Mommies Day Jury

• Erika Schickel - Author
• Sandra Tsing Loh - Writer, Performer, Author
• Kelly Hargraves - Dancer, Filmaker, Boxer
• Jennifer Brisick - Funding education in California

( More about foreskins after yesterdays show )

Guest: Perry Farrell and Tor Hyams

A lot about Kidzapalooza

Live Songs
"Twist and Shout"
"People are strange"

Jury: Music Jouralists

He is BACK !!! It has begun !!

Fyi playing the White Lies Death" song way way before any one else.

Guest Jury;

Chris Morris and the Authors. ( and an editor )

Hes turning Japanese

From Stuart Warnick;
"I thought you might like a look at where mr jones has been …..Tokyo – April 24 2008.

http://www.wireimage.com/ItemListings.aspx?cbi=4116&igi=314326&nbc1=1

you have to register to see the pictures properly or you can see them (with watermarks unfortunately) at the Getty Images website (do a search for Steve Jones Sex Pistols) .

Also – I don’t know if you’ve seen the nonsense I’ve been churning out for the last year or so …..

http://stuspunkpics.blogspot.com/

http://thesirecomic.blogspot.com/

Repeat: Sia and Hugh Cornwell

From January

[ 6pm was Oasis from Feb 2008 ]

Guest Hosts:Maynard James Keenan and Janeane Garafalo

Guest Hosts : Paul Cook and Conor McNicholas

Steve has disappearred

Guest Hosts: Paul and Jeni Cook

Hollie Cook on the phone.

Hey its almost 4/20 jury

Doug Benson

Tommy Chong

Dr. Alan Frankel

Shirley Halpering

( On Tuesday , between Doug , Native Wayne and assorted other phone-in stoners trying to decide what the real meaning of 420 was, was funnier than whatever the real answer is )
("It was some school kids" " It is the police code" "no , its not;" "It was acres burned in Jamaica" etc etc )

Sly Stone

Guest Today . wow !

Main

Lili Haydn

Guest Today

Main
Myspace

Live Songs

""
"Maggot Brain"
"Saddest Sunset"

Astra Heights

Main
MySpace

Live Songs
"Whole World Changes"
"Burning"
"20th Century Boy" ( T-Rex cover )

Tim Roth

Guest Today

"Back to the skinhead movie"

"Japanese commentary please"

Motorcycle Afficionados Jury II

Jury 101

Cast from the movie "Sex and Death 101"
Dan Waters
Mindy Cohn
Patton Oswalt
Pollyanna McIntosh
imdb

Guest: Alexei Lalas

LA Galaxy

Guest : Tim Roth

Sometime this week.. ( or so Steve said last week )

[ Update Apr 1. If there is no guest on Wednesday and Russell Brand is in on Thursday i guess this is probably not happening ]

Q Magazine

My subscription copy of Q finally arrived today. The issue with Steve and a 4 page spread on Jonesys Jukebox.
I thought it was only going to be a small picture and some text but it was quite impressive.

I will get it scanned and put up sometime.
( some photos to get going with )

Guests; Blek Le Rat and Shepherd Fairey

Blek Le Rat link
and some new first time guest called Shepherd Fairey. Link
Subliminal Projects Gallery Link

Jukebox internet music jury

• Ian C. Rogers (oversees Yahoo! Music)


• Ali Partovi (CEO of ilike.com)


• Scott Perry(New Music Tip Sheet)


• Davis Powers (Director of Music Programming - Current TV) 

Info from Begleys Blog

( If i could link to this rather than the whole month i would do it but ... you cant )

Begleys Blog Link (updated , changed address ) [ Apr 3. .. And then that website was deleted ]

Jonesy's Jukebox INSIDER INFO! ... As you may or may not know the Sex Pistols are doing a huge summer festival tour in the summer, which rules. The only problem is Jonesy will be gone for 3 months. We are currently coming up with a bunch of different cool ideas to fill in for the time he is away. One of them being a popular solution we have done in the past...having guest hosts. You all seem to love this. We have had some great guest hosts in the past and this summer will be no different. Both Jonah and Jason said they are down to do it. Schwartzman was so excited...to the point where he would have done the entire 3 months if we gave him the option.

