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This is a companion piece to this week's The Offense Newsletter podcast. The Cocteau Twins played one of five shows in the U.S. in September of 1985 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. It was big enough news to warrant not one but two nights of coverage on local tv station WBNS.
Dig those new-wave hair styles and Curt Scheiber's ripped jeans!
Tim Anstaett, publisher of The Offense fanzine, is my guest this week. He talks about The Offense and plays some great local music from back in the day. He also shares some stuff from shows he promoted in Columbus. Bands you may have heard of before, like the Pixies, the Fall, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Throwing Muse, and Cocteau Twins.
Play List:
1. Great Plains - The Way She Runs A Fever Live at the Pop Shop, 1983 from Slaves to Rock'n'Roll Live
2. The Embarrassment - I Only Want A Date Live At Mr Brown's, from the Retrospective cassette
3. The Cowboys - Teenage Life 7"
4. Razor Penguins - Indifference 7"
5. The Gibson Brothers - Woo Hoo Build a Raft
6. Pixies - Vamos Live at Staches June 6, 1988
7. The Fall - Slang King Live at the Newport April 1, 1985
8. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - I Put A Spell On You Live at Staches June 27, 1984
9. Scrawl - Let It All Hang Out Live at Staches May 25, 1988
10. Throwing Muses - Colder Live at Staches May 25, 1988
11. Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops Live at the Newport September 19, 1985
12. Great Plains - Letter to a Fanzine Naked at the Buy, Sell and Trade
Kyle from Lost Weekend Records drops in again to promote his Super Summer Spectacular. He plays a number of bands who are appearing over two nights at Ruby Tuesday on August 15 and 16 as part of the Spectacular. He's also got some Columbus rarities for us. Ben Hamilton of BenCo Presents pops in at the end of the show to let us know about some upcoming BenCo shows.
Play List:
1. American Dog - Another Lost Weekend
2. Tree of Fern - Jihad At The Laundrimat
3. Grafton - Last Night at the Bright & Clean
4. Cheater Slicks - Feel Free
5. Mary Adam 12 - I Wanna Be Just Like PJ Harvey
6. Take No Damage - Sick and Tired
7. Hugs & Kisses - I Love My Life
8. Dolby Fuckers - Pattern Dykes
9. TV Eye - Leave Behind Your Troubled Mind
10. The Griefs - Eur Nothing
11. Marcy Mays - Always Late
12. The Beatkeepers - Since He's Been Gone
13. The Possums - Stepping Stone
14. Pat Dull and the Media Whores - My Brightest Day
15. Eef Barzelay - Could Be Worse
16. Lydia Loveless - Wishing On Her Star
Some of you might recognize the band name Clem Snide more than you will its singer and songwriter, Eef Barzelay. But at this particular juncture, Clem Snide is Eef Barzelay and Eef Barzelay is Clem Snide. Barzelay recently released another album, and I've got a song from it to lay on you. It was hard for me to pick just one. I thought first of going for one of the numerous loud, rockin' numbers because it illustrates that, if I'm reading the news correctly, this disc started out as a Clem Snide project but eventually was released under Barzelay's name. His 2006 release, Bitter Honey was a solo acoustic affair, so it's refreshing to hear the amped-up tunes on this new record.
Instead, I picked the quieter "True Freedom" because it illustrates Barzelay's ability to create poignant and chilling characters in song. "True Freedom" is the first-person musings of a teenage suicide.
Right-click (or Cntrl + click on a Mac) this link and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" in order to download this song: Eef Barzelay - True Freedom
Thanks to Bruce Rosendahl and the good people at 429 records for allowing me to post this tune. Pick up Lose Big at your favorite independent record shop. If you're desperate, it's on Amazon.
More importantly, see Eef Barzelay at the Rumba Cafe on Friday, August 8. Friend of pat radio Lydia Loveless is opening.
Video Bonus
Here's the video for the title track to Eef's latest record, Lose Big.
I guess promises were made to be broken. No new podcast this week either. I promise great things soon, though.
