The Mal Thursday Show #54: Friendship is Magic

On the occasion of his 50th birthday, Mal Thursday returns with an extra large podcast chock full of rock n' roll genius. This episode features tracks from "Conspiracy a-Go-Go," the new compilation of songs inspired by the assassination of John F. Kennedy (download it free at turnmeondeadman.bandcamp.com). Also featured is volume 5 of "Songs (the Band Called) Lyres Taught Us" and a belated tribute to the late Lou Reed. Presented in Living Monophonic Sound.

Playlist:
A PASSING FANCY: I'm Losing Tonight
THE STRYPES: Heart of the City
DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE: A Garden Where Nothing Grows
THE DARK COLOURS SINCE 1865: Midnight Train
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION: Strange Baby
GREG "STACKHOUSE" PREVOST: Get Myself Home
DIRTY LOVERS: Shanty Tramp
THE A-BONES: Shanty Tramp
ROBOTMONKEYARM: Il Bruto (bed)
THE THANES: She's Coming Back to Me
THE MORLOCKS: My Friend the Bird
THE GRIP WEEDS: Lies
THE SADIES: The First Five Minutes
THE VIPERS: Hangar 18 (bed)
THE NEW BREED: Wasting My Time
THE PRIMITIVES: Every Minute of Every Day
THE BLIZZARDS: I'm Your Guy
THE CHAIN REACTION: When I Needed You
THEM: A Girl Like You
THE OUTSIDERS: Lying All the Time
THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS: Help You Ann
LYRES: Now I've Got a Witness (bed)
T. TEX EDWARDS: Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine
HOUNDS HOUNDS HOUNDS: Bullet
THE DROOGS: Man Gone Down
MAL THURSDAY AND THE CHEETAHS: Get Outta Dallas!
J F'n K: Back and to the Left
DRIVE-THRU MYSTICS: Black Tears
THE BONNEVILLES: The Drag
THE SATYRS: Yesterday's Hero (bed)
THE ROUGHNECKS: You're Driving  Me Insane
THEE HEADCOATS: Why Don't You Smile Now
THE BLITZ: Vicious
MOTT THE HOOPLE: Sweet Jane
SPIDERS FROM MARS: White Light, White Heat
JOY DIVISION: Sister Ray
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: What Goes On
THE PURPLE BARRIER: Dawn Breaks Through

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The Mal Thursday Show #30: Texas Tyme Machine, Vol. 3

The Mal Thursday Show #30: Texas Tyme Machine, Vol. 3

Once again, Mal Thursday sets the controls for the heart of the Lone Star State to take you on a wild trip in a Texas Tyme Machine. This particular journey finds Mal on the dusty streets of Austin circa the late '70s, as special guest Jesse Sublett tells the incredible true tale of Texas punk legends the Skunks. Along the way, there are stops in the present day with a track from the new Ugly Beats long-player Motor! and a fistful of smokin' 45s from the psycho-delic '60s.

Presented in Living Monophonic Sound.

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THE UGLY BEATS: Things I Need to Know
SHADES OF KNIGHT: Fluctuation
THE CHEVELLE V: Come Back Bird
DESTINY'S CHILDREN: Fall of the Queen
THE SHERWOODS: I Know You Cried
THE MODULATION CORPORATION: What to Do
THE GOLDEN DAWN: My Time

MYSTIC EYES: Enough of What I Need
THE UNTOLD FABLES: It's a Cryin' Shame
THE TELL-TALE HEARTS: Crackin' Up
THE HIGHER STATE: You Can Forget About That
LYRES: We Sell Soul
THE MALARIANS: Good Times
SONS OF HERCULES: Gimme Some

The Skunks Story:
THE SKUNKS: Earthquake Shake/Television Lover/Memphis/Cheap Girl/Can't Get Loose/Jackie O/Dancing on My Grave

THE TWILIGHTERS: Nothing Can Bring Me Down

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The Mal Thursday Show #24: Texas Tyme Machine, Vol. 2

The Mal Thursday Show #24: Texas Tyme Machine, Vol. 2

Mal Thursday sets the controls for the heart of the Lone Star State, as he takes y'all on another trip in a Texas Tyme Machine. The second volume in the series features tracks from Norton Records' essential Fort Worth Teen Scene series, killer cuts from bands out of Austin, Tyler, Sherman, and San Antonio, and a set of songs by Texas artists reinterpreted by bands hailing from Boston, Pittsburgh, the UK and elsewhere.

