That Record Got Me High Podcast

This week, our guest Dave Brasgalla dialed-in all the way from Sweden to talk about The Buggles and their 1980 blast-from-the-futuristic-past New Wave gem, 'The Age Of Plastic'. "And you remember, the jingles used to go..."

Video Killed The Radio Star - Erasure/The Presidents Of The United States Of America/Dragonheart/Ben Folds Five/Sophie Grey/The Alarm; The Sleep Of Reason - The Sleep Of Reason; Young At Heart - The Bluebells; Catscan - Hetch Hetchy; Roundabout, Machine Messiah, Tempus Fugit - Yes; Video Killed The Radio Star - Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club; The Plastic Age - The Buggles; Radioactivity, Autobahn - Kraftwerk; Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles; Video Killed The Radio Star - Sophie Grey & Trevor Horn (Live at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London); Kid Dynamo, I Love You (Miss Robot) - The Buggles; Ode To Joy - Wendy Carlos; Clean Clean - Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club; Clean Clean - The Buggles; Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood; Elstree - The Buggles; The Robots - Kraftwerk; Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade) - The Buggles; Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project; Johnny On The Monorail - The Buggles; Video Killed The Radio Star - The Alarm

Longtime TRGMH Patron Cathy Merriman is a devout fan of the band Cracker, and she's here to let us know that their 2002 release, 'Forever', STILL gets her high. Singer and chief songwriter David Lowery - also of Camper Van Beethoven fame - is in top form for this, the band's 5th studio album.

Songs discussed in this episode: Shake Some Action (Flamin' Groovies cover) - Cracker; Everywhere That I'm Not - Translator; Eye Of Fatima Pt 1 - Camper Van Beethoven; Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now), Low - Cracker; Flowers - Camper Van Beethoven; Don't Worry About Me - Joey Ramone; Brides Of Neptune, Shine, Don't Bring Us Down - Cracker; It's A Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse; Guarded By Monkeys - Cracker; When We Two Parted - The Afghan Whigs; Ain't Gonna Suck Itself, Ain't That Strange, Miss Santa Cruz County, Superfan - Cracker; Pale Blue Eyes - Velvet Underground; Sweet Magdalena Of My Misfortune, Merry Christmas Emily, Forever, Shameless, One Fine Day, What You're Missing - Cracker; I Wrote A Song Called Take The Skinheads Bowling - David Lowery

This week's guest, Los Angeles musician Matt Devine (Ventilator, Permanent Green Light, Medicine, Possum Dixon), brings us Hawthorne California's Redd Kross and their wildly raucous 1984 mostly-covers EP 'Teen Babes From Monsanto' "A little drums, a little atmosphere, and it wails like this!"

Songs discussed in this episode: Blow You A Kiss In The Wind - Redd Kross (Live on KEXP 2012); Earthquake Song - Ventilator; Burn Out - Redd Kross; Doctor Wu - Steely Dan; The Tailor's Lament, Lansdowne - Ventilator; Lick It Up, Deuce - KISS; Bitch - Rolling Stones; Deuce - Redd Kross; Citadel - Rolling Stones; Citadel - Redd Kross; 2,000 Man - KISS; Heaven Only Knows - The Shangri-Las; Great Big Kiss - New York Dolls; Heaven Only Knows, Ann - Redd Kross; Ann - The Stooges; Savior Machine - Redd Kross; Pinball Wizard - The Brady Kids; I'm Gonna Blow You A Kiss In The Wind - Elizabeth Montgomery; Blow You A Kiss In The Wind - Redd Kross; Linda Blair - Redd Kross; Clean Cut American Kid - Ill Repute; Linda Blair '84, Born Innocent - Redd Kross; Happy New Year - Ventilator

As debut albums go, you'd be hard-pressed to find one more foundationally influential to modern indie/alternative rock than R.E.M.s 1983 release, 'Murmur'. This week's guest Tim Quirk (Too Much Joy, Wonderlick) joins Rob as they attempt to convey the monumental importance this record had on their lives.

Songs discussed in this episode: Radio Free Europe (R.E.M. cover, live) - The Replacements; Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone single) - R.E.M.; You Are Loved, Eric, Come Get On My Cloud - Wonderlick; Radio Free Europe, Little America, Wolves, Lower, Pilgrimage, Laughing, Talk About The Passion, Moral Kiosk, Perfect Circle, Catapult, Catapult (1982 Stephen Hague demo) - R.E.M.; Crush Story - Too Much Joy; Sitting Still (Original Hib-Tone single), Sitting Still, 9-9 - R.E.M.; At Home He's A Tourist - Gang Of Four; Shaking Through, We Walk, West Of The Fields - R.E.M.; Floating Toward Virginia - Wonderlick

This week's guest, singer/songwriter and author Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) brings us jazz organist Johnny Hammond and his 1972 Kudu/CTI Records release 'Wild Horses Rock Steady' Let's get jazzy...

Songs discussed in this episode: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye cover) - Johnny Hammond; Here Comes The Groom - John Wesley Harding; One Last Heist, Penelope - Wesley Stace; The Movie Of Your Life - John Wesley Harding; Your Mind Is On Vacation - Mose Allison; Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmy Smith; Fire and Rain - Hubert Laws; Cold Turkey - Freddie Hubbard; Also Sprach Zarathustra - Eumir Deodato; It's Too Late - Johnny Hammond; Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Grover Washington Jr; Who Is Sylvia - Johnny Hammond; The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz; Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin; Rock Steady - Johnny Hammond; Peace Train - Cat Stevens; Peace Train - Johnny Hammond; Let It Be - Hubert Laws; Let It Be - Aretha Franklin; Black Talk - Charles Earland; Shifting Gears - Johnny Hammond; I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman; I Don't Know How To Love Him - Johnny Hammond; It's Impossible - Perry Como, It's Impossible - Elvis Presley (Live); It's Impossible - Johnny Hammond; Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones; Power Of Soul - Idris Muhammad; Power To Love - Jimi Hendrix (Live); Wild Horses - Johnny Hammond; Hello Dead Horse - Wesley Stace

Bandleader, composer and music historian Skip Heller (Voodoo 5, Los duenos del Klezmer, the Hollywood Film Noirchestra), brings us the OG 1977 roots reggae album 'Heart Of The Congos' by The Congos. Produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio in Kingston, Jamaica (initially as a very limited release said to consist of only several hundred copies), it is now regarded as one of Perry's masterpiece productions of the Black Ark era.

