Tall Man Music Fest 2012 - Sat 11th August

Radio Show #78 "Indoor Fireworks - Festival Special"

Is up for listen again right here.

We played:

Chubby Checker - Back In The USSR
Jonathan Richman - The Heart Of Saturday Night
The Loves - I Want Love & Affection {Not The House Of Correction}
The Cannibals - Pills
Cotton Mather - I'll Be Gone
The Vibrations - My Girl Sloopy
Golden Smog - Until You Came Along
Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band - Your's Forever Blue
Joey Allcorn - 50 Years Too Late
Tex Williams - Smoke Smoke Smoke {That Cigarette}
Papas Fritas - People Say
Nanci Griffith - Ford Econoline
Bronco Bullfrog - Get To Know You
The Motors - Forget About You
Superstar - Everyday I Fall Apart
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson & Clover
Randy Winburn - Sunshine USA
The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic?
The Drifters - Drip Drop
Johnny & The Hurricanes - Red River Rock

Frome Festival 2012

Radio Show #77 "Playing cover versions of Archies b-sides since 2007"

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We played:
Television - Days
Jook - Shame Shame Shame
Hank 3 - What Did Love Ever Do To You
David Devant & His Spirit Wife - Miscellaneous
Kurt Baker - Don't Steal My Heart
The Rutles - Get Up & Go
The Dreaming Spires - Cathie {Carry On}
Popguns - Bye Bye Baby
The Action - I'll Keep On Holding On
Duffy Power - If I Get Lucky Someday
Dexys - You
Otway & Barrett - Beware Of The Flowers
Frank Lee Sprague - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
Jan & Dean - Turn Turn Turn
Yngve & The Innocent - You'll Be Mine
Todd Snider - Beer Run
Ken Sharp - Melody Hill
Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - Your Baby's Gone Surfin'
Ricky Brown & The Hi-Lites - William Tell Twist

I Saw A Dilton Martian

Radio Show #76 "I Knew Elvis, I Did"

Listen here. We played:
Tom Jones - Venus
Wanda Jackson - Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad,
The Essex Green - The Late Great Cassopia,
The Primitives - Turn Off The Moon
Onions - An IE Or A Y
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Midnight Moses
The Ladybug Transistor - Here Comes The Rain
Buddy Miller ft Duane Eddy - Sneaky Snake
Bucky - Band Of Gold
The Dickies - Nights In White Satin
The Loch Ness Mouse - Friends & Fenders
Johnny G - Night After Night {The Last Drink}
The Speedies - You Need Pop
Boo Radleys - From The Bench At Belvidere
Matthew Sweet - Happiness
Delbert McLinton - Why Me?
BC Camplight - Lord I've Been On Fire
American Underdog - Always On The Run
The Boys - Classified Susie
Gilles Brown - L' Agent Secret
(Sorry, forgot to take a photo)

DJ Set at The Griffin - Sat 12th May

75th Radio Show Spectacular!

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Chuck Mead - Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
Jason & The Scorchers - If Money Talks
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Giddy Up A Ding Dong {live}
Super Furry Animals - Guacamole
The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
Dodgy - Shadows
Explorers Club - Anticipatin'
The Puddle Jumpers - Snake Charmer
Bright Eyes - Triple Spiral
Bleached - Electric Chair
The Specials - Concrete Jungle {live}
Brendan Benson - Met Your Match
Dave Edmunds - Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Rachel Harrington & The Knock Outs - Wedding Ring Vacation
Terry Reid - The Hand Don't Fit The Glove
Chuck Prophet - Little Boy Little Girl
Inspiral Carpets - I Want You
Karine Polwart - Daisy
Lightships - Sweetness In Her Spark
The Hiss - Clever Kicks
Half Man Half Biscuit - Bad Loser At Yahoo Chess

Live On BBC Somerset

We did a couple of songs live on BBC Somerset live from Mells Daffodil Festival yesterday, you can listen to it here for the next week or so. It's about 2 hrs 8 mins in.

Album Of The Week!

'Look At Life' is album of the week on Emma Britton's show on BBC Somereset this week! Listen to a song every day here:

Radio Show #74 "Grooming Products"

Listen to it here:

We played:
Wire - Dot Dash
True Adventure - Outlaw Love
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said
Pugwash - Answers On A Postcard
Somebody's Image - Hush
The Boston Crabs - Down In Mexico
Gomez - Options
Slade - Fly Me High
Justin Townes Earle - Baby's Got A Bad Idea
Lulu ft David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Comet Gain - Strength
The Murmaids - Popsicles & Icicles
Eugene McGuiness - Shotgun
She Trinity - The Man Who Took The Valise Off The Floor At Grand Central Station At Noon
Malcolm Middleton - Red Travellin' Socks
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Country Wine
JD McPherson - Dimes & Nickels
The Vibrators - We Vibrate
The Rythmic Troubadors - Ali Baba's Camel
Frank Bough & The Boffers - Grandstand
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

5 Star Review* from Whisperinandhollerin'

"Think Dr. Feelgood with punchlines." Read it all here

* (out of 10)

We're on this weeks Zero Hour radio show from Milwaukee

Zero Hour: Playlist for 3/2/12: Download or stream the entire March 2 show right here . Find Zero Hour on Facebook here . Uncle Jonah’s Place – Harold Dorman Uncle Henry’s...

