Lightnin' Licks Radio

In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For nearly one half of a century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output.

In early 2021, idiot basement podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential themes of their upcoming fifteenth episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they knew the alphabet pretty good. They started with the letter A.

Same-same.

A mixtape brought to you by the letter A and the number 33-1/3 a.k.a. The A Mix

[SIDE A] (1) Jack Ashford - Get Right On Top (Cause I Need Someone) (2) Jane Aire & The Belvederes - When I Was Young (3) Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (4) Adam & The Ants - The Day I Met God (5) The Album Leaf - Falling From The Sun (Jamuel Saxon sunburnt remix) [SIDE A2] (1) Tamar Aphek - Russian Winter (2) Aceyalone - Arythamaticulas (3) Angel City - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (4) Atlanta Rhythm Section - So Into You (5) Agent Orange - Fire In The Rain [END]

RECORDED 05/02/21  RELEASED 05/08/21 

Additional (non-mix) sonic contributuions to episode 15 of Lightnin' Licks radio podcast include:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith / America / Allman Brothers Band / Alabama / A Tribe Called Quest / At The Drive-In / Oleta Adams / Anderson.Paak / Air Supply / Melissa Auf der Mauer / GD Allin & The Holy Men / Arlo Guthrie / Alice Cooper / Jethro Tull / Todd Louiso / John Cusack / Blowfly / Rick Moranis / Dave Thomas / Donald Byrd / Henry Winkler / Tom Bosley / Flying Lotus / Mac Miller / Madlib / Waitresses / Bizarros / DEVO / Chi-Pig / The Funk Brothers / Barrett Strong / Love Unlimited Orchestra / Bow Wow Wow / The The / Tristeza / J Dilla / Mumbles / Folk Implosion / Project Blowed / The Avalanches / Arcade Fire / The Clockers.

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Bonus Episode: “What Are You Listening To?” #1 (PILOT)

Jay and Deon just simply tell each other what they have been listening to as of late. Then they make another mixtape. Like, that’s it. The first of many bonus episodes that will all basically be the same as this one was. But maybe different. If so, though, only a tiny bit. Guest voices include Jessica and Jordan of Electric Kitsch (THE GREATEST RECORD STORE IN AMERICA) and Trevor, all of whom are official card-carrying, legally registered Lightnin’ Lickers.

BONUS MIXTAPE#1

SIDE A: [1] Golden Morricone Mix [2] The Dirty Nil - Doom Boy [3] Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs [4] Kenny Burrell - As Long As I Live [5] Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy [6] Cory Hanson - Angeles  SIDE B: [1] Neil Young - Bite The Bullet (Rustbucket Live) [2] Thundercat - Lava Lamp [3] Joni Mitchell - All I Want (Miles of Aisles live) [4] De La Soul - Eyepatch (extended Deep Gully mix) [5] Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear (edit)

Additional (non-mix) sonic contributions to the first(!) bonus episode of Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast include: Little Dominique's Nose Bleed / DJ NuMark / Jurassic 5 /   Dave Matthews Band / Tom Tom Club / H.E.R. / Chris Keyes / The Outlaw Blues Band / Mick Jenkins / CSNY / Robert Pollard / The Communards / The Junkyard Band.

Jay and Deon discuss some of their favorite musical wordsmiths, all of whom exhibit an uncanny ability to render a tune lyrically delicious in this very special episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio. Lyrics are often responsible for reeling a listener in by connecting an artist with their audience through emotional disclosure, empathetic musings, or abbreviated storytelling. Join the boys as they sing the praises of ten specific songs featuring wonderful words while throwing some appreciation towards the verses and hooks as much as the riffs and licks. Lyrics. It’s much of what we, as fans, adore most about the musicians we admire.

