B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 3 OCT. 09

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

Deeper Shade of Soul/ RAY BARRETTO (’67, Acid)

Guayaba/ LUCHO MACEDO (’07 collection, Movers)

El Ovni/ LOS OVNIS ('06 collection, Mas Rock and Roll)

Rip It Up/ LITTLE RICHARD (’56)

Swing Set/ THE CUTTERS (’01, Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!)

Walking With Thee/ CLINIC (’02. Walking With Thee)

Peaches/ THE STRANGLERS (’77, Rattus Norvegicus)

I’ve Got the Hots/ THE SOFT BOYS (’80, ’92 reissue Underwater Moonlight)

Hey Luciani! ('86)/ THE FALL (’90 collection, 458489 A Sides)

Crimson Enemy/ THE BATS (’09, The Guilty Office)*

Long Time Gone/ DON McGLASHAN/ 7 WORLDS COLLIDE (’09, The Sun Came Out)*

In A Dream Life You Need a Rubber Soul/ THE CLEAN (’09, Mr. Pop)*

Finding You/ THE GO-BETWEENS (’05, Oceans Apart)

Side With the Seeds (live)/ WILCO (’09, Ashes of American Flags)*

Rocket Machine/ OPAL (’87, Happy Nightmare Baby)

Here to Fall/ YO LA TENGO (’09, Popular Songs)*

Polish Girls/ CALIFONE (’09, All of My Friends Are Funeral Singers)*

Moon Over Goldsboro/ THE MOUNTAIN GOATS (’06, Get Lonely)

Pocahontas (live)/ NEIL YOUNG (’93, Unplugged)

Lovely Creature/ NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (’96, Murder Ballads)

Reptile/ LISA GERMANO/ 7 WORLDS COLLIDE (’09, The Sun Came Out)*

42 West Avenue/ CASHIER NO. 9 (7” single)

Walking Distance/ THE BUZZCOCKS (’78, Love Bites)

You’ve Got Good Taste (live)/ THE CRAMPS (’83, ’01 reissue, Smell of a Female)

Ode to a Blackman/ THE DIRTBOMBS (’01, Ultraglide in Black)

The Product/ THE MINUTEMEN (’83, Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat)

I Only Said/ MY BLOODY VALENTINE (’91, Loveless)

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 26 SEPT. 09

In 1955, the young photographer Robert Frank embarked on a criss-cross odyssey of the U.S. The result was one of the great collections/exhibitions in 20th century photography, The Americans, with Jack Kerouac writing the introduction to the original release of the book (of the same name). There will be a re-visiting of these photographs (and hundreds not included in the final collection) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, from now until Jan. 2010. Check out Anthony Lane's latest article on Frank, his work, The Americans and the new show in the 14 Sept. 09 issue of The New Yorker. Pictured here is a photo from Frank's The Americans, entitled, "Indianapolis."

BOY WONDER’S HOT CIRCLES/ SAT., 26 SEPT. 09/ 9-11 PM

He’s Really Sayin Something/ THE VELVELLETTES (’65)

Kung Fu Fighting/ CARL DOUGLAS (’73)

A Roller Skating Jam Called, “Saturdays”/ DE LA SOUL (’91, De La Soul is Dead)

Sexy on the Inside/ ROMANTIC RETARDNATION

Crosseyed and Painless/ TALKING HEADS (’80, Remain in Light)

Lulla/ TINARIWEN (’09, Imidiwan: Companions)*

A Patricia/ LOS DESTELLOS (’07 collection, Roots of Chicha)

Canto de Mambo/ OS MUTANTES ('72, Mutantes e Seus Cometas no Pais do Baurets)

Love is Like an Itching in My Heart/ THE SUPREMES (’66)

Real True Love/ THE PEPPER POTS (’09, Now!)

