Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Texas Tyme Machine, Mal Thursday presents two hours of his favorite segments from the series, including “The Neal Ford and the Fanatics Story” as told by Neal Ford and a live set by The Blind Owls. Plus a couple of new ones (Get Mal’s Tyme-travelin’ new single with Neal …
On this thoroughly kick-ass installment of The Mal Thursday Show, Mal presents songs with “Wanna” in the title. It’s garage, punk, soul, rock n’ roll, and a whole lotta Wanna. Also, recent releases from ANC4, Brad Marino, The Jackets, and more, plus a wild trip in Mal Thursday’s Texas Tyme Machine. Presented in Living Monophonic …
Another smashing episode of The Mal Thursday Show, with the Word of the Week being “Face.” In the second hour of the show, it’s a musical Indentikit with songs about Eyes, Mouths, and other facial features. Featuring a double shot of King Khan & The Shrines and a wild trip in Mal Thursday’s Texas Tyme …
Mal Thursday welcomes lead guitarist, race car driver, and Emmy-winning make-up artist Mark Landon to tell “The Music Machine Story,” the true tale of the L.A.-based ’60s band led by the late Sean Bonniwell, featuring future Grammy-winning Hall of Fame producer Keith Olsen on bass, Doug Rhodes on organ, and Ron Edgar on the drums. …
Mal Thursday recently made his Austin radio debut as guest DJ and curator of the April 13th edition of Scott Gardner’s long-running “Stronger Than Dirt” radio program on KOOP-FM (Saturday nights from 8 to 10 p.m. Central, streaming at koop.org). This episode of The Mal Thursday Show presents super-charged versions of the sets spun on …
Mal Thursday presents another two hours of rock n’ roll recorded live in the wild. This time out, it’s garage rock recordings from the ’80s to the present, including radio broadcasts, B-sides, and several from Cavestomp, the Garage Rock Festacular. The second half of the show is devoted to The Mal Thursday Quintet Live at …
A weary Mal Thursday is back, bloody but unbowed, bringing you a boatload of boss beat numbers with “Gotta” in the title. This episode has gotta be one of the most rocking in the history of the program. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Playlist: KEVIN COUGHLIN: I Gotta Be Me THE ZOMBIES: …
The long-rumored sequel to The Mal Thursday Show #53 is finally here, with Mal joined by guest DJ Alex Piandes of WMFO’s The Desperate Hours for another trip down Mass Pike Memory Lane. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 14 March 2019. If you’re in the vicinity, don’t miss The Mal …
Mal Thursday presents two hours of boss tunes with the word “Head” in the title. It’s a heady brew of garage, punk, and other wild sounds for your listening and dancing pleasure. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast, in slightly different form, on 7 March 2019. Playlist: THE SONICS: You Got …
To celebrate the 150th episode of The Mal Thursday Show podcast, Mal once again makes the musical magic happen with the thinnest of premises: songs with Stop and/or Go in the title. That’s the gimmick, and it makes for a garage-centric episode, heavy on the fuzz. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally …
Mal Thursday is back with another high concept edition of The Mal Thursday Show. This time out, it’s songs about war and peace, well, war mostly. Guest DJ Michael John Carley joins Mal in the second hour of the program with Viet Nam songs and other variations on the theme. Presented in Living Monophonic and …
Mal welcomes the legendary owner / operator of Norton Records and Kicks Books, chanteuse of Miriam and Nobody’s Babies, former drummer for The A-Bones and The Cramps, Miriam Linna, to guest DJ her picks to click from the Norton 800 series of rare, raw, and rockin’ limited edition 45s and other Norton-related racket. In the …
Mal Thursday presents a series of songs about money as the backdrop for his 2019 Radiothon fundraiser. Donation links below. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Playlist: THE THAMESMEN: Gimme Some Money THE ROLLING STONES: Money LITTLE RICHARD: Money Is NICK WATERHOUSE: I Had Some Money (But I Spent It) ELVIS PRESLEY: Money …
Mal is joined by living legend, drummer extraordinaire, and Son of Soupy Hunt Sales for a career retrospective-type interview and preview of The Hunt Sales Memorial’s new album “Get Your Shit Together” (Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum Records). Co-starring Tony Sales, Iggy Pop, James Williamson, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Bob Welch, Glenn Cornick, Tjarko Jeen, and …
Mal Thursday is joined by Lisa Petrucci of Something Weird Video for a set of songs from “Something Weird Greatest Hits” (Modern Harmonic), just one of the essential new releases, reissues, and archival recordings from 2018 featured on this week’s show. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast, in slightly different form, …
Mal is joined by Mike Murray of the Whole Lotta Shakin’ radio show (heard Saturdays at 4 p.m. on differentradio.org) to bring you a selection of the best new releases, reissues, and archival recordings of 2018. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 3 January 2019. Playlist: PALMYRA DELRAN & THE DOPPEL …
Mal Thursday is joined by Scott Gardner, host of the long-running Stronger Than Dirt radio program on 91.7 KOOP-FM in Austin, for a show all about Bad Times. Mr. Thursday hands Mr. Gardner the keys to the Texas Tyme Machine, and Scott floors it. Originally broadcast 29 November 2018. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic …
One sleepless night, Mal happened upon the 1969 Marlon Brando kidnap psychodrama “The Night of the Following Day” (co-starring the most fetching Pamela Franklin and the always great Rita Moreno, with the booze-ravaged majesty of Richard Boone) on television. That viewing inspired this episode, where the songs have Night and/or Day in the title. Plus …
Mal once again makes radio magic out of the thinnest of premises, as this week’s episode features songs with “Away” in the title. Plus recent releases from The Ar-Kaics, Dee Rangers, Mudhoney, and more. Originally broadcast 15 November 2018. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultra-Stereophonic Sound. Playlist: THE JAM: Away from the Numbers THE ALLMAN …
Live recordings of rock n’ roll bands from the mid-’60s are often a mixed bag of out-of-tune guitars, screaming girls, and questionable mic placement. This episode of The Mal Thursday Show seeks to correct this with a series of transcendent ’60s live recordings. Dig! This episode replaces #5. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic …