HEAVY, MAN! Today’s guest is a Chicago band that’s been around for over 25 years named HEAVY MENTAL. And in their honor I’ve designed a program that’s really, really heavy, although not always metal. Reaching back to the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, this show culls some of my fave proto-metal noodlings from England (and some of the rest of the former British Empire) and the U.S. To paraphrase Spider Web from British crap heavies BAD NEWS, these records are so heavy that it takes 3 people to lift them off the turntable…
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls/Pills/Punk/2:50
NEWS: H1N1 Arrives At CDC / Torture’s Impact Worse Psychologically / Spring Allergies Worse In 2009 / Don’t Pee In The Pool!
PSA: Safe Sex (Time: 10:13)
HUGE AND HEAVY IN THE UK
Groundhogs/Earth Is Not Room Enough/Best 1969-72 (Disc 1)/Rock/4:50
Atomic Rooster /Death Walks Behind You/Death Walks Behind You/Rock/7:23
Family/Good News—Bad News/Anyway/Rock/7:49
MORE UK HEAVIES
Budgie/In For The Kill/In For The Kill/Metal/6:32
Judas Priest/Rocka Rolla/Rocka Rolla/Metal/3:06
Pink Fairies/I Wish I Was A Girl/Kings Of Oblivion/Metal/9:52
MORE UK PROTO-METAL
UFO/Oh My/Phenomenon/Metal/2:26
Hard Stuff/Bolex Dementia/Bolex Dementia/Metal/3:34
Armageddon/Paths And Planes And Future Gains/Armageddon/Metall/4:32
PSA: Asthma (Time: 10:57)
HEAVY MENTAL!
Heavy Mental/Captain Kirk/Brain Damage/Punk/2:03
Heavy Mental/Peace Talk/Life Is A Freakshow/Punk/2:45
Heavy Mental/It's A Guy Thing/Escape from the Dummy Culture/Punk/2:39
HEAVY MENTAL INTERVIEW (Part 1)
Heavy Mental/Life Is A Freakshow/Life Is A Freakshow/Punk
HEAVY MENTAL INTERVIEW (Part 2)
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF HEAVY
Bad News/Bad News (2004 Digital Remaster) (Explicit)/Bad News/Metal/3:36
Spinal Tap/Rock & Roll Creation/This Is Spinal Tap/Metal/4:09
Venom/Aaaaargghh/At War With Satan/Metal/2:22
PSA: Mental Health Month (Time: 11:53)
PERFORMANCE LIST/INTERVIEW LIST
HEAVY IN THE U.S.
Billy Joel with Attila/Rollin' Home/Rollin' Home/Metal/4:57
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
PUNK PRESCRIPTION PLAYLIST 5-20-09
This show is another trip backward through my memories of the Chicago hardcore/punk scene from 25 years ago, a great formative experience for yours truly. I concur with a Pirate Radio Café patron I was rapping with last week who said that the punk scene was once about “protecting innocence.” Everybody in the scene supported each other like a family, and in a lot of ways we were a family of geeks, weirdos and misfits, clinging to each other for support and for fun. Of course it couldn’t last forever, and by the mid-‘80s our shows were being invaded by jock-punks and other testosterone junkies who brought the mindless violence in that the media had always accused us of. But before the end there were glorious shows by the likes of ARTICLES OF FAITH, NAKED RAYGUN, URGE OVERKILL and plenty of other creative powerhouses that nerds like me got to know on a first-name basis.
