By Greg Lonesome on January 25, 2023
Do the hully gully, the wiggle wobble, the robot and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul
By tommyunitlive on January 19, 2023
January 18th, 2023. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #567 – Some of my favorites tunes from my favorite labels from 2022!! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive567.mp3 Ravagers Down That Road Bitch Queens Party Hard(ly) The Black Halos Better Days The Hellacopters Beguiled Sonny Vincent Over a … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #567 – Songs that Rocked 2022! →
Posted in Beluga Records, garage, glam, JINX Records, MALA VISTA, New York City, Pirates Press Records, podcasts, psychobilly, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, Reverend Beat-Man, rock and roll, rockabilly, Rockin' Records, Rum Bar Records, Spaghetty Town Records, Stomp Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Wanda Records
By Greg Lonesome on January 18, 2023
Just a bunch of great shit. As always. Did you expect something else?
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on January 11, 2023
The 9th Annual Manifesto Awards™
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By Greg Lonesome on January 4, 2023
Just doing that thing I do… and a Rear View Romantics debut!
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By Greg Lonesome on December 28, 2022
Some Manifesto “classics,” if you will.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, country, garage, glam, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on December 21, 2022
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul, X-mess
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on December 9, 2022
The process of compiling my annual list of the year’s best albums rarely varies. It usually begins in mid-November with a combination of notetaking and mental obsessing. Then over Thanksgiving weekend I begin putting ideas into various categories that I couldn’t even try to explain. Finally, the first couple of weeks of December sees this list finally coming together. As you may expect, that initial list is much longer than the official post of the best of the year. There can be anywhere between 60 and 100 records vying for inclusion. This week’s show comprises the 31 records that were in consideration before that final cut. But that’s not to say that these records are not as good as my “chart toppers”. No, these days there’s a fine line between a what makes the top ten and what makes the lower rungs. All of these records are fabulous albums that deserve to be heard by everybody. This is why the first time ever I’ve put together this “runners up” episode. 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, […]
Posted in afghan whigs, best music 2022, best records, garage, guided by voices, indie, jon spencer, lorne behrman, music, new brutarians, Podcast, psych, punk, Scott Hudson, swami john reis, tijuna panthers, trouble seekers, young guv
By Greg Lonesome on December 8, 2022
Brand new stuff from Mel Machete, Tramp, the Whiffs, Black Halos and much more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on November 30, 2022
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, IPA, metal, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By Greg Lonesome on November 23, 2022
New stuff from the Black Halos, Nasty Rumours, the SUCK, OC Rippers, the Oxys and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll
By tommyunitlive on November 17, 2022
November 16th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #561 – TONIGHT, I spun new tunes from The Nervous Eaters, The Black Halos, Grade 2, Demolition 23, The Stripp, OC Rippers, Fear Gods., Caströl, BROTHERS, Ardillas, Rock’n’Roll Rebels, and Mala Vista!!! Plus a Jugend Bands set goin’ out to my Jugend Brothers and Sisters! Wicked Cool Records, STOMP! … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #561 →
Posted in Dirt Cult Records, garage, Hellcat Records, Lux Noise Records, MALA VISTA, new releases, New York City, party, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Slovenly Recordings, Spaghetty Town Records, Stomp Records, The Black Halos, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend, turbonegro, Wicked Cool Records
By Greg Lonesome on November 16, 2022
New stuff from the Black Halos, the SUCK, Brad Marino, Newtown Neurotics, Erratix, Fear Gods., OC Rippers, Death Dumplings, the Oxys and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Soul
By tommyunitlive on November 10, 2022
November 9th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #560 – Tonight Jen and Manny stop by Studio B to talk about this weekend’s FEAR CITY FUN FEST in NEW YORK CITY!! THREE DAYS of ROCK’N’ROLL! So many great bands! I think we fit in a track from every band-ish?!? Even a BRAND NEW MALA VISTA TUNE!! Get … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #560 – FEAR CITY FUN FEST 2022!! →
