Todd-o-phonic Todd: Playlist from December 8, 2018

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Upcoming events:

Sat. Apr 20th, 3pm - 6pm: Tough Shits, Sonny and The Sunsets, The Smarthearts and Reese McHenry (More info...)

Philly's Tough Shits have been toiling in the dark recesses of rock'n'roll for a decade or so, but on their new album Burning In Paradise (Burger Records) they completely step up their game. An early entry in the 2019 best album field, The TS's drop 10 super charged power pop garage gems here that you won't soon forget. Rejoice listeners!

Sonny and The Sunsets are a beautiful West Coast thing. Birthed from the sand, the surf, and twilight campfires down in Ocean Beach, Sonny & the Sunsets’ busted beach-pop songs spark recollections of doo wop’s otherworldly despair, a dose of goofball humor from the Michael Hurley school, and positive possibilities exuded by Jonathan Richman. Their new lp, Hairdressers In Heaven, arrives on April 5th. Catch them at The Bell House in Brooklyn on 4/19.

The Smarthearts are a Philly based punk band that's fueled by a winning mixture of rockabilly and power pop. Featuring members of Sheer Mag, their catchy as hell songs will bring a smile to your face and movement to your feet. Catch the Smarthearts on tour with Sheer Mag at Brooklyn Bazaar on 4/20 and White Eagle Hall on 4/26.

Reese McHenry came up swinging in Northern Minnesota and she didn’t sit still for very long. A true troubadour, her powerful voice has driven her from the fresh greens of Eau Claire to the dusty motels of Albuquerque and everywhere in between. The glorious results can be heard on her new album "No Dados" out 4/12 on Suah Records and live at Alphaville on 4/16.

Sat. May 4th, 3pm - 6pm: McKinley James (More info...)

McKinley James is a 17 year old rock'n'roll guitarist and singer from Rockin' Rochester. His father, Jason Smay (JD McPherson band, Los Straitjackets, Hi-Risers) helped raise McKinley in a very musical household. He started on the Hammond B3 organ at age 7, but discovered his passion for guitar at 10. His influences range from Link Wray to Freddie King to Otis Redding. The first live gig McKinley caught was a Sonics matinee show at Maxwell's. Be among the first to discover this prodigy live on the Todd-O-Phonic Todd show and later that evening at Hank's Saloon.

Sat. May 11th, 3pm - 6pm: Mystery Lights (More info...)

Originally from the small town of Salinas, California and now based in NYC, Mystery Lights live shows gradually became the stuff of legend as the quintet won their following one fan at a time in dives from Brooklyn to the Bowery. The Lights’ sound has evolved into a fuzz-fueled hopped-up 21st Century take on 60s garage pebbles, and artful 70s punk, that is all their own. Look for their new Wick lp Too Much Tension on May 10th and catch them at Music Hall Of Williamsburg on May 18th.

Sat. May 18th, 3pm - 6pm: Ex Hex and Tacocat (More info...)

On It’s Real, Ex Hex's second album, the trio's commitment to larger-than-life riffs and unforgettable hooks remains intact, but the garage-y, post-punk approach that defined their debut album Rips has grown in scale and ambition.On It’s Real, the group’s second album, Ex Hex’s commitment to larger-than-life riffs and unforgettable hooks remains intact, but the garage-y, post-punk approach that defined their debut album Rips has grown in scale and ambition. See Mary Timony and crew in all their live glory at Elsewhere on May 9th and hear them on Todd's show May 18th.

This Mess Is a Place, Tacocat's fourth full-length and first on Sub Pop, finds the band waking up the morning after the 2016 election and figuring out how to respond to a new reality where evil isn’t hiding under the surface at all—it’s front and center. Despite current realities being depressing enough to make anyone want to crawl under the covers and sleep for a thousand years, Tacocat are doing what they’ve always done so well: mingling brightness, energy, and hope with political critique. This Mess Is a Place is charged with a hopefulness that stands in stark contrast to music that celebrates apathy, despair, and numbness. Catch their boundless energy at Music Hall Of Williamsburg on Friday May 17th.

