By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on April 26, 2024
I know the event has plenty of naysayers, but I absolutely love Record Store Day. I love the ritual of standing in line with other record nerds of all ages, and discussing exactly what treats we’re looking for. Even standing in line to pay, a ta…
Posted in lou reed, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, record store day, replacements, rsd, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, talking heads, television, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on January 19, 2024
1979 was an important year for rock and roll, but it was a bigger year for my musical journey. This was the year that the real obsession with buying records began. I had a job. I had a car. And I had put together a pretty awesome sound system in my be…
Posted in 1979, buzzcocks, clash, damned, joy division, nips, Podcast, public image, scotthudson, sex pistols, the ledges
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 February 18, 2022
“No Elvis, Beatles, or Rolling Stones!”
Sure, it was a pose. The Clash may have sung those lyrics, but they were actually true students in the history of rock and roll. But the British punk scene of 1977 was certainly a time when the wa…
Posted in 1977, boomtown rats, buzzcocks, clash, elvis costello, music, Podcast, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sham 69, stranglers, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 22, 2021
I’m sure that all Ledge fans could have predicted this week’s episode. With today’s release of the 40th anniversary deluxe edition of the very first Replacements album, Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, it was pretty obvious that there would be a deep dive into this box set. The great news is that this box does not disappoint. Besides a desperately needed remaster of the orginal album, this 4 CD/1 LP set includes 67 previously unreleased tracks. There’s home demos, basement recordings, studio outtakes, and the band’s earliest professionally recorded show. How could I not make this the main reason of the show? But there’s much more. With this being reissue and box set season, I go through a number of other similar releases. Yet I also have some harsh words for a couple of them. There’s also an opportunity for listeners to compare two versions of the same Heartbreakers song. Is the newly discovered “master” of L.A.M.F.’s “Born to Lose” actually better than the “restored” version from the 2012 remix? Let me know what you think. I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. These great artists […]
Posted in alex chilton, beatles, heartbreakers, music, Podcast, reissues, replacements, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 18, 2019
A look at British punk rock singles released in the first half of 1979.
Posted in 1979, clash, generation x, live ledge, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, uk punk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 17, 2016
We go back 40 years for some of the best rock and punk from 1976.
Posted in 1976, aerosmith, kiss, live ledge, Podcast, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, tom petty
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 August 28, 2015
Nothing but track eight’s to commemorate that we still have a couple days left in the eighth month of the year.
Posted in archers of loaf, bash and pop, cheap time, cheap trick, clash, cramps, david bowie, dead boy, elvis costello, exploding hearts, guided by voices, hindu love gods, hold steady, husker du, jam, jesus and mary chain, jim jones, kinks, lemonheads, live ledge, lou reed, music, Podcast, ramones, replacements, rolling stones, saints, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sonic youth, soul asylum, stooges, suicide commandos, superchunk, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground, x
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 May 22, 2015
Since we’re in the fifth month of the year, why not a show dedicated to nothing but track five of some fantastic albums?
Posted in archers of loaf, bottle rockets, cheap trick, clash, exploding hearts, fall, hoodoo gurus, hot snakes, husker du, indie, jam, jd mcpherson, king tuff, lydia loveless, music, neighborhoods, nervebreakers, pixies, Podcast, radio birdman, ramons, realpunkradio, replacements, rocket from the crypt, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sleater-kinney, social distortion, sonics, soul asylum, stooges, suburbs, superchunk, supesuckers, talk, twin peaks, velvet underground, weed
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 10, 2015
A simple premise – everything played tonight is the fourth track of the album they appeared on!
Posted in aquadolls, babes in toyland, bash & pop, blue mountain, bottle rockets, clash, cramps, dave edmunds, drones, elvis costello, exploding hearts, goo goo dolls, heartbreakers, husker du, jesse malin, jesus & mary chain, live ledge, lydia loveless, paul westerberg, Podcast, pow wows, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sonics, soul asylum, suburbs, sugar, superchunk, supersuckers, swamp john reis, Wilco, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 27, 2015
Completing a trio of shows, tonight’s playlist features nothing but three consecutive classic tracks in a row.
Posted in bash and pop, buzzcocks, graham parker, indie, lemonheads, live ledge, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, social distortion, stooges, superchunk, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 18, 2014
The death of Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone inspires this tribute to the legendary band and musician.
Posted in banjeoy ramone, bob mould, clash, danko jones, havenots, husker du, jonathon e, junkyard dogs, latex novelties, live ledge, matt skiba, mental boy, music, paley brothers, Podcast, queers, ramones, realpunkradio, redd kross, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, shonen knife, talk, tommy ramone, tony reflex, vapids
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 4, 2014
A tribute to the holiday, with songs about the day and America, along with tributes to two famous concerts from this day.
Posted in 4th of july, avengers, bottle rockets, circle jerks, clash, damned, devil dogs, discount, elvis costello, headcat, hellacopters, house of large sizes, jason and scorchers, jesus and mary chain, mc5, music, nick lowe, normals, paul collins, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, rocket from the crypt, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, stranglers, talk, violet, weirdos, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 11, 2014
An entire show dedicated to those evil folks who control the record industry.
