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Tribute shows give me little joy. But at least I have this platform to share music from those who passed on. Robert Hunter, lyricist from the Grateful Dead, Kim Shattuck of Pandoras and the Muffs, and Ginger Baker, drummer from Cream, Blind Faith, Air Force, and Fela Kuti’s Africa ’70 all passed on recently, so I’m obliged to pay tribute in the second hour.
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
Leave It (A Capella): Yes Soul Rebel: Bob Marley and Lee “Scratch” Perry Cheap Tragedies: The Avengers
Morning In America: Mudhoney Lesson 2 (James Brown Mix): Steinski Hobo Luv: Rube Waddell The Lady Loves Me: Elvis Presley and Ann Margaret
Scutum and Scorpius: Oh Sees My Uzi Weighs a Ton: Public Enemy
Shadrach: Beastie Boys Up and Down: Cookie Mongoloid
Brand New Chevy: The Muffs Tryin’ Ain’t Good Enough: Pandora’s
Sad Tomorrow: The Muffs Liar: The Pandora’s
Toad: Cream (October 15, 1967, Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI)
Eyes of the World: Grateful Dead (November 11, 1973, Winterland, SF, CA) China Doll: Grateful Dead (November 11, 1973, Winterland, SF, CA) Brokedown Palace: Grateful Dead (November 22, 1972, Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX)
I have a lot of records. I don’t have as much as some, but what I have a like…a lot. I actually donated a few thousand LPs to Radio Valencia about 7 years ago, but turns out most of that music was shlocky 70s and 80s classic rock dreck and no one wanted it. I can’t blame them, neither did I. I’m way beyond quantity over quality.
I own about 2000 LPs today of multiple genres. And I purchase 4-8 LPs a month from numerous records stores around the East Bay and San Francisco. I have a rule that whenever I’m going to purchase at least three items, one of those items needs to be of an international variety, and one needs to be a compilation.
Now, there are varieties of comps that one could choose. There are record label “Best of..” comps, artist tribute comps, reissue comps, geographic comps, genre-centered comps, era comps, and rare never released and b-side comps. The latter are my favorites. Clubs have been known to put out comps as well. When crate digging, finding the perfect comp can really make my day.
On this show I feature some real tasty treats from all areas mentioned above. A two hour special only scratches the surface of the music I have (pun intended). Links are provided for your convenience.
FYI: ONLY TOUCH THE EDGE OF YOUR VINYL. The oils from your fingers will harm the grooves. You have been warned.
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
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A little out of order, but I have a few older shows to share with you on here.
Tune in this Monday night, December 2, 2019 for a compilations special. I have 100s of comps and only two hours to share a few tasty treats with you. See you on the radio.
Radio is my creative outlet. Every week I get a two hour empty canvas on which I can paint tunes that allow the listener to travel to a time and space where they can float, unaware of the responsibilities that lay around them, waiting to be picked up once again following the closing of my show. I hope you have the ability to lay down your weary lists, and just listen for a short time.
We all need to take back some of our precious time. The last thing I want to do is go to my death bed saying “if I only crossed one more item off that list”. Now is the time to live, and yes, of course be your responsible self. But may I please request that every Monday night, between 8-10PM you set it all down and pick up a little bit of Hell?
Thanks a ton. I think this show is a perfect example of what I can offer from week to week. I think I’m counting ten distinctive genres spread throughout this playlist. And the second hour has a few live cuts sprinkled in for good effect.
Take a look, take a listen, and join me Monday at 8. You never know what you’re going to hear, and I like it like that.
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
Skull Ring: Iggy Pop with The Stooges ABC: Peach Kelly Pop I’m A Greedy Man: James Brown
Certain Men: Negativland I Walk With The Lord: Pat Kessee Where Eagles Dare: Bratmobile Poor Elijah: Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
Bump Bump Babe: Wells Fargo Inner City Blues: Grover Washington Jr.
Oh Atlanta: Little Feet CC Rider: Big Bill Broonzy Long Distance Call: Muddy Waters with Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield
California Uber Alles: Dead Kennedys (April 28, 1985, Trenton, NJ)Room Service: Rap Reiplinger Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love/Sell or be Sold/Mutiny in Jonestown: Minutemen (January 03, 1985 KPFK, LA, CA) Earthquake: Kim Gordon
Stak O’Lee: Mississippi John Hurt Yer Blues: The Dirty Mac Bo Diddley: The Doors (July 21, 1969 Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, CA) Marked For Life: Poison Idea
White Heat: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Eena Meena Deeka: Aki Kumar
I Like Girls: Samantha Sidley What A Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong
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Oooooooohhhhhh weeeeeeeee It’s time for my 9th annual Annual Annual!!!!!
I live for this time of year.
