Old MSE documents, part 1

As part of WMSE's 30th anniversary month, I dug up some old handbills, playlists and other documents from the early days. I will be posting a few here the next week or so and on my facebook. Enjoy.

A few good new men (and tracks) 3/16/11

This is as close as I come to an anniversary show and it was big fun. Special guest (and 1988 Warner Bros. recording artist with new CD) Semi Twang in the MSE studios. The '80s at 8:30 30th anniversary special this time was "Talk Talk" with yours truly and co-host Divina Infusino along with 1982 special guest Lee Arnold. I did get in about 90 minutes of the regular showgram and here are new tracks, including one from Mike Watt's new Hyphenated Men disc.

6 pm hour

The Go! Team -- The Running Range
Mike Watt -- Hammering Castle Bird Man
Kurt Vile -- Puppet for the Man
PJ Harvey -- Words that Maketh Murder
Yuck -- Holing Out
J. Mascis -- Where Are You
Semi Twang -- Do Right

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Bobby Bare Jr. -- Your Goat is on Fire

7 pm hour

Gil Scott Heron/ Jamie xx -- The Crutch
Chain and the Gang -- Detroit
Dum Dum Girls -- He Gets Me High
Gang of Four -- I Can't Forget Your Lovely Face
Wye Oak -- Dogs Eyes
Anna Calvi -- I'll Be Your Man

Semi Twang's live set -- all new tracks

Sonny Liston
The Wages of Sin
I Can't Read Your Mind
When the Wind Kicks Up
Do Right

8 pm hour

Parts & Labor -- Outnumbered
NY Dolls -- Talk to Me Baby
Cave Singers -- Faze Wave
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers -- Heaven in Stereo

WMSE 30th celebration part II

Wednesday night, March 16 on the 80s at 8:30 I will feature two segments from a music talk show I did in 1982 with Divina Infusino, former rock critic at the Milwaukee Journal. It was called "Talk Talk." One segment will include a discussion with Lee Arnold, who was then program director at 93 WQFM. Second segment is just Divina and I "rapping" about The Clash and X and whatever.

Shepherd Express interviews (Rich Mars)

Dave Luhrssen of the Shepherd Express called me a while ago and wanted to interview me and sort of tie it into WMSE's 30th anniversary. The result is in this week's print edition and on their website at http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-14112-kirchens-radio-rich-career.html
I really appreciate the article. The only issue I have is that I was identified by my 'day job' name. I did the interview as Rich Mars -- but that's rock 'n roll.

Let the 'MSE 30th anniversary celebration begin

This week I did my first of three "special" '80s at 8:30 segments to mark WMSE's 30th anniversary, which officially is on March 17. I took the risk of playing cassettes of a couple shows I did on the station back when -- that would be 1981 and 1982. Next installment (March 16) will be a couple sections of the incredibly short-lived "music talk show" we called Talk Talk. Co-hosted by Divina Infusino of the Milwaukee Journal and yours truly. Anyway, below I give you this week's new tracks and then the '81-'82 stuff.

6 pm hour

Chain and the Gang -- Why Not?
Wye Oak -- Dog's Eyes
Drive By Truckers -- Automatic Weapon
Tapes N Tapes -- Desert Plan
Gil Scott Heron and Jamie xx -- Running
Mogwai -- San Pedro

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Walkmen -- Victory

7 pm hour

The Go! Team -- Rolling Blackouts
Yuck -- Holing Out
Devotchka -- The Man From San Sebastian
We Are Enfant Terrible -- Make You Laugh
Smith Westerns -- End of the Night
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers -- Hookers
Deerhoof -- The Merry Barracks
Wanda Jackson -- Nervous Breakdown
PJ Harvey -- The Words That Maketh Murder

Recurrent

Giant Sand -- Spellbound

8 pm hour

Wire -- A Flat Tent
Dum Dum Girls -- He Gets Me High
Anna Calvi -- I'll Be Your Man
The Kills -- Satellite
Gang of Four -- You'll Never Pay for the Farm

Recurrent

Neil Young -- Walk with Me

The 80s at 8:30

From my show Aug. 28, 1981.....

