By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 21, 2021
This week’s show may be a sequel to last week’s new release episode, but there’s no letdown in quality. Here are two hours of some of the best new music from all over the world – not only the U.S. but Canada, England, Sweden, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Spain. There’s some pure punk, along with power pop, heavy rock, indie rock, and much more. There are longtime veterans with five decades of rocking, along with some brand new bands with their first releases. One of the many highlights is the opening set that includes a handful of newly-discovered tracks by an obscure band called The Jacks. Originating in Oklahoma, one member of the band found himself living in Minneapolis. Working in a record store allowed him to befriend members of The Replacements, Husker Du, and The Suicide Commandos. Recordings featuring these amazing musicians have now been released on the album “Make ‘Em Cry”. We also have the premiere of three tracks from Geoff Palmer’s upcoming album, “Charts & Graphs”. Due out on July 23, this fantastic collection of power poppish punk should be a highlight of the summer. There’s also new tunes by Dropkick Murphys, The Dictators, Juliana Hatfield, […]
Posted in dinosaur jr, indie, juliana hatfield, music, musicyoushouldhear, new releases, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, the jacks, trixie mattiel
By Greg Lonesome on May 19, 2021
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, doo wop, garage, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Soul, synthpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 14, 2021
I’m back! Yes, I had to take last week off due to some behind the scenes server issues that are too complicated to go into here. That means that this month’s new release episode is NOT the first Friday of the month…which is a fact tha…
Posted in brad marino, guided by voices, music, new releases, Podcast, rum bar, Scott Hudson, the blips, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on May 13, 2021
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, doo wop, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on May 5, 2021
New stuff from Suzi Moon, Cutthroat Brothers and Mike Watt, RMBLR, Crystallized Minds, the Nuclears, Prostitutes, Enchanters and much, much more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 30, 2021
A few weeks ago, I experimented with a show that didn’t really have a theme. It consisted of nothing but songs and/or albums I had been listening to around the house. Apparently plenty of listeners enjoyed this show, as I received a number of encouraging messages, so I guess it’s now sort of a “non-theme” that I’m going to try to do at least once a month. So that’s what you’re experiencing on this week’s show. These are all records I’ve been playing around the house the last couple of weeks. Included are excerpts from two giant box sets of important works by John Lennon and The Who that came out just last week. There’s an attempt to prove a theory that Gang of Four influenced Credit In Heaven, the third album of the Suburbs. There’s a few records I pulled out of the archives for the first time in years, along with some great new finds at the used store. And there’s also a set of two great new releases that came out today! Brad Marino’s latest, Looking For Trouble, is every bit as great as expected, and fellow Rum Bar Records artist The Nuclears put out a smoking […]
Posted in big star, brad marino, dylan, flamin' groovies, lennon, music, Podcast, Scott Hudson, suburbs, the connection, the fall, the feelies, The Ledge, the nuclears, the who
By Greg Lonesome on April 28, 2021
One of my favorite bands of all time. Hope you dig them as much as I do.
Posted in electropunk, Podcast, post punk, punk rock, synthpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 23, 2021
There are times where a potential theme for a show pops up out of nowhere. This week’s episode of The Ledge is a perfect example. This past Wednesday afternoon I was on my way to a local record store, accompanied by a great power pop playlist on Spotify. Suddenly, a song came on that I hadn’t heard in many years. The tune was “I Need That Record” by Tweeds, a great under-appreciated 70’s power pop band Besides the fact that this title was exactly why I was in my car at the time, it lit up a little light bulb in my head about a show devoted to songs about my favorite objects, records. It didn’t take long to put together the playlist. Wilco’s “Boxful of Letters” was an obvious pick. As were tunes by Todd Snider, Supersuckers, Nick Lowe, and Elvis Costello. iTunes searches came up with a vast majority of the rest of the tracks. But it was the discovery of an old Wreckless Eric track that secured the idea of this show. “33s + 45s” deals with the aftermath of a breakup, and the inevitable splitting of the music library. These lines hit me hard: “My dismantled […]
Posted in elvis costello, music, nick lowe, Podcast, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, supersuckers, todd snider, Wilco, wreckless eric
By Greg Lonesome on April 21, 2021