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Tracklist:
THE BOTUMLESS PIT: 13 Stories High
THE BOURBONS: Of Old Approximately
THE FIVE CANADIANS: Writing on the Wall
SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET: It’s a Man Down There
THE GRAVEN IMAGE: Take a Bite of Life
ZAKARY THAKS: Won’t Come Back
THE WIG: DRIVE IT HOME
THE PASSIONS: Lively One
THE SENSORS: Rumble (bed)

LARRY & THE BLUE NOTES: In & Out
MARK V: Night of the Phantom
THE BARONS: Live and Die
THE CHOCOLATE MOOSE: Chocolate Moose Theme
THE ROOTS: It’s a Long Journey
THE BARDS: Alibis
THE CHOCOLATE MOOSE: Half-Peeled Banana (bed)

13th FLOOR ELEVATORS: I’m Gonna Love You Too
DMZ: You’re Gonna Miss Me
THE HIGHER STATE: My Time
THE BROOD: I Need You There
THE CYNICS: I’m in Pittsburgh (And It’s Raining)
THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS: 99th Floor
AMPLIFIED HEAT: Neighbor, Neighbor

THE UGLY BEATS: Take a Stand
THE FREDDIE STEADY 5: Cavestomp 2001
THE SONS OF HERCULES: Brain Dead
THE JUNGLE ROCKERS: Shake it
THE TEXREYS: Cave Girl
THE HICKOIDS: The Talking Hot Pants Blues

Texas Monthly: Three Chords and a Station Wagon

collage by Andi Beierman

Texas Monthly, by far the best regional publication of its kind, has a great feature by Michael Hall in its upcoming issue entitled "Three Chords and a Station Wagon," detailing the ups and downs of local 60s bands, including the Novas (Dallas), The Livin’ End (Abilene), Christopher & the Souls (McAllen), and the legendary Zakary Thaks (Corpus Christi).

You have to be a subscriber to read the story online, but it will be on the newsstands next week.

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The Texas Monthly site also has a mini-documentary, "Texas Nuggets: The Secret History of Garage Rock in the Lone Star State."

For some appropriate musical accompaniment, tune in The Mal Thursday Show #23: Texas Tyme Machine, which features such blazin' Texan combos as the Wig (Austin), the 12 A.M. (San Antonio), the Reddlemen (Angleton), Mouse & the Traps (Tyler), as well as the aforementioned Zakary Thaks.

My New Gig: Celebrity Headlines Examiner

Longtime readers of the BLOG! know that my interest in popular culture leans toward the '60s and '70s rather than the vacuous anti-culture of today. For instance, on June 25th, I did not waste a minute mourning self-proclaimed King of Pop, junkie, and plastic surgery disaster Michael Jackson, instead paying tribute to Seeds frontman and Flower Power icon Sky Saxon.

I could give a shit about Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears - I'm more into Tuesday Weld and Mimsy Farmer.

That said, I just got a gig writing celebrity news for the Dallas Examiner. I get paid by the page view, and given America's obsession with celebrities, I should get some decent traffic and make some coin.

I used to do a humor/parody column called "Celebrity Spin," where I'd take actual gossip items and inject them with comedy collagen through gross exaggeration and absurd, made-up quotes. I can't make stuff up for this column, but I'll try to make my headlines "grabbers," inject a little snarky irony, and keep the items entertaining.

So far, I've posted three items this week:

Oversharing Ashton unapologetic about exposing overexposed Demi

NFL star Plaxico Burress indicted for shooting himself

Nic Cage, Screech in tax trouble

I was once a promising writer/editor for serious news outlets, but now I write about Demi Moore's ass (and also her butt)...

So, even if you don't care about celebrities, please subscribe to my RSS feed, because I need the money...