By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on November 22, 2024
The special folder on my hard drive was full, so it was once again time to have a show devoted to cover songs. This time around there are fantastic remakes of songs by the likes of the Stones, Pink Floyd, Small Face, Pretty Things, The Cure, Joy Divis…
Posted in covers, damned, jesse malin, Podcast, rancid, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, rum bar, Scott Hudson, The Ledge, vista blue
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on September 9, 2022
Once I heard the news of Queen Elizabeth’s death on Thursday morning, I knew I had to dump my planned broadcast for this week. Surely I could put together a show that both celebrates and criticizes not only the monarchy but the entire country. For me, the quintessential British rock band is The Kinks. There may be better bands from that country (name them!) but nobody captures that country like the writings of Ray Davies. Same with The Jam and The Clash a decade later, or Billy Bragg, The Smiths, Robyn Hitchcock, and mny others a decade after that. Pairing a few highlights of those artists with some samplings of the great British punk movement of the late 70s, and you have two hours of fantastic British tributes…even if a couple of the artists are actually American. I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. 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 […]
Posted in clash, Podcast, pogues, queen elizabeth, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, smiths, the jam, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 29, 2014
It’s not quite September, but that’s not stopping Scott from previewing tons of new releases.
Posted in adolescents, artwoods, baby ghosts, benjamin booker, biters, cory branan, deke dickerson, derellas, dinos boys, dwarves, eureka california, frankie teardrop, god downie, lucinda williams, music, mutants, orwells, pink tiles, Podcast, realpunkradio, reigning sound, robyn hitchcock, ryan adams, sadies, Scott Hudson, sonny vincent, star chiefs, street dogs, sugar stems, talk, twin peaks, ty segall, wax witches
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 29, 2014
It’s not quite September, but that’s not stopping Scott from previewing tons of new releases.
Posted in adolescents, artwoods, baby ghosts, benjamin booker, biters, cory branan, deke dickerson, derellas, dinos boys, dwarves, eureka california, frankie teardrop, god downie, lucinda williams, music, mutants, orwells, pink tiles, Podcast, realpunkradio, reigning sound, robyn hitchcock, ryan adams, sadies, Scott Hudson, sonny vincent, star chiefs, street dogs, sugar stems, talk, twin peaks, ty segall, wax witches
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 27, 2013
Nothing but music from 1988 tonight, along with some commentary from Scott on his recent interview with Big Brother cast member Amanda Zuckerman.
Posted in 1988, adolescents, alice donut, amanda zuckerman, bad religion, bb15, big brother, big brother gossip show, billy bragg, bongwater, camper van beethoven, dead milkmen, dinosaur jr, flaming lips, fugazi, graham parker, junk monkeys, lemonheads, live ledge, mudhoney, music, naked raygun, nick cave, Operation Ivy, pixies, Podcast, robyn hitchcock, social distortion, soul asylum, the fall
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 31, 2013
Continuing on from Friday’s show with more old and new tracks!
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, dale watson, eels, josh rouse, music, phosphorescent, Podcast, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, Scott Hudson, son volt, steve earle
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 3, 2013
Nothing but the quieter new tunes Hudson has discovered in recent weeks.
Posted in Americana, courtney love, david bowie, eels, emmylou harris, johnny marr, michael stipe, music, new amsterdams, new mendicants, Podcast, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, rodney crowell, roger knox, ron wood, Scott Hudson, shane mcgowan, son volt, townes van zandt, u.k. subs
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 November 4, 2012
Two days away from the U.S. elections, Hudson compiled some of his favorite politician-related tracks.
Posted in billy bragg, bob dylan, election, folk, ian hunter, indie, john lennon, jonathan richman, music, neil young, pathos, phil ochs, Podcast, politicians, president, replacements, robyn hitchcock, rock, ry cooder, stephen malkmus, talk, talking heads, the move, the numbers, tom morello, Wilco, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 20, 2012
We celebrate the anniversaries of 3 of R&R’s greatest albums, along with a discussion of Mick Jagger’s appearance on last night’s SNL.
Posted in Americana, arcade fire, beack boys, blonde on blonde, bob dylan, exile on main street, flaming lips, foo fighters, frank black, gaslight anthem, indie, jay farrar, jeff beck, mick jagger, music, old 97's, oldham brothers, pet sounds, Podcast, realpunkradio, robyn hitchcock, rocky top vapor, rolling stones, saturday night live, Scott Hudson, snl, soul asylum, talk, tom petty
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 13, 2012
Besides a bunch of tunes about mommy’s, there’s a little set to commemorate my sister’s birthday. Happy birthday, Dawn!
Posted in band, beatles, billy joe shaver, bob dylan, bottle rockets, country, hi-fi guys, indie, jeff buckley, lemonheads, mother's day, music, neil young, paul westerberg, Podcast, ray wylie hubbard, realpunkradio, rex griffen, robyn hitchcock, rocky top vapor, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, talk, ted leo, troy hess, warren zevon