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Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Martin Wong. Martin was one of the founders and editors of Giant R...

This show had a lot of underlying themes which I probably don't need to spell out here. Sorry it was a day late. Hope you dig it. 

This week’s show, after a McCartney mangling: brand new Gene, Guided By Voices, Sharp Pins, Crocodiles, Magic Castles, Black Watch, Buzzcocks, and Paul McCartney, plus Small Faces, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ethiopians, Fats Domino, Jean Shepard, F...

Three more weeks and then VACATION! Heading down to Belgium (for the first time ever) to catch the last day of Sjock in mid July and there's some other fun stuff planned here and there too. The Infernos will keep coming but maybe not on the 1st every month during summer. On the playlist for this episode you'll find some punk, hard rock, alternative and thrash. 

In the days following last month’s Record Store Day extravaganza I spent hours digitizing a number of titles I purchased that day. I also went through my archives to grab tracks from the many reissues that came out. A couple of weeks later, I wa...

 Originally Published 3/29/20Let's have a One Night Stand -what do you say? Here's our playlist for the evening:Ladies In Waiting  Kiss Dressed To KillThanks to Tom!!!GoReplacements  For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986One Night Stand Motorhe...

Tonight we had new stuff from the almighty Cyanide Pills, and some great listener requests including a Crypt records set and a Dirtnap records set. It was also World Dracula Day/Halfway to Halloween, so we had some vampire songs as well.

This week’s show, after a 2003 Belle & Sebastian botch: brand new Kiwi Jr., Lucy Dacus, Hanging Stars, Pete Fij, Social Distortion, Sera Cahoone, Rallies, and Idaho, plus The Hollies, Johnny Osbourne, Matadors, Eddy Drake, The Knack (U.K.), Gates of Ed...

With this being a holiday weekend, I was determined to do a very listener-friendly “fun” episode. Of course, when I say listener-friendly, I’m not talking about the sort of nonsense on commercial radio. Not, what that means for The Ledge is the sort of legendary bands and songs that all Ledge listeners enjoy…or should. The actual theme came together this past Sunday when I was listening to the fir...

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest and Karina speak with Andrew Pescara of the anarcho-punk band Gottleib. Their debut album, The Far Fallen...

A proper Manifesto roller coaster ride, from R&B to hardcore and destinations in between. We had new stuff from Taste Testors, the Strains, Bad Idea, Backroad Burners, Iris Paralysis, Miscalculations, Ultrabomb, the Sleeveens, NOi!se, Brigata Vende...

This week’s show, after a 1947 Hank Williams honk: brand new Gene, Fast Camels, Trashcan Sinatras, Damned, Professor & the Madman, City Gates, Flying Vipers, and Rolling Stones, plus The Zombies, Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers, Byrds, Ray Charles, Mick &...

The “covers” folder is full. Overfull, to be honest. So tonight’s show is a supersized show of great remakes, and many of them are quite surprising. The Tubs covering Metallica? Social Distortion doing Chris Isaak? White Fence remaki...

 It's all about Blue this weekHere's the Playlist: Computer Blue Prince Purple RainBlue Skinned Beast Madness MadnessSuggested by JakeSixteen Blue The Replacements Let it BeWorld View Blue The Blue Aeroplanes SwaggerWaltzing in Blue Mark Lanegan B...

We did a deep dive into the new Social Distortion record tonight, plus we sampled the new Hillbillies in Hell comp, a great new Power Pop comp from Soul Jazz, and the new Strains LP, "Queen Death." All this and more on Manifesto 809.

 Originally Published 3/2/20Festivals are celebrated tonight! Here's the Playlist:American Music The Blasters The BlastersAll Down The Line The Rolling StonesExile On Main StreetMerry Go Round The Replacements All Shook DownFestival Song Jeff Rosen...

 Originally Published 3/8/20It's all Covers this week!  Got some Mats, Crushers and Connection for you, amongst others...Here's the Playlist:Gimme Some Truth Cheap Trick BMG 7"Suggested by JohnNowhere Is My Home The Regulars Cover Me Impresse...

This week’s show, after a 1971 Badfinger boogie: brand new Social Distortion, Bevis Frond, Idaho, White Fence, Greg Amici, Riflebirds of Portland, Chris Stamey, and Sean O’Brien & His Dirty Hands, plus The Action, Al Campbell, George Jones, Rory Storm ...

On last week’s new release episode I highlighted an entire section to the new album by The Sleeveens. This week I do the same thing to my good friends High On Stress, but instead of adding my own description of how great they are I’m going...

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Matthew Rosenberg, the creator of the comics like What's The Furthest Place From Here, We're ...

Coming at you this week with punk rock coming out your ear holes! Music this week by:StellenDIYing BreedHebert and The BoysBackroad BurnersThe WavebirdsFeel free to send me music at IzzySmut@gmail.com Also, if you like what you hear, feel free to tip m...

In this special episode, we bring you a series of interviews recorded at TJ Hellcocks 20th Anniversary show. Hear from Turbohjugend HC president Carsten and Steve, aka Dick Darlington, ass they look back on two decades of Deathpunk, memories, ...

Lots of classic punk rock, plus brand new stuff from the Sleeveens and Venom!

This week’s show, after a 1970 John Entwistle jam: brand new Death Cab For Cutie, Hanging Stars, Fast Camels, Damned, Sharp Pins, Dandy Warhols, Lemon Twigs, and Cento Threeo, plus Sorrows, Jesse Johnson, Stevie Wonder, George Dekker, Pleasure Seekers,...

After a week off due to a family meal, The Ledge is back this week with the first part of the May new release series. And what a show to kick off the month. A good portion of the show consists of submissions from bands (Numb Surprise, Ricky Rochelle, ...