Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!!

On Sabbatical

2011-12-06T18:12:00.000-07:00

Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! Is temporarily off the air until about late February.

You can still access the podcasts from this site OR off iTunes. Thanks for understanding and I hope to back with tons more goodies after this unpaid sabbatical of sorts. Well, it's not like I was getting paid to begin with, so suck it up!

xo

Well this is embarassing

2011-08-28T20:50:00.000-06:00

So it's been about a MONTH since I was able to edit my last show into the podcast you got on July 27th. It seems the FTP server mouse at the radio station either crumbled under the pressure or kicked the bucket.

See, that's the problem with community funded radio. It's mostly run be vegans sensitive to animal labour. So until that dispute is resolved (or I find another means of accessing the stations FTP server), I guess you have to listen via analog radio....or the CJSR listener App on your iPhone....or the internet.

You have options! I have to wait for vegans to make a decision!

NEW Email!!

2011-08-16T09:39:00.000-06:00

After much delibertaion, I have decided to catapult into the 21st century and get an email address for the show. I know, I know, this is a huge step for mankind but breaking ground is what I do.

Feel free to drop me a line. Tell me what you think, what you think I need to hear or better yet we can swap photos of our dogs in human clothes! Kidding, that is just wrong in so many ways.

If you're a band, drop me a line to find out how you can get your music on the show and perhaps many others at CJSR. So where can you reach me? Easy : rolga@cjsr.com

July 27, 2011 Playlist, A Tribute to YOU!

2011-08-05T18:56:00.000-06:00

I have to remember sometimes that I live in a great time and place of wonder and opportunity. I also have to remember that I am not the only one out there living it and that one day I may not have as many horse shoes as I do now. I also have to remember that everything is cyclical and I'm on the upswing of that cycle and so here we find ourselves. Connoisseurs of music, lovers of rock n' roll, aficionados of the hip sway, I am glad for you.

Thanks for tuning in, near and far. Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement. This little DJ feels overly whelmed and I'm happy to do the Night Owl, every Wednesday nights, just for you.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Astro Nuts/ Time Machine: Canadian 60's Garage - Montezuma*

James T. Kirks/ 7" - Deadwood**

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet/ Time Machine: Canadian 60's Garage -Benett Cerf*

Mono Men/ 7" - Monster

The Ventures & The Wailers/ Two Car Garage - Out of Our Tree

Twin Libraries/ Softer Seasons - I Dare You to Leave**

The Polymorphines/ The Slip - The Clean & Dirty*

Hang Loose/ S/T (unreleased) - Same Slow Road**

Myelin Sheaths/ Get On Your Nerves - Chemistry Lessons**

Ol' Smashy/ 7" - Cryin' Over You**

Dan Sartain/ Legacy of Hospitality - Hungry End

King Khan & The Shrines/ The Supreme Genius of... - Crackin' Up*

The Mants/ 7" - The Mants! The Mants!*

Lab Coast/ Pictures on the Wall - Joe Lunchpail**

Old Haunts/ Poisonous Times - Ruined View

Hot Blood Bombers/ Broke Traveling Hungry Love - Dirty Little Party*

July 20, 2011 Playlist Hang Loose in the Studio!!

2011-07-25T22:26:00.000-06:00

Hang Loose: Mark, Joe and Dave

Lo and behold. I was able to catch up with Hang Loose mere weeks before they embark on a cross Cuban Rock n' Roll musical tour as part of Solidarity Rock. Great thing about these guys is not only the fantastic smorgasbord of rock n' roll they bring to the table but they're really fantastic and talented guys.

Hang Loose will be playing a Solidarity Rock benefit at the Wunderbar in Edmonton on August 5th with the Frolics, Bonspeil and two other bands. Should be a great time. I encourage you to come out to the show and check them all out. Truly some of my favorite bands, doing the thing they love best and it really shows...Awww. Hopefuly, I can have more of these guest DJ spots in the future with some of my awesome rock n' roll pals, keeping Garage rock alive in these here Prairies.

I had Dave and Joe hosting the show with me and they played a ton of my favorites. Not to mention these guys were my compadres at Sled Island...after- after party you say?

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Dead Ghosts/ Still - Dead Ghosts*

Thee Headcoats/ The Billy Childish Archive - Davey Crockett

Bonspeil/ Dancin' Like Your Uncle - Hey Mr. Man**

Hang Loose/ Single - Bad Timing**

Love/ Love Story 1966-1972 - My Little Red Book

Harlem/ Hippies - Prairie My Heart

Jesus & Mary Chain/ The Power of Negative Thinking - Surfin' USA

The Frolics/ Ripe - Ripe**

Black Lips/ 7" - Ain't Comin' Back

Myelin Sheaths/ Get On Your Nerves - Gloves**

Gino Washington/ Out Of This World - Around the Town

Steel Panther/ Feel The Steel - Death To All But Metal

July 6, 2011 Playlist Some new some old waxy

2011-07-25T21:22:00.000-06:00

Sometimes you just get back into the swing of things by playing some new stuff and some old stuff and not having much to say about any of it. Oh! The new Sloan is a great album! Grab a listen!

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Wild Flag/ **Live Performance** - Racehorse

Joel Plaskett Emergency/ Flase Alarms...1999-2010 - Drunk Teenagers*

Sloan/ The Double Cross - Shadow of Love*

Sebadoh/ Bake Sale - License to Confuse

Black Lips/ Arabia Mountain - Mr. Driver

Lab Coast/ Pictures on the Wall - Really Realize**

The Reatards/ Teenage Hate - When I Get Mad

Raphael Saadiq/ Stone Rollin' - Radio

Black Joe Lewis/ Scandalous - Black Snake

The Black Keys/ The Big Come Up - Heavy Soul

June 29, 2011 Playlist - POST Sled Island POST Everything

2011-07-19T10:20:00.002-06:00

Wild Flag, at the Legion, Calgary

Sled Island 2011, will go down in the R'olga books as the BEST TIME EVER! Did I get to see everyone that I intended to? No, I actually ended up missing Thee Oh See's, Kurt Vile and Shannon and the Clams. What do you do? Sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day and we haven't perfected cloning, telekinesis or telepathy yet.

This years festival was a huge throw back to Garage Rock. Truthfully I hate throwing around the term 'Garage' but I'd rather just toss that around the the numerous derivative forms that just make me sound like a music jerk. All in all a fantastic festival.

Photo to the left is Wild Flag. Fronted by Carrie Brownstein(Sleater Kinney, Excuse 17), Mary Timony (Helium, Autoclave), Janet Weiss (Sleater Kinney, Quasi, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks) and Rebecca Cole. Wild Flag will be releasing their debut album on September 13, 2011 on Merge Records. Watch for it. After seeing this performance, I guarantee this album will blow minds...and ear drums. Hello 90's, I missed you....
Bands I think you should follow this year? There are tons but the ones I am completely enamoured with:

Bare Wires
Demon's Claws
Indian Wars
Wild Flag

Check the playlist below. I think I also did a little too much chatty chatty this episode. This 30+++ year old felt like a dang teenager again. Enjoy!

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Dum Dum Girls/ He Gets Me High - Take Care of My Baby

Crocodiles/ Sleep Forever - Hearts of Love

The Donkeys/ Born With Stripes - Bullfrog Blues

Moon Duo/ Killing Time - Killing Time

Bare Wires/ S/T - Don't Ever Change

Michael Rault/ Ma- Me- O - The Times When You Were Mine**

Dandy Warhols/ Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia

Demon's Claws/ S/T - For a Buck or Two**

Indian Wars/ S/T - Tuscaloosa Bar

The Greenhornes/ Sewed Soles - Hold Me

MOVING!!!

2011-06-28T12:46:00.000-06:00

Hey rock n' roll pals. Sorry for being MIA! Rock n' Roll must be destroyed has been on hiatus for the last 4 weeks!

So it all started off with two demanding work nights, followed by a wicked bronchial infection, followed by moving, followed by the Sled Island music festival in Calgary, followed by more moving and today I am no longer responsible for two homes!!

Though, I am still a little horsey from the bronchial infection and losing my voice.

Highlights include, meeting the Greenhornes and being too dumbfounded and drunk to carry on a conversation. Meeting the Dandy Warhols and chatting about the new upcoming album and Wild Flag...need I say more.

So tune in tomorrow!! I'll be back with some awesome Sled Island reports...I will however leave you with this.

Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED has been preempted by BONO!

2011-05-30T20:52:00.000-06:00

I'm not even joking. No, the radio station did not decide that all programming would cease but I have been dragged away to do some "day job" related "stuff" for the U2 360 Tour stop in Edmonton Alberta. I often get pulled in to do these unique and special events. It kind of works for me y'know?

So, I'll be back next week for sure! I'll leave you with this....

May 25, 2011 Playlist Mega Soul Injection

2011-05-29T16:12:00.001-06:00

I repeat myself often. I tell stories, over and over again. It's my schtick. Know what else is my schtick? Playing more Soul even though I only had a Soul show a few weeks ago.

The Tuesday previous to the airing of this episode of Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! I was getting my mind blown by Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Sharon Jones & the Dapkings. Seriously, what a great show at the Starlight Room. I actually really really enjoyed myself. Both bands played to a FULL house, I lost my friends and found other friends, shaked and quaked and went home with 2 Black Joe Lewis records. HAPPY!

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears/ Tell 'em What Your Name Is...- Sugarfoot

Charles Bradley/ Daptone 45 Singles - Heart of Gold

Sharon Jones & the Dapkings/ Daptone Gold - I'm Not Gonna Cry

Booker T Jones/ The Road From Memphis - Down in Memphis

Koko Taylor/ Alligator Records 40th Anniversary - I'm a Woman

T.Bird & the Breaks/ Learn About it - Blackberry Brandy

Nouvellas/ S/T - Baby Change Your Mind

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears/ Scandalous - Snatch it Back and Hold It

Rich Hope/ Rich Hope Is Gonna Whip It On Ya - When My Light Comes Shining*

Booker T Jones/ The Road From Memphis - Representing Memphis

Fitz & the Tantrums/ Songs for a Breakup - Darkest Street

Lee Fields/ Daptone Gold - Could Have Been

May 18, 2011 Playlist The Sled Island Sampler eerrr....Kind of

2011-05-29T15:48:00.001-06:00

Blah blah blah. Sled Island this....Sled Island that....Yeah, I know I know. It seems like the last few months have been a lead up into this Northern Canadian music festicle, but really, just look at the lineup. I'll say no more.

