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The Ledge #720: New Releases Pt. 2

The second part of the monthly new release series is generally dominated by the latest records Malibu Lou has put out on his legendary Rum Bar Records label. This month is no different, and it's a perfect kick off to over two hours of great new tunes. The Hollywood Stars, The Amplifier Heads, Stop Calling Me Frank, Gene Champagne and Girl With a Hawk are this month's Rum Bar representatives, and they're all fabulous. There's also a sampler of tunes from the lastest Dam-Nations compilation series.

The rest of the show is a battle of sorts between veterans and noobs. On the veterans side, there's great new music from the likes of Guided By Voices, Social Distortion, Dwarves, Die Toten Hosen (their final album!), Nashville Pussy, and the Real McKenziess.

On the "noob" side, there are acts sucks as Irked, Taxi Girls, Cable TV, Hoaxxers, and so many more that once again proves there will always be great new rock and roll bands!

What's your favorite new album?

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1. The Hollywood Stars - I Survived 27

2. The Amplifier Heads - A Song Called Sha La La

3. Stop Calling Me Frank - Good Enough

4. Gene Champagne - Gimme Ammunition

5. Girl with a Hawk - I'm In Love With My Friends

6. Hayley and the Crushers - Cringeworthy

7. Hayley and the Crushers - Jewel Case

8. Taxi Girls - Secret Handshake

9. Irked - Repeat Offender

10. Troubles - Gimme Danger

11. Guided By Voices - Lost In The Sun

12. Guided By Voices - We Outlast Them All

13. GOONS! - Never Go Back

14. The Bug Club - Miss Wales 2012

15. Social Distortion - Born To Kill

16. Social Distortion - Partners In Crime

17. Nashville Pussy - King Shit Of Fuck Mountain

18. The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother)

19. J.C.Thomaz and the Missing Slippers - My Cocaine

20. USELESS EATERS - CONTRAST

21. Cable TV - That's the Reason

22. Hoaxxers - Hard Luck

23. The Dwarves - Bad Drugs

24. The Dwarves - Damned If I Do

25. Die Toten Hosen - 51st State

26. Die Toten Hosen - Wir waren nie weg

27. Automatic Lovers - Wasting Time

28. Backstreet Girls - Thunderstorm

29. Game Show Models - Do You Remember Dying

30. Sourpunch - Lipstick & Black

31. The Keefs - Fleshbomb

32. Weird Bloom - MORE PUNK THAN YOU

33. Wine Lips - Semi-Detached Furnished Home

34. I Know The  Butcher - Casino Biscuits

35. Mouser - Fish Lips

36. The Phantim - Schiebetür

37. Trash Culture - High, Drunk, Fucked, Stoned

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The Ledge #719: New Releases Pt. 1

I have long described the contents of the first episode of my monthly new release series as "friends of the show" Well, that is more true than usual this month. Yes, there are the usual suspects (Numb Surprise, Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs, etc.) but there is also the debut single from an upcoming album by my hometown friends Off Contact. "Heart and Mind" is the first look at Can You?, their third album, and you can expect to hear more off that album as the summer progresses.

Besides those tracks, there is a set devoted to a cool concept record called Pets Sounds, an album of songs about...well, pets! There's a sneak peak at an upcoming Jesse Malin tribute record, and tunes from two of my favorite new releases of the past month - Memo PST and The Lemon Twigs. Plus, lots of other power pop, garage rock, and some good ol' rock and roll!

What's your favorite track from this week's episode?

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1. Numb Surprise - Blood Of Lovers

2. Off Contact - Heart and Mind

3. The Dear Boys - Procrastination

4. Datura4 - Under A Rock

5. Oddfellows - Draw the Line

6. Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs - THE LAND OF THE NEW GEURILLAS

7. Deniz Tek - Here & Gone

8. Manduria - I Say Boh

9. The New Christs - Waves Form

10. Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires - Under A Cat

11. Gay Skeleton Club - 2 Cats

12. The Cords - Bo's New Haircut

13. Special Friend - Breakfast

14. The Lemon Twigs - Look For Your Mind

15. The Lemon Twigs - Bring You Down

16. The Speedways - To Leave Without You

17. Valley Lodge - Too Loose

18. Kevin Morby - 100,000

19. Memo PST - I Smoke It, It Smokes Me

20. Memo PST - Marked For Death

21. Mrs. Magician - Die in Cleveland

22. Natural Child - It's Been A Long Time

23. Local Drags - Sticky Menu

24. Local Drags - Staring at the Telephone

25. Cola - Forced Position

26. Radioactivity - One Day

27. J Prozac - Digging Holes

28. Space Age Zeros - Cheryl Scott

29. Dallas Tetnus - Bite My Lip

30. Charlie Continental - Snow & Rain

31. S.U.G.A.R. - Roleplay

32. The Bad Beats - Take Me Back

33. Crater Snakes - Paddy Wagon

34. Chico Detour - I Want It

35. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Self Sabotage

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The Ledge #718: Record Store Day

In the days following last month's Record Store Day extravaganza I spent hours digitizing a number of titles I purchased that day. I also went through my archives to grab tracks from the many reissues that came out. A couple of weeks later, I was all set to do a show based on this work.

Unfortunately (for the show at least), I had a last minute family function to attend, so I had to set that folder aside for a future episode. Well, the future is now.

