In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast
259 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!
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Bright Lights, Big City
May 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBHow are you going to keep them down on the farm after they hear our show on “Bright Lights, Big City”? We start our tour with Jimmy Reed’s 1961 original version (0:55), with the marital harmonies of Jimmy and Mama Mary Reed seeming to drift out of a divey, spit-and-sawdust saloon, punctuated by Earl Phillips’ startling cymbal crashes and Bill Putnam’s pleasing production. After we listen to the Rolling Stones’s 1963 version, Erik makes the hot take scene and says the Stones never sounded bet...
Food & Drink
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBPrepare yourself for a feast! The main course is “Pork and Gravy”, a delightful delicacy from the De-Los, a wild doo-wop number from 1958 that features a tale of loss and vengeance that is worthy of epic poetry (1:37). You’ll need something to sop up the sauce, so we’re putting some “Bread and Butter,” prepared by The Newbeats on your plate (38:38). Wash the entrée and appies down with some “Kickapoo Joy Juice,” an amazing concoction of dubious ingredients brewed up the Rivingtons (1:11:40)....
Food & Drink
May 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBPrepare yourself for a feast! The main course is “Pork and Gravy”, a delightful delicacy from the De-Los, a wild doo-wop number from 1958 that features a tale of loss and vengeance that is worthy of epic poetry (1:37). You’ll need something to sop up the sauce, so we’re putting some “Bread and Butter,” prepared by The Newbeats on your plate (38:38). Wash the entrée and appies down with some “Kickapoo Joy Juice,” an amazing concoction of dubious ingredients brewed up the Rivingtons (1:11:40)....
Bloodhound
May 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBEpisode 35 comes alive with a feature on the garage rock nugget, "Bloodhound," originally laid down in 1961 by the shaggy dog himself, Larry Bright (1:48). We spend some time scrutinizing his slick guitar work, evoking burly session musicians making puppy sounds in the studio, and contemplating the place of meanness in garage rock lyrics. The second in the litter is Downliners Sect, who recorded the tune in 1964 (36:45). They get right to the chase, which is appropriate for a band whose lead...
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
May 09, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBThe latest episode expounds on a classic Ellie Greenwich-penned ditty from 1963. Exhibit A is the original "Do Wah Diddy" by The Exciters, who really should have an exclamation point after their name (2:05). These three gals and a guy journey from Jamaica, Queens to the Brill Building and beat us all over the head with beatitude! We get breathless over the song's antiphonal aspects and its mania for matrimony. The ensuing epithalamium is the most famous version by Manfred Mann, who added an ...
There's No Other Like My Baby
May 02, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThis week we’re gabbing about the 1961 classic, “There’s No Other Like My Baby.” The original version by the Crystals is the first on our dance card (@1:22), so do like us & let Barbara Alston and those other Brooklyn gals in prom dresses lead you into the ballroom of great 1960s music, with soaring singing and Phil Spector’s swelling strings starting things off soft & somber (& keep your ears pricked for a particularly hot take around 33 minutes in!). Four years later, we go to a Beach Boy...
There's No Other Like My Baby
May 02, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThis week we’re gabbing about the 1961 classic, “There’s No Other Like My Baby.” The original version by the Crystals is the first on our dance card (@1:22), so do like us & let Barbara Alston and those other Brooklyn gals in prom dresses lead you into the ballroom of great 1960s music, with soaring singing and Phil Spector’s swelling strings starting things off soft & somber (& keep your ears pricked for a particularly hot take around 33 minutes in!). Four years later, we go to a Beach Boy...
Louie Louie
April 25, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 93.2 MBIn Episode 32, you’re going to “Louie Louie” University!! This is our wildest and most comprehensive podcast yet, full of Hot Takes! Wild Theories!! New Terminology!!! and Revisionist History!!!! We trace the song's journey from a Cuban cha-cha-cha tune to Richard Berry and the Pharaohs' transformation of the groove into a doo-wop number about a sailor, with Godoy Colbert’s delightfully dumb “duh-duh-duh’s” (23:16). The larger part of the pod studies the Kingsmen's alchemical coagulation of ...
