Super special not-so-secret friend Jordan Pries, copropietor of Electric Kitcsh, joins Jay and Deon for a discussion about the music he creates along with Mitch Anderson of Black Circle Radio. 8 additional vinyl records from 8 other artists are covered and some of life's questions are answered along the way. JOIN US PLLLLLLLLEASE!
Sonic contributors of this special twenty-seventh bonusepisode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio include:
Dave Mathews Band, Jurassic 5, DJ NuMark, Prince Paul. De La Soul, Zach Braff, Natilie Portman. Jula @soundwavesofwax, Kriss Kross, Arc of All, Errol Paul Reed, N.W.A. Electrik Funk, Lou Reed, A Tribe Called Quest, Red Man. Jay Dilla, Leaders of the New School, Morrissey, Autumn Defense, Bob Welch. Lindsey Buckingham, 10,000 Maniacs, Goldfrapp. Wes Montgomery, Bobby Hebb, Burt Bacharach, Love. The Smithereens, The Sand Rubies, Fiona Apple, Abraham Jefferson. M.M. Knapps. Mitch Anderson, Paul Simon, The Bee Gees. Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson, Northwoods Improvisors. Mike Johnstone, Donovon Boxey, Roland Kirk. Height Keech, Cindy Lee, Ol’ Burger Beats. Roy Ayers, CalTjader, Roberta Flacc, Donny Hathaway. Ralph MacDonald, William Salter. Tom Bell, Linda Reed, and Spongebob Squarepants.
Deon urges you to continue appreciating the music of Q-Tip,Richard & Linda Thompson, George Benson, and Johnny Lytle.
Jay suggested the sonic stylings of Josh Rouse, AlisonGoldfrapp, Sidewinders, and Wee.
Super special not-so-secret friend Jordan is funking withhis own music, The Source of Light and Power. We’re so happy to share this with you.
We’ll be returning next month, continuing with the alphabet.Up next…the letter ”M.”
Bonus 27 nixtape tracklist
[V.A.] (1) Richard & Linda Thompson - I Wanna See the Bright Lights Tonight (2) Alison Goldfrapp - The Love Invention (3) Q-Tip - Even If It Is So (4) Josh Rouse - Trouble (5) Wee - Try Me (6) Johnny Lytle - Where Is the Love? (7) Sidewinders - We Don't Do That Anymore (8) George Benson - Giblit Gravy.
[SOLP] (1) Whisper Telepathy (2) Sonny was, Sonny is with Donovon Boxey (3) A Rap About Records with Deon and Height Keech (4) Numeric Tumor (5) The Immotal Rites of Bongo Whoosh.
Please be kind to each other. Also don't be a bitch, stand up for what is right. Distinguishing what is right and what is not is not as difficult as you think.
Every record collector has a secret stash of weird LPs, a bizarre stack of wax tucked away for safe keeping. The return of Lightning Licks Radio brings those strange selections out of the darkness of the basement and into the brightness of our turntables. Special guest Licker Jordan Pries, coproprietor of our local record store of choice Electric Kitsch, brings some stunning sonic oddities to the discussion. Let’s get weird, Podcast America.
Sonic contributions to the RETURN OF LIGHTNIN’ LICKS RADIO podcast, episode forty-four, include: N.P.R. Please support National Public Radio. Beastie Boys, James Todd Smith, Too Poetic, Method Man, The Gravediggaz. Bobby Hebb, John Ussery, Brothers Johnson, De La Soul, Prince Paul, M.C. Eight, Redman, Migos. Eminem, Yelawolf, Wild Style, Lawrence Welk, Jo Ann Castle, Eddie Van Halen, Marcy Tigner, Benny Chong. Alain Goraguer, Madlib, Jay Dilla.Denzel Curry, Serge Gainsbourg. Inner Circle, Homeboy Sandman, John Wayne, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, John Mitchum, random standard USA patriotic marches. Public Enemy, Pete Seger, Hump the Grinder, Curtis Gadson, Sandy Bull, Homer Croy. Frank De Vol, Christopher Knight, Barry Williams, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, John Fahey. Arc of All, Abraham Jefferson, Errol Paul Reid, Ern Westmore, Recordings from the K.P.M. archives, Peter Thomas, Ronald Frank, Simon George Begg, A. P. Gall, Curtis Mooney, Alex Heffes. Francis Shaw, Keith Mansfield, Arch E. Roberts, Donald J. Trump & his J6 insurrectionists, Tony Kinsey, George Fenton, Kenneth Freeman. Louis Ridgway, Wayne Fischer, Hank Williams, John Weissrock, various Christian organ standards and hymnals, The Langley Schools Project, Brian Wilson, D.J. Shadow. The Doug Wood Band, The Titans, The Larks, Ru Paul, Joe Maphis, Z.Z. Top, The Del Vikings, rad sound effects of drag cars, go-karts, and speed boats. The De-Fenders, random archived educational films, Massive Internal Complications, The Doors, The Doobie Brothers, Nicolette Larson, The Templeton Twins with Teddy Turner’s Bunson Burners, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Beatles, Jose Feliciano, Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio’s Four Seasons with Frankie Valli, Harry Nilsson. Electric Light Orchestra, The Lustful Sex Life of a Perverted Nympho Housewife, heart recordings, Kesha, John Burt & Dave Corbin, Doctors Jack and Rexella (Oh, Rexella!) Van Impe, Robin Williams, Johnny Carson, X.T.C., Dusty Springfield, Adrian Quesada, The Source of Light and Power, The Clockers, The Outlaw Blues Band, Cheech & Chong, and Childish Gambino.
The mixtape is bananas. Good fucking luck.
A) Vroom-Vroom. Insects. Jesse James. Gospel Train. Beauty Exercises. John Wayne's Amerikkka.
B) The United Nations & the New World Order. Sex & Rock-N-Roll. Light My Fire. Church Organ. Drugs. Fin.
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Listen to the mixtape on Soundcloud here! (if necessary)
It’s friend-of-the-show Chris’s birthday, and there's nothing he’d rather do on his special day than share his girlfriend Vicki with his lightning-licking comrades. Vicki rules. She shares stories recalling her DJ past in the Detroit scene of yesteryear while adding female-powered cuts to this bonus episode’s mixtape. Deon and Jay tackle old and new cuts spanning 7 decades of musical deliciousness, everything from 60's Brazilian bossa nova to 80's pop to 90's hip-hop to a fresh release from an alternative indie heavyweight.