Guest hosts .. big thumbs up.
How about Shovels Jukebox for some time.
Chuck P's Jukebox
What about band residencies . One band for a week with guests or every Tuesday is the same band.
Other UK punk stars could fill in and tell stories.

Guests

* Justin Long
* Har Mar Superstar
* Jonathan Togo

( Drew Barrymore phoned in )

Live Songs :-)
"I abandoned my son"
Various tunes and mixes.

Very very funny

"more wildebeest"
"I want to request Track 10 ; silver back jackal"
"Meet Joe Black II"
"Would you get fired if you just plaed this for 2 hours" "probably not"

Guests: The Breeders and Paul Potts

The Breeders !!! Main Myspace

Live Songs;
"Walk it off"
"Cannonball"

Paul Potts wiki Main ( that could be a very unfortunate url if miss read )

Guests: Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman

"High nerdy five"

" we are going down p.e.n.i.s. street"

"Jean and Rick bigfoot"

Great show

Shutter Jury

* Joshua Jackson ( not coming )
* John Hensley ( late )
* James Kyson Lee ( left early )
* Maya Hazen

From the movie Shutter

and Fritz the "humanzee"

Guests: Man raze

Drummer someone called Paul Cook
Main

Guests: Carbon/Silicon

Mick Jones and Tony James.

Guest Hosts; OkGo

Steve still travelling from SXSW

SXSW Day 3

(Stolen from indie website :-) )


Neon Neon
Live Songs
"I lust you"
""

Gram Rabbit
Live Songs
"Devils Playground"

Chow Nasty

So how did that work out....

Direct TV Channel 101 .. "Not available in your area"

SXSW Day 2

Moby ( Live blues jam with Steve whistling )
Steve Lillywhite
Darryl Hall
Live Songs
"Shes gone"
"Rich Girl"

Shovel at SXSW

Hopefully they make a best of Shovel at SXSW and do a rebroadcast.
Live Police bootleg; Bands in live;everest,pity party, nico vega, deadly syndrome etc; Billy Bragg interview etc .
Great stuff.

SXSW Day 1

Shepherd Fairey
The Duke Spirit
The Republic Tigers
Live Song "Buildings and Mountains"

SXSW Jonesys Jukebox

March 13th-15th ( Show on a Saturday)

Begley has a blog

( mmm , they left comments on that may not be a good thing )

RENO 911 guest hosts

Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant

Gabriel Byrne Guest Host

Steve leaving for SXSW

Fashion Jury

• Christian Audigier- Owner Ed Hardy, Smet, Christian Audigier, Paco Chicano, Crystal Rock www.donedhardy.com


• Davis Factor- Owner Smashbox Studios (makeup company) where Fashion Week is held www.smashbox.com


• Dannielle Kyrillos DailyCandy


• Robin Antin - founder of The Pussycat Dolls
  

New York Dolls

Guests Today.

Last time on was Friday, July 28, 2006

Q Magazine interview with Cliff RIchard

Q Magazine March 2008 interview with Cliff Richard;

The Duke Spirit

Guests today. Main

Live Songs
"The Step and The Walk"
"Take me with u" (Prince cover)
"Into the fold"
Improv jam band choo choo train song


I need the choo choo"

Yoga Jury

• Andrea Marcum www.ustudioyoga.com
  
• Meaghan Townsend www.sunleaps.com
  
• Pagan www.liberationyoga.com
  
• Ursula Vari www.ustudioyoga.com

Oasis

In today . Bit of a surprise not like advertising things like this before hand or anything like that :-)

Rollins show info again :-)

Shepard Fairey and Tony Alva. 8-> 10 pm
Just trying to get this info out there

Hollie Cook

Last on Aug 7th 2007

Live Songs;

"Starman" Bowie cover
"Mystic Lady" T-Rex cover

"Fag Ash lil !!"

