By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on August 19, 2022
When I was informed there was a new book about one of my favorite labels of the 80s, I just had to have it. Jim Ruland’s Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records is every bit as great as I hoped. It really tells the controversil tale of not only label founder Greg Ginn, but the entire circus of bands and staffers that ran a label that launched the careers of dozens of legendry artists. It was only natural that I put together a show dedicated to these artists, but I quickly discovered this story could not be told in one episode. Tonight’s broadcast starts off with a chronological look at most of the label’s first 20 or so releases, followed by another hour spotlighting some of my personal favorites. While I still have dozens of records to sample for next week’s episode, if there’s any you feel needs to be included, please let me know! I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but […]
Posted in bad brains, black flag, firehose, hardcore, husker du, jim ruland, leaving trains, minutemen, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, saccharine trust, Scott Hudson, sst, subhumans, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 18, 2015
To celebrate a birthday, Hudson starts a two-part series where he plays one song from every year he’s lived.
Posted in beatles, big star, camper van beethoven, clash, cramps, dead kennedys, dinosaur jr, firehose, flamin' groovies, husker du, johnny thunders, jonathon richman, kinks, live ledge, mc5, monkees, new york dolls, no direction, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, ronettes, Scott Hudson, sonics, stooges, undertones, velvet underground, who, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 27, 2013
An alphabetical trip through some of Hudson’s favorite bands.
Posted in alex chilton, big star, buzzcocks, camper van beethoven, clash, damned, elvis costello, firehose, guided by voices, husker du, iggy, jam, kinks, live ledge, lyres, mission of burma, music, only ones, pixies, Podcast, queers, radio birdman, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, saints, Scott Hudson, superchunk, t. rex, undertones, wreckless eric, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 25, 2013
Inspired by a Lydia Loveless song called “Steve Earle”, tonight’s show is nothing but songs about other artists.
Posted in Americana, amy rigby, anthemic pop wonder, art brut, big dipper, billy bragg, brian jonestown, centro-matic, dandy warhols, david bowie, drive-by truckers, firehose, hamell on trial, house of love, indie, j church, johnny thunders, jonathan richman, lucinda williams, lydia loveless, minutemen, music, nick lowe, old 97's, pavement, Podcast, posies, realpunkradio, redd kross, replacements, robyn hitchcock, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, shonen knife, sleater-kinney, slobberbone, steve westfield, supersuckers, talk, they might be giants, tommy womack, uncle tupelo, wesley willis
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 5, 2012
No real theme for this week – just some random tracks and irritated babbling from Scott.
Posted in against me!, agent orange, avail, barreracudas, challenger 7, circle jerks, cramps, crass, dwarves, eater, eddie & the hot rods, eddie spaghetti, elvis costello, exploding hearts, eyeliners, f.u.2, felt, firehose, forgotten rebels, frank black, garage, gas huffer, gentleman jesse, genya ravan, god's favorite band, goo goo dolls, gories, grandpaboy, grant hart, indie, l'assassins, music, my bloody valentine, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, shoes, talk, television personalities, titus adronicus
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
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
