By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on September 6, 2024
As we have all year long, this month’s new release eisode is once again a two part series. This week’s first part features a ton of “friends of the show”. There’s the monthly tracks by White Rose Motor Oil, Rob Moss and S…
Posted in amy rigby, beatersband, big stir, lydia loveless, new releases, Podcast, realpunkradio, rob moss, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, trouble seekers
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on February 16, 2024
Anti-love songs is a rock and roll specialty. From the very beginning of the genre, writers with a poison pen have created a plethora of material that is not exactly Hallmark card material. Tonight’s show celebrates tracks of this time, highligh…
Posted in husker du, joan jett, kepi ghoulie, lorne behrman, love stinks, lydia loveless, pernice brothers, personal and the pizzas, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, soul asylum, the dwarves, The Ledge, Valentine's Day
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on October 6, 2023
Once again, the music gods have put out so much great music these last few weeks that this month’s new release show has to be split into two episodes! This week includes glorious returns from Lydia Loveless, The Exbats, Martin Zellar, Jim Jones All Stars, and many more. But we also have a wonderful, heartfelt tribute to the late Justine Covault. “Sister In Crime” by Jay Allen and The Archcriminals takes a look back at a fabulous artist and label owner who tragically passed away earlier this summer. “This song is dedicated to the memory and written for one of my dearest and closest friends of the last 40 years, Justine Covault”, Allen said in a statement. “She was an amazing woman, who meant a lot to so many people and we lost her way too soon. For me she was more than a friend, she was my most ardent supporter, not just in music, but in life, bandmate, roommate, and for the last 7 plus years my co-host along with Tom Baker in our monthly residency, The Mess-Around. Her impact on our little Rock ‘n’ Roll village here in Boston is immeasurable. Not just as an artist with her […]
Posted in 52weeksofteenagekicks, brad marino, geoff palmer, jeremy porter, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, replacements, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on September 29, 2023
The end of every quarter is a time to take a little look back at the last three months of new music. Tonight I present a little over two hours of the records that caught my attention during that period. There are returning legends (Graham Parker, Lucinda Williams, The Pretenders) who are sort of shockingly as great as ever. There are workhorses (Guided By Voices, The William Loveday Intention) that seem to have new tunes in every quarterly recap. There’s an archive project that is clearly a label of love for the family of Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkhouse. And, of course, there are sets devoted to our friends at Big Stir Records and Rum Bar Records, along with a nice heaping of new bands (or new to me, at least) that caught my attention. As for the “52 Weeks Of Teenage Kicks”, I have a fun live version that I recently found on Bandcamp. Guitarist Davey Lane is in the current lineup of Australian greats You Am I, and he apparently got the gig after recording and touring with You Am I leader Tim Rogers in the late 90’s. Since it is the third quarter recap, I’m also giving another spin […]
Posted in 52weeksofteenagekicks, big stir, guided by voices, lydia loveless, music, new music, Podcast, replacements, rum bar, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on August 4, 2023
I bet all of you Ledge listeners know the drill. The first show of the month is always new releases, and that’s the case here. But there is a little difference in this week’s show. Normally, I don’t touch on reissued records. That’s for another theme. But obviously I can’t ignore the news that in September The Replacements are putting out a box set version of the classic album, Tim. Besides the usual outtakes and live material, there is a special remix of the entire album by the legendary Ed Stasium! If you’re not familiar with Stasium, he has produced dozens and dozens of classic albums over the years, including records by The Ramones, Talking Heads, Soul Asylum, Long Ryders, Hoodoo Gurus, Reverend Horton Heat, Motorhead, and so many more! Given that the only negative feature of Tim was the mix, letting Stasium do a fix is going to blow people’s minds! Yet that’s not my only reissue this week, as fellow Real Punk Radio host Greg Lonesome has just put out a newly remastered version of Shotgun Full of Blues, a record he released 20 years ago as the leader of the Lonesome Kings. There’s a ton of bonus tracks included with this […]
Posted in 52weeksofteenagekicks, chris mars, cramps, guided by voices, lydia loveless, Podcast, power pop, punk, replacements, rum bar, Scott Hudson, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on June 16, 2023
This week’s episode is another show consisting of material I’ve been a bit obsessed with around the Hudson compound. The first half is primarily new or new-ish material. The tribute to Justine Covault continues with tracks off the brand new Justine and the Unclean album, The Signal Light, along with new tunes by Lydi Loveless, Kate Redgate, Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire, and a great Alice Cooper cover by veteran rockers Zero Boys. The second half of the show is dominated by older records that I’ve recently picked up. Many were originally owned by my buddy Phil who had his semi-annual record sale last weekend. But I also have included a couple of reissues of records that I’ve been trying to acquire for years. The Lyres On Fyre, for example, was the very first truly independant record I’ve ever owned, and I desperately needed a copy to replace the one I lost decades ago. And then there’s Double Nickels On the Dime, the classic double album by Minutemen. Going for big bucks on the used market, SST finally pressed some more copies, and I just could not resist! Of course, there’s also this week’s installment in the “52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks” […]
