A Season In Hell #14: Surfs Up!

I had Mermen bassist Allen Whitman on the show this week. I love Allen, he's such a fun guy to have around. He brought along a bunch of new Mermen music, as well as other great sounds he's been involved with over the past few years.

The last time I interviewed Allen was when I was on San Francisco Liberation Radio. About two weeks after the interview we were raided by the FCC. Let's watch the clock.


That's Allen on the left, icecreamlopez on the right.

Take a listen to the show here.

Below is the play list.

Enjoy.

jh

A Season In Hell #14: Surf’s Up!

I Love Livin’ In The City: Danko Jones
I’m So Tired Of The USA: The Clash
I Hate My Job: Butthole Surfers
Bad Life: PIL

Black Mountain: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
The Ecstasy of Gold: Ennio Morricone
All The Madmen: David Bowie
Oh Me: Nirvana

Get Back In Line: The Kinks
Industrial Noise Blues: Male Slut
Gunz ‘n Money: The Marginal Prophets
C Is For Cookie: Cookie Mongoloid
Ha Va Na Gi La: ?

The Last Night: The Dirty Three (live 09-08-95)
Dimples: Allman Brothers Band (live at Ludlow Garage)
Pusherman: Curtis Mayfield (06-06-72)

Interview With Allen Whitman

Last Forever: The Mermen

Interview With Allen Whitman

Magnetic North: Deep Field South
Hey Stitchy: Deep Field South

Interview With Allen Whitman

J. Brown Boogie: Unpopable
Trapeze: The Mermen
New Song: The Mermen

Interview With Allen Whitman

Righteous Punishment: The Mermen

Interview With Allen Whitman


Leper: Yugen Orchestra
Snow: Yugen Orchestra
Interview With Allen Whitman


Repeatable: The Noodles

Interview With Allen Whitman


Apeman: Doormouse
Apeman: The Kinks
The Sound In My Head: Carneyball Johnson
Jackie-ing: Carneyball Johnson
Start Wearing Purple: Gogol Bordello

Interview With Allen Whitman

There is a Tear: The Mermen
My Dad: Deep Field South
Love Me Still: Edith Rules

Interview With Allen Whitman

Miller Hi-Life: PIL

Pirate Cat Radio, Week Thirteen: sAM I aM

I noticed that I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that. I'll post my playlists from Pirate Cat Radio, where you can go on the website and download the archived podcast. You can download it six weeks from the live broadcast.

This past Monday, I had my old friend Cybersam, of Cyberbuss fame. We spoke about his travels, and the passing of the torch from the Merry Pranksters to the Cyberbuss gang. The last 15 minutes of the show is a bit racy, as I was inspired to put all the ladies listening to sleep. WARNING: it's not pornographic, but I still wouldn't have any of thee little one's around when you listen.

Download the show here

Playlist follows:

A Season in Hell #13: CybersAM I aM

I Love Livin’ In The City: Danko Jones
The Letter: Big Star

Interview With Cyber Sam

Good People: Jack Johnson
Rock and Gravel: Bob Dylan
White Girl: Soul Coughing
Tell Me Something: Pollo En Fermo

Interview With Cyber Sam

Going the Distance: Cake
Staple it Together: Jack Johnson
How Many Cans: Soul Coughing
Do You Take It In The Ass: Wet Spots
Porno: Limbomaniacs

Interview With Cyber Sam

Supertheory of Supereverything: Gogol Bordello (live)
Front My Cock: Prince Superstar Vs. The Who
Lickskillett: Radio Moscow
Cocaine Blues: Johnny Cash

Interview With Cyber Sam

Ca Plane Pour Mois: Plastic Bertrand
Do You Take This Man: Diamanda Galas
Texas Annie: Wet Spots
I’m Just To Get My Baby Out of Jail: The Knitters
Dead Stop Carnival: Eric McFadden
Elevation: Television

Black Out: Boris/Merzbow
Evil Stack: Boris/Merzbow
Rainbow: Boris/Merzbow

Un Poison Violent, C’est ca L’Amour: Eszter Balint
Initials B.B.: David Shea
Sous Le Soleil Exactement : Eyvind Kang

Pirate Cat Radio, Week Six-Set List

So none of my guests showed up tonight. WTF? I showered and everything. No I didn't.

