#35, finally Ron is here

That's Ron Johnson I mean...it's a bit of a dog's breakfast nothing's shown up before this, but 35 mixes in and Ron fronts in the form of Twang !!

Also today a few that a few people asked for over the eons, like The Moodists and The Man from Delmonte, hey guys your boat is in, enjoy !!

More news further down the track on the live streaming, basically in a few weeks time I am going to experiment with running a "weekend radio station", called '245T", more on my plans revealed later, thanks for all the encouragement from those who tuned in over this weekend's "test broadcast"

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Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #35
1. Best Of Friends - The Chesterfields ( Subway 1986 ) ( 0.00 - 2.49 )
2. Run & Run - Bell Jar ( Chase Aust 1986 ) ( 2.49 - 6.11 )
3. Everybody Knows The Monkey - Mighty Mighty ( Girlie 1986) ( 6.11 - 8.45)
4. Never Stop - Echo & The Bunnymen ( Korova 1983 ) ( 8.45 - 12.11 )
5. Trying To Think - Trinitone ( Drive In 1999 ) ( 12.11 - 14.20 )
6. Drive Drive Drive - The Man From Delmonte ( Astramode 1987 ) ( 14.20 - 16.46 )
7. Sharp - Twang ( Ron Johnson/Stet 1986) ( 16.46 - 19.47)
8. Too Young - The Zorros ( Au Go Go Aust 1981 ) (19.47 - 23.13 )
9. Runaway - The Moodists ( Red Flame 1984 ) ( 23.13 - 28.13 )
10. Dear God - XTC ( Virgin 1986 ) ( 28.13 - 31.45 )
( duration 32 mins, 320kps mp3 )

Live Streaming this weekend

http://203.217.85.157:8000/listen.m3u

that is all Sat/Sun Aust time

tune in and see if you like it :)

Only "testing" at the moment but am planning a regular weekend stream with guest programmers, features and interviews....all will be revealed

If you listen please let me know if you like it and how it works, still testing the quality/connection speed

an alternative method to connect is to go here, and hit "listen now"

the stream is a live mp3 stream, so you'll need to use Winamp or iTunes or something similar which connects to .m3u streams

I was testing some live streaming

off air, seemed to work, am exploring options for more permanent broadcast :)

will report back later when I sort something...am hatching a plan !!

#34 it's a small world indeed

It's definitely a cliche ( or as they say in French a "cliche" ) but sometimes it is a small world. I got an email the other day from the son of Barry Ross ( loyal sidekick to Rex Mossop, see # 30), and he somehow stumbled on this site, only to read my post about his father and Rex. He did say he was laughing, which is good and said as a boy he spent many a fine time with his dad and Rex at the footy, and that there are still "get togethers" with Baz and The Moose. Great to hear, and thanks for writing !!

Today we have a record I have always been suspicious as to it's authenticity as an "official release", ie a Jasmine Minks "live ep", I suspect a bootleg, recorded in Nov 1986, from right up the back of the pub and appearing on a dodgy sounding label "Esurient Communications" which sounds possibly French, or maybe was just meant to sound French to put Alan McGee off the scent from chasing the label down and giving them a Glasgow kiss ( ?? )

( see the comments for clarification on this issue ! )

The Jam ep is quite a nifty little 4-track thing with Start, Eton Rifles, That's Entertainment and Going Underground, some nice one stop Jam shopping. The Go-Betweens single looks like it could be more "unofficial merchandise" like the Jasmine Minks but it's a double sided giveaway single from a Melbourne record shop "Music Station Records", the other side being a track by a melbourne band called Empire State, doing a song called Hey Mista.

Please enjoy ;)

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Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #34
1. Nothing Changes In My House - Ed Kuepper & The Yard Goes On Forever ( Truetone Aust 1987 ) ( 0.00 - 2.42 )
2. Going Underground - The Jam ( Polydor 1980 ) ( 2.42 - 5.31 )
3. You Cut Me Deep ( live ) - Jasmine Minks ( Esurient Communications 1987) ( 5.31 - 7.44 )
4. Tomorrow - Salteens ( Drive In Recs 2000 ) ( 7.44 - 9.45 )
5. Toy - The Hearthrobs ( In Tape 1987 ) ( 9.45 - 13.17 )
6. Get On Down - The Hummingbirds ( Phantom Aust 1987 ) ( 13.17 - 16.59 )
7. Flowers Of Romance - PIL ( Virgin 1981) ( 16.59 - 19.45 )
8. Cool In The Tube - Surfside 6 ( Phantom Aust 1980 ) (19.45 - 22.29 )
9. Just Like Heaven - The Cure ( Sire 1987 ) ( 22.29 - 25.40 )
10. Apology Accepted - The Go-Betweens ( Music Stn Aust Giveaway 1986 ) ( 25.40 - 29.59 )
( duration 30 mins, 320kps mp3 )

#33 - a tale of root vegetables

There's been a bit of a time gap here because I was trying to somehow "clean up" the single by Blue Aeroplanes, there's a part in the middle that suddenly sounds like your ears are full of mashed potato, but don't worry the potato comes out your other ear eventually and it clears up. This has held up "production" as I was trying to stick my own rules that I enforced from day 1 to play the single no matter what in the order I pick them up, so couldn't really skip a track now could I, huh.

This little "potato moment" on the Blue Aeroplanes was dogging me for over a week - I was trying desperately to clean it up digitally somehow and concluded not even a forensic audio scientist at the FBI could do it !! This was even after an 'analog cleaning' done on a professional 'record cleaning machine' at a radio station a friend works at. In the end I have grown used to the whole vegetableness of it and have admitted defeat.

