By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on November 18, 2022
On a fairly regular basis I’m asked what type of music I most enjoy. It’s a pretty tough question to answer, to be honest. The standard answer I hear in return is “I love all kinds of music”, which to me is code for “I only like what’s popular”. Sorry, but having a playlist on Spotify that includes both Drake, Meghan Trainor, and Luke Bryan isn’t the proof of versatility most of these poeple believe it is. So what is the genre or sub-genre that is closest to my heart? “Punk” is a little too confining, and honestly there is a lot of shitty music under that moniker. “Alternative” doesn’t mean the same today as it did 30 years ago since maintstream rock radio has co-opted it. “Garage rock” is indeed getting closer but still doesn’t feel right. I think deep in my heart the term power pop, or at least my version of the term, best describes my music taste. I was, after all, born the day The Beatles recorded their first single, and the first two rock and roll albums I owned just out of my toddler phase was the first Monkees record and the A Hard Day’s Night soundtrack. My […]
Posted in big star, cheap trick, dwight twilley, exploding hearts, guided by voices, juliana hatfield, only ones, paul collins, peter case, plimsouls, Podcast, power pop, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, teenage fanclub, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 31, 2020
What is power pop? According to the dictionary, it’s “a style of pop music characterized by a strong melody line, heavy use of guitars, and simple rhythm”. Yeah, that works. I prefer to just call it “revved up pop music”.
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Posted in big star, music, plimsouls, Podcast, power pop, raspberries, realpunkradio, rum bar, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, tommy keene, yum yums
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 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 June 13, 2014
Tonight’s episode is a tribute to former Young Ones comedy actor Rik Mayall, along with a bunch of cover tunes.
Posted in adrian edmunson, alex chilton, cliff richard, cramps, ctmf, dead kennedys, doughboys, fuzztones, hold steady, hollis brown, lawnmower, lords of altamont, madness, motorhead, music, mystery girls, old 97's, pipeline pete, plimsouls, Podcast, problematics, radio birdmen, realpunkradio, rik mayall, royal court of china, rubber city rebels, saints, standouts, supersuckers, swingin' neckbreakers, talk, the skinny, young ones
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 23, 2014
Hudson has found a bunch of cool stuff online once again, including a cleaned-up version of the second Coachella appearance by The Replacements!
Posted in cool ghouls, dee rangers, dropkick murphys, fucked up, jon spencer, live ledge, media, negatives, newtown neurotics, plimsouls, Podcast, pony named olga, rats, realpunkradio, replacements, revillos, river city tanlines, roll the tanks, rubber city rebels, Scott Hudson, sirens, slowguns, sonics, teenage bottlerockets, tommy keene
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 31, 2013
A celebration of a year that was very important for host Scott Hudson – 1983!
Posted in billy bragg, call, cramps, crass, curtiss a, fleshtones, gg allin, husker du, jonathan richman, killer pussy, minor threat, music, phones, PIL, plimsouls, Podcast, r.e.m., ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slickee boys, subhumans, twintone, violent femmes, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 12, 2013
Another examination of the great music that came out in 1982!
Posted in adicts, angry samoans, bad religion, bauhaus, crash street kids, crass, cure, dead kennedys, descendents, elvis costello, english beat, fear, fleshtones, inxs, lords of the new church, mission of burma, music, plimsouls, Podcast, psychedelic furs, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, suburbs, translator, zero boys
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 16, 2012
Friday night, I unveiled my list of best 2012 albums. This morning, it’s all about the reissues, box sets, and other compilations of the past 12 months.
Posted in 2012, alex chilton, archers of loaf, box sets, elvis costello, english beat, garage, indie, joe strummer, kinks, lyres, moe tucker, muddy waters, music, my bloody valentine, nervebreakers, paul mccartney, plimsouls, Podcast, reissues, rolling stones, ryan adams, small faces, t. tex edwards, talk, tempests, velvet underground, woody guthrie, world party
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 13, 2012
This was one strange week in rock news, and host Scott Hudson covered them all!
Posted in babes in toyland, cheetah chrome, courtney love, damned, dead boys, dictators, elvis costello, garage, hold steady, hole, hoodoo gurus, indie, japandroids, jesus and mary chain, jim jones revue, johnny thunders, keith moon, madonna, mono men, music, patti smith, paul westerberg, plimsouls, Podcast, primitive souls, punk, radio birdman, real kids, rolling stones, screaming females, sex pistols, slaters, stems, sunburns, talk, titus andronicus
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 10, 2012
Power pop dominates tonight’s show…at least the first half.
Posted in avengers, barreracudas, chris devotion, dictators, dmz, electric frankenstein, fu2, garage, guitar gangsters, hellacopters, high on stress, howler, indie, irish bastard, Kurt Baker, little killers, mansfields, men, muck and the mires, music, personal and the pizzas, plimsouls, Podcast, power pop, realpunkradio, reckless hearts, rippers, Scott Hudson, secret affair, sex pistols, shimmys, shrapnel, sid vicious, sleeper, suicide commandos, talk, thanes, thee american revolution, thee vicars, tough shits, transistors, vertebrats, violet, winona riders
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 2, 2012
Recently deceased Monkees singer Davy Jones is the focus of part of the show, along with a birthday tribute to Lou Reed.
Posted in 78 rpm's, barreracudas, borstal, Cannibals, celibate rifles, chris devotion, classics of love, cloud nothings, david bowie, davy jones, deer tick, dm bob & the deficits, dragons, garage, guitar gangsters, high on stress, howler, indie, kevin kinney, lou reed, magnolias, mind spiders, monkees, music, paul westerberg, pink mink, plimsouls, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, skangkots, sugar, talk, thames, velvet underground, wyldlife
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 26, 2012
Along with an update on Slim Dunlap, today’s show features primarily new and recent releases.
Posted in Americana, ben kweller, chuck prophet, craig finn, indie, john samson, kills, lucero, mahones, mark lanegan alex chilton, music, plimsouls, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, talk, tommy womack, Wilco