Its the Oscars Jury

Sam Rubin ( KTLA )
Jeff Goldsmith ( Creative Screenwriting Magazine ) Main
Pete Hammond ( Envelope LA Times )
Mark Olsen ( Envelope LA Times )

Mike White

Main
Wikipedia

"Freaks and Geeks" say no more.

Viva !! El Presidente

Steve rests ...

( The rebroadcast was this }

[Vyvyan comes downstairs, wearing a crash helmet and carrying a cricket bat.]
VYVYAN: Here they are, El Presidente!
[Pushes Rick and Neil into the living room, throws them down.]
Starting an insurgence! I'll teach you to try and assassinate the President!
[Mike comes in, wearing a black leather trenchcoat and hat, chewing on a big cigar. Vyvyan salutes.]
El Presidente!
RICK: What the ruddy heck is going on?
VYVYAN: Shut your face, traitor! [Hits Rick in the crotch with the bat]
RICK: Hah! Missed both my legs! [grimaces]
VYVYAN: Shut up! [Hits Rick in the head]
NEIL: [picks a piece of gum off the floor] Who's been sticking gum on the floor?
[puts it in his mouth]
MIKE: Silence.
VYVYAN: Silence!
MIKE: Gentlemen, good morning.
VYVYAN: Good morning.
MIKE: I'm glad you could all make it, cause if you hadn't, you wouldn't be here.
VYVYAN: Wouldn't be here.
MIKE: Now, what were you two doing in the broom cupboard?
VYVYAN: Good question.
NEIL: Uh...oh, yeah, we were having a house meeting, yeah.
MIKE: Impossible.
VYVYAN: Impossible! [Hits Neil with the bat]
MIKE: Because Colonel Vyvyan and myself held a house meeting a quarter of an hour ago upstairs. And, I'm afraid to say, under the new regulations, non-attendance at house meetings is punishable by death.
VYVYAN: Ha ha ha. Death.
MIKE: I would like to overlook this, but unfortunately, you two seem reponsible for certain other criminal activity.
VYVYAN: Ha ha!
MIKE: Namely, loitering with intent...
VYVYAN: Good one.
MIKE: ...conspiring in the broom cupboard...
VYVYAN: Brilliant.
MIKE: ...and damaging police equipment. [Vyvyan shows Neil the chip in his cricket bat.] However, I, El Presidente...
VYVYAN: [salutes] Viva El Presidente!

Point Break Live Jury

Main

# Eve Hars (producer/ co-director)
# George Spielvogel (producer/co-director/"Pappas")
# Tobias Jelinek ("Bodhi"/www.iheartevilgenius.com )
# Mitch Eakins ("Surfer/Grommett")

I hope they try to do it as the characters.

Ok Go !!

Guests

Main

Live songs;
"here come the girls" { Ernie k-doe cover )
"Needle in the camels eye" Eno cover
"Oh lately its so quiet" w. Steve ( "4 guitars ! we could be the Blue Oyster Cult" )
"Rebel, Rebel" Bowie cover; instrumental

Jon Lovitz

Steve "Andy Dick is coming in next"
Jon " Good .. would you punch him for me"

Ewen Bremmer

Spud !!!!!

IMDB

Ian MacKaye hosts Rollins "Harmony in my Head"

Tonight Special guest host. 8->10 pm

Done as an Ian and Hank history. Kids meeting with bb guns. Then skateboarding and cross country bus trips.
Ted Nugent, Van Halen etc.

RIP Galaxy Theatre , Santa Ana

Galaxy Theatre is closing at the end of Feb to make room for
another nightclub for coke heads.

So The Eels show on the 14th will be one of the last there.

E

from The Eels

2/8/2008- E ON JONESY'S JUKEBOX:
E will make his fourth appearance on ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones' Jonesy's Jukebox radio show Monday, Feb. 11th, between 12 noon and 2pm, Pacific Standard Time on Indie 103 FM.

This beats Gary Oldmans Hat Trick of appearances from last month. Well played E !!! Huzzah !!!