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
The Mekons	Memphis, Egypt	The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll	A&M		LP			0:00:00 ()
Eater	Thinkin' Of The U.S.A.		The Label		45			0:02:59 ()
The Fadeaways	Midnight To Six Man	Transworld 60's Punk Nuggets	Soundflat	2018	LP		*	0:06:14 ()
The Ramones	Cretin Hop	Live In Glasgow: December 19, 1977	Sire/Rhino	2018	2LP		*	0:07:53 ()
Baby Grande	Gettin' Away With Murder	Baby Grande	HoZac	2018	LP		*	0:10:45 ()
Neighborhood Brats	Down 3rd	Claw Marks		2018	LP		*	0:13:11 ()
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers	Chinese Rocks	L.A.M.F. the Lost '77 Mixes	Jungle		LP			0:15:28 ()
The Ar-Kaics	You Turn Me Bad	In This Time	Wick	2018	LP	Tonight's the night! At Diviera Drive with The Elevator Operators, Brower and Beginner's Mynd!	*	0:18:29 ()
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'		Yorktown		45			0:22:34 ()
Brower live at The WFMU Studios! Engineered by Matt Clarke
Brower live on WFMU	Real Girl							0:26:24 ()
Brower live on WFMU	My Father's Name Was Cat							0:29:36 ()
Brower live on WFMU	U N Him							0:33:18 ()
Brower live on WFMU	69th Road							0:35:31 ()
Brower live on WFMU	Hacksaw							0:39:04 ()
Brower live on WFMU	Carol							0:41:19 ()
Brower live on WFMU	Buzzsaw							0:44:32 ()
Brower interview
Rubettes	Put A Back Beat To That Music	Rubettes	State		LP			0:53:00 ()
Lucy and The Rats	Night Comes	Lucy and The Rats	Surfin' Ki/Stardumb		LP			0:54:44 ()
Cheap Tissue	Bag & Number			2018	MP3		*	0:57:59 ()
The Undertones	Hard Luck	Hypnotized	Sire		LP			1:00:08 ()
Pale Lips	Simplify Your Life		Spaghetty Town	2018	MP3	from their upcoming LP!	*	1:04:00 ()
Slade	I'm Mee, I'm Now, An' That's Orl		Polydor		45			1:06:57 ()
Sheer Mag	Can't Play It Cool	Need To Feel Your Love	Wilsuns Recording Company		LP			1:10:32 ()
Alice Cooper	You Drive Me Nervous	Killer	Warner Bros.		LP			1:14:20 ()
Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre live on WFMU! Engineered by Tom Unish
Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre live on WFMU	Tomorrow Is A Long Time							1:19:18 ()
Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre live on WFMU	The Bend In The River							1:22:30 ()
Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre live on WFMU	If I Could Fly							1:26:07 ()
Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre live on WFMU	My Rifle, My Pony and Me							1:31:11 ()
Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre live on WFMU	Along The Santa Fe Trail							1:33:11 ()
interview with Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre
Jeff Tweedy	I Know What It's Like	Warm	dBpm	2018	CD	on the show next week!	*	1:40:25 ()
Rod Stewart	Every Picture Tells A Story	Every Picture Tells A Story	Mercury		LP			1:44:02 ()
Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis	Wild Wild Wild	Wild! Wild! Wild!	Bloodshot	2018	LP		*	1:50:04 ()
The Strangeloves	I'm On Fire		Swan		45	greatest reunion of 2018!		1:52:32 ()
JD McPherson	Bad Kid	Socks/A Christmas Album by JD McPherson	New West	2018	CD		*	1:54:50 ()
The Beginner's Mynd live on WFMU! Engineered by Matt Clarke
The Beginner's Mynd live on WFMU	I Want Truth							2:00:06 ()
The Beginner's Mynd live on WFMU	Ego Death							2:02:19 ()
The Beginner's Mynd live on WFMU	I've Seen Stars							2:04:50 ()
The Beginner's Mynd live on WFMU	No Expectations							2:10:04 ()
The Beginner's Mynd live on WFMU	Baby Blue							2:14:32 ()
Chat with Beginner's Mynd
R.I.P. Pete Shelley
The Buzzcocks	Friends Of Mine	Spiral Scratch	New Hormones		EP			2:21:11 ()
The Buzzcocks	Love Battery	Time's Up	Domino		LP			2:22:49 ()
The Buzzcocks	I Can't Control Myself	Time's Up	Domino		LP			2:25:34 ()
The Buzzcocks	What Do I Get?		United Artists (UK)		45			2:28:20 ()
The Buzzcocks	Sixteen Again	Love Bites	United Artists (UK)		LP			2:31:11 ()
The Buzzcocks	Everybody's Happy Nowadays	Singles Going Steady	IRS		LP			2:34:25 ()
The Buzzcocks	You Say You Don't Love Me	A Different Kind of Tension	IRS		LP			2:37:38 ()
The Buzzcocks	Ever Fallen In Love?	Singles Going Steady	IRS		LP			2:40:28 ()
The Buzzcocks	Harmony In My Head	More Prodcut In A Different Compilation: The Best Of The United Artists Recordings 1978-1980	United Artists/Org/Rhino		2LP			2:43:15 ()
Having fun on stage on La La Brooks
The Tenders	The Tender Twist		Outright Rock		45			2:53:34 ()
Jon Spencer	Do The Trash Can	Spencer Sings The Hits	In The Red	2018	LP		*	2:56:29 ()

