I've had many people contact me to ask if I had the Monkeywrench Radio recordings. A friend of mine on a message board I go to sent me the complete four hour Monkeywrench Radio show, also commonly referred to as "Self Pollution Radio Part 2". So I have added the complete broadcast to the bottom of this post. I hope you all enjoy it.
Once again, this is the complete unedited version of the broadcast, not the single disc of just PJ related stuff. Enjoy, and as I have said before: DO NOT SELL THIS STUFF! Please only give it away to other fans of the band. Feel free to spread my links to anyone you think might enjoy this.
EDIT: April 6th 2011:
To everyone who has linked on the various Pearl Jam forums, I wanted to say thank you. I've seen a surge in web visits from pearljam.com and some other PJ related forums. I'm so happy to see this get out there to the fans. So many fans have searched for this, and I know I searched for years to replace the cassettes I had recorded the radio show on in vain, until I found someone who was kind enough to send me copies.
Therefore I want everyone to have this for free! Never buy this from greedy bootleggers. Real fans of Pearl Jam should be able to hear this for free, like Eddie and the gang intended when they aired it for free on the radio years back.
Continue spreading the link to the blog around. All I ask is you include the link to the actual blog post, and not just take the DL link by itself.
Much thanks once again.
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Back in January of 1995, Eddie Vedder, lead singer of the Seattle Washington rock band Pearl Jam, broadcast live from his basement over the radio. He would sit and talk with his friends, play records of bands he liked, and when he wasn't doing that, he'd had some of his local band friends stop in and jam live. Bands such as The Gits, The Fastbacks, Mudhoney and Soundgarden stopped in and played some of their songs.
And so it went for four hours broadcast free to any radio station that wanted to carry it. I first came across a bootleg cd of this broadcast when I lived in Charlottesville Virginia back in '97. I loved how spontaneous it feels. There's really nothing "professional" about it. It's simply Eddie and some of his friends goofing around, such as Eddie playing his and (then) girlfriend Beth's Holiday themed answering machine message.
It's a very cool recording, and here you have the entire recording for your enjoyment. Feel free to post up your thoughts about this radio broadcast in the comments below. I'm interested to see what you think about it.
Self Pollution Radio 1/8/95 Complete Setlist
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DISC ONE
1. Pearl Jam — Aye Davanita (from Vitalogy 1994)
2. Eddie Vedder — intro and comments
3. Sonic Youth — Teenage Riot (from Daydream Nation 1988)
4. Slant Six — Don’t You Ever (from Soda Pop Ripoff 1993)
5. Klark Kent (includes Stewart Copeland of The Police) — Away From Home (from Klark Kent 10″ EP 1980)
Pearl Jam (live - all from Vitalogy 1994)
6. — Spin the Black Circle
7. — Satan’s Bed
8. — Corduroy
9. — Not for You
10. — Immortality
11. Daniel Johnston — Walking the Cow (from Hi, How Are You 1983)
12. Zeke — West Seattle Acid Party
13. Zeke — Schmidt Rid (both from Super Sound Racing 1996)
14. Eddie & Beth’s holiday answering machine messages
15. Dee Plakas (from L7) & husband singing Jingle Bell Rock
16. Matt Lukin (from Mudhoney)
17. The Descendants — Silly Girl (from I Don’t Want to Grow Up 1985)
The Fastbacks (live)
18. — On Your Hands
19. — Run No More
20. — Old Address of the Unknown
21. Gas Huffer — More of Everything (from One Inch Masters 1994)
22. John S. Hall (from King Missile)–A Little Restraint (spoken word)
23. The Gits — Guilt Within Your Head (from Enter: The Conquering Chicken 1993)
DISC TWO
1. Eddie — comments
2. Interview w/ Val Agnew (from 7 Year Bitch), Gretta Harley (performer) and Dave Meinert (local music booker/promoter)
3. Bobby Miller — Keep Your Mouth Off My Sisters (spoken word)
4. Dancing French Liberals of ‘48 (The Gits minus Mia Zapata) — Dancing Foreign Legion
Mudhoney (live — all 3 songs from My Brother the Cow 1995)
5. — Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme
6. — Generation Spokesmodel
7. — What Moves the Heart
8. Eddie & Stone — Stone plays cuts from Loose Groove label:
9. Weapon of Choice — U Owe it to U (from Nutmeg Sez “Bozo the Town 1994, Loose Groove records) Players Ball???
10. Outkast — Ain’t No Thang
11. Jeff Mix tape with:
12. Iggy, Tom, Veruca, Henry, and Noam Chomsky
Mad Season (live — both songs from Above 1995)
13. — Lifeless Dead
14. — I Don’t Know Anything
DISC THREE
1. Tom & Iggy (drummer piece)
2. Three Fish — Solitude (from Three Fish 1996)
3. American Music Club — The President’s Test for Physical Fitness (from Wish the World Away single 1994)
4. Eddie
5. Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters — Gas Chamber (cover song, by Angry Samoans)
6. Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters — Exhausted (from the then not-yet-released Foo Fighters 1995)
7. Babes in Toyland — Pain in my Heart (from Spanking Machine)
Soundgarden (live)
8. — Blind Dogs (from The Basketball Diaries soundtrack 1995)
9. — Fell on Black Days (from Superunknown 1994, but different faster version)
10. — Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
11. — No Attention (from Down on the Upside 1996)
12. Bass tuning tape
13. The Frogs — Do Me
14. Eddie & Krist Noveselic
15. Phone call with Dennis (from The Frogs)
16. Johnny get out of my jidge(?)
17. Wesley Willis — They threw me out of church
18. Phone call with Mike Watt
19. Mike Watt — Big Train (from Ball Hog or Tug Boat? 1995)
20. Mike Watt’s answering machine message w/ Kathleen Hanna (from Bikini Kill)
DISC FOUR
1. Crunt — Black Heart
2. Krist Novoselic reads from his book — Chapter 1 - Surprise, Surprise
3. The Who — Tattoo
Pearl Jam and Krist (live)
4. — Improv/Laurelhurst Beach Club Song
Pearl Jam (live)
5. — Last Exit
6. — Blood
7. — Tremor Christ
8. — Porch
9. — Indifference
10. Hovercraft — Zero Zero Zero One
11. Magnog — ???
12. Phone-call with Dee Plakas about Voters for Choice
13. Eddie commentary about Rolling Stone, Spin, Ms. Voters for Choice memo
14. Louis Armstrong — What a Wonderful World
Self Pollution #2 (aka MonkeyWrench Radio 1/31/98 Complete Setlist
DISC 1
01. MW
02. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
03. The Ramones - Rock N Roll Radio
04. Stereolab - Noise Of Carpet
05. Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution (live)
06. Pearl Jam - Given To Fly (live)
07. Pearl Jam - Pilate (live)
08. Pearl Jam - Wishlist (live)
09. Pailhead - Don't Stand In Line
10. The Presidents of the USA - Bath Of Fire
11. Ani De Franco - Fuel
12. Zeke - Unknown (live)
13. Zeke - Twisted (live)
14. Zeke - Highway Alter (live)
15. Zeke - Wanna Fuck? (live)
16. Zeke - Chiva Knievel (live)
17. Zeke - West Seattle Acid Party (live)
18. Zeke - Easy Rider (live)
19. Zeke - Unknown (live)
20. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out
DISC 2
01. Ed Talks With Gloria Steinem
02. Ed Talks With Corin Tucker
03. The Need - Unknown
04. Mudhoney - Editions Of You (live)
05. Mudhoney - Oblivion Into Infinity (live)
06. Mudhoney - Real Love Vibe (live)
07. Mudhoney - Have To Laugh (live)
08. Wellwater Conspiracy - Sandy
09. Lukin's Phone Message
10. Ed Talks With Steve Turner
11. The Sonics - He's Waiting
12. Kent 3 - DJ New
13. Pearl Jam - Brain Of J (live)
14. Pearl Jam - In Hiding (live)
15. Pearl Jam - Spin The Black Circle (live)
DISC :
01. Soundgarden - HIV Baby
02. Ed Talks With Krist Novoselic
03. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
04. REM - Live For Today
05. Tuatara - Saturday Night Chruch (live)
06. Tuatara - L'Espionnage de Pomme de Terre (live)
07. Tuatara - Serengeti (live)
08. Tuatara - The Streets Of New Delhi (live)
09. Chris Cornell - Unshower
10. Ed Talks With Mike Watt
11. Mike Watt - Pedro Bound
DISC 4:
01. Brad - I Don't Know (live)Print this post
02. Brad - Not Too Late (live)
03. Brad - Buttercup (live)
04. Hifi Killers - Unknown
05. Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
06. Timbalind & Magoo - Luv 2 Luv You
07. Miss Elliot - Beep Me 911
08. YaYa's - Long Ways
09. Pearl Jam - Nothingman (live)
10. Bill Clinton Speech
11. Hovercraft - Unknown
12. Legion Of Doom
13. Ed Takes A Call
14. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
18 comments:
Thank you for putting this up. Listening to it brings me back to that evening when it was broadcast live. And how great they sounded playing live there, Eddie's voice spot on. A wee bit different than nowadays, not bad or anything, just different. I had been having trouble trying to download this from other sources so thanks again for putting it up there.
