Ok we did it again 16 consecutive years of the Annual Annual. This time I was happy to have Copper Stripper with me, who really brought the soundzzzzz.

I asked him what year we should cover this time around, and he offered 1928 and 1967. I know he would have loved to have brought in a bucket load of 78s, but we went with 1967 instead. What a brilliant year!

When I was a young teen in the early 80s, living in the Bay Area, I was really excited about 1967. I began collecting concert posters when Peter Albin of Big Brother and the Holding Company, gave my mom, whom he worked with, a stack of original 1960s-era posters. I was blown away and on the bus right then and there. I consumed everything I could from 1967 and the surrounding years.

My walls were covered by those posters along with any others I found at the local head shop, The Magic Theater, in San Mateo, where I was living. The music from my stereo was mostly from the San Francisco bands of that time.

Because of my older sisters I had already been listening to a lot of 70s-era rock (Queen, Journey, Boston, Bob Seger), and my dad turned me onto 50s and 60s rhythm and blues and Chicago electric blues. West coast 60s psych was all on me. The was my first foray into discovering music on my own.

Though the west coast sound is what drew me in, it didn't take long to stretch across the country and then to Europe. Today, next to punk, psych is still a mainstay in my collection. And yes, the Grateful Dead are still at the top of that list. I'm a Dead fReAk and proud of it, even if they don't often get played on my show.

Enjoy the special we made for you. We talk less than usual. You're welcome. Copper Stripper is also getting over being sick, so you get some lung butter throughout the night, but he makes it entertaining.

Some of my absolute favorites are in here, along with some artists I have never heard before, but I want to know more about today.

It's never too late to discover 1967.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Break on Through: The Doors (S/T)
Cream Puff War: Grateful Dead (S/T)
Fall on You: Moby Grape (S/T)

Bend Me, Shake Me: The Models (7")
Work Song: Nina Simone (High Priestess of Soul)
Indian War Whoop: The Holy Modal Rounders (Indian War Whoop)
I'm Waiting For The Man: Velvet Underground and Nico (S/T)

Slip Inside This House: 13th Floor Elevators (Easter Everywhere)
Dropout Cookie: Captain Beefheart (Safe As Milk)
A Question of Temperature: Balloon Farm (7")
Bike: Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn)

Iowa, A Girls Name: The Baroques (S/T)
If 6 Was 9: Jimi Hendrix (Axis: Bold as Love)
Tales of Brave Ulysses: Cream (Disraeli Gears)
Somebody to Love: Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow)
Brown Shoes Don't Make It: Mother's of Invention (Absolutely Free)

Hole in My Shoe: Traffic (Dear Mr. Fantasy)
Creole Love Call: Roland Kirk (The Inflated Tear)
Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite: Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
Don't You Listen To Her: Serpent Power (S/T)
7 & 7 Is: Love (Da Capo)

Tattoo: The Who (The Who Sell Out)
The Hunter: Albert King (Born Under A Bad Sign)
Ain't That A Groove: James Brown (7")
She's Looking Good: Roger Collins (7")
Face To Face: Zakary Thaks (7")

Don't Come Home A Drinking With Loving On Your Mind: Loretta Lynn (Country Hall of Fame)
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere: Bob Dylan and The Band (Basement Tapes Bootleg)
Sloop John B: Beach Boys (Pet Sounds)
Sgt Peppers Reprise: The Beatles (Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)

Boo to you! To get your Halloweek started right DJ Copper Stripper and John Hell have two hours of holiday-themed whoopidee-doo just for you. Not that guy though. You just give off a weird vibe. Go sit over there.

Yeah.

hmmmm

Ok then.

Halloween may be my second favorite holiday, and we've got the music to bring you all to yard. Some of what we share is genuinely scary, or at least creepy. I got creeped out, anyway; especially from "The Gift". That song just freaks me out. And it was my choice!

We had a fun night.

What's your plan for Halloween? You going out? Gonna have some fun? Hang with your kids? Go trick-or-treating? You got a costume?

I'm taking my little one out. I made his costume once again. He's newly obsessed with Pokemon. He's 9. He wanted me to make him a Mega Galade costume. I built him a train costume two years in a row. Lucky kid. He wants an even bigger costume next year. What did I get myself into?

I'm headed to Bottom of the Hill to see The Mummies, who I first saw in the late 80s at Pony Express Pizza in Redwood City. They are such a fun band to see live, and they don't perform as much as they used to. If you haven't heard the news, Bottom of the Hill has been purchased and will remain open. I'm thrilled for Lynn and Ramona. We're all hoping the new owner will be true to the spirit of the club, and continue to make it welcoming for new artist, and local and touring bands.

Check out our party time music below and tune in next Monday where we have absolutely no theme and no guests. We are hosting the 16th annual Annual Annual on Monday, November 9th, where the featured year will be 1967. This was Copper Stripper's choice and it's going to be a great one.

Don't forget to vote on Tuesday, November 3rd. Vote like the lives of the most vulnerable in your circle depend on it, because it does.

See the playlist below, and click on the podcast link to stream this show.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

In Frisco: Pop O Pies (7" - 1982)
All I Want For Christmas is Halloween: Happy Fangs (7" - 2014)

Kill Yourself: The Lewd (Killed By Death Vol. 3 - 1989)
My Girlfriend is a Witch: October Country (S/T - 1968)
Reaper: Bathory (Bathory - 1984)
Satan: Freshwater (7" - 1970)

Hand of Jack the Ripper: Screaming Lord Sutch (Hand of Jack the Ripper - 1972)
The Witch: The Sonics (7" - 1965)
I'll Never Say Never To Always: Manson Family (Charles Manson - 1969)
Teenagers From Mars: Misfits (S/T - 1978)

Get Spooky: The Darts (Nightmare Queens - 2026)
The Gift: Velvet Underground (White Light White Heat - 1968)
Facing The Wind: Nico (Marble Index - 1968)
Halloween: Siouxsie and the Banshees (Peel Sessions - 1981)
The Wizard: Black Sabbath (S/T - 1970)

Demon and Eleven Children: Blues Creation (Demon and Eleven Children - 1971)
Dark Entries: Bauhaus (1979-1983 - 1985)
Futilist's Lament: High Tide (Sea Shanties - 1969)

Stand For The Fire Demon: Roky Erickson and the Aliens (The Evil One - 1981)
Plastic Thunder: Bitter Creek (7" - 1970)
Die!: The Mummies (Play Their Own Records - 1992)
Peace of Earth: Liquid Ghost (7" - 1969)

Frankenstein: New York Dolls (S/T - 1973)
Death is Not the End: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Murder Ballads - 1995)

Punk photographer Rob Coons (AKA: Rob Taco) returns to Hell's Kitchen Radio Monday to play his favorite punk bands playing cover tunes. DJ Copper Stripper and I add our own to the mix, and to be honest there's just too much on the list. Really, where do we stop? This could have gone on for days.

I made each promise not to blabber on too much so we could focus on the music. And when I say "each" I mean myself and Copper Stripper. OK, really just me. We did our best to focus on the music, but each set reminded me of a story I wanted to share, and that triggered Rob's memories, so he had to share. And DJCS is just a walking encyclopedia so he had something to add.