Baby I Love You/ ERMA FRANKLIN (’68, Super Soul Sister)

Fancy/ BOBBI GENTRY (’70)

I Move Around/ LEE HAZELWOOD (’66)

Silver Wings/ THE KNITTERS (’85, Poor Little Critter on the Road)

How Low/ JOSE GONZALEZ (’07, In Our Nature)

One of These Things First/ NICK DRAKE (’70, Bryter Layter)

Bigmouth Strikes Again/ THE SMITHS (’86, The Queen is Dead)

Henry Lee/ PEGGY SEGAR (’03, Heading For Home)

A Wish Made While Burning Onions Will Come True/ CALIFONE (’09, All of My Friends Are Funeral Singers)*

I’ll Leave the Bottle on the Bar/ MERLE HAGGARD (’68) (by request)

To Ohio/ THE LOW ANTHEM (’09, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin)*

Night Life/ JOHN DOE & THE SADIES (’09, Country Club)*

Something to Say/ THE ACTION (’68, ’02 collection, Rolled Gold)

In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul/ THE CLEAN (’09, Mr. Pop)*

I Want Candy/ THE STRANGELOVES (’66)

Nitroglycerine/ THE GORIES (’90, I Know You Fine, But How You Doin’)

Kool Thing/ SONIC YOUTH (’90, Goo)

Brothers Are Gonna Work It Out/ PUBLIC ENEMY (’90, Fear of a Black Planet)

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 19 SEPT. 09

The beautiful, talented and lovely singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Lisa Germano contributes throughout the new (excellent) 7 Worlds Collide project release, The Sun Came Out (organized by Neil Finn as a benefit for Oxfam). Germano reprises her earlier "Reptile" while also providing stirring string and vocal parts to the "supergroup" of musicians, including members of Wilco and Radiohead and New Zealand luminaries. Pictured here at a 2006 performance in Frankfurt, Germany, courtesy of Lorent Orseau. Lisa, welcome to the World of Hot Circles, old friend (Book Soup comrade).

BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9-11 PM
All Hail the Queen/ QUEEN EVE & THE KINGS (’06, 7” single) [Melting Pot Music]

Let Me Come Within/ RENALDO DOMINO (’07 collection, Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation)

Stranded in Your Love/ SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS w/ LEE FIELDS

(’05, Naturally)

Don’t Children Pay For Your Mistakes/ JOE TEX (’57)

Rock Boppin’ Baby/ IRWIN THOMAS (’57)

Other Side of Town/ JOHNNY RIVERS ('66))

Come On Over (Turn Me On)/ ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN (’08, Sunday at Devil Dirt)

Long Time Gone/ DON McGLASHAN/ 7 WORLDS COLLIDE (’09, The Sun Came Out)*

Palmcoder Yanjna/ THE MOUNTAIN GOATS (’04, We Shall All Be Healed)

What’s Good/ LOU REED (’91, Magic and Loss)

And Your Bird Can Sing/ THE BEATLES (’66, ’09 remastered reissue, Revolver)

Merely a Man/ XTC (’89, Oranges & Lemons)

Women’s Realm/ BELLE & SEBASTIAN (’00, Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant)

Under the Waves/ PSEUDOSIX (’07, self titled)

Krill/ CALIFONE (’09, All My Friends Are Funeral Singers)*

Big Black Car/ BIG STAR (’75, ’92 reissue, Third/Sisters Lovers)

Riot Act/ ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (’80, Get Happy!!!)

In the Evening/ NINA NASTASAI & JIM WHITE (’07, You Follow Me)

Military Madness (orig. ’71, Graham Nash) / WOODS (’09, Songs of Shame)*

Love Me Anyway/ STEVE WYNN (’08, Crossing Dragon Bridge)

At Night/ THE GREENHORNES (’05, East Grand Blues)

Time Will Tell/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (’03, Truly She is None Other)

I Need You/ THE KINKS (’65)

Hey Hey My My/ FOUR PIECE SUIT (’96, Ready to Where?)

