Showing posts with label Alternative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alternative. Show all posts

Sunday, May 29, 2016

DESDINOVA'S PODCAST NUMBER 8


Yes, it is time for another pod cast from yours truly. This time, I let you hear my real voice. Find out what Strawberry Alarm Clock, Shocking Blue, Ronnie Cook & the Gaylads, Barry Ryan, The Clique, and the Four Lads have in common.

NOTE: I will probably be deleting the first podcast. So if you want to download it, do it now. Also, if you like this format of the podcast, leave a comment below or with Podomatic or on my Facebook page.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT "The Mummy"

This was the first rock band I ever saw live. I was so impressed I bought a copy of their LP they were selling. This song was not on that LP. Glad to discover it.




Sunday, August 18, 2013

COLLEGE RADIO IPOD PLAYLIST

I loved college and have written about it on the old blog. When I entered college at Southwest Missouri State University, the buzz word in Billboard and Rolling Stone was "college radio was going to be the next big trend in radio." Eventually, the industry changed the name of it to alternative radio and made the stupid mistake of putting emphasis on country and talk radio, which about killed the industry by driving away the young listeners.

Let me take you back to my college days with the great music of that time (in no particular order). Some of these were around since junior high and elementary school, but they weren't considered cool until we were in college. Along the way, I may throw in some mainstays of the college party culture.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure what the college freshman are listening to this year. It may blow what we liked out of the water. I probably should check it out. I'm not one of those old curmudgeons who complain about modern music and believe young people are stupid.

"Like the Weather" - 10,000 Maniacs
"The One I Love" - REM
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" - The Proclaimers
"Talk To Ya Later" - The Tubes
"Pretty In Pink" - Psychedelic Furs
"Talk Talk" - Talk Talk
"25 O'clock" - The Dukes of the Stratosphere
"Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
"Loaded" - Primal Scream
"Eye of Fatima" - Camper Van Beethoven
"Musique Non Stop" - Kwaftwerk
"Cool Places" - Sparks with Jane Wielden
"Epic" - Faith No More
"I Melt With You" - Modern English
"Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?" - The Cramps
"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" - The Ramones
"Victoria" - The Fall
"Tower of Strength" - The Mission
"Under the Milky Way" - The Church
"I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones
"Hey Jealousy" - The Gin Blossoms
"Knock Me Down" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"I Don't Like Mondays" - The Boomtown Rats
"A Girl In Trouble" - Romeo Void
"Love Buzz" - Nirvana
"Anarchy in the UK" - The Sex Pistols
"About a Girl" - Nirvana
"Eloise" - The Damned
"Ship of Fools" - World Party
"Indian Giver" - The Ramones
"That Is Why" - Jellyfish
"Balloon Man" - Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians
"Orange Crush" - REM
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus
"World Shut You Mouth" - Julian Cope
"Greenback Dollar" - Washington Squares
"I Wanna Be Adored" - The Stone Roses
"Rock and Roll" - Velvet Underground
"1976" - Redd Kross
"Baby Baby" - The Vibrators
"I Want to Help You Ann" - The Lyres
"Goo Goo Muck" - The Cramps
"Hey St. Peter" - Flash & the Pan
"What's Inside a Girl" - The Cramps
"Buried Alive" - The Lyres
"Happy Hour" - The Housemartins
"Euro-Trash Girl" - Cracker
"All Come True" - World Party
"Strangelove"- Depeche Mode
"Blister In the Sun" - Violent Femmes
"I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" - The Sex Pistols
"So Alive" - Love & Rockets
"This Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide" - the Kings
"Gone Daddy Gone" - Violent Femmes
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants
"Echo Beach" - Martha & the Muffins
"What Girls Want" - Material Issue
"Private Idaho" - The B-52s
"Personal Jesus" - Depeche Mode
"No Rain" - Blind Melon
"Someday Someway" - Marshal Crenshaw
"What I Am" - Edie Brickle & the New Bohemians
"Rough Night In Jericho" - Dreams So Real
"Girl of My Dreams" - Bram Tchaikovsky
"No Fun" - The Stooges
"Charlotte's Remains" - The Fuzztones
"The Good Life" - Fire Town
"Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy
"Blood & Roses" - The Smithereens
"Ashes To Ashes" - David Bowie
"Istanbul (Not Constadinople)" - They Might Be Giants
"It's the End of the World (As We Known It)" - REM
"TV Eye" - The Stooges
"Behind the Wall of Sleep" - The Smithereens
"Walk On By" - The Stranglers
"Step On You" - The Happy Mondays
"I Can't Stand It Anymore" - Velvet Underground
"Mayor of Simpleton" - XTC
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nivana
"Low" - Cracker
"Hazy Shade of Winter" - The Bangles



