The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from September 14, 2016

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September 14, 2016: annual tribute to my high school friend Jim McIntyre, aka Jimmy Mack

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[photo: Jim McIntyre with his Mom at WBCN]

Tonight's show is my first of the new WFMU schedule period, and as I've done since my first show on the weekly schedule back in 2006 I'm dedicating this show to my high school friend Jim McIntyre, also known as Jimmy Mack. Jim's passion for music - and radio, for that matter - was overpowering and irresistible. In the late '70s, while we were still in high school, he began working at Boston's WBCN, one of the top rock stations in the country. He started out as a volunteer on the station's legendary Listener Line, then transitioned to the Music department and ultimately became WBCN's Music Director by the time he was 20. Jimmy was as generous with his opinions on new bands he loved (Cheap Trick! The Dictators! The Motors! Ultravox! The Stranglers!) as he was with extra promo records that WBCN received, and I was a grateful and fortunate recipient of both during my last couple of years of high school. Jimmy and I stayed in touch through college -- in fact, he hired me as his assistant at Stiff Records' US office when he was doing radio promotion. But we drifted apart after he moved out West, and to my great regret we were no longer in touch when he passed away in 1986 due to AIDS-related complications. He was only 25. His influence during those formative high school years has stayed with me to this day: many of the bands he introduced me to are still among my favorites, and I'd like to think that my own passion for seeking out new music and playing it on the radio is at least partly due to being friends with Jim back then. As I've written here before, there have been countless times that I've wished Jim was still here so I could tell him about a great new record I'd heard, or he could tell me about his new favorites. I'm grateful that I can go on the radio every week and share my favorites with you. If you like what you hear, take a moment to say "thanks" to Jimmy Mack for shaping my musical taste for a lifetime.

(* = new)

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
the motors	airport   → "airport" by "the motors"	approved by the motors	virgin	1978
pastiche	flash of the moment   → "flash of the moment" by "pastiche"	7"	euphoria	1976					0:03:54 (Pop-up)
cheap trick	voices   → "voices" by "cheap trick"	dream police	epic	1979					0:07:40 (Pop-up)
pezband	please be somewhere tonight   → "please be somewhere tonight" by "pezband"	s/t	passport	1977					0:11:53 (Pop-up)
fingerprintz	dancing with myself   → "dancing with myself" by "fingerprintz"	7"	virgin	1979					0:14:46 (Pop-up)
ramones	swallow my pride   → "swallow my pride" by "ramones"	leave home	sire	1977					0:17:56 (Pop-up)
bay city rollers	yesterday's héro   → "yesterday's héro" by "bay city rollers"	dedication	arista	1976					0:20:02 (Pop-up)
the stranglers	down in the sewer   → "down in the sewer" by "the stranglers"	iv rattus norvegicus	a&m	1977					0:23:54 (Pop-up)
rik & the pigs	life's a bust   → "life's a bust" by "rik & the pigs"	7" ep	feel it					*	0:44:06 (Pop-up)
the wad	atomic   → "atomic" by "the wad"	7" ep	wad music inc					*	0:48:42 (Pop-up)
wall	cuban cigars   → "cuban cigars" by "wall"	7" ep	wharf cat					*	0:51:10 (Pop-up)
the wellies	higher calling   → "higher calling" by "the wellies"	7"	power					*	0:53:18 (Pop-up)
styrenes	everything near me   → "everything near me" by "styrenes"	cle 76-79 unreleased 3x7" box set	my mind's eye					*	0:56:15 (Pop-up)
the scenics	do the wait   → "do the wait" by "the scenics"	in the summer: studio recordings 1977-78	dreamtower			playing downstairs at Monty Hall (43 Montgomery St, Jersey City) on Sept 29!		*	1:03:41 (Pop-up)
tv ghost	five colors blind   → "five colors blind" by "tv ghost"	disconnect	in the red	2013					1:07:49 (Pop-up)
blue orchids	feather from the sun   → "feather from the sun" by "blue orchids"	the once and future thing	tiny global productions			new music from this late '70s/early '80s band		*	1:11:49 (Pop-up)
kelley stoltz	keep away   → "keep away" by "kelley stoltz"	the scuzzy inputs of... willie weird	self-released					*	1:17:45 (Pop-up)
honey bucket	teleporter   → "teleporter" by "honey bucket"	magical world	see my friends/metal postcard					*	1:19:55 (Pop-up)
the paranoid style	the thrill is back   → "the thrill is back" by "the paranoid style"	rolling disclosure	bar/none					*	1:27:37 (Pop-up)
the barracudas	watching the world go by   → "watching the world go by" by "the barracudas"	va-another splash of colour: new psychedlia in brtain 1980-1985	cherry red					*	1:30:22 (Pop-up)
the moles	space fever   → "space fever" by "the moles"	tonight's music	fire					*	1:35:06 (Pop-up)
david bowie	changes   → "changes" by "david bowie"	hunky dory	rca	1971					1:38:58 (Pop-up)
radar eyes	community   → "community" by "radar eyes"	radiant remains	under road					*	1:42:24 (Pop-up)
cozy	huggin' machine   → "huggin' machine" by "cozy"	button by button	hozac	2014		playing at Berlin this coming Friday night, with The Jeanies and Baby Shakes!			1:54:48 (Pop-up)
cozy	cola shock kids   → "cola shock kids" by "cozy"	7"	hozac	2012		playing on the Todd-O-Phonic Todd show right here on WFMU this coming Saturday afternoon between 3 and 6pm!			1:57:13 (Pop-up)
cozy	button by button   → "button by button" by "cozy"	button by button	hozac	2014		playing at Union Pool this coming Saturday night, with Mettalleg, Gorilla, and Wyldlife!			1:59:46 (Pop-up)
cozy	kiss me dummy   → "kiss me dummy" by "cozy"	button by button	hozac	2014		Cozy Cozy Cozy Cozy Cozy!!			2:03:18 (Pop-up)
the special pillow	un-free associate   → "un-free associate" by "the special pillow"	at the earth's core							2:14:29 (Pop-up)
the hecks	trust and order   → "trust and order" by "the hecks"	s/t	trouble in mind					*	2:18:24 (Pop-up)
beulah	score from augusta   → "score from augusta" by "beulah"	when your heartstrings break	sugar free	1999					2:23:07 (Pop-up)
the ampersands	you   → "you" by "the ampersands"	this is your adventure too	self-released	2012					2:26:01 (Pop-up)
bun e. carlos	i can only give you everything   → "i can only give you everything" by "bun e. carlos"	greetings from bunezuela!	e one					*	2:28:35 (Pop-up)
assorted artists	anti-drug PSAs   → "anti-drug PSAs" by "assorted artists"	national associaction of progressive radio announcers presents: get off	napra						2:32:05 (Pop-up)
bond	when you're up, you're up   → "when you're up, you're up" by "bond"	7"	cbs canada	1973					2:35:19 (Pop-up)
morgan delt	sun powers   → "sun powers" by "morgan delt"	phase zero	sub pop					*	2:38:10 (Pop-up)
jeff and jane	elephants   → "elephants" by "jeff and jane"	the middle	self-released					*	2:46:25 (Pop-up)
sneaks	this is   → "this is" by "sneaks"	gymnastics	merge					*	2:49:39 (Pop-up)
ultravox!	my sex   → "my sex" by "ultravox!"	s/t	island	1977					2:51:49 (Pop-up)
zerodent	still hanging on   → "still hanging on" by "zerodent"	s/t	alien snatch	2016		playing here on the show in two weeks!			2:54:10 (Pop-up)