Posted in Fear City Fun Fest 2022, garage, new releases, New York City, party, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Spaghetty Town Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend
By Greg Lonesome on November 9, 2022
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Americana, Beer Minute, blues, country, garage, glam, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly
By tommyunitlive on November 3, 2022
November 2nd 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #559 – ALL NEW TUNES FROM….Turbocoopers, The Jackets, The Dahmers, The Me-Thinks, The Black Halos, A-Bombs, The Oxys, Vicious Blonde, The Hangmen, Speedmobile, Pierre Omer’s Swing Revue, Bitch Queens, and some killer KISS covers by The Brokendolls, The Drippers, and The Chuck Norris Experiment!! Devil’s Beat Records, Spaghetty Town … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #559 →
Posted in Beluga Records, Dead Beat Records, Devils Beat Records, garage, new releases, New York City, party, playlists, podcasts, psychobilly, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, rockabilly, Spaghetty Town Records, Stomp Records, The Black Halos, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend, Voodoo Rhythm Records
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on October 28, 2022
I may say this every year but it is worth repeating. Halloween is the ultimate rock and roll holiday. Like truly great rock and roll, Halloween is dangerous, controversial, and noisy. Religious idiots for decades have claimed both are associated with …
Posted in beatersband, damned, garage, Halloween, indie, jerry only, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, roky erickson, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, vibrators, vista blue
By tommyunitlive on October 27, 2022
October 26th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #558 – Count Unit digs himself up from the grave for his Halloween Spooktackular! The Count spins tunes about Monsters, Graveyards, Witches, Devils, and more!! We’re DEAD, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive558.mp3 The Ramones Pet Sematary Mr Fang and the … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #558 – Halloween Spooktackular!! →
Posted in garage, Halloween, New York City, party, playlists, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, ramones, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, rockabilly, Spaghetty Town Records, Tommy Unit LIVE
By Greg Lonesome on October 26, 2022
Halloween favorites and brand new stuff from Blag Dahlia and the Me-Thinks.
Posted in Ale, Americana, Beer Minute, country, Cowpunk, doo wop, garage, Halloween, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, vampires, werewolves, zombies
By tommyunitlive on October 22, 2022
October 19th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #557 – Lorne Behrman stops by Studio B to co-host and spin some tracks from his new rekkid “A Little Midnight” (Spaghetty Town Records), past bands, personal influences, classics and more!! You gotta LUV his playlist! Catch him LIVE, November 10th at The Bowery Electric (opening for Television co-founder … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #557 →
Posted in Beluga Records, garage, Monster Zero Records, new releases, New York City, Pirates Press Records, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, TNSrecords, Tommy Unit LIVE
By tommyunitlive on October 10, 2022
October 5th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #556 – New tunes from Bitch Queens, KILLER KIN, Suzi Moon, Nosebleed, Faintest Idea, The Pigeon Boys, The Budweisers, Sweatpants Party, The Wimpys, The Speedways, Killer Hearts, The Short Fuses, The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Hambone Skinny, The Cheap Pops, and Look It, Martians!! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #556 →
Posted in Beluga Records, garage, Monster Zero Records, new releases, New York City, Pirates Press Records, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, TNSrecords, Tommy Unit LIVE
By Greg Lonesome on October 5, 2022
Brand new Some Hearts, La Rabbia, Todd Killings and the Contracts, Short Fuses, the Suck, and More Kicks.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, country, garage, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll
By tommyunitlive on October 4, 2022
September 28th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #555 – New tunes from Lucifer Star Machine, Turbocoopers, The Gasölines, Killer Hearts, Upploppet, Liar Thief Bandit, New Generation Superstars, The Babylonz, and Nasty Party!! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive555.mp3 PLAYLIST Lucifer Star Machine – CensorshippedTurbocoopers – Another … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #555 →
