Saturday 25 April 2015

April 25 - 2015

Another special episode of Big A, little a – this week our good friend Cean co-hosted the show in Jesse’s absence and brought in a plethora of punk tunes, as well as punk stories for the listening audience.

Check out Cean’s playlist below, and check out the article from Time Magazine's July 11th, 1977 issue that got Cean listening to punk.
This episode was also our introduction to the Big A, little a Black Coffee mug.
Available online soon.

BACKSCORE – “Lost Themes” Music by John Carpenter – 2015

BAND – ALBUM – SONG – YEAR

Stooges – Fun House – T.V. Eye – 1970

the Clash – Combat Rock – Know Your Rights – 1982
the Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks – Holidays in the Sun – 1977
the Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks – EMI – 1977
Black Flag – Nervous Breakdown 7” – Nervous Breakdown – 1978
D.O.A. - Positively - Fucked Up Ronnie – 1981

Cro-Mags – Age of Quarrel – Hard Times – 1986
G.B.H – City Baby Attacked By Rats - Time Bomb –1982
G.B.H – City Baby Attacked By Rats - Gunned Down – 1982
Death Sentence – Not a Pretty Sight – In Flames - 1985
Death Sentence – Not a Pretty Sight – Dawn of the Dead – 1985
D.R.I. – Dealing With It – God Is Broke – 1985

the Damned – Live Shepperton 1980 – HELP - 1982
the Damned – Live Shepperton 1980 – Neat Neat Neat – 1982
Lords of the New Church – Lords of the New Church – Russian Roulette - 1982
Lords of the New Church – Lords of the New Church – Li'l Boys Play With Dolls - 1982

CRASS – 7” split w/ Poison Girls – Bloody Revolutions – 1980
MDC – Millions of Dead Children – Chicken Squawk – 1984
MDC – Millions of Dead Children – Death of a Nun – 1984
Poison Girls – 7” split w/CRASS – Persons Unknown – 1980

Epoxies – Epoxies – Molded Plastic –2002
Epoxies – Epoxies – Beat My Guest – 2002
Epoxies – My New World – My New World – 2007
the Normal – Warm Leatherette single – Warm Leatherette – 1978

Ramones – More Unreleased Tracks Vol.2 – Sonic Reducer – 2002
Ramones – More Unreleased Tracks Vol.2 – Gilligan – 2002
Sid Vicious – Love Kills N.Y.C – Chinese Rocks – 1985


the Wurzels – the Combine Harvester – the Combine Harvester -1976

Monday 20 April 2015

April 18 - 2015

A special episode of Big A, little a! Jesse broke his collar bone and decided it was more important to stay at home writhing around in pain than to come on the show, so we got Ben Disaster to take his place.
Ben brought in a ton of records and planned most of the show. Everything in BOLD below is Ben’s.
Check out the Real Sickies and watch for more shows from them. Good local stuff.

BACKSCORE – "Cannibal Holocaust" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Music Composed by Riz Ortolani - 1980

BAND –ALBUM – SONG – YEAR

Undertones – Undertones – Teenage Kicks – 1979

Killing Joke – Change/Requiem Single – Change – 1980
The Pop Group – Y – Don’t Call Me Pain – 1979
Chrome – Half Machine Lip Moves – Zombie Warfare – 1979


Brett Smiley – Va Va Va Voom 7" – Va Va Va Voom – 1974
Stiv Bators – Disconnected – Make Up Your Mind –1980
The Cars – You Might Think 7" – You Might Think – 1984

Fast Cars – Coming… Ready or Not – Everyday I Make Another Mistake – 2001
Replacements – Don’t Tell A Soul – I’ll Be You – 1989
The Only Ones – Baby’s Got a Gun – Why Don’t You Kill Yourself? – 1980


B-52's - Roam 12" single - Roam (Extended mix) - 1990
the Three O'Clock - Baroque Hoedown - With A Cantaloupe (Girlfriend) - 1983
Angel City - Face to Face - Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again? - 1978

the Boys - Alternative Chartbusters - Do the Contract - 1978
Raxola - Raxola - Old Rat - 1978
Teenage Head - Teenage Head - Ain't Got No Sense - 1979

