Hell's Kitchen Radio #340: Return of the Return of the Magnificent Seven"s

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Sometimes I giggle when I look at my 7" collection. It's true. And when I have to purchase another 7" box to hold them in, I get all silly, thinking about how I'm going to organize them. True story.

You may recall a year ago when I moved out of SF to Berkeley I misplaced my entire 7" collection along with a few important books of mine. I found the mis-labeled box a few months later, but not until I had already re-purchased a few of the missing 45s. I was so frustrated thinking that someone would have had the balls to snatch and grab a very heavy box full of my babies. Thankfully I found it buried in my storage shed behind my home, safe and sound, and ready to be played full blast once again.

On my most recent show it's all about the 7"s (with a few 10"s thrown in, because who doesn't appreciate a quality 10"?). And it's not all rock either. Take a look at the playlist below. Rap, soul, garage, punk, Bowie, rock, psych. I've got it all covered.

I close out the show with a tribute to the Grateful Dead's longest tenured keyboardist, Brent Mydland, who's last show was on this day in 1990 (June 26). I was never a fan of his voice, but he had the Hammond B3 sound down. He just couldn't battle his demons anymore. I have a memory of walking in the lot during a show during the summer of 1989, reading a copy of Dupree's Diamond News (a Dead zine/sheet written for and distributed to Heads in the parking lot before shows). DDN made a statement that the "rumors" of Brent being back on heroin were false; he was clean and sober. He would be dead of a vicious overdose. Too bad Jerry wasn't scared straight from the experience.

I'm out of the office this coming Monday night, and I'm really hoping that our premier fill-in DJ Dial-A-Shot will be taking over. The man ROCKS! I'll have a classic Hell's Kitchen Radio show lined up if he doesn't make it in, and I look forward to manning the helm again the following Monday at 8PM.

Radio Valencia is turning 8 years old on August 11. Be sure to wish us a happy birthday! We like dark chocolate and garage rock.

Enjoy.

jh

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Don't Forget to Breathe: The Melvins
Notes and Chords Mean Nothing to Me: Redd Kross

Goin' Back to Cali: LL Cool J
Emma: Hot Chocolate

Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon: Urge Overkill
People Get Ready: The Chambers Brothers
Fantastic Voyage: David Bowie

***San Mateo Set***
Lieutenant Uhuru: Three Stoned Men
Legend of Sleepy Hollow: The Mummies
Andalusia: The Phantom Surfers

Hey Hey What Can I Do: Led Zeppelin (You have never heard it played like this before)
Deezy: Honky (Jeff Pinkus of Butthole Surfers ROCK band. Think ZZ Top on meth!)
Brainded Warrior: Zig Zags

Kick Out The Jams: Afrika Bambaatta
Rock Box: Run DMC
Macho Man: Artless
Louie Louie: Black Flag

You Stupid Asshole: Mudhoney
Another Way: Mono Men
Let's Get Funky: Jack O'Fire
Lights Out: Wooden Shjips
Observatory: Carlton Melton

Drone: Here Are The Facts You Requested
Bloody Hammer: Roky Erickson

Dear Mr. Fantasy: Grateful Dead (March 31, 1988 Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey)

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I hate being late. I really do. I have this thing about punctuality. I'm a teacher, so that may have something to do with it. That being said, it should not have taken me six days to post this. Take a look at this set! So much for everyone. Are you sharing this with your music-loving friends? You should, they'll thank you for it. And so will I.

Remember, I'm on Radio Valencia every Monday night from 8-10PM.

Also, next Sunday, May 3, I'll be participating once again in the annual James Brown birthday celebration down at KFJC, for their Month of Mayhem. It's a month-long radio special extravaganza! The JB special is 24 hours long, and I promise you'll get your groove on. I'm on 6-10PM Sunday night. Tune in, and DANCE, DANCE DANCE!

Enjoy.

jh

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Radio Valencia in SF
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I Heard it on the X: ZZ Top
Blazer: Zig Zags
Muleskinner's Song: Harry Belafonte

Oh Me: Nirvana
Round and Round: OP8
Romeo is Bleeding: Tom Waits (Austin City Limits - 1978)

Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man: Captain Beefheart
Be Yourself: Hawkwind
Kick out the Jams: Afrika Bambaataa
In Heaven There Is No Beer: Polkacide

Pray Til You Sweat: The Flesh Eaters
Self Hypnosis in 3 Days: Wand
Car Wash: Rats of Unusual Size
Kill Jerry Garcia: Colorfinger

Viola Lee Blues: Grateful Dead (04/21/69 The Ark, Boston, MA)
Full Experience: Lee Perry with Aura

Destroy Those Who Love God: Electric Wizard
Tokyo Wonder Land: Boris
Feel: Ty Segall

Low Life: PIL
Love Won't Come Easy: The Heptones

A Season in Hell #85: Record Store Day Is Very Very Good To Me

A few days post-Record Store Day and I'm still reeling with the fact that I was broke going into it and even more broke now. But that's how the 12" spins I wager. Anyhow, RSD was a complete success where the radio broadcast is concerned.

I got down to Vinyl Solution at 10:30, where the owner, Tommy, warned me NOT to go through the RSD bins until the store was open. He didn't want the line-up outside to get pissed at him. I abided by his "request", though I did sneak a peek or three. Hee hee.

The equipment for the broadcast showed up late, so by the time the store was open at 11 I had to set up. I did jump into a box of records right at 11 though, and grabbed some tasty treats, many of which I played tonight. See below for the playlist.

Jack Champion brought down the gear, and we got rolling on the radio at noon. I was thrilled to be co-hosting the opening with my radio hero, M. Dung. He's a serious influence on my being in radio in the first place. It's hard to put into words, but it was from listening to him host the morning show on KFOG back in the 80s that sold me on getting into the wild world of local radio. Unfortunately for me, by the time I got into it the heyday of commercial radio was passing. Luckily for me I found non-commercial radio. Ha!

Anyway, the broadcast was a ton of fun. Lots of people, and the Feral Moon Band played. I got to interview Tommy and he gave me a discount on records. You really can't ask for too much more than that.

The first hour tonight is a selection of the music I got at Record Store Day; all vinyl. The second hour is my third part of eight celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's EPIC 1972 European tour. I'm playing selections from 04/17/72 & 04/21/72.

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Enjoy.

jh

Do It: Henry Rollins

Super Heathen Child: Grinderman/Fripp
Kick out the Jams: Afrika Bambaata

Blue Suede Shoes: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Subgenius MTV Commercial
There It Is: James Brown
Tin Soldier: Small Faces

The Lung: Dinosaur Jr. (Electronic Anthology of...)
I Wanted to Tell Her: Holy Ghost!
Kod Hang Kam (The Circle of Karma): Kana TNT

Don't Do It: The Band

Jack Straw: Grateful Dead 04/17/72, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
He's Gone (First time played): Grateful Dead 04/17/72, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Casey Jones: Grateful Dead 04/17/72, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sugaree: Grateful Dead 04/17/72, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Big Railroad Blues: Grateful Dead 04/17/72, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Other One: Grateful Dead 04/21/72: Beat Club, Bremen, Germany

One More Saturday Night: Grateful Dead 04/17/72, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark