Friday, June 28, 2013

ROCK AND/OR ROLL 005 - JIMME O'NEILL INTERVIEW (FINGERPRINTZ AND THE SILENCERS)


In conversation with Jimme O'Neill from Fingerprintz and The Silencers.





FINGERPRINTZ DISCOGRAPHY

Dancing With Myself 45
Who's Your Friend EP
Tough Luck b/w Detonator
The Very Dab (1979)
Distinguishing Marks (1980)
Bohemian Dance 45
Beat Noir (1981)



The Very Dab will be available for download on Amazon in the US for $6.99 as of September 17, 2013. 



Distinguishing Marks will be available as of October 8, 2013. Mark your calendars!



THE SILENCERS DISCOGRAPHY

A Letter From St. Paul (1987)
A Blues For Buddha (1988)
Dance To The Holyman (1991)
Seconds of Pleasure (1993)
So Be It (1995)
Receiving (1999)
Come (2004)
Real (2008)



A Letter From St. Paul and A Blue For Buddha are available in the US on iTunes.






Saturday, June 22, 2013

ROCK AND/OR ROLL 004 - AMERICAN GLAM

As a sort of a sequel to the last episode B.J. revisits seventies glam rock, this time focusing on the American version of the phenomenon. It's a hair-raising, gender-bending good time.




MILK N' COOKIES - (DEE DEE YOU'RE) STUCK ON A STAR
MILK N' COOKIES - TINKERTOY TOMORROW
REDDY TEDDY - SHARK IN THE DARK
REDDY TEDDY - OOH WOW
FIVE DOLLAR SHOES - LOVE SONG
HOLLYWOOD STARS - KING OF THE NIGHT TIME WORLD (DEMO)
HOLLYWOOD STARS - ALL THE KIDS ON THE STREET
KISS - SMOKE (DEMO)
HERO - SMILE
HERO - BOYS WILL BE BOYS
PANDORA - ONLY SEVENTEEN
DAVID WERNER - WHIZZ KID
DAVID WERNER - COLD SHIVERS
ANOTHER PRETTY FACE - 18 SCRAM
LEFT END - LOSER
THUNDERTRAIN - HOT FOR TEACHER
CHEAP TRICK - FLAME BURNIN' IN MY HEART (LIVE)
QUIET RIOT - JUST HOW YOU WANT IT
ZOLAR X - ROCKET ROLL
THE QUICK - PRETTY PLEASE ME
LEGS DIAMOND - I THINK I GOT IT
HOUNDS - JANINE TANGERINE
THE FAST - BOYS WILL BE BOYS
PIPER - OUT OF CONTROL
PIPER - WHO'S YOUR BOYFRIEND
FALLEN ANGELS - DO IT WITH THE LIGHTS ON
ANGEL - ANYWAY YOU WANT IT
TRIGGER - BABY DON'T CRY
TWISTED SISTER - FOLLOW ME (1978 DEMO)
WHITE WITCH - HOME GROWN GIRL
STUMBLEBUNNY - TONITE
NEW YORK DOLLS - PUSS N' BOOTS


Thursday, June 13, 2013

ROCK AND/OR ROLL 003 - GLAM ROCK

On the first half of the third episode your reluctant host B.J. walks us through a timeline of glam rock's dominance in the UK from 1971 to 1975. The second half of the show is a "Junk Shop Glam" smorgasbord. Enjoy!





T. REX - METAL GURU
SLADE - MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW
SLADE - GUDBUY T'JANE
WIZZARD - BALL PARK INCIDENT
SLADE - CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
WIZZARD - SEE MY BABY JIVE
GEORDIE - ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
SUZI QUATRO - CAN THE CAN
SUZI QUATRO - 48 CRASH
ALVIN STARDUST - YOU YOU YOU
MUD - TIGER FEET
SWEET - TEENAGE RAMPAGE
SLADE - EVERYDAY
SPARKS - THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US
COCKNEY REBEL - JUDY TEEN
ARROWS - TOUCH TOO MUCH
ARROWS - I LOVE ROCK N ROLL
COZY POWELL - NA NA NA 
STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL - MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME)
JOOK - OO OO RUDI
JOOK - KING KAPP
JOOK - LA LA GIRL
HELLO - NEW YORK GROOVE
HELLO - LIGHTNING
HECTOR - BYE BYE BAD DAYS
IRON VIRGIN - REBELS RULE
BRETT SMILEY - VA VA VA VOOM
SISTERS - KICK YOUR BOOTS OFF
CHICORY TIP - GOOD GRIEF CHRISTINA
PAUL AND BARRY RYAN - GLAD TO KNOW YOU
CRUNCH- LET'S DO IT AGAIN
BILBO BAGGINS - SATURDAY NIGHT
ANGEL - LITTLE BOY BLUE
THE RATS - TURTLE DOVE
PANTHERMAN - PANTHERMAN
RENEGADE - MY REVOLUTION
MERLIN - WILDCAT
BEARDED LADY - ROCK STAR
SKYBAND - BANG! 00H! YA GOT ME!
SOHO JETS - DENIM GODDESS
ICE CREAM - SHOUT IT OUT
APRIL - ROLLIN' IT OVER
BUZZ - MOTORWAY MADNESS
SLIK - DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY
HEAVY METAL KIDS - DELIRIOUS
RACEY - KITTY
SLADE - SO FAR SO GOOD