Me and My Monkey/ THE FEELIES (’80, Crazy Rhythms) [A&M]

Train Surfing/ JIM CARROLL (’98, Pools of Mercury)

Definitely Clean/ DREAM SYNDICATE (’82, The Days of Wine and Roses)

The Freed Pig/ SEBADOH (’91, III)

Hotline Operator/ THE CONSTANTINES (’06, Tournament of Hearts)

Rosewood, Wax, Voltz + Glitter/ RED RED MEAT (’94, ’09 reissue, Bunny Gets Paid)*

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 12 SEPT. 09

Enter the House of Flying Hot Circles. The Boy Wonder officially welcomes the lovely and talented Chinese actress (and international star), Ziyi Zhang to the Hot Circles family (even though she already adorns the "header" of this blogsite). She especially likes slow-burning soul and Nels Cline's guitar playing. Ms. Zhang's got good taste.

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

Give Him a Great Big Kiss/ THE SHANGRI-LA’S (’64, ’94 collection, Myrmidons of Melodrama)

I Can’t Hear You/ BETTY EVERETT (’64, ’07 collection, Goffin & King: 1961-1967)

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love/ SOLOMON BURKE (’64)

Farmer John/ THE PREMIERS (’64)

Whatcha Doin’ in the Woods?/ THE HELLCATS (’90, Hoodoo Train)

Going Down to Harlem/ JOHNNY THUNDERS & PATTI PALLADIN (’88, Copy Cats)

In the Basement/ ETTA JAMES & SUGAR PIE DESANTO

Dizzy Miss Lizzie/ THE PLIMSOULS (’81, ’92 reissue, self titled)

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

20th Century Boy/ T. REX (’73, Tanx)

People Ain’t No Good/ THE CRAMPS (’86, Date With Elvis)

Reptile/ 7 WORLDS COLLIDE w/ LISA GERMANO (’09, The Sun Came Out)*

San Diego Zoo/ THE 6THS w/ BARBARA MANNING (’95, Wasps Nests)

Hallalujah Blues/ PETE MOLINARI (’08, A Virtual Landslide)

Over & Done/ 7 WORLDS COLLIDE w/ JOHN STIRRATT (’09, The Sun Came Out)*

If You Know Time/ ROBYN HITCHCOCK (’04, Spooked)

Open All Night/ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (’82, Nebraska)

I Want You Around (orig. version)/ THE RAMONES (’81, ’90 collection, All The Stuff (and More), Vol. 2)

Danny Says/ TOM WAITS (’06, Orphans)

Across the Wire/ CALEXICO (’03, Feast of Wire)

Fanfare/ ERIC MATTHEWS (’95, It’s Heavy in Here)

Buffalo Boots/ LUNA (’04, Rendezvous)

Spiders (Kidsmoke)/ WILCO (’05, Kicking Television: Live in Chicago)

Candy Machine/ STEVE WYNN & THE MIRACLE 3 (’03, Static Transmission)

Loose/ THE STOOGES (’70, Funhouse)

Driving Death Valley Blues/ MARK LANNEGAN (’04, Bubblegum)

Sabotage/ THE BEASTIE BOYS (’94, Ill Communication)

Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind/ YO LA TENGO (’06, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass)

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 5 SEPT. 09

The recent two-night performance by The Nels Cline Singers (Sept. 2nd and 3rd) at San Francisco's Cafe Du Nord was absolutely smoking. Guitarist extraordinaire Nels Cline (pictured here in Charlottesville, VA, in June 2008, courtesy of photographer Brandon Wu) and his band, featuring the inventive drummer Scott Amendola and the intense bassist, Devin Hoff, played an impromptu version of Sonic Youth's "Mildred Pierce" (on Sept. 2nd) and a dive-bomb twin set (on Sept. 3rd), with shredding versions of "Thurston County," "Mettle" and a Weather Report cover, which I call, "Weather Hendrix," (and was accompanied by the three main members of Deerhoof). If you get an opportunity to see The Nels Cline Singers perform, the Boy Wonder urges you to see improvisation from this trio of brilliant musicians, at its most creative and jaw-dropping.

