1."Gimme Indie Rock" 3:25 sebadoh >III
2."Your Name Is Wild" 2:02 Guided By Voices> Under The Bushes Under The Stars 1996
3."Teenage Riot" 6:58 sonic youth >daydream nation
4."Rebel in You" 4:41 supergrass >diamond hoo ha
5."Freaking Out" 3:43 Graham Coxon >Happiness in magazines
6."Love Goes On" 3:16 A.C. Newman >Get Guilty 2009
7."Always Where I Need To Be" 2:44 The Kooks> Konk 2007
8."I Like What You Say" 3:10 Nada Surf >Lucky 2008
9."Kicking the heart out" 4:15 Rogue Wave >Out of the Shadows
10. "Hang them All" Tapes 'n Tapes >walk it off 2007
11."Some Small History" 4:19 Portastatic> Some Small History 2008
12."Get up get out" 4:09 The Rosebuds >Night Of the Furies
13."Gold for bread" 2:48 Blitzen Trapper> Furr 2008
14."Senseless" 4:03 new radiant storm king >drinking in the moonlight 2008
15."The punks are writing love songs" 3:00 Tullycraft> every scene needs a center
16."Silently " 3:57 Blonde Redhead >23 2007
(Hour 2)
1."Skip Steps 1 & 3" 3:07 Superchunk> No Pocky For Kitty 1991
2."You Can Have It All" 4:35 Yo La Tengo >And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out 2000
3."It's Not Getting Any Good" 2:25 The Wrens > Secaucus 1996
4."Automaton" 3:07 The Pernice Brothers > live a little 2005
5."Like dylan in the movies" 4:13 Belle and Sebastian > If You're feeling sinister
6."Movin' to L.A." 3:30 Art Brut > bangbangrock&roll 2005
7."We're a bad trip" 2:33 camper van beethoven > II &III 1986
8."The general specific" 3:09 Band of Horses >Cease to Begin 2007
9."Ultimatum " 3:06 the long winters > putting the days to bed 2006
10."Ivanka" 3:18 Imperial Teen >The Hair the TV the baby and the band 2008
11."Y Control" 4:01 the Yeah Yeah Yeahs > fever to tell
12."Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)" 4:12 Black Kids >Partie Traumatic 2008
13."Free " 3:34 Cat Power >You are Free
Monday, January 19, 2009
Meet the Host
Jeff Valluzzi, your amiable host, is a long time Rock and Roll fanatic. He grew up in a town that was devoid of any music other than Hair Metal. Most of his lifetime has been spent searching for new music and interesting sounds. Really great Rock found him in his awkward teenage years where he (finally) discovered The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash, and other "weird" bands like The Cure and The Violent Femmes. That truly was a revelation for young Jeffrey. He now had a hunger for the obscure. "Bands aren't necessarily great just because a large record company distributes their music", Jeff thought. "There are tons of amazing bands that have no money being spent on them. No huge,expensive studios,no ads in ROLLING STONE, no corporate interference regarding their musical output, or cheesy A&R men twisting their arms for a 'hit single'".
The term "Indie Rock" really didn't come into play until the early 90's. Sebadoh really set the scene with their single,"Gimme Indie Rock", giving shouts out to Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.,and Husker Du. Jeff found solace in their originality and attitude. Bands all over the globe hammered away in basements and garages and if they were persistent enough and truly believed in their Art, their music would somehow find the ears that would meet them halfway.
Some of this wonderful Rock Music did end up on major labels, which wasn't a "sell-out" to your buddy Jeff, but only a validation that really great music wouldn't always be left "underground". Now, the Show plays other bands, from similar genres, but they all share that spirit. Bands from the 70's and 80's are featured as well; they were the pioneers. The Buzzcocks, The Damned, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, and the like were all very influential to the bands that formed later. The Nineties were teeming with bands hoping to follow Nirvana into chart-topping success. Many of them wouldn't even come close, but they still have a home here.
The Indie Rock Boom Box plays anything that fits that Independent/ D.I.Y. Rock thing. One song from late Seventies' London can segue into a track from early Nineties' Seattle. If a band is on a major label and they are completely righteous, they get airtime. Jeff will not be a snob. Jeff will not get pissed off at a great band if they signed to a major. Built to Spill and the Flaming Lips have a home here. Who cares if Warner Brothers puts out their music? Jeff doesn't. He'll play that stuff. Bigtime.
If this is right up your alley, then tune in to WMCB 107.9 LPFM in the Greenfield, Mass area on Fridays 9-11pm. Feel free to request tracks or turn Jeff on to any really great music that he seems to be missing. Suggestions welcome. A Podcast is in the works so that Rock fans outside the Greenfield area are not shut out. So sit back and enjoy the magic of Rock . . .
The term "Indie Rock" really didn't come into play until the early 90's. Sebadoh really set the scene with their single,"Gimme Indie Rock", giving shouts out to Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.,and Husker Du. Jeff found solace in their originality and attitude. Bands all over the globe hammered away in basements and garages and if they were persistent enough and truly believed in their Art, their music would somehow find the ears that would meet them halfway.
Some of this wonderful Rock Music did end up on major labels, which wasn't a "sell-out" to your buddy Jeff, but only a validation that really great music wouldn't always be left "underground". Now, the Show plays other bands, from similar genres, but they all share that spirit. Bands from the 70's and 80's are featured as well; they were the pioneers. The Buzzcocks, The Damned, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, and the like were all very influential to the bands that formed later. The Nineties were teeming with bands hoping to follow Nirvana into chart-topping success. Many of them wouldn't even come close, but they still have a home here.
The Indie Rock Boom Box plays anything that fits that Independent/ D.I.Y. Rock thing. One song from late Seventies' London can segue into a track from early Nineties' Seattle. If a band is on a major label and they are completely righteous, they get airtime. Jeff will not be a snob. Jeff will not get pissed off at a great band if they signed to a major. Built to Spill and the Flaming Lips have a home here. Who cares if Warner Brothers puts out their music? Jeff doesn't. He'll play that stuff. Bigtime.
If this is right up your alley, then tune in to WMCB 107.9 LPFM in the Greenfield, Mass area on Fridays 9-11pm. Feel free to request tracks or turn Jeff on to any really great music that he seems to be missing. Suggestions welcome. A Podcast is in the works so that Rock fans outside the Greenfield area are not shut out. So sit back and enjoy the magic of Rock . . .
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