In my eyes, it was a great Record Store Day as there were plenty of rarities that I was excited to add to my collection. And as I don't go after the pop titles that so many are standing in line to find these days, I was pretty successful in my efforts. There's a shelved album by power pop maestro Tommy Keene. There's a live album by The Muffs. Soul Jazz Records has another fabulous compilation. There's expanded editions of a ton of classic albums. There's something here for everyone. Well, everyone who has taste.

What was your favorite Record Store Day release?

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1. The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

2. Shoes - Tomorrow Night

3. The Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do?

4. Ambulance - It's All Up To You

5. The Wigs - You Say Ono

6. The Normals - Hardcore

7. Tommy Keene - Back Again (Try . . .)

8. Tommy Keene - Run Now

9. Camper Van Beethoven - Over and Over

10. John Wesley Harding - Here Comes the Groom

11. Son Volt - The New Low-Down

12. The Jayhawks - Big Star

13. Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair - Behold The Miracle

14. Mark Lanegan - Hit the City

15. New York Dolls - We’re All in Love

16. Bob Mould - Circles

17. The Jesus And Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up (Acoustic)

18. Violent Femmes - Special

19. The Who - My Generation / Land of Hope and Glory

20. Wire - Our Time

21. The Stranglers - Peaches

22. The Mooney Suzuki - Heart Attack Blackout

23. Dinosaur Jr. - The Wagon

24. The Muffs - Lucky Guy

25. The Muffs - Red Eyed Troll

26. Romeo Void - Never Say Never 

27. Pixies - Velouria

28. Bad Brains - I Against I

29. Ramones - Rock 'N' Roll Highschool 

30. Ian Dury - Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick 

31. XTC - Generals And Majors

32. 13th Floor Elevators - She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)

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The Ledge #717: 70s Punk Debut Albums

With this being a holiday weekend, I was determined to do a very listener-friendly "fun" episode. Of course, when I say listener-friendly, I'm not talking about the sort of nonsense on commercial radio. Not, what that means for The Ledge is the sort of legendary bands and songs that all Ledge listeners enjoy...or should.

The actual theme came together this past Sunday when I was listening to the first Stiff Little Fingers album, Inflammable Material. It was at that moment that I decided that I was only going to listen to debut albums this week. That idea naturally transformed into a theme for tonight's show. There's nothing but the first full-length releases of 70's punk rock bands. These are primarily records that impacted me in a way that few records of the next 45 years would. From that first Ramones album that arrived at my house when I was suffering from the chicken pox through not only the true legends of that era to a record I purchased simply because I loved that the band was called The Drones.

Obviously, this is a theme that I will return to quite often in the next few months. I mean, come on, every band has a debut album! What's your favorite of tonight's picks?

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1. Undertones - Here Comes The Sommer

2. The Damned - New Rose

3. Sex Pistols - No Feelings

4. The Clash - Police and Thieves

5. The Jam - Away From The Numbers

6. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

7. Television - See No Evil

8. Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Blank Generation

9. The Heartbreakers - All By Myself

10. Blondie - Rip Her to Shreds

11. Talking Heads - New Feeling

12. Suicide - Ghost Rider

13. The Dictators - [I Live For] Cars and Girls

14. The Suicide Commandos - Shock Appeal

15. The Real Kids - All Kindsa Girls

16. Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer

17. The Raincoats - Fairytale in the Supermarket

18. X-Ray Specs - I Am A Poseur

19. The Slits - Typical Girls

20. The Rezillos - Flying Saucer Attack

21. The Drones - Persecution Complex

22. The Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind 

23. The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

24. Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout [Live]

25. The Saints - Messin' with the Kid (Original Mix)

26. Radio Birdman - Do The Pop

27. Stiff Little Fingers - Wasted Life

28. Wire - Ex Lion Tamer

29. The Vibrators - Into The Future....

30. The Adverts - Bored Teenagers

31. Generation X - Ready Steady Go 

32. Eddie and the Hot Rods - Teenage Depression

33. U.K. Subs - Tomorrow's Girls

34. The Boys - Sick On You

35. Eater - You

36. Cock Sparrer - Watcha Gonna Do About It

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The Ledge #716: Covers

The "covers" folder is full. Overfull, to be honest. So tonight's show is a supersized show of great remakes, and many of them are quite surprising. The Tubs covering Metallica? Social Distortion doing Chris Isaak? White Fence remaking Simply Red? The Hollywood Stars retaking their own song back from Kiss? Hell, even Ty Segall's version of The Doors could be considered a surprise.

There are also quite a few more conventional remakes here tonight, but each and every one is what the kids today call a "banger". (Oof, remind me to never use that term again.) I'm sure any Ledge listener will find a favorite.