New stuff from Pat Todd, Neighborhood Brats, Total Massacre, the Judex, Sister Suzie and School Damage, plus tons of other great stuff.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, glam, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 16, 2021
1981 was a very special year for your favorite podcast host. I graduated from high school, and immediately started at the local radio station when I entered college. While the 2 – 6 am shift may seem like a nightmare to most people, it was the perfect opportunity for me to investigate the floor to ceiling record racks in the cramped studio. This week’s show represents the US-originated records from that era that mean the most to me today. Most of them I discovered during these late night shifts, but a few of them I must admit they weren’t faves until years later. Of course, I have to highlight the first releases from my two favorite Minneapolis bands of all time, and longtime faves the Ramones put out their sixth album that year. There’s also a couple of new indie labels, IRS and SST, that would greatly influence me throughout the rest of the decade. 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 […]
Posted in black flag, cramps, gun club, husker du, minutemen, music, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, red rockers, replacements, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, x
By Greg Lonesome on April 14, 2021
New stuff from Missile Studs, Chubby & the Gang, the Judex, the Prostitutes, the Limit and the Suck, plus more Manifesto Award nominations!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, Cowpunk, garage, hard rock, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 9, 2021
It’s always rewarding when a confluence of ideas results in a show that has a perfect flow. That’s what happened this week. This show began with a slight nudging from a couple of acts that had submitted tracks earlier this year that had just not yet found a place in a show. Add to that a couple of great records featuring Dirty Truckers drummer John Lynch that he sent when we were putting together the Rum Bar Records episode. Then a section of super sweet, relatively new records were discovered at a local record store. I’m talking about mint 2020 releases that I had missed out on when they were first put out. Adding to that secton of the show are a few other 2019 and 2020 albums that I was late in discovering, along with a couple of fabulous archive releases and suddenly I have two hours of great music for tonight! 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 […]
Posted in 2nd grade, gang of four, garage, indie, joe strummer, neighborhoods, outta place, pj harvey, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, roger reale, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on April 7, 2021
All Manikins means all killer no filler.
Posted in Ale, country, garage, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on April 2, 2021
The inaugural episode of Guerrilla RPM! I want to thank everyone who tuned in live tonight and fed me requests to build off of. That’s what is going to make this show so fun, the interaction with the listeners in … Continue reading →
Posted in Alt-country, Americana, blues, country, Cowpunk, garage, GRPM, Guerrilla RPM, hard rock, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul
By Greg Lonesome on March 31, 2021
Unheard Ex-Gentlemen, new Missile Studs, Hamiltones, Topnovil, Lawmaker, HITS and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, Cowpunk, hard rock, hardcore punk, metal, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 26, 2021
Since we are just a few days away from April, it makes sense that the last episode of the month is a look back at the first quarter of 2021. What albums, EP’s and singles have caught my attention? Has it been a great year?
The answer is the same …
Posted in aaron tasjam, Americana, david nance, garage, indie, kiwi jr, melvins, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, steve earle, The Ledge, viagra boys
By Greg Lonesome on March 25, 2021
New stuff from Infamous Stiffs, the Suck, HITS, Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders, Headcheese and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, Sour, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 19, 2021
Loyalty is an important word in my life. I try to be as loyal as possible to not only friends and family, but also the bands that I love. I’m even loyal to certain record labels. In the 80’s it was Twin/Tone and SST. Merge and a few others fit that category in the 90’s, and I’ve got a handful of current labels these days whose artists I will always check out. One of those is Rum Bar Records. No label has been more loyal to what I do with The Ledge than Rum Bar Records. Head honcho “Malibu” Lou Mansdorf has not only kept me in the loop with his constantly growing stable of releases, but he also routinely tosses a care package of physical releases to my mailbox. It’s because of people like Lou that this show has continued to prosper for over a decade. But it also turns out that loyalty is an important word to Mansdorf, as proven by the testimonials from his artists that pop up throughout this marathon all-Rum Bar broadcast. Most have been his friends for decades, but even recent signing have nothing but glowing words for him. Tonight’s show features tracks from the entire […]