Louie Louie
April 25, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 93.2 MBIn Episode 32, you’re going to “Louie Louie” University!! This is our wildest and most comprehensive podcast yet, full of Hot Takes! Wild Theories!! New Terminology!!! and Revisionist History!!!! We trace the song's journey from a Cuban cha-cha-cha tune to Richard Berry and the Pharaohs' transformation of the groove into a doo-wop number about a sailor, with Godoy Colbert’s delightfully dumb “duh-duh-duh’s” (23:16). The larger part of the pod studies the Kingsmen's alchemical coagulation of ...
I Can't Control Myself
April 18, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 89.8 MBEpisode 31 contemplates the conundrum expressed in The Troggs' 1966 hit, "I Can't Control Myself." Reg Presley and the boys find some flakes of the same fairy dust they sprinkled over their former hit, "Wild Thing" and, like all discussion of the band, our talk drifts towards the topics of minimalism and negative space in their work (2:00). Big Maybelle had a fling with the song the next year, and both her vocals and Bob Gallo's arrangement are bold, brash, and brassy, with a funky drum brea...
It Ain't Me, Bob!: Same Lines
April 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBSpringtime is a time of fecundity & increase, so your hosts celebrate the season by throwing a bonus episode, from a bonus series, with a bonus song at ya!!! "It Ain't Me, Bob" looks at Bob Dylan soundalike songs, from the garage and beyond! We commence the series with Dylan's home-state mates The Trashmen, and their 1966 track "Same Lines" (1:50). Is it a protest song from the malt shop? A parody of the Voice of a Generation? Don't worry, it rocks - the song's riff has a half life of a mill...
It Ain't Me, Bob!: Same Lines
April 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBSpringtime is a time of fecundity & increase, so your hosts celebrate the season by throwing a bonus episode, from a bonus series, with a bonus song at ya!!! "It Ain't Me, Bob" looks at Bob Dylan soundalike songs, from the garage and beyond! We commence the series with Dylan's home-state mates The Trashmen, and their 1966 track "Same Lines" (1:50). Is it a protest song from the malt shop? A parody of the Voice of a Generation? Don't worry, it rocks - the song's riff has a half life of a mill...
Always A B-Side, Never A Bride: Leave My Kitten Alone
April 11, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBOne frigid night in late January, our two intrepid hosts recorded three episodes back-to-back, in an experiment public health officials have described as both “insane” and “totally wicked rad." All three shows are part of our now-renowned “Always a B-Side, Never A Bride” series, where we flip over a song we previously discussed on the pod and listen to the reverse. For secret reasons, we’re publishing the 3rd episode before the second one we recorded that night: in this one we discuss First...
Always a B-Side, Never a Bride: Leave My Kitten Alone
April 11, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBOne frigid night in late January, our two intrepid hosts recorded three episodes back-to-back, in an experiment public health officials have described as both “insane” and “totally wicked rad." All three shows are part of our now-renowned “Always a B-Side, Never A Bride” series, where we flip over a song we previously discussed on the pod and listen to the reverse. For secret reasons, we’re publishing the 3rd episode before the second one we recorded that night: in this one we discuss First...
Always a B-Side, Never a Bride: Leave My Kitten Alone
April 11, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBOne frigid night in late January, our two intrepid hosts recorded three episodes back-to-back, in an experiment public health officials have described as both “insane” and “totally wicked rad." All three shows are part of our now-renowned “Always a B-Side, Never A Bride” series, where we flip over a song we previously discussed on the pod and listen to the reverse. For secret reasons, we’re publishing the 3rd episode before the second one we recorded that night: in this one we discuss First...
It's Gonna Take A Miracle
April 04, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 83.4 MBIn Episode 28, we’re taking it to the rooftops to shout about the sweet-soul classic “It’s Gonna Take A Miracle.” First off is the original 1965 version by Baltimore’s greatest girl group, the Royalettes (@ 2:50) – and we double the fun by discussing both the song and the incredible video (found on our podcast’s Facebook page) . Like us, you'll get lost in Sheila Ross’s eyes and bounced around by arranger Teddy Randazzo’s dynamic orchestral crescendos and tympani rolls. Six years later, Lau...
