Saturday 28 March 2015

March 27 - 2015

A very special episode of Big A, little a in which we played all local artists from in and around Edmonton.
Check out the links to some of these amazing bands.

BACKSCORE - "Early Looters of the Apocalypse" music by Private Investigators - 2015

BAND - ALBUM - SONG - YEAR

Strangled - Body Bag - White Noise - 2015

TAG - Cassette single - Uniform - 1984
the Extroverts - 7" single - Living in Poverty - 1980
the Imagineers - the Imagineers - Dyslexus - 1993

the Skitzos - Faster, Louder, Better - Sinking Fast - 2007
Let's Dance - Summer Breeze - Summer Breeze - 2007
No Problem - Already Dead - Different Shades of Grey - 2014
Real Sickies - Go Away Cassette - Go Away - 2015
(Check out Real Sickies at Brixx on April 18th)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Battle Hymn of the Apartment - Pushin' For Jesus - 1987
Rock N Roll Bitches - Wild West EP - Someone Could Lose an Eye - 1980
Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop - Fine Scotch - 1986

the Hot Nasties - Invasion of the Tribbles - Invasion of the Tribbles - 1980
the Slabs - Songz - Stop - 2013
Divepool - Emelia single - Emelia - 2013

Faith Healer - Cosmic Troubles - Universe (Whatever 'till You're Dead) - 2015
Ben Disaster - See You Next Spring - See You Next Spring - 2014
Gretna Green - the Republic of Sound - Big Giant Black Hole - 2009

(All music from EAR)
Energetic Action - Becoming - Nightwood - 2013
Love Electric - Same Dreams - Have a Vision - 2013
Christ Appearing as Sun - Love Hour Series Vol.1 - Program One - 2013

Scattered Bodies - Demo - Distant Thunder - 1985
Youth Unit - Youth Unit - Bring it Back - 2006
High Jinks - High Jinks - Heaven's All Hype/Harsh Wees - 2007

Hag Face - Hag Face - Shake - 2013
La Luna - La Luna - the Fool's Card - 2012
Desgraciados - Demo - Desgraciados - 2014

Cowards - Cowards - CMBM - 2010
Rhythm of Cruelty - Dysphoria - Way of Grief - 2014
Zebra Pulse - Live on Big A, little a - First Wav. - 2014






Saturday 21 March 2015

March 21 - 2015

A loud show today. Punk will do that.

BACKSCORE - "Arc" - Music by Neil Young and Crazy Horse - 1991

BAND - ALBUM - SONG - YEAR

Lene Lovich - Stateless - Home - 1978

999 - the Biggest Prize in Sport - Boiler - 1980
the Clash - Give 'em Enough Rope - Drug Stabbing Time - 1978
the Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic - Still Crazy - 2003

the Yardbirds - For Your Love 45 - For Your Love - 1965
the Hollies - Bus Stop 45 - Bus Stop - 1966
the Ramones - Pleasant Dreams - Don't Go - 1981

Anti-Nowhere League - We Are the League - Streets of London - 1981
Government Issue - Make an Effort - No Way Out - 1983
Minor Threat - Out Of Step - Betray - 1983

Huskur Du - New Day Rising - the Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill - 1985
Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring - Drink Deep - 1985
Jawbreaker - Bivouac - Shield Your Eyes - 1992

(David Finkelman set originally aired - November 3 - 2012)
Fabulous Five Inc. - Ooh! Aah! Single - Ooh! Aah! -1981
Linton Kwesi Johnston - Bass Culture - Bass Culture - 1980
Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon - Chase the Devil - 1976

Cromagnon - Orgasm - Caledonia - 1969
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI - Human Disease (S.K.U.M.M) - 1988
Einsturzende Neubauten - Kollaps - Kollaps - 1981

The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace - I am Damo Suzuki - 1985
Jesus and Mary Chain - Barbed Wire Kisses - Mushroom - 1988
The Flaming Lips - In a Priest Driven Ambulance - Take Me Ta Mars - 1990

the Undertones - the Undertones - Here Comes the Summer - 1979

Saturday 14 March 2015

March 14 - 2015

Today was a special three hour episode of Big A, little a - as Luke of The Inbox Shuffle was incapacitated due to kidnapping.

We launched our Facebook Page and started what will be a reoccurring contest - "60'S OR PUNK?"

We also commemorated the birthday of Jesse's late father with some Velvet Underground and Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun" in it's entirety. 

Big A, little a would like to extend it's sympathy to the family and friends of Todd Serious (aka. Todd Jenkins) who passed away tragically on March 7th - 2015.
Todd was the lead singer of amazing Canadian punk band - The Rebel Spell
This loss is a huge blow to punk music and a terrible loss to the Vancouver punk community, as well as anybody who had the pleasure of knowing Todd.