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1. The Young Hearts - Left of the Dial

2. The Sleeveens - The Rat

3. Social Distortion - Wicked Game

4. White Fence - So Beautiful

5. Ty Segall & The Muggers - L.A. Woman

6. Space Jaguar - Bad Reputation

7. Softjaw - Working Too Hard

8. The Rockerati - Leave My Kitten Alone 

9. The Hollywood Stars - King of the Night Time World

10. Muck and the Mires - It's Gonna Be Alright

11. The Peawees - Don't Look Back

12. Palmyra Delran And The Doppel Gang - Hold Tight 

13. Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin - Everything in The World/Cement Man

14. 7 Door Sedan - I'm On a Rocket Ship (Heading My Way Back Home)

15. Dangerous Chairs - If You Can't Give Me Love

16. Jesse Malin - RUDY CAN'T FAIL

17. Fret Rattles - What Love Is (ft. Rob Tossava)

18. Fret Rattles - Living in the City

19. Automatic Lovers - High Degree

20. Automatic Lovers - Pushin' Too Hard

21. The Dandy Warhols - Cherry Bomb

22. The Dandy Warhols - Goo Goo Muck

23. CTMF & Wild Billy Childish - Untitled

24. Wild Billy Childish & CTMF - Batman

25. The Tubs - Fade to Black

26. Superchunk - I Don't Want You Anyway

27. Old 97's - Wreck Of The Old 97

28. They Might Be Giants - Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

29. The Fall - I Can Hear The Grass Grow (Slow Version)

30. Bad Brains - Day Tripper/She's A Rainbow

31. Guitar Wolf - Long Tall Sally

32. Norcos Y Horchata - Walk In Cold

33. The Quivering Palm - I Am A Scientist

34 Alex Endum - Buzzards And Dreadful Crows

35. Doe St - Thrill

36. The Knight Shades - You're Gonna Miss Me [The Spades]

37. The Mourning After - Action Woman [The Electras]

38. The Jaybirds -  Mercy Mercy

39. The Masonics - Some Other Guy [Richie Barrett]

40. Heather the Jerk - Hate Your Guts (Loli & the Chones)

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The Ledge #715: New Releases Pt. 2

On last week's new release episode I highlighted an entire section to the new album by The Sleeveens. This week I do the same thing to my good friends High On Stress, but instead of adding my own description of how great they are I'm going to leave it to the legendary Twin/Tone Records founder Peter Jesperson - "With album #6 - Still Here - Minneapolis band High On Stress deliver their finest work yet. Full of tightly written, smart songs that stick in your head. It rocks like mad, sounds great, and when it’s over, I just want to play it again."

The High On Stress segment is just the tip of the iceberg for this month's Rum Bar Records segment, as there's another entire set of fantastic new rock and roll from that fabulous label. There's also some tracks from the latest Dam-nations compilation, and a few tunes from our friends at Stardumb Records and Spaghetty Town Records. Plus all kinds of punk, power pop, and good ol' fashioned garage rock!

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1. Muck and the Mires - The Ghost Of Roky Erickson

2. Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin - Everything in The World/Cement Man

3. 7 Door Sedan - I'm On a Rocket Ship (Heading My Way Back Home)

4. Kepi Ghoulie - Inkpot

5. Kepi Ghoulie - Latitude 58

6. High on Stress - Closer To The Truth

7. High on Stress - Time Will Tell You

8. High on Stress - Still Here

9. High on Stress - Can You Feel Me?

10. The Hollywood Stars - I'm Not Broken

11. The Glimmer Stars - I Don't Wanna Let You Go Tonight

12. The Chelsea Curve - Ride

13. Torch Red - Deaf Minds

14. Foxy - She Waits Alone

15. Son Volt - Kaleidoscope (Devil His Due)

16. Doug Gillard - Face of Smiles

17. House Of All - Spirit Salient

18. Matt DeeCrack - Pure Hearts

19. Iguana Death Cult - Guns Out

20. The Speedways - Luna

21. Penny Arcade - Regrets

22. The Junipers - When She Turns

23. Mythical Motors - Marigold Runs For Cover

24. Sunday Mourners - Careers In Acting

25. Cheap Teen - Bad Jokes

26. Five Bucks - Metal Fumes Fever

27 Stepmother - Gimme Mine

28. The Statics - Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat

29. Lavalove - Hopelessly Devoted

30. Taxi Girls - Say It!

31. Season 2 - Abundance Of Power

32. The Melmacs - Run For Your Life

33. Straight Arrows - Middleman

34. The Lizards - The Older I Get, the More Punk I Am

35. Ruby And The Clumsy Dollies - Too true for you

36. Larry_73 - Corporate Mask

37. Hyperdirve Kittens - Phone Sex Girls

38. Uphill Avenue - Wanker

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The Ledge #714: New Releases Pt. 1

After a week off due to a family meal, The Ledge is back this week with the first part of the May new release series. And what a show to kick off the month. A good portion of the show consists of submissions from bands (Numb Surprise, Ricky Rochelle, etc.) and labels (Big Stir Records, I-94 Recordings, Spaghetty Town Records, etc.) that regularly support the show. Also included is a couple of great tunes from the ripping new album from Minneapolis' Fret Rattles!

But there are also a number of new records that I've been pumped to hear for quite some time. The new White Fence album is a power pop surprise. Drakulas make a triumphant return. And Weird Nightmare is a new project from Metz leader Alex Edkins. Plus, there's some great punk, power pop, and garage rock from many all over the world.

What new records are you digging the most?