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Hunx & His Punks/ Too Young to be in Love - Bad Boy

Michael Rault/ Ma-Me-O - The Things You Said**

The WhitSundays/ Saul - I Can't Get Off My Cloud**

The Crocodiles/ Sleep Forever - Hearts of Love

Of Montreal/ The Controller Sphere - Flunkt Sass vs. The Rut Flume

Dead Ghosts/ S/T - When It Comes To You*

Shannon & the Clams/ Sleep Talk - You Will Always Bring Me Flowers

The Greenhornes/ Sewed Soles - The End of The Night

The Sandwitches/ Mrs. Jones' Cookies - Summer of Love

Obits/ Moody Standard & Poor - Killer

Hot Blood Bombers/ Broke Traveling Hungry Love - 16A's*

Kurt Vile/ Smoke Ring For My Halo - Jesus Fever

Old Haunts/ Poisonous Times - In Revolt

May 11, 2011 Playlist Loco for Local?

2011-05-18T20:41:00.001-06:00

So I was joined in the studio by local mega music man Jim Nowhere. Seriously, this guy has quite the prolific little music career going on with a few of his bands and a bunch of his solo stuff. Dig it! It's some great protest punk rock that Billy Bragg would even give a solid nod to.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

J.Ralnyk Devil's/ S/T - Industrial Design**

Makeout Videotape/ Ying Yang - Only You**

The Minimums/ 0 km/h - Minimum Stomp**

Zero Cool/ Talk - Action = Hippies - Red Shovel Rocket**

Tarantuja/ Do Not Resuscitate - Nothing At All**

ICBM's/ The Peet Sessions - Rent**

Hang Loose/ S/T - Bad Timing**

The Frolics/ Ripe - Trouble, Rum & Cigarettes**

James T. Kirks/ 7" - Theme From The Twilight Livingroom**

Fastbacks/ 7" - K. Street

Zero Cool/ And He's to Blame - Servitude is Born**

Surf X/ Shoe Box Jam - This is What -40 Sounds Like**

Zero Cool/ Talk - Action = Hippies - Your Thick Head**

Zero Cool/ Pretty - Strangebird**

May 4, 2011 Playlist Soul Soul Soul n' Rock n' Roll

2011-05-18T20:30:00.000-06:00

Nuff said! I love Soul, if I was more learned in the realm of Soul I would change the format of this show! No maybe not, but I love it. It's sexy.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Black Diamond Heavies/ Every Damn Time - Poor Brown Sugar

Budos Band/ III - Reppirt Yad

The Sonics/ Here Come The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings/ 7" - Money

The Dirtbombs/ Ultraglide in Black - Chains of Love

Diana Ross & the Supremes/ Love Child - I'll Set You Free

Otis Redding/ The Doc of the Bay - Don't Mess With Cupid

The Persuasions/ Street Corner Symphony - Be Good To Me Baby

Sly & the Family Stone/ Anthology - Stand!

The Bell Rays/ Have a Little Faith - Change the World

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears/ Scandalous - I'm Broke

Ol' Smashy/ 7" - Cryin' Over You

Obits/ Moody Standard & Poor - Shift Operator

Mark Sultan/ $ - I'll Be Lovin' You*

King Khan & the Shrines/ The Supreme Genius of.. - (How can I keep you) Outta Harms Way*

April 27, 2011 Playlist Grrrls Rock!

2011-05-18T20:26:00.000-06:00

This show was dedicated to the women that made the 90's rock. In actuality it was the women who rocked my Sony Walkman. Sad news made the rock n' roll world headlines, Poly Styrene left the world much too early and we can blame the Cancers.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Xray Spex/ Germ Free Adolescents - Oh Bondage! Up Yours!

Bikini Kill/ Pussy Whipped - Rebel Girl

L7/ Smell the Magic - Deathwish

Hole/ Live Through This - Violet

Babes in Toyland/ Fontanelle - Handsome & Gretel

Veruca Salt/ American Thighs - Seether

10 Days Late/ 7" - Helicopter Head*

Girlschool/ Demolition - C'mon Let's Go

L7/ Bricks Are Heavy - Shit List

Xray Spex/ Germ Free Adolescents - Germ Free Adolescents

Lydia Lunch/ 8 Eyed Spy - Motor Oil Shanty

Lunachicks/ Binge and Purge - Apathetic

Bratmobile/ Pottymouth - Love Thing

Veruca Salt/ Eight Arms to Hold You - Volcano Girls

PJ Harvey/ Storied from the City, Stories from the Sea - This is Love

April 20, Playlist (better late than never, right?)

2011-05-15T16:09:00.000-06:00

Right? Stoners rejoice! It's your day 4.20 wow. Everyone else, carry on like usual, just like all the days that apply to a small group of people. I think I want to celebrate the day that I pump out 3 podcasts and call it victorious. I know, the next three playlists and podcasts are LATE!

So without any further delay or banter, here is the April 20, 2011 show. Surprise surprise, it's all Garage hits, no misses, okay maybe they're not hits yet but they will be.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Falklands/ Slumber Party - Blackout Cold**

Brazilian Money/ This is Not a Dream - Then You'll Know**

Twin Library/ The Heavy Drag - The Winter Hive**

Nervous Eaters/ Eaterville #1 comp. - You Smell Like Fish

Woven Bones/ 7" - With You Alone

Jacuzzi Boys/ 7" - Bricks or Coconuts

Thee Oh Sees/ Help - Rainbow

Garbo's Daughter/ Florida's Dying comp - Nice Girls Don't Explode

Hunx & His Punx/ Too Young to be in Love - The Curse of Being Young

Ty Segall/ Melted - Caesar

Best Coast/ S/T - Goodbye

Quintron/ Sucre du Sauvage - Face Down in the Gutter

Dodos/ No Color - Black Night

Raveonettes/ Raven in the Grave - Ignite

Podcast and Playlist Delay

2011-04-29T09:56:00.000-06:00

Hey pals. Sorry, there is a delay in getting the podcasts and playlists up for the last two shows. My bad, seriously. I'm kind of jammed between studying some really boring policy crap and upgrading my MacBook. You know? First world white girl problems.

Oh brother!

Hoping to catch a study break soon! You are the most understanding of Rock n' Roll Radio listeners.

xo

MORE! Sled Island Bands Released

2011-04-19T12:33:00.000-06:00

More updates! This Festical is looking good errrr gggreat!

Click HERE for the saturated fat version. I'm just going to give you the breakdown. Just don't be offended if I didn't include your band. No hard feelings, I'm just trying to punch this out during my lunch hour, cool?

Lee Ranaldo (of Sonic Youth!!!)
Cheeseburger
The Sandwitches
Shannon and the Clams
The Whitsundays
Michael Rault (Buy his vinyl! You won't regret it)
Chains of Love
Vicious Cycles
James T Kirks
Trigger Effect
Indian Wars
Howlin' Rain
Black Mastiff

This a MUST see list of bands. I'm jumping up and down on a table that's about to break! Get your wrist bands kiddies!!!

I'm really digging that this years Sled Island Festival seems to be a whole lot more Garage/Blues Rock n' Roll. Thank CHRIST. I was getting really tired of this folk beardy rock. I swear, if I see one beard, I'll fucking shave you!

More lineup and schedule deatils are coming in May. As always, I promise to watch this one like a damn HAWK!

April 13, 2011 Playlist

2011-04-17T11:06:00.002-06:00

So May 2nd will mark yet another election in Canada, the THIRD in 5 years. I seriously can't begin to tell you how bored to tears I am over this election crap. On one hand voter apathy and voter turn out are supposed to be at an all time low for this election. the 2008 election was much the same. Voter turn out was the lowest it had ever been in Canadian history. Don't quote me but it was at 58% or something. This 58% comprised itself of a majority of senile senior citizens and a handful of twenty somethings. Don't forget the parenting 30 somethings that used it as an excuse to get away from screaming children for an hour.

This year, I predict much the same despite attempts at a hefty multi-media campaign to "Get the Vote Out" and some pretty hilarious YouTube videos chalk full of Canadiana to make you snicker. Does this post sound cynical to you? Well it kind of is. Canadian politics are an absolute joke until they start getting scary like during this last Conservative minority government. We saw Canada's role in the world change drastically from peace keeper to war monger. We saw our foreign policy shift to the point of being unrecognizable and most commonly compared to George Bush US style policy. This is what is interesting about this election and not what suit Bloc Quebecois leader, Gilles Duceppe wore or what color Jack Layton's skin was under the camera.

It's become cool and hipster chic to throw down your two cents about this election. Now before you start thinking about what I am doing writing this post, consider me writing this post with a giant eye roll giving my head a shake and a solid scowl at these political neophytes who have invariably clogged my Facebook and Twitter feeds with their uninformed and ranting garbage. One dared to categorize me in the Ignorance is Bliss category after I posted, "My caring quotient is less than or equal to my attention span for this election". Really now, if I'm going to place any energy on following anything, it's going to be something that brings me some kind of joy and not something that has the potential to steal from my pocket, work against it's people and at the end of the day justify its own means with a sea of a senile voter populace. Oh, but I do vote. I just don't think it's the new cool. If you are interested in seeing where your vote sits or you're not sure who/how you're allocating your vote click HERE.

Here's some cool, that won't bore you to tears.....

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Meisha and the Spanks/ Gods of Love - Love Baby**

Vibrating Beds/ S/T - What You Do To Me*

C'Mon/ Beyond the Pale Horse - When the Pale Horse Rides*

Michael Rault/ Ma-Me-O - The Things You Said**

The Reigning Sound/ Love and Curses - Call Me

Chain and the Gang/ Music's not for Everyone - Why Not?

The Gories/ I Know You Be House Rockin' - Nitroglycerine

The Banana/ Norton Records (comp) - There She Goes Again

King Khan & The Shrines/ What Is !? - (How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way?*

The Dirtbombs/ We Have You Surrounded - Ever Losin' Man

Tangiers/ Hot New Spirits - Red Stone Rocks*

The Hangmen/ Used - Last Drive

The Deadly Snakes/ Porcella - Sissy Blues*

Yuck/ S/T - Georgia

April 6, 2011 Playlist

2011-04-11T17:23:00.001-06:00

I plan on putting some words here...

^^^
See above. This is how I organize my thoughts sometimes. We can do some really strange things to remind us to "do" certain things we seemingly "do" out of routine everyday. I have a co-worker for example, who schedules ONE stick of gum everyday at 1:30pm on his Outlook calendar. Isn't that totally bizarro? Maybe borderline psychotic? It was a fantastic laugh at any rate.

So last week, the show prior to Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED, the Shoe Box, had a guest band co-hosting along side them. It was pretty awesome actually, just by chance I showed up really early with my predetermined music in tow and coincidentally, Grant Stovel had to split so I was left to run the soundboard for Pete the Rocker. What an honor! Really! I love my Wednesday night Rock n' Roll brothers. Tarantuja was co-hosting with Pete and holy crow, their sound is huge! So my set kicks off with some Tarantuja and you can judge this heavy cranked out punk rock for yourselves. I say MORE!

