David Zientara

Playlist: 10-8-2024

Note: There was no show for 10-1-2024, due to technical difficulties in connecting to the Icecast server.

Here’s the playlist for 10-8-2024, in which I detailed my installing Windows 10 on the server computer (and some of the drawbacks), I played Halloween music for the first time, and had The Afghan Whigs as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  2. Zumpano, “The Party Rages On” [Look What The Rookie Did (1995)]
  3. The Toms, “I Did The Wrong Thing” [The Toms (1979)]
  4. Bongos, Bass and Bob, “Number One” [Rutles Highway Revisited (1990)]
  5. Ducks Deluxe, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” [Side Tracks and Smokers (2010)]

This Day in Music

  1. Ramones, “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” [Rocket to Russia (1977)]
  2. Bob Dylan, “Lay Lady Lay” [Nashville Skyline (1969)]
  3. Piper, “The Last Time” [Piper (1976)]
  4. David Bowie, “Memory of a Free Festival (Part 1) [Single A-side]” [Space Oddity (1969/2009)]
  5. Hard Working Americans [We’re All in This Together (2017)]
  6. ZZ Top, “Gimme All Your Lovin'” [Eliminator (1983)]
  7. Led Zeppelin, “Thank You” [Led Zeppelin II (1969)]

Hour 2: Songs about walking/Halloween songs

  1. Hindu Love Gods (feat. Warren Zevon), “Walkin’ Blues” [Hindu Love Gods (1990)]
  2. Go-Gos, “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” [Beauty and the Beat (1981/2011)]
  3. James Gang, “Walk Away” [Thirds (1971)]
  4. Inmates, “The Walk” [First Offence (1979)]
  5. Aerosmith, “Walk on Water” [Big Ones (1994)]
  6. Bobby “Borris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers, “Monster Mash” [Now That’s What I Call Halloween! (1962/2015)]
  7. Ted Cassidy, “The Lurch” [Ghouls with Attitude (1965/2004)]
  8. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, “I Put a Spell on You” [At Home with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956/2006)]

New Music Express

  1. Coldplay, “We Pray (Feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and Tini)” [Moon Music (2024)]
  2. Leon Bridges, “When a Man Cries” [Leon (2024)]
  3. Caribou, “Honey” [Honey (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Road Show” [Why Worry (1981)]
  2. John Mayall, “My Time After Awhile” [Return of the Bluesbreakers (1982)]
  3. John Mayall, “Take Me Home Tonight” [No More Interviews (1979)]

Featured artist: The Afghan Whigs (part one)

  1. The Afghan Whigs, “In My Town” [Big Top Halloween (1988)]
  2. The Afghan Whigs, “Big Top Halloween” [Big Top Halloween (1988)]
  3. The Afghan Whigs, “Sammy” [Big Top Halloween (1988)]
  4. The Afghan Whigs, “Hey Cuz” [Up in It (1990)]
  5. The Afghan Whigs, “You My Flower” [Up in It (1990)]
  6. The Afghan Whigs, “I’m Her Slave” [Congregation (1992)]
  7. The Afghan Whigs, “Turn on the Water” [Congregation (1992)]
  8. The Afghan Whigs, “Band of Gold” [Uptown Avondale EP (1992)]

October 10, 2024 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 9-27-2024

Here’s the playlist for 9-24-2024, a show which was delayed due to streaming problems, and in which I had American Music Club as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. The Plimsouls, “Everyday Things” [The Plimsouls (1981)]
  2. Dressy Bessy, “Stay True” [Fast Faster Disaster (2019)]
  3. The Kinks, “The First Time We Fall In Love” [Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975)]
  4. Jon Klages, “God Bless the Colombia House Music Club” [Fabulous Twilight (2021)]
  5. Judas Priest, “Never Satisfied” [Rocka Rolla (1974)]
  6. Blake Babies, “Loose” [earwig (1989)]
  7. Juliana Hatfield, “Universal Heartbeat” [Only Everything (1995)]
  8. The dBs, “Working for Somebody Else” [The Sound of Music (1987)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about coffee)