It's Gonna Take A Miracle
April 04, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 83.4 MBIn Episode 28, we’re taking it to the rooftops to shout about the sweet-soul classic “It’s Gonna Take A Miracle.” First off is the original 1965 version by Baltimore’s greatest girl group, the Royalettes (@ 2:50) – and we double the fun by discussing both the song and the incredible video (found on our podcast’s Facebook page) . Like us, you'll get lost in Sheila Ross’s eyes and bounced around by arranger Teddy Randazzo’s dynamic orchestral crescendos and tympani rolls. Six years later, Lau...
Can't Seem To Make You Mine
March 28, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 86.1 MBIn Episode 27, we discuss the class of 1965 slow-burn serenade “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” by the Seeds and its sonic spunk of twangy guitar, wild Wurlitzer, and Sky Saxon’s sui generis doo-wop spoken-word section (1:04). The middle child this week is the philosopher of bad vibes, Alex Chilton, and the reverent mockery of his 1978 version (47:20). Spank Rock and Diplo are at the hot corner with their 2005 track, “Put that Pussy On Me” – a hip hop song with the sampled Seeds song shimmering...
Can't Seem To Make You Mine
March 28, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 86.1 MBIn Episode 27, we discuss the class of 1965 slow-burn serenade “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” by the Seeds and its sonic spunk of twangy guitar, wild Wurlitzer, and Sky Saxon’s sui generis doo-wop spoken-word section (1:04). The middle child this week is the philosopher of bad vibes, Alex Chilton, and the reverent mockery of his 1978 version (47:20). Spank Rock and Diplo are at the hot corner with their 2005 track, “Put that Pussy On Me” – a hip hop song with the sampled Seeds song shimmering...
Krazy Klothes
March 21, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 86.7 MBThis week’s episode is for the fashion plates: we play & discuss four songs about “krazy klothes.” First up is Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg and the 3Ds advertising a local clothier in “Pal Mal Rock” (3:33) – listen up so you’ll know what to wear when you go to the hops! Next up is The Royal Teens and their immortal treatise on the proper display of the gluteus maximus: “Short Shorts.” (35:58) Who wears them? Do they like them? And, even though they tell you not to wear white after Labour Day, th...
Krazy Klothes
March 21, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 86.7 MBThis week’s episode is for the fashion plates: we play & discuss four songs about “krazy klothes.” First up is Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg and the 3Ds advertising a local clothier in “Pal Mal Rock” (3:33) – listen up so you’ll know what to wear when you go to the hops! Next up is The Royal Teens and their immortal treatise on the proper display of the gluteus maximus: “Short Shorts.” (35:58) Who wears them? Do they like them? And, even though they tell you not to wear white after Labour Day, th...
Better Than The Beatles: The Dave Clark Five
March 14, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 88.5 MBPaul McCarthy is in shambles! The third in our “Better than the Beatles” series features the Dave Clark Five, the southern rivals of the Fab Four. Both Erik & Weldon list their reasons why the DC5 are superior in every way and scientists and philosophers alike have described their logic as “airtight.” Our discussion of “Bits and Pieces” (5:24) reveals Dave to be a true 60s auteur who beats the Beatles in revolutionary strategy. We then break down how “Anyway You Want It” (44:55) is a sterlin...
Better Than The Beatles: The Dave Clark Five
March 14, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 88.5 MBPaul McCarthy is in shambles! The third in our “Better than the Beatles” series features the Dave Clark Five, the southern rivals of the Fab Four. Both Erik & Weldon list their reasons why the DC5 are superior in every way and scientists and philosophers alike have described their logic as “airtight.” Our discussion of “Bits and Pieces” (5:24) reveals Dave to be a true 60s auteur who beats the Beatles in revolutionary strategy. We then break down how “Anyway You Want It” (44:55) is a sterlin...
Questions I Can't Answer
March 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBWe announced in January that 2021 is the “Year of the Cha Cha”, and Heinz’s 1964 track “Questions I Can’t Answer” (3:36), along with our selected covers of same will keep you quick-stepping into Spring! Erik brings his full music theory and philosophical knowledge to bear on the original and Weldon thinks the whole world was in the studio for this Joe Meek jam. Later that year, Don Atello (aka Bernie Schwartz) released a sorta Sonics-y statement, with cranked amps and some Flintstones-esque ...
