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The Bear Necessities
Tuesday February 13th, 2024 with Lester Bear
Radios Appear

Today we feature old school punk bands, songs recorded between 1977-79. We will be playing some Johnny Thunders, the Damned, Generation X, The Demics, Undertones and The Bureaucrats....and much much more!!!!
Monday Morning Gunk
Radio Birdman - Radios Appear - Trafalgar Music
Eternally Yours
The Saints - This Perfect Day - Parlophone Records
Stay With Me
The Dictators - Blood Brothers - Elektra Records
One Track Mind
Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F The Lost 77 Mixes - Jungle Records
Possibilities
Viletones - Screamin' Fist (Single) - Vile Records Canadian
Talk Talk
The Demics - Demics - Independent Canadian
Behind Those Eyes
The Diodes - The Diodes - Sony Music Canadian
First Time
The Boys - The Boys - Fire Records
London Girls
The Vibrators - Pure Mania - Columbia Records
In The Sun
Blondie - Blondie - Capital Records
Ask The Angels
Patti Smith - Radio Ethiopia - Arista
Paint By Numbers Heart
Martha And The Muffins - Metro Music - Virgin Records Canadian
Wild Youth
Generation X - Generation X - Chrysalis
Nights In White Satin
The Dickies - Dawn Of The Dickies - Mecury Records
Gates Of The West
The Clash - The Cost of Living EP - Epic Records
Plan 9 Channel 7
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - Ace Records
Woke Up Screaming
D.O.A - Something Better Change - Sudden Death Records Canadian
I Remember You
Ramones - Leave Home - Sire Records
Grown Up Age
The Bureaucrats - ROI - Independent Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Neil and his dancing Labrador
You nailed it. This was the gilded age of punk. Great show, great picks. Loving it

5:13 PM, February 13th, 2024
Jack T
Thank you for The Damned song, great band, great moment in my memory. Back to my vinyl! And a re-listen of this great show.

5:51 PM, February 13th, 2024
Lester B
Thanks Neil...thanks Jack T!!

6:40 PM, February 13th, 2024
Lester B
Hey Jack, I'm amazed at how the Damned lost their principal songwriter after first album, then come back with an even better record....with the Captain taking over the songwriting (with Dave of course)

10:10 PM, February 13th, 2024