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1. Numb Surprise - Numb Surprise

2. The Sleeveens - I Was Born on Saturday Night

3. The Sleeveens - Surprises

4. The Sleeveens - Ernest and Julio

5. The Sleeveens - High Babies, Low Babies

6. Graham Parker & The Goldtops - Soul Shoes (Live)

7. The Greenberry Woods - Summer Song

8. The Jack Cades - Solitary Game

9. The Dambuilders - Shrine 2026

10. Jesse Malin - HOLLYWOOD FOREVER

11. Micah And The Mirrors - Condolences

12. Joe Bombast - Not Wild Enough

13. Ricky Rochelle - Beetles on High

14. Fret Rattles - Getting Hustled

15. Fret Rattles - Flavor of the Month

16. Dangerous Chairs - I Wanna Be Loved

17. Jim Jones All Stars - MAKE IT RAIN

18. Wild Billy Childish & CTMF - Searching From The Losing Place

19. White Fence - Your Eyes

20. White Fence - That's Where The Money Goes (Seen From The Celestial Realm)

21. Weird Nightmare - Baby Don't

22. Weird Nightmare - Headful of Rain

23. Drakulas - GUYS LIKE ME, GIRLS LIKE YOU

24. Drakulas - SINGIN' WITH MY TONGUE CUT OUT

25. Crocodiles - Time Is Wasting Me

26. Hawel/McPhail - rags to riches

27. PROTEX - Turn Away (People Say)

28. Radio Weekend - Back To Yesterday

29. The Kyle Sowashes - I'm Sorry, But We've Done Everything We Can Do At This Point

30. The Peawees - Wild About You (Strepitoso Session)

31. The Get Alongs - Come On

32. Oddfellows - The Burden

33. The Fix - Losing the Game of Life

34. The Shits - Thank You for Being a Friend

35. The Sideshows - Rock and Roll Owes Me An Apology

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The Ledge #713: More From The Hudson Compound

If you happen to follow me on social media (and why wouldn't you?), you'll have seen that every Saturday night I publish a "quilt" of records that I've listened to over the past week. Tonight's show is an extension of that, minus the great number of new releases I routinely listen to during most of my listening time.

Instead, this show features the older records that have hit the turntable (or my Plexamp account). There are classic albums by the usual suspects from the last 60 years. There are some relatively obscure groups I decided to hear. There's also quite a few recent reissues that I've added to my collection. 

Which record did you enjoy the most this week?

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1. Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait

2. The Replacements - Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat 

3. Chris Mars - Popular Creeps

4. Soul Asylum - Sometime To Return

5. Golden Smog - Until You Came Along

6. The Jayhawks - Two Angels

7. The Monkees - Daily Nightly

8. The Kinks - David Watts

9. The Rolling Stones - Respectable (Live)

10. The Who - Summertime Blues

11. Matthew Sweet And Susanna Hoffs - The Kids Are Alright

12. Bangles - 7 & 7 Is (Live)

13. The Raincoats - Fairytale in the Supermarket

14. Young Marble Giants - Include Me Out

15. Lydia Loveless - Boy Crazy

16. Thee Headcoatees - Punk Girl

17. Alan Vega - Jukebox Babe

18. Alan Vega - Ghost Rider

19. Lou Reed - Vicious

20. The Stooges - Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

21. Patti Palladin - Leave Me Alone (Chatterbox)

22. Willy Deville - You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory

23. Walter Lure & The Waldos - Let Go

24. Ramones - Suzy Is A Headbanger 

25. The Buzzcocks - I Believe

26. The Clash - Garageland

27. Eater - Public Toys

28. The Fall - Pacifying Joint

29. Pavement - Summer Babe [Winter Version]

30. Sonic Youth - Silver Rocket

31. Superchunk - Slack Motherfucker

32. The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba

33. Die Toten Hosen - If The Kids Are United

34. Die Toten Hosen - Whole Wide World

35. Die Toten Hosen - Teenage Kicks

36. Die Toten Hosen - This Perfect Day

37. The Pogues - Whiskey You’re the Devil

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The Ledge #712: New Releases Pt. 2

Yes, it's a typical second part of the monthly new release series. And by second part, I obviously mean it's fantastic! There's the usual set devoted to our friends at Rum Bar Records that includes brand new tunes from Ledge favorites High On Stress and The Peppermint Kicks. There's a full set devoted to the latest monthly compilation from the fine folks behind the Dam-Nations series. There are two full sets devoted to female-led rock and roll, including one of my new favorite discoveries, Gladie!

Plus, so many bands I love have new albums out. Power pop heroes Uni Boys, psych-rock veterans The Bevis Frond, the Medway garage rock of CTMF & Wild Billy Childish, and so much more.

What is your favorite new release?

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1. Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman - Enemy Of The State