Sonic contributors to this very special 26th bonus episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include: Dave Matthews Band, Jurassic 5, DJ Nu-Mark, Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Prince Paul, National Public Radio, Beastie Boys, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Eddie Murphy, Olivia Newton John, John Waters’ film Pink Flamingos featuring Divine, David Lochery & Mink Stole, Richard Rodgers, Deborah Kerr & Marni Nixon, Blake Mills, The Rivingtons, Black Thought & El Michaels Affair, Faith No More, MC Breed, Bootleg of the Dayton Family, Pat Finnerty’s stink horn, Michelle Zauner, Ethan Klein, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Webb, Glen Campbell, The Meters, Lani Hall, The Beatles, The Pretenders, YES, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Guitar Wizards of the Future, Daffy Duck, Squeeze, more Beatles, The Vapors, SRC, John Frusciante, System 7 & Derrick May, Brian Austin Green, Negative Approach, Laughing Hyenas, Mule, Insane Clown Posse, Stone Temple Pilots, Galaxy to Galaxy, Beck, Skinny Puppy, Millie Jackson, Bob Seger System, The Jesus and Mary Chain, James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome, Bob Vylan & Amy Taylor, Greet Death, Ol’ Burger Beats, Muddy Waters, Against Me! Operation Ivy, Neon Trees, No Doubt, Bush, Gwen Stefani, English Beat, The Specials, Bad Manners, Cat Stevens, Steve Winwood, Jimmy Miller, more Pretenders, Sublime, Prince, The Avalaches featuring Camp Lo, Holland-Dozier-Holland, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, William McLean, The S.O.S. Band, Parliament Funkadelic, ZAP, Tamia, LCD Soundsystem, David Bowie, James Murphy, Tom Scharpling, The Turtles, Bob James, The Alkoholiks, Justin Avdek, The Roots, Tori Spelling, and Dipshit Don, accepter of bribes.
Jay loves – Missing Persons, Sergio Mendes, Honey Cone, and Newcleus.
Deon likes – Japanese Breakfast, Laura Marling, Black Sheep, and The Pool.
Vicki digs – Cat Bite, Sincere Engineer, P.P. Arnold, and Robyn.
The 26th Bonus Mixtape:
LISTEN TO THE MIX ON SOUNDCLOUD OR ON SPOTIFY
[SIDE ONE] (1) Cat Bite - Call Your Bluff (2) Black Sheep - Strobelite Honey (3) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Wichita Lineman (4) Robyn - Dancing on my Own (5) The Pool - Jamaica Resting (6) Honey Cone - Sunday Morning People
[SIDE TWO] (1) Japanese Breakfast - Mega Circuit (2) Sincere Engineer - Fireplace (3) Newcleus - No More Runnin' (4) Laura Marling - Don't Let Me Bring You Down (5) P.P. Arnold - The First Cut is the Deepest (6) Missing Persons - Surrender Your Heart
A.I. David Silver appears courtesy of the fact that it’s 2025 and we can deep fake whoever the flip we want to.
Drink Blue Chair Bay. Shop at Electric Kitsch. Be kind to neighbors and strangers alike.
L is for Ligtnin' (and) Licks. Ladies Love Loud Losers, listen...
In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For the past six decades, artists the world over in every artistic medium have used Eno's strategy while attempting to overcome a lull in creative output.
In 2025, lazy, lackluster yet somehow still award-winning* hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential theme of their upcoming forty-third episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru K, so naturally, they went with L.
Sonic contributors featured in Lightnin’ Licks Radio’s forty-third episode include: Beastie Boys, National Public Radio, James Todd Smith, Ol’ Burger Beats, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Method Man, John Ussery. Brothers Johnson, G.I. Joe's Rescue From Adventure Team Headquarters, Ninth Wonder, Earth, Wind, and Fire. Jay Dilla, Black Milk, Ronnie Laws, Inner Circle, Donny Trump, Childish Gambino, Marly Marl, Mary Jane Girls, Bert and Ernie, Greg Nice, Miss Lauren Hill, Cyprus Hill, The Light Men Plus One, Bubbha Thomas, Ornette Coleman. Tim Reid as Venus Flytrap, Kenny Loggins, L.A. Witch, Living Colour, Malcolm X, Arlo Guthrie, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Public Enemy, Le Bucherettes. At the Drive-in, Terry Genderbender, Bosnian Rainbows. Land of Talk, Canada, Tim Robinson, US Representative Tom Emmer, The Lovely Bad Things, Linn County, The Mighty Loop, Fur and Skin Trading Company. The Pool, Public Image Limited, Morphine, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, Hindu Love Gods, Adrian Youngue, La Luz, The Lime Spiders, Hoodoo Gurus, and, the Clockers (theme song).
Our favorite selections from the L section in our collections mixtape: (1A) Lime Spiders - Ignormy (2A) Lightmen Plus One - Ashie (3A) L.A. Witch - Sexorexia (4A) Land of Talk - Yuppy Flu (5A) Loop - Head on (1B) Living Colour - Open Letter to a Landlord (2B) Le Bucherettes - Demon Stuck in Your Eye (3B) Linn County - Fever Shot (4B) Lovely Bad Things - Slug Boy (5B) La Luz - In the Country
Shop locally for your music. We attend church at Electric Kitsch. We drink Blue Chair Bay flavored rums (without endorsement or appreciation from Kenny Chesney.) We are pro-Canada, but not anti-American. It's very messed up we even felt the need to type that last sentence.
Super-Special-not-so-Secret Friend Don returns to the diningroom table for another thrilling bonus episode. Deon and Jay welcome his ass with arms wide open, as Lightnin’ Lickers are want to do. Twelve crackin’ tracks are lifted from wax and stitched back onto a mixtape after an in-depth discussion of the artists who created said cuts takes place. It’s good to be back. Happy (Merry) St. Patrick’s Day (Bay City Christmas)!
Sonic contributors to the latest bonus episode of Lightnin’Licks Radio podcast include: Max Heath, Prince and the Revolution, Alan Silvestri, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Arc of All, Junkyard Band, Roberta Flack, Donald Trump, Jimmy Webb, The Beatles, Tim Hardin, Holland Dozier Holland, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Chris Whitley, Bonnie Tyler, Jim Steinman, Missing Persons, Mitchell Froom, Guns N’ Roses, Stephen Malkmus, the Jicks, KMFDM, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Beck, Revolting Cocks, Led Zepplin, Greta Van Fleet, Grace Slick, Bjork, Black Flag, Grateful Dead, Henry Rollins Band, Mike Judge’s Beavis & Butthead, A Tribe Called Quest, Ubiquity, Digible Planets, Abe Jefferson, Billy Woods, ELUCID, Raekwon the Chef, Outkast, Ms. Judy, Quelle Chris, Don Messick as Zorac, Sade, Mr. K and Boyd Jarvis.
