This week’s show should actually be named “Funk Prescription” since it is filled with soul, funk, and reggae sounds rather than punk ones. So put on your dancing shoes and get on down to songs by the POINTER SISTERS, MARVIN GAYE, and the mighty ISLEY BROTHERS. You might be surprised at how these songs worked their way into popular American culture despite being pretty far from your typical top-40 hits. In the middle I will introduce the first ever JOHN SHAFT TASTE TEST, with versions of ISAAC HAYES’ classic “Theme From Shaft” by the likes of 101 STRINGS and POISON IDEA. Podcast listeners will be able to vote for their favorites by e-mail to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com! And come back to hear Part 2 of the JOHN SHAFT TASTE TEST, hosted by LARRY JACKSON, that promises to be way more mind-blowing than Part 1!
(And don’t forget to send your health/healthcare-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com as well.)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
News: Economy & Stress / Obama Health Care Reform / Minor Head Injuries Can Turn Serious Rapidly / Prostate Screenings Don’t Reduce Cancer Deaths
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:12)
LEAD UP TO FUNK
Tokens / Don't Fuck Around With Love / 7" / 2:45
Blind Boys Of Alabama / Way Down In The Hole / Spirit Of The Century / 3:20
Peter Tosh & The Skatalites / Shame and Scandal / 7" / 3:04
PUNKY REGGAE BREAK
Desmond Dekker And The Aces / Israelites / 7" / 2:38
Jimmy Cliff / The Harder They Come / The Harder They Come / 3:42
Marley, Bob & The Wailers / Punky Reggae Party / Babylon By Bus [Live] / 5:52
MID-‘70s RADIO HITS
Johnny Nash / I Can See Clearly Now / I Can See Clearly Now / 2:44
Labelle / Lady Marmalade / Nightbirds / 3:57
Pointer Sisters / Yes We Can Can / Pointer Sisters / 6:03
PSA: Asthma (Time: 10:51)
SOUL MASTERS
Al Green / Take Me To The River / More Greatest Hits / 3:47
Rotary Connection / Soul Man / Rotary Connection / 3:18
Otis Redding / I Can't Turn You Loose / The Ultimate Otis Redding / 2:40
DEEP FUNK
Funkadelic / You Hit The Nail On The Head / America Eats Its Young / 7:13
Gaye, Marvin / You're The Man (Pts. 1 & 2) / The Very Best (Disc 2) / 5:49
Isley Brothers / Live It Up (Pts. 1 & 2) / The Isley Brothers Story / 6:16
PSA: March Is Women’s History Month (Time: 11:26)
PERFORMANCE LIST
INTERVIEW LIST
JOHN SHAFT TASTE TEST (PART 1)
Isaac Hayes / Theme From Shaft / Shaft / 4:40
101 Strings Orchestra / Theme from Shaft / Easy Listening: Academy Award Winners / 4:16
Hollyridge Strings / Theme From Shaft / Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 1 / 3:14
Poison Idea / Theme From Shaft / 12" / 4:42
Cheer-Accident / Theme from Shaft / 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions! / 5:22
The Chosen Few / Theme from Shaft / The Mighty Trojan Sound (Don Letts Presents) / 3:37
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
PUNK PRESCRIPTION PLAYLIST 3-18-09
This week explores some of the New York music that influenced later NO WAVE bands, and then some of the bands that came after the height of NO WAVE that were indelibly influenced as well as being highly influential. My guest for the day is WEASEL WALTER, a chum of mine from the 2nd wave of NO WAVE situated in the Midwest in the mid-‘90s, who is a bona-fide genius and who continues to produce music that needs to be heard. He is also a contributor and wrote the foreword for the book NO WAVE by Marc Masters, a highly readable compendium of the movement that still makes waves today.