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Tarantuja/ Do Not Resuscitate - Shellshock**

C'Mon/ Beyond the Pale Horse - We Gotta Secret*

Dead Moon/ Strange Prey Tell - Fire in the Western World

Pussy Galore/ Right Now - Pig Sweat

Pussy Galore/ Right Now - White Noise

Dwarves/ Sugarfix - Smack City

Million Dollar Marxists/ Give it a Name - Bricklayer*

The Frolics/ Ripe - Better than Winnipeg**

The Blowholes/ S/T - The Haunt*

The Vibrating Beds/ S/T - Baby Tell Me*

Meisha & the Spanks/ Gods of Love - She Wolf**

Chain & the Gang/ Music's not for Everyone - Livin' Rough

The Raveonettes/ Raven in the Grave - Let me on Out

Dum Dum Girls/ He Gets Me High - He Gets Me High

Les Breastfeeders/ Dans la Gueule de Jours - Le Monde Tourne Autour de Toi*

Kurt Vile/ Smoke Ring for My Halo - Baby's Arms

Oblivians

2011-04-03T01:22:00.000-06:00

One of my favorite bands that came out of the 90's who didn't fall into the grunge category, the Oblivians. While there are a few more 90's era garage rock bands, none were more so prolific in their shorter lived music career than the Oblivians.

One of my favorite songs, subsequently covered by the Detroit Cobras and by no coincidence, Greg Cartwright ends up playing guitar on some of the Detroit Cobras recordings.

Here you go...

and for the Detroit Cobras version just for your enjoyment and my cathartic pleasure.

March 23, 2011 Playlist

2011-04-02T17:51:00.000-06:00

Sometimes I really have a hard time getting into new music but I'm also not a pretentious insular kind of person with respect to music or anything for that matter. Sometimes, I just know what I like and I certainly know what I do not like.

I'll often find myself in situations where I meet people who do the same thing I do or music industry types, who have those insular qualities. The great thing about Rock n' Roll is you can throw a dart at a variable smorgasbord of artists in a particular time frame and all the lines intersect, swerve or mesh somehow with what we know know to be Garage, Surf, Punk, Rockabilly, Blues Revival and even New Wave.

At the end of the day, it's all good music. If it draws out a feeling and energy or an emotion, it's done it's job. Even if you hate it. Music, no matter how awful or how brilliant strikes a chord, literally right?

I keep thinking I would love to see an Alive Natural Sound recording artists show case and mix in some more of those contemporaries in a small sweaty bar room in Texas. Yeah, that would be pretty nice.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Patti Smith Group/ 7" - Piss Factory

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/ Greatest Hits - I Need to Know

Thin Lizzy/ Greatest Hits - Killer on the Loose

The Greenhornes/ Gun for You - The End of the Night

The Brimstone Howl/ Big Deal What's He Done Lately - Suicide Blues

Brian Olive/ S/T - There is Love

Eve Hell & the Razors/ When the Lights Go Out - Pick Dust**

Eve Hell & the Razors/ When the Lights Go Out - When the Lights Go Out**

The Blowholes/ S/T - Shoot to Kill*

Meisha & the Spanks/ Gods of Love - Leather Jacket**

Lumerians/ Transmalinna - Hashshashin*

Bloody Hollies/ If Footmen Tire You - Burning Heart

Sled Island UPDATE CITY!!!

2011-03-28T11:08:00.000-06:00

This is just getting better and better. Okay, Rock n' Roll lovers. I think this is our year. So the second of the major leaks have hit the world wide web last Friday and I am so excited to add to my personal roster of shows I will be attending at Sled Island. So, again in order of my importance and likely stuff you'll hear on Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!!

Hunx and his Punx
The Raveonettes
Kurt Vile and the Violators
Alberta Cross
Braids

Here is a little video from Hunx and his Punx, a little number out of Oakland California. I wish I looked that good in nylons...but then again...according to my last hate mail, I look like Howard Stern. You just can't win sometimes I guess.

Sled Island 2011 the EARLY Report

2011-03-20T16:05:00.007-06:00

As SXSW wraps up today and Coachella being right around the corner, I figure it's time we talk about some music festivals coming up this summer. I'm going to be a bit more specific however because the music festival I want to talk about is Sled Island !!!!

This yearly, 4 day, multi-venue festival at the end of June has been going and gaining momentum since 2007. It follows a similar format to SXSW but as you can imagine, it's a bit smaller. Where it lacks in size it boasts in quality, organization and awesomeness. I really was left speechless after my first Sled Island experience last summer. I know I'm going again this year and hope that you will too. So far some of the early leaked confirmed acts are (in order of MY importance):

The Greenhornes
The Dandy Warhols
Sleep
The Buzzcocks
Of Montreal
Blonde Redhead
Chad VanGaalen

I'll keep you all updated as I get more information. I think this years lineup is going to be just as awesome as last year. So what can you expect? Calgary is a great little western Canadian city and just before you think you're in hicksville, think again. The festival is located in a centralized strip along Calgary's SW quadrant and the stylish and hip 17th Avenue. Everything is virtually walking distance as you hop from venue to venue. If you can, bring a bike so you can cruise the streets. The weather is usually fantastic and smack dab right in the best part of summer.

Last year was amazing. I managed to see all the bands on my list and then some. I also got to meet some new friends. I seem to gravitate to dogs outside the Ship & Anchor. The Ship hosted 2 of my favorite Garage acts, Bloodshot Bill and Mark Sultan (aka BBQ). I posted a video of Mark Suktan doing his solo thing at the Ship. It was dark, I was in the back of the room recording on my iPhone but the SOUND was AMAZING! Way to go sound guy!!

Certain highlights were Ty Segall, The Melvins, Hot Water Music, Big Business, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and wanting to kill people inside the Legion because it was too damn hot. Oh! look left! It's Ted Leo being awesome!

Things I realized at Sled Island? I wear that striped shirt way too much. Unless I start treating it like Rock n' Rolga's uniform, I need to do some shopping. I also realized more people need to know about this music festival.

CHECK IT OUT!

March 16, 2011 Playlist

2011-03-20T15:03:00.003-06:00

This is the episode where I get dumped on Facebook. Brian (who also rocks) and I talk about it in brief. Now before you go ahead and assume I'm a bitter cold hearted serpent woman and before you go ahead and think how awful the dumper must feel, just consider the hilarity behind getting dumped on Facebook in your 30's. My co-workers teenage children breakup with eachother on Facebook. So now, back to our regularly scheduled life fun times!

I really dug this episode. If you haven't already, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-must-be-destroyed/id396489989

How cool is that!?!

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Monomen/Bent Pages - Lie Detector

Bloody Hollies/Fire at Will - Tired of this Shit

Dinosaur Jr./Farm - Over It

Ty Segall/Melted - Girlfriend

Black Lips/Good Bad Not Evil - Cold Hands

Les Breastfeeders/ Dans la Gueule de Jours - Le Soleil se Meurt a l'ouest*

Almighty Defenders/ Old - All My Loving

The Rebel Spell/ It's a Beautiful Future - Mover of Movers*

Heavy Trash/ Going Way Out With - Kissy Baby

Reigning Sound/ Love and Curses - Call Me

Davila 666/ Tan Bajo - Obsesionao

Oblivians/ Soul Food - Vietnam War Blues

Deadly Snakes/ I'm Not Your Soldier Anymore - West Texas Sound*

No Bunny/ Florida's Dying (comp) - Hocus Pocus

Brian Jonestown Massacre/ Strung Out in Heaven - Let's Pretend it's Summer

March 9, 2011 Playlist

2011-03-12T14:01:00.005-07:00

Sometimes, but rarely, I have very little to say. Today, all you get is the playlist and the podcast. But seriously though, enjoy!

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Stiv Bators/Disconnected - Evil Boy

The Stooges/ Raw Power - Raw Power

Richard Hell & The Voidoids/ Blank Generation - Blank Generation

Suzi Quatro/ Rock Hard - Hard Headed

Slaughter & The Dogs/ A Dog Day Afternoon - Situations

Thin Lizzy/ Wild One: Best of Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi

T.Rex/ T.Rexstasy: Best of T.Rex - Telegram Sam

The Runaways/ S/T - Cherry Bomb

Mark Sultan/ $ - Status*

Bloodshot Bill/ Git High Tonight - Pretty Lil' Miss*

The Bloody Hollies/ Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love - The Rain

The Paybacks/ Knock Loud - Blackout

The Hentchmen/ Form Follows Function - Bewfre the Dog

Dukes of Hamburg/ 7" - Woman

The Yolks/ Floridas Dying (comp) - Shim Sham

March 2, 2011 Playlist

2011-03-03T10:15:00.006-07:00

I've got some Budos Band that runs in the background of every episode of Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! You know I really do love me some Soul. I'm actually really thinking of hi-tailing it on out of here and hitting Chicago to cram myself into a sultry sweaty club. Only, I think Chicago's weather fate is much like ours right now...BLEAK!

Here's a video to tie you over until the Podcast is up. In the meantime, check the playlist below.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Makeout Videotape/ Yin Yang - Exercising With My Demons**

The Frolics/ Ripe - Traveling Meth Lab**

Mono Men/ Wrecker! - He's WaitingG

Gun Club/ Fire of Love - She's Like Heroin To Me

Meisha and the Spanks/ Gods of Love - She Wolf**

NN/ This is NN - Glen or Glenda**

The Old Sins/ 7" - Had My Share of Fist Fights**

Pere Ubu/ Dub Housing - Big Daddy-o

The Minutemen/ The Punchline - Tension

Gaunt/ 7" - Jim Motherfucker

Big Black/ The Rich Mans 8track Tape - Heartbeat

Cro-Mags/ Revenge - Premeditated

Mission of Burma/ on off on - Hunt Again

White Cowbell Oklahoma/ Viva Live Locos - Faster than Sin*

Slippery Slopes/ Floridas Dying (comp) - Shake that Bear

Brian Olive/ S/T - Stealin'

February 9, 2011 Playlist

2011-03-02T17:39:00.003-07:00

Surprises! Surprises for me and you! So, we had some bands randomly drop by the station and as always, I was ill prepared (ie. no make-up, sweat pants, matted hair). You can probably tell I get my dating tips from a 50 year old receptionist divorcee. Actually, it was such a total surprise to me that I think I came off like an a**hole. I had never heard of these guys and I think one of them knows my ex. We'll steer clear of that one. Well, check out the playlist and there's a two week space between podcast episodes because quite frankly one show was all talk and the other show was donated to the Shoebox.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Van Gohst/ Well Done - My Car**

The Mitts/ Collected Recordings - Two Timing White Girls**

Van Gohst/ Well Done - I Hate The Bus**

Brian Olive/ S/T - The Day is Coming

Brimstone Howl/ We Came in Peace - Child of Perdition

Live Wires/ Norton Comp - Scrambled Eggs

Muphets/ Get Off My Back (comp) - You Don't Worry Me

The Breakers/ 7" - Don't Send Me Flowers

Night Beats/ Norton Comp - Get It On

The Mummies/ :Play Their Own Records - The House on the Hill

Meisha & The Spanks/ Gods of Love - Until You're Lovin' Me**

American Flamewhip/ Finger Tight - Candyman*

Maximum RnR/ 7" - Kill Tom Cruise

Black Diamond Heavies/ Every Damn Time - Poor Brown Sugar

The Deadly Snakes/ Porcella - I Heard Your Voice

The Lords of Altamont/ Lords Have Mercy - Cyclone

February 2, 2011 Playlist

2011-02-20T23:14:00.004-07:00

You know sometimes you just want to listen to some serious Rock n' Roll? How about some Million Dollar Marxists!? You know, Canada has some serious Rock n' Roll acts I strongly urge checking out. All it takes is ONE track to spawn an episode of Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! So 'Bricklayer' it was. I mean who can go wrong with guys behind the sound like Luke Nuclear, Steve Fantastic, Johnny O, Davey "The Renaissance Man" and my personal fave Timmy Trashbags. These unassuming Ottawa punk rock n' rollers don't seem to be around much these days, but i'll still play 'em.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Million Dollar Marxists/ Give It A Name - Bricklayer*

Riverboat Gamblers/ Something to Crow About - What's What

Turbonegro/ Apocalypse Dudes - The Age of Pamparius

Cato Salsa Experience/ A Good Tip For A Good Time - M.F.