Questions I Can't Answer
March 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBWe announced in January that 2021 is the “Year of the Cha Cha”, and Heinz’s 1964 track “Questions I Can’t Answer” (3:36), along with our selected covers of same will keep you quick-stepping into Spring! Erik brings his full music theory and philosophical knowledge to bear on the original and Weldon thinks the whole world was in the studio for this Joe Meek jam. Later that year, Don Atello (aka Bernie Schwartz) released a sorta Sonics-y statement, with cranked amps and some Flintstones-esque ...
I Took My Baby Home
February 28, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOn this episode, we discuss the 1964 song “I Took My Baby Home”, the B-side of the second Kinks single, and the first Ray Davies-penned song ever released (1:21). Erik and Weldon discuss the semiotics of Beat-era “whoa whoa whoas” and “yeah yeah yeahs” and some serious eggheadery ensues. We then examine the Pickwicks even beatier version from the same year, and no – Jimmy Page isn’t on it (40:09). Finally, we palaver about the New Piccadillys interpretation from 2014 (57:40), and our wild t...
Always A B-Side, Never A Bride: They're Gonna Get You
February 21, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBIn the first episode of a new series, we flip over the Count Five’s 1966 hit “Psychotic Reaction” (discussed in Episode 2), to check out its B-side, “They’re Gonna Get You.” And we think it might be even crazier than the A-side!! Is this a simple song about a young rocker being afraid of the barbershop – or something even more scary? We make the discovery early in the series that B-sides are often cryptic and hard to decode messages from deep within the Zeitgeist, so skip your next class and...
Always A B-Side, Never A Bride: They're Gonna Get You
February 21, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBIn the first episode of a new series, we flip over the Count Five’s 1966 hit “Psychotic Reaction” (discussed in Episode 2), to check out its B-side, “They’re Gonna Get You.” And we think it might be even crazier than the A-side!! Is this a simple song about a young rocker being afraid of the barbershop – or something even more scary? We make the discovery early in the series that B-sides are often cryptic and hard to decode messages from deep within the Zeitgeist, so skip your next class and...
This Is How A Fart Breaks
February 17, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBNow that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s acknowledge that love stinks!! Just like this song by Rob Thomas from 2005 – another one of the Worst Songs Ever!– “This is How a Heart Breaks.” How can so many one-syllable words mean so little? How much cocaine did the band snort in the studio? How long can Erik & Weldon talk about it? If you love bad vibes and good conversation, then join us in this Hate-In!
Sweets For My Sweet
February 14, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBOur latest episode arrives just in time for St. Valentine’s Day, so three versions of the Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman classic, “Sweets for my Sweet” are just what Cupid ordered. First off is The Drifters’ original version from 1961, and it’s a cha-cha calypso party in the studio with the swaggery Charlie Thomas on lead and Dionne Warwick on backing vocals! (1:00) Next up is those Merseybeat treblemakers, The Searchers! Their 1963 rendition leads Erik & Weldon into a philosophical discussion of “ja...
Sweets For My Sweet
February 14, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBOur latest episode arrives just in time for St. Valentine’s Day, so three versions of the Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman classic, “Sweets for my Sweet” are just what Cupid ordered. First off is The Drifters’ original version from 1961, and it’s a cha-cha calypso party in the studio with the swaggery Charlie Thomas on lead and Dionne Warwick on backing vocals! (1:00) Next up is those Merseybeat treblemakers, The Searchers! Their 1963 rendition leads Erik & Weldon into a philosophical discussion of “ja...
Giddy Up A Ding Dong
February 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBIn this week’s episode, we discuss a rock’n’roll jam written all the way back in 1953!: Giddy Up A Ding Dong. first up is Freddy Bell and the Bell Boys’ 1956 performance of the song from the movie Rock Around The Clock, and along the way we have things to say about poetry, Wikipedia entries about music videos, and “tail sales” (0:48). The song was only ever a hit in the Commonwealth, so we then move to 1964 England to discuss the Snobs, whose surfy sounds and standoffish showmanship are stud...
