This blog has moved, by the way

I have only been posting over at postpunkforpostpunks.blogspot.com

We're Back!!! - 4/27/13

Pirate Cat Radio is long gone but I figured what the hey, recording a weekly podcast on my own can't be that hard, can it?  Actually, it's kind of tricky.  Very similar to taking one of those ski lifts where it gets to the top and it seems easy enough to just kind of slide out and head down the slope but things never quite go that smoothly and there's at least a second or two where you wonder if you might not properly exit this thing and will be stuck on the bench (or worse) but you manage to avoid this fate and get off the lift yet still, it doesn't feel right somehow.

That's pretty much like what recording my own podcast is like.  Nonetheless, I am going to try it anyway and will have a new show up here soon.  May God have mercy on our souls.  Which I don't mean to sound morbid or melodramatic, I just figure it couldn't hurt if He does, right?

Underrated Show - 1/04/10

These were many of my very favorite bands playing some of my very favorite jams and bands I would also consider vastly underrated in the grand scheme of things. Really, of course, ALL post-punk and new wave music is underrated. Far too often dismissed as style over substance, post-punk was incredibly innovative, diverse, and creative in a way music had not seen before nor has since. That said, there certainly were some bands that managed to persevere and while never completely break through to the mainstream in America, still attracted legions of fans who respect them (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, etc.). Then there were some that managed to earn the respect of snobby critics too (Devo, Elvis Costello, Joy Division, Talking Heads, etc.) These guys were left off of my underrated show but hopefully know I will always love them too. The bands I featured tonight were ones I felt should have either been recognized as being truly great or at least relegated to more than one-dimensional 80s nostalgia. I know there are those out there who do recognize this and it's been my life's pleasure to be a part of your club. Hopefully history will join us soon.

LINK TO UNDERRATED SHOW

Playlist:

1.) Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
2.) Duran Duran - The Reflex (good version)
3.) Soft Cell - Chips on My Shoulder
4.) Wall of Voodoo - Call Box
5.) Sparks - Tips For Teens
6.) Modern English - After the Snow
7.) The Chameleons - Perfume Garden
8.) The Stranglers - Golden Brown
9.) Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
10.) Blondie - Will Anything Happen
11.) Killing Joke - Land of Milk and Honey
12.) Chelsea - I'm On Fire (live)
13.) Oingo Boingo - Ain't This The Life (live)
14.) Big Country - East of Eden
15.) OMD - The New Stone Age
16.) Gary Numan - M.E.
17.) Japan - Communist China
18.) Ultravox! - Hiroshima Mon Amour
19.) XTC - Are You Receiving Me?
20.) English Beat - Big Shot
21.) Bow Wow Wow - Louis Quatorze
22.) Adam and the Ants - Antmusic
23.) Sisters of Mercy - Andrenachrome
24.) Bauhaus - Dark Entries

2009 Show - 12/28/09

All songs that came out in the year 2009 but don't hold that against them. Somehow, the heart of post-punk is still beating. New bands are keeping it alive and older bands are becoming rejuvenated and surely this can't last forever so re-catch the wave while you can.

LINK TO 2009 SHOW

Playlist

1.) Mission of Burma - 1,2,3, Partyy! - The Sound, The Speed, The Light
2.) Echo and the Bunnymen - Do You Know Who I Am? - The Fountain
3.) Crocodiles - I Wanna Kill - Summer of Hate
4.) Japandroids - Wet Hair - Post Nothing
5.) Crystal Stilts - Love Is A Wave - Single
6.) Jay Reatard - Tiny Little Home - Watch Me Fall
7.) Tegan and Sara - Hell - Sainthood
8.) Noisettes - Beat of My Heart - Wild Young Hearts
9.) Phoenix - Lisztomania - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10.) Passion Pit - The Reeling - Manners
11.) Deastro - Kurgan Wave Number One - Moondagger
12.) Morrissey - Something Is Squeezing My Skull - Year of Refusal
13.) The Drums - Let's Go Surfing - It's Summertime
14.) The Mary Onettes - Dare - Single
15.) The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Hey Paul - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
16.) Julian Casablancas - Glass - Phrazes of the Young
17.) Matt & Kim - I Wanna - Grand
18.) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero - It's Blitz!
19.) White Lies - Farewell to the Fairground - To Lose My Life
20.) The Rifles - Romeo and Julie - The Great Escape
21.) Zeitgeist - Track 10 - Zeitgeist
22.) Metric - Stadium Rock - Fantasies
23.) Radio Dept - David - David EP
24.) The Raveonettes - Last Dance - In and Out of Control
25.) The Horrors - Scarlet Fields - Primary Colours

Christmas Show 2009 - 12/14/09

Yep, a show of all Christmas songs of the punk, post-punk, new wave, glam and alternative persuasion. Coincidentally, Christmas is coming.