2. High on Stress - House of Cards

3. The Peppermint Kicks - Shaking Underground

4. The Glimmer Stars - Run Away

5. The Hollywood Stars - King of the Night Time World

6. Inflatable Idols - Oxygen Thief

7. The Peawees - Bleeding for you

8. Bleak Streak - Gosh!

9. Ryan Allen - They're Coming for Us

10. Uni Boys - You'll Curse His Name Again

11. Uni Boys - Want You Back

12. The Bevis Frond - A Mess of Stress

13. The Bevis Frond - Naked Air

14. Gladie - I Want That For You

15. Juliana Hatfield - Pass It On

16. Suitor - Factory

17. The Jackets - The Question

18. Plastic Tones - Dirty Work

19. The Dollyrots - Attention Span

20. Hedge Burners - Twisted Vine

21. Josephine Network - Rock & Roll Singer

22. Twat Union - Tiny Shorts

23. UltraBomb - Darwin Awards

24. UltraBomb - Zombie Zeroes

25. Redd Kross - I'll Take Your Word for It (Acoustic)

26. Hard-Ons - You'll Always Be Safe with Us

27. The Loons - Five Years Ahead Of My Time 

28. The Maharajas - 1 - 2 - 5 

29. CTMF & Wild Billy Childish - Bridge Burner

30. Shop Talk - SOS

31. Ass Hats - Spaghetti

32. Balaban And The Bald Illeagles - Regurgihate

33. Fyzz Wallis Band - Control

34. TicNoToc - Piece Of Me

35. Taste Testors - I Don't Like Working On The Weekend

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The Ledge #711: New Releases Pt. 1

For almost as long as I have split the new release series into a two part monthly feature I have labelled the first episode as a "friends of the show" broadcast.

Unfortunately, we have lost one of our friends.

Shortly before we hit air, I discovered that J. Waylon Miller, leader of Friends of Cesar Romero had passed away just a few days after the release of the 50th edition of his "Doomed Babe Series". Each and every one of these releases were fantastic, and the last few were quite possibly the best of the series. He will be missed...and lovingly remembered.

Besides tracks from J. Waylon, we have new music from friends such as Numb Surprise, Vista Blue, Brad Marino, Phil Cook & The Fall Dogs, The Rockerati, and Big Stir's The Corner Laughers. There's a lengthy set devoted to tracks from a great new compilation, Big Hopes of Mid-America Vol. 1, that includes our pals The Silent Treatment, Cindy Lawson, and Fret Rattles, and great new albums by the likes of Sick Shooters, King Tuff, The Outfit, and Young Fresh Fellows.

What's your favorite new album?

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1. Numb Surprise - Pockets Full Of Dust

2/ Friends of Cesar Romero - Starfucker Qualities

3/ Friends of Cesar Romero - Simple XX's

4. Vista Blue - Batting Around

5. Vista Blue - Good Reputation

6. Brad Marino - Blowing Smoke

7. Brad Marino - Devil May Care

8. Sick Shooters - Heartbreaker Soulshaker

9. Sick Shooters - Sick Shooters

10. The Corner Laughers - Crumb Clean

11. Marc Valentine - NY UAP

12. The Rockerati - Long Lost Hooklines

13. Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs - DEBBIE DOOM SCROLLER

14. The Outfit - Firebreather

15. The Outfit - Autopoiet

16. King Tuff - Stairway To Nowhere

17. Young Fresh Fellows - Killing Time in Union Square

18. The Silent Treatment - Keep Running

19. Cindy Lawson - I'm Loaded

20. Adam Levy - Tent City

21. Jim Walsh & The Dog Day Cicadas - Stand On Every Corner

22. Flamin' Oh's - Strange Times

23. Fret Rattles - Wake Up Now

24. The King Teen - Time Traveler's Blues

25. Micah And The Mirrors - Yokohama Mama

26. The Melmacs - Lazy Hearts

27. Dust Star - Keep it Heavy

28. Guitar Wolf - 100M Girl

29. mclusky - spock culture

30. Swirls - A Car Or A Guitar

31. Damaged Bug - DOUBLE YOLKS

32. The Falling Out - I Draw the Line

33. Softjaw - Waiting At The End

34. Bad//Dreems - Shadowland

35. Horsefight - Alternative Rock (From 1995 or 6)

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The Ledge #710: First Quarter Recap

We are just days away from the end of March, which means we are (finally) a quarter of the way through 2026! To celebrate this fact, this week's episode is a look back at the best albums released over the last three months. And it's been quite a great quarter - fantastic record by new bands such as Twisted Teens (new to me, at least), The Rockerati, Mod Lang, and so many others. Fabulous returns by Uni Boys, King Tuff, The Darts, and South Dakota's greatest current artist, Friends of Cesar Romero. There's great covers albums by veteran acts such as The Damned, Pink Fairies, and Patt Todd & the Rankoutsiders. Plus much much more.

What's your favorite record of the year so far?

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1. Twisted Teens - Wild Connection

2. Uni Boys - I Don't Wanna Dream Anymore

3. The Rockerati - Analogue Again

4. King Tuff - Twisted On A Train

5. Crooked Fingers - From All Ways (feat. Matt Berninger)

6. Ratboys - Light Night Mountains All That

7. Lucinda Williams - Sing Unburied Sing

8. Juliana Hatfield - Only Sister

9. Dry Cleaning - Cruise Ship Designer

10. Heavenly - Portland Town

11. The Darts - Vampires In Love

12. Itchy and the Nits - Nudie Beach

13. The Stripp - If You Want Me

14. Heather the Jerk - Get Off My Lawn

15. Surfbort - Peaches and Cream

16. Friends of Cesar Romero - My Cultist Angel

17. Friends of Cesar Romero - The Rapid City Is Boring

18. Inflatable Idols - Drunk On Nostalgia

19. Vista Blue - You're Just a Cover

20. The Outfit - Unseeable Root

21. Mod Lang - TV Star

22. The Cynz - Ghost Rider

23. The Cowboys - The Hate In Your Heart

24. Fuzzy Feelings - Down & Sideways

25. Joe Glass - New Pose

26. Sweet Reaper - Sacrifice

27. The Green Hearts - B School

28. KISSA - TyoØhaastattelu

29. Radium Dolls - Scorching Heat

30. the Dahmers - Nightmare of '78

31. Faz Waltz - Your Lovin' Really Got Me Wild

32. The Damned - I'm Not Like Everybody Else

33. Pink Fairies - Rosalyn

34. Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders - Dead Or Alive 

35. Buzzcocks - Queen Of The Scene

36. Damaged Bug - END OF THE WAR

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The Ledge #709: Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars Pt. 2

Around a month ago, I broadcast a show with the them of "guitars". Songs with the word "guitar" in the title, or songs about guitars. I also asked for some assistance from social media on some tunes that I may have otherwise forgotten.

