Here is one I was recently exposed through from Henry Rollins show on KCRW.
A cover of a Lavern Baker song.
From their Bandcamp page
The Casual Dots are a trio formed in Washington, DC in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, Frumpies) on guitar and backing vocals, and Steve Dore (Snoozers, Deep Lust) on drums.
Boot Liquor was the station that introduced me to groups like The Devil Makes Three. I haven’t listened in a few years, but it was an oasis of non-bro country back in the day.
One I have listened to off and on for nearly 20 years now is Radio Paradise.
It’s not an exclusively Alternative station, but a fairly wide ranging mix of classics, b-sides, world, electronic, etc. All fairly low-key but interesting.
They introduced me to so many bands over the years. And it is rare to not hear something I fall in love with any time I turn them on.
That’s pretty awesome. I like that you’ve kept the tradition up for your anniversaries too.
I am a music obsessive. But to be honest my choices might make my wife’s ears bleed. At least she is cool with me blaring music through the house every chance I get.
I remember people using new wave mostly when referring to the bands of the time that didn’t fit into the standard genres. But, I was a kid and growing up way out in the middle of nowhere. Which means there was a lot I simply didn’t know at the time. Now I am older, grayer, and still don’t know much of anything.
Definitely aging myself.
I don’t even recall the genre alternative being used at the time. This I consider closest to what became considered alternative from my pre-teen years.
La Costa Brava by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. This song and album is in rotation no matter what else I happen to be listening to.
I am no expert, just someone that has messed with this kind of stuff for a long time.
In general it does help, you are minimizing the area that air and moisture can attack the metal of the gas tank. But now here in the US it’s hard to find fuel without ethanol and ethanol loves to attract moisture. So I don’t know if that advice is as relevant as it once was.
The fuel system on this Goldwing was very old and after decades all bets are off. Old fuel is going to do damage no matter what. If you are thinking in the range of weeks or a few months a full tank is better, if you are looking into the range of a year or more, I actually believe draining the system totally is the better option.amd then storing it in an area with limited exposure to the elements.
The story we were told was the original owner parked it shortly before he passed from cancer and it was just never run again. And looking over it, I don’t see any signs that was a lie. It really does look like it was parked and never started up again.
It was worse than just needing fresh gas. The old fuel had turned to sludge. Luckily the rust was minimal. At the time we were trying to salvage the other 78 so he could sell it to cover restoration costs. In hindsight we probably should have taken the tank from that one, we would have been further ahead.
But we spent a month going between white vinegar and fresh water flushes as well as using an old clutch cable to rout out the metal lines within the tank itself. In the end we were able to clean it out and the tank is working.
And the old gas pretty much ruined the carburetors. I wasn’t able to save them and instead they were relegated to being spares. Which is when we decided that the high mileage bike was going to becomes a parts bike.
So far it has had fuel system work, tank and carbs. New ignition system, though I I replaced it while I was chasing carb issues so I actually think it might be fine. And the calipers were replaced all around since they had internally rusted and were stuck. We still need to finish things like mounting a new front tire, but it’s hot and i am not looking forward to it, and rebuilding the forks.
We have six here currently.
79 Harley Sportster, 09 Harley Electra Glide, 18 Road Glide, 2 78 Honda Gl1000 , And most of the pieces of a 73 Honda CB750 Chopper
I might have a slight problem
IAMDYNAMITE - Hey Girl
Another group that I want to say that the entire, Super Mega Fantastic, album is worth a listen.
And their follow up, Wasa Tusa, is a great chill out album