Posted in 52weeksofteenagekicks, justine and the unclean, justine covault, kate redgate, lydia loveless, lyres, monkees, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, sahara hotnights, Scott Hudson, tommy stinson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 10, 2021
Almost 12 years to the day after the very first attempt at a podcast, this week markes the 500th episode! To celebrate, I let the listeners take over! The call was made on all social media platforms to suggest bands or songs that were discovered via this show, and those results are reflected in this week’s playlist. Many listeners simply submitted the songs of their choice. Others accompanied their picks with extremly complimentary emails. But a handful actually sent in audio tributes to the show! No matter how these messages were sent, they warmed the heart of this host. I’m blown away by the kind words, and I was especially happy to get some audio from Max, the voice you hear at the beginning and end of each and every show. Here’s a couple of links that were mentioned on the show: To help Max and his high school band travel to New York City, please contribute to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/maxwell-to-nyc To read Will Neville’s concert reviews: https://undilutableslangtruth.wordpress.com/ For the latest info on Gorman Bechard’s films: http://whatwerewethinkingfilms.com/ For setlists and other Ledge information: http://scotthudson.blogspot.com I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. […]
Posted in amyl sniffers, lydia loveless, music, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, talk
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 paulisded@yahoo.com on May 28, 2021
Putting together a Dylan tribute show for this week was clearly a no-brainer. After all, he turned 80 years old this past Monday! Of course The Ledge would celebrate! It actually wasn’t until the day of his birthday that I decided on this theme, though, and I have to give special thanks to Lydia Loveless. To help raise money for NIVA (National Independent Venue Association), Lydia and a dozen other artists were a part of Happy Birthday Uncle Bob! A Dylan Tribute. That release is just one of many recent releases that are the focus of the first half of the show. Daniel Romano, Billy Childish (as The William Loveday Intention), Lucinda Williams, and others have full-length albums of Dylan remakes, and the second half of the show consists of some old favorites such as Paul Westerberg, Jason & The Scorchers, Mike Ness, and many others. 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 artist or label, please let them know you heard these […]
Posted in birthday, covers, dylan, jayhawks, lucinda williams, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, ramones, replacements, westerberg, william loveday, yo la tengo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 11, 2020
So let’s get this out of the way. 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year. A worldwide pandemic shut everything down. A contentious Presidential election tore apart friends and families. Race and sexual identity issues became online litmus tests. Everybody …
Posted in best of 2020, bob dylan, bob mould, exbats, frankie and witch fingers, lydia loveless, osees, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 10, 2020
Due to Gorman Bechard’s appearance last week, this month’s new release episode was bumped back a week. But this delay turned out to be for the benefit of the show, as it allowed for me to include some brand new tracks by The Replacements. W…
Posted in bob mould, drive-by truckers, garage, indie, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, punk, replacements, Rum Bar Records
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 4, 2020
It’s another great month of new releases. I know I say that every month but we are living in a time where somehow artists are still creating fabulous, vital music. Just take a listen to this two hours of rock, folk, punk, surf, indie, and a few o…
Posted in lydia loveless, music, old 97's, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 7, 2020
It’s another super-busy month of new music. In fact, once again the new release series has to be split into a two-part extravaganza.
Part one features previews of new records by Ledge favorites such as Son Volt and Lydia Loveless. There’s t…
Posted in fontaines d.c., lydia loveless, new releases, Podcast, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, son volt, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 14, 2020
You really didn’t expect a “real” Valentine’s Day special tonight, right? I mean, come on, a Ledge episode filled with corny love songs? Of course not.
No no no. I went the opposite direction with tonight’s very special ep…
Posted in Americana, elvis costello, garage, lydia loveless, Podcast, punk, replacements, sarah shook, singer-songwriter, the clash, valentine
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 9, 2018
Director Gorman Bechard talks about his Sarah Shook documentary, which was officially released on November 9, 2018.
Posted in gorman bechard, jade bird, joe strummer, kurt vile, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, sarah shook, soccer mommy
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 8, 2017
It’s a countdown of the 20 best archive releases of 2017, featuring the likes of the Replacements, Lydia Loveless, Bob Dylan, and Alex Chilton.
Posted in best of 2017, best reissues, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, replacements
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 24, 2017
Gorman Bechard sits in once again to discuss the DVD release of Who Is Lydia Loveless?, along with the Record Store Day vinyl release of music from the flick.