Detroit Cobras/ Baby - I Wanna Holler

The Bell Rays/ The Red, White & Black - Street Corner

Les Savy Fav/ Let's Stay Friends - The Equestrian

The Dirtbombs/ We Have You Surrounded - Fire in the Western World

F.D. Jones Soap Co./ S/T - 'till I Come Runnin' Back**

Ramblin' Ambassadors/ 7" - Pine Beetle Express**

Michael Rault/ Ma-Me-O - She'll Cut You Down**

The Jesus and Mary Chain/ Darklands - April Skies

January 26, 2011 Playlist

2011-02-10T15:52:00.004-07:00

Oh Vancouver, so rainy, so damp, so NOT Edmonton in the middle of the coldest winter ever. I basically ate my body weight in sushi and managed to see some old friends and well since I was inspired by Vancouver Rock n' Roll, I decided to dedicate am entire show to Vancouver. Of course there is so much more that I wanted to play but I only have an hour.

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The Spitfires/ Three - Down On It *

Vancougar/ Losin' It - Down On Me*

10 Days Late/ 7" - Getaway*

Pack A.D./ We Kill Computers - Deer*

Black Mountain/ S/T - Don't Run Our Hearts Around*

Blood Meridian/ We Almost Made It Home - Oh, Oh, Oh*

Rich Hope/ Rich Hope is Gonna Whip It On Ya - When My Light Comes Shinning*

Dead Ghosts/ S/T - That Old Feeling*

Pink Mountaintops/ S/T - Rock n' Roll Fantasy*

Black Halos/ Violent Years - Jane Doe*

Tranzmitors/ S/T - Last Night*

The Evaporators/ Ripple Rock - Addicted to Cheese*

Hang-Ten Hangmen/ Songs from the Scaffold - Beyond Damascus*

Under CONSTRUCTION

2011-02-06T21:50:00.002-07:00

Hey All. So there is a slight delay in getting the Podcasts out to you. I'm about 3 behind right now. The studio (aka my apartment) is under construction right now and I have been away from my gear and editing interfaces.

I think I have one more week of renovations left and then I'll churn out those Podcasts for your listening pleasure.

Until then, you can always tune into the live show, every Wednesday 11PM (MST) on www.cjsr.com OR check the goddamn iPhone/iPad/iPod App!!! It's free!!!

January 19, 2011 Playlist

2011-01-26T11:24:00.005-07:00

Thanks for tuning in. From the listener feedback I have gotten so far, I am told this one is a sought after podcast.

I did have a ton of fun putting this show together. These are all some of my favorites and some NEW favorites too. I mean, check out Dogs (from France). I should thank Vincent for parting with this record and was totally impressed by its condition! I did end up gifting it to the person I bought it for. Good thing is I have borrowing rights. The Drags and The Makers really reminded me that tons of great Garage Rock came out the 90's! If anyone ever tells you otherwise, you can send them to me.

Oh, I've also been on a Dukes of Hamburg kick since I played them again on this show. Makes me want to randomly blurt out German at people as I walk by.

Hoping to get the Podcast out and edited before I leave for Vancouver, or I may just have to churn it out at the hotel. Until that time though, check out The Flakes, Russell Quan from The Makers is/was also in The Flakes.

Enjoymy awesome Rock n' Roll Machines!

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

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Dogs/ Legendary Lovers - Everything But Love

The Jesus and Mary Chain/ Psycho Candy - Never Understand

Bauhaus/ 1979-1983 - Crowds

Dukes of Hamburg/ Some Folks - Monkey Monkey

The Drags/ 7" - Mind Bender

Ugly Ducklings/ 7" - Nothin'*

Vampires/ Get Off My Back (comp) - Fire

Thee Milkshakes/ 7" - Hocus Pocus

The Mants/ 7" - I Smell...Womans*

Radio Birdman/ Radios Appear - Anglo Girl Desire

The Makers/ 7" - Don't Cross Your Man

The Pretenders/ The Singles - Middle of the Road

T-Rex/ Electric Warrior - Bang a Gong (Get it On)

Lou Reed/ Walk on the Wild Side (Best of) - Sweet Jane

Rich Hope/ Rich Hope is Gonna Whip it on Ya - Rollin' On*

January 12, 2011 Playlist

2011-01-19T13:57:00.006-07:00

Mixtape! Mania!

I strongly suggest you pick a friend/love interest/family member/co-worker and make them a bloody mixtape! An iPod playlist WON'T suffice!

So as I was preparing to glean my apartment of 5+ years worth of collected "stuff", in a box, I found a mixtape from a very dear friend, who has since skipped across the pond :( I look back at it now and to no surprise it still boasts tons of my favorites.

After all, my friend and I did meet over my band t-shirt I was wearing out one night, while I was on a date. Needless to say the date ended up being me talking to my new friend over a documentary of the band depicted on my t-shirt. He would then play the documentary for me the following weekend at the bar he worked at, cementing a friendship. The rest is actually history and a whole bunch of good times.

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

The Undertones/ S/T - Teenage Kicks

Gun Club/ Fire of Love - Sex Beat

Exploding Hearts/ Shattered - I'm a Pretender

The Kills/ Keep on Your Mean Side - Wait

Rolling Stones/ Beggars Banquet - Sympathy for the Devil

Hot Snakes/ Thunder Downunder - LAX

Lucero/ That Much Further West - The Only One

American Steel/ Jagged Thoughts - Maria

The Gadjits/ At Ease - Bullet in the Mattress

Billy Bragg/ Must I Paint You a Picture - Levi Stubbs' Tears

Joy Division/ Love Will Tear Us Apart - Love Will Tear Us Apart

The Briefs/ Steal Yer heart - Lint Fabrik

Black Cat Music/ October November - The Suicide Party

The Starvations/ Gravity's a Bitch - Dare You to Forget

Miss you Travis! This show is dedicated to you.

January 5, 2011 Playlist

2011-01-18T22:52:00.002-07:00

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Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

The Heavy/ Great Vengeance & Furious Fire - Dignity

The Night Crawlers/ Get Off My Back (compilation) - Want Me

The Mummies/ :Play Their Own Records - The Fly

The Coconut Coolouts/ Party Platter (compilation) - Come On Do The Dolphin

Mark Arm/ 7" - My Life With Rickets

Flaming Sideburns/ Save Rock n' Roll - Street Survivor

Million Dollar Marxists/ Give It A Name - Every Action*

The Get Down/ Dirty Power - Lester Bangs**

The Knack/ Get the Knack - My Sharona

60 ft Dolls/ The Big 3 - The One

Gas Huffer/ Integrity Technology & Service - Bad Vibes

Dwarves/ Sugarfix - Reputation

Rocket From The Crypt/ Live From Camp X-Ray - Outsider

Mono Men/ Bent Pages - The Witch

Marked Men/ Fix My Brain - Going Crazy

Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll

2011-01-17T10:48:00.002-07:00

So as it happens, and as most interest or intrigue is sparked, it all starts with one song, one melody or maybe even a guitar riff. There is a whole science surrounding the neurological and physiological responses we experience with music, so whether or not you find yourself stimulated by the latest "hit" auto-tuned song on your commercial radio station or you find yourself electrified by Chuck Berry, something has chemically occurred in your brain to trigger some level of response. Here is a boring science article about all that noise (no punn intended):

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/03.22/04-music.html

Myself, I've always been fascinated with foreign interpretations of Rock and Roll. No specific time or era, I just can't help ask, why are other cultures are so intrigued with North American/British music? I would find myself traveling and listening to Greek/Italian/Spanish radio and listening to a Scorpions song that was loosely translated or at other times, had the melody merely ripped off. I'll find myself at my parents home, with satellite television on and some sort of pop music game show playing Americanized hits for the screaming audience. Not sure if I would go wild for a Canadian version of a Kelly Clarkson hit where we sing about the marvels of maple syrup but I guess if mediocre is what you seek, then bombs away.

It's not often that a musical style will get ripped off and somehow become better. Not often until you hear some some the music of Cambodian Rock and Roll stars of the 60's. Although it is pretty humorous to listen to a Khmer version of Woolly Bully (or Wooly Pully as it is written in one track listing). Perhaps, in the 60's, when Cambodian musicians took Western Rock and Roll and added their own playing flavour, traditional instruments and enchanting vocal melodies, they didn't realize the power of their new version of American/British inspired Garage Rock and Roll. Most would never realize their potential or even see what kind of affect their brand of Rock and Roll would have on the world.

April 17, 1975 would mark the start of one of the largest genocides to decimate the Cambodian population. As the rural population was ravaged by American bombings, in response to the Vietnam war, Pol-Pot's army, the Khmer Rouge, would begin to wipe out any traces of American influence. Intellectuals, musicians and artists were all executed systematically.

Perhaps the historical significance in this grave human injustice is what makes Cambodian Rock and Roll so electrifying.

I hope you at least got goosebumps out of this or at least enjoyed this brief synopsis of 1960's Cambodian Rock and Roll.

**Big thanks to Lex, for finding some gems in Winnipeg of all places and making the god awful trip to IKEA with me. Truly, the soundtrack and company made it all worth while.**

December 29, Playlist (the end of 2010) Top of the Charts!

