Sonic Overload 12/5/11

Back to the regular programming for this week and next and then it’s on to the holiday spectacular (?) and the best of 2011 to wrap up the year. I’ve been keeping away from the political coverage a bit lately, half paying attention to the Republican shenanigans, whether it’s on the campaign trail, in congress or in the media. But you can only take so much—so I’ve been watching movies. I finally saw “The Right Stuff” last week. Yeah, it’s probably a bit corny ‘n all but it actually has wit and some excellent performances. Beats watching Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann et al. I think it’s time to watch “Reservoir Dogs” some night this week. But don’t worry—if I do watch it, I promise not to play “Stuck In The Middle” by Stealers Wheel. Those of you who have seen the movie know the significance of that song!

Sonic Overload 12/5/11

TRACK 1

INFEST-Where’s The Unity? (Deep Six/Draw Blank)

BOSTON STRANGLER-Primitive (from upcoming album)
ENDLESS GRINNING SKULLS-Fool (Viral Age)
VIOLENT ARREST-Crumbs (Boss Tuneage)
BLOODKROW BUTCHER-Death Squad (Total Fucker)
MANIPULATION-Choking Man (Fashionable Idiots)

ANGRY SNOWMANS-Fast Raindeer (Stiff Hombre)
BLOODY HAMMER-Punk’s Not Funny (demo)
GOD GIVEN ASS-I Need Speed (Monap)
RATZ-Stepping Out Of Line (Kink)
TEENAGE REJECTS-Wanna Kill (Alien Snatch)
SPITS-Fed Up (In The Red)

FERAL BABIES-Thought Replacer (Rigid)
DUSTHEADS-Tunnel Vision (Don Giovanni)
HATCHET FACE-Prime Crime (Figure Four)
A-TEAM-Fall On Your Sword (Stab & Kill)
STRAIGHT TO HELL-We Will Bury You (Gloom)
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?-Prayer (from “Dark Thoughts,” Rabid Dog)

TRACK 2

GOD BOWS TO MAN-The Ship That Sank A Thousand Faces (Muzai)
CRIPPLE AND CASINO-Hot Air Balloons (Radio Is Down)
RANK/XEROX-Basement Furniture (Mondo Bongo)
100 FLOWERS-I’m Like You (Rhino)
FUSES-Dead Air Beat (American Punk)
SCARED OF CHAKA-A Lie and a Cheat (Sub City)

DEEP SLEEP-Out Of Time (Grave Mistake)
FLAG OF DEMOCRACY-Number 1 (Motherbox)
NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS-Das Reich (Backwards Masking)
FUNERAL ORATION-Slipping Out (Diehard)
CHARTA 77-The Day The Banks Collapse (Birdnest)

POOR LILY-Head Of Flames (self-released)
DAISY CHAINSAW-Love Your Money (A&M)
WRECK-To The Bridge (Play It Again Sam)
ROLLINS BAND-If You’re Alive (Texas Hotel)

TRACK 3

KIELTOLAKI-Misantropia (MooCow)
FY FAN-Du Har Slutat Skratta (No Way)
GET RAD-Bullshit Forcefield (Gilead Media)
SPAZM 151-Sink Or Swim (Busted Heads)
MUNDO MUERTO-Guerra Nuklear (Charged//Distorted)
SIGNAL LOST-Bow To None (Prank)

THE CREATION-Making Time (Retroactive)
CLASH-Protex Blue (Epic)
SILLIES-Break Loose (Scooch Pooch)
THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS-Edge Central (Year Zero)

BAD POSTURE-Get Tough (Grand Theft Audio)
WILLFUL NEGLECT-Eat My Shit and Die (Willful)
GARBAGE STRIKE-Pariah (demo)
NINPULATORS-Career Coma (Teenage Riot)
ETA-I’m A Bore (Deranged)
SUNSHINE SS-Oogle Parade (Sacred Plague)
BROKEN BONES-Secret Agent (Fall Out)

TRACK 4

JESUS AND MARY CHAIN-Never Understand (Rhino)
SOFT BOYS-I Wanna Destroy You (Ryko)
NILS-Scratches and Needles (Mag Wheel)
SAMIAM-Clean (New Red Archives)
POLICE & THIEVES-For Ideals (Youngblood)

CASTEVETS-Good Riddance (from “City Limits,” High Anxiety)
GUZZARD-Glued (Amphetamine Reptile)
PIRANHAS-Redundant (On/On Switch)
WALKINGSEEDS-Rolling Machine (Fist Puppet)

STEREOLAB-Crest (Elektra)

Sonic Overload 11-28-11--the all-covers show!

