North Fork Sound Top 20 - December 19th 2010

Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) (R.I.P.)
photo: Alex Waterhouse-Hayward

1. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Well
2. John Powhida International Airport: Daddy's The Man
3. Hamell On Trial: Hail
4. The Persuaders: Some Guys Have All The Luck
5. John Phillips: She's Just 14
6. Happy Talk Band: Pacific Coast Time
7. Hank Williams III: I'm A Long Gone Daddy
8. John Lee Hooker: Dimples
9. The Yayhoos: Never Give An Inch
10. Keith Richards: The Harder They Come
11. Suicide: Hey Lord
12. Angelo Badalamenti: Freshly Squeezed
13. The Humblebums: Why Don't They Come Back To Dunoon?
15. Soul Brothers Six: Some Kind Of Wonderful
16. Diana Jones: Pony
17. The Upsetters: Dollar In The Teeth
18. Tim Buckley: Move With Me
19. Dr. John & The Lower 911: Feel Good Music
20. Red Simpson: Sleeper Five By Two

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week
Vincent Quatroche: Singing Mr. Cedric

North Fork Sound Legend Of The Month
Rubén Blades

Last Week's Listener Favourites

801: Tomorrow Never Knows
Aretha Franklin w/Keith Richards: Jumpin' Jack Flash
Bettye LaVette: My Man-He's A Lovin' Man
Bo Diddley w/Keith Richards & The Shirelles: Bo Diddley Is Crazy
Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez: When I Work My Thang On You

Cottonhead (Mary Birdsong)

Cottonhead: Fuck Me
The Creatures: Pinned Down
Dillinger: The Table Gonna Turn

The Dirty Strangers

The Dirty Strangers: She's A Real Botticelli
Elvis Presley: Talk About The Good Times
The Mothers Of Invention: Cheap Thrills
George Jones & Keith Richards: Say It's Not You
Gillian Welch: Good Til Now
Gretchen Wilson: Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Ian McLagan w/Keith Richards: Truly
Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens: Daddy Rolling Stone
Johnny Depp & Come: Madroad Driving
LCD Soundsystem: 45:33 (i)
Lindisfarne: Winter Song
Luna: Sideshow By The Seashore
Marianne Faithfull w/Keith Richards: Sing Me Back Home
Marvin Gaye: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Pink Floyd: Arnold Layne
Rodney Crowell: Britney's Got The Blues
The Rolling Stones: Dance Little Sister
Roxy Music: Editions Of You
Roy Lee Johnson: When A Guitar Plays The Blues
Sandy Denny & The Strawbs: How Everyone But Sam Was A Hypocrite
Scott McClatchy: Perfect Thing
Seasick Steve: Just Because I Can (CSX)
The Small Faces: The Universal
Terry Anderson: One Good Heart

Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson: Nervous Breakdown
Wanda Jackson: Rip It Up
Wanda Jackson: Thunder On The Mountain
The White Stripes: Rated X
Tho Who: Baby Don't You Do It
The Wild Tchoupitoulas: Here Dey Come
Wingless Angels: Rivers Of Babylon

happy holidays, 'forkers...
next week: the year's best music

North Fork Sound Top 20 - March 28 '10

The 5.6.7.8's
l-r: Akiko Omo, Yoshiko Fujiyama, Sachiko Fujii

1. The 5.6.7.8's: 19th Nervous Breakdown
2. The Winkies: Red Dog

3. George Jones: Small Time Laboring Man
4. Little Anthony & The Imperials: Goin' Out Of My Head
5. Jon Cleary: Would I Lie To You
6. The John Coltrane Quartet: Tunji
7. The Mystics: Lucy's Factory
8. Issa Bagayogo: Kalan Nege
9. The Bamboo Kids: Low Life
10. Mickey Jupp: Switchboard Susan
11. The Dixie Chicks: Pink Toenails
12. Black Limo: 100 Bucks
13. Derrick Harriot: Answer Me My Darling
14. The Great Awakening: Amazing Grace
15. Roger & The Gypies: Pass The Hatchet
16. Tim Buckley: Look At The Fool
17. The Ramrods: Riders In The Sky
18. Bow Wow Wow: C30, C60, C90, Go
19. Greg Brown: Mose Allison Played Here
20. Evil Beaver: Cherry Master

Evie Evil, Evil Beaver
Luxx, Brooklyn, NY
photo: ht

more Evil Beaver shots here

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week
Mose Allison: The Way Of The World

North Fork Sound Legend Of The Month
Captain Beefheart / Don Van Vliet
'Safe As Milk' photo session out-take
courtesy Mojo magazine, March 2010 issue