  1. Black Flag, “Black Coffee” [Slip It In (1984)]
  2. Humble Pie, “Black Coffee” [Eat It (1973)]
  3. Cream, “The Coffee Song” [Fresh Cream (1966)]
  4. Bill Haley, “Forty Cups of Coffee” [Bill Rocks (1957/2008)]
  5. Bob & Doug McKenzie, “Coffee Sandwich” [Great White North (1981)]
  6. Mike Watt, “Black Gang Coffee” [Contemplating the Engine Room (1997)]

This Day in Music

  1. Steve Douglas, “Tibetan Moon Dance” [Rainbow Suite (1981)]
  2. The Sutherland Brothers Band, “Sailing” [The Albums (1972/2019)]
  3. The Eagles, “Heartache Tonight” [The Long Run (1979)]
  4. Culture Club, “Karma Chameleon” [Colour By Numbers (1983)]
  5. AC/DC. “Moneytalks” [The Razors Edge (1990)]
  6. Nirvana, “In Bloom” [Nevermind (1991)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Disconnected Line” [A Hard Core Package (1977)]
  2. John Mayall, “Sitting Here Thinking” [Ten Years Are Gone (1973)]
  3. John Mayall, “Taxman Blues” [New Year, New Band, New Company (1975)]
  4. Peter Wolf, “Can’t Get Started” [Come As You Are (1987)]

New Music Express

  1. Katy Perry, “Lifetimes” [143 (2024)]
  2. Bright Eyes, “Bells and Whistles” [Five Dice All Threes (2024)]
  3. Jamie XX, “Waited All Night” [In Waves (2024)]
  4. Thurston Moore, “Sans Limites (Feat. Laetitia Sadler)” [Flow Critical Lucidity (2024)]
  5. Bob Dylan & The Band, “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll (Live at The Seattle Center Coliseum, 2-9-1974, Afternoon)” [The 1974 Live Recordings Sampler]
  6. Fleetwood Mac, “Oh Well” [Mirage Tour ’82 (Live) (2024)]

Hour 4: American Music Club (part two)

  1. American Music Club, “Lonely” [California (1988)]
  2. American Music Club, “Jenny” [California (1988)]
  3. American Music Club, “Dreams of the Dreams” [United Kingdom (1989)]
  4. American Music Club, “Never Mind” [United Kingdom (1989)]

September 27, 2024 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 9-17-2024

Here’s the playlist for 9-17-2024, a show which I started on time:

Hour 1

  1. Graham Parker, “Local Girls” [Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)]
  2. The Toms, “Let’s Be Friends Again” [The Toms (1979)]
  3. The Rolling Stones, “Short and Curlies” [It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (1974)]
  4. Ron Wood, “Infekshun” [Gimme Some Neck (1979)]
  5. Josie and the Pussycats, “Every Beat of My Heart” [Josie and the Pussycats (1970)]

New Music Express

  1. Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, “Crying Inside” [Indoor Safari (2024)]
  2. Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, “Different Kind of Blue” [Indoor Safari (2024)]
  3. Floating Points, “Birth4000” [Cascade (2024)]
  4. Snow Patrol, “Everything’s Here and Nothing’s Lost” [The Forest Is the Path (2024)]
  5. Nilufer Yanya, “Keep On Dancing” [My Method Actor (2024)]
  6. The Half-Cubes featuring featuring Darian Sahanaja, Matt Jardine & Jim Laspesa, “My Girl” [Pop Treasures (2024)]
  7. The Half-Cubes featuring Van Duren, “Jane” [Pop Treasures (2024)]

Hour 2: Theme Time

  1. Madness, “The Sun and the Rain” [Full House -The Very Best of Madness (1983/2017)]
  2. Bob Dylan, “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” [Blonde on Blonde (1966)]
  3. Frank Zappa, “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow/Nanook Rubs It” [Apostrophe (1974)]
  4. The Monkees, “Snowfall” [Christmas Party (2018)]
  5. Arcade, “Calm Before the Storm” [Arcade (1993)]
  6. John Fogerty, “Walking in a Hurricane” [Blue Moon Swamp (1997)]

