By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on February 2, 2024
Once again the music gods have bestowed so much great new tracks that the monthly new release show must be expanded into two episodes. That is a great sign for 2024, and especially so because not only is there quality and quantity, but there’s a great mix of classic artists and brand new acts. There’s 18 year old Owen Adamcik’s plan for a new EP every month this year. There are Ledge “friends” such as Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin’s monthly single and a new tune by local legends Thought Patrol. There’s the return of veterans The Smoggers and Rubber City Rebels. Plus surprisingly great new tracks by the liks of J. Mascis, Green Day, and Superchunk. And to kick things off is a late submission for last year’s “52 weeks of Teenage Kicks” series. Two weeks ago Thee Volatiles, “thee best punk rock band in all of Montclair NJ!” sent me their version, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! In fact, I will always accept new covers of the tune. So if you were considering it last year, please go ahead and do it and I’ll guarantee to open my next show with it! For setlists and other info, […]
Posted in 52 weeks of teenage kicks, j mascis, jack rubies, new releases, owen adamcik, pat todd, Podcast, realpunkradio, rob moss, Scott Hudson, superchunk, The Ledge, the smoggers, thought patrol
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on December 15, 2023
It’s the time of year for everybody to unveil their various lists of the best records of the year, so here is the unveiling of the first part of my lists. This week’s show features a countdown of my 20 favorite reissues, box sets, live alb…
Posted in beatles, cherry red, husker du, music, nuggets, Podcast, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, superchunk, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on November 10, 2023
The second part of this month’s new release series is admittedly dominated by cover tunes. Great bands such as Superchunk, The Feelies, Cruzados, The Routes, Hayley and the Crushers and the Rick White Archive are featured remaking classics by The Cure, The Minutemen, Buzzcocks, and others. But the main focus of the covers blasted on tonight’s show is the brand new tribute album to, of course, The Replacements. Let the Bad Times Roll, and it’s definitely worth they hype. “December 2022 I was drinking at the Fishtown Tavern and ‘Can’t Hardly Wait ‘ came on the jukebox, and at that moment I knew this tribute to the Mats needed to happen,” Arik Victor from Creep Records says in a press release. “The next day, we invited all the bands we love.” Of course, tonight’s show is more than cover tunes. We have the return of The Alarm, the second 2023 album by bar italia, and wonderful material from the Netherlends, Australia, Italy, and other countries around the world. As for this week’s edition of “52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks”, I admittedly discovered a real treat on YouTube. Baby Shakes have routinely performed the tune as an encore, and this live version I […]
Posted in baby shakes, covers, let the bad times roll, music, new releases, nobro, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, rick white, superchunk, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on August 18, 2023
Generally speaking, when I do shows devoted to years of the past I go way back. Like, at the bare minimum 25 years, and as far back as 50 years. Looking at my shows from 2013, though, I decided tonight I’d do something a little different. Let’s go through some of my favorite records from only ten years ago. While I am one that believes there’s great rock and roll released each and every years (despite what many of my fellow oldsters proclaim), 2013 was even better than usual. There’s all sorts of lofi indie power pop from the likes of Mind Spiders, Bad Sports, and Fidlar. There’s the discovery of a wonderful up and coming songwriter named Lydia Loveless. There’s the second release by the reformed Superchunk (my favorite record of the year). And, of course, there’s also the return of The Replacements. Yes, this happened due to a tragedy, as Slim Dunlap had suffered a stroke the previous year. But what a joy to hear Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson quickly recording a handful of their favorite oldies. Even better was the Songs For Slim singles series which saw all kinds of Slim’s friends recording their favorite Dunalp […]
Posted in 2013, 52weeksofteenagekicks, music, Podcast, replacements, Scott Hudson, songs for slim, superchunk, The Ledge
By paulisded@yahoo.com (theledge) on December 16, 2022
Once again, this obsessive mind spent weeks and weeks overthinking this year’s list. Notes were taken. Records were spread out all over the living room. iTunes searches revealed some forgotten gems. But I can once again say that this was a fabul…
Posted in best of 2022, kevin morby, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, spiritualized., superchunk, The Ledge, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 11, 2022
While part one of this month’s new release series focused on relatively new artists, this week’s successor is full of bands that have been around for quite some time. There’s the first album in over 30 years by The Rave Ups. The Hood…
Posted in garage, guided by voices, indie, music, new releases, night shop, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, spiritualized., spoon, superchunk, swami john reis
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 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 paulisded@yahoo.com on February 21, 2020
A few weeks ago I debuted a new series documenting my favorite songs of all time. What began as a quest for one tight 30-song set turned into a folder filled with close to 200 songs. The first show primarily featured aggressive tracks from the 60’…
Posted in archers of loaf, fugazi, garage, Podcast, power pop, pretenders, punk, realpunkradio, runaways, Scott Hudson, superchunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 12, 2019
Despite what you may believe, archive releases come out throughout the year. It’s not just for the Christmas holidays or Record Store Days. During the year there are tons of compilations, live records, remasters, and other odds and ends. Tonight’s show collects a number of these. Acoustic versions of classic Graham Parker and Superchunk albums. A collection of acoustic covers recorded by Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz. Live albums by Johnny Thunders, Die Toten Hosen, Paul Kelly, and so much more. A riveting triple-disc compilation of Billy Childish’s 40 year careeer. All these and more! Listen and then please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! It’s that simple.