Posted in gorman bechard, lydia loveless, Podcast, rsd, tommy keene
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 5, 2017
It’s a supersized episode of brand new material on tonight’s Live Ledge.
Posted in #Bieber, live ledge, lydia loveless, Podcast, Scott Hudson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 23, 2016
After some technical difficulties, Hudson was able to mix his interview with Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers with other great recent Americana releases.
Posted in drive-by truckers, lydia loveless, patterson hood, Podcast, Scott Hudson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 19, 2016
Coinciding with the release of her new album, “Real”, host Scott Hudson talks to Lydia Loveless about songwriting, recording, and being the subject of a documentary movie.
Posted in bloodshot records, indie, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, real
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 5, 2016
It’s a fabulous time to be a music buyer, as tonight’s collection of new tracks by Lydia Loveless, Descendents, Drive-By Truckers, and so many more prove.
Posted in descendents, lydia loveless, new releases, Podcast, Scott Hudson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 15, 2016
Director Gorman Bechard visits with host Scott Hudson about next Tuesday’s DVD release of A Dog Named Gucci, and gives an update on the upcoming Who Is Lydia Loveless? documentary.
Posted in aimee mann, brian may, dog named gucci, gorman bechard, lydia loveless, music, norah jones, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 1, 2016
Albums that didn’t make the best of 2015 list, along with the premiere of trailers for the Who Is Lydia Loveless documentary.
Posted in live ledge, lydia loveless, Podcast, Scott Hudson, who is lydia loveless
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 27, 2015
A post-Thanksgiving episode celebrating just a few of the artists I’m thankful to have in my life.
Posted in alex chilton, aquadolls, babes in toyland, big star, box tops, chris bell, crash street kids, david bowie, flamin oh's, gene vincent, husker du, jerry lee lewis, joe strummer, joey ramone, johnny burnette, live ledge, liz phair, lou reed. t rex, lydia loveless, magnolias, muffs, music, new york dolls, patti smith, phones, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, rolling stones, sonics, stooges, suburbs, suicide commandos, talk scott hudson, tommy stinson, undertones, westerberg
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 14, 2015
Two hours of nothing but female-led rock and roll.
Posted in angel olsen, aquadolls, baby ghosts, baby shakes, coathangers, cocktail slippers, colleen green, courtney barnett, dead moon, ex hex, female, go betty go, habibi, la luz, le butcherettes, live ledge, lucinda williams, lydia loveless, muffs, music, peach kelli pop, perfect pussy, Podcast, realpunkradio, runaways, Scott Hudson, shonen knife, sleater-kinney, soko, sugar stems, summer cannibals, talk, Veruca Salt, villenettes
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 31, 2015
Hudson’s interview with Sarah Bethe Nelson is aired, along with a discussion on touring with Lydia Loveless for a week.
Posted in bob mould, connections, dead ghosts, dirtbombs, ersen, hold steady, latte, live ledge, lucero, lydia loveless, music, nevermores, okay temiz, Podcast, realpunkradio, sarah bethe nelson, Scott Hudson, sonic avenues, spider bags, superchunk, talk, tim timebomb, todd may, wax witches, weed
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 26, 2015
Hudson recounts his week in Columbus, Ohio, with Lydia Loveless and her band.
Posted in archers of loaf, bad sports, biters, bob mould, cloud nothings, columbus, dead boys, del lords, grant hart, hickoids, king tuff, lydia loveless, music, oblivians, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, superchunk, talk, the girls, the men, the night marchers, the sights, todd may, two cow garage, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 12, 2015
To celebrate the sixth month of the year, tonight’s show is nothing but the sixth tracks of fantastic albums.
Posted in aquadolls, benjamin booker, buzzcocks, cheap trick, clash, david bowie, die toten hosen, dogmatics, graham parker, husker du, jd mcpherson, jesus and mary chain, justin townes earle, live ledge, lydia loveless, magnolias, muffs, music, number ones, paul westerberg, plimsouls, Podcast, queers, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sleater-kinney, stiff little fingers, stooges, suburbs, talk, undertones, wrens, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 22, 2015
Since we’re in the fifth month of the year, why not a show dedicated to nothing but track five of some fantastic albums?
Posted in archers of loaf, bottle rockets, cheap trick, clash, exploding hearts, fall, hoodoo gurus, hot snakes, husker du, indie, jam, jd mcpherson, king tuff, lydia loveless, music, neighborhoods, nervebreakers, pixies, Podcast, radio birdman, ramons, realpunkradio, replacements, rocket from the crypt, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sleater-kinney, social distortion, sonics, soul asylum, stooges, suburbs, superchunk, supesuckers, talk, twin peaks, velvet underground, weed
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 24, 2015
Host Scott Hudson shares some of his Record Store Day haul, along with a discussion on the latest Replacements’ shows!