2011-01-05T18:32:00.003-07:00

So long sucker! 2010 is done! There was a fantastic resurgence of Rock n' Roll in 2010. This makes me really happy. So below is a list of artists and randomly selected tracks from albums that charted in 2010. 12 tracks, 12 months, 12 artists...starting from January 2010 and up the calendar until the end. Aaaannd, I totally had enough time to squeeze it all in.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Bloodshot Bill/ Git High Tonight - Shick Shack*

King Khan & The BBQ Show/ Invisible Girl - Invisible Girl*

Pierced Arrows/ Descending Shadows - This is the Day

Mark Sultan/ $ - I'll Be Loving You*

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists/ Brutalist Bricks - Bottled in Cork

Black Keys/ Brothers - Howlin' For You

Gas Light Anthem/ American Slang - Spirit of Jazz

Budos Band/ III - Black Venom

Les Savy Fav/ Root to Ruin - Let's Get Out of Here

Black Angels/ Phosphene Dream - Haunting at 1300 McKinnley

Luke Doucet & The White Falcon/ Steel City Trawler - Magpie*

Michael Rault/ Ma Me O - The Things You Said**

Punk Rock Karaoke for fools and great causes

2010-12-25T12:27:00.005-07:00

December is such a busy time of year. Despite where you're from or what your beliefs may be, the pressures of the gifting and feasting holidays can really take a toll. Stress ramps up beyond control, running high octane at every turn with the pressures of work, family and friends all for the grand finale where it all ends on one day with a whole lot more feasting and re-runs of Charlie Brown's Christmas and the Vince Guaraldi Trio in the background giving it all a melancholy undertone. I can't say I'm a huge fan of Christmas, well, not the ramped up North American version of consumerism and chaos but the sappy family part, where I get to wake up in my elderly parents house and have coffee with them in the morning and make fun of them for not having any teeth. That's Christmas!

Regardless, I hope each and every one of you was able to give back in some way to someone with a little less. I hope you made 2010 awesome and are aiming higher for 2011. Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for tuning in and checking out the podcasts. You really know how to make a girl feel loved!

Check out the link below. A few great people were able to pull together a great benefit for providing musical instruments to the Edmonton Youth Emergency Shelter. All in all a great, great cause and hell, it keeps Edmonton rocking when things might be a little grim.

http://www.seemagazine.com/article/music/music-column/punks-in-the-beerlight-5027/

I'm not gonna tell you which one of these three ladies is Rock n' Rolga, but in true New York glam rock n' roll style, I sang a Television song and made a fool of myself for a great cause. See what a few spot lights and a hot backing band can do? Magic...

December 8, Playlist

2010-12-12T13:26:00.007-07:00

No guest this week. Come 2011, I plan on having a few music nerds on-air, sharing the mic and turntables with me. So stay tuned. Also, seems the FTP server is having zero issues but the live streaming was. Here is the Podcast as well, if you missed the show last week.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Huevos Rancheros/ 7" - Rock'n in the Henhouse**

The Bomboras/ Surf Monsters (comp) - Planet of the Apehangers

Hang-Ten Hangmen/ Songs from the Scaffold - Terror Tube**

The Centurions/ Surf Monsters (comp) - Bullwinkle Pt. II

Smacks/ Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things (comp)- Nobody Else is Gonna Do

Nightcrawlers/ Get Off My Back (comp) - Want Me

The Shaggs/ Curious Universe of Outside Music (comp) - Philosophy of the World

The Undertones/ S/T - Girls Don't Like It

Johnny & The Limelights/ Florida's Dying Party Platter - Chicago Illinois USA

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry/ The Very Best of: - Spinning Round

Cygnets/ Bleak Anthems - Telepaths**

Afghan Whiggs/ Turn on the Water - Chalk Outline

Urge Overkill/ The Supersonic Storybook - (today is) Blackies Birthday

Michael Rault/ Ma-Me-O - The Things You Said**

Bonspiel/ Dancin' Like Your Uncle - My Queenie**

Cripple Creek Fairies/ Eater of Astronights - All Over**

Remember when Much Music played....MUSIC?

2010-12-08T10:10:00.002-07:00

You know I have a soft spot for nostalgia and the Huevos Rancheros...

.....and if you want to see what Brent Cooper is up to now, tune into CJSR FM 88.5. Request The Ramblin' Ambassadors

Tandoori Knights

2010-12-06T15:25:00.003-07:00

This is one of my favorites...

....no seriously. King Khan and Bloodshot Bill, the finest in curried garage. Enjoy...

December 1, Playlist

2010-12-04T16:29:00.010-07:00

Time to hole up kids. No seriously. I felt like November never really happened. Maybe it's a symptom of getting old, maybe time is really advancing, maybe this xmas garbage is at fault. No really, Halloween wasn't even over and BLAMMO, Christmas busts through the door. Maybe this year I'll score a shitty Christmas tree to go with my shitty Christmas wreath, in my shitty apartment. Maybe...

I went on a little record shopping binge last week and scored some sweet records. I absolutely HAD to play them. All in all November was a great record month. It was an international whirlwind of travel and record cultivation. Now I must give the wallet a chance to regenerate. This should tie us all over for a while anyway.

So, on a completely LOCAL Edmonton Rock n' Roll note, you have to check out the bands (**) on this playlist. I wanted to showcase one of them but felt all (**) deserve to share the lime light. Rock n' Roll is not dead, it just was briefly eclipsed by the phenomenon known by my listeners as Glockenbeard Folk. Thank CHRIST it's coming to an end. Put down the plaid, pick up the razor and drop that tofu. It's going to be OK.

Also, tune in next week. I'll have a VERY special guest co-hosting with me. He's really into Dr.Feelgood and can make any girl swoon with his Nick Lowe. I hope I can keep it together...

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Cripple Creek Fairies/ Eater of Astronauts - Connection**

Bonspiel/ Dancin' Like Your Uncle - Hey Mr.Man**

Michael Rault/ Ma Me-O - It'll Hurt You Too**

Ben Disaster/ Lloyd Tillman Is... - Last Night**

Hang-Ten Hangmen/ Songs From The Scaffold - Beyond Damascus*

Ramblin' Ambassadors/ 7" - The Savage**

The Henchmen/ Get Off My Back (comp) - Get Off My Back

Live Wires/ Aliens Psychos & Wild Things (comp) - Scrambled Eggs

The Yolks/ Florida's Dying Party Platter (comp) - Shim Sham

Heart Attacks/ Aliens Psychos & Wild Things (comp) - Baba Diddy Baby

The Mummies/ :Play Their Own Records - Mashi

Minute Men/ The Punchline - Straight Jacket

No Bunny/ First Blood - Blow Dumb

Cygnets/ Bleak Anthems - Fucked Like Us**

The Depression/ World Gone Mad - World Gone Mad**

Patti Smith Group/ Ethiopia - Pissing in a River

Lame Snakes

2010-11-24T09:32:00.003-07:00

Sorry rock n’ roll machines. This week’s episode of Rock n’ Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! has been pre-empted by my day job. So, while you’re warm and snuggly in your homes, I’ll be freezing my extremities in an early unusually cold Canadian winter. **I was looking for some pity with that last statement**

I’ll make it up to you next week. Until then, I’ll leave you with this weird animated ditty of Richard Hell and the Voidoids.

November 17, Playlist

2010-11-20T10:50:00.006-07:00

Greetings fellow rock n' roll lovers. I'm glad you're all back and you're keeping the Podcast feed alive and well. The great thing about listening to the show live or days later on the Podcast, is that you get the same thing. I don't end up doing much editing besides trimming out the overlap with other shows. You get every "uhmm" and "eerrrr" and microphone squeek. It's like the live show, only in your office while you're drowning out annoying co-workers. Am I right? Oh, and if you want to check out some more from Bloodshot Bill, check out his page. It's pretty entertaining.

http://www.bloodshotbill.com/

So this episode of Rock n' Roll Must be DESTROYED!!! was three long sets of music. Each set was quite unique of it's own and I think we managed to skip over the genre pond and cover off some of the mainstays of my record collection. Thanks again for tuning in and checking out this blog. Remember, search Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! on iTunes and subscribe.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Link Wray/ Live at the Paradiso - Rawhide

Chuck Berry/ Chuck Berry's Golden Decade - Reelin' & Rockin'

Bloodshot Bill/ Git High Tonight! - Shick Shack*

The Ventures & The Wailers/ Two Car Garage - Surf Rider

The Hang-Ten Hangmen/ Songs from the Scaffold - Downtown Surfside*

The Black Angels/ Passover - Black Grease

Brian Jonestown Massacre/ ...and this is our music - When Jokers Attack

Pink Mountaintops/ Axis of Evol - New Drug Queens*

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club/ S/T - Whatever Happened to my Rock n' Roll

T.Rex/ Electric Warrior - Planet Queen

Television/ Adventure - Glory

New York Dolls/ Too Much Too Soon - Puss in Boots

Thin Lizzy/ Wild One: Best of Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi

Elvis Costello/ My Aim is True - Waiting for the End of the World

Blondie/ Eat to the Beat - Die Young Stay Pretty

***PODCAST will not be available due to station logging error. SAD FACE!***

November 10, Playlist

2010-11-19T09:25:00.004-07:00

Hey All. It sure has been a while. I decided not to post any of the podcasts from the 2 Fundrive shows because, quite frankly, I didn't want to bombard you with reasons why supporting community radio is important. That being said. Huge thanks to all the donors who met and exceeded the funding goals for Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! and namely, keeping independent radio on the airwaves.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

John Boutte/ Treme HBO Series - Treme Song

Kermit Ruffins/ Happy Talk - Ain't that Good News

Alex Chilton/ No Sex - Underclass

The Replacements/ Tim - Kiss Me on the Bus

Husker Du/ Metal Circus -

The Meatmen/ Crippled Children - I'm Glad I'm Not a Girl

Slint/ S/T - Hemoglobin

Dead Milkmen/ Smokin' Banana Peels - Girl Hunt

Big Black/ Atomizer - Strange Things

Mekons/ So Good It Hurts - Heart of Stone

Forbidden Dimension/ 7" - Don't Talk to Me**

Battles/ Mirrored - Snare Hanger

Bonspiel/ Dancin' Like Your Uncle - Gone a Long Time**

Black Mastiff/ S/T - Hot Potatoe**

New Bomb Turks/ Teenage Zit Rock Angst (comp) - Outta My Mind

On the Seventh Day of FunDrive My Listeners Gave to Me....

2010-11-02T22:02:00.004-06:00

MORE PLEDGES!!

As of 10pm (MST) today, CJSR is sitting at a total of $64,608.35 and we really need to get to $125,000 by this coming Saturday.

