It’s an extremely surreal feeling to view oneself on a movie theater screen. I just don’t understand how actors can handle it. Sure, if you’re flawless like Clooney or Johansson it’s probably no big deal. If you’re just a normal mess like this flabby mess of a human, though, it’s a potentially frightening experience.

To say I annoyed everybody I came into contact with before the Minneapolis premier of Color Me Obsessed on May 4 is certainly an understatement. I couldn’t have been more of a neurotic mess, and honestly it probably clouded my overall view of the film that…

Whew! This episode was a disaster in the making. In fact, there were two disasters during its creation. The first occurred with only a few minutes left in the recording session. Not noticing that the two sections of the power cord were somehow unattached, the computer suddenly shut down in the middle of a song. Ok, no big deal. I just powered the machine back up, and recorded a second part to edit together with the first section.

Unfortunately, there was another problem. These shows are recorded as a wave file straight from a mixing board to an iPod. Somehow…

Every year, I gather stacks and stacks of CD's next to my laptop. After shaking my head over the amount of money wasted, I delve into the seemingly endless task of compiling my list of the favorite albums of the year. Over the next few days, I'll be releasing this list, but you can get a sneak peek on the latest episode of The Ledge.

You can hear the show at http://theledge.mevio.com, and see the entire list at http://scotthudson.blogspot.com.

1985 was an important year for his tubby moron, as I graduated from college. It was also an important year in music. No, I'm not talking about the over-produced garbage or hair metal that was all over the airwaves. I'm talking about indie rock, which suddenly started to make inroads into popular culture. Many of the decade's finest bands put out their best and most influential work during that year, and this episode celebrates the 25th anniversary of some great music. So tune into realpunkradio this Friday at 5 pm central, subscribe through iTunes, or directly download at http://m.podshow.com/download_media/24023/episodes/259546/theledge-259546-12-01-2010.mp3.

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Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I was a wee lad. Every year, I'd gather up my pals and we'd make a game to outdo our previous year's candy load. After outgrowing trick or treating, I commenced on collecting Halloween-oriented tunes. Here's almost two hours of tunes from the Hudson library, jumping around from punk rock to alternative to movie and TV theme songs. Subscribe from iTunes, download it here, or listen to realpunkradio this Friday at 5 pm central.

Here's the tracklist:

1. Los Straitjackets, The Munsters Theme

2. REM, I Walked With a Zombie

3. John Wesley…

It's a rare instance when a reality show contestant has Ledge-worthy tastes in music. This past season of Big Brother, however featured such a person, so once the show concluded we immediately invited Matt Hoffman onto the show. Besides talking about his life before, during, and after the show, Matt programmed the music for this episode, which included a couple of tracks from his band Shooting Blanks.

I'm sure you know the drill by now. To hear the show, you can subscribe via iTunes, download it at http://m.podshow.com/download_media/24023/episodes/253011/theledge-253011-10-13-2010.mp3, or tune into realpunkradio.com this Friday at 5 pm central.

Here's Matt's…

The Goddess was in a surly mood when she arrived at the Paulisded Studio this past weekend. Initially wary of being within six inches of the fuming beauty, I calmed down after she smiled and instructed me to load the playlist with nothing but expletive-heavy tunes. Besides the tunes we selected, our friends on facebook and twitter suggested so many additional tracks that in two weeks there will be a second episode of tunes that will never meet FCC guidelines. As always, this episode can be downloaded through itunes, or at http://m.podshow.com/download_media/24023/episodes/247952/theledge-247952-09-08-2010.mp3.

Here's the tracklist:

1. Harry Nilsson, You're Breaking…

The illicit side of life has always been a part of rock 'n' roll, so here's two hours of some of my favorite odes to pills, powders, and other substances. This show does not necessarily endorse the thoughts of the performers, nor does it condemn those who may find these substances a respite from their dismal life.

Download the show at http://theledge.mevio.com, or subscribe through iTunes.

1. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptions, "Tell Me About Your Drugs"

2. Velvet Underground, "I'm Waiting for My Man"

3. Ramones, "I Just Wanna Sniff Some Glue"

4. Heartbreakers, "Chinese Rocks"

5. New York…

SST Records was the mainstay of the new release bin of KAUR throughout the 80's, and so many of their releases continue to dominate my ipod time. Along with a few of the mainstays, episode 30 of The Ledge also includes some of the more obscure releases of the legendary label.

Along with the usual methods of listening, including a direct download at http://m.podshow.com/download_media/24023/episodes/239972/theledge-239972-07-14-2010.mp3, there is one major change that commences with this week's show. My Friday timeslot at realpunkradio has been moved up an hour, starting at 8 pm central time. Join us this week in the chat!

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The Ledge - Episode 3

it's a special all-covers episode, including the following songs:

Replacements Gudbuy T'Jane

Flaming Groovies, Feel a Whole Lot Better

The Lyres, Tired of Waiting For You

Pixies, Winterlong

Beat Farmers, Powderfinger

The Drones, Be My Baby

AGent Orange, Somebody to Love

World Party, Happiness is a Warm Gun

Tommy keene, Kill Your Sons

Uncle Tupelo, I Wanna Destroy You

Gear Daddies, Little Red corvette

Paul Westerberg, Make Your Own Kind of Music

Bongwater, Porpoise Song