So this is all punk bands covering songs that may or may not be from the punk genre. I've played countless covers on my show over the years, but rarely hosted a feature show like this. I love having Rob on to share his love of the music. This guy puts himself into harm's way every time he's at a show with his his camera. If you take risks with your camera lens (not to mention his body) then you just know the risks he's going to take in the radio studio are top notch!

Follow Rob on Instagram (if you're still on that thing). The images he posts, which he took himself, are incredible. I'll be the first in line to buy the book (when's the book coming, Rob?)! And he'll always let you know what shows he's headed to, so you can go enjoy the pit yourself!

Let the record speak for itself.

Did you see what I did there?

Enjoy and please share.

This Monday night DJ Copper Stripper and I will feature two hours of spooky aural thrills. Tune in and prepare to be fReAkeD oUt!!!!

We've also chosen our year for the 16th annual Annual Annual coming up in early November!

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
I'm A Man: Ty Segall (Fudge Sandwich - 2018)

Let's Dance: Ramones
I Fought The Law: The Clash (The Clash - 1978)
Rave On: The Real Kids (The Real Kids - 1977)
Wild About You: The Saints (I'm Stranded - 1977)
Help: The Damned (The Light At The End of the Tunnel - 1987)

Paint it Black: Avengers (Avengers - 1981)
Too Much To Dream: Stiv Bators (Disconnected - 1980)
Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl: The Dogs (7" - 1978)
No Fun: Sex Pistols (7" - 1977)

No Fun: F-Word (Like It Or Not Live - 1978)
Someone's Going To Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight: The Rezillos (Can't Stand the Rezillos - 1978)
Soul Kitchen: X (Los Angeles - 1980)
Eve of Destruction: The Dickies (The Incredible Shrinking Dickies - 1980)
Tootie Frutti: MC5 (Back in the USA - 1970)
Hanging on the Telephone: L7 (The Jerky Boys SDTK - 1995)

Savior Machine: Redd Kross (Teen Babes From Monsanto - 1984)
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Melvins (The Crybaby - 2000)

Take This Job and Shove It: Dead Kennedys (Bedtime for Democracy - 1986)
Nazi Punks Fuck Off: Napalm Death (EP - 1993)
Forward to Death: NoMeans No (Virus 100 - 1992)
Short Songs: Spazz (Sweatin' 3: Skatin' Satan and Katon - 2001)
Rawhide Theme: Dead Kennedys (Plastic Surgery Disasters - 1991)
Class War: Plain Jane and the Jokes (Bloodstains Across California -1993)
Lust For Life: Bad Livers (7" - 1991)

What Do I Get?: Destroy All Monsters (7" - 1989)
Hate the Police: Mudhoney (Superfuzz Bigmuff - 1988)
Shot Down: The Mummies (Shot Down: The Mummies - 1992)
Mobile Home: Turbonegro (Ass Cobra - 1996)

Stepping Stone: Minor Threat (In My Eyes - 1981)

Monday night I hosted a discussion with the self-proclaimed "stewards" of the recently rebranded Mabuhay Gardens, the legendary punk playhouse in North Beach that launched the West Coast Punk scene in the mid-70s, featuring bands like Avengers, Mutants, Crime, The Nuns, followed by Flipper, Dead Kennedys and so many more.

The club was closed in 1987, though it did remain a live music venue under other names for the past 30+ years. Last November Tom Watson, Bobby Fishkin and Andres Acosta took over the ownership from Francesca "Queen of Broadway" Valdez, who hoped to pass the torch to a younger generation, in the hopes they would honor the history, vision and spirit of a venue that launched a movement.

The past year has been a learning curve, one that we spoke about at length during the show. We touch on the history of the three gents, what brought them together, why they decided to take over the venue (two in one, since On Broadway is upstairs!), successes and challenges of the past year, and an opportunity to answer their critics, of which there are many.

You can't please everyone.

What planned on being a one hour interview cut into three segments: history, celebrations, and challenges, turned into two hours of solid conversation, that at times got a bit tense.

If you have an interest in the FabMab, and where it's going, I strongly encourage you to tune into this episode, as Tom, Bobby and Andres go on record for where they feel the venue is headed and what they need to do to make it successful for the music scene, as well as a business.

I look forward to your comments.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
Insect Lounge: Mutants (Curse of the Easily Amused - 2002)
Flyeater: Crime (San Francisco's Doomed - 1978)

Interview with stewards of Mabuhay Gardens

Suicide Child: The Nuns (Nuns - 1978)
Paint It Black: Avengers (Avengers - 1978)

Interview with stewards of Mabuhay Gardens

Leave Us Alone: Mary Monday
Kill the Poor: Dead Kennedys (Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables -
Fascists Eat Donuts: Pop-O-Pies (The White EP -

Rob Vastano of The Seagulls, The ific, and The Lewd(!!!) joined me and Copper Stripper in the studio Monday night. He brought an idea to us that we couldn't pass up: play horrible songs by your favorite artists!

He initially wanted to do two hours of this, but I care too much for you to let that happen. So we gave him a feature set that turned into about half an hour, because we all had to chime in about it. Rob has a lot to say. Copper Stripper and I also added our own choice songs. Oooooh boy this was a treat.

Rob also shared some music from his band The ific, who play a host of shows in the Bay Area. Go check them out when you can.

There's music spanning eight decades tonight! What's that all about?

New Osees, Ty Segall, and The ific tonight.

This coming Monday night I'll be hosting a roundtable interview with the owners of the recently rebranded Mabuhay Gardens/On Broadway. We'll talk about their vision and mission, how they wish to reconnect with the colorful history of this legendary venue, and the celebrations and conflicts they've experienced along the way.

Tune in and please share.

Enjoy.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop O Piers (7" - 1982)
Common People: Leonard Nimoy (Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy - 1968)
Gospel Express: Marcy (Sing With Marcy - 1965)
Roll Down Your Window: Smegma (7" - 1979)

Shut The Fuck Up: The Coathangers (s/t - 2007)
Rise: PIL (album - 1986)
I Need Adventure: GG Allin (Always Is, Was, And Always Shall Be - 1980)

Hectae's Reflection Is A Trick: OSees (Off Course - 2026)
Love Buzz: The Shocking Blue (Shocking Blue - 1970)

***Rob Vhe Celebrated Songs He Hates By Bands He Loves***
Do You Think It's Alright: The Who (Tommy - 1970)
Rock the Casbah: The Clash (Combat Rock - 1982)
The Jack: AC/DC (If You Want Blood You've Go It - 1974)
Burning Down The House: Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues - 1983)

You, Yes You: The IFIC (7" - 2026)
I Shot All the Birds: The Blind Shake (Celebrate Your Worth - 2016)
Bip Bop Boom: Mickey Hawks (7" - 1958)
Psychobilly Freakout: Reverend Horton Heat (Smoke 'em if you Got 'em - 1993)

Valley Girl: Frank Zappa (Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch - 1982)
Do Me In Once and I'll Be Sad, Do Me In Twice and I'll Know Better: Girls Together Outrageously (Zapped - 1970)

Long and Winding Road: The Beatles (Let It Be - 1970)
Hit It And Quit It: Funkadelic - (Maggot Brain - 1971)
Part 3: Les Razilles Denudes (Oz Days Live - 1973)
White Light White Heat: Velvet Underground (White Light White Heat - 1968)

Road To Nowhere: Ty Segall (Chrome - 2026)

It's my birthday week, so I get to do whatever I want! When don't I? My darling daughter, Lauson "DJ Monthly Abortion" joined me and DJ Copper Stripper in the studio Monday night, filled with music and questions for her father.