BOY WONDER’S HOT CIRCLES/ SAT., 5 SEPT. 09/ 9:00-11:00 PM

In the Basement / ETTA JAMES & SUGAR PIE DESANTO ('66)

Shake’Em On Down/ R.L. BURNSIDE (’93, Too Bad Jim)

Devil Woman/ THE RED DEVILS (’92, King King) [Def American]

Before the Money Came/ BETTY LAVETTE (’07, The Scene of the Crime)

Too Bad/ THE FACES (’71, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink…To A Blind Horse)

Roadrunner/ BO DIDDLEY (‘59)

A Knife and Fork / KIP ANDERSON(’64)

Brand New Cadillac/ VINCE TAYLOR & THE PLAYBOYS (’58)

Zombie/ LOS SLEEPERS (’06, Mas Rock and Roll)

Your Love is Mine (’98)/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (’01 collection, Singles Round-Up)

Time of the Season/ THE ZOMBIES (’68, Odessey and Oracle)

I Love My Label/ NICK LOWE (’08 reissue, Jesus of Cool)

Peaches/ THE STRANGLERS (’77, Rattus Norvegicus)

Dancing the Night Away/ THE MOTORS (’77, Motors 1)

Top of the World/ CHEAP TRICK (’78, Heaven Tonight)

Feel Alright (’72)/ CARGOE (’08 collection, Thank You Friends: The Ardent Story)

I Can See For Miles/ THE WHO (’67, The Who Sell Out)

Side With the Seeds/ WILCO (’09, Ashes of American Flags)*

Red Desert/ PERNICE BROTHERS (’05, Discover a Lovelier You)

Camera/ REM (’84, Reckoning)

When It’s Dark/ YO LA TENGO (’09, Popular Songs)*

Satellites/ THE BATS (’09, Guilty Office)*

One Block Wonders/ CRYPTACIZE (’09, Mythomania)*

This Magnificent Bird Will Rise/ DEERHOOF (’02, Reveille)

Mildred Pierce/ SONIC YOUTH (’90, Goo)

Sleepy Head/ NELS CLINE SINGERS (’02, Instrumentals)

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 29 AUG. 09

Aside from Carol King, Ellie Greenwich was one the great songwriters from 1960's hit factory, known as The Brill Building (located in midtown Manhattan). Working with then-husband, Jeff Barry, Greenwich co-wrote a staggering slew of hits for artists such as the Ronettes, the Crystals, Ike & Tina Turner and the Shangri-La's. Pictured here recording with "Les Girls," left to right, Jean Thomas, Greenwich and Mikie Harris in late 1967. Ms. Greenwich, an accomplished singer and producer, sadly passed away earlier this week at 68.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9:00-11:00 PM

Baby I Love You/ THE RONETTES (’63)+

Little Girl/ MINK DeVILLE (’77, Cabretta)+

Leader of the Pack/ THE SHANGRI-LA’S (’64)+

River Deep , Mountain High/ IKE & TINA TURNER (’66)+

Train From Kansas City (’65)/ NEKO CASE & THE SADIES (’04, The Tigers Have Spoken)+

Out in the Streets (’65)/ BLONDIE (’76, self titled)+

+tribute to Ellie Greenwich

Lovesick Blues/ PATSY CLINE ('60, '88 collection, Live at the Opry)

Silver Wings/ THE KNITTERS (’85, Poor Little Critter on the Road)

Cryin’ Over You/ JAMES INTVELD (’95, self titled)

Barefoot Rock/ THE BLASTERS (’80, ’97 reissue, American Music)

Something Else/ EDDIE COCHRAN (’59)

Brand New Cadillac/ THE CLASH (’79, London Calling)

Planet Claire/ THE B-52’S (’79, self titled)

Blue Diamonds/ THE LONG WINTERS (’03, When I Pretend to Fall)

