LOTSA STUFF on tap this week, punctuated by an interview with Jonny Z of Milwaukee's Exotics. The Exotics headline our monthly First Saturday Surf Stomp at the Hex on April 7.

For 15 years now Radio Rumpus Room has been broadcast Fridays at 9-10:30 p.m. on KFAI Fresh Air Radio, FM 90.3 Minneapolis and 106.7 St. Paul. The show streams live on the Internet; our RealAudio archives will return on April 2, fingers crossed. Just visit the RRR web page anytime to listen to this noise and accompanying yakkin' by Ron and Jean.

Playlist for Friday, April 6, 2007

SAVVY SHOW STARTER (always locally recorded!)
The Novas -- Take 7 (v/a Surfin' In The Midwest, Vol. 3; Unlimited Productions)

The Novas were the first band to record in the then-new Dove Studios in Minneapolis. At the session they cranked out an eight-minute (!) version of "The Crusher," as well as this track, their instrumental "break" song. Put on the spot by the engineer for a name for the track, they came up with "Take 7" -- the number of tries it took to record it! They later re-recorded the much shorter version of "The Crusher " that we know today. The big question is: If we have "Take 7" available, whatever happened to the long-form opus-version of The Crusher? The world needs to know...

Mary Weiss (with the Reigning Sound) -- My Heart Is Beating (Dangerous Games; Norton)
The Shangri-Las -- Heaven Only Knows (Myrmidons Of Melodrama; RPM)
Hyperopia (with Lori Wray) -- Last Goodbye (self-titled demo; myspace.com/hyperopia)

The Plymouth Rockers -- Don't Say Why (v/a FOTH, Vol. 19; Whatsthatsound)
The Goggle-A -- Yozora no Hoshi (v/a Wild Sazanami Beat, Vol. 3; Sazanami)
The Jujus -- You Treat Me Bad (v/a Scream Loud! The Fenton Story; Wayback)

The Barracudas -- I Wish It Could Be 1965 Again (Drop Out With...; Voxx)
The Flamin' Groovies -- In The USA (Jumpin' In The Night reish; DBK Works)
Long John Thomas & The Duffs -- Shake, Shake Little Gwendolyn (self-titled; Wormtone)

Nita, Rita & Ruby -- Hi-Di-Ank-Dum (The Complete RCA Victor Recordings; Ken Hippler)
The Sprague Brothers -- I Feel A Brand New Heartache (Best Of The Essbee CDs, Vol. 1; Wichita Falls)
Jon Rauhouse -- Harbor Lights (Steel Guitar Heart Attack; Bloodshot)
The Hi-Risers -- Public Domain (The Fine Art Of Making Mistakes; 2-Bit)
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The Exotics -- Jetsetter (Go Go Guitars; Tiki Tone)

Live phone interview with Jonny Z of the Exotics, from Milwaukee
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The Exotics -- Whittier Boulevard (Go Go Guitars; Tiki Tone)
The Thunderchiefs -- Gremmies Holiday (Dig The Thunderchiefs; Wormtone)
The Space Rangers -- Gypsy Jive (Ready To Take Off!; Kamikaze)

51st GOPHER STATE TIMING ASSOCIATION ROD & CUSTOM SPECTACULAR SET
Das Fearless Leaders -- Land Of 1,000 Hot Rods (Rockarolla 6-song demo)
The Astronauts -- Competition Coupe (Competition Coupe reish; Bear Family)
The Hoot Owls -- Minnesota Hot Rod Man (The Legend Of El Camino CD-R)

Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn -- Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (The Best Of...; Federal)
The Planet Rockers -- Spin My Wheels (26 Classic Tracks: Spinout)
Eugene Chadbourne & Evan Johns -- Sail My Ship Alone (Terror Has Some Strange Kinfolk; Alternative Tentacles)

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