Lightnin' Licks Radio presents the Lyrically Delicious all-vinyl mixtape:

[side one] (1) MC 900 FT Jesus - The City Sleeps (2) Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - My Bag (3) Laura Gibson - Skin, Warming Skin (4) The Jam - Wasteland (5) Curtis Mayfield - Stare and Stare [side two] (1) Steve Earle - Someday (2) Josh Ritter - The Curse (3) Morphine - Cure For Pain (4) Faye Webster - Come To Atlanta (5) Frank Ocean - Pink Matter

Chili dog Jack & Dianne parody by: Tom McGovern  Recorded: 13MAR2021  Released: 20MAR2021  Cover Art by: Bryan Konieczka 

Additional (non-mix) sonic contributions to episode fourteen of Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast include:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith / ELO / Simon & Garfunkel / Michael franti & Spearhead / Morrisey / Elton John / Bernie Taupin / John Cougar Melloncamp / Tom McGovern / The Impressions / The Style Council / Queen / Paul Williams / Traet Her Right / Bob Boilen / Cal Tjader / The Commotions / DJ Zero / Soul Coughing / The Doors / Michael McDonald / Beavis & Butthead / Imperial Brothers / Expose / Jive Rhythm / The Clockers.

+++LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE AND WE WILL INCLUDE IT ON AN UPCOMING EPISODE BECAUSE WE ARE SHAMELESS NIMRODS+++

No date for VD? No preblemo! Be ourz, Lickers! VD on VD? We can't help you there. But feel free to soak your bits in the sonic sappiness that is LLR episode 13: Teenage Love Story. Let's get warm, soft, wet and gooey.

Last year's "heartache" approach to curating a Valentine's Day mixtape was, at the time, very fitting and just felt right. But living in today's world, as civilization attempts to heal following nearly a full year of collective misery, we thought we'd switch it up. The thirteenth installment of Lightnin' Licks Radio will focus on the most human of emotions at its purest, most utterly exhilarating, innocent and naive...teenage love.  Remember way-back-when, when you were helplessly smitten, lost, and locked under a spell by a certain somebody who was so sickeningly special? Yeah, that's what we mean. Join Jay and Deon as they attempt to serenade Podcast America with a suite full of the sweetest, stickiest, sappiest sonic expressions they could dig out of their vast vinyl collections. These are just some of the love songs we love. We hope you'll love them too. Ooooohhhhhhh baby.

TEENAGE LOVE STORY ALL-VINYL MIXTAPE a.k.a. More Than You Can Handle imaginary motion picture soundtrack

[SIDE A] (1) Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes (2) The Rubinoos - Falling In Love (3) Courtney Love - The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4) XTC - Rocket From A Bottle (5) Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain - The One You Love [SIDE B] (1) Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby (2) Book Of Love - You Make Me Feel So Good (3) Bobby Womack - That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (4) Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're On My Mind (5) Gram Parsons - She [END]

ADDITIONAL (NON-MIX) SONIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO EPISODE THIRTEEN OF LIGHTNIN' LICKS RADIO PODCAST INCLUDE:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith / The Darkness / KISS / M.M. Knapps / Kenny Dope / Dream City Film Club / Method Man / The Cure / Cortney Love (the person) / Snail Mail / AIR / Leon Haywood / INXS / KC & The Sunshine Band / J Diila / Common / Huey Lewis And The News / Eazy E / Violent Femmes / The Byrds / Emmy Lou Harris / Peter Framton / John Cusack / Lisa Bonet / Peter Gabriel / The Valentinos / The Rolling Stones / New Zealand's 2nd most popular musical comedy duo / J.J. Johnson / Lenny Kravitz / James Taylor / The Sylvers / The Meters / Lafayette Afro Rock Band / N 2 Dep / Paperboy / The Clockers.

Recorded 02/06/21 Released 02/12/21.  Happy Valen-TIMES Day! ;)

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Last year's "heartache" approach to curating a Valentine's Day mixtape was, at the time, very fitting and just felt right. But living in today's world, as civilization attempts to heal following nearly a full year of collective misery, we thought we'd switch it up. Episode 13 of Lightnin' Licks Radio will focus on the emotion at its purest. most utterly exhilarating, innocent and naive...teenage love.  Remember way-back-when, when you're helplessly smitten, lost, and locked under a spell by a certain somebody who is so sickeningly special? Yeah, that's what we mean. Join Jay and Deon as they attempt to serenade Podcast America with a suite full of the sweetest, stickiest, sappiest sonic expressions they could dig out of their collections. These are just some of the love songs we love. We hope you'll love them too. Ooooohhhhhhh baby.

