By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on August 22, 2025
If you happen to follow me on social media (and why wouldn’t you?) you have probably noticed that every week I post a collage of some of the albums I’ve listened to over the course of the week that I note as from “the Hudson Compound”. Well, tonight’s show is an audio version of one of those collages. Every track I played tonight comes from a record that has either been on my turntable, in my earbuds during walks, or blasting in my car as I run errands. These 32 songs represent almost 60 years of great rock and roll, but there are a couple of somewhat new tunes. First off, earlier this week Rhino Records announced an upcoming box set version of my third favorite album of all time, Let It Be. The 3 CD/4 LP box, which comes out on October 24, includes an entire disc of rarities and outtakes and a full show from The Cubby Bear in Chicago. This announcement was accompanied by one of the outtakes – an alternate version of “Androgynous” that kicks off the show. The other new tunes (at least to me) comes right after that track. A few weeks ago our […]
Posted in dave edmunds, ex-bombers, house of large sizes, Podcast, replacements, Scott Hudson, small faces, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 18, 2019
Nick Lowe has sort of quietly put together one of the best resumes in rock and roll history. He’s got tons of fantastic recordings, solo and with bands such as Brinsley Scwarz, Rockpile, and his recent collaborations with Los Straitjackets. He’s also one of the greatest producers of all times, helming some of the best albums or singles by the likes of Graham Parker & The Rumour, The Damned, Dr. Feelgood, Wreckless Eric, and, of course, Elvis Costello. Not to mention he was once married to Carlene Carter, which made him Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son-in-law! (Oh to be in the studio when Johnny recorded Nick’s “Without Love” accompanied by Elvis Costello, Dave Edmunds, and many others.) Inspired by the recent release of “Cruel To Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe” by Will Birch, tonight’s show is a snapshot of just a few of those great moments. If you’re intersted at all in Lowe’s life, go buy this book. It’s informative and at times pretty hilarious. After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy!
Posted in dave edmunds, elvis costello, graham parker, live ledge, music, nick lowe, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, wreckless eric
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 10, 2015
A simple premise – everything played tonight is the fourth track of the album they appeared on!
Posted in aquadolls, babes in toyland, bash & pop, blue mountain, bottle rockets, clash, cramps, dave edmunds, drones, elvis costello, exploding hearts, goo goo dolls, heartbreakers, husker du, jesse malin, jesus & mary chain, live ledge, lydia loveless, paul westerberg, Podcast, pow wows, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sonics, soul asylum, suburbs, sugar, superchunk, supersuckers, swamp john reis, Wilco, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 31, 2014
A trip down memory lane – nothing but tunes from that magical year of 1979.
Posted in ac/dc, alex chilton, beat, boomtown rats, buzzcocks, cheap trick, clash, cramps, curtiss a, damned, dave edmunds, devo, dickies, dils, elvis costello, fear, generation x, germs, graham parker, hypstruz, joe jackson, kinks, motorhead, music, nick lowe, patti smith, PIL, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, ruts, Scott Hudson, soft boys, stiff little fingers, suburbs, suicide commandos, undertones, wire
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 5, 2013
Another month, another set of newly discovered music!
Posted in bots, criminal hygiene, dave edmunds, dee rangers, glen matlock, heliotropes, hellcats, inmates, miracle workers, mono men, music, new christs, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rifle sport, robert pollard, Scott Hudson, shivas, shods, strypes, thee cyberman, undertones, Wilco, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 14, 2013
Another carry-over from Friday’s Live Ledge – more tracks from the strangeness that was 1982!
Posted in cheap trick, clash, dave edmunds, db's, devo, dream syndicate, graham parker, jason & the scorchers, monochrome set, music, nick low, Podcast, producers, r.e.m., realpunkradio, richard hell, richard thompson, Scott Hudson, spongetones, squeeze, wire train, x, xtc
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 2, 2012
Health issues prevented me from celebrating Chuck Berry’s 86th birthday on October 18, so we celebrated it tonight with rarities and great cover versions.
Posted in backbeat, british invasion, Cannibals, chocolate watch band, chuck berry, crawdaddys, dave alvin, dave edmunds, david bowie, downliners sect, flamin' groovies, garage, gene vincent, groovie ghoulies, headcat, indie, jerry lee lewis, kinks, masters apprentice, music, neatbeats, Podcast, punk, regents, remains, replacements, rockpile, rolling stones, ronnie lane, suicide commandos, talk, tenpole tudor, thee headcoats, vince taylor, Wanda Jackson, yardbirds
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 8, 2012
Still giddy over his new purchase, Scott continues to babble and play songs about jukeboxes.
Posted in benny joy, bill haley, boy green, brian setzer, carl perkins, country, dave edmunds, flirts, hank williams, hardrock gunter, jukebox, kitty wells, lattie moore, merdel floyd, music, nick curran, onie wheeler, pete nantz, Podcast, realpunkradio, rockabilly, Scott Hudson, snookum russell, talk, whitey morgan
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
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
