By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 11, 2020
So let’s get this out of the way. 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year. A worldwide pandemic shut everything down. A contentious Presidential election tore apart friends and families. Race and sexual identity issues became online litmus tests. Everybody …
Posted in best of 2020, bob dylan, bob mould, exbats, frankie and witch fingers, lydia loveless, osees, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 3, 2020
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…
Posted in baseball project, bob dylan, cat's cradle, music, new releases, Podcast, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, superchunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 20, 2015
Fall is the season for box sets and live albums, and tonight is a preview of many of these releases.
Posted in alex chilton, bob dylan, cheetah chrome, drive-by truckers, eagles of death metal, jasmine minks, jesus and mary chain, music, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, richard hell, Scott Hudson, son volt, television, the jam, velvet underground, white fence, Wilco, willie nile, x-men
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 12, 2014
Hudson counts down the 20 best reissues, box sets, and other miscellaneous 2014 releases.
Posted in afghan whigs, artwoods, best of 2014, bluebells, bob dylan, camper van beethoven, close lobsters, csny, fugazi, jam, jayhawks, jesus and mary chain, kinks, mighty lemon drops, music, pixies, Podcast, primal scream, reissues, replacements, scruffy the cat, small faces, springsteen, superchunk, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 7, 2014
Singer/songwriter Matthew Ryan chats about his brand new album, Boxers.
Posted in afghan whigs, barreracudas, big star, bob dylan, cozy, habibi, live ledge, matthew ryan, meatbodies, music, nude beach, Podcast, rancid, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, scruffy the cat, sleater-kinney, talk, thurston moore
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 21, 2013
The 3rd annual Record Store Day show includes not only some of the great music released yesterday but commentary on some of the issues that should be addressed.
Posted in best coast, big star, bob dylan, elliott smith, music, old 97's, Podcast, r.e.m., realpunkradio, record store day, rolling stones, rsd, Scott Hudson, songs for slim, ty segall, waylon jennings
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 17, 2013
A companion piece to Friday’s “lonely” episode, this morning is nothing but “bitter” tunes.
Posted in amy rigby, beatles, big star, bob dylan, elvis costello, graham parker, harry nilsson, indie, jam, joy division, kinks, marianne faithfull, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, smiths, talk, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 14, 2012
It’s an expanded episode of Live Ledge this week, as Hudson plays tracks from his “40 Best Albums of 2012″ list.
Posted in aimee mann, alejandro escovedo, allah-lahs, babies, best of 2012, biters, bob dylan, bob mould, cheap girls, chuck prophet, cloud nothings, dinosaur jr, father john misty, gentleman jesse, guided by voices, howler, Jack White, jaill, japandroids, jay farrar, jeff the brotherhood, jim jones, jimmy cliff, king tuff, legendary wings, lucero, mahones, mark lanegan, matthew ryan, midn spiders, mission of burma, music, neil young, OFF!, orwells, Podcast, redd kross, Scott Hudson, spiritualized., talk, the man, tim armstrong, titus andronicus, waxahatchee, white wires
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 4, 2012
Two days away from the U.S. elections, Hudson compiled some of his favorite politician-related tracks.
Posted in billy bragg, bob dylan, election, folk, ian hunter, indie, john lennon, jonathan richman, music, neil young, pathos, phil ochs, Podcast, politicians, president, replacements, robyn hitchcock, rock, ry cooder, stephen malkmus, talk, talking heads, the move, the numbers, tom morello, Wilco, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 23, 2012
Debut plays of new tracks by Paul Westerberg and Matthew Ryan highlight this playlist of primarily “fall” songs.
Posted in Americana, bob dylan, bob mould, church, indie, jerry lee lewis, johnny cash, kinks, leonard cohen, lloyd cole, matthew ryan, music, nick lowe, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, vic chesnutt, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 16, 2012
All new releases today, bracketed by covers of White Light/White Heat from the Lawless soundtrack.
Posted in aimee mann, Americana, avett brothers, bill fay, bob dylan, calexico, ian hunter, indie, juliana hatfield, kinks, mark lanegan, music, patterson hood, Podcast, ralph stanley, ry cooder, talk, trypes, waxahatchee
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 9, 2012
The conclusion of the year-by-year musical analysis of host Scott Hudson’s life starts with 1995 and ends with a release that coincides with his birthday!
Posted in Americana, arcade fire, art brut, bob dylan, built to spill, decemberists, golden smog, hold steady, ike reilly, jayhawks, joe strummer, music, neutral milk hotel, paul westerberg, peter bruntnell, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, tom waits, violet, whiskeytown, white stripes, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 7, 2012
With a big day coming up this week, host Scott Hudson has selected one song per year that he has been alive. Sunday’s Rural Ledge-ucation will conclude the series.
Posted in archers of loaf, beatles, big star, bob dylan, boomtown rats, clash, david bowie, dinosaur jr, flamin' groovies, garage, guided by voices, husker du, indie, jam, kinks, love, mc5, monkees, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, r.e.m., ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, reverend horton heat, rocket from the crypt, rolling stones, ronettes, scott hudosn, sex pistols, stooges, supershunk, sweet, t. rex, talk, tommy keene, translator, uncle tupelo, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 5, 2012
Nothing but live recordings and studio demos for this short Sunday morning set!
Posted in afghan whigs, bob dylan, bootleg, demo, elvis costello, gaslight anthem, indie, jayhawks, johnny thunders, justin townes earle, music, neil young, nick cave, paul westerberg, Podcast, radio session, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, tom petty, waterboys, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 15, 2012
Woody Guthrie would have been 100 on July 14, so today’s show celebrates this day with some of his great tunes.
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, bob dylan, crazy horse, flatlanders, folk, indie, jay farrar, jayhawks, jules shear, music, neil young, old crow medicine show, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, the band, the byrds, uncle tupelo, Wilco, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 10, 2012
A followup to last week’s anti-wedding show, today we concentrate on songs that describe the perils of wedded “bliss”.
Posted in Americana, amy rigby, ben folds, black keys, bob dylan, country, cowboy junkies, divorce, elbow, elvis costello, fall, frank sinatra, hayes carill, indie, jan terri, jerry lee lewis, kelly hogan, kitty wells, knack, liz phair, marriage, marvin gaye, music, national, nina simone, other kids, paul westerberg, Podcast, richard linda thompson, Soul, squeeze, talk, tammy wynette, tom waits, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 3, 2012
It’s wedding season, so here’s 90 minutes of songs that should give you silly people second thoughts about making this awful decision!
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, bob dylan, drive-by truckers, elvis costello, evan dando, excuse 17, gram parsons, guided by voices, indie, jason isbell, jerry lee lewis, jim cuddy, john wesley harding, juliana hatfield, kinks, laura cantrell, leeroy stagger, music, old 97's, paul kelly, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, rockpile, Scott Hudson, stud cole, talk, two car garage, wedding, Wilco, woody guthrie, xtc
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
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
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
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
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
