December 17, 11am
TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT
ROCK FIGHT 9!!!
6-10PM
ON A SEASON IN HELL
JOHN HELL AND RON DONOVAN
RADIO VALENCIA, 87.9FM IN SF
HTTP://RADIOVALENCIA.FM
It’s been six long months, and you’ve been oh so patient, but the wait is over!
6-10PM (PST) John Hell and Ron Donovan will engage in the bootleg battle to end all bootleg battles!
As many of you already know, John and Ron have been collecting bootlegs (live recordings of your favorite bands) for nearly two decades. We have vinyl, cassette, CD and digital (no MP3s – lossless only!) shows of THOUSANDS of bands from all over the world.
Every six months John and Ron get together to once and for all prove who has the best selection (we all know it’s John 
).
We have special guests in the studio, including Bay Area band
Illogical Resources Dept.
More guests are expected, including a
LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE!
We need judges too. You can go to the homepage here, and use our fabulous “CHATTERBOX” to let us know what you think of the show, as well as vote for the winner. We’ll have many sets that you can vote on.
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Let the battle begin!
John Hell
(winner of Rock Fights 1-8 and oh yes, you can bet your bottom dollar,
Rock Fight 9!)
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December 10, 11pm
Well, here we go again. Can you believe it’s already been a year?!?!
There was so much great music this past year. I have to admit, I really love this particular show. Every year I get to showcase what I believe to be the best music of the year, and this year there are some choice cuts to choose from.
If you listen to my show regularly, then you know that I jump around from genre to genre. Tonight my show features a lot of pop, some metal, some psych. There’s no jazz or hip-hop in my list for tonight. That doesn’t mean there weren’t some fabulous tracks out there, just that none of them really struck my fancy enough to feature them in my Best of 2012. Don’t be a hater. There will be plenty of hip hop and jazz in upcoming shows.
In the meantime, enjoy the show, and spread it around, and for God’s sake, go buy some of this great music, and support live, local music every chance you get!
You can download this Best of, and take it with you everywhere you go.
You can stream this awe-inspiring showcase, and play it for your friends at work.
Perhaps you wish to listen to all of my shows, click here, or just scroll down.
As always, enjoy.
jh
The War on Wisdom: The Melvins
Stay Away From Downtown: Redd Kross
Ron Donovan drops by to talk about Rock Fight 9, next week, 6-10PM
I See the Void: Sonny and the Sunsets
Blue Suede Shoes: Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Bite My Tongue: King Kahn and the Shrines
Satisfied: Tom Waits
Apocalypse Dreams: Tame Impala
Handglams: Ty Segal
Only Son of the Ladies Man: Father John Misty
Dear Believer: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Ruin: Cat Power
In A Jar: Dinosaur Jr (Electronic Version)
Museum of Flight: Damien Jurado
They Say I’m Doing Just Fine: Michael Kiwanuka
Whore: FIDLAR
Roman Tick: Fergus & Geronimo
Anthem: King Tuff
Last Desire: Coves
Prayer of Forgetfulness: Hush Arbors
Make It Known: Foxygen
The Righteous One: The Orwells
Luna: Boris
1922 Blues: Charlie Parr
December 10, 6pm
There was so much great music in 2012, it’s going to be hard to squeeze it all into one two-hour show. I’ll do my best though. Tune in and see what John Hell thinks of the year.
A Season in Hell, with John Hell
8-10PM Monday night
December 3, 12pm
No guests tonight, only new music and music that’s new to you.
A Season in Hell, with John Hell
8-10PM
Radio Valencia
http://www.radiovalencia.fm
Next week, December 10th is my Best of 2012 show.
Monday, December 17th, 6-10PM is Rock Fight 9 with myself and Ron Donovan
Four hours of rock ’em, sock ’em bootleg mayhem.
Live bands in the studio too!
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November 27, 1pm
Here it is the first official show of the holiday season, and other than things like Black Friday and Tech Monday, it’s all about the music.
I’m so totally psyched to have former Radio Valencia star DJ, Mikl Em of Can Haz DJ. Mikl, like myself, is a total music nerd. Once you get us started it’s hard for us to stop. And like me, he’s into every genre imaginable. The idea of doing a two hour show with him, though limiting, was impossible to pass up.
We made this a concept show. We open up with music we’re listening to now, followed by music that inspired us as we were children. There’s some teenage “angst” in there, as well as music from our college years, breakup songs, and road songs. We feature some musical heroes, female power, and finally a holiday treat for those so inclined. I think you’ll like our choices on the latter.
The banter is whimsical, and Mikl even shot video footage of us, live in the studio. We need to do this more than once a year.
You really do need to download this show, here.
I’m sure streaming this show would bring you sweet satisfaction.
Perhaps you need to listen to every show I’ve every produced. Click here.
As always, enjoy.
jh
Song host is marked accordingly, by initials.
Music We Love Now:
Master of my Craft: Parquet Courts (Mikl Em)
Fun Times in Babylon: Father John Misty (John Hell)
Pirates in the 9th: Mathew Jonson (M.E.)
Thank God For Sinners: Ty Segal (JH)
Childhood Inspiration:
Goin’ Blind: Kiss (JH)
Messin’ with the Kid: Blues Brothers (JH)
St. Stephen: Grateful Dead (JH)
Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan (M.E.)
Yer Blues: The Beatles (M.E.)
The Little Fiddle: Danny Kaye (M.E.)
Teenage Years:
Death and Glory: The Clash (JH)
Everybody Wants You: Billy Squire (M.E.)