Jay noted he was snacking on the sonic deliciousness of theSound Symposium, Noel and the Red Wedge, Wartime, and Fazerdaze.
Deon is with Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Pavement, Roy Ayers, Cavalier and Child Actor.
Don suggested checking out the Hard Lessons, Balthazar, S.G. Goodman, and MaidaVale.
In a world full of and Stephen Millers and Ted Cruzes, be aMr. Studinger or a Tom Cedarberg. Share joy and buy music from your local record store. We suggest Electric Kitsch in beautiful Bay City, Michigan.
BONUS #25 mixtape: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD
[SIDE 1] (1) S.G. Goodman - If You Were Someone I Loved {edit} (2) Pavement - Grounded (3) Noel & the Red Wedge - Special to You (4) Balthazar - Bunker (5) Roy Ayers - Slow Motion (6) Wartime - The Whole Truth
[SIDE 2] (1) The Sound Symposium - America (2) The Hard Lessons - Milk & Sugar (3) Cavalier & Child Actor - Judy is Forever (4) Fazerdaze - A Thousand Years (5) MaidaVale - Daybreak (6) Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - Backsliders
The world may be on fire, but at least baseball is returning. That's some welcome good news. The cleats clickin', the mitts poppin', the bats crackin'...oh man! The sounds of this soon-to-be-season are as satisfying as she gets, folks! In honor of our Detroit Tigers’ Grapefruit League season kicking off (acceptable mixed-sports metaphor) today, we're placing a refreshing treat in our episode feed.
Deon created the original pilot episode of Lightnin' Licks Radio in May of 2019. He did so to test all of the music and recording equipment in the basement and also to convince Jay that their stories could ultimately be rendered as a sonically palatable product, therefore presenting podcasting as a worthwhile endeavor. Well...it worked! Jay agreed to partner with Deon thus Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast was born.
This is that fateful pilot episode.
Although it doesn't sound too similar to what the podcast would eventually become as far as format is concerned, the storytelling element was strong from day one, with vinyl records and other found-sound / field recordings / archival audio sources playing an important role in the story. If you haven't already heard this episode and you enjoy baseball, poetry, or stories of childhood memories, give it a listen. We think it's pretty cool.
When many Michiganders think spring, we think baseball. And many spring-loving, baseball-minded Mitten-dwellers have a special place in their hearts for Ernie Harwell, the voice of the Detroit Tigers for many generations. This episode was written and recorded a few days after news broke that Ernie's widow Lulu had passed away at the age of 99, not long before the 9th anniversary of her legendary broadcaster husband's death. We hope you enjoy it.
Oh, and...Go Tigers.
It’s 2025, but the Lickers are still snackin’ on the sonic deliciousness that was brought to the table in the year of Our Lord 2024. Pull up a chair, slap on a bib, and join Jay, Deon, and Don for an intimate dinner party fit for rock & roll royalty. We've got all the fixins!
Sonic contributors to the forty-second episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include:
Gravediggaz, Method Man, John Ussery, De La Soul, Prince Paul, Brothers Johnson, M.M. Knapps, James Todd Smith, The Last Poets, an uncleared sample from the west coast gangster rap label that shall not be named, Parliament Funkadelic, Walter Trarbach & Jeff Hutchins, The Honey Drippers, Harry Shearer, Howard Shore, Memphis Horns, Eric B. & Rakim, Young-Holt Unlimited, Kool & the Gang, Ronny Bell, Ethan Klein, Hasan Piker, Jaime Grace, Xmal Deutschland, Anja Huwe, JW Francis, Dehd, Dream Eagles, Heavy Dreams, Pernice Brothers, Jack Black, Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline, Joe Pernice, Kim Gordon, The Pixies, Kim Deal, The Breeders, Jessica Pratt, Tanukichan, Smiling Friends, Koji Kondo, Shallac, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeny, Jim White, Emmett Kelly, The Hard Quartet, Rolling Stones, the Rapture, Merv Griffin, fcukers, Beck, Them, Cindy Lee, Women, Shadow Show, Fab 5 Freddy, Nonjuror, and The Clockers.
2024 Leftovers mixtape: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD
[SIDE 1] (1) Anja Huwe - O Wald (2) Shellac - WSOD (3) Dehd - Dg Days (4) Pernice Brothers - Hey, Guitar (5) Kim Deal - Big Ben Beat (6) Jessica Pratt - Life Is
[SIDE 2] (1) JW Francis - Coming up for Air (2) Shadow Show - Mystic Spiral (3) fcukers - Homie Don't Shake (4) The Hard Quartet - Rio's Song (5) Cindy Lee - All I Want is You (6) Tanukichan - Low
Resist the bad shit. Rock good music. Invite your friends over for drinks (Blue Chair Bay?) and shop at your local record shop (our favorite is Electric Kitsch).
Sample of A Sausage & a Soda in Chicago featuring Steve Albini appears courtesy of Taint Ain't Bad Productions LLC, copyright 2025.
“We’re gonna take a (llonnnng) trip right now. Like we always do about this time.”
List week has come and gone, but Lightnin’ Licks Radio is once again runnin’ it back. As we embark on 2025, let’s reflect on the best of the best musical offerings released over the past twelve months. Lickers Jay and Deon take a deep dive into the most delightful vinyl LPs that soundtracked their day-to-day and made them feel some way. We’ve been gifted a bountiful cornucopia of sonic deliciousness in 2024. Join us at the dining room table for stories over champagne.
Sonic contributors to episode 41 of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include:
The Last Poets, Brothers Johnson, M. M. Knapps, L. L. Cool J, Prince Paul, DjayTiger, Van Halen, The Good Life, T. Swift, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Mustard!, Habibi, DMX, John Yoko Lennon, Harry Shearer, Wishy, Karate Guns and Tanning, MGMT, Adrianne Lenker, Big Thief, Cloud Nothings, Newdad, Lush, Liquid Mike, Superdrag, rowdy saloon ambiance, Buzz Martin, Jackyl, Andrew Gabbard, Neil Young, BNNY, Wunderhorse, The Dead Pretties, Amyl & the Sniffers, JPEG Mafia, Danny Brown, 9th Wonder, Rapsody, Erykah Badu, Hit Boy, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lil’ Wayne, Adeem the Artist, Suki Waterhouse, BLOND:ISH, White Lies, Nilufer Yanya, Marika Hackman, Revenge of the Nerds, Common & Pete Rock, Carpenters, Curtis Mayfield, Diiv, Film School, Waxahatchee, MJ Lederman, Plains, The Microphones, Mount Eerie, Dub Narcotic, Jeff Bridges, Fontaines D.C., Tyler the Creator, Ty Dolla $ign, Freddie Gibbs, GloRilla, Travis Scott, Earlonthebeat, Ojivolta, Mix Master Mike, Playboi Carti, Beastie Boys, National Lampoon’s Christopher Guest and Bill Murray.
