** SKA SPECIAL ** This week Starbuck plays you five decades of ska rhythms from Jamaica, the UK, the US…. and beyond. Music played: Bucky Skank by The Upsetters, Train to Skaville by The Ethiopians, Skinhead Moonstomp by Symarip, One Step Beyond by Prince Buster, Silver Dollar by Don Drummond + Roland Alphonso + The Skatalites + John Holt + Alton Ellis, Simmer Down by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jamaica Ska by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, Skinheads a Bash Them by Claudette + The Corporation, Broadway Jungle by Toots & The Maytals, Rukumbine by Shenley Duffus, Funky Fire by The Aggrolites, Moon Hop by Derrick Morgan, Liquidator by Harry J Allstars, James Bond by The Selecter, Gangsters – John Peel Session by The Specials, Ghost Town by The Specials, Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret by The Beat, Baggy Trousers by Madness, It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It by Fun Boy Three + Bananarama, Mirror in the Bathroom by Belleruche, This is Ska by Bad Manners, France ta mere by Babylon Circus, Love and Hate by Mano Negra, Skaloop by Bim Skala Bim, Time Bomb by El Gran Silencio, Oligarquia by Skalariak, Skull Collector by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Take Five by New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, Revolutionary Ska by Ska Cubano, Monkey Man by Amy Winehouse, Like a Lion by Suicide Bid, One in a Million by Smoke like a Fish, Are You Ready? by Maroon Town, Skank by RDX + Dreadsquad, Rubadub (Done Know) by The Skints, Hit the Road Jack by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
There are good interviews and then there are great interviews. Monday night’s interview with photographer Jay Blakesberg falls into the latter category. That means it was GREAT, if you have issues with the whole “latter”, “former” thing.
Jay has been taking pictures of live events since a teenager in the 1970s. His stories, starting with his youthful debauchery, taking his camera into shows, capturing bands in ways no one else was even considering, and leading onto a successful and exciting career as a photojournalist are really quite striking.
What I love about interviewing people like Jay, ask him a question and he can really spin a good yarn.
We spoke about his latest book: RETROBLAKESBERG: Vol. 1 The Film Years, which covers photos all taken on film (read: not digital) from his high school days in 1970 to 2008. This coffee table book is a real treasure, as is Jay.
Most of the music played tonight came from albums where Jay contributed photos. Gotta love that!
Next Monday night, August 22, join me when I interview Myles Boisen, guitarist, composer, improvisor, and record producer/engineer, best known around the Bay Area for his twin-necked twanging in The Splatter Trio. We’ll be talking about his new release featuring him on piano. I’m really looking forward to this.
The Radio Valencia studio is looking better each week: new paint job and soundproofing. We’re getting our logo on the awning out front next week! Thanks to our engineering team (aka: JazzNazz) we have the turntables and CD players working better than ever! But we still need you. This is an out-of-pocket venture. Bringing you great programming is our mission, and we can really use your help. Please consider donating to Radio Valencia by going to our PayPal (we are financially sponsored by SF IndieFest) and throwing a few bones our way. Every dime is spent on station needs (rent and equipment mostly). I thank you in advance.
Time now to sit back and enjoy two hours of aural delights.
A mellow set of heady songs to relax you and let you sink deep in dah couch.