(Don’t forget to send your health/healthcare-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com. I’ll try to answer as many as possible on the air on upcoming installments of Punk Rx!)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
NEWS: Cell-Phone Only Homes Distort Health Tracking / Bartendaz Empower Youth / Obama Overturns Stem-Cell Policy / FDA Hazy On E-Cigarettes’ Safety
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:14)
PRE-NO WAVE SKRONK
Velvet Underground / Venus in Furs / Velvet Underground With Nico / 5:09
Faust With Tony Conrad / From the Side of Woman and Mankind Edit / Outside the Dream Syndicate / 3:54
Patti Smith / Piss Factory / The Singles / 4:42
Richard Hell & The Voidoids / Blank Generation (Album Version) / Blank Generation / 2:45
SUICIDE IS PAINLESS
Suicide / Frankie Teardrop / First Album / 10:26
POST NO WAVE LOWER EAST SIDE SKRONK (PART 1)
Del-Byzantines / Girl's Imagination / Lies To Live By / 6:03
Raybeats / International Operator / Guitar Beat / 4:12
Bush Tetras / Too Many Creeps / Rough Trade Shops / 4:01
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:02)
INTERVIEW LIST
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 1)
Lake Of Dracula / Henry Clay / Lake of Dracula / 2:39
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 2)
Mary Halvorson & Weasel Walter / Lapis Lazuli Nights / Opulence / 4:58
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 3)
Toy Killers / Victimless Crime / Unlistenable Years / 2:18
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 4)
POST NO WAVE LOWER EAST SIDE SKRONK (PART 2)
Lounge Lizards / Incident On South Street / Lounge Lizards / 3:26
PSA: 3/24 Is Chocolate Raisins Day (Time: 11:53)
PERFORMANCE LIST
(Don’t forget to send your health/healthcare-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com. I’ll try to answer as many as possible on the air on upcoming installments of Punk Rx!)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
NEWS: Cell-Phone Only Homes Distort Health Tracking / Bartendaz Empower Youth / Obama Overturns Stem-Cell Policy / FDA Hazy On E-Cigarettes’ Safety
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:14)
PRE-NO WAVE SKRONK
Velvet Underground / Venus in Furs / Velvet Underground With Nico / 5:09
Faust With Tony Conrad / From the Side of Woman and Mankind Edit / Outside the Dream Syndicate / 3:54
Patti Smith / Piss Factory / The Singles / 4:42
Richard Hell & The Voidoids / Blank Generation (Album Version) / Blank Generation / 2:45
SUICIDE IS PAINLESS
Suicide / Frankie Teardrop / First Album / 10:26
POST NO WAVE LOWER EAST SIDE SKRONK (PART 1)
Del-Byzantines / Girl's Imagination / Lies To Live By / 6:03
Raybeats / International Operator / Guitar Beat / 4:12
Bush Tetras / Too Many Creeps / Rough Trade Shops / 4:01
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:02)
INTERVIEW LIST
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 1)
Lake Of Dracula / Henry Clay / Lake of Dracula / 2:39
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 2)
Mary Halvorson & Weasel Walter / Lapis Lazuli Nights / Opulence / 4:58
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 3)
Toy Killers / Victimless Crime / Unlistenable Years / 2:18
Interview with WEASEL WALTER (Part 4)
POST NO WAVE LOWER EAST SIDE SKRONK (PART 2)
Lounge Lizards / Incident On South Street / Lounge Lizards / 3:26
PSA: 3/24 Is Chocolate Raisins Day (Time: 11:53)
PERFORMANCE LIST
Thursday, March 12, 2009
PUNK PRESCRIPTION PLAYLIST 3-11-09
This week is a stroll through memory lane to a genre of music called NO WAVE, starting with its origins in late-‘70s bored and penniless Manhattan and finishing with NO WAVE’s 2nd wave in mid-‘90s bored and penniless Midwest. My guest for the day is the artistic whirlwind known as the woman who plays the character ZEEK SHECK, whose relationship with the 2nd NO WAVE is as mysterious as the story/music/performance that describes the world of ZEEK SHECK.
