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 Originally Published 12/29/19The Absolute, Without a Shadow of a Doubt, Finest, Greatest, Most Excellent songs of 2019!!!!                                  &nbsp...

Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I pull out all of my records that I’ve acquired over the past twelve months, along with my giant hard drive of files, and I put together a list of the 40 best albums of the year (along with another list of reissues). Besides a box set of homemade CD’s I hand to my friends, the results of this endeavor is my year end retrospective show. The following list (and broadcast) are my picks for the 40 greatest albums of the year. Like I say every year, this has been a fabulous year for music. There’s some wonderful sounds that range from punchy power pop to garage rock to more experimental sounds to classic singer/songwriter fare. There’s something here for everyone! Personally, it’s been an odd year, full of highs and lows. I became a grandfather, but also suffered a couple of health issues. If you’ve listened to this show, you’re probably aware of all of this. But thanks to not only the bands that contribute tracks to the show, but each and every one of you that listen to The Ledge! I guarantee you that 2026 will be an even greater year for the […]

On November 19th, 2021, the Turbo-Universe lost Hank von Helvete — the beloved, gifted, eccentric, beautiful, iconic, most inspirational, thoughtful, wild, innovative, daring, sexy, endlessly explorative, incredibly talented, hairy, kind, just...

This week’s show, after Jack, Jim, and friend Paul sing a 1965 Guaraldi/Mendelson melody: brand new Ash (featuring Graham Coxon), Telephone Numbers, Sloan, Tombstones in Their Eyes, Jesse Welles, Altin Gün, Last Throes, and Acopia, plus The Who, Rollin...

It’s that time of year again! Yes, it’s the annual Ledge Christmas episode, and I’m so happy that this year it’s (almost) all brand new material! Even better, there’s a large contingent of friends who have supplied me wit...

https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive642.mp3 December 18th, 2025. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #642 – Xmess with the Count – TONIGHT….Tommy’s out doin’ Holiday Crimes, so The Count takes the wheel LIVE from the Rockefeller Center Xmess Tree! What could possibly go wrong?? Turn it up! We go LIVE!! every Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7:00pm PT on REAL PUNK … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #642 →

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week Forrest, Karina, and Jason speak with Josh Jurk of School Drugs. School Drugs released their latest record, Funeral...

 It's the 2025 Christmas Extravaganza!Here's the Playlist: Socks JD McPherson "Socks" Suggested by both Boyd and JakeChristmas at the Airport Nick Lowe Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the FamilyBeer For Breakfast (Outtake) The Replace...

 Originally Released 12/23/19It's the 2019 Christmas episode - Happy Holidays!Here's the Playlist:West Coast The Connection A Christmas Gift ForChristmastide The Fall LevitateSuggested by SteveBundle Up Replacements Sessions anthologyBlue Christma...

It's time for the annual top ten countdown of the best albums released in the last twelve months. Bands/artists from Canada, Sweden, Denmark, England, Australia and USA made the list. So give it a listen and find out if YOUR favorite band was included.  

Tonight we had tons of mostly non-traditional X-Mess songs, many of which are staples on the Manifesto around this time of year. From country to hardcore punk, there should be something here that will fill you with some kind of seasonal feelings.

This week’s show, after a 1948 Leon Rene recall: brand new Neko Case, Black Watch, Buzzcocks, The Saints (modern), Corin Ashley, Ratboys, Divine Comedy, and Colin Blunstone, plus Huey “Piano” Smith & His Clowns, Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Carla Thomas,...

I wanted to call this the final new release episode of 2025, but that’s technically not true as next week’s holiday extravaganza will feature almost all new tracks. But it’s the last “real” episode of this sort, and it&#8...

New singles from Blood For Blood and Australian rockers, the Stripp, plus lots of old school punk, glam, garage and rock n roll. If you like 70's and early 80's punk, you will dig this show.

This week’s show, after a John Lennon memorial: brand new Voxtrot, The Damned, DIIV, Joe Pernice, Trolley, Bevis Frond, Geese, and Flying Vipers (with Roger Miller), plus The Beatles, Otis Redding, Flying Burrito Brothers, Utopia, Faron Young, (the oth...

https://realpunkradio.com/podcast/tommyunitlive/tommyunitlive641.mp3 December 3rd, 2025. Tommy Unit LIVE!! #641 – TONIGHT….Dave Tierney co-hosts for a totally tripindicular episode of psychedelic punk AND we get a teaser of his band’s new rekkid! Plastic Manmade Sunshine Machine (PMSM) unleashed their psychedelic long-player piece o’ wax upon the world about a month ago and you can download or stream your … Continue reading Tommy Unit LIVE!! #641 →

 It's the one with Books!Here's the Playlist: Black Book Rank and File Rank And FileSmoke & Fiction X Smoke & FictionBook Store Steven Wright I Have A PonyKnockin On Mine Paul Westerberg 14 SongsBookworm SlugBug Coloring Book/AnthologySal...

Here we are in the final month of the year, and we are still able to do a multi-episode new release series. Decades ago, this would have been impossible. With the exception of a title or two, all superstar releases were out by Thanksgiving (not that this fact would effect The Ledge). Not only did the physical media have to be prepared weeks or months in advance, but all publicity (press, videos, TV) had to be scheduled to coincde with the date the material was coming out. Obviously, non-superstar releases always had difficulties even getting noticed back then, and this fact was amplified in the run-up to the holiday season. If they were released without a label putting up comparable publicty dollars, they were usually buried. More often than not, records of this sort were just postponed until the new year. Because of all that, the record companies basically took December off. It was the month of schmozzing (and I’m sure quite a “pile” of substances). The stores had their stock, radio stations were certainly not adding many new songs during this period, and record stores were just praying that they could restock what they sold. Yes, it was a […]

HOLY SHIT! 100th episode! Music by:Alex HellcatSkanimalsThe FodsIckLoveable LosersI'm taking a break but continue to send me music to izzysmut@gmail.com If you like what I do, feel free to tip! I have a venmo link on my rss feed for the show!

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week Forrest talks with Mike Doherty from Odd Robot and Sederra. Mike has also played in Longfellow, The Ataris, and Pap...