For the ninth consecutive year I’m taking a night to focus on one year that was chock full of tasty tunes. For this show it’s all about 1969. Atlanta Music Festival, Woodstock, Altamont, Moon Landing, Nixon!
The final year of a tumultuous decade saw a lot of bands on the wane and a few starting out. The music scene was diverging as proto-punk bands were emerging, while funk and country were defining themselves more succinctly.
As always there is too much in my library to make the perfect two hour show; I merely scratched the surface, which means next week I’ll have 1969 left overs to share!
Speaking of left overs, enjoy the week, and care for yourselves and those around you. Let’s find a way to treat each other with kindness during this time of insecurity. We deserve better.
Debut Set: Good Times, Bad Times: Led Zeppelin Some Velvet Morning: Vanilla Fudge The Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson
I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore: Dusty Springfield Magica: Os Mutantes Because/You Never Give Me Your Money/Sun King: The Beatles – Final Recorded LP Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud: James Brown
Lay Lady Lay: The Byrds Girl From North Country: Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere: Neil Young and Crazy Horse – First LP with Crazy Horse Kick Out The Jams: MC5 – Debut LP 3/5 Of A Mile in 10 Seconds: Jefferson Airplane
Okie From Muskogee: Merle Haggard Tear Drop City: The Monkeys – First LP without Peter Tork The Painter: Deep Purple
1969: The Stooges – Debut LP Beginning To See The Light: Velvet Underground God Knows I’m Good: David Bowie Nobody’s Fault But Mine: Nina Simone In the Ghetto: Elvis Presley
Mr. Green Genes: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Seeing: Moby Grape
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My first hour features that latest from my live music collection. I cannot believe how much amazing live music I have accessed these past few weeks. If I didn’t also purchase vinyl on a semi-weekly basis I would consider hosting an all-bootleg show.
As much as I love playing music for you week-to-non-consecutive-these-days-week, I also really love interviewing guests. I really really enjoy it when the conversation is about sex and relationships. In the second hour of my recent show I was lucky to welcome the host of Sexploration with Monika, Monika Thomas, and clinical sexologist – author – lecturer Francesca Gentille to talk about tantric sex, communication, and a hot show coming up Saturday, November 23rd, that you can get a discount to. Go here for the tickets and enter HELL10 for a 10% discount.
The show looks detectible, featuring a 5-Course Gourmet dinner in a CATHEDRAL and the theme is sacred sexual exploration… everything from tantra to bondage nuns, with burlesque and bellydancing and a sing-along.
This reminds me, Monday, November 25th I’ll be hosting my Ninth annual Annual Annual!!! Two great hours from one year. I’m still not sure what year I’ll be playing yet, but you can bet the tunes will NOT be the hits. Tune in Monday night 8-10 to get an earful.
See you on the radio.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
Brown: New Orb I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry: Johnny Cash
I’m Waiting For The Man: Lou Reed (January 27, 1973 Alice Tully Hall, NYC) Penetration: Iggy Pop (July 3, 1983 Seaview Ballroom, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
B-Movie/Flip Flop and Fly: Blues Brothers (December 31, 1978 Winterland, SF, CA) X-Offender: Blondie (August 3, 1978 El Mocambo, Toronto, CA) Moving In Stereo: The Cars (August 19, 1978 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, California)
Station to Station: David Bowie (April 27, 1983 Las Colinas Soundstage, Dallas, USA) Proud Mary: Ike and Tina Turner (September 30, 1973 Soul Train Studios, Los Angeles, CA) Last Goodbye: Jeff Buckley (June 24, 1995 Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK)
Interview with Monika Thomas and Francesca Gentille
If I’m In Luck I Just Might Get Picked Up: Betty Davis When My Baby Comes: Grinderman
Interview with Monika Thomas and Francesca Gentille
Magic Dance: David Bowie Feeling Good: Nina Simone
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Not your average show this week. I welcomed two fabulous friends, Chel and Mel into Hell’s Kitchen to share stories from their “Dirty Little Bitch” days. Before you get offended, you should really give it a listen. The future is female!!! Indeed.
I’ve known these two for quite a while, so I’ll admit we get a little roommate radioish at times. Deal with it; the stories are good.
As for the music, it’s what you have come to expect, which I hope is to expect the unexpected. My, how cliche of me.
As James Brown said “Get Up, Get On Up!”