In the end, I played six hours of incredible music. icecreamlopez did a fantastic hour of running the board, with ehr choice cuts to add to the mix as well.

Check out the entire archived show.

The first two hours can be found here.

And the final four hours can be found here.

I'm on every Monday night from 8-midnight, on Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM in SF & LA, 104.8FM in Berlin, online at piratecatradio.com

A Season In Hell, Week 6

D. Popylepis: Cobra
X (Part One): RUOK

J. Brown Boogie: Unpoppable
Beware the grackle: the grackle
More yellow birds: sparklehorse
Catch hell blues: white stripes

I Wish: Forro in the Dark
Soul on Ice: Graham Parker
Le Shark: Land Shark

Challengers: New Pornographers
He Means Nothing, Dear: Matson Jones
Spring Fever: Matson Jones

Mrs. Leroy Brown: Loretta Lynn
Run Devil, Run: Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
New Resolution: The Heartless Bastards

The Beat Goes On: Giant Sand

Rocked By Rape: Evolution Control Committee
Hotter Than Hell (Promo): Kiss
Swingset: Steinski
Mystery Date: New Duncan Imperials
Now Ah, Lissen: Pissed Off Preacher (off Cool Beans Vol. 8)

Cheap Trick Record: Bratmobile
High Roller: Cheap Trick
Thirteen Nights: The Monkeywrench
Evil as Nixon: Hunter S. Thompson

Porno: Limbomaniacs
Halfsharkalligatorhalfman: Dr. Octogon

It Should Have Been Me: Ray Charles
Greeenbacks: Ray Charles
Losing Hands: Ray Charles
Drown In My Own Tears: Ray Charles

Since You’ve Been Gone: James Brown
Monster: Brute Force
Radebe: Johnny Dyani

La La Bam-Bam: The Congos
Kung Fu Man: Lee Scratch Perry
No Bones For The Dogs: Joe Gibbs and the Professionals
Indiana Jones: The Paragons
Seconds Away: The Scientist

Bankrobber/Robber Dub: The Clash
Home Affairs: Osibisa
Flight To Cuba: Fire

Let My People Go: Diaspora Soul
Upstarts in a Blowout: The Headphone Masterpiece
Strung Out Again: Elliott Smith
Dear Flies, Love Spider: Low Lows

Cortez The Killer: Neil Young
Down to zero: Bettye Lavette
Elephant: Bill Hicks
I love You Peggy: Butthole Surfers

Tom Violence: Sonic Youth
The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie
Hazey Jane II: Nick Drake
Bandits: Midlake

Dawn’s Early Vengence: Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant
Chariot Choogle: Fantomas/Mike Patton
Stranger Than Kindness: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Songs For Dead Friends: Pilot

Mudride: Mudhoney
I Dreamed Of Caucasus: Damon & Naomi
Shine: Boris w/ Kurihara

Forest Ocean Sound: Landing
Fearless: Pink Floyd
Lanky 2: Syd Barrett

Pirate Cat Radio, Week Six-Don't Tase Me, Man

I’ve put on a lot of weight in the last year. I’m probably about 30 pounds heavier than I was this same time last year. I don’t have an image issue, but I do have a health issue. I would love to live to a healthy old age, but I have an issue with sweets. I love them.

I also love super burritos.

I did switch from super carne asada, to super grilled chicken; light on the rice, with black beans. I feel better already. I’ve been trying really hard to cut out soda too. Any tips?

What is it about the whole diet and exercise thing that is so unattractive to me? I like to look good more than I like to feel good. But, I’d rather sit on my ass, and surf the Internet, than sit on my ass and do stomach crunches. I don’t believe I’m shallow; I just don’t want to work on looking good AND feeling good.

