Hell's Kitchen Radio #634: 16th annual Annual Annual: 1967

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Ok we did it again 16 consecutive years of the Annual Annual. This time I was happy to have Copper Stripper with me, who really brought the soundzzzzz.

I asked him what year we should cover this time around, and he offered 1928 and 1967. I know he would have loved to have brought in a bucket load of 78s, but we went with 1967 instead. What a brilliant year!

When I was a young teen in the early 80s, living in the Bay Area, I was really excited about 1967. I began collecting concert posters when Peter Albin of Big Brother and the Holding Company, gave my mom, whom he worked with, a stack of original 1960s-era posters. I was blown away and on the bus right then and there. I consumed everything I could from 1967 and the surrounding years. 

My walls were covered by those posters along with any others I found at the local head shop, The Magic Theater, in San Mateo, where I was living. The music from my stereo was mostly from the San Francisco bands of that time. 

Because of my older sisters I had already been listening to a lot of 70s-era rock (Queen, Journey, Boston, Bob Seger), and my dad turned me onto 50s and 60s rhythm and blues and Chicago electric blues. West coast 60s psych was all on me. The was my first foray into discovering music on my own. 

Though the west coast sound is what drew me in, it didn't take long to stretch across the country and then to Europe. Today, next to punk, psych is still a mainstay in my collection. And yes, the Grateful Dead are still at the top of that list. I'm a Dead fReAk and proud of it, even if they don't often get played on my show.

Enjoy the special we made for you. We talk less than usual. You're welcome. Copper Stripper is also getting over being sick, so you get some lung butter throughout the night, but he makes it entertaining. 

Some of my absolute favorites are in here, along with some artists I have never heard before, but I want to know more about today. 

It's never too late to discover 1967.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

2011 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1971
2012 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1972
2013 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1973
2014 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1974
2015 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1975
2016 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 2006
2017 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1992
2018 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1983
2019 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1969
2020 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1980
2021 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1978
2022 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1968
2023 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1991
2024 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1994
2025 - ANNUAL ANNUAL - 1981

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Break on Through: The Doors (S/T)
Cream Puff War: Grateful Dead (S/T)
Fall on You: Moby Grape (S/T)

Bend Me, Shake Me: The Models (7")
Work Song: Nina Simone (High Priestess of Soul)
Indian War Whoop: The Holy Modal Rounders (Indian War Whoop)
I'm Waiting For The Man: Velvet Underground and Nico (S/T)

Slip Inside This House: 13th Floor Elevators (Easter Everywhere)
Dropout Cookie: Captain Beefheart (Safe As Milk)
A Question of Temperature: Balloon Farm (7")
Bike: Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn)

Iowa, A Girls Name: The Baroques (S/T)
If 6 Was 9: Jimi Hendrix (Axis: Bold as Love)
Tales of Brave Ulysses: Cream (Disraeli Gears)
Somebody to Love: Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow)
Brown Shoes Don't Make It: Mother's of Invention (Absolutely Free)

Hole in My Shoe: Traffic (Dear Mr. Fantasy)
Creole Love Call: Roland Kirk (The Inflated Tear)
Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite: Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
Don't You Listen To Her: Serpent Power (S/T)
7 & 7 Is: Love (Da Capo)

Tattoo: The Who (The Who Sell Out)
The Hunter: Albert King (Born Under A Bad Sign)
Ain't That A Groove: James Brown (7")
She's Looking Good: Roger Collins (7")
Face To Face: Zakary Thaks (7")

Don't Come Home A Drinking With Loving On Your Mind: Loretta Lynn (Country Hall of Fame)
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere: Bob Dylan and The Band (Basement Tapes Bootleg)
Sloop John B: Beach Boys (Pet Sounds)
Sgt Peppers Reprise: The Beatles (Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)

Hell's Kitchen Radio #633: Happy Halloweek

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Boo to you! To get your Halloweek started right DJ Copper Stripper and John Hell have two hours of holiday-themed whoopidee-doo just for you. Not that guy though. You just give off a weird vibe. Go sit over there. 