That first show was very well received, and tonight we get part two. Because the original concept was inspired by Slim Dunlap's classic "Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars", I thought it was only fitting to kick off this week's show with the Young Fresh Fellows' cover of that tune from the wonderful Songs For Slim tribute series. From there, this supersized show jumps from classic covers to singer/songwriter, Americana, punk, garage, alternative, and a few other subgenres. There's something for everyone here!

What's your favorite song about guitars?

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1. The Young Fresh Fellows - Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars

2. The Speakeasy - Johnny B. Goode

3. The Drowners - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

4. Ronnie Dawson - Sucker For A Cheap Guitar

5. Drive-By Truckers - Guitar Man Upstairs

6. The Jayhawks - Miss Williams' Guitar

7. Pernice Brothers - Hey, Guitar

8. Alejandro Escovedo - Velvet Guitar

9. Willie Nile - House Of A Thousand Guitars

10. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Guitarman

11. Talking Heads - Electric Guitar

12. Matthew Sweet - Electric Guitar

13. Radiohead - Anyone Can Play Guitar

14. Ty Segall - Break A Guitar

15. The Mystery Lights - Guitar Pickin' on You

16. The Stillsouls - Old Guitars Are Ghosts On The Sunset Strip

17. The Swingin' Neckbreakers - My Guitar

18. Young Fresh Fellows - Two Guitars, Bass And Drums

19. The Horny Wackers - Fuckin' Bassman

20. Aubrey Debauchery - Bass Notes

21. Gina Birch - I Play My Bass Loud

22. Matt Speedway - Angel Street Guitars

23. Stiff Little Fingers - Guitar & Drum

24. The Flatmates - The Last Guitar in Town

25. Sleater-Kinney - Words and Guitars

26. Guitar Wolf - Captain Guitar

27. The Night Marchers - 2 Guitars Sing

28. The Spits - Space Guitar 

29. Peter Pan Speedrock - Loose Women & Loud Guitars

30. Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders - Big Talk With Guitars

31. The Nuisances - Guitar Joe

32. The High Water Marks - Dust and Guitars

33. The Intelligence Service - Beatrice's Guitar

34. Three Rounds - My Guitar Is In The Pawnshop

35. The Hitmen - Broken Guitars

36. The Lurkers - New Guitar In Town

37. Chris Spedding - Guitar Jamboree

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The Ledge #708: New Releases Pt. 2

Here we go with the second part of this month's new release series, and it's a barnburner! Besides the usual Rum Bar Records showcase, there's also a later set devoted to Dammit Records' monthly Dam-Nations series. There are two full sets of ferocious female rock and roll, a ton of great submitted tunes, and all sorts of newly discovered garage rock.

What tracks are your faves?

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1. Friends of Cesar Romero - Wolf In Houndstooth

2. Ape Hangers - She Comes Again

3. Martini Kings - Party Like King Kukulele (ft. Tony Marsico & Steven Soto)

4. Inflatable Idols - Hero To Zero

5. The Glimmer Stars - Run Away

6. The Darts - Midnight Creep

7. The Darts - The Devil Made Me Do It

8. Heavenly - Portland Town

9. Reese McHenry - Unfuck Your Friends

10. The Paranoid Style - Tearing the Ticket

11. Heather the Jerk - Get Off My Lawn

12. Private Lives - Think I'm Coming Around

13. Surfbort - Reality Star

14. The Lizards - Vicious Circle

15. The Dear Boys - I Hope You Know How Fucking Cool You Are

16. The Puncturists - They Dont Pay Support Bands

17. The Nephews - Devo Was Right

18. The Green Hearts - Assclown

19. The Woggles - LOVE TICK

20. The Peawees - Baby, I'm in the mood for you

21. All-Seeing Eyes - Brick By Brick

22. Dulcet Tones - As I Am

23. xray xeroxx - Art Rock!

24. A Pile Fabric Primer - Far From the Graveyard

25. Adult Learners - Would You Please Just Go Away Please

26. CP Westman Orkester - Full-Grown Lover

27. Plastic Family - Love & Heartbreak In High School

28. Bad Scene - Boring And Old

29. Sweatmaster - Destroyer

30. Lithium Kicks - I Want Something I Don’t Care About

31. the Dahmers - Nightmare of '78

32. The Hangland - Masking

33. Feral North - After The Black Out

34. Terrorist In Mind - Psychotrash

35. The Mono Kids - Speeding Up Faster

36. Osees - Joro

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The Ledge #707: New Releases Pt. 1

Part one of the monthly new release series has always informally been a "friends of the show" episode, and this month these friends came through with fantastic new tunes. Miss Georgia Peach returns with an anthem for all hockey fans, The Silent Treatment's new single is a great rant against promoters who promise exposure instead of cash, and Geoff Palmer gives a musical shout out to one of his favorite bars (where he's also appearing this weekend).

