friday 20th august 2010 - RADIOTHON 2010!!!!!!

once again drivel drive kicked off RADIOTHON.
our best yet raising $1200 odd for the station. surpassed last years record of $730.
GOOD ON YOU LISTENER!!!!!!
the first 11 subscribers won a DRIVEL DRIVE RANDOM CD PACK. 9 cd's. no covers just loving bundled in sand paper with an elvis postcard and personal message on each!

the show went a little like this...

(returned to the old theme song of patrol boat by BRUCE SMEATON. it's gonna stay!)

WEIRD WAR - ak47 - if you can't bite 'em beat 'em cd

ROADSIDE SLASHER - down at the hockshop - friend of the moon cd (first to subscribe)
GLAMVILLE - i don't wanna live - delusions of ganga cd (second to subscribe)

FRIENDS - satellite - s/t cd (also subscribed)
TAUGHT BY ANIMALS - moon cocoon - s/t cd

the FALL - pay yr rates - grotesque cd (touring in december)
LES GOOLIES - reality repairman - blood and custard cd

P90'S - mama wants a monkey - badlands demo cd (another subscribed band!)
DEAD FARMERS - down - go home cd

BLOODLOSS - the truth is marching in - live my way cd (for a subscriber. not happy with my choice of BLOODLOSS tune so will play another next week)
GRONG GRONG - louie the fly - to hell 'n' back cd

KAMIKAZE - swamp baby succubus - open up & bleeeeeeed! cd (yet another band subscription)
SATANIC SAUCEPANS - tits a lovely day - helmetal cd
ANDONIS KALIVOPOLOUS - eleni the divorcee - rembetika 2 comp cd

HONEY RIDE ME A GOAT - varicose jibs - udders cd (this is freakin' mindblowing)
PIVIXKI - konx - gravissma cd (so is this)

NEW ORDER - every little counts - brotherhood cd
the WRECKERY - ruling energy - ruling energy 12"

HACK - throwback - are friends eclectic comp cd

so there you go.

subscribe this week to three d.

DRIVEL DRIVE will be back next week the off for a four week break

friday the 13th

CONWAY SAVAGE - too dark to see - untitled cd
DAVID McCOMB - i want to conquer you - love of will cd
HANK III - gettin' drunk and fallin' down - rebel within cd
SIANNA LEE - you are the sea - phoenix propellor cd

insert lovely chat to SIENNA LEE right here...

SIANNA LEE - mothers and daughters - phoenix propellor cd
the BUFFETS - dawn said - saucy jack cd
thee WYLDE OSCARS - i got a feeling - right, yeah cd (in town august 28 at the grace)
KING KHAN & the SHRINES - sweet tooth - supreme genius of... cd

ROBERT BROKENMOUTH & the HELL WITH YOU - comet - inside outdoors cd
ZEKRON 7 - ufo spotter - demo cd
TOM REDWOOD & WINSTON ROBINSON - do it yourself - love & sanity cd
VIVA VAS DEFERENS - colour my world - demo cd

the BIG BAND - rise above - with the big band cd (yes, the black flag tune)
the MOONIES - poverty - at the movies cd
LES GOOLIES - reality repair man - blood and custard cd
TAUGHT BY ANIMALS - cats of walah - demo cd (drivel drive world exclusive from forthcoming album) 

the PASTELS - baby honey - suck on cd

so, radiothon 2010 kicks off on DRIVEL DRIVE next friday.
phone up and subscribe!

this blog will include a selective gig guide of coming weeks.

stay tuned...

playlist for 6th august 2010

thanks to special guest driver, nastassja, for... drivin'...

KING LOSER - four from the darkside - caul of the outlaw cd
BAD LUCK CHARMS - chigwell is burning - almanac cd
LES GOOLIES - the see captain - blood and custard cd (get one for yrself!)
thee OH SEES - two drummers disappear - the master's bedroom...lp

SUN ARAW - hustle and bustle - heavy deeds lp
FABULOUS DIAMONDS - 3:56 - II cd
HARDY COXON - wagon of doom - eniwetok atoll II cd
GRONG GRONG - japanese train driver - to hell 'n' back cd

PISSED JEANS - i break my own heart - shallow lp
DRIVE LIKE JEHU - do you compute - yank crime cd
the CONFUSEMENT PARK - ode to speedy mcfats - s/t cd
ASTEROID B-612 - danny's sister - two fisted rock n roll cd

IRON MAIDEN - phantom of the opera - live after death cd
SLAYER - behind the crooked cross cd
HANK III - moonshiners life - rebel within cd
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY - john the baptist - face a frowning world cd

the GERMS - shut down (annihilation man) - (mia) cd

should be joined by SIANA LEE on next weeks show.
thanks for listening.

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