Radio Brain Drain 2020 & Shows # 843, 842, 841

Back in 2015, CJAM FM started Radio Brain Drain, which is made up of weeklong programming celebrating punk music in all its forms. This was started to celebrate the first show that was played by Ramones on August 16th, 1974 at CBGB’s. There have been a variety of programs and interviews since 2015 on Revolution Rock (and CJAM FM). This year we did a show focusing on demo recordings by bands that either influenced the Ramones or were influenced by the Ramones. We also went a little outside of those parameters.

A demo recording is usually an early version of a song or a group of songs used for reference or a specific purpose. They usually are not meant for public distribution, but they seem to find their way on album reissues and through bootlegs, whether physically or digitally. Originally demos were made by bands to help them secure a recording contract with a record label, a publishing deal or to help them get live shows. Since the advent of the internet, home recording, and lo-fi music, their initial use may have changed, but they still exist for many different reasons. Musicians still make demos for reference purposes sometimes on their phone to get the idea down quick so that they don’t forget it. It is basically like a rough draft in writing, but whatever their purpose, demos or demonstrations are sometimes drastically different from the final song/recording. 

On this show, we dug deep to play recordings of varying quality and rareness. Take a look at the playlist and download link below the playlist to hear this episode. 

Show 843 (Originally Aired On August 22nd, 2020)(Radio Brain Drain 2020):

1. Ramones - You Should Never Have Opened That Door (1975 Demo)(Ramones - 40th Anniversary - 2016)

2. Ramones - What’s Your Name (1975 Demo)(Ramones - 40th Anniversary - 2016) 

3. Generation X - Your Generation (1977 Demo) 

4. The Spy’s - Been Through The Mill (1979 Demo)(Original Punk Rock From Canada 1979-1980)

5. Orphan Choir - Red Channels (2011 Basement Demo)

6. The Diodes – That Was the Way It Was (Eastern Sound Demo 1979)(Rarities - 2017)

7. Patti Smith – Redondo Beach (Land - 2002) 

8. Pointed Sticks – All My Clocks Stopped (Studio Demo - 1980)

9. Blondie – The Thin Line (Blondie - 2001 Reissue) 

10. X – I'm Coming Over (Los Angeles - 2001 Reissue) 

11. Red Lights - Jungle Book (Red Lights - 2020)

12. The Nerves - Letter To G (Demo)(One Way Ticket - 2008) 

13. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Smitten (1979 Demo)(Destiny Street Repaired - 2009) 

14. Buzzcocks - Lipstick (Demo)(Love Bites - 2010 Reissue) 

15. Iggy Pop - Loco Mosquito #2 (Soldier Demos) 

16. Devo – Shrivelled Up (Hardcore Devo Vol. 3 - 1990) 

17. Television – Prove It (Brian Eno Demo)(Double Exposure - 1988)

18. The Heartbreakers – Love Comes in Spurts (Demo)(Yonkers Demo 1976)

19. Teenage Head – Don't Cage Me In (Tornado [Reved Up Edition] - 2019)

20. The Replacements – Raised in the City (Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash [Deluxe Edition] - 2008) 

21. The Cramps - All Tore Up (1979 Ohio Demo)(The Ohio Demos - 1986) 

22. Paul Jacobs - Spirit Folks (2012 Demo)(Demos - 2013)

23. TV Freaks - Thirteen (Demo) (Scraps Vol 1 - 2020)

24. Psychic Void - Morning Anxiety (2017 Demo)

25. Teenanger - Dawn (Demo)

26. The Nils – Scratches and Needles (Now (Demo))(Green Fields In Daylight - 1996)

27. The Clash – Janie Jones (The Clash on Broadway - 1991) 

28. Simply Saucer – Low Profile (Cyborgs Revisited - 2003 Reissue)

29. Wire – Mannequin [Third Demo] (Pink Flag [Special Edition] - 2018) 

30. Ramones – I Don't Wanna Be Tamed (1975 Demo)(Ramones - 2001 Reissue) 

31. Ramones – Judy is a Punk (1975 Demo) (Ramones - 2001 Reissue)

To hear this program, visit CJAM's schedule page for Revolution Rock and click the August 22 file to download/stream the episode.

Show 842  (Originally Aired On August 15th, 2020)(Daniel Romano, New York Dolls, David Johansen, Iggy & The Stooges):

1. Reverb Ranch - Tinijas Atlas
2. La Luz – Big Big Blood
3. Shoobies – Open for Business 
4. Pixies – The Happening
5. Helvetia - Love Me 
6. Matthew Grimson - Stood Up 
7. Daniel Romano’s Outfit - A Rat Without A Table 
8. Damaged Bug - I Tried 
9. Tommy and The Commies - Power Standby 
10. Jesse Jams & the Flams – It's Not Fun to Stay at the YMCA 
11. Pup – Morbid Stuff 
12. Rogue Tenant and Steve Sladkowski - My Father's House 
13. Women – Bullfight 
14. Actress - I’m Confronted (Demo)
15. New York Dolls - Lone Star Queen (1974 Demo)
16. David Johansen - Cool Metro 
17. Slyvain Slyvain - 14th Street Beat
18. Iggy & the Stooges – I Got Nothin' (Live - Metallic K.O.)
19. Iggy & the Stooges – Scene of the Crime 
20. Iggy & the Stooges – I Got a Right 
21. Iggy & the Stooges – I'm Sick of You 
22. The Criminal$ - The Kids Are Back
23. The Heartbreakers - I Wanna Be Loved (1976 Yonkers Demo)
24. Jerry Nolan (with Teneriffa Cowboys) - Countdown Love 
25. Walter Lure & The Waldos - Crazy Kids 
26. Pottery - Down In The Dumps 

To hear this program, visit CJAM's schedule page for Revolution Rock and click the August 15 file to download/stream the episode.

Show 841 (Originally Aired On August 8th, 2020)(Fontaines D.C., Tough Age, Tom Waits, John Lurie, Marvin Pontiac):

1. Fontaines D.C. - A Lucid Dream 
2. Crack Cloud – Tunnel Vision
3. Tough Age – Penny Current Suppression Ring 
4. Tough Age – My Life's a Joke & I'm Throwing it Away 
5. Modern Baseball – Apple Cider, I Don't Mind 
6. Big Joanie - Cranes In The Sky 

7. Swell Maps - Let’s Build A Car
8. Rough Francis - Tito’s Revenge 
9. Stooges - T.V. Eye (Live At Goose Lake Park August 8, 1970)
10. Wolf Parade – Wandering Son 
11. Daniel Romano's Outfit – Little Shirley Melrose 
12. Orville Peck – Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call) 
13. Shotgun Jimmie – Sappy Slogans
14. Pavement – Coolin' by Sound
15. Ten Million Lights - Never Let Go
16. Matt Ellis - Flowers In The Moonlight
17. Television Personalities - Part Time Punks 
18. Laurie - Echo Chamber 
19. A New Kind of Mambo - New Kind of Mambo 
20. The Beastie Boys - Song For Junior 
21. Oscar Peterson – C Jam Blues 
22. Lounge Lizards – No Pain for Cakes 
23. Charlie Christian – A Smooth One 
24. Tom Waits – Nirvana 
25. John Lurie - Tuesday Night in Memphis 
26. Marvin Pontiac - Let Me Tell You 
27. Women - Group Transport Hall 
28. The Burning Hell - I Want To Drink In A Bar 
29. Fontaines DC - Living In America 

To hear this program, visit CJAM's schedule page for Revolution Rock and click the August 8 file to download/stream the episode.