MonkeyBeat 48: Napping Time

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The Nomads - Virus 1999


I've always been shocked that The Nomads aren't one of the biggest bands in the world. They surely have the songs & the performing chops, to stand along side any platinum selling arena rockers going in the last 30 years. They even had a ton of support from the music establishment, with folks like Peter Case, Jeffery Lee Peirce & Scott McCaughey all penning tunes for them. They also had guests like Johnny Thunders, Joey Ramone & Handsome Dick Manitoba appear on their records. Yet they remain mostly a band know to only the most die hard rock fans, outside of their home of Sweden. In a perfect world, the two songs in this clip would be million selling hits, but instead we live in a world rules by morons who would rather listen to music resembling an off balanced washing machine.
The first song "I've Seen Better" comes from their "Big Sound 2000" album, while the second song "(I'm) Out Of It" (co-written by McCaughey) is from quite possibly their best album "Powerstrip".

Little know fact: The Art Production on their 1996 EP "The Cold Hard Facts of Life" was done by (a then unknown) Neko Case!

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MonkeyBeat 47: My Elephant Lamp

I think the heat melted my mind while recording this one. I start out pretty much sharp and on top of announcing the music being played. However, about 45 minutes into it I seem to mess up even the simplest of band names and song titles. Make sure you follow what is printed below, not your brain dead announcer, on this one.
All an all the music on here makes a great soundtrack to a hot summer day.

Songs played:
  1. The Wildhearts - Zeen Requiem
  2. Jim Jones Revue - High Horse
  3. Gunsmoke - Nothing Left To Say
  4. Richmond Fontaine - The Gits
  5. The Ruiners - Happy Birthday Bitch!
  6. The Makers - She's Going Under
  7. Question Mark & The Mysterians - Don't Give It Up Now
  8. The Monks - Monk Time (Live in Berlin 2006)
  9. The Hard-Ons - Pretend It's Vanilla
  10. Visqueen - Lovely Guilty
  11. Ken Stringfellow & The Disciplines - No Vacancy
  12. Gorevette - Nothings Gonna Stop Me
  13. The Untamed Youth - Interview/Mailbox Jamboree
  14. The Mummies - Victim of Curcumstances
  15. Hoodoo Gurus - What's In It For Me? (Live)
Show Notes:



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