Like last week, I did submit a show to WCRS. This week it's all excerpts from the various live sessions I've done over the past year. Music from Paper Airplane, The Umbrella Men, Bird and Flower, Jerry DeCicca, and Lydia Loveless. So if you're near a radio at 6 p.m. tonight, tune to WCRS (102.1 near Easton. 98.3 near Marblecliff/Grandview) and enjoy.
There's no new podcast this week. I did submit a show to WCRS, so if you need your pat radio fix, tune in to 102.1 or 98.3 depending on what part of town you live in, at 6 p.m. tonight.
I promise to be back with a new program next Wednesday. Enjoy your summer!
There are two benefit shows this Saturday in Columbus, and I dedicate one half of the show to each. First we hear a bunch of bands and solo artists who are playing at Ruby Tuesday for the WCRS benefit. Then I turn my attention to the seventh annual Volatility Festival, which benefits Madlab Theatre. I play some of the bands playing Volatility and chat with Andy Batt, Managing Director of Madlab.
Lydia Loveless performs four songs live on this edition of pat radio. She talks about the cd she's working on and plugs some upcoming shows. Ben Co also confirmed today that Lydia has been added to the Eef Barzelay show at the Rumba on August 8.
I also mention the sad passing of Noel Sayre, who was a member of the Black Swans and Pretty Mighty Mighty. The details of his memorial service and memorial fund are as follows:
The service takes place this Saturday July 12th at the first Presbyterian Church in Huntington, WV. There will be visitations between 12-2pm, followed by a service.
First Presbyterian of Huntington
1015 5th Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 523-6476 Fax: (304) 523-6478
http://www.firstpreshuntington.org
The Columbus Music Co-Op has set up a non-profit account for us to deposit funds in order to help cover Noel's funeral expenses. All remaining money, and money earned in the future, will be used to set up a music scholarship at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in Noel's name.
Checks can be made to "Noel Sayre Memorial Fund" and sent to:
noel sayre memorial fund
c/o columbus music co-op
2895 neil avenue #390a
columbus, ohio 43202
Or paypal:
columbusmusiccoop@yahoo.com
Play list:
1. Magic City - OH/IO (Washington Beach Party)
2. Scrawl - Ted Nugent Medley Travel On Scrawl EP
3. Pirate - All myspace.com/listentopirate
4. The Lost Revival - A Bird on a Chain Homemade Confetti
5. The Black Swans - 3 Broken Words Change!
6. Lydia Loveless - Things I Do live
7. Lydia Loveless - Jesus Was A Wino live
8. Lydia Loveless - Say It To Your Face live
9. Lydia Loveless - How Many Women live
10. The Tin Hearts - Summer Stars myspace.com/heartsoftin
11. Winter Makes Sailors - Maybe Someday Soon wintermakessailors.com
12. TV Eye - You Throw Me Backwards myspace.com/tveyetveye
13. Necropolis - Schadenfreude myspace.com/necropolisrocks
14. Social Junk - Depleted Concussion Summer
15. Mors Ontologica - Washington Beach Used Kids Session
Okay, I know it was a week ago and I should probably be writing about the parking lot blow-out instead, but here's some pictures and video clips from Comfest.
Matt Wagner holding up the "bass solo" t-shirt during the Lindsay's set on Sunday. Thanks to Casserole for this wonderful shot.
Lydia Loveless singing "I Always Lose" on Friday. Thanks, orlosperry.
Despite the poor sound quality, this gives you an idea of how the Kyle Sowashes rock out, even with the physical impairments. Thanks, corggirl.
Erin and Jess of the Columbus Music Co-op guest on this edition of pat radio. They pick music from bands playing at the Here Comes Your Weekend Parking Lot Blowout #3 and talk about the fine work the Co-op is doing to help the local music community. We also hear selections from the freely download-able compilation, Sounds Like Columubs, vol. 2, which you can get at meritbadgerecords.com.