Radio Show #73 "Sausage Roll Thumb"

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Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon - Mr Tambourine Man
The Ad-Libs - The Boy From New York City
Allo Darlin - Capricornia
Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose
Mull Historical Society - The Lights
Betty Barnes - Requiem {For A Girl Born Of The Wrong Times}
The Lovely Eggs - Don't Look At Me {I Don't Like It}
Middle Brother - Middle Brother
Electric Soft Parade - Lily
Lightning Seeds - Whole Wide World
Dan Sartain with Jane Weidlin - Now Now Now
Evie Sands - Take Me For A Little While
Shakin Stevens - Josephine
Patti Drew - Hard To Handle
First Aid Kit - Emmylou
Ben Kweller - Jealous Girl
The Ol' 97's - Makin Love With You
Buzzcocks - Unthinkable
Baxter Dury - Isabel
The New Piccadillys - Judy Is A Punk
Dukes Of Stratosphear - Vanishing Girls
Mama Cass - It's Getting Better
The Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die

Two Reviews From UK Rock Magazine

The first for 'Crime Don't Pay OK' which is quite complimentary: "Energetic", "Harmonica drenched R&B" so that's nice.

The second is for 'The Car's The Star' which descibes our songs as "oddities" and "eyebrow raising anomalies". Oh yes, that's going on the poster!

Radio Show #72 - "Arse Flannel"

Listen to it here

We played:
Spencer Wiggins - He's Too Old
Dr Feelgood - My Baby Your Baby
John Hiatt - Thing Called Love
Earl Brutus - Come Taste My Mind
Robbie Fulks - She Took A Lot Of Pills & Died
The Rockingbirds - Fixing The Roof In Your Dreams
Jason & The Scorchers - If Money Talks
Black Joe Lewis - Since I Met You Baby
Suzi & Los Quattro - Kick Ass
The Fall - Telephone Thing
Tilly & The Wall - Dust Me Off
The Frampton Brothers - Johnny Doesn't Like The Ramones
Hooded Fang - Clap
The Wonder Stuff - Welcome To The Cheap Seats
The Minus 5 - The Living Dead
The Explorers Club - Run Run Run
Little Mascara - Evelyn Forever
Chris Isaak - Live It Up
Kingmaker - Ten Years Asleep
Wayne Hancock & Hank 3 - Juke Joint Jumping

Videos from Electric Fit at the Olive Tree

2 videos of our set at last weeks Electic Fit at the Olive tree can be seen on our Facebook Page.

The Bad Detectives on Radio 2!

Janice Long played Bubble Car last night - on Radio 2. You can listen to it here for the next week, it's 30 mins in.

4* Review of 'Look At Life' from Root Music Report

"A distinctive contemporary and English flair" Read it all here

Another great review, this time from "CD Insight"

"A little frenetic at times"! Read it here

Great review of "Look At Life' from Live Music Scene

"The Bad Detectives are doing more to help keep the organic spirit of this music alive than anyone would ever assume" Read the whole thing here.

Electric Fit @ The Olive Tree Thurs 2nd Feb

Radio Show #71 "Indoor Camping"

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We played: The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Y Niwl - Deg
The Blue Aeroplanes - The Boy In The Bubble
The Black Keys - Run Right Back
The Yahoos - Oh! Chicago
Giuda - Here Comes Saturday Night
The Not Sensibles - I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher
Strange Boys - Night Might
She & Him - Not A Test
Army Navy - Ode To Janice Melt
Supergrass - Sun Hits The Sky
The Light Crust Doughboys - Pussy Pussy Pussy
Rico Bell & The Snake Handlers - Money To Burn
Zero Jones - Wrestling With Satan
Jerry Lee Lewis - Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
Courtyard Hounds - The Coast
The Waco Brothers - Wickedest City
The Love Kittens - Come In The Kitchen
Jimmy Dean - Big John
Randy Newman - Simon Smith & The Amazing Dancing Bear
Buffalo Tom - She's Not Your Thing

4 Star Review of Look At Life from Bluesbunny

"An enjoyable album that makes more sense the more you play it." Read the whole thing here

Radio Show #69 "The New Merkins"

Listen to the show here

We played: Sparks - Get In The Swing. The War On Drugs - Baby Missiles. Attic Lights - Wendy. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Tigers. The Records - Hearts In Her Eyes. Christopher Rees - Sparks Flying. Rialto - Monday Morning 5:19. Fist - Lickity Split. Junior Senior - Shake Me Baby. The Arrows - Toughen Up. Gregg Allman - Little By Little. Linden - Brown Bird Singing. Donnie Fritts & Lucinda Williams - Breakfast In Bed. Gillian Welch - Honey Now. Adam Snyder - Two Moons. Radio Birdman - Do The Pop. The Saints - The Music Goes Round My Head. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight - Up Above My Head. Jason Faulkner - Miss Understanding.