B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 20 AUG. 2011

David Johansen, NY Dolls' vocalist and songwriter, shortly after his departure from the Dolls. Photo by Roberta Bayley in the "old school" NYC Metro in the late '70s, early '80s. That's real graffiti, kids!
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

Such a Scream (live, ’08)/ TOM WAITS (’09, Glitter and Doom Live)

Ashtray Heart/ CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (’80, Doc at the Radar Station)

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

Scream Team/ DEERHOOF (’05, Runners Four)

Let It Beard/ BOSTON SPACE SHIPS (’11, Let It Beard)*

Oh Caroline/ CHEAP TRICK (’77, In Color)

Lady in the Front Row/ REDD KROSS (’93, Phaseshifter)

Infra Riot/ THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES (’02, Behind the Music)

Just One Thing/ SNAKEHIPS (‘01, Turn You On)

Tonight/ THE RASPBERRIES (’73)

Don’t Bring Me Down/ THE ETTES (’11, Wicked Will)*

I Might/ WILCO (’11, 7” single)*

Got Nuffin/ SPOON (’10, Transference)

Never Stop/ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (’82, ’03 reissue, Porcupine)

Kill a Billionaire/ KEN GRIFFIN (’02)

Hey Luciani/ THE FALL (’86, ’90 collection, The Fall: A Sides)

Yassassin/ DAVID BOWIE (’79, Lodger)

Problem Queen/ DANGER MOUSE & DANIELLE LUPI (w/ NORAH JONES) (’11, Rome)*

Privilege (Set Me Free)/ PATTI SMITH GROUP (’78, Easter)

Frenchette/ DAVID JOHANSEN (’78, self titled)

Run Cannejo Run/ DAVE ALVIN (’11, Eleven Eleven)

Slummer the Slum/ THE 5 ROYALES (’58)

I’m Shakin/ LITTLE WILLIE JOHN (’60)

How Long/ CHARLES BRADLEY (’11, No Time For Dreaming)*

Sister on the Radio/ DENGUE FEVER (11, Cannibal Courtship)*

Pair of Brown Eyes/ THE POGUES (’85, Rum Sodomy & The Lash)

Sweet & Bitter/ JUNIP (’10, Fields)

Tenere Taqhim Tossam/ TINARIWEN ('11, Tassili)*

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 13 AUG. 2011

Linda Martell was the first African-American female performer to play Nashville's Grand Ole Opry stage, initially in 1969, then subsequently in the early '70s. Here's a great article on her from Oxford American magazine. Possibly she still may be one of the few African-American singers to perform there. Some things change very slowly...like this country. Regardless, it's a beautiful song by a beautiful singer.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

Color Him Father/ LINDA MARTELL (’70, Color Me Country)

Hickory Wind/ THE BYRDS (’68, Sweetheart of the Rodeo)

I Miss a Lot of Trains [Tom T. Hall]/ IRIS DEMENT (’98, Real: The Tom T. Hall Project)

Bad News/ WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78’S (’10, self titled)

Johnny Ace is Dead/ DAVE ALVIN (’11, Eleven Eleven)*

Black Eyed Susan/ CHERI KNIGHT (’98, The Northeast Kingdom)

Transcendental Blues/ STEVE EARLE (’00, Transcendental Blues)

I Love My Label/ WILCO (’11, single b/w "I Might")*

Mermaid Parade/ PHOSPHORESCENT (’10, Here’s to Taking It Easy)

The Least I Could Do/ SUPERSUCKERS w/ AMY NELSON (’00, Down the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records)

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

Burning House of Love (live)/ X (’95, Unclogged)

The Way It Goes/ GILLIAN WELCH (’11, The Harrow & The Harvest)*

I Dreamed I Saw Jesse James Last Night/ CHARLIE PARR (’10, When the Devil Goes Blind)

Texas Farewell/ FRANK FAIRFIELD (’11, Out on the Open West)*

Drunkard’s Special/ COLEY JONES (’29, ’52 collection, Anthology of American Folk Music)

Frankie/ MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT (’28, ’52 collection, Anthology of American Folk Music)

Coffee Pot Blues/ POKEY LaFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE (’11, Middle of Everywhere)*

Get Out of My House/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY AND THE BROKEOFFS (’11, No Help Coming) [Transdreamer]

Old Fashioned/ FRIGHTEND RABBIT (’08, The Midnight Organ Fight)

Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues/ THE KINKS (’71, Muswell Hillbillies)