A.D.X (the Adicts) - Tokyo 7" - the Odd Couple - 1984
the Wasps - Teenage Treats 7" - Teenage Treats - 1977
Supergrass - Alright 7" - Time - 1995

Modernettes - Teen City - Confidential - 1980

Saturday 11 April 2015

April 11 - 2015

BACKSCORE - "Tragic" Symphony No. 4 in C Minor - Performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam - Music Composed by Schubert

BAND - ALBUM - SONG - YEAR

Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing - Protest and Survive - 1982

Sid Vicious - My Way single - My Way - 1978
The Jam - David Watts/ "A" Bomb in Wardour 7" - "A" Bomb in Wardour - 1978
The Buzzcocks - Are Everything single - Why She's a Girl From a Chainstore - 1980

Otis Redding - Soul Ballads - Chained and Bound - 1965
Pere Ubu - the Modern Dance - Humor Me - 1978
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True - Alison - 1977

Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills - Summertime - 1968
Patti Smith - Radio Ethiopia - Poppies - 1976
Blondie - Parallel Lines - Fade Away and Radiate - 1978

Heaven's To Betsy - Calculated - Calculated - 1994
Huggy Bear - Bikini Kill Split w/ Our Troubled Youth single - Blow Dry - 1992
The Frumpies - Frumpie One Piece - Fuck Kitty - 1998

Country Joe and the Fish - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die - Pat's Song - 1967
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats - Convincing People - 1979
Wire - 154 - A Touching Display - 1979

Pylon - Gyrate - Danger - 1980
Au Pairs - Playing With a Different Sex - Set Up - 1981
Shiny Two Shiny - Halfway Across the Rainbow - Through the Glass - 1982

Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska - State Trooper - 1982
Suicide - Suicide - Keep Your Dreams - 1977
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In - Lay Me Low - 1993

Ben Disaster - Lloyd Tillman is... - Last 35 Cents - 2009

Saturday 4 April 2015

April 4 - 2015

Our Easter special - Special in that it was just another great episode of Big A, little a.

We took a look at a forgotten-about little band from Vancouver Island called "Contempt" and the waves they made on the west coast punk scene.

BACKSCORE - "Island" - Performed by Quatuor Molinari - Music Composed by Wolf Edwards

BAND - ALBUM - SONG - YEAR

The Vicious - Alienated - I Don't Believe in Christ - 2006

Minutemen - the Politics of Time - Joy Jam - 1984
D.O.A - Hardcore '81 - 001 Loser's Club - 1981
Adolescents - Adolescents (the Blue Album) - No Way - 1981
Black Flag - Six Pack EP - Six Pack - 1981

Conflict - Increase the Pressure - Cruise... - 1984
Subhumans - the Day the Country Died - Big Brother - 1982
Crass - Christ the Album - Nineteen Eighty Bore - 1982

Contempt - Demo - Government Issue  - 1992
Contempt - Demo - Common Enemy - 1992
Contempt - Previously Unreleased - Fictionalized Reality - ? (recorded between '90 - '02)

Antisect - In Darkness There is No Choice - Tortured and Abused - 1983
Black Kronstadt - the Free Spirit - Lament for the Makers of Song/Generation Useless - 1996
Iskra - Iskra - Antisect - 2004

The Ex - Scrabbling at the Lock - State of Schock - 1991
Dog Faced Hermans - Mental Blocks For All Ages - Fortune - 1991
Submission Hold - What Holds Back the Elephant - Democracy - 2004

B-52's - B-52's - There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) - 1979
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues - Moon Rock - 1983
Television - Marquee Moon - Marquee Moon - 1977

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - Viva Las Vegas - 1980
Lothar and the Hand People - Presenting... - Machines - 1968
DEVO - Freedom of Choice - Girl U Want - 1980

Public Image Ltd. - Memories - Memories - 1979