CHRISTMAS IN HELL 2014

Here it is, in all of its primitive splendor:

Unknown: Trumpet X-Mas
Ed Grimley: The Fella Who Couldn't Wait For Christmas
Dan Blocker:Deck The Halls
Walter Brennan: Just Three Letters for christmas
Leonard: Santa Claus Santa Claus
X-Mas Project: Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Chuck Negron: Joy To the World
Neil Diamond: Cherry Cherry Christmas
Rev. JM Gates: Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail?
Dirty Boys: All I Want 4 X-Mas
Thirsty Dave's Western Caravan:
Psycho Santa Thirsty Dave's Western Caravan
Commander Cody: Daddy's Drinkin Up Our Christmas
Charlie Watts Riots: The Christmas Bit
James Brown: Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
Elvis Presley Jr.: Silent Night
Michelle Cody: Merry Christmas, Elvis
The Chipmunks: The Chipmunk Song, Corrected
A Leonard Cohen Christmas
Fab Four: Away In A Manger
Bugs Bunny: Blue Christmas
Betty Johnson: I Want Eddie Fisher For Christmas
Unknown: Jinguru Beru
Some Turkish Guy: Jingle Bells
Lonzo and Oscar: Jangle Bells
Billy Idol: Frosty The Snowman
Chris Rozzi: I Wanna Spend Christmas In Your Booty
Scott Weiland: I'll Be Home For Christmas
Blinky Graphite: Stone Soul Christmas
Joseph Spence: Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Johnny Bowtie Barstow: The First Noel
Shana Lynette: Mr. Russian Please Don't Shoot Down Santa's Sleigh
ToToM: Rudolph The Paranoid Reindeer
Rick Blackson: Helicopter Santa Claus

12.20.13 CHRISTMAS IN HELL 2013

Thanks to the lovely Jeanne Bassis for letting us befoul the airwaves ones again!

Christmas in Hell 2013 Part One

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Christmas in Hell  2013 Part Two

HERE

12.21.12 XMAS IN HELL 2012

I'll post the playlist a little later but for now, you can download the whole show right

HERE

11.15.12

President Barack Obama: Let’s Stay Together
Tarzan TV theme

Morells: That Mellow Saxophone

Oscar and the Jets: Povo Povo Uam Uam Baby

DeLillos: Om Og Om Og Om Og Om Og Igjen

Ivor Cutler: I Believe in Bugs

Exciters: Do-Wah Diddy

Sister Nancy: Bam Bam

The Trinikas: Remember Me

Van & Titus: Cry Baby Cry

Concrete Blonde: Joey

Tony Joe White: Tastes Like Chicken

Ivor Cutler: I Ate A Lady’s Bun

Gonstermachers: Gasstationchickendinnerromance

Bobby Rush: Chicken Heads

Rufus Thomas: Do The Funky Chicken

Modern Lovers: She Cracked

M Frog Labatt: WE Are Crazy

OV Wright: I’d Rather Be Blink, Crippled and Crazy

Skeletons: Crazy Country Hop

James Boys: Ah Ha Crazy Pt 1

Dolly Parton: Drives Me Crazy

Patsy Cline: Crazy

The Mint Chicks: Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!

Clint Eastwood: I Talk To The Trees

Al Vance: Every Woman I know Is Crazy Bout Automobiles

Genya Ravan: Do You Know What I Mean

10.5.12 OAKES AND SMITH

Thanks to Oakes and Smith for stopping by and PLEASE stop by again.
And thanks, as always, to Ted Potrikus for driving over and co-hosting.

President Barack Obama: Let’s Stay Together

Tarzan TV Theme

Morells: That Mellow Saxophone

Billy Arnold and His Strangers: A Cowboy Has To Sing

Eddie Holland: Little Miss Ruby

Jeff Beck Group: Got The Feeling, Ain’t No Sunshine, Ice Cream Cakes, Definitely Maybe, New Ways (BBC boot)

Roy Mantrell: That Mellow Saxophone

Smiley Lewis: I Hear You Knocking

Ed Grimley: The Fella Who Couldn’t Wait For Christmas

Blotto: Let’s Eat

Mountain: Never In My Life

Eric Margan and the Red Lions: An Ocean Blue

Justina and Joyce: Forest Green

Calexico: Para

Van and Titus: Cry Baby Cry

Oakes and Smith interview and performance

8.31.12

Humble Pie: Hallelujah I Just Love Her So

Yardbirds: I Ain’t Got You

Paul Stanley Yelling

Howlin’ Wolf: I Ain’t Superstitious

Searchers: Hearts In Her Eyes

Knickerbockers: Lies

Flamin’ Groovies: Shake Some Action

Paul Stanley Yelling

Badfinger: No Matter What

Donnas: Take It Off

Grand Funk: Bad Time

Roy Orbison: In Dreams

Don Dixon: Praying Mantis

Fleetwood Mac: Oh Well Pt. 1 and 2

Ian Dury: Wake Up and Make Love With Me

Pete Shelley: Homosapien

Steppenwolf: Monster / Suicide / America

Hartz Mountain Parakeet Training Record

World Party: Ship Of Fools

Pere Ubu: Nonalignment Pact

Toots and the Maytals: Pressure Drop

Selecter: Too Much Pressure

Joe Jackson: The Harder They Come

Kinks: I Need You

Paul Revere and the Raiders: Just Like Me

Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels: Sock It To Me Baby

Marianne Faithful: Broken English

David and David: Welcome To The Boomtown

Santana: Everybody’s Everything

8.17.12

It was fabulous to finally meet Leo Crandall in the flesh and an honor to have him playing in the studio.  As my pal Marcy, listening in from San Diego, observed : "Amazingly great. Period."  If the recording is decent, I'll post it this weekend.  This Friday: Rex Fowler from Aztek Two-Step and Splatto faves Loves It! all the way from Austin, Texas.