There's also great debuts by the usual suspects - Numb Surprise, Brad Marino, Jim Basnight, UltraBomb, Phil Cook & The Fall Dogs, wht.rbbt.obj, and The Rockerati. The Sleeveens announce an upcoming new album with a blistering new single, and new releases by The Melmacs, Goat Yoga, Mod Lang and Twisted Teens have me already taking notes for this year's best albums list.

What were your favorites this week?

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1. Numb Surprise - I Don't Care Now But You Never Did

2. Miss Georgia Peach - The Hockey Song

3. Miss Georgia Peach - A Little Bit South of Saskatoon

4. The Silent Treatment - Devalued

5. The Melmacs - Bad Seeds

6. The Melmacs - Keep On

7. Geoff Palmer - Last Call At Mickey's

8. Geoff Palmer - I Ain't No

9. Brad Marino - Calling your Bluff

10. The Sleeveens - If I Was A Casual

11. Tommy Womack - Waiting For the Punchline

12. Crooked Fingers - From All Ways (feat. Matt Berninger)

13. The Dahlmanns - What`s Inside A Mind

14. Jim Basnight - That's Right

15. UltraBomb - No Cap

16. Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs - HEAVY METAL LOAFERS

17. The Rockerati - Long Lost Hooklines

18. wht.rbbt.obj - Jolene's Reply

19. Shake Some Action! - If You're Gonna Say You Love Me

20. Local Drags - You Don't Love Me Yet

21. Nick Piunti - Big in Madrid

22. Twisted Teens - Is It Real?

23. Twisted Teens - Wild Connection

24. Mod Lang - What I Can't Have

25. Mod Lang - TV Star

26. Old 97's - Big River

27. The Masonics - Leave My Kitten Alone 

28. The Guy Hamper Trio/James Taylor - Mary Mary

29. Goat Yoga - Lonely With You

30. Goat Yoga - Plain to See

31. Institute - The Shooter

32. Tamarack - Everything You've Heard

33. Teenage Bottlerocket - You Made Me Get Called a Poser

34. KISSA - TyoØhaastattelu

35. Daily Worker - Pop Knock-Offs

36. OVVEN - Shining Ear to Ear

37. Loose Lips - Out of Time (Live)

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The Ledge #706: Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars (Pt. 1)

Everyone knows I love a good theme, and this brand new idea came earlier this month when I was playing the remastered version of Slim Dunlap's "Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars" on the new release episode. How about a show devoted to nothing but songs about guitars? Or even songs that mention guitars in the lyrics? This seemed to be an easy-peasy idea.

But I wanted some input from my friends, especially for the songs that fit the theme that may not have the word "guitar" in the title. So I put up a post on Facebook, and the results greatly helped tonight's show. Thank you to everybody who contributed to that post.

As I was filling up the folder for this show, though, I quickly discovered that I had way more songs than I needed. This means that tonight's show is part one of a two part series. Due to the March new release episodes, though, part two will not happen until the second half of the month. But I promise that episode will be as fabulous as tonight's was.

Do you have any songs to consider for the future episode? Which tracks did you enjoy the most this time around?

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1. Slim Dunlap - Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud Guitars

2. Lucinda Williams - Real Live Bleeding Fingers & Broken Guitar Strings

3 Miss Georgia Peach - Take Your Guitar And Git

4. Johnny Cash - Long-Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man

5. John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar

6. Lucero - My Best Girl

7. Tommy Womack - Speed, Weed and Alcohol

8. Jim Basnight - New Guitar In Town

9. Grant-Lee Phillips - Johnny Guitar

10. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (Live; 2025 Remaster)

11. Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (Escape #1, Fast)

12. Billy Bragg - This Guitar Says Sorry

13. The 5.6.7.8's - Guitar Date

14. Tex And The Horseheads - Guitar Obsession

15. Sonny Vincent - My Guitar (Original)

16. Crime - Murder By Guitar

17. The Godz - Walking Guitar Blues

18. The Adverts - One Chord Wonders

19. Stiff Little Fingers - Two Guitar Clash

20. Redd Kross - Notes and Chords Mean Nothing to Me

21. Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars!

22. The Clash - Jail Guitar Doors

23. Auteurs - American Guitars

24. T. Rex - Spaceball Ricochet

25. Count Viglione - The Guitarmaster

26. the Dead Milkmen - The Guitar Song

27. Diarrhea Planet - Bob Dylan's Grandma

28. Danny Laj And The Looks - I Play Guitar

29. The Decibels - Alone With My Guitar

30. The 66ers - One More Day On My Guitar

31. CP Westman Orkester - Video Guitar

32. Supersuckers - Gold Top

33. Jon Spencer - Guitar Champ

34. GINO and the GOONS - My Guitar Almost Killed Me

35. The 440's - Assault & Battery With Electric Guitar

36. Laundry Bats - My Guitar Doesn't Care

37. The Menzingers - Mexican Guitars

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The Ledge #705: Back From The Grave Faves

While the Nuggets sets may get all the praise (and deservedly so), I actually prefer the Back From The Grave series. It's just that much more noisy, full of snarled vocals and fuzztone guitars. Just listen to the opening track of tonight's show, the Swamp Rats version of "Psycho", a song mostly known for the legendary take by The Sonics.

