Last year, just as I was joining the illustrious staff of Recharged Radio, a snotty, fiery, driving track called Teen Idol by London-based band The Scratch was blasting its way up the charts. Jordan sent that one round for us to listen to, and our collective jaws dropped. It had everything—pulsing bass, searing guitar riffs, and a punk attitude that grabbed us by the throats and shook us around for four minutes or so. What do you do when that happens? The only thing you can do—you listen to it over, and over again, and play it on your radio show (if you have one), or buy it for yourself, your friends, and your enemies. This winning hit wound up as one of my top singles for 2009 (The Electrifying Eleven), and wound up on all sorts of station imaging and jingles here at Recharged, and still does to this day.
Fast forward to right now—October, 2010. After a massive hit like Teen Idol, what happens next? Mere mortals might sit on their laurels, but alas, The Scratch are no mere mortals. They decided to keep firing back—and their latest effort is an incredible song that stands up really well alongside the last one. This one has everything too—clever wordsmithing, killer guitar riffs and solos, crisp drums, rock solid bass, and even hand claps and what sounds to my ears like a cello. There are elements of music from the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s. As always, these guys did the whole thing themselves. It sounds great way out here in California. As Andy from the band said on an episode of The Forum last year, “DIY till I die”. Nicely done, Andy!
It’s destined for the top, and on this week's show, I’ll tell you how you can get a copy.
www.thescratch.co.uk/
We’re also going to explore heat. We’ve got songs about hot phones, hot moms, and hot vats of boiling lard. Seriously—our friends The Little Philistines, Hail The Size, and The Clutter Family are all of like mind this week, as they heat things up.
www.myspace.com/theclutterfamily
If you'd like to make a request, just drop me a line at mike(at)rechargedradio.com. If you'd like to become an honorary California citizen, drop me a line at the same address. And if you'd like to hear all this great music—simply tune in to the Tuesday Night Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.
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See you then!
Chef Mike
mike(at)rechargedradio.com
MN2BDNC
The Scratch - Alcohol's A Depressant
The Clutter Family - Rendering Vat
Kate Burkart - Cross The Street
Black Candy Store - Back To The Wall
Fagan - Can't Let Go
Goodfinger - Another Night
Jeff Merchant - Love Yourself Away
Anny Celsi - Thanksgiving In Hollywood
Hail The Size - Hot Mom
Go National - Until It's Good And Over
Maxi Dunn - Don't Look Back
The Little Philistines - Hot Phone
Domus - Es Mi Ola
Vegas With Randolph - The Better Part
Heiskell - Sick Of Nothing
The Big I Am - Tongue Tied
The Corner Laughers - Space Echo
Karim Fanous - Mad Masters
Duncan Faure - This Is Love This Is Real
Nushu - So Long (Maybe)
Jim Distortion - Realisation
The Taters - Going Over The Hill
Jerzey Street Band - Holly Grove
Tom Alford - Look To The Stars
Twyman/Baird - All That I Had Lost
Anton Barbeau - Plastic Guitar
Lindy LaFontaine - Free To Breathe
The Mike Brown Band - Pay
Laurie Biagini - A Face In The Crowd
Joseph Swidenbank - Harsh Words
Bill Mumy - Rely On That
The Dashing Suns - Sally Moore
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