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls/Pills/New York Dolls/2:50
NEWS: New York principal's death linked to flu virus, hospital says / Ginger may help chemo patients with nausea / Mothers' talk is key to kids' social skills, study says / Marijuana potency surpasses 10 percent, U.S. says
PSA: Swine Flu (Time: 10:12)
CHICAGO HARCORE SCENE GIANTS
Articles Of Faith/Chicago/Complete Vol. 1 1981-1983/2:08
Naked Raygun/Libido/Throb Throb/3:24
Big Black/Big Money/Hog Butcher To The World/2:42
LESSER KNOW HEROES
Cunts/Blow Your Mind/A Decade Of Fun/2:45
Denied Remarks/She Don't Know/ 7"/2:10
Heavy Mental/Mind Heroes/Brain Damage/4:04
HIGHLY MEMORABLE PERFORMERS
Urge Overkill/Last Train To Heaven/Hog Butcher To The World/3:41
Defoliants/The End/Hog Butcher To The World/2:32
No Empathy/Orgone Reich/There's A Fungus Among Us/1:22
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Ungh/Turn The Light On/Hog Butcher To The World/2:35
Algebra Suicide/In Bed With Boys/The Secret Like Crazy/2:12
End Result/Truly Evil Thoughts/Hog Butcher To The World/2:51
UNDERGROUND ON UNDERDOG RECORDS
Dead Steelmill/Dead Steelmill/It's All Over EP/1:22
Screeching Weasel/Raining Needles – BFD/7"/2:03
Fudgetunnel/Little Red Fire Engine/7"/4:13
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:18)
INTERVIEW LIST
ROOTS OF CAPTAIN RONZO
Sponge/Underneath A Bad Sponge/Born Under A Bad Sponge/4:08
Spongetunnel/Your Mom Is Totally Hot/Achtung Chicago!/2:00
Captain Ronzo/Hot As Fuck/Captain Ronzo/3:21
Captain Ronzo/Stinking Nazi Bastards/Captain Ronzo/2:59
THE CONDEUCENT CRÜE
Condeucent/CDC Theme/7"/5:47
Rome/She's A Black Belt/Rome/3:22
Bobby Conn/(i'm through with) My Ego/King For A Day/4:14
PSA: Mental Health Month (Time: 11:56)
PERFORMANCE LIST
THIRD WAVE CHICAGO PUNK
Trenchmouth/Grounded For Life/Snakebite EP/1:40
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls/Pills/New York Dolls/2:50
NEWS: New York principal's death linked to flu virus, hospital says / Ginger may help chemo patients with nausea / Mothers' talk is key to kids' social skills, study says / Marijuana potency surpasses 10 percent, U.S. says
PSA: Swine Flu (Time: 10:12)
CHICAGO HARCORE SCENE GIANTS
Articles Of Faith/Chicago/Complete Vol. 1 1981-1983/2:08
Naked Raygun/Libido/Throb Throb/3:24
Big Black/Big Money/Hog Butcher To The World/2:42
LESSER KNOW HEROES
Cunts/Blow Your Mind/A Decade Of Fun/2:45
Denied Remarks/She Don't Know/ 7"/2:10
Heavy Mental/Mind Heroes/Brain Damage/4:04
HIGHLY MEMORABLE PERFORMERS
Urge Overkill/Last Train To Heaven/Hog Butcher To The World/3:41
Defoliants/The End/Hog Butcher To The World/2:32
No Empathy/Orgone Reich/There's A Fungus Among Us/1:22
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Ungh/Turn The Light On/Hog Butcher To The World/2:35
Algebra Suicide/In Bed With Boys/The Secret Like Crazy/2:12
End Result/Truly Evil Thoughts/Hog Butcher To The World/2:51
UNDERGROUND ON UNDERDOG RECORDS
Dead Steelmill/Dead Steelmill/It's All Over EP/1:22
Screeching Weasel/Raining Needles – BFD/7"/2:03
Fudgetunnel/Little Red Fire Engine/7"/4:13
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:18)
INTERVIEW LIST
ROOTS OF CAPTAIN RONZO
Sponge/Underneath A Bad Sponge/Born Under A Bad Sponge/4:08
Spongetunnel/Your Mom Is Totally Hot/Achtung Chicago!/2:00
Captain Ronzo/Hot As Fuck/Captain Ronzo/3:21
Captain Ronzo/Stinking Nazi Bastards/Captain Ronzo/2:59
THE CONDEUCENT CRÜE
Condeucent/CDC Theme/7"/5:47
Rome/She's A Black Belt/Rome/3:22
Bobby Conn/(i'm through with) My Ego/King For A Day/4:14
PSA: Mental Health Month (Time: 11:56)
PERFORMANCE LIST
THIRD WAVE CHICAGO PUNK
Trenchmouth/Grounded For Life/Snakebite EP/1:40
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
PUNK PRESCRIPTION PLAYLIST 5-13-09
This week I explore some of the British bands and performers who presaged the punk explosion of the late ‘70s there. Bands like the SEX PISTOLS were highly influenced by some of the outrageous antics of bands like the PRETTY THINGS and WHO, and music trends like Glam Rock, whether they like to admit it or not. A lot of the antidisestablishmentariianism extolled by punks in the ‘70s can be traced back to the freakiest hippies of the ‘60s, and hopefully you’ll be able to hear the connections.