Posted in garage, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Tommy Unit LIVE
By Greg Lonesome on September 28, 2022
New stuff from Killer Kin, Brad Marino, the SUCK, OFF!, Nob Hill Mariners and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, country, Cowpunk, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, psychobilly, pub rock, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll
By tommyunitlive on September 22, 2022
September 21st 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #554 – Tonight, the man behind the green curtain at Rockin’ Records / JINX Records, Sean Law, stops by to warm up his turntables for The New England Shakeup!! Listen up as he hijacks the Real Punk Radio airwaves shootin’ from the hip in true old-school DJ fashion! Check … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #554 →
Posted in garage, JINX Records, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rockin' Records, Sean Law, surf, Tommy Unit LIVE
By tommyunitlive on September 8, 2022
September 7th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #553 – Tonight we peeked into the new Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders single on Dangerhouse Skylab/Heavy Medication Records. (Plus a few more release from HMR!) Also cranked up some new Kevin Stevenson (The Shods), a set about leather, anotha’ new Suzi Moon track, new stuff from Reverend Beat-Man … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #553 →
Posted in Fear City Fun Fest 2022, garage, JINX Records, new releases, New York City, Pig Baby Records, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, surf, Tommy Unit LIVE, Voodoo Rhythm Records
By Greg Lonesome on September 7, 2022
New Trouble Seekers and a new Drunk Dial release, plus tons more!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By tommyunitlive on August 31, 2022
August 31st 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #552 – Tonight we kicked it off with a new one from The Schizophonics! Then tracks from the latest three bands added to the lineup at FEAR CITY FUN FEST 2022, a new split single from Vancouver’s JINX Records, some new stuff from VooDoo Rhythm Records, and more!! We’re … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #552 →
Posted in Fear City Fun Fest 2022, garage, JINX Records, new releases, New York City, Pig Baby Records, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, surf, Tommy Unit LIVE, Voodoo Rhythm Records
By Greg Lonesome on August 31, 2022
90’s punk and rock n roll!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Oi!, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By tommyunitlive on August 25, 2022
August 24th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #551 – Tonight we kicked it off with a new track from Deathtraps’ latest album!….plus new tunes from The Chats, Salty Fingers, The Spitters, Tuk Smith and the Restless Hearts, and R.E.D – Religion Equals Decay! Scoped out tunes from the bands playing the Fear City Fun Fest 2022, … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #551 →
Posted in Fear City Fun Fest 2022, garage, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, rockabilly, surf, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend
By tommyunitlive on August 19, 2022
August 17th 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #550 – Tonight we kicked it off with another new track from Suzi Moon’s latest album….plus new tunes from Tokyo Beef, Slaughter and the Dogs, The Moröns, The Hard-Ons, Scumbag Millionaire, Deathtraps, Surfin Wombatz and Raucous Red Roosters! Scoped out tunes from the bands playing the Messer Chups show … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #550 →
Posted in garage, new releases, New York City, Pirates Press Records, playlists, podcasts, psychobilly, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, rockabilly, surf, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend
By Greg Lonesome on August 17, 2022
New stuff from Rev. Beat-Man, Jonesy and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, metal, Podcast, Porter, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on August 10, 2022
Lots of listener requests and a killer, brand new segment!
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, R&B, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on August 3, 2022
New Slaughter Boys and more!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, Cowpunk, doo wop, garage, glam, gose, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on July 27, 2022
New stuff from Thee Saturday Knights, Brandy and the Butcher, Ex Parents, Smash the Granny, Tenement Rats, Mala Vista, Suzi Moon and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on July 20, 2022
Celebrating 12 years of the Manifesto!
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on July 13, 2022
This is really the Howlin’ Hot Dog’s episode but I also had a debut from the Newtown Neurotics!!