This Day in Music

  1. The Tubes, “White Punks on Dope” [The Tubes (1975)]
  2. Budgie, “Lies of Jim (The E-Type Lover)” [If Swallowed Do Not Induce Vomiting EP (1980)]
  3. Dread Zeppelin, “Light My Fire” [The Fun Sessions – Tortelvis Sings the Classics (1996)]
  4. Be Your Own Pet, “Bicycle Race” [Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2005)]
  5. Bjork, “Army of Me” [Post (1995)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Fantasyland” [A Banquet in Blues (1976)]
  2. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Have You Heard” [Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1966)]
  3. John Mayall, “Lost and Gone” [Road Show Blues (1981)]
  4. Warren Zevon, “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” [Mr. Bad Example (1991)]

Featured artist segment: American Music Club

  1. American Music Club, “Room Above the Club” [The Restless Stranger (1985)]
  2. American Music Club, “$1,000,000 Song” [The Restless Stranger (1985)]
  3. American Music Club, “Outside This Bar” [Engine (1987)]
  4. American Music Club, “Art of Love [Rock ‘n’ Roll version]” [Engine (1987)]
  5. American Music Club, “Bad Liquor” [California (1988)]

September 19, 2024 by Playlists 0

Review: Peter Holsapple – Big Black Truck/96 Second Blowout/Death Garage

"Big Black Truck" maxi-single with picture sleeve.
“Big Black Truck” maxi-single with picture sleeve.

Car Records was founded in 1977 by Chris Stamey of the dBs. Stamey was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolona and moved to New York City in the 1970s. He founded Car Records, more or less to release his own material. He released a handful of singles on this label. Stamey released Chris Bell’s first (and only) single, “I Am the Cosmos” b/w “You and Your Sister”, noteable because Alex Chilton sang backup vocals on “You and Your Sister”. In addition, Car Records issued a mini-EP (or a maxi-single?), “Big Black Truck” / “96 Sec. Blowout” / “Death Garage” with future dBs guitarist Peter Holsapple.

“Big Black Truck” starts off with drums for the first five seconds, then a guitar joins for the rest of the intro. Then we get Peter Holsapple – doing his best Elvis impression – singing about interstates and the titular big black truck and its specifications. After two verses, there is an instrumental break (including drums); then we get one last verse, a chorus, then – two minutes and forty-four seconds later – the songs ends. It’s part power pop, part rockabilly, and one hundred percent infectious.
One the B-side, we get “96 Second Blowout”, which starts with a fast guitar riff, and is a lot more punk than “Big Black Truck”. It ends with the rhythm (and vocals) becoming much faster before ending abruptly. Then we get “Death Garage”, which sounds much more ethereal, even psychedelic. There’s even a sitar in the instrumental break. The lyrics are morbid: “Never mind the bruises and blood/The cause of death was carbon monoxide/In the death garage”. Unlike “Big Black Truck” and “96 Second Blowout”, the song ends with a fade out.
This record came with a picture sleeve which is both artistic and informative; it depicts the big black truck and tells us that it was produced by Chris Stamey and had Mitch Easter on drums and echoplexes. It’s an excellent single for those who liked the early years of the dBs. “Big Black Truck” is available on the Ork Records compilation released in 2015. The B-side apparently has not been released on CD, but is available on YouTube:

September 15, 2024 by Music Reviews 0

Playlist: 9-10-2024

Here’s the playlist for 9-10-2024, a show which was delayed about 30 minutes due to technical difficulties (a.k.a. operator error), and in which I played old time radio – probably for the last time:

Hour 1.5

  1. The Stan Laurels, “This Is Your Life” [There Is No Light Without the Dark (2021)]
  2. Dolph Chaney, “Cool in the Sunshine” [Mug (2023)]
  3. Spinal Tap, “The Majesty of Rock” [Break Like the Wind (1992)]
  4. The Equals, “Green Light” [Greatest Hits (1969/1974)]
  5. The Slide, “Superman’s Shoes” [New Guitars in Town: Power Pop 1978-82 (1980/2024)]

