April 30th, 2011
Sitting in a bar in Adelaide – John Illsley
John, my special guest this week
has a great new album called
‘Streets of Heaven’
you may remember John as one of
the founding members and bass player
of Dire Straits.
John certainly has many strings to his bow.
his guitar playing on this CD is
a highlight.
Thres also a strong Dire Straits connection
with Guy Fletcher producing and playing,
as well as Mark Knopfler on a couple
of tunes.
John is also a celebrated atrist,
check out johnillsley.com
We chat about all that and lots more
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April 30th, 2011
I try, on this week’s show, to play mostly brand spanking new songs from just released albums. Marvel grab the top spot with a track off ‘Warhawks Of War’ with Sator contributing two tracks off ‘Under The Radar’. An acoustic Damned track is played by Ginger and Reckless Love tell us it’s “Hot”. The Roolettes have been back in the studio resulting in four new recordings. One of which gets aired. The Vains Of Jenna have just released an album of covers. You’ll be surprised at what they cover and what I think of it. “Champion The Wonder Dog” is the title of the new Eureka Machines CD. Obviously I play a track from it. To celebrate Record Store Day JettBlack played an acoustic set at an Independent Record Store not far from where they were recording album number 2. I was there and play one of the said tracks. The Soundtrack Of Our Lives were also involved in Record Store Day, not that I got to partake in their London event. Even so I play a track by them.
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April 28th, 2011
MonkeyBeat 68: Finger Banger:
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80 minutes of killer tracks including new tunes from Kurt Baker, The Db’s, Peter Case, Apache & Roger Alan Wade. Plus rare tracks from The 5,6,7,8′s with Jack White & Leave It To Beaver star Jerry Mathers. Also a live song by The Ugly Beats from this year’s SxSW.
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April 23rd, 2011
The final of the “Big 4” live shows featuring The 69 Eyes, Hardcore Superstar and Crashdïet recorded at the Electric Ballroom as part of their “Dark Decadence 2011” Tour.
Up for grabs is a pair of tickets to see Crashdïet/Houston when they hit London on the 4th May. The question is in the show and if you think you know the answer send it to Michael@theunit.se
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April 22nd, 2011
Band: Bowling for Soup
Songs: S-S-S-Saturday, I’ve Never Done Anything Like This and Friends Chicks Guitars
CD: Fishin’ for Woos
Bowling for Soup’s “Fishin’ for Woos” is sure to become the party soundtrack of Summer 2011!
“Fishin’ for Woos” will be released on April 25th in UK and on 26th in US
Having been in constant creative demand for over 17 straight years, pop-punk uber-band Bowling for Soup clearly has no problem kicking out fresh songs, ridiculous videos, and album after album of music that sets the bar for their genre. Even after nearly two decades together, some things are the same. They still call Denton, TX home, they still are putting out an avalanche of new music every year, and they’re still the guys you’d cut class with to get a beer and a Hot Pocket. For a band that has had only one personnel change in 17 years, which is a remarkable feat by any standards, it’s clear that the team stays tight and that ain’t gonna change. As much as things are the same, however, recent times have brought massive changes for Bowling for Soup, and some things are very, very different and completely awesome.
At the core, Bowling for Soup is still Jaret Reddick, Erik Chandler, Gary Wiseman, Chris Burney, and 3 generations of loyal, ravenous fans. As of Fall 2009, though, the partner no longer at the party is Jive Records. Jive and the guys parted ways on good terms, but sadly just four weeks after the release of Sorry for Partyin’. Away with the label went all promo plans for the album, and no single from the record was ever released to radio. Though they were shell shocked, the decision not to slow down was obvious. Rather than spend a couple years trying to get ownership of Sorry for Partyin’ from Jive so they could release it themselves, Jaret locked himself in a room for a month and wrote the songs that have become their latest release, Fishin’ for Woos.
Available worldwide on April 26th, 2011, Fishin’ for Woos is their response to being label-free for the first time in years and deciding to go balls out as an independent band with a mind-blowing fan base. “The only pressure we felt was not to make a record just to fill the space and keep things moving,” says songwriter/frontman Jaret Reddick. “It had to be just as real as everything else we’ve done.” It worked. Fishin’ for Woos is the classic Bowling for Soup sound and energy, led by marquis tracks “S-S-S-Saturday”, “Girls In America”, “I’ve Never Done Anything Like This” featuring Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo, and “Turbulence” featuring Gabriel Mann, who is 1/4 of The Rescues and composes the music for mega hit TV show Modern Family. Also making its full-production debut is “Guard My Heart,” which will make legions of fans very, very happy. Written by bassist Erik Chandler for a film called Sardines, the rough demo was leaked to fans online in 1997 and became a monster favorite around the world.
Being able to include “Guard My Heart” on the record simply because they want to is the nutshell of where Bowling for Soup is at right now. “The freedom is amazing,” says Reddick. “If we want to release a new record every 6 months, we can. If we want to make a Christmas album, or remix album, or sing in a Disney project, we can. We don’t need to get anyone’s permission.”