Posted in Beer Minute, garage, hardcore, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on July 6, 2022
A great mix tape for your summer.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, garage, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on June 29, 2022
All stuff released or reissued in 2022.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, garage, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, Oi!, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, shandy, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on June 22, 2022
New Beaumonts and new Urban Voodoo Machine. In one night!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, Oi!, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on June 8, 2022
It’s a Manifesto. An extra long one, at that.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Americana, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, metal, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on May 18, 2022
Brand new stuff from SUE, Vintage War, Lawmaker and Oil Change!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on April 27, 2022
Lots of new stuff from the likes of Baabes, Jonesy, Sweet Things, Killer Hearts, the Short Fuses, the Drowns, Nob Hill Mariners and more.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Americana, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on April 13, 2022
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on April 6, 2022
The debut of the Sonny Vincent track from RNRM 7″ Series Vol II, plus the pre-order is live and more!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, Cowpunk, garage, IPA, Podcast, pop punk, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 11, 2022
While part one of this month’s new release series focused on relatively new artists, this week’s successor is full of bands that have been around for quite some time. There’s the first album in over 30 years by The Rave Ups. The Hood…
Posted in garage, guided by voices, indie, music, new releases, night shop, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, spiritualized., spoon, superchunk, swami john reis
By tommyunitlive on March 10, 2022
March 9th, 2022. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #531 – Next week I head across the pond to England to celebrate my girl’s birthday! Gonna go catch the BEDLAM BREAKOUT festival in Northampton! So tonight I’m spinning bands that I’ll be seeing LIVE!! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #531 – BEDLAM BREAKOUT! →
Posted in Bedlam Breakout, garage, New York City, playlists, podcasts, psychobilly, Real Punk Radio, surf, Tommy Unit LIVE
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 4, 2022
It became apparent a couple of weeks ago that this month’s new release series would have to be a two part extravaganza. Not only were the quantity of new songs piling up, but there were also quite a few albums that deserved more than a track or two of airtime. So the decision was easy, but then how does one split the shows? There’s no real formua to what was aired tonight and what will be held back until next week. Tonight’s show probably features more of the types of artists who are easily found on Bandcamp, which is fitting since March 4 was another of the great bandcamp days where the artist gets 100% of the proceeds of their sales. But otherwise the quality between both sets of tunes is pretty similar, as you’ll see during next week’s second part. 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 fund their next set of wonderful songs. And if you buy these records directly from the artist or […]
Posted in big stir, fret rattles, garage, indie, low rats, music, nervebreakers, new releases, Podcast, power pop, punk, rum bar, sarah shook, Scott Hudson, the clams, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on March 2, 2022
New stuff from Suede Razors, Low Rats, New Rocket Union, Fret Rattles, the Trouble Seekers, Violent Streaks, WODS, Dr. Gulag, Da Groins, Cyanide Pills and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, hardcore punk, malt liquor, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, reggae, rock & roll, rockabilly, ska, Streetpunk, synthpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 25, 2022
This week’s show was originally going to be another in the series of “odds and ends” episodes where I air tracks from some record I’ve either recently acquired or pulled out of the archives to give a listen. Unfortunately, the deaths of two great rockers changed those plans. Mark Lanegan is in my opinion the most artistic of all of the grunge-era lead vocalists. While the vast majority of his brethren rarely travelled out of their safe zone, Lanegan was a musical shape shifter throughout his entire career. There was simply not a genre he wouldn’t attempt, nor did it seem like he ever said no to a collaborator. The first half of the show consists of long sets devoted to his solo career and also a taste of those collaborations. Then just a couple of hours before showtime came the news that Downliners Scet leader Don Craine had also passed away. Never heard of the Sect? You’re loss. Please go do some research after listening to tonight’s show. The set dedicated to him not only includes some of the great tracks of their mid-60s glory years but also a couple of great collaborations with Billy Childish. Filling up the […]
Posted in don craine, garage, indie, jerry mathers, mark lanegan, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on February 9, 2022
New Lawmaker single among the sea of non-love songs.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hardcore punk, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul, Streetpunk, trash
By Greg Lonesome on February 2, 2022
New stuff from Bad Idea, Mad Brother Ward, Ravagers and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By Greg Lonesome on January 26, 2022
Ravagers, Fast Eddy, Trouble Seekers, New Rocket Union, Fret Rattles and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, IPA, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By Greg Lonesome on January 22, 2022
Posted in garage, glam, hardcore punk, Manifesto Awards, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on January 20, 2022
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, hardcore punk, Podcast, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Streetpunk, synthpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 1, 2022
So your favorite online radio DJ decided to spend a bitterly cold New Year’s Eve playing over six hours of the best music of 2021. But what else would I have done? New Year’s Eve is amateur night, and I haven’t ventured out of my house for the big night in years. With the big night lining up with a Ledge weekly broadcast, the decision to do a “Casey Kasem” was easy. So this show is a true marathon. First off, there’s a countdown of the 20 best reissues, box sets, compilations, and tribute albums of the year. Then there’s a countdown of the 40 best albums of 2021, and we hit the stroke of midnight in the eastern and central time zones with tracks from some of the great singles and EP’s of the year, along with tunes from a number of great albums that barely missed the cut of making the big countdown. Honestly, while the world is melting down we are somehow seeing a cultural renaissance. How else could I put together a six hour playlist of nothing but music from the past year? It’s simply incredible how much wonderful music is coming out on a weekly […]
Posted in best of 2021, garage, indie, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on December 29, 2021
Manifesto Award Nominees back to back. Who gets your vote?