LINK TO CHRISTMAS 2009 SHOW

Playlist

1.) TV Smith - Xmas Bloody Xmas - Single
2.) The Fleshtones - I Still Believe In Christmas - Stocking Stuffers
3.) Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) -The Edge of Christmas
4.) The Jesus and Mary Chain - Birthday - Munki
5.) The Raveonettes - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Wishing You a Rave Christmas
6.) T. Rex - Christmas Bop - Messing With The Mystic
7.) Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody - Greatest Hits
8.) Louis XIV - This Christmas - Ice Harvest Soundtrack
9.) Hanoi Rocks - Dead By Xmas - Self Destruction Blues
10.) Beakers - Christmas Letter From Home - Four Steps Towards A Cultural Revolution
11.) Basement 5 - The Last White Christmas - Zero: A Martin Hannett Story
12.) The Vandals - Oi! to the World - Single
13.) D.I. - Mr. Grinch - Punk Rock Xmas
14.) The Reducers - Nothing For Christmas - Redux
15.) The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping - The Edge of Christmas
16.) Punk Xmas - Holly Beth Vincent - Punk Xmas Single
17.) The Fall - (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas - No Ho Ho: Alternative Indie Christmas Holiday
18.) Ride - Like A Snowflake - Santa's Got A GTO: Rodney on the Roq's Favorite Xmas Songs
19.) El Vez - Feliz Navi-Nada - Punk Rock Xmas
20.) The Pogues - Fairytale of New York - The Edge of Christmas
21.) The Specials - Holiday Fortnight - More Specials
22.) Bob Marley - Sound the Trumpet - Reggae Christmas From Studio One
23.) The Residents - Santa Dog '78 - Santa Dog '78 Single
24.) Cheap Trick - Come On Christmas - Sex, America, Cheap Trick
25.) The Kinks - Father Christmas - Misfit
26.) Blondie and Freddie - Yuletide Throwdown - Flexipop
27.) Fear - Fuck Christmas - The Record
28.) XTC - Countdown to Christmas Party Time - Rag & Bone Buffet
29.) Blink - Christmas 22 - A Map of the Universe
30.) The Pretenders - 2000 Miles - The Edge of Christmas
31.) David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth-Little Drummer Boy - The Edge of Christmas

An Evening With The Cure - 12/7/09

Yes, an evening to celebrate a decade of great jams that have shaped my entire musical lifetime. My first ever show dedicated to one band and there was only one band I would consider for such a first show - The Cure. To find out why, give it a listen.

LINK TO THE ALL-CURE SHOW

Playlist:

1.) The Cure - A Reflection - 17 Seconds
2.) The Cure - Pillbox Tales - Early Demos
3.) The Cure - I'm Cold - Sav Studio Demo
4.) The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night - 3 Imaginary Boys
5.) The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train - Single
6.) The Cure - A Forest - 17 Seconds
7.) The Cure - Play For Today - 17 Seconds
8.) The Cure - Other Voices - Faith
9.) The Cure - All Cats Are Grey - Faith
10.) The Cure - One Hundred Years - Pornography
11.) The Cure - A Strange Day - Pornography
12.) The Cure - The Walk - Japanese Whispers
13.) The Cure - The Dream - Japanese Whispers
14.) The Cure - The Lovecats - Japanese Whispers
15.) The Cure - Mr. Pink Eye - The Lovecats Single
16.) The Cure - Birdmad Girl - The Top
17.) The Cure - The Caterpillar - The Top
18.) The Cure - Close To Me - Head on the Door
19.) The Cure - Push - Head on the Door
20.) The Cure - The Kiss - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
21.) The Cure - Just Like Heaven - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
22.) The Cure - Plainsong - Disintegration
23.) The Cure - Lullaby - Disintegration
24.) The Cure - To the Sky - Single

Rockin' Post-Punk Show - 11/16/09

While it all falls under rock's nebulous musical umbrella, post-punk music is not know for really "rocking" in any conventional sense. Or is it? No, it isn't but there are more than a few post-punk, punk, new wave, and alternative tracks that I suspect do, in fact, rock. Tonight I played more than a few of those more than a few.

LINK TO ROCKIN POST-PUNK SHOW

Playlist:

1.) The Cure - I'm Cold - Jumping Someone Else's Train B-side
2.) Killing Joke - The Wait - Killing Joke
3.) Gary Numan and Tubeway Army - Basic J - The Plan
4.) Love & Rockets - Kundalini Express - Express
5.) Psychedelic Furs - Mr. Jones - Talk Talk Talk
6.) The Cult - Sweet Soul Sister - Sonic Temple
7.) The Mission UK - Deliverance - Carved in Sand
8.) Sisters of Mercy - When You Don't See Me - Vision Thing
9.) The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sidewalking - Barbed Wire Kisses
10.) Alien Sex Fiend - Smells Like... - IT
11.) The Jam - Modern World - This is the Modern World
12.) Blondie - Detroit 442 - Plastic Letters
13.) Generation X - King Rocker - Valley of the Dolls
14.) Billy Idol - Rebel Yell - Rebel Yell
15.) R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - Monster
16.) Pixies - Velouria - Bossanova
17.) Jane's Addiction - Ocean Size - Nothing's Shocking
18.) Depeche Mode - I Feel You - Songs of Faith and Devotion
19.) Joy Division - Failures - Substance
20.) Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust - Swing the Heartache
21.) Peter Murphy - Deep Ocean, Vast Sea - Deep
22.) Andy Partridge - Sonic Boom - Fuzzy Warbles Disc 7
23.) The Smiths - London - Louder Than Bombs
24.) The Ramones - We Want the Airwaves - Pleasant Dreams

***BONUS TRACKS***

25.) Christian Death - Deathwish - Only Theater of Pain
26.) The Superheroines - Chasing Bars - The Whip
27.) Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation - Bad Reputation