Posted in all, clash, dan baird, dead kennedys, elvis costello, graham parker, hot snakes, kathleen edwards, kinks, live ledge, minor threat, mudhoney, nervebreakers, nick lowe, nofx, patti smith, Podcast, poster children, ramones, realpunkradio, records, replacements, rezillos, robbie fulks, saints, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, stiff little fingers, supersuckers
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 21, 2014
A tribute to the recently-deceased drummer of The Stooges, featuring originals and covers.
Posted in 7 year bitch, alejandro escovedo, black keys, dictators, exploding white mice, feedtime, feelies, fuzztones, hellacopters, joey ramone, live ledge, misfits, mission of burma, nomads, pansy division, Podcast, radio birdman, realpunkradio, scott asheton, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sonny vincent, stooges, uncle tupelo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 26, 2013
Besides commemorating the passing of legendary country icon George Jones, tonight’s Ledge celebrates various anniversaries and birthdays of the past week.
Posted in chris mars, elvis costello, george jones, iggy, johnny thunders, misfits, music, new york dolls, Podcast, public image, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols
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 February 15, 2013
To “commemorate” a phony holiday, tonight’s show is an anti-Valentine’s Day show with nothing but “lonely” songs.
Posted in argus leader, buzzcocks, cheap trick, f-units, garage, gentleman jesse, heartbreakers, husker du, indie, king khan & bbq show, lonesome kings, lurkers, me first and the gimme gimmes, music, naked ted, nomads, old 97's, Podcast, police, punk, quakes, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sham 69, social distortion, sorrows, spits, supersuckers, talk, thee headcoats, thin lizzy, ups & downs, Valentine's Day, violet, voodoo dolls, Wanda Jackson, whigs, willie nile, wylde mammoths, young fresh fellows
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 9, 2012
Lots and lots of new releases and blog finds, plus Siri co-hosts a segment and picks a song.
Posted in bad religion, bent back tuplips, biters, cars, chris bell, crash street kids, david bowie, descendents, devo, Face to Face, fear, four year beard, garage, gigolo aunts, graveyard school, heart attacks, indie, jello biafra, l'assassins, legendary wings, lyres, mallard, millions, music, new releases, newtown neurotics, Podcast, punk, purrbox, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, soul asylum, stairs, strutter motherfuckers, supersuckers, swingin utters, talk, velvet underground
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 12, 2012
This week marked plenty of rock ‘n’ roll anniversaries, both good and bad. We plow through them all.
Posted in allah-las, circle jerks, clash, damned, eyes on film, garage, gene vincent, guitar gangsters, hard-ons, hellacopters, hickoids, hold steady, holly golightly, hoodoo gurus, howler, husker du guided by voices, hypstrz, indie, jim jones revue, lemonheads, libertines, meteors, music, old 97's, Podcast, punk, quakes, ramones, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, sid vicioius, soul asylum, splashh, talk, ty segall, Wanda Jackson
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 7, 2012
With a big day coming up this week, host Scott Hudson has selected one song per year that he has been alive. Sunday’s Rural Ledge-ucation will conclude the series.
Posted in archers of loaf, beatles, big star, bob dylan, boomtown rats, clash, david bowie, dinosaur jr, flamin' groovies, garage, guided by voices, husker du, indie, jam, kinks, love, mc5, monkees, music, pixies, Podcast, punk, r.e.m., ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, reverend horton heat, rocket from the crypt, rolling stones, ronettes, scott hudosn, sex pistols, stooges, supershunk, sweet, t. rex, talk, tommy keene, translator, uncle tupelo, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 27, 2012
A show dedicated to our fine comrades across the pond, along with a celebration of one of their prime exports, Sir Michael Phillip “Mick” Jagger!
Posted in adverts, bob hocko, clash, creation, david bowie, dead boys, devo, dramarama, fall, flamin' groovies, graham coxon, groovie ghoulies, gunfire dance, hickoids, indie, jesus and mary chain, jim jones revue, jimmy cliff, joe strummer, meteors, mick jagger, music, olympics, pagans, patti smith, paul westerberg, Podcast, pogues, primitives, public image, punk, ramones, replacements, rolling stones, sex pistols, small faces, social distortion, stiff little fingers, talk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 27, 2012
This is a Goddess-approved episode that celebrates a bunch of birthdays and a few anniversaries!
Posted in afghan whigs, alternative, bob dylan, buddy holly, colin meloy, indie, jam, morrissey, mott the hoople, music, paul weller, pete yorn, pink floyd, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, siouxie and the banshees, siouxie sioux, smiths, specials, split enz, style council, talk, treepeople
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 25, 2012
Is 1977 the greatest year in rock ‘n’ roll? Check out this show and judge for yourself.
Posted in 1977, adverts, boys, buzzcocks, cheap trick, clash, damned, dave edmunds, david bowie, devo, drones, eddie & the hot rods, elvis costello, garage, generation x, gizmos, graham parker, iggy pop, indie, jam, johnny thunders, jonathan richman, music, nerves, nick lowe, Podcast, punk, radio birdman, ramones, realpunkradio, rezilios, richard hell, runaways, saints, Scott Hudson, sex pistols, status quo, talk, talking heads, television, ultravox, vibrators, wire
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