Play list:
1. Magic City - OH/IO (Washington Beach Party)
2. Lydia Loveless - The Only Man demo cd
3. Moon High - Where You Go Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
4. Heavy Mole - Provin' It To A Squirrel Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
5. Super Desserts - Fashion Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
6. This Is My Suitcase - cat sounds Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
7. The Tough & Lovely - I Will Not Hurt You Born of the Stars
8. The Kyle Sowashes - In The Mail What's Important (and What's Not)
9. Great Plains - Letter to a Fanzine
10. Bush League All-Stars - Papercut
11. Brainbow - Track 02 Ruff Mixes - Early Summer '06
12. Church of the Red Museum - Never Easy 7"
13. Times New Viking - New Times, New Hope Present the Paisley Reich
14. The Dead Sea - The Sabbat Woodcut Desiderata
15. Fly Union - S.B. alive! Amplified Sounds of Columbus 2008
pat radio will be broadcasting live from Comfest this Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. from the WCRS booth. If you're planning on coming down Friday evening, stop by and say hello. I'll also be at the WCRS booth on Sunday from 3-6 p.m., and I'll be helping out at the band merch tent often throughout the weekend.
I put together a show for tonight that plugs a show at Carabar tonight and previews some of the bands playing at Comfest. More to come on Friday.
Play List:
1. Magic City - OH/IO (Washington Beach Party)
2. Rosehips - Enough Rosehips
3. The Jet Age - O Calendar myspace.com/thejetage
4. The Kyle Sowashes - Only Time Will Tell Yeah Buddy!
5. Polka Dot Dot Dot - Wicker Frames myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot
6. 333 - Tired Arm Queens Wife
7. The Lindsay - Iranian Eyes Dragged Out
8. RTFO Bandwagon - New Jack 7"
9. The DAMNits - Want Love
10. Earwig - Japanese Girlfriend Center of the Earth
11. Paper Airplane - Political Lunch Middlemarch
12. Miss Molly - Lost For Words live, pat radio #99
13. Megan Palmer - Richland Woman live, pat radio #94
14. Elisa Nicolas - Always to You live, pat radio #110
15. Jason Quicksall - New Friends live, pat radio #104
Chris DeVille and John Ross from the Columbus Alive stop in to preview Sounds of Columbus 2008. We also talk to Kara and Rich from Team Smile and Nod and hear tracks from their forthcoming cd.
Play List:
1. Magic City - OH/IO (Washington Beach Party)
2. Jon Chinn & 1803 - Lying Through Your Teeth jonchinn.com
3. Bookmobile - Lies
4. This is My Suitcase - Two Expletives Short of a Fashion Statement Sounds of Columbus 2008
5. Pirate - Rebel Sounds of Columbus 2008
6. Young Wise - I'm So CO Sounds of Columbus 2008
7. Exceptional Edward - Never Come Down Sounds of Columbus 2008
8. The Muttering Retreats - Cupid Always Misses (The Ba Ba Song) The Muttering Retreatsmyspace.com/themutteringretreats
9. Argyle Denial - Argyle Of Christ Wham-Bammyspace.com/argyledenial
10. The Afternoon Naps - Winter Olympics (Summer Version) Sunbeamedmyspace.com/afternoonnapsband
11. Team Smile and Nod - still stuck Look Both Ways Before You Die
12. Team Smile and Nod - scar Look Both Ways Before You Die
13. Team Smile And Nod - Consumer Whore Look Both Ways Before You Die
14. Team Smile and Nod - they grow it Look Both Ways Before You Die
Play List:
1. Magic City - OH/IO (Washington Beach Party)
2. Miranda Sound - ...Virgins Go Baby Inertia
3. Miranda Sound - Virginia Creeper Engaged in Labor
4. Miranda Sound - We're Making Amends Donewaiting.com vol. 1 Tiara vs. Miranda Sound
5. Miranda Sound - Take It Where You Can Get It Western Reserve
6. Miranda Sound - Leave Everyone Behind Miranda Sound
7. Miranda Sound - Falling Man Miranda Sound
8. Miranda Sound - Under Hum & Violet Light Miranda Sound
9. Miranda Sound - Kaleidoscope Miranda Sound
10. Adam Heart - Strictly Ballroom Baby
11. The Spelling Bees - Keep It Simple Lightning and Pizza
12. Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper The Midnight Organ Fight
13. Megan Palmer - Take You Away live, pat radio #94
14. Sarah Asher - One More Valley live, pat radio #96
15. The Lab Rats - Float live, pat radio #98