Last Week's Listener Favourites
Alabama 3: Mansion On The Hill
Andre Williams w/The Eldorados: I'm So High
B. Bumble & The Stingers: Nut Rocker
Billy Swan: My Baby Left Me
Bobby Rush: I Wanna Do The Do
BP Fallon: Interview/I Believe In Elvis Presley
Brian Eno & The Winkies: Baby's On Fire
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: I Love You, You Big Dummy
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Sure 'nuff N Yes I Do
Chuck Prophet: Barely Exist
Chumbawamba: Torturing James Hetfield
Chumbawamba: Puccini Said
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin: Champagne Sparkle
Dave Alvin: Don't Look Now
Dennis Linde: Hello, I Am Your Heart
The Dictators: Sleeping With The TV On
Doc Starkes & His Nightriders: Women & Cadillacs
Donald Fagen: Ruby Baby
Emiliana Torrini: Dead Things
Fun Lovin' Criminals: Scooby Snacks
Galactic: Do It Again
Iggy Pop & James Williamson: Kill City
J. Geils Band: It Ain't What You Do, It's How You Do It
The Jerry Garcia Band: Let It Rock (live)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Third Stone From The Sun
The Kingpins: Ungaua
Lew Lewis: Boogie On The Street
Lucio Battisti: Ancora Tu
Luna: Slash Your Tires
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Love To Burn
PJ Harvey: Down By The Water
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore: Bedazzled
The Pursuit Of Happiness: I'm An Adult Now
The Rolling Stones: It's All Over Now
The Quireboys: 7 O'Clock
Robert Wyatt: Shipbuilding
Ronnie Lane & Eric Clapton: Around The World (Before I Grow Too Old)
The Slits: Pay Rent
Southern Culture On The Skids: Liquored Up And Lacquered Down

Suicide
Alan Vega, Martin Rev
Irving Plaza, NYC
photo: ht

Suicide: Ghost Rider
Terry Allen: The Pink And Black Song
Trembling Bells: Goathland
Vanity 6: Nasty Girl
The Velvet Underground: Who Loves The Sun

North Fork Sound Top 20 March 21st '10

Alan Vega, Alex Chilton
Mercury Lounge, NYC
photo: ht

1. Alex Chilton: Bangkok

2. The Velvet Underground: Who Loves The Sun
3. The Woodentops: Third Floor, Rooftop High
4. Mose & Amy Allison: This New Situation
5. Dave Alvin: Don't Look Now
6. Derek Trucks Band: Frisell
7. Trembling Bells: Goathland
8. Barrington Levy: Love The Life You Live
9. Caravan: If I Could Do It Again, I'd Do It All Over You
10. The Quireboys: 7 O'Clock
11. Chuck Prophet: Barely Exist
12. Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham: Night Nurse
13. Lucio Battisti: Ancora Tu
14. Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban: Los Twangueros
15. Guy Evans & John Anthony: Maniac & Brainiac Project, song #1
16. Th' Faith Healers: This Time
17. Pierce Turner: All Messed Up
18. The Kinks: Dead End Street
19. This Heat: Horizontal Hold
20. Roman Candle: Why Modern Radio Is A-OK With Me

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week
Chumbawamba: ABCDEFG

North Fork Sound Legend Of The Month
Captain Beefheart / Don Van Vliet

Last Week's Listener 'Thumbs-ups'
Albert Lee: Don't Let Go
Amen Corner: Shake A Tailfeather
Billy Bragg: The Saturday Boy
Bob Dylan: I Want You
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Low Yo Yo Stuff
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Clear Spot
Chumbawamba: The Devil's Interval
Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers: Resurrection Shuffle

The Cramps
l-r: Nick Knox, Ivy Rorschach, Lux Interior
CBS Records, London, 6/81
photo: ht

The Cramps: I Wanna Get In Your Pants
Daisy Chainsaw: Love Your Money
Dennis Linde: Hello, I Am Your Heart
Dion: The Heart Of Saturday Night
Dorothy Moore: Misty Blue
The Georgia Satellites: Games People Play
The Hollies: Honey And Wine
Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Sweet Gene Vincent
Intastella: Manchester
James Hunter: Believe Me Baby
Jimi Hendrix: Fire
John Cale: Helen Of Troy
Johnny Rivers: Turn On Your Lovelight
Julie London: Cry Me A River
Katrina Leskanich: Hitsville UK
Lisa Marie Presley: S.O.B.
Little Willies: Lou Reed
The Lo-Fidelity Allstars (feat: Pigeonhead): Battleflag
Madness: Forever Young
The MC5: Kick Out The Jams
Moondog: Bumbo
The Mothers Of Invention: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Nick Lowe: I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass
The Pink Fairies: Taking LSD
Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine
PJ Harvey: Down By The Water
Prince Far I & The Arabs: The Right Way
Public Image Ltd: Ease
Rob Tyner & The Hot Rods: Till The Night Is Gone (Let's Rock)
The Shazam: NFU
The Specials: Ghost Town
Suicide: Ghost Rider
Trevor Rabin: Something To Hold On To
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band: Big Time Operator