Hour 2

  1. Jerry of the Circus, “Fire Put Out” [OTR (1937)]
  2. Jerry of the Circus, “Trunk Search” [OTR (1937)]
  3. Five Minute Mysteries, “The Postman Didn’t Ring” [OTR (1947)]
  4. Ron Wood, “I Don’t Think So” [I Feel Like Playing (2010)]
  5. Slade, “Take Me Back ‘Ome” [Feel the Noize: The Very Best of Slade (1971/1997)]
  6. Jethro Tull, “Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll Too Young to Die” [Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll Too Young to Die (1976)]
  7. Rod Stewart, “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” [Discover British Blues on Decca & Deram Records (1964/2020)]
  8. New York Dolls, “Puss ‘N’ Boots” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  9. Aerosmith, “Major Barbara” [1971: The Road Starts Hear (1971/2022)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Mama, Talk to Your Daughter” [Thru the Years (1971)]
  2. John Mayall, “The Boy Most Likely to Succeed” [Notice to Appear (1975)]
  3. John Mayall, “Thoughts About Roxanne” [The Turning Point (1969)]
  4. J.B. Lenoir, “Mama Talk to Your Daughter” [Chess Blues (1955/1993)]

New Music Express

  1. David Gilmour, “Luck and Strange” [Luck and Strange (2024)]
  2. Toro Y Moi, “CD-R” [Hole Erth (2024)]
  3. Hinds, “Boom Boom Back (Feat. Beck)” [Viva Hinds (2024)]
  4. Bremer/McCoy, “Higher Road” [Kosmos (2024)]
  5. Duke Robillard, “Are You Going My Way” [Roll with Me (2024)]
  6. Tab Benoit, “I Hear Thunder” [I Hear Thunder (2024)]

Hour 4: The Golden Palominos

  1. The Golden Palominos, “Prison of the Rhythm” [This Is How It Feels (1993)]
  2. The Golden Palominos, “I’m Not Sorry” [This Is How It Feels (1993)]
  3. The Golden Palominos, “Little Suicides” [Pure (1994)]
  4. The Golden Palominos, “Victim” [Dead Inside (1996)]
  5. Kevin Kinney & The Golden Palominos, “Wild Dog Moon Pt. 2” [A Good Country Mile (2012)]

September 14, 2024 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 9-3-2024

Here is the playlist for 9-3-2024…the second ever show, in which I added a Peter St. Onge commentary to the second/third hour break:

Hour 1

  1. The Inmates, “You’re the One That Done It” [First Offence (1979)]
  2. Ian Dury, “Billericay Dickey” [New Boots and Panties (1977)]
  3. Johnny Cash, “Sold Out of Flagpoles” [One Piece at a Time (1976)]
  4. Electric Six, “Gay Bar” [Fire (2003)]
  5. Theoretical Girls, “U.S. Millie” [The Great New York Singles Scene (1978/1988)]
  6. The Rolling Stones, “Summer Romance” [Emotional Recue (1980)]
  7. Helmet, “Unsung” [Meantime (1992)]

New Music Express

  1. Ty Segall, “First Look/First Conversation/Walk Home Pt.1” [Love Rudiments (2024)]
  2. Tycho, “Phantom” [Infinite Health (2024)]
  3. Shemekia Copeland, “Broken High Heels” [Blame It On Eve (2024)]
  4. Shemekia Copeland, “Tee Tot Payne” [Blame It On Eve (2024)]
  5. Duke Robillard, “Blue Coat Man” [Roll With Me (2024)]
  6. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, “Raw Feel” [Flight B741 (2024)]

