Kosmik Radiation Radio - June 25, 2010 Playlist

June 25, 2010 Playlist

with special guest db pedersen

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Melvins "Stoner Witch" 1994 (USA)

Melvins may be the most important heavy rock band of the last 25 years, and they return to Madison to play a gig this weekend. Though never "popular", they have cultivated an extremely loyal fanbase through constant touring and a steady stream of albums ranging from blistering riff metal to bizarro art pop to experimental noisescapes. The closest Melvins ever got to the big time was during the grunge era of 1991-1995; many even say they invented the genre.* Kurt Cobain grew up in the same town as Buzz (guitar & vocals) and Dale (the drummer), and auditioned for Melvins before forming Nirvana -- and later when recording their first album Bleach, Nirvana hired Melvins' Dale Crover to play drums. Which is why that first Nirvana album pretty much sounds like a bubblegum version of Melvins. With Cobain's sponsorship Melvins signed to major label Atlantic records where they released three albums before returning to the indie underground. Stoner Witch was the second of these major label releases, and probably the most successful of them (not that it made the charts or anything.)
(* Madison's Killdozer put their first record out 3 years before Melvins, and they are just as grungy!)
Here's a grunge era music video from 1993, the year Melvins signed to a major label: "Honey Bucket". Next, here's some truly ancient footage of the band before making any records live on cable TV in 1984. And finally in the era of King Buzzo's iconic grey afro: "Let It All Be" from 2003.

(R) = Listener Request
(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year (label)	Country
The Chambers Brothers	Time Has Come Today (full length LP version)	The Time Has Come	1967	USA
Melvins	At The Stake	Stoner Witch CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1994	USA

Melvins	Sweet Willy Rollbar	Stoner Witch CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1994	USA
Melvins	Revolve	Stoner Witch CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1994	USA
Melvins	Eye Flys	Gluey Porch Treatments	1987	USA
Totimoshi	The Hide	Ladrón	2006	USA
Black Mountain	Stormy High	In The Future	2006	Canada
Liars	Mr. Your On Fire Mr.	They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top	2002	USA

Liars	Drop Dead	Sisterworld (N)	2010 (Mute)	USA
The Fall	Mexico Wax Solvent	Your Future Our Clutter (N)	2010 (Domino)	UK
Tobacco (from Black Moth Super Rainbow)	Constellation Dirtbike Head	Maniac Meat (N)	2010 (Anticon)	USA
Faust	I've Got My TV And My Car / Picnic On A Frozen River (R)	Faust So Far	1972	Germany
Van der Graaf Generator	The Sphinx In The Face	The Quiet Zone - The Pleasure Dome	1977	UK

Yes	Close To The Edge	Close To The Edge	1972	UK

Flower Travellin' Band	Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)	Anywhere	1970	Japan
Captain Beyond	Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)	Captain Beyond	1972	USA/UK
Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs	Time - Breathe (reprise) (Pink Floyd)	Dark Side Of The Moon (N)	2010 (Warner Bros)	USA

Blue Oyster Cult	Black Blade	Cultosaurus Erectus	1980	USA
Wooden Shjips	Death's Not Your Friend (live)	Vol. 2 (N - compilation of singles & rare tracks)	2010 (Sick Thirst/ Revolver)	USA
Archie Bronson Outfit	You Have A Right To A Mountain Life	Coconut (N)	2010 (Domino)	UK
Mondo Topless	Freaking Out	Freaking Out (N)	2010 (Get Hip)	USA

Robyn Hitchcock	High On Yourself	Cat Shadow	2008	UK
Sabbath Assembly	Glory To The Gods In The Highest	Restored To One (N)	2010 (AJNA/Feral House)	USA

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