Selected tracks from the Top 22 Albums of 2024 mixtape: [LISTEN]
AVAILABLE NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD! AVAILABLE NOW ON MIXCLOUD!
[D0] Mix Master Mike - Unidentifried (intro) [D1] Wunderhorse – July [D2] Cloud Nothings – Final Summer [D3] Amyl & the Sniffers – Going Somewhere [D4] Rapsody – Back in my Bag [D5] DIIV – Everyone Out [D6] Adrianne Lenker – Evol [D7] Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman – Right Back to It [D8] Sean Ono Lennon – Thinking of M [D9] MGMT – Bubblegum Dog [D10] Mount Eerie – I Spoke with a Fish [D11] Liquid Mike – Mouse Trap.
[J0] National Lampoon's Mister Robert's Neighborhood (skit) [J1] Habibi – Alone Tonight [J2] Common & Pete Rock – We’re on Our Way [J3] Fontaines D.C. – Favourite [J4] Marika Hackman – Slime [J5] Wishy – Persuasion [J6] Bnny – Good Stuff [J7] Nilufer Yanya – Method Actor [J8] Andrew Gabbard – If I Could Show You (Then You Would Know What I Mean) [J9] Suki Waterhouse – Big Love [J10] Adeem the Artist – Rotations [J11] Newdad – In My Head
Happy New Year!
Let us examine the truths and falsehoods surrounding the most recent bonus episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio…
FACT: It is typical for the Lickers to lag a bit behind the “Year’s Best” list-making frenzy which consumes the majority of the sonic commentary mediasphere. FICTION: LLR is the only EOY list that matters. FACT: It’s still worth the flippin’ wait. Check back the first week of January, baby! FICTION: This month’s super-special-secret-friend is two-time Saturn award-nominated* actor Crispin Hellion Glover. FACT: Our super-special-secret-friend is an interesting and kind soul with great taste in music. FICTION: LLR podcast bonus episode #24 is one to miss.
Sonic (non-mix) contributors to the 24th bonus episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include:
Townes Van Zandt, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Get Down Services, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Tom Bell, Radio Ranch, The Replacements, Fredro, Grandmaster Caz, Grand Pupa, Sadat X, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, David Bowie, Spike Lee, Michael Jordan, DJ Premier, Ashford & Simpson, The Renaissance, The Beatles, Dion DiMucci, The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, Spanky and Our Gang, Jimmy Webb, The Meters, Liquid Mike, Starship, Freeman’s Narrative, Modest Mouse, Morrissey, Peter Gabrel, Beastie Boys, Donald Trump, Run the Jewels, Dr. Katz Professional Therapist’s theme song, Ol’ Burger Beats, Tapes and Tapes, Pimp My Ride’s theme song, Daft Punk, Slowdive, Pursuit of Happiness, Danzig, Iggy Pop, Blue Oyster Cult, Mastodon, Nebula, Dave Grohl, Abraham Jefferson, The Price is Right sounds, Nirvana, Ugly Casanova, Tom Werman, Michael Moorcock, Ty Karim, Kent Harris, India Arie Simpson, Jim Morrison, DJ Fredwreck, Jack Antonoff, Sounwave, Crispin Glover, Kendrick Lamar, Heath Ledger, Eyag Nivram, and Jack Van Impe.
Featured artists include:
From Jay: Tears for Fears, Kelly Willis, John Tartaglia, and Blue Oyster Cult.
From Deon: The Intruders, Saigon featuring Pete Rock, Mandy, and Tawana & the Total Destruction.
Courtesy of our super-special-secret-friend Michael Paulus: Lola Young, Mojave 3, Ghost, and Stephen Wilson Jr.
Bonus # 24 mixtape: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD
[A1] Saigon featuring Pete Rock – Get Loose [A2] John Andrews Tartaglia – Wichita Lineman [A3} Ghost – Spillways [A4} Tawana & the Total Destruction – Wear Your Natural, Baby [A5] Tears for Fears – Astronaut [A6] Lola Young – Messy
[B1] Blue Oyster Cult – You’re Not the One (I Was Looking For) [B2] Mojave 3 – Prayer for the Paranoid (electric version) [B3] Mandy – Ms. Appear [B4] The Intruders – Turn the Hands of Time [B5] Kelly Willis – Fading Fast [B6] Stephen Wilson Jr. - Billy
*Back to the Future, Willard.
Jay’s expressed opinions of Dave Grohl and Michael’s conspiratorial beliefs about Courtney Love are not necessarily endorsed by this podcast.
We drink Blue Chair Bay rums. We shop for music at ElectricKitsch. We perform said activities on our own accord.
"We built this titty on cock and hole." - Michael Moorcock
Vinyl records play a significant role in Jay and Deon’s lives. They're 100% obsessed with music. But how did this madness all start? Well, episode 40 of LLR examines their origin stories.
Ten classic artists who helped shape the Lickers’ sonic identities are discussed while another crackin’ mixtape is curated, created, and (hopefully) cranked. God gave rock and roll to us, Goddamn it! Put it in your souls already.
Sonic contributors to the fortieth episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include (in order of appearance):
Brothers Johnson, dialogue from Peter Pan Records' "G.I. Joe: Escape From Adventure Team Headquarters" storybook, DJ Sanz, James Todd Smith, Boy Meets Girl, Berlin, Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud, The Treacherous Three, T La Rock, Rick Rubin, Beastie Boys , NPR’s A. Martinez - Kye Ryssdal - Leilah Fadel, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Dr. Pascal Wallisch, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Queen, Elvis, Tommy Durden, Wings, James Horner & Will Jennings, Celine Dion, Right Said Fred, Greta Van Fleet, Dave Brubeck, Mac Demarco, Moose Charlap & Jule Styne, Jerry Goldsmith, M.M. Knapps, library “space” music and read-along storybook dialogue, Arc of All, Jim Kirk, Casey Kasem, Van Halen, Dion DiMucci, Leif Garrett, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich, Shawn Cassidy, Gregg Diamond, Andrea True Connection, Sir Reginald Kenneth Dwight*, Stevie Wonder, Bernie Taupin, Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong, The Undisputed Truth, Perry-Perkins-Johnson, Honey Cone, TV adverts from Firestone Tires and Post cereal’s Pink Panther Flakes, The Jackson Five, the Motown Players & the Funk Brothers, the King of Pop*, Cameron Crowe & Nancy Wilson, Still Water, Temple of the Dog, Sweet Water, The Dust Brothers, Afrika Bambaataa, Dudley Taft (brandishing his axe and ripping a bong), Black Sabbath, Dancefloor Destruction Crew, The Wrecking Crew, The Partridge Family, Wally Gold, Idris Muhammad, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys (again), Alice Cooper (band), Digable Planets with Wah Wah Watson, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Jimmy Buffett, Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy, Three Dog Night, Hoyt Axton, Randy Newman, Paul Williams, Russ Ballard, America, Rainbow, Cheap Trick, Freda, Argent, Wilson Pickett, Wu-Tang’s RZA, Pinback, Three Mile Pilot, Lou Reed, Goblin Cock, Fruer, Black Sabbath (again), Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Jethro fucking Tull, the Source of Light and Power, DJT, Eric B., Soul Coughing, The Clockers.
