators, Americana, bob dylan, bottle rockets, cheap trick, daylight savings time, feelies, flag with hank, go-betweens, graham parker, indie, jesus and mary chain, johnny cash, madness, music, neutral milk hotel, Podcast, pretenders, rank strangers, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, son volt, stereotypes, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground

Live Ledge #56: Not-So-Pure Pop

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 10, 2012

Power pop dominates tonight’s show…at least the first half.

Posted in avengers, barreracudas, chris devotion, dictators, dmz, electric frankenstein, fu2, garage, guitar gangsters, hellacopters, high on stress, howler, indie, irish bastard, Kurt Baker, little killers, mansfields, men, muck and the mires, music, personal and the pizzas, plimsouls, Podcast, power pop, realpunkradio, reckless hearts, rippers, Scott Hudson, secret affair, sex pistols, shimmys, shrapnel, sid vicious, sleeper, suicide commandos, talk, thanes, thee american revolution, thee vicars, tough shits, transistors, vertebrats, violet, winona riders

Gone Mental Episode 36

By Dan on March 4, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #46: Down With Wilco

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 4, 2012

This morning’s show features collaborations, side projects, and guest appearances involving members of Wilco!

Posted in Americana, beck, billy bragg, bottle rockets, charlie louvin, deerhoof, edward burch, geraldine fibbers, golden smog, hilltops, indie, jay bennett, loose fur, mavis staples, minus 5, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, rosanne cash, Scott Hudson, son volt, steve forbert, talk, tim finn, titanic love affair, tommy keene, uncle tupelo, Wilco

Gone Mental Episode 36

By Dan on March 4, 2012

Posted in music

Live Ledge #55: RIP Davy Jones

By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 2, 2012

Recently deceased Monkees singer Davy Jones is the focus of part of the show, along with a birthday tribute to Lou Reed.

Posted in 78 rpm's, barreracudas, borstal, Cannibals, celibate rifles, chris devotion, classics of love, cloud nothings, david bowie, davy jones, deer tick, dm bob & the deficits, dragons, garage, guitar gangsters, high on stress, howler, indie, kevin kinney, lou reed, magnolias, mind spiders, monkees, music, paul westerberg, pink mink, plimsouls, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, skangkots, sugar, talk, thames, velvet underground, wyldlife

The Ledge #88: Philly Punk With Angry Hugo

By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 29, 2012

Michael Gibbons, aka AngryHugo, schools Mr. Hudson on Philly punk and indie rock.

Posted in alec ounsworth, dr. dog, electric love muffin, FOD, formula 43, frank phobia, gerunds, holy mess, indie, ink and dagger, jim McMonagle, jukebox zeroes, kid dynamite, kurt vile, little gentlemen, loved ones, man like machine, man man, mcrad, menzingers, music, new motels, officer roseland, one star hotel, philadelphia, Podcast, psalmshipts, punk, realpunkradio, ruin, Scott Hudson, scram, talk, weston

Gone Mental Episode 35

By Dan on February 26, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 35

By Dan on February 26, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #45: New Releases

By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 26, 2012

Along with an update on Slim Dunlap, today’s show features primarily new and recent releases.

Posted in Americana, ben kweller, chuck prophet, craig finn, indie, john samson, kills, lucero, mahones, mark lanegan alex chilton, music, plimsouls, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, talk, tommy womack, Wilco

Live Ledge #54: Get Well Slim!

By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 24, 2012

A busy show – besides a tribute to former MC5 bassist Michael Davis there’s lots of time devoted to wishing former Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap a speedy recovery.

Posted in chuck prophet, clash, crap detectors, curtiss a, damned, dan baird, destroy all monsters, didjits, doug derek, dwarves, elvis costello, fastbacks, garage, graham parker, hellacopters, indie, leisure class, losin' streaks, mc5, mind spiders, music, nervebreakers, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, rich hopkins, rudi, Scott Hudson, seat belts, shane macgowan, slim dunlap, talk, tommy bell, tommy womack, turbonegro, who, wire

Gone Mental Episode 34

By Dan on February 19, 2012

Posted in music

Gone Mental Episode 34

By Dan on February 19, 2012

Posted in music

Rural Ledge-ucation #44: Punkish Songwriters

By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 19, 2012

What started out as a collection of punk-era singer/songwriters turned into something completely different.

Posted in billy bragg, dave edmunds, dream syndicate, elvis costello, graham parker, green on red, guadalcanal diary, indie, joe jackson, music, patti smith, paul kelly, peter case, Podcast, r.e.m., ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rockpile, Scott Hudson, talk, tommy keene, waterboys, world party, x

Live Ledge #53: Rawk!

By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 17, 2012

Shocking more than a few people, Hudson cranks up the amps tonight for lots of pure RAWK!

Posted in ac/dc, aerosmith, cult, garage, husker du, indie, jesus and mary chain, kiss, metal, motorhead, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, soul asylum, stooges, supesuckers, talk

The Ledge #87: Mike Virus and Punk Aid

By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 15, 2012

Evacuate leader Mike Virus this week’s guest, discussing not only his life in music but the situation in Indonesia that has led to the benefit compilation Punk Aid.

Posted in among the enemies, Antiseen, borstal, brigade of bridge, burns like fire, cheapness, combat 77, combat crisis, doggy style, evacuate, frankenstyle, hangover generation, indonesia, mike vice, music, oversuck, Podcast, punk, punk aid, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, skangkots, talk, the bricks, time square timebomb, versus, violent affair, your last rights