And for the Animal House fans:

"Fight For You Right" - The Beatsie Boys
"Funky Cold Medina" - Tone Loc
"Bust a Move" - Young MC
"Me So Horny" - 2 Live Crew
"Mony Mony" Billy Idol
 "What I Like About You" - The Romantics
"Shout" - Isley Brothers
"Louie Louie" - The Kingsmen

  

Friday, June 29, 2012

THE MO-DETTES - WHITE MICE



I thought I would post this video of the punk girl band the Mo-Dettes to announce that 1) I am planing a 80s playlist like the recent "Campy 70s" playlist. I intend to make it fun, even though I notice when it comes to the two decades in the world retro blogs, some of the 80s folks don't have a sense of humor about the decade.

These people don' wallow in the badness like the 70s crowd does. They tend to either think the 80s were the greatest decade ever and not to be made fun of or they are embarrassed by the fun and frivolous things. These bloggers will tell you that their favorite song is "God Bless the U.S.A" by Lee Greenwood, their favorite movie is Red Dawn and since junior high they wanted to be either a stock broker or a computer analyst. Trust me, I'm from the 80s and I wasn't like that, although most of the people I graduated high school with were. In the words of Holden Caulfield, these people are "phonies" or, as I used to say on the old blog, they are "weenie bloggers."

The 70s oriented retro bloggers can't make up their mind if their favorite movie is Clockwork Orange, Star Wars, Blazing Saddles or Behind the Green Door. They like the Eagles, the Bee Gees and Led Zeppelin, but also "The Night Chicago Died" or "Kung-Fu Fighting." In college, the 70s bloggers were still try to decide between being a science fiction author or an adult film star.

Some 80s fans may whine and complain about what I choose. Oh well. My opinions are why I'm considered the Super Villain of the Ozarks. Mwu-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

2) I have removed some of the other You Tube videos from the blog because they were either removed from You Tube or You Tube is blocking them. Honestly, I'm not that concerned about them at the moment, because most were posted during the Countdown to Halloween or Countdown to Christmas. In other words, they were posted by me just so I could have something to post. No big loss. So watch the Mo-Dettes while you can.   

Sunday, October 2, 2011

BEST OF DESDINOVA: 15 YEARS AGO RADIO DIED WITH KURT COBAIN

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF NIRVANA'S NEVERMIND

I don't think there has been a more important day in the history of the United States of America than September 24, 1991. That was the day that Nirvana's Nevermind was released.
I can tell you where I was the first time I heard it. I was in college, working on my electronic media degree and living in a small apartment on Elm Street between two frat houses near M.S.U (then known as S.M.S.U). It was on a rather warm day, shortly before Halloween, that heard this song being blasted from a stereo system in the backyard of the frat house on the left of the apartment building. I remember thinking "Now that is what music is supposed to sound like." I saw one of the frat members and asked him what the song was. He told me the group was called Nirvana and showed me the cassette's cover (Yes, kids it was on cassette in those days). I went that night and bought a copy.
Nirvana's Nevermind came out at a time when heavy metal bands were recording lame love ballads just to get airplay among the New Kids On the Block and Whitney Houston songs dominating the airwaves. Most AOR stations were playing bar bands and older artist like John Hiatt, Don Henley and Bonnie Raitt between the power ballads. With the exception of Guns N Roses and Metalica, AOR was turning into music for men in a midlife crisis.
Nirvana changed all of that! It revitalized rock and roll much the way the Beatles did in 1964 and the Sex Pistols did in 1976.
That is why I'm excited about this 20th anniversary edition of Nevermind. I'm saving up my money to buy a copy. Not a day goes by that I don't listen to "Smells Like Teen Spirit," so I know I will enjoy this one. It is hard to believe it has been around for 20 years, because it seems like only yesterday that I heard it for the first time.
It is also hard for me to believe that a local scumbag blogger and trouble maker named Stormy dared to slam Kurt Cobain on Facebook. He also slammed John Lennon in the same post.
Because of that I'm posting a BEST OF DESDINOVA of the most popular post ever, in which I explain how the radio industry's ingnoring Nirvana caused it to lose younger listeners.