Hour 2

  1. Jerry of the Circus, “Johnny Will Leave” [OTR (1937)]
  2. Jerry of the Circus, “Fire Breaks Out” [OTR (1937)]
  3. Five Minute Mysteries, “License for Murder” [OTR (1947)]
  4. Sex Pistols, “No One Is Innocent” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]
  5. Freddie King, “Hide Away” [Let’s Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddie (1961)]
  6. Thin Lizzy, “Look What the Wind Blew” [Thin Lizzy (1971)]
  7. Them, “Square Room (2nd Single Version)” [Time Out! Time In for Them (1967)]
  8. Sweet Sensation, “Sad Sweet Dreamer” [Sad Sweet Dreamer (1975)]
  9. Grand Funk Railroad, “We’re An American Band” [We’re An American Band (1973)]
  10. The Donnas, “Too Bad About Your Girl” [Spend the Night (2002)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Mexico City” [Why Worry (1981)]
  2. John Mayall, “Wish You Were Here (Live)” [Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968)]
  3. John Mayall, “Ten Years Are Gone” [Ten Years Are Gone (1973)]

Featured artist: The Golden Palominos

  1. The Golden Palominos, “I’ve Been the One” [Blast of Silence (1986)]
  2. The Golden Palominos, “Something Becomes Nothing” [Blast of Silence (1986)]
  3. The Golden Palominos, “Darklands” [A Dead Horse (1989)]
  4. The Golden Palominos, “Alive and Living Now” [Drunk with Passion (1991)]
  5. Blake Jones & The Trike Shop, “Mock Stoner Voices” [and still…(2024)]

September 5, 2024 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 8-27-2024

Here’s the playlist for the 8-27-2024 show – the first show! Here it is:

Hour 1

  1. Chris Stamey & the DBs, “(I Thought You) Wanted to Know” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1977/2015)
  2. Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, “Trombone” [Indoor Safari (2024)
  3. The Loud Family, “We’re for the Dark” [Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger (1998)]
  4. Alex Chilton, “Rock Hard” [Like Flies on Sherbert (1979)]
  5. The Kinks, “Summer’s Gone (Extended Edit)” [Word of Mouth (1984)]
  6. The Neptunes, “Summer’s Almost Gone” [Hooks on the Beach (1989/2012)]
  7. Great White, “Train to Nowhere (Live)” [Stage (1995)]

New Music Express

  1. Spirit of the Beehive, “Stranger Alive” [You’ll Have to Lose Something (2024)]
  2. Fontaines D.C., “Desire” [Romance (2024)]
  3. Roy Crank, “Dont Kill the World I’m Living In” [Songs for Ukrainian Independence Day: Benefit Split Single (2024)]
  4. Geneva Jacuzzi, “Laps of Luxury” [Triple Fire (2024)]
  5. Foster the People, “Lost in Space” [Paradise State of Mind (2024)]

Hour 2

  1. Jerry of the Circus, “Major Mike Loses” [OTR (1937)]
  2. Jerry of the Circus, “Fortunes Told” [OTR (1937)]
  3. Five Minute Mysteries, “Murder in Cairo” [OTR (1947)]
  4. Rush, “What You’re Doing” [Rush (1974)]
  5. The Rich Kids, “Rich Kids” [Best of The Rich Kids (1978/2003)]
  6. Sex Pistols, “No Feelings” [Never Mind the Bollocks (1977)]
  7. Cheap Trick, “Ain’t That a Shame” [At Budokan (1979)]
  8. Donnie Iris, “Ah! Leah!” [Back on the Streets (1980)]
  9. The Baseball Project, “The Day Dock Went Hunting Heads” [3rd (2014)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Hideaway” [Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1966)]
  2. John Mayall, “Good Times Boogie” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
  3. John Mayall, “Sitting on the Outside” [New Year, New Band, New Company (1975)]
  4. Lou Reed, “The Power of Positive Drinking” [Growing Up in Public (1980)]

Featured artist: The Golden Palominos

  1. The Golden Palominos, “Clean Plate” [The Golden Palominos (1983)]
  2. The Golden Palominos, “I.D.” [The Golden Palominos (1983)]
  3. The Golden Palominos, “Omaha” [Visions of Excess (1985)]
  4. The Golden Palominos, “Boy (Go)” [Visions of Excess (1985)]
  5. Alex Chilton, “Bangkok” [Bach’s Bottom (1981/1978)]

August 30, 2024 by Playlists 0

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