Hope y’all didn’t eat too much for Thanksgiving. I can’t say that was the case here and I think I’ll be hitting the gym hard in the coming week. I actually snuck in a walk today, before recording the show. Anyway, this week is the annual all-covers show. Some favorites that I’ve played in the past but I’ve got quite a few songs that haven’t been on here before. It’s hard to believe there are only going to be two more “regular” shows this year, before the holiday show on the 19th and the “best of” show on the 26th. Where has this year gone?

Sonic Overload 11/28/11

TRACK 1

SONIC YOUTH-Ca Plane Pour Moi (Plastic Bertrand) (from “Freedom of Choice,” Caroline)

TOY DOLLS-The Final Countdown (Europe) (SOS)
ANTISCHISM-Sacrifice (Rudimentary Peni) (Prank)
BURNT CROSS-Blissful Myth (Rudimentary Peni) (Tadpole)
KICKER-Public Defender (SOA) (Inimical)
86 MENTALITY-Evil (4 Skins) (Grave Mistake)

THE JAM-Slow Down (Larry Williams) (Polydor)
DICKIES-Paranoid (Black Sabbath) (A&M)
REZILLOS-Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight (Earl Vince & The Valiants) (Sire)
THEE HEADCOATS-Boredom (Buzzcocks) (Vinyl Japan)
VON ZIPPERS-Twist and Turn (Slaughter and the Dogs) (Estrus)

INTENSITY-Resist Conrol (Lifesblood) (+/-)
SPAZZ-Stabbed In The Back (Youth of Today) (Slap-A-Ham)
CHARLES BRONSON-IQ 32/Punch Drunk (Necros/Hüsker Dü) (Lengua Armada)
AGAINST EMPIRE-Another Mouth To Feed (Crucifix) (Profane Existence)
WARTORN-Survival Of The Streets (Cro-Mags) (Crimes Against Humanity)
FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS-Land Of Treason (Germs) (Criminal IQ)
DS-13-Media Blitz (Germs) (Havoc)

TRACK 2

ISM-I Think I Love You (Partridge Family) (self-released)
DICKS-All Night Fever (Bee Gees) (RRadical)
VOORHEES-Hinckley Had A Vision (Crucifucks) (Crust)
RUPTURE-Job (Nubs) (Rest In Punk)
ANAL BABES-Demolition Girl (Saints) (Big Ball)
REGISTRATORS-Stab Your Back (Damned) (self-released)

ZEN GUERILLA-Mama’s Little Rocket (Little Richard) (from “Apocalypse Always,” Alternative Tentacles)
NEW BOMB TURKS-This Place Sucks (Queers) (Engine)
TEENGENERATE-Shake, Rattle & Roll (Big Joe Turner) (Crypt)
SUICIDE KINGS-Bad Boy (Larry Williams) (Adult Negro)
TURBONEGRO-Raggare Is A Bunch Of Motherfuckers (Rude Kids) (Burning Heart)
BRUTAL KNIGHTS-Rather See You Dead (Legionaire’s Disease Band) (Deranged)

STRIPED BASSTARDS-Sacrifice Not Suicide (The Freeze) (Traffic Violation)
REPOS-Straight Jacket (Jerry’s Kids)
DUMBSTRUCK-Break The Chains (Deathwish) (Deranged)
KNIFE FIGHT-Together (Negative FX) (from “Town Of Hardcore”)
VOETSEK-Mind Control  (Negative FX) (Six Weeks)
SCROTUM GRINDER-No Friend Of Mine (Slapshot) (Prank)
DILLINGER FOUR-No Pain No Gain (DYS) (from “No Sleep For Hardcore,” Suburban Voice)
FU MANCHU-Nothing Done (SS Decontrol) (Mammoth)
DINOSAUR JR-Chunks (Last Rights) (SST)

TRACK 3

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979-Better Off Dead (La Peste) (Last Gang)
OPÉRATION S-Existence Imposée (X-Ray Spex) (Broken)
OUTS-Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill) (Not Normal)
NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS-100% White Girl (VKTMS) (Abscess)

ROCK-N-ROLL TERRORISTS-Free Speech For The Dumb (Discharge) (self-released)
SCREAMERS-The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher) (boot)
WARUM JOE-Kommando (Ramones) (New Rose)
TELECOMMANDE-Pet Sematary (Ramones) (demo)