( He has been playing "Girl from the North Country" as an encore; just a song suggestion )

( I only have this and the show with Ken Boothe listed . When was he on before ? I must have it recorded but life is way too short to go back through all those files and disc drives :-) )
mmmm ?? and i see that the last time says "third time in just over a year" so that narrows it down)

[ Okay other shows were 10th May and 6th July 2005 , i did not write up anything for those days so probably did not relisten to them. sorry ( found this info in the eels news archives) ]

Ah !! Steve must play the Ken Boothe promo from this show . It is a classic.
"Jonesys ?? Jonesys jook-box?? indee one-oh-tree-one" in a thick jamaican accent

Live Songs;
Journey song
"I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart. "
"I want to protect you"
"Blinking Lights (For Me)"
Symphony for saw
"Packing Blankets"

4th Anniversary

For the shows 4th anniversary i was throwing some ideas for Steves ultimate playlist.
Add your own in the comments.


Ultimate Show

Q Lazarus 'Goodbye Horses"
Champion the wonder horse
Roxy Music "Song for Europe"
Tony Joe White "Poke Salad Annie"
David Bowie "Waterloo Sunset"
Dana Gillespie "Andy Warhol"
Faces "Debris"
Elton John
ELO
Queen
Cliff Richards
Ral Donner
The Zutons
The Cliks
Something produced by Joe Meek
Pretenders "I go to sleep"
Elias and his zig zag jive flutes "Tom Hark"

with the Hawaiian wave sounds in the background.

Dog rescuer jury

The Jury for Friday - Dog Rescuers

Diana Lannes - Director of Animal Welfare

Jean Marie Wisniewski - Director of Animal Welfare

Elle Wittlesbach - Strangest Angel Animal Rescue

Bjorn Joffee - Independent Pit Bull Rescue

This Website ( http://laanimalservices.org/ ) seemed to be the most important one they mentioned.

Paul Rodgers ( and his lovely wife )

Wow ... They mentioned this a while ago and it is going to happen.
( and if i could have spelled Rodgers correctly it would have been searchable )

(Free/Bad Company/The Firm/Queen/ etc )

Main

"lets just tune up for half an hour. It sounds like we know what we are doing"


Live Songs;
Noodling new song "Hard days night , lets call it that"
"Seagull" Bad Company Song
Trying to do solo from "Radioactive"
( It was a finger exercise from Alexis Korner )


Fender Museum Sat Feb 9th LINK may have got Steve to go along as well :-)

Bobcat Goldthwait

"we touched all the bases; feltching; cannibalism, magnetised beds.."

"fathead"

"bobcat gold feltch"

Save San Onofre

http://savesanonofre.com/

Nada Surf

First time Since 2005.
Last time was great so lets see this time.

Live Songs;
"Whose Authority"
"Ooh La La" ( Faces cover )

"I can see Uranus" Jury

Astronomers !!!

# Britney Schmidt
# Matt Kellcik
# Blake Bullock
# Leonidas Moustakas

( How many times will Steve mix up Astronomers and astrologers ; i say 4 !! )

Audio links

Here

Nick Walker

guest

Main , Myspace

"PRETTY DECORATING"
The Art of Nick Walker
Feb 2 - Feb 24, 2008
Carmichael Gallery

Robert Plant

phoned in.

Mike Chapman

Producer ( Blondie/ The Knack/ Suzi Quattro etc )
Wiki

Audio Archives

Looks like Indie are making a good effort at putting this years shows up for listening.
LINK

The Whitest Strange Wilderness Jury u know

Trevor Moore (the whitest kids u know)
Zach Cregger (the whitest kids u know)
Allen Covert (Strange Wilderness)
Peter Dante (Strange Wilderness)

"In theory you can get out of a gang"

"so they like the prison rape and the herpes."

"robby chong"

Guests ; Hugh Cornwell and Sia

Hugh Cornwell Main MySpace
( He is here with the "From the Jam" guys co-headlining )
Last summer Steves illness and work permit problems stopped this happening.

