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Glitches abounds! Both here and in the regular world. To clear up any confusion, if I’ve ever stated that I picked these songs for Radio Clang from Jesus Christ’s own record collection, I meant to say they’re from one of my doctor’s record collections. It was a simple mistake. All my doctors wear flowing robes, have halo glows and look like Dennis Wilson circa 1979. Thanks for listening! Consider...

April Fool’s Day was a week ago but I’m still thinking about how lackluster the jokes and pranks were. I suppose it’s not as easy to pull them off as it once was when the most minacious of fools are in charge of an entirely corrupt worldly circus. Support Clangoring! Become a paid subscriber! the STOOGES Down On The Street FLOWER POWER Noble Savage MOD LANG Borrowed Time FUTURE FIX Important To Me...

I debated whether to take a line from a Wadsworth poem. Then I debated which Wadsworth. William or Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They both wrote about the spring season. I thought I remembered them well. I did not. Old college electives be damned! Second thoughts swayed me to snag this communication’s teaser line from the title of New Order’s second single. I’ll spare you a conversation about all th...

Radio Clang’s contribution to alternative programming for Super Bowl LX? We’re up against some stiff competition if so. For example, an alternative to the obviously woke Puppy Bowl, Newsmax and OAN will be simulcasting a version today hosted by Kristi Noem and Mike Huckabee’s son. Kid Rock will be appearing at halftime wearing Cruella DeVille’s coat. He’s had it altered by having a bald eagle with...

For the number of times I have watched Verity Den live in 2025, I haven’t taken a lot of video footage of them. Then again, that goes for most live music I see. I got to shows to see bands play live and snap of few shots on whatever film camera I’ve taken along, not really to “watch” the majority of a set through my phone screen. I usually just go for capturing a minute here or there of what’s hap...

It‘s Thanksgiving morning in the USA. Giving thanks for what we have has been questionable for decades. The slope is super slippery. Maybe the slipperiest it's ever been. There’s an obvious theme that runs through parts of this “very special episode of Radio Clang. A “very special” part is that I planned it, recorded it and scheduled it at a particular time. Subscribe. Free ones and benefactor lev...

In the late 80s, I had a job at a radio station in a rural Michigan town. Yes, the station did air hog and livestock reports. Those came from a network so I never had to read them. I DID have to read more localized grain and produce reports on the air often. The main crop in the few counties the station served was beets. Especially sugar beets. In the autumn, there was always talk of squash, carro...

Persimmons. After many attempts to understand their appeal over the past few decades, I still don’t get them no matter how they’re utilized. An astringency that makes the inside of the mouth feel like it’s quickly growing hair. The tannin content is the cause. Too much of that can also mess up your stomach with lumps and blockage. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to Clangoring! Persimmo...

Another of those “ it’s common to happen” episodes. One of the ones that end up wandering into the Rust Belt/Corn Belt and then sticking around there for a bit. There’s also story about what punk rock was like when I was young and a theory on a 1970s private press anti-drug message 7inch I recently heard. Subscribe! Free is appreciated. Paid subscriber bonus appreciated. ERASER • Talk To Me RICHAR...

It’s Labor Day weekend here in the US (and Canada too. I cannot leave out the neighbors across the river of town I grew up in.) A time to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the hard working people. For many, it means a day off, cookouts, beer and etc. For some, it means a day off and prime time to be inconsiderate to people in service industries and retail who don’t have the day o...

You ever noticed that some hip hop cats will do mic check even though the track has already started? And though they’re at a perfect volume in the mix, sometimes they tell the person in the booth to turn the mic all the way up as loud as it will go. And never once have I ever heard the mic then turned up to some loud, clipping and distorted mess. It stays the same in the mix. That always makes me...

In a stretch of 100°F days combined with the heavy as a ton humidity North Carolina is notoriously known for, I chose to stay inside my climate-controlled abode on a solo day off from work. Enjoy Clangoring? Subscribe! It’s free. Want to support Clangoring in our continuing adventures? Become a sponsor. Being a sponsor costs less than a pint of beer a month in most places. Staying inside meant I c...

Two broods! Seven species! Trillions of them across sixteen states. An old man calls the cops yelling that someone in their neighborhood is running their lawnmower at all hours of the night. Sounds like an ambient drone collective has set up a recital in the woods behind our apartment complex. It’s a time of cicadas. Anyways, what you’ll hear. CCR HEADCLEANER – Another Day Older VERITY DEN – Every...

Being that my orgins are from Michigan and I could go down to the river of my hometown and see Ontario across the river anytime I wanted to, I have made a lot of friends in the Great White North over the years. I’m sure if any of them listen to this episode of Radio Clang, they’ll probably send me a note saying “Thanksgiving was in October, Dale.” What you’ll hear. VIOLENT CHANGE – McCartney The F...

I started to work on episode 5 of Radio Clang a couple of weeks back. I had all the ducks in a row. All the bricks properly stacked. Hatched chickens counted. I was so proud of my time management that I even scheduled a break time for a breather. A walk. A diversion. Then that became a shiny object leaving this episode hanging. “Last week” in this episode was actually a couple of weeks ago from th...

In Episode 4 of Radio Clang, I remind you of a Clangoring presentation happening toward the end of September and remind myself of something to go see this Thursday. Hopscotch is happening this coming weekend over in Raleigh. My budget did not allow me to swing a night show package and my straight gig keeping me from the day shows. I found out a few days ago that Florry are playing a free day show...

Do you have your own personal list of the best lunkheaded rock riffs of all time? Y’know, the kind of riff where the louder you turn it up, the even more you think “It’s making me turn into a total oaf and it feels awesome!” A riff that makes you think like whoever came up with it either has rocks in their head or has taken a few big hits to the head from rocks. I’m talking about jams like Hair Of...

No city took precedence in repping for this show. That will, of course, change from episode to episode. From the states, music from places such as Louisville, Columbus and Detroit. Internationally this go ‘round the UK, Canada, France and the Philippines. Rest In Peace Queen. HULA GIRLS - Successful Male EQUIPMENT POINTED ANKH – Port Of Indiana NEIL YOUNG – Homegrown THE KINKS – Complicated Life C...

It's been over a year since I chose to take a sabbatical from being behind a microphone. It’s that time of the spring that’s getting closer and closer to summer. A preferred time to test the seaworthiness of a vessel. This is me working on getting my sea legs back. The cities of Detroit, MI and Durham, NC get represented equally in the music choices here. Other sounds from lands both foreign and d...