Love at First Listen mixtape LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD
[SIDE 1] (1) Sweet Water – King of ’79 (2) King of Pop - GTBT* (3) Spearhead – Positive (4) The Partridge Family – Lay it on the Line (5) Pinback – Loro
[SIDE 2] (1) Alice Cooper – You Drive Me Nervous (2) #6 Pop Hit W.E. 04_FEB_1984* (3) Jethro Tull – Two Fingers (4) Beastie Boys – Live at P.J.’s (5) Three Dog Night - Liar
Thanks for Listening. Autumn has fallen. Do your best to not jump into a ravine.
Please shop for your music locally. We suggest Electric Kitsch.
Drink Blue Chair Bay flavored rums.
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*some details have been changed
Join Jay and Deon at the dining room table as they discuss the musical projects they have been obsessed with as of late. Super-special-secret friend Gary Johnson revisits Michigan's rich music history and exposes touring sonic imposters of yesteryear. A Hell's Half Mile Music Festival preview is also included in this joyful and juicy episode. Dig in!
Sonic contributors to the twenty-third BONUS episode of Lightnin’Licks radio podcast include:
Koreatown Oddity, Brothers Johnson, Jurassic 5, DJ NuMark, Dave Matthews Band, Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Quincy Jones, Left Banque, The Ballroom, October Country, The Fifth Dimension, Shellac, The Pixies, The Breeders, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, The Winkies, Godfather Don, Das EFX, Fu-Shnickens, Public Enemy, Slaunchwise, Bread, Bread Machine, Neko Case, The New Pornographers, Fancey, Randy VanWarmer, The Organ, The Smiths, Jack Ashford, Johnny Griffith, Billy Sha-Rae’s Band, Eddie Parker, Sandra Richardson, Lee Rogers, The Magnificents, Cody Chestnutt, Third Company Syndicate, Sault, Big Maybelle, ? and the Mysterians, Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers, Elvets Rednow, Bob James, Bruce Springsteen, Waxahatchee, Billy Joel, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground, REM, Mitch Ryder, Nico, Lou Reed, Keith Richards, Cheap Trick, The Zombies, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Daniel Ralston’s “The True Story of the Fake Zombies” podcast, Smokey Robinson, Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, the Texas fake Zombies, ZZ Top, the Michigan fake Zombies, The Excels, Quintet Plus, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, The Monkees, The Archies, Colin Blunstone, Big Star, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Curtis Gadson, Los Bitchos, Liquid Mike, Sungaze, J.W. Francis, Bluhm, and The Monophonics.
Bonus # 23 mixtape:
[SIDE ONE] (1) Los Bitchos – Don’t Change (2) Godfather Don – On & On (3) The Zombies – Hung up on a Dream (4) The Stylists – I Need Your Love (To Satisfy my Soul) (5) Hurray for the Riff Raff – Hawkmoon (6) The Organ – Basement Band Song
[SIDE TWO] (1) Liquid Mike – Man Lives (2) The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting for the Man (3) Waxahatchee – Crowbar (4) October Country – My Girlfriend is a Witch (5) The Breeders – Fortunately Gone (6) Brian Eno & the Winkies – Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch (super special not-so-secret hidden track) Bread Machine – Guitar Man
Huge thanks to Gary for one of the most interesting conversations to ever take place across the dining room table. Visit the Michigan Rock & Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Read more about Bay City’s doomed teen club of the mid 60s Band Canyon. Subscribe to The True Story of the Fake Zombies podcast. Check out Gary’s podcast. Make sure to attend Hell’s Half Mile Film and Music Festival in Downtown Bay City, September 26th through 29th. Check out the HHM 2024 Music Playlist, too!
Shop at Electric Kitsch. Drink Blue Chair Bay. Be kind. Rewind.
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE (Sorry, Gary)
Available for the first time ever on the internet, it's bread machine!
Sonic contributors to this bonus Lightnin' Licks Radio content include: Godfather Don, De La Soul and Prince Paul, Deon, Slaunchwise, Bread, and Bob Green with Jay Glysz as bread machine.
Snippet taken from Lightnin' Licks Radio Bonus #23: Band Canyon, fake Zombies, and HHM.
Tracklist:
(1) introduction (2) Guitar Man (3) Everything I Own (4) If
Track 2 written by Jerry Reed. Tracks 3 and 4 written by David Gates.
Kindred know-it-alls Deon and Jay kick knowledge…f#@% it, you know where this is going.
In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives tospark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For the past half century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefitedfrom utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In 2024, kooky, knuckleheaded yet somehow still award-winning* hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential theme of their upcoming thirty-ninth episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru J, so naturally, they went with K.
Our favorite selections from the K section in our collections mixtape:
[SIDE ONE] (1) Al Gromer Khan – Konya (2) John Krautner – I Need Sugar (3) Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Freaks for the Festival Part One (4) Kitchens of Distinction – Railwayed(5) Khruangbin featuring Nina Simone – Black is the Color of my True Love’s Hair
[SIDE TWO] (1) The Kingbees – Man Made for Love (2) Key-Matic – Breakin’ in Space (3) Klark Kent – Away From Home (4) Kris Kristofferson – Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Goes (5) The Korgis – Perfect Hostess
Sonic contributors to LLR podcast episode 39 include: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Brothers Johnson, Head Hunters, Sault, Blues Brothers, Donald Trump, The Alkoholiks, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Dreamville, J. Cole, Dr. Dre, Kermit, Grover, Thief, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Lionel Richie, Billie Holiday, the Kingbees, Trouble Boys, Pendletons, DJ Shadow, Pace Salsa, Pete Seeger, Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Newcleus, Key-Matic, L.A. Dream Team, Freestyle, Egyptian Lover, Midnight Star, The Korgis, Beck, Liverpool Express, Sad Café, Khruangbin, Nina Simone, MN8, The Beatles, Joji, Kitchens of Distinction, Bronski Beat, Kriss Kristofferson, Paul Reubens, Danny Elfman, The Champs, John Krautner, The Go, Ohio Express, Vernal Equinox, Chasman, Al Groper Kahn, Yanni, the Police, Stuart Copeland, Klark Kent, Al Pacino, Third Company Syndicate, and The Clockers.
