THE OLD SCHOOL INFLUENCER

If you've an eagle eyed local here you may have noticed mentions of (and links to) The Hound, aka Jim Marshall, a record collector and a radio DJ with killer taste, and also has a blog. Though no longer being updated it is a mandatory bookmark. Mandatory. There's so much information there, bios, little known facts, recording info, and it's all about the good shit (I'll get to that). His profiles of artists make bios elsewhere seem scant. Though he used to have song titles in the text linked to mp3s, the links are no longer functioning. That's a bummer but regardless, the blog is still very valuable.

So what's the Hound into? Here's what esteemed musician/composer/bandleader John Zorn had to say "It's sick, twisted, horrible noise. Those are four of my highest compliments." The late guitarist Robert Quine (Richard Hell and the Void-Oids, Lou Reed) said "The key factors are brutal and stupid. It must have redeeming value." The Hound himself said "It's music of wild abandon and snarling attitude. These are just the records I like, and we present the stuff in the spirit in which it was made."

There's three radio shows he did in 1986 linked below. To give you an idea of his taste, in the first twenty minutes of the first show he plays Dale Hawkins, Esquerita, Roy Hall, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. That's just the first twenty minutes. Later in the show, Hasil Adkins, Joe Maphis, Kip Tyler and others. In other words, right up my alley.

The Hound was off the air for years but came back for a while in 2017 doing his shows online at Little Walter Radio. The easiest way to find his shows are at Mix Cloud, per the Hound, "Their search engine is pretty funky, search for 'The Hound Show' [as opposed to 'Little Walter Radio']." Here's a bunch of links. Pardon the fidelity, it's the music that counts.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Listen:
The Hound as heard on WFMU March 15, 1986 mp3 at Internet Archive 2:51, 39.2M
The Set list for above at TheHound.net
The Hound as heard on WFMU March 22, 1986 mp3 at Internet Archive 2:55, 40.1M
The Set list for above at TheHound.net
The Hound as heard on WFMU April 5, 1986 mp3 at Internet Archive 2:51, 39.3M
The Set list for above at TheHound.net
The Hound Show #7 March 30, 2017 at Mixcloud (streaming) 2.00
The set list for above and subsequent Little Walter shows at Mediafire (downolads)
Visit:
The Hound Blog
Loud and Nasty: The Hound on Radio at NY Times 1991 This is where the quotes came from.
Jim “The Hound” Marshall at New York Social Diary I haven't delved into the site, seems possibly a little snooty for my tastes. All the photos are of his home, all the fancy shit he's got. That said, it's a good interview.