"maybe i should get some guys from a stranglers tribute band to play with me"
Steve "Hows Karate boy ? . I remember Paul Simonon chinning him once in Dingwalls and he did nothing"

Steve "its all the potatoes and vodka and caviar. And working in the fields"

Steve " I think we are doing a show in Russia"
"Get paid beforehand !!"

"Not the Red Cow ?" "Yeah that was it" "They used to film Minder in the back bar there"

Sia Main

"My bum phoned you just before i crashed my car"
"I am trying to dress like a sexy clown"
"googlerize hair wars"
".. i can drag things are with my little remote hand"
Steve "You would really have to put your tongue down his throat to get to her"
"giggly begley"
"The guitar player was really good looking " "Was that you ? " Yes it was ( Laughing )"

Toms Shoes Link

Steve "Try heroin that really calms you down"

"What else can you teach me ?"
Steve "Ever heard of the Beatles ?"

"not quite such a sexy clown. just a clown"

Live
"The girl you lost to cocaine"
"Breathe Me" with Steve joining in at the end.

Gary Oldman

First time since June 2006

Pink Floyd !!

When did Indie become K-Earth. Dont answer i know .

MLK

As usual Steve takes MLK day off

Chromeo repeat

Artists Jury

# Jennifer Herwitt (Jewelry) Main
# Samuel Moyer (Furniture) Main
# Daniel Wheeler (Photography) Main
# Tommy Chong (Comedian and he used to make "Glass sculptures" ) Main ( 2 years since his last visit )

Young Heart Attack and Lupe Fiasco

YHA Myspace Main
Live
"Hell on Earth"

Lupe Fiasco Main MySpace
Live
Lupe rapped with Steve playing

Jonathan Wilson

Live
"Gentle Spirit"
"La Isla Bonita" Madonna cover w. Steve
" "
Extended ending to Harvest Moon
"You just have to love me"
" "

Note: Any chance of fixing that annoying squeaky chair in the studio.

Also good support for a band needing a record label. Well Played , Steve !!!

Gemma Hayes and Lynn Goldsmith

Gemma Hayes , Singer Myspace
Live
"Out of our hands"
one more with Steve

"Agatha Crispie"

Lynn Goldsmith , Photographer Main

Resolution Jury

New Years Resolution helpers

weight watchers
Organizer
Financial
Kerry Gaynor , Hypnotist ( Non smoking )

Romulus Von Stezelberger

of South Paradiso Leather

Special Devendra Banhart "South Paradiso Leather promo song" :-)

Paul Rodgers ???

Steve said Paul Rodgers may come in at some point soon.
His 2008 tour schedule is not posted yet so when it is and he is near LA lets see.

CREEM magazine

As Steve says it has been "re-erected"

Dave DiMartino Editor
Bob Matheu Photographer

Criminal Minds Jury

* Matthew Gray Gubler
* Joe Mantegna
* Paget Brewster
* Guy Norman Bee

The man who can returns today .. supposedly

Repeat; Robert Plant and Paul McCartney

Plant; July 25, 2005
McCartney; July 2nd, 2007

Repeat; Superbad Jury

Aug 17 , 2007

this was a great one.

Repeat; Noel Gallagher etc

Nov 9 , 2006

Repeat: Kate Hudson

Oct 23rd 2007 show

Xmas vacation

No new Jonesys Jukebox shows from Dec 24th till next year.

Repeat

Oct 3 2007 Data Rock

Jury: Writers: The Year in Review

Kevin Bronson. LA Times . Blog
Randall Roberts , LA Weekly blog
Shirley Halperin , Rolling Stone ( <-- shouldnt this be Entertainment Weekly ?? ( YES ) )

and someone else ( They were sick )

Guest: Dan Le Sac VS scroobius pip

MySpace

dan le sac VS scroobius pip

December, 18 2007 at Jonesy’s Jukebox
Not Available , LA,
Cost :

Jukebox Jury: Walk Hard movie

Official

* Matt Besser
* Tim Meadows
* Chris Parnell
* John Michael Higgins


"have you ever seen a black turkey ?"

