Kicksville Radio on WPKN

Kicksville krew! Join us Wed. Nov 11 at www.WPKN.org (9AM EDT and beaming across the planet, online and at the app) for a truly legendary show with mover/shakers Michael Oberman  (legendary Evening Star columnist, author of Fast Forward, Play Loud & Rewind) , Andy Schwartz  (legendary editor, New York Rocker 1978-1982), Mitchell Cohen (legendary scribbler for Creem, Bomp, Film Comment, Take One, Fusion, PRM, author of Wake Me, Shake Me) and Cary Baker (legendary journalist, publicist, author of Down On  The Corner) as we grill the guys on their radio n’ record kid lives that grew into careers purveying the stuff we all love and support- the red headed stepchild better known as Rock n’ Roll!

KICKSVILLE KRAMPS: THE EARLY DAYS / THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT... asking the pertinent question  "which twin has the Toni?" WPKN's Kicksville show on Wednesday Oct 28, in advance of my tawdry pulp memoir subtitled My Dark Ages 1973-1978, will share  chats with very special guests about the formation of the group and the early days,  plus early recordings-- celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first show on Nov 1, 1976. Honoring Lux and Bryan with their respective siblings Michael and Pam and  taking the wobbly lid off what-when-who-where! Art boss Bill Arning checks in with a brain spraining story of teen life that was sparked by his local record store clerk Bryan Gregory , documenting the Cramps during the original lineup, and lugging 45 pounds if equipment around to get it on tape! Top kat Henry Rollins checks in to gab about being an fan, an archivist, and a historian, and about working with Larry and Jimmy at Vengeance/In The Red in getting out every shred of goo goo muck and bubbling crude that exists on the band. We are also going to reveal the greatest unsung hero of Kicksville with an in person interview, proving once again that Lake Erie is the cause of all the kommotion we have been exacerabatin' about - can you stand the suspense? We'll share in a new post as we push into next Wednesday! Jamey Brains ballyhoo's about her upcoming Ronnie Dawson fest and we've got a Mr Death trib too. Lotta treats for you Kicksville tricksters! Please share - this episode will teach ya sumpin! 

Kicksville clocks in with its own Hispanic heroes Sam the Sham, Mark Guerrero, and Kid Congo Powers as WPKN's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations continue at 98.5FM Bridgeport! Tune in on Wednesday Oct 14 at 9 AM eastern around the globe via 10,000 watts of power on the dial, at the site or via worldwide mobile app! Kicksville hostess  Miriam chats with Sam, Mark and Kid and blasts thru three hours of el rocanrol! Join us! www.wpkn.org

Celebrating our Latino and Chicano heroes at WPKN with guitarist Bobby Balderrama from Question Mark and the Mysterians decanting the amazing story of a bunch of Mexican-American teenagers who hatched in a Michigan garage - literally - and who zoomed to the top of the charts in 1966, with a record cut in a rec room with one microphone - the fabulous 96 Tears!

Kicksville! The new Kicksville show will air on Wed. Sept. 16 at 9AM Eastern at www.wpkn.org 89.5FM Bridgeport CT and around the globe at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wpkn/id6741170209?l=es-MX This action packed show includes the worldwide debut of the new record from our 5.6.7.8's gal who takes it to the limit with the Cheetah Beat! Hear all four sides (yes, two 45!) that are sure to curl your hair (and toes!). The best record I've heard since my babysitting days! Absolutely KILLER. Congrats and thanks to Time Bomb Records and Kenji Kodama, and Brett Barton and his Cheetah Beat bashers and Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama and the whole gang! There's more! We salute No-Fi recording artists The No-Counts , Germany best beat group, as they deliver the goods with their fabulous tunes - three guys rack up perfection! They appear on Birgit Fassbinder's Berlin Beat Invasion #8 this weekend, so if you are in Europa, be there! Bob Cantillo's sensational Mojo-Bone label gets its props with plays of their latest 60s obscurosities plus we blab with the Birdman himself! Checking in also is Fancy filmmaker Amy Verdon who has been building the RL Boyce Memorial Big Blues Mane Extravanganza, bringing the raw Mississippi blues to New York City next month- she lets us know what's up with that, and THAT is WILD. The usual unusual rare stuff from the Kicksville home kollection is packed in every other available nook in this super show. Hey our local NYC hero Brian Hurd is on tap to celebrate! Thanks everyone!

Kicksville! Sept. 2 show blasts forth with two elusive garage legends with the stories behind their iconic and super rare 45's! Kicksville hostess Miriam gabs with David "Flash" Fleischman, the brawn behind Flash and the Memphis Casuals on Block and Nick D'Angelo, the garage god behind Mr. Zeppelin Man in Chime. Dig these exclusive chats with Kicksville heros, only  on WPKN, plus more rare faves of Darien bossman, the late great Jeff "Monoman" Conolly,  as we barrel deep into the archives here at Kicksville! 9AM til noon Eastern time. 

Kicksville kids! The new episode of Kicksville will air Wednesday Aug 5 on WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport, with special guest Peter Zaremba of the Fleshtones, including a world debut of their brand new single, in advance of their 50th anniversary show at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday- getcha tix quick! We were all heart busted by the passing of Jeff Conolly, AKA Monoman, top purveyor of 70's pound sound abundance via Boston's great DMZ and Lyres and also of his lesser-lauded 60s heros - his good taste and impossible talent infected us all. The Fleshtones and DMZ began around the same time and the two groups crisscrossed turfs between Boston and New York throughout the years. Peter and I prerecorded this show on July 31, as his schedule is hectic in preparing for the Bowery Ballroom spectacular. Little did we know at the time that we would lose Jeff within hours of wrapping the program. Jeff will be forever missed. Apart of the over the top chat with PZ, we are spinning a select stash of Fleshtones savory Top 20 tunes, focusing on the early years, and we are closing out Kicksville with the Toppermost of the Poppermost from Monoman - we are working on a visit with his fellow band members, focused on Monoman memories and musical faves. Thanks, everyone! See you Wednesday at Kicksville- on site worldwide at 9 AM Eastern at https://wpkn.org/listen-live/ and on the instant-access global app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wpkn/id6741170209

Kicksville Goes Kinksville!Your Radio Station Lady, Miriam, chats with authors Andrew Sandoval and Doug Hinman about their amazing book, All Day And All Of The Night The Day By Day Story Pt. 1 1940-1971. Out now on Beatland Books! Plus a fandom chat with WPKN DJ, Kevin Patrick!

THE UNSUNG ZEROS OF ROCK N ROLL! KICKSVILLE cometh with an all-new barrage from the garage as we rampage through the stacks of musty dusties - join us Wednesday July 8 at 9AM Eastern time for a 3-hour tour, ( we alternate weeks with Crashing The Party) at WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport CT. We're going through the mid-sixties sounds that rarely made it to radio 60 years ago - our goal is give them the airtime now and forever! Rev up, peel out, and pull a wheelie! Catch us worldwide and beyond at the free WPKN ap and at blast-off time 9 AM Wednesdays at www.wpkn.org !

Kicksville kometh Wednesday June 24 at 9 AM - noon Eastern at WPKN 89.5 FM and www.WPKN.org with hostess Miriam at the controls! Download the WPKN free app for worldwide action! THis show celebrates the sounds of our hero, the late great Mad Mike Metrovich from Pittsburgh USA, who popularized the wildest and best rock n roll ever and you know it. We rattle through dozens today in this first installment of wild sounds. Set your clocks!