The Undertones -- Fascination
Human Sexual Response -- Jackie Onassis
Dead Kennedys -- Holiday in Cambodia
Oil Tasters -- Smoke

From Aug. 26, 1982......

John Hiatt -- You Used to Kiss the Girls
The Prosecutors -- I've Got a Message
Channel 3 -- Out of Control
Red Ball Jets -- Stars Are Right

The truth about Wednesday night

It can now be revealed that I pre-taped this week's showgram so I could attend UWM's basketball victory over Valpo. I hate to do that (pre-tape) and hardly ever do. If I really was cool or nuts, I would have been at the Motorhead show. I hope to see the Lemmy movie at the Times, tho.

6 pm hour

The Go! Team -- Running Range
Devotchka -- Exhaustible
Girls -- Alright
Southern Culture on the Skids -- Come As You Are/ Lucifer Sam
Cloud Nothing -- Another Man
Warpaint -- Bees
Wanda Jackson -- Nervous Breakdown

7 pm hour
LCD Sound System -- Get Innocuous
Fergus & Geronimo -- Girls with English Accents
Gang of Four -- You Don't Have to be Mad
Say Hi -- Devils
Tapes n Tapes -- Freak Out
The Generationals -- Trust
We Are Enfant Terrible -- Wild Child

8 pm hour
Yuck -- Holing Out
Smith Westerns -- End of the Night
Deerhoof -- Secret Mobilization
Mogwai -- San Pedro
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers -- Heaven in Stereo
Red Red Red -- It Never Ends

80s at 8:30 -- tribute to British ska revival

Selector -- They Make Me Mad
The Beat -- Twist & Crawl
Specials -- Nite Klub
Madness -- On the Beat Pete
Bad Manners -- Lip Up Fatty
Selector -- Danger
The Beat -- I'm Your Flag
Specials -- Hey Little Rich Girl

Post blizzard pre-February freeze showgram playlist

I was fortunate enough to traverse roads that were pretty well plowed by the time I arrived at the station last night. Some other DJs faced more daunting challenges earlier in the day but, gosh darn it, they made it to the MSE studios downtown. It warms my heart, sort of like the new tracks and 80s at 8:30 I played this week (with special guest Bunnyman)......

New tracks

6 pm hour

Bobby Bare Jr. -- Your Goat is on Fire
Say Hi -- Devils
Giant Sand -- Ride the Rail
British Sea Power -- Living is So Easy
Mogwai -- San Pedro
Fergus & Geronimo -- Girls with English Accents
Smith Westerns -- End of the Night

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
Clinic -- Milk & Honey

7 pm hour

Deerhoof -- The Merry Barracks
Wanda Jackson -- Nervous Breakdown
Devotchka -- The Common Good
Go! Team -- The Running Range
Cloud Nothings -- Rooftop
Gang of Four -- You'll Never Pay For the Farm
Darker My Love -- A Lovely Game

Recurrent
The Fall -- O.F.Y.C. Showcase

8 pm hour

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers -- Hookers
Tapes n Tapes -- Desert Plane
Off! -- Jeffrey Lee Pierce

The 80s at 8:30

This week's theme -- bands in the '80s covering garage rock and psychedelic songs of the '60s

The Inmates -- Talk Talk (Music Machine)
The Feelies -- What Goes On (Velvet Underground)
The Danse Society -- 2000 Light Years from Home (Rolling Stones)
999 -- Little Red Riding Hood (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs)
Lords of the New Church -- A Question of Temperature (Balloon Farm)
The Damned -- I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night (Electric Prunes)
Love and Rockets -- Lucifer Sam (Pink Floyd)
Husker Du -- Eight Miles High (The Byrds)