The Ledge #635: New Releases Pt. 2
Part two of this month’s new release series is highlighted by long-awaited returns by legendary veteran bands. The Dictators celebrate their 50th anniversary with their first album in 25 years. The Fastbacks are back after a 23 year hiatus. Peter Noone of 60’s pop idiols Herman’s Hermits is back with vocal contributions to a Buffalo Springfield-Rolling Stones hybrid cover created by The Weeklings. Other veteran artists with new tunes include Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Jon Spencer. There’s also a plethora of brand new tunes from our friends at Rum Bar Records, including the kickoff of a new monthly singles campaign by The Dogmatics. There’s hot new singles from Rum Bar regulars The Laissez Fairs, Cheap Cassettes, along with Junior Varsit, Joe Jennings MVP’s, and a Dogmatics side project called Hotbox. Besides all of those hot acts, there’s a ton of female voices heard on this episode. Cherrie Currie collaborates with the Dead Boys on a “believe it or not” cover of Taylor Swift. Lura Jane Grace is back with a wondefully angry new EP. There’s also new music by The Bell Rays, The Dahlmanns, Vicious Dreams, and many others! For more info, […]
Tommy Unit LIVE!! #609
July 17th, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #609 – Tonight …..TONS of NEW STUFF! INCLUDING a special sneak peek into the new FASTBACKS rekkid For What Reason! (after 25 years?!?) with the track “Come On”….straight from Kim herself! Check out the video here. Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #609
The Ledge #570: Holiday Playlist
“Shambolic” maybe an overused word when it comes to my favorite band, The Replacements, but it’s an apt term for tonight’s show. Or at least the first ten minutes. Yes, it’s a mini-disaster. After airing this week’s selection for the “52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks” series by The Vibrators, I talked about the fact that you can now purchase the version I world premiered last week by Jeremy Porter at his bandcamp. (http://jeremyporter.bandcamp.com). In fact, please go purchase it now, as all proceeds go to the Hater Kitty Army. But after introducing a re-airing the tune, my broadcast program decided to completely rearrange my playlist and a completely different tune aired for a few seconds. I quickly fixed the issue, though, and everything was fine after that. Tonight’s show is a collecton of tunes that I’ve been listening to in my spare time. There’s a set devoted to my favorite rock and roll couple, Amy Rigby and Wreckless Eric, inspired by “Do You Remember This”, a clever little tale of their relationship that may or may not be true. There’s a set that sort of centers around Johnny Thunders, beginning with a couple of Kinks songs before heading into a […]
Live Ledge #350: New Releases Pt. 1
It’s been such a great few weeks of new releases that this is part one of a two part series. Tune in next week for the rest of the great new tracks!
Live Ledge #211: By The Numbers, Part 2
We continue the journey of a song from every year host Scott Hudson’s been alive, including two from 2015.
Live Ledge #158: Centromatic
Tonight’s show features an interview with Centro-Matic leader Will Johnson, along with plenty of brand new releases!
Live Ledge #156: Blog Finds
Hudson has found a bunch of cool stuff online once again, including a cleaned-up version of the second Coachella appearance by The Replacements!
Live Ledge #150: New Releases
The first Friday of the month means it is time to review and preview brand new music!
Live Ledge #133: Blame Canada
Inspired by Toronto’s controversial Mayor, Rob Ford, tonight is nothing but Canadian rock ‘n’ roll!