"They have little hands on the end of their nose"

Guest: Semi Precious Weapons

Main

December, 13 2007 at 103.1 FM Los Angeles Jonesy’s Jukebox
103.1 FM or www.indie1031.fm, Los Angeles, California 90036
Cost : FREE

Justin and Aaron will be doing a stunning radio interview and performance with Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols on his Show Jonesy’s Jukebox! If you are in Cali, tune in on the radio, if you aren’t listen online!

Songs;
"Time Zones"
"Rock and Roll never looked so beautiful"

(ah they are playing The Double Down in Vegas on the 12th. That should be interesting. Tiny place in a weird part of town. ( strange even for Vegas. You should see the "Office Bar" across the street.) They have a drink called Ass Juice and when you ask what is in it they usually say "i dont know, i didnt make it" .The taxi driver didnt want to drop us off at first. Walking out the "front" door about 6 weeks ago, after walking a block towards the Hard Rock a wasted tweaker was about to go after me and a buddy until i just spat on him and asked him what he was going to do now. Right at a street crossing, people in the cars were laughing. I am 6 foot 4 and a big hairy scottish guy and my English pal can take care of himself as well. Wierd town )

Guest : Devendra Banhart

Myspace Main

Radio Interview on Indie 103.1 ........

Oi. Tudo bem?

On Wednesday, December 12th Devendra will be doing an on-air interview/performance during Jonesy's Jukebox radio show on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1. The interview will start around Noon PST and will re-broadcast at 6pm.

It should be fun... host Steve Jones (yes! guitarist from The Sex Pistols) has been a vocal fan of Devendra's for a while. LA friends can tune in to 103.1 on the FM dial, and the show will also be broadcast live over the internet:

Ok, I've gotta visit the duke ... yeeaaaaayyyhhhhhh.

Songs;
"So Long, Old Bean"
Unnamed new song
"Seahorse"

Guest : The Republic Tigers

Myspace Wiki

December, 11 2007 at Jonesy’s Jukebox
INDIE 103.1, Los Angelas, California
Cost : Free

We’ll be talking about our upcoming releases and playing a few songs on Steve Jones’s show.

"So you used to be called paper tigers" "no"

"I sense some sarcasm"

Songs:
"Last Christmas" Cover George Michael partial
"Buildings and Mountains"
"Made Concrete" ( Thanks commenter !! )
"I want to love you tender" Cover Armi Ja Danny
"Stranger to the eyes of a child man"

They are playing spaceland on the 19th LINK

( p.s. I spent too much today trying to track down what of the many bands called variations of Paper Tiger(s) were to be on tomorrow before it was pointed out to me that the band was actually the Republic Tigers. Sorry for any confusion but i am sure Steve did say Paper Tigers. I have to go listen to the show again. ) ( Okay i listened agan and he only mentions Paper Tigers. Once at the start and once at the end )
(thanks dandan87)

Joy to the world Jukebox Jury

Its carol singers !!!
Jonesys Jukebox Jingle bell girls.

Songs Sung;
"White Rabbit" (partial)
"Happy Birthday" for Jonesy and Alexandria
"Anarchy in the UK" ( The sweetest nicest version ever )
Anarchy chorus harmonies
"Winter Wonderland"
"White Christmas" with whistling
Some jingles
"Happy Birthday " again for Alexandria, 2 years old.
"Silent Night"
"Jingle Bells"
"Joy to the World"
"We Wish you a Merry Christmas"

(I think i am missing some others )

Songs played; 3

"What did you think of that horrible song ?"

Guests: The Cliks, Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby

The Cliks Official Myspace wikipedia
( see how i cunningly fixed my earlier screw up by editing the above ssshhhh!!!)