*REVIEW Magazine Readers’ Choice 2022
Super-special-secret friend Matt Heller (a.k.a. DJ Snakes) joins Lightnin’ Lickers Jay and Deon for an in-depth discussion about what he’s been listening to. In true DJ form, Snakes brings four rare/abstract vinyl singles to Electric Kitsch for a conversation about the DIY punk scene of his adolescence, the intersection of skateboarding and hip-hop, dusty independent soul holy grail 45s, proto-drumless rap from Wu’s G.O.A.T. (arguably), and an unlikely emcee whose appeal is seemingly without boundaries.As always, an eclectic custom mixtape is curated and included on the back end. Lickers gonna lick. Join the fun!
Sonic (non-mix) contributors to the twenty-second bonus episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include:
Townes Van Zandt, Ahmed, Teddy Pendergrass, Thomas Dolby, Prince Paul and De La Soul, Gary Wright, Biggie Smalls, Mtume, Mike Judge’s Hank and Bobby Hill, Migos, Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, James Todd Smith, Osonski, Oddisee, Thundercat, Greta Van Fleet, Whitney, Smith Westerns, Fleetwood Mac, Haim, The Rockets, Jimi Hendrix, Tropical Fuck Storm, Bee Gees, Nine Inch Nails, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, LCD Soundsystem, Robert Gordon, Hozier, Mekons, James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, Green River, J.J. Cale, Black Eyed Peas, DJ Snakes, Bob James, Run DMC, Jurassic 5, Ted Nugent, IAM, Black Star, J-Live, Drug Toilet, Take No Prisoners, Slaunchwise, Army of Juan, bev.clone, Mighty Lovers, Eric & the Vikings, Raphael Saadiq, Mayer Hawthorne, Big Tone, Jimmy “Soul” Clark, RZA, True Master, The Delfonics, Madlib, Jay Dilla, Height Keech, Cortex, 3rd Base, Thumbling, Glider, Jesus Jones, Rick Rubin, 2 Much, Rhythm Addicts, Mary Jane Girls, Jennifer Lopez, Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Marley Marl, The Emotions, Sean Evans, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Shannon Doherty, Luke Perry, Strictly Butters, and Brass Construction.
Jay suggested songs from Cullen Omari, Model/Actriz, The Three Johns, and Majesty Crush.
Deon brought Peter Green, Link Wray, Stone Gossard, and LL Cool J to the dining room table.
Our SSSF Matt brought in bangers from Smatch, New Holidays, Ghostface, and MF Doom.
Bonus #22 mixtape:
[side one] (1) strictlybutters’ Wake Up intro (2) Smatch – i am nowhere (you are nothing) (3) Link Wray – Morning (4) Model/Acrtiz – Mosquito (5) Ghostface – holla (6) Stone Gossard – Fits (7) The Three Johns – Go Ahead Bikini [side two] (1) New Holidays – Maybe So, Maybe No (2) LL Cool J – Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings (3) Majesty Crush – No. 1 Fan (4) MF Doom – one beer (5) Cullen Omari – Four Years (6) Peter Green – Hidden Depths (remix)
Thank you, Matt, for taking the time to dive deep with the geeks. Follow Snakes on Instagram.
Check out Sandbox Automatic for all your physical rap music needs.
The full conversation with Snakes will be packaged as a stand-alone bonus episode sometime in the near future. We got into some shit, I’ll tell you whhhat.
In BONUS episode #19 of LLR, Jay brought an LP from German Neue Deutsche Welle sister duo Humpe (und) Humpe to the dining room table. It was a treat. The lyrics to their song "Yama-ha" reminded us of something we saw in a parody horror flick twenty-or-so years after the album's release.
In episode #38 of LLR, we explore and celebrate the deep discographies of some of our favorite artists. We’ll revisit surprisingly solid solo efforts, sensational side projects, and often overlooked, audacious LP releases from way-back-when, which gave listeners a taste of the sonic greatness to come. Plug your noses and blow it out your ears, Podcast America…we’re about to dive deep!
Sonic contributors to episode thirty-eight of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include: Derrick Harriott, Brothers Johnson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Townes Van Zandt, James Todd Smith, George Gershwin & Michael Sweeney, Johnny Marr, The Smiths, Thin Lizzy, Ace Frehly, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk, Rose Royce, Jim Croce, Better Oblivion Community Center, Jim James, Desaparecidos, Modest Mouse, Califone, Ugly Casanova, Kids Bop kids (yeah!), Daryl Hall and John Oates, Dan the Automator, Gulliver, Tim Moore, Bay City Rollers, Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, Big Thief, Billy Bob Thorton, Phill Collins, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Kootch, Carol King, The City, Judee Sill, The Byrds, Dillard & Clark, Gram Parsons, Gene Clark, President Joe Biden, The Cars, Ric Ocasek, Ministry, Digable Planets, Beastie Boys, Shabazz Palaces, Latin Playboys, Los Lobos, Chris Keys, and the Clockers.
LLR mixtape #38:
[SIDE ONE] (1) Shabazz Palaces - #CAKE (2) Latin Playboys - Crayon Sun (3) Gene Clark - Strength of Strings (4) Desaparecidos - City on the Hill (5) Adrianne Lenker & Buck Meek - money
[SIDE TWO] (1) Gulliver - Lemon Road (2) Ugly Casanova - Hotcha Girls (3) The City - Paradise Alley (4) Monsters of Folk - Losin' Yo Head (5) Ric Ocasek - Time Bomb
Thanks so much for tuning in. LLR will return in a few weeks with another bonus episode featuring a super-special-secret guest. Do your best to stay hydrated andpractice selfcare. Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to get away? Why ask why? Try Blue Chair Bay flavored rums and head outside, let the sun hit you.
Stream, rent, or buy the excellent documentary The Immediate Family, it’s Kootch approved!