Posted in bill janovitz, dirty mac, graham parker, live ledge, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, superchunk
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 26, 2019
The perfect soundtrack for planting trees or other Arbor Day celebrations.
Posted in arbor day, joe strummer, live ledge, Podcast, realpunkradio, superchunk, The Mummies, thee oh sees, Wilco
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 21, 2018
It’s a countdown of Scott’s 40 favorite records of 2018.
Posted in archie bunkers, best of 2018, courtney barnett, graham parker, jeff tweedy, kurt vile, music, Podcast, shadracks, Subsonics, superchunk, ty segall
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 25, 2015
We continue the journey of a song from every year host Scott Hudson’s been alive, including two from 2015.
Posted in afghan whigs, archers of loaf, babes in toyland, bash and pop, benjamin booker, billy bragg, bob mould, built to spill, cursive, freedy johnston, fucked up, grant hart, hold steady, ike reilly, japandroids, jim jones, joe strummer, live ledge, music, neighborhoods, nick cave, paul westerberg, Podcast, pow wows, realpunkradio, replacements, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, sonics, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, Wilco
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 August 21, 2015
Tim Kasher from The Good Life is tonight’s special guest.
Posted in desaparecidos, forty nineteens, france camp, good life, guantanamo baywatch, jaill, jay reatard, live ledge, lost sounds, michael rault, music, negative scanner, part time, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, resonars, rolling stones, ryan adams, Scott Hudson, suburbs, superchunk, talk, thee oh sees, tim kasher, tomrrow's tulips, traumahelikopter, warm soda, white reaper
By paulisded@yahoo.com on July 31, 2015
Hudson’s interview with Sarah Bethe Nelson is aired, along with a discussion on touring with Lydia Loveless for a week.
Posted in bob mould, connections, dead ghosts, dirtbombs, ersen, hold steady, latte, live ledge, lucero, lydia loveless, music, nevermores, okay temiz, Podcast, realpunkradio, sarah bethe nelson, Scott Hudson, sonic avenues, spider bags, superchunk, talk, tim timebomb, todd may, wax witches, weed
By paulisded@yahoo.com on June 26, 2015
Hudson recounts his week in Columbus, Ohio, with Lydia Loveless and her band.
Posted in archers of loaf, bad sports, biters, bob mould, cloud nothings, columbus, dead boys, del lords, grant hart, hickoids, king tuff, lydia loveless, music, oblivians, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, superchunk, talk, the girls, the men, the night marchers, the sights, todd may, two cow garage, Wilco
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 January 16, 2015
As the Beatles song goes, “it was 20 years ago” all of these songs were released.
Posted in archers of loaf, babes in toyland, bad religion, bikini kill, blue mountain, boss hog, dashboard saviors, elastica, elvis costello, Face to Face, fugazi, guided by voices, harvesters, jason and scorchers, jawbreaker, jayhawks, jesus and mary chain, l7, live ledge, liz phair, mudhoney, muffs, Podcast, realpunkradio, riverdales, rocket from the crypt, Scott Hudson, sleater-kinney, son volt, steve earle, superchunk, supersuckers, throwing muses, vic chesnutt, whiskeytown, Wilco
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 November 21, 2014
The 20 year history of Bloodshot Records is celebrated on tonight’s show.
Posted in alejandro escovedo, andre williams, blitzen trapper, bloodshot records, bottle rockets, chuck prophet, cory branan, darrhea planet, dollar store, eddie spaghetti, freakwater, graham parker, handsome family, john doe, jon langford, justin townes earle, knitters, legendary shack shakers, limbeck, live ledge, lydia loveless, music, neko case, old 97's, Podcast, porter hall tn, realpunkradio, scott biram, Scott Hudson, starkweathers, superchunk, talk, trailer bride, two gallants, waco bros, warm soda
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 14, 2014
Singer/guitarist Michael Meyer of Narco States is interviewed in this garage rock-based episode.
Posted in bleached, blind shake, creeps, dead strangers, death valley girls, ex hex, gotobeds, great dismal swamis, jane rose, jeff the brotherhood, king tuff, lace curtain, last blackouts, lombego surfers, meatbodies, music, narco states, nox boys, pink tiles, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, sonny vincent, spider bags, superchunk, swamp jacuzzie, talk, terry malts, ty segall, useless eaters, white mystery
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 10, 2014
Nothing but songs from that year that you actually did party like it was 1999!
Posted in 1999, alejandro escovedo, built to spill, chesterfield kings, cracker, d generation, deadly snakes, drive-by truckers, fastbacks, get up kids, grant hart, guided by voices, joe strummer, mike ness, mopes, music, paul westerberg, Podcast, promise ring, rancid, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, shods, sleater-kinney, stitches, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, tom waits, velvet crush, vindicives, wesley willis, white stripes, Wilco, zen guerrilla
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 15, 2014
Tonight’s special interview was with Supersuckers leader Eddie Spaghetti, who will appear in Sioux Falls next Friday night (8/22) at Big’s.
Posted in archers of loaf, bottle rockets, eddie spaghetti, fall-outs, figgs, guided by voices, hole, jawbox, jawbreaker, jello biafra, jesus and mary chain, jon spencer, live ledge, liz phair, meat puppets, mojo nixon, music, nick cave, pavement, pj harvey, Podcast, realpunkradio, rev horton heat, Scott Hudson, sebadoh, small 23, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, todd snider, unwound, velvet crush, wrens
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 7, 2014
Another monthly recap of brand new and upcoming new releases!
Posted in art attack, black lips, cheap girls, cloud nothings, courtney barnett, drive-by truckers, eagulls, fucked up, fucktard, habibi, johnny foreigner, johnny rey, live ledge, matthew ryan, mikal cronin, mount moriah, mountain goats, new coke, Podcast, raveonettes, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, slim dunlap, sultan bathery, superchunk, the men
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 21, 2014
Tonight, the playlist falls into the hands of the listeners!
Posted in adverts, archers of loaf, bad brains, beat happening, black flag, camper van beethoven, devo, grinderman, hayden, howler, husker du, joe strummer, jonathan fire eater, kinks, lawrence arms, music, nick cave, old 97's, Podcast, problematics, realpunkradio, replacements, requests, Scott Hudson, shane macgowan, spits, stranglers, suburbs, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, thee headcoatees
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 24, 2014
There’s no real theme tonight. Just a bunch of killer songs and some babbling.
Posted in archers of loaf, biters, bremen riot, cherry glazerr, clash, dan vapid, dead boys, fidlar, fleshtones, grand champeen, havalinas, iggy, jam, johnny thunders, live ledge, mind spiders, misfits, music, new york dolls, night marchers, obits, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, saints, Scott Hudson, springsteen, suicide, superchunk, tommy keene, two cow garage, wrens
By paulisded@yahoo.com on January 17, 2014
Host Scott Hudson “celebrates” what is starting to seem like the longest, coldest winter ever.
Posted in a-bones, bill callahan, deer tick, dumptruck, elvis costello, fastbacks, for against, garland jeffreys, housemartins, jeff the brotherhood, jonathan richman, josh rouse, killing joke, mark olson, minutement, muddy waters, music, pixies, Podcast, realpunkradio, redd kross, robyn hitchcok, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, summer hymns, superchunk, trip shakespeare, tripwires, u.k. subs
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 27, 2013
An alphabetical trip through some of Hudson’s favorite bands.
Posted in alex chilton, big star, buzzcocks, camper van beethoven, clash, damned, elvis costello, firehose, guided by voices, husker du, iggy, jam, kinks, live ledge, lyres, mission of burma, music, only ones, pixies, Podcast, queers, radio birdman, ramones, realpunkradio, replacements, saints, Scott Hudson, superchunk, t. rex, undertones, wreckless eric, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 13, 2013
Hudson counts down his favorite records of 2013!
Posted in babyshambles, bad sports, best of 2013, bronx, dirtbombs, fidlar, fuzz, grant hart, joan jett, julie ruin, king khan, live ledge, mikal cronin, mind spiders, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, so so glos, strypes, superchunk, swearin, tommy keene, two cow garage, ty segall, warm soda
By paulisded@yahoo.com on November 8, 2013
Nothing but new releases and blog finds in this episode!
Posted in black flag, Bouncing Souls, dictators, future primitives, fuzz, herms, mind spiders, pampers, Podcast, rank and file, replacements, silver shine, superchunk, swearin, three o'clock, throwing muses, unwound
By paulisded@yahoo.com on October 11, 2013
It’s simple – nothing but songs that include the word “what”.
Posted in archers of loaf, buzzcocks, cbgb's, clash, cramps, dead boys, elvis costello, kinks, muffs, music, naked ted, pagans, paul westerberg, Podcast, purple hearts, ramones, real kids, realpunkradio, rev horton heat, Scott Hudson, superchunk, supersuckers, talk, throbs, turbonegro, undertones, velvet underground, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on September 6, 2013
There’s quite a few new releases of note, and Hudson samples them all!
Posted in avengers, babyshambles, bad sports, bags, black joe lewis, connection, dirtbombs, fat white family, hentchmen, julie ruin, king khan, music, mystic eyes, new releases, paley brothers, pixies, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, savages, Scott Hudson, sharks, suburbs, superchunk, terry malts, tommy keene, two car garage, ty segall, zeros
By paulisded@yahoo.com on August 2, 2013
July may have been a slow month, but August is looking great as we preview some great new releases!
Posted in grant hart, hickoids, jason isbell, john doe, king khan, live ledge, music, new release, Podcast, realpunkradio, robert pollard, Scott Hudson, songs for slim, soul asylum, superchunk
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
