Hell's Kitchen Radio #217: Turn It Up!

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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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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 #157: Time For The Radio Generation

Happy New Year! Back on the air after 3 weeks off.

I've been reading "From the Velvets to the Voidoids", and it's got me all in a tither about music from the East Coast and Midwest, circa 1969-1979. I've always enjoyed this era, but haven't known too much about the inner workings and incestuousness of it until now. WOW! Get this book. Starts with the VU, heads over to Detroit to cover the MC5 and the Stooges, before heading down to Cleveland, and back to NYC. So much to enjoy. And with that, it got me wanting to share the music of this time and place with you.

I've also got a few SF garage rockers for good measure. There was a recent story in the SF Weekly (a rag I used to hardly touch, but since the way the Guardian has gone down hill since their sale, AND because my dear friend Sherilyn Connelly writes for them, I give them a chance to win me over. Covering Radio Valencia in a recent issue helped) about the garage rock scene in SF (or what's left of it since Ty Segall left for LA, and Thee Oh Sees are on hiatus). Anyway, the article reminded me of a few other fine bands still rockin' it out in SF, including CCR Headcleaner, who I play tonight.

This show rocks, and I think you'll agree.

I was thinking about the "Velvets" book I'm reading and it reminded me of a few other books that you should have in your library, if you enjoy rock-journalist biographies by era. I recommend that you check out the following:
"Our Band Could Be Your Life", by Michael Azerrad
"England's Dreaming", by Jon Savage
"Please Kill Me", by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain

These are all excellent and essential reads, and you'll run out to grab all the music that you read about and (re)listen to it all with fresh ears.

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Enjoy.

jh


It's Hard To Be Humble: Mac Davis
Is It My Body: Alice Cooper
Five Years: David Bowie

Satellite Of Love: Lou Reed
Land: Patti Smith

Rocket Reducer #62: MC5
TV Eye: The Stooges
Jet Boy: New York Dolls

Marie Marie: The Blasters
Electricity: Captain Beefheart
I'm Gonna Dig Up Howlin' Wolf: Mojo Nixon
It Ain't Going to Save Me: Jay Reatard

High School: Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin
Fixx the Fan: CCR Headcleaner
Maze Fancier: Thee Oh Sees
Jugband Blues: Pink Floyd

Crystal Liaison: The Fugs
California Sun: The Dictators
Hong Kong Garden: Siouxsie and The Banshees
Talk to Me: Pere Ubu
Religion: PIL

Dozen Girls: The Damned
Touch My Evil: Lydia Lunch
Hang onto your Ego: The Beach Boys

Heartbreaker: Motorhead

A Season in Hell #95: A Turd Log in Foil

I want to thank Pirate Vereker (Mondays 6-8pm) for the idea for the show title tonight.

It's so much fun to just show up to the studio with an arm full of music, not knowing exactly what it is that I'm going to play. Once again, tonight was a fun night.

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Do It: Rollins Band
Mexican Radio: Wall of Voodoo
Click your Fingers Applauding the Play: Roky Erickson

The Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson

Concert Outlook
Everything Scatter: Fela Kuti
Who Stole the Keeshka: Polkacide

Pee Wee Herman Theme: Mr. Bungle
The Salamander: Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant

Inner Ear Rupture->Baby, Won't You Weird Me Out?: Melvins Lite

20th Century Boy: Buckethead
I Had A Talk With My Woman: Tim Buckley
The Runaway: Danny O'Keefe

I Shall Not Be Moved: Public Enemy
Object Unknown: Kool Keith and DJ Spooky
Broadway Sam: Iceberg Slim
The Wild Bunch Trailer
Space-Age Couple: Captain Beefheart
Frankie and Albert: Taj Mahal

Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again: Bob Dylan
Pride of Man: Quicksilver Messenger Service

Alabama Song: The Doors (03-18-67 - Detroit, MI)

A Season in Hell #63: Radio Valencia: 1971, It Was A Very Good Year

I've always held a special place in my heart for 1971. I wasn't born in that year. I was born in 1970, but the music from '71 was simply amazing in so many ways. It was that year that we begin to see the emergence of many genres: R&B, Soul, Blues, and Jazz had already been around for a while, but now more genres of Rock n' Roll begin to emerge. This is not your father's Rock n' Roll. Funk, psychedelic, progressive, and ambient genres begin to really showcase themselves at this time. And of course, some truly classic albums (remember albums?) that the classic rock radio stations play too much of, were released that year. 

Tonight on A Season in Hell, with John Hell, I play some of my favorite tunes from that great year. Tune in and enjoy. Heck, you can even download the archived show as well, and enjoy it in 2071. 

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It's Hard to be Humble: Mac Davis
Muswell Hillbilly: The Kinks

I'm 18: Alice Cooper
Dr. Boogie: Flaming Groovies
Magic Fingers: Frank Zappa
Kandy Korn: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Country Road: Grand Funk Railroad
Sister Ann: MC5
Yours is no Disgrace: Yes

Grandma's Hands: Bill Withers
Man In Black: Johnny Cash
Nevada Fighter: Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

Tamalpais High: David Crosby
I Don't Want To Be A Soldier: John Lennon
Masters Of The Universe: Hawkwind
Seven Stones: Genesis
The Supermen: David Bowie

Done Somebody Wrong: Allman Brothers Band
Hard to Handle: Grateful Dead (08-06-71)

Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved: James Brown

A Season in Hell #59: Radio Valencia: Oh Lord It's Hard to be Humble

Sometimes when I don't plan a show it goes bloody awful. Not tonight! This was a fun show to do. The Zappa/GTOs set was a blast, as was the psychedelic set in the second hour.

Here's the link to the podcast, so you too can enjoy this great show any time you wish.

Enjoy.

It's Hard to be Humble: Mac Davis
Family Tradition (live): Hank Williams Jr

Some Velvet Morning: Vanilla Fudge
Buenos Tardes Amigo: Ween
You're being Fucked: George Carlin
Kansas and the BTO's->The Captain's Fat Theresa: GTO's
Ella Guru: Captain Beefheart
The Original GTO's: GTO's
WPLJ: The Mother's of Invention
The Taster: Wild Man Fischer
Footnote: Pearls Before Swine

I Never Talk to Strangers: Tom Waits & Bette Midler
Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba: George Benson

Acquiring Marijuana/General Effects: A Child's Garden of Grass
Bankrobber: The Clash
Lights Out (remix): Wooden Shjips

Fat Old Sun: Pink Floyd (09-30-71)
God of Thunder: The Melvins

Sweetness: Yes

Everybody Loves Somebody: Dean Martin