She promised not to rage bait me, and it didn't take long to toss that one aside. Actually, to be honest, I think I started it.

blogThe show was off the rails long before the candles on the cake were lit.

DJ Copper Stripper brought me birthday balloons and cheesecake! How delightful is that?

The topics were as fluid as the genders and sexuality at the Folsom Street Fair last Sunday, which, by the way, I had to miss because I had to care for my fabulous son, who is turning 9 years old on October 5th.

Lauson is my alibi for January 6th. I sang the song I wrote about Charlie "Thank Fucking God He Is Dead" Kirk.

Lauson is turning 22 on October 14th!

It's a house full of Libras.

We are in so much trouble. No one can decide what to make for dinner or what movie to watch.

But give me a stack-o-wax and I can spin two hours of good radio for you all.

Lauson...er, um, DJ Monthly Abortion chose a bunch of the tracks tonight. Rounding that out with my selections and Daniel's choice cuts, and you get a birthday show worth celebrating.

There's new music from Slift and Sprints. Other than that we go from 1964 all the way up to today.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
Peter Gunn Theme: Henry Mancini (Best of... - 1964)

Can You Get To That: Funkadelic (Maggot Brain - 1971)
Startstop: Lee Morgan (The Procrastinator - 1967)
Goo Goo Muck: The Cramps (Bad Music For Bad People - 1984)
The Fire of Love: The Gun Club (Miami - 1982)

TV Eye: The Stooges (Fun House - 1970)
Ca Plane Pour Moi: Plastic Bertrand (Ca Plane Pour Moi - 1978)
Bloodsucker: Deep Purple (In Rock - 1970)

Burning Rubber: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (s/t - 1979)
Tastemaker: Don Cherry (Where's Brooklyn - 1970)
How Do You Sleep?: John Lennon (Imagine - 1971)
Snowblind: Brownout (Brown Sabbath Volume 2 - 2016)

Me and the Girls: Amyl and the Sniffers (Cartoon Darkness - 2025)
Decadent Jew: The Nuns (7" - 1978)
Linda Blair (1984): Redd Kross (Teen Babes for Monsanto - 1984)
Queen Bitch (Live at the BBC June 3, 1971): David Bowie (Divine Symmetry - 2022)
I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself: Elton John (Honky Chateau - 1972)

Halloween: Siouxsie and the Banshees (Peel Sessions - 1981)
Corrupted Sky: Slift (Fantasia - 2026)
Kill Yourself: The Lewd (Kill Yourself Again - 1979)

Deceptacon: Sprints (7" - 2026)

Friday night found us under the big top at The Soiled Dove out on Alameda Point, to watch the acrobatic
burlesque show, featuring Sgt. Splendor and Joan Baez. It's always a pleasure hanging with Eric and Kate, but this time we got to dance with a living legend too!

Sunday DJ Copper Stripper...or whatever we're calling him this week, and I survived the Haight Street Fair, and we want to tell you all about it.

Radio Valencia had a booth in front of the newly reopened Club Deluxe, near the corner of Haight and Ashbury. We were across from my dear friend Linda Kelly of Haight Street Voice. We found ourselves next door to Aviator Nation, who's manager Angela coincidentally reached out to Radio Valencia about hosting a show.

Everywhere I turned I ran into friends, new and old. There were so manyfabulous people in the street, skaters, kids, families, awesome bands, small stores vending in the street, and local bars and clubs bringing people in with great food and music.

If you've been to the fair before you know how great it can be. Honestly, it's my favorite SF street fair of the year. This year may have been the best I've been to, and you can thank the leadership of Katrina Zanotto for that. She really knows how to put an amazing team together.

As for this radio thing it's becoming more and more obvious that this show has lost its sanity.

I have strived for 30+ years NOT to host a show that stays away from roommate radio, but I think there is something to say about making you feel as if you're in the room while the conversations just flow. I mean the topics are so ADHD that it must feel uncomfortable listening from that vantage point. You're welcome.

I think the best part of the night was when our neighbor Eric McFadden dropped by. This guy thinks since
he's living in the hood, and our door being opened, he can just drop in any time he likes.

He's right!

What a hoot. I strongly encourage you to listen to our impromptu Tuvan Throat Singing. I'm impressed. We may take this on the road. Then we got into a conversation about all the bands Eric has played in. Who knew he was in Creed? Train?

The hits just keep on coming.

New music from The Darts and The Cramps!!!!!!

We also celebrate the 33 years of Houdini!

Enjoy and please share.

jh
Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
Night Goat: Melvins (Houdini - 1993)

Korosu: Boris (Heavy Rocks - 2003)
Satori Part 2: Flower Travellin' Band (Satori - 1971)

My Heart is a Graveyard: The Darts (Nightmare Queens - 2026)
Is It Too Late?: Jenny Don't and the Spurs (Call of the Road - 2016)
Sugarfoot Rag: Mitch Polzak and the Kaw-Ligas (Down South Blues - 2024)
Neither Fish Nor Foul: Thee Headcoats (Headcoatitude - 1991)
Need Ya: Bob Seger (Seven - 1974)

Can't Find My Mind: The Cramps (Gravest Gravy - 2026)
Bullwinkle Pt. 2: Centurions (Surfer Pajama Party - 1963)
Last Orders: The Fall (Short Circus: Live At The Electric Circus - 1978)
What Love Is: Dead Boys (Young, Loud and Snotty - 1977)

Run Down: The Saints (Eternally Yours - 1978)
Need: Mudhoney (Superfuzz Bigmuff - 1988)
Me and My Woman: Shuggie Otis (Freedom Flight - 1971)
Jakey: Big John Patton (Let 'em Roll - 1965)

Forming: The Germs (Live At The Whiskey - 1977)
Head on the Curve: James Williamson (Re-Licked - 2014)
Honey Bucket: Melvins (Houdini - 1993)

The Angry Angakok: The Residents (Eskimo - 1979)
Wots Uh The Deal: Pink Floyd (Obscured By Clouds - 1972)

My Way: Elvis Presley

When you know you know. You know? And I know that knowing creative people is like touching God. I'm not a religious man. My name is Hell. John Hell. But I do know that when I say God, I am talking about the road to perfection. The road to Truth.

It's all about the road.

Gandhi know this. So did Socrates, King and Thoreau.

This isn't about a light that burns twice as bright burns twice as fast. This is about sharing space with creatives who strive to share space with all; strive to thrive on collaboration and community. Grow their own worlds by merging with the world of other creatives.

This is what Radio Valencia is all about.