He’s not kidding about the Disney thing. In 2008, the creators of the Disney cartoon TV series Phineas and Ferb, which is hailed as one of the most-viewed cartoons in the world, asked Jaret to expand the Emmy-nominated 30-second theme song into a full-length radio single. “Today is Gonna Be a Great Day” is the result, and the song and music video have become fixtures on Radio Disney and the Disney Channel. Since the first one went so well, Disney has since invited Jaret back to write several more songs for Phineas and Ferb, have cast him in a recurring role on the show as the voice of “Danny,” the lead singer of the band Love Handle, and have included both Jaret as “Danny” and Bowling for Soup as themselves on the two Phineas and Ferb Christmas albums, and several other releases. All in all, the Disney thing turned into a pretty sweet deal, and in addition to making them heroes to their kids, it reconnected Bowling for Soup to fans young and old.
While keeping their fans of all ages fat and happy on BFS music and TV goodness, the guys have kept right on doing what they’ve done from the start: the road. Having literally played around the world several times, including Cuba, Australia, Japan, Belgium, Italy, China (twice), thousands of shows in the US and 26 separate tours of the UK just since 2000, these guys know the road. “You gotta stay busy to stay relevant,” remarks Jaret. “Plus, we love what we do. It’s our job to play music for people, and we love our job.” In 2011, “the job” will include April in the UK on an acoustic tour headlined by Bowling for Soup and supported by Erik Chandler’s solo project The Mulberry St. Socialites and People On Vacation (Jaret’s other band), and then May/June shows in the US before spending July in Asia playing for the U.S. Military. After Asia, it’s back to the US for college shows in August/September and then a full-force full band UK tour to drop Fishin’ for Woos on the world.
Some things, like their endless touring schedule and love for their fans, are the same. Other things have changed. It’s not like they thought, “hey, pretty soon we’re gonna be cartoons without a record deal playing shows for the military across Asia.” That’s just how it went down, and in solid BFS-fashion, they’re using it as fuel and killing it. Plans and deals and ideas get different, get weird, get gone. Some things, though, like fans and friends and kick-ass music stay exactly the same. Some things will never change. They’ll just grow.
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April 21st, 2011
Sitting in a bar in Adelaide
Phil Lanzon from uriah Heep
Great news that Uriah Heep are heading
back to Australia.
This week I chat to The Heeps keyboard
player Phil Lanzon.
Uriah Heep are in the studio recording
a new album…..
we talk about that, the Australian tour,
Phils career with early band Grand Prix &
lionheart as well as his work with guitar
legend Chris Spedding anf Andy Scotts Sweet.
…..and all things Heep !!
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April 21st, 2011
MonkeyBeat 67: Out Of My Tree:
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Today I pay tribute to one of the greatest vocalist is rock, Kent Morrill of The Wailers, who passed away on April 15th, 2011. I also play Record Store Day releases from Ty Segall, Fucked Up with Danko Jones, Jill Sobule & John Doe. Plus new music from The Cynics, Cute Lepers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elk River TFA, Gardens, Holly Golightly, Ha Ha Tonka & more.
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April 16th, 2011
MonkeyBeat 66: Everyone Old Is New Again:
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New music from old artists is the theme of the show. Plus I talk about seeing a 65 year old man fake his death, the 10th anniversary of Joey Ramone’s passing, the new site design of MonkeyBeatCity , podcasters begging for dough and making myself square looking so I can beg for a job.
Songs played:
- Roy Loney & The Longshots – Slow Death
- The Disciplines – Emily
- Imperial State Electric – That’s Where It’s At
- Joey Ramone – Stop Thinking About It
- Missing Monuments – Girl Of The Night
- Onestop – Right Beside You
- The Insomniacs – Just Enjoy It
- The Smithereens – Sorry
- The Del-Lords – When The Drugs Kicked In
- The Fleshtones – I Wish You WouldRat’s In My Kitchen Alright (Live at Local 506)
- The Sweet Divines – Don’t You Ever
- James Leg – Drowning In Fire
- Quintron – All Night Right Of Way
- The Dead Milkmen – Fauxhemia
- Spiders – Gracious Man
- Dave Alvin – Run Conejo Run
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April 15th, 2011
I know it’s only April but arguable the best album of the year is going to be ‘Sensory Overdrive’ by Michael Monroe. The band, that also features Ginger, Karl Rockfist, Sami Yaffa and Steve Conte, are just wrapping up a two week stint in the UK to promote said album and I managed to get to three of their gigs the first half of the tour. No two Michael Monroe gigs are ever the same; the only constant will be 110% Rock ‘n’ Roll. Which this recording bears out.
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April 14th, 2011
Sitting in a bar in Adelaide – Dave Brock from Hawkwind
Hawkwind are heading back to Australia.
Their 2010 CD ‘Blood of the Earth’
was proff that the band is still as good
as ever after 40 years…
I chat to Dave about the ucoming
tour & lots more
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