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New releases, a couple of Double Cover Challenges, and a new segment called Blog Finds highlights this week’s live show!

Due to a bicycle mishap involving my son, your host suffered from a lack of sleep. Point and laugh as he messes up his entire show on multiple occasions.

From the Burro host David Brewington supplies the music in this episode. Besides discussing the great tunes he shared with me, we also talked about podcast wars, Brewington’s bands, and the great shows he’s seen in the Nahsville area.

Along with a lengthy Goddess set, tonight’s Live Ledge celebrated Joan Jett Day, previewed some new releases, and also previewed tomorrow night’s world premiere of Color Me Obsessed.

Country icon Johnny Cash is remembered via covers and performances from his late 60′s variety show.

Former Tempest Magazine publisher Craig Ellerbroek returns with stories and music from the days of his fabled Sioux Falls publication.

Longtime Ledge pal Jason Loeb traveled all the way from Boston to join host Scott Hudson in The Ledge studios for this great mix of old faves and new releases.

Skyway publisher and former Scaries/Sorry About Dresden bassist Matthew Tomich is this week’s guest.

Two hours of songs from the last fifty years of rock and roll!

Part two of the three-part series of songs about girls is primarily garage-rock pounders!

What can I say? Tunes, tunes, and more tunes, along with lots of Crown-Mt. Dew’s, live for two hours on realpunkradio.com.

Tonight’s show featured a wide range of tunes, including a tribute to the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death. Also, Heather Hellkitten from realpunkradio made an appearance to hype a benefit show that followed Live Ledge.

Since last week’s show went well enough (I guess), I decided to give another shot at a live broadcast on realpunkradio.com…this time with booze!

Scott Hudson went live on realpunkradio.com for the first time, and now you can listen to his botched edits, mumble-mouthed puases, and flirtatious rapport with the chat room.

A momentous year for your Ledge host, primarily because 1981 was the year he started hosting college radio shows. This week’s show celebrates some of the bands and songs he played 30 years ago, along with a few releases from that year that were discovered later.

In town for the holidays, The Goddess returned to The Ledge studios with a selection of songs that deals exclusively with weaponry.

Celebrate not only the first anniversary of The Ledge, but the 67th birthday of Keith Richards with some of his greatest songs covered by his “children”.

1985 was an important year in indie rock, and the influcne of that year is still being felt in almost all genres of rock. Celebrating the 25th anniversaries of these songs is such an obvious theme that I almost never got around to it.

Host Scott Hudson is joined by Michael Gibbons (aka Angry Hugo) for this look at the legendary record label.

I had a bit of time on my hands, so I whipped up this special episode in next to no time (and it shows). There’s no special theme this time – it’s just a collection of old and new that has caught my ear in recent days.

Host Scott Hudson celebrates his favorite holiday with two hours of noisy, quirky rock ‘n’ roll!

Big Brother 12′s Matt Hoffman joins host Scott Hudson in this episode of The Ledge, and besides talking about life before, during, and after his experiences on the CBS show, Hoffman is also in charge of the music.

Saddened by the lack of cohosts this week, I sat alone in my bedroom with my new releases (and a few old faves) and a microphone somehow putting together two hours of music I demand you hear!

Former Argus Leader outdoors/environmentalist journalist Thom Gabrukiewicz stops by The Ledge studios with the tunes that has been the soundtrack of a long, long journey through childhood, 14 newsrooms, and a bold new dream that takes him to New York i…

What’s an artist to do once their original iconic band breaks up or goes on hiatus, especially if the desire to create music is still present?  Episode 37 of The Ledge compiles two hours of solo projects and full band projects.

Former Tempest Magazine publisher Craig Ellerbroek stopped by The Ledge studios this week with some early 80′s music that continues to influence him today. Craig will be back in a few weeks with a second episode containing the music that inspired him during his Tempest days.

Ben Weaver recently appeared in Sioux Falls, and a couple of hours before his performance we sat down to listen to his favorite “summer” songs.

Inspired by Eric Davidson’s awesome book, We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut 1988-2001, host Scott Hudson has compiled 90 minutes of some of his favorite dirty, high-octane, raunch and roll.

With the year half over, host Scott Hudson showcases some of his favorite albums of the year.

Concluding a month of the ‘mats, host Scott Hudson has rummaged through his pile of Westerberg material to create this 90-minute collection of classic (and some not-so-classic) covers.

My old friend Pat Burns joins me in the temporary Ledge studios at the Marriott City Center in downtown Minneapolis. Besides indulging in a few drinks, Pat and I discussed the fantastic, primarily Minneapolis-based, music he chose as guest host.

Scott Hudson and The Ledge head to the Big Apple for almost 90 minutes of great music.

To celebrate the May 18 reissue of the greatest album by the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band, host Scott Hudson reminisces about his favorite tracks.

Twang and jangle are the key words in this super-sized Americana edition of The Ledge.

Female-fronted indie rock is the them of this week’s episode of The Ledge!

Inspired by the great treats found on Record Store Day, host Scott Hudson rushed together this hour of limited edition tracks.

With the weather warming, it’s time to head into the garage for an hour of noisy garage rock.

Interviews, covers, and live versions tell the story of the late, great Alex Chilton.

Host Scott Hudson goes back to his favorite music scene and discusses bands such as Husker Du, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, and so many others.

New music, reissues, and archive releases are discussed in this episode.

Some of the greatest songs of the 60′s, plus chatter on the Super Bowl, The Who, and the awful record and radio industries.

how did a hayseed from the Midwest become an elitist music snob? Listen to this show to find out.

Due to the great response of last week’s cover show, Scott Hudson presents another hour of old hits remade by his favorite bands.

Host Scott Hudson highlights some of the artists from his “Best of 2009″ list.