I keep the door open as way to show that we are open to all your creative forces. Let them come, one and all. How lucky are we to have this space to share?

On this night, DJ Copper Stripper and I celebrated the life of Cheetah Chrome of Dead Boys who passed away this past week.

Guitarist, friend and fellow creative Eric McFadden stopped in. He's living in the hood, close to the station, so he figures he can just do what he wants. And you know what? He can. We're all better for this.

We also have new music from San Francisco punks Surprise Privilege, new issue of early Cramps, dance punk from Snooper, and brand new Butthole Surfers. Have you seen the new documentary about them? I cried. Go see it. Now. Seriously. Ignore this show and go find it. Bootleg the damn thing. Just see it.

Then celebrate the fact that you are alive at a time where so many creative people are coming together like transformers when the all merge into one giant vehicle to shoot oil all over the face of fascists everywhere.

I have no idea where that came from. Just go with it.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1982)
Darkest Light: Lafayette Afro Rock Band (Malik - 1976)

Back To New Orleans: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (Back To New Orleans - 1959)
Heroes: David Bowie ("Heroes" - 1977)
Wasps From Samoa: Surprise Privilege (Hard Listen - 2026)

So Cold: Rocket From The Tombs (The Day The Earth Met The Rocket From The Tombs - 2015)
Ain't It Fun: Rocket From The Tombs (Peter Laughner Box Set - 2019)
Sonic Reducer: Dead Boys (Young, Loud and Snotty - 1977)
Too Much To Dream: Stiv Bators (Disconnected - 1980)
Leave Me Alone: Johnny Thunders (So Alone - 1978)

The Native's Are Restless: The Cramps (Gravest Gravy - 2026)
Flight Taken: Debris (Static Disposal - 1976)
Seven and Seven Is: Love (Da Capo - 1966)
Fire in the Western World: Dead Moon (Strange Pray Tell - 2012)

Hologram: Snooper (Worldwide - 2025)
Communist Eyes: Germs (Gi - 1979)
I Don't Want To Be Happy: The Contortions (Buy The Contortions - 1979)
The Sombrero: Neil Hamburger (Sick Spelled Backwards - 2025)
Babylonian Gorgon: The Bags (7" - 1978)
Babylonian: The Officials (7" - 1974)

Venus: Butthole Surfers (After the Astronaut - 2026)
I Came From The Mountain: Thee Oh Sees (Live in San Francisco - 2015)
On The Road: Divorce Bug (7" - 1978)
Mr. Big: The Dils (Dils Dils Dils - 2001)

Johnny Hit and Run Pauline: X (Los Angeles - 1980)

I can't believe it's been over a year since I've had Kate and Eric of Sgt. Splendor in the studio! There once was a time that not six months would go by and they'd be in the cat bird seat. I guess they're getting too famous to stoop down to the depths of Hell's Kitchen Radio, deep in the dregs of the Mission District of San Francisco.

Nah.

I couldn't be more excited to watch the trajectory of this dynamic duo. Sgt. Splendor has been touring extensively the past few years, playing around the country to a growing and dedicated fanbase. The festival circuit has been good to them.

And now they are the musical force playing the annual Voir de Vire Society show: The Soiled Dove, taking place under the big top on Alameda Island through this November, featuring the one and only Joan Baez!

I'll be attending next Friday night!

Kate and Eric hung out Monday night in the studio talking about this show, songwriting and recording, touring, and the music that brought them together. We play a lot of their great music and their influences during the show.

As always DJ Daniel "Whatever-He's-Going-By-Tonight" is with me.

In Frisco: Pop O Pies (7" - 1983)
Magick 8 Ball: Pancho and the Wizards (Sun In Splendor - 2026)

I Once Was a Contender: Kate Vargas (Golden Hour in The House of Lugosi - 2025)
Chocolate Jesus: Tom Waits (Mule Variation - 1999)

Blue and Her Strawberry Balloon: Sgt. Splendor (Death of the Hoochie Koo - 2023)
Goodbye Sober Day: Mr. Bungle (California - 1999)
California Dreaming: Eddie Hazel (Games Dames and Guitar Thangs - 1977)

Brave, Rough, and Ready To Go: Sgt. Splendor (Isotopia - 2025)
No More Mister Nice Guy: Alice Cooper (Million Dollar Babies - 1972)
Plastic Hamburgers: Fantastic Negrito (Please Don't Be Dead - 2018)
The Pusher: Nina Simone (It Is Finished - 1974)

White Riot: The Clash (S/T - 1977)
Friday Night August 14th: Funkadelic (Free Your Mind... - 1970)
Linoleum: NOFX (So Long and Thanks for the Shoes - 1997)
Stagger Lee: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Murder Ballads - 1996)

I Lit the Fire: Sgt. Splendor (Isotopia - 2025)
Scatterbrain: Jeff Beck (Blow By Blow - 1975)

So punk photographer Rob Coons (AKA: Rob Taco) gave me a ring asking if he could come in to co-host a Punk covers night. What was I supposed to say? I jumped at the chance to collaborate with Rob on such a fun show.

I\'ve played a ton of covers in the past, but Rob\'s idea was to play both the cover and the original. He also wanted to make the point that many covers came from originals that were as far from Punk as one could get! He wasn\'t kidding.

I played along, but only played the covers.

Daniel (AKA: DJ Copper Stripper (who knew there were at least three meanings to this moniker???)) was present but neglected to bring any vinyl along. WTH DJ CS????

I\'m curious how many of you knew these were covers?

We had so much fun we\'ve decided to host a part two in the coming months.

Also, now that we\'re getting closer to fall, it\'s time to prepare for my 16th annual Annual Annual. I think we\'re going with 1967, unless Copper Stripper gets his way and we do 1933. I also like the idea of doing 1982, but I did 1981 last year, so probably not.

If you\'re unaware of this special, I play at least two hours from one year. Last year I played four hours from 1981 and it was amazing.

My 16th annual Annual Annual will be sometime in late November. Stay tuned.

Next Monday night I\'m thrilled to have Kate Vargas and Eric McFadden of Sgt. Splendor in the studio playing tunes and talking up their residency at Soiled Dove in Alameda. Talking to Kate and Eric is always a treat.

Tune in and enjoy.

jh

Hell\'s Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

Ain\'t Talkin\' \'Bout Love: Minutemen
Eight Miles High: Husker Dü
Eve of Destruction: The Dickies

Wild in the Street: Circle Jerks
Wild in the Streets: Garland Jeffreys
Police on My Back: The Clash
Police on My Back: The Equals

Steppin\' Stone: Minor Threat
I Will Always Love You: Me First and the Gimmee Gimmees
Louie Louie: Black Flag

Goo Goo Muck: The Cramps
Goo Goo Muck: Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads
Pills: New Your Dolls
Pills: Bo Diddley

I Don\'t Wanna Grow Up: The Ramones
I Don\'t Wanna Grow Up: Tom Waits
Looking at You: The Damned
Looking at You: MC5
Truckin\': Pop-O-Pies

Ofortuna: Botch
Ofortuna: Karl Orff
Goin\' Blind: Melvins
Goin\' Blind: Kiss
Hurdy Gurdy Man: Butthole Surfers
Hurdy Gurdy Man: Donovan

12XU: Minor Threat
Gloria: Patti Smith

Son of a Gun: Nirvana
What A Wonderful World: Joey Ramone

Nothing to see here. Apparently there is something to listen to, however. Listening to this show week to week has been shown to improve your musical intelligence and increase your ADHD!

I have to thank DJ Copper Stripper, or DJ Charlie Daniels Hologram...whatever Daniel is going by these days, for injecting the genre-bending goodness that he does so well, week after week. I come from the school of keep your listeners on their toes kind of radio. Daniel takes this to heart. He deserves a full throated thank you for that.

Monday night continues in this vein. We both have a lot to say on the turntables and on the mic. We were certainly in the zone on this show. It went off the rails a few times. Give it a spin.

New music from Death Valley Girls, False Flag, Angine de Poitrine, Poncho and the Wizards, and Ty Segall. Too much great music in two hours is good for your health.

Enjoy and please share.

jh
Hell\\\'s Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7\\\" - 1982)
Tommy in 7 Minutes: Various (7\\\" - 1994)
Whiskey and Wimmen: John Lee Hooker (I\\\'m John Lee Hooker - 1960)

Know Your Product: The Saints (Eternally Yours - 1978)
Roll \\\'em Pete: Jimmy Witherspoon (...at the Renaissance - 1959)
I\\\'m Not Pretty: The Lewd (American Wino - 1982)

I Am A Wave: Death Valley Girls (7\\\" - 2026)
I Was Cruel: Magic Dirt (10\\\" - 1996)
Roomful of Mirrors: The Pretenders (Get Close - 1986)

Let\\\'s Make It Clear: Dickie Thompson (7\\\" - ????)
Dropout Boogie: Captain Beefheart (Safe As Milk - 1967)
Johnny Too Bad: The Offs (7\\\" - 1978)
Lust For Life: Bad Livers (7\\\" - 1991)
Poppity Pop: Slim Gaillard (Slim\\\'s Jam - 1945)

Chrome: Ty Segall (Chrome - 2026)
Yor Zarad: Angine de Poitrine (Volume 2 - 2026)

Double Adapter: City Ram Waddy (Project X - 1979)
I Like Boys: Missing Persons (EP -
Sure Shot: Beastie Boys (Ill Communication - 1994)
City of The Future: False Flag (Art School - 2026)

Be Here Now: Pancho and the Wizards (Sun Splendor - 2026)
Persuasion Architecture: Cory Hanson (Western Cum - 2023)
Snakes Crawl: Shannon and the Clams (Year of the Spider - 2021)

Right Thing To Do: Matt Cameron (Gory Scorch Cretins - 2023)

I don\'t often take a Monday off, and when I do I schedule a rerun that I know you just have to listen to!!!

But ever since last March Daniel has been joining me in the studio, so it made sense to train him how to host a show, so he can cover me when I\'m out.


It worked out just dandy on this particular night.

Take it away Daniel (AKA DJ Charlie Daniel’s Hologram AKA DJ Copper Stripper)

“Substitutes” for Hell’s Kitchen and Beyond all limits. And after a brief on air refresher of the controls we launched into 4 hours of music that would certainly question your decision to have your daughter’s ears pierced at Claire’s had they been playing this broadcast over the store PA

Starting off with a tribute to Screamin Mad George (October 7 1956 - February 10 2026)

We played the “Killed By Death” classic Eyeball/ I Hate Music (1978)

Then we played :

°Unknown band doing a cover of all an brothers band “black hearted woman” (Christmas Eve 1970)(100% Unknown Fibers bootleg)

°Afterglow-Susie’s gone (1968)

°Delinquents - Do You Have A Job For a Girl Like Me (1979)

°Suicide-ghost rider (1977)

°ESG-you’re no good (1981)

°Spectrum aeroplane part 1 (year unknown)

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°The Dogs-Slash your face (1977)

State of Mind - Move (1966)

Eric Dolphy -Hat and Beard (1964)

Captain beefheart - Diddy wah diddy (1966)

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(Unknown record with sister Nancy) sample

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Luke and the apostles-Not far off (1970)

Offenders-I hate myself (1984)

Lothar and the hand people-it comes on anyhow (1968)

John Wayne Texas funeral - Mr.Egyptian (1985)

Jerks-get your woofing dog off me (1977)

Esquerita - hole in my heart (1959)

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Iggy pop - Cock in My Pocket (Live Paris 1979)

Mothers of invention - Hungry Freaks Daddy (1966)

Captain Beefheart - When Big Joan Sets Up (1969)

Cbat (Molly came in and suggested it lol)

Novak’s Kapelle-Doing That Rhythm Thing (1968)

The Accident-Jonestown Hop (1979)

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The Double OO Souls-The Apollo Moon Shot (unknown year)

13th floor elevators-Levitation (1967)(Easter everywhere)

Big In Japan-Suicide a go go (1978)

Miles Davis- Salt Peanuts (1961) (steamin)

The Eat-Communist Radio (1979)

Trashmen- Surfin Bird (1963)

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Bags-Survive (1978)

Toad-Pig’s Walk (1971)

Rodger Collins-She’s Lookin Good (1967)

Fifty foot hose-Rose (1969)

Johnny sharp and the yellow jackets-Bombie (year unknown)

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Hard Stuff-No Witch At All (1972)

Nervous Norvus-Dig (1956)

Black Flag-Wasted (1979)

Blast- Hope (1972)

Vice Squad-Living On Dreams (1980)

Yoshisaburoh Toyozumi-Malichi’s Tune

(Sabu-Message To Chicago) (1974)

Faust-J\'ai mal aux dents (unknown pressing)

Butthole surfers-American Woman 5” (1985)

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Hawkwind-Orgone Accumulator (1973) (space ritual)

Snooper-hologram (2025)

Weirdos-Solitary Confinement (1978)

Highway Robbery-Fifteen (1972)

Zakary Thaks-Face To Face (1967)

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Art Blakey-Split Skins (1957) (Orgy In Rhythm)

Geyda-Third Side (1970)

Jayne County and the electric Chairs-Wonder Woman (1979)

Spectrum Aeroplane part 2 (unknown year)

(Outro)

Chordettes-soft sands (1957)

Another Monday, another chance to get into your pants. That\'s if your pants are your ears. See what I did there? I was trying to do a rhyme thing. It didn\'t work. I could have just deleted this, but for some reason I\'m still typing. Still. Not stopping.

In other news, Daniel (AKA: DJ Copper Stripper) takes over the decks in the second hour in preparation of filling in for me next Monday night. I know you\'re going to dig that.

If you\'ve been tuning in since March you\'ve heard Daniel join me every week, bringing in records I never would have looked for while crate digging. And that\'s a good thing!

After all, this is why you tune into uncensored, non-commercial, community radio: to hear music curated from DJs who live their lives looking for the next tune to turn you on. We really enjoy turning you on at Radio Valencia.

New music from Death Valley Girls, Jack White, Hex Pest and Die Spitz tonight, and a lot of music that\'s new to you...and me!

OK, I\'m going to go figure out what it was I was actually going to post on here tonight instead of saying rhymes that I come up off the top of my head. I just aim to please.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Funnel of Love: Squrl/Wanda Jackson (Only Lovers Left Alive SDTK - 2013)
Hard Luck Olympics: Hex Pest (Let Go Hell, Your Fall Will Be Broken By The Roof of Heaven - 2025)

I Am A Wave: Death Valley Girls (7\" - 2026)
Isolation: Ty Segall (Fudge Sandwich - 2018)
Bumble Bee: Big Mama Mae Thornton (With Muddy Waters Blues Band - 1966)

G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs: Jack White (Frozen Charlotte - 2026)
One Beer: MF Doom (Mmm...Food - 2004)
All the Young Dudes: Mott the Hoople (All the Young Dudes - 1972)
Bottle Up and Go: The Monkeywrench (S/T - 1992)

One Way Or Another: The Coathangers (7\" - 2021)
Pushin\' Too Hard: Klan (Rodney on the Roq Vol. 1 - 1980)
Fire In The Western World: Dead Moon (Strange Pray Tell - 2012)

Red40: Die Spitz (Something to Consume - 2025)
\'tis A Pity She Was A Whore: David Bowie (Blackstar - 2016)
Make Me Make You: Rumplestiltskin (S/T - 1970)
What To Do?: Vanusa (S/T - 1973)

Sick of Being Sick: The Damned (Peel Sessions - 1977)
Aftab Noorani: Wesley Willis (Greatest Hits - 1995)
Time Time: Mr. Nicotine Paul Chaplain and the Emeralds (Mr. Nicotine - 196?)
In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7\" - 1983)

Evil Hoodoo: The Seeds (S/T - 1965)
The Last Time I Sawed Paris: Robert C. Pritkin (There\'s A Song In My Saw - 1976)

November 22, 1963: Destroy All Monsters (S/T - 1991)
Pussy Strut: The Waitresses (Wasn\'t Tomorrow Wonderful? - 1982)

Bad Mouth: Fugazi (S/T - 1988)

Rock out, you fools!

That was the plan tonight. Don't have a plan. Just gather what you think you need and fly. That's a good strategy, dontcha think? It works for me most of the time.

The most planning I do for my show is pulling music I've purchased recently and coupling that with artists from my library that have been running through my head, or I feel will pair nicely with what I've already got ready to go.

I also know that Daniel is going to bring in his share of treats that will get a spin. He even surprised me with a 7" box set of noise that I didn't know I needed. Thanks Daniel!

There was one scheduled interview for Monday night. I had Kevin Seal coming in to talk about the upcoming Seal Party show at the Rickshaw Stop on Friday, August 14th.

Then the Icelanders walked by.

Daniel and I were talking about something nonsensical, and I made some comment about "fools" just as three people were walking by the open door (the Radio Valencia studios are street level). They looked at me and I waved them in. That's how we came to have three young Icelanders in the studio, and I put them on mic.

Impromptu interviews happen, so I was just happy to gice these kids their first taste of being on the radio, and while they're visiting the states!!!

Music from six decades all packed into two hours. How do we do it?!?!?!?

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1983)
Midnight Special: Harry Belafonte (The Midnight Special - 1962)
Whitey On The Moon: Gil Scott-Heron (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - 1974)
Dancing In The Sun: Sun Ra (The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra - 1965)

Dye n Red: Lazy Cowgirls (Third Time's A Charm - 1987)
Country Death Song: Violent Femmes (Hallowed Ground - 1984)
No More Pushing: Daniel Johnston (Hi, How Are You? - 1983)

Spirits: Albert Ayler (Spirits - 1964)
Leave Us Alone: Mary Monday (In The City: SF Punk 1977 - 2021)
Trouble At The Cup: Black Randy and the Metro Squad (7" - 1977)

Gut The Quantifier: The Fall (This Nations Saving Grace - 1985)
Eventually: Ornette Coleman (The Shape of Jazz to Come - 1959)
My Boyfriend's Back: The BeeJays (7" - 1980)

Way Down We Go: Kaleo (A/B - 2016)
They Came In: Butthole Surfers (After the Astronaut - 2026)

Redacted: Seal Party (Circles Headed To The Sky - 2024)
Dark Days: Jolie Holland (Wine Dark Seas - 2014)
Blind Promise: White Heaven (Tokyo Flashback - 1991)
Self Hypnosis in Three Days: WAND (Golem - 2006)

Yor Zarad: Angine De Poitrine (Vol. 2 - 2026)
Desperation: The Avengers (S/T - 1978)

Has this ever happened to you: you're in the pit, minding your own business, moving around and around, and across, and around, most likely in a counter-clockwise fashion (there's scientific studies that explain why), and every so often clockwise, elbows up (if you're in Fresno!), helping up your fallen brothers and sisters, and then a flash goes off in your face?!?!?!

What the hell was that?

More like WHO the hell was that?

More than likely it was Rob Coons, capturing you in all your pit-loving glory.

Indiana born Rob Coons made his way to San Francisco in the early 90s, involved in the music scene as contributor to Maximum Rock and Roll, including a few years on their radio show, which also ran on Radio Valencia! He started shooting live shows about ten years ago, first and foremost as a fan of music, especially hardcore and grindcore punk; a card-carrying member of Gilman Street.

His live pics of concert-goers is full of energy: many depicting crowd surfers and stage jumpers. I cannot get enough of Rob's content.

Neither will you.

Monday night Rob came on to share some really great stories and highlights of his own journey, as well as sharing the soundtrack he loves the most.

Take a look at the playlist below and check out his incredible photography on his Instagram feed.

If you're not sweating after looking at his pictures then you weren't looking at his pictures!

He'll see you at the show!

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1983)
1970: Mission of Burma (The Horrible Truth About... - 1985)
Boys Went South: Wuffy Dogs (7" - 1983)

Radio Youth: Wild Youth (1979)
Kill Yourself: The Lewd (Kill Yourself...Again - 1998)
Nothing For Me: Filth (Don't Hide Your Hate - 1978)
God Is Dead: Heart Attack (7" - 1981)
Death to the Sickoids: The Subhumans (Incorrect Thoughts - 1980)

Tears Won't Soften Steal: Wizard Rifle (Speak Loud Say Nothing 2012)
Bend Over Baby and Let Me Drive: Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys (12" - 1993)

Knowledge: Operation Ivy (Energy - 1989)
Don't Leave Me: Green Day (7" - 1990) This may be the first time I have played Green Day on my show.
Summertime: Crimpshrine (Duct Tape Soup - 1986)
Fuk Shit Up: Blatz (The Shit Split - 1991)
Today's Lesson: The Filth (The Shit Split - 1991)

Police Brutality: Urban Waste (S/T 7" - 1982)
Boiling Point: SS Decontrol (American Hardcore - 1982)
Parasite: Cause for Alarm (S/T -1983)
Second Coming: Battalion of Saints (Second Coming - 1984)
Protester: Choke (???)

