By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on August 22, 2025
If you happen to follow me on social media (and why wouldn’t you?) you have probably noticed that every week I post a collage of some of the albums I’ve listened to over the course of the week that I note as from “the Hudson Compound”. Well, tonight’s show is an audio version of one of those collages. Every track I played tonight comes from a record that has either been on my turntable, in my earbuds during walks, or blasting in my car as I run errands. These 32 songs represent almost 60 years of great rock and roll, but there are a couple of somewhat new tunes. First off, earlier this week Rhino Records announced an upcoming box set version of my third favorite album of all time, Let It Be. The 3 CD/4 LP box, which comes out on October 24, includes an entire disc of rarities and outtakes and a full show from The Cubby Bear in Chicago. This announcement was accompanied by one of the outtakes – an alternate version of “Androgynous” that kicks off the show. The other new tunes (at least to me) comes right after that track. A few weeks ago our […]
Posted in dave edmunds, ex-bombers, house of large sizes, Podcast, replacements, Scott Hudson, small faces, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 16, 2018
An extended episode taking a look at some of the classic music celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Posted in 1968, beatles, byrds, dylan, kinks, mc5, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, small faces, white album
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 23, 2015
Nothing but musical questions tonight!
Posted in 7 seconds, archers of loaf, bad religion, benjamin booker, buzzcocks, centro-matic, cramps, creation, creeping ivies, dictators, elvis costello, go-go's, god's favorite band, hoodoo gurus, husker du, jam, kinks, make out, matthew melton, minutemen, misfits, muffs, music, nervebreakers, new york dolls, pixies, Podcast, purple hearts, queers, radio birdman, ramones, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, small faces, smugglers, stiff little fingers, talk, undertones, warm soda, wipers
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 12, 2014
Hudson counts down the 20 best reissues, box sets, and other miscellaneous 2014 releases.
Posted in afghan whigs, artwoods, best of 2014, bluebells, bob dylan, camper van beethoven, close lobsters, csny, fugazi, jam, jayhawks, jesus and mary chain, kinks, mighty lemon drops, music, pixies, Podcast, primal scream, reissues, replacements, scruffy the cat, small faces, springsteen, superchunk, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 5, 2014
Flogging Molly multi-instrumentalist Bob Schmidt is tonight’s special guest.
Posted in beach slang, bob schmidt, bobby keys, cj ramone, ex-gentlemen, faces, flogging molly, ian mclagan, jam, jim carroll, king khan, legendary wings, memories, music, pixies, Podcast, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, single mothers, small faces, spastic hearts, strand of oaks, swingin utters, talk, tweens, velvet underground, Wilco
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 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 June 22, 2012
The longest day of the year has inspired the longest Ledge show – 44 tracks of summer-related tunes!
Posted in adolescents, bare wires, blagh dhalia, brewers, cheap girls, cosmic dropouts, cramps, Demons, Eddie Cochran, famous monsters, garage, go, graham parker, howler, husker du, indie, jesus and mary chain, kinks, lyres, male bonding, material issue, meteors, muck and the mires, music, new salem witch hunters, pathos, pink mink, Podcast, punk, radio birdman, rainmakers, ramones, realpunkradio, rhett miller, Scott Hudson, shonen knife, small faces, sonic avenues, stabilizers, superchunk, talk, thee headcoats, thee holy ghosts, tuuli, ty segall, undertones, vikings, vindictives, whild billy childish, white wires, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 6, 2012
Another show of new and upcoming releases, highlighted by a preview of the reunion of Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
Posted in bangles, best coast, billy bragg, diamond rugs, district attorneys, elvis costello, exene cervenka, garage, indie, Jack White, jerry jeff walker, john doe, m. ward, music, my bloody valentine, neil young, Podcast, realpunkradio, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, small faces, spiritualized., talk, tood snider, Wilco, woody guthrie, world party, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 4, 2012
Besides a tribute to Adam Yauch from the Beasties, we celebrate Link Wray’s birthday and preview a ton of upcoming releases.
Posted in adam yauch, beastie boys, brian fallon, cheap time, dan vapid, deer tick, diamond rugs, die toten hosen, elvis costello, figgs, garage, gaslight anthem, gay sportscasters, graham parker, hickoids, hot rats, indie, jason and the scorchers, jason ringenberg, jawbreaker, joey ramone, link wray, music, nervebreakers, nomads, OFF!, Podcast, public image ltd, punk, replacements, small faces, t. tex edwards, talk, teenagers