Little Bit O' Soul
January 31, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBIn this week’s episode we celebrate the classic “Little Bit o’ Soul,” penned in 1964 by the British beat songwriting duo of John Carter & Ken Lewis. Your hosts Erik & Weldon spin the original 1965 version by long-haired Coventry combo the Little Darlings and discourse on the song’s profane and holy implications (0:39). The Music Explosion’s boffo box-office 1967 version reached the top of the charts and is a staple of oldies radio to this day, which proves that bubblegum stays in your body f...
The Gruesomes Take Over The Podcast!
January 24, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBThe Gruesomes take over the podcast! We visit (via videoconferencing) the Montreal castle of rock and roll legends Bobby Beaton & John Davis, who aren’t L7 and give us the 4-1-1 on The Haunted’s 1966 undisputed masterpiece “1-2-5” (versions found at 3:53, 47:34, and 1:12:45). These guys analyze the subversion of garage tropes in this song and tell us how harmonicas are supposed to sound and record covers are supposed to look!! Things get wild and woolly, and maybe even a little … fuzzy?
Origin Story!
January 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIn this episode, we play the song that inspired our podcast: the remarkable “In the Past” – written by Wayne Proctor and recorded by his band We The People back in the very psychedelic year of 1966 (1:08). Gearheads will love Erik’s discussion of WP’s “octachord,” which gives the song (and our intro) its way-out sound. We also listen to & discuss the Chocolate Watchband’s precision version, with its organ swells and copious percussion that’ll expand your mind more than you can handle! (1:04:...
Better Than The Beatles: The Eyes & The Score
January 13, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSpecial bonus episode! Every once in a while on a Wednesday, we may be dropping a surprise episode on y'all - here's the first one! It’s time once again to investigate why some bands do the Beatles better than the Beatles: Erik and Weldon break down The Eyes’ superior version of “Good Day Sunshine” (0:58), then The Score’s epic retelling of “Please Please Me” (20:07). When Merseybeat meets Freakbeat, you know you’re in for a treat! [email protected]
Better Than The Beatles: The Eyes & The Score
January 13, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSpecial bonus episode! Every once in a while on a Wednesday, we may be dropping a surprise episode on y'all - here's the first one! It’s time once again to investigate why some bands do the Beatles better than the Beatles: Erik and Weldon break down The Eyes’ superior version of “Good Day Sunshine” (0:58), then The Score’s epic retelling of “Please Please Me” (20:07). When Merseybeat meets Freakbeat, you know you’re in for a treat! [email protected]
A Certain Girl
January 10, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis week's episode features three versions of the crazy, Allen Toussaint-penned semi-classic "A Certain Girl": Ernie K-Doe's inimitable New Orleans strut n' sass original (1:08), British beat combo First Gear's raved-up version with a roving spy movie bassline (32:05), and the Ne'er Do Wells seriously fun 90s rewrite titled "Carn't Tell Ya" (51:40). All this alongside the usual tangents & intern drama PLUS a wild 2020 remake by a mysterious figure named Erik K-Doe (1:17:03) with, of course,...
A Certain Girl
January 10, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis week's episode features three versions of the crazy, Allen Toussaint-penned semi-classic "A Certain Girl": Ernie K-Doe's inimitable New Orleans strut n' sass original (1:08), British beat combo First Gear's raved-up version with a roving spy movie bassline (32:05), and the Ne'er Do Wells seriously fun 90s rewrite titled "Carn't Tell Ya" (51:40). All this alongside the usual tangents & intern drama PLUS a wild 2020 remake by a mysterious figure named Erik K-Doe (1:17:03) with, of course,...