Posted in 101'ers, blitzen trapper, built to spill, kinks, lemonheads, live ledge, lucero, lydia loveless, music, OFF!, Podcast, realpunkradio, record store day, replacements, rsd, shoes, slim dunlap, talk, todd snider, twin peaks, x
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 February 13, 2015
Scott plays tracks from his new obsession – vinyl records!
Posted in abigails, aquadolls, back from the grave, benders, benjamin booker, black lips, david carr, dictators, endless bummer, hoodoo gurus, husker du, jd mcpherson, jesus and mary chain, junk monkeys, live ledge, lydia loveless, mozes and the firstborn, music, nobunny, nude beach, only ones, pastels, paul westerberg, plimsouls, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sleater-kinney, small houses, steve earle, sturgill simpson, sugar stems, talk, thee oh sees, three o'clock, viet cong, Vinyl, wax witches
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 30, 2015
Director Gorman Bechard and singer/songwriter Lydia Loveless discuss the upcoming Who Is Lydia Loveless? documentary.
Posted in alison krauss, ash, dog named gucci, fort shame, gorman bechard, john moreland, live ledge, lydia loveless, music, paul collins, phantogram, Podcast, realpunkradio, richard lindgren, sky ferreira, swearengens, talk, Tammy Terrill, total foxx
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 23, 2015
Big Takeover editor-in-chief Jack Rabid discusses his magazine’s 35 year history.
Posted in belfast gypsies, big takeover, d.i.'s, freaks of nature, gears, jack rabid, kim fowley, lydia loveless, mighty gordinis, music, paul revere, penetrators, Podcast, rangers, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, stimulators, talk, tav falco, wildebeasts, zeros
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 19, 2014
A countdown of the 40 best albums of 2014!
Posted in afghan whigs, against me!, angel olsen, beck, benjamin booker, black lips, bob mould, centro-matic, cheap girls, cloud nothings, drive-by truckers, dwarves, eels, ex hex, habibi, king tuff, lee ains, leonard cohen, liveledge, lydia loveless, matthew ryan, music, narco states, nikki lane, nude beach, number ones, OFF!, old 97's, parquet courts, Podcast, rancid, realpunkradio, ryan adams, scott hudosn, spoon, steve adamyk, sturgill simpson, talk, the girls, the men, the muffs, thee oh sees, thurston moore, tweedy, ty segall, wax witches
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 28, 2014
To promote their Sioux Falls appearance, Charlie Siren is tonight’s guest.
Posted in 999, androids, charlie siren, live ledge, lydia loveless, outcasts, Podcast, realpunkradio, rudi, Scott Hudson, undertones, white wires, wild flag, wrens, you am i, yum yums
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 21, 2014
The 20 year history of Bloodshot Records is celebrated on tonight’s show.
Posted in alejandro escovedo, andre williams, blitzen trapper, bloodshot records, bottle rockets, chuck prophet, cory branan, darrhea planet, dollar store, eddie spaghetti, freakwater, graham parker, handsome family, john doe, jon langford, justin townes earle, knitters, legendary shack shakers, limbeck, live ledge, lydia loveless, music, neko case, old 97's, Podcast, porter hall tn, realpunkradio, scott biram, Scott Hudson, starkweathers, superchunk, talk, trailer bride, two gallants, waco bros, warm soda
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 25, 2014
Tonight’s show includes an interview with Jason Isbell, along with some great Americana tracks!
Posted in bottle rockets, buddy miller, centro-matic, deer tick, del lords, drive-by truckers, green on red, hard working americans, hickoids, hillbilly moon explosion, hurray for the riff raff, jason and the scorchers, jason isbell, jayhawks, jonny two bags, live ledge, lone justice, lucinda williams, lydia loveless, nikki lane, old 97's, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, steve earle, supersuckers, two cow garage, uncle tupelo, whiskeytown
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 16, 2014
Director Gorman Bechard is tonight’s special guest to discuss the DVD release of Broken Side of Time.
Posted in angel olson, aubrey debauchery, broken side of time, color me obsessed, dog named gucci, film, gorman bechard, grant hart, indie filmmaking, live ledge, lydia loveless, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, talk
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 April 29, 2012
Hudson’s 3rd annual Record Store Day recap reviews the pile of music released on his favorite day of the year.
Posted in afrika bambaata, Americana, arctic monkeys, black angels, blitzen trapper, covers, devo, dinosaur jr, doomriders, flaming lips, garage, graham coxon, indie, joey ramone, justin townes earle, lydia loveless, m. ward, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, record store day, richard buckner, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, sweet cobra, talk, tommy stinson, white stripes