Friday, September 9, 2011

I'M OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR A ONE HIT WONDER Part 2

You are probably wondering why there is a picture of Maxwell Smart on this second post about one hit wonders that really weren't one hit wonders. Yesterdays, post covered the acts that are often referred to as one hit wonders but had at least one or more other Top 40 hits. This section included the acts that had hits that didn't make the Top 40, but were in the Hot 100. Many of these got above #75 on the Hot 100 and may have received airplay on the radio or MTV. So, as Maxwell Smart would say these acts "Missed it by that much."

King Harvest - "A Little Bit Like Magic" #91.

Peter Schilling - "Different Story (A World of Lust and Crime)" #61.

Vixen - "How Much Love" #44 and "Love Is a Killer" #71.

The Exciters - "He's Got The Power" #57, "Little Bit of Soap" #58 and "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" #78.

Edison Lighthouse - "It's Up To You Petula" #72.

Devo - "Working In The Coal Mine" #43 and "Theme From Dr. Detroit" #59.

Big Country - "Fields of Fire" #52 and "Wonderland" #86.

Marmalade - "Falling Apart at the Seems" #49 and "Rainbow" 51.

Mountain - "The Animal Trainer and the Toad" #76.

Shocking Blue - "Mighty Joe" #43 and "Long and Lonesome Road" #75 ("Love Buzz" didn't chart but is famous because it was recorded by Nirvana).

Free - "Stealer" - #49 ("Fire and Water" was played quite a bit on AOR stations as well).

Bertie Higgins - "Just Another Day in Paradise" #46.

Faith No More - "Easy" #58.

Curtis Lee - "Under The Moon of Love" #46.

Iron Butterfly - "Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way)" #66, "Soul Experience" #75 and "In the Time of Our Lives" #96.

Brewer & Shipley - "Tarkio Road" #55.

Joey Scarbury - "When She Dances" #49.

The Bobbetts - "I Shot Mr. Lee" #52 and "Have Mercy Baby" #66 (I should point out that Mr. Lee of their two biggest hits was the principal at their school. Wonder what he thought of the follow up record?).

Sheb Wooley - "That's My Pa" #51 (Nine years after it was a hit, Wooley sang a portion of this song in an episode of the Mod Squad entitled "The Death of Will Bill Hannachek").

Bobby Day - "Over & Over" #41 and "The Bluebird, Buzzard and the Oriole" #54.

Arthur Alexander - "Everyday I Have To Cry" #45, "Anna" #68 and "Where Have You Been All My Life" #50.

The Tornadoes - "Ride The Wind" #63.

The Swinging Blue Jeans - "Good Golly Miss Molly" #43 and "You're No Good" #93.

Shirley Bassey - "Something" #55, "Diamonds Are Forever" #57,  "Never Never Never" #48 and "History Repeating" #10-Dance Chart (with the Propellerheads).

The Gentrys - "Spread It On Think" #50.

The Music Machine - "People In Me" #66.

The Standells - "Sometimes The Good Guys Don't Wear White" #43, "Why Pick On Me" #54 and "Can't Help But Love You" #78.

Bob Kuban & The In-Men - "The Teaser" #70 and "Drive My Car" #93.

Bob Lind - "Remember the Rain" #64 and "Truely Julie's Blues" #65.

The Sunshine Company - "Happy" #50 and "Look Here Comes The Sun" #56.

The Blues Magoos - "Pipe Dream" #60, "One by One" #71 and "There's a Chance We Can" #81.

The Lemon Pipers - "Rice Is Nice" #46 and "Jelly Jungle of Orange Marmalade" #51.

Status Quo - "Ice In the Sun" #70.

Barbara Acklin - "From a Teacher to a Preacher" #57, "Just Ain't No Love" #67 and "Am I the Same Girl" #79.

Blue Cheer - "Just a Little Bit" #92.

Spiral Starecase - "No One For Me To Turn To" #52.

T. Rex - "Ride The White Swan" #76, "Hot Love" #72 and "Telegram Sam" #67.

Stories - "I'm Coming Home" #42, "Mammy Blue" #50 and "If It Feels Good, Do It" #88.

Paper Lace - "Black Eyed Boys" #41 and "Billy Don't Be a Hero" #96 (There version was out first).

Thin Lizzy - "Cowboy Song" #77 (The title track from the LP "Jailbreak" received a lot of airplay but didn't chart).

Paul Nicholas - "On the Strip" #67.

Nick Lowe - "I Knew the Bride (When She Used To Rock & Roll)" #77 ("So It Goes" didn't chart but was featured in the movie Rock & Roll High School).

Thomas Dolby - "Europa and The Pirate Twins" #67, "Hyperactive" #62 and "Airhead" #6-Dance charts.