With that said, my fat ass will be interviewing Paytrick Williams (yes, that’s how his name is spelled…I think). He looked good. That is until the police beat him. He wants to tell his story. Just another case of the Man coming down on the downtrodden in an urban setting, or was he asking for it?

You be the judge.

Tune in 6-midnight tonight, Monday, September 24, 2007, to A Season In Hell, with John Hell, on 87.9FM in SF and LA, 104.8FM in Berlin, and online at http://piratecatradio.com

I’ll be joined, as usual, by icecreamlopez, who will taking at least one hour to run the board on her own, as she is thrust into the world of LIVE RADIO! It’s always possible that Ron Donovan of Firehouse Kustom Posters will be joining us as well later in the evening. Last week he brought music great Eric McFadden along with him. Whom might he bring tonight?

See you on the radio.

jh

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A Season In Hell, Week Five-Playlist

Pirate Cat Radio, Week 5

I filled in for "Neat, Neat Noise", who's show is from 6-8pm. You can find the mp3 archive of that part of the show here.

In The Temple Of Hadjarim: John Zorn
Ain’t Talkin’ About Love: Minutemen
Wendy: Descendents

Sex Bomb: Flipper
Beer: Artless
Dancin’ Now: Three Day Stubble

Comin’: Men’s Club
54-40 or Fight: MonoMen
Codine: the Monkeywrench
Pink14: The Buff Medways (Wild Billy Childish)

Pinhead: The Ramones
Peaches & Regalia: Mothers Of Invention
What Would You Do? Paris (Sonic Jihad)

Cyclops: Turn Me On Dead Man
Atomic Punk: Cherry 2000
Euthenasia: Melvins
Planet of the Apes: Mummies

C is for Cookie: Cookie Mongoloid

Frank Chu Interview

The show continues here. It cuts into the middle of Frank Chu talking. Good for you that you can hear all of the interview by downloading the earlier portion of the show, by clicking on the above link.

I’m A Man: Bo Diddly
Howlin’ Blues: Howlin’ Wolf

Frank Chu Interview

Tango Til They’re Sore: Tom Waits (VH1 Storytellers)
Little Red Hen: Taj Mahal

Frank Chu Interview

I Had A Talk With My Woman: Tim Buckley
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over: Jeff Buckley (live)

Seer: Witch
Feedbacker (Part 3): Boris
Words of Advice: Material

Sun Flower: East New York Ensemble
Darkest Light: The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band

Suite: John Coltrane

Everything Good: Liar
Brazen: Heartless Bastards

Selfdestructo Bust: Turbonegro
Prehistoric Dog: Red Fang
Fuse: Radio Moscow

Jeepster: T Rex
Hard-On For War: Mudhoney
Black Betty: ZZ Top

Prayer Difficulty: Savage Vigilance for a Rug-Free America
The Hat Collector: Aids Wolf
Cyrano: William Shatner
California Uber Alles: Disposible Hero’s of Hiphopracy

Shark Attack: Surf Punks
No fat chicks: surf punkls (oops!)
Go Away: Blondie
Your phone’s off the hook: X

Erc McFadden Interview

I feel too good to die: eric McFadden trio
Miranda: Eric Mcfadden Trio

Eric McFadden interview, with icecreamlopez running the board, and Ron Donovan running his mouth.

Freaks Like Us: Eric McFadden Trio
Flowers On The Wall: Statler Bros.
Wo ist Zu ha Mama: Johnny Cash

Eric McFadden interview, kind of.

Baby Please Don’t Go: Ted Nugent
I Heard It On The X: Olivelawn
Shyboy: david lee roth
Up in Smoke reprise: Cheech and Chong

icecreamlopez ran the board for the last hour and a half. She's in training. I may have gotten a C- for my teaching quality last night. I take any and all responsibility for dead air.

See the posting below for links to all parties who attended tonight's show.

Ron and icecreamlopez were having the total air guitar championship during the afterparty. I believe icecream won, because she was making “the face”.

“This is a sparkle time for all of us” Ron Donovan