Friday, June 7, 2013

ROCK AND/OR ROLL 002 - POWER POP

On the first episode your reluctant host B.J. discussed the origins of the term "power pop" and the evolution of the genre. On episode number two B.J. plays some of his favorite power pop songs.





PEZBAND - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
from their 1978 album 
THE RECORDS - HEARTS WILL BE BROKEN
from their 1980 album Crashes
THE REAL KIDS - BETTER BE GOOD
from their 1978 album
THE POP - SHAKEAWAY
from their 1979 album Go!
GREAT BUILDINGS - AND THE LIGHT GOES ON
from their 1981 album Apart From The Crowd
NUMBERS - SIDEWAYS ELEVATOR
from their 1979 album Add Up
FINGERPRINTZ - HOUDINI LOVE
from their 1980 album Distinguishing Marks
QUINCY - TURN THE OTHER WAY AROUND
from their 1980 album Quincy
FOOLS FACE - WON'T MAKE IT HARD
from their 1981 album Tell America
LUXURY - DID SHE REALLY MEAN THAT
from their 1981 EP
THE WIGS - TELL IT ALL
from their 1981 album File Under: Pop Vocal
THE HEATS - HAVE AN IDEA
from their 1979 album Have An Idea
THE TOURS - TOURIST INFORMATION
1979 single
DA BIZ - THIS IS NO AUDITION
1980 single
HEROES - WILD EYES
from their 1980 album Border Raiders
INTERVIEW - HIDE AND SEEK
from their 1980 album Snakes & Lovers
KIMBERLEY REW - STOMPING ALL OVER THE WORLD
from his 1981 album The Bible of Bop
THE WAVES - BROWN EYED SON
from the 1982 EP Shock Horror!
THE KICKS (KIDDA BAND) - IF LOOKS COULD KILL
1981 single
STARJETS - IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
1979 single
THE KEYS - I DON'T WANNA CRY
from their 1981 album Album
THE ROULETTES - BABY DON'T GO
from their 1980 album The Roulettes
TURNAROUND - TURNAROUND
from the 1982 Starstruck soundtrack
PHIL SEYMOUR - BABY IT'S YOU
from his 1980 album Phil Seymour
THE CHICAYNES - ANOTHER PRETTY FACE
from the Second Thoughts EP
THE PATRIOTS - SHE LOVES YOU TOO
from the Pharoah's Land EP
THE THREE O'CLOCK - TOMORROW
from their 1983 album Sixteen Tambourines
20/20 - LEAVING YOUR WORLD BEHIND
from their 1979 album 20/20
THE LETTERS - NOBODY LOVES ME
1980 single
THE NECESSARIES - YOU CAN BORROW MY CAR
1978 single
THE BOYS - WE'RE TOO YOUNG
1977 single
GARY CHARLSON - NOT THE WAY IT SEEMS
1979 single
LAUGHING DOGS - REASON FOR LOVE
from their 1979 album Laughing Dogs
THE REALLY 3RDS - EVERY DAY EVERY WAY
1981 single
THE INNOCENTS - ONE WAY LOVE
1980 single
WHITE HEAT - ORDINARY JOE
1980 single
THE BUREAUCRATS - FEEL THE PAIN
1980 single
TECHTONES - THAT GIRL
1982 single
FAMOUS PLAYERS - WHO'S KISSING YOU
1980 single
TESTORS - TOGETHER
1980 single
PAUL COLLINS' BEAT - THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT
from the 1981 album The Kids Are The Same