Yeah.

hmmmm

Ok then.

Halloween may be my second favorite holiday, and we've got the music to bring you all to yard. Some of what we share is genuinely scary, or at least creepy. I got creeped out, anyway; especially from "The Gift". That song just freaks me out. And it was my choice! 

We had a fun night. 

What's your plan for Halloween? You going out? Gonna have some fun? Hang with your kids? Go trick-or-treating? You got a costume? 

I'm taking my little one out. I made his costume once again. He's newly obsessed with Pokemon. He's 9. He wanted me to make him a Mega Galade costume. I built him a train costume two years in a row. Lucky kid. He wants an even bigger costume next year. What did I get myself into?

I'm headed to Bottom of the Hill to see The Mummies, who I first saw in the late 80s at Pony Express Pizza in Redwood City. They are such a fun band to see live, and they don't perform as much as they used to. If you haven't heard the news, Bottom of the Hill has been purchased and will remain open. I'm thrilled for Lynn and Ramona. We're all hoping the new owner will be true to the spirit of the club, and continue to make it welcoming for new artist, and local and touring bands.

Check out our party time music below and tune in next Monday where we have absolutely no theme and no guests. We are hosting the 16th annual Annual Annual on Monday, November 9th, where the featured year will be 1967. This was Copper Stripper's choice and it's going to be a great one. 

Don't forget to vote on Tuesday, November 3rd. Vote like the lives of the most vulnerable in your circle depend on it, because it does.

See the playlist below, and click on the podcast link at the top to stream this show.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

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In Frisco: Pop O Pies (7" - 1982)
All I Want For Christmas is Halloween: Happy Fangs (7" - 2014)

Kill Yourself: The Lewd (Killed By Death Vol. 3 - 1989)
My Girlfriend is a Witch: October Country (S/T - 1968)
Reaper: Bathory (Bathory - 1984)
Satan: Freshwater (7" - 1970)

Hand of Jack the Ripper: Screaming Lord Sutch (Hand of Jack the Ripper - 1972)
The Witch: The Sonics (7" - 1965)
I'll Never Say Never To Always: Manson Family (Charles Manson - 1969)
Teenagers From Mars: Misfits (S/T - 1978)

Get Spooky: The Darts (Nightmare Queens - 2026)
The Gift: Velvet Underground (White Light White Heat - 1968)
Facing The Wind: Nico (Marble Index - 1968)
Halloween: Siouxsie and the Banshees (Peel Sessions - 1981)
The Wizard: Black Sabbath (S/T - 1970)

Demon and Eleven Children: Blues Creation (Demon and Eleven Children - 1971)
Dark Entries: Bauhaus (1979-1983 - 1985)
Futilist's Lament: High Tide (Sea Shanties - 1969)

Stand For The Fire Demon: Roky Erickson and the Aliens (The Evil One - 1981)
Plastic Thunder: Bitter Creek (7" - 1970)
Die!: The Mummies (Play Their Own Records - 1992)
Peace of Earth: Liquid Ghost (7" - 1969)

Frankenstein: New York Dolls (S/T - 1973)
Death is Not the End: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Murder Ballads - 1995)

Hell's Kitchen Radio #632: Cover Me Rob Taco!

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Punk photographer Rob Coons (AKA: Rob Taco) returns to Hell's Kitchen Radio Monday to play his favorite punk bands playing cover tunes. DJ Copper Stripper and I add our own to the mix, and to be honest there's just too much on the list. Really, where do we stop? This could have gone on for days.

I made each promise not to blabber on too much so we could focus on the music. And when I say "each" I mean myself and Copper Stripper. OK, really just me. We did our best to focus on the music, but each set reminded me of a story I wanted to share, and that triggered Rob's memories, so he had to share. And DJCS is just a walking encyclopedia so he had something to add.