Set List:
1. Somebody Calling by Robin Trower from In City Dreams (1977)
2. Salt Water Sound by Zero 7 from Simple Things (2001)
3. She’s a Woman by Jeff Beck from Blow By Blow (1975)
4. No Sympathy by Peter Tosh from Legalize It (1976)
5. What Do You Want From Me? By Pink Floyd from The Division Bell (1994)
6. Shambala by the Beastie Boys from Ill Communication (1994)
7. Romany Dagger (Remended) by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013)
8. The Enchanter by Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation from Mighty ReArranger (2005)
9. A Reminder by Radiohead from Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP (1997)
10. Turn Blue by The Black Keys from Turn Blue (2014)
11. Gerard by Forq from Batch (2015)
12. Strangelight by Fugazi from The Argument (2001)
13. Clouds Are Lie by The Brian Jonestown Massacre from Auftheben (2012)
14. O Green World by Gorillaz from Demon Days (2005)
15. Nobody’s Fault by Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience from Soul Visions (2013)
16. Blue Nile by Mulatu Astake and the Heliocentrics from Inspiration Information 3 (2009)
17. Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye from the Trouble Man Soundtrack (1972)
18. Sun is Shining by Bob Marley and the Wailers from Kaya (1978)
19. All Land Crabs and Divinity Ghosts by The Cave Singers from No Witch (2011)
20. Bees by Warpaint from The Fool (2010)
21. Mami Gato by Medeski, Martin & Wood from End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004)
22. Blue Jay Way by The Beatles from the Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
23. Ambergis by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Omnium Gatherum (2022)
24. Stay Gold by Black Pumas from Black Pumas (2019)
25. With My Own Two Hands by Ben Harper from Diamonds on the Inside (2003)
26. Bo’s Veranda by Morphine from the Get Shorty Soundtrack (1995)
27. It Aint No Use by The Meters from Rejuvination (1974)
28. Beth Krasky by the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck from Arcadia Son (2012)
Tonight’s show is a mixture of rock, blues, metal and folk with a bit a Southern flare to it. Features a few interludes from Clint Eastwood from various films from his career.
Set List:
1. Wanderlust by Baroness from the Red Album (2007)
2. MIC BREAK: Pause by Adrian Belew from Side One (2005)
3. Doom City by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Flying Microtonal Banana (2017)
4. Mountain by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013)
5. The Preacher by Jamie N. Commons from Rumble and Sway (2011)
6. Damaged Soul by Black Sabbath from 13 (2013)
7. MIC BREAK: Liberation by Gojira from Magma (2016)
8. Solar Flares by Smokemaster from Smokemaster (2020)
9. The Regulator by Clutch from Blast Tyrant (2004)
10. Wiser Time by The Black Crowes from Amorica (1994)
11. Blackened Waters by Black Label Society from The Blessed Hellride (2003)
12. MIC BREAK: Rouge by Lou Reed from Ecstasy (2000)
13. Legend by Elder from Lore (2015)
14. My Mind is Ramblin’ by The Black Keys from Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (2006)
15. Cold Irons Bound by Bob Dylan from Time Out of Mind (1997)
16. MIC BREAK: Patterns in the Ivy by Opeth from Blackwater Park (2001)
17. This Old Death by Ben Nichols from the Walking Dead Soundtrack (2014)
18. Got Me Wrong by Alice in Chains from Sap (1992)
19. A Good Woman is Hard to Find by Morphine from The Night (2000)
20. Song for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age from Songs for the Deaf (2002)
21. MIC BREAK: Yellow Theme by Baroness from Yellow & Green (2012)
22. For the Lost Souls by Samsara Blues Experiment from Long Distance Trip (2010)
23. Chimes at Midnight by Mastodon from Once More Round the Sun (2014)
24. MIC BREAK: Rainbow Rhodes by Hiatus Kaiyote from Tawk Tomahawk (2012)
25. Ghost to a Ghost by Hank 3 from Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town