Posted in blues, garage, glam, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, roots, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on December 29, 2021
Manifesto Award™ Nominees back to back. Who gets your vote? See the full list by clicking on the Manifesto Awards™ link above. Awards show is January 12th!
Posted in Americana, garage, glam, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on December 23, 2021
X-Mess tunes and a tribute to Joe Strummer. Long show. Merry X-Mess! With bonus tracks!
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 17, 2021
The goal of the annual Ledge Christmas extravaganza is to prove that holiday music doesn’t have to suck. And once again, it’s certainly true as the vast majority of rock, punk, garage, and Americana tracks are brand new songs specifically f…
Posted in Americana, Christmas, courettes, damaged goods, garage, holly golightly, indie, lucinda williams, Podcast, punk, realpunkrdio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, vista blue
By Greg Lonesome on December 15, 2021
X-mess tunes, punk rock, rock & roll and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, psychobilly, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on November 24, 2021
A tribute to Hank Von Hell, new Kevin Patrick Stevenson mixes, new Beaumonts, new Stolen Wheelchairs and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, Belgian, country, garage, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on November 17, 2021
Posted in garage, glam, hardcore punk, Manifesto Awards, Nominations, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By tommyunitlive on November 13, 2021
November 10th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #517. New tunes from The Monsters, The Pulsebeats, Bitch Queens, Special Duties, The Dayglo Abortions, Los Capitanes, Soy City Stranglers, The Hallingtons and more! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive517.mp3 Subscribe to podcast HERE PLAYLIST The … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #517 →
Posted in garage, glam, Lux Noise Records, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, Reverend Beat-Man, Rum Bar Records, Slovenly Recordings, Spaghetty Town Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Voodoo Rhythm Records
By Greg Lonesome on November 10, 2021
New stuff from Poison Boys, Bitch Queens, Ten-o-Sevens, Bad Secret, Dayglo Abortions, Lorrainas, Gutter Demons, the Monsters, Anger Boys and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, doo wop, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, Soul, trash
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 5, 2021
Once again, the wealth of quality new music means that this month’s new release episode is expanding into a two-part series! This week is dominated by artists and labels that can accurately be described as “friends of the show” – artists such as Dave Sheinin, Dan Israel, Old Town Crier, along with our label friends at Big Stir Records, Red On Red Records, and, of course, Rum Bar Records! But there’s also something special for fans of The Replacements! Well, of course there is. This show isn’t named after one of their songs for no reason! Two weeks ago saw the reissue of their very first album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash. 100 tracks, 67 of them previously unreleased. Those who purchased the box at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, however, also received a bonus flexidisc with four more unreleased versions. Thanks to Ledge listener Jim Portesan, tonight’s episode includes those four rarities, along with a miniset of songs from the concert disc of the box. 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 […]
Posted in garage, indie, music, new releases, Podcast, replacements, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, tommy womack rum bar records
By Greg Lonesome on October 28, 2021
Spooky stuff, plus new tracks from Cutthroat Brothers, Poison Boys, Mad Rollers and Fake Fun.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, doo wop, garage, Halloween, hard rock, Horror Punk, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, vampires, werewolves, zombies
By Greg Lonesome on October 13, 2021
A mashup, a new Manifesto theme, more Halloween tunes, new stuff from Lorrainas and the Beatersband, the Muslims and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues punk, garage, glam, Halloween, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, vampires, werewolves
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 1, 2021
It’s almost a given that if Rum Bar Records puts out a sampler, that month’s Ledge “New Release” show will be a two parter, and this month is no exception. Thanks to “Rocktober II”, the massive 38 track collection of…
Posted in covers, garage, indie, music, pavid vermin, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, the queers
By tommyunitlive on October 1, 2021