So this is all punk bands covering songs that may or may not be from the punk genre. I've played countless covers on my show over the years, but rarely hosted a feature show like this. I love having Rob on to share his love of the music. This guy puts himself into harm's way every time he's at a show with his his camera. If you take risks with your camera lens (not to mention his body) then you just know the risks he's going to take in the radio studio are top notch!

Follow Rob on Instagram (if you're still on that thing). The images he posts, which he took himself, are incredible. I'll be the first in line to buy the book (when's the book coming, Rob?)! And he'll always let you know what shows he's headed to, so you can go enjoy the pit yourself!

Let the record speak for itself.

Did you see what I did there?

Enjoy and please share.

This Monday night DJ Copper Stripper and I will feature two hours of spooky aural thrills. Tune in and prepare to be fReAkeD oUt!!!!

We've also chosen our year for the 16th annual Annual Annual coming up in early November!

Enjoy and please share.

jh

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In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
I'm A Man: Ty Segall (Fudge Sandwich - 2018)

Let's Dance: Ramones
I Fought The Law: The Clash (The Clash - 1978)
Rave On: The Real Kids (The Real Kids - 1977)
Wild About You: The Saints (I'm Stranded - 1977)
Help: The Damned (The Light At The End of the Tunnel - 1987) 

Paint it Black: Avengers (Avengers - 1981)
Too Much To Dream: Stiv Bators (Disconnected - 1980)
Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl: The Dogs (7" - 1978)
No Fun: Sex Pistols (7" - 1977)

No Fun: F-Word (Like It Or Not Live - 1978)
Someone's Going To Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight: The Rezillos (Can't Stand the Rezillos - 1978)
Soul Kitchen: X (Los Angeles - 1980)
Eve of Destruction: The Dickies (The Incredible Shrinking Dickies - 1980)
Tootie Frutti: MC5 (Back in the USA - 1970)
Hanging on the Telephone: L7 (The Jerky Boys SDTK - 1995)

Savior Machine: Redd Kross (Teen Babes From Monsanto - 1984)
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Melvins (The Crybaby - 2000)

Take This Job and Shove It: Dead Kennedys (Bedtime for Democracy - 1986)
Nazi Punks Fuck Off: Napalm Death (EP - 1993)
Forward to Death: NoMeans No (Virus 100 - 1992)
Short Songs: Spazz (Sweatin' 3: Skatin' Satan and Katon - 2001)
Rawhide Theme: Dead Kennedys (Plastic Surgery Disasters - 1991)
Class War: Plain Jane and the Jokes (Bloodstains Across California -1993)
Lust For Life: Bad Livers (7" - 1991)

What Do I Get?: Destroy All Monsters (7" - 1989)
Hate the Police: Mudhoney (Superfuzz Bigmuff - 1988)
Shot Down: The Mummies (Shot Down: The Mummies - 1992)
Mobile Home: Turbonegro (Ass Cobra - 1996)

Stepping Stone: Minor Threat (In My Eyes - 1981)

Hell's Kitchen Radio #631: Mabuhay Gardens Interview

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Monday night I hosted a discussion with the self-proclaimed "stewards" of the recently rebranded Mabuhay Gardens, the legendary punk playhouse in North Beach that launched the West Coast Punk scene in the mid-70s, featuring bands like Avengers, Mutants, Crime, The Nuns, followed by Flipper, Dead Kennedys and so many more.

The club was closed in 1987, though it did remain a live music venue under other names for the past 30+ years. Last November Tom Watson, Bobby Fishkin and Andres Acosta took over the ownership from Francesca "Queen of Broadway" Valdez, who hoped to pass the torch to a younger generation, in the hopes they would honor the history, vision and spirit of a venue that launched a movement.