But anyhoooooow, also today we have Frank Tovey as a "solo project" supposedly apart from Fad Gadget, Gedgy's back and full force with The Wedding Present and the original/first version of "Throw Your Arms Around Me". A revamped version appeared a few years later after with a new 2nd verse added, all supposedly to appease the US market, but here we have the rawer version that obviously Aussies would put up with.

Some more Railway Children follows, then the afore mentioned Potato song, then a rather fetching looking French lass, from a collection of singles from "other countries" I picked up one fateful afternoon in a secondhand store, which have been scattered here and there on the mixes on this blog.

The Chad's Tree track is the b-side of "Stroller In The Attic" and there was something I found a bit "overworked" in the production of the a-side, so opted for the flipside. After which we have some rather drunken sounding Scottish lads ( hey I'm not knocking it, just commenting ) called We Free Kings, who seem to be having a rollicking old time, spurred on by some mad fiddling...again, not knocking, just an observation.

Finally I was pleasantly surprised to hear from Sir Roddy for Aztec Camera, my number 2 fave AC song behind "Oblivious". Ending today with Lord Cope and the Liverpudlian lads in big brass fashion.

In other business the old email address at chilli.net.au seems to have died an inglorious death, so I have listed a new email address. Before the chilli thing went under I had a great message from Richard who was the drummer in The Holidaymakers ( makers of the awesome Cincinatti single, which fronted on pod #2 ) who is now working in Canada as a paramedic. He also said he's having trouble convincing people he knows over there he was in band !! Hey Richard's friends, I can confirm he was in The Holidaymakers and also that they had a absolutely great single in Cincinatti :)

A few other people were asking how come all the singles on this blog are mostly 80's and the answer is simple - these are the ones all stored in the so called "sideroom". Recent singles are in a totally different room, and that's kind of why I started one of my other blogs called Humans Beware, which has recent stuff on it. Incidentally at that blog I've just done an "electro pop" thing featuring ( mostly Swedish ) recent "electronic pop" sounding stuff. Check it out if you so desire :)

Anyhow. here it #33, please enjoy ;)

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Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #33
1. Luxury - Frank Tovey ( Mute 1985 ) ( 0.00 - 3.37 )
2. Anyone Can Make A Mistake - The Wedding Present ( Reception 1987 ) ( 3.37 - 6.50 )
3. Throw Your Arms Around Me ( original ) - Hunters & Collectors ( White label Aust 1984) ( 6.50 - 10.10 )
4. In The Meantime - The Railway Children ( Virgin 1988 ) ( 10.10 - 13.51 )
5. When The Wave Comes - Blue Aeroplanes ( Fire 1986 ) ( 13.51 - 16.23 )
6. Une Fleur - Christine Delaroche ( Maxi France 196? ) ( 16.23 - 18.39 )
7. The Orchard - Chad's Tree ( Nude Aust 1987) ( 18.39 - 21.47 )
8. Oceans - We Free Kings ( DDT 1987 ) ( 21.47 - 25.08 )
9. Walkout To Winter - Aztec Camera ( Rough Trade 1983 ) ( 25.08 - 28.43 )
10. Reward - The Teardrop Explodes ( Merciry 1981 ) ( 28.43 - 31.30 )
( duration 31 mins, 320kps mp3 )

#32 today, flipsideroom up and running

Firstly I have finally given into the requests and started the "flipsideroom" which is the bsides/other sides of all the singles featured here. This was something people kept asking me from day one and now...well I've started, so hope you enjoy that as well. I've only done one but it's a start, going back to "flip over" podcast#1 from way back in November...check it out here ;)

I have also just started another thing centred around music from the Australian Post Punk scene in the early 80's called Impaneema Mon Amour, which if you're interested you can visit here.

Meanwhile back here, today we start with some more Rosehips, followed by the Rainy Day collaboration which from memory was members of the Dream Syndicate and the Rain Parade in a side project, and the single today is a Dylan cover sung by Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles. Followed closely by the BMX Bandits, speaking of Soup Dragons offhsoots, which we weren't !

Next Mr Mark E Smith is back extolling the anti-virtues of a Creep, well before Radiohead that is ( when they announced Damien Leith would be singing Creep on Australian Idol this year I was secretly hoping it was The Fall song..but alas...though never too late Damo ).

Scribble was the 2nd band of Johanna Piggott ( after XL Capris ) and I really enjoyed Silly Girl today for some reason. The Monkees were fun too and The Unstrung Harp were a Melbourne band and this is a great single, and also stylistically worthy of an appearance of the afore mentioned Impaneema Mon Amour.

As always - enjoy ;)

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Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #32
1. Room In Your Heart - The Rosehips ( Subway 1987 ) ( 0.00 - 2.10 )
2. I'll Keep It With Mine - Rainy Day ( Rough Trade 1984 ) ( 2.10 - 5.23 )
3. Sad - BMX Bandits ( 53rd & 3rd 1986) ( 5.23 - 8.17 )
4. C.R.E.E.P. - The Fall ( Beggars Banquet 1984 ) ( 8.17 - 11.04 )
5. Puppet On A String - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons ( Mushroom Aust 1980 ) ( 11.04 - 14.12 )
6. Silly Girl - Scribble ( Regular 1983 ) ( 14.12 - 17.44 )
7. Hand Of Love - The Sound ( Play It Again Sam 1987) ( 17.44 - 20.47 )
8. Downhill - The Waltones ( Medium Cool 1987 ) ( 20.47 - 23.05 )
9. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You - The Monkees ( RCA 1967 ) ( 23.05 - 25.35 )
10. Sticks and Stones - The Unstrung Harp ( Rampant Aust 1985 ) ( 25.35 - 29.19 )
( duration 29 mins, 320kps mp3 )