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A Season in Hell #50: Radio Valencia: In the Boondocks

August 15, 7pm



I had local band, Boondock Squad in the studio tonight. These young men are making some fresh sounds. Their music has a cause, and reminds me a bit of Rage Against the Machine, but even more relevant. Really! Check ’em out.

Do It: Rollins Band

Heathen Child: Grinderman

Interview with Boondock Squad

Kings: Boondock Squad

Interview with Boondock Squad

Smell the Sunshine: Boondock Squad

Shout outs from the Boondock Squad

When Monkeys Make Music: Boondock Squad

Make It N.Y.: Ghostface Killah

Brooklyn Funk Essentials: The Revolution Was Postponed Because of Rain

Sitting And Thinking: Lord Loves A Working Man

Two Fools: Francine King

Sixty-Minute Man: The Dominoes

The Best Is Yet To Come: Tony Bennett (01-06-06)

Lilin: Electric Masada (06-25-08)

Lovely Butterfly: The Melvins (03-09-04)

The Needle and the Damage Done: Neil Young (02-01-71)

Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More: Mudhoney (08-29-89)

Buck Wylin->Public Enemy No. 1->Don’t Believe the Hype: Public Enemy (06-27-92)

Flip Flop and Fly: Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones

Everyday People: Sly and the Family Stone (09-01-69)

Tom Violence: Sonic Youth (08-17-90)

Fishin’ Blues: Taj Mahal (05-16-73)

Small Change: Tom Waits (07-26-79)

The False Husband: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan (11-30-08)

A Season in Hell #49: Radio Valencia: Courtney Rocks RV!

August 8, 7pm



Tonight I welcome guest DJ Courtney to the show. Like Jay from a few weeks ago, Courtney put some money down in an auction to raise some dough for AIDS WALK SF. I auctioned off a couple of guest DJ spots, and she got it. It turns out we have a lot of the same friends…from 20 years ago!!!

The first hour belongs to DJ Courtney. I take the blame for the rest. Hour two features a new track from Mark Growden and some live Eric McFadden.

Click here to listen to archived show.

Enjoy.

Do It: Rollins Band

Guest DJ Courtney:

Criminal: Fiona Apple

Kundalini Express: Love and Rockets

Gucci Gucci: Kreayshawn

Super-Massive Blackhole: Muse

Friends of Mine: Duran Duran

Love Etc: Pet Shop Boys

Bring on the Dancing Horses: Echo and the Bunnymen

Goodbye Horses: Q Lazarus

Cry me a River: Cliks

Song to the Siren: This Mortal Coil

These Things Take Time: The Smiths

Hour two belongs to me.

Le Peuple En Suisse: Nina Simone

Old Lady from Brewster: Mark Growden and LaTosha Brown

Dum Maro Dum: Asha Bhosle w/R.D. Burman

Little Sadie: Mark Lanegan

Puppet to the Man: Kurt Vile

Had to Cry Today->So What: Eric McFadden Trio (06-26-11)

Concert Outlook

Nubian Sundance: Weather Report (05-04-75)

Obscured by Clouds->When You’re In: Pink Floyd (03-14-73)

Playlist for A Season in Hell, August 1st: Education and Noise

August 2, 10am

I was walking a friend down Clarion Alley a few weeks ago, when I came across this guy playing “music” on a guitar, plugged into a cassette deck, and running through a small amp. I threw him a Radio Valencia sticker and told him to hit me up. His name is J. Lee and he was in the studio with me last night. Wow! I love this town.

The friend I was walking down the alley happens to be with the National Academy Foundation (NAF), who were in town two weeks ago for their annual education summit, which brings in about 1400 educators from around the nation. I’m a teacher, and I used to teach in a NAF academy. I believe strongly in the need for education reform. I walk the walk. During the conference I had the pleasure of sitting down with some NAF alumni as well as some current 12 graders to discuss how NAF has benefited them. I’ll be playing the interview tonight. If you’re interested in the future of education in America, I suggest you tune in.

You can hear the show by clicking here.