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
NEWS: Pastry chef receives double hand transplant / Study: Job loss associated with health problems / WHO reports 2,500 cases of swine flu / New report underscores women's mental illness concerns
PSA: Mental Health Month (Time: 10:15 )
‘60S BRITISH INSANITY
Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages / 'Til The Following Night / Joe Meek - The Alchemist Of Pop / 3:46
Arthur Brown / Fire / The Crazy World Of / 2:48
Deviants / Garbage / Ptooff! / 5:38
“60S PUNK BRITISH STYLE
Tomorrow / My White Bicycle / Tomorrow / 3:17
Small Faces / (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me / Green Circles / 2:17
Creation / Biff Bang Pow / Vol. 2-Biff Bang Pow / 2:27
Pretty Things / LSD / Nuggets II / 2:27
BIG TIME PROTO-PUNKS
The Kinks / I'm Not Like Everybody Else / The Ultimate Collection (Disc 2) / 3:28
Who / Disguises / A Quick One / 3:11
Pink Floyd / Lucifer Sam / The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn / 3:07
Hendrix, Jimi / Manic Depression / Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix / 3:42
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:05)
INTERVIEW LIST
METAL ROOTS
Black Sabbath / After Forever / Master Of Reality / 5:30
Atomic Rooster / Tomorrow Night / Death Walks Behind You / 4:00
Groundhogs / Cherry Red / Best 1969-72 (Disc 2) / 5:47
PSYCHEDELIC HIPPIE PUNKS
Barrett, Syd / No Man's Land / Barrett / 2:59
Pink Fairies / Do It / Do It! / 3:11
Hawkwind / Mötorhead / Greatest Hits / 3:13
GIANTS OF GLAM (Part 1)
Bowie, David / The Man Who Sold the World / Best Of / 3:55
Bolan, Marc & T Rex / 20th Century Boy / The Ultimate Collection / 3:42
Mott The Hoople / Violence / Mott / 4:47
GIANTS OF GLAM (Part 2)
Roxy Music / Do The Strand / For Your Pleasure / 4:04
PSA: Safe Sex (Time: 11:55)
PERFORMANCE LIST
Sparks / This Town Ain't Big Enough... / Kimono My House / 3:05
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
NEWS: Pastry chef receives double hand transplant / Study: Job loss associated with health problems / WHO reports 2,500 cases of swine flu / New report underscores women's mental illness concerns
PSA: Mental Health Month (Time: 10:15 )
‘60S BRITISH INSANITY
Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages / 'Til The Following Night / Joe Meek - The Alchemist Of Pop / 3:46
Arthur Brown / Fire / The Crazy World Of / 2:48
Deviants / Garbage / Ptooff! / 5:38
“60S PUNK BRITISH STYLE
Tomorrow / My White Bicycle / Tomorrow / 3:17
Small Faces / (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me / Green Circles / 2:17
Creation / Biff Bang Pow / Vol. 2-Biff Bang Pow / 2:27
Pretty Things / LSD / Nuggets II / 2:27
BIG TIME PROTO-PUNKS
The Kinks / I'm Not Like Everybody Else / The Ultimate Collection (Disc 2) / 3:28
Who / Disguises / A Quick One / 3:11
Pink Floyd / Lucifer Sam / The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn / 3:07
