Henry Rollins
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.
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.
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
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