Do It: Rollins Band
Black Betty: The Melvins

National Academy Foundation interview
–Music Bed: The Dreamers, by John Zorn

Lazy Bones: Wooden Shjips

J.Lee performing live on A Season in Hell

Rocked by Rape: Evolution Control Committee
Over the Edge (12/31/89): Negativeland
Remixed George W. Bush at Ft. Bragg 06-28-05
Cyrano->Mr. Tambourine Man: William Shatner
Schoolkids vs. Disco Illuminati
2 Drunk 2 Fuck: Avenue D
Star Spangled Banner: Kronos Quartet
Pepsi Jingle: T-Rex

Pirate Radio Killed the Video Star: Mongoloid

Champagne Tastes, Beer Pockets: Lord Loves A Working Man
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime: Dean Martin

A Season in Hell #48: Radio Valencia: Noise and Education

August 1, 7pm

I was walking a friend down Clarion Alley a few weeks ago, when I came across this guy playing “music” on a guitar, plugged into a cassette deck, and running through a small amp. I threw him a Radio Valencia sticker and told him to hit me up. His name is J. Lee and he’s in the studio with me tonight. Wow! I love this town. You can check out his stuff here:

http://captjrab.wordpress.com/
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rabble-radio-one
http://www.youtube.com/user/captjrab?feature=mhsn
http://jasonalexlee.podomatic.com/
http://soundcloud.com/the-rabbles
http://soundcloud.com/j-lee-1

The friend I was walking down the alley happens to be with the National Academy Foundation (NAF), who were in town two weeks ago for their annual education summit, which brings in about 1400 educators from around the nation. I’m a teacher, and I used to teach in a NAF academy. I believe strongly in the need for education reform. I walk the walk. During the conference I had the pleasure of sitting down with some NAF alumni as well as some current 12 graders to discuss how NAF has benefited them. I’ll be playing the interview tonight. If you’re interested in the future of education in America, I suggest you tune in.

Here’s the link to the archived show.

Do It: Rollins Band
Black Betty: The Melvins

National Academy Foundation
–Music Bed: The Dreamers, by John Zorn

Lazy Bones: Wooden Shjips

J.Lee performing live on A Season in Hell

Interview with J. Lee

The Envelope: The Rabbles

Rocked by Rape: Evolution Control Committee
Over the Edge (12/31/89): Negativeland
Remixed George W. Bush at Ft. Bragg 06-28-05
Cyrano->Mr. Tambourine Man: William Shatner
Schoolkids vs. Disco Illuminati
2 Drunk 2 Fuck: Avenue D
Star Spangled Banner: Kronos Quartet
Pepsi Jingle: T-Rex

Pirate Radio Killed the Video Star: Mongoloid

Champagne Tastes, Beer Pockets: Lord Loves A Working Man
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime: Dean Martin

Education and Noise on A Season in Hell with John Hell, tonight, 8-10PM

August 1, 6pm

I was walking a friend down Clarion Alley a few weeks ago, when I came across this guy playing “music” on a guitar, plugged into a cassette deck, and running through a small amp. I threw him a Radio Valencia sticker and told him to hit me up. His name is J. Lee and he’s in the studio with me tonight. Wow! I love this town. You can check out his stuff here:

http://captjrab.wordpress.com/
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rabble-radio-one
http://www.youtube.com/user/captjrab?feature=mhsn
http://jasonalexlee.podomatic.com/
http://soundcloud.com/the-rabbles
http://soundcloud.com/j-lee-1

The friend I was walking down the alley happens to be with the National Academy Foundation (NAF), who were in town two weeks ago for their annual education summit, which brings in about 1400 educators from around the nation. I’m a teacher, and I used to teach in a NAF academy. I believe strongly in the need for education reform. I walk the walk. During the conference I had the pleasure of sitting down with some NAF alumni as well as some current 12 graders to discuss how NAF has benefited them. I’ll be playing the interview tonight. If you’re interested in the future of education in America, I suggest you tune in.

Guest DJ on A Season in Hell Tonight!

July 25, 7pm

A few weeks ago I MC’d a fundraiser for Mici Monster, at the Dovre Club on Valencia. She was raising money for AIDS Walk SF. What a great night. We had lots of acts, and a silent auction. I thought it would be fun to auction off a couple of one-hour guest DJ slots on my show. Tonight the first of two guest DJs. Jay B will be stepping in during the 8pm hour to play whatever the hell he wants as long as I don’t crap all over it. I’m sure it’ll be good. Tune in. I take over the second hour and rock your panties off. Enjoy.

A Season in Hell #47: Radio Valencia: Guest DJ Time

July 25, 6pm

A few weeks ago I MC’d a fundraiser for Mici Monster, at the Dovre Club on Valencia. She was raising money for AIDS Walk SF. What a great night. We had lots of acts, and a silent auction. I thought it would be fun to auction off a couple of one-hour guest DJ slots on my show.

Tonight the first of two guest DJs. Jay B will be stepping in during the 8pm hour to play whatever the hell he wants as long as I don’t crap all over it.

I’m sure it’ll be good. Tune in.