Posted in beebe gallini, brad marino, dirty truckers, electraluxx, garage, geoff palmer, indie, indonesian junk, justine and the unclean, Kurt Baker, lou mansdorf, malibu lou, music, Podcast, power pop, punk, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on March 18, 2021
This was a marathon. Thanks to everyone who hung out.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Americana, Beer Minute, country, glam, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Sour
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 12, 2021
I have to admit that I get too hung up on themes. Obviously, the new release episode is always going to be a part of the lineup, but I really don’t have to create a basis for my weekly music choices. I actually wish that I could think in terms of just randomly airing songs that fir my mood for the day. This week I actually attempt such a show, but there’s still sort of a theme. These are all records that I’ve been listening to in my spare time. One is a newly-unearthed Rolling Stones bootleg. There’s tracks from a great compilation of late 60’s rockers from The Dakotas. There’s a new Neil Young live album from his vast archives. But the freedom of this loose theme is that I did throw in some songs that I have never aired before. That Soiuxsie and the Banshees album that I happened to grab at the record store a few weeks ago? Sure, why not. The Lloyd Cole track from the box set I ordered directly from Lloyd? Yep. A great 2018 album by The Conquerors that my friend Dan recommended? Of course. And I just had to air a couple […]
Posted in bottle rockets, garage, indie, k7s, lloyd cole, local drags, music, neil young, Podcast, punk, rock and roll, rolling stones, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on March 10, 2021
New stuff from Poison Boys, BBQT, the SUCK, Dead Meat, Lawmaker, Creem Circus, Foxycontin and lots more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, glam, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 5, 2021
It’s the first Friday of the month, so you know what this means. Yes, once again I have over two hours of the best new indie, garage, power pop, punk, and Americana releases. Plenty of veteran acts, and even more brand new artists. If you care ab…
Posted in Americana, garage, hayley and crushers, indie, jason ringenberg, king gizzard, king khan, mikey erg, music, new releases, new rocket union, nofx, pavid vermin, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on March 3, 2021
Lots of new stuff from the Limit, Headcheese, Incisions, New Rocket Union, Bonecrusher, the Welch Boys and more.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, Cowpunk, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 26, 2021
After last week’s show featuring songs about The Ramones, it was pretty much a no-brainer to pair it with a show based around covers of the same band. But I’ve done that theme before, so how can I put a new spin on it. Well, the answer came with today’s release of K7s’ remake of the entire Mondo Bizarro album, along with last year’s Subterranean Jungle rerecording by Brad Marino. How about a whole show of album-length covers? If you think about it, that is the ultimate show of respect for a band and/or a record. Anybody can do an individual cover, but to remake an entire album is a huge demand for an artist. Even the best albums have a song or two that’s not up to the standard of the rest of the record, so giving those songs the same attention as the feature tracks is a major accomplishment. So with that all in mind, with the exception of covers by Tommy and the Rockets that bookend the show, this entire episode is “Side A” of these types of releases. Along with the already mentioned new records, the second half of the show dates back from a series […]
Posted in boris the sprinkler, brad marino, k7s, mr. t experience, new rochelles, Podcast, queers, ramones, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, screeching weasel, The Ledge, tommy and the rockets
By Greg Lonesome on February 24, 2021
From Distance to Testors to the Limit, I dive deep into Sonny Vincent’s catalog. If you weren’t a fan before, you will be after listening to this, guaranteed.
Posted in 77 punk, Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, hard rock, IPA, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on February 22, 2021
I had to reinstall Windows on my machine and was testing out my broadcasting setup. Enjoy the extra show!
Posted in Ale, blues, garage, glam, hard rock, metal, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly, trash
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 19, 2021
As I state at the beginning of the show, the initial idea for this theme came from the plethora of recent songs that mention The Ramones in the title, both individually and as a group. Add to that a few faves from the past, along with some great sugges…
Posted in amy rigby, cj ramone, drive-by truckers, fleshtones, hayley crushers, jason ringenberg, leeroy stagger, pavid vermin, Podcast, punk, ramones, ratboys, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sleater-kinney, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on February 17, 2021
The 2nd edition of Homonhymns. Put that in your dictionary.