TEENAGE LOVE STORY ALL-VINYL MIXTAPE

[SIDE A] (1) Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes (2) The Rubinoos - Falling In Love (3) Courtney Love - The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4) XTC - Rocket From A Bottle (5) Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain - The One You Love [SIDE B] (1) Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby (2) Book Of Love - You Make Me Feel So Good (3) Bobby Womack - That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (4) Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're On My Mind (5) Gram Parsons - She [END]

Recorded 02/06/21 Released 02/12/21

[SIDE ONE] (1) Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger - This Woman’s Work (2) Winter - Say (3) Quelle Chris and Chris Keys - Sacred Safe (4) Destroyer - Cue Synthesizer (5) Pearl Jam  - Dance of the Clairvoyants (6) Fontaines DC - Televised Mind (7) Death Valley Girls - Little Things (8) Sault - Miracles/Free {edit} (9) Haim - All That Ever Mattered (10) Chicano Batman -  Wounds [SIDE TWO] (1) X - I Gotta Fever (2) Hinds - Just Like Kids (3) Fiona Apple - I Want You To Love Me (4) Guided By Voices - Show of Hands (5) Phoebe Bridgers - Moon Song (6) Maita - Cant Blame A Kid (7) Lord Finesse - I Like It {Soul Synopsis Mix} *DeBarge* (8) Party Nails - Fuckboi (9) the Microphones - Microphones in 2020 {edit} (10) Beach Bunny - Cuffing Season (11) Rose City Band - Empty Bottles

What a year, right? 2020 proved to be the year the world broke, no question about that. However, great records were produced and must be analyzed, recognized, and celebrated. Exactly what were the top album releases in this year of despair? Jay and Deon each discuss their choices for top eleven (like Spinal Tap, they always take it to 11) albums of the yiz-ear in episode 12 of Lightnin’ Licks Radio, the annual Year In Review sonic sextravaganza. Music geeks UNITE…it’s another “best of” list to piss and moan about. Rock and rolla smoke a bowla.

JAY'S TOP ELEVEN:  #11  Beach Bunny - Honeymoon  #10  Guided By Voices - Mirrored Aztec  #9  Maita - Best Wishes  #8  Death Valley Girls - Under The Spell Of Joy  #7  Destroyer - Have We Met  #6  Winter - Endless Space (Between You And I)  #5  Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death  #4  X - Alphabet Land  #3  Hinds - The Prettiest Curse  #2  Party Nails - You Don't Have To Go Home But You Can't Stay Here  #1  Haim - Women In Music PT III

DEON'S TOP ELEVEN:  #11  Pearl Jam - Gigaton  #10  Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters  #9  Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher  #8  Rose City Band - Summerlong  #7  Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger - Force Majuere  #6  Lord Finesse - Motown State Of Mind  #5  SAULT - UNTITLED (Rise)  #4  the Microphones - Microphones In 2020  #3  Chicano Batman - Invisible People  #2  SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is)  #1  Quelle Chris & Chris Keys - Innocent Country 2

A supplemental episode (12.5) containing the complete all-vinyl* 2020 Year-In-Review mixtape is also available on select platforms.

ADDITIONAL SONIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO EPISODE TWELVE OF LIGHTNIN' LICKS RADIO PODCAST INCLUDE:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / L.L. Cool J / Wu-Tang Clan / Nexus / U2 / Joe Esposito / Marley Marl / Beastie Boys / Rick Rubin / Mother Love Bone / Pearl Jam / Beach Bunny / Fiona Apple / Donald J. Trump / Guided By Voices / Phoebe Bridgers / Better Oblivion Community Center / The Beatles / Maita / Rose City Band / Death Valley Girls / L.A. Witch / Habibi / Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger / Kate Bush / Maxwell / Destroyer / Al Stewart / Lord Finesse / Michael Jackson / DeBarge / Winter / My Bloody Valentine / SAULT / Fontaines D.C. / The Microphones / Mount Erie / Red House Painters / Ebtu / X / The Pixies / Chicano Batman / Hines / Party Nails / Madonna / Blaksmith / MF Doom / Madlib / Quelle Chris & Chris Keyes / Haim / De La Soul / Prince Paul / The Clockers. 

