Saturday, August 8, 2009

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 8 AUG. 2009


The beloved and great Willy DeVille, seated with his first wife, Toots, at CBGB's in the mid-1970's. DeVille sadly passed away a few days ago in NY. While in high school, the Boy Wonder bought a Mink DeVille 45 single, "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl" b/w "Spanish Stroll" and was promptly blown away. If Springsteen was "The Boss" of Ashbury Park, NJ, then Willy DeVille was "The Prince" of Alphabet City, NYC (Lower East Side). Hoist a glass for the late LES crooner. You'll be missed. Check out the latest NY Times obit piece on Mr. DeVille.

THE BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9:00-11:00 PM

Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl/ MINK DeVILLE (’77, Cabretta)

Spanish Harlem/ BEN E KING (’61)

Out in the Street/ THE SHANGRI-LA’S (’65)

My Babe/ LITTLE WALTER (’58)

Bossa Cubana/ LOS ZAFIROS (mid 1960’s, ’99)

She Wants to Mambo/ JOHNNY THUNDERS & PATTI PALLADIN (’85, Copy Cats)

Slow Drain/ MINK DeVILLE (’80, Le Chat Bleu)

Hollywood Bed/ THE BLASTERS (’02, Trouble Bound)

Automatic/ THE RED DEVILS (’92, King, King)


25th Floor/ PATTI SMITH GROUP (’78, Easter)

Rip Her to Shreds/ BLONDIE (’77, self titled)

Maria/ THE SHORT FUSES (’01, How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw Up a Blondie Tribute?)

Pleasure Seeker/ THE BOTSWANAS (’01, Fade and You’re Gone)

1976/ REDD KROSS (’90, Third Eye)


Shackles and Chains/ SNAKE HIPS (’93, Lit)

Brown Paper Sack (Larry Rogers)/ THE REIGNING SOUND (’02, Time Bomb High School)

Live Fast Die Young/ KING KHAN & THE SHRINES (’08, Supreme Genius of…)

Savoir Faire/ MINK DeVILLE (’80, Le Chat Bleu)

Bad Taste/ THE COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS (’95, Gambling Days Are Over)

My Own Sake/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (’96)

Psycho/ THE SONICS (’65)

Kick Your Heels/ PRISONSHAKE (’93, The Roaring Third)

Pen/ THE SIMPLE ONES (’95, Worth the Weight)

Jane of the Waking Universe/ GUIDED BY VOICES (’97, Mag Earwhig!)


Losing Hand/ THE ROYAL PENDLETONS ('03, A History of Memphis Garage Rock: The 90’s)

Shakin’ All Over/ JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES ('60)

Walking With a Mountain/ MOTT THE HOOPLE (’70, Mad Shadows)

Waiting For My Man/ THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (’67, The Velvet Underground & Nico)


Bull Black Nova/ WILCO ('09, Wilco (The Album))*

*new or recent release


Sunday, August 2, 2009

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 1 AUG. 2009


Some guys, even alien monsters, get all the breaks...From the 1959 Mexican Sci-Fi film, La Nave De Los Monstruos (The Monster's Ship). Let's hope that they like the Boy Wonder's Hot Circles...out there in the universe.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9:00-11:00 PM

Everybody Needs Somebody to Love/ SALOMON BURKE (’64)

In the Basement, Pt. 1/ ETTA JAMES ('66, w/ SUGAR PIE DESANTO)

Nitty Gritty/ SHIRLEY ELLIS (’63)

Be Easy/ SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS (’07, 100 Days, 100 Nights)

She’s Looking Good/ RODGER COLLINS (67)

Sugar, Sugar/ WILSON PICKETT (’69)

Night Time/ THE STRANGELOVES (’65)

My Life Ain’t Easy/ THE PLIMSOULS (’83, Everywhere at Once)

Monk Time/ THE MONKS (’66. 09, reissue, Black Monk Time)


I Ain’t Nothin’ But a Gorehound/ THE CRAMPS (’83, Smell of a Female)

Hey Monstruo/ LOS MONSTRUOS

Mesmerizer/ THE COME-ONS (’01, Hip Check!)

Soul Typecast/ JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION (’93, Extra Width)

Crazy About You Baby/ THE HELLCATS (’90, Hoodoo Train)

Devil Doll/ X (’83, More Fun in the New World)

Memphis, Egypt/ THE MEKONS (’89, Rock n’ Roll)

Rock On/ T. REX ('72, The Slider)


Who Fingered Rock n’ Roll/ CORNERSHOP (’09, Judy Sucks a Lemon For Breakfast)*

Nature Boy/ NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (’04, Abbatoir Blues)

Bob/ OTTO (’08, What’s Happening in Pernambuco)

Inner City Blues/ RODRIGUEZ (’70, ’09 reissue, Cold Fact)

Come On/ JESUS & MARY CHAIN ('94, Stoned and Dethroned)

Why Do I Care/ THE SLUMBER PARTY (’00, self titled)

David Watts/ THE KINKS ('66, Something Else)

Shangri-La/ M. WARD (’09, Hold Time)

Night Time is the Right Time/ ANNA KING ('64, Back to Soul)


Palace at 4AM/ AC NEWMAN (’09, Get Guilty)

He Kissed Me/ THE CRYSTALS ('63)

Another Girl, Another Planet/ THE ONLY ONES ('78, self titled)

Jumpers/ SLEATER KINNEY (’05, The Woods)

Down On the Street/ THE STOOGES (’70, Fun House)

*new or recent release