KCRW Broadcast 831

I hope you had a great week. I’m not sure if you’re aware but the great Brian James of the Damned has passed away. If you were a fan of the first two Damned albums, that’s the lineup of the band he was in and he was the primary songwriter. This is tough news.

To make sure we never miss a show, as best we can. we try to work in advance. When we got the news about Brian, we had already made tonight’s show. I apologize for not having any tracks with Brian’s great guitar work and a show that acknowledges his passing.

I’m glad that the original line-up of the band featuring Captain Sensible on bass, Dave Vanian on vocals, Rat Scabies on drums and Brian on guitar had a chance to tour recently. In a statement issued by the Captain, they had planned more shows with Brian.

Over the years, I carefully saved everything Brian ever sent me from the emails, the records, to the packages because they featured his handwriting. He was an amazing player and this is a true loss.

Joey Molland of Badfinger has also passed away. I interviewed him many years ago and we kept in touch. They wrote some great songs.

We have prepared a great show for tonight that reflects the change of seasons, and hopefully the buoyancy and effervescence of the tracks will provide an excellent soundtrack for the rest of your weekend.

Thank you so much for tuning in. Have a great night and stay Fanatic

–– Henry

Hour 1

01. Rites Of Spring - Deeper Than Inside / Rites Of Spring

02. Hammered Hulls - Hardest Road / Careening

03. The Teen Idles - Get Up And Go / 20 Years Of Dischord

04. Escape-Ism - Last Of The Sellouts / Charge Of The Love Brigade

05. Unrest - Cath Carroll / Perfect Teeth

06. The Snakes – Happy / Happy

07. Horsegirl - Switch Over / Phonetics On And On

08. Say Sue Me - Sorry That I'm Drunk / Say Sue Me

09. Shrapnel - Turning The Knife / Sedan Crater

10. The Fall - Free Range / Code: Selfish

11. Otoboke Beaver - Bakuro Book / Itekoma Hits

12. Hunger Anthem - Battles / Lift

13. Leatherman - Heartbeater Cheetah / New dl

14. Oddly - Artificial / Swerve

15. FACS - Desire Path / Wish Defense

16. Arndales - No Existent / Shops 2:39

17. The Clash - Gates Of The West / Black Market Clash

18. Jack Nitzsche - The Lonely Surfer / Lux And Ivy's Favorites Vol 3

19. Molly Nilsson - Red Telephone / Un-American Activities

Hour 2

01. Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays / Singles Going Steady

02. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated / Road To Ruin

03. Lambrini Girls - No Homo / Who Let The Dogs Out

04. Dax Riggs - Pagan Moon / 7 Songs For Spiders

05. Jealous Yellow - Conscious Zero / Sugarweeper

06. Heather The Jerk - Parasites / Not Very Motorcycle

07. The Birthday Party - Riddle House / The Birthday Party

08. Drinking Boys And Girls Choir - Even If I Don't Like It, That's Me / Keep Drinking

09. Patrol - Breakout / ST 7" EP

10. The Ghoulies - Self Help / Shafted By The Algorithm LP

11. Spencer P Jones - Negative / The Last Gasp

12. Jay Reatard - Fading All Away / Blood Visions

13. Romero - Talk About It / Turn It On!

14. Corker - Anomie / Falser Truths

15. Bermuda Squares - Mortality / Outsider

16. Chrissy Zebby Tembo - Lonely Night / My Ancestors

17. Sick Bags - You Gotta Go / Only The Young Die Good

18. Wire - Sand In My Joints / Chairs Missing

19. Hildegard Knef - From Here On It Got Rough / The In-Kraut

20. Devo – Blockhead / Duty Now For The Future

21. Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit - Twilight World / Full Circle