September 29th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #512. This week….Spun new tunes from Nine Pound Hammer, Bad Kitty, Dirt Byrds, Sonny Vincent, and Lorne Behrman! Plus TONS of killer ROCK’N’ROLL!! Acetate Records, Zodiac Killer Records, Dammit Records, SVART Records, Passport Records, Drag City Records, and Spaghetty Town Records! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #512 →
Posted in Acetate Records, Dammit Records, Drag City Records, electric frankenstein, garage, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Spaghetty Town Records, SVART Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend, Zodiac Killer Records
By Greg Lonesome on September 22, 2021
New Jesse Dayton, Happy Birthday Joan Jett and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, hardcore punk, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By tommyunitlive on September 17, 2021
September 15th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #510. This week….New tunes from The Cutthroat Brothers and Mike Watt, VANDALIZER, Turbocoopers, The Gasölines, Amyl and The Sniffers, The Hi-End, The Right Here, Freddie Dilevi, Hard-Ons, LIVE Criminal Kids, and more!! Hound Gawd Records, Metal Assault Records, Devils Beat Records, Rum Bar Records, and Cheersquad Records & Tapes! … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #510 →
Posted in Amyl and the Sniffers, Devils Beat Records, electric frankenstein, garage, Hound Gawd! Records, Metal Assault Records, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Spaghetty Town Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 3, 2021
This is the type of new release show that should appeal to all veteran Ledge listeners. New music by Lydia Loveless! A Stones cover by Brad Marino. A set of nothing but great power pop from Big Stir Records. Always great tunes from Rum Bar Records. Wil…
Posted in Americana, brad marino, ctmf, garage, indie, lydia loveless, music, new releases, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, shadracks, The Ledge
By tommyunitlive on September 3, 2021
September 1st, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #508. This week….new tunes from Poison Boys, The Bronx, Teenage Bottlerocket, Enock Eunuck, The DeRellas, FRVITS, Baabes, Brian Setzer, Infamous Stiffs, Chubby and the Gang, and Mary’s Kids!! Along with some killer classics and favorites! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #508 →
Posted in Fat Wreck Chords, garage, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, Riot Records, rock and roll, Slovenly Recordings, Teenage Bottlerocket, Tommy Unit LIVE
By Greg Lonesome on September 1, 2021
New stuff from Chubby and the Gang and Poison Boys.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, mod, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By tommyunitlive on August 31, 2021
August 25th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #507. This week we cranked up new tunes from Shannon & the Clams, The Bambies, and Plizzken!! Plus a couple RPR Band Submission tunes from Napalm and a triple-shot from Jonny Manak & the Depressives! Along with some killer classics and favorites! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #507 →
Posted in garage, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, ramones, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Spaghetty Town Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, turbonegro, Wanda Records
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 27, 2021
The death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts earlier this week created an obvious opportunity for The Ledge to celebrate his almost 60 years of playing behind fellow Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. But, of course, I didn’t go the obvious route. You don’t get two hours of the band’s greatest hits. You don’t even get the most well known covers of the band. No, instead this tribute consists primarily of bands that fit the true spirit of the “Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World”. The tracks consist of a ton of live encores of Americana artists, garage rock versions recorded for various tribute albums, and a handful of B-sides and other bonus material. Oh yes, and a drunken cover or three found on Replacements’ bootlegs. Rest in peace, Charlie. You will be missed. 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 fund their next set of wonderful songs. And if you buy these records directly from the artist or label, please let […]
Posted in black lips, Charlie Watts, exbats, garage, indie, jason isbell, lucinda williams, music, paul westerberg, Podcast, pogues, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, son volt, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on August 25, 2021
A tribute to Charlie Watts, new stuff from Mash, the Bambies, Oil Change and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By tommyunitlive on August 22, 2021
