By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on March 28, 2025
Since it’s the last episode of March, it is definitely time for first quarter recap. Over two hours of tracks from the best albums released over the last three months. There’s plenty of power pop, garage rock, psych, post-punk, punk, and e…
Posted in bob mould, dead bars, dropkick, first quarter, frank meyer, garage, guided by voices, jason isbell, laissez fairs, lambrini girls, miss georgia peach, mogwai, new releases, Podcast, postpunk, power pop, realpunkradio, rock, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 20, 2021
The “odds and ends” format seems to have worked the last few times I’ve done it, so why not do another show of this type? For those new to The Ledge, the show consists of material I’ve been listening to in my home over the last few days. Some selections are faves from a few years ago that I haen’t pulled out in a while (Sarah Shook, Lydia Loveless). Others are recent purchases that don’t quite fit the new release shows (live Bob Mould, Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows). Add to that my recent fascination over everything involving Ncio, thanks to the new book, You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, and you get a handful of tracks featuring her beautiful, haunted vocals. Of course, news of a new box set including previously unreleased tracks by The Replacements takes priority over everything. This October, a 40th anniversary reissue of their first album, Sorry Ma Forgot to Take Out the Trash will hit the stores, and features 100 tracks, 67 of them previously unreleased. Expect to hear a lot from this in the next few months! I would love it if every listener bought at least one […]
Posted in bob mould, brad marino, garage, geoff palmer, indie, Kurt Baker, minus 5, music, nico, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, sarah shook, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, velvet underground, young fresh fellows
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 November 13, 2020
It may be a cliche, especially compared to the dumpster fire of this year, but it was definitely a simpler time for me in 1990. It was a year that I sort of became an adult. Sort of are the key words here. It was also a year of musical transition for me, as it was the year of the last Replacements album and the year of Uncle Tupelo’s debut album. For the next few years, “Americana” became my leading musical force. With a few exceptions, of course. (Both of these recors, The Replacements’ “All Shook Down” and Uncle Tupelo’s “No Depression”, get an extended look during tonight’s show.) This week’s show takes a look at much of what was in my gigantic portable CD carrier during that year. Yes, I had one of those 64 disc cases that went with me wherever I went. One has to be prepared, you know. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy this nostalgic look at my personal music taste from that era. 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 […]
Posted in 1990, bob mould, breeders, cramps, garage, indie, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, soul asylum, superchunk, The Ledge, uncle tupelo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 10, 2020
Due to Gorman Bechard’s appearance last week, this month’s new release episode was bumped back a week. But this delay turned out to be for the benefit of the show, as it allowed for me to include some brand new tracks by The Replacements. W…
Posted in bob mould, drive-by truckers, garage, indie, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, punk, replacements, Rum Bar Records
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 5, 2020
I didn’t expect this month’s new release show to be a two part extravaganza. But as I was throwing songs into the play folder for this week’s show I suddenly realized I had way too many tracks for one show. So once again, next week I&…
Posted in archers of loaf, bob mould, chuck prophet, elvis costello, music, new releases, nick lowe, Podcast, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 24, 2019
No, this show is not about Taylor Swift. It’s the first part of a look at the final year of the 80’s. Was it as dismal as we’ve been led to believe?
Posted in bob mould, grant hart, jayhawks, live ledge, magnolias, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 29, 2019
The first three months of 2019 has seen a ton of great new records. Tonight Scott Hudson plays tracks off those who have caught his ear.
Posted in 2019, bob mould, deerhunter, guided by voices, live ledge, music, new releases, nick waterhouse, pale lips, Podcast, psychotic youth, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, son volt, stephen malkmus
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 22, 2019
Scott’s folder of new cover songs was full so it’s time for a show of nothing but reworked songs.
Posted in against me!, bob mould, covers, live ledge, music, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, ty segall
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 25, 2015
We continue the journey of a song from every year host Scott Hudson’s been alive, including two from 2015.
Posted in afghan whigs, archers of loaf, babes in toyland, bash and pop, benjamin booker, billy bragg, bob mould, built to spill, cursive, freedy johnston, fucked up, grant hart, hold steady, ike reilly, japandroids, jim jones, joe strummer, live ledge, music, neighborhoods, nick cave, paul westerberg, Podcast, pow wows, realpunkradio, replacements, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, sonics, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 31, 2015
Hudson’s interview with Sarah Bethe Nelson is aired, along with a discussion on touring with Lydia Loveless for a week.
Posted in bob mould, connections, dead ghosts, dirtbombs, ersen, hold steady, latte, live ledge, lucero, lydia loveless, music, nevermores, okay temiz, Podcast, realpunkradio, sarah bethe nelson, Scott Hudson, sonic avenues, spider bags, superchunk, talk, tim timebomb, todd may, wax witches, weed
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 26, 2015
Hudson recounts his week in Columbus, Ohio, with Lydia Loveless and her band.