The past year has been a learning curve, one that we spoke about at length during the show. We touch on the history of the three gents, what brought them together, why they decided to take over the venue (two in one, since On Broadway is upstairs!), successes and challenges of the past year, and an opportunity to answer their critics, of which there are many. 

You can't please everyone.

What planned on being a one hour interview cut into three segments: history, celebrations, and challenges, turned into two hours of solid conversation, that at times got a bit tense. 

If you have an interest in the FabMab, and where it's going, I strongly encourage you to tune into this episode, as Tom, Bobby and Andres go on record for where they feel the venue is headed and what they need to do to make it successful for the music scene, as well as a business. 

I look forward to your comments.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

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In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
Insect Lounge: Mutants (Curse of the Easily Amused - 2002)
Flyeater: Crime (San Francisco's Doomed - 1978)

Interview with stewards of Mabuhay Gardens

Suicide Child: The Nuns (Nuns - 1978)
Paint It Black: Avengers (Avengers - 1978)

Interview with stewards of Mabuhay Gardens

Leave Us Alone: Mary Monday
Kill the Poor: Dead Kennedys (Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - 
Fascists Eat Donuts: Pop-O-Pies (The White EP - 

Hell's Kitchen Radio #630: Rob Plays The Shits

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Rob Vastano of The Seagulls, The ific, and The Lewd(!!!) joined me and Copper Stripper in the studio Monday night. He brought an idea to us that we couldn't pass up: play horrible songs by your favorite artists!

He initially wanted to do two hours of this, but I care too much for you to let that happen. So we gave him a feature set that turned into about half an hour, because we all had to chime in about it. Rob has a lot to say. Copper Stripper and I also added our own choice songs. Oooooh boy this was a treat. 

Rob also shared some music from his band The ific, who play a host of shows in the Bay Area. Go check them out when you can. 

There's music spanning eight decades tonight! What's that all about?

New Osees, Ty Segall, and The ific tonight.

This coming Monday night I'll be hosting a roundtable interview with the owners of the recently rebranded Mabuhay Gardens/On Broadway. We'll talk about their vision and mission, how they wish to reconnect with the colorful history of this legendary venue, and the celebrations and conflicts they've experienced along the way.

Tune in and please share.

Enjoy.

jh

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In Frisco: Pop O Piers (7" - 1982)
Common People: Leonard Nimoy (Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy - 1968)

Gospel Express: Marcy (Sing With Marcy - 1965)

Roll Down Your Window: Smegma (7" - 1979)

Shut The Fuck Up: The Coathangers (s/t - 2007)

Rise: PIL (album - 1986)

I Need Adventure: GG Allin (Always Is, Was, And Always Shall Be - 1980)

Hectae's Reflection Is A Trick: OSees (Off Course - 2026)

Love Buzz: The Shocking Blue (Shocking Blue - 1970)

***Rob Vhe Celebrated Songs He Hates By Bands He Loves***

Do You Think It's Alright: The Who (Tommy - 1970)

Rock the Casbah: The Clash (Combat Rock - 1982)

The Jack: AC/DC (If You Want Blood You've Go It - 1974)

Burning Down The House: Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues - 1983)

You, Yes You: The IFIC (7" - 2026)

I Shot All the Birds: The Blind Shake (Celebrate Your Worth - 2016)

Bip Bop Boom: Mickey Hawks (7" - 1958)

Psychobilly Freakout: Reverend Horton Heat (Smoke 'em if you Got 'em - 1993)

Valley Girl: Frank Zappa (Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch - 1982)

Do Me In Once and I'll Be Sad, Do Me In Twice and I'll Know Better: Girls Together Outrageously (Zapped - 1970)

Long and Winding Road: The Beatles (Let It Be - 1970)

Hit It And Quit It: Funkadelic - (Maggot Brain - 1971)

Part 3: Les Razilles Denudes (Oz Days Live - 1973)

White Light White Heat: Velvet Underground (White Light White Heat - 1968)

Road To Nowhere: Ty Segall (Chrome - 2026)