Posted in Ale, blues, country, garage, hardcore punk, Not Valentine's Day, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul
By Greg Lonesome on February 14, 2021
This was a marathon makeup show with new stuff from Indonesian Junk, BBQT, the Wheelz and Total Massacre.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Americana, Beer Minute, country, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 12, 2021
Last week’s new release show was all about submitted tracks. This week’s part two of the series compiles all of the other new records that have recently been released (or will be soon). The show is marked by the return of quite a few vetera…
Posted in garage, justine and the unclean, kiwi jr, matthew sweet, music, Podcast, post punk, punk, Scott Hudson, shame, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 5, 2021
Few things make a music critic/internet DJ happier than a package of new music, and I’m blessed to have the support of so many bands and labels. Whenever I receive an email that includes a link to a single or album, or find a packet in my mailbox, I immediately put it in the front of my pile of music to check out. As I was putting together this month’s new release episode, I suddenly noticed just how many great records I’ve received in the past few weeks. So why not do an entire show bassed on artist/label submissions? That’s what we have here this week. Some are from individual artists (Dan Israel, Jeremy Porter, Indonesian Junk, New Rocket Union, etc.) that want me to check out their new tunes. Others are because I’ve found myself on a label’s mailing list. I definitely need to thank Big Stir Records, Red on Red Records, and Rum Bar Records, who really knocked it out of the park with not one but two free samplers of current and upcoming new releases! After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every […]
Posted in big stir, brad marino, garage, geoff palmer, indie, jeremy porter dan israel, music, Podcast, punk, rum bar, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on February 4, 2021
New stuff from the Limit (featuring Sonny Vincent and Bobby Liebling of Pentagram), Poison Boys and Slaughter Boys, plus a special radio session from the Judex! Went extra long tonight as well.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 29, 2021
As I stated on tonight’s all-covers episode, I have a folder on my hard drive where I toss in any cool remakes that I accumulate. When that folder is filled then it’s time to do another show of that type.
Well, the folder is full, and was a…
Posted in covers, Drunk Dial records, k7s, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, stardumb records, steve earle, The Ledge, william loveday intention
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 22, 2021
Since it’s a new year I have a whole list of new “anniversaries” to celebrate this year. You can expect many upcoming episodes devoted to years such as 1986, 1991…and, obviously, 1981. Tonight’s broadcast is the first of a…
Posted in 1981, anti-nowhere league, damned, england, gbh, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on January 20, 2021
New Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders, new Spicy Juice sauce and more!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, country, garage, glam, gose, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, Sour
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 15, 2021
A few weeks ago, I put together a countdown show of my 40 favorite albums of 2020. Now for this annual Ledge Awards I go through various other categories for the past year – Best Reissue, Best Live Album, Best Compilaton, Best Covers Album, Best …
Posted in archers of loaf, best of 2020, brad marino, geoff palmer, jim basnight, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, Wilco
By Greg Lonesome on January 13, 2021
Posted in blues, garage, glam, hardcore punk, Manifesto Awards, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 8, 2021
It’s the first show of the new year, which means it’s the first new release episode of the year! Generally, there isn’t much for new material this time of year, but this year seems to be an exception. You’ll find plenty of great…
Posted in elvis costello, lucinda williams, music, new releases, Podcast, realpunkradio, rumbar records, Scott Hudson, steve earle, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on January 6, 2021
Some angry protest songs, some psychobilly.
Posted in Ale, Americana, Beer Minute, blues, country, garage, glam, hardcore punk, IPA, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, trash
By Greg Lonesome on December 30, 2020
The debut of Some Hearts!
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, blues, country, Cowpunk, garage, hardcore punk, Oi!, Podcast, Porter, power pop, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By Greg Lonesome on December 24, 2020
Damn near 5 hours of X-Mess cheer and much more for your listening pleasure.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, Belgian, country, Cowpunk, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, metal, Oi!, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, rock & roll, rockabilly, Sour, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 18, 2020
Everybody’s favorite holiday tradition is back as once again The Ledge annual Christmas show brings you the best rockin’ holiday tunes in this supersized show! What’s great about this show is that it’s not a show relying on tun…
Posted in Christmas, garage, holiday, indie, music, new releases, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on December 16, 2020
New stuff from Professional Againsters, Westside Sheiks, Hard Evidence, Oil!, Ned Hill and Cock Sparrer, plus so much more!
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Americana, Beer Minute, country, garage, Oi!, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
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 Greg Lonesome on December 9, 2020
Cover Your Ass 4 (7 years later).