BACKSCORE - "A Field In England" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Music by Jim Williams - 2014

BAND - ALBUM - SONG

Black Flag - Slip It In - Black Coffee

Stooges - Fun House - TV Eye
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams - Kick Out the Jams
Spacemen 3 - Sound of Confusion - O.D Catastrophe

Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies - Machine Gun

(Our "60's or PUNK?" set)
The Marshalls - Waves Vol. 1 - You Don't Care (1979)
Count Five - Psychotic Reaction - Psychotic Reaction (1966)
Raymilland - Recordings 79-81 - She's Got Medals (79-81)

(Dave Finkelman set - Originally aired June 8 - 2013)
KUKL - Holidays in Europe - Greece (Just by the Book)
Rondos - Red Attack - Colour TV and Kontrast
Dvouleta Fama - Czech! 'till now you were alone - To Ona Ona To

Velvet Underground & Nico - Andy Warhol Album - All Tomorrow's Parties
the Damned - New Rose 45 - New Rose
the Birthday Party - Junkyard - Release the Bats

Lurkers - the Shadow Single - Love Story
Merton Parkas - Faces in the Crowd - I'm not your Steppin' Stone
Bauhaus - Dark Entries 45 - Dark Entries

the CAN - Monster Movie - Father Cannot Yell
the Last - This Kind Of Feeling EP - We're in Control
White Noise - An Electric Storm - Love Without Sound

Radio Stars - Nervous Wreck 12" - Nervous Wreck

Die Kreuzen - Cows and Beer - Hate Me
Minutemen - the Punch Line - Boiling
Nomeansno - Mama - Rich Guns

Pop Rivets - Greatest Hits - Fun in the UK
Thee Headcoats - Brother is Dead but Fly is Gone - Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot
the Buff Medways - Steady the Buffs - Troubled Mind

Cock Sparrer - Shock Troops - Working
Subhumans - Worlds Apart - Heads of State
D.O.A - Hardcore '81 - Waiting For You

Joy Division - An Ideal For Living - Warsaw
Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist - This Could Be Anywhere

The Rebel Spell - Last Run - Last Run

Saturday 7 March 2015

March 7 - 2015

Jesse and I were both really excited about this show and we both got to play everything we brought to the studio... which is unheard of!
Jesse, do you want to add anything?

Jesse: I'm good.

Jesse is good, but he failed to mention that his Linder Sterling set has some serious connections.
Check out the links.

BACKSCORE - Evening Ragas: Live in San Francisco - Music by Ali Akbar Khan wih Zakir Hussain

BAND - ALBUM - SONG

The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It - Mirror In The Bathroom

Ornette Coleman - Body Meta - Voice Poetry
The Pop Group - Y - Thief Of Fire
Alternative TV - Vibing Up The Senile Man - Graves Of Deluxe Green

The Mob - Let The Tribe Increase - Cry Of A Morning
Zounds - War/Subvert/Can't Cheat Karma 7" - Can't Cheat Karma
The Ex - Tumult - The Well-Known Soldier

(Linder Sterling set)
The Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict 45 - What Ever Happened To?
Magazine - Real Life - Definitive Gaze
Ludus - Breaking the Rules 45 - Breaking the Rules

Metal Urban - Les Hommes Morts Sont Dangereux - Panik
Stinky Toys - Plastic Faces - Driver Blues
Marie el les Garcons -Rien a Dire - Mardi Soir

Big Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun - Fun, Fun, Fun
The Dicks - Kill From the Heart - No Nazis Friend
MDC - More Dead Cops - Pay To Come Along
Bad Brains - Pay To Cum - Pay To Cum

Funkadelic - America Eats it's Young - Everybody is Going to Make it This Time
David Bowie - the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Rock N Roll Suicide
Roxy Music - Roxy Music - 2HB

The Pretty Things - Rosalyn 45 - Rosalyn
Them - Here Comes the Night 45 - Here Comes the Night
The Yardbirds - I Wish You Would 45 - I Wish You Would

(Released 30 years ago as of March 11, 2015)
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always - Black Planet
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always - Walk Away
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always - No Time To Cry

February 28 - 2015

A special episode of Big A, little a for a couple reasons.
We were challenged by the organizers of Not Enough Fest to do an all Female, Queer, Trans, Non-Binary show; wherein we only play artists who fit in those categories.
Easy enough. I pushed the challenge further and told Jesse we weren't to play anything obvious or that we had played in the past.
Now we had ourselves a challenge!
Robert Burkosky of Energetic Action, Filipino Doctor, Christ Appearing as Sun, Love Electric, and Ben Disaster came on the show and brought some fantastic sets of music to contribute to the challenge.

BACKSCORE - Christ Appearing As Sun - The Love Hour Series: Vol. 1 - Music by Robert Burkosky

BAND - ALBUM - SONG

Cheap Wig - Magic Idea - Sieve

Rip, Rig, and Panic - I Am Cold - Storm The Reality Asylum
Nicolle Meyer - Nowhere Bei Mir - Nowhere Bei Mir
New Age Steppers - Fade Away - Fade Away

(Robert Set)
Sylvester - Step II - You Make Me Feel
Divine - The Story So Far - Shoot Your Shot
Patrick Cowley - School Daze OST - Zygote

Laurie Spiegel - The Expanding Universe - Dirge 2
Lydia Lunch - Queen Of Siam - Atomic Bongos
No Babies - Yo No Soy Como Tu - Your Lies

Slum of Legs - Begin To Dissolve - Begin To Dissolve
Ye Nuns - Nun More Black - I Hate You
Big Joanie - Sistah Punk - Dream No. 9

Free Verse - Stop Rape Now Comp. - Aerosol
Rag - Stop Rape Now Comp. - Last Time
Paxton Squiggly - This Inheritance Must Be Refused Comp. - Breaking Free

(Robert Set)
George Michael - Faith - I Want Your Sex
Sheila E. - Koo Koo - Koo Koo
Evelyn King - Hold On 12" - Hold On To What You Got

The Homewrekers - Waiting For The End - Ladykiller
Anti-Product - the Deafening Silence of Grinding Gears - the Power of Medusa
Spitboy - Split with Los Crudos - Wizened

Wayne County and the Electric Chairs - Man Enough to be a Woman - Mr.Normal