21st dang installment of LLR pod’s bonus offering is OFF THE FLIPPN’ CHAIN. Jay and Deon discuss what’s been on their turntables and pumped into their ears as of late. A mildly summery mixtape is manufactured with input from Super-Secret-Special-Friend Scott Baker, who also joins the Lickers to rap about podcasting, creating his own music, and (sometimes reluctantly) sharing sonic interests with his children. Join us for a super-sized helping of sonic deliciousness. TRANSLATION: This b!#@h is looooooooooooooong. Enjoy!
Sonic contributors to the twenty-first bonus episode ofLightnin’ Licks Radio include: Koreatown Oddity, DJ Nu-Mark, Jurassic 5, Dave Matthews Band, Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Pale Jay, Lindsey Buckingham, Matt Pond PA, Lightning Love, Silver Jews, Pavement, Jesus Lizard, Steve Albini, Cheap Trick, Ant Banks, Too $hort, MC Breed, E-40, Mel Brown, Hanna-Barbara’s Flintstones, The Beatles, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, Hanson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Who, Cal Tjader, Public Image Limited, Eric Sermon, Marvin Gaye, MC5, Van Halen, White Zombie, The Stooges, Jon Stewart, Marianne Towan, Steve Drzewiecki Band, Meghan Trainor, MMHP from the 989, ? & the Mysterians, Bob Segar System, Billy Stings, Willie Nelson, Dick Wagner, Alice Cooper, Norah Jones, Scott Baker, Gotye, Adrian Gurvitz, Bobby Caldwell, Llyod Cole, Everything but the Girl, Neil Finn, The Style Council, Ashiko, Monwa & Son, The Black Five, Hot Soul Singers, Zasha, David Axelrod, Organized Konfusion, Meredith Monk, Cut Chemist, Afrika Bambaataa, Candito, Babe Ruth, Chicago Gangsters, Juice, and Original Concept.
Jay brought to the dining room table the sounds of Veruca Salt, Thunderclap Newman, Tinted Windows, and DJ Shadow.
Deon offered up tunes from Purple Mountains, Spice 1, Yusef Lateef, and Stimela.
Scott suggested taking a trip with Rich Hinman vs. Alan Levy, Alan Baufman, Hozier, and Crowded House.
Do summer right. Consume Blue Chair Bay Flavored Rums. Be kind, rewind, and enjoy lawn darts responsibly.
XXI mixtape:
{SIDE ONE} [1] Sell out intro [2] DJ Shadow – The Number Song [3] Rich Hinman vs. Adam Levy – Flawless [4] Purple Mountains – She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger [5] Veruca Salt – Shimmer Like a Girl [6] Alan Braufman – Spirits (edit) [7] Stimela – Mind Games (edit)
{SIDE TWO} [1] Tinted Windows – Messing With my Head [2] Crowded House – Night Song [3] Yusef Lateef – Like It Is (edit) [4] Thunderclap Newman – The Reason [5] Spice 1 featuring Mel Brown – Money Gone (remix) [6] Hozier – De Selby (parts 1 & 2, edit)
mix intro/bumper/outro sourced from The Who’s classic 1967 LP The Who Sell Out
Lickers Jay and Deon wax poetic on ten of their favorite records from their respective collections which are filed under the letter J. Their choices lead to discussions on Blindboy Boatclub (he rules), the origins of their nicknames (do you even know these guys?), another blind-bought Burger Records beauty (Jay is a total Burger fanboy), Steve Albini (R.I.P.), and much more. Tune in and rock out!
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In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For the past half century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In 2024, idiotic, introverted yet somehow still award-winning* hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential theme of their upcoming thirty-seventh episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru I, so naturally, they went with J.
Sonic contributors to the thirty-seventh episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include: Brothers Johnson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Lee Moses, Steve Albini, L.L. Cool J, Patience, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Freddie King, Little Walter, Blinboy Boatclub, SHANNON, Cornbroom Jenkins, Mighty Mista Knapps, Lucy Givens, Sesame Street, Huey Lewis & the News, The Jesus Lizard, Jonathon Wolffe, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, The Three Degrees, EMINIM, Labi Siffre, Marilyn Manson, Hootie & the Blowfish, Drive Like Jehu, Led Zepplin, Helmet with David Yow, Junk Monkeys, Goo Goo Dolls, Syl Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, Wu-tang Clan, Kanye West with Jay-Z, Hank & Kieth Shocklee with Public Enemy, Charlie Rich, Cypress Hill, The Luniz, R2D2, Jessie Jones, Death Valley Girls, Pete Jolly, Art Pepper, Jessica McQuarter, Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, Ugly Duckling, DJ Einstein, Jimmie & Vella, Bobby Womack, Dead Prez, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Fantano, Drake, Timmy Thomas, Post-POTUS George W. Bush, Childish Gambino, Jobriath, David Bowie, Stephen Trask, Vernard Jonson, Peter C. Johnson, Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss, Cody Jinks, Shellac, the Radiolab archives, The Clockers.
LLR “J” mixtape:
[SIDE A](1) The Jesus Lizard - Mouth Breather (2) Jimmie & Vella - Well (3) Peter C. Johnson - Snowblind (4) J. Cole - No Role Modelz (5) Vernard Johnson - Soul Metamorphosis Medley MegaMix [SIDE B] (1) Pete Jolly - Springs (2) Junk Monkeys - Round and Round (3) Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black (4) Jessie Jones - Sugar Coated (5) Jobriath - World Without You
Thanks for listening. Tune in again sometime within a few weeks for another bonus episode. Have a great summer!
*former REVIEW magazine best live streaming production
This is our true crime podcast. This is also three-plus hours of engaging content featuring a few comedians relentlessly speaking over one another. SIIIIIIKE! It's simply Jay and Deon yapping about the vinyl records they’ve been listening to as of late. Their super-secret-special friend, MLive crime reporter and stupendous social gathering contriver Cole Waterman joins the party to add some crackin' tunes to a mixtape. You should totally join along as the three old pals discuss music, writing, and the meaning of life and/or why it's a gruesome, tiresome, pointless goddamn slog. Enjoy!
Sonic (non-mix) contributors to the twentieth bonus episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio podcast include:
Prince Paul / De La Soul / Zach Braff / Natalie Portman / Amerigo Gazaway / River Shook / The Disarmers / Yesterday’s New Quintet / Denzel Curry / Karriem Riggins / Mattiel / Brothers Johnson / Joe Diffy / Toby Keith / Kenny Chesney / Junkyard Band / Roy Ayers Ubiquity / Deadmau5 / Hayle / Michael Boyd / Gary Remal Malkin / Camp Lo / Ski / Trugoy the Dove / Craig Mack / Easy Moe Bee / Lung / Air / Heinz Kiesling / Lesley Gore / Wally Gold / Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band / Tiffany / Tommy James & the Shondells / Billy Idol / New Kids on the Block / Debbie Gibson / Dr. Dog / Kim Gordon / Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Jay brought to the dining room table the sounds of Chris Whitley, Sarah Bethe Nelson, A Taste of Honey, and Charles Wright.