(Don’t forget to send your health/healthcare-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com. I’ll try to answer as many as possible on the air on upcoming installments of Punk Rx!)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
News: Generals And PTSD / Why Some Women Go Back To Their Abusers / Drug Company Money Tainting Medical Education / Antibiotic Resistant Infections Among Children On The Rise
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:12)
LYDIA LUNCH BREAK
Beirut Slump / Case #14 / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 2:25
8 Eyed Spy / Diddy Wah Diddy / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 2:18
Slow Choke / As She Wheeps / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 5:31
NO NEW YORK
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks / I Woke Up Dreaming / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 3:03
DNA / Blonde Redhead / DNA On DNA / 1:53
James Chance & The Contortions / Contort Yourself / Buy / 4:18
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 1)
Couch / Sexy River / Glass Brothers 1993-1994 4:03
Tweezers / 4 / Bulb Singles #2 / 1:39
Math / Pomp & Circumstance / Basic Math / 5:54
PSA: Asthma (Time: 10:54)
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 2)
Lake Of Dracula / Cherries and Socks / Lake of Dracula / 2:25
Galen / The Heroin Bench / Bulb Singles #2 / 1:56
Mr. Velocity Hopkins / Watch Marlon Die / Bulb Singles #2 / 1:18
Quintron / MC Baby Kitty / Bulb Singles #2 / 3:27
INTERVIEW LIST
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 1)
Python / Tits 2 / Unreleased / 4:32
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 2)
Zeroth / VocalBeautyALL / Tammy / 1:57
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 3)
Zeek Sheck / I Cut Your Head Off / Deah Zemag / 2:48
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 4)
Zeek Sheck / FATTUB We Love / Worcriers Vs. The Care Company / 8:20
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 5)
PSA: 3/24 Is Chocolate Raisins Day (Time: 11:43)
PERFORMANCE LIST
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 3)
Voodoo Boots / Side B / Bulb Singles #2 / 2:00
The Pterodactyls! / 14 / “Reborn” / 4:00
25 Suaves / (I Love) Detroit / Bulb Singles #2 / 3:38
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 4)
Wolf Eyes Remix By Andrew WK / Wolf Eyes Rule (What Kinda Band) / Bulb Singles #2 / 4:13
(Don’t forget to send your health/healthcare-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com. I’ll try to answer as many as possible on the air on upcoming installments of Punk Rx!)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
News: Generals And PTSD / Why Some Women Go Back To Their Abusers / Drug Company Money Tainting Medical Education / Antibiotic Resistant Infections Among Children On The Rise
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:12)
LYDIA LUNCH BREAK
Beirut Slump / Case #14 / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 2:25
8 Eyed Spy / Diddy Wah Diddy / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 2:18
Slow Choke / As She Wheeps / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 5:31
NO NEW YORK
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks / I Woke Up Dreaming / Hysterie (1976-1986) / 3:03
DNA / Blonde Redhead / DNA On DNA / 1:53
James Chance & The Contortions / Contort Yourself / Buy / 4:18
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 1)
Couch / Sexy River / Glass Brothers 1993-1994 4:03
Tweezers / 4 / Bulb Singles #2 / 1:39
Math / Pomp & Circumstance / Basic Math / 5:54
PSA: Asthma (Time: 10:54)
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 2)
Lake Of Dracula / Cherries and Socks / Lake of Dracula / 2:25
Galen / The Heroin Bench / Bulb Singles #2 / 1:56
Mr. Velocity Hopkins / Watch Marlon Die / Bulb Singles #2 / 1:18
Quintron / MC Baby Kitty / Bulb Singles #2 / 3:27
INTERVIEW LIST
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 1)
Python / Tits 2 / Unreleased / 4:32
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 2)
Zeroth / VocalBeautyALL / Tammy / 1:57
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 3)
Zeek Sheck / I Cut Your Head Off / Deah Zemag / 2:48
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 4)
Zeek Sheck / FATTUB We Love / Worcriers Vs. The Care Company / 8:20
Interview with ZEEK SHECK (Part 5)
PSA: 3/24 Is Chocolate Raisins Day (Time: 11:43)
PERFORMANCE LIST
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 3)
Voodoo Boots / Side B / Bulb Singles #2 / 2:00
The Pterodactyls! / 14 / “Reborn” / 4:00
25 Suaves / (I Love) Detroit / Bulb Singles #2 / 3:38
TRIBUTE TO BULB RECORDS (PART 4)
Wolf Eyes Remix By Andrew WK / Wolf Eyes Rule (What Kinda Band) / Bulb Singles #2 / 4:13
Thursday, March 5, 2009
PUNK PRESCRIPTION Playlist 3-4-09
Because there were so many songs left over from last week, I’ve continued the theme of music that was/is available on 8-track tape on this edition of Punk Prescription, And by popular demand our special guest for the day (like last week) is Larry Jackson, local connoisseur of obsolete technologies. Sure I’m repeating myself, but isn’t that the whole idea with 8-track’s infinite loop of love?