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, glam, hard rock, metal, Oi!, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Sour
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 4, 2020
It’s the last new release show of 2020, and it may just be the best one of the year. There’s a ton of new music that’s come out the past few weeks, including a few great items discovered shortly before the show commenced. And how can …
Posted in billie joe armstrong, die toten hosen, garage, lucinda williams, muck and the mires, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on December 2, 2020
Brand new Indonesian Junk and tons of early California punk!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, doo wop, garage, glam, hardcore punk, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll
By Greg Lonesome on November 29, 2020
New stuff from Comino, Paul Ronney-Angel, the Sangomas, Freddie Dilevi, Cock Sparrer and more.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, blues, country, IPA, Oi!, Podcast, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 27, 2020
This is the time of year where I’m going through my music library making notes on what albums should be considered for my year-end rankings. With the volume of great music released every year, however, there are records that I honestly sort of fo…
Posted in alice bag, faz waltz, muck and the mires, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, stiff richards, the chats, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 20, 2020
Posted in 1985, camper van beethoven, dead milkmen, descendents, husker du, music, Podcast, r.e.m., realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on November 18, 2020
Songs from 2020. All killer, no filler.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, blues, country, garage, glam, hard rock, hardcore punk, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, rock & roll, Streetpunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 13, 2020
It may be a cliche, especially compared to the dumpster fire of this year, but it was definitely a simpler time for me in 1990. It was a year that I sort of became an adult. Sort of are the key words here. It was also a year of musical transition for me, as it was the year of the last Replacements album and the year of Uncle Tupelo’s debut album. For the next few years, “Americana” became my leading musical force. With a few exceptions, of course. (Both of these recors, The Replacements’ “All Shook Down” and Uncle Tupelo’s “No Depression”, get an extended look during tonight’s show.) This week’s show takes a look at much of what was in my gigantic portable CD carrier during that year. Yes, I had one of those 64 disc cases that went with me wherever I went. One has to be prepared, you know. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy this nostalgic look at my personal music taste from that era. 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 […]
Posted in 1990, bob mould, breeders, cramps, garage, indie, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, soul asylum, superchunk, The Ledge, uncle tupelo
By Greg Lonesome on November 11, 2020
New stuff from Stolen Wheelchairs, the Judex and the Sangomas!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, doo wop, garage, hard rock, hardcore punk, Pale Ale, Podcast, power pop, punk rock, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, Soul
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 6, 2020
In all the years of doing this monthly new release show, this may be the most varied I’ve ever done. After initial sets of folk-ish, acoustic rock, this month’s supersized show gradually built up the intensity until a final set of veteran h…
Posted in adolescents, descendents, eels, elvis costello, fleshtones, jeff tweedy, kevin morby, Kurt Baker, music, new releases, Podcast, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 30, 2020
The Halloween episode has been an important part of The Ledge calendar year for over a decade. Outside of maybe one or two years, there has always been a show during the week before the great holiday featuring fantastic Hallowen-themed punk, garage, indie, power pop, and almost every other rock and roll sub-genre. Why is this such a big show? It’s simple, and I’ve said it before. Halloween is a rock and roll holiday. The very themes of the big day have been a part of rock and roll since the early days. The sound of an electric guitar itself fits the day, as does the pounding, basic rhythms of the real rock and roll. It also helps that every year sees the release of a ton of tracks that can be shoehorned into the theme. In fact, the overwhelming majority of songs on this year’s edition were released in the last ten months, which obviously adds to the freshness of this show every single year! 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 […]
Posted in garage, Halloween, indie, music, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on October 29, 2020
Halloween and Vicious Dreams!
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, country, garage, Halloween, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, punk rock, R&B, vampires, werewolves, zombies
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 23, 2020
The Ledge isn’t all about new music, obviously. And with the record companies constantly repackaging old material with bonus demos, outtakes, and live takes my collection just continues to grow.
Tonight’s show is a look at some of these spe…
Posted in david bowie, johnny thunders, lou reed, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, reissues, replacements, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on October 21, 2020
More Halloween tunes, plus some Spicy Juice sauce and other goodies.
Posted in Ale, Alt-country, Beer Minute, country, Cowpunk, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, metal, Podcast, power pop, psychobilly, punk rock, rock & roll, rockabilly, Streetpunk, vampires, werewolves, zombies
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 16, 2020
On one of my laptops I have a folder where I toss in any cover versions that I think could possibly include in a Ledge episode. Once that folder has a sufficient number of songs I know it’s time to do a covers show.