KUSTOMIZED-Surgeon’s Girl (Wire) (Matador)
MANIKIN-Grinding Halt (The Cure) (Super Secret)
DESTRUCTION UNIT-Warm Leatherette (The Normal) (Empty)
HEX DISPENSERS-Down In The Park (Gary Numan) (Alien Snatch)
BIG BLACK-He’s A Whore (Cheap Trick) (Touch & Go)

TRACK 4

DMZ-Cinderella (Sonics) (Sire)
NOMEANSNO-New Age (DOA) (Allied)
MUDHONEY-Fix Me (Black Flag) (Sub Pop)
ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN-Out There (F-Word) (TKO)
CATBURGLARS-Cherry Bomb (Runaways) (Cowabunga)
CANDY SNATCHERS-Suffragette City (David Bowie) (Sin City)

MONSTERLAND-Totally Wired (The Fall) (Seed)
THE CURE-Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix) (Fiction)
FIRE ENGINES-We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang (Heaven 17) (Rev-Ola)
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA-Tighten Up (Archie Bell & The Drells) (A&M)

PEER PRESSURE-Eve Of Destruction (Barry McGuire) (Break My Face)

Sonic Overload 11/21/11

It’s Thanksgiving week and, as customary, the day is marked with acknowledgment of what happened to the native population of this land when it was invaded both in 1620, with the pilgrims and, of course, in 1492. The clip that accompanies the Ill Repute song at the top of the show, featuring Mumia Abu-Jamal, states things more eloquently than I could—although I WILL be watching football on Thursday.

Next week, it’s the annual all-covers show—one of my favorite shows to put together and I have a number of new selections this year...

Sonic Overload 11/21/11

TRACK 1

ILL REPUTE-Cherokee Nation (It’s Alive/Indecision)

WOVEN BONES-I’ll Be Runnin (Hozac)
PREDATOR-Choke (Douchemaster)
SCROUNGERS-Vandalism City (self-released)
SLUTS-Head Hunter (Spread ‘Um)
FUCK UPS-I Think You’re Shit (Fowl)
SATAN’S PILGRIMS-Turkey Trot (Empty)

BLOODKROW BUTCHER-Tribes Of Survivors (Total Fucker)
BRAIN KILLER-Made (Deranged)
POISON PLANET-Faded Ideals (CTW)
RELIGIOUS SS DISORDER-Wasted Passion/Energy (Punks Not Profits)
GOUKA-CoExist (Partners In Crime)
IRON MAIDEN-Run To The Hills (Capitol)

TRACK 2

WHOREHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Stolen Land (from “Aftermath,” Profane Existence)
MUNDO MUERTO-Krucifikaos (Konton Crasher)
BROWN SUGAR-Blow (Feral Kid)
FUNERAL SHOCK-Dead Scenester (Controlled By Plague)
PANTHRO UK UNITED 13-Dead Asshole (No Idea)
SPITS-Wanna B ADD (In The Red)

DOA-The Enemy (Friends)
PSYCHED TO DIE-Staged Reality (Dirtnap)
NO SLOGAN-KBG (Residue)
NASA SPACE UNIVERSE-Come On Eileen, Bung On My Face (Shogun)
POLLUTION-Fee$ (C6 Recordings)

FAILURE-Screen Man (Slash)
PUPPY MILL-Suffocation (demo)
FOREIGN OBJECTS-Fast Asleep (Vinyl Rites)
STIPHNOYDS-Afraid Of The Russians (from “History Of Portland Punk,” Zeno)

TRACK 3

BUSH TETRAS-Too Many Creeps (99) in memory of Laura Kennedy
X-RAY SPEX-Obsessed With You (Sanctuary)
FLYS-We Are The Lucky Ones (EMI)
BLACK BUG-Shard Of Glass (Hozac)

DIDJITS-Killboy Powerhead (Touch & Go)
KILL-A-WATTS-Shopping Mall Moron (Rip Off)
ZEROZERO-Hammer Man (demo)
MARKED MEN-Cool Devices (Dirtnap)
PEELANDER-Z-The Destroyer (Swell)

GENBAKU ONANIES-For Whom (Trippin’ Elephant)
DEVO-Sloppy (Virgin)
SUICIDE COMMANDOS-Burn It Down (Mercury)
UNNATURAL AXE-The Creeper (Lawless)

TRACK 4

UK SUBS-Left For Dead (Gem)
POISON CONTROL-Human Targets (Deranged)
PMRC-Death and Texas (Motorchest)
SOUTHSIDE STRANGLERS-Too Much TV (Grave Mistake)
AVO-Gearheads Suck (Even Worse/Kangaroo)
FIX ME-Cabeza de Turco (La Vida Es Un Mus)