Western Sky (live)/ FREEDY JOHNSTON (’00, Live at 33 1/3)

I Must Be in a Good Place Now/ BOBBY CHARLES (’72, self titled)

Willie/ CAT POWER (’06, The Greatest)

You Are Not Alone/ MAVIS STAPLES (’10, You Are Not Alone)

Jersey Girl/ TOM WAITS ('80, Heartattack and Vine)

*new or recent release

LEFT OF THE DIAL/ KHSU, 90.5/ FRI., 12 AUG. 2011

LEFT OF THE DIAL/ BOY WONDER SUBBAGE/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

The Knife/ SCOTT AMENDOLA TRIO (’10, Lift)

Don Alejo/ THE ECHOCENTRICS (’11, Sunshadows)

Pipeline/ JOHNNY THUNDERS (’78, So Alone)

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

Hateful/ THE CLASH (’79, London Calling)

Public Image/ PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. (’79, Public Image: First Issue)

Not Great Men/ GANG OF FOUR (’79, Entertainment!)

Take a Walk/ SPOON (’01, Girls Can Tell)

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

Friction/ TELEVISION (’77, Marquee Moon)

Kingdom of Lies/ FOLK IMPLOSION (’99, One Part Lullaby)

Everything at Once/ SUPERCHUNK (’10, Majesty Shredding)

iHop/ LUNA (’97, Pup Tent)

Date w/ Ikea/ PAVEMENT (’97, Brighten the Corners)

Doors Unlocked and Open/ DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (’11, Codes and Keys)*

I Might Be Wrong/ RADIOHEAD (’01, Amnesiac)

The Glorious Land/ PJ HARVEY (’11, Let England Shake)*

Desire/ ANNA CALVI (’11, self titled)

Dazzle/ SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES (’84, Hyaena)

Youth Knows No Pain/ LYKKE LI (’11, Wounded Rhymes)*

Glow Go the Bones/ BOSCO DELREY (’11, Everybody Wah)*

The Pendulum/ THE ETTES (’11, Wicked Will)*

Hear the Grinder Creak/ FAUN FABLES (’10, Light of a Vaster Dark)

Sara/ CHAD VANGAALEN (’11, Diaper Island)*

Frankie/ BETH ORTON ('06, The Harry Smith Project: Revisted)

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 6 AUG. 2011

BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

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

If It’s True/ YO LA TENGO (’09, Popular Songs)

Bonnie and Clyde/ SERGE GAINSBOURG (w/ BRIGGITTE BARDOT) (’68)

Dreaming/ ALLO DARLIN’ (’10, self titled)

San Francisco Song/ CAMERA OBSCURA (’04, Underachievers Please Try Harder)

Top of the World/ SHONEN KNIFE (’94, If I Were a Carpenter)

See That Girl/ THE UNDERTONES (’80, Hypnotised)

Our Love Will Change the World/ OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY (‘04, Our Love Will Change the World)

Love is Lies/ THE BUZZCOCKS (’78, Love Bites)

Great Big World/ THE PLIMSOULS (’80, Zero Hour EP)

Party Line/ THE KINKS (’66, Face to Face)

Earn Enough For Us/ XTC (’86, Skylarking)

I Love My Label/ WILCO (’11, 7” single, b-side, b/w “I Might”)

Pop Zeus/ ROBERT POLLARD w/ DOUG GILLARD (’99, Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Dept.)

Queen Bitch/ DAVID BOWIE (’71, Hunky Dory)

Let Me Look at the Sun/ THE HOT DOGS (’73, ’08 collection, Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story)

Doledrums/ THE LA’S (’87, ’06 collection, BBC in Session)

Destination Girl/ FINISHING SCHOOL (’03, Destination Girl)

Spring Rain/ THE GO-BETWEENS (’86, Liberty Belle and The Black Diamond Express)

The Boy Wonders/ AZTEC CAMERA (’81, High Land, High Rain)

Girl Afraid/ THE SMITHS (’84, Hatful of Hollow)

What If We Gave It Away/ R.E.M. (’86, ’11 reissue, Lifes Rich Pageant)*

Kid/ THE PRETENDERS (’80, self titled)

September Gurls/ BIG STAR (’73, ’08 collection, Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story)

About You/ TEENAGE FANCLUB (’95, Grand Prix)

Biduan/ OMA IRAMA & RITE (’73) [Indonesia]

Clap Hands/ TOM WAITS (’88, Big Time)

Inside Story/ DON McGLASHEN (’10, Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox)

A Head Full of Rolling Stones/ DAVID KILGOUR (’04, Frozen Orange)

Beautiful View/ LUNA (’97, Pup Tent)

How Long/ CHARLES BRADLEY (w/ MENAHAN STREET BAND) (’11, No Time For Dreaming)*

*new or recent release

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 30 JULY 2011

The tough soul singer Garnet Mimms, whose original killer 1964 single, "As Long As I Have You," was covered a number of years back by The Detroit Cobras. The song was written and arranged by the late Jerry Ragovoy.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

Pyar Ki Ik Naee/ NISAR BAZMI (’11 collection, Pakistan: Folk & Pop Instrumentals: 1966-1976)

Glow Go the Bones/ BOSCO DELREY (’11, Everybody Wah)*

Inner Meet Me/ THE BETA BAND (’98, The Three EP’s)

Where It’s At/ BECK (’96, Odelay)

So What’cha Want/ THE BEASTIE BOYS (’92, Check Your Head)

Psychedelic Woman (Bonobo Mix)/ HONNY & THE BEES ('70s, ’03 collection, Ghana Soundz Vol. 1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970s)

How Long/ CHARLES BRADLEY (w/ MENAHAN STREET BAND) (’11, No Time For Dreaming)*

I Bet You/ DENNIS COFFEY (w/ MICK COLLINS & RACHEL NAGY) (’11, self titled)*

As Long As I Have You/ GARNET MIMMS (’64)

Johnson’s Blues/ 20 MILES (’98, I’m a Lucky Guy)

When He Comes/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & THE BROKEOFFS (’09, Medicine County)

Johnny’s Walkin’ Blues/ JOHNNY SHINES (’66, ’03 collection, Skulls & Crossbones Blues)

Shake Your Moneymaker/ ELMORE JAMES (’61, ’93 collection, The Fire/Fury Records Story)

River Rock Bottom/ POKEY LaFARGE AND THE SOUTH CITY THREE (’11, Middle of Everywhere)*

Love Lies Bleeding/ PETE MOLINARI (’06, Walking Off the Map)

Sixteen Tons/ TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (’55)

Never No More Blues/ THE BLASTERS (’81, self titled)

Run Boy Run/ LEE HAZELWOOD (’68, Trouble is a Lonesome Town)

My Friend/ BILL CALLAHAN (’09, Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle)

Season’s Trees/ DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI (feat. Norah Jones) (’11, Rome)*

My Baby Tonight/ THE PARTING GIFTS (’10, Strychnine Dandelion)

Dressy/ REIGNING SOUND (’02, Time Bomb High School)

Death of a Clown/ THE KINKS (’67, Something Else)

After the Rain/ LITTLE DRAGON (’07, self titled)

You Yes You/ tUnE-yArDs (’11, whokill)*

69 Annee Erotique/ SERGE GAINSBOURG (w/ JANE BIRKIN) (’69)

Secondary Modern/ ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (’80, Get Happy!!)

Picture of a Bird/ FRUIT BATS ('11, Tripper)*

*new or recent release

GM MUSIC BOX/ KHSU, 90.5/ BW SUBBAGE/ MON., 18 JULY 2011

The late great songwriter and arranger Jerry Ragovoy, who wrote numerous hits from the 1950s-1970s, including "Piece of My Heart" and "Time is on My Side." He passed away last week at the age of 80.
GM MUSIC BOX/ BW SUBBAGE/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

Rikbiel/ JOHN ZORN/ MASADA QUINTENT (’09, Stolas: Book of Angels, Vol. 12)

Plunge/ ENDANDGERED BLOOD (’10, self titled)

Ista Slika/ DARKO RUNDEK & CARGO ORKESTAR (’04, Ruke)

Mi Amor, Perdoname/ LOS ZAFIROS (’99 collection, Bossa Cubana)

You Got Just What You Asked For/ ESTELLE BROWN (‘64, ’08 collection, The Jerry Ragovoy Story: time is on My Side 1953-2003)^

Time is on My Side/ IRMA THOMAS (’64)^

Piece of My Heart/ ERMA FRANKLIN (’67)^

Pata Pata/ MARIAM MAKEBA (’67, Pata Pata)^

Ain’t Got Nobody to Give It To/ HOWARD TATE (’74)^

As Long As I Have You/ GARNET SIMMS (’64)^

As Long As I Have You/ THE DETROIT COBRAS (’07, Tied & True)^

Either Side of the Same Town/ ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS (’04, The Delivery Man)^