August 18th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #506. This week we spun a killer set of new and upcoming tunes from Rum Bar Records (Freddie Delevi, Cromm Fallon, Sister Suzie, and The Peppermint Kicks)! Plus tons of listener favorites!! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #506 →
Posted in garage, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend
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 tommyunitlive on August 12, 2021
August 11th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #505. This week we spun new(er) tunes from The Chris Rolling Squad, The Girls, The Bambies, Lorne Behrman, Scumbag Millionaire, Upploppet, Indonesian Junk, and Naked Raygun!! Plus scoped out some killer Radio Birdman covers from The Candy Snatchers, Gluecifer, The Nomads, and The Hellacopters!! Spaghetty Town Records, Wanda Records, … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #505 →
Posted in electric frankenstein, garage, Ghost Highway Recordings, Lux Noise Records, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Savage Magic Records, Spaghetty Town Records, the girls, Tommy Unit LIVE, Wanda Records
By Greg Lonesome on August 11, 2021
New Mystery Girl and lots more! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-gordy-roscoe-recover
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, garage, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on July 23, 2021
El Flyin’ joined me in the studio tonight for a very special episode of the Manifesto.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, Cowpunk, garage, glam, hard rock, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll
By tommyunitlive on July 15, 2021
July 14th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #501. New tunes from Bishops Green, Real Sickies, Los Chicos, and Black Sheriff! Along with tons of killer punk rock’n’roll!! Pirates Press Records, Stomp Records, and Rum Bar Records! Turn it up! We’re LIVE, Wednesday nights, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive501.mp3 Subscribe … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #501 →
Posted in electric frankenstein, garage, johnny thunders, new releases, New York City, Pirates Press Records, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Stomp Records, the muffs, Tommy Unit LIVE
By tommyunitlive on July 8, 2021
July 7th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #500. New tunes from Amyl and The Sniffers, Grindhouse, The Black Halos, Manuals, Shakin’ Nightmares, RUMKICKS, The Harry Anslinger, ΝΟΜΟS 751, and Black Sheriff!! Mixed in with some killer punk rock’n’roll! Cursed Blessings Records, Blank Generation Records, Slovenly Recordings / Mondo Mongo Records, Savage Magic Records!! Turn it up! … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #500 →
Posted in Amyl and the Sniffers, Blank Generation Records, Cursed Blessing Records, garage, Lookout Records, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Slovenly Recordings, Tommy Unit LIVE
By tommyunitlive on July 2, 2021
June 30th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #499. TONIGHT we spun new/upcoming tunes from The Bambies, The Manges, RMBLR, The Boatsmen, The Bronx, The Hip Priests, The Hip Priests, The Datsuns, Cosmic Psychos, The Lombego Surfers, Überyou, Tight Finks, and (Deluxe Edition??) 7seconds!! Some pre-4th of July freedon-celebratin-merica tunes from DEVO, The Clash, Adolescents, and Avengers!! … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #499 →
Posted in Damaged Goods Records, garage, Go The Hack Records, Lux Noise Records, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, Spaghetty Town Records, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend, Wanda Records
By Greg Lonesome on June 25, 2021
Record store finds, In Covid We Trust Swiss punk and garage comp tracks, new stuff from the Scoffs, the Dinz, RMBLR, Killer Hearts, Cutthroat Brothers, Zuletzt, Illegal Leather and more.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, Cowpunk, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By tommyunitlive on June 24, 2021
June 23rd, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #498. TONIGHT we promoted upcoming live shows!! SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC!!! Turn it up! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! THURSDAY, June 24th – LIVE from the Complex Recording Studio! SATURDAY, June 26th – The Idolizers Record Release Party! FRIDAY, July 23rd – Rum Bar … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #498 – Live Shows! →
Posted in garage, Lux Noise Records, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Tommy Unit LIVE
By tommyunitlive on June 18, 2021
June 16th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #497. Kicked tonight off with a killer new track from The Black Halos’ 7″ Uncommonwealth! Spun some tracks from Bitch Queens, The Monsters, and Nasty Rumours from the In Covid We Trust….Swiss Punk & Garage Compilation! New tracks from Randells, the Electric Frankenstein/The Stripp split, some classics and TUL … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #497 →
