Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson

As we have all year long, this month's new release eisode is once again a two part series. This week's first part features a ton of "friends of the show". There's the monthly tracks by White R...

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1984 was a magical year for your favorite podcast host. It was my senior year of college, and I had worked my way up the ranks to be the music director of KAUR. This was the perfect gig for me...

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Last week's look at my personal home plays was so much that I carried it on this week. Once again, there were almost 60 years of rock and roll represented, from The Troggs and Small Faces to m...

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If you follow me on the ol' Instagram , you may have noticed that every Saturday night I post a collage of my Last.FM stats that, for the most part, highlights the vinyl I've played in my home...

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The second part of the August new release series carries on right where last week's part one left off. There's still plenty of great rock, punk, power pop, postpunk, and many other genres of f...

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We may be heading to the end of summer but it's not the end of great music. Once again, the new release episode for this month has been expanded into a two part extravaganza. Tonight's first p...

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It's that time again. The "Covers" folder on my laptop is full, so it's time to turn those into a Ledge episode. But it's not just new releases this time around. Oh sure, we've got new remakes...

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The second episode of this month's new release series focuses heavily on single releases. I'm talking the traditional sort of single, with an a-side and b-side. Not the modern streaming-era lo...

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Earlier this week, fans of Minneapolis rock and roll were stunned by the news that former Zuzu's Petals leader Laurie Lindeen had passed away on July 1 due to a brain aneurysm. Besdies that wo...

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Besides the monthly new release episodes, another regular feature of this show is the "quarterly recap", where I play tracks from the best albums released over the last three months. This mont...

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As today is the first day of summer, putting together a show of summer-related songs seemed like a natural plan. Utilizing primarily new(er) releases, accompanied by a handful of old faves or ...

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The second episode of this month's new release series picks up right where last week's ended. Bracketed by two wonderful singles by Hayley and the Crushers, the two hour broadcast features alm...

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I don't think anybody is surprised that once again the monthly new release episode is a two parter. That's the way this excellent year in music has gone, and will hopefully carry on all the wa...

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Anyone who has listened to recent episode of The Ledge has heard me wax (somewhat) poetically about Steven H. Gardner's four-part series of Another Tuneless Racket - Punk and New Wave In The S...

http://scotthudson.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-ledge-621-another-tuneless-racket.html

The May 7 death of musician/engineer/producer/ranconteur Steve Albini shocked music fans all over the world. What may have surprised fans even more is the discovery of just how much classic re...

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This month's second part of the monthly new release series is bookended by a pair of...well, let's be honest...pretty bizarre cover albums. The first set contains tracks from the "new" duets a...

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As we have done all throughout 2024, this month's new release show is once again a two-part extravaganza. This thrills me, as that obviously means it's a super great year so far, and I hope th...

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I know the event has plenty of naysayers, but I absolutely love Record Store Day. I love the ritual of standing in line with other record nerds of all ages, and discussing exactly what treats ...

http://scotthudson.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-ledge-617-record-store-day.html

Tomorrow (April 20) is a sort of unofficial holiday for those of us who are obsessed with music. It's Record Store Day! To prime myself, and hopefully you fellow music nerds, tonight's episode...

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Like all of the new release episodes, the second part of this month's series features a wide range of styles - a little bit Americana, some power pop, a touch of psych, and plenty of good ol' ...

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I was close to finishing off the tracklists for this month's two part new release series when I received an unexpected text message from an old friend. Rich Show, the legendary leader of three...

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During the process of putting together tonight's look back at the first three months of 2024 I suddenly realized that just by looking through the January and February releases I already had mo...

http://scotthudson.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-ledge-613-first-quarter-recap.html

This is another of those shows inspired primarily by what I've been listening to around the house. But it's not just records this time, as the inspiration is coming from all sorts of media for...

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Ten inch records are the forgotten treasures of my library. They're housed in a little side section of my entertainment center, and most are rarely touched. This is why a couple of weeks ago I...

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This week's continuation of last week's new release episode features, once again, no drop off in quality. There's plenty of great new music from both relatively new artists and longtime vetera...

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