^in tribute to Jordan "Jerry" Ragovoy

How Long/ CHARLES BRADLEY (’11, No Time For Dreaming)*

Shopping/ THE JAM (’82, ’92 collection, Extras)

Before I Wake/ JOHN DOE & THE SADIES (’09, Country Club)

Mermaid Parade/ PHOSPHORESCENT (’10, Here’s to Taking It Easy)

The Way the Whole Thing Ends/ GILLIAN WELCH (’11, The Harrow & The Harvest)*

Sunny Side of the Street/ POKEY LaFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE (’11, Middle of Everywhere)*

Bag of Bones/ POKEY LaFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE (’10, Riverboat Soul)

Black Dog/ LANA REBEL (’10 comp., From The Land Of Ice And Snow: The Songs Of Led Zeppelin)

Love Lies Bleeding/ PETE MOLINARI (‘06, Walking Off the Map)

Tony the Tripper/ FRUIT BATS (’11, Tripper)*

Porno Starlet vs Rodeo Clown/ CALIFONE (’01, Roomsound)

Prizewinning/ JULIANNA BARWICK (’11, The Magic Place)*

Staraflur/ SIGUR ROS (’07, Hvarf/Heim)

For Phoebe Still a Baby/ COCTEAU TWINS (’88, Blue Bell Knoll)

Last Night at the Jetty/ PANDA BEAR (’11, Tomboy)

You Still Believe in Me/ THE BEACH BOYS ('66, Pet Sounds)

*new or recently released

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 16 JULY 2011

At 61, Charles Bradley, Brooklyn-based soul singer, has finally made his debut release, No Time For Dreaming, with the Daptone all-star band, Menahan Street Band. No Time is a gutsy R&B record with killer grooves (thanks to excellent accompaniment of Menahan Street Band), full of immediate power and sincere, deep soul. Simply, it's a summer gem!
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

El Sonerito/ MICHI SARMIENTO Y SU COMBO BRAVO (’11 collection, Aqui Los Bravos! The Best of Michi Sarmiento, 1966-77)*

El Hueleguiso/ MANZANITA Y SU CONJUNTO (’10, Roots of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru)

You Can Run/ SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 (’11, From Africa With Fury: Rise)*

Yellow Soul Force (Parts II & III)/ MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO (’10, self titled)

The Budos Theme/ THE BUDOS BAND (’05, self titled)

Dresses Too Short/ SYL JOHNSON (’10, Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology)

I’ll Go Crazy/ JAMES BROWN (’60)

How Long/ CHARLES BRADLEY (w/ MENAHAN STREET BAND) (’11, No Time For Dreaming)*

Don Elejo/ THE ECHOCENTRICS (’11, Sunshadows)

Rumble/ LINK WRAY (’58, ’93 collection, Rumble: The Best of Link Wray) [Rhino]

Your Love is Mine/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (’98, ’01 collection, Singles Round-Up) [Damaged Goods] [4:30]

Sister in the Radio/ DENGUE FEVER (’11, Cannibal Courtship)

Season’s Trees/ DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPI (’11, Rome)*

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

Take It With You/ THE ETTES (’09, Do You Want Power)

Don’t Crowd Your Mind/ LORETTE VELVETTE (’00, Rude Angel)

The Lord’s Prayer/ WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS (’90, Dead City Radio)

People What’s Wrong With U/ THE WITCHES (‘’11, A Haunted Person’s Guide to The Witches)

Why I Don’t Like August 93/ THE CONSTANTINES (’05, Believer Music Issue: I Am Not Going to Stab You)

Exit Flagger/ GUIDED BY VOICES (’92, Propeller)

Alex Chilton/ THE REPLACEMENTS (’87, Pleased to Meet Me)

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

Sugar Kane/ SONIC YOUTH (’92, Dirty)

Thick As Thieves/ THE JAM (’79, Setting Sons)

Caterpillar Girl/ LOU BARLOW + MISSINGMEN (’10, Sentridoh III)

The Race is On/ YO LA TENGO (’06, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass)

Outer Realms/ THE CAVE SINGERS (’11, No Witch)*

Ape-like/ CALIFONE (’09, All of My Friends Are Funeral Singers)

Steel Stings No. 1/ PETER CASE ('86, ’11 collection, The Case Files)*

Picture of a Bird/ FRUIT BATS (’11, Tripper)*

Sexy Sadie/ RACHEL UNTHANKS & THE WINTERSET (’05 collection, Mojo Presents The White Album Recovered, No. 2)

*new or recent release