Silver Rocket: Sonic Youth (JH)
Feeling Gravity’s Pull: REM (M.E.)
Road Songs:
Roadrunner: Modern Lovers (M.E.)
(I Live For) Cars And Girls: The Dictators (JH)
Breakup Songs:
Keep it out of my Face: Mudhoney (JH)
Walk Away Renee: Billy Bragg (M.E.)
Felbomlasztott Mentokocsi (Bong-Ra Remix):Venetian Snares (M.E.)
Musical Heroes:
I’m a Greedy Man: James Brown (JH)
The Piano’s Been Drinking, Not Me: Tom Waits (M.E.)
Female Vox:
We Are the One: The Avengers (M.E.)
Rebel Girl: Bikini Kill (JH)
Holiday Songs:
Shouldn’t Have Given Him a Gun For Christmas: Wall of Voodoo (M.E.)
Mr. Grinch: Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors (JH)
Stoned, Drunk and Naked: Anders Osborne (M.E.)
Next Monday night, December 3rd, Dan Foley will be in to talk about some upcoming shows at the Dark Room Theater. And set your calendar for Monday, December 17th, 6-10PM for ROCK FIGHT 9! Ron Donovan and I go head-to-head in a bootleg battle royal! It’s not to be missed.
November 26, 2pm
The return of Can Haz DJ himself, Mikl-em on John Hell’s A Season in Hell, tonight, 8-10PM (PST).
They’ll take two hours to decide the following:
- Album you discovered as a kid that changed your life
- Album you associate with your teenage years
- 2 Albums from college. One that came out during it, another that is older but you discovered in college that changed your life
- Musical heroes
- Greatest live shows and play a song you heard that night
- Favorite jazz album
- Favorite punk rock album
Maybe more. Tune in.
November 12, 4pm
…tonight on A Season in Hell, with John Hell.
A year ago I did my most listened to show in years, 1971. It’s time to feature another AMAZING year for music, 1972.
Tune in 8-10pm (PST) tonight.
http://www.radiovalencia.fm
87.9FM in SF (or so I’m told)
There’s a popup player you can her me on, or go to the site and join in on the conversation with our chatterbox.
jh
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October 21, 10pm
Julie Anderson, curator for the Altered Barbie Exhibition will be John Hell’s guest on A Season in Hell, Monday night at 8pm.
Julie will be bringing along with her members of Junko and the Gypsy Brass Band, who will perform live in the Radio Valencia studios.
Info for the exhibition is below.
The 10th Annual San Francisco AlteredBarbie Exhibition
Shotwell 50, San Francisco, CA 94103
10/24/2012 – 11/18/2012
Julie Andersen
Altered Barbie 2012 Curator/ Event Producer
16 Flood Ave., SF CA 94131
jilleele@yahoo.com
www.alteredbarbie.com
415-240-2202
Junko and the Gypsy Brass Band: The project “Gyspy Punk Opera” will launch on Oct 26th (Fri) at the AlteredBarbie Show. Gypsy Punk Opera is a music story with a message of nuclear nuclear power & the war industry today.
Music by Cyclub+East Bay Brass Band
Butoh by Hiroko Tamano with Earthchild
The Ethel Merman Experience! The Broadway diva with the big voice and big hair returns to the Altered Barbie closing night party! With Eddie James on bass and Boom Boom Bow Wow on drums: a new sound, new songs and lots of new energy! Let’s party!
Tuan Tran
Tuan Tran Couture –
Tuan Tran will be the featured fashion designer at the closing of the “2012 Altered Barbie” show November 16, 2012 at 7:30.
He will be showcasing a variety of his innovative, and stunning designs. The designs included the wide spectrum of his collections. Torn and woven repurposed cloth, recycled telephone wire and hand painted garments with a variety of themes. Tuan’s sophisticated and stunning designs bring couture fashion made from re- purposed materials to a new level!
“Life cannot be taken too seriously. Fun, enjoyment and thought are what I hope to bring in each of my pieces.” , “Green can be beautiful”.
Gregangelo / Velocity Circus:
This year Gregangelo & Velocity Circus present Barbie and Ken living statues at the opening Artistist Reception October 26, 2012
Barbie ala Gaultier Couture Sensual & Ken who proudly wears his vascular system on his sleeve – aka The Anatomy of Ken
Gregangelo is the founding and artistic director of Velocity Arts and Entertainment and Velocity Circus. A genuine San Francisco native, Gregangelo was born, raised, educated and established his professional world headquarters in San Francisco. He is a graduate of the California College of the Arts and has over three decades of extensive training and performing experience in visual arts, dance, music, circus arts, costume and theatrical production design.
October 15, 3pm
Tonight on A Season in Hell with John Hell, I’m feeling a bit METALish. So it’s going to get loud in here.
We have some of the best metal shows on the radio, anywhere, so I’m not going to try to one-up them. There’s no way I could. Instead, I’ll do the John Hell style of metal show. That means whatever the hell I’m in the mood for. This should be fun.
Tune in 8-10PM (PDST) Monday
September 24, 5pm
Gary Buechler, owner of Comic Outpost, 2381 Ocean Avenue in SF is on my show tonight at 8PM. We’ll be talking all things comics. Just a few short years ago it appeared that comics were destined to remain pushed to the back of the garage. Then Hollywood stepped in to begin producing some of the largest blockbuster movies of all time, based on comic book heroes.
Tune in 8-10PM tonight as John Hell and Gary talk up comics, movies, and even play some comix-inspiried music. What the what?
See you on the air.