Honeymoon Suite - "New Girl Now" #57 and "What Does It Take" #52.

Bourgeous Tagg - "Mutual Surrender" #62.

Siouxie & the Banshees - "Peek A Boo" #53 and "Cities In the Dust" #17-Dance chart.

Crash Test Dummies - "The Superman Song" #56 and "Afternoon & Coffee Spoons" #66.

Barry McGuire - "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)" #62 and "Child of Our Times" #72.

The Music Explosion - "Sunshine Games" #63.

I'm sure there are more bu there is a good list of them for right now.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

I'M OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR A ONE HIT WONDER Part 1

As I mentioned in my last post, it is not easy to determine which songs are one hit wonders. You are either surprised that an act had another hit or that the other song wasn't a Top 40 hit. Many musical acts are called one hit wonders, even though they had another hit or two in the Top 40 or Hot 100.

Why? Part of this is memory lapse on the part of people discussing music. This in turn effects polls being conducted by magazines, radio stations or online sights. Another cause of this can be laid at the feet of the radio industry, which frequently limits the number of songs by an artist on their playlist. Many oldies and classic rock stations only play one song by an act. The worst offender is reference books and articles (print and online) written on the subject which are either poorly researched or purposely ignore the facts. Some CD and LP compilations have done this also.

I looked over several listings of one hit wonders and decided to list the ones that were glaring mistakes. This one contains the acts that had other Top 40 hits. I plan to follow this up with groups that had hits that "bubbled under" the Top 40. Also, if the song charted on or was higher on another chart, I designated that chart. Some I listed because they received radio and MTV airplay.

Johnny Preston - "Cradle of Love" #7 and "Feel So Fine" #14 in 1960 after "Running Bear."

Big Bopper - "Big Bopper's Wedding" #38.

C. W. McCall - "Wolf Creek Pass" #40 and "The Old Home Filler Up and Keep On Trucking Cafe" #54. Both had a connecting story line featuring the waitress named Mavis, sidekick Earl and Sloan, the dog of the truck driving narrator, Rubber Duck.

A-Ha - "The Sun Always Shines On TV" #20, "Cry Wolf" #50 and "The Living Daylights" #113.

Great White - "The Angel Song" #30 and "Rock Me" #60.

Tommy Tutone - "Angel Say No" #38.

Strawberry Alarm Clock - "Tomorrow" #23.

Question Mark & the Mysterians - "I Need Somebody" #22 and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" #56.

Falco - "Der Kommisar" #72, "Vienna Calling" #18 and "Sound of Musik" #13.

The Rembrants - "Just The Way It Is, Baby" #14.

The Foundations - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" #11.

Keith - "Ain't Gonna Lie" #37 and "Tell It To My Face" #37.

The Left Banke - "Pretty Ballerina" #15 and "Desiree" #98.

Maxine Nightingale - "Lead Me On" #5.

Taste of Honey - "Sukyaki" #3.

The Fat Boys - "The Twist (Hey Twister!)" #16.

Looking Glass - "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" #33.

Steel Breeze - "Dreaming Is Easy" #30.

Maury Head - "Superstar" #14 in 1971. This song is best known as "Jesus Christ Superstar." Head played Judas in the original version in London.

The Romantics - "One In a Million" #37 and "What I Like About You" #47.

Blue Swede -"Never My Love" #7 and "Hush/I'm Alive" #61.

The Soul Survivors - "Explosion (In Your Heart)" #33 and "Impossible Mission" #68.

The Electric Prunes - "Get Me To The World On Time" #27.

Vanilla Fudge - "Take Me For A Little While" #38, "Seasons of the Witch" #65, "Shotgun" #68 and "Where Is My Mind" #73.

Brownsville Station - "Kings of the Party" #31, "Lady (Put the Light On Me)" #46, "I'm the Leader of the Gang" #48, "Let Your Yeah Be Yeah" #57 and "Martian Boogie" #59.

Spandau Ballet - "Gold" #29 and "Only When You Leave" #34.

Swing Out Sister - "Twilight World" #31 and "Am I The Same Girl" #45/#1-AC.

The Cardigans - "My Favorite Game" #16-Alternative.

Madness - "Must Be Love" #33.

Semisonic - "Singing In My Sleep" #33-#11 Modern, "Secret Smile" #21 Modern and "Chemistry" #39 Modern.

Lighthouse - "Sunny Days" #34 and "Pretty Lady" #53.

American Breed - "Step Out of Your Mind" #24 and "Green Light" #39.

Alias - "Waiting for Love" #13.     
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