RECORDED REMOTELY 01/01/2021

COVER ART BY: BRYAN KONIECZKA

*well…it’s not ALL all-vinyl. There’s one specific choice cut sourced elsewhere. Deal with it.

CONCERT MEMORIES!

Jay and Deon find themselves in another long distance podcasting scenario due to further pandemic-related restrictions. 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for music fanatics, especially for that rare breed of SUPER fan that only exists to attend concert events. To honor said legion of dedicated music enthusiasts who have been kept from witnessing their favorite artists rock out on stage over the past several months, Jay and Deon discuss some of their all-time favorite rock show memories. As always, an all-vinyl mixtape is produced, each cut inspired by a specific concert memory. From Rush in '78 to rapping on the streets of Detroit twenty years later, the Lickers bring an eclectic slice of nostalgia pie to the sonic air hockey table in episode 11. Mmmmmm-mmmm. FAIR WARNING:  It's a long one, but brevity be damned...they've got stories to tell. This holiday season, feel free to be indulgent and enjoy a very special supersized offering of Lightnin' Licks Radio. It's guaranteed to fill you up, even if goes straight to your hips.

ROCK SHOW MIXTAPE

[SIDE A] (1) Far - Mother Mary (2) RUSH - A Farewell To Kings (3) Black Moon - Who Got Da Props? (4) The Hold Steady - I Hope This Thing Didn't Frighten You (5) Jerry Garcia - Love Scene [SIDE B] (1) U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky  (2) Phish - Waste (3) The Replacements - Unsatisfied (4) Camp Lo - Luchini (This Is It) (5) Guided By Voices - Touching

ADDITIONAL SONIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO EPISODE ELEVEN OF LIGHTNIN' LICKS RADIO PODCAST INCLUDE:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith / Jackson Browne / Yo La Tengo / The Clash / Labi Siffre / Boot Camp Clik / Beat Minerz / Heltah Skeltah / Black Moon / Eminem / Ronnie Laws / RUSH / The Pat Travers Band / Neil Diamond / Pantera / Black Sabbath / The Sex Pistols / The Pop Will Eat Itself / Deftones / Eric B. / Secret Handshake / Ouch / bev.clone / System Of A Down / Far / Incubus / Dynasty / U2 / The Pretenders / The Smiths / The Dust Brothers / Beastie Boys / DEVO / Lenny Kravitz / Phish / The Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia / War On Drugs / Yard Waste / Rage Against The Machine featuring Wu-Tang Clan / The Replacements / Guided By Voices / N.W.A. / R.E.M. / Lucera / The Hold Steady / Height Keech / B.O.O.G.I.E. Monsters / KRS One / Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth / The Clockers.

Guest Licker Shannon Proctor reads the credits.

RECORDED REMOTELY 11-28-2020 RELEASED 12-05-2020 COVER ART: BRYAN KONIECZKA  EPISODE ART:  M.M. KNAPPS

For Geary.

PART ONE OF TWO

Jay and Deon find themselves in another long distance podcasting scenario due to further pandemic-related restrictions. 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for music fanatics, especially for that rare breed of superfan that lives to attend concert events. To honor said legion of dedicated fans who have been kept from witnessing their favorite artists rock out on stage over the past several months, Jay and Deon discuss some of their all-time favorite rock show memories. As always, an all-vinyl mixtape is produced, each cut inspired by a specific concert memory. From Rush in '78 to rapping on the streets of Detroit twenty years later, the Lickers bring an eclectic slice of nostalgia pie to the sonic table in episode 11. Mmmmmm-mmmm. It's a long one, but brevity be damned...they've got stories to tell. It's so goddamned long in fact that the LLR pod platform couldn't handle it in one sitting. Therefore, PART 1 is the stories, leaving only the mixtape as PART 2. This holiday season, feel free to be indulgent and enjoy a very special two-helping offering of Lightnin' Licks Radio. It's guaranteed to fill you up, even if goes straight to your hips.