Listener comments!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:01pm Frank In Queens: Time to rock!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:01pm SeanG: DESTROY YOUR SAFE AND HAPPY LIFE!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:03pm listener monica: you know i just got in my car and turned on the radio. it's a good day that starts with the MEKONS!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:03pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Live music today from Brower, Beginner's Mynd and Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre!
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 3:03pm Hoboken Jack: The line at Fiore's was still too long so my late lunch is a bag of Wise Salt and Vinegar chips. Nonetheless I am ready to rock!!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:07pm joel: Think some Buzzcocks is in order.
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:08pm thedunkel: Asburian backseat drunken comedian copilot here - slow and low at the ready
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:08pm bill hanke: Cavestompers Unite! tonite Diveria Drive: Ar-Kaics, Beginner's Mynd, Brower, Elevator Operators!!!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:12pm SeanG: this Baby Grande stuff is the best
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 3:15pm DonJuanTijuana: Hmmm, I'm wondering if Dean Wareham might be a special guest at the Bowery Ballroom tonight? Nevertheless, a treat to hear him live here!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:17pm Guy Walker: Okay, you kids!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:18pm bill hanke: god bless Doug Colvin!!!!
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 3:22pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: NOTHING
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:23pm medson: Great opening set as always TOPT.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 3:25pm seaks: Cretin Hop hit the spot
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 3:30pm Hoboken Jack: Nancy soundalikes
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 3:32pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Nice blend of raw & stylin'. Thx Brower !
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:40pm Imperial Gizzard: Hey Brower! Hey Daisy!
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:51pm scott: Hey Todd, still waiting for that $2G Obama rebate check from Iran.
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:55pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: @Scott Me too, I guess.
	Sat. 12/8/18 3:58pm scott: It's OK, still got Nixon and Reagan karma, eeh.
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:03pm pinto bean: RIP Pete Shelley!
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:09pm WO Town Wick: Damn...YLT had Oneida AND Sharon Van Etten last night.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:09pm medson: Hell Yeah
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:16pm northguineahills: bloody Hell, WO Town Wick, each of YLT's Chanukah's shows belies belief in how awesome they are!
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:19pm Ven: Todd, this show is rocking! WFMU keeps the USA from teetering completely over the edge.
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:22pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: @Ven: Thanks! Doing what we can!
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:23pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Dylan said Alice writes well !
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:41pm scott: It is not 'Country', it is, 'Western'.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:43pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...we're Cowboys not Hillbillies dammit!...
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:45pm Tunkamoose: Thank you and Gracias, Todd-o, for playing that Western dream-pop. It’s more dreamy than poppy!
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:49pm WO Town Wick: When Uncle Tupelo broke up, I would have bet my mother's china that Son Volt would outshine Wilco & Tweedy. And I would have lost every last saucer. Anyway,the new Jeff Tweedy stuff sounds great.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:50pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Had to know - Micky Waller drums: en.wikipedia.org... Love Son Volt.