Music played: All out King by Up, Bustle & Out, Romanowski, Wild Flowers by Warmduscher, Wassulu Don by Oumou Sangare, Summon the Fire by The Comet is Coming, Black Rhythm Happening by Makaya McCraven, Feeling Happy by Cyril Diaz Et Son Orchestre, Ceci n’est pas un cliche by Charlotte Adigery, Bolis Pupul, Toxygene by The Orb, Alocatel by Mexican Institute of Sound, HELLS ANGEL by Amaarae, Forget Me Not by She She She, Piya Malik, Estacion Esperanza by Sofia Kourtesis, Manu Chao, Sing a Happy Song (Shake It Down) by Eboni Band, Blame by Gabriels, 79ers Bout to Blow by 79ers Gang, Venus by Emma-Jean Thackray, Step In by Cedric Burnside, RHODODENDRON by Hurray for the Riff Raff, Energy by Sampa the Great, Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Shake Your Demons by Quantic, The Message Continues by Nubya Garcia, Shake Your Demons by Quantic, The Message Continues by Nubya Garcia, My Queen Is Albertina Sisulu by Sons of Kemet, To Never Forget the Source by Sons of Kemet, Teeth Marks by S.G.Goodman, Cool for Cats by Squeeze, Yuri by Oi Va Voi, Ola by Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Les Fleurs by Bacao Rhythym & Steel Band, Lovesick by Sufryn, Korobieniki by Buffo’s Wake
Music played: Revolutionary Woman of the Windmill by Up, Bustle + Out, La Tuctuructia by Ranil, El Botellon by Uproot Andy, Puerta del sol by Los Piranas, Jungle Fever by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Body + Soul by William Onyeabor + Scientist, Thursday Night Kind of Swing by Afrolicious, Ersarissumik by Uyarakq + Peand-eL, Madda Badda by Buju Banton, Oye! by Panama Cardoon, Donde Estas Maria? by Meridian Brothers, Viene de Mi by La Yegros, Musakayike by Madalitso Band, La Verdolaga by P18, Paha meno Pengerkadulla by Arppa, El Pajarito by Pernett, Wasted on the Real Thing by DVC Refreshments, No Diggity by Hackney Colliery Band, Indignados by Kefaya, The Global Village by Nickodemus + Polo, Cumbia Volcadora by Orkesta Mendoza + Mexican Institute of Sound, Your Revolution by DJ Vadim + Sarah Jones, Soil + Soul by Songs of Separation, Tranquilisimo by Israel B, Tangana, Lowlight, El Manana by Gorillaz, Que Sera by Wax Tailor, The Russians Are Coming by Val Bennett, Bungantulog by Zild, Tears Keep on Falling by Mr President + Sabba MG, Selma by Al-Qasar
Music played: Go Crazy, Go Stupid by Safario + Lokoy Starbuck, Kshama by Yemanjo, Matiele Suto by Killabeatmaker, Gringofire In Ethiopia by Eugene Toale, El Caribe by Mawimbi + Ghetto Kumbe, Mientras Unos Mueren by El Dragon Criollo, Shake Your Tumba by Kondi Band, Fulan by Electric Jalaba, Geeta Duniki by Ammar 808 + Susha, Subhanallah by Markus And Shahzad, Erik “Raggy” Sevret, Churro Vs. Crow by Terror / Cactus, Opendoors by Jitwam, La Era del GigaHertz by Frente Cumbiero, Clap Your Hands by The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Jungle Fever by The Chakachas, C by JK Soul, Storm Warning by Lynn Tait + The Comets, Nuday by Degiheugi + Andrre, In the Morning by Natural Self, Fish by Mr. Scruff, Force by Troyboi, Seven Light Years by RJD2, All That We Perceive by Thievery Corporation, Que sera votre vie? by Kat Onoma, Little Fluffy Clouds by The Orb, Resolution for Solitude by Kiko King + creativemaze, What About Me? by Nah Eto, Handclapping Song by Killing Meters, What About Me? by Nah Eto, What About Me? by Nah Eeto, Handclapping Song by Killing Meters, Emperor’s Main Course by Kid Koala, Agua by Bomba Estereo, Sans Pagne by Les Mamans du Congo + RROBIN
Let Hell Do The Driving HERE Listen into all my shows here!
Having a chance to play these tunes for you brings great joy to Hell. There’s a lot of blues in the first hour, and the blues always lifts me up! Give your ears a chance to get used to something new. I read another article recently that spoke about how people get set in their musical ways by the age of 32, and most of that music is what they were listening to in high school and immediately after.
I’m about to turn 52, and ten of the tunes I played tonight were new to me over the past six months or so. I mean seriously now. I get that we’re busy. I understand that for many music just runs in the background (I actually don’t understand this at all, but I know not everyone can be as obsessed with music as I am), and I get that life keeps on keepin’ on. I guess that’s why I will always be a strong proponent for the power and magic of non-commercial radio.
It’s DJs, who have the power to program their own shows, that give you a chance to sit back and enjoy the aural ride. Let us do the driving, so to speak. That’s ok. I don’t mind that. As a matter of fact I get really excited about that. Just listen to my mic breaks!