ROCK SHOW MIXTAPE

[SIDE A] (1) Far - Mother Mary (2) RUSH - A Farewell To Kings (3) Black Moon - Who Got Da Props? (4) The Hold Steady - I Hope This Thing Didn't Frighten You (5) Jerry Garcia - Love Scene [SIDE B] (1) U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky  (2) Phish - Waste (3) The Replacements - Unsatisfied (4) Camp Lo - Luchini (This Is It) (5) Guided By Voices - Touching

ADDITIONAL SONIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO EPISODE ELEVEN OF LIGHTNIN' LICKS RADIO PODCAST INCLUDE:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith / Jackson Browne / Yo La Tengo / The Clash / Peaches / Labi Siffre / Boot Camp Clik / Beat Minerz / Heltah Skeltah / Black Moon / Eminem / Ronnie Laws / RUSH / The Pat Travers Band / Neil Diamond / Pantera / Black Sabbath / The Sex Pistols / The Pop Will Eat Itself / Deftones / Eric B. / Secret Handshake / Ouch / bev.clone / System Of A Down / Far / Incubus / Dynasty / U2 / The Pretenders / The Smiths / The Dust Brothers / Beastie Boys / DEVO / Lenny Kravitz / Phish / The Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia / War On Drugs / Yard Waste / Rage Against The Machine featuring Wu-Tang Clan / The Replacements / Guided By Voices / N.W.A. / R.E.M. / Lucera / The Hold Steady / Height Keech / B.O.O.G.I.E. Monsters / KRS One / Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth / The Clockers.

Guest Licker Shannon Proctor reads the credits.

RECORDED REMOTELY 11-28-2020 RELEASED 12-05-2020 COVER ART: BRYAN KONIECZKA

For Geary.

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Double-double-double-double digits, y’all! Episode 10 of LLR focuses on an audible grab bag of sonic obscurities. Lightnin’ Lickers Jay & Deon discuss some of their favorite vinyl records they have come across over the years that seem to be surprisingly rare, unknown, underappreciated or otherwise previously unheard of by many of their music-geek peers. A fun and loose mixtape is created containing ten choice cuts from these underrated dusty gems. Feel free to join the conversation on facebook or twitter and let the boys know of some of your favorite obscure albums, unexpected finds, bargain bin beauties or buried treasures. Let’s discover together.

SONICA OBSCURA ALL-VINYL MIXTAPE

[SIDE A] (1) Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love (2) Hi Rhythm - Superstar (3) Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princess In Towers (4) Mariam - So You Say You Lost Your Baby (5) The Glove – A Blues In Drag [SIDE B] (1) Caruso – She’s In Love With You (Monster Mix) (2) Ugly Duckling – Journey To Anywhere (3) Loz Netto – Ambush (4) White Animals – Dreamland/Don’t Care (5) Hasil Adkins – How Much I Love You

ADDITIONAL SONIC CONTRIBUTORS TO EPISODE TEN OF LIGHTNIN" LICKS RADIO PODCAST INCLUDE:  Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith a.k.a. L.L. Cool J / Cymande / Black Sheep / William McLane a.k.a. Sugar Dick Daddy Mista Lawnge / The Pharcyde / J Dilla / Maurice Ravel / Jovan / Beastie Boys / White Animals / R.E.M. / Styles Of Beyond / Jurasic Five / Sweet Dog / Neptunes / Black Eyed Peas / Ugly Duckling / Ypung Einstein / Pete Jolly / Ford (our dog) / George Clinton / Ned Doheny / Jackson Browne / Wendy Rheem / The Phantom / The Cramps / Mariam / The Ramones / Gene Clark / Sniff & The Tears / Loz Netto / Cal Tjader / Rick James / Chaka Kahn / Hasil Adkins / Caruso / The Raspberries / The Glove / Siouxsie And The Banshees / The Cure / Another Nashville Coma / Abraham Jefferson / The Rich Kids / The Sex Pistols / Visage / Ultravox / Gen X / The Skids / Hi-Rhythm / Al Grren / Ann Peebles / Syl Johnson / O.V. Wright / Willie Mitchell / Joe Voyer / The Clockers.

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