Hendrix, Jimi / Manic Depression / Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix / 3:42
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:05)
INTERVIEW LIST
METAL ROOTS
Black Sabbath / After Forever / Master Of Reality / 5:30
Atomic Rooster / Tomorrow Night / Death Walks Behind You / 4:00
Groundhogs / Cherry Red / Best 1969-72 (Disc 2) / 5:47
PSYCHEDELIC HIPPIE PUNKS
Barrett, Syd / No Man's Land / Barrett / 2:59
Pink Fairies / Do It / Do It! / 3:11
Hawkwind / Mötorhead / Greatest Hits / 3:13
GIANTS OF GLAM (Part 1)
Bowie, David / The Man Who Sold the World / Best Of / 3:55
Bolan, Marc & T Rex / 20th Century Boy / The Ultimate Collection / 3:42
Mott The Hoople / Violence / Mott / 4:47
GIANTS OF GLAM (Part 2)
Roxy Music / Do The Strand / For Your Pleasure / 4:04
PSA: Safe Sex (Time: 11:55)
PERFORMANCE LIST
Sparks / This Town Ain't Big Enough... / Kimono My House / 3:05
Thursday, May 7, 2009
PUNK PRESCRIPTION PLAYLIST 5-06-09
It’s the SHITTY show, with shitty lyrics about number two by plenty of great bands! Shit is the word of the day, with poop running a close second. The guest in the middle of the merde is JUANITA AND THE RABBIT, a decidedly non-shitty band from the Bay Area that says they live in a motherfuckin’ van. Of course I’ll be asking them about that and their toilet habits, along with promoting their upcoming show at the Hemlock. You’ll want to wash your hands well before and after this one…
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
NEWS: WHO raises pandemic alert to second-highest level / Making music out of swine flu / Flu has sole U.S. surgical mask producer scrambling / Swine flu could jump start new drugs
PSA: Safe Sex (Time: 10:07)
SOME BIG TIME SHITS
Beavis And Butthead / Poop Problems / Beavis and Butthead / 0:45
Eminem & D12 / I'll Shit On You (full unedited) / 12" / 5:02
Marilyn Manson / This Is The New Shit / The Golden Age of Grotesque / 4:20
Dope / Shit Life / Life / 4:14
PUNK SHIT (Part 1)
Electric Eels / You're Full Of Shit / God Says Fuck You / 2:32
Bantam Rooster / Shitlist +1 / Fuck All Y'all / 2:02
D.O.A. / I Don't Give A Shit / The Dawning Of A New Error / 1:21
Evaporators / Shittin' Party / Ripple Rock / 1:46
PUNK SHIT (Part 2)
X / Los Angeles / Los Angeles/Wild Gift / 2:25
Dicks / Shit On Me / Live At Raul's / 2:05
Minutemen / Shit You Hear At Parties / Post-Mersh Vol. 3 / 1:08
Buzzcocks / Oh Shit! / Singles Going Steady / 1:34
FREAKY FOLK SHIT
Donovan / Intergalactic Laxative / Cosmic Wheels / 2:49
Fugs / Caca Rocka / Virgin Fugs / 1:31
Bob Log III / My Shit Is Perfect / My Shit Is Perfect / 2:54
MORE ROCKIN’ SHIT
Kate Nash / The Shit Song / Demo / 2:12
Big Stick / I Look Like Shit / Crack 'N' Drag / 2:02
MAN Incorporated / Crap / Machine / 1:32
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:05)
INTERVIEW LIST
Juanita & The Rabbit / So Hip / Feeling The Love / 1:14
INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA AND THE RABBIT (Part 1)