Nothing against that original version, as The Sonics' version does indeed blast away at a ferocity that influenced punk and garage bands for the past 60 years. But the Swamp Rats go a step further. No, make it two steps further. This is a truly unhinged take, and sets the stage for the next two hours of tonight's broadcast.

I was inspired to do this show simply because I decided at the beginning of the week to listen to all ten volumes this week. It's been 60s rock and roll heaven for me, as these tunes truly do represent the vast majority of music I have listened to all of my life. Weirdly, though, I didn't realize this fact for a long, long time as I never had these compilations until they appeared on CD in the early 90s! 

What tracks worked for you?

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1. Swamp Rats - Psycho

2. The Novas - The Crusher

3. Rats - Rat's Revenge [Pt 1]

4. The Elite - My Confusion

5. Jujus - Do You Understand Me

6. Fugitives - You Can't Blame That On Me

7. Willie The WIld One - Willie The Wild One

8. The Fabs - Dinah Wants Religion

9. The Nomads - Be Nice

10. The Jesters Of Newport - Stormy

11. Syndicate - The Egyptian Thing

12. Shandell - Mary Mary

13. The Puddin' Heads - Now You Say We're Through

14. Tyme - Land of 1,000 Dances

15. Noblemen - Short Time

16. Mystic Five - Are You for Real, Girl?

17. Heathens - The Other Way Around

18. Humans - Warning

19. Illusions - City of People

20. Warlords - Real Fine Lady

21. The Shames - Special Ones

22. The Shames - My World Is Upside Down

23. The Barracudas - Babe Get Lost

24. Billy & The Kids - Say You Love Me

25. The Syndicate - My Baby's Barefoot

26. Moguls - Another Day

27. Tombstones - I Want You

28. Travel Agency - Jailbait

29. The Groop - Alright!

30. The Niteriders - With Friends Like You, Who Needs Friends

31. Dave Starky Five - Hey Everybody

32. The Pseudos - A Long Way to Nowhere

33. The Pastels - Circuit Breaker

34. The High Spirits - It's Alright with Me

35. The Turncoats - Something Better

36. James Bond and the Agents - Wild Angel

37. The Four - 69

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The Ledge #704: New Releases Pt. 2

Part two of this month's new release series is centered around a pretty diverse set of tracks from our friends at Rum Bar Records. Veteran Minneapolis rockers High On Stress opens the proceedings with two retrospective tracks from their new EP, and then we have the b-side of the debut Rum Bar release by legendary actor/musician/DJ Michael Des Barres! There's also the classic R&B sounds of Angela Tini (recorded by Deke Dickerson!), the punk-ish power of Inflatable Idols and The Spackles before concluding with a frantic cover of The Barracudas "I Can't Pretend" by Gene Champagne.

There's plenty of other Ledge friends, including fellow South Dakotans Friends of Cesar Romero, Brad Marino, Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs, Ricky Rochelle, and so much more. Plus, a ton of great new Australian bands that I didn't realize were dominating the second half of the show until I was looking up biographical details.

What tracks did you enjoy the most?

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1. Lucinda Williams - The World's Gone Wrong (feat. Brittney Spencer)

2. Friends of Cesar Romero - The Rapid City Is Boring

3. Friends of Cesar Romero - A Sonnet For Lee Lazy Horse

4. High on Stress - Over/Thru

5. High on Stress - Nothing Can Change You

6. Michael Des Barres - I Was Saved in '64

7. Inflatable Idols - Ain't Got Heart

8. Angela Tini - Can't Stop Me

9. The Spackles - Second Time Around

10 Gene Champagne - I Can't Pretend

11. Brad Marino - Murder and Violence

12. Ricky Rochelle - Can't Erase

13. Phil Cook & the Fall Dogs - TWO PSYCHOPATHS

14. The New Brutarians - Tonight's Your Night (Tonight)

15. Dry Cleaning - Cruise Ship Designer

16. The Zsa Zsa Gabor's - A.I.

17. The Stripp - If You Want Me

18. Itchy and the Nits - Nudie Beach

19. The Melmacs - Run For Your Life

20. The Damned - Gimme Danger

21. Pink Fairies - Communication Breakdown

22. Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders - Dead Or Alive 

23. Buzzcocks - Queen Of The Scene

24. Radium Dolls - Scorching Heat

25. Radio Weekend - By My Side

26. Thee Long Knights - Satisfaction Guaranteed

27. Micah and the Mirrors - Hungry Hungry Heart

28. The ETTERS - Er Is Niks Aan Jou Dat Ik Niet Haat

29. The ETTERS - Ik pis in je brievenbus

30. Death Party - Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

31. DBR - Unacceptable

32. Doe St - Figure It Out

33. KUKEN - Palermo

34. Teen Mortgage - Devil Ultrasonic Dream

35. Faz Waltz - Count To Three

36. Taste Testors - I'm Waiting For Something Lame

37. Whyte Lipstick - He's Gotta Go

38. Wristwatch - Screwed