This week's show featured a phone interview with Barry Pirkola, of Duluth's Hoot Owls. We talked about the new album "Alient Scrapyard," the downside of being a hot rod- and surf-oriented band in Duluth (and northern Minnesota), and the following night's Surf Stomp at the Hexagon Bar.

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; the two most recent shows are archived in RealAudio on the KFAI website, www.kfai.org.

Playlist for Friday, August 31, 2007

SAVVY SHOW STARTER (always locally recorded!)
The Replacements -- Jungle Rock (The Ledge double 12" EP; Sire Germany)

The Mats first released this Warren Smith classic on a "Pleased To Meet Me" era double EP, released in 1987. It also was included on a 2-CD hits'n'misses grab bag collection of Replacements tracks released by Reprise 10 years later.

Monsters From The Surf -- Beach Blanket Bimbo (self-titled; monstersfromthesurf.com)
The Ramones -- Rockaway Beach (Rocket To Russia; Sire)
The Hawaiians -- Waikiki Playbat Club (Hula On Mars; Kamikaze)

The Woggles -- I Got A Line (Soul-Sizzling 7" Meltdown; Chicken Ranch)
Howlin' Andy Hound -- It's Your Time (The Big Bad Sound Of...; Mod Holland)
Wreckless Eric -- Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) (Big Smash!; Stiff)

Michael Yonkers Band -- I Told You (Unbroken; Go Johnny Go)
Los Manganzoides -- 7 + 7 Es (El Entierro de Los Manganzoides; Rastrillo)
IRA -- Dooley vs. The Ferris Wheel (v/a An Overdose Of Heavy Psych; Arf Arf)

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We talked over the phone with Barry Pirkola from his garage in Duluth. Barry is the hot rod lovin' frontman for the Hoot Owls, who are performing this Saturday, Sept. 1 at our Surf Stomp at the Hexagon Bar in Minneapolis. Songs from their new "Alien Scrapyard" CD played during the interview were:

The Hoot Owls -- Hidey Hole (Alien Scrapyard)
The Hoot Owls -- Alien Scrapyard (Alien Scrapyard)
The Hoot Owls -- Gonna Build Me A Hot Rod (Alien Scrapyard)
The Hoot Owls -- In My Garage (Alien Scrapyard)
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Dollar Store -- Scrap Truck (Money Music; Bloodshot)
Freakwater -- Cheap Watch (End Time; Thrill Jockey)
King Louie & The Loose Diamonds -- Negative Contact [10-77] (Memphis Treet; Empty)

Dick Dale & His Del-tones -- Tidal Wave (Summer Surf reish; Sundazed)

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