No problem man. It took me a long time to find these myself, and I lucked into finding someone that had them that made me copies for free, so I just wanted to share the goodies, so to speak.
Also, one other thing, you haven't seen a complete copy of the 1998 Monkeywrench radio broadcast have you? Would love to download that as well.
Nah, but if you google whatever you're looking for and add rapidshare after it, you may find it
Thank you for uploading this! I have the broadcast on multiple cassette tapes so I'm really glad to find your digital files. I listed to those tapes over and over again on the bus ride to school; this is going to bring back some memories for sure. Thanks!
No problem. Glad you're enjoying it!
Feel free to pass the links on to your friends or forums you go to. I searched for awhile to find this and luckily I found someone who wasn't asking for money for it.
Things like this should be shared freely and widely.
Would anyone know where to find the video of this broadcast? Ive seen extra clips out of HYPE ! so I figure somethings gotta be out there. Cheers.
Adam
I didn't know there was a video of this. I'd like to see some of that as well.
THank you thank you, this was a night i remember listening to in Canada on the 99.3 the FOX Monday Metal show' this is cool because i remember staying up recording this on to a tape. MY wife being from Florida at the time had stayed up as well. Wow it touched more then the NORTh WEST; THank you, this is the shit'
Thank you so much!!!! You Gary are the MAN!!!!!! You don't know how much this means to me!
I also had this recorded on casstte, but silly me, lost a couple of them lol. I really really am thankful for this! Now, time for Nostalgia!
Glad people are enjoying it! Feel free to share the link with your friends who may want this as well.
This is brilliant! I had this on tape too and had parts of Soundgarden cut out when I had to flip the tape over. The quality here is much better than my tape too. Great job!
As for the video of this night, it's up on YouTube. Just search for "monkey wrench self-pollution radio".
Thanks again.
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This was the stuff. this broadcast was literally my bible for the past 16 years.
"Watt...in uh..Pedrooow.."
Yes, I need help.
for accuracy's sake, Disc 2 lists an interview track "Interview w/ Val Agnew (from 7 Year bi*ch) and Dave Minert (from Greta)"
That should be corrected to "Interview w/ Val Agnew (from 7 Year Bitch), Gretta Harley (performer) and Dave Meinert (local music booker/promoter)
I'm emotional right now, words escape me. I had these recorded on tapes which are now long gone. Thank you so much for sharing this.
To all those who are following these comments, I just added the complete four hour broadcast of the MonkeyWrench Radio show from 1998.
Enjoy and feel free to share the links.
Man, it's simply awesome, I was looking after this for years! Not all the 'Thank You' said would be enough.
Two words - thank you.
You have no idea of how much happy I was to find this. It's almost unbelieveable that there are people like You out there - distributing for free, you know, just sharing with the people. Im kinda obsessed Pearl Jam fan 16yo kid from Poland, never been on any of their gigs, still hoping that I will see them live, though.
So all I can do is to look for stuff like this, which allows me to enjoy the band as much as I can:).
Again - thanks & best wishes from Poland!
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