VIOLENT ARREST-Great Firewall Of China (Boss Tuneage)
SHORT CHANGED-Clones ’09 (Rodent Popsicle)
YOUTH KORPS-Get A Gun/Sick Of Pain (Crucial Response)
PUNCH IN THE FACE-At War With Everybody (Lengua Armada)
FIT FOR ABUSE-Thorn In My Side (Crust)

FLIPPER-Ha Ha Ha (Subterranean)
ADOLESCENTS-No Friends (Frontier)
JESUS LIZARD-Puss (Touch & Go)
SKULL CONTROL-Satan Is Jesus To Me (Touch & Go)

AVENGERS-The American In Me (White Noise)

Sonic Overload 11/14/11

What is up with these Republican candidates saying they were told by God to run for President? Herman Cain is the latest to tell a Republican audience about his personal chat with the Lord, even comparing himself to Moses and I think it’s a line he’s used more than once. It’s silly enough when sports teams pray for God to give their team a victory—although I imagine that might be of interest to God if he/she had money on the game. One year until the election—and I’m sure I’ll have no shortage of audio clips to share with you as the campaigns continue to ramp up. I promise I won’t overdo it, though. Of course, politicians often make promises and we know how that usually works out!

Sonic Overload 11/14/11

TRACK 1

DR. KNOW-God Told Me To (Mystic)

SALVATION-Lapse Infinitum (Youth Attack)
CONIFINES-Withdrawn (Labor Of Love/Side Two)
DRY HUMP-The City (SexCult)
VILE BODIES-Novelization (demo)

THEE OH SEES-Corrupt Coffin (Castle Face)
SPIDER BABIES-You’re Gonna Burn (Killer)
RED RED RED-Greatest Hit/Regeneration (Big Neck)
THROBBIN URGES-Bad Luck (Dead Beat)
SCRAMS-Magma (self-released)
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION-2Kindsa Love (Matador)

TRACK 2

CONDOMINIUM-Teeth (self-released)
RAW NERVE-Dating Problems/Ill Of The Dead (Youth Attack)
DOTTIE DANGER-Bela Lugosi Is Alive (Gravewish)
VIDEO-Eyes (Play Pinball)
DIVISION OF LAURA LEE-Access Identity (Burning Heart)

SUNSHINE SS-Banned From The Record Store (Sacred Plague)
SCHOOL JERKS-Nothing Else (Riff Raff)
YOUTHS-All Flags Are Black (Still Holding On)
BURNING ITCH-Dead End Street (Tic Tac Totally)
SPITS-My Mess (In The Red)
JOHNNY & THE SELF-ABUSERS-18-18 (Mindmood)

SCREAM-Solidarity (Dischord)
NO LABELS-I’m Tired (from “No Core,” Raw Deal)
OFFBEATS-In A Rush (Oops)
LOST GENERATION-LSD (Grand Theft Audio)
BAD BRAINS-Coptic Times (Bad Brains)
ANGRY SAMOANS-Ballad Of Jerry Curlan (Triple X)

TRACK 3

POISON PLANET-Pleather Jacket Attitude/Leveraged Debts (CTW)
BLANK STARE-Words Are Loud (Refuse)
FIX MY HEAD-Quit Life (from “Noise Ordinance,” Maximum Rocknroll)
OMEGAS-Blasts Of Lunacy (Parts Unknown)
CONVERSIONS-Boiling Point (Ride The Snake)
SOKEA PISTE-Muotti (Tuska & Ahdistus)

TEEN CRUD COMBO-Days Of Yore (Deranged)
DEAD BOYS-Sonic Reducer (Sire)
HEARTBREAKERS-Born To Lose (Track)
T. REX-Chariot Choogle (Reprise)

TRACTOR SEX FATALITY-Fail (Big Neck)
SUPERNOVA-Oreo (Amphetamine Reptile)
SERVOTRON-Moving Parts (Amphetamine Reptile)
UNITS-Cannibals (Community Library)

TRACK 4

IGGY & THE STOOGES-I Got A Right (Bomp)
THE UGLY-Disorder (Other People’s Music)
HELMETTES-Half Twee (from “I’m Sure We’re Gonna Make It,” Epitaph)
LA PESTE-My Eyes (demo)
RICH KIDS-Ghosts Of Princes In Towers (EMI)

OBN IIIS-No Enemies (Tic Tac Totally)
THE ENERGY-Live In Ruin (Team Science)
COLA FREAKS-Øjet (Hjernespind)

SLINT-Good Morning Captain (Touch & Go)