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
Get Up Get Into Get Involved: James Brown Lesson One: Stone Cold Boners
The Wizard: Brown Sabbath Wiggle Stick: Reverend Horton Heat Little Bird: Jenny Lewis
Raindrop Blue: King Tuff Congo Call: Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons You Shouldn’t Do That: Hawkwind
Ashes Ashes: Eric McFadden Saviour Machine: Redd Kross Orgasm Addict: Buzzcocks Do You Take This Man: Diamanda Galas
Black Sabbath Meets The Temptations Jesus Was Way Cool: King Missile I Call My Baby Pussycat: Parliament Moon Bog: Oh Sees Mademoiselle Mabry: Miles Davis
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Although Radio Valencia as an entity does not identify with a political ideology, we don’t censor our DJs when it comes to them voicing what they believe in. When I was involved with San Francisco Liberation Radio (2000-2003), we were very vocal about our stance against the Bush administration and its march to war. We were so loud that it got us shut down by the FCC, with guns blazing. Fun times.
Monday night LawWorksAction.org streamed a 90 minute live reading of parts of the Muller Report, as recited by professional actors. I thought it important that as a show host/producer I have the responsibility to make this available to my listeners. I did not play the program straight through, beginning to end. Instead, I played to ~15 minute sections, peppered through my show.
When is the last time you read the US Constitution? Have you ever read it? Have you ever discussed it? Are you aware that every action that takes place in our nation has a direct connection to this document?
As for the music, it rocks!
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
It’s Hard To Be Humble: Mac Davis Needles and Pins: The Ramones Drinking Song: The Gits
Live reading of the Muller Report from LawWorks.org When We Ride: 2 Pac Punk Fucking Metal: Zig Zags
Who’s Got the Italian: Frisco Darkest Light: Lafayette Afro Rock Band Home Affairs: Osibisa
Live reading of the Muller Report from LawWorks.org Sequence 5: Stelvio Cipriano Rebel Heart: First Aid Kit Blue Jay Way: The Beatles
The Passenger: Iggy Pop (Utrecht, Netherlands, 24th November 1986) Machine Gun: Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsies (May 30, 1970, Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA) Rebel Girl: Bikini Kill (The Palladium May 2, 2019)
The Planet is Fine: George Carlin Time: Pink Floyd (April 21, 1975 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA)
Oye Como Va: Santana (May 11, 1988, Fillmore Auditorium, SF, CA) What A Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong
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Some shows I’m just inspired to dig a little deeper. This is one of those shows. Are you as tired of the commercial radio dreck as I am? And who can blame you, really? They play the same 40-50 songs over and over throughout the day. It’s insulting. I don’t want to insult you. I want to inspire you.
Leon Redbone passed away a couple of weeks back; the day before Roky Erickson as a matter of fact.
Genres-a-plenty across these two hours, with my ongoing desire to share my recent live show acquisitions with you during the second hour. Some live Bob Dylan from the recent Rolling Thunder Revue 17 disc set, Muddy Waters from 1963, and Grand Funk from 1972 to rock your bones.
Get out and dance this week!
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
Groove Me: Blues Brothers Women’s Liberation: TV Mama Jean Funk and Soul: New York Underground Funk Band My Walkin’ Stick: Leon Redbone
Moving Pictures For the Ear: Don Cherry Reflections (On New York City Everything is Everything): The Visitors Cut Loose: The Teacher Haters
Mettavolution: Rodrigo y Gabriela Priest of the Hill People: Hot Fog Fallout: Zig Zags
Femme Fatale: Ty Segall Lorsque je Frappe A Ta Porte: Ginette Taillon Love Comes in Spurts: Thee Headcoats Little Red Hen: Taj Mahal
Isis: Bob Dylan (Technical University, Lowell, MA – November 1975) Mercy Seat: Johnny Cash
Knock On Joe: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (RPM Club, Toronto, Canada, February 14, 1989) 19 Years Old: Muddy Waters (Copa Cabana Club, Chicago, IL, July 26, 1963) Ta Ha: New Masada Quartet (The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY, June 9, 2019)
Clementine: Grateful Dead (Avalon Ballroom, SF, CA, January 26, 1969) I’m Your Captain: Grand Funk Railroad (Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, December 23, 1972)
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like 2016 around here. too many fabulous musicians are passing away.
Tonight I offer my tribute to the great Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, better known as Dr. John, The Night Tripper, who passed away at the tender age of 77 on June 6, 2019. Considering he was born and raised in New Orleans with its amazing culture and rich cuisine, and had a heroin addiction until late 1989, it’s a wonder he lived as long as he did. We’re lucky just to have had him for the time we did.
I start my show with a 30 minute live tribute from a blazing hot show in 1987.
I welcome DJ Doug back into the studio with me tonight. He is starting a new show, Tuesday mornings, midnight-2AM on Radio Valencia. Be sure to tune in. He has excellent musical taste, if I say so myself. I always enjoy training new DJs. DJ Doug is a natural.
Enjoy.
jh
Hell’s Kitchen Radio with John Hell Mondays 8-10PM Radio Valencia in SF