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:54pm Sammy Davis Jr.: Todd my Brother, you are one swinging, far-out cat! Nobody can make Saturday afternoons groove like you do. Your beats in my earbuds are a stone indispensable lifestyle accessory, wherever I am, Man. Truth. Love ya Babe, never change!
	Sat. 12/8/18 4:55pm P-90: What Sammy said
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:57pm medson: Nice. I was just listening to this Socks album.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 4:59pm Hackensack Slim: JD rocked it Xmas style in Brooklyn this week Eddie Angel was pretty great as well.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:14pm Mike tp: the mynd blows my mind!!!
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:26pm glenn: when did pete shelley die?
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:29pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: @glenn: A few days ago. Thursday, I believe.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:29pm Mike tp: 2-3 days ago..maybe 4
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:29pm northguineahills: @glenn: hace dos dias
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:30pm glenn: huh. i listened to singles going steady this morning, for what i thought was no apparent reason.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:32pm andrewb: always thought Pete was the answer to what if Johnny Rotten could sing?
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:36pm seth from muddy creek: RIP
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 5:37pm medson: Nice tribute to Pete Shelley.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:37pm Motobro: Godspeed the great Pete Shelly... Thank you Todd.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:37pm fredr: Sorry to hear about Pete! I live this band
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:38pm Motobro: Life the illusion, love is the dream...
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 5:38pm luca: lad's an icon...pure pop for now people
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:40pm vertual: Hello from the snowy Carolinas. I'm so emotional this week. Crying while jumping and singing to the buzzcocks. Haven't been this way since Alex chilton and the ramones left us. Thanks for helping me process Todd.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 5:42pm adampsyche: thanks for the buzzcocks and for not playing orgasim addict!
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:43pm mike east: I was singing this song out loud out of nowhere last week. Kinda freaked me out when I heard Pete Shelley died this week.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:43pm Motobro: Buzzcocks, the elixer for those who will never grow up.
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:47pm northguineahills: @vertual: I've felt like that for the last few years as my musical heroes go to the other side....
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 5:48pm luca: i believe!
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:48pm sufferwords: Can not underestimate what the Buzzcocks meant to this man - never a crap show - the music can still thrill as much as hearing it fresh in the 79’s
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:49pm sufferwords: 70’s
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 5:49pm slugluv1313: there is . . . no love . . . in . . . this world . . . ANYMOOOOORRRREEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:50pm Dungaroos Kipawah: Perfect—and you can hear Belock laughing!
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:52pm Danny: Will make sense after fourth listen
	Sat. 12/8/18 5:57pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: @Danny Not necessarily.
	♥ Sat. 12/8/18 6:00pm SeanG: thanks Todd!
	Tue. 12/11/18 2:23am John from CDA: When I heard the set that has four songs that I have played years ago on my college radio show at the University of Idaho, I was feeling both nostalgic and sad because of the loss of a musical pioneer who was creating punk-pop years before it became popular. Thank you, godspeed, and requiescat in pace, Pete, and thank you, Todd.
	Tue. 12/11/18 2:24am John from CDA: What slugluv1313 said.
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