There are a few things you can do to help keep an independent voice on the airwaves:

1) Dial and Donate to CJSR's FunDrive
780.492.2577 ext. 1 will get you talking to the loveliest of volunteers

2) Click and Donate
http://www.cjsr.com

3) Donate in person
If you live in the Edmonton area, just come down to the University of Alberta Campus. The station is located in the basement of the Students Union Building (SUB). I'll personally give you a tour if you come down during my show. You can even spin a record or two and host with me..WHAT!? Yeah.

FunDrive is very important to the station. Every year we set our sights high so we can continue to grow and provide you with quality, eclectic programming only found on the left of the dial. All CJSR radio DJ's are volunteers. That's right, we don't get paid...well, the gratitude is reversed when you DONATE to the station so we can continue to broadcast and compete technologically.

As of right now the podcasts are on hold until the FunDrive time commitment is over. So tune in tomorrow, tune in all the time. Support Community Radio!

xo

~Rock n' Rolga

Rocktober 20 Playlist

2010-10-21T15:02:00.008-06:00

So, I guess it's that time again. It's Rock n' Roll Obituary time. I actually hate this time, especially when we lose influential, younger artists that were formative in shaping certain genres or movements. So today we honor Ari Up from the English punk band The Slits.

Although her music career spanned over 3 decades, stagnating into one single category/genre was not an option for this inspirational artist, described by many including her manager. The news of her passing came from her step-father John Lydon. Arianna Foster (as she was known) passed away at age 48 from a serious illness. Ari Up requested the new Slits video be released posthumously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owoOVZVBbQ4

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

The Slits/ EP - Typical Girls

Bikini Kill/ Pussy Whipped - Rebel Girl

Meisha and the Spanks/ Mean/F**k - Mean Face**

Bloodshot Bill/ Git High Tonight - Doin' To Me*

Forbidden Dimension/ A Coffinful of Crows - Carnival of Souls**

The Rakehells/ Please Yourself or the Devil in the Flesh - Claret Ego

Hot Blood Bombers/ Dirty Little Party - Detroit Touch*

Rich Hope/ Rich Hope is Gonna Whip it on Ya - Rollin' On*

Slates/ S/T - Coffin Ships**

Ben Disaster/ Lloyd Tillman is... - Last Night**

Battle Snakes/ On Fire '99 - Get*

Brimstone Howl/ We Came in Peace - Child of Perdition

Murder City Devils/ Empty Bottles Broken Hearts - Johnny Thunders

We're having some technological issues with the FTP server that archives all past radio shows. Hoping to have this resolved in the next day or two and this Podcast will be available. Stay tuned!

CJSR FunDrive 2010

2010-10-18T21:46:00.006-06:00

Thanks for tuning in, subscribing to the Podcast and frequently stopping by to this ol' Blog! It's really amazing to see so many people from ALL over the world clicking away, checking the Podcasts!

Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! is broadcast from the Community radio station CJSR FM 88.5 in Edmonton Canada. I have been listening to CJSR ever since I was a pre-teen, hidden up in my room, with headphones on my walkman, unbeknown to my parents who thought I was working on my math problems.

CJSR is 100% Listener Supported radio and we have the amazing privilege of being able to bring to you the utmost eclectic programming out there.

Being listener supported, we rely on financial support from our listeners and local business. During October 27th to November 6th, dial and donate or click and donate and help CJSR keep on keeping on!

You can even indicate what show you want to dedicate your donation to! Make me feel special, I would love to hear from all of you and thanks for your support. Click on the total of this blog to get to CJSR.

Rocktober Spooky 13 Playlist

2010-10-18T19:36:00.006-06:00

Full Circle! Sometimes, the most amazing moments in life are when things come full circle. No matter how big or how small, it just gives you a great feeling all around.

Last Wednesday before I was getting ready to head to the radio station, I was out walking my dog when she suddenly spotted a wounded pigeon in a school yard. I couldn't just leave the little bird to struggle...after all my Grandmother's first name is Pigeon!!! Somewhere between the coos and little beady bird eyes, I climbed through a whole in the school fence and grabbed the bird. As I was struggling with the bird and a large dog who probably wanted to snuggle the bird, a friendly girl named Sara offered her help! Long story short, Sara and I saved the bird! I ran into Sara today and we talked about how we saved this awesome pigeon! FULL CIRCLE!

Also, if you ever listened to the Shoe Box and wondered what Pete the Rocker and his son Brian (who also rocks), look like...these photos were taken moments before they signed off last week!

Check out the Podcast and the playlist below and thanks for tuning into the Spooky 13 Episode of Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!!

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Teenage Head/ Frantic City - Disgusteen*

The Gruesomes/ Gruesomania - Buried and Dead*

The Fuzztones/ 13 Spookadelic Haloween Hits - Night of the Phantom

Groovie Ghoulies/ Fun in the Dark - She's my Vampire Girl

Los Straitjackets/ The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets - Rockula

The Grave Mistakes/ Dig Your Own Grave - Wake The Dead**

Devils Brigade/ S/T - Vampire Girl

Creepshow/ They All Fall Down - Get What's Coming*

Bloodshot Bill/ Trashy Greasy Rockin' Billy - Ring the Bell*

Bloody Hollies/ Fire at Will - Downtown Revolver

Crocodiles/ Sleep Forever - Hollow Hollow Eyes

Black Angels/ Phosphene Dream - River of Blood

The Rakehells/ Please Yourself or the Devil in the Flesh - Souls for Sale

NN/ This is... - Glen or Glenda**

Grinderman/ 2 - Worm Tamer

Rocktober 6 Playlist

2010-10-09T23:44:00.002-06:00

And ROCKTOBER begins! Now, how do I change the menu to the right to read Rocktober? Impossible! I played you a whole bunch of Canadian surf/instrumental and Canadian garage rock, so enjoy and check out the podcast to relive it all.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Mono Men/ Wrecker! - Swampland

The Gruesomes/ Time Machine Compilation - Way Down Below*

The Volcanos/ 7" - Krakatoa

Man or Astroman/ What Remains Inside a Black Hole - Eric Estrotica (Live in Space)

James T Kirks/ 7" - Theme from the Twilight Living Room**

The Mants/ 7" - Rebel Set**

The Leather Uppers/ Ok. Don't Say Hi - Mr. Googally Eyes**

Maximum RnR/ split 7" - Ire of the Ram*

The Flaming Sideburns/ Sky Pilots - Heavy Tiger*

The Spades/ split 7" - Get Outta Line*

The Von Zippers/ 7" - You Destroy Here**

Bombcham/ Do Me Right - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing**

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet/ 7" - Song of the Lobster*

Ramblin Ambassadors/ Avanti - Sixty Seconds to What?**

Now on iTunes!!!

2010-10-06T17:11:00.004-06:00

Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! is all about the future, so giddyup! Get on your rocket boots and blast off into iTunes?

You can subscribe to receive weekly updates whenever you load up your iTunes account or catch the back log of 6 episodes and soon to be a few more. You can still catch the LIVE show every Wednesday night on CJSR FM 88.5 or at www.cjsr.com from 11 PM to Midnight.

Howl at the MOON because it's Free! So is the Podcast. You can thank the CRTC for that. Each live show roughly translates into a one week delay and I'm currently catching up to September 29th.

Thanks for listening and keeping the show alive and well!! CJSR will also be holding a FUNDRIVE in late October, so save some pennies to throw to Rock n' Roll!! I'll keep you all in the "know" of the happenings around FUNDRIVE.

New Podcast Tab

2010-10-04T15:10:00.005-06:00

I can't recall the last time I got "Hulk" angry, but trying to get these Podcasts up is pretty close.

So here it is! I'm Podcasting through Podbean! I also wired my podcast through to this Blog for easier access. Click on the title of this post or on "Podcast" right next to "Who is Rock n'Rolga?"...voila podcast..

I am currently uploaded to September 8, 2010 and hopefully will have everything up to September 29 up by the end of the week.

~Rolga

Call for Rock n' Roll Submissions!!!

2010-10-01T13:46:00.004-06:00

So you found your way to this Blog and have figured out that it feeds Rock n' Roll to Edmonton's Rock n' Roll Radio music scene. You may also find yourself tuning into Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! Every Wednesday night 11Pm to Midnight (MST) on http://www.cjsr.com/ or FM 88.5 if you live in the Edmonton area.

If you are a Rock n' Roll band keeping Garage, Surf, Indie Rock, Blues Revival, etc...etc...genre snobbery, genre snobbery...OR, you know a band that is keeping Rock n' Roll alive, I want to hear it!

Mail your Musics to:

CJSR World Domination Headquarters
Room 0-09 SUB University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2J7

If you want your stuff to air on Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! Make sure to add ATTN: Rock n' Rolga to your package.

**If you are sending a CD from outside of Canada, be sure to mark "commercial sample" on the customs form. If you do not, we will refuse delivery.**

I look forward to hearing from you!

September 29 Playlist, Pierced Arrows and an Ode to Garage Rock

2010-10-01T12:47:00.005-06:00

You know what time of year it is? It's ROCKtober! Now if you haven't heard already the Roctober 2nd show with the James T. Kirks, the Von Zippers and Bombchan has been cancelled due to illness in the Rock n' Roll Family, but you know what? I have a plan to deliver you some samplins of what would have been a great start to ROCKtober!

Tune in next week to Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! where I plan to dig up some Von Zippers 7-inches, some James T. Kirks (soon to be releases) and 7-inches and some of Edmonton's very own Bombchan! I'm pretty excited about Bombchan, especially since one of my favourite Wednesday night broadcasting brothers, Grant Stovel, hold the rhythm section down for these guys.

Well, here it is, last Wednesday's playlist...

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Pierced Arrows/ Straight to the Heart - Guns of Thunder

Mono Men/ Wreckers - Swampland

Hot Snakes/ Thunder Down Under - Plenty for All

Modey Lemon/ The Curious City - Sleepwalkers

The Drags/ Stop Rock and Roll - Not So Good Luck Charm

The Old Haunts/ Poisonous Times - Poisonous Time

Heavy Trash/ Going Way Out with Heavy Trash - Pure Gold

Gas Huffer/ The Shrill Beeps of Shrimps - King of Hubcaps

The Mummies/ The Mummies: Play Their Own Records - Tall Cool One

The Chessmen/ Time Machine, 60's Garage Rock Comp. - Time Machine*

Wipers/ Insane - Resist

Ty Segall/ Lemons - Standing

Pierced Arrows/ Descending Shadows - On Our Way

Pierced Arrows, play a free bee at the Black Dog Freehouse

2010-09-27T17:24:00.003-06:00

Hey Rock n' Roll nerds...I have a mega nerd alert, that I knew for sometime but due to selfish reasons kept to myself. Actually, no, I just forgot to post it...

Pierced Arrows and playing a very FREE show tonight at the Black Dog Freehouse. If you are in the Edmonton, Alberta area, I strongly advise checking this show out. You'll catch 3 people keeping Garage Rock VERY real.

