- The Dandy Lions - Greasy Kid Stuff
Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002) - Cub - Magic 8 Ball
Greasy Kid Stuff 2: More Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2004) - Frances England - The Books I Like To Read
Fascinating Creatures (self-released, 2006) - Shari Elf - I'm Forcing Goodness Upon You
I'm Forcing Goodness Upon You (self-released, 2001) - Stephen Cohen - Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band (self-released, 2006) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Yertle the Turtle
Freaky Styley (Capitol, 1989) - Ricki Wilde - I Am an Astronaut
Bubble Pop: 20 UK Pop Oddities (RPM, 2005) - Skazoo - Skazoo
Skank Down Under (Caroline, 1996) - They Might Be Giants - Greasy Kid Stuff
(www.tmbg.com) - Caetano Veloso - (Nothing But) Flowers
A Foreign Sound (Nonesuch, 2004) - Bubble - Pure Imagination
Bubble (self-released, 1995) - The Barcelona Pavilion - Tidy Up Tidy Up
Colours Are Brighter (Rough Trade, 2006) - James Kochalka Superstar - Hockey Monkey
Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002) - The Lemonheads - My Hero Zero
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks (Lava, 1996) - Clark Gable - Puttin' On the Ritz
Leading Men Sing The Movie Classics (Rhino Flashback, 2003) - Captain Bogg & Salty - Nellie the Elephant
Pegleg Tango (Scabbydisc, 2005) - The Towne Dandies - Don't Make That Elephant Mad
The Somersault Club (forthcoming)
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March 2007
03/31/2007
03/25/2007
Impressions of the Grease Ball
Were you there? There were soooo many people in their Ball finery and pirate-wear, the place was aglitter with diamond tiaras and shiny steel. What a time we had! The Sprockettes rocked in bright pink with their bike-a-licious moves, and ended up their mission with an inspiring speech about proudly dancing out loud to whatever drum you hear. Hova asked, “How many of you want to be a Sprockette now?” and the crowd huzzahed. IndieKid Films created a stir with hilarious and funky film footage, and the Orbitbug silk-screening table squeegeed their way through the full three hours — many a Greasy Kid (and several adults) sported some fine-looking bandanas with designs by Jessica Wolk-Stanley (aka Friendly Robot Studios).
Doug Snyder of The Jellydots traded bike stories and swag with the Sprockettes, and then had a fine Portland debut of Jelly Rock, Austin stylee, with help from some hometown rhythm. Greasy Kid Stuff listeners gave them a nice welcome, and were especially excited to hear the first strains of “Bicycle”! And boy-o-boyardee, you know we have seen Captain Bogg and Salty many, many times. I’m not even sure how many, that’s how many. And we always think they rock hard and fun — they hold their own in our old punk-rockin’ musical memory with the many, many not-for-kids rock bands we’ve seen over the years. And I’m not sure if it was the glint of McGraw’s new duds, the extra-specialness of the pumping light effects, or just the glittering tingliness of the Grease Ball, but the Bogg boys were extra-super piratical and fun. We dug a bewhiskered Sunny Jim, always fun to watch but especially great today — he even had an extra spring in his tango. Mr. Filibuster and Ramshackle kept the joint jumpin’, despite having already had a full morning voyage. And Captain Bogg and First Mate McGraw — have they ever sung with such wink, twinkle and vigor? The debut of the schpunkity-punker "Don’t Drink Sea Water" — featuring Salty! — had us singing for days.
It was a fine, fine show. We felt so happy and proud that we could present such wonders at the Wonder Ballroom. We’re still recovering, but one thing is sure: the Grease Ball will become a regular event.
If you were there, please let us know your impressions! If you have any suggestions for future Grease Balls, please click on the e-mail link above and give us an earful. We want to have the biggest Ball of them all!
03/21/2007
03/17/2007
03/14/2007
03/11/2007
Baby Loves Disco
Yep, that's us, we are the Portland Baby Loves Disco DJs!
It's a blast, kids and their parents are having a great time at the monthly parties (well, with a break for the summer). And yes, we do play mostly disco. On vinyl!
03/10/2007
WFMU needs you!
How do we love WFMU? Let us count the ways.... It’s very strange to not be a part of the WFMU Marathon this year — we've been cheerleading there as DJ's for the past 11 years, and as volunteers long before that. It’s just the kind of fringe offering that you can’t explain to people — but when you meet someone who understands, you have an instant bond. So, give yourself a treat. Tune in to WFMU. The marathon is a fun time to listen, and if you value freeform, non-commercial radio (seriously, no commercials!), please pledge!
(If you ever want to go back and listen to old Greasy Kid Stuff shows, a whole bunch are archived here.)
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