North Fork Sound Top 20 - March 7 '10

Gene Casey
photo: Liz Malone

1. Gene Casey: Come Home With Me
2. Carlene Carter: Spider Lace
3. Johnny Otis: Willie And The Hand Jive
4. The Real Kids: Reggae Reggae
5. I-Roy: The First Cut Is The Deepest
6. The Wolfmen: Cecilie
7. Laura Cantrell: Kitty Wells' Dresses
8. The Beach Boys: Surfer Girl (vocals only)
9. Ersi Arvizu: Cruisin' To The Hop
10. Annette Peacock: Over.
11. Ike & Tina Turner: I Love Baby
12. The Smoke Fairies: Gastown
13. Joe Hampton & The Kingpins: Wheel Loose
14. The Gourds: Luddite
15. Carl Sagan feat. Stephen Hawking: A Glorious Dawn
16. Booker T Averhart & The Mustangs: Take Your Shoes Off Pt. 1
17. Billie Jo Spears: Get Behind Me Satan And Push
18. Kenny Hamber: Show Me Your Monkey
19. Ronnie Dawson: Chili Pepper Mama
20. Lou Reed: Doin' The Things That We Want To

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3: Propellor Time

North Fork Sound Legend Of The Month
Captain Beefheart / Don Van Vliet
photo uploaded to Last.fm by Anastasia

Last Week's Listener Favourites
Addie Brik: Iwe

Angus Khan: Mr. Living Dead
Anne Peebles: I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Billy Bremner: Keep This House Rockin'
Billy Fury: Turn My Back On You
Bob Dylan: Ugliest Girl In The World
Count Basie & His Orchestra: Hang On Sloopy
The Damned: Problem Child
The Dandy Warhols: I Am Over It
Dip feat. Emiliana Torrini: Come Out
Eddie Cochran: Fourth Man Theme
Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page: Freight Loader
Ersi Arvizu: En El Tambo
The Faces: Ooh La La
Galactic w/Josh Cohen & Scully: Liquor Pang
Hamell On Trial w/Ani DiFranco: All That Was Said
Hayseed Dixie: Bohemian Rhapsody
Hot Chocolate: You Sexy Thing
Jerry Lee Lewis: What'd I Say
Joe Hampton & The Kingpins: '53 Merc
Johnny Rivers: Willie And The Hand Jive
Leonard Cohen: The Future
Lloyd & Patsy: Do It Sweet
Lulu: I'll Come Running Over
Madness: Dust Devil (Ashley Beedle Warbox remix)
Martin Belmont w/Johnny Nicky: Time For The Sun To Rise
Mickey Newbury: Frisco Depot
Roky Erickson with Okkervil River: Goodbye Sweet Dreams
The Rolling Stones: Little T&A
The Rolling Stones: Salt Of The Earth (live)

The Screaming Blue Messiahs
The Ritz, NYC
photo: ht

The Screaming Blue Messiahs: Twin Cadillac Valentine
The Star Spangles: I Don't Wanna Be Crazy Anymore
Tony Joe White w/Shelby Lynne: Can't Go Back Home
Toots & The Maytals: Louie Louie
The Ventures: Ram-Bunk-Shush

22 Pistepirkko

The mail brought 3 cds from Finland today - the latest from 22 Pistepirkko, "(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah!", their first EP "Ou Wee!" and "Monochromeset" by their cover version alter-egos, The Others which, quite brilliantly, opens with a rare Ray Davies classic "This Strange Effect". Somewhere in the back of my mind, I have a nagging feeling I might have brought this song to their manager, Tiina, a long time ago but don't take my word for it. Those days are hazy and I could be imagining it. I suggested this song to a few people back in the early 90s. Anyway, they do a terrific version (likely to chart next week!) and I'm going to enjoy listening to the rest of the package over the next few days. I once went to Helsinki to see 22P and they were fantastic. Lovely people, too. I did all the usual tourist stuff. Ate venison, drank lager, bought Stones bootlegs. They liked all the right music (Buddy, Beefheart, the blues, the Velvet Underground) and managed to sound like nothing I'd ever heard, then or since. I saw them in Amsterdam (they were good) and when they came to NYC in 91 to play a "Finland Rocks" night at CBGBs for the New Music Seminar, they managed to sound lost and out of place. Somehow that night, they couldn't find the magic and I couldn't persuade Elektra to open the chequebook. Too bad. They've released a series of wonderful records since the late 80's and regular listeners will recognize songs like "Swamp Blues", "Texacoson", "Birdy","Frankenstein", "Don't Play Cello", "Don't Say I'm So Evil", "This Time" and "Rally Of Love" when they hear them. Suicide's Martin Rev told me last month that he did some work on "Swamp Blues" so if anybody out there has a spare copy of their (now deleted) remix album, "Zipcode", let me know how much.