That’s the Way We Get By/ SPOON (’02, Kill the Moonlight)

Dear Boy/ PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY (’74, Ram)

Lost in Space/ AIMEE MANN (’02, Lost in Space)

Butterfly/ LLOYD COLE (’91, Don’t Get Weird on Me Babe)

Bonnie and Clyde / SERGE GAINSBOURG w/ Brigitte Bardot (’68, 02 reissue, Initials SG)

69 Erotic Year/ MICK HARVEY w/ ANITA LANE (’95, Intoxicated Man)

Chinatown/ LUNA (’95, Penthouse)

Place in My Heart/ ORANGE JUICE (’91, Six Songs By…)

When It’s Dark/ YO LA TENGO (’09, Popular Songs)*

In the Core of the Flame/ THE GO-BETWEENS (’86, Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express)

Your Love is Mine/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (’98, ’01 reissue, Singles Round-Up)

Hot Freaks/ GUIDED BY VOICES (’94, Bee Thousand)

I Want Candy/ THE STRANGELOVES (’65)

I Need You/ THE KINKS (’65)

Saturday’s Kids/ THE JAM (’79, Setting Sons)

Cruiser’s Creek/ THE FALL (’85, This Nation’s Saving Grace)

Sooner/ MY BLOODY VALENTINE (’91, Loveless)

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU-FM, 90.5/ SAT., 22 AUG. 09

This was the Modern World. The Jam, circa 1979, 1980, drummer Rick Buckler, bassist/vocalist Rick Buckler and guitarist/vocalist/songwriter/mastermind, Paul Weller relax and listen to the Hot Circles over a few pints. Accentuate the mod, baby!

BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9-11 PM

Don’t Jump/ FONTELLA BASS w/ BOBBY McCLURE (’65)

Irresistible Bitch/ PRINCE (’83, b side)

Me Myself and I (OBALAPOS MODE)/ De La Soul (’89, 3 Feet High and Rising)

Love Is Here/ LUCIOUS JACKSON (’97, A Life Less Ordinary, st)

Rip Her to Shreds/ THE COME ONS (’01, How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw Up a Blondie Tribute?)

On Monday/ THE DETROIT COBRAS (’07, Tied & True)

Some Velvet Morning/ LEE HAZELWOOD (’68) (’02, Morvern Callar, st)

Melody/ SERGE GAINSBOURG (’71, 09 reissue, Historie de Melody Nelson)*

Paper Tiger/ BECK (’02, Sea Change)

Here to Fall/ YO LA TENGO (’09, Popular Songs)*

Love & Communication/ CAT POWER (’06, The Greatest)

Children Kiss Your Mother Goodnight/ PISCES (’09 reissue, A Lovely Sight)*

Seven Seas/ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (’84, Ocean Rain) Sire

Don’t Look Back/ THE REMAINS (’66, ’98, Orginal Artyfacts From the Psychedelic Era)

Turn A Square/ THE SHINS (’03, Chutes Too Narrow)

Hey Luciani/ THE FALL (’86, ’90 collection, 458489 A Sides)

Tonight We Ride/ MATTHEW SWEET (’03, Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu)

What I Have Done/ DOUG GILLARD (’09, Call From Restricted)*

Blind Man’s Bluff/ SNAKEHIPS (’04, Monster Bars)

Hey, Little Girl!/ ALEX CHILTON (’80, Like Flies on Sherbert)

Top of the World/ CHEAP TRICK (’78, Heaven Tonight)

$100 Groom/ PAUL WESTERBERG (04, Folker)

Waste Your Time/ FREEDY JOHNSTON (’01, Right Between Promises)

When You Make Up Your Mind/ GUTTERBALL (’93, self titled)

The Modern World/ THE JAM (’77, This is the Modern World)

Scream Team/ DEERHOOF ('05, The Runners Four)

In the Engine Room/ MIKE WATT (’97, Contemplating the Engine Room)
*new or recent release