A few notes about this show: Tom Waits is celebrating the 20th anniversary of both “Blood Money” and “Alice”, so you get a taste of that. Some new music from Spain’s Podium, new sounds from Ty Segall and Fantastic Negrito, as well as a premier from local guitarist/producer/engineer Myles Boisen, who will be on my show in two weeks, on Monday, August 22nd. Tune in.
You are also going to want to tune in next Monday, August 13th, 8PM PDST for my guest, rock photographer Jay Blakesberg, who will be in the studio talking up his latest book. I cannot wait for this interview. I have been a fan of Jay’s for many years. Check out his stuff and tune in.
The Radio Valencia studio is looking better each week: new paint job and soundproofing. We’re getting our logo on the awning out front next week! Thanks to our engineering team (aka: JazzNazz) we have the turntables and CD players working better than ever! But we still need you. This is an out-of-pocket venture. Bringing you great programming is our mission, and we can really use your help. Please consider donating to Radio Valencia by going to our PayPal (we are financially sponsored by SF IndieFest) and throwing a few bones our way. Every dime is spent on station needs (rent and equipment mostly). I thank you in advance.
Time now to sit back and enjoy two hours of aural delights.
This show is a satirical and sardonic look at American consumerism, our addiction to television and the radicalization of our government and many of the people who subscribe to the extreme beliefs of one or the other. The fact that we have 31 flavors of ice cream to choose from, an infinite spectrum of entertainment options and society that glorifies the indignities of its citizens, The fact that we are pitted against one another though the use of media coercion and propaganda and that we willfully comply with the acting regime as if we had no other choice. This show is meant to sharpen your thinking and hopefully open paths of dialogue where we can engage in our differences with the hope of gaining insight from one another, rather than automatically dismissing the view of those who do not believe as you do. From that, I am a party of one. Join me and we are two, three….and maybe, just maybe, a way of existing harmoniously towards a better future…..or you can just buy something to make yourself feel better about a system that abandoned you long ago. The choice is yours. In the meantime, enjoy this sarcastic blend of music and comedy.
SET LIST
1. Use Me by Bill Withers from Be Still (1972)
2. MIC BREAK: The Headless Horseman by Joe Satriani from Not of This Earth (1986)
3. David Makalaster by Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade from Purple Onion (2002)
4. Maniac by the Limbomaniacs from Stinky Grooves (1990)
5. I’m the Slime by Frank Zappa from Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
6. MIC BREAK: The Joshua Light Show by Steve Stevens from Memory Crash
7. The Big Eyeball in the Sky by Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains from The Big Eyeball in the Sky (2004)
8. Unyielding Conditioning by Fishbone from Give a Monkey a Brain and He’ll Swear He’s the Center of the Universe (1993)
9. The All Suicide TV Channel/Pyramid of Hopelessness by George Carlin from Life is Worth Losing (2006)
10. Great Day by Storm, Inc. from The Calm Years (2001)
11. MIC BREAK: Space Diary 1 by Brian Eno & Jah Wobble from Spinner (1995)
12. You Can’t Bring Me Down by Suicidal Tendencies from Lights…Camera….Revolution! (1990)
13. America Has Spoken by Patton Oswalt from Werewolves and Lollipops (2007)
14. The Power of Lard by Lard from Power of Lard (1989)
15. Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree from Fear of a Blank Planet (2007)
16. My Favorite Headache by Geddy Lee from My Favorite Headache (2000)
17. MIC BREAK: Asahi by Animals as Leader from Parrhesia (2022)
18. Black Friday by Faith No More from Sol Invictus (2015)
19. Dumb Americans by George Carlins from Life is Worth Losing (2006)
20. Personal Shopper by Steven Wilson from The Future Bites (2021)
21. David Makalaster II by Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade from Purple Onion (2002)
22. You Have No Rights by George Carlin from It’s Bad For Ya (2008)
23. America Eats Its Young by Funkadelic from America Eats Its Young (1972)
24. Pit of Despair from the Movie the Princess Bride featuring Cary Elwes (Wesley) and Mel Smith (The Albino) (1987)