Jump And Dance
January 03, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week’s episode features a song so nice, we play it twice! Namely, The Carnaby’s 1965 fuzz-powered, mod-bubblegum, cha-cha rhythm confection “Jump and Dance.” Is this the ultimate sheep-shearing song? Does it even have a chorus? Don’t stop the New Year’s revelry until you’ve heard Erik & Weldon hip you to this track! Contact us at: [email protected]
Jump And Dance
January 03, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week’s episode features a song so nice, we play it twice! Namely, The Carnaby’s 1965 fuzz-powered, mod-bubblegum, cha-cha rhythm confection “Jump and Dance.” Is this the ultimate sheep-shearing song? Does it even have a chorus? Don’t stop the New Year’s revelry until you’ve heard Erik & Weldon hip you to this track! Contact us at: [email protected]
Hully Gully
December 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn this final episode of ITP in the pandemic year of 2020, we discuss the simple, fun, and infectious dance track “Hully Gully” by the Olympics (0:55), along with Paul Revere and the Raiders’ explication of an urban myth in “Crisco Party,” (31:13) and we applaud “Doin’ The Mod” by Van Dyke and The Bambis (1:00:00) and its treatment of rockers.
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
December 20, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBIn this week’s episode of ITP, we discuss three versions of the Bob Dylan classic “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”: Weldon confirms his love of Ireland and its people as we discuss Van Morrison and Them’s beautiful version (0:57), Erik discusses the hypnotic guitar intertwinery of The 13th Floor Elevators (38:56), and we both freak out over Falco’s jazz-inspired take (58:52). Stay tuned at the end for a SPECIAL BONUS VERSH by one of our house bands: Thee Preverikaters (1:36:12).
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
December 20, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBIn this week’s episode of ITP, we discuss three versions of the Bob Dylan classic “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”: Weldon confirms his love of Ireland and its people as we discuss Van Morrison and Them’s beautiful version (0:57), Erik discusses the hypnotic guitar intertwinery of The 13th Floor Elevators (38:56), and we both freak out over Falco’s jazz-inspired take (58:52). Stay tuned at the end for a SPECIAL BONUS VERSH by one of our house bands: Thee Preverikaters (1:36:12).
Ringo, I Love You (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)
December 13, 2020 01:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week's episode is another in our "Psychotic Reaction" series, where we listen to a rockin' track for the first time and flip out about it on air. In this one, we put the spotlight on one of the girls in the garage - Bonnie Jo Mason, also known as Cher! - and her debut recording, a slab of stalker rock entitled "Ringo, I Love You" from 1964. Oh, and we also discuss the Japanese new wave band, the Plastics (17:51) - it's hard to stay on topic when you're drinking scotch and cider ...
The Man Who Lives Next Door
December 06, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week’s episode is not for the faint of heart. In this edition of Psychotic Reaction (where we react to garage rock songs we have not heard before) we’re talking about a wild growler by the 14th Wray which came out in 1990. The song is lo-fi, the lyrics are controversial, and the singer is pretty aggro. But it’s a wild ride, and along the way we mention Margaret Atwood, fanzines, spaceships, and the mystery of the band’s name and backing vocals.
The Man Who Lives Next Door
December 06, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week’s episode is not for the faint of heart. In this edition of Psychotic Reaction (where we react to garage rock songs we have not heard before) we’re talking about a wild growler by the 14th Wray which came out in 1990. The song is lo-fi, the lyrics are controversial, and the singer is pretty aggro. But it’s a wild ride, and along the way we mention Margaret Atwood, fanzines, spaceships, and the mystery of the band’s name and backing vocals.
Out Of Our Tree
November 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBIn 1966, The Wailers, who some believe to be the first garage rock band ever, released "Out Of Our Tree": a true stompin' garage classic. We give you the deluxe tour of this mind-exploding tune including an intrepid journey into its truly insane lyrics. We also break down two other memorable versions by the great garage revival group, The Gruesomes (44:48), and a swingin' version from '67 by The Bear Fax (1:03:58).
Spirit Of The Worst
November 22, 2020 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this series, we discuss the songs we dislike the most, regardless of period or genre. Erik will explain why his most reviled tune is "Home for a Rest" by Spirit of the West ... but will Weldon decree that this beloved Canadian anthem is "Cool" OR "Trash"?? Listen and find out.
Spirit Of The Worst
November 22, 2020 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this series, we discuss the songs we dislike the most, regardless of period or genre. Erik will explain why his most reviled tune is "Home for a Rest" by Spirit of the West ... but will Weldon decree that this beloved Canadian anthem is "Cool" OR "Trash"?? Listen and find out.