The second hour I’ll be playing the interviews I did during last Thursdays Walk Out To Rock Out, brought to you by Live Evil. Listen in to last weeks show for an interview with lead singer Live, of Live Evil, or check out his website for what you missed. What a blast!

To listen to this show in our archive, click here, or here to see all of my archived shows.

Hour one:

Do It: Rollins Band

Guest DJ: Jay Broemmel

Give me a Red Hot Mama and an Ice Cold Beer: Smiley Maxedon
Old Joe Clark: Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Gin & Juice: The Gourds

America’s Favorite Pastime: Todd Snider (Tribute to the Doc Ellis No No)
Hula Girl: Sweet Hollywaiians
Crime Wave: Planet Seven
Tequila: Wes Montgomery

Hip Hug Her: Booker T. & the MG’s
Cut the Cake: Average White Band
Sing a Simple Song: The Meters
Fight Against Drug Abuse: James Brown

Randy Savage: Mike Diva
I Want a Cookie: The Evolution Control Committee
C is for Cookie: Cookie Mongoloid
Ace of Spades: Motorhead

Black Betty: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Powderfinger (Neil Young Cover): The Beat Farmers
Walk Out to Rock Out Live
Fuck: Live Evil
Down Home Girl: Alvin Robinson

Toot An Toot An Toot: Curtis Mayfield
Roll Over Beethoven > Whole Lotta Shakin’ > Johnny B. Goode: FILLMORE WEST FINAL NIGHT JAMS (07-04-71)

Variations on Honeysuckle Rose and Body and Soul: Charlie Parker (05-1940)
??: McCoy Tyner (11-17-93)
Love Minus Zero/No Limit: Bob Dylan (06-26-65)

Deep Elem Blues: Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir (03-02-83)

A Season in Hell #46: Radio Valencia: Walk Out to Rock Out!

July 18, 7pm

Laurent Martini from Live Evil is on the air tonight talking about this Thursdays third annual “Walk Out to Rock Out“. Also on the show tonight, Stoo Odom of Graves Brothers Deluxe.

Do It: The Rollins Band
Led Zeppelin: Beat Farmers
Devil Tattoo: Live Evil

Interview with Laurent Martini

Got What it Takes: Lord Loves a Working Man
Lost in My World: Dug Dug’s
Freak Out Music: R. D. Burman
All Men Must be Brothers of Ludwig: Staff Carpenborg and the Electric Corona

You Make the Sun Fry: Ty Segall
Hotter Than Hell Promo: Kiss
She Shook Me Cold: David Bowie
The Pusher: Nina Simone
I Don’t Want to be a Soldier, Mama: John Lennon

Splinters: Graves Brothers Deluxe
Cave Song: Chris Stroffolino

Interview with Stoo Odom

Suck Candy: Human Toys
Hey Pretty Girl: The Booty Chesterfield Trio

“Interview” with Poupee

Scary Girls: Human Toys

Interview with Stoo Odom

Gentle as it may Seem: Iron Butterfly (11-09-67)
Country Roads: Toots and the Maytals (10-01-75)

Back Door Man: Hooker and Heat (04-15-71)
California Man: The Dictators (08-17-91)

A Season in Hell #45: Radio Valencia: Space is the Place

July 11, 5pm

In honor of the final Space Shuttle launch last week, I’m premiering the song by local musician Ron Rivas, called “Space Shuttle”. It’s got a early 70’s Neil Young feel to it. I like it a lot. I hope you do too. I do a bit of a space theme. Enjoy the Raymond Scott piece. It’s from a 1950 kids LP. And then of course there’s The Kinks. Because, well, you know, it’s The Kinks.

Lots of new music tonight as well. Some India Psychedelic, and new hip-hop from Ghostface Killah, and the Beastie Boys.

You can download the show here.

Enjoy.

Do It: Rollins Band
In the Year 2525: Zager and Evans

Space Shuttle: Ron Rivas
By Rocket to the Moon: Raymond Scott
Supersonic Rocket Ship: The Kinks

Dem Back: Ghostface Killah
Too Many Rappers (not enough MC’s): Beastie Boys
Earth People: Dr. Octagon

Dance Music from Hare Rama Hare Krishna: R.D. Burman
Su Derenin Sulari: Husnu Ozkartal Orkestrasi
Horas Tristas: Mueran Humanos

Concert Outlook

God of Thunder: Melvins
Pandoras: Run Down My Love Battery (06-10-89)
Honky Tonk Woman: Rolling Stones (10-17-73)

Raju: John McLaughlin (07-09-11)
Like A Hurricane: Neil Young (11-15-76)

Use Me: Bill Withers (BBC 1973)

Running Away -> Crazy Baldhead: Bob Marley (04-27-79)