The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

Russ travels East...
 
Alex Chilton - Bangkok
Johnny Thunders & the
ese Rocks
Iggy Pop - China Girl
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
Dead Kennedy - Holiday in Cambodia
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki
Be Bop Deluxe - Japan
The Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)
Thundercat - Tokyo
Kim Wilde - Cambodia
The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
One Click Straight - Manila
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
The Bird & The Bee - Love Letter to Japan

Russ spins tunes from some of musical artists with which he has shared the stage over the years:
1. The Specials - Message To Rudy
2. Gang of Four - I Love a Man in a Uniform
3. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
4. Nina Hagen - TV Glotzer
5. The Three O’Clock - Jet Fighter
6. The Dream Syndicate - Then I Remember
7. Long Ryders - Ivory Tower
8. Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
9. Lords of the New Church - Dance with Me
10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity
11. REM - Driver 8
12. Lyle Lovett - Here I Am
13. John Wesley Harding - Kill The Messenger
14. Calexico - Gypsy’s Curse 
 

Russ chats with psychedelic pop genius Anton Barbeau and plays the following tunes:
1. Merry Christmas (I Don’t to Fight) - Anna Ash, Brian Whelan, Darla Hawn
2. Alison Seconds - Little World
3. Anton Barbeau - In The Village of The Apple Sun
4. Anton Barbeau - Waiting on the Radio
5. John Cale - Barracuda
6. Link Wray - Rumble
7. Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights
8. Russ Tolman - Yuba City 

Another great Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour. Russ spins:
1. Benny Trokan - Hey Lover (Hey Lovers, 2022)
2. The Lostines - A Tear (Meet The Lostines, 2024)
3. Bob Kuban & The In-Men - The Cheater (1966)
4. Anton Barbeau - Beautiful Look (Caveman Remake) 2024
5. Be Bop Deluxe - Electrical Language (Single Version… Drastic Plastic, 1978)
6. Brian Eno - Kings Lead Hat (Before and After Science, 1977)
7. Benjamin Gibbard - Something’s Rattling (Cowpoke) - Former Lives, 2012
8. Dean Johnson - Faraway Skies (Nothing For Me Please, 2023)
9. Adrian Crowley - Measure of Joy (Measure of Joy, 2025)
10. Giant Sand - Shiver (Chore of Enchantment, 2000)
11. Brinsley Schwartz - Country Girl (Despite it All, 1970)
12. Byrds - You Ain’t Going No Where (Sweetheart of The Rodeo, 1968)
13. Russ Tolman - I’m Alive (Sweet Spot, 1994)
14. The Delines - The Imperial (The Imperial, 2019)
15. Benny Trokan - Turn You Back Fool (Hey Lovers, 2022)
16. Bobby Oroza - This Love (This Love, 2019) 

Russ spins:
1. Dwight Twilley - Looking For The Magic
2. The 101ers - Keys to Your Heart
3. Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
4. Bill Callahan - Too Many Birds
5. Russ Tolman - Lay Lady Lay
6. Okkervil River - Don’t Move Back To LA
7. Jesse Woods, Chapparelle, Zella Day - Sex & Rage
8. The Delines - Left Hook Like Frazier
9. The Silver Jews - Dallas
10. Patti Smith - Kimberly
11. Fairport Convention - Meet on The Ledge
12. Kak _ Lemonaide Kid
13. The Velvet Underground - I Found A Reason
14. Richard Lloyd - Misty Eyes 
 

Russ chats with Television guitarist Richard Lloyd about the early days of Television, meeting Hendrix, paling with Anita Pallenberg, the wonders of broccoli and more...
 
1. Television - Venus (Live in SF ’78)
2. Richard Lloyd - Alchemy (1979)
3. Television - Marquee Moon (Marquee Moon - 1977)
4. Pablo Casals - Bach on Cello (1969)
5. Television - Ain’t That Nothin’
6. Richard Lloyd - Strangestrange (The Cover Doesn’t Matter, 2000)
7. Richard Lloyd - Field of Fire (1985) 

Russ talks tomato canneries in Davis, CA and spins the following:
1. Charles Earland - More Today Than Yesterday (Black Talk - 1969, Prestige Label)
2. Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life (Revolver, 2022 Remix)
3. Waylon Jennings - Looking for a Feeling (Willie & Waylon - 1978)
4. Theo Lawrence - Cherie
5. Clifton Chenier - Tu Peux Cogner (Mais Tu Peux Pa Rentrer) You Can Hit (But You Can't Go In)
6. Radio Grande - Baby Ride Easy
7. Dr. Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol (Private Practice - 1978)
8. Sweet - Barroom Blitz
9. Russ Tolman - I Don’t Wanna Talk About The Weather (Road Movie - 1992)
10. Jason & The Scorchers - Absolutely Sweet Marie
11. Rockpile - Heart (Seconds of Pleasure - 1980)
12. Ian Matthews - Shady Lies (Valley Hi - 1973)
13. Jesse Colin Young - Morning Sun (Song for Juli - 1973)
14. Van Morrison - Glad Tidings (Moondance - 1970) 

Russ spins tall tales and the following cool tunes:
1. Dr Lonnie Smith & Iggy Pop - Why Can’t We Live Together
2. Gill Landry - Nobody’s Coming
3. Giant Sand - Out There (Provisions)
4. Charley Crockett - Visions of Dallas
5. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna (Blonde on Blonde)
6. Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow’s Parties
7. Ramones - California Sun
8. Cramps - Goo Goo Muck
9. Trashmen - Surfin’ Bird
10. Bobby Sutliff - Stupid Idea (Only The Ghost Remain)
11. The Records - Starry Eyes 1
2. Plimsouls - Million Miles Away
13. Russ Tolman - Vancouver Sun 

Russ chats with Dani Meza, frontman and songwriter of the soul-inflected band the crushedvelvets and spin tunes from the new album I PLANTED, APOLLOS WATERED, BUT GOD KEPT MAKING IT GROW.Playlist:
1.Felice Bros - Jazz on The Autobahn (single 2021)
2.Lou Reed - Vicious (Transformer 1972)
3.The Heartbreakers - One Track Mind (LAMF - 1977)
4.Crushed Velvets - At Ease (I Planted, the Apollos Watered, and God Kept Making It Grow2024)
5.Crushed Velvets - Got You
6.Crushed Velvets - Taste of Sugar & Cinnamon
7.Ernest Ranglin - Nocturne in E-flat Major (Softly with Ranglin - 1969)
8.Russ Tolman - 405 (Goodbye El Dorado - 2019)
9.Izaak Opatz - Not Yet (Mariachi Static - 2018)
10.Cactus Blossoms - There She Goes (Every Time I Think About You - 2024)
11.Neu - Hallogallo (Neu! - 1971)
12.Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

Russ interviews Long Ryder and Coal Porter SID GRIFFIN about his new solo album The Journey from Grape to Raisin, new Long Ryder and Coal Porter concert dates, his spring US tour with Peter Case, and his 32 years as a yankee in London. We spin the following tunes:
 
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
Chuck Prophet - In the Shadows (for Elon)
Sid Griffin - Last Ten Seconds of Life
Sid Griffin - When I’m Drinking I Think In Spanish
Rodney Crowell - What a Beautiful World
Doug Sahm - Is Anybody Going to San Antone
Russ Tolman - Take It Easy Take It Slow