President Barack Obama: Let’s Stay Together

Tarzan TV Theme

Morells: That Mellow Saxophone

Sky Smeed: Cool Summer Evening, Leaving, Wake Up

Lovely Eggs: Have You Ever Heard a Digital Accordian?

Theramin with Vocal Group and Orchestra: Radar Blues

Vogues: 5 O’Clock World

Jerry Coulstron: Bon Bon Baby

Downbeat 5: Dum Dum Ditty

Dave Clark Five: Because

Sylvia Patricia: Lagrimas e Vodka

Superlito: Perro Come Perro

Texas Tornados: Who’s To Blame Seniorita?

Takashi Kamide: Takashi Kamide

Todd Reynolds: Tree-Oh

Leo Crandall interview and performance 

8.10.12 SPATTO YS

Thanks to Jim Benson for stopping by to talk about WordXWord , and thanks to Al Q for the pic!

President Barack Obama: Let’s Stay Together

Tarzan TV Theme

Morells: That Mellow Saxophone

Lou Reed: Berlin

Charanga Cakewalk: Dirty Cumbia

Jim Benson Interview

Half Man Half Biscuit: Took Problem Chimp To Ideal Home Show

Hiromi: Caravan

Ron Holloway & Gil Scott-Heron: Is That Jazz

Girls In Trouble: Waltz For A Beheading; DNA

Icky Blossoms: Babes

Carl Stalling Project: The Unexpected Pest

Robots In Disguise: Turn It Up

Kate McGarry: Just What I Needed

Sean Rowe: Downwind

Lambchop: The Producer

Sibylle Baier: I Lost Something In The Hills

Crickets: I Fought The Law

Barbie Gaye: My Boy Lollipop

Raindrops: Hanky Panky

Mark James: Suspicious Minds

George Jones and The Jones Boys: Imitation of Love

8.3.12 FUNKY IN HERE

SugaSwing Session: Sayin' It And Doin' It

Supreme Crème: Superfunky

Cal Jenkins: The Elbow

Lee Rogers: Sex Appeal

Stanton Moore Trio: Maple Leaf

Bar-Kays: Son of Shaft

Clarence Reid: Nobody But You Babe

Bobby Freeman: Everybody’s Got A Hangup

Ofs Limited: Mr. Kidneys

Persuaders: Trying Girls Out

Modulations: Those Were The Best Days Of My Life

Van & Titus: Cry Baby Cry

Young Holt Unlimited: Light My Fire

Don Gardner: My Baby Likes To Boogaloo

Lewise Bethune: Chitown Boogaloo

Fantastic Johnny C: Boogaloo Down Broadway

Parliament: Heart Trouble

Exciters: Do Wah Diddy

Wilson Pickett: Ninety-Nine And A Half Won’t Do

James Young And The House Wreckers: Funky Booty

2^nd Amendment Band: Backtalk Pts 1 & 2

Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings: Pick It Up, Lay It In The Cut

Tina Britt: Sookie Sookie

Funkadelic: Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow

Soonthorn Sujaridchan: OudTaLud Bump

Qrquesta Cubana De Musica Moderna: Vehicle

Material: Memories (feat Whitely Houston)

Tina Turner: Soul Deep

Joe Tex: I Wanna Be Free

Barbara Lewis: Baby I’m Yours

Olympics: Papa Will

Lyn Collins: Do Your Thing

Cooking’ On 3 Burners: Dog Wash

7.27.13 HUNKS OF FUNK

President Barack Obama: Let’s Stay Together

Tarzan TV Intro

The Morells: That Mellow Saxophone

Gene Dozier and The Brotherhood: A Hunk Of Funk

Margie Hendrix: Don’t Destroy Me

Marlena Shaw: Feel Like Making Love

Shirley Nanette: Give and Take

Laura Lee: Dirty Man

Danielia Cotton: Make You Move

West Coast Revival: Feelin’ Alright

Delfonics: Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time

Doris Duke: I’d Do It All Over You

Bagdads: Jelly

Gentle Persuasion: Rub Your Stub

Daptones: It’s Your Thing / Hey Pocky Way

Tim Taylor: It’s A Funky Situation

Conspiracy: Kount Funkular

Ripple: I Don’t Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky

Ann Peebles: Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home

Jackie Ross: Take Me For A Little While

Eloise Carter: My Man Rockhead

Chuck Brown And The Soul Searchers: If It Ain’t Funky

Groove Street Band: Shake Your Pants

Stevie Wonder: Signed Sealed Delivered (live boot)

ST4: Funky

Shirley Ellis The Clapping Song