Rocket Shop Local Music Radio Hour

'Rocket Shop' is a weekly radio show devoted to Vermont-made music, presents brand new releases, music from the Vermont Music Library collection (old and new), and Vermont artists live in the studio. It"s hosted by Jim Lockridge and Kelsey Hanrahan on ' The Radiator', the community radio station co-founded by Big Heavy World and Lee Anderson of Radio Bean. 'Rocket Shop' airs every Wednesday, 8-9pm in Burlington, VT at 105.9FM WOMM-LP and streaming at http://www.theradiator.org.

Vermont musicians: Join us to co-host a show featuring your music and influences! (contact jim@bigheavyworld.net).

The Radiator Crew: Lee Anderson, Jim Lockridge, Sean Larock, & Ryan Krushenick. Photo: Matthew Thorsen.

January 1, 2009

Rocket Shop Playlist, 12/10/2008 with The Shandies

Posted by Big Heavy Jim at 1:18 pm

With host Kelsey Hanrahan and special guests THE SHANDIES, promoting their upcoming shows on January 2nd (Monkey House) and January 3rd (Radio Bean feat. Fatal Flaws). Also promoting the new album ‘White Noise Machine.’

The Shandies, “Dont You Ever Stop”
The Shandies, “It Could Be Anything”
The Shandies, “1973″
The Shandies, “S. Catherine St.”
The Shandies, “I”m So Glad You’re Alive”
The Shandies, “SIDGMOOL”
The Shandies, “New Wave”
The Shandies, “Bend”
The Shandies, “In The Park”
The Shandies, “Capital Idea”
The Shandies, “I Spy You”
Dubnotix, “Totalitarian Democracy”
Dubnotix, “Takin’ The Easy Way”

November 28, 2008

Rocket Shop Playlist, 11/26/2008

Posted by Big Heavy Jim at 3:15 pm

With guest host Joseph Beaulieu:

River City Rebels, “Small Town Pride”
The Static Age, “Vertigo”
In Memory of Pluto, “Cutting Open the Fiction”
The Implants, “Anorexic Man”
13th Chair, “Before the Sun Sets”
Drowning Man, “Weighted”
Zola Turn, “Falling”
Unrestrained, “To Face a Fear”
chainsaws.and.children, “cannibal.burn”
James Kochalka Superstar, “Bad Astronaut”
Fall to Ashes, “Merchants to the Woodlands”
From the Ground Up, “What We Once Were”
My Revenge, “Achieving Madness”

November 7, 2008

The Rocket Shop WARDS Interview: Wed. November 12!

Posted by Big Heavy Jim at 12:24 pm

Tune in to ‘Rocket Shop,’ Big Heavy World’s local music radio hour, on Wednesday November 12, 8-9pm at 105.9FM in the Burlington VT area or streaming at http://www.theradiator.org for an hour dedicated to THE WARDS. Vermont’s first punk rock band is still making solid music - they’ll talk about their history, crayzee stories, and perform their newest song with an hour of live recordings from the Vibesville studio.

Here’s pics by Anaii Lee-Ender from the recording session at Vibesville:

Jeff Cooper at the controls, Vibesville.

Jeff Cooper at the controls, Vibesville.

J-Girl, Beano, Rick, Tea, Franco, and Quennie: The Wards.

J-Girl, Beano, Rick, Tea, Franco, and Quennie: The Wards.

November 13 Edit:

Here’s the playlist from the show last night:

The Wards, “My Dad’s A Cop” (Live)
The Wards, “Weapon Factory” (Live)
The Wards, “Dead Body” (Live)
The Wards, “Give Me a Buck” (Live)
The Wards, “Weapons of Mass Destruction” (Live)
The Wards, “Drive In” (Live)
The Wards, “Ghetto” (Live)
The Wards, “Poison Gas” (Live)
The Wards, “6 O’Clock” (Live)
The Wards, “Gangs N Guns” (Live)
The Wards, “Patrons” (Live)
The Wards, “AFL-CIO” (Live)
The Wards, “Snow Runner” (Live)
The Wards, “Lucy” (Live)
The Wards, “Nothing for Christmas” (Live)
The Wards, “Christmas In Afghanistan” (Live)
The Wards, “Run Run Rudolph” (Live)

October 29, 2008

Rocket Shop Playlist 10/29/2008

Posted by Big Heavy Jim at 10:29 pm

Non Compos Mentis, “58″
Non Compos Mentis, “Come On In”
Non Compos Mentis, “False Hopes”
Chainsaws and Children, “newthead”
Chainsaws and Children, “twisting.and.turning”
Chainsaws and Children, “cannibal.burn”
Chainsaws and Children, “isolation”
Rocketsled, “Requiem”
Rocketsled, “‘71 Nova”
Crazy Hearse, “Tragic Tractor Accident”
Crazy Hearse, “Evil Toys”

October 16, 2008

Rocket Shop Playlist 10/15/2008: Peace Song Contest

Posted by Big Heavy Jim at 8:12 am

With host Jim Lockridge and guest Kenric Kite, Executive Director of ORCA Media in Montpelier, presenting the Peace Song Contest:

Karen McFeeters, “My Only Son”
Susannah Clifford Blachly, “Come On Home”
Lara and Greg Noble, “We All Belong Here”
Ben Koenig, “No More War”
Rachel Bissex, “Whistle Me Dixie”
Rick Ames, “Pax Wax”
Rebecca Padula, “What’s Going On”
Colin Clary, “Church/Mosque”
Katherine Quinn, “Shut Up & Love”
Dave Farnsworth, “The Green Mountains and Me”
Howie Canter, “Green Mountain Boys”

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