2/3 Dead Moon ('87-'06) and 1/3 Kelly Halliburton. I'm certain I will be talking about this one on the next Rock n' Roll Must Be Destroyed!!!

**seeing at the Black Dog stole this awesome poster, I stole it too! Isn't it AWESOME?

Rich Hope a man with a Rock n' Roll Plan

2010-09-25T11:35:00.007-06:00

Sometimes, living in Edmonton Alberta can be a hard pill to swallow. Let alone being an independent musician touring through Edmonton. See, Edmonton is a strange city. Somewhere between big oil and a northern city, lies an element of culture that hides away beneath the pages of Facebook and the local weeklies. A place that is musically manhandled by promoters and soured by the hipster status quo.

Once in a while, you'll just be happening upon a gig poster, plastered on a streetlight pole or on one of the few empty buildings under construction the in the downtown core and you'll see it. The show you've been waiting for! But why did you only just see a glimpse of that poster beneath the layers and layers of Boonstock posters? Wait! The show is tonight! You quickly get on the phone and start calling interested parties because you want to share in the musical genius that is Rich Hope!

We got the the Brixx early and got us a table. On the bill were The Manvils, The Ramblin Ambassadors and Rich Hope, FTW! We settled into our little table and as the sound engineer geared up for the show, we noticed....we were the only ones in the entire bar! To be quite fair, at this time Rock n' Roll wasn't really in fashion in Edmonton. The focus was still with the Glockenspiel folk bands or Glockenbeard Folk as I affectionately have termed that garbage.

Keep in mind, Rich Hope plays to a packed Railway Club in Vancouver at the most. So seeing only 5 of us (more came during the Manvils, but I think it was their moms) was a little surreal and made me start cursing Edmonton once again as it is not very hard to do. The Manvils played their set and the Ramblin Ambassadors didn't make it, so onto Rich Hope.

Out come the drums and Adrian Mack (aka Cleethorpes Crasher), a fairly tall fellow who keeps the beats quite well and ensures this two piece sounds bigger than a four piece. Out comes Rich Hope and places all 5 of us in a Blues trance. Once he has everyone mesmerized he blasts into his Rock n' Blues with Whip It On Ya and Shake This Joint Around.

This entire time, Rich is playing like he is playing to a full house where everyone paid top dollar to see him play. Musicianship AND heart is part of his formula and this resonates from every note struck on that guitar right down to the album I clutch in my wee paws.

Fast forward to April 3, 2010. We arrive at the Brixx to standing room only and secure a standing spot to the left of the stage. My back was out, but I was not going to miss this show. Ramblin Ambassadors were headlining, Rich Hope was in the middle and the openers were local Rockabilly boys The Benders. Half the room clears out after Rich Hope and not to a smoke break either. The Ramblin Ambassadors were great too, but this article isn't about them.

Who is Rich Hope? He is an Edmonton ex-patriot, making a go of it all in the more forgiving and diverse musical climes of Vancouver. While, his musical past would lend him to a Vancouver Rock n' Roll band, John Ford. Produced by Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson, he'll tell you that John Ford sounds like, "the sound of drunken, angry men hurling bottles at a wall". Sounds pretty rock n' roll to me. While in John Ford, Rich Hope became one the principal song writers. In truth, I kind of wish this band was still around, but I'll take the grow'd up version any day.

What's on the Rich Hope radar? Well, if you haven't already, I suggest picking up a copy of Rich Hope Is Gonna Whip It On Ya. It sounds best on vinyl, in my opinion.

The album, Rich Hope is Gonna Whip It On Ya, has also been nominated for Best Blues Recording at the 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards. You can check all that out here: http://breakoutwest.ca/awards/, or go to Kelowna, October 21 - 24 for the real thing.

September 22 Playlist

2010-09-24T15:21:00.004-06:00

If you had the chance to check our CJSR's brand new website, chances are you got to see that Rock n' Roll Must Be Destroyed!!! is easier to link to now! Not to mention the brand new streaming audio player. No more getting bumped and no more unreliability! We're participating in the year 2010!! Yeah!

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

The Pretenders/ Learning to Crawl - Middle of the Road

The Constantines/ Kensington Heights - Trans Canada*

Luke Doucette & the White Falcon/ Steel City Trawler - Magpie*

Falklands/ Think About It - I Thought I Understood**

Jay Sparrow/ Good Days Gone By - These Summer Nights**
Rich Hope/ Whip It On Ya - Death Bed Blues*

The Ventures & The Wailers/ Two Car Garage - Rebel Rouser

Fuzz Aldrin/ Time Machine - Trailer Park Quarantine*

Black Angels/ Phosphene Dream - Yellow Elevator #2

Brimstone Howl/ Big Deal. What's He Done Lately - Easter at the Lewises'

Brian Olive/ S/T - Jubilee Line

The Soledad Brothers/ The Hardest Walk - Sweet & Easy

Grinderman/ 2 - Worm Tamer

The Jesus & Mary Chain/ Psycho Candy - The Living End

Voila! Tune in next week, same time and place! Make sure to check out www.cjsr.com

CJSR 88.5 FM: CJSR Launches new audio stream!

2010-09-21T15:42:00.000-06:00

Listen Live to Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! and to other amazing CJSR programs ALL THE TIME!!!

It's brand shiney and new!

CJSR 88.5 FM: CJSR Launches new audio stream!: "CJSR is happy to present to you its brand new Internet Audio Stream! We've moved away from the shoutcast stream and have partnered with Stre..."

Why was I away September 15th!?

2010-09-21T15:30:00.002-06:00

Well, you see, being a Rock n' Roll DJ is not exactly the highest paying kind of job there is. In fact, I would have to say I get paid zero and wish and hope that one day Rock n' Roll radio DJ's would get paid their weight in gold....speaking of weight, I should gain at least 500 lbs for this venture to be fruitfull.

Sometimes, my day job turns into a night job but it is unusual for me to miss delivering you your Wednesday night Rock n' Roll Gospel!

See you next Wednesday!

September 8 Playlist

2010-09-21T15:28:00.003-06:00

September 1 Playlist

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August 25 Playlist

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August 18 Playlist

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August 11 Playlist

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August 4 Playlist

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AND....

July 28 Playlist

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July 21 Playlist

2010-09-21T14:52:00.006-06:00

I vow from this day forward I will not delay in posting my playlists. I will even go as far as posting snap shots of my playlists or better yet, I will update as I play!

I'm so awful and hope for a better internet presence in the future!

July 14, Sludge, Doom, Stoner...awesome

2010-08-05T21:21:00.002-06:00

My original plan was to do a show before Sled Island of 100% sludge/doom/stoner/metal. You see, I'm a superstitious type and avoided doing the show I set out to do, like the plague.

I know I'm a weirdo, and I'm sure by now, you know it too. Two weeks POST Sled Island, I did it. I brought you the show I intended to play. So here it is...

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

The Melvins/ Stag - Skin Horse

Green River/ Dry As A Bone - Ozzie

Mudhoney/ Super Fuzz Big Muff - No One Has

The Melvins/ A Live History of Gluttony and Lust - Teet

The Melvins/ Stoner Witch - June Bug

The Melvins/ Stoner Witch - Stoner Witch

The Melvins/ Stag - The Bloat

The Melvins/ Houdini - Night Goat

Karp/ Mustaches Wild - 13 Ways to Cavity

Murder City Devils/ Empty Bottles Broken Hearts - Another Round on You

Big Business/ Here Come the Water Works - Grounds for Divorce

The Melvins/ (A) Senile Animal - A History of Bad Men

Sled Island 2010, minds were blown

2010-07-13T17:30:00.004-06:00

....good times were had....

I'm going to call it a lucky draw because I'm certain good times like this can be rare but, how do you end up in Calgary Alberta, unknowingly stumble upon some good music, long lost friends, Steam Whistle tall cans and a mind altering experience (drug free)?

For the record, I've always been neutral toward Calgary. I don't love it or hate it. It's just another city in Alberta Canada, that desperately aspires to be Cosmopolitan underneath all the cowboy hats and randomly placed hay bales amidst all the skyscrapers.

I rolled out of Edmonton with two friends with no real itinerary except the expectation to rock. I mean, we all had our "list" of bands we had to see but I purposefully did not initiate the Type 'A' Rolga so I could just let go and take it all in as it came. Sled Island is set up much like a smaller scale SXSW. This was my first year attending the festival and if the lineup keeps up as it did this year, it won't be my last.

Thursday, July 1 (aka Canada Day)

We headed to a cute diner called the Deluxe Diner for brunchfast. The thing that really kills me in Calgary, is the wait to get a table. It took us nearly 45 mins to get seated. This town really loves its brunchfast!

So we headed to 17 Avenue SW after brunchfast. A good a place as any to grab an afternoon beer and think about how you're going to attack this bitch of a festival, right?

WRONG! Mark Sultan happens to be playing a little gig at the Ship & Anchor Pub! You may also know Mark Sultan as the BBQ, showering the crowds with his primadonna hissy fits with King Khan. I personally think they're played up. Holy hell fire did he ever rock that dark dank beer soaked pub. Bloodshot Bill did however warm up the stage with his convulsive Chuck Berry meets Elvis meets Wanda Jackson.

In favor of catching certain bands in smaller venues, sacrifices were made. Hard sacrifices. Sacrifices like which of your new born twins you have to give up for sacrifice kind of sacrifice. So off to the Dickens Pub to see Ted Leo & the Pharmactists. So glad I got to catch this show at a small venue. Ted Leo exploded onto the stage and blew my mind. I was comfortable calling it a night because, although, we didn't cram in and race around to every venue. We got all the quality we bargained for....until...Mariachi el Bronx.

We ended up at the Distillery and finished off the night in what would be an epic interpretation of spanish dancing. Mariachi el Bronx were truly great to see. Like the Bronx with less teeth and more sweat in the eyes, ya dig?

Friday, July 2 (aka Day of post fun)

Friday was a fair bit painful. Having forgotten my earplugs on my kitchen counter in Edmonton, I realized how much hearing damage I did in one night. Now Thursday was not the loudest of the festival nights. We headed over to the Republik where C'mon, Big Business and the Melvins were playing. THIS was the sole reason I came to Sled Island. Needless to say, my mind was blown, and so were my eardrums. I tried to use an old Metal trick I learned back in the day about keeping my long skid liek hair close to my ears. Well, it didn't work so well. I'll take the damage again for another night of Big Business and the Melvins any day.

At that point after the show I was done. I could have easily gone home. I came to get my mind blown and I did.

This Rock Soldier...well, soldiers on....to Calgary!

2010-06-28T15:32:00.008-06:00

As the date draws closer to June 30, me and two of my best Rock Soldiers prepare for battle in Calgary Alberta for the Sled Island music festival....or festicle (combination of festival and spectacle).