Songs discussed in this episode: Fisherman Dub - The Congos; Coffee In The Morning (Kisses In The Night) - Skip Heller's Voodoo 5; Moon Over Marin (Dead Kennedys cover) - Voodoo 5 (featuring Jello Biafra); Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun - Bill Frenzer; Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers; Monkey Man - The Specials; Party Time - The Heptones; Return Of Django - The Upsetters; Dirty Blvd. - Lou Reed; Fisherman, Congoman - The Congos; The Wind - Nolan Strong & Diablos; Animal Day - Wall Of Voodoo; Africa Talks To You (The Asphalt Jungle) - Sly & The Family Stone; Open Up The Gate - The Congos; Heartbreak Hotel (Live on Stage Show, 1956), Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley ; Cocktails For Two - Spike Jones & His City Slickers; Earthbeat - The Slits; Children Crying, La La Bam-Bam - The Congos; Keep A Knockin' - Little Richard; Keep A Knockin' (But You Can't Come In) - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five; Can't Come In, Sodom and Gomorrow, The Wrong Thing, The Ark Of The Covenant, Solid Foundation - The Congos; Fit and Working Again - The Fall; Telstar - The Tornados; Highway 99 - Skip Heller's Voodoo 5

For this special Patron-curated episode, we tasked our Patrons with sending in their favorite song that asks a question. As always, they answered the call...

Songs discussed in this episode: Why - Bronski Beat; Why - Annie Lennox; Why Why Why Why Why - SAULT; Why - Yoko Ono; Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites; Why Can't I Touch It? - Buzzcocks; Why, Oh Why - Pete Seeger; Unsatisfied - The Replacements; Question - Old 97's; Can I Have A Smoke, Dude? - Mary's Danish; Ska du hänga med? Nä!! - Bob Hund; Would? - Alice In Chains; Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me) - Minutemen; Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me) - Creedence Clearwater Revival; Questions? - Dramarama; What Have I Said Now? - The Wedding Present; Why Tell The Truth (When It's Easier To Lie) - Brakes; Who Makes The Nazis - The Fall; What Gives? - Radio Birdman; Who Reaps the Profit? Who Pays the Price? - Leon Rosselson; Who Needs The Peace Corps? - Frank Zappa; Why Do You Cut Off Your Sleeves? - Sebadoh; Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Jet; War - Edwin Starr; Whatchugonnado? - Bob Vylan; Who Are You Trying To Fool? - Little Ann; Johnny, Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton; Where Were You When I Needed You? - The Grass Roots; Easy On Your Own? - Alvvays; Caught You In The Act - Mel & Tim; (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? - Brinsley Schwarz; (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)

On September 20, 1973, singer/songwriter Jim Croce, his musical partner Maury Muehleisen and four others were killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana after finishing a concert at Northwestern State University's Prather Coliseum. His music career cut tragically short, Croce nevertheless produced an amazing catalogue of songs that stand the test of time. This week's guests, Luke Bob Robinson and Jasper Smith of renowned a cappella group Straight No Chaser, brings us Croce's second posthumous release following his 1973 death - the greatest hits collection Photographs & Memories.

Songs discussed in this episode: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Frank Sinatra; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The 12 Days Of Christmas (1998), No Diggity - Straight No Chaser; Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Dolly Parton; Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce; Queen Of The Hop - Bobby Darin; Bring Back That Leroy Brown - Queen; Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels), Photographs and Memories, Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) - Jim Croce; Johnny Be Goode - Chuck Berry; Michelle - The Beatles; Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce; That's Me In The Bar - A.J. Croce; New York's Not My Home, Workin' At The Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce; Love American Style theme - Ron Hicklin Singers; I Got A Name - Jim Croce; Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver; I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song, You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Lover's Cross - Jim Croce; Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkle; One Less Set Of Footsteps - Jim Croce; Act Naturally - The Beatles; These Dreams, Roller Derby Queen - Jim Croce; Creep (Live) - Straight No Chaser

This week, we're honored to have Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton joining us to discuss Herbie Hancock and his groundbreaking song 'Chameleon' off of the 1973 album Head Hunters. Let's get FUNKY!

Songs discussed in this episode: Underwater Rimes - Digital Underground; Words Of Wisdom - 2Pac; The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary - Frank Zappa; Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Dub Mix) - Public Enemy; Cellphone's Dead - Beck; Me vs Me - Biz Markie; (Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic; King Kong Theme, Savanna - Michael Hampton; Good To Your Earhole - Funkadelic; Super Bad - James Brown; Chameleon - Herbie Hancock; Savage Beat, Leaving The Island - Michael Hampton; Chameleon - Herbie Hancock; 101 Eastbound - Fourplay; Chameleon - Herbie Hancock; Dance The Night - Dua Lipa; Fight Or Flight - Michael Hampton

For this special BONUS episode, we took a break from records to discuss a MOVIE with returning guest Les Norris - because why not?? It's 'That Movie Got Me High' featuring the 1982 classic: Fast Times At Ridgemont High!

"All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."

- Jeff Spicoli