This is that time. The folder …
Posted in brad marino, covers, drive-by truckers, fuzztons, garage, gun club, indie, music, Podcast, punk, replacements
By Greg Lonesome on October 14, 2020
New Bad Secret and some Halloween tunes.
Posted in Ale, Beer Minute, garage, Halloween, hard rock, hardcore punk, Horror Punk, IPA, metal, Podcast, psychobilly, rock & roll, vampires, werewolf, werewolves, zombies
By Greg Lonesome on October 11, 2020
Made up for my show not recording on Wednesday with a 6+ hour marathon show on a Saturday night. 121 songs. All for you!
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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 Greg Lonesome on October 7, 2020
The show didn’t record tonight. My apologies to all my listeners. I HATE letting you down.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 2, 2020
It’s always a lot of fun when Gorman Bechard appears on The Ledge, and this week was no exception. He’s got two brand new documentaries that were released this past Tuesday, and both are pretty fantastic. Pizza: A Love Story is all about the legendary New Haven pizza, and the award-winning trio of family businesses that created the edible delights that I’ve personally heard Gorman ramble on and on about for well over a decade. New Haven historian Colin M. Caplan sits in on this portion of the show to talk about the research that went into the creation of this film. The other film, Seniors: A Dogumentary is as perfect of a feel-good story as one can possibly make. How can you not love a film that collects a number of tales involving such amazing elderly dogs? Much of the film centers around the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, an organization that houses and fosters elderly dogs, but there’s other fabulous dog tales such as the heartwarming tale of Chaser, who proves why he is generally considered the smartest dog in the world. Dean Falcone, who created the music on both films, also chats about his innovative idea to […]
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By Greg Lonesome on September 30, 2020
It was kind of a virtual gig. Or something. Plus new Stolen Wheelchairs and new stuff from Kevin Patrick Stevenson of the Shods!
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By Greg Lonesome on September 23, 2020
New stuff from Bad Secret, Satanic Overdrive, Total Massacre and more.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 18, 2020
The last few months have seen a ton of great compilation records come out. Some have been all covers. Many have been label or genre samplers. Others have been benefits for great causes. What unites them all is that so many of them have been full of gre…
Posted in Compilations, garage, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, stardumb records, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on September 16, 2020
New Poison Boys single, lots of classic hardcore and more.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 11, 2020
As it’s my birthday today it’s only fitting that I put together another in my series of favorite songs of all time. This time around, it’s primarily songs from the 90’s, although a handful of songs actually come from records rel…
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By Greg Lonesome on September 9, 2020
New single from Bad Secret and tons of other stuff.
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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 Greg Lonesome on September 2, 2020
New EP from the Dinz and much more!
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 28, 2020
The calendar may have a different definition, but summer to me has always been the months of June, July, and August. With that in mind, since tonight was my last show for August I decided to put together a show of nothing but my favorite new records fr…
Posted in 2020, dylan, jayhawks, music, old 97's, pavid vermin, Podcast, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, summer, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on August 26, 2020
Walter Lure & Justin Townes Earle RIP
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By Greg Lonesome on August 19, 2020
Lots of great stuff, what’s new?
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 14, 2020
This may be a second part of a new release series, but there’s certainly no drop in quality. How could it be when the beginning of the show features a sneak peak of the upcoming Replacements’ “Pleased to Meet Me Deluxe Edition” …
Posted in Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, rock n roll manifesto, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on August 12, 2020
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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…
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By Greg Lonesome on August 5, 2020
New stuff from Ramallah, Foxycontin, Nikki Hill, Cold Callers, Stinking Polecats, Paul-Ronney Angel, Guerrilla Teens, Wet Specimens, Cartridge and more.
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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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By Greg Lonesome on July 29, 2020
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 24, 2020
Earlier this year I featured a show that focused on British punk rock from 1980. Tonight, I do the same thing but featuring nothing but tunes from American punk bands from that same year.