Posted in Cursed Blessing Records, electric frankenstein, garage, Lux Noise Records, Monster Zero Records, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Spaghetty Town Records, The Black Halos, The Sonics, Tommy Unit LIVE
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 11, 2021
On last week’s new release broadcast I had attempted to right a wrong. I definitely missed the boat on the fabulous Minneapolis band Low Rats blend of “proto-punk meets ’90s garage rock style”, as reviewer Carolyn Keddy recently wrote. Their full-length debut, Year of the Rat MMXX came out late last year, and last week they debuted a brand new “double-dose” single, “Taxi Driver/Brand New Cadillac”. I was so pleased to finally give some of their tunes a little airplay. And then guess what happened? I had an issue with the file, and I couldn’t upload the episode. Ugh!!! So this week I tried again, and I actually played a couple more songs than I did the week before. And, as an added bonus, I’ve also included a couple of tracks from vocalist Michael Myers’ previous band, Narco States, who I interviewed wasy back in 2015. The rest of this week’s show consists of music I’ve been playing around the house the last fw weeks. There are well over 60 years of tunes on this broadcast, including some stories I’ve picked up from a couple of books I’ve recently acquired. And you fine people also get as a bonus the […]
Posted in Bruce & Terry, garage, indie, Jan & Arnie, low rats, music, new releases, Podcast, pow wows, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, surf, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on June 2, 2021
New Low Rats, Cudas, Speedways, Nervous Triggers, Riot City Radio and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hardcore, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, reggae, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on May 27, 2021
New stuff from Comino, Pogy et les Kefars, Irmans, KGB’s, Atomic Eater, Mononegatives, X-Intruder, the Owen Guns, Idolizers and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By tommyunitlive on May 25, 2021
May 19th, 2021. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #494. New tunes from The DeRellas, RMBLR, The Boatsmen, Governess, Muck and the Mires, The Idolizers, French Girls, and Watts!! Plus a whole lotta classic punk rock!! Turn it up! 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive494.mp3 Subscribe to podcast HERE PLAYLIST The DeRellas … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #494 →
Posted in garage, Ghost Highway Recordings, glam, Governess, new releases, New York City, playlists, podcasts, pop punk, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Rum Bar Records, Spaghetty Town Records, The Stooges, Tommy Unit LIVE, Turbojugend
By Greg Lonesome on May 19, 2021
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, doo wop, garage, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Soul, synthpunk
By Greg Lonesome on May 5, 2021
New stuff from Suzi Moon, Cutthroat Brothers and Mike Watt, RMBLR, Crystallized Minds, the Nuclears, Prostitutes, Enchanters and much, much more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on April 14, 2021
New stuff from Missile Studs, Chubby & the Gang, the Judex, the Prostitutes, the Limit and the Suck, plus more Manifesto Award nominations!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, Cowpunk, garage, hard rock, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 9, 2021
It’s always rewarding when a confluence of ideas results in a show that has a perfect flow. That’s what happened this week. This show began with a slight nudging from a couple of acts that had submitted tracks earlier this year that had just not yet found a place in a show. Add to that a couple of great records featuring Dirty Truckers drummer John Lynch that he sent when we were putting together the Rum Bar Records episode. Then a section of super sweet, relatively new records were discovered at a local record store. I’m talking about mint 2020 releases that I had missed out on when they were first put out. Adding to that secton of the show are a few other 2019 and 2020 albums that I was late in discovering, along with a couple of fabulous archive releases and suddenly I have two hours of great music for tonight! 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 set of wonderful songs. And if you buy these records directly from the […]
Posted in 2nd grade, gang of four, garage, indie, joe strummer, neighborhoods, outta place, pj harvey, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, roger reale, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on April 7, 2021
All Manikins means all killer no filler.
Posted in Ale, country, garage, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll