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 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 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 March 20, 2015
The second part of three episodes where host Hudson highlights albums that featured three classic tunes in a row.
Posted in cheap trick, david bowie, jesus and mary chain, live ledge, music, patti smith, pixies, Podcast, power pop, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, smiths, soft boys, sugar, uncle tupelo
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 July 25, 2014
Tonight’s show includes an interview with Jason Isbell, along with some great Americana tracks!
Posted in bottle rockets, buddy miller, centro-matic, deer tick, del lords, drive-by truckers, green on red, hard working americans, hickoids, hillbilly moon explosion, hurray for the riff raff, jason and the scorchers, jason isbell, jayhawks, jonny two bags, live ledge, lone justice, lucinda williams, lydia loveless, nikki lane, old 97's, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, steve earle, supersuckers, two cow garage, uncle tupelo, whiskeytown
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 February 14, 2014
It’s the annual anti-Valentine’s Day extravaganza!
Posted in all, bowie, brinsley schwarz, buzzcocks, dayglo abortions, devil dogs, dishrags, drones, fun things, jonny polonsky, music, neon boys, nervebreakers, nips, Podcast, pogues, ramones, realpunkradio, ryan adams, ultimate facebook, uncle tupelo, undecided by default, Valentine's Day, westerberg, whiskeytown, x, yum yums
By paulisded@yahoo.com on February 7, 2014
The first Friday of the month means it’s new release time on Live Ledge!
Posted in against me!, chuck ragan, cloud nothings, fleshtones, fm359, guided by voices, hold steady, hospitality, lawrence arms, lucinda williams, music, nashville pussy, new mendicants, new releases, novice, old 97's, pack a.d., Podcast, realpunkradio, reverend horton heat, robbing banks, Scott Hudson, split squad, supersuckers, the men, tim timebomb, uncle tupelo, undecided by default
By paulisded@yahoo.com on December 6, 2013
Another show featuring nothing but new releases and online discoveries!
Posted in billy bragg, bremen riot, cheap time, delusionaires, drive-by truckers, feelies, fuzz, fuzztones, godfathers, high learys, jayhawks, kinks, latex novelties, live ledge, lyres, music, neo boys, normals, pampers, Podcast, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, sham 69, skunks, slim dunlap, songsforslim, tall boys, thee headcoats, uncle tupelo, young fresh fellows
By paulisded@yahoo.com on April 28, 2013
The death of George Jones has inspired Hudson to look back at some of the 80′s country-punk that led him on the path to understanding the greatness of old school country artists.
Posted in beat farmers, blasters, camper van beethoven, Cowpunk, dream syndicate, elvis costello, green on red, jason and the scorchers, jayhawks, long ryders, los lobos, music, Podcast, rank and file, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, uncle tupelo, x
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 10, 2013
We all hate it, so why not a show dedicated to daylight savings time?
Posted in boomtown rats, bottle rockets, byrds, cheap trick, elvis costello, gear daddies, jam, jayhawks, jesus & mary chain, music, paul westerberg, phones, Podcast, rank strangers, realpunkradio, replacements, Scott Hudson, stems, talk, tommy keene, uncle tupelo, vic chesnutt
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 11, 2012
Carrying on from Friday’s show, Hudson shares some of his quieter new discoveries.
Posted in Americana, camper van beethoven, crazy horse, dan stuart, deer tick, grant-lee phillips, hank williams, kelly stoltz, kevin seconds, mike doughty, music, neil young, nick lowe, nico, peter buck, Podcast, quiet ones, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground
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 15, 2012
Woody Guthrie would have been 100 on July 14, so today’s show celebrates this day with some of his great tunes.
Posted in Americana, billy bragg, bob dylan, crazy horse, flatlanders, folk, indie, jay farrar, jayhawks, jules shear, music, neil young, old crow medicine show, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, son volt, talk, the band, the byrds, uncle tupelo, Wilco, woody guthrie
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 18, 2012
Heather Hellkitten, host of RPR’s Morning Poo and Happy Hour With Heather Hellkitten, sits in for two hours of music and talk…and more talk!
Posted in against me!, blondie, dodgems, e-cigs, happy hour, heather hellkitten, indie, jason snyder, joey ramone, joy division, morning poo, music, Podcast, punk, realpunkradio, replacements, rocky top vapor, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, star fucking hipsters, talk, tim barry, uncle tupelo
By paulisded@yahoo.com on May 16, 2012
Jed’s Dead leader Edward Romero joins the show to talk about not only his band but his work in the film industry.
Posted in 16 horsepower, Americana, amilia spicer, billy bragg, bucksworth, dafni, dan janisch, edward romero, gear daddies, indie, jed's dead, mojave 3, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, Scott Hudson, talk, uncle tupelo, whiskeytown
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 24, 2012
Besides a setlist of primarily new finds, there’s also a discussion of the Kickstarter fund for a documentary on Grant Hart.
Posted in black tamourine, bloody hollies, centro-matic, connection, cynics, diamond dogs, dm bob & the deficits, fall, firehose, full fathom five, garage, gentleman jesse, grant hart, guided by voices, hillbilly hellcats, husker du, indie, jacuzzi boys, kickstarter, lee renaldo, mind spiders, minutemen, much and the mires, music, nivens, nova mob, pete donnelly, Podcast, punk, replacements, reverent horton heat, riviera playboys, robert pollard, rockpile, stranglers, talk, titus andronicus, uncle tupelo, unknowns, vibes, vibrators
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 11, 2012
The angriest Sunday show to date, as Scott not only hates daylight savings time but technology!
Posted in 13th floor elevators, Americana, bob dylan, bottle rockets, cheap trick, daylight savings time, feelies, flag with hank, go-betweens, graham parker, indie, jesus and mary chain, johnny cash, madness, music, neutral milk hotel, Podcast, pretenders, rank strangers, realpunkradio, rolling stones, Scott Hudson, son volt, stereotypes, talk, uncle tupelo, velvet underground
By paulisded@yahoo.com on March 4, 2012
This morning’s show features collaborations, side projects, and guest appearances involving members of Wilco!
Posted in Americana, beck, billy bragg, bottle rockets, charlie louvin, deerhoof, edward burch, geraldine fibbers, golden smog, hilltops, indie, jay bennett, loose fur, mavis staples, minus 5, music, Podcast, realpunkradio, rosanne cash, Scott Hudson, son volt, steve forbert, talk, tim finn, titanic love affair, tommy keene, uncle tupelo, Wilco