Talk To Much: False Flag (Art School - 2026)
Throw Yourself To The Sword: Die Spitz (Something to Consume - 2025)

What an honor it was to have in my darling daughter, Lauson, who wanted to host a tribute to her fallen hero: Amy Winehouse, who passed away 15 years ago this week. She has really come into her own as a show host. All these sets up to the L7 set are hers. For as long as I can remember, Lauson's favorite artist is Amy Winehouse. She has been inspired by her since she was a youngster, and I know a lot of the music she listens to has either inspired Winehouse or was inspired by her. I hope you're as impressed by these sets as I am.

Lauson is a natural on mic, having started with me 14 years ago when she was just a wee seven year old. Listen to her now! And stick around for her new airname!!!

Daniel, aka: DJ Charlie Daniels Hologram, was in the house, and contributed many a fine vocabulary term.

We also take the last 30 minutes or so to remember Jennifer Finch of L7, who passed from brain cancer last Saturday.

Fuck cancer!

Next Monday night I have live concert photographer Rob Coons in the studio. You really must check out his photos. I know he's going to have a lot to talk about when he joins me in Hell's Kitchen. Tune in.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Tears Dry On Their Own: Amy Winehouse
That's Life: Frank Sinatra
Remember (Walking in the Sand): The Shangri-Las
'round Midnight: Thelonious Monk

In My Bed: Amy Winehouse
It Don't Mean A Thing: Sarah Vaughn
Unchain My Heart: Ray Charles
I Used to Love Him: Lauren Hill
Made You Look: Nas

Body and Soul: Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett
All of Me: Ella Fitzgerald
Monkey Man: The Specials
Girl From Ipanema: Amy Winehouse
You Got Me: The Roots ft. Erykah Badu

What Is It About Men: Amy Winehouse
Right As Rain: Adele
Mercy: Duffy
Get Free: Lana Del Rey
You Sent Me Flying: Amy Winehouse

Pretend Your Dead: L7
Shitlist: L7
Wargasm: L7

Shirley: L7

Mondays mean more music for your earholes. Ever since I co-produced the celebration of 50 years of Punk in San Francisco back in February, at the Mabuhay and On Broadway, I've had club booker Daniel Haver join me each week, playing music he's found during the week. And let me tell you, Daniel, all of 23 years old, has the knowledge and taste of a person with ten times the experience.

I spent nine glorious years at KFJC, considered one of the most eclectic and diverse collections anywhere. This is where I received the best music education. Daniel would have fit right in with that crew. He may even have educated a few of the more curmudgeonly ones, who are not quick to being inspired by those younger than them. IFYKYK

Since it was only Daniel and myself tonight (until sound man Christopher and lighting guru Ignacio showed up), it was all, or mostly, about the music. And then it was too much roommate radio.

But I digress.

New music from Angine de Potrine, The Rinds, and False Flag. We celebrated the anniversary releases of Fun House and Double Nickels on the Dime. You get Daniel's weekly "what the hell is this and where did he find it?" selections. And let me tell you this one is a doozy!

I personally think the final set of the night was the best set of all! See the playlist below for all the details.

I'm out this coming Monday, so I'll cue up something special for you all.

In the meantime, Let's Blow San Francisco, and Waymo is a snitch!

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1983)
For the Love of Ivy: The Gun Club (Fire of Love - 1981)

Ababa Hotel: Angine de Poitrine (Volume 1 - 2026)
Our Group: Neil Hamburger (Sick Spelled Backwards - 2025)
Goin' Blind: Kiss (Hotter Than Hell - 1974)

TV Eye: The Stooges (Fun House - 1970)
A Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing: Minutemen (Double Nickels on the Dime - 1984)
Roll and Tumble: John Lee Hooker (The Chariot Sessions - 1969)
The World's a Mess and it's in My Kiss: X (Los Angeles - 1980)

We Own the Night: The Rinds (Everything Dimed - 2026)
Monster: False Flag (Art School - 2026)
Shortnin' Bread: Readymen (Desperate Rock and Roll Vol. 2 - 1987)
Marie Marie: The Blasters (S/T - 1981)

My Man: Shannon and the Clams (Gone By The Down - 2015)
Satori Part 2: Flower Travelin' Band (Satori - 1971)
Sticky Hulks: Thee Oh Sees (Mutilator Defeated At Last - 2015)

The Gift: Velvet Underground (White Light/White Heat - 1968)
The Powdermilk Biscuit Theme: Middlebury College Dissipated Eight (Very Special - 1984)
Leite: Daminhao Experienca (Adeusadolfhitler1945fim - 197?)
Rock and Roll McDonalds: Wesley Willis (Greatest Hits - 1995)
Armageddon: Bathory (s/t - 1984)
Pinecones: Ogden Edsl

Stagger Lee: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Murder Ballads - 1995)

Monday night, Daniel and I hosted photographer Jimmy Jocoy, known for his fiercely intimate portraits of young punks in the West Coast scene in the 1970s and 1980s. There wasn't a show that Jimmy attended where his camera wasn't slung at his side.

Jimmy's story is one of curiosity for his subjects, and some risk taking at times. It's also about what he chose not to shoot. I was surprised to learn that he published very few photos during the heyday of West Coast Punk, and it wasn't until 25 years after he took his last concert pics, and left them in a box in his home, that he was encouraged to pull them out for publishing consideration. And a huge thanks to Thurston Moore for having the sharp eye, noting these images must be seen by the world.

We're all better for this.

In a world where we are hooked on the live, in your face, boot to the head concert pics, Jimmy's are much more intimate. He asks the subject if he can pull them aside, away from the frenetic energy of the mosh pit, to a less obtrusive and desaturated backdrop to frame them in the deep saturation, showcasing their style.

Jimmy caught people in vulnerable moments that make me feel like I was in their bedroom while they were choosing what to wear to the FabMab that night.

Jimmy has published two books of his works: "We're Desperate" (2002), and "Order of Appearance" (2017). Both books showcase the images much more than offering the context, drawing you deeper into the experience. You can feel yourself in the room, soaking in with all senses what Jimmy felt and captured.

We're all desperate and satisfied that Jimmy captured and shared what he has.

Enjoy this interview and check out the music we played throughout the show, below.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop O Pies (7" - 1983)
Hate the Police: The Dicks (7" - 1980)
Holding Back: The Sleepers (7" - 1981)

Interview with Jimmy Jocoy

I Gave My Punk Jacket to Ricky: Mary Monday (7" - 1977)
Insect Lounge: The Mutants (7" - 1980)
Mercenaries: Negative Trend (Tooth and Nail Comp - 1979)
Car Crash: The Avengers (s/t - 1977)

Interview with Jimmy Jocoy

Savage Connection: Bump Fuzz (7" - 1982)
Radio Dies Screaming: Flesh Eaters (7" - 1979)
This is Your Leader: Pope Paul Pot (7" - 1981)
Baby Talk: The Urge (7" - 1980)
Looking For Laughs: Neil Hamburger (7" - 1994)

Sex Bomb: Flipper (7" - 1981)
Nazi Punks Fuck Off: Dead Kennedys (7" - 1980)
Double Garage: Voice Farm (7" -
I Was A Teenage Werewolf: The Cramps (Songs The Lord Taught Us - 1980)
Atmosphere: Joy Division (7" - 1979 Sordide Sentimental)

We Must Bleed: Germs ((Gi) - 1979)
Who Stole The Keeshka: Polkacide (s/t - 1986)
Six Pack: Black Flag (The First Six Years - 1983)

I was feeling in the grove...er, groove tonight. In the groove. Yeah, that's it. Hmmmmmmm

A Monday without a guest is a rare thing these days, so I took the opportunity to go deeper into my library, which included a few CDs. I know, I know. this is not my normal thing, but there were a few songs that have been going through my mind that I only own on CD. You have to understand, the 90s and 00s it was hard to find your favorite artists releasing anything new on vinyl. CD was King there for a wee bit.

