North Fork Sound Top 20 - February 7th '10

Andre Williams
The Poetry Project, St. Marks Church, NYC
02/05/10
photo: ht

1. Andre Williams: The Spider & The Fly

2. Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do
3. Jerry Reed: Last Train To Clarksville
4. The Heptones: Hypocrite
5. Balls: Fight For My Country
6. Mott The Hoople: The Moon Upstairs
7. John Cooper Clarke: Salome Maloney, live
8. Maureen Tucker: Around And Around
9. Roky Erickson & The Aliens: Bloody Hammer
10. The Bunch (feat: Sandy Denny): Learning The Game
11. Morning 40 Federation: Conversation Ho
12. The Ramones: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement
13. Sir Douglas Quintet: Bacon Fat
14. The Valentinos: It's All Over Now
15. Richard Thompson: Willie And The Hand Jive/Not Fade Away
16. Eddie Hinton: Can't Beat The Kid
17. The Godfathers: I'll Never Forget What's His Name
18. Petty Booka: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
19. Jimmy Reed: Baby What You Want Me To Do
20. The Soft Machine: She's Gone

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week
The Very Best Of The Pogues

North Fork Sound Legend Of The Month
Keith Richards
portrait by Sebastian Krüger

Last Week's Listener Thumbs-Ups:
Lux Interior, The Cramps
W. 23rd St, NYC
photo: ht

The Cramps: New Kind Of Kick
Elvis Presley: Mystery Train
John Mayall: Thoughts Of Roxanne
Carlene Carter: If The Shoe Fits
Cristina: La Poupee Qui Fait Non
Mikel Rouse: Wait For Me
Dave Alvin: Every Night About This Time
The Flashcubes: Five Personalities
The Goons: The Ying Tong Song
Chuck Berry: I'm A Rocker
John Cooper Clarke: Suspended Sentence
The Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil, live
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?
Van Der Graaf Generator: Darkness (11-11)
Richard Lloyd: Backtrack
The Rezillos: (My Baby Does) Good Sculptures
Prince: Head
Patti Smith & Fred Smith: It Takes Time
The Nipple Erectors: King Of The Bop
Shpongle: Invisible Man In A Fluorescent Suit
Shpongle: Electroplasm
Shpongle: Ineffable Mysteries
Roy C: Shotgun Wedding
Les Paul & Mary Ford: How High The Moon
Delbert McClinton: Jungle Room
The Brains: Money Changes Everything
George McCrae: Rock Your Baby
Steve Winwood: Time Is Running Out
Peter C Johnson: Joining The Marines
Elliott Sharp: InSERGEncy Dr. Feelgood: All Through The City Family: In My Own Time
John & Beverley Martyn: Primrose Hill
Chris Isaak: Except The New Girl
Warren Zevon: My Shit's Fucked Up
Link Wray: I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud
Richard Ace: Hang 'em High
Bessie Banks: Go Now
Angel Corpus Christi: Down
The Fugs: Group Grope
The Sisters Of Mercy: First And Last And Always
Jon Cleary : More Hipper
Dan Baird: Seventh Son

Dan Baird, The Georgia Satellites
Austin, TX
photo: ht

Hamell On Trial

Hamell On Trial
'Untitled Work In Progress'
New Suffolk, NY
02/02/10

Ed Hamell

Ed Hamell
New Suffolk, NY
02/02/10

Alex McMurray

Alex McMurray
Sullivan Hall, NYC
January 15th '10

Ari Up, The Slits

Ariane Speaks Her Mind
Brooklyn, NY, January 15th '10

Ari Up, The Slits (pt. 1)

Ari Up, The Slits (pt. 2)

Ari Up, The Slits (pt.3)

Ari Up, The Slits (pt. 4)

Ari Up, The Slits (pt. 5)

Ari Up, The Slits (pt. 6)

Hamell On Trial

Hamell On Trial
New Suffolk, NY
02/02/10

North Fork Sound Top 20 - January 31st '10

Ed Hamell, Peter Lubin
W. 23rd St, NYC
photo: ht

1. Hamell On Trial: The Meeting (live)
2. Patti Smith & Fred Smith: It Takes Time
3. Dobie Gray: The 'In' Crowd
4. Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks: It's A Free Country
5. Baba Brooks: Watermelon Man
6. Family: In My Own Time
7. Jimi Hendrix: Crosstown Traffic
8. Don Covay: It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)
9. Chuck Berry: I'm A Rocker
10. Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse: Crossroads
11. Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents: Mama Told Me
12. C.C. Adcock: Kissin' Kouzans
13. Ricky Nelson: Lonesome Town
14. Richard Hell & The Voidoids: Blank Generation
15. Jolly Bros: Cool Down
16. Elliott Sharp: InSERGEncy
17. Bob Seger: Katmandu
18. Midlake: Acts Of Man
19. Happy Mondays: Bob's Yer Uncle (Perfecto 12" mix)
20. Donovan: Hurdy Gurdy Man

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week:
Shpongle: Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland

North Fork Sound Legend Of The Month:
Nick Lowe

Last Week's Listener Thumbs-Ups:
John 'Snaykee' McParland
(The Wolf:Gang Deisel)
Scranton, NY
photo: ht

The Wolf:Gang Deisel: Horsemeat Pie

The Slits: Be It
Link Wray: Rumble
William DeVaughan: Be Thankful For What You Got
Doug Powell: Return To Sender
Ronnie Spector: Hell Of A Nerve
Ace: How Long
B.B. King: Chains And Things
Carl Perkins: Matchbox
Eddie Cochran: Cut Across Shorty
Shelby Lynne: Johnny Met June
Sparks: Suburban Homeboy
The Tornados: Earthy
Bryan Ferry: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
The Pirates: Four To The bar
Johnny Hiland: Gatton To It
The Charms: Top Down
Nanci Griffiths & John Prine: Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
Fats Domino: Please Don't Leave
Doris Troy: Just One Look
Alvin Robinson: Down Home Girl
Fairport Convention: White Dress
The Techniques: Queen Majesty
David Bowie: After All
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Richard Berry & The Pharoahs: Louie Louie
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Sure Nuff 'n Yes I Do
Mikel Rouse: Wait For Me
J.J. Cale: I'll Make Love To You Anytime
Freda Payne: Band Of Gold
The Pretty Things: Havana Bound
Duffy: Distant Dreamer
Galactic: Crazyhorse Mongoose
Bob Dylan: Tombstone Blues (alt. take)
Dr. John & The Lower 911 (w/Eric Clapton): Time For A Change
White Hills: Radiate
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes: If You Don't Love Me By Now
The Faces: Around The Plynth
Chuck Berry: Little Queenie (live)
Vince Quatroche: An Understanding
Fleetwood Mac: Man Of The World
The Fun Lovin' Criminals: Loco
The Sisters Of Mercy: Temple Of Love (Touched By The Hand Of Ofra Haza)

Alan Vega, Kevin Patrick, Andrew Eldritch
Gramercy Park Hotel, NYC, room 825
photo: ht