PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/27/18)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio. This episode: "Hard to Get", featuring classic power pop and more. If you enjoy it, remember to also find the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

Cheap Trick - Hello There (Live) - Cheap Trick At Budokan

Cheap Trick - Clock Strikes Ten (Live) - Cheap Trick At Budokan

Raspberries - I Don't Know What I Want - Greatest

Nick Gilder - Got To Get Out - City Nights

Nick Gilder - Frustration - City Nights

Rock City Feat. Chris Bell - Think It's Time To Say Goodbye - Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star

Big Star - In The Street - #1 Record

Big Star - September Gurls - Radio City

The Scruffs - She Say Yea - Wanna' Meet The Scruffs?

Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action - Shake Some Action

Dwight Twilley Band - Three Persons - On Fire!: The Best Of 1975-1984

Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You - Something/Anything?

Single Bullet Theory - There Is The Boy - SBT: 1977-1980

Les Baxter - Mr. Robot - Space Escapade

The Nerves - When You Find Out - 25th Anniversary

The Nerves - Give Me Some Time - 25th Anniversary

The Romantics - Till I See You Again - The Romantics

The Romantics - Girl Next Door - The Romantics

The Wigs - 180 Degrees - Radio Ready: Wisconsin - Lost Power Pop Hits 1979-1982

The Tyrants - Hard To Get - Radio Ready: Wisconsin - Lost Power Pop Hits 1979-1982

The Baxters - What Ya Gonna Do - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982

The RPMs - I Don't Wanna Be Young - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982

The Shivvers - Please Stand By - Lost Hits From Milwaukee's First Family Of Powerpop: 1979-82

The Shivvers - Teen Line - Lost Hits From Milwaukee's First Family Of Powerpop: 1979-82

M&Ms - I'm Tired - The Roots Of Powerpop

Real Kids - Now You Know - The Roots Of Powerpop

Shoes - Tomorrow Night - Present Tense

Shoes - Too Late - Present Tense

The Records - Rumour Sets The Woods Alight - Crashes

The Records - The Same Mistakes - Crashes

The dB's - Judy - Stands For Decibels

The dB's - I'm In Love - Stands For Decibels

20/20 - Yellow Pills - 20/20

20/20 - Tell Me Why (Can't Understand You) - 20/20

The Last - Every Summer Day - L.A. Explosion!

The Last - Be-Bop-A-Lula - L.A. Explosion!

The Plimsouls - I Want What You Got - The Plimsouls ... Plus

The Plimsouls - Lost Time - The Plimsouls ... Plus

Green - Baby Why? - Green

Green - I Play The Records - Green

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/20/18)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Come out of Your Mind", featuring classic krautrock and more. If you enjoy it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

Faust - Krautrock - Faust IV

Faust - Jennifer - Faust IV

Can - Mother Sky - Soundtracks

Can - Don't Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone - Soundtracks

Amon Düül II - Apocalyptic Bore - Vive La Trance

Amon Düül II - Stumbling Over Melted Moonlight - Tanz Der Lemminge

The Big Sound - Jerry Lewis (Produced Track) - Who Am I Contest

Guru Guru - Next Time See You At The Dalai-Lama - UFO

Popol Vuh - Ich Mache Einen Spiegel - Dream Part 5 - Affenstunde

Ash Ra Tempel - Amboss - Ash Ra Tempel

Cluster - 7:42 - Cluster

Tangerine Dream - Sequent C' - Phaedra

Kraftwerk - Morgenspaziergang - Autobahn

Agitation Free - You Play For Us Today - Malesch

Neu! - Hallogallo - Neu!

Neu! - Für Immer (Forever) - Neu! 2

Embryo - A Place To Go - Rocksession

Ton Steine Scherben - Komm An Bord - Wenn Die Nacht Am Tiefsten ...

CONCERT REVIEW: Midge Ure & Paul Young (Shank Hall, Milwaukee)

U.K. new-wave stars Midge Ure and Paul Young come together to take the stage at Shank Hall, collectively covering several decades worth of memorable pop music.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/13/18)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "The Beautiful Ones", featuring the Minneapolis sound and more. If you dig it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
94 East - If You See Me - Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
Earth, Wind & Fire - I've Had Enough (Live) - Prince's Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired The Man
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Live) - Prince's Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired The Man
André Cymone - Somebody Said - Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
Prince - Sexy Dancer - Prince
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown - Seventies Disco Ball
Prince - Uptown - Dirty Mind
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls - The Best Of Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton - Strut - The Best Of Sheena Easton
Ped Xing - Kung Fool - Kung Fool (Single)
Sheila E. - Shortberry Strawcake - The Glamorous Life
Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life - The Glamorous Life
Prince And The Revolution - Baby I'm A Star - Purple Rain
Prince And The Revolution - The Beautiful Ones - Purple Rain
The Time - Ice Cream Castles - Ice Cream Castle
The Time - Jungle Love - Ice Cream Castle
Morris Day - Daydreaming - Daydreaming
Morris Day - Moonlite (Passionlite) - Daydreaming
The Family - The Screams Of Passion - Girl 6 (Music From The Motion Picture)
The Jets - Rocket 2 U - The Best Of The Jets
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila - The Best Of Ready For The World
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl - Girl 6 (Music From The Motion Picture)
Wendy And Lisa - Sideshow - Wendy And Lisa
Wendy And Lisa - Light - Wendy And Lisa
Janet Jackson - Interlude: Pledge - Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation - Rhythm Nation 1814

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/06/18)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "The Outskirts of the Silent Land", featuring classic no wave and more. If you enjoy it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Contortions - I Can't Stand Myself - No New York
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks - The Closet - No New York
DNA - Blonde Red Head - A Taste Of DNA
DNA - New New - A Taste Of DNA
Theoretical Girls - Parlez-Vous Francais - Theoretical Girls
Theoretical Girls - Electronic Angie (Short Version) - Theoretical Girls
Mars - 11,000 Volts - The Complete Studio Recordings NYC 1977-1978
Mars - Helen Forsdale - The Complete Studio Recordings NYC 1977-1978
Y Pants - Beautiful Food - Y Pants
Y Pants - Off The Hook - Y Pants
Judy Nylon And Crucial - Jailhouse Rock - Pal Judy
Judy Nylon And Crucial - The Dice - Pal Judy
ESG - UFO - Dance To The Best Of ESG
ESG - Moody - Dance To The Best Of ESG
Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps - Boom In The Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983
Bush Tetras - You Can't Be Funky - Boom In The Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983
Harvey - Heavy Metal, Hard Rock - Survivor
James White And The Blacks - White Savages - Off White
The Raybeats - Tone Zone - Guitar Beat
Material - Square Dance - Memory Serves
Material - Silent Land - Memory Serves
Arthur Russell - Wax The Van - World Of Echo
Suicide - Rocket USA - Suicide
Suicide - Ghost Rider - Suicide
The Del-Byzanteens With Jim Jarmusch - My Hands Are Yellow (From The Job That I Do) - New York Noise, Vol. 2: Music From The New York Underground 1977-1984
Elliott Sharp - Klops Lied (Meatball Song) - Lost In The Stars: The Music Of Kurt Weill
Rhys Chatham - Drastic Classicism - New York Noise, Vol. 2: Music From The New York Underground 1977-1984
The Golden Palominos - Two Sided Fist - The Golden Palominos
The Golden Palominos - Monday Night - The Golden Palominos
Swans - Stay Here - Filth
Swans - Weakling - Filth
Band Of Susans - Hope Against Hope - The Peel Sessions
Sonic Youth - Expressway To Yr Skull (Live) - Smart Bar - Chicago 1985