I've never really been a super duper music festival fan, but alas as time, vacation allowances and money tend to inhibit my luxury travels to Europe and the USA....i'll take the music fest in Calgary Alberta no less!!!

Bands I am absolutely vibrating to see??

The Melvins
Big Business
Hot Water Music
Chuck Ragan
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Black Lips
Mariachi el Bronx
The Thermals
Built to Spill
Les Savy Fav
Turbo Fruits
....

Uh....Did I forget anything? Probably....

As best I can, i'll try to weasel my way into any industry event armed with my CJSR star badge and hope I don't get laughed at ...COLLEGE RADIO RULZ!

June 16, 2010

2010-06-28T15:19:00.001-06:00

So what happened to June 9? Well rock soldiers....I had to work my day job, which spilled into a nigh job...BOOOO!!!

June 2, 2010

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May 26, 2010

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May 19, 2010

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May 12, 2010

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May 5, 2010

2010-06-28T15:08:00.002-06:00

I feel like a total heel for not posting my last...uh....6 WEEKS worth of playlist and Blog entries. So, here they are, playlists, in the RAW!

You have GOT to be kidding me....3 weeks!?

2010-05-19T20:18:00.003-06:00

It's been a WILD three weeks! I know, I've slacked off in keeping up on the playlist updates.

Well I promise I will have 3 weeks worth of playlists up by Friday....

..in the meantime, look what happened! Thanks CJSR and all those who voted. I'm totally BEAMING!

April 28, Rolga Goes to College

2010-05-01T15:22:00.003-06:00

Once upon a time I called it 'sad sack' music. College Rock, Indie, Math Rock...experimenting with your guitar until it sounds interesting. The 90's were fun. They were strange, music is always changing but I remember listening to Jawbreaker and there was a certain uneasiness in the music. Melodic, time changes, distortion and it wasn't typical punk anymore. The 90's where something of an anomaly for me. They were MY formative years in Rock n Roll. My Dad bought me my first guitar and immediately got me lessons from a 30 something newly married Edmonton metal head.

My guitar teacher could barely wrap his head around the chords I was asking to learn and I quickly learned the term "Augmented" really fast as every chord was an augmented 5th or 7th. It was fun! So whenever I delve into an old Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney or Big Black album, it instantly transports me back to that time, when I was excited about music and the possibilities were limitless.

So here is the playlist from the Rock n' Rolga Goes to College edition:

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

The Replacements/ Tim - Left of the Dial

The Jesus & Mary Chain/ Barbed Wire Kisses - Upside Down

The Pixies/ Complete 'B' Sides - Manta Ray

The Beta Band/ Hot Shots II - Human Being

Brian Jonestown Massacre/ Who Killed SGT Pepper? - Let's Go Fucking Mental

Afghan Whigs/ Turn on the Water - Chalk Outline

The Big Black/ 7" - Heartbeat

Modey Lemon/ In the Red - Enemy

Mudhoney/ Superfuzz Big Muff - No One Has

Freewheelin' Mark Arm/ 7" - Masters of War

Pavement/ Brighten the Corners - Shady Lane

Dinosaur Jr/ Farm - Over It

The Violent Femmes/ 7" - American Music

Half Japanese/ Fire in the Sky - Eye of the Hurricane

Good Ol' Days of Drive Time Radio

2010-05-01T14:54:00.002-06:00

Really the inspiration behind Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! is all due to Hit n' Run Radio. This was an awesome show, in my opinion anyways. We had tons of fun doing this show every Friday from 3PM-5PM and it was such a great kick start to the weekend. Jay took me on as his co-host after sitting in a few times and the rest is rock n' roll radio history....in Edmonton. You can still catch the odd back log on CJSR when there is a need for last minute fill in programming.

The photo was taken by Jay's girlfriend Bobbi. She's an awesome photographer and captured some of the most ridiculous banter and my outrageous hand gestures quite well. I'm seriously surprised I never caused any major damage.

April 21, 2010 Surf Explosion!!!

2010-04-22T17:39:00.003-06:00

So the weather in Edmonton has been awfully fantastic. Leave it to this strange land to blast us with scorching summer heat one day then freeze us half to death with a wintery blast.

As I was out with a messed up back last week, I promised to deliver a Surf show and goddang it I did.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Dick Dale & The Del Tones/ Pulp Fiction OST - Miserlou

The Volcanoes/ Finish Line Fever - Wave Beat

The Belairs/ Origins of Surf Music - Mr. Moto

The Lively Ones/ Surf Rider! - Surf Rider

Man or Astroman?/ Destroy All Astromen!!! - Intoxica

The Ventures/ Greatest Hits - Walk Don't Run

The Crossfires/ Out of Control - Fiberglass Jungle

Atomic 7/ Gowns By Edith Head - Chock Full O' Notes*

The Frogmen/ Rhino - Underwater

The Bomboras/ Head Shrinkin' Fun - Adventures Through Inner Space

Mad 3/ Teen-age Delinquent - Twangy Eddie

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet/ Sport Fishin', the Lure of the Bait, the Luck of the Hook - Untitled*

Link Wray & The Ray Men/ Link Wray, Slinky! The Epic Sessions 1958-1960 - Radar

James T. Kirks/ 7" - Theme from the Twilight Living Room**

The Surfaris/ S/T - Point Panic

The Ramblin' Ambassadors/ Avanti - Hangin' Tree**

Huevos Rancheros/ Get Outta Dodge - What a Way to Run a Railroad**

The Aqua Velvets/ Nomads - Surf Nouveau

What Happened to April 14!?!?

2010-04-15T22:09:00.002-06:00

Long story short, I threw out my back and spent the entire afternoon/evening in massive pain on my apartment floor!

I couldn't even reach for the dang radio! I'm sure this thing will resolve itself and i'll get to play you that Surf Rock I talked about. There are some really exciting bands doing some really exciting things, especially in Cana-DUH!

There will be some classics too. Think Bomboras, Ventures, ya?

See you next week Wednesday on CJSR FM 88.5 11PM-12AM!

April 7 2010 Playlist

2010-04-10T19:34:00.003-06:00

Thanks for tuning into the Commonwealth Rock edition of Rock n' Roll Must Be Destroyed!!! Below is the playlist for the Wednesday, April 7, show. Tune in next week while I try to waken the summer shake down Gods with a Surf explosion!

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian (**)denotes LOCAL!

Rolling Stones/ Got Live if you Want it - Get Off My Cloud

The Who/ Who's Better Who's Best - My Generation

The Hollies/ Greatest Hits - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

The Jam/ News of the World - That's Entertainment

Elvis Costello/ My Aim is True - No Dancing

Adam and the Ants/ The Essential Adam Ant - Ant Music

The Monks/ Bad Habits - Johnny Be Rotten

The D4/ 6Twenty - Get Loose

Jet/ Get Born - Get What You Need

Radio Birdman/ The Essential 1974-1978 - Non Stop Girls

Thee Headcoats/ 25 Years of Being Childish - Punk Rock ist Nicht Tot

The Heavy/ Great Vengeance and Furious Fire - Dignity

Nine Black Alps/ S/T - Cosmopolitan

The Arctic Monkeys/ What Ever People Say That's What I Am Not - View From the Afternoon

American Flamewhip/ Finger Tight - Hell For Sale*

The Depression/ World Gone Mad - I Don't Want to Remember Tonight**

On a whim, I played the Depression. They're a new local Edmonton Alberta outfit composed from some pretty rad local talent. You can pick out each individual player and see a rather prolific body of work from each. Each very different from the rest, they are an unlikely union but the combination is nothing short of AMAZING! I hope to play more of the Depression in the future.

Catch you all next week for a solid hour of Surf!

March 31 2010 Playlist

2010-04-01T20:28:00.003-06:00

This show was all about the ladies who influenced some pretty awesome songs. Afterall, what would Rock n' Roll be without some heartbreak and stories to tell.

Artist/ Album - Track (*)denotes Canadian

Emmett Lord/ Corn Ball Sin Alley Vol 3. - Women

Howlin' Wolf/ Howlin' Wolf Vol 2. - Louise

Elvis Costello/ My Aim is True - Alison

Thin Lizzy/ Wild One, Best of Thin Lizzy - Rosalie

Stray Cats/ Built For Speed - Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie

Buddy Holly & The Crickets/ 20 Golden Greats - Peggy Sue Got Married

The Ramones/ Loud, Fast Ramones - Judy is a Punk

Rancid/ S/T - Adina

The Clash/ Give em' Enough Rope - Julie's in the Drug Squad

Sonic Youth/ Goo - Mary Christ

Grinderman/ S/T - Electric Alice

The Jesus & Mary Chain/ Psycho Candy - Taste of Cindy

Rolling Stones/ Goats Head Soup - Angie

Iron & Wine/ Woman King - Jezebel

The Knack/ Get The Knack - My Sharona

The Who/ Who's Better Who's Best - I'm a Boy

Voila!

March 24 2010 PLAYLIST

2010-03-25T17:31:00.000-06:00

Artist/Album - Track Title (*) Denotes Canadian Artist

Patti Smith Group/Radio Ethiopia - Ask The Angels

Alex Chilton/High Priest - Make a Little Love

Tav Falco & Panther Burns/Panther Phobia - Panther Phobia: Manifesto

Flat Duo Jets/White Trees - Where Are You Now?

Pere Ubu/Pennsylvania - Woolie Bullie

Mekons/I Have Been to Heaven and Back - This Funeral is for the Wrong Corpse

Gang of Four/Return the Gift - What We All Want

Rich Hope/Gonna Whip It On Ya - When My Light Comes Shining*

Ramblin' Ambasadors/Avanti - 60 Seconds to What?*

Left Lane Cruiser/Bring Yo Ass to the Table - Set Me Down

The CJSR Wednesday Night Showcase

2010-03-25T09:34:00.000-06:00

AMAZING! Really, I could not have asked for a better night to host a Rock n' Roll show! From Calling All Blues to Sounds of Folkways to The Shoebox to the Comedy Clubhouse!

Besides showing up to a fully catered evening (cheesies and potato chips), my show was offered a marriage proposal!

I will be posting the playlist shortly. I'm going to try to aim for having the playlists up within 24 hours.

Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! Launch

2010-03-14T22:05:00.000-06:00

You might remember me from such radio shows as Hit & Run Radio or various CJSR fill ins. As of Wednesday, March 24, 2010, Rock n' Roll Must Be DESTROYED!!! will be on the air or streaming live (with a 3 second time delay) on the internet at www.cjsr.com !

So, tune in if you're in Edmonton to CJSR FM 88.5 or online and join me, your host, Rock n' Rolga, for one hour of the finest in Rock n' Roll. So, crank your radio's, dance in your living rooms, air guitar in your car!

Check back here for playlists, interviews, photos and me raving about the Coconut Coolouts.

Bitchin'