By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on February 27, 2026
Everyone knows I love a good theme, and this brand new idea came earlier this month when I was playing the remastered version of Slim Dunlap’s “Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars” on the new release episode. How about a show devoted to nothing but songs about guitars? Or even songs that mention guitars in the lyrics? This seemed to be an easy-peasy idea. But I wanted some input from my friends, especially for the songs that fit the theme that may not have the word “guitar” in the title. So I put up a post on Facebook, and the results greatly helped tonight’s show. Thank you to everybody who contributed to that post. As I was filling up the folder for this show, though, I quickly discovered that I had way more songs than I needed. This means that tonight’s show is part one of a two part series. Due to the March new release episodes, though, part two will not happen until the second half of the month. But I promise that episode will be as fabulous as tonight’s was. Do you have any songs to consider for the future episode? Which tracks did you enjoy the most this […]
Posted in bowie, clash, guitar, jim basnight, johnny cash, jon spencer, lucero, lucinda williams, miss georgia peach, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, stiff little fingers, supersuckers
By tommyunitlive on October 24, 2024
October 23rd, 2024. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #618- Tonight…the count rises from the grave a week early to plug your earholes with another killer Halloween Spooktacular!!! Turn it up! We go DEAD!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK RADIO – Radio Done Right! https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive618.mp3 The Short Fuses – Night Of … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #618 – Halloween Spooktacular →
Posted in Alex Lotz, Blood, dead kennedys, dead moon, death, Diablogato, Graveyard, Halloween, johnny cash, Nekromantix, New York City, P. Paul Fenech, playlists, podcasts, punk rock, Real Punk Radio, rock and roll, Stormtroopers of Love, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Atomic Bats, The Candy Snatchers, The Chuck Norris Experiment, The Dahmers, The Jasons, The Short Fuses, The Swingin' Neckbreakers, Tommy Unit LIVE, turbonegro
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 22, 2014
There was so much music and so little time last week that the 1994 theme has been expanded to this week’s episode.
Posted in american music club, bad religion, built to spill, cramps, devil dogs, drive like jehu, fleshtones, frank black, gas huffer, gories, helmet, house of large sizes, insomniacs, jesus lizard, johnny cash, kevin salem, killdozer, l7, liquor giants, live ledge, meices, music, nova mob, pleasure fuckers, Podcast, polvo, queers, ramone, rancid, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, screeching weasel, shane macgowan, shellac, soul asylum, sugar, talk, weezer, zeros
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 20, 2013
Another annual ritual – this time it’s a show of mostly revved-up holiday tunes!
Posted in angry snomans, bad religion, cheap trick, Christmas, cindy lauper, connection, dr. dog, dwight twilley, hives, hold steady, iggy pop, johnny cash, misfits, music, new mendicants, nick lowe, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, untamed youth, vandals, vice squad, yo la tengo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 18, 2013
Hudson’s tribute to one of the great DJ’s, and an even greater person, David Scott “Drazzle” Rasile.
Posted in bloody irish boys, Bouncing Souls, coffee time, craic, cramps, dead boys, devo, Drazzle, joan jett, johnny cash, johnny thunders, leadbelly, lords of the new church, marty robbins, music from the farside, naked raygun, new bomb turks, paddy o'punk, pere ubu, Podcast, pretenders, realpunkradio, replacements, rocket from the tombs, Scott Hudson, shane macgowan, tossers, wazmo nariz, white stripes
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 29, 2012
In the most rural episode to date, Hudson has compiled a show of nothing but good ol’ country girls. There’s lots of lyin’, cheatin’, and drinkin’ throughout this wonderful episode.
Posted in bonnie jo spears, bonnie owens, country, davis sisters, dolly parton, dottie west, jean shepard, jeanie c riley, johnny cash, julie young, june carter cash, june stearns, kitty wells, lefty frizzell, leona williams, loretta lynn, miss delois, music, patsy cline, Podcast, realpunkradio, rose maddox, Scott Hudson, talk, tammy wynette, wanda allred, Wanda Jackson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 23, 2012
Debut plays of new tracks by Paul Westerberg and Matthew Ryan highlight this playlist of primarily “fall” songs.
Posted in Americana, bob dylan, bob mould, church, indie, jerry lee lewis, johnny cash, kinks, leonard cohen, lloyd cole, matthew ryan, music, nick lowe, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, vic chesnutt, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 2, 2012
It’s a celebration of Labor Day, but we also mourn the of the end of summer on today’s Rural Ledge-ucation!
Posted in alex chilton, Americana, baseball project, db's, earlimart, frank black, graham parker, indie, jim carroll, john wesley harding, johnny cash, kinks, lemonheads, lou reed, members, music, peter case, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, todd snider, walkabouts, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 19, 2012
This Tuesday would have been Joe Strummer’s 60th birthday. Today’s show features his post-Clash career in celebration.
Posted in billy bragg, clash, joe strummer, johnny cash, mescaleros, mick jones, music, Podcast, punk, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 22, 2012
Today’s show celebrates the musical life of the late, great Levon Helm.
Posted in Americana, bob dylan, indie, johnny cash, levon helm, music, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, robbie robertson, ronnie hawkins, Scott Hudson, sissy spacek, talk, the band, the hawks, van morrison, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 15, 2012
Nothing but songs about taxes and the government on this awful day where only accountants are happy.
Posted in bad religion, beatles, billy bragg, byrds, Cannibals, cheap trick, f.u.2, indie, johnny cash, johnny paycheck, kinks, mendoza line, music, music machine, nils, Podcast, realpunkradio, robert cray, Scott Hudson, sharon jones, spoon, talk, talking heads, tax, ten years after, the jam, the who, todd snider, unknowns
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 4, 2012
Minneapolis roots-rockers High On Stress are interviewed and they also picked this week’s tunes!
Posted in big star, elliott smith, foo fighters, high on stress, indie, jets to brazil, johnny cash, minneapolis, music, nirvana, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, talk, the beatles, the who, they might be giants, tommy keene, whiskeytown
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 25, 2012
Nick Lowe’s birthday is celebrated with some of his best tunes, covers, and production work.
Posted in brinsley schwarz, carlene carter, covers, damned, dr. feelgood, elvis costello, eric ambel, garage, glimmer stars, graham parker, indie, johnny cash, little village, lowe beats, music, nick lowe, Podcast, pretenders, pub rock, realpunkradio, richard hell, rockpile, Scott Hudson, steve earle, talk, Wilco, wreckless eric
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 11, 2012
The angriest Sunday show to date, as Scott not only hates daylight savings time but technology!
Posted in 13th floor elevators, Americana, bob dylan, bottle rockets, cheap trick, daylight savings time, feelies, flag with hank, go-betweens, graham parker, indie, jesus and mary chain, johnny cash, madness, music, neutral milk hotel, Podcast, pretenders, rank strangers, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, son volt, stereotypes, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground
