By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on October 31, 2025
As a rule I generally don’t go to class reunions. They’re just too weird for me, and I’m not great at the “what are you doing these days” types of conversations. But a few weeks ago was my 40th year college reunion, and a handful of great old friends convinced me to attend some of the festivities. Truthfully, I have to thank those old pals, as I ended up having a great time. Sure, my old man memory caused me to not remember some of these folks but I did my best. It also caused me to reminsce on the music of that era. I was the music director of KAUR my senior year, and it was such a great period in my life. Some of my favorite bands were putting out their greatest music, and almost every week there seemed to be potnetial new faves. The combo of this sort of reminiscing and the upcoming release of a live Husker Du box set, 1985: The Miracle Year, made the decision to honor that year on a Ledge episode an easy one. Here are quite a few of the great songs from that year. Yes, at times it does get […]
Posted in 1985, camper, cult, cure, dave scarbrough, dead kennedys, del fuegos, descendents, fear, hoodoo gurus, husker du, new order, no direction, Podcast, r.e.m., realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sst, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 27, 2018
This week we take a look back at the great indie, punk, and college rock from 1983!
Posted in 1983, husker du, live ledge, music, no direction, Podcast, punk, replacements, Scott Hudson, suburbs
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 September 18, 2015
To celebrate a birthday, Hudson starts a two-part series where he plays one song from every year he’s lived.
Posted in beatles, big star, camper van beethoven, clash, cramps, dead kennedys, dinosaur jr, firehose, flamin' groovies, husker du, johnny thunders, jonathon richman, kinks, live ledge, mc5, monkees, new york dolls, no direction, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, ronettes, Scott Hudson, sonics, stooges, undertones, velvet underground, who, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 29, 2015
Hudson takes a trip back 30 years to night with a show featuring nothing but music from 1985.
Posted in 1985, 7 seconds, beat farmers, camper van beethoven, church, circle jerks, cult, dead kennedys, del fuegos, descendents, dinosaur jr, fear, gan green, georgia satellites, guadalcanal diary, hickoids, hoodoo gurus, husker du, ill bill, indie, inxs, jason and the scorchers, jesus and mary chain, joe strummer, lloyd cole, lyres, mekons, minutemen, music, no direction, Podcast, r.e.m., realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, talk, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 1, 2014
Ian Astbury of The Cult joins Live Ledge to promote his band’s upcoming Sioux Falls performance.
Posted in angel city, cramps, crass, husker du, ian astbury, live ledge, lyres, no direction, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, siouxsie and the banshees, soul asylum, suburbs, the cult, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 25, 2013
Hudson’s 4th annual Halloween-themed show! A perfect soundtrack for trick or treaters!
Posted in 3-d invisibles, black lips, brains, fleshtones, Halloween, healers, live ledge, lost straitjackets, low culture, misfits, music, no direction, peter murphy, Podcast, realpunkradio, roky erickson, Scott Hudson, sonics, southern culture on the skids, thee oh sees, trent reznor
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 25, 2013
It’s been awhile since an all-covers show, so celebrate the holiday weekend with almost 2 1/2 hours of remade tunes!
Posted in bootlegs, bowie, brinsley schwarz, chesterfield kings, clash, covers, doors, flag, joan jett, lyres, milkshakes, mott the hoope, music, no direction, paul westerberg, Podcast, ramones, ray manzarek, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, siouxsie and the banshees, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 10, 2013
That beautiful 350 pound Seeburg Jukebox is the source of all the tunes tonight.
Posted in dogmatics, grandpaboy, husker du, jukebox, kinks, music, myron lee, nervebreakers, no direction, PIL, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, spooks, suburbs, twintone, undertones
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 24, 2013
To celebrate the 100th episode, Hudson took the show on the road to Falls Landing to play nothing but his favorite songs of all time.
Posted in argus leader, buzzcocks, chuck luden, damned, dead boys, flag with hank, flamin' groovies, husker du, ill bill, indie, jam, modern lovers, music, myron lee, new york dolls, no direction, pat lalley, phones, punk, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sham 69, soul asylum, suburbs, suicide commandos, t. rex, undertones, vince taylor
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 28, 2012
Pat McIntyre and Martin Dill from Janitor Bob join Scott, followed by an hour of old Sioux Falls indie rock.
Posted in ac/dc, argus leader, cheap trick, dale gregory, dave scarbrough, flag with hank, garage, government center, habitual groove of it, harvesters, ill bill, indie, inspectors, janitor bob, music, myron lee, naked ted, no direction, pat o'brien, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, rich show, Scott Hudson, state birds, talk, violet