Posted in archers of loaf, bad sports, biters, bob mould, cloud nothings, columbus, dead boys, del lords, grant hart, hickoids, king tuff, lydia loveless, music, oblivians, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, superchunk, talk, the girls, the men, the night marchers, the sights, todd may, two cow garage, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 19, 2014
A countdown of the 40 best albums of 2014!
Posted in afghan whigs, against me!, angel olsen, beck, benjamin booker, black lips, bob mould, centro-matic, cheap girls, cloud nothings, drive-by truckers, dwarves, eels, ex hex, habibi, king tuff, lee ains, leonard cohen, liveledge, lydia loveless, matthew ryan, music, narco states, nikki lane, nude beach, number ones, OFF!, old 97's, parquet courts, Podcast, rancid, realpunkradio, ryan adams, scott hudosn, spoon, steve adamyk, sturgill simpson, talk, the girls, the men, the muffs, thee oh sees, thurston moore, tweedy, ty segall, wax witches
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 18, 2014
The death of Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone inspires this tribute to the legendary band and musician.
Posted in banjeoy ramone, bob mould, clash, danko jones, havenots, husker du, jonathon e, junkyard dogs, latex novelties, live ledge, matt skiba, mental boy, music, paley brothers, Podcast, queers, ramones, realpunkradio, redd kross, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, shonen knife, talk, tommy ramone, tony reflex, vapids
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 6, 2014
Tonight’s show features an interview with Centro-Matic leader Will Johnson, along with plenty of brand new releases!
Posted in 7 seconds, bob mould, centro-matic, cheap girlls, cool ghouls, crime, eastlink, electric eels, fucked up, hollis brown, hollywood brats, jack ruby, king buzzo, lee bains, live ledge, lords of altamont, madcaps, music, orwells, parquet courts, Podcast, pullouts, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, seeds, shonen knife, sleaford mods, talk, watery love, will johnson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 4, 2014
The first Friday of the month means it is time to review and preview brand new music!
Posted in afghan whigs, baseball, baseball project, bill dankert, bob mould, brody dalle, coathangers, creeping ivies, curtiss a, fucked up, heil hipster, high on stress, hold steady, jesus sons, jonny two bags, joseph arthur, little you little me, OFF!, old 97's, peter buck, Podcast, runaways, slim dunlap, stiff little fingers
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 17, 2013
Tonight we celebrate the passage of the Marriage Equality Law in Minnesota.
Posted in bikini kill, billy bragg, bob mould, breeders, circle jerks, jim carroll, joan jett, lou reed, love is the law, marriage equality, music, new york dolls, patti smith, Podcast, realpunkradio, suburbs, tom robinson, vaselines
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 4, 2013
The first show of 2013 is all new releases and new finds!
Posted in bad religion, beach fossils, bettie serveert, black lips, bob mould, chris wilson, craig finn, cremony, customs, dick dale, dm3, dragons, dropkick murphys, emotionals, flash boys, fuzztones, garage, guitar wolf, heroes, indie, Kurt Baker, masonics, mel-gators, memories, meteors, murlocs, music, nick cave, nude beach, Podcast, punk, road runners, squires, swearin, swingin' neckbreakers, talk, tempest, thee mighty caesars, thee vicars, twilights
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 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 14, 2012
Besides the usual new releases, blog finds, and old faves, tonight’s show features a number of “family trees” – sets that include spinoffs and solo projects of some of my fave bands.
Posted in bob mould, cheap trick, chris mars, drive like jehu, electric frankenstein, freddy lynxx, garage, grant hart, hellacopters, hot snakes, husker du, ian dury, ian hunter, indie, jeff dahl, jon spencer blues explosion, lou reed, music, night marchers, nomads, paul westerberg, Podcast, punk, raveonettes, realpunkradio, replacements, robert pollard, rocket from the crypt, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, sonny vincent, soul asylum, stooges, strutter motherfuckers, sugar, sultans, supersuckers, talk, tommy stinson, whigs
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 24, 2012
Tonight’s show features a ton of new and upcoming releases, along with quite a few rare finds.
Posted in black pistol fire, black randy, bob mould, brewers, clash, dead boys, divine fits, garage, gaslight anthem, hollywood brats, hypstrz, indie, jam, jeff the brotherhood, jesus and mary chain, kinks, magic christian, minutemen, mummies, music, new releases, only ones, paul westerberg, phones, pixies, Podcast, professionals, punk, realpunkradio, reverend horton heat, saints, Scott Hudson, sugar, supersuckers, sweet, talk, the bad lovers, the orwells, the rip-offs, the wall, the white wires, thee oh sees, ty segall, wolfmen, young fresh fellows