Songs;
"Oh Yeah"
"Cry me a river" ( Justin Timberlake cover )

Wreckless Eric Official Myspace Wikipedia

"...from mullets" "Millets ?" " No , Woolworths"

"Is anyone listening to this? Are you not worried about losing listeners"
"Why ? this is an interesting conversation"

"The biggest underground government millets department store. All the black jeans with the green stitching"

"Brutus !!. Thats the shirts i was thinking of"

Re Cliff Richards being on " I don't know whether to be thrilled or disappointed"

"Do you remember this ?" "Test card classics"

"Did you enjoy yourself ?"
"This is the weirdest show i have ever been on"


( Update 2009 Eric has his own radio show . Steve must have inspired him; http://wrecklessericofficial.blogspot.com/ )

Guest: Billy Duffy

Guests: Carbon/Silicon

Yup , thats the legendary Mick Jones and the legendary Tony James.
Official

"In addition to the two scheduled shows in L.A. and New York, they plan to play acoustic sets on several USA radio shows - including our own Steve Jones' show "Jonesy's Jukebox" on Monday 3rd."

Another 2 names and lots of stories to add to what i noted in this earlier post.

These are some of the best shows with people remembering things that Steve has no clue about because he was so screwed up at the time.

"Billy Idol, Tony James, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Terry Chimes" "What a group that would have been" " Two drummers. Like the Glitter band " "...without the paedophile of course"

( EDIT Dec13 Tony James has a write up on the CS web site about the Jukebox experience. I may "borrow" it for safe keeping and hide it in the "Read More" . LINK )

Jonesy’s Jukebox
13/12/2007 20:23:03

One of the first radio shows we were to be on was the famous Jonesy’s Jukebox...103.1 and I have to tell you it’s something else - anyone who is a regular listener will know the form - Steve plays everything and anything that takes his ear..... and says anything he likes.... This is not formula radio..........

Now we’ve both known Steve ever since..oh, even before punk broke, probably meeting in about 1975, but when it did we still used to all hang out at each others places. One of my most vivid memories is of Steve coming round one evening to this house Mick and I were renting, just off London’s Portobello road, I remember it was called “Simon Close”... After a while Steve said do you mind if I play some records, staring at the massive collection of vinyl we had there.. and that’s why I remember that evening, because he played the most off the wall, brilliant and eclectic selection of tracks - the boy had taste beyond cool.......(as well as being one of the best guitar players I ever heard) ..........

So 20 years later I heard he had this radio show in L.A and he had taken his personality and taste to America and stories of the crazy Brit were already legend...

We’d seen Steve play with the reformed Sex Pistols in London, the week before we left for the States and it felt real good to put my arm round him (even if his somewhat expanded girth meant I needed a slightly longer arm than I remembered - as he was the first to admit - “Yeah Tone I’ve turned into a fat bastard”). Anyway, we promised he would be the first show we would appear on after touchdown in the U.S.A....................

I love those big trucks you ride about in in L.A (well they feel like trucks to us from the U.K to Americans they’re just regular taxi busses) and I was ready for a big first day, but it still felt surreal driving through the L.A haze and dealing with the first days jetlag .......

It was strange to see Steve in the studio when we arrived, with his headphones hanging around his neck.. I looked in amazement at the selection of CD’s he had laid out on the desk, even a CD of old U.K television background music sitting alongside a Ducks Delux and Pub Rock compilation album ..... “Stay as long as you like” he greeted us... well I’ve been on a lot of radio shows but the next 2 hours seemed to fly by as we just chatted about everything from the situation in Sudan to the time Steve taught me to play Pistols songs on guitar many years before (I had Johnny Thunders and Steve staying at my apartment for a month in the early eighties..and no, they were not that good at tidying up before you ask - but they did play fucking great guitar in my front room..........

Steve played everything that day at the radio station from Elvis to Pinky and Perky, via the Chipmunks for comparison..... talked in his matter of fact casual, oh so brilliant way, sometimes drifting into silence... we all remembered stories, provoked and laughed a lot and I loved every record he put on.. it was the total opposite of 'we’re here to the sell the product ' talk you often get, or the regular questions - you never knew what would come next - 2 great hours being cool with an old friend, we didn’t even see the hands on the clock pass and of course never got round to picking up the two acoustic guitars we’d brought with us..... So that’s why people tune in every day.....

Why can’t all radio be like this......

Ho Ho Ho jukebox Jury

Father Christmas x 4

Hey Dicky Barrett singing !!! New Mighty Mighty Bosstones .