Juanita & The Rabbit / We Live In A Motherfuckin' Van / Out Of The Grave / 3:02
INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA AND THE RABBIT (Part 2)
TICKET GIVEAWAY
Juanita & The Rabbit / Orgasmatron / Out Of The Grave / 3:46
INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA AND THE RABBIT (Part 3)
SHIT-KICKING COUNTRY
Rolling Stones / Sweet Virginia / Exile On Main Street / 4:26
Ween / Don't Shit When You Eat / Chocolate and Cheese / 3:19
Hayseed Dixie / I'm Keeping Your Poop / Let There Be Rock Grass / 2:23
PSA: May is asthma/allergy awareness month (Time: 11:56)
PERFORMANCE LIST
SHITTIN’ ON THE DANCE FLOOR
!!! / Shit Schiesse Merde, Pt. 1 / Louden Up Now / 5:06
ROCK’N’ROLL NURSE THEME
New York Dolls / Pills / New York Dolls / 2:50
NEWS: WHO raises pandemic alert to second-highest level / Making music out of swine flu / Flu has sole U.S. surgical mask producer scrambling / Swine flu could jump start new drugs
PSA: Safe Sex (Time: 10:07)
SOME BIG TIME SHITS
Beavis And Butthead / Poop Problems / Beavis and Butthead / 0:45
Eminem & D12 / I'll Shit On You (full unedited) / 12" / 5:02
Marilyn Manson / This Is The New Shit / The Golden Age of Grotesque / 4:20
Dope / Shit Life / Life / 4:14
PUNK SHIT (Part 1)
Electric Eels / You're Full Of Shit / God Says Fuck You / 2:32
Bantam Rooster / Shitlist +1 / Fuck All Y'all / 2:02
D.O.A. / I Don't Give A Shit / The Dawning Of A New Error / 1:21
Evaporators / Shittin' Party / Ripple Rock / 1:46
PUNK SHIT (Part 2)
X / Los Angeles / Los Angeles/Wild Gift / 2:25
Dicks / Shit On Me / Live At Raul's / 2:05
Minutemen / Shit You Hear At Parties / Post-Mersh Vol. 3 / 1:08
Buzzcocks / Oh Shit! / Singles Going Steady / 1:34
FREAKY FOLK SHIT
Donovan / Intergalactic Laxative / Cosmic Wheels / 2:49
Fugs / Caca Rocka / Virgin Fugs / 1:31
Bob Log III / My Shit Is Perfect / My Shit Is Perfect / 2:54
MORE ROCKIN’ SHIT
Kate Nash / The Shit Song / Demo / 2:12
Big Stick / I Look Like Shit / Crack 'N' Drag / 2:02
MAN Incorporated / Crap / Machine / 1:32
PSA: Asthma (Time: 11:05)
INTERVIEW LIST
Juanita & The Rabbit / So Hip / Feeling The Love / 1:14
INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA AND THE RABBIT (Part 1)
Juanita & The Rabbit / We Live In A Motherfuckin' Van / Out Of The Grave / 3:02
INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA AND THE RABBIT (Part 2)
TICKET GIVEAWAY
Juanita & The Rabbit / Orgasmatron / Out Of The Grave / 3:46
INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA AND THE RABBIT (Part 3)
SHIT-KICKING COUNTRY
Rolling Stones / Sweet Virginia / Exile On Main Street / 4:26
Ween / Don't Shit When You Eat / Chocolate and Cheese / 3:19
Hayseed Dixie / I'm Keeping Your Poop / Let There Be Rock Grass / 2:23
PSA: May is asthma/allergy awareness month (Time: 11:56)
PERFORMANCE LIST
SHITTIN’ ON THE DANCE FLOOR
!!! / Shit Schiesse Merde, Pt. 1 / Louden Up Now / 5:06
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