Deon suggested songs from Sarah Shook and the Devil, Jahari Massamba Unit, Adeem the Artist, and Man Man.
Our super-secret-special-friend Cole was fucking with King Hannah, Sparklehorse, The Leather Nun, and The Gaslight Anthem.
Bonus XX mixtape:
(A1) King Hannah – A Well-Made Women (A2) Charles Wright – One Two Three Four Five Six (A3) Man Man – Head On (Hold on to Your Heart) (A4) The Leather Nun – Desolation Avenue (A5) Sarah Bethe Nelson – I Can Just Leave (A6) Jahari Massamba Unit – Anointed Soul
(B1) Chris Whitley – Narcotic Prayer (B2) Sparklehorse – Kind Ghosts (B3) Sarah Shook & the Devil – Ghost Town (B4) A Taste of Honey – Say That You’ll Stay (B5) The Gaslight Anthem – Michigan, 1975 (B6) Adeem the Artist – I wish You Would’ve Been a Cowboy
Thanks to Cole for joining us and using his good words.
Drink Blue Chair Bay flavored rum. Shop at Electric Kitsch or any other local independent record retailer on Record Store Day April 20th, and also every other day of the year.
Be kind.
Anthologies. Perspectives. Comps. No music geek's collection is complete without a wonderful compilation record (or twelve). Some of the greatest albums EVER are actually amalgamations of singles that get pulled together into their own separate, often themed collection. Whether examining the sounds of scenes, eras, genres or labels... or cataloging rarities and otherwise hard to find hits, comps consistently scratch the music enthusiast's sonic itch. Join Lightnin’ Lickers Jay and Deon as they discuss some of their all-time favorite “various artist” comps and the stories behind them. Stay tuned for this month’s mixtape which serves as a compilation of captivating cuts derived from other compilations.
SONIC CONTRIBUTORS TO EPISODE THIRTY-SIX OF LIGHTNIN’ LICKS RADIO INCLUDE:
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA / KURTIS BLOW / DAVID BARRETT / A TRIBE CALLED QUEST / HOT JAZZ / PETE JOLLY / DJ EINSTEIN / UGLY DUCKLING / NO DEATHROW RECORDS ARTISTS’ BEATS, BUT MANY DEATHROW-TYPE BEATS FROM THE INTERNET / ROSE ROYCE / MARY J. BLIGE / BOYZ II MEN / TEVIN CAMPBELL / SWV / EN VOGUE / BABYFACE / TONI BRAXTON / FAITH EVENS / BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY / MONICA /AALIYAH / JODECI / THE BLUES PROJECT / THE STRANGELOVES / AMBOY DUKES / ELECTRIC PRUNES / THE SEEDS / THE VAGRANTS / ALICE COOPER / THE DEAD BOYS / THE REMAINS / THE MOONEY SUZUKI / THE STANDELLS / LOVERBOY / THE BOOMTOWN RATS / ADAM AND THE ANTS / OMD / PSYCHEDELIC FURS / HOLLY & THE ITALIANS / TRANSVISION VAMP / JO JO ZEB AND THE FALCONS / MY BLOODY VALENTINE / JUNIOR BOY’S OWN / FUTURESHOCK / NEW ORDER / ANDREW WEATHERALL / PRIMAL SCREAM / EDIE BRICKELL & THE NEW BOHEMIANS / PETER FONDA / UNDERWORLD / SIMPLY RED / BJORK / SANGRE GITANA / LOS GACHOS / TOBEGO / RUMBA TRES / BARRACUDA / JOHNNY SAYLES / THE DU-ETTES / ALVIN CASH & THE REGISTERS / JOSEPH MOORE / ULTI-MATIONS / THE YOUNG FOLK / JOSEPHINE TAYLOR / LINDA JONES / J.J. JACKSON / IKE AND TINA TURNER / BABY LLOYD / THE APOLLOS / THE OLYMPICS / JAY JAY PISTOLET / THE MIDDLE EAST / LOCAL NATIVES / WOLF ALICE / JAMES YUILL / SAINT VITUS / SWA / D.C. 3 / OVERKILL / HUSKER DU / WURM / BLACK FLAG / MEAT PUPPETS / WILLIE DIXON / MINUTE MEN / VAN HALEN / FAMILY FOUR / BROTHER’S DISCO / CHIC / MAJESTICS / SUGAR DADDY / QUEEN / SHE / THE CLOCKERS / FAMILY / MR.FOX /PATRIC ADAMS / HEIGHT KEECH & FRIENDS / POOR BOY RAPPERS / T.J. SWAN & COMPANY / TEEN-MACHINE / TOMMY DEEMO / THE STRANGLERS / XTC / STEEL PULSE / DIRE STRAITS / WILCO JOHNSON BAND / TYLA GANG / X-RAY SPECS / STEVE GIBBONS BAND / ARC OF ALL / RICHARD NERITA / JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
V.A. – FAVORITE COMPS COMP
(A1) The Remains - Don't Look Back (A2) Barracuda - Puedos Buscarte un Nuevo Amor (A3) The Middle East - Blood (A4) Wurm - Deathride (A5) Josephine Taylor - For You My Love (B1) Holly & the Italians - Tell That Girl to Shut up (B2) Mr. Fox - Smooth Talk (B3) Tyla Gang - Styrofoam (B4) Baby Lloyd - There's Something on Your Mind (part 1) (B5) Primal Scream - Loaded
LLR's favorite compilation releases:
JBO: A Perspective 1988-1998 (Junior Boy’s Own, 1998)
Exposed II: A Cheap Peak at Today’s Provocative New Rock (CBS, 1981)
Boombox 3 (Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-83) (Soul Jazz, 2018)
Mar-V-Lus Records: The One-Derful! Collection (Secret Stash, 2014)
Tani – Disco Rumba & Flamenco Boogie 1976-1979 (Pharaway Sounds, 2018)
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968) (Elektra, 1972)
The Blasting Concept Volume II (SST, 1986)
Chess Club Volume 1 (Chess Club, 2014)
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival (Warner Bros. 1978)Special thanks to our record store of choice, Electric Kitsch in beautiful Bay City, MI USA.