(Don’t forget to send your health-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com. I’ll try to answer as many as possible on the air on upcoming installments of Punk Rx!)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
News: Oscar Grant / Urban Poor Party Philippines / Carnivale Cancelled / Immigrant Worker Killed
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:05 )
PUNK ON 8-TRACK
Blue Cheer / Summertime Blues / Good Times Are So Hard To Find / 3:47
Elvis Costello / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding) / The Very Best Of Elvis Costello [Disc 1] / 3:32
Jett, Joan / Bad Reputation / Bad Reputation / 2:49
‘EAVY METAL ON 8-TRACK
Black Sabbath / Sweet Leaf / Master Of Reality / 5:07
Rush / Working Man / Rush / 7:10
NEW WAVE ON 8-TRACK
Sparks / This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us / Profile / 3:07
The Vapors / Turning Japanese / Vaporized / 3:46
The B-52's / Private Idaho / Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation / 3:35
PSA: Asthma (Time: 10:50)
INTERVIEW LIST
HIGHLY UNUSUAL 8-TRACKS
Silver Apples / Program / Silver Apples & Contact / 4:01
The Pretty Things / Baron Saturday / S.F. Sorrow (Gold Ltd Edition) / 4:02
Pérez Prado / The Freeway Mambo / Havana 3 A.M. / 2:25
ROCK GIANTS ON 8-TRACK
McCartney, Paul & Wings / Band On The Run / All The Best / 5:14
Petty, Tom / Listen To Her Heart / You're Gonna Get It / 3:05
Leonard Cohen / Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On / Death Of A Ladies Man / 5:36
PSA: 3/24 Is Chocolate Raisins Day (Time: 11:27)
PERFORMANCE LIST
SOUL ON 8-TRACK
Bootsy Collins / Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band) / Back In The Day / 6:52
Starr, Edwin / War [Single Version] / Motown 1's / 3:22
Jackson, Michael / Bad / History (Disc 1) / 4:07
Interview With Larry Jackson
(Don’t forget to send your health-related questions to rockandrollnurse@gmail.com. I’ll try to answer as many as possible on the air on upcoming installments of Punk Rx!)
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
News: Oscar Grant / Urban Poor Party Philippines / Carnivale Cancelled / Immigrant Worker Killed
PSA: Alive And Well (Time: 10:05 )
PUNK ON 8-TRACK
Blue Cheer / Summertime Blues / Good Times Are So Hard To Find / 3:47
Elvis Costello / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding) / The Very Best Of Elvis Costello [Disc 1] / 3:32
Jett, Joan / Bad Reputation / Bad Reputation / 2:49
‘EAVY METAL ON 8-TRACK
Black Sabbath / Sweet Leaf / Master Of Reality / 5:07
Rush / Working Man / Rush / 7:10
NEW WAVE ON 8-TRACK
Sparks / This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us / Profile / 3:07
The Vapors / Turning Japanese / Vaporized / 3:46
The B-52's / Private Idaho / Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation / 3:35
PSA: Asthma (Time: 10:50)
INTERVIEW LIST
HIGHLY UNUSUAL 8-TRACKS
Silver Apples / Program / Silver Apples & Contact / 4:01
The Pretty Things / Baron Saturday / S.F. Sorrow (Gold Ltd Edition) / 4:02
Pérez Prado / The Freeway Mambo / Havana 3 A.M. / 2:25
ROCK GIANTS ON 8-TRACK
McCartney, Paul & Wings / Band On The Run / All The Best / 5:14
Petty, Tom / Listen To Her Heart / You're Gonna Get It / 3:05
Leonard Cohen / Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On / Death Of A Ladies Man / 5:36
PSA: 3/24 Is Chocolate Raisins Day (Time: 11:27)
PERFORMANCE LIST
SOUL ON 8-TRACK
Bootsy Collins / Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band) / Back In The Day / 6:52
Starr, Edwin / War [Single Version] / Motown 1's / 3:22
Jackson, Michael / Bad / History (Disc 1) / 4:07
Interview With Larry Jackson
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