I remember working at Tower Records in San Mateo (88-91), and they were making the transition away from vinyl. The staff was in an uproar about this, as we all knew CDs were a fad, like the 8-track tape. Since production costs for CDs were so low, it was attractive to the company to go in this direction. And for too many years it played this way. Unless an artist was with a vinyl-friendly label, or self-releasing, they had to go with CDs.

I collected a lot of CDs during these years. Thousands. For a number of years I had quite an impressive CD shelving setup that I built myself. Floor to ceiling, twelve feet across, 12 shelves. Thousands of CDs, all organized by genre. And then I moved to a smaller home and away went the shelves, as I had to place them all into binders. And the binders sit in my closet. Since then I don't spend much time playing them. But there they sit. And there's some good stuff in those binders!

So tonight I had a few songs in my head that were laying low in my closet. Eight of the songs I played tonight are on CD. Not that you're keeping count. I may need to pull more from there, or at least not hde the binders away in my closet.

New music from Earth Tongue (produced by Ty Segall), Angine de Poitrine, Surprise Privilege, and OSees tonight. There's a remaster/reissue from Aretha Franklin in there, an NWA edit you didn't know you needed too.

Daniel Haver from the FabMab was in...and is quickly becoming my foil in the best sense. He brought some truly "great" 7"s that'll leave you as stumped as we were trying to figure out just exactly how old Sheila Raye is...or was. 24? 57? Who knows?

If this isn't a show that's chock full of punk, funk and junk, then I'll throw my CD collection away.

Take a look at the playlist below and click the link that's somewhere in here to listen back to the show.

I'm going to have legendary photographer Jim Jocoy, known for his profiles on SF punk in the 70s and 80s on my show soon. I can't wait to talk to him about his years serving and showcasing this incredible history.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop O Pies (7"- 1983)
Jesus Was Way Cool: King Missile (CD Single - 1991)
Don't Cry Baby: Aretha Franklin (Forever Young - 2026)

Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again: Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde - 1966)
Every Grain of Sand: Giant Sand (Swerve - 1990)

Funka Billy Groove: Sheila Raye and the Great Highway Funka Billy Band (7" - 1977?)
Dust My Broom: Hound Dog Taylor (Beware of the Dog - 1976)
Anything Goes: Michael John and Kimberly (7" - 1983)

Dungeon Vision: Earth Tongue (Dungeon Vision - 2026)
Emmaline: Urge Overkill (Supersonic Storybook - 1991)
N.E.S.T.A.: Antibalas (Liberation Afrobeat, Vol. 1 - 2000)
Monkey Man: Rolling Stones (Let It Bleed - 1969)

Sherpa: Angine de Poitrine (Volume 1 - 2026)
Fuck the Police (Fuck Edit): NWA
T for Texas: Toshio Hirano

Lady in Red: Surprise Privilege (Hard Listen - 2026)
Sunset on the Alamo: Jenny Don't and the Spurs (Call of the Road - 2017)
Buenos Tardes Amigo: Ween (Chocolate and Cheese - 1994)
The First Vietnamese War: The Black Angels (Passover - 2006)

Almost in the Hole: Seompi (7" - 1970)
N.I.B.: Brownout (Brown Sabbath Vol 1 - 2014)
Joro: OSees (Cara Maluco - 2026)
The Way We Were: Wild Man Fischer and Mark Mothersbaugh)

Summer has reared its face in San Francisco, which means "June Gloom" and I'm here for it! I love it! Give me a fog tan and I'm a happy boy! And no guests means I can play what's been on repeat in the Hell household this past week.

I've been shopping a lot the past few weeks, and it's not going to slow down. East Bay stores like Down Home Records and Moving Records are always a treat to stop by when I have time to dig. Without listing every store I've been patronizing, I can tell you the crate digging has been a delight.

And then there are the times I shop at home! If you have a record collection then you know there are the moments when you forget that you own that particular album. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it lends a look of confusion and surprise to my face. And why not? I think I've only inadvertently purchased records I've already owned a couple of time. That's the danger though of a growing collection.

This week only about 25% of the show came from my library. Most are new, and of course Daniel from the Mab came through and offered some tasty treats to Hell's Kitchen Radio (marked with "DH"). I love having Daniel hang out. We're getting a great crew in the studio on Monday nights.

Come on down and join the live studio audience (the crowd goes wild!!!).

This Monday I don't have any guests scheduled (though we may see Daniel again), so that means all music. And like last week I have a few new additions to the current rotation. Tune in and find out what it'll be.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

Hell's Kitchen Radio with John Hell
Mondays 8-10PM Pacific
Radio Valencia in SF
https://radiovalencia.fm

In Frisco: Pop-O-Pies (7" - 1983)
The Fire of Love: Joe Christ (7" - 1991)
Texas Serenade: The Gun Club (Miami - 1982)

Wasps From Samoa: Surprise Privilege (Single - 2026)
Loaded Gun: Reverend Horton Heat (Full Custom Gospel Sounds of... - 1993)
Go To Satan: Rube Waddell (Hobo Train - 2009)

Give: The Bobby Lees (New Self - 2026)
Hard On For Love: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Your Funeral...My Trial - 1986)
Love Buzz: Shocking Blue (S/T - 1967)
The Creole Love Call: Roland Kirk (The Inflated Tear - 1968)

Decartes: Sprints (All That Is Over - 2026)
Pablo Picasso: Modern Lovers (S/T - 1976)

Psycho Killer: Talking Heads (Tentative Decisions - 2026)
You Keep On Looking: Gary Wilson (You Think You Really Know Me - 1977) - DH
Hot On The Heels of Love: Throbbing Gristle (20 Jazz Funk Greats - 1979) - DH
Make Him Want It: Hugh S. Bell (How To Be A Success In Life Insurance Selling - 1972)
Advantage: Septic Death (Now That I Have Your Attention... - 1985)

Super Bug Live: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (2026)
Law and Order: Fang (Land Shark - 1982)

Fire and Brimstone: Primitive Ring (S/T - 2026)
Abre Camino: Death Valley Girls (Darkness Falls - 2018)
I Hunt You Pray: LA Witch (DOGGOD - 2025)

Hunger For A Way Out: Sweeping Promises (Hunger For A Way Out - 2020)
Pigs On The Wing Parts 1 and 2: Pink Floyd (8 Tracks - 2026)

Apache Talk: Luiz Bonfá (Jacaranda - 1973)