It’s kind of interesting how the focus of the punk scene (…
Posted in 1980, cramps, dead kennedys, music, Podcast, punk, ramones, realpunkradio, The Ledge, x
By Greg Lonesome on July 22, 2020
New stuff from Torpedohead, the Judex, Guerrilla Teens, Idolizers, Freddie Dilevi, Nana, Schizophonics and Coloured Balls.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 17, 2020
It was a few weeks ago when Sonic Youth’s “Teenage Riot” came up in a Spotify playlist, and it spurred my feeble mind into this week’s show format. This week is a countdown of my 15 favorite double albums of all time. As always,…
Posted in double albums, drive-by truckers, music, paul westerberg, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, suburbs, the clash, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 10, 2020
Americana, country-punk, No Depression, alt-country. Whatever you want to call this twangy-ish sort of music it’s been a part of my life since the early 80’s. Nope, not after the scene exploded with Uncle Tupelo. The country influence has a…
Posted in Americana, music, Podcast, Scott Hudson, son volt, steve earle, The Ledge, uncle tupelo, Wilco
By Greg Lonesome on July 8, 2020
At the beach. Enjoy the show!
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 3, 2020
This is another of those new release episodes that featured some last minute additions. Thanks to another Bandcamp day where 100% of all proceeds go to the artists, a number of artists surprised fans with new music. There was a new Cloud Nothings album…
Posted in baseball project, bob dylan, cat's cradle, music, new releases, Podcast, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, Scott Hudson, superchunk
By Greg Lonesome on July 1, 2020
Brand new stuff from Slander Tongue, Thee Evil Twin, the Missile Studs, Radio Hate, the Reflectors and more.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 26, 2020
The world may be ending but great music lives forever. Despite everything that has gone on this year there has still been a steady stream of fabulous albums released. Tonight’s show is a look at the 40 best albums released in the first half of 20…
Posted in beach slang, best of 2020, dylan, garage, guided by voices, isbell, music, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson
By Greg Lonesome on June 24, 2020
A tribute to James Hand, new Radio Buzzkills and more.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 19, 2020
Once a year or so, I like to put together a show of nothing but covers. Partly due to COVID-19 this year has already seen more of these sorts of tracks than ever before. Bands have put out full albums or EP’s of covers; labels have upped the ante…
Posted in built to spill, covers, d.i., dollyrots, drive-by truckres, music, Podcast, psychic ills, realpunkradio, rebel girl, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on June 17, 2020
Announcing the winners of RnRM500 and playing some kick ass rock n roll in the bargain.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 12, 2020
As I said last week, there have been so many great releases in the last few weeks that this month’s new release episode was forced to expand to two episodes. Quality-wise, there’s no difference between the two episodes. In fact, it could be…
Posted in garage, music, new releases, Podcast, post punk, punk, realpunkradio, Rum Bar Records, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on June 10, 2020
Made it to 500! Lots of giveaways!
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 5, 2020
I didn’t expect this month’s new release show to be a two part extravaganza. But as I was throwing songs into the play folder for this week’s show I suddenly realized I had way too many tracks for one show. So once again, next week I&…
Posted in archers of loaf, bob mould, chuck prophet, elvis costello, music, new releases, nick lowe, Podcast, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on June 3, 2020
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 29, 2020
After last week’s Minneapolis edition of my favorite songs of all time I was contacted by a ton of listeners with their own favorites of the great city. With that sort of response I coudn’t help but doing a sequel consisting of nothing but …
Posted in blind shake, cows, curtiss a, ed ackerson, minneapolis, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, The Ledge
By Greg Lonesome on May 27, 2020
New stuff from Mesa Lanes, Animals and Children and much more.
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By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 22, 2020
It’s safe to say that a Minneapolis-themed show would come out of the series of my favorite songs of all time. It was actually the easiest of the shows to put together. No, it’s not two hours of Replacements and Husker Du songs. Certainly both of those bands are well-represented but so many other bands from that great city had a huge impact on my life. Many of these are extremely popular (Soul Asylum, Jayhawks, Suburbs) but there are also a lesser-known ton of records that were just as important in my life. For example, I saw The Phones as many times over the years as I saw any of these other bands. And I may not know much about the history of artists such as The Ticks or Crash Street Kids but I played those records to death over the years. Now here’s a bit of a disclaimer. I did switch away from Minneapolis for a long set of Sioux Falls bands, and other artists from places such as Austin, Minnesota and Cedar Falls, Iowa are represented. And technically The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn band. But Minneapolis certainly influenced all of the Sioux Falls bands I included, and […]
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By Greg Lonesome on May 20, 2020
The new Beggar Belief album and much more.
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