By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on May 22, 2026
With this being a holiday weekend, I was determined to do a very listener-friendly “fun” episode. Of course, when I say listener-friendly, I’m not talking about the sort of nonsense on commercial radio. Not, what that means for The Ledge is the sort of legendary bands and songs that all Ledge listeners enjoy…or should. The actual theme came together this past Sunday when I was listening to the first Stiff Little Fingers album, Inflammable Material. It was at that moment that I decided that I was only going to listen to debut albums this week. That idea naturally transformed into a theme for tonight’s show. There’s nothing but the first full-length releases of 70’s punk rock bands. These are primarily records that impacted me in a way that few records of the next 45 years would. From that first Ramones album that arrived at my house when I was suffering from the chicken pox through not only the true legends of that era to a record I purchased simply because I loved that the band was called The Drones. Obviously, this is a theme that I will return to quite often in the next few months. I mean, come on, […]
Posted in 70's, clash, cock sparrer, damned, heartbreakers, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, slits, suicide, suicide commandos, The Ledge, undertones
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 22, 2021
I’m sure that all Ledge fans could have predicted this week’s episode. With today’s release of the 40th anniversary deluxe edition of the very first Replacements album, Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, it was pretty obvious that there would be a deep dive into this box set. The great news is that this box does not disappoint. Besides a desperately needed remaster of the orginal album, this 4 CD/1 LP set includes 67 previously unreleased tracks. There’s home demos, basement recordings, studio outtakes, and the band’s earliest professionally recorded show. How could I not make this the main reason of the show? But there’s much more. With this being reissue and box set season, I go through a number of other similar releases. Yet I also have some harsh words for a couple of them. There’s also an opportunity for listeners to compare two versions of the same Heartbreakers song. Is the newly discovered “master” of L.A.M.F.’s “Born to Lose” actually better than the “restored” version from the 2012 remix? Let me know what you think. I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. These great artists […]
Posted in alex chilton, beatles, heartbreakers, music, Podcast, reissues, replacements, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 16, 2019
Earlier this week I noticed that over the last few weeks I’ve acquired a handful of brand new releases with songs about The Ramones. Knowing that I had quite a few more on my master library, this became the quest for the week. Then I discovered a site that in 2014 had compiled 400 different songs about this fabulous band. Ok, that filled a few holes in the playlist! This is obviously a fun show that takes a few surprising twists and turns. Who would have guessed that singer/songwriters such as Leeroy Stagger and Jesse Malin had songs about “da boys”? Or that a band like Latte+ has had such tributes on more than one record?
Posted in heartbreakers, jesse malin, leeroy stagger, live ledge, music, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, shonen knife
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 9, 2015
Continuing the series of shows devoted to track numbers, tonight’s show is nothing but the tenth tune off favorite old and new releases.
Posted in bash and pop, big star, buzzcocks, chris mars, clash, crash street kids, damned, david bowie, fidlar, flag with hank, heartbreakers, husker du, jaill, jam, muffs, music, new york dolls, no direction, obn iiis, paul westerberg, Podcast, radio birdman, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rich show, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sleater-kinney, slim dunlap, soul asylum, suicide commandos, t. rex, talk, uh bones, velvet underground, violet
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 March 13, 2015
Nothing but classic albums with three classic songs in a row.
Posted in archers of loaf, big star, clash, descendents, heartbreakers, husker du, jawbreaker, kinks, live ledge, music, Podcast, pogues, ramones, replacements, Scott Hudson, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 20, 2014
Scott let iTunes do all the work tonight in selecting the playlist.
Posted in avengers, clash, crass, d generation, descendents, dictators, distillers, elvis costello, figgs, future primitives, graham parker, gruesomes, hairlips, heartbreakers, jam, jesus and mary chain, jim jones revue, meteors, mind spiders, mono men, muck and mires, muffs, music, newtown neurotics, obits, pansy division, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Rise Against, saints, Scott Hudson, sleater-kinney, slobberbone, talk, wire
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 18, 2014
In response to the horrors of Coachella, Hudson curates his own personal music festival.
Posted in alex chilton, archers of loaf, babes in toyland, bikini kill, blondie, buzzcocks, cheap trick, chuck berry, circle jerks, clash, cramps, damned, david bowie, dead boys, descendents, devo, downliners sect, Eddie Cochran, elvis costello, exploding hearts, f-units, face, gene vincent, graham parker, heartbreakers, husker du, jam, jawbreaker, jerry lee lewis, jesus and mary chain, johnny burnette, kinks, live ledge, lou reed, mc5, meteors, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 1, 2013
It’s that time of the month again – almost nothing but new releases and blog finds, including one of the tracks from the upcoming new release by The Replacements!
Posted in agent orange, bad religion, bronx, clerks, crazy cavan, david bowie, fidlar, heartbreakers, low culture, music, nude beach, paul westerberg, Podcast, pretenders, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, simpletons, slim dunlap, songsforslim, strypes, tommy stinson, undertones, warm soda
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 15, 2013
To “commemorate” a phony holiday, tonight’s show is an anti-Valentine’s Day show with nothing but “lonely” songs.
Posted in argus leader, buzzcocks, cheap trick, f-units, garage, gentleman jesse, heartbreakers, husker du, indie, king khan & bbq show, lonesome kings, lurkers, me first and the gimme gimmes, music, naked ted, nomads, old 97's, Podcast, police, punk, quakes, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sham 69, social distortion, sorrows, spits, supersuckers, talk, thee headcoats, thin lizzy, ups & downs, Valentine's Day, violet, voodoo dolls, Wanda Jackson, whigs, willie nile, wylde mammoths, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 8, 2012
After two themed shows, the new releases and blog finds piled up. Tonight we unload tons of brand new music!
Posted in 45 grave, alejandro escovedo, ApA State Mental, Bouncing Souls, coyotemen, dee dee ramone, demolition 23, dirt box disco, garage, guided by voices, heartbreakers, hives, holly and the italians, holly vincent, husker du, ian hunter, indie, japandroids, jesus and mary chain, joey ramone, johnny thunders, libertines, love me tenders, motors, music, new salem witch hunters, Podcast, psychedelic furs, psychotic youth, punk, realpunkradio, reducers, riverboat gamblers, Scott Hudson, screaming lord sutch, shonen knife, talk, terry malts, tweeds, watermelon men, white flag, zeroes
